ENGLISH NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 684, 28 May 1859, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

TO THE 18th MARCH. ARRIVAL OP THE FEBRUARY AND " MARCH MAILS. The Lord Worsley arrived on Thursday evening bringing the long expected February mail from England, and the March mail now some days overdue. Tho latter was signalled as arrived per Benares at Kangaroo Island on the 10th May, tho day oh which the -Lord Worsley was appointed to leave. She waited till the 15th to receive it and immediately left for Nelson, where she arrived last Saturday, the 21st; The Boomerang reached Wellington on the 23rd, and her mails for this Province and; Otago, were transferred to the Worsley, not on the 24th, being a holiday, but on the 25th. The news, as will be seen, is to the 18th March, a week later than that summarised in our last; The telegraphic summary from the ■' Home News' will put our readers shortly in possession of the general, facts, after which it will be necessary to go back to an earlier period for the details.

The' Sydney Morning Herald' of the 10th May, received the following by telegraph:— Adelaide, Monday, 10 p.m. _ The Corio landed the mails from the.Benares this evening. The Benares was detained at Aden one day. The Emu had sailed from the Mauritius, but, having broken down on the passage, had to put back. It was feared that by despatching a substitute for her it would clash with the arrangements of the Benares they not being aware that the Columbian would be prepared to leave Sydney, The following|s the telegraphic intelligence taken from the ' Horn! News' of the 18th March:— . The war panic still prevails on the Continent. The official articles.in the 'Moniteur' disclaim warlike designs on the part of the Emperor of the French; but Prance, Austria, and Sardinia continue their warlike preparations. • Russia and Prussia have declared in favour of a peace policy. Austria continues to strengthen her defences. The Federal Council of Switzerland, apprehending war, and a consequent passage of the French army over the Alps, are converting the muskets of their national army into rules. The Prussian Government has been defeated on the Budget in the Upper Chamber. . The Paris conference is about to meet on the Moldo-Wallachian question. Austria continues strengthening her hostile preparations on the borders of Piedmont, where defensive armaments are in progress. Masses of conscripts from Lombardy are passing into Piedmont.The Russian and Prussian Governments have prohibited the exportation of horses. Lord Cowley was sent to Vienna on a mission of conciliation, and has returned to England. The result of his mission was unknown.

Prince Napoleon resigned the government of Algeria in consequence of differing from the Peace party in the French Cabinet. Bavaria and Hanover are about to raise a loan to strengthen their defences. _ The anniversary of the return of Napoleon the first, in 1815, is to be celebrated by a review of the army of Paris. Mossin Sapta Pacha, late Minister of Finance in .Turkey, has been dismissed. „ Some of the Neapolitan exiles, who landed in Cork, are now in London. A public subscription has been opened on their behalf. The Reform Bill was introduced on the 28th of February! It retains the £10 borough franchise, embodying several new elen^ents; adopts a £10 county franchise —deprives the 40s. freeholders in town of their county votes—disfranchises none of the existing, boroughs—takes one member each from fifteen boroughs, which return two members at present—adds four members to the county representation—creates seven new boroughs, and permits voting papers. The second reading was fixed for the 21st of March. , ' Lord John Russell has given notice that he will move resolutions condemning the bill; and Mr. Disraeli announced his intention of modifying the bill. . •/.:£; _■:. "Meetings are still beigg1 held in the metropolis and all over England to^rotest against the bill, and in some places the dismissal of the Ministry is -demanded. The excitement is running high. There is no demonstration in favour of the Government measure. Mr. Sotheron succeeds Mr. Walpole—and Lord Donoughmore Mr. Henley—whose retirement from the Derby Ministry was noticed in the last news from England. Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, had resigned his post at the Treasury, and has been succeeded by Mr. Peter,Blackbourn, who has been re-elected for Stirlingshire. ; A bill to abolish the Roman Catholic oath has been introduced into the Commons.

The King of Naples is.still seriously ill. Mr. Gladstone has returned to England, his mission to the lonian Islands having been fruitless. Sir Henry Storks, the new Commissioner, has prorogued the Assembly at Corfu for six months, J?ive of the Phcshix conspirators were tried a few days ago. In the first case the jury were not able to agree on their verdict, and were discharged, and the trial was postponed. Under the new mail contract for Australia the first mail from Southampton was made up in London on the 12th March, and the first via Marseilles .on the 14th. The wool sales have proceeded quietly. Sales -opened at former prices, and proceeded with very little change till the close. Tallow has been very depressed, and very little business, done ; P V closed at 525. per cwt. Hides in fair demand, but ordinary sorts very dull.