Arrival of the San Francisco Mail.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 367, 18 September 1883, Page 2

Arrival of the San Francisco Mail.

Per Press Association. Auckland, Sept. 17 The Australia arrived at three this morning. mail stjmmaby. San Francisco, August 26. In the House of Commons, on August 22nd, the Under- Secretary for India presented the Indian Budget. Sir S. Northcote attacked the whole policy of the Government on the 21 at, and accused it of keeping back facts m the Madagascar affairs. Mr Gladstone, m reply, praised the working of the Land Act and Earl Spencer's vigorous government of Ireland. In relation to Madagascar, he declared nothing had occurred to disturb the cordial relations of England and Franoe. Bismarck, m reply to the French -journalists, declares that France threatens the peace of Europe, that such a state of affairs cannot "continue without aerions danger, and that the passions fomented by agitation may burst the bonds of peace. . Mount Vesuvius was again active on August 22nd. The buildings and mountain railroad were damaged by the tremblings. • Freeman's Journal bitterly denounces the House of Lords for its action m rejecting" the Irish Registration Bill. An extensive floufmill near Kinnegal, Ireland, was burnt on the 22nd, when three persons perished m the flames. Count de dhambord's death is alluded to by the Republican journals respectfully, and they unite m paying homage to his sincerity. The Royalist papers have appeared with mourning borders, and are reserved m their comments regarding the consequences of the death. The body wiU be buried -by the' side of Charles X. A reign of terror existed ol August 24th m the village of Cassoo m Rouraelia. % The Turks were murdering the Christians, and all the latter who could get away were fleeing from the 'country. ■ A n accident happened to the Duke cf Cambridge while at Catham. He hadjust alighted from his carriage with Colonel Evidon, when the horses became very restive, and 1 uming suddenly round upset the colonel, a.nd the carriage struck the d uke m the chest. His Royal Highiriess left for Woolwich this morning. The project for -the neutralisation of Congo is favoured m London. The Pope is- drawing up anEucyclical letter against divorces. : A tiespatch' from London, Augsth say« :— j-The Queen is much better. In receiving M>. Waddinpton, the\ new French Minister, she stood through the interview; which lasted twenty minutes. She has stated that no tenant festivities shall take place this year at Balmoral, or any jf her t? states, on account of the death of John Brown. Another despatch, says that m, spite of the. continued efforts of the Royal Family and her medical advisers, the Queen obstinately declines to go abroad .for her health, and insists on spending the autumn.' at Balmoral. She is determined to oe near John Brown's grave, and oontributiflg lie wr testimonials of the esteem m which she holds the me« mory of the departed .gillie. Her ! family is exasperated by her expenditure of feeling on this subject, which begins to border on the ridiculous. Her : Majesty left "London for Balmoral on Friday. August 25. The Cairo correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes :-— A^medr* cal friend informs me that at, one of the principal hospitals no precautions are taken to disinfect or even clean the bed and bedding from which a cholera patient has been removed, As one person „d ies the body is hustled away for burial, and another sick or dying wretch fills the vacancy caused by the death. Even the vomit and ejections from successive patients are allowed, to accumulate for many hours until the place. is inexpressibly noisome ; and the <;ase is but a type of what is.gW.in£ on inevery depot for the receipt? of cholera-rstricken people. - Carts are sent round at intervals to collect the dead at the hospitals and > from private houses, and bodies are ' not unfrequently found even m the • open street. Should the man -m ' charge of the dead cart came across a sick person, the latter is uncere* moniously seised and thrown on top iof its gha stly f reight,and is left there ' until the cart charged with a coHeo* tionofsick only is met, when the | livin g are transferred from the deadcart to the company of their fellow* sufferers arid taken to the hospital. ! San Francisco, Aug 26. The Northern Pacific Railway will be finished on Sept 6. .: • The Brooklyn suspension bridge has been pronounced a financial fail* ure. The, ODJect of the \vit of Monsignore Cupel "to the United Sates is said to signify the intention of the Church of Koine 'o try t<> make a greater spread m tutu;ein this 'country. The some' what startling story if circulated that Capel's app' arance h.re but: precedes the arrival of ihe Poj-e himself. "oodyand Sank-y go to London m S ,'tetnber, and sienJ the winter there m Evanae ical wo>k. The White Star Line steam-hip Lnd»wig. long oveniue at Montreal, Canada,, is given qp for lost,. • < 'omraisiaiorier Pierrepoint has m-»3e a report to the effect that m five years, if the present policy of the Government towards the Mormons was continued, the latter would coHrol all the " territories" remaining.