TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 754, 20 November 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Fress Agency., LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. - » [By Submarine Cable.] THE EASTERN QUESTION. London, November 8. Mr Filden, President of the American Conference at Staraboul, on the Eastern question, has decided with Lord Salisbury, who represents England, to assist Sir Henry Elliot and the representatives of the other powers by sending special delegates to the Porte. Herr Ballon in a speech made in the Reichstadt, said the policy of Germany ought to be one of peace and noninterference. The Porte has accepted the ultimatum of Russia, and an armistice has been signed with the concurrence of the Servians. The ambassadors of the great powers at Stamboul have settled the demarcation question. OBITUARY. Cardinal Antonelli. AUSTRALIA. THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. Adelaide, November 18. The All England in the first innings made one hundred and fifty-three runs. The South Australian Eighteen were all out for fifty-four runs.

[Per Ringarooma, via Bluff."! Melbourne, November 15.

The race meeting was successfully brought to a close on Saturday with a brilliant meeting. Sir Anthony Musgrave has returned to Adelaide. Sir H. Robinson will leave tomorrow.

The amount paid in stakes over the meeting was £10,168. Mr Wilson winner of the Cup, Derby, and Oaks took £3700, Bir H. Robinson £IBBS, principally for Maribyrnoog Plate, a rich stake. It is reported that the ring won close on £70,000. the public being heavy losers. Parliamentary proceedings are unimportant. The Public Houses Bill has occupied some attention, the grocers licenses for selling wines and spirits being expunged with the view to omit the colonial wine licenses which have been negatived. The Government have agreed to terms for the purchase of the Hobson’s Bay railway, but they require the ratification of Parliament.

The receipts on the Government railways last week amounted to £29,000. E. C, Moore has committed suicide by blowing out his brains. He was well known in connection with racing, and was lately secretary to the Amateur Turf Club, the accounts of which are not quite satisfactory. The amusements were not very largely patronised during the race week. Three theatres are now open, and at Christmas a fourth is to be opened besides other places. Roberts in his final match made a break of 462, He is now playing in Sydney. Business is dull, except in sugars, and brandies. At the last sale of sugars yesterday an advance of from 10s to 15s was shown all round. Wheat is very scarce, quoted at 6s 6d, INTEKPROYIN 01AL. Auckland, November 18. A painter named James Caughlan fell from the wharf in a fit while fishing, and was drowned. He leaves a wife and four children. A yacht for Mr Hennings, of Fiji, was launched to-day. The Tuhua natives have written to the Herald complaining that the Government permit prospectors to visit their country. GrahAMSTOWN, November 19. Sir George Grey arrived yesterday evening. Albert street was decorated with flags ; a green arch was erected at the wharf. About forty members of the reception committee went out in a small steamer to meet the Auckland boat. The naval band accompanied them. The Thames Scottish band played at the shore, and the reception was a very good one, There was a large number of people out. Napier, Nov 20. A fatal accident occurred yesterday at the Industrial School at Meanee to a boy named Laughnan, He was trying to draw the charge from a piece of oldjiifie barrel about a foot long. Some of the other boys had loaded it about six months ago, and had then attempted to fire it off by putting a match to the touchhole, the match, however, went outwithout reaching the phosphorus end next to the powder. Yesterday, Laughnan drove a nail into the touchhole to draw the charge. This ignited the phosphorus, and the charge went through the body. He died yesterday evening. He had been sent to the Industrial school for plai ing an obstruction on the railway. His conduct was good while at the Industrial school. His father is now awaiting trial for a charge of wife murder. Wellington, November 19. The following weights have been declared for the Wellington Cup :—Guy Fawkes, 5 yrs, 9st 61b ; Templeton, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ; Tambourini, aged, Bst 91b ; Tadmor, 5 yrs, Bst 21b; Ariel, 4 yrs, Sat 21b ; Fishhook, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ; Elfin King, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b ; Cloth of Gold, 4 yrs, 7at 91b ; Kingfisher, 6 yrs, 7st 91b ; Strongbow, 5 yrs, 7st 61b ; Danebury, 3 yrs, 7st 51b; Isaac Walton, 4 yrs, 7st 41b; Nero, aged, 7et 31b; Flora McDonald, 4 yrs, 7st 21b; Lara, 4 yrs, 7st 21b; Gillie Galium, 4 yrs, 7st 21b; Morning Star, 4 yrs, 6it 21b ; Dead Heat, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ; Glenary, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b ; Fanny Fisher colt, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b; Folle Farine, 4 yrs, 6st 91b ; Fallacy, 3 yrs, 6st9lb; Tara, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ; Treason, 4 yrs, 6st 71b ; Snowdon colt, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ; Doncaster, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ; Amanda, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ; Princess Mary, 5 yrs, 6st 31b ; Raupo, aged, sst 91b. Picton, November 18. Woodgate was committed for trial to day. The evidence was indescribably filthy. Greymouth, November 18. The nominations for the Greymouth Jockey Club Handicap close on Monday, the 20tb. Bluff, November 20. Arrived—Bingarooma. (She left Melbourne on the 15th at 2.40 p.m; on the 19th passed the Solanders at 7 31 p.m; arrived at the Bluff at midnight after a fine weather passage. She brings 188 tons of cargo, 31 saloon, and 56 steerage passengers for all

porta. She sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. Passengers for Lyttelton—Messrs O. Wratt, Bark, W. Willis, 10 in steerage, and 41 tons. Arrived—Hannah Barrett, from Lyttelton. Port Chalmers, Nov 20.

The ship Dunedin, which arrived at the heads on Wednesday, has been towed up. She brings 307 passengers. There were ten deaths and three births on the voyage, forty cases of measles oecured. The ship has been quarantined. There were eight deaths of children and two of adults.