ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 75, 17 July 1869, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

London, May 21st. The Australian mail was delivered in London on the 16th May. The Queen gave a concert at Buckingham Palace. 700 were invited. Her Majesty has gone to Balmoral. The Prince of Wales arrived in London on the 12th May. Prince Arthur's Irish tour is finished. The Colonial Order of Sfc. Michael and St. George has been conferred on Earls Derby, Grey, Russell, and Vicount Monck. The following are made Knights Commanders : — Lord Lyttelton, Sir F. "Rogers, General Peel, Colonel Elliot, and Colonel Henry Taylor. An application has been granted in the Court of Chancery to transfer £600,000 worth of Consols, the Crown property of Hanover, on behalf of the ex-King. " Our Life in the Highlands" produced £2500, which has been invested in a University Scholarship for natives of Balmoral. The Corporation of London have resolved on erecting a memorial window to the Prince Consort. Dr. Russell is preparing a narrative of the Nile trip of the Prince of Wales. Mr. Sumner's speech on the Alabama treaty led to its rejection. The Senate made a special order that the speech should be printed in full in the New York papers. It has caused apprehension in England, owing to the suspicion it expressed regarding General Grant's policy, and from the fact of its appearing to be well received by Americans. It accused England of occasioning the prolongation of the war through its premature recognition of, and moral support afforded to, the Confederates ; assessed the damages at £500,000,000, and hinted that Canada might suffice as a quid pro quo. The Canadian Legislature took up the challenge, and Mr. Salt, the Premier, made an important speech, reviewing the mutual conduct of the Canadians and Federals during the war. He declared that the Dominion would support the mother country with its resources, should the designs of the States necessitate an appeal to arms. Mr. Goldwin Smith, in a letter to the "Beehive," says that Mr. Sumner's speech produced a great effect in renewing the hostile feeling, and that it jeopardised the friendly relations existing between the two countries. The promoters of English Emigration could not now turn their thoughts to America. Judging from his personal knowledge of the American temper, he did not, however, fear an actual j rupture.

Mr. Reverdy Johnson left England on May 20th, a week before Mr. Motley arrived. In reply to a farewell address fromthe Borough Council of Southampton, he said that from the moment of hia arrival in England up to the present time, he had always endeavoured to cultivate friendly feelings", and had reason to believe lie had not failed. He should leave

England with the conviction that her people and Government considered Avar the direst calamity which could befa.l the two countries. At the anniversary meeting of tlie Peace Society, the speakers commended Mr. Sumner's speech, and accused the English Press of conveying false impressions. The five hundred millions spoken of by Mr. Suumer were not expected, but only the proportion due for the protraction of the war. Mr. Newman Hall's estimate was two hundred millions. Mr Bright, in a speech in the House of Commons, said there would be no peace in Ireland until the land wa3 in the hands of the people. The Marquis of Salisbury, in the House of Lords, asked whether Mr Blight's Words had been used Ministerially. Earl Granville replied that Mr Bright had committed an indiscretion, and had spoken only for himself. The Government would introduce no Irish Land Bill this session. At a subsequent stage of the debate, Lord Derby asserted that Mr. Bright's words would have an evil effect, and compared him to the Mayor of Cork, saying that thsir official character invested their remarks with importance. The publication of the O'Farrell papers was moved, for, but the (lovernrnent afterwards agreed to rescind the order, on the ground that, on investigation, the papers proved to be of such a character as rendered it undesirable for the House to identify itself with their publication. Mr Whalley alluded in the llonse of Commons to a speech delivered by Sir George Grey, ex-Governor of New Zealand, in which he stated that the Roman Catholic priests had incited the Maoris to rebellion.

Ireland is in an excited state. Mr. O'Sullivan, the Mayor of Cork, while presiding at a supper given to the released Fenians, Warren and Costello, said that he hoped the clay -was not far distant when no foreign uation would dominate over Ireland. Larkin, Allen, and O'Brien would be as much thought of hereafter as any others who had sacrificed thoir lives for Ireland. In Parliament, Mr Gladstone intimated that a Bill would be introduced for Mr O'Sulli van's removal from the office of mayor. After the first reading of the bill, Mr O'Sullivan came to London, and wroto a letter to the O'Donoghue, stating that his words had been misunderstood, and that he had resigned. The further progress of the bill has been suspended for "the present, but will be resumed should O'Snllivan be re-elected, which is not improbable, Cork being wildly agitated in his favour. A riot occurred at Londonderry on the occasion of Prince Arthur's visit, two persons being shot and several wounded. Martial law has been proclaimed there. A vacancy having occurred in the representation of Youghal, O'iSullivan has offered himself for election. O'ConnelPa remains are to be removed from Dublin to the altar-tomb at Glasnevin. The Fenian Amnesty Committee have sent £500 to Australia to pay the passages of the thirty-four liberated Fenians from Swan Biver. The subject of the Polynesian Slave Tradehasbeen brought before Parliament. The news received by the last mail from New Zealand has produced a gloomy impreasion in England. The "Times "has an article on the defence of New Zealand, saying that the colonists do not pretend to be too weak or too few to contend withthe savages, but they are too richand too busy. From this it draws the conclusion that the colonists are wrong, not for dispensing with the Imperial'garrison, but in failing to substitute another. The gifts to the Pope on the 50th anniversary of his entering the priesthood amounted to £800,000. The Government are negotiating for the purchase of Covenb Garden Theatre as a central telegraph station. The tariff of telegraph charges has been reduced. The goldSelds of Sutherlandshire are doing moderately well. No great finds, however, are reported, though a number sf Colifornia nand Australian diggers are on the spot. The challenge from Harvard College, U.S.A., to the Cambridge University Boat Club, to row from Putney to Morttake in August next, has been accepted. The captain, chief officer and seven of the crew of the Blue Jacket, with all the passengers and 4000 soys., have landed at Queenstown. The second and third officers and thirty-two men, with two boats and 8000 soys., are still missing. The The ship, cargo, and specie, were fully insured. The Omar Pasha, Captain Gray, from Brisbane, with 2,800 bales of wool, when within ten days' sail of England, took fire and was abandoned. The crew and passengers were brought on to Cork by the Zealandia, from Callao. The Duke of Hamilton is about to retire from Turin. Obituary.— General Sir E. It. Y/etherall, General John Christie, Major-Genera] Metealfe, Major-General Clifton, Lord | Broughton, Admiral Lambert, Colonel | Willoughby de Broke, Mr. Hugh Macil(wain, Sir C. W. Dilkie, and Colonel Gawler, formerly Governor of South Australia.

CONTINENTAL.

Riots and arrests have taken place at Marseilles. Crowds of people paraded the streets singing "La Marseillaise." ■ Garibaldi is seriously ill. Negotiations are pending between the Governments of Washington and Madrid, regarding the seizure of the American ship Mary Lowell.

AMERICA.

Mr. Sumner's speech is losing its effect, the New York press having exposed its inconsistency. The Pacific Railroad was finished on May 10th. Some parts of the line are only temporarily laid, and a general suspicion prevails that it is not safe to travel by it. The through fare will be about £30.

COMMERCIAL.

The Bank rate of discount has been raised to 4^ wer ceut., which is causing great excitement. Dividends declared : — Australian Mortgage Association, 19 per cent. ; Port Phillip Gold Mining Company, 2ft per cent. ; Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 6 per cent. ; Scottish

and Australian Mining Company, 8 per cent. ; Trust and Agency Company of Australia, 20 per cent. Numerous failures havo occurred in the tallow, flax, and corn trades. New Zealand lives, I'^Ol, Consols, dated, 9u£. Sixes, 1891, Md,roh and September, ]08f. Fives, 954. The wool silica for May commenced on the O'th. Prices shewed no material reduction. The competition wms weak, and the tendency decidedly downward, considerable quantities being bought in. A decline nevertheless continued in loth Australian and Cape of Good Hope wools. Present rates are from 10 to 15, and in some cases 20 per cont. under the prices obtained in the March series. The sales are very irregular, but the chief fall is in middle class ileeces. Extra fine Sydney still commam's attention. Foreign buyers operated very cautiously. The total numbers of bales sold was 63,000, of which 3G,000 were Victorian. 10,000 bales were burned in the Blue Jacket and Omar Pasha

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

London, Juno 11th. Galw, June ICth. Parliament reassembled on the 20th May.

The third reading of the Irish Church Bill took placa on the 31sfc May, when it wss carried by a majority of 111, the ayes being 361, and the noes 247. Tha same ni^ht the Bill was read a first time in the House of Lords, and the second reading fixed for June 14.

A numerously attended mooting took place on June 4th, at the residence <>f the Duke of Marlborough, with reference to the passage of the Irish Church Bill through the House of Lords. A large majority, including the Earl of Derby, Lord Cairns, the Earl of Harrowby, and the Duke of Marlborough, advocated its rejection. The Earl of Devon declined to present a petition to the lio\ise of Lorda against the Bill, saying that he considered it would be a serioii3 misfoitune if it were rejected. Many inftutitial Conservatives are in favour of tie second reading of the Bill. „ Mr. Cardwell intimated in the House of Commons that the Government did not 'ntend to modify the arrangement entcrred into for the reduction of tl c military force of the country, nor would lie do so notwithstanding Mr. SumnerV spacch. An influential deputation has waited on ! the Government, urging it to devise some comprehensive scheme of emigrador," The Admiralty refuses to afford further | facilitios for this purpose. Another discussion on the affairs of New Zealand followed the publication of Earl Granville's despatch declining to guarantee a New Zealand Loan, and stating that it was the duty of the colonists to protect themselves. Mr Motley, the new American Ambassador, in replj'ing to an address from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, said that the earnest hope and wish of the • President and people of the United Spates was to cnltivate friendly relations. His most strcnous efforts would be devoted to the maintenance of kindly relations foiuided upon the principles of reason, justice, and honour, which were necessary lor the conduct of the affairs alike of nations and individuals. Telegrams from New York intimate 1 that President Grant disapproved of Mr. Sumner's speech on the Alabama question. Mr. Motley has been instructed , in the event of the English Government reopening the question, to insist upon its submitting to arbitration the question of the moral re3posibility of E upland in prc-^ longing the war by its proclamation of neutrality. Mr Motley has not yet taken the initiative. Riots have taken place at Mold, inFlintshire. The military were called out, and four persons were shot dead, many others being wounded. A terribli explosion, by which 70 lives were lost, took place atFrandale, in South Wales, on June lOfch. The P. aud O. Company have declared a dividend of 3 per cent. The Viceroy of Egypt contemplatesvisiting England. If he does so, better prep-r itiom for hi 313 1 e;e ption will be made than on his 1 ist visit. Parisian advices announce the termina-. ! tion of the French elections. 290 returnshave been made, and 59 still remain to be declared. The Opposition gained fourseats, while the Orleanists were generally beaten. Considerable disturbances occurred in various parts of the country, especially at Amiens, Marseilles, Lille,, and Toulouse. Baron Le^seps was. beaten at Marseilles by M. Thiers, and Jules Favre is not returned. Advices from Madrid slate that the Spanish Cortes voted the Constitution by 214 votes against 55. The Republicans declared that though they voted against the Constitution, they would respect it. Latest telegrams announces the formal prorogation of the Constitution. La France states that Queen Isabella declares that she will not abdica+e in favour of the Prinze of the Austuiar. The Cortes will, consequently, appoint a regency, and discuss the claims of the several candidates for the throne in October next. A rebellion against the Russian rule has broken out amon-* the Kirghis Tartars. Several thousand Cossacks have joined the insurgents. The garrison atOrenburg is marching against them. Another cyclone occurred at Calcutta on the 9th June. It raged for 16 houra, during which many native crafts werewrecked, and many houses damaged. The wool sales were better last week. 12,000 bales were withdrawn, and 7,000still remain.

Arrived : Essex, Ruahino (a.s.), Sobraon, and Cia'npinn of the Seas. 27thApril, Siam fro.n Auckland ; 6th May, Beautiful Star, from Otago, at Gravesend ; Bth May, Sampan, at do. ; Bth May, Hydaspe^s, from Canterbury, at do j 19th May, Asate. Sailed : — From Lireryool. April 25th, for Ofcaffo, Ro'isrk Ritson, with four cabin passenger?. From Qravesend, Ball&rai:, for Auckla id, Ist May ; Annie Scott, for Canterbury, lOMr May. From Liverpool, Danish Beauty, lOfch May ; Advance, for Gtago, 15th May. Ships loading at London : — For Auckland, ExP.'kior. For Canterbury, HydaspeH. For Napier, Turnbnll. For Nelson, /«hdul Medjid. For Otago, ,Asterope, E.igland.