ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1512, 20 December 1878, Page 3

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

[from the correspondent of the PRESS.] THE AFGHAN WAR. Lahore, November 24. The greater part of the garrison of Ali Musjid was taken prisoners. The Hill tribes intercepted 500 Afghan soldiers and deprived them of their arms and clothing. The Ameer’s Master of Horse was captured, who is said to be the chief instigator of hostilities against England. London, November 25. A correspondent with the Kurum column telegraphs as follows:—“The headquarters of the column arc now at Hassarapire. It formation has been received that the garrison of Fort Mabommed Azin, twenty miles ahead, will probably evacuate and destroy the fort. General Roberts has decided to push on by forced inarches, and endeavor to surprise the place and prevent its destruction.” Jamrood, November 24. General Brown marched to Tavaly on Saturday. His next more is to Ouka. A despatch from Pcshawur of November 20th says:—“Travelling from Thull yesterday I passed the Kimim force advancing. Thirty miles of road wore covered with troops, elephants, camels, and cattle.” The native troops are eager, to advance on Bahai.

The tone of the Vernaculav Press is all that could be desired. The Afghans arc massing on the hills commanding Ghuzuqc and Cahul. The priests of Cahul have collected 3000 followers for a sacred war.

A New York despatch, explaining the order forbidding press telegrams referring to military movements in India, says that Mr A. Forbes’ telegram from Simla to the London “ Daily News,” disclosing the proceedings of the London Cabinet, defeated the purpose of Downing street reticence.

The Government have published despatches recapitulating the negotiations with Afghanistan. One despatch traces the first estrangement between England and the Ameer to the refusal of Mr Gladstone’s Government in 1873 to give a definite answer as to how far they would help him if threatened by Russia. Earl Beaconsficld’s Government gave nu assurance of support against unprovoked foreign aggression, conditionally upon having access to a position in Afghanistan (except Cabnl) where they could acquire trustworthy intelligence of events likely to threaten the interests of the Ameer and of Britain. Lord Lawrence’s Afghan committee have resolved to organise themselves on a permanent basis, and publish their views. RUSSIAN NEWS. According to semi-official intelligence, eight Russian divisions, amounting tp, 120,000 men, will he'sent into Bulgaria before the end of the ycr.r. Adyice; from Orenburg state that the Russian Government of Nauya has been strongly reinforced in consequence of the concentration of Chinese troops on the frontier, and the reported pacification of Khotan. The principal insurgents of Khotan fled into Russian territory. It is said that the Chinese murdered the youngest son of Yakoob Bog. 'The High Admiral had distributed 110 torpedo boats among sixty-ouc Russian war ships. General Tomakair’s expedition, marching from the Caspian in the direction of Mers-Tur-kislau, by constant lighting, reached tire, UppP" Atrek Valley. A Russian corps, 80,00;') strong, stands on the road to Baikli, The Porto has addressed two sharp notes to the Russian ambassador inspecting denial of • Russian connivance in the Bulgarian insurrection. The “ Golos” proposes stationing two corps of observation on the Austrian frontier as a check to an Anstrian-English alliance. The Russian occupation of Roumania is to cease on the 27th. ITALY. How., November 24. The King and Queen, Prince of Naples, and Duke Dcrosttv arrived to-day and were enthusiastically received. Previous to the entry id' the King, Quest as, who had undertaken to answer! fur good order, expelled turce hundred persons. Three hundred arrests have been nvido afe Naples. The Govern nu nt have discovered the existence of an association, >hc object of which is to kill the King. (IEMIANV. Berlin, November 25. The German Legation h -s been ordered not to return to Copenhagen untd alter the departure of the Duke of Cumberland. German papers report that a number of Russian students at Konigsberg are. u-i poct'd soendi-ts, and have been are* ~cd at the req 1 e-t of the Kus-ian police and imprisoned in Berlin. '1 he Continental powers have exchanged notes for common legislation against socialism. AUSTRIA. The finance committee or the Austrian Delegation, despite the persuasion of Count Andrassy, refused th discuis the supplementary

credit to meet tho expenses incurred in the occupation of the Turkish provinces, alleging that Parliament has not yet sanctioned the occupation. The probable consequence of this refusal is that ho session of the Delegation will be adjourned and the Reichstag summoned to meet immediately. TURKEY. Midhat Pasha has been appointed Governor of Syria. Eoumania has refused to sign a treaty giving the right of passage to tho Russian armies through Eoumania. Negotiations for the joint occupation of Novi Bazaar by the Porte and Austria have fallen through At the request of Mr Layard the Porte has completed the evacuation of Varna. MISCELLANEOUS. The Duke of Edinburgh will shortly bo gazetted Admiral. The High Court of Judiciary refused bail to the Bank directors. Cardinal Howard refused the Archbishopric of Dublin. There is great distrust in tho money market. Even upon Consols loans arc made with large margins. The official enquiry into the loss of tho Pacific mail steamer Georgia, proved that Capt. Howard was helplessly drunk at tho time of the accident, the crew behaved badly, and the passengers wore robbed and maltreated. A meeting of New York merchants was held to consider the proposition for tho great exhibition to be held there in 1881). The Republicans had large gains at the late elections Leprosy is raging in the Chinese quarter at San Francisco, and on tho Pacific coast.