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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1481, 3 May 1873, Page 2

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tered. The annual subsidy to be paid by Queensland is L 20,000. April 22. City and Suburban Handicap—Brayley's b c Mornington, 1 ; Saville'sbrc Cremorne, 2 ; A. C. Barclay's b c Bertram, 3. Paris,- April 22. The French indirect revenue for^the first quarter in 1873 is fifteen million francs above the Estimates. Frankfort, April 22. Terrible riots have occurred in Frank-fort-on-the-Maine, in consequence .of an advance in the price of beer. Sixteen breweries were sacked by the mob, 1 and the troops were called out, who fired upon the people, killing 12 and wounding 37. 12C were arrested. •London, April 23. Gladstone, speaking on Eastwick's Motion respecting the Central Asian.question, said that if anything the correspondence furnished gave a limited right, of interference in Afghanistan, if deemed necessary. The correspondence embodied—firstly, A negative pledge on the part of Russia, that Afghanistan was outside the sphere, of her influence in Asia ; sesondly, The settlement of boundaries in Afghanistan ; and, thirdly, A pledge that England should use her moral influence to restrain the Ameer from aggression. \ r The Russians crossed the Attreck and Gurgon rivers oh the 12th March, after defeating the Turkomans, and re-crossed on the 18th, by Achkla bridge, with the permission of the Persian commander.i April2l. In the House of Commons, Lowe's financial resolutions have been- passed, with the exception of that for the reduction of sugar duties, which itis proposed shall be re-committed. Mr Ward Hunt criticised the Budget, and Childers replied, contrasting it|qrith that of the last Conservative Government. Gladstone is unable to deal with the question of local taxation this session, which caused great disquietude. Earl de la Warr has committed suicide. April 24. The London colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals are upwards of 200,000 bales. Upwards- of 9500 have been offered j Port Phillip 'preponderated. Colonial sorts fairly represented. The attendance of both home and foreign buyers was large. The.biddings commenced with great spirit, and the prices at the dose ranged about the same as last series.

CABLE TELEGRAMS TO APRIL 24 [NEW' ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.'] London, April 18. I Russia and Persia have exchanged notes respecting the violation of the boundaryline by Russian troops during a skirmish with Turkomans in the valley of Attrek. I Russia admits the possibility of a violation on the occasion referred to, but promises to respect the boundary henceforth. Galle, April 18. The s.s. Bangalore arrived from Australia yesterday. London, April 19. Sir James and Lady Fergusson left by the Brindisi mail yesterday for Melbourne. Chevalier, the artist, accompanies the Prince of Wales to Vienna. A prospectus has been issued of the Anglo- Australian Steam Navigation Company, for a service via the Cape ; capital, L 1,250,000. Six steamers of large tonnage are to be employed in performing the voyage to Melbourne in forty-two days. The managers are Gibbs, Bright, and Co., of Liverpool and London, and the Board or ~xjißsurora--M>- - mii — iuii«««t,:».i — - 7 including Sir Daniel Gooch, Messrs Dillayn, Gilpin, Brassey, and Charles Reed. The steamer Great Britain is to be taken at a valuation for paid up shares. The great Australian Gold Company, with a capital of L 200,000, is announced.

Money is in moderate demand. Disr count, 4 per cent. Bank returns ,are unfavorable, and an advance of discount is expected. Stocks steady. Oils unchanged. Wheat steady at 2.77 for cargoes now afloat.

Arrived. — Cossack, war steamer, from Melbourne.

April 21. An official inquiry has been held by the Board of Trade into the loss of the Atlantic steamer. The supply of coal is held to have been dangerously insufficient, and the whole system of managementglaringly deficient. The captain's certificate was suspended for'two years, and the fourth 1 officer's for three months. A rule nisi has been granted at the instance of Messrs Norwood, shipowners] calling upon Mr Plimsoll, M.P., to answet a criminal information for libel, arising out of the question relating to the mercantile marine. The French Atlantic cable is broken. April 22. ; The heavy portion of the Australian February mail has arrived. Fawcett's Bill for abolishing the Tests in the Dublin University has passed a second reading. Spain. . The Carlists have been further defeated by Government troop 3in Northern Spain. The Nord Deutsch Zeitung has endorsed the opinion of the Russian press, of conferring on the Khiva question, and ridi-i cules English feelitig on the question. Bombay, April 22. The Dutch have been disastrously repulsed in attacking Acheen, and compelled to retreat to the coast. At a council of war held it was resolved to suspend the further progress of the expendition until autumn, in consequence of the monsoon. The blockade continues. In the House of Commons, Mr Eastwick, member for Penlyn^ in moving for the production of correspondence on the Khivan question, dwelt at some length on the alarming progress made by Russia in Central Asia,' and advocated close alliance with Persia. Mr Grant Duff, Under Secretary for [ndia, in replying, denied that theßusjian advance justified any alarm, though ie admitted it was a matter requiring vigilance. The motion was then withdrawn. April 23. A prospectus is issued for an Eastern Australian Mail Company* with a capital >f L 160,000, for a monthly service to Queensland and Sydney, via Singapore. Dhe line opens shortly. One steamer is ,lready purchased, and two others char-