NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1581, 14 March 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS AGENCY,] Auckland, March 14. The Bay of Islands Roll Commission. The Bay of Islands roll commission is sitting; at Whangaroa. Anumberof Natives deposed that applications had been put in for them to vote, and their names signed without their authority. One Native said, at the request of Mr Lund on. he signed a number of names to an application, without the presence of an attesting witness. Auckland, March 14. The Bank of Now Zealand shipped to Sydney by the City of Now York 266Gozs. of gold. Blenheim, March 14. A portion of the proceeds of the Hoticultural show held yesterday were given in aid of the Kaitangata fund. Wellington, March 14. The manager of the Koranui Coal Company interviewed Mr Macandrew to protest against the Government entertaining certain proposals of the Westport Colliery Company to lease from the Government the wharves, railway line, and Waimangora coalfields. Mr Macandrew said the Government had received such proposals, but had no idea of of entertaining them at present. The demonstration on the landing of the new Governor is likely to take a public form. The magistrate decided in a case in which a bankrupt claimed the right to sue between the time of his being adjudged a bankrupt and the time of obtaining his discharge. The magistrate held that it would bo unreasonable to deprive a bankrupt of the benefit of his own labor between the time of his adjudication and discharge, and therefore he considered the bankrupt was entitled to sue for his personal labor, and gave a verdict accordingly. A fire was discovered in Cohen’s jewellers shop, Lambton quay, last night, but it was not allowed to break through the building. Some of the less valuable portion of the stock, which was not in the safe, was damaged with water and smoke. The building is very little injured. The stock is insured in various offices for £1250; the building in the National for £BOO. [erom our own correspondent.] Nelson, March 14. The citizens’ ball last night to the volunteer representatives was a brilliant success. There was a very large attendance. Mr White’s dweiling-houso, at Brightwater, with all its contents, was totally destroyed by fire last night. All the family, except Mrs White, was absent at the time. The house was insured in the National for £4OO in the Norwich Union for £2OO, and soma small amounts were insured on the furniture. ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS. [By Telegraph.] GREAT BRITAIN. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s annual report for presentation at the meeting on the 7th of February, says the net profit for the year, after making all provision for bad debts, allows a dividend of fifteen per cent., and to carry £20,000 to reserve fund. The report states that the company has not suffered any thing from the present commercial disasters. Tho “ Home News” says Sir J. Yogel has arranged to send 3000 hop-pickers to the colony, from Kent, with seeds and cuttings, Tho Admiralty charter fifteen steamers, including Transatlantic traders to take troops to the Cape. It is estimated that from 30,000 to 35,000 men are on strike in Liverpool. The demeanour of the crowd is threatening in consequence of sailors Joining the strikers. The laborers employed in the provision trade also struck. Those at the Waterloo dock broke up the staging, and much damaged the Princess' dock. They boarded the barque Cora, which was loading a cargo of resin, and extinguished the fires in the donkey engine. The mob numbered about 3000. Smaller mobs terrorised the laborers in the Q,ueen’s, Wilson and Bramloy More docks. The police wore reinforced, but the trade is paralized by the strike, which extended to the carters and carpenters. Cunard and Co. have all their vessels in the Hussik Dock, which is enclosed and provided with dock walls. The local authorities here maintain strict supervision. The police and military allow none but people on buiisess within the enclosure. On February 12th the strikers refused the old wages with one hour’s longer work daily. The proposition of tho shipowners for arbitration was also rejected. The strike ultimately broke down. Re recent commercial disasters in England, Sir Stafford Norfchcoto, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House of Commons said it was not desirable either to exaggerate or unduly depreciate them. He said that in South Africa there exists a general admiration of the gallantry of the troops, and universal sympathy for the sufferers, and that the Cabinet had resolved to repair and wipe out the disaster. In replying to a question, he said that the expediency of a joint occupation of Roumelia, in the event of disturbances after the Russian evacuation, had been mooted, but the discussion had not advanced. In regard to the cost of the Afghanistan war, he said that the Government of India hod lent £2,000,000 for a term of years without interest. In the House of Lords, Lord Beaconsfleld defended the Sultan against charges of unwillingness to reform, and announced that the commission by the Sultan to examine the need of various provinces had just been formed. As to the report of the Afghanistan troubles, he said that the object of the Q-o----vernment’s interference in Afghanistan has been completely accomplished. Wo now hold three great highways connecting Afghanistan and India, and the speaker hoped that we shall always retain them. We have obtained a frontier which will render India invulnerable in a way which will trench as little as possible on tho independence of Afghanistan. FOREIGN. A fire dovasted the favorite resort of Byringen, Denova. It destroyed the hamlets of Hanrcstein and Visenfalgan. Thousands of persons are rendered homeless. The steamer Bycliffe, of Philadelphia, for St, Nazarie, was lost at Louis. Tho crew were saved. It is reported that the black plague has made its appearance in the province of Koara. Five doctors have been sent thsre*

A Bill for the emancipation of the Jews has passed the Sknptschina; It must still pass the Great Sknptschina, A Paris despatch states the natives o. Guinea defeated the Portuguese troops. A private telegram states that the Portuguese lost 3000 men, including fifty Europeans and two officers. The Governor of Guinea has been superseded. A corvette with 300 men has been despatched from Lisbon. A Vienna despatch says that a party of insurgents attacked a caravan near Hadgar, and killed 600 people. The accounts of the plague in Russia are of an appalling character. Out of 2000 persons attacked in Siberia 1000 perished. Malta has established a quarantine against Tripoli. It is said that the unburied bodies of persons who died from the plague in A trak: n Hill remain. All European Governments have taken precautions to establish queran'ines. A terrible accident occurred on a railway at Adrianople. The train was precipitated into the river by the giving way of a bridge. A Russian general, several officers, and about 200 men, all first and second class passengers, were drowned. The engine driver and three third-class carnages escaped. The origin of the plague in Russia is thus given :—A Cossack reluming from the war to Urctliinka, brought bis lady a shawl, which she wore for two days, sickened with all the plague symptoms and died. The following four day other members of (lie family died. The disease spread rapidly. The local authorities i ot pacing any attention to it till half the inhabitants bad diedj and the remainder were unable to bury the victims. The panic in Russia is almost incredible. Every class and station of life has petitioned for an entire cessation of all intercourse, even postal communication between the rest of Russia and the Volga, Letters sent from Astrachan and Ziritzn are not received by the persons to whom they are addressed. Some people even refuse to take paper money, fearing that a grain of infection might bo communicated in that way. It is impossible to describle the terror which has taken possession of the people. THE LOSS OT THE SOHIEHALLION. The ship Schiehallion went ashore on the Isle of Wight in thick weather. There was a heavy ground sea running at the lime, which bumped her on the shingle, but, being a strong vessel, she only began to go to pieces after an hour or more. After trying by shouts and other means to attract attention, David Moore, the cook, a courageous man and a bold swimmer, jumped overboard with a lead line and made for the shore. Ho nearly lost his life, but struggled hard. At last by a supreme effort, and favored by an advancing wave, he reached the strand, and those on deck bound tbe end of the lead line to a hawser, whilo he made fast to a rock. A man ashore who had seen the wreck went as far as he could into the surf and clutched, when they came within reach, those who dared to make their way hand over hand along the rope through the breakers, which many did for bare life. Mrs Storup’s eldest child, scarcely twelve years old, was washed from the ship to the beach in this manner without the slightest assistance from those on shore, whose whole attention was concentrated upon a sailor they wore rescuing, and who Harry Storey had to reach over and pass on. A Mrs Smith came along the rope in the same way, but was nearly drowned. It was a wonderful escape, for she let go her hold of the hawser and was washed under the stern of the ship, and then cast ashore by an advancing wave. Betson, the second officer, a great favorite on board, who had been already exhausted by his efforts to save the women and children, and by loss of blood caused by his thumb haying been crushed against the side of the ship, as he made for land was carried out seaward. Before this the wreck began to break up, and the mainmast went over, as the other masts subsequently did, to seaward. Had they fallen towards the land many of those clinging to parts of the bulwarks would have been killed. Many were clinging near together on the after rail. Further forward was Mrs Storey, who had refused to leave the ship before her children were safe. She was clad only in a night-dress, and as the sea broke over her there seemed no chance for her, as her companions, who were old men, were too exhausted and benumbed even to fasten a line round her waist. There was a loud report, and the poop split and went overboard. This was followed by a series of reports resembling pistol shots, as the iron plates of the hull parted from one another. Then the ship parted in two amidships, and the fore and mizen masts went by the board. At this moment, the wreck was lifted up bodily and hurled further to starboard as if ft were about to turn over, and was sucked down apparently into the sea. For a few seconds it seemed as if all wore all over with the engulpbcd persons, but a great sea running to shore lifted the vessel back, and to the relief of all, three figures were seen still holding fast to the rail. At length the second mate and the captain rescued Mrs Storey, and dragged her up the sloping and slippery deck until she could grasp part of the rail. At last she was fastened to a line and threw herself into the sea. The line became jammed, and although earnest pullers had clutched it, she was still under the water. A shout went up “cut the line,” but fora moment no knife was at hand, and the men tore the rope with their teeth, scarcely knowing what they did. The line having been cut, she was lifted from the breakers and laid on the pebbles, and men took off their jackets and wrapped them round what appeared to be a lifeless form. After a few minutes her heart could be felt feebly pulsating, and two minutes later the artery at the wrist was throbbiug. As soon as reaction had fairly set in, she was carried up the cliffs. The old men were next rescued, and, last of all, the captain came ashore in a life-buoy cradle, being the only one so saved. He, too, was pulseless, and was delirious for some lime. THE KU3SOTUBKIBH TREATY. At Constantinople, on February Bth, Karatheodori and Ali Pashas, and Falanoff, the Russian Ambassador, signed a definite treaty of peace. The Russians will begin the evacuation of Turkish territory to-morrow, and complete it in thirty-five days. Flags are hung everywhere in honour of the signature of the treaty between Russia and Turkey. It provides that all the San Stefano stipulations, which were modified by the treaty of Berlin, shall remain as modified. The remaining stipulations are abandoned in favour of the present treaty, by which the war indemnity is fixed at 300,000.000 paper roubles, and settlement is deferred. Payment for the maintenance of Turkish prisoners will be by twentyone instalments, but is not to begin immediately. The examination of accounts is expected to last two or three years. The Russian evacuation of Turkish territory will be completed within forty days after the ratification of the treaty. AMERICAN. Deaths from trichina are reported. The Canadian Parliament was opened, and Joseph Godcrie Blanchet was unanimously elected Speaker. Venezuela is in revolution. The Rev. Bindsall, Protestant Missionary at Aspinall, died in January. The crop prospects in the Pacific Coast are reported generally good. It is generally conceded that Governor Tilden defeated the Democratic candidate for the President, and has cleared himself from the charge of complicity in the “ cipher despatches” matter. There will be a mass meeting to vindicate him. Tbe ship Clara sailed from New York for Australia on March 10th, conveying many American and Canadian exhibits for the In ternational Exhibition at Sydney. The Niobe will sail next month, with a still larger quantity of machinery and other American manufactures.

The breakwater, at St. John, was swept away in a gale. Heavy damage was done. Irish societies are holding meetings, with a view to promote immigration from Ireland to America, and to protect the immigrants on arrival.

Tattersall’s York celebrated racing stables wore burned, together with eight,y fine horses. A club, at Philadelphia, recently tendered a reception to Q-eorge Childs, of the “Ledger,” at which nearly all the representative nows> paper men of the country were present.