ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH TELEGRAMS VIA SUEZ.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 89, 14 September 1868, Page 224

ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH TELEGRAMS VIA SUEZ.

[WeUington ; lnaependenfc, September -10 J j

The P., N.Z., and A.R.M/s Co.fs s.s. Mataura, G. E. Bird, commander, arrived in this (Wellington) harbor at I o’clock yesterday - morning, * after a very rough passage of six days ahd a half. She sailed from Sydney at five p.m.on the 2nd, experiencing fine weather for the first 'day, "‘after which a breeze sprang up froni the S.S.E., increasing to a hard gale with a tremendous sea, with frequent and violent squalls of hail and rain ; on the afternoon of the sth inst. the wind veered

to the EiS.E.j still blowing a heavy gale, with high sea running; which lasted till entering Cook’s'Straits on the. Bth, when the weather slightly moderated. During the bad weather she carried away her head . rail, &c., from the violent plunging and constant shipping of water. ' ' The branch steamer Rangatira arrived at Grlenelg Pier at noon, after a run of 100 hours from the Sound; the upward trip occupied 108 hours. The P. and 0. steamer Avoca, Captain Earquhar, • arrived' at King George’s Sound at. half-past three a.m. on the 28th August.; she left Galle at 6 a.m. on the 12th; duringjthe.passage she experienced severe trades to the Lieewin. ' GENERAL SUMMARY. London, July 17. The Australian May mails that were due in London on the July 13th, did not arrive until the evening of July 15th, and the letters were not delivered until the morning of the 16 th; the London bankers and merchants were very hard pushed to prepare replies, while it was quite impossible that those in the country could send their answers by the present mail. Much vexation was expressed in consequence* and created a demand for an improved' and moire frequent service. The Southampton portion Jis not - expected till the -21st.- -

The Queen is at Osborne .in good health, and proceeds to Germany early next month, where she remains three weeks, travelling incognita. The State concert and public breakfast at Buckingham Palace Gardens was..a great success. ..

| The Duke, of, Edinburgh, on his ar- • rival, proceeded to Windsor, accom- • panied by the'hon. Eliot Yoirke, and 1 was met by the' Qii^niand-‘Royal ; Family at the entrance to the'“6aaij j el : A fete to the .Duke. at the Crysta. 1 Palace was attended by 30,000 peo- ' P le -> . . - The Queen visited the Galatea and was received by the Duke, who pre-sented-all the officers to her Majesty, and conducted her through the ship and inspected the ship’s company. In the’ evening the Duke *entertaine<l a bril T liaht' party, inciJdiug the Prince of Wales, at dinner On board, the Galatea being illuminated.. / u , , The Duke of/Edinbiirgh was in the House of, Lords, when the Bishop of Oxfordi 'alluded to the Australian pt- : tempt 0 oh' the Duke’s life, which the prelate iritfodiiced'in vindication'of his speech.'about the destroying the Irish Church, for, the sake of disarming!. as- ; sassins." t ” ’ .' t '. _ .] , ■ w Sir R. Kapier has-been rhisCd to? the pfeefaige, under the title Of Baron ;Na,-; pier, of/Magdala, and a ; pensioh pf £200.0, a year was-voted him ; and it is,; he will get the. Com-mandership-in-chief of ’’the” Indian forces; 'wprth t '43d;opo e a f jrea^. i '' , '. £l: ' : ;- t ...* Great 5 preparations are making' fpr the forthcoming general/election, ?; I ~ ..111 response .to, requisition,the Lord <„,Mayor had] called a, meeting; of citizens at Guildhairto express their : views An'tW 5 SWspeu'spry Bill/ Nine speSikers ; were‘heard/ : A general melee tookplace; fisticuffs were, the. Lord ,Mayor^as. : struck twice! or 1 thrice, J when 'fie ieft'the]iiaii without j separaMJn great concision. ■ . ( Edinknfgh fiaye. resolV.ea ‘to rhyifeLiord IsjMnley to .^Heconie 1 -a Candidate fdr pihe:; graduates .oftthel University dqf 3|i^dgn^as|edj;a f resolutiou in. sup^grt

thusiaßicaliyrreqeiyed^" j Parliament. :is irapidly disposing ;of Jthe remainder of the business prepara? tory ;f0 ff.TtfertiQormpi) x Bilftijas passed; its.provisions are to be enforced at the |' !jar: ■; r -.A‘ bill has passed'the Commons tb make provision for the appointment of members of-the Legislative Council of New Zealand, - and remove doubts re- : specting v paist appoihtiirents. A hill has/ also, been passed definingr the powers of the General Assembly ’of NewZeilanJ, and empowering it to abolish any .province :in that colony , or alter the boundaries of any such provinces New Zealand. Government intend to grant a medal to the troops employed, in the late war in'New Zealand. 1

Lord Shaftesbury has introduced a bill into the House, of Lords for .regulating jclerical vestments. The Lords’ amendment, on the Scotch Reform Bill has been accepted by the Commons. , ! . An important meeting of noblemen aiid 'gentlemen interested in" colonialmatters was held, at Willis’ rooms, for the purpose of forming a colonial Society in London Vvith : a' view to create a better knowledge of the colonies and to strengthen their connection and good feelings with the mother country. All the colonies were strongly represented The Duke of Manchester, the Marquis of Normandy, Lord Lyttelton, Edward Wilson, Muttlebury,Youl, Waterhouse, and Mackinnon attended. ‘

Two London morning papers are authorised to state that-it is not true as announced by the Owl that Sir James Ferguson has accepted; the Governorship of South Australia or-Tas-mania.

The dinner to Sir John Young was a brilliant affair, attended by nearly all Australians now in England. Mr Wentworth presided, : and the Duke of Buckingham was: present and spoke hopefully, notwithstanding their democratic tendencies, of Australian political institutions, ami saw' therem a foreboding of increased strength, increased power, and increased attachment to England. Sir J. Young-vin-dicated the institutions and conduct-of the colonies,, saying that the present appearance of things argued a tranquil future. As to the sobriety of the people, Sir John said he had seed sixty thousand gathered together, and all separated without difficulty, without squabbling, , without accident ;^ believed it would grow up into a great and powerful people,imbued'with sound Anglo-Saxon love of freedom, justice, and fair play; Mr Edward Wilson expressed his admiration of the way dn which Sir John Youtif "discharged the duties of-.his and be-, lieved the ' Australian colonies were charged’with agTeatfuture-andtrusted and hate so that the had established might'be kept up. A hfmriprecedentbd extent occurred at Cleveland Hills, Yorkshire, occasioned by . sparks from railway, engines. The moors ignited and burnt uninterruptedly f6r.fite'days;/f The fire ran along enclosing them as in a chain; The- fexteht of the‘ground Covered iby : the fire vas twenty-four square uiiltes, sheep and" ,s animals : welre s buriit;' ! and thousands; of birds 5 and : young»grtiuse were

Professor' Grote] ; has ff been elected President of the London University (Allege, id Brougham.- -

; . The : New Foreign Office was in augurated by/Lord Stanley,, by a grand dinner and assembly. r f A material reduction‘is to. be made ih' the ‘ charge "of i messages by ' the Atlantic Cable; n;; ' *--•

"Train! is in jail, in' connexion with insolvency.; . y -r-..: . . Raphcl w;as_committed ifor trial, and is how. in Newgate waiting trial."'

1 Kitfg - Cole; - bii'e -of the aboriginal black cricketers, died of.dnflammation -ti : it: jj„ Newmarket; two-year Lst"; Abitineihe^, ’ HLt |% ewcastle Northumberland? lst.;Tyn e d a l e ,- ! 2 n d J ;Earnham;.,^£d. Crown rnnee of Denmark are completed;" |

"” = /afaaarm“ to gentlemen having property or conhected with the Wesfrrlndies.: ; r .rVc'-i ; ' : , The Abyssinian trophies were iexbibited by her Majestyat South Kensington Musetim';' vi '- _ = f!An important 7 debate 7 bh : tHiajnbject East,'U<has.» taken ’placeV iniitiie>Bbuse bftJo'nfbibnsV 1 ;«

s • dent in England a staff 1 to the Bishop'of "Lichfieidi who has sailed for' New Zealand.' • ■ : -" ,

• outrage by. Spaniards upon an English, vessel has been reported. The Pope issued a Bull summoning a universal council foriDecember 1870, to mark the completion of Msyehr of office,—the’ 7 : longest'term a Pope has. reigned. Wilkinson, late manager ,of - the Joint Stock -Discount Company, convicted, jahd sentenced, to' five years’ penel servitude for fraudulently appropriating inpney. has been* released by order of'the Home "Secretary;'the proceedings against him being the result of a mistake. The- affair has assumed a strangely complicated aspect.

Bisk Allah Bey’s action against the Daily Telegraph has resulted. in a ver-dict-for tbeplaintiff;; damages, £960. Plaintiff was unsuccessful in another action.

Tolleman is exhibiting beef and muttoni brought from Victoria, which arrived in; excellent condition. The Times'i>f. the 17th has a leader on the importation of meat from Australia and says it must seem strange to us as to: Australians, that at a distance of - only seventy-five days from, such plenty, people should be perishing of hunger in London. The 1 , health of this country, and prosperity 7 of the colonies, depend in : a ’ great ‘ measure upon' our ability to avail ourselves of such abundance.

Government'has definitely, arranged for the purchase of the telegraph lines, at 20‘ year= purchase. . : ; Theheat during the last few* days has been intense; several deaths from sunstroke and some fires occurred. In New York-there Have been 300 deaths by sunstroke. The French- army is to be considerably reduced by six months’ furlough being granted to. as many as possible. Fresh insurrectionary- movements have occurred: in . Spain.. Several Generals have been arrested. Duke de Montpensier and Duchess ordered to leave Spain: on a charge of being in league with the ; insurrectionary party. " .

Some observations by Napoleon on political assassinations are attracting much notice.

cl At Dunkirk, immense -storehouses belonging-to Messrs "Bourbon -were utterly destroyed' by fire, witfr cohteuts. The loss'is - estimated at twenty "TmilUon'\fraii'es> : ' v -a.

As was to be’ eipected, after the absbrption. of so large .a'quantity as that which, recently -passed; thb; hammer, therdis ehqriiry 'for; tolbfiial wool in of the"-May aid June ■■ series-of Sales, pricesffiWe befe'n well 'maintained.°Having r egardftq thesbor t periqdtbat - wil 1 elapse"before- the- Commencement of the -August sales it. can : -sciif.cely _ he expected; that any - demand will spring Up in -the intervaD jlmportations already amohrif i.62,l;sß;63§’'hales; the estimated?quantity will-increase some T: a August 3. The Duke of Edinburgh sailsl shortly hi the Galatea fqr Chihai and New l 'Zedlandv ••?•**'/ <_ •* --A;-.* Ducatt&lSyfqbe the inew ’Xjbyernor of i ~ ' • J The* wheat harvest"usSatisfactory. Therrwppl' ‘sdea’pq^menfietdriVthe 13th, and areexpected ;to: last sales a average. ‘' ;• ;• ; • - VT Tiwehiyrihrbe and "SeVeraF injnfedoowifigritoaYalse alarm, of 7 ' - * r t Thd IT :> treUty.”«vbetweeh i> ~€hind'i and 3 A.merica; l hds i> Ihe.GMhese putifhemverterritorybpen^BAmeriea'. >a jya»us#.n3B«4S!S so -4s-2Ss-‘'*^ -

i-'t >»..«■ .t>_^ • "r. ''i'y* »£« **■•<?■'. i - . •" 11 <■ , ThE THE COAST.--ton loa Wednesday. last, was just; in^timo ■ pier -orilthat/day; What willthey-say in •v ;:.^i|ra^^9%e;^diUngi^tt^]Adepradiißikiv thedeaMjof;Fon^empsky^ : uck' > iiHastu»gfl,‘ &c. ;t-itßleadiiigai;ticle;.\vill:;be-foundelfle-repayperuaal.; ;- ;■ 4>;s^OMOT^'^airaiA^DibAi^f-!Foßowi^VWo''.',«in-derstahdjfthat'efforts'are now.: being made by Captain Tiike, A;G.F., (who'has-been ; left bebinH £or tKat purpose) to r raise a foot remembbred thatthe raised a . BmaUy]b6dy J :p£;Tblunteers recently “for a shorttrip tbPovertyßay,” whomthey discharged immediately after their return. to Kapier. . Had the services of those men been Iretaine*d, ythere would have been no hecessity, now to'raise a foot constabulary . 'force.lt.woutdhe.difficult to, : say' where -Captain Take will; find even so small a number as 25.t0; join the proposed corps.

The. English Maxx via Suez arrived at the j Bluff on Thursday last, 10th inst., per s.s. Otagol., ■; ;