The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-26
Z u r 0 p E.
The opening of the New British
Parliament.
THE FRENCH COURT 4! coMpIEGNE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF GREECE

The steamship Alstralasian, OF the Cunard line
CAPTAIN w. W. RundeL from Liverpool December Il,
via Queenstown the 18TH arrived at this port yester
day From our correspondents abroad we are ena-
blei to present an interesting and varied collection
OF important and attractive European information.
Lord stanley before resigniDg his office, awarded
f5 600 to Mr.. Rassam and 81 900 each TIC Lieutenant
Prideaux and Or. Blanc as compensation for suffer-
ings while held captives in Abyssinia
The friends and admirers OF Mr.. Charles Dickens,
at Liverpool, are going TO give him pubic banquet
when he goes TO that town TO read
1t is announced from Paris that Queen Isabella
has purchased for E72oo0 magnificent residence
the Boulevard du Roi de Rome, and paid forfeit
OF G24Oo to be OF the purchase OF the two houses
she had previously taken IN the Champs Elysees.
The France OF the llJh says there is every reason
to believe that before the delay given to Greece by
the Porte expires satisfactory understanding VIII
be arrived at. According TO the Nep Free Press OF
the same evening, Eerr Won Becke the Austrian
Minister OF Finance viii! probably be appointed Aus
TRAN Ambassador at Coastantinople in the room Of
Baron Prokesch who is about TO retire frem the dip
lomatic service
dreadful boiler explosion occurred at Newcastle
on Tyne, December IL, by which three men have
been killed and three others severely injured The
boiler was that OF O steam wherry, on the Tyne
astrous effects thus briefly narrated
The Northern Ensign says that gold has been
found In the county Of Sutherland The discovery
has not YET a6ected the public mind as to lead
crush to the diggiags" but it has raised sufficient
interest to justify such an amount Of 'prospectng''
as win put an end very TO all doubt the sub
ject
The Ltrerpoo, Post OF the 10Th that the work
ingmen OF London have determined to abandon the
idea OF giving banquet TO Mr.. Reverdy Johnson.
There are sufficient for this no doubt; but
they might have conducted their proceedings at the
meeting at which this resolve was come to In such a
way that the resolve might not appear to be due to
the discovery that Mr.. Johnson was not SO popular
III the States as they, the workingmen supposed
him to be. 1t has beeh clumsily managed affair all
through.
The Pal Nal Gazette Of the 18th states:-An IN
derground railway is projected from the Marble
Arch, along oxford street and Hoburn to the Gene
raj Post ONCE. According TO Mr.. Hawkshaw there
would be nine stations the line, about third OF
q mile apart The railway would be worked by sta
uonary engines, and thus the vibration would be
reduced to a minimum. II is supposed this railway
be made without interfering with the traffic OF
oxford street.
1t il SAID that the Railway Commissioners report
which recommends the government management OF
Irish railways was presented to the Treasury on
Thursday afternoon At the first Cabinet Council 1t
Will be among the first questions TO be considered,
Mr. Gladstone having expressed his desire that it
should also be one OF the first dealt with.
The proceedings in Parliament on the 18th were
again OF purely formal character The Speaker
appeared at the bar Of the House OF Lords, an
nounced his election and preferred the usual claim
FOR freedom of speech and freedom from arrest for
the members OF the Lower House, to whom he car
red back the royal confirmation OF all The privileges
granted By her Maesty's predecessors. The swear
ing in of members Of both houses was proceeded
with.