CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 21 July 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME, AND FOREIGN NEWS. )REDTER""S TELEGRAM, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION) - London, July 18. The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Eank pays 4 per cent, dividend for the half-year, and carries forward L6OOO to the reserve fund. July 19... ! Five , pei- cent. New Zealand ' 10-40 loan, 104 ; five per cent. New Zealand loan, 1089, 107. The Orient Company's steamer Aconcagua arrived at Plymouth. The Australian cricketers commenced a match to-day against eighteen of the Crystal Palace Club on the Palace ground. There was a large attendance of the public, and the weather was fine throughout ,the day. The. A ustralians went in first and put together 155 runs before the last wicket fell. Blackham was the highest scorer with 49, given out; leg before 'wicket. The Palace eighteen theii commenced , their first innings, and -when the stumps were drawn for the day had. scored 44 runs without losing a wicket, 5 July 20. The Bill introduoed by the Government for granting compensation to Irish tenant farmers under certain conditions came again under the consideration of the House of Commons last night. The amendment which was adopted' on Saturday fixing the conditions upon which the landlords would be required to make compensation was, after a,,further.,discussion, negatived, and the .Bill finally passed through Committee, Manilla, July 19, An earthquake which took place here lias caiised much damage. Calcutta, July 20, The troops which were reported as haying deserted at Greshk partly consisted of Ayoub Khan's cavalry. i Montreal, July 20. ' The Marchioness ";of Lorne.proceeds to England shortly for the purpose of obtaining' change of air. ' ' j

Hfnci .i iUi.iAN SK'W(EEUTBE'S BBBTIUBSS ASSOCIATION;) .King "George's Sound, July 20. and O. Company's steamer Kaiserhind, with Inward mail via Suez/'wliich : left London on . 18£ li June., r Mr. Davidson. is, a passenger for Diinedin:' ' . r ! r . July 20. The banks Lave reduced the interest on deposits to 4 per cent.; ; ; ■«, ; • Sailed—Union Company's steamer Rotomaharia, for Bluff. July 21. The' political situation' remains unchanged, pending the meeting of Parliament to-mPFVov, Jt is 'wnflergtQQd that no meeting has yet tftfeen place between Mr. Berry and. Sir John O'Shannassy, and much speculation cantinues to exist as to their probable relations] in the:. House. A caucus of Opposition members will be held to-day to decide aipon a line .of action.