The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1870. ARRIVAL OP THE SUEZ MAIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 76, 31 March 1870, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1870. ARRIVAL OP THE SUEZ MAIL.

The Omeo arrived at the Bluff on Sunday morning, bringing English news to 18th February. The following is- the telegraphic summary : — LONDON. 28th January. Exports to New Zealand for the month show an increase of £28.771. New Zealand Trust Loan declared 10 per cent dividend. Loan Mercantile Agency, 10 per cent. The New Zealand medal for the campaign of 1846 and 1847 is to be issued at once. Loading. — Santon, for Auckland ; Ceres, for Canterbury; Albion, for Nelson; Equator, Pembroke, Schiehillion, for Otago ; Alexandrina, ior Wellington. Share List Quotations. — Now Zealand Loan, 4 to 2 premium; New Zealand Trust and Loan. i-?> to lj premium; Otago and Southland. -\ premium; New Zealand sixes, 1891. 107, 109; ditto fives, 96,97; ditto fives, consolidated, 96?-.97L ; ditto, sixes, consolidated, 108, 110; ditto sixes. June- 1 December, 107, 1 9. New Zealand flax quoted £?0 to £=12. Flax market exceedingly flat. Quantity arrived large being, with what arrived late in December, and was held over till January, over 3000 bales Recent sales buyers held off, and prices receded for the portion sold, £8 tp £10 per ton. At thi< decline, onlv small proportion of the quantity offi-red could be placed. There is still some doubt in the minds of buyers as to its application for Manilla hemp purposes. Discount, 3; Cmsuls for money, 92J to 92|. and for account, 02% to 92-j]-. The commencement of the first series of wool sales postponed from 10th to 17th January. Arrivals to date amount 4-3,025; little business doing. Australian December mail delivered in London, via Marseilles, on 24th January, via Southampton, 31st. The Q.ueen is at Osborne, and latterly had b. ,: en suffcrly from neuralgia. At the departure ofthe mail she was slightly better. Bright addressed his constituents at Birmingham on the llth, and on the following day was entertained at breakfast by the Liberal Association. He said woiking men were not always desirable sis repre' entatives simply because they were working men. This observatinn has given great offence amongst the laboringclasses. I Large sums of money are being subscribed to various emigration funds. A National Emigr - tion League formed. The Duke of Manchester, . President. A dreadful accident happened in a Catholic Cnapel on Sunday last: A man, in a state o. intoxication who obtained admittance during service, raised the alarm of fire; an immediate panic ensued, followed by a rush to the doors After some difficulty, order was restored, when 16 persons were found to have been crushed to death. Serious colliery riots have taken pjace at Thorncliffe colliery, neir Sheffield. A riot commenced last Friday, when the unionists a' tacked the works, also the dwelling-houses of norttnionists, destroying ani wrecking them, -novices ofthe police and military called in, and the riot ultimately quelled. Several ringleadei s arrested. The old Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond I was burnt on thc 12th January, resulting in the I death ofthe manager. Another meeting of old Colonists was held on sth January, at Cannon-street, Mr. Youi in tinchair. Resolutions were passed forming ihe meeting into a National Colonial League, an.) -.. c< mmittee appointed, consisting of G>*org. Grey, the Hon. Mr. Tobin. and Messrs Youi Sewell, Wilson, W e stgarth, Buchanan, Hamilton, Patterson, Beaumart, Brings, and Dr. Eddie, with power to add to their number An inaugural meetin. of the -foyal Colonia' 1 Society was held on the 7th January, under p-t---sidency ofthe Marquis of Normanby. A private meeting of influential London merchants was held at the London Tavern, to discii-!-the proposed steam communication to Australia inelu ing New Zealand, via Milfbrd Hav. n Port'and, and San Francisco, within 4u days. Si' George Grey in the chair. The meeiing wn--numerously attended, and p.ssd resolutions i.* in favor of the Companv. Harriet Beecher Stowe's vindication of Lad\ Byron was published, and reviewed unfavorably bv most American and l-.nsj'i-h topers. Letters were received from Dr Livingston, bui their dates anticipated. Traupmann, the Pantin murderer, was executed on the 16ih ; made no fun her confession ; he l<*st all courage hefoie his deah. CEnimenical Council ot Rome continues sitting, and is- discussing the infallibility dosriua. The Ministerial crisis in sm mounted. The latest cable u.'.tt-s from New York state that Prince Arthur visited ilu- treasury ■ ndoihe depanments at Wa-hitmton on tlio 26th Gold close" on the 27th at I2i_. Disturbances still continue in Ireland. At Limerick two policemen have been shot ; o.ip was mortally wounded. The Great Eastern daily expected to lay th cable i connection with the Red Sea Telegraph Passage of v- ssel ; bythe Hed Sea and -muz Canal increased daily. Fresh European lin s proposed. Mr. Green, the well-known shipowner, is now in India, making arrangements to

avail himself of this route for his line of vessels. Several steamers passed through safely. A British Australian Telegraph Company for laying submarine cable (rom Sinsapore to Port Darwin, in Australia, through Batavia, and thence to Bourke Town, Queensland, organised. A memorial was presented to the President of tl e United States from ths inhabitants of Brit'sh Columbia praying for annexation to the United States. Obituary. — Major-General Sullivan, John T Pratt, R. W. Kennard. Dr. Young, G. E Forster, Dr. Rowland Williams (one of the authors of Essays and Reviews), Major-General J. S. Hodgson, Mr. Chambers, Sir S. F. Seymour. Parliament was opened on Bth February by commission. The speech stated that the Queen regretted, owing to indisposition, she was prevented from opening Parliament personally. The present time was a period remarkable for public interest. The Crown cordially reciprocated f iendly sentiments from all quarters. England is growing in disposition to resort to the good oflices of her allies in cases of international differences, which encourages confidence in the maintenance of tranquility. The Queen trusts Parliament will complete the enquiry already "ommciiced into the mole of conducting both Parliamentary and Municipal elections. The Ministry propose to amend the laws relating froccupation and acquisition of land in a manner dapted to the peculiar circumstances of the country, and calculated to bring about imnroved relations between the several classes concerned ; and these provisions, matured by impartiality and wisdom of Parliament will tend to inspire suady confidence in law, and that desire to render assistance in its adinhiistaation which marks her Majesty's subjects generally. The extension of agrarian crime in Ireland filled the Queen with painful concern, but_ the executive freely adopted means for the prevention oi outrage Her Majesty relies manly on the permanent operation of wise and necessary changes in the law, and «he would not hesitate to recommend thc adoption of speciai provisions, should paramount interests of peace and order require them. Lord Cairns severely criticised the speech. He chiefly condemned the proposed policy with regard to Ireland, which he said was unsound, unsatisfactory, and calculated to excite discontent and disorder. Gladstone announced his intention to introduce a bill having reference to the Irish land question. Disraeli declared that the Government was responsible fir recent agitation and excesses in Ireland. Gladstone defended the policy of the Government. The Ilouse of Commons annulled Donovan Uossa's election by 301 votes to 8. John Bright was seriously ill, but isnow better. Disraeli is io ii-posed. A conspiracy against the Emperor's life has been discovered at Paris. Slight distu. bances in Paris reported. M. 'Mlivier, replying to Keratry, said that preparations were being made to rescue M. Rochefort. Eiuht barricades erected. Gunsmiths' shops pillaged ; numbers had been injured, and 200 men arrested. Thirty-five arrested for plotting against the Government. Prospectus of a compan. ■> issued to lay a cable f omi ( 'aleutta to Singapore. French Chambers negatived a proposal to abrogate Commercial Treaty witi England. France desired pea'-e and friendship with England. The Chair bers would adopt the best means for its arrangement. obituary — Sir Charles Darling, late Governor of Victoria. The French Corps Legislatiff rejected a motion deterring tlie arrest of Kocher'ort, and refusing to sur euder him. He was arrested while going to attend a public meeting, and made no resistant :e Martin, Fenian candidate, was hopelessty neaten at Longford County, by Greville Nugent, th.- liberal candidate, who polled 1477 votes to 4 0. No protracted opposition anticipated to the Irish Land Bill. Ata meeting on the subject of the Colonial emigration question, letters were read from ■'ari vie, Tennyson, and Fronde, forwarding their si-j natures to the pe'ition against breaking up the Uri'ish Empire. Q_ .'umenieal Council continues sitting, and is •vi tenth- a failure. The fathers are not so tractable as they were expected to be, and the Council has uot yet corae to a definite conclusion on any qu. stion. A .-erions strike has taken place at the great iron worics at Croastadt, instigated by an agent of he Inter-; ational Associa f ioa, which supplies funds from England and Switzerland. Three thousand fiv_ hundred soldiers w.re sent for the ;.rotK-tion oi the town. New workmen were introduced, the dispute was amicably settled, and the strike terminated. •V. collision occurred Qn 24th January, off Yokohama, between P. & O. steamer Bombay, and the United States corvette Oneida, which was ■•-aving Japan on her homeward voyage. The Oneida sank almost immediately after, and only 56 lives were saved out of 176. Captain Eyre, of ■di'.' Bombay, blamed for not rendering assistance, but an investigation shows th „t he was not aware, owing to the darkness of night, of the extent of h .rm done. Gnat fire took place at Yeddo on 29th Janiinr.N ; over 10"' > houses were destroyed. The Great Eastern arrived at Bombay on tbe 2"rh January, and is now engaged laying the c bl" at Aden. 7hf- Duke of Edinburgh visited Agra and 'u-t. ares, and is now hunting up country. The 1 June's tent, was robbed of 15,000 rupees. A severe cyclone visited the Bay of Bengal. One ship went down with all hands. 1 he Times of 2nd February, published a letter from t!;tptain Cochrane, of the war steamer Petri* 1, dated 9th January, stating that Dr. Liv-ing-tone has been killed. K'eport says that the i habitants of a native town, 90 days' journey f -om the Congo River, accused the doctor of be'•ii ching th>' King, who died three days after ; thoy pu. sued him, and burned him. Sir lloderi. k M,:rchison wrote to the Times the day after the publication of the letter discrediting the report.

1 8th February. Lord Carnarvon arraigned tbe Colonial policy of the Government; protested against the withdrawal of British troops from the Colonies. Earl Granvil*e declared that there was no desire on the part of the Government to sever the connections between England and her Colonies. Withdrawal of troops was only intended to enable them to learn the habit of self- defence. In case of attack from without, England would defend them with her last man, her last ship, and her hist shilling. Mr. Gladstone introduced the Irish Land Bill into the House of Commons on the 15th, the basis of which is legalisation of usage. Me drnounced perpetuity of tenure, and proposed prompt sales hetween landlord and tenant, by giving power to landlords to sell fee simple, and to advance money to tenants, sucli moneys to be repayable by annual instalments Two courts nre to be establish* d for all arbitration in civil cases, and these courts are to settle dlfferei ces. Any landlord evicting a tenant without being able to justify the step, to pay compensation varying trom two to seven years' rent The tenant may claim compensation for any permanent improvement. Landlords granting leases for 31 years to be exempt from claims for compensation. The second reading of the Rill has been fixed for 7t!i March The Opposition has promised to deal with the measure in a conciliatory spirit. Mr. Card well introduced a bill to re-organise ihe War < iffice, creating a new office of Financial Under Secretary. Mr. Gladstone is introducing a separate bill fo£ the acquisition of land in Ireland, such bill to I c applicable to England and Scotland. New York, 3rd February. Tbe Senate passed a law authorising the issue of fifteen millions additional cum-ncy. The Conterence has ado. ted the report of Foreign Committee upon theexpedi ney of recognising Cuban insurgents as belligerents.