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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1834, 5 May 1885, Page 2

CABLS MKO&AGIjIS. ■■ ■•■ ■■»■ — BY ELECTEIC TELEGBAPH — COPYRTGH'! [rUTTER** OABLBGBAIfS.J LONDON, May 3. !§|The Queen returned to .Windsor yesterday from the Continent. The Ctalo-nial Federation Enabling Bill has been' i!ha% passed by the Souse of Lords. At the banquet of the jßoyal Academy the Duke of Cambridge stated that tho Australian contingent in the Soudan were performing their duty thoroughly and well. Consols have advanced to 96. The Market rate iiaa been reduced to 2£now r 1 pel- cent below bank rate. Mr "Chiiderd, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his budget to the House of Commons to. day and announced the revenue for the past financial year amounted to £88,050,000 expenditure/ £89, 100,000 revenue for current year fa estimated at £85,000.000. expenditure £88,750,000 exclusive of £11,000,000 estimated deficiency of £14,900,000. To cover this proposod increase, theincome tax will be raised to eightpence, duty on spirits by two shillings, on boor by one, and suspend tb© Publio Debt Sinking Fund. The ship Juno, bound to Melbourne has been burnt at sea. A portion of the crew was Bayed. May 4. Turkey is now more favorable to England. The Daily News states that prospects of peace are improving. It also states that the Czar has expressed his willingness to submit to arbitration the question whether the dispatch to him by the British Government of March 16 has been misconstrued by him or not. Eleven transport steamershave been chartered by tho Government to convey troops to India. 2000 men will embark in the regular mail steamers. Earl Granville and Mr Gladstone announced in both Houses of Parliament that the Government had received a telegram from Sir Peter Lumsden stating that there was no truth in the report that the Russians had advanced from Penjdeh and occupied Marutchak. The Afghans are still at Balamurghab outh of Marutchak on the Murgab river. The Admiralty have announced that naval pensioners and members of the Royal Naval Reserve are required to be in readiness for service at short notice. The Loyalists proposed to subscribe towards the cost of maintaining a Royal residence in Ireland. SUAKIM, May 3. Lord Wolseley arrived here to-day from Dongola. AUSTRALIAN. MELBOURNE, May 4. Government are in receipt of a telegram from the Victorian AgentGeneral, statirg there are indications of a slightly more peaceful nature observable. SYDNEY, May 8. The brigantin© Nightingale, from Auckland, arrived to-day waterlogged. She loaded at Mercury Bay, March 31st, and was abandoned 32 miles from Sydney, all on board left the vessel ; five returned to her and brought her to port. The others have not been heard of. Colonol Fred. Burnaby will be'succeeded in the command of the Blues by Oolonel Milne Holme, the member for Berwick-on-Tweed. Colonel Milne Holme distinguished himsel greatly at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and he is said to be an officer as gentle and modest as he is brave. The great success of Dr Bullor'a fine work on the ornithology of New Zealand, now oufc of prinfc, has encouraged the author to make arrangements for bringing out a new and enlarged edition of tho " History of the Birds of Now Zealand" in parts, eaoh part to [ contain not lesa than ten coloured plates by the same artist who illustrated the first work. The price ia one guinea for each part, and the work is to be completed in ten parts, or if more are issued subscribers will not be called upon to pay more than the original subscription of ten guineas for the complete work. The work will be like the first edition, published by subscription, and will be a very valuable addition to the list of works, all too small at present in print oa the subject, as it will contain a drawing of every indigenous bird of New Zealand, instead of a mere selection from them as was the case in the first edition, for a copy of which Dr Buller says £37 108 was given in Melbourne at an auction sale of books. Beading (matter continued on fourth pagej . FOR SALE,— Prime Table Potatoes grown by Noble Johnston and others. The bast in the market. — TITfiNER AND BUDDLE. FOR SALE,— White Clover, at Is Id ; Red Clover, 9d These Seeds are of the choicest quality, direct from James Carter and Co., London; also Poverty Bay Rye-grass and Taranaki Cocksfoot: — H. W. Vercoe, Bangiuru. I AM SELLING out the balance of my Stook of SEEDS at the following prices for cash : — Pved Clover, 7|d ; Cow-grass, B|d ; White Clover. 12£ d j Ryegrass, 4s 6d. The above are new bright Seeds of the best quality obtainable. Also for Sale, — Capital Table Potatoes, from Noble Johnston, Katikati; K. Mathieson, Otumoetai; Katikati Cheese ; Katikati Bacon. — R. 0. Jordan. Notice. DR MOIR wishes to notify that he has removed to Mr Storkey's house, Cameron Road, opposite the Catholio Church.