ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1567, 26 February 1879, Page 3

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. [SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.] London, February 22. The Victorian embassy are to meet Sir M. Hicks-Beach on Wednesday next. The Bank reserve is stronger. There is no new feature in the stock market. Government debentures are quiet. Victorian securities are lower. The wool sales are showing symptoms of weakness. The prices now ruling are 10 per cent, lower than last February sales. The corn market is unchanged. [reuteb’s telegrams to press agency.] Constantinople, February 23. The Bulgarian Legislative Assembly has been opened at Tirnova. London, February 24.. The death of the Duke of Newcastle is announced to-day. Vienna, February 22. The report of the Committee of the Lower House of the Austro-Hungarian Empire approves of the proposal to apportion amongst Austrian firms the Government grant of a hundred thousand florins for Austrian representation at the Sydney Exhibition. London, February 23. Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for War, has been authorised to express to General Lord Chelmsford, Commander-in-Chief at Natal, the sympathy and confidence of the Queen. Bombay, February 23. A large meeting of Mollabis has been held at Cabul and declared that Shore Ali had sought Russian help, and that therefore religious demonstrations in his favor are unlawful. Capetown, February 4. The British forces are acting on the defensive, but the Zulus are not attacking. Colonel Pearson’s British column is entrenched at Akowi. The Commander-in-chief and staff are going to join him there. The Native contingent was to be disbanded on the 20th. London, February 23. The army estimates amount to £15,625,000, being a decrease of £2,156,250.