The Globe. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 446, 18 November 1875, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.} LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AirSTKALIA. , +. __ ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL AT THE BLUFF. [Per Ringarooma, via Bluff.] Cablegram. London, November 10. Mr Disraeli, at the Lord Mayor's banquet at Guildhall, said that war with China was lately imminent, but had been averted ; but Government regretted that affairs in Turkey were less satisfactory. The circumstances were critical, but he was convinced that a result would be attained which would lead to a consistent peace which would be satisfactory to public opinion. He was deeply conscious of the magnitude of England's interests, which the Government was resolved to guard. He alluded to the enthusiastic reception of the Prince of Wales in India, and thought that the visit would be rife with consequences. Batavia, November 11. Mr Birch, British Commissioner at Perak, in Malay Peninsula, was brutally murdered by Malays. Sir William Jervis proceeded to Perak with troops, and after much fighting one officer was killed and two officers and eight men wounded. MAIL NEWS PER CHINA.. The good service pension of a hundred and fifty pounds a year for naval captains, vacant by Commodore Goodenough's death, has been conferred on Captain Lethbridge. Sir Henry Barkly is administering in person on the Cape diamond fields. The duke of Edinburgh was entertained at St Peterburgh on the occasion of the successful launch of an ironclad named after him. Since then he has returned home from Copenhagen. The Premier was in a train during a collision at Leicester, but was uninjured. The total subscriptions on Hospital Sunday amounted to £26,703, being £3OOO under that of last year. Hospital Saturday reached £SOOO. Sir Moses Montefiore has returned from Palestine. He succeeded in hi 3 benevolent mission to the Jews. The Bessemer Steamboat Company is in liquidation, and the steamer is for sale. The eighty-one ton gun, recently completed at Woolwich, was successfully tested. Dr Kenealy and his son were proceeded against for a defamatory libel on George Potter in the Englishman. They escaped on technical grounds. The wheat harvest is fully 15 per cent, below the average. Despatches received by the Daily Telegraph from Mr Stanley in Central Africa are not yet published, W, G. Grace, at the close of the season, made large scores, viz., at Gravesend 152, and at Hastings 210. The court martial on the officers of the Vanguard has returned a verdict that the collision with the Iron Duke was owing to improper rate of speed during a fog, and the Vanguard altering her speed without orders. The Court adjudged Captain Dawkins to be severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship. The other officers were reprimanded. The decision was unfavourably commented on. Ten marines were drowned off Plymouth by a shamefully overladen paddle-boat Alderman Cotton is chosen Lord Mayor of London. Thwaites, a Conservative, has been elected for Blackburn. McCullagh, the member for Tipperary, is bankrupt. There is a general advance in the price of meat, owing principally to the prevalence of the cattle disease. A fire at Paderborn, Germany, burned seventeen buildings, and nine hundred persons are homeless. A tall chimney from the ruins of a burnt house near Liverpool fell on to a threestorey factory where principally women were employed, and nine were buried, three being killed and the others much mutilated. An obstruction was placed on the Richmond Jind Drummond Railway, Canada, and a train. thrown off the line, ten persons being killed, and thirteen injured. The obituary includes Sir R. Bulkley, turfite ; Sir G, Honeyman, Judge of Common Pleas; Colonel Somerset, Crimean hero ; Signor Ronconi, Italian vocalist ; General Trossard, formerly guardian to the Prince Imperial; Rev Thos. Keble, brother of the author of the "Christian Year." M. Chevalier had the honour of submitting to the Prince and Princess of Wales his New Zealand sketches. Mr William Fox attended the seventh anniversary of the introduction of Good Templarism into England, He said the

Permissive Bill introduced in New Zealand unfortunately did not work in consequence of its opponents having struck out certain clauses which contained the machinery for collecting the votes of the people. Sir George Bowen sailed from Liverpool for America on 25th September. He leaves San Francisco on Bth December, with Sir J. Vogel, for the colonies. Great complaints are made of the delay in the Californian mail service. SHIPPING. Arrivals—Crusader, from Dunedin, Sept sth ; Harmodia, from Nelson, 12th ; Hudson, from Canterbury, 6th ; Invererne, from Lyttelton, 27th ; Oamaru, from Otago, 11th; Rapido, from Auckland, 12th; W. W. Smith, from Auckland, 18th. Departures —Avalanche, for Wellington, Sept sth; Carnatic, for Auckland, 30th; Commissary, for Wellington, 7th; Langstone, for Canterbury, 3rd ; Margaret Galbraith, for Otago, 30th ; Pleiades, for Wellington, 24th ; Waitara, for Bluff, 22nd; Waitangi, for Canterbury, 7th ; Wiltshire, for Otago, 30th ; Waimate, for Otago, sth. Vessels loading at London for Auckland— Glenora, Brotherick Castle, Ben Venue, Warwick, Invererne, Waipa. For Canter bury—Soukar, Crusader, Hurunui. For Napier—Hudson, Caroline. For Otago— Corona. Rakaia, Olive, Thesus, I Oxford, Oamaru. For Lyttelton—Orari. For Wellington John Milton, Commonwealth, Otaki. At Liverpool, for Canterbury— Conflict. At Glasgow, for Auckland— Ardvale. For Port Chalmers Nelson, Jessie Osborne, Tairoa. AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, November 13. There is no change in the political situation. The carnival week continues, On Thursday the weather was splendid for the races, and the racing was generally good. Maid of All Work won the Oaks easily, and Troy the Spring Handicap; Dilke the Four-year-old Handicap. Sir H. Robinson returned to Sydney on Thursday, as he opens Parliament there on Tuesday. Our riflemen are making good practice scores at 500 yards. One made eleven successive bull's eyes, and another at the same range six successive bull's eyes and a centre. Blondin, who was a passenger by the Poona, while on her run from Aden to Galle, walked over a rope stretched from the main to the mizenmast. The feat was one of great difficulty owing to the motion of the vessel. There is no business doiDg. Sydney. Arrived, 10th—Easby. Newcastle. Sailed, 11th—Brilliant, for Nelson. Treeve has been committed for trial at Sydney on several charges of forgery, and is remanded for sentence. At Port Darwin, Captain Johns!on, of the schooner Florida, has been committed for trial for attempting to murder a female passenger by poison. INTERPEOVINCIAL. Auckland, November 17. A deputation to Dr Pollen to-day urged the construction of a road from Cambridge through to Taupo. They said the native difficulty does not now exist, and the distance is only sixty miles. It would connect all the inland towns in the North Island. Dr Pollen promised to give the matter favorable consideration. The Auckland Cup weights are—Tarnbourini, 9st 51b ; Parawhenua, Bst 101 b ; Guy Fawkes, Bst 81b; Ngaro, 8s 21b; Voltaire, Bst; Rangi, 7st 121 b ; Titiko, 7st 121 b ; Bell, 7st 81b 5 Discord, 6st 121 b ; Kingfisher, 6st 101 b ; Tui, 6st 101 b ; Fanny Fisher colt, 6st 81b ; Cocksure, 6stßlb ; Chief, 6st 81b; Ariel, 6st 51b ; Ranolf, 6st 51b. Napier, November 17 Mr W. Colenso has issued an address to the electors of Napier. There are now five candidates for the two seats, Mr Ormond is as yet unopposed for Clive. Wellington, November 17. The Agent-General telegraphs under date November 4th that the following ships and emigrants were dispatched during October : —The Hudson, with 206 for Napier ; the Shakespeare, with 393 for Wellington ; the Corona, with 318 for Otago; the Otaki and Conflict, with 546 for Lyttelton ; the Caroline, with 321 for Nelson ; that the Brodrick Castle would sail again with emigrants for Auckland in a fortnight, Wellington, November 18. The Taranaki arrived from Picton this morning, and sails South this afternoon at four. The Jane Anderson, which cleared for Timaru in ballast, will now proceed to Lyttelton with a cargo of railway material. Arrived —Wellington from Lyttelton. By a fire this morning a grocery store was burnt down. The insurance is £6OO in the Standard, £BOO in the Norwich Union, and £2OO in the Northern Company. Picton, November 17. The Picton and Blenheim railway was opened at 11 this morning. Two trains were drawn up at the Blenheim station, when both engines were named by Miss Goulter and Miss Gwynneth, and bottles of champagne broken. A very large crowd of persons were assembled. The train, carrying the officers and guests to the luncheon given by Messrs Brbgdens, started ; irumeaiately on the arrival at Picton the Deputy-Superin-tendent opened the line in the usual form. Free trains ran throughout the day. About fifty sat down to luncheon. The whole affair was highly successful. Hokitika, November 18. R. C. Reid, of the Hokitika Times, will contest the election for Hokitika district, Edmund Barff, a member of the Assembly years ago, also announces himself as a candidate. Conrad Hoos, late County Chairman, is also spoken of. Bluff, November 18. The Ringarooma with the mail left at 5.20 p.m. on the 13th, and arrived off the Bluff at 8 p. m. on the 17th. She experienced N. and N.E, winds during the passage. Passed a whaler near the Solanders, also a barque hove to, it blowing very hard at the time. She brings forty-four saloon and fifty steerage passengers, and 450 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails at 5 p.m. for Dunedin. Passengers for Lyttelton—Miss Bay ley, Mr Loughray, and ten in the steerage. 75 tons cargo.