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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 205, 28 August 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, August 25. Arrived — Ship Oamaru, from Port Chalmers,'sailed May 31 ; and ship Alastor, from Lyttelton, sailed May 4. Tenders for the City of Auckland loan of £55,000 at Bix per cent were opened to-day. The total amount offered was £335,000 at an average of £110 ss. Consols are unchanged at 97£. New Zealand Government securities remain at last quotation, viz —Five per cent loan, 104£ ; Five per cent 1879 loan, 104 ; Four-and-a--haif per cent 1879 loan, 100. August 26. • Shipments of wheat from America to England are now diminishing. Hanlon is expected to arrive in England on the 15th September to go iuto training for the race with Trickett. It is contemplated to hold a grand demonstration of ships of the British navy off one of the English ports at an early date. The cricket match, Australians versus Eighteen of Stockport, commenced tc-day. The home team went in first and were all disposed of for 134. The Australians Ihen went to the wickets and when the stumps were drawn for the day had loat seven wickets for 68 runs. Spofforth, Blackham, aud Slight were absent. • . Scotch pig iron iv Loudon, 52s to 53s per ton; galvanised iron, £18; Hennessy's and Martell's brandy, 10s. The total reserve in the Bank of England is £16,875,000. At the wool sales to day, 9300 bales were offered.'making a total of 81,700 catalogued " aince'the opening. The tone oi the sale was animated. ' 7000 bales have been withdrawn from sale since the opening. Mr Gladstone* has started on his cruise off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland. The Whitechapel Church has been destroyed by fire. Calcutta, August 26. Intelligence L bas been received that the sortie by the British troops from Candahar was made from. the eastward of the citadel. The enemy were fouud to have taken up a strong position, and had also been strongly reinforced. The British troops were obliged to retire. .