Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume V, Issue 426, 11 October 1876, Page 2

Telegraphic.

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Arrival of the San Francisco Mail. English News. Atckiahi), Yesterday. A letter from Stanley, dated May 1,2, Lake Victoria Nyanza, says that nearly a hundred! lives bad been sacrificed to the hardships. The steamer Arbitrator, from New Orleansto Liverpool, struok on an ioeberg^ and fount

dered in twenty minutes. The crew wen 1 Bayed. The ship San Faphael. has -been burnt, off Cape Horn. The crew were saved after fearful sufferings. The new tunnel for the "Metronolifcan Rail' way tell in. Five workmen. were injured Advices from. Dundee report great triiel--depression. In the case of *iorpan and Co , n>ininurs v Governor and Government of New TictUxn -, for breach of immigratioJi agreement, j.udsrnvwas given for plaintiff. Mackerel), f-.r dVv. dint, appealed on fche grounds of i I j service, lhe appeal was upheld with ens' a. Spanish reinforcements huve been sent . Cuba. The Government, claims the credit <>>. impartiality in suppressing public religion manifestations. '. In. ltaly, the Marquis G-u'seppe, who for.ert Victor' Emanuel's signature to bills of ex' change for 2,000'.'000f. was sentenced to- eight years penal servitude. Wheat in London has advanced Is to 2s, in spite of foreign arrivals. Reports of at.rooit.ies in Bulgaria have not been in the least exaggerated. Children have been roaßfced alive and their flesh thru*ti down their parenfcs's throats ; pregnant women have been ripped up ; women and girls violated by thousands ;• men impaled, skinned alive, flogged to death; and tortured in every way, both by Bashi Bazouks and by regular soldiers Reports say fchafc 60,000 ohildren have been hilled. -The i scenes described are frightful and beyond credence. Intense feeling has been __jja__|wtokroughout 'England ; meetings have 4_HB________B_i the large cities, calling upon the _H__^Kto interfere. John Bright, at a publio meeting at Rochdale, ascribed fche atrocities to England supporting Turkey. Canon Lyddon, from Sfc Paul's, alluded to the responsibility on ngland in strong terms. Lord Derby has written a letter, stating that Government will spare no effort to ascertain the truth, and take such action as is necessary. fighting before Alexanitza commenced on the 18th of August, and lasted till fche 4th September. Great slaughter on both sides. The Servian forces were totally disorganised. Servian loon eagerly subsidised afc Sfc Peters* burgh, and Russian officer* [are described as driving Servians to b«ttle. The British Ambassador has demanded an armistice, .and warned the Porte not. to look for Buccour from England in case of foreign agression. Turkey now looks to Austria. Tjie Bravo mystery enquiry has te rminotad . So evidence to fix murder on anyone, but it is now thought, that. Mr Bravo poisoned himself. '1 he enquiry cost £100,000. J American News. I A frightful fire in fan Francisoo, which demolished a whole block Yellow fever rages in yewv ew York: A quarrel between Moody and Sankey has occurred on morey matters. A huge waterspout afc Kainan destroyed life and property. Auckland, Lest Night. The .Paknrarga Hunt Club gave their Annual "thinner on Friday and Races on FJatnr. day. Wrangler won the principal race. Mr J. S. .Buekland rode four winners out of five. Roberts arrives in Auckland on Monday, and plays at Mechanics' Institute. The briganfcine Sfcranger. which left here on the 14th September for Suva, was wrecked off Kandavu. She was deserted when seen by the briganrine Augusta, but; it is expected that the crew were saved. The South British Insurance To. held their half-yearly meeting on Monday. The premiums during the last half-rear were £52 "?78 ; total receipts, £68,296 ; balance, £22 620 ; of this £12,500 is carried to capital, making £2 per share paid up. A dividend of 2s per §hare, or 10 per cent, was declared, payable today. Messrs Daldy and A. Buekland were e'/oted directors. Brier'y'B wbippirg is postponed from tlie 11th to the 16th. Two small buildings off Grey etreet were burst down on Saturday. They were insured for £50 in fche Norwich Union The New Z-aland Insurance Co.'s loss on a fire in San f rah cisco is £300. Several vessels from the Islands have arrived; Bennett, Lilly white's agent, has arrived, and arranged for the English team to play afc Ellerslie Race Course ground. The match to come off. if possible, on the 29th January and following days.