CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 595, 29 March 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

<s> LATEST HoM!i AND FOREIGN NEWS (r.r.rtint's si-F.rf.u,. vr.u mess agenc-v.) London, March 22. Consols 05" Whent, Hour, and securi-t-:es are ail unehan-cd. Since the opening of the wool sales. 155,000 bales have been oti'ered. T hc biddiii-_' coniinue- firm. although greasy qualities have recently been '■ejected. March 2(>. An increased diltieulty has beset the pro-po-ed Conuress. Teh-grams from various Kunme.-m capitals express fears that the present situation will issue in wa-. Kusr-ia is b.disposed to make further concessions to Kudaivl. The Crand Tlukc >.i«-holai was accompanied bv a large stall' on his visit to the i Snltan. The Duke says the Russian lunI bassy was cheered hi ."era, especially by the ! Greeks.

The trainin" ship Hurvdice, while running a cruise on the west coast of Knglan.l, capsized in a squall oiV Dunno<-e. Isle of \V lght. Only two are known to have been saved. The Elephant and Castle Theatre was burnt down to-day. __ A disastrous lire has occurred at 1 luJadelphia. The loss of property was immense. \ six days'' pedestrian match has taken place at tlie Agricultural Hall. O'Leary won the lir.-t prize, walking "251) miles. J'.KitLiN, March 26.

An essential modification in the German Cabinet is imminent, Count Otho do ' tilber« Wernigerohe, German Ambassador at YiJnna, partially replacing L'rince Bismarck. Constantinople, March -'■ The Grand Duke Nicholas and the Sultan have exchanged visits. In consequence of friendly representations by the Turki h troops have evacuated Bojakedeie The embarkation of the homeward-bound Russian tro -ps has been count -rmandi-d. _ ."ST. Pktehsbi : i:<.;H, March 27. General Tgnatieif is going to Vienna.

[.-I'KCIAL TO THE MELBOURNE ARGUS. J London, March 21. Tlie war indemnity to be mid by Turkey has been lmallv fixed at :l! 10.000,000 silver roubles. Tiie Kmperor of l{us.-ia omcialb declares that this amount will positively not be reduced. l'.rcuAH F>T, March 10. The Boumaniin Covcrnnic-nt protests a-ainst the conditions of pence as far as known, whilst Servia muiuams a passive attitude. <©

VERY LATENT .NEWS. [!!i;rTK!--"s SPECIAL. I'F.K PIiKSS A'ilWY.] London:, March 27. 12.15 p.m. Bu'sia linnlly refuse"* Kmdand's demands. A Congress is virtually ab .ndoned. Tiio situation is critical, but official circulars believe that war may be avert, d. By a railway accident at Stafford, near Newcastle. 30 persons were killed. March 2S._ A dead-lock lias occurred in the negotiations for a European Congress BcriiAUKsT, March "2S. Both Houses of the Roumanian Legislature unanimously rej"cted the i:us.>"oiii proposals I'm- the exchange of Bessarabia for L'obriulscha.

St. r/KTKKsiu'iuifi. M--'.i''-h 23. It is scmi-i.!i:oially staged that Ignatiefr goes to Vienna on a diplomatic mission, to induce Au.-tria to inform the Uriiish (.'ovornnient that it must not reckon on it- support.

THHEOT ACSTRALIAN ?<EU - S. (nf:rn:i:"s vf.h !'j:i;ss Mi.i.jif)i'j:sK, March 2S. It! the I.egi-lative Assembly, Mr. Bcr- y m-ved for the appointment of a Committee to search fiir the Appropriation .Bill. The motion i.s certain to he carri- d. In the Council, Sir (,'. Sladen gave notice of his intention to move flic appointment of a Committee to confer with a Committee of the Assembly on the Payment of Members Bill. Uy request, Mr. Cuthberfc consented to bring forward the motion. On the same evening, the Council passed the Payment of Member* Bi 1 through Committee. 7'hc motion for a Conference of the two Houses was negatived, and the third reading passed without a division, after which they adjourned till Tuesday.

In the'Legislative .Assembly, the now Appropriation Bill, without the objectionable clauses, was brought up, and passed all stages wit!)";ic a division, and was c»der<d to Tic sent to the Council. The Assembly then adjourned till Tuesday. The Payment of Members Bill has been passed by the Council. The Appropriation Bill passed by the Assembly was assented to by the Governor on Tuesday. The crisis is now terminated.