YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1251, 11 March 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE OABLE.J [bEUTEE’S TELEGEAMB TO THE PEBBB AGENCY.] Lord 3) rby on the Peace Conditions. The Turkish Indemnity. The Money and Wool Markets. London, March (>. Of the Turkish indemnity, amounting to 1.410.000. roubles, certain territory in Armenia will bo taken as representing 1.100.000. roubles, the balance to bo paid in money. London, March 8. Lord Derby, replying to a question, confirmed the announcement of an European Conference at Berlin, for the holding of which Austria opened negotiations on the basis proposed by England, and added that the British Government had asked that the whole treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey should be submitted to the Congress. In the course of a long debate, Lord Derby said, that although the treaties of 185 G-1861 now virtually ceased to exist, they must be held binding until Europe sanctioned a substitute. He hoped the Conference would effect an European, and not merely a Russian, settlement of the Eastern Question, as the latter would involve difficulties, the issue of which was uncertain.

Consols, 95f ; bank and market rates, 2 per cent; wheat still unchanged; tallow dull; Australian and New Zealand Securities unchanged. Since the ' opening of the wool sales 65,100 bales have been offered, and biddings were strong throughout; inferior qualities being slightly in favor of buyers. AUSTRALIA. The Mail Steamer in Quarantine. Sydney, March U. The ‘Pacific mail steamer City of Sydney was quarantined to-day, owing to a sick seaman showing symptoms supposed to be those of small pox. The ship Colonist is on the berth for New Guinea, and a number of passages are engaged. She takes provisions for six months. Melmoubne, March 9. It is reliably stated that the difficulties between the Council and Assembly will be settled. The Council meets op Thursday, when Mr Jcnuer will probably move for a conference. INTERPRO VINCI AL. [PBB PJEEO3 AGENCY.] Mr Stout Accepts Office as Attorney* General. Auckland, March 9. The South British had re-insured £550 with the Standard and £350 with the Transatlantic, making £9OO on the Riverton risk of £2700, thus leaving £I6OO as the company’s loss. In reply fo a disputation to-day, Mr Sheehan said with regard to the obstacle to the purchase of Ohiuemuri lands, the machinery to remove this would be put in motion immediately. ' Wellington, March 9. The attempt to start a. Reform Association bus so far been a failure. Two meetings were held, hut at pacn meeting only three other persons attended besides the reporters. The Gainsboro’s immigrants were landed to-day, and looked a superior Lt. Two mineral discoveries are reported from Picton, one being a bed of slate three miles from town, and the other a vein of silver in the Sound, Dunedin, March 10. A banquet was given by the citizens of Dunedin to Minister’s at the pity Motel on Saturday evening. Fifty were present and Mr John Cargill presided. The usuaj compliipentary tpuats were gtycn. In proposing prosperity to Dunedin, the Premier announced that Mr Stout had accepted office as AttorneyGeneral, The announcement was received with enthusiasm,

Mr Stout gtated that Mr Larnach expects to return from Europe before the opening of but had left his repjgwti9B is

case lie was delayed, so that the city should not suffer.

Riverton, March 9.

The total loss by the late fire is now ascerto be £IO,OOO, of which only half was covered by insurance. The fire is supposed to have originated through a quantity of unslacked lime stored at the rear of the building getting wet. There is no fire brigade here, but volunteers manned a private engine, and by the help of a band of 200 men who formed a line, passing buckets from the river to the fire, it was prevented from spreading to a block valued at £40,000. The night was fortunately calm.

[from the correspondent of the press.] Timaru, March 10. Sir George Grey will arrive here on Thursday, The mother of the child found at Blueskin has been traced to a well known resident at Timaru.

A prisoner named David McCracken, sentenced to six months at last sitting of the District Court, and also awaiting trial at the Supreme Court, on a charge of horse stealing, escaped from the hard labour gang on Friday evening, but was recaptured in a hay stack yesterday. The weather is very unsettled. It blew a furious nor’-wester yesterday afternoon till ei*ht at night, when the barometer fell to 28.40, and a terrific gale, with heavy rain, swept up from the southward, and continued till near midnight. It has now changed north again, but the barometer, which had risen, is again falling rapidly.