BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6507, 4 January 1882, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter's Telegrams.] if THE ANGLO-FRENCH OOMMBRi GIAL TREATY, i LONDON, Jan. 1. SI It has transpired that in the course of I the negotiations which have been proI eccding at Paris between the British and I French Commissioners regarding the I proposed new Commercial Treaty, M. Gambetta finally offered certain abatements on duties proposed to be levied on British woollens and cottons. The seductions were, however, deemed by the English delegates to be inadequate; : and Sir Charles Dilke has in consequence | returned to London. His colleague, Mr I Cross, however, remains to discuss oerf tain technical details of the French prof posals. In consequence of the phase i. which the treaty negotiations have assumed, it is now generally believed that it is hopeless to look for any agreej ment being arrived at between England | and France. \ THE EUROPA’S FROZEN MEAT. I The cargo of frozen meat brought by I the steamship Enropa, which left MelI bourne on Oct. 31, was examined to-day || and found to he in excellent condition, 111 the refrigerating apparatus having SigwoTked well daring the whole voyage. ■I THE MAILS. m LONDON, Jan. 2. Jr The Homeward mails, via Suez and | Brindisi, which left Melbourne on Nov. I 22, were delivered to-day. | ■ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. [ LONDON. Jan. 1. Consols are unchanged at 99*. New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations ;■ —Five per cent 10-40 loan, 104; five per cent 1889 loan, 104; 4* per cent 1879-1904 loan, i 101*. | Colonial hreadatuffs have advanced la If per quarter; and Adelaide wheat, ex | store, is quoted to-day at 575;; New i| Zealand do, at 535. Adelaide flour, ex l| warehouse, has advanced to 42s 6d. | Australian tallow —best beef, 39s 6d; I best mntton, 44s 6d.