GENERAL SUMMARY. London, October 31.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 252, 20 December 1873, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY. London, October 31.

Tlip first Californian mail clospsjit Loudonnn January 10 The prospectus is issued of tile New Zetland Land Improvement Company. Capital half a million ; first issue, quarter of a million. One feature of the sebeme is to make advances to lnml piu'cha^er* at I lteresf on mortgage to enable the erection of f inn buildings ;in<] other improvements. The Laudewble, for Auckland, was off Deal with immigrants on October 21 . Shu n repairing damages after a collision. Tho emigrants aro unharmed. Harri«on attributes the failure of his fiV>zen meat to the hurri»d wiy in which the preparations ware ma^le. The French Monarchist 1 * are stron<»lv opposed by the Imperialists and Republicans under Thie-M and. G«nibetta. Rentes rise with the hopes of Monarchists, The Bresidcnt maintains a severely neutral view of French afElirs. The German fortifications are being pushed, on with amazing rapidity. The Austrian Emperor visits St Peteraburgh in January. The Carli«r leader* and soldiers arc deserting to the-Re-publican". Italian convent* 'ire being bought up by Government. Grant declares that the recent money panic is the first step towards apecio payments. Ex-Secretary Boutwell believe* Government will shortly resume specie payments. It is cantemplaled to supply the army on the Gold Coast with Australian preserved ment*. Stock*, who shot Fi«k, was sentenced lo four years'imprisonment. Re the Californian service,. " Anglo-Australian " in London says :- One month the steamer leaving San Francisco will proceed to Sydney, and next month will proced to Auckland. The time calculated upon i«. ten days from London to New Tort, twenty-one daj 3 to San Francisco, twenty-eight days from San Francisco to Sydney, and twentyfour to Auckland, ineludidj; time employed in calling at Honolulu and in transhipment of cargo aad passengers at Kundavu. Hie projectors look upon this- as the outside limit of time, and they believe that when the Hue between New York and San Francisco is put into better working order they will be able to complete arrangement* by which the mail service may bf conducted within. »ny forty days. Doctor Feat hers ton dined recently with the Lord Mayor, at tho Mansion House. I Dr Berguin, Swedish botanist, has left on a soientific expedition to New Zealand. T)r Featherston h«s been on an emigration tour in the North. In the cour«e of the next six months two thousand Germans and Scandinavians will be font to New Zealand, after which German emigration will cense. A select party of vigncrons proceed to Haw keN Bay immediately. New Z"nhuid orex are attract ing great attention.