GENERAL NEWS

Taranaki Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 1108, 22 July 1871, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS

London, June 11.— -The Hon. Mr. Yogel was still in London endeavouring to negotiate with Mr. Brogden for the construction of railways in New Zealand. He was presented at a levee to the Prince of Wales ; and Mrs. Yogel was presented at a drawing-room levee to the Queen. Mr. Yogel has been elected an honorary member of the Reform Club. The Golden Crown Shares have beeu placed in the market at London, and the amount applied for is three times over their value. Since then £20,000 worth of Imperial Crown has been ottered privately, and all taken up in the course of a few hours, and are now selling at a premium. Peace negotiations have been completed at Frankfort, and the triumphant entry of the Germans into Berlin is fixed for the 18th June. Gladstone announced his determination of passing the Army and Ballot Bills this session. The ' Galatea' is now being dismantled at Plymouth. The Duke of Edinburgh is visiting the Queen at Balmoral. The freedom of the city has been offered him. Prince Arthur is reooveriug from a severe fall. Sir Henry Rawlinson has been appointed successor to Sir Roderick Mnrchison as President of the Royal Geographical Society. The London Chartered Bank of Anstralasia has declared a dividend of eight per ceut. The Tichborne Baronetcy case has got into Court. The examination of the claimant has commenced. The evideuoe as to his identity is increasingly strong. Ten thousand engineers ou the Tyue have struck.

! Attention has been called in the House of Commons to the report of the capture of Herat and Russian movements in central Asia. The Dnke of Argyle has granted a pension of £400 a year to the widow of Henry Durant. The Indian Finance Committee is sitting at Westminster daily. They are making elaborate examinations which are likely to stretch over two years. Several appointments of Natives and Englishmen to the order of che Star of India are gazetted. Obituary. — Sir John Hersohell, (who was interred at Westminster Abbey) ; Thalberg and Auber, Frenoh composers ; Mr. Mason, the quondam Confederate Envoy of the Southern States 5 Major-General Douglas ; Admiral Arbuthnot; Mr. J. Yeates, Advocate ; Rev. Mr. Paterson, Byron's tutor ; Major-General Shiel ; Mr. Halket, keeper of the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh ; Professor Parcherto, of Jena ; Sir W. D. Stewart; Colonel Bogers, R.A. j Lient. -General J. H. Williams ; Lord McGregor.