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Show rUlNli rn'N. London, 10. --Tho Queen, in a j message, to the Commons, recommends recom-mends a grant of 'J,i)UiJ to General , Wolscley. The rowing match between Sadler nnd Bagnall, for the championship of tho Thames and jCL'UO a side, was rowed to-day from Putney to Mort lako, Sadler winning by threo lengths. Tho betting was fivu to four in bis favor. John Halker, the Queen's cotinsol, is appointed Solicitor General and has accepted. In the Commons, this evening, Stafihrd Nnrlhcotc, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, submitted tho annual budget. The total grofs ineomo for tho year ending March S74 amounted to A7,.'i:io,000( exceeding ' tho lower estimates X.'t.Or-i.OUO; gross expenditures, including the payment of tho Geneva award, hut not tho ex-pensesof ex-pensesof tho Ashanteo war, 70,4oti,-'JO0; 70,4oti,-'JO0; excefs of expenditures over tho estimates, XlJoll.Ol 10; estimated rev-onueH rev-onueH for tho current financial year, 77,f0f,000; estimated expenditures' 74,,0.,)IUOO. ' In the Lords to-night, Earl Russel gavo notice that on .May Ith ho should ask for copies of tho correspondence of tho British government with Germany Ger-many Prance, Rucsia and Austria in regard to the Cniainteuanco of peace; also that ho should call (or copies of tho instructions sent lo Thnrnlon, miniHtcrat Washington, in regard to the Oregon boundary question, and further, for an account of tho com-'pciiBation com-'pciiBation mailo by tho U.S. for damages canned by tho Poniau raid m Canuda. |