London, 14th June.
The departure of Gordon Pasha for China has had a disquieting effect ut St. Potersbury.
16th June.
The Porte has informed the Aimbassadors of the Great Powers that the decisions of the Conference will be unbinding upon Turkey because she has been excluded from the deliberations.
18th June.
The Conference on the Greek boundary question commenced sitting on the 17th, the Prince of Hohenloho presiding. The proceedings are secret.
19th June.
Sir Wilfred Lawson's local option resolution was carried against the Government, The Bishop of Victoria, Dr. Burdon, arrived here on Wednesday from Foochow per steamer Hues, and preached at the Cathedral on Sunday.
We note the arrival by the last English mail of seven gentlemen to recruit the ranks of H.M. Consular Service in China, They proceed to Peking to study the Chinese language.
Vice-Admiral Coote was expected to leave Kobe in H.M.''s frigate Iron Duke on the 8th inst. for Yokohama, whence it was believed he would proceed to Hakodate and Wladivostock. corvette Ashuelot left on Sunday night for Japan. We understand that she will bring the recently appointed United States Minister and his colleagues to China from Yokohama, O. N. Denny, Esq., United States Consul-General at this port, returned from Hankow on Saturday afternoon in the U.S.S. Ashuelot. He has been making a series of official visits at the various Yangtsze ports, a detailed account of which found in another column, By an Iuperial Edict dated the 10th June, Chang Chih-tung, the writer of the important memorial on the Treaty of Livadia, is appointed a sub-Reader of the Han-lin, he having been only a sub-expositor previously.
The L. and C. Express says Mr. James cot has been appointed agent at Chunyking to succeed Mr. Baber.
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