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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 13, 15 January 1880, Page 2

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London, January 12. The Australian and New Zealand Novetn,-- --\ ber mails via Brindisi.were delivered to-day. ; : Tbe total quantity of wheat afloat for - Great Britain is 2,000,000 quarters. ■ Enormous quantities of grain are lying at - , Chicago, and the railways are blocked. , The stock ia estimated at 16,000,000 bushels, ■ -■''.;■ „ January 13. ; A fortnight has been granted to arrange for. ,: "the trial 'of tbe question which has been raised in connection withthe Tichborne case. •■/ Consols 97%.., 'J-/ , The Empress Eugenic will leave for the - Cape in the Union Company's steamship German, ©q the 26th March. ". The new trial in the Bagot will case,commences at the Easter term. ' , Berlin, January 13. The Russian Government, replying to the . representations of Germany, admits the concentration of Russian troops on the German : /frontier, but sayß that no hostility is intended. The stcfp i 3 attributable to the withdrawal of Rnssian troops from. Bulgaria, and the pacifi- : cation of Turkey. "The German Government have decided to '.. appoint tk Consul - General to reside in r^ Sydney, and Consuls will be appointed elseT. wherein Australia. ' J -%;■'"."• 'v * January 14. ■•■ It is possible* that the German Consul -.General, to be appointed for Australasia may reside at Melbourne instead, of Sydney. .I"-'-"-.' -~ Paris, January 14. Gatnbetta has been re-elected President of ; the -ffrench Chamber of Deputies by ( a small majority.