The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Wed nesday, included their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, and Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess Delawarr, the Earl and Countess Cowper, the Earl' f Cardigan, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lord and Lady Colville, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, and Captain Francis Seymour. The Queen held a Court yesterday:afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Right Rev. Dr. Gilbert had an audience of her Majesty, and did homage upon being appointed Bishop of Chichester. The Right Honourable Sir James Graham, ber Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Rev. Mr. Vane, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, assisted at the ceremony. Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, rode out on horseback yesterday. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on Education met at the Council Office at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Kay Shuttleworth, the Secretary, was in attendance. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the . Bishops of London, Salisbury, and Ripon, accompanied by Lord Sandon, had an interview with the Committee of Council. A deputation of the Aborigines Society had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office, for the pur pose of presenting a memorial on behalf of the British Colonies. The deputation consisted of Mr. Summers Harford, M. P., Mr. Joseph Iloldsworth, Al. P., Mr. William Allen, Dr. Hodgkin, Dr. Duffenback, Mr. Edward Martin, Mr. A. B. NI right, Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Aldam, and Mr. Richard King, Secretary. A deputation, including Mr. Wodehouse, Sir John Trollope, and Mr. Gurney, had an interview with Lord Stanley, yesterday, at the Colonial Office, Among the Addresses presented to the Queen at the Levee on Wednesday last, was one in a white satin envelope, em broidered with a silver wreath of " For ge t- me - not, " whic h' ex cited much admiration. E LE CT CUBION EU - IT - TEES. BOROUGH OF CLITHEROE. The Committee appointed to try this petition met yesterday morning at 11 o'clock precisely in the Committee-room (No. 4), Mr. Hogg in the chair. The room having been eleared immediately after the Com mittee sat, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had con sidered the suggestion made by Counsel yesterday, that they should be respectively required to continue with one class of objections until that was exhausted, and then enter upon another clam. The Committee were of opinion that the sug geetion should be adopted; however theyalid not mean to adhere to the rule strictly this day or to-morrow. Mr. Hieeraito submitted that the vete of William Har graves should be struck off the poll. upon the ground that he had parted with the qualification in right of which he had been registered. A schoolmaster named Hunter, residing in Clitheroe, proved that he had taken the premises in October, 1840, in respect of which William nargraves voted. William Hartley proved that he was in the polling-booth when William Hargraves voted. He was asked whether he had then in his possession the qualification out of which he voted. - He answered in the affirmative. Cross-examined—There are two persons of the name of William Hargraves living in Clitheroe—one is a mason, and the other an engraver ; the latter is the person who voted. Mr. COCKBURN took - a preliminary objection to the evi dence, inasmuch as there were two persons of the name of William Hargraves, and the voter was not properly described in the lists which were exchanged. In support of this he cited 2 Peckwell, 105, Perry v. Knapp, Election cases, 521. The CHAIRMAN called the attention of Counsel to the fact that although there was no description of the voter in the lists, . yet the number which he stood on the register and on the poll was pointed out. Mr. HILLIARD believed the sole object of the objection which had been taken was for the purpose of delay and harrass ing the parties. Mr. COCKRU.RN felt that the observations• reflected upon himself personally, and that he would be disgracing the gown which he wore if he had taken objections merely for the purpose imputed by his Learned Friend. The CHAIRMAN said it would be much better if Counsel would confine themselves to the law and facts of the case, and abstain as much as possible from reflecting upon each other or upon the parties. Mr. HILLIARD said he was quite sure his friend would not take objections if he had not been instructed to do so, he con tended that the number on the poll was a sufficient description of the voter, and that it clearly distinguished him from the other individual who bore the same name. The room was then cleared for about a quarter of an hoer : when strangers were admitted, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee came to the reso lution that inasmuch as only one person of the name of Wil liam Hargraves had voted, the description of the voter in the lists was therefore sufficient. The objection taken by Mr. Cockburn having been overruled by the decision of the Committee, the name of Wm. Har graves was struck off the poll. Mr. HILLIARD objected to the vote of John Stewart, of Castle -street, Clitheroe, upon the same ground, namely, that he had parted with the premises in respect of which he had voted. Mrs. Jane Bo man proved that her husband had talsen Stewart's premises in Castle-street, in May,lB4l; the electio took place on the 2(1 of July. It appeared in evidence, that the voter had parted only with a portionof thepremises, out of which he had voted, and that he continued to hold, arid was rated for property contiguous to Castle -street, but not adjoining the premises in respect of which he registered. Mr. COCKBURN contended that the voter was rated for the whole of the property, and though he had parted with a small portion of it, he could not be disqualified to vote on that ground, The room was then cleared. On strangers being admitted, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had come to the resolution that the voter should be struck off the poll, on the ground that he did not occupy the premises out of which he registered when the election took place in July, 1847. .. Thomas Suckliile, also objected to by Mr. Hilliard, was struck oil on the same grounds. Benjamin .Coalthwiyt, who had. voted for Mr. Wilton, was struck off, it being objected by Mr. Hilliard, and proved in evidence that he had ceased to occupy the pi emifes in January, 1841, in respect of which he registered. Richard Hayhurst was also struck off on similar grounds. It appeared in this case that the voter admitted at the pal that he had removed from his premises in Slav, 1841. Edward Braithwait and William Hraithwait, jun., were struck off on the same ground. James Frankland was also struck off on similar grounds. There were altogether eight votes struck off. The constituency of this borough amounts only to 346, of that number 175 polled for Mr. Wilson (the sitting Member), and 170 for Mr. Cardwell, the petitioner. The usual announcement having been wade that the Speaker • was it prayers the Committee adjourned to Eleven o'Clock to morrow morning (this day). WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS. The Committee met yesterday at Eleven. The first business done was the striking off of John Whicker's vote, whose case came on yesterday afternoon, on the ground that he had voted out of a house in Grosvenor-place, having removed to East street, and having sold his interest in the former. The vote of Wm. Pride, of Governor's-lane, was next ob jected to, on the ground of loss of qualification. Thomas Shy was called to give evidence on this point, but it was objected to, as he had remained in the room atter the pro ceedings began yeterday. Mr. KINGLEY, for the petitioner, contended that the Come mittee had not the power to refuse his testimony. It was the right of the petitioner th a t h e s h ou ld b e examined. It had been very lately decided by the Judge on the Western Circuit, that a witness should not be rejected, to the great detriment of a plaintiff, because he had remained in Court after the usual proclamation for witnesses to withdraw. This question appeared likely to give the Committee some trouble. Mr. Horst relied upon the usual practice of Committees. Mr. KINGLEY contended that the witness should be exa amined ; but the Committee might punish him for contempt if he had disobeyed their order to leave the room. The Committee decided that Sly was an incompetentwitneei. The objection to Pride was, that in July 1840, he left the house, out of which he voted for anopposite one in the samelane. The answer waslhat Pride had occupied the latter without getting the former. The vote was struck out. The next vote objected to was that of Samuel Moore, who voted out of a house in Maiden -street, having, it is said, sold his qualification. Moore was a painter, but at the time of the election it had been turned into the Portland Arms. James Talbot, a sailor, swore that on the 18th of January, 1841, he bought the interest of the house for his nephew, who has almost ever since then kept the Portland Arms ; but Moore had been allowed to keep the shop for a month or two, until he oould get another. Talbot was positive that Moore did r of occupy the shop at the time of the election. The vote of Samar 1 Moore was declared to be a bad one. David Watkins, Hair-dresser, of St. Mary-street, was next objected to, and his vote was struck out on the same ground. The vote of Thomas Charles was next objected to on the same ground, and struck outs , . Wiliam Thomas, of the Three Tuns, St. Edmund-street, was obj acted to on the same ground, and struck out. Here the petitioners were placed in a majority of two; and t was agreed that each side should take two cases alternately. Mr. Houoes now, on the side of the sitting Members, pro posed to seruiinize the vote ofJan.es Bowring. lames Cox said Bowring lived in Great George-street, in July, 1840, and went out in Sept. 29 of the same year, when witness went in, having taken the house from the owner. Bowring then went to live out of Weymouth. Cro's-examined by Mr. KINGLEY.—I am a blacksmith. I have lived in Weymouth nearly all my life, except a visit to Dorchester.—Was not that to Dorchester gaol? Witness— That's coming it rather stiff, aint it?—( Laughter. )—Were Nou ever tried for felony? I don't call it felony. —(Laughter. ) I was tried, but I was acquitted. It was for stealing corn from Mr. Scott.—Were you not tried for a misdemeanor at Dor chester? I was, but I can't recollect what it was for. I believe it was tor receiving corn.—(Laughter. ).—Were you found guilty ? They said I was guilty ?—( L aug ht er .)—W as it the jury said so ? I - suppose so. 1 didn't hear the jury say I was guilty, however, I went back to gaol a nd s t a idth cre six mon th s . ilowring is a coach-maker. I took his shop and house and lie had no other premises in the same street, but he had in Little George-street. But I can't swear positively that lie had no other premises in the same Greet George-street. Mr. King ley handed some paper connected with the corn business to the witness, but he could not be prevailed on to read it. lie said, however, that his business goes on well at Weymouth, and he keeps (Ai a man. Witness withdrew. Win. Thomas swore that Bowring had no other premises in Crest George -street than those he surrendered to Cox in Sep t. mher, Is'4o. Witness was agent to the owner of the house. Allis Willis let the hous e to Cox %%Ito had since paid h er ren t. Toe o :erscer gave evidence of thin ' removal. I: Not withstanding; the admissions of the witness Cox, the 100mivraitriitgt,e:,til,aio,ong,17ot thit t e t remained ample evidence . to prove The vote of-Eeesertel;:".e. null thcei struck out. j cted to. of Cow:gar-lane, was next Ob.. Thomas Wallace, the owner id the house, proved that Bow had been his tenant, but in October, 18W, he left Conygare lane to go to Petticoat -lan e . Mr. TALnoT—I, Petticoat -la ne near Maiden-street ? ( Laughter. j I know nothing about it ; though I put doe n almost every thing in my bo o k, W h ich is a proper log Mr. COCKBURN, for the petiti oner, agreed to abandon . the vote at Once. The CHAIRMAN was glad of it, an d h oped the Learned Gentlemen on both sides would follow his plan, as there ap peared to be a strong family likeness between many of the votes. Walter Crock objected to for loss of qualification—bad vote. James Richardson Handy—bad vote. 'the Committee now adjourned. The result of the two days is the striking off ten votes from the side of the sitting 'Member, and two from that of the petitioners. The petitioners retained a majority of Two. TIIF.,EAnniguAKE.—" The isles of March art! come ;" and though not yet passed, it may be some satisfaction to our country friends to know that at six o'c;ock; A, M. " Lon don' great and mighty town" was not enguiplied ; nor had any sensible warnings been given of approaching annihilation. ~, „o,4;ks az THE EARTHQUAKE. BY EXTRAORDINARY ENrItESS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) Our Reporter, whom we have stationed, without his breakfast, at the top of St. Paul's, whence he may be enabled to watch the progress of the dreadful ca lamity which is announced for this Day, has just sent us the following authentic particulars by a s p ec i a l messenger, who slid down from the ball, and outside the walls of the cathedral, with no further 'damage than what accrued to an old woman, who happened to be close under the building at the time, and whose neck, we have every reason to b e li eve, he has suc ceeded in effectually dislocating. ST. PAUL'S (EIOHT o'cLocx). As yet there is no perceptible shaking of the earth, though I shake a little myself from the lively effects of a brisk gale in this windy region. In the tipper floor of No. 62, th e windows of which are open, I can distinctly see two respectable individuals packing up their boxes for an immediate flight. They appear horror-struck, and have just packed up what looks like a sirloin of cold beef, and two bottles of stout in a hamper. HALF-PAST EIGHT. All is perfectly still, and whatever rumbling there is, is confined to my own stomach. NINE O'CLOCK. There is a violent shaking of the bed-curtains in the garret of No. 184. Pray Heaven this be not an incipient indication of the Earthquake! (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) IMPORTANT IF TRUE.—Two respectable and intel ligent coal-heavers have just (one o'clock) come out of the Frog and Tooth-ache, in Scotland-yard, and it is melancholy to add that they swerve terribly from the perpendicular ! It is evident that this arises from a mlight concussion of the .earth in that neighbour -I,zkod. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) We are happy to state that the irregular movements of the coal-heavers arose from no concussion of the earth, but from causes with which the respectable proprietor of the Frog and Tooth-ache is fully ac quainted. They are now on their way to the Station house, under the friendly escort of two gentlemen of the N. division. LATEST PARTICULARS, FROM OUR REPORTER IN THE THAMES TUNNEL.) The lights in the Tunnel are beginning to burn exceedingly blue, and the archway feels quite damp. As yet, however, there is no movement or noise, with the exception of the -constant dropping of water on my hat, and into the nape of my neck, and the roar ing of the wind, which is cutting sharply about my ears. THE MONUMENT. SUN OFFICE, Two o'CLocx..—We regret to state that our Reporter, whom we stationed, with a teles cope, on the top of the Monument, in order to " re port progress" respecting the Earthquake, has met with an untoward accident. In leaning over the rail way, he suddenly lost his balance, and plunged, headforemost, through the roof of a hackney coach, which was passing underneath at the moment. The respectable individual within the coach, as soon as he had recovered his astonishment, kindly conveyed the wounded man to our Office, where he is now under surgical examination. Luckily he has sustained no serious damage, as he alighted on his head—a most providential circumstance ! Ile tells us that he saw no signs of the Earthquake while he was on the top of the Monument. (THREE O'CLOCK. AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS FROM SAFFRON HILL) A Correspondent has just called in at our Office, to assure us that he heard two cabmen say to each ie; while standing at the door of the Cocoa-nut and Nine pins in Saffron-hill, that in their opinion the " Earth -wake was no go." This fact may be relied on. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) Two condemned houses have just tumbled down half-past two o'clock) in St. Giles's. The inhabi- tants tm the other side the street, fearing that this is the "beginning of the end," are now hurrying out in breathless haste; and six of them have just wrapped up their joint property in a cotton pocket handkerchief, and rushed down Oxford-street, with several policemen at their heels, and a crowd of little boys bawling out "Stop thief !" In Dyot-street a mob of Irishmen are busy engaged in "pitching into" each other, by way of making the most of what little time is left them. They say that, as it is their last skrimmage, they will have it fairly out. (HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.) We stop the Press for the express purpose of saying that we have nothing to say ! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TT.ERSALL'S—YkszEnnAY. The betting Ey estert.Sy afternoon was flat in the extreme, and, beyond the advance of Auckland to 16 to 1, consequent tat the Warwick running, and I few inquiries after the Lord of Ilolderness, presented nothing worth dwelling on. The odds quoted against the other horses mentioned will be found to agree very nearly with those reported at the commence ment of the week. CHESTER cur. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Kirby's Lanereost—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Wtstminster's Marshal Soult—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ps3ne's Jolniny—taken DERBY. 50 to I agst Sir G. Heatlicote's lot 7 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken 16 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland 20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Chatham—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Diree colt 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier 40 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's The Lord of Holderness 40 to 1 agst . Duke'of Grafton's Canadian 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna colt 66 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's William de Fortibus—t. OAKS. 20 to 1 agst. Mr. Etwall's Passion. WARWICK RACES—WEDNESDA.T. The Trial Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added. One mile. (7 Subs.) Lord Westminster's William de Fortibus, 2 yrs, 6A. 121 b 1 Mr. Saunders' Dr. Allen, 2 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Goodman's Cobbo, 2 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Rawlinson's Coral, 2 yrs, Est 121 b; and Air. Bristow's Harroldston, 2 yrs, Est 121 b, also started. Betting-7 to 4 agst William ; 7 to 2 agst llarroldston ; 3 to 1 agst Gobbo ; and 5 to 1 agst Dr. Allen. Won by nearly half a length, after a fine race. The Warwick Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 40 added. Two miles. (11 Subs.) _ _ Mr. Copeland's Chantilly, 5 yrs, Bst lib (Marlow) 1 Mr. Harvey's Northendon, 6 yrs, sst 41b Several others started. A fine race between the two placed. Match for 1001., h ft. Mile course. Mr. Skerrett's Lydia, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Marlow, beat Mr. Goodman's Sister to Glencoe, 3 yrs, Bst 41b, after a line race. The Royal Leamington Hunt, Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 25 added. Two miles. (5 Subs.) Mr. Brookes' Obelisk, aged ,12st 6lb 1 Mr. Robertson's Syphax, aged, list 13:b Two"otl;ers ran. The Hurdle Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 23 added. Two miles. Gentlemen riders, were won by Mr. Wilders's The Tiger, aged, I Ist 41b, beating Mr. Robinson's Finality, aged, list 41b, and Mr. Brooks,' Obelisk, aged, I Ist 41b. The Farmers' Plate was won by Mr. Cowper's The Mite, beating Mr. Robbins' Dragon and two others, in two heats. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Lammle, AlAncit 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W. light airs and fine, — PETERHEAD, MAR eft 14.—The William Harrington, Jude, from Shields to Islvw York, was stranded on Rattray Head this morning, but has been got off, and is supposed to luve proceeded. PORT TALBOT, MARCH lb.—The George, Tamplin, sailed hence 11th ins'. for Bridgewater, and it is feared was lost with all hands that night. The Trelessack, which was on shore, came off last night. LtvxarooL, MARCH 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Macao, Milligan, Charleston ; Gossypium, Brown, New Orleans. Sld. Quenida, Manilla; Chebar, Harrison, China; Irlam, Morphew, Barbadoes: .Ringdove, Candlish, Trinidad; Dal matia, Hawes, New Orleans; Lanark, Bainbridge, Mobile; Oberlin, Knapp, New York ; Sheridan, do. ; Peysler, do. ; Warree, Crompton, Africa; Richmond, Mustard, Boston; Hampshire, Gain, Alexandria. Off port, Calcutta, Bombay. The Elizabeth, Lee, from New Orleans, is reported by one of the crew, brought here by a fishing boat from Belfast, 1 to have been totally wrecked near Cape Clear, 11th inst., mas ter and 21 of the crew drowned, the mate and four men saved. Mem. The Elizabeth, Lee, was loading at New Orleans, 16th January, for Marseilles, and by New York lists had not cleared up to the 4th February. Phy.stowni, 31.vacir 16.—Wind S.E. Ski. 15th, Active, Nichols, Newfoundland; Eblana, Rowland, Trinidad ; Clara, Sawthill, Jamaica; William and Alfred. Calderwell, Antigua; Emerald, Gaines, Antigua; Mid Lothian, Morrison, Bombay. *' DARTMOUTH, MARCII 15.—Sld. Sophia, Tope, Teneritle ; Neva, H , all Virginia . _ . i. •_ _ . _ Jr.itsiy,AlAiicit 14. —Sid. Augcia, Dupree, Newfound land; Eliza, Orness, Newfoundland. YARMOUTH. ISLE OF WIGHT :MARCH 16.—S1d. Francis Jeffery, Black, St. Thomas. LONDON IAI Pnov E MEN TS.—lt is in contemplation to remove the row of fish•baikets from Clare•market, and to cut an opening through the vegetable stands on the south side, by driving off the man who offers onions at so much a rope on the kerb-stone of this much-frequented locality. It is calcu lated that a fine prospect on the north side of Leicester-square may be gained by doing away with the whole line of men with " This ere almaitack" fur sixpence, and causing a slight diver sion to the right about in that unsightly facade of dirty faces with Congreve lights and trouser•straps. Something has been said of removing the dead cats from the enclosure, but it is ex pected that this bold measure must be reserved for a more matured period of civilization and enlightenment.— Punch. The Queen, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, will honour the Lord Primate with a visit at Lambeth Palace on Saturday next. Her Majesty and the Prince, it is expected, will arrive at the Palace about half-past two o'clock, and will take luncheon with his Grace and Mrs. Howley HAIaROW.--SCIIOLARSIIIP EXAMINATION. EASTER, 1842.—The Examiners (the Rev. Charles Merivale, 8.D., and the Rev. A. P. Stanley, M.A.) placed the first ten can didates as follows :-1. Colenso (scholar elect). 2. Spottis ssode, son. (scholar elect). 3. Barclay. 4. Boileau Pollen. 5. Lawson. ti. Young, sen. 7. Ripley. 8. M. Smythe. 9. Grant, sen. 10. Holland. Mr. B. H. Drury and Mr. J. P. Birkett, Assistant-Masters of the school, were last week elected Fellows of Caius and Jesus College, Cambridge. GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—The following notices ha se been issued by the authorities of the Post-office :—" The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands Egypt, an d India., via Falmouth, will be dispatched hence (General Post office) on Thursday evening the 31st instant." Th e next mails for India, via Marseilles, will be made up here (General Pest-o ffi ce) on Monday, the 4th of April next. ' CONSERVATIVE ADDRESS.—The time for the pre sentation of the address of the clergy has been altered. The address will be presented at half-past one, and the clergy will meet in the Jerusalem Chamber to-morrow, it half-past twelve o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS, THIS EVENING, MARCH 18, Will be repeated Mozart's Opera of THE; MARRIAGE OF F!- GA RO.—The character of Susanna by Miss Adelaide Kemble; Count Almaviva J Mr. Stretton ; Cherubino, Madame Vestris ; Doctor Bar tido, Mr. J. Bland; Figaro, Mr. Leffler; Basilio, Mr. C. White; the Countess, Miss Itainforth ; Marcellina, 111i,s Grant ; Barbarieut, Miss Lane. After which will be repeated, with additions, Milton's Masque of COMUS.—Comus, Mr. W. Harrison; First Bacchante, Madame Vestris; the Lady, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Elder Brother, Mr. J. Vin ing ; Syrens. Madame Vestris and Miss Rainforth ; Cupid, MISS Dowton ; Euphrosyne, Madame Vestris; Sabrina, Miss RainfOrth. Doors open at half-past yix, and the Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price es. 6d ; First and Second Circles 55., Second Price fal.; Pit as., Seeond Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of. lice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon ap. plication. Private .Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, Book. seller, 167, New Sond.street. ,ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Week •f the Season. THIS EVENING, MARCH Will be acted Lord Byren's Tragedy of WERNER—Werner, Mr. H. Hughes; Ulric, Mr N. T. Nicks; Josephine, Mrs. H. Vining; Ida Stralenheim, Mrs. H. Hughes. After which, a Comic Ballet, entitled OPPOSITION; or, the RIVAL. DANCING MASTERS. To conclude with an original Nautical Drama, called SAM SCUD; or, PERILS by SEA and LAND.--Sam Scud, Mr. H. hughes; Betsy, Miss Martin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. "Mary White" still continuing to draw crowded houses, and to excite the warmest sympathies of the audience, will be porfarmed every evening this week. THIS EVENING, MARCH IR. Will he performed MARY NVEIITE; or, the MURDER at the OLD TABARD—Mary' White, Miss Vincent, the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic Tragedy. After which, SIMON LEE; or, the MURDER of the FIVE FIELDS COPSE.—Si-non Lee, Mr. E. F. Saville; JaphaJone , Mr. Gardner; Grace, Miss Vincent. To conclude with THE BOOK OF FATE; or, the TAILOR'S DREAM. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JANIES'S THEATRE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that Monsieur Per. let's Performances wilpositively terminate this Evening. THIS EVENING, MARCH 11.3, - - - - - - The Performances will commence at half-past Seven •'cloek with L'HOMME DE SODCANTE ANS.—Le Chevalier de St. Julien by Mons. Perlet. After which, LE SAVANT.—lteynolds, M. Perlet. To conclude with M. PIQUE- ASSIETTE.—Pique-Avietta, Mons. Perlet, being his final performance, and the last representation before Easter. Mademoiselle Plessy will have the honour of appearing at the Opening of the Theatre after Easter. Private Boxes and Stitlls at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond. sheet; Mr. Seguin's, 12, Regent-street; Mr. Sams's, St. James's_ street ; and at the Box-ofliee of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. Admission to the Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Gallery Mal's, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. THE WEATHER.—.NOON, Marten 17. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 50 Highest - 51 1 Lowest 46 Barometer 30.22.—Wind 5.W.,-Freezing Point 22 Deg. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning. l5 minutes after 5 I Evening 15 minutes after 5. o§lta. LONDON • FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1842. We grieve very much ,to announce that Lord BROUGHAM, last night, declared his firm conviction that it was now necessary to impose an income tax, in order to provide for the wants of the State and preserve public credit. The Noble Lord came, it is true, to this con clusion with painful reluctance, but still, the conclu sion was more than once avowed, and was not dissented from, as far as we could hear; by any one Peer. We are much disappointed, we admit, in our hopes of finding in Lord BROUGHAM a leader who, on this occasion, would place himself at the head of the suffering people, battling for economy and freedom of trade.- He gave up our cause, and, if the bulk of the people be of his opinion, nothing remains for them but to submit with the best grace they can, to the burdensome yoke which the land lords haVe prepared for their necks. But, notwithstand ing our high respect • for Lord fßaoticHAN, we cannot adopt his conclusion, nor can we feel any despair of the ultimate success of our principles, though we are not a t present to be guided in our struggles by his great talents. It is admitted on all hands that the income tax is the most unequal, unjust, vexatious, and inquisitorial tax that was ever devised. To assert that it is necessary implies that no less obnoxious tax can be had recourse to which will yield sufficient to supply the wants of the State. We positively. and emphatically deny this. To quote but one example, the house tax, which involves nothing inquisitorial or vexatious, might be renewed without those partialities which made it deservedly un popular. The old ,house tax was essentially unjust, because it spared the mansions of the opulent, and fell with a heavy hand on the habitation of the humble. But a house tax could be framed so as to be just, and to yield a sum which would give the State all that it requires. While a tax in no wise inquisitorial and so much less objectionable than an income tax can easily be had recourse to, it is an abuse of terms to say that the income tax is necessary. We object to Lord BROUGHAM'S doctrine in toto. The only necessity for an income tax grows out of the deter mination of the monopolists to resist all attempts to give commercial freedom to the nation, and preserve the Corn-laws at all hazards. Sir ROBERT PEEL justified his proposition on the assumed fact, that diminishing the rate of taxation had failed, and will fail, to augment the revenue. Lord BROUGHAM took the same view last night, and used nearly the same illustrations as Sir R. PEEL. The examples selected by both seem to us not conclusive, because wine, rum, and tobacco are to a con siderable extent luxuries; the consumption of which is more dependent on opinion and fashion than on those everlasting wants and appetites which, existing in each individual, increase with' the population. Moreover, they were drawn from a period when Corn-laws were in existence, which prevented both the increase of po pulation and the increase of the means of consumption, on which the increase of revenue from a low duty on luxuries must arise. The duty on wine, to deal with only one case, was re duced in 1825, but the pride alter the reduction was still so high that none below the more opulent of the middle classes could consume wine, and their number, and con. sequently the consumption of wine, could not be very rapidly augmented. At the same time the account which Sir RonEwr PEEL gave of the reduction of the duty on wine does not correspond with that stated by Mr. M'Cum.ocH, and we must leave these gentlemen— the one great as a party leader, and the other a great sta tistician—to settle the difflmence betwixt them. In the Times, Sir lt. PEEL is reported to have said on this day week— " In 1825 the revenue derived from wine was 2,153,0001. The duty was reduce] from 9i. lid. to -Is. 2id. per gallon, and in the next year after the reduction of the duty there was a falling off the euty from 2,100,00 W. to 1 ,400,000/. In the next year the duty amounted to 1,6C0,000/., in the subsequent years to 1,700,00 W., 1,400,0901., 1,560,0001., and the duty has never realized its former amount. Mr. M`CuLLocit's statement is this— " Mr. Robinson took, in 1825, nearly 50 per cert. from the previously existing duties, and, notwithstanding the spirit duties were at the same time reduced in a still greater degre e , th e consumption of wine in Great Britain has been increased from little more than 5,000,000 gallons to 6, 000 ,500 gallons, while the loss to the revenue has bi en considerable. We are, tim e . fore, justified in affirming that the measure has been signally successful, and that it is a most valuable example of the inferior productiveness of low duties. The duties as reduced by Mr. Robinson were front 1 Is. sid. to is. 3d. per imperial gallon on French wines, 4s. 10d. per gallon on all other foreign wines, and 23. sd. on those of the Cape of Good Hope. They continued on this footing till the late equalization Act (1 and 2 Will. IV., c. 30), which imposes a duty of ss. 6d. per imperial gallon on all foreign wines, and 2s. 9d. on those of the Cape of Good Hope." Now, although this statement confirms Sir It PEEL'S assertion, that the whole loss to the revenue by reducing the duty 50 percent. has not been made up by the increased consumption, still that increase warrants the inference that on articles, regarded as necessaries of life, the increased consumption would have fully made up the alteration in the diuy. It is observed, however, by Mr. M'emocu THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNINCr, MARC 1-1 18, 1842 Published this day, by H. GRAVES and CO., Pall-mall, and SMITH, ELDER, and CO., Cornhill, j EINIARKS • EXPOSING the UNWORTHY AA , MOTIVES and FALLACIOUS OPINIONS of the writer of the CRITIQUES on the PONIATOWSKI COL LECTION of ENGRAVED GEMS contained in the British and Foreign Review and the Spectator. 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THIS EVENING, MARCH IC • Will be performed a Play in Five Acts, called GISIPPUS.—Titus ()Mifflin; Fulvius, Mr. Anderson ; Gisippus, Mr. Macready ; Medon, Mr. Graham; Pheax, Mr Elton; Cheremes, Mr. Hudson; Lycias, Mr G. Bennett; Norban, Miss E. Phillips; Sophronia, Miss Helen Faucit ; Hero, Miss "t urpia. To conclude with THE: POOR SOLDlER.—Captain Fitzroy, Mr. EL Philips;' Patrick, Miss P. Horton; Norah, Miss Poole. Doors open at half-past-Six, and the Peslormances begin at Seven, Boxes 55., Second Price - 2s. Cd. ; Pit 36 , Jecond Price 2s ; Lower Gallery Is. Id., Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price td These remarks apply to Lord BROUGHAM'S observa tions as well as Sir ROBERT PEEL'S, but there is one case quoted by the Noble Lord which the Right Hon. Baronet did not refer to. The duty on kelp, said Lord BROUGHAM, was lowered very nearly one-half; the revenue at once fell off, and has never since recovered to more than one-half of its former amount. But con temporaneously with the reduction of the duty on kelp, chemistry suggested a cheap means of obtaining alkali from common salt; inconsequence of which kelp became less in demand, and the manufacture has gone to decay. The loss to the revenue in this case was less occasioned by the reduction of the duty than the substitution of the soda obtained from salt for the soda obtained from kelp. But the most important fact in reference to the argu ment, that well devised reduction will not tend to in creased consumption and augment the revenue, is that the cases, quoted by both Sir Ronmr PEEL and Lord BROUGHAM, took place while the Corn-laws prevented an increase of consumption. The people have been com pelled to give much for bread, and have consequently had less to spend on other things. Eighteen hundred and twenty-five, when the wine duty was reduced, was a year of prosperity, immediately followed by great reverses, from which the country did not recover till 1833 or 1834. Then, again, we had abundant harvests ; and they were then only abundant, because the people had been kept down and starved down, in the years of privation, to the level of the supply obtained from our own soil. To make taxes on wine, on brandy, or tobacco yield a large increase, it is essential that the people have plenty of cheap food. Through the whole of the period since 1825, that was only the case between 1833 and 1837 ; but had there been also a free trade in corn, and an abundance of food from 1825 to the present day, there can be no doubt that the revenue raised from wine and tobacco would have been, like the revenue raised from coffee, much larger than the reductions which were made in the duty. We affirm, therefore, that the causes quoted by Lord BROUGHAM and Sir R. PEEL to prove the insufficiency of lowering duties to increase the reve nue, and to make out a necessity for imposing an in come tax are wholly inadequate to justify any such con clusion. The abolition of the Corn-laws, stimulating the increase of population, and a due revision of the tariff would supply all the wants of the State next year, if not this; and for this year a loan might make the revenue equal the expenditure. We have already made our comments on Lord BROUGHAM'S opinions respecting an increased rate of payment on large incomes, and need not at present re peat them. Ilis Lordship pushed his opinions last night to an extreme, and had the approbation of their Lord ships. We have only, in conclusion, to express our re gret that we are compelled to differ from Lord BROUGHAM; but having good grounds for our me victions, we cannot resign them on this very important qu:stion, in deference even to his high authority. The Scotch Church, said one of the Non-Intrusionist clergy in a late harangue, forms at present " a subject of deep interest in heaven and hell," and viewing it in that light we may therefore be excused for obtruding it so often on our English readers. On which sick the Father of Lies takes his place our reverend informant did not say, but judging from the wicked commotion raised in Scotland, the falsehoods put forth by the clerical agitators, and the deep injury already inflicted on a glorious National Establishment, we can • only come to the conclusion that the old enemy of mankind is not an idle spectator. On looking at the division, we find that all the Scotch Members (except one or two) who voted for non-intru sion, belong to the Liberal side of the House, arc generally the advocates for freedom of conscience and independent principles, and might therefore naturally expect to be supported by journals professing the same politics. The Sun, however, from the commencement of the agitation, denounced the scheme as pregnant with mischief, it has persevered in that course to the last, and the dis tressed state of the people of Scotland .at the pre- sent moment furnishes only an additional inducemen to hold to our original opinion, though at the expenso of differing from our Liberal friends, and joining with men to whom we have been long opposed. On looking at the question in every possible light, no other con clusion tan be come to, than that the veto scheme would either break down, from its violence, or destroy inde pendence of character and religious liberty in Scotland. Our reasons are these—the right to vote for a Minister is defined by the Church Courts, and the Church Courts alone. Neither Parliament nor People are allowed any share in settling this Ecclesiastical charter. The vote is to be exercised only by those who enjoy Church privi leges ; in other words, those who are subservient to the dominant section of the Kirk. When it suits their pur pose they will debar from the table of the Lord, all who bury their dead on Sunday, 'all who travel by railway on that day, er have shares in the line; all who are in favour of patronage, who delight in music and dancing, enjoy themselves at fairs and festivals, who neglect family wor ship morn and evening, or who in any way controvert the code of ecclesiastical laws which these despots say they are enjoined by the highest authority to enforce. All such persons, therefore, will be disfranchised, and as is the case of several parishes in ;the North, not one in a hundred will be allowed to vote ; nay, what is more, they will be excommunicated from the Established Church. This is no imaginary list of offences/ Have not clergymen repeatedly called upon heads of families to deal with those under their charge for acts which are forbidden neither by law nor gospel, and can these fathers believe that they will escape dealing from the heads of the Church if they disobey ? We are therefore astonished to find men like Mr. P. M. STEWART, Mr. BANNERMAN, and Sir CHARLES NAPIER, voting for a priestly scheme, which, if carried into effect, would confer more unbridled power on the Vetoists than was ever possessed by even any ecclesiastical body. Political tyranny is bad, but priestly tyranny is in sufferable. It discards all earthly authority, it presumes to rule by power delegated from the ALMIGHTY, and inflicts punishments and cruelties which the most power ful and despotic Government would not dare to carry into effect. The people of Scotland, however, are not to be deceived. They will think twice before they hrust their necks under this iron yoke. We deeply regret to see so much of the time of the House of Commons wasted in personal alteicaticnis about the respective enormities of factory and agricul tural tyrants. On the part of Mr. FERRAND and his friends, they are got up for the purpose of distracting public attention from the enormity of the Corn laws. They expect that under cover of the clouds of smoke nightly raised by .the Honourable Member for Knaresborough in the House, the modified Starvation Bill of the Income Tax Premier will pass without further opposition. Such tricks can nottiie n a g n s d e r i v n e their rop purpose.ort toion theirT people conte l t l awake ro rsu such o i paltry devices will be their indignation against their Tory oppressors. From Madrid the intelligence is of the Bth inst. Spain was then tranquil, but it was reported that a coup de main was to be attempted on Tarifa, and that an in surrection was to break out in the Sierra de Rondu, through the machinations of a Christina junta at Gibraltar. The rebels in the Sierra de Honda were surrounded by the Queen's troops, and there was to chance of their escaping. Madrid Bourse of the Bth.—Fives at 281 , to 29 at dif ferent dates ; no business done for cash. The French Journals generally praise Sir ROBERT PEE L ' S pl.tn of an Income Tax ; and that our opposition to that impost is not of a factious kind, the Right Hon. Baronet himself would admit, were he to take the trouble to examine how .carefully our Foreign Summary em bodies the opinions of the Paris press in favour of it. But while we insert them in a spirit of impartiality, truth obliges us to acknowledge that we do not attach to them the slightest importance. The social state of Eng land is utterly misunderstood by the French press. The habits of their people are so different from ours, that what to them would be no hardship at all, would be to us an intolerable grievance. A Frenchman lives in publ:e, an Englishman's home is his fireside in the midst o f hi s f am il y . T a lkativeness is th e characteristic I which may explain why the consumption of wine, even at the enormous duty, has not been more increased, that the imposition of the same duty on wine not worth 10/. a hogshead and on the choicest Burgundy and Cham pagne, worth 501. or 604, is utterly subversive of all principle, and excludes all the low priced wines from the English market. It, deprives the middle classes of the gratification of using:them. We are of opinion, there fore, that Sir ROBERT PEEL did not give a fair view of the wine duty, and that it does not justify the general conclusion he quoted it to prove. The Bight Hon. Baronet, somewhat after the same fashion; quoted the effect of the reduction of the duty on coffee in. 1824, but he omitted the more striking etfect of a previous reduction of the duty on that article. " In 1807," says Mr. APCulloch, " the duty was Is. Bd. per lb., _ and the quantity entered ~for home consumption amounted to 1,170,164 lb s ., yielding a revenue- -of-161,245Z_ In 1808, the duty was reduced from Is. Bd. to 7d„ •arr.l in 1809 there were no fewer than 9,251,837 lbs. entered for home consumption, yielding, notwishstanding the reduction of duty, a revenue of 245,8561." Notwithstanding a temporary declension, owing to an increase of duty in 1819, the quantity consumed has gone on steadily increasing, and the duty amounted, in 1836, to 691,0001., or four times as much as the ls. Bd. duty yielded in 1807. This instance is quite contrary to the instances quoted by Sir ROBEitT PEEL, and leads to an opposite conclusion. of the one ; reserve, amounting almost to the appearance of , sullenness, of the other. The ono boasts of his aff,tirs, and is never better pleased than when people t a lk about theni ; the other carefully con ceals the exact state of his from his relatives, neigh bours, and even the junior memberS of his own family. The emancipation of women from the folds of the veil and the restraints of the Harem would not more shock public opinion in Turkey and Persia than the operation of a law in England which would lay bare to society the private aNirs, in the mere matter of income, of its relpecti've mombers. This is an objection to the income-tax which the. French journalists cannot under stand, and which at once upsets all their fine theories of taxation. The genius of a people is the first thing to. be studied by a prudent Government. Of the genius of our people French journalists in general are as igno rant as new-born babes. There is no political news of any moment in the French papers. Lord COWLEY, we see, has long inter views with M. GUIZOT, no doubt for the purpose of ex plaining away Lord ABERDEEN'S blunders, of which the country has already had an abundant harvest, considering the short season which he has succeeded Lord PALMER. , STON in office. BOURSE-PARIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15. /tut Highest Lowest last Price Price. Pried. Price. ?ranch 5 ner Cent, ll7 55 ... 117 55 ... 117 40 ... 117 45 4 per Cents. ...... ;.1 per cent, ... .. . 80 60 Se 65 ... 80 60 ... Sr) 65 -I,rk or ?lance 1 ..i it tie Bna a 1.0001. St anis 11r20 ...11:20 . .....1020 ...10.2. , i 5,0001. Shares 5087 50 ...5047 50 ...5047 50 ...5047 50 delitian Bank 1811 Belgian 5 per Cents. ... S eer Cen 184 t:., 0 1064 ... 10W¢ ... 1064 ... 106% .Iwirsh Active :-'5% ... 25% ... 25 ... ,54 Portuguese 5 per Cents. Neapuiltan lO6 :.0 ... !36 30 ... 106 20 ....06 20 noroan RAILWAY SHARBh. Versailles. K. 8 350 ... 350 ... 342 50 ... 342 50 L.B 2lB 75 ... 218 75 .. 215 ... 215 Rouen ..... 526 25 ... 526 :6 ... 526 25 ... 521 25 ~r iemak S rasburg to Bate 244 15 ... 243 75 . 242 Si; ... 243 75 Bm...tsiAel 11 ,UNDS—Ba0assas, MARCH 14. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. .._ Rothschild%i.eau, 5 per C•nt 102% Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 'la 3per Cent. 72% (1'640) 103% Loan of City, 4 per Cent. ........... - 9 .I'hirty.seven Society of Ci)inmwr . ce,4 ti per Cent •B3 Bank of Belgium, 5 pie eint NationalSfaciety. ... — Exchange on Londem (shot t) — —Brussels Papers. March 14. AUSTRIAN FUNDB....VIENNA, MAncit 8, five per Coats. Metulliquer. . 107 3, Emu . per Cents. Three pr Cents. Bank Shares THE EARTHQUAKE.—The commotion occasioned on Wednesday in many parts of London by the prophecied earthquake, which was announced " to come off" yester day, was truly extraordinary'. The Gravesend steam-boats were crowded at an early hour withlfugitives; the railways ditto ; and hundreds of Irishmen located in the imma culate neighbourhoods of Saffron-hill and St. Giles's,— were seized with a sudden desire to quit their town houses, and visit their estates in Tipperary, Connemara, anti elsewhere ! Nor was the commotion less evident in the Courts of Law, for many gentlemen of the long robe, struck with a natural f, cling of remorse for their professional iniquities (whose name is Legion) and well aware that, in the event of the prediction being realised. they would one and all be despatched to that mysterious region appointed for all lawyers, were seen wringing their hands, and heaping " sackcloth and ashes" on their wigs ! On the Stock Exchange, the Bulls and Bears displayed—and for similar reasons—equal dis comfiture ; anti we are credibly informed that two emi nent Publishers remained throughout the day in an awful s .ate of remorse and consternation, for reasons which must be sufficiently obvious to every author. It is gratifying— however improbable the assertion—to be able to add that the majority of the London tradesmen were seized with a decided fit of honesty ; and that the West end tailors, to a man, refrained from dunning ! ! i rk k - * 0 k,6 Z „ fir , 1 • st .1 .6 • * 4 zit 7 • - ,) • ll' . l6 S UEIIMARY OF NEWS AND Vtibitt Optnion. " Who runs may read." PORMIGN. The financial announcement of Sir Robert Peel forms the leading feature of the original columns of Our Paris contempor aries. They are nearly agreed in praising the skill and energy of the English Premier, although some of them profess to con sic; r the posdion of England to be such as to set. palliatives, or even what would be under other circumstances radical and heroic remedies, at defiance. • The Journal des Debuts says :—" The Prime Minister of Great Britain has just affixed his name to an event, without contradiction, the most important that has for a hang period oc curred in England. Sir R. Peel has just signalised himself by an attempt the must bold, and, in the philosophical sense of the word, the most revolutionary, that any ministry has dared to make in England for half a century. The measure is a general tax on all revenues of the nation—a tax striking at property, and industry—indtistry in its extended sense, as signicative of all the productions of human intelligence. " Great Britain is attempting at this moment one of those last and awful efforts which men and nations alike strive at when they are sinking. But whatever she may do, and if we are to meet her again as an enemy, on every continent and on every sea we mast respect the courage she displays at so mu.. mentous a crisis, and, without either t nvy or dread, bestow un her the raced of our unqualified admiration." The National admits that Sir Robert Peel has shown ability in bringing forward his plan, but disapproves much of the plan itself. It says :—" Will this plan of the Tory Ministry, com bined with care, prepared with precaution, and brought forward with great solemnity and real ability, be adequate to the position of the country ? Will it make up the deficiency ? Will it re-establish the equilibrium ? This is what we take permission to doubt. What strikes us is, that Sir It. Peel touches everythin g but with a timid h a nd. H e a t tac k s pro perty in principl e , but in his acts he surrounds it with care and respect. He desi:es to diminish the taxes, and he has recourse to tariffs, to duties on articles of consumption ; he leaves no industry at peace ; he does not satisfy thoroughly any neces sity; he has all the inconveniences, all the dangers of boldness, without reaping any of its advantages. He is a revo:utionary theorist, who disturbs, but who does not destroy; he is a Tory, who, forced on by circumstances to the verge of Radicalism, stops short, and only produces a powerless juste-milieu." The Presse says it is impossible to deny that the financial plan of sir Robert Peel is bold and capacious, exhibiting en larged political views, and a vigour of Government which recals to mind the most famous periods of English affairs. It is, with out comparison, adds this journal, superbr in conception to the plan which the Whigs put forth last year. The Quotidienne admires the patriotic manner in which Sir Robert Peel has laid before Parliament the reverses of England,. arid the means of repairing them. This, says the Quotidienne, is true representative government, both as to dignity and nationality. The Commerce doubts whether the English minister will be able to weather the storm, but admits that in the present emergency the aristocracy shows patriotism and wisdom in behalf of the interests of the country. In a more generous mood than it displayed last Monday, the Courrier Francais says:—." What is most remarkable is that a system which, after all. impases new charges in England, not only excites no opposition in Parliament, but has been sig nalised by a rise in the public funds. Happy the nation that can display such energy in political difficulties, and whose courage revives in the midst of danger." PAIILLI.A.MENTATLY. The Peers were almost exclusively . occupied by Lord Brougham's motion on the Income Tax. His Lordship made a long and eloquent speech. in explanation of his views. • The Earl of Ripon objected, not to the resolutions, but to the mode and tone of bringing them forward, and moved the previous question, which-was carried without a division, and so ends Lord Brougham's exertions for the present against the Income Tax. Their Lot dships adjourned at Eight o'clock. In the Commons the Hon. J. K. Howard was ordered to be taken into the custody of- the Serjeant• at-Arms for not being' present in his place in the House when he was appointed one of the Select Committee to try the return for Wigan. Amongst the petitions presented was one from the General Shipping Company against Sir Ito'..ert Peel's proposed duty on coals. In answer to Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel said that he had considered it necessary to re:nforee the army in England, and he should lay on the table a supplementary estimate, Mr. Lindsay moved a resolution that the House would, on April 7th next, resolve itself into a Committee. to consider of an Address to her Majesty, to compensate the merchants and others for their losses in sacrificing opium in China, to the ex tent of the sum received from the Chinese Government. Sir George Staunton, Sir G. Larpent, Lord Paln:erston, and other Members, supported the motion. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir It Peel opposed it. Lord J. Russel while approving of investigation, recommended the lion. Gen tleman not to press the motion to a division. The Minister, however, declining to give any pl e d ge on t h e su bj ect, M r. Lindsay divided, and the motion was lost by 87 to 37. The House subsequently discussed Lord G. Somerset's motion for a Bill to provide for the more effectual inspection of Licensed Houses for the reception of the Ins..ne. Mr. Wakley and Mr. Hawes wished for delay, but in the end leave was given to bring in a bill. Mr. Duncombe s motion for a Committee to inquire into the administration of relief to the Poor,. under Gilbert's Act, was after some discussion, negatived by 108 to 41. The House sat till lialf.past One o'Clock. PUIII.IO OPINION. The Chronicle says :—" We know what we are, but we know not what we shall be,' says the poor crazed Ophelia. And the sentiment may be echoed by those not very sane consti tuencies who returned Sir Robert Peel's majority in the pre. sent Parliament. They little thought they were polling for an income tax. We should like to know how many of them there are who would not, at the time of the election, have resented the suggestion as an imputation upon their principles and their intellects. They would, most of them, have started from the future effect of their votes, as a well-known character in Scrip ture history did from his future crime. 'ls thy servant a dog that be should do this thing ?' But the dog did it ; and they, not less unexpectedly, have saddled themselves and others with an income tax. Yes, this is what their achievement comes to. As a resistance (supposing it so Intended) to commercial re form, the effort is a failure." The Adeertiser, speaking of the Income Tax, observes : " To an income tax, objectionable as it is in many respects, we should nut object, in lieu of indirect taxes upon articles of ordinary consurnetion ; but when these are already taxed, as Sir R. Peel is obliged to confess, to the utmost possible extent, and no reduction is to be made in the duties they bear—with one exception—that borne by Coffee—then such a tax becomes most odious, as well as - most oppressive, and canna fail to lead, if it be attempted to enforce it, to very serious and alarm ing consequences." The Morning Herald makes the following remarks on the subject of the income tax :—" Why should Sir Robert Peel persist in legislating„ for the immediate possession of a surplus or reserved ft.nd of 500,(X)0/. in a period of great distress and suffering ? A surplus is undoubtedly desirable, but the Go vernment plan will, on Sir Robert Peel's own showing, in the course of a few years, " have the effect of reviving commerce and improving the manufactures of the country in a way that must reach every other interest," and by augmenting the reve nue derived from other sources, give to Parliament " an oppor tunity of putting an end to the income tax at an earlier period than at the close of five years." . Why then, we reiterate, must the country he burdened by an additional 50 0 , 0001 . annually for five years, with a prospect of so early an abandon- ment of this tax? Why not use this anticipated reserve fund to remove the most formidable objections to the income tax, to lighten its proposed weight on the possessors of incomes under 3001. a year, or to introduce a graduated scale of collection into incomes derived from labour as contradistinguished from in comes arising from capital?" In an article on the.Affghan affairs, the Herald obser ve s : — " Whatever be the course which the British'Governm ent may finally decide on adopting in reference to the affairs of Affghan istan and the murders of Burnes and WiNaghten, &c., it is bound to issue, in some form or other a frank and explicit mani festo-1. Of the causes of any new hostile movements aga net Cabool ; 2. Of the extent to which those movements will be pushed, in the event—on the one hand—of our obtaining satis faction for the insult which the British authority has sustained in Affghanistan ; on the other, of this being refused or with held. This information we hold that the Government are bound to lay before the Legislature. The British people and' the British name cannot afford, any longer, to have their rever ence for, and their identity with, public faith and respect for national rights compromised by any Minister or any Govern ment which may have the honour, at any time, to serve her Majesty. We are confident in the anxiety which the present Administration must feel to efface the memory of so much guilt and so little principle as'have been evinced in the Asiatic policy of their immediate predemssors." The Times thus refers to the threatened Income tax : " The attention of the public has naturally been called in the first instance to that portion of the financial measures of the Government which imposes a certain and immediate burden on the / ockets of the middle and higher classes of the com munity. Without adverting in this article to the details of the income tax, or its probable mode of operation on the revenues of property and the revenues of industry, we may once more express our full conviction that some such' measure is necessary to relieve the country from the known consequences of the late deplorable mismanagement of our financial affairs ; that it is equally necessary to enable the Government to meet the calls which cannot fail to arise out of the present posture of affairs in the East and elsewhere; but that it derives a strong addi tional palliation from being made the means of facilitating the most important experiment in the reduction of the indirect fiscal burdens of the country which has been made for half a century. We have not spught to conceal the evils and incon veniences which accompany an income tax. Ad taxes are evil and inconvenient, and the income tax in some respects more peculiarly so." The following is from the Morning Post :—" It is obvious that, without the walls of Parliament, the tide of opposition to the new scheme of taxation swells apace. To a certain extent this must have been anticipated by her Majesty's Goverment. They have too much experience not to know, that, ho sever popular the general principles and character of a Government may be, the moment that necessity compels the proposal of taxes, especially of naw taxes, that popularity must be much endangered. It is,however, the business of an honest Govern ment to brave the unpopularity when the necessity arrives." MOTTE - r --- rna.am—colVlTVlEltel. At the meeting of the proprietors of the lonian Bank on Monday, it was stated to have been projected by Sir Howard Douglas, Bart, and carried out by a Company in 1839. The Zante branch was established in 1840, and in the same year another was planted at Cephalonia. The balance of profit at this moment. is 4,745/. 3s. 2d., and a dividend of 6 per cent. has been de lared, payable in April. The fi.st whale-ship of the season, the Jane, sailed on Thurs day last from Hull, for the Greenland fishery. Peterhead sends out nine shils thither; Kirkaldy, one for Greenland and one for Davis's Straits ; Dundee, one for Gree n l an d an d t wo f or t h e Straits; theJ Lady Jane also' , sails for the latter region speedily. X'U4LXC xxviPnovErazzrii. Lord Lincoln's Bill, introduced on Wednesday, with reference to the improvement s at Knightsbridge and Kensington, has for its object the formation of an opening from High-street, Kensing. ton, into an intended new road across the Palace Green, and to annex an extra-parochial piece of the ground in the Roy al gardens, in portions, to the three surrounding parishes. raincirzolcumunsra. The contested elections fur the borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Great Marlow, and Clitheroe, are now in Committee. The first, in which the petitioners are Ralph Bernal asid William Christie, against the return of Viscount Villiers and George Hope, in addition to the general charges of bribery, &e., is founded upon the non-opening of one polling booth an hour after the time ; the second, against the return of Sir William Clayton, alleged to have gained the election by a colourable vote of one in the majority. The Clitheroe peti tion against Mr. Wilson turns on a simple point of bribery. ;NAVAL AND nrcx,,CTILICY The Albany Barracks, in the Isle of Wight, are ordered to be re-occupied ; and the St. Helena regiment, now raising at Win chester, will, it is said, be quartered there. A letter from Athens, February 21, states the sailing of the Hecate on the 19th instant for lieyrout, with despatches. Lieutenant-General Henry Sprapnel, Royal Artillery, died at Southampton on Sunday last. LAW AND POLICE. Henry Timms was tried at the York Assizes, on Tuesday, for the wilful murder of William Pashley, at Thorne, in the %Vest Riding, last January, by stabbing him in the back with a knife, and found guilty of manslaugldter. He was sentenced to be transported for life. James Mosby, Charles Cooper, and Janes Marne were in dicted at the same assizes, for the manslaughter of William Brewers. It arose out of a tight conducted by the rules of fair play. They were fined one shilling each and discharged, in consideration of their having been in custody from August to November. William Bateman, at the same assizes, was charge with stab bing his brother Thomas in the back, with intent, &c. It was proved to be accidental, and a verdict of "Not guilty" returned. Thomas Birks, who was indicted at the Derby Assizes on Wednesday, for aiding and abetting Thomas Marshall at Heanor, during the late Derby election, in feloniously shcot'ng at Samuel Dodsley, with intent to do him harm, was repri manded for his riotous conduct, butpronounced "Not Guilty." On the same day James Bamford, the younger, was found Guilty of personating a voter 'at the same election, but his sentence is at present postp6ried. The ease of the alleged forgery of the signature of a de ceased person to a promissory note, was partly scrutinized by Sir P. Laurie on Wed nes d a y a t the Mansion House : the forgery appears to be unequivocal; the appearance of Mr. Thompson and the production of the bill have been ordered, upon which the case stands over. Mr. James Acland, of the Anti-Corn-law League, p!eaded Guilty at the Lancaster Assizes on Tuesday to an indictment charginc , him with having libelled Mr. Robinson, the late Mayor of the town, at the last election. Having signified his readiness to make a public apology in Court, he was lined la, and dischirged. Hughes, the supposed murderer of Mr. Powell, was found Guilty on Saturday last at Dublin. AnTs. Liszt, the pianist, who has gi,.en upwards of 20 brilliant con certs at Berlin, on quitting that city on the 3d inst., was con veyed by the students of the city to a splendid landau drawn by is white horses, anti escorted as far as the village of Freak richsfeld by : 2oo of them on horseback, and Sttoon foot. lie is now on his way for Warsaw and St. Petersburgh. XNTELLIGENCM. We understand that Mr. Peter Borth wick is about to publish a revised edition of " Dr. Millingen's History of Duelling," with an "historical introduction," equal in length to that with which he lately regaled the ears of Mr. John Robertson at the Reform Club. Mr. Benjamin D'lsraeli is busy with a dissertation on the lost tribes of Israel. Colonel Sibthorp will shortly repuLlish an edition, in duo decimo, of the " Barber's Vade-Meeum." LITERARY AND SCIENTIC. Dr. Reid's second lecture on the chemistry of daily life was delivered on Wednesday night at Exeter Hall. 'the Right Hon. Lord Wharneliffe was in the Chair, and least 1,500 persons were present.___ TIZEATRICAL. The anniversary festival of the Covent-garden Theatrical Fund, instituted in 1765, was held on Wednesday at the Free masons' Tavern, and a subscription of more than 700/. was col lected during the evening. M. Perlet took his benefit on Wednesday night, and his tra vesties, from first to last,, delighted a crowded and fashionable audience. C OURT-PASH I 0 YIT.iI BLE. The Queen Dowager is going on very favourably, aild has nearly recovered her strength. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford will entertain a party during the holidays at Wobu rn Abb ey. Lod Hill came to town last week from Hardwicke Grange, near Shrewsbury. The Dowager Duchess of Cleveland left St. Jame..'s-square on Monday last for St. Leonard's. Lord Alvanley and his sister are now travelling in the East of Europe. The Marquis of Hertford has bequeathed a sum of .50,000/. to John Wilson Criiker. TYLISCZIMANEOUS. Henry Charles, Earl of Surrey, who now succeeds to ,the estates of his father, becomes the lath Duke of Norfolk, and is in his slst year. He has five children by Lady Charlotte Sophia, the eldest daughter of the Ist Duke of Sutherland, now Duchess of Norfolk. In 1829 he represented Horsham in Parliament, and in 1532 the western division of Susiex. In 1837 he was added to the PriVy Council, and made Treasurer to the Household. His Grace now also becomes Earl Marshal, an office of hereditary character enjo3ed by the Norfolk family for centuries. A Brighton Paper records the following curious Magisterial mistake :—" On Tuesday, a man was 'brought before the Brighton bench charged with begging, - when Mr. Basevi, the sitting Magistrate, said that, as he was an old offender, he should tend hint to the House of Commons for one month ! If the vagrant in question had been really sent td the House of Commons, instead of the House of Correction, he would have found many old offenders there on the Treasury bench, and would have had ad his begging propensities confirmed; for there is no mendicant so importunate as your Tory ore." " In the Vice •Cl.ancellor's Court, on Tuesday," observes a Morning Contemporary, " the proper treatment of a horse, legatee under the will of its late master, was made the subject of investigation. After Counsel had been heard, thc Vice-Chan cellor decided on snaking the animal a ward in Chancery, oh serving that occasional supplies of corn, as well as of grass, should be granted to the quadruped legatee. "—As so many asses are constantly being made wards in Chancery, there can be no rational objection to making a horse a ward. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. THURSDAY EVENING. The prices of the English Stocks leave off to-day much about the same as last night. The amount of business has been but small, yet there appears an evident disposition to make investments in our securities in preference to foreign. The last prices for Consols were, money, 89k, and 89„ 89/, for the account. Exchequer Bills, 29 to 31 premium. The late sudden rise is the quotations for foreign bonds, has not only been checked, but the market to-day has exhibited a tendency to decline. As it was stated on Tuesday, an artificial scarcity of stock had been created to make prices better at the settling, now that the object was attained, a decline is suffered to take place ; as no other reason could be assigned for the advance, so none but this will account for the fall. Th e prices of 13elgan were, 103 to 104 ; Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents., 52i, 52i ; the Five per Cent. 103 to 103 i. The quotations for Brazalian were, 69 to 71; Portuguese Five per 41* to 41i; Cents. 341 to 344, the 'Theca per Cents., 20* to,2Q; Co lombian. Spanish, 24/ to 25. to 26 1 / 2 ; Mexican, The prices of Railway Shares continued to be well supported, and although the difficulty attending transfers tend much to repress speculation, so that purchases appear to be few in num ber, those, however, which are made ar e generally for real investment. Birmingham left off at 85 to 87; Great Western, 26 to 07; the Half Shares; 132; to 14 prem. ; Birmingham and I Gloucester, 56 to 58; South Western, 59 to 60; Gosport, 59 to 60 ; Brighton, 36* to 361 per share ; South Eastern and Dover, 22 to 21i ; Eastern Counties, 22 to 21 1 / 4 discount. Among other classes who are finding fault with the proposed new fiscal regulations, the , foremost appear to be th e graz i ers and meat salesmen. These parties are fully impressed with the idea that their trade is about to be ruined ; and it is anticipated that when the alteration comes fully into operation, the highest price of the best meat in the London markets will not exceed 4d. per pound, It would seem that there is really some founds tion for the general opinion, front the fact of several of the large commission dealers, snaking arrangements for opening a continental commission with the graziers abroad; and there is every reason to believe that a party has been already dispatched to visit the principal ports in Belgium and Holland with this object. (From The Sun of last Night.) The British Funds still maintain their firmness, although quotations are not quite so good. This may appear a contradiction ; b ut there being no business do i ng , an d ready buyers b ut at the vices, and no sellers , the t c h o e rr ir ec a t p n current rates. Console are n.arked 89% (Sy' fir Money, !., 891-, for the Account. New 'Three-and-a-Half per , Leat'„ p es e s ara i s nee a , " s a t r o e c n k t. wou lr l d I h u e r , e d l i a ffi se c l U s l t IT° any extent :1 1. 1 99* 9n ; India - Bonds, 9 ; and Exchequer Bills, ..9s. w 31s. premium. yes A te l i te e r ay :h s t o i m te e r t m ra in n a sa ti c o t n ion o s f for bu t s i tne jobbers outside, at quotations lower than those mar ea t . L: the official lists. Bargains to-day have not been so _t: sively carried on, and rices are but a little lower 1, 11 01 they left off. The p circumstance will prove woe i m ne e s: ye i r n e etliiiett,rFeid,riel:gt,n,k4oost much these fluctuations can be depended upon, caused .bp 'nation having transpired which ought to have __ k l e i smallest • variation in any of them. Mexican are now m art 41i for money, and 41i s i- for the account; Portuguese / „ et „, per Cents. 20 for the account ; Colombian, 261 26i; , _ as. vier', 17i 18 ;; Spanish 24 for Money, and 25 for tu s e,. count. By way of contrast to those non-Ming gian Five per Cents„ have been sold at 104 ; Duce`eat,, and-a-Half per Cents., 52* 52 1 /, ; the Five per 103* i ; and the Three per Cent. French Renter. 851. sae ; Shares are good, although no great business has bee i : u rote prices are a shade better, with a prospect of furthertA sp a ment. Great Western are 9 4 , the New Shares 64; I n ' 5 g3; North Mid;aticl, 94; Birmingham, 176; South " re3ter ' Eastern Counties, 10 to 10,1; Brighton, 35-L. of obi At the usual half-yeerly meeting of the Proprietorso_ oep State „ .. 1 5 . e r t Bank of England, held to-day, a dividend at the rate . 1 ,. : 1 ,, per cent. per annum was declared. ;t was stated that t h e oar diet upon the late action regarding the torged Exeliell ul l 3 3 4. was but for 6,0001., leaving 2,0001. to be borne by the oritit, The rest was given at B,ooa. fir she halt= ear. A lu e , to Or exempt the lerminable Annuities had been forwardea imminent, but had not yet been answered. mprove iS The plan of the i ncome t ax d ues not appeart° l t? ~,t oefisaces , public estimation, and scarce l y a c o nversation is C°l'n it be, in the City without allusion being in some way mad e 1 fore the conclusion. The method by which the.anr un ors er t° come is to tie ascertained is anxious) locked for, l!'L ethe r . s set the question of what income is at rest. s se) tradesman, whose profits are 500/. per annum, fro th 11 the necessary expenses of carrying on the boT the ts% which they are tierive.l, are first to be deducted, or it the C r is to be levied o n t h e gross amount ; the b a l a nce, a l Sel of tip family, are paid, being appropriated to the minter's!" ger' family, leaving, in point of fact, no excess of ine °flie t i ts be° , chants, also, are q u it e as muc h i n t h e d ar k, the l'r ° so nriest perhaps, 4,0001., the losses 2,0001., and the charg e 4. , °r eel w ill &c., 1,0001. m ore . They appealto be uncerta in t 1 eel ba assessed at th e 4,00 W. or the 1,000/., w hich is , th e Y ds all that can be called income. 0 aers o " Complaints are also made that it would have bee rl i;, for°' not to have imposed a tax so objectionable in , I tte of' and pressing so hardly upon industry, for th e „ ape; surplus, to meet contingent expsnses ov a the d that t b to have some -real foundation, when it is ' retir eln s b , e s r iethout so b ,' 1 amount actually necessary could have been rai"" ; t e e esP er j jetting traders to it; it is generali considered th at h ea rt, to ot, 11° . ment would have been worth trying for one year I ,„ it beied s ' s r s : that if it then failed, all incomes might have beep - t be ( tat is at present intended. The announcement tlo t i , c ation "" will contribute her proportion, is viewed that no rd'a f, igo, be made in the present resolue Beyond the usual Contine lo n n ta s l . mails there are ° I : l o r s e ke° arrivals. The West India mail steam-packet is e 3o : l lhat . ,l for, she having been due yesterday. It is We t ' . o f S°! 4 will bring a mass of intelligence from all 1 4 ' " „ s t l' s ' ' it America as well as the West Indies ; the mail' - i „ to id come down at the ti me s h e l ast sa il e d. It s-cteri's, hoped that the s ame b a d arrangement w hi c h eh° t be I . the forwarding th e d es p a t c h es b y t h e Thames , will ° :saillK,' , hered Londonert in this instance ; the captain and passeeg el ; o 4,el • Ss ineteen hours before the letters were &It the °. to the bags having by en landed at Falmouth, while 1 ,, Ste herself was taken on to Southampton. of tu' d' The attempt to prevent the completion of the sal e ha s tai es. tish Queen steam-ship to the Belgian Gosernme ut ,sat a 5 4 a It was stated by the Opposition party is Belgium , ""bars,,,, Beam i holding a very . high commercial s tation to Oa s is taken advantage of his situation in both countries;' , larg e ;, the Government to make this purchase, he be• 7lrg e !ilis interested in the vessel as a shareholder. Th e -h ilsh`i, to never listened to here for a moment, but it served O tut sil et s payment of the purchase-money for some time. I , l3 selsog is t the inconvenience of the'Company to which she bam os eit tj , Matters are now apparently arranged, it being en ° s t S ut ` ps t .l she will sail from Antwerp for New York, call in g Still' . ampton, in the early part of the months of blaf' „er September. i ir (1 - ,s, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 14.-"*" . `1, 1 0,j tity of Cotton was sold to-day, and the market was. v . - dio,,, Exporters purchased 200 American ; and the q uantli to 0 , of consisted of 4,003 bales; including 500 Surats at alsb ra ,t 100 Egyptians at 7 to 9*, 150 Pernams at 7 to 7*, I,7. o ' t iO ° ham at 5i to 5%, 100 Bahia at 61, and 3,05 0 `- e ,b l ' 4i to 7. no r ri,' LIVERPOOL SHA RE MARKET, MARCH 14.— Th e 0 , it r been steady, without much inquiry for any d es criptio a o sig; t a, and the sales were altogether confined to the f„ °l ! ° ,eisl l 'el which the quotations were paid : —London and oa. s • s re s sli New, Si. I Is. ; Eastern Counties, New, 38 ; E s , d 'ls - s i I ',, t ' 0 Glasgow, 42; Manchester and Leeds, 79; New, ''''''‘lres" f Midland, Thirds, 221. Ks. 10d. ; London and Seutlol. tie 59*; Great Western, Halves, 63 1 ; Ditto, Fifths , I V fa. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, ALA ItCn dIY• i f 4 cannot report any material change in our market t° t e nt , , pe r Manchester and Leeds, London and South-W e : )f eb e s ",ii Eastern Countie s , we h ave h a d a good demand. 4•;l3ssr and Leeds, Halves, 34/ ; Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 2 q '' Manchester, 31. B s . 9d. ; Herefordshire flank, 6 1 . ' 5. CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS; '' s 0 Bank Stock ... ; India Stock, ..... •''•" ,:.. ' P 3 per Cent Red — Ditto . Bonds. ....... .e'',. 3 per Cent Cons B9a Ditto Old Annuiti'. s s ,:,.;' 4 o 3t, per Cent Red.. — Di tto N ew Annuit'`,;id iat New 3i per Cent New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 500/.e "• F o i Long Annuities Soexpire , Ditto Sul a „ ll.* :, ' , ' . ll ' Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 121 .Bank Stock for LIP' ', s', Oct 1859. ........ Jan. 1860. ........ 12 9-16 , FOREIGN FUNDS. Per cent r Austrian, 5 psi cent.— iPortuguese 5 es - , • Belgian, 5 per feint lO4 Ditto, New,Dittooe ... '. ~ !ICondnisaolSstfOerkAfcocrt'.t.C. ..... .... '''' QA Brazilian Bornis.... Buenos(:Kilian, ji ian i , Aresper t. „1. went.. . r ei t t ......-- 1,, DD :lt t r i u :tt u a s tt :s oo i s tr a i s a n hAi l i: : e s s : : : l : r p el e ii. e r r ee r .d e e. ce e: :1 . ... t . ~..: : 1. : , : , 4. . ..', ' ...... _ ‘?:- I ce,: !!' Ditto, eolom b 1 'i t5 a 2 n 4 ' . 6 .. ) :. ' . ' .. c . 'e . r . 1t ... , . ' l 3 B:4 P s e , r s l' p el e i r t. eent D G an ree i k si , ..... i E Fr x e c n h e a h n , g s e. p .. e . r . ..... ........ s . o t . : j :. o3ei Mexican, 5 per cent 4l!. French, 3 rex cent. , i Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 8 per et. ---- Dli)uiltticoh;s2lteePe"rell cent. ''' ° ' } l . SHARES. . . Bristol end Exeter (70 paid) .. ...... ' "• ' 1 Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ••• .... 9 1 ; .. . t e Great Western Railway 65 p a id) .....•••••• (O s 4 1 Ditto New Shares (50 paid) .... '.. ... ....• "ti London and Brighton (50 paid).. ......... . isg London and Birmingham (90) .... .. ... ••• " s Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid)... ...... .. ••• L' I ',, London and South Western .................. iS'it London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ..••• . North Midland R a il wa y €100) .. , .......... .• 4. ,i , Ditto Thirds ( paid) ............... 'p , Paris and Rouen (14 paid) ............... .e eti t South Eastern and D over (48 paid)... ..• ' a 3} York and North Midland (50 paid) ••• ..... O' % if; MONEY MARKET aid civil' 1 ',,,, ,, , i , , lio, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YEs l.- g ip , ",,lig' POST.—Great caution nppears to be requisitets pso), with this Stock (Mexican), inasmuch as. f.'s' s ", ; o r tY,,tli,, l ' position at the present time, it furnishes a vehicle those ' s ili c r rations of a clique of schemers not dissimilar to so il ,io have recently been the scandal of the Span.sh L°/s 6 • l eer', k.sk rijes 1 , called forth the animadversions of the Regent, . s , , 9 01 1 , his Message to the Cortes. The amount of Act' s - , gt o p, Stock in circulation is estimated at somewhere 0 7 1 00, 4 er lions. Of the gross sum more than one-half has ( . 0 3, 27, i detached in a greater or less number. This peels° - rdt lifted from the privilege of quotation pending the I sio t p : 0 1 .0 1 rangement of the debentures with the agents, Afessitt'js to and Co.; and parties having the command of a " !JO ' se thousand pounds might monopolise the rein:l 4 loV any extent, and awe rise upon rise, or a daily a d id e Set as that which is in progress, until the jobbers, flf ro e sst b° selves without stock to deliver, would have no that 010." to conform, on the account day, to any terms th e , for of , exacted, however exorbitant. s hor . t e HERALD.— The constant multiplication of ,go coP , vend of tobacco in its various manufactured forms eo; iogj e oe, ficient to attest the fact of the in crease d and ieV . O , eft se sumption of the article, independe n t o f the nolo& o soe. ti ro, of every day life within every man's sphere of obsi duds re,' yet the official returns of tobacco imported and P at a s ~ ti 0 1 for 1840, show the amount of consumption, s°,: a. t . s ter, ll . o l L Tl' commodity, at 23,136,0001 W., whist for 1841 the con to only 22,100,0001bs„ or a falling off, in the face ° 1 4 , 036 , os t sr crease in consumption of what is sold for tobacco, ot t f si ( 00 ,1) ll In views of the frauds notoriously committe d b ° , 1. 0 1 t oac amount in the manufacture of tobacco, it ataY bitched doubted whether the present rate of duty is o° l s ie„ s t 4 tco high; and whether a lower rate might not ° ° i' s pre'rbeel' i , productive as a source of revenue, but also serre, or d lit e or° poor consumer from being imposed upon and in ilser t b s tiel i e : s by the poi , onons ingredients cheaply baited u t ; c i o us s ss oo s t name and substitution for the genuine and less l' °- held " .0 1 " a fsc iv It is a sound economical principle in Ns, 9 , ° , 5 , att li t g , all other countries also, that the half or w holly errs'; lo''terish'4llc,,, article should be taxed higher than the raw "' s r 'A'l s t o ", o reason is obvious. Whatever inter fetes with lah.";:oios,he es o s be performed at home should, in the interest °t at is, i ' lia os 0 , be discouraged or taxed to a fair extent. Bu t r o° o ' tiog s . with tobacco? Of the twenty-two or twentrt n oiou ,10.0 lbs. imported and consumed here, a proportn%vottlY„,,,teroe three-fourths, perhaps of four. fi Ohs, comes I S I s o 3 ' oo rog o , factured shape ; that is, it comes in the stayer roves, o ug ht it . mid" tobacco ; the duty upon which is, flo,' 0 it he le°o than upon '• unstemmed" leaf, instead of hei n b t !, at s t o eingi tts be, visited with an extra tax charge of 6d. , , ° a f 0 st% for. at 3d. per !b. The consequence is, that the wo"'„t o ytr e° o l to e sit instead of being performed by and Airing el ON, lib° oitfm,v'oiurgldin Virginia, countrywomen, K a e s n...btueei comes ik'gy , a a a le n e d i a )r d e y l i ir e d s on o e f i l t a o b . iF o r l i d d: l ;, v' io e g l i S c b t e lit 'e c% • Ji.. : , 1 er TO THE (.; H A Rl'l STS„ I L Oil" UNITED XINGDti I ke, end wee k's 13 rothers,—Messrs. Vincent, Roberts, C sss lar t in 14 ' t i re e"; ; have stated, through The Sun, that my rein:eons, ' r y. 4 I Star, of their speeches, sentiments, and res ° p, the°,', vie tire!, destitute of truth. Why did there p"n n tio ,ie 01 '` to have the facts of the case inquired into lty the speeches ? This they have done. oof• I* , the P r earl ' , They make an assertion—l dare them to ~A R . „Al Bath, March 16, 1842. G. > l . " , ye) , i wrommimumrammommoins r .." -- --- L o w etie r. • TIIE CASE or MRS.1:17Ets: :::1111e ntr ibUt° r, " s gii, yesterday acknowledged, at the request of a c ii ° i ,. Lords ii T t poo t ' ceipt of 5/. on account of the widow Lucas• s of t he unto I expressed his hope that the deplorable ea" . , ti stie. , et ei,C widow would meet with the sympathy of tne_Lt The ele ..o ipt DEATH OE THE ELECTRICAL E.E n L• I%toli j a y r r s t di 1 0 0' eel at the Royal Adelaide Gallery died ° until Thumbs" cstlie. It had besn ill for a week, but it was wit va , , s. T . _ ..oit y to this '‘'`. Of that there was any st.iking difference ° , b r s o e u r g li v t ' .. o l ..t of its death was mortification. It wag u s of the riv,:),,tisifyi from one of the many tributary surf: ele snis on e t st ., ee . Amazons, about four sears ago, and w" o fe e t . ° is we ) it stiipify by an e'retric shock, at tw It s . ewe in Europe. Its food was small fish, , r: ` , l ,if i r :„ it „ j c c e . , uld l i t:ki stunned and stifled these fish before it a death. __.........e5.-- - _ when brought over here, and was blind some time _ ...... 1a 1 --T- - 13 II? Tl 7 S. o gre, '' On the 15th inst., in Orchard-street, Portman -A lady of Charles J. Whatman, Esq., of a 500. ". , t held Y Lr On the 14th inst., at Capeeure Boulogne-sur-'' of William Martin, Esq., of a daughter. 1 tiz--- --- 1e . -------- f ..---_ G , 02 R W a Wednesday, E y , s ( t i t! , e . f l t fi h t e lt DIED. wire o ation, after her confinement of a still. born c hild. ---- 11,11•0100.••••01.0.11,NWAYMON....MillIDOC., _______._--- ---- 1 : :,., 0 , . 44 K in i s n t g a ' n s t . , roa ll il l,ar London: Printed and Published. by 111URDO Yv V pis 113 No. 112, S - "'and , at The Sum °dice, No. 112, Strati the Count yof Middlese Friday, March 18,1842. guerite, the. _OO, of puerperal iu