BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2606, 28 July 1881, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency.j The MarketsLondon, July 25. Consols have declined to 100|. New Zealand securities 5 per cent 10 40 loan, 105 ; 4j per cent 1881) loan, 103. Adelaide wheat, ox warehouse is at 17s Gd ; Adelaide flour, 34s Gd ; New Zealand wheat, ex ship 48s Gd. Australian tallow, best beef, 34s 6d ; best mutton, 265. The Ministry and the Transvaal PeaceIn the House of Commons to-day, a motion introduced by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, censuring the Government for the terras of peace concluded in March last with the Transvaal Boers, was, after a lengthy debate, rejected by a majority of 109, the voting being—--314 to 205. Mr Gladstone’s HealthJuly 2G. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone ha« been compelled to decline an invitation to the banquet which is being organised to the Ministry, on account of the present state of his health, his medical advisers having forbidden his attending. The Franco-Tunisian War. Paris, July 14. Telegrams are to hand from Tunis announcing that in consequence of the hostile attitude of the Arab tribes at Gabes, on the Tunisian coast,the French war vessels are now engaged in bombarding the town. July 20.

Despatches have been received (o-day from Tunis announcing that after bombarding the town of Gabes for some hours, a body of troops was successfully landed from the fleet and succeeded in driving back the Arabs and obtaining possession of the town, which is now occupied by a French force. In the Senate to day the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the course of a speech upon the North African question, declared that (ho French Government wore not harboring designs against Tripoli, and strongly protested against canards which have been circulated to the contrary. M. Barthelomy St. Holier subsequently dwelt upon the importance of preserving the entente vordiah which, he asserted, existed at the present time with regard to the British Government with the policy which France is pursuing in North Africa. Aynub Khan Desires PeaceCalcutta, July 2G. Telegrams to hand from Candahar report that Ayoub Khan has again made overtures for peace to the Ameer, but the result of the negotiations has not transpired.