ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 34, 16 September 1871, Page 13

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Tauranga, September 13. The Nebraska arrived in Auckland at 2 a.m. on September 12, with San Francisco dates to 16th August; Honolulu to 26th ; English news to New York by telegraph to 15th August. Passengers—Mrs Vogel and two children, Miss Vogel, W. H. Harrington, Thomas Williams, A. L. Von. Blarcone, Chase and children, W. White, H. Hilton, S. S. Goodwin, J. Stevenson (mail agent.) For Sydney and Melbourne 16 passengers. Cargo for Port Chalmers, 28 packages. Webb has left San Francisco for New York. He intends sending the Dacotah to run in the line of boats, and then proceed through without transhipment of cargo. He will proceed to England to complete arrangements. He received a complimentary address from the merchants of San Francisco. There are 33,000 Communist prisoners for trial. A frightful famine, producing cannibalism, has occurred in Persia. Cholera is in Europe. Incendiary fires have occurred in Paris. The Queen is dangerously ill. FRANCE. August 14.—Another instalment of I the war indemnity has been paid, i The German army of occupation is reduced to 150,000. M'Mahon reports the total losses of the Versaillists in the seizure of Paris to be 75,142. The trials of the Communists have commenced. The Assembly has passed a bill to facilitate the disposal of 32,000 cases. England has refused to extradite communist refugees in Britain. Witnesses have stated that they saw Favre release convicts and give them arms. Assy boastfully admitted his share in the execution of the prisoners taken, and said it was justified by the law of retaliation on rogues. Margoe Cuteau has been sentenced to servitude for life. A despatch from the general at Algiers reports a brilliant victory over the insurgents at West Sohel. The situation is improved. They are rapidly submitting. Government negotiations with Berlin and Versailles for the evacuation of France have resulted in an agreement that the occupation should cease before the end of the year. Fleurs urges the Assembly to keep the army up to 500,000 men. Moret moved that the title of President of the Republic be conferred on Thiers, and that all powers heretofore exercised by the chief of the Executive be confirmed for three years. The proposal was favorably received by the Assembly, and will probably be carried. Courts-martial at Rouen have sentenced to death two soldiers who deserted to the ranks of the Commune. ENGLAND. London, August 15. The Queen is confined to her room, and physicians are in constant attendance. The Ballot Bill has been rejected by a majority of 49. Chief Justice Cockburn has been appointed English arbitrator in the Washington treaty. Sir Round ell Palmer will act as the counsel for Great Britain. Orangemen in Londonderry have had a terrible collision with the police and the military, consequent on an attempt to get up a procession in celebration of the anniversary of the siege of the city. The police and military were called out. There was a great disturbance, and a number of persons were wounded ; there were few arrests. A meeting took place in Hyde Park \ on 13th August to protest against the suppression of the meeting in Dublin. Asiatic cholera has appeared in London, producing great excitement among the people.

Berlin despatches say that cholera is increasing in Konigsberg. Contributions for the repair and completion of St. Paul's Cathedral are satisfactory. Napoleon is said to have great faith in his restoration.

A London special telegram says the Hyde Park meeting was a great failure, consisting of about 20 men and 1,00.0 ragamuffin boys. A lively debate occurred in the House of Commons on August 14, with respect to army matters. Mr Card well defended the English military system, and said the Prussian army system was unworthy of a free country. The matter dropped without a motion. A dreadful calamity is reported to have occurred in the small island of Lugalonda, Malay. An outburst of a volcano accompanied the convulsion, and a sea wave, 40 yards high, swept human beings and cattle off. 416 people perished. A letter from a Jewish rabbi in Persia says the country is suffering dire calamity, to which the worst situation is a trifle. Mothers and fathers are eating their children, and husbands doing the same with their wives. Grown-up brothers are killing younger brothers and sisters, and sometimes fathers and mothers for food. " Food, food" is all the cry. GERMANY. August 14.—A meeting of forty delegates from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, have founded a new Church of Germany. The delegates are divided in opinion as to whether they should recognise the of the P^ne. The Empresses of Austria and Germany met at Wels. Cordial feelings were exchanged. The London " Post" attributes political significance to the meeting, supposed to be arranged to consider a rumored alliance between France and Russia. Bismarck goes to attend a meeting of Emperors, as also Beust. RUSSIA. August 14. —A " News of the World" cable despatch says Russia is arming extensively, and is reported to have formed an alliance with France. The " Herald's'' correspondent mentions the discovery of a well organised scheme. The scheme aimed at the Government of the empire. Arrests of noblemen, merchants, and tradesmen have been made. ITALY. Rome, Aug. J3.—An encyclical letter has been issued by the Pope, urging the faithful to offer up prayers for the freedom of the Holy See and the triumph of the Church. Garibaldi is suffering from serious wounds. There is an improbable rumor that Victor Emmanuel offered to restore the Quirinal to the Pope. There is a centre league from France and Spain to secure his independence. LATEST SPECIAL DESPATCH TO GREVILLE. August 15th, evening,—Disturbances occurred at Strasbourg between the Prussians and citizens. A number of both parties were killed. It is reported that there are serious | disagreements between the French and German Governments with reference to the Frankfort peace negotiation. Tbe difficulties are likely to lead to complications, resulting in the suspension of the treaty of peace negotiated at Frankfort. Paris is reported to be in a very excited condition. A revolt of the army is expected. Rumors are afloat as to declaring M'Mahon Regent-General. A stampede has taken place froto Paris in the belief that trouble is imminent. There is a crisis in the Orleanist scheme, and it is said there is a coup d'etat, with a proposition to make Thiers a permanent Executive. Thiers is con sequently very unpopular. Two fatal cases of cholera have occurred in Paris. Three cases are reported on board vessels from Cronstadt to Hull. Scott's centenary was celebrated in London by fifteen banquets, at which four hundred literary men were present. There were celebrations at New York

and in various American towns on the same day. The Edinburgh celebrations on the 9th were on a most magnificent scale, and were very successful. It is denied that Spam sends the fleet to Venezuela which the fillibusters protested against. AMERICA. San Francisco, August 16. —The Industrial Exhibition was opened on the Bth . The specimens of flax sent by Colonel Haultain are favorably commented on. Rope, a few specimens of flax, oats, gum, and gold from the Thames, are the only New Zealand exhibits. Intelligence from Paraguay states that cholera of a malignant form has broken out. The British consul and nearly every stranger had died. Riots are reported at the Amador mines in California. The secretary was brutally murdered. Order is now restored. There has been a great storm on the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, which has destroyed 325 fishing smacks, 23 dwellings, 40 stores and 300,000 dollars worth of property. A Staten Island ferry boat, when crowded with passengers, had its boilers exploded. The concussion was terrific, totally destroying and shattering the fore part of the boat, killing fifty people and scalding over a hundred. The cries of the poor half-boiled victims was heartrending. Some were delirious with pain. Many children were aboard ; some had their little little legs cooked, the muscles laid bare, and their bodies scalded—some beyond recognition. Intelligence has been received of the destruction of the City of Ponta Patre, on the island of Guadalope, West Indies. 30,000 people were rendered homeless. SHIPPING. Arrived, July 31.—Cyrene, from Lyttelton. Sailed—27th, Peter Denny, for Otago; 28th, Glenmark, for Lyttelton. COMMERCIAL. San Francisco, August 16. Flour quiet; Oregon extra at 6 dol to 6 dol 50 cents; local brands, superfine, 6 dol to 6 dol 2o cents; extra, 6 dol 75 cents in sacks of 196 pounds. The wheat maiket rules firm. We quote fair choice at 2 dols 15 cents to 2 dols 25 cents per 100 pounds. The Liverpool market remains at lis 7d per cental; the barley market firm—old, 1 dol 85 cents to 1 dol 95 cents ; oat market steady, fair choice at 1 dol 70 cents to 1 dol 90 cents per 100 lbs. Stocks of all kinds of cured meats in good supply, and in fair demand. Two new steamers will be placed on Webb's line, to carry freight without transhipment at Honolulu. Boston sales of wool at 52 to 57 cents. New York, August 14. Shipments to Australian ports continue moderate, except in kerosene, in which movements are more active ; otherwise nothing doing. Freights firmer, owing to difficulty in getting vessels. Three vessels are loading for Melbourne. No tobacco; kerosene, 30 to 30£ cents, dull and unsettled; gum dull, gales of 85 cases: London market shows a want of animation; gum less active. Barley at firmer rates; leather selling at previous prices to quarter advance ; hides in improved demand at a quarter advance; tallow quiet, at a decline of Is ; beef, 6d to 9d.

Ceuel Treatment op a Child.—Under this Heading the " Taranaki Herald" sa y g . —A child named Catherine O'Neill, aged twelve years, died of inanition in the hospital on Tuesday last. The mother, it appears, has left here for Wanganui, but previous to her,going had illtreated the child to such an extent that the girl had run away from home. The poor little child was brought before the Magistrate, and was, we believe, to have been forwarded to the inhuman mother, but, on returning from the Court to the person's house where she was to stop in the meantime, she was taken ill. A doctor was called in, who recommended that she should be sent to the hospital, where she was conveyed the same day. From her emaciated state she did not linger long, dying the following day after she was admitted. New Bush. —There has been a rush to gome new ground midway between Hokitika and Ross. Good prospects have been obtained, and the rush is referred to as ono of probable importance.