, 1864-04-24

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! ;: LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.
The movements OF Gen. Gnribaldt continue
to absorb public attention, It WIS asserted
that Lord Palmerston would entettn1n Gart-
baldi ut his n rcsidencc. Tie proposal to
confer the freedom Of the city of London on
Garibaldi has been carried. into the conrt Of
Common Council, With only two dlsscn-
-tients, Mr.Norris. M, P.s -haytpg Withdrawn
his amendment. MazziufA on Wednesday,
April 9, paid the General visit, aud the
Poet Laureate spent some time inconversing
with the distinguished exile. - -.
In the House of Commons on the 8th
inst, Mr. Lnyard stated that her A{a}esty's
Government had received reports from their
Consuls at Boston, Portland, and New York,
on the subject Of kidnapped Irishmen. It
IL was alleged that these persons Ind been
tempted to leave Ireland under varlous pre-
fences, md while Intoxicated were prevailed
upon to enter the army Of the United States.
Lord Lyons had already made report upon
the subject. and has been Instructed to seek
redress from our Government. j. :.
In the House of Commons, on the 7th In
ExclequeT, made his annual financial state
ment before very crowded house. He sta
ted that the estimated expenditure Of the past
fiscal year was e68, ,283 900 sterling, but the
actual expenditure was only G67, ,05G, 900. The
revenue Of the year was e??Q, eos ,ooo, which,
after deducting eso0, coo expended On forti1-
cations, left an actual surplus Of, e So 900.
The following are the Important changes In
taxation proposed for the current year: The
duty on corn {wheat is reduced from Is per
quarter to Sd per cwt. The income tux Ii re-
dnced Id in tn. pound sterling. The duty on
high clas5cd sugars is reduced SIS Cd, and In
the lower, sorts IS 4d. Tho duty on fire In
eurance on stock In trade is reduced from So
to Is Cd per cent. Suudzy other minor and
unimportant changes aro proposed. The ee-
timated -eurplns for the year 1876 Is
s2,570,0o0.
The commander of tho United States
steamer Kearsarge had addressed q letter to
the Marquis Of Clanricarde relative to some
remarks which his lordship made in the de-
bate In the House of Lords on the 5th instant.
The Captain denies that he enlisted any men,
and Gays that the Kearsarge. has more than
her complement; that the frequent app1ica-
| lions Of the Consuls of the United States to
send American seamen to her havc ali been
met by refusal, and that many Of the Royal
Marines at Deal and sailors ct every pori
touched at 10 the United Kingdom have offer
| ed themselves In numbers, and have all beer
| refused enlistment.
| - -Mcssre. Glass, Elliott s; Co, Of London
have purchased the entire works Of the Gutt,
| Percln Company, and formed a new compa
| n.y.. under the name Of the Telegraph Con
structioa Company, with capital Of 81 900,
COO, for the purpose Of making and main
iainfng telegraph lines of Communication
both submarine and on land, in every part o
the world. The new company are to carr,
out MtEsrs. Glass, Elliott g. Co.'s contrac
with the directors Of the Atlantic TELEGRAPH
Company, to manufacture and lay down, il
the summer Of 1865, the cable between 1rs
land ard Newfoundland.
In the House OF Lords, on the It'll inst
Lord SALISBURY asked IT the government ha
received any information confirming the te
egraphic dispatch that Bonderburg had bee
bonbsrded for twenty.four hours wlthou
notice, and that eighty women and chi1dre
had been killed.. fifty houses destroyed an
the town deserted. 1fsuch was the case th
l
tiles of that country ought not to be countt
uanccd by any civilized nation. He hope
! the English feet would be sent out for til
purpose of preventing the recurrence Of sue
!: dreadful and cowardly atrocities
; Earl Ruesel said he had telegraphed to Il
Buchanan, the British minister, for informs
tion, but Ind not yet received any reply, an
! should not be warranted in expressing ar
. opinion till he was better acquainted wit
: the facts -,,
There is probability Of another inte
r national fight in the Prize Ring between Jel
Mace of England and zoe. Coburu of Ne
, York. The fight will probably take place
: lre1nnd, for :e5oo, q side. .., =:
| The rebel steamer Matilda was wrecke
ION the 10th inst, on the Scotch coast. 81
had On cargo Of steel, iron md coal for tt
rebels. She was built at Glasgow for ESQ OK
: and this was her first and last trip. a.