English News.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 182, 4 January 1878, Page 6

English News.

„■: ; ... .. » : . ., '■■ / ...,.-.. -y The City of New York, with tbe San ; Francisco mail, arrived at Aucklaud on December 28th., The . following, are he more interesting- of the items of y'. aews telegraphed : — ? general;. • At \ The. steamer Pennsylvania, trading between ■ Philadelphia; and Liverpool, collided off Skerries -Island with - tha British ship Oasis. The Oasis sank; *V The crew were saved. The works of the new docks, Liverpool, have been damaged by gales. 2700 men were thrown out of work in three weeks. The King of Abyssinia has written to Gordon accepting ihe terms of peace with Egypt. A Pole has bpen arrested on suspicion of attempting to assassinate the ' Emperor William and Prince Bismarck. He was recognised as the forger whom " the police tracked from West Prussia. When arrested he voluntarily stated tbat he came to assassinate the Emperor ' and Bismarck, and when recognised he confessed the first statement was untrue. A large number of cotton operatives have struck, and a .general strike is threatened if proposed reductions are enforced. The liardsley weavers resolved that it would be better to strike than allow the masters to glut the market by reducing their wages. A reduction of hours is suggested as a remedy for the troubles. A special telegram from Rome says the Pope received the French pilgrims, and spoke a few words with great difficulty and feebleness of voice. His sufferings made a melancholy impression on his visitors. Mr Foster, Agent-General for New South Wales, has written to the Times acknowledging the efforts of the American Postal Department to facilitate the delivery of the San Francisco mail. The papers that support the Premier's foreign policy are daily and vehemently demanding the active intervention of England. It is stated that the Premier informed the Russian Minister that if Adrianople were taken and Constantinople jeopardised, there may be such an outcry in England as may make war on their . part inevitable. Information of this declaration was sent to Russian headquarters, and made a strong impression there. On these circumstances there is some reasons for fearing that England , may be. dragged into the present conflict. Further ground for such apprehension is that within the last few 1 hours orders were issued for immediate , preparation' cf army corps. AMERICA. The American warship Huron went ashore in a fog shortly after leaving - Fort Monroe. Soon after the vessel struck a boai was lowered, but it was ' immediately swamped. The vessel ) slewed broadside to the sea, wbich made - a clean breach, sweeping everything f before it. Many seamen and officers were washed overboard, and several ' killed by pieces of wreck. The vessel - broke rapidly. The surf was furious, . and it was beyond human efforts to hold on to the vessel. Signals of distress - bad to go unheeded. Tbe bodies drifted j ashore mutilated. Survivors from the wreck of tho Huron give the following account ofthe disaster : — The vessel was heading her course S.S.E., the wiud blowing strong from the S^S.E. She was under after sail to steady her, and steaming along. At 1.40 tha vessel struck, when aU a hands rushed on' deck. No one knew ■. where they were. All who did get ashore were washed there by the surf, - which made the vesspl go further southwest than the course indicated. Heavy floods bave taken place at b Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, a causing immense destruction to property. Railroads and bridges were swept away, , and travelling stopped. The number of American troops* in Western Texas is so small that the c Indians rob and plunder with impunity. # Near Stockton the Indians captured a ' coach, killing the driver. It is expected that Sitting Bull and, his chiefs will re- ■ turn from Canadian territory. The President, in a speech, stated that turmoil and violence having disappeared in the South, the troops would . now be withdrawn. He invited Congress to consider the question of the protection of Saraoan independance. r A thousand Chinese are wanted for ' sugar plantations in Peru. *■ The working men of San Francisco f are agitating against the further introduction of Chinese. There are said to » be 30,000 Chinese labourers in San ) Francisco.