NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1932, 4 May 1880, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[By Teleobaph,] LONDON, April 10. It is stated that the Queen, on the occasion of the Koyal Anniversary, will create an Imperial order of merit, for Civilians only. The German Commission will charter a special steamer at Hamburg to convey the German exhibits to Melbourne. The speech of the Governor of British Columbia urges the necessity of Legislative restriction upon Chinese immigration after this year. The Derby is to be run at Gravesend, not Epsom. General Scohelcff’s departure for Turkestan is still uncertain. It is stated that his movements are dependent on the change of Ministry in England. The Chinese who crossed the Amoor into Russian territory were irregular Tartar hordes, not troops. Nevertheless it is reported that a large Chinese force is ready to invade Cashgar, by the Kuldja frontier. The Russians are sending reinforcements. It is officially stated at St. Petersburg that China is diposed to renew negotiations tc the Kuldja question. The manifesto of Prince Napoleon approves of the decrees against the Jesuits, and rejects any alliance between the Bonapartists and the Legitimists. The Archbishop of Tours and the Suffragan Bishop addressed a joint letter to Mr Grevy, protesting against the expulsion of the Jesuits The “ Journal de Debats” advocates Austrian and French colonial enterprise. It urges the Government to e-tablish colonies in the vacant fertile territories in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. A universal congrees of Free Thinkers is to be held at Brussels in August. A democratic manifesto, signed by 279 former senators and deputies and 21 journalists of Madrid, has been issued, demanding religions liberty, a free press, liberty of public meetings, education, and universal suffrage. The German press regards Bismarck’s late resignation as a ruse whereby the Chancellor intends to enforce reforms. The Federal Council are giving a preponderance of voting power to the larger German States.

The Sultan and the Porte are much alarmed at the result of the English elections, and the great dissatisfaction throughout Asia Minor. The Libe; al gain, without the Irish party, is estimated at 100. The Liberal majority over the Tories and Home Hnlera combined is about forty. Never since 1845 have the Tories been eo weak numerically or so discouraged morally. The English journals devote themselves to inventing ingenious theories to account for the depression in trade. Bad harvests, democratic caprice, Liberal misrepresentations, and any other causes are talked of by the Conservative sheets. The defeated party have circulated the wildest stori .s, even alleging that constituencies have been bought with Russian gold. Utter confusion reigns in the Tory camp. The leaders, usually calm in manner and careful in speech, declare that the country is ruined, its prestige is gone, its influence in European councils is sacrificed, and that a revolution is impending at home. The Queen’s continued absence on the continent occasions sharp comment. A Berlin latter says that her Majesty is exasperated against Lord Beaconsfield, alleging that he deceived her as to the real feeling in the country, and has alienated most of the loyal portions of her dominions. The “ Economist” says :—“Thera is a growing tendency to regard the Liberal success as favorable to business. There appears a probability that we are on the eve of another outbreak of speculation.” The Liberals in London were preparing a a monster demonstration for Mr Gladstone when he returned from the North, but he formally declined it. The Duchess of Marlborough, in a letter to the Lord Mayor of London, says that all fear of famine is now at an end, but there is much distress in the mountainous parts, and a great need of clothing and seed. Mr Eedpath, a correspondent sent by the “Tribune,” continues to report a sad state of affairs, especially in County Mayo. The entire population, ho says, in many localities have no food excepting an allowance of Indian meal from the relief committee. There is no work. The potatoes intended for seed have, everywhere, been eaten. The funds collected will enable the committee tr, avert starvation until May, and then the gravest results may be expected, Mr Parnell arrived at Queenstown from New York on the 28th ult., and was enthusiastically received. On the 28th he attended a political meeting at EnnLcorthy, and was pelted with rnttev. eggs, and an attempt was made to throw him off the platform. The Russian Jews, being treated with increased severity, some has been forced to represent themselves as Protestant Christians, to avoid expulsion from St. Petersburg. Several, who were leading business men for many years in the Governments of Tula, Orenburg and Khaikoff have been summarily expelled. Telegrams from the Russian Consul at Van, Armenia, appeals for help to save the inhabitants from annihilation. The famine is increasing, and 380 persons died of starvationat Agrok. Russia is moving in the matter, and is sending forward supplies. President Grant seeks nomination for a third Prosidental term His opponents are Senators Blaine, Sherman, and Edmonds. The Bacchante, with tao Princes Albert and Victor George of Wales on board, has arrived at Bermuda.

There are short crops of sugar and tobacco at Cuba.

It is reported through Chinese firms tbit the King of Burmah is dean of small pox at Mandalay. Further despatches say that the report cf the King’s death cannot bo authenticated, bnt that indiscriminate human sacrifices have been offer'd at Mandalay for his recovery. A. Bartrab correspondent says that too Mandalay astrologers mentiou that, in order to remove < vil influences, great propitiatory sacrlfi -cs must bo made of victims to be taken from all ranks, and to number four hundred. The priests arc to contribute one hundred and the remainder are to consist of men, women and children. Many arrests have been made to secure a sufficient number of victims. A Catholic convent was entered to procure victims from among the girls there, but the attempt was fru (rated. The internal condition of the country is most unsatisfactory. News from

Rangoon, dated April 11th, state that seven hundred women, boys, girls, priests an« foreigners were burned alive under the towers of the city walls, as a sacrifice for the restoration of the King’s health. The panic at Mandalay is frightful. Hundreds of people are leaving the city. The King’s illness is said to be leprosy. Arica has been bombarded by the Chilian nary, but the ’attacking ships, Hnascar and Magallant, unexpectedly received severe treatment from the old Aimdina, bnilt as a monitor and hastily put in service. She was handled by Captain Moore, of the infated Peruvian war vessel Independenicia. After half-a-dozen shots from the Rodman guns, carried by the monitor, the Chilian ships got out of range, and the blockade was forced by the Peruvian corvette Union, after fighting seven honrs with_ the Chilian ironclads and transports. Callao will be blockaded or bombarded. The Peruvian army has been defeated. A counter revolution has taken place in Bolivia, and Campera has been restored. Mosqneqne was occupied without resistance by 14,000 men. The Chilians are reported, however, to have fallen into a Peruvian ambush, and to have been defeated.

Nineteen thousand volunteers participated in a sham fight at Brighton. Several thousand men in the building trade at Liverpool struck against a reduction of a halfpenny an hour in their wages. The French Jesuits are making preparations, with a view to resisting the action taken against them by the Government. They have purchased several buildings in Jersey, whither they wi’l withdraw in case of expulsion. Some favour resisting the order of expulsion, and contesting it on the ground of their civil right. The decree of banishment wid fce extended to the colonies.

The grape vines throughout France have been injured by the exceptionally cold weather. The Bnrgnndy and Champagne districts have suffered much.

Gambetta denounces the Jesuits. The home committee of the United States Congress has decided to place en the free list '• All manufactured paper, wood, flax, and all other fibrous plants fit for manufacturing paper.” The Carlotta libel suit against the I ittshnrg “ Post Despatch” was dismissed. Mr Lawson, United States Consul at the Samoan Islands, is likely to cone to grief. Serious charges, the least of which is of malfeasance in office, have been filed against him at Washington. Edison and C. Adams have invented a method by which they can extract a greater amount of gold from rejected residuum of arrlferous quartz and sand than is obtained by the present process from the virgin rock. Dion Boncicanlt has been arrested at New York in a divorce case, brought by bis wife. She charges him with adultery continued through many years. An actress named Katherine Rogers, otherwise Mrs Davis, is the party concerned.

There is one more chance for the Knowsley Hall. H.M.S. Comns visited the Crozets and St. Paul’s Islands, and found no traces. Since that it is reported by a ship passing Amsterdam Island that lights were seen, and the Admiralty have sent another war ship to investigate the island. It is frequented by seal, and fish is plentiful, but fresh water is scarce. Tnere is an awfnl famine in Brazil. In two years 15 000 hava died of hunger, and 300,000 from disease