ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT HOKITIKA

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1089, 5 October 1869, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT HOKITIKA

The Rangitdto, s.sC, with ; the English August mails, arrived at Hokitikaon Sunday, and the mails Were landed on Mouday (yesterday), morning. Adelaide, Sept. 26, The Rangatira arrived at 10.40 a.m. with the mails per Geelpng, which has arrived four days in aiivan^e^f her time. She brings .news from London to the 3rd September. ... J( : .i;? London, August 18. . Discount 3 per cent. ; consols, for money, 92f, for account.92|. „:. „ „ .:.. • ih,/ The third series of Colonial wool sale* commenced on the i2ifca. There was a large attendance of English and foreign . buyers, and the biddings were "considered spirited. The closing, rates in May, June, and July were fully maintained. The arrivals to- date . are 21 500b 7 bales, including .35,000 bales, mainly Port Phillip, held over from previous sales. 'Australian copper "is quoted at "£?f to £77 10s. per .t0n, ,.; , • , ■- „ r ;. . /7. \\ The Queen is.at Psbprne hot»e;r but will leave for Balmoral on the 19th irw*^ Prince Arthur has been appointed to the Rifle brigade, and leaves Liverpool by^ the Cuuard steamer to-morrow to join the coVp* in Canada. . •■,:■' Parliament was prorogued on the 11th inst. • ..; , ■. . c ■ ••.■•'■"/;; The Prince and Princess of Wales are stopping at Wildbud, in the Black forest. The Princess is drinking the mineral, waters. The Irish 1 Church Bill received the royal assent on the 26th July,, together with the Bill for the purchase of the ;tej[egraph lines,, the Dividends in Public Stock Bill, the Galle Harbour Loan Bill, and the ;Isast Indian Loan Bill. Justice Selwyn died, on the 11th; alsa the Bishop of Salisbury. Dr. Maberley, head master of Winchester school, will succeed to the diocese of Salisbury.'- i : J ,The: statue erected in ; honor; of t Mr. \ Gt. Peabody by the City of London, wa>" Unveiled on the 23rd July by the Prince, of Wales. The exports to New Zealand, to date, are £167,535, being aft increase over the same period last year of £77;280. New Zealand securities are thus quoted ; fives 1891, 90 to 92 ; sixes^ 1891 M arch September, 104 to 106. Grenville Murray, has , been" expelled from the Conservative Club in consequence of disclosures made during the investigation of the Carrington affray. He failed to appear at the police court to answer a charge of perjury preferred against him by Lord Carrington ; and his recognisances Were estreated. Carrington was found guilty of a common assault, and ordered : to enter in recognisances for £100 to appear, £or judgment when called. upon. ,- „,, A debate took place in the House ,of Lords on the affairs of New; Zealand, when Lord Granville declared that the Govern- < . ment adhered to its refusal to grant military aid to the colony. Viscount Bury, in the Commons, pleaded for a small guaranteed loan for the retention of one regiment in the colony. Earl Carnarvon, in the House of Lords, advocated the despatch of a special envoy, armed with powers similar to those conferred upon Sir Henry Stork with regard to Jamaica. Bishop Selwyn proposed the temporary withdrawal of settlers from disturbed districts, giving them compensation by means of a small loan. He advocated the' presence of Imperial forces. None of the suggestions made received any encouragement from Earl Granville, who said that the same policy was rigidly applied to Canada. The Spectator says that the disposition of the English officials to treat the complaints of the colonies with scorn and insolence, is as fully displayed in the debate as in the correspondence contained in the blue books, which is from end to end a repertory of carefully worked out and apparently intentional contempt. Starter was winner of the Goodwood stakes; Restitution of the Cup ; and Fehic, of the Steward's Cup. In the Divorce Court, in re Capt. Vivian verszis the Marquis of Waterford, a decree ' of divorce was granted to the plaintiff. The French Atlantic cable, from Brest to America, was opened for traffic on the 15th. The London Gazette of the 10th contains a proclamation declaring that gold coins minted at Melbourne shall be a legal tender throughout Her Majesty's dominions. The Dean of Durham ' is dead.. ; Dr. Lake has been appointed his successor. ' Napoleon has suggested that the following changes be initiated : — Making laws stated to rest with the Emperor subject to the sanction of the legislative body ; minis- ; ters to be responsible to the Senate ; , Legislative body permitted to make their own •standing orders, and to appoint president, vice-president, and secretaries for each chamber; the budget expenditure to be voted by the Chapter. The Senate assembled on the 2nd August — Rbuher, president ; Auvergne, foreign affairs ; Marshall Neil, war ; Mague, finance ; Forcade and Roquette, interior. Arrivals. — From Melbourne, City of Vienna and Talbot; from Adelaide; Clan Alpin, Arab Steed, Amanger ; from Sydney, Rakaia ; from Napier, William Cargill ; from Launct:ston, Sea Star and Ridillipung ; from Wellington, Wild Duck ; from; Nelson, Mary ; from Lyttelton, Celeano ; from Otago, Warrior Queen, Lady Egidia. Departures. — For Otago, Timaru July 25, James Mitchell Fleming July 24 ; For Auckland, Countess Kintore July 23y Glenmark July 31, Red Rover July 16. Loading. — For Otago, City of Dunedin, Don Guillerimo, May Queen, Philip Nelson, Queen Bee, William Cargill ; for Chile, Celestial Queen, Helenslee, Thomas Daniels ; for Canterbury, Celeano, Mystery, Zealandia. Straker's circular states that the declared value of exports for the past four weeks is as follows :— Melbourne, £502,182 ; Sidney, £211,328; South Australia, £119,074. Australian securities are firm. New South Wales 5 per cents., l6o£ "to -1Q1^ ; South Australian 6 per cents., 110 to ill ; Victorian six per cents., 112 to 113^;iGnglish wheat, new 48, old 56,

The emigration ?QQvement has slackened^ The pauper emigration to the Aus? trali^CQlpijiesw.93 smaller ia 1866 than / for 21 preceding years... When the estimates were, before the : House ;O| Commons,. Professor Fawcett - moved the omission: of £3374;, f0r presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh in Australia; Mr. Ayr ton justified' the item on the gr^nd that l the expedition was one auto riaed fey tlie Government. The Princess Louise has laid the foundation stone for the Consumption hospital atVentnor. . 'Prince Arthur was banqueted at Woolwich prior to leaving for nine months on active semce in Canada. | ■ The Wimbledon rifle' prizes were presented by the Princess; Christian. Subsequently, a review was held, which was attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, and the Duke of Cambridge, There were 4000 regulars and 9000 ' volunteers on the ■ ' ground.'' " "• ; ' •:<r '■ ■ " "-l *• John Bright has received' a special invitation from the Queen to spend a few days vafcJßalmoral. . . parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission to the 2nd October. , : : . Lord Cairns had recovered, and assumed -the leadership of thy Upper house. , The education vote was considerably increased. The Indian revenue is £48,500,000 ; and expenditure, £49,500,000. The Irish bishops have met in conference ; a better feeling is arising in Ireland. The prptestant laity are bestirring themselves to ; that effect. ■■..-. J • The governing board of Trinity College have expressed their willingness to admit Catholics to the highest offices; and the Catholic bishops exhort "their flocks to regard protestants as brethren. A monster dinner of Australian preserved meats, to be given to the working classes, is in preparation ; Earl Denbigh to. preside. The Privy Council has decided in favor of Bishop ColenWs rights to cathedral. "The Bishop of Capetown's jurisdiction is denied. Titus Salt has given £5000 towards the Northern Counties Idiot Asylum. A Dramatic College fete has been held .at the Crystal' Palace. The usual fancy fair gave way to dramatic entertainments of „a more refined character. The London society to secure the suf/frage for women has held a general meeting under the presidency of Mrs. J. A. Taylor. Among those present were Stuart Mill, Lord Hpughton, Mr. Stanfield, M.P., Mr. Fawcett, M.P., the Rev. Charles ,£ingsley, and Mr. Louis Blanc. Large numbers of ladies attended. •' In Warwickshire a divorce case Las been mentioned in court, the co-respondents in which are Viscount Cole and Sir C. Johnston. The lady concerned is insane. Goldwin Smith, writing from America, •wants the British Government to make a spontaneous offer of compensation for damages caused by the Alabama. The cattle disease has appeared in Surrey and Buckinghamshire. A. demonstration of 20,000 persons has taken place at Limerick in favor of the release of the Feniau prisoners. ■ The Edinburgh University : admits wo.men to the study of medicine and to take rdegrees. . ' '. . . : March was defeated at the Salisbury r election. Mr. Gladstone, in consequence of illness, had to retire from his parliamentary duties. After his recovery, he resumed his seat in parliament. A man named Cantillon, to whom Napoleon left a legacy for shooting at the Duke of Wellington, in Paris, has just died. Baron Lesseps, having completed the Suez Canal, proposes to turn the waters of the Red sea into the interior of Africa, with the view of converting that region into an inland sea. The Marquis de la Valette has been appointed ambassador for France at St. James. •The Great Eastern is prepared to lay the cable between Aden and Bombay. Dr. Jobson has been elected President of the Wesleyan Conference. Peter Coates, of Paisley, M. Painzzi, of the British Museum, and Lieut.-General Sabine have received the honor of knighthood. Telegraphic extension to China and Australia is much canvassed. The King of Italy has appointed Professor McCoy Knight of the Royal Order of the' Crown, Italy., Mr. Oxford has received the Oxford degree of D.C.L. Obituary. — Professor Dukes, author of the Physical Structure of Australia ; Mr. Trafford, magistrate of Salford; Justice Selwyn. The ship Commodore Perry, with 2500 tons coal on board, was burned off Bombay harbour, which she reached after being on fire six days. The steward was killed by explosion. Cholera continues its ravages in Kawapo and Lucknow, and has broken out in Simla. Notice has been issued by the Government in Calcutta that, unless the prospects of the crop's' in the north-western provinces improve, the intention to hold a great durbar at Agra in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh will be abandoned. In any case, only a few native princes will be invited. London, August 30. A meeting of influential colonists has been held in London, and a committee ap- • pointed, to consider the relations existing between England and her colonies. They have addressed a circular to the various colonial administrations, urging them to send . representatives to a conference, to be held at Westminster in February next, for the purpose of discussing those relations. A company is starting in London, which proposes to lay down a telegraphic cable frbmpeylonto China and Australia, the first section of the line to be from Ceylon to . Penang. The international boat race between America and England has come off. The Bfarward College crew were beaten by the Oxford crew, whose boat came in three lengths ahead. The Albert life Assurance Company has suspended payment. /'Napoleon; the 3rd, on his uncle's birth - ■ day, published a complete amnesty to all political ofieudors connected with the press. Marshall Neil is dead. ', Spain is disturbed by the Carlists, and numerous arrests have been made. ' The ileaderis of jthe .!Cortes intend' offering the \ Crown; of Spain to the King of Portugal,;

passing over the olaims of the Duo de lAtmisundenitahling has Men place between the Sultan of Turkey and the Viceroy of Egypt. The Grand Vizier addressed a letter to the latter, rebuking him for presuming to invite foreign sovereigns to aitend the opening of. the Suez C^nal, in his own name instead of on behalf of the Sublime Porte ; also, charging him with incurring immense expenses in constructing iron clad men-of-war and improved fire arms, and thus causing excessive taxation to fall on the Egyptian people. On the Vizier declaring these acts a violation of his duty as, Governor, of a Province belonging to the' Sultan, it is believed that the Viceroy returned a conciliatory reply, and that several European powers have interfered on his behalf. ( v ■;''.'>:- :">.' London, August 27. The August sales of Australian wool have been very . spirited. Sydney wools fetched three halfpence to twopence per pound advance, and Port Phillip twopence halfpenny advance.