LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 129, 19 September 1876, Page 2

LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

[By Cable.] —_— : Sydney, September 18. A London cablegram, undated, says : , The Turks warmly attacked the Servian troops on the right and left at Moravia, turning the Servians' position. The Servians still hold Alexinatz, but the town is destroyed to prepare for the winter campaign. The great Powers have made a peace proposal to the Porte. The Turks occupy the left of Moravia, above Alexinatz. The Turks have invaded Montenegro. England has proposed to the Porte, a month's armistice. Popular indignation is expressed at the atrocities, which are increasing. In a letter, Earl Derby states that the Government will seek to ascertain the exact truth, for the purpose of doing justice ; and to -Miis end the armistice is proposed. The following items appear in late Melbourne papers. They have only been received in brief here :

London, Ist September. Twelve professional cricketers, who have entered into an engagement with' Mr.' Bennett, of Melbourne, leave this month for Australia, to play a series of matches during , the season 18T6-7. There was some" talk in cricketing circles of a second team going ous this year, but negotiations fell through. Mr, Punch, Trickett's backer, has written a letter to the Standard fully exposing the disgraceful manner in which Trickett-has been treated by Lumsden, the Tyne nrsn, who had entered into an agreement, and had signed articles for a match - with the Australian for £2OO a-side and. a ' wager of £2OO, the understanding being that if Trickett beat Lumsden lie should then row Higgins on similar terms. In order to carry out this arrangement, Trickett abandoned the idea of going to Ameria to contest in the. great International Sculling Match there in connection vriththe Centennial Exhibition, and put himself into Harry Kelly's hands to be trained "clays before the match with Lumsden. Three days before the match was to have taken piace, Lumsden, without assigning any reason, cried off, and his backers notified the holders to impound his share of the stakes. Punch's exposure of these proceedings has elicited a general feeling .of indignation, and he is advised to take legal steps to enforce the carrying out of the match, or to compel the forfeiture of the stakes to Trickett. A public testimonial to Trickett is suggested.