THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2103, 1 February 1870, Page 2

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

■Wellington, January 31. The Camilla, from Newcastle, brings English news, The English mail arrived off Glenelg on January 19. THE SUEZ MAIL. London, December 3 The Australian October mails were delivered in London a day late. COMMERCIAL. Tallow fluctuating. The market closed at about the same rates as last month. In the money market new loans have been applied for by the Italian Government to the amount of five millions sterling ; by the Metropolitan Board of Works, for two and a-half" millions ; by the Turkish Government, for twelve millions; and by the English Government, for railways to the amount of nearly two millions. The following dividends have been declared Trust Agency Australia, Is per share ; Otago and Southland InvestmentCompany, 10 per cent. ; the Scottish and Australian Mining Company, 6 per cent. The Board of Trade returns for October show a decline of 2i por cent. Tho Bank rate of discount is unchanged. Money is plentiful. Consols firm, 92 J, ex dividend. Mercantile failures are numerous. Colonial sureties—Now Zealand Fives, 1891, 92i ; ditto Sixes, 1891, March, September, 105. In the Export market, shipments to New Zealand show a decrease of 1.28,555. The Jane Van Galen has been chartered at Rotterdam to load 9000 cases of Geneva for Dunedin. Wool.— The quantity catalogued to December was 108,780 bales, amongst which are tho following Sydney, 26,261 bales ; Victoria, 23,249 bales; New Zealand, 11,850 bales ; Adelaide, 3,223 bales ; Capo of Good Hope, 41,000; leaving 2,400 bales still for disposal. The sales opened with a slight advance, which was not maintained. Brices remain lirm at about the average rates of previous sales. Flax,— There is a good demand at slightly lower rates, owing to a decrease in Manilla hemp. Prices of fine, long, and olem samples, L 5 2; for fair, L 4 2; and for partly clean, L 33. ENGLISH SUMMARY. Prince Leopold is again ill. Tho Princess of Wales was confined on November 20tb of a daughter. Mother and child arc both well. Tim Royal vis ; t to tho city was a great success. The Queen expressed her great satisfaction at tho warm reception given her by tho myriads of spectators. Soon after the opening ceremony, fissures were discovered in tho pillars supporting tho Holhorn Viaduct. Great alarm was felt at first, hut it subsided on the publication of the engineer’s report.

ITio King of Belgium hn« rlslted England. He stayed a week at Windsor, and then visited Londoy, where an address was presented to him. He waa also entertained at a banquet. The Colonial question has been revived by a letter to The Times by Mr Edward Wilson, on the true bearing of Earl Granville’s treatment of New Zealand. The letter is very clearly and forcibly written. The Times replied to it in two leaders, the first ot which was temperate and respectful, the second abusive. Mr Wilson contends that a change of policy so momentous and far-rcaching must bo submitted to the decision of both Parliament and people, and that the colonists arc entitled to a potential voice in the settlement of their own future status. The first of a series of weekly conferences of Colonial representatives has been held. Resolutions were passed condemning Earl Granville's disintegrating policy. Sir Geo. Grey was one of the speakers. Some of the leading papers notice the meeting favor »bly There was a large attendance. Delegates are expected to be present 'at the Colonial Conference. In the letters which have recently passed between Sir George Grey and the Colonial Office on the subject of the recognition of the Maori King, Earl Granville has been convicted of ignorance. _ Earl Granville insists on British Columbia, Rupert's Land, and the North-west Territory joining Canada, The French residents at Red River oppose his mandate by an armed resistance. The Brindisi mail route effects a saving of thirty hour*. The Royal Standard was wrecked on the Brazilian Coast on the 10th October. Eight ladles were drowned in the snrf. The vacant Garters have been conferred on Lords De Grey and Stratford Do Redcliffe.

Mr Glyn, the banker, and Sir John Acton have been made peers. Dr Temple’s election to the See of Exeter was carried by thirteen to six. Earl Zetland is about to resign the Grand Mastership of the Freemasons. The Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen have returns! Mr Gordon, the Conservative candidate.

Mr Bernal Osborne was defeated at Water ford by Sir H. Barrow. Mr W. H. Gladstone has been re-elected

O’Donovan Rossn, a Fenian, wa» returned for Tipperary. The election was declared void.

Mr Disraeli is reported to be willing to accept the ballotThe return match between the London and Newcastle crews for the championship and L4OO, resulted in the Tyne being again victorious. Sadler has been beaten by Brown, an American. Sadler and Kelly, for the Thames, beat Renforth and Taylor for the Tyne. Metropolitan pauperism is increasing, and famine and fever are fatally prevalent.

The turret ship Monarch has been appointed to convoy Mr Peabody’s remains to America. She is awaiting the arrival of an American war ship to accompany her. The Queen had intended to visit Mr Peabody before bis death, but be was too ill. The day of his funeral will be observed as one of general mourning in all the American cities. The Archbishop of Canterbury is slightly paralysed, but hopes of his recovery are entertained. Lord Chelmsford and Mr Spurgeon have also been ill, the latter of smallpox. The Dutch Government have granted a concession to an Amsterdam firm to lay a telegraph cable from Ceylon to Java. The Board of Directors of the European Assurance Company has been reorganised. Two letters from Dr Livingstone have been read before the Royal Geographical, Society. December 4th. The disturbances at Red River are subsiding, In the Corps Legislatif, M. _ Rochefort demanded that the guardianship of the Assembly should be entrusted to the National Guard. He said that he ridiculed the idea of protect’on spreading in France. Sir S. Baker and his wife have left Cairo for Sues, intending to cross the desert to Khartoum, and proceed thence to the White Nile. Sir Samuel has received the Order of Mejidie from the Khedive. FkANCE.

The revolutionary violence in Paris has subsided.—M. Rochefort, on entering France, was arrested, but was released by the Emperor's order, and allowed to pursue his candidature. He was elected for Paris with three moderate Reds.—Jules Favre and Ledru Rollin have separated from the Ultra Reds, and have issue! a manifesto, announcing their intention to adhere to constitutional means to procure reforms. They are thus likely to be more formidable to the Emperor. A change of Government is deemed inevitable.—The Emperor was received with enthusiasm at the opening of the Chambers, but his speech was disappointing. His promises were limited to legislative improvements; and he shirked all the questions of organic reform.—M. Schneider has been elected President of the Chamber.—The Empress has returned to Paris. The Ministry resisted the Emperor’s proposal to postpone the opening of Parliament till her return. Spain*. The Duke of Genoa’s father and mother have authorised the Times to state that they and their son disapprove of his nomination to the Crown. Prim denies it, and accuses the Times of being bribed. He also declares that Victor Emmanuel is the Duke’s guardian. and that he gave a pledge for the boy’s candidature.—The Iberian Union scheme has failed.—The Republicans accuse the Government of provoking the recent outbreaks.— The Cuban insurrection is not prospering. Italy. "When the King seemed dying, his confessor refused absolution till he abjured his offences against the Church. The King replied that he was willing to confess as a Christian, but, as a King, ho referred his confessor to his Ministers, who were in the next room, to discuss the state of affairs. This greatly endeared him to his people,—Great rejoicings took place on the occasion of the birth of a son to Prince Humbert. An amnesty to all political offenders was declared.—A popular demonstration against the (Ecumenical Council has been arranged to take place in the chief Italian cities on the opening day. Russia, The Emperor is ill, and is expected t;> abdicate in favour of his son. Egypt. Great festivities took place at Suez on the celebration of the opening of the 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 hie speech; rc-

gretted that Prance had offered the abolition of the capitulations. This offended the 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 L 40,000 a year, and to make it double its present width for two and a-half millions. —The quarrel between the Sultan and the Viceroy has broken out again. The Khedive positively refuses to submit his budget to the Porte, and maintains his right to contract loans independent of the Porte. The latter sent him an ultimatum by the hands of a high functionary. The penalty of his disobedience will be his deposition from the rank of Khedive. LATEST TELEGRAMS. London, December 10. The French Ministry has resigned.—The Turko-Egyptian difficulty has been arranged. —President Grant’s message is satisfactory in tone.—The (Ecumenical Council opened with great pomp on the Sth. The Empress of Austria was present.—At the meeting of colonists, Mr Westgarth proposed that a deputation should wait upon Earl Granville, —The wool sales closed firm.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent.; and the London Chartered Bank at the rate of 8 per cent.—M. Emile Gilmer, the French deputy, has submitted a programme of reform, including the amelioration of the laws relating to the public safety, the revision of the electoral laws, and the abolition of the immunity of Government officers from prosecution. Fifteen deputies support this programme, but the Constitutional party command a majority.—General Dulce is in Paris. The Sue* portion of the British-India 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, via., full compensation to the tenant for 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 surpectcd his fidelity. Eight thousand men, with flags and tar barrels, marched through Cork, shouting for Roisa. The house of tt clergyman who supported his opponent at Tipperary was totally destroyed.—Cardinal Cullen has issued a pastoral strongly condemning Fenianism.—Seizures of arms and agrarian murders are on the increase.—At a meeting of Welsh Liberals it was resolved to raise L 20.000 to compensate the victims of the landlords’ tyranny. —Obituary, Mr Justice Hayes; Mr Barclay, the wellknown brewer ; Madame Qrisi ; Admiral Deacon; Mr Warden; Mr Burcham, the London police magistrate; Sir R Dacres. India. The Galle telegraph is almost broken down, the telegrams are in consequence often anticipated by the mail. Two French steamers have arrived at Gallo, having passed through the Suez canal. They had to be lightened, and even them grounded. At present vessels 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 Governor* of Madras and Bombay. China. The French Minister, with a naval force, is going to Nankin to investigate the late outrages on the missionaries.—The Viceroy offered to meet Sir Rutherford Alcock at Nankin, and afterwards tendered his apologies, which Sir Rutherford refused to accept. The new treaty gives the Chinese Emperor authority to appoint Consuls in British territory. America. 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 Harbor 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 are 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 5£ per cent, interest. Gold is at 122j, and flour at 5 dollars 50 cents. SHIPPING. Sailed for New Zealand.—Mall arty Harvest Home, Alpingdon, Tiberias,