ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3283, 6 April 1885, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

(By Telegraph.) Auckland, April A. The s.B. Zealandia, from San Francisco, arrived at 10.30 to-night. She left San Francisco on March 15th. The passage was uneventful. Passengers for Auckland — Mr and Mrs Kimball, Professor Brown, Mr and Mr* Kendall, Misses Standing and Mitchell, Messrs Shaw, Godfrey and Bates ; for Sydney— so saloon, including the Rev. F. Parker, Madame Cora, and the Emerson Minstrel Troupe. The Zealandia leaves for Sydney at daylight. GENERAL SUMMARY OF NEWS. (Dates from Europe to March 14th.) The Zejilandia's sailing from Ban Francisco was delayed till the 15th March, owing to tho non-arrival of the English mails. The London Times states that the war rate* paid on British vessels en route to San Fransisco and other distant ports, and on thos* m» route from the Black Sea and Baltic port* iave been raised. ' * The Gordon Memorial, it is decided, will ;ake the form of a great hospital and sana»rium, to be erected at Port Said, to be open » people of all nations. For the first time since the Crimean war m inspection of naval and military pensioners it Portsmouth dockyard has been ordered. Sir James Hanmer m rendering his decision n the Earl of Durham's suit for divorce do;lared the respondent loved another, and sensured the family for arranging the marriage nrith his Lordship. The English Government has invested E20.000 for the benefit of General Gordon's family. The English Government has rejected the; )ffer of the United States to negotiate a con--rention with the British West Indies. Andrew Carnegie, a Scotch millionaire of' Pittsburg, was unmercifully blackballed at he London Reform Club on March 7th. A strike of 55,000 English mineva against a •eduction of wages is threatened. The famous cathedral m Glasgow, which aoks but two yeara of being seven centuries ild, was on. fire on March. Bth, and fora tim» here wag much excitement. The flame* pere, however, extinguished wjth but yttt* ■ = lama^e.

The QtmvtgrA -has' given expression to the Croat ill-feelicK springing up -in -trade circles about contra tf being awarded to Americans for war 'supplies without due consideration, of the claims of British manufacturers. In reply, the Surveyor-General of Ordnance said, on the 12th, he would be greatly surprised if * uglish makers would undertake the work (the pump contract for the SuakimBerber railway) «" quickly as the American firms hail- ' . , In London a strong reaction was reported on March 7th, m favor of American securities. The breach of promise suit, Lady Claude St. Nott against Captain Spiler, of the Life Guards, has been settled for £33,000. A despatch from London says the North Pacific and Australian fleets will be re-, inforced as the result of a conference with the Agents-General of the colonies at the War Office. The Government will rely upon receiving contingents from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. , - London society .was exercised on March 6th over the. suicide of a young Englishman who was recently married, and who had lost £55,000 gambling at Monaco. American contractors are furnishing the British Government with pumping engines for the pipe, line between Suakim and Berber. ■■-.-..• The Swedish steamer Norden was run into by the English steamer Cumberland, near Cuxhaven on February 27th and sunk. 21 persons on the Norden perished. The Gordon National Memorial Fund has reached' £10,000. Rothschild and Baring each contributed £2500. The Prince of Wales visited the London Stock Exchange on March 2nd, and was received with great enthusiasm. The members sang "God Bave the Queen," and "God Bless the Prince of Wales." The ex Empress Eugenic and the Duke de Bassano were thrown out of a carriage while riding (at Farnborough, and were badly injured. Among- the latest items of war news' is the following : — That a vote of March 6th, by the Commons, of £350,000 for extra naval expenses m Egypt and for construction of ironclads, was passed, and that the Supplementary Estimates provides for an increase of 30,000 men m military service. The expenses of the Soudan campaign to the end of March 3rd, were shown to be £3,380,000. Lord Derby on March sth, invited the Colonial Agents, resident m London, to attend • conference on the offers made by the colonies to furnish the Home Government with troops for service m the Soudan. A manifesto was issued by dynamiters assembled m Paris, on March sth, addressed to the Prince of Wales, pledging him safety during- his visit to Ireland, because he is a Freemason. The docu ent is signed "Michael Flannery." One part of it says "Go and see for yourself what the Irish people have suffered. We shall ' thank you, although you are the residuary legatee of centuries of usurpation and attempted extermination." A tremendous fight occurred between the soldiers and civilians at Waterford on March 7th. : A detachment of the- Royal Irish regiment, numbering 100 men, waiting to embark for Portsmouth, en route to India, were allowed by their officers to break ranks and enjoy themselves. They did so by getting drunk and insulting all the residents and kissing all the women they met on the streets. The police* .aided by the citizens, attacked the soldiers, who beat off -the charge with their fists and the buckles of their belts, which they used like slingshot. Many were seriously wounded. A gang of rowdies took part with the soldiers against the police, and the latter were stoned, kicked and clubbed until they were forced to take refuge m the Customhouse. ,»% J-. ■: -I ' .■•■■■;■'•- " '-:■ ■'■■'<■ Lord Monteagle is having a serious quarrel with: the tenants' on his estate near Shaung Shaungholden, County of Limerick. The tenants decline to pay rent m future unl^s, coTSt-fCrring the T iiird times, a reasonable ftbaieWfcJ ha iavlc. Lord Monteagle fiUibbortiH rc'.arwl (rfi reductions, arid wholer ' rile <- v i'.-t!< '. foHoved^' -.- • Thr lord Mayor* of Dublin was hissed ,tr:l :.r>-:»ned at the rail-way 'station m that civ; : X? -rras there to --xseive the American flriWifiou T-:' : i.-;i th? rsuifdns of tho Rev. Dr *. ufeiil lev. t-Kusrmrt persons took part m tae profession, *- r riiii^ion to 20,000 who occupied the quatt • : . 'J- :.. > > Two dynamite wurtridges were exploded m a pvotetstrtiit cimi-oh w Glendgivin, near Strnnolav, m Donegxl, mi March 3rd, and several .*i* la ''° feet. " of laasonry .were destroyed. .'Several more cartridges were found m the vicinity. On March 6th the Chamber; of Deputies finally passed a Bill raising the duties on 1 «erf«bil.. :-/;\T .--.-.■ ..•';• ...-. / The Government at Pekin has peremptorily ordered all Chinese subjects at present residing m France as students to return home. "Kate," the dynamite woman (otherwise Mrs Moran) has left Paris for Lima, Peru. Sinco the London explosions she has been living quietly and miserably. , :. . .. Gamabut, a monk, charged with the mur der of Madame Zallerich, has confessed his crime, and will be guillotined. James ' Stevens and Eugene : Davis, exFenian leaders, were ordered out of Paris on the 12th. .Steyens pleads he has done nothing, inimical to France, or any country since his residence m Paris. Stevens, Davis, Leroy, and two other anarchists were taken to the frontier of France and warned not to return. They have gone into Belgium. Government wiU shortly ask for a grant of 10,000,000 franca to despatch 35;000 men to China. ' -_' "' - . FBOPOBED VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO IRELAND. {The programme for the Prince and" Princess di Wales' visit to Ireland was published on March, Bth< -The .JBoyal. party ,will reach Dublin : 6H" April A levee,' bill "and banquet will take place and then they go to Kerry as gueste of the Earl of Listowel, remaining until tha :19th, meantime visiting Cork, Curragbmoor, and Killamey. They attend; the Punches town races. ' Belfast, Londonderry and Barrancourt will then be visited, andL on the 25th they cross from Belfast to Scotland by the steamer route. The Freemasons will arrange a Grand Lodge m the Prince's honor. It is proposed to open a subscription throughout Ireland to meet the expenses of a fitting reception. The Loyalist members of the Dublin Municipal Council have resolved to present an address of welcome expressing gratification at the Royttl visitors coming, thus proving a desire to put attend to the neglect from which Ireland haYao long suffered, and giving rise to a hope that thia will be the precursor of Royal visits. The address alsojexpresses a hope that a Royal residence will be provided m Ireland. BUSSIA AND~AFGHANISTAN. Mr Gladstone received despatches on March sth from the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs denying the Russian occupation of the Zurufica Pass, and. Larijug was designed to forestall the decisions of the joint Commission on the Russo- Afghan frontier, but Bussia refuses to withdraw until the Commission -presents its report. The Marquis of Lome m delivering a speech on March 7th ridiculed the idea of a war ■with Russia, and said that all would be peacefully settled. ..-...• It is rumored the British members of the Boundary iDommission will won return to India. , Orders were sent on March Bth to Sir Peter Lumsden, the British Special Commissioner 4>n the Afghan question, to direct Afghanistan to evacuate Tonjeteh on the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Aksofat. : Ihe Daily News considers the situation 1 critical, and that the final chance of peace or -war lies m the hands of the Russian statesmen. ..-••- The Time»'Wj9 that if Russia wishes to fight, England is not only ready but willing, «nd Russia has only to say the word. Tke British War Office is despatching •troops to India with all possible speed. A despatch from Calcutta,'' dated March £tb, states all preparations for the transportation ot troops by railway are rapidly maturing-... .... „ ... -•-*. There is no doubt that Russia is rapidly concentrating troops m Central Asia. ; Additional men and guns are being sent m that direction and to the Baltic, and troops are moving m frotn the Caucasus. On the 16th consols fell 11-16 th of one *er cent, and Russian tecuritiei 2 per cent. #gjptiwj securities were 1) lower.

. The London Evening News of March 12th says all remonstrances m the interests of peace addressed to the Czar, even from the highest quarters, have been coldly received. Russian quarto-masters are purchasing m Bokhara more camels than they want so as to deprive the English troops of means of transportation. A despatch of the 13th March states Mr Gladstone announced on that day an agreement had been come to between England and Bussia by whioh neither Hussion nor Afghan forces should advance on either side of the frontier. The Standard says this leaves the essence of the difficulty untouched. Many consider a pause m the situation a prelude to a surrender. Mr Gladstone's announcement was, however, heard with a general sense of relief. Meantime the War Department is making all preparations necessary m case of hostilities occuring. The arsenals of Bombay are preparing ammunition, and the arrangements for the despatch ' of two army corps have been completed. The Russian Ambassador at Paris says the Czar's troops cannot withdraw with honor. The tone of the Russian Press continues bellicose. " Russia and England," says the NcvaFremyer of St. Petersburg, " will soon meet on dry land, and the result will bo that the isolated security hitherto enjoyed by the British empire will be destroyed." Mr Gladstone's statement has restored confidence m the stock market. The terms of the arrangement with Russia are denounced by the Conservatives, while the Liberal Press virtually admit that it is a virtual surrender to Russia of the frontier demanded. Baron De Stael, the Czar's Ambassador to England, has asked the British Government to order Sir Peter Lumsden's camp to be moved within undisputed Afghan' territory. The request was refused, arid Sir Peter was instructed to keep his present position and retain communication with the Afghans at Kobat Pass. THE SOUDAN. The water supply at Souakim is scant, and the troops are suffering. Troops'are detained bt Suez awaiting General Graham's report on the subject. . General Wolseley proposes a constant change of position for the troops on the Nile, as disease is rife among men on active service at Korti. The health of General Brackenbury's and General Buller's men doing ' active work is, however, splendid. Lord Beresford's Naval Brigade was at Korti on March Bth. General Wolseley has telegraphed to the British War Office that his health is excellent, and that he has no intention of going to Cairo, Cyprus or anywhere else until- 'he has first gone to Khartoum. In a night attack by the rebels on Souakim, on March 12th, six British Guards were killed and seven wounded. : The rebels swarmed into the zareeba crying " friends." Their leader, Osman Digna's standard-bearer, was killed. AMERICAN SUMMARY. Saw Fbancibco, March 14. The Australian and New Zealand mails, which reached San Francisco on the 22nd February, were put aboard the fast steamer Britannica m New York on the 28th, and reached London on the 9th March, and were delivered m 38 days. Mapleson has opened an opera season m San Ftancisoo with Pattl, Sealohi andNevadi. He realises 175,000d01s a month, being much more successful than last year. Sullivan, the American champion pugilist, is preparing for an Australian trip. ' ' Mrs Sydney Brown," of New York, has been acknowledged by the Court of Queen's Bench, England, as the heiress of the Townley estate of the value of £20,000,000. ■.. ..,.,. .-: The Cartridge Company of Bridgeport received on March 6th an order, from .the British Government for 50,000,000 cartridges and another from Russia for 100,000,000. These are the largest orders ever made m the United States.. : Russia also made proposals for the purchase of transports m . New York. - General Grant suffers from cancer m the tongue attributed to the excessive use of tobacco. Congress has confirmed his appointment on the retired army list on full pay/ The proposed discontinuance of coinage of silver m the United States causes much excitement. Four-fifths of the silver' mines' would be obliged to stop. _ The ocean "steamers Claridori, for Leith, and Preston and Fernwood for Avomnouth, were reported lost m the recent gales with all aboard. '1 he' steamer Alleghany, from Cardiff, for Galle, is also reported lost, and her crew of 30 persons drowned. . Cyrus Field, the cable manager, issuing Labouchere, James Gordon Bennett, and bis London agent, Hall, for libel: . - The Democratic Presidential inauguration m Washington on March 4th was made with more than usual pomp. The city was dressed m gala atire, and it is estimated that more than 160,000 people listened to the inaugural address. The chief feature of the address was a promise that the national system of finance shall be. readjusted, disregard, howover, being paid to the interests of capital i invested and workmen employed m American , industries. The new Cabinet is : generally considered strong, although Bayard is objected to m the Senate for his anti-English attitude on the- Irish question, and Manning was charged'by the Republicans with being concerned with speculations of the "Tweed Ring." . ...... . The winter m Canada is exceptionally severe, and many persons have been frozen to death. . : There was great . excitement along the borders of Canada on Feb. 26th, caused by the published statement that 30,000 . Irish revolutionists intended invading the. Dominion.. ..."■■, ■ i ... • Application has been made by the British military authorities to the Directors of the Canadian Pacific railroad to learn the earliest 3ate the.rgjlway will be completed so as to take troops en route, to. lndia.. The construction of the railroad has been stopped owing to the financial straits of the Syndicate. : : President Barrios, of Guatemala, issued a decree on March :9th, proclaiming the confederation of all the Central American States under one Government, with himsel as Military : Dictator. Honduras accepted it, but San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica rejected it, and commenced active hostilities. The President of Mexico has~ also instructed a force to march against Guatemala. Troops are moving^ m every direction, and the war will be general all over Central America. The trade relations between San Francisco and the Republics are not disturbed. The Nicaraguan Senate unanimously endorsed a treaty with the United States, and this is one cause of Barrios' hasty action.