TELEGRAPHIC

Evening Star, Issue 7247, 25 June 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright ] [Reuter’s Telegrams. 1

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON. June 23. Consols are J lower, at 101£. The market rate of discount is 1J per cent., or | below the Bank rate.

New Zealand inscribed stock is at 98J,

The weekly returns of the Bank of England, show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be L 15,200,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 48 per cent.

THE WOOL MARKET. LONDON, June 23.

At to-day’s colonial wool sales 12,000 bales were offered. The market was firm. The total withdrawals arpount to 10,000 bales.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. LONDON, June 2.%

The Organising Committee have appointed Mr Thomas E. Calcutt architect of the building, but the design he has already submitted will be considerably modified. Other designs will also be exhibited at an early date. The amount collected for the Institute already reaches L 300,000.

FORGING SIGNATURES TO PETI TIONS.

LONDON, June 23,

At the afternoon sitting of the House of Commons a man named Bidmead, who was placed at the bar, was severely rebuked by the Speaker for having been guilty of wholesale forgery of signatures to petitions presented to Parliament.

[Special to Press Association.]

LONDON, June 23,

(Received June 24, 1887, at 9.60 p.m.)

Mu J. F. Burns, Treasurer of New South Wales, has deplined the companionship of the Order of St. Miohael and St. George, The Duke of Cambridge has telegraphed to Sir H. Sandford, secretary of the British Commission of the Adelaide Exhibition, expressing gratification at the success of the Inhibition. The Queen expressed hey great pleasure on heating of the enormously - attended meeting in Sydney in celebration of her Jubilee. LONDON, June 2*. (Received June 26,1887, at noon.)

The Privy Council refused a motion for the consolidation of the two actions pending against the Mount Morgan West Goldmining Company, In the appeal cage of Parnell v. Bowman judgment was reserved. H.M. ships Conquest and Triumph have been ordered to Honolulu.

Diplomatists do not regard with dismay the threats of Russia and France, since Germany, England, Austria, and Italy are united regarding the Egyptian question. It is reported that the Bokharan chieftains, despite the orders of the Emir, refuse to allow the Russian force to advance into Badakshan.

Captain Plunket has assumed magisterial control of Cork owing to the Afayor favoring the rioters.

The frahran (Victoria) municipal loan of L 70,000 at 3 per cent, is announced. The minimum is fixed at 107&, and tenders are to be opened on the 28th inst. King Milan ol Servia is about to visit Vienna for the benefit of his health. It is Expected that he will abdicate, and a revolution is considered probable. It is reported that Mr F> H. O’Donnell, formerly member for Dungarvan, intends to bring a libel action agajnst ‘ Tfie Tjtqes’ in V rqisp tllP flashes relative to the parnpllite cri(pe§. The latest news receive!) from Afghanistan is favorable to the Ameer.

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THE ADELAIDE EXHIBITION. ' MELBOURNE, June 24, June lesr, at 1.16 a m.)

It ia expected that fully 100 Victorian members of Parliament will avail themselves of the invitation to visit the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition,

THE CASE OF PORWOOD. MELBOURNE, June 24,

Application was again made to-day before Justice Vyilliama for the release of Charles Forwood, solicitor, who was arrested last month on a charge of larceny as a bailee in New Zealand, The Judge reserved his decision.

THE JUBILEE. MELBOURNE, June 24,

The Government declined to release any prisoners in honor of Her Majesty’s Jubilee.

THE PEAT FERRY DISASTER. SYDNEY, June 24. The sufferers by the Peat Ferry Railway accident are ftU progressing favorably.

THE SYDNEY TRAMWAYS. SYDNEY. June 24.

Several proposals have been received for leasing the Sydney tramways from the Government.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, June 25,

A private cablegram from London states that the Eev. Charles Clarke, the lecturer, leaves this month for Australia. An old woman named Davis was found dead in her house at Panmure. She has been missing for several days. The body was in a horrible state, the rgts having eaten it.

The missiop schooner Southern Cross arrived to-day, having on board the crew of the American vhaler Petrel, who were picked up op one of the Pacific islands, WELLINGTON, June 25.

The Representation Commission will not finish their report before Tuesday. The Press Association has made arrangements for a pricis of the alterations to be sent out as soon as the Governor has signed the report. The Commission refuse to make any particulars known before the boundaries are settled. These may possibly be gazetted on Thursday.