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London, April 13th,
A paper on the alleged South Sea Slave Trade, laid before Parliament, states that ■the expenses of the Daphne will be refunded.
Commander Palmer, of H.M.S. Eosario <(the vessel by which the Daphne was seized), has been promoted to the rank of captain.
The Prussian Government are supposed to be favourably inclined towards assuming the sovereignty of the Fiji Islands. The corvette Hertha has been ordered to proceed to the groupe. Sir William Denison advocates a national system of emigration, with Government loan 3to families, to be guaranteed by the colonial Governments. Wool realises prices equal to last average, with fair competition. The stock in hand amounts to about 162,000 1)3.1e5.
Mr TallermanV auction sale of preserved meats went off badly. Another sale will be held this month at Liverpool. _ The cattle imported from South Amejrica have been Bold at a heavy loss.
_, _ . April 14th. Mr Low© delivered his Financial Statement on the llsh inst. He stated the revenue for 18G9 to be L 75,434,000, and the expenditure L 67,654,000, leaving a surplus of:L7,878,000. Of this surplul L 4,300,000 was devoted to defraying the expenses of the Abyssinian expedition, and the remainder was devoted to paying off Exchequer bonds, and buying up Exchequer bills. In this way L 7,000,000 of the National Debt has been paid off. It is proposed to abolish the hawkers and other small trading licenses, the tax on playing cards, and the 5 per cent, railway passenger duty ; and to reduce the inland postage on newspapers to a halfpenny. IheremainingL4,ooo, 000it is proposed to dispose of by reducing the income tax to 4d, and the duty on sugar by one and
a half per cent., retaining a surplus of L 331,000. The Irish Peace Preservation Bill has become law.
The Due de Montpemier, in consequence of hi 3 fatal duel with the Prince de Bourbon, has been condemned to one month's imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 30.000 francs. He has abandoned his candidature for the Spanish throm. The revenue of Great Britain for the first quarter of the year exceeds the estimated sum by L 47,088. The Irish Land Bill is slowly proceeding through Committee. The principal clauses have been passed.
Mr Bright's health is improving, but he will not be able to resume his parliamentary duties this session.
Agrarian ou'rages continue in Ireland. A Catholic clergyman has pronounced an anathema against Fenianism.
Cambridge, after nine successive defeats, won the University boat race by a length and a half.
A revolt, occasioned by the conscription, has broken out in some of the provinces of Spain. Strong measures have been adopted for its suppression.
Sir W. Fenwick Williams, the hero of Kars, and General Charles Grey, are dead. The disturbances in Paraguay have been finally ended by the defeat and death of Lopez.
Colonel Greville Nugent, M.P. for Longford, has been unseated. Consols are at 93|. April 16th. The Government have introduced a Bill disfranchising the boroughs of Beverley and Bridgewater.
The apprehension of a Fenian raid induced the Canadian Government to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, and send Militia regiments, together with the 16th Regiment of infantry, to the eastern frontier.
M. Ollivier has submitted to the French Senate a scheme for a liberal reform. The constituent power of the Senate is to be transferred to the Corps Le'gislatif, and the legislative power is to; be divided between the Emperor, the Senate, and the Corps L6gislatif. Matters relative to taxation are to be first voted, by the latter. M. Ollivier announced his intention of submitting the question of the senatus consullmn to a plebiscite. This caused dissensions, and ultima-ely a crisis, in the Cabinet. Some resignations took place, and among them that of Count Daru. M. Ollivier remains Premier. The plebiscite takes place between the Ist and the 18th May. President Grant sent a special message to Congress regarding the decline of American commerce.
The United States House of Representatives has passed a Bill enforcing the laws against the Mormons.
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