ENGLISH NEWS TO FEB. 22.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 267, 22 March 1869, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS TO FEB. 22.

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The Bluff, This Day, 9 a.m.

The Tararua arrived at 8 o'clock this morning. She brings English News to Feb 22. Left Melbourne on the 17th, and made the passage lip in 4 days 18 hours. She brings 12 saloon and 46 steerage passengers, with 307 tons cargo for _ all ports. The Suez Mail steamer was not. expected in.Melbourne before the 19th or2oth, as some derangement of her steering apparatus would detain her at the Sound. Had this not been the case, the Tararua would have waited for the mails. Captain Ferguson is appointed, president of the Marine Board of South Australia. The Tararua sails at 3 p_m. for Port Chalmers.

Adelaide, March 16. The branch mail steamer Alexandra was sighted off Glenelg at 6 a.m. today, and the Marseilles portion of her mail was delivered about, 9 a.m.

London, Jan. 29.

The Australian November mails via Marseilles, arrived : in London on the 25th, and those via Southampton today.

The Queen and Eoyal Family are still at Osborne.

It is not certain whether her Majesty will return to town to open ( Parliament.

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Vienna, and proceed to Trieste for Alexandria.

The Prince Boyal of Belgium died on the 21st. '■'. ■ A ■

The Lord Mayor has committed the directors df Overend, Gurney, and Co. to take their trial on the 27th inst. The examination of the cases, lasted nine days, and most astonishing disclosures were made as to the way in which business had been conducted. Great excitement prevails throughout England concerning this case.

A conference on the Greco-Turkish question met at Paris on the 9th. It was resolved that Greece should be permitted to have only a consultative voice, but no vote, whereupon the Greek representative withdrew. The sitting, nevertheless, continued, and a protocol has been drawn up ■ and dispatched to Greece, containing the declaration of the powers. A complimentary dinner was given on Wednesday last, to the hon. W. Fitzherbert, in recognition of his services as Financial representative of New Zealand 'in England. He was also presented with a tea and coffee service. Sir George Grey, Lord Granville, and many gentlemen connected with the Australasian colonies ; were present. ' •

Captain Wilmshurst, .Governor of the Island of Ascension, has been tried by Court Martial for alleged misconduct in the matter of the barque Bremens, wrecked on that Island. He was honourably acquitted. H.M.S. Brisk has arrived at Plymouth, from the Australian station. A special meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company is called for the 9fch Feb., to receive the report of the directors. |of the affairs on the Company. • The , Po^t-office authorities have notified that no mail will be made up for Sydney and New Zealand, via Panama, in consequence of the inability of the Panama Company to furnish a steamer.,

A representative meeting was held on the 19th, of artizans and their wives, at the stores of the Australian Meat, Importing Agency. _B, W. Kichardson presided. The object of the meeting was to bring under the notice of working men the value ol imported meats^. „ Lord .. Monck, formerly GovernorGeneral of Canada, .has , accepted the office-pf Chairman of the Cable Transatlansnji^ office' was vac'ate'd ßy Mr Lowe when he accepted office as Chancellor of the

Exchequer.

The Marquis of Bute has turned Roman Catholic.

Sir R. Glass has been unseated for Bewdley, and Sir H. Stracey for Norwich. They are both Conservatives ; also Mr Ripley for Bradford, and Mr Whitworth for Drogheda, who are Liberals; .

- In consequence of recent intimidation at Manchester, it was determined to test the ballot by an experiment, and try to determine whether the Liberals of that city should support Milner. Gibson or Ernest Jones, should Brierly be unseated. Ernest Jones was selected, but died of pleurisy two days after the conclusion of the ballot. ; '

Earl Russell has published his letter to the Hon. Chichester Fortsecue on the Irish Church Question. He therein advocates the disestablishment bf the Church, and urges the maintanance. of the present system of national education. ■ ■. . .

A large meeting of Ritualists was held on the 12th Jan., when, after much discussion, they admitted it to be their duty to obey the law of the Church, but refused to go further. )C The scandal between John Day, the trainer, and Admiral Eous has been hushed up, in consequence of Lord Hastings' death. In the difference between England arid the United States, the Lord Chancellor has signed some ratification of the Acts of the American Legislature.

Great sympathy is expressed throughout England on account of the New Zealand massacres.

•Judgment has been given in the Court of Queen's Bench in the case Phillips v. Eyre, an action for assault and imprisonment, alleged to have been committed by defendant while Governor of Jamaica. Judgment was for defendant.

)C The Emperor of the French opened the Legislative Assembly with a speech peaceful in its character.