ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2037, 3 September 1880, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

rKEUTEB'S TELEGKAMS.] LONDON, September 1, Wool Sales. At the wool sales to-day SSOO bales were offered, making a total of 121,500 catalogued since tho opening. There was a firm and active demand for nearly all classes of wools. The Markets. Consols remain unchanged at 97-}. New Zealand securities are firm at last quotations. New Zealand wheat, ex warehouse, is at 47s Gd; Adelaide flour, ox warehouse, at 34s Gd. Australian tallow is unchanged. Large withdrawals of gold are being made from the Bank of England for North America. The Australian Eleven. Tho cricket match, Australians v. Eighteen of Hastings, was resumed and concluded to-day. Tho Homo team went in for their second innings, and scored 176. Palmer bowled well and took seven wickets. The Australians commenced their second innings, but want of time prevented its completion. Tho match was therefore drawn, tho Australians having 176 to make. BERLIN, September 1. An Appeal to Patriotism. A proclamation will be issued by tho Emperor to the Gorman nation, recalling the tenth anniversary to-morrow of tho surrender at Sedan. His Majesty urges the people to train vigorously for war throughout the States, as the means of guarding tho Fatherland in future days. CALCUTTA, September 1. The Afghan War. Intelligence has been received hero that General Roborts, with his relioving force, arrived at Candahar yesterday, whoro he has joined tho troops under Generals Burrows and Primrose. Ayoub Khan remains with his anny at Argandab to tho north of Candahar, and has sent messengers to tho British cainp to endeavor to negociate terms of peace with tho British. Later. Intelligence has just been received from Candahar that a difficulty has arisen and tho negotiations for peace have been broken off. General Roberts has decided to attack Ayoub Khan at Argandab to-day. CALCUTTA, September 2. Latest from Afghanistan. Further intelligence has been received from Candahar regarding tho negotiations

which were commenced between Ayoub Khan and General Roberts. The former wrote a letter in an apologetic tone saying he had been forced into hostilities with the British. General Roberts* replied, demanding the surrender of all prisoners and the unconditional submission of Ayoub. These terms the latter would not accept. Ayoub Khan is now entrenched at Umsajh, and has partly forced on hostilities with our troops. PARIS, September 1. The Jesuits in France. The leaders of tho Jesuits have offered to secularise their colleges and other establishments, and declare that they will abstain from mixing in politics. Their proposals have been accepted by the French Government. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1. The Montenegrin Frontier. The chiefs of the Albanian League have telegraphed to tho Sultan that they resist to the last extremity any cession of territory to Montenegro.