ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA AND SUEZ MAIL.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 17, 27 April 1867, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE PANAMA AND SUEZ MAIL.

The February mail arrived at the Bluff, in the s.s. Rangitoto, on Saturday lust. The Queen is in good health, and is residing at Windsor Castle. The Princess of Wales was confined of a daughter on the 20th February.

Sir ring'll Cairn and General McNeill have been raised to the peerage, The Wool market is quiet. Money '8 abundant. The Wellington debentures for £OO,OOO (the Old Union Bank loan renewed) were taken at £IOO and upwards.

The following are the latest telegrams, from February 2(jth to March 11th:—

Government has withdrawn their lieform resolutions, and will introduce a Reform Bill on the 28th March. A Ministerial crisis occured on the Sth March on account of the majority of the Cabinet insisting on a large extension of suffrage.

Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Cranbourne, and General Peel then resigned. The vacancies in the Ministry were provided for on March 9 th, Earl of Mai borough becoming President of Council ; Duke of Buckingham, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir J. Pukington, Secretary for War; Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary for India; Right lion. E. Corry, first Lord of the Admiralty; Mr. S. Case, President of the Board of Trade. The Duke of Richmond refused office as Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Derby Government has announced its intention to stand or fall by the Reform Bill which is to be introdu ed.

A Select committee appointed by the Government proposes four new standards for franchise First, educational; second possession of £3O in Savings Bank; third, ownership of £SO funded property; fourth, payment of 20s direct taxes. The borough franchise is to oc reduced to £O, and that for county to £2O rating. Total of the new votes is estimated to be about 410,000.

Intelligence has been received of the murder of Dr. Livingstone. Latest news states that the Fenians are threatening Tipperary. Severe conflicts with Royal troops took place at Clonmel. The large towns uro quiet, and reinforcements and gunboats have been tent from England. In a Fenian movement near Dublin several hundred rebels took part. Shots were exchanged. The Royal troops pursued and arrested ninety Fenians and made large seizures of arms.