BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1433, 16 December 1886, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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ALLEGED INTIMIDATION. London, December 14 The trial of Mr John Dillon, M-P. for Mayo, on a charge of intimidation, was concluded to-day in the Court of Queen’s Bench, Dublin. The Judges declared the plan of corapaign adopted by the agitation was illegal, and Dillon’s language in speeches recently delivered was an incitement to disorder and to violation of contracts. P rlsoner was ordered within twelve days to find securityfor good behaviour in his own recognisances of j£ IOO ° sureties ot ,£IOOO each ; m default, six raonths’imprisonment.

BURNED to death.

Kbw OBERiN# December 14. One of the steamers trading on the Mississippi took fire yesterday and sixty persons on board lost their lives.

THE GERMAN SQUADRON.

A pin, December 14News has been received that the German squadron has arrived at Zanzibar.

LONDON MARKETS.

Consols have declined %. to day, and are quoted at rooH- W j ew , Zeala , nd securities remain at yesterday s tions. Colonial breadstuffs—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 38s 6d|; New Zealand, xas to 36 6d, according to quality. Adelaide flour, 26s 6d. TaUow—Australian, average quality, beef, 25s oa , mutton, 30s fid. Best Scotch pig iron ' f.0.b., Clyde, is selling at 45s per ton, being an advance of is. Galvanised iron. Gospel Oak, corrugated, remains 8t market continues dull. At to-day’s sale the catalogue comprised fiaoo bales.