AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1035, 25 November 1882, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Nov, 23

During the past week the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have offered 2230 bales at their wool sales, of which 1900 were sold at prices which were considered satisfactory. There has been a good attendance of buyers, and brisk competition was experienced. Good qualities were about the same as at last sales ; coarse and inferior crossbreds in sympathy with the London market, are a shade weaker. The Loan Redemption Bill was finally passed by the Legislative Council last night; Isaac Ogle, a clerk in the employ of Mr Duffett, a solicitor of Melbourne, who was arrested in England in June last, has been committed for trial here for embezzlement. The failure is announced of Levin, Goldberg Bros, and Co., of this city. The firm’s liabilities are set down at £65,000. Messrs Goldsbrough and Co., limited, report that at their wool sale yesterday, 5000 bales were catalogued, and 4100 sold. The prices realised were satisfactory. The highest figure for greasy was and for scoured 22T-d. Adelaide, Nov. 23. It has transpired that Sir William Jervois has received a telegram from Lord Kimberley, offering him the Governorship of Now Zealand, and that Sir William Jervois has replied accepting the position. Sydney, Nov. 23. Parliament wis dissolved to-day, and writs have been issued for a general election, which will be concluded before the close of the year. Nominations for the Sydney constituencies will be made on the 28th inst.

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

London, Not. 20. Wholesale desertions nrc occurring amongst Egyptian troops ordered for service against the false prophet. Her Majesty' the Queen bestowed the medals for distinguished service in Egypt on the troops who have recently returned from that country, at Windsor to-day. Alexandria, Nov. 22. It has transpired that the Egyptian Government has decided to leave the English Government to determine whether the evidence which has been taken by the Commission at Cairo criminates Arabi in the massacres which took place at Alexandria and other places, and in the burning of Alexandria.