ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5408, 26 January 1883, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

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[b_ote_b T—_O—v_3.] [^ Received January 25th, 2 p.m. } LONDON, January 24 At a meeting of ahare holderp in the 2 , Bank of Australasia to-day a ballot w»f, taken on a proposal of the Board to crease the capital by the issue ofnnet# t shares to the amount of .£400,000. Ai scrutiny showed that the majority of — shareholdera were in favor of the increase

of capital. Received January 25th, 2.40 p.m. ~ Xji XONDON], January 24th, Evening. T. M.Healy, M.P. for Wexford, and; Messrs Davitt and Quinn, leaders of tWj Irish National League, who were motf; moned last month for making sedition speeches, have been brought up for Their case closed to-day, and defen_t»> were required to find heavy bail that tfcp would keep the peace, or undergo eaca.p£ months' imprisonment. _ ~\

The election for the vacancy in *» representation in the House of Comn10_:» Mallow, Ireland, took place to-day, an d *£ suited in the return of Mr *' Nationalist" candidate, who defeated tjM other candidate, an avowed Govenuaffl| supporter, by a considerable majority. \ Consols have advanced to 102. New &»*$ hind securities are unchanged. *, Wheat is firm ot 50b 6d for Adelai*| Mid 44s 6d to 48s per quarter for Newj&# land; ditto, Australian tallow,besthertr 43s 6d, and best mutton, 463 per cwt TW market is firm. ts Arrived at Plymouth—P. &O. Owg pany*s steamship Kaiser-i-Hind, frvm IMbourne Dee. 7. ,f) Received January 25th, 2.4') p.m. '-'';J-----PARIS, Januarys*;^ Tho Empress Eugenic has succeeded n| re-uniting tiro Bonapartist party. She«ft| turned to-day to London. _^/ CAPETOWN, January 9**4 Intelligence ia to hand irom z^ nl *§? that Cetewayo 'has arrived in Uluadi, am that the ceremony of hia re-instate!**** will take place immediately. '-* Received January 25th, 8.40 p.m. - d SAN FRANCISCO, January2*y /Arrived yesterday—B.M.S.-l*©f/W| York with the homeward maila, uW| Auckland, January 2nd. , l"£. Received January 25th, 10 p.m. -.*} CAIRO, Jantutfy »$ Sir Auckland Colvin, who re— signed his position as British Conte General of Egyptian finance, offered and has accepted the P?*j| Financial Adviser to the Egyptian o"^% ment. . 'i_s_ CONSTANTINOPLE, January Z^ It has transpired that a communi*«|w recently passed between the the French Government regard—g & 9 Wm cular note issued to th* Great 2ore»m Januarys—.by the English QoJ f ll^^& in which it explained its totention tags regard to Egypt. It ia now a- dert **g that the Ottoman Government are Fp