GENERAL SUMMARY.

West Coast Times, Issue 731, 27 January 1868, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Another batch of Alabama claims correspondence had been submitted to Parliament. Lord Stanley stated officially, England will never submit to foreign arbitration in claims involving right to recognise belligerants. French Opposition has assailed the Eoman Intervention Policy. The Austrian Premier advocates the assembling of the Eoman Conference with powers unpledged. In Italian Parliament, Prime Minister Menebrea justified the arrest of Garibaldi. Many political arrests said to have been made in Italy. The Italian Government has ordered 300,000 Chassepot rifles. Austrian Cabinet informs the Pope that the Vienna Parliament must legislate in the Concordat. King Theodore, of Abyssinia, is said to have ordered the execution of the English prisoners. One thousand persons perished by a cyclone in and about Calcutta. More earthquakes and loss of life and property have occurred in Windward and West India Islands. The Island of St. Thomas has been purchased by United States. President Johnson has sent his Message to Congress. He reiterates his objections to re-construction laws. The Cotton Tax has been repealed in the House. The proposition to impeach the President failed in the House by a vote of nearly 2 to 1, Horace Greeley's nomination as Minister of Austria was confirmed, but he declined. First Session of the fortieth Congress ' closed at Washington on the 2nd Dec. Second Session immediately opened. President sent Message on the 3rd ; enlarges on the civil war and its results, the paralysed condition of the South, the growing feeling averse to negro supremacy. Speaks of enormous frauds perpetrated on Treasury. Eeviews despondently financial condition of the country. States that the public debt on 30th June last was 2,692,901,215 dollars, showing reductions during fiscal year of 91,226,664 dollars. The military strength was 66,315, General Indian war averted. The building of the Pacific railway progressing. Speech caused great excitement. Motion for impeachment of President lost by 108 to 56. Parliament adjourned on 7th December to 13th February. London cabmen struck on the A 3rd, on account of the new law compelling them to carry lamps — law was suspended. William Hogan. supposed to have supplied arms to Fenian rebels' rescue, Manchester, has been arrested in Birmingham. Fenian General Nagle arrested at Sligo. Present attitude of France renders conference on Eoman question impossible. Her Majesty's Theatre totally destroyed by fire on 7th, after audience retired — causes unknown. Tremendous funeral demonstrations, Sympathy for executed Fenians in Manchester, Cork, Dublin. In Manchester, 10,000; Cork, 10,000; Dublin, 5,000 Irishmen turned out. London, December 10. The " Times" praises the House for its refusal to impeach the President. It expresses the fear, however, that the President will accept the action of the House as a new endorsement of this policy, and from this concludes that all hopes of a sound reconstruction must be deferred. . It is inferred from tenor of speech made by M. Eouher, in the Corps Legislatiff, that the French Emperor has adopted policy which coincides -with views and desires of the clerical party. Liverpool, December 10. The Fenian sympathisers are making extensive preparations for a public funeral in this city, on Sunday next in honor of Allen, Gould and Larkin, and it is feared a serious riot will ensue. Paris, December 10. Minister Eouher has made some official explanation in regard to the old Luxemburg dispute. He affirms that first suggestion for a change of frontier came last year from Prussia, and declares that since settlement of controversy which followed by London conference. France has entertained no thought of territorial extension by negotiation or contest. Berlin, December 10. J^russian House of Deputies has voted to transfer the Foreign Office of Prussia to budget of North German ConfederaiOni On ' ■£ rivate treaties indemnifying displaced Princes of Hanover and other pro-

vinces annexed by Prussia have been approved by Diet. Dreze, the inventor of the needle gun, is dead.