THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 97, 19 September 1871, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

EUROPEAN NEWS TO AUGUST 15. QUEEN VICTORIA DANGEROUSLY ILL. DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND. ASIATIC CHOLERA PREVALENT IN EUROPE. THE COMMUNIST TRIALS. TERRIBLE CALAMITY AT SUGALONDA —FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE SWEPT AWAY. FAMINE AND CANNIBALISM IN PERSIA. STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AT STATEN ISLAND, U.S A CITY DESTROYED IN THE WEST INDIES.

The steamer Nebraska arrived at Auckland at two a.m. on the 12th inst. Latest dates from San Francisco are to IGth August, from Honolulu to 26th August, and the latest European telegrams are to the 15th August. The most important items of intelligence are given below :

GREAT BRITAIN. August 14. The Queen is confined to her room. Physicians are in constant attendance.

The Ballot Bill was rejected by a majority of forty-nine. Chief Justice Cockbum has been appointed English arbitrator on the Washington Treaty. Sir Roundell Palmer acts as counsel for Great Britain.

A terrible collision occurred between the police and Orangemen in Londonderry, consequent upon an attempt to stop the procession in celebration of the anniversary of the siege of the city. The police and military were called out to quell the disturbance. A large number were wounded, and a few were arrested.

Asiatic cholera lias made its appearance in London, There is great excitement among the people. Napoleon is said to have great faith in his restoration.

FRANCE. August 14. Another instalment of the war indemnity has been paid. The German army of occupation is now reduced to 150,000 men. Marshal M ‘Mahon reports the total losses of the Yersaillists in the siege of Paris, at 75,142.

Tiie trial of the Communists has commenced. The Assembly has passed a Bill to facilitate the disposal of 32,200 cases. England has refused to deliver up the Communist refugees in Britain. Negotiations at Berlin and Versailles for the evacuation of France resulted in an agreement that the army of occupation should leave before the end of the year. M. Moret moved that the title of President of the Republic be conferred on M. Thiers, and that all powers heretofore exercised by him as Chief of the Executive be confirmed for three years. The motion was favourably received by the Assembly, and will probably be earned.

GERMANY. August 14. A meeting of forty delegates from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, to found a new Church, has taken place. The German delegates were divided in opinion as to recognising the Primacy of the Pope. The Emperors of Austria and Germany met at the wells, when cordial feelings were exchanged. RUSSIA.

August 14. j A cable despatch says that Russia is arm- 1 ing extensively. It is reported that she has I formed an alliance with i franco. The New York Herald's correspondent men- i tions the discovery of a well-organised scheme : aimed at the Government of the Empire. I Arrests have been made of noblemen, mer-1 chants, and tradesmen. ITALY. Rome, August 111. : An encyclical letter has been issued by the i Pope, urging the faithful to offer up prayers for the freedom of the Holy See, and the triumph of the Church. Garibaldi is suffering from serious wounds. THE EAST. A dreadful calamity is reported. Sugalonda, a small island in the Malay Archipelago, has been .visited by a volcanic outburst at Puwang, accompanied by a fearful earthquake convulsion. A sea wave, 40 yards high, swept human beings and cattle off. 410 people perished. A letter from a Jewish Rabbi in Persia says the country is suffering the direst calamity, to which the worst situation is trilling, j Mothers and fathers are eating their chil- j dren ; husbands doing the same to their wives ; grown-up brothers killing younger brothers and sisters, and' sometimes their fathers and mothers! Food is all their cry ! LATEST TELEGRAMS. . I . August-15, Evening. A disturbance lias occurred at Strashnrg, between the Prussians and the citizens. Numbers of both parties were killed. It is' reported that serious disagreements have arisen between the French and German Governments- in reference to the Frankfort peace negotiations.. These difficulties' are likely to lead to complications, resulting in a suspension of the treaty of peace entered into at Frankfort! Paris is reported to he in a very excited condition,; - A revolt of the army is expected. Rumours' are alloat that M'Mahon will he declared Regent-General.

| There is a stampede from Paris, in the be- : lief that trouble and a crisis are at hand. ! The Orleanists’ scheme is ripe for a coup \ d' 6Uit. I A proposition for making M. Thiers perj manent President has been tabled. Thiers is conseqnently very unpopular. Scott’s Centenary was celebrated in London on the 15th August, by a banquet, at which 400 literary men were present. Celebrations took place at New York and various other American towns on the same day. The Edinburgh celebration took place on the 9th, ion a most magnificent scale, and was very successful. AMERICA.

San Francisco, Aug. 16. The Industrial Exhibition was opened on the Bth. Rope, specimens of oats and gum, ! and a pyramid representing the amount of | gold obtained from the Thames, were the only New Zealand exhibits. Intelligence from Para, Brazil, states that cholera in a malignant form is raging there. The British Consul and nearly every stranger have died.

Riots have taken place in the Amador mines, California. The secretary was brutally murdered. Order is restored.

A great storm has taken place on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. It destroyed 325 fishing smacks, 23 dwellings, 40 stores—in all, 8300,000 worth of property. The Staten Island ferry-boat was crowded with passengers, when the boiler exploded. The concussion was terrific, shattering the fore part of the boat, and scalding over 100 people. The cries of the poor half-boiled victims were heartrending. Some of them were delirious from pain. There were many children on board, and some of the poor little things had the cooked muscles of their legs laid bare, and some their bodies scalded beyond recognition. Intelligence has been received of the de struction of the city of Pont <\ Pretre, on the island of Guadaloivpe, in the West Indies. 30,000 people have been rendered homeless.