ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2598, 4 August 1882, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN.

1 [BEUTEB’S TELEGEAMB.I LONDON, August 2 ' Consols continues at par. . The market rate of discount has been reduced to IJ. The Bank rate remains at 3 per cent. New Zealand securities—s per cent. 10-40 Loan, advanced to 107 i; and 5 per cent. 1889 Loan to , 107 ; 4a per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, 103*. Colonial breadstuffs continue quiet. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 525; New Zealand ditto, 50s; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 375. Australian tallow is unchanged at 44s for best beef, and 45s 6d for best mutton. Best Scotch pig iron is unchanged at 52s 6d. The cricket match at Liverpool was resumed to-day, the weather being fine, but the wicket was still heavy. The Liverpool Club in their first innings scored 112, A. G. Steele being the highest scorer with 52. The home team being 128 behind the Australians, followed on, and put together 137 in their second innings. The Australians requiring 10 runs to win, went in for their second innings, but time only permitted of their scoring 6 for the loss of one wicket. The match was therefore drawn, the Australians having 4 runs to make and nine wickets te fall.

["Aegus" Specials.] LONDON, August 2.

i The editor of “ Freiheit ” has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for an article justifying the assassination of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. i The bulk of the Sorrento’s cargo of moat has been purchased to provision the transports. The Lusitania’s meat is in excellent condition.