ADDITIONAL SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 246, 17 October 1877, Page 2

ADDITIONAL SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

A telegram to the Daily Telegraph from Pera, dated August 27th, states that " two months ago Mr Gladstone wrote to an influential Greek merchant at Constantinople, urging that the Greeks should unite with the Slavs in attacking Turkey. A reply was sent, saying that the best policy of Greece was rather to tight the Russians than the Turks, Mr. Gladstone wrote again, saying he had given his opinion, aud was astonished to find that the Christian of the East was disinclined to make common cause against the Mussulman. The correspondence has been submitted to the diplomatic corps at Constantinople." The statement having been brought under Mr Gladstone's notice, he has written that his opinions were fully given in the Contemporary Review last December, and he is not aware of having added to them in any letter. Kossuth has made an appeal to the Hungarian nation to take up arms against the common enemy, Russia. In many of the Hungarian churches Te Deums have been sung in honor of the Turkish victories. Home rule demonstrations have been frequent since the prorogation. On the 18th, a procession, two miles long, took place through the streets of Glasgow. At a meeting on the same day, Mr O'Donnell, M.P. for Duntroou, oue of the leading obstructionists, said that Irishmen had conciliated the Government long enough, but now they must stand upon their rights. Some very incendiary speeches were made. It was urged that Mr. Butt's policy for the last four years had failed ignominiously, and that Messrs Parnell, Biggar, and ODonuell's policy must now' prevail. A Parnell-B,jggar demonstration came off at Dublin on Sunday, the 21st, presided over by Mr W. H. 6'SuHivan M.P Letters were read from Dr. Darran, Roman Catholic Bishop of Down, and from numerous Catholic Clergymen, approving of the demonstration. The building was thronged, and the doors were bolted and padlocked^ several thousand persons being unable to obtain entrance. On tho 25th Messrs Parnell and Power had a meeting at Bradford, and expressed their determination to capry on their obstructive policy. Mr. Forester M.P. for the town, was alluded to in very uncomplimentary terms. The annual conventiou oE'thc'Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain was held at Liverpool on the 27th, Mr. Butt, M.P. presiding. The convention adopted resolutions in favour of a more active and vigorous policy ou the part of their representatives, and endorsed tho action of the members of the Home Rule party were termed obstructionists. At a large meeting iv the evening Mr Butt's name, he not being present, was received with loud groans, but the obstructionists were warmly greeted. The inhabitants of the Caucasus are leaving for Asia Minor. A million are said to be taking their departure. The Russian attempt to interfere with them has been unsuccessful. The Ottoman Bank has negotiated loans for five million pounds for Turkey. General Scholdea, iv cotmnaud of the Russians at the battle of Plevna on the 20th July, has been sent to Moscow to be tried by court martial. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Rolleston, in speakingof Road Boards, said : ' " There is nothing the people cling to more closely than tho Road Board system, and it ' is certainly the only real form of Government ' at present."

A wealthy gentleman who lately paid a visit to New Zealand from Australia, has, we understand, made an offer to the Government to pay £25,000 if they would give him the management of the Rotomahana and adjacent lakes for a certain number of years. The Government have no power to accede to such a request, not having themselves acquired the country. The incident, however, shows what value is attached to the district and what they think might be made of it as a resort for travellers. The Post of Saturday says: -Some hopes were entertained by the mauy frieuds of the late Captain Williams that he might not have been in command of the ill-fated Avalanche at the time of her loss, but, unfortunately, letters by the San Francisco mail appear to render it certain that he was iv command, one letter having been received from himself announcing that he was on the point of departure, the Avalanche being a full ship Mr William Munro, of Joyce's Creek, Victoria, has a yet pet ewe, wich gave birth to nine lambs in eleven months; four in October last, and five the present month, A somewhat curious case was recently heard in the Magistrates Court at ChristChurch. A certain mau brought a trumpery watch at an auction sale. It was guaranteed to possess all the cardinal virtnes of watches, but it was not long before it manifested an aversion to keeping time correctly. The purchaser took it to a respectable watchmaker, who refused to undertake its repair on the ground that it was not worth the cost. Its possessor took it to a gentleman in the pawn-broking business, and he repaired it, charging ten shillings for the operation. Still, like the costermonger's donkey, the watch would not go, and on the owner summoning the repairing artist before the Magistrate the repairer was ordered to refund the ten shillings, because, the Court very justly held, he must have been very well aware on first seeing the watch that it was mockery to talk of putting such an article " to rights." One of the Judges of the Supreme Cour* (says the N. Z. Times) recently stated that it was fast becoming a Court of gunpowder. The legal profession certainly does contain a considerable amount of explosive material. The late case of Leach v. Johnston occupied the Court in this city three days, although there is little doubt that if it had not been for the personal contentions of counsel it could easily have been finished in a day. Yesterday personalities reached a climax, when Mr Barton denounced the conduct on the other side as of " the most iniquitous and swindling character." Mr Allan sought the protection of the Court from such language. His Honor, while allowing every latitude to counsel in the interests of their clients, spoke disapprovingly of the persoual abuse which no doubt was in a measure owing to the merging of both branches of the profession. Full advantage seemed to be taken of the old maxim, " No case, abuse the attorney on the other side." In England the courtesy of the Bar restrained its members within legitimate boun )s, and his Honor thought it would be well in this colony if counsel observed the etiquette of the profession. Mr Barton said he was the victim of disparaging remarks from opposing counsel, and he had only acted in self protection. Mr Justice Richmond, however, informed Mr Barton that in his opinion not one offensive word had fallen from Mr Gordon Allan. Mr Barton hinted that he was of adifferent opiuion, and contiuued his address, in which he denounced the other side in strong terms of disapprobation for the manner in which they had attempted to " swindle " his unfortunate client.