NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 117, 18 May 1874, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

The following are extracts from the Hotne News, and from the letter of the London correspondent of the Australasian: — The spoils brought from Coomassie are of comparatively small value. "Every little ornament in Coomassie is almost recklessly mended and patched with gold. Common pieces of crockery which might be, perhaps, repaired in England by the not very elegant process of sewing in brass wire are found quite as roughly or even more roughly repaired io Coomassie, but with gold instead of brass." We are told that the available wealth of the kingdom has been enormously over-estimate 1, but that its goldftelda are apparently the richest in the world. Dr Redwood, a priest of the Mnrist order, which has an establishment a.t Villa Maria, on the Parramatta River, was consecrated a few days ago by Dr Manning, as Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand. At a luncheon following the ceremony, Sir Charles Clifford mentioned tbat when he first went to New Zealand in 1842, there was not a single priest in the colony, and that the Caiholics used to assemble at his house to hear him read prayers. Dr Redwood is, I believe, a i member of the well-known family of that name in New ZealandMr Disraeli has no reason to complain of his experiences witb a majority so far. All those he selected to work ; with have, or will, secure their seats, | and tbis for the most part witbout trouble or contest. The elections have | indeed excited little interest, and have, been taken as matters of course. Tbe surplus is still a cause of grief, and the Chancellor of tbe Exchequer continues to be "harassed" quite as much by those who deem tbey have a right to participate in the benefits accruing therefrom, as ever were the traders whom Mr Disraeli charged Mr Gladstone with having submitted to that most unpleasant of operations. They come from ali sides. " Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics," as well as every other kind of Christian or unchristian . people, assert their right to be considered in the distribution of this most inconvenient five millions of money. If Mr Lowe has done no other good he has at any rate enabled bia successor to be perplexed as to what he can do with a surplus. Should Mr Lowe ever reassume office and have money matters under his control, he is hardly likely to find a surplus to contend with. Whatever evil things may be charged to the Tories, the crime of making their expenditure less than their income cannot be numbered among tbem. In all times they bave drawn freely and disbursed liberally. So it will doubtless be in time to come. London last week gave a magnificent welcome to the Duke of Edinburg and his Russian bride. Tbe Queen accompanied tha happy pair from Windsor to Buckingham Palace, and the homebringing was made a state ceremonial of the most attractive kind. The route was' extended through some of our broadest streets — from the railway station at Padding-ton, round through Oxford-streetand Regent-street, through Trafalgar-square and by the Horse Guards, across St. James's Park home. The streets were decorated with flowers and flags, with long lines of Venetian masts and pennons, and at special points with more elaborate art. The Russian colors of yellow and black were everywhere conspicuous; but the pure white of heavily-falling soow gave a picturesque touch for which we were hot prepared. The day of the landing at Gravesend had been bright like spring, but our tardy winter now brought out its feathery snows, as if in compliment to the Princess of the North. The people, nevertheless, thronged the streets and the windows — the ladies in their furs, and with their most courageous smiles. Doubtless, the fashionable doctors have been hardly worked since that uncomfortable morning, but their convenience was not then consulted. Tbe ; Q'-teen sat side by side with Alexandrovna, in ! an open carriage, braving tbe weather; and opposite them the Duke of. EJinbury and the Princess Beatrice. Other , carriages conveyed the members of their ! suite. The Duke of Cambridge and I Prince Arthur rode with the troops, of whom there was a more brilliant display than I have seen in London for many years. The procession advanced through the four miles of. street at a slew walking pace, amidst continual cheers. I watched the home-coming from tbe neighborhood of Buckingham Palace, and it was a striking spectacle — the long avenue of the park guarded by great coated grenadiers, and behind them the eager crowd of the people, while overhead the trees were whits with snow* Then, as the glittering cavalcade approached, the clouds began to break, ahd the pale sun struggled through, ahd shed a momentary brightness on the scene. Almost at the same moment the guns thundered forth tbeir salute, and in the brief intervals we heard the Westminster, bells clanging their loudest joy-peals. The Queen and the Duke and Duchess o/ Edinburgh, , with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, who were waiting at the palace to receive them, afterwards came out on the balcony, as if formally introducing the bride to the people ; and when they withdrew, H*r Majesty retired with n profound courtesy. Scenes of this kind are tame enough in description, but these domestic demonstrations have much to do with the strength of English loyalty, which is apt to believe

i that the home virtues are the brightest ornament, if not tbe sure foundation, of the Throne — a bulf-truth which our wives aod daughters may be pardoned for holding. The day closed with illuminations, and a torchlight pro- | cession of medical students to the I palace. Tbe Benchers of Gray's Inn bave | determined to institute an inquiry into I Br Kenealy's conduct in the Tichborne ; trial, aud they have appointed a comj miltee to report upon the charges which j he should be called upon to answer, A. correspondent of the Hour culls attention to a volume of " Poems and Translations," by Dr Kenealy, in which - by a curious coincidence", is included The Legend of fLewie, and which is dedicated to the Lord Chief Justice Cockburu by him, as sharing " in the fervent admiration, honor, aud regard which the whole bar feel for the judge, (he jurist, and the scholar." Mr Whnlley, whom nothing can dishearten, has intimated his intention of preferring a charge against Mr Hawkins, before the Benchers of the Middle Temple. 'These Bouchers are supposed by virtue of tbeir ancient privileges, to be the guardians of the hooor of the bar, but it is rarely that a case arises which claims their interference. Arthur Or ton has been removed from Newgate to Millbank. We may now repeat wi'hout risk of contempt of Court, ihe happy anagram of some ingenious idler — " Sir Fioger Charles Doughty Tichborne, Baronet, transformed into " You horrid butcher, Orton, biggest rascal here." " Biggest "in a double _ense„for hia bulk of body has occasioned some perplexity to the prison officials, 'wbo report him to weigh 392 pounds, just 28 stone. The confessions of Charles Orton excited some interest, for many people who accepted the vordict would have been glad to see the conspiracy exposed in all its secret workings, for the conviction of obstinate sceptics, and tbat other conspirators might not escape. The brother's statement?, however — though avowedly spoken for the relief ot his conscience — were of the kind that stamped him as a worthless witness, but they were not allowed to go unchallenged by his family. His sisters, in letters elaborated for thena flatly contradicted hi. assertions. Mrs Pittendreigh, who states that she was employed by Arthur to instruct lm wife, has also explained at much length her part in the transaction, and her evidence favors Charles Orton. A long letter was also published in another paper from Mary Ann Loader, but that young woman indignantly declares that she never wrote it. The reopening of the question in thia manner adds, therefore, really nothing to our kaowledge, and reflects but little credit on thoße concerned. " Captain " Brown who was caught in his own contradictions, has, like Luie, been committed for trial, but seems as ready as he was with details of explanation. Our streets and bookstalls have been flooded since the couviction of Ortou with Tiohborne literatuie, portraits, caricatures, biographies — intended to serve as souvenirs to future generations of this cause celebre. The patient jury, who figured so conspiciously in photographs, have each of them received 300 guineas as compensation for the time th&y were called to devote to the case. They had asked for two guineas a day and say that this sura does not cover their business, losses. In the House of Commons, last evening, one of the first acts of the Speaker was to read a letter from the Lord Chief Justice, formally communicating the fact that one of their members, though now free, had been imprisonpd by his order — Mr Wh alley, of course, in whose person the privileges of the Housa had to be respected, even while the judical Bench asserted its claims to respect. The report of the Australasian Meat Agency (Tallerman's) Company, dated sth March last, shows a great falling off in the exports of preserved meats to Englaod in 1873, as compnred with 1872; In tbe latter, 321,785 cases were received in Britain, and in the former only 260,773, or a decline of 61,022 cases. Queensland and South Australia, which are but small exporters, showed an increase ; but Victoria, New Zealand, and New South Wales, all shipped much less. New Zealand, as an exporter, stood second on the list to Victoria, and shipped 57966 cases in 1873, as compared with 8(3,200 io 1873.