SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, 11 February 1880, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

\ The summary of news received ?*'by the;": mail: was: unavoidably cto ur last, isslie . . TerPific gaPes/have occurred in all parts of Great Britain and IrelancL'during the week ending December 31st. A storm of rain was accompanied by lightning and snow. It burst over London and did :m uch ; -;f&iSag£\ the! gsleV eirfbraced 1 I Rt)*ss«' " J Castle|-- '" Edinburgh, Greenock; L place" "a French barque/; was /lost, with a crew of eight. '3rd January the Thames was by* f6'gV~"which for :■ 18 days detained,- -large., fleets of and outward"Vessels; 1 By a railway collision in Southporf, Lancashire, three persons were killed and 20 wounded. The gas properties have recovered much of the ground recently lost through the advent of the Edison electric light and the consequent scare. ' Mr. M'Carthy, M.P. for Mallow, has resigned because he resolved to have no connection with the Parnell policy, and disgusted by the bickerings of the Home Rule party. A number of unemployed laborers plundered the bread and meat shops and stores in Ireland. The people in County Limerick clamor for bread.

; Process serving is violently resisted in Gal way and Mayo, the priests of Killarney and Gal way taking the lead, and by ringing the chapel bells, gave notice of the approach of the officers. It is now thought certain that the Government intends to proceed with the ti-ial of Davitt. Brennan, Killeen, and ODaly for sedition. : The distress in County Kerry has readied a state of famine. : In County Mayo a policeman escorting process servers was severely handled by tile peasantry. : A woman is reported as having been starved to death in Kilkenny. There is a large influx of tramps to that town, and excesses are frequent. > : The Deinpsey family, who were evicted at Balla, have been restored, the rent having been paid by public subscription.

There is a fresh movement regarding the Channel tunnel. The railway people think it may be completed witliin the next ten years. ■Eleven men were wounded or killed by a colliery explosion near Bolton. : The Queen sends LSOO to the Duchess of Marlborough's Irish relief fund, which has reached L 20.000. The Lord Mayor's fund for the same purpose reached L 30,000 on Christinas Da}'. To the former the Pothscliilds contributed L 2420, Bavins? L9CS, Baroness Burdet Coutts L 968, the 'lrish Society L 720, the Eight Hon. Mr Poster L 242.

;Thc ironmasters of North Staffordshire refuse further orders at current prices. The trade is in a flourishing condition. •Mr Spurgeon made an impassioned appeal to the Christian sentiment of English peoi->le, endorsing Mr. Gladstone's position. He warns Englishmen, that under such tutors as the Times they are creating a " nation of demons." ISchouvaloff has been designated Governor General of Moscow.

. 'The Nihilist agitation has produced a nqw effect. The peasants being covertly informed that the Czar had issued a ukase directing the landed proprietors to divide their estates among the tillers of the soil, became impatient to have the supposed order carried into effect. They rose in every direction. In the Schouvalofi they seized the castle,: sacked. it, and expelled all the inmates. The rioters are said to be fuily armed. ~ 'Popular indignation-* in"St. Petersburgh' at'the i;ec.cnt attempt on, the Czar's life had altogether'diedoiSt' ori account of the reactionary measures of th? Government. Russia is equipping a! Targfe army in face o'f peaceful professions.- : The towns of Russian Poland, are. filled with well-arm ed troops. The Vienna Press is of opinion that a collision between Ilussia and' 'England"inevitable, 'and further, that General SkobehJff-recently-declared at a banquet that Russia is on the eve of a national : Svar7 '

In a recent article, the Times'indicates the probability of the appointment of Sir Garnet- :Wolselcy : as Cdmmander-hi-Chief in India on his return ••from the Gape. - .

' Lord Penzance lias issued a fresh citation; tagamsfc M'Conndchie, who disregarded, the last, sentence of suspension. The prospectus of the , new German .SoUth ;: S'eW Trading' Company has, "been issued, and tire? subscription list ■ opened; An ordinance from the Imperial Chancellor having reference,-to,.the undertaking has been published witK the prospectus, calculated to attract shareholders.

Davitt, Daly, 'Brehhany and ICilleen entered an appearance in .the Crown Office, Dublin, yesterday, to answer a writ commanding their attendance at Queen's Bench. France intends to follow the example ; 0 f Germany and give attention** to the development of a trade with distant codntries, and increase the number of French consulates. , The Cologne Gazette says the personal relations between the Germau and Russian Eniperors is an insufficient guai'antee against dangerous complications. The Pesth riots have subsided, and tranquility has been restored. A landslip destroyed the village of Escalia de Pura, in Spain. Many persons perished, and others were injured and rendered homeless. Freycinet delivered the programme of the' new French Ministry, and announced prudent measures of policy at home and abroad, decisive advance in both necessary reforms and successive improvements, and the reduction of taxation. He indicated an adherence to the customs policy of ipresent treaties respecting amnesty. The Extreme Left are dissatisfied. * Correspondence has been discovered Droving an alliance between German and Russian Nihilists, j' The new French Cabinet is regarded by as inimical to the maintenance of peaco. A private letter from a British soldier at 6abul states that one of Yakoob Khan's generals told Sir Frederick Roberts that the; Ameer himself signed the death warrants of the Embassy and ordered the bodies of the murdered men to be dragged through the streets. The same letter reiterates the statements that L 30,000 worth of Russian gold was found in Cabul. December 26th being a Mahommedan festival day, much excitement prevailed. At Candahar some mounted Ghnznees ran amuck through the British cairip. General Tytler was wounded, and four families were killed. AMERICA. Sherman's 28,000 Army Bill has passed through Congress. The Parnell reception at New York was moderate. His mission is sharply criticised by the press. Edison's electric light caused a great fall in gas stock, and electric stock is held at a price giving Edison five million dollars. The American and French leading scientists declared the lamp a complete failure, and warned people. The gas stocks have since recovered. The President advocates depriving the Mocjnons of all political rights. They are oegot{at}ng for $ hoipe in Sfpxica. Charles Stewart Parnpll, the Irish agitator, waa reoeived by about 8000 i

people, at Madison Square Gardens, N. Y. ; on the sth inst. He made a lengthy speech on the land and landlord system in Ireland. On the whole, Mr. Parnell's reception was quite moderate, and the English press compliment the good sense of the Americans in the matter. Earl Dunroven had cabled a five column article to the New York .Telegram, oii what he calls the " patent Parn ell'pill" to cure hard times. The letter is a pithyand logical handling of the agitator and his scheme without mercy. A dinner was given to Parnell and Dillon by the Hon. John E. Develin in New York, on the 7th. Cardinal M'Closkv was .present.