British and Foreign

Southland Times, Issue 11593, 27 November 1890, Page 2

British and Foreign

LONDON, Nov. 26. Messrs Jacomb, Balme and Co. submitted a catalogue of 11,000 bales of wool to auction. There was a fair attendance, but the competition was poor. Merino brought 7 Ad to lOd per lb, while crossbreds were five per cent, below the closing rates in October. (The N.Z. L. and M.A. Company have received the following cable dated London, 25th November : — "Wool— The sales opened at an average decline of about ~h per cent, on last sales' closiny rates. The principal decline has been in medium and inferior greasy and medium and inferior scoured. The attendance of boih Home and foreign buyers is normal, but competition is fairly active. The total quantity available, including wool held over from last series, is 158,000 bales, 12,000 bales of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct."] In spite of a proclamation forbidding it, a procession was formed to march through Euniscorthy to commemorate the death of the "Manchester martyrs" The police were compelled to charge the crowd and several of the latter were injured. The Unionist leaders are puzzled at the Unionists in Australia returning to them the sum of L-5000 cabled to them by way of a loan on the termination of the strike, and are desirous that the Australians shall accept the sum as a free gift to be applied in relief of those in distress. Mr Fitzgerald, the New South Wales labour representative, has gone to the provinces. Mr Parnell presides over a meeting of the Irish members to bo held afcer the delivery of the Queen's Speech tomorrow. The opinion is gaining ground that, after the O'Shea divorce case, his successful retention of the leadership of the party is impossible. Miss Cobden has been lined for sitting in the London County Council, it being ruled that women are ineligible for membership. Mr Kjbanley is Indignant afc the c)Jsc}os«. r es hia officers have made in regard to his affairs. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The settlers in the disturbed districts in Dakota are in a critical condition, the Indians being engaged in sacking th;ir homesteads, and the numbers of trocps stationed at the various points being insufficient to quell the rising, which it is feared will sjire - -id to Canada,