General Summary.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2810, 15 February 1878, Page 2

General Summary.

M. Gambetia desires to have the French Chambers adjourned throughout the summer, to ensure political quiet during the International [Exhibition.

A Cape Town dispatch says an en Ragemen t took place place at Komgah, in which the British troops were successful. Volunteers are eagerly enrolling. Dr Mcletics, member of the Hungarian Parliament, has been conricted of high treason.

The British Parliament opened 17th January. The Queen's Speech states the cause of its early assembling to be the war in Europe. The budget of Russia shows a deficit of 6C D.398,425 silver roubles.

Sergeant Charles McCartney, a lately released Fenian prisoner, died suddenly on the 14th while breakfasting in Dublin with Mr C. S. Farnell, a Home Bule M.P. The funeral was attended by 60,000 persons, and is said to hare been the largest since O'Connell's. At the forthcoming Postal Congress, France will propose international postoffice orders at one per cent, tax rate; exchange to be adjusted by Congress. Cholera deaths at Mecca arerage daily 60; at Jeddah 38.

The rote in the Spanish Cortes on Alfonso'? (marriage?) stood—3o9infaror to four opposed. The Queen, in a despatch to the Sultan, expresses sympathy for him. She s r,'s she wi'i follow the counsels of her Ministers.

The rerdici of the coroner's jury in the case of I hedeceased Fenian McCartney was death from heart disease, accelerated by the treatment receired in prison. The rerdict was receired with loud and prolonged applause. Cardinal Manning will negotiate with the British Gorernment for the removal of obstacles to the re-establishment of a Koman Catholic hierarchy in Scotland. The London Times and other journals estimate the fourth quarter of the fiscal year will show a deficiency of nearly one million upon the Budget estimate. One hundred thousand persons were present at the funeral of M. Baspail. Fugitires are arrin'ng in Constantinople by thousands. Mr Layard, British Ambassador, writes to Baroness Burdett Coutts, "Distress terrible."

Native companies are being formed for the development of Chinese mineral resources. -

A Japanese ship of war, the Teki Ku* wav, built and wholly fitted up in Japan, and manned and officered by natives, is about to start on a cruise in the Mediter-, ranean.

M. Garabetta's tone to French Republicans is " Delay and prudence.''

The Consett Iron Company, London, the largest makers of ship plates in the world, are contracting business. In a letter Garibaldi exhorts King Humbert, of Italy, to follow in- his father's footsteps. A heavy fire occurred in the warehouse of Crocker, Sons, and Co., Watling street, London. It was the largest that has happened for years. The loss is £200, C:3.

D. D. McGregor and Co., merchants and steam shipowners of Leith, have failed. Liabilities, £10O,CDO to £150,000. Mr McGregor has resigned his seat in Parliament.

The ex-Queen Isabella of Spain insists on attending the marriage of her son. The Government refuses to allow her to r iter Spain. An unknown man committed suicide by leaping from the whispering gallery of St. Paul's.

A demand has been made by several French Republican papers to remove the present commanders of several army corps who are Bonapartists. Midhat Pasha is in London. A strong demand is made in Constantinople for his return. Baker Pasha has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-general in the Turkish army. ' Joseph Anderson and Sons, provision dealers, London, hare failed for two hundred thousand pounds. Mexico resumes diplomatic relations with France, and will participate in the exhibition. The triennial municipal elections in France resulted m large Republican gains. . . Corporal Chambers, the only remaining military Fenian prisoner, has been released. The barque Penestero, from Cardiff for Constantinople, was run down in the British Channel.

King Humbert has issued a proclamation, in which he pledges himself to carry out his late father's policy.

(fhom the home news.)