ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Dunstan Times, Issue 491, 15 September 1871, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

V (Per Greville <Si Bird, Reuter'» Agents) We published the following as an Extra yesterday. The Nebraska, with the English mail, arrived at Auckland on the 12th inst. and at Tauramia on the following day. Her latest dates are : San Francisco, August 16, and Honohnlu. August 26. The Nebraska brings fifteen passengers, including Mrs. Vogel and two children, Miss Vogel, Messrs. W. H. Harrington. Thomas Williams, A. L. Von Blarcoul, Chase and children, W. White, H. Hilton, S. G. Goodman, J. Stevenson (mail age d). Also sixteen passengers for Melbourne and Sydney and twenty-eight packages of merchandise for Port Chalmers. Tauranga, Sept. 13, 2 p.m. The following is a “ General Summary'’ of the news brought by the mail: — Webb left San Francisco for New York. He intends to send the Dacotah to run the line, and then to proeee ■ to England to complete arrangements. He received a complimentary address from the merchants of San Francisco. Thirty-two thousand Communists have been tried. Accounts have been received of frightful famine and caninbalism in Persia. Cholera is prevalent in Europe. Incendiary fires in Paris. Queen Victoria is dangerously ill. France, Aug. 14. Another instalment of the war indemnity has bsen paid. Geiman Army of Occupation in France reduced to 150,000. M ‘Mahon reports the total loss of Versailists at the siege of Paris to be 75,142. Trials of Communists commence'!. The Assembly passed a bill to facilitate the disposal of 32,200. England refused toext ,- ali ; e Communist | refuses in Britain. Witnesses stated they saw Feure give arms to released convict. Assy boastfully admited his share in the i execution of prisoners taken, and said he was just fied by law of retaliation. Margoe Cutean sentenced to penal servitude for life. The despatch of General of Algiers reports a brilliant victory over insurgents at WestSohel, and says his situation is improvin'' and the insurgents rapidly submittin. to Government. Negotiations are pending for theevaoiiatiou of German troops from France before the end of the year. Glenrourgea, in the Assembly, move 1 to keep a my 50,000. (?) Morot moved that the title “President of republic,” (with all powers heretofore exercised,) be conferred up «n Thiers for 3 years The motion was favorably eceived by the Assembly, and will prob.ib'y be carried. Courts-Martial at Rouen sentenced to death 2 soldiers for deserting from the ranks of Communists. England, Aug 15. Queen Victoria is confined to her room, with physicans in constant at endauc". The Ballot Bill has be a rejected by a -•majority of forty-nine. Chief Justice Cockburn is to be English Arbitrator in the Washington Treaty, and Sir Roundel Palmer to act in Council. A terrible collision occurred at Loud nderry with the Orangemen, on their a:tempting a procession to celebrate the anniversary of the sieg.i of that city. The police and miiitery were called out to quiet the disturbance. A number of persons were wounded and a few arrests were made. A meeting was held in Hyde Park, to protest against the suppression of meetings in Dublin. Asiatic cholera has appeared in London, and tee peop’e are greatly excited. Despatches from Berlin sta e that cholera is increasing. The contributions towards the repairs and completion of St Paul’s are s iMsfactory. Napoleon is said to have gre..t faith in his restoration. The London special correspondent savs the Hyde Park meeting was a great failure, there being only some twenty men and one hundred and forty raggamuffin boys present. On the 14 hj of August a lively debale took place in the House of Comm >ns on army matters. Mr. Cardwell defended the English military system, and said the Prussian was unworthy a free cannery ; the matter dropped without a motion. A dreadful calamity is reported in the small island of Sugalonda (?) Malay, by the outburs: of a volcano. At Puwnng it was accompanie I by a convulsion of the sea, a wave, for y yards high swop' human beings anil cattle off. Four hundred and si\t> eu people perished, A letter from a Jewish Rabbi in Persia says the country is suffering the direst calamity, to which the worst situation is a trifle. Mothers and fathers arc eating their children, husbands eating wives, grown up brothers, their younger ones, and sisters sometimes their fathers and mothers. Food is all the cry. Germany, August 14.— At a mcelingof forty delegates representing Austria, toermany and Switzerland to found a new 1 Church in Germany, the delegates were divided in opinion, wheth.r to recognize the primacy of the Pope. The Emperors of Austria and Genua y met at Wells, cordial feelings were ex changed. The London Post atlribu es political significance to the meeting, supposed to con-

aider the rumored alliance between Franco and Russia. Bismarck goes to attend the meeting of the Emperors, also Count Buest. Russia, August 14. A World Cable despa ch says that Russia 1 is a ming ex ensively. A reported former alliance with Fiance. 1 The lie raid correspondent mentions the disoovoiy of a well organised scheiuoagainst the government and Empire, in consequence of whi hj, numerous arrests of noblemen, merchants and tradesmen have been made. IT. I,Y. Rome, August 13 —An Encyclical letter has been issued by the Pope, urging on the faithful to offer up prayers for the freedom of the Holy See, amd triumph of the Churh. Garibaldi is suffering from a serious would. There is an improbable rumor that Victor Emanuel offered to restore the Qui inal to the Pope, and enter into a league with France and Spain ; o secure his indepenpence. LATEST DESPATCH TO GREVILLES. , < n the even in., of August the 15th, a disturbance occurred at Strasb mrg between Prussians and Citizens, a number of both parties were kille I. It is reported there are -trious disagreem nts between the French and German governments in reference to the Frankfort peace negotiations the ddfimlty is likely to Lad to complications resulting in a suspensio , of t.he same. Paris is reported to be in a vey excited condition. A revolt of the army is expected. Rumors are afloat, that .M'Mahon will be declared Ragout. There has ocen a general stampede of the garrison, which his relieve 1 will bring the tro .hies to a crisis. The Orleauist scheme is lipe for a coup d'etat, and it is proposed to m.ikeM. Theirs’Governm.nt a permanent Executive (?) M. Thiers is cunse juently very unpopular. Two fatal cholera cases occurred in Paris, and three cases aie reported on board a vessel from Consta itinopl ■. Scott’s Centenary was celebrated in London, on the loth, i y a banquet, at which j four hundred literary men were present. Celebrations were also held in New York I and other American towns on the same \ ay. At dinburgii the celebration rook 1 place on the Sth, on a m ist magnificent s ale, and was ve y succ. s-ful. AMERICA. Sax Francisco, August IG. The Industrial exhibition opened on the : Sth. Specimens of plants sent were favorably commented on by Colonel Haultain, specimens of rope, flax, oats, gum, an I Thames, were the only New Zealand exhibits. i Intelligence from Brazil slates that cholera in a malignant form prevails at Para. The British Consul and nearly every stranger ; Lave died. I Riots have occurred at the Amador mines, California, the secretary was brutally murdered. Order restore I. Great storm on tbs coast of Newfoundland, at, Labrador there were destroyed, 325 fishing smacks, 23 dwellings, 40 stores, and 300,000 dollars worth of property. 1 At Staten Island a ferry boat, crowded with passengers was destroyed by the explosi m of her steam boiler; the concussion i was terrific, shattering the fore part of the | boat, killing 50 persons, and scalding over ; 100. The cries of the poor half boiled vie tims were heart-rending, some were delirious 1 with itain, many children were hurled overboard by the explosion, some were scalded ! beyon I recognition,others literally cooked. Intelligence h.s be -n received of the destruction of the city of Pont-a-Pitre, in the island of Guadaloup, West Indies. 300,000 people rendere 1 homeless. SHIPPING. Arrive i July I.—'Jy.-ene fro n Lytll .ton Sailed 27. —Peter D.nny for Oiago. 23, Glenmark for Lyttle on. COMMERCIAL. San Francisco, August 13. Flour quiet, Oregan extra at 0 dols to G. 40., local orands superfine, 0. 50. ; extra, G. 15 per sack of 103 lbs. Wheat, market rules firm, quo atious fair choice 2. 15 to 2. 25 dols. per 10 ) lbs. Liverpo >1 mirkets remain at I Is. 7d. per cental; barley, firm ; oil, 1.85 to 1. 05; oits. steady—fair and choice, 1.70 to 1. 90 per 100 lbs. Stocks of all kin is of cured meats in good supply and demand. Two new steamers place I on W bVs lino to carry freight without transshipment at Honolulu. Boston sales of wool realised from 52 to 57 ceols per lb. New York, August 14. Shipments to Australian Ports continue moderate, except for kerosene, in which movements are more ac ivc, otherwise nothing doing. Freight firmer, owing to difficulties of getting vessels for through loading to Melbourne. No shipments of tobacco. Kerosene, 30 f o cents. Sa’es dull and unsettled. Gum. dull sales; ei.hty five ca es only for Lin lon market shows want of animation, and demand for gum less active. Barley nil s at former rates. Rather, selling at previous nrices, and 2| alvance. Hides improved, demands at \ a Ivauce. Tallow, quiet, prices doc'i ing. Shipping beef, 6 I , sbeep, Gd. to 9d A coresponden* of tbe Pastoral Times, wri ins: form he Upper Darling, reports:— “A frightful murder, followed by tbe suicide of the murderer, has occured at Beemery. Tv o Chinamen employed on the station i.uai relied; oe s a bed the other in thirteen placcc, and thenstabb d liiiuc f. Ha 1h n iok a dtee of 6 lyiLniic. and wound up the tragedy bj hanging him elf to a tree."