ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 527, 9 January 1878, Page 2

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

[VIA AUSTRALIA AND THE BLUFF.] Four new cardinals are to be created at the next consistory—Monsynori, Marani, and Pelegaini, of the apostolic chamber of Monsynori and Agostini, patriarchs of Venice. There is a new Ministry in Holland. The King of Holland is about to contract a morganatic marriage with Mdlle. Emilie Hambren, an actress, now in" her 25th year. Much alarm is felt throughout the Kingdom in consequence of numerous deaths from hydropthobia, the same, or a very similiar, disease lias broken out amongst the deer in several parks. A Swedish Arctic Expedition is to start next spring to try to force a passage along the coast of Siberia, and will return home through Behring's Straits and the Suez Canal. The two vessels carrying the expedition will be victualled for three years. An Italian chemist has discovered a new process for tanning leather, greatly reducing the time required, and abolishing the nauseous effluvia prevalent near a tanyard. The cost is very slight. The Supreme Court has annulled Lord Penzance's decision against Mr. Tooth in the Hatcham case, on the ground that his Lordship was not authorised by the tenor of the Archbishop of Canterbury's direction for the trial at the sitting at Lambeth. A Roman Catholic heirarchy is to be established in Scotland at the beginning of the year, and it is stated that a Scotch cardinal will be created. The new opera house on the embankment is not to be completed for theatrical purposes, the project lapsing for want of support. It has been suggested that the area on which the massive foundations have been placed might be available for the proposed India and Colonial Museum. The Thames ferry between Rotherhithe and Wapping was formally opened by the late Lord Mayor, on October 31st. Cleopatra's Needle will remain at Ferrol during the winter pending the settlement of salvage by the Admiralty Court. Stanley arrived at the Cape from Zoandra in fi.M.S. Industry, and received a most hearty welcome. After conveying his followers to Zanzibar, he expected to arrive in England early in December. He lias received congratulations from all quarters. Mr. Jas. Baill, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and Mr. A. B. Walker, Mayor of Liverpool, are to be knighted. An order was received at Chatham Dockyards on the 16th ultimo, directing that the Monarch, Emihr, and several other men-of-war that wore being got ready rapidly for sea, should not be commissioned until April or May. Admiral Randolf has succeeded ViceAdmiral Beauchamp Seymour in command of the Channel Squadron. Lord Derby, in replying to a deputation, raid he differed from the prevalent opinion that the Euphrates Valley was the best route to India. He also said that Constantinople was not in imminent danger, and that the Suez Canal was not menaced. Several generals and other officers fell at the taking of Kars. The war news is generally anticipated. The Countess of Aberdeen has been robbed of LSOOO worth of jewels, while on a wedding tour at Servenoaks.