SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

West Coast Times, Issue 3055, 18 January 1879, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

EUROPEAN SUMMARY.

It is rumored that the Pacific Mail Company will withdraw from the Australian route. Jonathan Reid, managing partner of the private bank of J. and J. Fenton and Sons, Rochdale, England, lost £750,000 of the bank's money by speculating on the Stock Exchange, Lady Gooch was committed for trial for attempting to pass a bogus baby upon Sir Francis as his son and heir, but the Grand Jury ignored the bill. Some time before the death of the Princess Alice, the physicians recognised that the case was hopeless, and sent secret messages to that effect to England. Symptoms of suffocation appeared at one o'clock on Saturday morning, but were temporarily removed . The Grand Duke was induced to leave his room, but his mother remained administering to the Princess until the last. The Times' Philadelphia correspondent states that orders have been received to prepare immediately for sea four Russian

cruisers bought in America. AU are expected to leave before Christmas. The Standard's Vienna correspondent declares that SchouvalofFs special object in visiting here was to try and persuade the Austrian Government to agree to a joint occupation of Constantinople. Austria insisted on consulting England first, and the Count's mission failed.

Negotiations between Austria and Turkey respecting Bosnia, are virtually completed. It is arranged that the Sultan retains his sovereign rights, and tbat the Austrians retire when permanent order is established and the expenses of occupation recouped. The Emperor of Germ my has returned to Berlin. Extraordinary precautions were taken to ensure his safety. Owing to his feeble health, Bismarck was unable tb be present on the occasion of the Emperor's reception. The week previously an order was issued under the new Boci iliat Law, enacting that dangerous persons were to be expelled from Berlin uud suburbs, and prohibiting the carrying of arms and the possession of explosive projectiles. On the 29th Dec, forty Social Democrats, including two Socialist Deputies, received notice of expulsion from the police. No time was «iven them to arrange their affairs ; they will seek refuge in Switzerland, Belgium, England, and America, A manifesto addressed to the Socialistic Brethren has been confiscated by the Government. Great alarm prevails, and rumors of conspiracies are current. The Federal Council urges the proclamation of a limited state of seige for the capital, owing to tbe activity of the . Internationalists. Tbe agitation is general throughout the continent. The Spanish Government has resolved on the explusion of all foreigners belonging to the International Society, and the Madrid Cabinet is coriresp mding with foreign Governments as to joint action against Socialism and secret societies. A congress at Rome to discuss the subject is suggested. Tbe great bank fraud trial at Brussels, after lasting a month, terminated by the conviction of Skind and Fortatnps on the charge of embezzling twenty million francs. Skind was sentenced to solitary confinement, and Fortamps to a year's imprison- | ment and 600 francs fine. Parliament was convened on the 25th December. After sharp criticisms by the leading Liberals of Lord Lytton's course of action towards the Ameer, it Was resolved that war having been commenced, such war, if necessary for security of India, must bo conducted vigorously. The address passed without a division. Roberts gained a complete victory>over the Ameer's forces on the sth instant, capturing Khotal with slight loss, and all Afghan cannon. The British loss was 80 killed aud wounded ; the Afghan loss is very heavy. Captain Kelso and Major Anderson arc amony; those killed, and General Gobbj and Lieutenant Munro are amongst the wounded. A gigantic strike of 10,000 men is threatened at the commencement of the year in south Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. The Duke of Cumberland and Princess Thyra were married on the 21st at Christianborg Castle. Suliman Pasha is sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment .