TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 293, 21 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Sept. 15. The match between the Australians and Eleven Gentlemen players of Scotland, at Edinburgh, was commenced to-day. The Home team went in first to the wickets, and were all disposed of for 143 runs.

Sept. 16. The mail via Biindisi, which left Melbourne on August 16th, was delivered here to-day.

Scotch pig-iron in London is 52s per ton.

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is Ll 6,625 o„o. At the wool sales to-day 8700 bales were offered, making a total of 228,800 hales catn.oguel sine- the opening. 17,000 bales have been withdrawn from the sale since ilie opening. Hennessy’s and Kartells brandy los 6d

The wool sales to-day showed firm and active demand for nearly all classes offered.

The wheat market is firm. Adelaide ex warehouse 45s ; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 42s ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 335. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,430,000 quarters. Tallow is quiet. Best An tralian beef, S2s 6d ; best mutton, 35s 6d. No. 1 Scotch pig iron, free on boarl in Clyde, 53s 6d.

At the wool sales to-day 7500 bales were offered, and a firm and active demand continues.

The cricket match at Edinburgh, Australians v. Eleven Gentlemen of Scotland was resumed to-dsy. The Australians went in for their first innings, and were disposed of for 142 runs. The Home tenrn then went to the wickets for their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had scored 106 lor the loss of five wickets. The Ans tralians tday against a Notti. gham County Eleven on the 23rd and two following days. They lc a vc England for Australia by the mail steamer on October 8 th-

Sept. 17. The Great Powers have presented an ultimatum to the Porte strongly insisting upon the cessn n of DuJcigno to Montenegro, and active warlike preparations are being by the combined fleet now at Ragusa, for the purpose of eutorcing the same. Sept. 18. At the wool sales to-day 9700 bales were offered, making a total of 238,500 catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale continues firm. Calcutta, f ; ept. 17. An enquiry has been ordered to ha-made into the causes which brought about the defeat of G- neral Burrows, at Oandahar, when attacked by Ayoub Khan's forces. Genera! Phayre lias been appointed presiding officer at the enquiry. Berlin, September 16. Prince Bismarck, Chancellor of the German Empire, h*s undertaken the control of the Ministry of Commerce and industry.