GENERAL SUMMAEY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 220, 19 September 1867, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMAEY.

London, July 26. The Australian May mails were delivered •in London on the 20th and 26th July. The Queen is in good health at Osborne, and the Empress Eugenic and Queen bf Prussia have made private visits to her. The Princess of Wales has almost entirely recovered. The Universities Tests Abolitiou Bill has been rejected in the House of Lords by 74 against 46. Sir R. Philhmore has beeu appointed Judge of the Admiralty Court, vice Dr Lushington, resigned. The Elcho Challenge Shield has been ■won at Wimbledon by the English Volunteers over those of Scotland by one point. Atlantic cable of 1866 is broken. The Sultan of Turkey, Viceroy of Egypt, and 3000 Belgian volunteers have spent a fortnight in England.. Their reception was costly and magnificent. Naval review was .a success. The Sultan was invested by her Majesty with the Order ofthe Garter. He expressed his admiration of Britain's siaval power. On leaving England he presented £2400 to the indigent poor of Lon«ion, and publicly stated that, as a m9tro-

polis, London waa the pride of civilisation. He afterwards telegraphed his gratitude to the Queen, Prince of Wales, and English Nation for the hearty reception he met with. The ball given iv his honor at lhe India House was unparalleled in splendor; 2500 guests were present. Miss Burdett Coutfs gave a splendid fete to Belgian volunteers — 12,000 persons were present. Latest telegrams announce that the j Island of Candia hns submitted to Turkey. The passiug of the Reform Bill iv House of Commons caused great joy amongst the Radicals. The Household suffrage is absolute, and as they declare will place millions of working men on the register. Privy Council has delivered judgment in Bertraud's case. They flnd that no miscarriage of justice had taken place, aud judgment of the Chief Justice of New South Wales must be afßrmed. Appeal is sustained with costs, and aa order for new trial reversed. Feniau excitement in Ireland and America has subsided. There have been no party risings of late, and one Fenian has been captured. Iniquitous proceedings of Trade Unions of Sheffield in blowing up working workshops, etc., are now fully exposed. Rumors of probable Continental war have seriously affected prices of securities. English funds have fallen 4 per cent., aud French, German and Italian securities half per cent. Financial difficulties of France, Italy and Germany, however, will probably prevent Continental war at present. England declares that her policy will be oue of neutrality unless sbe is iuterfered with. Her revenue is iv a flourishing state, and a splendid harvest is expected, though there has been a geueral rise in tbe corn market of from 3s to 4s per quarter owing to shortness of supply. It is hoped Australia will enter freely iuto this trade. Statement by Panama mail tbat Russia had called attention of England, France aud America to condition ol Ireland is untrue.