The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDESDAY, JULY 25,1866. ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 121, 25 July 1866, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDESDAY, JULY 25,1866. ENGLISH NEWS.

The Government have been compelled to adopt the redistribution scheme in reference to the Reform Bill. "Cy taking away one member from small boroughs whioh now elect two, ond by grouping other boroughs iu pairs or ihrees, the Government obtain 49 seats to dispose of. They purpose to allot these as follows : — To the English counties 26, to four large provincial towns 4, to the University of London 1, to the Tower Hamlets new district 2, to Chelsea and Kensington 2, and 7 among the same number of large but secoud or third rate towns. The remaining 7 are going to Scotland. Tliis makes up the 49. The 28 th May was to witness the resumption ofthe contest. Prussia, Austria, aud Italy {ill armed to the teeth, are glaring at each other, but uobody seems to like to strike the first blow. England, France, aud Russia have proposed a congress, but it is difficult to see how a congress cau do any thiug effectual. In the House of Lords, Lord Clarendon staLed that England would take no part directly or indirectly, in the quarrel between Austria, Prussia, and Italy. Although both parties professed to have no intention t'o attack the other, the close position of the. armies rendered a collision inevitable, ' Europe was threatened with a war which was without justification. The' powers concerned were not very anxious to accept the good offices of Great Britain. Lord Stratford de Ratcliffe expressed regret that England' was doomed to inaction in a crisis so momentous. It has been observed that no cougress.bas ever effected any thiug except those which have been convened after great wars,, and then.. the issues have been dictated by. the course of victory,. . There can be no doubt tha,t Italy, Prussia, and Austria are. urging on ti-fir preparations with all possible expedition, and it is believed that Austria refuses to discuss Venetia, so that the very objects congress is

supposed to be convened for the purpose of settling, nre determined beforehand by the principals themselves. . The policy of non-intervention on the part of England, is strongly- enforced by the most influential portion of the English press. It is satisfactory to know that a good understanding prevails between the Cabinet of England and France. If (he Tories had been in office when Austria and Prussia set oufc upon that unholy warfare against the King of Denmark, over the spoils of which they are going to fight, the country would have now been lamenting some tremendous amount of taxation rendered necessary by war ; for the appearance of Great Britain in arms would have led to a general warfare. It would be a sad day fov England if such men were to obtain power and give effect to their desires. An influential journal remarks: — Let us keep out of bad company. The despots who are quarrelling have no money ; their treasuries areas low as their morals ; and as evil communications corrupt good manners, we should suffer both in character and pocket by taking a part in tho pay. Let them tight if they please; there will be customers for England on both sides, aucl whom we ehall always be pleased to see. Entrlish policy is trade, and we ai*e not to be provoked to fight by auy such causes as those out of wliich Prussia, Austrin, and Italy are lettiug loose the dogs of war. A bill had been introduced which proposes to amend the relations of landlord and tenant in Ireland. The Punishment of Death Bill seems likely to find acceptance. Crimes of murder are to be divided into two degrees, and death awai'ded for the heavier class only. Executions nre to be comparatively private. The new Parliament, throw out the bill permitting marriage with a deceased wife's sister, Mr. Gladstone had little moi'e than a million to dispose of, so he takes 01. the remaining timber duties, equalises the duties on wines imported in bottle with the duties on tliose imported in wood, removes the pepper duty, lightens the tax on omnibuses, and assigns a sum towards paying off the national debt by the smallest, instal men !s.

THE IMPENDING WAR.

Ifc is said that Austria might, in case of urgent need, by straining eveiy nerve, put into the field above a million of troops. There are 35,000 Venetians in the Austrian army, and the defence of Venetia requires 200,000 men. By raising volunteers, .and hy calling out tho more valid portion of the Landsturm, the grand total of the Prussian forces might be swelled to a million of men. The middle aud smaller states ofthe German Confederation may put iuto the field about .-550,000, aud in case of urgent need, 200,000 more. The army of Italy on a war footing, may be raised to the total strength of 700.000 men, exclusive of a corps of 14,000 custom house officers trained to military service.

JAMAICA

Since the departure of the Commissioners Sir I-I. Storcks has been busily engaged in putting matters straight. He had addressed the custodes of the different parishes, urg-ng upon the magistrates the necessity of being more attentive to their duties. Col. Hobbs, who was one of the commanders engaged in suppressing the outbreak, committed suicide on board the Tyue, intercolonial packet, ou the voyage between Kingston and St. Thomas. The excitement of the insurrection and the Government inquiry, it is said, destroyed his reason.

AMERICA.

The Philadelphia correspondent of the Times, May 4th, • states : — The bottom has beeu knocked out of the Feuian movement by the decisive measures of General Meade at Eastport. This breaking up of the expedition has iu turu, broken up the entire O'Mahoney branch. In New York a -.convention of the circles was called, who deposed O'Mahoney after a stormy session, and took possession ot the Union Square Mansion. The Feniau prisoners at Cornwall, Canada, have been committed for trial. . .

FRANCE

The Emperor delivered a speech at Auxerre. A French paper commenting ou.it states : — We are profoundly devoted to tlie cause of peace, but under existing eircuru-

stances, our first duty is to tell the truth to our readeas, and we are constrained to say thafc after the Emperor's speech, we no longer believe in peace. It has been calculated that the speech caused on May 14th a loss ou the Bourse of Paris of 700,000,000 francs.

PRUSSIA.

In Berlin an attempt upon the life of Count von Bismark was made, on the evening of May 7th, the intended assassin was the son of Mrs. Karl Blind, wife of a political refugee in London.

RUSSIA.

The marshals and deputies of the Sfc. Petersburg nobles have resolved to present Ossip Ivanowitch Komissarof, the peasant who saved the Emperor's life, with a holy image, and to open for him a subscription, to which all the nobility are invited to subscribe.