ENGLISH NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 21, 25 May 1867, Page 3

ENGLISH NEWS.

The Australian January mails were delivered in London on the 14th and 26th March.

The Queen has held three Courts in Buckingham Palace in person.

The Princess of Wales is slowly recovering from the rheumatism. No farther Fenian disturbance have taken place in Ireland,

The Church Rates Abolition Bill was read a second time by 203 to 187 votes. Sir Partrick Grant has been appointed Governor of Malta.

Treaties of alliance between Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, and Wurtemberg have been made public. The armies of the latter state are to be organised on the Prussian model, and placed at the disposal of Prussia in case of war. The draft of the Federal Constitution is still under discussion in the North German Parliament.

The new Italian Parliament has been opened by the King. Garibaldi has takeu his seat in the Lower Chamber.

The last of the French troops have sailed from Mexico. The British Columbian Legislature has voted for joining the British North American Confederation.

A supplement to the Bill for the re-construc-tion of the South has been passed by the new Congress over the Presidents veto. The leading features of the Derby Reform Bill are household suffrage, personal rating, and dual voting. Mr. Gladstone denounced the dual vote as it will array the rich against the poor. Several Reform meetings have been held, but the people are quiet. Prince Alfred, after visiting the Paris Exhibition proceeds to Australia in the Galatea. The Prince Imperial of France is very unwell.

The King and Queen of Denmark are in England.

The land holders in the Northern territory of South Australia intend pressing to Government to refund the money paid with interest. Another Fenian raid on Canada is expected. The Federal troops have been marched towards the frontier to check it.

The report of Dr. Livingstone’s death is not thoroughly confirmed. The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase resulted as follows Cortolvin, 1 ; Fan, 2 ; Stangarry 3 ; 23 ran.

The Easter volunteer review will be held at Dover. The Cnnard and West India mail contracts soon terminate.

A great earthquake has occurred in Westmoreland. The Great Eastern has sailed for New York fitted to accommodate 3,000 passengers for the Paris Exhibition.

AMERICA. New York, March 23. Gold, 134J ; Exchange, 108-J ; Five-twenty United States Bonds, lo9|. General Butler and Thadens Stevens are still agitating for the impeachment of President Johnson and the confiscation of Southern property. The new Congress has determined to press the Alabama question. A Commitee has been appointed to consider the foreign relations of the United States. President Johnson has signed the Army Appropriation Bill, under protest, but declares military Government of the Southern States unnecessary and illegal. It is rumored that the Canadian representatives will declare the United Provinces to be a Kingdom under the rule of Prince Arthur. WOOL REPORT, The public sales closed on the 33th March ; the total number of bales catalogued was 116,329. There was a large attendance of buyers, and good competition, at a reduction of Id. to on fleece, and -£d. to Id. on greasy since November sale rates. For faulty" and inferior clips the biddings were dull and low ; greasy, Sydney, earthy" and wasty sold at fid ; fair parcels, Sd to fid ; scoured wool was also cheaper throughout the sales. The home trade expect lower prices to rule in May.