The Globe. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 812, 29 January 1877, Page 2

The Globe. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

0 (Per Frets Agency,') LATEST FROM EUROPE [By Submarine Cable. J THE EASTERN QUESTION. London, January 26. The press considers that the European powers are bound to enforce the demands made by the Conference. At a great Tory meeting, held at Liverpool, Lord Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, insisted that it wag to the interest of England that peace should be conserved, and that it was that feeling which guided the Government in their policy, with regard to the Eastern Question. He denied the charges made that there was any jealous feelings towards Russia. Such statements were only calculated to hamper any efforts at intervention on behalf of the Christians of the Turkish provinces. The Government carefully avoided any false policy of coercsion and thought the Porte had acted unwisely in rejecting the proposals, but admitted that the Porte was free to choose its own course, No European power would be justified in considering their rejecting the proposals as an insult, Mr Assheton Cross, the. Secretary of State for the Home Department, said he believed the prospects of peace were better than they had been for months past. The P.cv Mr Tooth, Vicar of Hutcham, has been imprisoned for defying the judgment of the Court of Arches. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, January 27. There are numerous entries for the Auck land regatta which is expected to be the best held in Auckland for some years. On the arrival of the English cricketers this morning at the Onehunga wharf, they were met by a drag with six greys, a four horse drag and a band of musicians. Mr Bennett introduced the cricketers to the Auckland Reception Committee and the band sang an original song “ Welcome Home to New Zealand,” with a spirited chorus The team was driven round the town and afterwards went to practice on the ground, Auckland, January 28. - The City of New Yoik arrived at noon today. She left San Francisco on the 6th. Two cases of measles occurred on board, but they are now convalescent. The New Zealand passengers arc—Mr Sinclair, M>Maurell, ; Mr Low, wife, and two chi dren, and two | servants, and eighteen steerage; for Australia, thirty. Auckland, January 29, \ The English cricketers play an Auckland - twenty-two. The following are their names j, —Messrs Abraham, Ruck land, Bennett, Cotton, darter, Crawford, Dufour, Glciaon, s Garland, Kent, Lanckbu.m, Lynch, Mtmford, § Yackay, Robinson, Rees, Steadman, bimcox, | Swanson, Whitford, Whitaker, Yates. H This is Anniversary day and a close liolli) day. The telegraph office is closed, n The city of New York sailed for Sydney I at 8 this morning. | " Napier, January 27. The contest for the vacant seat for Napier is becoming exciting. There are four candidates in the field, Messrs Buchanan, Rhodes, Sutton, and Tiffen. Two of these have addressed the electors; Mr Sutton at most of the centres in the district, and has been well received. At his meeting in Napier the salient feature was a speech by Mr Sheehan i replying to Mr Sutton, who had said that the I party of whom Mr Sheehan was at the head had repudiated office to pick pockets Mr Sheehan retorted that if so his party suited the circumstances according to the principle of set a thief to catch a thief. Mr Buchanan addressed a crowded meeting in Napier last night. His principal theme was the land transactions, and the attitude in the present contest of repudiation of office, and of those who hold the lands got from the Natives, All the candidates profess to support the Ministry, Wellington, January 27. The following tenders have been received by the Public Works Department for the construction of the refreshment room at the Timaru station. Accepted—Neal Murphy, Timaru, £659. Declined —Thos H. Parsons. £828; Henry Thornton, £B3B ; Thomas Machin, £BIB ; Sandilands and Co, £855; George Filmer, £887; Temperton and Hua band, £961. Wellington, January 29. The three miles challenge race between the Black Diamond and the Danger whaleboats came off at 8 o’clock this morning. It was won easily by the Timaru crew, who accomplished the distance in 21min Msecs, beating the Black Diamond by nearly a minute. Westport, January 29, The steamer Wanaka. on her excursion trip, arrived here at 10.30. Seventeen feet of water on the bar. She leaves to-morrow, ' UUNEDIN, December 29. At Mosgiel, on Saturday evening, a little girl five years of age was killed by being thrown from a horse. The name of the woman recently found dead off the Ocean Beach was Annie Laurie. She was well known to the police. The Dunedin Railway employes annual picnic took place on Saturday at Waihola, It was attended by about 1000 people,

Poet Chalmers. January 29. Arrived—The Albion Company’s ship Canterbury, from London, eighr-y days out, with 2000 tons cargo, nineteen passengers. On toe 18ib of December George Bowling, AB, had a fit and fell overboard from the starboard for'yatdann. The ship was going lour knots. J bn Sawbere, quartermaster, jumped off the forecastle head, dived, and caught Bowling’s hair, and succeeded in putting a lifebuoy over him, Bowling was taken on board, and remained unconscious for nearly an hour, Arrived—New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Otaki, from London, ninety days rut, with 108 passengers, TOGO tons cargo. She had a terrific pale on the 26th iorfc from SW. The ship was pooped, and ran through ;he ga’e close reefed.