CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 70, 29 April 1879, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(reuter's telegrams.) Loxdox, April 22. Wool Sales ; The next sales will commence on the (ith May. i;p to date 315,000 bales have ariivei. There has been little private inquii /. The Home market* are lightly stocked. The wheat market is flat. Adelaide wheat is worth 47s and New Zealand 44s per 4961 b. Tallow is dull of sale j mutton tallow is fetching 355, and beef 33s per cwt. The leather market is quiet; best sides are ut 9£d. London April 2 3, Wheat, 6d lower. April 24. Consols, 99. Obituary. — lion. George Harker and Monckton JSynuot White, of Holmes White. The British Government have re* called Rivera Wilson, who at once returns to iinglaud. Further correspondence has taken place on the Victorian difficulties. The Government have promised to produce the papers at an early date. Tho House of Commons, after a long debate on constitutional teclr nicalities, agreed to the motion for unseating Sir Bryan O'Loughlin, by a majority of eleven. April 25. Silver coinage to the amount of £100.000 has been issued. April 26. Tenders will be opened on May 2nd for a Public Works Loan for New South Wales of £3,249,500 j minimum 97. Adelaide, Friday. Parliament has beeu prorogued to the 29th May. Flour £11 5s to £11 10s. Hobarton, Friday. The Treasurer has introduced his financial statement. The estimated deficit is £36,000, exclusive of £73,500, interest on railway deben r tures. The deficit is to be covered by an increase in the property aad income taxes of 2J per cent. Jcjydney, Friday. Patna rice, 20s to 225; Raven twist tobacco, Is 6£d ; su^ar, £30 ss; eandles^d to Bd. Four hundred and seventy carpenters at the International Exhibition held out for arise of 3d, namely 18d an hour. Parkes refusing,the strike is gradually collapsing. Melbourne, Friday. Arrival : Riugurooma. April 27. An attempt has been made to shoot Monck, who assisted in recovering the bodies of the policemen murdered by the Kelly gang. Three shots were fired, horse wouuded, and Monck narrowly escaped. It is 1 understood that the Cabinet have telegraphed to Mr Berry to obtain a definite proposal for mail service from ths Orient Company beforo returning. It is stated that Wei burg has been seen at Waratah Bay. A resi* dent of the district informed the detectives thai Wuiburg had been seen by a mounted constable, bufc he effected his escape. It is now raining.