LATER EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 269, 1 May 1874, Page 3

LATER EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Bluff, April 27-—The Omeo, Captain Calder, has arrived

London, April 15. —-There is an agricultural lock-out, in Somersetshire, where the farmers refused to abide by arbitration. The laborers are emigrating. In the North the disputes are compromised, except iu South Staffordshire, where matters are unsettled.: London, April 16.^ —In the ITouse of Commons, Sir Stafford Northcote introduced the Budget. He made a speech of some length. The revenue for 1873 was £77,380,000 ; and the expenditure, £76,500,000, including the amount of the Geneva award, and expenses of the Ashantee .expedition, t Revenue for .1874 is estimated at £78,000,000 ; ■ expenditure, £72,500,000. It is proposed to take a penny off-the income tax and abolish sugar duties, also provide for the<r'eduetion of the National Debt-by--'ermiuable annuities, -say £450,000; 'There- would also be a contribution of a* million towards the reduction of local taxation, and after providing the above- aurpljs £462,000 would still remain.

A terrible explosion occurred in a colliery at Hun'.ingficld, Sl persons were killed.

.April 17.—The .Budget is generally approved. April 18. —uviugfcone's. funeral took place to-day, and Westminster Abbey was denijol.y crowded. Dean Stanley ollieialed, and there was a full musical service. The Queen sent a beautiful wreath to be placed ou the coffin.

The principal pall-beavers were -IV M. Stanley, Dr. "Wainwright and Livingstone's two sons. Several foreign ministers, the Lord Mayor and Corporation, a'number of AngloIndian notabilities, and leading geographers were present. Sir W. Fergusson, M.D., previously made an autopsy of the remains. Appeal granted in the Mount and Morris case.'

J. Holker, Q.C., member for Preston, has been appointed Solicitor-G-eneral. The Russian Squadron is about to - visit Australia.

Arrivals of wool to date amount to 206,000 bales. The next colonial wool sales -are expected to show a decline. Berlin,' April ] 6.—Mgr. Ludochowsti, Archbishop of" Posen, who ( was imprisoned, has been deprived of his see.

Vienna,..-April 14.—The Emperor of Austria, in answering the Pope, respectfully' explains that his duty compels the sanctioning of Ecclesiastical Bills. ■

Melbourne, April 21.—Nominations for the third and last batch of elections were held last Thursday in 23 districts, returning 37 members. ..Two only were returned unopposed. Sir James M'Culloch and Sir John O'Shannassye both found opponents iii journalists: the former is quite secure; the latter is thought rather doubtful, but his friends are confident.of success.

The of the elections will be completed to-morrow.

The Victorian Government generally are favorable to the offer of the Cable Company for the reduction, under present arrangement, for pro rata subsidy, according to number of messages. Victoria wouldpay£l3,ooo, New Zealand £1,300. It is doubtful if the other colonies would agree to these , terms, even for a year. Drummond the bank manager, received a sentence of five years. ; \ ' . Owing to the short supply of live stockj the Melbourne market price of meat ■ has been raised Id., per lb. i Sir Gavan Duffy proceeds to England by mail to-day. jSydney, April 21.—Breen has been sentenced to death for the Piambong murders. The rush to the Endeavor Eiver has ceased. . ■ . ■