ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO AT THE BLUFF WITH TH ENGLISH MAILS,

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 15, 23 May 1868, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO AT THE BLUFF WITH TH ENGLISH MAILS,

Condensed from the " Daily Times." GENERAL SUMMARY. London, March 2Tth. The Queen is at Windsor, in good health. The Duke of Cambridge has appointed General Carey, on his return from commanding the troops in Australia, to the command of a brigade at Aldershott. Parliament resumed its sittings, after the Ministerial change, on the sth inst. Mr, Disraeli, on taking" his place as Premier in the House of Commons, was loudly cheered ; it is thought, however, that his career in that position will not last long. He faces the hostile compact Opposition, led by Mr. Gladstone, with great courag*. A trial of itrtngth is expected to take place on the Irish Church Question. Mr. Gladstone has given notice of three resolutions to the following effect :— lst, That the Church of Ireland should cease to exist as an eitablishment, due regard being paid to vested rights. 2nd, That new personal intereits shall not be created by the exercise of public patronage. 3rd, That the Queen shall be asked to place at the disposal of Parliament, her interest in temporalities of Irish Sees, and other dignities. The debate on these resolutions is expected to be the inoit important and significant that has ever taken place in the House of Commons. Incidental allusions to the fate of the Irish Church have already been made by several leading opposition speakers, including Mr. Lowe, Mr. Miller, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Fortescue, who expressed belief that the Establishment must be abolished. Mr. Gladstone, in a preliminary debate, declared the time for dis-establishing the Church of Ireland has come. His language and action produced a strange excitement. The Clergy are beginning to jxmse themselves. Mr. Disraeli's cry is, the Church of England, and Rights of Property in danger. It is expected all possessed of liberal sentiments will vote with Mr. Gladstone, and should the resolutions be carried, Mr. Disraeli will dissolve Parliament. The Bishop of London has declared his opinion in the House that no danger can ensue to the religious character of the Universities from the admission of persons who dissent from the Established Church, to the Governing body, and to the Professorship. The Leadership of the-House of Lords devolves upon Lord Malmesbury. A brilliant reception is being prepared for the Prince of Wales in Ireland. The Princess of Wales will probably accompany him. They will sail in their yacht, the Enchantress. A desire to place restrictions on the sale of liquor is gradually making way, and is supported by a large number of the working classes. A bill on the subject has been read a second time in the House of Commons and referred to a select committee. Great complaints are made as to the new Australian Postal arrangements. A memorial to the Postmaster-General, from bankers, merchants, &c, praying for a change, is in course of signature. Correspondence between the South Australian Bank Manager and the Post-master-General of that Colony has been published. The latter declares that arrangements^were made after mature deliberation and consultation with the largest Australian Banking Institutions. In the House of Commons, Mr. Sclater Booth stated that it was impossible to make any alteratiou without great expenie and considerable inconvenience to Victoria and If ew South Wales. During a debate on the Army Estimates, Sir John Packington said he had always desired the Government to impress upon the Colonies the necessity of providing for their own defence. He assured the House thia policy would be steadily kept in view. A Committee of merchants has been formed to promote improved telegraphic communication with India and Australia, the delay and inaccuracy at present being much complained of. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Adderly stated that the practice of importing South Sea Islanders into Queensland had been in operation several years, with the approval of the local Government. George Francis Train has been committed to prison for an old debt. St. Patrick's Day passed off quietly in Dublin. There was not the slightest excitement of any kind. Fenianism appears to be quite extinct. A pension of £200 a year has been conferred on Lady Brewster. The Princess of Wales has received the Bible presented by the Sunday School Children of Great Britain and Ireland. The Lord Mayor and Corporation of London went in state to Windsor, to present to the Queen the loyal address passed by the Common Council in reference to the Fenian outrages. A friend of popular improvements has offered a sum of £100,000 to be devoted to the purpose of promoting technical education. ' Mr. Dickens's sejourn in America has been successful beyond anticipation. The receipts of four nights' readings at Washington were over 10,000 dollars ; and for eight nights' readings at Philadelphia, over 19,000 dollars. Mr. Dickens would return to England in the middle of April. The Dowager Lady Tichborne has died suddenly, and an inquest has been held. The Australian claimant of the title and estates stated that £1000 has been offered to his servants to procure his death. The verdict'attributed death to natural causes. A discreditable se^ne took place at th«

funeral, at which the Australian claimant figured prominently, carrying off her ladyship's body from the other relatives. One of the Most atrocious tragedies ever committed in England has taken place at Todmorden, exceeding even that comTnitted Borne years ago by Rush. A weaver, named Weatherhill, being denied permission to visit his sweetheart, a servant with the Rev. Mr. Plow, conceived the horrible idea of murdering the reverend gentleman and his kousehold, and succeeded in killing one servant, and and Mr. Plow himself, and fearfully beating Mrs. Plow and an infant. The latter has since died. The lobby of the house is said to have been like a slaughter-house, being so marked with blood. Weatherhill has been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Mr. Justice Lush, who tried the prisoner, characterised the atrocity of the offence as being almost without a parallel in the annals of crime. The Queen wrote a letter of condolence to Mrs. Plow. The capital sentence passed on Thom8011 and Mullane, the Manchester Fenian convicts, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. The will of the late Mr. Walter Powell of Melbourne has been proved in the London Probate Court ; the personality in England alone is estimated at £25,000. Australian securities maintain their price. The Conway Castle, from Glasgow to Melbourne, with general cargo, valued at £30,000, ran ashore at Black Water Bank, bat was got off. The Oriental Bank has declared a dividend for the half-year of six per cent. The London Wool Sales have been spirited, for all descriptions. There was a rise of £d. per lb. The number of vessels on the berth for Victoria, fifteen ; and Sydney, eleven. Obituary.— Lady Harriet Corry (wife of Mr. Corry, First Lord of Admiralty), Lord Wensleydale, the ex-King of Bavaria, Baron Bentinck, Earl Roseberry, Lord Byron (cousin of the Poet), Sir J. B. Gibson, Sir Henry Floyd, Sir Richard Digby, Mr. Neaves, Rev. Dr. Tidman, General Mildmay, Lord Cardington, Rev. Dr. Robert Lee (of Edinburgh), Rev. John Healey Bromby (oldest Clergyman in England, father of the Bishop of Tasmania, and the Rev. Dr. Bromby, Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne). CONTINENTAL. Kind Louis the First, of Bavaria, leaves a fortune amounting to the hug© sum of £9,600,000 sterling. It is asserted in Government circles at Berlin, that the King of Hanover has at his disposal 40,000,^00 francs. .* An Assembly of (Cardinals and Prelates has been summoned to meet at Rome, for the purpose of consultation on the question of a revision of the Concordat with Austria. A serious conflict took place at '"midnight on the 26th March at Brmsels, between troopers and rioters. AMERICA. New York, March 18. It is reported that Mr. Staunton apprehending a Guerilla raid upon the war office, from Virginia r has ordered the Garrison at Washington to be held in readiness. An armed organisation is being effected in Tennessee to take forcible possession. The Senate Court sat on March 12th, for the trial of President Johnston. The Court ordered tha President to file his answer to Articles, on or before March 23rd, when Johnson's Counsel filed answer, denying all charges, and applied for a delay of thirty days, to prepare for trial. The Senate refused the application by forty-one votes against twelve. The House of Representatives filled a reply in answer to Johnson. The reply re-affirms all the charges. LATEST TELEGRAMS. London, April 9 Sir Roderick Murchison has received letters dated Zanzibar, 4th March, announcing the arrival of the long expected Arab messenger with despatches from Dr. Livingstone. The Earl of Cardigan is dead. The latest Atlantic Cable telegram announces that the Democrats have gained the Connecticut elections. Darcy M'Gee was assassinated at Ottawa. The assassin has not been discovered. Telegraphic communication with India (interrupted by the breakage of the Persian Gulf wire), caused a delay of twentyfour hours. Advices from the Abysinnian Expedition state that King Theodorus was entrenched on Salanta Plateau, and that he intends giving battle there. The fifth Brigade was to advance on Ashangi on the 11th of March. Nearly all the troops were now on the highlands, and large supplies were collected in the neighborhood of Antala. Letters received from the officers at head-quarters, state that Theodorus is said to have thirteen guns at Magdala, and was storing the place with provisions; he was also said to have 10,000 disciplined troops, aad was quite determined to fight. The British officers and men were anxious to storm the fortress. Latest advices state that the advanced guard had arrived at Antala. The roads were extremely bad. A detachment had opened a mule road, for provisions only. Head quarters were at Athangi. In middle of March, all were well. j