NEWS BY THE PANAMA MAIL.

West Coast Times, Issue 606, 3 September 1867, Page 3

NEWS BY THE PANAMA MAIL.

BY ATLANTIC CABLE.

London, July 10.

Bond, Miller, and South, all engaged in the Biaziliau trade, have suspended payment. . A sixpenny rate of postage botwoen England and America comes into operation on January 1, 1868. Mr William Scholefiold, M.P., is dead.

Tho Eussian Government has addressed an important circular to the Czar's ministers at London, Paris, and Washington, requesting them to call tho attention of those Cabinets to the condition of Ireland, and to represent that in the opinion of Eussia the state of that cointry should be inquired into by a joint commission appointed by tho United Statos, France, Eussia, and England. July 3, being tho anniversary of the Prussian Victory at ,Sadowa, was celebratod in Potsdam.

Baron Von Beust has received tho appointment of Chancellor of the Austrian Empire, a post formerly held by Prince Mettemich.

Tho Emperor Francis Joseph is to visit Paris in September. The Emperor Napoleon has suspended the functions of all French Consuls in Mexico, on account of Maximilian's execution.

New York, July 11. General Prim, who has been for sometime an exile from Spain, has landed in the province of Catalonia. It was feared that his appearance was the signal for a revolution in that province. Congress is still in session. The House has passed a bill defining the reconstruction law, and making the military superior to the civil authority in the South. The Senate has a similar bill before it.

Austria' has ordered a fleet to Vera Cruz, to demand- the body of Maximilian.

Advices from Quebec of July 10, state that July 1 was the birthday of the dominion of Canada. The day was ushered in by ringing of bells, firing of salutes, bonfires, and general rejoicings. Lord Monck was sworn in as Viceroy at Otiawa, and announced that by order of Her Majesty he had conferred on the Hon. John A. M'Donald, the dignity of Knight Companion of the Bath, and on Messrs. Cartier, Gait, Tilley, Tupper, Howell, and M'Dougall that of Companions of the Bath.

The new Canadian Ministry is as follows : Sir John A. M'Donald, Minister of Justice ; Hon. G. E. Cartier, Minister of Militia ; Hon. A. F. Gait, Minister of Finance ; Hon. S. L. Tilley, Minister of Customs ; Hon. W. Howland, Minister of Excise ; Hon. J. Mitchell, Minister of Marine and Fisheries ; Hon. W. M'Dougall, Minister of Public Works ; Hon. A. Campbell, Postmaster-General ; Hon. Jean C. Chapias, Minister of Agriculture ; Hon. M. Archibald, Secretary of the Provinces ; Hon. Hector L. Langeon, Secretary for Canada ; Hon. J. Ferguson Blair, President of the Council ; and Hon. M. Kenny, Eeceiver-General. Reports from every city, town, and village in tho dominion agree as to the heartiness and unanimity with which the day was celebrated. No previous event in the history of the country has called forth such universal rejoicings. The population of tho dominion is about 3,800,000 souls ; the extent of the territory, 377,045 square miles ; the public debt soventy-five million dollars ; aad the income eighteen million dollars. Report says Santa Anna was not yet executed by the Liberals [in Mexico], but is a prisoner at Campeachy, liablo to be shot any moment.

The most extraordinary instance of patience on record is that of a judge who listened silently for two days while a couple of windy attorneys contended about the construction of an Act of Parliament, and then ended the controversy by remarking, " Gentlemen, tho law lias been repealed."