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Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1075, 7 December 1877, Page 2

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CABLE NEWS [BRUISE'S SPECIAL TEIiEOBAMS TO TBE PBEBS AGENCY.] T H B~WA R. Kars Fallen. Plevna Completely Invested. London, Undated. Kara has fallen. Tlie Turkish killed and wounded were 500, 10,000 prisoners, 300 cannon, flags, &c; immense stores were taken. Melikoff directed the assault, and the Grand Duke was present. The Eussian attacking forces were 15,000. Plevna is entirely invested. It is expected hourly to fall. The Eussians are advancing westward to cut off communication from Sophia. The Turks under Mehemet are mustering at Sophia. There is great excitement in Stamboul, and outbreaks of popular anger are feared. Mukhtar has been ordered to defend hi ß position to the last. The Montenegrins have captured forte at Antivari with a large quantity of stores. The Russians have sustained a reverse at Shipka Pass. The French Ministry has resigned. New Zealand hemp is firmly held. The fall of Kars has created great enthusiasm amongst the Eussian troops in Bulgaria. Salvoes of artillery were lired around Plevna. At a council of war at Kars, after its fall, General Philippoff advocated the march of the army westward to Sentari. It is stated that Osman Pasha is willing to surrender to the Eussian Q-eneral, but not to Prince Charles. Other accounts state that provisions at Plevna are abundant. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, December 6. Mr Parkes is forming a new Government. The Assembly has adjourned. .Sailed —Easby, yesterday. INTERPROVINCIAL. The Governor and S r G. Grey on a dissolution. Cable Communication. Presbyterian General Assembly. Taukanga, December 7. The Botorua correspondent, of the " Bay of Plenty Times" writes that carp are very plentiful in Luke Rotorua. The natives have oaught several over two pounds in weight. The chiefs have forbidden the use of nets until nest year. December 7. For gome wcok3 past a vory animafod cor-

Governor and Sir Q-. Grey on the question of a dissolution, which the latter has been u> ging the G-ovemor to grant at the close of the pre sent session. The Governor declined. Whereupon Sir Geo. took up the position that the Governor is bound to take the advice of his constitutional advisers on this as on all other questions, and that the Premier of a colony could demand a dissolution whenever he chose. The Governor on the other hand main ■ tains that the power of dissolution is the special prerogative of the Crown,J and informs Sir George that he, as the Crown's representative, 'will exercise such prerogative fat his discretion. The correspondence is to be laid before both Houses. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand met last evening, at St. John's Church. After an opening sermon the retiring moderator (Rev. J. Paterson) nominated as his successor the Rev. G-eorge Barclay, of Geraldine, who was unanimously accepted. Mr Barclay, after taking the chair, opened the proceedings by a long and learned address. After the transaction of formal business the Assembly adjourned till to-day. The Provincial Hall has been placed at the disposal of the Assembly by the Government. The City of New York, from Auckland, arrived at San Francisco on November 14th. A steamer has arrived at Port Darwin from Banjoewangi, but owing to the land line to Port Darwin having been down, messages are only coming through to-day. It is currently reported in the lobbies that Mr Rees lias resigned his seat in Parliament, but no formal announcement of the fact has been yet made. Dunedin, December 7. The railway line from Blueskin to Port Chnlmers is to be open for traffic on the 20th inst. The temporary water supply from the Leith was turned into the mains last night. Rain is off again. The through railway line to Christchurch will probably be open in April. The works arc progressing satisfactorily. Operations on the harbor works are proceeding night and day. The electric light is to be used shortly in their prosecution. Letters have been received by the mail stating that the Rev. Peter Hope, secretary of the Colonial Committee of the Free Church of Scotland, lias been appointed deputy to the Presbyterian Churches of New Zealand and Australia, and that he was to sail from London in the Hereford for Canterbury about the 20th of October. Ballast operations were commenced yesterday on the Anderson's Bay section of the Dunedin and Portobello and Ocean Beach railway. PAELIAMENTAEY. Last Night's Proceedings. Wellington, December 7. The Loan Bill was read a third time. The address for a sum to bridge the Aparmia near Gallic's ford, was negatived by 26 to 25. The Queensf own Water Works Amendment Bill was read a third time. Mr Macandrew, on the motion for going into supply, stated that the Government would survey the various railway lines authorised this session by Bill, even if the Bills did not pass the Legislative Council. The House then went into supply, when the whole of the supplementary estimates, public works and immigration es timates,and additional supplementary estimates were got through. A large number of items were objected to, and there were a great many divisions, but, with the exception of £SOO bonus to the late Colonial Architect, which was struck out by 27 to 13, £2500 for the new Assembly Libarary s'ruck out by 33 to 22, and the compensation to 11. W. Farnell (£500) struck out by 21 to 17, all the items passed. Mr Macandrew intimated his intention to gradually reduce the ordi ary free immigration as nominations increased. With regard to the vote for the Mikonui water-race Mr Macandrew, in reply to Mr Gisborne, said the Government would make a tunnel at a cost of about £16,000 if private enterprise would finish the race on receiving a guarantee of 6 per cent, on £50,000, half interest from Government, and half from county or municipality. Frogress was reported at 1 o'clock and the House adjourned till noon. This Day's Proceedings. The House met at noon. The House disagreed to the reasons of the Council for its amendments in the Land Bill, extending the extension of the Southland pastoral leases. The amendments of the Council in the Land Sales Bill, striking out the clause extending the homestead system to the whole colony, were disagreed to on a division of 29 to 15. The House meets again at 3.