TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 173, 20 November 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(From till? latest Colonial Papers.) London, September .'(0. Alilorman 'William M'Arthur him beon elected Lord Mayor of London for next year. Octobor 5. Tho death of M. Oflcnlmcli, ttio wellknown French musician and composer, is announced to-day. Tlio deceased was sixty-throe years of age. October 0. One hundred Irish landlords huvo awaited tin thf Viceroy .'Earl Cowper), and threatened to abdicate their func- ; lions as g-ii.trilialis in ennncetion with I the jmlilic records if tho Guverinont is unwilling to afford them protection. October 13. Latest new.-, from Persia states that tho Khurds have destroyed 170 villages, and are now retiring into the mountains with their liooty. Information has hcoil received that tho American Government are mediating to prevent tlie further resumption of hostilities between Chili and Peru. Papers relative to tho negotiations have been published. October I*. The Government is taking active measures for the purpose of prosecuting the lenders of the Irish League. Troops are being sent out to the west coa6t of Ireland, Latest intelligence from tho Capo states that the liasutos attacked Maseru, hut after severe lighting, were ultimately de- | feated. The public meetings called in opposition to Gladstone's foreign policy have been miserable failures. It is understood that France returns to tho Europoan concert in relation to tho affairs of Turkey. Ayoub Khun, about whom .so little has been heard since his dofe.it, has arrived at Herat. The Afghans are quiet. October 17. All those persons who were arrested as being coueorned in tho murder of Viscount Mountmorrin liavo boon roloased —tho evidence not being sufficient to convict them. .Rkri.in, October 17. The Cologne Cathedral, which has lately boon completed, was opened to-day with great splendor by the Emperor of Germany, Several Princes wore also present at the opening.

"St. Petersburg, October 13. . The Cxar of Russia is indisposed, but his physician reports that the illness is Hot of a serious nature. Constantinople, October 17. The.P.orte has'nominated a German to fill 'toft post of Foreign Minister.' Riza Pasha, Turkish commander at JDulcigno, is making satifactory progress ■with regard to pacifying the Albanians, and delegates have been appointed by Turkey and the Great Powers to meet tat Cettingo for the purpose of further negotiations on the Montenegrin question. Calcutta, Oetobei 13. Intelligence lias heen received from Kabul that Mahomed Jan, who for some time has been most hostile to the British, nnd who oc-operntcd with Ayoub Khan in the attack on Kandahar, has now sent in his submission to the Amir, Abdurrahman Khan, at Kabul. CaPE Town, September 22. Notwithstanding the repulses sustained by the Basiltos in two engagements with the Cape Rifles, they have made further attacks on tho British forces. Considerable reinforcements baving strengthened the enemy, the Cape Ritlas liad to encounter 1000 Basutos and Mohalis, and 5000 men from tho Mafeting district. Very severe fighting took place, but the enemy have been repulsed iu every encounter, and it is believed that the Rifles will bo able to hold their position until strengthened by the arrival of reinforcements, now en routo for the scene of conflict. Nkw York, September 22. Intelligence has been received to-day that the Arctic expedition which was fitted out, some time ago, under American auspices has at length succeeded in discovering the remains of Sir John Franklin's expedition which went out in search of the north-west passage to the Pole. T'l e prrticnlars as yet to hand are somewl at meagre ; but it appears that a most di igeut search was prosecuted by the ■o: pedition since its arrival in tho Arctic regions, and an exploring party was dispatched in tho direction of the route taken l>3' the crews of H.M. ships Erebus and Terror. Finally, after 11 month's sledging, proofs which aro believed to be conclusive were discovered of the remains of the longlost expedition. The news of the successful termination of the search expedition has given the most lively satisfaction throughout the United States. Octolier ID. The State elections for the United States House of Representatives have commenced. The returns to hand so far show that the Republicans carried the elections in Indiana and Ohio —in the former by a small, and in the latter by a largo majority. Valparaiso, September 21. One of'the most severe earthquakes that ever visited South America took place yesterday, and was more or less felt all over Chili. The visitation has heen accompanied by great loss of life. It has been already ascertained that at least 200 persons have perished. Pauls, September 24.

M. Barthelemy St. Ililaire, the newlyappointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, issued a circular to-day, on his acceptance of office. In tlio circular, M. St. Hilaire dcehmss that it is the intention of tlio present Government to continue the pacific foreign policy which lias been steadily followed by their predecessors. Simla, September ->7. Tlio Government of India have received telegrams from Oabnl, stating that affairs there are in a much more settled condition. Tlio defeated Cabule.se have submitted in large numbers to the. new Ameer Abdul Rahman, and hopes aro now entertained thet peace and order will be maintained in the country. llomk, September 28. General Garibaldi has resigned his seat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. In taking leavo of his constituents, he declared his opinion that the country was oppressed by the present dynasty. September 2i). A monster ironclad, which has been named the Italia, was launched at Castellamare, South Italy, to-day. This vessol is of contuderubly greater size than the Duilo, launched in 1370, and will lie one of thu largest ships of war afloat.

In ono single week the average number of types set U|i for the (llastjuie Herald, Weekly Herald, awl Keening '/Vwir*, amounts to over soven millions, and when the redistribution of these is included in the estimate, it follows that the types are handled more thmi fourteen million times every wcolc. For tho Herald alone tho quantity set up per day is equal to that of a three-volume novel. Tho paper used in one day from the wob for printing the Herald would reach from Glasgow to Edinburgh ; while a week's supply for the offlco would cover tho distance between Glasgow and London. Then the printing is performed with such rapidity by three Hoe web printing and folding machines, that, for example, 75,000 copies of the Etening Time* Me. produced per hour, or At the. speed of above thirty miles an hour in stretch of paper.— fibwjmr Herald. The value of property within tho jurisdiction of the London Metropolitan Board is estimated at more than twice tho National debt. The almost inestimable sum of £1,020,000,000 is said to bo the worth of tho houses and their contonts and the land ou which they stand. About £714,000,000 or not far from half this sum, is aovered by insurance, thi< premiums ranging from 1» <>d per £IOO (a On, ur there abauti.