GENERAL SUMMARY.

Southland Times, Issue 1352, 27 December 1870, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

*•_.., London*, Nov. 4. The Australian .September mail was delivered in London on the 31st, of Oct. The mail and .- passenger "service * via San Francisco ia to be continued under permanent arrangements. - 1 ..-•'-'■* Large, quantities' of Australian preserved meat have been supplied iby means of the Daily News 'fund to th^isuffering French * peasantry between Seftan and Met?. " . ' ; ''"■' At a fpeeting. for the discussion of the > best ■ methods of preserving meats, Mr .Richard' Jones showed Some specimens" of his patent plan for cooking in vacuo, and thus insuring firmness of fibre. During the further detention of the Cerberus at Sheerness, to effect alterations, some seamen deserted. Further 'leave of absence was " refused, and the crew i rebelled. Through the captain's remonstrances, all except one-man returned to duty. personalty of the late Sir Henry Young was sworn under £7000. The Tichborne case' comes before. tbe Court of Common Pleas on the 18th inst. i Pending the trial, ■ the proceedings in bankruptcy are postponed tUJ.. December 7. ' ' _ '■''' [" > ,At,a recent meeting of the British and jCqlonial. Society it was reported that the total receipts for the sea•soh amounted to £75,000. The emigrants assisted * to Canada ' were over 5000 ; to Australia, 51; to New Zealand;. 30. The committeo have : communicated; with the New Zealand commissioners respecting emigration thither, promising to consider any practical and well-matured plan of co-operation. .• The announcement of the intended marriage of 'the Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorn, excites universal satis-j jfactioai, except "in Ireland, where-; a disposition exists: to make a grievance of it. The marriage is expected "to** take plftCer at- 'Windsor Castle in Februarys Pdruament will be asked for* avowry, of £30,000j with an, annuity of £6p00: "It is also reported that, the .Queen: will settle! £10,000 a' year on the Princess, j ' The Prince- of "Wales is r installed Patron of the /Freemasons of j'Scotlandj and: has laid the foundation stpije jof .the Edinb^urghTnfirraary. *j

The Prince and Princesi of Wales have visited the ex-Empress Eugenic at Chislehurst. Princess Louise is suffering from a sprained knee. » Prince Arthur unveiled yesterday a curtained window at Guildhall, constructed by the Corporation in memory of the late Prince Consort. Government is' considering a plan of national defence,- on thei principle proposed by Lord Elcho! Mr Cardwell promises such enlargement. of the army as to prevent periodical panics, and says that breech-loaders will be issued to the volunteers at the rate of 30,000 a month. Mi" Trevelyan is laboring for the extinction of the purchase system in tbe army, and for the reconstruction of the Customs department and a thorough revision of the tariff. They are manufacturing heavy guns at Woolwich day and night. The Marquis of Kildare has been appointed Chancellor of Queen's University, Dublin. Sir Wm. Tite bas received the Order of tbe Bath. Great activity is displayed pending .the educational elections. The Episcopalians' are building schools, so as to get the Government grant on thelst of January. The Middlesex magistrates have refused licences to the Alhambra and the Highbury Barn Tavern for dancing. ] A fatal riot bas occurred amongst the navvies at Carlisle, between the English, j Scotch and Irish. One man was killed, I when the affray was stopped by tbe police, with drawn cutlasses." The foot and mouth disease amongst j cattle spreads alarmingly through England. Stringent restrictions are imposed on tbe removal of cattle. A violent outbreak of a cattle plague is reported from the countries bordering the j Eiver Plate. | Tbe Hampstead Heatb difficulty is settled. The lord ofthe manor sells 240 acres for £45,000 to the Board of Works .fov. a, recreation-ground. , . . -• A large iron vessel in a shipbuilding yard at Newcastle heeled over, killing upwards of 20 men. The Irish Ambulance Corps which went to France turned out to be a fighting party in r disguise. ; The "greater number joined the-Legion of Volunteers. Some claimed the protection of the British Consul. Several seizures of arms, intended for j France, have been effected. , The German | irritation continues. Although' America exports more contraband stores, no remonstrance has been made. The Anglo-French Intervention Council proved a ridiculous failure. Professor Goldwin Smith writes that France must accept the chances of the war which she chose. Five hundred English still remain in Paris,, and make a special appeal for succour. Lord Lindsay, distributed £40,000 in Paris and Versailles amongst the French and Germans. ; Mr Disraeli bas published a general preface to bis collected works, explaining tbe theories and principles on which they_ rare founded. The Admiralty have agreed to allow pensions to dependent relatives of those lost in tbe Captain. Mr Childerß is busy investigating the history of tbe vessel. The following vessels have been Jostj^ — The steamer Sapphire on the Florida reefs ; the crew were saved. The steamer | Fawn in the China Seas. . The clipper I Shakspeare, to Sydney from Quebec, was wrecked at Donegal; 19 lives were >lost. The Cambria, on tbe same coast, was lost, and 170 perished, with only one survivor. Everybody is surprised at the number of men who surrendered at Metz. Mar- j sbal Bazaine's last sortie was skilfully j planned, and "was nearly successful. Opinions are divided respecting the alleged treachery, and also as to whether Bazaine was intriguing in the Emperor's interests. He first Offered to surrender tbe army, and not to fight against the Germans for tbree months if 25,000 men were left in the fortress. Cbffihieri tbe commandant, 'announcing thai there was no food left, advised Bazaine to cut bis way out. Bazaine considered , tbe effusion of blood would be useless, and sent Changarnier to obtain terms. The Imperial Guard laid down their arms before tbe Prussian Prince and staff. Bazaine was very unpopular latterly, and - the army and citizens were furious at their humiliation. 35,000 perished in the siege. General Von der Tann, witb 12,000 men, occupies Orleans. The shops are closed, and the women wear mourning. The French commandant retreated on Dijon after 7 hours' fighting. General Bourbaki ;is busy defending Amiens to bar the Prussian advance. Tierck commands on the west at Le Mans. Garibaldi's friends regret his taking command Of the French irregulars. The Italian volunteers are already disgusted, and religions dissensions are aroused by his command; '• The civil and military authorities are in conflict at Marseilles. > George Francis Train had arrived, and promises 100,000 rifles from the United States. The country swarms with armed men, who, however, are without cohesion or discipline. Tbe republicans proclaim war to tbe knife,- and the populace are demanding a .universal levy. France is rushing ihadly to ruin. Mazzini has left Leghorn for Tours. "Gambetta Has assumed tbe Ministry of War, and practically tbe dictatorship. He had suppressed demonstrations and urgeß action. - At Paris the Germans are standing on | the defensive strictly. General Trochu bas made several sorties, with varied euc- — Frequent letters are received by balloon post! The JDaily : .2Fei6s\xiOT&ttj)OTxd6n.t in- Paris calculates that fresbirieaft will last -till thei 15tb December^ after "which . there are! other resources for five weeks more.! Other accounts s-ay tbe, supply is nearly! .jexba"ustedv';:'.s?be .Ge.nnaUL women and children, ; and 100 ft Eagh'sh , : were alio wedj to pass the lines. anticipate^ that the city ..will .surrender only at the^

I last extremity, and in a circular disavows all responsibility. Large purchases of sheepskins have ! been made in Bussia, for the use of the Prussian troops. A French 'fleet of 12 sbips suddenly left Dunkirk for the North. The administration of Alsace and Lorraine is carried on by Germans. Messrs Baring defend Napoleon against tbe imputation of investments in foreign stocks. The mob ofParis opposed any truce after Bismarck's offer of 25 days' armistice was nearly accepted. The intrigues for tbe restoration of the Buonapartists have failed. All the French marahals are ordered by the King to wait on the Emperor at Cassel. ' - . Obituary.— Dr George Muir, of Edinburgh, Lord Avonmore, Mr Romilty; Herr Twerten, Lord Onslow, Lord Bertie Percy, Bey. H. M. "Wagner, Mr Balfe, Prof. Mathieson, Mr Dixon (of tbe Bank of England), Dr Drew, General B. M. Pester Bowers, Prosper Merrimee.