, 1881-04-05
GREAT BRITAIN.
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LONDON, April 4.-ln tho House Of Com
ions ta-t{ay Gladstone roso to make tho
budget statement, atlu WIS loudly checred.
lie said tho gross revenue Of tho past tiIRs.-
cial yoar was E34, oil QUO. which showed tho
considerable lncrensp OF Et,341 goo oyor the
estmatc, but million Of this alllout did not
arise from tho incldent Of tnxatlon. The
etotnl increase from taxatlon was E378 900.
Gladstone proposes to somewhat alneltDrate
bsewers' LICENSES in fayor Ut priyate brewers
and rc1uce tho duty I'll foreign hcer about
shilling and n penny, thus pEncing 1t about
OIL an equality with English boer, a1,1 ulso
augment tho lnty OH imported spruce beer.
Gladstone said the expenditure Inst ycar wns
4St103, 700, which was ETA ,000 less tllaM tho
csttmate. S9rplus Of revenue over expentl-
tt,,rc. E1ts3 100. The time had now arrived,
lie sa!d, for proposing
A CONVERSION OF SHORT ANNuITIEs
into lungcr annnltics+ With ylpw to re-
stiuetion OF tho debt. iIo proposes to nay OF
aaO, 900 GOO In twenty-five yenrs. Gladstone
estimates tho expenditures for the ycAr lust
commenced Mt 484 ,705 ,0O0 md tic royenuc nt
as5, ,9oo, 600, which would leave surplus OF
El,.4s5, ,000. 1l1 proposes to tnke penny 0if
the Income tnx md apply snluIl sum to tbs
construction OF barracks.
Thcse measures, l1o saId, will CONSUME tho
wlmlo surplus and leave MI estimated deficit
nf sa.75. twill DO noted TINT tho extra PEN
ny Of tic oinc0mo tax which ia to bo ronlIttetl
produced Inst ycar about FL 100000. Glntl-
stoia proposes to ahnun!ly reduce the duty
on silver pfatu by t'lrco pe,lco pur ounce, mi
til tho Whole duty Of III peNGo shall entirely
disappear (tllis duty has beeu considered Il
great grievance by slyersmitE,s); and 10
1sE1LACE THE VAluADLE DUTY
f1fffEpnnf Efutfa uf fnrafun rr1rifu 7,
Of lbs Id on each gallon Of standard
spirit IT all kinds. liz expects this will pro-
daco all Increased revenue Ut Gts0,000. Iie
Proposed various changes III tho probate,
leEacy, and succession duties, but nothing at
very sweeping llnture. lilo su!1 tho
a,lontnltes eXistlng III connection with this
tilD law Ut inheritance Wns dealt with. tilatl.
st91so concluded by atRtlng the tinal result OF
~ the ciat'ses llo proposed would be for tho
ofas So!!e1Sfs a a;s ~ ssti!sa n sfRs 4w
After short discussion on lilalst6nc's stats
inents, tle resolutions forming tho fulsllla-
tl0sls u tlln bills to give ellect to the budget
proposals Wern agreed 10. :,
LORD NEAcoSsFiELp's CONDITION.
Dr. BRUCE sisttct! I.ors! neacunsliuht tllIs
ina1rnnX. ~ well w Drs. kIl.l a,ld Quatl,.
subsequently tho threo physicians held Ii
fIonisal!a!io,, Is,i a;,d iss.'ch tho folowng bu!-
iess until = o'eluck Ills iuornillg. SIncu thnt
n nonr y. has hus snn.e 'l,lIei sleep. Ills
tol,E1llnx ntHk exEtctnyaton aru less trouble,
"oalae, Aiui his strength ls maintained"
c,,,ii: niS = Thought to Indicate reEapse III tho
Mplas pMs Interviewed, statcd tho puttrllt's cull-
n,tlnt Ii u favorable Ns they could expect,
t,, III. thS s r"hl Winds aro seriously Interfering
rnn,i,tit VI thteryats during lilo tluy, The,p
ILL.,. III! ne fHrther consultation Tonight, To-
.gfnt iagf1n',t " ka.d Will slrep ut LUr 1}eacol,
keAcy. NV 'e@"' '@' e"eo - os"e'-
AZ tAooh Lord 3eaconslielu was no worse.
DEATH OF AN AUTHORIZES.
a's' L. u. buxton. tho u,ltho1ess, IL deau.
HEIR MOST.
l,ar11s 1sGM9uft Muft to-day sald tho prosecution OF
h,ata htt 1aaost. editor Of the Ffeutei, il mt q
1'" put pollce prosecution. ncItciueilt