THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 123, 12 September 1876, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

We received a batch of telegrams last evening from our Aucklanu agent, but too late for publication. The following are the most interesting : GENERAL SUMMARY. London, July 18. Sir Stafford Northcote becomes the leader in the House of Commons. Disraeli's acceptance of the Privy Seal is believed to be only temporary. He retains the Premiership, it is believed, only till the end of next session of Parliament, when Lord Derby succeeds him, and the Cabinet will be reconstructed.

Tue Lady Day procession at Belfast resulted in a riot; many persons were injured and sent to t e Hospital. There is a crisis in Spain. The return of Queen .sabella, it is considered, bodes no good. The Cuban insurgents have gained two victories over a small body of Spanish troops. Servia has an ai'niy of 60,000 men, who have taken up a strong position commanding the mountain passes to resist the advance of the Turkish army, numbering 100,000. It is understood that Prince Milan ha! informed the Consuls that he was willing to abandon the war if England and Austria would aid lam in negotiating peace. There was a prospect of peace in Servii pr.vailing, when the arrival of a large body of Russian Volunteers created a warlike re-action. The Ottoman Embassy in London officially deny that the Imp. rial troops burned Servian villages, or carried petroleum for that purpose, but allege that sixty villages in Turkisii territory were burned by the Servians. The crown jewels of Servia have been pledged in Vienna, for sixty florins.

There is a revolution in the Columbian Republic, wit a slaughter in t';e streets of Carthage. The CI rical party deftat.d the C nservative in two engagements. Oaklt-y, for tue Co-operative Bank frauds, has be. n sentenced to five years' imprisonment. The Sioux war still continues. General Terry is reported to have met the Indian! on the 14th August, and defeated them losing 300 of his own men, and killin{ 700 of the enemy. Reinforcements art still being poured in from all sides to tin front. "Sitting Bull" is said to havi been shot badly in the last encounter. The scouts report the main body d Indians encamped on Sinking River, Large bands of Indians' have been seei moving northward into British territory, and it is not believed they will make J further stand this year. Startling disclosures have been made respecting arms and ammunition supplied to Indians. It is calculated that 148,000 rounds have been sold from two or foree agencies. General Gibbons has written to T. C. Powers, of Fort Benton, to whom weapon? are shipped, holding him responsible if the material reaches the Indian* The Ute warriors, und r Chief Douglas, have joined the United fctates army, against the Sioux. The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company have declared a dividend of £s. pel share, free of income tax (making ten pa cent, for the year) and carrying forward» balance of £1553.

For the New Zealand Government five per cent, loan (£1,250,000), tenders wen opened by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, on 9fch July ; tlie debentures are in sums of £I,OOO, £SOO, £2OO, and £IOO, Secured on the consolidated revenue of the Colony, and bearing interest from 16th July, the principal being repayable not earlier than five years, not later than thirty years, from that date. The advertised minimum was at par. It was found that the tenders amounted to £184,000 at from £IOO to £lO2 10s. per cent. The balance of the loan has since been taken at par. Another important lawsuit has been commenced against Brigham Young, bj Mrs. Cauthur, who suts to recover possession of a piece of land at Salt Lake City, valued at $70,000, which she says she was prevented asserting her claim by minions of Young, who threatened her with bodily injury. Smallpox still Nineteen g Home> mC J U i n i S £as stuck up six miks nor} r * Ralston, Colorado. It was J&bpped by obstructions on the line, an* then surrounded by twenty-four armea ] and masked men, who ordered all the passeng .rs to go forward. All obeyed except Judge Stone, who was forcibly taken oB towards the mountains. A tornado passed over Cass County, Missouri, destroying several dwellings ara seriously injuring crops ; two woman weie killed.