ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1291, 17 January 1885, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

The 'Frisco mail steamer, Zealandia, arrived at Auckland on Wednesday, several days late. The following is a summary of her intelligence : American Sumary. San Francisco, Dec. 24. An infamous trade that has receutly arisen between France and South Amenca has been exposed by the energetic action of the Austrian Vice-Consul at Marseilles. He ascertained that a vessel just leaving Marseilles for Buenos Ayres, had among its passengers a number of women and young girls, going in charge of a procuress ns recruits for bouses of ill-fame. The Vice-Consul stretched his authority a little, and compelled eight of the girls, who were natives of Austria, to be put on shore, and he is now harboring these girls in an institution at Marseilles, and will send them to their parents or parishes in Austria at the earliest chance. Despatches dated the 14th inst., state that a great agitation is coming swiftly to a point in England. The agriculturists are making a strong demand for a general reduction ot farm rents. The Gobden Club recognises the danger of the agitation and is working hard to meet it. Earl Morley, Under-Secretary for War, addressed an audience at Plymouth on Dec. 14Mi. He said it would be necessary in 1885 to renew the Coercion Act in Ireland, and in regard to Egypt, that England could never allow any other European Power to occupy a prominent position in the country. The Skye crofters publicly announced on December 7th that they will not pay rent till the amount is reduced, declaring they are unable to pay the sum demanded through poverty, resulting from the excessive rents they have heretofore been forced to pay. On the 9th instant the officers who attempted to servo the writs were driven off. Several fast steamers were loading at London and Liverpool on December 6th, ostensibly for China, but really with hardly a disguised intention of defying the present blockade of Formosa by the French fleet. The French Government have been apprised of what is being done. It was reported on December 7th that smallpox was on the increase in London. The hospitals were crowded with patients. A London paper of December 18th suggests that by way of reprisals for an insult to England contained in a German White Book, all grants to pensioners be withdrawn from families of German extraction, which includes the Queen and a large number of her relations, and the millions thus saved devoted to the improvement of the British navy in view of the prospect that it may become necessary some day to administer a salutary thrashing to Germany. On December 7th the Corporation of Dublin, by a vote of 31 to 12, resolved to change the name of Sackville to O’Connell street. A deputation of trades appeared to protest against their action. Mr Sullivan, M.P., informed them they'were opposing the wish of the Irish people. This was construed as a threat to boycott them. The tradesmen are raising a fresh protest to test the legality of the Corporation action. United Ireland thinks the Redistribution Bill will lead to the final triumph of the National cause. The third trial of James Elba French, Director of the Detective Department of the Royal Irish Constabulary, for scandalous offences in connection with the Cornwall case, resulted on December 29tli in his conviction. He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. An American paper of December 29th says there are now 316,000 manufacturing operatives out of work in the United States from the shutting down of establishments. This is thirteen per cent, of the whole number employed four years ago. It is now proposed that the Rev. H. Ward Beecher shall succeed Mr James Russell Lowell as American Minister at the Court of St. James. Blaine’s defeat for the Presidency cos* Jay Gould a million of dollars in lost bets. Another aggressive religious organisation similar to the Salvation Army, and called the Pacific Coast Holiness Association has been started at San Francisco. The Adelphi Theatre has been leased for a meeting-place. They claim perfect purity of life and conduct. President-elect Cleveland insists that the inauguration ceremonies must be as simple, brief, and as plain as possible, The Democratic party leaders, on the contrary, think that under the circumstances the most ostentatious parade possible would be justified. The largest pearl known, weighing ninety carats, and valued at IY,OOO dollars, was sent by express to London from Guayamas, Mexico, on December 13ih. An Indian diver fished it up from the depths at Mullege, Lower California, and sold it for 90dols. There are indications that a revolution is impending in Mexico, the centre of it being at Saltilles. Reports from Rio de Janeiro say there are numerous rumors of war between Brazil and the Argentine Republic. A despatch from Shanghai, dated December 20th says the French Minister has been ordered to inform China that any further negotation is useless, and the dispute must be settled by the sword. The French Cabinet has approved of a new plan of the campaign. All reinforcements will be directed to Tonquin until the Chinese are driven out; then 5000 will be sent to Arairal Courbet upon Kelnng and to Tarasui and Formosa. The French fleet having been refused coal and provisions, at Hong Kong, the Prime Minister, M. Ferry, has asked an explanation of the British Foreign Office. It was reported in Paris on the 23rd December, that Government officials, on searching some barracks, had found evidence that anarchism was spreading among the soldiers. A Buonapartist banquet in Paris on December 14th was attended by 1200 persons. Maurice Richard presided. Sentence was pronounced on December 32nd, at Leipaic, on the anarchists tried for attempting to assassinate the Emperor William. Redorf Baser and Kniedler were sentenced to death ; Halkhaven and Bashmad were condemned to ten years’ penal servitude ; Suighen, PJiombach and Tollne were acquitted. A message from London says politicians have found a new topic for wrangling in a speech delivered on the 13 h inst. ai Stirling, Scotland, by Mr Baiiuerinan, h ho succeeded Mr Trevelyan as Cbi*-t Secretary for Ireland on October 21st. The speech is the first he has delivered

aiuce he took office. Ho openly advocated a mere liberal form of Government for Ireland, and said the great mistake made by the English in their treatment of Ireland lay in the fact that their policy was too obviously one of benevolent condescension. The Irish, he contended, being a proud, sensitive people, resented this attitude of patronage, whereas if they had laws and institutions which their needs required—to which they are particularly adapted they would become as loyal as the Scotch. In Edinburgh his speech created much commotion. The Scotch claim that the Irish in many respects are more favored by the Government than they are themselves, and they attribute this to the fact that the loyalty of the people of Scotland has been mistaken by the Government for satisfaction, while the Irish by manifestations of dissatisfaction have received many valuable concessions, although their agitations have been looked upon in most instances as outbreaks of disloyalty amongst English politicians. Mr Bannerman’s rpeech is accepted as a trustworthy indication that the Government has decided to make a new departure in its Irish policy in the direction of grealer liberalism. The Conservatives denounce the policy forshadowed in the speech as one of thinlyveiled nationalism and shameful subserviency to the Irish implucables.