ENGLISH NEWS.

Evening Post, Issue 76, 8 May 1865, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

Her Majesty is snid to have bad a most miraculous escape from being 1 crushed to death by the falling of a huje helm tree in the Home-park. Her Maj sty was taking an airing on her favourite Scotch pony, and proceeding through the tall avenue of elms at Windsor known as Queen Elizibeth's Ride, the pony being ltd by a gillie, and a groom following at a short distance, when, fortunately and providentially, the servant observed one of the lar^e trees falling immediately over her Majesty. Tho groom called out loudly, and her Majesiy, made aware of the danger by this timely alarm, escaped being crushed beneath the tree by a few yards only. Thj Queen ba9 a ldressed a letter to the authorities of some of the railways which centre in London, expressing her warmest hopes that they will carefully consider every means of guarding against accidents, which are not at all the necessary accompaniments of railway travelling. Her Majesty says she is aware that when she travels extraordinary pretauiions are taken, but it is on account of her family, of those traveling upon her service, and of her people generally, that she expresses the hope that the same security may be ensured for all as is .*o carefully provided for lurself. Uiilwiiy directors are reminded of the responsibility involved in the monopoly of the means of travelling of almost the entire population of the country. The Q let'ii and the Prince of Wales have been pleased to accept copies of Mr. J. M'Douill Stuait's work, "Explorations in Auslraliii." The valuable country in North Australia discovered by the author will hencefoith be known ns "Alexandra ' Land." Five of the regiments at present on service at New Zetland have been ordered home. Telegraphic news is now received in the Indian Capitals within seventy hours of London. Nothing is needed but the establishment of more frequent find regular communication with Galle to render the Australian colonies nearly abreast with the current of history in the old world. The Federal s.s. Triquois sailed from Galle on the 25th February in search of the Shenandoah. The port for which she was bound in the first instance was not known. According to the Home News, the Berar, Captain Hall, left Deal on the sth February last for Wellington. On the 23rd of the same month the Chapman left Deal for Wellington. The ships Martin Luther and Rob Roy were loading at Liverpool for Wellington. The Parliamentry session was opened on 7th February by Roy til Commissioners. The Lord Chancellor read the Queen s Speech. The only mention of New Zealand is the following :—¦?' Her Majesty regrets that the confl c, with some of the natives tribes in New Zealand has not yet been brought to a close, but the successful efforts of her Majesty's re gular forces, supported by those raised in the colony, have led to the submission of some of the insurgents, and those who are still in arms have been informed of the equitable conditions on which their submission would be accepted." During the recent gale« 4000 trees on the estate of Glengary were swept down Amongst other limber which has been laid prostrate is the large walnut trje in the garden beside the old castle, and supposed to bu about 200 years old. The force of the wind was almost unparalleled; masses of ice 6 inches thick were driven from one side of Loch Oieh to the other. The funeral of the Duke of Northumberand took place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, Feb. 23. The procession begun to move from Northumberland-house ahnut 12 o'clock, and all the way from Clriring cross down Parliament-street to the Abbey an immense crowd had collected, the greater portion of wham were dressed in mourning, and all the shops on the rou^o wens more or less closed, while at the Adniinlty a token of respect was shown to him who ha-i once been its fi st lord by hoisting their flig halfmast huh. The precession was received at the great west door of the cathedral by the dean and several of the canons ; and a portion of the service having been performed in front of the communion table the body was remove I to St. Nicholas, or the Percy Chapel, where tnu vaults of the House of Northumberland «.r , and where the remiins of the late duke were finally deposited. The Abbey vrai crowded in every part with a body of deeply imp.\.'su."l spict itors. A serious charge has just been preferred against Hector Graham Toler, Earl of Nor»

hury, at the petty sessions at Sevcnoaks, Kent. 1 1 is lordship was charged with having unlawfully assaulted a young girl, under 15 years of age, a servant in his house, at Willows, near Water ham. The girl, whose name is Isaica, told it very circumstantial story. She wns cross- examined mainly, it appeared, with n viuw of showing sho hud been induced to prefer tho charge by Ltidy Norbury. As a wUihjhs, hit lordship's cook, who was called, iliil not iinowof, ntul the ease was adjourned to unubk' tin* pl.tiittlft's counsel to summon hur. Mr. Ci'ippa, for Lord Norbury, said bis lordship hitd it complete) answer to the charge. Mr. Frederick Wo^J, the new Prime Minister of New ZfciitiMul, is it brother o£ Mr. Charles Weld of Chidookc. and n nephew of the late Mr. Weld of Liilworth Oiutle, the head of one of the most worthy and respectable of the English Uoinun Catholic bodies, and nearly related to the Petres, Stourtons, Ciifferds, Arundela, &c. lie is comparatively a youn^ man, but went out as a sutller to New Zealand several years ago. — Home News. The nominatim of can lidiites for Tipperary, vacant by the resignation of The O'Donoghue, took place on Feb. 24 at Clonmel There were two candidates— Mr. Moore, the nominee of the Roman Catholic bishops ; and Mr. Gill, who may be consi iered as the Fenian candidate. At the show of hands the majority was decidedly in favour of Mr. Gill. A poll was demanded for Mr. Moore. A very siugul ir and disgraceful affair has happened at Hull. Ie seems that am ing the Jews resident there some dispute exists us to who is the head of the congregation. Some pin their faitli on Mr. Marks, others on Mr. Farbstein. The other day the infant child of a Mr. Cohen died, and the consent of Mr. Farbstein having been obtained, the body was buried in the Jewish cemetery. Later a letter was received stating that as Mr. Mark's sanction had not been given for the burial, some arrangement must be made or the body would be disinterred. Mr Cohen took no notice of the letter, and a short time afterwards a parcel was delivered at his house containing the body of the child. An application in reference to the m itter haa been nnido fo the police m igiatrate, and no doubt some further steps will be taken. An extraordinary statement has been made by a man who forced his way into a coroner's court while being held in a public-house in Slunlwell. It was to the effect that he had been invited by an un lertaker, outwardly of great respectability, to take part in two burglaries in the city The man added that t'-is undertaker kept a s'aff of burglars in his em. ployment, and only used his business as a cloak for the more nefarious work in which he was employed. The story will no doubt be further inquired into by the police. On Feb. 15 a somewhat severe shock of an earthquake was experienced in the neighbourhood of Furness, North Lancashire. Therfe whs a complete upheaval of the earth in some places, and tho inhabitants were greatly alarmed St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, has been reopened for divine worship under the most auspicious circumstances. The Lord-Lieu-tenant and the Lord Mayor attended in state, with a la^ge number of the nobility and gentry. 3250 persons were present. The Duke of Cambridge has issued an order that all those in her Majesty's service who were in front or Lucknow in 1857 are to be granted one year's service and pay. A company, with a respectable board and larsje capital, has been established for the purpose of extending the telegraph business of Mr. Ructer, whose well-known organisation is established all over the world. The contracts Mr. lleuter now holds with the English, Continental, and Eastern Press will, it is said, alone secure a good dividend for a number of yea> s. Mr. A. Ghrdon, 0.8.. has published a letter written to Mr. Cooper, in which ha sates that there are 20 steam-b Hers under the floor of the Houses of Pnrliunent, many of them working at high pressure, and some of which have nob been teste I for 10 or 12 years. Unless matters are carefully managed, he anticipates a Guy Fawkes explosion one day. Another life has been sacrificed to crinoline. A few days ago ayo ins woman went to the c'lc.niual works at Kmstrop, near Leeds, where her husband works, and while playing with her child in one of the rooms, her dress, which was greatly expanded by crinoline, was caught by some revolving machinery. The unfortunate woman was drawn into tlvj machinery, and her body was , much lacerated, ami one of her legs almost p tiled off. She died the sa f ne evening from the injuries she ha<l received. Thj great c&lst m'.y which has fallen upon the " poor players" at the inrrey is likely, to ba r.'p ired so far as they are concerned by the zea ous exertions of the profession. Pur* toniiiinces luve talcfin pUoo at nearly all the theatres to raise a fund for them, an. l evbn amateur t'leifcriuil clubs have volu'itoarecl* their services. In addition to these efforts a public subscription list has been opened.