TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 876, 16 April 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

LATEST MOM E 0 ROPE AND AUSTRALIA. [By SmniAiuxK Cable.] EUROPEAN. War Imminent. Wool Depressed. Wheat Market Excited., London, April 14. Lord Derby, in the House of Commons, expressed regret that the circular of the Porte was against peace. The Marquis of llartington, in moving for the production of additional papers, asked how the Grovermnent reconciled the protocol with the integrity and independence of the Porte. Mr Hardy, Secretary for War, refused the papers, and said England's last word was in favour of peace, and strong objections were uttered against war being made with Turkey. England signed the protocol to afford Russia a chance to disarm. The motion of the Marquis of llartington was withdrawn. The demands of Montenegro have been finally rejected, and hostilities recommenced. The Eussians are advancing on Jassy. The Russian reserves on furlough have been ordered to rejoin. The declaration of war is believed to be imminent. The reserve of the Roumanian permanent army lias been called out. There lias been a war panic during the week on the Stock Exchange. Consols fell one-half, and are now at 96 ; Russians fell 5, Turkish 1. Money is easy. Minimum discount unchanged. Australian securities are unaffected. Captain Stevens, of the Barraeouta, has been dismissed. The wool market is depressed, owing to the prospects of war and heavy arrivals. Wheat market excited and advancing. New Zealand, 57s to 595. INTERPROVINCIAL. Southerton on the New Zealand Cricketers. Wellington, April 16. Mr Southerton, of the All England Eleven, in a letter to a private gentleman at Marton, gives his opinion of the best men to represent New Zealand in the intercolonial cricket contests. He says at such places as Taranaki, Nelson, Greymouth, he could not find any one to recommend, except Morse at Grreymouth if hard up for a left-handed bowler. At Invercargill there is only Reade, who is good at both bowling and batting. He thinks Cross and Anson are the only ones at Wellington who showed they were likely to hold their own on a good wicket. The best at Auckland are Robinson, Tracy, and Buckland. The first can bat and bowl; the second is not a very stylish bat, but his resolution is likely at any time to pull him through; the third is a fair bowler, but no bat. Dunedin has good bats in Dixon, Nicholls, Millington, Fulton, and Spring, the latter being the best wicketkeeper he saw in the colony ; Dixon, Millington, Everist also being good bowlers. He has no doubt Christchurch must form the nucleus of any team, as there he found the best all round cricket, Corfe, Leach, and Stevens being first-class bats with plenty others ; good bowlers, too, like Frith, Sweet, and Ashby; good fieldsmen, and the best longstop in Alpe. He considers them the Club of the colony. They only want a better wicket to play on. Arrived—Excelsior, brigantine, from Lyttelton.

Income of the Dunedin Corporation. Duii3din Gaol Chaplaincy. Dunedin, April 16. A Skating Company, with a capital of £2OOO, is about to be floated in Dunedin. The probable income of the City Corporation for the ensuing year is £73,900—£30,000 being the unexpended portion of the loan, and £10,450 Government subsidy. The Hon. D. Reid has written to Archdeacon Edwards that the Dunedin Gaol chaplain's salary will continue to be paid till the Govermnent considers the whole question. Mr Torrance has received compensation, but will have to refund if his services be retained.

Mr Robert Heywood, painter, was found drowned on the Ocean Beach yesterday. He was missing from his home since Friday. Two cottages were burned down at Caversham yesterday morning. They were the property of John Ferger, and occupied by W. R. James and Mrs Lucas. James' loss insured in the Victorian Insurance office for £75. Mrs Lucas loses £500; insured in the New Zealand office for £3OO. Mr Ferger loses £450 ; insured in the New Zealand office for £2OO.

On Saturday the Supreme Court granted a rule calling upon Joseph Mackay to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt" of Court for ignoring the proceedings being taken in connection with his bankruptcy in the Supreme Court.

Tire in Nelson. Nklson, April 16. A fire occurred this morning in Bridge street. Two small shops, belonging to a bootmaker and a saddler, were totally destroyed ; also, part of the Couch and Horses Hotel was burnt.

Suicide at Tauranga.

Tauranoa, April IG,

Sergeant Matliias, of the armed constabulary force, shot himself through the head with a revolver at ten this morning, lie was heavily in debt to the storekeepers in town, and had received two or three summonses. He was in charge of the Government stores. He leaves a wife and family. YE S TER DA TS TELEGRAMS INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, April 14. Moanatairis were sold at £9 to £lO. Price? closed at buyers £9. No large amount of specimens has been knocked out of the Moanatairi claim for the last few days. Well] ngtox, April 14.

Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by residents of the Upper Hutt and neighborhood, with certain alterations in the railway timetable. They sny that the railway would pay, if properly managed, but that it is not, and saw mill'proprietors and suppliers oi firewood send wood and timber to town on drays, as being cheaper than by rail. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Minister for Public Works, and represent to him the views of the meeting held,

Rivkkton, April 14.

Thr valuation rolls for the County of Wallace arc nearly completed. It; is expected that the total annual value of property within the county will be £24,000. The Chairman's salary is £250, not £l2O, as telegraphed by mistake.

(From a correspondent of the Press ) Di'nkdin, April 14. The news from the Waikaka rush is good, several new shafts having been bottomed on payable gold, but the extent of grounddoes not warrant a large rush. In the Supremo Court to-day, Mr Stout applied for a ride nisi calling upon Joseph Mackay, of Milton, to show cause why lie should not be committed for contempt. The facts are — On the last Chamber day application was made calling upon Mackay to show cause why prohibition should not issue to the District Court, at Tokomairiro, on the ground that the Supreme Court had clearly jurisdiction in the matter, and on that occasion his counsel obtained an adjournment on the ground that sufficient time had not been given. A meeting of creditors was convened for the 12th instant, but, apparently hearing of these proceedings in the Supreme Court, no creditors attended. Thereupon Mackay issued a special edition of the Bruce Herald, which is the Gazette in bankruptcy, in which he intimated that in consequence of no creditors having attended the meeting, it was his intention to apply at the first sitting of the District Court, to be held at Milton, for his discharge. The rule was granted.