SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1655, 8 April 1884, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ITEMS.

The war in Egypt has led to a controversy concerning the restoration of Baker Pasha to the English army, Bradlaugh, while lecturingat Bridgewater on March 14, against perpetual pensions, was pelted with rotten eggs, fruit/and fireworks. The roughs afterwards wrecked the house where the Chairman of the meeting lived. The Midland hosiery factory at Busbford has been biirnedi ■ ' ■ 1 40,000 London Communists were to have met on Sunday, March 15, at the grave of Karl Maix, the socialist, but the police, however, closed the gates and prevented the meeting. -\ The memoirs of Princess Alice will early in April, edited by Prince Christian. ■.■-';,'

Murray will publish a book by Baron Epwton, nearly completed, of memoirs of Beaconsfield.

. Garraoyle's defence in an action.for breach of promise, brought by Miss Fortescue, has been delivered to Court, he admits contract, and also breach of ofty and leaves the jury to assess the damages; but submits that £30,000 is too much. He is at Constantinople. . Amass meeting was to. be held in London on March 21st, to oppose.any action that will increase : the price of meat. ; '.

Gladstone was indisposed on the 13th suffering from catarrh, and was confined to his room. Later reports say that the trouble is owing to a disagreement with the Marquis of Hartingdon that.England must-control the. Red Sea ports of Egypt. • Despatches at New York from London, March 9, mention tho consolidation of the great banking firm of Barnetts, Hoars, Hamburg, Lloyd, and Bosanquefc, Salt Aarman, Salt Wheatman, • with Lloyd's • Bank Company, which, as a result, will extend its capital to £5,000,000, Captain Naire, who commanded the British Arctic expedition in 1875, assisted by Captain Markham, has drawn up a memorandum of great value regarding ice and navigation ol South Sound which has been sent to American authorities.

The World and, Truth have.been canvassing Her Majesty with the ut-, most freedom. .First, charging her with, dragooning her; household into providing presents for Princess Victoria upon her approaching marriage with Prince Louis of Battenburg; second, says slio is delaying the appearance of Princess ■ Alice's letters till another edition of her own journal has been sold.

A bust of the American poet, Longfellow, was unveiled in Westminster Abbey on March 1. Earl Granville, Sir Hugh 'Childers, Minister Lowell, Alice Longfellow and Annie Longfellow (daughters of the poet), Moncure Convay aud Theodore Martin were amongst those present. Earl Granville made an eulogistic speech. The bust has been placed in the coets' corner between those of Chaucer and (Dryden. William Thackeray Marriott (liberal)' member for Brighton, lias been reelected to the House of Commons. Ho resigned his seat to test the feeling of his constituentcy on tho Government's Egyptian policy. Two members of the firm of Parker, solicitors, in Bedford .Row, London, absconded on March Oth, having.misappropriated their client's title deeds. The liabilities are between £1,000,000 and £3,000,000. .They had borrowed .£IOO,OOO for various speculations. The captain of the steamer Nisero arrived in London on March sth to interview Lord Granville regarding the crew now held in bondage, Tho Nisero was wrecked on the West' Coast of Belhaen Sumatra in Nov., 1872, and the vessel was looted by subjects of the Rajah'of Tenam. The crew of twenty-five men, among whom was an American, were taken captives, and are held by the Hajah for £62,000 ransom. The English and Dutch have already made efforts to succour the captives. , AMERICAN SUMMARY. ': ' SAN FRANCISCO, March 17. A terrible explosion of coal mines at Pocahoutas, Virginia, from firedamp, Nine were completely wrecked, 150 miners were killed. Mrs Langtry has finally decided not to go to Australia tb's year her health not being strong enough to stand the journey. Her Francisco engagement begins June 17th, after which she returns to England. . Solomon Morse, putative author of tho "Passion" play, has committed suicide by drowning.