NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 877, 21 December 1888, Page 25

NEWS BY CABLE.

By Electric Telegram:.—Copyright. ‘ ENGLISH. , ',?}' j *'j (PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.) • •* London, December 12. , The reason of the choice of Governor for South Australia being deferred is the difficulty experienced in .finding a suitabls'man.. .},. Up. to;date3o,ooo,bales of Victorian wool have been sold at the present series. -Medium greasy sorts are recovering from the slight decline they experienced at the beginning of the weebV Crossbreds are still firm. TheM Customs authorities require that from the beginning • of next jyear sacks of grain, flour, and seeds imported from the, colonies shall be clearly and indelibly marked with the name of the country of - their origin or port : of shipment.' ’• ’ ’ - At a meeting of the P. and O. Company Mr T. Sutherland, the chairman, 'stated-* that during the year the homeward Australian business? had increased by ! L 20,000, and the outward business by LSOjOOO. Oh the other hand India and * China- business had shown a loss. London, December 13. Mr Goschen delivered a political address last night : at Birmingham, where he was received with considerable enthusiasm. He said that whatever money was necessary for the imrprovement of the navy must be given without stint. The huge possessions of the nation, scattered as they were' all oyer the world, must' be - protected 'at any cost. - u ;-;-' v '- ;: ; • : London, December 13. ■ Mr Gladstone, replying to. an ad.dress from the Scottish "Home Rule .Association", declared that Parliament must approve - Home Rule'"for Scotland if it were demanded by a large body of the people.; :1 ‘ : _";. i ’ The city of Glasgow and the wharves are enveloped in a dense fog, and it has been found necessary to entirely sus- . pend'all Shipping operations. The fog: is the.thickest ever experienced here, and many accidents are reported. In one case four meh walked over the quay into the Clyde and were"drowned. The Directors of 'tlie'New Zealand Shipping Company report that the examination of the books of the Company in New shows the colonial balance-sheets to have been inaccurate.'l -The cost of ships and steamers is over-stated : ' by L72}000, ahd the depreciation”';of ; steamers is utiderestimated by- 1,84,000. The report recommends a gradual extinction of the, deficit in the hope of a prosperous .future. In the ' report to the shareholders,., the Committee recommend that the rules should be remodelled in order to permit the transfer of the entire management to London, i. .The Prince of Wales, SirF.D. Bell, and Sir S. Samuel inspected; to day the rbuildings ; .now^ being . erected for the Imperial , Institute, v , and .expressed themselves satisfied with the progress made. - ", , j , -j, The ; committee of gentlemen who examined the figures supplied by Mr W. ,L. Rees in support of;his East Coast ,colonization scheme 'exonerate him from the charge of, misleading, and .warmly support hiß proposals. Mr Rees ,is arranging a modified scheme by which at ; first 40,000 acres shall' be .devoted to the proposed colonists. ; AEenian.name,d : Buckie gave evidence before, the ; .Commission to-day. Ho .deposed;he.had been ordered tp shoot an expelled Land Leaguer, Roche by pame. ,The. ; attempt, failed, and the League gave him 60s to facilitate his flight to America. ' . *. • • ;;>)iTha..-quptations, for frozen mutton arO: unchanged, but beef has advanced a;ferthijog ; pef lb, /.,At.to-day’s wool auctions. 12,000 bales werp offered.. Medium greasy sorts are easy. ii ■ The total, reserve in the Bank of England .stands at LI 1,080,000, a de- • crease of L 430,000 during the week. The , proportion of the, reserve to the liabilities is4oipercenfc. -I.v ~ London, December 14. A vote was passed in the House, of Commons to refuse to enter the reports. of the {Ppmmittee upon ‘ the Sheehy breach of privilege case in' the J journals of the House by a majority of 52- * ‘ ; '* a, During a .discussion on-„the Naval Estimates Lord Charles Beresford said Englandts active fleet comprised only 30 battle ships, and if these were lost theJEmpire would probably be; lost, We ought to spend £20,000,000 a year. TheNdvy required at once, to put it in a i a really: s v formidable condition, 74 vessels of various classes, the united cost of which would be some

.-£20,000,000. Lord George Hamilton, : First Lord of the Admiralty, admitted that the Navy needed increasing. The chief defect was.the want of sufficient guns to properly equip the vessels we had already built. Still England possessed 34 battle, ships to‘France’s 18. The Government w.ould next session submit proposals' for increasing the effectiveness of the Navy, based on the requirements of the country in the event of war. , .. London, December 14. United Ireland has published an article, couched in outrageous language, grossly insulting the Commission. Sir James Hannen is indignant, and has ordered the arrest of the editor of the paper, Mir William O'Brien, M.P. Mr; G. C. Brodrick, Wardon of Merton College, Oxford, has been ordered to attend before the Commission for comparing Michael Davitt to the Whitechapel murderer. London, December 14.

Lord Kmitsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, have been interviewed . bythe AgentsGeneral of the Colonies with regard to the Liabilities; of Trustees Bill, which has been abandoned this session.* -The Agents aßked that the measure might be postponed, in order to give them time to consult their respective Governments iff connection with reinstating the clause empowering trustees to invest funds in colonial inscribed stocks. Mr Goschen replied he could not pledge the Government to introduce the Bill again.. ' ' .\ f

v Further information from Suakim states that, in proof of the Mahdi conquering Stanley, Osman. Digna; has produced a cartridge which is similar to those -in use by the Stanley expedition. • -, * -1 > ‘‘

In the House of Commons to-day, Lord Randolph Churchill, in speaking on the Soudan war, urged that the present hostilities should, be suspended, pending parleying for the release of the captives. j.?ui : i ’ •i Mr W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, has intimated that, he will, on Monday, in reply to Lord Ran dolph Churchill’s request for a suspension of hostilities: in the Soudan, inform the House of the Government’s intention. : ' The Parnell Commission has adjourned until January: 15th. -<«'1;■? ?’?} At to-day’s proceedings a member of the League, who was .examined on the 4th inst. as to the doings, of the Inner Circle, was subjected to a severe crossexamination at the bands of Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnellites. A letter was produced, written by witness to his brothers, stating, that he thought he could make a few pounds, but could not unless prepared to swear queer things. The brothers wrote exhorting the witness to contradict the statements made at the /.previous examination, and offered to pay the costs, but: the latter adheres to his evidence as truth. -. , .

At the wool auctions, to-day, lb,ooo bales of wool were catalogued. ! Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 43s 6d to 445. Off coast cargoes realise 39s to 39s 6d ; New Zealand long berried, 42s 6d to 435.

- - New. Zealand hemp, L 32 15s to L 33. ,7} London-, December 15. ‘ As compared with the closing rates at the October sales greasy merino combing show an advance; of £d to Id. Inferior 'scoured' .has ini? proved Id, .and .superior} 1-Jd. , v For crossbred, from , -|d. to a Id increase is reported, and for superior, lambs -jd additional is received. Prices for inferior ahd faulty sorts are unchanged. The next series open on January 29. 2700 bales of sheepskins have been sold at.general advance of a -|d to id. . Owing to the. increasing denseness of a fog the closing wool auctions, have been postponed., , -: Mr .Cornwallis, }a Conservative, - has been returned for the constituency of the Maidstoneseat, which was rendered vacant by .the death of. Major Ross. The successful candidate defeated hiß opponent, a Home Ruler, by ,185 votes. At,the previous election the deceased member was returned by a majority of 314. ■ \ " In consequence of the strong opposition displayed toward the Employers Liability Hill the Government have, decided ,to .withdraw it. The Government have also withdrawn the motion for the establishment of a committee to inquire into and .report on the best means of facilitating crofter emigration to the colonies? , ■

Mr W. H. Smith, Leader, of the House of the House, of Commons, has been advised by his , medical officers to. take, res t, and he leaves shortly for. Monte Carlo. During his absence Mr Goschen will lead the House.

A Bill providing for the closing of hotels on Sunday -was-'under discussion in the House of Commons today, and on division was thrown out by a majority of 7. London, December 16. A number of Nottingham admirers of Shrewsbury, the cricketer, have presented him, on his return from Australia and New Zealand, with a purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address. It is announced that Mr Sidney Carr Glyn, Mr J. A. Ewen (of Sargood, Ewen, and Co.), and Mr David Murray, of Adelaide, will join the London Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand. It is estimated that the liability of the Panama Canal scheme is a billion francs. The youths Gower and Dabetthave been found guilty for the Tunbridge murder. The Financial News publishes a startling article on the Bank of New Zealand, which has created a sensation in the city. At the wool sales 90,000 bales were sold, including 3000 purchased for transhipment to America. Fifty thousand bales were held over. . London, December 15. Arrived—Barque Antofagasta, from Lyttelton. New Consols are 96£. Business is quiet. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 98J. Business steady. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b, Clyde, 41b 9d. Sugar-German beet is 14s 3d; Java, J7s (a nominal quotation only). Australian' wheat, ex warehouse, 445; business quiet. New Zealand long-berried, 43s 6d ; business very restricted. The English wheat market shows a slight advance. The Continental has also an upward tendency, but the American is unchanged. For the Australian new crop on passage sellers are asking 41s 3d; for New Zealand wheat on passage, 41s. Colonial oats, fine quality, command 255; colonial barley, 455. Money is firm, owing to continued demand for outside markets. In his statement regarding the intentions of the British Government, Mr Goschen said that in any event Suakim would have to be relieved without delay. General Grenfell’s discretion was quite unfettered;

The article in the Financial News the Bank of New Zealand is couched in the most offensive language, In which grave charges are conveyed against the Bank; It adduces the transaction in the Bank’s shares and portions of the President’s October speech in support of its accusations. Three gentlemen connected with the. Bank are referred to by name, and the local press is accused of being afraid to publish certain things about the meeting in October for fear of libel. Mr- Gladstone addressed a large meeting at Limehouse last night, and accused- the Government of wasting the time of the House, thus necessitating the abridgement of the privileges of private members. The Parnellites had'been, the greatest sufferers iu i this respect, but they had exercised great forbearance under their disappointment. | -

; . In the annual football match between Cambridge and Oxford, the team representing the , first-named University was ; victorious.

Mr Gladstone, in his .speech at Limehouse, referring to the Soudan difficulty, said it was hopeless co attempt to conquer that country. London, December 17. The Nelson has arrived at Plymouth. O’Connor, the American sculler, leaves for Australia in March. SpeakiDg at Limehouse, Mr Gladstone said it was impossible to pro- • duce evidence prior to the meeting of the Parnell Commission supporting his statement in 1882 incriminating the Parnellites with crime in Ireland, -and it was inexpedient to re-open the matter. L';-' ' : The Times, in referring to the collapse of the Panama scheme, considers it Boulanger’s chance of pushing reactionary measures. ; London, December 17.

The Government are doing their utmost to ascertain whether there is any truth in the statement that Emin Bey and Stanley have been captured by the Mahdi’s adherents. If they are coimnced that Osman Digna’s letter is not merely a false boast, they propose to ascertain whether there is any hope of effecting their release by negotiations. *» Mr W. O’Brien, editor of United Ireland, who was arrested by order of the Parnell Commission for publishing au insulting article in his paper, will

be tried when the Commission resumes its sittings in-January. The Trustees Liability Bill was only postponed in consequence of the.. Irish members, and . those who supported the colonies on the subject,opposing its immediate disposal. Obituary.—Baron Jonimi. The wool sales closed to-day with prices unchanged. Mr John Dillon sails for Australia in February next. SPECIAL. (per; PRESS ASSOCIATION.) . ; London, December 13. During the; proceedings before the Times-Parnell Commission yesterday, Sir James Hannen, President of the Commission, protested against the protracted nature of the proceedings, which at the present rate threatened to extend over years. Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Irish members, agreed with the remarks of the President, and threw down a challenge to the other side to show at once that his clientß were, connected with the outrage. Sir R. E. Webster, counsel ; for the Times, undertook to curtail the evidence wherever possible. The Empress Frederick is investing the late Emperor’s fortune in England. ■ ■ ; The Pall Mall Gazette, which is working up an agitation against the defendant in the recent Wiedemann breach of promise case, has, been threatened with an action for libel by Mr Walpole. The paper, however, is undismayed, and defies the latter to bring an action against the prop tie.tors.' ■ ; * ■ Mr Gladstone will address a monster meeting at Limehouse (London) on Saturday, He afterward proceeds to Italy..' _ . ' - In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr J. Morley strongly condemned the Soudan campaign as? a repetition of Mr Gladstone’s mistake. Crowds surged around the offices of the Panama Canal Company in Faris yesterday owing to a rumour of financial difficulties in connection with the undertaking. There was a very excited scene, and M. de Lesseps, in a speech to the crowd, tearfully appealed to Frenchmen to save the enterprise. . M. Floquet, who has been consulting experts with reference to the Panama Canal scheme, announced .in the Chamber of Deputies to-day that, should the Panama loan fail, the Government would guarantee. the necessary amount to carry the undertaking to a successful issue. The bombardment of Suakim continues. The firing is now heavier. London, December<l4. In order to fall in with the wishes of the Special Commission not to prolong the inquiry, Sir Charles Russell, counsel for . the Irish members, has decided not to cross-examine wituesses at present. ■>. ■; . . Higgins, the well-known aeronaut, while giving an exhibition at Enfield, accidentally dropped his parachute just as he was preparing f to. descend. He caught the balloon netting, and, thus suspended; travelled miles, hanging m mid-air. The accident was witnessed by thousands of people, ; and a great panic prevailed, as certain death «eemed to await the aeronaut, who, however, escaped with only a few bruises. .... A big gun exploded aboa rd a French ironclad, and six of the crew were killed,' , “ > " The result of the recent Servian elections is as a direct snub to King Milan, inasmuch as only 40 Royalists were returned, while 500 Radicals obtained seats. Mgr: Persico, Papal Delegate to Ireland, has reported to the Pope that the Protestant authorities have no sympathy for the Catholic population, and will never convince the people that such proceedings as the Plan of Campaign are immoral. He finds that the Pope ifl generally suspected of being under the influence of the English; Tories.. Agrarian outrages and boycotting, though highly immoral practices,. are, Mgr. Persico thinkH, inevitable in the present excited state of feeling. He concludes his report with an expression of opinion that sooner of later it will become necessary to satisfy the political aspirations of the people* of Ireland. , One of Osman Digna’s forts at Suakim, mounted with which maintained a heavy fire, has seriously damaged another of their own forts. It is reported that Naib, a rebel leader, has been seriously wounded by a shell. Duriag the performance at theOpera House, Oswego, on the shorni of Lake Ontario, in which Mrs Langtry was taking part, a fire broke out i©

the theatre. No particulars are yet to hand, but Mrs Langtry is known to be safe. " ’ London, December 15. The, Agents - General express the hope that the Imperial Government will legislate next session in the direction of permitting trustees to invest in colonial stock. \ ' It is believed that Stanley and Emin Bey have been captured by the Mahdi, and are now prisoners at Khartoum. It is stated that they are manacled, but otherwise fairly-well treated. Several thousand copies of Zola’s novels, exhibited in book-Btalls in Dublin, have been seized by the -police. : ■ > ! - The bimetallism conference has unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Imperial Government to introduce the bimetallic system in the British, coinage. • Mr Henniker Heaton intends . to deliver lectures in America advocating penny postage. -He is also communicating with the Government on the question/' ■ __ London, IJecember 17. An amendment to the Local Option Bill, empowering each-district to legislate for itself in the matter of Sunday closing of hotels, was carried in the House of Commons. 7 Lieutenant - General Sir Andrew Clarke, in a letter to The Times, denounces the Egyptian war party. All along the route to Limehouse, where he addressed a meeting on Saturday, Mr Gladstone received an ovation. In his address he complained in strong terms of the action of the Unionists sitting on the Opposition Benches. He propounded a political programme, including triennial Parliaments and free State education. London, December 17. Mr E. N. 0. Braddon has taken over the Agent-Generalship of Tasmania from Sit Arthur Blyth, who has been acting. , - CONTINENTAL(PER PRESS • ASSOCIATION,) Berlin, December 13. The aßßertiPns regarding the. critical state of the Emperors, health are officially denied. , Vienna, December Id. An Austrian expedition, under the leadership of Herr von Dabner, is bein pr organised for the purpose uni Emin Bey and discovering Stanley. Belgba S, December I?. Russian agents are working up an Ugitaiion in favour of the deposition 01

King Milan of Servia and a proclamation of the .Regency in the name of his son. • Pabis, December 13. The French press regards the eagerness with which the [Russian loan was taken up as equivalent to a declaration of an alliance with [Russia. ■ The offices of the Panama Company were the scene of immense excitement yesterday in consequence of • a statement that owing to financial pressure they had been closed. A great stir was immediately caused in speculative circles,'and the offices were thronged bv excited, crowds, among whom were a large number of women.-, Many of them were persons who .bad staked all. they possessed in the Company. The agitation was finally calmed by the report that enough money had been subscribed to enable the Company to continue operations. ]: , ; : Pabis, December 13. The Boulanger divorce suit has been -abandoned. St Petersburg, December 14. A syndicate is being formed to construct a railway through Siberia. Berlin, December 1 . Bismarck is afraid the intervention of the German Government in East Africa would entail great sacrifices without an adequate result. Pabis, December 14. M. de Lesseps wishes to form a new Panama Canal Company, but the Erencb Cabinet hesitates to assist him, fearing lest the State of Columbia, influenced by the United States, may refuse to ratify the concession. Darmstadt, December 16. Obituary.— Prince Alexander of Hesse. [Prince Alexander is father of Prince Henry of Battenburg, son-in-law of Queen Victoria.] ; Berlin, December 15. The Rechstag has by a large majority adopted Herr Windhorßt’s motion pledging Germany to suppress the slave traffic on the East African Coast. In referring to the question, Count Herbert Bismarck, Secretary of State for [Foreign[ Affairs, highly eulogised England’s assistance in the same direction. He advocated enrolling a thousand natives to garrison the coast and towns [where known trade is carried [on. The Reichstag expressed itself in. favour of Germany adopting, a , spirited policy [ in this direction. [ . ■ * '7 ; ‘ Pabis, December 14. M. de Lesseps, weeping with joy, assured the subscribers that the Panama - Canal loan was safe, and

their enemies were confounded. The latter discovered ! that only one-sixth had been subscribed. A crowd surg. ing round the office of the Company insisted on seeing M. de Lesßepß himself. His son said that his father was sanguine, but be thought nothing remained but bankruptcy or winding up the Company. The announcement caused the greatest excitement, as sixty millions sterling of public money is invested'in the affair. Berlin, December 16. Professor JefOken, who is charged with the publication of the late Emperor’s diary, will be tried next month. The Court refused him bail. ! ' ; - Pabis, December 15. The Panama Interest Bill being referred to a hostile committee, M. de Lesseps and three of his colleagues on the board have resigned. Three liquidators have been appointed. The company suspended payment on Friday. ' - y ; The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed to report on the Panama Canal scheme recommend the rejection of the Bill introduced by Government rendering assistance, and add that the Chamber had no right to legislate on such a matter. The Government refused to withdraw the Bill, and were supported by M. Peytral, representative for the district of Bouches du Rhone, who .admitted he was acting in the interest of the subscribers to the loan. Ultimately the Government took a division on the Bill, when the measure was rejected by 262 to 188. Belgrade, December 17. Portentous events in Servia are expected. Pabis, December 17. The Boulangerist journals violently assail the Chamber of Deputies for abandoning a million citizens to ruin by rejecting the Panama Bill. The excitement in the city is becoming hysterical, and it is doubted if the 92,000,000 francs deposited will be sufficient to meet the lottery prizes.-; / THe Cabinet have decided to propose the restoration of the scrutin d’arrondissement, whereby each .district. parish, or ward returns its own member of Parliament. , j

The French Government proposed by their Bill to suspend the interest on the Panama Canal Company’s payments for three months. Charles de Lesseps states that if the Panama Canal loan is a failure, the money will be returned to the investors. [/; . M. Nelidoff, Russian -Ambassador at Constantinople, demands that the Porte Bhall give a precise date for the payment of the war indemnity, insisting that he has stringent orders to see that Russia is paid out of the new loan before any other payments are made. The Porte has agreed to rigorously comply with the demand, i The Servian Radicals insist that King Milan either submit to a regency or retire. The loyalty of the army is questioned. - SPECIAL. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) - : .Pabis, December 17. The rejection of the Bill providing assistance ior the Panama Canal caused a great sensation in this city, and the tone of the Boulangerist presß is very, angry. The Ministry are now consulting Messrs Rothschild in the matter. A general meeting of the Panama Canal Company is being convened. In consequence of the action of the Chamber of Deputies, political trouble is feared. ; • ■ , ‘ 1 , ; ; V - Pabis, December 17. * M. de Lesseps denounces the action of the Chamber of Deputies in rejecting the Panama Bill as a national disgrace and a suspension of their liability. Boulanger’s expression of sympathy with the failure of the scheme is already apparent. ? THE EAST. (per press association.) The Persian Government is seeking to Batißfy the demands of Russia. Thursday Island, December 17. Eastern news by the ’ 8.1. Company’s steamer states that by a fire at Tien-tsin, a port of China, forty houses were destroyed. Five fires occurred in Hong Kong in one day. Great damage to property resulted, but no loss of life is reported. »■ The fortifications at Pescadores Islands, Formosa Channel, are proceeding. Heavy 1 floods were caused hy the Yellow Rivor overflowing its banks, and great misery resulted. The Government are supplying provisions'to over 100,000. people, who have been deprived of their homes. The loss of life is estimated at a million, and the

greatest distress prevails, f Cholera is raging at Honoa, but in the Philippine Islands it is dying out. At Manila, 360 deaths out of 800 cases were reported in five weeks. At Canton the silk trade is depressed. ■< SPECIAL. (per press association.) Calcutta, December 17. Lord Dufferin, in a farewell speech to-day, said he was leaving India with-; out a cloud on her 'political horizon. ' AMERICAN. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) . s 'S. The American House of Representatives has passed a Bill providing to refund war -taxes to the States, thus reducing the surplus by seventeen million dollars. . [l Mr Butterworth, of Ohio,; has moved in the House of Representatives that the President.be empowered to invite Canada and England, to negotiate for the admission of the Dominion or any province thereof into the United States./. New Yoke, JDecember 13. It is alleged that the Chicago anarchists dynamited Schurfeldt’s distillery because the proprietors declined to join the Whisky Trust. The adjoining property is considerably damaged by the explosion, but the fire which broke out was confined to the distillery. Up to the present n o arrests. have been made in connection with the affair. ~. , - .. ' : -- Buenos Atres, December 15. The National Congress has. unanimously adopted the Fresh Beef Export Bounty Bill of eight million dollars. ; Washington, December 14. The House of Representatives [has referred Mr Butfcerworth’s motion, empowering the President to invite ; England and Canada to negotiate for the admission of any portion of the Dominion of Canada into the United States, to the Foreign Affairs Committee. ’ . Washington, December 17. . It is reported that Mr. J. G. Blaine has accepted the position of Secretary of State under the new President. San Francisco, December 16. , Sailed Mariposa, for' Auckland, with English mails. [ ' . 1 j J v SPECIAL. | 7**7' (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) New York, December 17. An American salt .trust is being formed in this city. - ’ [ AFRICAN. .' r* :: L

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Massowah, December 13. News has been’ received that Ras Aloula, the Abyssinian commander, has ' inflicted a a severe ' defeat' on the rebellious dervishes of Galabat and Manzek. ‘ , i Suaktm, Decembor 13. The besiegers fired sixteen shells into this town yesterday, accompanied by a heavy musketry fire’. The excellent state of the' - defences alone prevented serious casualties. ' . i t . Sxjaxtm:,December 14. Osmau Digna has written to General Grenfell asserting that the Mahdi has conquered the Equatorial provinces. Emin Bey resisted to the last, 1 but at length his troops mutinied, and delivered him and a white traveller (supposed to be Stanley) into the handsof the enemy. '/; Osman Digna has sent proofs in support of his assertion. . - ... Suakim, December' 15. .[;' [ The letter - received by * General. Grenfell from Osman i Digna gives details of the ! surrender of Emin ; Bey and a white traveller to the Mahdi, at Lado, on 10th October. - / ' ; Osman Digna encloses a-letter from the white traveller who® surrendered with Emin Bey, which proves to be a copy of a letter given by tbe Khedive to Stanley, and intended ■ for'Emin Bey. ■ ’ J ' 5 J Further information as to the defeat of Emin Bey and others states that the Mahdi - haß captured a large quantity of ivory and ammunition, and that lie has sent the Egyptian prisoners to Khartoum. ' One of the white-.men escaped, but nothing is known - as to the fate of the others;. The letter received from Osman Digna is in reply to certain inquiries made; of him by Major in August last. This story is widely credited,,, but Emin Bey’s Relief Committee refuse to believe its genuineness, and believe