ENGLISH & FOREIGN

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2251, 20 June 1881, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN

[eeutee’s telegeams.] LONDON, June 17. The Crops, Favorable accounts are published as to the state of the English wheat crops. The Land Bill. The Irish Land Bill was again under consideration in committee of the whole in the House of Commons to-day, when the second clause was passed after some discussion. The Markets Consols unchanged, at 100£; New Zealand five per cent. 10-40 loan, 105 : New Zealand five per cent. 1889 loan, 105 ; New Zealand four and a-half per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 103. The Bank rate of discount is per cent., the market rate being I£. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 48s 6d; New Zealand, 45s 6d; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 345; Australian tallow, best beef, 34s 6d; best mutton, 36s fid; best Sydney copra has to £l3 ss. At the wool auction to-day 7800 bales were catalogued, and a firm demand was again experienced. Ireland Improving. Recent intelligence from Ireland reports that the disorders in that country has somewhat abated; rioting between the peasantry and police having greatly subsided. The authorities however continue to take steps to prohibit all assemblies of people on occasions of sales, and at the scene of evictions of tenants. Torpedo Accident. News has been received that an accident has happened to a boat of Her Majesty’s Turret ship Monarch, one of the Mediterranean squadron, while at torpedo practice. One officer was killed and several seamen severely wounded. PARIS, June 17. The Crops. Accounts to hand from the wheat growing districts give favorable reports of the prospects of the French crops. Excitable Monsieur. Telegrams are to hand from Marseilles, announcing that an extraordinary disturbance occurred there to-day. Several regiments of French troops just returned from Tunis, were marching through the town, and on passing a building occupied by the Italian Club, they were hissed from the window by some of the members. There was a large number of people in the street at the time, and the action of the Italians greatly incensed them. They angrily demanded that the Italian escutcheon should be removed from the Club, and a great scene of disorder ensued. The Prefect arrived on the scene, and endeavoured to calm the mob, protesting against any violence, but despite this protest the Deputy-Mayor of the town, who was present, took the lead of the crowd, and ascending a ladder, tore down the escutcheon with his own hands. Order was then restored. The news of the occurrence has caused much excitement.

CABLE NEWS.