The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-01-19
Hawaiian Gazette Supplement, Jan. 10, 1881.
Late Foreign News.


By the arrival of the schooner Claus spreekels
at Kahului, Maui and the politeness of Mr.. j. NJ
Dat IT, we are enabled to lay before our readers
the following late items of news.
DospoS Dec 29.-The remains of George Eliot
were buried to-day at Highgate Cemetery. Many
friends were present in the pouring rain
The remains of Lieut.. Irving, of Sir John Frank
Inns Arctic Expedition, brought to New York by
Lieut.. Schvatka, arrived at Glasgow on the 18th
instant, and will be buried at Edinburgh.
MADK1p. Dec 29-Gen. Blanco has been auth
orized by a Council of Ministers TO abandon all
prosecutions pending before the Cuban tribunals
for crimes of misdemeanors connected with the
instructions of the Autonomats, and that of the
26s colored men and creoes seized as being lmph-
Gated in the attempted conspiracy TO provoke
rising.
DuHr1S, Dec. 2s.-Rev. Canon Fleming, Rector
of BalliraIill, County Galway, has been fired at
near his home, but was not hurt.
Many members of Parliament have arrived to at
tend the State TRIALS. The garrison was closely
confined to the barracks to-day. strong force
Of police guarded the approaches to the four
Courts.
DUBLIN Dec. 29-The attendance in the streets
yesterday around the -Four Courts was meagre
and the cheers for the traversers were very mild
Very little interest is felt IN the trial. The irish
Government has issued a circular to magistrates
ordering them 20 patrol their districts monthly.
company of engineers has gone to ireland.
DuEnIS Dec 2S.-The first shot fired of the war
fired at PotchefstroOm on body of Beers
who were approaching the British camp. fotchei-
stroom is now IN the hands of GOO Beers. There
are 5000 Beers at Beldenberg.
DuE1rN December 2S-The State trials were
formally opened to-day in the Court Of the Queen
Bench, before Lord Chief Justice May, and jus
tees Fitzgerald and Barry. The Courtroom was
densely crowded with spectators. A great crowd
of people around the approaches TO the tour
Courts, and loudly cheered the traversers upon
their arrival The Judges teok their seats shortly
after 10 o'clock. The body of the Court is occu-
pied by the counsel and other members OF the Bar
The principal gallery is filed with Irish members
of Parliament, few ladies, and a sprlnkllng OF
the general public. Chief Justice May read, with
considerable cumposure document declaring
that be should not take part IN the present trial
Ii contained a vIndication of his former speech
The announcement caused no manifestation. After
Chief Justice MAY had finished reading Justice
Fitzgerald took the Chief seat and the trials were
proceeded with before him and Justice Barry. :,
Only eighteen out Of tventy-four jurors called
answered TO their names.
Inc Acknowledgement asked postponement, be
cause Of the short attendance of jurors.
McDonouch. the trayersers counsel, objected
Three jurors were then excused on account of agt
and infirInity, and McDonough challenged another
After two hours jury was impanelled.
legal argument Of more than an hour ensuec
on AcDOugh's challenge. The Court decided tina
the traversers had right TO challenge, IN th'
usual way, a certain number of jurors but coun'
sci for the traversers did not take advantage o.
this decision 10 obstruct the course OF the trlai
The jury consists of eight Catholics, three Protes
tanis and one Quaker.
LONDON Dec. pa Vienna correspondent men
tions report that certain Turkish diplomatlst
advocate \ Court of Arbitration the Greel
question, TO he formed of neutral Powers, such a
the United States Belgium, and others
ST. PETERsBURo, Dec. 29.-The Ageaee Russ
states that all the Powers, except England, hev
sienihed adhesion TO the srbitratson scheme; tina
Greece, having been sounded, replied that she vii
make definite statement as soon as the proPoss.
i officially submitted that the Porte Is unde
cided, hut Is still considering the subject and ina
all assertions beyond the above are purely con
jectural-
DURAN. Dec e9.-Major Clark and tventv-fv
men have surrendered TO the Beers, at Potchef
strOom. after forty-eicht hours fighting l9rg
force of insurgents Is advancing on Utrecht. III
Boers having taken Derby. At Utrecht, all per
sons refusing 10 join the insurgents have beel
shot. English traders stores have been looted
nj Potchefstroom- Only one hundred and twent
British troops hold the camp there. lhelr posi-
tion Is extremely critical. Five hundred Boer
are watching New Castle for the purpose of way
having reinforcemeutS. The Republic was to b
proclaimed at Utrecht the 2rh. Loyal fugi
tives are pouring in here The Government ha
proclaimed martial law. Paul Kruger, the rebt
leader. Is at POtchefstroOm, and nearly all the II
habiiants Of the town are prisoners.
DuHrIN, Dec. 2O.-The military authorities al
adopting extraordinary measures of precautior
and the extensive character of the arrangement
appear 10 indicate grave apprehensions of Inlui
nent danger All the troops are confined TO thel
ed. eutrenching tools and lanterns have bee
served out for the use of patrols IN the event {
gas being cut of from any of the barracks The
are nov here 30 officers. 600 men, LOU horst
and 10 guns. the '' Flower of the British Army,
besides strong bodies of constabulary
NV YoKk. Dec 29.-The C0Bnaey1ial Bullet
has been informed by the Captain Of the Escan
bes recentlv ARRIVED here from Annoy, that ii
four ocean steamships ordered by the China Ne
chants Company, for service In the regular In
between China and San Francisco, will be fnlshe
by next July, and will commence weekly servi'
from China IN August. They Will be manned I
native crews and commanded by English an
American captains. They an being constructe
at Glasgow, and will be only LOO tons each. III
Captain believes that there Will be ample emplo,
ment for these vessels.
CossrASTISoPIE. December 29.-The Albania
League has summoned all males over eightee
years of age TO arms IN every district IN Northel
Albania. A great gathering at Jacova has u
approved war with Montenegro, and has decide
70 send two mobiles 10 Cettlnje TO demand Il
evacuation of Dulcigno. If Prince NikiTa refuse
the ENJOYS are instructed 10 declare war on beha
of Albania The menacing attitude of Greece
causing the Porte 10 take precautions. Two ire
clads nave sailed for this Archipelago, and Il
fortlhcations Of the Dardanelles are BEN
strengthened
NEw YoRK. December 29.-The TiWes say
There is something like panic in English poli
cal circles, caused by the threatened war betwee
Russia and China. The failure to settle 4
huldia dispute, the responsibility for which ciea
" rests with the Government at ST. Petersbur
gives color 10 the suspicion that Russia has soa2
occasion 20 quarrel with China for the purpose
provoking war Of conquest, and that the Ill
mate result of the impending disturbance Will
the sUbjGgation Of the Chinese and the opening
a Russian highway across the Celestial klngdo
to the waters OF the China seas. English new
papers bristle with descriptions of the Russi'
naval vessels now on the way TO the coasts
China and japan. The whole array Is said TO
"a powerful feet armed with new rife guns OF
force and range yet unmatched in naval va
fare.
NV YORK Dec. S0.-The Hsralds London 81
ial saws: Professor p. Harding, Of the Universi
o. Utrecht, Holland, has drawn up an address
the British nation. praying for the re-estahlls
msut Of the national independence of the Dut
Beers of the rTansvaal. The address is bel
nulneruusly signed in the Netherlands.