ENGLISH NEWS.

Southland Times, Issue 1145, 11 October 1869, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

"We tafcs the following telegraphic summary of news by the mail from our Northern files : — Adelaide, September 26th. The Rangatira arrived at Adelaide at 10.40 am. with the English mails per Geelong, which arrived four days in advance. The latest news from London is to the 3rd September. London, August 13th. The Queen waa at Osborne House, and was to leave for Balmoral on the 19th August. Prince Arthur has been appointed to the Rifle Brigade, and was to leave Liverpool by the Cunard steamer next day to join the corpa in Canada. The Prince and Princess of Wales are stopping at Wildbad in Black Forest. The Princess is drinking the mineral waters. Parliament was prorogued on the 11th August. The Irish Church Bill received the Boyal assent on the 26th July, together with the Bill for the purchase of the Telegraph lines ; the Dividends in Public Stock Bill ; the Galle Harbor Loan BUI ; and the East India Loan Bill. Mr Justice Selwyn and the Bishop of Salisbury died on the 11th. Dr Moberly, head master of Winchester School, will succeed tbe Bishop of Salisbury. ■* The itatue erected in honor of Mr

George Peabody by the City of London was unveiled on the 23rd of July by the Prince of Wales. Mr Grenville Murray has been expelled from the Conservative Club, in consequence of disclosures made during the investigation of the Carrington affray. He failed to appear at the police court to answer the charge of perjury preferred against him by Lord Carrington. The recognizances were estreated. Lord Carrington was found guilty of common assault, and ordered to enter into recognizances of £100 to appear for judgment when called upon. A debate took place in the House of Lords on the affairs of New Zealand, when Lord Granville declared that the Government adhered to their refusal to grant military aid. The Earl of Carnarvon advocated the despatch of a special envoy armed with powers similar to those conferred upon Sir Henry Storks in Jamaica. Bishop Selwyn proposed a temporary withdrawal of the settlers from the disturbed districts, and giving them compensation by means of a small loan. He advocated the presence of Imperial forces. None of the suggestions received any encouragement from Earl Granville, who said the same policy was rigidly applied to Canada. Viscount Bury, in the House of Commons*, pleaded for a small guaranteed loan, and for the retention of one Regiment in the colony. The Spectator says that the disposition of English officials to treat the complaints of the colonists with, scorn and insolence was fully displayed in a debate in the correspondence contained in a Blue Book, which is from end to end a repertory of carefully worded and apparently intentional contempt. In the Divorce Court, in the case of Captain Vivian v. the Marquis of Waterford, Sb- decree of divorce was granted for the plaintiff. The French Atlantic cable from Brest to America was opened for traffic on the 15th. The London Gazette of the 10th issued a proclamation declaring that gold coins minted at Melbourne shall be a legal tender throughout her Majesty's dominions. The Dean of Durham is dead. Dr Lake has been appointed his successor. The Emperor Napoleon issued a Sejiatu* consultum,* when the following changes were initiated : — The making of laws to rest with the Emperor, subject to the sanction of the Corps Legislatif ; Ministers to be responsible to the Senate ; the Corps Legialatif to be permitted to make their own Standing Orders, and appoint a President, Vice-President, and Secretaries to each Chamber ; the Budget expenditure to be voted by chapter. The French Senate assembled on 2nd August. M. Bouher was President ; the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergue, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Marshal Niel, Minister of War ; M. Forgade Roquette, Minister for the Interior ; M. Magne, Minister of Finance. Mr Grinnell, an American yachtsman, was accidentally killed on Tuesday. The emigration movement has slackened. The pauper emigration to the Australian colonies was smaller in 1868 than for the 21 preceding years. When the Estimates were before the House of Commons, Professor Fawcett moved the omission of the item of £3,374 for presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh in Australia. Mr Ayrton justified the item, on the ground that the expedition was authorised by the Governj ment. The Princess Louise laid the foundation stone of the Consumptive Hospital at Ventnor. Prince Arthur was banqueted at Woolwich, prior to leaving for nine months' active service in Canada. The Wimbledon rifle prizes were presented by Princess Christian. A subsequent review was attended by the Prince and Pnncessof Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, and the Duke of Cambridge. There were 9000 Volunteers, pnd 4000 Kegulars on the ground. Mr John Bright has received a special invitation from the Queen to spend a few days at Balmoral. Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission to October 28th. Lord Cairns has recovered and taken the leadership of the Upper Honse. The Education vote has been considerably increased. The Indian revenue is stated to be £48,500,000, and the expenditure to be £49,500,000. The Irish Bishops are holding a conference. A better state of feeling is arising in Ireland. The Protestant laity are bestirring themselves. The Governing Board of Trinity College express their willing ness to admit Catholics to the highest ofiices. The Catholic Bishops exhort their flocks to regard Protestants as brethren. A monster dinner of Australian preserved meats to the working classes is in course of preparation. Earl Derby will preside. The Privy Council has decided in favour of Bishop Colenso's rights to the ! cathedral. The Bishop of Cape Town's jurisdiction is denied. j Mr Titus Salt has given £5000 towards the Northern Counties Idiot Asylum. The annual Dramatic College Fete has been held at the Crystal Palace. The usual Fancy Fair gave way to dramatic entertainments of a more refined character. The London Society to Secure Suffrage for Women have held a general meeting, under the presidency of Mrs P. A. Taylor. Amongstthosepresentwere Mr J. S. Mill, Lord Houghton, MrStanfield, M. P.., Mr Fawcett, M.P., the Rev. Charles Kingsley, and M. Louis Blanc. A large number of ladies attended. The Warwickshire divorce case has been mentioned in court. The co-respon-dents are Viscount Cole and Sir F. Johnston. The lady is insane.

Mr Goldwin Smith, writing from America, invites the British Government to make a fsontaneoue offer of compea-

sation for damages caused by the Alabama affair. The cattle disease has appeared in Surrey and Buckinghamshire. A demonstration of twenty thousand persons took place at Limerick in favour of the release of the Fenian prisoners. The Edinburgh University now admits women to study medicine and take degrees. Mr Marsh was defeated at the Salisbury election. Mr Gladstone, from illness, had to retire temporarily from his parliamentary duties. Since his recovery, he has resumed his seat in Parliament. A man named Cantillon, to whom Napoleon I. left a legacy for shooting at the Duke of Wellington in Paris, has just died. Baron Lesseps, having completed the Suez Canal, proposes to turn the water of the Eed Sea into the depressed interior of Africa, and convert that region into an inland sea. The suit of the shareholders of Overend, Gurney, and Co., against the Directors, seeking to make them liable for £2,500,000 paid up capital, has been decided in favour of the defendants. The Marquis de Lavaletfca has been appointed Ambassador for Prance at St. James's. The Great Eastern has been prepared to lay the cable between Aden and Bombay. Dr Job3on has been elected President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Mr Peter Carts of Paisley, M. Panizzi of the British Museum, and Lieut.-Gene-ral Sabine, have received the honour of knighthood. The subject of telegraphic extension to China and Australia has been much canvassed The King of Italy has appointed Professor M' Coy a knight of the Eoyal Order of the Crown. Longfellow, the poet, has received the Oxford degree of D.C.L. The ship Commodore Perry, with 2500 tons of coal on board, has been burned in Bombay harbour, which port she reached after being on fire six days. The steward was killed by the explosion. The cholera continues its ravages in Cawnpore and Lucknow. It has also broken out at Simla. Notice has been issued by the Government in Calcutta, that unless the prospects of the crops in the north-western provinces improve, the intention to hold the great Durbar at Agra in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh will be abandoned. In any case, only a few native prince*, with small suites of retainers, will be invited. Obituary. — Professor Jukes, author of " The Physical Structure of Australia ; " Mr Trafford, Magistrate of Salford ; Justice Selwyn. August 30th. A meeting of influential colonists has been held in London, and a committee appointed to consider the relations existing between England and her colonies. A circular has also been addressed to the various colonial administrations, urging them to send representatives to a conference at Westminster, in February next, for the purpose of discussing these relations. A company has started in London, for the purpose of laying down a telegraph cable from Ceylon to Penang. The international boat race between America and England came off, and the Harvard College crew were beaten by Oxford by three boats' lengths. A misunderstanding has taken place between the Sultan of Turkey and the Viceroy of Egypt. The Grand Vizier has addressed a letter to the Viceroy, rebuking him for presuming to invite foreign sovereigns to attend th^ opening of the Suez Canal in his own name instead of in that of the Sublime Porte ; ! and charging him with incurring immense .expense in the construction of iron-clad men-of-war and improved firearms, causing oppressive taxation to the Egyptian people. The Vizier declares these acts to be a violation of his duty as Governor of the province belonging to the Sultan only. It is believed that the Viceroy returned a conciliatory reply. Several European Powers interfered on his behalf. The Albert Life Insurance Company has suspended payment. Napoleon 111., on his uncle's birthday, published a complete amnesty to all political offenders connected with the Press. Marshal Niel is dead. Spain is disturbed by the Carlists. Numerous arrests have been made, and some of the leaders shot. The Cortes intend to offer the Crown of Spain to the King of Portugal, passing over the claims of the Due de Montpensier.