ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AUSTRALIA WITH THE EUROPEAN & AMERICAN MAILS VIA SAN FEANCISCO.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3640, 26 August 1880, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AUSTRALIA WITH THE EUROPEAN & AMERICAN MAILS VIA SAN FEANCISCO.

(Per Pbbss Association.)

AUCKLAND.

.'''-■.- .■■■■■ ■ ■■■■:■'■ •■/-■-■ '-a Tbisday. GENERAL STTMMAET. The Government won a signal victory in the passage of the Game Laws. !

* The British steamer Heaster from Hong Kong sunk an Kalian barque in collision, but her crew wai saved. J

Reports from Quettah show that Ayoub Khan suffered so much in the engagement with General; Burrows that he had to

remain on the field where the battle was fought, and did not pursue. General Burrows brought a large body of his force into Candahar. The defeat -was caused by his incompetence and the demoralisation of the troops. >

Heavy rains have seriously damaged the crops in Worcestershire and Shropshire. :. ._ ...■'.'■, . ..■■ :.:^V-;,: . "■'/■■•..'.■'■■..: v ■

A serious gas explosion occurred in the mains in Tottenham Court fioad which caused ; large fissures in the streets, and wrecked the fronts of housei. Four hundred houses were injured, two persons killed and thirty wounded. ;;

The weather throughout the west of England is unusually adverse to business, and agriculture, and in tome parts of the country even disastrous.. Farts of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, and Berkshire were submerged by the overflow of the lifers, and railway traffic was impeded. The crops, especially bay, were ruined, and some lives lost. '-. ,„\ - c •;-,'; -Cyv ■■.-■'■' 1; t .'.'• The steamer Zanzibar from New York to Glasgow foundered, and a bottle announcing the fact was picked up at Bally* • hannion. -...- .'••.■■'•..■;•''■ ' ;';■■ -"-■-- - ':"■■ .'.^r-r*

Several officers and directors of the Northern Coun'ies of England Insurance Company were found guilty at Manchester Assizes of fraud and conspiracy by falsifying the company's accounts. The General Manager was sentenced to eighteen months hard labor, the Chairman of Directors to twelve months, and four others to sis mouths each. . ;

The ex plosion in the London and South Wales Colliery Company's New Black Vein pit at Eisca, Biz miles from Newport, a hundred and twenty men were in the pit for the night shift, and but few escaped. It is belief cdl the explosion was caused by lightning striking the Winding gear at the top of the shaft. The Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Law of libel recommends in future that no criminal proceedings for libel be allowed tor commence without a fiat of the Attorney-General .being first obtained. > ~

■■ Gladstone has remitted 15 per cent cf the rents from his Hawarden. tenants owing to the exceptionally bad seasons. He had previously reduced the rents by a similar amount in 1879. ;■".:,

Elementary Education Bill, making school attendance compulsory throughout the country has passed. The Canadian riflemen were defeated by the Cheshire Volunteers 1314 against 1306. . ■' :"..•■,- ,:■/:,- .\:■■■:'■.::''A''

• a second writ has been issued on Bradlaugh for voting on the Irish Distress Bill, who has instructed his solicitors to defend him.

The Mosely cotton strike is ended. v JBaron Lesseps says he has plenty of capital for the Panama Canal, which will, be finished in seven years. Committees are being formed through* out England to agitate for the repeal of

the hereditary rights of the House of Lords.

The weather all over Ireland is most favorable, and it is expected the potato crop will be enormous, promising to ex* deed anything seen in Ireland since a period anterior to the famine of 1847. Encouraging reports are being received of the improved condition of the west of Ireland..

The annual report of the Local Government Board «ays no death has occurred from starvation.

Mr Parnejl has summoned a Home Rule convention in England at Newcastle* on-Tyne for August the 9th. IE .;..,.'... ';;..; : .-FRANCE.;.:.:'::;._.,,:S;, Disturbances upon the enforcement of the anti* Jesuits decrees are still reported in the provinces. The most serious ridfc was at Havre, where the soldiers charged the mob. Immediate action against the Dominicans has- been abandoned. In a duel between the r editor of the Union, and the editor of the Le Justice, the latter was wounded in the thigh. The Merchants Shipping Aot passed the Senate. > ; ■.': ,■-'■ ■■■,--.^-. '■:■?':':: '. Bochefort in his new paper, L'lntransigeritj declares war on Oatnbetta and his supporters. :-/-'" ;i ;'^ :•■■■"- ■■■■' -'"M-^ :::- v;:v' Boohefort was welcomed back to Paris. by 6000 people, who escorted him to bis hotel, the crowd singing; the Marseil* j laise. • . . ■ ■ ' ■ ' '.' '-.- ...• ■;;>>::' 1.". ■:.; ;.j

: The French Jesuits are to found a Colony on Fernando Po." i The' National fete in 'honor of the destruction of the Baatile was a grand success. The people, though full of patriotic excitement, were orderly, and the streets were thronged. M. Orevy and Gambetta were loudly cheered. The President delivered the new colours to a regiment in the presence of 100,000 people. ■ 'Faris correspondents describing the jftfe say pf all the old-faces ! who became notorious or celebrated in official regions when Buouapartism' and-moral order were paramount, few showed up at the review, but one of the few was- Marshal Canrobert Marshal Macmahon; was (expected and a place was reserved for him, but be did not come to occupy it. Harrassed by creditors, by tbe reproucheß pf old friends, he has become out of sorts and sees life in its gloomiest colours. It is said he attempted suicide recently. ' Eochefort's new paper, the' sale of which reached 198,000 copies on its first issue, now lies in unsaleable heaps.. :-.;-; The Count de Bomville, member of the Chamber of Deputies, charged with obtaining a loan on false pretences, was sentenced to three months' hard laboiv

The Jesuit schools in Paris are to be broken up, and it is said when the police present themselves on the 13th they will find no Jesuits to disperse. The Bepublicars have been successful for the most part m the elections. GERMANY. The Emperor's sanction to the Church Bill has given general satisfaction, and Catholics are beginning to recognise the desire of the Government for peace, Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth has been burn*. SPAIN. The Jesuits are swarming into the C3untry.^ A violent storm at Mainla(P) destroyed the Government Buildings, including ihe i Governor's residence, a oonvent, and killing several natives. The Austrian physician of the Queen of Spain's household has quarrelled with the Spanish doctors on the'subject of tke royal health. The Austrian favours the Queen remaining at La Granja palace till the birth of the heir to the throne. She proposes to do so, and the Spanish medicos resigned,

ITALY. • The Pope has given an audience to those who had come on a pilgrimage from all parts of the world. He advised humility in preaching.

RUSSIA. The reports of the Chinese victories are ascribed to mere gossip., The murderer of Prince Krapothbia has disclosed the nameß of all the principal Nihilists in Russia, and the Government have arrested all the ringleaders.

Orders have been issued to prepare as soon as possible tour of the best torpedo boats belonging to the Black Sea to be sent to the Pacifio coast, and several vessels have been chartered for transport service.

The carriage containing General Sko« beloffa mother with money and medical supplies for the hospital at Tchnpan was waylaid by a Bussian lieutenant named Onzates, who killed the lady and her servant, and plundered the vehicle. Omates was arrested, but shot himself shortly after. Bevenge for 'Madame SkobelbfFs opposk tion to marrying Uer maid it said to nave' been the motive. Four . torpedo boats for -Russia are being built in England. The report that General Skobeloff had been captured and, beheaded is contradicted. The artillery works at Kovisk, South Bussia, exploded, killing 18 persons. No urgent preparations for war are being made at Tashkum. SWITZ BLAND. An earthquake at Brieg injured many buildings. The Imperial gun factory has been ordered to supply 150,0 C D shot and shell. TUBKEY.

It is attempted to place the j;esponsibility of rejecting the Berlin Conference on the Grand Council. In a conversation with Mr Goscben, Abedin Pasha, referring to the reform of Asia Minor said, " You know what difficulties you have had in Ireland, and now long it has taken to overcome then. In Asia Minor we have 15 Irelands to deal with."

GREECE. King George is at St. Petersburg Tint* ing the Czar. All Gre?k officers on leave are harrying h°me' BELGIUM. . The Belgian bishops have telegraphed to I the Vatican, expressing satisfaction at Iha diplomatic relations with Belgium, whloli gives them greater freedom of action. MOEOCCO. The Imperial troops were completely routed by the rebels, who eaptared the camp of the Commander-ia-Chief and destroyed the crops. AMERICAN. Hiseoeks and Hayman hare engaged Billy Sweatman,'minstrel, and wife, and offered good terms to Murphy, the comedian, for an Australasian tour. Business is increasing throughout the country. On the 36th day of Dr Tanner a fait he kept to the gallery all day, and wm

attacked by nausea and vomiting at different periods, throwing up bile.and mucous. He got up to put on his elothei, but could not.

The weather in the eastern states is unprecedentedly hot. Many sunstrokes are reported, especially in New York. Edison has given up the electric light idea, and is now attempting an electric locomotive. : v /

A New Mexican mob broke into a gaol, killed the sheriff and lynched three pri* sbners. ;" ' ■ '.C::^' '"■: "-, ■'■■.:';; ■'. "■/ ';•' "■■ -'-

Xhree hundred Italian laborers were swept off some platform railway can by a low hanging derrick rope, and were mangled. ; : i ¥ ' Beecher denied from the pulpit that lie had abandoned the.orthodoxfaithand iti leading doctrines. - -..-;:,.:/■-^;,;%.;;:.; '^% Some Cuban patriot prisoners, captured by the Spaniards an a small house, were all massacred. •'-;•>-■;t--»--;_- ■*<''':''■';

Two exearsion steamers on Detroit river collided and 15 were drowned.

Denis Kearney was nearly lynched by his old followers, v ;;- ■~?:^:yyf^:iiO'"£''; :-:\:: : The preliminary basis of the oonfedeni* tion of Puru and Bolim has.beeix dtiiiWii) jup.: ':■■[_.' -.' :V-v>-f;w>^*ya?::^;V^:vV^-:''; >v:-' vr'. ■;■;■ 1 The Chilians having captured Aneoa. The Peruvian cause is considered hopeless; -■cA-^hK, ;-.:."^^Ji Qgm7^

; The Chilian fleet arrived off Callao and the scenes at the capture of Anoon were ;frightfuiy the conquerors aiiailing women, breaking open wine houses, and firing the 'city.in;- several places.';' s Mi'^-Mfc'iz^ 10. ■■' ; The President of Peru still urges war '^ !to ■.bitterfehdi-;.-'-:?--K':. '■■"•: ■;: :;r: ■ ■''■> K'h''.. :■■'■ ■ • :."■:. ;■■ A- ■

The Chilian Admiral declares his intention to bombard Luna and threatens to g'ite the city up to ravage^ «;? ■ Steamers are allowed till a eertaitt date to remove Breigii residents from CallaOr and the Peruvians are preparing to scad x their household VAluables, woolen^ ehild^en^^d■^us'fehold/g^odß;iwl^#^ : All the male inhabitants of • Pert «W v^o'p^^x^-jh'^ W yy' ! The Archbishop of Luna:has given the Church:treasure / .tbr;:th(BLarmyy:i'4^^