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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 176, 25 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, July 11. Sis Garnet Wolsey arrived at Capetown on June 23rd, and left at once for Natal. The two British columns, one under Col. Rowland commanding Col. Pearson's division, and the other under Col. Wood, have effected a junction, and are now witbin 25 miles of Ulundi, Cetewayo's chief kraal. _. v July 17. At a banquet at the Crystal Palace the secretary of State for India eulogised the conduct of the Afghan war, and declared that Yakoob Khan was honestly fulfilling the treaty obligations. The friendship of Afghanistan would secure India against aggression. It waß his firm belief that Russia waa fulfilling the obligations of the Treaty of Berlin _ _ _ ._ Jul y J8 Adelaide wheat, 5Js per 4_6!bs ; Adelaide flour, 35s per 280lbs; best Australian beef tallow, 3ls per cwt; mutton ditto, 335. A Canadian _ per cent loan for three millions has been floated. It was issued at 95, and was a complete success. News from Cape Town to July Ist states that an envoy from Cetewayo had arrived at headquarters bringing fresb peace proposals, frith a quantity of ivory tusks as evidence of submission, and asking that the advance of the British army might be postponed. Be received a reply that a postponement would be conditional on the acceptance by ;the British of bis proposals for jfcace. Sir Garnet Wolsey has gone to Port Dumford. _ July 21. In tbe House of Commonß last night, the Hon Sober L Bourke, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to Mr M« Arthur, said that negotiations were progressing with the German and other Foreign Governments relptjve to Samoau affairs, pending which ifc would not be desirable to prodnce the papers connected therewith. F v -» B Paris, July 21. ine iionapartists bave reoognised Prince Jcrpow as now the head of their party. G*" I ** ?<"»baki adheres to the Republic. The Chambers have voted that the return of the Legislature to Paris shall take place to November, with au amendment conferring the right of making requisition for troops whenever it may be deemed necessary. t, . ' . , B____ra, July 21. .prince Bismarck proposes that the Gernun. pud^etq shall be triennial.