The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-14 00:00:00

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AUSTRALIA.
The first session of the fourth parliament of
Victori► was opened on the 28th of November. On
the following day the governor attended in person
at the Legislative Council, and addressed to the
assembled legislators the customary speech. A
Lend Bill is to be introduced without delay, which
shall "be simple in principle, unencumbered with
superfluous and impracticable conditions, and cal-
culated to bring the lands of the colony within
easy access of the public at large, while dealing
equitably with existing interests." The tariff is to
be readjusted, partly by the reduction of ditties
already chargeable, and partly by the impokdtion
of duties on commodities hitherto untaxed.
The Legislative Conned is to be reformed.
Bills are to be introduced for the regulation of
mining interests ; for providing water to the gold
fields ; for the amendment of the law relating to
public instruction ; for the amendment of the in-
solvency law; for establithing Post-office savings
banks ; for imposing a legacy duty ; and for several
other purposes of minor importance. The speech
concludes by alluding, in turn, to the three ques-
tions of transportation, colonial defence, and border
customs. As regards the second of them, it is
stated that application has been made to the home
government for • material contribution, in the
shape of ships and guns, to assist in securing the
colony against aggression, and upon the other two
subjects papers and despatches are promised.
The popular agitation on the subject of trans-
portation was oontinued with unflagging per-
severance and enthusiasm.
During the year the yield of gold has been well
maintained. Up to the latest date these amount
to only a few thousand ounces below these of 1863,
to be very probably brought up to an equal quan-
tity by the export of another week. Companies
were becoming daily more numerous.
NEW ZEALAND.

This month the war news from New Zealand
yields iu interest to the politimil. Sir George
Grey had accepted the resignation of the Pox
ministry, and a new government wu composed,
oonsisting of Mr. Weld, Colonial Secretary ; Mr.
Sewell, Attorney-General ; Mr. Fittherbert, Tree-
surer ; Major Atkinson, Colonial Defence Master ;
Major Richardson, Postmaster-General. Mr. Weld,
Major Atkinson, and Major Richardson are mem-
bers of what is known as the war party. Mr.
Weld, in his statement of the government policy,
declares that the double system of govern-
ment by governor and ministers has resulted
in evil to both races in New Zealand.
He will recommend the Assembly to request
the home government to withdraw the whole of the
troops from the colony, and instruct the governor
to be guided by his constitutional advisers. He
recommends a small standing colonial force, and •
strong military post about the centre of the Ngati-
ruanui country. If the governor differs on any
material point with his constitutional advisers, he
would place his resignation in his hands. It is not
yet known bow far this policy will meet with the
approval of the legislature. In the province of
Auckland the new ministry is highly unpopular, in-
asmuch as it assumes office with the fixed intention
of removing the seat of government to Wellington.
On the occasion of their introducing • new tariff
all the Auckland members left the house, and busi-
ness could not be proceeded with.
Active operations against the rebels still re-
mained suspended. The Waikato districts continued
quiet, so it may be hoped that, though the leading
chiefs had not tendered their submission, the
struggle there had practically terminated. At
Taranaki, however, the position was unchanged,
and the foe still had possession of the country
beyond the guns of our redoubts ; and the settlers
were unable to return to the homesteads they
were forced from. General Cameron was, however,
at Taranaki, and the governor's speech contained
an intimation that steps would now be promptly
and energetically taken to restore order.

SUICIDO Of Vicrot TOWNIZY.—Victor Tomalley,
the murderer of Mies Goodwin, destroyed himself au flanday I
airmail by jumping over the ataircios railings to holm-
sills 06 .Prissaa. his MUM IN= tharmiL Be zoomed a con.
cassias of braia, sad died in • Mato of anoosecionguses
at eight o'clock the arm evasing.
BuSSONBO's VILIANIBIL The notorious Hoe-
roam°, who is avow sateen impriscameat to laglaad
for verities him lam, is sot ,as in Ireland. His
tamer, them, Wised, WM Jammu, as appeen by • kis(
which the Sr. J. Bade game, rector of Idaryborongh,
bus farabilledto the Dublin Sprees. "Hs cease toKilkeasy,"
the rev. teem states, about 1857, sad eellod co MN
to obits leave to eras • lectors on • Education' to •
you're males moiety with which I was coussotad • told
me be was as Italia *Ale • retain, sad et Present
deprived el his large
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dresasd to him is Count Borrow,* ; to all will I
ropited that I thought he was an Mamma (whisk be
really is), sad deoliaed his Nervier. Still kir mode hie way
with • rod nosy as • tasober, sod when I was etlrriag
up iDg
where buierywusbroto krily"retirePtiewiroirptigatlaam=
to take roosediage agaiset me for ioitsrimi him is hi/ pew.
farms! passails, by eerily that he we. so. Iriskamm.
He pre llosleires as electro-biolegy, of which he reali
Mow wales. Ha wrote very violent astieles in the
Kamm Journal, sad in the end got • wife is Many
also. Is this case he enured the too credulous family that
be was • covet of the Holy Roma Ramie, sad, as
each, mead sot be married by any malesiseth is tiro
realm ; that be had power to marry:himself. sad would
have the union malissed caltaly, wbea loathe ware
settled them. He ma believed and Mule& Amebae
poor girl was deeeived, sad lit with so infant to moan bar
folly. After that he mat to Inglawd, got up the Italian
Ommatios hr ath& whisk id to his aunt la heeling
noire, eerier to the doMmiaatims of the Star to over-
take the impeator. Bre hisispeared is Rahway be bad
hem is Oloasol, wherso ba tried to_play the rirt
el * Obviiiaa Mac ma, no dionivel sone. TM
fellow is clever ail Oamthia, boo varier amok sad SA.
deatilwa avapiedled by hi pitaishmaat. Ha is ahe
I Ism swiandsel ; hi whole abject is life isasslesths. sad he
has thus hisonght oda and sorrow iota airs Mahe than
me Moo eV