CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1395, 3 December 1884, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

-ATtST FROM EUROPE. [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT, ] |A Bonus. London, December 1. The South Australian Land Mort* gage and Agency Company will in January next return to the shareholders L 5 pet share on the paid up capital. The Oriental Bank. A call of Lio per share will be made in the Oriental Bank estate in January, and another of Ll 5 during the year. The liquidator estimates that the creditors will receive 19s in the Federation. In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Derby announced that amendments proposed by the Imperial Government in the draft Bill to constitute a Federal Council for Australasia had been submitted to the colonies, and an early reply was expected. The Redistribution of Seats Bill. Mr Gladstone introduced the Redistribution of Seats Bill in the House o| Commons to-day. The provisions of the measure are as follows :—Boroughs with a population of under 15,000 will be merged in counties. Those under 50,000 wil return single members, while larger boroughs will be divided into single member wardships. The number of members for the metropolis will be increased by thirty-seven, Liverpool by six, Birmingham and Glasgow by four, and Manchester by -three, while the City of London will be reduced by two. On the whole England gains six members, Scotland twelve, and Ireland and Wales are unchanged. The Premier announced that after the Bill had been read a second time, Parliament would be adjourned until February next. * Monetary and OommerciaL

Consols have advanced to ioi£& New Zealand securities remain at ls|t quotations. Adelaide wheat, ex store, is unchanged at 35s 6d, and New Zea|

land ditto at 30s 6d to 335. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 23s 6d. Australian tallow, average quality beef and mutton, 345. The total stock of tallow in London to-day is 20,700 casks. New Ambassadors. London, December 2 It is announced that the Hon Sir E. Thornton has been appointed to succeed Lord DufTerin as British Minister at Stamboul Sir R. D. B. Morier will succeed Sir Edward Thornton as Ambassador to the Russian Court. Resignation. Mr Leonard Courtney, M.P. for Liskeard, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has owing to the fact that the-Government Bill for the Redistribution of Seats does not provide for the representation of minorities. Ike Cholera. Paris, December 1. M. Ferry has issued a circular announcing that in France cholera has now entirely ceased. The President’s Message. Washington, December 1. President Arthur’s message to Congress urges the extension of the neutrality laws, in order to prevent hostile acts being plotted on American soil against friendly nations. [Received December 3, 12.45 p.m.] The British. N&.vy. London, December 2. In the House of Lords to-day Lord Northbrook, First Lord of the Admiralty, made his promised statement as to the measures which are proposed to be adopted with the view of increasing the strength and efficiency of the Imperial navy. His Lordship stated that the Government were determined to maintain the naval supremacy of England. She now possesses 46 ironclads, while France, the next naval power, has 31. In view of the constant progress of naval science the Government wished; to increase the navy gradually, and for the present only intended to construct four new ironclads, but a number of torpedo vessels will be built without delay. |

AUSTRALIAN(RKDTER’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.) Fire. Melbourne, Yesterday. A destructive fire occurred at one o’clock this morning in Sali Cleve’s bonded store, Lonsdale street. Return of the Chief Justice. . _ ' Albany, V eaterday. Sir James and Lady Prendergast were passengers for New Zealand by the Valetta, which arrived yesterday. [Received December 3,12.45 p.m.] Shipping. Sydney, To-day. Sailed, yesterday afternoon—Wakatipu, for Wellington. Smallpox.

No fresh cases of smallpox have been reported since Monday. Two patients In quarantine are seriously ill.