THE GLOBE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1880. ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1861, 10 February 1880, Page 2

THE GLOBE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1880. ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[By Telegraph.] t AUCKLAND, FebruarylO. g The City of Auckland, with the San Tran- j, cisco mail, arrived early this morning. The , following are the chief items of news , Oarlotta Patti is a through paasengf by ; ] steamer for Sydney. Terrific gales have occurred in all pats of [ Great Britain and Ireland during the voek D ending December 31st. A storm of :ain, accompanied by lighting and snow, burst ever, London and did much damage. The circuit of the gales embraced Ross, Carlisle, Edin-j burgh, Greenock, Yarmouth, Liverpool, mdj Plymouth. At the latter place a Frcnchg barque was lost, with the crew of eight. The Thames was shrouded in fog eighteen days, which detained large fleets of inward and outward bound vessels. j A railway collision occurred at Southport,; Lancashire, by which three persons wore; killed and twenty wounded. , Gas properties have recovered much of the, ground they had recently lost by the Edison electric light scare. Mr McCarthy, M.P. for Mallow, has signed because he has resolved to have no connection with Mr Parnell’s policy, and has been disgusted by the bickerings in the Home Eule Party. A number of unemployed laborers plundered the broad and meat shops and stores. The people in the County of Limerick clamour for bread, and the process of serving is violently resisted in Galway and Mayo. The priest of Killarney, County Kerry, took the lead and, ringing the chapel bell, gave notice of th* approach of the officers. Serious coliisons have taken place. Americans, suspected of being Fenians in disguise, were arrested. It is now thought certain that the Government intends to proceed with the trial of Davitt, Daly, Kellon, and Brennan for sedition.

The distress in the county of Kerry has [ reached the state of famine. In Mayo police- j men escorting the process servsrs were se- [ verely handled by the peasantry. [ A woman is reported as having been [ starved to death in Kilkenny. A large influx [ of tramps has taken place to that town, and [ excesses are frequent. t The Dempsey family, evicted from Balia, has been restored, the rent having been paid , by public subscription. , There is a fresh movement regarding the ' channel tunnel. The railway people think it , may be completed within the next ten years. The Queen sends £SO to the Duchess of | Marlborough’s Belief Fund, which has ’ reached £IO,OOO. The Lord Mayor’s fund for the same purpose reached £20,000 by Christmas time. To the former fund the Rothschilds subscribed £2420, the Barings £968, the Couttes £968, the Irish Society £726, and the Eight Hon. Foster £242. Eleven men were wounded or killed by a colliery explosion at Sion, near Bolton. The ironmasters of North Staffordshire refuse further orders at current prices. The trade is in a flourishing condition. The Eev. Mr Spurgeon has made an impassioned appeal to the Christian sentiment of the English people, endorsing Mr Gladstone’s position. He warns Englishmen that under such tutors as the “ Times” they are creating a " nation of demons.” Count Schouvaloff has been appointed Governor-General of Moscow. The Nihilist agitation has produced a new effect. The peasants, having been covertly informed that the Czar had in a ukase directed

the landed proprietors to divide their estates among the tillers of the soil, became impatient to have the supposed order carried into effect, and rose in every direction. On the Sohouvaloff estate they seized the castle, sacked it, and expelled all tenants. The rioters are said to be fully armed. The popular indignation in St. Petersburg at the recent attempt on the Czar’s life has altoaether died out on account of the reac-_ Sionarymeasures or tne wovernment. Bussia is equipping a large army in face of her peaceful professions, and the towns of Bussian Poland are filled with well armed troops. The Vienna Press is of opinion that a collision between Bussia and England is inevitable, and General Skobeloflf recently declared at a banquet that Bussia is on the eve of a national war. The Bishop of Manchester has married Miss Duncan, of Bath. The Duchess of Marlborough’s Irish Belief Fund has reached £20,000. A recent article in the “ Times " indicates the probability of the appointment of Sir Garnet Wolseley as Oommander-in Chief of India on his return from the Cape. Lord Penzance has issued a fresh citation against Mr Mackonoohie, who disregarded the last sentence of suspension. A prospectus of a new German South Sea Trading Company has been issued and a subscription list opened. An ordinance from the Imperial Chancellor, having reference to the undertaking, has been published with the prospectus os calculated to attract shareholders. Davitt, 'Daly, Brennan and Kellen have entered appearance at the Crown office, Dublin, to a writ commanding their attendance at the Queen’s Bench. Prance intends to follow the example of Germany and give her attention to the development of trade in distant countries and to increase the number of French consulates. The “ Cologne Gazette ” says that the relations between the German and Bussian Emperors are an insufficient guarantee against dangerous complications. At Peath the riots have subsided, and tranquility has been restored. A landslip destroyed the village of Iscalla do Jnar, Spain. Many perished or were injured, or rendered homeless. The Pope has declined to canonise Pius IX. immediately, but has approved of an examination of bis claim. M. Freyoinet has delivered the programme of the new French Ministry. He announced the adoption of prudent measures as the policy at home and abroad, and a decisive advance in necessary reforms ; successive improvements and reduction on taxation, and indicated his adherence to the Customs policy of present treaties, and to the present line respecting the amnesty. The extreme left are dissatisfied. The American General Sherman’s 25,000 Army Bill has passed Congress. Mr Parnell’s reception at New York was moderate, and his mission has been sharply criticised by the Press. Edison’s electric light has caused a great fall in gas stock. Electric stock is hold at the price given. The French leading scientists have declared the lamp a complete failure. The President advocates depriving the Mormons of all political rights. They are negotiating for a home in Mexico. The Peruvian cause is considered hopeless. General Wood will, by the Queen desire, accompany the Empress Eugenie to Zululand. The British Missionary Aid Society appeals for help to stay the famine in Northern Persia, which is increasing at a frightful rate. An explosion in a gunmaker’s shop at Doncaster killed throe persons, and demolished the adjoining buildings. On the 10th of January Prince Bismarck was believed to be in so critical a condition that all the members of his family were summoned to Varzine. Later reports state that the Prince ie improving. The new French Cabinet is regarded by Germany as inimical to the maintenance of peace. The Duke of Cumberland has refused the last Prussian proposal concerning the Hanoverian question. At Paris thousands crossed the Seine on the ice on Christmas day. On the 4th January, when the thaw ensued, the river was flooded and much damage was done. The river Danube also oveiflowed its banks and great destruction ensued. At Londau eleven persons wore drowned. A serious strike has occurred amongst the miners of the Basin of the Loire. Gambetta has been re-elected President of the Chamber of Deputies. The Bishop of Cologne says in a letter that the termination of the conflict between the Church and State in Germany is as remote as ever. A German Consul has been appointed for Sydney with a salary of 29,000 marks. A Consol has also been appointed for Samoa. A private letter from a British soldier at Oabul states that one of Yakoob Khan’s

enerala told Bir Frederick Boberts that the !han himself signed the death warrants of 10 Embassy, and ordered the bodies of the rurdored men to be dragged through the treets. The same letter reiterates the statenents that 80,000 pieces of Bussian gold were ound in Gabul. December 26th, being a Mohamedan estival day, much excitement prevailed in landahar. Some mounted Ghuznees run .muck through the British camp. General fytler was wounded, and four fanatics wore

dlled. Mohamod Jan surrounded Qhuznee with a trong force and killed the Governor, Abdul Eanier, and looted the town. The priest ilooshi Alrim withdrew his support from him n consequence. Mohamed Jan is now mdeavouring to induce the tribes to attack ;he British. A despatch, dated January 12th, from Lahore, says that the Herat and Balkh regiments will join him. ' Tho people in the province of Servestan are 'selling their children for food. ’ Sir Henry Drummond Woolff says that unless prompt help be given to the destitute in tßaumelia thousands must perish from cold *and starvation. A fight has occurred between the population of Borne and the gensdarmes. ‘ Monotti Garibaldi 'has been challenged by Signor Imbriani, Vice-President of the Italian ■irredenta committee, for denying an assertion ®iu a pamplet issued by the latter to tho effect that the Ministers were in secret sympathy e with the society. a The Pope has summoned all the German Bishops to Borne to confer on affairs in their "diocese. a ■ 8