LATEST ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 228, 18 July 1846, Page 78

LATEST ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.

[From the Australian, June 25.]

The late English papers bring us nothing very new. They only report progress in. intelligence previously received. The Com Laws were considered settled on the newtariff proposed by Sir Robert Peel; for unless the latter take a new view of the subject — which, after the research and consideration, the deep research, displayed in his speeches on moving to go into committee on the new Corn Law Bill, is most unlikely — all the Free-traders, on both sides the house, are prepared to support him. If the Protectionists were to move, as an amendment, that the duty be reduced at once to a shilling a quarter, the Freetraders would scarcely support it. They would consider it a ruse to break the ranks of Sir Robert's supporters and sow discord among them.

Sir Robert Peel has expressed his deter mination to retire from public life shouk his bill for the partial repeal of the Con Laws not pass in the Commons by a sweepi ing majority, and in the Lords to his entin satisfaction. Its reception in the Uppe: House was considered not quite safe.

The new Governor is to proceed to th( colony in the Carysfort, man-of-war. W< stated lately the probability of a new penal settlement being formed northward of th Northern Province or District of New Sout' Wales. The new Governor is gazetted a Governor and Commander-in-Chief c " Northern Australia." This certainl; means Port Essington, and almost a certainly some new settlement betwee: Sydney and that tropical little colon\ The discoveries of Dr. Leichhardt caus us to hope the new penal settlement wi be established at Halifax Bay, as a hall way house from Moreton Bay to the Gu of Carpentaria.

News of the new Indian war, and of th first victories, had reached England. The were received quite calmly, as matters ex pected ; and the Punjaub is already counte on as part of our Indian possessions.

Notwithstanding that trade in London, and elsewhere was impeded by the twelve millions or more locked up in the iron chest of the Attorney-General (the amount of railway deposits), we cannot learn that the Government were in haste to allow the latter to lend it out on interest. We surmise that the wisest financial heads in the nation are of opinion that of two evils, t o continue to cramp trade by keeping this immense sum out of use or circulation, will be less than that of lending it out, or inves ting it in Government securities, where a great part of it might perhaps get into tl c hands of the proprietors of railways, of whit h there are (good and doubtful) too mary already ; that is to say, too many to go c n all at the same time, the price of iron at d labour being considered. Not soinlrelan 1. The Government encourage Irish railroad s, so far at least as a rigid prudence will allow. Hence, they are taken charge of by the House of Lords, whose hands are not tied, as those of the Commons committees are, by some restrictions.

Ministers have declared that the Government is fully prepared with measures to meet the coming famine in Ireland : which means, that the aged and impotent will be fed at the poor-houses, while work will be given to the able-bodied by the erection of public works. These latter are not to be great works, but very numerous works on a small scale, such as courthouses, schools, turnpikes, draining land, &c, and are to be extended throughout every county where famine shall be found to threaten the unfortunate inhabitants. What will the Reporters now think of " ihe bloody Saxon ?" God has afflicted the Ir sh nation with famine, consequently, has at Ihe same moment called on the British peo lie to help their fellow-countrymen. The nation that gave twenty millions to rede sin the Africans from bondage, is responding to the awful mandate. The British peopleare

a consistent people. What they have done they will continue to do. They are a people even more devoted to precedent and example, than to the deductions of reason, if the latter be novel. We think it possible, that; if the relief to Ireland in works and alms be but commensurate with its necessities, Repeal will dwindle away, and Mr. O'Connell will accept the Ermine and die on the bench. He has been very useful as an Agitator. We think too his motives good. But we should now like to see him at the head of his profession once more, and peaceable. There is a time for all things. A silver medal was being prepared for presentation to the officers and soldiers, who were present at the battle in China. The intrinsic value of the momento will be about ss. 6d., its diameter 1* inch. Eighteen thousand were to be struck off.

Miss Burdett Coutts had presented £30,000 to the Church of England, through the Bishop of London, for the purpose of erecting a new church at Westminster.

Tallow. — Three hundred and eight casks of New South Wales tallow were sold on the 12th February, realizing, for fine hard, 425. 6d. to 435. 6d. ; good, 41s. 6d. to 425. ; middling, 395. 6d. to 405., and for low, 3(>s. sc. to 38s.

Wool. — The prices current for wool in London on the 13th February, were : — For combing, Is. 6d. to 2s. 4d. ; clothing, Is. 6d. to 2s. 9d. ; lambs, Is. 4d. to 2s. s*d. ; Jocks and pieces, Is. to Is. Bd, ; grease, Bd. to Is. 2d ; skin and slipe, Is. 2d. to Is. lOd.