LATE TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 889, 2 June 1871, Page 2

LATE TELEGRAMS.

London, May sth. The steamer Queen of Thames is lost. In the House of Commons, Gladstone opposed the discontinuance of telegraph postage services on Sunday. Tile Chancellor of the Exchequor, in introducing the) budget, said the rescources of the United Kingdom were elastic. The revenue was two and one third millions in excess of the estimate — the expenditure half-a-million less ; cost of Army, half-a-million hi excess of estimate. Civil servioe, one million less. The Attorney General and Mr Disraeli said that the treaty must be respected until formally revoked. Mr Gladstone stated that the real target of the opposition was the abolition of army purchase. A vote of censure on the Naval Administration, owing to the loss of the Captain, was defeated. The estimated expenses of the army including abolition of purchase system, is i 16,000,000 ; navy, £9,750,000. A revenue tax was proposed on matches but was withdrawn, and an additional 2d per £ on the income tax proposed. The Budget was opposed, but advices say the Government obtained 46 in favor of a modified Budget. i The Enfranchisement of Woman Bill was defeated. ! The Prince of Wales opened the Internation Exhibition at Kensington. The proposal to reserve a portion of Epping Forest for a Public Park was defeated. Earl Granville announced fn the House of Lords the receipt of official despatches confirming the reported safety of Dr. Livingstone, at Zanzibar ; he had been destitute, but his immediate wants were supplied. Both well won the Newmarket race; Stirling, 2nd ; King of First, 3rd. A slight shock of - earthquake occurred in Scotland. New York, April 24. Sailed — Game Cock, for Melbourne and Dunedin ; Aera, ditto. London. — Arrived: Asterope ; Countess Kintore. •Sailed — Excelsior, Caronilla. I Loading —Speedy, for Canterbtuy. Liverpool— Sailed, Otago for Dunedin,