GENERAL SUMMARY.

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 105, 29 February 1868, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

New York, Jan. 11, 1868. Our European news via cable is to last evening. King Victor Emanuel advises the Italian people to remain calm during a crisis in which the kingdom is surrounded by foes. The Fenian head-quarters in Paris had been seized, and documents throwing light upon the conspiracy against England discovered, among them a plan for burning the British Channel fleet. All the papers were forwarded to London. General Menabrea had succeeded in forming an Italian Ministry. Anti-tax riots had occurred in Lisbon, and the Portuguese Cabinet had resigned. Napoleon, it is said, has abandoned all hope -of a Conference on the Roman question. The Diplomatic Assemblage on the Eastern question in St Petersburg]! is interpreted as indicating war. The West India sale debate in the Danish Legislature has been adjourned. Arrests and prosecutions for. Fenianism continued in Ireland, and a number of telegraph clerks in Belfast were committed charged with treason. The members of the British Legation, together with the archives, had reached Havana, from the City of Mexico, en route for England. A majority of the Senate Military Committee have decided against the validity of the President’s reasons for suspending Mr. Stanton. The Senate is yet to act on the matter. ENGLAND. The Government is almost continually in receipt of information relative to the movements of the Fenians, and precautions continue to be taken to guard against being taken by surprise at any point. It is stated that the men who stormed the Martello Tower near Cork and broke into the gunshop in that city, all come from the United States, having been sent over by the Brotherhood in that country. On the night of the 2nd instant, a large party of Fenians attacked the house of Mr. Charles Matthew, a brother of the late Father Matthew. Happily his family was apprised of what they! might expect, and had quickly collected andf concealed in the mansion quite a respectable force. Consequently when the marauders came ; up they were' met with a galling fire and they incontinently fled. Several were wounded, but* were carried off by their comrades. The motive for the assault is not known.

The examination of Desmond, Allan, and other* Fenians, alleged to be implicated in the Clerkenwell jail explosion, has resulted so far in producing no satisfactory evidence of their criminality, and leaves the affair in almost as much mystery as it was before the investigation commenced. Lord Strathnairn, the commander-in-chief of the forces, is actively engaged in disposing his troops to meet any outbreak. The police in all the large cities of Ireland are also unusually active and watchful. The Government has determined to proceed with the prosecutions against Mr. Sullivan, of the Dublin A f dtion, and other persons who have taken a conspicuous part in the funeral processions in honor t of the three Fenians executed at Manchester.

Messrs. Burke, Casey, Shaw, and Mullany, the Fenians who were arrested at Birmingham on a charge of buying arms there for the brotherhood, were brought up at Bow-street for examination yesterday. Bail was offered for them, but not accepted by the Government, and they were sent to Birmingham to be tried on the charge of treason and felony. The van containing the prisoners in its transit to and from Bowstreet, was guarded by a strong escort of military and several platoons of police, all under arms. These extraordinary precautions were taken to prevent any attempt at rescue. Mr. Piggott, editor of the Dublin Irishman, has been arrested on the charge of uttering seditious libels last year. He is son of the late Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland. The clergy of the City of Limerick have affixed their signatures to a document declaring that there can be no permanent peace in Ireland unless it is treated like Hungary. Positive advices recently received from Africa leave no doubt of the safety of Dr. Livingstone, the African traveller. They state that he is alive and well. Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co. have introduced the new bonds of the Panama Railroad Company into the English money market. FRANCE. January 10.—The headquarters of the Fenian Brotherhood in this city have recently been discovered in the Faubourg du Temple, and they have been seized by the police. A large quantity of letters and other documents, revealing the plans e»f the organisation, and a list of the Head Centres of the Brotherhood, were found on the premises, and have been forwarded by the French authorities to London. The Papal Nuncio, speaking for the Diplomotic Corps, assured the Emperor of their good wishes for himself and the Imperial family. The Emperor, in reply, said ho was happy again to commence the New Year, as heretofore, surrounded by the representatives of all the Great Powers, and to once more re-affirm, by an interchange of assurances, the friendly relations which now existed between Franco and their respective Governments. To this the Emperor responded : ‘ ‘ The wish deeply touches me. Believe me, the interests of religion, of country, and of civilization are inseparable.” Italy, Jan. 10.—In a public speech on the 2nd instant, King Victor Emanuel declared that it was the unanimous desire of Italy tlvut Rome should be the capital of the nation, but that the treatment of the question demanded patience on the part of the people. Russia. —Extensive gold mines have been discovered on Termination Island, about twenty miles from Port May, in Russian Siberia. Our informant has seen specimens of the ore, .and pronounces the whole country particularly rich in gold. The Russians however, are very jealous, and had driven away a party of some GOO Chinamen who were mining there. The gold is said to be found in rotten quartz, and also surface diggings. Abyssinia. —The latest despatches report that the advance of the British expedition still remained at Senafc, where it has been encamped since the 7th of December. No further movement beyond that point would be made until the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief, General Napier, who was daily expected. The health of the troops was good, but the horses and other beasts of burden were dying in consequence of the intense heat and want of proper foi-age. The natives are stated to be quite friendly. It is reported that King Theodorus, on ascertaining the extent and power of the measures taken by the Government to effect the liberation of the English captives, voluntarily released them himself, but this is doubted.