MOODY AND SANKEY'S REVIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1665, 19 June 1875, Page 2

MOODY AND SANKEY'S REVIVAL.

At the opening of the Presbyterian Synod to-day, the Moderator referred .to the revival movement set on foot by MoOdy and Sahkey, and expressed cordial sympathy, with them in their religious work The week-day average attendance at the Moody and Sankey meetings is 27 000, and on Sundays, 45,000 ; making over 200,000 persons brought together weekly to. hear the American Evangelists.

THE THREATENED WAR BETWEEN

ENGLAND AND BURMAH

A Herald special from Mandalay of May 22 says: "The King of Burmah is most anxious to settle matters between the British, and Chinese Governments amicably. Lebdie, the Chinese general, who is j supposed to: have arrested Colonel Browns »«% vance on his march for territorial explorations, arrived at Mandalay three dayß_^| 0» - the bearer of the dispatcher from *ir"7j-3w at Peking. The King denies all co%_j«^ in the failure of Colonel Brown* ey-pMSt****" No serious difficulty is anticipated.

RELIGIOUS RIOT IN BELGIUM. As a religious procession was passing through the streets to-day it was assaulted hv the populace and its ranks broken up, The police with drawn swords charged upou the rioterp, ten of whom were arrested. The members of the procession took refuge in the neighbouring houses and were subsequently ORIGIN OF THE LATE WAR \T: RUMORS IN EUROPE. The Pall Mall Gazette finds the origin of the recent war rumors in the following circumstances : The Versailles Assembly, inst before adjourning for its last recess, passed the bill which had been for some time under discussion concerning the increase of the French army. Bismarck addressed a circular dispatch to the diplomatic representatives of Germany abroad, complaining of the adoption of the measure, which was described as being calculated to affect the peace of Europe. The contents of the dispatches were, according to instiuctions, orally communicated by the German representatives to the governments to which they were respectively accredited. The snbstance of this dispatch was divulged and gave rise to the reports which caused so much alarm throughout Europe. RUMOURED EETIREMENT OF MR. DISBAELL

The "Examiner mentions a rumour that Disraeli is to resign at the end of the session, and believes there is foundation for it, as the Premier's disabilfty for continuous work is damaging to the Government. An understanding, however, exists among his suppoiters that he shall not be disturbed until he voluntarily resigns. PRESERVATION OF PEACE. A cordial meeting has taken place between the Czar and the Emperor at Berlin. A telegram received at the Russian Embassy, Paris, states that the Czar has left Berlin thoroughly convinced that conciliatory sentiments, of a nature to ensure the maintenance of peace, prevail there. Similar intelligence was sent to all the Russian legations in Europe. JOHN MITCHELL'S ELECTION DECLARED VOID. Dublin, May 21.—Judge Keogh, before whom More's election petition was tried, has decided that the late John Mitchell was disqualified for holding a seat in Parliament, because he was a felon and an alien. A motion for appeal to Court of Common Pleas was granted, and the case comes on again next week. THE LOSS OF THE CADIZ. The steamship Cadiz was lost near Brest while on a trip from Lisbon to London. Late advices .well the number of lives lost to sixty-two. The Cadiz got out of her course in consequence of the mis-reckoning of her captain, and struck. She sank almost immediately.'

CATHOLIC BISHOPS AKD THE GEEMAN GOVERNMENT. Berlin, May 18.—The Roman Catholic Bißhops of Prussia, who addressed a petition to the Emperor and received a reply last month from the Minister of State, have made a rejoinder that to reject decisions of the Vatican Council would be equivalent to an abandonment of Catholicism, and that they are convinced that the Holy See would never be unwilling to act in conformity with all proper decisions of the State Government. THE LIBERAL ATTACK ON THE BUDGET. London, May 7. —In the House of Commsns to-night, in discussion of the Budget, Gladstone censured the method of stating Treasury accounts, whereby, he said, deficiences were concealed. He pointed out that expenditure had increased during the year of Conservative government £1,360,000. Be contended that, counting interest on loans, interest on defioiences, the savings bank and friendly societies' accounts, which are not mentioned in the budget, the educational charge, etc., no surplus existed, fioberfc Low'e said the Budget was unworthy ; the confidence of the House ; that Northcote manipulated his accounts and produced a fictitious surplus. He said the Liberals had paid thirty million pounds of the public debt and left a surplus in the Treasury, which the present Government has squandered. . That a deficit "was a national calamity, and there ought to be a snrplus. MAINTENANCE OF PEACE. In the House of Commons Mr Bourke, Under Foreign Secretary, in response to an inquiry by Sir Charles Dilke, as to the continental situation, said the Government has «* received the most satisfactory assurances from Berlin of the maintenance of the peace of Europe. SERIOUS REVOLUTION IN HAYTI. Kingston, Jamaica (via Havana), May 5.— i A'revolution broke out in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. General Bryce was dragged from ' church and shot. Forty foreigners had been ' killed. Among tbe victims is a servant of the British Consul-General, Buildings were fired, and every species of disorder prevailed. A state of siege had been proclaimed. One British gunboat is there, and another will be sent to-morrow. Steamers were nob permitted to enter the port, and they have landed their cargoes here. — May 6.—Later advices from Port-au-Prince are to the effect that the attempted revolution was discovered during the national festival on Saturday last, while the President was at church. The Government troops proceeded at once to arrest Bryce, Monplasse, Pierre, and Canal, aspirants for the yPresidency. Each resisted arrest, and fought furiously. Bryce was wounded, and died at the English Consulate. Pierre committed suicide, and Canal sought shelter at the American Consulate. Order was restored on Monday. Arrests of implicated parties still continue. Two foreigners were accidentally killed during the outbreak.