LATE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1636, 1 November 1873, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS.

By the schooner Fannie Hare, which arrived at Dunedin on the 22nd inst, we (Daily Times) have received San Francisco papers to the 31st AugustT 'We'malce the following extracts from the telegiams contained in them : GREAT BRITAIN AND IRBIAND.'^r The Rev. Newman Hall, of London, ia; going to make a tour of the United States. French, the well-known English jockey, is dead. A large mill in Stepney, London, has been burned. The damage is estimated atLIOO.OOO. # V 1 1] Some interesting Shakespearian documents have just been discovered, which contradict the current theory touching Shakespeare's business connection with theatres. " '■..'.. ...,..'-,- ,;.. An Australian gentleman, Mr Hodson, who has some time rented the Clopton r 1 estate, Stratford-on-Ayori, where Shakespeare used to visit, has just bought it for the sum of L 38.000. . .^ A telegram dated London, August 26, says : — "The storm of Sunday was unprecedented in severity. Accounts from Cambridge, Peterborough, Newark, and other towns, represent that the wind and lightning were appalling. Thousands of people, refused to go to bed, lest their houses should be overturned while they slept. Numbers of fires were kindled by lightning, and many deaths are reported. Childerley Hall, near Cambridge, historically connected with the reign of Charles 1., was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. In the trial of the Tichborne Claimant on August 29, a large number of witnesses from Wapping testified that the Claimant was not Arthur Orton. Mucfr excitement was created in Court by the testimony of two witnesses, who swore that : -they had seen Orton; and Castro together in Australia, and they identified the .Claimant as the person who went under the name of Castro. A despatch from Kildare announces a serious riot which broke out between _the Rifle 3 and the Militia at the :Curragh Camp on August 12. Considerable illfeeling has existed for some timeUp&t between these bodies, and the conflict soon assumed serious proportions. During the riot one man was killed and a large number wonnded, some of them seripusly; The rioters were finally surrounded " ? arid disarmed. CONTINENTAL NEWS. A serious fire has occurred at Antwerp, among the warehouses. The damage amounts to L 90,000. Jules Janin, the famous French author, is dead, aged ,69. . , .■...,_,. The Shah of Persia has left Vienna for Constantinople. . .: V - The cholera has entirely disappeared from Vienna, but it still lingers in Berlin. ■ The project for an Intercolonial Postal Congress, to be held at Berne, has been abandoned. i '„■: M The funeral of the Duke of Brunswick took place at Geneva on the 29th August, with royal ceremonies, which were very imposing. ... , .. ' During the three months June, July, and August, the French railways "sold 360,000 tickets to religious pilgrims. " ' '-- : Carl Wilheim, composer of. the famous German war song "The Watch on the I Rhine," died at Sohwelkelden on the 27th August. The German Government' has ordered !the expulsion from the country of "all'emi- ; gration agents who fail to prove that they ; are German subjects. , „,,.<r !. ", , ~ i Considerable excitement has" ' been ; created among those interested in the i affairs of the Vienna Exposition, by .the ; . refusal of an English firm to accept a : medal of merit awarded by the judges. „ , The International chess match in Vienna was won by Steinitz. The second j prize was won by Blackburn ; the third by [nderson, and the fourth by RosenI thai. -i •'-■■- The artillerymen of the Barcelona garj rison, who mutinied and endeavored to ! bring about a general revolt, have been tried by Court-martial, and twenty of 'tKe most guilty have been sentenced to death ' and thirty to transportation to penal colonies. , It is said, that the French Government has been compelled to abandon the intention of holding the trial of Marshal Bazaine at Compiegne. The town does not afford the necessary accommodations for the Court. No other place is yet designated. :; A special session of the Cabinet Council was held in Paris on 28th August, to consider what measures the Government may take to alleviate the troubles caused by the • high; price: of bread. ' If, has not been made known that any definite action was determined upon. It is reposed that the Government has authorised 'the abolishment of discriminating duties as to cereals without convoking the Assembly. A Leipsio telegram, dated 28th August, says riots have occurred there, in which a number of persons were injured. ■ The authorities were compelled to call out the troops, who dispersed the rioters- and restored order. The, city -is now tranquil, but troops are posted at various points, so as to be in readiness to prevent any repetition of the disturbances .., It is not stated what ocoasianed the riot's. . The boiler of a flax 1 mill at Hillord, Sweden, exploded on August 29 with terrific force, destroying the mill and'adjoining shops. There was no loss of life in the mill, owing; to the absence of the workmen, but in the other buildings nine persons were killed and large numbers injured. The King and Queen,^ho were at Fredensburg, a short distance from the scene of the explosion, hastened to the spot, and directed measures: forithe relief of the wounded. \ ' : . ./ ;.. ; •>, ? f AFFAIRS IN KHiVA. A telegram dated Tashkent, August 2J5, says ;— "Private letters report that an insurrection broke out. in Rhiva^ and JPiokanj duping the. absence of General JCauffinann. General Vereeffkin quelled the rebellion and destroyed I£hiva. Kho^ kan is qniet. The Russians have executed 600 leaders of the late movement, ~ : It : is reported that Yakbob Bey is dead, THE EUROBEAN gARyEST.. .. Paris, August 9.— The reports 'of flic harvest in France show. thp,t-the yield will generally only be middling, both as regards quality and quantity. In the south the quality of wheat is good, but the crop is scarce, . and. prices have advanced. Millers are now using 'foreign 1 wheat. They xpect soon to experience difficulty in

running the mills, in consequence of the low condition of the streams caused by drought. New York, August 28.— The latest copy of the "Mark Lane Express" received here states that it has from most trustworthy authority, more unfavorable reports of the English wheat crop, which in many localities is not expected to equal the very poor yield of last year ; and there are strong fears as to clanger of its sprouting in the shock from occasional showers. In France storms have done much damage, and a deficiency of at least 10 to 20 per cent, may be relied upon. There are accounts of increased prices at many localities, and in Paris flour has considerably advanced. Old wheat has totally disappeared from the 'market, and new is .supplying its place at higher prices. In Hungary the condition of the crops has been greatly overrated, and from the prevalence of cholera and an interference with the work of harvesting threatening in Germany, only an ordinary yield is hoped for. The " Express " sums up the situation by saying that with a deficient crop, exhausted stocks, and but generally moderate prospects in Europe, low prices seem almost impossible next season. The International Corn and Stock League recently held in Vienna, with an attendance of 1500 persons, formed an estimate that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will export less than usual ; say only to the extent of 800,000 quarters in wheat, and about 1,100,000 quarters in barley ; where in a favorable season, Hungary alone has exported three times that amount; while the important article of rice is so deficient that imports will be required for consumptive wants. The "London Times," of the 16th August, says the acreage of wheat in the .United Kingdom this year is half a million less than last, and owing to unfavorable weather and other causes combined to lessen the yield per acre, the deficit for consumption, to be supplied by foreign countries, amounts to eleven and a half millions of quarters, or two million quarters more than the average imports of the previous four years. The same paper says: — "Paris advices of last evening state that both wheat and flour have been tending upward during the past week in the French markets. In the principal French grain ports — Havre, Bordeaux, an^. Marseilles — business has been active, anafquotations have been supported with much firmness."

Mr Boucant (formerly the AttorneyGeneral of that colony), naively expressed his reasons for declining a judgeahip :—"Se had himself been asked if ne would take tbe judgeship (i.e., that at the Northern Territory), but he had refused. Why should he accept such a position- as that? He could make* as much at his profession as the Chief Justice, and have his say when he pleased. He could express his opinions when he liked and how he liked in reference to men and manners — could wear a cabbage-tree hat, as had at one time been telegraphed to Melbourne — and smoke his pipe, if he did such a thing, which he did not. (Laughter.) Why should he give up the jolly independent position hehad maintained all his life, and shelve himself upon the Bench ?"

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