CABLEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1227, 18 December 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[reuter’s telegrams]. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—(COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, Dec. 16. A Cabinet Council was held at Windsor to-day when the following members of the Ministry took oaths of office : —Lord Derby, Secretary for the Colonies ; Lord Kimberly, Secretary for India; Lord Hartington, Secretary of War ; and Mr Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The health of Mr Fawcett, PostmasterGeneral, has shown considerable improvement during the last few days. Obituary.—Right Rev. Alfred Oliphant, D.D., Bishop of Llandaff, aged 84. Consols, remain at 96|, ex div. The market rate of discount risen by § to ; Bank rate remains at 5 per cent. New Zealand securities unchanged, as follows :—5 per cent 10’40 loan, ; 5 per

ISBD loafi, 104 ex div; 44 M ce nt 1879-1004 1014, . Colonial brtJaaStufis, unchanged, at 49s for Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse : and 43s 6d tn 46s 6d for New Zealand. To effect sales Idwer prices must be accepted. Adelaide flour remains at 345.

The market for Australian tallow is rather weaker. Quotations : Best beef; 42'b j best mutton, 44s 6d.

The total quantity ot wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,9«id,()00 quarters. Tbend is a fair demand for all kinds of Australian hides, but prices are unchanged. Important disclosures have been made to the police authorities in Dublin regarding the recent outrages upon detectives and others in that city. Evidence has been ob* tained from Informers, and is of such i character as to cause the Executive to ohlbr a strict enquiry. TbU Will be held forthwith, and some sUFtlirig rhvfeidtioris as to the state of Dublin are anticipated. Homeward Australian and New Zealand mails via San Francisco, which left Auckland November 7, were delivered here today.

PARIS, Dec. 16. The statement that the proposed expedition to Tonquin had been abandoned by the Cabinet is not correct. It is now known that the consideration of the project has •nly been postponed, and will oe brought up again. Admiral Jauriguibepry, Minister of Marine, has withdrawn his resignation.

CAIRO, Dec. 16. Earl Dufferin has lain before the Egyptian Government a scheme for reform of Native tribunals. Lord Dufferin urges the appointment of a European Judge to the Supreme Court.