NEWS BY THE MAIL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4958, 12 February 1877, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. ■ (PER S.S. EINGAKOOMA AT THE BLUFF). The Queen, is spending Christmas at Windsor, but it is stated that she will pass a considerable portion'of the London season at Buckingham Palace. . Dr. Christopher Benson, of Lincoln. Cathedral, has been appointed Ernest Bishop of Truro (sic.) . . . . A court martial was . held oh .Captain Pollard, of H.M.S. Tenedos, who was charged with endangering his vessel on the South African Coast, and resulted in his being dismissed from his ship. In discussions, on the Arctic Expedition, doubts are expressed whether the expedition should have returned so soon. The troop ship St. Lawrence was wrecked on Paternoster Rocks. The troops on board were all landed safely. A large quantity of Government stores were lost. The troop ship Taniar went ashore, at Bermuda, and was for several hours in a perilous position. H.M.S. Narcissus also went ashore at Shanghai, and was taken off with difficulty. . This month’s Contemporary Review contains an article by Gladstone on Hellenic independence. It is stated that Gladstone cleared £12,000 by his Bulgarian pamphlet. -J&-* W. E. Foster, alluding to education at Aberdeen, strongly urged the study of modem languages in preference to Greek and Latin.. ’ Spurgeon, it is reported, offered up a prayer at his services for a change of Ministry in England. - ■ Meetings have been held at Stafford Houte under the presidency of the Duke of Slither land. ■ . Subscriptions are being raised for relieving disasters in the Turkish army. At the London School Board elections no lady candidate was defeated, and four were chosen. .. • ■ ' * . . The Vane baronetcy case terminated in favor of the present baronet. . The Master of the Bolls made strong comments on the conduct of the Rev. F. K.. Gillman, of Brighton, .who, to induce his wife to sign the deed which placed at his disposal £20,000, refused to admit her to the Communion table. She signed the deed, , but the trustees’refused to act upon it. The King of Dahomey, had seven-natives shot for talking about forbidden subjects.. At present matters remain in statu quo. . A panic occurred in the town of Stiffenbosch, in the Cape, in consequence of the failure of the local bank. The chainnan oommitted suicide, and the cashier was arrested for embezzling £50,000. - There >has : been a shocking murder committed at 'Pimlioq ' by a young man" named Treadaway, who his been apprehended. The body. of a young lady was found in Mile End dock: The skull was fractured, and legs fastened together, and both broken. The efforts of the police have' failed to discover anything, about her.. Proceedings have been taken at Bow-street against Sir Edward Ceteningham, Bart., and two others, for conspiracy to defraud a gentleman of his property while he was in a helpless state of drunkenness. ■ ' The spread of small-pox at Chatham and the neighborhood- caused some alarm. Strict precautions have been taken. Mr. John Bose, who was seized by the brigand Letone in Sicily, has been released cn payment of £4OOO ransom, i Mr. E. K. Karslake has written to Vanity Pair, stating that a. Spaniard named Ortezexque has come forward and said he was wrecked in the Bella, and taken on board the Osprey to Melbourne, where he landed in July, 1851. There was a French or English count, who accompanied them -from the Bella to the" Osprey. Ortezexque at the time wrote an account of the matter to-his father, which was published at the time in a Bilboa paper. Both the Spaniard and the paper are shortly expected in London. - :

There has been a terrible gas explosion in a colliery in South Wales. Seventeen peraons were brought'up dead. " The war feeling in-Russia is oooling down. It is said since the mobilisation of the army it is seen that Russia is not ready for war. - • Barry Sullivan met- with a serious accident during the fencing scene in Richard. 111. at Drury Lane. It is feared he will lose the sight of one eye. ■ The month’s exports to New Zealand arc stated at £328,000: Telegrams give full particulars of the proclamation of the’ assumption by the Queen- of .the title of.Empress,of India lat:DelhiL.and throughout Bengal. The scene at Delhi, was of unparalleled magnificence." The procession was nearly three' miles long, 1000 elephants taking part in the spectacle. The demonstration lasted several days. On New. Year’s Day a grand assemblage was held at a pavilion on the plains about three miles,nsrth of the camp. In a semicircle fronting the Viceroy’s throne were gathered the Governors of Madias and Bombay, the Lieutenant-Governors of the Punjaub, Bengal, and North-West Provinces, the Commander-in-Chief, with their respective staffs ; also officers of the Government and chiefs, grouped according to political jurisdiction) the whole forming a gorgeous and Variegated aggregation of splendor. Sixty-three ruling chiefs were present. In the rear of the Viceroy’s throne were grouped the various ambassadors, envoys, deputations from foreign states, and foreign consuls. Further back were assembled a large number of native nobles and gentry. There were also gathered In the amphitheatre an immense number of invited spectators grouped in various blocks. Behind the amphitheatre were assembled a large Concourse of outer spectators. South. of the assemblage troops of all arras were drawn up, numbering upwards of 15,000. On the north troops, retainers and followers of native chiefs, and natives were stationed, forming a characteristic picturesque scene ' quite . unique. Guards of honor were Stationed on each side of the Viceroy’s throne) and at the entrances were the officers and chiefs, ; ’Tlfc - Viceroy arrived- precisely; at noon, and on alighting, preceded by the staff, he {advanced to the throne, heralded by a flourish of trumpets, on which all present rose, the military bands playing a grand march. The Viceroy made a speech to the assemblage) and then read a telegram from the Queen, sending Imperial greetings, and expressing her dsep interest in and regard for the people of the Indian Empire, acknowledging the reception to the Prince of Wales, and hoping the Indians would be happy under her rule; The Viceroy presented each chief attending his reception with a splendid banner, bearing the inscription January Ist, 1877.” His Excellency also gave each a medal commemorative of the event; and honors were bestowed on various chiefs. SHIPPING. Departures; Ann Gamble, for Canterbury, on 9th; Eleotra, for Auckland, on 15th; Jan«, for Otago, on 7th ; Femglen, for Napier, on sth; Pleionefor Wellington, on 14th. Loading' at London for Auckland : Emily Chaplin, Allaster, Lombardian, Hudson, and Warrior. For Canterbury ; Carnatic, Margaret Galbraith, Opawa, Piako, and Trevellyn. For Nelson and Napier ; Countess of Kintore. For Otago : Baron Blantyre, Hermione, Hooghly, Waitangi, and Forfarshire. For Wellington ; Andrew Reid, Bendley, Warganui, and Halcione. At Glasgow, for Port Chalmers : Lene and Wild Deer.