ENGLISH NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 41, 10 June 1878, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

Tho musoum in tho Paris Javelin dos Plant bftH lotoly boon enriohod by two vory valimblo collections. Tho first inoludes a vast varioty of anthropological and othnogrnphioal objocts Rathorod by M. Piuart during bis voyapjos m Polynesia amongst which might bo montionod more especially tho anoicnt stono stntuos from Kastcr island, oxocutcd by a raco unknown to tho prosent inhabitants. Tho second consists of ovor 40,000 epeoimona in natural history, oollootod by M. Kafftnyin Now Guinoa, ohicfly birds and m.tont.i. Thoir lordships of tho Privy Council havo rofnsod loavo to appeal in tho ca«o of tho Auntralinn Stonm Navigation Qouipany v. Bla^bnd,

Tho Tencdon, just put in commission, wiil proceed to tho Australian station. Mr Justice Stophen, Puisno Judgo of tho Colony of Vintorin, was prosontod to tho Queou at n loveo hold by Her Majesty at Buckingham Pnlnco on March 10th, by tho Socrotary of Stato for tho Coloijipa. Mrs Cashol Hooy is at present writing a novol, entitled * All or Nothing, 1 for AH tho Year Bound. It is tp succeed \ Mr Trollopo's • la ho Popcnjoy P' in tho order of publication, nnd will appear simultaneously in ono of Mrs Hnrpors periodicals in Now York, and also in Canada and Australia. Mrs Cashol Hooy'« novollottos, written lor tho Npw Quartorly Magazine, hnvo boon reprinted in Amorica and tbo Colonies. On April Bth, Sir E. Watkin having asked wholhor in view of possiblo war tho Government proposod to consider moasuros for arming and commissioning tho morchant marino of Groat, Britain, and tho colonies, in ordor to argument thd naval strength of tho country, lo onablo tho morcantilo marine to protoot itself | against privntcors and piratca, nnd to f icilitato tho papturo of tho ships of tho onomy in tho various wators of tho world. Tho Chancollor of tho JSxchcquor replied that Ministers woro woll awaro that this country had a poworful resorvo in tho j | moroantilo marino, of whicli, if necessary j they would not fail to tako full advan» ; tage. It is said that tho Fronoh do not ' con» \ tomplato fighting Kussia, but on tho con» trary, aro disturbed by tho agents of tho J lattor, who touch a tender part in suggesting that porfidious Albion dosigns toscizoj Egypt in tho oyont of a war with Kussia. But tho Fronch havo latterly shown so niuok good sonso nnd forbearance that wo must credit them with pacific viows only. Still, since poace has actually been signed Franco sooms to lavo nwnkonod to tho reality of tho situation, which loavos her tho only country in Europe that will gain nothing by tho partition of tho Ottoman Empire. Sho funcios Austria already in possession of two new provinces, Italy satisfied with Tunis, and Germany espousing the cause of England ngoinst hor in Egypt. General Ingnaticffhas failed in his misgion to Vienna, and left there on March ;41sk for St Pctcrsburgh, whilhor ho goes direct, and without calling at Berlin. Ho was sent to Vienna without powers to concludo any nrragomont, and oould only aeeopt tho Austrian declaration* ad rtfc rendum. Ho found Count Anrtrassy firm in declaring that tho provisions of tho 'Proity of Ban Stophano would riot bo re cognised by Austria beforo thoy had received the sanction of Europe, and on his asking for further instructions from homo ho was rccallod, as Princo GortshakofF preferred to mako direct tolographio communications to tho Austrian Foroign Minister. Ko has learned that England and ustria arc of ono and tho same mind on Kistorn mutters, but he will convey to tho KusHian Govortunent tho expression of Austria's desire for a renewal of tho negotiation for the nsscmbling of a Congress to dismiss tho Treaty. A deputation from tho Liboral ABsocia* lions in every part of tho Unitod Xi n X" dom held a mooting on April 3rd at tho Wostminstor Pnlaoo Hotel, when ro« solutions woro passod expressing a ' pnssionato earnostnoss' that this country might bo saved from tho shamo and misery of war, and objooting to tho calling out of tho rosorves. Mr Bright subsequently introduced tho deputation (which numborod sovoral hundreds) to Earl Gran* villo nnd tho Marquis of Hartingtou, to whom several short speoohos woro addressed sotting foith tho feeling of tho Liberals against war. Lord Granvillo said tho leadors of tho party in Parliaa mont required no stimulus to adopt tho best eourso in thoir judgmont for provoking this country from boing dragged into a war which noithor its honorablo ongago* ments nor ita national iiitorcsts ro» quired. From tho army ostimatos just submitted to Parliament, it appears tl\at wo hayo mi tho colonies 60,338, men, of whom somo> thing liko half aro in tho Mediterranean Stations. Tho garrison at Gibraltar is roprosontod by 4991, nnd that of Malta, which, ns is well known, has recently been considerably nugtnented, is shown to bo 1004. Hong Kong requires 1200 British soldiors, Coylon 1234, nnd tho Straits Settlomonts 1022. Tho Wont Coast of Afrion has a regiment of West Indians — 426 men in Siorra Leono nnd 100 at tho Gold Const nnd Lagos. Tho garrison of South Africa has just now ! 6213 mon, ordoublo its ordinary strongth. At 3t. Helena nnd tho Mauritius there aro 680 mon. In Bermuda thoro arc 214(5 British troops; in Halifax, 1831 ; and in tho West Indios about 2000. Fiji has on army of two, who may bo distinguished as a TCoyal Engincor and n man in tho Army Hospital Corps. Tho calling out of tho first army rosorvo nnd militia roservo will permit tho formation of two army corps without drain, ing tho dopots of all tho young and immature soldiors. An army corps consists of no fewer than 30,8 n of all ranks, and consequently moro than 70,000 troops aro required for two of thorn. It is truo that wo aro supposed to havo 100,000 men on tho homo establishment under arms within tho oonfinos of Groat Bnitain and Troland, but as thoso includo many timo- ] expired men, non-ofloclivos, nnd strip « lings u,udor aix, mouths trnjuiug, tho \

mobilisation of two army corps would absorb every fighting soldier and many othors bosidog. Tho two reserves nt onco ninko matters easier. Tho 38,000 num thufe called upon to servo aro still young in yoars.and all well drilled and disciplined many of them having already served sixyears with tho colors, They will bo distributed among various regiments, nnd tako thoir placos in tbo ranks with j youngor men. Wcro theso army corps orderod abroad, wo should still havo between thirty and forty thouaad rogulars left to guard our shores and to form tho nucleus of a largo army of res , serves.