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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 94, 21 April 1881, Page 2

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London, April 19. Arrived -^ Ship Dunediu from Port Chalmers, sailed January 5. Consols are unchanged at lOOf . Five per ceut New Zealand 10-40 loan 103, 5 per cent New Zealand 1889 loan 106; 4J per cent New Zealand 1879 1904 loan 99. The death of Earl Beaconsfleld is deeply deplored by all political parties and has created a profound sensation throughout Europe. It is officially announced to-day that Her Majesty tbe Queen expressed great grief at the loss of her most valued and devoted friend and counsellor the late Earl. . A sculling race took place to-day at Southampton between Edward Trickett and an caraman named Kirby. The contest resulted in an easy victory for Trickett,

f« Sydney Now* " Specials.] (Per Tararua at Russell) London, April 12. . Lords Cairns and Salisbury are rival candidates for the leadership of tbe Opposition rendered temporarily vacant by the illness of Earl Beaconsfield. It is rumored that Lord Salisbury's chances bave been ;endangered by secret pledges given to M. Waddineton the French Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to tbe Tunis difficulty which it is thought maypossibly compromise England. ' The Pa// Mall Gazette in commenting on the determination of Mr Patterion, tbe Victorian minister for Railways, to surrender all patronage in bis department expresses the opinion that such action ia perfectly in consonance with the democratic. institutions of the colony, and that party control of a de- . partment is calculated to endanger popular ' rule. ' Tbe spiritist, medium Fletcher has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment lor imposition. ; i The election for the St. Ives te»t which became vacant by the death of Sir Charles Reed (Liberal), has resulted in the return of !a;Tory candidate ; Dillon, the member for Tfpperary, has delivered a speech strongly condeming the Ljish Land Bill of the Government. He counsels the Irish members to oppose its passing.^