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SECOND EDITION. by electric telecrape. (from our own correspondents.) arrival oe the omeo with THE ENGLISH MAIL FOR MARCH. DUKE OF EDINBURGH ORDERED TO AUSTRALIA. Bluff, May 21. The s.s. Omeo, Captain G. Cahler, arrived here with the English mails at 3.30 p.m. She left Hobson’s Bay on Saturday, the 14th ; experienced Relit westerly winds in Bass’s Straits, from thence strong easterly gales ; sighted Preservation Inlet at 0 a.m. to day, and arrived as above. Capt. Caldcr reports that the Great Britain arrived at Melbourne with (500 passengers, in fifty-four days. , Passenger List. —Saloon For Dunedin : Mr W. G. Neill, Mr Kreitmayer, Mrs 11.M ‘Kenzie and Mrs Holmes. For Lyttelton : Miss Nisscn, Miss Sykes, Mr Peterson, Mr Francis J. Claye, and Rev. W. E. Paige. For Wellington : Mr Wm. Cahler. Seventeen in steerage for various New Zealand ports. W. L. Mailer, purser. Cargo List. —For Dunedin, 25 tons ; for Lyttelton, 30 tons ; Wellington, 20 tons. London, March 25. Loading for Canterbury —Aboukir ; Barnsay, with immigrants. Sailed—For Otago, March 17th, Achilles ; March 10th, Dunfillan. Loading for Otago —Delhi, Edward P. Bouverie, Vanguard. The exports to New Zealand show an increase of L 355. The Prince Imperial of France is reported ill with small pox. M. Rouher is preparing a work on the wool trade. Messrs Featherston and Bell are staying at the Charing-cross Hotel. They are working hard for the objects desiderated, and were received courteously by the members of the Government. 'Hie Commissioners have devoted practical attention to the subject of a mail service via San Francisco. The English Government decline subsidising the scheme. The Commissioners were presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, on Feb. 25th. Flax is dull of sale, three hundred hales were sold on March I7th, and brought 37s for extra fine; 30s for goal, and 22s for ordinary. Negftciatitms for the amalgamation of the Bank' of Otago with the English and Scottish Bank, have been broken, off. The Bank of Otago shares suffered slightly in consequence. The council of the Otago University continues its advertisement for Professors in the London papers. Mr John Marahman, manager of the Canterbury Railway, has been elected Associate eff the Institution of Civil Engineers. At a monster emigration meeting at Liverpool, on March 14th, Sir George Grey characteiiscd the Imperial policy towards the New Zealand as disastrous. The quantity of New Zealand wool on hand is inconsiderable. January, July Six per Cents., 1891, 107 tq R)9 ; ditto Fives ditto, 9(5 to 97 ; Fives Consolidated, 9(51 to 971 ; March, September Sixes, 105 to 107 ; June, December bixes, 107 to 109. Her Majesty allows the Prince of Wales L 20,000 per annum. Tire new Bishops are—Archdeacon Durnford. to the See of Chichester ; and the Rev, Joshua Hughes, Vicar of Llandovery, to that of St. Asaph. Mr Torrens’s proposal in favor of State assisted emigration, has been rejected by a majority of 105. He asked joy million from the. Consolidated Fuad, and a million from Ipc.eJ rajfcg. Mr Gladstone contended (Rai thp scheme would paralyse the natural operation of the labor market, and stop voluntary aid to emigration. The Government have not decided on offeriug trans]iorts for emigration purposes. The National Emigration League has resolved to continue the agitation. A metropolitan demonstration is threatened. The steamer Aiiadne arrived from the river Plate with a cargo of cattle in excellent condition. The Education Bill has passed its second reading. Great opposition arose Ijp, yi;e provision enabling School Baui'A to permit teaching paytlchilar religious views in Schools. Ap'anreudnrent protesting against this solution of the difficulty being left to local bodies was supported by the Nonconformists and Conservatives, who rallied round the Government. Mr Gladstone promised the defect should be remedied in Committee. The Irish members divided on the Land Bill. The motion for the second reading was met by the amendment proposed by Mr Brien of Kilkenny, seconded Ly Mr, White pf Tippeyary, that the Bill be read that day 9-ps, months. Eleven members voted against the Bill, three were English Conservatives. In Ireland Farmers’ Clubs express dissatisfaction with the measure. The Fenian journals repudiate the Bill. Mr Chichester Foitesoue has introduced an Irish Peace Preservation Bill, Mr Moore’s amendment for the rejection of the Bull v,=as negatived by 425 to I,'j, The Irish natoraj press is furious with Bril abolishing Scottish Church rqtes. It was rejected by a majority of U7, During the discussion of Mr Cave’s Bill providing for safe life assurance companies, Mr Lowe suggested that the State should become life insurer for the nation. The Ballot Bill is postponed for consideration pending lire report of the Elections Commission. The agitation against the ratification of the commercial treaty with China continues. Much excitement was produced by tire publication in the Mar*cill(tit<e of a letter from O’Donovan Rosga, top. alleged cruelties indicted op, him. The Hume Secretary issued a counter-statement, exposing Rossa’s exaggerated falsehoods. An order Iras been made by Lord Penzance that Sir Charles Mordaunt is entitled to proceed with his suit, notwithstanding the insan ty of the respondent. Earl De Grey and Ripon has been installed. Grand Master of Freemasons. Tbp laje F.pl o| Derby’s pacing stud was fv>ld by a,ucticm for, 4,72-1 guineas. Tbe-'fliberal of Casey, the Fenian poet of Dublin, was attended by 10,000 people. (For continuation sec Uxtra.)