ARRIVAL OF THE NOVEMBER SUEZ MAIL.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 448, 7 January 1869, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE NOVEMBER SUEZ MAIL.

The English mail of November, via Suez, arrived at the Bluff on the 31st ultimo, per s.s. Gothenburg. A summary of the news received by the mail appears in the Hokitika Daily News of the 4th inst. Tlip chief topic, of course, has been the elections. The Liberal majority, has proved victorious. On the 23rd of November 330 Liberals had been returned against 189 Conservatives; on November 27th the Liberal majority is set down at 110 Parliament was to assemble on the 10th of December, and though nothing definite would be done prior to the Christmas recess, that Mr Disraeli and his party would then receive their notice to quit office is undoubted, and there is no doubt that on Parliament reassembling, Mr Gladstone will be master of the situation and premier of England. With Disraeli goes the hope of the Irish Establishment, and the only refuge that it now has must be found in the House of Lords. The old war feeling be tween Prussia and France has again been roused, though no sufficient grounds are given for it. That there must, however, be something in it may be inferred from the fact of Disraeli, at a public dinner, suggesting Lord Stanley as an arbitrator between them. The Spanish revolution has been consummated thoroughly, and order has been restored. Whether a new sovereign will be called to take up the regal mantle of Spain or not has yet to be seen. From America the news of General Grant's election is confirmed, and Colfax is Vice-President. The reign of Mr Johnson is at an end, but on his retirement he earned the hearty thanks of all moderate politicians. Apropos oi America, the eternal Alabama claims are, we are glad to say, in process of settlement, and a serious source of heartburning Beems likely to be put an end to. A great deal is attributed to the reeent selection of the Hon. Beverdy Johnson as United States Minister in Great

Britain, and to hie exertions chiefly it may be attributed. A mixed commission baa been appointed, and has already decided one great moot-point in the affirmative, viz., whether the Confederates should or should not be recognised as belligerents. The mixed commission, composed of men of all countries, have admitted that the South was to be considered a belligerent confederation, and a large amount of difficulty is thus removed. The King of Prussia, by the way, is appointed arbitrator and, altogether, the dispute has every appearance of being settled off-hand, to the great relief of both n-itions. We are told that a Fenian demonstration has taken place in Hyde r> i_ .-_ 4,44 .1- •;, i m a, in cuiiiuiemuruuou oi ieo executions of Allen and others at Manchester. Beyond this item no Fenian news are to hand. Eecently it was rumored that Bishop Selwyn, of New Zealand, was likely to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, but the rumor proves to be without foundation, for Bishop Tait is promoted to the See. From India we hear of fresh disturbances, though nothing of a serious character. Afghanistan has started a civil war, and many portions of that empire are in a disturbed condition. A cyclone occurred in tho Bay of Bengal, from the effects of which great damage was done in Akyab, but no shipping suffered injury. Famine unfortunately has made its appearance in some of the districts amongst the natives of northern India. From China we learn that the Chinese have thought fit to maltreat some English residents in Formosa, for which, no doubt, retribution will be exacted. There is i ome idea of goldmining becoming an institution in the Celestial country, and diggings there are said to be prospering. Some quartz specimens sent to Washington yielded six ounces to the ton. The information on this subject is meagre, however. Should it prov6 true, the case as at present existing will be reversed, and the European will find himself a foreigner in Chinese country. The latest news tells us that Disraeli, Gladstone, Bright, Baines, Morley, Coleridge, Gruraey, Collier, Palmer, TJrquhart, and Keade, have secured seats in the new Parliament, but a large number whose election was considered certain have been rejected. Amongst this latter category we may mention the millionaire .Rothschild, who has been defeated in the city of London, John Stuart Mill, whom Westminster refused to elect, Eoebuck for Sheffield, Lord Hartington, who once held office uuder Palmerston, Osborne, one of the best speakers in the late parliament, Miall the celebrated Nonconformist champion, for Leeds, Horsman, G-azelee, and others. Amongst the successful, we find that Gladstone was defeated in the stronghold of Liberalism, Lancashire, but Greenwich only too gladly snapped him up ; Baines the barrister, who emerged into notoriety when the late Eeform League was formed ; and last, though not least, Charles Eeade, the well-known author of " Never too Late to Mend," and other works, who seems to be desirous of uniting literature and politics. Two Australian celebrities--Mr Lowe, formerly of Sydney, and Mr Childers, once a'Victorian Minister —and M'Arthur, also a Victorian, have found favor in the eyes of British constituencies, and are reported as being returned. In the obituary, we notice one of the many ennobled members of the Rothschild house, Baron James Eothschild, and also Eossini, the musical composer. Another, too, whose notoriety during a brief span of existence has been great, the young Marquis of Hastings, has paid the debt of nature. The other news generally is unimportant, but some exciting results may be expected after the meeting of Parliament, particulars of which we shall have per next mail.