ARRIVAL OF THE S. S. 'HERO,' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL PER MALTA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1838, 4 December 1869, Page 7

ARRIVAL OF THE S. S. 'HERO,' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL PER MALTA.

[The following appeared in our second edition published yesterday.] (From the Si/dneg Herald King George's Sound Telegraphic Correspondent). Adelaide, 9.30 a.m. The A.S.N. Company's branch mail steamer Alexandra, Captain Grainger, arrived off Glenelg, at 6.30 this morning. The down passage to the Sound occupied 111 hours, and the up passage 122 hours. The R.M.S. Malta, Captain Skottowe, reached the Sound at midnight on the 17th instant, she left Galle on 9th November. Air. Carpenter, purser. The Geelong left the Sound for Galle on the l(3th instant. PASSENGERS PER MALTA. j For SyD.vEr.—Mrs. Skottowe, Com- | mander Murray. R.N., Mrs. Towns and i two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Hoffnung, I T. Williamson, W. B. Tooth, E. C. Bedlone, S. Watt, A. Walker, H. P. Barber, j J. Kochford. Fok Melbourne.—Colonel Thompson, E, Millar. W. R. Dillon, S. D. Thomas. I G. Rolls, W. H. Troup, Stanin, C. Wat- j son, Mrs. Walanew, G. P. Scott, Fysch, ; F. Wheeler, H. Franks, G. Parsons, j Lewis, F. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. O'Connell, I I Captain Dane. I I Fok Adelaide.—A. Dueroy, W. Tilley, I | Youl. I ! GENERAL SUMMARY. London, October S. The Australian August mails were delivered punctually. The Queen is still in Scotland, and has presented a bust of herself, executed by the Princess Louisa, to the Royal Academy. The Princess of Wales returned from Welsbad after eight weeks' sojourn ; her accouchement is expected early in December ; the Prince and Princess visit the Emperor Napoleon at St, Cloud. Mr. Gladstone has been in attendance on her Majesty at Balmoral ; his health is improved. The Duke of Cambridge has returned from Germany and resumed his duties after an attack of gout. The question " What ought to be the legal and constitutional relations between .England and her Colonies" was discussed at a sitting of the Social Science Congress, Mr. Bristoe, being the president. Sir Stafford Northcote, who occupied the chair on the occasion, remarked in his opening address that he took | the chair with the distinct understanding

that the subject before the Council was not to loosen but to strengthen the bond uniting the different portions of the empire ; papers have beeu read by Messrs. j Gorst, Hare, Noble, and Labediere, and | the discussion was continued by Messrs. Bowring, Marsh, ?ir W. Denison, Mr. Torrens, Mr. Rdward Wilson, Mr. iiawlinson, and Mr. Frederick Hill; letters were senc from the Duke oi Manchester in favor of giving the colonies a voice in the government of the Empire. A pamphlet on New Zealand by Mr. Sewell, late Prime .Minister, is dedicated to Mr. Kdward Wilson ; the writer contends that the present crisis was precipi. tated by the Colonial Office, and that Imperial help was indispensable. The Daily News warns Tasmania against the folly of constructing a broad guagc line. Mr. Daniel Clunie visits Australia by the next mail, for the purpose of introducing Mr. Fairlie's system of Surface Construction i.'ailways. Earl Granville rebukes the Governor of Queensland for his remissness in regard to the new development of the slave trade, and exhorts him to greater watchfulness. A supplementary mail to the East and Australia will be dispatched via Brindisi a day later than via Marseilles. Baronetcies have been conferred on Alderman Salomans, Messrs. Whitworth, William Fairburn, Thomas Bailey, 'litus Salt, Hardman, Earl (of Liverpool), W. •Jackson (of Birkenhead), and Mr. Crawford ; the latter decliaed the honour. Mr. Moncrieiff, Lord Advocate of Scotland, is appointed Lord Chief Justice Clerk, in place of the late Mr. Patton, who destroyed himself by drowning, from a sensitive dread ot exposure of bribery practices in connection with the Bridgewater election several years ago. Mr. Young, the present SolicitorGeneral, is to be the new Lord Advocate. The vacancy caused by the death of ' Lord Justice Selwjn was offered to Lord ! Westbury, but declined by the advice of the Lord Chancellor. .\lr. Seeley, the reputed author of " Ecce Homo," and Latin Professor of LTuiversity College, is appointed io the Cambridge chair of Modern History, vacated by the resignation of Mr. Kingsley. Dr. Wiiberforce has been translated to the See of Winchester; the Rev. J. IST. A'i ackaness to Oxford ; Dr. Temple, of the " )• ssays and Reviews," to Exeter; and Lord A. Harvey to the See of Bath and Wells. Owing to Mr. Sheridan's complicity with insurance amalgamation, his Dudley constituency demand his r2signation as a member of the House of Commons. The London Mayoralty was fiercely contested by Lord Mayor Lawrence and Aldermen Besley and Wilson; Besley, the candidate by rotation, was victorious. A movement is on foot for the division of the Sees of Exeter and Winchester. Charles Dickons inaugurated the session of the Midland Institute at Birmingham by an admirable characteristic address. Captain Beaumont and Mr. Candlisb, M.P.s, have started for India to investigate the expenditure in connection with the Abyssinian war. The British fleet, after a successful cruise, returned to the Channel. The Woolwich Dockyard is closed but rumours that Sheerness will follow are authoritatively denied. The exposure of election corruption before the Commissioners at Beverley, Bridgewater, and Norwich have excited horror and disgust in the public mind, preparing the way for the ballot. On the trial of Barrett, for attempting to murder Captain Lambert in Ireland, the jury.disagreed, and were discharged. One juryman, suspected of being favourable to the condemnation of the prisoner, was mobbed and pelted; the Judges also were assaulted in their carriage. Two more agrariaa murders are reported in Ireland, one a laborer near Cashel, and the other a bailiff in the

county of Longford. Mr. Nicholson, of Kells, was fired at and wounded.

The Fenian amnesty movement continues witli unabated energy, but the seditious tone in which the release of the prisoners is demanded renders it impossible for the Government to yield.

At ft demonstration of Republicans in Trafalgar Square, Mr. Moore, M.P.

for Mayo, uttered an inftammatory speech against the Government.

The Total Abstinence Society of Ireland have memorialised Mr. Gladstone in more loyal language.

Tiie valuable letters contributed by

the Times' Special Commissioner in Ireland, and communications from influential landlords are ripening the opinion for an equitable settlement of the Irish laud tenure question, and next session a measure ensuring long leases and legal compensation for improvements will probably pass, satisfying all except the extreme Radicals.

Preliminary steps towards the reconstruction of the Irish Church have been taken. The United Provincial .?ynods met, deliberated, and agreed upon a common representation of the clergy and laity for the new Church body. Dr. Lee's motion to exclude the faitj' was defeated, and a proposition to prevent them exercising n voice in doctrinal subjects was also contemptuously rejected — the wealthy laity meanwhile subscribing liberally to an endowment fund.

| Extra■ Parliamentary utterances atagrij cultural and other meetings have been I frequent. The Irish laud question is the i leading topic ; the principal speakers on these occasions have been Earl Carnarvon, Mr. Cardwell, t'arl flartington, and ! Lord Clarendon. ! After a visit to the Continent, and j confidential conferences with Napoleon, i Gortschakoff, Beust, Hchenlohe,and other j statesmen, Lord Clarendon assures us that at no time since the war betrtven Prussia and Austria have we had fairer prospects of maintaining peace. A protection movement, with a watchword "reciprocity," causes some stir in the North; manufacturers of Lancashire demand more and cheaper cotton. The cause of the depressed state of trade undoubtedly is that while outlets for goods have been contracting, the manufacturing power of Lancashire has vastly augmented since ISGO. The treatment of cattle in transit to London has awakened public attention, from a harrowing letter in the Times, describing the cruelties witnessed b}- the writer during a passage from Rotterdam. 'Ihe Government instituted inquiries, with a view to legislation. Three Government officers charged with frauds at Woolwich arsenal were acquitted, the evidence being insufficient. The nailers' strike has terminated. The colliery lock-out in South Yorkshire has also ended. Captain Saxby's predictions, working ou public ignorance and credulity, caused great consternation in several localities by the fear of enormously high tides on October 6. Nothing, however, came of it. A succession of equinoctial gales, lasting from September Sth to 11th, destroyed one hundred and twenty vessels, damaged hundreds of others, and caused heavy loss of life. A man, named Jonathan .Fudge, ol' Bromley, Middlesex, shipbuilder, out of employ, killed himself, wife, and two children, by the fumes of charcoal. The cause was poverty and dread of distress. The Byron controversy, after raging long in the newspapers, with very little public profit, lias at length exhausted itself; and Mrs. Stowe is determined to make the most of her position, and has promised to reply to her critics in Macmill an. Telegrams from San Francisco report the discovery of a mutilated document on tho beach at -:an Buenaventura, relating to Sir J. Franklin's party. The discussion regarding the weight of the sovereign is still active. Colonel Kelly, one of the Fenians who escaped from the Manchester prison van, is supposed to have been discovered, under melancholy circumstances. One night two men were going westward in a I cab. when one leaning out of the window I overbalanced himself, j'.and falling, frac- I tured his skull ; he was taken to the j hospital, where he died, lie was known : as Edward Martin, a printer's reader, j but the detectives identified him as the missing Colonel Kelly. Further investi- i gation, however, proved them mistaken. ! Wood Green, near Hornfey, was the . scene of a dreadful tr-gedy. A carpenter ; named Kinson murdered his paramour, Maria Death, and a neighbour named Boyd. 'Ihe crime was instigated by jealousy. He afterwards attempted suicide, ' but failed. The 'Ihermopykn arrived from China in 8S days ; the shortest passage on record. JNews of the loss of the Carnatie caused a fall of £2 in the price of the P. and t '. shares. Specie to the amount of £3,800 was on board, sonic of which may be recovered by divers. Lady Pnltnerston was buried in Westminster Abbey by the side of her husband. A. letter in the daily papers recommends galvanic shocks as a substitute for flogging as a punishment to garotters and wifebeaters. The Pope in replying to Doctor Cumming's application for permission to at- \ tend the Roman Council, saj-s the Church cannot consent to rc-opeu the discussion of points already determined. Protestants may attend on their casting ar,'ay all preconcerted and adverse opinions and making submission. Father Hyacinthe, the celebrated preacher of .Notre Dame, has written and published a very remarkable letter addressed to the General of the Order of Carmelites, to which he belonged, lie denounces the attempts made to deprive him of his right of free preaching, and formally sevens all connection with his congregation and Order; he bitterly assails the spiritual despotism, of Home, and claims the right and duty to reject the chains sought to be imposed oil him ; he protests vigorously against the Roman (not Christian) policy of the Ultramontanes in seeking the proposed divorce between the Church and society in which we live, and expresses doubt of the freedom and independence of the (Ecumenical Council. Tho Bishop of Orleans regrets the rash step taken by Father Hyacinthe, and exhorts him to submission; but the Father in a brief reply says he cannot accept either reproaches or counsels, and what the Bishop calls a great fault committed, he considers a great duty accomplished. The Superior of the Order of Carmelites has written to Father Hyacinthe ordering him to return to the convent under penalty of excommunication, and a declaration that he is dishonoured in the eyes of the Church. The noble language of the Father's letter in the bold assertion of the freedom of thought it contains has made a great impression on Europe. This voice of liberal Catholicism has been spoken of as a new Reformation.

Broadhead, of Sheffield trade union notoriety, having been refused a license for a public-house by the magistrates, on account of his crimes, determines to leave the country, and calls on his friends to subscribe to pay his expenses. Captain Culaig. governor of Pentonvillc prison, pleaded guilty to embezzlement, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Charles Hewn Turner, stockbroker, has failed for £50,000. John Pepper, carrying agent, of Leeds, has failed for £120,000. ' The Wallace Monument, on Abbey Craig, Stirling, has been formally inaugurated. The Caduceus and Lady Joycclyn have been chartered by the v tjentGenoral of Victoria as emigrant ships for October and November. The contemplated visit of the cricketers is deferred ; some hitch occurred about the passage money. The machinery of the Austra'ian Woollen Mills is being shipped on board the Thespian, at Liverpool, which leaves on the 10th October. The directions of tho European Assurance Company declare theposition of the company was sound, and their determination to resist the petUions to wind up to the utmost. A quantity of wreck was washed ashore near Kxmouth, and it is believed to indicate the destruction of Ihe well-known old Rod Jacket, which left Cardiff for Bombay with coals in September. One of the Bridgewater commissioners received a letter threatening his life. The Atlantic cable of i SGO has sustained serious injury near Newfoundland. Messrs. J. M'Call, the preserved provision merchants, have stopped payment for £50,000. It is said the losses were made upon Australian meats, which the firm largely imported. An explosion of fireworks took place in a shop at Bayswntcr, which killed seven persons. The Specluloi has a long eulogistic notice on Mr. Michie's lecture on royalty. The Church Congress is sitting at Liverpool. The Hishop of Chester delivered the inaugural address. Eighty guineas premium have been asked ou the Matoaka from New Zealand ; £50,000 of specie on board is covered by insurance. She is 140 days out. OBITUARY. Professor Graham, Master of the Mint; Admiral Paynes, Dr. Roget ; Dr. Hunt, founder of the Anthropological Society ; Mr. Egerton, M.P. ; Dr. Kirwan, Archbishop of Armagh ; Thomas Watts, Librarian of the British Museum ; Archdeacon Jones, Mr. K. W. Grey, Commissioner of Customs ; Lord Manor, ."-cotch Judge.

CONTINENTAL.

FRANCE. The !vmporo:-'s heath is re-established ; he had interviews with the Karl of Clarendon, Prince Otzaga, and otlier disihiguished foreigners. and transacted; business as usual. The Emperor has shown himself to the citizens of Paris, and has visited I.ongchamps ; he will probably retreat to Biarritz for a few weeks. A decree promulgating the Senatus Consultnm was signed. In defiance of the clamours of the Paris Press for a speedy Convocation of the Chambers, the Government resolved on postponing; that event tiil the 29th of November. Mgns of Imperialist reaction are visible. General ileni\y is appointed Ambassador to Russia. '-Pi.o n.ibjcet of abdication is evidently belli;,' seriously discussed ; the Prince Imperial is «\m.\„... ;,.„„,.„ n]l , , ty, Prince .\apoleon is mentioned as Kegent; or if the fr mperor is succeeded by his son at once. Prince Napoleon would be President of the Council. All alternatives are pronounced bad. The Kmpress started on her long promised pilgrimage (o the Kasfc on the 30th September, and had an interview with Victor Emmanuel at Venice. ! cdru Kollin's exclusion from the amnesty provokes indignant comment, lie maintains that an order to arrest him was sent to the sea ports on the night the amnesty was sicned. His friends offer to become bail that be may stand bis trial. A tremendous conflagration occurred at i Bordeaux, caused by the sudden explosion j of petroleum in a lighter. The flames caught the vessels in the river, and twenty-five were destroyed, besides a great amount of property. It raged all night. Great excitement was produced liy a horrible tragedy at Pan ton, near Paris. A j whole family, named Kliick, were massacred and buried in a Held. The crime was first ascribed to the husband and eldest son, but the assassin proved to boa liKiu named Troponin, a mechanic, who had worked for the murdered people, lie was captured at Havre, with title deeds on his person, attempting to escape j to America. Seven bodies were discovered. I hat of Kinek, sen., is still missing. The Paris Hippodrome was destroyed i \>y fire. SPAIN The Puke of Genoa is studying at Harrow. { .'.o is the latest candidate for tiic '! lirone. Formidable opposition is expected to his election. The moth was marked with many revolutionary movements, which commenced with a pacific demonstration in the large towns. At Tarragona affairs resulted in a tragepy ; the republican procession marched Hi rough the city with flags, bearing unconstitutional devices ; the acting Governor interferrcd, and, while remonstrating with General Pierrad, was assassinated, and afterwards dragged through the town. Pierrad has since been arrested and imprisoned. The clubs are closed, and the Volunteers disband- , ed. Barcelona caught the infection ; there an attempt to disarm was resisted, and barricades were erected, but the insurgents were routed after a sanguinary struggle. The insurrection has since extended to Catalonia Arragon, and Andalusia. The telegraph lines were cut, the railways wore torn lip. and martial law was proclaimed. American interference with Cuban affairs lias kindled great excitement throughout Spain. America seems inclined to hedge, and has withdrawn her ofi'.-r of mediation, but encourages the insurgents by holding out hopes of independence. Fresh troops have been sent to Cuba in nineteen war ships. The Spanish Bishops have been authorised by the Pope to swear fidelity to the new Constitution. BELGIUM. The rifle shooting at Liege was a grand success. About 1000 English Volunteers were present, besides French, Swiss, Prussian, and Austrian contingent. At the long ranges the British marksmen weae most successful.

I ITALY.

The contract for the loan on security of the ecclesiastical property is concluded. The Italian fleet under Prince Amadous visited Alexandria; it is supposed to be a demonstration against Turkey. A strong shock of earthquake and an eruption of Vesuvius was reported. Venice illuminated in honour of the Empress Eugenic passing through. The (Ecumenical Council excites European interest. The Catholic Powers decline to send representatives, and reserve full liberty of action whatever the decision of the Council may be. The German Bishops warn tlie Pope o( the perils of proclaiming the Syllabus, announcing his infallibility, and repudiating modern civilisation. They are, consequently, denounced as heretics. Prussia, Austria, and other Powers are in friendly relations. Between Prussia and Austria mutual princely visits have taken place. The Prussian Parliament opened on the sth. Additional taxation was announced. Tho Crown Prince of Prussia will attend the opening >jf the Suez Canal. During the festivals of the King's visit to Konigsburg, a railway accident occurred which caused the death of fourteen persons, and a wooden theatre was burned dovtn. The Cracow Convent case will shortly come before the tribunal. A public meeting at Pesth demands tho suppression of all monasteries in Hungary. DENMARK. The Danish Rigsdad has opened; the King expressed hopes that Prussia would ultimately do justice in tho Schleswig affairs. The International Association of Working Men held their fourth Congress at Basle; there were sixty delegates present. A declaration in favour of abolishing individual property in the soil was carried by 54 majority. Victor Hugo presided. The association aims at industrial federation in Europe. TURKEY. The Sublime Porte has modified its demands on the Viceroy of Egypt. The dispute is not yet terminated • an Envoy has been sent to St. Petersburgh to visit the Czar. Egyptian independence is coldly received. Al. Lesseps was steamed through the entire Suez Canal in fifteen hours." AMERICA. There was a split between the German and Irish democrats ; the New York Republicans carried the main election; Chamberlain was returned, and got 8000 majority. the Republican New York Convention has adopted a platform favoring the payment of the National debt in coin, suffrage for all, and recognition of the Cubans as belligerents. The New York Democratic Convention censures Grant's administration and demands a general amnesty, the subordination of military power, payment of debts according to contract, " protection of American citizens, and condemning negro suffrage. Sumner, in a speech on the Alabama claims moderated his tone. He is now leaving it iCngland to offer what compensation she thinks proper, America retaining the liberty to decide what she requires. Mr. Molley expresses his satisfaction at

liis instructions, and thinks if the subject could be re-opcncd, to which the British Ministry is favourable, a treaty satisfactory to both Governments could be made. qucted in In ow York. Mr. Hall, the Arctic explorer, has returned, after an absence of fire years ; lie discovered the skeletons of several of Franklin's party at King William's Land, and he brings numerous relief. An expedition consisting of three steamers, with IGOO filibusters, escaped from American ports for Cubn. Several earthquake shocks occurred at St. Thomas. Prince Arthur continues his progress through the Canadian Dominion; he everywhere received loyal demonstrations, and had a pressing invitation from the States. The war in Paraguay has terminated at last. The Allies stormed Lopez's last stronghold, and routed his fugitive army ; he was such a monster of cruelty that his fate is regretted by none. The British subjects witc released. The war cost the allies G7 millions sterling, and 190,000 men. INDIA AND THE EAST. The Galle telegraph lias been in a constant state of interruption. Telegrams are now sent via Hussia. Some mail steamers of the Messageries Jmperiales passed through the Suez Canal. The tariff of transit charges is published. Several European Companies and one American are projected to take advantage of the new route between Europe aud tho East to Calcutta. Lord -Napier, of Magdala, is appointed Commander-in-Chief of tho Bengal army. Official intimation has been given that no durbar will be held at Agra on the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh, on account of the distress that would be occasioned by so great a gathering at the present ime. Large tracts of country in the Rajpootana have been devastated by locusts, and in some places not a green thing is left. The prospects of tho cotton crop in Central India are favourable ; the area under cultivation is extending. A son of Tippoo Sultan, proposes to devote lu'o,ooo rupees to found charities lor Christians, Mahommedans, and Hindoos in. Bengal. Calcutta was visited by a cyclone on October 7th ; no great damage was done. The note circulation in India reached half that of the Bank of England last year; it afforded considerable profit to tho Government. The Burmese merchants are seeking to obtain the repeal of the export duties on rice, to enable them to compete with the free ports. It is believed that the Indian Government intend to take over the railways and telegraphs throughout India. BOMBAY. Serious disturbances have taken place amongst the tribes on the shores of the Persian Gulf. More than 200 Europeans died of cholera at Peshawur. ' Several passengers by the lost P. and O. ship Carnatic have been examined as I witnesses, and their evidence forwarded J to the Board of Trade; the captain and officers are ordered home to attend an i inquiry, to be held in London. It ap-

pears unaccountable how the accident occurred. The conduct of Captain Jones, in neglecting to land the passengers and mails, meet with the strongest censure here and in England. _ Intelligence respecting Dr. Livingstone being at Ugirri is confirmed ; inFebruarv ho was at Lake Panganinia well, but short ot provisions. All his European? had deserted him. 'Die silk crop in p ers j a ; s a tot;i ; failure. JAPA2S-. . . October S. The Austrian Minister i.; negotiatni" n treaty between Austria and Japau. The Japanese. Mint will be established at Osaka. The telegraph is in working order between the dockyard and head-quarters at i okohaum. CHINA. October 19. r i he Duke of .'uiiiiburgh left Tien Tsin for Pekin, where he will stav seven days. The Austrian treaty was signed on the 22nd September, after many delays on the part of the Chinese. Another outrage lias occurred at Formosa ; two Kuropeans were killed and one wounded. The cultivation of opium in China is said to be rapidly increasing; the trade is licensed by the Government although prohibitions against it remain in force. i __ Hongkong, October 19. A daring piratical attempt was made on the barque Atenrade off Macao, and the captain and second oflicer were wounded, and one of the crew was killed. A pirate junk had been captured by a Portuguese gunboat. Australian coal, 5.25, market dull ; sovereigns, 4.50. Exchange on London, 45A-. For* Melbourne, Joshua Bates ; for Sydney, Isle of France. FOOCHOW. Oct. 8. Sailed.—For Australia : Elliaa, Kestrel, and Constance. Loading.—Meteor. Exchange on London—6 months' bank hills, 47J. SHANGHAI. October 12. Freights to London, £2 10s. Exchange on London hank bills, SO}-. SINGAPORE. October 20. The Australian coal market, 5 to G taels per ton. Freights loading, 30s to £2. Exchange on London bank bills, 46j -, on | Australian, 4 7] ; Australian sovereigns, j 4.70. ) MANILA. j The town was visited by an earthquake ' on October Ist, many buildings were shaken and damage done ; six lives were lost. .'■ ustralian coals abundant, nominally five dollars.

MAURITIUS. September 24. The prosperity of the island is improving; the sugar mills are in active operation. The weather is favourable for the manufacture, and the yield equals expectations. The quality is said to be superior to previous year. Prices remunerative ; average "2s more than last year. H. Baricly will shortly give up the governorship to his successor, the Hon. H. Gordon. Freights.—Australia, £3 to £2 os. -, coals, 0.50 to 7. Sailed. —Oberliu, for Adelaide ; Francis Bamfield, for Melbourne ; Frederick, for Dunedin. <i> LATE TELE&KAMS. Karl Uranvme£ 0 S?^:^ ctobev . 15 V. Bowen, this mail, adheres to the former expressed policy of the Government with regard to New Zealand, and decisively recalls the 18th Regiment. Dr. Goodwin, Dean of Ely, is appointed Bishop of Carlisle. The wool sales commence on the 26th ; the probable stock is 120,000 bales. The market continues firm. Wheat is 2s lo>ver. Dr. Livingstone is safe at Ugirvi, having discovered the true sources of the Nile. Arrivals. — Strathdon, True Briton, Brucklay Castle. Colonial securities are firm. Consols, 93g-. London, October 18. The Republican insurrection in Spain has reached extensive proportions. Martial law was proclaimed in many of the most important provinces ; severe Sgh tine took place in many districts. The city of Valeutia surrendered after a bombardment of three hours, and the insurgents were dispersed. The volunteers are everywhere disarmed, except at Madrid, where precautionary measures are taken. The Government, having completely regained its ascendancy, asked the Cortes for permission to prosecute 17 deputies, participators in the insurrection ; their expulsion is expected. Senor Carelane, being threatened with assassination, fle i to Portugal. The case against Kirby and other directors of the Albert Insurance Company was dismissed in consequence of the absence of a prosecutor. A meeting of policy-holders appointed a sub-committee to conduct negotiations to amalgamate with tho Alliance. A steamer of the Messageries Imperiales Company will leave Marseilles in Novem ber, and proceed through the Suez Canal direct to Calcutta. The Czarowitch Stakes were won by Cheric, John Davies second, Provider third. SPECIAL TELEG-KAAIS. London, October 22. Galle, November 4. The Spanish insurrection is thoroughly suppressed. ihe New Tork gold panic has subsided. There have been numerous failures, and enormous losses. The Queen will open Blackfriars new bridge and the Holborn viaduct on the 16th November. Public opinion approves of the Government in refusing to release the Fenian prisoners in Ireland. A great amnesty demonstration is to held in Hyde Park next Sunday (24th October). The petitions for winding-up the European Assurance Company have been dismissed. The Great Eastern is ready to start with the Anglo-tndian cable. The prospectus is issued of tbe British and Indian Telegraph Extension Company for connecting Ceylon, Singapore, aud ultimately Australia. Earl Derby is seriously ill and gradually sinking. No tidings have been received of the misting ship Matoaka.