ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 622, 25 September 1878, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[press agency.] Auckland, September 24. The City of Sydney arrived here today, after a passage of twenty-two days from San Francisco. SUMMARY OF NEWS. A collision occurred on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway, by which eight persons were killed and thirty wounded. The Mussulman population of Belgrade propose to emigrate. The Porte asks.the Czar to assist in the suppression of outrage in Roumelia. Of the Russian army of occupation. 20,000 are sick. Garibaldi has written endorsing the principles of the German socialists? Samuel Wild, cotton spinner, Rochdale, has failed ; liabilities, £IOO,OOO. The weavers are on strike at Oldham, against a reduction of wages. 3000 lo >ms are idle. England contemplates a new loan of five millions.

The Constitutional says that President M'Mahon resigns in October. A fanatic claiming to be Christ has been shot by the police. He was at the head of a mxmsrous following in Italy. He was only wounded; his adherents claim that his life was saved by a miracle. Nobling, before death, appeared insane. He was watched by experts. It is believed that Cardinal Franchi was poisoned. Coliu Campbell, Liberal, has been elected for Argyleshire, to replace the Marquis of Lome. It is said that Italy has promised Greece assistance in the present juncture. At the International Monetary Conference, Mr Goschen, the English representative said England reserved the right to maintain her gold standard. I A Russian army of 80,000 is to be stationed in Bessarabia. One thousand delegates of christian associations are holding a world's convention at Geneva. Cattam and Morton, West India merchants, have failed; liabilities,£3oo,ooo. Judge Keogh, of Dublin, temporarily insane, attacked his valet with a razor, and cut him severely. Five hundred Catholic journalists participated in the Press Pilgrimage on the anniversary of the Pope's exaltation. The London Times is pressing Asiatic reform on the Porte. ' Spain is issuing a five million colonial loan. Fenians have been liberated at the repeated request of the TJiiited States Minister, to reside out of England daring their term of sentence. A large portion of in Germany, has been burned. Typhoid fever is raging at Bristol. It is attributed to milk. Virtue and Co., London publishers, have failed for The West of Scotland iron masters reduce wages by ton per cent. The Home Rulers refuse to rescind their censure ou Butt for his concilatory policy. The Times says that England will never again guarantee a Turkish loan, or help to rnise one. The people of Pesth are petitioning for the suspension of Bosnian occupation, because of ruining Hungary. The deficit in the Prussian Buiget is two million marks.The American schooner Enchantress came in first at the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, but Formosa won by her time allowance. Port Aleppo is the point England wishes to acquire on the main land of Syria.