ARRIVAL OF THE P.S. NEBRASKA, WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA SUEZ.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 1, 7 October 1871, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE P.S. NEBRASKA, WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL, VIA SUEZ.

♦ GENERAL SUMMARY. London, August 11. Tite loss of the troop ship Megoera, following on her previous disasters, has excited a loud outcry against the Admiralty. Telegrams state the vessel began to leak early in June, and the captain then steered for ihe is'and of St. Paid, where he anchored on June 17. The ‘Malacca’ brought homo some of ihe crew, and a steamer had been chartered at Hongkong to take the rest on to Sydney. —-Nothing further has transpi ed respecting the iiausportation of the Communist prisoners to New Caledonia. A company of American speculators have offered to “settle’- them in Mexico.— The Prussian Orde- of ihe Iron Cioss lias been conferred on Dr. Russell, the correspondent of the Times du’ - ng ihe late war.—Mr. Russell Gurney, EecouJer of London, proceeds to America io settle the legal detri's of the Washington Trea.'v.— Movdaunt’s case is pronounced io be fe ; gued insaniiy ; he [?] is in custody, and Ids father,* Sir Charles, will again apply for a divorce. —Mr. Wiseman has been elected secretary to the new Wesleyan Conference. —The engineers’ si.ikes at Newcastle and Gateshead continue, — Ten thousand col'iers in South Wales and Shields are on strike.—Another ialiening case has occurred at Sheffield.—Serious disputes had arisen in the coal Cade. — Head-constable Tal rot died of the wound inflicted by a Fenian assassin.— SubInspector Montgomery is charged with the murder of a bank clerk named Newton Stewart. —Hannah Newington was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for ilie manslaughter of Mr. Moon.—Poole was acquitted of the Blackheath murder, and it was followed by scandalous behaviour of the mob at Greenwich ; Ins parents were 'obliged io appeal for protection to the police. —Agues Norman’s t.ial for be attempted strangulation of a child is deferred.—A fresh seizure of Fenian arms was lately made at Liverpool. Another baby farmer, Francis Rogers, was sentenced, au the Manchester assizes, io twenty years’ penal servitude. —ln the North of Ireland the Nationalist party have sustained a sciies of crush.tig defeats. —The Ulster Protestants, aider temporary irritation, returning to fervent loyalty. Great dissatisfaction prevails owing io the Queen’s persistent seclusion, and lack of hospitality to her Royal visitors. England feels humiliated. OBITUARY. _ Dean Maunsell, rupture of blood-vessel; Fir T. Dyke Ackland, Caotain Stanhope, Colonel Boyer, Staff-Surgeon Brady, and Southey’s daughter (Edith Mary, wife of Rev. J. W. Ma- t>n), Admiral Kingcome, Surgeon Courtney, R.N. ; Lady Gilbert, KeLh Johhstone, geographer ; Lieutenant General Gold, Lord Dormer, Dr. Robert Dundas, Sergeant Woolwich. London, August 12. After an animated debate on the issue of tbe Royal Warrant abolishing He purehaso system in tire House of Commons agreed to the amendments introduced by tiro House of Lords i-rto the Army Bill. —Incendiary fives have occurred in Algeria, and the revolt there continues.—The French Budget Committee voted by a majority_ of 63 fora duty on all articles imported into France, except coal, wheat, and ar.ic'cs considered to be overtaxed. The French Cabinet discussed and agreed to recommend the prolongation of M. Thiers’s powers for three yca’-s. London, August 15.

The Queen is in Scotland, and is sir'll indisposed.—Mr. Taylor cal'ea special a'tendon in Parliament ro ihe traffic in South Sea Iskanders. The Colonial Secretaiy declared that every effort would be made to suppress any system of slavery, and exonerated ihe Queensland Government.—An appalling gun-co'ton exp'osion occurred at Stovvmarkei, by which fourteen persons were killed, sixty wounded, and half the town ruined. A public sublie subscription has been set on foot for the suflfe.crs.—Cholera is causing great alarm in Germany, and it is reported that a case bad broken out in the West of London. London, August 20. An Admiralty order has been pubhs'.icd supc ,- sec ll 'ng Admirals Wellcsly and Wilmot, and Captains We"s and Beamish, of the ‘ Minoiau.’ and ‘ Agincourt.’ Captains Gwyn and May of the 1 Warrior’ and 1 Northumberland,’ have been censured. It is rumoured that the ‘ Agincourt’ will be paid off. The Government have appointed a commission of inquiry into the conduct of the police at the recent meeting in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, when se.veral persons wore injured by the force. Henceforth meetings in the parks are not to be molested. London, Angiist 22, noon. Parliament was prorogued by commission. Tho Queen’s visit to luverary was deferred through illness. Gieat rejoicing took place in Scotland on the return of the Maiquis of Lome and bis ioval wife. The Campbells presented the Princess Louise with a diamond necklace worth 14,0<>0 guineas. Mr Alexander Campbell represented Australia on the occasic n. London, August 2n. M. Remusat, the French Foreign Minister, in replying to representations from M. Waldersee, declared that the league for the deliverance of A’saee and Lorraine was illegal, and ordered its dissolution. Tim difference continues between M. Tliiera and the French Assembly on the

question of the immediate dissolution of the National Guards. The Assembly adopted, by a large majority, an amendment moved by Ducroit, that in the Communes the National Guard e'na'l be dissolved with as liitle delay as possihlo. The light of the Deputies was considered yesteiday, and the Government was defeated after a speech from Thiers, who wiote out his resignation, hut the . paper was taken out of his hands by some present, and a party was formed to bring about a reconciliation. August 28. Berlin journals state that it is doulrtful if the present attitude of the Assembly towards M. Thiers will not diminish the confidence repcsed by Germany in the French rulers of France for the fulfilment of the Treaty. The Emperors of Germany and Austria met at Salzburg on the 18fli September ; and it is said that a basis is already established for the consideration of tho attitude of Geirnany and Austria on tho Eartcrn question. Italy will adhere to the same witnout conditions. It is possible the Emperor of Austria will again meet the Emperor William on the Rhine in November next-. It is proposed that the minimum value of suits involved in Indian appeals to tho Privy Council shall lie L 5,000. The political situation of Versailles is considered critical. Tho Left have dele 1 mined io propose a dissolution of the Assembly after the proposition respecting Thiers’s poweis has been disposed of. On Ihe 24ih the reseives of nol.es in the Bank of England was L14,G87,000, and bullion L 25,487,000. London, September 2, 1.55 p.m. The second meeting between tho Emperors of Geijnany and Austria is to take place at Salzburg. A pacific result is anticipated. After a violent discussion in the Nationel Assembly, and the threatened resignation of M. Thiers, he was elected President of the French Republic, and has received congratulations from some foreign Governments. Three hundred million francs, on account of the Lliilcl half-milliard of the war indemnity to Piussia. lias been paid. A great hurricane and earthquake occurred at the island of St. Thomas, killing and injuring 150 pcreons. LATEST TELEGRAMS. London, September 4,2.2 G p.m. The stale of the Queen’s health is causing considerable anxiety. Mr. Gladstone, at Whitby, when replying Io an address from ihe workingmen, vindicated the policy of the Ministiy. Mr. Waßer Montgomery, the actor, has committed suicide. - '

CONTINENTAL. FRANCE. After repeated delays, the Communists’ trials have commenced. The prisoners number twenty thousand, including two thousand women. Four Courts Martials were sifting. Seventeen leaders weio airaigned on the first day. The prisoneis are in good spurts, and generally show levity when the indictment is read chaining them wi ll conspiracy to overthrow llie Government, incitement to civil war, besides special acls of pillage, massacre, and outrages. Documents oidering incendiai'sm aie prenomiced to be forgeries by the counsel for the accused. The bearing of Assi and Fend is most insolent; Rosscl and Rochefort were tried before a scpaiate Court a fortnight later. Several of the most guilty Communist leaders are in London. The Versailles indemnity payments are satisfaetoiy.—The German troops are wiilid-awing,—Remusat’s appointment gives general satisfaction.— Gambetta is suspected of an intention to seizing power on the first opportunity. Soldiers raised by him as Dictator are very discontented.—The Prefect of the Seine proposes that Paris shall contiacta loan of three hundred and fifty million francs, and. authorise a floating debt of sixty millions.—ln Algeria the insurrection is assuming alarming dimensions. The Arabs threaten the cxtcnipiialion of the French settlers. —Admiral Cresmicr has committed suicide.—Gen. McMahon has published a vivid account of the conquest of Paris from the Communists under Viney, in the Journal Officiel. He thanks the British ration for their generosity to Franco throughout the wai.— The Communist prisoners tried at Versailles were sentenced to imprisonment, vaiying from one to twenty years. M. Faro is appointed Governor-General of Pondicherry. A temporary meeting of Sepoys was held at Pondicherry in the absence of tho commandant. A disturbance took place, which was quick'y suppressed. The King of Siam visits India. "War is threatened among the Abyssinian tribes. Further news of Livingstone has been received. The‘Young American ’ is following wiih provisions. Great floods occurred in the north and north-east. The India railway lines are injured. Sevorc illness has broken out among the crews of the mcn-of-war in the Persian Gu’f. The cholera and famine in Persia are mitigated. ITALY. Thiers has definitely refused to interfere in the Roman question. Bismarck, warmly backed by Beust, has opened the campaign against the Papacy. The Swiss Republic has declared absolutely against the Infallibility Dogma. Dr. Dollinger was elected Rector of Munich College by 54 votes. Several German Governments refuse official sanction to the promulgation of Infallibility. The Pope is alarmed, and declares that he docs not claim the right to depose sovereigns or release nations from their allegiance. A schism is regauled as imminent. The Pope taunts his Ultramontane- advisers with tho result of their policy, and has chosen his successor.—A monk was tried before the Criminal Court, and condemned. —The Mont Ceris tunnel is to be opened next month. Victer Emmanuel is apprised of his appointment as arbitrator in the Alabama claims.—Subscriptions arc invited towaids a throne of gold for the Pope. INDIA AND THE EAST. The 1 Avoca ’ met with rough weather up. One of the sailors, after wounding another, jumped overboard, and was lost. Mr. Shafio Robertson fe'l backward through ihe engine-room skylight on to the lop of the cylinder; lie was picked up insensible, and lingered a week and was buried at sea. The 1 Avoca ’ is transfered to Bombay, in place of the ‘Nubia.’ CHINA AND JAPAN. Hongkong, August 18. A typhoon in Formosa Channel, China, resulted in many wrecks and luss of life. English and German schools are opening in Japan. Special Message, Hongkong, Sept. 3. A typhoon occurred here'yesterday, causing considerable damage to shipping.