REUTER'S EXPRESS. London, July 26.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2237, 21 September 1864, Page 3

REUTERS EXPRESS. London, July 26.

The Australian May mails were delnercd m London on the litli ala Marseilles, and on the lytli a la Southampton The Queen is at O-~boino ; her health remains good The re\cimo returns for the quarter ended .Time 30th show a decreaso of £690,902 on tlie jcar, and a decrease of £21G,00JL on the quarter. Tlic Ministerial Whitebait dinner was held at Greemueh on the 2ith. The session was to close on the 2Sth. Tlio chief Pailiamentary event of the month has been the great trial of strength between the Ministry and tho Opposition. On July 4, Mr. DibinelimoMxl an address to the Queen, regretting the failure of the ConfeienLO, and cvprc^sed lus opinion that the course pursued by the Government had loucied the just influence of England. The counsels of Europe had hereby diminished tho seciuity ior peace Mr Kinglako nursed an amendment, expressing bis Mtiblattion at her Majesty having been ad\ iscd to abstain from war Tho debate lasted until the 27th, when Mr. Disraeli's motion was rejected The majority m favour of tho Go\ eminent was IS — the lvumbcis 2Do against 313. Ivmglakc's amendment uas then carried On July 14, tho second leading of ihe New Zealand Loan Bill was carried by 01 to 55 On July 7th, a great fire broke out in the B.uoy Clhu'lli, Btrand, resulting in tho total destruction of that edifico. Tho walls only ■were left slandiug The Queen has declared her intention to restore the building at her ovm expense. Alderman Dakin and IBcsley have been elected sboriffs of .London for the ensuing year. The "Wimbledon Hiflo Mecti.tg commenced on the Ulli, and continued until tho 23rd. Tho Queen's prize uas won by private AVyatt, of the City of London Brigade (Jieat excitement, bnsbeon cieated throughout tho countiy, by tho minder dnuug tho night of tlu> 9th, m a railway carriage, of Mr. Buggs, cluoi" cloik in the banking firm of jMcssis Kobe) th and Co. He was tiavelhng on the Noilh London Railway, between Fenchchuiih-stiueb and Hackney, when lie ■was lobbed, Liufcally usod, and thiown out of tho cariiage on to the line. lie died the next night. ' Tho muideicr is behoved to be a Gcunan tailor, and has since Bailed for

.America.- The detectives embarked on-, a steamer in pursuit, and \m c expected to reach New York before the assassin. - A' great deputation waited on the Post-mnst'ei-General on the 14th to protest against the increased rate of postage ip Australia.. Another deputation went to Mr. (Gladstone on the same subject, on the 18th. It is understood that in consequence a return -will be made to the old rates.