GENERAL SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 290, 24 November 1862, Page 5

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, September 28. The Australian July mails were delivered in London on September 13th and 19th. The Queen was in Germany. The Prince of Wales is formally betrothed to the Princess Alexandria of Denmark. The marriage takes place next spring. It "will he a union of affection, and not from political considerations. The Great Exhibition is to be closed on the Ist of November. The attendance of visitors wa3 falling off. General trade of the country much improved, but distress in the cotton districts increases daily; total number receiving relief, 11,015 more than in corresponding period of last year. Extensive speculations lately ei&uted in cotton, juta, hemp, and flax, in consequence of deficiency of supply of cotton. A Dr. Harben has discovered a substitute for cotton, which is being practically tried—namely, the marine plant Zostera marina, or common grass wrack. The Great Eastern struck on a rock at Marbanck Point, staving' a hole in her bottom. Mr W. Roupell pleaded " Guilty " to the charges of forgery, and was sentenced to penal servitude for life, A new Australian, bishopric to be erected, the scat to be at Goulbutn. Mr Laing delivered, long speeches at Manchester and Glasgow, condemning the present system of Home Government ©f India. Public meetings have been held throughout the kingdom to express sympathy with Garibaldi, and to memorialize th,c Government to use its influence to obtain the evacuation of Home by the French troops. * The reign of terror still prevails in Tipptrary. A great Orange demonstration, attended by sixty thousand men, was held in Belfast. The grievance complained of was, that the law prohibiting party emblems was carried into effect against them and not against lioman Catholics. Riots and collisions between Orangemen and Catholics succeeded, lasting five days. The St. Leger Stakes, Doricaster,wo.n by The Marquis, Buckstone second. Time, 3tnin. 21sec. The Doncaster Cup was won by Tim WhifSer, Biicksjione second. " '.' Mr Charles Dickens will not visit Australia. Mr Spiers has effected an engagement with Mr and Mrs Charles Kean. Brownlow-hill workhouse and church adjoining, in Liverpool, destroyed by fire. Twenty lives lost. The Archbishop of Canterbury dead. Dr Tait, Bishop of London, to be translated to the vacant see. ■•■'•'■ Obituary—Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Edward Cecil, Earl of Harrington, Byron Noel (Viscount Ockham), Mr C. Pearson, Mr Forbes M'Kenzie, Dr James Burnes, and Mr Neatiey.