CABLE MESSAGES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 385, 13 April 1880, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES.

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(Reuteu's Telegrams.)

[Special,to the Ma.il.]

London, April 9. The election for north-east Lancashire took place to-day, and resulted in tlietP ,

return of two Liberals," Lord Hartington and Mr Grafton, in place of two Conservatives who represented the constituency in the last Parliament.

April 10. * Consols have advanced, and are now at yß|.

Arrived—Ship Rnngitikei from Lyttelton. Left January 2nd. Wairoa and Adelaide. The Observer of to-day states that the Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is about to be raised to a Dukedom. Tfroji the lytteton times). London, April 7. The Board of Trade returns of imports for last mouth amount to £37,625,000, being: an increase of £9,187,500, as compared with last year. The exports for March reached the total of £18,812,500, being an increase of £2,687,. r )00, as compared with March, 1879. April 8. A Liberal demonstration took place to-day, at which Lord Hartington made a speech. He denied the statement ■which had been made to the effect that the Liberal party was divided, and said it was more united than ever it had been. The rumour recently published in the London newspapers, that Theebaw, King of Burmah, was dead, is entirely unconfirmed. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £15,875,000. The wool market is strong. The arrivals to date for next auctions amount to 280,000 bales. There is a, fair demand for most descriptions of hides. April 9. The elections are now nearly concluded, nnd the Liberal gains amount to 87. Vienna, April 8. Baron Yon Haymerle, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has made application to the Austrian Parliament tor an. extra grant of £1000 for the proper representation of Austro-Hungary, at the Melbourne Exhibition. The Emperor of Germany refuses to accept the resignation of Prince Bismarck, who consequently remains in office. St. Peteksbukg, April 9. Notwithstanding that a denial is given to the agression of the Chinese, ■who were reported to have crossed (the Amoor, orders have been given to despatch five more Russian cruisers to China ; and the opinion is prevalent that in the event of war being declared Eussia would proceed with naval operations, besides taking active measures to prosecute the war on land.