AREIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL. (Via Suez, per s.s. Tararua.)

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 454, 15 April 1875, Page 2

AREIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL. (Via Suez, per s.s. Tararua.)

London, Feb. 19. An adjourned meeting of the Colonial Institute was held on the 2nd inst, for discussing the subject of the imitv of the Empire. Sir G. Campbell, late Lieu-tenant-Goveirnor of Bengal, created some excitement by a disintegration speech. He contended that there was a virtual separation already as regarded Canada. The Board of Trade inquiry has been held at Gravesend relative to the burning of the ' Cospatiick.' Mr Dennistoun "Wood represented the Government of New Zealand. Mr McDonald, the second mate, expressed his conviction that the fire originated in the boatswain's locker, but Mr Smith, the despatching officer of the New Zealand Government was specially positive that it did not. The official report has not yet been made public. Some sensation was produced on the Bth by a report that the ship ' Coldstream was off Torbay from St. Helena, and had on board two more of the survivors of the ' Cospatrick.' A large crowd met the ship ;it Gr-ivesend, but there was only a sailor who had been in the hospital at St. Helena, with the three men already mentioned. Mr Hollo way reports strongly in favor of New Zealand as a field for the emigration of agricultural labourers. During 1874, there arrived at Liverpool from Canada and the United States, 78,000 persons. Many of them came with return tickets. The Queeu and Empress Eugenie have exchanged presents of memories of their late respective husbands. The Prince Imperial has honourably passed the final examination at Woolwich. "Le Pays announces that he will now become leader of the Bonn partist party, anc} devote himself to the direction of their policy. Some sensation has been created by the Bishop of London having interdicted the Rev N. H. Freemantle from preaching in J)r Parker's City Temple (Congieg.itional). Legal proceedings were threatened and Mr Freemantle attended service and explained the cause of the non-fulfilment of the promise to 3000 persons. Dean Stanley Jmd also expressed his opinion that steps shoul^ be token to ascertain the law in the matter. The establishment incurred further unpopularity by a bigoted Churchman, near Oxford, K'fuKing for 11 days to inter a parishioner. The duty whs delegated to another clergy mau, who. i \va« forced by the indignant crowd to ;*ead the burial .service within the church, which was broken open, for that purpose. Mr Ilolloway, of pill and ointment popularity, | bos proposed to erect a university for women, to, i rt.'coinuiodsilu 400 students, I The r.»aualri(is in the Thorpe accident were 107,\

and of the sufferers, 20 made no claim. Of the remainder, the directors have settled 80 at a cost of £20,000 compensation. The threatened lock out in S )uth Wales wa3 enforced on the Ist instant. 120,000 colliers and iron workers are now idle. M* Holloway visited the district last week and addressed eeveral meetings, but after inciting the men to resistance of tho masters' terms some months ago, he said he had a remedy beyond the proposal of reference to arbitration to suggest in their dire distress. Hopes are entertained that Lord Aberdare will undertake the work of mediator. The masters have resolved to sustain the weak members of the association by compensating them for their loss. New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, 10 per per cent ; Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, 12 1 per cent.

France. It is stated on some official authority that the Bonapartist conspiracy for the overthrow of the Septennate is completely organised, and has become a state within a state. By an order of the ex-Empress masses for the soul of Napoleon, who is represented as a martyr, have been celebrated in some of the French churches. In a letter he has written, Marshal Canrobert declines the candidature for a seat in the Assembly. He considers it his duty to adhere to the army. He expresses respect for the Empire, and seems to ! bid for the Presidency hereafter.

Italy. Garibaldi's pvesence in Koine has infused newlife into the old city. His arrival kindled enthusiasm among all classes. After a private interview with the K.'n^, Victor Emanuel, who received him with great warmth, the general took his seat in Parliament. So vast was the throng that his entrance was the signal for a tremendous burst of applause. When silence was restored, the president called upon him to take the customary oath. He rose immediately and pronounced the formula without he&tathig, in a clear voice. This act of reconciliation was greeted with a triple salvo of applausQ. Garibaldi has taken up his residence at the Villa Sevenne. He eschews politics and declines tp emß^rraes the Government, and concentrates nil his services upon the great work of sanitary reform, which he believes will restore Rome to her ancient greatness. His earnestness and enthusiasm are telling upon the general grant, and the political opinions of the King and Government are favourable, and preliminary surveys are authorised. Garibaldi looks to England for substantial j help in carrying out his Tiber scheme. Offers have been made to undertake the grand work on the granting of the Government guarantee. On the 4th, the Pope, for the first time since the Italian occupation, paid a visit to the Basilica of St Peter's. His health is vigorous. A Belgian deputation has presented his Holiness with 20,600f.

1 Colombo, March 13. The trial of the Governor of Baroda absorbs public attention. Sergeant Ballantyne's mode of conducting the defence has pleasingly surprised onlookers 1 so far, although a. his cross examination he has been very severe. His son is his junior counsel. Orders have been sent from England to hold 1 several regiments in India ready for an expedition beyond our own^territories. The destination of the ! expedition is not HnoTn.

1 % The Straits. * About 5 p.m. on the l&th February, a terrible ' outbreak took place of 60 or 70 Chinese prisoners *■ in Singapore. They rushed on the superintendent, captain, and warders, killing the former and several of the latter. The remaining 600 prisoners, who * were short service men, took no part in v ,he outbreak. The European prisoners had guns placed in * their hands, and shot down 37 of the mutineers. 5 Some escaped over the walls, but all have been re- > captured save three.