The New-Zealander. ENGLISH NEWS TO THE 10TH OF JULY.

New Zealander, Volume 10, Issue 881, 23 September 1854, Page 2

The New-Zealander.

ENGLISH NEWS TO THE 10TH OF JULY.

tie just ami fear not: I.et nil ttie ends thou aim st at, be thy Country’s, Thy (toil's, and Truth’s. AUCKLAND, SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1854.

The arrival of the Queen of Perth , which anchored in our harbour yesterday evening, has placed us in possession of Sydney papers to the 14th instant, including intelligence from England to the 10th of July, brought by the R. and CL Company’s steamer Madras. The news from the Seat of War — as summed up by the Sydney Herald, and exhibited in some extracts from the English journals—will be found below. It will be seen that the Russians, after several repulses, and the loss of 25,000 men had abandoned the siege of Silistria ; and that the combined French and English squadron was within a few miles of Cronstadt. In accordance with an application from Sir Charles Napier, Her Majesty had, on the 3rd of July, approved a decision of the Cabinet Council granting permission to attack Cronstadt, and the attack was expected to take place in a few days. The result will be looked for with the deepest interest. These arc the most exciting facts relating to the actual progress of the war. Other, and far from unimportant, particulars will be found below. We introduce here, however, the following notice of the retreat of the Russians from Silistria, as containing the best condensed account of that important occurrence which we have met with ; The Retreat of the Russians from Silisiria. —On the 15th instant the garrison of Silistria made a sortie, attacked the Russians on all points, and drove them across the Danube. Pursuing their advantage, the Turks crossed an arm of the river, seized the opposite [island, where the enemy had constructed seige works, and from wh ch Silistria had been bombarded. The Russians lied to the Wallachian bank of the Danube, and were compelled to witness the destruction of their batteries. The Turks then brought out their guns and erected batteries on the Bulgarian bank of the river, before the north face of the "fortress. The Russian battalions east and west of Silistria immediately began to recross the river, destroying their bridges as they withdrew. The garrison on this occasion was assisted by the corps sent from Shumla. to its relief by Omar Pasha. Some of the troops of the latter took part in the battle of the 13th, and the junction of the entire corps was effected on the evening of that day. There was nothing voluntary or stratfgetic in the flight of the Russians.

The expected Brevet had been officially announced on the 20th of June. We copy so much as relates to Officers on service in Australasia. It will be seen that Lieut.-Col. Wynyard henceforth takes rank as full Colonel, and that other promotions have taken place in the 58th Kegt. Some at least of the appointments to the Governorships in these colonies had been decided. Sir William Denison (as will be seen by a subjoined paragraph from the Herald of the 11th, was undoubtedly appointed to succeed Sir Charles Fitzroy as Governor-General at Sydney.

The Governor-General has received a dispatch stating that, as considerably more then the usual teim of a colonial government had in bis Encollei cy’s case expired, the name of Mr William Denison had been submitted by the Duke of Newcastle for the Queen’s approval as successor to Sir Charles Fitz Roy. In conveying this intelligence to Sir Charles it was at the same time intimated to him that in order to mark her Majesty’s sense of the services which he bad rendered to the colony over which he had so long presided, the Queen hid been graciously pleased to confer on Mm the dignity of a Knight Commander of the most nonorahle Order of the Bath,

llis Excellency has been requested to retain his government of the colony till the arrangements for the appointment of his succesor have been completed.

The most interesting appointment to ns —that for New Zealand—was said to have taken place, and that Sir 11. E. Fox Young, Governor of South Australia, was to succeed Sir George Grey as Governor of New Zealand. The statement bears every semblance of authenticity, hut we must, of course, still look for an official confirmation of it.

As respects Sir George Grey himself, a report was prevalent that he was to be Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The papers state that, “amongst the honorary degrees conferred by the University of Oxford at the last commemoration, wore the names of Prince Lucien Bonaparte (Principe di Canino), and Sir George Grey, K.C.8., late Governor of New Zealand.” A discussion in the House of Lords relating to the appointment to the vacant Bishopric of Sydney, which wc copy, will be read with much interest here, on account of its connexion with Bishop Selwyn,— who, it appears, had finally declined to accept the appointment. It was expected that Parliament would be prorogued about the 12th of August; immediately after which

the Queen intended to proceed to the Highlands, taking Liverpool in her way.

The Sydney markets continued glutted with merchandize of various descriptions. Reports of failures were rife, but the Herald says (guardedly enough) “ Several of them are founded wo believe, on mere rumour.” Mr. J. C. Miller, who had carried on business as a shipping and commission agent, had absconded, charged with

forgeries to the extent of upwards of £40,000. He was pursued by the Police, and made prisoner on board the steamer Illawarra.

The price of Flour on the Oth inst. was £3O for fine, and £2B for second quality. Wheat 11s. to 11s. Gd. per bushel.