The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-26
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 25.-The armor plated
Thunderer was launched to-day. The
Thmdercr Is q turret vessel and viii carry
four guns, each weighing 80 tons.
New YoRK, March 25.-English mail
advices, say the claimant In the itch.
borne case, might II he chose, apply for q
now trial, but Il could only be granted on
the payment Of the costs, amounting to al
least 100000. All the sporting bets In
the present aspects Of the case, are declar-
ed of. 2.F 4-' 7f7''
Arthur o'Connor, the assailant Of the
Queen, has shown no regret WI Iteyer, nj
his conduct If he pleads insanity on
trial, he will get in the insane asylum for
life, and II he is found guilty, probably
sentenced to penal servitude for life, with
an additional penalty Of flogging. q,
LONDON, March 25.-The MARQUIS Of
lL.tandsdUwno, OF the Junior Lords OF the
Treasury, will probably succeed Lord
Northbrook as Under Secretary. n
A correspondent Of the Pdlt NAL Ga.
settc relates the proceedings in the suits OF
the United States against Armand, the
ship builder Of Bordeaux in 1903, 70 re.
cover damages for depredations commit.
ted by the ram Stonewall, which escaped
from Bordeaux. The case having the1
been decided in favor,of the defendant by
the tribunal Of Seine, Mr.. Washburne
has now carried an appeal to the Court
Of Caissiton. '' 80 'ia u l'T7 ~ !
The House OF Commons tonight went
into Committee of the Whole, and Hon,
Mr.. Lowe, Chancellor Of the Excheuuer,
submitted the annual budget. It shows
that the estimated total expenditures Of
last year were e72, 100000, while lie nc.
tual expenditures were Ell ,720,005. The
following items Of the expenditures fell
below the estimates by the amounts noted
In the interest and management Of the
public debt, $40, 900; for cp9solidated fund
charges, e2S, 900; army, EES5 900; civil ser.
vice, f505, 900; postoftice, E24 900; pocket
service, $4,000; collection Of revenue,
e4S,000. The only case In which the
expenditures exceeded the estimates was
In the navy, where there was an excess
OF $4,000. Thus the actual expenditures
fell short ofthe estimates el 100000. n
The estimated receipts Of the the last
fiscal year, from all sources, were e72,.
321 900; actual receipts, e74, ,535 900; in
crease over estimates, 100000. This in.
crease came from customs. The excess
in stamps and income taxas is distributed
as follows: Customs, 100000; excise,
eSl2 eSlS 009; OO; stamps, 81 100000; income tax,
The receipts from coffee have declined,
but there is great increase in the reve
nues drawn from tobacco, wine and
spirits. The receipts from postal tele.i
graph were $4,000 in excess Of ex.
penses Of the service and payment Of in
terest on stock. ''s 40
The total of the public debt Is stated at
e792, FAC, 900; total receipts for the finan-
cial years 1879 and 1873 are estimated at
e74,915, 900, including from customs e23, !.
5000, excise e23, 100000, stamps e1O..
000 900, assessed taxes e2 $50, 600, income
tax $4,000, 900, postoffice e47500O, pos.
tai telegraph e75 900, Crown lands f4O0,.
600, miscellaneous e3, 1000. The total
expenditures for the same year are esti.
mated at Ell $4,000, including interest
and management debt eco, ,250,000, con.
solidated fund 100000, army e15, 900, 900,
navy $500, 900, civil service G1,OOO'00O,
collecting revenue e2,5OO,0O0, postotlce
e., 100000, postal telegraph G50O,O0O,
abalition purchase 81, 100000, pocket ser.
vice e1 100000.
The speech in which Mr.. Lowe pre-.
scnted the details Of the budget, was ia.
vorably received by the House, and was
greeted with cheers OF the close. Mr..
Lowe recommended that the duties on
coffee and chicory, be reduced five per
cent, and that two pence on pound be
taken off Of the income tax duties. If
these reductions be admitted, It would
oblige him TO lower his estimates OF tho
total revenue. He closed with motion
for the immediate reduction of the duties
on coffee and chiccry.