TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5364, 4 December 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BY CABLE.

Bγ Electric Telegraph—Copyright. [bbuteb's telegrams.] Received December 2nd, 12.45 p.m. LONDON, November 30. Consols, 101$ (sic, ?ex div). The Bank rate of discount remains at 5, and the market rate at 3| per cent. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is .£11,000,000, being half a million more than last week; the proportion of reserve to liabilities is 42 per cent. New Zealand securities are without quotable change. Colonial breadstuffs are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 49s 6d; New Zealand, 44s to 475. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 345. Off coast cargoes of New Zealand wheat are quoted at 42s 6d. Australian tallow— beef, 425; best mutton, 44s 6d. Beceived December 2nd, 2.40 p.m. LONDON, December 1. A bulletin has been issued, stating that the Bight Hon. Henry Fawcett, Post-master-General, is suffering from a severe attack of diphtheria. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Charles Dilke, Tinder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to & question, stated that the Egyptian Government had asked that a British commander and British, officers might be appointed to the now Egyptian army. The latest report announces that Dr. -Taifc is xuywr e333urin<£**-&zicL Hopes o£ Hie re> BooeiTed I>ecexaber Htli, X aLsiConsols remain at 1O1&T ex divl; Neir Zealand Five Per Cent. 10-4O TJoan, 1O4J ; Five Per Cent. 1889 Loan, 104; Four and a-liaif 3Per- Cent. 1579-190-S Xjostzi, IO2J. Total quantity of wheat, afloat for Great Brilam, quartets, being 20,000 . less titan las); week. Adelaide wheat, ez warehouse, remains ai 49s 6d ; Natr Zealand ditto .has declined to 433 6d ; Adelaide flour, ex siotv S4a. The total stock of tallow in. the London market to-day is 13,200 "■ caske, being an increase of 2QO casks compared with the stock last month. ~ Australian tallow is unchanged at 42s for best beef, and 44s 6d for beat mutton. At to-day's wool sale 5700 bales were offered', and prices somewhat firmer. The P. and O. Company's steamship Eohilla, which left Melbourne on October 12thi arrived at Plymouth to-day. , LONDON, Decembers. There are no changes to report in the money or produce markets. The catalogue at to-day's wool sale comprised 8400 bales. The firm prices of yesterday were maintained to-day. The Bight Hon. Henry Pawcett, Postmaster-General, iaseriously indisposed, and bis condition is now considered critical. Anthony Trollope has suffered a severe relapse, and also is in a dangerous state of health. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 1. The new Turkish Ministry, has been formed under Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Grand Vizier. Safvet Pasha has been appointed Foreign Minister", and Husne Pasha, Minister of War. The tendencies of the new Ministry Are decidedly Anglo-phile. Beceived December 4th, 1 a.m. , BEBLIN, December i. The floods on the Bhine are gradually subsiding. The country,' has sufferied severely through the recent inundationa.

TSPBCLU. TO PB2SB ASSOCX4TION.] Received December 2nd 1.20 p.m. - - LONDON, December let, 5.22 aan. The "DaQy News" states that a compromise has been arrived at in respect to the trial of Arabi Pasha. He is to plead guilty to a charge of rebellion, and -will be exiled, bat will retain bis sword, rank, and emoluments. The Bbine is falling, bat the damage done by the overflow is estimated at millions of franco, and there are thousands of people thrown into distressed circumstances, i The English Government hae decided to prosecute William Redmond for sedition, and to require "Michael Davitt aad Mr Healey, MJP., to find security to be of good behaviour, or in default imprisonmeat. ' Itiasbeen arranged that Baker Pw&a is to retain command of the Egyptian Qsudarmes, irat An English -general i» ie fee placed in eommaa&d <* the -whole <#&c £gypsuta forces. Another constable has bees shot in County Mayo. 4.ta, 8.43 a>m. Z.ON&QN, December 2, SM^^a. The wodt sake - catalogue eompriaed 89,000 bales, of which 9800 were withdrawn. Good balky marine* vA V*t ctiifeebreds met with enppart at ▼sines, but *<&***&■ a reduction of from a id to Id, whilecoaree croadaede were Id and inferior scouted »a lower.

In the House of Commons, Mr Gladstone's proposals for the appointment of committees to deal with the snbjootß of Law and Commerce hare been carried by ■. wa 3T of experiment.

Another constable has been shot » Keay.