NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 578, 18 May 1868, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

We compile tbe following items from d the papers to band by the last mail f; CHEAT SNOW STORAIIX CHICAGO. ” A Tory Bcrero snow storm took place on j, (he Ist and 2nd February, in Chicago, the ,] following account of which appears in the p Republican of that city ; p Houses w’n; shaken, and in several instances overt timed in (he fury of the elements. Signboards, shingles, chimney top? and stove pipes were torn from their positions and hurled into the streets, everything that wind and hail could destroy was!' destroyed, and man and Least rendered L •wet and miserable if exposed Fr an instant jp to the blinding storm. At midnight the| storm was at it? height, an i continued forj, kours to rage with unabated fury. During |“ that time, or, indeed, at any time after in dark, a walk in the city was an enterprise j of much discomfort, and no little danger. Snow drifts were piled high in every direction, the falling flakes filled the air, ron- ( dering the visual organ? of Hide or no use, ■while the wind howled from the north and east with interne violence, driving the snow through the thickest garments, and cutting a man’s face or hands until Mood came. The unlucky pedestrian who faced | the south or west, haring the gale in his 1 back, or nearly so, was enabled, at considerable hazard, to proceed on his journey J at the risk of being swept off the tide-walk every other minute, and with the prosncct of finding himself floundering in a snow drift at every street corner. An attempt , to walk in either of the opposite directions 1 was simply impossible. The strongest man J was powerless in the face of the terrific gale, and the boldest dare hardly brave it? fury. 1 When not extinguished by the gale, the street lamps remained lit, and by them * sfione was the traveller afforded the men;',? I of guiding himself on his weary and 1 troublesome way. To see across the street was not practicable in any case, and todis- ‘ (inguish one street from another, when all were covered to the depth often or twelve 1 feet by snow drifts, was also a matter cf gome slight difficulty to a mortal ot not more than ordinary mental endowments. The night was indeed a fearful one—one that will long bo remembered by all who experienced its severity. THE ENGLISH TRESS OX THE NEW PRIALE MINISTER. The Queen’s request to Air Disraeli to form a Cabinet, and his acceptance of the charge are regarded as an acknowledgment that the aristocracy and Conservative party generally failed to present a man of sufficient influence, or perhaps talent, for the post, and hence the entrusting of the great seal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer is viewed as a great step in the march towards popular government. The people are taken by his success. The politicians caH to mind that thirty years ago Lord Melbourne —who then controlled a powerful party —noticed Disraeli’s exertions and inquired of him what official position he intended to achieve, to which he at once replied, “ 1 mean to be Prime Minister of England.” The Cabinet change and ministerial prospects are discussed at length in the city papers. All the journals speak in the highest terms of praise of the talents of the new Prime Minister. We make a few selection* : The London Times says that Disraeli has won the position fairly ; and adds : lie is ihe Cr*t man in power in England who obtained such office solely by the exhibition of oorsonal ability in Parliament

and the Cabinet, and who won it despite the disadvantages of birth, education, youthful position, and, at one time, the actual distrust of his party. The London Standard prints a warm eulogy of Mr Disraeli. The writer says that ins attiinnic;?t of olilco exhibits the greatest instant o of political generalship to bo found m the history of England. As Chancellor of the Exchequer he discharged duties of a very difficult nature to the satisfaction of the Crown and Parliament

and close oflrjo relations with Earl Derby,! nualii? him to i\ ii'il n'lcvou^l task v. liiidt will he irnn,"wor) on him ns head I of the Cabinet. The London Herald asserts that Mr Disraeli’s capacity to organise and lead a party both in and out of Parliament has newer been excelled, and that his call to the Premiership reflects credit on the poll' ical system under which he was matured as a public man, and which now rewards him with such a crown. A career of arduous exertion, conducted with courage and masterly tactics, adds one more bril-| liant name to the list of British Commoners who hare held the Premiership. The London Hews says that with Lord Derby’s resignation terminates a lino of a class of statesmen which cannot bo revived in the kingdom. The London Telegraph expresses the hope that Mr Disraeli will be Premier of England—not Premier of the Tory party in England. lie must (the Telegraph says) recollect that he rose from the people, and that, as one of the people, he owes a deeper measure of loyalty to England than he dues to an aristocratic party, the members of which merely borrowed his talents as a politic.d aid for party purposes.

Tiro London Star states that Disraeli’s call to office conslitutes a great step towards the perfection of a good system of good government. It is an attestation of (he triumph of genius. The London Star admits the great-ability of Air Disraeli, but expresses regret that some man noble—not self-made—has not obtained the Premiership. The Post asserts (hat Disraeli is Premier not so much o;i .account of hi? acquirements and merit? a? the fact is there is no one else so lit for the office.

The London .Advertiser says that the new Premier must make up his mind to do Parliamentary battle for his place, and face the probability of defeat. He will, it adds, have no quarter from the Wide? or Tories, as both parties hate him; but a? head of the Cabinet he will enjoy fair play at the hands of tiie people, if he stands forth boldly, and avow? a line of policy distinctive trow the course of either.

TEARFUL RAVAGES OT CHOLERA IX SOUTH All If it LC A.

From Lluonos Ayres we have news to the 2‘J:h January,

Although the cholera wa* abcding i:; > Buenos Ayres, the nows from all pans of i the c-ni-tt/y is v-rv deplorable. - A despatch u'oiu Montevideo, dated t; "Sill Januaty, says that there is great ex citemrnt tliere in regard to the place, d Numerous English people have h.'sti at- 1 tacked, but had recovered. Out at Cerro f' and outskirts, the*mortality is fearful. e General IToiv s Las snapped all coaches a to the camp. Nows from the tstaneias is I melancholy—the average mortality in the city is 50 per dav. - The heat in Montevideo during the last < month has been ten-die —average rate of I the thermometer, 00 ; on the 25th January v it was OS in the shade, and 106 in the sun. f The city is deserted —hundreds had left 1 and were leaving for Rio. Rot a soul is to be seen in the streets. t At Parana tin? deaths were from twenty 1 1 to tweufvfive daily. > Er no Salatlillo the news is very sad. Ah 1 tier in tiie Buenos Ayres Standard, dated ' January 20, says : —“ Nothing is talked of hero but the cholera, and the most absurd < and extravagant stories are told of its ra- f vagos and cause. The lower class have ( got into their heads that the cholera is a < poison in tho shape of diliercnt coloured < -powders, and introduced ’or foreigners, t i'he following sketch will, perhaps, startle • some of (he terror-stricken townspeople, t who are I'-, ing to tho camp Tvnn the] cholera:—There is a rancho not far from - Partido, whore I was living, in whicli all 1 the inmates are suppo-e.l to bo dead or dying, no one being courageous enough to : [ explore this abode of death any further < titan to let go a hor-e who was dying at 1 She palenque. About a square from the 1 house is lying tho dead body of a woman - sewed up in a horse hide, exposed to tin rays of a burning January sun. We have : 1 no sanitary commission, medical assistance, ' or even authority competent or willing to ! stretch forth a helping hand to the poor ’ in this hour of ueed ; and this, perhaps, is • only one of many similar cases.” ' A plague has likewise broken out in two 1 flocks of sheep, 500 having died in one day. = The sheep have had abundance of grass • and water all through the drought. Vt bat 1 is most remarkable is that the neighbours 5 whose sheep are feeding on the same run 1 have not lost an animal as yet. J THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP , COMPANY. ; A meeting of the proprietors of the f steamship Great Eastern was recently held - in London. By the report it appears that i tho directors have not been able to make : any satisfactory arrangements for the em» s ploymer-t of the ship, but a hope is exa pressed that, with the general revival of trade, profitable employment may be i obtained either in the passenger trade, - or in the submersion of telegraph cables. ill Tho Chairman, in moving the adoption of I c the report, said he had very little informa-! •titicn to impart, in consequence of the failure

of tho French company to carry out the contract they had entered into. Tho resuit had been a perfect break-down. As far as the future was concerned, he thought their prospects were encouraging. There were other cables to be laid, and he was certain that their ship was the only one which could accomplish such and undertaking successfully. The cost of keeping her was £7O a week, which covered all expenses, 'the vessc-l was only insured i against fire-, but any shareholders could of j jalways some steam up for the purpose of! !pumping water. After a short discussion.! in winch a proprietor si invested that the! ship should bo converted into a floating hotel, the report was adopted unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS. As a specimen of “ liberty under the Empire in France,” some of the journals record that tho Mayor ot the town of Saint Remv, near Marccills, has just ordered; ithat “no bull, concert, serenade, playing of musical bands, promenade with torches, or any other amusements whatsoever, shall take place without his written permission.” A remarkably high tide was recently experienced at Hull, England, the water having risen to a height of thirty feet, or about three feet higher than the usual heavy tides. Houses, cellars and streets were flooded. Ouo firm suffered a loss of some £7,500 in consequence of injury done to flannels stored in their cellarage. Monsignor Ferrari, tho Pope’s Minister of Finance, who is a prelate without being a priest, lias been refused the Cardinal’s hat in consequence of his having contracted morganatic or left-handed marriage. A serious railway collision has occurred ' near Edinburgh. A Newcastle goods train ran into a mineral train, at a place called Fallow-Kill on the Waverley route of tho North .British Railway. The engine driver and foreman of the former and tho guard of the latter were killed on tho spot; There was considerable destruction of plant in addition to the loss of life. Accounts received in Liverpool state that during the month of January no less than 141 ships bearing the British flag were lost. This statement has been verified by the report of the Bureau Veritas of Paris. I This number is far greater than that which ■ has occurred for many years. An alarming fire has occurred in the customs warehouse of the Charing Cross railway station. Prompt measures were ■ taken to flood the bridge, which, was thus preserved, but in the customs offices it was impossible to check the flames, which ultimately caught the roof of (ho station. Here tho lire brigade attacked the tire, and , in tbu course of an hour had tho mastery.

The roof is seriously damaged, but the 1 tcnfiic which was suspended during the ( afternoon was resumed at night so far as a [o admit of the departure of the continent fa! mail. j--1 lie Emperor of Austria has given or-[' ders !o the Ministry of Marine at Vienna 1 to make all the necessary preparations for an expedition to Eastern Asia. This expedition, which is entirely carried out at the expense of the State, is to be under the command »f Admiral Tcgcthoff. The Abbe Fenard, the venerable cine of Sebcncourt, France, was recently burnt to death. 11 is body was found almost carbonized by the sida of a stove, at which he was warming himself. The deceased had for some time past been blind and helploss. General von Roon, the Prussian Minister of War, who received a sum of .'!(>0,000 dialers (3fr 75e each) as a reward on the iconclusion of the war, has devoted (lie | amount to the creation of a family fund I which ie to bear his name. A New York exchange stsrs : —Accounts continue to reach in regard to the late snow storm which shows it to have been one of the most remarkable on record. It extended, with the same features of wind drift ing, from far west of the Missouri river to the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The drifts in Albion, in this State, were from 15 to 25 feet deep in. places. ! The Times of India states authoritative-' ly that 238 vessels are employed in thol Indian Seas for the Abyssinian expedition and that the monthly freight, exclusive of I ■ coal, is £302,000. Sir Charles Jasper ScTwyn, Q. 0., M.P. ■ for the university of Cambridge, has sue-, cceded to the Lord Justiceship, vacated nr John Holt, The appointment was of | , fared in the first instance to Sir Rounde'ij ( Palmer, but declined. Sir Charles Selwyn j i is a brother to the Bishop of Lichfield, was • first elected for ©afnbridge university in ? April, 1859, and was made Solicitor General in 1867.

A correspondent at Rome says that although it is now Carnival time Rome is like a tomb; the theatres are deserted and there are scarcely any foreigners in the The London Evening Globe has a report 1 that alarming revolts hare broken out j among the prisoners in India ] Advices received at Alexandria from j Anncsley Bay, to the 29th nk., announce that SirEobt. .Napier had arrived at Senafc. 'lt was reported that s skirmish had j taken place between Abyssinian freebooters | and a British reconnoitering party in the direction of Antola. j It is gratifying to see that the authorities of San .b rancisco are taEing a strong stand against the nefarious traffic carried on in kidnapping respectable girls landing from the steamers and selling them into houses of ill-fame. We hope the authorities may soon get apd retain the upper hand in this matter.