LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume VI, Issue 507, 21 August 1850, Page 4

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

■■(From (he S. M. II era Id, ./«/// 30.; ] By the Oliver Cromwell, which arrived from Grcenock yesterday, we received a few London newspapers of the last week in March, end a Glasgow paper of the 12th April. j We have not a London paper of the! 1 23rd March, and are therefore unable to give a report of the decision in Committee on the Australian Colonies Bill, but we take the following from the Etlin buri/h Co it rant of that day. It had been received by the electric telegraph. On the motion of Lord J. Russell the House went into Committee upon the Australian Colonies Bill, when Mr. Hume objected to the preamble, and advised the repeal of all the bills affecting the Government of the Colonies, with the view of re-enacting in a consolidated form such portions as might be found desirable. The preamble was postponed and the first clause was agreed to, after a short discussion. On the second clause being moved, Mr. Mowatt proposed as an amendment thS omission of such parts of the clause as left to her Majesty the nomination of the third part of the members of the legislative councils. Mr. Labouchere objected to the amendment because it tended to alter the existing constitutions of several colonies without their consent.

Mr. Cobdcn said the Government appeared, from that argument, to bo of opinion that the colonies desired a system of nomination,.which, ho believed, in the world ever did. Mr. Gladstone, though thinking the amendment raised the question inadequately, should support it, because he was desirous of giving two chambers, both elective. Sir It. Peel opposed the amendment. Lord J. Manners said he should vote for the amendment. After some further discussion, the Committee divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment 77 Against it 105 MY. Walpolo then moved the omission of the clause altogether, and the substitution of one enacting that in each of the colonies of Australia and Xew South Wales there should bo two Chambers. The motion was resisted by Mr. Hawos and Mr. Aglionby, and supported by Mr. ITunio. Hero the report breaks off with the tantalising announcement of " left sitting." Wo believe, however, that Mr. Walpole's amendment was lost by a majority of fifty. The committee on the bill did not get through all the clauses, and from an article from the Morning Chronicle, and Mr. Adderley's letter, it will be seen that there was some danger that the measure would be postponed for another Session. Parliament was adjourned for the Easter recess from the 20th March to the Sth April On that day the Government was defeated in the House of Commons by a majority of eight, on a motion that better accommodation was required for assistant surgeons in Her Majesty's vessels, and a motion for the abolition of the window tax was only rejected by a majority of three.

Lord Seymour had been appointed First Commissioner of Woods and Forests. The Marquis of Westminster had been appointed Lord Steward, Lord Fortescne having been compelled from ill health to.resign. Marl borough House was to be appropriated as a residence for the Prince of Wales, but for some years the Vernon collection of paintings is to be placed in it. Among the deaths we notice the names of Generals Sir J. Maedonald (AdjutantGeneral), and Sir A. Galloway ; ViceAdmiral Mackay, and the Dean of Salisbury. We subjoin the only notico of the state of the wool market which we have seen, but which is satisfactory. Liverpool Wool Market, April 0. —We haveto notice considerably more activity in the demand for Foreign Wool this week, and sales have been made to fair extent; and for all kinds that are in request full prices can be obtained. Scotch continues rather dull : white Highland and white Cheviot are the only kinds that luivo been sought after. We observe nothing of special interest in the Foreign news. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (From the Edinburgh C'onrant,April 12.) London, Thursday Evening.—The Royal West India Mail Steam Packet Company, at the meeting held to-day, stated that the receipts for last year exceeded those of 1818 by £78-13, while the working accounts had decreased £18-' so. The Company is prepared to undertake an improved line of communication with the Brazils, if arrangements could be effected with Government. A dividend of £2 per share for the half-year, to bo payable on 16th instant, was declared. Tt was currently reported in the neighbourhood of the House of Commons this evening, that Sir W. Somerville is about to resign the office of Chief Secretary of Ireland, previous to being raised to the peerage, but it was statod on the other hand, that his elevation is not likely to occur till the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy. London Closing Prices—Thursday. vunds. Consols for Account, 95§, 9th May, Ditto for Money, 95£ 6. Exchequer Bills, large and small, 08 70 pm. English market quiet to-day, and at the close seems gcncrallylanguid. Consol Account has gone olf in safety. After .the regular hours of business Consols were done at 9o| j}- ; for 9th May, 9-3J 6. (From the Adelaide Times, July \5.) The "Boyne," from London.—This vessel arrived on Saturday, and brings 130 passengers but no mail. She left London on the 9th, and Plymouth on the 25th, but has no Inter papers than the 21st March, and the only scrap of intelligence these papers contain is the following :— THREATENED RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. " A meeting of Members of Parliament, supporters of the present Government, took place on Tuesday at Downing-street. About 100 were present. "Lord John Russell addressed the meeting. He told them that if Mr Hutt's motion for that evening, relative to the I

slave-trade, were carricil, lie would certainly resign the office lie held. " Mr. Hume did not see the necessity of Lord John Russell giving up office, even if Mr. Hutt curried his motion. " Lord Pulnicrstou repeated what liord John Russell had stated as the course he should himself follow. "Lord Harry Vane and Mr K. Denison both spoke in favour of Mr Mutt's motion. "The meeting then separated, the general feeling being that it would form matter of grave consideration how to vote on this occasion. "This, however, all ended in-smoke, as maybe seen from what follows in a second odition of the same paper, the Exeter h'lyintj Post of March the 21st:— THE MINISTRY. "In reference to what appears in the Ist column of our 4th page, we observe by this morning's papers, that Mr. Hutt's motion was negatived last night by a majority of 232 to 154. Thus Ministers retain office, and their threat cannot be looked upon otherwise than as an uncalled for display of bravado English news to March 20th, (two days later than our direct news, had been received at Adelaide.) Consols on the 20th were 95jj- to -k The following are the only additional items of news wo see in the papers befors us :— On the 19th, Lord Brougham moved for returns connected with the Great Exhibition of 1851; his main object being apparently, to oppose the erection of a building for the purpose, which would occupy from 20 to 25 acres in Hyde Park. On the same ever.ing, Lord John Russell announced the intention of Government to bring in a bill abolishing the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Mr. Gladstone inquired if the Government were prepared to make provision in the Australian Colonies' Bill for the application of the principle of self-govern-ment to the affairs of the Church of England in these colonies, by allowing the bishops, clergy, and lay -members to make regulations on the footing of consent among themselves, and subject to such restraints as might be thought necessary for the management of those affairs. Lord John Russell replied in the negative. He feareil such a step might be very inconvenient to the colonies. ;

Mr. Hutt's motion for the discontinuance of the armed vessels for the suppression of the slave trade on the African' coast, was negatived, after a very long discussion, by 232 against 1-34. The large sugar houses of Messrs. Wackerbacks and Co., St. (.ieovgc-streot, llatcliffe Highway, near the London Docks were burned down on the morning of the 20th March. 'J , he loss was estimated at from £80,000 to £100,000, mostly insured, j RETURN Or THE POPE TO ROMK. (From the of the Times.) Cascrta, near Naples, April 1. It is rothcr a ticklish matter to write anything respecting Papal affairs, deceived as we have so often been respecting \ them ; and uncertain as it is even at this hour whether the Pope is sincere or not but evoia at the risk of wearing motley for ever, I must tell you that all is prepared for the immediate return of the Supreme. Pontiff to his States, and that the Catholic world is kissing hands and asking a final benediction. The arrangements at -present made indicate that the Pope sleeps here on Thursday night, and starts on Friday morning, escorted as far as the frontier by two regiments of dragoons. He will repose the first day at Sessia, a town not far from Capua, the second day , at Mola de Gaeta, and the third atTemtcina. It is uncertain whether he then; goes to Velletri or to Frosinone, or on what day he appears in Rome, as all that depends on the arrangements made by General Baraguay d'Hilliers and the Roman authorities.: The general opinion here is that the Holy Father will cling for some days as close to the frontier as possible, in order that he may have a convenient retreat once more to Naples, if a movement, which' every one dreads, takes place in France. I know that many of the Cardinals are opposed to his return at this moment, and: that their remonstrances are tobe renewed to day; but if their efforts be unavailing' which is most probable, the arrangements above named stand good,