ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7719, 16 April 1887, Page 2

ENGLAND.

(Ucccivcd April 15. 2A5 p.m.) ...__..„..-,. .. Lo:NDON,--April 14. . ■ The. Bank of. England to-day reduced itsrate of discount to 2i per cent.

~ The'party of "Conference delegates who visited Fqrtsniputh- yesterday with the First, Lord of the Admiralty inspected several.' torpedo gunboats- and ironclads, and afterwards lunched with the Admiral Superihtendent.'-'iln H lid ''afternoon they witnessed- a- ."s.ham , fight ■ t between two bodies of bluejackets numbering 800, and ■after la.trip.jto ,the Solent returned to London. ' /'<,-..'.

:;:•'.■: C ;(Rqcgiyed:Aprii 15; 3.30 p.m.) One of tlie steamers -.trading between New, Haven and Dieppe, was wrecked on the rocks near the latter- port. The passengers lamlejl in boats, but one boat fall of people capsized, and twelve persons wero drowned. l^ -<■' i ■■;•.■:>"-.',; .'< c '■'■'■ .-;"_ .

■riTlfcjDa^y'^ci'Js'tb-dayiliopes the discussioiibylthcjCbnfereuce,of. the question ' of itnariiagg With a deceased wife's sister ;wiil'<lead:,to, - tlie -lemfidy of the serious.grievances under whiMFili'o I ' colonies now ■.suffer. „ , ,i;, ri riTiFr-ti j- ipn.:-, "- ,, r' r (Rccoived ; April 15, 10.10.p.rii.)-! ' - Consols ate atlO2gj _r \ ■' ' ' v ., i.iTlie market,. rate V 6f' discount' is(' at I|, and the Bank ratqiar^per'cent.'f'S/ '.I.Tlie New Zealan'tf ]s.por, cent. ,10-iO loan .i^atflOlJijfand^thp^fpw^c'ent^

r..The:)>yeekly._,'ret^s'6K;|;Ue\JJtSk of England show" '.ihe i total j reseWeun:notes 'mcl^Ho^to^b'e^iej^SOpiXfTlie.pn)nortiotPof'tl^'iesei've'to^thie^liabilities.is r6o,percent. t y V ,\-.--;-..- j!m \i ,r,--v*vt • 71 The iwfidl marfcet'is'flrm;'KAt;to-aay'B ■ auction ; ll,B(K),tbale3=Avere/.offei;ea. ** 1000 -bales have, been 'Syit|i<|ffiSviV to /late.