ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2839, 1 May 1882, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[Br Telegbaph.j i Auckland," May 1., The Zealandia arrived at 12.30, after the fastest passage recorded. She.-left ’Frisco on the evening of April 11, and Honolulu on.the 19th. Her steaming lime from ’Frisco was 18 days 18 hours. Archibald Forbes is a passenger for Sydney. Passengers for New Zealand —Mesdames Cole, Smith, McLeod, Askew; Messrs McLeod, Marshal], Armitago, Brewster, McGill, Muldon, Master McGill.

The steamer Zealandia was detained from Saturday, Bth, till date, on account of the non arrival of the English mails. Heavy storms and floods had occurred along the Rocky Mountain route, witii wash outs of the roan bed arid interruption of telegraphic communication.

GENERAL SUMMARY. ■ London, April 11. Frederick Drake, the German Sculptor is dead.

A large body of police attended Mr Gladstone during his sojourn for the Easter holidays at Hawarden. English papers are displeased at American interference in Dr Lamson’s case. The German Press commenting on the subject says from a country which upholds the Monroe doctrine Spch interference is meddlesome and unjustifiable.

• Attacks upon Jews in Russia have re-commenced. In one city the Jewish shops were set on fire by petroleum, ; The Crystal Palace Theatre, Marseilles, was burned on the 18th. loss 1,000,000 francs ; the actors escaped with difficulty. When Dr Lamson' heard the jury’s verdict, he clasped his hands together, and seemed for a moment in despair, but quickly recovered his self-posses-sion, folding his arms, he said slowly and deliberately, and with eyes uplifted, “ I protest my innocense before God.”

The “ Times ” editorially pooh-poohs the idea of war between Austria and Russia, and also that a Slavonic storm is about to break on Germany. Bradlaugh is urgently pressed by a committee of Freethinkers in Rome to accept the presidency of the International Congress which is proposed to be held in that place next Autumn. Hansbusk, founder of the new “ Quarterly Review,” is dead. The Secretary for War announced in the House of Commons, on March 13, that the cost of the army for 1882 would be £15,000,000 for 132,905 men. Terrorist placards are again making their appearance on the walls of St. Petersburg, one of which is of a most violent character ; it declares that Alexander is now condemned to death definitely, and without, appeal, as he is the incarnation of all the horrors of an autocratic Government and all the views of his ancestors.

In the House of Commons on the 29th, Forster admitted that a true Protection Act had not done much for Ireland, but it had done something, and had prevented ninny outrages and murders, by enabling tho authorities to lock up those who otherwise might have committed such acts of violence: “ there were" ho said “ signs of hope, but outrages must be stopped. Gladstone ridiculed the idea n debate on the 28th, of allowing i mprisoned Irish members to come to London to vote on cloture. The Land Leaguers of the United States and British Columbia contributed £22,000 during the month of March. London “ Truth” says Don Philip de Bourbon, second son of Count Daguila, is about to marry Miss Mackay, of California, daughter of the Bonanza King. Mr Foster declined to release Dillon from Kilraainham gaol, although he is represented as much worse iu health. Arthur Herbert, an active Laud Leaguer, was shot dead on the 30 h while returning from Castle Island. At the Petty Sessions three passengers on tho steamer Cynthia, from Liverpool for Now y ork, were arrested at Queenstown in connection with tins murder.

Froude’s life of Carlyle, now issued, contains many matters of offence for a number of persons. All tho foibles of Carlyle were brought out in it vividly, Mrs Mackay, wife of the Californian millionaire, is indignant that _ her daughter’s name should be associated with that of Don Phillip, a scion of the house of Bourbon. Tho laly says she i? postered with fortune hunters, and that if a monarcl wore to propose for Miss Mackay lie would be refused. ! The Russian Grand Duke Vlaidimir is on a visit to Romo and tho Vatican.

i Win. McArthur, sugar merchant of Greenock, has failed for £BO,OOO. ; I The-British revenue returns for the financial year are £85,822,282, ah increase of £1,780,984 over the previous year. I An extra police force lias been placed id the Town Hall, Manchester, because of anonymous Fenian threats to blow it up during Easter. . Sara Bernhardt, the _ actress, was married at Paris, on Ap r fi 6, t° a gentleman named Dudmall, middle aged, and tolerably rich. The affair was quite private. A lawyer named Goodhue 'was arrested at Brussels on charges involving several million francs belonging to tho : Bishopric of Tonrnay,. Father Feehin, priest at Ratlidowney, Queen’s County, Ireland, (having read at a meeting papers' purporting to be written by tho Bishop of Nevada to the effect that had he been imprisoned a$ a suspect ho would have issued a manifesto calling the ■■ people to. arms instead of urging them to pay no rent) was put under a bond for £4OO, or to prison for six months; he was sent to jail. Maryborough tradesmen closed their shops although it was market day. ; Thomas.) and Oxley merchants, : London and Liverpool, have failed for £75,000, ! SThe Pope declares he will not receive the Emperor Francis Joseph at the Vatican if, the Emperor visits King Humbeit at Rome.

Lord Erskine died on the 9th ul ( t. :For corrupt practices at'elections, the Government intend to disfranchise Sdndwich, Worcester, and Macelesfield. The Levant “Herald,” (Consantineple)|is suppressed. Emigration ‘to America . from tho; Clyde will be large this season. Sara Bernhardt is so rfrequontly afflicted with ha?morrage of the lungs that she has to forego acting. _ gj’, H|lt is believed the Fenians intend to blow up the : London North Woolwich tunnel|;which (pnsses under the Docks, add the Police force hasbeen largely inbreased in the locality. Hygeaic lectures are given for ladies for the purpose of attracting attention in London, to improved styles of dress exhibited.: