LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. [From the Sydney Empire, Sept. 6.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 778, 2 October 1852, Page 3

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. [From the Sydney Empire, Sept. 6.]

By the Waratah, wnirb arrived this morning, at two o'clock, we hdTP English news to the 2od June, for wbich we are indebted to the Melbourne journals. /The mail steamer, Australian, arrived at Port Phillip about noon on the 2nd instant, and was literally crowded with passengers. The ships Lady Head and Roxburgh Castle, previously arrived, had brought news to the 2nd of June. The Ministry still continued in office. The rumour was that Parliament was to be prorogued about the end of June. The debates were not of importance, except the passing of the Income Tax Bill, and a long discussion on the New Zealand Bill. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company had announced that their new steamship Formosa would be despatched from Southampton on the 7ih August for Sydney, calling at the Capa of Good Hope and Port Phillip. The Queen of the South, a screw steamer, belonging to a private company, was to leave England for Australia in the middle of June. The wool sales were going off very favourably. The following is an extract from a letter to a mercantile firm in Melbourne :—": — " It is said tho Roxburgh Castle will be out before the R. M. steamer Australian, and therefore I drop you a few lines by the former, to state the advance hi wool of 4d. per lb. on February rates. Sales commenced on 20th instant — thefirst day a penny up, and kept stiffening gradually till sth day of sale, viz., on 25th instant, when I sold 800 bales of Port Phillip wool per Hero aud Brillajit, all flue favourite clips, at 4d. per lb. advance ; the owners were present and fully satisfied with the result. Emigration has now commenced in earnest, and you will probably receive between this and Christmas 30,000 souls, half of whom are to be females. Government alone takes op twelve ships per month — -eight for Port Phillip, two for Adelaide, and two for Sydney, with the above proportion of sexes ; besides, all private emigration ! going on at same time by Mrs. Chisholm, Syduey Herbert, &c." Consols closed on the 2nd of June for money, and account at 100|- to f. Prince Albert had become the patron of an emigration society, the object of which was to transfer the redundant and destitute population of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to Australia. The Government Emigration Office in London was completely beseiged by applicants anxious to procure a passage to Australia. " Emigration," says the Liverpool Mercury, June 1, "to the gold diggings of our Australian colonies, is rapidly progressing. From a statement in the Loudon papers, we perceive that thirty vessels," of 23,000 tons, have been laid on l'ort Phillip and other places in Australia. At this port thoro are fifteen vessels, of 14,950 tons, vow loading for the same destination. Every ship which sails from this port is filled with emigrants." The New Zealand Bill had been read a second time in the House of Commons.

Emigration. — The demand for passage to Australia on the part of independent emigrants has during the past few weeks become very active. All the best sailing ships are speedily filled at high rates, and it also appears that the steamer Australian, which is to start from Plymouth on the 3rd June, has already the whole of her berths engaged. Among those who are joining in the movement to the mines are many of the junior clerks in the London houses. Several have already made their arrangements, and others will follow, either imraedia'ely or as soon as they shall receive accounts from those who are now ! leaving. The extension of the shipping trade, and especially in connexion with screw vessels, is likewise becoming more observable, irrespective of the impulse imparted to it from Australia. The Royal West Indian Mail Steam-packet Company intend to razee some of their old fleet for the inter-colonial packet service. The Clyde is now in the Southampton graving-dock, undergoing the process of being cut down. The razeed ships will be faster and much better adapted for the intercolonial service than they are at present. The Bill for abating bribery and corruption at elections passed through committee, in the House of Commons, on the 20th of May. On the motion of Mr. Duncombe, its provisions were extended to counties by a majority of 109 to 71, the Government voting in the minority. On the first day of the Epsom there was no house, in deference to the Epsom races — a circumstance on which Mr. Anstey very justly remarked, alluding to the adjourned debate on Mr. Spooner's Maynootb motion, that "in the Conservative mind the Derby (or sporting) element i preponderates over the Protestant." I The General Assembly of the Established Church of Scotland met at Edinburgh on the 20th May, the Earl of Mansfield being the Lord High Commissioner. The Gladiator, steam-ship, Capt. A Jams, arrived at Spiihead on the 3Oih of May, from the Cape of Good Hope, having on board General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.8., late Governor and Commander-in- Chief of that colony, and Lady Smith. A movement is taking place amongst our agriculturists against the monopoly, by the Peruvian Government, of the newly discovered guano island, Lobos. The Rev. J. P. Gell, the newly elected Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand, recently gare a lecture on the Colonies, embody-* ing his own experience in Australasia, to ike memies of tin Liverpool Collegiate Institution. Amongst the recent deaths are the Earl of Cornwallis ; Hon. J. C. Talbot, Q.C., Sir R. Wolsey ; the Countess, de Button, relict of the celebrated naturalist ; Lady Lucius O'Brieu ; the Right key. Andrew Carrutbers, Vicar Apos-» tolic of the Western District of Scotland ; Lord Wenlock ; Sir W. K. Grant ; L. C. Hum trey, Q.C.; and Lord Grey Skipworth. There has been 843 petitions, containing 308,565 signatures, prebeviled against the May-, nooth grant. Generals Lamoriciere, Bedeau, and Leflo ioi tend to follow the example of General Chan~ paruier, and refuse the oath of allegiance to the PreoiJjut.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has reduced the interest on the Government loan to the Great Southern and Western Railway Company to 3£ per cent., which will make a difference of at least £7.000 per annum in their favour. — Sounders News Letters. The London Correspondent of the Oxford Herald states that the return of Mr. (ex Archdeacon) Manning from the Church of Rome to the Church of .England may be expected to take place shortly. The immense docks at Great Grirasby were opened on the 27th of May with much ceremony. According to a return just issued, there were imported of all sorts of grain into Great Britain from Ireland, 3,206,484 quarters in 1843, and in 1851 1.324,688 quarters, showing a decrease of 1,881,796 quarters in eight years.

The Wife of Sir John Franklin. — Eleanor Ann Porden was born in 1795. She early manifested great talents and a strong memory, •and acquired a considerable knowledge of Greek and other languages. Her first poem, " The Veils," was written when she was seventeen. Her next was the "Arctic Expedition," which led to her marriage with Captain Franklin. Her principal work is the epic of " Coeur de Lion," ; • which appeared in 4835. Her poems display much elegance, spirit, and richness of imagination. The lady has recently attracted the attention and excited the admiration of the civilised world, by her energetic and persevering efforts to send relef to her adventurous husband in the frozen regions of the north, or to ascertain his /ate, and that of his companions. Such devoted .affection deserves to be rewarded by the safe return of her husband, aud all would rejoice to hear of her warmest hopes being gratified. — Bell's -Messenger, May 3.

• Btjll- Fighting in Spain.— lo a letter dated Madrid, April 14, we find the following passage : — " The bull-fights here have just been resumed for the spring season, and with great eclat, both Cuchates and El Chiclunero being engaged and alternately killing the bulls, the rivalry between them exciting additional interest. The two first bull-fights (on Easter Sunday and Monday) were pronounced by the aficinados to be paiticularly good ones. It is the mode this year among the highest of the female aristocracy to patronise this national spectacle, and to go iv maja costume, as was done on these occasions by the Duchesses of Medinaceli, Feria, Alba, Countess of Teba, and others. The two rival matadors ha.l each their fair patronesses, the Duchess of Medinaceli, being the leader of one camp, aud her sister, the Duchess of Feria, of the other (the Diikes of Medinaceli and Feria are also brothers.) Cuchares is the oldest matador, and first in reputation since the death of Monies ; whilst El Chiclanero is nephew of the latter, and inherits much of his peculiar talents. The affluence of the crowd to the place in the Puerta del Sol, where ihe tickets of the buli-fighls are sold, is so great that a large space in front of the house has to be kept clear by troops, with the exception of thvse who are admitted, one by one, between two long files of municipal police; an! this lasts the whole day from morning till night." — Bell's Messenger., The Literary Gazette states tl.at by the will of J. M. W. Turner, R.A., nearly the wholrf of his fortune (stated at £150,000 to £200,000) is left for the foundation of some alms-houses for decayed oil-paiutens, aud it is believed that he -has been working for this object for many years : — " It appears to have been a point of high ambition with him to be identified with the establishment of such an institution, and he has directed £1,000 to be expended in the erection of a monument to bis memory in connection with it. He purchased a piece of ground at Twickenham, for the purpose of erecting these alms.hou9es, 20 'years ago, at the time of making his will, designing that this glorious memorial of his genius should be raised amid the beautiful scenery of that locality. The only rematkable circumstance attending the bequest is, that he should exclude water-colour paiuters from participating in its benefits. His oil pictures, comprising 40 or 50 of his finest work?, are left to the National Gallery, on condiiion that within ten years a.room be set apart exclusively for their reception. Among them are the renowned " Hannibal," the " Hai 1 , Rain, and Speed," the two large pictures of " Carthage," the " Temeraire," the "Burial of Wilkie," an early picture representing " A Frosry Morning," remarkable for its truthful effects, and his celebrated " Death of Nelson," the quaiter-deck of the ship filled with figures, and the finest representation of n sea-fight that was ever painted. His stock of water-colour drawings anJ engravings, which is of great vaJue, will be sold. He always bargained for fifty first-proofs of every plate that was engraved, and many of these are now extremely rare."

"Great Running Match yon the Champion's Belt. — This was the most exciting fool race ever witnessed. It came off'iu Copenhagen Fields on Monday, before at least 3,000 spectators, although the weather was exceedingly wet, and the ground heavy. There were twenty-one .competitors. The whole of the pedestrians were on the ground by half-past two o'clock, but it was fifty minutes past two before they were off. Frost (the Suffolk Stag,) taking the lead at a frightful and killing pace, so that beiore four miles had been run, Granthara of Eaton, Levett of Battersea, and other cracks were forced to give in, others dropping off oue by one, till the contest was reduced to four — viz., Frost, J. Tetlow of Oldhaia, Pudney of Mile End, and Adams of Mitcham— they running throughout in the most splendid manner, Frost evidently roaster of the other three, going over the ground like a » stag" — the assumed name he\bears. The ten miles D were run in fifty-four minutes thirty-two seconds, Frost coming in at forty four minutes thirty-two seconds past three o'clock, being at least 300 yards in advance of Tetlow, Pudney fifty yards further behind, and Adams thirty yards in the rear of Puduey. Betting before "starting was rather in favour of Jackson, Levett, and Grantbarh, some taking the odds of 3 to 1 against Frost, the winner. Sporting men "Jos't considerable sums on this race. — Morning Chronicle.

Electoral Constituencies. — An elaborate Parliamentary return, showing tbe numbers of electors registered in Great Britain in 1850-51, tbe various qualifications of the voters, the nura-

bers polled at the last contest, the population, and oilier particulars, has heen lately published. We may state a few facts. The smallest English county constituency in 1851 was Rutland — 1876 voters ; South Lancashire had 21,196 voters; and the West Riding the largest constituency in the Empire, 37,319. Tlie Welsh countiesvaried from 1,006 in Merionethshire to 6,424 in Glamorganshire. In the list of boroughs and cities Calne has the smallest constituency — 160; the next lowest is Andover— 24l. There are nine constituencies over 10,000 each: Bristol, 12,545; Manchester, Westminster, Liverpool, Lambeth, Marylebone, London, and Finsbury, form an ascending series, capped by the Tower Hamlets, the largest borough constituency, with 23,534 registered electors. The boroughs of Wales vary in number of voters from Brecon, 336, to Swansea, with 1,694. The smallest constituency in a Scotch county is in Sutherlandshire—2o7 : the largest, Perth, with 4,938 voters. None of the town constituencies are very small. Glasgow has the largest total of electors —15,502.— Spectator.

European Population or Algeria. — The Monileur Algerien publishes a comparative list'of the European population in that colony, for the founh quarter oi 1851. On the 31st of December last it was as follows :—ln: — In the province of Algiers, 57,084 ; of Oran, 46,820 ; and of Constantina, 27,857 — making a total of 131,758, of whom 66,375 are French, 41,758, Spanish, 7,328 Anglo-Maltese, 7,574 Italians, and 8,733 Germans, Swiss, &c. There are 53,651 men, 38,155 women, and 39,952 children. During the years 1842 and 1850 the European population in Algeria increased 19,152. The Mooltan Prize Money.— The longlooked for order for the distribution in India of the Mooltan prize-money has at last been issued. The total value of the booty captured at Mooltan and Chineout isfsiated to be 3,109,923-14 7 rupees ; but from this has to be deducted the six monibs' batta formerly paid to the army at the close of the campaign. When the remainder carries to be divided amongst the whole of the troops who were serving in the Punjaub at the time, the share falling to each individuj] will not, we should think, occupy much space. — Atlas. On the 20th of April Louis Napoleon entereJ his 45th year. The amount already expended in ventilating the n^w House of Commons is £58,000. A staff costing 1,300 per year, is engaged to work it. — Builder.

Lady Charlotte Guest. — Her (laughter, Lady Charlotte Guest seems to be of the same opinion, for she piques herself more on being die wife of the great irormas>ter, than the daughter of the Scotch Ear). Indeed, it is a question with many, whether her ladyship does not lide this, and other of her hobbies, a little too hard, though, after all, it would be better for people who take exception to her energy to imitate her bustling and benevolent activity, than to give way to their criticism. Though a fine, handsome, and fashionable woman, with eight children to calm her care, her ladyship lakes an interest even in the minutiae of the works, and has so keen an eye to the main point, that though she may possibly startle at the question, " What is the price of pigs," she knows what the price should be. Upon one occasion, I am told, she astonished the wild Cymbri by rolling out a rail bar herself. A circumstance was narrated to me which, if tiuf, indicates her character aptly enough. Her ladyship was generally observed to be in a somewhat \i\ iii state of excitement about the lime the balance sheet of the wo.-ki. (when Sir John had partners) was being made up, and as soon as the account was finished, so eager was she to see the amount of profits, that she had a copy of it sent to her wherever she might be. On one occasion (it was, if I mistake not, the "great railway year) she had a grand party at her London residence, probably bronght together to give eclat to the project she had in mind. When the festivity was at its height, a courier arrived from Dowlais, booted and spurred, with a tin box containing the expected document. Lady Charlotte ordered it to be brought to her in the brilliantly lighted saloon, where she was surrouuded by a circle of her aristocratic friends and relations, who were probably occasionally, like her mother, in the habit of having a steer at the cinder hole. " What's that, Lady Charlotte," exclaimed they, all crowding round the appariiion of the tin-box. " 'Tis our balance-sheet," answered her ladyship. "halance sheet!" exclaimed the fair Aristai, '• what's a balance-sheet V "It is an account made up, and shewing the profits down at the works for the last twelve mouths." The "company laughed, for they thought with Lady Lindsay of the cinder hole, but the Welsh ironmaster's wife bided her time, for she knew the laugh would be with her, as she opened the tin case and drew out the document. ''And so that's a balance sheet," exclaimed her friends, crowding round the paper with the double entries and the red lines, and they looked on it as on a phenomenon; they bad never seen one before, and if they had heard of one, they thought it was something belonging to a ship. " But what are the profits?" cried they, as Lady Charlotte scanned her eye over the paper. Lady Chailotte, notseemiug to heed them, said, as though she spoke to herself, *■' Three hundred thousand pounds, a very fair year," and she re-committed the balance sheet to its tin case, while peertsses looked as Lot's wife might have looked as she was being chaDged into salt. " Three hundred thousand pounds profit ? What, yon don't mean that in one year?" "In one year," was' the reply, as if there was nothing at all remarkable in the matter. " I'd be a Cinderella myself," said a Border Countess^ " to a husband- ivith such a business. Three hundred thousand pounds, only think, and all from that nasty cold iron ! it beats the glass slipper." Lady Charlotte had her revenge. None of them sneered at the cinder-hole after that — the balance-sheet cured them. — Roebuck's History of the Whigs.

A LESSON TAUGHT BY- THE GREAT EXHIBITION. — " I say that the result of the Exhibition was one that England may well be startled at. Wherever (and that implies, in every manufacture) science was involved as an elemeut of progress, we saw, as an inevitable law, that the nation which most cultivated it was in the ascendant. Our manufacturers were justly astonished at seeing most of the foreign nations rapidly approaching, and sometimes excelling, us in manufactures which were our own by hereditary and

traditionary right. I feel it is a very grave matter for reflection whether the Exhibition did not shew very clearly that the rate of industrial advance of many European nations, even of thsse which were ohviously in our rear, was greater than o.ur own. You may, and I hope will, raise industrial colleges, hut the pupils ought to be trained preparatory to entrance. Until schools accept, as a living faith, that the study of God's word is more fitted to increase the resources of a nation than a study of the amours of Jupiter or of Venus, the colleges will make no headway. In Paris, the average age of entry at the Central College of Arts and Manufactures is nineteen years and three days. These pupils are well trained in' science before they come here to be taught how to apply it. In this institution there are 300 youths well taught, and 150 each year are poured into the provinces. Something similar takes place in nil parts of Europe. In England we b«.ve only King's College, and there the industrial education ends just where on the Continent it begins."— Dr. Lyon Playfair.