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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 35, 26 August 1867, Page 211

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3' '• •*,SSrs , 6.‘CJv',^»»' 5 ci :;.V-L; . : GENERAL SUMMARY. ' , ‘•| The April ; mailß wece; deHTOred in •^r;j£]ie^][3ue^^^a^'^srm^s<>rV ; '’’atoa‘."ajp-. £jsb a concert, ;, ; /J r , ;j].jfhe; princess .of Wales’ : health is much.impyqvedr ~. .V^ l ~. ~ EarljoLßelraore, tender Secretary of fort the .Home, -IJepartment, hasbeen appointed-Governorof New Wales... •. .' \ ; t . of murder and attenipits, a f t ’,ahcL of personal -injuries have been /made, hef*re the Sheffield 'Trades-Union Commission. .. crimes were matured and pai,d foir-jatjtJm^fL..oLfrpm‘ ! .£l2 to. <£2o lt per ,Jife, T ,Rrojadhea<3j Secretary to the Trades’ Union, Society;. The evidence ismost revoltipg,.|ind causing.; great ' public, excite r . ment., r . 7 The Atlantic cable of 1866 has been successfully repaired. i gold held by the Bank of Eng land arnpunts ’to. . Marketquiet., . Discount i*7;7 . . -Fearful riots, have.occurred in Birmingham, owing to Irishmen opposing a - lecture,, against Romanism/. The military were/ put,... and with difficulty quelled the riot,.,/ *; r ... There is some excitement respecting another Fenian rising in Ireland on, the night of the 12tth July. The most .yioient. demonstration,, has been made in Waterford,.where Fenians ■were joined' by others from Cork and Limerick. Numbers were killed and wounded, but the ; .pplice were successful, and the, American Fenians, were dispersed. The Jamaica Committee has abandoned the actiou against Mr Eyre; A fortnightly mail to Australia, via Suez and Galle is advocated iniLondon.

The Panama Mail Company has declared no dividend. ' ; A new Indian ; telegraph has been projected, to include Australia, with a capital of one million. England and Austria have supported proposals made to the Porte relative to. Cretan' affairs. The Porte has consented conditionally, on t.he with drawal of the Greek volunteers from the island.

The , French Government Has awarded a, gold .medal to India for the cultivation of cotton during the. American war. .

Paris telegrams announce that the French Chamber have voted 150,000,000 francs to the conversion of-arms. .

Six crowned heads and heirs apparent were present at the Paris races at Longchamps. ' Napoleon’s speech at the distribution of the Exhibition prizes was most pacific. The Luxembourg treaty is considered, to be only a.truce. -

It is : believed that no good feeling is generatedbetween France and Prussia.. T.he .visit of the King of Prussia, to Napoleon was ceremonious. European war was predicted. The great military fete in Paris was directed by Marshal Cam v obert, and passed off with great; ecldt.i On the arrival.of the King of Prussia an,d. Count Bismarck at Potsdam, they were received with tremendous enthusiasm. . ■

, The ; Czar departed from Paris on 11 th. June, after..cordial leave-taking. Napoleon’s .groom,. „ who ..sayeij- the Czarfs life, has received,.the Legion of Honor and £12*000., -i; Political prosecutions in ‘ Russia quashed. .All 'excepting criininajs,. offenders: xfiave, .been; tied. . Restrictions issued j .against , Polish priests have been modified. "

The- Italian. ,Chain,bers Ivhave presented a’ new scheme;to convert church ... -sesrs received'; per Atlantic cable states.,thatthe; l Em.per9ErMaximilian has: J&ei*. shot.; vThet- uews- paused great ; excitement throughout Eiirp.pe. AR thepomitsfare.,ih, .mourning. .f:The '’.By. , 4 C. d session oL tho Amefican Congress -takes place ip July.o Jefferson Daym is .expected in England shortly, Th© rapani irecomnlendedvthe: alternative oL vote oficensure. ~ Preii-

rj > •iriTtra.Yelling..; .He; declared for- com* that' if. • in: acebmpiish!bg''it further v? ' ? [ • American “steaniers have !atf Montreal,: for Navi- : gating the river St; Lawrencewithotit permission; required since the abrogation- of the -reciprocity treaty. - Much sensation was caused thereby in-New York. . : . ;■ INDIA. ; The statement- that the Viceroy is about to resign .and return to England is positively contradicted from Simla! The P! and 0. Company’s steamer .Azoflf has had 7a’ harrow, 'escape.frbrn foundering in the Red Sea,; hut was saved .by- the .timely assistance of .the French steamer Sarthe.

f The; Bombay Government has 'received, r despaitches from- Dr. Seaward, BritishiConsul.at Zanzibar, .dated 28 th April, stating that many natives had just arrived at the East' Coast from tfie country where! Dr." Livingstone’s murder is .alleged to have, taken piace,' but ..they heard no rumour ( .regarding it.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Departures for New- Zealand.— Echunga, City of Siam, Vicksburg, Asterope, Countess of Kintore, and Bluejacket.

WOOL SALES.

Sales closed firmly, prices were on par with . March sales.

Bank rate of discount 2| per cent., and. expected to go lower. Similar reductions have been made in France, Amsterdam, Frankfort, and Berlin.'