TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 282, 26 August 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Aug, 19,

At the wool sales to day, 11,000 bales were offered, making a total of 28,500 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of to-day’s auction was animated. There is a steady demand for tanned skins and hides, and prices dearer. The Australian cricketers play against Ail I- ngland a three days’ match, at Kennington Oval on the second or six September. The match between the Australians and of Scarborough, at Scarborough, was commenced to-day. The Home tenm want first to the wickets and were all disposed of for 170 runs. The Australians then went in tor their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had lost seven wickets for 32 runs.

Aug. 20. Preparations ere being made for numerous land agitation meetings to be held throughout Ireland on Sunday next.

Best Australian beef tallow, 35=5; best mutton tallow, 35s 6d ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 35s ; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 355. The total quantity of wo eat afloat for Great B Ruin is 2,000,000 quarters. At the wool sales to-day 9800 bales were offered, making a total of 37,800 bales catalogued since the opening. There was a better demand, and good qualities generally are now realising about the same as last sales.

In the House of Lords to-day, the Right Hon Earl Spencer, Lord President of the Council, admitted that the existing agitation in Ireland was dangerous to the peace of t at country, but said it was not intended to propose any special laws to deal with the difficulties, the present common laws being deemed sufficient for that purpose. The cricket match Australians v. Eighteen of Scarborough, was resumed to-day. The Australians continued their first innings, and were all disposed of for 96. The Home team then went in for their second innings, and were out for 96, when the stumps were drawn. Boyle, for the Australians, bowled splendidly. The Australians now require to mak ■ 171 runs in their second innings to win the match.

Aug. 21. At the wool sales to-day 10,700 bales offered, making a total ot 48,500 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale was animated. Crossbreds were to Id lower than last sales.

Subsen; cion lots have b°en opened for the L 55,000 six per cent Auckland debentures.

Calcutta, Aug. 21. General Stewart has arrived, and is quartered at Jellabalad. General Sir Frederick Roberts passed through Ghuznee unopposed, but reports say that Mahomed Hassimkept hovering on his flank during the march. General Phayrehas started with his releir force from Khouja. St. Petersburg, Aug, 20.

The Supreme Commission which was appointed by the Czar in March last for the maintenance of the peace of Russia has now been abolished. General Loris Melikoff, who was the head of the Commission, has, as recently announced been appointed Minister of the Interior.

Washington, Aug. 20. The Hon William M. Mervans, Secretary of State, has invited the other Powers to hold a cenference in January next, with a view to adopting a system for notifying the sanitary condition of soapoits. Pekin, Aug. 19. Chung How, the Late Chinese Abassador at St. Petersburg, who concluded the Kuldja Treaty with Russia and was impeached and afterwards reprieved, has now been finally released by the Chinese Government,