ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT BLUFF HARBOUR.

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 118, 23 May 1868, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT BLUFF HARBOUR.

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GENERAL SUMMARY. London, March 27. 5 The Queen is at Windsor in good health. She has resumed holding drawing-rooms. , Presentations at levees of the Prince of Wales are, by the Queen’s pleasure, considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge has appointed General Carey, on his return from commanding the troops in Australia, to the command of a brigade at Aldershot. The Queen has visited Aldershot, and is going more into public than formerly. She intends visiting Germany in the autumn Parliament resumed its sitting after the Ministerial change on the sth instant. Mr. Disraeli, on taking his place as Premier in the House of Commons,’ was loudly cheered. It is thought however, that that position will not last long. He faces the hostile and compact Opposition, led by Mr. Gladstone, with great courage. A trial of strength is expected to take place on the Irish question, Mr. Gladstone having given notice of three resolutions to the following effect; —-“1. That the Church of Ireland should cease to exist as an Establishment, due regard being paid to vested rights. 2. That no new personal interests shall bo created by the exercise of public patronage. 3. That the Queen shall be asked to place at the disposal of Parliament her interest in the temporalities of Irish Sees, and other dignities.” The debate on these resolutions is expected to be one of the most important and significant that ever took place in the House of Commons.

Incidental allusions to the state of the Irish Church have already been made by several leading Opposition speakers, including Messrs Lowe, Miller, Horsman, Bright, and Eortesque, who have all expressed their belief that the Establishment must be abolished.

Mr. Gladstone, in a preliminary debate, declared that the time for abolishing the Established Church in Ireland had come. His language and action produced a strange excitement. The clergy are beginning to arouse themselves. Mr. Disraeli’s cry is, the Church of England and the rights of property in danger. It iS expected all members posscsed of liberal sentiments will vote with Mr. Gladstone. Should the resolutions be carried, Mr. Disraeli will dissolve Parliament.

The Bishop of London has declared his opinion in the House of Lords, that no danger will ensue to the religious character of the Universities from the admission of persons, who dissent from the Established Church, to the governing body and to professorships. The leadership of the House of Lords devolves upon Lord Malmsbury. A brilliant reception is being prepared for the Prince of Wales in Ireland. The Princess of Wales will probably accompany him. They will sail in their yacht, the Enchantress. A desire to place restrictions on the sale of liquor is gradually making way, and is supported by a large number of the working classes. A bill on the subject has been read a second time in the House of Commons, and referred to a select committee. Great complaints are made os to the new Australian postal arrangement. A memorial to the Postmaster-General from bankers, merchants, &c., praying for a change, is in course of signaA correspondence between the Manager of the South Australian Bank and the 1 ostmasterGeneral of that colony has been published, ihe latter declares that arrangements were made after mature deliberation, and consultation with the largest Australian banking institutions. Mr. Sclater Booth stated that it was impossible to make any alterations without great expense, and considerable inconvenience to V ictoria and Is ew Soillill gg During the debate on the Army Estimates, Sir John Pakington said that he had always desired the Government to impress upon the colonies the necessity of providing for their own defence. He assured the House this policy would be steadily kept in view. A committee of merchants has been to promote improved telegraphic communication with India and Australia, the delay incurred at present being much complained of. • In in the House of Commons, ! Mr. Adderly stated the practice of importing South Sea Islanders into Queensland had been in operatiori several years, with the approval of the local government. * ’ George Francis Train has been committed to prison lor an bid debt. . St. Patrick’s Day has passed off quietly m Dublin; there was not the slightest excitement of any kind. _ . Fenianism appears to be quite extinct. The Frinceiss, of Wales has received a Bible, presented by the Sunday-school children of Great Britain and Ireland. The Lord Mayor and Corporation of London went in state to Windsor to present to the Queen the loyal address passed by the Common Council in reference to the Feman outrages. i A friend of popular improvement has offered a sum of .£IOO,OOO, to be devoted to the purpose of promoting technical education. Mr. Dickens’ sojourn in America has been sue/ cessful beyond anticipation. ;r . Thu receipts pi four nights’ readings at Washington were oyer 10,000 dollars, and for eight at Philadelphia. over 10,000 dollars. Dickens would return to England in the ; middle of Aprff The Dowager Lady Tichbome has died suddenly, and an inquest has been held. The Australian claimant of the title and estates, stated that £IOOO had been offered to his servant to procure his death. The verdict attributed death to natural causes. A discreditable scene took place at the funeral, at which the Australian claimant figured prominently, carrying off her ladyship’s body from the other relations. > ■ ■ '•••’ ° ' ' I

One of the most atrocious tragedies ever com r mitted in England has taken place at Todmordeni exceeding even that committed some years ago by Bush.' A weaver, named" WeatherMi, denied permission to visit his sweetheart, ! a ser--vant.atithe Bev. Mr; the ; rible idea of murdering- the reverend - gentleman . emdhis-household* and succeeded in kilhhg one servant and Mr. Plow;’himself, and fearfully beating Mrs. Plow and an, Mant. IChe latter ha« since died. The lobby ; of the house issald to have been like a slaughter-house, being so .i-.-iaAp.ty-. Ifx/. -. v.'H -uji&h-t '' ■ ■

marked with blood, Weatherhill has been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Mr. Justice Lush, who tried the prisoner, characterised the atrocity of the offence as being almost without parallel in the annals of crime. The Queen wrote a letter of condolence to Mrs. Plow. The capital sentence passed on Thompson and Mullany, the Manchester Fenian convicts, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. The will of the late Mr. Walter Power, of Melbourne, has been proved in the London Probate Court. The personality in England alone is estimated at 000. Australian securities maintained their prices. The Oriental Bank have declared a dividend for the half-year of six per cent. London wcol sales have been spirited for all descriptions. There was a rise of |d. per lb. The Conway Castle, froth Glasgow to Melbourne, with a general cargo valued at £40,000, run ashore on Black Water Bank, but was got off. The number of vessels on the berth for Victoria was fifteen, and for Sydney eleven. OBITUARY. Lady Harriet Corry (wife of Vr. Corry, First Lord'of the Admiralty), Lord Wensleydale, the exKing of Bavaria, Baron Beuticcil, Earl Rosebury, Lord Byron (cousin to the poet), Sir J. B. Gibson, Sir 1 ' Henry Flyod, Sir Richard Digby, Mr. Neave, the Rev. Dr. Tidman, General Mildmay, Lord Carrington, the Rev. Dr. Robert Lee (of Edinburgh), the Rev. John Healy Broomby (jhe oldest clergyman in England, and father of the Bishop of Tasmania, and of the Rev. Dr. Broomby, Master ofthe Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne.) CONTINENTAL NEWS A disturbance has taken’placd at Toulouse and Nantes, from the dislike ofthe working population to the drawing for the National Guard Mobille. Crowds sang the “ Marsellaise,” barricades were erected, and several arrests were effected. Prince Napoleon has visited Berlin on a diplomatic mis.'ion. King Louis of Bavaria leaves a fortune amounting to more than £9,600,000 sterling. It is asserted in Government circles in Berlin, that the King of Hanover has at his disposal 40,000,000 francs. An assembly of Cardinals and Prelates have been summoned at Rome, for the purpose of consultation on the question of a revision of the Concordat with Austria. A serious conflict took place nt midnight on the 26th March, at Brussels, between the troops and rioters. AMERICA. New York, March 18* It Is reported that Mr. Stanton, apprehending a guerilla raid upon the War Office, has ordered the garrison at Washington to be held in readiness. An armed organisation is being effected in TenState Government. nesseo, to take forcible possession of the Central A bill to admit Alabama representatives to Congress lias been referred by the House of Representatives to the Reconstruction Committee. The Senate Court met ou March 13th, for the trial of President Johnson. The Court ordered the President to file his answer to the articles on' or belore the 13tli of March. When Johnson’s counsel filed his answer, denying all charges, and applying for a delay of thirty days to prepare for trial, the Senate refused the application by 41 votes against 12. The House of Representatives filed a reply to the answer of Johnson. The reply uihrms all tire charges LATEST TELEGRAMS. • London, April 9. Sir Roderick Murchison has received a letter, dated Zanzibar, February 4lh, announcing the arrival of the long-expected Arab meseuger with despatches from Dr. Livingstone. The Earl of Cardigan is dead. 1 he latest Atlantic cable telegrams announce that the Democrats have gained the Connecticut elections. Darcy M’Gee has been assassinated at Ottawa. The assassin has not been discovered. Telegraph communication with India has been interrupted by the breaking of the Persian Gulf wire, causing a delay of ninety hours. Advices from the Abyssinian expedition state that King Theodoras was entrenched on Talanta plateau, and that ho intended giving battle there. The fifth brigade was to advance to Ashangi on the 11th March. Nearly all the on high lands, and large supplies were collected in the neighbourhood of Autal. A letter, received from an officer at head quarters states that Theodoras is said to have thirteen guns at Magdala, and was storing the place with provisions; - He was also said to huce 10,000 disciplined troops quite determined to fight, The British officers and men were anxious to storm the fortress. Later advices state that the advance guard has arrived at Antala. The roads were extremely bad, A detachment has opened a mule road, only for provisions. Head quarters were at Ashangi. In the middle of March all was well.