NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9414, 8 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

San Fbanoiboo, April 15. The Queen is in Italy. The Pope has written a letter welcoming her there. , , , Labour strikes on an extensive have taken place in England. 30,000 pitmen went on strike at the Durham coal mines on April 8, stopping about 90 pits and throwing 25,000 heavers out of work. la many instances, iron masters had, provided an extra supply of coal, and it is believed that the Cleveland district will run a fortnight without freah supplies. Serious riots occurred on the night of , the Bth in the colliery villages of Dur- \ ham, where the police were injured; in ; protecting iron strikers, and houses Vfeirje ! wrecked. . "'"' " J Miners in Houghtdh and Sehatn dis-! tricta are determined to destroy property and managers. 100 police are stationed at Seham* . Colliery managers axe leaving and barricading their houses. 10,000 strikers at Shadowshill voted for no surrender. The cauwe is reduction of wages. ; Parliament meets after the' Easter holidays. April 17.... i The first question to occupy' the atteii- ; ■tion of parliament is the Egyptian crisis, arising from the^ption.of jthe Khedive in dismissing European Ministers, and adopting a reactionary policy. France and England will act in accord. The Sultan is seriously displeased, and the probable outcome will be the withdrawal of the Firman, making the succession hereditary, followed by the deposition of Ismail, and the elevation of his uncle*, HalimLPftfcha, an educated gentleman, living quietly in European Btylej for, many y«ar^ OH; tire. Bosphorus. The. Khedive" appears determined to precipitate a breach wijth ; the Powers on the question. The remonitization of silver has been brought before Ministers by the Liver* pool Chamber of Oomnierce. Sir Stafford Northcote promised to give their views on consideration of the, matter, which has been already considered by the Government. "' trade with England' Isi. in ! ft deplbrableinednditidn, thereby -WiScting upoii ,d6ml^tic trades. •■ Exports - <to America aid/practioally at an ehd^ibe balance being enormously againßtfEnglandi' These points formed theßiib]6ot of ; a debate in the ; House of, Lords, 1 in \vbich lidrd Beaconsfield indicated as' the pir'dbable cause of stagnation thefldctuft-H tion in tHe value of ' precious jrietala] cour sequent. upon the adoptioii^f thesingle standard.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered a budget on April 3rd. Laat years' revenue was £83,116,000 ; expenditure, £85,540,780. The expenditure includes the cost of the Zulu war, with other .supplementary es#mase.s* „i q 0 It is proposed to increase tobacco duty, and the credit pf six millions is required for the current year by Treasury bills. Financial policy agreed to.

Several large failures in England are rep'oytfe'di ,- ;. "- .' j ,}( l/ j" > '--\ 7/ k• f There is great agitation in Germany regarding the tariff. The Russian soldiery, acting tinder orders, butchered all political prisoners in the chief prison.: The details are horrible* .The director of the. prison was decorated for his share in the transaction. Of 500 prisoners in Charcoff prison 200, died w,ithin four, months owing to cruel treatment. The Nihilists declare , they will assassinate all chief police and other responsible officials while the ;Bysfjem.of- cruelty continues. -,•- t. v i Tha Egyptian troops 'won two engagements with Sulieman, principal slave , gatherer in Kardojan, v slaughtering two ito three thousand Arabs. 60,000 deaerjted to the Egyptians between .the. first Land second actidris. : >' ■ ' ■

! The floods in Hungary continue, i 1 17,000 are receiving relief at Szedgin. { • The Afghan 1 war- drags ! slowly. General Tyler defeated 3000 on Afareh 24th •near PesUbJeck, with ;the trifling, lpss .of J2OO dead -Afghans. The same day Gap* I tain Sandinson was attacked by 20,000 Maiotoks. The enemy lost 145 killed ,v British, two killed, two wounded. > A Lahore telegram of April 3rd states that Captain Gough defeated ,6000 Afghans, killing 400. The British lost i ,3 officers, 3 men killedi and 31 wounded, There is a cattle plague at Rawal. ■ Pindee interferes with the Commission.

Negotiations with Yakoob Khan continue, the British agent having entered Cabul; , ...... Great earthquake in Northwestern Persia about ths middle of March ; over 1000 killed. -A ••' ' '•-,;. The Burmese question is unsettled, and the situation is very critical, but bo over- tact. Reinforcements have been jsent to Rangoon from India. : The King of Burmah has called out all , subjects, capable of cattying atms; ' ■ < The ''Burmese are reported' to Have i made an alliance with China. x - The Russians'; resolved \to .evacuate. JCuldja rather than, fight against Ohina, Commercial and indußfcr,ial depression ; is groat throughout Japan. Avalanche at Bleibefg, Austrian Tyrol. 10 houses destroyed, lulling 40, wound* ing 18, and 15 missing: The French iionoiad Awogante foundered in. a storm on March 20 qffrHydes. 47 drowned out of a crew of 122. j Sir Alexander Malet is: the new Brie • tish Ambassador in Turkey. ' The plague has ended at Astrachan. Conflict between the French Senate and the Chamber relative to a return to the Legislature df'Paris. TM Chamber supports, and the Senate opposes, the movement. • ;. :. . ;- Rinderpest prevails in Bohemia. Great fire in Philadelphia, and prairie fire in Arkansas and elsewhere. Great exodus of coloured people from the Southern States, towards Kansas; Much distress prevails among them. War has been declared by Peru and Bolivia against Chili, which has blockaded Iquique, in Peru, Trade revival in the United States and India. '

The Czar was fired at four times while walking near the Palace, St. Petersburg. A man was arrested by the crowd, and preparations made for illuminating the oityi . The Sultan denies the report that he inten<jle<Ho depose the $(jhediye. v ? The Eastern Roumelian question is more . complicated than peyer v Joint occupation sohem^ wholly demanded. The'Oharterid' Mercantile ' Bank of India is unable to pay a dividend, the whole (pi ■.> the > . reserve, amounting, i, to £151,660, being absorbed by losseß. -Mclver, one of the .owners of the! Ouuard line, writes thai he 'knows of no nation with such gloomy trade prospects as those of, Great Britain, /The following failures are announced P^Olark, contractor ■ and engineer, for £760,000 j Bevan nnd Co., merchants, £600,000.' , Interest in the Sydney Exhibition.is at zero, owing to want .of ofHoial .organiia* tion to monopolise all spaqe. ,, . ,•, .

George Eliott Barton, of Ne# Zealand, was in Frisco, bat had gone East, and intended to return in a couple of months. He' visit b Texas. , Geo; Schultze, mining magnate of Frisco, ia fa ptiaon. for embezzling 260,000 dollars belonging to the Justice Mining Company.