AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 839, 11 January 1883, Page 3

A USTRALIAN.

fuEOTKR’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Political. Sydney, Yesterday. The re-election for East Sydney of Mr G. H.. Reid, Minister for Public Instruction, will be opposed by Mr Elkington. The programme which is about to be laid before the Legislative Assembly by the. new Government embraces amendment of the Land Laws and Civil Service Act, reform of the criminal law, and provision for a larger measure of local self-government. Onr Mew Governor. Melbourne, Yesterday. Sir William Jervois, who arrived from Adelaide by the steamship Clyde last night, will: proceed by her to Sydney/and .thence to Wellington by the Wakatipu. I The Grain Market. ■Wheat is steady at 4s gd to 4s nd, for shipping y malting barley scarce and firm at 4s 3d ; New Zealand oats weak and irregular, milling sorts worth 3s rod to 4s id per bushel. 'Wool. At their . wool, sale to-day Messrs Goldsborough and Co., limited, offered 5,3000 bales. 2,375 were sold at satisfactory Superior greasy realised up to 13/4d, and good scoured up to 2 2d. A Threatened Strike. - J , The bakers' threaten to strike for an increase of wages. ”, t ,The Victorian Loan.. ,ci. Qnue failure of the loan in the Home •market is a complete surprise, and the subject is the topic of general interest at ,the : present moment. ‘ (Received Jaxi. 11, 12.30 p.m.l , 1 . Melbourne, To-day. .«> Theiailure of the Victorian loan in London is attributed to the high roini- ; wholesale.application. Jt js stated that-the Colonial Treasurer is that the balance of the loan .subscribed by Monday next. ‘ The local-. press condemns the delay "which occurred in issuing the loan,' ;■ ‘thas losing a favorable opportunity in ’ market. / • ' ;.../Xady' JcryOis is at present indist -posedi and will remain on board the ■steamship Clyde, instead of proceeding ; overland to, Sydney.