ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1794, 22 September 1884, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

(Per s.s, Australia.) (United Press Association,) London, August 20, Henry Irving gave his farewell performance at the Lyceum Theatre on the 27th. He makes an extended professional tour of Canada and tho United States, including California. The Duke of Edinburgh with the Chauuel fleet was in Dublin Harbor on the 29 th. A great stir was caused among the people, and the Duke was well received, Thousands flocked to Kingstown to visit the vessels, and the evenings were made brilliant with, balls, fireworks, and illuminations,of ships. The Freeman's Journal remarked that such an occurrence indi : cated how loyal the Irish might be if they woro only accorded their rights. The ship Earl Beaconsfield, from Glasgow for San Francisco, was burned at sea (according to a despatch dated London, August 29), The crew landed at Valparaiso in two boats. W. T. Sutcliffe, corn merchant, Liverpool, failed on August 29. Liabilities, 1100,000 odd.

William Leopold Resell (Baron Amphill) British Ambassador to Berlin, died on August 24th. Cumberland, an Englishman, and notorious as a "thought reader," managed to make L 2500 in ouo week in Austria recently, Charles Bradlaugh will lecture in tho United Slates in October and November.

A despatch of 25fch August says the island of Jersey was shaken up with an earthquake on that day which lasted over 30 minutes.

An Irish poor named Lord Cahir was handed ovor to the London police on August 26 for raising a row in a coU'ee-rooui. When before the Court he behaved in au uproarious manner, abusing the judge, prosecutor and police, and threatened -thorn all with his vongance, Finally he was bound over to keep the peace for six months, Advicos iu London on August 27 from Calcutta states that a famine in Mysore is inevitable, owing to drought and the authorities are taking no steps to provide relief. The French are establishing a coal depot at Pondicherry, India. Thunderstorms almost unexampled in severity swept over the North of England and Scotland on August 12. Many buildings in Edinburgh and other cities were partially demolished by lightning. Dundee was enveloped in dense darkness, and for an hour traffic was suspended, Several persons were killed by lightening, among the number Earl Lauderdale who was overtaken by the storm when out riding,

The Duke of Wellington dropped dead at Brighton on August 13th just as he was entering the train for London.

The envelope factory of Jas, Hodgson, in Little Trinity-Lane London, was totally destroyed by fire on the 15th, caused by the bursting of a gas machine; loss, L50,Q00.