THE CALIFORNIAN MAIL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 318, 2 April 1875, Page 3

THE CALIFORNIAN MAIL.

AREIVAL OP TH'E CITY OF MELBOURNE. " Auckland. * * ' " . ' ' ' ' - ■> - >'' ;-March'27- v ' The City of Melbourne, with th~e English jmai), arrived this morning, at .-.eight o'clock, after the quickest*'run on record. She lefts Frisco on, the Srdi'with") fine-wea-ther, and 'Completed-the'.'voyage out four days iihder'cofTtfa"cn.ifrre7lin"din" tfriTsamg time tfack.C Passengers, toj^Xfevv-'Zealahd: Messrs. K. C. Kent, Atl3 r Smith, M.&. Levesy, ' li '''LONDON. '• " March 2. At a railway accident near Richfield, Staffordshire, thirty people were injuredMr. John Bright, in a letter on Home Rule, says only a party of mad or wicked men could advocate John Mitchell's idea of Home Rule, which is ridiculous. The Earl of Derby has accepted the sum of £SOO for each white and k'SOO for each Mack man murdered as indemnity in the Viiginius affair. ' Dr. Kenealy's election was contested by.

three candidates.- One was a member of the Tichborne family, and was defeated. Piince GortbcluKhi'ft KaTreplied to Imi-gland'sj-efusal to participate in the International Code Conference at St. Peterburg, that it will always be open for Imigland to give her adhesion lo the resolu--lions adopted. A -Mark Lane express, dated March 2, says the weather is rough in aspect and wheat is firmer. The continental market has risen- one shilling. It. is reported that the retiiement of Bismarck is owing to ill health. It is causing ranch discussion. A Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons to lessen the penalties for the unlawful possession of arm-? in Ireland. Also one repealing the law which authorises the closing-of_: public - houses and the arrest of persons found at large at night in closed districts, and removing the restrictions from newspapers. Th* Chief Secretary states that the Government intended to re-enact the laws against Eibbonism in West- Meath, as it is assured that the Ribbon conspiracy exists there as strong as ever.

AMERICAN

_ There are continued storms and floods with destruction of property, especially of houses, fences, and stock. An ice gorge in the river breaking up threatened Port Deposit, Maryland, with total destruction. Great apprehension was felt when the mail left.

John Kelly, clog-dancer, well-known throughout New Zealand, has been shot at Frisco by an attorney, who was discharged on the ground that he fired in self defence.

There have • been more, disturbances in the Louisiana Legislature. Mj. Ward, representative from Grant parish, was expelled from the House for attempting to shoot the Sergeant-at-Arms.—' Star,'.'