ARRIVAL OF THE FRISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 3217, 29 August 1878, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE FRISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

Auckland, August 28.

The Zealandia arrived snoitly after 11 last night, after a fine passage. Site Jeft Frisco on tho sth August. Passengers for New Zealand — Mesdames Turner and daughter, Holmes and children, Messrs Levy, Uuclnlt, Alexander, Young, and. 12 in steerage. SUMMARY OP NEWS. The ceremonies in honor of Beaconsfleld ' and Salisbury were interrupted by a person who denounced tbe plenipotentiaries as traitors to tho constitution. Kelly, the Fenian, has been liberated from Mount Joy prison on account of ill health. Captain Webb attempted to swim in the Thames for 36 houra continuously, but owing to tbe high wind he left the water after completing 22 miles in 19 hours. Bismarck was asked by Greece to induce Turkey to come to terms. Ruesia is still buying German Lloyd Hamburg steamships. Locusts are ravaging Madras. In the debate on tbe Marquis of Hartington's resolutions, expressing dissatisfaction with the Berlin treaty, the mover made a powerful attack on the Anglo-Turkish convention. He asked if tho British Government would have deemed a similar agreement between Kussia and Turkey justifiable. He said Cyprus was useless for the defence of Asia Minor. Mr Gladstone resumed the debate, and read a letter addressed to Beaconsfield asking him to cite instances in support of his accusation, that of uujust personal attacks, Beticonsfield cited the expressions of Gladstone that he (Beaconsfield) had debased the great name of England. Proposals will be made in September to ereot Servia iuto a kingdom. The London Times writes severely against Mr Gladstone. Fourteen children and Ihree teachers were drowned by the enpsizing of a boat in tho river Blackwater, Ireland. Heavy fighting hns taken place in Transvaal, Africa, with losses to the British forces. Fifty Peers and Commons were present at the banquet of the Carlton Club to the plenipotentiaries at the Congress. Beacousfield spoke of Gladstone as a soph'sticnl rhetorician, inebriated with tile remembrance of his own verbosity and egotistical imagination. Salisbury refused to believe that the other powers would display jealousy when they paw. that England's object fully established peace and order. The Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs has gone to St. Petersburg by request of the Czar. Mr Gladstone declined the leadership of the Liberal party. He called the convention with Turkey iusaue, Covenant meetings are being held in Rome, favoring the annexation of South Tyrol to Italy. Ministerial Journals iv Vienna warn Italy of the dangerous play with fire, and that Austria has taken timely precautions against Italian agression. Bismarck emphatically informed the Italian Ambassador that Trente and Trieste can never become Italian. Garibaldi approves of the agitation, and recommends riffle practice throughout Italy. I McNiel & Co., London, have failed for £240,000 ; and involved Buddecott & Co., brokers, who were recently suspended. A pigeon shooting matoh between Captain Bogartins of tile United States, and Wallace of Eugland, resulted in a draw, each man killing 97 birds. Playford wou the Thames single scull race from Springfield sculls over Payne ; time 24 mins. 13 sees. Strikes have taken place amongst the silk and lace operative? at St. Etienne, France. Everton, Lord High Admiral, died on July 24th. , Yera Lsssulitch, who was feted at Geneva turns out to be an impostor. The real woman is in Siberia. Gambetta congratulated France on the enlarged policy adopted by England, consequent on the Berlin Conference. Abortive attempts are being made to enrol volunteers at Bavcnoa and Geneva for the annexation of Tyrol and Triesti. The Bologne Gazette publishes a rumour that King Alphonso threatens to resign the throne of Spain. King Humbert has been te'egraphed to by Ministers to return to Rome from Turin, and a hostile attack on the British Embassy at Rome is feared. Ministers are discussing the expediency of sending a fleet to the Levant, Two parties of railway experts, under the direction of the British Government, will examine the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys for the best railway route to the Persian Gulf. A Berlin despatch announces that Kussia proposes to appoint diplomatic agents at various points of Asiatic Turkey to ' watoh Russian interests, also making an effort to secure the early construction of the proposed railway from Oenberg into Central Asia. A despatch dated London, July 7th, from Mandalay, Hindestan, reports 4,700 houses destroyed by fire at that place. ' Dr Noboling's attack on the Einpero William's life was connected with the interests of Russian socialists. Th© officials of the Grosser Kurfurst and Koenig~Wilhe'm are exempted from blame. Count Hatzfeldt succeeds Prince Henry as Germau Minister at Constantinople. Great fires, supposed to be incendiarisms, are devastating Thessaly. Sir Garnet Wolaey, the new governor of Cyprus, has already under consideration the scheme of a financial company for railways. The island will be permanently garrisoned by a small number of troops, militia doing the rest. Wolsey will divide the island into five districts, and divide land titles by a mixed commission. The Queeu has issued a proclamation declaring her interests in the islanders and their progress. Beaconsfield and Carnarvon had sharp words in the House of .Lords on the Ist ; on the occasion of the former- intimating that the latter had flinched at a critical moment in dealing with Russia. The Prince Imperial recovered £80 from the Laoiel, a Parisian newspaper, for libel.. The paper charged his father, Napoleon 111., with appropriating Crown property. Emigration from Egypt to Cyprus is large. A line of steamers is to be established between tho two places. The British Commissioners at the Paris Exhibition formally notified to the other Commissioners that an International Exhibition will be held at Melbourne in 1880, and invited them to be present. The weather is very hot in England, and the temperature in the Exhibition is almost unbearable. The Vatioan proposes to remove Catholic ohurches in Great Britain and America from the control of the Propaganda and place them under the immediate control of the Pope. Tho Pau-Anglican conference at London has adjourned. The Liverpool Summer Cup was won by Robert Jardine's four-year-old Strnthmore. Padre San Feliaoe, of Bendidicta, has been appointed to the see of Venice. The obsequies of Queen Mercedes were celebrated with great pomp. 40,000 persons were present, and nine bishops assisted at the requiem mass. The Australian cricketers play at Frisco against a local 22 in October. Tho Paoifio Mail Company has severed its connection vrith the Central Railroad, running in opposition. The English residents at Frisco are subscribing a Beaconsfield testimonial. Public opinion favours Grant as the next President. A Sioux war is imminent in Kansas, Army t

tramps are committing excess in the western part of the state. The ruilro d labor troubles in Washington have ended. Tue railroad freight between New York and - Frisco has been doubled. Exported fresh meat to England has greatly declined. Tbe shooting at Wimbledon for the Eoho Challenge Shield, resulted as follows:— 800 yds: Ireland 543, England 534, Scotland 532 ; 900 yds : Ireland 635, Scotland 623, England 521 ; 1000 yds : Ireland 535 ; England 625' Scotland 497 5 summary : Ireland 1610, England 1560, Scotland 1552. Pmssians near Gulf Sarra, fired on a boat belonging to a British Man-of-war, flying a white flasr. Fact reported by special messenger to Constantinople. ' Great indignation is felt in St. Petersburg and Moscow at the result of the Congress. The Russian diplomatists, in general, are spoken of with contempt." Prince Milau has issued a proclamation, declaring the independence of Servia. The Porte expressed its willingness to enter into a convention with England for the Abolition of the B:ave trade. At tbe Bittinj? of the Congress the Sultan was ordered to guard the rights of the Turkish Bank, and to regulate the finances. Gortschakoff now declares, that hod he known of the Anglo-Turkish Cyprus Convention before the Batoum matter, he would have made uo concessions. Ruperu won the Newmarket Stakes on tbe 9th. Orangemans' day passed oft quietly io Ireland. In the House the motion of Mitchell Henry from Gal way oa the appointment of a Royal Commission on the treatnrent of prisoners was rejected. .» Reinforcements of French troops ate being Bent to New Caledonia to Repress the revolt. A Chinese embassy has arrived in Frisco, en route to Washington, with the object of establishing a consular at both places named. The export of fresh meat to Europe has dropped- off iv a remarkable manner. '" Kearney, the working mao'B agitator, hns gone to Boston. The New York Times comments severely on his speeches, and ridicules bis pretensions. The Australian cricketers Kill be paid 2000 dollnrs for expenses to Frisco.