LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1838, 4 December 1869, Page 6

LATER EUROPEAN NE WS.

(RKUTER'S AUSTHAMAX Exi'KKSS). Loxdox, October 22. A large Fenian demonstration occurred in London at the funeral of Martin, who was accidentally killed. The Empcvor Napoleon has accepted the imitation of the Czar to visit Russia in 1870. Serious disturbances have occurred in the Persian Gulf, where the Arabs fired upon the British gun-boat Clyde, near Muscat. The Daphne has proceeded thither to punish the offenders. The consequences of conducting war under a divided authority are forcibly pointed out in Lord Granville's despatch by the mail to the Governor of New Zealand. November 2. A difficulty has occurred between Spain and the United States, the latter offering to mediate between the Government and the insurgents in Cuba. Spain indignantly repudiates American interference. In France, the delay in the convocation of the Legislative Chamber, which is not to meet till November 29, has caused great dissatisfaction among the people. The Empress,

however, has left for Constantinople and Italy, the Prince Imperial remainino- with hii father in Paris. ° The Prussian Chambers -were opened by the King in person in a pacific speech. The medals for the Abyssinian campaign a ™ ° ei "S struck at the Royal Mint. lhe Court of Chancery is hearing a petition lor winding up the European Assurance ComOctober 13 ent been P 33t P oned unt » Cana<J,a u n Ein " aud A Mounted Rifles are to be disbanded quotes S t afc C I3H, teleSram *» *«" Tork The obituary for the month includes the names of the Earl of Kingston, Sir W C Anstruther, Lord Mackenzie, and Lord Crm " ston. ■ MISCELLANEOUS. Commodore Rowley Lambert, siys th e Broad Arrow, is likely to be succeeded as Commander-in-Chief in Australia, by Captain. E. W. Vansitlart, C.8., who will no"doubt be the recipient of one of the Captains' Good Service; Pensions now placed at Mr. Childers' disposal. The CniCKETiyG Team: for Australia. The hitch between English cricketers and the agent employed to engage them for a trip to Australia is likely to be adjuster!, and the following professionals will form the "eleven"- - J. C. Shaw, A. Shaw. J. Oseroft, P. Willshcr, Marten, Jupp, Pooley, Humphrey, Griffiths, and Southeifcoa. Ilie voyage will be made early in October. Failure ov Australian Meat Aoknts. Messrs. John MeCall and Co., preserved provision merchants, have stopped payment. Their liabilities are estimated at about £50,000, but no information has yet transpired with regard to the probable result of the liquidation. It is presumed that loses have been made upon Australian meat, of which the firm ■were large importers, as well as in connection with the " People's Market" i u the Whitechapel Road, which was established by the partners, but closed some time a<*o." The books have been placed iu the hands of Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co., the accountants. A Prophetic Brsuop.—On September 24. the new Bishop of Auckland, the Rev. W. &. Cowie, late rector of St. Mary's, Stafford, wza presented with a testimonial, value £60. by his lato parishioners. The bishop, in accepting the gift, said that in New Zealand the Church was entirely disconnected with the State. He couLl not say he regretted this, and if he lived ten years, no doubt he should see the same thing in England. He did hoc wish to see the day hurried when that disconnection -would, take place, but it would b* the Scare that would lose by the severance of the union, and not the Church, which would still be maintained by Christ, its Master. They might, therefore, look forward to the disestablishment of the English Church without any dismay, so long as the Church was true to itself. — European Mail. Mr. J. B. Smales, M.A., died at Whitby, on September 16, of a long-impending consumption. Deceased, -who was born in NewZealand, wns the son of a Wesleyan minister, and during his early University career, wa« looked upon as a probable Senior Wran<d-n-, but, owing to bis failing health, he was obliged to abandon reading for honours. He ■was on the point of being elected Fellow of his college at the time of his death.— Enropcan Mail. Colonel "Wares.—The Army and Ifsvy Gazette, states that amongst other militarr men who have lately the continental camps and exercises was the above-named, officer, who commanded the " Die-hards" in New Zealand, and who will, doubtless, like Colonel Shute, Colonel Conolly, and others, give a report on what he saw to the authorities.—European Mail. Bishop Selwxn's indisposition has been so severe that his Michaelmas ordination was . held in. Lichfield Cathedral, by the Bishop of Wellington. Late reports state that the Bishop is improving in health.— European Mail. gTHE LOYALTY OF THE COLONIES. The Times regards " the practice of despatching the junior members of the Royal Family on roving embassies, with no instructions except to cultivate loyalty and kindliness throughout the vast circle of the British dominions, as a happy discovery of the present reign. Its advantages are obvious, and the chances of failure of these missions ought not to be very numerous. All that is expected of such representatives of the Queen and the British nation is, that they should fairly represent the rank and life in which they have moved—that they should aet, that is, as the first of English gentlemen. No difficult diplomatic problems have to be solved by them, and if their lives appear to accord with their high fortunes, they have done all that is required of them. Whatever corner of the globe they visit, the one desire of the whole population is to treat them so that they may carry away with them pleasant recollections, and their part is to suffer themselves to bo amused." THE MOTHER COUNTRY AND HER COLONISTS. The Spectator remarks that if the Bris.ish taxpayer does not like his colonies nothing is easier t l, ;in to cast them olf, He need no more have the expense of colonies than h<? need have the expense of ■■< throne, if lie does not choose to afford it. But in fact he dr.es like the dignity both of a throne and of a. great empire. He sees, in his dull way, ifc« advantages of the constant stream of emigration which enriches Englaud and the colonics at once- Ho is aware that the existance of a real Imperial tie is a necessary condition of much of that emigration, and a vast addition . to the political influence of England. He suspects pretty shrewdly that, as a mere pecuniary bargain, England gains a great deal morn than she loses by her colonial empire, even ♦-.hough s!>e has to put her hand in her pock'-L ofteiier than she likes 1o help colonial misfortune. But the British taxpayer would be glad to have all this advantage and not pav its needful price, and so is on the high roa-l to paying a great deal mo e than the needful price, by rendering the connection hateful, even while he grudgingly doles out. what would be, if cordially giveii, enough to render it cordial. It seems to be the fate of Great. Britain to sow "sentimental grievances'' broadcast amongst her dependencies ; to treat; them flippantly, as if tlieiv were no grievance.,; to payjclear for them :"i>nd never to recover cither the lost money, or the ir.ovn irretrievably lost regard and atlcetion. The Stainhrd warns u.-— : ' Impatient as the British publu-habitually is of olonial questions, it must now be prepared to face that most important |of all co'onial questions— are the colonies to remain a portion of the Empire or not ? The Ministry of Mr, Gladstone have apparently made up their minds to answer in the negative. Is it true that the great majority of Englishmen are agreed to accept this decision—to cut off their outlying limbs, one after the other—to adopt as the highest wisdom that which may be called the crustacean policy, which consist- in letting your members fall off lest they should b« violently captured ? If the clonics ar.' not our children, thev must cither be allies or rivals. We shall not put the (not impossible) hypothesis that at some future day they maybe our enemies. Is it not, t hen, worth while to cultivate the colonies, if only as allies? But are we going therigh nay to keep them friendly in the future by our manner ..f treating them now? Even if we should prefer to cast them oil'as children (for which we hold that there is not the slightest, rea-on) it is still our duty surely t > let the sep.ir.lion take place in such rc way as not to leave behind it a feeling of bad blood. What our Liberal statesmen seem to be utterly unable to understand is, that there arc two -ways of turning colonics into eueiuie-i : one by fovcing them to

remain in Subjection as children after they had arrived at their full stature, which was Lord North's plan ; and the other, which is not less efi"ica"ious, of turning them off abruptly while si ill children, which is Lord Granville's method." The Tela/raph says :—" Why should there not be here, in the metropolis of the Empire, .1 consultative assembly of Colonial Notables ? They might be freely chosen, in numbers proportioned to the population of the colony, rather than its wealth ; they might, possiblv, form one section of the Privy Council—a position which the colonists would assuredly not dislike .- and they might be in constant and intimate relations with our own Colonial Secretary. The amount to be borne by local resources for the sake of local defence and many similar points, which will steadily increase both in number and importance, could be best discussed and determined by such a Colonial Council ; the Koine Ministry would have the inestimable advantage of trustworthy and authoritative information ; and if such'a body existed, no hv g time wonld elapse before Parliament would decline to pass measures bearing on colonial interests that had not, been submitted to the Council. Years ago, the scheme might have been rendered impracticable by considerations o( time and space ; but time and space are no longer such formidable bugbears. "With the electric wire for questions of emergency, London might be in constant communication with Melbourne and other colonial capitals." The Court Journal remarks :—" Are we lo lose our colonics ? That such is the logical result of the policy of the present Government seems feasible enough ; that such a line should really be taken by this country seems quite incredible. If we have one faculty, it is that of founding empires. Slively the British Parliament will have a word to siy before we distinguish ourselves by permitting them to fall away from us. France. Germany, the United States—all the gre-t powers are intent upon increasing their territories. We are indulging recklessly :: whim for giving up those" we have. ' Lei these depart, and we become citizens of two little islands without prestige or reputation, except forbad statesmanship and folly. This is not a destiny which will suit the British nation, however it may tickle the vanity of conceited .journalists and statesmen to speculate upon it." ErjiorßKii Audicatiox.—During a supposed crisis in the Emperor's illness, there were strange rumours abroad that it was his intention to abdicate. A correspondent of the Tinas said:—"T must tell you that a report of a possible abdication has had a limited circulation in Paris, and it may uave conjecture for its sole origin, but persons who know the Emperor well seem to think it may foreshadow a not improbable event. The Emperor is liable to returns i f the state in which he has now been for more than a inourh : future attacks might last even longer than the last, incapacitating him from attending to business and causing immense inconvenience, besides that the anxiety to be up and doing is most injurious to the patient. The Prince Imperial will be 1-1 on his next birthday, an age at which his majority will be proclaimed. There are persons who think that perforce it must come to that." Another letter stated that the Emperor was astonished at the excitement which his drive through Paris produced, and observed that he must have been very ill indeed. On the occasion of his second excursion he went in an open carriage, in order that it might not be supposed he wished to conceal any marked alteration in bis appearance. It should be mentioned that, even on the clay when tho panic on the Bourse was at its'wildest, the Emperor was able to write a long letter to the Trince de la 'lour d'Auvcrtiue ou politic*. —Bimpam Mail, Oct. S.