THE IRISH COERCIVE MEASURES. LARGE MEETING IN HYDE PARK.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 100, 26 October 1881, Page 2

THE IRISH COERCIVE MEASURES. LARGE MEETING IN HYDE PARK.

London, 24th October. Consols are unchanged at 99. New Zealand securities remain at the following quotations :— 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 100J ; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 103J ; 4_- per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 93f . The wheat market is dull, and prices have a tendency to fall. Adelaide wheat, ex store, unchanged, 083; New Zealand ditto has fallen Is, and is quoted to-day at 555 ; Adelaide flour, ex store, 425. The tallow market is dull and drooping ; Australian, best beef, 393 ; best mutton, 42s per cwt. • A meeting was held to-day in Hyde Park, at which resolutions were passed denouncing the coercive measures now being adopted by the Government in Ireland. It is estimated that fully 50,000 persons were present at the mooting, the proceedings of which were of an orderly character. News has been received to-day from Ireland that a farmer has beeu murdered at Ennis, in County Clare. The outrage is connpeted with the reoentragrarian agitation 'lhe perpetrator has.mot yet been discovered, i' 'Iho Australian andJSfew Zealand mails via Suez and Brindisi, which left Melbourne on 12th September, were delivered here today. Rome, 24ih October. Queen Margherita will accompany King Humbert in the latter' s approaching visit to the fcmperor Francis Joseph, at Vienna. Pacis, 24th October. Telegrams are to hand to-day from Tunis I announcing that a large force of French troops has been despatched againat the Arab insurgents at Kairwan,. which, i* now ' the focus" of the rebellion. The French columns, three in number, are now reported to be nearing their destination, and it is expected that the troops will shortly attack the rebels in full force. * Washington, 24th October. Mr. Morgan has been appointed to succeed Mr. Windom, as Secretary of the United States Treasurer.

MURDER OF A FARMER AT ENNIS. THE WAR IN TUNIS. IRBCTER'B TELEGRAMS.]