TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 278, 3 August 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, July 29. Three per cent consols, £>B. , There is an active demaud for /most descriptions ofbides. The total reserve in iiote« : and bullion in the Bank of England is LI 6,750,000.

Wool: Arrivals to /date .amount to 800,000 bales, and the probable quantity to be offered is 233,000. The tone of the market is quiets ' i ; - '"' ,l ''.''','."". It is reported * from that in consequence ot the Hostile attitude of Xakoub Khan's adherents at Ghuanee, the evacuation of t'abtil by the British troops will probably now be deferred.'' "

The disaster to the British troops in Candahar has caused great sensation here and it is stated that a Cabinet Council held yesterday it was decided to despatch further troops to India as reiuforcements foi Afghanistan.; ' ; The Australians have commenced a match against eighteen of the Alexandra Club at Crewe, in Cheshire. The Australians went in first and scored 94 runs. The Hom» team then went in, and were disposed of for 47 rims. ' At the close of the day's play the Australians, in their second innings, had lost one wicket for ,16 runs. '- ■■'■

Consols have further declined, and today are quoted, at Ne/w r&ealand securities sre unchanged. /' : ;;

the market' for Adelaide and New .Zealand breadstuffs continues quiet, and without change in price. Australian ■tallow is without quotable change. The Orient Company's s.s. Cotopaxi, homeward bound, arrived at Suez yesterday, July 30. In the House of Lords Earl Granville made the statement concerning the disaster at Candahar, that though further details to hand were reassuring, the defeat of the British troops would most probably prolong the war, and it has been decided to send reinforcements. In accordance with the decision of the Cabinet, 5000 troops, of all arms, have been ordered to proceed next month to reinforce the British army in Afghanistan. '■!.;' j ''• Consols, 98^. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 3.7,300,00.0 quarteis.

Best Australian mutton tallow is quoted at 30s 6d. Owing to the .inclemency of the weather play could not be resumed yesterday in the match Australians y. Eighseenofthe Alexandra Club at Crewe. It was however, continued to-day, when the Home team went "in "and in ttotir

first innings were all disposed of for 35 runs. opofforth c :took nine wickets. At the' close of the day's play the Australians in their second innings had lost two wickets for 61 runs. Owing to yesterday's rain the wicket was very dead.

July 31

The Hight Hon. J. C. Dodson, President of the Local Government Board in the Gladstone Ministry, who was unseated as member for Chester owing to the corrupt practices of his agent at the election, has been elected for Scarthrough, Sir H. Johnston having retired in his favor.

In the House of Lords the Irish Belief Bill has passed through Committee. In the House of Commons a Bill has been read a second time for confeiring privileges on Irish tenants with regard to -shooting hares and rabbits.

The cricket match—Australians v. Eighteen of the Alexandra Club—at Crewe, in Cheshire, was resumed to-day. The Australians continued their innings, and were disposed of for 257 runs. Blackham was caught for- 41 runs. In the second innings of the Home team eight wicket have been lost for 29 runs. The attendance at the match was only moderate, and it was drawn in favor of the Australians.

Calctttta, July 29. Further details of the engagement between Yakoub's army and General Burrows' brigade in Candahar were received this evening, which prove that the first accounts of the disaster were greatly exaggerated. General Burrows and the chief officers of his force reached the citadel of Candahar in safety. No details have yet been received as to the extent of the loss sustained by the British troops.

July 30. General Phayre's reinforcements have reached Chamin., According to the latest news from Afghanistan, there is great excitement amongst the tribes in South Candahar at the retreat of the British before Ayoub Khan. Desultory fighting is proceeding at the British outposts with detached bodies of the enemy. The troops under General Phayre, which have reached Chaman from the Bolan Pass on their way to Candahar, are unable to advance until strongly reinforced, owing to the disturbed state of the country. Constantinople, July 29. The Porte, replying to the Ultimatum of the Powers, promises to take steps to enforce a s+rict execution of the decisions of the Berlin Conference, as regards Montenegro, withiri three weeks.

July 80. The Porte now proposes to cede Dulcigro to Montenegro, so as to avoid action on the part of the European Powers Servia is busily engaged in making warlike preparations, and mobilising her army. '