ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1138, 12 February 1884, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Zealandia, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland yesterday, two days behind contract time. She brings the following summary of intelligence . London, Jan. 20. The premises of Silver and Co., colonial merchants, Erincourt, Cornhill, London, were destroyed by fire on the morning of January 17. The reformatory ship Clarence was burned in the river Mersey on January 16th. All hands were saved. The iron and steel workers of Great Britain have been notified by their fellow-craftsmen in Ameiica, that agents from the United States will shortly be in England to get workmen, and hope that the British workmen will assist their brethren in America. The jury in the case of William Woolf, on trial in London for the unlawful possession of explosives, disagreed, and were discharged. Mail advices, received in London from China, state that several Chinese bankers committed suicide, owing to the unsettled political situation and the deplorable state ot the money market. Miss Hogarth, the surviving executrix of Charles Dickens, lias taken steps to prevent the publication in England of the novelist’s letters to Ins solicitor, on the ground that they were not intended for the public. The American minister, Lowell, has accepted the Presidency of the Birmingham and Midland Institute. J. Schugler, the explorer of equatorial Africa, is reported to be dead. On 16th January Mr Gladstone issued a circular to the Liberal members of the House of Commons requesting their attendance at the opening of Parliament on February sth, as it was the desire of Government to submit, at as early a date ns possible, proposals of much interest and importance. The marriage of Prince Louis, of Battenburg, with one of Queen Victoria’s grand-daughters, is fixed for April 15th. Lord Mayo, who lately explored the Congo, is on his way to explore Patagonia and Terra del Em go. The family estates of the celebrated sporting baronet Sir John Astley, at Norwich, England, are offered for sale. Queen Victoria is about to present a pm trait of herself, painted by Princess Beatrice, to the National Portrait Gallery. A sensation has been caused by a bequest of £500,000, made by a wealthy London lady to Pope Leo XIII. Rumors say that Fenian plots are heard of in London on every hand, A cablegram of January loth says how or where thev originate cannot be ascertained, bn! it is certain that more than usual credence is given to latest ones. Redoubled vigila l ce is now being exercised at Windsor Castle, and similar care is being taken at the house of Mr Gladstone. The Government buildings are all guarded very closely. The Catholics in England have completed arrangements, it is said, to begin the erection of a cathedral in Westmnister to cost over £500,000. It is to be erected within a stone throw’s of Victoria station. The design, as approved, is similar to Vat h e Charles Santey, the wcdl-known English baritone, was recently married to a 1 wealthy American woman in Vienna.

In i onscqnence of a renewal of threats of dynaiui.trs, an additional police guard lias been placed at the Post-office and other public buildings in Glasgow. Jan. 6. Gilbert and Sullivan’s new opera, “ Princess Ida,” which was produced in London On January sth, was an instan taneous success. A portion of a bridge on the railway between Wigan and Preston, collapsed on January sth, killing 71 men and injuring many others. \ now book, by Queen Victoria, entitled “More Leaves from the Journal of Life in the Highlands from 1862 to 1882,” is announced. Copies have already been presented to a few privileged persons. The book is in the nature of a tribute to John Brown, giving reasons for his gradual rise in royal favor. Dart and Rogers, merchants of Liverpool, failed on January Bth. Their liabilities amount to £IOO,OOO. Henry George lectured in St. James’ Hall, London, on January Bth, on “Progress and Poverty.” Henry Labouchere M.P., presided. Michael Davitt, Henry Broadhurst, M.P., and the Rev Stuart Headlam were on the platform. In the course of his lecture Mr George said that the struggle for equal rights in the land must come in England and, he was sure it would come in America. It is said that the Duke of Argyle intends to write a reply to Mr George’s book on “ Progress and Poverty.” Austin’s Lace Factory, Longton, near Nottingham, was burned on the Bth. The loss amounted to £IOO,OOO.