The Daily Southern Cross.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2237, 21 September 1864, Page 4

The Daily Southern Cross.

WJJDXIMDI V, SHL'TEUBEU 21.

lUI 0 NOX L'liO "II 1 h i>c Ihcii evlmgiinliul, jot thoie u>o A I'iou-, i id bciiLDii's fiom thu sjmk I lime "

]3v the ' Pi nice Allied,' winch armed in harbour yc-.tuday, alter a stoimy but l.ipid passage, we aic m possession of i lie Knglish mail, and nc\^ by Uleiriaph up to the 2nd of Iti^ust, The nens is linpoilaut, hut l)3 r no moans llm<» hi chm i: 'or, as we hid ic.ison to expert nc.iily all that Ins now oecuued In domestic afTiiis Uioio is but veiy htLlo to speak of by this mail Paihament has bcsii pioioajued once more without a change of Mimstiy, the Go\emmonl hiving been saved by a mijonty of IS \otes, in a very full House. The puliam?>iUty news shows thib Iheie had been a i^ood deal of clobilo oa the iN r on Zealaud qucstio i relative to the "iniMtitced loiin Tlierc wis no feilino of noveltj^ ho^e\cr, iv Iho speaking '1 lie usual amount of )«noiance of facts, and false deductions fiom those L.now m , was displayed in the usu il way, both in the Loids and Commons Chambeis , but, m spite of jnuch uok-nt o]iposition, the nianife&lly .advantageous proposal foi" Emjland of pledsjiiiEf lier credit only, to gain the money which she could not olherw isc even hope to get. was adopted and passed by both Iloiit.es of the Leq;is!atuie. TJie great demand for money at present caused the money nslced for by the Colonial Tieasurer, on our ov n secuut3 r , at o pci pent interest, to bo only ici) r paiti.illj 1 - snbscnbed for This ; hou c\ or, is only a Icmpor.ny ofloct of a cause act mg vci y iempoi arilj' on the London money market, and no doubt can reasonably be entci tamed that befoic long the money asl»ed for will have been obtained The mail sfcamer has brought back the ][on the Colonial Troas.ui or, ho has returned to us after one of the most rapid visits of a political character ever paid by a colonial a»ent fioin Uus pail of the vrorld to England, The colony has reason to feel grateful to Mr AVood for the e\crtions ho lias made — in many respects suecc3sfun3 r — to entry out the a iews of the colony, and to place matteis in a true and piacfcieal h^htbefoie the Tmpeiial Dovernmcnl; The full results of his mission do not yet appear* but w e cntoi tain a very stiong conviction that it w ill be found that to the e\ertions of her Colonial Ticasurer the colony will owe advantages of various kinds which she could not have hoped from loss honest or less laborious exertions than his own.

The i Danish war is at last over, resulting, as we have nil along foreseen it must result;, unless England interfered by more than words in the quarrel,. in the prostration of Denmark. Driven from the mainland, and even" in imminent danger of being driven out of her island dominions also; hoi 1 army destroyed, and its miserable remnant demoralised by invariable defeat, — thcio was bub one course left her, and that course her monarch wisely took. She nsicod for peaeo, and now the (preliminaries are being settled. Denmark has much more to expect from the quarrels of her enemies than from the support of her friends. The Prussian Government is even now at variance with the minor German states, and it is said that Franco has significantly advised caution and moderation in the peace now to be made. Ifc is not a pleasaut thought, but as we have brought it on oursolvos we cannot well complain, that the hint of Franco is likely to effect more in favour of Denmark now than all the silly bluster to which Earl Jhissell so foolishly and impotcntly treated tho belligerents. We can only hope now that, come the lislp from what source it maj r , Denmark may bo saved from spoliation at tho hand of her neighbours. From America the news is, as usual, a tale of carnage. Battles, and bloodshed, without end, is still the one feature of our new s from that quarter Theinul brings farther intelligence by some ten days than that received via California, by the ' Sir George Grey,' a few days ago. Tho great laid into the ]\ T orth seems to have been only a raid, and not a regular invasion , for, after o^el coming, and without difficulty, every lorec opposing their advance, and coming actually within six; miles of "Washington and four of Baltimore, tho army letieated towaids tho Potomac, taking with them enormous quantities of booty ol every kind. Of course, they may mean to ictuiii when they have disposed safely of this much needed supply of every soi t of munition both of war and peace , and if so, w c shall hear of them again, no doubt, soon , but it is, perhaps, unlikely that so wary a General as Leo would do this since large forces could now be brought on the field to oppose him vreie he to attempt another advance on Washington. The attempts of Grant against Petersburg to the south of .Richmond have resulted in an utter failure with terrible loss to tho assailants, and Richmond seems as far from won by the Federals as it e\cr was. The North grows weaiy of the stiuggle it is clear, as it was very diilicull to get a oluutecrs even to defend the Noith itselt fiom invasion the other day. Happily, whenever it gets quite tired it can slop, aud it does now seem piobable that it soon may be bioughfc to see the need of this. Mr. Chase has resigned, and Mill leave him the reputation, if not ot the ablest, at least of tho boldest financier of the Ameiiean — perhaps ol any — nation. JTc is succeeded by a Mr. Tesscndon, of whose abilities the woi ld l^ as yet ignorant— he will ceitainly have no uncommon difficulties to contend with under any circumstances. Great fears are entertained of another disruption of the Union by the secession of the Western States Tins would be a fe.uful blow to the Federal power, and one which it is hard to see how they could submit to except in Ihe case of utter exhaustion— a state to which, however, a few more months of war can hardly fail to reduce them. |

H. Jr. ss 'Mil-link,' Captain Jenkins, .iiuved m h-üboui l*te 1 \st e\emng fioin the Kawau, with Ins Excellency the Oo\en.oi. It is lepoited that the mar ]onty of the c^eiped Munis luue given tLeinsolscs up, but Hi it tUcie aie some of them that lefuse to do '•o. The Auekh-id Mihtaiy Rices co'ivnenco 1 jesteulay, undci the most fwom.iblb uicumstincc"- 'Jheie was a\eiylu a 'e itte'id nice of spectatois to witne--*. the spoifc, which w is, conducted in .v nmmci which leficcted. thegieate-t c udi'-ou Ihepi<>im>tci4 Thee mse, coiisideimg flu shoneiy weathui whiih we h ive been Msited with 1 itely, w i-, m cap, til condition, it btm^ reitaiuly sonu-what do id anil slightly soft, but not sufficiently '•o to cause tithci much anno) auco oi hip, U^uce tj the success of thu lice-,. What with tho evcellent mu=ic o' t.\o nnhfcuy bauds m attendance, and olhei amusements too mi neioin to mention, but which may usually bo obseived on a luecoiihe, tli 3 fiist day's spoit p ibsed oil most admnably. 'il.e lacing was on tho whole f.u bettei than wo had expected to find it, eich of the events cieatiug much inteicst fiom the excellent contest winch they furnished, and foi a full clot nl of which we mut>t lefu oui leideis to oiu icpoit of the meeting chewhcie. As all Ancklunl was at the iac s it would b- mwdiou-, to muitio.i mines, but wo mi) s\) tli it (Jtnei il Sit Umicin A dmetoii, ,nul liin Ifouoi C'nef Jiibticd Vine}', weie of tliu \ i^itoi- the laee^ will conclude to-d.vy, tlitio being t.i\ c\cius to be contested, .vnd we lnvsfc th.it the enlue pi< ceeding-, may p\s^ oft equally rs succes-fiilly .as they did yestcul.a) It will bo seen tint amongst the pa^cngcis by the 'Pmice Alued' ib the Hun Ueulei Wood, who lus lotmncd f,om In-, Min.-.tt.iul u^it to England. Some excitement was cuised m commeitial cncles oif Moudv\ l.\«,t by the iei>oit thit Mi. M.ouis lfeary, genei il stoiekeepei, of High-sheet, had left Auckland clandestinely without i>aying his debit The eieditois of tins ]>cis>(iii weie of couibc at once on the aleit, and assembled 111 a body outside the stoics of then debtor, who had thus suddenly gone fiom their gaze. They then found that Mi ITeiny had leally gone, no one kne ■ wlkh', iml tint the stock, piennses, and business "eniially, h.i'l been assigned o\et to Ml William Wo Nkclil, a gentlemin who has but lecentlj located himstlr in Auckland ; and that no sntisfactoi_\ piovibion had been wide foi tlie piyment of these debt 1 -, which weie vanously eshm.ated at fiom £j,OOO t0 £6,000. A discussion took place is to the best comse to betikeu, and aftei some intemews with Mi WolfbKehl, he agioed, iindenb'.criiitiitlydid .t^iiign o\ei Uiogooiis in hi* possession belonging to Mr. Henry to J\h John l'obeiton and M^i. lleniy Isaacs,, cieditois, who weie foi tli with appointed tuisteea of the estite. The goodw weie beinj lemoved jesteulay to the new «toics of Messis Itiding? and Dowden, for sale by auction, ami it is> anticipated tb.vt by the piompt action taken 111 tt e matlci thecrehtors will obtain a toleiable dividend. Auckland was quite deseited ycsteidaj, and the most sanguine pi omotti:, of the nnlitiiy laits must lifti'e been mole than satisfied with the stuct observance of the fust holiday. Eicopt the hotels and a few tobacconists' shops, e\eiy ])l.ice of business was closed, so tli it by one o'clock the shtota weie neaily empty The ai rival of the mail eteamoi veiy unexpectsdlj, howevD, canned some little stn, buttheie woio so few people about that not mole than a- scoie of pei&ous nmsteied on the whaif to welcome the ainval of Captain Ponsonby and hi-i veiy fine stea'uei, after her l.apid but somewhat eventful passage. Wo publish tlsewheie appointments and. piomotiona in the \aiioiu legiments in New Zi aland, as taken fiom the London Gazelle of July 2(5 The long list of those in the 43id Regiment is a mek.ncholy proof of the loss it has snffeied, piincipally at the Gate Pa. Wo have aheadv given the letter of a " Disappointed Subscliber" on the Pan una postal contract. The following was Mr. Reader Wood's leply to it : " Wcstminstei Palace Hotel, London, July s.— Sir, A letter appeals in your city aitic'e of the 4th accusing the New Zealand Government of breaking faith with the Panama Company by repudiating a contiact mado with them by Mr. Ciosbia TVarJ, reimifc u.e

to assure your correspondent that the 'New Zealand Government has done no such thing. All the correspondence on the »übject by the Government i% in my possession. If 'A Disappointed Subscriber ' will do me the favour of calling on me I will »how it to him, ' and ho will then ie» that, as the contract is, in many important points, in direct opposition to the will of the Legislature, and as the amount if greatly in exceii of the sum authorised, the Government has adopted tbo only course open to them— that of leaving the whole question for the decision of the Legislature when it meets. He will also find that, with certain modifications which they suggest, the Government are willing to recommend the Assembly to adopt the contract. — Your obedieul servant, Reader Wood." A eorie&pondent, writing from Ngaruawahia, f iirnishes us with the following account of a fatal accident by drowumg :— The steamer 'Gundagai ariived lieie on Tuesday evening. She brought up the body of the late piivate Peter Dowd, 70th Eegt., attached to No. 2 Company C.T. Corps. The deceased left; Ngaruawalna on the 27th August, in company with Captain Peacock, 2nd Waikato Eogt., and puvate Ihclgeway, 2nd Battalion 18th. Royal liibh, in a canoe, winch was unfortiumtel upset neai" Rahmpokeka, when the deceased an private Eidgeway were diowued ; Captain Peacock with some difficulty got safely to blioio. The accident occmred about midnight, it being very dark at the time. Captain Peacock had to walk eighteen miles in his wet clothes to the nearest station, Rangimi The body of deceased was identified here by Staff seigeant W. Giant and Seigeant Douglas, No. 0 Company C.T.C A Court of Inquiry was held, bofvio Major Eock and Lieutenant Marsland, 2nd Battalion IStli l'cyt , and Lieutenant Hunt, Ist! Battalion 12th Regt. EE. The body was inteued on Tlnusday lnonnug, with the usual military honours Deceased leaves a w ife and one cliild to mourn hib untimely oud. The Military Race Ball i«, by permissisn, to tako place at Mi. Samuel Cochiane's auction mart, on Fiulay evening next. Jt will be managed by the committee of the mihtaiy laces, and the guest* will include all the faiibsciibing membeis to the races, and those not of the mihtaiy who vveio present at the previous mihlaiy balls William Bums and William Foster weie apprehended yesterday by the police, on information of laiocny laid, by Mi. Gerald Phillips and Mr. Richard Keai ney The adjourned meeting of the Chamber of Commeice will be held to mouow at 3 p.m. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Parnell it to be held in thePresbyteuan School-ioom, on Monday, the 2Glh September, at 7 o'clock p.m., to take into eonsideiatum the desii ability of foiming a road from Piiinell to Point Butoinait. The subsenption ball which was alvertised ,to take place in Papakura came off on Fuday night last, and with the gieatest pos.ible eclat. All who were foitunate enough to be piesent, including the officer! and geutlemen and ladies ia the neighbourhood, enjoyed themselves^ exceedingly. The viands and, \\mus supplied by Mi. Me Williams were of tho choicest dtscnption, and dancing to the enlivening attains of a poition of the IStli Royal Irish band was kept up to a veiy eaily hour, say 7 o'cltck, on Saturday morning, when the last of the rotaries diipersed to theii homes exceedingly well pleased with nu eutcitaininent where all, we are infonued, was barmoiiy — without a single note of anything like discord to mar the festive scene. The Melbourne Aigus states that Cjtnmodoie Sir William N isem.iu and Colonel Ward, R E , examined the whole of the Hobson's Biy shore batteries on Wednesday, with the riew of aivising the Government of any linpiovemeuts their expeueuce might suggest iv the plan oi the constiuction of our defences. The pel foi mances last evening at the Cahfornian C icus were foi the joint ben«ht of Messrs. Moffitt and Palmer, and, as, usual on occasions of this nature, the cucu-3 was filled to ovei flowing. Madame Tournear almost excelled hsiself in her giactful feats of hoisemaiibbip, and was most deservedly lewaided with lcpsateil rounds of applause. Mr. Moffitt, in accordance with announcement, tlnew sevetal double somersiults, and even attempted a treble cne, but failed— foiUmatelv, falling so as not to injme lum3elf. Mr. Raphael was Mugulaily successful iv bis feats of jumping thiough balloons, ie , as also Mr. Bird in his eontoi'ioii acts, — n specinhlC which, we believe, this artist alone possesses amongst the tioupe, and which must be seen to be eiedited. The witticisms o£ Mr. ' Aiiey, the clown, weio sbaip and pungent, and in seveial local hits muoduced he was most successful. The llob'iH l'oiui Macwyol the 31st ultimo sa3s, undei thd heading of " Tioops foi Tasmania " :—": — " In icfcience tv the witluhawal of the troops from New Zealand to winch we had occasion to lefsr yesterday moiniiifj, ws aie now m a position to state authoritvtncly lh.it simultaneously with the move of the head qu.utuis of the 14th .Regiment to Melbourne, ,i tlou liim-nt of t!ie ipgiment, 2iO stioiig, will be sent heiu, the detail-, of tlio 1 % 211i aul iOth llegiment now hue to be withdi.iwu as soon .is jiossible. That is,at all events, the piesent intention, and it is not, we aie given to unilctstaml, likely to be changeil. It is, in f icr, tliought that the st ite of jflfans, in New Zealand will allow of the 14th Regiment being spaied much taibei tlnn Jannaij next." It was lepoiled last evening tint as Mi. Murdoch, theuispectui of tb» Bank of is' ew Zealand, was letummg fiom the l.aceayosteulay, his hotse shied at sometiling on the ioail, nearNewmaiket, making a jump of six feet, and he was tin own violently to the ground .and stunned, but lccened no \ery seiious nijuiieP. There w as a ci ovvded house last evening at the Pi ince of Wales Theatie to witness the lepresentation of "Damon and Pythias " and " Rumtifoozle." Mr J. II Allen app<_aiul in the cbaiactei of Damon, which was lcndeied in an excellent manner. Tbe performance this evening will be under the patronage of the Stew aids of tbe Military llaces.