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LA TEST TELEGRAM*. LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. [Rbcteb's Telegrams pbk Pkess Aorncy.] SERIOUS MUTINY IN CABUL. THE BRITISH FORCES ORDERED TO ADVANCE. m , London, September 4. Three per cent Consols 87*. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £20,750,000. New Zealand five per cent loan 101 ex dividend. At the wool sales to-day 7200 bales were catalogued. For fine descriptions there was a good demand, bat medium and inferior were neglected. r September 6. Lord Hartington, in a farewell speech at Radnor, advocated an inquiry into the working of the land laws, and an amendment of the existing statutes where found necessary. St. Pktebsbdrg, September 6 Disastrous floods are reported from several districts. Bombat, September 6. A violent mutiny has broken out among the troops at Cabul. The mutineers, joined by he inhabitants, attacked and fired at the Bntish Residency. The Ameer Yokoob Khan, who did his *T&g* Uhß Waß beale^ The fate of the British Embassy is unknown. The British advance force at Shuler in the Gordon Pass under General Roberts will immediately advance on Cabul. General Stewart is ordered to hold Kandahar and the Khyber Pass, and another force will operate from Jellallabad. # Vievnia, September 4. Ibe Austrian troops entered Novibazuar and met with a favorable reception from the inhabitants . They made a reconnaissance before entering the town. Atiienß, September 4. Ihe negotiations respecting the Greek frontier are progressing slowly. The Porte has not accepted the protocol of the Congress as a basis for negotiations. » a « *_ Quebec, September 4. A deadlock has occurred between the Houses of Legislature in Lower Canada