ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 661, 3 December 1851, Page 4

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Her Majesty and the Royal family were sojourning at Osborn, Isle of Wight, and attended by Lord John Russell. Italy was in a very disturbed state owing to intestine feuds ; some treasonable plots had been detected in France and several of the Parisian journals bad been seized. It is her must gracious Majesty’s intention, says the Observer 30th July, to prorogue the session of Parliament for 1851 in person. The Appropriation Act was introduced early in the week, and was passed on Saturday, at the morning sitting. The Ministerial White Bait dinner is fixed for Saturday next, at the “ Trafalgar Hotel,” Greenwich. Intelligence had been received of further French defeats in Algeria. Robberies had been unusually rife in Spain. The consecration of three Catholic Bishops in London on the 27th July, was an object of much interest.

The Chronicle of the 31st July announces that Parliament would be prorogued on Friday week, the Bth of August, by the Queen in person.

In the House of Commons on the 30th of July, in answer to Mr. Henley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that no step had as yet been taken for establishing steam communication between the Cape and Sydney. He was noi prepared tc say that so expensive a scheme would be adopted. Lord Jocelyn de- | nied that the proposed step, which had been recommended by the committee of a hich he had been chairman, would cause great expense ; on the contrary, the committee had arrived at the conclusion that the route in question would be the cheapest. The subject was then dropped. The question aS to the fate of the Crystal Palace was revived, and appeared to create much interest; touching the progress of the Grand Exhibition, the Times states, that on one day in July, the receipts at the doors of the building amounted to £2,835 6s. ; and the number of visitors, according to the police returns, was 59381. We understand that the price of season tickets is reduced from £3 and £2 to 30s. and £l, and that the commission have come to a resolution by which the sale of those tickets ceases on the 31st of August. ' As we recommended a few days ago, the ss. entrance fee on Saturdays is to be reduced immediately after the prorogation of Parliament to 2s. 6d.; but the shilling days render it in the mean. time impracticable, in the view of the commissioners, to adopt measures for admitting a larger proportion of the bumbler Classes than ‘ iiow fiufi their way into the Crystal Palace. - J ■ The number of visitors to the Great Exhibition on the 30th, was 59,322, making the total number since the opening 3,124,225. The amount received was £2,835 65,, making the total amount received for admission, independent of season tickets, £190,328 Is. The sale of season, tickets has realised the sum of £66,644 Ils.

The following were the closing prices of the Funds on the evening of the 30th of July:—

English Funds. —The market for the Home Funds has been inactive, but firm. Consols for money were done at from 96|, and for account at 96|; reduced three per cehts. at from 97| to 97|; new three-and-a-quarter per cents. 98| to 98|; bank stock, 21S| to 216 J;' exchequer. bills at 475. to 50s. prem.; long annuities from 7 1-16 to 7 7-15 ; India bonds at from 575. to 595.

On the 29th July; Mr. Anstey called attention to a petition of, native-born colonists of Van Diemen’s Land, preparatory to moving an address to her Majesty, praying that transportation to that' colony might cease,, when the house being counted and forty members hot being, present, an adjournment took place. ■ .

' Ten members nf the House of Peers had specially protested against the passing of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, which was read a third time in the House of Lords on the 29th July. - Lord Palmerston elicited the cordial congratuiEiions of both sides of the House by the

important announcement that the slave trade may now be considered as suppressed on the coast of Africa, and that it has almost totally disappeared as a trade in Brazil, in consequence of the energy and good faith of the Brazilian Government. The 12th Lancers and the 2nd bat. of the 60th Rifles have embarked for the Cape of Good Hope, and the 51st Light Infantry, at present serving in the Madras presidency, are ordered to embark for the same destination. The officers of the 12th Lancers have been equipped with American revolver pistols, as an experiment, while the men have doublebarrelled carbines.

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm. —We are sorry to have to record the death of the last of that gallant band of brothers, Sir John, Sir Pulteney, Sir James, and Sir Charles Malcolm, who have been an ornament to their country, and a special honour to the shire of Dumfries, which gave them birth. On Thursday week, Sir Charles Malcolm went down from London to Brighton, to endeavour, by change of air, to get rid of a cough which was clinging to him for some time. While there, he was struck with paralysis, and was carried off in a few days. In every respect Sir Charles was the very model of a British officer. As a man, he was liberal, generous, and philanthropic.—Dumfries Herald. Letters from India report that some decided measures were contemplated against the Nizam’s country, which was in a state of utter anarchy, a state of affairs brought about, and so far upheld, as is stated, through the mistaken policy of ourselves. Were this evil removed, the people would, it was considered, soon try and better themselves. The subsidiary system seems to be the origin of this untoward condition of the territory of his Highness.— Morning Post, July 24. Marshal Sebastiani, who bad been long in a declining state of health, died in Paris on Sunday. The Marshal, who was a native of Corsica, was born on the 11th November, 1771, and was consequently in bis 80th year. He entered very young into service, and won bis first grades in the campaigns of Italy. He was made colonel in 1799, after which he was employed by the first consul in several diplomatic missions, in which he displayed great talent, particularly at Constantinople. He was made a general of division after the battle of Austerlitz, where he was grievously wounded. After the revolution of July, he became minister of foreign affairs, and was subsequently ambassador of France in London. He was created a marshal in October 1840.

The Peel Statue in the City.—On Tuesday, the Committee assembled at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of selecting one from the number of sculptors who sent in a model for a statue to be erected in the city, in memory of the late Sir Robert Peel, Bart., and deciding upon a site; Sir Peter Laurie in the chair. —The committee proceeded, soon after the chair was taken, to ballot, and the successful candidate was Mr. Bebnes. After a short discussion, upon the motion of Sir J. W. Hogg, the site opposite to the Mansion-house and King Williamstreet and Prince-street,. was decided upon as the most eligible, by a large majority. It was subsequently stated that Mr. Behnes had intimated that if his model should obtain the preference, it would certainly be his wish to fix the statue in the snot in favour of which the committee bad decided.

Extraordinary Sale of Snuffs. —On July 15 were put up to auction, by Messrs. Farebrother and Co., at Harrington-house, Whitehall, "the rare old snuffs,” the property of the late Earl of Harrington, it being the seventh day’s sale; there having been disposed of in the previous six days the furniture, &c., with other articles of value, for many of which high prices were obtained. The stock of snuffs, comprising about2ooolbs., were contained in jars (varying from ten pounds to fifty-seven pounds eacli), bottles, &c., a large quantity of which were brought from Elverston Castle, near Derby. There was an extraordinary variety of the snuffs, and the following is a portion of the list of them: Bolongaro St. Omer, Amersfcrt (of 1828), Black Garotte, St. Vincent, Copenhagen, Martinique, Curacoa, de. Ja Ferme, Sulphate, Morlaix, &c., &c. There were 25 lots, in quantities suitable for private use, the prices varying from £2 10s. to 4s. 6d. per lb, A jar of the Earl of Harrington’s own mixture went for Bs. 6d. per ih,; a. do. of the late earl’s evening mixture produced 18s. per Jb.; ado. of George the Fourth’s Bureau went for 9s, 6d. per lb.; a jar of Hungarian Garrotte sold for 365. per lb., &c. Several of the latter were above twenty years old, The property realised about £looo,< The royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, of of 2250 tons burden, was launched from Mr. Pitcher's dockyard at Northfleet, on Saturday last. Her dimensions, &c„ are the same in every respect as those of lier sister ship, the Orinoco, which was launched from the same

yard on the 17th ult. The wing the «es..l , u pe ,f oln , a b pell, daughter of Capt. Chappell ft lChlPcretary to the Royal Steam Packet n N, ‘ 8e ’ A duel with pistole took place on sS P ‘?‘ between the Prince of Canino and th. son of M. Rossi, the assassinated nr . ??Csa 'l Rome. T« .b.„ ex received. Both parties declared th " , satisfied. The Prince of Caninn with M. Boulay de la Weurthe. thevt' & sident of the Republic, when he was Ur that a young man wished to sneak .- He said-" My name is Rosai" «d L ”’ the assassin of ray father.” H e al .J w,rB time spat in the face of the Prince of