NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5358, 30 May 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) .London, May 27. . The signatory Powers are unprepared as yet with the details of the pending negotiations, but the prospects of peace expected to result from the European Congress have materially improved. May 28. The London papers are sanguine that the Peace Congress will meet on the 11th June. The report is substantially confirmed that Prince Bismarck will preside, and that Lord Salisbury, Count Schouvaloff, and Count Andrassy will attend. The naval preparations at Chatham have been relaxed. There is sharp continuous fighting in South Africa. The British troops have been generally successful. . . May 27. The Marylehoue Cricket Club and the Australians played at Lords Ground for three days. The match is finished, and the Australians won by nine wickets. In their first innings the Australians made 41, and in the second 13, with nine wickets. In the first innings Marylebone made 33, and in the second 19. The fielding of the Australians was excellent ; the bowling, especially of Spotforth, was dead on the wickets. SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, May 27. lu the match at Lords between the Australian cricketers and the celebrated Marylebone Club, the first innings of Marylebone closed for 33. In their first innings the Australians made 41. In the second innings the Marylebone Club made only 19. The Australian bowling was effective, and the game was won by Australia, with 9 wickets to go down. Spoft'orth took II wickets for 20 rims, and Boyle,B wickets for 17 rims. There was a very large attendance. Prince Bismarck invites the Powers to the Congress, which is expected to meet on 11th June.. The whole Russo-Turkish treaty of peace is to be submitted. It is officially stated In Parliament that the prospects of peace have materially improved. , , May 28. , Earl Russell is dead. Consuls 97j. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, Wednesday, The Premier,, speaking at Woollongong, said it was absolutely necessary that taxation should be increased, as the colony was now living on its capital.