ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 99, 27 April 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

London, April 13. The Australian February nuils via Urindisi have bepn de'ivored. In the F?oisc of Commons, Mr Lowther, Under Secretary o! State for the Colonies, in replying to Mr M* Arthur, sa'd the Govern*ment had receive! np official confirmation of the cesfi"n of Fiji. He proposed to produce all papers relating <o . Fijian affairs, aud eaid that the Commissioner's report would receive the attention of the Government. Vienna, April 14. The Emperor of Austria in answering the Pope rop?ct.fnlly explains that his duty compels his sanctioning the Ecclesiastical Bills. The Papal envoy at Vienna has received conciliator}' instructions. London. April 15. The agricultural lock-out in Somersetshire where the farmers refuse 1 to abide by arbitration and the laborers emigra'ion disputes in the North have been com romieed, excrpt in South Staffordshire, where matters are unsettled. Gallb, April 15. The Nubia arrived to-day. London, April 16 In the House of Commons Sir Stafford Northcute introduced budget speech at some length. The revenue tor 1873 wa5£77,380,0u0; the txpenditure £76 500,000, including the amount of the Geneva award, and expenses oi the Aehiintee expedition. The revenue for 1874 is estimated at .£78,000 000, and the expenditure at £72.500 000. It is rror-oscd to taka a penny off the income tax, and abolish the sugar duth-s ; also to provide for the re duction of the national debt by terminable annuities of £450,000. There would also be a contribu.ion of a million towards tho reduction of locil taxation. Afr.fr providing for the above, there would be a surplus of , £l»-2 000 sti'l remaining. There has bf en a terrible explosion at the colliery at Dunstiofield, when fifty-one persors were killed. The liunnymede put into Pernambuco and discharged part of her cargo which waß damaged by fire. ■fljfrivel: Great Britain, Strathnover, Electra, ( athcart, and Berliu. April, J6. Monsigror Ludochouski, Archbishop of Pa j *en who was impriscned, has teen deprived of his pee. london, April 17. Br odding to tho revenue and interest f»om Government loans to local bodies the surplus ia brought to six millions, and the amount transformed into terminable annuities as already ie'egraphed. Home duties are abolished. The fiud&ct is generally approved of. April 18. Dr Livingstone's funeral took place to-day in Westminister Abbey which was densely crowded. Dean Stanley oiliciated and there was a full musiral service. The Queen e ent a beautiful wreath to be placed on the coffin. The principal pall bearers were M. Stanley, Dr. Wainsworth, and Dr. Livingstone's, two sons. Peveral foreign Ministers, the Lord Mayor, and Corporation, a number of Anglo-Indian notabilities and leading geographers were present. Sir William cergus*on M.D, previously made an autopey ot his remains. London, April 18. An appeal has been granted in tho Mount and Morris rase Mr J. Holfcer, Q.C , has been appointed Solicitor-General. A Russian pquadrou is about to visit Australia. The arrivals of wool to date amount to 206,000 bales. The next colonial wool sales ara expected to show a decline. The corn market is .firm. Tho home deliveries are biml), and the foreign arrivals inconsiderable. Finer qualities of Adelaide wheat freely fetch 67s to 69s per 4961bs Melbourne flour has sold at 45s to 47s per 2901b5. Mcney is tasy. The stock market is improving. Australian securities are firm. New Zealand hemp lower. Arrived — Otago, Fitzroy, St. Vincent.