ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2217, 20 June 1891, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Auckland, June 18. Arrived, at 830 a.m., —R.M.S. Alameda from San Francisco, after a good passage of 19 days 18 hours. Passengers for New Zealand : Mr Bachelor and wife, Captain Webb and wife, Messrs Houghton, Mailman, Smoyer, Evetta and Georget, and fire steerage-

GENERAL SUMMARY. The Prince e£ Wales was suffering on May 2Th with another attack of varicose veins,

The question of the marriage of two sons of the Prince of Wales will be settled at a family council soon. The Prince objects to the marriage of his sons with German princesses, on the ground that it vail impair his popularity. St James’ Gazette demands an explanation from Mr Bramweli Booth, son of General Booth, of the way be is a creditor in the sum of £2220 of the bankrupt stock of a broker named Taylor, and suggests stock gambling with funds subscribed for the Salvation Army.

After the drawing-room reception for the week of May 16th Queen Victoria had a sort of somnolent attack, from which she was aroused with difficulty, and then showed great nervous agitation. She became dizzy before the presentations bad been finished and requested the Princess of Wales to remain to the end and quietly retired. No sooner had she entered her apartment than she sank into a stupor. Persons nearest Her Majesty concur than there has been a marked and visible decrease in her vitality daring the past six months. She drops asleep unexpectedly at odd times and awakes in a very irritable mood. The Queen had promised to lay the corner stone of a public institution at Derby yesterday (May 19tt), but her physicians forbade the task, and the Prince of Wales officiated in his mother’s place. The Queen has been greatly worried by family matters daring the past year, (The remainder of the news is unavoidably held over.)