ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 146, 15 December 1871, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

. Auckland, December 9th. . i. ; vm Tauranga, December 10th. .The Nevada arrived at 10 a.m., with including the States -iQpeiratici.Company, and Mr. W. H. . AVebb. She was delayed owing to the .ijitd coal supplied her at Honolulu \ Further, delay was. caused by the bu rating of fmr.of the Nevada's boiler tubes, necessitating her being kept under easy steam..

GENERAL SUMMARY. • Loudon, November 8. A% a ; recent ilabinet- meetsng held to rehitijtg to the Royal ; Family, the Queen was asked to give hericonsent to the marriageof the Dukt* •-of-Edinburgh; with a Prussian Princess, w and also to . consent to theestablishi»ent{,of a . Regency under the Prince {{• of Wales. She gave a refusal to both propositions, and subsequently refused to affixithe Rpyiil.signature to a docu ment presented to her. The Cabinet , [ Continued the discussion of the Regency ; question, and' a < proposition was intro-duced-to appointa Chancellor to sign s - [documents in the place of the Queen. It is reported that a combination has been iformed between the aristocracy and the laboring: classes agaitist the , manufacturing interest. The English : papers discuss the movement. The is not disposed to believe the report. LordiDerbv and Mr. Disraeli have pledged { themselves to the programme of the working men. A letter published in the 'Daily- Telegraph' .alleged that the signatures of:i number .of lords were in the of a Mr . Russell. Sir Stafford iVorthcote and several peers deny that any alliance for a new social movement was entered into. They say that all that was done . was the giving by some peers of an expression of their willingness to consider the well-being of the working •classes. The Mansion House Fund in aid of ■■,/ the sufferers by the Chicago fire amounts to £46,000. At Manchester £16,000; has been collected, and munu "fice.nt donations have been made in other English towns, as well as in towns pn the Continent. The Emperor, and , Crown Prince and Princess of Germany, have given liberally to this object, and have expressed their sympathy with: the sufferers. Mr. Gladstone addressed 12,000 per- ; eons at Greenwich, and was received with great enthusiasm. He said that the present administration had had the V. longest life of any since 1832, and he believed its vitality to be unimpaired. Late mail advices show that a financial, cnsis exists in Great Britain, Bismarck demanding gold for the English subscriptions for loans, and no such amount of gold existing as that demanded by Prussia. The total deposits of gold and silver in Europe and A merica are less than £2oo,ooo,ooo—not •: half,,the indemnity. It is proposed to ;give Bismarck Bank of England notes. It is believed that he wants to hoard -the world's finances, so as to' touch ; England's vitality through gold. The ; organisation of the blitis,h Army is proceeding actively. /he regiments are being brought up to the war stan- • dard, and war material is being accu,vmulated iji immCnse quantities. The 4 Gazette ' contains the new regulations fof the- abolition of the purchase system., Th,e main feature of the regulations is the severe examination to which candidates for. commissions will be subjected. The trial of Kelly, at Dublin, is causing excitement. The mob the police, w;ho were.escorting him to the' . Court, .and one soldier was wounded. ; . r *Tlie Tichborne trial has ; been rebefore the Court; of Queen's ■vißenchL ■■ •• ■ l Early changes in the Ministry, "by " ; the r felevatibn of some of the Ministers ,' loathe peerage, are cqntemplated. , The mechanics and laborers employed lin the ship-building yard of Mr. Laird, at Birkenhead, a re !: reso'l ved tb i n si st' on thfe adoption of the liiiie hours systeiii : there. : . .Parliament is prorogued to Decem- ■ ; ber 27th. -- 1 ■=" s: ! V France. '■' ll; ■■■•";;• "J'. ' tili . ; Paris,/ November 7. * &;; j?!?? Customs- Treaty between France " and Germany has been ratified. It

provides;for the payment of the balance of fche indemnity at the rate of 80,000,000 franes (£3,200,000) every fornight, until the whole debt is paid. Six of the departments now occupied by the Germans will be evaluated at once, but )JOOO troops will remain in the country; until the whole debt is paid. The Court Martial;sentenced ninetyone Communists, and acquitted 9000.

Serious/trouble has arisen between the North and South German; stationed at Met?, and several encounters have occurred between mem- ; bers of Prussian and, Bavarian regiments. • : ! The Algerian troubles are completely settled. M.'Thiers, being" 'uncertain of life, has made a political will, by which he hopes to secure the succession ,to Casirriiir Pierre. GERMANY. In opening the Kieichstao:, the Emperor said the foreign relations of the. country satisfactory, and there was no causae for alarm froin any quarter.

RUSSIA.. A General Order issued by the War Office directs the entire reorganisation of the 'army, and J * calls to arms the whole adult male population of the country. The field forces are Jestimated at L,600,000, besides 66 regiments of Cossacks. The ' Times ' says that during June and July Russia invaded and annexed the country of Dsoungaria, on the northern slope* of the Thian-Shan mountains ; a territory twice as large as that of Ireland, possessing ru h mineral and agricultural resources, and with a population of two millions. AUSTIITA AND ITALY. The: Italian Government contemplates foriifying the Alpine passes.

The Cardinals held a- meeting, at which they advised the Pope to quit Home.

A papal allocution has been published, repudi.'itiiiii Italy's guarantee, and protesting against the invasion of Kome. It ailso condemns Dr Dollinger and' others for warring against the (Ecumenical Council. BPAIN. Further.arrests of conspirators have been m ide at Barcelona, and stores of arms, bombs, and other warlike implements Jiave been discovered. The International Society has been suspended. A g^at'Vepublftatf'tneetiiiw' was held in Madrid, at which resolutions were adopted declaring untiring opposition to every form of Government not purely republican. A plot against the Spanish Government has been discovered in 1 Paris.

TURKEY. The cholera is again raging in Constantinople, and sixty, deaths from this disease have occurred there in two days. AMERICA. The latest reports regarding the terrible fires in Wisconsin represent the loss of life at 100. The people rus'ied with their children to the rivers, and many of them were overtaken and roasted alive. I he full accoun's of the C-hicaijo disaster report that 13 500 buildings were destroyed, and 92,000 persons burned out. Sixty bodies were lying at the Morgue for'dentifieation. The insurance companies lost on the Chicago fire 80,000,000 dollars; and on the Arctie fleet 2,500,00') dollars. Disturbances have taken place between the Europeans and Chinese at T.os Ansreles, in Southern California. Fifteen Chinamen were hanged for firing at Europeans. President Grant has appointed a special day of thanksgiving for the good harvest. Further investigation of the New York city accounts show that the de- • fi\lcations amount to 19,560,000 dollars.

COMMERCIAL. London, November 7. The wool Bales closed with a further .advance of 2d. to 3d. on washed wools. New Zealand wools, borlr washed and 1 greasy, were briskly competed for. The 'next ' series commences on the 23rd November. 33,066 bales, including only forty-six bales New Zealand,? have arrived, and there are afloat 25,830

bales, including 5Q12 bales from New Zealand. New York, November 7. Wool is more active, Sal£s of 80001bs. of Australian-and New Zealand have been affected at 54 cents, to 56 cents.

ENGLISH NEWS VIA SUEZ. The following is additional to that publishecj.in last issue:— The mails and carjjo for Australia were lost; one from Ceylon was saved, In Chicago 500 persons were burned in'the late fire, and 12.000 buildings wore "destroyed. London Insurance Companies lose about one million pouhds by the firb. A Fenian raid has taken place in. Canada and fa-iled. General O'Neil, leader, with the infatuated rebels, was captured. Wool sale'closed one penny lower. The steamer Australia, with cable on board, reached.the Cape of Good liope on the 17th, bound for Part Darwin. A nother submarine cable is projected.

- " 1 ■ TiOJfDON. In London, purpose uniting Honolulu with Melbourne by cable. N&brimer(?) won the Cambridgeshire Stakes. - The Government have refused to release the remainder of the Fenian prisoners. Sir Hercules Tlobinson has been appointed to succeed E irl Bel more as Governor of New South Wales.

The evacuation of French territory by the Germans proceeds. The remainder of the indemnity has been arranged satisfactorily. A great fire has occurred at Windsor.

Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne is dead.

Strong public feeling of indignation prevails against the authorities with regard to the wreck of the Megsera. The captain and engineers have given evidence to the effect that she was thoroughly rotten. The yacht Columbia beat the Leonora twice in the international race. .Obituary.—Earl of Dun raven, Sir U. Hall, A lderman Moon, Sheriff Sjr Roderick Murchison C Babbajje, and General Patrick Mahon, Colonel Browne, Lady Palmer, Sir Alexander Cockburn, and J. S. Gough, the wellknown temperance lecturer. Her Majesty has subscribed £SOO towards the relief of the sufferers by the Chicago fire.

There is a severe monetary crisis in Paris, in consequence of the scarcity of specie.

It is rumored that the policy of the Government in regard to the Fiji Islands has not yet been finally settled. Nov. 2. —Mr Verdon has been appointed Inspector of the English and Scottish Bank. The royal warrant'for the reconstruction of the Army has been gazetted.

Iler Majesty has sufficiently recovered to to take carriage exercise. The cholera has ceased at Constantinople. FRANCE. New taxes have been created, entailing »reat' hardships. Much dissatisfaction prevails. Numerous outrages have been committed upon German residents. At Lyon* a Court of Tnquirv has been appointed for the trial of officers who capitulated during the war. Twenty-five thousand Communists are still in custody. The trials are proceeding slowly. GERMANY. Austria and Germany unite in the wish for ehe maintenance of peace. Kussia is jealouj of their friendly feeling. ITALY. Cardinal Buonaparte has despatched a letter to the Emperor by express. A tunnel through Mount Gotha is projected at the estimated cost of eight years' labor. VIENNA.. The Emperor Napoleon passes bis winter at Malta, for the benefit of his health. The Rev. J. T. Watson, the eminent author, murdered his wife in a fit of frenzy, and then attempted suicide. Cardinal won the Caesarewich stakes. Famine is increasing at Ispahan.