LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4115, 29 September 1884, Page 3

LONDON.

September 20. The frozen meat pov s.s. Orient is realising , o,d per Ib., and the market is improving. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, lias informed Lore! Derby that the Government of New South Wales have no desire to hurry him in his decision regarding the Pacific. Mr. Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, i.-i endeavoring to arrange with the various Agents-General to act unitedly in requesting Lord Derby and Mr. Gladstone to prevent the Foreign Powers from further acquiring any territory in the Pacific or south of the Equator, us such is both premature and annoying to the colonies. The recent announcements of further largo colonial loans being placed in the market have had ;i disturbing influence on the money market. The re-taking of evidence in the case of Merry v. The Queen (Melbourne), lias been adjourned until the Bth October. An English capitalist is willing to purchase Mr Charles Fisher's Northern Territory property for the sum of £100,000 in ea.shj , and £.>OU,OOO in shares. M. Do Vielle, the eminent French jurist, has boon despatched to Cayenne on behalf of the French Government to enquire into and report upon the suitableness of that place for the deportation of recidivist es. The Times, in a leading article, urges the reduction of hereditary peerages in favor of the creation of more life peers. Information to hand from Cape Town states that Usibcpu declines to recognise the present location of the Zulu reserve. The French vintage is very abundant this year. The Canadian Government intend to place a .six million loan on the market shortly. The Marquis of Salisbury, writing to the National Review, in reference to the Reform Bill, argues that a fair redistribution of seats will satisfy the Tories. The prospects of the late Oriental Bank estate are improving , , and it is anticipated that the liquidators will be able to pay 20s in the £1, without interest. The Marquis of Ilartington, Secretary of State for War, has clisposod of a battery of field guns to the New Zealand Government very cheaply. By Klkctkic TuLiiGiiArn. —Copyright. (JIkUTEK'S TjJUiOKAJIS.) (Received September '28, 10.30 a.m.)