ARRIVAL OF THE Californian Mail.

Nelson Evening Mail, 11 December 1871, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE Californian Mail.

The Phcebe arrived this morning at 6 o'clock with Ihe English aud American mails. The Nevada arrived at Auckland at 10 o'clock on Friday night, the detention having been caused by tbe connecting steamer between Honolulu and San Francisco being late. She brings English news to November 9 being only one day later than that received via Suez. The following are the most interesting of the munth's telegrams. — London, October 20.— Earl Granville, in a speech at Manchester, regretted the suffering in Chicago, and thanked the American Government for suppressing the Fenian raid. The Times, this morning, believes jealousy of England is extinct in the United .States. It is rumoured that Prince Napoleon will go to Paris. The details from the New York papers are published here, and the deepest sympathy is everywhere evinced. Tm Times and other leading papers urge the . continuance of liberality. The working men at Lincoln created a riotous disturbance this morning. London, October 27. —Queen Victoria has j contributed £500 for the relief of the Chicago ] sufferers. Matters ha*ve been arranged for a match between the English horse "Sterling" und the .American horse "Harry Biusett," for £10,000 a »ide, £2000 to be allowed the owner of •• Harry Buesett," to run the match in England. Dis-

tance, on*-- mile and a half, the horses to cairy even weights. At a recent Cabinet Council, held tn consider questions relating to the Ro' al Family, the Queen •was asked to give her consent to the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh with a Prussian Princess; also, her consent to tte establishment of a Keaency, *»th the Prince of Wales as Regent. She refused her assent to both propositions. Subsequently she rciused to affix her Royal sienature to documents which were presented. The Cabinet afterwards continued the discussion on the question of a Regency, and the definite proposition was introduced to appoint the Chancellor to sign documents in the place of the Queen. New York, October 30.— Late mail advices irom Enirland show that there is great fear of a financial crisis. Rismarck is demanding gold for the English subscription of part of the French war loan, 'fhe bills on tbe Bank of England are being presented, and, says the London Court Journal, the only safety for the moment is to decline to discount the bills of Bismarck in gold and give him bank notes of England. We must stand as if behind a battery against the Prussian invader Avho undertakes our overthrow through the finances. There is no such amount of bullion as that which Prussia demands of France. All the deposits in gold and silver, public and private, in Europe and America is less than two hundred millions sterling. That would not begin to pay half of the indemnity. It is believed that Bismarck intends to hoard the worlds finances, and touch England's vitality through her gold. Loudon*, October 30.— The Mansion House Relief Fund for the Chicago sufferers amounted on Saturday evening to £42 000. The Manchester subscriptions for the same purpose aggregate £1G,500. London, Get. 31.— Five cabinet councils were held during the past week, the foreign policy of the Government being Uie main subject of tlie discussion. The reorganisation of the army is progressing actively, and regiments are being brought up to the war standard. There is an immense accumulation of war material. Early changes in the Ministry are contemplated by the elevation of some of the present ministers to the peerage. New York, Oct. 31.— English papers jnst received discuss the new social movement in that country, growing out of the alleged alliance between the workingmen and cerrain of the peers and members of 'Parliament. Tlie Times is not disposed to believe that Lord Derby and Disraeli have pledged themselves to the programme of the workingmen, as heretofore indicated. The Daily News looks upon the movement as incredible. Sir Stafford Northcote orife of the alleged signers of the so-called treaty between the peers and workingmen, publishes" a letter denying th»t any of the gentlemen whose names bave been brought under public notice signed, or in any way intimated their 'agreement with the resolutions. All that he thinks was done was the expression of willingness on the part of some peers and members of Parliament to consider the wellbeing of the working classes. New York. Nov. I.— The mail by the Russia brings a full report of Karl Granville's speech at Manchester. He said : I will venture to allude to the Treaty of Washington, of which Mr Ashton has already spoken so well. I believe it is a great accomplishment. I believe it is one which has results of the best possible character. I was accused, in the House of Lords, of having too' much complimented all those who are connected with that treaty. I cannot regret one word which I have said. I think we see the results of it every day. Et is an imou-nse thing that two such proud and sensitive countries as Great Britain and the United States should have consented to settle by amicable me -ns a quantity of complicated questions, and to establish the good feding which ought to exist at all timts. There is hardly a day passes on whi h we have not some proof of the extent of this good feeling* What has been the feeing in England ? I don't believe that if one of our large manufacturing towns had been burnt down, more sympathy could have been shown with th« s* ill-ring and calamity, which we regret so much that the inhabitant of Chicago have suffered. On the other hand, what do we see? I heard a rumor of an intended Fenian invasion. I telegraphed at once to communicate with Mr, Fish. That wonderful instrument of communication of thought informed me the very next day that the uovernment had air -ady sent instructions, and given orders of the most stringent character. And we have heard, although only from very meagre telegrams, that it appears that the American Government's instructions have been obeyed, and this most ridiculous and wanton raid has been put down, not by us, but by the Americans themselves. And if I may be allowed to add one single instance, it is on the effect which I think our example must have with regard to the settlement of intenational affairs.