ARRIVAL OF THE FRISCO MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2257, 27 June 1881, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE FRISCO MAIL.

TBt Tet.bgraph.] [Por s.(. Oity of Sydney, at Auckland.] GENERAL SUMMARY. Cardinal Wiseman is sitting for his portrait to Millais in London. Albino won the race for the French Derby; Patrie second, Royamount third. One thousand six hundred cases of small pox are now in the London hospitals, and the epidemic is increasing rapidly. Dempsey, a farmer, who took land from whioh a tenant had been evicted in Galway, was killed from behind a hedge. Prince Leopold, by the conferment of tho Dukedom of Albany, will take a seat in the House of Lords. It is understood that ho intends to take an active part in debate. Sir Charles Dilke has accepted the Presidency of the Anglo-French Counoil Treaty Commission, and this, it is believed, argues tho probability of on agreement botween the tTO countries. Tho conviction of Herr Most, editor of tho "Freiheit," was based expressly on his distinct recommendation that the present. Emperors of Russia and Germany ehould be assassinated. The London "Daily News " (Radical) oays that the condition of Iroland gives cause for greater anxiety from day to day. "Wo seem," it says, "to be ooming nearer and noarer insurrectionary outbreaks and serious collisions betweon the soldiers and the people. The Conservative batrtd of Ireland is so great that they openly exprets a wish for war, so that the Irish muy be bayoneted into submission. The London press are in favor of Preside»t Garfield as against Senator Conkling. Acoording to the recent census the population of London 18 3,815,571. Shocks of earthquake at Mour.t Vesuvius have been followed by strong eruptions. Streams of lava are flowing down the northeast side of the mountain. All the oattlo by tho steamer Phoenician, reoently arrived at Glasgow from Boeton, were found to be affected by tho foot and mouth disease. They were slaughtered and the oarcases boiled down. The Spanish Anti-Slave Trade Society demand the abolition of capital punishment and the liberation of all the slaves in the Antilles. The American actor Booth has dined with the Prinoe of Wales. The Cape Colony Loan of £2,000,000 has been covered thrice over. Urchiling, the violinist, is a passenger by steamer to tho colonies. Ho will stop in New Zealand. The Lord Chancellor oxprossea the opinion that the revised Tostament cannot be read in the English Church until it has been rccimmended or authorised by some sufficient public authority. Thirty houses and some schools have been burned in the East End of London.

Count Von Eutenborg, the German Minister of the Interior, is dead. General Grant has been successful in all his railway projects in England. The Glasgow Plato was won by Spurs, Ohevreuse second, The Gervan third. The Acorn Stakes were won by Incognito. Bend 'Or won the Epsom Gold Cup, beating Robert the Devil. Seochcll, the winner of the Epsom Grand Prize, will run at the Grand Prix of Paris on the 12th.

All efforts to stop the spread of small-pox in Sandwich, appear to he unavailing. At, last advices there were ninety-nine patients in the Small-pox Hospital. The Queen has conferred the Order of the Garter on the King of Sweden. A committee oomposed of all the prominent Conservatives has been formed to further the Beaconsfield memorial proposal. Princess Louise, under the advice of her physicians, will not leave London for Canada till July. A Turkish frigate with one thousand troops has left Suda Bay for Tripoli with a ransom of 45,000 dollars to pay the brigands for the release of the Englishman Suter. Immigration from the South of Ireland decreased 25 per cent. Lord Granville announced in the House of Lords that the Turko-Greek convention had been signed. Merlior's flour mills, near Port Movie, Ireland, were burned on the 24th ; loss, £20,000. The works of Hodgson, MoMuster and Co., druggists and oil refiners, Dublin, were burned ; damages, £50,000. Henry Yates Thomson, elected to Parliament from Preston, is proprietor of the " Pall Mall Gazette."

Earl Shrewsbury, it ia said, will marry Mrs Munday, with whom he eloped recently. A public appei.l is made for subscriptions to the Oarlvle fund. It is oaid to be a difficult job to raise subscriptions since the publication of the " .Reminiscences."

Emmett, the actor, who was unable to fill an engagement in London owing to drink, was locked in a lunatic ward of the workhouse.

A Bill has passed the House of Commons to protect newspapers from wanton libeld in the exercise of their public functions. Trickett, the oarsman, has left London for Saratoga.

Mr John Bright recently spoke in favor of the wholesale immigration of Irish to the United States. Ho thinks that if a free passage were offered probably all, or certainly half, the population would find its way to America, and to their deliverance from poverty and suffering. The Frenoh Government has admitted offi. cially that the searching of the British schooner at Tunis was the result of a misunderstanding, and such a thing would not occur again.

Cabinet rumors are to the effect that Mr Gladstone retires to tho House of Lords at the end of the session with the title of Earl of Oxford. He would prefer the title of Earl Liverpool had not a predecessor in the premiership borne it. During the present session Mr Ohilders will become Chancellor.

The Marquis of Lome proposes to resign the Governor-Generalship of Canada.

Tho proposition for licensing the sale of drink in railway carriages has been withdrawn under strong party pressure. The survivors from the sloop of war Dottrell have arrived in England. No explanation is given as to the cause of the explosion. Government asks for a grant to meet the deficiency in tho revenue of Cyprus. The Newmarket Stakes were won by Monarch, Reverberation second, Tristan third. The race for tho Selling Plate was won by Lord Sidmouth, Trefoil sesond, Dangale third.

P. P. Miller, of Melbourne, is about to introduce trotting there. He has bought of Colonel Bichard West, of Georgetown, D. 0., the Hambletonian stallion Contractor, three years old. Ho also bought an eight-year-old brood maro by Mambrino-Patchen. The horses were shipped from Chicago for their destination on the 18th.

A publio meet of the Four-in-hand Club took place in London on Friday, 25th. Tho Prince of Wales drove one drag. Mrs Langtry occupied a seat in the drag with Sir N. Meysey Thomson. The following are the details of the County Clare riot on 3rd June. Eighty policemen proceedod to Bodyke to assist in evicting a tenant. Bodyke is a small village between Scariff and Tulla, whore some troops are at preaent garrisoned. While proceeding to the place of assembly in small parties, the police were attacked in detail by the people. Under command of the County inspector, the police were conveyed from Enaus by ambulance, and on the way a hive of bees was let loose, and at'ackiDg the horses with their stings the beasts were maddened and became unmanageable. One of them dashed himself against a wagon and was killed. Mounted orderlies were dispatched for military aasiatar.ce to Tulla. Meanwhile the police force proceeded to the house whence tho tenant was to be evicted. It waß situated on & hill, and as they aßcended it they were attacked by armed men, who, from the cover of fences on both eidcß of the road, poured a galling firo into tho ranks of the constabulary. The latter deplsyed in skirmishing order and returned the fire, killing one man and wounding several. The police reaohed tho house and broke in the front door. Tho rioters rushed through the baok door, but eeveral were arrested. Some who attacked the police from tho fence covers were alio arrested. PoaseDsion was taken of the house, and its occupants wero cleared out. While returning with their prisoners the polioe were again fired upon and one of the hones killed. The mounted men who were despatched for the

I military had to run the gauntlet, a determined effort being made to prevent thorn reaohing Tulla. However, they rode into the town despite all obstacles. The " Standard " Bay*—" The success of Iroquois did not seem to be popular, and all tho cheering was for the jockey, Archer." There was great excitement in New York on the victory in the Derby. Iroquois has been heavily backed. It is stated at Newport that ! Lorillard wins two millions o£ dollars on tho event. Tho horse will be one of tho most prominent at Ascot and Goodwood races. Vice-Admiral Eaneiere de Nowry is dead. A Paris report says that Colonel Flattor's frana-Sahara mission will be taken up, and tho murder of tho colonel and his followers avrngod. The new expedition will consist of 700 men mounted on camels. Van Eailt, the Dutch diamond merchant, has failed, with 8,000,000 acceptances, mostly held by Parisians, who bought thorn without the guarantee of endorsers. A manufactory of explosive bombs has been discovered near Mantrauro.

The Parie authorities refuse to remove the prohibition on the import of Amerioan pork. Letters from Algiers state that the remains of Colonel Flatter's Sahara Expedition were finally drivon to talcs rtfuge in a cave, whore they were starving, and resorted to cannibalism. Fifteen were eaten, including a subofficor named Pobegnim. An attempt was made in the Chamber of Doputieß to substitute lay nurses in the Paris Hospitals for members of religious sister, hoods.

Bismarck suhmittod to the Eeichstug, on May 30th, a memorial/based on reports from the German Minister at Pekin, recommending the adoption of measures for the maintenance und the extending of the Gorman export trade to Eaotern Asia, Australia, and the South Sea Islands. The memorial complains that Germany is outstripped in those regions by England, France, and Amorica. It proposes the establishment of commission houses for tho export trude, and banks to facilitate pecuniary remittances, and a line of steamers to China, Australia, and tho South Sea Islands, and urges the grant of a State subsidy to the projected Bteamer line.

Bismarck's annexation designs were auecesffuliy resisted by Hamburg, and that city has been loft in possession of its coveted free port privileges. There is a Legislative deadlock in Denmark.

Midhat Pasha declares that the story of the murder of Abdul Ae'iz is 5 falsehood. He says that Abdul committed suicide. American machinery will in future be admitted into France at the six francs tariff, the same as the English. A large quantity is at Havre awaiting entry under the new arrangement. The persecution of the Jows in Bussia continues, particularly at Odessa and Ovel. Railway workmen have pillaged their houses. Bismarck favors the extension of Spanish authority in Morocco. The Turkish budget shows a deficiency of £4,000,000. Do Lesaopa has a concession from the Greek Government to cut a canal through the Isthmus of Corinth. Princess Stephanie, reoently married to Prince Budolph of Austria, is so ill that the publio entry into Prague had to be dispensed with. M. Seguin, correspondent of the Paris "Telegraph," has been killed by Arabs in Biga, Algeria. The murderers were arrested and shot. The Sultan is conciliating Midhat Pasha ■with presents. He also provides him with his meals. AMERICA. A Brazilian Commissioner is in New York to get 3COO coolies for the planters in that country. Mr Lorillard won 12,000d015. on Iroquois' success in the Derby. He gave Archer, the jeckey, 5000dols. The health of Mr Dilloo, the Irish agitator, is Buffering by confinement, The participators in the Marseilles demonstration favoring the pardon of Heiay Helfnan, the Nihilist, have been sentenced to imprisonment and fined. The Confederate bondholders are moving in London io get the value of their securities o? a portion. A hailstorm in New York on June Ist destroyed the grain and fruit. The Mendelssohn Quintette Club of five accomplished musicians will visit New Zealand and Australia by this steamer. The United States Polar Expedition will be dispatched from St. John's, Newfoundland, on July 4th, for Lady Franklin's Sound, and also to find the whereabouts of the Arctic exploration yacht, Janette. Josephine Downe, one time a celebrated prima donna, died suddenly in San Francisco on June Ist.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has consented to make such ohanges in the sailing hours of the steamers leaving San Francisco for Australia and China as will secure the prompt despatch of the mail. Some well known Scotch farmers are taking a tour of the United States to obtain information regarding agriculture and immigration. It ia reported that gold in paying quantity has been discovered at Cape Oommerell, British Columbia.

An attempt was made to kill Judge Gildessliver, at New York, by a man named Vandewater.

Commodore Shufioldt, of the U.S.N., has gone to China, ostensibly to carry out the ratified Chinese treaties. His real mission, however, is said to be to open if possible the ports of Oorea to the world. Earthquake shocks have been felt in New Hampshire. It was given in evidence recently that Lint's American Union telegraphs cost 10,000,000d01., and based on their earnings were worth 20,000,000d01. A young lady, named Ida Foster, of San Francißco, daughter of Peter B. Foster, deceased, of tho " Morning Call," having quarrelled with her lover, took strychnine, and died in hia presence. Stupendous frauds have been unearthed i:i the letting of contracts for the mail routes. The Government has been plundered to the tune of millions.

Competition between the Atlantic Cable Companies promises to reduce the tariff to Is a word.

Boston is moving to havo a World's Fair in 1885.

'i'ho Connell College crew, if barrod out of tho Henley regatta, will challenge the winners. There is also a strong probability that the crew will go to Vienna and challenge the Viennese Four.

The Californian wines are rapidly driving the French article from the American market.

Railroads are being built in every direction in Mexico. It is not improbable that within two years the city of Mexico will be connected by rail with all parts of the United Stated, and tho new trans-continental be open to traffic

Colonel Tom Scott, the great railroad projector, is dead. The Lilliputian Commodore Nutt died of Bright's disease on May 26th. The American barque Aoadia has been seized and held by the authorities at tho Port of Merida, Mexico. A United States man-of-war has been sent to investigate. The United States war steamer Alliance has been ordered to cruise in search of the Arctic exploring vessel Jeannette, between Greenland, Iceland, and the coast of Norway. The Duke of Sutherland has arrived in San Francisco. The mother of Thomas Hughes, of Rugby farm, has arrived at her son's colony in Tennesse to spend the remainder of her days. She is eighty years of age. The entire revised New Testament was publishod in the New York " Times" and " Tribune "on May 22nd. The work meets with general favor among the clergy, but a few condemned it.

Manuel Ignaoio Prado, late President of Peru, recently passed through Los Angelos on his way to Mexico. The Brazilian lino of oteamers, known as the American line, havo been withdrawn, foreign rivalry proving too groat. William G-. Fargo, president of the American Expree3 Company, and originator of the express system in America, is dead. Frontier ruffianism is beooming rampant in Colorado. The stages aro robbed in open day, and the outlying settlements are being plundorod. The circulation of American silver dollars is practically stopping, and most of the silver has found its way back to the Treasury vaults. Coinage, however, at the rate of 2,000,000 dols. per month goes on. Ewart's plan, so far as the monetary conference in Paris is concerned, is likely to prove a failure. , The Duke of Athol is on his way to California.

CANADA

The excursion steamer Victoria collapsed on the Eiver Thames near Ontario on May 24th, and nearly two hundred penons were drowned. Many leading citizens of the town of London were among the lost. The excursion was in honor of the Queen's birthday. The disaster was so sudden, that but two-thirds of those on the over-crowded boat had a chance to esoape. She collapsed almost in a moment like an eggshell, and became a total wreok, level to the water's edge. The Victoria was an old boat, but her maohinery had beon repaired during the present spring, and on her trial trip everything appeared to work satisfaotorily. Tho trip on the 24th was the first business one for tho season. She had 600 passengers on board, and tho accident is said to be due to the fact that when she heeled a little on leaving her landing place the passengers grew alarts ed, and rushed in a body to the Bide, and bo broke her up. At the official inquiry into tho cause of the disaster the evidence of Mr Menally, steamboat inspector, was taken. He considered that the boat's maohinery wbb all right and well manage d, and the engineer, Bobertp, a skilled man, ono of the beet of his clais. W. F. Adams testified that ho helped to rebuild the Victoria, and noticed points in her uppor planking not caulked. He considered that when she collapsed she was full of water from leakage.