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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 217, 12 September 1881, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

London, Sept, 9, At the woo] Rales to-day 10.200 baloa were dialogued. Tbe tone of the auction was steady, bat ths demand was not actira. A cargo cf frozen meat ex *team«hip Cuzeo was io!d to-day. Beef realised from 4i to 6>}d per pound, and mutton from 5d to s£d. The condition of tbe latter waa not equal to that of tbe mutton brought by the Protos. The wheat market at the present time is fiat. ! Consols have fallen £ to 99}, 1 Adelaide wheat ex warehouse romaim jit 563 ; New Zealand ex store 55* ; Adelaide flour ex warehouse 41a. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Biitain is 1.860.000 quarters. Australian tallow : best beef] 38j 63 best mutton 40a 6d. A . . New York, Sept. 9. Owing to the coh:i ut d dry weather serious fores', firea h*:v.- occurred in the State cf Michigan. Hundreds of farnifl have been completely destroyed by the coufla»ranons, and over 200 d eaUlß h aTe resu hed therefrom. The destruction of property is eDormous, and thousacds have bean rtsndsred homeless. Alezanbbu, Sept. », A seriooß disturbance occowea to-day at

* l [ Oi 1 A la £F e bf)d^ of Egyptian troops with their bScerß assembled before the Psl&ce of the Khedive, and demanded that an assembly of notables should be called together and the present Ministers dismissed. The Khedive, after consideration of the demand, caused the r troopa to be informed that he would grant the request for the dismissal of the eume, and the officers and their men then dispersed. Berlin, September 9. A meeting tcok pla*e to-day at Dantzic between the Czar Alexander ID., the Grand Dukes Vladimir aM Aleiis, and the Emperor of Germany, and Prince Frederick William. The two latter visited the Russian Imperial party on board the Czar's yacht, in which His Majesty is now cruising in the Baltic. M. Degjrs, a ttussian Privy Councillor;', and Prince Bismtrek were also present at the interview, which was marked throughout by great cordiality. In compliance with a request made to him Piiace Bismarck has promised, U an "early date, to introduce a Bill into. the German Parliament providing for the restoration of a legation to the Vatican, and t,he resumption of diplomatic relitvtio'ttß between ' the Imperial £overnni=n; Bn d the Holy See, Paris, September 10. Telegrams are to hand from Tunis announcing that renewed fighting has taken place between the French troops and the Arab insurgmts in the neighborhood of Galliponi. The European inhabitants of the town ftefl panfe-stricken, and hive: taken refuge on board the shipping in port> and the foreign Consuls resident there hare telegrephed to their Goveroments for assistance. \ CAtctJTTA, September 11. ~ Intelligence ia to hand from Afghanistan reporting that Ameer Abdul Rahman hag refused to sign the flrgt overtures on the part of Ayoub Khan for the suspension of hostilities, and- has commenced hi3 advance from Kntlat on Candahar. Toronto, September 10. The international sculling .regatta- commenced heie to-day. In the preliminary heat Edward Triokett, of Sydney, came in last. , , ; , September 11. Tne further heats in the international regatta werb rowed to day and resulted ia Paris, Boullay, and Hamm taking first places in these contests. Trickett and Gaudar came in second.