GENERAL SUMMARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 59, 22 July 1868, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, J uno 2. The Quoen in at Balmoral. Censure hn« boon canton Mi'-Diamoli lor not advioing Her Miuewty to remain in London whou a political crisis is probable, It in known that tho Quoon bad boon wornod of Eon inn outrage^ inlondod on laying tho ilrnt Blono of St Thomaß' Hospital. Mr GJiulßtono'H StiHponfloryr Bill io considorcd certain i;o bo rejected by ttbo Houflo of Lordii. Tho diHOßtabliHlwnont of tbo English Church i« flpokon of, In reply to a quotition in the Houhc, Mr Difiraoli Hind fcjio Government would not defoml Mr Eyro naaumb tho Jamaica Committee, but would reserve tho right to anlr Parliament to indemnify him. Andrew Johnnon ia atill Proaidont. Stanton has rooignod, Tho HeHorvo of tho Greek Army hrt«. boon called out. Depulicu elected by Innurgont Oandidatau to tho flrook Chamboi 1 havo been roquoßted to leave, and have declined, The Wurktoh Miniolor declared that if tho I)o---putioo woro roeoivod ho would demand hia jiasHportH. I'ranco, Außl-rin, and JCjigland havo protOHt'od ngainfjl; tho admiHsion of the Oro.lau iJoputioH. Tho Viceroy of Egypt and suiio are on a viflit to OoiiHtuuM'noplo, Ohei'if Piihlwi baa been appointed .llegont/ Tho Borby Stnlcoa— Sir X Hawloy'a 'Bluo oown, 1} Baron HoLlifloliild'u King Alfred, 2 ; Duke of NoweaHllo'fl Spoculum, 3, 18 ran, Time, 2 mm», 4/dk hocu. Hot yaluo of atakn, £0870. Tho Oaka— -Mr Gtraluun'a '.lj'ormoaa, 1. Mi' Bawflon'H Lady Coventry, 2; Mr Prtdwick'H Athenft, ft, 0 run, , f?ysV ' cricket match between oloton aboriginal black Au»tralian» and olevon gentlomon of Surroy eamo on" at tho Oval on May v 25th. Score— Surrey club, flrat inningH, 222 ; AuHtraliunti, flrnt inning^', 88 ; uocond inningji^ I<]2. A hovgi'q tliUhdoi'Htorin happened in London en Mfty 20, The Victoria clock towor wan .utruck by lightning, but not much injurod. A man waa lulled in Nowingtdn Cauaoway, The Emperor Napoleon ia Hick, Pranco lino rcnuinod diplomatic rolationu with tho Bey of Tuuih. Plann for the reorganization of tho mililary forccH of tho Austrian Empire nro boing gradually onrriod into oneet, Tho etanding army \a to consist of 800,000 men, and Landwohr of 200,000, Tho Emporor of Auotrift

fWiterte that ho had to malco his ohoico of two altornativeß— tho diguing of roconfc lawa lionfcilo to tho Concordat, or abdication of tho throno, nud ho ohoao liho former. Tlio wookly Btatomonfc of tho Bank of Franco biiowh that tho amount of bullion in hand on tho 4th infant, wan olovon and a-lmlf millions) of franeH moro than on iho proviouo woold NegociationH will bo opened on bohalf of fcho North Gorman Confederation with tho Croat maritimo poworn, including tho United StatoH, with tho objoofc of arranging ami perfecting a uniform nyatom of nhip monfmromonli. It will bo propoHod that tho metrical principle bo kept in viow, and hnvo a proforonco. yTlio Popo has Bonfc nn agent to tho unitod Statoa to onlist troops thoro for tho Papal army. ) IFnV "written to his friendn and to the authoritieri in America, ontroating thorn, on bohalf of tho Liberal party in Italy, to diseourago tho project. La Nord a»BcrtH that the opinion witloly provailf) in Parirt that war will ■break out in Europo boforo tho clone of next autumn, Princo Napoloon, haa arrivod at Vionna from Budon. Ho wua rocoived by tho Emperor Francia Joaoph, with whom ho held a elono coußultation, Tho objoofc of tho Prineo'tf mission in unknown. Tho Chamber of 3)eputio«, Lowor HoiiHO of the Jtoioharalh, havo votod to fund all the difloront forms of notional indobtodiioHH, with tho exception of lottery obligations iliutp of intcroHk, five per eont por nniuim, and importing a heavy tax on coupons, Tho " Emperor of Ruaflia has insued an ukauo, notting free all jporeona of birth now exiled to Siberia, and all nativea of ihiHH'an I,'oland who nro Hcntoncod to lohh than twenty yoarn' oxilo. Tho Mondard advieoo tho Itoiohorath not to adopt tho proposed heavy tax on coupons Au oxciting raeo took place at Chanfcilly on tho 7fch, for tho grand prizo of Paris, tho gi/fc of tho Emporor, and 100,000 fraucn, for tho then thrco years old.eutiro co'Uh and fillies of any brood and country, added to a BwoopstakoH of 200 dollarn each in gold ; tho hocohc! to receive 2000 dollars in gold, and the third J.OOO dollars in gold, Col to to carry 121 llin ; fillies, 118 lbs ; about a miloand (seven furlongH, ninoty-flijc nubHcriborfl, The Marcjuift of HantingH 1 tho Earl, 1 ; Mr Sohioklor'n SuKornin, 2 ; Count F. Lngrango's Nilusoo, 8 ; Mi 1 Gril'd ing's Valo itoyal, <t; Mr H. SivVillo'rt Bluoftkin, 5. Tho Soorotarytof.Stato for India has rocoiyod diapntehosi dated May 80. "Goner, al Napier hoped to roach tho ooaj| of t'hoKod Sea at Zouila by 80th tfun'c); > Ho loft. KaHitai, lite faithful nativo nlly.'tho^lay boforo tho dato of hi« dispatch. v_ The English captives roeontly hold by King Thoodoro of Abyssinia, and rolcaned by Glonoral Napior, havo arrivod at Suez. Tho lluHsian Govornmont is in ro. ccipt of intelligonoo from Oontral Asia. The victory of the 2nd May, and capture of Bokhara, are fully confirmed, Tho reported death of tho Emir of Bokhara laelcN confirmation. Tho vietoriouH itiiHHiau treopa luul taken the city of Biimarcandi Tho Emporor and EmprcHH of tho Froneh attended an agricultural mooting at Jlouen. J?rinee 33ugeno propoeca » visit to Iceland. Princo Humborfc and tho Princosa Marghonta havo arrived at Monaa, The Opinionc of Florence Maya tlio Fronoh troops will bo withdrawn from Homo shortly. , Oarioli \\m introduced a bill granting Italian citi/.enHhip to Italiniw seeking to rcgiutor thomaolvoa in any municipality of tho kingdom aftor omigra* tion from Italian countries not united to the Kingdom, The Ministry intend carrying thin out. The Crown Princo of Donmark is botrothod to Princosa Louiso of Swedon, A Poaco Oongroas, on a largo soalo, iv to bo hold at Bcrno in Soptombor. The Mount OouiH Kailway i« to bo formally openod on Juno 8, ' Jn Canada tho lonian oxcitomenfc continuoH. Military preparations on an oxteiißivo fiealo are boing made at IrMontrenl, Toronto, and Olfcawa,