BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 9542, 11 June 1887, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Bt Bliotbio Tslbgjuph— Qoptbight.] (ESUTSS'S TELEGRAMS.) LONDON, Jone 9. y.-w Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock has declined to 99. The B ink of Eagland's returns show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be LU,700,000, and its proportion to liabilities 47 per cent. At the wool sales to-day a fair demand was shown. The catalogue comprised 8700 bales. Since the opening of the Beries 3000 bales have been withdrawn. The race for the Ascot Gold Cup to day resulted as follows :— Baud's Bird o' Freedom, 1 ; Captain Bowling's Carracco, 2 ; Fern's The Baron, 3. The decision of the Queen that the Royal procession through London on the 21st in celebration of the Jubilee should be of a semi-State character is being unfavourably criticised. Mr Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, baa given notice to move to-morrow that the House fix a period within which a Committee of the whole shall report on the Grimes Bill. Mr E. Stanhope, Secretary for War, announced in the House of Commons to- [ day that the New South Wales volunteers | wbo took part in the Soudan campaign | will be allowed to wear the Khedive's | bronze star, June 10. Received lltb, l.^G a.m. In the House of Commons last night Mr Smith moved that the 17th inßt, be fixed ac tbe date within which ths committee of the whole House should report on the Qrimes B«H and that the remaining clauses an(J amendments be put without debate, Mr Arthur Balf our the Chief-Secretary for Ireland moved and tha House agreed that tha Treasury make provision for the trial in London of tha persons accused of the crimeß committed in Ireland. It is announced that the royal procession through London on the 21st inst. in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee will be virtually a state procession. Her Majesty will not wear tbe crown but will wear the orders, An open carnage will be used,