LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 154, 8 January 1878, Page 3

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

♦ [Special to thk Mail.] [Pbr Submarine Cable.] (Reuters, Per Press Agency.) London, Jan. 4. Ef.rl Caernarvon, replying to a question as to the policy of the Government, declared that ' circumstances had not materially changed since Lord Derby's speech in November, and that Russia's rejection of , the offer of mediation was considered as no affront to England, adding that no one desired a repetition of another Crimean war. Wool is unchanged. Jan. 5. Frequent meetings have been held throughout England, advocating the maintenance of British neutrality. General Gourka is successfully advancing on Sophia. The Turks are falling back on Ikhtimaa. A Vsevere engagement occurred at Zeteven, the Russian loss amounting to 700. The Turks retreated with a loss of 600, \ Baker Pasha covering their retreat. \ Erzrouni is completely invested. The Russians will not bombard, but will reduce the pjlace by famine, owing to the majority of jthe population being Christians. Austria declines to support the action of England.* ' Great agination prevails throughout England against War policy. It is stated the, Cabinet are divided. Mukhtir Pasha has arrived at Stamboul. Cardihil Manning has proposed a oriclave off Cardinals at Malta, but then Italian Cardinals object. The Qiieen has created a new order, to- be caled the " Imperial Crown of India," for which females arc eligible. . Jan. 6. Before eeplying to the Sultan, the British Government will endeavour to ■ascertain jtjke conditions on.which Russia „**!! conclude peace.

The Standard states that the British Government will not tolerate the complete overthrow of Turkey, nor allow a separate treaty of peace between Turkey and Russia. Mjclbourne, Jan. 6. It is stated that the Government have ordered all available gun-cotton for manufacturing torpedoes at Williamstown, to be laid across the channels, for the defence of the port, as recommended by Sir W. Jervoise. INTERPRO VINCI AL TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Jan. 7. Arrived ship May Queen, 95 days from Gravesend, with 46 passengers, all well. Pleasant voyage throughout. Blenheim, Jan 7. Fire at Havelock yesterday began at Dives' store, in the show-room and spiritroom. The adjoining buildings, occupied by Williams, shoemaker, Dousling, butcher, and Maxted, blacksmith, were all burnt. Dives saved nothing ; he is insured. Williams is only partially insured, and th« others not at all. Dousling aud Maxsted saved most of their goods. Total loss probably £6000. No idea of origin of fire. Wellington, Jan. 7. Supreme Court sittings opened to-day, before the Chief Justice. With regard to uttering valueless cheques, Chief Justice remarked that the charge of false pretences could be supported even if the person who uttered the cheque made no verbal representation in doing so. TiJiAitu, July 7. Market quotations—Fat cattle. 30s per 100 lbs ; store cattle, 18 months to 2 years, £4 15s to £6 10s; heavy draught horses, £51 to £60 ; medium, £38 to £50 ; light, £27 to £35. Dunedin, Jan. 7. Goldsbrough and Co., of Melbourne, advise the Dunedin agents by telegram, that during December they sold 180,000 bales of wool. They report market firm for good wools, and dull for inferior. Prices realised were—Greasy, from 7d to Is 4d ; washed, Is 3d to 2s lfd. In reply to a deputation Mr Macandrew said it would be suicidal to relax the restrictions on importation of stock to Auckland from Europe and America. Margaret M'Dermid, who sued the Port Chalmers Corporation for £10,000 damages for construction of waterworks, was awarded £1500.

Auckland, Jan.s. At half-past one this morning a fire broke out in the Harbour View Boarding House on Queen street wharf. The house contained fourteen rooms, and the inmates had great difficulty in escaping. When the fire was extinguished the charred body of a man named Lindsay, who had been staying in the house that night, was found. They were in a horrible state. When the brigade came on the ground the supply of water was abundant, and the fire was extinguished in eight minutes. A wooden house close ajoining was saved. The origin of the fire is believed to have been some defect about the stove pipe, as it was in the neighbourhood of the stove that the fire was first seen. It is supposed to have been smouldering for hours before it broke out. At 10 o'clock persons passing smelt burning timber, and made mi inspection of the premises, but saw nothing wrong. The buildings were insured in the Norwich Union "for £400.