THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5365, 7 June 1878, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

, - (from cue own correspondent.) . ! Auckland, Wednesday, -' A St. Petersburg correspondent, referring to Count Sohouvaloffs mission, says that the Russians earnestly desire an understanding with England. They believe it' would be better for Russian interests than an agreement with Austria, and wish to unite with England for the benefit of the Christians, and secure jpeace, only they fear that England may. make proposals' humiliating :to , Russia. It is' generally believed that in Vienna , and Berlin very little desire is felt to see negotiations between Russia and England succeed. A Vienna despatch says that Schouvaloff takes with him what may be considered as England’s irreduoeable minimum.,: Simultaneously, Denovik’off, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, will; be informed that Austria maintains the objections she has already made. It is said that when English and: Austrian demands arer acceded to little or nothing of IgnatiefFs scheme! will remain. Montenegro and Servia are giving much offence! to Austria.

A Montenegrin Government organ says that Austria pretests against the extension of the principality to the; Adriatic, and will under no circumstances permit it. A Vienna dispatch- says anarchy reigns in the l newly annexed districts of Montenegro. Albanians, i Christians, . and Moslems, refuse submission to the Prince of Montenegro, war may break out at any moment. The, Austrian Government has telegraphed, to Smyrna ordering three meu-of-war there ,to proceed to Cattaro. - v The A'jcncc Rum says that Russia has no thought of setting aside England’s legitimate influence, or exercising the exclusive preponderance of power in Turkey. This is shown by the'fact that .despite Russian sacrifices Knglisli iijflueticts are, still predominaatat GwßUutinople. '

Constantinople, May 8. The greater part of the Russian provisions and ammunition have been - removed from San Stefano to Tohntalaji, Commissariat ' contracts were signed to-day making Adrianople the point of delivery hereafter. ' Rumors lately current inv Constantinople, about Russians concentrating, at Pyrgos, threatening the upper Bosphorus, are untrue. The Porte’s answer about the evacuation of the fortresses has been sent to St. Petersburg, so any . important change in-the' situation is unlikely, until the Russian-.rejoinder is received. , - ' ■' A Russian coup de mum is no longer dreaded or believed possible. In -view of the conditions and number of the Turkish army, according to Turkish views tho Russians ought to withdraw beyond Adrianopie,* as they occupy the line annexed ns the eastern limit of Bulgaria. The Turks, how-ever,-propose to surrender places one- after another, so as to allow the Muscovites to perform their part of - the engagement. Should this method be followed, Shumla will probably ■ i - be first, Varna second, and Batoum last Sur- j,, rendered. ", As; the Turkish Commissioners at Phillip- ■ opolis report' that the Rhodope insurrection i ; is still unchecked, 1 the correspondent at Con-' - stantinople who represents the . Russian Idea < I reiterates the-statement that the insurrection . . I was never serious, and will terminate without coercion as soon as the insurgents are ooavinced that they are not included in New "Bulgaria.-- ---- - A Bill will be presented in the Austrian and -Hungarian Legislatures,:asking autbi-,, rity for their respective Ministers •of Finance,. to arrange the form in which the money that '' was voted by delegation shall be raised. A» to the motives for this step the explanation,J is likely to be general—merely aiming to show,. ' that Government should be enabled to take . . those precautionary military measures, both -, P| on the eastern and southern frontiers, which, , in tho opinion of Ministers, cannot well 'be 1 '■ much: longer delayed. These precautionary " measures relate to Transylvania, Croatia, And - Dalmatia, covering the three frontiers exposed to Russia imd her ,allies. The proposed mea- ’ > sares will not be on a very important scale. In Transylvania quarters for 15,000 men are ; ordered. ; The forces on the Servian and ■ Montenegrin frontiers are to be smaller. ’ The - 1 " idea of occupying Bosnia has quite retired into the background. Count Zichy, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at Constantinople, has returned to' that " ~ city, where pour parltrs about the rcpatria- ■ tion of refugees will be continued. , .. Regarding the proposed annexation of the island of Adah Kaleh on the Danube to Servia, proposed, by Turkey, and Austria, the--, Porto ;will probably cede it to Austria. . The New York Sun says that from secret agents of Russia, now, ip this city, it was ascertained yesterday that the steamship Hainmonia sailed from Hamburg last .week on a . similar mission to that of the Cimbria. Her v departure was, not, telegraphed, in the Press , reports. She is chartered to run to some, port in the Baltic, where several hundred Russian officers and sailors will embark as passengari). The steamship then sails for some port in the United States, to await ordera. ahd intha: • event l of war being declared will be immodiately changed into a Russian privateer, and’ - be prepared to prey on British • commerce in the wide Atlantic.; The programmo.will haye.';j,. to he i that the representative, of .the owners, ''' who will be on board, will transfer her to tlje Russian commandant; after which the? Russian-'.? colors will be hoisted, Lawyers have decided -- - that it the transfer is made outside of' three marine leagues of the United States it will be' • , VJ within the law of , nations. .The,- agent says..;, ■ that tho Hamburg steamships .Wostphalm, -- Thnrihga, Francbnia, and Rheiniana ' have been chartered' by Russia, ■ and will be em- • ■ ! ployed . in'' transporting ' the - Russian naval ’ forces; to American* waters; >' The Thnricga /will 1 be the first to follow the Hammonia. -Russian agents have been among New York pilots familiar with the coast; and it' there ir -k war a| good many of them will be permanently ’ ' engaged for Russian cruisers. 1 11 - Forty thousand Russian reinforcements aw . expected at Jassy. ■ < - '>■ - • British and German ironclads have arrived at ■ J Port Said from Malta. - ■

A number of British transports; carrying 5 ' the Indian Contingent; passed Goden.-’- ■ Prince La,banoff has left St.’ Petersburg, to " : assume the post of Russian Ambassador at Constantinople.' All -the officers of the Roumanian army now on furlough are ordered to join their regimenta in Little /Wallachia, whither Prince - ... Chavlos goss ohortlj, to r inspect 'euHro • army. Official intelligence ;r received in- London -- , states that Mr. Ogle, the i correspondent of -27 m: Times : who waa reported to have -been mar- .. . dered near Vole, fell fighting in the insurgent ranks, and therefore was not murdered, j •- . The Agence Russe has an. article referring to:, a statemen t in a fit. Petersburg despatch in the London Times of-April 29th, that-the conces- s, -• sions the Russians would make are the limitation of the boundaries* and ,the period of the occupation of Bulgaria* and the 'substitutioh’of a ■European for a Russian commission, and the organization of a European syndicate to.consider' the claims of bondholders, as well as Russia’s claims- for indemnity, and also the retrocession of all but a small strip of Bessarabia, inhabited by Russians. The Agence Raise observes that the correspondent somewhat exaggerated the facts.' . A Constantinople correspondent says another palace'revolution is threatened. It is difficult to say what would bo the attitude ,of the Russians in - case of an insurrection, but-there is great danger that the Russian and Polish troops would come into collision. In such an event English influence, it is believed, will be upper-most-in the counsels of the Sultan. - Thema- - jority of Pashas, and all the late Ministers, are against the Sultan, and the people are discontented. There - have been violent. speeches - against the tax ■ on'bread, which is now at ' famine price; ; The Pashas are all ready to fly -at each others throats. Osman Pasha is cursed on alt sides by the other Pashas os a foul ’ traitor, and without English or Russian support the Sultan could not remain on the .throne a ■ single day. A correspondent'says:-“I hove just heard that the Porte has sent a note to the Powers, maintaining that it cannot.evaouate Shumla* Varna, and Batonm until • the Russians retire according to the .treaty of San Stefano. The Russians claim that they cannot withdraw until the Turks evacuate the fortresses.” : -

A memorial to the Queen is being extensively signed in Sheffield, expressing confidence i • ■: r : in. Ministers, and the willingness of sthe in? . , habitants to make every necessary sacrifice for the conduct of war until the causeof peace and order in Europe is secured.’ < ’ ’ Throughout England political demonstrations for and against the Government are the ‘ order of ther week. There was a popular ■ i meeting at Bradford, on Monday, in support of ; - the Government, at which Mr. Gatiioiae - Hardy," the Indian Secretary, spoke.. This was r followed, on Tuesday, by a meeting at Manchester, at which Mr. John’Bright sppkein , . opposition. , -,V" A demonstration hostile to the Goremment. was held ,at . Birmingham. The whole energy of the opponents of Government is in the north ’ and centre of England.. The speeches of Messrs. Bright and Cham- nr berlain at Manchester, directly face the issue raised by Government. • They aak-the-cotmtiy-not to choose'between various courses for os-' sorting! British interests in the East, but to act on the principle that we have no interests at all there which are worth the cost of war. ' They ask Governmontnot to decide how far it' ‘ is prepared to’maintain existing treaties, but' to pronounce that; existing treaties are utter ■ mistakes. Concerning the attempted assassination of

the German Emperor a Berlin despatch says ; - - At au official examination of Hoedel, the t prisoner stated that he was a native of Leipzig',' and born in 1857. He denied that he fired at if the Emperor. He affirmed that he was with* out work, and intended to shoot himself' pub-' • lioly, to show the rich the present condition of • • the people. He stated that he shot once at him* > • - self, but could not account for the other three shots which wore wanting in the chamber of the revolver. Ho thought he might-have dtx- ,/ charged them in a fit of absence of mind. The ' prisoner was in possession of several socialistic and democratic writings, tickets of member*

ship of sevorftl. Berlm socialistic unions, and the likenesses of two socialistic leaders.’ He de- : clared that ho- belonged to •no party, but was an anarchist, and an enemy of all ■ political • - parties. It further resulted from, the invest!-' gation that Hoedel formerly held socialistic . . meetings near Leipzig. The other prisoner, Krueger, appears to be innocent, and » reported - to have been liberated. He was arrested because he ‘endeavored to protect Hoedel against the assaults of .the excited:crowds, Telegrams con- r; gratulating the Emperor on his escape arrived from all tha German princes and European • sovereigns.. , > , . . .- ' . A special says the Emperor William drove ’ - out on Sunday afternoon in company with the Grand Duchess of Baden, and was received; with the wildest acclamations from the poop)*, \ \ ; L