ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2032, 28 August 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

CABLE NEWS

[EEUTEE'S TELEOEAMS.] LONDON, August 25. New Ze-land Wheat. To-day's quotations for New Zealand wheat, 445, should be ex ship, not c.f.i., as previously telegraphed. Shipping. Arrived—Oamaru, from Port Chalmers ; Alastor, from Lyttelton. August 26. American WheatShipments of wheat from America to England are now diminishing. Aquatic. Hanlan is expected to arrive in England on September 15th, to go into training for the race with Trickett. Great Naval Demonstration. It is contemplated to hold a grand demonstration of ships belonging to the British navy off one of the English ports at an early date. The Markets. Scotch pig iron in London 52s to 53s per ton; galvanised iron £18; Hennessy's and Martell's brandy, 10s. Reserve Power of Issue. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16,875,500. The Wool Sales. At the wool sales to-day 9300 bales were offered, making a total of 81,700 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale showed an animated demand. 7000 bales were withdrawn from sale. The Premier. The Right Hon. Mr Gladstone has started for a cruise on the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, for the purpose of recruiting his health.

The Australian Eleven. fl The cricket match, Anstralians apairß Eighteen of Stockport, at Stockport, wH commenced to-day. The Home tesH went first to the wickets and weH all disposed of fox 132 runs. TH Australian team then went in ffl their first innings, and when the stnmS were drawn for the day had lost sevfl wickets for 68 runs. Spofforth, BlacH ham, and Slight were absent. ■ CALCUTTA, August 26.1 The Afghan War. ■ Intelligence has just come to hand thH another sortie has been made by til British troops at Candahar, and wfl directed to the eastward of that city, bfl owing to the strong position taken up H Ayoub Khan's forces, which were strongH reinforced, the British traops were oblig<B to retire. I