SECOND EDITION. TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2588, 24 July 1882, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH & EOREIGN. [rETJTEB'S TELEGBAMB.J LONDON, July 22. Console declined to S9I. There are no changes to report in New Zealand securities, or in the markets for colonial breadstuffs and tallow. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 8 per cent, for the past half year, and carries forward £14,000 to the reserve. The cricket match at Middlesborongh —Australians v Yorkshire —resulted to- • day in a victory for the former by seven wickets. The Australians required 48 runs to win, and these were obtained for the loss of only three wickets. McDonnell "" was not out with 23. He batted splendidly and v never gave a chance. The weather was very fine to-day, but the wicket was not in good order. Instructions have been ia3ned by the War Office for men of the Army Reserve to join the various military depots on the 2nd of August. LONDON, July 23.

It is announced that the Duke of Connaught, Sir Arch. Alison, and Sir Evelyn Wood, have been appointed to the command of brigades of the English army in Egypt. The British force now being despatched to Alexandria consists of 10,000 officers and men.

The extraordinary war credit to be asked for by Mr Gladstone in the House of Commons to-morrow will be for an amount of £2,300,000.

Germany and Austria are holding aloof from all questions affectiDg Egypt at the present juncture.

AUSTRALIA.

fEETJTEB'a TELEGKA.MS/1 MELBOURNE, July 24

The Hon. F. S. Dobson, SolicitorGeneral, speaking at a dinner on Saturday night, hinted at the early dissolution of Parliament in the event of Mr Mirams persisting in his opposition to the Land Bill now before the Assembly.

The steamship Te Anau, which arrived | on Saturday afternoon, was delayed on the voyage by an accident to the machinery. It is expected that it will take some time to repair the damage. Messrs McLean Bros, and Bigg, who a few days ago purchased Messrs Pascoeß' retail premises in Collins street, have Bince resold the buildings to Messrs Antony ForcTeru and Son, of Sydney, at a profit of £15,000.

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEE PBESS ASSOOIATIOHj AUCKLAND, July 14.

Father Luck, just appointed Boman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, is of fc'tie Bor.e« dictine Order. .Father Luck, of Wainato, is his brother. Edward Walker, bootmaker, dropped dead at Ocehunga yesterday. The offertories at St. Benedict's Church veaterday amounted to £440. * j GBEY MOUTH, July 24. A gold-bearing reef has been struok in a woiking miners' claim at Langdon Hill, Paparoa Bange. This is the third claim in Which on auriferous reef has been struck, and is a different reef from any of the others, showing that there are several in the hills. No «dld u visible to the eye, and no sample has yeit been brought to town, but it gave a good prospect when J[;]y 24 The Opunake detachment of C-nstabnlary a*3 in re*dme« to proceed t»Wei injton for artillery service.

BALOLUTHA, July 24. A distresiing and fatal aooident took plaos ab6ut eight o'clook yesterday morning. Fergus Ferguson, a teller in the Colonial Bank, and BobertKing, of the National Bank, went to bathe in the river, which was flooded with mow water. They swam across, and on the return King was seised with cramp, and reached the bank with diffioulty. King missec. Ferguson shortly after parting with him, and he ;*as not seen after. Ferguson is a young man, unmarried. His father is a clergyman in Olasgow. Grant's Temperance Hotel was burned down this morning at seven o'clook. Thefiro ia believed to have oiiginatsd in the dining room. The oause is unknown. The building, with of its oontenta were consumed. The building is insured for £250 in the Stat dard, £250 in the Norwich Union, and £3OO ia the Victoria. The furniture for £2OO in the South British.