ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 222, 26 May 1877, Page 2

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

The mail steamer from San Francisco has arrived at Auckland, bringing the following European intelligence : Austria will occupy Bosnia if there is any disturbance in Servia, and is preparing 90,000 men for immediate mobilisation.

One hundred and fifty thousand Russians marched on Galatz from Tartarbunar, and 50,000 more were to cross the river at Kenafenaferen, Leowa, and Nugteni. The Servian Press is hostile to Turkey. Ten thousand Turks marched from Widdin to defend the Danube between Silistria and Ismail. The Turks have made great preparations for defending the Danube by ironclads.

The Turkish troops are in good spirits, but suffer from dysentry. The Porte has made a demand on Servia to prevent the passage of Russian troops The Sultan has sent a requisition to the Khedive for troops.

A fire, which originated in the Greek quarter of Stamboul, destroyed 500 houses.

One thousand two hundred mounted Cossacks passed near Bucharest on their way to Kalafat. Moltkc, in the German Parliament, stated that France was ahead of Germany in her preparations for war.

A motion in the House of Commons to inquire into Ireland’s demand for the restitution of her Parliament was negatived. German conscripts are ordered home. The Czar will not be present during the campaign. The Turks destroyed the Russian Consulate in Greece.

To prevent misunderstanding about Bagdad, the Persian army on the frontier has been removed. The Russian fleets in the Atlantic and Pacific are ordered to concentrate in the Mediterranean.

The condition of the Turkish navy under Hobart Pasha is splendid. She has now fifteen ironclads in the Black Sea. An international outbreak in Poland is imminent.

It is said that the Porte offers to cede part of Herzegovina to Austria. On entering Roumania at the head of the troops, the Grand Duke Nicholas issued a proclamation declaring that the Russians were their friends and desirous only of furthering the welfare of the principalities. In his address to the army, the Czar wound up his speech by giving las blessing, amid the greatest enthusiasm. Russia promises tire Prince of Roumania independence with a royal title.

Russian representatives abroad are instructed to state that Russia, although compelled by the course of events to take energetic measures, only intends to obtain guarantees for the improvement of tho condition of Christians and not territorial aggrandisement. Charles Bradlaugh and Mrs Annie Beasant have been arrested on a charge of issuing immoral publications. Bradlaugh’s offence was publishing a pamphlet by Dr Knowlton on the Malthusian theory. The plague has reached Bagdad. Tire cattle plague has broken out in Middlesex.

News of the war is only dated to crossing the Pruth. Austria will occupy Bosnia if Servia is disturbed. One hundred thousand Russians have advanced on Galatz.

Ten thousand Turks proceeded from Widdin to defend the Danube between Silistria and Ibrail.