The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1869. ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 233, 4 October 1869, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1869. ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL.

Nelson, Oct. 4. The Itangitoto -with tlie English mails arrived at Hokitika at 8 p.m. on the 3rd., and the mails were landed at 8 a.m. on the 4th. Adelaide, Sept. 26. Eangatira arrived at Adelaide at 10.40 a.m. with the mails per Geelong, she arrived four days in advance News from London to Sept. 3. London, Aug. 13. Discount 3 per cent. Consuls for money 92f, j for accounts 92$ ! The third series of colonial ■wool sales took ! place in London, commencing on the 12th; 6066 bales were catalogued. There was a large attendance of foreign and English buyers, and the "biddings were considered spirited. The closing rates of May, June, and July were fully maintained. Arrivals to date, 186,674 bales, to which must be added 35,000 bales, mainly Port Philip, held over from previous sales. 2 1 5,000 bales Victorian fleece and scoured, Is. 6£d ; greasy, 9£d. Australian copper quoted at £77 to £77 10s. per ton. The Queen is at Osborne House, and will leave for Balmoral on the 1 9th inst.. Prince Arthur appointed to the rifle brigade, and leaves Liverpool by theCunard steamer tomorrow to join the corps in Canada. Parliament was prorogued on Aug. 11. The Prince and Princess of Wales are stopping at Wilbad, in Black Forest, the Princess is drinking mineral watere. The Irish Church Bill received the royal assent on July 26, together with a bill for purchasing telegraph lines; also, Dividends in Public Stock Bill, Galle Harbor Loan Bill, and East India Loan Bill. Jußtice Selwyn died on the 11th; the Bishop of Salisbury also. Dr. Moherly, Head Master of Winchester School, "will succeed Salisbury. The statue erected in honor of Mr. George Peabody by the City of London was unveiled on the 23rd July by the Prince of Wales. New Zealand exports are £167,535, showing an.increase of £77,231. New Zealand five per cents, 1891, 90 to 92; ditto, sixes, 1891, March — September, 104 to 106. Mr. Grenville Murray was expelled from jthe Conservative Club in consequence of disclosures made during the investigation of the Carrington affray. He failed to appear at the Police Court to answer a charge of perju-y preferred against him by Lord Carrington — recognisances estreated. Carrington was found guilty. A debate took place in the House of Lords on New Zealand affairs. Lord Granville declared that Government adhered to their refusal to grant military aid. Vwr-ount Bury in the House of Commons pleaded for guaranteeing a small loan, and for the retention of one regiment it) the colony. Earl Carnarvon in the House of Lords advocated the despatch of a special Envoy armed with powers similar to those conferred upon Sir Henry Storks, at Jamaica. Bishop Selwyn proposed the temporary withdrawal of the settlors from the disturbed districts, giving them compensation by small loans; he advocated the' presence of the Imperial forces. None of the suggestions received any encour- ' agement from Earl Granville, who said that the same policy was rigidly applied to Canada. ... The Spectator says that disposition of English officials to treat the complaints of the colonists ■with scorn and insolence is as fully displayed in - Vthie debate, as in the correspondence contained in v the Blue Book, which is from beginning to end a '-. repertory of carefully worded and apparently K*e«tkM»4i contempt. ;

In the Divorce Court in the case of Captain Vivian versun the Marquis of Waterford, a decree of divorce "was granted to the plaintiff. The French Atlantic Cable between Brest and America was opened for traffic on 15th July. The London Gazette, of 10th July, contains a proclamation declaring gold coins minted at Melbourne, a legal tender throughout Her Majesty's dominions. The Dean of Durham is dead," and Dr. Lake has been appointed his successor. Napoleon has issued an address in which the following charges are initiated : — The making of laws is to rest with the Emperor, subject to the sanction of the Legislative Body. Ministers to be responsible to the Senate. The Legisla'ive Body to be permitted to make iheir own standing orders; to appoint a president, vice-president, and secretary, for each Chamber, the expeudi- . ture to be voted by each chapter. The Senate assembled on 2nd August. M. Rouher. was appointed President, M. Aubergne, Minister of Foreign affairs Marshall Neill, Minister ofWar, M. Marne, Minister of Finance, and Forcade Rogneite, Minister of the Interior. Grenn ■ 1, the American yatchsman, was accidentally killed on Tuesday. Shipping: Arrivals — From Melbourne — City of Vienna and Talbot; from Adelaide— Clan Alpine. Arab steed, Amazon; from .Sydney — Rak:iia, s.s.s from Auckland — William Cargill; frisrn Luuncesfon — Sea Star and Phillipine; from Wellington — Wild Duck; from Nelson — Malay; from Lyttelton — Celano; from Otago — Warrior Queen an* I Lady Egilia. Departures — For Otago — Tiniiiru, July 23 ; James Nicholl, Fleming, July 24; Loading — Ciiy of Dunedin, Don Guillaume, May Queen; for Nelson — Queen Bee, William Cargill; for Auckland, Countess of Kintore, July 23; (Jenmark, July 31; Red Rover, August 16. Loading for Auckland — Chile, Celestial Queen, Hencslee, Thomas Daniels. Loading for Canterbury — Celoeno, Mystery, Zealandia. Stalker's circular states that the declared value of exports for the past four weeks is as follows: Melb!)urne.£s9-2.182; Sydney, £2 ll,3l ß; So"th Australia, £ 119. 1 74 Australian securities firm; New South Wales 5 per cents, 100 3 to 101 ; South Australian 6 por cents, 110 to 111; Victorian 6 per cents, 112 to 113 J- . wheat — new, 485.; old. 565. The immigration movement has slackened. Pauper immigration to Australian colonies smaller in 186S than for 21 preceding years. When ihe Estimate* came bsfore the House of Commons, Professor Faweett moved tin- omission of £3375 for presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh in Ausiralia. Ayrton justified the item on the grou-id that the expedition was authorised by Government. - Princess Louise laid the foundation stone of the Consumptive Hospital, Ventnor. A banquet was given to Prince Arthur at Woolwich, prior to his leaving for nine mouths 3 active service in Canada. The Wimbledon Rifle Prizes were presented by Princess Christian. Subsequently, a Review was held, which was attended by the Pric e and Princess of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, and the Duke of Cambridge. '1 here were 9,100 volunteers and 400 regulars on-the grounds John Bright has received an invitation from the Queen to spend a few ''ays at Balmoral. Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission on the 28th July. Lord Cairns has recovered the leadership of the House of Lords. The Education Vote has been considerably increased. Revenue £48,500,000. Expenditure £49,500, 000. The Irish Bishops have held a conference. A better feeling is arising in Ireland. The Protestant laity are bestirring themselves. The Governing Board of Trinity College expresses its willingness to admit Catholics into the highest offices. The Catholic Bishops exhort their flocks to regard Protestants as their brethren. A monster dinner of Australian preserved meats, to the working classes is in course of prepartion. Earl Denbigh to preside. The Privy Council has decided in favor of Pishop Colenso's right to the cathedral. The Bishop of Capetown's jurisdiction is denied. Titus Salt has given £5000 towards the Northern Counties Idiot Asylum. A Dramatic College fete has been held at the Crystal Palace, when the usual Fancy Fair gave way to dramatic entertainments of a more refined character. The London Society to secure the suffrage for women held its general meeting under the presidency of Mrs. Pataylor Amongst those present were Stuart Mill, Lord Houghton, Mr. Stanfleld, M P., Mr. Fawcett, M.P., Rev. Chas. Kingsley, and Mr. Louis Blink. A large number of ladies attended. A Warwickshire Divorce case is mentioned in Court. The co-respondents are Viscountess Cole and Sir E. Johnston. The lady is insane. Goldwin Smith, writing from America, wants the British Government to make spontaneous offer of compensation for damages caused by the Alabama. The Cattle disease has appeared in Surrey and Buckinghamshire. A demonstration of 20,000 persons has taken place at Limerick, in favor of the released Fenian prisoners. . The E inburgh University admits women to study medicine and take degrees. Marsh was defeated at Salisbury election. Gladstone was compelled by illness to retire from his Parliamentary duties, but since his recovery has, resumed his seat in Parliament. Cantillon, the man to whom Napoleon left a legacy for shopting at the Duke of Wellington in Paris, has just died. Baron Lessepa having completed the Suez Canal proposes to turn the water of the sea into the depressed part of the interior of Africa and thus convert that region into an inland sea. The Marquis Lavalette has been appointed ambassador for France at St. James. The Great Eastern is preparing to lay the cable between Aden and Bombay.

' Dr. Jobson is appointed president of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Peter Coates, of Paisley, Mr. Pruzzi, of the British Museum, aud General Saboni, have received knighthood. Telegraphic extension to China and Australia is much spoken of. The King of Italy has appointed Professor M/Roy a Knight of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy. Longfellow has received the Oxford degree of D.C.L. Obituary; Professor Dukes, author of the Physical Structure of Australia ; Mr. Trafford, and Justice The ship Commodore ,Perry, with 2500 tons of coal on board, has been burnt at Bombay, which port she reached after being on fire six days. The steward was killed by an explosion. The Cholera continuesits ravages in Cawnpore and Lucknow. It has also broken out at Simla. A notice has been issued by the Government in Calcutta that unless the prospects of the crops in the North Western Provinces improve, the intention to hold a great durbar at Agra, in honor of the Duke of Ediuburgh, will be abandoned. In any case only a few Native Princes with small suites of retainers will be invited. London, August 30. A meeting of influential Colonists has been held in London, and a Committee appointed to consider the relations between England and the Colonies, and a circular has been addressed to the various colonial administrations, urging upon them to send representatives to a conference to be held at Westminster, in February tt'.'xt, for the purpose of discussing those relations. J A Company has started in London which proposes to lay down a telegaaphic cable from Ceylon to China and Australia, the first section of th.3 line to be from Cc» long to Penang. The Internatinnal Boat-race between America and England has come off. The Harvard College crew was beaten by Oxford by,three boats' lengths. The Albert Life Insurance Company has suspended payment. Napoleon 111, on his uncle's birthday, published a complete amnesty to all political offenders connected with the press. Marshall Neil is dead. Spain is disturbed by Carlists, and numerous arrests of leaders have been made. The Cones intends to offer the crown of Spain to the King of Portugal, thus passing over the c'aims of the Due dn Montpensier. A misundersianding has taken place between the Sultan of Turkey, and the Viceroy of Egypt. The Grand Vizier has addressed a letter to the latter rebuking him for presuming to invite foreign sovereigns to attend at the opening of the Suez Canaljin his own name instead of that of the Su lime Porte, and charging him with incurring immense exp nses in the construction of iron-clad men-of-war ami improvc-d fire-arms, which are causing oppressive taxation on the people of Egypt. The Vizier declares these acts to be a violation of his duty as governor of a province belonging to the Sultan only. It is believed that the Viceroy has returned a conciliiatory reply. Sev-ral European powers have interfered on his behalf. Wool — The August sales of Australian wool were very spiritel Sydney wools fetched three half-pence to twopence per pound advance, and Port Philip a halfpenny advance.