The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1867. ENGLISH MAIL. NEWS TO SEPTEMBER 12.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 252, 26 October 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1867. ENGLISH MAIL. NEWS TO SEPTEMBER 12.

By the Taranaki which arrived from Wellington about half-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, we received the English Mail via Suez, brought to Wellington by the Rangitoto, which left Melbourne at 1.30 p.m. on the 14th. The Bombay, which brought the mail to Melbourne, was two days late in consequence of the steamer Surat, with the Indian and Australian Mails on board, striking on a reef in the Red Sea, 90 miles from Suez, (he mails aud cargo being transhipped to the Nubia. London, August 26. We summarise the following intelligence from the Home News of the above date : — The Queen was in Scotland, in excellent health, and appearing more in public. She has visited Abb«*tsford, and Mr Hope S ott (whose first" wife was the daughter of Lockhart) has been doing the honors of Sir Walter Scott's apartments. Beacon fires have been kindled on all the hills, and the Duke of R >xburghe, the Queen's host, has fairly waked the country up to welcome the Sovereign. From thence the Queen goes on to Balmoral. The Prince aud Princess of Wales are in Germany, and will sojourn for a couple of months at Wiesbaden, in hopes that the health of the Princess may be reestablished. The King of the Greeks has been in England, but has left; he goes to be married at St. Petersburg. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, is agaiu on his way to Australia. We have news of hini at Rio Janeiro, where he was gloriously welcomed, and the last we hear is his signal 'farewell,' as the Galatea steamed away for the Cape. Parliament has been prorogued. The royal Speech, which was delivered by the L« rd Chancellor, contained uothing beyond the usual summary of the work that had been done during the session, except in one instance. It announced that the Emperor of Abyssinia had refused to release his British captives, and that the Queen had addressed to him a peremptory demand for fieir liberation, and had taken measures for supporting that demaud. It was known privately that the Abyssinian expedition had been ordered to be ready, but it was probably news to the public thai the blow was to be at once delivered. Sir Robert. Napier will have the military, and Colonel Mercweiher, C.8., the new Commissioner in Sind, the political control of the expedition, which will doubtless encounter many serious difficulties. The royal asseut was given to the Reform Bill on the loth August, and is now law. It was described in the Queen's speech as 'an extensive and liberal measures,' and a significant hope was expressed that it would be a durable settlement of the question, and that the large number of those who would for the first time be admitted to the franchise would prove themselves worthy of the confidence of Parliament. The Cornmissiouers on Ritualism have not yet given in their report, and it is supposed to have beeD purposely delayed until after the rising of Parliament. Riots between Orangemen and Catholics have taken place - iu Ulster, with some bloodshed. The fast train from Leeds to Birmingham was thrown off the line on August 23, by running over a cow. Many of the passeugers were injured, but not seriously, and no one was killed. Several atrocious murders have been committed iu England. The Trades Unions have passed some strong resolutions at last agafcsfc ,the eawgrindera of Sheffield, for : their. defiant protection of Broadhead, the

murderer, and a meeting in that town has denounced the toleration of such criminals. The only penalty however which the miscreaut is likely to suffer is the refusal of a license for his public-house. There has been a meeting between the Emperors of Austria and of the French at Salzburg, which has attracted the attention of Europe. Emperors do not meet for nothing, nor was Napoleon likely to travel a greater distance from Paris than he has been since his accession, merely to tell Francis Joseph how sorry the former was for the murder .of Maximilian. Tbe story that gained most currency was. that Napoleon and his brother- Emperor sought to organise a South German resistance to Prussia. In the Queen's speech the disturbance of the peace of Europe is referred to as being 'at present' improbable, but it is impossible uot to see that the contingency of war is by no means remote. France is without an ally. Hence she has found it needful to have an army of more thau a million of ra°n. Italy wants Rome, which Fiance guarantees to the Pope. Spain has troops enough to make an army of observation uecessary at tbe foot of tbe Pyrenees. Prussia is hostile. Russia is with Prussia, unless France proves false to tradition aud treaty, and abandons Turkey. England will not go to war, except on a uecessity whicli is not probable. But Austria, though beaten down, has splendid resources, and the Emperor of the French believes that they may be re-developed for military purposes. Italy is not in a happy state, regard her from what point we will. The new kingdom does uot work well between debts, and provincial antipathies, aud the enormous army which nobody likes to retrench, though it is a frightful incumbrance. The revolutionists are watching Rome, and Garibaldi is thought to be meditating a demonstration. And the cholera has broken out fiercely iu Rome and in Naples, and is slaying its thousands and causing tlie most hideous panic. Amongst those who have thus perished are Queen Maria Theresa of Naples, second wife of the late King Ferdinand (and not the brave ex-Queen Amelie Sophie, as reported), and Cardinal Altieri. From America we learn that open war is declared between President Johnson and Mr Stanton, the War Secretary. Mr Johnson wrote to tell the latter that his resignation would be accepted, and Mr Stantou replied that considerations of the public iuterest prevented his resigning. The President, thereupon, being advised that he bad the right to suspend Mr Stanton, did so. It is also said that the uegrophiies are endeavoring to carry the the election of a black Vice-president, Mr Lang ton. Mount Cenis has been successfully crossed by railway trains. The jury empannelled tb try Surratt for complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln have not been able to agree upon a verdict aud have been dismissed. Intelligence received from Mexico announces that the body of the Emperor Maximilian has been given up to Baron Magnus, the Prussian minister in Mexico. It is stated that the application of the commander of the Austrian frigate, sent out for the purpose of receiving the body, should it be given up, was refused. The Sultau arrived at Constantinople on Aug. 7, followed by nearly 60 steamers, which had gone to the entrance of the Bosphorus to meet him. He received a most enthusiastic welcome from his' subjects on his return, which he acknowledged in a letter io the Grand Vizier, iu which he also alludes to the good will and hospitality shown him by the sovereigns aud nations he had just visited. , , The Emperor and. Empress of the French arrived at the Tu i leries ' at ten o'clock on the evening of the 25th August. The Moniteur says they were received at Salzburg with indescribable enthusiasm. The Emperor made pacific speeches iu his progress through France. It is stated as the result of the interview of the Emperors at Salzburg, that a joint note will shortly be despatched by France aud Austria, calling upon Prussia in the most friendly manner, for a settlement of the question of North Schleswig, and that the Emperor ol Austria expressed to the Emperor Napoleon his wish to meet the King of Italy in Paris. Martial law has been proclaimed in Spain, and there have been numerous engagements with the insurgents* . Geaeral . Prim has assumed the direction of the insorreotion, and the : dethronement ol the

■ i Queen is contemplated. It is said^hat desertions were commencing in the Sp^ish army on a large scale. , \ Bavaria and Wurtembu'rg decline to pin the South German Confederation utler the leadership of Austria. Thoy prefe^to remain as indepeudendent States, wth freedom to form what alHances may sens n'eedful to them. ' i . The colonial bishops werearriving rapiiy for the Pan-Anglican Syuod, to be heldat Lambeth Palace in September. . Amongt the latest arrivals were the Bishops bf Perth, Grahamstown, and the Orange Fee State, he TBishops of New Zealand ad Honolulu were expected daily. j The Great Ebor Handicap Stakes at the York August Meeting were wou >y Mr Johustoue's Mandrake (Cameron) bejtiug 14 others. I The St. Leger was won by Achievement. ; It is said that the entertainment to ihe Belgian Volunteers cost Miss Burdjtfc Coutts £5000. 1 The force to be sent to Abyssinia vail comprise two Line Regiments, fourttbn Regiments of Indian infantry and cavaljy, and two Batteries of Ro al Artillery, besides mounted guns. The Viceroy Df Egypt has been requested to provide fife thousand camels for the expedition. The obituary contains the names of tie Duke of Northumberland in his 89ihyea*; the Earl of Mayo; Lord Dunkellin, M.j*. for Gal way, eldest son of the Marquis )f CUmricarde, in his 41st year; Lord Pdwarth, one of the representative peers i>f * Scotlaud; Lady Catherine Long, who died from disease of the heart brought ou by fright caused by a violent thunderstorm; Lady StuartdeDecies; Sir John KaeHeid, Bart., M.P. for Dover; Sir' John M'Taggart, Bart., formerly M.P. for the Wigton Boroughs; Mr William Crawshay, the well-known ironmaster of MerthyrTydvil ; Mrs Austin, the authoress, widow of the late Professor Austiu ; and Professor Faraday, the celebrated chemist. The wool sales were progressing favorably at the latest dates.