TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, 18 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Nay 13. The Homeward English mails vi Brindisi, were delivered in London today. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is L 15,875,500. At the wool sales to-day 9800 hales were offered, making a total of 215,(loo bales catalogued since he opening. The tone of til .; market showed less demand and was occasionally easier. Withdrawals 7000. Three per cent consols 99f. Five per cent New Zealand Loan 1879, 104£. Four and a half per cent New, Zealand Loan 1879-1904, 99. The Australian cricketers held a three days’ match at Southampton against eighteen gentlemen players Hampshire. The weather was very fine. The Australian team went in first, and scored

* ■ fell, 250. Their playing was much adm-T, ’ The ton score .was made by Mr Mimld'-V’ with 97 runs,, caught out ; Mr 50, also caught. The English team wont in and have two wickets down for' 1 48 runs. London, May 12. Her Majesty’s corvette Bacchante, 16 guns, which recently returned f om a cruise with Princes Albert and Georg iof W ilos, has b “en ordered on another cruise, She willjshortly proceed to Australia, and visit tin. various ports. Prince George, the second sin of the Prince of Vales, will, accompany the ship on this voyage. May 13. Lonl Havtington ma )e a speech today, in the course of which he said iu view of the difficulties which they inherited from Conservative Ministers, the Government would be obliged to limit the number of legislative measures to be introduced during the present session. The market for Australian and New Zealand breadstuff’s is unchanged. May 14. Three ptr cent consols, 99^-. At the wool sales to-day 99< o hales were offered, making a totd of 225,500 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the market is quiet for merino fleece ; and merino lambs is unchanged, at 2-5 to 8 I lower as conipar d with the previous sale. The wool Auction closes on Juno Bth.

Adelaide wheat being at 52s ex warehouse, and New Zealand brands at 43s ex ship and 49s ox warehouse. Australian tallow is last quoted at 32s 6d for best beet and 34s for best mutton. Prince Leopold has started on Ins tour through Canada and the United States. It is stated that the Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Bight Hon. E. Fors e 1 recommends the adoption of a policy of settling the difficulties which beset the Government in that country. The cricket match between the Australian team and 18 Gentleman of Hampshire was resumed and concluded to-day. The Englishmen scored 1.16 in their first innings, and then fol owed and scored 113 in their second innings. J’he Australians thus won the match iu one innings with 21 runs to spare. May 15.

The statement made that the Chief Secretaiy for Ireland recommends a policy of coercion towards Ireland is denied. ,

The Orient steamship Liguria sailed from Plymouth to-day.