By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 405, 21 December 1876, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Thursday Afternoon.

Escort—Bss7 ozs, Blacks heading the list with 1780 ; Lawrence, 1763 ; Cromwell, 1606.

The Bulgarian Belief Committee yesterday forwarded £IBO Contributions up to yesterday reached £215. The ' Times' says it was rumored in town last night that, in consequence of Mpcandrew having forwarded to Wellington the Heme agents letter, which arrived by the Suez mail, and thereby prevented the remittance asked for being sent by the outgoing mail, M'Lean has given instructions for the post office box hitherto used by late Superintendent to be closed in future.

County Councillors will be summoned to hold their first meeting on 4th January. Ormond, Postmaster General, will shortly arrive in Dunedin.

Cobb and Co's coach was upset at Palmer - ston yesterday. One of the leaders became restive, and the result was that the wheels getting into a rut the coach capsized. There were eight passengers on, but none of them were seriously hurt Todd of Christchurch, and Mr Baker, being the chief sufferers. The Wauaka arrived at Hobartown and is expected here on Wednesday The railway earnings for .November, amount to £I2OOO. Arrived.—"bhe Rotorua, 62 «.lrvys from Glas-

gow. The Barb and Melbourne have been scratched for the Champiou race. The City of New Yoi-k, with the November outward mail, reached Frisco on the 12th, two days before time. The City Council d rove a coach through the Harbor Act by electing Fish and Walter, who had previously resigned, as their representatives at the Board. Both offer for reelection-

London, December ISth.

The St Petersburg!! ' Herald' states that the neutral occupation of Bulgaria would be the extreme limit of Russia's concession. The Porte however rejects any proposal for foreign occupation of Bulgaria or any other Turkish Provinces. The augmentation and equipment of the Turkish army is being pushed forward with great energy. The preliminary business of the Conference is concluded, but no formal resolution is yet drawn up. _ Ignatieff has informed Salisbury that Russia would accept Servian or Hungarian occupation of Bulgaria. The suggestion has been forwarded to the English Government, who have not yet replied.