LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1465, 22 November 1881, Page 1 (Supplement)

LATE ENGLISH NEWS.

The United Kingdom has been visited by a terrible hurricane. Dispatches of the 16th mention it as one of the most disastrous for years. There was much damage to shipping in the Mersey, many boats arc aground in^ the Thames, and steamboat traffic is ' suspended. The London Paiks aio strewn with fallen timber ; in South Park 400 trees weie blown down. The gale damaged property all over the countiy, unroofing and wrecking hundreds of houses in li eland and Scotland, and killinpr many people. 45 fishermen aie reported lost at Birnmouth and Eyemouth, Scotland, and 50 in Berwickshire, at sea during the time, aie given up as lost. 70 Dunbar fishermen are reported drowned, also three pilots in the Tyne. At Stockton-on-Tees five persons were killed by the falling of a roof. The steamer Cypndan, from Liverpool to Genoa, was wiecked on the Welsh coas.fc, and 22 lives lost. 85 vessels in all were lost ; approximate value of propeity destroyed, £8,000,000. The wires weie down in eveiy direction, and communication uncertain. Moat of the land wires connecting with England and the continent were broken. The British barque Edith Lorno, from Hobait Town for Portland, Oregon, went ashore on October 17th, on Clatsop Spit, outbide the Columbia river bar, and it is feared will prove a total wreck. President Arthur is called "the silent President.'' A dispatch bays he is so leserved that ' ' the silent days of Grant were garrulous compared with these." Mormon missionaries aro swaiming to Europe. Darwin, tho philosopher, has fallen heir to #158, 000, by the will of Erasmus Darwin, his brother. The statement is made that the death of Lord Airlie in tho Western States was preceded by the ghostly beating of adiutn at the maHsion in Scotland, the u^ual feign, according to report, of the speedy death of a member of the family. Lady Airlie heard the sound, and was much prostrated in consequence. Tn consequence of the action of the local Land League, Captain Hurteph, the maater of the Kilkenny hounds, Ireland, has discharged his servants and left for England. This entnils a loss to Ihe town of $500,000 ; Lord Waterford also intends to clote up his establishment. Loid Rosse's tenants are in revolt, not one of 500 or more on his property appearing on the 9th to pay rent. A number of farmhouses he has on his hands were burned. At Newmarket, October 11, the Czarewitch Stakes were won by James R. Keene's Foxhall; Chippendale, second; Fiddler, third. Nineteen horses ran. Betting against Foxhall, just before the start, was 9to 2. He took up the running three-quarters of a mile from home, and won m the commonest canter in about 10 lengths. Retreat and Mistake failed to secure a place. Sir Garnet Wolsely expresses the hope that the Channel tunnel will never be constructed. He considers it would be a lasting source of danger to England. Speaking of the Foxhall and Iroquois victories, the " Times " says :—": — " We may honestly and cheeifully congratulate Americans upon another solid triumph worthy of them, by which the racing season has been marked; but these triumphs are not purely American, as Iroquois and Foxhall are of pure English and Irish descent. Until one of our great races is won by a horse of American blood and breeding, (and trained and ridden by an American) Englishmen will not feel alarmed." Keeno's Foxhall won the Select Stakes at; Newmarket od the 12th, and his jockey, McDonald, was presented with £2,000 'Foxhall, it is eaid, will be pitted against Iroquois soon. The Marquis of Waterford and his friends were mobbed 'recently while hunting with the Curraghmore hounds. He has resigned the master/ihip. The dogs were stabbed with pitchforks and the hunters pelted with stones. Tn Kildare the Land League has given notice that if either the Marquis of Drogheda, the Earl of Mayo, Lord Cloncurry, John La Touche, or William Blaoher appearin the field the hunting will be stopped. The gentlemen named are 'the principal landowners in the county, and residents on their estates. Mr Parnell'fl arrest; which took place at Morrisons hotel, Dublin, on the morn- | ing of the 13th, has caused intense excite- i raent 1 throughout Ireland. Carlo w, Eildare, rLongford, -L'outty Wexfoid, and Wicklow' bounties, ; and' certain 1 baronies w Meath iiave been {noolaimed under rt»e

Coercion Act. Moderate Liberals and Conservatives approve of the arrest. An Irish farmer named Leath, living near Rathmore, on Lord Kenraare's property, was killed by a band of armed men on Oct. sth, for paying his rent. The same day, a man carting boycotted oata in the parish of Doon, County of Tipperary, who mortally wounded. Bingham, a landlord, was fired at while riding near Erris, by a man disguised in women's clothing. A girl with him in the car was wounded. King Alfonso was invested with the Order of the Garter in Madrid the other day. He has received marks of sympathy from Queen Victoria, but none more agreeable than this high distinction. The daughter of President Grevy will be married to Mr Wilson, TJnder-Secre-tary of Finance, on the 23rd. The French in Tunis are gradually driving the Arabs back to the mountains. Ex-Empress Eugenie made her will on a recent visit to Pari^, leaving all her fortune to Prince Victor, and declaring him the head of the Bonapartist Party. A clause in the document says the young Prince is to devote all his mind to the tiervico of the cause of the Empire. Victor Hugo has given 10,000 francs to the poor of Paris. The Czar has taken comprehensive measures for the protection of his favourite residence in St. Petersburg, tho Am toh k off Palace. A subterranean passage has been constructed all aiound if., which can be patrolled by sentinels, and, if necess.iry, immediately filled with water. Tiio Czar is negotiating for the purchase of the vauous houses surrounding the p.ilane. The Nihilist head quarters wers discovered at St. Petersburg on the 7tL, and 60 ariests made, It is likely the racers Foxhall and lioquois will meet soon on the Chicago Driving Park. §30,000 is offered the owners as an inducement. The estate of James Gordon Bennett is to be brought to the hammer as the result of a friendly suit between himself and his sister Jeannette (now Mrs Bell), with a view to partition. Landerberger's Mill, in Randolph street, Philadelphia, was burned on the night of the 1 3th, and more than twenty lives lost in the flames — all operatives. Guiteau, the assassin, was arraigned on the 14th, and pleaded " not guilty' 1 to the charge of murdering James A. Garfield. He seemed broken down in health, and uncared for in person, being shabbily dressed. The trial is fixed for the 7th November next. While Guiteau was in Court, a man named Bertlieam, evidently intoxicated, sought to boirow a pistol to shoot him. New York is threatened with a short water supply. In many cases water for household uses is being hauled to dwellings and sold for 50 cents a barrel. Poor people who occupy small houses in remote ' places are suffering. Henry B. White, Secretary of the Shoe and Leather Insiuance Company, of Boston is, according to report, defaulter to the amount of IOO.OOOdoIs. Dr. J. G. Holland, editor of Scribner's Monthly Magazine, and widely known for his literary ability, died buddenly in New York on the 12th. At one time deceased was associate editor of Springfield liepublican.

The bluebottle buzzes a very "fly" song. Always giving somebody a lift ; The hotel elavator.— Sjj) ing field Ncwi>. The boss "whim" of the Avorld — " Wom'eu. — Newton Rojmbhcan. Giioust, hunters frequently go to the dogs. — 3[o(km A) go. Parvgeapiiists must bo mild-mannered men, for they seldom put heads on their aiticles. A scolding woman's roughly planned to fume and bluster and cominaud JV. Z. News. Mark Twain owns stock in si watch factory, though ho is absorbed in his literaiy woik dnd takes no heed of time. Mo.sT young fellows thiuk their arms make as nice nb-buncU for girls' waibts as they need care for. Some of the plays now on the stage arc sick enough to make a Buffalo Billious. — Wit and Wiuloin It is always pleabing to notice Colonial productions spoken favourably of in the Home country. A notable instance conies to hand by the San Francisco mail. The British Association held its jubilee meeting this year in Yoik, and a special feature of the conversazione was an oxyhydiogen lantern exhibition of photogiaphs of New Zealand scenery, including the Hot Lake district, the terraces, the Southern Alps, glaciers, lakes, and fiords, all of which were from the camera ot Messrs Burton Bros., of Dunedin. The views were considered exceedingly interesting, and were explained by Dr Lant Carpenter, who was on a visit here a few months ago. The exhibition wps consideied of such importance, and likely to prove such a "draw,'' that it Avas Bpeci-" ally advertised. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a Lent It to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne and when btnetly earned out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery millinery, and clothing- at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operatne society, without the risk of being called upon tobearaportionofthelossshould the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shonn them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the first year. Countrj buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, \nd general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, will be marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is new and cheaply bought. An inspection is invited.— Garlick and Cranwfll, City Hall Furnishing Arcade Queenstreet, Auckland