LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 156, 2 July 1881, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, June 30. In the House of Commons to-day the Irish Land Bill was again under consideration in Committee of tee whole. An amendment making the Bill apply to existing cases, was, after a debate, carried. The Conservative membsra strongly opposed the amendment, and are much irritated at the action of the Government in agreeing to the BamG. Eviction riots hare occurred at Mitchelatown, in Couuty Cork, Ireland, which waa the scene of serious disturbances on the 28th May last. Large numbers of people assembled today to oppese the process-servers, who were being supported by the police. The latter were attacked, and in return fired upon the mob, thirty of whom were wounded. Consols remain at 100j. Bank rate of discount continues at 1J ; per cent, and market rate at 1;| per cent. New Zealand securities remain unchanged. Adelaide wheat ex warehouse 50s ; New Zealahd ex ship 475; Adelaide fbur ex warehouse 345. Australian beef tallow 35s 6J ; best mutton 373 G'j. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Band of England is £16,000. Bist Scotch pig iron No. 1, f.ob. in the Clyde 47s 6d. At the wool auction to-day 8300 bales were offered. The firm tone of the market waß again maintained Prices generally for greasy wools are now a half-penny to one penny higher than the prices at the close of last sales. The total number of bales withdrawn from sale since the commencement of the present series is 17,' 00. The next series will open on tho 23rd AugU3t. The arrivals to date for the auctions amount to 200,000 bales The total probable quamiiy to be offered, including that to be held over from the present sa^o? s is 400,000 bales. Pabis, June 30. Telegrams are to hand from Tunis announcing that hostilities have occurred at Spax, a seaport town on the Tunisian cca9t, between a detachment of French troops and the Arab tribes resident there. The troops had been despatched to quell a rising of the tribes which recently broke out in the Spax district, and on thtir landing at the port they were fired upon by the Arabs, who had gathered in force to oppose their debarkation. The troops returned the fire, which was kept up for some timej but the Arabs were finally driven back. Several on both sides were wounded, including the French Consul, who waß landing with the troops.