TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 900, 14 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

cable" news.

[per press agency.]

THE WAIL

Reported Defeat of the Russians. London, May 11. Turkish accounts state that the Russians attempted to cross the Danube at Reni, near the mouth of the Truth, but were defeated with great loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. Colonial Museum. The Grovcrnmcnt declines to take action towards the establishment of a Colonial Museum this year. The Mails. The Brindisi portion of the Australian mail was delivered in London on the 7th. Commercial. Money is firm. Consols 91. Wheat calmer. Resignation of Victorian Ministry. Melbourne, May 11. The elections have resulted largely in favour of the Stonewallers. The Grovcrnmcnt resign to-day. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [Per Wakatipu, via Wellington.] * Sydney, May <S. Sir William Jcrvoise is inspecting the Sydney fortifications. The Sydney Morning Herald has an article on Captain Walker’s paper on State Forestry, and considers the State the proper administrator of National Forests. Bailey’s American Circus and Menagerie will not visit New Zealand. The latter will remain at Sydney. Bailey purposes returning with large additions to the animals from India and elsewhere. The question of the payment of members is to be brought before tbo Victorian Parliament. Sir J. McCulloch and Mr Service are strongly opposed to payment, and trust nexf session will seethe end of the experiment. The nominations for the Assembly took place on the sth throughout Victoria. There are two hundred candidates for eighty-four seats. Seventy-six old members are seeking ro-election. It is understood that a match has been arranged between Trickett and Rush for the sculling championship of the world.

it is rumored that Mr Weld will be ap pointed Governor of South Australia.

Captain Press of the barque Frederick has boon presented by the chairman of the Sugar Gompany with a gold watch in rcognition of ins services in bringing the vessel in a disabled state from Java to Melbourne. Sir John O’Shannassy is strongly advocating free trade. Dr Sc horn berg, of Adelaide, has received a sample of wheat from the Vrctic regions. A sixty ounce nuggel lias been found at Port Darwin. The news from the diggins continues favorable. Another case of small pox lias occurred at Adelaide on board the British Enterprise. Typhoid lever is rather prevalent in Melbourne. T 1 xe Adelaide Government are calling for volunteers for the defence of the oolony. INTERPRO VINGTAL. Waimate Steeplechase. [FRO3I A CORRESPONDENT.] Waimate, May 14. The Waimate Steeplechase is postponed till (he 6th of June, on account of the severity of the weather. Wellington, May 14, Arrived —Wakatipu, from Sydney. Passengers for Lyttelton —Mesdames French, Johnston, Scott, and child. She sails South at 4 p.m. English Commercial. AVellington, May 14. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report by cable under date London, May oth: —The wool sales opened with an average decline of Id, to lid on last sales. Since the close of the last sales greasy has declined Id, scoured 2d, clothing, washed, 2d, the principle decline being in cross-bred. Sixteen thousand bales have been scut to the manufacturing districts direct. Trade in the manufacturing districts is unchanged. Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal opened this morning, hut adjourned till the following day without, transacting any business. There are only two cases on the list and three cases in the Divorce Court. The mounted constable sent, to Palliscr Bay to scare!i along the coast for wreck reports that he saw no traces of the recent wreck. The remains of what ho did see were evidently of a vessel wrecked over a month ago. He found pieces corresponding with those found by Mr Mcrson. They were all of Kauri timber. Ho also found the sliding cover of a companion hatch, painted white, 3tft long and 3ft wide.