British News.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 21, 27 December 1843, Page 2

British News.

RECORD OF BRITISH, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

By the arrival of the Bangalore we have been put iu possession of intelligence from England to the 23id August. The steamer Bentinek, intended as a trader between Calcutta and Suez, had arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, having left Southampton on the 24th August, proceeded to Gibraltar and Cadiz, thence to St. Jago—l6so miles in seven days and twelve hours; left St, Jago on the 15th September, and reached the Cape on the 9th Ooto= ber, ("4000 miles,) in 23 days and 17 hours, the greatest distance ever steamed without' coaling. She arrived at the Cape before the Bangalore left. We collect the following summary of important intelligence, from the latest Sydney and other Papers—. y The Queen and the Royal family were well. Her Majesty was to prorogue Parliament on the 24th August. The Queen was about to take a series of trips in the new steamer. The harvest jo England pronii«ed to be most abundant; trade * as tolerably brisk. The insurrection; in Spain, which had been so long threatenipg, bad at lengrli broken out. Espars tero, the Regent, had been compelled to take refuge in England. The Christina party had declared the Qaeen's Majority to have arrived, ("although she is only thirteen years of age,) and were governing the kingdom in her name.,. The vacancies that occurred in the-Church of Scotland, in consequence of the secession, were being fast filled up; the notices in the London Gazette announce that the appointment' is made, "——, the late minister thereof, having ceased to be a minister of the Churchof Scotland."

Dr. Chalmers had deserted the standard of the " Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland," and had returned to the bosom of the Kirk. The Fife Herald says,—"Examples of this kind ought to teach prudence and circumspection to the higher classes, and especially the rigidly righteous, when theycens sure the uneducated, ignorant lower orders for want of virtue and morality," *

Dr. PuseY.—Two hundred and thirty non-resi-dent members of Oxford University had addressed a memorial to the Vice Chancellor, respecting the treatment of Dr. Pusey, in censuring his sermon without setting forth the reasons. Dr. Wynter refused to receive it, and rebuked the memorialists for attempting to overawe the governor of the; Uni* versitj.

EDUCATioN._The National Society for promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, have been moved to usual activity. They have issued an address, stating that withdrawal of the education clauses in the factoi y bill suggested to the society the necessity of calling on private benevolence to provide resources for affording "sound religious instruction and moral training,to the children of the poor.'* The call has been responded to by the subscription of 60,0002., the number of contributors being 1300.

Abbe Wilson who built the Roman Catholic Chapel at Nottingham, had been at Rome, and was on the point of leaving England for Van Dieman's Land on a mission from the Pope.

The United States War Steamer, Missouri, 2000 tons, was burnt while lying in the Bay of Giberal? ter. Mr. Cushing, the United S tates Minister, was on board, and was proceeding in the illsfated vessel to China.

New Zealand Company—New Colonies.— A special court of directors and members had been held at their offices in London., The Governor stated that the meeting; had been convened for the purpose 'of raising a loan "of 50,0002, to carry out the two new colonies ; one to be called; the Church of England Colony; the other New Edinburgh. The Report stated that it was the desire of the Company to increase their capital by way of loan instead of calling upon the shareholders to pay the remaining moiety of their liabilities. The three distinct settlements were stated as going on satisfactorily, an d comprised a popular tion of 10,000 souls. The settlements had been placed in this position Upon a capital of 200,0002., through which the Company had acquired a million of acres of fertile land in farmabie portions of a colony in which the minimum price of waste land is fixed at £l. per acre. The actual outlay for colonising purposes had been nearly half a million; the difference between the capital and outlay had been supplied by the confidence of the public. The Report concluded by stating that the directors were on the best terms with the government, and the settlement of New England is a favourite one in Scotland. Mr. Hutt and Sir Isaac Lyon Golds smidt expressed their determination to lend the money required at 4|. per cent, should the subscribers and the publio fail in making up the amount subscribed. The plan of the New Edinburgh settlement was projected in the month of August last by Mr. John Rennie, a native of Scotland, (and formerly member for Ipswich,) under the auspices of the New Zealand Company. "The emigrants are to be principally selected from Scots land. 216, J OOOZ. is to be paid as purchase money for the district of lands j 10,0002. is set apart as a provision foe ministers, and to,oooh for education, in accordance with the*principles of the Church of Scotland, and 40002. as a Church Bailing Fund. 26,0002. will be appropriated to roads and bridges, and other improvements; 30,0002. to surveys and otherexpenses in founding the settlement; 81,00 02. to emigration ; and 54,0002. to the company, for the cost of the land at 10s an acre. The land will be divided into 2,000 properties, each comprising a quarter acre of town land, ten acres of suburban land", and fifty acres of rural land, each property to be sold at 1202. Instructions to be sent out to the Company's Agent in New Zealand to select a site for the Colony,* the first body of colonists to set ont in October, and they are to be accompanied by their pastor the Rev. Mr. Burns, late of Monkton, the son of Gilbert, and nephew of Robert Burns, the poet. There was every prospect of the foregoing plan being carried into effect.. We are not in possession of the particulars of the plan of the Church of England Colony: It was reported that a French merchant ship had been seized by H. M. Steam Ship, Cyclops, laden with arms and amunition for Ireland. A bill had been introduced into the House of Lords, recognising the right of Presbyterian clergymen to marry members of their own communion to Episcopalians. There is, however to be a publication ofbanns, and the ceremony is to be performed in the meeting house within canonical hours, and a marriage registry is to be kept. In the House of Commons, on the 2lst August, in answer toaqnestionfrom Mr.Borthwiok, the Prime Minister said that Esparteio had arrived in Eng. land suddenly and unexpectedly. All he could state was that Espartero would be received with ,the respect due to his high character, and with the sympathy which was due to his unmerited misfortune, •■• He would state that/he was de jure Regent of Spain, although de facto power had passed through his hands, and- haviog stated thus much, be felt sure the honourable gentleman would not call upon him to state what course the government would consider it proper to take with reference to bis reception in this countiy. Prince de-Joinville and the Duke of Aumale were at Windsor Castle on a visit-to the Queen, from the Continent. A number of convicts were about to be sent to the Falkland Islands. Theatricals*—By the Shamrock, which starts we believe, to morrow, we perceive that Mr. Bucks ingham has taken a passage for himself and family. Mr. Buckingham was the first who afforded the inhabitants of Melbourne the amusemeut of witnessing dramatic performances, and notwithstanding the great difficulties which he encountered in procuring talent to carry out his design, the theatre was admirably conducted under his management, but from the heavy expenses which were attached to it, we fear that he has reaped but a poor recompense for hi 8 indefatigable exertions. He is an actor of consider, able talent, and iu losiog him we lose the Star of our corps dramatique. We must not omit to notice his son George, who bids fair to outstrip the oeles brated Master Betty. The ultimate destination of Mr. Buckingham, we believe, to be Auckland, where, we sincerely hope, he may find a more lucra tive field for his talents than he has found in Melbourne.— Melbourn Times, November 3.