ENGLISH NEWS TO JULY 14.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 416, 29 October 1856, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS TO JULY 14.

The arrival of Lord Wodehouse, the British Ambassador, has created much speculation at St. Petersburg, chiefly on the question of the Danubian Principalities, On the Bth July, Sir. J. Pakington gave notice in the House of Commons that on an early day next session he would move an address to the crown praying that an annual salary of £600 be paid to the bishop of New Zealand, together -with the arrears of such salary which had accrued since its discontinuance.

The Guards marched into London on the 9th July, on their return from the Crimea, and were received by her Majesty. The enthusiasm of the people' was immense, as they observed the soldierly appearance of the men who marched under the tattered colours of Alma and Inker-, mann. On the same evening, a grand dinner was given at the Mansion house in honour of Sir William Williams The gallant general has been returned for Calne without opposition., in the room of Lord Shelboume, who has "been raised to the peerage: title, Baron Wyeombe. Outrages arestated to be frequent inSpain^and extensive plots at work for the overthrow of the existing political institutions; at the bottom of which are said to be several influential members of the Eomish clergy. The object appears to be to overthrow the Cortes, and to re-constitute. a Government with a dictator whose will should bo law. The province of Andalusia is is suffering- severely from cholera, especially Seville. An investiscation had taken place by order of the Cortes into certain charges against the Queen nibthev. It appears that her marriage with DonFeruaudoMunoz, supposed to have taken place in December 1533, was not realty. performed till October 1844.

Amkuica.—lntelligence had arrived from New York to the 28th June. We take the following interesting paragraphs from the Times: —

The intelligence from England was looked forward to with great interest. In reference to the feeling with regard to the difficulties between England and America, conveyed in the intelligence received by the Asia, the ' NewYork Herald * says :—

*' When the last mail arrived we stated that Use embroglio might be considered as terminated. We now reiterate that conviction with a better knowledge of the facts. As the ' Times ' intimates, the question is now narrowed down into one of Mr. Crampton's guilt or innocence. That is the proper ground for it to occupy. If Mr. Cratnpton was liiuosent he was wrongly dismissed, and it would serve this country right not only to see its minister dismissed, hut to lose character and prestige throughout Europe ; for the only excuse for the high-handed measure then would be that Mr. Pierce was courting popularity for electoral purposes, and no one in this country would object to see the president well punished for proving false to his station. But, if, on the other hand, Mr. Crampton was guikj- —and we are bound, to say that, for our part we have not the smallest doubt but he was— then it will devolve on the British Government not to carp .it this. Administration for dismissing him, but to render to Mr. Pierce hearty thanks for having taken a measure which justice called for, and the interests and friendship of the two nations require. Indeed, from the moment that the question is placed on this—the only rational—basis, it ceases to be dangerous or irritating. It assumes a shape in which reason can grasp it without any enormous effort; it does not necessarily provoke outbursts of. national prejudice or passion. Did Mr. Crampton commit the acts charged, or did he nut.7 That is the whole point now; and we can assure our British neighbours that if they can show, in a straightforward, sen-ible way, that the charges brought against the late British minister were unfounded, and the acts whereof he stands accused not actually committed by him, they will obtain the hearty sympathy of every American citizen, and every respectable journal, in denouncing, in the strongest terms, the conduct of the President and his advisers. But, until this is shown, we must be allowed to consider the argument agaiast Crampton to be conclusive."

The forthcoming Presidential election was causing great excitement, and it. was said there had not been so much enthusiasm manifested throughout the North and West at the nomination of a candidate for the Presidency since the Harrison campaign of 1840, as there "was in bringing forward Colonel Freemont, the Great Rocky Mountain pathfinder. Large meetings have been held, processions formed, and guns fired. The struggle was expected to be most exciting. From the confident, tone, however, of the democratic journals, the election of Mr. -buchanan appeared certain. The United States steam-frigate Susquehanna, Commander, Joshua B. Sands, arrived at jjiew lork on the 25th ultimo, from Aspin•wail and San Juan, carrying the broad pennant ot Commodore H. Paulding. The Susquehanna leA San Juan on the 10th. Nothing very definite was learned of the movements of General Walker, who was at Leon, waiting the result of the election of a President, then pending. The army of Costa Rica had disappeared. Can-era, President of Guatemala, had raised an army of 3,000 'men to act against Walker, and left his capital with a full determination or giving him battle; but before he had reached the borders of his State his ranks were reduced by desertion and death to 500 men when he deemed it the wisest policy to march back again/ Honduras refused to allow the Guatemala army to pass through the territory, fet. Salvador was friendly to Walker's Government, and he is now more firmly seated upon Central American soil than any of the native rulers. I lie recruits from New Orleans with six pieces of artillery and a large quantity of munitions of war, found no difficulty in joining Walkers forces. °

v T, he N«»ragua correspondent of the ' New lork Herald gays : —

The htiklepauirS) protest seems to have been made uiu'er a misinterpretation of the views and frtfiinas of Captain Tarleton, of-the EuryJJce. who did not contemplate anything ofl-usive or officious to-wils the Americans He, on the contrary says tliat he was rwiderinjc them service. The fact thane P'-TTiiittd (when he had the power to ore-ent tne armed and well organized expedition sent om from xNew Orleans in the schooner Minnie Schifler wnh six field pieces, to land and to p. i£S un ,} lt ! river with the proclaimed purpose of joining Walker

and acting against Mora, sufficient^ proves that ho had no disposition or authority to interpose the least obstacle to their movements. Give, then, the gallant Englishman justice; lie is more deserving of eulogiums than denunciations and protests."

The Kansas Investigating Committee has closed their labours at the Astor-house, New York, and left for Washington. The object of their short session was to procure authentic evidence relative to the doings of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society, about which there had been a good deal of dispute. For this purpose witnesses were telegraphed from Boston, and testimony appertaining to the subject was taken from Amos A. Lawnince, Eli Thayer, and G. P. Lowrey. The witnesses were not examined publicly, but made out written* statements, which were sworn to hj the committee. Mr. Oliver, the pro-slavery member of the committee, who left them at Missouri, was notified of the intention to take testimony upon this point. Governor A. H. Reeder also furnished the committee with some evidence in regard to other subjects connected with the investigation. The citizens of Charleston have presented a handsome cane to Senator Brooks as a testimonial of their admiration of the brutal assault which that " gentleman" committed upon Senator Sumner in the Senate house.

Late accounts from the plains state that the and Apache Indians were very troublesome, and it was thought that it would be necessary to procure the assistance of a strong military force to keep them in order.

Consols for money closed on Friday, July 11, at 95 f. *