NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5454, 19 September 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY}, V ienn'a, September 14. A portion of the Austrian head-quarters’ stall goes to Bosnia. September 17. The* Austrians now occupy allß>ania and Herzegovina, excepting those places "where the insurgents hold entrenched positions. One o! these, Epallizat, the Austrian forces are now bombarding. Constantinople, September 14. The discovery of a large quantity of depreciated coins has produced seditious manifestations in Constantinople, where many arrests have been made. (Undated). The Russians have evacuated Erzeroutu. New York, September IG. Yellow fever is diminishing in the Southern States inconsequence of the cold weather. Rome (undated). Vesuvius is showing considerable volcanic action. London, September 14. Consols, 95 ; bank rate, 5 ; market rate, 41-; New Zealand five per cent, loan, Wheat and flour unchanged. ILonbon, (undated). The report of England’s refusal to join the other Powers in enforcing the Berlin treaty on Turkey is confirmed, SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. London,' September 1 i. The relief fund raised on account of the Princess Alice steamboat catastrophe amounts to £14,000. The Government has sanctioned the appoint’ ment of Mr. Rivers Wilson to the control of Egyptian finance. The race for the Doncaster Cup took place yesterd vy. Result as follows :— Pageant, 1 ; Hampton, 2 ; Kingdake, 3. The Australian Eleven played a match with twelve West of Scotland. First innings— Australians, 2GB ; West of Scotland, 99, second innings, 85 ; total for two innings, 184. Australians thus winning in one inmfcgs and 84 runs to spare. The match with the Sunderland cricketers showed for first innings, Sutherland 59, Australians, 77 ; Sunderland, second Innings, one out for 33 runs. September 14. The money market is unchanged. Business on the Stock Exchange continues dull. AustraHan securities show no sign of recovery. Consols are recovering, and are now quoted at ninetyfive.

The tone of the wool market is weaker; best scoured is a penny lower ; faulty scoured from Id. to 2d ; good greasy maintains its price at a Ad. lower than last sales; inferior is neglected; cross-bred is heavy. The corn market is flat, foreign arrivals being very heavy. One million .two hundred and eighty-niue thousand * quarters are on the way to Euglaud. New Zealand wheat ex store, per 496 lbs., 445. to 48s. « London, September 15.

In consequence of the Russian evacuation of Erzeroura the Archbishop there, fearing a massacre of Christians by the Mahomedan population, has invoked Sir Henry Layard, the British Ambassador, to grant English protection. The Lord Mayor of London has opened a fund for tho relief of the sufferers, by the late colliery explosion. * Destructive floods have occurred in Canada; Toronto is flooded. Lord Chancellor Cairns has been created an Earl. The Daily Not) s'says the Envoys of two of the Great Powers have intimated to the Porte that a second Congress will probably be proposed on the ground of Turkey’s unsatisfactory fulfilment of treaty obligations. The Pope is ill. September 16. Six hundred and sixty-six persons are now known to have perished in the Princess Alice catastrophe. Melbourne, Wednesday. The Loan Bill passed the Assembly to-day. The debentures will probably be forwarded to London by the outgoing Suez mail. Sydney, Wednesday. Arrived—Whampoa, at Adelaide. In consequence of a notice of motion given in the Assembly last night condemning the action of the Government in abandoning the projected International Exhibition, the Premier announced to-night that the Government would be unable to proceed with business while the motion of censure was impending. The House subsequently adjourned to Tuesday next. Elliot won tho championship of the Thames, beating Higgins and Boyd. Arrived—Easby, at Newcastle, yesterday.