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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 788, 8 November 1882, Page 2

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[rbutbb’s telegrams—COPYßlGHT.] Money and the MarketsLondon, Nov. 6. Consols have further advanced and are quoted to-day at New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. The market rate of discount has advanced to per cent, and the Bank rate to 5 per cent Colonial breadstuff's are unchanged at 49s for Adelaide wheat, ex store, and 43s to 46s for New Zealand wheat. Adelaide flour, ex store, 33s 6d. Australian tallow—Best beef, 435; best million, 445. Sir Garnet. London, Nov. 7. It is officially announced that Sir Garnet Wolseley has been raised to the Peerage of Great Britain under the title of Baron Wolseley, of Cairo. Received Nov. 8, 12.40 p. m._ To Be or not to Be. 1 The debate on the Premier’slresoliition for the reform of the proceedure oC the House of Commons is sUll proceeding. Sir Stafford Northcote has moved the absolute rejection of the rules for the adoption of the cloture, and the discussion on the motion is now going on. f Fearful Colliery Explosion—Thirty Miners Buried-Alive-London, Nov, 7 (Evening). A disastrous explosion occurred today at Clay Bros’, colliery, in Derbyshire. So tar as is at present known, thirty miners have been buried in the pits, and their escape is deemed hopeless. [Received Nov. 8, 11 a.mJ] ; M. Bredif and the OounciTbf Ministers Alexandria, Nov. 7. In reply to his request to he informed upon what grounds the Egyptian Government refused to per-, mit him to resume his seat *at the Council of Ministers, M. Bredif has been informed by Cherif Pasha,'"President of the Council, that as Sir Auckland Colvin, British Controller-General of Egyptian Finances, now abstains from taking his seat at the Council, it is deemed inexpedient to admit a French representative to the meeting of the Ministry. The British Troops in Egypt. The health of the British troops now stationed in Egypt is at the present time far from satisfactory. Fever in various forms is exceedingly, prevalent in their ranks, and numbers of nten are on the sick list, which is daily increasing. ‘ Boers v. Zulus. ; Capetown, NoV. 7. Intelligence to hand from Ziiluland states that active hostilities have been proceeding for some time past; between the Boer’s force and the Zulu tribes. Under Chief Mapoch two severs engagements have been fought, and in both the Boers have been defeated with heavy loss. ’ [SPECIAL TO THE PRESS ASSOCIATION-^— COPYRIGHT. ] The Cloture. London, Nov. 6, 6.55 a.m. Lord Randolph Churchill, in a letter to the Times, urges the Conservative party to force an appeal to the country on the cloture question. Declined with Thanks. r The Prince of Wales has declined an invitation to distribute the prizes l at the Bordeaux Exhibition of wines. Russia’s Designs upon EnglandRussia is strongly urging France to unite with it in an unfriendly policy towards England. The False Prophet. The Soudan prophet has repulsed an attack made on him at Abugerabad, and is now reported to be advancing on Khartoum.