CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 24, 15 November 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(rEL'TEU's SPECIAL TO PRE AGENCY. London, Bth November. The French Government, in consequence of the British occupation of Cyprus, require assurances respecting French interests in Syria and Jigypt. Lord dalisbury,in replying, expressed a desire fov co-operation betweeu Franco and England regarding Egyptian affairs. Ttie treaty between England and Austria, mentioned in yesterday's telegram, was made secretly at the time of the Congress. ft provided that in tho event of Eussia claim* ing, on the ground of humanity, or to preserve order, to remain in Turkey beyond the Yiate that the Gougress specified, Eugland aud Austria would undertake police duties, and would compel Eussia to evacuate. This was intimated at the time to Eussia.

Four thousand Bulgarian militia have massacred the population and burnt several villages near Doniotica.

The Times telegram states that sevoral thousand former liussiau officers and soldiers have been permitted to volunteer to serve with the Afghans.

At the Guildhall banquet tho Earl of Beaconsfield said that the evasion of tho Berlin Treaty was indefeasible, for it might embarrass the currying out of tho precautions taken iu our policy to prevent the fatal supremacy tf any individual power, 110 did not be:ieve there was any iutentiou. on the part of liussia to evade tho Berlin Treaty, but England was determined to enforce both its letter und its spirit. Ho rofusod to believe in the decadence theory, for Eaglaad waß capable of creating, not losing E m * pire.

m, , 9th Nove mber. I lie money market is ea 3Vt /pu Bank minimum is unchanged' jy count rates are considerably' bnln^ minimum. Tho Bank reserve il slightly better than last week Stock markets have recovered a firm tone. Australian securities are resuming their usual activity. Consols, .95 J. Wheat firmer.

Failures. — Robert Forestor, coalmaster, Or.asgow ; liabilities h.oary Kuightaon London, in tho chemSaf trade ; liabilities £100,000. ■ has loft Liy.idia for London.

The solution of the politioal difficulties wdl probably be a division of the Uerhu treaty. London, (Undated.) Disraeh, speaking at the Lord Mayors banquet, said ho regarded ho invasion of India as impossible.

As to tho t'orlin Treaty, ho said the Jjiu'ftiu-s holiovod that all tin: signa- >>. tory Powers intended to enfi-n-o the tl^ajfcy ; bu' the time hod now ehipsod N bring fuHUli'd A' any rute, England \\tis resolved '"to in .iuifiii tho treaty by all tho forio at its command. f The Knipert r of Russia is in a- vovy unsatisfactory .state of houlth. Pholps, the 'comedian, is dt-ud. lie was 72 years old The Australian at Paris wore banquetted, and presented Owen with a silver epergne, valued at £250. London, November 11. The London papers approve warmly of Disraeli's speech Yiesna, November 10. The Emperor of Austria has granted an amnesty to the insurgents of Bosnia and Herzegovina.