ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL. HOKITIKA, September 6th.

Otago Witness, Issue 928, 11 September 1869, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL. HOKITIKA, September 6th.

The Rangitoto with the English Mails > arrived in the roadstead yesterday afternoon, but on account of the heavy sea the tender could not come in till this morning. London, July 10th. The Australian June maild via MarBeillefl were delivered on the 12th July. The Queen is at Windsor. The Court is shortly going to Osborne House. . The Viceroy of Egypt arrived in London on the 22nd June, and proceeded at once to Buckingham Palace, which had been prepared for his reception. His visit extended to the Ist Jiity. During Mb stay there were great festivities on an extensive scale. The Canadian Dominion Parliament waß prorogued at Ottawa on the 22nd June. The House of Commons has nominated a Committee to enquire into the cause of the excessive expenditure on the AbysBinian war. The Volunteer Encampment opened at Wimbledon on the sth July. The Queen's Prize waa won by Angus Cameron, of the 6th Inverness Volunteers. His score was 71. The same gentleman won the prize before. England won the International Prize, against Scotland and Ireland. Scotland won the Elcho Challenge Shield, Ireland came second, and England last. A grand review of Volunteers is to be held at Wimbledon on the 17th. A meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of South Australia took place on the 29th June, and a dividend of 10 per cent, was announced. The Australian and Now Zealand Banks have agreed, with one exception, to adopt a re* exchange at 10 por cent, on bills returned dishonoured, instead of 20 per cent as hitherto. It was resolved that recommendations should be forwarded by the present mail for all colonial establishments to agree to a similar charge on dishonoured bills returned from England. The Eton and Harrow cricket match was played on tho 9th and 10th of July. Eton won in one innings. The French Atlantic Cable has been successfully laid between Brest and St. Pierre. A message was sent through to the Emperor of the French announcing the completion of the enterprise thus far. A riot took place at Portadown, in County Armagh, on the Ist July. The police fired on the mob with fatal effect. The estates of the Duke of Newcastle, including Clumber Park and his houso in London, have been sold, and proceedings in bankruptcy have been taken against him. ctii. Earl ELellie has been elected a Scotch representative peer. The Government of Canada has agreed to the terma of tho cession of tho Hudson's Bay Company's territory to tho Dominion of Canada. The Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed a Knight Grand Cross of tho Order of St Michael and St George. The Irißh Church Bill was road a second time on the 18th Juno. The Lords introduced many amendments. Tho date of diaestasliahnvent was altered to May, 1871. Tho gleboß in Uhter were granted to the clergy, and all tho glebe houses in Ireland were given to tho church free of charge. The Lords also proposed to endow the Catholic priests nud Presbyterian ministers. The Bill was roturnod to the Houbo of Commons last night, whon Mr Glndstono announced that ho was resolved to rojoct nearly all the amendmonts made by tho Lords. Earl RubbolVs Lifo Pooragea Bill was rejectodby tho liouao of Lords on tho Bth July. , . The Marquis of Hartington brought in a Bill on tho 13th July, empowering the Government to purchaso the telegraph Sir Gcorj»o Groy and several of tho lato members of tho Government of Now Zealand hnve strongly protested against tho treatment that that dependency has received from the Colonial Oflico. Mr Bright and Mr W. E. Forster havo resigned thoir memberships of tho Reform Club in consequence of tho black-balling of Mr Smalley (? Qroeloy), of tho Now York Tribune, whom thoy had proposed as aiMombor. Tho Lord Mayor gavo his annual tlmnor to tho Ministers on tho Oth July. Tho principal onoakcra woro Mr Gladstone, Lord Hathorloy, and Mr Braco. Disturlmncox woro oxpoctoa in lraland on tho 12tH July, but tho Orango colobrations on that day pawed off quiotly, oxcapt ut Bolfast, whoro thoro was aomo Tho annual dinner of tho Cobdon Olnb was hold at Greenwich on July 10th. rho Duke of Argyle pmidod.

The Emperor .of^^e; .French eenta message to the Corps Logislatif granting the Various reforms, asked, for, in conse--quence of which Mi Rouher and the rest of the Ministry resigned. * Marshal Serrano was sworn In as Regent of Spain on ' July 18th. Some slight changes were made in the Ministry and Customs. • The Prussian Diet closed at Berlin on the 22nd July. Obituary: Dr Todd, Rev G. Cress* well, Sir William A'Beckett, Sir William Bowles, X.C.8., Sir Arthur G. H. Rumbold, Bart., Dr Yearsley, Mr William Jerdan, P. S. A., Lord Taunton, Mr Frederly, Mr Latouche. Arrivals. — From Melbourne : Empress. From Sydney: Dunttar Castle, Canaan, Glendower. Departures. — For Melbourne : EFoghton Tower, Ben Nevis. For Sydney : Surrey, Delaware, Chacabuco, "William Abergefct, Ambassador, Landsborough.