THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4899, 4 December 1876, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL

ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA AT ! AUCKLAND.

: V Auckland, Sunday. , ‘ The Zealandia has’arrived from Kaudavau with .the English and American mails. Passengers for New-Zealand—The Hon Mr. and Mrs. Fox, and thirty others. . Cargo for the (■south—47., packages general goods. She connected with the City of Sydney at Kandavau on the 29th. Both steamers.left Kandavau on the same day. The Georgia Minstrels and a monster menagerie went - on to Sydney. The Zealandia left for the South at 5 o’clock.

The general summary consists of American papers to November 8, and Atlantic despatches to the 7th.

; The Spanish Government have submitted to the Cortes a Bill restoring constitutional guarantees to all except the Basque provinces. ; A Times despatch of November 7, says Russia tried to raise difficulties in regard to the line of demarcation during the armistice, proposing an arrangement by which the Turks should, retire from Moravia Valley. Except Germany, which would not interfere, all the Powers have appointed, : Commissioners for drawing a line of demarcation.. . : , ■ -

'I A Belgrade despatch to The Times says : “ It is reported that General Tchernayeff will sojourn in Russia during the armistice. Russian officers express a belief that thousands qf Russians have fallen in the Valley of Moravia alone. They openly accuse the Servians of bayoneting Russians who attempted revolver in hand, to urge them to attack the* Turks.

The Standards Belgrade, correspondent reports that some wounded Russian officers have been robbed and hacked to pieces by men appointed to carry them to the rear. ; j A speeial to the Standard from the capital of Bosnia reports that the residence of the Austrian Consul in that town has been set on fire by the Turks, and that the troops who were summoned to extinguish ' the flames plundered the house. • Montenegro has accepted an armistice on the same terms as Servia.

The Duke de Gazes, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, said the essential,interests of France were not involved in the Eastern question. The country needed peace, and if its best endeavors to maintain the peace of Europe failed, they were sure of being able to maintain it for themselves.

i Previous to the armistice the Servian population in the vicinity of the seat of war underwent terrible hardships. The Belgrade correspondent, of The Times states that in the country between Paratjin and Belgrade and in the mountains near Saitschar there are 110,000 women and children almost literally starvihg.i' 1 > * ; The Montenegrins have cut; off -Mnkhtar Pasha’s communication with Trebinje,and have reinvested Nicsic. Great distress prevails in Montenegro notwithstanding the military success, because of the necessity of maintaining a-large number of refugees. ■ It*-is're ; ported that there are 11,000 houseless refugees dying of starvation in the mountains'around Belgrade. ; The Marquis of Hartingtoh, ’ leader of the Liberals, has returned to London from Turkey. He spoke at a private meeting of the Liberals,and advocated the immediate convocation of Parliament/ - The : Marquis ■ indicated his intention to oppose the policy of the Govern--ment, and would 'support a modified autonomy in the Christian provinces of Turkey. ■ • 1 Advices from Tiflis state that the Turkish. Consul-General and his wife were assassinated, stated to be by robbers. Russia 1 , is making every effort to' discover the murderers. The ' troopship Himalaya is - preparing to' : take six companies .of Royal Engineers and two companies of Transport Corps to'join the British Mediterranean fleet.. The order was given some days ago, when the aspect of. affairs was more .threatening than now.

1 A'-'religious agitation has begun in Morocco with the Object of procuring help for Turkey.

The Christians apprehend a Moslem outbreak, Foreign consuls have communicated with their Governments on the subject.. ■; ;“ . The Liberal newspapers iof; Berlin are almost unanimous in vigorous declaration against the' 1 establishment of the Russian I’power in the .Turkiah'provinoes. V 4 -'’ The VolksZeitung urgesthe propriety of placing reforms under English instead: of Russian control. .A,, despatch . to. The Times,, from Berlin" says “ There is reason to believe that Russia, being herself averse to war,ris - ;endekvbring to induce Greece and Roumanian Jo. take ...the .field.,,.^They, however hesitate. The Russian ironclad squadron will winter in Italian waters, to be ready to proceed to the East if necessary.

The Times announces that General Schouyaloff, at the express desire of the Czar, has declared to Lord Beaconsfield that the Russian Government utterly repudiates a recent offensive article in the Odlos newspaper. ; A conspiracy, has been discovered to depose the Turkish reforming Government, and assassinate the Grand Vizier and Midhat Pasha; Several, arrests have been made.

The Servians attribute disasters to the incompetence of General Tcbemayeff. Baring, Secretary of the British- Legation; is reported to have resolved to leave; Phillipopolis, 'convinced that the commission fori the punishment of perpetrators of Btdgariari atrocities is a delusion and' a mockery. v .The; worst criminals are rewarded, and humane and moderate men are in disgrace.’ The old panic is renewed, and most trustworthy gentlemen: have traveiled with the utmost speed to Con-1 stantinoplo to inform the British ' Ambassador .that the Turks threaten a hew massacre, and; had even appointed a day for beginning the' slaughter. , :. ( The Alexandra Palace Company, London, have filed a petition of insolvency.,;

An Indian newspaper, the Pioneer, sums up the prospects as to-famine in Bombay as follows “ There is famine in Shelapore, extreme dearth in Poonah, and great scarcity in ; six other districts. 1 All these .districts will yield only a portion of their ordinary revenue. It is hoped that the distress may be relieved at one-sixth of the cost of the Bengal famine.” The man-of-war Nplson,. 7.000 tons, displacement, 60u0 horae-pbwer, and twenty guns, has been launched at Glasgow. ’ Nearly every bishop to whom an invitation to attend the Synod has been addressed, has either accepted or replied. Some of the most influential American bishops have stipulated that it they attend all subjects of interest , and importance shall be perfectly free and open to discussion. - The Synod will probably be much occupied with matters affecting the Episcopalian Church in America. Slade, the spiritualist, "has been exposed by Dr. Lankester in London, and was sentenced to three -months’ imprisonment under the Vagrant Act. / The t ßritish srctio expedition, under Captain Nares, comprising the steamers Alert and Discovery, found that progress to the North Pole was impracticable,. , ■ Captain Nares reports that no land could be discovered to the northward of ' the . highest, latitude reached, wiz.j 83deg. 20min. north. In other respects the expedition was a successful one. The Alert prooee ed to, Queenstown, and Captain Nares to London, all well! The sledging expedition : was absent seventy days ; but the ice was so ; rough that progress was limited in winter to one mile daily. j Ten thousand Spanish, pilgrims have visited the Pope. The pilgrimage ways accompanied by CarUst demonstrations. The .Spanish. Government have issued a'oircular forbidding Protestant worship, outside churches, and insisting that- all Protestant schools must be under Spanish schoolmasters, i A Liberal organ has been suppressed for publishing an article written by Signor Gas-, tellar. The Liberals are now greatly oppressed' by the Government and the arrogance of priests. ' A Republican conspiracy, has been discovered, and several arrests have been‘made.;; . ; The Stamford's Paris’ ’special* correspondent reports a duel fought On Swiss territory be'tween Viscomte Barnel des‘ Roches and Paul Gerald. The latter was pierced by his antagonist’s sword, and 1 his life is in danger. The affair is the result of a political quarrel, i Advices from Cape Coast Castle, to October sth announce that the Dahomiausare threatening Grandpopo. They have' taken two of the adjacent Villages, killing all men and carrying off- eighty women and children. ' The Home News of October 19 gives the following summary- of the Eastern position at that time: “How serious our situation'' is ; considered By the English' Government may be judged from the fact that a special Cabinet Council has been summoned for this afternoon; that the Government have'called'upon Lloyds to supply instantly.a list‘of steamers capable of ‘ carrying troops, contingent contracts for the hire of Which will be entered into; that Lord N pier of Magdala has, been told to hold himself in readiness to proceed to Egypt; that three army corps are being got ready to despatch to the Mediterranean, and that special plans for the defence of the Constantinople, prepared by the Engineers, have been forwarded to the fleet in Bessica Bay.” - ; A great change has come over English opinion since the attitude of Russia as archagitator of Servia has become apparent, i The party of “ demonstrationists ” against the pelicy of the Government are gradually, ceasing. '

; The Times has completely changed its tone towards anti-Turk demonstrationists, supports the Government, and condemns Gladstone. ;

There: are rumors .of. an alliance between Germany,, Austria* and Russia; also of an alliance between Russia aud Italy.

There .was a great panic on Stock Exchange in the middle of October, 1 when ‘Russian stocks fell 20 per cent, feeling was easier at the latest date, , , 1 ' The London Times has a favorable leader on New Zealand affairs, but; compares the colonial debt unfavorably with that of other colonies. It concludes s—“ Theys —“They are trying a hazardous experiment, and we trust that they are not, too rashly discounting the value v of reproductive works which the next generation may still find charged on colonial exchequer.” , The American Presidential election causes great excitement, and the result is likely to be very close. The AUa California of November 8 calculates the probable votes as follows ; Tilden, 191; Hayes, 175. Some American journals express confidence in Hayes. The elections have gone off quietly everywhere except in South Carolina. The New York TnSune of No-, •yember 8, says that the news thus far received makes the result for the Democrats by eighteen of a majority; but the return is so incomplete that later information may increse this, or give it to the Republicans by a small majority. , , . ; Senator Morril estimates the total expenditure of the United States Government since 1779 at fifteen Million dollars, of which eleven billions have been spent during the la.t sixteen years. : The English slpp Rydal Hall, from Cardiff, is on shore, with the loss of nine hands, near Spanish Town, California. I Great activity is reported in the, Boston wool market, the result of higher prices in the English market. Sales of 140,000 pounds at 35 to 45 cents, were made.

1 A massacre of peaceful Shoshone Indians by the Sioux is reported near'Wyoming. Only one escaped. • ', ] In a panic at the Royal Chinese Theatre, San Francisco, nineteen Chinamen were crushed to death and nine fearfully injured, - : Brigham Young is reported to be dead, but the report wants confirmation. . “Sitting Bull” has had the impudence to ask permission for his; warriors to .visit the Fak Agency and trade for ammunition. Raids are looked for from- the'.mountains at the headof Savitte. „ There is a great medical controversy m ban Francisco. Allopathy tried hard to get homoepathic doctors and others under their supervision by law. They have been unsuc-

The - effect of Chinese immigration still presents a exeat social problem, and is extensively discussed by American journals. The Pacific Mail Company’s steamer Colima' is detained' by the- Marshall at New York for nonpayment'of taxes. The company will con-

test, the seizure, as they claim to have paid rates in San Francisco. Monsieur Blanc Blind, musician, murdered his wife, a talented actress, through jealousy. % The: early rains in the Western States have done mucb damage. _ is estimated that New York spent half a million of dollars in carrying on the Presidential contest in other States. - - . : : Cortina has returned’ to' Rio- Grande, and threatens" to involve Mexico in a war with the • United States. Protestantism is striving for supremacy in Mexico. , WEST INDIES. There is still great prostration of general business in Jamaica, in consequence of a commercial panic. Confidence is, however;’now being restored.- ; The trial of the Barbadoes rioters was commenced before * Judge "Phillips. The Judge was sent from Natal by the Colonial Office. Governor Hennessy is so unpopular that he is hissed in the streets as he passes in his carriage. •- At the islands of St.; Martin, St. Bartz, and Angilla' much damage has been done by gales, .At the former place several, vessels have bees stranded. Great havoc is reported, especially -in the French quarter, as many as 215 houses being destroyed in that part alone. Much prevails among the poor of these islands. A correspondent at St. Bartz writes that forty houses were blbwn , down: anddestroyed, about sixty persons being injured.