Wool is Blightly easier, owing to j interior selections offering. The Con tinental bay era purchased about half the quantity on Friday, when 18,000 bales were sold. For, to-day's sales 10,000 bales are catalogued ; 130 bales of Australian. LEATHER MABKET. Leather has sold at £d deoline on last quotations ; 250 bales of basils sold at from |d' to id advance. £NATIONAL COLONISATION SCHEME. London, October 7. The National State Colonising Association are seeking to co-operate with Mr. "W. L. Bees, who is promul gating a Boheme for colonising the East Coast of New Zealand. The prospectus of the Co-operative Coloni sation Association, with a capital of half a million and another half million in debentures, has been privately circulated. PARIS EXHIBITION. Pabis, October 6. M. Berger advises that Victoria and New Zealand should erect annexes at the Paris Exhibition, otherwise there will not be more than 8000 feet avail able for those Colonies. FRENCH INSPECTING SCHOOLS AT TUNIS. Home, October 6. Bignor Crispi, the Italian Premier has protested against the Frenoh inspection of Italian schools at Tunis, and threatens Italian inspection of Frenoh schools in Borne if the Frenoh persist in carrying out the intention indicated at Tunis. BATTLE OF KA.TKOI, Calcutta, October 6. The British expedition against the Akozais occupied Katkoi after severe fighting, in which cix English and two Sepoys were wounded, Captain Beley, of the Bengal Staff, was killed in the engagement. The enemy's loss was 200 killed and 150 wounded. Calcutta, October 7. The British have now occupied a strong position near the top of the Black Mountains. ISHAK KHAN DEFFATED. ißhak Khan was defeated at Taeh knrgan by Abduirabraan, who cap tured the place. Itshak fled to the mountains. REPUBLICAN TARIFF. "Washington, October 4. The Republican Tariff would reduce the revenue by 75,000,000 dollarß, chiefly by the reduction of the duties on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar. In their proposals tho duty on wool is fixed at 11 cents.
