ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2204, 19 March 1881, Page 2

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

[bEUTEE’3 TELEGEAMS-] ATHENS, March 17 Turco-Qreek Complexity.

The proposal recently made by the Perto to the Ambassadors of tho Powers at Constantinople to cede the island of Crete to Greece in settlement of tho Turco-Greek difficulty, as announced yesterday, has been under tho consideration of the Hellenic Government. After full deliberation the latter has informed the Powers that it mnst absolutely decline the offer of the Porte. LONDON, March 17. HoneyConsols remain at par. Tho total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £17,750,000. Best Sydney copra is quoted at £l4 15s. Best selected transparent kauri gum realised to-day £9 7s 6d Wool. At thowool saloto-day, 10900 bales wore offered, making a total of 222,000 catalogued since tho opening. The tone of the sale was firm, and there was an active demand. 18,000 have been withdrawn since tho opening of tho sales. I

Military Biot,

A. somewhat serious disturbance occurred to day at Aldershot. A drunke® Irish soldier was being arrested by the police, when a number of civilian sympathisers endeavored to prevent his being taken into custody, A riot ensued, and lasted for some time, but it was finally quelled by large bodies of police arriving on the scene, and overpowering the rioters, numbers of whom were arrested. CAPETOWN, March 17. Prospects Of PeaceIntelligence has been received from Natal that tho negotiations between the Boors and Sir Evelyn Wood havo had a satisfactory result. Tho Boer leaders have now given a general consent to the conditions of peace laid down by the British, but have, however, reserved a few points for further consideration. ST. PETERSBURG, March 17. Iha Mew Sovereign From a semi-official source it has been ascertained that it is generally nnderstood in Russian Court circles that the Czar Alexander 111. will follow the late Emperor’s policy of reform, and hie efforts in tho direction of maintaining tho peace of Russia.