The New Zealand Herald AUCKLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1867. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1126, 24 June 1867, Page 5

The New Zealand Herald

AUCKLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1867. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

SPKCTKMUK AGENDO. " Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice : Take ench man's censure, but reserve thy judgment, Thisatove all,—To thine own self be truo And it cra?>t follow, as the uiqht the day. Tfcon canst net then te false to any man. 1 '

The intelligence received b} - the English mail, which arrived yesterday evening, about Q o'clock, by the s.s. Auckland, is on the whole satisfactory. The Luxembourg treaty Ims been signed, and it may be hoped that the war cloud will again pass over Europe -without bursting. Still we read everywhere of the grer.t armaments and warlike preparations on foot. The situation of Europe is, in fact, a state of armed suspense. ' The menacing attitude of England and Spain has ceased, and the difficulty has been satisfnetorilj r arranged. We hear again of designs by Russia on the Turkish Empire—the sick man " of ISo-i- has not improved iu political health. A Greek Empire under a Russian protectorate is the means by which Russia hopes to obtain access to the East. The order which " reigns at "Warsaw" gloats greedily over the disorder at Damascus. Thus while we hear of great fortresses being dismnntelled, the armories of Em-ope are being stocked with needle guns; Prance Orders 60,000, Prussia is "improving'' her advantage. No continental power is prepared for war, but the reconstruction of Europe is inevitable. The little powers have no brighter destiny than absolute extinguishment. Turning from the survey of the vast preparations of Imperial cut throats to consolidate their respective powers and raise up despotism, cemented by the letting off of free born blood to England—she is neutral and pass ve—a mediatrix: but persuasion is not forcible in the presence of armed or arming hosts. The Reform "Bill of the Derby Ministry is likely to pass. Both sides of the House of Commons are evidently anxious to settle a question which was fast giving rise to class irritation, and any reasonable adjustment were preferable to the continuance of agitation. Mr. Disraeli has mauaged, with great adroitness, to I throw the responsibility of the measure upon the shoulders of Parliament. A curious lawquestion has arisen out of the Reform agitation. It has been contended since the great Chartist meetings of ISIS, that " the people" have a right to assemble in the public parks. The magistrates have decided cases coming before them upon grounds afforded by special circumstances in each case. But the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have now prosecuted the Reform leaders for trespass, and the question is to come before the Queen's Bench. There can be little doubt which way their Lordships' decision will tend. The public domain is held in trust, and the discretion of the trustees cannot be doubted. The rumoured assassination of Dr. Livingstone is contradicted by nevs received from. Bombay. We trust the contradiction may admit of speedy verification. The world can ill afford to lose even one such man as Livingstone. "We learn by the present mail of several strikes." The engineers of the Northeastern and Brighton lines of railway have struck, and the great companies, it would appear, are to be dealt with in succession and defeated in detail. The merits of the question in dispute are not very apparent at this distance. The tailors, both in London and Paris, have also struck. This is the first time we have heard of an international " strike." The Penians are awaiting their trial; some are to be indicted for treasonable practices, others under " The Whiteboy Actßurke and Doran have been sentenced to death. The exodus from Ireland to the United States is said to be still going on at the rate of one thousand per week. There have been some large failures reported. Christopher Newton, Brother, and Company, in the Australian taade, have failed for £-103,320. It is said they lent £100,000 in cash to Messrs. Goodyear and Co., who recently stopped payment, With liabilities to the extent of £202,169 —assets, £60,647. The creditors in the last case have accepted their lot, ss. 6d. in the pound. E. Eobinson and Co have failed for a large amount. Rothery Brothers, Halifax, have failed for £9000. Sebastian Letta, of London, for £30,000. Tlorsfell, Ilebden, of Brodgen, for £20,000. Meir, Brothers, and Co., £58,263 (assets, £19,612). Wilkinson and Co., of Leeds, for £240,000 (assets, £105,000). Money is however cheap. The bank rate of discount is 2-}. "We learn from the American telegrams that Ex-President Jeff Davis has been admitted to bail by the Richmond Court. Consols were 90£ to 90f.