ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6281, 21 June 1882, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London, June 19.

A firm and active demand was experienced at to-day's wool sale. The catalogue comprised 9200 bales. The homeward mail 3, via Naples, which left Melbourne on May 15 per Orient steamer Cotopaxi, were delivered here to-day. The mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated Melbourne, May 9, were also delivered to-day.

Recent accounts to hand T , the. Keniisn'hbp grbund§ ; ar4 df'W mOTe favor-* able nature, and it is believed that the crop will be better than was anticipated. A portion of the steamship Cuzco's cargbof f rozeh. mutton wrts^placfel in =tES' market to-day. • 'The -'meat was in fair .condition, and averaged 6jd per pound. j It has transpired that the Government have issued instructions to the officers ; commanding the trobpd in'.lfeland to take', the necessary precautionary measures against a rising, which- it is believed is threatened.

; /The Avistraliaijisrcommenced a;crick9|™ match at Sheffield to-day against lan. ; eleven of, Yorkshire, There was an enormous crowd, of spectators present. The weather, was showery during the day,, and .the wickei was consequently" somewhat i heavy. The Home team went first to tne" wickets, but, with the exception of J. Phillips, who scored 38, they were unable to make a stand against the splendid bowling of the Australians, and were all disposed of for a total of 92. Garrett and ■Giffen both did great execution, the former taking four wickets for 27 runß, ;and the latter five wickets for 16. The Australians then commenced their first innings, and when the ? Btumps~w«Jre d/aw^f for the day they had put together 9dis runs, jfar, : four wiojiets. a . The: v'highest scores were— Bannerman; (caught), 34; and Murdoch :(notiouty t : 42. V ,':?.: .:j