MAIL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 223, 11 September 1876, Page 2

MAIL ITEMS.

•London, July 18. Sir Stafford Northcote becomes leader of the House of Commons. Mr Disraeli's acceptance of the Privy Seal is believed to be only temporary. He retains the Premiership, it is believed, only till the end of next session of Parliament when Lord Derby succeeds him. The Cabinet will be reconstructed. The Lady Day procession at Belfast resulted in a riot. Many persons were injured and sent to the hospital. There is a crisis in Spain. The return of Queen Isabella, ifc is considered, bodes no good. The Cuban insurgents gained two victories over small bodies. The Spanish troops in Servia have armed 60,000 men, and taken up a strong position commanding the mountain passes to resist the Turkish army, numbering 100,000. It is understood that Prince Nilan has informed the Consuls that he was willing to abandon war if England and Austria would aid him in negotiating peace. There was a prospect of the peace party in Servia prevailing, when the arrival of a large body of Kussian volunteers created a warlike reaction. Oakley, for Co-operative Bank frauds, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment. Smallpox still prevalent in San Francisco. The Souix war still continues. General Terry is reported to have met the Indians on the 14th August, and defeated them, losing 300 of his own men, and killing 700 of the enemy. Reinforcements are still being poured in from all sides to the front. The sccuts report that the main body of Indians are encamped on the Sinking Kiver. Large band 3 of Indians have been seen moving northwards into the British territory, and it is not believed they will make any further stand this year. The Ottoman embassy in London officially deny that the Imperial troops burned Servian, villages, or carried petroleum for that purpose; but alleged that sixty villages in the Turkish territory were burned by Servians. The Crown jewels of Servia have been pledged in Vienna for sixty thousand florins. Turkey was repulsed in several minor engagements. A revolution has broken out in the Columbian Republic; there was slaughter in the streets of Carthage. The Clerical party defeated the Conservatives in two engagements. Startling disclosures have been made respecting the arms and ammunition supplied to the Indians. Ifc is calculated that 140,000 rounds have been sold from two or three agencies. General Gibbons has written to J. C. Powers of Fort Benton, to whom the weapons were shipped, holding him responsible if the material reached the Indians. The Uhe vrarriors under the chief Douglas have joined the United States army against the Sioux.