NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 245, 22 November 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

(rEX PRESS AGENCY.)

(Per s.s. City of NtStJyv York via " Auckland, Nov. 19.

The mail steamer arrived at 5.30 p.m. Passengers for Lyttelton — Mr J. A. Sutton and wife, Hill, J. T. White and wife. The failure of the City of Glasgow Bank is attributed to depreciation in value of American securities—not.Australian as the first telegrams* .'jnf&mY-d ais. • Tlie loss is over 4J5,000;000, which, together with £1,000,000 capital, the;shareholders will have to make gtrod.: A voluntary liquidation has been decided upon, and a call of £500 per share "iiflß» been made. The Emperor William resumes the reins of Government early in December. The German- Socialist Bill has passed, and the Central Socialist "Committee fijis been voluntarily dissolved. The Socialist newspapers; are aW> suspended, $$& will appear urid|r'ne"*^itles. Af te"r tjielpassafe pfti_e Anti-Sochnlii-tic Bill on- OctUl.Li'DProL,against 149, the Reichstag was prorogued. Prince Bismarck read the message. Armed with this Bill, he hoped to cure the prevalent disease,. If not successful in two and a half "years he hoped to obtain further concession. ' X.<•

Count Yon Bismarck, nephew of the German Chancellor, committed suicide. The cause was physical suffering. The Times in a leader says:—Russia ventures to stand in tlie way of the execution of the Berlin Treaty because she trusts to the forbearance of others. A wqrd spoken in earnest by England or Austria would bring her to her senses in a moment. It is preposterous to assert that our hands can be tied by the Affghan difficulty. We must force ourselves upon Affghanistan to the exclusion of others who have no right there. Our course is clear; when we shall enter upon it is another question. It is certain, however, that the decisive campaign will not commence before spring. Our attention will meanwhile be given to carrying out the Berlin Treaty. It is expected that the proclamation of war against the Ameer will be gazetted shortly, specifying full reaosns for declaring it.

Army officers have been ordered to learn the Afighan language.

A panic at the Coliseum Theatre in Liverpool led to a frightful result. Thirtyfive men, two lads, and several women were suffocated. There were between 4000 and 5000 in the theatre .at the time. The panic was caused by the cry of *• fire " without cause.

San Francisco, Oct, 28.

The Australian cricketers won the match with the New Yorkers on Oct. 2. The totals of the innings were—Australians,, 162; New York, 161. In the Hi iladelphia match, finished on Oct. 5, when the umpires called time and the match was over, the Atiatralians were 40 runs behind, and had only four wickets down in their second innings. The game, was drawn. At Toronto, on Oct. 9. -the' Australians "were victorious. They finished tbe first innings with 123, to the Canadians' 100. In tho second innings the Canadians scored 54, when the* Australians went in and ' "deitiate-d their opponents with eight wickets to spare. During the game a man in charge of the Australians' wardrobe absconded with five valuable gold watches. On Oct. 10, ft second match between the Australians and twenty-two of Montreal was commenced. Bannerinan and Murdoch for the Australians mode 80 wln-n time was calk-d, as against Montrca 's 1)0. They did not play in Chicago. The party arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 22, and were warmly received. Consul Booker invited the Board of Supervisors to attend the match, which was commenced at the recreation ground, San Francisco, in the presenco of an immense crowd, on Oct. 25. The Australians played twenty-two Califomians. The match ended in favor of the Australians with 134 runs and one innings to. the good.

Tfie released Irish Fenian prisoners who recently arrived in New York intend to make a statement that the treatment of political prisoners in England was so barbarous, degrading, and inhuman as to call for condemnation by the friends of hu--' manity the world over. Boucicanlt has subscribed 900 dollars to start them in business.

The' blacks on the Danish West Indian Islands of Santa Cruz revolted, murdered the planters, and destroyed much property before they Were suppressed. Hayti has been visited by a tremendously destructive hurricane. . *

Gold in paying quantities has been discovered in Southern Chili.