The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-09 00:00:00

of a reduction, that in the present state of our intercourse with other countries with respect to the extinction of the slave trade, with the suspicion most unjustly thrown upon our motives, were we for mere pecuniary considerations to admit for the first time only the produce of Cuba and the Means, without having said one word as to an appellation with respect to the slave trade, it would be im possible to maintain the influence and the character which we now preserved.—(Hear.) This, at least, was certain, that men whose mo. fives were entirely disinterested, and free from all suspicion, Dr. Lushington, Sir Fowell Buxton, and others who had taken a very active part in the abolition of slavery, had protested in strong terms against the admission of foreign sugar without any stipulation with respect to slavery.--(Hear.) The 'Hon. and Learned Mem- ' ber for Dublin said that he would consent to destroy the monopoly and to admit foreign sugar into competition ; but he gave notice of an amendment to the proposal of the Noble Lord, to the effect that foreign sugar should be only taken from countries in which slavery did not exist.--(Hear.) Lord Brougham, who, he pre sumed, had taken as active a part as any man in the measures con nected with the. abolition of slavery—Lord Brougham gave it as his opinion, that the course which ought to be taken with respect to the admission of sugar, was to attempt to enter into stip u l a ti ons w i th countr i es holding s l ave s, and to negotiate for th e cons id erat i on of the condition of slaves , if no t for their emancipation. Those were th e groun d s on which he so siated the pr o p os. 1 o f the Noble Lord, and on w hich he onid feel it his duty to resist a similar proposal.—(Hear, hear.) It was acid that th ey h a d not made that distinction w i t h respect to co t to n and coffee ; b u t t o t h at he replied that w hilst those a r tic les , had already been admitted, th e ques ti on wa s whether sugar si ouid .now be admitted for the first time. There was also another ground of ; distinction. There was a material distinction between the cultivation of cotton and coffee, and the culti. vation of sugar, with respect to the severity' of the labour. —(Hear, hear.) Now the Noble Lord had referred to the taxes which had bee's repealed during the last '2O years as.. affording an available source of income. He was too wise to mention them in detail. It mightpe doubted how the working classes and the per. sons of small fortune, to whorri the Noble Lord had referred, • would receive such an intimation with respect to taxes which had beers repealed during that period.—(Hear, hear:) He (Sir Robert Peel) chose tire course of proposing an income tax, which would be so far levied upon property, that all persons with less than 1501. a year would be exempt Irons its operation.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord said, various taxes had been repealed which the Government might revive; which were those—Salt, leather, beer. True, they might raise a revenue from a re imposition of these taxes. But which was more advantageous to productive industry, that a tax should be laid on income and comparative ease, or that the Government should revive those taxes which bore immediately, though indirectly, on labour and industry ?—(Cheers.) He had taken the measure that was chiefly called for by the deficiency of the year. But that deficiency was not 2,500,0001. We had since sent six regiments to India. But as yet no supplemental military estimate had been laid before the House. The original deficiency of the year was about 2 , 2 50,0001. for which, and for calls we had yet to provide, He (Sir R. Peel) proposed to raise by taxation 4,300,000/. ; but much of Luis he would employ in remitting taxes on the raw ma. terials of manufacture. Those tenissions would amount to about 27 0,0001., and did any man question their policy? Not only did he propose to exempt productive industry from taxation, but he would, at the same time that he taxed other *lasses, stimulate in dustry and trade.—(Cheers.) With reference to the tariff, he cer. tainly had reduced duties on articles of subsistence which were be fire prohibitory. He hoped Hon Gentlemen opposite, he hoped Iris own friends beside him, he hoped the agricultural interests would suspend their judgment until he had had an opportunity of stating the whole case.—( Cheers.) He was very confident that though he made great reductions, though he permitted the importation of fresh meat at a very low duty, though he had abated the duty on salted meat, though he permitted, fur the first time, the importation of live cattle—though he did all this, yet he did net despair that be Should be able to show that it was for the benefit of all classes that he should do so.—(Hear, bear.) He would show them the progressive rise of the price of meat in this country—he would show that the production of cattle had not kept pace with the de. mand.—(Hear, hear.) He told them now before they voted for his income tax that though his duties were low, he would not con sent to raise them—(Cheers)—but still he was certain they would nut allow vague alarms to distress them. He was perfectly certain his friends wou:d not abandon him in the property tax. On the tariff he begged them to suspend their judgment until he had laid the whole case before them.—(Hekr, hear.) He would then show that other countries in Europe had felt the same inconveniences that we complained of—that in France population had increased more rapidly than the production of cattle—that a most extraordinary rise had taken place in the price of catt'e and meat—that, in consequence, a serious diminution of the consumption of meat per head had taken place throughout France, and that France was a cattle-importing country. He would show the agriculturists of this country that, therefore, their great neighbour, with apopulation of 33,000,000, so far from inundating theta with cattle, would be, on the contrary, our rival, In importing cattle from some third country. He would also show that the agriculturists had iro grounds of apprehension front Belgtum or Prussia—that their apprehensions were Plitt) , to be limited to a comparatively narrow district of Europe, and that so far from deprecating the importation of cattle, they ought in reality ,to consider that it would benefit themselves and every other class._ (Cheers.) He knew that efforts had been made to alarm the public mind on the subject. Amongst those attempts he had heard of a proposal to supply the City of York with fresh. meat from Hamburgh at 3d. a pound, while it was actually sd. a pound at Hamburgh itself.—(Loud cheers.) But he would not proceed farther on this subject at present. He pre.. sumed the Noble Lord would not quarrel with him for proposing to reduce the duties on the export of articles of manufacture. He should lose 100,0001. a year by it. But then the free traders on the opposite side of the House—those who have been clamouring for free trade—(Cheers) —who say that we ought to remove probi bitions—who say, that the manufacturing interest requires no pro tection; these, when he made some reduction in this protection. met him with this arguments." See these unfortunate men, you have selected them to be the victims of free trade," when they had been told, night after night, that the manufacturing interest wanted no protection at all,—(Cheers.) He was told, when peaking a reduction in the article of coffee, that he was making a needless reduction, and that he might have retained the duty at 102. or Bd., instead of remitting it to 4d. They had all read the report of the Import Duties' Committee, they had all heard of the advantages of reducing the duty on ooree, a ft er it had be en proved thet it was a bever age th a t would supersede all others; but when I* tried to make a reduction in that article, in order to facilitate its consumption, the argument be was met with was a taunt, that he was throwing a revenue away unnecessarily; and that if he kept the duty at Iod. or Bd., he would have prevented a loss of 100,0001. With regard to the timber duties, when Mr. Hume, who had been so often mentioned, said that timber was of the nature of a raw material of manu facture, and that they were guilty of the same folly by excluding it by a duty for the purposes or revenue, as France committed in excluding our arti . des—when he said that having iron, that having coals, if they only had wood they should be the most prcisPerous nation in the world, as they should possess all the elements of manufactures —yet when he reduced that duty, he was told that he was throwing away a revenue ! These arguments were brought forward, he would not say for party motives, but he thought for the purpose of delay; and in order to disparage the reductions he proposed to 'stoke, and to disprove the necessity of the income tax, of which 1,200,000/, was to be applied to that reduction; but he did trust that the good sense and judgment of the country would see through their fallacy, and appreciate the real boon which he proposed to confer, by the steps he had taken for the reduction of these duties. on substances that entered into manufactures as their raw mate. rial. These were the principles on which he proposed the mea sure to which the Hon. Gentleman 'had referred. But the Right Hon. Gentleman said that it was open to many objections—it was ftill of inequalities. As he said before, what vigorous system of taxation could be adopted, in the present state of the country, that would not be subject to the same charge ?—(Cheers.) They must either resort to direct or indirect taxation—it was a comparison of evils. He had never denied the inconvenience, the evils, if they liked, of an inquiry into the property of men, and if they had an income tax It was unavoidable. They might modify or mitigate the evil, but they ought to give the honest man a se curity that he should not pay more on account of the evasion of the dishonest. He was afraid that he must admit some deglee of inquisitionoo be inseparable from the income tax. It was so; but the Noble Lord must admit with him, that if they had a tax on realised property it would opeiate as a tax on income also. Let him observe that ttiese who supported a property tax could not suSaort the proposition of the. Noble Lord. It was impossible that they could vote with hiM, for his resolutions were as much pointed at a tax on 'realised property as at a tax on income. The Right lion.Gentlman painted in glowing and eloquent colours the position of a man who, by the exercise of his intellect, earned the subsistence for hi; family, and on whom he (Sir R. Peel) called for an equal share of the tax with Use man of property. Had the Right Hon.. Gentlenian no sympathy for the same man, supposing he imposed , upon him a house-tax, or increased his window-tax ? If he offered to him, to whom light might be necessary, no alter native but the payment of a new window tax, or closing his house agai..st light and air, he thought that, if he had the power of ima gination, and the force of expression of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he could paint in colours equally glowing the situation of that marl on whom the window tax imposed that melancholy alternative. He might impale that tax which was so injurious to health, and they might then hear of the misery of the man who, having his children around him, had no alternative but * to submit to an impost he could hardly bear or to shutout from his dwelling the light of day and the access of air. What tax could be imposed that an eloquent man could not paiirt as a source of distress and misery in the same manner ? If he adopted the proposal of the Noble Lord, and suljected men to an assessed tax, he could prove that the consequence of that increase in the assessed taxes would inevitably be severe privations on a person with an in come of 300/. royear ; he might call, as his contribution to the tax, for about ft., but if he could show that man that in lieu of it he presented himfwith a reduction in the cost of living that should compesisate him to the full amount of his contributions—if he could give him cheaper food, cheaper furniture, and articles of comparative luxury, at a cheaper rateovhicia was the best proposal for that man —that Ire should ask him to contribute 8/, to the income tax, and restore to him 101 by a diminished cost of living, or should he snake the rich man escape the impost by going abroad, and leave him who was necessitous to remain at home, subject to the increased amount of taxation ?—( Cheers.) He did not deny the disadvantage et' this tax, but he felt it to be necessary on account of their political necessities, which he did net exaggerate—which lie would not exaggerate—but which he would say he was certain that the spirit and energy of the country would repair, and repair speedily. It would require great exertion. Let them there. fore make that exertion. The exertion itself would be the first step towards recovery. The demonstration of their intention to meet it, was half the victory. But if they faltered—if they per atetest in painting in glowing colours the miserable state of those who had topay towards the tax, he could not but consider it unwise. But now that the Funds were at 91, he asked who made them at 01 2—(Great cheering from the Tories.) Public credit was high, —(Cheers)—and Right Hon. Gentleman opposite mid they could have a loan readily. Miserable financiers !—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh.") Ho begged pardon for what he had uttered in the heat of debate, but Hon. Gentlemen opposite had said that public resources were confided to his energies. They told the house to throw out the income tax, and to raise a fresh loan to cover the ex. lenses of their Indian war.—(Cheers.) They saggested a new loan which would depress the funds, although the funds were now high, through the general confidence that Parliament would legislate upon the deficiency. He had been taunted by the Noble Lord, and those who supported him had been taunted, with persevering in these measures, because if they could not succeed it would be necessary for his party to retire from the Administration.—(Cheers from the Opposition.) Yet, might it not be perfectly legitimate for persons The French Journals of Thursday have been received, who differed in details from the Government - in the measures they , bat they contain no political news of interest. We sub had proceed, aml yet had confid ence in their general policy, 'oil extracts f rom them : to continue their support (Load cheers) when they The Journal des Cher (Bourges) of th e s t h says—" It is housewidow; an lug.) been unfortun.de, and they believed incompetent(o teat *cheer lug. ) For his part, be believed that it was more for the inters* an ancient convent of St. Ambrose, of which some ruins are of the Monarchy—more for the stren gt h and p er manence of the , now left, posse s s es gre a t domains, and the P re t en d er would Executive Gosarnment—tnore for th ecre di t arid character of public' find there a re li c w hi c h must be ear to every Spanish hears men, that a Ministry, being defeated on a great rneasute, should ; we mean the mort a l remains o f t h e noble Captain ROd'sia-; yield to others the conduct of public affairs, go on rather th an year .D . ade Devar, so c e l e b ra t e d b y t h e name of the Cid after year pr.eracing a miserable existsnee th rough the toleration were brought to Bourges more than 30 years age , by they Athey i " of those—(Crles of " Oh, oh") —though the t o l eration of Those Dui and' s h us b an d, w h o h e ld a hi who were better entitled than themselves to the e on fideneteerf the ministration of the Fre n ch ar m ie s i n Spain. gh " post in th a military ad country, and mo r e co mpetent to maintain it.-ea(Cheers ) They It was affirmed yesterday says the Debafs, that the French taunted him with adopting the measures of his opponents,_(o ppas G overnment had received intelligence of th e f a ll sition cheers.) Was the in c ome-tax theirs ?—(Cheers arid laughte r .) I Mehem e t Pacha.— Ccmstitutionnel. of latit yeas to assent hed he meddled with the savings' banks.—(Cheers.): Had he added .! We have already stated that a jury of inquiry 5 per cent. to the customs ?—(Cheers.) Had he put I 0 per cent, ble at Barcelona, to decide whether there were grounds for o f life French, and for upon the assessed taxes ? —(Cheers:) H e h a d not taken a the prosecution of the Constitutionnel of that city., for a violent single measure from the late • Administration, although they setts action of the Captain - General c t h he Co pir ns o t y l ia h c a e d , de w m h a o n h d ad ed article_ which it published in February last, wgeinst the King had adopted several front 'his party without daring to avow referred the it.—(Cheers .) And the Measures of Gentlemen opposite were t he to the Government. The Regent brought forward, n in the meridian of their power, but when they ng felt that th e y h ad forfeited the confidence of the country.—(M buch avi ordered a poaecution, a relimir ry jury was sum cheering.) Agreeing as he did with Lord Melbourne, that although moned according o r the laws of S p ain,relative there might be various opinions on the form of Government which the press. The jury met o 1 iv to offences of n the 3 lit ult., and notwithstanding was most calculated to promote the advancentent of the nation, and the virulence of the article, in whichthe K King 'of the French the happiness of all—that some might be for a monarchical and others a republican form—yet the worst of all Govern ments was that which had not strength to support itself, but existed upon the sufference of others.—(Cheers.) He did not of course Say that the continuance of a Government ought to depend upon its power of carrying a majority in that House upon all minor questions, but he thought that on questions which were considered essential to the public welfare, it was infi. nitely better for the public welfare—if the House was of opinion that the measures of the Government ought not to be adopted, the confidence of the'House and country should be transferred to those who were able to propose measures better suited to the exi gencies of the times:__ Mr. BROTHERTON rose amidst much confusion to move the adjournment, but Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose and said he wished to iay one word in answer to the Right Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon. Baronet had alluded to an expression of his (Lord J. Russell's), and said it was contumelious to Hon. Members of that House. Now that expression of his—which expression he did not wish either to explain or to withdraw —did not apply generally to any class of Members.—(" Oh, oh.") But there were Members of that House, who, it appeared, the farmers of the country supposed had given their adherence to the existing law respecting corn, and who supposed that they were in farour of the present prohibition and protection against their rivals of other climes. The farmers were, it seemed, not aware of the sound commercial principles which it appeared from the Right Hon. Gentleman's speech were held by Members upon that (the Ministerial) side of the House. Those Members had misrepresented him (Lord J. Russell). They had re. presented him as the bitter enemy of the farmer, and had repre sented their (the Opposition) conduct as generally hostile to the f inners. That expression ire had a right to resist : he felt he .sad a right to resent it. The expression he had used was not with any reference to the supporters of the measures of the Right Hon. Ba ronet, but to several of those who seemed strongly t connect them. selves with the Corn-laws. Mr. BROTHERTON said he was very glad the Noble Lord had followed the example of the light Hon. Baronet.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet had made a speech that would have been much more effective on another day. He had lost his temper, and evaded the rules of the House. The Rt. Hon. Bart. had deprecated the course pursued by the Hon. Member for Fins bury, and yet Hon. Gentlemen opposite had adopted a similar course themselves. He (Mr. Brothertorr) was quite satisfied with thi course he had taken in moving the adjournment of the debate a , half-past one o'clock.—( Laughter.) . Sir R. PEEL said he was quite sure he had not lost his temper. He had taken particular care not to infringe the rules of the House, and he had acted en the almost universal opinion of the House by taking the course he did , 1 is stated to b e " anx i ous f or th e d es t ruc ti on o f E spartero, although no t b o ld enoug h, lik e a F renc h man, to attack his enemy openly, but to be like a vile Ve ne ti an , w h o str ik es i n the dark, and who pours poison into the (-up; and who ints, perhaps, alrealy in Madrid assasslns charged with this infamous action; and paid enormously for that purpose," they came to an unanimous verdict that there were nogrounds forprotecution. " Letters from St. Petersburg, written by persons worthy or credit, announce," says the Presse, "that the Emperor Nicho las has promised the hand of the Grand Duchess Olga, to the Duke of Nassau." The Augsburg Gazette states from Paris that the hand of the Princess was positively solicited for the Duke de Bordeaux and refused by the Emperor on the ground of the previous engagement with the Duke of Nassau. It adds that the attempt is now to be made by the legitimate party to obtain for the Duke de Bordeaux, the hand of the youngest daughter of the Emperor, who is only 17 years of age, and that the Viscount d'Arlincourt is to proceed shortly to St. Peters burgh for the purpose.—Galigani's Messenger. BO URSE—PA ma, THURSDAY, APRIL 7. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pric.. Prie t . 'rench 5i er Conti ll7 95 ... 116 .. 117 90 ... 118 -q4 e Cents lO7 SC ... 1 750 ... 107 50 ... 107 50 Spit' Cants. 3 per t.. ants. ...... C4.61k et France t.attitte Sank 1,0011 Stares 5042 50 ...5042 5? ...5042 :0 ...5042 50 1.-ietan zeta delgian 5 per Cents. spe Cents., 1640 104% ... 104% ... 101% ... 104 ,I.nish Active YS% .. 25.% '... :6 1 4 ... :.5% % Passivf... 2 ortligueses per Cent-. ves,,ubta, /to ran.... O6 ... 106 ... 105Y4 ~. 105%, RAILWAY SHARES. Germain ••• ..... 00 00 00 ''''''' ersatilts. b 1-13 lount 00000 ........•....., 00000000000 , rltant, St atburg to Bale 817 50 ... 87 50 ... 817 50 817 50 342 50 .. 342 50 ... 34[ 25 ... 341 25 215 . 216 25 215 .. 216 25 525 ... 525 525 . L 25 570 ... 573 75 .. 5713 573 75 240 ... 240 1132 50 ... The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. O'Connell, presented this day to the Queen, at Buckingham Palace, an Address of Congratulation on; the birth of the Prince of Wales, from the Corporation of the city of Dub ' lin. His Lordship app eare d i n hi s S tate c i v i c robes, tt and was attended by his officers, and followed by a depu tation of Aldermen and Town Councillors of the • Cor poration, together with Mr. John O'Connell and , other gentlemen, the former being in their municipal robes.. The Duke of Wellington, Sir James Graham, and'other Cabinet Ministers, were present, at the reception of the Address. Sir R. Peel did not attend. The Protestant Dissenting Clergy also presented Congratulatory Ad dresses to her Majesty on the Birth of the Prince of Wales. A Guard of Honour and Military Band were in attend ance at Buckingham Palace, and a large concourse of spectators were assembled in the front. The usual Offi cers of State were present. • _ . Mr. WAKLEY said he hoped the Speaker would be kind enough to let them know whether there had been any evasion of the rules of the House. The SPEAKER said it appeared to him that the Right Hon. Gentleman was perfectly in order. A motion had been made to ad journ the question, and it was clear that the motion involved the main question. He considered the Right Hon. Baronet was per fectly in order. Dr. BO WRING then moved the adjournment of the debate t• Monday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House Adjourned at Quarter to Two o'Clock. Mr. Hume leaves town this evening to offer himself for the Montrose district of Burghs ; and we have no loubt of his success. TO OFFICERS a n d OTHERS go i ng ABR OAD, the WAREHOUSING DEPARTMENT, PAN TECHNICON, BELGRAVE-SQUARE, offers peculiar ael iantages, being fitted up with Fire-proof Iron Safety Rooms for the safe keeping of Furniture, Pictures, nooks, Plate, &c. They are light, dry, and well ventilated, aad the rents are moderate. 13 0 - I ju Separate Bins for Wines, to which parties may attach their ewn locks. Covered Spring Vans are kept for the Removal of Property to or from the Pantechnicon. R. PALLISER'S BANKRUPTCY. ei PALLISER, SIPLER, &c., of No. 8, ILA • FINSBURY-PLAtir LONDON, by the advice of his friends, begs to inform the Public that he is NOT in any way CONNECTED in trade with the Bankrupt. . THE WEATHER.—Noox, APRIL 9. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET tiermometer... 44) Highest 5O 1 Lowest 32 Barometer 30.39.—Wind N.E.—Freezing Point 22 Deg. -ar- HI II WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Itorning. 4 minutes after 1. I Evening 19 minutes after 1. " - gbg 4 44:: „*/ A„ PA .! 4.4 S N. 1,7 C Fti R _ .< ~~ s :11 fi, Ai?, " TiTho runs »layread," PO7iLEIGAT The original columns of the Paris journals are wholly without interest. They consist of an analysis of the discussion of Wed nesday in the Chamber of Deputies, with running comments chiefly on the Spanish question, which are strongly marked with party feeling, and are in essence either a mere reproduction of what was said by the speakers on the debate, or of the arguments already and frequently used by our Contemporaries on the same subject. " Letters from St. Petersburgh, written by persons worthy of credit, announce," says the Presse, " that the Emperor Nicholas has promised the hand of the Grand Duchess Olga to the Duke of Nassau." The Legitimist party in France are endeavouring to obtain for the Duke of Bordeaux the hand of the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Russia, who is only 17 years of age, and Viscount d'Arlincourt is to proceed sh ort l y to St. Petersburgh for this purpose. It was some time ago stated in The Sun that a Jury of Inquiry was to be assembled at Barcelona, to decide whether there were grounds for the prosecution of the Constitutional of that city for a violent article which is published against the King of the French, and for which the French Consul had de manded satisfaction. The Jury met on the 31st ult., and, not withstanding the virulence of the artieles, in which the King of the French Is stated to be anxious for the destruction of Espartero, although not bold enough, like a Frenchman, to attack his enemy openly, but to be " like a vile Venetian who strikes in the dark and and pours poison into the cup, and who has perhaps already in Madrid assassins charged with this infamous action," they came to an unanimous verdict that there were no grounds for pros& c utinn. PARIZ.A.;.I 2NTAILY. NA.V.ELL AN rim:am/inv. Captain John Simpson, who in 1793 distinguished himself al Toulon, and in 1801 at the capture of the Carriere French frigate, has just been appointed to Greenwich Hospital, in the room of 'Cap. fain Woodritre, deceased. .ONEY and COMIVIERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Engli s h Funds continue firm at the prices of yesterday; with, however, as is usual on a Saturday, but little busi ness. Consols are 904 i for Money, and 904 k for the Ac count; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891; New Three-ansl-a- Hall per Cents., 100}; Bank Stock, 166%, ex din.; Ex chequer Bills, 38 38 prem. Transactions in Foreign Bonds are limited, and the quota tions of these documents remain *such as before ; the quotation sf Peruvian being 17a ; Mexican, 41k 41; Buenos Ayres, 221 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 25} ; the Three per Cents, 25} k I. Railroad Shares are still good. Birmingham, 1761 ; Great Western, 93k 94 ; York and North Midland New Shares, 33 ; South Western, 60i ; South Eastern and Dover, 284 '281; Brighton, 37} ; the Loan Notes, 4 premium. The last accounts from China are considered to be unfavour able for a continuation of the present price of Tea, upon .he supposition that large supplies will be able to be drawn from Canton. That such will be the case during the present season is highly probable ; the necessities of the Chinese themselves, and the anxiety to get rid of the quantity which is most likely to be there, will induce shipments at almost any sacrifice. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAY/.. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties .... London ante. Brighten Ditto Loan N o t es i London aid Birmin g h am 9O Ditto .. to I Shares Vondon a n d S out h Wester* titesk 6o4k ... to South Eastern and Dover 5O ... to 2844 York and North Midland. Ditt• ?Sew Shares .. ... ........ li - COURSE OF EX-CHANGE--(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF.I2B 1 VS (Gibraltar ... .. . . Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .........2 U . 12 al. Genoa , 25 Antwerp l2 8 'Milan . ..... llamburgh AI. B. 13 15 'Venice 47 - . Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 7 0 Palermo, per 0 .... .. ... 40 z 120 Ditto, 3 months 25 95. Lisbon .... 521 Marseilles Ilourdeaux 26 0 Rio Janeiro 27 s Frankfort on M a i ne ... 152 Bahia Petersburgh, 3U s ... 364 Buenos Ayres Berlin-- ... .. . , .... 7 New York, 21 days sight 46k Vienna, effee. fl. 3M. 955 Phil a d e l p h ia 46 Trieste, ditto 9 57 PRICES OF 'BULLION, PER oz. Madrid Cadiz 36 Portugal Gold C0in...3 -17 5 Bilbao 3sk New Doubloons ... .:.0 0 0 Barcelona Seville PRICES OF IRISH STOCK S, DUBLIN, APRIL 7. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half St oc k 9Bk 'Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto New 1830... LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL B.—The market con tinues the same as last week, but, if any thing, a point lower. This applies, as heretofore, more particularly to the lower• than to the better qualities of good and good fair. There is no superabundance, and their relatively high quota tions show that they are duly appreciated. '1 hese remarks are intended to apply to American short staple ; but it is the same with Sea Islands. The qualities worth from 9}d. to 12d. are abundantly offered at the lowest quoted rates, while the fine and very fine are sought after. Brazils,. Egyptian, &c., as heretofore. Surats are with out change, not lower. There continues to he some export demand, and this morning there is a little increased de mend, on speculation, probably in some measure prompted by the low rate of discount at the Bank of England; but 4 TO JOSEPH HUME , ESQ . the week close s w ith out any re li ef from the long eontinued. ;1 ' previou s d u ll ness . Th e sales of the week amount to 25,780 1 (cony.) yo urs, o f the 4th instant, be. bags, of whi c h 3,000 A mer i can have been taken on speculation, s DEAR Six, —l have laid and 1,800 A mer i can and 110 Pernams for export. fore your Election Committee, a n d am di rected to say, LIVERPOOL SHARE M ARKET , A PRIL 8. A fair amount or, in reply, that while they appreciate your motives in nut business was done in several shares to-day, and the market on. coming forward until requested by all the burghs, yet the whole was firm. The following were sold at the quotationss 1 they can assure you, on the best authority, that the me: e New Easter n Counti es , 41. 15s. sd. ; Great Western Halves,. formality of a requisition is all th a t i s want i ng. M ost 6.5%, Fifths, Ioi ; N ew B r i ghtons, s}; Manchester and Leeds. of the Committee are public men, and a numbsr.of tl.em Quarters 5 ; North Midland Thirds, 221: 18s.. 4d. had conversations yesterday with very l a tter.- MiNcHzsrise. STOCK E XCHANGE, Areal. S.—Th ere _h as: ! tial.eleetors from most of the towns, severa and l en not e indivi been much buoyancy in the Share Market, and a general in-- 1 dual expressed a doubt as t o your be i ng returned by quiry fa r s t oc k , w i th an upward te n d ency i n prices. North a triumphant majority, provided you were on the spot, Midlands, 701; Midland Counties, 80 80}; Manchester and_ :,' be - Birmingham, 284 24 ; Bristol and Exeter, 404 41 ; Lancaster ' - • • your opponent . who he May You must be ass are 1 that the electors of aburgh, not being an associated body, and Preston, 27 27k. 1i are sometimes not easily brought into action ; a no 4LOYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY.) 1 toriety is attached to individual s w h o t a k e a l ea d i n ' Lortnow, APRIL B.—Wi n d this day at noon, N.E. j these matters, not always desi ra bl e ; an d t h e pract i ce at DEAL, APRIL B.—Wi n d, N . E ., moderate.--Arrd. from the• elections hitherto being, for can did ates to sol i c i t the River and sailed, Platina, Hobart T own ; Curraghmore, Ma-. electors, instead of the elect ors so li c i t i ng can di dates ; dras and Calcutta; Actiie and Actteon, New Orleans; Prince. all operates against the steps being taken, desired by George, Quebec. A schooner, supposed the Agnes, White,. s of you• The Committee, while they feel the delicacy are really sorry that you is reported to be on shore on the Paw Sand. coming 'Should hesitate in forward, especially when LIVERPOOL, APRIL B.—Wind E. —Sid. Rockliffe, Batavia; * your situation, Ursula, Calcutta ; Confederation, Valparaiso ; England, Ro— they are certain of your return ; they therefore your objections, and immediately Chester; Sharon, New York; Triton, Bay Chaleur ; Benjamin. `'• Burt and Brunette, Montego; Leda, Messina; Rosco Castle, S make lour appear ince in the district. A personal can - Odessa. Arrd. off, Bengal, New Orleans. . vase would not be required, an address from you to each hope you will waive TRIG NMoUrti, APRIL B.—Sld. Jane, and Susan, and- f town is all that would be necessary. Friendship, Newfoundland. The Committee are aware that a resolution was PLYMOUTH, APRIL B.—Sld. Star of the West; ditto Dahlia.. passed at a meeting of electors. in Montrose, on the Ist and Edward, Quebec. ' which, if not a requisition, was very near a - FALMOUTH, APRIL 7. Wind variable. Sid. Harvest. ' Instant,: • • At that P 7 proximating to it. Home,.Miramichi. 1 the first public letter sent you from this town. the an- SCILLY, APRIL 3. Arrd. Harkaway, Charleston. Arrd- ' off, 5, Watkins, Mauritius. , swers of Messrs. 'Warburton and Stanley, and the ad , BRISTOL, A PRIL B.—sid. Mable, Montreal ; Unique, Trieste. . dress of Mr. Carnegy, of Craigo, were all read ; and LANCASTER, Arun. 7.—Sld, Charlotte, Quebec. you, and you alone, were requested to come to the PORT TALBOT, APRIL 7.—Sld. William, Alicante. ' burghs. This was a most unequivosal declaration in CARDIFF, APRIL 7.—Sld. Messenger, Messina. your behalf, and, in the opinion of the Committee, WORKINGTON, APRIL 7.—The Ant, from Dublin, took the- ' ought to weigh greatly in inducing you to come forward. ground last night, fell over, and has received considerable- : In this town it will be almost unanimity. The sig damage. natures to the requisition are i ncreas i ng every h our; they DUBLIN, APRI L S.—Sid . J ohn and Hannah, Quebec. ' number of 200, and a number more can be Coax, APRIL 6.—Sld. Andover, St. John's, New Brunswick. * now upwards have declaredconfidently relied on. Manytheir will , HULL, APRIL B.—Sld. Andrew Marvel Quebec. ingness to siren the moment they are certain of your H./sextets, Arms. B.—The Spanish brig, which got ashore , . '' ' on the West R oc k s an d was carried into the River Colne is corning forward. The same f ee li ng i s operating to ' the Independiente, Bo ra t on , o f B arcelona. ' • a /great extent in the other burghs. Once make a public declaration that you are willing to undertake the duties of our representative, and all will be right. The writ for the election may, and very likely will, be issued soon, so there is little time for delay ; and, as all our exertions have heen spent to secure your return, the probability is, that should you refuse to come forward, that tho representation of the, burghs:may pass into the l hands of a person who will not represent the wants or . wishes of the community. It is to be reg re tt e d, th at at such a crisis the community will not step forward, and secure for themselves a representative according to their wishes • but after th e e x pl a nations no w g i ven, I trust you will lose not a moment in taking the necessary steps to secure the seat. Let no delicacy of feeling prevent you throwing yourself in the breach, when you know that you have only publicly to express your wish, and you are again the representative of the Angus burghs. The Committee will look for your address by return of post, also an intimation when you will be here in per son ; meanwhile, they will use every exertion, both here and in the other burghs, in your behalf. Nothing on their part will be left undone to secure your return. I am, dear Sir, in name of the Committee, your obc dient servant, Henry Carter, the assistant 'pave-digger at St. Luke's, Chelsea, who had been repeatedly examined at Queen-square, on a charge of stealing the bandies and plates off coffins, was fully committed for trial. FINNY ARTS. At the hundred and fourth anniversary festival of the Royal Society of Musicians of Great Brifain, held yesterday at Free. masons'-hall, it was stated that 15,0001. had been distributed since its formation, in assistance to indigent musicians, their widows, and !orphans. The Society possesses funded property and ground. rents, which annually produce 1,7231.. 12s. 6d. ; the test of its resources being received from subscriptions and donations. COITTZT-F.O.SIZION.A.BLE. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have left town for Leamington Spa. The Earl and Countess Grosvenor leave Motcombe House, Shaftes bury, on Monday next, for Grosvenor square. Lady Peel left town yesterday far Kemp-town, Brighton, Lord Wharncl:ffe has arrived in town from Wortley Hall, York shire. The Estil of Antrim will arrive in town from Hastings in a few days. The Lady of his Excellency the French Ambassador, holds her first assembly on the 20th Inst. The Countess of Bridgewater leaves Ashridge Castle on Thursday next for town. MISCELLANEOUS. By the death of Lord Rolle, the Clinton family, whose lineage is not less lengthy than their rent.roll, comes into possession of a vast accession of property. On this day, in 1626, died the celebrated Lord Bacon. During the reign of James I. he became Lord High Chancellor of Eng land, but being accused of corruption in office, he was fined and dismissed. The remainder of his life was passed in study, and his " Novuna Organum Scientiarum " alone has earned for him a deathless name. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE MON TROSE DISTRICT OF BURGHS, GENTLEMEN,—The flattering requisition I have re ceived from the Burghs of Forfar and Inverbervie, to gether with the resolution from the - electors of Montrose, and intimations from various friends in the Burghs that they believe my personal appearance is alone re quisite to ensure my being preferred as the representa tive to succeed Mr. Chalmers, induces me now to offer you publicly my services, on the conditions stated in my first letter to the Provost of Forfar, and to inform you, that in order to ascertain the true state of feeling in the Burghs, I intend to present myself immediately to the electors, and to declare myself a candidate for their suffrages, should I meet with the favourable reception I am led to anticipate. I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient humb!e servant, London, April 9, 1842. JOSEPH I-1 UM E. THE MARKETS -(THIS DAY.) WHITECHAPEL MARKET. Trade was brisk, and the prices were fully supported. Clover,. 21. Ws. to 51.85. ; H ay . 2 1 . to 41. 4s. ; Straw, 1/. 12s. to 1/.165. TEA MARKET. The market w as dull, and prices have a downward tendency. Congou Is. 100. per lb. cash. Prices st ea dy, but the TALLOW market MARKET was quiet. P. Y. Candle on the spot 465. 3d., and for delivery in the last three months of lie year 48s. per cwt. WOOL MARKET. The demand was steady and prides firm. Stocks are di-. minishing. RICE MARKET. East. India Rice was in good request, and priees firmer., Bengal Ss. to 12s. per cwt. FRUIT MARKET. Currants in good request, and prices firm at 545. to 595. per ewt ; Valentia Raisins 365. per cwt. WAKEFIELD CORN 'MARKET The supply of Wise .t was moderate, and prices were steady;: Barley full . , as drar ; Oats and S helling rather lower. No va-. nation in Beans and other articles. Wneat, Red, Essex and. Kent —s. 625. to Ns. One 655. .----..-- Norfolk and Sunlit ..... —l.s6s. to OGs. fine 625• —..---- Lin. Sad Cam. —s. 56i. t(, thls. tine 62,. •.--.......-- Yorkshire —a. 16r. to 51/.. fine 60.. ~---- White .. .--- Foreigr,, tied —a. —l. to 534 tine 15r. ---- White —s. —s. to —I. one elk Barley, Nerfollr ens! butll.lk 27c. to 24'. tine 50.. ..., .. Linealitshire Yorkshire Wok% --_, Foreign Beans, New ----- 01. 4 31 t 0 0 0 _.— s s . . ti fi n tl: 7 ,6 1. ; —a. to sIN. fine 225. data pr.ato eoland —. —I. to Ws. fine 225.' -••••••• —5 —c to 184. fine 204 ......... vriezlan4i and Smsil -- 144ealing .a• •• ••• lie. to 1 I } , ii A. pet Stone. Wait ihAling 2t,s. to 194. Od. per Lose. Rapeseed ..." —i. o — s e :,:-' 8 .. 4.Os ti . n 3 e s l4 . ( O s ii. p Pe er r 1 dl.°ltast Forfar, ATr i i gn l 7e,d1)842. JOHN BOATH, Jun. TO JOHN BOATH, JUN., ESQ., FORFAR. . London, April 9, 1842. Dear Sir,—After the flattering assurances and urgent solicitations contained in your letter on behalf o; my Election Committee in Forfar, or the 7thlnst., it m ert manifest a want of respect for the electors- of Forf,r and an indifference to the honour they have done iLe in requesting me to offer myself a candidate at the ensuing election, were I any longer to hold b: ck from declaring myself willing to undertake the duties of Representative for the Montrose district of Burghs. On the faith, therefore, of your assurances, and in the belief that an address to the electors of each burgh, together with my personal appearance on the spot, are all that is necessary- to ensure me the suffrages of my ancient constituents, I have waived my former objections, and dispatch, as you suggest, an ad dress, to the electors by this post, and further intend to leave London to-night, and to make my inrimediti.te ap pearance among them. At the same time, I still so far adhere to my first de claration, that if, after due i n quiries on the spot, I should find that my' kind well-wishers have over-rated the pro spect of success, I shall have no scruple in withdrawing myself from the trouble and expense of a doubtful election. With renewed thanks for your zeal and personal ex ertions--I remain,:clear Sir, your obedient, humble servant, (Signed) JOSEPH HUME. The Corn-keeping-out Bill was yesterday carried up to the Lords, and read a first time. It is not to be read a second time sooner than next Friday. Their Lordships transacted no business of importance. In the House of Commons, Mr. T. Duncombe brought on once more the question of presenting the petitions of the people against the income t,x, the decision on which question was put off till Monday. Mr. S. Crawford gave notice that on April 21st he would cal . the attention of the House to the petitions for extending the suf frage. In reply to Mr. Escott, Sir Robert Peel said the informatiod which the Government possessed concerning the melancholy cir• cumstance iu Affghanistan was not later than tlit possessed by the publ:c, chiefly derived from private sources. Colonel Fox called the attention of Sir James Graham to a pesti lential burial.place called Enon Chapel, but Sir James could not in terfere with it. The House then proceeded to the Report on the income tax resolutions, and was occupied with that subject the remainder of the evening. Lord Ellenborough, shortly after his arrival at Madras, attended by the heads of the different departments, Inspected the ship Lady Flora, which had been fitted up for conveying between 500 and 000 troops to China. LAW' AND PO LICE, Yesterday, at the Central Criminal Court, Henry Warboys, aged 26, a letter-carrier, pleaded guilty to a charge cf stealing a post letter and two sovereigns, and was sentenced to hard labour for eighteen months. Nicholson, another letter.carrier, who had been tried previously, was convicted of a similar a'ence, and sentenced to be transported for life. At Bow.street yesterday, T. Green, aged 18, a clerk in the General. Post-office, was charged with the same offence, and re manded for further examination. THE NATIONAIL -DEBT. (From Last Night's Gazette.) The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury havir tg certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the N. w . tional Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. IV., c. , sec. 1, that the actual expenditure of the United Kingdom f Great Britain and Ireland exceeded the actual revenue there( d , for the year ended the sth day of January 1842, by the sum a► f two millions one hundred and one thousand three hundred ai st I sixty-nine pounds, two shillings, and one penny; The Commissioxers for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will he applied by then, on account of the Sinking Fund, under the provisions of the said t Act, between the 7th day of April, 1842, and the sth dr y of July, 1842. S. HIGHAM, Comptroller.Genval. National Debt:office, April 6, 1842. ,2 *tronbiWbition SUN OFFICE, Three o'clock The more the question of an income tax is debated n Parliament, and discussed out of doors, the more the people of England must detest and abhor it. Well did Mr. SHIEL describe it in his eloquent speech last night in the House of Commons, when he said that it was a tax which the Tories themselves had admitted was un just, " inasmuch as it pressed lightly upon the affluent , but fell with with er i ng e ff ect upon the industrious classes —which established an inquisition into the circumstances of every person in this country, almost as abhorrent as the religious inquisition of Spain in the palmy days of the auto da fe brotherhood of Sr. DONlNlC—which, by the imposition of oaths, turned the Gospel itself into an im plement of taxation—which held out a premium to false hood, and inflicted a penalty upon truth—a tax, from which honesty could not escape, and in which fraud could not be caught—which held out a direct in ducement to perjury, and was therefore of all im posts the most immoral —which most vulgarized the fe , 2lings—which •was most 'abhorrent to the reli gious sentiments—and the most revolting to the moral sense of the English people." Never was there better description of this tax than is embodied in this extract from the speech of the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman. No tax ever was proposed more obnoxious to the genius of the British people, and should it be car ried in the shape in which it is now proposed, it will seal the doom of the Tory. Cabinet. We well know that Sir R. PEEL intends that it shall be perpetual. Upon this point it is important that the country should be correctly informed. But will the nation tolerate it ? It will not, and could not, even if it would; for its opera tion would inevitably have the effect of deranging and ruining the commercial credit, and consequently the trade of Great Britain. It is proposed as a temporary measure—it is intended to be a permanent one. As was well observed by Lord J. RUSSELL is the debate last night, once the tax is on, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER will be in no hurry to take it off." " The Tax," said the Noble Lord, " is certain for three years —it is probable for five years—and it is probable for five or ten years after that." The Noble Lord might with great truth have added, that instead of being probable for twenty years, Sir ROBERT PEEL would, with the utmost self-complacency and self-assurance, take a loan upon it for three hundred years. For the very reasons for which it is so unequal, so partially oppressive, so unjust, and so inquisitorial, is it intended to be permanent. In vain did Mr. SHIEL array the good sense of the toil-nurtured Sir ROBERT PEEL, the father, against the aristocracy-patted, arrogant quackery of Sir ROBERT I'EEL, the son, with a view to expose the fallacy that the poor were benefited by an in come tax. The wisdom of his ancestor was folly in the eyes of the' Tory Premier. He rather appeared to resent the gathering wisdom from a family tree, of which the stem was so very green. The speeches of Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. SHIEL made, never- Cieless, a very strong impression upon the House— so much so, indeed, that Sir ROBERT obtained a hearing with the utmost difficulty, and was listened to with much impatience even by his friends. In vain did he appeal to the agriculturists, by assur ing them that his tariff would not injure them —by attempting to prove to them that before reducing the duty on beef, there was no beef for importation—and that, in fact, he had been humbugging the mercantile and trading classes. They evidently had taken fright at the true picture of the income tax drawn by Mr. SHIEL. But if, without any actual necessity for so tyrannical and inquisitorial a measure, the country must suc c.unb for the present to the Tory yoke of an income tax, let the amendment proposed by Sir R. INouts, and which we were the first to suggest, be adopted. In order that the tax may operate with some degree of fairness upon struggling men, with incomes varying from 1501. to 5001. a year, let only the surplus over 1501. be taxed. At whatever sum the tax commences, it ought only to fall upon the surplus over and above that sum. The injustice of_ taxing an income of 1511. a year, de rived from manual toil, and earned for the support of a helpless young family, at the same rate as an in come of 10,0001. from land ; and relieving from taxa• tion altogether an income from the same source of 149/. for the-maintenance of an indivinual, is so monstrous that all common sense and right feeling revolts at it. Here it is that the sliding-scale is required, and not in the Corn Bill. But if we cannot obtain the sliding scale, let us insist that only the surplus revenue over the 150/. a-year shall be subject to this mDst tyrannical impost. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 9, 1842. PO LICE INTELLIG ENC MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (TR IS DA Y.) James Knight, a young man in the garb of an ostler, was charged with stealtig a 51. Bank of England note, under the following circumstances :—The prisoner, having been for some time out of a situation, was a sort of " hanger-on" and occa sional servant at the Swan Tavern, w in Mount-str ee t, Gr venor-square, kept by Mr. hmes Mitchell. On Wednesday last he was entrusted with a five-pound note to get change, and with which he decamped. Information being given to the police, be was stopped yesterday, at Hounslow, as he was passing through the town, the police recognizing him Lom the descrip tion that had been forwarded. He was filly committed. - UNION HALL,_(THIS DAY.) Two fashionably dressed gentleman, named William An drews and Timothy Jones, were placed at the bar, before Mr. Cottingham, charged with being drunk, and incapable of tak inc, care of themselves. 7Police constable 159 AI, stated that he met the gentleman in Welling'on-street, about ten o'clock, last night ; they were both so intoxicated, that they could hardly walk. He went up to theta, and asked them where they resided, but they were incapable of answering him ; he, therefore, took them to the stat ion -house. One of them said he had been tasting wine in the London Docks, and the ether said he had been helping his friend ; but, after leaving the Docks, time to them was a complete blank, till they awoke in the station-house. The policeman stated that Mr. Andrews hail 2501. in bank-- notes in his pock( t. Mr. COTTI Ncttam told them that they ought to be ashamed of their conduct. He considered that they had had sufficient punishment by being locked up all night in the station-house. He hoped this would be a warning to wine• merchants, not to give orders for to ting their wine to parties who did not know how to conduct themselves. —They were then discharged. HE MURDER AT PUTNEY. LATEST PARTICULARS—(THIS DAY.) About half-past ten o'clock this morning, Inspector Pearce, of the A division, received intelligence which leaves very little doubt but that the monster will be safe in his custody in the course of a few hours. The moment the news came to the ears of Pearce, he at once went and divested himself of his ordinary police apparel, and put on a suit of private clothes, and for fear of any resistance on the part of Good, should k be so fortunate as to capture him, he has obtained the valuable assistance of police-constables Gouges and Brook, who are also in private apparel, and 'have all three departed on their jour ney, which we hope may prove successful. Pearce, on being terrogated as to the road he was going, very wisely refused to tell, because, says he, " If it should reach the culprit's tars, he will of course bolt." So sanguine was Pearce when he started of apprehending Good, that he said, "I am greatly mistaken if I come back without him." A report was current this morning that the murdered female had been owned, but upon making inquiry at the proper quarter we find that such was not the case. A labouring man named Edward Whitehead applied at Union Hall this day, and stated that he met Daniel Good on Thurs day morning last in the' City. He appeared greatly excited, and wished him to write a letter to his master for him. They went into the Three Tuns, Coleman street, for that purpose. The subject of the letter was that he was going into the country for a few days to see his friends, and would return to his employment in the early part of next week. While he was writing the letter, Good seemed greatly excited; he exclaimed several times, "Good God," " I have done it," " There she is," and several oth er expres sions that a tt rac t e d the novice of the landlord, and several customers in the house. He afterwards left him in Cheap side; Good walked in the direction of Whitechapel. He was dressed very shabby • he had an old black h a t on , bl ue coat, brown kerseymere breeches, and shoes which appeared very much worn. Mr. Cottingham bound over the informant, to appear and give evidence at the inquest, next Tuesday. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) WIGAN. The Committee met at eleven o'clock. The vote of Joseph Walsh, which was objected to on the part of the petitioner, and adjourned from yesterday, was pro ce.ded with. The case was under the consideration► of the Committee when we went to press. LONGFORD. According to the arrangement ma d e yester d ay with the Counsel of both parties, this Committee only met this morn ing; at eleven o clock, pro forma, to adjourn till Monday. GREAT MARLOW. Mr. TALBOT replied this morning at great length upon the evidence against the vote of Jason Povey, which was objected to on Wednesday by the petitioners Counsel on the ground of bribery and has occupied the Committee ever since. The room was then cleared. In about a quarter of an hour the parties and Counsel were re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN stated that the vote 'was a bad vote and must be struck off. Mr. Sergeant Witaxonast then addressed the Com mittee on the part of the petitioner, and expressed a hope that, as the vote of Charles Gibbons was retained upon the sitting Member's poll solely on account of the credit given to the testimony Gf Richard Gibbons, in opposi tion to the evidence of the voter himself, and as this Richard Gibbons had been convicted before the Committee of giving false evidence in another case (for which he was now paying the penalty by incarceration in Newgate), the Commit tee would re-consider their decision. The Learned Sergeant cited several cases to show that the Committee had the power so to do. The CHAIRMAN then said, that Mr. Austen should be heard in reply on Monday, at eleven o'clock. The Committee then adjourned. CRIMINAL COURT -(THIS DAY) OLD COURT. ( Bel Ire Mr. Justice COLI , RIDGE. ) Anscombe, ageil :33. was placed at the bar, ellar:;ed with the wilful murder of her illegitimate child. The prisoner was a widow, employed in the house of Mr. Wood, of Great Queen-street, Westminster. She had chil dren during her marriage, which were still living. The child in question .was discovered in the dust-hole with a string round its neck. A surgeon was sent for, who examined the child, and from his evidence it appeared the au had been born alive. The Learned•JuDGE in summing up said that if the jury were not entirely satisfied with the evidence with respect to the charge of murder, it was still competent for them to return a verdict of guilty of concealment of the birth. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty of con cealment of the birth only, and the prisoner was sentenced to eigl.t months' imprisonment with hard labour. RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums re ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain tor the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to each. The return includes the money received for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer cluindize Week Miles Total. ended Name of Railway. Opened. £. a. (1. April 2 Birmingham & Derby Jtinct. 48i 1,130 13 10 1 Birmingham and Gloucester 55 1,661 15 6 3 Brandling Junction 25 586 11 1 .), Chester and Birkenhead .. 1 Dundee and Arbroath 1 Eastern Counties ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr .. .... ..... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenoek 22* 720 a 8 GrandJunct , Chester&Crewe 113 8,730 14 11 Great North of England 45 1,273 17 9 Great Western Hayle Hull cud Selby Lancaster & Preston Junction 20J 426 4 10 Liverpool and Manchester 3l 3,933 16 0 London and Birmingham...:— 112 i 14,902 16 5 London and Blackwall 3J 710 7 1 London and Brighton Ditto Shoreham Branch London and Croydon L , ndun and Green w i c h 34 858 8 2 London and South Western Manchester, Bolton, and Ihry 10 619 10 3 Manchester & Birmingham Manchester and Leeds ' 5l 4,348 18 10 Midland Counties 57 2,479 28i Newcastle and Carlisle ...... Newcastle and North Shields 7 399 10 3 Northern and Eastern North Midland North Union Preston and Wyre l9i 149 2 0 Sheffield and Manchester 7 259 8 11 Ulster York and North Midland 2B 1,570 18 0 Mar.2l April Mar.2B April 2 Mar..Sl April 4 Mar-31 A prill 3 COURT CIRCULAR. I.Cts Grace the Duke of Norfolk had an audience of the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and delivered totter Majesty the Ensigns of the Most Noble Order of the Garter worn by his late Fat her. The Duke of Cleveland had an audience, and delivered to her Mafecty the Ensigns of the Order of the Garter worn by his late father. 11e Marquis of Hertford had an audience of the Queen, and de- Hitt zed the. Ensigns of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, worn by his IWte father. 'T he Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday fornoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Major-General Wee nyss, and Colonel Bouverie. 1 - i is Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, was present yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners for .:Promoting the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding of the Houses of Pirai lament, at' Gwydyr House. Viscount Melbourne,- Viscount Pain ierston, Lord Francis Egerton, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, and Mr. Rogers were among the Commissioners present. 'flhe meeting broke up at four o'clock. mir Royal Hignesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Itoyml, were taking an airing in a carriage, yesterday. :a , er Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty, yes terday. 11,er Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing, in an open car• ria Re and four, yesterday afternoon. ie Queen *and Prince Albert honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal Suite included the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, the Earl of W gn , •wick, Major-General Wemy,s, and Colonel Bouverie. 7he Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace on Thursday ever ling included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Aor se Maria Dawson, the Rid and Countess of Rosslyn, and Sir RI ;13 ert and Lady Gardiner. The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended at tie Palace, and. in the course of the evening performed the following pieces : M and), Prussian (with a trio by It. Sibold). Overture, " Norma," CI tat les Raper. Irish Quadrilles, Jullien. Chorus, " Das Nreallager in Grenada, K. Kreutzer. Introduction and Polo. netts Berr. Romance from " Das Nachllager in Grenada," K. Kr.w utz.r . Valse, "La Arroganesa de la Zotta," MS. Galop Maitaire, Muller. ;tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess er• Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. 'The Duke of Cambridge returned on Thursday evening to his res :dente at Kew. .A Deputation from the Garden-seed Merchants, consisting of Allan, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Wrench, accompained by Cap. t sin Rotas, M.P., and Mr. Masterman, M.P., had an interview with ter Robert Peel on Thursday, at his otrcial residence, in Down it 7-street. 'The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday, at the "eign.office. :Mr Wilberforce had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at 'the Colonial-office. :Lady Peel left town yesterday, for Kemp Town, Brighton. :Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, has arrived in tc ove n from his seat, Wortley Hall, Yorkshire. John Malian, dentist, has returned to his rc sidence, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly, from attending profes s( orally at their respective Courts, their Serene Highnesses the re /cuing Dukes of Saxe Cobourg and Meiningen._ Globe. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN ;VIEETING. NEWMARKET, FRIDAY MORIUND. In the following list of fixtures for the ensuing meeting we have placed a * against the horses already here, or that will arrive in the course of a day or two :--- MONDAY.—The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, Est. ; 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 131 b ; 6 and aged, 9st 51b. A. F. Handicap of 25 Soya. each, 5 ft, if declared, &c., fora and 4 yrs old. Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, for 4 yrs old, &c. T. Y. C. The Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 toys. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old, &c. Ab. M. *Mr. Bowes's Lady of Silverkeld Well ; Mr. Bowes's Lass of Louton ; *Mr. Thornhill's Eusebia ; *Mr. Greville's Gunter ; Lord Jersey's f by Bay Middleton, out of Trampoline, and 'e by Buzzard, out of Cobweb; *Colonel Anson's The Pincher; Lord Lichfield's Aliss Van Amburgh, and c by Bay Middleton, out of Portrait's dam ; Lord Suffield's fby Camel, out of Al bania, and Juliana (no produce). The Tavistock Stakes ef 100 sovs. each, for 3 Irsold, &c. D.M *Duke of Bedford's c by the Tulip, out of Mona; *Lord Al bemarle's Robin; *Lord Stradb ro k e ' s c by Emilius, out of Mamina, and *c by Jerry, out of Marpessa, 100 h ft. D.M ' .-- *Lord Albe mar l e ' s N unc i o, Bst 71b, agst Lord Kelburnes c, by Retainer, dam, by St. Patrick, Bst 41b. TUESDAY.-The Tuesday's Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b, &c. *Lord Exeter's • Reversion ; Mr. Watt's f, by Bay Mid dleton, out of Nieotris ; *Air. Greville's Gunter ;* Lord Jersey's Trampoline filly ; Duke of Portland's f, by Bay Middleton, d by Reveller; Colonel Peel's Chatham; Lord Suffield's f, by Camel, out of Albania, and Juliana. The Grillron Stakes of 50 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old fillies. D.M. *Mr. Batson's f, by Jerry, out of Revelry; *Lord Albemarle's Dorothy ; *Mr. Thornbill's Eusebia ,at d Equation ,• Duke of Bedford's f, by Lancastrian, out of Plaything (allowed 31bs). The Coffee-room Stakes of 110 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, &c. 'R. M. *Lord Albemarle's Robin ; *Mr. Batson's Acacia colt ; *Duke • of Grafton ns c, by Jerry, out of Petulance ;*Lord Chesterfield's three colt; *Lord Exeter's Revocation; Duke of Bedford's ch c, by Hymen, out of Mysie. Sweepstakes of 100 cove, each, for foals of 1839; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. R. AI. *Mr. Falconer's c by Bay Middleton, out of Observatory (al lowed 31bs) ; c by Glaucus, out of Minnow (allowed 31bs) ; and f by Camel, out of Codicil ; *Duke of Grafton's Canadian, Mr. Combe's Cr iterion,*LordOrford's Adelgund (allowed :Jibs), Colonel Anson's Hollandaise, Lord Chesterfield's Beadsman, and Lord G. Bentinck's Gaper. Th e l as t th ree are foals of 140. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. D.M. Lord G. Bentinek's Tedworth, Mr. Thornhill's St. James, *Mr. Houldsworth's Darling, *Lord Word's Wild Duck colt, *Mr. Fulwar Craven's Don't-say-no, and Captain Williamson's Namable. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h ft. D.M. *Mr. Thornhill's Equation, Bst 101 b ; Lord Kelburne's Sis ;er to Pathfinder, Bst tOlb ; Lord G. Bentiuck 'a Nina (dead), Bst 71b. The Oatlands, of 50 sovs. each, h ft, and only l 0 ft., if declared, &c. *Duke cf Rutland's The Genius, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ; Lord Exe ter's Cesarewitch, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Lord Kelburr.e's c by Muley Moloch, d by Actaeon, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ; Col one l Peel's Lam not-aware, aged, Bst 71b, paid forfeit. Subscription of 501; for three yrs old, 7st; four yrs, 7st 71b ; five yrs, 9st; six yrs and aged, 9st 21b. T. Y.C. The Column Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three years old, &c. R. M. Mr. Cookes' Palinurus (allowed 31b), and *f Ballet (al lowed 51 . 1)); *Lord Orford's f Adelgund (a.lowed 31b),anil fby Clearwell, out of Chapeau de Espagne's dam (allowed 31b); Mr. Watts' f by Plenipotentiary, out of Mytrha (allo we d 51b) ; Mr. Wagstaff's Monteagle (allowed 31b) ; *Lord Exe ter's Reversion and *Valance ; *Mr. Thornhill's Evasion and *Eusebia; *Colonel Anson's The Puncher; *Mr. Bowes's The Lady of Silverkeld Well • *Mr. Batson's Ac ac i a co l t (al lowed 31b) ; *Lord Stradbroke's: cby Emilius, out of Meinina (allowed 31b); fby St. Patrick, out of Begum (allowed 31b), and fby Bizarre, out of Adeline; Lord G. Bentinck's Fire brand and Flytrap (allowed 51b) ; *Colonel Peel's Chatham (allowed 31b), and* A rchy ; *Lord Chesterfield's f by MuleyMo loch, out of Young Petuaria (allowed 31b); *AIL Houlds worth's Darling (allowed 51b); Sir. Nevill's c by Veloci pede, out of Atnadon (allowed 31h); *Duke of Port land's f by Bay :Middleton, o u t o f Souvenir (al lowed 31b), *f by Bay Middleto n , d am b y Reveller (al lowed .s!b), and *f by Dr. Syntax, out of Ruth, (allowed 31b, wrong entry); and Lord G. B ent i nck ' s Nina (dead); Vocalist, (dead); f out of Her Majesty (dead) ; Colonel Peel's twin colts (dead), by Touchstone, our of Fille de Joie. • Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for fillies, Bst 71b. RM. *Duke of Rutland's f by Bizarre, out of Flambeau's data ; *Lord Chesterfield's Die-bar ; *Mr. Thornhill's Equation. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each ; co:ts, est7lb ; fillies, Bst 31b. &e• T. Y. C. Lord Lichfield's Miss Van Amburgh (allowed 31bs); *Mr. Thornhill's Espartero ; Sir. Bowes' Lass of Louton, (allowed 31b) ; *Mr. Cooper's Edgeworth Bess (allowed 31b) ; Lord G. Bentinek's Nina (dead). Match-200, h ft. D.M.—*Duke of Bedford's John o'Gaunt, Bst 71b, against *Lord Orford's Bridal, fist. ItsnAY. —: Subscription Plate of 501.; for 3 yrs, Est 121 b ; 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; 5 yrs, 9st ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b. D. M. The whaler to be sold for 3001. • Handicap of 20 sovs. each, for 4 years old, &c. A. F. Sweepstakes of 100 sorts. each, for foals of 1839, &c. D.M. Mr. Kirby's Royer (allowed 31b) ; *Mr. Sadler's Barrier and Defier; Mr. Thornhill's St. James and •Espartero; *Lord THE " TIMES " versus SIR R. PEEL. It has been our misfortene several times to differ from Sir Itobort Peel, on questions of precedent and privilege. We be were not so great s eter for such reatters--his con. (Met with respect to them constitutes one of the chief blemishes of his Parliamentary life. _ Nothing detracts more materially from- the influence and moral position of a Minister than the habit of appealing to the mere arbitrary traditions or esprit de corps of the House of Commons, in opposition to reasonings founded upon the principles of constitutional liberty and jus tice. Nor c n anything be a greater mistake than to suppose that such a course of proceeding tends, in an enlightened age, to maintain the dignity or respectability of the House of Com mons itself. " Sic volo, sic jubeo, sit pro ratione voluntas" is not the tone in which those should addrese e the country, who were elected to be the Representatives, and not. the masters, of the people. Parliamentary privilege is tolerable only so far as it is neces sary for the due performance of the legislative and deliberative functions of the Houses of Parliament. When carried further, it is a breach of trust, and a gross abuse of the opportunities of an irresponsible position : instead of consolidating the system of constitutional government, it tends directly to its disturbance and corruption. It was on such grounds as these that vie felt and spoke so strongly as we did, when a former Howe of Cointeons assailed the liberties of the subject in the ease of the Sheriffs of London. And on similsr groan's we may be prepared to urge (if the new system of Election Committees should justify our anticipations of its failure), that no pretence of privilege ought to stand between the people and the pro tection of a settled law in the exercise of their electoral fran chise. Orr both these points we have unfortunately differed, and probably may hereafter difler, from Sir Robert Peel, • Parliamentary precedent, even in matters purely tndifferent, can be of no value except as facilitating the due performance of the functions of Parliament. Whoever can show that it operates as an impediment rather than an assistance to public business, makes out a sufficient case for departing from it. There is no sanctity in the thing itself, apart from the reasons on which it was founded. Much more, whet: it has be e n established in derog a ti on or restr i ct i on of any popular right, must there be very strong reasons of expediency indeed to make it justifiable in the first instance, and the moment those reasons cease, the justification for maintaining it is gone. We have been led to make these remarks by the debate which took place in the House of Commons on Thursday on Mr. Duecombe's motion 'tlor discontinuing the practice of the House whit h precludes the presentation of petitions up in the subject of anv tax or duty under its consideration." Our first impression, when we saw this notice and the name of the mover, was, that it was a factious proceeding, designed for the sole purpose of embarrassing the Government ; and we may still be permitted to doubt whether it would have been brought for ward by the Member for Finsbury, or supported by Mr. Mac aulay or Sir G. Grey, if the proposal for a tax presumed to be unpopular had emanated from a Whig instead of a Conserve live Ministry. But, from whatever motive, the motion was made and argued, and we have risen from a perusal of the de bate with feelings of regret that it should have been resisted on the part of Sir Robert Peel. We scarcely ever remember a discussion in which the preponderance of reasoning was more clearly or more strongly on the side of the minority. To ar guments which proved that this practice, so manifestly diffi cult to defend upon any ground of principle, was founded upon the apprehension of an inconvenience which, under the present rules of the House of Commons, could not possibly arise— nay more, that, under existing circumstances, adherence to it will have a tendency to produce that very inconvenience against which it was meant to provide—Sir Robert Peel thought it enough to answer, that the practice was 144 years old, and that ke " should consider himself as departing from his duty," if he did not oppose " a departure from the constitutional usage of the House of Commons, established at the period of the Revo lution, and unifohnly adhered to since." One thing seems to us pretty plain—the usage in question is a most no:constitutional usage, urtless it can be shown to be ne cessary or highly expedient for the due performance of the functions of the House. Sir G. Clerk admitted : as much, when he acknowledged "that the doors of the House should be thrown open as widely as .possible to the petitions of the people, and that no rule established for the .convenience ofthe House, or of Members of the Rouse, ought to stand in the way of that which was the undoubted right and one of the most valuable privileges of the people." If there is any one class of subjects on which, abstractly speaking, thepeople would seem to have an a fortiori right to be heard, it is that of pro positions for the levying of new taxes. Taxation, as Mr. Macaulay well observed, is a matter within the peculiar pro vince of the House of Commons—and why? Because the House of Commons represents the people, and the the or y o f the Constitution is, that th e p eop l e should tax themselves. How absurd, then, to give the House of Commons an exclusive con trol over taxation, because it represents the sentiments of the people, and then to debar the people from access to the House of Commons in the usual constitutional way, for the purpose of expressing their sentiments upon this subject ! Prima facie, the case is so strong, that the usage seems hardly justifiable under any circumstances. But under the old practice, which suffered petitions to be presented, and speeches to be made and debates taken upon them, at any or every sitting of the House, the inconvenience of receiving petitions against new taxes, would have been so great, that it was an absolute matter of necessity to exclude them. In the words of Mr. Fox, as quoted en Thursday by Sir G. Clerk, "if it were allowed to any man in the country to present petitions against any new tax by which he might be affected, it would be perfectly impossible for the business of the country to go on." Why ? Because, as Mr. Macaulay. said, every member of the Opposition might have made a speech upon every petition, and it could never have been known when general business would commence. But now the case is totally altered. The House now sits for two hours in the afternoon on purpose to transact private business and receive petitions ; anti no petition can be presented when the sitting is re sumed for general business. Every individual in the nation might now petition separately upon every subject which comes under discussion in Parliament without involving any impediment whatever to the public business. Speeches cannot now be made, or debates taken, upon arty petition, except by special motion, of which previous notice must be given ; and it wouli be easy (should that be thought expedient) to receive petitions en the subject of taxation in the ordinary course, without permitting theta to be afterwards made the subject of motions. There could, therefore, be no inconvenience in re ceiving these petitions; but, on the contrary, there may be great inconvenience in continuing to reject them. " See," said Mr. Macaulay, a• what will be the consequence —the repre sentatives of those constituencies which are opposed to the tax, prevented from presenting their petitions, will be induced to introduce them into their speeches. 'I hey cannot, of course, be interdicted from reading any petitiors in their speeches. Many will do this; I, for one, will do it on the first opportu nity ; and thus petitions, denied reception in a legitimate, and regular way, will be forced into notice in an irregular and ille gitimate way." We are sure that Sir R. Peel, in the course which he has taken in this matter, has no other object in view than to main tain a long-established Parliamentary usage. But to maintain/ a Parliamentary usage without a reason, is a kind of Conserve. tism of Which we do not appreciate the value. Exeter's Reversion and *Fares (wrong nominatibi Portland's c by Bay Middleton, ont of Manto (' Di.ke of Grafton's Citradian ; Slr. Wwwaff's W A efo,o's Wiseacre; Lord AiL,rrna ' , Col. Peel's Chatham (allowed 311 i) ; Wil Ramble, and f by Camel out of Albania (allowed The Vacillation Stakes of 100 sovs. each, & *Lord Chesterfiel.,'s Dirce colt (allowed 311 bar (allowed 31b1 ; Mr. Thornhill's St. James, an Lord Lichfi. ld's Miniature colt (allowed 31b), (allowed alb) ; Lord George 13 entinck's Tedworth and Flytrap ( allowed 31b). Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft for 3 years Lord Lichfield's c by Ray Middleton, out of *Duke of Beaufort's c by Camel, out of IV dam Lord G. Bentinck's Flytrap ; *Colonel Pi *Lord Chesterfield's Johnny Faa ; *Lord Exetei Lord Jersey's Brother to Phcenix. FRIPAY. - Sweepstakes of 60 sovs. each, 40 *Duke of Portland's f by Bay Middl ton, d (allowed albs); *Duke of Rutland's Bizarre Graftcm's bl fby Jerry, out of Whizgig ; *Lord Dil-bar (allowed albs); and Lord Lichfield's Amburgh. The Portrait Stakes of 10 soya. each, &c. T. I:fr. Rawli, son's Coronation (broke down) ; *Di land's Sir fiats; *Duke of Bedford's John o' Al iemarle's Ralph ; *Lord Exeter's uesarewitch I.l.letternich. Match, 99, h ft; first half of Ab. M.—*Lord Anti-Dickens, Bst 51bs, agst *Colonel Peel's f by Mary Atm, Bst 41b. Match, 200 h ft ; R. 1 1 1.—*Colonel Peel's Arcs agst *Lord Keiburne's fby Retriever dby Ardrossa!t . Match, 200, h f t; D . M —Lord Lichfield's Miss 'am t burgh, agst "Mr. Gre,ille's Edgeworth Bess, Bst 7 11) * no day mentioned. Lord Exeter's Albion, agst *Lord Orford's c by Jer t l f of Petulance ; Bst 71b each ; D. M. 200, h ft. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH STEEPLE CHASE Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 adAed, 12,t ego' Three miles. Mr. King nd V anguar d , 6 yrs (Mr. Goddsrd) Mr. Lampleigh nd The Romp Mr. Ekin's 7he Duenna, aged• Mr. Farley nd Matilda, 6 yrs .................................. ' Several others s t arte d . 1 4 I e' The Selling St a k es o f 2 soya. each, and 10 added, 1 - s t oill &e., were won by Mr. Braoley's John Bull (owner) b e d s Mr. Halford' s L the Bob, Mr. S new i ng ' s Actor, and five ° AYLESBURY STEEPLE CHASE. go b! The Purse o f 30/ . , & c., 1 2 . t each, four miles, was °OOl Baron R o th sc hild' s G rouse beating eight cohers,and tb°ll",r,. Silver Plate, by M r . L epper ' s P loughboy beating four e t be n ' STEEPLE CHASE. tbt A 'Sweepstakes of 2 s ous . eac h was won by Mr. ApPleg'). Nerham Lass beating Mr. Heseltine's Jerry and five others' DURHAM RACE_---S—Fainay. eld The Two year old St a k es of 10 guineas each, and Vs Three qrs. of a mile. Mr. Bell's Winesour, est 31b Mr. Russell' s I n h er i tess ..... ' Lord Eglinton' s c b y E m ili us— Variation, Bst 3 ( 11/ He .. 5 . 8 . e . 1 .. . ... ...... Wonly half a l engt h . SePZ The Maid e n pl a t e was won in four heats by ,r'irior Eboracum, 3 yrs, beati ng M r . S m i t h' s Candide, S i r. Da tes Biddy, and 5 others. BET FING AT MANCHESTER—FmnaIr• 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-11 to 2 agst Timoleon• to' CHESTER Cur.—ll to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn, „iris apt Cormorant, 20 to 1 agst Satirist, 25 to 1 agst The 8 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentirick's lot, 35 to 1 agst the Y"'" '1 he rest as before. I DERBY.-17 to 1 agst Chatham, 18 to 1 agst E'ers, ho t agst Day's l o t, 45 agst M r. Osbaldeston ' s lot. No other 0 OAKS.-11 to 1 ags t P ass i on,loo to 5 agst - Equat i oe "- 13 STAMP DUTY ON LEGACIES, „ A Return, s h ow i ng t h e Amount of Capitalon %Ouch ther:tb Rates of L egacy D uty h ave b een paid in. Great BritaiT; year 1841 (in continuation et Parliamentary Paptir ,ch 17th March, 1841) : t o — rn ol ie S e i‘r is -P 1 1 1: -. Pit fe t ,i P a r , with 4 .1; Lift , Assi dank build ,/aritages keurit), ma WeLalariaprs r tii t rtk, 10, P Pd and A' SUr NTATIO ASSUR. Envoi J. Li t n i t i , : x o . T G ;o o l l l' :(l l " ,:h eo l: G ge fa u n t hgi A ive eamor Wheal ACTUAIRY Puys 4tlcrroas HANKIRs A NTA t w ind aceurnt 0 - lhirds Pre "" 4 ,„ ts annually '''•ll. Poll eie o ffi Iv es ee, wit The best and t f s. 4:'the policl2y -849 I Is. c ti,_bages at 50, ani Two 'lke detailed an "'led post frei the Pure, una first distin `l4li s h d . sol i 4,iption of spit Ea' "red this I rt wholes7m , 4, °4 r ; and, th 44 any other L e refore do "'re they P" ' 4 k 1 ft uo , u allow anted twelve fr" 1 1" ; eighte ‘4, - r months c ovor proof,: It . T. BRov 'et, and 15 * 7 1 tin 0, )( SIGHT V_, lIONI2 i!.7-invente RATIV tlts 4 5 . 1 e 0l Vi t e fl t itn!illeeneetaihsris d es e i°'e '' l . t nni s h ie t nel ro l lllt s u ßat9 . a y Qniara G rudn : n V: dbbd i h f with pet e° , r ltt• G. Si y Pettigr Hooper,. k.taeriek Lei t 1 ir 4 G r .alle y Y r illYYd. L : f l ivr a w°E wl i Eset r s igi ". H. L"' ••T p T .lki nt J a e ss a cio fre lr s ni o , ° : 12 . 0m • Shillito, a iillitra Con c ' t ; H. Kende te r _ arle a T un 11 . Colebou I .„Aington. ss• I‘.l`Cann, Is•rauel Ban `v • Jones, E .b.aquare. vi v English A. Barklom bury. • 3 . I'o II ~ • Stodd ar t • H. Walk Highare, award In placin tne , oaors. INN ISIBL Rhteh thous Is not large 111 * cavity c to , _la no r pei '1 its use dittim theß• in %stie s the 4 e/nes the T ess the P nee Gr ace . Isiznehoste All and 76, Ni In tons, %„eeom ry .t.stablishn 1-113; LO attemp se to ,i 1 :7. anti dui Blln ("f the td, t r oof safes stze &, s fitt4 • the ( 1411,10 n n 41, ert.' CatrrioN An ' e t, , oc t. "I'll • Atm c uni 0 Mary tr T ' ti ` l ON the wil ..hd a tew ue will pr *ar t il y. In no Inrapper rd-Nt be Sold b y I,Y ( R , b ut for fi the m ,, ackt„ w , tjp,° fb tit -X, the, ‘c 1 ' - Wei 'Ol%, " Cewe the i Seld k n r 2 h ,; ) o x , „. k, ibn) (a!lorreft,ii (Mon r 5 , 1 1-Ip s P 0,04 . liiarcsoo' Ole CO -- '' 31b). t Ol e T Y TT he lb), and ,eet,el,, —ES ri d t E.paftj 1 7ttt 3 .6 i) to rec sad 45enizer s ton; „ i(aCoAel from dip the Ne; old P'"„ , 4 , 1 ha .rth of I) . 4vi l t r eP e li e d L eart r si s ° ter's Ail,' by 11e f ,, 4 C 0 [1 ft. I', , f ; *D O I,I LAy cbeste Eta rf e o t 41 1.," ' ti ArtH*,opßl, '', Of r. 31. iii• g p 4i,„Fl°e:k at c ' • Nr• F Sh Pr' o d Slane , Thy, Fs t ' [Wa n. A , iS3 Van Aro.4DELP Ist 71b. th can EK be by Jerrl, tille,,ie" Y L allow e Fp r INNT • A t. —pre • _Fop eh h 6 nod u IA each, 441119 l°llths Months 3rodc101) Pa YEAR 1841. I/. Os. per cent. 21,823 d ,293 6 ~8 21. I:is. ~ 57,913 6 ' 31. Os. „ ... ...... ... 12,937,280 8 i l ,. 41. Os. „ ............ 27,386 45 " 1,440.504 1 6 8 6/. Os. „ ....... 338,509 7 ~ el. Os. 15,327 6 ", ..... 101. 03. „ 4,836,306 19 ' 41,476,521 1 10 of AN AISTRACT OF THE T OTAL AMOUNT UNDIES 11 Total RATE SINCE 1797. £ 5 , d. 11. Os. per cent........ ...... 568,412.956 2 ! 21. Os. „ 20,716,610 1 ~' 2/. 10s. „ .... .. ..... 70,219,436 14 ° • . . , J, Z IV 0ra...... 3/. Os. „ 41. Os. „ --- 24931 4 2 ,3 5 7 4 1,7 1.1 24 70 1 1966 1 51. Os. „ 61. Os. „ .... ... 81. Os. „ .....•. 10/. Os. „ ,-,„tei. CII. TREVOR, Compt ro ll er o f Legacy ' Legacy Duty-office, March 10, It STAMPS (IRELAND.) ; con" of A Return for the year 1841, ending Jan. 5, 1842 (.° n ot , ation of Account furnished last year), showing the arn". oc Capital on which the several Rates of Legacy D u i l l 'Pt e been paid in Ireland, distinguishing the amount of eac been paid in Ireland, distinguishing tlieamoa b ;t 4 ol eirh ". Amount Amou nt 1 of of Rate of Duty. Capital paid on, Legacy Dut. vrece1 'iv at each Rate. at each ga . : .... 7 .----- 4 ' ....._........___ ..____ , 5 . 6 01. 10a. per ce n t. £ s. d. •t' 4 A - j U. sa. „ 1,471,008 0 0 . 8,-a7 11 11 2/. Os „ 812,612 0 0 1 I ,b 76 0 ° 21. 10s. „ 37,454 0 0 93 0 0 37 °,, 0 5/. Os. „ 12,086 0 0 I 1 v 154,102 . 0 0 8,7 , - _./, Tot al X 30,0 10 v A Return of .the Total Amount of Duties on Legac i ,Tol f . bates, and Ad m i n i strat i ons received in Ireland In the 1 ended Jan. 5, 1642 : I: ji I Amount of Duty on Legacies received Amount of Duty on Probates and Administra- 4 tions received 39' b 6l 01 , J. S COOPER, C omptr. and Acct.'-Get'e Stamp Office, Dublin, M arc h 16 , 1842. iii 110 A Return of the T o t a l A mount of Revenue receiv e d sig,:t United Kingdo m , i n th e Y ear ending sth Janua rYhli re ct • Stamp Duty on Le gac i es (di st i ngu i shing those on , " Are on Reversionary Bequests, if possible), on Probst: 00 nistrations, and 'testamentary Inventories; disti _A lir the Amount f r o m E ng l and and Wales, Scotland, P I tg : land; with an Ab stract of the whole Amount o f per ceived since 1797 (in continuation of ParliamentiOL .... " No. 146, of Session 1841). Year ending j h'ngland and ! Scotland. 1 lOW _OO 5 January, 1842.1 Wales. X. I 30,02° 14 5. d. s. d. Legacies Pr ,, bates, Admi nistrations, and Testamentary 504 4 Inventories (fit ine ti ° NOTE. — The Office Accounts do n o t a d m it o f any '.O. of the Duties r ece i ve d on Di rect or Reversionary 13W' TO I AL DUTY RECEIVED SINCE Probates, t ia ra m t e i 7t ll 5:71° : tOr ies. _ J. 8 k: as 05,500 4 0 . 1 1 1,.)74,9 4 ' , 9 - 40P' 9 91 1£34,609,230 5 2 £27,7 19, Test i 00 10 NOTE. — The Duty o n P ro b ates i n England, an d aedi n _ a f merdary Inventories in Scotland, were not distingu'rj s n; Accounts of the Offi c e p r i or to t h e year ende d bl i p be giv e 1806; the amount, th ere f ore, o f these duties can only from that period. 134 The Duty on L egac i es and Probates were not (1 , '4' % 7° in the ac c o u nt s f or I re l and pritz to the year ended h' in ' t hew 1818; the amount, therefore, can only be give° 111) mentioned period. d a THOMAS LIGHTFOOT, A. a° Accountant and Comptroller -General's Office, Stamps and Taxes, March 16, 1842. Legacies. England.. Scotland . Ireland.... s. d. 32,136,634 0 7 1,862,755 10 4 609,140 6 3 0 11 0 1 ' TROOPS FOR CHINA.—The Lady 11°ra i Ifo lt o mantled by Capt ain R o b ert F ord , had been ta k en up 3 ' tr oof, by the Indian Government, for the purpose of convelf }leo° to po t C t i h n i g n e a r , , in a n o d rd w e as r toto sail o f f o A re l e a s re u h n . der tAo id a b f y lle tAt ? borough, the new Governor-General of India. atte a l' e 1 1 ° 1 :1• ' heads of Departments, visited the Lady Flora in L t r„ , § qu',; and his Lordship expressed his satisfaction of the su'rbetile' ties and accommodations. She would convey frau o f 500 to 600 troops. s ver s l ,. THE SKIN.—The increased c ut , to tv t , the sun during Spring, by giving an additional 56 0 4 0 4 0 circulation of the fluids, is frequently the cause of to, . to loos the surface of the body the impurities of the bloou vi 'o t tit; fact may be attributed the numerous cutaneous p dicin° ' d i, which occur at this period of the ear , and which,„,nstiO r ple ternally taken is frequently unable to banish. lic eget l o f nary celebrity which Rowland's Kalydor, as a P ure ' e l stt r P a '4 production, has long claimed to itself, as a thorough s . Syr! , of Impurities from the Skin, is during the period % s ot! p m je o x st io p n le p as r i e n v g io ly us e ly vanc e d ; it never fails of thoroughly u, 11 5 e eolo the skin, and is remarkable for inducing a fairness it, ' t. The amended tariff, which will b b e od la f id o : . mbfe An the n e a Houseso riinquestg in o al f l Commonsoriginally pw , .the hi tb bi ; duties proposed to be levied on East Indian crie by ft °ss f Sir th , Mahon, at the house of Lady Mahonti,leStephen's• nreettli:ll:i'ct( easparhelei o d n 11 0 I n onday will slightly rig s do : Dublin, on Wednesday, when the Jury returned _lwo of that--" Sir Ross Mahon, Bart., died between th_ e oro ing_d half-past three and half.past nine o'clock on the i'_! o f 10 Tuesday, the' 5 h instant, from extreme congestion , , )./ on the brain." sponde ri `b ./ r.' THE INCOME TAX.—(From a Corre-L DI Mr. Duncombe (all honour to him), and the Liberal rn .. rec e e _ having resolved to present every petition they n 3 t ? l ' e gu_, s , against the income tax, and to divide the House ! ._ nor tso c i t , tion that it be received ;it is now of use, and of nur ve for every county, city, borough, parish, Scc., to p . o_o_r tab l i n e i sd tions to the House of Commons, against this dote' °' too l st inquisitorial tax. to the t ig he nomination of Sir George Arthur nerme d, a , vernment of Bombay was very unwillingly co "._ _... o st 1 ,1 % , ; v s ee t e lbl r ei : P.-11' Y ra° °g u irP°ti al. slat, a no i l d in , h a e 3 gi t n h i vetehCneovcuerirttiofaDm general iornegcst dissatisfactiont r t s h . e h l' o h u e se a s p e p o o tno i n n e t t m h, teeendct withv_t s n e , vi : R i o „ ort party. of a M o speech N'rrt 0 madesE B BURGHS. — We o R t G h by Air. Jobson, who is a iei c se r e n Burghs, but it extends to such a length that t. c; j u r. ffur t ' e room for it, even if we were inclined to publish 1 n ,s l i i s ee ' lll propriety o n p o rL i t y n erit' t o the g i fi v e i l n d g , N a y a n y d twoeaacraeasdui candidate t e M support of the Liberal e!ectors. e d t i l o d V r a s t e e a tf haveo l: i t o h n e r t rreoectpeeri,evs,scee.pd: tltv_i:ie;di: e to lt I f fi, ;• ,: ii F . i ll 'he . He N ba e r l d v , Y lef o t r t i h c e li s n t e s. - ing for America, with 200 cabin and s teerges_ w s e r cu .k. o l_n s grating to the United, States and Canada via '7 i n the h ' _..... counties, with a few tradesmen and mechanics. line-of Katherine packet' s s‘r D th e iopj c Deck sobQs y a s _ ___ ,ers e,...., emigrants are chiefly from the agricultural thstricts n u Of °f Loncicn Printed and Published by MURDO Str N., 112, Stran.. at The Sun Office, No. 11.2 42' the County of Middlesex, Saturday, Apr il 9, 18