ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 175, 21 February 1868, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

(Via Suez), The Following appealed in our Second Edition of Yesterday. WITH BRITISH, CONTINENTAL AND AMERICAN NEWS TO JANUARY 10th. (From the MoJcitika Evening Star.) Bluff Harbor, Tuesday, 1030 a m. The Rangatira arrived off the Bluff at 9 p.m. last night, and came in this morning. She brings English news. Passed Geelong at heads.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Adelaide, Monday, G'3o, p.m. The Rangatira, Captain Granger, arrived oft' Glenela at 5 - 30 p.m. The passage to the Sound occupied ninety, five hours, and the return passage ninety-six hours. The Geelo-ng, Capt. Skotrowe, arrived at the Sound at half-past 11 a.m. on the 6th instant, and had it not been for adverse gales she would have left the Sound before the arrival of the South Australian branch steamer. Passengers per Geelong, for Adelaide—Messrs. P. Levi and Gruiold. For Melbourne—Mr. Blaud, Mr Messenger, Miss Ratcliffe, Miss Docker, Col. "Wrongs'tron, Messrs. D. Croix, C. _ Malpas, Rutherford, Baldeck, Obrian and Eugermount. For Sydney —Mr S. Rottome, Mrs. and Miss Shaw, Mrs. Lane, Miss Major, Mr Spence, Lieut. Wilkinson, and Mr. Granger.

As to the Victorian eris s the Home papers state that political affairs in Victoria demand immediate attention in England owing to the dead lockand the dodgery of the Government in the evasion of the law. They speak highly of the conduct of the Upper House. The latest expedient of Governor Manners Sutton after the Council had rejected the Appropriation Bills in dissolving the Legislative Assembly is condemned. They also state that the Ministerial indicated revolution against the constitution. The Governor's endeavours to restore peace are not thought favourable of. The opinion is that he has held too much -with, the Ministry. The Darling grant of £20,000 is considered a blunder in England. The latest intelligence as to the postal service is more favourable as regards the arrangements of the sailing dates for Australian mails than is shown by last time-table. The out ward mails for China and Australia leave seven days latter than the dates in the time table. The homeward Australian mails will leave one day earlier First outward mail to Australia on new plan will leave Southampton on the 21st March. The first homeward mail from Australia will leave Sydney on the 29th March, thus avoiding the delay of steamer at Ceylon and shortening intervals for replies between Australia and London.

SUMMAEY OF LATEST TELEGEAMS. NEWS FEOM DEC. 26th, TO JAN. 9th. The Australian Mails were delivered in London on 13th and 18th Dec. Her Majesty continues in good health, also Prince and Princess of Wales. Fenian alarms spreading. The Martell's Tower, near Queenstown, and a gunsmith's shop in Cork, have been pluudered. Attempts have been made to blow up Worcester Town Hall. 30,000 special constables have been enrolled in London. All Government buildings are strictly guarded. Great agitation prevails.

Proclamations against funeral processions for dead Fenians have been issued.

The Government has discovered many plots to attack armories, dockyards, banks, churches, gas works, &c. Police force very largely increased throughout Englaud. The military are ready to act at any moment.

Reinforcements of troops have been despatched to Ireland. Very great precautions have been taken at Woolwich.

Burke and Casey have been com mitted for trial.

Prom Warwick assurances of sup port to the Grovernment have been sen to crush out Peuionism.

In future the law will be strictly enforced.

The leaders of the Dublin funeral procession have been apprehended and committed for trial.

The attempt to blow up the House of Detention at Clerkeuwell was made on 13th December.

The object was to release prisoners. A portion of the Court yard wall was destroyed and a number of houses on the opposite side of tbe street. One hundred and forty persons -were buried in the ruins, and a number killed.

Seven persons have been arrested on suspicion.

The quarter revenue of the United Kingdom is £17,500,000.

The Faversham powder mills have 'exploded; eleven lives were lost. The Oriental Bank invited tenders for Sydney Loan of £758,000. The Abyssinian expedition has been largely debated in the House of Lords. The Earl of Ellensborough declared "against the war because the state of Europe was such that it would be imprudent to involve England in a distant war when a near one might be expected. The expedition itself is progressing favorably. T'ie natives are giving supplies and ■the chiefs are rendering every assistance. The liberation of the captives is 'considered probable. Their chains have been removed. The Egyptians object to the expedition.

The latest telegrams state that the Italian Government has suspended payment of the Italian quota of the pontifficial debt. The Italian Parliment has been prorogued. General Menebra is reconstructing the Ministry. Amnesty has been proclaimed in favor of Garibaldi.

Sympathetic addressess have been • sent ■to the Pope from London and Dublin.

The French troops have all left Rome and extensive Mazzinian conspiracy has been discolered in Italy. The proposed conference as to the lloman question has not yet assembled. Her Von Benot is framing a special Ministry for the whole of the Austrian Empire. Much political "uneasiness prevails on the Continent of Europe. Paris advices state that the Emperor Napoleon has received the representatives of the Germanic Confederation and exchanged assurances of friendship.

The Times opposes intervention respecting the affair of Afghanistan. The Ministerial ciisis in Portugal is over. A ne»v Ministry has been formed.

Telegrams from New York state Congress had passed a vote thanking Mr Stanton, and censuring the President for removing him, and also ordering the Committee for Foreign Affairs to take immediate action on the maltreatment of American citizens in Ireland.

OBITUAET. Mr Melwyn Power, Archdeacon 'Greenall, Col. Sauther, M.P., Mr Charles Gray, William Edmund Molyneux, and Mr Charles. Produce Market. Hides last Australian, sold 4$ ; bark mimosa, ground and chopped £9 ; tallow, best St. Petersburgh 43s ; New South "Wales sheep 445. Leather, Australian, sold at lOd per lb. The corn markets are slightly lower. Wheat 70s. Best palm oil sold at £4O ; linseed, £34 10s ; rate, £39 ; spot cocoa nut. Sydney, £42 per ton. Cotton declined from Is 4d to Is 2d per lb Sugar, the general market firm. Wool. market —The last sale showed slight decrease in former prices. Total bales catalogued 192,535. Markets generally very quiet. Want of confidence generally prevails. Supply of foreign wool abundant. Colonial Government Securities. — New South Wales Government 5 per cent., 1866. January sales, £IOO do, 5 per cent. 1871 to 1880, £93 to £IOO. Closing prices, ditto, 5 per

cent. 1888 to 1895, £9B to £99. Closing prices, New Zealand, 6 per cent. £IOO to £llO ditto, 5 per cent £9B to .£99. Queensland Government, 6 per cent, January to July, £lO4 to £lO5. South Australian Government, 6 per cent, 1878 and upwards, £llO to £lll. Victorian Government, 6 per cent, April to October, £IOO to £lO2. The money market nominally quoted If per cent. —5 per cent, advance, owing to outflow of gold from Bank of England for the continent. LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London, Jan. 10. The new German Ambassador has been welcomed cordially by Napoleon. The Emperor's speech affirms constant desire to maintain best relations with all powers. Victor Emanuel expresses perfect confidence in the future. Italian ministerial crisis continues. New Cabinet is being formed. Vienna consols 92. Demand for money brought rate of interest up to 2 per cent. Business is inactive. Australian securities are reduced one third per cent from last quotation. At Wool sales prices declined to 2d Arrived Anglesey and Lincolnshire.

QUEENSLAND. GREAT RUSH TO THE MARTBOROUGH DIGGINGS. (ey electkic telegbaph.) Evening Stab Office, 10.30 a.m. The following telegram was kindly placed in our hands at 10 o'clock this morning by Mr-John White, agent for the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company. The subjoined is a copy of the telegrams : A great rush set into Maryborough River Diggings, Queensland. A nugget weighing seventy-five ounces. Eighty-five pounds weight found same day. Airedale leaves Sydney for Hokitika on the 15th.