The steamer Alameda, bringing a general samnwy of news and dates to October 23, arrived at Auckland on Saturday night GENERAL SUMMARY. Scientists in Paris and London urge the establish ment of earthquake observation stations throughout the world. Mr Gladstone received a deputation from Irish bodies at Hawarden on Ootolwr 24. I waring a peti tion for Home Rule signed by 500.000 Irish women. At a meeting of the Inman Steam Company's creditors, it was resolved to sell the concern to the International Steamship Company for £205,0 W. The liabilities of th« Inman Company are To secured creditors. £174,500; unsecured, £91,000. The Company's steamers are valued at £165,500. The unsecured creditors will receive 1S« in the ponnd. The coal mine owners of Fifeshire, Scotland, refused to give men 10 per cent. rise in wages. The result is that 35.000 miners throughout Scot land will suffer from a lockout. The Royal Enniskiilen Fusiliers, stationed at AMershot. commence I a riot on the night of the 6rh October in resistance to a draft Iwing made for service in Africa. A ssvave fight ensued, in which the Irishmen were subdued after several of the soldiers and police were wounded. According to St. J amen' (Jazftte of October 11, enthusiastic Socialists declare they have thousands of .nen regularly drilling in London, and they boast they are able to put 10.000 armed men into the streets. Moderate Socialists fear that enthusiastic and sedulous secret teaching is telling dangerously in the Fist Knd, where there is much poverty and ruffianism. At a meeting of the National League held in Dublin on the 12th, the fortnightlv receipts were stated at £20,000. Secretary Harrington said that many landlords were making great redactions in rents, hnt that a large number of writs of eviction continue to be served and executed. Affairs in Ireland are pursuing a coarse extremely Satisfactory to Government. According to de spatches of the Itith, General Sir Reivers Midler's mission has accomplished much, and landlords generally are responding to Lord Harrington's appeal to deal tenderly with tenants. There are no such sweeping evictions as they predicted. Even CnHtii Irrlnml admits there his been an extra ordinary reduction of judi-.-al rents, and says it only remains with tenants themselves to carry Mr Parndl's 50 per cen». reduction. 