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Show TELEGRAPHIC Items Troui tlio Fast. Lyndon, 18 A Times' Conatanti-lk Conatanti-lk pie dispatch gived the fullowing uc-couut uc-couut of the tiling upon the unarmed boat from a British man-of-war, by Russians, near the Gulf of Saros: The captHin of tbe English steamer reports that he was stopped cfl Gallipoli by the eigDal from tbe English fleet, di recti oe him to take on board Lieut. Hughes, Bent by Admiral Cormorel to report tbe following incident: Two days ago a man-of war boat was cruieiug oil the KussiaD lines, and coming on the laodiug were immedi ately made prisoners. A lieutenant, midshipman and ten men who were in the boat not returning to the Eng lisb fleet, another boat vras sent to look for tbem, but upon approaching tbe place, tnut boat waa nrea upon, two bullets passiog through tbe sides of tbe boat, fortunately without injuring in-juring aoy one. BeacoDbfield will visit tbe quean at Osborne on Saturday, He was not well enough to go to Windsor yesterday, yester-day, but Salisbury went. A correspondent of tbe Manchester Guardian says government has decided de-cided upon a general election in principle, and it will depend upon circumstances when tbe election takes place. The impression is if the explanations of Beacons fie Id are well received and the opposition, or a section thereof, challenge bis policy, i hat will be made a justification lor going to tbe country and renewing the conservative lease of office. Many members of the cabinet ar opposed to a general election, but the premier Btrongly favors it. At a meeting of members of the common council of London, to-day, it was resolved to br'.ng forward a motion at tbe general mm ting ol the council that LordB Beacons tie !d and Salisbury be invited to a banquet aud be presented with the freedom ol the , city. Vienna, 18. The occupation ol Bosnia by Austria will begin about the 1st of August. Geo. Phillip porich will proceed hence to Eszeb, whence the movements of the army are to be directed. He will go thence to Sarajevo, Bosnia, which place he expects to reach by the lS:h of August, Emperor Francis Joseph'B birthday. |