Since our last there have been no further telegrams from Home by way of Galle, but the following, via San Francisco, though of an earlier date thanfthose by the English Mail, are new.
New York, 31st December.—A movement is on foot favourable to the annexation of Cuba to Mexico.
London, 3rd January 1869.—The Conference on the Eastern difficulty will meet at Paris on the 9th January. It is said that should the deliberations prove abortive Russia will demand the non-interference of European powers in the quarrel between Greece and Turkey. Admiral Hobart Pasha demanded the surrender of the Greek steamer Zvosis. War is considered inevitable at Athens.
New York, Qud January.—The -following is the Herald's cable special: Mr. Burlingame and Lord Clarendon, the new British Foreign Minister, had an interview to-day, wherein they agreed upon the principles of the future British policy to be adopted towanls China, Lord Clarendon, in reviewing the former conversations, fully acknowledged the propriety and justice of several points which Mr. Burlin, advo in reference to the policy which he deemed desirable that England should pursue. Mr, Burlingame held that the objects of the present mission showed evident signs of progress, and by no means evinced a retrograde disposition on the part of the Ubinese Government. He also deprecated the practice of the Western Powers of using unfriendly pressure to introduce new systems or new ideas among the people whose knowledge of foreign affairs is of recent origin, because such repressive policy would tend to revolution and repress _progress, whereas the Chinese Government fully admitted the necessity of progress, and desired to encourage it
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