ENGLISH NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume I, Issue 44, 1 June 1853, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

(From the Sydney Morning Herald.) Ry the arrivil of the Shamrock, we have received news from Europe to the 15th of February, extending the latter intelligence over n period of nearly eight weeks. This int-lligence — which is pretty nearly connected from our previous dates — has reached the colony by various vessels. The ship Kent arrived at Melbourne on the 29th ult. having left London January 27th. On the I following day the Gfneral Screw Co.npany's atc.im ship Hnrbmgpr anived, huving left Souihamplom February 1 lth, The day previous to the Harbinger's calling at the Cape the Queen of the Sou'li hail nrrived thuic with Jin^liah dates to Feb. 15ih. We have received Melbourne papers to the 22nd ulu containing summaries of ilia news by the Kent nnd Harbinger, and we have been favouied by Mr. Day, of the firm of Me-srs T. and W. Day, with the journals to tho 22nd of March, containing news by the Queen of the South, and also with a copy of the Daily News, Felmury lOih. From those souices ol'infoimntitm we give the following suinmaiy: — Her Majesty and the Royal Family were remaining at Windsor, in the enjoyment of health. .Vie. Alexander h.is been telumcd for Carlow, beating Mr. Sadlier, by Six votes. In this contest Drs. Cullen and M'Hale took opposite sides. Mr. Alexander is a Derbyite. On the 18th January Mrs. Chisholm hid an interview witii the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial Office. On the same day, Mr. James Bainei, of Liverpool, accompmied by Captain J. W. Forbes, of the ship Marco Polo, an I Caplain Alexander Newlands, had an interview "With the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, at the Board of Trade, on tho subject of ships deserted by their crews in Australia. Twenty-eight ships, with 8200 people, sailed from Liverpool, for Australia, in December. The General Screw Steam Navigation Company hud made Southampton the port, of iinival and departure for their steamships, and had celebrated this event, by a most magnificent banquet, whichVas attended by 250 gentlemen. The speeches were exceedingly t-pt tiled, and the language used regarding the prospects of tbo Coinhighly enthusiastic. The publiii were admitted to Apsley Uo'ise, during January, on tlnec days iv the week. A gi eat meeting of the Protestant Alliance had been held in London on the 25t!i January for the purpose of adopting resolutions respecting the persecution* by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, The Lord Mayor took the chair; and the deputation to Tuscany, the Earls of Cavan, und Ilhoden and Captain Trotter, reported thu result of their mission in reference to the the imprisoned Madiai, which hid been entirely unsuccessful. Lord Aberdeen had given a pledge that the new Ministry would adopt a comprehensive measure far the promotion of National Education. The Ministry had also promised 10 introduce a Reform Bill. The Bank of England has raised it* rate of discount to 3 per cent. This resolution was caused by tho critical state of the French money marketThe rice mill of Messrs Irving, Son, and Jones, of Liverpool had been burnt down, and property to the amount of £10.000 destroyed. A commission, held at Shirley Park, near Croydon, had declared the Earl of Eldon ol unsound mind. The following extraordinary revelation appears in the 'Morning Advertiser.' We understand, from good authority, that great

consternation has been produced within the last fortnight nt the Tuilleries, in consequence of a bundle of letters, of the utmost state importance, having been abstracted from one of the private apartmenti of the Emperor. Among theie letters there are no fewer than eighty, which, we are aasuped, very seriously compromise the character of tome of the most distinguished public men in France, anddivdop political nnd private intrigues on the part of persons never suspected of anything at variencc with the strictest honour, which will niionihh France and Europe should the Inlteri so stolen ever sec the light. In the mean time so great is the mxiety of the Emperor to recover them that a reward of 200,000 francs has been offered for their restoration, in quarters where it is thought most likely a knowledge of tlieir locality exists. An English lady, who has long been on intimate terma with the Emperor, but who has been obliged to quit Fr.mcp in consequence of the marriage, has been suspected of being concerned, directly or indirectly, in the abstraction of these important letters. It is understood, (says an English paper) that the Treasury has determined to increase the number of the employees at the Mint, with a view of qualifying the newly appointed parties for employment on n new Mint|esiablishment, which the Government contemplate forming in Austi.ila. The proposal is, to icmove ceri.iin clirks from the various Government offices to the Mint, and place iht'tr. on proba'tmi.try duties, in order that they may bo i|nalifnd for the service of Government in ih Koynl Mint of Australia. 'I he application* at the Treasury for employment in the iuw Mint are numerous. A small st.ifF of Mint employee* for Anatralia, however, is all that seems to beat present contemplated. Among the new (Companies forming for the employment of British capital in Australia, was one called the ' Australian Coal Mining Gpmpany.' It is reported that orders have been sent from the Home Government to the authorities in India, directing them to afford all possible facility for dispatching Lascaia to Australia with v view to bringing away the large number of vessels in the poris of lha l colony. Baron Lionel de Rothschild received an invitation from the Emperor of the French to attend his nuptials, «b, The French journals announce a political amnesty by the Emperor on the occasion of hit marriage. By it upwards of four thousand persons had been pardoned. It is however added tlmt the Orleantos and independent Republicans have for the most part been excluded from the benefits of the amnesty. Prince Jerome Bonaparte had been appointed Governor of Algiers, and had been promoted to the rank of General of Division. The French Emperor is causing to be built, twenty new ships of the line, of the largest class, to be fitted as screw steam ships, and au equal number of first class steam frigates. A fleet of fifty throe screw steamers, of 100 D, I'orse power, was about to he assembled at Cherbomg. It waa estimated that they would carry with case 106,000 troops.