TELEGRAPHIC.

Evening Star, Issue 4688, 11 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[reutbr’s telegrams to the press agency.]

The Conference.

London, March B. —Lord Derby, replying to a question, confirms the announced European Conference at Berlin, for holding which Austria opens negotiations on the basis proposed by England, and added that the British Government had asked for the whole treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey to be submitted to the Congress. fn the course of a long debate, Lord Derby said, although the Treaties of 1856 and 1861 had now virtually ceased to exist, they would be held binding till Europe sanctioned a substitute. He hoped the Conference would effect a European and not a Russian settlement ef the Eastern question. The latter would involve difficulties, the issue of which was uncertain. The Indemnity. London, March B.—Of the Turkish indemnity of 1,410,000,000 roubles, certain territory in Armenia will be taken as representing 1,100,000,000 roubles, the balaroito be paid in money.

(Special to the Argue, J The Pope’s Guard. London, March 9. —A'meeting of the Swiss Guard at the Vatican demanded three months’ pay, a concession usual on the death of a Pope. A disturbance arose, but was quelled. Colliery Explosion. By a colliery explosion at Kilsyth, Stirling, sixteen men were killed. The Oamarn Loan. The Oamaru 7 per cent, loan of L 60.000 has been taken up at above the minimum 0 f 102* per cent. The Markets. Australian securities are resuming their usual activity. Consols have risen * per cent. The wool sales are proceeding satisfactorily; prices remain without noticeable alteration.