ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7959, 25 January 1888, Page 2

ENGLAND.

(Received January 21, 4.16 p.m.) London, January 23. The Orient Company htivo signed the new mail contract. (Recelred January 24, 9 p.w.) Sir F. Dillon Bell will have an interview with M. Pasteur relative to the risk of chicken cholera affecting other animals. Mr F. H. Dangar, formerly of New South Wales, intends to pive a banquet to colonists at the Oriental Club to celebrate the centenary of New South WalesThe capital of the company to take over Bass's brewery has been subscribed fifteen-fold. Mr Cox, M.P. for East Clave, who was summoned to appear at Ennis on a charge of attending meetings which had been proclaimed but who failed to appear, lias been arrested here. No sales are reported of Australia wheat cargoes. The European beetroot crop is estimated to yield 2,300,000 tons. Consols are at 102-J. Chilian copper is quot»d at £77 los per ton. The English wheat market has declined sixpenco. The American market has an upward tendency. The Antwerp wool sales have opened at a general advance of from a penny to a penny halfpenny. (Received January 24, 10 30 p.m.) The market rate of discount is at 1J par cent., and the Bank rate at 3 pet cent.

- The New Zealand inscribed stock -is quoted at .99.' Tin is lower. Best Australian is quoted at £16* 15s per ton.. i (Reoelyed January 25, 1.20 a.m.) January 24. The Celtic Chief, bound to Albany, came into collision with and sank a German barque in the British Channel. The crew were sared. The Celtic Chief sustained but little injury, and returned to Falmoutli.