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Western Star, Issue 945, 6 May 1885, Page 3

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(Reutbk's Special.) EOME AND FOREIGN. London*, April 30. The Australian Federation enabling Bill passed through Committee in the House of Lords to-day without amendment. Mr Childers, Chancellor of the Kxchcquor, delivered his Budget Statement in the House of Commons to-day. He announced that the revenue during tho past financial year amounted to £88,050,000, and the expendftnre to £85,100,000. The revenue for th,o current year is estimated at £85,000,000, and the expenditure at £88,750,000, exclusive of the naval and military credit of £11,000,000: The estimated deficiency at the end of next year is £14,900,000. To cover this it is proposed to increase the income tax to Bd, the duty on spirits by 2s, and on beer by Is, and to suspend the Public Debt Sinking Fund. May 2. The s.s. Doric, from "Wellington, (March 22) arrived at Plymouth on Friday. The shipment of frozen meat is in good condition. May 3. The Queen returned to Windsor yesterday from the Continent. The Colonial Federation Enabling Bill has been finally passed by the House of Lords. The Loyalists propose to subscribe towards the cost of maintaining a royal residence in Ireland. At the banquet of the Royal Academy the Duke of Cambridge in his speech stated that the Australian contingent in the Soudan were performing their duty thoroughly and well. A Queensland two and a half million loan is imminent. A fresh Victorian loan is also ready to be placed in the market. StUKttf, May 3. Lord Wolscl y airived herejto-dny from Dongola, and is expected to remain a week. (Special to Memotjfne Paprks.) London", April 30 In consequence of the frequent interruptions on the present Tasmanian cable, it is intended to lay another one. Mr E. W. Wellington has been appointed private secretary to Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales. £3,640,000 worth of New Zealand consols i have been converted. The ship Juno, bound to Melbourne, has been burnt .at sea, -A portion of has been saved. y • Parliament has approved* of the commercial treaty entered into with Spain, whereby England agrees to extend to Spanish wines containing 40deg proof spirit the one-shilling gallon scale at present charged on wines of 26deg.' ;; The health of General Grant is improving INTERCOLONIAL. . .•-,,. ..p", Sydney, May I.' New Zealand wheat is quoted at 2s 6d; New Zealand oats, at 2s 3d—an advance of Id since last week's report. Maize has fallen Id, and is now 3s. .. . ■ May 3. The schooner Nightingale arrived here to-day from Auckland, water-logged, in charge of five seamen. The vessel was abandoned 32 miles from Sydney, but these fivo seamen, who were together in one boat, returned to the vessel and succeeded in. bringing her to port. The captain, mate, boatswain, cook, and two passengers, who were in the other boat, are missing as yet. HoiuitT, May 4.

Shaw Savill and Albion Co.'s s.s. Arawa arrived this morning from London. She has one case of small-pox on board. All communication with the shore was' prohibited beyond that required for coaling purposes. '