SECOND EDITION. HOME AND FOREIGN.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 952, 30 October 1882, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. HOME AND FOREIGN.

[REUTER —COPYRIGHT.] (Received Oct. 30, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 28. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 184,000 quarters. Best sides of Australian hides are dull at lid not 11| as telegraphed yesterday. There are no changes to report in the money market or in Colonial produce. Sir Garnet Wplselcy arrived in London to-day. .Mr Gladstone, the Duke of Cambridge, Earl Granville, and a distinguished company met him as ho alighted from the train, and as he drove away from the sfcation.be received a great ovation from the large crowd, which had assembled. Further heavy rain has fallen over England and fresh floods have been caused. The Thames Valley is now inundated, and a serious destruction of property has resulted. An amendment to the clofnre proposals has been moved by Mr Gibson in the House of Commons, demanding that a two-thirds majority should be required to adopt the cloture. The amendment will test the feeling, of the House on the whole question, and the division on Mr Gibson’s motion is fixed for Thursday next. VIENNA, Oct. 28. Very heavy storms of rain have been experienced in S.E. Austria, and alarming floods have resulted in the Tyrol and province of Carinthia. [ REUTER—COPYRIGHT, j (Received October 30, 1 p.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 30. The death is announced to-day of the Hon. Sir William Macarthur, M.L.C-, of New South Wales, aged eighty-two; and also of Mr William Forster, lately Agent-General for New South Wales in London, aged sixty-four. The steamship Woniora was insured for £7OOO in the Australian Alliance Company. There was only one survivor from the .wreck.