ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 601, 23 May 1876, Page 2

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN, The Jewish Chronicle says that Turkey is considering a proposition of the Jewish bond holders in connection with some other denominations to change their bonds for land in Syria. Numerous casualties to shipping are reported. On the east coast of England three vessels were wrecked yesterday and two men drowned. A fishing boat was lost off Elgin and nine men drowned. The colliers on strike in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire now number nearly 30,000. On account of the reported rising of natives at Delagoa Bay, South Africa, there is some anxiety regarding the safety of the mission stations. A Calcutta telegram, published in the Pioneer, announces that seventeen persons are implicated in the murder of Margery, of the English expedition. They will be executed on May sth, in the presence of the British escort. An explosion of powder, during operations at a new railway tunnel, in course of construction in Glamorgan, Wales, caused the roof to fall, burying all the workmen. Thirteen dead bodies and a number of wounded have been recovered. The search for the victims continues. A despatch from Barbadoes says riots have occurred throughout the island. Plantations and houses have been sacked, animals destroyed, and an enormous destruction of property has taken place. Over forty of the rioters have been shot, The troops are actively employed. The city of Bridgetown is threatened, and

business is suspended, and families are staying on the shipping for safety. The rioters say they have the Governor's sanction for their action. The immediate recalling of Governor Pope Hennessy is requested. The loss of the ship Victoria, from Shields for San Francisco, is proved beyond doubt. She had on bi ard, besides Captain Jones, whose body was found, twenty-five hands and a pilot, all lost. A fire broke out at Glasgow, in Buchanan street, one of the principal thoroughfares. A whole square of buildings, extending to the Glasgow Herald office, was destroyed.

A desperate fight took place in the streets of Limerick on the 17th of April. Messrs Butt and O'Shaughnessy, Members of Parliament for the city, had announced their intention of addressing the people from the base of O’OonneU’s monument, and a procession numbering some thousands marched to the place, and a body of Nationalists, armed with sticks, who had previously taken possession of the monument, attacked the procession. The Nationalists were overpowered after a severe fight, in which many persons were badly injured. The police and military were under arms, but ab Rained from interference. The London Standard correspondent at limerick, says that the Home Rule procession numbered 4000, and consisted of trade guilds with bands and banners, The Nationalists were only a few hundreds in number, but they were well armed with stones, b’udgeons, and knives, and had drilled for a fight. The Nationalists in the first onset succeeded in smashing the musical instruments and destroying the banners of the Home Rulers, but they were at last driven into a public house, which was completely wrecked. The cause of the riot was the discontent of the Nationalists, who form the remnant of the Fenian party, at what they declared to be the utter neglect of the home rule question by so called home rule leader during the present session of Parliament. The intended demonstration of Butt was a failure. More fighting was feared during the night, and there was considerable alarm as the nationalists were known to have revolvers. The police consequently patrolled the streets. At ten o’clock some arrests were made. It is thought that over 100 persons were wounded in the riot, of whom forty were seriously, and six fatally injured.

Telegrams from Turkey report several defeats of the Turkish troops by the insurgents. Servia threatens to join in the insurrection.

The Spanish Budget shows the war estimates amount to 570,000,000 reals, of which 48,000,000 are for extraordinary expenses. Seaor Ulloa, leader of the Constitutional Opposition, attacked the proposed Constitution in the Cortes. He asked whether dissenting chapels, schools, cemeteries, and publications would enjoy full liberty, and whether Catholicism would remain an indispensable qualification for persons wishing to enter the public service. The reply was that Government would grant equal liberty to Protestants and Catholics in regard to chapels and cemeteries. The other points would hereafter be objects of discussion, dictated by a liberal, prudent, and common sense spirit. Influential members of her party declared that Queen Isabella and Queen Christiana will soon return to Spain. A new loan of £4,000,000 will probably be issued by the Jewish Municipality for the the purpose of completing the Boulevard St Germain and new Avenue de Opera, A depatch from Rome states that Garibaldi has sent to the Government an entirely new scheme for the improvement of the Tiber.

Reports from Perak state that all is quiet, and no further disturbance is anticipated. A despatch dated Alexandra, Egypt, Saturday, says :—“ Reports have been re ceived here that the Egyptian army has been surrounded by the Abyssinians, and its situation is critical; and that Abyssinia demands an indemnity for the expenses of the war.” The Russian Invalide says that the Shah of Persia has sent a large force to Merve, whence they will commence war against Merve. If that succeeds, he may be expected to take possession of Merve before Russia can annex it. AMERICAN NEWS. Colonel Steinberger’s case has attracted great interest in America, The matter will ultimately be brought before Congress, when Government will repudiate all connection with Steinberger. In answer to a resolution of the House, Secretary Fish stated that he recognised no responsibility for Steinberger, whose mission was undertaken without any document from the American Government ; furthermore, that the American Consul at Samoa has been so informed.

The Pacific Mail Company’s embarrassments are the general topic of conversation in commercial circles at Ban Francisco. At an investigation into the company’s affairs, Richard B. Irwin gave information as to the names of members of Congress to whom large sums were given, from 750,000 dols downwards, for pushing the companj’s subsidy Bill. A New York telegram statesit is reported that the Panama Railroad Company’s officials have directed their agents in Ban Francisco to attach all incoming China steamships of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. It also stated that John Roach, ship builder, Philadelphia, who holds a considerable amount of Pacific Mail property, is acting in csnjunction with the Panama Railroad Company. The Railroad Company claims 400,000 dols. The World says 240,000 dols have been raised for the Moody aud Sankey meetings, the Times says 110,000, the Tribune 123,000. Franz Rachoff, tobacco merchant, has become insane, making the eighth case of lunacy since Moody and Bankey arrived in New York.

Colonel Spencer was assassinated in the Courtroom, Lyon Creek, at St Louis, by a stranger. The champion bicycle race, fifty miles, between Stanton (English), and M‘Lellan (American) took place in New York on the 18th of April, The former won easily, M'Lellan breaking down at the sixteenth mile, The Mexican revolution has spread widely. Diaz has been proclaimed general-in-chief of the Liberating army, Several officers of the Federal army have declared and levied forced loans on the people. At daymen, Oixaoe, 20,000 Revolutionists were attacked by General Alatorre with the National troops, without dislodging them after several hours’ fighting. Bandits Qondales and Garcia, two of the chief rebels, were killed in attacks on Rancho de Galera and Cap tain Benito Meya, a most desperate bandit, finding himself surrounded, feigned himself dead, but, being discovered, the shanj was

turned into reality. The National troops are in pursuit of the rebels everywhere. In Montreal baby-farming is attracting the notice of the authorities. At a meeting of the Board of Health it was shown that out of 719 babies received last year at Grey street Hospital only eighty-eight survived. The Secretary of War, Mr Belknap, has been arraigned on trial of impeachment for selling offices. COMMERCIAL. A cable dispatch from London on April 22nd says -Average English wheat, 555. New York quotations—Australian wool, 40 cents. San Francisco. Flour, 6dols to 6dol* 62c ; wheat, Idol 75c to Idol 90c; barley, Idol 30c to Idol 35c ; oats, 2dol 15c to 2dol 65c. ENGLISH SHIPPING. Sailed—For Canterbury—Wairoa, on the 14th of March; City of Dunedin on the 25th of March. The Wairoa was off Start Point on the 19ih of March, INTBRPROVINOIAL. Auckland, May 22. Sir G. Grey has addressed a long letter to the Marquis of Normanby, protesting against the permission granted by his Government to favored individuals empowering them to purchase lands within the districts that have been reserved from sale by the exercise of the pre-emptive right of the Crown. His remarks have special reference to a large block of land, 13,000 acres, in the Upper Thames, purchased by Mr Mackay on behalf of Mr Thomas Russell, and passed through the Land Court this month. He says “ I think I neither err or exagge rate in stating that to apply such pre-emption to the poor and defenceless, and to exempt from its operation the powerful and the wealthy in the same district, would be a moral crime of a grave character, and if the powers of the Crown and the authority of the Queen should be used for the perpetration of such an offence, then a crime would also be committed against the majesty and justice of the empire. Your Excellency will, I feel assured, admit that the Crown authority should not be used for such purposes as this, and that no Governor could venture, in defiance of law, to attach his name to a grant of land, which, by a breach of all public law and justice, was allowed to be obtained by an individual by the Ministry of the day on such principles.” The Governor replied, throwing the responsibility upon the Ministry. Sir George sent an answer, stating that it was the name of the Queen and the Crown that was being used, and if trouble arose from a wrong done to the natives, which was not unlikely, the Governor alone would be responsible. He requested the correspondence to be forwarded to the Imperial authorities. The mail agent per the Australia reports that the Qranala met with a typhoon on the 17th of March, when on her way to Kandavau, from Auckland. She lay-to six hours, arriving at Kandavau on the 18th. She was detained there till the 22nd awaiting the arrival of the Colima, from Sydney. She arrived at Honolulu on April Ist; left next day ; arrived at San Francisco on April 11th. The City of New York left San Francisco on April 26th; arrived at Honolulu on May 4th ; left next day on the 16th ; met the Colima 158 miles from Kandavau ; arrived at Kandavau on May 17th ; transhipped the New Zealand mails to the Australia, which sailed the same day. Torough time from San Francisco to Auckland, 23 days 21 hours. OAMAUU, May 22.

It appears that the safety valve of the engine which bnrst this morning on the Waireka branch line, was tied down at the time of the accident, and it is stated that the engine driver often did that. It is stated that the engine has been worked beyond its power, and in order to do so the safety valve has been fastened down, A portion of the engine was found 290 yards from where the explosion occurred. The locomotive was made ten months ago. Dunedin, May 22.

At a special meeting of the City Council held to-day, it was resolved to call for tenders for the construction of street tramways. FIJI NEWS. (By steamer Australia.) The American war steamer Tuscarora is lying at Samoa, awaiting the arrival of the Pearl and a German man-of-war to hold a conference on Samoan affairs. The following letter of Mr Carew, Resident Commissioner, to the Colonial Secretary at Levuka, shows the whole progress of operations against the Hill tribes : —“ Sir, — I have the honor to inform you that the heathen tribes below Bernana burnt during the past week six villages of the loyal natives, killing and wounding fourteen, chiefly women and children. They were then attacked by the Nadgaroga and Korehinasau people, and by those of the coast villages between Sigatoke Mouth and Navold, who burnt a number of their villages, killing six, and taking six prisoners, driving them up the river to Ruaailevu, where they are now awaiting capture, whenever it shall be expedient to take them. The whole of the villages belonging to the tribes who have been charged with killing goats, &o, belonging to Byrne and Meader, have been destroyed, some of the ringleaders shot, and some taken prisoners. Also, on the 2tth inst, tribes from Nabattantau, Wairoro, and Naquaqua assembled in force to attack Tatuba, a loyal village in our immediate vicinity, whose inhabitants had given offence by supplying our camp with food. These people burnt houses in the village, when the old men, women, and childoen took in a cave. The mouth of the cave was taken possession of by heathen natives, who occupied themselves during the whole night in firing upon the defenceless occupant. Messengers came to inform me during the night of these occurrences, and I despatched at daylight a body of fifty police, seventeen of whom carried breech-loaders, aud were accompanied by about forty of our auxiliary forces. They came up with the heathens who were still firing into the cave, and attacked them, completely routing them, and driving them into a Naquaqua village called Matawalu, killing the notorious chief, Nabisieki, and several others, who were left on the road. There were also many wounded, and these savages have now received such a severe check, from the head of the river to the mouth, that I believe they will no longer be able to act on the offensive. The loss on our side consist of one Matua man killed, one wounded, also two of the police have been wounded—one snot through the hand, and the other receiving a flesh wound on the shoulder,”