The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

‘i f. -1 e. 1 -e- „ , 2' e //.2 "- -.- 4 , , r ~ /y. I~Z~ • " "11.111111111116' : ,‘ ...."" 4 • • ) \ •77:01 , . 44g /1/ . 1 IN t • l t i ,4 ‘ )—'4:4sN'lllllL , st o o , _ - r- -4 10 T A , .7 7 *••,. 11 "n.' * 4 N • ~_ mate. _4 2"0, 0°° 170,0 0 600, 03 ,4 • '''''' 10 0 ,r„a 70AP Exprefeci import of sugar in April,. .1343 West. Indies Cwt. 2,400,000 Mauritius $OO,OOO East Indi es ... 1,700,000 T ........ ...... £5 2 4 'leased challis,- amereial treanni. llected on act ; r Home &nip ry, previous tn,h, .cted thereon 10."'" a ft e rwards. ND BEM?' In warehouse.. 4, 900,009 • ...... . 590,001/41 No. 15,451. LONDON, MONDAY M I. N G S N, Total available in 1842-3 -5,490,000 • The quantity of sugar taken oat for home consumption ixi 1841- 2, 4,040,000 cwt., leaving a surplus above the largrtst con sumption of sugar, 1,220,000 cwt. No. 13. REMOVAL OF DUTIF.S—EXPORT, COFFEE. There has been a reduction in the consumption of coffee. lb. Entered fur home consumption in 1840 28,708,000 ...... 28,421,000 1.:922.000 880,000 MARCH 14, 1842. PRICE 5d THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Tim e for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNooN TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. ADV ERTISEMENV.4 INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS,' Morning, Neon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. 1 4, 5 from 9 0 . , ' 1 ,14 0 715,812 L, N 1 from 4s. t 4 y, 1832, 3,° E 9, 4091, in 1824, 4' 41 ' 5. , 6 1, n 93. 2 11 . t° 4 610 being still ftli only to 27,47 Legal, Banking, and Post-office references, that are in daily re quisition ; and while it is of the most ample dimensions (ex tending over 1,500 pages) is accurate in the minutest particu- Ws, No public office or mercantile house should, in fact be without It, On the 3lst of March will be published, price Is., Part the First of a New Work in Monthly Numbers, by THOMAS MILLER, Author of " Gideon Giles," " Royston Gower," " Rural Sketches," " A Day in the Woods," &c., entitled, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. No. 6. Gross amount of duty in 1840 1841 The duties on coffee are— 110 USE OF COMMONS, MARCH 12. The SPEAKER took the Chair to-day at 12 o'Clock. SLAVERY. Sun, November 25, 1841. 11Nb t EXETER HALL. '-al THE SANCTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. -.SINGING SCHOOL. A. c4A, ss ex„. 11 ) , to consist of WORKMEN at 1, ONLY will be opened on TUrsnav, the 15th of March, DEN',4larter past Eieht o'clock, under the SUPERINTEN by 0 :-E, of Mr. JOHN HULLA H, to be CONDUCTED t ?"1 1 1fi l l ifi ,I,I,NCIPAL AS:IISTAIITS,.dnd *lll me e tt . 14 di1...4 1 zT aria Friday, at the same hoer, until the compl 1., Cc Course, al . l_for the Course of Sixty Lessons, Bs., to be paid in ad tertiung,,sh?illd monthly payments be preferred, then Is. bd. Nil k Eight Lessons), to be also paid in advance. Each hit ' m ast provide himself either with a copy of the Manual, Pa ns, .isms' price os 6d. each, or with the Lessons, in Three Q wd, rll a 6d • each , published by Mr. Parker, 445, West e' et." 1 11 1 b e °S (No. 12), to consist of SHOPMEN and ethers, °l ilt I,, e nad un Fetnar, the 16th of March, at Half-past 4 °l l;' °° „k• under the SUPERINTENDENCE of Mr. 'III.N,TuI-L A 11, to be CONDUCTED by one of his ~ PA , , , i ld p r ;., L A.SSISTANI 8, and will meet. every Tuesday Cott l mY, ot the same hour, u n til t h e comp l etion o f th e T ktit4 tl;tel.los the Course of Sixty Lessons, 155., to be p aid in kil°ltietll°'' should monthly payments be preferred, , then _ ?.. . ae. 1 1 . in , (Eight Lemons), to he also paid in advance. Each lilt_ 'Ot proVide hi mselfeither with a copy of the Manual I) " Part, • hts, . , price 2s. 6d. each, or with the Lessons, in 1 hree stns' Pric e 6J• each, published by Mr. Parker, 445, West e ek ili for th „ l'irlce se H all a aho ce-mentioned Class may b we e obtaine hours ' atid,l,llYEvertiag except Saturday, between the BAATINGS' BANK, 7, ADAM-STREET, Al ' --E1 ,? 1i i. ,- _--Ope Daily from Nine to Five. I ' ll tlllf:'Y ni ," : 1) ^ 1 0 into n this Savings' Bank ANY DAY 4411 4:n,„'` . . and may be WITHDRAINN by giving laterlS' NOTICF 41eit *nowt* 0 the Ra te '. of 4% per Cent. per Annum. "' Pec in „., C HARLES WM. NITILLIAMS, Actua ry Tvsit, "4.1 attendance not necessary, except on h fi 14 0N1)0.‘,. til,lt'N t' ' s h AXD BLACKWALL RAILWAY. t ,. n 4 u l i t t e t i ! -ereby given that On TUESDAY, WEDNESDA ru r n , iii LAY HALO in Next Week, the TRAINS will f cf- "°l4l, 11 011 R instead of EVERY QUARTER past r es y 'four ;:arting at a Quarter and Three•Quarterspas 111:71niackwaifi.14 Landon, and at the Hour and Hal f-hour 4111AITEgter retrial- the TRAINS will run EVERY N t h_ HOUR as usual. PRei t, i A. WIGHTMAN, Superintendent. ti p 842. i t I'll'Apr'n CONTEYANCE TO GRAVESEND. bet:4%o'4l)lk are respectfully inform-d that on and after ~ 4 l_ e is_ 7 , two he " 4 ° h ' Al arch '4 of the fa•t Iron Boats will run altd,l,ziinswick P.er, Blackwell, and Gravesend, leav- 1 , (1 ) ,, Nis. ^vestsn„ BLACK WA I.L. 144. 4 4 4 ............. 8 Ili Morning . 3 9 Isoi Lat5,..4........... 3i 5i Afternoon . "Keitlii 4, ;r Cabin, Bd. ; Chief Cabin, Is. Sunday s— tl,4;°, 0 4 1 ' ll ' ; Chief Cabin, Is. 6tl. CC thi :°Y Trains run from Fenchurch-street on Week a .1 : 4 4„ b ° 11 1 the Ilinories on Sundays. Fares— Seco nd to Si l e t: 4 4l 4 ' i rst Class, 6d. Steam-boats run constant l y m It i, thiiiitflavesend and Woolwich, affording a ready in e" Pier to th„Nsai lithe Boats that run from the Brunswick _ is etiti t :; ll erne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate, arid . Dover. Fur- 1:11 14 40P of which may be had at the Railway Stations 1 .„ ,:2 ..... 5 . ....,_u-streo or Blacksvall. iCk e t-°NVEYANCE TO GREENwICH VIA THE it n„. H LACKWALL RAILWAY. 1 4 , qpre'W fast Iron Steam-boat FLIRT,. built k lt k. s ' I Y for this station, will commence . running on ht,:ekwAy 1 2 th Marsh, leaving GREENWICH for tqLri ou r• at the Quarter before, and Quarter after tiu k.O r_ es„ a Quarter before Nine in the Morning, titt,4W - 1 ,-,t,_Sla in the Evening ; and BLACKWALL to ss iL ttill s.ll every hour and Half-hour, from Half-pas t ts e ;lit 4t i o l ti l. , The sister -boat, COQUETTE, will be place a k Otiiirt oefore Easter, to keep up the communication , 1 N \ ' ,411, 6t1 . , er ° I an Hour.—Fares on w-ek days, 4d. ;cn 1 1 1.. -' ;•----, lls,,_* 4.1.f4'--T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing 4iCklolet,,nirli, No. 47, Cornhill, London, seven doors from 1011,-„;tlle,"rreet. The best wrought FIDDLE PATTERN e ' iti lit lej Lre 'et t ONS and FORKS, at 7s. 2d. per o ar ilec e . sin T a h y 14 h tlite r he , weights recommen . ded, but th e 1 11‘1,1 4 , s °r ceavier at the same price per min.. //,‘, ran.— . oz. s. d. £. s. d 4 , • eitt,:7o Silver Table Spoons 10 at 7 2... 10 15 6 I :11 ;tt ti O Dessert ditto '1 able Forks 2O 7 2... 7 3 4 30 7 2... 10 IS 0 I di t tolla Dessert ditto 20 7 2... 73 4 I to Gravy Spoons lO 7 2... 311 R Soup Ladle 10 7 2... 3 11 8 11 di tto Sauce ditto 10 7 P... 316 8 j dltj o Salt Spoons (gilt strong) lO 0 tit ditt o Fish Slice VA Auto Tea Spoons t on 1 lO 7 8 3 16 8 0 IS 0 „klkititiil\ied C urr:nl ar sta T m on p g e s d (s as r a g Newspaper, illustrate d `hvi Z„kod containing every information relative to r the_ 1 % 1 ; 4 %sir, Ter or Sheffield plate, may be had on app lea Zia gi ll sent into the country, free of postage, in answer I _ N ..t,), A ALE-ST RE ET, PICCADILLY, (directly klisiq't; the York Hotel), and may be had als o a 44 0 ;11.L 1AN1-STREET, BANK of E NGLAND. ,Si 1 101 1 1 i , AND HEARING TES'Cl vll,4l44sott.lon the Me F ssr L s. E S N . s a E n s d a B n . d S I O N L V O i I s I4 I3 /IN L S E ' 'lt ? Tuv ECTACL , ~t, el ad OICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Persons. u t4 e -...143„e rsigned, have been for some tirne _m e a n k se in s g ; 4eia."%hr,l,!'• go lomonsi newly-invented Spec t a cl e vision Rives t i, th, -,.10k relief they afford to imperfec t . Len. 1 11 ( 1 ,,g ite 'r tyn l e c ss id Z rl t r p ertrence ar t e o nc e y very other kind o f L brings every object very b1„,41q114 e nables • (.171, 6p 1 to view the most minute par IttiZtlehP:ttrect acenur'avc‘y." ale are .1 4 4; krulVt i as they appear cooling to the sight, particiilarl a y n ) d ile se as ft a e e n t 1 ,,7 111417,1_,Tant lights : %4 1841 '. ' l t Esq.; M.D., 1, Great George-street, West lb ri cs . iii,'„PetL"lgnlond, Esq., M.D., 24, Dover-street. t' ll 4ibi . "' P ew. Esq., Surgeon , F. R. S., Saville-row. c ° 49 - 1177i t t h e at, 1. - ';i : , 111. D. ' , road-strect- building s. h ° eller l 'la, Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. tp::llZelt Leigh ' Iq, ft:Urgeen 'l% Newington -place, Kennington i .1. ffilh! Q P2,Esq 111. D., 7, Upper Gosver-street. ': 44 lk--ii -- ' nu Du n can,Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall- street. T, ,),4- 0 ,,_., su,on ll -ort h. 40.10,,.,:giSurron 5 33 ev , ' Now Broad-street. 11ki 0 (1 . , ,I. D. Exeter. .IL, hi "i p . °°, Esil, M.D ' 4 41 e' e -- ; s q* , 1 ‘1.13 Bennett-street, Bath. A 1 ‘t i t, 3( 1. , IH.D:, Blandford. % ,,,,b rati.„l.ee Esq. 111. D., Tenby. i'3l;i ti leii I G 4 '„ E „ s( 1• Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley-street. e:iiii '''te l am iisq. Nr.D , Cheltenham. 7 1 . 4 4 4 4 e,,:b11.. M. 1)., Brighton. P 4 ansiL lll 4, - t ° t i t „' Esq,_, M.D., Cheltenham. jG4Wili,• - ; ''„,s ( l., M.D. Wallingford. 11 1 rin 3 ' - ' 4 l. Al. D., Brighton. t.L.ts 4:ld4i-18(1.:, gnrgeon Hammersmith. liie t l , l l. 7' .s q ., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manches . .tirrially r 2g 4 illtioa t " -, •sq., Surgeon, Camden-town. t i , irh 4, N., Surgeon, 26, Harleyford-place, Ken- INI ° O I P. •1 4 , oasiltl-• Surgeon, 50, Parliament-street. 11•1110,.t I , ;. l. ' Surgeon, 26, Berkeley- q • k. ~74 i . , 1 Urgeon, 15, Lower Brook-str s e - e u t a , r G e rosvenor -1,11404, t 11,7 y, *ll lO 4 l Surgeon, Denmark-hill. IV' P 4 i i ' 8( 1., Surgeon, 10, Charlotte-street, Blooms -4 ~` , 0 4, E ~ I _ , 't i t Ir lis Surgeon, Kensington. Vi D . l , 4 l . it er 11., Surgeon 32, Golden-square. "t, n,l",,liie,i,"‘lcgeon 23 ' Charlotte.street, Bloomsbury. I 4 1 4 ceitia,cilliz Surg'e oe ' '46, Davies -street, Berkeley-square 14 ‘7 1 1 1 , 1 1t 5 , 1 4 t'1 1 ,,,"q Suegee ' n Nuneaton, Warwickshire. . ~ x , abo ' ve li t e Testimonials before the publie, itilklitklike,.,'°„raons, Optician and Aurists, state that their Vi4atisi,,,d's rER ATI V E VOICE CONDUCT OR, enete b , ?: al l Ltisi' t hr th e " 1* Deaf Persons have been greatly b fi 11,..i1t, Ynfti, 4 a sev en -shilling-piece, and when fixed into Ibli t iol l ete e „ e .ear is soft and easy, and not more . un.comfort sh.44l! therkl,3le than having a piece of wool in its p l ace. iS 4I 4 ,tilttie,,l'atest whisper at a public assembly is heard " Os% INAilit • •°N th, 0 44 new inventions are patronized . by . their Ma her r , 11) 11 , 'rti t) 414 Queen of Hanover and their ttoy I H ig h - %j ‘,P. Niu,""eg Augusta and Sophia, her Serene High- LAsi:l4, the ens Esterhazy the Princesses Mary and Rosa, al t1 • 1 ; 4 . 411 0p - " :I ° ,.. b en Dowager of Bedford, and their Graces the:.: 14'; A,e.'Bcveanterbury, the Dukes Of Devonshire and Nsti':ctel i:ltk't'AlP-ii,4.treet (directly opposite the York Hotel), tlt:hotis:Zneti4:'-street, Bank.. . , 4,, atm, 1 , 1 the gross imposition in the Country, it is .Nll . isi t ' ll t no Travellers are employed in the above -.° connection with persons of the same name, 4 4 1 .. b 1 P (IL dh Ai m k,f4ht t 44%. Wi 41LL E TEA TRAYS, 50s. the p t s,,,,tick,, , ve„ , w .-SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Superior o.Ag t. h . jiTj t . r tu, ta; lth Ivory handles, 14s. per dozen ; Brass bo i l!fts, inch diameter , Is. 3d per foot; 2 k i ; h42 - k; qlyi,llk'ronze.l fenders, 4 feet ong, ..s.' Wer 1 . ( .10%, ittY, ?:ABLE CU CLEII.I' WAIMANTED. 140 0 1 4 ,0 41 ._r5, 1i Z5. 4 ,.'. Ivory Handles, I4s. per dozen ; Dessert bi:,'d. per pair ; Table Knives, with white Ihte Arr'littZtt 4 `ea.,i i mo zen ; Dessert, Rs. Bd. ; Carvers, 3s. per (1k . ten t „ / 1 , 10 1 1, 5. 4 quarts, tl7s. ; new shapes, 395. ; Pa st 1., • iti l esce s lti e - . l .ic shape, 43s ; the set of full SUN. Ca ittlt) 1,: 4 ,.ty t :r2ces, wth Engravings of every Ironnion "C.ON 7 oth e .!he furnishing of a house of any size, 25 Ut , 4 14 . I d-es ablished house, to be had gratis aj ti tt, Wells.stroot Oxford-street. 00,4,11'8 Ir -stablishod 134 t;St 4k3 Z\4'l'w 41 1 *hito thL t e p er .; PATENT DETECTOR te„ti k 44. oci , . Th e " security from false keys, and also detect L tl! j r :IS h i re , r) ; i r ie st f le made of all s s i zes , and for every pur. S7l 4 47:4 4 4str lictit ,te nt ' con l i:i These locks are strong, secure, aim iZestkii.7 t tti keretireu z irow in price, and quit he s ec fo u r r e s t;retehted:eoyr: and quite secure; the keys 4,i'' th o 4;,:latr7re fe r ,7 i rlY neat a portab'e.. Chubbs patent flre. 4 1 ,1 1,,, , , e ail th the ea rl till' eOmplete preservatio n . for deeds , . plate, 4 on nd "e lie ' e ves. Cash boxes and japan boxes of all C: 11 . 1- 1 N I! by c 7, Patent locks. A large assortment of h Clj tl 4, t. - ` l4l api o l' i l :,nnb and Son, 57, St. Paul's Churchyard, N. l / 4 v4Zl 4 lae s can anent manufacturers to HR.H H. Prince .: I 'N- ‘' S t- Pau b il a d nended upon as being genuine unless tiz4. .41, ,01,,. ,nurchyard. te rh itl," ai rriv u N p c ,,, - t 'ti 4 > i lt iv in,,.. the ', 1 •" --.- " We know of nodeprivation 4 tO. ° ' h er;"'.. 4l llil;..,` O f nery I l h and reason, and we N,„ht.`ithZtiii.,,T+g eo h , -. ., 1 9 has beer :o Til t na a te as to discover a :iha; l itt 4 .4:l)l,l. i .!O p(4l,tanitit and insanity u a benefactor to his spe ndtegt_sing"„ro.re ~e_n_ltt,atituite and private esteem. We have I , ei Nitit ins, t, V i eir it`rit'i7l4_of all ranks, from the peer to the nee. I'l l . s 't fy4.0,„?" pe r4 be r „ ~..0 ILLIS MOSikLEY, 9, fr ,, s l 4 ,, etthin eh rs, •11;eir"r.LUIt11.8 off eted by hyn of ner ve o h , ~ , ,4 ~,.. h,,, eni is. much novelty in his treatment, rii.,4',egt:,htt,ser,,l,:reek,,;nctisxrceitaed by the majority of , the cures l el le bY lvt_evv il .' r ee. " ,c' t to all parti;.'"lro tt t er occu s r t rli a ig, id At home "--.,!..! si`n all 1-i_bapt,r,',.!! „publish C o m illa ' Edron, p by 'Dr. \V. W. pi`,..,‘ fi a t be cur'4:,,e;Lnotli)s ha, l ci n a te r , sh ar , id the discove 'l. 414,•,------- m • ,I, and all book. l l ON' .---------------_________________ 41,, I sr, ii,...,,,,,, , ,,,,,...., b " 1 ! ILL of lIEALTII for 4,,i11t ~,,Itin4ented ..,"°1 H SEX ll,' t l4 it i l t iin,ti,„, '''e ot these fill ''''• 41 , ,. 11, r :rt h _ : k „ !I) , aliy sandss arising from the earnr i t re zl,....‘e 14_: ., t1i 0 ,: 4 ~.,, , ,el figthe__. WllO hag ederived belief .t. Cross 444, 4_ . , ~ .„., , 0 ‘. ~. f or 4 ineu,..,.niment unnecessary ; t I ,ey ar, ikei_e4,ll.44lrnen,,, tan'•t .er„,.4_ t -is 3t, Wll eh mankind i A liable, 1).r )( 1' . , 1.b: , 4l Sick A e 4 .1 8, . in. tlic r many wet I. known h, i0.01,1,, , itt0 rh, i _ a il, K, 5:... au-ache, Pain and Oppiess'.on after illyorke,a hri tb r ;,7 , ' 1 r ~PLuipng some in fl. ail and E: rs , prow- Z_ .. p o4 ._ le r ii , tly ~,,!...,.t.e, Wind Spasms &c. ; they are , th:.1.110.4.th, i i ' e 'n of* ruilkl,tt.anything ever ' before ofFered to IN% v i ip til i ,. vrtnir Ma, te ii z a i y!t nf body, vy hv re a e.aerrnina. ri,,,lv. tlii,l4ll,titt",iv,tnit,e,t_ht:elisina,.. .0 guen' kever'arlsea 111:aarnAtisl'itiPcitAelexP,3?ritehTuel w th . i 9t 4 i , ill prove for either en c 1,' . eat , ....v.,,,, thr eg a t h i, ,, en et t h eir . , Two or three ti4ed- r apdi : et ai t , o lt b h n " ; h c_ id s i u - l t - 8.1 utary effect , The sto. s ' th, e l hr'ns /4 ‘% ill 3 " r eneth - 1 ao.fettalkilihigeailhtihsy action of the Liver, t ' i t t i k'. .r.. 1 ), , ,, ee 'vt ]sunbt'thteedY;•,kiiearaneee; asttird, .in h st ead oflistlss emn;ilii i n a e c , t a l v c i c t , 3 , , , , d a i h n g d NA, , k r'„ Y tii,,;z.. St r ai f ri ea;n box Ih rli ne s h i 44, ' l dcrs of rgg die l n , _ , :r r ice Is. l 1 4, d, and 2s 9d. t lredre.;:f a To N .,, s v .erelly throughout the tikr op. r' nlletirP l LL ni HEALTH, and observe the 4 Pie ta, 229, Strand, j..0ry.10n," on the El WINE' tb. 7tl. to 80 . ais , i n 182 5 ' su p. • 183 9 fog ° ,o7, I 11 :42L, and` J. 31 front 1 ?* 1171., and IP aro o Eggs:SPV.,t- t o d r o ° t LOCI! or e of in Ol f ' qative gtf ore of _ I cl i° 10 1) Ha Ag e ftbeiat 1 p. Ura) 00, rie4s . • TO THE PnotinttTotts OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENtUMENi JHAVE the honour to offer m y self` as ti Candidate for a seat in the East India Direction. Fr. m the testi monials which I take the liberty of submitting for your perusal, it will he seen that I have held difficult and responsible situa- Hoist in India, and that. I hitVe had the good fortune to obtain the approbation of the highest autherit Intended for the legal profession, I went to Bottthay in your military service, at a more mature age than most of my cots. temporaries, and the recorded opinion of the accomplished scho lar who then presided over Winchester College (where I was one of the Senior Proffects), will show, that my conduct had, at that early period, earned the commendation of my superiors. The past history, the present state, and the future prospects of India, have formed the 'paramount objects of my stticiy and attention ; and these pursuits, combined with a knovviedge of several Oriental languages, have, during a service of upwards of fifteen years, brought mo into unreserved intercourse with the natives of India, and given me peculiar opportunities of becoming acquainted with the manners, Wages, and general haracter of all classes of that interesting iidopid. The introduction of steam, a free press, the spread Of Intel= ligence throughout the native community, and a variety, of other causes, are working silent but certain changes in the feelings of our Indian fellow-subjects. Questions of vast mo ment must, ere long, force themselves on the notice of those on whim legislation for India may revolve; and it appears to me that recent local knowledge will become of peculiar value and importance, with reference to the future administration of the affairs of our Indian empire. Among the most prominent events of our recent Eastern policy, is the expedition to Affghanistan. From my residence, in a po litical capacity, at the Courts of the Chiefs on the banks of the Indus, I was a near observer of the progress of that enterprise, and had my attention particularly directed to the power and condition of the States on our North- N% estern Frontier. As political agent, I was attached to the army of Lord Keane, and accompanied it through the territories of Lower and Upper Sinde, forming the medium of communication with the native authorities. Under the orders of Sir Henry Pot finger, Baronet, I was entrusted with the negotiation of the treaty with the Ameers of Hyderabad, by which the Indus was thrown open to commercial enterprise, free from all imposts and vexatious interference. During several months, I held political charge of the dis turbed districts, constituting the base of our military opera tions ; and in the course of my duties, I was led to study care fully the structure of society among the Beloche and Afghan tribes, on the successful management of whose peculiarities, depended the carrying out the views of Government ; finally, I was appointed acting Resident in Sinde, and received the official approbation of the Governor-General, for the manlier in which I conducted the important duties intrusLd to my charge at Hyderabad. Severe illness having forced me to quit my station, and having in vain endeavoured to recruit my health on the Neilgherry ' Hills, I was compelled to revisit England a second time, on sick certificate. Nothing but a constitution unsuited to a tro pical climate, could have induced me to rcliiNuish a career in which it would have been my pride and pleasure to have conti nued; anti the same considerations, since my return to this country, obliged me, most reluctantly, to decline accompanying her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to China. Should Ibe so fortunate as to succeed to the honourable office for which I am a candidate, I trust that the same zeal and assiduity, that have obtained for me the approbation of those under whom 1 have hitherto served, will enable me to prove useful in the more extended sphere to which I aspire ; especially with reference to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of the millions of our Indian fellow subjects, with whose prospority and advancement the British character and interests are so intimately interwoven. I have the honour to be, with great respect, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient Servant, W. G. EAST WICK. London, 22, Sloane. street, 10th March, 1842. OND 0 N FRIENDLY UNION. 4I Under the Patronage of the Right Ilonourable Viscount LAKE, the Right Honourable Lord KENYON, &c., &c. A distribution of about 3,000/ worth of CABINET FUR NITURE, Carpets, Blankets, Rugs, Cottons, and Linens, for the BENEFIT of the SIX TRADES, by Subscription of 2s. 6d., on THURSDAY, March 24, and to be decided four times a-year—vii., in March, June, September, and Decem ber. A Subscription of Ten Shillings per year c mstitutes a Yearly Subscriber, entitled to four chances, one each Quarter, and so on for every additional Ten Shillings subscribed. There has been an increase of 16,776 Subscribers in less than two months. No. 71, LEADENHALL-STREET. _ The Society require no Gift or Donation for their Support ; but every Subscription of 2s. 6d. entitles the Subscriber to a chance of obtaining some article of their manufacture, varying in ♦alue from 10s. to 201. The Funds are not expende•i in giving temporary relief (as they would then require to be inexhaustible), neither do they encourage idleness, but are appropriated to a more praiseworthy purpose, viz.:— To find employment for the industtlons artisans, by distri buting the produce of their lehoUr among the Subscribers, which gladdens their hearts under the great depression of trade, and gives a stimulus to their industry. The present 'Funds enable the Committee to give constant employment to 1,129 mechanics, all with large ratnines (averaging five in each), thus giving weekly support, through the means of " The London Friendly Union," to 5,645 persons. The Committee would feel amply rewarded tor their exertions if they could procure that patronage and support they trust the benevolent object of the Association deserves, which, doubtless, vimuld enable them to employ, by Christmas next, upwards of 20,000 artisans, oho, by their own exertions (taking their families in the same ratio as above), Would obtain a comfortable subsistence for 100,0000 individuals, and be the means of partially alleviating that extreme distress so feelingly deplored in the Speech of her most Gracious Majesty at the opening of the present Session of Parliament, wherein she says—" I have observed, with deep regret, the continued dis tress in the manufacturing districts of the country ; the suffer ing and privations which have resulted from it hare been borne with exemplary patience and fortitude." All letters for Subscription Receipts, enclosing the amount, will be answered by return of post. W. THURNELL, Treasurer, 71, Leadenhall-street. W. CROFTON, Secretary, 4, Aldgate. PUBLICATIONS. 3fARCII EDITION of the POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY. Now Publisehd, price 245., containing "Parliamentary Directory," giving the most recent Parliamentary Intelligence, and the present Town Ad dress of each Peer and Member. Official Directory. Street Directory, the only one published of the Metropolis, to include Nobility and Gentry, as well as Merchants and Traders. Com mercial Directory. Trades Directory. Law Directory, and complete Lists of Stamps. Court Directory, including thou sands of names not to be found in any other work. City Di rectory. Postage Directory. Conveyance Directory. Bank ing Directory, &c. &c. The following Reviews of the Complete D:rectory have already appeared Times, December 3, 1841 This useful matter-of-fact volume has just been published by Messrs. Kelly and Co., of Old Boswell -court, Temple-bar, and will no doubt be, as it ought to be, in the hands of every merchant, banker, and tradesman in the country. It is, independently of its utility, by which it is rendered indis pensable to every counting-house and shop; a curious sta • tistical monument of the extent, importance, trade, and wealth of the metropolis, and as such a document deserving the attrition even of persons who are not immediately In" terested in commercial and business pursuits. The present volume for 1842 contains some important new matter, with which the preceding volumes were not furnished—it has an im portant addition, " The official Directory," an alphabetical list of all persons holding situations under the Crown, of all persons holding situations in the East India House, in the Bank of England, and in the various law, c ity offices, and all other public offices. This addition is of itself enough to show the great pains taken by the Proprietors to render the book perfect. There is also some useful information given relative to the " Money Order-office," to which, if the public would pay more attention than they have hitherto done, less would be heard of the loss of money by the transmission of remittances by post in the manner usually adopted. The number of stamps issued to the various newspapers published throughout England and dales is given, together with the amount of stamp duties on advertisements paid by each paper respectively, and, indeed, a mass of information is brought together from which . the best informed may derive some increase of knowledge, and to which the attention of the mast ignorant and careless- can hardly be called in vain. As far as the cursory examination can justify an opinion, and it is next to impossible to pay to such a work as this the minute attention it deserves, it appears to be compiled with indefatigable industry, extreme vigilance, and an excellent judgment for arrangement. Morning Post, December 29, 1841. _ The charge, whether ti ue or fa se, brought against the " An nuals," that, however pretty they may be, they are of little or no use, cannot in any degree apply to this singular publication. WHIM the single volume, neatly brought out by Messrs. Kelly and Co., of Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar, is comprised all the informatioe that can be useful to the fashionable, legal, or commercial communities. " It includes a " Court Directory," which alone contains about five-and-twenty thousand names ; a" Law Directory" of the most ample description, giving, among other details, no fewer than sixteen large pages of a " General List of Stamps ;" an " Official Directory," with an index of six thousand persons holding situations under the Crown, in the Bank, the East India House, and other public departments ; the " Commercial Directory," perhaps the ful lest and most complete that has ever yet appeared, and a variety of miscellaneous matter which it is impossible to particularise here. In short, from our own observation, we can safely pro nounce this work a " sine qua non" to everybody who desires to become acquainted with the great metropolitan world of Louder!, Morning Chronicle, Dec. 21, 1841 ; We have had occasion to commend the ex.,;,„ or di„ ry dili gence and accuracy shown in getting up the for former years, and no less pr,se ". Post-office iirectory" is due to the publication of tho present volume. It :.contains the same immense mass of irlormation dative the metropolis, which renders the work one of the most, astonishing monuments of the greatness of London that can well be conceived. This information appears classified, distributed, and arranged in a variety of ways so as to make the facility of reference nearly perfect. The corrections necessary from the changes of a year appear, as far as it is possible to judge, to have been carefully made, and it would be difficult to over-estimate the labour involved in such corrections. We recommend it to the favourable con sideration of the public ; and, in fact, it must be 'notated as dispensable in every house, or office, where business is trars acted. • To those, if there be any, who have not seen it, it,will convey the best notion of the variety of its contents to say, that the single volume of 1,5(X) pages contains a Streets' Directory —Trades' Directory—Law D i r ectory —City—Parliamentary Courts—Postage—Banking—and .Official and Conveyance Directories—each a large work, and complete in itself, though the whole are requisite to a publication which professes to be a Directory for London. Morning Herald. Nov, 30, 1841. This is a most complete and extremely useful work. It em braces every point of interest in and near the metropolis that can affect the wants of the community at large, and is service able to all classes of society. Under one general head it con tains a series of Directories, in which are enume ra t e d a ll t h e Trades, Streets, Names, Official Designations, Parliamentary, We have great pleasure in noticing this useful work, of which we have received an early copy. It exceeds the size of the Directory of last year, and probably is the most complete and correct town-guide yet published. The following outline of the contents will enable the reader to form some idea of the vast undertaking. It contains an Official Directory, with the names alphabetically arranged, of all civil officers under Go vernment, in the Bank of England, East India House, and all other public establishments. a Street Directory, which in cludes gentry as well as traders; and subjoined to this, are two others, giving the names at full length, of sixty thousand per. sons engaged in commerce, anti lists of two thousand trades established in the metropolis, with the tradesmen attached to each, and the subdivisioos of every trade accurately defined. There are separate Directories also for the Court; the Par liament, with the most recent addresses of the Members of both ; the Law, with a list of all officers' from the LOH Chancellor down to the usher of the most inferior Court : and the City of London, with the names and :addresses of all City Officers, Companies, &e. The Court Directory includes the names of twenty-flee thousand persons not engaged in trade, and takes a wider range than any other work of the kind. The information respecting the Post-office will be found eminently useful to persons of every description ; and among ether additions made to it for this year is one of great importance, sliming the time at which a 1 tter from London should be delivered at any place in England or Wales, and the thee at which the letter-box for London closes in each place. TIM fealties afforded by the Postmaster-General give the compilers adVaiitagesp which could not otherwise be obtained The information is furnishO from the Post-office gratuitously, it is of the I;test possible dale; end has been all collected or confirmed within the last two miNtlis. We have had little time yet to test its accuracy, but have no doubt that it fully panted, sold at a maintains, in that respect, the high character of. that published for the year 1841 The work is beautiful',"panted, moderate price, and will be ound of great service to persons . every rank of life. Weekly Dispatch, Nov. 28, 1641. We have been favoured with a sight of this elaborate in-i l k) and we must pronounce it vastly superior to the previous vol umes. The contents are admirably arranged. T here is a distinct alphabetical li t of the names, in number, of all civil officers under Government, in the Bank Of England, East India House. and all o' her public establishments; an dlphabetical list of streets in the metropolis and its vicinity, with the inhabit ants according to their numerical order in each street; the only Street Directory yet published which includes gentry as well as traders. There is also a list of all officers, from the Lord Chan cellor down to the Usher of the most inferior Court ; Police Courts, with their officers and jurisdictions; alphabetical lists of Queen's Serjeants, Queen's Counsel, Serjeants at law / Benebers, Bar ri• tens, Special I'leaders, Conveyancers, Proctors, AttoTneysi Notaries, &c. Toe names of all persons in the metropolis and its immediate vicinity not engaged in trade, arc given with the most accurate lists yet published of the New Parliament, and the most recent Addresses of the Members of both houses. There are, besides, the name and addresses of City Officers and Common Councilmen; City Companies and their clerks; lists of sworn brokers ; Lieutenancy of the City, &c A list is given of all the principal places in England, Ireland, and Scot and distinguishing those which grant and pay money-orders, land, referring to the money-order office nearest to those which do not ; and an alphabetical list of the streets of London, with a reference from each to the nearest receiving-house which grants and pays money-orders. This will afford the opportudity in all cases, in town and country, of applying to the nearest office for a money-order, and of obtaining it upon the office moat contiguous to the residence of the party in whose favour it is drawn. Another important introduction this year shows the time at which a latter from London should be delivered at:any place in England or Wales, and the time at which the letter-box for London closes in each place ; thus affording the opportunity of calculating in all cases the " return of p os t." independent of all this information, we have copious accounts of all conveyances by railways, stage-coaches, waggons, carts, vans, vessels, barges slid btats ) with complete accounts of all the bankers, joint-stock-banks, and banking establishments of the United Kingdom ; the names of the Directors and officers of the various Assurance Companies, with the rata of Assurance, &e ,are also furnished in ample detail. One great feature Id this work is, that it directs an individual to the position of any number in the street, by fleeing the intersection of churches, courts, streets, lanes, alleys, &c., between one house and another. It often happens that a person may forget the name of the tradesman he wants, although he knows the street. The Street Directory in this book helps him out of this difficulty by giving the names of the inhabitants of each house of No. l upwards. Sund;) , Times, December 5, 1841. This useful work is just published ; it is, in short, a Com mercial, Trades, Law, Court, Parliamentary,City, Postage,Con veyance, Banking, and an Official Directory. It contains an almanack, list of stamp duties, Post-office rules, and, in fact, a body of intelligence too great for detail. Respecting the accuracy of such a work, it is, of course, impossible to speak; the most inveterate Magliabechi that ever gulped quartos, or bolted folios, would scarcely undertake the perusal of a Direc tory. It 13 not saying too much to declare that the Post-office Directory is a work unexampled even in this country. To ap proximate closely to the communication of the names, resi dences, and trades of the inhabitants of London,a task from which a literary Hercules might flinch, Railway Magazine, December 4,1841. Judging from the great superiority of the last edition of this work over its competitors, we did not anticipate the improve tnents which hate been effected in the present, which not only place this Directory at the head tit the het, hitt Mast drive the others out of the field. An entirely new dieleleti hes been introduced, viz., the " Official Directory," which furnishes the lull names and positions of all persons holding public situations under Government, the East India Company, the Bank, &c. The. scope of that important branch, the " Street Directory," has been very considerably, extended; and thou sands are now included, who reside without the narrow linfits beyond which our books of reference have not before passed here we have o. register of all, whether dwelling in Barns bury Park, Basinghall-street. or Belgrave-square, in King's road, Che!sea, or in Kingsland I and one of the great advan sages peculiar to this publication is, that till inhabitants are inserted in their numerical order. We know of no other street list in which either all the gentry, or all the mer chants, traders, and tradesmen, are not --incredible as the fact may appear—entirely omitted. We may mention that it gives the names of the Directors of most of the Railway and Insurance Companies, and a complete List of Officers of Joint- Stock Companies. The " Parliamentary Directory" is co pious ; in it the offices held by every Peer and Commoner are accurately detailed, even to the recent appointment of Lord Ellenborough as Governor-General of India, and of his suc cessor at the India Board, Lord Fitzgerald. The "Pottage Directory' furnishes much original and highly valuable in formation in reference to Money Orders, and to the precise time of the deliveries of letters throughout the country. A volume so valuable as this will be generally appreciated. It does honour to the establishment which can put forth so vast an amount of authentic information of character so diversidei, and it reflects credit on those who have so arranged it that the work is equally a model of compilation, and of typography. We cannot but think that a title more appropriate than merely " Post-office London Directory ' might: be chosen. The work surely merits a name that would convey a definite idea of iti formation so vast and varied, uniting as it does, its one volume, Directory, Court G u id e, and Court - Yealendar, and superseding the whole class of similar piiblicationSiC3l This Useful " Annual b l comprises,eeeber i I Lo B 4 I o . the r information, an Official Street, Commercial, Trades, Law Court, Parlia mentary, City, P os t age, C onveyance, and Banking Directories: It is only necessary to announce the pliblitiatiett itself, Arid to add that, arranged as it has been with care and attention, aided by sources of official information peculiar to itself, it may be taken as a safe guide in the various matters upon which it professes to enlighten the pitblire Britannia, November 27, Ig4l, The old proverb says it is good to let well alone ; but we see no possible reason why well should be left to stand still, se long as better is clearly attainable; and siieh appears to be the opinion of the enterprising pr o pri e t ors o f t h e " l'ostoffice Loris don Directory." The present edition is superior in many re spects, to any of its predecessors. On its that appearance, it was a neat and correct racket retire; but it has gone on ittiprtivitlg Arid augmenting from year to yerr, tilt, by the mere force of its manifest superiority. it has fairly beaten every competitor out of the field, and become, from the variety. copiousness, and accuracy of its information, an indispensable requisite to every count. ing-house and shop in the metropolis and its suburbs. It would be quite impossible, in a brief notice, to give anything like an adequate idea of the contents of a closely-printed royal octavo volume, running to upwards of 1,500 pages. It can only be justly described as a series of Directories, each one complete in, itself, and each of peculiar value to every per son engaged in business. For instance, is the residence of any particular person required, a reference to the " Commer cial" or "Court Directory" will at once give the desired in formation. If a complete list of all persons engaged in any one of the various professions or trades exercised in the me tropolis is sought, turn to the "Trades' Directory," and you have, ready to your hand, arranged in alphauetical order, and with the residence attached. a return of every ac countant, apothecary, artist, &c., &c., within the limits of the bills of mortality. It is the same with every other depart ment of the work. We have never seen any volume containing so much matter, so well divided, and clearly arranged. The intimate connexion of the proprietor with the Post-office en sured him the most accurate information; and his printers' extensive prititing-office and steam-presses enabled him to issue his sheets with surprising rapidity; so that every change is made up almost to the day of publication. The whole book is worthy of the mighty city it anatomises ; the most correct. as Well as the most useful, record of its industry, its vastness, and its intelligence ; and, if we keep in mind the enterprise neces sary for the conception of such a work, the immense care re quired in its preparation, the enormous capital required to produce it, and, considering its bulk and variety, the sur prisingly low price at which it is issued, we must pronostee, it, notwithstanding the typographical wonders daily issued from Press, the most surprising volume to which the fi rs t c ity i n th e world has yet given birth. - John Bull, November 27, 1841. Again we have to bestow our praise on the completeness and cheapness of the multifarious information comprised in the Post.office London Directory," which comprehends within one moderately-sized volume, of clear and easy reference, a Commercial, Trades', Law, Court, and Parliamentary Direc tory. It is at once the fullest volume of the kind, the most ex act, has the most recent intelligence—the information i: em bodies having been collected within the last seventy days front official source►, and through agents possessing the requisite lo cal knowledge, and is altogether the completest guide-book to the metropolis that has hitherto appeared. Spectator, Dec. 4, 1841. This extensive work still continues to grow. Besides a revi sion and extension of the other branches, the Official Directory has now been increased !so as to form adivision of it se lf . Thi s part, like the other sections of the subject, is subdivided , one part containing a list of Government and other public offices, under which the names and employments 01 the p ersons are arranged ; the other presents an alphabetical list, of persons holding offices under the Crown, in the East India House, Bank of Englassi, &c. And such a muster roll l—an army, nay, a population, of place-holders ! W. Kelly and Co., 19, and 20, Old Boswell -court, Temple.. bar, and all gookselles. Tar, pfixieipiel by which it is necessary that hunitin ccnidOct should be geverned are of such great im portance to observe, that ad iticafttate Deity was ploised to de scend from Heaven to impart this knettillidse taus, in order to make such an impression upon the mind as stioliki inituenee our entire demeanour. Thrice happy they who conform to this rule, and an eternity of misery awaits those who do nut. How highly censurable then is the conduct of those who endea vour to cause a contrary course to be pursued; they act by the instigation of Satan, to enable him to gratify his malicious designs against the human rare, as from the nature of our being we must yield obedience to one of two invisible powers, either to the Supreme Being, or to eur eternal ; for as all that is really gtxxl proceeds from the one source, and all that is of evil from. the other, we must make choice of either ; there is no alternative, and it should not re quire much time to come to a determination in our intercourse with society. Many incidents occur which afford us an oppor tunity of manifesting our sentiments, and proving the sin cerity of our professions. We all wish to be consi dered lovers of truth and justice ; but there is too much cause to apprehend that these virtues are but little regarded. It could not have escaped the notice of those wko have access to the public press, that frequent attempts have been made to cause an investigation to be entered into reap st ing certain alleged attempts at r obber y b y means o f clandestine proceedings, which it is state d have,. been m a d e b y several persons on Mr. Edward Farrell , although it i s a we ll ascer tained fact, that no person se er had an y cla im whatever against him, as a more punctual p erson in the discharge of all his engagements never existed, which nestle would in hi s pre sence deny, consequently any that ha ve been ma d are fraudulent; and those who have preferred them are felons and should suffer the full penalty of the law, as it is an a ggravation of their offence,shield of t defence,oendeav an engtne of oppre ssion ; but the statements to make the laws which should serve a s a which are continually made, represent matters in the worst light, as it is publicly boasted of, that conspiracies of a most formidable character have beed long in operation, havi ng in view the accomplishment of every evil design, and that all necessary aid is given f, r the completion of the intended mis • chief ; and it is added that rewards are lavishly conferred upon the most atrocious malefactors, as an incentive to persevere in their evil courses, and an inslucement to others to pursue the same infamous career. Surely no country can be in a civilised state, where such utter couten pt is evinced for all that merits regard. None but those who are ur a state of reprobation, would countenam-e such flagitious villainies • Has depravity so extended its pernicious influence, as that the cause of all evil is pro- Rioted, and every t ffort used to suppress righteousne s s. Lemon aical malice cannot exceed this ; it is in vain for any person to pretext ignorance of the merits of Mr. Farrell's case, as his sincerity is fully established. How often has he endea vou:eda any time to cause an investigation? And why has it not been assented to ? None would oppo s e it who are enxoitthci t enemies term stochjustice.arg ch arge all persons H e does who tale, n any proceedings respecting him with high treason, as no intimation was given to him, and conseq u ently he could not • defend his just rights. 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FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. WAYS AND MEANS. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of . the Committee of Ways and Means, which was agreed - to, and leave was given to bring in a Bill founded on that Report. EXCHEQUER BILL LOAN ACTS. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report on the Exchequer Bill Loan Acts, which was agreed to. QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Queen's Pri son Bill, which was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. NEWGATE GAOL (DUBLIN) BILL. The Newgate Gaol (Dublin) Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned, at a quarter after 12 o'cleck. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Votes and Proceedings qf the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 11. WEST INDIA CLERGY BILL. :MINORITY of Nineteen (Tellers included) who voted *ith Sir Charles Napier for reducing the number of Bishopein the West Indies. Aldam, J.J.—Leeds Gore, Colonel—New Ross Berkeley, Hon. C.—Cheltenhm Leadej, J. Temple—Westminster Berkeley, Hon. F. H.—Bristol Murray, Alm—Kirkcudbright Bernal, R. jun.—Wycombe O'Connell, 31..4...Kerry Bowring, Dr.—Bolton Powell, C.—Limerick Co. nrotherton, J.—Salford Wakley, Thomas—Finsbury Crawford, S.—ltochdale Wood, Benjamin—Southwark Doncoinbe, T. S —Finsbury TELLERS. Forster, M.—Berwick.onTweed Napier, Sir Charles—Marylebone Gordon, Lord F.—Forfarshire Williams, William—Coventry PROPERTY TAX. RESOLUTION INTENDED TO BE PROPOSED IN COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS, BY SIR ROBERT PEEL. That it is the opinion of this Committee, that, towards raising the Supply granted to her Majesty, there be charged annually, during a term to be limited, the several rates and duties follow ing, that is to say : For and in respect of the property in any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, and for and in respect of every annuity, pension, or stipend, payable by her Majesty, or out of the public revenue of the United Kingdom ; and for and in respect of all interest of money, annuities, dividends, and shares of annuities payable to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, companies or societies, whether corporate or not corporate ; and for and in respect of the annual profits or gains arising or accrni: g to any person or persons whatever, resident in Great Britain, from any kind of property whatever, whether situate in Great Britain or elsewhere, or from any annuities, allowances, or stipends, or from any profession, trade, or vocation, Whether the same shall be respectively exercised in Great Britain or elsewhere ; and for and in respect of the annual profits or gains arising and accruing to any person or persons not resident within Great Britain, from any property whatever in Great Britain, or from any trade, profession, or vocation, exercised in Great Britain, for every twenty shillings of the annual value or amount thereof, Sevenpence. For and in respect of the occupation of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments (other than a dwelling house occupied by a tenant distinct from a farm of lands), for every twenty shil ings of the annual value thereof, Threepence halfpenny. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS QUOTED BY SIR ROBERT PEEL All these calculations are incorporated in the report of his speech ; but for the sake of giving them greater publicity, we reprint them separately, in order that the conclusions based upon them may be more easily and generally understood. No. 1. ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL VOTES, INCLUDING ORDNANCE SUPPLEMENTAL VOTE. Mr. Baring's estimate for the year ending sth April, 1840. Income 48,310,000 48,310,000 Expenditure Deficiency Income (ordinary). Actual produce from sth April, 1841, to 26th February, 1842... 43,730,044 Estimated receipts from 26th Feb ruary, 1842, to sth April, 1842 (same as last year) 4,323,639 48,058,683 Expenditure. Actual amount from sth April, 1841, to 26th February, 1842 47,287,633 Estimated amount from 26th Feb ruary to sth April, 1842 3,100,609 50,385,242 Probable deficiency... £2,334,559 No. 2. ESTIMATED INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1842-43. Customs .. Excise 13,450,000 Stamps '1 axes Yost-office Crown Lands 150,000 • Miscellaneons .. 250,000 Total Estimated Income No. 3. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING, APRIL 5, 1813. Debt funded and unfunded. Interest on management of the per manent debt Terminable annuities ... 4,076,850 Total charge of the funded debt ex- .---- elusive of the interest on donations and bequests interest on Exchequer-bills 722,783 29,427,450 Other charges on the Consolidated Fund. 390,730 Civil List .... Annuities and pensions for civil, naval, military, and judicial ser vices, charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund 617,000 254,000 187,000 728,000 191,300 Salaries and allowances.... ..... .... Diplomatic salaries and pensions Judicial service Miscellaneous charges on the Con solidated Fund 2,368,030 Total charges on the Consolidated Fund ... 31,795,48 C Services to be Voted in Supply. Army 6,617,082 Navy 6,739,318 Ordnance 2,084,549 Miscellaneous, chargeable on the annual grants of Parliament.. 2,800,000 Insurrection in Canada .. 108,000 China expedition... ......... 500,000 Arrear 19,023,949 The estimated charge for the year ending.,April 5, 1842, made up after all the estimates were 50,819,429 yOted, waa Increase... ... 42,000 Australia. Actual expense of Chinese operations, estimate 1,500,000 Vote . 500,000 Exclusive of vote for the year ending April, 1843 1,000,000 No. 4. EXPENSE OF CHINA EXPEDITION. Arrears of sums due fo the East India Company on the 30th April, 1841 Grant made in the session of 1840 Arrears of former year to he provided in 1841... Estimate of expenditure to the Ist April, 1842... 708,755 172,442 535,313 658,379 Total charge to April, 1842 £1,193,692 To which hare been applied— Grant of Parliament in session 1841 .... • Canton ransom..... 400,000 618,430 Arrears due on ht April, 1842 Estimated expen!e of year ending April, 1843, is 1,500,000/., on account of which it ls proposed to vote £1,018,430 175,262 500,000 Total to be voted for China in 1842 £675,262 ESTIMATE OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE, SHOWING THE PROBABLE DEFICIENCY FOR THE YEAR ENDING srii APRIL, 1843. Expenditure £50,819,000 Income Probable deficiency .E2,569.000 That deficiency will arise on the votes for the year. The real deficiency will exceed it. The estimate of the expense for China for 1842-3 cannot be less than 1,200,0001.—way be 1,500,0001. Take the lowest sum X1,200,000 The estimate for this year .• Deficiency . 700,000 Australia Credit pledged for Canadian loan Canadian fortifications 100,0001. a year, provided for Indian finance. No. 5. An Account of the Deficiency of the, Income of the United Kingdom for the Years ending the sth of January and sth of April, 1838, 1839. 1840, and 1841,'pith the estimated Amount of the Deficie. cy for the Year ending the sth of January and sth of April, 1842. Years. Ending Jan. 5. Ending Aprils. 1838 ............... £655,760 1839 ...... ...... .. 345,228 1840 .................. 1,512,792 ...... 1,457,223 1841 ............... 1,593,970 2851997 1842 (estimated)... 2,101 , 36 9 6,209,119 1643 (certain deficiency) 2,570,000 Total deficiency in six year 5......... 10.072,000 NOTE —The figures in the first column are taken from the printed accounts, Nos. 87 and 438 ; those in the second column from No. 268, of 1841, with the exception of the year 1842. MR. BA RING'S ANTICIPATION OF •THE IN CREASED REVENUE TO BE DERIVEJ FROM THE TAXES IMPOSED IN 1840. Mr. Baring imposed his 5 per cent. duty on Customs and Excise. and 10 per cent. on Assessed Taxes in May, 1840. The net produce (after deducting drawbacks and repayments) of the Customs and Excise in the year ending Jan. 5, 1840, was ••• 37,911,506 The estimated produce of the Customs and Ex cise, with the additional 5 per cent. 1,895.575 for the year ending Jan. 5, 1842 ... 3 9,807,08 The actual produce was The actusl increase was being not 5 per cent., but a little more than per cent. The net produce of Assessed Taxes in the year ending Jan. 5. 16-to, was The estimated produce, with the 10 per cent addition ......... - 206,715 £. 2,758,590 275,859 nas The actual produce of Assessed Taxes, 10 per cent. included, for the year ending Jan. b, 1842, was Deduct for the new survey of windows, &e. 3,034,449 3,500,922 430,975 3,069,947 The increase, therefore, on Assessed Taxes was 311,357 or I t per cent. A Return of the Amount of duty on Newspapers awl Adver tisements in the year (ending January 5) previous to, the reduction of the-duty; and of the revenue culleeted in each of the seven years after such reduction. NEWSPAPERS. I ADPERTISEMENTS. Years. Amount of Duty X. s. d. 521,909 17 2 1836 f *Duty' reduced from 4d. to Id. 1837 201,669 16 5 1833 204,616 18 II 1839 220,452 15 3 1840 225,701 0 3 Years. Amount of Duty. X. s. d. 1:838332 D i u s & '" redu l c B ed ° from t 3s. 6d. to Is. 6d. /834 83,422 17 8 1835 88,440 19 9 1836 98,336 10 8 1837 101,939 18 7 1838 111,899 7 11 1839 115,284 10 2 1840 121,422 9 11 * The act reducing the duty from 4d. to Id., to commence from the 15th of September, 1836, also repealed the discount of 20/. per cent, previously allowed on newspapers, and which in 1835 amounted to 97,796/. (No. 7.) REMARKS ON THE PROPERTY-TAX. Former Property-Tax. Proposed Property-Tax. Incomes under 601. a-year All incomes under 1501. a exempt, and incomes between year totally exempt. 601. and 1501. subjected to a reduced rate of charge. Charge Imposed. Charge Imposed. In 1798 lO per cent. 7d. in the pound, or In 1803 In 1805 6i per cent. In 1806 Tax payable in respect of Tax payable in respect of the occupation of lands in the occupation of land in England three-quarters of Great Britain one-half of the the above rate, and in Scot- above rate. land one-half. Fore gners having money Funded property, though in the funds exempt from in the hands of foreigners, duty on such property. charged with duty. (No. 8.) PROPERTY ASSESSED UNDER FORMAR ACTS INIPO., , ING A PROPERTY-TAX. Income assessed in 1814 £170,000,000 SOURCES OF INCOME CLASSED IN FIVE SCHEDULES. A. Property derived from land. 1. Rent of lands 2. Rent of hous3s 3. Tithes, mines, quarries, canals, iron works, &c A. Total 60,130,000 B. Rent of land in respect to occupation 38,396,000 C. Income derived from public funds, and similar securities (sum on which assessment made) 30,000,000 D. Profits of trades and professions E. Income of public officers ... 11,744,000 198,580,000 SCHEDULE A. 1. Rent of lands in 1814 Affected by two causes acting in different directions ; first, by cessation of war, and restoration of currency ; second, ap plication of science and mechanical improvement. Present estimate...... £39,400,000 '2. Rent of houses in 1814.. In 1641, number of houses, 2,231,000 ; present number, 3.460,000. If the value proportionate to increase of number, present income from houses £25,000,000 From calculations founded on house•tax, same result. Assume therefore as rental of hoaxes 25,000,000 3. Tithes ... Dividends, from railways, canals, &c 3,429,000 Mines, ironworks ... 1,500, 000 Total, 3d ' elas;—:-£8,400,000 TOTAL INCOME AT PRESENT. Rent of land Rent of houses Tithes, shares, mines, &c. . £72,800,000 Deduct for incomes under 1501. per annum ono fourth, the produce of duty will be... £1,600,000 SCHEDULE B. Rent of Lands in respect of Occupation. Sum assessed in 1814 Value of tenants' occupation, assumed in 1814 at three-quarters of rent paid (admitted to he too high, I take it at one-half), I assume rent to be 150:000 Deduct exemptions under 1501., produce of duty SCHEDULE C. Public Funds and Securities. Capital assessed in -1814... Payments of dividend and interest in 1441 .. 29,400,000 Deduct for saving-banks 1,000,000 28,400,000 1835 Add for dividends on Bank, and India, and Foreign Stocks ..«.... - 1,500,000 Total, near £30,000,000 Deduct one quarter for exempted incomes, esti mated produce of tax £646,000 SCHEDULE D. Profits of trades and professions assessed in 1814 at £38,310,000 (Difficult to form an estimate.) Total exports and imports in 1814 are to those of 1840 a 5...... Declared value .. Tons. British shipping in 1814 Ditto in 1841 Estimate i.:56,000,000 Deduct one-fourth for exempted incomes. Estimated produce of tax . 1,220,000 SCHEDULE E. Income of all public officers in 1814 Great reductions of establishments. Probable present income Deduct one-fourth on account of exemption, leaves 5,250,000 Produce of tax TOTAL PRODUCE OF DUTY. Schedule A £1,600,000 Schedule B 'Schedule C Schedule D Schedule E £3,771,000 No. 9. DUTY ON COALS EXPORTED. There is a duty of 4s. per ton on coal exported in foreign ships. There is none on coal exported in British. The dis tinction is unavailing on account of the reciprocity treaties. I propose a duty of 4s. on coal exported in all ships. Exported— Tons. Duty. In 1831 ... 356,000 £50,000 1833 1839 1840 Estimate of duty from tax of 4s. applild to British, and therefore all foreign, 200,0001. No. 10. PRODUCE OF NEW TAXES AND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL, 1843: Income-tax Stamp duties, Ireland 160,000 Spirit duties. Ireland 250,000 Export of coal 200,000 £4,310,000 Estimated deficiency of expenditure, corn pared with present income... ........... 2,570,000 £1,740,000 That deficiency arises on the votes only, on the necessity of making actual pecuniary provi•ion—the extra expense for China. The measures that India intelligence may render ne cessary are not provided for. No. 11. REVISION OF TARIFF. It is computed there are 1,200 different rates of duty, all carefully considered. Proportion borne by duty in each case to average price considered. GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF ALTERATION. 1. Removal of prohibitions and relaxation of prohibitory duties. 2. Reduction of duties upon raw materials for manufacture to very low duties; in some cases nominal; in none exceeding 5 per cent. 3. Reduction of duties upon articles partially manufactured to a point net exceeding 12 per cent. 4. Reduction of duties upon manufactured articles to a point not exceeding 20 per cent. 5. Reduction of duties upon colonial produce. No. 12. SUGAR. Cwt. Imports in the year ending January 5, 1841 4,03.5,000 Imports in the year ending January 5, 1642 4,863,000 Entered for home consumption in 1840 .3,606,000 Entered for home consumption in 1641 4,065,000 Gross amount of duty in 1840 4,465,000 Gross amount of duty in 1841 .5,19-3,000 ESTIMATE OF THE IMPORT OF SUGAR FOR THE YEAR 1841. British plantation, Mauritius, and East India sugar in ware house— Cwt. In London, March .5, . ...4 I 0,000 In outports, March ;0, lBO,OOO Total in warehouse On foreign coffee On coffee, the produce of British possessions Coffee imported from any British possession within the limits of the Fast India Company 9d. The coffee of Ilavti and 13raal take advantage of this. In dealing with coffee, or any similar article, it is important to make such a reduction as shall reducetheprice to the consumer. 'I he Revenue for 1841 derived frem the present Dbties, viz. : Revenue. 463,699 Frenn British Possessions, 17,571,8841 h., at 6d... Foreign countries, 10,849,0961 b., at 9d., Is., and Is. 3d 427,947 Revenue received in 1841 Assuming no increased consumption, the Revenue at the two duties of 4d. and lid. per lb. would be : X., From British possessions, 17,571,8841 b. at 4d Foreign countries, 10,849,0961 b., at 8d ... 361,11:16 Revenue for 1842-3 . Revenue for 1841 • 654,500 891,646 Loss, assuming no increase of consumption Assuming that the increase of consumption mill be 10 percent., viz., 65 4 4.50 Probable loss of revenue No. 14. TIMBER. Propose—cn Canadian timber — Timber. Is. duty. Deal , (loads), 2.k. duty. Lathwood, 2s. duty. On foreign timber for the year ending the sth Apt ii, 1E 1 43 Foreign timber, 30s. Deals, 355. (cubical contents). Lathwood, 201. For the year ending the .sth of April, 1814— Foreign timber, 255. per lead. Deals, &c., 30e. Lathwood, :355. The great object in reducing the duties on ti m b er i s t o ma k * such a reda c ti on as shall benefit the consumer, and at the same time shall not injuriously affect the interest of Canada. !'resent r4te of duty on foreign timber is 555. per load ; but take the average of duty on timber—deals, staves, lathwoott, it does not exceed 41s. per load. Duty on colonial timber, 10s. per load ; average duty, 9s. Great object to place the Canadas as nearly as we can on the footing of an integral part of the empire. Do not lay down that rue generally, butt peculiar position of Canada. TIMBER—\o. 1. Estimate of Revenue from the Timber Duties, from the sth of April, 1842, to the sth of April, 1843, at the undermentioned Rates, and assuming no increased consumption. Foreign timber, 180,(X)0 loads at 305... 270,000 Foreign deals, &c., 350,000 loads at 355. . 612,500 Foreign lathwood 25,000 fathoms at 20s 23,000 Total of foreign timber Colonial timber, 570,000 loads at Is. Colonial deals, &c., 263,000 loads at 2s. Colonial lathwood, 25,000 loads at 2s 1:907,500 26,300 2.500 £964,800 Actual revenue 1,566,291 Loss, supposing no increased consumption .E 601,491 Estimated los, upon the propos• d Duties upon Timber, from the sth of April, 1843 to 1844, supposing an increase of consumption took Pier, as fo:lows : Foreign Timber, 201,600 loads, at 255. Foreign deals, &c., 420,000 loads, at 30s. Foreign Jathwood, 25,000 loads, at 20s. £252,000 630,000 23,000 Total of foreign timber 1:907,000 Colfaiial timber, 684,000 loads, at Is. • 3'4,200 Colonial deal., &c., 326,000 loads, at •2s Colonial latliwood, 25,000 loads, at 2s. ...... 2,500 Total of foreign and colonial , Actual revenue 976,300 1,566,291 Probable loss at this estimate ... £589,991 In this calculation it is assumed that the consumption of forei-sn timber would increase by 12 per cent. and of deal, 20 per cent. ; of British possession timber 20 per cent., and on deals at 24 per cent., because the duty on British possessions is merely nominal. No. 15. SHORT REVIEW OF THE WHOLE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT. Estimated deficiency on present income fur the year ending the sth of April, 1843, is Reduction on carious articles of tariff, raw mate rials, seeds, &c Coffee, loss on Timber Repeal of export duties Repeal of duties on stage-coaches 270,000 170,000 600,000 100,000 70,000 £3,780,000 Estimated amount of taxes ...... 4,300,000 £520,000 to meet increased estimates for India, increased charge for China, remission of duties on account of commercial treaties. No. 16 A Return showing the AmOniit of Duty collected on each of the undermentioned Articles retained for Horne Consump tion in the Year ending the sth of January, previous to the reduction of the Duty, and the Duty collected thereon in the year ending the sth January, seven years afterwards. WINES, TOBACCO, COFFEE, AND HEMP, Reduced in 1825. Wine, the duty being reduced in 1825 from 9s. lid. to 4s. 93(1., produced in 1832 a revenue of 1,715,8121., while in 1824 it was :',153,112/. Tobacco, reduced from 4s. to 35., produced in 1824, 3,378,5371., and in ' 1832, 3,080,5991. Coffee, reduced from Is. to 6d., produced in 1824, 420,989/. and in 1832, 598,038/. Hemp, reduced from 9,. 2d. to 4s. Bd., produced in 18.T3, 108,717/. ; and the duty being still further reduced, the receipts amounted in that year only to 27,4731. No. 17. RUM, SUGAR, AND FRENCH WINE. Rum, the duty reduced in 1826 from 12s. 7d. to Bs. 6d. the gallon, produced a revenue of 1,284,6281., in 1825, and in 1833, 1,570,7971. Sugar, the duty reduced in 1839 from 27a. to 245. per cwt., produced in 1829 4,896,2421., and in 1837, 4,760,5651. French Wine, reduced in 1631 from 7s. 3d. to ss. 6d. per gallon, produced in 1830, 110,4174, and in 1838, 113,9824 STAMPS. RESOLUTION INTENDED TO BE PROPOSED IN COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS, BY SIR ROBERT PEEL. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, in lieu of the several stamp duti s now payable in Irel nd, there shall be charged, levied, collected, or pout, upon and in respect of every deed, writing, or other written or printed instrument, or in respect of any legacy, or succession is personal estate upon intestacy, or in respect to any other matter or thing now liable tc• stamp duty in Ireland, the like amount or rate of stamp duty as is now payable in Great Britain. SHIPWRECK OFF CALMS. A letter signed " R. W. Powell (late of the East India Company's service)," dated March 10, and who appears to have been an eye-witness of the following transaction, furnishes the following account of this inconsiderate and shameful affair : On the 9th inst., about eight or nine o'clock P.M., a heavy storm arose, and in the offing this morning was 'discovered a brig, with all her sails in shivers. About 11 o'clock A.M. to-day, she let go her anchor to the eastward of the pier, about a mile from shore, a most tremendously heavy sea running. About three o'clock the life-boat of this place was, after great persuasion, and after a reward of .50/. was offered, sent to the assistance of the vessel. From some great mismanagement on the part of the French authori ties the launch was not effected. At half-past six o'clock the vessel in the meantime cut away her an chors, hoping to drift ashore. She struck, and no further attempt was made by the French. The tide was coming in, and the sea breaking over her. The cries for help of the unfortunate crew were dread ful. She was within a quarter of a mile at that time of land )half-past six o'clock p.m.) The French, to their disgrace, in every way opposed all succour. At half-past seven o'clock P.M., Mr. Slater, second master of the Widgeon steam-packet of Dover, with a crew of six men, five of whom were oNhe Widgeon, with the assistance of Lieutenant Scriven, Commander, procured from the harbour master, after two applications and immense difficulty, a boat be longing to the Humane Society, and then only upon Mr. Slater guaranteeing the payment of any damage that might accrue—boldly, with his small crew, mannod the boat; 200 Englishmen in the lace business, under the superintendence of Lieut. Scriven, nobly assisted in launching the boat, a most tremendous sea running. They started from the westward, and had to pass the head of both piers, a very dangerous service even in mild weather; it took them half an hour to get through the bar ; and but for the gallant intrepidity and dex terity of this noble officer and his crew, they must have been all lost. Two hours elapsed before they succeeded in their gallant enterprise ; they reached the vessel, and saved from a watery grave Seven human beings ;, ten minutes more and every soul must have perished. The brig was the Minerva, of Jersey, bound from Sunderland, the master William Perry, laden with coals ; tonnage 163. The vessel is a per fect wreck; her mainmast was at the time of the rescue swinging backwards and forwards, and Mr. Slater expected every moment she would go over, and had she done so, the gallant boat's crew must have all met with instantaneous death. This is not the first time that Mr. Slater, of the Widgeon, has evinced his courage. The names of those brave men who manned the life-boat are— ltiehard Canney, quarter-master, Thomas Sinc lair, Thomas Lawrence, Watkin Edwards, and Daniel Trim, able-bodied, all of the Widveon ; and Nicholson, of the Frederick, of Sunderland, a collier, a young man, whose intrepidity and gallant conduct through out ought to meet with a high reward. A girl, only 18 years old, lost - her life a few days ago, at St. Andre, in the Eure, in the following extraordinary and disgusting manner : —Being of a party where strong liquors were used to excess. she lai d a wager that .he would do more than any of the rest , an d accordingly drank off, almost without drawing breath, three large glosses full of brandy. She al mos t immediecly fell into violent convukions, and died in the arm t of ber companions. STAR HOTEL, SOUTHAMPTON. CI -IA It LES STATES begs to inform his Commercial Frieids and the Public that he has jointly, with Mr. Shepherd, taken the above Hotel; and in soliciting the Support of Commercial Gentlemen wishes to express to them his desire to afford them that accommodation which, he trust!, will not fail to ensure their patronge and future ittipitet AIACKINTOSI4ES SUPERSEDED. V* ER DOE'S VENTILATING WATER PROOF..IIII FROCK is the only garrtmtif f ht lieu of the " Maciiintdshl" whioh effectually excludes the rwliti without matting pefsilifatioti, It is light and gentlemanly; has been in extensive use ndally fetir year s , and is described by by those who have adopted it as tint most convenient and va leable protection from the weather ever invented. A__great re.- fief/ kept ready. Also of the much-approved WATER VROOP 11C1(1g11 LEGGINGS, for protecting the lep from the wet and nitid, strld prePerving the Trousers. Made ofily tty WALTER BERD )E, TAILOR, &c., Og i CORNHILL (Eight doors from Bishopsgate-street),