NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1017, 8 March 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

BY GABLE. . ft ENGLISH. ARREST OP SUSPECTED HATTON GARDEN POST OFFICE ROBBERS. PRINCE MILANPROOLAIMED KINGOFSERVIA. FENIAN PLOT TO BLOW UP A CUSTOMHOUSE. London, Feb. 6. Consols remain at 100§. The market rate of discount' has declined to 4J per cent; Bank rate 5. New Zealand securities are unchanged at the following quotations : —Five per cent. 10-40 loan, 105;, 4} per cent, 1889 loan, 104; 4} per cent, 1879-1904 loan, 100. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 545, and New Zealand ditto at 495, Adelaide flour, ex warehouse has further declined Is and is now quoted at 38s, Australian tallow—Best beef, 40*; best mutton, 455. Australian leather—Best sides are quoted at lid. At the wool sale to-day 10,000 bales were offered, making a total of 55,600 catalogued since the opening of the present Borios. The bidding was animated. Information ia to hand from Brussels to tho effect that tlio police Imvo arrested a party of men in that city who are charged with being concerned in the robbery of diamonds and other valuables from the Garden Post Office, London, in November last, London, Mauch 3. The mails per Oriont steamship Lusitani, which left Melbourne on Jan. 26, were delivered to-day, In both Houses of Parliament this evening, addresses to the Queen were passed expressing gratification at Her Majesty's oscapo from the recent attempt upon her life, • Mr W. E. Forster, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, addressed a meeting at Tullainore, in King's County to-day, In the course of his speech he reproached Irishmen for yielding to the terrorism which had prevailed, and added that the Government was determined that neither land--lords nor tenants should mar the effeo--1 tiveness of the Irish Land Act, Mr Forster further announced that, the imprisoned suspects would bo released when the outrages which still prevailed had ceased, :, . March 1. An atrocious Fenian plot has been discovered, its object being the destruction of the Custom House of Limerick, Ireland. A quantity of dynamite was found secretly stored in the building. The material was fortunately removed before any damage .was done. CONTINENTAL. • Vienna, March G. Prince Milan 11., of Soma, has assumed the title of King. The Royal proclamation was issued to-day, and received with great rejoicing. AMERICAN.

San Francisco, March 6. The Chineaie Exclusion Bill now before the United States is generally approved throughout California, and monster meetings are being organised in this city and other towns in the State for the purpose of preparing petitions to Congress in support of the measure, and to agitate in other ways in favor of its becoming law.