San Francisco Mail News.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1522, 12 March 1886, Page 6

San Francisco Mail News.

The Union S.S. Co.'a mail steamer, Almeda, from Sail Francisco, arrived at Auckland last Sundiv.

As tii« Manipora, on her np trip, cleared Honolulu on the 14th Febrmary, one of the boiler plates was displaced, and the steam and lioiling water blew out the furnace and scalded five men—two of whom died from the effects and two others were seriously injured. UKKERAL SUMMARY.

Michael Davitt delivered a speech in Flint (Wales) on February 11, in which he said that PameM was ready to help the Welsh farmers against the landlords, and that unless the Government granted Home Rn!c to Ireland. Mr Parncll would retaliate by prreeutimt in Parliament thirty Hills dealing solely with Kngland, Walts anl Scotland. The principal landlords in Wales have combined to resist the demand of the Fanners' League for a reduction of 2> per cent, in rents. The appointment of Mr Broadhurst as Under Home Secretary has caused a sensation in political circles, that gentleman l*ing the tirst working man who has ever risen to the Ministry. At the League meeting at Limerick on January 1, the Mayor announced that the League's Executive Committee had instructed him to discountenance boycotting. An ugly political scandal is current to the effect that several United States senators were approached with bribe* of stock by a gigantic telephone monopoly. Some yielded to the temptation. It is alleged that ToO.OOOdol were used to subsidise the the Press and influence politicians in the interests of the WOEOpoly. The auti-Chincse movement in California is purring strength. The Chinese are being ousted from all the principal towns in the State. Wallace Ross and Plaisted, oarsmen, intend in August to go through the Niagara Whirlpool in a bost. They believe Webb was drowned through an accident, and that the boat they have contracted for will convey tin in safely through.

Tii** Pall }fn'l Uaz'tie published on February 14, what ir asserted wm Mr Gladstone's plan for granting Hern? Rule for Ireland. The plan expressly troM.ies f. r the establishment of a Parliament in HtMin, to consist ot but on» Clumber. Its membra *r» l»e returnctl by electorate now cstaoli«lied Lv the latest f xt< nsion <f the franchise. Th«; Irish peerage is to have no other Parliamentary representation cither in Dahlia or London than is profiled l.y the twenty-five Irish representative peers now sir? i;i the Imperial Howe of Lord.'*. The country is to I* redistributed i<>r the purpose of Parli.imei.tiry elections in such a way that the membership nf tiie new shall exceed the present Ii:-.!: representation in th*" Imperial Par'iament by about three to one. making the membership in th- new Imdy a hrtle over "00. The new Parliament is to !*• auxiliary in most respects to the Parliament at Westminster Th- latter boJy to retain absolute contml of fixation i'> Iretatid, and power to veto any .V t of the Dublin Parliament. In*!: representation in tlie Imperial Parliament is to remain universally the same as at present, but the InVn numVrs Mill have a vote only on suJi mattri!< as directly or indirectly afilct Ireland. Tie- Radicals bitterly denounce the plan, ami the most imm«*d:ite e'feet cf its p«ib!i :atinn lis Uen to widen the brajii between the WliL ami Radical wings of the Liberal party. Mr Heily, at Dublin, ridicnled the proposition. The IhiUy Sn r * on February 7. in a s:gmti.-mt leader on the political situation, urged the political parties to prepare for another ie:i»r«! «*!ci'tion. The Vh**rvr of the same date ii\is the Gladstoue Cabinet only a short lease of po« rr. The London (J'uTr'r supports the suggestion of Lorl Salisbury that the terrible distress existing a:i.o'i_' K'i'_!i-h workmen contains a more urgent ai'p i' (> tlie h arN of Kmr'i-h lawmakers than the Ii ,-!i ■;■'■ >t; '•!. P-rsoml in-piiry in dNtri.ts lyir tr at tV Kist Knd of L<> a ! in slioas tiiat an average of ■T> pr tofth • hi.idy—kiil ■ I work:n-ii are unf;;,.....y.?-!. 'fli- w >rkl.on,.-? of the metropolis arc fnil t>i qvt{] »\\v: «;th lespcetable artisans, who, tiro; Ji »xtrc:i.' • • -.i"f.—-; r.f traiic. have been forced for the !l:st time t > «cek i>aridi relief.