TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 159, 28 September 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[RI’.UTKTPS r i .XEOP.AKS.] LONDON. September 23. The total reserve in rotes and Bullion in the Bank of England, is £ 16,7.70,000. The market rate of discount is onehalf below the bank rate. The T> percent, New Zealand 10-40 loan lias risen to 1031. Other New Zealand securities are unchanged. At the wool sale to-day 7400 bales were offered, making 276,000 catalogued since the opening. Prices were again firmly maintained. The Australian cricketers will be entertained by the Lord Mayor of London at a banquet on the Bth October. The match Australian v. Nottingham County Eleven, at Nottingham, was commenced to-day. The attendance at the match was very large. A capital wicket was pitched, and the ground was in good order. The Australians went in first to the wickets, and lost 9 for 141 runs; Alexander not out for 40. Murdoch was caught after putting together 42. The Australians being out on the above score, the Home team went to the wickets, and when the slumps were drawn for the day had lost one wicket for 13 runs. Latovintelligence from the Cape of Good Hope states that 1000 Basiltos and Mohales, together with ;>OOO Mafetings, attacked the Cape Rifles, when severe lighting took place, and the enemy was repulsed. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association: —Arrived: Hawkhope, from Oamaru, Ist May; Manx Queen, from Oamaru, Ist J line. September, 24.

Intelligence lias been received that Sir Paget Seymour, the British ViceAdmiral in command of the combined squadron, has gone to Cettinjc, where lie is concerting with the Montenegrin authorities regarding steps to be taken to obtain the cession of Dulcigno by the Albanians. NEW YORK. September 24. It is announced that an American Arctic exploring party has discovert! remains of Sir John Franklin’s expedition, after sledging for eleven months, and following the route covered by the crews of the Erebus and Terror.

MELBOURNE. September 24. The Sugar Company have lowered tlierr rates LI per ton. Arrived—Union Company’s steamer Arawata from the Bluff. It is reported that Sir Arthur Gordon has heen appointed to be General Supervisor of Fiji, in addition to being Governor of New Zealand. The race meeting in honor of Sir H. Robinson will he held at Flemington to-day, but heavy weather is threatening.

SYDNEY. September 24. Hennessy’s brandy (bulk), quarters 10s (id, kerosene (diamond) per gallon, Is 7d, Devon's Is Sd, Patna rice £2l per ton, wheat (none in market), New'Zealand oats per 40 lbs Is lOd to 2s, maize per GOlb.s 2s 4d to 2s 6d, candles DRJ’s 7:j'd per lb. lI.M. schooner Conflict has arrived at Cooktown. and reports that the s.s. Genie as having arrived at New Britain. ADELAIDE. September 24. Wheat is decidedly firmer at 4s 3d. Town flour is quoted at Iff) 15s and country brand at L 9 to Li) 2s Gd. Freights to London, sailing 40s. freights to United Kingdom—from Adelaide—4os, from out ports 42s (id, freights for wool per steamers (greasy) l.jd, scoured Ud, per sailing vessels, greasy Ad, scoured §<l. The ruling rates of fieight generally are firmly maintained. FItOII OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Monday. The Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the week ending Saturday, amounted to Lh>l4 7s 2d. It has been ascertained oil reliable authority that there are 240 empty houses in the city of Wellington. A batch of native fencers, in number 42, of whom a large proportion were very young boys, were turned off to-day without resistance. The railway to Mastcrton will most probably he opened for traffic on tire Ist Novemberl next. Air K, Jewell is the successful tenderer for pro valorising tbe the AVellington and Wanganui steamers. A young man named Hitchens, while assisting to launch a yacht, was badly crushed by = the yacht falling sideways on him. lie now lies in a critical state, his spine being severely injured. AUCKLAND. Monday. A settler named Hith has been driven off his land at AVaikaro near Rangiriri, and no reply has been received to his appeals to Government for protection. The settlers in the neighborhood threaten to raise a corps and take the matter in their own hands.

Messrs Grant and Foster offer to purchase land at TeAroha if they can come to terms with the Government. The French vinedressers leave for Northern AVaiaroa on Alonday. They intend to plant three acres at once, aud next year from 15 to 20 acres, and the vine-growers hope that in three years Auckland will be able to produce vines of a quality equal to any in the world. Air Seymour George addressed a meeting of the electors at Warkworth on Saturday. He stated that he is opposed to further borrowing. Ho supported the Education Act aud denounced the Patere Block transactions. He would abolish County Councils. A vote of thanks and confidence was passed. September 24.' The railway employes have resolved, as a first step towards obtaining equitable treatment, to petition the Commissioner of railways for the North Island to be placed on j an equal scale of pay with the Southern j men. , , i By the fall of the face of an embankment 1

near the Newmarket railway station, anew arrival named Walter Garrick, had his leg fractured in two places. There is at present in the hospital a man suffering from an enormous cancer at the back of the neck, which lie attributes to bathing in the hot springs at Oliinemutu. Orders have been given to the Constabulary at Kihikihi to proceed to Taranaki. Ashwell, nephew of a missionary of that name, and sub-editor at Waikato, has been arrested at Hamilton on a charge of passing valueless cheques. September 2(5. Ten of the unenr Joyed have applied to the Council for sto breaking. TIIJARU. September 24. A lad named Mackintosh, while playing with school fellows at Wai-iti school this day had his leg broken in two places. A child, about four years old, had his thigh badly fractured at Pareroa, to-day, by a bag of wheat falling on him; and a man named Barry slipped over a bank at Sandie Town, last night, and broke his leg.

DUNEDIN. Monday. A fire at Caversham destroyed a shop and dwelling-house occupied by Mr Griffiths. The stock and furniture were insured in the London and Liverpool and Globe for L2OO, and the building and machinery in the same office for L 250. A contractor named Shaw, engaged in the erection of beacons for the Harbor Board, lost his life through the capsizing of a dingy in which lie was taking an anchor for the purpose of shifting a punt. He was a married man, and had heen in the Colony about a year. September 25. Only one declaration of insolvency has been made during the week. A small store and dwelling-house in Anderson’s Bay Road, was burned down last night.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday. At the sale of entire horses on Saturday afternoon the only good price obtained was for Sir Colin Campbell who fetched 200 guineas. The pm chaser was Mr G. King. The weather continues remarkably hot and dry. The Hiiiemoa arrived at Lyttelton at G. 30 this morning with the convicted Maori prisoncis, who were marched to gaol. The other prisoners were previously conveyed in the Hinemoa to Ripa Island. September 24. A serious accident happened to Mr James Taylor, second mate of the ship Camperdowii, this morning. He was auperintendiug the bonding of a sail out on the mizen-top-gallant yard, when lie fell from the yard into the mizen-top, lodging in the netting on the after side of the top, which broke his fall considerably. His escape from instant death was miraculous, as had lie not struck the netting nothing could have saved him.

During the past winter, from the 3rd May to the 2ist August, over SOO railway passes, to various sections of the line now under construction, were issued to the unemployed at the Public Works Office. 324 of these were for works at Wellington. 317 to Amberley (for Weka Pass), and 157 for Albury. Besides these a few passes were issued for Sheffield and other places. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday, the following resolutions were passed ;Al. That in the opinion of this Chamber, it is desirable that all deposits required under average bond from consignees of goods should he paid into the hands of the '"trustees. 2. That telegrams should he sent to the President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, enquiring if the deposit demanded in Melbourne from consignees is to be paid to trustees or to the shipowner.