BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 855, 6 September 1878, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

*~ o—(By Cable.) {From our Dunedin Exchanges.) 1 ondon, August 261 hj. Yellow fever issrjjroa-Unt; in America. •Severe storms have taken place in Eng' land, indicting much damage.

A revolution has broke out in San Do' mingo.

Tiro Cormorant warship has sailed from Spit.he.nl for Australia.

A leader in the Times, referring to quarrels in the Victorian Legislature, strongly objects to au appeal to Downing street, and recommends the settlement of the question in dispute by a joint vote of the two Houses. It remarks that the Legis’aturo has hitherto exhibited srfrer respect for law, and a sounder constitutional spirit than the Assembly.

St. Petersburg!!, August 20t hj. Lord Salisbury sent a dispatch to the British Ambassador protesting against Russian connivance at' Bulgarian atrocities on Mohammedans. A semi-official communication has been made, which resents England's interference.

Vienna, August 27th. The Bosnians renewed the attack on tire Austrians on the 21th. After 2-1 hours’ couth u us lighting the Bosnians were defeated, and compelled to fall back. • Constantinople, August 27th. The evacuation of Batoum has been postponed. London. August 26th. Tho Times advocates Iho adoption of a conciliatory policy towards tho Ameer of Afghanistan, and a rectification of Yokook Khan’s frontiers. ... Undated. The French Government- Ivwe postponed the distribution of the prizes awarded at tho Exhibition to October 21sa. in order to secure the presence of members of Parliament

•and other emin-ut visitors. There is great discontent ni consequence amongst the exhibitors. A denutntionjVoni them requested the awards to he published immediate!-. The matter has been referred to ,lho .Minister of Commerce.

August 2Gt,h. Too report of the Rhodope Commissioners confirms the statement that more outrages have been committed by the Russians and Bulgarian; than by the Turks in .1877-73. jho British, French, Italian, anti Turkish delegates agreed on a report, hut the Russian and German dele rates refused to append their signatures to it. The Austrian delegate was .absent from illness.

The Dok.'.l (? Jackal) warship, has heon ordered fr-mu tbs Cape to the Australian station.

Disastrous floods have occurred in the Tyrol, the destruction of property being immense, ■ "■

There has been a disastrous fire at Riga. Undated. A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Elbenfeldt and Cologne. It is probable that there, will be. a compromise re the c'-ssion of Batonni, the people paying tribute to Russia and maintaining present institutions and existing officials. August 27th. The Government baa accepted the tender of the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the conveyance of the Indian and China mails fur eight years from February, 18S0 August 20. It was resolved by a unanimous resolution by the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Sheffield that the present Australian mail service is unsatisfactory, and they urged that steps should ho taken to quicken it.

The Pope intends expelling the Jesuits from the Vatican.

Owing to the European outcry with regard to Bulgarian atrocities, the Russians

despatched troops to Jamboli to protect the Turks and .lews. The Bulgarians resisted, and severe lighting ensued. Many were hilled and wounded on both sides. September 2. The Duchess of Edinburgh has been happily delivered of a daughter. Sydney, Septembers. Lloyd, the merchant, has suspended payment. Liabilities, 1.131,641 ; assets, L12(!,545.

Anntdier telegram gave the assets at L. 170 033.