NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1492, 21 November 1874, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

LONDON,

October 12,

At Northampton on the reading of the declaration of the election of Fowler, Liberal candidate, a mob, consisting of Bradlaugh s supporters, became riotus, and were dispersed by the military. Several persons were injured. At midnight tne town was quiet. The excitement in Northampton continued to-day, and the authorities have been hourly expecting a renewal of the riot. The streets were crowded all day with people and constables, a large special force having been sworn in to patrol the city, and two batteries of artillery arrive. The miners of the West Riding of Yorkshire, hiving refused to consent to a reduction of twenty per cent, in their wages, have been locked out to the number of 6,000. The English Carlist Committee, Great Queen-street, London, has been formally and officially recognised at Royalist head-quarters in Spain. Senor Estrady, Secretary of Queen Marguerite, has also conveyed to the committee in acknowledging the receipt of a donation from the Duke of Edinburgh for the sick and wounded, her sense of the obligation for active steps taken by the committee in relieving the suffering caused by the war

in Spain. Alderman Stone has been chosen Lord Mayor of London. Details of the damage done to shipping by the typhoon at Hong Kong have been received. In all, five vessels were sunk, two were stranded ; seven are missing, and twelve were whoily or partially dismantled. The will of M. Guizot is published. It commences with a declaration of his devotion to the Reformed Church of France.

TheFranco-German Convention, readjusting tho boundaries of frontier dioceses, in accordance with the political boundaries of the two countries, was signed in this city yesterday. A rumour comes from Paris that the French Government, as a compensation for the recall of the Oronoque, will station the man-of-war Kleber, off Ostia, at the Pope's disposal. The Paris PAen Public asserts that Prussian agents are actively engaged on the Algerian frontier establishing relations with Arabian tribes.

The Archbishop of Cologne has been released, after an imprisonment of six months and nine days. The remainder of his term of imprisonment will be revoked.