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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5252, 23 January 1878, Page 2

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ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA AT AUCKLAND. BY TELEGRAPH. (PER PRESS AGEJTOY). GENERAL ENGLISH AND FOREIGN SUMMARY, From December 13 to 31et. The Marquis of Normanby was mentioned as the next Governor-General of Canada, but the Duke of Manchester is appointed. M. Lesseps has submitted a scheme in Paris for a canal across the Isthmus of Darien. The Pope has held a consistory in the Vatican. Mousigaori Moretti and Pellegrini are nominated as cardinals. Some bishops are appointed. The Pope delivered a short allocution, thanking the cardinals for their solicitude concerning his health, asking them to ; pray to God for help for the Church, and to preserveuuimpaired the mind of its head, whoso body was ailing. ' A Paris correspondent telegraphs ■ that the Cabinet- has determined to prosecute Sub-Prefect Gaillao, of the department pf . Tarn, for insulting President MacMrihon, to , whom he wrote a letter of resisniation, describing the President as a Marshal of France who was wanting in allegiance to his sworn faith. - Ultra-Republican papers demand the impeachment of the late Kochefoucault Ministry for an alleged intended coup d'etat. MacMahon expressed to Dufanr, President of the Council, uneasiness lest the prosecution of the prefects i should be reciprocated. Dufaur assured him chat if ■ any prosecution resulted from the : inquiry it would not be based on simple obedience to orders, but on 1 deliberate personal excuses.' Michael Davitt, the Fenian who was sentenced to 15 years, has been released. Don Carlos has been expelled from France ; at the request of the Spanish Government. General Grant was feted at Malta. Strikes in England have caused great losses : to employers and workmen, i - , Gambetti has visited Tlome. , During a stormy sitting in the Prussian Diet Prince Bismarck was assailed by a majority of the-House, on the. motion,to sur.reuder the Guelph, fund, the private property !of the ; reigning house of Hanover, which ■was seized by the Prussian Government in TB6O. , Russian journals contradict the statement 'that Germany is exerting influence to secure an'armistice. t- , . : .. The Golos claims the complete autonomy of Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, and also demands that a portion of Armenia, including SKars, Batoum, and . Ardahan, be ceded to Russia, and also the opening of the Dardanelles exclusively for Russian war vessels. Moscow demagogues declare that the army .has no enthusiasm for the present war. 1 Shumatki has discovered another tomb at Mycen®. The Pope has sent an autograph letter to the Queen, thanking her for the freedom allowed in establishing the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Scotland. Von Moltke says Russian conquests in Armenia will endanger British interests. Mr. Henwood, the naval architect, has sued Mr. Childers, late First Lord of the Admiralty, for libel, in stating that the plans of the Oapcain ■ were defective. Plaintiff was nonsuited. The P. and O. Company’s annual report showed that in twelve mouths their steamers travelled 1,700,000 miles, and carried freight worth £3,000,000, and 17,000 passengers. Sir Julius Vogel in the “.Nineteenth Century ” advocates cheap telegraph rates to the colonies. Geuer-al Bisaett, C. 8., probably succeeds Arthur Cunnyghame at the Cape. , At a general meeting of the New Zealand Manganese Company the report showed a profit of £9-16 for the past year. British Parliamentary measures include a local government extension scheme in England, and higher education in Ireland. The Worcester and Cardiff theatres have been burnt. Tiie third volume of Theodora Martin’s “ Life of the Prince Consort" has excited a sensation by containing strongly unfavorable opinions of Russia. • Obituary of the Month.—General Anderson, G. 8., Hon T. ■ Fitzwalter Butler, Sir H. Hoskyns, Bart., Dowager Lady Graves, General Lord Houry Percy, K.C.8., the Marchioness of Northampton, Admiral H. 8.-igot, Lady Gomm, Lady Catherine Harcourt, S. Smirke, R.A., F.R.S., Admiral J. V. Fletcher, the Hon. A. R. Falconer, sou of the Earl of Kintore. The Daily Telegraph advocates British occupation of Gallipoli and Batoum. An Ottoman defence loan of five millions has been started. A growing section of Liberal members of Parliament advocates the restoration of the Greek Empire, with Byzantium as head-quar-ters, and the expulsion of the Turks from Europe, with the Asiatic capital at Bagdad. At a demonstration at Manchester on Indian affairs Mr. Bright made a strong speech against.the Indian Government. 1 The Shah of Persia proposes to visit the Paris Exhibition. Captain McMeckan has been greatly benefited by electric galvanism. It is rumored that Mr. Anderson, of Anderson and Co,, has bought four Pacific mail steamers for £270,000. Severe hurricanes have visited the British coast,, and twenty-five vessels went ashore near Margate, The jetty was washed away. The Colonial Bank of New Zea’aud offers for subscription an £126,000 Otago Harbor Board six per cent. loan. Tiie dii eotors of the New Zealand Land and Agency Company re-issned a prospectus, but of 50,000 shares only 40,000 were applied for. Ten thousand were applied for in the colonies. Mr.. Forster draws attention to the fact that the last Sau Francisco mail was five days under time. - .... : Viscount Hinton, heir to the Earl of Paulett, is playing in a Loudon theatre under the name of Cosman. ... Chinese troops are succeeding in Kashgar. Lord Derby, in a speech, said:—“We have spoken in as strong terms as diplomatic usage' permits‘of the necessity of not allowing Constantinople to pass into other hands than those that now hold it. Upon that point I can only refer you to the language wo had at the beginning of the war, from which we do not intend to depart in the slightest degree.” Lord Derby’s second point was that although we need not yet talk of intervention, still, should it come to that, we must not rely upon Austria. . One of the deputation had said that Austria was ready to do

| something provided England encouraged her. 'i lie reply was explicit—“ I think I can lay claim for myself,"’ said Lord ■ Derby, “ that I have missed no opportunity of knowing what are the ideas and feelings of the Austrian Government, and I content myself with expressing my dissent from this opinion.” The Berlin Estimates for next year have been submitted to the Federal Council. They exceed those of last year by 1,000,000 marks. The Government proposes an increase for the navy of 3,500,000 marks in the ordinary department, and 6,000,000 marks in the extraordinary department. A Daily Nietos despatch from Aldershot says;—The Ninth Regiment is ordered to be in readiness for immediate embarkation for Cape Town. At a conference of cotton operatives and employers it was determined to postpone the proposed reduction until the assertions of the operatives can be investigated, that the employers’ committee is acting against the views of the majority of individual employers. Governor Frere, of the Cape, reports the Kaffir situation as dangerous, and has written for troops. Marines have been sent to the frontier. Queen Isabella protests against the expulsion o£ Don Carlos from France. He denies having intrigued against Alphonso. President Grant dined with the Duke and Duchess of Linburgh at Malta. The Russian Pre.-s declares that the British occupation of Constantinople would precipitate war. A despatch from England sounded Russia concerning terms of peace, and the reply is less reserved than was anticipated. - The German naval estimates have been increased. Japan has renounced the commercial treaties. Many wounded died in the snow at Plevna. Anxiety is felt for the health of Prince Leopold. An epidemic caused Osman’s abandonment of Plevna. There is an insurrection in Crete. The Turkish families are protected iu the fortress. The Governor has sent troops to suppress it. Russia is reported to be negotiating with Denmark for Prince Waldemar or John of Gluoksburg as the future ruler of Bulgaria. The Russian losses up to December 13 are 78,000. The Russian War Minister has notified the refusal to accept a second war loan of 16.000. marks. Eight, thousand Hungarians have mutinied against the Russians. The member for Northamptonshire telegraphs to the Western News that the Government has invited contracts in Northampton for the supply of 309,090 pairs of boots, the largest order since the Crimean war. AMERICA, Two coal trains collided on the Brie railroad at Patterson," N. Y: , The, oil caught fire, and ran down the bank among houses and barns, causing great destruction. People supposing the .danger to be over approached the scene, when suddenly a tank of oil burst, and scattered the.blazing contents about. The people barely escaped, several being trodden under in the stampede. It is alleged that Sitting Bull is preparing for another war. An insurrection of the Mexican mob occurred at ElPaso,nearGalvestou. The State troops exhausted their ammunition, and had to surrender to the insurgents, who deliberately shot three reinforcements on the march. ■ James S. Lewis has bequeathed a million dollars to the Government, to help to l pay off the national debt. The American ship Nimbus foundered on the bar at, the mouth of the Columbia. The crew were saved, but the cargo of wheat, valued at '42,000d015., was lost. A terrific storm occurred on the Atlantic Coast on the 30th December. The steamer Isaac Bell arrived at New York with three disabled schooners. She reports' great disaster and loss of life outside. - Bonnet and Co.; of Broad-street, New York, failed for 300,000 dollars. ■ The failure has led to the stoppage of the Bankers and Brokers Association. Tweed has offered to confess judgment. The loss of property on the Western rivers during the past year amounts to 5,330,u00 dollars. The working men’s agitation re the Chinese still continues in San Francisco. Meetings are being held daily, and a very high tone is .used. Pacific mining stock is fearfully depressed. American despatches state that great excitement prevails at San Elizario and in El Paso county iu consequence of the killing of four of the mob who recently killed Judge Howard and forced the surrender . of-, the Texan raugers. At the fire at Central City, Colorado, four persons were burnt. There are strong suspicions of incendiarism. The troops arriving from Rio Grande enforce order on the frontier. Horace Davis, congressman, from San Francisco, is collecting materials to show the evils of iJhinese immigration, and has written to London and Australia for full information relative te recent enactments by Queensland and other Australian colonies. Six teachers, three ladies and three gentlemen, have left New York, , engaged by the authorities at Honduras as instructors for two national colleges that have been established there. The testimony of Cornelius Vauderbilt, junr,, on cross-examination, has beeu remarkable for the confession by the spendthrift of his expedients to raise money by worthless cheques and other improper means. Instead of proving the commodore’s insanity, it shows that the latter had abundant reasons not to leave any considerable part of his fortune to one so unworthy. The Mormons have selected 800 young elders to go on. missions to California, Oregon, and all Eastern States. They are instructed to preach their law and defend the doctrine of polygamy throughout the land. The Endowment House is again open for polygamist marriages. Iu a burglary at Cincinnata 10,000 dollars worth of property was stolen. George Bigelow, a prominent Boston lawyer, has been arrested for the embezzlement of 40.0. 3 dollars, but was released on bail. Holmes Gordon, of San Jose, walked a hundred miles without resting, for a wager. Grave charges against the New Yox-k Police Commissioners have beeu dismissed. The weight of testimony proves that the New York catastrophe was caused by no explosion but by the giving way of heavilyladen floors and the walls and building of the adjoining factory, and overturning of kerosene lamps. Extensive harbor improvements are being carried on in San Francisco. A doable tragedy has been enacted at Farmville, Virginia. Colonel Barkley, the eminent lawyer, was shot at his own door by Captain Kennedy, who then , shot himself. Til® cause is unknown. Courtenay challenges any oarsman in the United States or Canada in a .race to be rowed before Trickett’s match in July. Two Mexicans, recently, convicted at Bakersville as robbers and murderers, were taken from gaol by leading citizens to attend a summary trial. They were lynched and hanged. ’ A fearful boiler explosion occurred at Greenfield Factory, New York. Two hundred boys and girls were employed. The front building fell in, and the whole place burst into flames. Not two dozen inmates escaped. Some were blown .to pieces, and scores burnt to death. The wildest excitement prevailed. Some, renegade Indians struck a camp at Old Mexico and killed seventeen persons. The Indians were captured and their stock taken. These Indiana plundered and murdered several settlers lately., , COMMERCIAL. London, December 13. Wool. — New Zealand, superior fleece, Is. 9d. to 2s. Id.; scoured, la. 9d. to 2s. 2d.; greasy. Is. Id. to Is. 3d.; extra, Is. 4d. to Is. 4 Id.; average to good fleece, Is. 5Ad. to Is. Bd.; scoured, Is, (ijd. to Is. Bd.; greasy, lid. Is. Old.;

superior fleece, Is. 2d. to Is. 5d.; scoured, Is. sd. to Is. 6d.; greasy, Sd. to lOd. New Zealand five per cents., 1061; to 107:1 ; ditto four and a half, 9S : J to 93.1; National Bank, J to % premium ; Bank of New Zealand, £26 10s. to £27 10s. ; City of Christchurch debentures, £lO6 to £lO3 ; City of Dunedin, £lO7 to £lO9 ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, 30s. to 345, premium ; New Zealand Trust and Loan, from four to four and a half premium ; Otago and Southland Investment, half to three-quarters premium; Otugo Harbor Board, £lO5 to £lO7. New Zealand wheat (best), 43*. to 625.; do. (inferior), 355. to 4Ss.; New Zealand flour (nominal), 355. to 38s. The market for all descriptions of hemp continued steady during the mouth. Holders show no disposition to part with their stocks except at an advanced price. Yery little New Zealand is offering, entire stocks being brought to a narrow compass. Sales comprise 40 bales, ranging from £26 os. to £26 10s. per ton. New Zealand produce moves hub slowly, there being little demand for better conditioned parcels. The only arrival from New Zealand is the Ann Gamble from Auckland with 735 bags of wheat.