ARRIVAL OF THE ‘LORD ASHLEY,’ WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIV, Issue 629, 12 November 1868, Page 3

ARRI V AL OF THE ‘LORD ASHLEY,’ WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

The Panama Company’s steamship Lord Ashley, Captain W orsp, arrived in harbor at 4 o'clock on Tuesday evening, from Wellington and Southern Ports, with the English Mail via Suez. Below will be found a summary of the news to hand, which this month is more thau usually interesting.

[From the S. M. Herald's Kins George’s Sound Telegraphic Correspondent.] Adelaide, 27th Oct., 7 p.m. The A.S.N. Company’s steamer Ihumalira. Captain Grainger, armed oil G le-.u-ig pier at G p.m. to-day, after a passage of led hours from King Georg: ’s Sound. In con sequence of the accidental delay in leaTiiv Adelaide she did not reach tl.e’Souud beloro 2 30 a.m. on the 20lh instant, but was in time to place the mails on board the Avoca, the latter vessel having waited a few hours; the up passage occupied IIG hours.

The P. and 0. steamer Geelong, Captain Scottowe, anived at the Sound at 8 a.m. on the 2nt instant; she left Galle at 2 p.m. on the Bth hist, and experienced strong trades and constant head winds and seas to the Sound.

The Avoca reached the Sound at 9'30 a m. on the 19th ; and sailed at 5 a.m. on the 20th. .

GENERAL SUMMARY, London, Septcmer 11. The Queen and the younger members of the Royal Family returned to Windsor today ; the Queens health is much improved by her residence at Lucerne and excursions in the neighborhood.* Her Majesty was accompanied by the Princess Louisa and Beatrice, and Prince Arthur ascended Rigid.

The Duke of Edinburgh honored by his presence the marriage of Cotnmaiider Campbell of the Galatea, to Miss Trcher; the Prince officiated as best man.

Two China clippers, the Ariel and Sir Lancelot, arrived on September 2nd ; and another, the Taepiug, was in the Channel the same day. The race was remarkable for closeness, all the ships having started the same day. The voyage occupied 97 daysThe Czar is about to visit the King of Prussia. The French journals still write about the Queen not returning the visit of the Empress when passing through Paris. Her Majesty, through the English Minlister at Berne, thanked the Federal Counted for the cordial reception she met with I n Switzerland. S J.hfl OHPPn rtf tirt]] ot*|rl ia O/I ia, jriously ill. 1

I . -^ n International Commercial Convention of Delegates of the United States and British provinces is sitting in Portland. America; the majority is in favor of the renewal of the reciprocity treaty. An International Working Men’s (Jon gress met this year in Brussels.

An explosion of fire-damp took place on board the mail steamer Briton just about t 0 6aii from Southampton for the Cape of brood Hope, .No lives were lost.

i A team of English cricketers will play in I the United States in Canada. A lurious Hurricane occurred on August 22uu. Scores of vessels were wrecked on the north-east coast and on the Mersey with great loss of life. * 4000 cabs struck in London in consequence of a dispute with the railway companics. Great public inconvenience was occasioned by the strike. At length it has terminated.

The intended fight for the championship cohapsed. Allen and Goss were arrested by the police, and bound to keep the peace. Serious riots occurred in Manchester, occasioned by the anti-papal lecturer, Murphy, offering himself as a candidate for Manchester. There were numerous arrests.

A great conservative Protestant defence demonstration took place at the Crystal Palace on behalf of the Throne and Church constitution which was a conspicuous failure ; only one peer, oue M.P., and 2200 persons were pre-ent. One speaker said that compared with Gladstone, Judas Iscariot was a gentman. The next day 50,000 people attended tbe Foresters’ fete.

Richard Baggally is the new SolicitorGeneral.

It is announced that Parliament will be dissolved on November 9th. The House ot Commons will meet in the second week in December, when it is anticipated that the Government will bring on the question at issue on tne earliest possible day. A committee has been formed to present Mr Beales with a testimonial of 10,000 in acknowledgement of hia services during the passing of the Reform Bill. John Bright, J. ij. Mill, and Professor Fawcett, a- e on the committee

The honor of knighthood is conferred on Andrew Fairbairn, and Cautain Aaron Watkin, M.P.

Count Louis Cambacores was killed by falling down a precipice on the Alps. Stephens, the lonian head centre, has returned to Paris, and resumed his teaching of languages. Reverdy Johnson's first public appearance was at the Cutler’s feast, Sheffield. His speech expressed cordial sentiment of intei i lat tonal amity, and was well received by the English Press. The cat hedral to the memory of Cardinal Wiseman is about to bo erected at Westt duster ; a central sue has been purchased lor Aoit,U(Jo. Archbishop Manning and he Archbishop ut I’uris are to be made Cardinals.

A committee of scientific gentleman is loruicd for the purchase and survey of olouiit imai, to determine the Israelites’ line of march.

Eivo artilleryman, returning from a regatta at L uighres, were drowned by the upsetting of tiieir boat.

The Lord Lieutenant, at tho banquet given by the Mayer of Londonderry, congratulated his audience on the cessation of all disturbances.

Colonel Priu.de, <>f the Coldstream Guards was found dead, having fallen down a ravine near Geneva.

A destructive fire took place in tho ball room and picture gallery of Xorthumber land House.

Very rich specimens of gold have been received from the Natal gold-field; the d.scovcry attracts much attention. The captain of tho ship Vitneira was fined for serving out bad flour to the passengers.

The international yacht race between England and trance was won by an English yacht.

Buildings of hewn stone, a ruiued castle, aud irrigating canals have been discovered on tho banks of the Little Colsodo ?

Lieutenant-Colonel Ward, K.E., is appointed Master, of the Sydney Mint. An extensive fire took place in the shops of the lloyal Mail Company at Southampton.

Six sailo'-s were drowned by the sinking of a boat at Portland Hoads. °

Sir E. Phiiimore was seriously injured by rolling down a precipice. The Isold dry-dock, weighing 9000 tons, and cosdng a quarter of a million, was launched at Woolwich.

Formosa won the St. Leger. 1 he British Association held their annual meeting at Norwich—Dr Hooker presid-

i An extraordinary trial took place ai I Antwerp ; seven colliers were convicted of causing the death of two fellow-work-men by hanging them to a cross, and sub. jecting them to other tortures., because they would, not embrace the Roman Catholic religion ; the prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment. Greece has decided to adopt the decimal system.

The Liberal programme of the ensuing election includes the reduction of tha national exnenditure.

Lord Stanley writes to tha British Minister at Washington that Government is prepared to entertain the question of naturalisation. A Royal Commission has been appointed to examine the subject, legislate thereon, and a treaty must be deferred till next session.

iiamraiibauon. ix jxoyai uommiseion has been appointed to examine the subject, legislate thereon, and a treaty must be deferred till next session. OBITUARY. The Bishop of Peterborough, Earl of Abergavenny, Lord Howard De Walden, Generals Cockburn and M‘Kenzie, Sergeant Goulburn, Lord Normauton,'Ashburton, Dean Mdman, Dr M'Kfazie. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London, September 26. Sir John Young succeeds Yiscouut Monck as Governor-General of Canada. Bishop Randall is appointed to New Zealand, and Bishop turner to Grafton. The prices of wool closed firmer ; 40,000 bales have been held over. The Bank of England dividend is 4 cent.; the Bank of Bustralasio and the Oriental Bank, 12 cent. New South Wales 5 'P cent, debentures, 99; Victorian 6 'p cents, 114; Consols, b 4.

Arrivals.—Wave of Life, Lincolnshire, Minnie, and Flying Cloud.

October 1, The Eev. Mr Douglas has accepted the Bishopric of Bombay. Reveruy Johnson, the American ambassador, has been instructed by his Government to settle the Alabama claims, according to his discretion and the ratified treaty. Hostilities will bo resumed at Bokhara in October.

Tiie Republicans' have carried the Maine election for a Governor and five of members of Congress, by largely increased majorities. The result, it is considered, will strengthen Grant’s chances for the Presidency. The manufacture of the French Atlantic cable has been commenced. The freedom of the City of Edinburgh has been presented to Lord .Napier. The Revising Barristers have disallowed woman suffrage, but permit an appeal to the courts of law. Mandrake won the Doncaster. Colonel Wilson Putte succeeds Earl Mayo as Secretary for Ireland. t he Emg of Prussia delivered a speech which it was thought was of a menacing tone ; a panic in Paris followed, where a feeling that war was imminent prevailed. The speech afterwards received a pacific interpretation from the Ring and tlio official Press. A military revolt has broken out in Spain, which, in a few days, developed itself, and was completely successful; it began at Cadcz among the soldiers, who were joined by the sailors and navy garrison. The exiled Generals have returned. General Prim advanced on Madrid; a Provisional Government has been established at Seville, and Espartero declared President. The insurgents became masters of the fleet. In several provinces engagements took place, in which the Royalist troops were defeated. The latest news states that the revolution is triumphant, the garrison of Madrid fraternised with with the people, and a revolution manifesto —“Liberty, Universal Suffrage, aud the Abolition of the Bourbon Dynasty.” Queen Isabella fled, aud was received by tae Emperor Napoleon aud the Empress, who have placed the castle of Pan at her disposal. The Irish Church Commission have recommended abolition of Dublin, and the rearrangement of the other bishoprics. Serious disturbances have taken place in the State of Georgia; thirty-five negroes were killed. The steamers of the Messageries Iraperiales will run to China alternately with the P. and O. boats. Congress assembled, and has adjourned till October. It is reported that, Italy has demanded the evacuation of Remo ; Franco has refused to comply. XTorlomi* waa r>lapp.l nn lipt trial

The iron-plated ships Warrior and I a second time, and, being convicted, was Royal Oak came into collision in the chan- sentenced to five years’ penal servitude, uel: both suffered damage. It is reported that considerable reduc* An international expedition is to be tions will be made in the British army; held at Berlin in 1872. to begin next year. The Times expresses surprise that, no The quarter’s revenue amounts to telegraphic communication between Aus- £15,125,0110, traha and India exists, and considers it in- In commercial matters the most impor« explicable why the home Government so tant facts are—that the supply of money di-courages the undertaking. exceeds the demand ; advances on the Jjr Pusey addressed a remarkable letter Exchange are offered at cent.; to Wesleyan Conference, praying that the Russian Railway Loan of £2.001.000 body to assist the Church in resisting is eagerly taken up ; the subscriptions to Colleridge s Bill for the abolition of the the Branch loan amounted to thirty-four University tests. The request was unfa times the amount required, vorably received. It is rumoreo that the Victorian loan for Gladstone. Childers, and other Liberals railway purposes has been favorably raassailed the Government for increasing the ceived ; and it is considered the amount public expenditure; the Chancellor of the will be subscribed for without difficulty. Exchequer made a vindicatory explana- Australian securities being in good favor, jtion. An investigation with regard to fraudu- ■ The house of the Rev. Hr Drew at lent telegrams respecting the YudanamulYoughal was attacked by a party of men, tana mine is demanded, as the attempt to I who demanded arms; many shots were iaSats the shares by this means has caused I exchanged, and the assailants retired, great indignation.

MISREPRESENTATION. 0P?om the Otago 'Witness, 21th October.) The indignation we are apt to feel whenever we find ourselves misrepresented or misunderstood hi the mother country is natural enough. The discovery that we are not so well known and not so highly estimated as we thought we were, is extremely mortifying ; but at the same time it acts as a decided check to our conceit. It takes some time to convince even the most enlightened men in the colonies that neither the Government nor the people of Great Britain know anything about us. j A colonist who visits Loudon is both surprised and pained to find that everything appertaining to Australia and New Zealand is matter of very little moment in any class of English society. He finds no interest taken in this part of the EmpireConversation rarely if ever turns upon it, unless occasioned by the presence of an Australian or a New Zealander. The very deserts of Africa, with their gorillas and lions, are more familiar to the English mind than the most popular cities in the Southern seas. The mass of colonists, who do not visit London and have consequently no means of ascertaining the tone of English opinion, believe, in the simplicity of their hearts, that English statesmen, English journalists, and Englishmen in general, feel a lively interest in our progress—have all our statistics at their fingers’ ends—and regulary read the summaries of the colonial papers. It is a sorrowful sort of amusement to note the various little instances of this self-delusion which make their appearance from time to time. It possesses the mind of the public with a grasp which no rude encouu ter with facts can shake oil'. Nothing will convince them that they are really unknown and uncared for by their fellowcountrymen on the other side of the globe. They grumble at no injury that may be done—they kick at no insult that may be offered. They submit with exemplary patience to all the arbitrary caprices of the Colonial Office, and they rejoice with frantic exultation over any little evidence of Royal regard. Years of neglect and injury are wiped out from the memory in a moment, by the distribution of a few tenth rate honors among the leading colonists, or the passing visit of a Prince. The discovery, brought to light in the House of Representatives by Mr Potts, that the imports from New Zealand into the United Kingdom for the first quarter of 18U7 are estimated by the Board of trade returns at £2O, is an appropriate illustration of the attention paid to this colony by the Imperial Government. A paragraph in the Home News, expressing supnss at these figures, contains the following No doubt an explanation can be given that may be satisfactory ; but as none can be obtained here that is satisfactory, inquiry should be made in New Zealand itself.’ This is even worse than th. Board of Trade. No matter what absurd mis-statements may be put in circulation respecting New Zealand, it appears that an explanation cannot possibly be obtained in England. The writer in the Home News, to whom we suppose the usual sources of statistical information were open, had no doubt consulted them in order to verify extraordinary figures. But he could get no explanation, ami accordingly suggested that ‘ inquiry should be made in New Zealand.’ Erom Mr Stafford’s statement, that the Government of this colony hud previously called the attention of the Imperial Government ‘to the very great injustice done to New Zealand by the Board ot Trade returns.’ The answer wag, that the Board of Trade couldn t help it. Official returns are forwarded quarterly from this colony to the Board of Trade, so that, as Mr Staffoid says they have authentic information il they only choose to do do so. The result of this system therefore is, that whenever the Board of Trade returns are laid before the British public, the export trade ol New Zealand is estimated at about £2O per These returns are accepted throughout tne United Kingdom as uuim-. peachable authorities, and the people genera.ly hays no idea that, as regards New Zealand, the returns are worihless. lu what sort of estimation can tire colony stand in the eyes of British merchants ami capitalists, when information of this kind is officially circulated? Mr Potts pre faced his complaint fey pointing out that, in many statistical authorities, New Zealand is ‘ hidden under the name of Australia. bo little is known about this polony in Great Britain that it is generally regarded as in some way a part of Australia. It has no distinctive position in the Imperial world ; it is one of the ‘Austra liau ’ colonies, and its imports and exports, with every other fact respecting it, are jumbled up under tbe head of Australia. We can have no reason for surprise if the progress of emigration is slow, when our unlortuuate country is enveloped in so much fog as this.

The suggestion made by Mr Potts, that regular returns of the trade and commerce of New Zealand should be sent as advertisements to the leading newspapers in Europe and America, is not a very pleasant one. It would involve a heavy bill lor advertising, and it would certainly provoke sarcasm. JtJut what is to be done in the present position of affairs ? We have Mr Stafford’s assurance that there is no Use in appealing to the Imperial authorities, The exchange of Gazettes and other Statistical publications with foreign eonsu.s and consular agents in New Zealand has been going on for some time past; but no practical results of any value can be obtained by this means. Mr Kolleston’s idea of a special compilation under the authority of the Government is a good o??G Such ft pompilgtioK might u&s

I the form of the well known Annual Register, [containing not statistical information only, but political, social, and scientific information also. A well-executed work of that kind, published once a year, would be as useful in New Zealand as abroad ; and as it would probably pass into general circulation, it might command a sale more than sufficient to pay its expenses. Distributed by the Government among the libraries and other public institutions of Europe and America, it would serve to dissipate the clouds of ignorance that hang over us. In this matter, however, the recently lormed Colonial Society will be able to render ua material assistance. Its most important function will consist in contributing to the spread of acurate information with regard to the colonies.