BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2854, 18 May 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

. ‘ ' . ‘[Ukuteu’s Aoemcv.j Irish AffairsLondon, Maj 16. In the House of Commons last night a Bill was introduced by the Govern, me’pt for dealing with the question of payment ; of arrears in Ireland. The measure provides that the Irish Church surplus should be appropriated for the purpose of clearing tenants of their liabilities. The Church Fund will thus be entirely exhausted. It has transpired from reliable sources that before his release from Kilmainham gaol, Mr Parnell promised that agrarian outrages, in Ireland should ceuso, and undertook ’to co-operate with the Government towards that end. , • Australian MailsThe Australian mails per Orient steamship John Elder, which left Melbourne on sth April, were delivered here yesterday. , ; Wool SalesThe May-June series of colonial wool auctions opened to-day with'a catalogue of 6300 bales. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and the' bidding was marked with good' spirit. The closing prices of lash auction were well maintained. The series will close on July 4. Commercial. Consols are unchanged at lol|, and' Now Zealand securities arc at the following quotations : —5 per cent 1040 loan, 106 ; 5 per cent 1889 loan. 103 (exdiv.),; 4| per cent 1879-1904 loan, 103 J. ' ", , ‘ ‘ Colonial breadstuff’s are dull. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, remains at 545; New Zealand do, at 51s; Adelaide flour, ex store, at 365, Australian tallow is quoted firm at 43s 6d for best beef, and - 44s for best mutton. At to-day’s wool sale merino wools were in request, arid a good demand was experienced for lots of this description in the catalogue.