IMPORTANT ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 603, 24 September 1853, Page 5

IMPORTANT ENGLISH NEWS.

[From th» Sydney Empirt, August 29.}

The A.R.M. Cos. steam-ship Victoria, from London June 19th, arrived in harbour last night, having called at Adelaide and Melbourne.

Her Majesty and the Court had returned to London, and promised festivities were commenced. On the 15th June the Queen held a Drawing-room, and on the evening of the same day gave a State Ball, which was numerously and brilliantly attended, the invitations amounting to about 1,900, including tbe Royal Family, Foreign Ambassadors, tfie Cabinet Ministers, &c. Her Majesty was expected to visit Ireland in the course of the current month (June). The emigration to Australia still continues as brisk as ever, and the price of the passage is kept up by the scarcity of shipping.

There was a depression in the Money Market for some days, in consequence of the apprehensions entertained of a war between Turkey and Russia, and its consequences to the general peace of Europe.

In the division the Ballot in the House of Commons a night or two since, there were, ayes, 172; noes, 232; leaving only a majority against it of 60. Several members of the Government voted for the Ballot.

The numbers who bad attended the Dublin Exhibition, up to the middle of June, were from eight to ten thousand per day.

Archbishop M'Hale was reported to have been dangerously il.

Sir Charles Wood had introduced a Bill for the future government of India. It was not likely to pass, as a strong party of liberal members were opposed to legislation without further enquiry, and an amendment to this effect, of which notice was given by Lord Stanley, was expected to be carried.

The Income Tax Bill was read a third time on the 6th June, after a division— for, 189 ; against, 55. A cluse moved by Sir E. Kelly, 'to reduce the tax on smaller incomes, up to £300 a- year, was negatived.

The Lord Mayor of London hat invited the masters and mistresses of schools from all quarters to a banquet at the Mansion House. They will have an interview with the commissioners on the means of improving education, Grisi and Mario, the celebrated vocalists, had signed an engagement to go to America in the autumn, for five months. For the trip they were to receive £17,000, and all their expenses. We find contradictory reports on the subject of emigration to these oolonies. Accounts from Liverpool state, that whilst emigration continues as rapid as ever to America, there has been a decided falling off in tb» Australian trade. Oa tho other

hand we find it announced in one state" meat, that every vessel capable of making the voyage was laid on for the gold regions, and the number of emigrants for Australia, from the end of March to the end of April, is estimated at 22,800.

In both houses of Parliament Ministers were again questioned on the affairs of Turkey, and again they declined to give definite information.

Lord John Russell, in speaking on matters connected with the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, made some strictures which were considered offensive by some Irish members. Amongst other things he said :—": — " That if the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland had increased powers given to them — that if they, as ecclesiastics, could exercise greater control and a greater political influence than they now exercise, that power and that influence would not be exercised in accordance with the general freedom which prevails in this country (cheers), but that neither in respect to political circumstances nor in respect to political subjects, would they favour that general freedom of discussion, that energy and that activity of the human mind which belongs to the spirit of the constitution." (Hear, hear.) Mussrs. JKeogh and Sadlier, the former Solicitor General for Ireland, and the latter one of the Secretaries of the Treasury, threatened to resign their connection with Government, in consequence of these remarks, but, it appears, suffered themselves afterwards to be easily prevailed upon not to do so.

The Australian Agricultural Company have sent out 70 Welsh miners to their coal fields at Port Stephens. They are accompanied by two superintendents. The Poor Law Commissioners have ascertained, by actual and systematic investigation, carried on in the beggars' lodging houses throughout the country, that 97 out of every 100 beggars are drunkards, thieves, and imposters. The Rev. Mr. Percival, one of the Queen's Chaplains, committed suicide by taking poison, whilst under the influence of temporary insanity.

On the second day of the Epsom Races, the Derby Stakes were won by Mr. Rowe's West Australian.

Upwards of 3,500 cotton porters, and 5,000 dockyard labourers, have struck for an advance of wages in Liverpool, and there is but one ship in the port at work. Tire men get 3s, 6d. a day, and demand 4s. They returned to their work. The Liverpool letter-carriers, who, with equal work, get ss. or 10s. a week less than the London letter-carriers, have alscethreatened to strike. The men employed in the factories of Stockton struck for an advance of wages.

Maurice O'Connell, Esq., M. P., eldest son of the late Daniel O'Connell, died in the beginning of June last. Alderman Harmer was also dead.

A highly interesting project has been brought forward by Sir Roderick Murchison, at the Royal Geographical Society. Sir Roderick was the eminent geologist who years since asserted the existence of gold in Australia, and he now proposes a new exploring expedition .through the interior of that country, to proceed from Perth to -Shark Bay, and thence take the course of the Gascoyne River. The supposed Central Plateau would be examined, a descent would then be made down the northern shores to the Fitzroy River, and at Cambridge Gulf a vessel would be met with provisions. Mules and camels are proposed to be employed in this expedition. Mr. Nang, a Hungarian, is to be the leader of it.

The rumours of the intention of the French Government to call out 100,000 men, and to reinforce the navy by 12,000 to 15,000 seamen, are again revived. Admiral Baudin is spoken oF as likely to take the command of the French fleet at the Dardanelles. The arrests in Paris have continued, and amount to several hundred persons. This time a real conspiracy is said to have been discovered, in which many of the pardoned exiles were implicated.

A telegraphic despatch from Milan announces that symptoms of a fresh insurrection existed, and that numerous arrests were effected ; in consequence of which a concentration of the Austrian troops near the Swiss frontier bad taken place. A Paris correspondent of the Times says : — M I am given to understand that at, an interview between the Emperor of the French and the Russian ambassador, the Emperor declared that his most earnest desire was to maintain the peace pf Europe, and that he had let no opportunity pass for giving proofs that such was his desire : but he added, that he should not hesitate to change kis policy should Russia advance pretensions \rhich were contrary to the inierests of France and of the East.