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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 246, 15 October 1881, Page 2

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' : ! ' ". *: '"; : ; LoNbbir, bcbber J3. Consols refoiait£at 98J. '■- '. \ A . \ Tbe -tQt.it/ reserve jn ibo'esgndi, bullion in tb,e Bank of England jsj£3,? t 7^qo;. % . T&eßank rate of discount remains at $ per cebt, Bnd thefmaVkofrirte at Q per cetft. 1 '■■ Ne*v Zealand beCorJMeßar^^itli'ottt quotable change. . , - ; tl ) j, „ ;■;:■; ... . .. There is npchapge^o. report in Jhe market \°K ■ Ajiatijaliaii treads^ uft3. ' Australian tallow, best beef, 4lfed| : be i stniuttoii, ; 45d. ; ' •A tasking: tof- thtf lieiah Land League was _ Held torday, whien -Mr.'fifobri .was appointed., to .replace Mr. parnell- in : the leadership. " ' \, " The arrest of P&rnell js said : t6''W*a been ordered by the Government as a ste> towards the strict enforcement o£ respect for the law in Ireland; The Government do not *?ear tbe people of Treland, but the arrest .of ParneU was; necessary tO show that the Government* are determined to put a stop to the corruption and terrorism brought about by professed agitators. : Parnell was arrested, af his hotel in Dublin,- .Thewarrapt was, issued by the Viceroy of Ireland; in ;accprcspce with the : provisions ; of the Coercion- Act.- Ho was afterwards lodged in Eildiainaam GaOl,near Dublin. . , Tbe reported" dissensions. : ,iri : the English Cabinet are authoritatively contradicted/and' it is stated that- perfect harmony prevails among the members of the Ministry. - The Eoglish Government are d^ertmined to abide by t the; terms of the Transvaal Convention, agreed to -bstween the Royal' Com-' mission and the -Boer Triutflvir4tei* j: 'A. -Ay. > ;* '.. • Oet<obej:-14. • . t\ ft taa-.transpiced t^jat the upder which Tarnell was arrested charged-him with intimidating people to prevent their utiliaipg the L«id'Act*or paying T^ntav* *- : * •'•- Since Parnell's arreet several meatinga* of; the Mpd League ha-ve.beenrbel-^ in i^litid, at which defiaot _apeeqhes were made by pi-ominent leaders. Considerable excite-' ment has been caused throughout the country by the action of .the Executive, and the feeling is extending. ,[ i; ; Calcutta, October 13 . Telegrams, have b.ei received from Afghanistan announcing ' that another great battle baa been fought between the forces of the Ameer and Ayoub Khan, resulting inthe com plete. defeat of the latter. Further telegrams moreover report' that the Ameer has since occupied' Herat, aiid that Ayoub Khan has fled to Persia, but tbi3 intelligence requires coHflrmation. ... . - >