THE SUEZ MAIL.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1154, 4 October 1873, Page 3

THE SUEZ MAIL.

The 3.5. Phcßbe, which arrived this morning, brought the English mail via Suez. From files to hand we make the following extracts :

The Financial Agents for New Zealand have opened tenders for 2C3.000Z Four per cent Debentures, guaranteed by the Imperial Government; The total amount offered, was 410,900 Z., but the highest rate being 103 Z. 10s., no allotment was made, as the minimum was fixed at 1051., at which rate the Financial Agents announced that they

were prepared to receive subscriptions.' ° At the Soldiers' Industrial Exhibition at Aldershot, recently opened byH.R.H. Prince Arthur, Dr Peake exhibited the skull of a New Zealand chief, rosary of olive stones from Bethlehem, and about twenty other articles from New Zealand, Fiji, Africa, America, and Asia.

A testimonial on vellum has been preaented by the Royal Humane Society to Mr Landers for saving Anne Traynor, who was in danger of drowning at Auckland, New Zealand.

The report of the National Bank of New Zealand, presented on July 29, was little more than formal, the establishment having been open only during a few months. TJp to March 31 there was a profit of £1,102, which was recommended to be carried forward.

The Rev Dr Begg left this country for New Zealand on Monday, July 21, on a visit to several members of his family who are settled there.' ' ■ ' ■'• '•

Dr Wilberforce, Bishop of Winchester, was thrown from his horse while proceeding to Dorking, in company with Lord Granville. His death was instantaneoiia. The Bishop was buried at Lavington by his own desire. A profound sensation was produced among all classes. Inspector Montgomery was convicted of the Jfewtown-street bank murder. He confessed his crime, 'and pleaded habitual drunkenness and insanity. A case is pending in the Bombay High Court between the Government and an Armenian gentleman, involving £6,000,000 now in the hands of the Government.

Ceylon, August 30. Several commercial steamers, plying viu the Suez Canal, have been wrecked or seriously injured during the present monsoon season. The Saltwell and Celtiv, homeward bound, were nearly lost en route to Aden.' The Atlanta, en route for Bombay, and the Singapore, homeward bound, from China, were totally wrecked on the African coast. The steamer Kewangchow, laden with coals for Shanghai, went ashore off Cape Guardafui, in a dense fog, and the Arabs, who had previously made prisoner of the captain and crew of the Singapore, soon boarded the Kewangehow, and ordered tit commander and men ashore ; but instead, after taking to their' boats, they put out to sea, and were picked up, along with two of the Singapore's men, by a French transport, £md brought to Galle,

TTVB HATMVAY CIOt.IiTSTON.S. Duviug tin: past week live railway acniuents have occurred; Tlie fjWfc iiH]ijifeiieVl to the Scotch express ti'riiu at \Vigau about one to clock mi Saturday morning; the train, drawn by two engines, consisted (if twentyWo carriages and tlu-ce vans. While running with dinxinislied speed througli a station tlie hindmost eight caiTiages, from some undiscovered cause, swerved oft' the main line on to a sliding, where they Were dashed to pieces, killing eleven persona and injuring; thirty—Sir John Alison being fniii'ngsi the killed. This disaster M'tip ijtlickly followed by a collision between :i passenger and coal train while the latter was being shunted at a station near Asliton ; eighteen passengers were injured, three severely. A second cc)llision took place between a passenger train and pilot' engine at Bridge-street station, fllasgow ; two carriages were smashed and twelve passengers hurt. The third collision was between a passenger and goods train near Redhill station, Surrey. The fourth collision was on the Great Western line between Salisbury and Wilton. In every ease train.", Were overdue. THE EITPEUOK OF GERMANY'S rNSPECTION OF NEW 2KAXAXD EXHIBITS AT VIENNA. The Anglo-Australian contributes an excellent account of his visit to the Vienna Exhibition. He was present when the Emperor of Germany passed through the various courts, and alludes to his examination of th-5 New Zealand department as follows :— "Passing on to the New Zealand Department he examined the tweeds manufactured by Webley Bros., of Nelson, and the cord, sacking, and twilled cloth and sheeting manufactured from the phormiim ienax. There were some little black seeds of the phormhnn close at hand, and the Director of the Russian Botanical Gardens begged some of them. He was immensely pleased with the fibre and the manufactures therefrom. Indeed I may say that this fibre has attracted much attention among the professors and manufacturers of both Austria and Germany. Passing on to the skeletons of the Moa and Palahteryx elephantopus, which have been erected in the centre of the room, and which form the most striking objects in the Exhibition, the Emperor seemed astonished at the size of the skeleton of the Moa, and examined it with some attention. The next object which came under his observation was Dr Buller'a work on the " Birds of New Zealand." An engraving of

the Moa forms the frontispiece of this excellent book. The coloured engravings of the several species of birds common to New Zealand are executed in the n'rst style of art, and the Emperor seemed very much pleased with the work. A hurried inspection was then made of the clubs, mats, war implements, and Maori robes sent by Dr Featheistone; of an inlaid cabinet sent by Mr T. L. White, of Auckland, the wool sent by Mr H. P. Murray-Aynsley, Mr Robert Tinline, Mr G. A. Anstey, and several others. He then examined attentively a collection of stuffed birds, which is considered one of the most striking and attractiveobjectsinthe New Zealand Court. This collection was brought from hhe colony by Mr James Brogden, F.G.S. (one of the well-known linn of Messrs Brogden and Sons). It contains many curious birds, and the whole of them are very successfullystuffed. Itisthe finestexhibitionofnatural history that has been attempted at any of the ''Internationals," and the colony is indebted to Mr Brogden for the great labour and trouble he has devoted to the object. The birds have been set up by Mr Burton, of Wardour-street, a very skilful taxidermist, and, as I gather from the official catalogue, the specimens have all been named and classified in conformity with jDr. Buller's "History of the Birds of New Zealand." He then proceeded to view the specimen of gold ; the inlaid cabinet exhibited by Dr Buller ; the model representing a bar of gold weighing 37") oy», as exported by the Bank of New Zealand ; the jewellery sent by Kohn and Sons, of Auckland ; kauri gum, sent by Mr Robert Walker, of Auckland ; glue from the Kaikorai Glue Works; a novel thing in punch bowls, quaintly carved in wood, and sent by Mr Kobert Graham ; the geological specimens, ores, and minerals ; the wheat exhibited by Messrs W. D. Wood, J. H. Eogers, J. G. Bluett, J. and T. Meek, James llunciman, and J. W. Tosswill; the flour shown by Messrs W. D. Wood, J. 11. Eodgers, W. H. Lane; the pale ale from the Phcunix Brewery ; the old torn from the distillery at Dunedin ; and the woods and photographs of New Zealand scenery.

CHOLERA AMONGST A BATCH Oh' NEW ZEALAND

EMICtKANTS

Four cases of cholera occurred on July 28 among a party of emigrants who had landed at Blackwall the same day. The greater number of these emigrants, who came from Copenhagen, Jutland, Zetland, and Sweden, sailed from Copenhagen for Kiel on the 22nd. The whole party, about eighty in number, embarked at Hamburg for London, where they were to be transferred to the ship which was to carry them to their ultimate destination, New Zealand. From the time of the emigrants leaving Copenhagen to the time of reaching Blackwall no illness of any kind, so far as can be' astertained, had broken out among them. Soon after the ship had arrived at Blackwall one of the emigrants, a Dane, forty-five years of age, was seized with choleraic symptoms ; and he, with fifteen others, was sent to a lodging-house in Queenstreet, near the Mint. The other emigrants were distributed in several lodginghouses in the same district. At seven o'clock, the same morning, and in the same lodging-house, another of the the emigrants, a girl of about twelve years of age, a Swede, who had joined the party at Copenhagen, was attacked with cholera, and she died at two o'clock in the afternoon. The man first attacked has since died. The case were first seen by Mr Holt, of the Minories, who, recognising their importance, at once communicated with the Medical Department of the Local Government Board. Dr Buchanan and Dr Gwnne Harries, under instructions from the Board, visited the cases, and recognising in them true Asiatic cholera, immediately proceeded to co-operate with the medical officer of health for the district in which they occurred, Mr John Liddle, and the medical officer of health, Mr Harry Leach, in taking such measures as were requisite to prevent the spread of the disease. Up to the present time no other case of cholera has occurred, among .the emigrants, but several of them are suffering from more or less severe diarrhoea. Strenuous efforts are being made to get the whole party of emigrants together for the purpose of isolating them, and placing them under medical observation. The party expected to have sailed on July 29 from the Thames for New Zealand, but they will be prohibited from joining any ship until they can.do so without danger, to themselves or to other emigrants. There can be no doubt that the party of emigrants contracted cholera before leaving Hamburg. The greatest care and attention, are bestowed on all, and an ample and generous supply of fresh meat and such other articles of diet as may be ordered by the medical officer supplied to them. Dr Featherstone, the New Zealand Government officer, is doing everything to contribute to their welfare,