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Southland Times, Issue 1080, 28 December 1868, Page 3

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London, Nov. 8. A railway collision has taken place near Newnham, in Wales. Many persons were killed and injured. The Liverpool Autumn Meeting Cup ; Wap won by Sir J. Hawley's The Palmer, Captftih Machell'g, Knight of the Garter being secondj and Mr E, W. Topham's i 'tribune t^iccl ; :17 i?Mi., , ...

• , The ] Morning £pst ' annoimeea that a 1 dissolution of Parliament will take place 3 on the 11th. The uncontested elections commence b on the 16th, the contested elections in t boroughs on the 17th, and in counties on i a later date. i Parliament will assemble on the 9th ) December, arid proceed to business on the i 14th, after which the Premier^ will I announce his resignation. The Libefal . party expect a majority vf 100. i The conduct of the Captain of H.M.S. t Chanticleer in blockading Maza-tlan, , which it was thought would not be susr lamed, has been approved by the Foreign Office and the Admii*alty. > London papers comment variously on ; the election of G-eneral Grant to the Presidency. ; . „ . The Hudson Bay Company's claim ; iwith regard to the territory between Canada and the Pacific coast will not be ( recognised by the British Government.. I The Khan of Khakrnd has sent ambassadors to St. Petersburg, making offers of friendship and submission to the Czar, j Miss Becker's claim to vote will be heard to-day before the Court ot Com- J mon Pleas. The decision, which will be given in a few days, is looked for anxiously.