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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 150, 24 June 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

r- ■ * •-'-• , • London, June 21. Scotch pig iron iv London is quoted at £50 to jESI per ton. The tenders for the Timaru Water Works loan of £60,000 at seven per cent were opened to-day. The total amount offered is J £90,900. Tenders at £102 Oa 6d will receive allotments in full, and those at £102 will receive 16 per cent of the amount offered. '''''."".■■'-'.- June 22. News received from South America states that a revolution has broken out in Buenos; Ayreß, the capital of the Argentine Eepublic. I The city is besieged, and the port blockaded by the revolters. Consols, 98£. Market rate of discount half per cent be- ' low Bank rate. Money, Wigram's steamship Durham arrived at Plymouth to-day from Australia, and the Bruce from Lyttelton at London. JxiioThe'cricket match, Australians v. Eighteen of Birmingham, at Aston Park, was continued to-day. The weather was showery througho^tithe day. . The Home team went in for ; the. -first innings and were all put out for 88 runs.; ;The'bowlipg; of the Australians t was dead oh the wicket. The Homt team, febeing29l ibehindj'foilowed 1 tlieir innings, and when the Btumpß were drawn had lost one "wicket for 20 ruria.

In the House of Commons, Mr Labouchere introduced a motion to permit Mr Bradlaugh, Who refused to take the oath, to make on affirmation instead. A long and animated debate enSued, lasting over two days. Mr Gladstone aud other prominent Ministers supported Mr Labouchere's motion, which was, however, negatived on a division. The Conservative papers consider the result as a defeat of the Government. Washington, June 22. Tilden has resigned the leadership of the Democratic party iv America. This step has been taken, it is believed, as a prelitniminary to withdrawing his candidature ia the Presidential election.