SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TiTr-ir vr \ ti.-p f This Afternoon, 0.15. liiun «^i^"—-[ To-morrow Morning, 9.35. SIX SET.-This Evening, 6.6. S: V i: ISK. —To-morrow Morning, 5.30. MOON'S AGE.—Last Quarter, 10th, 0.58 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

Australia, P.M. Co.'s s.s.. 300 tons, Cargill, from Kandavu (English mail via' Frisco). Coronet, schooner, Rose, from Raratonga. Blanche, schooner, Rose, from Raratonga. Ladybird, s.s., Andrew, from the South. Go-ahead, s.s., from Waitara (in the Manukau)

DEPARTURES.

Australia, s.s., Cargill, for the South. Craig Etlachie, brig, for Kaipara. Omaha, brigantine, for Chatham Island. Favorite, schooner, Savory, for Pcnryhu Islands.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

For Taui-auga—Rowena, Wednesday

IMPORTS.

Per Augusta, from Levuka:—l2o bales cotton, 1000 bays maize, 5000 cocoanuts.—A.S.P. Co., aire nts.

Per Ladybird, from Wellington:—l 2 cases and 6" qr.-casks, E. G. Smith.

EXPORTS.

Per TTawca for the South: 35 kegs nails, 1 case vesta".—E. and If. Isaacs.

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P.M. Company's chartered steamship Australia, Captain Cat-gill, arrived in port at half-past three o'clock on Sen-lay morning, after a run of 3 days 13.'. hours froni Kandavu, the quickest on record. She left Sydney at -1 p.m., Friday, 22nd ult., and arrived at ivan davuat 7 a.m. on the29th. At 1.50 p.m. same day the City of Sydney arrived from New Zealand, and having transhipped the Australia's mails, passengers, and cargo, left for San Francisco at 0.20 p.m. At 5.15 a.m. on October ith, the City oi' New York arrived from San Francisco, and having transferred her New Zealand mails and passengers and the perishable part of her New Zealand cargo to the Australia, continued her voyu.se to Sydney iit -J. p.m., (ho Australia at the same lime leaving for Auckland. Very complimentary addresses were presented to Captain Cargill by the passengers from Sydney on arrival at Kandavu, and also by the pas sengers from 'Frisco on arrival off the New Zealand coast. The following is a list of tho passengers brought by the Australia:—From San Francisco for Auckland: Heurv Rose, Mr Andrews, John Broomhall, W. 'Broomhall, R. W. Kohler, Charles Wand, li. Bout, C. G. Petherbridge, A. Curlett, Thomas Morrison, C. A. Brown, Mrs A. W. Randall, H. S. Tffl'on, P. I!. _irby, and 30 in the steerage. For Dunedin : U. B. Taylor, Mrs C. B. Taylor and family, Mr Dixon. From Kandavu for Auck land: Mrs Turner, Miss Turner, Mr Gordon, R. T. Floyd, Mr Aedcnan; for Dunedin: Dr C. B. Chalmers, and seven in the steerage.— Owen and Graham, agents.

THE BELLA MARY ARRIVES IN HOBART TOWN.

It will relieve a good deal of public anxiety when we state that the barque Delia Mary has arrived safely in Hobart Town. A telegram to that effect reached Messrs H. S. Meyers and Co. on Saturday evening. She was about 10 days out. Another New Zealand cargo was ready for her, and it was likely that she woidd sail again some time this week.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

The barque Glenora arrived in London, from this port, on the 18th August, and is again on the bci-th for Auckland.

The barque Tamaya left London for this port on tho lOlh August. She has no passengers, and is consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Com pany.

The barque Mendoza was on the berth at Lon don for this port when the mail left.

The ship City of Auckland sailed from London for this port on the (ith August.

The Snip British Nation sailed for Auckland, from London, on the 20th August.

Messrs Owen and Graham arc the agents of the City of Auckland this trip. The barque Mendoza will come to Messrs Cruickshank and Co.

The ship Orari will be the New Zealand Ship ping Go's next ship to London after tho Robina Dunlop.

Captain Andrews, who was hero in the ship "White Eagle has retired from the sea for a time, having taken a lucrative appointment on the London Shipping House of Messrs Anderson & Anderson.

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

It is significant of the depression in trado existing all over the world at the present time, that out of GO steamers which are catalogued in the New York Maritime Register of August 30 as lying in that port, no less than 2S are marked as "laid up." A bark of 165 tons "was chartered in New York for New Zealand the last week in August. The port for which she is destined and her name are not mentioned.

The barque Marie, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, was chartered in New York at the end of August.

The trim island schooner Coronet, Captain Rose, arrived from Rarotonga and other islands of the Harvey, Cook, and Friendly Groups, yes terday afternoon, after an absence of less than three months: during which time she has col lected a valuable cargo of cobra, lime-juice, oil, &c, &c. She left Rarotonga on the 21st Sep., and has had a very rough passage. The schooner Blanche arrived from Rarotonga two hours after the Coronet, and, singularly enough, she left Rarotonga just the same time behind that vessel, so that the sailing qualities of the two schooners must be on a par. The Blanche is in charge of Captain Harrison, and has a full cargo.

The ss Australia left for the South via Napier at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The brigantine Augusta arrived from Levuka early yesterday morning after a passage of li days. ' She brings as passengers Mrs Pullman and child, Messrs Plummcridgc (2), Wm. Coch rane, Mr. Drown, and 1 Fiji native, with a general cargo of Fijian produce, principally maize.

The ss Ladybird a.irived from the South yes terday morning. She left Port, Chalmers on the 2nd, and has had aline weather trip. Passen gers: Mrs Shunskie, Miss Hooper, Mrs Hood, Messrs Engel, Gibson, Dennett, Kemp, Garrett, Spragg, Chapman, Rev Mr Berry, and 7 in the s-eerage.

Captain D. IT. McKenzie has received a tele gram stating that the flirt has sailed from Lyttel ton for this port. The brig Craig Ellachie and the brigantine Mat'"bless, now on the point of sailing for Kai para. •:> chartered by Mr. Jno. Reid, to load timber i here for Dunedin.

The three-masted schoorcr Fairlie was to sail on Saturday from Kaipara ;; -Dunedin. The Prince Rupert, now in J >unedin, lias been chartered for six months to run between Dune din and Catlin's River.

The cargo brought by the ss Australia yester day comprised about 00 tons brought from 'Frisco by the City of San Francisco last month, and transhipped in Sydney, and about 30 tons being part, of the cargo brought this trip from America by tho City of New York.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Cochrane and Son offered several valu able properties for sale to-day, but only one was sold: viz., the six-roomed house at Newmarket, by order of Mr P. G. Clayton, which realised £250. Tbe property of Captain Murray in the Domain-road was withdrawn,

Messrs B. Tonks and Co. bold a sale of city properties, consisting of tbe warehouses and sodawater and lemonade machinery in Durham street recently erected at great expense by Mr Hartley, who is leaving lor England. This, and several houses in Chancery-street, were passed, owing to a paucity of bidders.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Bank of New Zealand—Buyers, £18 12s. 6d. Colonial Bank (10s paid up)—Bayers, 31 ; sellers, 32s Gd. New Zealand Insurance do—Sellers, 80s. Crown Princess —Buyers, 55.; sellers, 5s 9d. Waitekauri—Sellers, 17s. Union Beach, 60/; buyers, 58/ ; sellers, 61/. Tokatea—Buyers, 10/; Sellers, 10/3. Welcome—Sellers, 5/6. Red Queen—sellers, 2/9. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Chairman.

MARRIAGE.

TINNK—B UTLE It—On Wed nesday, Oth August, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. Mellaril Gray, Mary Stuart, eldest (laughter of Thos. S. Butler, Esq., of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., to Theodore F. S. Tinne, of Auckland, New Zealand, son of John A. Tinne,

Esq., of Liverpool, England. LOW Kit -NOBLE—On the 6th instant, at tho Registrar's OlUcc, Auckland, John Lower lo Alary Ellen Noble.—Home papers please copy. SINEL—MOTION.— On the 7th October, by the liov. It. b\ '.Viacniceol, Thos. Edwin, son of Mr. John Babot Sinel, late of Jersey, to Eliza, the fourth daughter of Mr. John Motion, of this city.

DEATH.

I3ONFIELD—On the Silt October, at tho Provin cial Hospital. Patrick lion Held, aged 68 years. Tho funeral will lnko pluco to-iiiomw (Tues day), at I p.m. Friends please accept this invitation.

HOLDER—On the 7th October, at hor parent* residence, Bcresford-strect, Newton, infant daughter of Thomas and Martha Holder.

YORK—On tho Oth Otober, at the residence of her parents, Chapel-street, Ellen Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Ann York, aged 1 year and II months.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as Uxdek :—■ For Thames, this day at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow at 3.30 p.m.

For Coromandcl, per Argplc, on Friday next, at 2.30 p.m. For Russell. Wangaroa, and Mongontii, per lona, this day, at, i p.m.

For Whitiangi, per Waratah, this day, at; 4 p.m. For New Caledonia, per Mary Melville, to-mor row, at 9 a.m.

For Tryphcna, per Three Brothers, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Levuka (Fiji), per 11.M.5. Nymphe, to-

morrow, at 11 a.m. For Russell, per Elsinore, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. For Wangaric Heads, Wangarei, Waipu, and

Mangapai, per Argyle, to-mor-row, at 1 p.m. For Taranaki, Southern provinces, and Austra lian Colonies, per Ladybird, on Wednesday

next, at 10.45 a.m. Late letters will bo received

till 11 a.m. For Whitiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opoiiki,

per Rowena, on Wednesday next, at J p.m. Mails for India, China, Mediterranean ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom Ada Suez and Southampton (for letters specially ad dressed), and via Briddisi, will be made up per s.s. Taupo on Monday, ltlth inst. Per s.s. Australia, on Monday, 23rd instant, as

under: — For Kankayu, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Colum bia, Central and South America, and British and' Foreign West Indies, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 10 a.m. Late letters, bearing an extra tee of t.o. in addition to the postage, will he received by the mail agent on hoard the steamer up to the time of sailing. (Signed) S. B. BISS,IChief Postmaster.

Mark Twain ox Bad Musicians. — The musical public and general readers are cautioned not to purchase Weston's Wizard Oil and Magic Pills without carefully examining the outside wrapper—and be sure that the words "None Genuine without the Signature of tbe Proprietor, Fkank Weston, Sydney, N.5.W.," aro engraven thereon. Any other so-called preparations ot mino^arc unauthorized by me, and calculated to mislead the public.—Signed, Frank Weston. Sole Agents: Kemptliorne, Prosscr and Co.— Price. Half-a-crown. *CA Muddy Bhain is the usual concomitant of a disordered stomach. Life's cares are quite enough for the great thinking organs to bear without being plagued by the demand begotten of indi gestion, constipation, and kindred ailments. But don't imagine you can drive away those plagues by violent purgation. The one thing needful is an alterative that will restore the regular action of the internal machinery without irritating or weakening it. Udolpiio Wolves Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps will do this. The New Season Cod Liver Oil, 1876.— Guaranteed perfectly puro and free from smell or unpleasant flavour. Tho quality is especially line. 2s. lid. and ss. a bottle.—J. G. SIIAKLAND, Apothecaries' Hall, opposite the Post-oHico. Manning's Woijm Powdkrs.— A safe and effectual Vermifuge. Prepared only by J. C, SIIAKLAND. Is. a packet.—Apothecaries' Hall, opposite the Post-oilioe.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1876.

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"N IS VISE," says Mr. Gladstone, in a pam phlet on the Turkish atrocities, a precis of which we have received by telegraph, " has the British name been so gravely compro mised as in connection with the deplorable events of the present year." And everyone Who reads the details of the sickening atrocities that have been perpetrated in Turkey, under cover of a protection ex tended by Great- Britain, Avill echo the sentiment. Well may the great heart of the people be stirred to its profoundest depths, and rebel against the continuance of this national humiliation and disgrace. Is the greatness of the British Empire to be maintained by the inhuman butchery of babes; the terrible outrage and slaughter of young girls and helpless women ; the 'massacre and revolting torture of sixty thousand unarmed and peaceful villagers'.' Heaven forbid ! Better that England should be bUtted from the map than maintain existence on such terms. Yet Mr. Bright plainly charges the recent events in Turkey upon England. Two months ago, before Servia had entered the held ; before a tithe of the butcheries which have deluged Bulgaria with innocent blood Avon committed ; Germany and Austria had agreed Avith Russia that, in view of the massacres going on, a policy of non-interven tion was impossible. But for the attitude of Christian England—but for the rejection of the Berlin note, thousands of lives might have been saved ; the Avail of anguish which has risen from smoking villages nnd desolated homes would not have gone up in vain ; but the wrath of an outraged civilisa tion and Christianity would have restrained with an iron hand the Moslem ferocity aud fanaticism. It is true that Earl Derby combats this opinion,nnd in reply to deputa -1 tions of working men on the 11th September, said Unit England's action had prevented the war from becoming a religious war, in which the Turks, driven to the' extremity of despair, would have repealed the Bulgarian atrocities over many provinces; and that wherever Mahoni niediins and Christians Jive together, as they must live in many other countries be sides Turkey, mutual animosities would have been engendered. But be Ihe coiiscuueiices what llicy may, public feeling in England has reached a point Avheu on no condition will the nation tolerate (lit; association of its honorable name in support of a Power guilty of such inhuman deeds. Considerations of political policy must give way before the over whelming torrent of popular indignation. The Liberal leaders, no doubt, sec; in the violence offered to British instincts by this discreditable alliance, the cloud which may dim the brightness of Conservative popu larity. And Mr Gladstone's appearance on ''Blackheath, to address _ twelve thousand people gathered, despite the unfavourable influence of a wet Sep tember afternoon, shews that the veteran statesman is Avilling once more to forsake retirement, and throw in his Aveight and matured judgment upon the occurrence of this great; national crisis. Already the Disraeli Cabinet have felt the impossibility of maintaining, in the face of public opinion, the position first assumed by the Govern ment. England has taken the initiative in demandii)g°an armsti.ee, and plainly intima ted to the Porte that if the request were not complied with, Russian intervention must be expected, when Great Britain would not protect Turkey from the consequences of its oAvn folly, mismanagement, and bru tality. At first, the Porte displayed reluc tance to stay operations in the midst of a winning campaign, without unreserved sub mission of the enemy, but, as Are have already lean;c«! by cable, the armstice Avas finally agreed to, and terms of peace offered; upon'a basis, however, which appears ex cessively severe. It is most improbable that Russia, Avill permit the accep tance by Servia of any conditions materially weakening the position she held before the Avar; nor'do avc suppose Turkey expects the concessions demanded. If the Great Powers do not, as suggested by Mr Gladstone, insist upon the surrender of the administrative government of the in surgent provinces, aylucli the Porte has shewn its-elf unworthy to hold, the Sultan may consider that lie is more liberally dealt with than lie deserved. We observe that, alarmed by the investigations of the English and American Secretaries of Legation, the Porte is making- an appear ance of punishing the most prominent leaders in the Bulgarian horrors, aud has promised compensation. But no one can believe that this is other than a pretence and subterfuge, or doubts for a moment that the Government tacitly consented or was wilfully blind to those outrages. In the present temper of Europe, Aye believe that something more than sham restitution Avill be demanded from the Ottoman, and it is specially satisfactory to learn that England is prepared to Avork cordially Avith the° other Powers in securing permanent

reforms in the internal administration of that misgoverned country.

We notice that the action against the Governor and Government of New Zealand by Messrs 11. M. Slowmiin and Co, ship owners, now being tried in. London has been advanced a stage. The plaintiffs endea voured to obtain an order for substitution of service of the writ in Mr Mackrell, solicitor for the New Zealand Government in the Colony, and Mr "Mackrell appealed, and the appeal was allowed with costs.

Aii instance of sudden death occurred this morning in Mills Lane, West Queen street, to a man warned Robert Cronden, aged 68. The old •man was well-known in this city, and had long suffered from chronic rheumatism and other complaints. Dr. Hooper gave a certificate as to the immediate cause of death. An inquest therefore is considered unnecessary.

An emergency meeting of the Lodge St Andrew Avid held in the lodge room of the Star Hotel this evening at the usual hour.

The Rev. Father Walter McDonald ack nowledges with thanks the receipt of £2 from the Nymphe ball committee.

The New Zealand Insurance Company lose 1500dols. by tho late lire in San Fran cisco. The total amount of insurance on the block was 145,170d015.

At the Pakuranga Hunt Club Races, after we went to press on Saturday, Perfume won the Flat Race, with Don second. The Hurry Skurry was Avon by Mr Leonard's Polly Plum, ridden by Mr Buckland, who succeeded in lauding a Winner of four events out of the live on the card. It was found, titter the winner had passed the post in the last race, that the judge was not in the box. The race being disputed, Robinson Crusoe anil Darkle fjallopped round the course a. second time, the former winning easily. Mr Buckland declined to run tho race over again. Polly Plum anil Robinson Crusoe were each sold for £2(J 10s by Mr Isaacs. It was quite right that the race should be declared void, but it may be questioned whether Mr Owen McGee would not have shown a more sportsmanlike spirit in .-it once scratching his horse when he found that such an acci dent had occurred. In that case there is little doubt the others would have followed the example, and Polly Plum would have been allowed to walk over. At a private meeting like that of Saturday it was not at all seemly that either the owner or the rider of the second horse should have shown such readiness to take advantage of the negli gence of an ollicial. It might have been ; different had there been any doubt as to which horse came in first. It would settle a good many disputes as to bets if the com mittee would publish their decision on the race. A lively debate will take place this even ing in Pitt street Wesleynn school-room among the young men forming the Pitt street Mutual Improvement Association. The subject, of debate will, he "Is a Federal Government desirable for the colony of New Zealand?" Allirmalive, Mr. T. Mc Master; negative, Mr. W. L. Mitchell

There are a number of petty thieves prowling about Auckland, night after night, in search of whatever they may lind. It becomes necessary therefore, for persons who have premises and property to see to their fastenings before going to roost. On Saturday evening a fowl house was broken open in Symonds street, and six fine Dork ing fowls were stolen therefrom.

The Templar entertainments atthc Young Men's Christian Association room, and at the Temperance Hall, wen: both crowded on Saturday evening by sober pleasure seekers. The programme of the Temper ance Variety Troupe included a pianoforte solo, and accompaniment by Mrs Hertz, songs by Miss Ash, and Messrs Fry, Doran, Scents, Mcttnm, and Chapman, and a dance song "The Mississippi Twins," by the brothers -Mettam. At the Temperance Mall several ladies, namely, Misses Peace, Gribblo, and Mrs Homer, sang several sen timental songs, and Miss Carr gave a rcci fition on the evils of drunkenness, in her plaintive and telling manner. Mr Utitseh kow presided at the piano. The drummers nnd lifers introduced the former, and the Temperance BamPh : latter into play. The funeral of the laic landlord of the Custom House Hotel, Mr. itiordan, took place yesterday afternoon in the Church of England Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended. The Rev. C. M. Nelson, M. A. of St. Paul's, read the burial service.

The Naval Brigade Variety Troupe will "ive an entertainment (his evening in the Parnell Hall, for the benefit of Mrs Whit tingham and her large family of I.'! children, who are. left in destitute circumstances, in consequence of the death of Moses Whit lingham, the head of the family. As this is a really deserving case, and the pro gramme of a first-class character, the Hall will he crowded.

The police have been busy among (lie cow-keepers of the suburbs during the past week, and samples of supposed " milk from the cow " have been left with the Provincial Analyst, the results of which will probably he made known <o the public ere long.

Cap!.. C. (I. Po.lherhriilge, the resident agent of Messrs Shaw Saville and Co., and a popular favorite in nautical circles, was a passenger by the, Australia. We notice that Mr. Ceo. W. Ilcslop has removed his machine agency and lifting business to High street, opposite the Police Court. Mr. Ilcslop lias just received a new shipment of domestic and leather sew ihg machines, which lie guarantees.

A man named Oriskey called at the Police Court this morning and 1,-iiil an information for assault against Danny Dnnahcr, whom lie accused of having' in vaded the sanctity of his domestic hearth in Howe street, during Saturday night, and again during the devotional hours of the Sabbath, by throwing brickbats and other missies through the windows ; besides using disgusting language towards Mrs. Oriskey.

To the Editor of the Evening Stai;. :— Silt, —Will you please permit me to acknow ledge through your columns the receipt of £22 ISs from Mr. F. G. Ewington, and thank those persons who thus befriended me and my six little children.—Ann BailKY.

The first cricket games of the season were played on Saturday. The United Club and the West end Club played scratch matches, and 4he play Ava,s such as to Avar rant anticipations of a good season. With the prospect of such formidable antagonists as the English team, our cricketers cannot get themselves into form too soon, and when they arc up to the mark they must keep it up with plenty of practice.

THEATRE ROYAL.—NEW ATTRAC TIONS.

Mr R. W. KoiTLER, our old friend Horace Bent, and Mr Ward, are passengers hy the mail steamer, and have been engaged hy Mr Dc Lias. Mr Kohlcr is a musical performer of renown, and is able to extract harmonious strains from anything under the sun. When he was a baby his mother Avas astonished one day at finding the doors beseiged hy persons, who ottered a. dollar a-piece to be let in. On enquiry she dis covered that the infant had been executing a, difficult symphohy in the feed bottle, fol lowed hy an exquisite performance on the kitchen gridiron. No wonder that she pre dicted his future greatness. Besides the cornet, the French llageolette, and a novelty called the " Pedal drum," he plays on a singular instrument called the " Tum'oleronicoii" composed of glasses filled with water. It is unnecessary to speak of Horace Bent, Avhose Dutch and negro eccentricities used to set Auckland audiences laughing till they cried. The new company will make their first appear ance next Thursday evening, and Aye may confidently bespeak them a bumper house.

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[PER AUSTRALIA.]

THB TURKISH "WAS

REVOLTING ATTRO CITIES IN

BULGARIA.

INDIGNATION MEETINGS IN ENG-

LAND.

(FROM OUP, LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)

London, August 24.

The nation's feelings are by slow degrees . being worked up to a condition of excite- ' ment about the Turkish atrocities in Bul garia. The assurances of the Premier given in the House of Commons that the state ments published had been much exaggerated made people unwilling to believe the horrors that had appeared in print, but now there can be no longer the shadow of a doubt that everything is quite as bad as has boen represented, that children have been roasted alive, and their ilesh forced down their parent s throats, that pregnant Avomen. have been ripped up, and children, women, and girls violated by thousands, that men have been, impaled, skinned alive, Hogged Ao deatl i, and tortured in every conceivable manner, and that not by Bashi Bazouks, and such like irresponsible ruffians, but by the rrcgular Turkish soldiery, whose officers SO far from being punished for their con duct, have been rewarded and honoured. All these tilings have been made plain by the investigations of the British Commis sioners, but it is to the " Daily News" that wo are indebted for the real truth, and but for tbe persistency of that journal in ham mering away at this dreadful subject Aye should never have known anything about it, buit .should have been content to accept the declarations of our ambassadors at Con stantinople that the Musselman avus a very much abused personage, and avus rather to be pitied than blamed. Anything more awful than the relations of eyewitnesses cannot even be imagined. At the town of 8.-itak Avhieh avus visited by the "Daily N oavs" correspondent, the most heart rending description is given of the condition of the survivors of the papulation. Thousands of: bodies Avere strcAVH about in every direction, knawed by dogs, and in a. horrid condition of putrefac tion, but bearing ample evidence of the shocking outages to Avhieh the poor creatures had been subjected ; Avhilst amongst the dismal Avreck sat a few poor half-starved Avomen, the last of their race, bewailing the fate of their dear ones Avhose remains .surrounded them. The correspon dent tells us that be saw "a woman sitting moaning over three small skulls with hairs j clinging to tliem, which she had in her i lap." The pitiable picture has suggested to me a few verses, which I give you here — " Three little skulls 3" Threeheads of wavy hair! Three pairs of laughvng eyes, of glowing cheeks, Of ruddy lips;, with pearly shining teeth i Not so, no so ; these arc no longer there, But '•'three small skulls." Yes. and a little bair ciinging thereto. Tangled and dabbled o'er with biood and dirt; Yet with suflicioint of ils native hue. To name the daiT'tng who so lately wore, Each 'little skull. What mocking irtcmories sear the mother's brain, Of happy home i met little pattering feet. And prattling tongues and. childhood's ringing laugh. The while she h ngs her ghastly treasure-trove Of "three small skulls." She. sees again l;he dear old homestead blaze, Husband and son with hellish torture slain By liend-like minions of the .Moslem rule; Aud she has saved from all this wreck of home, But, " three small skulls." Men, if you've, hearts to feel for human avoc, If you're not brutish or fanatical. Smooth diplomats or wily ministers, Weep for this mother who dispairing nursed Thofjc " three small skulls." Meetings are being held in rapid succession at all tiio principal centres at which resolu tions are passed, culling upon the Govern ment to speak out to the Turkish Govern ment respecting these outrages' on this era of civilization. Parsons are speaking from their pulpits, and almost advising a crusade, open ah meetings of workhijf men arc ) crying out for decency. Canon Liddon told his congregation at St. Paul's the other day, that "whih: they were listening in that sacred building, the loud cry, tho bitter wail of anguish and despair was rising to Hfeaven from thousands of desolated homes, from mothers and daughters whose whole future life would only be one long memory of agony and shame. He did not appeal to sentiment, but to elementary morality, for it ay.-is a quest ion whether the (ith and 71 li commandments should be violated on a gigantic scale. What made the voice fal/e.v in speaking of (lit! subject was, that the , Government to which Turkey was turning for support Avas free, humane, Christian England. If < bid was the same as he bad over been, he hated cruelly, and would punish those who enact it, and those who abet it, now as of old." 1 have enclosed you i]\c text of the " Daily News" correspon dent's letters, Avhieh I strongly recommend you to reprint, as nothing less can convey the faintest idea of what is going on.

INVESTIGATIONS BY ENGLISH AND

A iVfERIO A N SBC I LET Alt lES 0 V LEGATION.

Go (he 21th of July, a Constantinople telegram to the, " London News" stated. Ihal, the British population at that place were greatly exasperated against the Minister of their Government, Elliott, for suppressing the facts relating to these Moslem infamies. At, the same time the English Secretary of Legation, Baring, and the American Secretary, Schuyler, started out from Constantinople to investigate the matter. Their report fully sustains all tbe allegations against the Turk's. Baring's report of sixty villages burned, and twelve thousand persons killed in Bulgaria., does not include outrages committed in districts north of Balkanz, nor in the district of Sophia. Forty villages were burned north of Balkanz, arid seventy south. Schuyler has not completed his investigation, but estimates the number killed at f>o,ooo in the district of Philipopolis alone. The regular troops were more cruel than the Bashi- Bazouks, and no doubt the massacres are committed Avith the sanction of the authorities. Outrages continue to occur. The Government of Philipopolis wants cavalry to quell the Mussulmans. Schuyler thinks there is immediate danger of addi tional massacres, and will suggest to his Government the following measures : The hanging of the four leaders in these atrocities, the disarming of Mussulmans and rebuilding of burnt villages at the' Gover nment expense. These measures cannot be left to the authorities. Schuyler Avill pro pose a foreign commission to see that they be executed.

OUTRAGES CONTINUE UN CHECKED.

A correspondent of the "Daily News," in a letter dated Philipopolis, August fllh, says : The Turkish authorities are doing nothing to restrain the Mahometan popula tion. Armed Turks continue to commit acts of violence daily. Christian inhabitants are robbed if they go outside their villages, woman are assaulted and violated every day. The Turks drive away cattle, and sell them. The suffering Christian people arc in very great want, and immediate relief is needed. The same correspondent writes on the 10th, that three thousand men, woman and children have been killed by the Turks at Othikkui. Children were carried about impaled on bayonets, and hu man beings have been burned alive at Hazard jit. A bag full of human heads Avas emptied before the Italian Consul to Jani buli, and left to be eaten by the dogs. JOHN BRIGHT AND MR GLADSTONE ON THE BUTCHERIES. At a large meeting at Rochdale, on Sep tember sth, to protest against Turkish atrocities, a letter from John Bright was read. Bright said ; (( It is na\Y u

understood throughout the world that England is the main, if not the only, sup porter of Turkish rule in Europe. Had it acted with Russia and the other powers, it is almost certain that the Servian war would not have occurred, but for the confi dence of the cause, and by the support of England the Turks would not have dared to commit the horrid crimes of which they have been guilty in Bulgaria." Mr Gladstone has issued a pamphlet on tho Bulgarian horrors and Eastern question in which he says that an end should be put to plundering and murdering, and effectual provision made against its occurrence, by excluding the Ottoman Government front administrative control, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but above all in Bulgaria. Third, to redeem by these measures the honor of the British name Avhieh in the deplorable events of this year has been more "ravely compromised than Aye have known it in any former period. Gladstone says ho still desires to sec the territorial intcn-ity of Turkey upheld, though that desire should not be treated as paramount He entreats liis countrymen to insist that the Government shall concur Avith the other States of Europe in obtaining the extinction of Turkish executive power in Bulgaria. Gladstone concludes with an appeal for the organized collection and distribution ot relief to Bulgarians. ~-,_! London, September 6th.—Lord Derby has written a letter saying that no effort avill be spared by her Majesty's Government to ascertain the exact truth Avith regard to the occurrences in Bulgaria, and avill be ready, in common Avith the other powers, to take such action upon them as the justice of the case may require. On the 9th September, Mr Gladstone ad dressed 12,000 people at Blackheath, Lon don, on Eastern question, in which he said that throughout his experience he had never Witnessed a movement to compare with, that which has started up within the last two Avecks throughout England, concerning the attrocities in Bulgaria. Resolutions ex pressing the sense of the meeting were passed. Some considered that the resolu tions did not express sufficient indignation. Earl Russell again writes a letter calling for an Autumn session of Parliament, and a letter from the Bishop of Manchester calling upon the people as a nation to subscribe for the relief of the Bulgarians, contains the following sentence : " Come Avhat may, and I do not see that anything is likely or even possible to come which can endanger the position of England, it seems impossible, if avc are to have any regard for our honor and our good name, that avc should any longer tlirow or even alloAV it to be supposed, that Aye threw the shield of protection of England over a power, which relying on that protection, has done deeds which have startled and shocked the conscience of the whole world." m ,. mrn^r TH E T UR KS PROMISE RESTITUTION. London, September 12th.—A despatch from Constantinople to the "News" states that a report has just been made regarding atrocities in Bulgaria. Several leaders implicated have been arrested, and will be brought to Constantinople for trial. The Turks have promised to distribute 8150,000 among Bulgarian sufferers. A "Times'" despatch from St, Peters burg says the telegraph reports from Phillip polis that Torscn Bey, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian outrages, whose arrest has been ordered, collected a number of Baslu- Bazonks, and defeated the attempt of the Turkish Government to arrest him.

THE TURKO SERVIAN WAR.

DISASTER TO SERVIAN TROOPS

AN ARMSTICE DEMANDED BY ENGLAND.

At date of latest Atlantic cable dis patches by the last San Francisco mail, the Turkish forces had advanced to Banya on the road to Alexinitz, Avhere the Servian General Tchcrnycff had strongly intrenched bis position with the main body of the Servian army, numbering 70,000. Russian officers and volunteers Hocked in great numbers lo enrol themselves under Servian standard, and a Servian loan Avas at once subscribed at St. Petersburg. English sympathy Avas also expressed by subscrip tion of £10,000 and an ambulance brigade enrolled under the Geneva Cross. Prince Milan invested Colonel Despotovius Avith the chief command of the Insurgents in Bosnia. He has defeated the Turks at PetroAvatz, setting fire to the town. The Turkish army 'before Alexinatz, by a stragetic move surrounded that place on three sides, and drove in the Servian outposts. The Bashi Bazouks followed in the wake of the army burning and laying waste villages. General Tchernaycff or dered that all Bashi-Ba/.ouks and Circas sians captured, be immediately shot. [Preparing for a possible abandonment of .Alexinatz, the Servian Genera) removed ;'IO,OOO troops to Deligrad, on the higlnvay ■to Belgrade the capital, for a final stand. Fighting commenced around Alexinatz on the 20th August, Keron Pasha. Avith 40,000 Turks made an attack on the Ser vians between Alexinatz, on the 21st, "between Soporatz and Alexinatz, and Avere everywhere repulsed. The Turks assumed the Vli'cnsive again on tho following day, Keron Pasha having received reinforce ments •oi' 40,000 men. After very severe fighting, the Servians held their position, ifhe Turkish tinny being unable to approach the fortilications'at Alexinatz, but they suc ceeded in burning some Christian villages. Fighting continued with short intermissions for several days, the Servians successfully repulsing the attacks of the Turkish army, avid driving them across the river Morava. Prince Milan summoned the foreign repre sentatives, at Belgrade,and proposed media tion, of the Great PoAvers to secure peace. The desire Avas committed to the Ambassa dors tit Constantinople, but Turkish Cabi net determined to postpone a decision until the washes of the Powers were known. BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXINATZ.

On the 2nd. of September the Turks commenced the bombardment of Alexinatz itrom the right bank of the Morava river, and fired the town in several places. The battle continued from early morning till late at night. The Turks advanced under a heavy fire of artillery, lasting several hours, and destroyed two villages. The Servian batteries kept up a vigorous fire. _ But a perfect panic set in among the Servians as they witnessed the steady advance of the enemy, and Avholc battalions began to Hy. A Russian Colonel, in command of two battalions, called on them to advance, though he himself Avas wounded ; but out of two battalions he could get only 20 men to respond to his call, the rest tied. Still, some regiments, and the Avhole artillery, did their duty The carnage was terrible on both sides, and the main street of Alex inatz Avas crowded with wounded and mangled. The Aveunded are coming in on •stretchers. A stampede from Alexinatz soon took place, and for ten minutes on the ro.-ulto Daligrad there was almost a com pact moving mass of carriages, waggons, oxen, horses and pedestrians, all going at full gallop, running into ono another every other instant. When the high road became ton crammed, recourse Avas bail to the fields, . and through these the oxen dragged their waggons, or, as was the case in many instances, only wooden yokes, the waggons having been left behind Jest they might impede the valuable beasts in their flight. The Russians through all engagements behaved with great bravery, driving unwilling Servians to the battle at the point of sword, and shooting down laggards unhesitatingly. Many Servians lascerated themselves to render them unfit for military i service. ENGLAND DEMANDS AN ARMIS TICE. Constantinople, Septemper 4. — The British Embassador presents a demand for ■

the conclusion of an armistice, to be fol lowed by negotiations of peace. The term of armistice demanded is one month. Eng land^ declaration that if- Turkeys refusal should lead to an armed foreign interven tion the Porte must not reckon on the British government, caused surprise and disappointment. No secret was made that Russia was the PoAver likely to inter--, fere On receipt of this intimation Turkish Ministers looked to Austria to vent Russian aggression. It is said that, the Porte has refused to suspend hostilities until Servia accepts its conditions for peace, Avhieh comprise the demolition of the for tresses at Belgrade and Semandria, ami the limitation of the Servian amiy to 20,000. Russia will probably prevent Servia from accepting severe terms, and tho altered feelino- in England favours the Russian attitude The agitation in Russia,favourable to war isintense, audtheEmperorsuspended the "Russiz Mir" for publishing a strong pro clamation of the Pan-Slavic Committee in Moscow, cheering on General Tchemayeft in his efforts to throw off the Moslem Yoke, and declaring that Russia must "rise in arms from the snowy plains ot^ bibena to the palmy shores of the: Pontus.» LATEST TELEGRAMS. The latest Atlantic despatches to September 12, state that the Servian General, leaving a garrison of 6,400 men fell hack on Deligrad. The Turks endeavoured to throw a bridge across the Morava river, and severe fighting ensued betAveen Alexinatz and Deligrad, and the Turks Avere repulsed. A great battle was expected at Deligrad. The situation is complicated. A little stream rising m the Jastrevatz range, and iloAving at right angles to the Morava, enters that river nearly opposite Deligrad. A force gaining possession of this valley and this stream, can take Deligrad in Hank, and would find an open road to Kruzovatz, and enter Servia and also the valley of the Morava behind the Servian position. It is easy to see the importance of this small valley. A strong Turkish force occupies the Jastrevatz hills. Its object is to gain the stream mentioned, so as to outflank the Servians at Deligrad. Tehernayeff is at the village of Djunis, where there is a break in the heights forti fied by the Servians, the capture of Avhieh is necessary to the success of the Turks. Tchernayeff's strongest fortifications are here. The Turks have advanced and have been repulsed several times. A number of common Russian soldiers have arrived at Deligrad. Their advent is considered significant, as all Russians Avho have previously come to enter the Servian army have been officers or Red

Cross men. Belgrade, September 12th.— Before the publication of the orders rendering soldiers mutilating themselves, liable to the penalty of death or imprisonment for life, many Servians had already been arrested jor that offence, and on one occasion as many as forty in a batch Avere executed. There are hospitals it is said, in Avliich more than half the patients are of this class. MONTENEGRIN WAR.

The operations of the Montenegrins have been crowned Avith greater success than those of Servia, The Turkish army in Albania, numbers 40,000. A large body were defeated at Banziionon. A telegram of the 9th September says : Dervish Pasha's attack in the southeast, Avas made by several columns Avhieh crossed the Letta and Monatscha, Avhen they Avere repulsed. A portion of the Turks Avere cut off from the fords, and they were driven into an angle between the two rivers and pushed into the Monatscha, Avhieh runs betAvecn perpendicu lar rocky banks. The Turkish artillery Avas ineffectual to check the pursuit, and the slaughter Avas great. Eight hundred Turks Avere left dead on the field, and upwards of a thousand Avere droAvned. The Mont'Uie grans lost 300 killed and Avounded. The Turks are said to be advancing on Belgrade via Kragijevatz on the southeast of Monte negro. The Turks cannonaded the Avhole line, from Padgoritza to Spuss, on Tuesday, creating the impression that a battle Avas progressing there. This proves to have been a feint with the object of deverting the attention of the Montenegrins from Mcdun, Avhieh place they arc investing, the Turks desiring to revic'tual. They have not suc ceeded, and they must drive the Montene grins from the" cliff's, 1,800 feet high on cither side of the gap in Avhieh Medun lies before they can revictual. The result of the fighting in the northwest is still unknown.

ABYSSINIA.

ANOTHER DISASTER TO THE EGYP TIANS—I,SOO TROOPS MASSACRED. New York, September 7.

A Paris correspondent telegraphs that fresh disaster has befallen the Egyptian arms in Abyssinia. Fifteen hundred Egyp tian troops under command of Rahbe Pasha have been massacred. The Abyssinians afterward proceeded to massacre (?) When they seized the garrison the officers escaped on hoard some ships Avhieh happened to be in port, and arrived safely at Suez. The Egyptian Government is contemplating revengj and sending fresh troops to the scene of action. The cavalry and artillery Avere also being reorganized. But a peace will probably Tie arranged.

The Bravo Mystery.

[From our London Correspondent.]

We have been in a terrible state of excite ment over the " Balham Enquiry" or the " Bravo Mystery," or Avhatevcr you may have been pleased to call it, and now that it is over the general impression seems to be that it had better have been left alone. Mr Charles Bravo seems to have been a nasty tempered, unprincipled, and immoral man, who married a handsome and rich AvidoAV for the sake of her money (knowing that said widow had been somewhat "gay"), and Avho in a fit of stupidity or folly, or something, took a dose of laudanum. Bullies are always cowards, and accordingly he had no sooner swalloAved the poison than he regretted his act, and took a dose of tartar emetic to produce vomiting. The effect of the tAvo poisons on a prematurely shattered constitution Avas a painful death, and although these facts were as plain as the nose on your face (which used to be nroiniueilt enough) the intelligent British Jury at the inquest, returned a verdict of Avilf ul murder against sonic person unknown, But Aye have all been a good deal startled by the inquest, and the mode of conducting it, since it seems that a witness is liable to have the Avhole story of his or her life laid bare, irrespective of its bearing on the case in hand, and is to be impaled, for the amuse ment of a handful of impudent, and unscrupulous lawyers, and .-i prurient public I never felt so sorry for anyone in my lite as I did for poor Mrs Bravo, Avho Avas tor mented and teazcd for days about her relations with Dr Gully, until she fairly refused to answer any more questions, and appealed to the Court and to those present, as British gentlemen, to refrain from their rude uncivil course. The poor woman it ' seemed had suffered from a beast of a hus band in early life, a drunken wretch, one Captain Ricardo, a son of David Ricardo, who was an Italian Jew, and an author of some repute, and during her AvidoAvhood she had done a little spooning of not the most innocent kind with a Dr. Gully, avlio is a great mesmerist and hydropathist, and had a water-cure establishment at Malvern. 9 j When he first knew Captain and Mrs Ricardo, he was a spiritualist, which I tab . it, is only another namafora " free-lovist.

The poor woman had before her second marriage quite given up the Doctor, and had, moreover, made a clean breast of it to her second husband, and since that time had behaved in the most exemplary manner, sq^

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