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ENGLISH. NEWS, To 21st MARCH.
By way of Adelaide, we have news to
the above date.
The Queen and Prince Consort were
well, having honored her Majesty's The
atre with a visit on the 19th.
The latest quotations for Consols is
that of the 19th, when they left off at
95F for money, and 95J for the 11th
April.
In the House of Commons, on the 19th
March, there occurred the following dis
cussion in reference to the Australian
Colonies Bill:
Mr Gladstone said he wished to know
from the noble Lord, the First Minister
of the Crown, wheher her Majesty's Gio
vernment was willing to mae provision
in the Australian Colonies Government
Bill for the application of the principle
of local self-government to the affairs of
the Church of England to these colonies,
by declaring that it shall be lawful for
the bishops clergy and lay members of
that church to establish regulations on
the footing of consent among themselves,
and subject to any restraints which nisght
he thought necessary for the manage
ment of their affairs ?
Lord Jonu Russel said he was afraid
he would not be able to frame clauses
which would carry into effect the object
the right toa. gentleman had in view in
view, without raising the question of
giving poser which mught be found in
convenient in the colonies.
Lord John Russell having presented
a "petition from many of the most re
spectable inhabitants of the colsntes of
Australia," observed that he was happy
to say that it shouved that tne Bill pre
sented by her Majesty's tiovernment on
the subject of the future government of
the Australian Colonies had Ibeen receiv
ed by the inhabitants of those colonies
with very great sat sfaction. The pe
titioners considered the policy adopted in
that Bill eminently calculated to attach
those colonies to the mother country.
They were of opinion that It was far more
advisable that any alteration which might
be made in the present government of
those colonies should be made in the
colonies, rather than be effected by a cor
respondence carried on between this
country and Australia, which would ne
cessarily occasion very considerable delay
They concluded by praying that the
House would pass the Bill as at prLsent
framed. (Hlear, hear)
Lord J. Russell, in ansver to a ques
tion put to hun in the House of Commlons
on the 19th March, intimated that the
Australian Colonies Hill would be intro
duced (into committee, we presume) by
Government on the 22nd.
On the 7th March, in the H use of
Lords, the Earl of Mountcaslhel asked if
it was true that the office of Lord-Lieu
tena t of Ireland wan about to he abo
lished as stated. The Marquis of Lans
downe said, it was not in his power to
give any infolrmation as to the intention
of her Majesty's t.overimnent; but if a
change so lmpor.ant was about to he
made, due intimation of it would be
given. The noble Earl must be aware
that such an office could only be abolish
ed by Actof Parliament. 'fhe Presshow
ever. has taken the matter as a thing
decided upon. The " Dublin Ness
Letter " says, the contemplated arrange
melts consequent upon the deposition of
the Lord-Lieutenamtt is to create a Se
cretaly of Stale for ireland, with ia ,seat
ti the Cabtiet, anld to transfer to him by
Actof Parlitament such of the execuivse
rights as are at preceut vested in the
Viceroy. The prerogative rights will
go the Queen. The Secre ary for Ireland
will have a Parliamentary Under-Secre
tary's office in London. By the constant
residence in London if the Secretary for
Ireland, Irish members of Parliaum'nt
will have the Government of Ireland al
ways on thie spot. The Lord-Lieutenant's
Aid-de-canps have received notice to join
their respective regiments early next
month, and all the sub-officers had re
ceived a month's warning. Arrangements
ha"e al:e iv commenced for fitting up
the Phmnix Park as . .esidence for the
Queen and Royal Family, dunrin;_ ,.
sional visits to Ireland, after the aboli
tion of the Lord-Lieutenancy.
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