ARRIVAL OF THE ALDINGA WITH THE MAY MAILS.

Otago Witness, Issue 555, 19 July 1862, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF THE ALDINGA WITH THE MAY MAILS.

The steamship Aldinga arrived at Port Chalmers shortly after 7 yesterday morning, with 150 passengers, and the English mails, transferred from the P. and O. Company's s3. Madras on the 10th. The Aldinga left on the morning of the 11th, and, in addition to the usual telegraphic summary of English news, she brings later news per a telegram dated Suez, June 1, copies of which were furnished to Captain M'Lean by the Melbourne Argus. London, May 26. The Prince of Wales lms visited Constantinople on his return. The King of the Belgians is slowly recovering. ' The Marquis won the Two Thousand, Hurricane won the One Thousand Guineas. The American Minister in London has demanded the restoration of the Emily St. Pierre. The British Government refused. The distress is increasing in the manufacturing districts. The unemployed operative of Manchester remonstrated against being sent to the parish for relief. The Japanese Ambassadors have arrived, and were present at the opening of the Exhibition. A treaty between England and America for the suppression of the slave trade has been ratified. It gives to British vessels the right of search. The House of Commons has rejected the Church-rate Abolition Bill. The sluice of St. Germain's, on the Ouse, has burst — 10,000 acres of land under water 5 damage £250,000. The greater part of Kingston, Jamaica, has has been destroyed by fire. The marriage of Princess Alice takes place on 29th June. Deaths during the past month : — Mr. ," Slaney, M.P., and Sir G. H. Hewitt. General Guyon, commander of the French army of occupation in liome, has been recalled to Paris. France has declared war against Mexico. England and Spain have withdrawn from the ' expedition. M. Mires has issued proposals for a new loan. The French Government have prohibited the press publishing prospectus. Prussian elections show large majority for liberals ; Minister of Finance rejected by former constituents. Elector of Hesse Cassel yielded to Prussian demands, and agreed to re-establish Constitution of 1831. The Austrian Government has announced the policy of non-intervention in the affairs of foreign countries, and takes a purely defensive course with reference to Italy. Military conspiracy in favour of Poland dis- j covered at St. Petersburg. Turkey has repulsed the Montenegrins in several attacks. The Porte declined to accede to Russian proposal for the independence of of Montenegro. From America we learn that the Confederates have evacuated York Town, Norfolk. The Federals pursued the Confederates within 20 miles of Richmond, which the Confederates will defend. Beauregard has strongly fortified Corinth. Battle daily expected. Blockade of New Orleans, Beaufort, and Port Royal, raised. Confederates, on Arkansas side of Mississippi, have flooded the country for forty miles. All cotton along the banks being burnt, all sugar and molasass being thrown into the river. The Confederate army has evacuated New Orleans, after six days hard fighting, taking j with them eighteen millions of dollars, and destroying shipping and cotton to the value of eight or ten millions of dollars. The whole of the Mississippi from the coast to Memphis is in the hands of the Federals. York Town, in Virginia, has fallen, and the great battle between Jefferson Davis and M'Clellan was daily expected to be fought, and on issue depends the fate of. Richmond. The Confederates have also abandoned Norfolk, after destroying the Merrimac and the Navy-yard. A bill abolishing slavery in the territory of the States has been passed in the House of Representatives by eighty-five votes to fifty. The King of Italy has visited Naples amidst the loudest demonstrations of loyalty and devotion, Prince Napoleon sharing in the general exultation. The Italian Parliament re-opens on June 3. Great efforts are being made to settle the Roman question. The ex-King of Naples has left Rome. The result of the Prussian elections gives an overwhelming majority on the Liberal side. The distress in Lancashire increases. 1 0,000 acres of land have been flooded in the middle level, destroying property to the amount of £250,000. Assassinations are rife in Ireland. The great assemblage of Roman Catholic prelates is being held in Rome. It is understood that the Secretary for the Colonies declined to advise Her Majesty to remove Mr. Justice Boothby. A dividend of four per cent, is to be recommended by the London Chartered Bank of Australia. Burra Burra copper sold at £94 10s to £95. Owing to the fine weather for the growing crops, and the large arrivals of foreign grain, the wheat market has been dull .and it is expected that the very best samples, which have sold at former rates, will be fully 2s or 3s per quarter lower. Consols, 93f to 93^, cum div., for cash. Bank deposits, 3 per cent. Victorian Six per Cents., April and May, 1051 to 106 f.