GENERAL SUMMARY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 193, 19 October 1871, Page 5

GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Queen is recovering, and has been out, although still indisposed.

Mr. Walter Montgomery, who was married on August 20th to an Amerienn lady, committed suicide on September 2nd. No cause has been assigned for the act.

It is rumoured that the Marquis oi Lome has been appointed Governor General of India.

The Briltiah Consul at Zanzabar writes that Dr. Livingstone is slowly making his way homewards.

Subscription lists are opening in England to relieve the Persians. The famine is over, but great distress still prevails.

, The Mont Cenis tunnel was opened successfully, and trains are now passing through it.

8,000 engineers have demanded a reduction of the the hours of labour. A general coal strike prevails in Northumberland for higher wages. Strikes have also oecured among workmen in Sheffield, Bradon, and London. It is proposed to introduce foreign workmen.

18,000 persons emigrated from the Mersey, in August, to the TTuited States.

The foot and mouth disease is making dreadful ravages among the cattle in England, and meatis at famine prices.

Jersey has been appointed a Quarantine Ground to prevent the spread of the cholera.

A deputation from France, to thank the people of England and Ireland for their helpfduriug the war, was enthusiastically received in all parts of the kingdom.

France, September 10th'. The Erench Assembly, by 523 against 34, passed a vote to continue M. Thiers's Government. 100 members not voting. M. Theirs has been congratulated by the European Powers and the Pope.

Ferre and two other Communists have been sentenced to death. One will be imprisoned for life, and two transported.

The Assembly are considering the proposition to send the Communists to Magdalena Bay. A proposal by some Erench speculators to settle them in Mexico has been referred to a Committee of the Assembly. It is . reported that since the annexation of Strasbourgh to Germany, 23,000 of the inhabitants have emigrated from Franch ports to America.

The third instalment of the war indemnity, amounting to half a milliard of francs, has been paid. Tho number of deaths in Paris in one week was u 943. Typhoid fever is becoming epidemic.

The evacuation of France by the Germans will be completed on October Ist. ' i

GERMANY/ j A treaty of alliance, defensive md offensive, between Italy and Prussia has been signed.

Cholera prevailsin several provinces. In one viliiage in East Prussia, «mr of a population of 479, 89 cases oct dved, and 6 terminated fatally. The North German Aishops .nave coinuieuced a secret ceufer'enee to consider the dpgin? ' of infallibility.

Count Anna, the .Catholic representative Of Bavaria at Borne, is in favour of the infallibilty dogma being withdrawn and Di: Dolliiiger being re-ap-pointed.

Turkey. Ali Pasha, the G-r.iml Vizier, is dead. Mahomet Pusha has been appointed hia successor. Afc Tabriz 2iO deaths occur dally from cholera, The Christians and Mussulmen have decamped to the mountains. Business 'is stopped, and the army disbanded.

America.. A revolution lias broken out in Mexico, headeil by Dial. .Some American vessels have been seized by Mexico. The island of St. Thomas was visited by a hurricane. 6000 houses were destroyed, and 600 persons killed.

A great fire took place in San Domingo, by which almost the entire business portion of Puerto de Plata was destroyed. The loss is estimated at 80,000 dollars.

The President and Superinfcendaut of the Staten Island Ferry Co. have been committed for trial for manslaughter, in cousequence of the explosion already announced.