ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1715, 3 July 1883, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.

— I — ♦ The mail steadier City of New York, ( with the SaiyFrancieco mails, arrived at "Auckland yesterday. She did not leave Trisco till'oue week after ndvertised time, having been detained o\\ ing to rebairs to her machinery.

' : - Late European News. It was boldly declared by the London evening papcis of May 27th, that 'O'Donovan Rossa, dynamite projector, now in New York, and Peter .). Tynan, P,"No. 1 " of Plia<ni\ Park murder notoriety, arc undoubtedly Bi itisb spies under regular pay. Those declarations were backed up by certain noted statements, aud have produced a genuine, sensation amongst the Irish people. Nearly all the t members of the Irish parliament paity, however, ridiculed the statement. The Hon. Wyndham Stanhope, son of >Lord Harrington, secured n divorce on May 11th from Mrs Stanhope, foimerly Camille Caroline, a pretty actiess, on the ground of her adultery with Lieut. Adye, of the Royal Irish Kifles. Fashionable ,'society at Cannes have been deeply scan--.dalised over the developments. Lieut. Adye was a warm personal friend of ./plaintiff, and found Mrs Stanhope a ' reckless and fickle beauty. It is undcr-i-hftootl that both Lieut. Adye and lady will leave for the States. -J { ? There was over a foot of snow covering „ ft great part of Ireland on May J 4th, and W& -England and Scotland storms of snow •land sleet did great damage. In the north snow was as heavy as during winter, and thousands of lambs died in the > Cheviots. A violent storm which raged ovejr Dublin on May lflfch did much dam- ; age to the Hygienic building, several persons were injured. It in said that Mr Krrington, known in the House of Commons by the soubnquet|of " The Pope's Nose," and wiio is credited with having brought about the Papal note, will be rewarded with the scoret taryship of the Biitish Legation at " Rome. A box, with fuse attached, was discovered on the steps of Pctei be-rough Cathcdial on the 20th May. The affair was considered a hoax, but worshippeis at the Cathedral were much alarmed nevertheless. London shipowners favoniinc another ' canal across Suez had on May 2.1 th raised £20,000 for pieliminnry expenses, and will notify Government of the piojeet Many rumouis of a. disquieting uatuic were circulated on May '27th about the condition of the Queen's health, it was stated that fits of depiession continued, and that the alarm of the Royal family is serious. On the day pi eroding the date mentioned hci Mnjcfifcy kft for Sco Hand. The building tiado in Great Britain is marvellously prosperous, and railway comtiuctron feverishly active. The I/cymte/i, May Kith, -ays : Public works j are springing up every wheic ; capital seems to be anxious to gut out of Gov ernment securities with low inteiest, and into shipbuilding mining aud cuginceiing. Britisli farm labomeis and faimeisaie suffering fiom haul times, while every other form of labour i-> enjoying a degiee of prosperity almost unprecedented. One of the piincipal topics of gossip in according to tlie Drspir/rfi of May 27th, was the lcpoitpd maiiiagoof the Hon. John Blight to a sister of Ins first wife. Mr Biiglit's friends pcisist ently denied any such man ia»e as being contemplated. The Conservative Press, however, renewed the lepoit, but Mr Bright scorned the idea of making a formal denial of what he pays is a scandalous rumour, and his near lelatives stated that this malicious fabrication had been started by the paitisans of the law , prohibiting maniage with deceased wife's sister. There ate five sisters of Mi Bright's first wife now living. It is reported that the Piinee of Wales expressed a desiie to have Henry Lung knighted at the living banquet on the 4th Jul}'. The Queen is disposed to iofuse, as the honour lias never been bestowed upon an actor. Eight thousand emigiants, mostly Mormons, passed thiough Hull in a few dajß recently, being bound for the States. Foote, already arrested, is chaiged with the minder of Kenny in Saulle Place, Dublin, a year ago. Eight men weie allotted in Dublin on June 6th lor cons|iiiauy to inuider a eon stable. A girl testified that tho muidei of the constable was de< ided upon at a, regular meeting, of which one of tinprisoners was chairman. A London cable, dated June "2nd, says that Queen Victoria is living quite iefc tircl at Balmoial, and seldom goes out, • she is still suffering fiom low spiuta and a shatteied nervoti-. system. A large monument of grey granite has been placed over the grave of Join: Brown in Ciathic clnncbyard. Theie will also be monuincnt.il biass in the Prince Consort's mausoleum at Frogmore, and a tablet in the n.ivc of S. fteoige's Chapel, Windsor. Her Majesty is tiiele-,s in devising means for the perpetuation cf her faithful servant's name Parnell has at last made an official i utterance, in the form of nn open letter I to a Paris journalist, concerning the Pope's circular. Heconsuleis the effect will be the divoicing of Jiisli politics from the domination of lebgiou-. bodies altogetlier, and is pleased witn the situa tion. The Irish National League is preparing for a campaign of cxtraotdinaiy eneigy, and hope to increase the number of Parnell's paity in Pailiament fiom thiity to sixty. Lord Roseberry, becoming piqued at some remarks made by Sir Win. Jlaiuourt in debate on the sth of June, to the effect that Loid Rosebciiy, m his capacity of LJndcr-ttecretary for the Home Depaitment, was specially chareed with Scotch inteiests meiely as a tempo rary plan, and intended to propitiate the Scotch membei.s, has resigned the oflice, , and Mr John Toinliiibou succeeds him. Earl Duffeiiu recommends that the Eroposal for Irish emigration to Canada c refused. -The Channel tunnel scheme is emerging from its long slumber. A gieat majonty of scientific engineers who have given testimony befoiea committee of mvestik gation favour it, and oppose the opinions of military authorities, Geneial Adye, Surveyor-General of Ordnance, and General Clarke, Inspector of Forfcifieafcions, agree with the engineers. Joe Brady, the first convicted of the t Phoenix Park murderers, was hanged at S 'o'clock on the morning of May 14. A vast concourse gathered outside the prison yard, where a strong force of (jcavalrv, infantry and police were posted to' preserve order. There was no attempt at a disturbance, however. Liverpool Irishmen sent the condemned a wreath of flowers, with a card of commiseration j attached. Brady was silent both to the I gaol governor and chaplain. One of the {last things he did was to write a letter to (his mother. He carried a prayer-book /iv his hand to the scaffold, aud appeared /thoroughly resigned and firm. His body Ifell nine feet, and death was instantaneous. The crowd outside the gaol V/un estimated at 10,000, a greater throng .tbs n ever collected when executions were * v jpubHc. When the black flag was seen kf'OV^lf the gaol, a cry of "Hats off!" un■cavfered every head. The crowd then ■Jlfjlersed quietly. Daniel Curley, the Imeond man convicted, met his fate at ■jQlinaiuham on May 18th. The same ■|mlitary guard was present as ■ ft, ' the execution of Joe Brady. ■| Ster the priests had prayed privately X Flth the condemned man in the cell. H Aaii'was performed in the prison chapel B of the governor and the M Prattlers, and Curley received the SacraHilfeuti Meanwhile groups of women who Hjfeti gathered outside the prison were on knees saying the litany for the dying. Btthenthe black nag, announcing that the ■fiweution had taken place was hoisted HweFthe prison, every man in the crowd Hfi||iide, which numbered nearly a thouH^^l^uncovered his head and murmured of sympathy with Curley. A ■E& Ivas then made by the crowd for the

garden near by where Curloy's relatives hud assembled, and where his father was kneeling and praying for the repose of his son's soiU, but soon afterwards dispersed. Cuiley walked to the scaffold with little assistance ; he seemed to be resigned to his fate, but was hardly firm. He declined to make any statement touching his connection with thcciiinc for which lie was executed; death was instantaneous. In a letter written to his wife lir said, "I will take my secrets to the giavo with me, and leave those who are at freedom to enjoy it. I will die in peace, forgiving all my enemies.'' Thomas Cafrey, fourth Phoenix Park murderer, ■was iinngcd at Kilman ham gaol on the morning of June 2nd. He was composed on the scaflold, and death was instantaneous. The condemned wrote a letter to his bi other on the preceding evening, in which he said, "1 hope you will never have cause to blush for my name. As I am paying the penalty of my crime in this woild, I hope I won't have to suffer for it in the nevt." Hanlan, oaisinan, is expected to visit San Fianciseo m September with Trickett and Laycoek. Intense heat is being felt in 'Frisco and New York, and many deaths by sunstroke are reported. Fanny Kellogg, operatic singer, is pronounced insane. An English syndicate have purchased 1,500,000 acics in Texas, bordering on Jndian ten itory; price three million dollars. The repotted rich gold discoveries in Lower California has been confirmed. Situated about 100 miles from Monvoljo. Meetings in American cities denounce the Pope's letter on Irish affairs. One speaker at a Chicago meeting said : " When the Pope became a politican he should be tieated as Mich," a sentiment which appeals universal amongst lnshAnieiican Catliohc3. Chns IJooke, bicyclist from Melbourne, jvasauested.it Fusoo foi plajmg confidence yames and deceiving women. The Fiee Tiade Conference began its sessions at Detroit on Thursday, 31st May. The lion. David Wells, president, said the meeting was one of the most temaiU.ihlc since the war. Ho tefaicd to the depie&sion in business thioughout the country, and violence at labour strikes, and said th.it pressure of events will piompt the (jiicstion, Why m this- land of plenty and good hum,' l-,'theio such situation and (listless? It was only a question ot timewhen the element of liberty evolved in tlii-, free tiade question would as-,eit itself. Manufacturers should be piotieted by lemoving the tax on law materials, pulling them in a position to con' ond w)lb Joroigiiois. .Riots ;no iiLMini'iit, amonj; the Chinese and white labouiei.s on the Canadi.ui | r.iciflc l.ulway, and many Celestials die killed. The T)nko of Albany olTcied Ins seivices as (io\cmoi-( leneial of Canada as succe^soi to the Maiquisof Lome. The Duke \uote to MrOladstone, wlio lcplud that the Duke was too young for such an impoitant position, and also lacked e\pctiencci in government. The Puke's physicians .iNo considered his liealth would not permit of his acceptance. Ihe (Jovernor-Geiu'i.il, in proroguing the Canadian Paihament, congratulated membeis on the buoyant state of the revenue, which enabled them to grant aid to ia.ilwa.ys and other woiks. He spoke feelingly of Ins appioaching departuie. l?y a panic in the petroleum market in New York, on .lime oth, many speculator wcie brought to the vcige of bankruptcy. A sculling race between Hanlan find Kennedy took place on May 31st, distance, six iiiiles, v\ith smooth com so. Kennedy maintained a slight lead lor the Hi st mile, Ifanhin aftei wauls had it all hi- own way, and won easily. Olh'cial time— Hani. m, Iflinin. 4see. ; Kennedy, lDinin. <">2seo. Paitieulais of the disaster on the East Jlivei budge, at New Yoik, shows that th'jie weie thousands of people on the budge walking briskly. As the ciowd appioached a shoit flight of steps those in trout pushed hack for tear ot being precipitated over the flight a distance of about si\ feet, the thousands behind pushed on, and those coming fiom the Biookhn side caused a ftightlul pre^uie, foicinj,' the fiontol the oiowd near the edge of the step-, women and chihhen wcie ciying foi help, niL'ii wlic slioutmg confusedly, parcels were tluown over by people who needed then hands to fijht their way out of the despeiare eiuwd, at last a young girl lost her footing on the peulous edge, and fell headlong and struck a hatch way at the foot ot the steps. .She caught a moment, tin n i.nsed heiself on her hands, and would hive got up, but in another moment she vvasbuued four deep under the bodies of those who tell o"er the steps aftei her. She was dead when got out half-an hour after. Men spiang upon the rails at the side, and would ciowd back horn the New Yoik end, but people continued to pay their pennies and ciowd on to the lnidtje. At last those at the ISTew Yoik end undo stood what was happening, and the antes were closed, and the pi csnre on the biidjjc was relieved. Ambulance waggons were improvised, and 14 dead and many wounded wcie conveyed away. The waggons were followed by women ciying for children, and seveial of the women were halfnaked, the clothing of many of them being tom to lags Mrs Langtiy contemplates obtaining a divoiccin the Amciican oouits.