ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'AUCKLAND,' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1074, 24 April 1867, Page 5

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'AUCKLAND,' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL.

4> NEWS TO MARCH 11. Bur the s.s. Auckland, which arrived in hux- . yesterday evening, we have received the following European news. Passengers. — Saloon, Mr. M. Cohen, Mr. J. Sauerbier, Mr. R. Hobbs, Mrs. Aiuslie, Lizzo Aiuslie, Sarah Aiuslie, James Aiuslie, M!rs. hit son, M!iss "Whitson, IMiss \ V Mrs. \Y oi'sp, Miss Aj'res. Second cabin— Mr. S. C'ouway, S. P. Conway, S. McPher«on, Mr. King, Mr. McCounick,. Mr. McCarthy. fFvom the hyl/an Jforniiig ITcraM's Jving Gcotg£s Hound Tclcgraphie Oorresjpondcnt.J Adelaide, Saturday, 9 a.m. The Alexandra, Captain Brown, arrived ofl'tlie pier, at Glenelg, at 10 30 p.m.. last night, 109 hours from the Sound, the downward passage occupied OS hours, The mail steamer Bombay, Captain Burne, arrived at the Sound, at 6 p.m. ou the Bth. April, she left Galle on the 23rd March at G p.m. The weather from Galle to the Sound was unfavorable, there being a continuance of heavy -weather and heavy sea. The Bombay was to leave the Sound at 5 p.rn on the Bth. Captain Goss is Naval Agent. Mr. Bailey, purser. passengers. Foe Sydney.—Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Keele, Messrs. Chapman, G. Towell, M. Geirard, Captain Hart, child and servant, A. Campbell, D. Rennie, Rev. Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Finnessy. Foe Melbouene.—Mr. and Mrs. Elworthy, Miss Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Leggett and infant. Lieutenant Radclifle, Mrs. RadcliiTe and3children, Messrs. J. Williamson, J. Bright, .J. Warr, U. J. Blossom, T. R. Osser, E. J. Grant,. J. S. Hunter, TV. and T. He Soulf, Jolinson, Cavanagli, and Appleby. Foe Adelaide—-Mrs. Lyell and child, Messrs'. Fowler, Booth, Bhera, and. Martin. Latest price of consols, 90-J to 91, both for money and the account; discount 2J to 2£. The best bills are a shade lower. The demand for money is moderate. Wool sales are dull, at a decline of lid. on. Port Philip sorts, as was predicted by traders ; Sydney and Cape sorts are about late rates. Tallow Is to Is 3d per cwt. lower. Oil—Small sales of Sydney cocoanut said at '16s. LATEST TELEGRAMS. (From 2Gch February to 11th March.) The Government has withdrawn the Reform resolution, and will introduce a Reform Bill on the "28th March. A ministerial crisis occurred on the Bth. March, the majority of the Cabinet insisting on. a large extension of the suSrage. The Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Cranbourne, and General Peel then resigned. The vacancies in the Ministry were provided for on 9th. March, the Earl of Marlborough, becoming President of the Council, the Duke of Buckingham Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir J. Pakington, Secretary for War; Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary for India ; the Bight Hon. T. Carry, First Lord of the Admiralty; and Mr. S. Case, President .of the Board o£ Trade. The Duke of Richmond refused the office as Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Derby Government has announced its intention to stand or fall by the Reform Bill which is to be introduced on the 18th of March. It was proposed in the House of Commors on employ the native Indian army in the British colonies and military dependencies. A select committee appointed by the Government proposes four new standards for the franchise. Ist, the educational; 2nd, possession or £'30 in the Savings' Bank ; 3rd, ownership of £50, funded property ; 4th, payment of 205., direct taxation. The' Borough franchise is to be rcduced to £6, and that for the country to £20 rating. The total new votes is estimated to be about 416,500, Totness, Yarmouth, Lancaster, and Reigate will be disfranchised for bribery and corruption, and all boroughs with a population uuder 7000. Thirty seats were disposable, and of these fourteen will be givenjto new boroughs; fifteen to counties, and one seat to the London University. Intelligence has been received of the murder of Dr. Livingstone. The latest news states that the Fenians are now threatening Tipperary; a severe conflict with the Royal troops took place at Clonmel the large towns arc quiet, and reinforements and gun-boats have bocn sent from England. It is proposed to form armies of reserve and increase the voluute.es' pay by 2d. per day. In a Fenian movement near Dublin several hundred rebels took part, shots were exchanged, and the royal troops pursued and arrested 90 of the Fenians and made a large seizure of arms. The Liverpool Gr. nd Steeple-chase was won. by Columbia. Advices from New York of March 3rd, state that the fourth Congress had passed a bill for military Government in the South over the veto of President Johnson, and a tax of 2J- cents Oil cotton, The Senate rejected the bill proposed by the House of Representatives for the issue of an additional hundred million of greenbacks. The bill for tlie re-organisation of the French army has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. It is extremely unpopular in France. GENERAL SUMMARY, London, February 26. The Australian December mails were delivered in London on the 11th and 16th Eebruary. The Queen's health has much improved. She is residing at Windsor Castle, and will hold five Courts there during the ensuing, season. - _, _ .. , The. Princess of Wales was safely delivered on February 20th of a princess. r Mr. Bennett, the owner of the yacht Henrietta, presented her to Prince Alfred, who gracefully declined the offer. An appeal to the House of Lords has_ been lodged on behalf of Mrs. Rives, who claims to be Princess Olive of Cambridge. V ' ; '' The Lord Justice and Sir Hugh Cairns have been raised to the peerage, •' Great Reform mass meetings continue, but no disturbanc s have taken place. T The Habeas Corpus Act has been further suspended in Ireland. The federation of the North American colonies is considered highly important. A plan has been proposed by the Governor, who was appointed by the Crown to represent the Imperial Executive. The General Parliament consisting of Upper and Lower Houses to legislate i for the United Provinces, and also the formation. of local parliaments. / I A Fenian raid on Chester of Goo'men was frustrated by the activity of the authorities.

"Volunteers were sworn in as well as special constables. The Fenian raicl on Kerry County ended in the defeat ot' the former. Several other risings were promptly suppressed. The Bishops and Clergy of the Eoman Catholic Ckimli condemn Fenianism, and denounce the leaders. INine Fenians have been sentenced Tariously from seven to fifteen years' penal serTitude. Freenlauds, manager of the Leeds Hank, has been sentenced to lil'teen months' imprisoment with hard labour. Holdswortli and Berwick, two brokers charged with scuttling the ship Severn, to defraud the insurance oliices, have been sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. Fearful distress continues in the Kast of London. £13,000 was collected, and it was all spent for relief. It is announced that the Birmingham Bank can pay 20s in the pound. The crew of the steamship Tornado have been liberated by the Spanish Government. Charles Lever the novelist lias been appointed British consul at Trieste. Bishops Milman of Calcutta, Alford of Hongkong, and Sawyer of Grafton and Armidale have been consecrated. The Eyre prosecutions had commenced. A match has been made between Goss and -Baldwin for the championship of the ring, and between Kelly and Chambers for the championship of the Thames and Tyne. In both case the stakes are large. OBITUARY. Colonel Stephncy, Cour.tfss of Devon, Dowager Countess of Jersey. Countess Alayo, Sir John Shelley, Bart., Lady Castlemaine, .Karl of Calcerdown, Lord Grey. General -Maxwell, Dr. Sutherland, F.R.S., Henry Crabb .Robinson, aged 1)2; Air. William Dargan, Lord Feversham, Sir William Alilner, Colonel St. John Neale, Sir Arthur Alaguis, G.C.8., Lord Barrington, Viscountess Strethallen, Farl Brownlow.