NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5426, 17 August 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM. London, August 14. The Exhibition prizes will he distributed in Paris on the 18th September. The Ministerial whitebait dinner took place yesterday. The British Association will meet at Dublin this year. The Royal Commission on the Stock Exchange recommends its incorporation under charter. Sir Garnet Wolseley telegraphs that there is no serious sickness among the troops at Cyprus. The despatch boat Lively came into collision with the Queen's yacht, and then sink a private yacht at Cowes. The Queen was not on board. In the second innings o£ the match against Dudley the Australians made 240, of which Boylo made 41. Dudley had seven out for 40, when the game was drawn on account of rain. August 15. The report of the food jury of the Paris Exhibition recommends gold medals to the Melbourne and Sydney Meat Preserving Companies, Tlioro are also other awards to Ballarat, Queensland, Adelaide, and Melbourne. August 16. The Australians jdayed against Lancashire. The first innings of the Lancashire closed for 97. The Australians have one out for 100. gpofforth obtained nine wickets. The fielding of the Australians generally was good. (REUTER'S SPECIAL TO FRICSS AGENCY.) London, August 15. The sickness among the troops at Cyprus gives no cause for anxiety. Vienna, August 14. After five days' continuous fighting the Austrians have been compelled to fall back on Gracaiuitza. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCYJ Sydney, Friday. Rice, £24 10a.; New Zealand wheat, 4s 91 to 55.; oats, 4?. 7s. to 4s. 9.1.; other quotations unchanged. Adelaide, Friday. Wheat, ss. 2d. to ss. 4d.; flour, .611 10 s. Melbouknb, Friday, Messrs. Berry and Burns havo agreed to forego tho reduction of charges on the Dutch and Indian lines, but insisted on tho Press combinations. Colonel Glover considers this material, and that it may ond tho negotiations. Tho Treasurer’s financial statement last night estimates the revenue for the year at £4,072,000, and the expenditure at £4,850,000. It is probable that there will be a reduction of the deficiency to the extent of £28,000 by tho payment of arrears of land tax on unsold land. A new loan of £9,000,000 is required for railways and other public works. A loan of £4,000,000 is asked to be authorised this year. ' There was a meeting to-day of the Cable representatives, Vlien it was decided not to accept consideration of the Eastern Company’s olfer. Glover leaves for England next mail. It is probable that on reconstruction the company will ultimately agree to tho demands of tho colonics.