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Evening Post, Issue 90, 24 May 1865, Page 2

The §.s. Tararua, Captain Gardyne, left Sydney on May 17th at 7 a.m. ; arrived at Nelson on the 22nd, at 7 a.m. j left Nelson on the 23rd, at half-past 7 p.m., and arrived here this morning at half -past 9. The Tararua brings a heavy cargo for this port. There are 20 cabin and 4 steerage passengers for Wellington. Capt. Gardyne reports experiencing heavy southerly winds through* out the passage. From the Nelson Examiner of yesterday we take the following English news : — In the House of Commons it was decided by a large majority (275 to 40) that Canada must be defended ; ami the feeling of the country is so strong on the point, that they who differed had to put their dissent on other grounds, viz., the indefensibility of Canada by land, but were fain to admit that it must be dpfended by sea at least. Mr. Cardwell says, " War with Canada is war with England ;" and he was loudly cheered by the House. There is no indication at present of the approach of any telling party question ; nor any reason yet for supposing that the present Parliament will not live out its full term. The Times, which, by many people at home, and a large majority abroad, i« accepted as

the organ of English opinion, is at present occti] ied with shifting as gracefully as it can, from the Confederate to the Federal side, to think of much else. Its conversion began with the decisive success of General Slierman's campaign in Georgia, aud has been completed lately by the loss of Charleston and of Wilmington by the Confederates. The Prussian Minister of War, Ilerr yon Roon, with the temerity of an irresponsible person, has declared his belief that the Emperor of the French is resolved to attack Prussia, if not at any definite early period, so soon as he finds it to his interest to do so. The Pope being advised by M. de Sartiges, the French Ambassador, to raise an army» lias distinctly refused to do bo, declaring that he considers the Italian Convention null and void, and that he trusts in Providence. He is said to be meditating a general assembly of Catholic Bishops to confirm the Encyclical.