ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5971, 1 November 1884, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

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Expedition to Khartoum. liondon Chartered Bank of Australia. Repulse of tbe Chinese. Reply to the Speech from the Throne. [BBTJTBB*S THUO&IMB.] Beosired October Slit, 2.80 p.m. LONDON, October 30. The Bank of England to-day raised the rate of discount to 4 per cent. BeoeJved HoTember lit, 1.30 »m. LONDON, October 31. The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued in the House of Commons last night, when Lord Randolph Churchill moved an amendment censuring Mr Chamberlain for his action in connection with the riots that occurred at Birmingham on the 4th met. j A long and animated debate ensued, and resulted in the rejection of the amendment by a majority of thirty-six votes. Becetved October SUt, 2.80 p.m. CAIBO, October 30. The Ist battalion of Royal Irish Regiment, let battalion Royal West Kent Begiment, and Ist battalion of Gordon Highlanders, will ascend the Nile next week for Khartoum. - * Received NoTcmber Ist, 1.80 %.m. CAIRO, October 30. * Intelligence has been received here from Dal announcing ■; the arrival of Lord Wolseley and Btaff.

[BPBOIAl! TO FSaSS AJBBOCIATION.I Becetrwl October Slit, 11am. LONDON, October 30. The half-yearly meeting of the London Chartered Bank of Australia was held to- : day. The profits amounted to 1X66,000. A dividend of 6 per cent, was declared, and JQ20,000 were carried to the reserve fund, making a total of .£40,000 carried to that account on the year's transactions. : The charter of the Bank has been renewed for ten years. Becelvea October 81it, 10.15 pan. LONDON, October 31. William Howard Smith and Sons have purchased the ship-building yards and engineering works of Meesra Key and Sone, at Kirkcaldy and Kinghoro, on the Firth of Foith. The "Times" waimly praises Mr Jordan's process of treating pyrites. Professor Crooiea also suppoxts Mr Jordan's system. Vessels leaving Mareeilles axe now granted clean billa of health. A meeting will be held on Monday next to test the validity of certain decisions made by the liquidators in the Oriental Bank eetate. The Chinese have made repeated attack, on the French position at Tuyen Juyen, bnt were repulsed on each occasion. Six Moees Montefiore, whose centenary has just been celebrated, is at present suffering from a bronchial affection, which is causing his friends some anxiety.