ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9999, 25 May 1895, Page 2

ENGLAND.

(Received May 2S, 10.90 nm.) London, May 23. Correction— Visible supply of wheat, 69,700,000 bushels. Victorian wheat cargoes ex Xaoiwara and Celtic Monarch were sold at 25s and 24s 9d respectively. Id Is rnmored \v otßolal circles that the Earl of Glasgow will succeed the lato Sir R. W. Dnff as Governor of New Sooth Wales. The Rev. John Reginald Harmer, Dean of Corpus Cbriatl College, Cambridge, who accepted the Bishopric of Adelaide, rendered vaowt by the appointment of the Right Rev. O. W. Kennlon, U.D., to the see of Bath and • Wella, was consecrated to-day by (he Archbishop of Canterbnry at Westminster Abbey, assisted by tbe Bishops of Man* cheater, LondoD, Bath- and Wells, and Salisbury. Canon Dr. Qaorga Body preached. V, Jabez Balfanr has been committed to stand his trial at the Jane sessions on six--, charges, (ReoelreOby 26, I*S> oja. May 24. Carbine and the Novelette colt have arrived safely at Welbeok, the residence of the Duke of Portland. The P. and O. Company's new cargo steamer Borneo, of 5000 tons, has been lannchsd. I Oaoar Wilde's case has been adjourned. J The charge against him in connection I with Shelley has been withdrawn, as there was no corroborative evidence. Lord Salisbury, in his apeeoh ab Bradford, said it was imperative for tbe Empire to assume new responsibilities when opening new markets in uncivilised nations. The vacanoy caused la the represents tion of Warwick and Leamington in tbe House of Commons, owing to the retirement of Mr Spaaker Pen!, has been filled by the return of Mr Lytcelton, Unionist, by a majority of 600 votes. ' . The son of tbe Ameer of Afghanistan has arrived in England, and great preparations are being made to entertain him. Owing to bad reports of the American crops there ia a sadden boom in Australian wheat, wbioh rose from Is to la 6d per quarter in a few hoars. Lord Roberts has been promoted to the position of Field-Marshal. The Times, in referring to the deputation from the associated Chambers of Commerce, which will wait to-day on the Premier, Chancellor, and Postmaster* General, iv support of a resolution carried at the Canadian Conference 'favoring a subsidy to the Paoifie steamers and cable, strongly nrged Lord Rotebery to assent to tho proposals of tbe colonies, which it says have already taken their part ia - welding together the Empire, and colonial taxpayers who are bearing the bnrdan. Reoelved M»y 25, ISO a*m.) t The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the total reserve to be £28.430,000, and the proportion of reserves to liabilities to be 6438. Consols, 108. Three months bills are discounted at | par cent-. New Sonth Wales 4 per cents, 113$ ; 3J ditto, 107. Vlotorian, 108 and 101. South Australian, 109 and 104. Queensland, ,110 and 102. New Zealand, Hi and 104. Tasmanian 3J, 104. West Australian 4 per cents, 118. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, is firm at 27s 6d • Sonth Australian ditto, 37s fid ; Tlotorian is steady, 27s 9d. New Zealand mutton, first quality 8d per lb ; second ditto 2Jd ; lamb averages The New Zealand hemp market Is unchanged. Tbe sngar market is quiet. German beet 10s 3d, Java 12s Qd. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 43s 3d. At tbe wool sales a good selection waa offered, and prices were very firm. At Bradford prices are firm, but business Is restricted. The frozen prod nee ex steamer Aberdeen from Australia has arrived in good condition.