LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 194, 7 August 1873, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, July 24. The Judicature Bill has passed the House of Commons Dr Keneally has commenced fhe defence in the Tichboine perjury case, and says he will have oue hundred witnesses ,to swear that defendant is Sir Roger Tichborne. The rate of discount haa been reduced to 4 per cent. I

July 25. The House of Lords has agreed to the amendments of Commons on the Judicature Bill, with a few Blight exceptions. The Carlists have asked France to recognise them as belligerents. A German frigate captured a Spanish stoaniei . named the Insurgent, with lutei nationalists on board. Baron Wolverton, of Stanniore Puk., Middlesex, is dead. At a Consistory Council held at Home yesterday, the Pope noui'uated two liishops for the Roman Catholic dioceses of I'eith and Adelaide. The coiuiitions of peace between Khiva aed Russia are the payment of an indemnity by the Khan of 2,000,000 rouples, to extend o\er a period of seven years. The Russian forces, under Geueral Schwrattan, will occupy Kungiad as a giuiaulee for the fulfilment of this engagement The evacuation of Khiva will take place in August. In the House of ' 'ommons Mr Gladstone declared that the extension of the household franchise to the counties cannot long be delayed. Mr Forsier's Education Bill has passed the House of Commons. All the amendments proposed were negatived. Very severe storms have occurred in the provnces, and seveial petsons have been LiUed by lightning.

July 2tx The Rating Bill has been rejected by the Lords.

Paris, July 24 The Treaty with England has been signed— the main features are a renewal of the Treaty of 1860 until June, 1877.

July 25. The Assembly have voted the bill abolishing the tax on raw niatei i<il.

Now York, July 25. A fire in Baltimore has- destroyed one hundred buildings aud four churches.