ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5646, 25 March 1880, Page 2

ENGLAND.

! London, March 19. • New Zealand five per cent 10-10 scrip j loan, is quoted at 10-li. • The House of ' Commons has adjourned : until Wednesday next, when .the dissolution will take place. ', Information has been received of the seizure of. two Italian vessels by an , Austrian man-of-war. The former were conveying arms and ammunition to the ' Albanians, and the Austrian commander, . upon receiving information of their : mission; 'seized the Italian vessels as ; smugglers. ■' • ■ • > . , ■. . , March 20. '; ; ' 'Four and a half per cent. NeSv Zealand : loan is quoted at 96". Consols have advanced one- eighth and ■ai'e:.no.AV^q;uotedat 98 £ ■ ••. .' - ; i • ; Adelaide Avheat is quoted at 59s per '49(31b5, and New : Ze'a'laiid wheat at .47s ; 9d.^ <Th'o market 'is quiet. ' '■'.'■.'■' Australian tallow : Best b.epf, 85s to '365, best mutton', 37s'. . . . The St. 'Leonards; from -Wellington,' j has 'arrived.. ■■ .: ;, . j ..■._;..' ; The University boat race was roAved to-day, and was Avon by the Oxford ,crew. ; \ :l ' '■ • ; - ' ' •'•■-'" i -Mr- Parhell has reached Q'uee'ristdwn, Ireland, froni; America. ; : ' . <. .•. . „. , .;. March 23. ; The latest, .news from , Afghanistan j states ..that^ the chiefs, aj; Ghiazni have i offered' to., submit ■ to* fhe British coni■maudeiyand are willing to negotiate for j peace. " y In the House of' Lord^Vto-ddy, Vis"xsount Cranbropk, Secijetary of State, for ; Intlia, made a statement .regarding the ipresent position of "affairs iv Afghanistan. His Lordship said^ that, Gr'ciieral 'Stewart, with a force under his command, Wvas returning to India via ; Gh'ugner, : where a largo body of the .enemy were •collected at present..-] Tt' -was 'uncertain, though, Avliether an attack Avould be made by General Stewart in vieAv of the recent oiler of submission by the chiefs. Tho wool market is iirhi/' and it is expected will continue so. March 24. ; The Times, in a leading article, expects that an equal balance of parties Avill be likely to take place in the next Parliament. .-.