ENGLISH NEWS TO NOVEMBER 10.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 274, 18 November 1872, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS TO NOVEMBER 10.

CITY OF BOSTON. U.S., DESTROYED BY FIRE.

SIR JAMBS FERGUSSON TO SUCCEED SIR GEORGE IiOWEN. Auckland, November 18. The Hero arrived this morning at 8 30. She brings theLyster-Cagli Opera Troupe who open to-morrow. LATEST ENGLISH CABLE MESSAGE. The ' ity of Boston has been completely destroyed by fire. Boston, U S., Sunday, 10th November, 11 p m. — A most d'sa&trous fire broke out early this morning. The whole of the bui'dii gs in the commercial and central parts of the town a*e destoyed. Many houses have been tilown up in the endeavor to stay the progress of the fl-mes. Damage has already been none to the extent of 200 000.00* dollars. - The fire is still progressing. London, November 9. — Ihe Queen has approved of the appointment of George Bowen Governor of- Victoria Sir James Fergnsson. now Governor of Souih Australia, will succeed him as Governor of New Zealand. The absence of Mr Gladstone from the, Lord Mayor's dinner to day has been much commented on. ano" given rise to many surmises. London, ivovember 10. — Money is tightening. Discount 7 per cent. secretary Fish has tendered his resignation to the Government of the United States, and will relinquish the post in March next. A Gazette has been published setting forth the terms of the French Treaty with regard to the following important duties to come into operation on the Ist December next : — Wool (gray) 3 francs 7 centimes, (washed) 6 francs 14 centimes; Bar copper, 70 francs 12 centimi-s; Tin 15 francs. The duty in each case to be .charged per one hun 'red i kilogrammes. A Commission has been ajpninted to meet at Paris for the purpose ,of discussing ' certain questions which remain still unsettled. respecting the duties The Commissioners will afterwards make enquiry into the Fishery laws. ; It is believed .that Holland,. contemplates the establishment of a, gold currency... ' „.,;.' ! The" exports, from tHe.United.'Kirisrdom, for the month of October amounted t0 ; £2ifi57,736. ; Senor Oerdo Temada has been elected President of the Mexican Republic; ;; ' ; J' ' : • 7* •At the banquet given at the Guildhall yesterday Earl Granville "id not touch upon the subject of 'home affairs, butTreferred at some length r to, the American qlahns^ and^ftaiii; that7the?yerdicti of the t] eneva T^rßim^t affected only the frarse^ftw not the hwwjtof f>

pay the amount without grumbling. Ho Raid that he should he prepared to give a full exphmation of the subject on. thn opening of P rliament. He BtronglyrattrtcVed.ihe slave trade. anH rf marked-, thai whilethe'Governrncni were resolved on'all; 1 occasions t<» maiiiiain the honor an-l interest's of JEnuJand, .they were desirous to encourage peaoer, even where. ' '- - ' ■"' '' "" ti A telegram from Archbi-hnp Polding and the Koman Catholic Clergy of South Australia was transmitted to Pope Pius the 9th, at. TKome, on " hursday. ; The . following . reply,, dated November 8, wris received yesterday morning from Cardinal Pontelli : — The Supreme Pontiff' received with great pleasure the congratulations of the ': Archbishop with the assembler! clergy, and most willingly transmits through the 6wift electric current the benediction they asked for." / ■ Mr Grace has been appointed' the London Manager of the National-Hank of New Zpaland The teVgraph communication eel< bration dinner takes -place on ; the 15rh i»>«t»nt,.at the Cannon street , Hotel. The wires are to be brought into tlie room., A quantity of Australian gold has been taken to Germany-; '•'-■'. | Hor^cf"""Grpply' h"s resumed the editorial. chair oH\\a New York Tribute. ■ ; '"'. '.'"'' Sir J. rbleridge lin? declined to succeed Lord Penzance in the 6ivorce Court. The provinces of Marne and Haut-Mafne have been evacuated by the Germans. Three hundred Warwickshire laborers have sailed f>r Queensland Copper m rket steady. Prices fi m and r meing:from£9.n.to £92. Tallow steely.- Petroleum 495. Ne-v Z-aland hpmp £Z "• to £18.