ENGLISH NEWS TO 3rd AUGUST.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume I, Issue 14, 3 October 1861, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS TO 3rd AUGUST.

By tie Montezuma, Captain Me.lntyre. we are enabled to give a summary of European news, from the Sydney Herald of the 17th ult. Tho Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamship ATo-iUan, with the Australian mails down thrice en route to Malta. The ma'ls wore transhipped on beard the Delta. A snpp l emcntarv was, in consequence of delay, forwarded from London, dafel the 3rd of August., GENERAL INTFLLTGF.NCF. Litnt.on, 2rd August. — The Queen visits Ireland in Aucrnst. >, Lor i John Fussell is created a Peer, under the title of the Fori Bussell. Lord Elgin is .appointed Governor-General of India. The Ministerial rc-eiccticns have taken place without opposition. Several Ministerial chances have taken place. Sir G. C. T ewis sees to the War Office in the reom of lord Herbert: Sir Georce C'r:y trees to the Home Office ; and Mr Cardwell to the Duchy pflancader. Sir Fobort Peel is to be Sccrrrary fer Ireland. Mr. Baring resumes the Under-Secretaryship of India; Earl do Gray tho War Office Under-Secre-

taryship, and Mr. Layard that for Foreign Affairs. ; The decoration of the Victoria Cross is about to be conferred on color-sergeant John Lucas, of the •ICth Regiment, for gallant conduct in New Zealand The House of Commons has voted £250,000 towards c;o raying the e; ponses of building iron cased ships, the ultimate cost of which will-bo £2,500,000. At Goodwood, the Stewards’ Cup was won by Crough Patrick ; the Stakes, by Llcho ; the Cup by Stork; gnd the Chesterfield Cup, by Crough Mr. Westcniwood has been elected for I on don by a large majority over Sir Alderman Cubbit, the Lord Mayor. The Eev. John Eattenbury has been elected President of the VV csleyan Conference, by a majority of 2 ) over the Eev. James Prcst. Engluul, by treaty, allows Franco to engage Indian laborers for the French colonies. 'i he Queen’s Cup and the Gold Medal for the best shot in the National Association, was won bv Mr. Jophing, a private. Mr. William M’Farlane ol South Australia, a free rifle, also gained a prise. The discussion of the bankruptcy Hill has terminated by the Commons agreeing to the Lord’s amendment, cancelling the appointment cf the : Chief J udge. The bi-monthly China mail service will he commenced on the 2bth August. UP IT CARY. Lord Herbert of Lea, the Duke of Buckingham Admiral Follow, General J. Swinburne, Sir J Patterson Prince Adam Caesar Tovpski, and Elizabeth Barret Browning. FOEEIGN INTELLIGENCE. The Emperor of the Frencli is expected shortly at the camp at Chalons, where he is to be visited by the king of Prussia. The king of Sweden is about to visit Paris. Reforms con inue to be vigorously carried on at Constantinople. All the Sovereigns of Europe have been invited to the approaching coronation of the king of Prussia. The Italian envoy has been received with enthusiasm at Copenhagen. The t rench Government denies contemplating the annexation of the Island of Sardinia to Franco. Lord John Russel’s observations on the matter of the transfer of Sardinia to P rance have excited the people and the Government of France to a great degree, proving thereby that there is some desire of such an intention to obtain the grant ■from Daly. Our Government have refused for the present to lay on the table of the ii ouse of’emniuns the correspondence on the subject. This is considered conclusive proof of the fact. The ill feeling produced in France has been increased by some observations in Parliament on the naval forces of France and England. On the latter subject the Pairie says:—-“the extension of the maritime power of France has no other limit than her resources and her interests. We adm.t no other and never will we allow the will or the joa ousy ot to; cgners to fix any. P rance is far from contesting t ie maritime superiority of Lngiand, but she is u ider no obligations to make the developement of lit r navy subordinate to tbejcalcus caprices ol her ally. We have endeavored tr make up lor lost time ; the best tiling that the English can do is to follow our example. Let them vote whatever credits they deem necessary ; let them enlarge and multiply their arsenals if they so please, but let them not arrogate to themselves the pretensions to stop us in our works to wait for them.” THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. According to intelligence which comes down to the 20th July the Federal armies where operating in three columns ; the largest, which consists of some GO,OOO, under General I'i’Dow.dl lias advanced to about thirty miles we.-t-vard of Alexandria, cn the Pctamace, to a place near Manassas Junction, where a battle seemed imminent. LONDON WOOL REPORT. July, 1801.—I he sales commenced rn the IF tli, the arrival j to that date cun.i Lug oi 80,000 bales. The Sales opened with a smaller attendance of buyers, both homo and foreign, then has been w.taessed for a long time ; and although the catalogue offered eompr.scd selections, biddings were made with caution and somewhat unevenly, at an average reduction of three half-pence per lb. ; in some cases of faulty and ill-conditioned sorts, the declines wire greater. It is quite evident from the tone of the room that present rates maintain, without a very largs accession of buyers. Lp to the present date about 12,500 bales have been submitted, all of winch, excelling alout 500 bales withdrawn have been sold—merchants generally feeling anxious to quit.