Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-10-28 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE QUEEN AND THE BULGARIANS. The Hampshire Independent says: When the Russians crossed the Danube in the spring of 1854, and the Cossack lances and banners gleamed and streamed over the peaceful plains of Bulgaria, the inhabitants of many towns and villages fled in terror from their homes. Some there were who preferred flying by boat to joining the land expedition, and these poor fugitives had gathered on the shore, when they were attacked by a party of Bashi-Bazouks, described as " murderous marauders who infest the couniry in hordes, supporting themselves by plunder, and delighting m deeds of bloodshed." Them monsters fired on the helpless Bulgarians, . ,  killing men, women, and inf'ants, and two days afterwards, when Captain Hyde Parker, of H.M.S. Firebrand, went on shore, he was confronted with a horrible spectacle of slaughter and cruelty. Amongst the dead and mutilated bodies that were scattered on the beach, he was chiefly attracted by two poor children, one about four years old, the other an infant of ten months, who lay wounded and famishing by the dead bodies of their parents. The elder child had five slugs in his left arm, and the little one a ball through its tiny wrist. The infant was at the breast at the time of the attack, And the same ball that wounded the babe killed the mother. Captain Hyde Parker determined to adopt them, and they were taken on board his vessel and named John and George Firebrand. Watched over by the gallant captain, and petted and caressed by his crew, generous and warm-hearted as British tars are ever, the little Bulgarian orphans grew strong and healthy, and thus they lived until their kind guardian, Captain Parker, was killed at Sulina. Her Majeaty, who was at Osborne at the time, heard of the case, and signified her intention of taking these Bulgarian children under her own immediate protection. They were brought to the Isle of Wight and located at Osborne, where they received the kindest attentions. They were trained for the sea, and these rescued Bulgarian orphans are alive to-day, holding good positions, and the Queen has never ceased to take the deepest interest in their welfare.  TEE LATE TORPEDO EXPLOSION AT CALcurrA.—The iuqueet on one of the victims of the torpedo explosion in the river at Calcutta was held on Thursday, and a verdict was returned that the deceased met his death by the explosion of gunpowder, but the cause of the explosion is unknown. The evidence threw little light on the occurrence' and the jury refused to express any opinion as to the person who was to blame. Major Eckford, president of the Torpedo Committee, MO examined, and repudiated all responsibility. He said the : committee had nothing to do with the blowing up of the wreck. The operations were under the direction of the Port Commissioners. The committee merely lent a torpedo boat and the services of Sergeant Harrison, who had gone through a course of torpedo instruction at Chatham. Major Eckford added that he could not, spare commissioned officers, hot he had warned the commissioners to have a competent engineer to superintend the operations. The public is far from eatisfied with the result of the asquest, and it is generally felt that an official inquiry Amnia he held nnd the whole affair thorollehly sifted.  •