NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5478, 17 October 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.' London, October 11. The Daily Aries announces the appointment of Sir George Bowen as Governor of the Mauritius. (REUTER’S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) Constantinople, October 11. The Russian troops are returning to Adrianople. The relations between Turkey and Austria are very critical. The Turkish troops have been sent to Novi Bazar to oppose the Austrian occupation. London, October 15. The Bank of England has raised its rate of discount to six per cent. Berlin, October 15. Negotiations are proceeding slowly between Germany and the Vatican. Cardinal Deirsura will probably be charged with a confidential mission. Paris, October 15. Obituary—Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Meluournb, Wednesday. The Underwriters’ Association report under date London, October 12, the arrival of the Cicero and Trevelyan from Lyttelton, and the Margaret Galbraith from Port Chalmers. Adelaide, Wednesday. Mr. Ward’s motion with reference to the postal service has been withdrawn, the Treasurer stating that negotiations are proceeding for a direct service. The ship Glen-Osmaud has been stranded at St. Vincent Gulf. It is believed that she is on a sand bottom, and will probably be got off in a few days. ___________ TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. (per press agency.) Christchurch, Wednesday. Mr. Maurice Chiltern, of Wellington, late doctor of the ship St. Leonards, and Dr. Ross, of the ship Waitangi, have just arrived at Port Chalmers, and are candidates for the appointment of house surgeon at the hospital. The Rev. W. F. Oldham died yesterday from the effects of a fall from his horse. Lockjaw set in on Saturday, and was the immediate cause of death. Auckland, Wednesday. _ It appeal's that the mail steamer Zoalandia merely touched the edge of a mud-bank. Not the slightest damage was done, and the steamer went straight on. The Premier, replying to the Bishop of Auckland, says that the Government will put a sum not exceeding £SOO on the Estimates, to be paid pound for pound on subscriptions raised locally to build a Sailors’ Home. Captain Chevalier, last night, after a slight mishap to the Zealandia, wrote a letter to the agents stating that the occurrence was nothing serious. The pilot was in no Wayblamable. The steamer touched the mud through difficulty of slewing round the stern of the vessel against a strong tide. The occurrence merely caused an hour and a half’s delay beyond the advertised time for departure of the steamer. Dr. Campbell declines to be nominated for the Mayoralty. Inspector Goldie seized a quantity of rotten fruit from various shops, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health Act. A tramp named Eegill was arrested at Newcastle to-day, charged with attempting to throw the train off the lino by placing obstructions on the track. Napier, Wednesday.^ Mr. Rees was to have addressed the Napier elector in tho Protestant Hall te-night on the Maori franchise and other Hawke’s Bay matters, but at the time appointed it was anuounoed that he had agreed to postpone delivering his address until after the performance at the theatre, it being the benefit of Davie Clinton’s company. It was agreed to bring the performance to a conclusion at 9.30, so that Mr. Rees may have time to make his speech. Grahamsiown, Wednesday. The miner MoKelvie, who was seven hours buried in a collapsed pass last Friday, and brought out alive, died in hospital this morning from internal injuries. He will receive a Masonic funeral to-morrow. Dunedin, Wednesday. The Bank of New Zealand has given £IOO to the flood relief fund. Up to the present, the Flood Relief Committee have collected £596. At a meeting held at Dunedin to-day, it was resolved that tho Government bo urged to repair the Balclutha bridge without delay. In a letter to the Mayor, Sir Julius Vogel says :—“ I owe so many kindly recollections to Dunedin and its citizens, that nothing gives me greater pleasure than this opportunity of testifying to the wealth and importance of tho one, and the energy, enterprise, and ability of tho other.” Balcluiha, Wednesday. The flood is gradually subsiding in the main street, except at tho post-office and south end; _ it is now pretty clear of water, and no great additional damage has been done, only the water channels made byjthe last floods through tho township are deeper. Two spans of tho bridge are still standing, also the approach and drawbridge at the north side. Tho suspension wires were cut last night by order of the engineer, and the floating wreckage got away in pieces, without doing damage. Tho Government is making every effort in repairing tho railway line to let the trucks run to tho township. They expect this to be accomplished early next week. Tho weather is fine, and the river falling-. •