The English Mail.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 13, 9 February 1870, Page 3

The English Mail.

(From tho Daily Times telcgrama,) II Wellington, January 31. Tho Camilla, from Newcastle, brings English news. The English mail arrived off Glenelg on January 19 th!

London, December 3. The Australian October mails were delivered in London a day late.. , Prince Leopold is again ill. The Princess of Wales was confined on November 20th of a daughter. Mother and child are both well. ~ , The Royal visit to the city was a great success. Tho Queen expressed her gteat satisfaction at tho warm reception given Jier by tho myriads of spectators. The King of Belgium has visited Eng-

land. The Colonial question has been revived by a letter to the Times from Mr Edward Wilson, on the true bearing of Eari Granville's treatment of New Zealand. The letter is very clearly and forcibly written. The Times replied to it in two leaders, the first of which was temperate and respectful, the second abusive. Mr Wilson contends that a change of policy so momentous and far-reaching must be submitted to the decision of both parliament and peojjje, and that the colonists are entitled to a potential voice in the settlement of their own future status. Tho first of the series of weekly conferences of colonial representatives has been held. Resolutions were passed condemnin " Earl Granville's disintegrating policy. Sir George Grey was one of the speakers. Some of the leading papers notice the meeting favourably. There was a large attendance. Delegates are expected to be I present at the colonial conference. I In the letters which have recently passed j between Sir. George Grey and the Colonial I Office on the subject of the recognition of I the Maori King, Earl Granville has been 1 convicted of ignorance. I The Brindisi mail route effects a saving | of 30 hoius. : | The Royal Standard was wrecked on the 1 Brazilian coast on the 10th Oct. Eight 1 ladies were drowned in the surf. The first lot of live cattle from South 1 America realised £l7 each. ! Earl Zetland is about to resign the IjGnindmast'irship of the Freemasons. jj O'Doiiovah Rossi, a Fenian felon, was ■returned for Tipperary. The election was ■declared void, and Mr Heron takes the moat instead. N Earl Granville insists on British Columbia, Rupert's Land, and the North-west ■Territory joining Canada. The French presidents oppose his mandate by an armed

T&'CSistillK'C. i'j Captain Jones's certificate has been sus-f-.])eii(leil for nine months, for the loss of the jCarnatic. . i Metropolitan pauperism is increasing, I Kind famine aucl fever are fatally prevalent. I The Government have agreed to'the postage for newspapers. B Two letters from Dr Livingstone have Ijbeen read before the Royal Geographical ief " Society Fraxce. y The revolutionary violence in Paris has .mH»ubsided. 1 The Emperor was received with enthunafOisiasm at the opening of the Chambers, re Wjiput his speech was disappointing. His 1 ffpromises were limited to legislative ini--s>sproveinents; and he shirked all the ques- . y£,|jtions of organic reform. >r ■ '^' ie Empress has returned to Paris. The tkjjjUinistry resisted the Emperor's proposal B {,-io postpone the opening of Parliament till . (fiber return.

Traupman's victim, Kinck senior, has >een found at the place indicated by the nurderer. He had been shot.

Spats. The Duke of Genoa's father and mother lave authorised the Times to state that hey and their son disapprove of his nomilation to the Crown. Prim denies itf, and iccuses the Times of being bribed. He tlso declares that Victor Emmanuel is the Duke's guardian, and that he gave . a pledge for the boy's candidature. 1 Two insurgent deputies have been, conleinned to death, one to perpetual exile, !1 one to twelve years' imprisonment. The Republicans accuse the Government irovoking the recent outbreaks. 'he Cuban insurrection is not prospering. Italy. When the King seemed dying, his conjor refused absolution till he abjured offences against the Church. The ng replied that ho was willing to con--3 as a Christian, but as a king he referred confessor to his ministers, who were in '- next room discussing the state of lira. Tiiis lias greatly endeared him to i people. Great rejoicings took place on the occan of the birth of a son to Prince Humi't. An amnesty to all political offenders s declared. '' A popular demonstration against the cumenical Council has been arranged to fe place in the chief Italian cities on the ening day. \' Germany.

ftl.Jp'The iron hrirlge across the Rhine, was M down by a vessel striking it. 40 M were killed and 20 injured. reded §f '' ' '''.'.■■'"'•

\ Russia. . the Emperor is ill, and is expected .Id #Micato in favour of his son. ', Egypt.

Great festivities took plnce at Suez on

the celebration of tho opening of tho Canal, Prayers for the success of the undertaking were offered by Mussulman and Catholic priests. The Empress's almoner blessed the Khedive.

M. Lesseps in his speech regretted that France had offered the abolition of tho capitulations. This offended tho Empress, and he lost his promised Dukedom of Suez.

The Viceroy's guests numbered 3000 Europeans and 25,000 Orientals. The recent accidents to vessels have caused the shares of the Company to decline. A French contractor has undertaken to keep the Canal clear for £40,000 a-year, and to make it double its present width for two and a-half millions. Latest Telegrams. ~•,• c; i ■ London, December 10. President Grant's message is satisfactory in tone. ■•

The GScumenical Council opened with great pomp on the Bth. The Empress of Austria was present. •The Suez portion of the British-Indian telegraph cable will be sent through the Canal.

The excavation of the Mont Cenis tunnel from the Italian side has reached French territory.

The Government prohibited Fenian processions at Cork and Limerick. The Irish Land Bill will embody two leading principles, viz., full compensation to the tenant for all improvements, and the inability of the landlord to evict without the intervention of a legal tribunal. Fenian demonstrations and outrages are ; multiplying in the south of Ireland. A man named Callaghan has been murdered at Cork by Fenians, who suspected his fidelity. Eight thousand men with flags and tar barrels marched through Cork, shouting for Eossa. The house of a clergyman who supported Mr Heron, at Tipperary, was totally destroyed. Cardinal Cullen has issued a pastoral strongly condemning Fenianism. Seizures of arms and agrarian murders are on the increase. India. Two French steamers have arrived at Galle, having passed through the Suez canal. They had to be lightened, and even then grounded. At present ves'ssols of only 16 feet draught are allowed to enter the canal. The Galatea arrived at Calcutta on the 22nd December. Her reception was magnificent. The Duke is to receive the Star of India. He was met by the Governor-' General and the Governors of Madras and Bombay. The Governor of the Gaol at Rangoon has been killed by convicts, eleven of whom have been shot.

A commercial treaty has been signed between Austria and Siam.

Heavy floods have taken place at Madras. Fever is prevalent in the jabAmerica. A collision has taken place on the Pacific Railway, near San Francisco. 15 persons were killed and 40 wounded. Spanish gun boats have been seized in New York harbour when building. The Courts have been appealed to for their release. A Cuban conspiracy to burn them has been detected.

The President's message recommends a gradual return to specie payments. It also expresses sympathy with the Cuban insurrectionists, but says that they arc not yet entitled to recognition. It advocates the reduction of the taxation and the replacement of existing bonds which have become due by others bearing not more than 51 per cent, interest.