The Sun. — London, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

- - FEBRUARY lB4B. es se - . ~1 I' BE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, _ 29, --,,,...,-.......„..,,..._ - - land met with little attention ; the which may, like the French nation, determine to re- Thomas Shairp, younger, Esq., to be Captain, vice James IMPERIA , , 2bitton c se e n nt p u la n n d , enh ti e le lo v w al e u s e t o e f s s t tp te e r put acre, ü b f e u i r n e g t t h w e e n p t a y rl p i e a r . . m a d e supply isis larger, chea p er , a and 505 to 50s 6d are the rates taken Pringle, promoted, Feb. 25. DOUSE 0, sped the independence and rights of nations.-(Loud BANKRUPTS. The SPEAKER too mental"! Committee, they would produce 510,000/.; nett cash. With other sorts the market is abundantly cheers.) William Hurst, jun., licensed victualler, Bagniggc- Four o'clock. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. enough, in all reasonable probability, to pay for the re- supplied, and buyers operating with reluctance, prices IRISH POOR-LAW. wells-road, to surrender March 9 and April 14, at one, IN clamation, and also to provide the capital necessary far are further depressed. At auction 203 casks of Odessa lee Petitions against the construction of the railway. were all taken in. For public sale 500 packages are Colonel DUNNE rose, pursuant to notice, to move at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, assignee, Basinghall-street; Lawrence and Plows, Old Jewry- LA.TEST FROM FRANCE. "Havin g regard to this statement, the directors declared. The value of Rough Fat is 2s 100 per stone. for a Select Committee to inquire into the working !=e• e=; presented from the would submit that three plans sugest themselves for - us e-- and efficiency of the poor-law in Ireland. It had chambers . consideration. First, to stop, an d to keep the present IMPERIAL PAR,LIAMENT been said that it was quite right that Ireland should . William Henry Rains , wine and commission merchant, to at a meeting h M. Tams and the Members of the Centre and works from falling into decay. Second, to proceed at a • bear its fish. proportion of taxation. He quite agreed Liverpool, March 17 and April 14, at eleven, at tqe speed such as will serve to complete the Middle Enclo- (THIS EVENING.) . verpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liver- inhabitants of Beth Li- Bart.; front the boy Extreme Left have given in their adhesion to the in:that proposition, provided Ireland was treated fairly. pool ; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row; Banner, Liverpool. from Brentford. sure in two years. Third, to fi n d the means necessary As Provisional Government. George Wilkins, builder, Bristol, March 16, and April Mr. HUME ga , to complete it in a shorter time. HOUSE OF LORDS. He was anxious that th 4 property of Ireland shculd support the poor of that country. A change in the 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, that there would b( The Republic has been accepted at Toulouse. " The first of these plans would plainly be disastrous, official assignee, Bristol; Ayre, Bristol. establishprients -(L es• The Conetitutionnel emphatically denies that the and could only be justified by the insolvency of the The LOR D CHANcaLLog took his seat upon the poor-law was absolutely necessary in the present state Woolsack at Five o'clock. of distress among the poor. During the last year Stephen Bennett, teazle dealer, Bristol, March 16 and that an humble add) . 1' I people, on Tuesday last, called out for GUIZOT'S to the first Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions no less than three millions of persons were supported April 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. praying her Majest, . hea d- They were not, says the Cft • land im p ortant o f wor k, but pro tr ac ted fro m v arious lodg es o f Odd Fellows, praying for the by the Government. At the present time agricultu- Hutton , o ffi cial assignee, Bristol ; Crosby, Bristol , com " p T a h n e y• second promised a safe termination cm t utionne , most part the animated by pergOnal resentment, unworthy of our much beyond the time anticipated, or necessary for its passing of some legislative enactment to place these ral work was in activity, and would continue so William Francis Chapman, corn dealer, Worcester, other o ffi ces do • March .. 15, and April 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham or subject to a reducti( epoch and of our nation, but by a desire of protesting completion. societies upon the same footing as other friendly for about two or three months, but at the societies. District Court. Valpy, o ffi cial assignee, Birmingham ; in favour of a right trampled under foot. " The third seemed to your directors the best way of forwarding the interests of the company under the pre- MR. BIRCH. end of that period until harvest there would be no lea, Charles Tottman Chapman, livery stablekeeper, CaM • THE FRE employment for the poor population; and means Mr. HUME, se( THE Ex-ROYAL FAMILY. -A telegraphic message sent circumstances. It presented, however, the difficult). The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that a re- would have to be provided for their sustenance. In bridge. has been received from Dover this afternoon, of the of finding the sum within the time required. The diffi- James Lewis Kennaby, cork cutter, Snow-hill,Lonthm. Minister of the Cr( culty did not appear to be insuperable, and might be met solution should be entered on the journals expressive some districts in Ireland the liabilities owing upon arrival of the Violet steamer, which was sent to William Wood, licensed victualler, Waddingte n, Lin- question to him in by seeking part of the sum required in arrears of calls, of the high sense the House entertained of the ser- landed property for the poor-rates, was at the rate of had retired from the office 51. se. 6d. in t h e pound. In Listowel, out of a po- colnshire. search along the French coast for the ex-Royal and the remainder either in a loan, or an issue of prefe- vices of Mr. Birch, w ho France.-(Hear.) of clerk to this House, and in doing so passed a pulation of 78,7 . 57, there were 23,735 persons sup • Dovey Hawesford and John Haweaford , iron founders, Family. The Violet could get no tidings of them. rence shares."that existed but a s Mr. BUTTS stated that he had lately paid a visit to high eulogium on the services which Mr. Birch had ported by the poor•law. A great evil of the Bilston, Staffordshire. , , It is generally supposed they are not in France. existing poor- law was, that if a landlord put his Daniel Ross and Edward Tatham, hat manufacturers, now ; but a new o the works upon the line, and he regretted to see the rendered to their Lordships. state in which they(Hear, hear.) Nc ford hire. ITALY. were. It appeared to him that the The Duke of RICHMOND cordially concurred estate in proper order he got nothing by it. A gen- Union-street, S ou thwark . present deplorable position of the company was owing in everything that had been said in praise of Mr. tleman who had laid out 10,000/. upon his property George Farr Arnold, carpenter, Apsley Guise, Bed- Noble Lord was, The official Gazette of Rome, of the 14th February, entirely to the management of the parties having the Birch.her Majesty's G 200 o trol of the contracts and works. The sum of had a poor rate levied upon him for three months of John Atki ns , wine and spirit merchant, West Cowes, Isle of Wight. announces that the POPE has appointed a Commission THE AVENGER. 7s. 6d. in the pound. While, therefore, the present gether from any i ,000 L had been alread expended and they had The Earl of MALMESBURY asked if it was the law was maintained they were creating paupers and to consider the best methods to be adopted for de- nothing whatever to show ex it. A t unnel ' had been Joseph Beaman, iron manufacturer, Smethwick, Staf- France-(Great c' veloping the institutions already awarded to the made, but there was no communication with it, and intention of the Government to give any reward to encouraging idleness. Another gentleman, re- fordshire. at liberty to choo light than tha t t h o e f 's : that the whole of the Arab fishermen who had saved the survivors of the siding in the northern part of the country, William Carter, innkeeper, Exeter. • people, and to propose a system of Government , or s k p s len h d e id co r u u l i d ns l . o ” ok upon in no other Avenger? who, except in one or two instances, He would also recommend to the Govern- and • John Sankey, ' blacksmith, Birkenhead. they pleased for th shall be accordant at the same time with the Pon- ment to reward the fishermen on the west coast of relieved the poor upon his estate, had to pay a heavy Thomas Batt Shuttleworth, brush-maker, Sheffield. ing.) He had thot Mr. TYRELL, the solicitor to the line, said' that al. tifical authority and with the wants of the time. though the expenditure might at present appear useless, Ireland, who . had saved the lives of sundry ship- rate for the district. The landlords of Ireland were - tion, and he hope( • ' . The Patria of Florence states, that Ow "nly it would not ultimately prove so. Vie position of the wreejced seamen. __ L _, _ ____. 2 _ , f4ly. of , opinion., that the rirgaof taxation -12 the , LATEST . PRICES OF SH.AREIs t 'the part of the No '. ti should be -cardinal who, in the Secret Consistory, oppose& the company was owing to the misplaced confidence in its ad- Tfie Earl of AUCKLAND ' said that restates tad rural "distrie lessened-(Hear, hear)- is visers, not only by the directors but by the shareholders been given to the Arabs, and that the acknowledg- and that funds should be provided for those dis nt of a constitution was Cardinal BERNETTI, wh • ---....---- Lord JOHN RI • gra • ° themselves, who had approved the contracts when the Y merit by. the Government had been conveyed to the tricts which were unable to support their own poor. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29. . . ought not by a stroke of said," That they . destroy an edifice the work of so many ages ;" to however, that the line, when completed, would prove assistance in the search after the unfortunate crew of subject, he was convinced that the poor-law might be Hon. Member for 1V • Dividend Amount • which Pins IX. replied in these remarkable words- sufficiently remunerative to atone for their past misfor- the Avenger. His Lordship was also understood to made-instead of a tax for Ireland-a great blessing Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price We have, as may t tunes. The local traffic was very considerable, and of Annum. Share. "It is exactly old buildings that most need new such sav that the inhabitants of the west coast of Ireland to that country ; that was, provided practical men a natare as to prove profitable to the promoters of e --------- - - ligence of what hi foundations. " Rome will have a constitution. this railway. alluded to had been rewarded. were made members of that Committee. He x s. d. X cl. • - INDIAN MAIL. thought some provision ought to be made Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 o 0 - hear)-and in an The CHAIRMAN vindicated himself and the board of .iritsh.North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - her for .11Iontros, CRIMINAL COURT.-( THIS DAY.) directors from the charges brought against them o e In answer to a question from a NOBLE LORD, with respect to the equalization of rates. The poor- Ceylon ••••..•• • • . • • • 6/. pa' cent. 25 0025 0 0 - neglect and culpability, as they had bestowed consider- The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, that the law for Ireland ought not to be treated as it would 3ommercial of London 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - distinctly that vi , OLD COURT. per er cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - able care and trouble upon the proceedings. report of the distruction of the Indian mail in France be with respect to a country in a sound state Gloucestershire 1 oa I : .. .. 15511t0 interfere in tl (Before the RECORDER.) • After some considerable discussion the report was was false.. He had received a communication from which, he was sorry to say, Ireland was not. cent. - lonian: •....... •• :: •: Gt. P per cent. 25 0 0 25 - 0 0 -• CHARGE OF FORGERY.-Joseph Wadsworth, a most mendous cheering). agreed to. the French Postmaster-General, stating that the The Irish people were grateful for the assistance this Londn,and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 90 0 0 23 respectable looking middle-aged man, surrendered this Resolutions authorising the forfeiture of a number of • • mail had arrived at Paris, and had been conveyed to country had afforded them, but he regretted that much L ondon Joint- - - 13 0 0 - think right to ad Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - morning to his bail, on a charge of forging and uttering, shares held by defaulting shareholders; for authorising Marseilles. of the money which was voted had been spent in Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 o - with the internal affi • knowing it to be forged, an acceptance for a deviation in the line of railway as at present autho-Ditto New......• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - BREAC JEWISH . EMANCIPATION. many useless works. Of course, no one but Govern -3001. The charge it appeared was made against rised to be made; to increase the number and reduce • Nation al of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - ' the prisoner without taking him before a magic- the amount of the shares into which the capital is The Bishop of OXFORD presented several peti- ment could be blamed for this remonstrance, after Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0035 0 0 - Mr. M. J. O'CO Dine, New... -.• • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - plain of a breach trate, . before the grand jury at the last session, divided; to merge and re-issue certain shares subject to tions against the Jewish Emancipation Bill. remonstrance was made to them, on the subject of the South Australia • ... .. and that tribunal having been found a true bill f or f e it u re, and to amend the A c t re l a ti ng to t h e railway, NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. lavish ex p enditure that was bein g made u p on useless u nion of Australia... • 61. per cent. cent. 25 - 0 0 22 25 1 0 0 0 - 0 - proprietor of the 1 against him, he was admitted to bail to the present were a l so agree d t o . Earl GREY rose to move the second reading of public works, but these remonstrances were unheeded Ditto .............. - - 210 0 - paper of Saturday ] session. .The transactions connected with _the chargeo f L0nd0n..... 61. pe r cent. 50 0 0 - The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chair- theNewZealandGovernment Bill. The Noble Earl then by the authorities. Until a new system, therefore, Unionl or Madrid ..... 4O 0 0 0 0 40 10 0 0 - and himself, and ac which are extremely complicated, may be thus stated :- The prosecutor, a person of the name of William man, and the meeting broke up. proceeded at great length to explain the provisions of was introduced into Ireland she never would be able , : INSURANCE COMPANIES. Barrett, residing at t, was a journeyman carpenter, . - ---- that Bill, which have been already frequently pub- to sustain her own poor, and without detaining the Maids - hill, and in the year 1846 he, together with MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. fish ed. The Noble Earl further stated that House further, he would sit down, moving the motion Dividend Amount containing the brea -ens-. the Governor of New Zealand bad exhibited all the of which he had given notice. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price an attack upon th several other persons, formed a building club, NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN Annum. Share. O'Connell, and th characteristics of a very great . mind; he had enjoyed Mr. O'FLAHERTY seconded the motion. He and being connected with it he built a house, THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 26, 1848. in Charingdon-street. In order to enable him to do Epidemic, Endemic d C on t ag i ousD . 308 ,an Diseases ... the confidence of the colonists, and the change that admitted that a good deal had been done for Ireland, Albion • X s. d. X s. d. •• 31. 5OO 0 0 50 0 0 75 ham Election Comn this, he borrowed 4801. from a Loan Society, calledhad ensued upon his arrival was most astonishing. but it had been done in a bungling manner, and the Alliance Brit. and F .• 6 cent. Mr. M. J. O'CO Diseases of Uncerta i n Seat ... ... ... ... 38 or. per lOO 0 0 11 0 0 IN "The Caledonian Loan and Discount Society," carrying The finances, which bad been in a ruinous state, had consequence was it had not produced much improve- Ditt,J Marine••• •• - 61. per cent, 100 0 9 50 0 - that the mere ment Turberc I Dise ases... ... 193 on business in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, Diseases o f B rain , ascs••• Ner ••• .and ••••• 129 revived, and the natives who had previously despised ment in the condition of the people. No doubt Atlas . 135.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 56 8 14% cient, moved pro ft, of which the defendant at the bar was the and Nerves, Senses... ... British Commercial - 7s.per share 50 0 0 50 0 576 ~ Diseases f the oHeart a Blood-vessels ... ... 34 us had been taught in the couse of six weeks to Ireland ought to maintain her own poor, and, Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51 , per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 o f the Northern Sit, secretary, and a person of the name of Mac- Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of respect and to fear our power, and to undertake if he was not mistaken, the landlords of Ire- 2 1. ) , e w ia1 . ... : .......•• •• 31. 100 0010 0 0 - Mr. HASTIE sf. gregor was the treasurer. In order to ob- 13s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Mr. F. O'CONIS Respiration ... ... .... ••• ... • ... 208 large public works for wages paid to them land were prepared to undertake that bounden duty Eagle •••••• • • • •• 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 6% tarn the loan several bills of exchange were drawn Di seases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs- by our Government. - Trade, also, had increased, if an efficient law were established. The poor in Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 00212 6 - of any expressions upon and accepted by the prosecutor Barrett, and fDi 'on ... 50 European Life -•••• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All pai d . - among the rest one for 3004 on which proceedings had Di° Digestio n ... .. K . _ ... ... -.. ... and was flourishing, as had been shown by many parts of Ireland were (l y in g of starvation, and Fi - & Member, he wool am ly Endow= t Soc. 4/. hos. 4 0 0 4 0 0 - Childbirth 0 the . Kidneys, &c. ... ... ... 17 been taken against Barrett to recover the amount.an increased 'revenue. - It, therefore, was most that fact alone ought to convince the House that the F:eeniasons' .•••• •• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 a 0 0 _ begged him to acce , Diseases o f the Uterus, &c. ... ... 10 such expressions. On these proceedings. being instituted it was Di se ases expedient _ that the Government should be prevailing system of poor-la Ireland was a defec- tt ii ;;,,• ' :::.7.7.7.7. z..r e s r e c e e n n i t .. 10 gtoeS. 0 0 36 - 10 0 119 45 as - of the Joints, B ones , and Muscles eerted that the note for the sum of 3001. was not Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 guided almost implicitly by the advice of Governor tine one. The poor-law measure while it was wholly linperial Fire ........12 per cent. 500 0050 0 0 220 After a few wor the genuine note which had been accepted by Barrett. Mer at' - incapable' to meet i the distresses of the people was most imperial Life .. •• •• • • 12s. 100 0010 0 0 Is% motion was withdr. .. 6 Indemnit Marine.. •• 11 sh &bs 100 0 0 513 SIR J . and which, on the part of the prosecution, it was alleged Premature Birth ••• ••• ••• ••• • ••• ••• land, it would be little short , of presumption to reject destructive to property, and he had, therefore, much ' Law Fire y - • • . . 100 9 0 2 1 -••••• • • •• - 10 0 - was drawn by Macgregor, but one that had been Atrophy ... ... ... . ... ... 21 his advice. The measure now proposed was grounded pleasure in seconding the motion. LAW I Ife•• ••••• • - .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 o 0 45 In reply to aqu • substituted by the defendant, drawn by him, and old A g e Legal and General Life - 50 002 0 0 - Admiral D. DU. ... . ... ... ... ... ... 40 on his recommendation, and followed as closely as pos- Mr. H. DRUMMOND insisted that if an attack the acceptance forged also by him. The drawing Sudden. .. e.;eden Fire .. •• • ... 10s. 25 0019 10 0 lays • . ... 13 sible the advice which Governor Grey had offered. was made upon the poor-law as administered in London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 o 133 i itwas the intentioi of the note of the defendant was admitted by him, and Violence Priv ation ,.. .••• - - - . Cold, or Intemperance ... 47 The Noble Lord then- entered largely into the details Ireland, it ought to be taken as an attack upon the Ma r in e•• •••-•• •• •• - 100 0015 0 0 - ships next April in it was also asserted that he was authorised to do so in Causes not specified ... ... ... ... ... 2of the new constitution which had been proposed for poor-law of this country.-Hear, hear.) The two Sled. Invlid&Gen.Life Sur. per et. 50 0 0 20 0" 2% Sir T I • Richards( S'ational Loam u clan Fund.. Si.sl. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 consequence of the dismissal of Macgregor on account of - defalcations in his accounts. It was also asserted that New Zealand, and the suspension of wleich was pro- Hon. Gentlemen who had introduced the question, National Life • - and officered by DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,145 •. y Palladium Lite 5l. per cent. 50 002 0 0 2/. Is volunteered for the the acceptance was the genuine acceptance of Barrett. posed by the present. Bill. . complained that the poor-law pressed too heavii P e ti ca,t _ - __, 33 doubled. Several witnesses were called on behalf of the prose- Ponulation Average weekly Deaths (LEFT SPEARING.) upon the landlords of Ireland ; but really in matters encenix - - 165 cation, several of whom, instead of supporting the case Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the • Als connected with Ireland it was exceedingly difficult . -'s °tooter Life- ... W. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 - EXTENSION 1 of the prosecution, gave evidence that entirely disproved . . 1841. Five Winters. Week. HOUSE OF COMMONS. riAident Life.. •. - 11. ss. 100 0010 0 0 - to arrive at the truth. For instance, in the evidence Rock Life............ 4s. 5o 0 oto 0 43i West Districts... 300,711 . . 161 ... 169 the case set up. Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sir B. HALL North Districts.. 375,971 ... 209 ... 227 The Stemma took the Chair at ten minutes be- taken before Lord Devon's commission he found that ,;un Fire ......... .. . 61. 10s. - - - by several Irish ,! The jury believing the acceptance to be that of Barrett, Central D istricts 373,653 ... 203 ... 183 fore Four o'clock. there were 340 contradictions sworn to by witnesses oats, Life 11. 6s. - - - Acquitted the defendant without calling upon his counselintention to bring f e - to address them. East Districts ... 392,444 ... 235 ... 245 INCOME-TAX. with respect to matters of fact.-(Hear and laughter.) Universal Life.... - V iztoria Life . South Districts .. 501,190 ... 299 ... 321 Several petitions were presented against the pro- But he w o uld confine himself to the complaint of the - - 40 0 - Mr. P arr y appeare d as counse l f or t h e prosecut i on, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Rubinson defended - - posed increase of the income-tax, by Mr. Hodges Hon. Gentleman, the Irish Poor-law pressed too DOCKS. answer to such inq Wadsworth. Totals... ..... 1,948,425 ... 1,107 ... 1,145 from Gravesend, by Mr. Godson from Kidder- hard upon them. Now he fund by the returns which Dividend Amount tell upon what day I,S Males • ... ... ... ... ... 602 minster, by • Mr. Evans from Derby, and had been published to the douse in the Blue Book, Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. he could assure ti 4 i r ELECTION COMMITTEES. Females ... ... ... ... ... 543 other places, and Colonel Salway for Ludlow. that the annual cost of a pauper in this country was -- Annum. Share. - - of the House upon i . s MEDICAL PROFESSION. 34 145., while in - Ireland it was 1/. 135.; and, with .e S. a. x E. d. Members had rem] ..... (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. s . Lord C. MANNERS presented a _petition from this fact before Lim, ~..' h won ed to know upon mercial - 7 .... 0 of in•lersitie. a in , 9 BOLTON. eee Fns and West India 6l. pr cent Stock. A number of other publicans from Bolton vie • similar Females ... ... ... - - 07 . ~ several memer& of -ts medica 1 . 4 pro4yssion, Pi lan cm. what IV,::„" II 1 ; -An' ; 1 01.4,', ._,„., ,, ,,,!--an--c. 5te...43.•-ae ft per eh. jw.. -- - . --- " --- r -7 + -'''. ef i nWY . " .4 eer testimony, and the Committee adjourned. - - ,-- ter, praying for an amendment m theinw-teletive to in , Mouse and 4 ` . ' tu n pun ' e nurnen iin- - London . - • .a. .......nt. -- 1 Stock. , Ditto Bonds• ••• . • - - 100% 1A S AND Ars - - OF i..:, LYME REGIS. Total ... . . ... ... ... 1,364 the medical profession. WINDOW TAX. posed upon them by the poor-law.---(Hear, hear.) st .. .hatharine •••• •• - 5 per cent. Stock. The result of a meeting to consider the propriety of Ditto Bonds issi. pr cent. - - - - - The GRAN CET Several other instances in whi c h parties had been MARKET INTELLIGENCE. Mr. CLat - presented a petition from Hull, and establishing soup - houses was the passing of:two rose - s suthanapton ••- - •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 22 movi ng the ord e r o ~_ . induced to support Sir Fitzroy Kelly, by promises either t From the London New Price Current of Feb. 29.) Mr. DIVETT from a place in Devonshire against lotions, one of which recommended emigration, the Cit AVAILS. tee of Ways and of direct bribes or situations, were proved by the Cum- SUGAR.-To-dal ' 1 - the window tax. other the erection of a drying-machine in the work- . 1 1 desirable that he sh • y an a dvance took p ace in Le value of rj Dividend SANITARY BILL. house.-(Loud Laughter.) This conduct was Names of E 'Dividend' Names of tunity of stating r mittee. Out witness spoke to the fuel of 70/. and 754 some kinds of Raw Sugar, as the home trade were Prier, , Price. companies. per (Lord J. Russell) baying been offered in some cases fur votes towards the anxious to increase their stuck. whilst l • ' close of the poll. „, there was on ) Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Honiton similar to holding a meeting in the coon - s les 4 ' per ...onspan ~ , 7 1 Annum.' 4 Annum. .0 praying for en alteration in the Health of Towns Bill. try on the subject 'of the sanitary improvement ---- i occasion, the financ a liminfd supply at market. The export demand, how- - ) The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. ever, dots not increase; still there is confidence on the JEWISH DISABILITIES. of the town, and to pass resolutions on the income- £ £ the course which it kihtn& Oldh 971 71. p c 110 Macclesfield . 100 21 lOs - Ministers to pursue part of holet rs. There was much inquiry for all refinine. Mr. TURNER presented a petition from Truro in tax.-(Laughter.) In the Ball Shannon Union a Barnsley -• • 160' 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 . 201. . 210 11. . i COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--(THIS DAY.) sorts of West Iffditt, and the demand for grocery kind; favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. letter was read, describing the horrible state 4rkiik&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/. 200 Gentlemen had COIT was good. The rates off. red was 6d above those of Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from Louth of the paupers ; the board, bovvever, broke u , Trmingliam j 35! 41. 78% Peak Forest. 78 31. 10s 68 perstand some norti Arnstertam ...... •• • • 12 5 iibreltar ••••••• • • • • • • • - - 1, • • • - ' r CON entry .... ,100 257. 270 Regent's •• • - 33 11 4 18 • - . Di t'-o, at si g ht ...... 12 1% Leghorn - against the Bill. without doing anything whatever. In one of oessa , .•• -Imo' 61. 63 It hd 1 ' S. 14 condition of the cot oc ae- • • 85 41. 54 Metterda:n .......... 12 5y, ; Genoa .. •• • • ...... ••.. 26 - stricted to 380 hhds, &c., on account of the small show. NAVIGATION LAWS. the infirmary wards in the county of Mayo, Ells rrc&Chs,l33l 4/. 48 Somrset Coal 160 1 71.105. 130 llouse was one for Antwerp............ - 25 90 Milan .. • • ............ - E w e s a ash ... 'lOO 32r - Do Lk Fd St 1 REFINED. -To-day Refined goods were in excellent M r. kiennburgh .... - 11.13. 14 15 Venice .... - ROBINSON resented a petition from 1,500 forty-five women, boys, and girls, were huddled :. G. andJunctnlloo' 51.. 80 Stffr . si&Weic ' 2 61. P. c. - and Means, he thot 140' 281. 275 Naples - • • 384( le quest by the home trade, and prices ruled firm at f l 3 ter- together in the most wretched manner. It was a Grand Surrey :100 - 40 Shrewsbury.. 1251 161. - venient course for 1 Paris. 3 d ' ays• ;ight .. - 2 50 Palermo, per oz ....... • 117)g 54s 6d for Standard, and at 53s 6.1 toy brown grocery shipwrights . o the port of London against any al ..raiid Union 100 11. 10s. 21 Stourbrld e.. Ditto, .• ••.. • • ...... 25 80 Lisbon ation in the navigation laws. perfect farce to say that the Government could do % is 145 201. _ 285 the subject, rather . .... 5114 Lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is in good demand, and 3,rantham -1150 121. • - Severn and/ Marseilles •...••• • •• • • 26 - Oporto ••• • • • .... ••• • • • 52 1 ,4 f Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the anything else than dismiss such Boards of Guardians. Kennt & Avnl 39 7s. 6d. 5 Wye Itall. j 26 11. Bs. 30 resolved itself into aolisaeses... ..... .. 26 - Rio Janeiro me sorts realise 29 s6d to 30s per cwt; but the supply is ........•• - Frankfort on Alain..... 1224 Bahia still small. corporation of Dublin, praying for the abolition of The Government could not have done its duty had Leies,sster se . 11 1 4 0 g 0 11 7 . , 43 7 0 5 Trw i i n ck& 1 100 51. 65 finances of the tout ___l g. 3 Petersburgh, Sil. Itble •. - Buenos Ayres .. - - - MAURITIUS. -This afternoon the quentity of Mau_ capital punishment. they not dismissed them from their places.-(Hear, Leicstr &Nth • 183 4/. 36 Warwick& i „ fore the House, New York, 21 days•sight - ritius o ff ered at public sale amounted to 56 casks Red Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a place in hear.) The present poor-law in Ireland was :muith herogh I 142 70/. 530 Napton..3 " - 46 Members, convers Vienna. effec. fie • ... •• 10 17 . Philadelphia .... ••.. - - Nionmouthsh , 100 EZ __. - WOUCStr 1 78 21. 39 the state of tl Trieste, ditt0.......„ .. 10 18 PRICES OF BULLION. l'ltil, Ot. 1,010 bags; there was an active demand, and the whole Perthshire, praying for the abolition of the game-laws; not a greater burden than they ought to bear.- iintgemrysh I 100 51. - liirming. Madrid •••••••• .• •• • • 46• X Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 :7 9 sold at 6d per cwt advance for grey and brown sorts, and another praying the House to extend the probate (Hear hear.) He thought it would be acting im- sfeitemwbre; 100 ion. - wets & Brks 67 H. 11 half of that was Cadiz .. ............. 483( New Dollars ....•• 60 0 but grocery realised the full value. P • rivately several and legacy duties to real property. properly to give money in return for work done by Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 - - GASLIGIST AND COME COMPANIES. parcels were taken at similar rates. Barcelona ......::::.. - Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Dividend Amount 1 - Viver in bars .......• 0a o EAST INDIES.-This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with Mr. DEEDES brought up the report of the Lan- food for work, but he did object to give them nary rule. It app Nam e of Company. per of Paid. , Price. attention, and 1,013 bags at public sale sold at the full 1 caster Election Committee. The Committee reported money, which was afterwards to be collected Annum. Share. was an excess of' I value. Privately some parcels of strong yellow were year ending the Si INCOME-TAX.-(THIS DAY.) taken, for which stiffer rates are paid. Madras of soft that Mr. Gregson had not been duly elected; and aby the priests, and sent by them up to Conciliation £. s. d. X. s. d. A meeting of the inhabitants of the ward of Farritigdon qualny sells more readily at from 28s to 34s per cwt, and new writ was accordingly issued for the Borough of Hall.-(Hear, hear.) He thought that no possible British .............. IL 40 oois o 0 17 2,956,000/. But, tit was held this afternoon, at the King's Arms, Snow-hill, holders show more firmness. Lancaster. good could result from the appointment of this Com- _ r Di t tto Provlncial•••• 11. Bs. 20 0 19 0 0 23 that out of that expt p ls ol .. ........... 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - in pursuance of a notice issued on Saturday last, to Fonesme.-To-day there was no public sale of Mr. HUME presented a petition, praying for a re- mittee, and he should therefore oppose it,-(Hear.) is been incurred on a , Foreign Brighton ............ 51. per cent. :20 0 0 - J consider the proposed measure of the income-tax. Sugar, but large parcels are declared. Holders are not duction in the expenditure of the country. Sir G. GREY said, that although he was not of City of London ...... 101. 1001 0 o too 0 o 290 Now it was the de: Sir James Duke, M.P., Alderman of the ward, inclined to take lower rates, but on the part of exporters CARLISLE ELECTION. the opinion that the poor-law was perfect in all its Co i ti t i t i o enl , li e l , Consolidat. 8 9 5 211. liar: gi 0 0 0 150 0 : ment, and of tht presided. and the home trade, little desire was shown to do busi- The Members appointed to inquire into the truth parts, still he thought that no good could possibly Equitable.... :: :: :: •.: 45:: pr pr s sh ia a r rer 50 0 o 56 0 o 38 should be provid( Mr. ANDERTON proposed a resolution to the effect, noe s by private treaty. Imperial ..... ••• • .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 of the allegations contained in the petition complain- arise from the appointment of this Committee, it loan, and not to that the meeting was of opinion that the public credit COFFEE.-This afternoon little inclination •- Independent ........• 61. per cent. 1400 - 0 40 001 64 was mani ing of the return of the sitting Member for Carlisle, would the the attendance of numerous persons London...-. - • ....• 2% pr cent! 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 ordinary revenue should be maintained, but was desirous that v. careful felted to do business in Plantation Ceylon Coffee • and GI. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 35 fore, making t and watchful attention should be given by representatives at auction 1 222 bags 6 ea , ks were only partly sold at were summoned to the table and sworn. before the Committee who were now employed in the D1tt0......„ _ .... Plicenix ........... 5/ per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 31% in Parliament to the expenditure of the country, which rather lower fi ne - Mr. HENLEY presented a petition against the duties of relieving the distress of the country. It Itatcliff ..... .. _.. :: of expenditure ore: rates bold colour 80s, good 61s to 68s, . • 57: and bns. ilOO 0 0 90 0 0 80 was met by the hard earnings of the people. Bill for establishing diplomatic relations with the appeared to him that the object of the Hon. Member 11_1! , 7d i Ge t oeril -- • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 o 60 o 0 17 be about 1,400,01 good middling 58 , to 60s, middling 52s to 565, low Mr. Alderman SIDNEY seconded the resolution, , n!_ e e w r Chartered 3/, 50 0 - 5 ° 4 sum the Chi middling 47i 6d to 50s, fine ordinary 39s to 40s, fine fine Ccurt of Rome. in appointing this Committee was to exempt the w S, Ditto, Is •••••••. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11% The resolution having been carried, another was pro- ordinary 423, good ordinary 363 to 38s 6d, ordinary 32e. Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from Stroud, paupers of Ireland from being supppoted posed by ,, Mr. CRAMPTON, and seconded by Mr. Gan- Native is not much in demand; and 933 bags sold at ain Gloucestershire, praying the House to resort to by poor-rates levied in that country, but by a grant BRIDGES real excess of ( LOWAY, -expressing their disapprobation . at . the . con fall on former rates of 6cl. The market for Mocha is arbitration in all cases of disputes with foreign nations of money from this country.-(Cries of "No o, no.") Dividend Amount be about 900,000/.- tinuance of the income-tax, which was in violation of fi rmer, and 32 bales sold. Of Malabar 105 bls 40 ba • • Name of Company. Annum. per of Paid. Price. gs in preference to going to war. He thought that would be the inevitable result of for him to anticipate the pledge given by Parliament that it was not to extend were taken in. Share. NOTICES OF MOTION. the inquiry, he could not see what other object the --_______ - year, because, he w over more than three years, and also unanimously car- TEA.-To-day there was little passing in the Te a Mr. EWART gave notice that •on Tuesday, the Hon. Gentleman had in view in appointing the Com- Hungerford •........ .. _ X. E. d. .e. E. d. _ - 45 improvement in tra Tied, market, but in the value of bl ac k an d green no var i at i on A petition was then agreed to, embodying the sub - took place. Por y, üblict sales will b e d ec l are d sh tl but 14th of March he should move the total repeal of mittee. The ,object of the Hon. Member ' s motion Southwrk, Nw Sub.A.v. - 632 12 8 - 2% greys as some He stance of the resolutions, and praying Parhement to they will not be large. punishment of death. The Hon. Gentleman also was that the Government should supply funds to Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 receipts of the press • in support Waterloo ............ 100 0 0 - 5 'ts of the corre , receipts , use every exertion to procure a reduction the expen- RICE.-To-day East India met with little attention gave notice of a motion on the subject of direct those districts which were unable to Ditto Old Ann. Drat. 1/. 57. 4d. CO 0 0 27 diture of the country. in the Foreign market, and there was a fair quantity on taxation. there own poor. It was his opinion that Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11.25. 2d. - 40 0 0 25 a falling off amoi Sir James Duke consented to present the petition. offer. At public sale 2,743 bags 250 pocket s of Bengal Mr. BOUVERIE gave n o t ic e that t hi s da y fo rt - the debts owin g b y s e ve ral u nions in Vauxhall .••• ••• Av 11.165. 70 10 0 - 26 His Noble Friend The meeting then separated. were nenrly all taken at the former value. Of Madras night he should bring the state of the Ecclesiastical Ireland was entirely attributable to local mismanage - WATER. WORKS. the various item ---- 600 bags were all taken in at 103 for good sound pinkey Courts before the House. ment ; but the majority of nnions were as well managed , Dividend Amount LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE white. The tendency of prices is still evidently down- SINGULAR PETITION. as those in England, and had carried out the poor-law Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. debt would amount RAILWAY.-(r uIS DAY.) wards for ell sorts ot Rice. Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from a book- more successfully than had been estimated by Govern- Annum. Share. on Exchequer-bills The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders SPICES.--To-day Pi me nt o was sought after, and 162 seller of Reading, named Mayers, stating that the ment. With regard to the proposed diminu- xs.d.£ s. d. tal amount of charg of this company was this day held at the offices of the bags at public sale sold at full rates; middling at 41d, petitioner took great interest in works of tion of the area of taxation, he had stated Birmingham. ........ 185. 25 0025 o o - would amount to 1 . company, No. 5, Church -passage, Guildhall, for the and &triaged at 4d to 4i-d. Of white Pepper, 36 bags East London..•• •• •• •• 81. 100 0 0 - 175 art, d latelyhe h an had become possessed of a painting last year and he was ready to aver it again, that were other charg, Grand Junction ••• • • • 21. 105. 41 13 4 - 82 f purpose of receiving a report nun statement of accounts went at higher rates. 3 bags 15 chests Cloves taken in by V 1 • e asquez, of Prince Charles, who was afterwards some few of the unions of Ireland were too largebut Kent ........... ...... 1 31. 100 0 0 - 84 half-tray accounts, , r from the directors, and for the transaction of the ordi- at 6-Ici to 70. Of 3 cases Mace a small part only sold - , 55 Charles I. The petitioner believing it to be a work when the Poor-law was enacted, the electoral deal- ' 'Ten' Rivr Lndu Brdgo , 21.105. - . - subject to the cc nary business of the company. The meeting was alio at 2s eel to 2s 10d fur middling and good. 3 cases Nut- Vauxhall ........... 1 100 0 0 - 104 made special for the purpose of considering the subject niegs, wormy, 8d; 6 chests Long ditto taken in at Is 3d, of national interest, sent it to beexhibited in London, slops were arranged on the best possible system. West Middlesex •. : 15L 15s.prent. 63 12 9 - 118 ment. The esth , t f the forf • o forfeiture of certain shares held by defaulting 198 bags pod Pepper 86s to 90s per cwt. and it had since been seized for rent by the landlord Ile concluded by opposing the motion of the Hon. non-effective servi :•lEST OF SCOTTISU COIYIPANIES' PRICES ,_ shareholders, and for taking into consideration the FRUIT.- There is very little demand for Raisins. anti of the house where it was shown, but the rent was due Member. ___ t han 3,650,000/., Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. Xs. d. s. d. Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 0 0 - .Srit.shiNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ceylon • • • • .. • • • • . • • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 3ommercial of Leiden 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - . • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire ..••• cent. - lonian. ........ •• • • • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock .•• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincialof Ireland• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New......• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New... •• .• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia • 22 10 0 - Union of Australia • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto - 2 10 0 - train of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0 - • • • INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. £ s. d. Albion •• •• •• • • • • • • • • 31. 103. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 1734 Ditto Marine••• ...• 61. per cent, 100 0 8 5 0 0 - Atlas 138.6 d. prsh. 50 0 0 5 6 E 14% British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 5/6 Clericl,llled.&Gen•Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - 13e. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 6% Eng.& Scot• Law • • •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 12 6 - European Life •• • • •• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Family Endow= t Soc. 41. & be. 4 0 0 4 0 0 - F:eeniasons' . • • .. •• • • Si. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - Globe ..... 61. per cent. Stock. 119 Guardian • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 hnperial Fire . • • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 220 Imperial Life • • • • • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine • • •• 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 5 13 1 - Law Fire • • • • • • •• • • • • 100 8 0 2 10 0 - Law I ife...• • • • • •... 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 - L.; i•cicii Fire • • • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 19 10 0 13% London Ship 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1334 Marine.. • • • • • •• •• 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0" 2% National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 - National Life • - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Is Pelican . • • • • • • • 33 enainix - 165 otector Life- ... 54. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - rovident Life.. • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life • ........... 4s. 5 0 0 0 10 0 43i Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. 180 ,;iin Fire ......... Ditte Life 11. 6s. Universal Life.... le%l. pr cnt. 100 0 0 b 10 0 - Victoria Life 4 0 0 - DOMES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X s. d. Commercial East and West India- 61 pr cent. Stock. It. per sp. b..-- - + I. and= • - . rent.l Stock. 100% Ditto Bonds• • • • . • . 4/. per cent. - St. Katharine • • •• 5 per cent. Stock. Ditto Bonds • ..... • • 4%1. pr cent. - Siiitbampton •• •• •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 22 LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE RAILWAY.—(r uis DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was this day held at the offices of the company, No. 5, Church-passage, Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving a report anti statement of accounts from the directors, and for the transaction of the ordi nary business of the company. The meeting was alto made special for the purpose of considering the subject of the forfeiture of certain shares held by defaulting shareholders, and for taking into consideration the draft of a Bill to be submitted to Parliament, autho rising a deviation in the line of railways as at present authorised to be made. The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Chairman of the Company, John Griffith Frith, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting having been con. firmed, the Secretary read the report, from which it appeared— " Th a t this project originated in the belief that if tho railway could be taken along the shores of Lough Foyle, and within the Slob Lands, to be reclaimed from the sea, the land so recovered would be of value sufficient, not only to pay for the works necessary for th e reclamation, but also fur the railway itself. " Contracts for the embankments necessary to - cons- plete the reclamation were entere r d ice i s nt a o th w is it e h d isblyesstrhe s. Bromhead and engineers to be moderate, the gatcontractorsprices January, stip 1849. stipulating t o perfect the works by the first day_ of " Looking at the character of the work, the_ directors were advised to make an advance upon plant, upon condition of double that sum being expended by the contractors for the same purpose. " The works having thus been placed under contract, were commenced; but the directors regretted to be obliged t o state, that notwithstanding they had afforded every facility t o t h e contractors, an d ma d e t h e Ft qu-red advance upon plant, the contract for the embankment was not duly, or at all satisfactorily, carried on, and the directors became couvinced that the contractors were unable to carry on the entire works simultaneously, and had determined that all their energies-should be di- rected to otie of the three proposed enclosures, leavirg the others in abeyance until that was completed; but even with this limit the works did not make that pro gress which the directors felt they had a right to expect; and the directors had to report that they felt, under the circumstances, that they had no alternative but to take the contract for the reclamationin out of the h an d s o f Messrs. Bromh ea d and Liensrn .. The preve n t arrears of calla amounted to 64,000/.; sotTidoefd fsunr,ot9hOel.Cowmopul!edtiobne of this it was corecineel. paid, lea • , 19,TriattisK of the e e ;14 - -,t‘y ears. e w e l k .I 6:,;s*. r shall haven been c pleted ilpuntei7 ; ,ttkici•es.' iging to the company rn - rtg• would 131- t0ki:61 4 ,11(44040 . , es less than originall desigi e e d,;,./hoAri - Isa':-bei used by the Admiral() havinikwoirsielik_larfp Off nkruent to be set back landwisewithin-Ttlie giae:egs by the engineers. But taking thejiliniiiblie#iiNe of acres, as by the pre .N •, 1 SPICES.--To-day Pimento was sought after, and 162 bags at public sale sold at full rates; middling at 41d, and damaged at 4d to 4id. Of white Pepper, 36 bags went at higher rates. 3 bags 15 chests Cloves taken in at 61c1 to 7d. Of 32 cases Mace a small part only sold at 2s 6.1 to 2s 10d fur middling and good. 3 cases Nut megs, wormy, 8d; 6 chests Long ditto taken in at Is 3d, 198 bags pod Pepper 86s to 90s per cwt. FRUlT.—There is very little demand for Raisins, and the tendency of prices is to decline although there is only a moderate stock. The value of prime Valentia is 38s to 395. Prices rule moderate for Currants, yet the home dealers operated with caution, and 37s to 40s per cwt is the value of new. Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from a book seller of Reading, named Mayers, stating that the petitioner took great interest in works of art, and lately he had become possessed of a painting by Velasquez, of Prince Charles, who was afterwards Charles 1. The petitioner believing it to be a work of national interest, sent it to be exhibited in London, and it had since been seized for rent by the landlord of the house where it was shown, but the rent was due from the party who had charge of the painting. The petitioner therefore prayed the House to amend the law of landlord and tenant in this respect. Mr. STAFFORD rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - £ a. d. £ a. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 197)4 Caledonian Bank ... • • 81. per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 4 City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 4 Clydesdale Bank •.. • • • 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 154 Eastern Bank •••• .. • . 61. per cent. 25 u 0 16 0 C 10!li, Edinb.Sc Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 4 0 613+ Exehange Bnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 47% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7. 0 0 84, National Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% North of Scotlandßank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6 North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 143 tinionßank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 83 Western Bank.. •. • Aber leen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 805.0.1. B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 9s. British Guanintee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 11 10s. Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of Eng.and Ins. - 50 0 0 20 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 9s Edinburgh Life Insur .51. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 % East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 118.6 d. Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 4 217 6 2% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd• • SI. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 5 0 11. 5 4 Mercantile Life .. • • - 10 0 0 010 0 Bs. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 11 245. North British Insur 5% /. pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23 North & West of Soot - 10 0 0 1 0 0 IL Is Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 % Scot. Mas. and G an. Life 5/. per cent. 1 0 0 815 0 10 s. Od Scottish Union Insrncs. 6 5 41. pr cent. 25 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Stan laid Life .... .. • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s. MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of I Paid. Price Annum. Share. --. - X. a. d. X. a. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 I 11 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 - Canada ... ...... .... 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 31 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. percent. - - - • City 80nd5.......... 3%1. pr cent. - - 89 , Comp. Cppr Mug Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 11 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& In, 21 100 0 0 ' 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 4% r. pr cent. 100 0 0I 95 0 0 - Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 00i14 0 0 24 1 4 London Institution ... - - - 11 Penlnslr & Orient.Stm. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 59% Reversionary Int. Soc. 3161. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Royal Mail Steam.... 3%1. pr cent. WO 0 0 60 0 0 - South Austratian ..... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 - IJaiveraitl Oilvago •• • • -.f..• 26 0 0 6 0 0 - . THE LONDON GAZETTE, SPIRITS.—Today all kinds of West India Rum were in improved demand, and realized better prices, proof Leeward selling at is 10d to Is lOid, and Jamaica 30 to 38 per cent over proof, 4s to 4s 6d per gallon. For East India the market is likewise firmer, sales of proof having been made at is 8d to Is 9d per gallon. Holders of all sorts of Rum display much firmness. INDIGO.—There is firmness on the part of holders of all kinds of East India, and they offer only small parcels for sale. Exporters and home consumers are still in clined to increase their stocks, and a fair quantity har been purchased by them since the public sales. The rates paid are in some cases rather above those that existed previously. Fine Bengal is scarce, and much wanted. COCHINEAL. —This afternoon 3 parcels of Honduras Ct chineal were offered at public sale, amounting to 230 bags ; there was less desire to operate, and of the silvers a small part only sold at id decline. SAGO.—To day there was a mere active demand, and Sago 442 b o xes Fleur 2l bags is dull t lof a publice at I s s a i l e t sold o 16s perat ise c ur t. , v a a n n d e 8 . in good supply. OILS.—Cod is held for 251. 5s to to 251 10s, but the sales made are limited, and a fair quantity is held by imparters. whilst several arrivals are near at hand. The market for Seal of all sorts has Income quiet. For Southern the demand is falling off, but in the value we have little, variation to record. By private treaty only small pur chases have been made in all qualities. At auction 30 tuns were sold. For Sperm there has been a brisk de mand privately, and full rates are obt a i n ed , but the market is better supplied. At pu blic a colonial were all sold. For Oil Linseed sle 256 tuns o f fnrther reduc ed rates are taken, there being a more p lentiful supp ly, dfor home oeneotlniesusmpopttiaoblosoedvedraeml parcelsnd l eisee exporters: or Rape Seed Oil i s littl e wan t e d. Of foreign there are demand has been taken ex b p y er further arrivals. Palm is cheaper, and the purchases made have be e n li m it e d. Th ere is a fair stock here, but the consumption continues to be good. Cocoa Nut is little wanted, and, having further arrivals, prices are on the decline. TALL O w.—The v a l ue ,o f fi ne P . Y . C . i s 518 6 d to 51s I and a Author reduotio is expedecit VCIII. EOM 9d (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING•STREET, FEB. 28, 1848. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edmund Murray Dodd, Esq., to be a Puisne Judge of the Su preme Court of the province of Nova Scotia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Rev. William Abiah Newman, Master of Arts, to be Chaplain for Cape Town, in the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. WHITEHALL, FEB. 28. The Queen bas been pleased to present the Reverend Angus Logan to the church and parish of Tongue, in the presbytery of Tongue and county of Sutherland, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Hugh M•Ken zie, late Minister thereof, to the Gaelic church of Cromarty. CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, FEB. 25. The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Edward Burney to be one of his Royal High ness's Chaplins. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 25. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRILSENT PAR LIAMENT. Borough of Devizes Lieutenant. Colonel James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt, of Estcourt, in the county of Gloucester, in the room of William Heald Ludlow Bruges, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WHITEHALL, FEBRUARY 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Green wood, of Skipton, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEBRUARY 25. The Lord Chancellor has appoinied Thomas Charles Augustus Brine, of Wimborn Minster, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB, 26. She Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Jubb, of Herringtborpe. near Rotherham, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire. Berwickshire Regiment of North Dritisk IMPERIAL P.ARLIATEENT. DOUSE OF CO al iIIOPi S. Feb. 28. The SPEAKER took the Chair at ten minutes before Four o'clock. ANOTHER MONSTER PETITION. Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR presented a coil of parchment, and paper, which, he said, was a petition signed by upwards of 230,000 persons, praying the House to extend the law relating to benefit societies to the National Land Company. The presentation of the petition caused a good deal of laughter in the House. THE CASE OF MR. WALSH. Mr. SCROPE wished to take the earliest oppor tunity that he had been able, of withdrawing a state ment which he had made some time since in the House affecting the character of Mr. Walsh, a landlord residing in one of the baronies in the county of Mayo. He had been led to make that charge upon the authority of a pamphlet written by a Mr. Tuite. He regretted that he had made that charge, and he begged to withdraw it. FRENCH REPUBLIC—DIPLOMATIC CON NEXIONS WITH THIS COUNTRY. Mr. M. MILNES said—l wish, Sir, to put a ques tion to the Noble Lord the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of considerable importance. lam desirous to know whether the Provisional Government established at its existence has made any formal communication of existence to the Foreign Powers of Europe ? Lord PALMERSTON—In answer, Sir, to the Hon. Member, I have to state that I have received this morning, from the Marquis of Normanby, a copy of a communication made to him by M. Lamartine, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and I believe, to all the Foreign Ambassadors at Paris, announcing the formation of the present Provisional Government ; and declaring, at the same time, that the new form of institution which has been adopted by France will make no alteration in the position of the French nation ,in Europe, and that the French Government will continue to dis play the same loyal and sincere desire of maintaining the most amicable relations with all these Powers INCOME-TAX. Petitions against the proposed income-tax were presented from the parish of Maryle.bone (agreed to at a meeting held that day) by Sir B. Hall, Bart.; from the borough of Northampton; from the inhabitants of Bethnal-green, by Sir W. Clay, and from Brentford. Mr. HUME gave netice—taidng it fur granted that there would be a reduction in the Government establishments —(Laughter)— that he would move that an humble address be presented to her Mr.jesty, praying her Majesty to give directions that ail per sons who shall be appointed to civil, military, naval, or other offices after this date, shall be I:ppointed subject to a reduction of salary.—(llear, hear.) THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Mr. HUME, seeing the Noble Lord the First Minister of the Crown in his place, wished to put a question to him in allusion to the late affairs in France.—(Hear.) In that country the Government that existed but a short time ago no longer existed now ; but a new one had or would be established. — (Hear, hear.) Now, what he wished to ask the Noble Lord was, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to withhold alto gether from any interference with the people of France—(Great cheering)—and to leave them at liberty to choose and settle what government they pleased for their own country.— (Great cheer ing.) He had thought it his duty to ask the ques tion, and he hoped there would be no objection on the part of the Noble Lord frankly to answer it.— (Great cheering.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL (who was much cheered) said—l can have no objection whatever to answer the Hon. Member for Montrose's question.—(Hear, hear.) We have, as may be supposed, received official intel ligence of what has taken place in France—(Hear hear) —and in answer to the Honourable Mem ber for Montrose's question, I have to state distinctly that we have no intention whatever to interfere in that form of government—(Tre mendous cheering)—which the ,French nation may think right to adopt, or in any way to meddle with the internal affairs of Fr ante.—(Great cheering.) BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL felt compelled to coin plain of a breach of privilege committed by the propr,ietor of the Northern Stc.(r newspaper, in that paper of Saturday last, against .the Secretary at War and himself, and accusing him :of being the deadly enemy of the Hon. Member for Nottingham. On the motion of the Hog. tIEmBER the article containing the breach of privileg,e, which consisted of an attack upon the Secretary :tit War, Mr. 1 1 11. J. O'Connell, and the other Members of the Notting ham Election Committee, was read,. :and Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL, after el'pressing a hope that the mere mention of the subject would be sufli• cient, moved pro forma that the printer and publisher of the Northern Star should be called to the bar. Mr. HASTIE seconded the motion. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that if he ;~•id made use of any expressions which were offensive to the Hon. Member, he would at once withdraw weal, and begged him to accept his most humble apok i ogy for such expressions. After a few words from Mr. O'CONNELL , the motion was withdrawn. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. In reply to a question from Mr. IV YLD, Admiral D. DUNDAS was understood to say th..t it was the intention of Government to send out two ships next April in quest of Sir John Franklin and Sir John Richardson. The ships would be manned and officered by persons in the navy, who had volunteered for the service, and their pay would be doubled. EXTENSION OF THE INCOME-TAX TO IRELAND. Sir B. HALL stated that he had been asked by several Irish Members whether it was his intention to bring forward his motion fur extending the income-tax to Ireland. lie begged to state in answer to such inquiries, that he could not exactly tell upon what day he would bring it forward, but he could assure them that he would take the sense of the house upon his motion as soon as the Irish Members had recorded their votes upon the question of iro since x. 4p income.ta anon the nentdp of this c oma y.—(UheersZ) • WA S AND ATEAN§—FINANCIAL STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The CRANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving the order of the (lay for going into Commit tee of Ways and Means, said that he thought it desirable that he should avail himself of th is oppor tunity of stating more fully than his Noble Friend (Lord J. Russell) had been able to do on a previous occasion, the financial state of the country, and also the course which it was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to pursue with reference t hereto. Several lion. Gentlemen had complained that they did not fully un perstand some portions of the statement of the financial condition of the country. - And as the motion hefure the House was one for going into Committee on Ways and Means, he thought that it would he the most con venient course for him then to make his statement on the subject, rather than leave it till the house had resolved itself into Committee. With respect to the finances of the country, the balance-sheet, as laid be fore the House, would show to Honourable Members, conversant with these matters, what the state of the finances were. The first half of that was a comparison of the ordinary revenue and expenditure of the country. There was on this occasion an exception to the ordi nary rule. It appeared, on the one hand, that there was an excess of expenditure over income, in the year ending the .sth of February last, of a sum of 2,956,000/. But, upon the other hand, it would appear that out of that expenditure a sum of 1,525,000/. had been incurred on account of the distress in Ireland. Now it was the desire and intention of the Govern ment, and of the House, that that expenditure should be provided for out of the 8,000,0001. loan, and not to be made a charge against the ordinary revenue of the country. After, there fore, making these deductions, the excess of expenditure over income for the year 1848 would be about 1,400,0001., and deducting from that sum the China ransom, amounting to 450,000/., which was received last year, the real excess of expenditure over income would be about 900,0001.—(Hear.) It was hardly possible for him to anticipate what would be the income of next year, because, he was sorry to say, the symptoms of improvement in trade were not so rapid in their pro gress as some Hon. Gentlemen anticipated. The receipts of the present quarter, as compared with the receipts of the corresponding period last year, exhibited a falling off amounting to upwards of 400,000/. His Noble Friend had stated on a former occasion the various items that would compose the expenditure of the present year. The charge on the debt would amount to 27,778,0001., and the interest on Exchequer-bills to 752,000/., and therefore the the tal amount of charge on debt for the next financial year would amount to 28,530,000/. But of course there were other charges, such as for pensions and half-pay accounts, but those charges were not subject to the control of the existing Govern ment. The estimates of this year for the non-effective service amounted to no less a sum than 3,650,000/., and over that amount of ex penditure the house had no control. W hen therefore, Honourable Gentlemen spoke of the enormous sums expended by this country, no doubt they lost sight of these important items, over which the Government could exercise no power of reduction. The estimate for the effective service of the next year amounted only to 18,153,000/.; and the real expenditure which the house had to deal with, instead of being between fifty-two and fifty-three m illions, did not exceed eighteen millions His Hon. Friend the Secretary of the Admiralty had stated how unjust the accusation of the Hon. Member for Montrose was that a large portion of the increased expenditure of Government was a wasteful and profligate expenditure. And he appealed to the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) whether he thought he was justified in thus accusing the Government. There was one branch of the public service, the conveyance ofimails which was not connected with the military or naval establishments, but was curled on solely for the ac commodation of the commercial world and for the benefit of trade, in which there was a considerable increase of expense since the time when he first moved the esti mates. Some economical Members were very apt to increase the expenses of Government in various ways, forgetting that there was an un fortunate person who held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer.—(Loud laughter.) The Hon. Member for Montrose should recollect that the expense of maintaining lighthouses in this coun try, which was paid out of the Government revenue, amounted to no less a sum than 220,000/. per annum. There was also an increase of 264,000/. per annum in the expenses of the army which was entirely unconnected with the increase of the number of men. With respect to the miscellaneous services, the Government were so fully aware of the necessity of inquiry into the expenditure on this head that they had announced their intention of appointing a Committee on that subject. The sources of the miscellaneous estimates were continually increasing; he found that there was a charge for harbours of refuge 110,0001. on the recommendation of a Select Committee, 100,000/. to the Caledonian Canal, 27,0001. for public works in Ireland, 150,000/. for education, 50,000/. for the British Museum, 350,0001' for the expenses of prosecutions thrown , upon this fund, expenses of the Model Prison, and several other prisons—all of which items were im posed bythe order of the House; the various items making altogether upwards of 1,C00,0001. per annum chargeable on the miscellaneous estimates A charge had been made against the Government for the increase in the charges of collecting the revenue. But this increased expense arose almost entirely from the wishes of the merchants and importers themselves, who requested an increase in the number of hands at the various ports for the purpose of assisting in the duty of clearing the various cargoes. He was as willing as tl:c most economical Member in the House to reduce all the items of expenditure to the lowest possible point. This reduction ought, however, to be effected in a careful and business-like manner. It might be possible to reduce tke army and navy, and even the miscellan'aous estimates. He did not think that it would now be expedient to make any reduction in either the army or navy, and cir cumstances which had :recently transpired led the Governmtnt to the conchusion that no such reduction . could be made.—(Great cheering.) Upon that point it is right the House should understand that the Govern ment must adhere to the non-reduction of forces.— (Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then went on to say—With regard to the miscellaneous estimates, a different course may he pursued. If reductions can be effected we shall be most happy to have them suggested. I should deceive the House, however, if I said that either by the conduct of the Government cr by the in vestigations of the Committee any material reduction could he effected within the year.—(Cheers,) In point of fact the decrease would be, nominal in many cases— there might even be a temporary increase; the only good effect of that reduction wou ld b e ga i ne d by paying off a number of men. In - like manner it would be ex ceedingly had economy to stop short in the execution of works.— (Cheers.) We were told the other day that it would be very had economy not to vote sums for carry- , ing on the building of the Houses of Parliament. If you now stop short in the execution of the works at Ports- '' mouth and elsewhere, the result would be ultimate loss to the country.—(Cheers.) If on examination it is found that the expenditure may be reduced, the only way of attaining the object is to prevent any future additional expenses, to bring reductions gradually, and within a • certain limited time, into effect, to make them as circum- ) stances may render them practical and expedient. Re ductions in the public expenditure have been compared to reductions in the expenditure of private individuals._ -A If a gentleman requires to reduce, it frequently happens that he shuts up his house, discharges his servants, and goes abroad. That is not the course which a Govern ment can take.—(Cheers and laughter.) If, however, private individual, instead of shutting up his house, dis charging his servants, and going to the continent, begins a course of retrenchment, so as gradually to adapt his expenditure to his income, the case bears a considerable resemblance to that which we must pursue for the purpose of bringing the national expenditure within our means. lam as anxious as any man that the expenditure should be reduced. I have proposed two Committees, one to consider the army and , navy estimates, the other to consider the miscellaneous estimates. I cannot, however, anticipate that, with the ' , utmost exertions of these Committees, you will be able to propose any great reduction of the expenditure ' within the year, whatever reductions they may be able ' to suggest to you, or the Government may be able to • make in subsequent years. It is of great importance to bear in mind the circumstances under which some por- I tions of the estimates have been proposed. Sums have been already voted for the Kafir war and the excess of , naval expenses. Charges of this character have hitherto ; been invariably included in the budget of the ensuing , year. The expenses of the Canadian war, of the war in China, and any excess on the naval vote, which has not been of frequent occurrence lately, have invariably been so included in the expenditure for the ensuing year. The Committee may be able to suggest reductions on the miscellaneous estimates, but I cannot anticipate that to any great extent they will have it in their power to lessen the expenditure of the country. I come now to the income. My Noble Friend stated that he anticipates the income of the country for • the ensuing year will amount to 51,250,0064 I estimate the Customs at 19,774,0001. We have had one year of extraordinary adversity, and another of extraordinary - 0 ,-osperity. Perhaps the best course is to frame the L e t i einte with reference to the sum received from the Cucte , rns in the year 1845-46. 'Th a t was t h e year a f ter the ren uctions made in the tariff by th e Ri g ht H on . • ; Gent i e. , e , en opposite (Sir Robert Peel) ; and I assume • that the sk •m to be received in the e n su i ng y ear f ro m the Custoens will be about what it was in 1845-46. The adverse cite.s e itustances which occurred did not tell o n the • state of the revenue till after the July quarter, though the failure of `h,' harvest occurred in Augu s t, 1846, a nd the receipts on ch.' July quarter were very high. I have calculated on the see sumption that the receipts for a con siderable period of Cle year will retain the impress of have occurred ,• though I the misfortunes wisiesh. have the fullest ence that after what we have ;;one through we nezeY anticipate eventually ,the xcise department it revival of trade. In is estimated that the reven 13,340,000 1 t e will produce 13 340,0001. _arum sunie ra , F there is ate extraordinary source o f receipt. A consierante mere... is expected from the malt and spirit duties, though, ore the other hand, the increase is not expected to be gi'eat on iron; and we have also reason to expect a falling- off in the hop duty. From the restriction of expenditures on the railroads, the probability seems to be that on iron for their use the receipts will rather diminish. The estimate on the stamps is 7,150,0001., and on taxes 4,340,0,904 and the income-tax 5,200,0001, on which I apprehend a falling off in consequence of the pressure on many parties liable under schedule 1). The produce of the Post office is estimated at 900,000/., of Crown Jands at 60,0001., and of miscellaneous at 250,0001. The last instehnent of China money has been paid. The whole income, then, is estimated at 51,250,0001. There are repayments to be r, ceived fur advances in Ireland. The repayments of those advances are to be spread over not less than ten years; they would, therefore, amount yearly to no great sum. We shall receive two of these. The amount to be repaid at the half-yearly' assizes will be 27,000/. on the first relief works, and on the second 147,0001. Applications for advances have been made from counties in Ireland with the view of affording employment. My answer was, that I did not think any large amount of money would be required for that purpose, because in most of the counties of Ireland we believed the provisions of the poor-law would be sufficient. But we are prepared to make advances in districts where distress exists from the funds still in reserve, and from the amount which we have received in repayment. I have now stated the amount of expendi ture and of income for the year. The deficiency is estimated at 3,000,0001., assuming that the income-tax is renewed. Circumstances during the last two years have been very peculiar, otherwise the Government would have been entitled to look for a surplus revenue over expenditure. How shall we provide for that ee fieieney of 3,000,0004? A Right Hon. Gentleman ha% said we are not justified in having recourse to a loan. Mr. GOULBURN —The Right Hon. Gentleman seems to forget that there are 2,500,000/. to be received under the present income-tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—That amount, it is true, is receivable; but to that topic I shall afterwards advert. Our course has been to look at the financial policy of the last few years, to which the House has acceded. Without going further back than 1842, it must he remembered that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir Robert Peel) proposed the imposition of an income tax f'or the purpose of reducing indirect taxation-- (Cheers) —partly on the necessaries of life, partly on the raw materials of manufactures. He proposed, however, to exempt from the income-tax persons receiving the lower rates of income. The Right Hon. Gentleman reduced the duties on many articles of consumption, such as corn, butter, cheese. We subsequently reduced the duties on sugar, wool, and other articles. From 1842 to 1847 the total amount of taxation remitted was no less than 7,500,000/.—(llear.) In 1842 I was one of those who opposed the income-tax, and my opinion is unchanged as regards the inequality of its pressure. My Right Mon. Friend behind me (kr. F. Baring) ob jects to its being imposed at all. But I wish to state the grounds on which I have proceeded, because, however unworthily I may fill the office I have the honour to hold, it is desirable to show that I am acting with sin cerity; and the best proof is that lam acting on pre cisely the principles I laid down in 1842. The grounds I then alleged for opposing the income-tax were that it was not worth the price we were then called on to pay for it. I said that if an alteration in the duties on core, sugar, timber, and other great articles of consumption had been proposed, I should have been reconciled to sux income-tax. The duties on timber, and corn, and sugar, have since that period been altered. The circumstances which I said might justify the imposition of an income tax have occurred; and, therefore, the circumstances under which I declared myself opposed to the income tax in 1842 were different from those in which I felt my self justified in supporting it in 1845, and now again in 1848.—(Hear ) I repeat, that I have not made this statement merely to justify my own consistency; but I do think it important that the views of even so humble an in dividual as myself, when speaking on the part of Govern ment, should be received with that confidence which it is always desirable to place in the declarations of Govern ment.—(Hear, hear.) But, whatever occurred in 1842, I beg to remind the House of what took place in 1845. In 1845 the income-tax was imposed for three years. The Right lion. Gentleman (Sir R. Peel) came down to the House and stated that he had an excess of income over expenditure of upwards of 3,000,0001. It was, therefore, in the power of the Right Hon. Gentleman to have proposed the repeal of the income-tax; and it was in the power of the House to repeal it. The Right Hon. Gentleman, however, stated that, in his opinion, it was desirable to continue the income-tax for the sake of the policy which he had indicated in 1842. He pro posed, therefore, that it should be continued for three years longer, to enable the Government to reduce other taxes which pressed upon the industry of the country, and upon the raw materials of manufacture. The House unanimously concurred in that opinion.--' (hear, hear.) There were, no doubt, suggestions made as to the snaking it a property-tax only and evending it to Ireland. There were various propo sitions of ono kind or another made, but no one said that he opposed the continuance of the income-tax. Mr. ROBINSON—It was always stated to be a tem porary measure. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —It was so stated; but I confess I do not think there was any Hon. Gentleman in this House who really and truly believed that it was to be a temporary measure.—(Hear , hear.) 1 distinctly stated at the time that if the House consented to the imposition of the income-tax for a period of three years it would be imposs ible at the end of that period to prevent its being permanent. I wa e s o . re memberm that b I stated this oafo most t distinctly,and d tha l t the s laying the growl& [OE a future support of p the income- e ~~.