ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS VIA SUEZ.

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 114, 25 April 1868, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NEWS VIA SUEZ.

[The following was published as an Extra on Wednesday last ]

NEWS TO THE 14th MARCH. (From the Kelson Examiner Extra.) Bluff Habboue, April 20 th, 11'35 a.m. The Rangitoto received the English mails on board at seven a.m. on the loth instant, and left Williamstown at eleven a.m., arriving here at 10 - 20 this morning. The Geelong arrived at King George’s Sound at noon on the 6th instant, and sailed at three o’clock the next morning. Adelaide, Monday, April 13. The Alexandra, Captain Brown, arrived off Glenelg at one o’clock, after a run ofj ninety hours from King George’s Sound; she experienced strong south winds and a heavy sea on her outward passage, which occupied 100 hours. The Bombay, Capt. Burn, left Galle at a quarter to two, on the afternoon of the 25th March; she experienced strong south-east trade winds and arrived at the Sound at three o’clock in the afternoon on the 9th instant, and was es* pected to leave at midnight. Commander Goss, Admiralty Agent, i< in charge of the mails; Mr. Bay ley, purser The English mails for Australia lay thre< days at Galle, waiting the Bombay, whicl left two days after arrival, GENERAL SUMMARY. London, Feb. 20. The Queen is at Osborne’ and quite well She will hold three drawing-rooms soon. The Prince and Princess of Wales an* their children have arrived at Marlborougi House. The Princess derived great bench from her visit to Sandringham. , The Princess Royal (Crown Rrinbesa o Prussia) has had another son. Prince Leopold has been dangerously it and it was thought at one time that hi recovery was hopeless. Fem inism is dying out. There have bee a few more riots at Cork. Mackuy, a note Fenian, resisted the police and shot a coi stable, who has since died. The polic charged with fixed bayonets, and injurs

several of the rioters. Mackay was secured and is to be tried for murder ; ho has since been identified as the leader of the attack on the martello tower.

The Clerkenwell prisoners have been committed. Mullany gave damning evidence as approver. Great anxiety is felt as to the non-arrival of.the Somersetshire; she is eighty-three days out. Insurances have been effected at thirty guineas per cent. [lt will be seen by our latest telegrams that the Somersetshire has arrived safely.] "Money is a shade firmer; discount is 1§ to l£ Trade is brisker. Australian securities are remarkably firm, in some instances an advance has been obtained. The Australian United Goldmining Company will float successfully. The Treasury Commissioners have given a certificate to bring the Bank of South Australia into immediate operation. The creditors of Overend, Gurney, and Co. have been offered the payment of the balance of their claims by three and six months’ instalments; the majority have assented to the proposal. H. Smith, Darry, and Co., East India and Colonial merchants, have suspended payment. The English and Australian Copper Company have declared a dividend of Is. Two editors of the Irishman, and Sullivan of the Weekly News , have been convicted of publishing seditious libels. The brmer have been sentenced to twelve, and he latter to six months imprisonment, loth are to find security in £IOOO. THe Australian Agricultural Company lave issued a report to the effect that the ash in the bank amounts to £1,384. A ividend of 7s 6d. is recommended.

Colonial wool has been sold privately at igher prices. An advance is expected at he public sales. The arrivals of wool were—from Victoria 9,663 bales, Sydne3 r , 12,241, Adelaide, 9,019, total, with other supplies 113,364. Business." bas shown increased activity, lape and Australian wools are enquired Ir, and sold privately at higher rates, lenerally, the purchasers disinclined to ty more than current rates. Prices are rpected to keep firm through the ensuing lies; perhaps an advance may be obtained It favourite qualities of Australian. Tal|w,' 435. 9d. ; beer, same ; leather, firm I late rates ; salted hides have advanced le penny. I « I LATEST TELEGRAMS. I Loxdox, March 14. ■Ho fresh Eenian disturbances have taken lice, and the troubles are considered to be Inpletely over. ■The Prince of "Wales will visit Ireland at Bstcr, for the investiture of the Order of ■ Patrick. ■The American House of Representatives B adopted articles for the impeachment ■the President, who was summoned to Bear before the Senate on the 13th of ■rch. ■)r.. Herman M‘Leod has been obliged to Kre India on account of ill health.

'he first weekly mail from England to ibay left on the 7th March, i Fine Arts Exhibition has been opened Bombay, and visited by 1000 [? 100,000] 3ons iUU<i • m official notification has been made ; the Bombay postage would be increased r the 13th of March, to six annas the ■■-ounce via Southampton, and eight s eight pice via Marseilles, ip Indian Chamber of Commerce are taxing a protest against the increased al rates. he wool sales has commenced. An adre.' of a penny per pound has been ined. ' iihce Napoleon is at Berlin, lie Bank of Australia declares a dividend n per cent. r rrived. Agnes Eose, Strathnaver, uander, Somersetshire, Sarah Grace, White Star. j ■ *; - ABYSSINIA. Abyssinia vigorous preparations were ; made for a rapid advance. Sir Eobert er reached Antilo, on March 2. Theo!;fit was believed, had relinquished bis tion of going to Magdara. lie is now tied, in the fortification of Dulantu, b 4 ." lSTapier will probably meet him at quarters. The captives had been | with greater consideration, but guards were strengthened, _ from one of the enpreached the King’s camp, it was’ thought, injure the prisoners, iier has sent an envoy to Wagshum fie, a'chief of some importance. y 92nd Highlanders had arrived at ay. eiity additional vessels had been charter Abyssinia. The Government has

now discontinued taking up tonnage. The monthly expenditure of the expedition was £400,000. The latest news from the expedition which had reached Goona, states that six companies (regiments ?) were about to advance.

A firm footing had been gained in the Highlands, and the general condition of affairs had improved. Passes had been found available for wheel carriages. The natives were bringing in grass freely; finding themselves well paid, they had become very eager to serve the army. A fine spring had been tapped at Zacoola.