ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 121, 27 May 1867, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA MAIL.

[BY ELECTItIC TELEGRAPH FROM WELLINGTON.] The Panama Company's steamship Ruahine arrived at Wellington from Panama, at 2 p.m., on Saturday, with the English and Australian Mails. Passengers for Wellington — Messrs. Evans, Brooks, Nicholson, Rogan, and Cohen ac ; for Canterbury — Major Reader, Captain and Mrs. Jones, three children, and servant, Mr. Jennings ; for Otago — Mrs. Maitland* Mr. and Mrs. D. Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. Pel lan s ; for Sydney — Messrs, Armery, Eskell ; for Melbourne — Colonel Page, Mrs. Page, and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The Ruahine left Panama at midnight, on the 25th April, and experienced splendid weather until the 14th instant, since which time she has encountei'ed head winds accompanied with heavy seas; The voyage from Wellington to Panama was exceedingly tempestuous, and occupied the Ruahine 39 days, 21 hours. GENERAL SUMMARY. [Via Atlantic Telegraph.] New York, April 11. The United States Senate Las ratified the treaty with Russia, in which the latter cedes to the United States all her American possessions. Spain rejects the demand of England, in the Tornado case, and English war vessels have been despatched to Cadiz to enforce demands. Turkey is again threatening war on Greece on account, of a Christian insurrectionary movement on her frontier. The Emperor Napoleon deeming the possession of Luxemburg indispensable to the military security of the French frontier, commenced negotiations a short time since with the King of Holland for the purchase of the Grand Duchy, in order that it might be incorporated with the French Empire. But as the fortress of Luxemburg is one of the strongest fortifications in Europe, and is held by a Prussian garrison, the Prussian Government, backed by all Germany, firmly objects to the transfer of the Duchy to France, and the King of Holland has withdrawn from any further negotiations on the subject. The Emperor insists that his propositions shall be carried out and the treaty completed. The national pride of France has been deeply wounded, and a wild anti-Prussian feeling has seized the country. Meanwhile the dispute is pending, and both Prussia and France are making great military preparations. This threatening state of affairs has caused a financial p mic in London, Paris, and all the principal centres in Europe. A Paris despatch of the 9th, says that the Marquis de Moustier, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, has made a very concilitory speech, which, has had the effect of lessening the panic in Europe. The trial of Governor Eyre is still going on. The Liberal party in the British House of Parliament has split on the Reform question. It is now thought the Derby Ministry is safe. The Government proposes to retain the , present tax on malt, and to repeal the duty on marine insurances, and on terminable annuities. The budget generally was well received the English PresS aud Parliament. In the House of Lords on the 2nd of April, the Duke of Buckingham, Colonial Secretary, said that the prospective transfer of the Russian North American possessions to the United States was a matter of indifference to England. the trials of Fenian prisoners captured in the recent ridiculous attempted risings have been postponed until the 22ud inst. On the sth a desperate Fenian was captured near Dublin, and he proved to be Colonel M'lver, formerly an officer in the United States service. All hopes of the safety of Dr. Living- . stone have been abandoned. The latest accounts in regard to him fully confirmed his brutal murder by the Caffres. M. Schneider, Vice-President of the French Corps Legislatif, succeeds to the Presidency of that body, made vacant by the resignation of Count Walewski. The latest news from Mexico represents Maximilian hemmed in at Queretaro, and fears are entertained that when he : s taken prisoner he will be killed. Vera Cruz is besieged on the land side, and communication with the country cut off.