ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
10th OF JUNE.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
(FROM THS DAILY TfMSS CORRESPONDENT.)
BIRTH OF A PRINCE.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
CAPTURE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS
AND SUITE.
SURRENDER OF ALL THE CON-
FEDERATE GENERALS.
MENACING ATTITUDE OF PRE-
SIDENT JOHNSTON.
GREAT SUFFERING IN" THE
SOUTHERN STATES.
LATEST ANGLO-INDIAN
TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
London, May 26th. The Australian Mails were delivered in London on the 14th and 20 th of May.
Her Majesty held her fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, on the 15th of May.
Parliament was to be dissolved on the 10th of July, after which a general election was to take place.
Mr Gladstone's reduction of tea and income duties much applauded.
Mr Lowe's anti-reform speech against encouraging democracy caused great sensation.
Sir George Grey replied the Government would be guided by public opinion.
In his financial statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer shows a surplus of revenue over expenditure of four millions sterling.
On the receipt of the news of President Lincoln's assassination, a universal feeling of indignation through all classes was expressed.
Lord Palmerston, upon resuming duty after a short illness, received enthusiastic cheers in the House.
Sir Charles Wood, it is reported, will be raised to the peerage under the title of Earl Halifax.
It is proposed to grant to Mrs Cobden a pension of LIOOO per annum.
The universal feeling in England is adverse to the continuance of the New Zealand war. The policy of the local government is severely canvassed. It is stated that the General Government has asked for a reinforcement of 2000 men. The War Secretary declines ; and gives instructions for the withdrawal of five regiments.
The Great Britain arrived on the 10th of May, after a passage of 61 days and 10 hours.
Constance Kent's trial for the Road murder takes place in London, instead of Wiltshire.
Party rioting has broken out in Belfast
The emigration from Ireland to America, is likely to exceed, this year, that of ar.y year since the famine.
The distress in the cotton manufacturing districts has almost ceased.
A letter to Mr Bright states that on the termination of the American war, 2,500,000 bales of cotton would be available. It has caused great decline in prices.
Edmunds's pension has been rescinded, after a long investigation.
After a six months' competition between the Armstrong and Whitworth gun", the result has been in favor of the former.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kean's season tickets at New York, realised 8000 dollars at auction.
Leech's sketches, &c, sold for L4OOO. A. pension of LIOO a-year has been conferred on his widow by the Queen.
The match for the championship, between Worraald and Mace, takes place on the lot of November.
Obituary.— Sir J. Cunard, The Honorable Edwin Lascelles, Mr 'Williams, M.P. ; General Kindy, Admiral Harvey, The Duke de Cogny, Sir David Davis, Sir Thomas Staples, The Honorable Spring Rice.
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