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CABLE INTELLIGENCE.
(From the S.B'H . O.Heralds tekegramu.J
LoN- o,, May 30.
T;h match, belween thio Anuftraian. Eleve~i and
elcven of Yorkshiire commenced to day at Hudders-'
field. The first innings of tho.Yorkshiremen closed
for' 72. The Austrainlians aivelost ,4 wickets for
87. The bowling of thoe"Aiitralius w?.s very f~
feetive". Tho atteindance at the match i;as large. '
It is Probable thajt ho British ironclad 'squadron,.
now .in theiSea of Marmoi-, will"irtireito Besika:
Bay, and the Russian army near,Constantinople ;to
Devletaglintcli north of Adrianople, as a prclude to
the European congress;
Th..e Russian pressdisapproves of :any coincssion
being made.?
May 31.
The centenary of Voltaire was observed at Paris
to-day. Victor Hgo -.delivered an oration, but pubh
lie displays were forbidden - -. ' '
.,- The Australian Eleven completed their fir~t' in-,
nings to-day for :atotal of.118. The second innings
of their opponents closed for 83. In their second
'innings the Austiralians- liav lost 2` wicket': fort
uThe questions to be, decided, between ,Count
Secliouvrloff and the British' gover?ienti'delay the
isasno of invitationsi to a coligress.o
It is oflicially annomnced 'in London to day that
the negotiations which have been :proceeding for
some days : between England ansd IRusisia with re
"spect to the Eastern question," have resulted in a
satisfactory agreement between the tivo eountries
being arrived at.' All danger of war is averted, and
the meeting of the congress has now been definitely
settled.
May 31 (evening).
"News has just been received in London dof the
most startling and tefrible naval' disaster tliat has
yet occur~ed. ?Thriebofthe ' lestof the German
ironelalH ' havo coioe iito collision off Folkestone,
near Dover, acid a frightfnl loss of lifO has ensued.
One of the vessels has smiko taking I?owsi witli her
four hundred and fifty men. All'efforts' to sve them
failed. A second vessel is reported by 'the last tele
'gram to be 'siiking, 'aind it is feared' there will bha a
further loss of life. The third'vessel' isniuch 'in
jured, but is safe. It is.unknown how the collision
occurred. :The vessels, it is reported, wirebound
for tie Mediterri?tcan, aiid were of tlhe best des
cription in the German navy?
CO',OA',SvioLEt , May; 8.
The iisurgcunts; in tlihe ihodope mountains :ii
Rosuinaiiia uimbce 30,000, and are well, armed.
They occupy an impregnablhe position, and il Rus- '
sitan troops are piowerless to act against them.
Loxvow, June 1 !
The ironelad sunk is the Der Grossoe urhfdhst.
It is believed' that two hundred and' fifty of the
crw: are drowned. The catastrophe was caused by
the IesnigWVilhelm piorting to avoid collision -with
a barqice.
Tihe match Astralia v. Yorkshire was won by the
former, with six wickets to spare.
The Earl of Beaconsfield and Lord' Salisbury sill
represent England at thlie approching coiigress.
Tihe Australian Suz mails via Brindisi have been'
delivered:
Count Andrassy has declared that inotwitlstand
ing llussia's, explanations,:lthe views'of Russia amid
Austria are still divergent ' '
Dr. Nabeling, occiupying an, apartment in Unter
dep Linden, Berlin, fired at and wounded.the Em.:
peror of Gerinauy at 2.30 p.m. to-daiy. The hounds,
which are in "the arm "'and cheek,:were inflicted by
olugs' and small shot.. 'The Emperor returned to
thepalace for, snrgical'treatment, and is recovering:.
He lost much blood, and thirty pellets wereextmected
from the wounds . The 'Emperor retained his cool;
ness.' The' assassin, who is supposed to be a
socialist; :attempted to commit suicide, but was dis4
armed and arrested.
Thui Standard relports that the health of the Pope
is prcarious, and that he desires to abdicate.
•' The race for the French Derby took place yester
day at Chantilly, and was won by Aisulaisa. (?)
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