The Express. — London, England, 1852-12-04 00:00:00

'RESS, SATURDAY ; , ; EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1852. ~ hew.) Let ma sow resell to the reeentetion of the ham the prianple upon which the presume house-tax is soar bllnetL It is direct taxation ; and with all sts tweets& nem, • direct tax ought not to be too much reetrinsd in eflarlift. You say, for instance, with lewd to the imseasvies, that its operation his been too mush reserinod ; ad what ma you say to • house tax which limbs its overa l* Is bone of 201. • year. I want to' keow mho can pee- IMWe Mani • law of this nature. My bsa. friend in einem gar Mmetrese, who advocates direct taxation, ask e= isseluitous, 1 am lure, tans 4be in Menu ef Mee Inn United in its operation u this is, sad emempsing • mat peepertiou of householders. Mr.IIUMIIL was andommood to say that he was is fairest of exteadng direst taxatioa. The CHANCIiLLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Thee Mow to the coarse of weight have 1 tried to make my hew Maud say that. I wanted to hear from his own lips 1110 he was still favourable to the direct system of taxation, Weems it will satisfy some hoe. memben who are new to am benefice that history luta dons no injustice ;to the opi. nine of my hon. friend upon this point. (Rear.) At all MOAB, I am awe he ought to support me M the temperate on lam about to make to the house. Well, then, think we ought to extend to the house tax that principle which we are attempting to extend to the income tax. We ought to see that the 'Remotions form so vicious feature in our financial system. Nothing can be more preposterous that because a man lives.in a house the rent of which is under 24.11. a year, he should be exempt from contributing his quota towards the taxation of the country, and there fore I think we ought to extend the house tax in the same spirit that we propose to extend the locoing tax. We are preparing measures which I am convinced will greatly ion tribute to the comfort, welfare, and prosperity of the entire community. and 1 Mould, therefore, say that it is not an ItIllea•01110.110 proposition that we should at the same time extend the present house tax to houses of 101. • year. (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, at present private houses pay 9d. in the pound, and shops 64. in the pound, and the exentp lion eminences after 201. In the next place, we ought to increaser the rate, but that increase will have to be sapid with the other measures of relief to the industrious elmsee, which we have prepared, and probably if they are eat paned the proposition which I am about to make will sit be carried. It • must, however remember the benefi- Mal arrangement which it is propo sed to make for the in habitants of houses. We must remember the immense reduction is two articles of their domestic expenditure, namely, beer and tee, and remembering that 1 think there ought to be no objection to the proposal I have yet to make to the house. Well, sir, under these circumstances, end endeavouring to make propositions which shall be effective for the mainte nance of the public credit, and carrying into effect the plans which the government recommead, I base taken into maids ration the position of the inhabitants of towns with reference to the various imposts levied on them. I have had various documents to guide me, and I find that the in habituate of houses have got rid of various duties—such as those on glass, timber, and bricks, besides a vast amount of indirect taxation ; besides the benefits they have received front the repeal of the corn laws, they got rid of the window tax, and here I wish to call the attention of the committee to a point of vital importauce in connexion with the settlement of that question. I remember well the circumstances under which its repeal was sought for in 18.51. It was not asked for by the inhabitants of houses on account of the burthensome nature of the tax—they could not, as men of consistency and honour, seeing thattbey had been relieved of the brick, glass, and timber duties, and had derived enormous benefits from the repeal of the turn laws, ark it on those grounds. They admitted that they had derived enormous benefit from the repeal of the corn laws, and mist that the coun try never was so prosperous, nor the people so happy and contented; but the one great point upon which they urged the repeal of the window tax was, the sanitary coadition of the people, and I be lieve it was the sanitary condition of the people that put an end to the tax. (Hear, bear.) Now, if with out affecting the sanitary condition of the people we can get that contribution from houses to which the inhabitants do not object upon principle, and it' we do not exceed that amount, then I think we shall not fairly be accused of com mitting any injustice. If in reconstructing the house tax I do not exceed that tax which was only objected to on account of the sanitary principle, I do sot think may course can justly be complained of. But Ido not propose to levy SO heavy a tax as the window Us amounted to. First of all I propose to levy on an extended area, so that the incidence will be less toppreseive. 1 shall make • moderate addition in re constructing the house taz—moderate 1 call it, became it will enable as to starry out enrything I have proposed and to place the finances in a sound condition. I propose • anand the house tax to ten pound houses, and to make Ohs ma le. thi. on private houses and Is. on shops. (lodi nates of surprise and murmurs of disapprobation.) The earsat thus raised upon the shops will be little more than they have saved by the reduction in the poor rates for one year, and the natal will amount to only 1,723,0001., which, it I recollect aright, is 160,0001. less than the tax upon window., which was objected to only on account of its inter ferenee with the sanitary conditim of the people. (Laughter.) Having made that propogition, I may com plete my estimate for '5344. According to nay estimate I shall have an excess of 2,500,000/. to meet ester espenditure to the extent of 2,100,0001. With respect to 18.14.65 1 believe the estimate will stand thus:—ln '554.5 the lose on the malt tax will be 1,700,0001. There will be • loss on tea by a further reduction aftluty of 24. • posed, modified, of name, by incramed consumption, of about 667,0001. There will be a loss en 11014 of 120,0001., the whole of the war duty ; them will be Increased estimates to 600,0001., and there will be the light dues, making altogether 3,087,0001- Now for the ways and means. There will be a surplus in '54.55 of 1,800,0001., because I do not expect there will then be any claim for the Kaffir war. These will be repayments, 400,0001., and of the reduction em the Three. and-a-Quarter per Cents. a half will onae making 310,0001., a reduction for which we are indebted to the most successful Chancellor of the Exchequer of modem times, the right hon. member for the University of Cate. bridge, who has twice had the honour and distinction et reducing the interest on the public debt. The home lea will also be in full play, so that I shall have in es 3,510,000/., giving in the first year a surplus of MUM. which is the second year will be something under which I think will be a very healthy state of the lassess. I have now placed before the bean those mama of financial and administrative reform which Ira //silears government ham determined at cam to idi sr awsrard. My honourable friend the member Mom. He.. seemed surprised that I made no pro poitione:hs stamps on twine immense, or aloes with these manna et Masan I would naiad ball Gs rsi prainbsey somas I penal to myself, on the pressen sessolos, i smallas stysW to ses\ siennenn a- - it the WSW gave it. Ol•edeal am prepared to bring into kanediass operation. bah as raising the thiessa, sad as lids= ney e whale quietism bstr i s i alin neat, while no have ellsbind hiss sa opines on thee* bauselsea upon whisk we wee ilea ion pared immediately to an, to male onnelves le thin to memo of an essentially pmetisel nature. If ths hems will sanction the nessearse I ham delniedk, 'Sy MU be our opinion lay down eseleit sa lr Lamm which will lead to resells le be trof this stiestry. If they gneiss dna Soy l:y the arandation of foram asseasss Walsh we be lieve nay prove still mere beasisial. Sot it Ems sat M. sem us, esessilog to ear saws of des, M it soydnag to the house wept what is et a psestlea sots" sar to nein say preoseinem whisk we ere nut puesseel isreeillossty carry its slim& Vs haw sat ietlufrd Ile whip gumbo of the asap duds% am sibs white intim altionigh we de net that& it Twig Its bipssibli to dad with thou la • way whisk would Asses) seatsabsibbassts, salter. abbe what we below le be • spina of birds, by se MIMS Montages. es my aim of the Wean set u hat posprosil with a meaty "Ms= bat I blab we ham peporid enough, sad but mist we haw :pued is se that sates, that it wadi lie bit* i to advisee vas slap bettor thee we see aespsesd is est. I admit bet what tee hen dace whet we pen pen to de, it will ice sob a bet slob hat I Ism* Gin louse will admit that it is out • ant step la the mate disselb. Ws have set the question la a bop sal womanhsbila spirit, sod it the hones win rapport the pelly 1 Wei en isit!nd in the ^— IPS -sameno 1 mentioned that it wee the hers mad • 't the government, if they were permitted that ellllllo which they heel chalked out Nr • t ilu* wlees ultimately, if not preelpitately, to r•eel I" P M t hem selves, redaction in the expeoditnee ▪ e - 0 7 e nir n E ta tir ly , I think this is a subject which has dealt with. Hitherto, we have coo. P t t het retrenchment, not "Limey, is dm 1 " . t o f ecOpolOy. (Hear, best.) Sir, I Mink the adounistrettun is to leek to the efficiency of • 441401mM:1M and not to the rate at which del ` m y be maintained. (Hear, hear.) If lost only wave as establishment efficient, yen will find that a s a natural coneeqteetioe, you save money ; sad, 5 . 7,:ege, 1 thiuk that encase", and not retrenchment, is e . m o, parent of economy. (Ilear, hear) Now, sir, I 47, w totally impossible to effect reductims in the estab ',digests of tats country, if we follow the old system. • IMTherea que stion of the greatest importance, the to te Aeretion of which has long been recoenneeded °l' :s ee, and that is the bringiog of the whole • we e of the country under the control of puha (Cyrus:ties cheers.) Well, we are prepared to re. such a course—(renewed cheep)—and whew them „ wal ed measures have passed, I shall take the opportunity tmagioe the subject of administrative reform before the sad I will theta explain in more detail than is pm now—indeed, it is barely .. poesiblo fur me thus o reeri:y to advert to so important a subject—l • rennet what are the measures which her te.st7's government are ' , reeved to recommend. If • ay, supported the effect will, I believe, be most " att est. I believe you will have reduction in the ei pob is expenditure of this country. (Opposition cheers.) tee.,, sir, there is another point on w bah I want to ask the w ent or the house. There as an mitablishmeat which is 0 ::01 the Public Works Loan Fund Commission. It is wy teteatton to ask the home to terminate the of ‘• a tious of that commission. Now, the nature of . e dablishment—it is necessary to touch on it because ,; bears in tome degree on our finances—is this. It is e en did on principles entirely distinct from those which at rent prevail; it hail its origio in circumstances exactly r wary to those which now raise In the year 1817 there • a oarphas of labour and a deficiency of capital : there • .:.10,10110 soldiers and sailors detained from the army ; necessary ;or at least it was thought necessary, to give factitious employment ; a certain body of men were in -• violate appointed who have acted gest eadowly and with real and ability during the whole period that irrAnctexacut has lasted ; and Exchequer Bolls were tie enter to carry out the object. This went on lOyears ago, when the issue of Exchequer Hills ea.. and a certain sum was allotted front the c dike' Yawl. That system has gone on, as I have :• under circumstances exactly the reverse of L .... in which it had its origin. Instead of • la. of labour we have a deficiency. In. of a want of capital, there is a plethora of capital. ; ov , quo nee io that the ensemiesionen for this loan, •' is r• ntributial by quarterly payments from the con fund, have large balances at their command, e l itself, is an extremely injudicious state of things. • n the MONT onnortunitv arrives. I shall state the var.•us reasons which I think ought to induce us to tenni • !lir inanuestan; and I shall propose that the payments et, h they make shall lw brought into the ways and • the old stores. That would artist the revenue of the country; and it is absurd to raise new taxes, er to terminate old ones, as loaf/ as there is this means at our command. I well now offer toths house an estimate &setters', 753,;1t5.11, so la as the reduction and increased expendi OM are moo rued on the one hand, and so far as tle ways mid means are concerned on the other. I Ito • it alt tops to offer to the house a formal estimate of what the army. the nary, and ordnance, will require for 34—that would be perfectly absurd; and the home, I m west, will net be so unreasonable as to ask it. (Hear, kcal If I remain in office it will of course be my duty, is Apnl, Or. at the proper time, to go into the details ; but use I wish to take the year '53 54 ; and I want to show ghat in my opinion wall be the extra expenditure wee. lined by the reduction and the increased estimates ; and Ma , we must supply by extra ways and means. Taking the malt tax and making an allowance for a (Lanno n* fa the revenue, by paying the Scotch drawback, I take it the reduction may be said to amount to 2,303,0001. That will sot tone into operation wail the 10th of October, Is'ei; but on the 10th of October, 18.53, it will be news. stn for WC to S' , l prepared to pay the drawback on storks i s fan I, upon which, of course, only the reduced duty eel br then required. I take f .r that drawback the sum of 1.000,0011. 1 take the reduction of the duty on tea at b. 10.1 , and that calculated on 31,000.000 of lbe , but sub jut to an it in consumption of 6,000,000 of lbs., will leave a loss to the revenue for 1853-18 of 400,000!. The tetra estimates for the year will be— A VOICE—But what do you allow for bops ? The CHANCELLOR of the ENCHEQUER—Oh, the duo* on Mips will not at all affect the year 1853 1834. The 'midst) . fur that year is ell payable, and it does not enter stall into the balance-sheet until 1854-1854. (Hear, hear.) The extra estimates I take at 600,0001., and perhaps I may be permitted to say here that there will be a reduction in the extra estimates. I cannot say that 1 have exactly wowed the army estimates for the years 18534854 but 1 have received a private memorandum se to the ter : and although I do not want to beast of a great dims nution, I may mention that there will be a diminution la the army estimates of 1853.54—(hear, hear)—but subject to whatever that diminution may be, the extra estimate" may be put down at 600,000!. 1 put what I call the light tees down at 100,00 W.; and therefore, on the whole, theme well be an extraordinary demand upon our resources for the yeses 1833 and 1834 of 2,100,00 W. Well, then, I come nese to the ways and means. 1 have shown to the house that they mat take our surplus revenue for the year 18.53-1834 at 1..40,1x101. I hops I shall never have to move another vote teethe KaHr war. On that account the house voted last year 160,00 W., but I think it would be imprudent to take tl e whole of that 460,0001., for although the last accounts ore extremely favourable as far as finances are concerned, 7,c still it is not at all impossible that we may have to take a final vote fot extras required for the Kaffir war. I will, therefore, take only a couple of hundred thousand of that sum of 460,0001, and adding that to the MI I have already mentioned, it will make the mei surplus of the year amount to 1,600,0001., but, if I tale —which, in junkie to my props • n, I have a right to do—the repayment of the Pelvic Works Loan Fund, &meeting to 4411,00111, it wend make the surplus `..',..1,0001. (Ilea; hear.) It yaw lose sees my . duty to precise to the home some eater aims Increas ing my rearms, which, when, is the meet Mardi thing in the world. (A laugh.) Well, set, fans not /sing to reopen a very melee—that to a point at all events is admen ; for peat es my other dircalties may be, I ma not rnag to perms a ate tar. I sat gong to ent yes to elands, ea misting tar. I aga going to ask - yen to seedy the pneelpho already adopted to our new systems of taxation. I an gong le test whether you are sincere in your pea desire to relieve the eseetry of Mason taxadma,end teem which you allege it has oallind so long. Mar, bear.) I am going to ask yea to cue lial the present been tax, sad I trust the Memo will Ulna to me with Mod /Misses while I explain the altsrsine whisk bar grrern ant are premed to reopen. I nealie lli tt tlmmov which pruning Is this seastry whoa lbo been to was tint proposed, bat I beg the bean to remember that I em net going to repeat a been tax myself—it sues shady ; sod aal u senor yea to do, is, to consider *tier= upon which it is enelnoteill. 1 do an l there is any poetise of Int neat* that hes made a inner opposition to the home en time din of the esse amity which ought tele theme* eed whin, 1 meat say, I Wine to be to 100, in harakiri l ig gr us. nlede to the inhabitants of the I montane that the moment the Mabee* of the • ob tained ninon pmer, Nat rerhied whet then de equated as IM " Mewled& bean les," bet it ehmed be remembered that ewe rensirles of damn wan met so rife in thew days a they ars saw. (Hear, hear.) Besides, the 'Mahatma*. of tho metropolis WWI at that tires sub Mtn to as sesemoes Ind se Meese. sad I do eat Mow that their Ammer was monameeble, bone lit wee a denim dinned spinet tesstise gsomeoliy, salon ageless the Lease tar elate. &fag eaddealy wend with pati na! power, they rose agnate Se int object that elicited their attention. I regisembilie that the ithabitaats of the metropolis wen selrseted then 10 ma enormous non of Winn tisane, and they were ales su'ijectiet to a direct tax, connected with homes, us. Ea in sweat that of the hews tax—namely, the window tax. ibry were subjected—in addition to all these—they Wert subjected to what we had sauce been told was a more greve ue a more vexatious, a more injerioua tax than all Imes_namely, the corn laws. (Hew. hear.) Now, jest let is. retied the house of the existing state ed attain as marls the home tax. The daft s hones was repealed in 1831. It emoaani to 1,11M,000/. ; since that time the duty ea windows hoe bees repealed, amounting to 1~061. t mane aliegellher 3025,0001. Bioce that tine the duty ea era bee hose repealed, arnmetine to 800,111114, et sub 40,11001 was pool for bases 111 the shape of efelP• windows. Since that tine the ditty on bricks, Is 463,000/, has beta takes off. &nee that thee men 1.600,04101 of heeler dote. , hive been taken isic ma certainly we may say that ow-fourth of the befek awl timber duties was an tnliated by houses. Bosideerell tbeeknorly 15,000,0001 of indirect taxation has bees lase elf dwellers ia Mum t tad besides all that the eon to ban been repealed, whisk *any of them beieved to hove bon sme a r donee neat than than all the other direst mad twain put %tether Men which they have been relined. (Hear, bear.) I need not say say thiag to-sight with reopen te the lonia of the here, tax—the goselest pined when an all open that nether tax see be nen fhla ben dr jetties. I and my nothing weight le r-wilte I pereet ~ Manx like pea de aim that dm tax is an SIB, bit he hes intrednesdi (Hoar, hear.) TWA ele. else I would widen to say wend be this, that I MEMO bible that whoa I mho a respositiosi which is only to neemetran as *effect, sad I may say an unjust, law, as it at present Wiets-1 am, memover, aakiag the house to do that in order that we may carry out measures that shall promote the emeral pomperity of the country; and I have too high an opining rat the enlightenment of the people to suppose that we shall hear the sena objections now that were urged against the house tax in 1831, The petite who were most clamorous against the home tax in Isle have become men of enlightened minds. They are 111 , n who have made too much progress in this great age of impeorement, in which it is our foresee to live, to come fore ward now and my that they prefer the *ldea priming' of finance, which would have screened them from bearing their quota of the taxation of the country. I have, I repeat, too much conisleate in their good some lad judgment to suppose that they will now TO• sot a measure which to MOO extent has for Ile (Neat the termination of indirect taxation. (Hear, he= time of ei r n e d li S this ossuary, bemuse It is a pdiop Ihemied pelm cools d laws, erl blame It las es sliest het to this awry is a meaner that will madam aetiW Ills blew Mike greateetemeaber. (Pallid deem) CHAIRMAN thee pat the reeakeise-Thet 17A11M,0001. be grimed to her Ikeksty to del* deaf palms of °emending Mr. GOULBUTX said theAbl za tem magma lei enduedNMl , Wadley he AAA! *me eft shield be psimemeet week NA amea *Malt whether, is sepeallog the malt alp, he meted to mem the prohibitory duty es the impste admit, and it eM, what is the Mimed= he prepeeel in the it port duty on hops. Them were twits epos whisk he thought the Muse was entitled to domed some ezplanation. He the wished to know whether the right hon. gentleman mime to Five effect to the mememe respecting the toe ei msYrs in breweriee,mill Ifor the equalisation of the defy ea rum. Is es,M mot enter his protest mpieglime principle whisk wee laid diva is the ri g ht her, Sielimaatit sinsa—suseir. that a making a daftness he beeprm the imseme to between funded and other property. That alms of was speei tily mentioned as to Ireland, sad the prim limedred was that upon which Mr. I'itt defeated Yr. Addissidett_ when the ineenne tax was renewed in INS, mad width had been opposed by all financiers from AM Mine to the pm. seat. He, therefore, must enter he pretest erheet that principle. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL did not mesa at that time to make any observations on the right hon. gestlentsn's statement, hut merely to ask when he proposed to he his measures Won the house. The house or the scanty could hardly master so complicated • plan in the few days that still remained of the session. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he as that of the malt tax they abated be guile mire of their habilitate. A aside bed Is emothegeadothonbeadoeshed napeeesol • M that the eight beet beamioll measures weld not leaden Memmial gabardines's% eel sertaialy wbMMef W heard that sight was met simYMi to de mise& her of that kind. Ile met It Mae right boa. teatime& wh then be expiated M arcy web lasporteat massures bsforeCbristaus, awl shied emedelly te knew what he intended te de with the bathe lea. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER eent 'hinted that the right hem sestienum had ungesseewdy =words used is mother plan which had se re him or hie wasseso. sad did net Ass thee these messures : wadi lad M any isassial :lisimmeentent. The income tax did ant pram, set espidest until the Mh at April, and the other mensures he tbeashe might be brought ea on Friday next. If he bad only inteaded to propensity' renewal of the in come tea fix • year, he eertaiely should sot have token the trouble to reeriastrum bee Its had dose. He could not see that in pogroms/ to sundaes the tax for three years, they wore solid upon te mesa what arrangements they might think it nouseary to malts after that time. However, he had no desire for soacealment. Ile took the income tax not beaus* be preferred direct to indite* taxation is any form, bat brume he found it ready to his bend, and the people babituc ed to it. (w Hear," sad a laugh.) He by no means meant towy that if the same amount of taxation should be required in after years, it might not be raised in another and a preferable form. Looking at the growing prosperity . of the country, and the increuing power of con. sumption in the people, he was not prepared to say that the time would not COOS when the whole 60,000,000., should that amount of taxes still be required, might not be raised by indirect taxation. With regard to the measures he proposed to bring in on the subjoin et sugar, it was his intention to submit• measure be allowing mcaues to be used in breweries, but in refer ees*, to the equalisation of the duty on colonial rum and home made spirits, government were not prepared to make any peepseition en that subject. Then the right hon. gen tleman opposite asked whether it was intended to deal with the duty on foreign malt, which he described as prohibi tory. His answer to that was, that it did appear to him that prohibitory duties were inconsistent with our present pane; but in dealing with the question, care must be Ishii to maintain a countervailing duty equal to the do mestic duty. He should MVO, be we to stead up is sup port of a prohibitory duty. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to make to the right hon. gentleman's couree of proceeding, provided the house bad sufficient time to consider the nature of the questions they were to be called upon to decide. As he now under. steed it, they were on Friday next to have a resolution submitted to them in some form or other, by which the tea deity was to he reduced and the house tax doubled. (Hear.) 'that being the case, if the right hon. gentleman would oa Nienday lay on the table the form of resolution he intended to propose, so that they might understand it before they were called upon to discuss it, he for one should he lath. led. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME observed that the question put by his hon. friend near him war, whether i t was intended that the income tee should be permanent, for on the answer to that would depend the opinion of many as to the alterations pro posed in oth. r taxes. He agreed with the right hoc. gentle man as to all his propositions for the relief of the shipping interest, and he was sure the country would go with him inapt as regarded the light dues. lie was surprised that the right hon. gentleman in dealing with the malt and hop duties had followed the erroneous practice of redividing taxes instead of getting rid of them altogether. The right hes. gentleman's arrangements would keep up the while of the expensive and annoying excise arrange. meats while the produce of the tax would be dim sidled. Theo, as to the proposed addition to the house tax—if it was to be a commutation for the reduction in the tea duty, he could suggest as easier one—via., a tax on property by descent. (Hear, hear.) While eight or nine millions were raised from personal property, not a Binning was raised on real property. He must say, that except as regarded the shipping interest, the plan proposed would not give satisfaction to the country—it was, in fact, setting the town against the country. (Loud cheers from the oppo- sition.) if the right bon. gentleman really desired to place the finances of the country on a simple and safe footing, whet could be mere easy than for him to have repealed the house tax, which was in effect a property tax, altogether, and add one per cent. to the property tax, which he be lieved was more than would be required. Then again, if the object was:to simplify, why exclude Ireland from the income-tax ? (Hese.) What gentleman in Ireland, he would ask, was there who had not expected to be called upon to pay that tax ? (" Oh," and laughter.) And What reason had the right hon. gentleman to give for excluding the land of Ireland from its liability to a fair share of the public burdens, especially under such flattering circum stances as they were now told were existing. He maid as sure the right boa. gentleman that the system would not be satisfactory unless Ireland were placed on the same footing as this country. The house ought to decide in the first nominee whether the property tax was to be permanent; and if so, they should appoint a committee to ascertain the incidews of taxation generally, and how they bore on the people, and whether they were warranted in making the exemptions it was proposed to continue. Sir B. HALL intimated that he should move when the subject came under consideration that the income tax be extended to Ireland. (thee, hear.) In reference to the proposal to double the house tax in lieu of the taxes it was proposed to reduce, his hon. friend near him had _pro poly described it as setting town against country. (Hem hear) That would be the proposition upon which dui would have new to fight the ministry. (Hear, bear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE while concurring with the prepai4 lion of the right hon. gentleman for the relief of the grip ping interest, reminded libn of what he appeared to have lost sight of, that relief bed bees given by the late gourd. i meet to that interest, totallmotes great en extent as seesaw Mimed. end with MIMI M Übe light dues a greater reduction had been aimed y who boo m'nister that the present plan would carry out. OW the coasting trade, fee instance, they had reduced these firm le only *airfoil/1h of what they previously were. lie did sot think the right hon. gentlemen had sufficiently moldered his scheme, in regard to the application of the tax is Ityikar, when he proposed to exemptlewri levying the tax only on the loft s such a direct violation of peddle en s kerZ i lio miserable 60,0001., die vinsir veil sect snood 10. Mr. CAYLILY eweHweT kle ilea his. Mobil led merely stated is regard to Indeed dug iodise present de corousness the bad was not in a athiblea to bear the burden of dr In. He wee son bb *it hon. friend would et iseedbilibe any f thefunds in Imhof la gjeltivere to soy of pro perty. As Is Ile ilitenset Sot lib wield nes s cry st toost ointley," be seen say thing more nelsenioL owl to the bid repeal of the malt tee no orsoWOOLMIOUNIOnefor that th aakiroself, but be recollected whoa ai = Omani that proposition, of two ed Meese tantioa (Mr. Bright inl eim le saig Odtio* ass bob. traaW vend against It sad sombie obeiond WEN. boa re ~ea. On the passel ha his opoodioevey—vidieed himself to brawl le thank hb right Iry bind for what bkvseelool file the hoot bodpele bed eyes board. His..WILSO3I whiled to knew wbrilisr the regulations Nit wbkb, aoseedtog to the *it geetivase's sugar was to be mimed is boa midi be soy m voluntary ? The whole gordes, when th t Zt wee brought forward two Or *tee pen ego, ea fir ;111 ROT Mgtied to ork **right ClOneellor of Ealbstmor ea eginti so be Vilhe his souneeidea of the boidem obliging, be eOstred M mobs bosomosos; big he bed me vow timid the unties le the revenue that etW Itempeemd fres • rambles of that duty. We It bided la the 111411•1., 'Vide he stated he amid Mee 1 Avis. bed the right bow goodsnao, is the anent et manse be yew paid is oberbw. Mists late seem* the two millesemWl a hdf feta vie lid by the rolootioa so the nob Im o find te dot one ion the year evitaudisil,l4l3 CZANCILLOZ of the WHISIMH ad die h ale giationea bed quite ieboodeollool whet be bed add with rigid Se the Menge ea nerioe imenness. He hod lioadesol the so eireilvgeMile sod marine laser ewe smog the boaiw ea the **gift kismet, which he mid eersoneed the prima imam re the esentry, and • tin et whisk be eeeH est that ect _ ter. If be subj bed them dish wills Mese stamps, and ea aim with the sables& of molasses ht *mist, he should ham shows dist he wee shoat to deal with the etasq ditties and the matt tat. Is his eabserpesat obeenatisas he elated that be had maind hilted( to the ireetwas Wish the govenossat were prepatt ig e cos y _thee wilt semi as the stamp doles. the whets hod wappd Ile N. twain of the gowseamal t es they wee set with say mason se the subject of the stamp M had aft dented to the guestlea mai las m ereassa hes. gelidness was also Is ewer with mad to his is el the malt duty. Is WM. the Radesper would he tuned ea to repay by drawhait are wiWea to the walitsos t WI: lose le the enema slier the sei et the mete moil be sits moillies , nod that would he %la i r . As la 'IMO he estimated she Yes as it wee the awoweisel isr ; hat the Mewl des, I. the memo dipsulei ea elsomaeases, sae se oessaptiso. ad he pill el 1,1111.10111. Wilk rageed to the ta lottasy male to is her seiembee M Weelbary. with rowel le , Mimi scar, be biped be would as peen lan for es sss ewer at preeest 1 After a few were from Mr. M'Ciamoa, which, owing to the males in the beine, we were suable to catch, IlittBllllllol/P expressed his general IINIONSI the Chancellor of the Each= &eland hi opiates that no benefit coda be obeli= the ealwilitallhodaty on malt, salt would be still panted by d Me mations proceedings which now medal from the selleedes of the tax. Mr. J. CLAY expressed his thanks to the Chancellor M' the iseheepri he the spirit is which he had dealt with this Imam ea the shipping his set. Me had intended to for mem a ernantittes to impels late that subject, but he did sot Walt this that millosittes could deal with the question is a Mtge thM sad Iberia spirit than the right hon. (waken bid. the law ef eettlemmt, which was a prettiest of greet 1.. psertusee to the City of London, which was heavily taxed Ow the relief of metal pow. Mr. 0. HUDSON had boss extremely gratified by the statenstat of the right hoe. gentleman with regard to the Wm */ interest, whist would be received by his consti tute's with great setithetion and pleasure. The right hes. isalisemo, the umber for Taunton, bad said that he had dam* groat dad lor the shipping interest, bet he (Mr. lindosa) amid arses hi. that the recollections of his daisy at tbs Board of Trado wen t in bat gratond to tho AWN! ialitreat. That righ hoe. gentle man bad never at le Mem the grievous inspositiot, of payitg tolls and pilotoga, Ile Tread that the Chancellor of tbs Baslisittat imusied to do away with .11 the re strictions's an oltigging latorasts, and he hoped he would be able to sorry ant Ids MINIIIIOII in that respect. Ito hoped that he Ipsehil elm *he Into his seesideration the timber duties, yid& at prams pressed Issavily on the shipping interest. Mr. LADOLICHNHE complained that the hon. gentle men who had just sat down had entirely misrepresented what be said. Ile did not say that he had done groat thine@ for the shipping interest, but that after the repeal of the navigation laws the light dues had not been omitted from his consideration, and that when it was now said that a reduction of 100,0001. could be made in that respect, he (Mr. lAbouchere) bad had the good fortune to reduce them to a considerably greater amount than that, and that the coasting trod* had been relievedlto • great extent. In conclusion, the right hon. gentleman declared that be would rive to the Chancellor of the Exchequer all the militant:et in his power in dealing with tke removal of all restrictions on the shipping interests. After some comment, from Mr. ALeotx. and Mr. Flumes, The question was put, and the usual formal votes having been taken, the house mounted. The tunas then went into committee on the County Polio Election bill, which wea reported, amendments heist added, and the third reading wee fixed fur Wednesday next. The house then adjourned. Z tt e expresso. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Aresod &Haw of "The Express." osetelsibut the Sallie in , Min% th.seite." la publisbed every Tuesday eat Friday eight. `a time for pat. Isetbresorste intended for "Ilse Express." London ETtiiing paper, met be At the 10. Booterseattott. by Two seolook M tbe toy et publication.. NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAT—Morning, FL Ha .Afternoon. 7b. I. To.bouow—Moroler. SI. Ns LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4. Tile long-promised Budget has at last been opened, and it fully deserves the character its author seemed desirous it should enjoy. It is, indeed, a bold Bud get. As might be supposed, a largo audience as sembled on the occasion, and the House of Commons was not only unusually full, but was also unusually quiet, and with marvellous patience listened for more than five hours to the level, clear, and interesting, but very undecorated discourse of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The interest was kept alive by the variety of the topics discussed and the character of the propositions introduced. Mr. DISRAELI spared mottling in the sweep of his propositions. Customs, Reiss, and Income Tax; Shipping, Sugar, and kopisekorst Ireland, Scotland, and Colonies; all sees fa Ihr a share of his regard, and all more or less are likely to feel the results of his exposition. His Budget was varied enough ; and like some quaint Mosaic was made up of various morsels of many coloured hues—culled from different sources, and worked into a pattern rather remarkable for the curious industry of its production than for beauty of design or harmony of effect : rather bold than wise—crafty than just. In the opening of his speeds he spoke of peculiar burl hens, and turning first to the shipping interest, went through a number of arguments often urged in these columns to show why the sins of our pilotage system —our light dues on shipping and the shameful salvage claims of the Royal Navy upon merzhant resets—should be reformed. In all these remarks he repeated so closely the often declared sentiments of all Reformers, that nobody wondered to hear the cheers thatgreetedhim from the Opposition benches. At aeost of 100,1)001. a year, he proposed to relieve our shipping from all inch difficulties in future. Turning from the shipping interest, ho discussed next the question of those burthens said to weigh on sugar, and dissect ing all the claims of the West India interest,—showed by the figures so often quoted by . Free Traders, the best possible reason why no interruption shoed take place in the operation of the preset laws on that subject. He proved that the produce of the English sugar - grow ing colonies was gradually and surely increasing, whilst that of their foreign rivals as surely decreased in our markets; yet, as in the process of refining sugar the saccharine produce in a given bulk was greater in sugar of foreign growth as compared with that from British colonies, he proposed to accede to the demand often urged, and to permit the refinement of sugar in bond in this country. By this plan duty will be pnyable upon the quantity of saleable refined sugar pro duced, instead of upon the raw product it self. Beyond all this, he pointed to the steps taken for the encourage ment of Chinese immigration to the W es t Indies, to supply the lack of labour complained of in those colonies, refusing, however, to countenance any new advances of English money to help those who may now, by pro per prudence, clearly help themselves. Mr. DISRAELI cert.anly deserves a high compliment for his candid statement of the facts connected with the ragar colonies. Local rates were the next burthens that received the touch of the CHANCELLOR'S wand ; but after reference to some of Mr. CORNEWALL Lawis's figures and after recapitulating many Free Traders' facts, he wound up with a declaration that county rates might some day be relieved from the bur then of keeping up gaols and lunatic ag leam—that highway rates were to receive Ministerial attention in the shape of another new Act of Parliament in their special behalf; whilst Pose's Rates—having diminished so enormously since he last drew attention to them in that house—he mid may nothing this es-" year in favour of moving the •eitsblishment c to the Consolidated Fund. The we dues deed for the great feat of the night, a lsw i fa his newest Free Trade sighs intro. demi his grand card—and lo! out aims his aseewnsation " to the expectant thatlithams is &•• of a scheme for abolishing bait the Walt Tax at one blow. Two Witham sad a belt sterling with an odd hundred then may at so has the Hop Duty is what Mr. DISRAELI rpm@ to give over to the Tory landlords for their med. nature in letting him lead them in the Home of Osseous. If is to have his own way, on the 10th of October next the national income will be redoes& to this extent, in order that the wasters may be more free to work up foreign barley for =res. When free trade in corn was barley fell greatly is price, yet beer was are Ma bilks ssemer. Should Mr. Dersaute t berme law, he will next—having touched the t Tax—have to deal with the licens ing system chef—if ha whims the rummer to enjoy do fall bead' thaelmss. To live np two and ▪ sallisila suP s issles laa wanton vtaste alas asillsphismoss AMR ssit we ea. tb magician taming to Tea; but bore. when dealing with the material of a beve rage ablell finds its way with advents(' to the table of evey cottager in the kingdom, Ise deals is a totally different spirit to that which he beide to • the landlords. The duty on tea is to be Mend from two shillings and four pence farthing a pound—its present rate—to ono shilling a pound all qualities alike. This is a step in the proper sad one which any Minister would be MI, le Ida who had a surplus, and who wished he popularity. Unlike malt, however, tea is not to receive emancipation at once ; its release from high to low duty is to be accomplished in six years. Why, if malt, and hope and tea are to be dealt with at the same time upon the same principle of reduction in duties, why not apply the same rule to all ? If six years be good for tea, why not for malt and hope ? Or ' r __ if instant repeal Gait be awarded to the enormous was (mite prepared, and shonld take the earliest (cippor- I sir J. DUKE, as am of the menthe's for the City o Wait of proposing certain resolutions, and, if they were London, begged to thank the Chancellor of the Exchequer item of_ revenue arising from the beverage sees in, would bring in the seeemary bills. As for the attention he had paid to the shipping interest, and of the brewer and the beorahop, why is not equally regarded tea, he wished the reduction to come into innnie , for the kindness with which be had spoken of that interest, rapid justice dorc to the beverage of the home and the diets operation, but he believed there would be sodidirelty As it was one of the greatest inconveniences and embarrass fi re . s ja o y The reason is clear enoug h_ w h et h er i t b e la making en ermagement. He did not with le Madero mean' to which that lenient was ezposed, he treated the and beneficial is another matter altogether. with the convenience et the Mw, but wet ready to pro- right hon. gentleman would not lose tight of some definite • j i tt two and a half millions of malt tax is a bribe to said with Isis resolution at the iset period. eshe- with regard to the manning of ships. He was sure INF C. WOOD wished to say • as to the mum to that British shipowners would be grateful to the right the landlords—the h un d re d th ousan d poun d s o f tea be taken with. proposition which was to levy a bows duty hoe. gentleman for his advocacy of their interests. tax is a Small concession to the consumers. But this to moat the t ety. (Hear, hear.) Surely It was sot Be hoped that, as his constituents were anxious to tamer. malt - and-hops-offering is not all that Mr. DISRAELI impeded that the house could master es esopileated • lam tans the views of the government on this point, he might as h. said h . , proposes to present to his patrons. By his crotchet as tits vista bon. gentleman had submittal& to Vim la the be allowed to oak the right hon. gentleman, I sheet apses ofd or 10 days. He thought it amatisil that had no Wooden of making any alteration in the poor- op th e Income tax the farmer , he calculates, will titre they committed themselves to so large a seatetiaa laws, whether he intended to propose any alteration la ouly pay to that branch of the r evenue on e half ag mach as they at present contribute. Here then, at last, we have the "compensation" to the " suffering classes," who so long fattened on the produce of a tax laid upon our bread. After Malt came Property and Income Tax, and under this heading we have presented for our ao oeptenes a scheme in which thousands are interested, and to which thousands will assuredly object. The changes Mr. Disnam would make are many and varied. Whilst giving way to the popular demand, that a variation of rate should exist between the charges on realised property and on industrial income —he proposes to bring down the scale of exemptions to 1001. a year on income, and to 50/. a year on property. Thus henceforth Mr. DisitAELl would make every mechanic, every clerk, and every curate who earns two pounds a week, enter the ranks of those who are to be fixed with Income tax the amount of that tax being reduced from 7d. in the pound to sld. What will the mon in the workshops say to cheaper malt and direct taxation? Ireland will also be asked to pronounce on this portion of the scheme, since she is now, for the first time, to enjoy the honour of contributing her quota to this branch of the national re sources, Mr. DisnaEci calculates very mo destly that, notwithstanding this reduction of rate upon industrial incomes, he can raise as much under tho new form as under the old. Ho is a very poor financier if ho really believes this. If figures are worth anything, an d if every industrious man in the kingdom who earns his hundred a-year should really be mulcted by this extended range of an unpopular impost, the Income Tax will henceforth assuredly produce much more than ever it has done hitherto. We are not now going to discuss the scientific propriety or economic prudence of extending the practice of direct, taxation. We have always advocated the ftvcateL. wisdom of direct, as compared with indirect, taxes ; but in all and every case of an extension of taxation it is a primary duty to see that such extension is absolutely required before counselling quiet sub mission to the ever irksome demands of the tax gatherer. Such duty in this case is the more need ful, since the sting of Mr. DISRAELI's proposition was kept for the close of his long speech. Not con tent with bringing a large industrious portion of the community, hitherto exempt, within the range of Income Tax—he reckons that his huge offering of Malt and Hops at the shrine of the agri cultural interest will create so large a deficit that he must double the House Tax. Both income and houses may be very proper sources of revenue, but it is by no means so clear that either wisdom or justice resides in drawing too much from those branches, in order to relieve other and special classes of the community from their share of the burthens of the state. Altogether wo may repeat, that the new scheme is a bold scheme, and a wide one,—sure to secure general and deliberate considera tion, but very far from any certainty of national acceptance. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. own request, been allowed to make good hie claims to retire on half-pay. Mint of hares is now engaged in striking off a great quantity of two-sous pieces in bronze. Once* side they bear the Imperial effigy, with the words " Napoleon 111., Emperor des Francais," round the head, and on the reverse an eagle with winp ex tended. In its claws it holds a scroll, on which is written "10 centimes," and round the coin the motto, " Empire Francais." The fierce des Beaux-Arls says: " A painter of considerable talent left Paris lately for Carlsruhe, to paint the portrait of the Princes. Carole Wean. He Is to return to Paris with it in a few days." The placards of some of the theatres yesterday underwent a modification. The Opera is now called "Adademie Imperialo de Musique," and the Opera Comiquo " Theitre ImpiTiale de lOpera Comique." The societaires of the Thi•atre Francais call them selves " Comediens ordinaires de sa Majcste FFm pereur." Workmen were yesterday employed in changing theinseription over the entrance of the library in the ltue Richelieu. It is henceforward to be called Bibliotheque Imperiale. BELGIUM. THE GOVERNMENT PRESS BILL. BRUSSELS, I . IICP.SDAY EVENING. Long before the hour (one o'clock) appointed for the commencement of tins day's proceedings in the Chamber of Representatives, a compact crowd had assembled on and near the staircases; and the mo ment the doors of the Chamber were opened, the public and the reserved galleries were filled to oval flowing, numbers being obliged to go away for want of room. For the first time, a sentinel was placed on the staircase leading to tho reporters' Fallerv, or, as it is called here, the " tribune of the journalists," and strict orders were given to the officers in attendance not to allow any non privileged persons to enter that tribune. Shortly after the commencement of the debate, however, several gentlemen were allowed admis sion at the particular request of the President and Vice-President of the Chamber, as there was no room in any other port of the house; and in the course of the debate a serious disturbance occurred outside of the public gallery by the attempt of a number of per sons to force their way in in spite of the efforts of the soldier on duty and his fixed bayonet. M. do Brouckero opened the debate in favour of the bill, which was opposed in strong teams by M. Percival. The debate was adjourned. The Dutch government intends to effect the con version of the Four per Cents. into Three and Three- Quarters. FRIDAY EVENING. The debate upon the law of theprtMWik;rest;sed this day, and again adjourned, after M. Orts had moved an amendment against that clause which com pelled the Belgian government in all cases to lay before the courts of justice the complaints of foreign powers. The formal alterations in the constitution, conse quent upon the change in the form of government, will be immediately regulated by a senalus convultuna. They will probably consist in little more than the abrogation of wme clauses applicable only to a re public and the alteration of certain phraseology in consistent with the idea of hereditary sovereignty. In the constitution of December, 1851, Louis Napo leon thought fit to declare himself a " responsible " president. But then ho defined his responsibility to be the right of appealing to the French people when. everhe pleased. In no possible event could he deposed or tried for treason to the state,and no mode was reserved for making any appeal to the " sovereign" people against any act of their elected president. The re sponsibility, therefore, was a delusion, inserted in the constitution merely as an excuse for exercising more personalwer than a king, who is supposed to act by the ad vice of ministers, could decently assume. Now, this responsibility, nominal as it was, will, of course, disappear, and the Emperor invested with the fullest prerogatives of royalty will be deemed incapa ble of doing wrong. It ought to follow from this that his ministers should be responsible to some other authority than his own, but I do not apprehend that the constitution which protects ministers from im peachment except at the instigation of the head of the state will be altered in this respect. The right of appealing at all times to the people would now be an anomalous stipulation, and will doubtless be abolished. By Art. 11 the President was bound to deliver an annual message to the Corps Legislatif. Any obligation of this kind seems incon sistent with the dignity of a crowned head. It is probable that means will be taken to enable the crown to nominate senators without any practical limit as to their numbers. The greater number of the existing members of the Senate have already received dotations, under the clause reserving to the President power to make grants fur this purpose at his discretion. It would be more agreeable to the wishes of the majority of the Senate, and would relieve them to a certain ex tent from the appearance of having sacrificed their independence, if their unpensioned brethren were to be p la ced b 7 law upon the same footing with them selves. It is not unlikely that under the influence of similar feelings the Senate may look with disfavour upon the marked distinction between themselves and the Corps Legislatif, and may be disposed to thrust salaries upon the members of that body. They are for the most part rich men, who, painfully conscious of the unimportant part assigned to them in the con duct of state affa irs, are pleased to hear it said that they serve th eir country gratis. If the question of salary were put to them, it would probably be re jected , if one ma y . judge of their views from the opinions they express in private con versation. However their extra-expenses in conse quence of coming to Paris are considerable, and if the Senate will pay them they will probably pocket the affront. The absurd restrictions upon the powers of the Corps Legislatif to propose amendments to laws was found to work so badly List year, and so nearly led to the rejection of important articles in the budget, that some relaxation, tending to enable the men, who, by the established fiction, are representa tives of the people, to discuss bills disposing of the people's money, with somewhat more appearance of freedom, is expected to be made. Imperial traditions being implicitly followed in almost everything, it is difficult to see how the new Emperor can dispense with taking the oath prescribed in 1804. It is true that this being in a more vague form than the unmistakeable pledge required from the president of the republic by the constitution of 1848, it is not likely . to lead to any difficulty hereafter. The con firmation of the great principles of 1789 contained in the constitution of 18.52 has not been found to impede the march of the strong government which France has enjoyed during the present year, and aa the bare assertion of those principles implies no constitutional guarantees for their observance it may be allowed to stand without any inconvenience. It is still a matter of doubt whether extraordinary ambassadors will be sent to foreign powers to an nounce the establishment of the empire. According to some reports in circulation, the extraordinary ambassadors are actually appointed, and they are M. de Morny, London ; General Beraguay &Hillier', St. Petersburg; M. do Guichy, Vienna ; M. de Mortemart, Berlin ; M. de Heeekeren, Brussels ; M. Canrobert, Madrid; M. Espinasse, Naples; and Cardinal Douvet, Rome. • This list, however, must in no respect be considered authentic. It is quito possible that the ordinary French ministers resident j at foreign courts will be charged with the mission of announcing the change of government. At lialtpast eight yesterday evening, the Palace of the Tuileries was open for the first reception of the great bodies of the state, and the representatives ' of the official world. The saloons, which have been ' newly fitted up, show all the magnificence of that royal abode, where no:traces of revolutionary outrages now remain. His Imperial Majesty was in the Salle , des Marechaux , and received the homage of all the ministers, the marshals, the cardinals, the Archbishop of Paris, senators, deputies, councillors of state, and all the other high functionaries. The Emperor re- Itired at an early hour to his private apartments. By decree of the Emperor, M. Abbatucci, Minister of Justice, and General Carrelet, are raised to the dignity of Senator.—Another decree promotes Cap tam Odot-Pellion, commanding the naval squadron on the western coast of America, and Captain Lugeol, of the Napoleon, to Our rank of rear-admiral ; and by another decree ) rtear-Admiral Daum: Lae, at h is THE- ITALY. The Grand Duchess of Tuscany gave birth to a prince on the 25th ult. This event was, according to some recent statements, to be followed by the release of the Medial ; of which, however, we hear nothing. Proceedings have been taken at Milan against seventy journeymen tailors, who had entered Into a combination to compel their masters to increase their wages. Vbe Court. OSBORNE, Die. 3. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied h 7 this Prince of Leiningen, the Princess Royal, and Princes Charlotte of Belgium, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and the Hon. Colonel Grey, drove out in an open carriage yesterday afternoon. Lord Howard de Walden, Sir J. H. Mazwell, and Cap tain Stanley Carr had interviews yesterday with Sir J ohn Pakington at the Colonial °Mee. Mr. Moor (Meltourne) had also an interview with the right hon. baronet. Dispstehes were sent yesterday to the Oovernor.General of Canada from the Colonial•ofliee. (PROM LAST 1110/IT'S OA2ETTI). WAR-OFFICE, Dee. 3. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant the Hon. Charles James Keith, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be lieutenant, vice Fairlie, who exchanges. 10th Light Dragoons . — Lie utenant Herbert James Faiilie ' from the 4th Light Dragoons, to b e lie u te nan t, v i ce t h e lion. Charles James Keith, who exchanges. Gth Regiment of Foot.—Lieutenant George GrautWebb, to be captain, without purchase, vice Crowder, deceased; Ensign Francis William Henry M'Cleland to be lieut. without purchase, vice Webb ; Gentleman Cadet Lem Blyth Hole, from the Royal Military College, to be en sign, without purchase, vice M'Cleland. 14th Foot—Gentleman cadet Reginald Henry Grabens, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, vice El wyn, superseded for being absent without leave. 17th Foot.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Philip M'Pherson, C.B. to be lieutenant-colonel, without purchase, vioe Stoyte, appointed inspecting field-officer of a recruiting district ; Captain Oliver Paget Bourke to be major, with out purchase, vice M'Pherson ; Lieutenant William A. Armstrong to be captain, without purchase, vice Bourke; Ensign James Lawson to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Armstrong; Gentleman Cadet Shadwell Henry Clerke, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Lawson. 49th Foot.—Ensign Joshua Walter Bond to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Platt, who retires; Ensign Edward Le Merchant to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Young, who retiree. 59th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Alexander Campbell to be surgeon, vice Macpherson, appointed to the Staff. 82nd Foot.—Lieutenant John Lawrie to be captain, by purchase, vine Pardee, who retires; Ensign John Dales Luard to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Llwric. 85th Foot.—Lieutenant Charles Hamilton Aide to be cap tain, by purchase, vice the Hon. John Edmund Hovel Thurlow, who retires ; Ensign Lord John Henry Tayloor to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aide. 97th Foot.—Msjor-General Henry Adolphite Proctor, C. 8., to be colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Frede rick Bouverie, K.C.B.,,deecesed. Sraef.—Lieutenant-Colonel John Stoyte, from the 17th Foot, to be inspecting field officer of a recruiting die t/let, vies Lieuteaant-Colonel Magenis, deemed. HOSPITAL STAPP.--SOrg•011 lino Macintosh Maephereos i , from the 59th Foot, to be staff s u rg eon o f th e secon d clam, vice Campbell, appointed to the 59th Foot; Assist` ant Staff Surgeon John Thomas Watson Bacot to be .tat surgeon of the second clue. Ildneonexna.—The Christian names of Captain Burton, on half-pay of the 37th Foot, are Joseph Netterville ; the alteration of the date of the commission of Lieutenant Robert William Benison, of the 99th Foot, which ',- peered in the Casette of the 2nd of September, 1851, had reference to the Regimental, and not to that Officer'. Army date. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 3. The following promotions, dated 26th October, 1852, have this day taken place consequent 011 the decease, on the 7th October last, of Rear-Admiral of the It :d Charles J. Austen, C.B.:—Rear Admiral of the White Peter John Douglas, to be rear admiral of the red ; R e ar Admiral .f the Blue Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart., to be rear admiral of the white; Captrin Sir Thomas llerbert, K.C.8., to be rear admiral of the blue. NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS. STAPPORDSHLRIL Sir Francis Edward Scott, Bart. Nogrota. The Right Hon. Horatio Earl of Orford, the Right Ron. Henry-Valentine Stafford Lord Stafford, the Hon. Browny low North Osborne de Grey, Robert John Hersey Harvey, Esq., Sir Eaton Steward Travers, Kt., K. 11., Henry Remy Upchcr, Esq. Esq., , Thomas Brightwcn, John Thomas Mott, Esq., incent Edward Eyre, clerk, Henry William Bartholomew Edwards, Esq., John Calthrop, Esq , John Windham Balling, Esq., George Blumetield, Esq., Roger Kerrison, E-q., Ferdinand Peet Esq., Albemarle Cater, Esq., James Dolt Hutton, Es q., and Anthony Hudson, Esq. TRANSRORTATION OF TUE NOTORIOUS DR. Bn- RINOTCO7.—LEWEN, TIIVRNDAT.—OUT readers will recol lect that, on the 29th of October, this rcdoubted individual was committed by the magistrates on the Brighton bench le take his trial at the East Smarm adjourned sessions, on a charge of obtaining four halves of four 61. notes from MIN Anna Richardson, under the plausible pretext of en her as governe , 4 and housekeeper, to accompany rifling hie imaginary vessel the Didgent to Geelong where he was about to found a church and college. The sessions are holding in this town to-day, and this morning the doctor's trial came on, It has lasted during the day. Mr. Creasy mud Mr. Johnson prosecuted. Prisoner conducted his owe defence, speaking with great eloquence for upwards of an hour. The ury, having heard th e ev id ence, f oun d hi m guilty, and ho was si ntenced to seven years' transportation. Tut STEAMER NIADIUD. —lntelligence reached Southampton yesterlty that the steamer Madrid, which left that port on the 17th ult. with the Peninsular mail, and had not been heard of at Vigo on the 23rd ult, al though due there on the 20th. had arrived at Vigo on the 24th, and was to proceed to Lisbon the same day without calling at Oporto. The Oporto mails were to be left at NIP, to be HA overland. `.