The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1866. ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 225, 24 November 1866, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1866. ENGLISH NEWS.

VIA PANAMA. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Wellington, November 28, 8 p.m. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's steamship Rakaia arrived ' at Wellington at 3 "20, , p.m.- There is little additional news. "Thfe' Rakaia left Panama, ou the 25th October, aud experienced a pleasaut voynge "throughout. i She '■ brings,- fifty-two passengers, a very ; heavy mail, and, 185 packages of cargo. The following are the names of the passengers:— Mr; Tnglis; wife, and daughter ; Mr. •Sandys, wife, and child ; Mr. Curtis aud wife ; Sir C. - Clifford ; Mr. Russell, wife, aud child ; Captain Bell ; Mr. Robinson and -Mrs.' W. Robinson (of Nelson), and- family ; Mr. Tiuliue ; Miss Hall ; Dr. Dixon, three servants ; Mr. and Mrs. Petchler, and child ; Madame Celeste, Miss Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Rickman. Messrs. E. A. Thornbill. Thompson, Kenyon, Illingworth, Parnell, Todhunter, B. Button, T. Cook, — Murphy, C. F. Collins, W. Scott, C. W. Dilke, and James Jack. -Alderman Waterlow aud Francis Lycett are the newly elected Sheriffs of London and -Middlesex. It is stated that the honor of knighthood will be conferred on Messrs. Canning aud Glass, in commemoration of the successful restoratiou ofthe old Atlantic telegraph cable. The British legation at Athens denies a statement that England had advised Turkey to cede Candia to Greece. The Serapsis, 4,000 tous, was most successfully launched at Black wall. The Pope, Emperor c f the French, King Victor Emanuel, and Couut Bismarck, are all seriously ill. The King and Queen of Denmark are ex-' pected to arrive in Euglaud, and wili reside, during their stay, at Marlborough House. Another great battle has been foughtsin Abyssinia, with the insurgents. The losses of the King's army are estimated at 23,000 men killed, aud 18,000 ■ wounded. The King, finding some English among the . euemy's dead, instantly ordered the execution of all tbe English captives save the women aud children. The Emperor Napoleon accepts the present arrangements made with reference to the Germau states. ! The French army is about to be reorganised, owing to the result of the late continental war. • Itisrumoied that a non-official Congress

will shortly meet at ..Biarritz, on the affairs'- "' of Europe. . - The Prussian troops made their triumphal entry iutb Berlin on the' 2oth September. The King was present at a grand banquet given on the followiug day by the Municipality of Berlin. The Kiug thauked the people and the . army -for their support during the war.' The Legislative body of Frankfort bas been dissolved, because it declined to take the oalh prescribed by Prusshi... The Chamber of Deputies debated on the proposed Loan Bill, and the Minister of Finance eventually agreed to some amendments, authorising the maximum of the loan to be' 30,000,000" to 40,000,000 dialers, in lieu of the 60,000,000 demanded by the Government. The conven (ion with reference to Venetia is presumed to be concluded. Austria is to receive 35.000,000 of florins in silver. The Italian Government, considering the approaching expiration of'the term fixed for departure of the last corps of the French army of occupation at Rome, by the convention of September 15, deems it necessary to concentrate her, troops upon the frontiers. The Empress of Mexico has arrived at Rome. Princess Dagmar arrived at (St. Petersburgh on the 26 th September ; ■ enthusiastic reception on her departure from Copenhagen, the people expressing great affection and loyalty towards her. At the execution of Karakasoff, for the attempt on the life of the " Czar, there were popular demonstrations at St. Petersburg. Charges of cavalry were made on the people, aud several were wounded. Numerous arrests have been made. Peace concluded between the. Russia aud the Bokharians. War has broken 'out between the Tycoon and Prince Chorshu'; the former has, hitherto, been victorious. The Strait of Simouasaki is closed. The famine in "Bengal continues most distressing. I A scheme for supplying .Madras with wafer for drinking is to be carried out forthwith. • There havo been great Hoods iv Scindc, during which 70 miles of; railway have been seriously damaged, and the traific interrupted probably for si jc weeks. Katemar visitod with several severe storms. Letters from Cadiz, to the 19th September, state that the Engl ish ironclad squadron, commanded by Lord Clarence Paget, is in the neighborhood, awaiting instructions from London, relative to outrage committed on the British flog by the Spanish navy, through the seizure of the steamer Tornado, bound from Leiih to Rio Janeiro, off the Island of Madeira, by the Spanish ship Gerina. The vessel is detained at Cadiz, as a prize of war. Her captain aud. crew are in close confinement, and. treated as prisoners of war. The British Consul was refused communication with the prisoners. Ie is reported that the crew are treated with great severity. Prompt and complete redress demanded by British Government. A public thanksgiving has been proclaimed by the President for the peace and general prosperity now enjoyed by America.' Senator Charles Summers delivered a lecture in Boston, denouncing the. President in bitter terms. The Steamship Evening Star, which sailed from New York on the 29th . September, for ;New Orleans, was wrecked; only twenty gaved out of over 500 souls on board. On the night of the 6th, a fire broke out in the Broadway, New York.: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral was totally destroyed. The President has addressed five important questions to the Attorney-General, which, in connection with his bold utterances at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, incline to the belief that the Executive have decided that the 39th Congress was not a legal body. Money easy, at four -per cent. The Emperor Maximilian has taken a strong stand against the Liberals, and is backed by '-the French.'. I Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Islands,

continues to'be the centre of attraction in Sau Francisco. The royal party were to sail for; Honolulu on the Ilth October. The financial statement of Chili shows that the revenue of 1865 amounted to little more than seven millions of dollars, whilst the expenditure was fully fourteen millions. The public debt on" the Ist January, 1860, was not quite nineteen millions,- but in January, 1867, it will be thirty -millions. This increase is. due to the war, but causes no alarm. A change has been effected in the Cabinet at Peru. In the coming elections a triumphant majority is anticipated for the.Dictator. The church party are understood "to be iv opposition to the present .Government. Ou the 6th uit., a decree was issued for the purpose of preventing smuggling. Agents despatching goods must now give security, iv Callao for 10.000 dollars, in minor ports for 5,000 dollars. This "security to be forfeited on any attempt to defraud the revenue. On the Ilth uit.. Colonel Bolta and several others were apprehended and imprisoned, for being engaged in secreting arms and ammunition. Latest _ Intelligence. — Admiral .Persano will be arraigned before Senate, as a high court of justice. On October Ist, a grand banquet was given at Liverpool in honor of the successful termination of the Atlantic cable enterprise. Sir Stafford Northcote presided. Mr. Glass prevented from attending by illness. : The chairman st.ted the Queen's intention of conferring honor.-; upon several of .the gentlemen connected with the enterprise. The cholera still rages in London. The deaths for the past week were 175. A reported rupture . between the United States and the Argentine Republic is"unfounded. There has been another desperate fight between the Brazilians a,nd- Paraguayans. The allies claim the victory. On the 19th ultimo, a serious fire occured at Aspinwall. Bank rate of discount reduced from 5 to4_j per cent. The inquiry for discount accommodation is animated. A further reduction of bank interest to 4 per eeut. is anticipated. On the Siock Exchange, terms for short loans are from 3 to 4 per cent. The English funds are steady. Foreign stocks animated. Cotton advauciug. Sugar aud coffee at a slight advance. . London, October 2. Consols, for money, ,89§ to Bills at 2 discount.