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New Zealand Mail, Issue 47, 16 December 1871, Page 2

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Auckland, December 0. The Nevada arrived at 10 p.m. with a large cargo and passengers. The connecting steamer left San Francisco on the 9th November, one day late. _ A further delay was caused by the bursting of four of the Nevada's boiler tubes, necessitating easy steam. San Francisco dates to the 9th November, and American and English telegraphic to the Bth November. Passengers—For Wellington : W. H. Webb, John Barton, W. Turnbull, wife and bo£, Lillie, J. H. Williamson. For Port Chalmers—Fanny Smith, G. R. Paten, S. Wentworth, and a number in the steerage. Cargo for South, lo packages. GENERAL SUMMARY. London, November 8. At a recent Cabinet Council to consider questions relating to the royal family, the Queen was asked to give her consent to the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh with a Prussian Princess. Also to consent to the establishment of regency under the Prince of Wales. She refused both propositions. Subsequently she refused to affix the Royal signature to the documents presented. The Cabinet continued the discussion of the question of the regency, and a proposition was introduced to appoint a Chancellor to sign documents in place of the Queen. It is reported that a combination has been formed between the aristocracy and the laboring classes against the manufacturing interej^^ The English papery discuss the movement. The "Times" is not disposed to believe that Lord Derby and Mr Disraeli have pledged themselves to the programme of the working men. A letter published in the "Telegraph" alleged that the signatures of the Lords were in the possession of a Mr Russell. Stafford, Northcote, and other peers deny any alliance for new social, movement. All that was done was an expression of willingness of some peers to consider the well-being of the working classes. The Mansion House subscriptions for the Chicago sufferers by the fire amount to £46,000, and those from Manchester to £16,000. There have been munificent donations from other English and Continental towns. The King, Crown Prince, and Princess of Prussia have given liberally, and expressed their sympathy with the sufferers. Mr Gladstone addressed a meeting of tweke thousand persons at Greenwich. He was received with great enthusiasm, and said the present Administration had had the longest life of any since 1832. He believed its vitality was unimpaired. Late mail advices show that a financial crisis has taken place in Britain, Bismarck demanding gold for English subscriptions of the loan. There is not such an amount of bullion as that demanded. Prussia thinks the total gold and silver deposits in Europe and America are less than two hundred millions ; not half the indemnity. It is proposed to give Bismarck Bank of England notes. Believed he wants to hoard the world's finances, and thus touch vitality through gold. The reorganisation of the army is proceeding actively, regiments being brought up to the war standard; immense accumulation of war material. The Gazette contains the new regulations for the abolition of the purchase system. The main feature of the regulations is the rigid examination which candidates are subjected to. The trial of Kelly, at Dublin, is causing excitement. The mob attacked the police who were conducting him to court; one soldier was daugerously wounded. The Tichborne trial was resumed at the Queen's Bench. Early changes in the Ministry are contemplated by the elevating of some o /'tine Ministry to the Peerage.

The mechanics and laborers of Laird's shipyard, Birkenhead, have resolved to insist on nine hours' labor a day. Parliament has been prorogued to December 27th. FRANCE. Paeis, November 7. A Customs Treaty between France and Germany has been ratified. The Provinces are making payment of the balance of the indemnity at the rate of 80,000,000 francs every fortnight, till the whole of the debt is paid. Six of the departments now occupied by the Germans are to be evacuated at once, but 30,000 of the troops still remain till the whole debt is paid. A court martial has sentenced ninetyone Communists, and acquitted nine thousand. Serious troubles have arisen between the North and South German troops stationed at Metz. Several encounters occurred between members of the Bavarian and Prussian regiments. The Algerian troubles are completely settled. Extensive military establishments are to be formed at Rouen. The Paris workmen show an indisposition to work, and demand exorbitant wages. Thiers, uncertain of life, has made a political will, hoping to secure the succession to Cassimer Pierre. GERMANY. In opening the Reichstadt, the Emperor said the foreign relations were entirely satisfactory, there being no cause for anxiety in any quarter. The War Fund Bill has been passed to enable the Emperor to act upon the offensive or defensive, untrammelled by the action of parties. Strikes are becoming more general in various continental cities in favor of nine hours labor a day. A congress of workmen has been summoned to meet at Berlin. RUSSIA. A general order from the War Office directs the entire reorganisation of the army, and calls to arms the whole of the adult male population. The strength of filed forces is estimated at one million six hundred thousand, besides sixty-six 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 Tian chain mountains. The territory taken is twice the size of Ireland, and rich in mineral and agricultural resources. The population is two millions. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. The Gasterer conference has agreed upon energetic measures for the supervision of internationals. Italy refuses to co-operate. The Austrian Ministry have resigned at the request of the Emperor. Count Van Beust has been appointed Ambassador to London. The Italian Government contemplates fortifications in the Alpine passes. The Cardinals have held a meeting, and advised the Pope to quit Rome. An allocution of the Pope has been published, repudiating Italy's guarantees, and protesting against the invasion of Rome. It also condemns Dollinger and others for warring against the CEcumenical Council. SPAIN. Further arrests of conspirators have been made at Barcelona. Stores, arms, bombs, and warlike implements were discovered. The International Society has been suspended. There has been a great republic meeting at Madrid. Resolutions were adopted, declaring untiring opposition against every form of government not purely republican. A plot against the Spanish Government has been discovered in Paris. TURKEY. Cholera is again raging. There have been sixty deaths in two days. AMERICA. Full accounts of the Chicago disaster are to hand. It is reported that 13,500 buildings were destroyed, and 92,000

persons burnt out. There are sixty ! bodies at the morgue waiting for identi- j fication. j Latest reports of terrible fires in j Wisconsin represent the loss of life at' 1000. The people rushed with children to rivers. Many were overtaken, and roasted alive. The greater portion of the Arctic whaling fleet, numbering forty-three vessels, were crushed in the ice or abandoned. The crews, numbering 1-200, were picked up by other vessels, and ! conveyed to Honolulu. All their wants I were supplied. A large quantity of oil ; was lost. | The American insurance companies I lost on the Chicago fire 80,000,000 j dollars, and on the Arctic fleet 2,500,000 \ dollars. There have been disturbances between the Europeans and Chinese at Los Angeles. Fifteen Chinamen were hung for firing on Europeans. The yacht race between the Sappho and the Livonia was won by the Sappho, i President Grant appointed a day for 1 special thanksgiving for good harvest. . Further investigation of New York j accounts show defalcations amounting I to 19,500,000 dollars. j COMMERCIAL. London, Nov. 7. | The wool sales closed with a further | advance of from 2d to 3d on washed j wool. New Zealand washed and greasy j were briskly competed for. The next series commence November 23. The following quantities have arrived, viz, 33,066 bales, including only 46 bales New Zealand. Afloat, 25,088 bales,' comprising 5012 bales New Zealand. New Zealand flax firm; 200 bales have been sold at auction. Canterbury, 88, £27 ; B, £26, ABC, £24 • FM&G, 80, £27; Ashley Gorge, £29. From Dunedin—S, £2B 15 ; SIR, £2B 5s ; Wellington, CHB, £24 ss; CAW in circle, £24 ; HT, £25. Tallow firm, at 48s to 495; hides, good demand, at 6 dols. New York, Nov. 7. Kerosene dull, at 87£ cents; flax quiet, at 9£ cents. Wool is more active ; there have been sales of eight thousand pounds of New Zealand ; Australian, 54 to 56 cents. San Francisco. Wheat, 2 dols 45 cents to 2 dols 60 cents per lOOlbs ; market inactive. The Liverpool quotation on November 8 was 12s lid the quarter, showing a decline. j SHIPPING. London, October 21 —England, from Wellington. Departures.—October 2, City of Dunedin, for Otago ; 11th, Malay, for Wanganui; Cyrene, for Canterbury. Loading—Jessie Read man, for Otago; Tyrol, for Nelson. New 7 York. Departure.—2oth October, Jewess, for Dunedin. San Francisco. Sailed.—lßth October, llelio, for New Zealand. Chartered—Charmer, for New Zealand. Loading—lmperial, for Lytteltou.