LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 11, 16 August 1845, Page 3

LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

By the Thomas Lord, schooner, which arrived from Sydney on the 7th instant, had been forwarded our file of the Sydney Morning Herald, up to the 25th July, last, but we were not put in possession of them until Monday last, which will account for the annexed extracts from the English papers, brought to Hobart Town by the Theresa, not appearing in our columns last week.

[From the "Sydney Herald," July 24.] The debate on the conduct of Lord Stanley took place on the 18th of March, and a very dull affair it was: the subject was narrowed down to a very simple question —did his Lordship deceive the New Zealand Company as to the nature of the instructions he had given to Governor Fitzroy ? From that specific charge the noble Lord was cleared, and Sir Roberr Peel contrived very materially to damage the New Zealand Company; but the whole discussion was very unsatisfactory. The motion on which the debate took place was merely a formal one for the production of papers. A petition, signed by one hundred and fifteen of the leading mercantile firms of London, had been presented to the House, praying that some definite arrangements respecting New Zealand might be come to ; and it was understood that a further discussion would take place immediately after Easter. This appears to have been about the only interesting matter before parliament prior to the Easter recess, whicli occupied from Thursday., March 20th, until Monday, March 31st. A very decided opposition to the proposed addition to the Maynooth Grant was being got up ; public meetings on the subject were being held in all parts of England for the preparation of petitions to Parliament. The Bishop of Ely (Dr. Allen) died on the 22nd March, aged 76. It was stated that Dr. Turton, Dean of Westminster, was to be appointed to the vacant see. (We also notice in the obituary the names of he Dowager Viscountess Lifford, Admiral Carpenter, Rear Admiral Poulden, Majorgeneral Sir T. Corsellis, and Major General Reeves. The Earl of Rodney died on the 30th March ; by the accession of his son (Lord Feversham) to the title, there is a vacancy in the representation of West Kent. Major-General Darling ,(brother to Sir Ralph) died at Tobago in February. A fearful accident happened in the citadel of Algiers, early in March. A magazine exploded, how, does not appear, and killed upwards of sixty persons.