ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 780, 11 February 1887, Page 23

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

(united press association.) Auckland, February 4. The Alameda left Sau Francisco at 4 p.m. on 16th January, Honolulu 23rd, at 5 p.m., Tutuila 30th, noon, arriving at Auckland at 8.30 to-day. Passengers—Messrs Armadel and servant, Ellis, Peter, McKean, Coleman, Coory, Haight, Williams, Gordon, Builard, Mr and Mrs Corbett! and family, Mrs Barker. GENERAL SUMMARY. London, January 15. The meeting to organise a London Liberal Radical Union was a great success, the malcontents being entirely overwhelmed. Mr Gladstone is reported to be in a very low state of health. He is suffering from cold, complicated by diarrhoea. A number of shops were wrecked at Norwich during a riot by unemployed working men. A strike of 40,000 men in North Sunderland is contemplated owing to disputes about wages. A terrible snowstorm prevailed throughout the Midland Counties of England on Bth and 9th January. In a letter written on the 14th January, Mr John Bright pooh-poohs the idea of Federation, which he says is conceived in a Jingo spirit. He recommends sensible men to let the subject rest. The Government has decided to purchase 40,000 additional jhorses, and 500,000 Manchester repeating rifles to be ready by Ist March.

Three petitions in bankruptcy were filed on sth January against the Monarch Steamship Company, and a Court receiver of the corporation funds has been appointed. A London telegram of 9th January says there is a slight scare in England arising from the mobilisation of the British Army corps, Officers on furlough belonging to regimeuts not on orders for foreign service are stated to have been warned to hold themselves in readiness to report themselves for duty. This is considered as indicating that preparations are advancing for the formation of a third army corps. It has further transpired that the War Office is pushing forward arrangements pointing to the army and navy reserves and the auxiliary forces being called out. The activity of the Admiralty is still more ominous. In Liberal circles it is believed that these preparations really mean war, but the authorities explain them as part of the arrangement for celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee. Naval pensioners were ordered to notify the Government what ships they would prefer to serve upon or the ports they would prefer to be employed at, in view of being called into possible active service. The West End of London had another labor scare on 7th January, when crowds of unemployed working men assembled in front of the offices of the Local Government Board, and demanded relief. Mr Ritchie, President of the Board, received a deputation from the crowd outside, but said he could promise nothing. When the. crowd were apprised of this they hooted the Government, and marched to Trafalgar Square, where an indignation meeting was held, and resolutions adopted protesting against the apathy of the Government. The meeting dispersed quietly. The Marchioness of Queenshury has instituted an action for divorce against her husband, the Marquis, who has not lived with his wife for twelve years. Shortly after they began to live apart the Marquis admitted another woman to his house, who became a regular inmate of his establishment. His connection with this woman is made the basis of the suit. Neither the woman nor the Marquis deny the charge of adultery which the Marchioness makes against her husband. The case will be tried in Edinburgh during January, because the Scotch law grants a wife a divorce for adultery alone. (The result of this case has been cabled). A leading English journalist, who has recently returned from a tour through Ireland, states that over wide areas in the west and south he found the population in a state of incredible privation. The Propaganda of ?Etome has received letters from Catholic missionaries at Leganda, Africa, giving a story of a massacre of native Christians at that place. The writers say King Monga recently discovered a servant studying the catechism, and being greatly enraged, he caused a massacre of 100 negro converts. Monga vows, the missionaries say, that he will destroy the Christians in his kingdom.

LORD IDDESLEIGH. Sir Stafford Northcote (Lord Iddesleigh) was taken suddenly ill on the afternoon of January 10th, while ascending the stairs of Lord Salisbury’s residence in Downingstreet. He was taken into the Prime Minister’s room, and almost instantly expired. In a bulletin concerning the sad event, issued by Dr Mortimer Granville, his Lordship’s physician, it is stated that for many yearß past the deceased peer suffered from cardiac affection, ■ which, while not placing his life in immediate peril, rendered its sudden termination only too possible. He died of syncope. The melancholy event, although startling to those around him, has not been unforeseen by hiß immediate friends,- and has been anticipated by his medical attendants. Lord Iddesleigh, a moment before leaving the Foreign Office, spoke to Sir James Ferguson, Under-Secretary, very calmly about office affairs. “ He expressed a hope,” said Sir James, “when talking on the subject, that’ our separation would not be permanent.” Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, was waiting to see him about the Emir Bey expedition, and Lord Iddesleigh asked Sir James to meet Mr Stanley and make him another appointment for later in the evening. Lord Iddesleigh' was then looking well in fact, better than usual: He conversed’ pleasantly, and when he parted _ with his subordinate was in good spirits. Lord Salisbury arrived ■ shortly after Lord Iddesleigh was taken ill, and while ■ the doctors were trying to rally him he was greatly affeeted'by the death of his former colleague. His private secretary, ■ Mr Manners, •told an

interviewer that the moment Lord Iddesleigh came inside the anteroom he sank down upon a chair. “I was in the next room,” he said, “and, hearing groans, I went into the anteroom and lifted him to a sofa. The doctors were in immediate attendance, and remedies were speedily applied, but Lord Iddesleigh never Epoke. He died twenty minutes after he was taken ill.” His sod, Henrjr Stafford Northcote, was sent for, but did not reach his father until ten minutes after all was over. He left for the family seat in Exeter to tell his mother of her husband’s death. IRELAND. As the outcome of the prohibition of the national meeting announced to be held at Roslea, on January 10, on the occasion of the threatened wholesale evictions at that place, there was a collision between the crowd of 4000 persons, who were waiting to receive Dillon, and a force of police and drafted village peasants, the latter of whom were armed with sticks. The police used their batons freely, and succeeded in dispersing the crowd. Mr Dillon and the clergy, who were present, while strongly protesting against the action of the police, persuaded the people to go home. The evictions were postponed. Mr John Dillon has sued Inspector O’Brien and Davis to recover £2OOO damages for malicious prosecution and assault, and £IOOO damages for seizure and retention of moneys and documents in connection with, the arrest of himself and others atLoughre3, for receiving tenants’ rents. Detailed accounts received of the evictions atGlenbeig, County Kerry, on the estate of Right Hon Mr Rowland, on January 11, show that the time chosen for the ejectment was iu the midst of a pitiless tempest of wind, snow, and rain, and after the unfortunate tenants were driven out the bailiff destroyed their cottages by tires, so that they could not return for shelter. BURMAH. Burmese ruby merchants maintain a friendly attitude toward the British. A proclamation has been issued ordering all the inhabitants to sorrender their arms within five days. It it expected the troop 3 will be compelled to leave the ruby mines in consequence of the scarcity of water and the prevalence of fever. The camp of a Native Prince was surprised by the British troops, and the Prince and 40 followers killed. GERMANY.

THE REJECTION OF THE MILITARY BILL. VON MOLTKE AND BISMARCK’S SPEECHES. Despatches from Berlin on January llttfc say that the Reichstag wa3 crowded on that? day, the occasion being the calling up of that Government Military Bill in its amende® form for second reading. Herr von Nide® Plesdorff, President of the Chamber, read*, the Committee’s report on the Bill. Thar Committee said it was not authorised to vocate the proposals in connection with that measure, because none of them had obtaine® the sanction of a majority of the Committee, i General von Moltke opened the debate int favor of the second reading, on behalf of the Government. He said he did not believe that any State should assume responsibility of an increase in the supply of combustible; material, which at present existed in a. greater or leas degree everywhere. A strong Government, he contended, were the best guarantee of peace, while dangerlay in the ambition of party leaders, and in their influence on public opinion. “ If any State,” said General von Moltke,. “can work effectively to preserve peace it isGermany, whose aims are solely those of defence. For this she must- be strong and prepared for war. Should we against our will,” he continued, “ be involved in war, we shall be able to- wage it. If this Billi» rejected we shall most certainly have war. To-day’s vote in the Reichstag on the measure will not fail to- have its effect abroad. The army alone renders possible protection to all our political institutions, which mush stand or fall with it. A grant for a short time will not be acceptable. The eyes of all Europeans are fixed on this body. I appeal, to you to adopt the Bill, and show the world your readiness to make any sacrifice, even of your own adverse opinion, if the well-being of the Fatherland'is at stake.” Baron Stauffenberg followed General von Moltke,. and while he was speaking Prince Bismarck entered the Chamber. At the conclusion of Baron Stauffenberg’s speech Prince Bismarck rose. He said the desire of all military authorities in Europe was only opposed by Herr Richter, Herr Windthorst, and Herr Grillenberger. “ It is a difficulty more important to us than that of Bulgaria. We have not allowed ourselves to be- induced by anyone to make an enemy of Russia for the sake of Bulgaria. To maintain good relations between Powers is more difficult than you think. We cannot allow our efforts to be nullified by journalism or paltry books. Oar relations with France continue good—to maintain them is difficult, because a long historical process must be accomplished before the feelings of the past are appeased and differences reconciled. We have done everything to induce the French to forget and forgive. We have no present ground to apprehend war with France, neither have we to conclude the peace at Frankfort, and it is still more difficult to maintain it, A degree of intimacy and mutual confidence exists between Germany and Austria such as never existed at the period of the German Federation. We are bound to maintain peace for this quarter of the globe, but for this a strong army is required. Our relations with all the Powers are of the best, and our good relation s witK Russia are beyond all doubt. I should have considered entering upon war on account of Bulgaria as an act of treason against my Icountry.” Prince Bismarck continued r “ What is Bulgaria to us ? It is ail the same • to us whoever governs there. There can be no question about our attacking France, bate we must protect ourselves against an attack;Under no ordinary circumstances shall we attack France; but we shall always be compelled to arm ourselves its. such a manner as to be equal to a contingency of war. This ■ the. supreme object of the Army Bill. I have a firm confidence in the peaceful disposition.

of the French Government and a portion of the French people. Still the past teaches ns that we cannot count on peace with France as permanent. A Government may one day come into power at Paris which will make war upon us. This you must take into account. If we do not prepare as you say, to-day, when war comes we will have to grant everything, and we should be laughed at. Is there, in France, a single paper or a single public person who says “we renounce our rights to Alsace and Lorraine?” The possibility of French aggression is therefore a sufficient motive for the Bill. France is a strong and well-armed Power. Her army is brave and ready to fight. We must never sit idle with our hands in our laps, however peaceful Franco may look for the moment. Suppose France proved victorious, what would we have to expect ? We should have the same French against us from whom we suffered from 1780 to ISI3, and they would again suck our blood, and we would be paralysed for thirty years. En. deavors would be made to permanently weaken us. Such demands would be made as to force us to give up Hanover. I am only describing possibilities that might arise in the event of our defeat. The peace of 1870 is mere child’s play in comparison with what peace would be after a war in 1890. He who wishes to take the responsibility for this, let him! The Federal Government will not take that responsibility, and they therefore submit the Bill. They wish to have permanently sufficient trained soldiers, in the Empire. We have ohosen the seven years’ term because this was the period of the previous compromise, and our constitutional life depends upon that compromise. The Federal Council did all they could do in consenting to the septennial period; they had only the interests -and security of the Empire and the wellbeing of the Fatherland in view. Do you believe that if you refuse to adopt the terms proposed in the Bill the Federal Council will deviate from their original proposition ? If a similar demand were made in France, do you think there is any possibility of its being refused ? (Cheers.) No ground exists for placing difficulties in the way of the Federal Government in regard to the period of the duration of the Bill, especially ia view of the fact that we have kept strictly to the text and spirit of the constitution. Understand, now, that we resolutely adhere to our demand for the septennial period. We cannot give way even a hair’s-breadth. (Applause from the right.) Who can guarantee always the same majority in this House ? X)o you wish to make the rise or fallof the German arm dependent upon majorities in the Reichstag ? By doing so you change the Imperial army into a party] force. In this case we might have to appeal to the selectors to discover whether this is really the wish of the nation. We shall see whether the electors permit ideas actively to exist according to which the strength of the army is to be determined by the Keichstag without the consent of the Federal Council and Emperor. You can hardly expect the Emperor in his ninetieth year will contribute to the destruction of the work he has devoted the last thirty years of his life to—the creation of Germany and the army the German Empire. If you believe that possibility, if you awaken the slightest suspicion that these are your aims, and if you do not speedily satisfy the wishes of the Federal Government regarding the defensive powers of Germany by a complete acceptance of the Bill, then we prefer to deal with another Reichstag. We will enter into no further negotiations with you. The danger in which we might place the German nation by procrastination forces us to promptly obtain a decisive answer or to address ourselves to others who will give us such an answer. The question has been asked, why has the Government not waited for the expiration of the ensuing septennial? The leading reason was that the Government has been convinced that the system of frontier guarding requires immediate strengthening. We did not wish to endanger the Empire by delaying the Bill, and we are not prepared for any opposition to so moderate a demand. Had we known this beforehand we should have done better to first consult the electors as to whether or mot they wish to preserve the German Empire in its present accessions. As it is, we must now insist upon our demands.” A.t the conclusion of the speech Prince Bismarck was loudly cheered. A dispatch from Berlin on January 15, says the German Army Bill was defeated by a twenty-nine majority. The instant that the President finished reading the result of the division Prince Bismarck arose and read, with distinct utterance, a brief decree dissolving the Reichstag. He added no words of his own. He then closed the writingease, enfolding the document with sharp emphasis, and abruptly strode from the chamber to his carriage, driving off'without speaking to anyone. ' Bismarck’s speech created a deep impression in Paris, and the general impression is that it does not increase the prospects of peace, Le Matin says, “ The account opened in 1870 will never be settled as long as the German flag floats over Metz and Strasburg.” The impression throughout Europe is very deep, and the London specials say the outcome certainly will be the passage of the Germy Army Bill by this, or if not, as Bismarck plainly said, by a new Reichstag. The Times’ correspondent describes Bismarck as stammering with a sort of caution when referring to Germany’s relations with Russia, and speaking with prompt and rapid utter, ance when dealing with France. A meeting of Progressist members of the Reichstag was held on January 12, when it was decided to support the Centre in voting for the triennial term as the duration of the German Army Bill. There is not a system of weakening on the part of the Opposition, or of its being inclined to let go beyond the triennial term. A small number of the nobility who are members of the Centre will vote with the Government, but the fate of the Bill will not be affected. Princess Mary of Wurtemburg died at Stattgarde, on January 5. FRANCE. An epidemic of typhoid fever has been Taging at Clermont. One thousand eight hundred, out of a population of 40,000, were attacked. Impure water is the cause. In consequence of the frequently expressed -discontent of French merchants, the Govern-

ment has ordered its agents in Egypt to foster French commerce as much as possible, and endeavor to decrease to a minimum the difficulties in the way of Frenchmen competing successfully for public contracts. Napoleon, son of Prince Jerome, has entered the Italian army to finish his military education. One of the keepers of the Paris Zoo was killed on January 6th by a hippopotamus, which took a sudden frenzy. Miss Lindsay, the elder of two English adventuresses, who were recently arrested in Paris for swindling by means of matrimonial advertisements, attempted to commit suicide in prison on January 9th by openiug a vein with a piece of glass which she had broken from tho window of her cell.

ITALY. Despatches of 6th January report fearful snowstorms at Florence, Venice, Genoa, and in the whole of Piedmont, interrupting railway and telegraphic communication. Matilda Mari, aged 18, and Mis 3 Romaxo, aged 16, Polish art students in Rome, were found suffocated in bod in a hotel in that city on January 9th. On the floor of the room lay the body of a man. Letters showed that all three had committed suicide. RUSSIA. It is reported in Russia that 15,000 Jews have been expelled by Government officials at Karff, Russia. Russia has decided to construct forts on the Austrian frontier, and the Military Commission has ordered the manufacture of large numbers of the new repeating rifles recently adopted for the army. AMERICAN SUMMARY. San Francisco, January 16. The schooner Parallel was wrecked at the Seal Rocks, near the Heads, San Francisco harbor, at midnight on the 10th. She had forty tons of powder in her hold at the time, which exploded when the vessel struck, and caused a widespread devastation. The well-known Cliff house in the vicinity was reduced to ruins, and the Life Saving Station destroyed, as well as Satros Observatoryj and all the window glass within the radius of a mile was shattered. The crew of eight men had deserted the ship before she drove ashore. So great was the concussion caused by the explosion that it was felt throughout San Francisco, and people attributed it to an earthquake. A Bill was reported by Senator Edmonds to Congress on January 6 to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua, to be managed by eleven directors, citizens of the United States and Nicaragna. Eleanor Raffaela Carey, an Australian actress, was married in New York on January 5 to William Fiudlator Blood, on Irish actor whose family is connected with that of Lady Colin Campbell. The bride recently obtained a divorce from Clarence Livingston, of San Francisco, whom she married about ten years ago. Thomas Stevens, an American cyclist who is making a tour of the world on his wheel, arrived in San Francisco from China by steamer on January 8. He confesses he could have done the Flowery Kingdom better without his bicycle than with it. The announcement, cabled from London, that the ocean yacht race for 1000 guineas, to be sailed under the auspices of the Royal Yacht . Club next summer, in honor of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, will be open to the world, ha 3 created quite a lively interest among yachtsmen in New York. John Moffatt, nephew of the famous missionary, Robert Moffatt, and a relative of Livingstone, the African explorer, died in St Louis on Christmas Day. He was the best known temperance worker in the United States. The sentence of ex-Alderman McQuade, of New York, charged with receiving bribes while in office in connection with the Broad, street Railroad Franchise, was passed by Recorder Smythe on December 20th—confinement in the State Prison at hard labor for a term of seven years, and a fine of 5000 dola.

One thousand pauper immigrants, including 75 gypsies, have been sent back to Europe by the New York Commissioner of Immigration during the year 1886. Mr Carter, Hawaiian Minister at Washington, says of the 2,000,000 dollars loan just negotiated in London, that if the islands account bonds do not specifically contain a pledge of the revenue of the islands for their payment, it would be contrary to treaty stipulations with the United States for the King to mortgage the revenue of his Government to citizens of any foreign power, and the King had no intention of doing it. Admiral Amman, U.S. Navy, has written a letter to the press severely criticising De Lessep’s Panama Canal and Captain Eads’ proposed ship railroad. He charges De Lesseps with having paid an American syndicate 500,000 francs yearly to defeat the Nicaragua Railway, and says that Eads’ influence has also been hostile. Meantime the reports from Panama of January 3rd say the Canal work is progressing. The contractors are satisfied, although they are working against difficulties in the shape of the tail end of the rainy season and the celebration of the December holidays. The sanitary record is good. A convention of federated trades, held in San Francisco on December 21, to take measures against the Chinese, proved a dismal failure. There were scarcely enough delegates present to transact business. Chicago papers of December 22nd protested strongly against the landing of fifty English rabbits reported to have arrived on the steamship Werra. Queen Victoria sent King Kalakana congratulations on his attaining his jubilee birthday. Alice Oates, a well-known opera comique singer, and former wife of Tracy Titns, who managed for Emily Melville during her first visit to Australia, has died in Philadelphia. John Tyler Campbell, ex-Speaker of the Californian Legislature, was named at Washington on January 11 as United States’ consul at Auckland, New Zealand. Robert G. Culbreith, newspaper publisher of San Francisco, has been appointed consul at Apia, Samoa, in place of Greenbaumer. Alexander Crawford, a well-known iron manufacturer, has received notice that by the death of a cousin named Thompson at

Ballarat, Australia, a fortune of £1,000,000 is left to him and his four brothers. The strike of conductors and gripmenonthe Geary-street and Slitter-street cable roads, San Francisco, had reached the stage of outrage on the 14th. A car and dummy while in motion and filled with passengers, was blown up by dynamite, and the people thrown some 15 feet by the concussion. Fortunately no one was hurt. The strikers have established a competing line of omnibuses on both roads. News was received in New York on January 13 of the abandonment of the steamer Celtic Monarch at sea, in a sinking condition. She belonged to the Monarch line, and left Cardiff on January 2 for Philadelphia. The crew were rescued by tho steamer Lake Superior, No passengers. The publication of letters forwarded to this city by Mr Maitland, now in Melbourne, in re Jeffreys-Lewis divorce case, has caused a great sensation, not only in San Francisco, but in Now York. Some of the parties, particularly Major M. B. Levitt, deny they ever wrote to tho actress in the amative strain of correspondence published. A disastrous collision occurred ou the Southern Pacific Railroad on December 21st, miles west of San Antonio, Texas. Nine Mexicans were literally roasted to death in the wreckage, which took fire after the smash upCANADA. The New Brunswick press favors schemes of secession by tho seaward provinces from the Canadian Confederation, and that Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, should form a maritime union. Another accident occurred on the Canadian Pacific Railroad recently. Two cars of a passenger train on the Rocky Mountain division became detached, aud ran three miles down a heavy grade, and were smashed. Au express messenger was killed and 20 passengers were badly shaken up. A despatch from Otawa, dated January 5, says that the Marquis of Lansdowne had been offered a position in the British Cabinet, and declined on the ground that he was not prepared at present to leave Canada. The fishery troubles aud recent elections have tended to bring about a break-up of the Cabinet in Canada, and the Hon Mr Foster, Minister of Fisheries, will probably resign. It is settled that unless the United States make some overture looking toward a settlement of the fisheries dispute, the Canadian Government will go back to the old system of licensing foreign fishing vessels. The license will be charged, as formerly, upon the tonnage of vessels. Mr John Coßtigan, Minister of Internal Revenue, has resigned, as also Mr McLennan, Minister of Finance. Sir James Tupper will probably fill the latter vacancy. He sailed from London for Canada on January Uth.

CANADA. The immediate dissolution of the Canadian Parliament has caused many discussions in the Cabinet. 80UTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. In consequence of the closing of Peruvian ports against vessels from Cbili, the wheat supply from that country has ceased, and in order to meet the demand for this cereal the municipality has taken steps to have the necessary supplies brought from California. AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN CABLE. A dispatch from Ottawa, Ontario, January 5, says the company of English and Canadian capitalists lately formed to construct a line of cable between Vancouver (British Columbia) and Australia is pushing on its work, and has applied to the Imperial Government for vessels to conduct soundings and other work froui the coast of Australia ; aud the matter is now under consideration of the Government. Most encouraging offers of assistance in the way of subsidy have been received from all the Governments with whose territory it is proposed to make connection, and the matter has been placed beyond the possibility of failure. NEW GOLD DISCOVERY. The United States consul at Figelmysq, writing to the Department at Washington, under date December 9th, reports a great development of goldmining in British Guiauo. About 30,000 people, mostly colored and inexperienced, are in the interior of the colony, prospecting. The climate is very unhealthy, especially to whites. 16,000 dole was exported to England in 1885. Last year the exportation was increased to 350,000d01a, and the consul is of opinion that the present year’s yield will reach 2,000,000d015. The new industry promises to be permanently good.

HENRY GEORGE AND THE NEW YORK CATHOLICS.

The first number of a new paper called the Standard was issued in New York on January 7 by the author of “ Progress and Poverty,” to support his peculiar views on the science of government. In the opinion of unprejudiced contemporaries, the paper committed suicide in its birth. Its salutatory was a frenzied attack ou the Roman Catholic Church for its discipline measures toward Dr McLynn, in the course of which George published himself as the Church’s bitter and active foe. This avowal separates him definitely and fatally from a large body of working men, whose religion happens to be the Roman Catholic, and identifies him with the Socialistic and Anarchical element that rejects all religious control. It connection with this matter it may be stated that Dr McLynn, on account of his partizanship for Mr George, has been deposed from his pastorate of St Stephen’s Church, and this fact leads the Sunday Union and Catholic Times of New York to say—“ Henry George has'been, before the past few months, an apparition. The move* ment he crystallised by his own personality has borne as its first fruits two untoward effects. If the career of the most amiable, sweetest and best of men is clouded as a priest, the career of Henry George as a public man is ended by his own hand. Dr MoLynn is ordered to Rome.on January 11. Two prominent Catholics of New York refused to Berve on the Banquet Committee with George because of his attack on the Romish Church.