YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1254, 26 March 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [ekutbr’s special telegrams to the press AGENCY.] The Money Market. The Wool Market. Admiralty Purchases. Hostile Attitude of the Russian Press Russia Demands the Withdrawl of the British Fleet. 'England Persists in her Demands. Meeting of an European Congress Doubtful. Relations Between England and Russia Critical. London, March 23.

The Admiralty have purchased a small railway for military purposes, also four powerful ironclads in the Thames, built for Turkey and Brazil. Money is in less demand, and rates are drooping. Bank rate 2. The Bank reserve is weakened by gold withdrawals. Consols, 95|. The market for Australian securities shows a downward tendency. New Zealand Consolidated are quoted at 104. The wool sales show considerable weakness as the sales progress. The languor in the domandhas led to several withdrawals. St. Petersburg, March 23, At St. Petersburg, it is serai-officially stated that owing to England persisting in her demands in regard to the peace conditions the chances of an European Congress meeting have decreased. London, March 24. England proposes that diplomatic communication be treated as equivalent to presenta. tion. Russia refuses to believe that this commu.nication will be fulfilled, iu view of the mad? nffs.siblo pretensions of England. The gelations between England and Russia are in a critical condition. It is reported that Russia demands that the British ironclad squadron should leave the Sea of Marmora and the Dardanelles. The Russian press is greatly irritated at Great Britain arming. AUSTRALIAN, s:he Floods in Melbourne. Revolt in a Reformatory School. Rich Gold Discovery. Melbourne, March 25. The Australian Eleven in their second innings made 240 runs, and the Yictorian 113. The Australian won by 157. Tasmania, March, 25. News from the West Coast prospectors at Mount Heemskirk reports the discovery of another Bisoholff. The wash dirt is five feet thick. No bottom. Nuggets two pounds weight have been discovered. There is great excitement. The winter prevents operations. [Per Albion, via Hokitika,] Melbourne (Undated). The heavy flood in the suburbs did considerable danmge to property. It rained heavily from Thursday to Saturday, during which four inches fell. The Aarhi rose so rapidly that in a few hours it overflowed its banks. AU lowlymg lauds adjacent were speedily ' submerged, and every buildup

mostly stores, on the south bank of the Yarra was completely surrounded, the only communication being by boats, and then only with difficulty, owing to the rapid currents. Traffic on the south aide of Prince’s Bridge was suspended for fourteen hours, in consequence of the water running over St. Kilda road. The whole stretch of land as far as the eye could reach was one expanse of water. One life was lost, a Chinaman, who was drowned in a hut at Upper Yarra. The flood was not -within four feet of the great flood of 1868, but the water rose much more rapidly. A number of people had nob time to remove goods, and many only escaped with their lives with difficulty. The boys in the reformatory school at Coburg mutinied, and for an hour kept a large number of warders at bay. Blank cartridge was fired at them, but to no purpose. At length the door of the dormitory was smashed in with an axe and enlranee gained. Some rather ugly wounds were received on both sides. No cause is assigned for the outbreak.

Several failures have occurred in the grain trade. House and Co.’s liabilities are £64,440; W. Rantard, miller, Kyneton, liabilities said to be £4000; H. R, Carter, £12,000.

Sir John Coode leaves for New Zealand per Tararua on Wednesday week. The building of the New Eastern Market is commenced. It will cost £89,000 when completed. Sydney. The Chimborazo, while on the passage from Melbourne, struck on a rock at Point Perpendicular. She put back with the fore compartment full of water. A slight riot occurred on Sunday night owing to the secular preaching of Pastor Allen in Hyde Park. A large crowd collected, and missiles was thrown at the police. They charged with their batons, and hit pretty freely.

The steamer Easby ran down the schooner Northern Light inside the Heads. The schooner sank, but the crew were saved. The case, Manning v New Zealand Insurance Company, lasted a fortnight, and resulted in a verdict of £7OOO for plaintiff. INTERPROYINCIAL. [PEB PBESB AGENCY.] Two Cases of Incendarism. Auckland, March 25. Mrs Warren, a lady-like person who came from Sydney some time ago with her husband, supposed to bo a commercial traveller, was arrested on a charge of attempting to set fire to Haslett’s boarding house, Waterloo quadrant, and stealing apparel to the value of £B, the property of Mrs Lowrie, another lodger. Mrs Warren and Mrs Jjowrio were on friendly terms, but on Saturday night Mrs Warren’s room was found on fire in several places, while a quantity of valuable articles from Mrs Lowrio’s room were missing. Mrs Warren ultimately confessed that she had taken them. When brought to Court this morning she fainted and had to be carried out. The case was remanded. The Governor and Colonel Whitmore have gone to Waikato. Mr Sheehan returns to the Thames tonight. Giuuamstown, March 25.

An official letter lias been received from Captain Maling, Private Secretary, expressing His Excellency the Governor’s high appreciation of the warm and cordial reception accorded to him on Thursday last. A further letter encloses cheques for £5 each for the Hospital and Ladies’ Benevolent Society. Wellington, March 25.

An extraordinary attempt was made to burn down the “Argus ” office. On opening the office this morning it was found that an entrance had been effected into the accountant’s room some time between Saturday night and Monday morning by some person who turned on all the gas jets, twisted off one branch, broke open the editor’s room, and clambered through a trap-door in the upper floor, apparently with the view of securing a free draught for the flames, and then set fire to papers on three files hanging close to the accountant’s desk, and under a gas jet. The papers on fire, being packed pretty close, burnt all round the edges and then went out, leaving the papers a charred mass. Fortunately the gas had been turned off at the main, which the incendiary could not get at. He is supposed to have effected his escape through the rear of the building, which is on the edge of the water. The insurance companies offer £IOO for the apprehension of the guilty person. The building and plant are insured for a moderate amount. The origin of the fire in Willis street on Sunday morning remains unknown.