MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 161, 15 July 1870, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

New York, June 3rd.—The Uemhl publishes the forthcoming report of the House of Foreign affairs Committee on Cuba. The report is very long; it.opens by referring to tho number of petitions inbehalf of Cuba, signed by fifty-five-thousand people of the "United States, and recapitulates tlic history of the early stage of the Patriot's struggle.; the promise of: the immense; effort and the exertions of Spain to crush it. The report-says the events of the past eighteen months show a condition of affairs injuriously affecting in every way the rights" and interests and honor of the American Government. The condition of Cuba is one of anarchy and a barbarous bloody war. . It declare., the Spanish Government in Cuba is unable to conquer the people, andsurpressthc rebellion, enforce its' authority, or secure the observance of its orders even among the Spaniards, and support its .own officers, much less to protect' the lights of the foreign nation, or prevent crimes which tho civilized world must condemn.

The report concludes : " In view of all these fact, it is-no longer a civil commotion, as it has been hitherto regarded by the United States, n;r a more domestic question:as represented by the Spanish Government, but a protracted civil war, and on-first duty is the trial of it "as such, and inaccordanle with the law of nations declare and maintain with regard to the parties engaged therein a strict and impartial neutrality. The record, it says would justify the government' in recognizing the independence of Cuba, or a declaration of war, but we propose only to p ove for tho emergency to the extent required, but no. further, t Florence, June 7th. —A secret political movement has been discovered a,. Leghorh. Twenty-two persons were arrested %by the police. All needful precautions were taken. Bombay, June 7th. —There have been heavy rains, and it is rumoured that there is apprehension., of a short cotton crop.

Waehtel, the tenor, is reported to have resigned from tho Paris opera, in consequence of the charge by Patli of undue familiarity during the performances. He made a satisfactory explanation to her, and the talk of a duel with her husband subsided.

It is reported that the Prince Imperial is affianced to a daughter of Isabella of Spain. Vienna, June sth.—An Imperial decree announces a Universal Exposition here in 1873. Cork, June B.—Exteusivo. seizures hav t e been made of arms'and, amuiiinitiop, coneealdd by Fenians here and in this vicinity- ;' * New York, June 9.—Mail advices confirm the cable report of the arrest of two men at Paddington Railroad Station, London, on suspicion of being Fenians. 'They were brought up for examination at. the Police. Court on May 27, and the distinct charges treason and felony made against them. Corridon. the hi-, former, identified prisoners as having taken part* in the Fenian .councils previous to projected attack on Chester Castlo in 1867. - One of the j>risoners was identified by a detective as having been active in the despatch of.urms to the Castle and. Manchester.. They were agaiu remanded. Bombay, June 9.—The cholera is making dreadful ravages in India ; tho disease is par ticularly violent at Madras.