CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3536, 26 April 1880, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

(Rkcteu's Special to Association.)

London, April 23 COMMERCIAL.

The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1)790,000 quarters, beiug 120,000 quarters less than last week. Australian tallow is dull and declining, best beef 328, best mutton 33s 6d. The Wool Sales. At the wool sale to-day 10,900 bales were offered. A firm and active demand was maintained. Tenders for Oamsru Waterworks Loan of £89,000 were opened to-day, £76,000 are offered at from £96 to £101|, aud the balance of £13,000 at £96. London, April 25. Consols advanced to 99. ' New Zealand securities remain unchanged. Australian and New Zealand breadstuffs remain at last quotations. At to-day's wool auction 11,700 bales offered, making a total of 53,000 catalogued since the opening. A firm and active demand was again shown at the sale.

London, April 24. Mr Gladstone has been appointed First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He has accepted the task of forming the new Ministry. It is probable that Earl Granville will accept office as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ■April 23. The Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone has been summoned by the Queen. Arrired : The Halcioue, from Napier, od January Ist. The Marquis of Hartington aud Earl Granville had an audience to-day. April 22. GLADSTONE AGAIN PREMIER.

The Marquis of Hartingdon, after an absence with the Queen, returned to London and had an interview with Earl Granville and the Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone. He returns to Windsor to-day, when it is expected he will decline the (ask of forming the new Ministry, but will propose Mr Gladstone, who will probably be summoned by her Majesty today. Calcutta, April 23. , RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. - Hostilities have been resumed in Afghanistan. A severe attack was made on General Stewart's force in the vicinity of Ghuznee, when 15000 Afghans endeavoured to reduce the British position, but were defeated with heavy loss. The-British loss at present is unknown. General Stewart's vanguard entered Ghuznee on the 20th inst.

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London, April 10. The Eight Hon. 11. A. Orofs, Home Secretary, has been re-elected - for South* west Lancashire, in the face of Lord Derby's influence, exerted in favour of the Liberals. Sir William Hart Dyke, Political

Secretary to the Treasury (Government Whip), has been re-elected for MidKent. . For .Dublin, Messrs Brooks aud Lyons have been elected, Mr Edwards, proprietor of the London Echo, has been elected for Salisbury in the Liberal interest. Sir Hardinge Griffard, the SolicitorGeneral, who, in the last Parliament, was member for Launceston, was a candidate for Edinburgh, and was rejected. Mr D. McLaren (Liberal, brother-in-taw to Mr John Bright) hq.s again beenek >.ed for Edinburgh. Sir William Harcourt (Liberal) has been re-elected by the city of Oxford, and the Hon. E. Bourke, Dnder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has again been returned for King's Lynn. The election for Lambeth resulted in the re-election of Sir James Lawrence and Alderman Me Arthur (Liberals). E'or the Tower Hamlets Mr Charles T. Ritchie (Conservative) and Mr Joseph D. A. Samnda (Liberal) have been returned. For Marylebone Mr W. Forsyth, QC. ; (Conservative), was defeated. Sir Thomas Chambers and another Liberal being I elected. In the contest for York City, | the Hight Hon. James. Lowther, Secretary for Ireland, was defeated, his minority being only nine. London, April 12th. The Indian Government will contribute £1000 towards a project for placing the teas on the Australian market. Whitehead'/s Meat Impoi'tation Company is announced, with a capital of £150,000. The Illawarra Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Ramaska sailed for Sydney on the Bth inst.