INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 247, 9 October 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Monday. His Excellency the Governor has been seriously ill for over a week, and, although there is uow a slight improvement, he will be confined to the house for a couple of weeks longer. Westport, Saturday. The certificate of the captain of the Matau has been suspended for three months. Great blame is attached to the Wellington Customs authorities for permitting the vessel to leave port with so many passengers and lumbered with deck cargo. Dunedin, Saturday. Messrs Reid and Duncan have received a cablegram from San Francisco dated 25th of September, stating that there is an advance in the value of salmon ova equal to 15 pence per dozen over the quotation by the last mail Market firm. The Manager ol the Union Steamship Company has been instructed to convey to Captain Worsp the terms of a resolution passed at a meeting of Directors, to the effect that they regret the loss of his services, and their entire satisfaction at the manner in whidh he he has performed his duties. There have been several returns from the Kumara. The rush has somewhat abated. Auckland, Monday. The Australia arrived yesterday with the San Francisco mail. She left there on the 13th September, and brings London dates to 12 th September. SAN FRANCISCO MAILNEWS. Stanley writing from Victoria Nyanza says that nearly 100 lives were lost from the hardships endured. The steamer Arbitrator, from New Orleans, struck on an iceberg and foundered in twenty minutes. The crew were saved. The San Raphael has been burned off Cape Horn. The crew were saved after fearful suffering. Reinforcements have been sent to Cuba. The monetary crisis at Lisbon has subsided. Consols, 93J COMMERCIAL. New Zealand consolidated five per cents, are quoted at 104 to 105; fours, 114 to 116; sixes, 103 to 106. Bank of New Zealand shares £20 10s to £21 10s ; National Bank, closing quotations, a quarter discount to a quarter premium; Duuediu Debentures, sixes, 104 to 106; New Zealand Trust aud Loan, 31s Sd to 33s 4d; Otago and Southland Investment, \ to _ premium. THE TURKISH WAR, FEA II FUL ATROCITIES. The enquiries of theßritish Commissioners show that the reports of the atrocities in Bulgaria have not been in the least exaggerated. Children have been roasted alive, and their flesh thrust down their parents' throats; pregnant women have been ripped up; women and girls have been violated by thousands, and meu impaled, skinned alive, and flogged to death, and tortured in every conceivable manner not only by the Bashi Bazouks but to a great extent by the regular troops who were rewarded instead of punished for being cruel. The English Secretary of Legation, Mr Baring, and the American Secretary, Mr Schuber, have been sent to investigate the truth of the report that 60,000 Christian non-combatants, have been murdered. The American Secretary suggests that a foreign commission should be sent to see that the leaders of these outrages are hung. Thousands of bodies are strewn about in every direction, gnawed by dogs, and in a horrible state of putrefaction, -with a few half starved womeu sitting in the midst of them bewailing the fate of their dear ones. One woman was found moaning over three small skulls with the hair clinging to them which she had in her lap. These revelations have caused au intense f eeliug throughout England. The leader of the outrages ou the Bulgarians has been ordered to be arrested by the Turkish Government, but he has collected a number of Bashi Bazouks aud defeated all attempts to capture him. An armistice was demanded by the British ambassador, who stated that if the Porte refused and an armed foreign intervention followed Turkey, must not rely on English support. lt is expected that slavery in Turkey will be abolished. Indignation meetings have been held throughout England, calling ou the Government to interfere aud stop the atrocities. John Bright, writing to one of these meetings, declared that England was solely responsible for the Turkish war and Bulgarian outrages, as without her support Turkey dare uot have entered on either. Mr Gladstone has issued a pamphlet declaring tbat England's honor was never so compromised. The Government should redeem it by insisting on the administrative Government of Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina being taken out of the hands of the Porte. Earl Derby lias notified that no efforts will be spared to ascertain the truth of the Bulgarian outrages, and that such measures as may be deemed advisable -will be taken by the foreign powers. Jt is stated that Austria and not England is now looked to by Turkey as the power likely to oppose Russian aggression, and that the Austrian ambassador at Constantinople occupies the position formerly held by England. Severe fighting took place before Alexinatz ou the sth September. The Servians were panic-stricken at the advance of the Turkish troops, and the streets of Alexinatz were crowded with the wounded. People and oxen left in crowds, filling up the road to Belgrad. The Servian army was demoralised, aud no effective resistance could be offered to the Turkish advance on Belgrad. _ lt is reported that Russia will not allow Servia to accept the terms of peace offered. AMERICAN. The hostile Indians have retired to winter quarters.