ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 57, 14 March 1879, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL .

AUCKLAND, \ „ Tuesday, 7 p.m. The City of New York arrived with the Sau Francifco Mail. She brings the following summary ot news : — MAIL NEWS PEE CITY OF NEW YORK. The Pope has formally declared the reported mii-acle of La Latelle a failure. The Pops has proclaimed a universal jubilee; anniversary of his election. Cardinal Mina, Pontifical Secre: tary of" State,' has written a letter declaring the papacy becoming impoverished. : The Spanish Government has purchased Calvera, one of the Beautaritari Islands. It is intended to establish there a penitentiary penal colony. Difficulties with Russia and Rou* mania base been adjusted. Moscow journals are not allowed to appear until all the items about the plague are removed from their columns. Deputy Fritsche left Berlin to avoid arrest, violating socialist law. 120 Communists have returned to Paris from New Caledonia. - The Marquis Tacqnerbille has tele' graphed to tfie Sublime Porte his acceptance of the financial project involving loan to Porte of £7,000,000. The Army and Navy i* to be reduced to a peace footing. The Hungarian revenue shows a deficit of 24 million florins. A general .commercial collapse in r Sweden is iminkUntj ; ; . - ; . ! J Bills for the emancipation of the | Servian Jews' were passed by tho ] Legislature at Belgrade. Count Longnand Dumanicere, of Belgium! ; who is supposed to ; have fled to America, has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment for fraud and perjury. A quarry in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal,, has caved in, burying several houses, and the^ mines aftqr' wards took fire, and many perished. The Sultan of Turkey is reported ill. A scheme for renewing payment of the Turkish : national debt is being prepared. Prussia will not surrender the Guelph fund. A Committee of the Diet met at ; Brunswick ti ta consider if the Duke ot Cumberland'arefusal to recognise the German Federal ConstiUvtion, renders Ais succeisidii impossible' .;■• , l . '', ■^Tne Gferman press expresses' satis* faction at Grevey's election as President of France.