CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3500, 13 March 1880, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

London," March 11.

England's Finance.

The Budget, In the House of Commons to-day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his budget speech. En the course of the same, he showed that the revenue for the past financial year amounted to £80,060,000, and the expenditure to £84,216,000. He estimates the revenue for the ensuing finaucial year at £81,560,000, and expenditure at £81,485,000.

To meet the past deficiency £6,000,000 of Exchequer Bills will be converted into terminable annuities. There will be no increase of taxation.

The "Wool Sales.

(Heuteu's Special to Pbess Agency).

At the wool sales to-day 9,200 bales were offered, making a total of 181,300

catalogued since opening. The tone of the auctions contiuues firm. The average advances in the prices over last series are now 12|- per cent. London, March 10.

English Electoral Matters.

In a manifesto by Lord Hartington, he attributes the loyalty of the colonies to the autonomy conferred by the Liberals. He opposed Home Bule, and pr missed reform in the franchise, local, government, aud land laws. The Liberala.j will uphold the power and integrity of the Empire, and will avoid a policy likely to cause disquiet, or make needless annexation of territory. Lord JSortlicote has written a letter, and trusts that the new Parliament will be wholly devoted to the legislation on domestic affairs. |

The Hon. W. E. Gladstone has delivered an address, »nd follows in the lines of Lord Hartington. He condemned the foreign policy of Earl Beaconsfield. San FbanCisco, March 10.

Phil Kearney in Trouble.

A man named- .Kearney, labour agitator, has been arrested for seditious language. He lias been liberated on bail.