ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO AT HOKITIKA, WITH THE SUEZ MAIL FOR AUGUST.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2001, 4 October 1869, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO AT HOKITIKA, WITH THE SUEZ MAIL FOR AUGUST.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

[The following was published as an Extra to-day :—] Hokitika, Monday. The Rangitoto, with the English Mail, arrived at Hokitika at 8 pm. on the 3rd. The mails were landed at 8 a. m. on the 4th. Adelaide, Sept. 26. The Rangatira arrived in Adelaide at 10.40 a.m., with mails per Geelong, which arrived four days in advance. The news from London is _to the 3rd September. London, ,13th August, Discount, 3 per cent. ; consols for money, 92 for account, 92g. The third series of colonial wool sales took place in Loudon, commencing on the 12 th. Six thousand one hundred and sixty-six bales were catalogued, and there was a largo attendance of foreign and English buyers. The biddings were considered spirited. The closing rates of May, June, and July wore fully maintain! d. The arrivals to date were 186,674 bales, to which must be added 35,000 bales, mainly Fort Phillip, held over from previous sales. In all, 215,000 hales. Victorian fleece and scoured, Is 6,[d ; greasy, 9.[d. Australian copper, quoted L 77 to L 77 10s per ton. The Queen is at Osborne House, and will leave for Balmoral on the 19th inst. Prince Arthur has been appointed to the Rifle Brigade. He leaves Liverpool by the Cunard steamer to-morrow, to join his corps in Canada.

Parliament has been prorogued to the 11th August. The Prince and Princess of Wales are stopping at Wilbbad, in the Black Forest. The Princess is drinking the mineral waters. The Irish Church Bill received the Poyal Assent on the 2(3th July, together with a Bill for the purchase of the telegraph lines ; Dividends on Public Stock Bill ; Calle Harbor i oan Bill ; East India Loan BiR. Lord Chief Justice Selwyn died on the 11th.

The Bishop of Salisbury is amongst the obituary. Dr Mo 1 erly, head master of Winchester school, will succeed to the see of Salisbury.

A statue, erected in honor of Mr George Peabody by the City of London, was unveiled on the 23rd of July by the Piince of Wales.

The New Zealand exports amount to L1G7.535, being an increase of L 77.231 (?) over last year. New Zealand Fives, 1801, 90 to 92 ; do sixes, 1891, March and September, 104 to 10G.

Mr Grenville Murray has been expelled from the Conservative Club, in consequence of disclosures made during the investigation of the Carrington affray. He failed to appear in the police court to answer the charge of perjury 'preferred against him by Lord Carrington. His recognisances were estreated. Lord Carrington was found guilty of a common assault, and ordered to enter into his own recognisances of LIOO, to appear for judgment when called upon. A debate took place in the House of Lords on the affairs of New Zealand. Lord Granville declared that the Government adhered to its refusal to grant military aid to the colony. Viscount Bury, in the Commons, pleaded for a small guaranteed loan, and for the retention of one regiment in the colony. Earl Carnarvon, in the Lords, advocated the dispatch of a special envoy, armed with powers similar to those conferred upon Sir Henry Storks, when he proceeded to Jamaica to quell the rebellion there. Bishop iSelwyn i roposed the temporary withdrawal of the settlers from the disturbed districts, giving them compensation by means of a small loan. He advocate d the presence of tbc imperial forces in the Co.ony. None of the suggestions received any encouragement from Carl Granville, who said the same policy as adopted by the Government in the case of New Zealand was rigidly applied to Canada.

The Spectator says the disposition of the English officials to treat the complaints of the colonists with scorn and insolence is as fully displayed in this debate as in the correspondence contained in the Blue Book, which is from cud to end a repertory of carefully worded and apparently intentional contempt. At the Goodwood races, Starter was the winner of the Goodwood Stakes, .Restitution of the Cup, and Felice of the steward s (nip. In the Divorce Court, in the case of Captain Vivian v. the .Marquis of Waterford, a decree of divorce was granted to the plaintiff The French Atlantic Cable fiom Bre-t to America was opened for tralfi -■ on the 15t.1i. In the London Gazette of the 10th, there is a proc amation declaring that the gold coins minted at Melbourne shall be a legal tender throughout her Majesty’s dominions. The Dean of Durham is dead. Dr Lake has been appointed his successor. The Emperor Napoleon has issued a senaius considtiun, following the changes recently initiated. Making the laws is stated to rest with the Emperor, subject to the sanction of the LeL'is'.ative body. Ministers are to he responsible to the Senate and i ccislative body, which arc permitted to make the r own standing orders and appoint a President, Vice-President and Secretaries to each Chamber. The Budget expenditure is to be voted by chapter. The Senate assembled on the 2nd August, M. Rouher being the president. M. Auvergne is Minister for Foreign Affairs; Marshal Neil, Mini-ter for War ; M. Magne, Minister for Finance; and M. Forcjade Roquctte, Minister for the Interior. Mr Grinned, an American yachtsman, was accideiPally killed on Tuesday. Arrivals -From Melbourne, City of \ ieima and Talbot. From Adelaide, Clanalpine, Arab Steed, Amazon. From Sydney, Rakaia (s). From Auckland, William Cargill. From Launceston, Sea Star and Phillipine. From Wellington, Wild Duck. From Nelson— Malay. From Lyttelton, Cadaeno. From Otago, Warrior Queen and Lady Lgidia. Stab'e and St raker’s circular slates that the declared value of the exports for the past four weeks is as follows : Melbourne, L 592,182 ; Syoney, L2i 1,328 ; and South Australia, L 119.074. Australian Securities are firm. New South Wales, 5 per cents, 1004 to 1014 ; South Australian 0 percents, 110 to 111 ; Victoria, 6 percents., 112 to 1134. English wheat (new crop) fetches 4Ss, and the old crop 565.

SHIPPING. Departures. —For Otago :—Timaru, July 23rd ; James Nichol Fleming, July 24th. For Nelson; Queen Bee, William Cargill. For Auckland : Countess Kintore, July 23rd ; Glenmark, July 31st; Bed Hover, July I6lh. Loading.— Ft* Otago : Ci'-y of Dunedin, Don Guillermo, May Queen, and Pinlhp. For Auckland ; Chile, Celestial Queen, Helenslee, and Thomas Daniels. For Canterbury : Cieleauo, Mystery, Zealandia. The Emigration movement has slackened. The amount of pauper emigration to the Australian Colonies is smaller than in 1806, and for the 21 preceding years. When the Estimates were before the Commons, Professor Fawcett moved the omission of the item of L 3,374 for presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh in Australia. Mr Ayrton justified the item on the ground that the expedition was authorised by Government. Princess Louise laid the foundation stone of the < 'onsumption Hospital at Ventnor, Prince Arthur was banquetted at Woolwich prior to leaving for nine months’ active ser\ice in Canada. The Wimbledon rifle prizes were presented by Princess Christian, subsequent to the review, which was attende i by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, and the Duke of Cambridge. There were 9,000 volunteers and 4,000 regulars on the ground. Mr John i-right received a special invitation from the Queen to spend a few days at Balmoral. Park ament has been farther prorogued by Royal Commission to October 2Stli. ' Lord Cairns lias recovered the leadership of the Opposition in the Upper House. The Education Vote was considerably increased.

The Indian revenue for the past ye r was L4S 500,000, the expenditure, L 49,500,000. The Irish bishops have assembled in conference, A better feeling is arising in Ireland, and the Protestant laity are bestirring themselves. The governing board of Trinity College has expressed its willingness to admit Cathlics to the highest offices. The Catholic bishops exhort their docks to regard Pi ot stants as brethren. A monster dinner of Australian preserved meats to the working-classes is in prep ration ; Earl Denbigh is to preside. The Privy Council has decided in favor of Bishop C.denso’s rights to the Cathedral. The Bishop of Cape Town’s jurisdiction is denied. , Mr Titus Salt has aiven LSOOO towards the Northern C unties Idiot Asylum. *he Dramatic College fete has been held at the Crystal Palace. The usual fancy fair gave way to dramatic entertainments of a more refined character.

The London Society to secure suffrage for women held a general meeting under the presidency of Mrs P. A. Taylor. Amongst those present were Mr Stuart Mid, Lord Houghton, Mr Stanfield, M.P., Mr Fawcett, M.P., the Rev, Charles Kingsley, and M. Louis Blanc. A large number of ladies attended.

The Warwickshire Divorce Case has been mentioned in Court. The co-respondents are Viscount Cole and Sir E. Johnson. The lady is pronounced insane. Mr Goldwin Smith, writing from America, wants the British Government to make a spontaneous offer of compensation for the damages caused by the Alabama. The cattle disease has appeared in Surrey and Buckinghamshire. A demonstration of twenty thousand persons has taken place at Limerick, in favor of the release of the Fenian jirisoners. The Edinburgh Univers.ty admits women to studv medicine and take degrees. Mr Marsh was defeated at the Salisbury election.

Mr Gladstone, through illness, had to retire from his parliamentary duties. Since his recovery he has resumed his seat. A man named Cantillon, to whom the first Napoleon left a legacy for shooting at the Duke of Wellington in Paris, has just died. Baron Lcsseps having completed the Suez Canal, proposes to turn the water of the lied Sea into the depressed interior of Africa, and convert that region into an inland sea. The suit of Overend, Gurney, and Co., against the directors, seeking to make

them liable for L2,50!),000, paid «P capital, was decided in favor of the defendan s. The Marquis de Lavalelte has been appointed ambassador for France at St James. The Great Eastern is being prepared to lay a cable between Aden and Bombay. Dr Jobson has been elected President ot the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. M. Panizd, of the British Museum, and Lieut-General Sabine, have rec ived the honor of knighthood. Telegraphic extension to China and Australia is much canvassed.

The King of Italy has appointed Professor M‘Ooy, of Melbourne, a Knight of the Loyal Order of the Crown of Italy. Professor Longfellow has received the Oxford degree of O.C.L. Obituary. Professor Dukes, author of the Physical Structure of Australia ; Mr Trafford, magistrate of Salford. The ship Commodore Perry, with 2,500 tons of c >;d on board, was burned oIT Bombay Harbor, which she readied alter being on fire for six days. The steward was killed by the explosion. The cholera continues its ravages in Cawnpore and Lucknow. It has broken out at Simla.

A notice has been issued by the Government in Calcutta that, unless the prospects of the crops in the north-w sWu provinces improve, their intention to hold a great burbar at Agra in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh will be abandoned. In any case only a few Native princes, with small suites of retainers, will be invited. London”, August 30th. A meeting of influential colonists was held in London, when a committee was appointed to consider the relations existing between England and her colonies, It addressed a circular to the various colonial administrations, urging them to sendjrepresentatives to a conference to be held at Westminster in February next, for the purpose of discussing these relations. A Company started in London, proposes to lay down a telegraph cable from Ceylon to Penang. The international boat race b tween America and England came off, the Harvard college crew being beaten by Oxford by threo boat s lengths. The Albert Life Insurance Company has suspended payment. Napoleon 111, on his uncle’s birthday, published a complete amnesty to all political offenders connected with the press. Marshal Neil is dead.

Spain is disturbed by Carli.Ls, and numerous arrests hare taken place. The leade r s of the rebellion have been shot. The Cortes intend to offer the Crown of Spain to the King of Pori ugal, passing over the claims of the Duke de Montpensier. A misunderstanding has taken place betw en the Sultan of Turkey and the Viceroy of Egypt. The Grand Vizier addressed a letter to the latter, rebuking him for presuming to invite foreign sovereigns to attend the opening of the Suez Canal in his own name, inste. d of that of the Sublime Porte, and charging him with incurring immense expenses in the construction of iron-clad men of war, and improved firearms, and thus adding t;> the oppressive taxation of the Egyptian people. The Grand Vizier declared these acts a violation of his duty as governor of a province, which acts belong to the Sultan only. It is believed that the Viceroy -returned a conciliatory reply. Several European powers interfered on his behalf.

August 27th. The August sa’es of Australian wool were very spirited. Sydney woo's fetched three halfpenny to twopence per lb. advance, and Port Phillip a halfpenny advance. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London, Sept. 2nd. No news has been roceivi d of Dr Livingstone. It is believed that he is imprisoned at Lucwenda. Tallow advances in price. Wheat is dull of sale, and is 4s per quarter lower. Victorian Debentures, 114; Sydney, 101. French funds have declined 2 per cent., owing to the Emperor’s illness from rheumatism. Arrived Circassian, Ellachie, Dhuleep Singh, Ben Lomond, Winifred, David B.own, Artemisia. The Bishop of Winchester, Dr Sumner, lias resigned. Sir S. Baker and Lady Baker will set out on the White Nile expedition on the 10th September. The Prince Imperial distributed the prizes to the trooj s at Chalons. The result of wnnius consuUmn meeti with geuer 1 approval from the French Press, as fully carrying out the reforms forshadowed in the Emperor’s message. Empress Eugenie started for Constantinople on the 23rd August The cholera rages at Shiraz and Ispahan.