BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2794, 8 March 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Renter's Agency.j London, March 6. The Hatton Garden Post Office Eobbery. Information is to hand from Brussels to the effect that the police have arrested a party of men in that city who are charged with being concerned in tbe robbery of diamonds and other valuables from the Hatton Garden Post office x November last. Commercial. Consols remain at IOOf. The market rate of discount has declined to per , v cent; Bank rate, 5 per cent. New Zealand securities are an-. r changed at the following quotations : 5 per cent 10-40 loan, 105 ; 4-J- per cent 'j. 1889 loan, 101; 4.1 per cent 1879-1004 loan, 100.

Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at. ~ 545, and New Zealand ditto at Adelaide, flour, ex warehouse, has further declined Is, and is now quoted at 38s. Australian tallow, best bee! 40s; best, mutton, 455. ■ Australian f/r best sides are quoted at lid. At the'wool sales to-day 10,000 bales were offered, making a total of 55,600; catalogued since the opening of the present series, The bidding was ani - mated., ;: ■ N .i' : JJT^A Orient Mails, March 7. The.mail? per Orient steamship Lusi- r * tania, which left Melbourne on Jan. I 26th,'Were delivered to 1 day. > Vi - I ;; ■ Loyal Addresses- '' ",, In both Houses of Parliament this evening, addresses to the Queen wei-b vo* passed, expressing gratification at He* i? ! : Majesty’s escape,from tbe recent .attempt upon her life. : The Chief Secretary in Ireland- 1 ' Mr W. E. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, addressed a meetingi- at 01 Tullamore, King’s County, to-day, and in the cdurse of his speech he reproached Irishmen for yielding to the terrorism which had- been prevailing, and added; ,-t that Government were determined that - neither landlords *nor tenants should]) mar the effectiveness of the Irish Land Act. 'Mr Forster, further announced that the imprisoned suspects would be released when the outrages which still 1. prevailed had ceased. ‘ 1' she Chinese Question-'.A.A? :.'T ! ( San Feancisco,, March ~6. The Chinese Exclusion Bill now before tbe United States Senate is generally approved of throughout California, qpd monster meetings are being; drganised in this city and other towns in, I<t ;thq State for (he purpose of preparing, vjfl petitibns t(j Congress in' support of measure, and to agitate in other ways ,in^' u favor of its becoming law. . qc TheKingofServiaVienna, March 6. Prince Milan the 2n<l, o f Servik, has assumed the title of King; Tbe Royal prdclamation was issued,tp-day, aui wag received with great rejoicing. if 4l