EUROPEAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 385, 18 July 1877, Page 2

EUROPEAN NEWS.

(Per Albion, at Hokitika.) The polling for Tipperary resulted in the return of Mr. Gray (son of the late Sir John Gray, Home ruler) ; for Montgomery, the Hon. Fred. Haubury Tracy, Liberal. At an Anti-Russian demonstration in Hyde Park, at which about 15,000 persons were present, a resolution was passed denouncing Russia, condemning the atrocity agitation, and demanding the fulfilment of the Tripartite Treaty of 1356. Mr. Piercpont, the American Minister in England, who lias become exceedingly popular during his short stay, is announced to be about to leave. The inquest on the live persons who lost their lives by the inundation of the Twnywyad pit, resulted in a verdict against the manager, Mr. Thomas, for culpable negligence. The Earl of Talbot and Shrewsbury died suddenly on M ly 11, from disease of the heart. The Queen has granted a pension of L 75 each per annum, to three old maiden ladies, descendants of Daniel Defoe, who were in greatly reduced circumstances. It is stated that the Khedive intends to send a further contingent of 10,000 men. The entrance of European Volunteers into the Turkish army is meeting with great opposition. Tlie people are distrustful'of everything European, and the war is taking more and more a religions character, in which all islam ivishes to take part. The gifts of money which are arriving from all quarters, and particularly from the Mussulmans of India, reach a very considerable amount. The want of cavalry prevents the Turks from taking advantage of their success. Too town of 'luleha has been abandoned by the Turkish army, after which it was pillaged and burnt by the BasliiBazouks. No bloodshed took place, but the 20,000 inhabitants of the town, both Mnssulmon and Christians, lost all their property. A Turkish gunboat endeavoured to pass Kalafat, but was driven back by the lire of the Roumanian batteries. She contrived to slip past on Sunday morning, however, whereupon the commanding oilieer at Kalafat telegraphed to the next military station (a small place not marked on the maps), and on the gunboat arriving there siie was received by so heavy a lire that she was compelled to surrender, and was taken possession of by the Roumanian authorities. She is slated to have been built for the Turkish Government either at Vienna or Peslh, an,',. l Jiad not received her armament when captured. The explosion on board the Turkish monitor Liu'li Adjbill was entire!)' accidental. It appears some of the men were arranging cam-id,'os in the magazine, and a cartridge caught lire, and instantly a terrific explosion took place. Almost all the entire crew were killed, and the splendid vessel was destroyed The monitor was of English build, and cost Llb,ooo. Works for the defence of Constantinople are being constructed by the inhabitants. The Turks are said to have captured 200 Russian vessels since the war commenced. The Russian Government, to prevent any insurrection in Poland, is calling out all Poles capable of bearing arms. The l\vz correspondent of the Dally T<:Jc;ir«]i]i.- writes that live leading Circassian Cliffs started from Constantinople for Bat on in ; their names wore Hadji Hassan Bey, iSfcand Kambekat l'ey, NudveinaH Boy, Hedji Alt Bey, and Nechuiet Bey ; 'luy had arranged :\ carefully-con-sidered plan of action with the Ottoman authorities and their own countrymen. Arrived at Ratoum, tiny went on board the squadron of Hassan Pasha, who forthwith sailed w : lh live ironclads for the Russian port and fort res i of Snkhum Kali. The Turkish men-of-war made ti;eir destination in the darkness of early morning, easting anchor at a little after three o'c'ock ; and they at once landed the Circassian chieftains with a party of men carrying tioo muski ts and ammunition, which wire speedily distributed among the expectant and willing people. The neighbouring country was so thoroughly and quickly roused, that by broad daylight the Roys had got together as many as oOuO Circassians. Hassan Pasha then landed an additional force, compose 1, as I learn, of other Circassians, Kurds, Hazis, and Turks, and while the ironclads opened a vigorous cannonade upon the fortress, the Beys, with their volunteers and auxiliaries, attacked the place with desperate resolution. The Russians offered a determined, but vain, opposition, losing terribly. After this, the insir.ection is descri) ol as having spread like wild-lire, and the inhabitants of the surrounding districts gathered by thousands, with weapons of all sorts, to the Turkish standard. They drove the Muscovite garrison and guards ail over tie district, chrs'ng them to Gangara, which they also destroyed. When these successes wore reported Hassan Pasha landed a new supply of rifles and cartridges to equip the Circassians, and a formidable local force was organised to march upon the railway lino to Tiliis, aiming at the direction of Kutais. Another huge band was despatched to raise tlie country in the rear of the Russian columns which are attacking Batoum. Great importance is attached to the rising in Circassia. A .large force of Circassian emigrants, with Government stores of arms and tion, have been supplied from the Bos* phorus for a point on the Black Sea.