FRISCO' MAIL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1279, 18 December 1884, Page 3

FRISCO' MAIL NEWS.

The Australia with the San Francisco mail arrived at Auckland on Monday afternoon. The following is a summary of the intelligence brought by her : , Lieut. Greeley intends to bring out in London his book on Arctic voyages.

Major Frank Smith has arrived from England to take command of the American division of the Salvation Army. His headquarters are at Cleveland, Ohio. There is trouble in the Army, the American branch being disposed to act for itself. The Roman Catholic Plenary Council commenced its session in Baltimore on November 9th. Three Canadian Bishops and Osong, Vicar Apostolic of Japan, were present, but did not take part in its deliberations. The deceased Bishops number 43, and on the 13th a requiem mass was solemnised for the repose of their souls.

Captains Kenard and Kreb3 make a balloon voyage on Nov. 8 fromMendor to Billancourt, and returned, alighting at the point from which they started, in forty-five minutes. They made a complete success in steering the balloon, and assert that the problem of sarial navigation is solved.

The Pope has created nine new cardinals, the names of eight of whom are given. In his allocation he adverted to the painful position in which the head of the Church is placed, and the trial through which the Church is now paseing. He dwelt on the progress the Roman Catholic Church was making throughout the world, and more particularly in the United States, where a Plenary Council had juat assembled. He mentioned the fact that new bishops had been appointed in Australia, India, and throughout the East, and expressed special satisfaction at the restoration of the See of Oarthnge.

The Pope has conferred canonical status upon the American college in Rome, and fixed regulations for its government. A Berlin despatch of Nov. 15 anticipates serious consequences to the Emperor William from his late accident, on which the official paper reserve silence. He has now become subject to periodical fainting fits.

The Reichstag opened on Nov. 20 with the usual formalities. That portion of the Emperor's speech alluding to Germany's Colonial policy and the Congo Conference, wns received with applause. The speech created in excellent impression in mentary circles, except among the advanced Left. The final returns of the recent election for members of the Second Chamber of the States-General of Holland, show 44 anti-Liberals, and 43 Liberals returned, Duncan Cross, of Cleveland, Ohio, has issued 3, challenge to any man in the world to wrePtle or compete against him in general athletics for the sum of 5000 or 10,000 dollars . Ho has deposited 250 dollars with the Mayor.

Complaints are multiplying of the number of idle men in all the manufacturing centres of the United States. Trade appears to be at a standstill, and wages are being greatly reduced. A great lake, supposed to be as large as Lake Superior, has been discovered in British Araerioa, called Great Lake Mestassini, It J 3 in Rupert's Land, aud the Hudson's Bay Company had their agency there for a hundred years, but have held it secret that a lake of Buch dimensions existed. The waters swarm with fish of all kinds, and fur bearing animals are abundant. The climate is agreeable and agricultural facilities great. By order from the Pope, received on Nov. 23, all colleges are ordered to affiliate with Laval University of Quebec. The Jesuit College refuses to obey the order, declaring the Jesuits' Society is under such rules regarding education that even the Pope cannot change them. Mr Poarce, of John Elder and Co., who also owns the and Australia, says he would place the Alaska and Arizona on the Pacific service for a consideration, and would undertake the service between London and Auckland,ifl 25 (?) days.

The Prince pj haa entertained Ed ware} J. and Jesse Collings, members of Parliament, and other advanced Radicals, at his Palace at Sandriagham, Frederick J. Allen, Vice-President of the Young Ireland Society, charged with treasou, felony, wag committed for trial, ]\|iss the actress who obtained a verdipt of £IO,OOO damages against GUrmoyle, son of Earl Cairns, has temporarily retired from the stage,

A severe shook of earthquake, accompanied with a terrific explosion and report, occurred on the night of November 14th, at Olitterscoe, Chester, 25 miles from Manchester. The shock threw down horses in the streets, and caused gpaat consternation and excitement among the inhabitants.

The United Ireland, of November 21st, states that 'it 1 is the intention of the Rationalists to impeach Ear! Spencer, Lbrd Lieutenant of Irehnd, for conspiring to'murder. It says the'lrish party is determin/ed to force an enquiry into Earl spencer's acts.

The distress among the English shipbuilding workmen is increasing. . Ada Cavendish, actress, has died at Brighton from brain disease. Fifteen lives were lost by an explosion in the Tregar Coal and Iron Company'* colliery at Hocken, near the town of Tregar. Postmaster-General Fawcett was buried at Cambridge. Fully 15,000 persons were present. The Hon. George J. Lefevre succeeds Mr Fawcett. It was officially announced on 11th November that an International Invention Exhibition will be held in London in 1885 under the patronage of the Queen and the Presidency of the Prince of Wales and the management of an Executive Council of eminent Englishmen. The election of a Democratic President in the United States necessitates the retirement of James Russell Lowell as Minister at the Court of St. James, it is said he will take up his permanent residence at Oxford. According to political gossip, H. W*. Ha-bert, formerly of New York, will be Mr Lowell's successor. A cablegram from London of the 9th says a sensation has been caused by a rumor that the Earl of Durham, the gieat landowner, politician, and bearer of an illustrious name, is about to bring an action for a judicial separation from his wife. The cause assigned is the discovery that the unhappy lady is mentally unsound. Opinions differ as to the rights or wrongs of the business. Some persons blame the husband, whilst others declare that he was wilfully deceived by his wife's relatives.

Michael Davitt made a speech at Coalbridge, Glasgow, on November 11th, in which he predicted great danger for England when, the passage of the Franchise Bill having augmented the Irish party in Parliament, the Government refuses to allow Home Rule in Ireland. Davitt also denied the statement that he urged the Skye crofters to armed assistance. He said they had right on their side, and would ultimately succeed. Patrick Fitzgerald, the Fenian, arrested in London last April on a charge of treason-felony, was acquitted in Dublin on the 11th. Owing to his acquittal the Crown has abandoned the Tubber-Curry cases, and all the prisoners were released, They were received by their friends with great rejoicings. The Coporation of the City of Limerick on the 12th, by an overwhelming majority, refused to pay any attention to several writs for extra police tax. They also passed resolutions denouncing Government for re-appointing George Bolton as Crown Solicitor. United Ireland says : " It is possible a general fiscal resolution will recommend itself as the simplest and most effective way of compelling the Government to yield to Irish demands." A serious riot occurred at the mining village of Coal Island, in the suburbs of Dungannon, County Tyrone, on November 16th. While being far from good Catholics, the colliers are bitter haters of Protestants, and to show their feelings they attacked the church and drove the Protestant worshippers out, and assaul'ed with clubs and stones every Protestant they could find, and held possession of the village for two hours. They were dispersed by a police force from Dungannon. Michael Davitt, Henry George, Miss Helena Taylor, <ind several members of Parliament attended a large Land Restoration League Meeting at St. James' Hull, London, on November 18th. There was a good deal of enthusiasm during the discussion over the proposition that land inalienably belonged to the people. The steamer Australia was detained two days beyond her advertised time of sailing, by the non-arrival of the English mail. Advices reached Boston on Nov. 17th that the American ship Amilunae was lying at Saratoga bound for Australia. Captain Freeman and the first officer were reported dead from chelera, and a new commander will be sent from Boston to take her to her destination. Captain Bedford Pim, 8.N., has been interviewed in New York on his return from Panama, and gives it as his opinion that DeLesseps' canals as now being constructed at the latter place, is impracticable. Henry George, the land agitator, has arrived in London. He went from New York at the invitation of the Scottish Land Restoration League, and his public lectures will deal particularly with the crofters' question.