GENERAL SUMMARY.

North Otago Times, Volume IV, Issue 73, 13 July 1865, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Czarowitch of the Russias has been betrothed. The Princess Dagmar of Denmark died at Nice. The Irish Members of Parliament intend " feting" Charles Gavan Duffy. There has been a most successful Volunteer Review at Brighton. A frightful epidemic has broken out, which is causing great consternation. France proposes joint action with England against the Americans, should any aggression be made, either upon Canada or Mexico. Lee's retreat from Richmond was conducted with consummate skill. Thirty millon dollars worth of property was destroyed before evacuating the city. The ships Eudora, Rob Roy, John Duncan, Caribou, Thracian, and Naval Brigade have sailed for New Zealand. The English funds are firm. The exports to New Zealand show an increase of L21.431 for the month. Kelson, Triton and Co., East India merchants, have failed. Liabilties— L900,000. The Portsmouth and Southampton Banking Company, paries Joyce & Co., have failed ; liabilities, Ll,100,000. ~;£ > - Tpdia telegraph wire works badly. rnu i^of Belgium is severely ill. xnere nave i>~> n some popular public demonstrations in honor of the Fede«a victories. Processions waited on^« American Minister congratulating him. Consols have advanced to 91$ f or money, 91 to 911 for account. 4 There is a good supply of monejv Colonial Securities -New Zealand 6 per cent., 104 to loo , 5 per cent., 88 "Wool was quoted at Id. per lb. lower. The Portsmouth and Southampton Banking Com. pany, Charles Joyce and Co., have failed; liabilities, The Road Murder mystery of 1860 has been unexpectedly cleared up, by the confession of Miss Constance Kent, sister of the child who was murdered. She has made a written statempnt as follows :— " I, Constance Emilie Kent, alone and unaided, on the night of the 29th of June, I860, murdered at the Road Hill-house, Wiltshire, one Francis Sayille Kent. Before the deed no one new of my intention, nor after it of my guilt. No one assisted me in the crime, nor in the evasion of discovery."