ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1465, 9 February 1886, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Mararoa, b.s., Captain Edie, from San Francisco, arrived at Auckland at 1.20 a.ro. yesterday. She left San Francisco on the 17th January, one day late ; arrived at Honolulu at 9 a.m. on the 25th; left at 2.30 a.m. on the 26th ; called off Tntulia on February 2nd ; sighted the b.s. Mariposa at 6 a.m. on the 4th inst. She experienced heavy S.W. winds, and the sea increased to a heavy gale, which only moderated the day before reaching Honolulu. She brought twenty-three passengers for Auckland and 90 tons cargo, and after faking in 200 tons coal left Sydney about 6a. m. The following is a summary of the intelligence brought by her : Justin M’Carthy, Nationalist Member for Parliament severed his connection with the London Daily News on January 13th.

Parliament opened ou January 12th. Large crowds congregated in the vicinity long before the session began. When Mr Gladstone and Mr Bradlaugh arrived they were loudly cheered. The vaults of the building were thoroughly searched in the morning but no Guy Fawkes’ plot was discovered. The Bight Hon, Arthur Wellesley Peel was re-elected Speaker without opposition. A most important notice was posted en the bulletin board of the House of Lords. It was an announcement by Earl Kilmore to abolish vice-royalty. It proposed the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his civil and military staff, and his official household ; also the abolition of the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland and all his subordinates and the abandonment of Dublin castle as the vice-regal residence. There was a crush of members offering themselves to take the oath on the 14th January. They were sworn in in a batch. Among the crowd was Mr Bradlaugh who shook hands cordially with the Speaker. There is a growing desire according to the despatches, not to exclude Mr Bradlaugh from the House. His swearing in passed off without a scene, but with some amusing incidents, He seized one of the vestments as soon as they were brought to him and proceeded to swear himself in. It was an amusing sight. He got redder and redder as he clasped the gorgeouslybound book to his breast. Sir Erskine May made him take the oath a second time and carefully scrutinised his boisterous kiss. Mr Bradlaugh’s appeal before the House of Lords will now be hastened. If the verdict is against him the Government will prosecute him for sitting and voting, but if it is in his favor the struggle will be over. It was asserted authoritatively o n the afternoon of the 14th that the Government, acting on the report of the legal advisers of the Crown, had decided to take legal proceedings to oust Mr Bradlaugh. The ground of the proceedings is the fear that Bradlaugh has declared that the oath is not binding on his conscience.

The Times correspondent at Mandalay telegraphs on January 6 that 10,000 rebels are scouring the country within a radius of 20 miles of the capital and they threatened to attack the palace. Fears of an emeute are felt owing to the great reduction of the British force at Mandalay, the Government having withdrawn troops for the expedition to Bharrao.