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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 197, 16 August 1873, Page 2

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[PER PORT DARWIN CABLE.] London, August 7. Parliament was prorogued by commission on the sth July. The Queen thanked both Houses for making prompt provision for the Duke of Edinburgh, and trusts his approaching mart iage with the Grand Duchess of Russia will prove j*; new tie of friendship between the two coi' otr i eB . Her Majesty congratulated the count- * n t h e success of Sir Bartle Frere's mi«sio' ' f £ t the abolition of the slave trade at Zanj»i' Vrtnf^li* 1 tSy has been concluded with France, and tr treat £ 8 for the extradition of **«* arranged with Italy, Den*»rnp 7*7 -den, and Brazil. Negotiations on the same su j ec( . are going on witll other states. uiZ?* Majesty thanks the Commons for their Z7 vality in enabling the Government to meet * >r romptly the Geneva award. The revenue h fully answering the expectations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, although trade is slack. The general condition of the people continues to exhibit evidences of imrovement. The Bishop of Winchester has been killed by a fall from his horse. The Bishop of Ely succeeds. Seventy Danish emigrants for New Zealand are now in the Hospital ship at the Thameß, Gravesend. Four cases of cholera have occurred amongst them. There have been two deaths. Dr Featherstpn is attending them, and they are kept strictly isolated. A railway accident has occurred at Wigan, by which f'.urtcpn persons, were ki led. 'I he English, French, and '-"erman fleet* wi'l prevent excesses by the Spanish insurgent fleets. The Bey Mr Perks has beeu elected President of the Wesleyan i "onference. A irinorit' of eighteen opposed the allowance to the 1 )uke of Edinburgh. Mr Baxter. Secretary of the Treasury, ha 9 resign' d. Other resignations are < xpected. Dr Woo!f<rde. the Vicar of Leeds, has been nomi'ated to tbe Bishopric of Fly. DrKi- ealy, in defending* he Tfch home claimant, described Sir Hog* ran of depre.-Bed habits and imbecile mind, which explain, d tlie >.bsur>.ity of many of the elninnnt's statements, while bis co- duct throughout was inconsistent with his being an impostor. The Pope has receive I a visit from a hundred French deputies, ' He assured tbem that the Virgin would re-establish the kingdom of France.

Prince Arthur's betrothal iB contradicted. SPAIN. The Government troops occupy Seville. The insurgents endeavored to burn the city with petroleum. The insurgents have bombarded Almeira. An insurgent Ministry has been formed in Carthagena. Don Carlos is in Biscay. Grenada and Cadiz surrendered to the Government troops. The insurrection has been overcome throughout Andulasia. EBANCE. The members of the Left are conspiring to agitate for a dissolution of the Assembly. The harvest is estimated to be deficient to the extent ol twelve to fifteen millions of hectolitres. The Count de Paris and the Count de Chambord have had a meeting at Vienna. GERMANY. Cholera has appeared at Berlin. NEW yobk. • Cholera is spreading in Tennessee. The Government bonded warehouses in New York have been burnt down. CAPE COAST. The British reinforcements have arrived, bufc sickness and heavy rain prevent operations against the Ashantees. Special Unpublished. London, August 8. A fusion of the Orleanists and Legitimists has been accomplishedVictor Hugo is dying. The Carlists bave just defeated tbe Republicans, and captured a Republican General and six hundred men. There is dissension in the English CBbinefc. London, August 8, 9.40 p m. A reconstruction of the Ministry will take place, consequent upon the Marquis of Riponand Mr < hilders' retirement. Bruce retires from receiving a Peerage. Bright replaces Childers, and Lowe replaces Bruce. Gladstone holds the Premiership and the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. Ayreton has resigned Aoam is his successor. Dr Kinealy is calling i> v the sailors of the American ship, Osprey, which picked up Roger Tichborne and landed him with the rescued crew of the Bella.