ARRIVAL OF ’FRISCO MAIL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1940, 23 August 1886, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF ’FRISCO MAIL.

(FEt? UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION) Auckland, Aug. 22

Arrived—Alameda, from ’Frisco, 8 a.m. Left .Frisco August Ist. The passage was uneventful, but was delayed by a gale off the coast, and dirty weather. Passengers for Auckland .-—Miss Bandfield, Miss Mr and Mrs Smith and family. Messrs Gill and G. S. Alberton. Among the through passengers is Dean O’Keefe Black, actuary of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Among the cargo for New Zealand are 400’cases of salmon and 300 cases dried fruits. The Alameda sails for Sydney at daylight to-morrow morning. GENERAL SUMMARY, WELSH HOME RULERS. THE NEW HOME SECRETARY. DEATH OF CORA PEARL. AN EXTRAORDINARY (?) CHARGE. RIOTS AT AMSTERDAM. ENGLAND AND BURMAH. ELIZA ARMSTRONG AGAIN. THE SOUDAN. MR GLADSTONE’S MOVEMENTS. European summary dates up to July 30th, 1880. Circulars are beiog distributed in Wale 3 demanding Home Rule, free education, the abolitivn of landlordism, and the disestablishmsnt of the Church. A cablegram of July 30th from London says that the sensation in the new Cabinet is the appointment of Henry Matthew as Houte Secretary. It was made at the request of the Queen, who was charmed by his vindication in the Crawford trial of the sanctities of English homes. lie is entirely an experiment and is without Government experience, a Romao Catholic, and an auti-Coercioaist. The Alpine climber, Pauline Von Soulkar, was dashed to pieces on July 29th.

Jno. Ruskin is reported insane. The notorious Cora Pearl has died in Paris. She was poor and in distress of late years. Owing to excessive corpulence she had grown almost out of recognition.

The Prince of Wales’ sons are charged with plagiarism. “ The Cruise of the Bacchante” has a passage which begins “ We should be less thah men,” uud emls “ Bat sad memories of their useless valor” is taken almost word for word from Chas. Kingsley’s “ At Last,” whore it will be found iu the second chapter. An attempt on the part of the authorities at Amsterdam to prohibit the popular game called “ Ee'killiog ” on Sunday led % to a conflict with the police on July

25th. The rioters erected birrica!?« The police fired into the crowd, killing 20 persons eight arrests were male. Tbe convention between England and China was signed at Pekin, by the tern* of which China agrees to the occupa i, n of Burmah by the Eegtisli an 1 promt?,* to encourage trade between China an* Burmah. A commission is being forme,] to delimitate the Burmese front eo Despatches of July 25th say th »t L W ) Salisbury was cordially received by th. Queen at Osborne House. On his return from Osborne House Lord Salisbury wj? cheered all along tire route by immense crowds at London. He declined to speak anywhere. The parents of Eliza Armstrong, who figured so conspicuously in the Pall Mali Gazette exposures, have arranged to bring a suit for L9OOO damages agaiost Mr Stead, editor, its publishers, and General Booth, of the Salvation Army, Tin claim will be for libel on the girl’s parent* and for assaulting the child. The Sultan of Soumalt lias expelled th* members of the Gorman East African Society from his domiuious. Wassil Bey, who arrived at Cairo from Soudan on July 29th, reported that Khar, toum had been raided by the rebels. his opinion the force marching to re-p*. tablish the Khedive’s authority would no* meet with a welcome rather than resistance. Tho Rev, Henry Ward Beecher hjj been adversely criticised by the London papers. Ilis lectures were but poorly attended. Tho admission fee being tJj high is said to be the cause in part. David has written to Mr Ford, ifo editor of the New York Irish World taking him to task for advising a polio,of paltry obstruction on tbe part of ths Home Rule members. He soya the tru» policy for Home Rulers is to advocat; the reforms required by tho workers of Great Britain while advocating justice to Ireland. Catherine Lewis, a sister of JelTre; Lewis aud a pretty Opera Comluu* singer, known in Australia,has secure L divorco from her husbanb, Csear Alfred. 803. Tho London World says Mr Gladstone is going on a yachting excursion as soon R 3 released from official work. After j preliminary debate he will not be seen ' again in the House ot Commons for several months. He proposes to start for Rome early iu Novomb6r and ta remain in Italy tip after Easter. Excitement his been oaused in polhieil circles by Russia’s occupation of Port Lnzeroff, iu Corea, The Paris Figaro of July 23 li pub. fishes a sensalioual article giving detail! of a meditated coup d’etat by General Bourager.

AMERICAN SUMMARY. The United States Commissioner, Geo, 11. Sates, left on July 31st for Samoa to discuss with the English, French and German commands the neutral positbn of Islaud. The cable is proposed to connect Japan, New Zealand and Auslralia with f'ainda, Commissioner Flemind left for Englanl on July 14th, to confer with the Imperial Government on the subjoct. Maxwell, the murder is sentenced to In hanged on August 27. The St John’s New Found Colonist oa July 28, contradicts the sen sat iouul reports of destitu ution in that Colony, and says there have been no deaths from starvation. The same paper denounces Mi Weddell, who ia in Canada seeking assistance as na imposter. Despatches stale that tho Ottawa Government has no official knowledge of the reported woeful condition of things in Labrads, and believes the reports to be widiout foun. dation.’

The mining region of Mcnow Like, California kick in ores the working of which was impracticable on account of their rebellious nature has suddenly come to the front again, on account of the difficulty being overcome, A symlicnte of capitalists in erecting mills, costing L 15.000 dollars.

William John Ilurst, a prominent citizen of Auckland, and a member of the Colonial Parliament fell into the Inmliof the press interviewers after he arrived in Fr’isco. He gave rather a sad colored view of affairs on New Zealand, an 1 (tail the colony was suffering from depression; that taxes were excessive and growing heavier every year, but be hoped that news would be bettar when the Oppo ition ousted the present Ministry. He attributed the depression to the fict tint for very many years the people of its Colony have been liviug on ouo another and on the conntry, IRISH TROUBLES.

Two thousand persons attended nn Orange soiree given at Dublin, in the Rotunda on July 12th.

The Hall was by the police. Thou, sands of nationalists surrounded the building, and many placards were pouted with inscriptions “we will pay you Orange dogs iu Irish coin, the one long debt which Ireland owes all Braggarts of Boyne at Armagh. 1 ’ Major SauDder presided over a gathering of 2000 enthusiastic Orangemen afterward a procession was formed, the route of which was lined by 600 police nod soldiers. Business was suspended. An Orange Lodge in a small village in Columbia, Tyrone four miles from Dungannon was attacked on the night of tie 13th, by a number of men belonging to the National League. The attackiug party were armed with rifles, and kept «P a fire for two hours on the lodge, fits police being powerless to interfere. Armed moonlighters cime the f-ame night, attacked and took possession nf two houses in Freemouut.Kantusk, county of Cork, where they entered and severely beat the inmates, , A tremendous riot in Belfast took place on the night of the 13th between Catholics aud Protestants, during winch four taverns, a number ofjdwelling houses were wrecked. The poiioe and soldiers charged the rioters several times, and »t last succeeded in clearing the . streets. Among those wounded was a SergeantHis injuries are said to be mortal. Constable and several civilians were severely hurt. Fghting was done between the police andOrangemen, they preveute the orangemen from att ickin-; t |ie Catholics. A policeman named (lurtic-r, is among those who died from Die i' J juries. Two civilians, MoDut’on an. Mclllsoy were shot dead and fifteen p«-" sons sent to the hospital. The P r ' garrison was largely increased. 1" wreckage caused by the rioting resent bled the effects of a tornado. > lcn ' women aid children were struck nova bruised and bleeding, still uttering c M of defence and threats of reV^,: '' The Protestants were beaten by members, and many of tlcir l> ,,lJa were afterwards raided. j -vcot. three prisoners while on tln-ir way police station slog, “ Rule Ilrittani». cursed Parnell and Sexton. On j'morning of the 14th Held Eo . Waterford forced a private soldier e arrest two Orangemen, who were The streets were patro-le.l by the P°'- • and the cavalry. A Nationalist nice at Stewart’s town on the same no'. - was attacked by a mob and lb" rl " was read. Several police were i"J•"