GENERAL SUMMARY.

West Coast Times, Issue 207, 18 May 1866, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, March 26. Humors were prevalent in the beginning of March, of the probable disruption of tho Russell Ministry. Lord Russell has been indisposed. Malta letters state that a communication has been received from Sir Henry Storks, in which he expresses a hope that he will be able to complete the Jamaica enquiry about tho middle of March. The prospectus has been issued of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, with a capital of sixty thousand LlO shares, for establishing a submarine line between Ireland and Newfoundland. The police are very actively searching land and sea for the escaped Fenian leader, Stephens. The gunboat Nightingale and her Majesty's Cutter' Eacer are out after the vessel in which he is suspected to be making his escape. The Police in Dublin no longer wear swords. Lieutenant Colonel Byrne of the Federal army, a returned Irishman, was arrested in Dublin on March Bth An Irishman named Heale, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for inciting the soldiers at Aldershot Camp to join the Fenians. The sudden suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act struck consternation into the Fenians. Fourteen hundred American Officers left Dublin on one night. Preparations for sacking Dublin were discovered, but the conspiracy was prevented taking effect, owing to the promptitude and energy of tho measures adopted by the Government. A Fenian delegation at New York has appealed to Prerident Johnston on tho subject of the arrest of American citizens in Ireland. Serious apprehensions exist of further local outbreaks in Jamaica. The Queen has held three courts at Buckingham Palace. The ex-Queen of the French, widow of Louis Phillippe, died on the 24th March. The Jamaica Commissioners will return in May. It is understood that the evidence taken proves unnecessary cruelty by the authorities. LONDON WOOL RE ] ( Sales closed on 24th March. 85,281 bales were offered. Prices first week advanced Id. to 2d. on November rates, when prices .further advanced, owing to enormous attendance of buyers. Sydney fleece : Middlings, scoured, and faulty wools, were sold at great advance. Very good prices expected at May sales, ,