THE ENGLISH MAIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7009, 5 May 1884, Page 6

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Ti&.Pacifio Mail Cumpany's'jjteamer Zea. landia arrived in harbour last evening, with the English and ;inails via San Francisco. She brings letters and papers from London to March 27, and from San Francisco to April 14. -

■i , OUR LONDON; LETTER.

/; I*BOM OTO OWN COKHESPONDEST. I London, March 27. i FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES. i Yet - another Land Company for the North Island, On the 17th instant the Land and Loan Company of New Zealand (Limited) ' was registered,' and the prospectus was issued yesterday. The capital is £1,000,000, : in 200,000 shares of £5 each, and the first > issue consists of 100,000 shares, upon which only £1- per share will, for the present, be called up: The directors and their friends will take 44,000 shares. The -directory > includes some names well known and ; trusted in New, Zealand, as -will appear from the following list:— 1 Mr. James Alexander (Bedfern, Alexander and Co., Australian and Jfew Zealand merchants), directors i Eanltof Australasia. i Hr-William Dnnlop Anderson (Anderson, Falrley, . and Gray). director. Alliance Bank (Limited). jlr. Alfred Chetham-Strode, late director of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand (Limited), and late ' member of committee In New Zealand of the Ot&go and Southland inveitmont Company (Limited). < Lieut-General. Bichard Strachey, 8.E., C.S.L, > Thorbnrn Tumbuil (E. T. Tcmbull and, Co., Auitrailan and New Zealand merchants.) • Mr. WillUm Carr Youna (of Bell, Harrison and Co.), and formerly of Dnnedln, N".Z. 1 The objects of the company are 1. The' lending oi money upon security of mortgages of freehold, leasehold, and other property in New Zealand, and making advances sgainst produce or consignments. - ■ 2. The purchase, management, and re-salo ol freehold or leasehold land* in New Zealand and of stock. and produce in connection therewith. {(.'The conduct of a general .agency business, comprising the management .of funds which may be Hat to New Zealand for investment, the collection of tilvidends and other .moneys, and the care of consignments to and from. New Zealand, and their re*liia- v tion, with power to advance against such consignments. 1 ; 1 Tha company has agreed to purchase from Mr. F. C. Fulton, of Napier, the WhakaTwammam properly in. the Bay District, consisting of 7976' acres of freehold land, with about 9000 sheep, for £34.595. This district has been selected as the opening field for operations, on account of its salubrious climate, the fertility of its soil, and its suitability for raising sheep and cattle. Mr. F. Fulton will act as managing director in the colonies, and the Hon. G. Randall Johnson, M.JLG., Mr. G. Eeetham, and Mr. E. Jollie, J.P., Patea, will constitute provisionally a Colonial Board of Directors. Mr. J. Alexander has taken 1000 shares, Mr. W. D. Anderson, 500; "Mr. Beetham, 500 ; Mr. Strode, 400; Mr. Fulton, 1000; Lieatenant-General Straohey, 500; Mr. R. T. Turnbull, 500 ; Mr. Young, 500. The minimum remuneration of the directors will be £800 per annum, to be increased to £1200, when a dividend of 7J per cent, is paid. _ _ Another small colonial company which has just been registered, is the ew Zealand and Australian Meet Company, Limited, with a capital of £2000, in £5 shares. It professes to trade as meat and provision salesmen and dealers. A " Food Preserving Syndicate " has been registered with a capital of £4000, in.-.£20 shares, to purchase from Mr. J. W. Moore of South Sea, his letters patent for preserving food in a perfectly fresh condition by means of a coating with an ail-tight material. :The directors of the New Zealand Land Mortgage Company are in a position to congratulate their shareholders upon the successful formation of, the company.' The shares-applied for are much in excess of the required number. The shareholders - are upwards of 950 in number. The whole of the sums payable on application and allot-jn'erit-faave been paid up on the shares held in England. The whole of the sums payable in respect of the application for the colonial shares-have bees paid up; - and" "the amount due on the allotment of these shares is payable on April Ist next; The directors intend to delay making the call of 10s per «ham- completing the £1 intended to be called up, as long a3 possible, in. order that the company may during its first year, and while its earning power is at the lowest, have to pay a dividend on the smallest' amount of capital.-" possible. - The applications for the company's debentures axe upon a satisfactory scale, and the directors find that debenture money, is being received aa fast as the company requires it for use in the colony. The annual general meeting of the British and New Zealand' Mortgage and Agency Company; (Limited) was held on the 25th inst, at the, offices, Great Winchester-street. Mr. James W. Barclay, M.P., presided, and, in moving the adoption of the report; stated that after paying the dividend recommended of per cent there would remain a.balance of £11,122 to carry forward., He thought these results were very satisfactory, especially when it was remembered that they had been at the additional expense of the interest on the debentures given for the goodwill, and that they had also bad £1000 to pay in respect of taxation in New Zealand—an item which did not appear, in the last accounts. The frozen mutton trade promised to become greatly developed, and so far it had largely increased the price of sheep in New Zealand as compared with a few ago. Mr. N, W. Levin seconded the motion, which was carried, and resolutions were next. passed declaring, the dividend recommended, reelecting the auditors, and authorising an alteration in the articles of association of the company in order that advantage might be taken of the Companies (Colonial Registers) Act, 1883. TRT7. WELLINGTON HABBOUR LOAN. The Wellington Harbour Board, who are | authorised to borrow £100,000, and have already obtained £69,000 on account, are trying to raise the balance, £31,600, in the London market. Not considering it worth while to make a public appeal for snob a bagatelle, Mr. W. West- ; garth • is . now engaged in privately finanoing the amount required. About half the amount has been already placed. In the prospectus which has been issued .it ■ is announced that the position of Wellington makes it the trade centre of New Zealand. The loan is to be spent in completing and improving. the harbour. The price of the new loan is £108 for every £100, ex accrued interest. The interest, 6 per cent, is payable half-yearly, on February 28th and August 28th, at the National Bank of New Zealand, London, -where the principal will be. paid on February. 28th, 1907. The Western Australian Government have been successful in floating a small. 4 per cent, loan for £1-54,000 this week. The total applied for tfas £257,000. The average price realised was £97.55, the minimum being £901.05. -'••• . . ; MISCELLANEOUS. ' The intelligence that Tawhiao, '' the Maori King," is on his way home, with the object of petitioning Her Majesty to protect the rights'of her native subjects inNew Zealand, bag been,, received with composure by. the British nation. Even the "lion-hunters" appear to entertain doubts if the Maori potentate can' be made as great a success as the unfortunate Cetewayo. If ho expects to inake any impression at all—not: politically, ior of course that is out of the'question—he must accept the advice tendered to FalstaS— to live cleanfy and forswear sack; but he will be exposed to great temptations. Whiteley, of Westbourne Grove, will probably be willing to. contract to "do" for Tawhiao as he did for the Zulu monarch. He made Oetewayo comfortable, but could not keep him sober; Cetewayo's weakness; was unlimited champagne and beef. What is. Tawhiao's ?. Mr.. Wilfred Powell's scientific exploring expedition J to ; New Guinea,- though started under; the obbis ofthe Royal - Geographical Society will be carried oat this,year at any rate. Mr. Powell knows something of the difficulties attending exploring in tropical and unknown regions,- and is determined not to lead men into danger unless he has been ienabled to make every human provision for their safety. , It. is a very costjy undertaking to " equip a scientific, expedition' of the character projected, ; arid' some ; difficulty has been exparienced in' finding the necessary funds. -Very, likely this coald be overcome, bat not in .time to enable the expedition, to reach the north-east coast of New Guinea during the >eas'ori favourable for exploring operations.- Believing that it would be a grave mistake to" arrive there duripg the rainy season*, I .Mr; Powell; has decided to postpone his depsrture until next year. It is not unlikely that before that time thb expedition" may assume a somewhat different form.' • ■ " ' It is stated,-:but I am'unable to say with what foundation, that Sir Julius Vogel's fertile brain has conceived ' a; project for laying a cable from Now Zealand to S&Q

■Francisco, to- work in conjunction with the new Atlantic cables which Messrs. Mackay, the successful silver mine owners, and Mr.: Gordon Bennett, of the Mew York Herald, are - now. laying.'v You are aware that Sir Julius Vogel has obtained a concession from the West Australian Government, to lay a cable from some point on the Indian or Ceylon coast to a point on the north-west coast of Australia. . Possibly the alleged Pacific scheme has been comprised with that across the Indian Ocean. Another Australasian Premier is,- however, rather enamoured of the Pacific project, and thinks it contains the germs of life. Mr. Thomas McHwraith intends to inquire into the feasibility of the scheme before returning in June or July next. He considers that the present charges for cable messages are grossly exorbitant, and that 2s per word would amply repay the companies for transmission. _ --. It would, seem, from a notification just issued by the General Post-office, that the authorities will enforce special superscriptions on all letters addressed to New Zealand intended to be sent via Brindisi and the Peninsular and Oriental packets, for the next quarter at least. It has already been pointed out that the resnlt is to delay many letters and papers for New Zealand for very considerable periods. - .- _ The agreement by the Tauranga, .East Coast, and Hot Lakes District .Kailway Company to transfer to an English syndicate their contract for the construction of a line from Tauranga to Rotorua is still hung up. The English company, I understand, are willing enough to deposit with the Government of New Zealaufl. £25,000 as security for the faithful fulfilment of the contract, but they are, so it is said, reluctant to become a registered company in New Zealand, or to place themselves in a position that would render them amenable to the control of the Government. They dislike the idea of an indefinite liability. The Bishop of Ossory, in Ireland, who has been appointed successor to Dr. Vanghan as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Sydney. The Pope i has been unusually reticent with respect to the appointment, owing, it is . surmised, to the opposition shown by the Dominicans to Dr. Moran's promotion. Sir John Hall, who appears to enjoy good health, has been staying in London for some time! He attended the last levee held by the Prince of Wales a few days ago. Sir Thomas McDwraltb, ex-Premier of Queensland, Mr. R. Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, and Mr. Thomas Archer, AgentGeneral for Queensland, were also all presented, according to etiquette, this being the first opportunity. since the reception of their recently conferred honours. Sir Francis Ball and numerous other colonials p»id their respects to royalty. With the exception of the .despatoh of a few nominated single women, ■■ emigration to New Zealand will: be suspended until the end of July,.-as it- is not desired to ship emigrants.-to; arrive-during the winter or early . spring. : : About^fifty• or sixty single women.will be sent ont by steamer once a month. , ■■-'■: :.:" . The Injt two. second-class torpedo boats built for the New Zealand Government by Tbornycroft and. Co.- will : be shipped for Wellington early in '. April in the'sailing vessel. .-P*ter Stewart -The boat will be . slung on deck. Two of the -iVietorian second-cln&s torpedo boats were tested for speed last week,,, and they more than complied with the coutraot conditions,.• even under somewhat unfavourable.circumstances. They are each 67 feet long, 7 feet 6 inches in | beam, and have compound engines of 150 individual horse-power. They discharge Whitehead fish torpedoes, each coating £400, by the steam impulse gear. One boat steamed 17*16 knots and the other 17'59 knots per hour, i.e., very nearly 20 miles an hour. The quickest run on the measured mile was 3mins. 19secs. After the torpedo gear has been tested at Portsmouth, the .yeatela will be shipped to Victoria. The Victorian gunboats and first-claaa torpedo boat, Childere,, not being required by , Admiral Hewett, have left Souakim fori Aden. Major-General William Henderson, late colonel of the Royal Artillery, died on the, 22nd instant at Kensington, in his 69th year. He served .in New Zealand during the disturbances in 1847, and was present at the' repulse of . 400 natives in their attack at Wanganui.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

[Edbojeah Dates to Aprit. 12. J A dynamiter named Daly, alias Denman, was arrested at Birkenhead station on April 11. ' An accomplice named James Eagan waa also arrested at the'soma'tame.' Daly is an American. '.vHeVwas connected with Carey's gang,": and once presided at a meeting of "Invincibles" in Dablin. Stetson and Sons, owners of the Theatre RoyaV-Middleeborough, failad on April' 9; liabilities £100,000 to £250,000. 1 • A . London despatch, 'April 10, says the Dutch.anth'oritiea:-have blockaded a portion of Aoheen, on the coast of Sumatra, with the view of exercising a'pressure upon the Rajah oil Lenom, to force him to release the crew of the wrecked English steamer Nisero. The best foot race on record was made at the Athletic Club, Lillie Bridge, April 7, by W. G. George, a well-known amateur. He covered the ten' miles in 51 minutes 20 seconds, eolipsing all records, even that of the famous Deerfoot—6l minutes 21 seconds. •The Secretary of the London Corn Exchange reports, April 8, enormous stocks of wheat, barley, and maize in the London waterside granaries. There are 454,000 quarters more wheat than last year, and 108,000 quarters less oats. The Standard says: "It is obvious the wheat trade is overdone, consequently it is important for London - and Liverpool money-lenders to know who holds this extraordinary mass of grain." An attempt was made on the night of April S to dynamite the magazine of Fort George, a few miles from Inverness. The marauders escaped in boats, but not before a sentry pinned one of them with his bayonet. A detachment of cavalry arrived at Kidderminster on April 9 as ft check, to riotous carI pet wearers. The factories have refused to yield to the men's demands, and a strike is expected. An attempt had been made at Aberdeen to destroy the maohinery in the Southport Carpet Works. Baron Sta'al has been appointed Prussian ambassador at London. .The real author of the libel for whioh Mr. Yates was sent to gaol iB Lady Stradbrooke, a relative of the Earl of Lonsdale. A colliery explosion, near Cardiff, Wales, on April 2, killed two men, and entombed seventeen" others. A fire broke out in London, April 2, in the printing house of Pardon and Hones, Lovell's Court, Paternoster Rotv, thence it spread to the famous old Dolly's chop honse; the house 'of Fakdel, Phillips, and Sons, importers of toys and fancy goods, in New-gate-street ; the large bookbindery of Smith Brothers; the toy and music publishing house bf ,B.; William's, Pasternoater Row ; all of., which were completely destroyed. The damage is ae great as that cansed by the Wood-street fire. The favourable direction of the wind saved St.Paul'a Cathedral. The losses in the row-and vicinity are covered by inanrance'to the amount of £1,250,000. Jußtin McCarthy, jun., married, on April 6tb, Mies Laurai Linden, a popular London actress. Miss Mary' Anderson, the American aotreßS, now in.' London, was sued for not playing on' Saturday evening, April sth, the day of Prince Leopold's funeral. The story that she feigned illness _is falße. Every theatre was closed; and Miss 'Anderson, out of reßpect to the occasion, absolutely refused to play. Mr. Gladstone inside a powerful speech in the Commons, on April 7th, in support of the Franchise Bill. ' He said it was a good thing for the State that the largest number of capable citizens should possess the franchise. He defended the extension of the franchise in Ireland as an act of right and justice. The race for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, April 2nd, w«b won by the Duke of Hamilton's Loohraiiza, by three lengths; Camanche ■ second, Lizzie third. Seven starters. • ; Mr. Gladstone: was-en£F«ring, April sth, not only from a bronchial difficulty, but also from sciatiQif., His family strongly urge him to accept ; 'a. peerage without delay, and retire from-active dntyi' *'.) ; ' The coming 'Academy Exhibition promises (according to a London despatch of April sth) to be the besk for many years. Sir Frederick Leighton, Millais, and Alma Tadema send fine specimens of work. The Duke of' Conoaqght is oeing hauled over the coals for being present at the cruel spectacle of ah elephant fight given by the Rajah of Bhustpoor. The beasts were made drunk and furious by copious draughts of rum. - - : A verdict has been rendered in favour of Lady Colin Campbell in a suit against her husband for divorce.

■ The Manchester Guardian asserts that negotiations are pending'between England and America with a view of adding to the extradition treaty a clause which shall cover, the authors of dynamite ontrages. Sims Beeves, the English tenor, hopes to make a tour of - the United States, and so triumphantly close his career. He" declares the cause of his frequent failure to-fill'en-gagements was the gout flying to hia throat, and calculates he has, during his career, lost £80,000 from this cause.

TEE CUNARD S.&. LINE MANAGEMENT. :

London, April 11/ There was a boisterous meeting of the stockholders of the Cuuard line on April 9th, at which, a bitter and scandalous quarrel occurred. For a long time there have been rumours afloat of dissatisfaction among some of the principal investors, because of alleged mismanagement of the company's affairs. Chairman Barns, in his report, stated the past year had not been a profitable one for the ocean steamships carrying trade, and that as a result the company had no dividend to declare. This announcement was received by a majority of the shareholders with indignation and jeers. David Maclver declared the failure to pay a dividend was due to the mismanagement that had characterised the administration of the corporation's business. " The money of the company," shouted Mr. Maclver, "has simply been given away." Great excitement and confusion followed these bold charges. Much' recrimination was indulged in; b eventually Burns succeeded in silencing Maclver, and in obtaining the adoption of the report.

TEE tWIVRRSITY BOAT RACE.

The annual boat race between the Oxford and Cambridge University brews occurred on the morning of April 7th. The course was the regular four miles and two furlongs on the Thames, from Putney to Mortlake. The weather was unpropitious, and the air filled with drizzling rain. A heavy mist overhung the river, while the water was decidedly choppy. There were but few spectators. The Cambridge crew was the favourite from the start, and gained an easy victory. Oxford won the toss, and chose the Surrey side. Aiter a false start, Cambridge at the word "Go" gripped the water hrst, and gained a lead 01 nearly half a length. Oxford, by a great effort, almost caught Cambridge in the first one hundred yards, and a dingdong tussle was kept up for the rest of the first mile, when Cambridge led, and was never afterwards headed. Passing Hammer - smith, Cambridge was nearly a length ahead. Oxford frequently spurted, and Cambridge promptly answered. A nasty, choppy sea, and a head wind, seemed to favour Cambridge's rowiDg, and the steering of Oxford was somewhat wild, but the men worked gamely until Barnes' was reached, when they went to pieces, and Cambridge finished fresh nearly three lengths ahead. Time, 21mins. 29secs.

PRINCE LEOPOLD.

PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH. Prince Leopold died from a fit resulting from a fall at the Cirque Nantique. He was on the point of starting for Darmstadt to attend the wedding of his niece, Princess Victoria of Hesse, which has been postponed in consequence of this sad event. The Prince of Wales, who was visiting the Earl of Sefton, received the news on the Aintree Racecourse, and returned at once to London. The Queen was terribly distressed at the news of the death, but her private secretary telegraphed to the Associated Press that she I bore it as well as could be expected. The meeting of Her Majesty with the widowed Duchess of Albany was most affecting. As she entered the Park, she was unable to restrain her tears at the sight of her son's desolated home, and was weeping bitterly when she met the Duchess. Leopold had had gone to Cannes only a few days before for his health,, and nothing serious was anticipated. He was looking fairly, and had been taking part in the festivities of the place when he mej with the fall. He treated the matter lightly at the time, but in the middle of the night his attendants were awoke by the noise of struggling and stertorous breathing, when it was found that effusion of blood on the lungs had taken place. The Prince of Wales and MajorGeneral Sir John Cowell, master of the Queen's honsehold, brought the body to London. In accordance with the wishes of deceased, he was buried in the royal vault at St. George's Chapel, Windsor; April sth. The interment was entirely private. Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia assisted at the funeral. On March 30th, Parliament adopted resolutions of condolence with the Queen and the Duchess of Albany. The Queen returned thanks. Further particulars of the obsequies are communicated by a despatch of April sth. On that day the Duchess of Albany visited the Memorial Chapel where the body of her husband was resting, and remained a short time beside the dead. The funeral services took place at half-past eleven. The Queen, Princess_ of Wales, and Princesses Christiana, Louise, and Beatrice, went from the Castle through the deanery to the chapel, the Prince of Wales, Crown Prince - Frederiok William of Prussia, and other royal personages assembled in the Memorial and marched in procession to St. George's. The Prinoe of Wales followed the coffin as chief mourner. The dean began the services as the coffin entered the door ; the ahoir sang "Oh God, oar Help in Ages Past," and Spohr's anthem, " Blessed are the Departed." The coffin was then placed in the vault. As the Queen retired, the choir sang " Lead, kindly Light." Chopin's "Funeral March" was played as the royal personages withdrew. After the service the Seaforth Highlanders (thoDake's regiment) played " He'll return to Loohaber no more." The Queen sat during the service, weeping bitterly, and all the young Princes were sobbing. The Prince of Waleß was deeply agitated, and very pale. The ohapel was draped in black, relieved by wreaths of flowers, and conspicuous among these was one from the ex-Empress Eagehie.

GENERAL GORDON'S MOVEMENTS.

News had reached London, March 30th, that on the 16th General Gordon made a sortie from Khartoum with 3000 men, tiro guns, and a sqnadron of Bashi-Bazouk cavalry, accompanied by three steamers on the river. The rebels were encountered near Halflyck. Sixty of the enemy's cavalry charged the Bashi-Bazonks, and put them to flight. On Bearing the rebels, Gordon drew up his troops in the form of a square, in whioh position they were kept until attaoked by the enemy, when the Egyptians turned and fled. Two hundred of them were slaughtered, and three of their guns were lost. Notwithstanding this check, Gordon declares Khartoum quite safe until winter; but a rumour was current in Cairo on March 30 that he had surrendered the place seme days before to a sheik representing El Mahdi, and that shortly afterward he and his secretary, Colonel Stewart, were arrested and imprisoned. The vice-consuls of France, Greece, and Austria were not molested, but were forbidden to leave town.

Later advices, received at London, March 31st, give details of Gordon's rout. The rebels pursued the Egyptians two miles after the battle near Halflyck; and the confusion during the retreat was fearful to behold. The Egyptian regulars- and the BaahiBazouks kept shouting that their generals had betrayed them. The wounded received no attention for seven hours. The troops had been clamouring three weeks before they met the enemy. In the early part of the encounter the Egyptians were successful. The enemy were actually in full retreat, when their cavalry made a desperate charge. Despite this reverse, it is said the inhabitants of Khartoum still remain firm friends of Gordon. One Arab sent him £1000 to replenish his treasury in part; another equipped 2000 blacks for him. Two black pashas have been arrested for charging into the ranks of their own troops, thus allowing the enemy to enter the gap they made. Reports were current in London on April 3rd that Gordon had met with a further reverse. In a letter to the explorer Sohweinfurtb, the General says the demeanour of the people had changed considerably since he was laßt in the Soudan.

Despatches received at London from Cairo on April 5, represent Gordon's position as becoming desperate. In a private letter to Commander Maxwell, he writes :—" We exist day by day, and though excitement is desirable sometimes, we can have too much of it, while. the responsibility is. heavy;- I can only trust in God's mercy, for there is nothing else."

In the House of Lords on April 4, Earl Granville said the Government was not prewired to send a military expedition to General Gordon's relief; and added, that the latest advioea from him were reassuring.

The Cabinet, after a thorough discussion, had decided against formally establishing a protectorate over Egypt. ",'".' . "According to despatches -from Cairo on April 7, the partizans of El Mahdi hold the entire command of the Nile between Khar-, toum and Shendy. Gordon told the Governor of Senaar, who had applied for relief, that at waß impossible, andadvißed him to capitulate;' ■ ■ • '" ;

TEE LATEST SEWS.

London, April 12, ": Indications that the Government intend to undertake an autumn campaign towards Khartoum are multiplying, and preparations for such an event are being actively made. The sur>ey of the Nile, as far as the second cataract, which Captain Molyneux undertook some weeks ago at the command of the Admiralty, to determine the feasibility of the use of gunboats, has been and Molineux returned to Cairo on, April 7th. He is now ordered to report, on the. upper reaches of the river as.far as Shendy. He is also to report on the scheme for getting the English regiments across the Korosko desert. It is.certain that the last estimate which Gordon sent, of the time ha could hold out was only two months more. .

THE POPES POSITION.

■ A despatch from Rome, Maroh 30, says the Pope in his last allocution to the Cardinals, denounced the Italian violations of the rights of the Church, and demands the restoration of temporal power. He uttered a strong protest against the judgment of the Italian Courts, and said that he foresaw that fresh attacks upon the Papacy were imminent, but declared that he would firmly uphold the rights of the Holy : See. . The Paris correspondent of the Times telegraphed on the 29th that the Pope had notified the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, to.the. effect that there were reasons which would induce him to leave Borne at a more or less early date. The Pope says he is well aware that his. decision will have serious consequences to Christendom, but he is bound to carry out his intentions. Cardinal Jacobini says, however, the subject of the Pope's departure was not mooted within the Vatican up to March 30. At that date the Catholic ArchBishop of Baltimore [the letter was sent during the week] was of opinion that all the Propaganda property in Rome will be sold, except the American College ; and a promi- I hent clergyman, very near to the Archbishop, said it is not thought improbable that the Vatican and St. Peter's will be confiscated in the near future. In that event the Catholic Church of the entire world will protest, and if without success, there is little doubt that the Pope will seek refnge in Austria. An Archbishop of great influence in Rome said to the Herald's special on the 3rd : " I see nothing to keep us here. Go where she would, the Churob would be safer and more respected than she is in Rome. We may yet ask hospitality of the United _ States. I am sure if your country accorded it to us, we should be freer than in Italy. Here, we are entirely at the mercy of our enemies. We have nothing to hope from the Government. We hold the Vatican itself only on sufferance, for the law of guarantees merely gives the Pope the right to occupy the building; at any moment he may be ejected. Even if the Pope leaves, the fact will be kept secret till,it is accomplished." The Home despatch to the London Times of April 3rd says:—"When the : question in regard to the Propaganda property was raised, the Queen intimated to the Pope that if the organ of the Vatican refrained from attacking the King, the utmost would be done to obtain a favourable decision from the Appellate Court. The Pope agreed. The King informed Premier Depretia of the compact, and the latter approved it. The Pope now thinks he has been trifled with, as Premier Depretia inspired the judgment of the Court. In view of the sensation the judgment produced it is now sought to discover an informality in the decision in order to quash it, and redeem the premises of the King and Queen. The Italian Government has received strong Notes on the. subject from most of the Powers, especially.from Germany and France."

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The differences between Michael Davitt and Parnell are growing more 'and more distinct every day. They are especially at variance in their ideas regarding the manner of conducting the coming election campaign. Davitt's plan is to abolish landlordism, root and branch, by having tenants continue the proceess which has already made landlords' property nearly unsaleable. A Dublin despatch of March 28 sayß the Orangemen and Liberals in Uhtor are negotiation with a view to a division of seats in Parliament, so as" to prevent the election of ParaelliteE. The Parnell branch of the Irish National League passed, on April 2, a resolution condemning Michael Davitt for inviting Henry George to lecture in Dublin. .

A plot to-destroy Mountjoy Prison was brought to light on April 4.. The Invinoibles in the prison were engaged in a oland&qtine correspondence with conspirators outside. Letters were found in James Millet's cell, whioh disclosed the whole business. ; The prison warders were to be bribed with mon«y from the O'Donoyan Roasa fund to convey an infernal machine to the prison. One letter contained an order for. the murder.of Patrick Delaney, one of the Phoenix Park conspirators, by throwing him over a balcony as he should leave the prison chapel after mass. Delaney still remains at Mountjoy for safety. Many of the warders had been dismissed. The sudden removal of convicted Invincibles from Irish to English prisons is attributable to the discovery of the plot.

A revolt against Parnell is being organised by the more active of the ultra-Irish Nationalists. The originator of the new departure is James Stephens, the ex-headcentre of the Fenian brotherhood, who has been living very quietly in Paris for the past few years. Stephens proposes to organise an entirely new Irish party, which will be opposed equally to the doctrines of the Parnellites and to the methods of the dynamiters, and hopes to secure the co-oporation of the best men in both these factions. He intends to call a council of Irish Nationalists to meet in Paris, to' formulate a platform and decide upon the methods of organisation and subsequent operations. Stephens has also been recently in correspondence with some of the Irish leaders in the United States, and is said to have received tne pledges of adhesion of several influential Irish; American societies. The Catholic priests are giving active assistance to Parnell's' Land Purchase and Settlement Company."

FRANCE.

The Government presented the Queen of Tahiti with a gold medal,. on March 31, in hononr of her yisit to Paris.

The death of M. Jean Baptists Dumas, at one time Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, was announced at Paris, April 11th. The Messrs. Ghislin, bankers of Chartres and Antwerp, failed, April 12, with liabilities estimated at 16,000,000 francs.

GERMANY.

It was Btated on April 1 that the Emperor had consented to Bismarck's retirement from the Prussian Ministry. ;i-.> The changes being made in the. disposition of German troops show the Government intends to enlarge the frontiers of the Empire.

A London special, April 5, Bays: —Emperor William is ill. Every effort is made to conceal the fact, and the ofSoial announcements declare he. is merely suffering from a severe cold; but Court circles in Berlin know better, and the Kaiser's condition is regarded with absolute alarm.

A_ despatoh to the New York Herald, April 12, on this subject, says : Emperor William has retired into a state of pronounced dotage. He has become abnormally suspicious of every perion surrounding him, and constantly exhibits childish eagerness to be before the public in Imperial state, and to perform his royal duties. The mania renders him almost intractable to the attending physicians." One of these, who discouraged the Empbror'frbni.driving put,, was forbidden to ever enter the Imperial presence again. Of course, trie authorities officially, deny the Emperor is seriously ailing. |' He suffers greatly from insomnia that set in recently, during-a congestive ohill, and whioh kept the attending physicians desperately engaged at his-bed all night.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

San Francisco, April 13. The steamer Zealahdia was detained from Friday (11th) till Bunday (13th), owing to non-arrival of the English mails. A Bill to prohibit the manufaeture of bogus butter or; oleomargarine ~ passed *. the New, Ttork Legislature on April 9.'

; The steamship Great; Eastern will be brought to New: Orleans, and fitted up as an hotel daring the world's fair in that city. .■... Forest fires raged durtag tbe first part of April in North and South Carolina, doing immense, damage to the turpentine plantar" tioaß. ~ .';■-. -J-. ■ -.. ■:■ -•.:•■■■■.-;• ■: •■: Eighty-four missionaries were appointed by, the Mormon Conference at SaltEake on; April 5. They will be sent to Great Britain,.: the United States, Soandvahia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands, The.Salvation Army has, .with its constant fifing, drumming, - and beating of, cymbals, become a. common nuisance in the streets of the principal Californian towns. Minister Aaron A. Sargent, at the Court, of Berlin, whose diplomacy has managed to put the.United States and Germany in an almost hostile. attitude, has resigned his .pOSt. : ...... •., ■: .-" j Telephonic communication has been so much improved between Boston and New York, that the faintest whispera of conversation can now be haard. , . A oyclone passed oyer a portion of the State of Kentucky, on March 25, and caused damage amounting to millions of dollars. Several lives were loat, and live stock was ■blown about like feathers.. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to extend the right of suffrage to women, was reported favourably-, to the United States Senate on March 29th. •The proposed amendment is as. follows.;—, "Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by.any State, oh aocouht of sex." Messrs. A. Hoffriung and Co., of London,, and George W. Macfarlane and Co,,' of Honolulu, have purchased' the Inxnan ship City of Paris, as the pioneer; of a regular steamship line between London, via Cape Horn, and the Sandwich Islands and thm city. ' The principal business "of the new line will be transporting Portugese plantation labourers from St. Michael's and other islands to Hawaii, to counteract; the Coolie influx. ! . ' " The largest mail ever despatched from the port of New York was sent by the Eider on April 2nd. It comprised 399 letter and 226 newspaper bags ; of this, 267 bags weie from New Zealand and Australia. ' Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish agitator, has purchased his grandfather's estate in Burlington, New Jersey, on the banks of the Delaware, for 50.000 dollars. Joseph Nialuzil, an Austrian by birth, and a tailor by trade, doing business in San, Francisco, cut his own and his cousin's throat on the night of April Ist, while in a fit of temporary insanity, induced by family and financial troubles. The Collector of Customs, Eugene L. Sullivan, at the port of San Francisco, has resigned, and been succeeded by William H. Sears, a prominent Republioan politician. Floods in the Lower Mississippi bavo caused much damage. • The salmon season opened on the Columbia River on April Ist. Few canneries have purchased supplies. Some have dono nothing. Tbe prinbipal Democratic leaders met at a banquetj in the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, on'the evening of April 6. Speeches in favour of free trade were made.

SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL.

Sak Francisco, April 13. . The raised steamship Senator sailed for Aackland on March 25. She took a cargo valued at 16,600 dollars, including 8000 dollars in machinery, 82 tons salt, SOOOlbs. sugar, 1300 gallons syrup, 100 barrels 'flour, 700 barrels cement, 100 barrels salmon, 52,000 feet lumber, and 10 fl&aks quicksilver. The Senator is .now under the British flag, and will remain in New Zealand waters. ' The ship Helicon loads lumber at Tacoma, Puget Sound, for Hobson'a B»y, at £2 lis 3d. The ship A. W. Lampbill, chartered by Messrs. Parrott and Co., also takes lumber from Paget Sound for Sydney at £2 ss, and will return to this port with coal. The Bolirian barque Don Nicolas goes directly from Port Blakeley on the Sound to Sydney with lumber. The British ship Rock Terrace has sailed . from San Pedro, Southern. California, for Australia, to load wheat for Europe.. The barque Lady Bo wen sailed from Victoria, British Columbia, on Maroh' 22, lumber laden, for Sydney. The Britiih barque. Minnie Carmichael, at the same port, same" date, was to load lumber at Barrard ilnlet for Melbourne. : ' The ship Republic is chartered (April 10) [to take lumber from Puget Sound to Hobson's Bay, private; ■ \

A TERRIBLE RIOT: '

In Cincinnati, on March 28th, a mob was suddenly formed to lynch a man named Beiner, convicted of murder and sentenced,to the penitentiary for twenty years,. The people thought the punishment insufficient, and sought to inflict the death penalty outside'the law. Thsre were over 10,000 desperate men assembled, who attacked the gaol and court-house, attempting to fire both buildings by means of coal oil. The police and the military resisted them, and fighting on both sides was desperate. The mob-had broken into gnnshopa and took possession of all the arpiß and ammunition found. Of those killed, only a few of whom were identified, Bhowing that many strailgers took part in the m6lee. Berner was quietly got out of the gaol by the Sheriffs officers, through an underground passage and conveyed to Dayton, while the infuriated mob was yet availing the prison. The riot lasted three days, and the militia from, all parts of the State:of.<. Ohio were ordered to Cincinnati, where their presenoe only served to inflame the fury'of the mob. On the second day the attempts to destroy the oourt-houte and gaol proved successful. Rioters entered through unguarded windows, broke the furniture ia the different rooms, piled it up, and then set fire. The oatbuildings were soon a heap of smouldering ruins. The 'number of persons killed and wounded.sams up 200. Only the overwhelming force .of the State troops prevented farther disastrous demonstrations. The Gazette of Cincinnati, commenting on the affair, says The excited people had real grievances to begin with. . The administration of criminal law has been damnable, and the influence of sheer criminals in public affairs is alarming. That whioh has happened, .we may. hope, will create an irresistible influence that .will lead to better ways." ' ' * ' <*The Socialists of the city met on the night of April 3, to " deolare the true cause of the riots in Cincinnati," which is declared to have been the premature explosion of general. discontent, caused by firebrands and inflain-' matory Bpeeohes by so-called leading citizens, who were seeking to divert the attention of the people from the real canseß— existing, inequalities, which have become almost unbearable—by pointing out to them one petty, insignificant criminal, an individual murderer, as oub of the causes of exist-' ing evils and human degeneracy. The resolutions further declare that the militia wantonly, killed fifty or more citizens, andencouraged others to retaliate, and deprecate , the bourgoise for being led by the rich, whoare declared to be national criminals., They .- also repudiate the allegation that: it: was the. Socialists who led the mob,, and demand the disbanding of the State militia as a menace to popular liberty. A. leading citizen ot Cin-' cinnati says, in the telegram, on April 7, that' l the papers dare not tell all . their reporters , know about the riots. That the coroner dare . not .hold an inquest, because the testimony -. wonld show that there was no mob in the full sense of that term, no need of the military, and no need for them to open fire ;, that they fired on unoffending people,-and/ such of the policemen and militia as were , shot were shot by the militia; that Sheriff: Hawkins lost his h«ad ; that the firing was; uncalled for and cowardly, and the bystanders could, not .believe , balls were being fired till they saw 'men' fall. The letter criticises the entire management of the Governor and his military staff, speaking with the utmost severity of the fear . and foolishness, and bloodthirsty frenzy of the Sheriff v 'th whioh he infeoted the militia.

DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONES.

.; Since last mail there have been more "than the usual number of these.disastrous windstorms, and the destruction of life and proj?erty_ is appalling.. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama) and' South Carolina "were visited on April 2, and whole villages were;blown out of existence. In the Monogahela Valley, a wire mill was rent in twain, and six men perished in the falling ruins, and, among other incidents, a large frame dwelling house, at a pluoo called Homestead, was lifted from its foundations and carried half a mile without injury. At Huntsville, Ala., a Mrs. 'White and her mother were killed, and tho, baby, of .the former was blown several miles into the woods, where it was found alive next day. Passing: through Indiana, the track of the storm extended twenty miles in width, and everything in the way waa redo, d to

splinters. In Lynchburg, rY^g lll "' hoase ? were blown down in. every duectaon, : and tobacco warehouses flattened with the earth. Assistance is asked for from the onaritable,as, wherever the cyclone ranged, there are houseless and homeless people.

{DEFEAT OF THE WOOL TARIFF

•-. ■.;;:... 81LL.•".-;-: ■■-■■■---•".-;- : The Bill Introduced into the Housa of Representatives by Converse, of Ohio, re-j storing the duty of ISB7 on. wooV was defeated on April 7th, after a long and hody contested -debate. The vote stood : Ayes; 119; hoes,-126. The debate was generally participated, 'and the measure -was of especial interest to the representatives from Ohio,; as it was instigated by the woolgrowers of" that State, ■'' who claimed that its passage would only be a fulfilment ; of tie pledge-made last fall, that the wool duty would be restored, and that it was only a matter of simple, purs, and unmitigated justice.- One member-said it was not often the" farmers'came asking legislation, and when they did Congress should give them a respectful hearing. Hurd, of Ohio, opposing the'restoration of the tax, said the only effect would be to increase the coat of woollen goods to the poor, and he was -not prepared .to. do that for the benefit.of the already prosperous farmer and woolgrower. i' His Legislature had asked him ta vote for this measure, bnt he would not so vote_ if every Democrat in Ohio had requested, him i to do it.

"HOW TO FREE IRELAND."

. Professor Mezzeroff came out with a proposition, in a leading New York paper on the 7th April, to the following effect: "I propose with 1000 Irishmen, picked from the moit intelligent and best educated of those living in Irish cities to free Ireland.' They will first have to be brought over here. There is neither freedom of speech nor freedom of action in Ireland, England, or Scotland. England would hang at a. moment's notice all ' scholars ' and ' instructors ' in a dynamite ' school.' One thousand ' scholars' must be taught right here in this city. Then we could send them back. 1 would distribute them in the cities of England, Ireland, and Scotland, ready, at a preconcerted signal, to destroy all the English banking-houses, arsenals, prisons, and public works. ■ I would keep up the war until every English ship-of-war was blown from the sea 3. Let mo tell yon - what tri-nitro-glycerine is. It is ninety-two times more powerful than Italian powder, whioh is the most powerful of all powders. We have gone one step beyond the time fuse with the :tri-nitro-glyoerine chemical fuse. It is entirely harmless to the agent."

THE COMPETITION hV WREAT.

The New York Commercial Bulletin of' April 3 gives a prominent , place in its editorial columns to the views of a gentleman for many years resident in India, and occupying a position there whioh has enabled him to acquire the best knowledge of facts and opinions relating to the recent expansion of agricultural interests in that country, and :who closed.'his review as follow*:—"The area under wheat is eqnal to that devoted to the same staple in the United States. .The out-turn in the Punjarib wheat fields some years ago averaged 13 bushels per acre, and commanded a price in the market not j much less than the best Australian or Cali'fornian ' grain- The shipments during the lirat half 1882-83 exceeded, those of the corresponding period in the previouß years -;by fully 50 per cent. Earl Jvimberly donbtlesß made his recent favourable statement about the prospects of Indian wheat trade in full viewof the complete returns for the last year, and of the present condition of the crop to be harvested in April or May."

ACCIDENT TO AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS.

• The party of Australian tourists that arrived in San Francisco by the steamship Zealandia (March 23}' met with a serious railway accident on ths' Denver and Bio Grande Bailroad, on Tuesday, April Ist, .their sleeper being thrown from the track while rounding a curve. The pasaebgers blame the engineer, declaring he was inexperienced, and rounded the'curves too rapidly, and several of the injured declare their intention' to bring heavy damage suits against the ebmpany.The travelling" party'were:—R. 'H. Robertson, Leonard E. HarroU/of Adelaide, South Australia; Carl Stephen, J. O. Syme (The Age), Melbourne; Mr. Fenwicka .and. two daughters, and.Judge Dowling, New South Wales ;J. Thwaites, Victoria; W. J. Holland, J. E. Gardner, F. Batemanj' London ; R. A; Smith and servant, G. Andrew and the Misses Andrew, F. Martin and wife, England; Kenneth M. Clarke, Paisley, Scotland; Thomas Jeffrey, J. A. Robson Scott, Scotland; John Walker and bis sister, Mary Walker, Kilmarnock, Scotland ; Archibald Sutter, Edinburgh; L. P. Jewett, Frankfort, Kentucky; Charles Howell, Philadelphia. The following are the names o£ the injured:—Archibald Sutter, of the Edinburgh Geological society, two ribs broken, left arm crushed, face badly disfigured, and one ear nearly cut off; John Walker, wrist badly sprained; Miss Mary Walker, serious injuries of the back; R. A. Smith, severe cuts about the face; Mr. Fenwioke, a bad cut over one eye ; J. Thwaites, arm broken ; J. A. Robson Scott, internal injuries; F. Bateman, severe injuries; others of the party reoeived slight injuries, and were considerably shaken up by the accident. Mr. Sutter, who was left at Pueblo, and Miss Mary Walker are among the most seriously hurt, but it is thought that all will recover. They all received the best medical treatment, and kindest nursing. Carl Stephan, R. H. Robertson, J. E. Gardner, Kenneth M. Clarke, and J. C. Syme continued their journey the day following, but most of the others were detainedfor some days.

CANADA.

In a debate in tha Canadian Parliament, March 28th, on the causes of discontent in Manitoba and their removal, Gartwright eaid by the land policy of the Government thousands of Canadians had bc-en driven to seek homes in the United States. Sir John A. McDonald, the Premier, is reported seriously ill. - The Ottawa Government had dirallewed the British Columbian anti-Chinese Bill. The Dominion Parliament adopted on tha 27th March a resolution that the Commons ia prepared, as Boon as public opinion sanctions prohibition, to make such enactments in that direction as are within the competency of Parliament. A proposition has been made to import' Chinese into the Dominion. Twenty-four inches of snow fell s,t London, Ontario, 011 April Ist. The storm was accompanied by phenomenal thunder and lightning. in- Toronto, April 2nd, Horace F. Allldas, having what he supposed sufficient • proof that his wife was too intimate' with Hackett, a street-car deliberately shot them both. : . A most extraordinary . catch, of seals ia reported from Newfoundland, April 3. 41,000, valued at 125,000 dollars, having been taken by the Bteamer Neptune in twelve days, The Bteamßhip Daniel Steinmann, from Antwerp for Halifax, Nova Scotia, strnck on the night of April 3 off.Sambo Head,,abont twenty miles from the port last named, and sunk almost immediately. Ninety passengers were drowned, and thirty-three of the crew. ' Only six passengers were saved and six Bailors. ' The steamer strnck during an easterly storm, with dense fog and rain.- The real cause of the disaster appears to ba a mistake in the captain's observations, takingSambo, light for that of Chebucto, and so getting the wrong bearings. The deficit of the province of Quebec for the present fiscal year is' stated at 487,500 dollars. ' ... The emigration from the neighbourhood of Quebec to the Unitod. Sta.taa is alarming the provincial authorities., Prom'one parish, Montmaguy, 3200 left in one week, a large majority of whom nsTer intend to return.

MI&GELLANEO US.

'. The editor of a Madrid comic journal was sentenoed to eight years' imprisonment on the 2nd of April for publishing an offensive caricature of Kine; Alfonso. Prince AndronikofT and M. Leigheifi, overseer of the St. Petersburg powder mills, have been arrested as Kihilists. On April 3rd the Nihilists killed a police spy at Petrokoff. Poland.. General Millet telegraphs to Paris, March 31, that after the capture of fiungahoa the troops Trill return to France, while auxiliary native regiments will be organised to defend Tonquin. ' . ''.'"-•; It is Eami-officially stated in Paris, according to a despatch of April 3rd, that the French would'enter China and collect indemnity from Canton and the native Customs.

'"•■.■• : ■-•--. ■" - A party of fuibusters, aider Agaero, landed at Hicacoi. CuSl Ist.., He.landed with^^^. rous him. the interior his forces encountered troops several tunes, but obb'eed^.^V' 5 retreat. Great excitement prevaila, ally in Havana. * - A_ perfect panic is reigning in the Ci marketo, and raerhantHn their drafts, hare to submit to a i. 103S on current rates. 8