ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1049, 11 June 1884, Page 5

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

At a library sale in London, Boxce's "History of Scotland," containing an autograph of James V., dated|ls36, realised £800, and a prayer-book, containing an autograph of Charles 1., brought £137 The shipowners in the North of England held a meeting on April 28th to arrange for the -withdrawal for four months of one-fourth. of the vessels of each, owner, for the purpose of raising rates in the steamer freight market, but it was found impossible to do this, as the steamers are mostly employed on fixed, lines. The Marquis of Salisbury and Sir Stafford Noithcote replying, on April 26th, to resolutions forwarded by the h dinburgh Conservatives, set forth in strong terms the importance of appealing to the country, which, is becoming urgent. They declare Government has lost the authority and influence absolutely necessary for the proper management of the House of Commons and foreign affairs. During a heavy thunderstorm on the afternoon of May sth, a ball of fire fell in a street in tho southern part of London, terrifying the residents who witnessed it. The experiment of firing dynamite from cannon, so that it would not explode before leaving the piece, was successfully made at New Jersey. The cannon used was a twelve • pounder, with the charge of powder as usual. The charge of dynamite wai 51b, in a cylindrical package encased in a brass projectile. Henry Irving, the English actor, contemplates building a theatre in New York. ' His profits for hia season in the United States will reach 300,000d01. His " Impressions of America" will be published simulian..ously in New York and London. Mormon emigrants from Europe, en route to Salt Lake, are arriving at New York bythousands. The steamship Nevada, from Liverpool, on. April 19th, brought 300 in a batch. A new industry ha 9 sprung up in Los Angelos, Southern California, in the cultiva tion of Australian wattle for ita wood, gum and bark. A. pamphlet ha 3 beeu issued on the subject. The Pope and Mr Errington have recently had a long conference on the prospects of a renewal ot direct relations between England and the Vatican. The Pope has been carefully sounding Catholic sentiment in the United States as to the propriety of investing Monsignor Capel with an American bishopric. A "Derby " was run in JRome on April 26th. There was a large incursion of English bet* ting men, and bookmakers were i=een at work where Pontifical Zouaves were wont to congregate. The suspension of the Oriental Bank caused a decided sensation in San Francisco, not only among resident financial and commercial men, but also among English visitors for pleasure or business. A canister of gunpowder exploded on April 26th in the area ot the barracks, in Shipstreet, Dublin. Windows were shattered, but several officers dining in the rear directly above were uninjured. The clockwork was found in the vicinity, but no arrests have been made. A special cable of May 3rd says there is a very general movement among large English landholders to break the force of the pending agitation to which the labors of Henry George have given such an impetus by making important reductions in rent. The latest landed proprietor who is making a move in this direction is the young Earl of Scarborough, who owns immense tracts of fen lands in Lincolnshire, and large estates in the Isle of Wight. He has announced to his tenants a voluntary reduction of 15 per cent of their rents for the next five years. It is estimated this concession will reduce his income by about £3000 per annum, but he will still re* ceive about £200,000 a year. The majority of large landowners have adopted Scar- ' boroush's plan during the last six months. Nearly all tbe operative force of the Union Pacific railroad struck on May 1, against a i eduction of salaries from 10 to 15 per cent. 1 The strike is extending all over the Union Pacific line. In Colorado the strike was so general that all the directors restored the original rate at ones. The silk weavers in New Jersey also struck in the same way. Employers say the trade is so depressed that it is impossible to continue business « ith profit. The pedestrian match in New York finished on May 3, Fitzgerald being first, Eowell (the Englishman) second. The amount taken was 25,000d01., of whi'h Fitzgerald gets 12,000 dpi, and Eowell 5000dol, the balance being I divided among the minor contestants I RowelDs much disgusted by his defeat, and, in speakinp of it, said : " I will race any man in the world for 5000 dollars. Let me tell ( the public that temperance is no good. I ran this race on temperance principles, and i got beaten. A man wants to drink to keep up his strength. People may hold up their hands in hoiror, bu t it is as I say. Of course I don't believe a drunkard could win, but I from this time I will advocate moderation."

" Good morning, J ohn," said one of the leading pastors in Scranton to a young friend whom he met on the street the first warm day of the season ; " How does your father stand the heat V The young man made no reply, but went away with a clouded brow. And when the good pas'cor learned that the young man's father had died only a week before, he understood why hia cordial greeting waa met so coldly. Sunday-School Teacher : Boys. " I want you to give me an illustration of faith." Six-year-old: " Daniel had faith in the lion's den, mum." "So he did, boy ; that's a very good answer. Tell me, boy what would you do if you were cast into a lion's den?" "Please mum, I should sing 'Farewell mother, you may never !"