ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1834, 27 February 1869, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL

(VIA SUEZ,) AT HOKITIKA. [FEOM OTJIt OWN COREEgpO-TDENT.] Hokitika, Feb. 26, 12.25 p.m. The Bangitoto arrived at midnight with tho Suez mail. The latest European telegrams brought by her aro dated Ihe 24th January'} and she brings news from the Australian Colonies to the 20th February. LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. London, January 20. On tho first meeting of tho Greco-Turkish Conference tho representatives sent a collective note urging Q-roece not to protond to au equality with Turkey at the Conference, Considerable uneasiness was felt at ono time regarding the altitude assumed by Greece, which rendered the result temporarily doubt* ful. Ihe last sitting took place on the Ifith, when a declaration was agreed to admitting tho justice and the legitimacy of the firafc thr«a points of tho ultimatum. It was considered unnecessary that Turkey should insist upon the fourth point; and that the fifth pomS impliedly included the first threo points. It was subsequently decided that the fourth point should be reforred to another tribunal, The Conference further invited Greece to regulate its conduct by. international law, The Porte, on the conclusion of the Conference, accepted the declaration, and stated its readiness to withdraw the ultimatum if Greece accepted the recommendations of tho Greek powera. Doubts exist thereon. : England has objected to any enforcement ot obedience. It is Btated today that 'Strict neutrality haa been resolved on, in: the event of the declaration of the Conference being disregarded by Greece. It is stated that Petropaulakis, hia son, ths remaining insurgents, and the Cretan insurgents and, volunteers, have surrendered, while the members of the Government were captured after the fight. _ Caballero has defeated* the Spanish insurgents at Malaga, and restored order. Threo hundred insurgents were killed, bat the Oarlist conspiracy i- increasing. .The,. French Budget shows,the receipts for i 1868, corrected in 18G9, to exhibit an increase of 36 millions franca. The estimates for 1870 give a receipt of 1786 millions, apd ajj expenditure of 1650 millions francs. ../.' ? The report dwolls upon the revival of confidence under tha peaceful regime of. the Em* per'or. Lard Clarendon and Mr Rcverdy Johnson have sailed to take part in tho convention for tho eel tlemont of the Alabama claims. Ths convention ia similar, tp that proposed by Lord Stanley. An earthquake took place at Calcutta ontw 9th, and was felt severely throughout Bengal, The Selchar bazaar was/engulphed. Earl Mayo assumed office aa Viceroy OS India on tho 12th. , Sir John Lawrence left India for Lonaoa on the 19fch. January 34. The American convention on the Alabama claims have signed un agreement, which p*S been submitted to the United States Senate.. ._ The Ritualists threaten to __ecese_ttmW. Church of England. -_. Dr Harper ia appointed Bishop of-'He* Zealand. . , <■ The Union Bank has declared a div-dond w 15 per cent. Victorian debentures, 111; Sydney, 98> . Napoleon's speech, on tho opening ot mc Chambers, is considered pacificand reagsunng. He said that tho law which hi*J passed for tno reorganisation of the army and tho BUppMJ which had been granted Ivid ao strcngtbeneo hia policy that confidence prevailed througa out the country, and France was in aP° fo face all 'eventualities: The army aad a«y »re to be strongly reconstructed on a peace footing with an effective etrongth net grj»w than under the old system. Thetyn&mW***' improved, and the arsenals. au>l ma S filled, The reserves will ba drilled, but w*» calculated on a peace footing. M-_BOi*ttNß, Feb. 20v It is stated that Prince Alfred will'V»»' ? Victoria ohlv aa captain 6f tho Galatea ; «» Mverthel-M considerable preparation iaw»«» aiado for his reception.

The other news is unimportant. Flour £12 10s ; Victorian wheat, os 3d to s «sd; oats, 4s 3d to 4s 4..d- ---& Adkxaii>e, Feb. 19. q,v Tames Ferguson, the Governor of South WrnCand Prince Alfred attended the iSide races. The Prince leaves for Melbourne on the 20th. ±g •The Assembly was counted out last night on the estimates. This afternoon the business was unimportant. Maize 4s to Is 3d. T)r Beer has been convicted of unlawfully belladonna to Mrs Brown some «rs since The sentence is a severe punishW but hopes are entertained that he will £ declared innocent by a Select Committee nftbe Legislative Council. , It is reported that Mr Martin intends next i, t0 move a vote of censure on the Governor* for having disclosed Hassall (late mag•etrate at Braidwood)'s evidence taken before with reference to his conduct as magistrate.