ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 509, 15 May 1878, Page 2

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

News from Syiia states, ah bough no insurrectionary move-unit bus broken out .(here, much excitement prevails in the principal cams. Assemblies of men at D t-misii", Aik 1 pc., and Beyr-mt have p me.:,<•.} (o the local auihoriiies against the si-puar-e of the treaty of peace, by winch a'l i urkey in Europe is lost ■ and the Syrians ex*-re.-s ts-ci" inability i-sap-port [h > heavy o : !:- u i ■ is \v^J?e Porte has assum'd i-i (Id .ffn-.h ;w. It is staffed j 5, se. ,: -..0 , at Wy-.l at id ’.l-.-.c , i; , ;; !s j Jcl'UI i..v.t lhc-:r o- jeet is the an-noxai-io i of dy -ia io Egypt. Tue Uuk- of Edinburgh left for Malta in (he Anthem; on 'Wedac-dev, cn route for j.'n v.-lr.re bo vi’l rr-e.-ive II g r -nk. R-j-iumioia and feervla have demanded

from Russia payment of their outstanding claims Servia’s subvention is two months in arrear. ■ The Speaker and about 120 memi hers of Parliament visited Portsmouth on the 2nd iu.st., and inspected the vessels ready and waiting for sea. Sulieman Pasha has been arrested, and is to be tried by civil and military tribunals for treason and disobedience of orders. The collapse of the Tur--1 kish resistance and the-fall of—Plevna--are regarded as attributable. to .him through his conduct at the Schi'pka Pass, ivguvi.iless of superior orders. Lord LyoviH'wrtS in Loudon for some days co;ifar ring with the Government in view of the approaching conference at Berlin, where be will represent Eng- : land, assisted by Lord Odo Rtfssell, the ambassador to Germany. The German press strongly advocates an! Eng-i lish occupation of Egypt, and, the, Berlin Government is believed to favor, the idea. The Duke of Connaught has. resumed his military duties in Dublin, . , The Prince of .Wales- has sold his celebrated yacht HiUegarde to prince Leopold for summer cruising. The Navy estimates amount to £11,530,901, being an increase of .£32,072. Tim Army estimates amount to £14,005.300, showing an .indr-jpade of £192,100. The total' forces ‘provided for, including regulars at home,, in In ii.i, and in the 'colonies, yeomanry, and volunteers,'" number' 025,190 man;' V ' TSie ])iogta.mnie of the -maldlies of the Australian cricketers has been announced, and it commences with that against Not Li ogham County, .on. May 20-22 and the twenty-sixth,' and' last match is that against Gloucestershire, at Clifton, on September 5 7 7 v rOut of 8G playing days 78, are set ‘apart for matches.