ARRIVAL OF THE 'CITY OF NEW YORK' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL (VIA SAN FRANCISCO.)

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2464, 7 November 1876, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE 'CITY OF NEW YORK' WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL (VIA SAN FRANCISCO.)

(PBOM OUB OWN COEBESPONDENT.)

Auckland, Monday. The' City of New York' arrived at nine o'clock, this morning. The " Zoalandin left San Francisco on the 11th October, and the 'Australia* left Kandavu for San Francisco on the 28th October. The •Zealandia' arrived there on the Ist November, and left for Sydney in company with the' City of New York on the 2nd instant. Passengers-Messrs J. P. Du Moulin, J. .H. Grabble, A. Grossman, J. B. Scott, G. Clifford, Mrs J. H. Herdson, Mr 3 Carey, F. Boden, wifSand child, 0. E, Bedwell and son, Captain A. M. Greenfield, M. Brasch, wife and child, John Midgery and wife, and 24 in the steerage. For Wellington •W. Taylor." For Lyttelton: John Ben'nie. For Port Chalmers: Joseph Dalgell and A.-D.Bell. The' City of New York' brings a large shipment ot : Californian salmon ova for the Acclimatisation Societies of Auckland and Canterbury.- .. . The whaler ' Two Brothers arrived at Honolulu on the 20th October, with the crews of thirteen out of a total of sixteen of the whaling : fleet hailing from Honolulu. The lost vessels were crushed in the ice. \ The s,s. 'City of New York sails South at 8 o'clock to-night.

GENERAL NEWS. SUMMARY. TELEGRAMS TO OCTOBER 10. A fiire in Pickering and Abbott's cotton mills, Blackburn, .caused damage to the amount of £20,000. t i The Industrial Bank of Ncwcastle-on* Tyne has suspended; liabilities, £100.000. KAFFIE WAB. Cape advices state that the position in the Transvaal Republic is alarming. Owing to the defeat of the Dutch troops the natives have become unmanageable. The Kaffirs have driven back the Boers, and latest telegrams confirm thereport that there is an'absolute panic in that outlying state. The Kaffirs triumphed all along the line, and while the friendly Amaswazie tribe of Kaffirs behaved with reckless bravery, the Dutch citizen troops displayed the white feather. President Burgers was so disgusted with tho cowardice of the Boers.that he im.plored them to shoot him then and there, that he might not survivejthe ignominyof the [defeat. According to the latest intelligence the Dutch people fear the Kaffir invasion, and there is a panic throughout the Transvaal Republic. Qulu, tho King,, is leading 40,000 men to attack Transvaal, and has threatened,the wholesale massacre of the (Boers.. For the present, there is no danger of a native outbreak at the Cape, but it is manifest that the Transvaal Boers will require military resistance from us, and for this reason reinforcements have left for Cape Town. I; THE TUBKISH WAB. : Lord Derby's despatch to Sir Henry Elliott, the British ambassador re the Bulgarian atrocities, directed him to demand a personal interview with the Sultan, and communicate Baring's report and demand reparation'and justice to the Bulgarians, the immediate rebuilding of houses and churches, and provision for the restoration of industries and assistance to persons reduced to poverty... The Sultan was favourable to the acceptance of Lord Derby's programme for the autonomy of the provinces, but the Turkish government is so exasperated by. the. Russian influx to Servia that the Sultan would have been deposed had he accepted. Russia chose to interpret tho programme as meaning the victual dismemberment of Turkey, which also prevented its acceptance. .'.. . In the battle of the 28th September one of tho Servian battalions went into battle nine hundred strong. Next day only forty answered to the roll call. GIBBON WAKBFIELD's BUST. E. Gibbon Wakefield's bust, sculptured by Mr Joseph Durham, A.R.A., has been presented by his admirers, and has been placed in the vestibule of the Colonial Office.

NEW ADMIBALTJ OBDEB. I In consequence of the loss of the 1 1 Strathmore,'_the Admiralty have decided '. to. order cruisers to visit uninhabited i islands when passing. The 'Wolverine,' 1 now bound for the Australian station, will | accordingly examine the Crozet Islands. THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION—NEW ! ... ZEALAND AWAEDS, At the Philadelphia Exhibition.the following New Zealand awards were made up to the 3rd of October (other exhibits remained to be examined) :-Oanterbury, five awards forjwool, W.,8. Peter, Sam. Bealey, John Hall, J. 0, Wason, F. M. Rickman; for wheat and cereals, Christchurch, V\. D. Wood, R. Wilkins, E. H. Banks, P. Cunningham, J. Cox; phormium fibre, Charles Chinnery. Nelson —Award for wool, George Austey. Wellington-Wool, A. Braithwaite; feather furs, Hector, Liardet. Kauri pine, Mr Walker, of Auckland. _ Wood i extract, W. S. Prayling, Taranaki. I :' ■ THE KAFFIE WAB—LATEST. Late Cape news states that Kaffir Town has been taken, and one hundred and seventy killed. Five thousand huts were burned. THE NOETH SEA TBAFFIC. A canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea has been opened. ENGLAND ON THE TUBKISH ATBOCIHES. Disraeli, in a speech before the Buckinghamshire farmers, defended the Government policy. He attributed the Servian declaration of war to tho action of secret societies. Meetings protesting against tho Turkish atrocities and Government action continuo throughout England.. , DAHOMEY BLOCKADE. Intelligence from Dahomey states that ', thoblockado has boen established, and is 1 still, maintained by Commodore Hewctt, | but'the King of Dahomey will not pay , his fine of palm oil, and has got up a little blockade of his own. He has closed the inland lagoons against the English trade. Ho has strictly prolii- ! bited his subjects from dealing with the 1 English merchants. ' WAB PANIC ON STOCKS.

Tho war panic on the St, Petersburg Stock Exchango sent down?tlio stocks and raised discounts to 14 per cent. BKMGIOUB BEVIVAL. There has been a great religious revival undor Moody and Sankey at Chicago. BPANJSH lOAN. A Spanish loan of fifteen millions for Cuban war expenses has been issued. THE TOALIKfI- TAIIUIiES, . The failure of tho Iceland fishing season has caused great distress. 1)800 have emigrated to Canada. j TEXAS GBAJ3SHOPPEBS. The grasshoppers aro causing great I destruction in'Toxas.

BOSNIAN INSffBEECTION. Fifteen hundred armed Austnans and Sclavonians entered Bosniajand urged the Christians to insurrection. SECRET ALLIANCE. A secret alliance is reported between the Emperors of Eussia, Austria, and Germany, ■ ■.-' ILLNESS OF THE POPE. A despatch from Borne reports the very serious and even alarming illness ottne Pope and Cardinal Antonelli. The Pope has been able to take his walk in the gardens of the Yatican until lately. NEW LOBD MAYOB OF LONDON. Sir Thomas White, member of the Board of Aldermen, has been elected Lord Mayor of London. ACCIDENT! TO A CODE FBBBY BOAT. § The Cork ferry boat swamped m Youghall Harbour. Fourteen persons were drowned, nearly all being farmers and their wives.

COUNT ABNIM. Count Yon Arnim has been sentenced to penal servitude for one year. CHINESE ATBOCITIES. Further news of the Chinese persecutions is to hand from byechuen. Placards hostile to Christians and Europeans wore posted in various places in the market. About; nine o'clock ou the morning .of the 20th a line of '4,000 or 5,000 armed men drew round to prevent the Christians from escaping. They manufactured a large wooden cross, and tied on it all tlie Christians they could catch, and thon cut them in pieces. The number of persons killed was eight. The houses of Christians wore pillaged. About thirty other persons are missing. On the una the brutes went to the market ot ±"elmowchen, where they murdered four more Christians. [At this stage the wires across the Thames river were carried away, and the next paragraph of the message was incompleted ]

PACIFIC MAIL TBOUBLE3; New Yobk, October 10.—A secret meeting was held yesterday of the directors of the Pacific Mail Company in regard to matters of the Panama Transit Company. The meeting lasted four hours. No result was reached. It was claimed last evening, however, that the prospect of the settlement of the differences between members was more encouraging. Trenor W. Park was before the Board during its last session, and made a statement of his view of the matter. Another meeting will be held to-day. The steamship' Acapulco' is due to-day, and it is expected that she will be seized on her arrival. The directors, of the company, at their meeting yesterday, were, not aware that the city authorities had taken this step, and it is not known what they will do to relievo the company from this additional embarrassment.

THE EiSTEBN MUDDLE. London, October 9.-A despatch from Vienna says it is stated in diplomatic circles that the project of a European conference may be considered abandoned. It is :true that Russia had; officially accepted the English proposal of a conference, but she did not'expect success therefrom, as it would have been incumbent upon her to advocate in the conference proposals perhaps even more extensive than those which she has already made, aud which have been rejected by Europe, The latest idea is thatrthe Ambassadors shall draw up and superintend tho. execution of. a programme of reform on the basis of the Berlin memorandum. A despatch from Belgrade says the struggle between the peace party, under Foreign Minister Bistics, aud the Russian military party, is becoming more pronounced. So far Bistics appears to gain the aseendaucy. An envoy has been sent to General. Tchernayoff, to request him to discontinoo the use of the royal

title in addressing Prince Milan. Tho Eastern Budget says Russia is preparing for all contingencies. Arrangements have been made with the Black Sea Navigation Company to remove the Russian colony in Constantinople to Odessa, in case of danger.' ENGLAND MAKES FOBMAL PBOPOSALB FOE A OONFEBENCE. London, October 9-Morning.-The Standard's Eagusa despatch reports that Mukhtar Pasha surprised the Montenegrins on Saturday, and carried three intrenched positions, but the Turkish troops were subsequently driven back. The Montenegrins have burned Lubinje, and othar Turkish villages, and cut the telegraph wires between Trebinje and Mostan. Tho Standard's Belgrade special says:-" A Russian corps of telegraphers, | having complete apparatus for field telegraphy, has been formed." PEOPOSBD CONFBEENOE OF THE POWEBS. A Berlin despatch of tho Standard, confirmed by a semi-official statement in the Post, says that the English Cabinet has made a formal proposal to tho Powers for a conference. Russia also urges a conference. In addition to this both Powers agree to the necessity of a month's armistice. There is, therefore, reason to be hoped that Russia and England are not so diametrically opposed to each other as •the people believe. Russia insists in exeluding Turkey from the conference. Austria desires that the conference shall consist of Ambassadors representing all the signatory Powers. Italy and France have given their consent to the conference. Germany's answer is expected soon. The Berlin Times' correspondent writes

that the Czar's order that "no more officers or soldiers not on active duty will be allowed leave of absence to go_ to Servia" is not in operation. Emigration continues at the rate of 700 or 800 weekly. THE POBTE S EEPLY. London, October 9.—A Paris correspondent of the Times telegraphs the following: -The Porto's first reply to the Powers is a dead letter. Tho Porto's second reply is officially known, I believe, and this reply has boen communicated_ to 'mo. Its important points are regarding ;an armistice and the administration of provinces. The Porto refuses to graut a formal armistice, because it cannot: recognise Servia as a belligerent, but consents to a suspension of hostilities, the duration not to bo fixed, providing the Servians shall not. meanwhile bo reinforced by foreigners. ■As to tho second point, tho Porto accopts the proposal of the Powers in principle, but proposes to give all its provinoes the same liberties, without distinction. The Porte considers it absolutely ruinous to introduce different treatment into various provinces, and is willing lo place the reforms under the collective guarantee of Europe. In short, tho Sublime Porto says: Either you wish I should take my place among civilised States, and are willing to consolidate me by giving all my subjects the same laws, privileges, and security, or you persist in exaggerating division and antagonism, because you wish to delay, if not prevent, my destruction. If the latter is tho case, I i prefer to struggle now, at the risk of . perishing, rather than resign myself to slower but inevitable death.

BUSBIA OITJJHS EOUMANIA INDEPENDENCE. lb i» stated that Russia Imb offowd

Boumania absolute independence H Russian troops are allowed to march through Roumanian territory. Military preparations in Russia continue. The pblio in Russia look upon war as probable. A panic exists at tho St. Petersburg exohange. MOEE FIGHTING, A Daily New despatch from Bum Diunis states that tho Turks attempted to break through the Soman environment on Friday. After making considerable hoadway they werei stopped, and a stubborn fight occurred, the result of which is unknown. A Bolgrado News despatch says :- Osmau Pasha, with twenty thousand men, has taken the offensive from the directiou of Saitschar. His purpose is unknown.

BISMABOK OPPOSES THE OZAB, A Vienna special to the same paper reports that Bismarck has fully endorsed Andrassy's refusal of the proposal for a joint occupation of the Turkish provinces. It is absolutely certain _ that Andrassy will resign if occupation is resolved upon in higher quarters. SUTPOBTS LOBD DEBBXS ACTION. _ Right Bon. W. E.Forster.in addressing his constituents at Bradford on Saturday, supported Lord Derby's action on tho Eastern Question, and expressed a hope that the country would support it. Ho said that if Turkey refused England s proposals he thought circumstances might arise in which a joint intervention, and possibly a joint occupation, by Austria and-England, might be demanded as a matter of duty.

(PEE PBESS AGENCY.) The ox Sultan Murad is dead. The Turkish extraordinary council was willing for an armistice of six months, meanwhile carrying out reforms. _ Mukhtar Pasha has advanced into Montenegro, capturing intrenchments without opposition. Fifteen thousand Spanish troops liavo been despatched to Cuba, anticipating a renewal of hostilities. The Servian general has called out all men between eighteen and fifty. Roumania has mustered its army in readiness. ' , Two thousand five hundred Montenegrins attacked Mukhtar Pasha and drove him to the frontier, killing eight hundred Turks. The Montenegrins burned Libinze, and cut off Mukhtar Pasha from reinforcements. At a meeting in St James Hall Mr Gladstone condemned the Cabinet for pursuing a policy opposed to the wishes of the Parliament and people. He «■ pressed his conviotion that making Bosma, Herzegovina, and Bulgaria independent of the Ottomon empire would settle the difficulty. ~ . , , The Revolutionists in Mexico have been driven from their strongholds, and General Gkerra has been taken prisoner. England proposed a conference of the Great Powers re the Eastern difficulties, but it fell through. : It is understood that Russia's demands were such as could not have been met by a conference. , , Russia offered Roumania absolute independence for permission to march troops through their territory. Roumania consented. , War preparations in Russia are very active.

Servia claims some successes in minor engagements with the Turks. Jn consequence of the damage to British trade by tho American protective tariff, representations have been made by Sheffield to Earl Carnarvon that Great Britain should place a heavy import duty on American goods. The Cabinet, after consideration, declined. An Imperial edict by China expresses regret for Margary's murder, and admits the right of foreigners to travel through the country. Envoys have been sent to England with a letter of apology. _ An enthusiastic meeting of Grecians resolved that the position of the Greek provinces in Turkey is intolerable. It was resolved to strengthen the army. ■ Russia proposes the occupation of Bulgaria. . , The London Times declares that m insisting on this tho Emperor has mistaken the mind of Europe. . Overtures have been made by Russia to Austria. The Porte grounds its resistance to the terms of the Groat Powers on its inability to control tho mob, and a massacre of Christians is threatened. Terrible suffering in some of the richest parts of Cuba; forty thousand rations distributed twice a week. , , A general insurrection in Algeria is threatened. ' - There have been terrible ravages by yellow fevor in the Southern States of America. Lord Derby, m reply to a deputation, expressed a strong belief in the permanency of peace. He favoured local autonomy.