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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 977, 23 June 1883, Page 2

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[bKUTER’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Abandoned. . London, June 21. In the House of Commons to-day Sir Henry James, Attorney-General,' announced that the Government had decided to abandon for the present session a Bill for amending the Acts relating to Criminal Procedure, which ■ provided inter alia for the establish-., ment of a Court of Criminal- 1 Appeal. : Monetary and Commercial. Consols have fallen and are how, quoted at iooj£- New Zealand securities remain at yesterday's quotatiooki« The total reserve of notes and bullion in the sank of England is L 12,700,000," being an increase of LBoo,ooo compared with last week. The proportion of the reserve to liabilities has further advanced 1 per cent, and is now 41. There are no changes to report in thfiC market for breadstuffs and tallow.- , . . The Wool Sales. At the wool sale to-day. 8,500 bales were offered; and the market contidtied steady but inactive. Since the opening of the series 31,250 balgsi have been withdrawn. The sales close to-mdrrow. Up to date 310,000 bales have -.been sold, and 20,000 held over for the nexf'/j series. Crossbreds, for all exdept fidelity qualities, closed at J£d tq •id lotyef than the closing'rates of the last, series. Lambswool suffered a . similar decline during present series. Frozen Meat. " r "'’’ The first portion of quarters of beef, per Lady Jocelyn,'from Wellington, were placed in the market to-day, and realised 6d to 6}£d. The meat was in good condition. .. Shipping. Arrived —Ship Triton, from LytteL ton, March 20th. • i -• An Accusation. London, June 22. : In a letter recently'addressed to Lord Randolph, Churchill with reference to the .Egyptian rebellion, Mr Gladstone indicated that the Khedive" Waß the author of the massacres/ of Europeans perpetrated in Alexandria in July .last year. A Premature Report. It has been ascertained that theadnounccment, of William Gurdon’s appointment as British envoy to the Transvaal was premature. The , Pope Protests. • Paris, June 21. ' It has transpired that the. Pope,has letter to, President Grhvy upon the subject of the present .position of the Roman Catholic clergy in France, His Holiness protes ts strongly against the clerical policy how being pursued by the French Government. The Queen of Madagascar. It is stated here that the Queen of Madagascar died six months ago, and that the fact had hitherto been kept a r secret. . , . ‘ !