CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 22 July 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

"latest home and foreign news. )KEOTER'"S TELEGRAM, PBK PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, July 20. Three per cent ctinsols, 98£. Brandy, 10s 6d ' •' In the House of Commons, tlie Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in" reply to a question, said the German Government had in no "way encouraged German officials to go to Turkey to take part in that country's finances, but had cordially proposed to co-operate in concert -with the other- European Powers in that direction. The.cricket match between the Australians and eighteen of the Crystal Palace; Club was continued to-day. The Home team went in for their first innings, and ,were all out'for 59 .runs.. Being j9(rruns "behind the iA-U'sttaliaiis, they followed their : 'ind 0 were disposed of for 97 runs. When the stumps were drawn for the day, the Australians had C lost no' : wickets! foreruns. A capital wicket iwas pitched, and the ground was in good order. The: fielding of the Australian team was exceUent,througliout,. ; . r r... . - Mr,! M'Laren, yhp was appointed by the Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone to the position of Lord Advooate of Scotland in his; administration,< and; was X'eH jected |for Edinburgh in seeking re-elec-tion on his acceptance of office, lias contested' the' seat, for Berwick, and has been again v v

July. 21, The death of Earl Dalhousie, aged 74 years, is announced to-day.' The Bill introduced by the Government to authorise further advances for the mitigation of the distress in Ireland has passed both; Houses of- Parliament, !

, _ Calcutta, July 21. , . News has been received from Cabul that, acting under the advice of the Indian. Government, a" number of most prominent adherents j. of. Ayoqb - J£han have consented to' a,ccept Abdurrahan Ivhan as Ameer of: Afghanistan.. Vienna, July 21. It is announced-that-the .Austrian Government 'has informed the Porte that it is .determined that the decision of the European Conference recently held at Berlin and the provisions of the Treaty of Berlin of 1878, so far as they relate to ; Montenegro,' shall be executed in their .entirety.. The Aus : trian Government further informs the Porte that it will urge the strict execu-. tion of the decisions of the Conference: and the treaty by all concerned,

'.mRECT i.iHALLA-XN -NEWS, (REUTEP.'S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) Melbourne, July 21. The Opposition held a cauous to-day, at which it was decided to support Mr, Lalor, member for : Grant, to the Speakership, and to force a vote of want of confidence to-morrow. A moderate business has been done in sugars, but the market shows more activity.; _/ . ■ j New Zealand oats, 2s 7|-d ; milling qualities show a slightly improved tendency. ; ' ■ July 22. Mr, Mason, the member for South Gippsland, ancl a supporter of the Oppo-. sition in the Assembly, is a candidate for the position of Chairman of Committees. A writ has been served upon a Melbourne newspaper for LSOOO damages, at the instance of Messrs. Swallow and Ariel, for a libel in stating that the firm had dismissed several of their employees with the decent elections.