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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 592, 2 November 1869, Page 4

[By Electric Telegram*,] The Rangitoto, with the English mails, .arrived in the roadstead at 9.30 last night. Tfie mails were landed at six o'clock this morning. Melbourne, Oct. 25. The A.S.N. Co.'s R.M. steamer Alexandra was signalled off Adelaide on Sunday, at 9 a.m., bringing the English September mails per Avoca. She had a fine passage, arriving two days before time. London, September 11. Consols 92| and 925. Discount 2i. The third annual wool sales will conclude on the 21st. The quantity catalogued is 137.410 bales. New Zealand wools ruled a halfpenny higher than June sales. General tone of the 'market is much firmer and competition more spirited than for some time past, Sydney wools in good request. The question of holding monthly wool sales is. much agitated among buyers, Australian copper is quoted q,t L 77. The July mails from Australia via Mar* seilles were delivered on the 7th September, and via Southampton on the 13th. The Queen left Windsor for Balmoral on the 19th , August, where she i 3 at present. The Queen and Princesses Louisa and. Beatrice visited the Trossachs. and vicinity. The Prince of Wales has returned from Germany, joined the Queen, and was present at the Braemar gathering on the 2nd September. The Princess of Walos remains at Wildbad for the benefit of the waters, which have improved her health. Prince Arthur who left England for Canada to join the rifle brigade on the 14th of August, arrived there on the 22nd, and was received with the greatest oordiality by all classes, The Oxford and HaEyard University boat race, rowed on the 27th August, created an immense amount of excitement. Harvard won the toss for place, and took the Middlesex side, and at the start went away with the lead, which they retained to Hammersmith Bridge, under which they passed half a length ahead. After leaving there, Oxford gradually drew on them, and by the time they reached Clriswick Eyot Oxford put on a magnificent spurt and passed them, Qn reaching Barnes the Oxford boat was three clear boat lengths ahead, and finished the course in 22 minutes 41£ seconds. The crowd lining both . banks of the river was enormous. Only two steam ere were allowed to follow the boats containing the umpires and other officials. The other steamers were kept some distance . in the rear. The defeat of the Harvard crew caused much disappointment in America. The American papers admit that the race was contested in a- perfectly fair manner. The failure of the Albert Insurance Company, reported last mail, caused great excitement among policy holders. The pollapse was caused by a, reckless extension of business. Emperor Napoleon has been seriously ill ; the event caused the greatest excitement in Paris, and rentes fell with alarming rapidity. The exchanges of Vienna, Frankfort, and Paris were seriously disturbed for some days. The alarm is now subsiding. The Emperor is reported to be recovering, and it is hoped he will visit the East at the opening of the Suez Canal. . The Viceroy of Egypt replied to the remonstrances of the Sultan in a submisivo spirit. He hoped nothing w«uW interfere with the grand ceremonials of the opening of tke Suez Canal. \ Cardinal Oullen. has issued a pastoral, which, threatened that sacraments shall be withheld from parents who send their children to national schools. The Cardinal also- ordered a general thanksgiving in all Catholic chvirchesj "to last for three days, to commemorate the. disestablishment of the 'Irish Church-? The Prince of Wales is identifying him- . self with' the English Freemasons. Ho has been made Past Grand Master, and has announced his intention of joining several oJE the highest lodges. The Com.iriissioners appointed to investigate the bribery elections have been examining witnesses. In the cases of Bridgewater and. Norwich tjiey discovered evidence of gross corruption, It is supposed that a motion will be made to disfranchise both boroughs. The Bishop , of Winchester, who resigned, retains one-th.ircl of h.is income. The Biahop of Oxford js promoted to Winchester in consequence. - The Bishop of Lichfield is serionsly indisposed. His 'illness was occasioned by the shock he sustained by the death <»f his brother, Mr Justice Selwyn. The Rev Charles Kingsley, the wellknewn novelist, lias been appointed one pf the canons of Chestor Cathedral. It is reported that mutiny has. broken out among the National Guards at Madrid. Negotiations for the sale of Cuba have been suspended, It is reported from Washington that the American Govern* ment lias determined to recognise the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents. Speculation is indulged in as to. the effect this step /will produce in tho Spanish Cortes. A smart contest is e.xpecte.d for the Mayorality of the tCity of London between Sir James 0. Lawrence and Mr Alderman Bealey. Mr Bright, President of the Board of Trade, has published a letter on the trade prospects ■ of the United Kingdom, and declares that more cotton will be wanted than is now capable of being supplied. The Great Ebor Handicap was won by Fortune, Laird second, War third, ■■■■'■ Retrenchment still proceeds in the dockyards. Sheerness is to be. abandoned as a naval yard. A meeting of the; shareholders of the North Australia Company has been held on the 9th September. The British Association is holding its annual gathering at Exeter, Professor Stokes is president. On the 24th August Sir Archibald Hamilton, bart,, rea.d a. paper on the relations of New Zealand with the mothei country, in wliich he strongly advocate? the maintenance of cordial union between the Colonies and Great Britain. Thi> paper caused considerable discussion. From New York, the latest cable news reports golcl 135^.

General Rawlings, Secretary of War, is dead, and General Sherman appointed temporary successor. The Conservative Republican Convention has confirmed the nomination of Lewis Dart as Governor. The circular of the Colonial Committee in London is published. The question formally raised excites earnest discussion. The course taken by the Colonial representatives is generally commended. The Times says the circular marks an epoch, and argues that separation and independence are the only correct solutions of the question. The Pall Mall Gazette and the Nonconformist agree with the Times, and think that the Conference will never meet, if it were to meet it would certainly fail. The Spectator and Saturday Review would prefer the Australia, Canada, and Cape of Good Hope being allied, with envoys representing them at Court. The Economist discusses the price the Colonies must pay for Imperial connection. Nothing is moving in the political world. Almost all the Ministers are away on the moors. Gladstone is staying at Walmer Castle. His health has derived benefit from the change. Lord Clarendon is visiting Belgium. It is believed the object of the visit is to encourage Belgium to maintain a firm front against foreign dictation. He was enthusiastically received by the Belgians. Lord Palmerston's private diary, edited by Sir Henry Bulwer, will be published by Bently, The Irish Land Question is the only subject of political discussion at present. Great excitement prevails in Ireland on the question, The Times has sent a Commissioner to Ireland, who has contributed a series of valuable letters to that journal. The National Reform Union has announced a programme for the winter campaign. It comprises vote by ballot, larger reduction of national expenditure, improvement of land tenure in Ireland, and the assimilation of county and borough franchise, "Formosa," a new drama, pourtrayiug the career of a captivating member of the demi-monde by Boucicault, performing at Drury Lane, has created an animated controversy between the Press, author, and lessee. The latter takes his stand on the ground that it is a business speculation — that plays of this kind pay better than others of a higher class. Mrsßeecher Stowe, in "Macmillan's Magazine," purports to give a true story of Lady Byron's life. Mrs Stowe was instigated to write it by the recent publication of Countess Guiccioli's book. Mrs Stowe states, on the authority of Lady Byron, that the real cause of the separation from her husband was the discovery that Byron was living in incestuous intercourse with his half-sister Augusta. Dr. Lushington wa3 referred to as the depositary of the secret. The solicitors of Lady Byron's family protest against the publication of the statement, but without denying its truth. A strong feeling pi*evails that Mrs Stowe was wrong in publishing this ghastly story. The papers are full of correspondence. Dr. Lushington gives no sigu. H ep worth Dixon is making a Russian tour. Cl »rles Dilke is roaming in northern regions. Day and Martin's blacking manuf actory in High Holborn has. been destroyed by fire. - Three highly placed officials in Woolwich arsenal have been committed for trial on a charge of stealing government stores. Clement Harwood, son of a partner in the firm of Allen, Knight and Co., has been committed' for stealing bills amounting to L 15,000. He was captured in America and brought back. Craig, Lieut. -Governor of Pentonville prison, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling L 690 belonging to the Government. Grenville Murray has not returned from Paris. The Great Eastern sails with the Indian cable on the 10th of November. News lias been received of British subjects detained as captives in Paraguay. They are well treated, and in safety. Misa Glynn is about to take a professional tour through the United States, and will then proceed to California and Australia. | Two steamers, the Germania and Cleopa#a, have been lost ofF Newfoundland in a heavy fog. The Germania lost all her specie and cargo. The ißlaml Juan Fernandez has been, .ceded to a society of German colonists. : News from the Cape states that Dr Twella, Bishop of the Orange Free State has been charged with committing an indescribable ofFenee. John Webster, merchant, has been aent to prison for fraudu'e t'.y obtaining quantities of valuable goods under pretext of sending them to New Zealand. William Dixon, a private soldier, has been executed for shooting Corporal Brett at Aldershott. Professor Risley, proprietor of the Japanese troupe, has been committed for trial for attempting to commit a serious assault on a little girl whom he waylaid in the streets. A great demonstration is to bo hold on the 20th inst. at Charing Cross, with a view to induce the Government to release the political prisoners. Twelve English cricketers sailior Australia on 24th. A company has been formed in London to make a railway from Dtmedin (New Zealand) to Port Chalmers and Deborah Bay. Three telegraph companies have been formed to connect Australia with the IndoEuropean system. The Times, writing about the conflict of Imperial and Victorian laws, arising out of the caae pf the pardoned Fenians, says the responsibility must rest with those who, after allowing the Colony to assert the right of conflicting with Imperial claims, indulged a batch of convicted felons with an opportunity of bringing this right to trial,