ENGLISH NEWS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 654, 8 November 1851, Page 4

ENGLISH NEWS.

[From the Hobart Town Guardian, Oct. 4.] Four large steamers were advertised for Australia, two for Sydney, and two for Melbourne, to carry passengers at a low rate. The Industrial Exhibition was visited, on Tuesday, July Ist, by upwards of 67,000 persons, at tne cnarge of Is. each. Thousands of people were still arriving in London, from all parts of the world, to witness (be Exhibition. At last it has been decided, by a Bill passed in the British Parliament, on the 24th June, that Smithfield market, London, is to be removed. Several of the Roman Catholic nobility and gentry of England have given in their names as subscribers to the Irish Roman Catholic university. On Saturday, June 28, a return to the House of Commons was issued showing that the amount of customs duty received in the year ending the sth of January last, on poods imported, was £10,969,535. T? uvno iium IVXVAICO States Ibat a great “ drought” had for a length of time past prevailed in the state of Zacatecas, and that a general famine was impending. Corn was worth 9 dollars a bushel. On Saturday, June 28, the heat was so excessive throughout the day in London that several horses dropped down dead, and a gentleman who was witnessing the inspection of the guards in St, James’s-park, was carried off to the hospital insensible. It was found that he was labouring under a coup de soleil. The Galway papers are filled with details of proceedings and public meetings in refer, ence to the expected arrival at that port of the North American steamer from New York. A banquet is to be given to the American visitors, and a deputation has been nominated to prepare an address to be presented to them on their arrival. The quarterly navy list, by authority, which is usually published on the Ist of July, will not be published until the Ist of August this year, in order that time and opportunity may be afforded for its revision, under the Qiuer in council for the new retirement, Mr. Evans, who had the construction of the „on way viaduct, on the Chests* and Holyhead railroad, has got the contract for the erection of the bridge over the Boyne on the Dublin and Belfast Junction railroad. According to the St. Petersburgh journals, the Russian Steam navy, which in 1825 con-

sisted of five vessels only, governmental and private, has augmented to upwards of 125. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey has forwarded a cheque for £lO to the committee who have the arrangement of the approaching Roman Catholic aggregate meeting, towards defraying the expences. The Madrid Gazette of the 16lh June, publishes an order from the Queen for one of her ministeis to proceed to Seville on the approaching occasion of the accouchement of Her Royal Highness the Duche-s de Moutpensier. The corps diplomatique and a deputation of the grandees of Spain are invited to attend, in order to do honour to the event. The directors of the Southampton Chambet of Commerce are endeavouring to procure the despatch of the Capa mail steam ships from Southampton instead of Plymouth. Belfast has been made an assize town instead of Carrick fergus. The celebrated M. Cabet has returned from America to meet the imputations of his accusers ; and, having reached Paris, has surrendered himself for trial on the charge of swindling, brought against him by some disappointed ex-members of the Icarian community. At the Guildhall, on Tuesday, June 24, the Livery assembled for the purpose of choosing Sheriffs, when Mr. Jas. Hartley and Mr. Thomas Cotterell were elected for the ensuing year.