ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

Kumara Times, Issue 457, 14 March 1878, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

AT- AUCKLAND.

[press agency.]

London, February 7. The Pope died on February 18 at eight o’clock. On the Wednesday night he felt a sudden suffocation, and rallied several times, but said to his physicians, “Death wins this time.” He. was alternately lucid and wandering, but his last moments were clear. He said just before dying, “Guard the Church I loved so well and sacredly.” The immediate cause of death was the closing of a wound in the leg, which made tumors moimt into the lungs and brain. The Cardinals were assembled in Council in the next room, but all, together with' the' dignataries of the Papal Court, were at the bedside at the moment of death. Cardinal Panbianca administered the last sacrament. The barracks surrounding the Vitican were crowded with troops—an unnecessary precaution, as the people remained quiet almost to indifference. The Cardinals’ Conclave had commenced. Siraeoni demanded troops, and the Government acceded to the request. ■ The will left by the late Pope authorises the Cardinals to deviate from established procedure, but does not. prescribe any special rules. The question of permitting absent Cardinals to telegraph their votes was considered. Monsignor Fassagnal, Acting-Papal Secretary of State, sent a note to the nuncios protesting against any power for excercising votes. The statement that the Cardinals, by a vo^e . ,°f .30 to 10, rejected the idea of reconciliation with Italy, is denied. The crowd was so large to view the remains of the late Pontiff lying in state at St. Peter’s that many women fainted. ■ A company of soldiers had to enter the church to regulate the; concourse. The body was arrayed in Pontifical robes and laid oh a crimson bed; at each-comer of which a member of the Noble Guard stood with drawn sword. The bed was surrounded with twelve -large candelabra, i so placed; tqa ; t the feet of the deceased were outside the altar,rails, in' order' that the faithful, might kiss them. The face was calm and unchanged by death. ■ i The Greek ••Garde Mobile has been . raised to 140,000 men.

Garabaldi is reported quite ill. All the regular Greek troops who crossed the frontier into Thessaly have returned home.

Dr Pusey has written a book on the Confessional that attracted the attention of the House of Lords. •

The leaders of the English Protestant organisations rejoice at the Vatican’s abandonment of the Scotch hierarchy scheme. It it said it has? been abandoned because steps were being taken’ to enforce the Scotch laws against Papal jurisdiction. In the House of Lords oh" the 24th ult, Lord Beaconsfield, in response to a queson by the Duke of Argyle, said distinctly that England was not going to be dictated to by any other power. It is calculated that after the conclusion of peace the Black Sea and Sea of A *nf ports will export five millions quarters of wheat.

John O’Leary, formerly editor of the Irish People, and a noted Fenian, has been permitted temporarily to re-visit Ireland to Settle private business. > h Prefect of St. Peterswofiading him seriously. * pf , tiie committee of in.into the depression. of trade with Etanoe, It was shdwh that the progress of Vidmrtry In tiie Unite d States had com- • pelied Great Britain to seek a larger outlet for her goods in Prance. Copenhagen Harboif 'is being torpedoed. The Italian Government, proposes an alliance with anti-Russian Powers. The verdict in. the Cardinal AntoneUL will case was adverse to theclaimof his reputed daughter, Countess Lkmbertine. The. Ameer of Cabol is maaaing troops at Candahar. The Ameer is hostile to both Persia'and England, and this; step isconsidered a menace to one or, both. English ajiny, officers in Canada have received- orders to join their regiments. Cardinal Maiming, only commanded 12 votes at the Papal Conclave. ■ The strike of masons‘ih London has terminated; the: men recognised the hopelessness of the struggle, which cost £30,000. ' '

At a fire at Tien Tsein the asylum for widows and children was burned.; 2000 perished. ; ' Cardinal Howard will probably be created Roman Catholic Archbishop of Edinburgh and Primate -of "Scotland. Cardinal Manning advocated the holding of the Papal Conclave at Malta. Tim coasting steamer Palmer has been, sunk in a collision near Harwich • fourteen persons were drowned.

The Austrian Cardinals refused to join the movement for engaging all foreignCardinals to vote unanimously. Home Rulers decided to abstain from voting on the Government’s motion for a credit vote.