The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

__-- - - - _ BOROUGH POLICE SUPERANNUATION. Mr. HUTT moved for leave t o bring in a Bill for au tborising the establishment of a fund for this purpose. — Agreed to. NAVY, ARMY, AND ORDNANCE EXPENDI TURE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the nominatien of the Committee on this subject. Mr. OSBORNE objected to such an important Com mittee being named at that late hour, and moved the adjournment of the debate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER urged on the Hon. Member the importance of the Com mittee proceeding in their inquiry at as early a period as possible. It was not likely, if they adjourned the debate, that there would be a fuller attendance than at present. Mr. OSBORNE opposed the motion on constitutional grounds. lie looked en the appointment of this Com mittee as a dangerous precedent, and us an abdication of the functions of Government. Sir G. GREY said the appointment of the Committee had already been decided upon by the House. The pre sent question was merely who should be upon it. The Hon. Member had given no notice to substitute any name for any one of those proposed. On the first name of the list, that of Lord Seymour, being called ever, Mr. OSBORNE objected to this name, and complained that there were no members of the army and navy named in the list proposed by the Government. He looked upon the Committee as a collection of persons formerly in office, who, having called before them a few generals and admirals, would draw up a report that no reduction could be made. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and Lord Seymour's name was placed on the Com mittee, as were the names of Mr. F. Maule, Mr. Hume, Mr. G. Bankes, Sir J. Graham, Marquis of Granby, Sir W. Molesworth. On Mr. Corry's name being proposed, Colonel SALWLY said, that without wishing to ob struct the appointment of the Committee, he must, in return, express his surprise that no military men were proposed on the Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUES said, it bad been conceived that the opinion of professional men could best be elicited in the form of evidence. Mr. WAKLEY though it would be better to place some naval and military men on the Committee, as civilians could not, unassisted, form a fitting judgment of the professional evidence laid before them. Sir G. GREY said it was an extraordinary proposi tion on the part of the lion. Gentleman, that civilians could form no opinion on naval and military expendi ture ; the Hon. Gentleman being one of the foremost on all occasions to take objections to naval and military estimates. The name of Mr. Corry, Mr. Walter, Mr. E. Ellice, Mr. W. Miles, Mr. J. Greene, and Mr. Baring were then added. On Sir T. Acland's name being proposed, Mr. G. THOMPSON insisted upon the necessity of at least one professional man being on the Committee. It appeared to him that otherwise the Committee would be entirely at the mercy of the witnesses. What would be the respect paid by artist witnesses to a Committee on art, no Member of which knew anything about art ? Mr. LABOUCHERE vindicated the selection made by his Right lion. Friend, and among other Members of the Committee pointed out Sir James Graham, as a gen. tletnan whose practical knowledge of the management of the navy rendered him more valuable on this Committee than a dozen admirals would be. Mr. M. MILNES considered the Committee as it stood would be infinitely more useful, and infinitely more satisfactory to the country, than if it were a Committee at all composed of professional men. Sir 11. VERNEY said that a professional man on the Committee would direct inquiry to many matters of which non-professional men had no idea. The Earl of LINCOLN admitted chat the names of Sir James Graham and Mr. Corry were satisfactory as regarded the navy, but he thought the composition of the Committee would be improved by the addition of a member connected with the army. Sir. T. Acland's name was then added. MISCELLAN SOUS ESTIMATES. they which should ref er t o th e vneral taxation, the pressure ore should be made to bear equally unon every de la iphon of property fairly and equitably. H t would not ron. further into the question ; but he hoped that his , Friend would withdraw his proposal, and allow the Louse to proceed to the main business of the evening, snd to decide the question whether they were to have n in come.tax or not The other question that had be eh mooted, as t o w h et h er t h e per i o d s h o uld be limited ' u tle year would arise when the House considered the resolutionol/0 , Csmmittee ; but he must again ask his Friend whether after the disposition which the : I 'stailed manifested with respect to his proposition, be w:hio . not withdraw it, and thereby enable the Govern wur, to bring to a conclusion a question respecting ..._ 4 ;L e l rta t i h ri e ty ivl o( l e country was at present in a state of Hear, hear.) sh _ 4l • F. T. BARING would detain the House a very The time whilst he stated his views on the question. proposition before the House was one of great im- W e n s._ 11 ,.e..e. lie did not agree in the suggestion of the hee a: ,alember for Montrose, and his objection to it was, 4 1 • 4 ,Se . he consid e r e d it necessary that fi ve millions and thi7!thould be supplied by taxation, and he did not it could be raised if the income-tax were to be C oe P h t ets ed- What he understood the Hon. Member for ei ll lollth to ask was, whether the House would put i eir ttr on a f a i rer f oot i ng than that upon which it was :tied before they consented to go into Committee. h ot Z., b. ehrred in that proposal. The Hon. Member did the House to diminish the amount of the t ax. AU 0 asked f or was , th a t it should be levied in a fairer ma▪ nner than it now was. If the House should be of ▪ that the tax could not be levied more fairly than it m▪ ow * w ., 48 9 then the only course left for him would be to I n r sad worst the revenue by voting for the tax in its present ateugr shape. For what would be worse than the tax be adefieieney in the revenue.—(Hear.) He said this th w ithout havi ng h a d any previous knowledge of wha t p ft e e rn• Member for Cockermouth was about to pro- All he thought of the matter was that it was a cal method of taking the opinion of the House up o " s r: the tax. If the House should be of opinion th at it ill . not practicable to adjust the tax so as to make it :Pra fairly, he did not think the Committ e e could ofa , that object, and consequently there wou ld be an s u▪ .`"ill efforts for making the burden fall equally or, b a ,'Nee. But when the Hon. Member for Montrose tiro the continuance of the tax because he thought aii ,,f l Peoditure Could be reduced, he (Mr. Baring) v as .b tnoh disposed to distrust the Hon. Member's pro ` cit 7CY all he himself had been to trust the prophecies of 1 4 Pie Everybody admitted that the tax was unequal th .: 111 pressure. He would not go into the detai l s of - Cr ~ ,Inequality; but he confessed that when it w a s pro posed by by the Honourable Member for Montrose to l imit % : I x to one year, he looked ._ with great alarm at Plan by which so large an amount of re lit, would be placed on so unsafe a footin g . rd that f ear was one of- the grounds on which he had kirslly opposed the income-tax. He ha d not chan g ed h _ Opinion on the subject. He always thought the „..' s would come when the tax would become unpopular, 'ad he also had anticipated a great inconvenience to the :none when the outcry against the income-tax should ~'.° 1140 general. The Right Hon. Membe r for Coventr y expressed a desire to see the revenue placed on a ': 4 40 1e fou n d at i on . H e (Mr. Baring) concurre d in that w ish,Z but for that very reason he shou ld vote for the ,Paition of the Hon. Member f or Cockermouth. It "as intended to perpetuate the tax, the Government m oat make it more equitable and equal. The leading ten of the various parties in the House appeared to be Z_°Pition that the tax, if co ntinued, must remain ' as it 4 He looked with great discom f o r t at the result of the night's proceedings. For, if the tax must be con tinued in its present unjust form—he might be mistaken ' 4 hhut he warned the Right Hon. Gentleman that the Go gthtthentwould only be postponing its di ffi culties, and that tuey now got the tax again for three years they must matte a change in it at the end of that time, or else neandon it. The Government ought, at least, to try to make it fairer, even if they despaired of making it Mt ri Tente—(Hear.) It was in vain that hi s Ri g ht Hon. end the Chancellor of the Exchequer told him the Plan of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth was not re s t f e ste—(Hear, hear.) It was true tha t the p ro p osal Bre the House was not without its faults, nor did he mean to commit himself to its details in all their, rigour. g istputting that consideration aside, it was the impera sluty of the House to devise the means of making the 'tax fairer.—(Hear, hear.) The straightforward anon sense of the people would not be satis fi ed with le "—(Hear hear.) There would always be anomalies ,„ as classified taxation, but that fermed no just reason sad an effort to equalise the tax should not be made ; .cl t „... if the Government set about the task he wa s con. they would be met by the whole country in the """o, e spirit, and that there would be lit t le or no wasatisfaction at the continuance of the tax. With ' as pect, to an argument of the Ri g ht Honourable % gentleman opposite (Mr. Goulburn), he must 18 .7 that he did not think there would be VI breach of faith towards the fundhoider in taxin g In according to the proposition before the House. The only injustice would be in taxing him alone—in not 1 1 ! the same time taxing the other portions of the coin """alllitY• If the House rejected the p ro p osition of the etas Member for Cockermouth he should not vote for that of the Hon. Member for Montrose ; but he should t lee... In it his duty to support the proposi tion fur im p osin g 'lle tax with all its present odium.—(llear.) Mr. MUNTZ said the Right Hon. Member for Ports month had dose a great kindness to himself and H S ",,Ittitry by the speech he had just m ade. Ile (Mr. 111 ,11utz) had received a letter from one of the Ri g ht Gentleman's constituents, expreasing surprise at his d eclaration that he had been satisfied with the with ..„ untwist of the additional 2 per cent. on the income- tax. The last time he had spoken on the subject he recom mended Ministers to make the tax more palatable, and the Right Hon. Member for Portsmouth had made some very just observations to the same effect. If the Govern anent refused to do so, they would not carry the people With them. There ought to be a tax on real property , levied on a different principle to that on incomes de rived from personal labour. The question, however, for present decision was, whether to adopt the proposi. tiOn before the House. He was of opinion that the in quisitorial injustice of the tax would nut thereby be g, id of, and he should therefore vote against it. Mr. J. WALTER rose amidst loud cries of " l)ivid for Nottingham told the House that some other mode of taxation must be resorted to. Now, although in 1842 he had been of opinion that it would be better to raise additional revenue by new duties, yet, in answer to such a proposal at the present time, he must say that he was not prepared to reimpose or to increase duties, the remission of which had tended so much to the comfort and enjoyment of the poorer classes. lie did not think it would be a wise step for the Government to propose to raise five millions by increased excise duties. But then it was said—and to that effect the present propo sition tended—" take the amount you require, but raise it by direct taxation only in a more equitable mode than by your present income-tax." Now, he must say that the presumption existed against the proposition of the lion. Member for Cockermouth, that the tax in its present proportion was first settled by Mr. Pitt, who whatever might be the difference between himself and that statesman in respect to his foreign policy, v as, in his (Lord J. Russell's) opinion, one of the greatest financial statesmen that had ever existed. Mr. Pitt showed, by reasonings of great cogency, why there ought to be no distinctions made between income derived from different sources. In 1842—as my Hon. Friend the Member for Cockermouth has alluded to me, I may mention it—l urged the arguments which have been quoted against the tax; tan I stated at the same time that the Right Boronet's reasons were conclusive, and ought of themselves to induce the House to accept the tax. I admit that in 1815 I was of opinion that the tax might be modified—(Hear, hear)—but since then, the more I have considered the subject—and I can assure the Hon. Member for Cockermouth that it is not only since Monday last that my Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has considered it—but the more I have considered the subject, either by myself or in communion with my colleagues, the more am lim pressed with the impossibility of making it in any degree more fair and equal by any modification. I will not weary the House by going into details on the subject. The Right Hon. Member for the University of Cam bridge showed, by arguments which have not been an swered, that no such equality can be established.—(Hear, hear.) But let me state the principle on which the tax is founded, and why I think you would be defeated in any attempt to make it more equal. The state im poses taxes on the ground that all classes arc equally bound to bear its burthens. Suppose two persons. each with an income of 5001. a year: but one says, I am peculiarly circumstanced—mine is a precarious income. The state says, "We do not inquire into your circumstances, we only want to know what is your present income, and we take a certain portion for the purposes of the public." Suppose you were to go on another plan, and take Bd. in the pound from the person holding land, and only 6d. and 4d. from each of the two other classes, the person deriving his income trom Schedule A will fairly say, " You have nottreated mo justly, you have added to my taxes, but you have done so on a mistaken supposition, because I have only a life interest."—(Hear, hear.) In addition to this some landholders might say, " My income does not go to my daughters ; it is strictly entailed ; and for younger children I have nothing to look to but my savings." In the same way, the argument might be carried to much stronger cases, such as jointures. The small landowner might urge that it. was unfair to tax him at 81 in the pound, while his neighbour, the wealthy mer chant or manufacturer paid only 6d. This instance was, in his opinion, a sufficient answer as to the inequality of the tax. You must, then, be contented with one of two things—either the injustice remains, or you must set about investigating what is the exact value of every man's income. I say, far better is it to take the tax as it at present stands, than by attempting to render it more equal to fall into greater difficulty. Take the proposition now betore us. Suppose we charge property in land Bd., I think it would then be our duty to take into consideration all those questions respecting taxation, in which it is urged that the State burdens press unfairly on the land. There is the expense of conveyance, with the 124 per cent. charged for stamps. If you raise their income-tax to Bd., ou must consider all those charges to which I have alluded.—(Hear, hear.) I come now to the obser vation of my Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose as to the general inequality of the taxes. He says there is hardly a tax which is nut unjust; but he is willing to give all those taxes for a single year, if Government will be prepared to do away with all the inequalities by the commencement of next year.—(A laugh.) Lie Hon. Gentleman seems to think he is doing something very handsome, and reminds me, in his pro . n ised reward, of ;the annual priz,!s given by the Privy Council to the village schools. But however tempting, the Government cannot accept his liberal offer. The revision of taxes may be most desirable; that is a position which nobody will deny. The Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth carried it to a considerable extent, and made many improvements in taxation; but yet there is the excise and the stamps, in which there is great room for improvements. But the task is not one for a year. Mr. HUME—There would be no difficulty about it. Lord J. RUSSELL—As for taking these taxes for one year, I will not consent to it.—(Rear.) Whenever we are able, by careful review, to make propositions the effect of which will be to make taxes press less heavily on industry, I can assure my lion. Friend that I will most happily avail myself of the opportunity ; but I do think that no Government in the present state of af fairs ought to accept a tax for a single year, and under such a promise, because I think that if they did so they would be endangering the credit of the country. — (Hear, hear.) I repeat that my Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of tne Exchequer has never lost sight sight of this subject of taxation ; but this I must say, that the past year has been a jeer in which the most ixtraordir:ary eff;irts were required to meet the emer grney arising from scarcity of food ; and I must add, that I am not prepared now or in a eeek'e time to propose any scheme of taxa Tien better thee that which I now propose. — (Hear.) I, therefore, with confidence, knowing what the temper of the House was on former occasions, ask this House to renew the income , tax, as it bad been pro posed by others in former times. I ask it fez. a period of three years—the same period for which it has twice before been granted. I ask it not for the purpose of making new armaments or of adding greatly to our forces by sea and land. I ask it for the purpose of maintaining those forces we have, and of supporting the credit of the country, and to show the world, at this period of difficulty, that, whatever Goveretnent we may have, we are disposed to give to that Government, with out distinction of party, a fair and liberal support. The House then divided, when there appeared For the motion For the amendment Majority for the motion The announcement of the numbers was received with loud chers by the minority. Oil the question that the Speaker do now leave the chair being again put, Mr. HUME said he intended, in Committee, to move that the tax be limited to one year's duration; and un less it was distinctly understood that the present pro ceeding was merely pro forma, ho should oppose the going into Committee that night. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex plained that the resolution he was about to propose was merely that the tax should be granted for a .further time. The House would have afterwards to fix the --; The following Committee on the miscellaneous esl mates was nominated :—Mr. Vurnon Smith, Mr. Her rieF, Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Henry, Mr. Henley, Sir George Clerk. Mr. Rice, Mr, Stafford, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Horseman, Mr. Has tings Russell, Mr. Henry Arthur Herbert, and Mr. Corbally. The House then adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock. Ile would Lot sup to inquire whether the corn-laws, the currency, or the French revolution were , a s had been anued during the debate, the cause of the present posi tion of the revenue.—(Cries of " Divide.") The Chan cellor of the Exchequer had failed in making out a c :se ze r the continuance of the tax. On the contrary, he had roved it to be unjustifiable. He (Mr. Walter) had hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would have taken some longer time, in order to devise a tax mo re e q uitable than the income-tax. But it seemed to him as if the more !PPressive the tax, the more eligible and pleasant it was for the Ministry to propose and detencl, He might say 0f the income-tax what the moralist had so aptly said of boo--which " Was a monster of such hideous mien, That to be hated needs but to be seen; But seen too oft—familiar with its face, 1 . We first endure—then pity — t hen e mbrace." If income-tax was required to mainta in t he credit of tie country, at least it ought to be levied o n fair p rinci 01 Ples,(• , Divide, divide," and confusion.) Mr. G. ROBINSON rose, amidst a prolonged " Oh !" which lasted some minutes. He would not detain the nouse long. He recommended the Government to ac- CePt the proposal of the Hon. Member for Montrose, and a gree to take the income-tax for one year certain, with a ° engagement to enter into an inquiry as to the best !Lad cheapest mode of raising the revenue, with the least Inconvenience and injury to the commerce and manufac turers of the country. He would tell the Government if they persisted in their prop osal to take the tax for three years they Rould drag with them many Members who were unwilling to vote against them, and who would thereby forfeit their popularity with their constituencies, and be placed for the future in a precarious situation.— (Rear, and laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that from the solemn manner in which the Hon. Members who spoke last bad ad• dressed the House and the Government , he t ho ug ht himself called upon to make some reply to them and to Member Ho n . M emr for Montrose. His Hon. Friend (Mr. Flume) had noticed the diversity of opinion which existed In that House as to the income-tax, and he had stated that amongst twelve political economists who were accustomed to reason on such subjects, there was not one of them who did not differ with his fellows on the Principles of taxation. If the -fact was as his Honour able Friend had stated, there could be, a fortiori, no Wonder felt that those not accustomed to reason on 'such subjects should differ even more, than the Ron. Member's friends had done on the question of taxation.—(Laughter.) He did not look on the propo sition of the Hon. Member to be one to which the Government could give its concurrence. He would state to the. House what the position of the Ministers was. In • the year 1842 Parliament agreed to impose an iturme-tax, for the double purpose of supplying a defi ciency which existed in the revenue, and of enabling the ntliusters_to try an experiment whether the removal of certain duties would not improve the revenue, by giving fresh spring to commerce. Both of those objects were fulfilled most amply, the deficiency of the income was made up, and the revenue increased in consequence Of the remission of duties producing a great influx of commodities. The Government in 1845 again renewed the income-tax, taking off at the same time a large amount of customs duties an d excise on articles of con sumption. In the two epochs no less than 7,000,0001. of taxes and duties were remitted. Since that Period the country h a d not enjoyed the same Prosperity—adverse c ircumstances had occurred which were totally independent of the remission of taxes and duties. in 1845. The revenue arising from the consump tion of malt and spirits fell off in one year to the amount of 1,300,0001. The question now was, whether tinder these circumstances, the Government might net very fairly and reasonably propose the re newal of the income-tax for another period of three Years. The Hon. Member for Montrose said he could not admit of the reasons for renewing the tax, because there might be reductions e ff ected in th e ex p enditure of the country by reducing the establishments of the army and navy. The Honourable Member for Nottingham shire stated his opinion to be that those establishments could not safely be reduced, but that some other mode of taxation might be proposed. With respect to the opinion of the Honourable Member for Montrose, without ad- Verting more particularly to facts which were sufficiently notorious, he would only observe that the Government had not asked for more than was granted in the year 1845, when the greatest tranquillity prevailed on the Continent. Such being the fact, ho did not think, in the present state of Europe, that large reductions could be made.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to hear such an exnession of the sentiments of the House—because he 11. a it to be quite unnecessary to say more upon this Point than merely to refer to what the newspapers daily 2 ,, Rl P°,„rted respecting the state of t he various countries Europe.—(Hoar, hear.) But the Honourable Member limit. Mr. HUME was satisfied, provided an opportunity would be afforded of discussing the question of the du ration of the tax. Mr. BRIGHT observed that, as the proposition for the five per cent. income-tax had been abandoned, and as the Government did not intend to propose any addi tion to the taxes of the country, he should not perse vere in his motion with regard to the legacy and probate duties. He could not bring forward his proposition to extend those duties to real property as a substitute for the present income tax, as it would not produve one.balf the revenue; he thought, therefore, it would be better to submit it as a substantive proposition at some future time. But should Government, during the present or the next session, propose to add to the existing taxes, and an alteration of the duties he referred to should not be ancluded in the scheme, he should then bring the subject under the consideration of the House. The House then went into Committees of Ways and Means, and a resolution was passed, pro forma, for con tinuing the present tax upon incomes for a further period to be hereafter limited. The House having resumed, the resolution was re ported, and the Committee ordered to sit again on Mon day next. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS (COURT OF ROME) BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved that this Bill, which had been brought down from the Lords in the early part of the evening, be read a first time. Sir R. INGLIS did not intend to provoke any dis cussion on the present occasion with regard to this mea sure, but, as it was one of v ery gr e at imp o r tance, he wished ' to impress on the Noble Lord the necessity of giving full opportunity for discussing it—(Hear)---and to express his hope that the second reading might not be pressed forward with undue haste or precipitation. Lord PALMERSTON proposed to fix the second reading for Monday se'nnight. Sir R. INGLIS did not think there was a possibility of Government being able to bring it ou so soon, and suggested that a more distant day should be named, when they might depend upon its being brought on for discussion. Mr. PLUMPTRE declared his intention of giving his most determined opposition to the Bill. Colonel SIBTHORP thought it unfair to bring on even the first reading of a measure of this character at that late hour of the night. It would appear, however. that Ministers were becoming uncomfortable in their offices, and begnu to be aware they must soon vacate them (and for his part he cared not how soon)— ('. Hear." and a laugh)—and therefore they were reck less. By this Bill (which was a new attempt against the Protestant Church) they showed that they had neither the fear of God or man betore their eyes,--(Hear, hear.) He Protested against the introduction of such a measure, and should oppose it in every stage.—(" Hear," and a laugh ) Mr. lIINDLEY considered the Bill had been much improved since its first introduction into the other House.--(Order, order.) He *till, however, entertained a great objection to it. What good could it do to this country to establish diplomatic relations with the Sove reign of Rome ? Already we spent 150,0001 a year in diplomacy, as he believed, without any benefit to the people of England, but merely to give an opportunity:to some members of our aristocracy to reside in foreign countries at the public expense.—(Hear.) His objection to the Bill was not on account of the religion of the So vereign of Rome, but he thought when that Sovereign asserted a spiritual authority over all who professed the same religion, it was a matter for consideration whether it would not be unwise in a Protestant country like this to open diplomatic relations with him.—(Hear.) The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday se'nnight. TiiE SUN, Lo ON, IVISIONS. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND EcliPr. (From the Times.) We have received by express from Marseilles our letters from India in anticipation of the Overland Mail of the Ist of February. The dates so received are from Calcutta to the 21st of January, Madras to the 20th of January, and Bombay to the Ist of February. The period over which our advices from India extend had been almost barren of incident, at the same time that there had been an interregnum in political affairs, occasioned by the entrance into office of the new, and the retirement of the late, Governor- General. Lord Hardinge left Calcutta on the 18th of January. Subscriptions for a statue to be erected at Calcutta in his honour had reached the sum of 2,0001. within a few days from their commence ment, at a time of unexampled pressure in money matter& A notification had been published in the several presidencies, under instructions from the India House, announcing that the sum of 60,0001. was to be raised in India by bills on the hypothecation of goods for the service of the East India Company. The advance on goods will be to the extent of three-fifths of the value. In the similar operations of 1842 the advances amounted to three-fourths of the value. The rate of exchange is fixed at ls. 10d. per Company's rupee—an increase of 6 per cent. on the former ex change. In other respects the conditions of transac tion are the same. With respect to affairs in Goomsoor we learn that a field force had marched from Berampore upon the territory of the Ungool Raja, with the intention of demolishing the forts in that district. The Ungool Raja having refused to appear before the British Commissioner at Cuttack, had been proclaimed a rebel to the state. This step was regarded as the commencement of a Goomsoor campaign. From Lahore there is not any news of moment. The Delhi Gazette, however, states that on the oc casion of an inventory being taken of the treasury of gifts belonging to the late Runjeet Singh, upwards of two lace and a half of rupees, unknown before, were found. The Friend of India adds that the sum in question proved most opportune for the Lahore Treasury. It was affirmed that Dost Mahomed at Caubul had for some time been hoarding portable treasure, and it was suspected—at least asserted by native writers— had secret intentions of proceeding from Jellalabad to Peshawur, and placing himself under the protection of our authorities ; but it was added that obstacles had arisen to prevent the Ameer's contemplated visit to Jellalabad, the ulterior design having been sur mised and frustrated by his turbulent son, Haider Khan. Our correspondent at Bombay, writing upon the effect of the home failures at that place, says—" The effect here has been comparatively slight. I told you as much in anticipation some time ago. A third house has deferred payment within these few days, but it has taken no one by surprise. The two con cerns which have failed were second-rate, and lately established. Hitherto much of the system of busi ness here has been as unsound as elsewhere in India. False credit has been kept up through Parsee brokers, as in Calcutta it was done by forced transactions in produce. Excepting two head firms, every Bombay house employs a broker, who, for 2 per cent. on the sale, guarantees payment ; while, of course, this broker has again his own system for guaranteeing himself, by securities and payments from the buyer, amounting to from 2 per cent. to 5 per cent. more. This system may have its advantages with a sound house, as it secures from bad debts ; but if, as was the case with the houses that have gone, forced shipments must be made and the capital borrowed from the broker at nine per cent. (the established rate in such instances), the result cannot but be ultimately ruinous alike to the speculator and to the general market. As regards Bombay, the effect of the late crisis must prove beneficial. Transactions are more likely now to be of a bond fide character, based on the demand ; and the market will then offer fair re muneration. Probably, however, we are not yet at the end of the chapter of accidents. Nearly 150,000 bales of cotton have gone home this season, at an average of Si. the bale, and you best know what they are now w orth. You may presume that the new offers of hypothecation are not looked upon very favourably by cautious houses here, yet there is this to be said in favour of present terms—that the differ ence between the present and former advances (three fifths of the value in place of three-fourths, or a diminution of fifteen per cent.) will prevent reckless transactions, since the speculator with only sixty per cent. advance must have a good share in the purchase." The departure of the Governor of Bombay on his visit of inspection to Sinde had been fixed for the 8:h of February. His Excellency would proceed to the mouth of the Indus in the Hon. Company's steamer Semiramis, and thence embarking in a smaller steamer proceed up the river to Hyderabad. Our correspondent at Calcutta writes as follows. His letter is dated January 24 : " Since I last wrote to you Lord Harding° has departed, receiving of course the usual compliments, and leaving behind him a successor whose appearance and demeanour encourage us to expect an energetic and open-eyed Administration. The subsidized states will probably require to be brought more immediately under British influence and control, but with this exception Lord Dalhousie's labours will probably be limited to our present possessions, which of them selves present a boundless range of useful action for the ablest statesman. The revision of the law, the promulgation of European knowledge in the native languages, the infusion of a greater degree of zeal into the services, and, as a means of attaining all these good ends, the reconstruction of the Supreme Government, in which the vast realms subject to Madras and Bombay are wholly unrepresented,—all these are subjects which press upon the Indian Go vernment. " But in the mean time the melancholy aspect of commercial and pecuniary affairs has produced much dejection and distrust. The case of the Union Bank turns out to be much worse than ever was surmised by those who were most unfriendly to its manage ment. The bank has been closed, and it only remains for the shareholders to get in the :assets, and by a vigorous effort to meet the demands which are press ing upon them. The bank, as a bank, is insolvent. The committee of shareholders report the liabilities to amount to 68,82,610 r., and the assets to 61,07,990 r. They recommend an immediate call of 200 rupees per share upon the present registered proprietors, and an application for a loan, i.e., a call of 20,000 rupees upon all who are or were proprietors when the exist ing liabilities were incurred, without reference to the number of shares held by each, to be repaid after the discharge of the liabilities. The concern to be wound up under a committee who are to act in concert with the creditors, and to compel contributions by prevailing upon the creditors to proceed against those who refuse to pay the call. The debts of the Bank to be paid by monthly instalments, beginning in March and extending over the space of twelve months. The committee recommend an immediate investigation of the causes of the bank's insolvency, being of opinion that if delinquencies have been committed they ought to be fully exposed, and the principal :parties con cerned in them punished, if any instance sufficiently flagrant can be found to justify an appeal to the law. " This report has, with slight modification, been adopted by the shareholders, but it is a matter of doubt whether the most willing creditors—especially those who have the interests of others to protect—can afford to wait a whole year for the liquidation of their claims. There can, however, be no question that the scheme is an honest and manly effort to re pair the mischief that has been done ; but the creditors are exasperated by statements which are universally believed. The truth of all these matters will now have to be very severely tested. In the meantime, public opinion is most unfavourable to the late ma nagement of the bank; and the shareholders are in despair, as any one of them could be ruined by any m c reditor who chose to take out judgment against hi on a claim against the bank. Much amazement is felt at the lateness of the Bombay express, of which no tidings have reached us. Two public meetings of creditors have taken place. " The liabilities of Lackerstein, Brothers, and Co,, are stated at 15,56,000 rupees odd, and the assets 10,13,000 rupees. The liabilities of John Wienholt and Co., 3,80,000 rupees; assets, 3,84,000 rupees. The business of both firms to be wound up under inspection." The following casualties by death in the armies of India have been reported since the departure of the mail of the 16th of January : Her Majesty's Troops—Lieutenant W. H. Kelson, Ceylon Rifle Regiment, at Victoria, Hong-Kong, on - At three o'clock the Hon. Captain Hotham (one the 19th December. of the directors of the London and Brighton Rail- Bengal—Captain Peregrine Powell Turner , 61st way, and chairman of the Directors of the Brighton Native Infantry, at Saharunpore, on 10th January. Madras— Lieutenant C. B. Bartley , 17 th Native and Continental Steam Navigation Company) started from Brighton to Newhaven with Infantry, at Secunderabad, on the 12 t h Ja n ua r y. Indian Navy—Captain John Hindes, late of the a' special train, to visit his Majesty. One Hon. Company's Marine Department, at Negapatam, of the carriages was that with extra fittings on the 4th January. which was built for the use of the Duchess of Kent Our advices from Alexandria, which are to the at the time that her Majesty paid occasional visits to 21st ult., announce that his Highness Mehemet Ali, Brighton. It is intended for the use of his Majesty w ho came down to Alexandria fro m Cairo on the on his departure from Newhaven. 12th ult., left for Malta in the French steamer Alex andre on the 14th, his medical advisers having deter mined upon trying whether a sea trip would not be of benefit to him, as the change from Cairo to this place had brought on a slight improvement in his health. A French steamer was placed at the disposal of Mehemet Ali by the French Consul, M. A. Barrot, who induced his Highness to take his passage in her on acount of superior accommodation and her rea diness to proceed to sea at once. As the Pacha was going out all the shipping in the harbour dressed, manned yards, and fired a salute, the English steam frigate Sidon, waiting here the arrival of Lord Har dinge, being conspicuous by the hearty cheers of the crew as the Alexandre passed by. Mehemet Ali was very unwilling to go to Malta and wished to proceed to Candia instead, so that the French Consul had some difficulty in persuading him to accede to his wishes, which his Highness did only as they were leaving the port. During Mehemet's Ali's absence Said Pacha is to be Governor of Alexandria, and Abbas Pacha is to be at the head of the Government at Cairo. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Our readers are aware of the manner in which the King and Queen quitted the Tuileries, and the statements which have appeared in the papers are perfectly correct relative to their departure from the city. NVe may here state, however, that Louis Philippe and his Consort were accompanied by General Dumas and General Rumigny, Thuret (valet to Louis Philippe), and a German attendant upon the Queen. This comprised the whole of the party who fled with Louis Philippe. On leaving Paris they proceeded to Versailles, where they hired a common vehicle to take them to Dreux. Here they put up at the house of a person on whose fidelity they could rely, where they passed the night. This friend, whom we understard to be I farmer, procured disguises for the royal fugitives and suite, the King habiting himself in an old cloak and an old cap, having first shared his whiskers, discarded his wig, and altogether so disguised him self as to defy the recognition even of his most intimate friends. The other disguises were also complete. Although we have stated above that they passed the night at Dreux, they started long before daylight on their way to La Ferte Vidame, where Mr. Pack ham has been building a mill on some private pro perty of Louis Philippe. On their route they were accompanied by the farmer, who promised to see them in safety to the coast through a country with which he was well acquainted. They took the road of Evreux, twelve to fifteen leagues from Honfleur. They travelled chiefly by night, and reached Hon fleur at five o'clock on Saturday morning. They re mained at Honfleur, in the house of a gentleman whom the King knew, for a short time, and then crossed to Trouville, a short distance from the town. It was their intention to embark at Trouville, but owing to the boisterous state of the weather, they were compelled to remain at the latter place two days, when finding they could not embark, they returned to Honfleur, with the intention of embarking from that place, but the weather still continuing very rough, and the King fearing that the Queen in her exhausted condition would be unable to bear the fatigues of a rough passage, deferred his departure till the weather changed on Thursday. In the mean time information was secretly conveyed to the Ex press, Southampton steamship, that she would be re quired to take a party from Havre to England. On Thursday afternoon the gentleman who sheltered the dethroned monarch and his consort at Honfleur, engaged a French fishing-boat to convey the fugitives from Honfluer;to Havre, and fearing that in this small vessel the features of the king might be recognised, the gentleman engaged a person to inter pret French to the King, who, to render his disguise more complete, passed as an Englishman. Nothing of moment transpired on the passage to Havre, where the Express was waiting with her steam up, and at nine o'clock on Thursday evening the royal fugitives and suite set sail for England. The vessel reached the offing of Newhaven harbour at seven o'clock this morning, but owing to the state of the tide she could not enter the harbour till nearly twelve o'clock. Meanwhile, however, General Dumas and General Rumigny landed in boats ; General Dumas proceed ing to London with the intelligence of Louis Philippe's arrival, whilst General Rumigny repaired to the Bridge Inn, and gave directions to prepare the best apartments,' . for some guests about to land on the pier. This, of course, was done ; but having ascertained that the guests were no less than the ex-King and Queen of the French, the landlady laid carpets from the entrance door to the sitting-room, and every arrangement was made to render the apartments as comfortable as their size would admit. Shortly before twelve o'clock the royal fugitives landed onthe quay, and the moment the King set his foot on the shore he emphatically exclaimed, " Thank God, lam on British ground." Mr. Sims, the land ing waiter, who handed them on shore, conducted them to the Bridge lan. On the way thither the King was met by several of t he inhabitants, who offered their congratulations on his safe arrival, and with whom he shook hands most cordially. His Ma jesty looked fatigued and careworn. Shortly after his arrival, Mr. Catt, of the Bishop stone-mills, a short distance from Newhaven, who was presented to the King two years ago at the Tuileries, by Mr. Packham, had an interview with him, and offered the hospitalities of his house. Louis Philippe thanked Mr. Catt, but declined his invitation. He then inquired for Mr. Packham, and learning that he was at Brighton, expressed a desire to see him immediately. Most of our readers are aware that Mr. Peckham has for years been a prolcg.4 of the ex .King and a tenant of his Majesty for some extensive mills, his private property, near the Chateau d'Eu. Mr. Packham was with his Majesty on the memorable Tuesday appointed for the Reform Banquet up to within nn hour of the outbreak of the revolution. He now resides in Brighton, having re tired from the management of the establishment, which is now carried on by his nephew and other persons. Mr. Packham, on the messenger reaching him at Brighton, immediately posted to Newhaven with a gentleman named White, who had been in the house hold of Louis Philippe many years. The news of the King's arrival at Newhaven reached Brighton soon after one o'clock, and a special train was dispatched front the terminus to New haven with the Hon. Captain Hotham (one of the directors of the London and Brighton Railway, and chairman of the Brighton and Continental Stearn Navigation Company), Mr. Fountain (superinten dent of the railway traffic at Brighton), Captain Moore, of Newhaven, &c. Our own reporter was also accommodated with a seat in the train. On his arrival at Newhaven at four o'clock, he found a small assemblage of persons near the Bridge Inn ; but . no manifestation of feeling app eared amongst thrill, Captain Hotham and Mr. Fountain had an interview with the King, whose wishes they asked with regard to railway accommodation. Learning that Mr. Peckham was at the inn, our reporter sought him out, when Mr. Packham at once introduced him to his Majesty. The King, who was reading an English newspaper, immediately rose and said—" I thank you, gentlemen, and all whom I have met in England, for these kind congratulations, and the hospitality which has been shown me." His Majesty had changed his attire, and was dressed in a plain suit of black. He looked well, and the marks of anxiety which had shown themselves at his landing had disappeared. He was quite cheerful. The Queen was in the room writing a letter, and appa rently buried in thought. She scarcely noticed the presene t e o othfesiing tirangedrus.rinSgetvheeradla)p.ersloines intro ducedsweeemreed gra tified at their calling, and spoke freely and pleasantly to all the visitors. Mr. Packham offered to receive the King and Queen in his house at B ri g hton ; i n answer to which the King said, " Mr. Packham, I feel much obliged to you ; but these good people of the house have treated me so kindly, and as I feel rather fatigued, I beg to decline your kind offer. I wish to wait an answer from the express to London." Before Mr. Packham left him, the King gave him the whole of Hs money for the purpose of getting it exchanged for English coin and purchasing wearing apparel, "of which," said the King, smiling, "I am very short." Mr. Packham, Mr. White, and the ex King's valet then proceeded to Brighton in a post-chaise. On leaving Newhaven, Mr. Packham, to whom our reporter is indebted for the above particulars, in formed him that it was the King's intention to pass the night at Newhaven, and proceed to London in the morning.— 'limes. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA MONEY MARKET, JAN. 21. BANK OF BENGAL. Discount lon Govt. Acceptances (3 months) 6 per ct. on Private :Bills and Notes (ditto) 10 „ ion deposit of Company's Paper ... 8 „ Interest Icitto on Cash Credit Accounts ... 8i „ DESPERATE ArFRA.Y WITH POACHERS.--About two o'clock in the morning of Sunday last, three keepers on the estate of A. R. Drummons, Esq., of Cadlands, in the parish of Fawley, near Southampton, were out watching some poachers, having heard the report of guns, when they came upon five desperate men. A serious attack commenced, when George Payne, one of the keepers was struck desperately by one of the w poachers, named Morris, with the butt end of his gun, with which he so fractured the skull of the keeper that he dropped down as if dead, the violence of the blow breaking the skull into the brain; the gun went off at the same time, shattering the hand of Morris, blowing oft' all the fleshy tpaert,potheeeheeorn, whotentsoes, of the fel s i a am s e eg u d n ee e d nt m er a i o n . g theTh The othe r o e r f h two keepers took Smith, one of the poachers, into cus tody- at the time, three getting away; but we are happy to hear they are known to the police. Morris, the poacher was taken to his own house, it is thought, by the three who escaped; Payne to the keeper's lodge, where he lies in such a state that there can be no hopes of his recovery, he not having spoken since he was so struck; Morris, it is thought, may recover. Dr. Warren, of Fewley, attended upon the poacher; and Dr. Budd, of Fawley, and Dr. Bullen, of Southampton, on Payne, the keeper. Morris has a wife and three children; Payne is a single man. The poacher William Smith was taken to Winchester Gaol. Payne died on Wednes day, and an inquest was ordered to be held on his body on Tuesday next. BANN NAVIGATION.—The labourers at Carnew struck for wages, on Tuesday last. When called an to deliver the implements belonging to the Boa r of Works, they refused, and used threats to officers over their. Summonses were issued on Thursday, by G. Becknell, Esq., ag ainst upwards of fifty persons for the offence. It has been stated by some of the men that they could hardly cam 6d. a day.—.,Fanner of Mtor. COURT CIRCULAR. _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday. Viscount Palmerston had an audience of her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Augustus of Saxe Coburg visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence, Cl arence -house, St. James's. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg visited their Ro) al Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge yesterday, at Cambridge• house. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and puny exercise yesterday, in the royal gat dens. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday evening, at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duche,s of Cambridge yesterday. ....„. Major-General J. M'Donald, Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica, had au interview with Earl Grey yesterday. Mrs. Chisholm had also an interview with the Noble Earl yesterdaj, at the Coluni4l-offict. A deputation from the parish of All Saints, Poplar, consisting of Mr. J. Carter (Churchwarden), Messr. C. C. Ceely, and S. Turner (Overseers of the Poor), slessrs. J. Robertson and J. W. Thompson (late Churchwardens), Mr. 0. Randall (Trustee), Mr. R. Kemp (Clerk to the Trusters), and Mr. J. Morris (Surveyor to the Trustees), accompanied by Lord Ro bert Grosvenor and Sir William Clay, Bart., had an in terview with Viscount Morpett:, on Thursday, at the Office of her Majesty's Corntois:doners of the Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place, on the subject of the Health of Towns Bill. IRELAND. THE SOUTHERN CONVICTS. CLONMELTMARCH I.—This being the day fixed for the execution of John Lonergan for the murder of the late Mr. W. Roe, J.P., and of Henry and Philip Cody, for the murder of Edmond Madden. who were convicted at the late Special Commission, all the streets leading towards the County Gaol were, at an early hour thronged with people. It being the fair day of thi town there were immense numbers of the country peopt, present. At about half-past ten, A.M., a large detachment of the 47th Regiment and a squadron of the 4th Light Dragoons took up their position in front of the gaol, at both sides of the drop, and had much difficulty in keep ing back the crowds of people assembled to witness the execution. .- At about five minutes past eleven o'clock the wretched culprits made their appearance. Henry Cody came out on the drop, and in a firm voice addressed the people for about a minute and a half, requesting the prayers of the people, but made no declaration of either his guilt or innocence ; he then retired into the preparation-room at the back of the drop. The culprits were attended by the Rev. Mr. Power, Roman Catholic curate, and, after a few minutes spent in pra) er, John Lonergan came out on the drop; the wretched man had to be assisted out by the Rev: Mr. Power. The hangman then fixed the rope, and pulled the white cap over his face. Philip Cody then walked out with a firm step, and iafter the hangman had fixed the rope, &c., Henry Cody then came out. At this time the hangman, after settling Philip Cody, was standing in the front of the dock, when - ail of - a sudden, Henry Cody, although pinioned, made a rush at the hangman, caught him, and actually had him half way over the railing, when the Rev. Mr. Power caught Cody, and prevented him from throwing him down, otherwise the finisher of the law would have been killed. Cody was a most powerful man (the lower part of his arms were not tied). On the crowd perceiving the struggle, they began to shout and cheer for Cody, and it was leered a rescue would be attempted by the people. Philip Cody, Ns ho, as we before stated, had the rope ad justed and the cap over his taco, on hearing the noise, tore the cap off his face and actually got the rope off his neck, and was going to help his brother. On the hangman coming out again Henry Cody made two desperate kicks at him, and hurt him much. Under these circumstances Father Power had them brought back into the preparation-rdom, and after arguing with them and praying, he at length got them to go out quietly and !Libmit to their fate. All the time this was going on the wretched man Lo nergan continued to stand on the drop with his face covered, rope tied, &c., and never moved a muscle. He seemed to be deeply penitent. The three wretched' men being adjusted on the drop, the hangman drew the bolt, and they were ushered into eternity. In falling, Philip Cody caught the railing with his hand, and held on for about a second. They all died very easy, apparently, having had a fall of nearly seven feet. Lonergan was about 32, Henry Cody 27, and Philip Cody 20 years of age. CONSECRATION OF ST. MARK'S CHURCH, SHORE DITCH.—Yesto day the new church in Old-street-road, dedicated to St. Mark, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of London, who was assisted in the ceremony by the Venerable Archdeacon Hale, the Rev. A. P. Kelly, the Rev. John Saunders, the Rev. 11. Hyndman, and several other parochial gentlemen. The new church, which is an elegant structure in the early English style of architecture, and cruciform, has been built and en . • dewed by the Metropolitan Churches Fund, making a total of thirteen churches entirely built by that fund, in addition to forty-two others to which liberal grants have been voted. To the new church, which is situate in one of the most spiritually destitute parts of London, an ecclesiastical district has been assigned (forming a por• tion of the parish of St. John's, Hoxton), under the Act 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 37. All the seats are unappro prir ted and entirely free. The Bishop has licensed the Rev. W. Hinson, M.A., to the incumbency of the new church. " A SEWING MACHINE."—This invention has been recently exhibited at the Royal Institution. The stitches, larger or smaller, are made by " turning a screw." Is there anything new in this? On the contrary: have not English shirt-makers —sewing machines of flesh and blood—been made to work for farthings, and only by "turning a screw?"—Purich. PARLIAM (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 3. WAYS AN►) MEANS. -- - Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Order of the Day for the Committee of Ways and Means be now read:"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " if the Income-tax be continued, it is expedient to amend the Act, and not to impose the same charge on incomes aris ing from professional and precarious sources as on those de rived from realised property," instead thereof:—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 316. Abdy, T. 1. ,, T. Fortescue, J. W. , Moore, George H. Acland, Sir T. Fox, Richard M. Morpeth, Viscount Adderley, C. B. Freestuu, Colonel Mostyn, E. M. L. Alexander, N. Frewen, C. H. Mulgrave, Earl Anson, Colonel Fuller, A. E. Mure, Colonel Anson, ViSCUUIIt Gaskell, J. M. Neeld, John Arbutliwitt, Hugh Gibson, T. M. Neeld, Joseph Archdall, Captain Gladstone, W. E. Newdegate, C. N. Arni*trong, Sir A. Glyn, George Carr Nugent, sir Percy Arundel, Earl of Gordon, Admiral O'Brien, J. Ashley, Lord Gore, W. 0. O'Brien, Sir Lucius liagge, W. Goulburn, Henry O'Brien, Timothy Bailey, joseph, jun. Gower, Levesou Ossulston, Lord Baring, Henry Graham, Sir James Owen, Sir J. Baring, W. B. Granby, Marquis of Parke, CW. liateson, Thomas Greene Thomas Paget, Lord A. Beckett, William Greufell, C. Pascoe Paget, Lord C. Bell, John Grenfel , Charles W. Paget, Lord , .George Bellew, R. M. Grey, Sir G. Palmer, Ruundell Berestord, William Grey, Ralph W. Palmerston, Vie. B er keley, Captain Grosvenor, Lord R. Parker. John Illack•ill, S. W. Guest, Sir J. Boldero, Ilenry Gwyn, Bowel Peel, Sir Robert !tolling, William Haggai, F. it. , Feel, Colonel Bourke, Richard S. Raiford, Sir 11. l'hilips, Sir G. R. Bowles, Admiral Harris, lion. Capt. , Pinney, W. • Boyle, Colonel . Hay, Lord John Plumptre, J. P. Brackley, Vise unt l•lii.Ye, Sir E. Plowden, W. H. Brainston, T. W. Hayter, W. G. Powell, Col. Brand, _Thomas lieadmin, T. E. Power, Nicholas Breinridge, Richard Heald, James Powiett, Lord ,W. Brockman, E. D. ileatheote, G. J. Price, Sir R. Brooke, Lord Heathcote, Sir W. Prime, Richard Brooke, Sir Arthur Henley, J. W.: Pugh, David Bruce, C. L. C. Herbert, Henry A. Bowdon, Colonel Buck, L: W. Berries, John C. Renton, John C. Buller, Sir J. T. Hervey, Lord A. Repton, G. W. J. Eunbury, W. ilildyart, R. C. Reynolds, John Ilildyard, T. B. T. Rice, E. R. Hodges, T. L. Rich, Henry Burrell, Sir C. Hodges, T. Twisden Richards, Richard Butler, I'. S. Hogg, Sir J. W. Rom'lly, John B ilu ur rg k i e Buxton, •-ir E. Rood, Sir :lexander Rushout,,Captain Callaghan, D. Hope, Sir J. Russell, Lord John , le s y i , r L T o . r .y d . , 'ardwell, Edward Hope, Henry T. Russell, F. C. H. Carew, W. I'. Hope, Alexander Rutherford, A. Castlereagh, Vise. liornby, John Sadleir, John Cavendish, C. C. Hothain, Lord Seymer, Henry Ker Cavendish, W. G. Howard, C. W. Seymour, Sir:H. „ , Cayley, Edward S. lioward.E. U. Seymour, Lord Chaplin, W. J. Hu dson, Geor g e S hell, It. L. Charters, Francis Hughes, W. B. Sbelbunie, Earl of Chichester, Lord J. Ingestre, Viscount Blaney, Hobert A. Childers, J. W. Inglis, Sir It. Smith, Yemen Choimeley, Sir M. Ireland, Thomas J. Smith, J. A. Christopher, R. Jenny'', Earl Smith, M. Tucker Christy, Samuel Jervis, Sir:John Smollett, A. Clements, Charles Jervis, John Somerville, Sir W. Clerk Sir G. Jolllffe, Sir IV G. H. Sotheron, T. H. S. Clive, H. B. Jones, Sir W. spearman, H. J. Cobbold, John - C. Jones, Captain Stafford, Augustus Cocks, 'I homos S. Keogh, William Stanley, E. J. Coke, Edward K. Kepp,i, G. T. 7.:.' Stanley, Edward Cole, H. A. . Kildare, Marquis Strait, Edward Coles, Henry B. Labouchcre, iienry Stuart, Henry Compton, 11. C. Langston, J. H. , Stuart, J. Conolly, Col. Lascelles, E. Sturt, Henry G. Cerbally, M. E. Lascelles, W. S. Sutton, Henry - Courtenay, Lord Law, C. E. . Talbot, J. H. Cowper, WF. Lemon, Sir Charles Taylor, Thomas B. Craig, W. G. Lewis, Sir T. Tenison, E. K. Cripps, W. Lewis, George C. Tennent, ; ..T. Cubittt, William Lincoln, Earir,of Thornhill, G. Currie, Henry Lindsay, Colonel Toliemache, John Dalrymple,;Captain Littleton, E. R. Towneley, John Deedee, W. Loch, James 1 Townley, IL G. Deering, John Locke, Joseph Townshend. John Denison, W. J. Lockhart, A. E. , Trail, George Devereux, John T. Lockhart, W. ... Trelawny. J. S. Disraeli, B. Lygon, Gen. Trevor, J. R. Dodd, G. Mackenzie. W. F. Trollepe, Sir J. Douro, Marquis of Mackinnon, W. A. Vane, Lord H. Drumlanrig, Vie. Macnamara, Major Verner, Sir W. Drummond, H. WNaghten, Sir E. Verney, Sir H. Duckworth, Sirg. M`Tavish, C. C. Vesey, lion. T. Dundas, Admiral Meagher, Thomas Vyse, it. H. R. H. Dundas, Sir D. Mahon, O'Gorman Waddington, David Dundas, George Mahon, Viscount Waddington, H. S. Dunne, Francis P. Maitland, T. . Walpole, S. H. Du Pre, C G Manners, Lord C. Walsh, Sir J. B. Ebrington, Viscount Manners, Lord G. Ward, H. G. Edwards, Henry March, Earl of Watkins, Colonel Egerton, W. T. Marshall, J. G. Wellesley, Lord C. Ellice, Edward Martin, C.,,W. West, F. R. Elliot, John E. Ma.sterman, J. Whitmore, T. C. Emlyn, Viscount Matheson, Alex. Williamson, Sir H. Enfield, Lord Matheson, Jame!' Wilsos, Matthew Estcourt, T. G. Matheson,-=Colonel Wood, Sir Charles Farrer, James Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Worcester, Marquis Ferguson, Sir R. Melgund, Viscount Wortley, J. s. liolliott, J. lieux, Sir Henry Wrightson, W. B. Rimer, Sir E. Miles, P. W. S. Wyvill, Marmadake Fitzpatrick, J. W. Miles, William Fitzroy, Henry Mines, it. M. MUMS. Foley, John H. Molesworth, Sir W. Tufnell, ii. Forbes, William Monsell, William Hill, Lord Marcus I , ortescue, Chichester Moody, O. A. MINORITY-NOES, 141. Adair, Hugh E. Fergus, John Raphael, Alexander Adair, It. Shafto Ferguson, Col. Reid, Colonel Aglionby, H. Fitzwilliarn, G. W. Itendlesham, Lord Alcock, Thomas Fordyce, A. D. Ricardo, Osman Anderson, Arthur Forster, Mathew Robartes, T. J. seines, M. T. Fcx, W. J. Robinson, George Barkly, Henry Gardner, J. D. Rullerd, Francis Baring, F. T. Godson, R. St. George, Chris. Barnard, E. G. Gooch, B. S. Salwey, Colonel Benbow, John Greenall, Gilbert Sanders, George Benett, J. Greene, Jolla Scholefield, William Bennet, P. Hall, Sir Benjamin Scrope, G. P. Berkeley, 11. liardcastle, J. A. Seel), Charles Bernal, Ralph Basile, Alexander Sheridan, R. B. Birch, Sir Thomas liastie, Archibald Sidney, Thomas Blackstone, W. S. Heathcoat, John t-imvon, John Blake, M. J. Henry, Alexander Smith, John B. Blewitt, R. J. Heywood, James Spooner, It. Bouv,rie, E. P. 'Lindley Charles Stanstield, W. It. C, Bright, John Holland, Robert Stanton, W. 11. Brisco, 31. Hume, Joseph Staunton, Sir G. . . .'ocktelturst, John Humphery, Ald. Strickland, Sir G. .Irotherton, J. Hutt, William Stuart, Lord Dudley Brown, liumpluey Jackson, William Stuart, Lcrd J. Brown, W. Ker, Richard Talfourd, - crgeant Busfeild, W. Kershaw, James Tattered, 11. W. Cabbell, 11. B. King, P. J. Thickncsse, Ralph Carter, John B. Lennard. T. B. Thompson, Colonel Cavendish, G. 11. Long, Walter '1 humpson, George Clay, James Lushington, Charles Thornely, T. Clinord, Henry M. M`Gregor, John Turner, B. Cobden, R. Dtarsh 11, J. G. Turner, George Colebrooke, Sir T. Martin, J. Villiers, Charles Collins, William Mitchell, T. A. Vivian, J. E. Cowan, Charles Morris, David Wakley, Thomas Crawford, W. S. Mowatt, Francis Walmsley, Sir J. Dashwood, G. H. Muntz, G. F. Walter, John Da. ie, Sir 11 O'Brien, W. S. Wawn, J. T. D'Eyncourt, T. O'Connell, M. J. Westhead, J. P. Douglas, Sir C. 0 Connor, Feargus Wilcox, Brodie Duke, Sir James O'Flaherty, Anthony Williams, John Duncan, George Osborne, Ralph Willoughby, Sir H. Duncan, Viscount Palmer, Robert Wyld, James lltincutt, John Pattison, James Verse, E. T. Ellice, E., jun. Pearson, Charles Yorke, H. R. Evans, John Pechell, Captain TELLEES. Swart, Pigott, Francis Horsman, Edward iag Pilkington, James Bowring, Dr. aii Williaml viuia BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night' s G aze tt e .) An Account, purs uant tothe DM' ARTMENT. Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r We ending on Saturday, the 26th d a y of February, 1848 ISSUE X. IS N'ut. s i3sued•••••• •• 28,101,910 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,653,G12 Silver bulliou ••• • .. 1,443,328 £28,101,940 28,101,910 M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 2d day of March. 1841 BANKING D] X. PrOpe dors' Capital • • 14,553,000 Rest • ••••• • • • • • a,739,389 eubile depusits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, and Sav ings-bank 8, Di vidend acconnts) • • 6,417,011 Other deposits ••• • • • 9,550,659 Seven day and other bills •••• • • • • •• • • 828,933 Z 35.085.222 Dated the 2d day of March. tat IzPIITILEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) . • 11,574.921 Other securities •• •• 12,913,241 N0te5..............9,922,L85 IGold and silver coin. • 658,675 £35,089,222 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. HOPS AND MALT.—The total number of acres in Great Britain under the cultivation of hops in the year 1847, was 52,327. The total amount of duty levied was 08spu,dsmuet duty 216,2681. 159,8501.6 7d. 0 s w. 6d.as roan -8,8034 Bs. on account of the per Act 3d Vict., c. 17. 3 eaa, tieoc 9 ,dhic 4 dvteo , ieh 9 utdgei 2 nou 3 tsnua l .taounhift2idnosta quantity tew 2 joyu d afud . nonußuf; ar O yir.sto f ;i:fs t ,pha h elon i rBsldhd4. cent, Bri tain to foreign countries from the po s r t te h d of fr J o an ex ported from 1829 to 1847, both years exclu sive, 6 a 6 n 3 d , 9 8 1 8 0 , 9 : 1 ix 6 . 0 , was 67,7331 b. The gross was 457,361. The quant ity of foreign hops imported into the United Kingdom in the year ending the sth of quantity January, 1848, was 1,467 ewts. The total number of pounds weight of hops charged with duty in the year 1847 was 45,134,3651 b. The total number of quarters of malt made between the 10th of October, 1846, and the 3,399,859 in in Scotland. 9 lr . w el a a s nd 3 , The total number of licensed brewers in England is 2,184, of victuallers 58,725, and of beersellers 77,000. lEOui England, i u o u l d, October, l 5406918i4u7 There are in Ireland 109 brewers, and 15,222 victuallers, and in Scotland 174 brewers , a nd 16 , 0 71 victuallers. A MAN M URDE RED BY HI S g SISTER. -A painful sensation has prevailed in the neighbo ur h oo d of Honiton during the past few days by the circulation of a report that a man named James Harris had been murdered by his own sister, a married woman, named Mary Hooper, in the public road. M r. Aberdetn, the coroner, upon being informed of what had occurred, issued his warrant for holding an inquest upot . i the body. Y es t er d a y was the day appointed for the Inquiry, when it was proved in evidence that the deceased and his sister, on Satur day night last, went to Honiton market with a ca rtlo a d of hay to sell. This , they effected, and then went to a public house, where they pirteck of some refreshment, and deceased became i ne briated. Inst ea d o f ta ki ng t h e cart home themselves, they sent it home by another person, the deceased imagining that the walk would en able him to get the better of the drink he had taken. The moment after he commenced walking, however, he stumbled and fell down in the road. His sister came to him and persuaded him to get up, but h e was una bl e t o do so. She then flew into a. violent passion, struck him several times with her fists without being a bl e t o rouse him, when at length she kicked him in a most brutal manner over the head and face. Her shoes having heavy Rails in them, the front teeth were knocked out, and the head terribly mang 1 e d ; so much so, that death ensued. A neighbouring farmer found the unfortunate man deluged with blood, a nd scarcely able t o art i cu l a t e . He had him placed in one of his carts and he conveyed him to his home at Stoakland, but he expi re d b e f ore h e arrived there. The evide nce being conclusive against Mary Hooper, she was c ommitted on the C o ro ne r' s I warrant to the Devon county gaol on the capital charge. John C. Pounding, Esq ., . who is the proprietor of considerable property, in this county, has purchased a large quantity of eic ai ng , which he has distributed amongst the poor on his estate, and he has in contempla tion to supply them with flax, and other seeds, at prime cost. Mr. Pounding will, we understand, a tt a in his majority in a few months, and prom ises to be an excel lent landlord, and a capital addition to our resident Irish gentry.--Monaghan Standard. BANK SNARES. Bengal Bank ... Co.'s Rs. (4,000) Prem. 2,500 to 2,550 Union Bank ... „ (1,000) oto 0 Agra Bank ... „ (500) Prem. 190 to 200 Oriental Bank ... „ (1,000)* „ 140 to 150 North Western Bank „ (500) „ 100 to 130 500 Rs. paid up. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Transfer Stock paper 5 per cent....prem. 9 oto 10 0 Bombay 5 per cent.... ... dis. 3 oto 4 0 Old Sicca 5 do.,according to numbers „ 3 oto 4 0 New Company's 5 per cent. ..• „ 0 Bto 1 0 Third 4 Slcca „ 15 Bto 16 8 New Company's • 4 ditto ... „ 14 Bto 15 8 PRICE OF BULLION. Sycoe silver, Co.'s Rs. 100 per sa. wt. 104 oto 104 10 China gold bars, „ per ha. wt. 16 12 to 17 4 Gold dust If 14 oto 15 S 11 Spanish dollars, per 100 ... ... 219 14 to 220 6 Mexican ditto, per 100 ... 219 4to 219 10 Sovereigns, each ... 11 oto 11 1 Madras gold mohurs, each..; 16 3to 16 4 Old gold mohurs, each ... 21 6to 21 7 THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Bombay Times.) 8031131 T, JAN. 31.—Very little alteration has taken plscd in the state of trade, we regret to say, since the dispatch of last mail. ►loney still continues scarce, and ►he state of the market much the same as formerly. The steamer with the London mail of the 24th of De cember arrived on the afternoon of the 28th instant ; fortunately the intelligence brought produced a favour able effect on most descriptions of our stock market. Oriental Bank Shares rose from 7 to 11 per cent. pre mium, Commercial Bank from 9 to 2 discount. The sale of Government bills on Calcutta, to the extent of five lacs of rupees, which took place yesterday, averaged 98rs. 6a. I Ip. per 10Ors. in Calcutta, 30 days' sight. Cotton piece goods, cotton yarn, and woollens, con tinue as last reported. Metals are a shade lower than at date of last report. Cochineal—A few hundred pounds of cochineal: have made their appearance in the market, and we have heard have been sold at 41r. per lb. Spirits and Beer—No alteration in these prices since our last. EXPORTS. Cotton wool continues on the decline, there having been a falling off of from one to two rupees per candy since the middle of the month. Present quotations are as follows: Rs. Rs. Broach, Surat, and Jumbooseer ... 72 to 77 per candy Dollera 72 to 75 „ Oomrawuttee 75 to 77 ~ Compta 0 7 , Mangalore ... • • ... ... 70 to 75 „ Sheep's wool is also on the decline, and but little has arrived within the fortnight. Opium has declined since our last from 920 r. to 875 r. and 880 r. per chest. An express arrived frum Calcutta this mcrning with the results of the sale which took place there on the 24th inst. Patna sold at an average of 860 rupee , , 5 aunas ; and Benarea at 816 rupees, 4 aunas, per chest. TONNAGE. Freight to Great Britain;;lnues at 31. 55., at which engagements are being freely made by the shippers. To China the rate is 14 rupees per candy. MONEY MARKET. Exchange on England, six months' sight, Is. 10d. to Is. 101 d. ; three months, ls. 93. ; 30 days, Is. Bid. ARRIVAL OF THE EX-KING LOUIS PHILIPPE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The following appeared in our Third Edition o last night : BRIGUTON, MA.RCLI 3.—We have great pleasure in announcing the safe arrival of the ex-King and Queen of the French, at Newhaven. We subjcin such particulars as we have been able hastily to glean on the subject : The papers of this morning contained a statement that the Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation Company's packets had been sent to the French coast for the purpose of bringing any persons— either Englishmen or French refugees— who might be seeking means of reaching our shores . One of these boats, the Newhaven, Captain Moore, has been cruising under orders from the E n g lish Admiralty, for several days, along the coast of Havre, St. Vallery, St. Malo, Dieppe, and Treport, as we now learn, with the special object of seeking his Majesty the ex-King. Failing in this object, the vessel was ycsterday sent from Havre by the English Consul there, with dispatches from the French to the English Government. The ex• King and Queen have for some days been moving from farm-house to farin-house in the neigh bourhood of Treport. They were nearly exhausted by fatigue, and on his arrival the King stated that a night or two back he thought he must have given himself up. On Thursday Louis Philippe and the ex-Queen, and a male and female attendant, who had during the week constituted the suite of their royal master and mistress, embarked in a French fishing-boat from near Treport, with the intention of attempting to cross the channel, in search of the coast which is open to the reception of distressed foreigners of A nations. At sea the party was picked up by the " Express," Southampton and 'lime steam-boat, which immediately steamed for New haven, off which harbour she arrived at seven o'clock in the morning. Owing, however, to the state of the tide and weather, the captain did not enter the har bour till noon. Most of our readers are aware that the King has for many years had in the person of Mr. Packham a protege and tenant of some extensive mills in the neighbourhood of Ville d'Eu. Mr. Packham (as some of the papers have mentioned) was with Louis Philippe in Paris on the memorable Tuesday appointed for the Reform Banquet, up to within an hour of the outbreak of the revolution. Mr. Packham is a Sussex man, and lives in Brighton, having returned from the active management of the business at Eu, whi c h is now carried on by his nephew and other partners. On landing, the ex -King and Queen were welcomed by the inhabitants, nearly the whole of whom flocked out, and were gratified by being shaken by the hand by Louis Philippe. The King and Queen proceeded to the Bridge Hotel, where they ordered beds, and intend to recover in some measure from the alarms and fatigues of the week. His Majesty's first act, on reaching the hotel, was to dispatch a messenger to Brighton to procure the attendance of Mr. Peckham ; the second to write a letter to our gracious Sovereign commu nicating intelligence of his arrival. This letter was placed in the hands of Mr. Iron, secretary of the Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation Com pany, who immediately proceeded with it by special train, joining the two o'clock up-train from Brighton at the Ilay ward's Heath Junction. Mr. Iron had also a message to the Lords of the Admiralty, some of whom are expected to return with him to Newhaven this evenings The King, on landing, was habited in a green blouse, and blue overcoat, borrowed from the captain of the Express. As a friend of the writer expressed himself, on his being asked what the party brought with them, "the King had not so much baggage as he could carry in his ;pockets—in fact he had not a change of clothing." 1