TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4638, 12 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.]

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN".

[BETT-S-'S telegrams.]

LONDON, June 9,

• -Consols are at 98§ ex dividend. _Jew Zealand Securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat and flour and Australian tallow are at last quotations.

Jane 10,

The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Earl Kimberley, has sent an official despatch to the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal, instructing him to avoid allowing the extension of territory to be a plea for disputes between colonists and Native tribes, and to abstain from interference with the free tribes.

Information has been received that the Albanians are disbanding, and a resumpof hostilities with the Montenegrins is improbable.

The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16,625,000. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 525; flour, ex warehouse, 38s; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 495.

The Australian Cricketers commenced a .match to-day against an Eleven of Yorkshire County at Dewsbury. The ground was not in good order. The Home team went in first, and their innings closed for 55. Spofforth and Palmer each took five wickets. The Australians then went in, but only succeeded in scoring 65. The Yorkshire men commenced their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had scored 51 runs, with the loss of only one wicket. The race for the Ascot Gold Cup took place to-day, and resulted as follows:— Isonomy, 1; Chippendale, 2; Zut, 3.

Mr .Gladstone, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposes to reduce .the duty on wines and raplace the malt duty. He further proposes to increase the fee for spirit licenses and to increase the income tax by twopence. These changes will show a surplus of £380,000. CALCUTTA, June 10. The Viceroy of India has sent an order to General Stewart to evacuate Cabul by November. It is expected that Gundamuk and Shutargardan will be the extreme points in Afghanistan that will be retained by the British.

VAIiPAEAISO, June 10. The Chilians have captured the Peruvian seaport town of Arica.