ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1713, 16 August 1879, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE. LONDON, August 13. It is believed that the hop crop will prove a total failure. Tho present cash quotation for Australian copper is £6l to £63. At tho wool sales to-day 8861 bales were offered. Prices remain much about tho same. August 14. Tho attendance of Homo and foreign buyers at to-day’s sales was largo, and competition vigorous. Prices for merino were well sustained, but for cross-brods tbo rates have given way slightly; 9416 bales wore offered.

[eetter’s telegrams.] LONDON, August 14. Tho iron trade is reviving. Tho total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £21,125,000. LONDON, August 14. THE ZULU WARNows from tho Capo to tho 29th of July has boon rocoivod. Tho ro-advanco of tho two British columns was ordered to take place on tho 3rd of August, to rendezvous at Magdibonium, nearHluudi, on tho 6th of August. MADRID, August 14. Numerous incendiary fires have occurred in Spain, ono of which completely destroyed forty houses, killing thiriy-four persons. LONDON, August 13. Tho Pope is sick and restless. Taafo is to bo president of tho Austrian Ministry. Tho now advance on TJluudi has commenced. Tho chiefs interviewed Sir Garnet Wolseley.

August 14. A conference of the delegates of 200,000 miners, held at Manchester, resolved to encourage emigration. The Dominion of Canada offers to defray tho expenses of delegates of English farmers to Canada with a view to emigration. ST. PETERSBURG, August 14. Three influential lawyers were brought to St. Petersburg charged with disaffection. Tho number of persons supervised is daily increasing. Several police officers were punished for neglect of duty.