THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 110, 22 January 1881, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

An earthquake m British Columbia split glaciers, fillJd creek* and men, changing their courses. • ;■;■•' Th« Earl of BaaeoqsSeid's new dot.], " Endymion," is a great success. The Royal Geographical Society it considering a p)an for a new arctic expedition' by way of Joseph's land; The Hon. Mr. Brand, Speaker of the House of Commons, m a speech at Lewes, m Sessex, on the 16th December, said the prediction that the America* farmer 'would crush out the English' farmer, would never be fulfilled, as the American was at heavily taxed as the Englishman. ,The Princess of Wales had a barrow escape from a severe injury, if not death, oh Pecember 14th. While following the hounds m, Norfolk, her hone , ehied and almost threw her, bitf Sir Dijjhton Proby fortunately caught Her fiojal Highness before she could faU. , „ : . |The Revs. Dale apd ixtcaighii Ritualists, hare been released from gaol ,on the understanding that they will not do anything contrary to Lord Penzances's monition,. ;The situation m Ireland is. causing much anxiety, and it isfeared, tU*fc:* bltwdy oollisibn bet ween the Ljagqeja and the. Gkove^n,ment forces m,aj en.sW at an/ moment. The Government are Wgely reinforcing the troops m Ireland, nnrf the number is npw estimated at 80,00a: Mjanjr Irish families well off a few tuon&hs. ago, ase-sow, m actual poverty, and the situation, is rapidly nearing the point where something will haff. to. be done by the Government, or the Land Lea.-, guers, Fenians, and Home Btulei* will hare arrayed against the Adpu'mstratioo, the pp,i pulation of nearly the entire island^ ( " Boycotting," inlfex.ibly imposed, hi diß- ■ affected districts, is driving even wellmeaning people, and many Protestants, into open affiliation with the Leagues. Numerous instances? ave given where, r ,even with police ptotection, proscribed individuals could obtain nothing m the way of labor, food, or lodging from the inhabitants,

, In Dublin, the merchants and other citizens declare they will not serve on juriea m the State brinU, fur tear of injury to their business or murder. Local attorneys refuse to serve eviction papers, and m one mat* nee, where one did serve such papers, he narrowly .escaped wiih his life, although he apologised and promised not to repent the ai-iion. i The Land League* have issued an address .'condemning outrngei\nd the sending threatening letters. The Leaguers themselves are jnow receiving threatening letters, and among .them Mr. Parnell got one, telling him he would be killed if ha attended a certain ingI Urgent ordera have been issued to the Itroops m Dublin to hold themselves m readi-.-ness for service. All furloughs have been ■cancelled. The Scot?' Guards will reinforce the troops there, and a regiment from Gihralter has left for England, and has been ordered to land at Cork. Magazines and depots are being established throughout the districts, with detachments of soldiers and constabulary to|guard them, and for ot her services. At a meeting of the Land League m Dublin on December 15th, a manifesto, was adopted, which stated that when the outlines of the promised Land Bill was made public by the Government, a special meeting of the League will immediately be held for the purpose of discussing the measure and pronouncing as to its worth. Captain Boycott has applied to the Hon Mr. Gladstone for compensation for bis losses, but which the Premier would not ;promise to give. i The Pwll-y-Graif new colliery m Rhondda Valley, where the explosion took placs on the 10th December is abut a mile from the place where the great explosion happened m the Dins collier; on January 13, 1878, when some sixty persons perished. The Fr-nch steamer flunk by the Oretegia, near Speeaia, on November 24, was the Oncle Joseph. The persons lost were mostly poor emigrants for South America. RUSSIA. The Nihilists' placards found on the walls of houses m St. Petersburg proclaim the begining of a new and stronger revolutionary movement and that the Czar will not live another year. Strict watch by the police fails to find where the plcards come from, or who put them up. The expedidition against the Kurds has, so far as known, made progress. Differnces with the Vatican are to be settled m St Petersburg, the Pope having selected a delegate to represent the church thre. FRANCE. The Baroness De Friedland, a Bonaparfcist and personal fiiend of the ex-Empress Eugenic, has been arrested m Paris, charged with forgery to the amount of 180,003 francs. The flow of gold from Prance to the United States is exciting interest. In the Chamber of Deputies, m answering a question on the subject, the Minister of Finance* said the result was according to the laws of trade, but that the Government would endeavor to prevent the matter from becoming serious. . The ice m the Volga broke at Nijneinovgorod, doing great damage. The newspaper war between Gambetta and Rochefort continues and bitter personalities are exchanged. A Nihilist establishment has been discovered at Charkoff by the police, several printing presses and arms found there. GERMANY. A Bill to restrict the privleges of Jews n Empire has been debated io the Lower Hou?e, but pnttiug it to the vote was not reachep. The anti-Jewish movement is strongest m the larger towns, where people have combined m an organisation pledged to do bnsiness with Jews. 1 'm a speach at Strasbourg General Manteufel paid that the union between Alsace and Lorrwine with Germany was complete and Inal, and anyone attempting to disturb the 1 exi3iing relations would he eeveraly punished. GREECE. ;The deficit m the Greek budget will be covered by a loan. The Prince of Niridates has been arrested m Northern Albania, and taken to ConstantiITALY. ;The Italian Chamber of Deputies has passed a vote of confidence m the Ministry. The Pope has issued an Enclyclical letter, exhorting the bishops of the Church to exhort their flocks to work for, and contribute to'thn Apostolic Foreign Missions. CHINA AND JAPAN. The tribes m, Northern Cashmere are m revolt A small force of Sikhs arc contending against the rebels, but without success. Admiral Lesnoffsky, the commander inchief of the land and sea forces, is shortly ■ expected at Yokohama with 12 ships of war. The low yate at which paper money is quo c ed has a paralysing influence upon trade and the Japan Government is making m quiry as to terms on, which it can. obtri.u a, 'foreign loan. It is stated that the differences between the Mikado and China on the Loo Choo question has been settled upon the basis «ugee3ted by Grant, which comprises the cession to China of Midcochina,, a group, of islands at the northern end of Formosa, and recognition by China of the Mikako's Government at Loo Choo proper.