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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5436, 29 August 1878, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

ARRIVAL OP THE ZEALANDIA AT AUCKLAND. (per press, agenot.) Auckland, Wednesday. The P.M.S. Zealandia arrived shortly after eleven o’clock last night, making a tine passage. She left San Francisco on the sth August, Her passengers are Mr. Bevy, Mrs. Turner and daughter, Mr. Nuchiet, Mrs. Holmes and three children, Messrs. Samuel and Alexander, MrSi Alexander and three children, Mr. Andrew Young ; aud twelve steerage. EUROPEAN SUMMARY. London, July 18. The Queen leaves Windsor for Osborne tomorrow. The Prince of Wales proceeded to Paris this day. He visited the Agricultural Show at Bristol, and was enthusiastically received. He was also present at a grand review at Aldershot. Mr. Roberts, a Liberal, has been returned for Flint boroughs by 1636 votes. Mr. Peuant, the Conservative, polled 1511. The second reading of the Bill to create four new bishoprics was carried by 188 to 60. Mr. Edward Jenkins, M.P., brought forward a motion for a Royal Commission to inquire into the ritualistic practices of the clergy, but after considerable discussion withdrew it at the suggestion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prince of Wale* has been chosen president of the agricultural show to be held in London next year. It is intended to be international.

Forty bishops preached in the London churches last Sunday week, and forty-five last Sunday. The winter gardens, Blackpool, were opened by the Lord Mayor in the presence of 60,000 spectators. Sir Contts Lindsay opened the Grosvenor picture gallery on Sunday afternoon and evening. Lord Granville laid the foundation stone of the additions to University College, London, which are estimated to cost £10,009. Several London vestries have commenced agitation for an inquiry into the property of city guilds, with a view of seeing if it cannot be directed towards the relief of the ratepayers. The breach of promise case at Dublin, Fitzgerald v GubMns, resulted in the defendant paying plaintiff £2500. The Board of Trade returns for the first half of 1878 are unfavorable, showing a continuous decline in exports, and also a falling-off in the consumption of all the more important articles contributing to the revenue. Several thousand naihnakers have struck in South Staffordshire, refusing to accept a reduction of from 20 to 30 per cent. The Cape war is concluded. General Thesiger proceeds to Transyaal, the Zulu King’s altitude being uncertain. The Cape Parliament are granting £15,000 as their annual subsidy to the telegraph cable from England via Natal, Zanzibar, and Aden. The Enrydioe, frigate, was raised by the united action of several men-of-war, which were partly sunk, and steel hawsers being fastened to her, the Eurydice was then pumped out. The Thunderer was towing, and the strain was so great that the capstan was broken off and sprung into the sea. Ten pilots were drowned off Queenstown during a gale by a vessel foundering. Several Lancashire rioters have been sentenced to 15, 7, and 5 years’ penal servitude. Zorilla, late Spanish Premier, has been arrested near Paris and conducted to the French frontier. Sir Oapel Fitzgerald has been committed for trial for stealing £IOO worth of jewellery from a woman whom he accompanied to Paris. The great Italian ironclad Dandol has been launched at Spezzia. Nobeling is recovering from his wounds, and asserts that he had no accomplices. The prosecution against MaeMahon was dismissed. The evidence showed that there was reason to believe the Government intended making a statement to Parliament on the same night as that on which McMahon communicated the treaty to the Globe, aud that would he supplied to the papers for the next morning. A frightful murder has been discovered in Wales. A farm laborer, his wife, and three childred were killed, it is v supposed by two tramps, who then unsuccessfully attempted to set fire to the cottage. . A man and his wife were found murdered in a boghole in County Monaghan. The bodies were tied with ropes, and two heavy stones were fastened to them. The Bradford theatre has been burnt. The foundation stone of the City Carlton Chib has been bid. Consul-General Fawcett and other commissioners of the great Powers leave for Constantinople to hold an enquiry into the Rhodope Mountain disturbances, The Russian authorities are ordered to follow their reoommendatloThe Duke of Sutherland, with some influential allies, is taking the lead in a movement to construct a railway from Scutari to the Persian Official statements published confirm the accounts of frightful outrages being committed by Bulgarians even nowon the Turks. ConsulGeneral Fawcett reports that in no instance have the Russians punished the offenders. Greig succeeds Eeutom as Minister of Finance.

It is understood that the late war necessitates additional taxation in Eussia of £12,000,000 annually. The Anglo-Tnrkish Convention was com, munioated to Prince Bismarck a, month agoand was highly approved of. Bismarck stated

that it was unnecessary to communicate it to the Conference till the treaty was ratified, as it referred to a contingency which might possibly not arise. Property in Cyprus has risen 1000 per cent, in value *iiicethe English occupation has taken place. A despatch from Lord Salisbury accompanying the text of the Berlin Treaty reviews the concessions forced from Russia, and compares it with the Treaty of San Stefano, showing that Congress having prohibited further territorial indemnity,, the pecuniary claim must stand over indefinitely until Turkey’s other creditors were satisfied.

numerous proposals are being started for British enterprises in Asia Minor. The new Turkish frontier in Armenia is easily defensible, and the principal passes remain in the hands of Turkey.

Considerable emigration will probably take place from Malta to Cyprus. Sir Henry Eliott visited Berlin from Vienna, to confer with Lords Beacotisfield and Salisbury prior to returning to England. 'At the last moment the Turks raised difficulties in regard to the Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, requiring specific terms to be mentioned. Count Andras y replied that he acted under a mandate of the Congress, and declined to state any period of occupation. It is generally believed that it will be permanent. Russia is making great military preparations in Turkestan.

Sir Lintorn Simmons, Inspector-General for Fortifications, and Mr. Kirby Green have been appointed British Commissioners for organising Roumelia.

The American Minister has sent the gunboat Despatch to investigate the case of an American lady who founded a missionary school in Thessaly, and is said to have been seriously molested by some Greeks. The London Echo states that owing to the prostrate condition of the cotton trade Hornby and Son, of Brookhouse, the largest mill-owners in the Blackburn district, have given a fortnight’s notice to their operatives that they will close their mills.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued to the clergy of bis diocese a recommendation that they who during the past few months have prayed for peace should now, through general thanksgiving, return thanks to God that these prayers have been answered. The French Government, at the request of the United States, has invited foreign Powers to an International Monetary Congress. On account of their connection with the Berlin Congress, Prince Hohenlohe and Count Von Bulow have received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, and Rodowitz Holstein and Busch have received minor grades of that order. These appointments are regarded as indicative of good feeling between b'rance and Germany.

Prince Bismarck has been notified that negotiations can proceed notwithstanding the death of Cardinal Franchi.

Bessarabia will be formally surrendered to the Russians in August. It is understood that more harmonyprevailed in the recent Pan-Anglican Synod than at any one previous. It is stated that one of the last acts of the synod, before adjournment on Friday, was the passage of an important resolution relating to the doctrine, order, and discipline of the English Church, presumably aimed at the extreme school of Ritualists. The Montenegrins are dissatisfied with the decisions of the Congress, and 3000 have joined the Herzegovinian insurgents. The Sultan has ratified the Treaty of Berlin. The Cretan National Assembly has applied for the mediation of theßritish Consult')obtain autonomy for Crete. Shumla has surrendered. , July 20. Fazli Pasha only consented to evacuate the fortresses after consulting Mr. Layard, the British Ambassador. Alluding to the delay of Turkey in ratifying the Tre *ty of Berliu, the Vienna correspondent mentions a telegram .from Constantinople, raying that intrigues were discovered aiming at the overthrow of Safvet Pasha, and the return to the San Stefano Treaty and Russian protectorate. A despatch says the Sultan was at one time inclined to yield to the project. A despatch from Frankfort confirms a report that the Papal Nuncio has had several interviews with Bismarck at Kissengen. A correspondent states that direct negotiations between Germany aud the Vatican will soon be opened. The German Government is apparently bent on effecting a reconciliation, though it is impossible to say whether it is sincere.

An important conference was held at the palace of the Bishop of Winchester at Farnham. Twelve American bishops were present. The Bishop of Winchester presided. Father Hyacinthe and the Bishop of Hertzog, Switzerland, gave accounts of a reform movement in French aud Swiss Churches. A resolution was passed pledging the English aud American Churches to aid the Bishop of Hertzog in the work of educating candidates for the ministry. Official reports from the Bosnian frontier state that the followers of the Turkish agitator who raised an insurrection against the Ottoman forces at Serajillo deposed the civil governor, and stormed and plundered an armory, after a sanguinary conflict with the gendarmes. I:i a debate on the Government’s Eastern policy, the Marquis of Hartington denied the existence of British interests in Asia Minor, as that was not the road to India, aud demonstrated that Government utterances up to the close of the war showed they were of the same opinion. He pointed to the Treaty of 1856 to show the impossibility of binding posterity by guarantee. By the present convention Government had advanced the time of conflict, supposing there was to be one, by hundreds of years. We left a frontier, he said, with which the best military authorities of India were content, and placed ourselves close to the resources of our supposed enemy. He wanted to know whether such a policy, which would compel England to exercise a general protection over Turkey, was . not rightfully described as “insane.” He considered Lord Beaconsfield’s remarks on Mr. Gladstone insulting to the Queen and country, of whom that statesman once had the confidence. The Government might have assisted the Sultan in the work of reform, aud when some progress had been made they might have asked Parliament for means to prevent the work from being interfered with ; but this would not have been a strong policy. Lord Hartington said in conclusion that it might have been wise from a party point of view to have postponed his motion until it could reap advantage from the public disappointment, bub he considered it more patriotic to enable the country, while there was yet time, to retreat from the unfortunate course adopted. * The Home News, referring to the Australian cricketers, says it becomes more and more plain that the Australians’ strength is mainly in bowling and fielding. As to the former, Spofforth’s skill is extraordinary. He appears to be one of the players who can supplement tremendous speed with the astutest and coolest miud. It is true that he is not always in best “ form,” and when off his play his bowling gets handsomely knocked about; but then his team can replace him with others little less effective than himself. In fielding the agility of the Australians is quite wonderful. Their batting alone appears a weak point, and perhaps this may in the long run bring them and their opponents nearer together. The ceremonies in honor of Lords Beaconofield and Salisbury, at Guildhall, were interrupted by a person who denounced the plenipotentiaries as traitors to the English constitution. Kelly, the Fenian, has been liberated from Mountjoy prison on account of ill-health. The Vatican demands the repeal of the Anti-Jesuit law and unlimited control of clerical patronage in Germany. These demands are thought not likely to be conceded. If they are, the German Parliament will again be dissolved. Dr. Nobeling attempted suicide with scissors on the 4fch inst. The results of the German elections are—--3 conservatives, 110 of various national liberal parties, and 06 ultramontanes. General Kauffman will not supersede General Todlebeu, as reported. Captain Webb attempted to swim in the Thames for thirty-six hours continuously, but owing to the high wind he left the water, after completing twenty-two miles in nineteen hours. Prince Bismarck has been asked by Greece to induce Turkey to come to terms. Russia is still buying the German Lloyd Company’s Hamburg steamships. Locusts are ravaging Madras. The debate on Lord llartington’s re?olutions, expressing dissatisfaction with the Berlin Treaty, commenced on the 29th ultimo. The mover made a powerful attack on the AngloTurkish Convention, and asked if the British Government would have deemed a similar agreement between Russia and Xurkey justifiable. He blamed the acquisition of Cyprus, as it was useless for the defence of Asia Minor. Sir Charles Dilke, Messrs. Grant Duff, Evelyn, and Ansley followed on the same side. Captain Cochrane, Messrs.

David Plunkett, and Randall Plunkett opposed. Mr. Gladstone resumed the debate on the 30th, and rend a letter be had addressed to Lord .Beaconsfield, asking him to cite instances in support of his accusation that he (Mr. Gladstone) had made unjust and reckless attacks on Lord Beaconsfield. In reply, Lord Beaconsfield cited expressions used by Mr. Gladstone that he (Lord Beaconsfield) had debased the name of England. Proposals will be made in September to erect Servia into a kingdom. The London Times writes severely against Mr. Gladstone and his speeches.

Fourteen, children and three teachers were drowned hv the capdz’mr of o boat on the River Blackwater in Ireland.

Lord Dutferia goes in a diplomatic capacity to Asia Minor. ,

Heavy fighting has occurred in the Transvaal, Africa, with severe losses to British troops. Mr. Hay ter (Liberal) has given notice of a resolution that the army supplementary estimates of .-£1,545,500 are extravagant and burthensome, and ought not to be sanctioned.

Both Lords and Commons have decided to grant the Duke of Connaught £lp,ooo per annum on his marriage with the Princess Maria Louisa, and in the event of his death £6OOO per annum to the widow. Sir O. Dilke opposed, and Mr. Gladstone supported, the Government on this point. Mr. Gladstone’s motion to place the Indian vernacular Press under Parliamentary control was rejected by 208 to 152. Five hundred Peers and members of the House of Commons were present at a banquet given at the Carlton Club to the plenipotentiaries at the Berlin Congress. Lord Reaconsfield spoke of Mr. Gladstone as “ a sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity and egotistical imagination.” Lord Salisbury refused to believe that the other Powers would display any jealousy when they saw that England’s object was merely to establish peace and order. The Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs has gone to St. Petersburg by request of the Czar. Eight thousand Lazrs, displaying the British flag, are concentrated to prevent the entrance of the Russians into Batoum. Mr. Gladstone has declined the leadership of the Liberal party, and called the Convention with Turkey “ an insane covenant.” The English militia reserve is disbanded. Meetings are being held in Rome favoring the annexation of the South Tyrol to Italy. The Ministerial organs at Vienna warn Italy that it is dangerous to play with fire, and that Austria has taken timely precautions against Italian aggression. Prince Bismarck has emphatically informed the Italian Ambassador that Trento and Trieste can never become Italian. Garib ddi approves the agitation, and recommends rifle practice throughout Italy. A pigeon shooting match between Captain Borgadius, representing the United States, and Mr. Wallace, representing England, resulted in a draw, each man killing 97 birds. Playford won the Thames single scull race for the Wingfield Sculls, against Payne ; time, 24min. 13sec. Strikes are rife amongst the silk and lace operatives at Stenniene, France. Sir Hastings Reginald Yel~erton, the Lord High Admiral, died on July 24. Vera Sassulitch, who was feted at Geneva, turns out to be an impostor. The real woman is in Siberia. Gainbetta congratulated France on the enlarged policy adopted by England consequent on the Berlin Conference. Russia proposed to negotiate with Rothschilds a loan of 400,000,000 roubles at five per cent., the issue price to be 85, but has since abandoned the intention. Abortive attempts have been made to enrol volunteer forces at Ravenna and Geneva for the annexation of the Tyrol and Trieste. The Bologne Gazette publishes a rumor that King Alphonso threatens to resign the throne of Spain. King Humbert has been telegraphed to by numbers to return to Rome from Turin, and a hostile attack on the British Embassy at Rom© is feared. The Italian Ministers are discussing the expediency of sending a fleet to the Levant. Two parties of railway experts, under direction of the British Government, will examine the Tigris and Euphrates valleys for the best railway route to the Per-ian Gulf. A Berlin despatch announces that Russia purposes to appoint diplomatic agents at various points in Asiatic Turkey to watch Russian interests. Russia also is making efforts to secure the early construction of the proposed railway from Oreubergto Central Asia. 200 German nrles. A despatch received at London on the 7th July from Mandalay, Hiudostan, reports that 4700 houses had been destroyed by fire at that place. Dr. Hobeling’s attack on the Emperor William’s life was connected with the interests of the Russian Socialists. The officers of the Grosser Kurfurst and Koenig Wilhelm have been exonerated from blame in respect to the late fatal collision. Count Hotzfelkt succeeds Prince Henry as German Minister at Constantinople. Great fires are devastating Thessaly, supposed to be the result of incendiarism. On the return of Lords Beaconsfield and Salisbury in triumph a number of peers and members of Parliament went to Dover to meet them. . Charing Cross and Trafalgarsquare were crowded with people, and flags were flying everywhere. The plenipotentiaries alighted at the station at 4.30, and, entering carriages, were driven along the West Strand. The cheers were continuous and showers of bouquets were thrown to them. The traffic was wholly impeded by the crush. Lord Beaconsfield waited on the Queen next day. Sir Garnet Wolsely, the new Governor for Cyprus, has already under consideration a scheme of a financial company for railways The island will be permanently garrisoned with, a small number of troops, the militia doing the rest. Sir Garnet Wolsely will divide the island into five districts, and decide the land titles by a mixed commission. The Queen has issued a proclamation declaring her interest in the islanders and their progress. Lords Beaconsfield and Carnarvon had some sharp words in the House of Lords ou the Ist, the former intimating that the latter had flinched at a critical moment in dealing with , Russia. The Prince Imperial has recovered £BO from La Slecle, a Parisian newspaper. The paper charged his father, Hapoleon 111., with appropriating Crown property. Large immigration from Egypt to Cyprus is taking place. A line of steamers is to be established between the two places. The British commissioners at the Paris Exhibition have formally notified to other commissioners that an International Exhibition will be held at Melbourne in 1880, and have invited them to be present. The weather has been very hot in England, and the temperature in the Paris Exhibition has been almost unbearable. The Vatican proposes to remove the Roman Catholic Churches in Great Britain and America from the control of the Propaganda, and to place them under the immediate control of the Pope. A Women’s Rights Congress was opened in Paris on the 23rd. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was elected president. The Pan-Anglican Conference at Lambeth has adjourned. Maurice E. Foley, Parisian Radical advocate, has committed suicide. Padre Sanfelice, of the Benedictines, has been appointed to the See of Venice. The obsequies of Queen Mercedes were celebrated with great pomp on the 17ch ; 40,000 persons were present; nine bishops assisted at the requiem mass. A miners’ strike has taken place in France. Over 500 participated, and numerous arrests have been made, The Russians near the Gulf of Saro fired on the boat of a British man-of-war while flyieg the white flag. The fact was reported by special messenger to Contantinople. Great indignation is felt at St. Petersburg and Moscow at the result of the Congress, and the Russian diplomatists in general are spoken of with contempt. Prince Milan has issued a proclamation declaring the independence of Servia.^ The Porte has expressed its willingness to enter in*o a convention with England for the abolition of the slave trade. At rhe sitting of the Congress, the Sultan was ordered to guard the rights of the Turkish bonds, and to regulate his finances. Prince Gortchakoff now declares that bad he known of the Anglo-Turkish Cyprus convention before the Batoum matter, he would have made no concessions. Ruperra won the Hewraarket Stakes on the 9th. The Orangemen’s day passed off quietly in Ireland, Reinforcements of French troops are to be sent to Hew Caledonia to repress the revolt. England has formally assured France she will take no independent action about Egypt. House property in Beyrout and other Syrian towns has risen highly in consequence of the English occupation of Cyprus,

. has resigned the crown of AbysSinaia in favor of King Menelcke. feafvet Pasha has demanded the expulsion from Constantinople of Mr. Gallenga, The 2 tines correspondent. Mr. Fawcett, consular judge, advises Mr, Layard to refuse. he 1 reaty of Berlin is to be printed on parchment in antique type, and each signatory Power will receive a copy signed by all the Plenipotentiaries.

The French Press attacks England for the acquisition of Cyprus.

Prince Bismarck wanted a supplementary conference to be h-ld in f,he autumn, but the British Commissioners refused.

COMMERCIAL. The " Wool, Loan, and Mercantile Circular*' reports that since the conclusion of the public sales there has been some inquiry privately for fine combing merino, but no extensive transactions are reported. The known scarcity of this class of wool, and the heavy falling off generally in Australian shipments recently, have had some effect upon the manufacturers, who hitherto had been unwilling to believe in the statistics of short supplies furnished from various centres of colonial production. ' The Bradford market shows symptoms of some weakness, owing probably to large purchases of crossbred and long-wools made daring the sales, and to the unusually large stock of home grown wool, which is estimated to be equal to two years’ crops; but in other quarters we do not hear of alteration. la preserved meats the demand is slack,, both for mutton and beef, and there is no business of any importance to record. Small sales of mutton have been effected at but this cannot be considered a firm price, as to sell any considerable quantity a reduction would have to be submitted to. Australian wheat is selling at 51s. per 4931b*., landed. Few samples of New Zealand new crop have been seen yet, but such as have come to hand are all of good quality; some are really fine. Current quotations are as follows : —Australian wheat (new), 495, per 496 lb. ; Hew Zealand do (old), 425. to 465. ; Australian flour, 325. to 375. per 280 lb. ; Hew Zealand do, 30s, to 345.. Sales ; New Zealand 5 per cent, debentures, 101§; 4£ per cent, do, 99; Hapier Harbor Board do are quoted at 102 to 104; Otago Harbor do, 104£; City of Christchurch drainage do, 106 to 108; Dunedin Ci y do, 107 to 109; City of Wellington Consolidated do, 106 to 108 ; Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile do, premium; Trust and Loan do, 41- premium; Hational Mortgage do, premium. Hew York, Sperm oil, 86s. to 88s.; whale do, 40s. to 455; wool—spring, 18 to 26 cents ; pulled do, 24 to 35 cents.