ARRIVAL OF EUROPEAN NEWS (VIA SUEZ,) AT THE BLUFF.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1853, 23 March 1869, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF EUROPEAN NEWS (VIA SUEZ,) AT THE BLUFF.

3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. [FBOH OUB OWN COBBESPONDEITT.] [The following telegram was issned yesterday as an* Extra] :—- Bluff, March 22, 9 a.m. The Tararua arrived at eight o'clock this morning. She brings English! £.*> February 22 She left Mel-! bourne on the 17th, and had a four days eighteen hours' run. She brings 12 aaloon and 46 steerage passengers, and 887 tons cargo for all ports. The mail steamer is not expected in Melbourne before the 19th or 20th, as some derangement of her steering apparatus would detain her at the Sound, or the Tararua would have waited'for the mails. Captain Fergusson's appointment as president of the Marine Board of South Australia is confirmed. Tbe Tararua sails at 3 p.m. Adelaide, March 16. The branch mail steamer Alexandra was sighted off Glenelg at 6 p.m. today, and the Marseilles portion of her mails was delivered about 9 a.m. London, Jan. 29. The Queen and Eoyal Family are still at Osborne. ,_.,,,, It is not certain whether her Majesty will return to town to open Parliament. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Vienna, and proceeded to Trieste for Alexandria. The Prince Boyal of Belgium died on the 21st. The Lord Mayor has committed the directors of Overend, Gurney & Company to take their trial on the 27th. The examination of the case lasted nine day*, and most astonishing disclosures were made as to the way in which business was conducted. Great excitement prevails throughout England concerning this case. A Conference on the GrecoTurkish question met at Paris on the 9th. It was resolved that Greece should be permitted to have only a consultative voice but no vote, whereupon Eangate, the Greek representative, withdrew from the sitting. It nevertheless continued, and a protocol has been drawn up and despatched to Greece containing the declaration of the Great Powers as to the illegality of the conduct of Greece. A complimentary dinner was given on Wednesday last in St. James's Hall to the Hon. W. Fitzherbert, in recognition of his services as financial representative of .New Zealand in England. He was also presented with a tea and coffee service. Sir George Grey, Lord Granville, and many gentlemen connected with the Australian colonies were present. Captain Wilmhurst, the Governor of the Island of Ascensionhasbeentried by court-martial for alleged misconduct in the matter of the barque Bremens, wrecked on that island. He was honourably acquitted. H.M.S. Brisk has arrived at Plymouth from the Australian station. A special meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company is called for the 9th February, to receive the report of the Directors on the affairs of the Company. The Post-office authorities have notified that no mail will be made up for Sydney and New Zealand via Panama, in consequence of the inability of the Manama Company to furnish a steamer. A representative meeting was held on the 19th of artizans and their wives at the stores of the Australian Meat Importing Agency. Mr W. B. Richardson presided. The object of the meeting was to bring under the notice of the working men the value of in-ported meats. Lord Monck, formerly GovernorGeneral of Canada, has accepted the office of Chairman of the Cable Transatl&QtiqueFranjjaise Compagnie, which office was vacated by Mr Lowe when ac accepted office as Chancellor of the -Exchequer. The Marquis of Bute has turned a Soman Catholic. Sir R. Glass has been unseated for and Sir H. S. Tracy for ■Norwich. They are both ConservaAlso Mr Rifley for Bradford, and Mr Whitwortb for Drogheda, who a*e both Liberals. Inconsequence of tbe recent intiBudation at Manchester, it was de- ' to test the ballot y an experiment, and try to determine whether the Liberals °f that city should support Mr Milner wibson or Mr Ernest Jones, should £rieriy be unseated. Mr Ernest Jones jas selected, but died of pleurisy two %s after the conclusion of tbe ballot.

Earl Russell has published his letter to the Hon. Chichester Fortescue on the Irish Church question, advocating the disestablishment of the Church, and urging the maintenance of the present system of national education. A large meeting of Ritualists was held on January 12, when after much discussion they admitted it to be their duty to obey the law of the Church, but refused to go further. The scandal between John Day, the trainer, and Admiral Rous has been hushed up in consequence of Lord Hastings' death. In the difference between England and the United States the Lord Chancellor has signed some ratification of the acts of the American Legislature. Great sympathy is expressed throughout England on account of the New Zealand massacres. Judgment has been given in the Court of Queen's Bench in the case of Phillips v. Eyre, an action of assault and imprisonment alleged to have been committed by the defendant while Governor of Jamaica. The judgment was in favour of the defendant. The Emperor of the French opened the Legislative Assembly with a speech peaceful in its character.