SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This afternoon, 1.43, to-morrow morr. ng, 2 24 SUN wEX* This eveniDg, 6 6 SUN RlSE—To morrow morning, 5.27 MuON'S A_E—Full moon, 15th instant, 10,53 a m

ARRIVALS.

Cj'phrene., R.M. s s 15t0 tons, Wood from San F _n e»«c. and Honolulu with English and American mail Fiut, origantine. from Lyttelton Pretty Jane, s.s_, from Poveity Bay.

DEPARTURES.

Phcebe, s.s., Worsp for the South Hawea, ss, Wheeler, for th. South

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Oazelle, German man-of war. from a cruise White Eagle, ship, QSGW, from London; sailed

July 14 Ocean Mail ship, W R QF, from London . Star of ..ermany. ship, from London; sailed Aug 21 Willium Ackers, barque, from t ewcastle; sailed 25th

September Cabarfeidh. baique, from Newcastle, early Francis Herty, barque, from Melbourne (via Wel lington), sailed October 2 Je»ica. baique, from x^ew York ; sailed 2nd June Prospedtor, barque, from Levufea Victor, barque, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Lizzie Fox, from New Yorft; sailed 3rd July _Pmu, Fcrew-barquentine. from Levuka Coronet, from Tahiti, early Edi'h schooner, from Rarotonga, at ones Loch Lee, three-masted schooner, from Sydney Isabella Pratt, from Oamaru Rosannah Rose, schooner, from Dunedin ; sailed 6th instant Dauntless, Hawaiian schooner, from Levuka

B_?~ A special charge is made for consignees' ro shippers' names inserted in this column.

IMPORTS.

Ex Cyphrenes from San Francisco: 3G sacks linseed cake acd meal, 45 packages merchaudise, 51 packages match, s, 2 cases brooms, 102 cases salmon, 3e boxes apples, 2 sacks seed, 20 packages dried •epples 51 packag.s matches, 1 keg lard, 1 c_.se macdinery 1 case p^per, 1 case bibles, 1 case rifle cartridges, ' 1 case brooms, 60 bales hops 75 cases salmon, lv flasks quicksilver. From Honolulu : 130 bags-'rice.—Jno Keid. gent A,S.N. Co. Per Cyphrenes from ?>_ Franc sco : 51 packages matches 2 cases broo r_.s, Henderion and Macfarlane. Per C^phrtms from San Francisco: 30 boxes aprilcs, H S. Meyers and Co. Perßrit-sh Empire, from London—l 4 casks chain, 8 p<ck««e3 (1 threshing machine , 7 casks ironmongery 2 ca-es ironmongery, 3 cases tools, 1 steam engine, T. and rt. Morrin. Per Flirt from Lystelton: 30 sacks wheat. 50 do oats, 43J to barley, 3 cases h&ms— _. H. McKenzie, agent Per British Fmpire-15 bales paper, Reed [[and Brett. ,

ARRIVAL OP THE R.M.S.S. CYPHRENES FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND HONOLULU.

The Cyphrenes left the wh^rf at San Francisco at 11.20 a m on Mouday. 13th September (Auckland time 14th September.) Cleared the Golden Gut. at 12.30 pm ; wind fresh from the WsW. Parsed the Farai lone Islands at 3 r>m, when the wind hauled to the NW _ith a heavy rolling sea; towards night, wind fresh from _BW and heavy sea Kent day (15tn) wiad moderate from the N. and «ea fiom the same direction which continued to lat 33 N, long 131 W, With drizzling rain at intervals. *< h-nce to lat 28 N. long 144 W, light NW and SW winds, smooth sea anri fine weather; thence to Honolulu light easterly trades and fine Arrived off Honolulu at 9pm 22nd Sep tember, 8 days 0 hou.sfrom Fraocisco ; ecterei the hftTbour at 11 pm. Left Honolulu 4.30 p m 23rd, cleared the harbour at 5 pra ; wind mnderate from HE and B^E. and fine weather till midnight. Next day licht variable airs for a few hours, thence SoW ; towards night vdnd light from ENE and fine, and continued to lat 10 N, long 161 W ; thence to lat. 6 N very heavy rain and wind from S and _ESE This weather oily continued for one day, and is the only rain we have had during the trip. The _.E. trades were met w.th in 5° N. long 16° S. W The Equator was crossed on the 29th September, in long. 165° W. ; the S K. trades continued to lat. 17° S , long. 172° "W. Thence to lat. 31° S., long. 179° W., 8 and S.t* E. breerea were experienced ; thence to the Great Barrier wind fresh from the N.E. and _ST. ; heavy weather and overcast sky, with moderate sea. On 2nd October pissed Upolu (Navigator Islvtid-), and put a gentleman passenger (bound there) on board a cutter call.d the Mary, fl»i g the British flag On the 4th Oct .ber passed Eoa and Tongatabu. The meridian was crossed on Thurfday 7th October, in lat, 28 3 S Sighted the Great Barrier at 830 p.m. on Bth October; passed it at 9 pm. From Great Barrier very dirty wea'her and hevey rain ; lay to bebi: d Tiri Tiri for thren hours. beir>g too thick to proceed. At daylight proceeded ; still very thick weather and raining. Sighted Tiri Tiri at midnight, and en'ered the harbour at 7 a.m. on .he 9th being 24 da> s and 18 hours from San Krancisco and 15 rays 14 hours from Honolulu. The wass&ge throughout has been marked by pleasant weather "We are indebted to Mr Henry Adams, purser; for com. lete Hun Francisc i files Passengers; Prom Sen Francisco for Auckland- Saloon : Muses Duncan (two), tion. S. O. Lyttelton. Hon. A. J. Kalfour and servant, Mr and Mrs William Thompson. Messrs C. Lively, John McKellar, i.apt. C. Petherbridge, and eighteen in the steerace. Kor Sydney—Saloon : Alice Duoning Lingard, Miss Oickh Lingard, Miss C Rogers. Mr and Mrs liilke. Captain Andley Brote, Messrs John fobeTtson, Frank Lawlor Paul Nauhardt. R. W-bh. T. Williams. H. C Rusell and 30 in the steerage For Melbourne: Miss Alice Sherry, Messrs George Giddens, Wm Hay ward, Edgar, Holt. E. Johnson, J. Collins, and nine in the steerage.

The brigatitine Flirt arrived this morning from Lyttelton after a tedious p.ssage, which has been prol.ngfd by adverse winds. Captain Mckenzie reports leaving on the 20th nlto. Had strong nor'herly and N. W. winds till making the East C_>pe last Monday. She brirg . a c.rgo of grain. The sb. Pretty J ice arrived early this morning from Poverty Bay having been detained several days on the vcvage, owing to her inability to make head agai_st the. boisterous weather. Passengers, saloon, Messrs, C Philips Sutherland, Finlayson, Chalfleld, and Solomon. She also brings 20 head of cattle and 200 she* p. The as Bowena left for Tstiranga at 6 o clock last night. The hrigantine Mary "Webster, having cleared for .Newcastle, is awaiting a favorable wind to take her departure. The ship British Empire has entered at the Cust< ms

The schooner Anne Moore has hauled away from th« wharf and anchored in the stream. She proceeds to Taiiua to load for Dunedio.

The schooner Ocean Wave is loading for Levuka for which port the is to start in a few days. The s.s JPhcebe l.ft for the South this morning with the southern portion of the San Francisco English mail

The s s Hawea was to leave for the South this afternoon.

The s.s. Minnie Casey did not leave for Mahuraugi this morning, in consequence of the threatening look of the weather. It will be seen by advertisement that she is to leave at ten o'clock to-morrow morning.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

The ship Ocean Mail, famous for her smart passages, left Lonron for th.s port on the 13tn August. She is chartered by the Jvew Zealand Company, and brings out 175 immigrants

The _*ew Zealand Shipping Company were to tli SD»tch for this port on the 12th September, the ship Qarnatic. \v__.» the mail left T_-orx_.cn the magnificent ship Star of Germany bad just sailed for Auckland, ehe comes on behalf of Messrs Shaw, Savil'e and Co., and brings nearly 3000 tons of cargo Sua sailed on the 2ist August.

The schooner Atalanta has cleared for Tairua in bal-a.t.

The cutter Wanderer brings 17,000 feet timber from WaDgapoua. Tb_ cutter Wang _rei brings 21 head cattle, 20 bags gum, 10 boxes eggs, and 14 bjxes {.utter from Wan garei

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as follows:— Foi 'i'names, on Moud_y next, at 9.30 am For Coromaudel. on Wednesday next at 11.30 a m For -Au.-tralian Colonits, per Cyphrenes, this day, at 4pm For Whitiand, per Ocean, on Monday next, at 4 pm Kor tv'angarei, <_c, Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona on Monday at 4 p m For Kawau and Matakana, per Minnie Casey, on Tuesday next, at 10 a m For Gisborne ana Napier, per Pretty Jane, on Tues day next, at 2 p m For levuka, Fiji, per Ocean Wave, on Wednesday day next, at '__ p. m. Per s.s. Taranaki, on Saturday, 16th instant :— For A usiralian Colonic, India, China, Mediterra nean Ports, Conti-ent of Europe, United King dom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters spe^ cially so addressed), and via Brindisi. S. B. BIS 3. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

ATKIN.—On September 26, at North Shore, Mrs. E.

T. Atkin of a daughter. PENZHOLZ.—Oa the 9th October, the wife of Mr. H. Penzholz of a son.

DEATHS.

ARCHER.—On the 9th Ootober, Minnie Jane Archer,

aged 6 years. Tne funeral will leave her father's residence,

Newton, at quarter to 3 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday). POWER—On the 7th instant, at Claremont-street, Kyber Pass Eoad, Susan, the beloved wife of Mr. Pv. H. W. Power, H.M. Customs, Auckland, in her 42nd year. The funeral will leave her late residence at three

o'clock to-morrow (ounday) afternoon. Friends

will please accept this intimation. FITZPATRICK.—On the Bth instant, at the residence of his father-in-law—John Duggan, John Fitz patrick, of the Volunteer Fire .Brigade, aged 46 years. The funeral will leave his late residence in Nelson

street, at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow (sunday) Friends are invited to attend. HAMON.—On the 7th instant, at her late residence, Begent-street, Kyber Pass, after a long and painful illness, Mary Jane, the beloved wife of Charles Hamon, aged 27 years ; deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. Her end was peace. The funeral will take place at 3 30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday). Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1875.

I« tii* cans* that lacks assistance, for the wrong tbat needs resistaon* "or the fatur • in the distance. An* the nod that we oh. da.

In order to find rooms for full details of mail news per steamer Cyphrenes to-day, we hold over leading articles and a large amount of local intelligence.

The R.M. s.s. Cyphrenes was to have left this afternoon for Sydney, but in conse quence of the very threatening appearance of the weather and exceptional lowness of the glass her departure has been postponed till to-morrow morning.

Our London correspondent informs us that Mr Hormsby, who went to England for Messrs T. and S. Morrin, in connection with the waterworks contract, is likely to return to Auckland by the next San Francisco mail boat. Mr Tonks will likely be a fellow pas senger with Mr Hormsby, though this is by ho means certain. If Mr Tonks should not catch the Dext 'Frisco boat, he will come on by the following Suez mail steamer, by which also it is likely that Mr Robert Lusk will be a passenger.

Among the passengers by the Cyphrenes, we welcome back again our old friend Capt Petherbridge, the indefatigable manager for for Shaw, Savill and Co. The worthy captain had not arrived in England from this city when the City of Auckland left London, so that he has not lost much time in getting back. He was in England, we believe, only seven weeks.

By the arrival of the Cyphrenes we lit r«E the sudden death in San Francisco ot Air C. Tindali Shortt, late of this city, who left for America by the City of Melbourne the trip before last. Mr Shortt died of "merrin gites " after only a few days illness. Deceased resided in Sydney before he came to Auckland.

Miss Florence Colville (Mrs. Hoskins) was a passenger by the s.s. Albion for Melbourne on her last trip. We understand that Mrs. Hoskins proceeds to Hobart Town, where her mother is lying in a critical state of health.

The Colonial Bank have issued a new style of notes, of the three kinds £10, £5, and £1 There is a device on each note representative of colonial arts and industries, and place and plenty. The £1 notes are printed in black ink with the word " One" on a green scroll on each side in front. The £5 notes are printed in carmine, with the word " Five" on a green scroll, and the £10 notes are printed in green with the word "Ten" in red letters on each side. The value of each note is shown on its back in ornamental scrollwork, and the paper on which they are printed has "Colonial Bank of New Zealand, as a watermark.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the mem bers of the Auckland Institute will be held on Monday evening next, in the Museum Buildings.

Messrs Peace and Todd intimate by ad vertisement in another page that they have taken, enlarged and restored, the premises in Shortland-street recently occupied by the late Mr. Worfolk, and refitted them for the purpose of carrying on the business of plumb ers, gas-fitters, bell-hangers, zinc, iron, and tin-plate workers. Both these gentlemen have had largo experience in the trade in the colony, and at home, and are prepared to execute all orders en trusted to them in the most satisfactory manner. We may mention that Mr. Peace was the importer of public urinals now in use in Auckland, also the public foun tain at the corner of Victoria and Queen streets. We may further notice that Messrs. Peace and Todd are the agents, specially appointed, for Messrs. Walter Macfarlane and Co., of the Saracen Foundry, in the city of Glasgow, the appointed con tractors to Her Majesty's war department. Messrs. Peace and Todd are also prepared to execute orders for ridging, cresting, fountains and closets, and to furnish every kind of sanitary appliance, plumbers' castings, pumps sink traps and pipes.

Our Mercer correspondent writes:—"lt has been raining for the last 36 hours. The road to the railway station is coveged with water, and any person wanting to travel by rail has to submit to a cold bath for their feet, or by going around, indulge in some very soft mud, which is as bad, if not worse. The Railway Company have laid a line of rails on the road parallel with the wharf, and are about to erect a steam crane to facilitate the transport of coal and general goods. The W.S.N. Co. are again goiog to run a passenger boat from Mercer to the Upper Waikato. It is intended to run the scfew steamer Alert to Cambridge three times a week—up one clay, down the next. If thin can be accomplished it will be a boon the Waikato settiers will well know how to appreciate.

There have lately been several lamps stolen from vessels at the wharf. Another offence of the kind was perpetrated last night on board the barque Prince Alfred, and the Captain offers a reward which will, we hope, be effective in bringing the offender to book.

Mr. W. A. Clarke, long known as an hotel-keeper in tbis city, and as the caterer of the Auckland Agricultural and Cattle Show has leased those well-known premises ad joining the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and ou Tuesday next, will open them as the " Cosmopolitan Lunch, Supper, and Oyster Rooms " under his own immediate superin tendence.

At the coroner's inquest held by R. C Barstow. Esq., EM,, on the body of Mrs. Healy, Hill-street, Onehunga the jury re turned a verdict "Died from natural causes." —Dr. Lurgan gave evidence, but a post mortem examination was not considered necessaay by either the coioner jury or police. A Provincial Government Gazette pub lished to-day, contains particulars of several fine blocks of land thrown open for free settle ment under the Homestead Act. The land is selected at Mongonui, Hokianga, and Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Kaipara and Raglan.

The members of the Auckland Eifle Brigade will hold a business meeting thi3 evening in the station-house, Albert-street, at half-past seven.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at the usual hours. Newton Kirk, by the Rev. Dr. Walks : Morning, "The Conditions of Effectual Prayer;" evening, " The Apocalyp tic Vials." Wellesley-street Baptist Church by Rev. P. H. Cornford, pastor : morning, " The Gospel of To-day ;" evening, "Faith, Hope, and Love :" Congregational Church, Beresford-street, morning and evening, by Rev Warlow Daviee, MA. Lome-street Hall, by Key. S. Edger, B.A. : morning, " What Christ says of Home Relations;" evening, "Beligion to Geology." Pitt-street Wesleyan Church, Anniversary Sermons, morning by Rev. A. Reid ; evening by Rev. W. J. Williams. Grafton-road Church, morniDg Rev. W. J. Williams; evening, Rev. Alex. Reid. Parnell (Wesleyan) morn ing, Mr. Olphert; evening, Mr. Welsman. United Methodist Free Church, morning and evening Mr. G. H. Turner. Primitive Methodist, Edwardes and Sheridan-streets, by Rev. W. Tinsley and Rev. W. Harris. Services as usual at Newton Hall, and Cook street.

In our reference to No, 2 Company yester day, a rather material error occurred. The Snider rifles are only ready for those members who intend to join the Victoria Company. Members who are going into other companies will of course look to their own officers for arms. Those members of No. 2 Company who have resolved to connect themselves with the Victoria, should make application to Captain Derrom or Lieutenant Skinner, forthwith for their rifles.

The Rev. John Wallace will preach at the Presbyterian Church, North Shore,to-morrow evening. .

To the Editor : Sir, —In last night's issue of the Stab, Bain v. Kirby, I am made responsible for Mulcahy's statement. I beg to Btate that I can only corroborate Mr Harts horn's.—"Sours respectfully, John Parker.

A butcher's boy was severely thrown from his horse this morning on the Ponsonby Road. He was laden with a big basket of meat; the horse was going a good pace, and as he was passing a patch of clay just raised up on the road, near the top of Franklin street, the animal slipped and fell, tumbling over, and crushing the boy. The poor lad was kindly helped into a neighbouring house, where he received every attention.

POLICE COURT,—This Day.

(Before F. D. Fenton, Esq., R.M.) AN EXPLANATION. Before dealing with the business of the court, His Worship said he had seen in a paragraph in one of fhe newspapers touching the Kir by case which might be injurious to Mr. Cunningham, the Clerk of the Court, if not publicly contradicted: it was there stated that Mr. Cunningham, on that occa sion, had procured certain justices to hear that particular case, and that he (Mr. Fen ton) was not required to sit; he . must contradict this statement as no such request was made to him; he came to the court on that morning in relation to a perjury case in which he was a witness; any idea therefore that undue influence was exercised was wrong and quite absurd, and although it did not effect him in any way, he felt in justice to

the Clerk of the Court that id was his duty to contradict it. DRUNK. William Elliot was found drunk last night in the pelting rain, and was sheltered in the station for the night; he was dealt with in the usual way. MARY ROBINSON. An old inoffensive woman aged 07, known as Old -folly, was brought up on a similar charge. The old woman walked into the station herself at nine o'clock last night, with her Berlin wool-work and knitting needles in her hand, in a state of intoxication, and stumbled into her old quarters and laid herself down. She pleaded guilty to the charge, and as this wa3 her third offence withm a short period, she was sentenced to seven days' imprison ment.

SONS OF FREEDOM GOLD MINING COMPANY.

An extraordinary general meeting of the above-named company was held to-day at noon, in the company's office, Wyndham street, Mr. C. J. Stone in the chair. The Chairman briefly stated that the object of the meeting was to confirm a reso lution passed at the last meeting, held on the Bth of September, which was necessary to give legal effect to their proceedings. Mr. R. Home proposed, and Mr. G-. Wil liams seconded, " That the resolution passed at the last extraordinary meeting, namely ' that the company be wound up voluntarily, and Mr. Henry N. Garland be appointed liquidator,' be confirmed." Carried unani mously. On the motion of Mr. Wilson a vote of thanks was accorded to the Chairman, and the meeting closed.

AERIVAL OF THE CYPHRENES WITH THE English and American Mails.

GREAT BRITAIN.

NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

The ordinary general meeting of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) was held on' August 19, at the City Terminus Hotel, Mr C. Magniac, the chairman, pre siding. The report, an abstract of which appeared in the Times, was taken as read. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, regretted that the accounts had not been in the hands of the shareholders earlier, although in this respect there was a slight improvement over the last occasion, and he had no doubt it would con tinue. Mr Bridges, who had worked very advautagogously in the interests of the bank, had been appointed in the place of Mr Burns in the colony. It was not thought advisable to renew Mr Burn's engagement, and his resignation had, therefore, been accepted by the Board. The election of a general mana ger w_B now under the consideration of the directors. At the formation of the bank a number of gentlemen were appointed as local directors at the different places, and at first the arrangement worked very advantageously for the bank ; but it had (since been deemed advisable to alter the aystem, and the resignations of all these gentlemen had been placed in the hands of the directors. Last year there was a report that the bank would sustain a loss of £10,000 through a bid debt at Nelson. The directors considered the amount had been greatly exaggerated, and thought they might lose some £2,000, as he stated at the meeting ; but in the end their loss was only £800. There had been other losses in the year, but had more care been exercised, these bad debts would not have been so large, and the directors had expressed a very ptrong opinion in this respect to those in the colony. They wished to do a safe and steady business. Turning to the accounts, he said the capital stood the same as before, and at present they had no intention of making a further call, although, of course, further capital would be required should there be a largo increase in the business of the bank. As to note circulation, they now stood second only to the Bank of New Zealand. Last year their liabilities were £GSO,OOO ; on the present occasion they were £020 000, show ing an increase of £240,000, which he con sidered highly satisfactory. The next item —bills payable and other liabilities—also showed a very large increase, and the item "bills received for collection" was very satisfactory. On the side of the account, "landed property, premises, furniture, fittings, &c. showed a large in crease over the previous year. Referring to the profit and loss account, he thought the most satisfactorily item in the accouut was that they had written off £4,646 for pre liminary expenses, the whole of which had dow been paid off. (Hear, Hear.) They might, perhaps, have paid more than 3 per cent, for the half-year, but they considered that 6 per cent, per annum, particularly under present circumstances, was not a bad dividend, and they would be enabled to carry forward £6.850. The report was adopted unanimously, and a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum declared. The retiring auditors, Messrs Quilter, Ball, and Co., having been re-elected, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

London, September 12.—Fifteen thousand animals are affected by the foot and mouth disease in Dorsetshire.

The Breiver's Guardian says : " The pros pects in England continue fair for a full average yield of hops of good quality. On the Continent rain is needed, and unless it comes soon the crops will be decreased and the quality deteriorated. In Germany the hop fields are somewhat troubled with mould and vermin. In Belgium the yield will be largely over the average." The body of the mate of the yacht Mistle toe having been recovered, an inquest was held and a verdict returned that there was an error of judgment on the part of the officers of the Royal Yaout Alberta, and they further express the opinion that a slower rate of speed and a more efficient lookout would be conducive to the public safety. ' The directors and committee of stock holders of the State Line Steamship Company gave a statement of the company's affairs. They propose to offer their ships which cost $2,319,000 for $1,275,000, and recommended the shareholders to allow the amount of stcck to be trafasferred to the new company upon a payment of a considerable part of the pro posed; capital. The defalcations of the Secretary of Hooper's Telegraphic Works consist in forg ing and negotiating a bill of $135,000. We believe an appeal will at once be made to the shareholders. No more capital will be called up. The first of a series of conferences so pro mote the principles of the Workmen's Peace Association of Great Britain among the work ing classes of France opened here yesterday. Delegates were present from the principal cities of England. Joseph Arch was one of the speakers. Another ease of English clerical justices justice: Rev. G. R. Gray, chairman of the Alcester Bench of Magistrates, has sentenced Robert Gordon, only eight years old, to one month's imprisonment and five years in a reformatory, for having placed a few pebbles on the Midland railway. The child denied the offence, but said he had previously put pebbles on the line to hear them "go smudge," so that he was evidently unaware that he had been doing wrong. A strange case of disappearance has oc

curred at London The 22-year-old d aughte of an English earl left her home over a month ago, and has not been heard of since. Her friends do not think she has eloped, and she took nothing of any value with her.

CENTRAL ASIA.

30,000 KHOHAND BEBELS ROUTED BY

THF RUSSIANS.

St. Petersburg, September 7.—A telegram has been received from General Kauffman, commanding the Russian expedition against the Khokand rebels, announcing that a battle was fought on the 4th inst., when the Rus sians completely defeated a force of rebels numbering 30,000, who occupied a fortified position, which General Geolevatichoff stormed. The enemy was pursued fifteen versts, and many of them were killed, and drowned in the Amudaria River. Several guns and a quantity of other war material were captured. The losses of the Russians were inconsiderable. General Kauffman will continue his advance against the rebels when his means of transportation arrive from Kodostent.

TURKEY.

WHAT PRINCE MIL4N SAYS OF THE

liNSORRECTION

Belgrade, September 10.—The text of Prince Milan's speech on the opening of the Skuptichina is published. He says of the insurrection : "Events in Turkish Provinces have caused much anxiety. The people of those countries have taken arms to rid them selves of difficulties which beset them. The Porte is massing troops on our frontier. This complicates the anxiety. The nation asks for protection. The inhabitants of Bosnia come here to escape fire and sword. I will do all I am able to do to restore a well ordered condition of things. It is to be hoped the guaranteeing Powers will succeed in pacifying the population." Advices from Constantinople represent that the Porte, to reward Servia for her neutrality, will evacuate Sewornik and grant facilities for railways ; as to Pomerania, it will concede to Montenegro a portion of her frontier. THE REVOLT IN TURKEY.—FEARFUL TROUBLES. A Herald cable special from Cetigne, Montenegro, September 10th, says all the country between Servia and Montenegro is in full revolt. Fully ten thousand insurgents have taken the field, towns have been sacked, and all the Turkish villages have been burned and the Turks massacred. The Christian inhabitants have taken refuge in the moun tains. The Turkish troops are demoralized, and the insurrection is spreading on all side 3. Montenegro is prepaied for war, and the wildest enthusiasm prevails A general war is regarded "as inevitable.

A special in the Morning Standard states that the B.itish Consul has arrived at Mostar. He witnessed horrible cruelties perpetrated by Insurgents, who in one instance roasted children alive. The insurrection is put down —only raids by Servians and Monteuegrans take place, and these are exaggerated tenfold. The Pope has instructed the Catholic Bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina to use their influence ia calming the people and to facilitate the pacification of those pro vinces.

FRANCE.

The Journal de Paris, organ of the Orlean ists, publishes a note repudiating the recent pamphlet in which the Compte de Chambord was advised to resign his pretensions to the throne of France in favor of the Compte de Paris. The note is considered important as showing that the Orleans Princes are resolved to remain inactive in pursuing their claims while Chambord lives.

ROME.

Eomk, September 10.-A deputation on behalf of the American residents, both Catholic and Protestant, vi.-dteJ Cardinal McClosky to-day and presented to him, as a token of esteem, a complete Cardinal's dress, and a mitre set with precious stones, with an address of good wi.hes and veneration. PREPARATIONS IN ROME FOR THE ANGELO FESTIVAL. Rome, September 11th.—There have been many arrivals here to-day of distinguished Italians and foreigners to attend the celebra tion to-morrow—making the occurrence of the four hundredth birth-day of Michael Angelo. . The celebration will last three days, and will include services at the tomb of the great artist, and the inauguration of a monument in the Square to bear his name. One thousand Turks recently encountered sixty Bosnians and killed them all.

GERMANY.

New York, Saptember the llthth.—A special dispatch from Bredan states that the concentration of the two German armies ordered to participate in the grand autumn manoeuvres, will be effected Monti ay, when manoeuvres will begin, and continues during the week.

The daughter of Bismarck has been betrothed to Count Wendlzuenlarborge of the Prussian service. DISASTROUS WATERSPOUT IN PRUSSIA. Christian P. Doll, No. 79 Sloane-street, S.W., writes to the London Times with re ference to the water-spout which fell in the l Valley of the Nahe in Rhemish Prussia, which nearly caused the ruin of the little town of Kirn. The fact was mentioned in a brief telegram, but no details were given. Mr Doll writes : "Being a native of Kirn (al though residing over forty years in London) I received on Friday, from the Mayor and Town Council, further particulars of this dreadful calamity. The water-spout fell a short distance above the town in the moun tains at midnight. The waters of the Hahen bach, which falls into the Nave by Kirn, rose and rushed clown with such force into the town that all the cellars and houses up to the first floors were in an in stamfi filled, destroying all the furniture. Twenty-six persons lost their lives, five houses were entirely destroyed, and twenty more must be pulled down. The foundations of the old church were very much shaken. In it four services have been performed every Sunday for the last 200 years—two for the Protestant and two for the Roman Catholic congregation. The two bridges over the river were also swept away, and the loss of cattle (which in these parts are all housed) was very great. Thus desolation stares the poor inhabitants in the face, and | they now appeal to the public and to all Germans in these words : ' Helft Deutsche Brueder und helft bald.' Mr Dolls adds that he will be happy to receive donations for the sufferers." THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC REVO LUTION. The National Government has entered into an alliance, offensive and defensive, with Bolivia and Peru.—About 400 bandits, pur sued by the forces of Santiago, had taken refuge in the Province of Salta, where they remained armed and hostile.—Among the victims of the sanguinary .Montoneros was Herrera, who was killed, mutilated, and the body thrown into the field as food for wild beasts.

CHINA.—OUTRAGE.

New York, September 4th.—A special from London says : The Chinese military operations are suspended. A body of returned soldiers from Formosco, soon after landing at Foochow, assaulted an American lady and gentleman with great violence, severely bruising both. An investigation is going on by the U.S. Consul. The Chinese Govern ment is prepared to send diplomatic repre sentatives to leading western nations/

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

Five hundred rifles having arrived at Colon for Bolivia, now in arms agamst the United States at Columbia, Captain Simpson, of the steamer Omaha, ordered their detention This action caused great excitement in Panama, and ill-feeling against foreigners in general. Captain Simpson finally allowed the rifles to be transferred, and they reached their destination. "Black Nut," now under sentence ot death in Panama, is eighty-eight years old, and has committed seventeen assassinations, besides any quantity of robberies, rapes, and other crimes.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN SONORA.

General Serna, commanding the Revolt tioni_ts in Sonora, has been in Tucson. He has issued a pronunciamiento, dated Altar, August 15th, saying that he will, in obedience to the wishes of the people, con tinue the fight against the present Governor of Sonora to the bitter end. Some forty others have signed a circular setting forth that they support Serna, which mainly is that they will not submit peaceably to the continued rule of Governor Pesqueira. THE MASSACRE OF GENERAL MIGUEL.— THIRTY - FIVE REBELS EXECUTED. An organization has been started to pursue those engaged in the massacre and robbery ' of General Miguel. A number of bandits have been captured and many leaders shot. One day fifteen rebels were executed and twenty hanged. During the riots, the women excited the men to commit all kinds of excesses. THE ASSASSINATON OF THE PRESI DENT OF ECUADOR. New York, August 25.—A correspondent of the Star and Herald of Panama, writing from Guayaquil on the 10th instant, gives the following story of the assassination of the President of Ecuador : " The whole city was thrown into great excitemeut by news of the assassination of Gareia Meno in his palace at Quito, by an officer, Captain Rayo, whom he had displaced, aided by two young men of Quito. Rayo first struck the President over the head with a machete, and was instantly run through by the sentry, who fired his piece at the same time, killing the assassin immediately. The two young men, after Rayo had struck the President, fired' on the latter with their revolvers. The President fell on his face mortally wounded, and has since died. The two young men escaped. The people cannot realize the President's death, and are yet afraid to attempt anything. Great alarm seized on all foreigners, and strong reasons exist for believing that there will be a massacre of foreign residents. BRAZIL. On the 3rd of July, on the occasion of the feasts celebrated there, a conflict took place between the troops and the people, resulting in several bei.<y wounded. Great agitation prevails, and indignation against the troops for their behaviour. On the 4th, while Lieut.-Colonel Frias Vil lar was being conducted to the naval arsenal to be embarked on board the ironclad Cabral, he was attacked and wounded severely. Next day he died, and his funeral was attended by 30,000 persons. The union of the two factions of parties that separated on account of the law for the abolition of slavery promises to be durable. CHILE. A gentleman was attacked in a street of Santiago, robbed and stripped of his clothes, by four men. They extracted from him. a promise not to give any alarm, or he would be assassinated. He lost about $200.

THE GREAT FOUR-MILE RACE.

The great four-mile race to come off in November, under the auspices of the Pacific Jockey Club, will be for the largest purse ever given in the world—thirty thousand dollars.

ASSAULT ON A PROTESTANT CEME TERY IN MONTREAL. Montreal, September 10.—Last night the rioters fired stones at the Protestant Ceme tery vault, the guard answered by firing fourteen rounds out of their rifles at the hiddeD foes, who beat a hasty retreat. A closp search, this morning, failed to show tbat any one had been wounded. The police are threatened with mobbing as they go to and from duty. The authorities are called upon to send a larger force for the protection of the vault. NEGRO SLAUGHTER I* MISSISSIPPI. FIVE HUNDRED KILLED. Following are some additional facts con cerning the riot which occurred at Clinton, Mississippi, on Saturday: -A large majority of the blacks were unarmed, having been cau tioned against carrying weapons to the meet ing. The difficulty was wholly unsought by them, and they fought only in self-defence. By 5 o'clock there wat not a coloured man on the grounds. At the same time a Vicksburg train brought armed men from Edwards and Bolton. Saturday night 500 armed white men occupied Clinton, and there was quiet On Sunday morning at daybreak the Vicks burgers, two thousand of whom were here, commenced slaughtering the negroes. All the coloured men they could find were killed in cold blood. Armed bands were organised scouring the county, and the work of slaugh ter went on It is estimated that 500 men were thus killed in the county on Sunday, while others had fled to woods and swamps for protection. A reign of terror possessed the county. Coloured men for two days have been arriving and reporting new outrages The authorities are utterly powerless to stop the marading bands. Governor Ames issued an order commanding the rioters to disperse. The city is full of coloured refugees who dare not return to their homes. They ask nothing but protection. Governor Ames is doing all he can to prevent further bloodshed. A CHILD MANGLED BY DOGS. A little child of Mr. Zirland, at Fairhaven, was playing near the house when four dogs came near him and commenced to fight, and knocking him down in the melee, quit fight ing among themselves and jumped upon the child and bit it in a most fearful manner. The child's agonising screams attracted its mother's attention, who procured a stick and drove them off. On the right side a piece of scalp about thee inches long was torn loose, and another about the same length on the opposite side of its head, leaving the impress of their teeth in the skull. There were many other bites about its face,' and when Dr. Schenck arrived the hair had become matted with bloo&and mangled flesh, which required several hours to dress. The child's condition is critical and should the blood be impreg nated with poison by reason of the dogs' madness, there will be no chance for its re covery. Two of the dogs were shot. FATAL SHIPWRECK ON LAKE MICHI GAN.—TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST. Chicago, September 11. —A terrible dis aster which occurred on Lake Michigan has just been reported here. The propellor Equinox, on her way from Chicago to Bay City, Michigan, with a cargo of salt, and towing the schooner Emma E. Mayes, loaded with lumber, was overtaken by a storm about 2 o'clock yesterday morning near Point-au- Sable, 280 miles north of Chicago. Captain Woolsworthy of the Equinox came ( to the stern of the propellor at the time and called out to cut the lines. This was done, and the propeller turned on end and sank in a few minutes. She had on board a crew of 19 men, with Captain Dwight Scott of Cleveland, a well-known lake captain who was accompanied by his wife and grand daughter—making a total of 22. The first intimation ' that the schooner had of the catastrophe was the shrieks of the drowning men. The Mayes's crew could render no assistance, and the entire crew of the Equinox went down. The Mayes arrived here this morning.

STORMS.-RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

There have been further heavy ri&ll doing much damage. A train on th« 3' L and M. R. R., three miles below LansW' thrown into the Mississippi river hv th *?* spreading, and fifteen persons iniurprt vRul* seriously. The road has been renJIJT and the train arrived at noon f_fV-• ' The eastern road is damageTvH "_4 two bridges between Galena an<sßAi Mound are considered unsafe until rei es made No train is allowed to pass o^r tl* weak structures until to-night. Tin&S men have been forwarded along the I$A* T1'* EXPLOSION IN NEWARK N_l^' MANY PERSONS MISSING. Newark, _.. j., September Bth Ah plosion occured in the Celluloid Factor? tVI*" afternoon. Three men were taken out >! 8 the, firemen ; one was dead and theoth are not expected to recover. It is budbmS' tnat there are twenty more in the build without hope of rescue. The building "*' destroyed by the shock, and flames bur!* out in every directions. Several f • tories and two livery stables were burner!* The fire is not yet under control. Businesi I houses on Market street, including some of the finest in the city, are threatened. Th entire fire department and police are at work Later.—Newark. September Bth.— __' fire is under control, and the buildings on Market street are safe. No more dead bodies have been found. It is thought that there are several persons beneath the ruins some of the employees are unaccounted'for Twelve persons were seriously injured TWI; loss is $175,000. ' ne

Failure of the Bank of California.

Death of the President.

The suspension of the Bank of Caliomi» . caused a great sensation, which was height- ' ened by the mjsterious death of the Presi- j dent by drowning immediately after. Mr ■' Ralston proved to have been largely indebted to the Bank, and the Board of Directors had made a stand against him. The Bulletin and Call took the side of the Board and de nounced him in a series of articles an extract from which we append :— | " .We are authorised by D. O. Mills to say :. that the_ late President did, without the > knowledge of .the Directors, use privately < from three to four millions of the bank's resources, which amount remains unpaid. | This <ra. the cause of the recent failure. Probably elsewhere this would have been set down as a defalcation. We are alio; :' authorized by the same authority to gay i that there was an over issue of stock, which over issue has now been provided for. The particular use which was made of this large sum of money it is not now our.duty to mention. When these discoveries_•_ were made, the connection of the late President with the institution was at once severed. Between three and four millions of money . had gone out of the bank without . the knowledge of a single _ Director." Ralston had held a prominent position in San Francisco, (and had done much to build up the \. prosperity of the whole State. When his body was found on the North Beach immedi- \ ately after the bank catastrophe, there was » to general feeling of commisseration, and the' Bulletin and Call aroused great publio indigration by continued attacks on : deceased. On the day of Mr Ralston's funeral the people of San Francisco had - united t. pay.the la3t tribute of respect to*, the remains of one whom they recognised a, ; a public benefactor. And as the mourners were returning from the cemetery they were met by new boys who thrust into their hands copies of the Bulletin, containing, set forth with every trick of typographical display, a , review of the dead man's career, in which, j ; as it saemed, the publishers had in- » serted every malicious figment they ; had feared to print daring his lifetime. ■', The other newspapers goaded the public to a. state of great excitement and indignation, and great public meetings were held in testi mony-to the merits of the deceased, and condemnation of the attacks on his character. At these, it was stated that his assets would, j fully cover his debts to the Bank, and that.; there had been no fraudulent issue of bonds. The style of oratory adopted at these meetings may be judged from the following extract from the speech of Dr, Short:—. " Be was great in his life. He was great in his death- in his awful tragical death. And,,.. my friends, his life must remain stillobedient to that mighty will which contemplated nothing but was great when he was con signed to the great cemetery by the wide, the trackless and the fathomless deep, where ' the chorus of the ocean, the thunder of the.. billows and trumpet-voiced tempest might | chant his grand and everlasting requiem. Floating steadily, silently, and alone to that; t vasty deep, it was written in the eternal book that his body should be rescued, not swept away without.a grave, "nnknelled, __■ coffined, and unknown. Back to the house of the frantic window and stricken orphan children, they bore the lifeless remains of the husband and father. Like light piercing the darkness, like the spirit of the storm moaning on the vast deep, the awful intelligence of his sudden death flew wildly and madly through THE PARALYZED CIT-. 1 Women wrung their hands; strong men grew.: pale and shuddered in the streets, and through their ashy lips struggled the half articulated question, Can this be true" Almighty God ! Can this be true, that Ralston is dead ? Each moment added tq the dreadful certainity, and before the sun went down on that Black Friday night, August 27, a broken. - hearted city mourned the death of its best mend and noble benefactor, William G. Ralston. Yes, he was gone. The friend, iW benefactor dead j dead and gone for ever. Men with pale faces, faces written aU over with grief and horror, gathered around in little groups or walked silently about that awful night, speaking in whispers, one to the other, asking each other the solemn ques tion, but getting no reply, '■' Who shall »_« his place ?" The busy voice of trade was hushed in the thoroughfares. There were rumoura of the new tragedies in different, portions of the city. Men feared the dawn ing of the day. There were murmurs ot-. vengeance ; low, muttered threats of violence. There were troops under arms all nightlong, not knowing what moment A SPARK WOULD IGNITE \( The combustible elements in the heart and soul of a people whose wrath, like the dele gated wrath of God, has before this shakenj nations to the centre, desolated cities, ana made their streets splash and bubbler witn torrents of human blood. The night, my friends, passed sweetly away and the morn ing broke upon this city, bowed dojm wiro grief and saturated with despair. -0 lX Bank of California, the pride and _l0^; San Francisco, in ruins, and it. ffl? banker, Ralston, lying still and coldjn death. Ah! citizens of San Francisco, many a sun shall rise and set; many a,j^ *>r shall come and go ere history shall "*°™i[ another' such disastrous day. - Twenty hours, twenty-four short hours, embrace this double tragedy. The whole social t^ felt the fearful shock; ,*_? rich ."taw ■m > dered whilst the poor 11* sobbed-, *0""* • and old, men and wor^u^d children J» Ji; : scarcely knew the man,__ VW6^- J? S fl was. as a grevious domestic caV*»ity. l.n^f. *, a magic about the name cjjalston wMcn tracted every caste anfeevery race, every condition of societjy garded his name with reve^nce; therv^ an d upon it as a synonym of en^^ e dded benevolence ; a synonym for ; to the true interests and welfare J f Self a synonym for benevolence and p hospitality to the uttermost bound"; ..■'■: .S,r. is.''.. ■- ,-.-|

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