CABLEGRAM.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2998, 3 February 1881, Page 3

CABLEGRAM.

[Rbutbr's SrsciAt, to Tblegbafh.J LONDON. February 1. Consols remain at 995. New Zealand securities remain at last quotation, namely :—Five per cent 10-40 loan, 102 ; five per cent 1889 loan, 107£, four and a half per cent 1879-1904 loan, 99£. Adelaide wheat, ex-warehouse, 50s; Adelaide flour, ex-warehouse, 345; New Zealand wheat, ex-ship, 445. Australian tallow is unchanged. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriter's Association report the arrival of the following vessels :—Waimea from the Bluff (sailed October 18th), Waitanga from Lyttelton (October 30th), Loch Doon from Auckland (October 9th), February 2. The House of Commons has been Bitting for the last twenty hours on the Irish Coercion Bill. There have been continuous motions for adjournment by the Irish members, but all have been negatived. Scandalous, scenes have occurred, and violent language has been used by the obstructors. The Speaker has frequently warned them that this action was verging on wilful obstruction, which could be punished by the House. Mr John Bright made a speech, in the course of which he characterised the conduct of the Iriyh members as a gross insult to the House and Government, and stated that the latter would shortly apply a remedy for such obstruction as was being pursued. The debate still proceeds. The steamship Norfolk left Plymouth yesterday for Lyttelton. Later. At 10 a.m. to-day, owing to the scandalous scenes which continued to occur in the House, the Speaker put a stop to the debate. Great disturbance thereupon ensued, and it did not cease until tbe Irish members left the House in a body. There being still a quorum present.the Coercion Bill was then read a first time, and the second reading will be taken at noon to-day.