ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AN AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 772, 17 December 1886, Page 30

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AN AUCKLAND.

(united press association.) Auckland, December 13.

Arrived—R.M.S. Mariposa. She left San Francisco on the 22nd November at 11 p.m., having been detained there two days by snow* blockage of the Central Pacific Rail* -ay. Left Honolulu on the 30th at 8 p.m., A'utuila on the 7th December at 6 a.m, and arrived at Auckland at 5.19 to-day. Passengers Messrs James Mills, Mears, Jefferies, York, Noyes, Calders, Bates and wife and children, Fletcher, Coombie and wife, Ballengall, Brown and wife, Whitson, Honeymar, Broom, Dr Pratt, Dr Hanett and wife, Mesdaxnes Rufkogle (4 children) and Fletcher, and Mias Brownlawn. GENERAL SUMMARY. London, November 22. The Council of the Social Democratic Federation sent a letter to the Marquis of Salisbury, on the 16th November, demanding that he should receive a deputation of unemployed workmen on Sunday, the 21st instant, and, for that purpose, that he should forego his usual practice of going into the country on Saturday. Sunday was selected, because the delegates were compelled to spend all their time on other days of the week in seeking work. . The Right Hon Henry Chaplain, M.P., in in a speech, on November 14, to the tenant farmers and laborers of Lincolnshire, proposed protection as a remedy for the present depression in English agriculture aud manufactures. The London Local Government Board, in its reply to a letter recently addressed to it by the Social Democratic Federation, calling attention to an alleged increase of paupers, said that the per centage of pauperism in October, ISB6, was 22 to the 1090 of population, while in the same month of 1863 the per ceutago was 42 to every 1000. Hampton Court Palace was set fire to on 19th November by the bursting of a lamp. The fire started in the apartments abutting on the tennis court. All these were destroyed. The report of the Middlesbro’ Chamber of Commerce, made on the 19th, shows that British steel rails are driving German rails out of the market.

Among the notable deaths of the month are those of Professor Jordon, of Kouigsberg; the Right Rev. Wm. Delarity, Roman Catholic Archhishop of Cork ; Professor Archibald Alexander Hodge, D.D.,L.L.D., of Princeton College, New Jersey. Professor Breecht, of the Caltna Lyceum, while closing a window in the institute, fell over and died on the spot. Lord Charles Beresford has offered to find and command a volunteer crew to man a ship to be attacked with torpedos. He has no faith in the torpedo system. The Birmingham gas works and 5000 tons of coke were destroyed by firo on November 11.

The Socialists marched on 21st November from 15 outlying points to Trafalgar-square. The various bodies were headed by bands of music, and carried banners inscribed, “By heaven ! our rights are worth fighting for and “ Work for all,” over “Worst for none.” Some of the paraders carried Phrygian caps on poles. Crossing Westminster Bridge the bands played the “Marseillaise.” At the Government offices the officials were hooted. Passing through Downing-street the procession hissed Lord Randolph Churchill, and fairly howled with rage at the sight of the Horse Guards. When the speaking began at the square, 5000 Socialists, 25,000 unemployed workmen, and 25,000 spectators were present. Hyndman, Champion, and Burns spoke. There were five platforms, at each of which resolutions were adopted calling upon the Government to relieve the distress existing among workmen. A deputation then proceeded to Lord Salisbury’s bouse and left a copy of the reaolu--tions. They grumbled at not finding the Premier at home. The meeting dispersed in an orderly manner, but the police had a ■difficulty in clearing the square. The Lord Mayor proposes a commission of inquiry into the prevailing distress, with a view to affording relief through the coming winter.

A prize fight for £IOO and the championship took place at Hastington, Middlesex, on November 11. One of the combatants was killed.

Experimental postal arrangements for the transportation of American mails have been made by the British Government with the Inman, Guion, and North German Lloyd’s steamship lines. The contract is for three months only. News was received in London on the 20fch November of a disastrous fire in the town of Tondo, on Pasig River, in the island of Luzon, the largest of the Philippine group. A thousand houses were burned. Ward, the Socialist, who was arrested in Trafalgar-square on Lord Mayor’s Day for disturbing the peace, was fined 103 on November 12. Advices were received at Plymouth on November 14 that the Chinese steamship T&takuinan had t een burned while running under pressure in a gale off Nyagatu, and that 96 persons who were on board perished, including the officers, who were Englishmen. Lord Lonsdale, whose name ha 3 been connected with that of the actress Violet Cameron, and for whom he wa3 acting as manager in N ew York, left for London hurriedly on October 29. He was called thither by business troubles and strikes at his coal mine. A meeting of British anarchists has been called to assemble at Cleveland Hall, London, on the 20th instant, to protest against the action of the Chicago Court which tried aud sentenced the spies, their anarchist colleagues. The Hon Auberon Herbert, brother of °tbc Earl of Carnarvon, will probably preside. Lord Randolph Churchill has created a tremendous sensation by denouncing the London Corporation. He told the members that, although having control of the metropolls, they represented in fact but a small fraction of its population ; and he intimated that the best solution of the metropolitan

(government difficulty would be a transfer , of the power of control to a representative l body. This is considered another move by j Lord R. Churchill to push himself forward I at the expense of the Prime Minister. The National Convention of the Irish Nationalists, held at Liverpool on the 7th November, is reported to have been large as to numbers and imposing in influence. , Mr John Dillon, M.P., reports that many of the largest landlords have recently shown a disposition to act far more reasonably than in 1880, although a number of them refuse any reduction, and press their tenants for rent. Some members of the ParnelL party are also pushing their tenants remorselessly. Among these are Sir Joseph Neale M‘Kenna, member for South Monaghan, and Wm. J. Corbett, M.P. for the East Division of the County of Wicklow, These Parnellites, and scores of smaller landlords of the same party, are serving writs and evicting in a wholesale manner,and resistance is growing stronger aud stronger in all parts of Ireland. The contemplated dismissal of Sir Robt. Hamilton from the Permanent Under-Secre-fcarvship of Ireland, because of his known Home Rule views, has created some stir in Irish circles. It is thought that trouble will ensue in Ireland if the project be carried into effect. The Vatican denies that'diplomatic relations have been established with England. The Court of Queen’s Bench was crowded J on the 17th November with fashionable and distinguished people, at the second action for libel brought against the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Coleridge, by his son-in-law, Mr Adams. Mr Adam 3 declared that the Lord Chief Justice wrote a letter explaining to certain personal friends why he opposed the marriage of his daughter Mildred to Mr Adams, and in the letter it is alleged the plaintiff endeavored to obtain his daughter’s money by compromising her, so that she would be compelled to marry him. The publication of this libel, Adams contended, consisted in showing the letter to Lord Ashbourne, the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, and the- Earl of Iddesleigh, who were induced to act as referees in the other action for libel, .which was based on the Lord Chief Justice’s letter to his daughter, endeavoring to dissuade her from marrying the plaintiff by making severe attacks on his personal character. Lord Ashbourne and the Earl of Iddesleigh occupied seats on the Bench. Fred Archer committed suicide at Newmarket on 7th November by shooting himself with a pistol while deranged from the effects of typhoid fever, aggravated by weakness due to the restricted regimen which he had adopted in order to reduce his weight. He was in the house of his sister at the time. The Prince of Wales sent her a telegram' of condolence. It is reported that Archer has left an estate valued at £250,000. The Sporting World eulogises the dead jockey in a way that may be called extravagant. The funeral took place at Newmarket on the 13th, when business was suspended in the whole town. Among the mourners were Lord Grosvenor, Baron Alliagton, Lord Cardross, Messrs Tattersall, and a large number of leading persons on the turf. One hundred wreaths were placed on the coffin. It is now said that the story of the murder of Count de Reutern by the Czar, in a moment of passion, or while apprehending violence, has not the slightest foundation, but ; is a lie from the beginning to the end. No such person as Count de Reutern existed in the Czar’s household. AMERICAN NEWS. Mr Jesse H. Lord, editor of the Scientific American, was found dead extended on his wife’s grave in the Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, on November 10. He had shot himself with a revolver. 1 Judgment for 2,000,000 dols has been given by the United States Supreme Court ‘ against the United States in favor of the Chastal (Indian) nation and in settlement of Indian claims. Tremendous storms have been experienced on the Great Northern lakes, involving many shipwrecks and much loss of life. It was currently reported in Detroit on November 20 that there was a conspiracy on footto murder Michael Davitt, on account of his opposition to the extreme measures proposed by O’Douovan Rossa. The Northern Pacific Railway Company is negotiating for the purchase' of the Oregon Navigation Company’s Puget Sounds steamers, with a view of offering greater competiton to the Canadian Railroad people for the control of the British Columbian and Puget Sound trade. Mr Justice Gillie 3, of New Zealand, accompanied by his daughter, left San Francisco for Europe, via Chicago and New York, on November 5.

A syndioate of Canadian residents in Minnesota has acquired the title to about 50,000,000 acres of pine lumber country in the north-western part of that State, and is arranging to gobble up the rest- of the vast timber belt in the northern slope, including about one half of the entire State.

The Rev Henry Ward Beecher, the popular American preacher, returned on October 31, better in health than in temper with the English people. The Plymouth Church divine was not wanted in the Old Country, where his orthodoxy wa3 challenged on all hands.

Mr Samuel D. Belford, United States Consul at Levuka, Fiji Islands, is charged by Mr George Brower and others with having swindled them out of sums of money while in office. Belford is being sought for with a view to his prosecution, A fight between John L. Sullivan and the American champion Paddy Ryan took place at Idle pavilion, San Francisco, on Saturday night, November 13. Ryan was defeated in three rounds. The only interesting part connected with the encounter is that the contestants share 10,000 or 12,000d01s gate money. Before visiting Australia, Sullivan will go to England. The condemned anarchists of Chicago are respited till March next. The New York working men have taken action in their favor.

There is a scheme afoot among some restless spirits in Texas and Arizona to invade the three north-western States of Mexico and Lower California, and establish what they call a Socialistic republic. The movement grows out of recent trouble at La Pobco.

Anxiety ra felt in CMeago that the I Anarchists aaay take measures to damage the city. There are dark hints* of blowing down the water-tower with dynamite, and firing the city in several places atr the same time. Mr Henry George, the defeated candidate for the New York Mayoralty on the social reform 1 ticket, has been severely criticised in a pastoral letter by Archbishop Coongan. He is preparing a reply, but confesses himself somewhat staggered by being so heavily sat upon by the Church.. The Chicago striking packers returned to work on November 15, in obedience to Masterworkman Pawderly’s order,, and the trouble may now be considered over..

A convention of Roman Catholic Priests belonging to the diocese of the Archdiocese of New York, assembled in the city on the 17th. The principal business was to consider the growing tendency of married people to divorce, and l to take measures to counteract it.

An English syndicate has purchased l an extensive ranche called Sunny Slope; in Southern California, which it is-proposed to devote to the cultivation of grapes. It is the opinion of the managers that they can make it profitable to supply the English market with Californian wine and brandy.. The Turkish Government is pushing the factories of Hartford, Connecticut, with orders for war material.

Mr Greenbaum, lately consul at Samoa, arrrived at San Francisco from Apia on October 30 per Mariposa. He states that his resignation as American consul' was given in consequence of an agreement between England, the United States, and Germany to withdraw their consuls-general from the Islands. Mr Greenbaum will represent Hawaii at Samoa.

The Monarch Steamship Cbmpany of New York is building an enormous steamer for the Japan and Chinese trade, with a view todiverting it from San Francisco and bringing it direct to New York. Herr Most, the anarchist,, has written a letter in opposition to- Mr Henry George. He denounces the author of “ Progress and Poverty ” as a mere mercenary who- has damned himself by his- book. The steamer leaving San Francisco for the colonies on the 16th proximo will carry to Auckland 2,500,000 fieh-eggs from the United States.

The Mariposa, which arrived at San Francisco on the morning of October 30th, made one of the best passages from the colonies on record. Her running time from Sydney was 22 days 6 hours ; and from Honolulu to this port 6 days 9 hours and 22: minutes. The steamer came to her dock in 39 hours less than her usual time, and 50 hours less than the ordinary steamer passage from Sydney. The question of negotiating a treaty between Canada and the Sandwich Islands is under consideration by the Dominion Government.

The Canada and Pacific Railway bridge, spanning the St. Lawrence at Lachine, was finished on November 12. It has 12 piers built in water, 18 to 35 feet deep, with a mile current.

Indignation meetings were held at St. John and Fredericton, New Brunswick, on November 15, consequent on the decision of the Dominion Government to make Portland, Maine, the terminal port of the Ocean Mail Service. It is the opinion of shippers in Montreal that neither Halifax, Nova Scotia, nor St John can compete with Portland.

Chief Engineer Menocal, of the U.S. navy, has lost faith in the Panama Canal. As yet the work has been attacked only on 23 of the 75 kilometres comprising the canal proper. He -thinks it better to abandon the route and start a new canal at some other point. Despatches of November 18 state that the Columbian Consul at New York, Senor Calderon, had received information that the work in the canal had practically stopped, and that there was trouble between the contractors and the Canal Company in regard to payments for work performed. The Legislative Council of Jamaica has passed a resolution asking that the Island be permitted to make arrangements with the United States or Canada on some basis of reciprocity, in order that the sugar producers may find a favorable outlet near Home. SPORTING MATTERS. A four-oared scull race between Hanlan, Teemer, Hammon, and Teneyck in one boat, and Lee, Reid, Bubear, and Perkins in another, was rowed on the Thames on November 8. Hanlan’s crew won the race, which was for £IOO a-side. The course was from Battersea Old Church to a flag-boat moored opposite to G. Wynnes’ engineering works at Hammersmith. Hanlan’s .crew made a better start, and soon had a lead of one length. This was increased at the end of the first half-mile to two lengths, and to four lengths when Putney was reached. Hanlan’s crew won easily. Hanlan has decided to row no more races in England during the present season. Ross and Lee have accordingly abandoned the idea of a match with him and Teneyck.

The Derby November meeting commenced on the 15th. The race tor the Chesterfield Nursery Handicap, for two-year-olds, was won by Mr Manton’s colt Lourdes by a length, Sir W. Throckmorton’s colt Anamite second. There were 26 starters. On the 17 th Derby Cup, one mile straight, was won by Mr J. Lother’s colt King Mammoth by a head, Lord Hartington’s gelding Corunna second, Mr Naylor’s mare Fast and Loose third. There were twelve starters.

The race for the Liverpool Autumn Cup and 100 sovs, on November 11, was won by Melton, Circe second, Candletta third. There were eighteen starters. By an accident the famous racehorse Silver Cloud, belonging to “Lucky ” Baldwin, and valued at 20,000 dollars, was killed on the Bay district course at San Francisco, on Sunday, November 14. 'I he same day Mr Haggen, owner of a rival Californian stable, received notice from the East of the death by disease of one of his fastest horses, Ban Fox. The death of such horse is felt to be a severe loss to the American turf. FRANCE. The French Government, on November 10, notified their approval of the Academy’s acceptance of Chantilly, the gift of D ue d’Aumale. It is expected that the question of the recall of the Duke will soon be dis-

cussed by the 1 Cabinet. President favors the- Fsoallv

Railway traffic in Southern France-had* been stopped? by floods. Roze, alias- Kosse, murderer of Madame Loysou (wife of Pere Hyacinth), was arrested at Cirastantine, Algeria, on November--13; His offering valuables for sale to a^ I jeweller led to bis detection. The principal English and Americas, clergymen in Paris, and well-known Protestant divines;, lodged, on November 9th;-.a ' protest againsk the injurious statementsmade in- the United States against- the Young Ladies?’Schools in the French metropolis. They assert that the schools of PaVis are as pure and 1 healthy in tone as any in England or America. Prince Boccagiovine Bonaparte committed 1 suicide im Rome on November 15, by shooting himself with a revolver. The Princehad been- wounded while serving in Tonqum*, and had lately shown signs of insanity. . SPAIN. The Finance* Minister is about to introduce into- the? Gortes a project to place-tke State tobacco l monopoly in the hands of-a-. ' syndicate of native and foreign bankers, who- ! will pay the Treasury a fixed rental exceed-- j ing the present income which Government ; derives from, that source. 1 ITALY. | The Vatican is;about to issue an Encyclical ; Letter condemning and stigmatising the Italian Government. The rivers. Fb> and Adige overflowed on. i 10th November and submerged the country their courses. At Albenga the water i dislodged the. railway bridge while s train- : was passing,, precipitating the cars and pas- ! sengera into the river. Five persons were drowned.. The railway service between ; Nice and Giova was interrupted. It is said three Italian ironclads ■ have been ordered to> join the British fleet at Malta. AUSTRIA AND GERMANY;.. A report at Vienna, of mentions the murder of the Austrian, explorer, Hinkelmann, by a native African chief. Hmkelmann’s companion, a young,Englishman, contrived! to escape. The report comes from Zambesi.

Great distress among the unemployed in Germany during the present winter is predieted by the Dtmtzig Zeitung. Tfade, according to this paper, is paralysed.. Prince Bismarck gave M. French Ambassador, his first interview on November 12. It was not favorable, and the chagrin of members of the Embassy was unconcealed. Prince Bismarck was not kindly to the French designs in Egypt. It is believed that M. Herbette assured the Chancellor of the absolute neutrality of France in the event of war in the East.

The police of Bavaria have expelled the State architect, Herr Kessler,, from the country for assisting in a Socialistic agitation.

A Trade Court at Aachen, on November 13, ordered 53 compositors to- pay damages to their employers for leaving their work and joining in a strike without giving notice. The Austrian journals review Lord Salisbury’s Mansion-House speech in a satirical, vein, and pronounce it a splendid funeral oration over Bulgarian independence. LORD MAYOR’S DAY. London despatches of November 9th say that Lord Mayor’s Day opened gloomy and dark. There were few signs in the city to indicate a day for the Lord Mayor’s show. The display of bunting and decorations usually made on this occasion was almost generally omitted. The authorities and populace seemed imbued with a sense of oppression. This condition is due to anxiety for the result threatened by the gathering of Socialists. The police took all possible precautions for resisting any attempt at disorder. At an early hour shoals of roughs began to emerge from slums, and made their way toward places where Socialsts had arranged to assemble. Battalions of the police proceeding to different points received hearty cheers from the people. The streets in the West End of the city presented a remarkable appearance. All the shutters of the shops were drawn and barricaded | with iron railings, and boarded with stout | timber. The banks and other buildings were secured in a similar manner. These precautions were not confined to buildings on the route of the Lord Mayor’s procession, but extended to streets far removed. The suburban police and reserves were posted at permanent points, and a large military force; and all the Household troops were in readiness if their assistance had been needed. At. 11 o’clock the force proceeded to the north side of Trafalgar - square. The shops in the vicinity were closed, and the doors and windows of the jewellery establishments were heavily barred. Hundreds of students, armed with sticks, gathered about the Square. A crowd of loafers arrived, and were allowed to proceed to the entrance of the Square. _ There they were met by a double line of police and turned into the Strand. Ibo mounted police cleared the road way. The throng at Trafalgar-square increased to vast proportions, but the police kept admirable order. A trifling encounter occurred in Trafalgar-square at noon. The police then cleared the Square, and pushed the crowd toward the Thames Embankment. Here the mob halted, and hooted and groaned. Three hundred medical students, marching five abreast, arrived with bludgeons, and proceeded along the Strand to aid “the police. The Life Guards, in passing through V ictoria - street, were Baluted with groans hy a small knot of roughs. Two Socialists called upon Sir Charles Warren and requested an answer to their letter inquiring why the proposed Socialist demonstration had been prohibited. Sir Charles referred them to his proclamation. The procession started at the usual hour, and proceeded over the designated route without anything happening beyond the usual horse-play incidental to the occasion. Afterward there was a crowded meeting in Trafalgar-square, which the police did not interrupt; and speeches were made. Resolutions were passed calling on the Government to find work for the unemployed.