The San Francisco Mail.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 114, 16 January 1872, Page 7

The San Francisco Mail.

The San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland on the 9th inst. The Nebraska made the passage from Honolulu to Auckland in fourteen days. The delay wa3 caused by the steamer being two days late, on the Atlantio side, and the trains across the continent being for four days stopped by the snow. The Queen's health is good. The Prince of Wales is dying. GENERAL SUMMARY. London,. December 11. The Prince of Wales lies dangerously ill with typhoid fever., The physicians, issue bulletins every few. hours. The. latest announcement, dated Sandrigham, December 11th, 1.30, says that the Prince has slept.a little, but there was no change in the symptoms of the disease. The excitement in London and throughout the Kingdom is intense. Deep sorrow lias been caused in all parts of the. country. A large public meeting attended by all classes, was held, at which resolutions were adopted expressing the sympathy of those present. ■ Earl Chesterfield has died of typhoid fever. He contracted the disease at the same time and locality as the Prince. Mr John Grifjie, secretary of ahe Total : Abstinence Society at Wixton, publicly ac- ! cused the Queen of intoxication. He was : arrested at the suit of the local authorities. : The Magistrates refused bail. , Recent stonns on the coast have caused several wrecks. The Egeria was driven j ashore on the Irish coast, and five lives lost. I The barque Charles, of Aberdeen, was wrecked, and six of the crew drowned. Thr rowing match for the Championship j of the Tyne was won by Taylor's crew, who ! beat Renforth's crew by three lengths. Mr Gladstone, in replying to the toast of her Majesty's Government, said he was I thankful that England at present had no I quarrel, feud, or controversy with foreign j powers in any part of the world. Peace was i never so certain as now. The. Treaty of I Washington not only obviated future con- ! troversies with America, but was the means [ of the extension of that international code | which was the most remarkable outgrowth of j modern civilisation. England, he. said, had | little to fear from international troubles. The British Government has granted a pension of £3OO to the children of Dr LivingJ stone, who, when last heard of, was slowly : milking his way towards the coast. Mr Disraeli has been elected Lord Rector j of the Glasgow university, in opposition to I Professor Rnskin. Dr Norman Macleod say that ho has at- | tended the Queen for thirteen years, and dej clares all reports that her Mafesty has shown [ any mental weakness to be unqualified and false. A mass meeting at Bristol denounced monarchy. Severe cold has caused distress among the j poor in Loudon. There has been an imposing demonstration ; at Brmin gham in favour of a radical reform lin the House of Lords. Resolutions were i adopted against the principle hereditary legis- | lation, and demanding the withdrawal of j their legislative functions from the Bishops. FRANCE. It is reported that a change in the French \ Government is imminent. M. Thiers will i relinquish the Presidency in favour of the j Due d'Aumalc. The cause of the change is j M. Thiers's inability to withstand the Right , returned from the Provinces, which is very hostile to his Government. He fears the constantly increasing power of the Imperialists in the. army. France sympathises with the Pope in the maintenance of his spiritual independence, I and is willing, in case of need, to give him 1 support. A great fire occurred at the Hotel du ! Louvre, Paris. A large number of handi some shops were destroyed, but the Palace j was saved. A special despatch from Ataxaudriareports ! a collision between two steamships carrying passengers and mails. 75 Algerian pilgrims ] wore drowned. GERMANY. A disagreement has taken place between the Governments of Germany and Brazil, caused by the maltreatment of some German 1 naval officers at Rio Janeiro. Orders have been issued to fit three men-of-war for the purpose of demanding satisfaction,, and not'.iivg short of an apology from the Brazilian authorities, together with an indemnification of the injured parties, will satisfy Germany. ITALY. Victor Emanuel made a grand entry into Rome, and was recived by the populace with enthusiasm. He has taken up his residence I at Quirinal. Ti.e Pope in replying at an interview with a deputation said, "The Devil i.s making I fearful progress everywhere. In Franc? in> j piety is again lifting its head. In Germany I heresy is making great efforts to oppress the j Christian religion ; but still more lamontably j is that impious movement sustained by the ! Governments of Russia, Spain, and SwttzerI land." TURKKY. The cholera is still raging in Constanti- | nople. A letter from Persii states that the people iin that country ar.; mow emaciated than ! ever. 2.500 of them besiege the English : Residency every day for food, and in their I eagerness have actually crushed women to death. Young children arc coim about the sfcrsdts sciroel"