SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATEJ* _ (Thts Afternoon, 041 SUN SfT^, ~.. (To-morrow Mornihsj 1.84 ■■fr,anorror/ 1 £~ T. hiR 5.43. SUN KISES WOO'j-m i orni n?. 6 6 " 4118 AGE—Kew Moon, 18th, 933 am

ARRIVSLS.

2 a "" v'r°ss, ss, Holmos, from Napier via Hick's Eawoa a . ss, Sellars. from Tauranga *

DEPARTURES

f ■'"' , "f/- ""• J-'»w, ior rapier ana tne soutn Jpna, ss, for the North Golden Isle, schooner, for Itnsssll

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For w rT isco- City of Oily (Bntflish mail) For InwTu V'^&' er- Wwntine. early lor OafcnH.^S-MWoa. schooner, early ForPnrnl aT ßebintjt"nn' l>«q"e, at once F°rffaßS aB. del-4^ lp' ss- every Monday Foi■ WiOrDla- Cr°wthorpe, barque, early SSSSSrSSSVX 0* barque' early

COASTERS IN TROUBLE.

f»«,v, t■ r, ~° waR a P»esen?erby the Prince Alfred irorn Lyttelton to Auckland came on from Hick's Bay *miJ > B S ,r: nthern Cross has furnished us with the W Jv , nglst of tbe veßSels Ma* windbound in the E™ the stosmer left on Sunday nisrht. He adds wapfcs °J Ve!W'ls havn bften *here fwo or three WMtWfc \* re Tunn!ne sh^rt of provisions. The weather has been simply terrific, Kate Mrr™ >, Hick's Bay, Putidav. all frnt t « £ r > Favorite, and Elizabeth schooners, VcZfr tteUt >n. bound to Auckland leaded A?ho^ °r erfrom Poverty Bay, Mr AucTtHnd. T.« 5« oss,scha°ner in ballast, bound for Wangapoa. Thames SChooiler bound from Lyttelton to the Bav°i"ban*, ! SchoODer fr°m Napier> for Kennedy's * 06 Alf'rpd. barqnentinP. from Lyttelton to £Hrt, brigantine. from LyMoltnn to ~nd. urpneus, schooner, and Belle Brandon.

_ THE .TWO. MATBKW=I. ?j> ii fo''nw'ng is the carro of the barque Jno. fljatnews, which loft Boston for this port on the 17th July :—4 -pjiofragpg carristjes, 0 boxes crocnet. 20 barrels !?„ tar- "75 hoxps clothes pins 10 000 gals coal oil, 357 cases rhnirs, 310 dozen chairs, 0 r>k<;s domestics. 3 cases furniture. 23 pkrs srlsssware 9 boxen and 1 case enl "ware- 1 crate measures. 800 na,rn, 1 case pictures. 500 galnuinp oil. 200 doz pails, 200 barrels plaster. 2" do. pitch. 304 bnxe» nreservps, 100 barrels r^sin 7 cases rnhbergoorK 1 boxes ssmplp. oil. 2 cssps stoves, 70 ne«ts tubs. 73 drz washboard* 1 case wooden ware, 1 wagon,—W. W. Goodhue, Agent.

The barque Thampg owned by Messrs Walker and Co of this city, arrived in Sydney from Adelaide a few (^ayg R!?o . Xt is at prp.sont nncrtain whether she will come slraifrht on here and load, or whether she Will corrm via the Snuth.

Thi barquo OabarfeMh cTearpd at Lyttelton for this port with a full car?o. on the 4th inst.' Thp brirantine Flirt left Lyttelton for this port, on thfi sth In el

Thfl bTitfantine Stranger haulpd into ihe R'^'-am T psj;f>rrtay, a r f l sails ?nr Suva, Fiji, at once. i'lOir, Fi.i! *he rotnrri<i tnlVTelbournn.

From some error in the TTijrij.h papers the port rf departure of th« barque John M«thews has been set down as Portland, Oreznn ; the actual port from which tae vessel has sailed is Boston. The cargo list appears elsewhere.

The mail steamer City of Sydney left for Napier and the South this mornincr between seven and eight o'clock, Her pas.'enger list was published vestaray. The Oceola h»s been taken alongside <he A.3. P. Cos. tee to discharge her carsro of wheat <fee. The barque Glimpse is having her standing rigging renovated.

The barque Loch Fergus has made a good start in her discharging. Her stuffs are turning out well. The s.a Tarn O'Shanter will not run to-morrow as advertised.

" The schooner Minnehaha, is about to leave for Mercury Bay, where che will load timbflr for Timaru, the charter being for the puTpose of fulfilling the order which the Clematis was capsized in attempting.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs B. Tonks and Co, sold a line _of maize, ex City of Sydney, to-day ; also a line of salmon.

Messrs M. Jones and Co , held a sale of books, clothing, produce and poultry at their Central Mart to-day, but the attendance was not large. Fair average prices were realised for the goods sold.

CHIEF POST-OPTICE, AUCKLAND

Mails will close as under • — For Thames to-morrow at 5 30 pm For Coromandei, per Arpyle, on Friday, at 230 pm For Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei and Manga pai, per Arpyle, this day at 4 pm For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cross, to morrow at 3 pm For Russell per Maud, to-morrow at 4 pm For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, to-morrow, at 4 pm For Tryphena, per Three Brothers, to-morrow, at 4 pm,, For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Te Aral, etc., per Anne Milbank, on Thursday next, at 10 am For Taranaki, Southern Provinces!, and Australian Colonies, per "Wellington, on Thursday next, at 12 45 pm. For money erders, registered letters, and newspapers at 11 45 am Late letters will be re ceived till 1 pm Malls for'lndia, China, Mediterranian Ports, Conti nent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed), and via Erindisi, will be made up per Hawea, on T Monday, 18th instant. Per City of Sydney, on Monday, 25th instant, as under: — For Kandava, Sandwioh laiands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 11 am For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 11am For money orders, registered letters, and news papers at 10 am Late letters bearing an extra fee of Od in addition to the postage will be received by the mail agent on board the steamer up tc the ttme of sailing. Signed) 8. B. BIBS. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

SHAW—On the 11th September, at Auckland, Mrs, John Shaw, of a daughter.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo."

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1876

Tor the cause that tacki zstbauic*. For the -wrong th»t needs resistance. For the future In the distance,

And the pood that « can <io.

The Ministry propose to get over the dis qualification difficulty without an Indemnifi cation Bill, by merely moving an amendment to the Civil Service List Amendment Act» exempting Ministers without salary from the provisions of the Disqualification Act. In this way the assertion that the penalties of the Act have already been incurred, is not admitted, while all doubt for the future will be removed. The question remains an open one for determination by the Supreme Court, but it seems very doubtful whether that test will be applied. We are glad to see that meanwhile Ministers are pushing on the real business of the session, which has gone far into arrears during the late pro tracted debates.

The detailed telegrams relating to the Turkish war enable us better to understand the military position and operations, and by •Reference to the map our readers may form a charer conception of the confusing reports of votaries and defeats credited alternately to the%urks, Servians, and Montenegrins. The rivel^Tunok for many miles divides the

north-western boundary of Bulgaria, a Turkish province, from Servia. The extensive delta lying between this river and theDanube^ was the starting point of the Servian war. Ahmed Eyoub, or Eyoub Pasha, the Turkish General established his head quarters at Nisb, and divided h'm army, numbering between 150,000 and 200,000 men, into two divisions, extending his lines northwards through the delta to Widin, a Bulgarian town on the Danube, the boundary between North Turkey and Roumania. Osman Pasha assumed command of the Northern division operating from Widin. Tchernajeff, the Servian general, with 120,000 men. half volunteers and irregular troops, established his Northern army, about 25,000 troops, at Saitschar, a Servian border town, tmde r General Horavatovitich. The Servian lines extended south to Alexinitza, in the valley of the river Morava. Issuing a stirring appeal, calling on ths Balkan provinces to rise in the name of liberty, the Servian General crossed the Turkish frontier into Bui" garia at fcwo points, commencing hostilities near Nish, in the South, and neainst the Turkish army operating from Widin, in the North. Tchernnjeff's plnn was manifestly to carry the war into Turkish territory, relying on the rising of the disaffected Bulgarians to aid the Servian army and harass the Turkish troops. A series o? engagements ensued between both divisions of the contending armies, with great slaughter, the Servians owing to their smaller numbers suffering most severely, but resisting with great courage the attempt to force the war upon Servian ground. After severe fighting, the Servian army in the North wns driven across the Timok river 25 miles from Widin, falling back upon Saitschar ; and Osman Pasha built bridges across the Timok and assumed the offensive against the town Driving the Servians down the valley of the Timok, the Turkish army took possession of Saitschar,which was evacuated, the defenders falling back TrHh the intrntion of joining the main body of the Servian army between Alexinirza and Parakin. Meanwhile Eyoub Pasha, who had also forced the Servians into their ovn territory, continued his march Northwards, driving the Southern front of the Servian army back upon Gorgucheratz, a town between a high mountain range and the Bulgarian boundary, situated at the junction of two branches of the Timok, anrl commanding the roads along the valley to Saitschar, and through the ranges to Banja and Alexinitza. After five days fighting before Gorgucheratz, the Servian troops e vacuated that town and fell back upon the main body of Tchrrnnjeff's army at Alexanitza, and the more northerly town in the Morava valley, Paraldn. It was believed that General Tchernajeff in evacuating Gorgucheratz had effected a stragetic movement with the intention of taking up a strong position at the head of the mountain passes commanding Alexinitza, but latest telegrams via America state that the Turks, contrary to expectation, had pushed through the ranges to Bunja without opposition. Alexinitza had been strongly garrisoned by an intrenched camp of 20,000 men, with redoubts and earthworks two hours' march in the rear. Women and children were hurryiDg on to Parakin, and every preparation beiwg made for a struggle. Colonel Beckar, with another body of Ser vians, had been stationed on the northern road from Saitschar into the Moravian valley to resist the approach of Osman Pasha from that direction to form a junction with Eyoub Pasha. This was the position when the mail steamer left San Francisco, but cable grams to the 80th August announce that the right wing of the Turkish Army had been routed at Alexinitza and retreated, the Ser vians taking the offensive. If driven from Alexinitza, the Servian army will retreat up the Morava valley, upon Parakin. The Turks, J.while keeping the enemy in check will probably press for ward against the Servian capital Belgrade, on the Danube, penetrating and laying waste the very heart of Servia. England has already intimated to the Porto that the atrocities of Bulgaria must not be repeated now that the successes of Turkish arms have placed a large extent of Servian territory at their mercy. Taring to Montenegro, the military operations are much less complicated. Prince Nicholas, concentrating his army, crossed at once into the }Turkish province of Albania, and gained several important victories against the troops under Mukhtar Pasha, driving them back upon Podgorrizza, a Northern Albanian town. The Turka,at latest advices, were standing on the defensive, awaiting reinforcements. We publish to-day, from various reliable sources, details of the shocking atrocities committed in Bulgaria, which have very strongly influenced opinion in England against any intervention of British power for the maintenance of Mahommedan rule in Europe, The result of employing Circassian brigands and Bashi-Bazouks—ir regular ABiatic troops, celebrated for their infamous brutality—in the suppression of the insurrection, must have been well understood by the Porte, and if the report is true that instructions had been issued for the laying waste of the peaceful Servian territory between Nissa and Alexanifcza, the remonstrance of England has not come too soon. Late telegrams state that the estimates published in Constanti nople journals of the slaughter of peaceful villagers—men, women, and children—by these inhuman fiends vary from 12,000 to 40,000.

At three o'clock this afternoon there was every indication of a heavy blow from the N.E. Queen-street was in a fearful state of dust. People are already crying out for the water-carts.

I JThe province has lost another old and res pected settler by the death of Mr James Wallace, senr., {the skilful agricultural im plement maker of Ofcahuhn. Mr Wallace had been resident in the province since 1854.

Rev Wm Tinsley, minister of the Ed wardes-street chapel, will deliver an address this evening in the school-room, to Good Templars of the Sir Henry Havelook Lodge, on "Our Templar Columns,"when possibly the rev. gentleman will make some sugges tions on improving this simple periodical. At present the Templar -Columns, aa a periodical of progressive thought, is exceedingly tame and lifeless. We fancy, moreover, that it does not adequately represent the Order in this city, as we never see any reports of open lodge meetings, and other matters calculated to win the practical sympathy of readers for whose enlightenment it exists. To the Editor: Sir,—When her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria adopted the style of Empress of India most of us felt that there was a something wrong somewhere. Why should we keep India at all ? What right have we as Christians any longer to hold India in subjection ? Why not establish a good native government, and re-call our troops to look after the colonies, make roads, etc. We would still have the trade of India, ard the gratitude of its people into the bar gain. Why should we support heathen Tur key, and help to make Christians slaves merely because we hold India, in which em pire are some forty million Mahommetans ? An answer will oblige— Englishman.

One of those singular instances of the good ness and geniality which lies at the bottom of the human heart, though often hidden be neath the conventionalities of social life, was exemplified this morning in Queen-street. Mr walked up to a respectable hair dresser, and, with a smiling face, extended his right hand, and said, " How are yon, my good fellow, bow's business V The tradesman replied " Yeu have the advantage of me, sir." The gentleman gave his name, when the hairdresser repHed, "Ah, ah, you are a candidate for City a seat in the council, eh ?" " That's it, my friend, that's it; haye1 you promised yonr vote '!" The hair-dresser interrogated, "Where do you get your hair cut ?" " My friend, give mo yonr vote," aaid the gentlrman, "and no other hand than ! your 3 shall trim this beard and scientifically paps thp shears over this brow." The Hobson Volunteer's will undergo their mothly inspection this evening in tbe Drill shed, under command of Captain Dignan. Members are requested to appear with arms and accoutrements. The splendid Hobson Band will be in attendance. Tenders for reclaiming a portion of the foreshore west of Queen-street wharf, in terms of plans and specifications to be seen at the Engineer's office, will be received by the Harbour Board, until Tuesday, the 19fch inst. It will be gratifying to many parents in City East to know that the little differences in connection with the City East school have been settled, and that Mr Worthington will retain his position, as head master of the school. This evening at nine the bakers' ball will be duly held in the Lorne-streefc Hall. And should tbe weather be bright and fair, a number of lasses and lads will be there ; and the bakers will dance with nimble feet, to the sounds of music, soft and sweet. The ball will commence exactly at nine, under the gaslight's brilliant shine. For the bakers, who mould the staff of life, with sweetheart, friend, or daughter, or wife—we hope that pleasure will crown the ball, for the sons of douih in the Lome-street Hall. We learn that Mr Simonsen's iron grand piano by Kaps, of Dresden, has been sold to Mr Perkins, the enterprising host of tbe Occidental Hotel, who intends, we beliove, to raffle it. The instrument is one of the finest in the colonies.

The weekly meeting of the young men of St. James' Mutual Improvement .Society took place lash evening in the room adjoining the church. Tho evening debate was on the " Execution of Mary, Queen of Sco^s." Mr Tudehopo opened in favor of t;he justifiable ness of the queen's execution, and Mr McCulsky took the lead on the opposite side. Both these young men evinced powers of investigation, and proved that in the future, Cifcy West will not lack representative talents. The combatants on both sides were nearly equal, and on the show of hands being taken, nine were in favour of the murder of the proud but unhappy queen, and eight were against it; so that, even in this age, with the members of StJamea,' the queen, whose " Lament " was so beautifully voiced by Burns, whoso many vicissitudes were pictured by Glassford Bell, and whose death scene has been so wonderfully drawn by Froude, must have gone to the block. The sight-seers of this city will shortly be gratified in witnessing a new and novel enter tainment, namely, the graceful and wonderful performances of Mddlc Franzini, the lady bicyclist, which have won high commenda tions from the public and the press of other lands. Mddle Franzine expects to be in Auckland at the end of the present month, so that her first appearance in this city may be expected at the commencement of October. The entertainment includes a great collection of pictures, statuary, models, and curiosities, also vocal and instrumental music by a com pany of vocalists and musicians. We are told that this eminent bicyclist has perfect oommand over the vehicle uj)on which she performs. " Attired in ordinary cos tume, with a long Bkirt, she sits side saddle fashion on the machine, and performs the most graceful evolutions. Steering her vehicle rapidly around the stage, and perilously along its edges, she runs in and out among a lot of pot plants, most skilfully evading them, and brings her self up very cleverly. Afterwards, in order to avoid danger, she appears in silk tights, and rides about among some fa've-and-twenty lighted torches stuck in champagne bottles, arranged about the stage. She jumps off and springs on again gracefully, and meanders in and out among tho blazing flambeaux until the eye is fairly dazzled with her apid evolu tions." Such is the account given by the Weekly Times of the extraordinary feats of Mddle Franzini, of which, in tho course of a few weeks tho public will have opportunities of judging.

The namo of Charles Sutton will be re membered by very many persons in this city in connection with the California Min strels, who were amusing the citizens about two years ago. We regret to learn that Mr Sntton has recently met with a severe acci dent while out shooting in the Forks of the Santiam, Oregon. Mr Sntton shot himself so badly in his right arm, that amputation was deemed necessary, and resorted to.

The people of the North Shore lead suoh a pleasant life, so even and peaceful, under FlagstafF hill, that the least noise, otherjthan the sound of the sea and the wind among the trees, causes much irritation, and disturbs the atraespherio composure of the whole neighbourhood. An instance of this has oc curred within the last few days. Many of tho residents of the North Shore have busi ness places in Auckland which necessitates excursions to and fro, and among the daily passengers is a gentleman of small stature (said to be in love) who invariably paces the deck, putting other peoples' toes in a per turbed state of feeling, especially the toes of one gentleman who likes to cross his legs and read the Star on his watery way. The little gentleman, so inclined to walk, is considered the great enemy of the North Shore toes, and a written complaint has been sent to the owners of the steamers requesting their inter ference with the little gentleman whose tread is light, but who cannot sit still like his fellow passengers of a quieter ago. We have not heard whether any steps have been taken to compel the gentleman to sit down like ordinary people, during the voyage, or not, but we hope he will be careful not to tread ou anybody's toe

A social tea and public meeting will bj held this evening in the Union-street Wesleyan school-room, in connection with the anniversary services. Several ministers and gentlemen interested in Sunday-school work will speak upon the subject, and the choir will sing several hymns and anthems during the evening. The proceedings in the Ponsonby highway dispute have reached a further stage. We understand that summonses have now been issued by the " ratepayers committee" against the members of the late Board, who have assumed office for the current year. The ease will be heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday, the 18th mat.

The opening meeting of the new session of the Wesleyan Young Men's Society in Pitt street, for mutual improvement was largely attended last evening. The President, the Key. Mr. Kirk took the chair, offered prayer, and called upon Rev. Thomas Buddie, to address the meeting. Mr. Buddies address was distinguished by calm thought and excellent advice, and listened to with becoming attention. Mr. Eastwood proposed and Mr. King seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Buddie for his able address, and the proposi tion was carried unanimously. It was agreed, on the motion of Mr Martin, seconded by Mr. Moore, " That all the meetings of the present season be open to the public." Next Monday evening will be devoted to elocution, when select pieces will be recited from various authors by six members of the society. The young ladies and gentlemen of Pon sonby passed a successful evening in the hall on the skating rink with scarcely a fall. The gallery was well filled with spectators.

The following letter was read at a meeting of the committee of City East District yester day. Tfie question for the consideration of the committee was to decide whether the letter would be a sufficient apology from Mr Worthington, the 'teacher, considering his action to the committee. It was resolved after some discussion, that the letter be ac cepted rs an apology on terms of the de cission of the Board of Education by their investigating committee on the 25th August last:—Auckland, City East School, No 1. September 7th, 1876. To the Chairman and members of City East School Committee Gentlemen,— Having been led to believe that MrR T Talbot, Secretary to your committee was alone responsible for the publication of what I considered a confidential communi cation Bent by me to your committee, and having in consequence of such belier accused Mr TX T Talbot of dishonourable conduct etc., and 'it having been declared by an in vestigation committee of the Board of Ldu caticn, that such was not the case ; I there fore now withdraw such charge, and apolo gise to Mr R. T. Talbot and to the committee of City East School District for having made it. I am. gentlemen, your obedient servant, Henry Worthington, Teacher, City East °By° a misprint in Mr Tunny's letter last night it was stated that rain-water contain ing, as it dose, small proportions of "car bolic" acid mo aid dissolve carbonate of lime. It should have read " carbonic" acid. We have to acknowledge £1 Is from Messrs Holmes Bros, for the Orphan Home. Mails for the Australian co 0 lies via bydney will close on Wednesday at 2 p.m

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.)

INTELLECT ASTRAY.

James Donald, a powerful seaman, was charged with drunkenness, confessed his fault and was fined 5s and oosts.

RICHABD THREATENS NANCY. Richard Walker appeared to answer a charge of threatening " to do " for his lawful wife Annie Walker, which being interpreted meant to deprive her of her natural existence, on the 11th inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mis Walker was called, but did not answer, and it was conjectured that she had gone home rather than appear against her hus band. Prisoner said he was a labourer, was sorry the threat was matte when in a state of per tuibation. The court ordered Walker to be bound over for six months in his own recognizances in a sum of £20, and to find two sureties in £10 each, AN IMPEDIMENT. George Piggins, a gentleman of Newmar kat, appeared in answer to the double-charge of leaving his horse and cart unattended in upper Queen-street, and preventing thereby, the way of the people. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. Sub-Inspector Pardy said defendant left his horse and cart standing in the way in Karangahape-Road for three hours, and when spoken to upon the matter by Sergeant Gar ni ble, he wa3 abusive. The court imposed a fine of 40s, being 20a in each case, costs 21s. A CHIMNEY ON FIRE. Mr George Walker, appeared in ans wet to a summons, charging him with allowing the chimney of his house in Vincent-street to be on fire on the evening of the sth inst. Mr Walker said he would plead guilty, but it was rather hard to be brought to court for so trifling an affair. Even the Constables were obliged to come to him for information in order to make tho charge. Fined ss, costs Bs. KUSTIC PLEASURES. James Harris, cowkeeper, was summoned to answer for the ignorance of his cows, who peraistantly, in opposition to by-laws No. 1, took a walk in Carlton Gore road on the Bth instant, and having fensted by the way-side reposed in the lap of nature. Mr Harris said it was quite true, but the cows got out of the paddock without his leave and in opposition to his wishes. Sub-Inspector Pardy said Mr Harris's cows had offended before, and on more than one occasion. Fined 20s, costs Bs. the twaTdoos. Mr Alfred Carter was summoned for assult ing Mr David Fort, of Shortland-street on the 7th inst. The assault complained of was in con sequence of the friendly meeting of two dogs in Wellesley-street, one belonging to Mr Carter and the other to Mr Fort, when the latter gentleman touched the butcher's dog on the nose which caused him to chant " pen and ink." Defendant immediately rushed out of the shop and held visibly before complainants eyes, a butcher's fist, making use at the same time of certain technical expressions, and snapping the provoking walking stick in two. Mr Hesketh appeared for complainant, and said that as Mr Carter hatf. sent in a written apology, Mr Fort was not dlesirous of pressing the charge. He would ask therefore that the case might be withdrawn. Withdrawn accordingly. A DESERTER. Augustus Walls, a deserter from H.M. ship Barracouta, was brought up. The prisoner was arrested at Papakura in tho course of yesterday. Remanded for eight days. This was all the business.

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Ministerial Difficulty. (Prom our Special Correspondent.) WELLINGTON. This day. The disqualification difficulty is likely to be got over easier than waa at first antici pated. The measure exempting members of the Executive without salary from the provisions of the Disqualification Act, will probably be carried to-night without difficulty. There is a feeling aginat obstruction unless with some clearly defined end to gain. The writs prepared by Mr Rees were not served yesterday, as reported, but were kept in reserve. It is reported that Sir George Grey will bring down a motion providing for the construction of the Thames Valley railroad. Everybody is getting weary of the ssesion, and are anxious to get home. (Per Press Telegram Agency.) THE RESIGNATION OF SIR JULIUS VOGEL. The House met at 7.30. The Speaker intimated that he had received the resigna tion of Sir Julius Vogel, and a new writ was ordered to be issued for Wanganui. THE DISQUALIFICATION MUDDLE. The Premier then moved the suspension of standing orders, in order to introduce and pass through all its stages the Civil Service Act Amendment Bill. After a good deal of discussion, the motion for the suspension of standing ore'era was withdrawn, and the second reading of the bill was made an order of the day for Tues day. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr Murray moved, " That upon a change of Ministry the members of new Cabinet should go before their constituents for re-election." COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. After a long discussion this was lost by 26 to 22, and the House went into Committee of Supply, and after passing a vote for the Customs Department, progress was reported, and the House adjourned at 2.15 p.m.

THE TURKISH WAR.

Moslem Atrocities in Bulgaria.

(FROM OVR LONDON CORRESPONDENT),

London, July 27- The all-absorbing topic is, of course, the Servian war, and at present things look only very shady for the poor Servians. Still, from day to day it is impossible to foresee what political changes may not take place that may completely alter the aspect of affairs. All over Christendom the accounts of the Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria have fired the zeal of the people, and I am quite sure that a very little would suffice _tp occa sion a general outcry for the abolition of Mohamedanism. As ifa is, the nation would not for a moment endure that we should lend the slightest aid to Turkey, neither do I believe that the most rabid upholder of the 11 Balance of Power" would propose such a thing for a moment. The Russian authori ties, it is quite manifest, have great difficulty in restraining the sympathies of their Sclav subjects ; the Austri»ns seem to incline to wards a menancing attitude ; the Turks are suspicious of the Greeks ; Roumania is decidedly putting on a hostile garb; the Dalmatians are pouring into Montenegro ; the Christian subjects of the Porte are rising right and left; and in Constantinople great uneasiness prevails. And in the meantime, the Turks have not done anything in the way of polishing off the Servians, as they said they would. They say they are simply waiting for reinforcements, and then they will crush the Servians at one blow. As for telegrams, no one dreams of believing any thing. Newspaper correspondents are not permitted with either army, so that they have to gef! all'lnformation through official liars, and no fellah can understand what has been done. The probability is th&t as yet there has been nothing but skirmishing, and that a big fight will come off shortly which will be decisive. In the meantime, the Cir cassians and Bashi-Bazouks are turned loose upon the unoffending Bulgarian peasants, and are crucifying priests, violating and rip ping up women, impaling schoolmasters, selling children for vile purposes, burniDg girls at the stake, cutting off children's hands and putting out their eyes, slitting noses, scalping, flaying alive, and in fact perpetrat ing every imaginable species of devilry of which the mind and hand of hellish man is capable. I think the feeling is very general that the end of Turkey has come, that her days as a nationality are numbered, and that she has"entered on her last chapter. Heaven grant it may be so. Then another of the world's stumbling-blocks will have disap peared. Nothing will then be left of any consequence to stand in the way of progress.

(from the c datly news ')

Massacre of 12,000 Women and Children.

Sickening Outrages.

A short time since a brief telegram was published in the Daily News from the Turk ish correspondent of that newspaper giving an account of some horrible atrocities com mitted by Moslem troops in Bulgaria. The same coirespondont furnishes details of these outrages, which are so shocking as to be al most incredible. He says ; —

"I have before me a large mass of evi dence, in the accuracy of which I have no reason to disbelive ; but it is evident that it is impossible to make the names of the witnesses public. Many of them belong to the disturbed district, or have business or other connections with. it. Others are in Turkish employ, and are only urged to an exposure of what they have seen by the in dignation common to all men who have made the least advance towards civilization in pre sence of the brutalities to which the policy of the late Hussein Avni, in employing Bashi- Bazouks and letting loose the Circassian savages, has given rise. The village of Novo Selo was attacked by Bashi-Bazonks and Cir cassians. More than four hundred women and children took to flight, and, worn out with fatigue, huddled themselves together in the open fields near Kalofer. They sent to the head men of the latter village for food. After some negotiations to obtain the per mission of the neighbouring Mussulmen, they received permission to take refuge in the Convent of the Holy Trinity. During the negotiations, a band of two hundred men burst in upon the poor wret ches, took from them everything of value which the Circassian troops had left them, and carried off forty of the young women. These men returning to their village with their captives were met by the Turkish women,; who objected to receive any giaours. They were thereupon [driven to a neighbour ing farm, and, after a scene which the Cour rier describes, but an English paper dare not, they were shut up in a straw loft and burnt. Other particulars are given by the Courrier, but these are enough. This horrible state ment, I repeat, was not contradicted here by the Government, nor was the newspaper sup pressed professedly because of its publication. Had it been, and the accuracy of the state ments challenged, the truth would have been made manifest. Great numbers of Bulgarian children have been captured by the Circas sians, and sold, or are now on sale as slaves. So large is the stock on hand that I am in fomed from a good source that young girls may be bought for three or four liras each at Philippopolis. I have seen an official report from a consular agent in the districts, who has apparently no sympathy whatever with the insurgents, in which the estimate of those killed—noncombatants, that is—is fixed at 12,000 including men, women, and children. He adds that the country ia full of armed marauders, who compel all the wealthy Christians to pay heavy penalties under the threat of being denounced as insurgents. The men and women are afraid to go to the fields, and the harvest is thus being lost. The great game, says another official's account, whith is being played, is to arrest every one who is in decent circumstances. Upwarda of 2,000 have in his neighbourhord been arrested, and the explanation he gives of the arrests is that the officials of every kind are wringing every piastre of their pro perty from them under pretence of not charg ing them with being concerned in the insur rection.

ATROCITIES OF THE BASHI-BAZOUKS

In support of his statements he furnishes a number of letters, detailing the outrages. In one from Philippopolis, dated 22nd June, written by a man respected for his honesty, his high character, and his ability, the writer says :—

"It is difficult as yet to obtain positive estimates on the particulars of the havoc wrought by the Bashi-Bazouks in the district of Philippopolis. The insecurity of the roads is bo great that no Christian ventures to visit the destroyed towns and villages, in order to ascertain by personal inspection the extent of the devastation. For this reason, while some estimate the loss of innocent life at 25,000 men, women, and children, others believe it does not rise above the figure of 12,000. It is not only in the villages which defended themselves against the plunderous attacks of the Bashi-Bazouks that no distinc tion was made of guilt, sex, or age ; in the first weeks of the revolt, all Bulgarians found on the highways in the cazas of Philippopolis and Tartar-Bazardjik were mercilessly mas sacred. As regards the loss of property, it is simply incalculable. Countless are the families which have been plundered of every thing they possessed. The system followed by the Bashi-Bazouks has been this. As soon as they perceived, on their way to the insurgent district, a Bulgarian village, they depnted emissaries to demand the arms of the inhabitants. If the demand was agreed to, as was generally the ease, the arms were col lected, the houses plundered, and the inhabi tants tortured for money ; if not, if the least sign of resistance was shown, the village was

attacked, taken by assault, the inhabitants massacred or dispersed, and the houses piV laged and burnt. Some sixty large and smah villages were burnt in this way ; a&onu 4 000 families have been left houre.ess and penniless to beg in the towns, to feed npon grass in the mountains., or to starve, N nil© life and property suffered in this terrible way, honour fared no better. Many are the yotmg women who have been carried off from the destroyed villages—in some cases for a few days only, in other?, perhaps, for ever—to form part of their captor's harems._ A good manychildren have been also carried off, to be converted to Mohammedanism, end kept as drudges. All those horror?, all there wanton "massacres and outrages, were cotn mitteed in many cases under the very eyes of the civil and military authorities." There is this thing to be noticed besides in connection with them that no plea of reprisals can be put forward in their favour. It is true that at Aurat Alan and Yeni-cun some sixty Turks were murdered by the insurgents; but no case has been proved of a Turkish woman o .. child having been put to dealh by the Bul garians, at least in the district of Philip popolis. EFFORTS TO EXCITE MOSLEM FANATICISM. It is now positively ascertained that both political and religions authorities have been guilty of the most inconsiderate appeals to the worst passions of the Turkish populace. The highest officials in Philippopolis have been heard to declare th?t all Christians were revolutionaries, and ought as such to bo hunted down and massacred, as the Padi-^ shah did not want any more to have Ghiaoura for subjects. There is also a story current of imams preaching to all those who engaged in the holy war against the Ghiaourg, that every piece of Christian property pilfered was a legitimate acquisition for a faithful, and that every Moslem who killed one priest and thirty-three Christians was certain of a place in Paradise.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE MAS SACRE.

Here is an extract from a letter from Philippopolif, date June 9, telling much the same tale. He too, like a previous writer, is speaking as an eye-witness:—The devas tation of the province of Philippopolis is still going on. The flames which have en circled us since the breaking out of these troubles are assuming still greater propor tions. Every Bulgarian feels" that his life is in peril, and awaits bis death from minute to minute. The Turks are extremely enraged and the massacres continue. Thonsands of innocent people are awaiting a bitter death in the prisons. The Bulgarians seized in the towns and villages by the troops and Bashi- Bazouks, or by individual Turks, whether guilty or not, are being brought half-dead, and subjected to indescribable tortures aiad sufferings, under which very many of them are dying. The prisons, warehouses, baths, and khans (inns) are full of these unfortunate people. On the 3rd inst, 450 prisoners were brought here from Tatar-Bszardjik. Their arrival caused snch a Lorrible scene as to throw the whole city into consternation. These prisoners had been arrested in dif ferent parts of the district of Tater-Bazardjik and sent to Philippopolis to undergo their trial for their complicity in the recent troubles. They were bound with chains, handcuffs, and ropes, and were escorted by 200 soldiers. The populace, prompted, some by compassion and others by curiosity or fanaticism, came out to see their entry into the city. As the sad pro cession approached cries and groans ware heard from a long distance off. When they reached the bridge near the Government House I witnessed a most horrible spectacle. A mob of Turks armed, rsome with stones and others with clubs, fell upon and began to beat and maim the poor manacled prisoners. At the head of the procession of prisoners was a number of priests and teachers, all heavily ironed. Then came four waggons filled with dead and wounded. Almost all of the prisoners were peasants. \. . . . On the morning of the 4th inst. sixteen dead were carried out of the prison, and next night six more. Complete anarchy reigns throughout the towns and villages of this province. The Governor seems to^ be the only one who has at heart the true interests of the Government, and be is unable to restrain the fanaticism of the Turks. The idea iscurrent here among the Turks eitherto annihilate or to materially weaken the Bul garian element, so that they may rid them selves of every fear of European interven tion. In the space of twenty days, more than one hnndred. villages have been burned in the province of Philippopolis and of Tatar-Bazardjik. Many other villages have been partly burnt, pillaged, and many of their inhabitants massacred. Others of the inhabitants are wandering about begging, or are awaiting a miserable death in the dun geons. REGULAR TEOOPS ASSIST IN THE OUTRAGES. It is quite true that some troops have been despatched to guard the people from the Bashi-Bazouks, but, unfortunately, many of those sent to restore order are improving the opportunity for plundering on their own ac count. The commander of the troops comes to a village where the peasants have assem bled from fear of the Bashi-Bazouks, and he at once begins to bombard their church and their school-house under pretext that they are insurgents. Sometimes he contents him self with disarming them simply, and then passes on, leaving them to the mercies of a band of Bashi-Bazouks, always sure to be following pretty close behind the troops. Last of .all, then, come the Turkish neigh bours, who gather around like vultures. Knowing that Ivan and Stoyan, it may be, were reported to have money, they hunt them up and demand money. In vain are they told that the other spoilers have taken everything ; iron pokers are heated red hot, and poor Ivan a»d Stoyan put to torture. At last these neighbours, finding nothing else, strip the shirt from the backs of the un fortunate peasants, and having satisfied their brutal lusts, go back to their villages without any molestation frem any one. Hafiz Pacha went to the town of Panigurishtch (Otlan-Keny) aDd burned the churches and schools, and the houses of all the wealthier people, and then plundered everything. Not content with that, he put to death every one who had any property, lest they might be able to bring accusation against him. One such unfortunate man was named Landjo. From him the Pacha extorted 1,000 liras, and then put him to death. He then put Land jo's wife to torture, and obtained from her SOO liras as a ransom for her life, when she was snatched away by the troops, perhaps with the hope of getting more money from her, and no one knows what became of her. But the services of his Excellency in the cause of public order were not limited to this. He let loose his troops upon the inhabitants, and after dishonouring the women and maidens of the plaGe, nt.tacked the girls and boys of ten to twelve years of age, many of whom died In their brutal hands. . . . Orders

' have been given by the Government that the peasants collected here whose houses have been burned, should be temporarily lodged in houses and magazines along the river Maritza, and men were sent to watch over and guard them. These unfortunate persons who have lost their all, unable to support life with the half paistre (a penny) per day allowed them by the Government, found some kind-hearted persons to go round and beg food for them. The officer, however, ap pointed as overseer, seems to have some kind of private instruction to cause their death, for he drives away every one who wishes to give food to the starving sufferers. "Go away, let them starve," says he. When this is reported to the chief authorities, of course it is denied and pronounced a lie. . . . The brutal violations of these

poor people by their guardians at night, as alsojtheir treatment of young boys, is too horrible for description. Suffice it to say,

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