TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 847, 12 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.)

LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA.

0 1 By Submarine Cable,] THE EASTERN QUESTION. London, March 7. The Porte objects to the demands of Montenegro for the cession of territory and a seaport. Russia is still expectant, pending the answer to her circular. She has issued an ukase ordering the organisation of nine army corps, The Porte maintains the same confident attitude it assumed when the Conference wai sitting, and is prepared to accept war in preference to prolonged suspense. On the other hand Russia objects to the suggestion of a year’s grace, Russia withdraws from the treaty of 1855, unless the other powers co-operate to obtain the acceptance by the Porte of the original programme of the Conference. In the Turkish budget, the estimate of expenditure for the present year on the army is set down at fourteen and a half millions, for the navy ten and threequarter millions. THE UNITED STATES. President Hayes has nominated W, Maxwell Ewart, Secretary of State, and Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury. SPECIAL TELEGRAM. [PROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] A late cable telegram reports Mr Huggesson’s Bill legalising Colonial marriages with deceased wife’s sister has passed the House of Commons by a majority of 51. The death is announced of Helen Faucit. AUSTRALIA. SHIPPING. Sydney, March 10. Arrived—Essby. Sailed—Wakatipu and City of New York, yesterday. [Per Ringarooma, via Bluff ] Melbourne, March <>. In the libel action Mr Langton, M.P, against the Age newspaper, a verdict was given for £IOOO, There were two counts ; one reflecting on Mr Langton as a member of Parliament, the other as to his business as an auditor and accountant. On the first the damages were £250, and on the second £750. A new trial is likely to be applied for. In the action Ley Ching v the Australasian, in which it was stated that a betting Chinaman had not paid up over last spring meeting, the jury gave damages one shilling and refused to certify for coats. The rain which fell last week has done much good It has been pretty general. The Chairman of Committees has referred the Berry case to his solicitors, finding that he gets no satisfaction or apology from Mr Berry for calling him a corrupt chairman of committees. Sir Wm Jervis will reach the colonies from Singapore early next month. He receives at the rate of £ISOO a year and expenses. Business is dull. The elections are beginning to occupy great attention. Meetings are held nightly. INTERPROYIN CIAL. Auckland, March 11. The Hawea sailed South yesterday evening. Passengers for Lyttelton : Rev Mr Lawrey and Mr Carpenter. Taupo, March 10. After an interval of nearly four years, the Native Lands Court is again to be opened in this district. The natives generally are greatly pleased at this action of the Government, and hope soon to receive their rentals during the past three or four years, and to have Europeans settled on the country leased to the Government in 1873. The Native Minister has announced his intention to meet Queen and King natives here with Rewi on the 20th inst, Eewi and Major Mair come together from Waikato. Dr Pollen will travel via Tauranga from Auckland. Amongst the important subjects to be brought before the Native Minister will be the opening of the trunk line of road through to Cambridge,, so long successfully opposed by the King’s party, Bewi, it is said, is still bitterly opposed to the opening ip of this last link in the communication north and south. Geahamstown, March 10.

The Golden Fleece Extended Company declared a dividend last night of one shilling and sixoonce per share. This company hae leclared in dividends since 32ai November last £16,800.

Wellington, March 11.

The shore end of the second Cook’s Straits cable was spliced yesterday. The rest of the day was spent in fruitless endeavors to get the boar ashore with the end of the (-able, Heavy rollers prevented landing. This morning, while endeavoring to land the cable, the boat capsized with seven men; one man was drowned. The cable in now being secured in the cable house, Lyell’s Bay. Sailed—Arawata, for the South, at 4 p.m. Passengers—Mrs Clrawonska, Messrs Mitchell, Dupree, Lowe and Son, 9 for Melbourne, and 5 steerage passengers. Wellington, March 12.

The Wellington Municipal Corporation has floated, through the Bank of New Zealand,in London, tho Corporate on Consolidated Six per Cent Loan of £200,000 at 102. . A few days ago a number of surveyors in Wellington district received orders from Mr Thomson, Surveyor-General, to proceed southwards, to several different places. A good deal of indignation was expressed at the arrangement, as being unfair to Wellington, and to the men removed, and likely to retard the surveys which the late chief surveyor of the province had just got into shape for completion. The Times this morning says that these very changes were recommended by Mr Jackson himself —that it was done in writing, and can be proved. The Hinemoa arrived last night from Auckland, with the Hon Dr Pollen. Nelson, March 10.

This morning Mr Gisborne proposed that the sittings of the University Senate be open to the public. Mr Carleton moved to pass on to t’.e next order of the day. A division was taken. For the amendment members present—Messrs Carleton, Rev W. Johnston, Rev Mr Buddie; against, members present— Messrs Gisborne, Grace, and Heale, and tbe Rev J. G. Andrew. Mr Carleton put in the proxies of Mr Stafford and Mr Rolleston for the amendment, and Mr Johnston put in proxy of the Rev Dr Stuart for the same. The motion is still open to be brought up again. Geeymocjth, March 12,

An attempt was made yesterday morning at two o'clock, to burn down the premises occupied by Laing and his wife, as a store and dwelling-house in Naiaru street, immediately opposite where the Greymouth Hotel was burned down, A bundle of wood and rags saturated with kerosene had been placed under the corner of the house and fired. Fortuately the blaze was seen before it got good hold, and the fire was extinguished without doing much damage. OAMARU,0 AMARU, March 12. The wheat market is likely to suffer a decline in price. It is at present quoted at 4s 3d, but'owingtothe large quantity of first class samples coming to hand it is expected to decline at least 2d per bushel during the present week. Port Chalmers, March 10. Sailed—Pleiades, ship, for Eangoon ; Clan McLeod, barque, for Guam. March 11. Sailed—New Zealand Company’s Otaki, for London, with 16 passengers and a cargo of 3747 bales wool, 105 bales rags, 74 casks tallow, 57 bags bones, 9 boxes sundries, 3683 ounces of gold ; total value, £98,729. The steamer Ringarooma is expected at 7 p,m. with the Suez mail. Sailed—Stella coastwise. Dunedin, March 10.

The rowing match for the handsome silver cup presented by Mr Baxter, of the Pier Hotel, took place this afternoon. The entries were, the Otago Rowing Club’s Isis, the United Tradesmen’s Young Colonist, the Union Club’s Union, the Excelsior Club’s Little Nell, and the Excelsior and Alliance Club’s Alliance. The probability of six crews, most of them well matched, contesting the honors of the occasion, combined with the fact that the match was one of the last of the season, caused the event to be one of great interest to boating men, and a very close result was expected, even by those who professed to be able to name the winner. The event was closely contested, and ended as follows :—Young Colonist, 1 ; Isis, 2 ; Little Nell, 3; Union, 4 ; Excelsior, 5 ; Alliance, 6. Dunedin, March 12. The Hon John Young has arrived in Dunedin. He leaves tor Australia on Wednesday. Daring his stay in Dunedin he inj tends to interview the chairman of the Harbor Board and also the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. Bluff, March 12. The Ringarooma left Sandridge on the 6th, arrived at the Bluff yesterday, sailed for Dunedin at 8 a.m. She brings 14 saloon and 13 steerage passengers, and 167 tons for all ports. Passengers for Lyttelton—Mrs Clifford and Badham, three in steerage, and 45 tons cargo.