THE NEWS BY THE MAIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 239, 9 October 1871, Page 2

THE NEWS BY THE MAIL

The Tararua arrived" in harbor yesterday afternoon, bringing.the Suez mail, and. telegraphic J news to the , 4th September. The '.following, fromo, the Australasian, of the 30th ult., wUlb& found to contain an interesting suinmaryToflthe news of the month :-r-:; i'-,'f .ii.",*!,' ..-iru'.!.-**: The news' by this Mail respecting the royal family is sparc^ly^'such as the friends of royalty could' i; desire'.^ Her Majesty's health is such as to cause iserious anxiety . % We have no details of -the nature or thef extent of the" Voyal lady'js illness, but. it seems to. ha^ef.conti^u^ft fqr,/some weeks, and to have beei).J u ffi c^ nfc t0 excite among her subje^tSyinOi small uneasiness. Her daughter, 'too, "the Princeas Christian, has been compel led'to-go' to Germany in search

of health ; and it has been suggested that a voyage to, the South would probably do more to revive her drooping strength than all the -waters of Fatherland. The proposal • to make a settlement on Prince Arthur on his attaining man's estate; has caused a renewal of those "painful discussions which in the case of the marriage of the Princess Louise we had to notice. The majority, indeed, in favor of the Annuity Bill was overwhelming, but there is a strong feeling out of doors upon the subject, and it is not unlikely that, when next, jt becomes necessary to : take' "• intd'etionsiiieration the hereditary revenue of the Crown, a necessity which we trust may yet be far distant, some means will be adopted for charging that revenue, after the analogy of settlements in private families, with the proper provision for younger children. It is, at all events, pleasant to find that the young Prince has already won for , himseifjgplden, opinions.; Even those who most vigorously opposed the annuity on political grounds had no fault to find with the person to, whom it has been granted. Indeed, Earl Granville observed of him with, it appears, a very general assent, that there were few young hieh in any section of society who had obtained more generally the .respect and good- will of those with whom he had associated." We had already heard by tbe last mail of the visit of Prince Arthur, and of the Prince of Wales, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Lome to Ireland. The exuberant loyalty with which they were there received, according to the custom of the country, appears to have excited bitter rage and disgust among the Fenians of New York. We regret to add that another custom of the country, and one much more honored in the breach than in the observance, was on this occasion but too faithfully carried out. A very .serious riot took place in Dublin iv consequence of an attempt by the police to prevent a meeting in favor of the' release of the Fenian prisoners. The disturbance, hovvever; was insignificant iv comparison with the bloody battle that was fought in the streets.of New York ou tbe 12th of July between the Orangemen aud the Catholics. From that miserable form of calamity, even if we had no other blessing, we are in this country, at least fcr the present, happily free. The Imperial Parliament has been at length prorogued, alter a wearisome, and we regret to add, unprofitable session. Of the two great measures of the year, the relics of a perfect host of promises, one has been lost, and the other has, by a dearly purchased success, become law. The Ballot Bill was sent to the Lords at so advanced a period of the session that no time was left for; the; - discussion of a measure of such importance. The Peers, therefore, rejected tbe bill, but without any expression of opinion- on its merits. It is probable that in this case the temporary delay will not be without its advantage. 'The Bill is sure, sooner or later, to become law, but the form in which it was adopted by the House of Commons was not the one which the majority of the Liberal party was inclined to approve. The Army Bill was a much more serious matter. We have on a former occasion noticed tbe leading lacts of this controversy. The House of Commons passed a bill providing for the abolition of purchase in the army, and granting compensation for vested interests. _ This project, which had been the subject of endless controversy in the Commons, found little favor, with the Lords, and a dilatory motion was carried in an hostile spirit, although the bill was not actually rejected. , Thereupon Mr. Gladstone advised the Queen by her prerogative alone, partly at Common law and partly under a Statute, to .abolish the purchase system; and thus, in order to secure the , -compensation -to; the; officers whose interests were concerned, the Lords were obliged to pass the bill. They did so with amendments which the Commons thought it wise to accept. They accompanied, however, their consent with a severe censure upon the Ministry, in order to show, as Lord Derby expressed it, " that power is not right; that astute-ness-is not statesmanship; and that sharp practice does not pay." According to the : . usual ipractice,. such a vote ought to have been met by a counter vote of the -Honse of Commons;' but) although there appears , to have ..beenra'.'g'podl./dfialVpf somewhat acrimonious idisaqseipai; .Mr. Gladstone seems to have closed the session with a lofty disregard of. tbe Lords. To us, it seems tfiat few' "more i serious innovations on the old political landmarks have been made, and that [this proceeding will be hereafter regarded as hot tße 'least among the vital changes, that Mr. Gladstoue has, ihtrdSuced/ 1 " ''" ' - U !A In France, the principle events of the month have! been; 'Sie payment of a further instalment of the war indemnity, the trial of the Communist prisoners, aud the feline love quarrels between M. Thiers and his Assembly. The facility with which these great payments have been made proves the remarkable elasticity of the resources

of France, and the readiness with which, notwithstanding her terrible disaster, tbe recovery of this great country could be ensured. The trial by ordinary judicial process of some 30,000 prisoners suggests so miraculous a criminal sittings that we can only wait and wonder. At last, after much coquetting, and more than one great scene, M. Thiers has been appointed the President of the, French Republic. How long hirf reign will last it is idle to speculate. But his Parliament, although For remainder of news see fourth page.

they have chosen him for this great trust, will not let him have his own way in all things. They have refused to accept bis scheme of finance. They have fixed, contrary to his earnest wishes, the permanent seat of Government at "Versailles., They, have differed from him as to the immediate dissolution of the National Guard. But the absolute necessity for some tolerable form of Government |und the evident danger of indulging at present in the luxury of political disputes have had their effect, and we trust that the Government of M. Thiers will prove at least moderately stable. Beyond this it would be rash to hope. The' following, telegrams, will supply a few items of information that has not been furnished by the foregoing article : — The Emperor of Austria dissolved the Reichsrath on the 13th August, and a very friendly meeting of the Emperor with the Emperor of Germany afterwards took place at Gastien. A pamphlet called Prussia in the East has appeared, in which is stated a plan of Bismarck/ : allied with Russia, to seize Egypt, Trieste, and Antwerp, while Russia will occupy Hindoßtan. The Times of August 22 announces that M. Thiers has arranged with some' financial companies, to advance ten millions sterling by drafts ou London to pay Prussia. Ah Admiralty order has been published superseding Admirals Wellesley and Wilraot, and Captains Welles and Beamish of the. Minotaur and Agincourt. Captains Glyu and May, of, the Warrior aod Northumberland are censured. The Kreuz Zeitung states that it was arranged between the Emperors of Germany and Austria that Prussia shall make a communication to St. Petersburg tending to obtain conciliatory explanation between Russia and Austria. A great hurricane and an earthquake have . occurred at St. Thomas' Island killing and injuring 150 people. An appalling gun cotton factory explosion has occurred at Stowmarket. 27 persons were killed, and 57 wounded. The town is half ruined. The affair produced a great sensation, and a public subscription for the sufferers has been commenced: The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 9 per cent. Great rejoicing took place on the return of the Marquis of Lorn to London, when the "Campbells' present" to the Princess Louise of a diamond necklace, worth 14,000 guineas, was made. After violent discord in the French Assembly, and the threatened resignation of M., Thiers, he has been elected President of the French Republic. The foreign Governments have sent their congratulations. Three hundred ; millions of francs on account of the third half-milliard of the war indemnity haß been paid. A brisk correspondence is proceeding in the Times relative to consignments of wool to the Australian, banks. , Theactipn of the banks is defended by the chairman of the Bank of Australasia, and by Sir Daniel Cooper. The wool market is satisfactory.