THE LATEST. London, March 25.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1518, 28 March 1882, Page 2

THE LATEST. London, March 25.

News has been received from Ireland that the strong ill-feeling which has manifested itself of late between the men of the 74th and the 88th Regiments, stationed in Galway, culminated in a serious disturbance in that town to-day. Two bodies of men belonging to the regiments named met in the streets, and a riot at once commenced. They fought desperately for some time, and several combatants received injuries of a more or less serious character. The disturbance was at length suppressed by the police, and several arrests were made. Telegrams from Port Au Prince in the West Indies, state that a serious epidemic of small-pox has broken out there. The disease is of a virulent type, and 4400 deaths have already resulted. Consols have advanced to IOIJ. New Zealand securities are firm at last quotations. Adelaide and New Zealand breadstuff's are unchanged. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,530,000 quarters Australian tallow has advanced by 6d cwt. ; best beef is quoted at 39s 6d ; best mutton, 44s 6d. At yesterday's wool sale 9900 bales were offered. The market is steady, but the demand is not active. At to-day's auction 10,900 bales were catalogued, and the tone of the sales was firm. The series of wool sales will open on the 1 6th May, The total probable quantity offered has been 350,000 bales.