London, November 20.

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London, November 20.

The trial of the breach of promise action, Miss Fortescue ver.-us Viscount Garmolyc opened to day. Defendant consented to a verdict for plaintiff with damages at £10,000, the full amount claimed. London, November 21. — In the House of Commons last night, Mr Gladstone, replying to a question, announced that he was preparing plans for the re-organi*ation of Egyptian finances, and that they would bo submitted to the Powers. It Mould, however, be premature to disclose the detail* of the measure- he proposed to recommend. London, November 21. — Consols lcinain at 101. New Zealand securities are- at Saturday's quotations. The total quantity of wheat atloat for the United Kingdom is 1,720.000 quartcis off coast cargoes Adelaide wheat is polling at 33s Cd. Australian tallow, average quality : beef and mutton, i* now 345. Best Sydney sundried copra has declined to LIG os. Australian leather, bestrides 11 \d. New Zealand mutton, prime quality, is realising s\d to o{d. At to da) "s auction ] ,000 bales woro catalogued. The maiket was linn. Loxnox, Novembei, 22. — A linn tono was again experienced to-day at the wool sale. The catalogue compiled 7,800. bales. London. November 23. — The Cabinet and LoulNoithbrook havcdisagiced in leferenee to Egyptian ail'airs. London, November 23. —France ha«? decided to hold the i-land of Fonno*a until the Chinese jield to thcii demands. Admhal Coin bet repoit* another *»icto!*> over the Chine*-e. Lord Edmund Fit/man rice, in reply to a question in the House of Common-- yesterday, stated that the elfort* which had been made by the Government lo mediate be tween France and China had pro\ed entirely fiuitlc c s. A'confeicnco took |.lace \e*tculay between Mr 'rlad-tonc, Lonl SdH-lnuy, and Sir Srallord Northcotc. It is undei stood that the conference wa? an-an^reii with reference to the que-tion- of the e\ien-ion of the franchise and the ledi tiibmum of seat-, but no authentic infoimation a- to the result ha* yet tran*piied. Loul liandolph Churchill is about to visit India. In the House of Commons- to day, a motion introduced by Mr Laboaeheio tor a rcfoim of the House of Loids-, wut negatived on a division by a majoiity oi 71 \otce. There is no alteiation to lepcit in the price of Au-tralian or New Zealand wheat, but the maiket is impro\ing. At the wool sale- good combing maintained its price, and in all othei cla^e* there is but little change. The number ot bales catalogued wa^ 00,000, oi which 7,000 were withdrawn, principally from the Cape. London', November 24. — The expedition to Bcchuanaland under Col mel Barren, is to be largely augmented, and will comprise eight thousand troops. LoNi'ON, November 21- — Negotiations between the Ministers and the C'onservati\e leaders for the se tlement of the franchise diliiculty ha\e not yet concluded. Both partic-, hoy ever, aic desirous of overcoming the pie-ent deadlock between the Uppei and Lower llou-es., and the Conference held on Saturday last has resulted in bunging a satisfactory agreement within an approachable distance. In the House of Common? to-day Mr Glad-s-tone announced that the draft of the Enabling Bill for Au^tiala-ian federation le(juiics impoitant amendments., and that it ua* advis-ible to con.-ult the colonies there ancnt beioie presenting the mea«iue to railiament. It added that tlie bill Mould create a -mall Federal Council to deal with the questions. of common Colonial intere-r, but that the question of reconstitution of the colonies v, ould not be dealt with by the measure In the lloa-e of Commons to-day, Mr Glad-tone give notice that he would, on Monday no t, intioduce a bill for lie-di*-tnbution of K_at*. Lomion, November 24. — The following allotment of =pace ha* been made to the colonie* at theColoniil Exhibition to be held in 133G -.—Victoria, 12,000 feet; New South Wale*, 12,00) feet: New Zealand, 7,000 feet; Queen-! wd. 0,000 feet; South Australia, T>,ooo feet Only bona fi>U-coloni-t« will be allowed to exhibit. Paki-, November 23. --The increasing discontent which ot late has been manifest among large number.- of person 1 ; out of employment in this city culminated to-day in open and prolonged noting. The civil police pro\ ed pov erle^s to quell the disturbance and dis-pei-c the liotei^, and it was found neces-ary to cill out the cavalry to clear the street*. One hundred persons have since been at rented. Blklix, No*, ember 20.— The Keichstag was opened to-day by the Emperor William. In his addre-son the occa-ion, His Maje-ty cNipres^ed a comiction tliat prolonged peace would be enjtoed by the European rower?. Blkltv, November 22. — The Conference on the Congo question is '-till pioceeding here, and it is expected that a general agreement will be arrived at by the plenipo tcntiaiie*. The Briti.-h relegates, following tho^e of Germany and France, have-con-sented to iccogni-e the te/ritory occupied by Stanley's International A-^ociation as a free State. C\i'i/i<>\\ n", No** ember 21. — Telegrams have been rccched lick reporting that the Dutch hive hoi-ted the 11. ig of the Transvaal Republic in Mont.^ioo's territory, and promised to suppoit the native raiders in Bechuanaland. However, it is believed lieie that tlie Tian-\a.''l Government disavow a any pai ticipation or interest in the matter. C mko, November 23. The tran-po-tof Biiti-h troojjs detailed for ftorvice in the Soud m is being pushed foiwaid as lanidly a* po-.->iblc, and detachments aie daily auising at Dongola. A strong force is now encamped in the neighbourhood of the town pending the iinal adNance on the towns of Berber and Khartoum. C uj;ri, November 2! Ifc has tran&piied that (ienniny and Jtu^-ia have made claim to the Egyptian ( U)\ eminent tliat they should be lcprtf-tntul on the Cai.-sc Dc La J)clta Public|uc.