FRISCO MAIL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 235, 12 February 1880, Page 2

FRISCO MAIL NEWS.

Terrific gales occurred in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland during the week ending Dejernber 31st. A stoim of rain, accompanied by lightning an 1 snow, burst oves L-m lon, and did mac i damage. The circuit of the gale embraced Ross Castle, Edinburgh. Greenosk, Y. rrnouth, Liverpool, and Plymouth. At die latter place a French baiqua was lost, with eight of her crew. Up to'January 31st th > Thames was shrou led with fog, which la ted for eighteen, days, and detained large fie ts of inward and outwar 1 v«s----s ds. By a railway collision at. .South” >rl, Lan a hire, three persons weie l:i ed a id twenty wounded. Gas .properties have tecovered, although much ground was recently lost by Edison’s electric light scare. McCarthy, M.P. for Mallow,lias resigned .because he ivsnived to have no coniK’ctio'i with Parnell’s politics, and was disgusted by the bickerings in the Home Rule r arty. A number uf the u.T'tn loyed laborers have plundered the bread and m.iat s mps and stores. Toe people in the County of Limerick clamour for bread. Process seiving is violently rosis ed in Gain a and Mayo. Tho priests of Killarner and Galway are taking the lead and ringing the chapel bels to give not ce of the approach ot officers. Serious c dlisnms have ta;cen j 1 ;ce. Americans suspected of being Feuians in disguise, have been arrested. It is now thought certain that the Governm nt intend to nr .need with the. trial of Davitt, Daly, Ki lieu, and Brennan for sedition. The distress in County K-rry has reached a state of famine. In Mayo, policemen escorting process s rvos were severely handled by the 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 Dempsey family, evicted from Balia, have been i-estored. The rent was paid by public subscription. - There is a fresh movement regarding the Channel Tunnel Railway. People think it may be completed within the next ten years. Eleven men were wounded or killed by a colliery explosion near Bolton. The iron masters north of Staffordshire refuse further orders at current prices. The trade is in a flourishing condition. Schouvaloff is designated GovernorGeneral. The Moscow Nihilist agitation has produced a new effect. The. peasants, being covertly informed that the .Czar had a Ukase directing landed proprietors to divide their estate among the tillers of the soil, became impatient, and ha ing supposed the order would be earned : into effect, rose in every direction agaust Schouvaloff. They seized his cattle, sacked it, aud expeled- all the ten nts. The rioters are said to be fu.ly armed. The Vienna Press is of opinion that a collision between England aud Russia is inevitable. General Skobcloff recently declared at a banquet that Russia is on thee.o of , national war.

The Bishop of Manchester has married Miss Duncan, of Bath.

A recent article in the Times indicates the probability of the appointment of Bir Garnet Wolselv as comm and er-in-

Chief of India on iris return from the Cape. Lord Penzance has issued a fresh citation against Maconochie, who disrepard jd the last sentence of suspension , The prospectus of a new German South Sea trading company is issued, and a subscription list opqned; An ordinance from the Imperial Chancellor having reference to the undertaking, is published with the pros pectus, as it is calculated to attract shareholders. ' '

Davitt, Daly, Brennan,’ and Sullen entered an appearance at the Crown Office, Dublin, yesterday, in-answer to a writ commanding their appearance at the Queen’s Bench. ' - ■

France intends following the example of Germany, and will give attention to tho development of trade in distant countries and increase the- number.;*of French consulates.

The Colonial Gazette says that the personal relations of the German and Russian Emperors is an insufficient guarantee against dangerous. complications.

At Pesth the riots have subsided and tranquillity is restored. A landslip has destroyed the village cf Escalla De Jura in, Spain. Many perished, or were injure! and ~ rendered bora less.

The Pope declined to canonize Pfol IX immediately, Freycient delivered the programme of the new French Ministry yesterday. He announced prudent measures at home and abroad, and; their decision to advance necessary reforms. A reduction of fixation is indicatedadherence to the Customs police, and also to treaties respecting the amnesty. The extreme left are dissatisfied.

Sherman’s 28,000 Army Bill has. passed Congress. Parnell’s reception in New York was very moderate. His mission was sharply criticised by the press. ’ Edison’s electric light caused a great > fall in stock. Electric stock are held at a price giving Edison five million dollars. American and French leading scientists have declared the lamp a complete failure to the people.' Gas stock has since recovered. . , The President advocates depriving the Mo mons of all political - rights,' They age negotiating for a home in M“-;ico. The Peruv a s <u-'se is consider d hopeless. London, Jan. 18.

The police fired on a crowd of Galway peasantry. None were hurt. extra police were drafted to the Galway. , 80C people in Boania are reported on the verge of starvation. Sir Garnet Wolsley is to return to England in January, 'the country between the Volga and tiro Don is famine stricken, many pei sons, having perished. Tybus also . “prevails. ' ■

The Porte contributes 4.000,000 piastres to relieve the destitute of Constantinople. , During the winter the North fordshire iron masters will refuse all large orders, except at the Yates current at the time of delivery. The Iron trade is in a flourishing condition. Twenty thousand tons of steel rails for America are ordered. v ' Ex-Marshal Bazaine has been refused permission to return to France to settle his family affairs. Laud meetings continue in Ireland. The Homo Rule League his tha iked America for prompt aid. In Berlin the shares of thei;Samoan Company have been subscribed nearly twice over. c • The Cotton Spinners of Ashton-under-Lyne,, demand 5 per cent on wages. Ten per cent advance is asked at Bolton and its neighbourhood. ■ ;'. A fatal railway accident occurred between St.- Louis and Kansas City, owing to a steel rail snapping throwing the sleeping car from the truck, hiiu rails got brittle from the Lost. All the cars were damaged* Two passengers were killed and several injured. Ten thousand minersijdn -strike m Belgium have resumed work, -

A correspondence has been discovered proving an alliance between s . German Socialists and Russian; Nihilists.

Mr Gladstone has gone to Cologne, ii» ■ consequence of the illness ,pf> his. Bister, who has long resided abroad.