THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4470, 17 July 1875, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE AT AUCKLAND. (PER PRESS AGENCY.) AuoxvLand, Friday. The City of Melbourne, with the San Francisco mail, made the outward voyage ninety hours under contract time. She left San Francisco again on 21st June, and made the run to Honolulu in eight days. Left there Ist July, and had long continuance of rough weather, which caused delay of two days; but nevertheless she accomplished the trip in twenty-four days one hour. Passengers ; For Sydney The Eistori theatrical company. For New Zealand—J. Goldsmith, J. Heyhurat, Capt. Jarvis, A. Steel, Honywell, and seven steerage. London, June 21. Moody and Sankey are preparing to visit Eton for a service specially addressed to the students. Their intention has caused great sensation and controversy. Three persons died in Dublin at a fire, and seventeen are in the hospital from the same cause. Federal troops in Mexico have been defeated in several towns. Intelligence has been received at Shanghai that the British Consulate at Ching Kiang had been attacked by the mob and native soldiers. The English and American squadrons are ordered from Shanghai to suppress the outbreak. The ship Champlin, bound inward to ’Frisco, was wrecked close to that port. The captain and several of the crew were drowned. MAIL NEWS. London, June 2 to 21. The Pacific Islanders Protection Bill has been extended to New Guinea. The Times publishes a two columns review of the New Zealand Handbook, and praises Vogel in unmeasured terms. In reply to a deputation to Lord Derby, urging intervention in the coolie traffic and Cuban war, he said the present time was not favorable to British interference. Bodies much mutilated continued to come ashore from the wreck of the Schiller for many days. The London shipping correspondent of the Star sends the following shipping information of New Zealand interest, since his letter of the 4 th May ;—Shipping in general to the colony of New Zealand has been extremely active, and emigrants to all the principal ports are coming forward most freely. The tear and doubts about the ill-fated Cospatrick have quite left their minds. Two large vessels are about leaving Belfast with emigrants for Auckland, viz., the Dover Castle, which sailed on the 28th May, with 228 immigrants, and the magnificent iron-built ship Carisbrook Castle, leaving Liverpool on the 2nd of June, for Belfast, where she will embark a full complement of saloon passengers (one being our old friend Farnell), 16 second cabin, and 350 Government immigrants. This vessel will sail from the last named port on the 7th, and being a fine powerful ship, you may expect her out in about eighty days. The first of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new ships will be launched from Palmer and Co.’s yard, Jarrow-on-Tyne, on 15th July, and one every month after, until five ships are built. Her dimensions are—2o4ft. keel, 34ft. beam, 20ft. lin. depth of hold, and about 1050 tons register. They will be handsome models, all finished strongly, and in every way suitable for the colonial trade. The Moscow Gazette says, “ England having declined to enter into intimate relations with Eussia until the Central Asiatic States are placed under the protection of international law, Eussia has no reason to leave the alliance of the three Empires and enter into a league with that country.” The Beecher case still slowly drags its slimy length along. Other witnesses have come forward on Tilton’s side, including two who have appeared before Judge Morris and are prepared to swear they saw Beecher and Mrs. Tilton in flagrante delicto. Delane, of the London Times, will shortly retire from the editorship of that journal. Ho has been offered a baronetcy. The Working Men's Societies in Paris have

opened a national subscription, to provide for sending delegates to the Philadelphia Exhibition.

The European crops' reports are rather more favorable.

The Prussian Diet has finally passed the Bill withdrawing grants from the Catholic clergy. The German Government proposes shortly to establish a central marine observatory at Hamburg, similar to that in use in Great Britain and several other countries.

A violent storm swept over Paris and other portions of Prance on the 9th. In Paris the traffic was wholly suspended in the streets; many accidents are reported. The damage is estimated at 11,000,000 francs.

A terrible earthquake occurred in South America. The following are the details: — An earthquake violently visited the city of Riccula, Columbia, in New Granada. A portion of the church fell down, many houses were destroyed; Cancena was also destroyed. The loss of life was frightful, thousands perished. There is much excitement in Panama over the calamity. The City of Ciccula was entirely destroyed, and few families were saved. A ball of fire issued from the volcano, which is now very dangerous and sets fire to the houses. Another mouth was opened in the volcano on the side fronting Santiago, in a ridge called Guachone. 16,000 is the estimated loss of life. The London failures are mostly of houses engaged in the East India trade. Sixty persons were drowned by the capsizing of a lighter in the Tagus, at Lisbon. The Carlist General was repulsed in an attack on Blanco. A thousand prisoners were exchanged between the Government and the Carlist's forces.

The British Envoy to Burmah has been instructed to demand of the King an immediate explanation of the friendly reception by Iris Majesty of the Chinese General who is implicated in the murder of Margaray, the British explorer. Burglars are cutting the telegraph wires. The Pederal Union of British agricultural laborers have appointed delegates to visit the Mississippi Valley, and report on its suitability for absorbing immigrants. The Pope suffers much from lumbago. He is not confined to bed, and holds audiences as usual, yet much anxiety prevails. The steamship Vicksburg was crushed by icebergs south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Forty souls, including the captain, were lost. The Pacific mail Company launched another steamer, called the City of New York, 3500 tons. Another is to be launched on the Ith July, to be called the City of Washington. COMMERCIAL. San Francisco, Jun 21. Wheat, improved ; extra, Idol. 700. ; for milling flour, sdols. 50c. per barrel. Liverpool quotations—9s. to 9s. 6d. New York, June 21. Whale oil, market quiet, 59c. to 65c.; winter bleached, 600. to 75c.; sperm oil, market weak, Idol. 650. to Idol. 67c. Wool, quiet, 17c. to 22c., 15c. to 19c., 25c. to 35c., 20c. to 25c., 35c. to 42c.