The Evening Post. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 203, 2 October 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1865.

The European Telegram, which arrived late on Saturday night, by the Gazelle, from Newcastle, is short, broken, and tantalising. It contains many items of important and interesting news, but so short that only a yer £, imperfect idea can be formed of thera.\Since the departure of the June mail, tne general elections have taken place, and resulted in a majority of eighty to the Liberals. Mr. John Stuart Mill is amongst the returned, but under circumstances as pleasing as they are novel. It will be recollected that when the Westminster people asked him to stand for that foremost constituency, he replied that those who wanted him in Parliament must put him in, or in other words return him without expense.*"|Mr. Mills' object in this was simply to 7si a good example to other constituencies. "It," he says, " the electors of Westminster return any one who has no claim whatever on them except their opinion of his fitness for the trust ; and if on the sole ground they elect him without personal solicitation, and without expense, they will do what is as eminently honorable to themselves as to the object of their ohoice— will set an example worthy to be, and likely to be followed by other constituencies, and will singularly raise the character of the liberal party and advance the cause of reform." This is applying logic and philosophy with a vengeance to the mundane affairs of an

election season. That thia ideal scheme might have a fair trial, Mr. Mill recommended his supporters " to send a circular to every elector, laying other names before him aa well as his, and requesting him to select from among them, or from any others, the person or persons he would wish to be brought forward as candidates." Such are th* grounds on which Mr. Mill has been returned, and the scheme may be hailed as a vast improvement on the expensive system now in operation. The harvest prospects throughout the United Kingdom are most cheering. This, coupled with the facts that there is plenty of cotton in America, and that the supply is rapidly on the increase in England, it may be inferred that the last of the cotton famine is .not distant. But while peace and plenty are spreading over the land, it seems that murder and sorrow are also spreading their withering influence. The news from America is scanty, but goes to show that the work of adjustment is progressing under difficulties. Precautionary measures bave been resorted to in every direction, thus showing that while the power of the Confederacy is crushed, the spirit of the Confederates is still the same. Ten thousand Southerners were stiil in prison, but under promise of liberty in a few days. Confederate property is being confiscated to a considerable extent, and the necessity of occupying the Southern States ostensibly until olavery is legally abolished, but really until the last chance of an uprising is crushed. Thus the "bleeding and humiliated Confederacy is obliged to bear that in her midst which continually reminds her of her ruin and loss. In Mexico the insurrection is propressing in favour of tho insurgents, and. if it be true that the United states Government has brought political power to bear on the Mexican Government to expel Emperor Maximilian, there is some chance of his having to abdicate the throne unless indeed that other powers come to his assistance. The Emperor himself seems to think so, for he has expressed his intenintontion, to cede to France the Provinces of Sinaloa, Monork, and Durango, as security for assistance from the Emperor of the French.

Ilia Excellency the Governor offers a reward for the apprehension of the murderers of Kereti, the native policeman, on the 21st instant—One thousand pounds for the bringing to justice any one person, and one hnndred poonds in addition for each of the other persons who took part in the said crime. The natives identified by Kereti are— Himiona te Whawati, of the Ngarauru Tribe, Waitotara, Hare Tipene's Hapu ; Rawiri, a Taranaki native, connected with the NgatipouruaHapu, Wivitotara j Hami Tukihata, of the Ngarauru Tribe, Te Iwipirau's Hapu. The s.s. Prince Alfred, with the English July mail, arrived at Auckland on the 27th ult., after a passage of little over four days from Sydney. A demonstration meeting was held at Auckland on the 22nd ult., to express its approval of the conduct of Auckland mem. bers during the current session, and to rejoice over the success that has attended their efforts at legislation for the good of the country. The Southern Cross says :— ." The day was partially observed as a holiday, the principal establishments being closed from noon, in order to afford the employees an opportunity of being present. The meeting was one of the largest that has ever been held in Auckland. Mr. P. Dignan, vice-president of the Northern Association, presided. Several addresses were delivered, and resolutions adopted in accordance with the object of the meeting. The proceedings lasted three hours." JftThe threatened dearth of fuel is averted, over eighteen hundred tons of coal having arrived in port Bince Saturday by the Mandarin, Gazelle, and European, from Newcastle, New South Wales, Major-General Chute and staff arrived at Aucklaud on the 27th ult , to take command of the Imperial troops id the colony. General Chute has already teen service in New Zealand during the present war. $¦ The men belonging to Major Yon Tempsky's Forest Bangers remaining in Wellington are still encamped on the Terrace, but will be removed as soon after the present

enquiry is concluded as possible. They draw their rations as before, and are receiving The s.s Ahuriri arrived in port from the Manukau yesterday. She brings intelligence of the Queen, s.s., to the effect that when she left on the 23rd ult. she broke her main shaf t ( and put back for repairs. The James Lister, Captain Linklater ; and Wild Duck, Bishop, were loading sit London for Wellington, in July last.