SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 764, 22 October 1886, Page 26

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

(UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.! Auckland, October 15.

The K.M S. Mararoa, arrived from San Francisco at 5 pm. She left San Francisco on the 28 th of September, at 3.5 pm ; arrived at Honolulu on October 2nd, at 6 43 pm ; left the same eveaing ; arrived at Tntuila at 7-tO pm, on the 9oh ; left at 8 6 pm ; the Mariposa at 5 30 am on the 14th, in latitude 12'20 south, longitude 179 47 west. 478 miles from Auckland ; and arrived as above. The steaming time was 18 days, ten hoars, 45mius, the fastest time on record. Passengers for Auckland —Hon. S. Lytte'ton, Madame Ryan and two sisters ; for Timaru : Mr Jaa. Ashbury, the well known yachtsman, Sir Robt. Fowler and son, Major and Mrs George, Mrs McKenzie, Messrs S. Waterhouse, A. Mclnto-h, Sherwood, and 16 steerage ; in transit for Sydney, 35 saloon, and 32 steerage. The MaTaroa leaves at 10 am to-morrow morning, With the southern Sin Francisco mails, arid the Arawata oa Stuiday, with tha Fiji portion. GENERAL SUMMARY. Dates from Europe up to September 24 Lord Salisbury left for France on September 24th. . . Sir Saville Crossley, Mr George Cavendish Bentinck, and thirty other members of the House of Commons, left by steamers departing for New York during the week ending September 25tb, for a tour in the United States, including California. Nubar Pasha, who was e3pec ; a!ly fummoned to London on September 22nd, had a conference with Lord Salisbury oa the Egyptian question. The basis of settlement will probably be the continuation of the de facto British protectorate over Egypt by the maintenance of a British army of occupation in E'rypt, order to be provisionally maintained by specially-raised Egyptian troops with British officers, the British per-oual obligations toward Turkey to be upheld in accordance with the Cyprus Treaty of Al iance. The Sultan gave an audience to the Duke of Edinburgh at Constantinople on September 23rd, and also to Prince George of Wales. He 'received his visitors most cordially, and conferred upon both the decoration of the Imperial Order of Oamanli. Lord Collin Campbell’s divorce suit will be heard before Sir James Hanuen soon after the opening cf the Law Court is November. The co-respondents are four in number, a duke, who has already appeared iu the same character, but in different company ; a general almost as wide known in literery aud art Stic as in military circles ; a captain, who is a most valuable public servant, and a fashionable surgeon. . . , Ninety thousand cotton spinners c.£ Burnley resolved, on September 21at, to strike against a reduction in wages. # It is now settled that liOrd Lyons is to 1 resign the French Embassy before Christmas, and is to be succeeded by Karl Lytton. It i 3 stated in Constantinople (September 20/ i that England, Austria and Germany have in-

vited Turkey to occupy Roumelia if Russiaadvances to Bulgaria. Sir James Fergusson denied explicitly iir the House of Commons, on September 17th, that England had any annexation designs in the Mediterranean.

The lace workers of Nottingham have combined iu a proposition to reduce the wages of employees. The reduction will be resisted, and a lock out is imminent.

Mrs Girling, leader of the Shakers in England, .died on September 18th. Her sect isrepresented to be in a state of impoverishment. Mr Gladstone returned to London on Sept. 18tb, and proceeded to Bawarden to see bis daughter, Mrs Drew, who is seriously ill. • Mr Montague Fishery, of 35 Cato-street, London, E G., was found in a compartment of a railroad car on September 24, at Q m en’s Ford Station, with his skull crushed and bis brains protruding. The affair is a mystery, as there was no robbery. A Bill ratifying the InterEa’ional Convention’s action for the protection of the submarine cables of the world, passed the House of Commons on September 14. Sir Charles Di’ke returned to London oa September 15. He has announced bis intention to re-enter public life as proprietor and editor of a daily newspaper. There is some indignation expressed by the Press at what they call Dilkr.’s “hardihood.” A collision occurred on the Clyde on September 15 between the steamers Stieheniar aud Clan Grahame. Tne former vessel sank. The authorities of the City of London contemplate presenting the freedom of the city to Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. A Royal Commission of Inquiry into the necessity for Civil Service reform in the British Government has been appointed. The yacht Volta, propelled by elec’ricity, makiDg her trial trip between Dover aud Calais "on September 14th, reached the latter place iu 3 hours 15 miuutes from the time of her starting from Dover. The return trip was made in 4 hours 15 minutes.. The accumulators were charged only once for the whole 50 miles. The sea was calm, and the passage was made so noiselessly that a seagull asleep oa the water was not disturbed by the approach of the yacht, and was caught by hand.

Mr .Arthur Arnold pr-sided at a meeting held on Seotember 23 at the National Liberal Club, London. He advocated the division of land, but not legalised robbery, l.ke Henry George. Mr Gladstone published a letter on the 21st September, denying the persistently-repeated report that he is about to join the Roman CatbolicChurch. Hesays that the statementisa revival of a miserable falsehood, reproduced from time to time without a shadow, of evidence for its basis, and that “It is unworthy of notice until it assumes a character very ~a different from merely calumnious invention.” . \ - IRELAND. - The crons in the North are! reported to be ruioed by heavy rains. William Ouffe, a bailiff, who made himself very obnoxious by his cruel treatment of some women recently evicted, attended mass at Belcarra Chapel on September 12, when twelve of the women whom he had turned out set upon liim, assisted by others, and beat him so unmercifully that his life is despaired of. The Albert Bridge, spanning the Lagan River at Belfast, collapsed on September 25th, throwing 20 persona into the river, four of whom were drowned. General Buller, the Commissioner recently dispatched to Ireland by the Government, has expressed bis opinion in a report that the m; S 3of the tenanta are unable to pay the rents aud arrears demanded by the landlords.

In tie House of Commons on September 22, Mr Dillon urged the release of Father Faby, a priest, who, ho said, refu3ed to give bail because he thought that would amount to au admissiou of misconduct on his part. Mr Holmes, Attorney-General for Ireland, justified the action taken. Ho said ho himself had no power lo interfere after a Magistrate had given hia decision. Mr Sexton said - he wbb of opinion that Father Faby would prove the most inconvenient prisoner the Government ever had. Mr Tamnar, a Paraellite, followed, and after being twice called to order because of irreverent remarks, he was ordered to cease speaking, whereupon he left the Chamber, shouting “ This House is no place for an Irishman. lam distrusted with it.”

LETTER TO LORD RANDOLPH CHURCRILL.

The Boottish Protestant Alliance met to discuss the reply of Lord Randolph Churchill fo their protest agaiDSt the appointment of Mr Henry Matthew as Home Secretary, which was brought on the ground that he was a Roman Catholic. The Rev. Mr Jarnitt Fallon, Director of the Alliance, has addressed a letter to Lord R. Churchill, in which he saysr «You have penned an insolent reply to a respectful public document. Although you are now a Cabinet Minister, we observe with astonishment and regret that you have not laid aside those weapons of abuse with which you tomahawked your way to power. It is a national calamity when men, pitchforked into high positions, are destitute of deeeat manners.’’ BIOT'ING IN BELFAST. There was desperate rioting jn Belfaet, on September 19. A policeman arrested two drunken men for fighting. A mob immediately ga'hered around the officers and threatened them with violence, and it wa3 with the greatest difficulty that the prisoners were Recured. As soon as the barrack doors closed behind them a fearful attack was male upon the building by the mob outside. The shutters were torn down and the windows smashed. There were only four constables inside the barracks, and they fired eleven rounds, killing one man and woundiDg eleven. It is said that a woman was wounded and subsequently died in her own house. The mob was scattered by reinforcements of police, but gathered again, and only dispersed at the persuasion of a number of priestr. At noon on September 20th a large body of the Queen’s Island shipyard workmen, all OrangemeD, marched ostentatiously through the streets on their way to and from dinner, as if to provoke a fight. At Carrick Hill they were attacked with stones, and a desperate fight ensued. The police were outnumbered and powerless. Many men on both sides were wounded. Desultory riotiug, accompanied by firing, continued during the night. Two policemen were fevertly wounded*

The Catholics evince a more bitter spirit | against the police and soldiers, and the appearance of a siogle constable in one of the troubled districts was greeted with hooting and he received a shower of stones. Riotiug was resumed at dinner time on the 21st, at the junction of North Cumbei land-street and Falls-road, by Catholic mill hands stoning the the police on duty to keep the Orangemen of Queen’s Island shipyard from coming in contact with the former. The stone-throwing was so heavy and Bkilful that the police bad to retreat as far as Shankhill. Another mob attacked with 3tones theßlack Watch regiment of Scotchmen, although the soldiers were fully armed and in fighting array. Still another gang of rioters got iuto a fight in a tram car. They overthrew a passing car and bombarded others with stones, inflicting great injuries on the passengers. THE NEW IRISH VICEROY. Lord Londonderry arrived at Kingston early on the 18th September. The State entry into Dublin was made with the usual demonstration, but was devoid of incident. The Marquis was accompanied by his wife. They were received in Westland-row by a crowd, which cheered them both. The Viceroy rode thither frem the station on horseback. Lady Londonderry, as a tribute to the Irish people, wore a dress of white popliD. When the couple departed from the railway station they were greeted with cheers, followed by groans. 'ihe Marquis recognised the greeting by bowing with gaiety to the «rowd. The entire route from the railway station to Dublin Castle was lined with troops. The buildings were handsomely decorated, and the streets looked gay. The Hibernia Bank building was conspicuous by its total lack of flags, bunting, or decoration. During the progress of the vice-regal procession, the cheers were everywhere accompanied by groans. The party were welcomed at the Castle by a crowd of loyalists, who cheered heartily. There was also a hostile crowd there which did its best to upset the welcome by cheering lustily for “ Parnell and Ireland !”