NEWS BY THE SUFZ MAIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 36, 8 April 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SUFZ MAIL.

London, February 15. With rofereneo to the lirituh fleet, proceeding to tho .Onrdanellew, a telegram hud been received from (lie litmiim Covernmeul; thai, G-alli])o!i will not bo ooeu« pied unless the Turkish army wns concentrated there, and it was thought not improbable that tho landing of Suliempn's troops ut (iiillipoli would bo made by tho Ituss'iana a pretext for -seizing tho place, Tho second order for tho Admiral to proceed to Constantinople waft Riven on Fcbrunry Bl,h, when ho was directed to take tho Alexandra, Tomnrairo, Swiftsuro, Aohillos, Ruby, .and Salomis, the rest of tho yossois to remain in Piesika Day. [Russians cut tho land tolegrnph linos on tho northern shores of tho sea of Marmorn on January 31st, and since Uion tho moat direct oommnniontion between London and Constantinople has been by way of Aloxnndrin and Bombay. On it being announced that tho fleot had again boon direolod to pnss tho Dnrdanollos, GortschakciF intimated that tho Russian troops would occupy tho city from tho lnnd Bide. Tho Porto in eonsoquonoo protested against tho flcot going in ; but tho English Govornmont tolegrnphod that tho fleet would enter whether permitted or not. Accordingly Admiral Hornby, passed tho Straits on Wednc.i» day, tho 18th. nnd took four of his yessols up to Princo Islands, nbout ton miles from Stnmboul, on tho Asia Minor ooa«t, ofl 1 tho Son of Marmora : two other vcssols woro loft off Gnllipoli; Tho Italian and Fronch Govornmonls had applied for n firman for somo of their war ships to go up, in conscquonco of their ambassadors notifying thnt disturbanoos woro not un» unlikely, but tho application hnsi been withdrawn. Austria has appliod, howover, nnd is sending five ironclads. Meantime Lord Derby has informed Princo Gortschakoff that tho British Government doos not eonsidor tho dispatch of tho fleet any justification for tho .entry of tho Russian troops. Typhus fever has been making frightful rnvagos. On January 30th thoro wero of Turkish and Russian soldiers ill of typhus —at Kara (5000, nt Kauakokati 7000, and nt ISwroum 12,000. During tho war tho Hussions captured 120,000 Turks and over 1000 cannon. Tho news is confirmed that Osnmn Pnalm will bo tried by Court-martini by tho Russians. Turka aro alleged to have buried thoir prifiononi alivo at Plevna. Three hundred thousand ftigitivcu aro stated to bo in Constantinople, and ovory effort is being made to Assist them. Her Majesty subscribed £100 to tho Turkish Compassionate Fund, tho Earl of Pembroke AIiOOO, and muny othcra lur^o amounts. i

Tho office of Grand Vizier has been abolished, ntul ft now Ministry former! on February 4th, Ahemcrl Vessik boing appointed President o( llio Council and Minister of tho Interior. On tho follow-, ing dny tho Parliament ntlnclcod tho Ministry for making tho change without submitting the alteration to thorn, Tester, tiny tho Parliament wus dissolved. Very conflicting rumors hovo boon circuintod rospoctinpf tho attitude of Austria, but it is generally understood, that, though abc generally acquiesced in tlio Uussinn objoetion to tho Conference boing held nt Vionnn, sho io resolved to protect her own interests by tho strongest possible mensuros, nnd will not nllow Germany to in* fluonco hor. Tho French Republican nnd Constitutionnl papers have warmly praiaod tho re< soluto nltitudo of tho English Govornment, nnd sovcroly condemn tho action of tho Opposition, particularly of Mr Gladstone They notioo, ns well as tho English Press, thut each stop of tho Government has led oithor to tho withdrawal of somo claim put forward by tho Russians, or thoir making known claims which she was concealing by arrnngcmTriftfttirTTirftoy.' ' " On March 3rd, tho Cssnr, after inspecting iho Viborg regiment, congratulated tho officers upon tho satisfactory coin dition of tho armistico, but said, ' Wo nro still far from the end, nnd must continue to hold ourselves propnrod until wo obtain a desirable ponco, worthy of Hussin.' An nttempt to nssasinato Gcnorul Tre-. pofl', Prefect, at St. Potcrsburgh, wns mndo on February sth by n woman, who wounded him with two shots from a revolver whilst presenting n petition. Ho wns nt oneo visited by tho Czar and Princo Gorlgcliakon". No reason for tho notion hns boon nssigned. On Ihosnmo dny other females, nrmod with rovolvers, wore arrested, ono nl tho clivcction of the Minister of tho Intorior, nnd tho othors u(, tho Government General's nt Moscow. Tho JJusninn Press regards tho Confercneo with disfavor, l)elioving thnt nliempls will bo mndo to reduce the Kussinn gains to a mhiimum. 1 Largo Kussinn forces atill conlinuo to nrrivo in lloumanin, but are concentrated on tho South, nnd do not cross the .Danube, in view of Austrian ovontunlities. On tho evening of February <Uh, when Mr Glndstono reviewed tho debate on tho vote of credit, tho Prince of Wales, tho Crown Prinoo of Austria, nnd many other distinguished persons were present. Tho Princess ol Wnlca wns in tho Ladies' Gnllery. In bis Hpeeeh Mr Glndstono allowed that Itussia must bo curbed, and ho opposod the cession hero of tho mouth of the .Danube. The Queen is. Nt Osbornc in good health, nnd is about to proceed to Windsor. Tho Crown Prince of Austria is visiting Ireland.