ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT THE BLUFF.

Charleston Argus, Volume 1, Issue 13, 27 April 1867, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT THE BLUFF.

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(From the Guey River Abgus of April 23.) By the P.N.Z. and A.S.N. Go's steamer Rangitoto, we have later dates to March 11. The great Reform movement continues to agitate the country, and numerous mass meetings have been held in various parts of the kingdom, but no disturbances have occurred.

The Habeas Corpus Act has been further suspended in Ireland. The Federation of the North American British Colonies is considered highly important. A plan has been proposed by the Governor-General, who was appointed by the Crown to represent the Imperial Executive. It is a3 follows:—A General Parliament, consisting of Upper and Lower Houses, which will legislate for the United Provinces; and the formation of local parliaments is contemplated. Fearful distress prevails in the east of London. The £13.000 collected has all been spent in relief.

The Government has withdrawn the Reform Resolutions, and will introduce a Reform Bill on the 28th March. A ministerial crisis occurred on the Bth March, a large majority of the Cabinet insisting on a large extension of the suffrage. Lords Carnarvon and Craubourne and General Peel resigned. The Derby Ministry has announced its intention to stand or fall by the Reform Bill which is to be introduced. The ►Select Committee, appointed by the Government, proposes four new standards for the Franchise: —First, educational; second, possesion of ,£3O in the Savings Bank ; third, .£SO ia the funds ; fourth, the payment of 20s. of direct taxation. The Borough Franchise is to be reduced to £C), and that of the country to £23 rating. The total number of votes estimated to be created by the new Bill is about 116,500.

Totnes, Yarmouth, Lancaster, and Rei<*ate will be disfranchised, on account of bribery and corruption, and all boroughs whose population is under 7000. Thirty seats are disposable, of which fourteen will be given to new boroughs, fifteen to counties, and one seat to the London University. Intelligence has been received of the murder of Dr Livingstone in Central Africa. The prosecution against cx-Goveror Eyre has commenced. A match has been made between Goss and Baldwin for the championship of the ring; and between Kelly and Chambers for the championship of the Thames and Tyne. The stakes in each case are large There has been a Fenian rising in Ireland. A raid on Kerry County end >d in the complete defeat of the insurgents. Several other risings have been suppressed. The bishops and clergy of die lioinan Catholic Church condemn Fenianism, and have denounced the leaders from the altar. Nine Fenians have been sentenced

variously to from seven to fifteen years' penal servitude. The latest news of the Fenian movement is that the insurgents are now threatening Tipperary. A serious conflict with the Royal troops took place at Clonmel. The large towns are quiet, and reinforcements and gunboats have been sent from England. It is proposed to form armies of reserve, and increase the pay of the Volunteers by 2d. per day. In a Fenian movement near Dublin several hundred rebels took part. Shots were exchanged. The Royal troops pursued, and arrested ninety Fenians, and made a large seizure of arms. Tho tenders for ,£300,000 of the Canterbury six per cent, loan have been opened. The minimum fixed was £O2. There were applications for £1 7,000, only £3,900 of which were at or above the minimum.