LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1061, 8 April 1873, Page 2

LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

VIA CABIE, [Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency] LONDON DATES TO THE 27th MARCH. BLUFF. April 4. The Alhambra, arrived to-day bring, ing later English and Inter-cololonial news. LONDON. March 27. The New Zealand San Francitca mail has been delivered.

The Imperial authorities have decided not to deal with the Suez mail proposals until after the arrival of the February mail.

The Russian Government would not allow newspaper correspondents to accompany the Khiva expedition. The northern Spain troops show a disposition to revolt. Money scarce. Tallow—Mutton, 40s to 45s ; beef, 39s to 425.

Kimberly will introduce a bill to give the Australian colonies facilities for fiscal intercourse with one another. Gladstone stated in the House of Commons that the award of the Geneva arbitrators would be paid out of the present surplus revenue. An Atlantic Telegraph Company is announced, with a capital of eight millions, which will absorb all the existing companies. ... \ The National Agricultural Union petitions the Colonial GovernraeSnt to grant free passages .to agricultural labourers. ••-.... v .* *•**> Cowper,, Agent-General for New South 'Wales,Vhas written to Kimberly advo'cattig'the retention of Sydney as •the; postal terminus for the Col.oriies. ' The Cambridge and Oxford boat race comes off on the 29th. Betting against Oxford. ■ A levy en masse is being made in Spain to put down the Carlists.