SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1210, 8 May 1885, Page 3

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS

The City of Auckiand arrived at Auckland at 5 o’clock in the morning of the sth inst., aft-r a wry heavy weather passage. We take the following from o'>r exchan gea-

It is claimed that at the next parliamentary elec itin a large major! y of Li >erals will be returned in favour ot Lord Har tington. artin Tuoner is reduced to poverty. He writes from England that after 75 yea’S of literary work his p esem, financial result is ml

The Council of the National Rifle Associa’ion of Great Britain have decided that, in consequeuce of the very unsettled si-te f ffairs in Englanl they are not justified in accepting the challenge of the N ition I Rifle Aasociati n of the United Sta es f r an international rifle contest at Cree mo-e this year. Sa ah Bernhardt ia rapidly declining in health.

Ex-Marshal Bazaine is reported to be pe- nilessac Madrid. Tlie Russian Government are taking active steps to place the navy on a better war footing. A number of cruisers and torpedo rams are being rapi dy tiued out.

Extraordinary honours and courtesies were paid to i’rince Bismarck on his birthday on \pril Ist. Tne New York Financial Chronicle says that present views on the price of wheat are extravagan'.

An attempt was made on April 10th to assassinate Governor Hoadley, of Ohio, by a dynamite infernal machine. Professor Miller’s challenge to meet Sullivan, the American slogger, in the ring in San Francisco within four months has caused some excitement amongst sporting men in that city Sullivan is requir dto send dOO 10l to the New York Clipper office to pay Miller’s expenses from Australia.

The Woman’s Suffrage Bill has been thrown out by the New York Leg'slature. Mrs Dudley’s counsel applied to have a commission sent to England to take testimony to sh >w that she is insane, and not responsible for the shooting of Rossa. The (notion was granted.

■ ossa’s paper on March 31 advised the assassination of the Prince of Wales during his visit to Ireland.

An Anglo Russian Company has started to compete with America and Australian) furnishing England wi hj meat. Jay G uld’s transatlantic eaole and Bennett, Mackay, and Co.’s cable are engaged n a war rate of rates. They opened with a ra e of 6d per word. The arrest of Sheehan in New Zealand for the Cas lecowu murders has had a melancholy result, his father in law having o mmitted suicide.

Major R. S. Macgregor, late of the 50tb Regiment, has just dial at Portsm-ui li He served in t e New Zealand war of 18 id--66. and had the medal with cla-ps for services in the Ashantee War of 1873. During the virit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Dublin the police had a difficulty at one time in preventing a collision, when the Nationalists began shouting “ God save Ireland,” and attempt d cheers for Parnell. An attempt was ma e to burn the U -ion Jack, which had been stolen from the Mansion House by the students; but the attacking party wadriven off by the combined force of students and Loyalists, headed by 100 police with drawn revolvers. The mob took revet).e by breaking the windows of the house from which the flag was flying. The police lined the railroa I from Kingston to Dublin luring the passage of the royal train, but there was no occasion for that preoautiona y measure. In the procession was the Lor I Mayor (Mr John O’Connor), who, although a strong Nationalist, drove in official state, with a royal escort. He was loudly hissed by the Nationalists, The Lord-lieutenant, who was loudly cheered as he drove through the streets to receive the Prince and his pa' ty, and the Town Commissioners presented an address. In the paisage through the stream the royal party wns everywh°re greete I with entlm-da-au. The win 'ows and roofs were crowded with spectators. Fully 1000 students paraded the streets singing loyal songs and carrying Union Jacks on the ends of tne walkin i « inks. The oi y was brilliantly iliumina •d at night. In the evening the Prince t- legrajihed to the Qaeen at Aix-le-Bains th it ho had a splendht reception.

Zebehr Pasha was landed at Gibraltar on March 30. It is now asserted by a o irrespondent of the Vienna Political Cor esponder.cn that Zebehr sent to Khartoum a Nubian sorva.it, who botrayo 1 and killed

General Gordon. His for r veitup mi the b inging of Ins sou by (i n'lon, Arab dt-seibo-e usct tbit if Girerai Graham will IT C a sufficient rowuri) Ilia sheiks are ready to give up Osman Oigmi as a prig-nsr. One him Irad immigrants are booked for the Aoraugi to gallon May 19 The Ameer having expressed a desire to visiE pgland, Lord liufferin, at the request of the Cabinet, has invited him to London as the guegt of the Crown. There is an uneasy feeling among military circles in England, The armies of the Indian princes are filled with ardour, and they may tike to fighting each other. The British garrison" numerically are insigniticent, and they would have their hands full in the event of a conflict between any two of the leading potentates.