The English Mail.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IV, Issue 207, 30 December 1864, Page 3

The English Mail.

O C T O 13 E 11 . GENERAL SUMMARY. • , London, Oct. 26. The Australian August Mails reached London on. the 15th and 20th October. The Queen continues in excellent health at Balmoral. ? The Prince and Princess of Wales are on their way ( hpmeward. from Denmark. A marriage between the Princess Mary of Cambridge and Lord Hood ties' been disallowed by ■ her Majesty,'as being contrary to the Royal Mar- ' riage Act. It is reported that Parliament will be dissolved early in spring.' The Duke of Newcastle died on the 18th Octn"ber, in his sSrd year. The continuance of transportation to Western Australia excites much attention. Lord Stanley has delared that the view of his party was that it must come.to an immediato conclusion, and that the English Government ought to yield at once to the wishes of the colonists. The Times, and other leading journals, advocate the same policy. A convention with Russia for the reception of convicts is still mooted. • A serious cdlTision occurred in Staffordshire between colliers bn strike and the Police. The military .were called out and the disturbances quelled. Violerit sioi ms, occasioning great loss to life and property, have occurred on the coast of Great Britain. Thirty-four wrecks were reported in one week, making a total loss for the present year of 1,388/ ' The steamer Ontario, 3,003 tons, valued at £120,000,’ was wrecked on her first voyage, 20 miles from Yarmouth. The crew of the Great Yarmouth life-boat refused to render assistance unless guaranteed £SOO, foe surf being so terrific. The crew of the Ontario were eventually saved. Great difficulty has been experienced in obtaining seamen for the British fleet, owing to the now regulations issued by the Admiralty, denominated the Somerset disc-pline. Earl Bussell has refused to allow the war ship ‘Sacramento to coni at Dover, she having previously coaled at Plymouth within three months. The directors of the Messager.ies Imperiale line of mail steamers express their rerdiness to cooperate on most liberal terms with the Victorian Government, in the event of the latter placing steamers between GaUe and Melbourne, for conveyance of mahs, &c. Two severe shocks of earthquake have been felt in the North of England. A great fire occurred in the Belgrave-rord, London, on-the, 16th inst; the damage is estimated at £IOO,CCf. Smith & Go.’s patent wheel works were totally destroyed. - The distress in the cotton districts is increasing. Gne hundved and thirty-five thousand are in receipt of' . ... , . ~ A series of extensive official frauds have been discovered in the Bankruptcy Court. Petitions for winding up the Leeds Banking Company were hea;d on the 13th of October. An order for winding up was granted. Lord Wooilhouse has ■ definitely accepted the Lord Lieutenanc y of Ireland. Mr. Mercer, formerly Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, has been appointed Governor '.there. Eleven thousand pounds were collected in one week in Live-pool to rel'eve the Northern States. An address, with 350,000 influential signatures, Iras beon sent from England to America recommending perce. . ’ The fight between Mace and Coburn for £I,OOO c-side did not take place. It is reported that neither of the parties intended to fight. The conduct of both men is generally condemned. Newmarket.:—Cambridgeshire stakes.— AcV worth, Ist; Tomato, 2nd. ! ’Gesarewitch Stakes.—Thalcstris, Ist; Gratitude, 2nd; Ackworth, 3rd. Obituary.—Sir G. Edmondstone, K.C.8., Lrdy Brook, General Reeve, Sir C. Coote, Vice-Admi-ral Lord Somerville, General Leprandi, Sir W. Hartopp, Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. Tait, Mr.. Commissioner Fane, Sir W. Marryat, Rev. G. Spencer, Dr. Milroy, Dr, Clarke, Mr. T. Young, Mr. J. Heywoocf, and Capt. Doctor. COMMERCIAL. London, 10th Nov. Owing to late heavy failures there is stringency in’ the money market, and a heavy fall in prices. Credits " restricted. Many firms in a sound position, but with limited means, sell shares or produce at fearful d'seount, because of their in- , ability to obta’n the usual bank accommodation. .. Consols for money, ,BOf, and 191 for account, 10th November. Bank discounts, 8-j to 9 per cent. 1 Numerous failures are reported. LONDON WOOL RER.ORT. October 25,1864. Since the close of the last sales the enquiries have been very limited ; the continued high rates for money and the serious failures in .the North have led to’great caution on the part both of manufacturers and merchants, and there has been a general contraction of confidence.; The arrivals for next sales are large, and will, with the held over and bought in parcels,- make a large, we may say the largest sale, ever offered at the close of the year ; and we do not look for last sales rates except a great improvement should take place in the general tone of business. l On the contrary, we do not expect even With favorable features that ale ? decline will be established than Id. to l|d. lb. Arrivals to date :—Sydney, 17,860 bales ; Port Philip, 11,869 bales ; Van Diernan’s Land, 1,852 bales ;• Adelaide, 4,684 bales; Swan River, 198 bales;. Now Zealand, 9,152 bales ; Cape, 21,145 bales ; total 67,060 bales.

... ;VV 'AMERICA! •" . - - - _ . > New York, 13th Oct. The elections for members of Congress, upon which the result of the Presidential election depends, commenced on the 12th inst. in Ohio and Indiana. The Republicans carried the state elections by large majorities. The Democratic pariy gained largely in Pennsylvania : but the soldiers’ vote wa„ awaited to decide the election. The voting in Maryland indicates the probable adoption of ail anti-slavery constitution. It is reported that Captain Semmes has left England to ’take command of another Confederate steamer. Rendezvous unknown. The Confederate cruiser Florida lately captured several merchant ships. Ihe niws from the seat of- war is very-conflict-ing. After a fortnight of inaction, General Grant massed a heavy fores on the Weldon railroad, a few miles south of Petersburg, and there entrenched himself. Oil the 29th and 30th Sept, most sanguinary engagements took place, with varied success. ' On October Ist, reconnoitring parties got within a few hundred yards of the inner lines of the entrenchments defending Richmond. General Grant has since visited Washington, but on his return made no further progress in the direction of Petersburgh arid Richmond. The Federal, General Sheridan has retreated to Strasburg, devastating the country as he retired by destroying immense supplies of food for man and fodder for cattle. The Confederates are' still operating in Sherman’s rear. They have, re-captured Rome, and destroyed several miles of railway between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Thirty thousand Confederates under General Price have invaded Missouri, intending to capture Jefferson city, and establish a state government. The Federal Government has endeavored to treat singly with each Southern State, in order to bring about peace. Governor Browne, of Georgia, positively declined to abandon the other States. President Davis, although admitting late reverses, declares that the spirit of the Confederacy is unbroken. It was announced at New York, on the So(h September, that the public debt amounted to one billion nine hundred and sixty million dollars in sdol. 2fic. per cent, gold interest bearing bonds. Panic prevailed at Chicago. A large bank failure has taken place there. It is confidently predicted that Lincoln would gam the election by a large majority. The price of gold in New York is 109 per cent, premium. Money easier. Cotton null. Wheat, provisions, and sugar in good inquiry. CANADA. The British American Conference at Quebec has unanimously resolved on the confederation of all the provinces. It is anticipated that this will shortly lead to a separation from the mother country, leaving the duty and responsibility of defending themselves on the Canadians. The population of British America now numbers nearly 4,000,000. CONTINENTAL. FRANCE AND ITALY. Strange and exciting rumors are current, concerning the meeting of Napoleon with tiro Czar at Nice. A French and Italian convention has been agreed to, whereby the French troops are positively to evacuate Rome in two years. Italy guarantees not to attack the Roman territory, and to defend it from foreign aggression. The Roman Government is to iucvcrselts army sufficiently to ’ protect itself. As'it is relieved from the expense of the French troops it wiU be able to do tins. Under the convention, Turin is to be exchanged for Florence as the capital of Italy. Fresh local disturbances have taken place, but since the change in the Italian Ministry affairs have become quieter. Garibaldi has strongly denounced the abandonment of Rome as the capital of the Italian empire. , The Roman Government received the announcement with s'lence. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. The Austrian Houses .of Parliament open on the 12th November. It ia rumored lhat Count Rechberg, the Foreign Minister of Austria, has resigned, end that his resig nation has been accepted. . Af. iendly feeling again exists between Austria and Russia. The former does not in any way oppose the FrancoTtalian Convention. The Convocation of Russian Diets meets early in December. DENMARK. The Danish Cabinet has fixed on the sum of £1,100,000 as the share which Schleswig and Holstein is to be allowed in the public property of Denmark, that Sum to bo deducted from the amount of the Danish debt to be borne by the Duchies. It is contended that, should the treaty of London respecting the Duchies become invalid, Christian IX, would thereby forfeit his title to the throne. The Danish territory is not yet evacuated by the allied army. RUSSIA. The Poles incorporated among the Russian troops formed a’ plot to burn all the villages and towns of the provinces, by placing barrels of gunpowder under the principal edifices. Reports sent to St. Petersburg mention the loss of life and property thereby as immense.

• LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, 3rd Not., 5 p.m. r ‘ '■ Suez, 4 dth'Nov., 3 p.m. The Emperor Napoleon and the!Czar have met at Nice. The European Congress is revived. A peace treaty has been signed at Vienna. In America, General Longstreet has superseded Early, and partly surprised and defeated the Federal army under Sheridah. General Grant has been again’ repulsed before Richmond. Florida has been captured. The military votes will secure Lincoln’s,re-elec-tion. .• i ■ • In England the colliers out on strike have returned, to work. The Australian transportation protest has .been favorably received by Government, and is still under consideration. Wool sales commence on the 17th. - Probable stock, 100,000 bales. Easier prices expected. . pisedunt Is unchanged. A' reduction is probable. / ■ . ■ , ■ Failures are decreasing. ' Princess Alice, of Hesse, has been confined of a daughter. ■ Leech, the artist, is dead. . - Franz Muller has been convicted and sentenced to death. Great Britain, steamer, arrived- . Consols, 801.