ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3260, 9 March 1885, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, March 8. The b.s. Australia arrived from San Francisco at 2 p.m. to-day. She left San Francisco at 3.45 p.m. on February 16th, and had an uneventful passage. She passed the City of Sydney at the 6th inst., bound to San Francisco. Passengers for Auckland — MajorGeneral Andrews Fantlough, Sir K. W. Cummings, Captains Mindern and Childs, R.N., Mrs Floyd and child, Dr and Mrs Eice, Mrs Wilkins and son, Messrs Heath, Dixon, Napier, Achern, Albortson, Scott, Brady, Rice, and 10 steerage. For Sydney — 41 saloon and 31 steerage. Among her through passengers are Mr George Augustus Sala, General Howell, and the Rev. Canon White. Cargo for Auckland — 500 caees salmon, 74 cases canned goods, 40 caees apples, 1031 eaoks maize. For Sydney—

1119 cases salmon, 2566 cases canned goods, 2260 sacks of maize. The Australia left for Sydney at 6 p.m., and tho Penguin, with the southern San Francisco mails, left Onehunga at 3 p.m. SUMMARY OF MAIL NEWS. The sentries have been trebled afc tho Sheerness powder magazine m consequence of tho appearance of suspected dynamiters. Guards are also placed at Eton College. There is a prospect of Edmund Yates being released as soon as the confinement has told upon liis spirits and health. 1500 Irish were dismissed from buildings m the course of construction at East London up to February 14th. A similar movement has been started at Manchester, Liverpool, and other provincial centres. A great corporation called " The Local Soudan Trading Company " has been formed m London and Alexandria upon the same basis as the old East India Co. One of its privileges will bo the right to build railways between Berber and Souakim. At a Liberal meeting at Birmingham a resolution was unanimously passed condoling with the Conservative party on the death of the gallant soldier and kind hearted Colonel Burnaby. His lobs is greatly deplored m England and more spoken of than the battle itßelf. Frank Adams, of London, a barrister, who recently married Miss Coleridge, despite the savage opposition of her relatives, has begun a libel action against his father-in-law, Lord Coleridge. Some crofters who were arrested at the parishes of Kilmuir and Glendale, Isle of Skye, for resisting the sheriff, were landed at Portree on January 30th, guarded by 100 policemen and a number of marines. A large crowd of people sympathised •with the prisoners, and followed the guards with yells, and would have attempted a rescue but were kept at bay by the guards. O'Leary, a Fenian, had a free fight at his Glasgow lecture on February Ist, which was oxcited by his references to Parnell, Rossa and Ford. The Tichborne claimant has now fallen low, appearing m a provincial variety company m England, and takes his turn between an acrobat styled The " Human Serpent " and " The Cornish Mite." The English detective force is to be reorganised, and a department of secret service men added for the_ express purpose of tracking political and quasi-political offenders. Four thousand Irish are out of work m London. Fully one-third have been discharged since the recent explosions. The weekly London papers say Garmoyle and Miss Fortcscue will marry, notwithstanding the lawsuit. A London carriage builder recently shipped 1400 hansom cabs to New York. The Prince of Wales recently requested one of his eons to appear at and conduct services m the Boys Refuge, m the most squalidypart of London. At a ticket office opposite Somerset House a duplicate emigrant ticket, purchased by Lucella Dudley, Rossa'a assailant, was exhibited on Feb. 11th. It is dated August 21st. One of the Transatlantic steamship lines is about to issue tickets entitling passengers merely to loading and conveyance. This is a concession to passengers subject to seasickness. A soldier was bayonetted to death on Feb. 7th at London Arsenal. He would not give the countersign to advance m the darkness, and on the stranger attempting to pass the guard stabbed him to death. An investigation showed the tragedy was the result of a practical joke on the part of the dead man. There is a renewed activity m British shipping, m view of coming contracts, and two new big steamers have been ordered out of the Tyne to be registered separately under the British Limited Liability Act, and to be sailed under the British fla», while every share m the stock m both vessels is owned by American citizens. John Lee, an ex-convict, who murdered Miss Lee, a wealthy lady, m her mansion at | Babbecombe, has been sentenced to death. The Governments of Russia and America are conferring as to a treaty for the extradition of dynamiters. It is announced a marriage has been arranged between Princess Clementine, daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, and Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Sir Vernon Harcburt is said to be m a state of nervous alarm, and extraordinary means have been taken to guard against his personal danger. Sir Andrew Clarke and the Duko of Westminster each gave young Mr Gladstone a £100 cheque as a present on his wedding day. IRISH AFFAIRS. The Mayor (O'Connor) of Dublin, who is a strong Nationalist, dech'nos to attend the coming Vice-regal levee at Dublin Castle. The Irish Times proposes that the British Press should raise a monument to Mr J. A. Cameron and Mr Herbert, the war correspondents killed m the battle at Abukla Wells on January 19th. Mr Redmond and Mr O'Brien, Irish Nationalists, on returning to Londonderry on January 13th, after the meeting at "Eardonougb, were met by a torchlight procession. The Mayor ordered the police and military to prevent the entrance of the procession into the city, whereupon O'Brien departed for Dublin and Redmond put up at an hotel m Londonderry. This led to savage riots during the night between Orangemen and Nationalists. At a meeting of Irish Nationalists held m Dublin on February 9th, Mr Thomas O'Connor, M.P., said m his address that when m due time Mr Parnell appealed to the people to pay Irish Members the result would astonish the world. He made no allusion to the explosion m London or to the shooting of Rossa. A Dublin Special, dated Feb. 6th, says the attempt to shoot Rossa had already ceased to be talked about.