GENERAL SUMMARY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5, 19 May 1868, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY.

Londoit, March 27. Tho Quoon is at Windsor, in the enjoy men t of good health. She hn resumed holding drawing-rooms. Pro* seutations at lovtSea to the Prince of Wales aro to bo considered equiTa* lent to prcsontations to tho Queen. . General Carey, lately arrived from Australia, has been presented by the Dtiko of Cambridge to tbo command of a brigado at Aldersliott. Tho Queeu lifts viaited Alderahott, and intends going more into public than formerly. She will visit Germany m tho Autumn. Parliament resumed its sittings after tho Ministerial changed ou the stli March. Mr Disraeli, on taking .his place in tho House of Commons, wr; loudly cheered. It ia thought, however, that he will not maintain \m position as Premier long. Ho faces tho opposition led by Mr Gladstone with great courage, A trial of strength ia expected to take place ou the Irish Church Question. Mr Gladstone has givon notice of the following three resolutions:-— lnt That tho Church of Ireland ehall ceaso to oxiat a« an establishment, due regard being paid to vested rights. 2nd That now p'oraonal interests rthall not bo created by the exercise of public patronage, i 3rd That tho Queen ehall be aalted to placo at the disposal of Parliament nor interest iv, the temporalities of Irish seo3 nud other dignities. The debate on theso resolutions is expected to be one of the moat important and significant that €?<e? took place in the Houso of Commons. Incii<lent«l allusion has already beonmade by several leading members of: the opposition, including* Mr Lowe, M? MiHor, Mr Horsomivn, Me Bright, and Mr Forteacue, who have expressed the belief that tho establishment must be abolished. Mr Gladstone, in preliminary dobato, dcolared that the time for fl« tiling the question had come* Bis language and- manner j>roduced a straugo excitement. The clergy are beginning to rouse themselves, Mr Disraeli's cry, is that the Church of England and the rights of property are in danger. It is expected that all who proless liberal sentiments will vote fo> Mr Q-lndstoDO. Should the resolutions t)0 <»iipried, Mr Diaraoli will dissblro Purliauieut, Tho Biflhon of Lwfon liw 4eelA?e^h h)8 opinion, in tho House of Loftfy thftt no danger can ensue to tho roll* giolW of lho Univorsitiea from the ttdmisVwn Of dissentera to tho governing body aud lo Pf<jfe*iowUipsi,~ Tbo ioaderaWp of tlio Houeo of X<<?f4« dovoivoa upon Lord Mftlmos' ; bury, . A brilliant recfeptiou is being propared for tho Prince of Wales in Ire* land; tho Princess will probably accompany him ; they will sail in their own yacht, tho Enchantress. A dosiTo to place 'reatc'wttons oa the snlo of liquor is gradunlly gaining way, by largo numbers of, thd working clrt«a€f!, A Bill upon the subject hns been re« 4 a second tune in tho House of Common*, an 4 wferrea to a aeleet committee. , •'■'','■' \ Groat complaints are made as to tho now Aufltrrtlian postal arrangements. A momorial to the PoatDpMter* General from bankers, merchants, and others, proving for a change, ja in course of wgu^ture. The cprreapon*

dance botwoon tho managor of tho South' AußtraliAn Bank 'and 'tho Post* maetoivGonoral of thaO colony haa boon publinhod, Tho latter dochvrea that tho arrangomontfl vvoro mado after duo deliberation and eouHiilfcation with tho^ largortt AuotraliAti banking institutionn. In tho Houbo of OommoiiH Mr Selator Booth ntatod that it wa« impofltdblo to mako any altoratjona without groat expense and eonaidor* ablo inconvonionco to Victorm and Now Soutli Waleo, During tho dobafco on tho Army c'Btiinatcfl, Sir .T, Paicington Baid that ho had always 'doflirod tho Govorninont to imprcna upon tho Colonial tho noconflifcy of providing for tlioir own dofunco. Ho fitf«iu'od j-ho Houflo this policy would bo fitoadily kopfc in view, A committoo of morclittntfl hau boon jformod to promoto improved tolographic communication with India and Australia, tho delay and inaccuraay at prosont being much complainod oC. In roply to a qucotion in tho llouho OIP Qominaiw, Mr Addorloy stated that tho ptrtctko of importing South Soa lolandora . into Quconultvnd had licoit in oporation for novoral. year» with tlio approval of tho local Cfovommont. ' 0fl()fg« 3?rflH<JiH Train has been committed to nriaon for tin old <\<M, Bt Patrick's day paaood off (luiotly in Dublin. Thoro wa« not tho ali^htont excitement of any kind, tfomanium appears to bo quite -extin<;l', A pennion of j£2oo a your hafl been Conferred on Lady Browutor. Tho Pt'in<iflflfl of WaloM baa nocoptod tho Biblo preßont«<l by the Sunday Sohooi chiidron of Great Briluin and Jroland. fl?Jt<s Loi'd Mayor aud Corporation of London went in [fltflto to Wind«oi> to proßont a loyal addretm from tho Common Counoil, in roforonco to tho lonian outragefl. A friend of populft.1 1 improvomont hao offered a cum of £100,000 to be devoted to tlio purpoao of promoting ■•tfl«)»n»«A| I education. Dickons' Aojourh m Amorioa haa boon a groat buccobh, T!i<> vwiplw from four nightfl' roadingn at Waiihiiig" fo n waehod 1Q ? OOO doilarn, and .for eight roftdingH at Philadolphia ovor 19,000 dollftifl, Mr Diekoufl will roturn to England about tho middle of April. XTho Dowager Lady Tichbourno luih died Huddenly, and ■an inquoHt luih boon hold upon the body, Tho Australian claimant to tho tit 1 1! and cfitnluft Btated that iBIOOO had boon offered to bio sorvaut to procuro bin dcalJj, Tho yerdiot attributed death to natural CO.UHQH. A diucrcditablo nccno took placo at iho funeral, at which tho Australian claimant :' 'Jflxurod pi'Otninontly, carrying off lior ladyaliip'a body from the othor rolativnu. V Ono of the ihoh(; atrocionH tragodion over commilted in England liftH tal<on placo at Todmordon, oxuocding in fttpoeity oven that committed by Jluah. A woavofj named 'Woatliorhill, being denied pormiflnion to vinii; liifl pw«ot;-hoari>-'a florvanfc living wiih tho TCov. Mr I'low — ooncoivod the horrible idea of murdoring the Itov. gontloman and all Inn family. He flucceeded in killing Mr Plow rtnd ono norvant, and foarfuliy boating Mr« Plow and an infant, wnioh Jjjwi ninco died. The lobby of tho lioiiho i'h aaid to liavo looked exactly like a filaughtor-houßO, being inuniialed with blood. Woathcrhili has boon tried And fiontoncod to death. .'Mr JiiHtico Luah, who tried the pi'inqnoi', charaetoriaod tho atrocity of tho 'offence a« jbeing almost without a parallel in tho annaiH of crime. Tho Queoii wroto a letter of condolonce to Mvh Plow. Tho capital tiontehco , pndtjcid on Thompnon and Mullano, tho ManchoHtor Ifonianfl, haH boon commuted to penal ftervitudo for life. The will of tho late Mr Walter Powell, of Melbourne, haH boon proved in London. Tho pornonnltyin England alono 18 ttntimatoii at £25,000. AuflU'ftliwn fleeuritioß maintaiivthoir Tho Oriontal Bank lihh d«clftrcd ft ilivldond, i'or tho half year, at tho rate of six per confc. Tho wool «ale« have gono off woli, vriih a Bplritcd dcwußd'for Aildawript>DDß, at a mo of id nor ]b> Conwny CaatJo, with .^onorftl <sfir^o> fan Melbourne w}»od ni jfidO,OOO, wont (ushoira flfc BIA«k\VAtW ' bank, but waa got off, The number of vobbolh on tho birth for VfflifWitt in ftffoon, and for Sydnoy eloToiir-; 7 ''' • ' ■ i; : '■'■ : •■.."'

OuiTUAiiy.— Lady Hawuob Qavvy (wife of 'tho first' Lord of the Admiralty) Lord . Woneloydalo, tho ox« King of Bavaria, Baron Bontinok, Earl JRoaobory, Lord Byron (coiwin of the ipoot) Sir .L B, Gibson, Sir, H, Plovd, Sir ti, I>igby, Mr Noavo, Kov. Dr Tidman, General Mildmay, Lord Oarrington, Boy. Dr, 11, Loo (of Edinburgh) Boy. #T, Hcaloy Bromby (oldoat clergyman ia England) father of tho ! Riflhop of Tttsmauift and of tho Boy. Dr Bromby, Melbourne.