ARRIVAL OF THE N.Z.S.N. CO.’S S.S. 'WELLINGTON,' WITH THE PANAMA MAIL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 582, 1 June 1868, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE N.Z.S.N. CO.’S S.S. 'WELLINGTON,' WITH THE PANAMA MAIL.

The 8.9. Wellington, Captain Holmes, arrived from Southern Ports oa Thursday last, with the European Mails via Panama. (Prom the Evening Post, Maj 26.) The s.B. Ruahine, T. S. Beal, Esq., commander, arrived in port to-day, at 12 - 30 p.m. $ left Wellington on the Bth March at 4 p.m., and arrived at Panama on the 3rd April at 7 a m., thus making tho passage a day under contract time ; fine weather and favorable winds were experienced to the equator; from thence to Panama strong head winds. The sum of £8 Is 3d was collected on board by Capt. Beal for the benefit of the Sailor’s Home at Sydney. The Ruahino left Panama on the 24fh April at fi p.m. and has had nothing but a succession of culms and head winds the entire passage, a total absence of trade winds compelling her to trust entirely to steam ; arrived at Oparo on the 14th at 8 a.m.; left on 15th at 3 p.m. The barque Esk, from Newcastle, with coals for the company, arrived|at Opara on the 14th May. The Ruahino brings a large mail, about 400 packages of cargo, and the following passengers:— For Wellington—Messrs R. Taylor, D. Parker, D. Anderson. For Canterbury— Mr, Mrs, and Miss Steele. For Nelson— Mr A. Wix. For Greyrnouth—Mr J. Blackmore. For Auckland—Sir George Arney, Mr H. Hall, Rev. G. Smalos. For Melbourne—T)r. G. Huston, Mr Huston, Mrs Smith, Mr Westgate. By a new arrangement of American] steam boats, passengers from tho colonies can go to New York or San Francisco seven times a month from Panama aud Colon. UNITED KINGDOM. London, March 2G. Captain Deasy, who was, in company with Colonel Burke, rescued from the police of Manchester on the occasion of tho riots in that city, has been arrested at Salford and lodged in jail. Petitions to tho House of Commons, expressing stong opposition to the resolution introduced by Mr Gladstone, looking to church reform in Ireland, are in circulation and receiving many signatures. The amount of bullion in tho Bank of England has increased during the past week £157,000.

March 27. In the House of Lords this evening the question of the Alabama claims came up and gave rise to some debate. Earl Russell made a speech in which be reviewed the relations of Great Britain and the United States during liio war of rebellion, and defended the policy pursued by him in the case of the Alabama and other Confederate cruisers. Lord Cairns sustained the course of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lose l , Stanley, in the controversy with the American government on the Alabama claims. Lord Wcstbary defined tho laws of England bearing upon the questions at issue, and denied the Justice of the claims for indemnity urged by Mr Seward. - March 2S. The case of George Francis Train, who was arrested for a debt due an English firm, incident to a street railroad speculation some years ago, came before tho Court of Bankruptcy at Hnblin a day or two since. Mr Train presented to the Court a schedule of Ins assets and liabilities, which the Court rejected as a complete farce, and denounced it as “ worth loss than so much blank paper.” The trial of the Fenian General Nagle, which was unsuccessful at the Sligo Assizes some time ago, will take place before tho Court of Queen’s Bench, in this city, eome time in May. March 30, In the House of Lards this evening Lord Malmsbury disclaimed any intention upon tho part of the English government to interfere in the affairs of Paraguay. In the House of Commons petitions in favor of and against the Irish Church Establishment were read.

Mr Gladstone, after calling for the reading of the acts of Parliament in relation to Hie Irish Church, moved that tho House proceed to consider them. He declared that tho time had come when tho Irish Church should cease to exist as a State establishment. He would give no details of the means by which this was to bo brought about, because it was not tho duty of the opposition to arrange them. All proprietary rights should“bo respected. There should no longer be a salaried clergy paid by the State and connected with the church. A fund for the benefit of Ireland should bo erected from the balances of the incomes of the Clru-ch. Mr Gladstone proceeded to explain that the Liberal party had not dealt with this question, because it had never before been presented to them in a concise shape, as at the present time. Both parties. he said, were excusable'for neglecting the subject, because public sense had not before been fully aroused in regard to it. He repelled the charge of apostacy which had been made against him. Speaking of measures which should be adopted, be rccommeded that tho churches and parsongees should be left to the clergy: these

who choose to maintain them would indemnify the owners of tbs adrowsons. After further arguments, Mr Gladstone closed with an appeal to the House to take some definite action. Lord Stanley replied, opposing too hasty action in the matter, saying the House should wait until rite commission on the Irish Church should make their report; he concluded by rnovinghis resolution, of which he gave notice last Friday, that the subject bo left over for tho consideration of the next Parliatnc"'* M r Cranborne, * ho member for Stamford, moved a resolution that the principle of dis-estnhlishing (he Irish Church be settled now, and the details be left to the next Parliament. The debate was then adjourned. A bill abolishing flogging in tho army has passed tho House of Commons. March 31. The debate on tho Houso of Commons last night on the Irish Church was the most important ouc which has taken place during tho present session of Parliament.

Mr Gladstone, a portion of whoso remarks was telegraphed last night, mad > a masterly speech in support of his resolutions for the abolition of the Irish Church Establishment, placing himself on a line with tho most advanced members of the Liberal party on this question. After giving the reasons for past inaction, ho showed tho necessity for tho immediate consideration of the subject, and explained the tendency and effect of the resolutions which he had introduced to meet the emergency. He dilated on the groat effect for good which a termination of the ascendency of tho Irish Church as a state establishment would have in removing jealousies and mi tigatisg sectarian bitterness. In treating this question, lie said, members of Parliament should exclude all party feelings, and act solely for the public good. No one could deny that each of tho church organisations in Ireland, irrespective of creed, aimed to do good ; but the church as an establishment of the State had miserably failed to do tho country any good. Now that tho penal laws against Catholics no longer were in force, the number of Protestants in Ireland did not exceed one fifth of tho population ; and it was great injustice to compel tho whole country to support a church for the benefit of so small a minority.

Members of the House of Commons wore urged to disregard their fears and prejudices, and when the Irish people asked for religious equality, grant the demand, placing their reliance on the justice of the act. Ho praised the Homan Catholic clergy for their firmness and loyalty in opposing Fenianism. In regard to measures for the dis-ostablishment of the Irish Church, Mr Gladstone said ho did not intend to press the question to a final decision until the new Parliament should meet; but he should urge that the government cease to make any appointments to fill vacancies in the higher grades of the Irish Church, in order to leave Ihe case clear for future action. Had ho not believed that the House was ready to deal earnestly with the question lie would not hare resorted to that weakest of devices, an abstract resolution ; but he hoped (hat the introduction of these resolutions would ho followed by active steps for carrying f he:n into cifcct next year, so that perhaps the present generation might sec the great reform completed. After sharply criticising the proposed resolution of Lord Stanley to postpone the consideration of the whole subject until tho meeting of the next Parliament, Mr Gladstone closed his speech with an eloquent appeal to the House to vindicate its character and dignity by its course on flu important question now to bo decided.

"Mr Gladstone was loudly cheered as bo took his seat. In Lis reply Lord Stanley, who imrao diatcly followed Mr Gladstone, owned that tho government fully recognised the gravity of the matter under discu-sion, but he regretted the attempts which had been made to place tho question ou a false basis. Tire ministry did not seek to shirk tho issue by trickery cr management, as had been charged ; they only wanted time to consider the subject before acting npon it. The noble lord concluded his speech, by declaring that the Irish people eared more for (he laud than the church question, and before taking his scat, ho offered tho resolution of which lie gave notice on Friday viz. : —That the whole subject of a change in the Irish Church Establishment be left to bo dealt with by tho nest Parliament.

April 4, 3 a.m. At 2T5 this morning the debate ended, and a division took place on Lord Stanley’s amendment to postpone the consideration of Mr Gladstone’s resolve until the nest Parliament. Sis hundred members voted, and the Government was defeated by sixty majority. The announcement was greeted by the wild cheers of the Liberals. " The defeat of tho Ministry in the House of Commons last evening, forms th - chief topic of conversation. Nearly all t lie journals have editorial'articles bn tho subject this morning. The Times says:—“Tho Commons have resolved that this cancer of the Empire shall be removed. The rejection of Lord Stanley’s amendment, to postpone consideration until the next Parliament, and the adoption of Mr Gladstone’s resolution to go into committee., are merely tho first steps of the operation. The national will is soon to be expresssed, and it will bo in no uncertain sound. It will insist that the work so happily begun, shall be thoroughly performed. This morning's vote is the dawn of a re-united empire. Now. Ireland may take confidence from

this vote, that ‘lie is sui'niued by the baIsnco ot opinion of the f T i ll l c; 1 Kingdom. Tho wrongs of ages arc lo be ended, ana right dona aiiud the acclamation of the nation. This must guarantee peace.” Tho Morning Post, concludes a very able article with the following words;—“This vote is the death warrant of tiie Irish Church. No fairer trophy lias been won by tho Liberal party since the Kmancipation act of 1329.” The Standard says :—“ Tho effect of tin’s vote will bo to waste the cession without advancing the object proposed one single step.” The annual Spring race between the Oxford and Cambridge University crews took place (o-day over the usual course on the River Thames. Tho crews of both were in fine condition, and there was considerable anticipation that the Cambridge crew might again wrest tho honors of a triumph from the Oxford. The race was closely contested! throughout but by a strenuous effort on the! Inst mile, the Oxfords gradually forced 1 ahead of their competitors, and passed the goal three lengths ahead, amidst tho most uproarious dicers of the thousands who lined the banks and crowded tho docks ofj the innumerable river cruft in attendance. The royal steam yacht of tho Prince of VV ales was present, containing the Prince and Princess, together with many oilier distinguished personages. The distance pulled was four miles, which was accomplished by the victorious Oxfords in twenty minutes. April 5. An important meeting of the Cabinet was hold on Saturday to consider what action should be taken in view of the vote on Friday night on Mr Gladstone’s resolutions. It is reported that the Mini-Acs decided to resign in case the Opposith u should retain their largo majority after the recess of Parliament. April 8. It is reported on good authority that Lord Cranbourno has been tendered to the office of Governor-General of Canada to succeed Lord Monck. and that Karl Mayo, now Secretary of the State for Ireland, has boon offered the Governor-Generalship of India. The Grand Jury have brought bills of indictment against all tho prisoners except O’Neiil, who were charged by the coroner’s jury with complicity in tho Clerkenwe'! outrage. The trials will commence next week. Tho hierarchy will soon present a petition to the Queen in person against any change in the position of revenues of tho Established Church in Ireland. Deeds of violence against persons and property arc of daily occurrence in Cork. The Right Honorable Justice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, is said to bo on the point of resigning his oiiico.

CANADA. (Special Correspondence of the Star ft IlcrnW.) New York. April V. The city was startle*! on Tuesdav bj r. despatch from Oifov.a, Canada, annouuc iug the as-nw-nnatian of D’Arcy lu‘G re. The particular? are contained ia the followlag despatches:— At half-past two o’clock this morning the lion. D’Arcy Al*Goo was shot (bed by an unknown ass.is in, as ho was entering 'lie house, of Airs Trotter, whore ho LAjcd in Sparks-? trecr. The ball passe*! through bis head P.nd lodged in the door, which Air M'Goe was in the act of opening. A sou of Mrs Trotter, who is one of the Pirliameut page.-, was returning home, oui v.adistance frmn the bourn wb.*-n ho ’•card ttie shot. On reaching his mother’s ooor he found Air Al'Gee dead on the pavement. tie .-aw no person in the neighborhood and heard no footsteps. The night was bright and clear, and the assassin must have been either concealed bo hind the f.mc;- of a vacant lot opposite, or made a very hasty retreat immediately on firing the shot. Air Al'Gco had just left the Parliament House and had a cigar in his mouth when he was killed. HU brains exuded from the wound ’and the sidewalk was covered with his blood. Tin's fact, in connection with that of the ball lodging in the door post, seems to indicate that the weapon was held close to bis head when fired. There have been as yet no trace whatever of the assassin’s discovery.

The government of Canada offer £5,00.'), I the government of Ontario and Quebec! $5,000 and tec Mayor of Ottawa $ t,00o! reward for the apprehension cf the guilty J party. All the members of the Cabinet are taking a deep interest in the matter. Gient crowds arc in the streets, and expression!-, of sympathy with the deceased ate loud and frequent. In the House last night, a couple of hours befo v the assassination, Mr M : Goo delivered an able speech on the position of .Nova Scotia. It is said to have been one! of the most eloquent efforts of his whole, life. ! A despatch from Ottawa to the Ermine! Telegram reports that the excitement {here, is still on the increase. A private nicotine;i [of the Ministers has been held in connec-i tion with lending members of the two; houses. It is intimated that facts have' been presented them showing the existence! of a secret society of desperadoes sworn to summarily put out of the way all members of the Parliament who are broadly antiFenian in their sentiments. Information is also in possession of the members to the effect that a grand Fenian outbreak throughout the Dominion is imminent. In (his, it is stated, in addition to the iFeaisns, there will be engaged the force?

of the many Canadian a who are dis- iti->-fied with, government on g.-ncccl ground-*. It has been ascertained by tho authorities, that the murderer of McGee- is a new- Tori: Fenian, who is said to hare been detailed by the secret society for the purpose, the duty having been decided by drawing lots. It is rumored that s French revniiuiimmy society in tho Lower Province is acting in concert with the Fenians. Threats of : retaliation upon all known Fenians arc openly made by members of the British paryt, and it is feared that other assassinations will follow this evil beginning. UNITED STATES. {Special Cotrospomlcnce of the star tc Herald.) Flew York, April 1. Tho Impeachment trial goes on. The examination of witnesses was begun on the! 31st. A decision by the Chief Justice on tho i admissibility of certain evidence led toe! |discussion as to his power to rule on sudd I points, and the Senate went into private, ;consultation by his casting vote, finally j sustaining? the position advanced by the! Chief Justice. ! General Bailor made a lengthy bunkum : j speech on the occasion, which appears, to meet with little sympathy. ‘ The' Herald is very bitter in its criticism of the! speech. j The Journal of Commerce says:—“lf may take all day to read Butler's speech..! but a few words will define (he effect which! it must produce upon the mind of every i impartial person who has survived its per-j us;d. Asa presentation cf tho “ points”! against Mr Johnson’t is complete. Nothing remains for Bailor or any one else' to say on that side or Butler would have! found it out and said it. It is adroit hh (battering tho Senate with the idea that that body is now in court sworn to do jus- 1 tico, but it cits in political Senatorial ca ! pacity only, superior to precedents, and! unbound by oaths. Butler and'the admirers of the man probably consider this speech a strong one. So it is, in passionate invective ; but, just in that; respect, it will bo regarded by most people as weak, for it discloses the aa'unus of personal rancor which originated and su;>‘ains the partisan movement against the B.'csldent. There is something ferocious in the way that! Butler drives homo his spear of satire.’ and turns it round in (he wound be makes, i Instead of being a “ prosecution,” in the ordinary legal sense of that word, the trial thus looks very much like a “ peiaeentioii,” in which seven or eight “ Managers” unto he allowed to grat ily their revenge upon tho L’rehdent by such refinements of insult | ■is they have learned to employ (i rough! a considerable experience in the House of: Representatives. If .Butler’s spe-ch is A smn,de of the style in which the impeach meat husimws is to be conducted to the end, Mr dob ison may come out of it will;! a larger share of popular sympathy th:o' he possessed a: his entrance neon the ordeal. “One story is good till anoiher id told.” Let people, if (h--.ro aro sue!), who pin their faith o.i But lev, wait lid he is ILs.'eted by Stanbeiy, Evarts, Groesbeck. >- nr:is, or some other of the President’;: counsel equal to (liejib.” Steps are being taken for the sperdv opening of the Telegraph Line He u On ha to Jamaica and Lance to Asiiinwall, :;n apph. ation having been made to the Lc-gi-l ituro cf Jemal ::; to f’ nr off.a-'. The work will probably be completed wi;hin .-is mouths. The L’.S. gunboat (Jetty sburgh lias been detailed and ordered to make tho sounaitKi at o.ice between Cub.; and Jamaica.

Commodore Hoggs, coinmn'Uiing the /A Sofa, had reached Jamaica from the | Venezuelan Coast, whore ho had Iren sent to enquire into the outrages coinralilc.] or. the crow cf the American whaler Hannah! .Grunt, and hud returned thence t*> ve*-.*.-■zn. la probably to demand a settlement. ihe Panama Baiiroad Company has declared the usual dividend offi’jJ cent quarter, and made an extra dividend of 2*J N v cent. It ia repotted that hereafter the Pacific -Tail the unship Company will run a weekly line of steamers from Yew York :o Aspineall, leaving the form or port I on (lie Ist, Ptb, IGth, and 2-irh of each! month. 1 Inteiligencereached Pitt-burgh, Pennsyl-1 vania, on the 30th Alarch that a biocuy] riot occurred in the morning at John, O’Neil’s coal mines at Six mile Perry, near: M’iiccs port. Some of O’Noil’s men who!iad been “ out” fir sane time went to; work, when two hundr*-d arrived from a, neighboring works and called upon tin u.. ;to come out. They were arme*i with chib;, 1 and other weapons; O’Neil and hi? mcri; rcsi.-tod them, shooting and killing end man and wounding five, one seriously. Mr O’Neil was severely but not danger- i ously w: ended by clubs. The mob has gone back, and Air O’Neil is guarded h\ about one hundred armed men. To i.mlv the Chief of the Police, Air Qrceue, .*i, the coroner were telegraphed for, and n il . leave for the scene of (lie disturbance in; ‘ the looming. i A Richmond despa'ch inform? the pubjlic that a new indictment, has La-on icuad 'by the grand jury cf the United Si at.a; ! Tirei at Cv-urt for Virginia against Alrj ; Davis. The Richmond Kxainmer m\vs : —| |“ The indictment states that in ISdl he 1 armed and equipped troops for t ho purpos: ‘of levying war against the United Slates ; That he took forcible possession of the city of .Kichtnond, an I excluded therefrom the forces of the United States ; that be armed and equip;>ou military forces for the purpose of levying war against (lie Umtod Slates in the States of Virginia, North' Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ho rid a, Alabama, Mississipi, Louisians, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alissouri, and i that he gave to the said force? information,

I ‘ 1 1>, iii. I y to r.-s:;-!. yoo;; hi S-Vling :• ■ .ai ji'C;L.;t- At; 1 I 'no,r at etauamie', I.;: ;i,o dlst ol July, ISC I, u, number of sons ainounrhig to r»u,OiiO or mono, m-m ■ 1 equipped, an'! organised a- Tiiil:t:i:y Gov -1 vvith tn e usual weapons o \ .vai, he maliciously end trait opxiwiy fought a ninsr, killed, wounded and captured oi'hn-s una s ddiers of the l -States array, anal des! my<-l and- captured munitions and material* of war, rim pronertv of the Unitod State*, and find he. with Robert hi. Lee and others did, maliciously cod traitorously, conspire irad lew w;u* ;v;-iii:st tl.o United State-. The !an.nimdo.-M \h,, ;n, uictmcnt consists of she bailie.-, of the v.-er, tile charges that Mr Dari* ~p hut ml and commissioned p>,r=..;-is a- oilie-a--; in iheOonfederate army. It cor. •; el.*.* us f; ‘ Tnat during the whole of said rri/c-Siio-.i, by reason of resistance to '.ho ■.•m-c.itii.iu of l' e laws of the United Slate;, and llio in-, twrupi ion to tee wlhturv emirs? of ;-;die.ii j.roceediu,gs, precesj Mr the eoaimcuccment of any actum, civil or criminal, .against the s anl Jcheraou Davis, or for ! ir.s arrest, could not bo served, .and the :*ui.l Jolh-rsc.n Davis could not, by reason f-cii ivsi>;.-i':,.'o of (he Jaws, and such - interruption ol sir:; in lie .si proceeding*, .be anvssied or sor-vd with process for the letnnnicncvniur.r ,-;u.v action, civil me .ermnnr.;, wit jin ihe intent an-t racauiriqf |of the statue the bhihed States, ia such lease mane and p.mvHedf ” j Tlx-? treaty of ihe North German Con, ifederation was t.iKen up and passed, iu 1 1-..MVU!;ve s s-sion, fcytiio Senate, on the Toth- Several ainciuluionts were ouhre-.1, ■ hilt were vMcd dov.-u. ii he only change made wa* merely verba;, a;;,1 occurs in the i;;'st c.rticlo. It is a cor; ec<ion of .Mi Dancruft s erroneous ie-visld ice; of Ihe O'eeiuan lent. Mr DancivA- -.vm! a, ! it oidoeus of the North Gerasa Cmn'edm J -m who bocame naturalised tide.,; of Dm Unim-i Slates,’ dee, in r;s a;;a ml f form the article roads * who have bo-mme,’ so as to make the treaty iviro ;.tec!:vj and error existing eases. The i.v,;'- j.-v-wi?-;-* for tree emigrai ton, and iha; r-utuvuiDati-.n changes the nationality, Tl.-.j role v.v* u:) against S. The ground of opp >;!i ... that t;io Kuvth oerruan Cum : ,!ion might, UC-ei'r h!gto ‘h • via-’ ;f dm treaty, mtorfero with 1 nmngn.n:-■ any dime h i .re ihe expiration of tin- i ,:c tor hid! naturalisation, as Austria did i i tho “ Koscta ease,” April 9. luc fnal cf Jif'erson Davis witi errtviu. ly Occur at the May Term A' (he Unit. A i'dates Circuit Com-; ia Virginia, !-> whi.-]j | 'hue it was recently postp mod, as (finer |d u-i ice Chase hts macio all the no.■•'?;■,irv Oym. no. t; to I-' jnvsoui Dom, provi- • le-.i, cu’ course, t'h.o ie.ym.elmi; :i{ trial l-'c* not laa teo long, v. iileh is net ieroheblo. There appears a f.dr p-ospoer that Chief duo; ice Chase vr;T ho as a ero;.lidate f--r tho m ;r! Teevide n-y of ten Lh'h.d Snh.; by the if an oemi m im e. If Cd-mdi-n.ld be ca-o , ,o d that Cmoi is bronjht fmnvard bv tho ih-in.-ff-:m> tho eUanees of the laher fn' m-a;,..- .-.si; in) greatly dmma.r d.