JAPAN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 34, 23 June 1868, Page 3

JAPAN.

Lohdon, May C. A telegram from Hong Kong statos that tho United Statos Minister to Japan, Gonoral voq Halkonburg, is at Osaka, and Ims made a demand upon tho Mikado for indomnity for damago occasioned to tho proporty of Amorican oitizouH in tho lute disturbance). Ho is supported iti his demand by tho Fronch Envoy, and b^ tuo presence of a portion of tho Amorican nnd French East Indian /loots.

[BY CUBAN CABLE,] Havana, 13th May, 10 a,m, Nowa has boon rocoivod from Europe and tho United Statos up to tho ovoning of the 12th May. Tho Impeachment Committee were to give thoir docieion yeaterday, but tho procoodings woro auspondoa until Saturday, whon thoywill finally doclaro whethoL' the President be guilty or ttot guilty. ' • Tho gonoral boliof ia, that ho will bo acquitted. ! lord Brougham U dead. | Great riots havo taken pkco in England, with domonatrationa of groat animosity against tho heads of tho Ctotholic Church, resulting, moreover, in tho wounding of a great number of pooplo and tho destruction of various public buildings. Consols O4ijr. t Blood had boon shod nt tho elections in Nassau (No\r Brunswick). Tho opposition gainod by amajority of ten. Bribory waa practiaod. England has boon potitionod to ro* movo tho prosont Governor from ofliee. Yellow fovei* is prevalent along the S,W. coftbt; of South Amoricft, and is carrying off hundrods daily. Thoro is a complete panic at Callao and Lima, Tho authorities had closed all places of businosa and public rosort.