LATEST FROM ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 10, 5 July 1873, Page 9

LATEST FROM ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

Lwdon, June 19 : The Shah of Persia grants to Baron Reatar a monopoly of a line for seventy years ; and guarantees to supply all the material required for the erection of telegraphs— Th<j authorities are taking precautions to prevent the spread of small-pox from Chatham to London. —The French Government have demanded authority frofe the Assembly to proceed with the other trials against Communists — Sir Jiartle Frere has been enthusiastically received at Bombay clTIw war in Aoheen (Sumatra) is being vigorously prosecuted. la an attack on the Achinese the Dutch succeeded in a second assault &' capturing two forts ; but were repulsed in their endeavor to take 1 ttift chief fort. The fighting wss desperate. Kohler, the Dutch commander, was killed. The invading force is at preses? engaged besieging the Sultan's palace. In storming the fortfc the Dutch had two hundred killed. The Achineese, bein? poorly armed, lost heavily. There is considerable sickness amonfe th^ •Uutcn troops. Reinforcements have been ordered to the paftur ports to blockade Orapon. The Dutch troops, assailed on all sides by numerous bands, retreated to the sea beach, behind the stockades of Penang, followed by a large force of Achineese. It is believed thafc Sa *v° h .P? 8 . itlon is untenable. Their total loss up to the present is ouu ; the Achineese loss is unknown, hut must be immense. Further"outbreaks m other parts oi Samatra are feared. , u f. fc ] ier particulars of the earthquake at San Salvadore reduce the loss of life to 500 peraons; and that of property to sereh million dollars. The hrst shock was felt on March 4, and was slight ; but the inhabitants left their houses and encamped on the piazza and fields - A great shock the next day left only two buildings standing. IW* followed, but were quickly extinguished. The authorities stoDne'd numerous attempts to plunder. The s»rrounding villages for forty rnles distance suffered. Tbe eruption of the volcano Izaleo ooourrelL simultaneously.