SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 18 October 1880, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

(By Telegraph from Auckland. ) GENERAL SUMMARY.

A parcel containing twenty-seven dynamite cartridges, connected with a rubber tube filled with percussion caps and gunpowder, was found under the rails on the London and North Western Railway line, 16 miles from Euston, the London terminus, on September 13th. It is supposed that the express train to Scotland, passing over the rails two hours previous to the discovery, shook out the tube and prevented the explosion. Suspicion points to three or four employes just discharged as the parties in the plot. ■ Mr. Parnell, in a. recent speech to the farmers at jgnnia, declared his policy to be in fact unanimity of action among Irish members, independence of English political parties, refusal to pay more than what tenants consider fair rent, and social excommunication of any one person taking a farm from which another has been evicted for non-payment of rent. Among the disasters at sea reported are the foundering of the steamer Aurora from Oporto for Savitaampton, with a loss tif 50 live?.. The steamer Hard wick, from Qdessa for Bristol, with barley, foundered. | All on board, with, the exception of one ! fireman, perished. i The probable, competitors in the InterI national rowing match will be Tricket, RasSj Riley, Teneck, Hanlon, Boyd, Elliot, and possibly BlacKman. The Census Bill passed the House on the 2nd. A motion that the enumeration indicate religious persuasion was energetically opposed by Mr. John Bright, rejected. ; . T. P. O'Connor, the Home Rule member for Galway, }ntra3uees a resolution in' the Go m mows looking to the suppression ol the House of Lords, on the grounds that the people of the country' had lost confidence in that body. He was seoonded by M. Labouchere. The Marquis of Hartington humorously deprecated the raising of a great constitutional question at half-past three in the morning. The House divided on the question, which resulted in 13 ayes to 17 noes.; The minority consisted of five Irigh members and Messrs. Brigga,. Broadhuyst, A-shtan, W. Dilke, Labouohere, Charles M'Laren, Y/halley, and Sir Wilfred Lawson.

A public meeting was held in Hyde Park on Sunday, 15th, at which Mr. O'Connor denounced the House of Lords as " The most disgraceful and oppressive assembly existing." The meeting, however, degenerated into a tumult, in which the platform, was torn crowd was finally dispersed by the police. Q\ying. tp continued. depression in the Jrish linen trade the Manchester flax spinners will, after October 4, reduce the working days; to four per we^ls, 4.11 upward movement in raw cotton is threatened. The harvest will be a good average one, A Russian plot to destroy the Char's life on a visit to LivacUa has been discovered, Two mines were discovered. The railway was charged with dynamite near Charcoff. This was found out only on the day before the Emperor started on his journey. The Grand Duke Nicholas has, been compelled to resign the command of the Imperial Guard. He was systematically embesaling regimental funds. General Loris Melikoff compelled the resignation and disclosed his peculations because Nicholas opposed his plans, AMERICAN ITEMS. The projeot of securing the Great Eastern to run between London and New Orleans and Galveston, to take out ootton and other produce and bring baok immigrants, is in a fair way of being fully realised. Parties lately arrived from New Zealand are purchasing farms in San Francisco.

Western farmers and dairymen are accused of adulterating butter withpowdered soapstone. The parties accused have uttered an indignant protest, A new system of reducing ore by electricity has" lately been formulated, and threatens tci revolutionise mining, Several counties in Kansas are famine stricken, and appeals are made for aid.