BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2781, 21 February 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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1.., Commercial. • LoNDON;.Peb. 18. v Consols remain at 100£: New Zea. land securities are unchanged.

Colonial breadstuffs are weak , and easier. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 55s ; New Zealand, do, 525; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 41s. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain, is 2.930,000 quarters.. ; ; to> hand-from tb& effect that the negotiations, .which are proceeding' for a new ; treaty of commerce between France and England will probably end in a failure, and it : is understood that in the event of such a result, the French Government, will, after the conclusion of the existing treaty, simply accord to England the "most favored national treatmentin fixing a; tariff on articles of British manufacture.

SkobelofTs Harangue. There is a consensus of Englioi. and foreign public opinion that the Czar will disclaim the speech of General Sh Al e luff to the’ ’students at Paris; and will reprimand the General for his action. ■

Arrest of an Agitator. ; ' ■ v ' Constantinople, Feb. 18 Intelligence is to band from Sofia that a Russian has been arrested in that city for endeavoring to foment a disturbance on the part of the Bulgarian inhabitants.