LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. (Per s s. Hero )

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 180, 3 July 1873, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. (Per ss . Hero )

Lon'l' n, June 18. Tlie Mnngiahlak and thn Orenburg det.n hments ot the Ru-.si.in ccpe litum against Khiva came to a juncture on the 25th ALi>, ami stormed Khodja 111. On the 27th ol the same niont'i they encountered the Kliiwin forces, and put t.liein to (li^ht alter several i3\erts eng.vgemr'il . ill wing them southward. On the first instant, tl.e combined Russian detachments captured tlio fortilli'd town Man«it, and General Kiutiin.vun has crossed Amvadouia, thirty-five milei west 1 loin Kluva. Na»«.r-ed-])in, the Shah of Persia, haa arrired here. Ho was escorted across the Channel by the Ironclads, in which he took urcat interest, and was received by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, his lloyal Highness Prince Christian, Ins Ru_\al Highness the Dulte of Cambridge, and his Serene llijjlineas I lie Duke of Took. Immense crowds assembled and accorded to the Shah a most enthusiastic welcome. Preparations for !iu entertainment are being made on a scale of great magnitude. The withdrawal of the tax on raw material baa caused a deficit of 170 million francs, to be prorided for by a rearrange inent of tho fiscal system.

June 19. The Daily Netcs urges the importance of having alterations in t he Bank of England Act more comprehensive than those proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and expresses dissatisfaction with the bill ho has introduced for that purpose 1 lie Times has published tho details of the concessions obtained by Baron Keuter from the Shah of Persia. The Sh.ih is (o supply all the material resources, and give Keuter a rnonopol} of the lines for seventy yoars. The arrangements are considered to evince the desire of the Persians to have the latest triumphs of European civilisation introduced into their country.

New York, Apni 20. Particulars of the earthquake nt San Salvador reduce th» lobd of life to 500, and that of property to $7,000,000 The iir»t shock, which occurred on March 4, *as a »light one, but tlit' inhabitants left their houses and encamped on the Plaza and in the fields. A great .shock waa felt next day, which only left two buildings standing. Afire followed but was quickly extinguished, and the authorities cheeked all attempts at plundering. The surrounding villages \uthin 40 miles' distance suffered. Advice-) from San Salvador state that the earthquake lasted until the 19th of March. An iM"iption of f lie volcano I^aico occurred simultaneously. Thi> officers of 11. M. steam sloop Keindecr have rcconed the tkinlis of (he Government and of the American Minister for the iisMstuiiL'c they rendered on the occasion.

liavannah, April 14, Hirinc'l I':is bern rc-caphirecl on the twenty miles ibovc U'n .innali. He was severely bruised in the. hands and le^s while escaping irom prison.

Vienna. The Deutsche Zeitung »nd the Hungarian paper Reform publish under reserve telegrams from Constantinople, which stale the Sultan has frequent lits of funous iirilation, and it is feared that Ins brain is affected. Gieat consternation is said to prevail in official circles in Constantinople. The dismissal of the Grand Vizier is daily expected. T'le members of the Diplomatic body are much embiUTtissod.

ENGLISH COMMHJICIAI.London, June 21. The Bank of England rnte of discount is still mk per cent, and monej is in actne demand ; but it is considered that any changes will be favorable. The stock ni.wlet nat present inactive. One thousand qunitrrs of Adtlaido wheat, et Bemenne and Parr.un.it ta, soM at 62s per quirter landed ; and the shipment e\ Cornm i» at 61i. jfew Zoiilund hemp is loA'ir.