BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

West Coast Times, Issue 3581, 24 September 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

London, September 20. At the wool sales to-day, 9600 bales were offered j prices were firmly maintained, and there was a good attendance of home aud foreign buyers. The 4£ per cent New Zealand loan, 1879-1904, is quoted at 96^. Best Scotch pig iron, No. 1, free on board in Clyde, 30s. September 21. At the weol sales to-day, 4900 bales were offered, making a total of 261,400 catalogued since the opening. There was only a moderate demand, but prices were firmer. Galvanised iron is now quoted at £17.

News has been received' from Cape Town, that 1200 Basutos attacked the Cape Rifles, which are operating against them, and killed an officer and two men. The Rifles, however, inflicted heavy loss .on the Basutos. The land league agitation movement

ia Ireland is, vX the present time, very active.

Trickett and Laycock are both well, and continue in active training. The latter is sanguine of winning his race with Blackman. He has now got his new boat from Swaddle and Winship, of Newcastle-on-Ty ne. Hanlon arrived in England and has gone to Putney, where he has gone into training. The cricket match, Australians v. eighteen of Bradford, was commenced yesterday. The Australians went in first and scored 183, Boyle being top scorer with 44. He was stumped out. The Home team, in their first innings, scored 96 runs, and being over 80 behind their opponents had to follow on. In their second innings they have scored 88 runs for three wickets. In the first innings of the Bradford team, Palmer took 6 wickets. Spoffortb, Bannerrnan, and Slight are absent from this match. .September 22. Latest news from the Cape states that rambpokier, a powerful chief; has joined the Basutos against the British. In consequence of the relations between Turkey aud England in regard to the Montenegrin difficulty, various works which had been' commenced at Cyprus, have been stopped. The Porte has issued a circular saying that the Powers must be answerable for any result that occurs through the violation of the rights oif the Sultan, Berlin, Sept. 21. The Emperor of Germauy is slightly indisposed. The crisis in France is causing a feeling of disquiet ifl Germany.