The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-08 00:00:00

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But S~ l - ,,, 4 ' 1 ,Qh nut by the Hon. Member for Stockport was this : tet . "'sing these protective duties to haae been removed alto ate,,S, whet would be tae cons:quence? " Now he (Mr. 41'3') should admit that, to this question, no direct answer e a ee given • but, at the ' same time, it clic' appear to him i rrY impo i rt et ' admis:sion - s on the subject of the .ugar etty,i' ' , lll( l . heen made. Last year the Hon. Member for N . ewark add s ' '" that House, that this protective duty was, in all cases, lo b the cost price of sugar. Now. he (Aft. Escott ) begged ta to ) ; lest he certainly never did uphold the principle of pro itch a e it t ietY upon that ground. The reason he did support Piote et i o 'N'ost was, because he conceived it aas a necessary ter al to those eng:reed in the trade, ami in order to secure 14t eie ttea of Pll ) (s v to the consumers in this country. whe n i t stab,. ass stated so plainly by several Honourahle 0 thil that this d u ty was a dd e d t o th e. cost price Dat a article coraumed, they had indeed mad e illtr .er Y stro ng an d serious cave in favour of the abolition of til ( l *- 1 "; ( year, he ar . ) H owever, h e was f ar f rom t hi n ki ng i t e right to d o away with these duties at once, and thus is aut tidde a a l../' throw their colonies overboard ; and, under these (ar ia ° a ces, he could not support such a proposition. " A altY said his o - anion was that if those differential , 10 1:::,. / 7's destroyed, he had l net the least doubt but that, in la a a ute years, the consumers ' would have to pay just as much tt ati t. ar es they hail now ; and theref re he totally denied hat 11° t's Members op posite put four or . five figures upon they thi,had made out, to the satisfaction of the House, t;o a veont s i tut:: was paid by the consumer. ti ro R IGHT said he had °len observed that, upon some Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's i ittat 'tr 9ent and his colleagues took a very active part in the I ti tett es in that House while upon other occasions they exhi kit i n not less remarkable. When great and plen a kite or extraordinary ingenuity were the weapons itipatedr‘hitht into action, in the share of the debate par .!i'ter, by the Eight Honourable Baronet and his sup 4114,'"ert indeed were they most active ; but upon other as ; Rieht su ch as the discussion of that night, when ;tes t a te 'son. Baronet well knew that not all the powers of t whi ch he possessed could make it appear that this Ptto4 lined Most grievous and oppressive tax, then, indeed, he kea t i e u m ' i lent, and permitted all those around him, whose `(lies he knew could not damage his swicess, to go on. I g h t ,t a hear, A very ingenious speech had been made to- IradeuAthe Ho ) n. Member the late President of the Board of to th " that speech was remar k a bl e , l ess f or it s apphcabi e N e e subject un d er di scuss i on, or t h e pru d ence its ft 'illo,' t han for th e d eep persona l i nterest w h ic h i t was a atta a!it the lion. Gentleman had in the subject itself.— • t" Not .. time that this sugar question was intro- L ta a , a • h r ') Hou se, but new concoction of the Hon. Gen ,"atra at sure to appear in print in one of the morning Noer slat et who, very • t in positive and dictatorial terms, the erh this question should be handled by the House. fe t h4 r.) It W as true, the Hon. Gentleman was not ayst .°tecially connected with the present Govern whether he was a greater lover of the . - ' ll t, or of the sugar planter, upon this t Non ' t would be rather difficult to say. —( Hear, hear. ) 6", id le right) 'CNI, %Gentleman was the representative of Newark ; but would like to ask the Hon. Member what }rydinpi in te rest th e i nhabitants of that town could have in up at he ulereated price of ar, —( Hear, hear, and a laugh. ) a , (a c t ° eld easily see what whar interest g. the planter had in doing il u g h .) The Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool, atia th ri eer the routine of the duties of a State Minister, i t . 45. 13 at this was a tax which could not be measured but it 4 l l °l o ,. r ,it b t) should say rather, that the arguments of the s t ftes t p en the question were such as could not be foi s th ( Langliter.) The Noble Lord said it would be wh ett ,e House to act on possibilities; but four years o n uc t ee fate of the then Government depended on the 4 11 ttitie • the House on this question, the Noble Lord had no ' re ithness at all and upon his motion that Govern iatta-le, outvoted and ' overturned.—( Hear, hear.) Well, qat; s ii itt tax could not be measured, but let Hon. Members I,!taebelot forget that it was felt.--( Hear, and laughter. ) ha ll , t &ta n e j' e rat wailed to make a character air himself as a kd' t ala l "1 but h e (M r . B.) wou ld as k w h a t sor t of a (4 /et 'Tester was he who would propose a tax, a asa."lnit it that could not be measured ? it t \ tie ‘l,4llau.htwras one Such an admission should not be made. be t4l o l t ' ';'‘ r .c This e ) wasatax which should be measured, and at'eattiareount known.—( Hear, hear.) The labourers in 'a i !'alsr' a t and in Hampshire, and in Wiltshire, who paid for d ll~earlatrrorta and half-pennyworth of sugar out of their har . ' a h° ,eld know what it was, for they it was who felt it e 6 i. J .— tand the Right Hon. Barooet at the head of her ki4 i tt:tiirertltnent, he (Mr. Bright) contended, should not is t 4sau e 4 nd silent, and refuse the question put to him to ) Now he ( Mr. Bright) could easily suggest Gt~'ad hs a ."lail this tax could ale measured—it was this . k fullregular returns of all the suaar shipped to this coun tra Ora 44 d SUM ient amount of remuneration sheuld be er to have th e e e returns accurate. He did not know Presenth Government would propose to do this in their 1 4 1., t ,he would suggest that, suppose Sir James pay to Mr. Goulburn or Mr. Glad 'ltirtty K' a ch, say 10s. 6d. per hundred weight kithe;', fole p aendred weight of sugar shipped from their v b ' 4 ngland.—( Hear, hear, and laughter. ) This ktteelee-,1 e nparliamentary • but the Parliament was not ca r ' at 'el* • erreder , and people Outside of that House were very „tyagsat in having cheap sugar, though Members of 'at; Dior" not care whether the price of it was a penny t4 iltlthe e er less, per ib.—( Hear, hear. ) He was under W.. 4 4 .!4q t e e n that the Right Hon. Baronet opposite . and his h N t h' i sa-o e t re always placed in a humiliating position on t ( 4 a„ths „raa, hear)—and there was; no question upon ottr a r aordinary activity of his mind was more readily )hilt in a discussion upon the sugar duties.— Nt ells Then Then all his finer feelings for the interest of a Sa qi laie t - it Were in full exerci.e ; but he (Mr. B.) did hope i ct f t l Y It ! PreAPRt occasion, he would manifest a hear.!)sti deeper NJ.ll4 l e interest of the country.—(Hear, Yet ad in Lhould say that, in his opinion, persons who were a. Na k ere aXe levying of a tax for the interest of a class, kaAlh't i ;', 4 g to a t 'Government who thought that a tax '"'t e r, u r sP though it could not be measured—(A laugh) s 'lt *C . " give a vote in that House in favour of a mea -10),;4%, Inot fo r the benefit of the country but a class. tr io Ae ttihers had stated that this tax would amount I,;it? o arl o illi etts, arid yet no reason had been assigned for a aiiC t idls k "' except the difficulty of procuring labour in the ( Hear, hear. ) Bni, with reference to the East L'Orau'i4a u ritius, no answer had been given—good, bad, 17'it,t taar - (Clseers.) The. late President of the Board ° P° , l a former occasion, that he defended those t a .) l :: 'it tia t " e \a ßtounds of a want of sufficient labour and m 1144 , v eil, then, if the Right Hon. Gentleman was e: °l 4 a w ' t h a measure for sending back absentees, he lit irael o ared to say what other remedy he would qr t r th:` ° of lending - himself to the spoliation of the 12l ' a c s b ifsv en i r ielnasent of the planter.—(Hear, hear.) a t ;ili a rY fa ir S LR said he would delay the House with It ' th we rds. He would merely say that his belief a t t la t , 4 li r a! duty was to be taken off foreign free-labour to he of that article now, and in three or four or Qa a t tit e, would be very nearly the same. He could colusion which had been Mem drawn from ber for Stock p, tke la t i ktee d id he believe that the Hon. ra! f ull '° increase th e cos t o f sugar t o th e consume r, L a wahaaxtent of his question would lead them to infer. a 7fath oh t- ' said that he did not agree with the Hon. Gen ittita.`itaaa" just sat down in believing that the lion. Mem e,ta , h,e a ' r tri . , had meant anythirg personal in what said. I alb ) He said he believed the effect of the mea s to r a t4 a taa h Pet a higher amount into the pockets of the Proposed that those Gentlemen, one of whom :at o r o f „ the Exchequer, and another the late Up'dkt4ll,.torwe oatßoard of Trade, should draw cheques for vt u'eag hem from their estates, and then allow 1 ‘ ;11 1 4 ts a . u t, e Y their sugar in the cheapest market they Vtad°lllth !rear.) There was no want of urbanity in 4taltkatla aa e a r ewas a great deal of truth in it.—( Hear, tr a taaat ) That plan would be less burdensome to i lateh! i ts 'ea' would get rid of all the intricacy which tattaielg, ae knowledge to possess, and the planter would t tt th a The lion Gentleman who spoke last had in isYttiiiiat'ilthrtstion of ' slave-labour sugar and free-labour kaa) ili a jis carefully eschewed on his side of the House. Is et,ll l, distils now known to be impracticable. —(Hear, new-fanaled philosophy foisted into their Cus ty-s e t a' which Would turn ()ut to be utterly prepos ktilla‘4ios, ' ° e. Friend near him had proved, from the best satttlifaisserrilliation which this groat metropolis could afford, ha l et a r ib eyu e n e ,of price paid to the West India planters for 0 ,„ 4 , the price of the sugar sold in the . genera o t s s , aaarist, amounted to 131. per ton during the last I ttNa a `', 4 taf t * ,:lht be some variation between one year and 1 11,: 4 1`eth -It 13 /. Per ton was the amount which ought to kal e 11 ' 4 4%.‘' e ount of the protected interests of the colonies. a a la -a n to say that they ought to give up their 1,,t a et - aa e sy a as not the question. The question was S I a te sr s, eght not to leave their colonies to exert their i t l tli t t h i l4 o " to relieve the consumers of this country t a ia P01141 1 ,0% 1 1 ; 1 , a ,l Price which they paid for sugar,? Even as`ss t t hk a t vest Indian interest was entitled to protection, 1 04,:edi,,, e Ova why the' sugar of the Mauritius, and ,iiticitiaal'iwdlite,re labour was cheaper than in an , part of O r a ah protected by 10s. per cwt. ?—(Hear, ▪ ~i t o(k" t he question was put to the Right Hon. - La t h' tare to '• hand he never heard a 4 the Night watch him, seemed dislike so at it( e 4 h a 4 lion. Baronet to ‘4, h t rikt the''''hed so gingerly.—( Hear, hear.) It was Cala 'light Hon. Baronet was forced by a ma 'taa 'het to fi ht b ttl s isich he disa roved of, V 'ts oat" g • " " " a i at a , eon e Right Hon. Baronet would in another N 4• teVed e House with pleasure and announce that kittillatteuteacncalsle under the proposed plan to exclude i%. t lrs t , atra e a r . slav e-grown sugar, it was expedient to alter at, ae, oti aaement, and put the sugar question on a ; t t,t it et ' ti l l'llla r'g s .' — ' l, ',( , H . ear, hear.) t at`td soly 'to did not know whether the House was ',lt, at *ll 4 „Pet' but he knew he was —(Laughter• ) It l ia ta sr t tl li aa ' a l lisht the West Indians had to protection ? Ile \' r ee '' "ad a right t and not merely to :k t i• to j or N u _ o protection; a. t , 4 1c1,1 t , h but to something more like forty mil ts.lllll'l rj llt wa s lira ') Ile should like to know if an Act t . 't a t , r aw labl'sased, restricting the source from which iithalt a krira t ..ettrers to cultivate his estate in Cumberland . s t ilt i , tat Dt w her e Cd that his neighbours were at perfect h et at i ttia,°tatiti,„7 might for labourers, whether he had not ala t .'ll l) ' - ' Ti ght a stare wer they brought in the il t , t !‘) f , y a yeeia such legislation. Philanthropy was 'ta ti "'anti, a " ago, when it cost nothing.—(lronical !ltha th I ,,jPY was good, but a low-priced article was a ' liitrj°,eiaalt, when they legislated badly, that those t• 6s ,kitp" ought ten o id )1,7, „- • o be protected. s i itte"Liti o ' lt Lea he understood the amount of money shoo, I 'll to thisans received was about 20,000,0001., and Oa r °at w o uld were to pay 3,000,0001. a year for ;ct -,, k 4 be 1 00,000/, in addition to what they 4 l a s.,'"ere was no question that the 20,000,00(y. t th."ta th. "„as a sacrifice made b • the consumer, said ti t e tt i l k tita - yZate 7 ; t A ti e _ro_be! for Liverpool.. It was_payiny a the a "' io Om a.atti aait '_ . ," of the slaves, which the Hon. Ate me oei n C e ° Plying for their whistle. It was a t t t al at 'tet , hear)—but whatever was its S 4l4 t 'w sel: ' '' the i t t "( l , and when they came to ask what h, ° . ealettlaitgidit lion. Baronet, who was so good u te laec we-ta e e the amount of the duties, the i t pta.atil y 4 astiet , —was not able to give any answer, Plan", h e ou not come into the revenue, for tha " , 11,• , ti ( , atri in, fair conceive, why he did not give l ae,atm a tell: 4 said uh:atr question.—( Hear, hear. ) n„ ( e it 'e to thW,a.swensott prepared to t denh o th w at a s s o n m o e t i4llt(' t t i,"i°4l.. Wh w" a fre e - trader to ui t t h er e e extent of not al -101,:hy t} e t _thi s bl!", eroteetion was fairly due. But if they I.l:rsurltioieta. goo! its to the West Indians, let them under ts:,) a a ttia ar tine, atid let them have the credit of giving t a ' L ti t ft e ta was one arnt alleged that the reduction of the /l a st a i t ila r t s ° ,thra taa , of the benefits derived from the pro taPl., ‘t , (! 'Alt if the planters,d not the con- I l e 14 ' b vanta ge of that ' an d t tt a Sta, nea t elleat reduction, credit ought not sr. 'tt• to _why nut they never had. If the planters 4 ri austio 'aY by so at once Mr. PARKER, relative to beet THE ST/N, LONDON, SATURD► A Y EVENING, MARCH s. 1845. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the duty on beet sugar was an excise duty, and that was the I reason why it was not mentioned in the resolutions. It was ' his intention in the course of a few days to introduce a re solution, making a proportionate reduction on sugar the pro duce. of beet. The Reuse then went into Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose for the purpose of introducing his sugar resolutions, and said that with regard to the policy , of enforcing a distinctive duty on different classes of sugar, he thought it right to avail himself of the opportunity to explain to the House the reasons why he deemed it adviesble to adhere in substance to the course pro posed by her :Majesty's Government, and he would not suffer himself to be drawn aside from his task by anything that had been said in the preliminary discussion. He would admit, at once, that in attempting to impose a discriminating duty on sugar according to its quality, he was unclettaking a subject which was attended with considerable difficulty—( Hear)— and he never concealed from himself, nor (lid he now, that it eras always a scatter of difficulty to impose a duty of that description, anti it was particularly difficult where the course to be pursued was a departure from the :ordinary practice. But it was admitted generally by those who were disposed to take a different view of this question from his own, that a distinctive duty on sugar was in itself a desirable object, and that a duty propor innate to the quality of the sugar was just end perfectly equitable in principle ; and it was one, which if it could be practically introduced, would be fair to wards every interest concerned in the decision of the question. It was also generally admitted that there ought to be some distinction between refined sugar introduced into this country and that which might be introduced in a state short of refined; and he was anxious that the Committee should bear in mind those admissions with regard to what should fall from him. The question that would remain for the decision of the Com mittee was whether they would, in consideration of the diffi culties attending the introduction of two distinctive duties, they would abandon a measure which, viewed in the abstract, was just in principle and desirable for every interest concerned?—( Hear. hear. ) The Committee should bear in mind the effect of the decision they would arrive at. They were now for the first time practically entering into a new era with regard to the sugar duties. They were for the first time admitting into competition with the sugar, the produce of their own colonies, the produce of certain classes of sugar, the produce of foreign labour. Now they knew from experience that there were different classes of foreign sugar, some being of a finer quality in respect of classification than the corresponding quality of sugar produced in their own coin nies.—( Hear, hear.: It had been already observed that the finer quality of sugar would necessarily come into the markets of this country, while the lower descrip tions of raw and clayed sugar would not be introduced. They had found it necessary to impose a distinctive duty upon the sugar of their own colonies, and therefore they could not do otherwise with regard to the foreign produce. Besides, by imposing a lower duty on the sugars consumed by the poorer classes, they were conferring a great benefit upon those classes. As they were now about to make a change in the system, they ought not to abandon the chance of the improvement which he proposed, and which was equitable in principle and just to all classes. Tu equalise the duty on refined and clayed sugar would cause the refined sugar to be introduced into this coon ' try under the low duty, and thence exported with a higher draw back ; and therefore he thought that proposition would not be introduced into the present discussion. The distinction be tween refined and clayed sugars had been hitherto clearly marked; and whatever the difficulties they might have in in troducing a new system, it must be remembered that they had hitherto been acting upon a system of distinctive duties. It would, he had no doubt, be alleged that a similar principle to what he proposed had been tried before, and had been abandoned. But that was not at all conclusive. The system which was abandoned in 1823 had worked well for twenty years. There was no difficulty in the distinction between muscovado and clayed sugars, whilst it was confined to the West Iddies. But when it was attempted to apply a similar rule to the East Indies, difficulties arose which led to a change in the plan on which the duty was imposed. It was attempted, on the part of the West Indies, to show that all sugar which came from the West Indies was clayed, and ought to be excluded from the lower duty, and therefore, to benefit the West Indians, an additional duty of 10s. per cwt. was laid upon all East India sugar; but let them see what was the practice of other countries as to distinctive duties on sugar. They had before the House a :comparison of several tariffs, which was prepared by the industry of a gentleman employed by the Government, and he wished the Gentlemen who thought the system impracticable would look to that followed in other countries which imported sugar. In most of these the same distinctions were used as now possessed. In Denmark, the duty on raw brown clayed sugars was tOs. per cwt. On raw white clayed sugar it was Bs. 3d. per cwt. On others, the duty was altogether prohibitory. In Sweden the duty on refined was -Is. ; on white powdered, 2s. 6d. ; on yellow brown, Is. He would not go into a detail of the tariffs of Francs and the United States, which, next to this country, were the greatest consumers of imported sugars. France im ported annually 85,000 tons, and the United States 65,000. They also employed this system of distinction, which was found to effect its object, and without complaint. In France the distinction was classified into four types, and in the United States he found in the tariff the same threefold division which was contained in these resolutions. Now he did not think so badly of the business of the House and of the country as that we could not carry into effect a system which was found practicable in other countries, in which, certainly, the observance of the law was not more faithful on the part of the public servants, and of those who paid the duties, than in this country. He had, therefore, the strongest reason to believe that a distinctive duty would bo found practicable, and it was admitted by all to be equitable. The next point was, what was the opinion of those in this country who are acquainted with the subject ? Those to whom the Government must look on questions of this kind—that is, the Customs—were they favourable to the plan? They had the report of the Chairman of the Customs to that effect. The evidence of the officers who had been examined was—not that there was no difficulty—but that the difficulties were not in any degree insurmountable, and on the whole they thought that the attempt ought to be made. Nor had he confined his inquiries to those who were connected with the Government, and who might be disposed to concur in the views of the Go vernment. But lie had put himself in communication with persons who were practically acquainted with the trade; sonic said that the plan was impracticable; others thought there were difficulties, but that the plan was nevertheles both prac ticable and expedient. But he found from the admissions of those who were most opposed to it, that their opinions were not altogether to be relied on ; and, in fact, it was the prac tice of the trade, to make the same distinc tions in buying and selling. lie had also acquired new knowledge as to the practice in respect to Java sugar, which was divided into twenty sorts, and these were judged of from samples sent in numbered boxes to this country. The buyer selected the quantity he wished for, and the number being sent out to Java, the order was executed ac cordingly. What was practicable between buyer and seller, could not be impracticable for the purpose of duty. He had also the advantage of a meeting at Liverpool, which was open to all connected with the trade, and a majo rity, though certainly a small one, decided in favour of the plan. It was thought at that meeting that the chief difficulty would be in this, that the officers of the Customs at the out ports might have different opinions as to the qualities from the officers in London, and that this would lead to confusion. But it was to be recollected that the outports where sugar was im ported were but few, and were not now at a great distance from London in regard to time. London imported one-fifth whole quantity, and Liverpool another fifth ; and there were, besides, only four or five ports for th 4 importation of sugar. Therefore, whatever objections there might formerly have been, did not exist now. The words which he had introduced into the resolutions were—that the sugars should be " dis tinctly marked as white clayed, or sugars equal to white clayed," in teeter to shut out any question as to colour ; and in the Bill which would be brought in to give effect to the resolutions, care would be taken to prevent colour being made the test of attaching the duty.—( Hear, hear.) In that he was supported by the highest authorities—amongst others by Mr. D -aeon Hume, a man who had spent the whole of his life in connexion with the subject. Relying on such authority, en that of several Boards of Trade, and on that of those who preceded him in the office which he held, he was convinced that it was for the in terest of the consumer, the grower, and the dealer, that the distinctions which he introduced should be maintained. Mr. HUME did not wish at that moment to enter into a debate. But he would suggest that time should be given to the growers and others to dispose of the stock which they had in hand. . . • ...... Mr. F. RARING was understood to say that the resolu tions might be taken now, and that the suggestion of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) might be introduced in the Bill. Sir R. PEEL said that a clause might be added at the end, according to the su tgestion of the Hon. Member for Bever:ey. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that 't would not be expedient to extend long the time before the Bill should come into operation. Mr. M. (sIBSON slid that the preamble of the resolutions stated that the purpose of the duties was to raise a supply for her Majesty ; whereas, it was avowed by the Government that one of the objects was to give a bounty to the growers of sngar in the West Indies. Now he thought the preamble ,tight to state the whole of the objects.—( Hear. ) Mr. HUME apprehended that as a Committee of Ways and Means could only vote supplies for her Majesty, they eould not adopt measures to raise money to put into the pockets of West India proprietors. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they had power to vote the money, because it was for the purposes of the Crown. Mr. HUME protested that they had not. Mr. WARD asked if it ought not to be distinctly stated what part of the rate went to the Crown, and what part went into the pockets of the producer Mr. WILLIAMS thought the resolution answered the question put by the Hon. Member, because it stated how much was saved for the public service, and how much was raised for the use of the West India proprietors. Lord SANDON said all the money raised would, in fact, go to the Crown.—( Laughter. ) Mr. M. GIBSON moved the insertion of the following words, after the word " Majesty :"" For the purpose of giving a bounty to the growers of sugar in the colonies." This, he thought, would make the rate intelligible to the public. Mr. GREENE ruled that the amendment could not be received. Air. AI. GIBSON said he certainly heard the Chairman, the last time they were in a Committee on Ways and Means, put the first resolution towards raising the supplies granted to her Majesty, that " in lieu of the duties of customs there be levied the following duties on sugar." The resolution was car ried and afterwards withdrawn. They were now going to move a resolution for the benefit of the colonists, and, there. fore, he presumed it was the intention of the Government to abandon the former resolution. It was, therefore, hard that he could not move an amendment to the original resolution. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the lion. Gentleman could not be serious, and if he were not, he could only tell him that this was not the time to joke. They were then in a Committee of Ways and Means for granting her Majesty supplies, and it did not matter in what terms they (rained their resolutions. Mr. BRIGHT protested against the Right Hon. Gentleman assuming the amendment to be ajest. He did not think it was a joke at all, for the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward this question was the representative of a large manufacturing constituency, whose trade with Brazil would be totally de stroyed if the resolution were agreed to.—( Hear, hear.) He must protest against this hop, skip, and a jump sort of a manner of voting away the public money for the service of the West India planter; and instead of meeting the amendment by calling it a joke, it would be much better for the Government to grapple with it at once. Sir ROBERT PEEL entreated the Hon. Member for Manchester not to persist in interfering with the usual course of business of the House. _ . . Mr. M. GIBSON said, if the Chairman ruled that he was not in order with his amendment, of course he could not per sist in it. It was said that his amendment was at variance with the usual practice of the House. Now, it was admitted that a Committee of Ways and Means would violate the spirit of their rules if it interfered with the matters connected with trade. The distinction between a Committee of the whole House and a Committee of Ways and Means, he understood to this:--in a Committee of Ways and Means they must confine themselves to voting supplies to her Majesty's Go vernment ; in a Committee of the whole House, they could pass resolutions regulating or relating to trade. He therefore thought it would be more regular that they should agree to the present resolution in a Committee of the whole House, and not in a Committeo of Ways and Means. It was a hard case that he was not permitted to add those words, be. eatn.e it was only r2as,nabie that the public should know what the MOIV`y was re 'Lily for. The arnenthnent isas then withdrawn. Alr. HOGG rose, not for the purpose of entering into a (Es cusson upon the course the Givernmetit now proposed to pursue, but to expres, , his concurrence in the alterations the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had made in his resolutions. He originally objected to the rule the Government wished to establish of ascertaining the quality t f sugar wi•hout reference to it.• colour. The Right klon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had since consented to tall in with his views, and he had only now to thank that Right lion. Gentleman for the attention he had paid to his suggestions. He had communicated the alteration to the Committee of the East India and China Association, from which it would be remembered he presented a petition to the House some short time ago on the subject, and he was happy to say they were perfectly satisfied with the measure as it now stood. With regard to the practicability of working the measure, he thought that part of the matter ought to be left to the Government. Mr. C. WOOD wished the whole of the correspondence which had taken place between the Government and the Bra zilian authorities to be laid en the table of the House. The Right lion Gentleman contended that one rate of duty ought to be applied to all sugars, and that no distinction ought to be made on account of saccharine matter, granulation, or colour. The CH AN CELLO R of tLe EXCHEQUER said that there would be no difficulty in making the classification with rt•s i , ect to white clayed sugar, as it was a commodity well known. Mr. F. BARING slid not expect that there world have been a classification during the present year. He had always been in favour of the clasqfication of sugar, considering it a sys tem that would ultimately be beneficial. He thought the qual fication by far the best mode. The duties were generally ad valorem, but the greatest inconvenience arose from that He should be very glad if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would give the House a short estimate of :he benefit he hoped to de rive front the duties he now proposed. Th. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that his original expectation was that a greater quantity of the higher classes of Java sugar would he introduced into the country. There had, however, been no opportunity at present to bring it to the test, as no vessel had arrived from Manilla. Sir W. CLAY said that &I the orders which had been sent nut by merchants to Java and Manilla were orders for a higher quality of sugar, for which, therefore, the higher duty would be paid. In compliment to the Hun. Member for Beverley the Government had partly given up the test of colour, but the explanation given by the Hon. Gentleman had not removed the difficulty. After a few words from Mr. C. WOOD, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. GLADSTONE said the reas •n why the principle of discrimination had been given up before was, not because it was impracticable, but because the mode of discriminating was glaringly unjust. The of of that mode was, that low sugars. which had undergone filtration, often had a high duty impo,ed on them, while upon many excellent sugars a low duty was charged. It appeared from the returns of the United States that a considerable quantity of sugar entered there at a higher rate of duty, and this proved that the principle of discrimination could not be carried out. The tact was conclusive as to the possibility of establishing, a discriminating duty. It was as yet altogether matter of conjec ture what foreign sugar would be introduced into this country. Mr. HUME did not know whether the Hon. Member fur Beverhty had read the paper put into their hands a few days ago. The words of the Act of George IV. were, " clayed or otherwise refined sugar, so as to be equal to the quality of re fined sugar." These were the words demanded by the Hon. Member the other evening, and now conceded to him ; but he dig not believe that they would remove the difficulty. Who was to say whether sugar was clayed or not clayed? Was the party to be a custom-house officer, a refiner, or a generul trader ? The volume to which he had referred pointed out the grossest contradictions on the part of men who were the best informed on the subject. What conclusion had they come to ? That " they deemed it right to state the great difficulty existing in obtaining an unbiassed opinion on the question of fact, which sort of sugar should pay the higher, and which the lower, r a t e o f d u t y. A s to sugar that had undergoneC any process for the purpose of discharging it of its impurities, and making it equal to clayed sugar, it appeared impracticable to put in force the Act of the Ist of Geo. IV., and that the only course was to repeal that Act and impose one rate of duty.' The whole of the volume pointed oat the utter impossibility of levying the duty. The owners of cargoes continually asked to know what they had to pay. Scarcely a cargo was introduced that did not pay the lower duty, a bond being taken for the payment of the dif ference, if it was found necessary ; in some cases the higher duty was paid to escape delay. if this was the ease where there was only one distinction taken, he asked the Honourable Member for Beverley what he could ex pert under a plan so much more complicated? In compliance with the recommendation:of the Commissioners, that distinction was withdrawn, and from that day to this there had been no trouble at all. He had thought that the Right Hon. Baronet, in the simplification he was introdueing into the Custom-house business of the country, would have considered more carefully the complicated plan he now proposed. He could not agree with the Iloa. Member for Beverley as to the classification of sugars, unless it could be dune in a manner that could not be mistaken. They might draw tine distinctions, but he (Mr. Hume) did not like there lines drawn between night and day. They,would have different distinctions drawn in London, Liver pool, and Ilristol, and the whole plan would be impracticable to carry oat; he regretted that so complicated a scheme should have been introduced. No two dealers would agree en one line of distinction, and the consequence would be, that some cargoes would be stopped, and some would be allowed to pass, thus producing utter confusion. When any doubt existed, they ought to encourage the importation of the best article, but these regulations would discourage the introduction of the highest qualities; he regretted that the Government should have gone against the recommendation of their own officers. He would rather take the opinions founded on their experience, than try any new, experiment ; he could only enter his protest against it. He had no objection to a revenue being raised ou sugar, provided it went into the Exchequer, but he did object to the indefinite premium and advantage that were given to particular interests. He thought that protection ought to be given to the West Indies, till they could be supplied with labour, or they would be unjustly ter ated. But there was no reason why this protection should be extended to the Mauritius and the East Indies ; they could already command labour, and stood in a different position. He wished the Right Hon. Baronet had stated distinctly what was the amount of protection he would give, and then they would know what they bad to trust to. lie hoped the Hon. Member for Beverley would find reasons for the satisfaction he had expressed with the proposals of her Majesty's Go vernment. Mr. HOGG said the lion. Member for Montrose had ex pressed astonishment that he should be satisfied with the plan of the Government. He did not understand what ought to be the measure of Parliamentary contentment ; the standard might be as difficult to ascertain as that of the qualities of sugar. He had made certain objections to the manner of levying the duties on sugar, and the Government had been kind enough to attend to those objections and to remove the cause of them. The Hon. Gentleman way astonished that he (Mr. Hogg) should be satisfied and should hold his tongue. Ile had heard of parties in a cme, who having judge and jury with them, by their impudence in talking, had turned both against them. He believed he had the House with bins, he had got the Government with him, and that being the case ho was perfectly content. It was proposed that the duties should be taken according to quality, but as this appeared likely to lead to great discussion, he, to guard against that difficulty, proposed that the word quality should not be left to the caprice of Custom-house officers, but should be defined by the Act of Parliament, to be founded on three elements, colour, percolation, and the amount of saccharine matter. This had been adopted ; the whole of the difficulty arose from this, that the Custom-house officers persevered in asserting that all sugars from the East Indies that had gone through a certain process of percolation by which they were freed from molasses, were liable to the higher duty ; ail the difficulty had arisen from the dogged adherence of the Custom-house officers to this practice of charging the higher duties on sugar that had undergone any purifying process. Sir R. PEEL said he had beer, surprised by one of the ob servations made by the lion. Member for Montrose. He in ferred that the lion. Member thought it desirable protection should be granted to the West Indian colonies, for some time at least, till they could be provided with the means of commanding labour, as they were placed in a peculiar difficulty, to which the East Indies were not liable. A protection might, therefore, be claimed by the West Indies, which could not with equal justice be extended to the East Indies. Then the Hon. Mem ber must revert to the practice under which different rates of duty were applied to West Indian and East Indian produce. He diethink, till the Hon. Member for Montrose declared that there ought not to be any distinctive duties, it had been almost the unanimous opinion of the House that the produce of the West Indies should have some protection. But the Hon. Member now seemed to advocate a return to that practice under which differential and discriminating duties were levied on West and East Indian produce. Ile thought the lion. Gentle man who sat below the Hon. Member would be rather sur prised at that doctrine. The Hon. Gentleman had an objection to discriminating duties, but he said, if they could establish a d fie rential rate of duty on the higher and lower qualities of tea, then the principle of a discriminating duty would be perfectly just. Well, but the Government was about to apply that prin ciple. lie had never concealed the difficulties of the case ; he had stated them the ether night, and the interval that had occurred since then had been employed by them in inquiring of the most experienced Government officers, whether this principle of a discriminating duty, with respect to the qualities of sugar, could be carried out. The opinion of these officers was that they ought not to abandon these discriminating duties. After considerable experience they said there would be nice shades of tplality, which might cre .te some difficulty, but that after some prac tice with respect to the great bulk of sugars imported, there would be no such difficulties as would be found in superable. Almost every Honourable Gentleman who had spoken, had admitted the principle of discriminating duties was not unjust. If they abandoned it now for an equal rate of duty, he believed they could never revert to it again. They were about to make a considerable change in the sugar duties, and the experiment must be tried immediately, if it was to be tried at all. If they abandoned the discriminating duties now, they could not revert to it on a future occasion. Therefore, on the whole, the Government hail decided that the experiment ought to be tried, because they believed the principle was a go al one, and because the best experience proved that the difficulties attending its operation might be overcome. In Bristol, Liverpool, and London, the greater quantity of the sugar consumed in this country was landed. A small quantity was brought into the Clyde, but the greatest amount, not less than four-fifths of the whole, was im ported into those three ports. Liverpool was now within ten hours of London, and by bringing the officers of these ports into close communication with each other, they hoped it would be possible to establish a unity of action, and conduct the exa mination of the sugars in such a manner that the trade would not be subjected to great injury. That was the conclusion the Government had drawn from the inquiries they had made since the subject was last under the consideration of the House. The preponderance of practical opinions was decidedly in favour of a trial of the experiment. He thought the House would have inferred from the general course of this debate, that opi nion was in favour of trying the experiment. He could not help thinking, too, that a great change wax to be made in carrying on this manufacture, by the application of new machinery, greater skill, and fresh capital. They could not judge of the future state of this trade by the past. Sir WILLIAM CL AY thought the Right Honourable Baronet was bound to show some grounds for these differential duties. He thought the House and the country had a right to expect this. Seeing that the prime cost of sugar was n o t more th an 10 s . p er cw t., it was too much to impose a duty equal to 100 per cent. on the prime cost. He thought this was neither just to the people of England, nor prudent to the colonies themselves. Ile believed the time was fast approaching when British India would settle the question as to the comparative productiveness of slave and free labour. He believed that British India would produce far more than enough to make up any deficiency that might take place in the supply of sugar from the colonies. Amid loud cries of " divide, divide," the Honour • able Baronet proceeded to say that he believed that this endeavour of the Government had only reference •to purposes of revenue, but he believed that those purposes would he served better by the adoption of his ( Sir W. Clay's) plan. His object was to manse a duty of only 4s. tad. per cwt., which was equal to 41. 13s. 4d. a ton, and by the adoption of this plan, no l ess a sum would be saved to the consumers in this country than 1,160,000/. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor o t 1 (Exchequer had said that he wished to apply the whole t:f the exp , :riment, that it was necessary to look at Cie matter in fnli bearing, and as it aff..cted every variety •of interest. He (Sir W. (_lay) was anxious that that sys tem should be tried, and he wa., confident that if applied to sugar it would be found to prove the truth of his position, and give a great boon to the consinn,T, wi - hout in the slightest de gree injuring the revenue, or increasin; the price to the con sumer. By the experiment of putting a duty of 4s. 8,1. on sugar a benefit would be derived to the revenue, without im posing any additional burden on the consumer, and this he thought was the Wit mode of protection, and he, therefore, proposed it as an amendment.—( Loud Brie. of " Divide, divide.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that while he could not but allow the value of the labouts of the Hon. Baronet, yet he thought that a duty devolved on the House and the Government to secure a sufficient protection by the duty they imposed for the colonies ; and the main spirit of the argument lay, as he must submit, whether there was a sufficient protection provided by the amendment which the Hon. Baronet ha , l proposed. ibis was the only position that he e.iulil submit on the p.esent occasion. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) felt that it would be unfair to put the sugar produced by free labour in complrison with sugar which was the produce of ()ea- colonies. Ile did not think tnat it was necessarily a matter of course that there should be a rise of price in the article by the im; osition of differen ial duties —( liter, hear) —but, on the contrary, he he. liceed that there would be a reduction in the price of which the consumer would deiive the benefit. It was his opinion t hat the rise and fall of price rlld not depend on the amount of duty, but on the extent of the consumption. If the supply were to progress less than the amount of demand, the practice would be with sugar, as it had been proved in practice with every other article, the proportionate increase of con sumption would cause an increase in price. In his (the Chan cello, of the Exchequer's) opinion, the benefit to be derived from a fiscal measure ought to be divided between the pro ducer and the consumer. The producer would obtain more by the classification proposed by the Government than by the plan of the lion. Baronet, and he believed that so far from the prices being enhanced by the imposition of the differential deities, they would on the contrary be reduced. He was satisfied of this, from the slight operation of the mea sure to which the House had agreed during the last sessio❑ of Parliament, and this benefit, he thought, had been greatly re gulated by the amount of protection, lie believed that if sufficient protection were given to our own colonies, both the East and West Indies would so increase in the amount of their supply that they would be able to provide for the whole of the wants of th:s country with an ample sufficiency, and that the price would be in accordance with the supply, while, if they threw ad litional obstacles and discouragements in the way of the colonists, and prevented the full and fair effects of their efforts, their property would be so depressed that they would be unable to compete with the sugar brought from other parts of the globe. The difference of circumstances in which the several sugar growers were placed would act very inju riously to the interests of the colonists and the quantity of sugar grown for the British market would be reduced, and a con siderable rise of price would ensue to the consumer.—( Loud cries of " Divide, divide.") The Committee divided, when there appeared— Fur the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment. —B3 On Clause 4th being tead, Mr. M. GIBSON said that the Government adopted a highly disproportioned rate of duty un foreign as compared with colonial morasses, for, while they rated the latter at ss. 3d. per cwt., they charged the former IL 3s. 9d. What, he should like to know, had become of the intended 10s. od. duty ? ( Hear, hear. ) What had become of the principle that they were to raise their duty according to the variation in the quali ties of the various sugars ? If they imposed a duty on foreign molasses proportioned to the quality of the article, they ought to impose a duty of 7s. on foreign molasses, and ss. 3d. on colonial. lie did not ask them to equalize their duties, because that had been already disposed of Let them deal with molasses as with sugar.—( Hear, hear.) He called upon the agricultural gentlemen to support him in his amendment. They had been calling for cheap molasses to feed stock, and here was an opportunity for agricultural reduction, and, at the same time, to relieve the rest of the community from a heavy burden ; and this, too, by carrying out the very principles of the] Right lion. Baronet. The Noble Lord the Member for Newark and other Gentlemen would, by supporting him on that occasion, gain at least cheaper treacle for the agricultural labourer.—( Laughter.) lie would, therefore, move that the duty on foreign molasses be reduced to 75., in order that they might adhere to the principle laid down by themselves on this question. He would move this as an amendment upon the clause. Mr. EWA RT seconded the amendment. Mr. M. GlBSON—Perhaps the Right Hun. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be inclined to state what amount-he would accede to'—(Laughter. ) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged to remini the Hon. Member that the molasses he proposed to admit at a reduced duty WB3 the produce of slave countries ; in fact, by the House acceding to this proposition they would be reversing what they had already agreed to. As to what had been said about agricultural distress—why, if any of the Hon. Members at his side of the HouPe were to make such a proposition as that of the Hon. Member opposite, he would be the very first to oppose it.—( Laughter. ) Mr. HUME hoped the Government would not be so hard. hearted as to refuse this proposition, as molasses was an article which the poor starving wretches of this country used when they couLt not afford to buy butter. Mr. COLLETT rose amid loud cries of " Divide," and said he could not understand what the Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated. Mr. M. GIBSON said he would now move, that mo lasses imported from China, Java, and Manilla, or any other foreign country, whether under reciprocity treaties or other wise, be admitted at a duty of 7s. ; that he conceived would meet all the dAculties of the other side, and do no harm. Mr. EWA It I', amid renewed cries of "Divide," was un derstood to say, that he agreed with the Hon. Member that the high daty on molasses was a great hardship, Mr. WA RBURTON.—If the sugar to be imported under the new regulations was to be in an improved state, and nut like muscovado, then an additional supply of molasses would be required, and therefore the duty ought to be reduced. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCFIEQUER said he would have no oljection to the amendment being introduced in its proper place in the mu. Mr. WARBURTON.—It would be only fair to make the proposed redaction, for at present the different duties bore to each other were as 2 , 35. was to 215., so was 7s. to 55. 33. Alter a few words from Mr. BARING, the amendment was withdrawm. Mr. WILLIA.MS hoped that the Government would allow the h driers of stock time until the 14th of March, and give them the benefit of a draw back, in order that they might dispose of their stocks without loss. He should propose that the altera tion should commence upon the sth of April. Mr. HUME bogged to ask if the Government would allow a drawback upon sugar in stock, purchased after a given day ? He thortglit the question was a very lair one. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that it had been the invariable practice, in changes of the Customs' duties, to carry them into effect without any drawback. If it were in the present instance allowed to one class of traders, the great holders of sugar would also demand it. What the Government had pro posed was, that the Bill should not cone into operation until the 14th of March, which was giving them a month from the original announcement. He hoped the House would not require the Government to extend the time to the sth of April.—( Hear, hear.) The probability was notorious, before the meeting of Parliament, that an alteration would be made in the sugar duties. It was stated in connexion with the income tax. He would give the House a proof of this. Shortly before the meeting of Parliament he received a memorial signed by seventy houses in the sugar trade, and by the Chairman of the East India Association, the Chairman of the West India Asso ciation, Mr. Stirling, chairman of the Chamberof Commerce, and by every house in the sugar trade. The memorial was prepared in December, and set forth that, as a sum of not less than ten or twelve millions was annually invested in that trade, the memprialists approached the House most earnestly to entreat that any ehinge which was contemplated should be announced early after the meeting of Parliament, and should come into operation as speedily as possible.—( Hear, hear.) All that they proposed was acquiesced in. A month was given ; and he submitted that there was no reason why the time should be extended to the sth of April. Mr. WILLIAMS.' said that the memorialists were persons connected with the import trade, and they would not be such sufferers as the growers. He thought that it was only just and reasonable to give the growers a drawback upon the stuck in hand. THORNELY said the gentlemen who had signed that memorial were importers, not dealers, and all their good' were s,ld in bond. Those who were most affected by the proposed alteration had made their purchases, believing that the existing dutie:, would "ontinue until the 6th of July. Mr. SHELL said he had roceived a letter from a grocer in Clonmel, who stated there was not a bonded warehouse in Clonmel, and the consequence was that the grocers had been compelled to take a large quantity of sugar for home consump tion for Tipperary. New the Right Hon. Gentleman must see that injustice would be done to those parties by the proposition of the Government. _ Dr. BOWRING thought that if they sere to establish a drawback on sugar, it would lead to great embarrassment, see ing that the Right Hon. Baronet proposed to take off the duty from 430 articles. Lord EBRINGTON raid he had received letters from several of his constituents, complaining of the probable effect of the Government with respect to sugar. Lord SA NDON—Thongh he perfectly concurred in the po licy of the Government, yet he thought it would press exceed ingly hard on certain parties, therefore he thought some draw back should be allowed. Mr. TRELAWNEY inquired if a drawback had not been allowed under similar circumstances? Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a draw back. of as. had been allowed in 1838, under similar circum stances, but in that case no notice was given. The general rule with respect to Customs' articles was, that no return should be made in the articles themselves, because the dealers were not obliged to take those articles out of band unless they required them. He thought the refiners had less to dread from the com petition of a low duty than any others, for they were a small body and could protect themselves by keeping up the price. Mr. B .3IG HT considered that that debate sought to teach support and Gallant n them to place their duties on a soun d principle. That would prevent a renewal of those debate s e very year, and the merchant would know how to make his cal cula tions , which he could not him, bec a use he do now. i‘ A i f r t . e r n a ß f A ew m s words i,o N fr s o a m i d that Colonel on if el wouldt FOX,he Mem ber divided the House, he thought the case of the sugar refiners was a ve r y h ar d one . Lord EBRINGTON thought that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was best answered by his own resolutions. If the re. liners rao c u ou ct l io. could keep duty pu u i t ith; price, what be came o f t h e advantage of the After a few observations from the CHANCELLOR of the ExcisaQueß and Mr. HINDLET, Sir R. PEEL said tie trusted the Hon. Member would not divide the House. Mr. HUME advised his Gallant Friend not to divide the House. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the resolution was agreed to. The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be re ceived on Monday. Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved the second reading of the Just.ces' Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill. Mr. 13: ESCOTT trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet would postpone the second reading of the Bill to a future day. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, in opposition to the second reading, Sir J. GRAHAM postponed it until Wednesday next. The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in the following Bills :—A Bill to simp l ify the form, and diminish the expense of obtaining infeftment in heritable property in Scot land; and a Bill to facilitate the transmission and extinction of heritable securities for debt is Scotland. On the motion of the. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, Mr. Cardwell was aided to the Hull Docks Committee. Mr. JOHN ABEL SMITH moved for cop:es of all corres pondence between her Majesty's Government and Captain Elliot, Sir Henry Pottinger, and others, relative to the differ ence of 406 chests of opium.—Agreed to. The House then adjourned, at One o'clock. II EDWORTII AMBTON, M. gentle. man, we are glad to hear, has returned from the Continent in strong and renovated health.—Tyne Mercury. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. PROM TIIE EVENING PAPERS OF FESTER nAT. GLOBE.—On Monday, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last night, in answer to a question of Mr La bouchere, the Government project of levying different duties upon different qualities of sugar is again to be brought for ward ; and—we hope—to be abandoned. When we consider its ab urd and utterly impracticabl e na t ure we are i nc li ne d to believe that Sir IL Peel, as he says, really did not know what he was doing when be proposed it. Mr. Goulburn, if we may venture to form an opinion from his hesitating and con fused manner of defending it, is equally in the dark. Mr. Gladstone has, we think, been its ablest advocate; and accor dingly we are inclined to attribute to tuna the largest share of the responsibility of its production. The measure is, how ever, quite faulty enough to justify the assumption of even a triple paternity, and the full application of Gay's remark, that " The child whom many fathers share, Has seldom known a father's care." Here, as by common consent, the practical application of the new duties has evidently been quite lost sight ot. Each, with a lofty horror of drudgery, seems to have left the d e t a il s to others. We wish they had settled the onus of this before hand. Perhaps, by right, it should have fallen to Mr. Glad stone. The Chancellor of the Exchequer might plead other engagements while getting up materials for the " financial statement." The Premier could not he expected to do the work of a subordinate ; and vet it is unfortunate for himself that he did not descend a little in this instance. No judicious admirer of Sir R. Peel, so eminently " great in small mat ters, and in all great matters small," will be prepared to admit, that had he thought for himself on the subject, he could have committed so gross a blunder, for instance, as to describe the present proposition as ono involving no alteration of the differential duties in favour of colonial sugars. Yet, on the 14th ult. (we quote from Hansard), he announced the higher scale of duties in the following terms:—" With regard to white or clayed sugar, or sugar which by some process is made equal to clayed sugar, we propose that the duty on BriLish plantation or East India sugar shall be reduced from • 235. 3d. to his. 4d., and that . . . . the duty on free labour foreign sugar—that is clayed, or sugar equal to clayed, shall be 2Ss.—thus retaining the whole amount of discriminating duty, which last year was 10s. Gd, but applying it in a different manner, giving 9s. 4d. protection on muscovado sugar, and increasing the protection to 113 Sd on the more valuable and costly article of clayed, or white sugar. The average amount of discriminating duty, therefore, will re main the same as it was last year." Independently of the ignorance it betrays, the confusion of ideas involved in this announcement is curious. If it means anything to the pur pose, it can only be—that the " average amount" of several discriminating (or differential) duties represents the amount of " protection" afforded by them. If this be so, we have at hand a very easy mode of settling the dispute be tween the home consumer and the colonial producer of sugar. We have only to levy upon " white-clayed," or some other superior class of foreign sugar, a " discriminating duty" of 205., and we may then admit all foreign sugar of a lower quality at a " discriminating duty" of ls, ; for the " average amount of discriminating duty will remain the same"—viz., 10s. Gd. Sir Hobert, in short, has only to deduct a few shillings from the 9s. 4d. and add it to the 1 Is. Bd. (always preserving the aver age amount ocprotection), in order to meet the wishes of at least a very large majority of those now opposed to him on this question. W e fear, however, that a careful consideration of the probable results of such a step would only induce bins to insist upon the more careful performance of the "discriminat ing duty" imposed upon those who are permitted to furnish him with materials for his financial speeches. We have already shown that, assuming the practicability of the proposed mea sure, one of its effects would be to exclude from home con sumption the sugar made liable to the higher scale of duty. The effective " protection " would then be the difference be tween 14s. and 235. 4d., or 9s. 4d. instead of 103. 6d. The only sugars, colonial or foreign, which could be made liable to the higher rate of duty, are those from the East. But its partial operation upon these would be evaded by their being mixed with the interior classes of sugar, and entered in the highest condition compatible with the payment of the lower rate of duty. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Match 7.) SuoAu—To-day the market for nearly all descriptions of raw Sugar presented a firmer appearance, and the trade en tertained a better opinion towards the article. There was rather more business transacted in West India Muscovado Sugar, 130 hhds finding purchasers at prices on a par with those of Friday last for yellow, but brown kinds are rather cheaper than at that time. The total purchases for the week are 330 hhds and tierces. REHNED.—To-day there was very little demand for home trade goods, and prices are still declining. Brown lumps, 34 to 40 lbs, may be purchased at 675; middling ditto, 32 to 42 lbs, 68s; good to tine lumps, equal to standard, 70s to 71s; Tittlers were, 30 lbs, 69s to 775; and Ilarnburgh Loaves, 9 to 13 lbs, 72s to 80s per cwt. In Loaves there was very little business done. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, at 31s to 31s 3d per cwt. MAeurrius.—This afternoon there was a large pu'dic sale of 14,014 bags 14 casks of Mauritius Sugar. There was a clause in the conditions of sale, that if the reduced duty is not receivable at the Custom-house on the 14th inst., buyers at this sale are at liberty to throw up their purchases, but notices to this effect must be given not later thaw the 15th instant, after which they will not be received. There was a large attendance of the trade, and merchants being free sellers, the whole was disposed of at prices that averaged those of the previous public sale—some piles how ever went 6d to Is per cwt cheaper, fine yellow fetched 623 to 64e, goad 58s 6,1 to 61s, good middling 57s 6d to 583 middling 55s 6,1 to 575, low .53s Gd to 54s 6d, good grey 57s to 58s, low 52s to 535, good and fine brown 52s to 535, washed 52s to 62s 6d, and Syrupy 57s to 595 6d per cwt—there was no common brown in the sale. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has been purchased this week with caution. but any material decline in the value has been pre vented by merchants supplying the market sparingly. This afternoon Bengal and Madras Sugar met with inure atten tion, and the parcels disposed of privately were generally upon former terms. FourAux.—There are not many purchasers of yellow Ilavannah Sugar, but merchants have still confidence and will not sell but at previous rates, they still refrain from offering any at public sale—the private purchases are only 350 chests of low yellow of old quality at 19s 6d for expor tation, and 500 chests of middling to tine a'. 20s 6d to 223 6d per cwt—there is nothing pressing privately. White has met with little attention. A floating cargo of new Bahia has been sold at 24s 6d for white and 19s 3d for brown, one of old white Bahia 235. and a cargo of Pernambuco in bags at 19s 6d per cwt, all for a near port, and small parcels of brown Bahia on the spot at 18s to 19s per cwt for good and fine quality. The business transacted by private treaty in other kinds of foreign Sugar has been fully on former terms. MoLissEs.—Although West India may be purchased upon lower terms, still the business transacted has been ex tremely limited in all descriptions this week. Importers are generally disposed to realise on account of the heavy stock; not snore than 23a per cwt can be obtained for the best, and inferior may be purchased at 20s. East India dull of sale, and may be had upon lower terms. Cocoa.—West India has been purchased with caution by private treaty, and none has been offered at auction, parcels could only be disposed of, but at a further decline in prices; there are few orders for foreign, but the stock being light, quotations are still kept up. _ _ _ COFFER.—This afternoin there was no public sale of any kind of Coffee, a fair amount of business was transacted pri vately in good ord Ceylon at 46s Gd to 47e per cwt, and holders show firmness, Singapore Java met with more atten tion, and 500 bags of good ord were sold at 38s to 39s per cwt. TEA.—To• day there was a better demand for nearly every description of tea, and holders manifested more firmness ; common ka \ nd e o o I V ] ecommonthe sound a r C r o i N u a go ls u , Is fetched 3 3d to iOd s 3 t l o d ,1 and I'wan middling to good Ilyson of ditto, 2s 9d to 3s per lb. SincEs.—Cassia Lignea has been in increased demand, and although the market has been more liberally supplied, still an advance of Is to 2s per cwt has taken place. Black Pepper is little wanted, but holders are not inclined to reduce their prices. White is dull of sale, and former rates are not ob;,ain able. Ginger has met with little attention, and prices are going down. Although prices rule low for Cinnamon, still there are few purchasers to be met with. For Nutmegs prices keep up. Cloves are little wanted, and parcels could only be sold but upon lower terms. Mace is little wanted. The market has again been well supplied with Pimento—the de mand has been good, and tbrmer rates are well supported. Rum, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.—The purchases made in Leeward Island Rum have been extremely limited this week, although there are sellers upon further reduced terms, and is 103 to Is 11(1 per gallon is the value of proof strength. Demerara strong descriptions 3s to 3s 2d. There has been scarcely any business transacted in Jamaica for ex portation, and the home trade continue to purchase with much caution. The value of 26 to 36 0. P. is 3s 4d to 4s, fine 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and very fine high flavour 5s to 7s per gallon ; of the last mentioned sort there is little in the market, but all other kinds are plentiful. Calcutta has met with little attention, and prices aro still declining; Is 9d to is 9d is the value proof with, and is 8d without certificate. Brandy has been purchased with much caution ; we quote Cognac best brands of the vint age of 1838, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d ; 1839, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d ; 1840, lib& 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d; 1841, hlida 4s 7d, puns 4s 5d ; 1842, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; 1843, !dada 4s 2d, puns 4s ; 1844, hhds 3s 1 Id, puns 3s 9d, mid and good mid of the various vintages 2s 10d to 3s Bd, low 2s 7d to 2s 9d, and Bordeaux 2s 61 to 2s 8,1 per gallon. The market is in a dull state for Genera, and Is 9d to is 9id is the value of common export sort; fine fit for duty is worth 2s 4d to 3s. English Corn Spirits firm at 10e 2d per gallon, cash. RicE.—A brisk demand has prevailed for Bengal, and a further advance in prices of 3d per cwt has taken placa. Madras has mot with increased attention, and enhanced rates are again obtained, the parcels brought to public sale amounting to 1,864 bags were sold at prices showing an ad vance on those of the last auction of 3d to 6d per cwt; low mildling pinky white Bengal grain fetched 9s 6d to 10s ; bold brown ditto 9s to 9s 6d; sea damaged first class 9a to Os 6(1, second class 8s Gd to Os, and third class 7s 6d to 8s 6d per cwt Java yellow is fetching Os 6d to 103, and white 103 6,1 to 12s 6d. In cleaned Rice there has been a good deal doing at 233 to 28s for Carolina, and 13s 3d to 18s per cwt for Patna. Saurnortm—This afternoon there was a better demand for Rough and 269 bags of Calcutta at public sales were sold at 27s 6d for good grey 3i per cent. refraction, being the full value ; privately 1.200 bags of Madras were sold at 24s 6(1 for 124 , per cent. refraction. FRUIT.—The demand for Currants has at length improved, and prices have an upward tendency, merchants show much firmness, and supply the markets sparingly; a fair business has been transacted at 49s to 50s for Zante and Cephalonia, and 503 to 528 for Patras. Raisins are not much wanted at present. Valentias are taken very sparingly at 488, Red Smyrna 40s to 465, black 325, and Denias in baskets have de dined 2s per cwt, say 34s ; 5,549 drums Turkey pulled Figs, one sale passed over, no bids, and the other taken in from 42s to 48s. _ _ - Ons.—There has been an increased demand for Cod Oil, and a further advance in prices has taken place, at 291 108 to 301. In Seal more business transacted, pale 301 108 to 301, yellow and straw 271 to 291 10s, and brown 25/ to 26/. Southern Oil 271 lOs to 30/. and inferior at 261 to 27/ per tun. Sperm Oil 83/ to 85/ ter British, and 80/ to 821 for American. Linseed Oil 24a 63 to 24s 9d on the spot, and 25s to 25s 9d per cwt for delivery all the year. Rape Oil 37s for pale, and 36s for brown. Olive sold at firm rates, Gallipoli at 431 to 44/, Spanish and Barbary 411 to 421 lOs per tun. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 113 casks of New South Wales 'fallow sold at 36s 3d to 39s 9d for fair to fine quality; 4 casks East India at 40s 9d; 374 pipes 68 hhds South American at 36s 9d to 37s 93 for good and fine, and 32s 3d to 36s for low to fair quailty, being cheaper; 590 kegs North American Lard taken in at 38s, and 10 casks Stearine Lard at 34s to 38s 93 per cwt. COAX. IVLAREET. Prices per ton at the close of the tnarket ;—Adair's Main, 15s 6d ; Buddle's West Hartle y , 17s; Hasting's Hartley, 163 ; Holvwell Main, 17s 64; Jarrow low Main, 15364 ; Morrison's Hartley, 15s; Nelson't West Hartley, 169 6d; Ord's Redheugh, 15s 64 ; Poa's Primrose, 15s; Tanfield Moor, 19s ; Taylor's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Townley, 16s 6d ; Twizell Main, 15s ; I'Vylam, 15s 9d; W.E., Bell and Rob son, 17s; Bewicke and Co., 183 6d ; Gosforth, 18s 3d ; Heaton, 183; Hotspur, 17s 6d ; Killingworth , 178 6d ; NOW - march, 173; Urpeth, 16s; Eden Main, 19s; Braddyll's Het- ton, 20534 ; Houghall, 18s ; Hetton, 20s 3d ; Lambton, 20s ; Morrison, 17s 9d ; Pemberton, 18s ; Russell's Hetton. 20s ; Stewart's 20s 6d ; Caradoc, 203; Heughball, 18s 3d ; Kelloe, 19s; Trimdon, 203; Adelaide, 19s; Brown's Deanery, 18s 6d ; Cowndon Tees, 18s 3d ; Seymour Tees, 18s 94 ; The Dukes, 18364; Hartley, 16s; Lewis 3 Merthyr 21s 6d ; Tenant's, lis 6d ; Derwent- water Hartley, 15s 6d ; Sidney's Hartley, 16s 6d ; West Hartley Netherton, 163 6d.—Ship3 arrived, 63. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the Ist day of March, 1845. ISSUE DSPARTMENT. .C. Notes issued ...... 28,952,105 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 12,943,918 Silver bullion 2,008,187 £28,952,105 M. 3 Dated the 6th day of March .£28,952,105 NIARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. :PARTMENT. Government seen rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 11,707,400 Notes 8,952,545 Gold and silver • coin 777,959 X 34,912,283 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. BANKING D: t. Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Ssvings banks, Commis goners &National Debt, and divi- dend accounts) 5,476,984 Other dep05it5......10 r 323,799 Seven day and other bills £34,912,283 M. MA . Dated the 6th day of March, RAILWAY COMMITTEES. The Sub-Committee, No. 3, reAumed itb sittings yes: terday, in Cemmittee•roonm No. 8. Present— Mr. Aglionby, chairman, Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. Stansfield, Mr. Thomely, and Mr. E. Buller. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The Committee proceeded with the petition from the promoters of this railway. The Committee proceeded with the evidence upon the promoters' plans. Some discussion arose as to the situa tion of some powder mills. It was alleged in a petition, presented by a Mr. Thomas, but upon which the Com mittee had decided that no one could appear, that cer tain buildings had been omitted. It appeared that a small building about the size of a pig•sty had been omitted. Mr. BURKE contended that the promoters could not answer this objection, inasmuch as they had seen no allegation respecting it. The CRAIRMAN said the duty of the Committee was to ascertain whether the standing orders had been complied with. Standing orders not complied with in the above respect. COURSE OF EXCHAI Ambterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight l2 6 Rotterdam 2U. 12 8i Antwerp 26 20 Hamburgh M.B. 13 1511 Alton l3 15i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 15 Marseilles 26 20 Bourdeaux 26 25 Frankfort on Maine 123 1 G-E.--(YE STERDA Y.) Leghorn ....... SI Genoa . ...... 26 20 Milan ............ Venice ..... ........ 47 Naples .. Palermo, per oz llBf Lisbon s3i Oporto s3i Rio Janeiro .... 231 Bahia ...... Buenos Ayres NewYork.:2l l tlyssight Philactsiplria ?mums •IF RULLION PZR OZ. Foreign I r 1:1, bars...£3 17 9 Portug.a: Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Do 0 0 New Da11a5......... 0 4 9i Silver it , bar 5...... 0 4 11 A Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. f 1.3 M lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 361 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville — FRID.AY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 5,1845. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Captain John Hamilton, late of her Ma jesty's Packet Service. .. . CROWN-OFFICE, Marten 6. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIIIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Shaftesbury—Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq., in the room of Henry Howard, Esq., commonly called Lord Howard, now Earl of Effingham, called up to the House of Peers. WHITEHALL, MAucn 6. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Bradley Paget, A.M., to the vicarage of Welton cum Mel ton, in the county and diocese of York, void by the death of the Rev. Henry William Champneys. WHITEHALL, MARCH 7. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Charles Neaves, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute and Steward Depute of the Sheriffdom or Stewartries of Orkney and Zetland, in the room of James Allan Maconochie, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, Prancil 7. 14th Regiment of Foot—B. Drew, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graham, promoted in the 31st Foot, March 7. 19th Foot—Capt. F. Deacon, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice T. Beckham, who exchanges, March 8. 31st Foot—Ensign J. H. Graham, from the 14th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shaw, who retires, March 7. 90th Foot—Captain A. Trollope, from half-pay 20th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice G. D. Bowyer, who exchanges; Lieut. F. Woodgate to be Captain, by purchase, vice Trollope, who retires ; Ensign R. Grove to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Woodgate ; J. Perrin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grove, March 7. 95th Foot—Lieutenant G. J. Dowdall to be Adjutant, vice Cobb°, who resigns the Adj_ntantcy only, March 7. UNAITACHED.—Lieut. F. Deacon, from 19th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, March 7. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 6. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Captain C. Rose to be Captain, vice Henderson, deceased ; First Lieut. W. C. Had den to be Second Captain, vice Rose, Dec. 26 ; Second Lieut. H. Grain to be First Lieutenant, vice Hadden, Feb. 22. MEMORANDUM.—The date of the promotion of the under mentioned officer has been altered, thus :—Lieut. Boucher, Dec. 26. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. G. R. :Robinson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; T. T. Clarke, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Feb. 28. ' Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. T. W. Evans, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 4. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross shire. J. E. Baillie, Esq.. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. Matheson, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; H. M. Fowler, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; R. B. At. MacLeod, jun., Esq, to be Deputy Lieutenant; G. Ross, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant, March 5. WHITEHALL, Baum 1. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Whidborne, of Teiguinouth, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Frederick West, bootmaker, Southampton, to surrender March 18 and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Mackey and Girdlestone, Southampton ; Smith and Atkins, Sergeants' Inn, Fleet street, London. William Spencer, brewer, Wallingford, Berkshire, March 18 and April 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Smith, Golden-square. Charles Jacobs, fruit salesman, Farringdon- market, March 14, at half-past eleven, and April 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Overton and Hughes, Old Tewry. Joseph Wilson, bootmaker, Jermyn-street, St. James's, March 14 and April 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. l'ennell, official assignee; Wright, Smith, and Shepherd, Golden-square. John Struckett, grocer. Wye, Kent, March 14, at two, and May 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row; King, Maidstone. James Stephen Herring, builder, Cecilia-place, Spa-road, Bermondsey, March 15, at one, and May 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Nippon, Blackfriars- road. George Salmon, timber merchant, No. 15 Wharf, City road-basin, March 22, at eleven, and May 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, oflicicial assignee, Sambrook court, liasinghall-street ; May, Queen-square, Illoomsbuty.o William Cawthorn, jun., wine merchant, Salisbury-wharf, Salisbury-street, Strand, March 17, at half-past two, and April 18, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Lawrence, Old Fish-street, Doctors'-commons. John Hardy and George Hardy, grocers, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridge, March 14, at two, and April 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assi g nee, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; Jenkins and Abbott, New Inn, London. Thomas .hew ell Gorbell, bookseller, Bedford-place, Com mercial-road, MiAdlesex., March 14, at half-past two, and April 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Turner, Mount-place, Whitechapel-road. John Rock Day, licensed victualler, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, March 14, and April 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build ings; Smith, Barnard's Inn, Holborn. Daniel Mackay, merchant, Liverpool, March 18, and April 8, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, London ; Miller and Peel, Liverpool. William Butterill, grocer, Sheffield, March 20 and April 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Tuttershall, Great James-street, Bedford row, London; Broadbent, Sheffield; Blackburn, Leeds. William Cornelius Whittenbury, cheese factor, Leeds March 19 and April.l4, at eleven, at the Leeds DietrictCourt. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Rushworth, Staple Inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. William Pell, linen-draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 19, at eleven, and April 29, at two, at the Newcastle-upon - Tyne District Court.. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Griffith and Crichton, .Newcast:e-upon-Tyne ; Griffith, Gray's Inn, London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. W. Braddick, farmer, Bristol—second div. of 3d. in the pound, March 10, or any subsequent Monday , at the office of Mr. Acraman, Liverpool. E. Davies, blacksmith, Great Crosby—a div. of 2s. 7d. In the pound, March 10, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. 2-sths of a farthing in the p ound, March 10, or any subse quentJ. Garnett, merchant, Liverpool—third div. of 4d. and Monday, at the of fi c e of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. M a nchester —final div. of 2s 8 1 ' d R. Alsop, grocer, ~, 2 , and a su bsequent Tuesday, at th e o ffi ce of Mr. first and final div. of 14s. 8 1 ,1 d in the pound on new proofs, 13,1raosrcelri,1A ci,es 18, or - upon-Tyne. E. Heron, butc her, Hartlepool—flrst div. of Is. i n the e d';' e , N c oL ec h as . b tl u e ilder, Ijiver N th pou nd, March 8, or any subsequent S a t ur d ay, at the office of div. of Bs. in th e i ttnd, March 8, and three fol lowing -place, Gray's Mrl.,.NEVladkri Inn road—firstl lowing Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. Law, draper, Reading, March 28, at half-past one—W. Smith, printer. King-street, St. Giles's, April 3, at half-past eleven—ll. and A. Wood, Blackwell-hall factors, Basinghall street, April 2, at one—ll. W. Collinson, bat maker, Stain ford-street, April 3, at eleven—T. Creeke, tailor, Cambridge, March 28, at one—D. Fowler and R. Green, merchants, Lime street, March 28, at two. In the Country. ; 0. P. Wathen, clothier, Woodchester, Gloucestershire, April 1, at twelve, at the Arist o l District Court--J, Cox, silk throw.ter, Nottingham, April 8, at eleven, at the Rirnsiug , ham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause beliliown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. G. Jackson, jun., upholsterer, Hertford, - *kph Curwen, cheesemonger, Bridge-place Vanxbrai r -April 4 W. Tydeman, timber merehint, Chehnsford, Milich 28—S. Libbis, innkeeper, Stratton St, 1-11. R. Stutchbury, bookseller, TheotaXisrag4Wford-row, April 2—J. Harwar, piano-ferte mangit.er, Charlotte-street, , Bloomsbury, April 1 —C. M. Mottram, warehouseman, Friday street, Cheapside, April 5-0. E. Lanham, builder, South ampton, - April 2—J. F. Barwick, wheelwright, Old-street, St.. Luke's, April 4—J. Wallington, painter, Bristol, April 2 W. Fairclough, licenced victualler, Liverpool, April 2-3. Harley, plumber,Wolverhampton, March 31—J. G. Schott and J. p, ava t cr, merchants, Manchester, March 31—W. Rees and G. Edwards, gardeners, Wells, Somersetshire,March 25—C. Parry, farniture broker, Cleaver -street, Kennington road, March 28—J. Coles, jeweller, New Bond-street, March 28—J. Hook. brick merchant, Nine-elms, Wandsworth-road, March 28—R. K. Mann, wine merchant, Hull, March 28— F.Deflinne, check manufacturer, Manchester, March 28. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. R. and W. Donkin, drapers, Beverley—P. C. and H. St. C. Caffieri, wine merchants, Cheltenham—R. Baldwin and M. Arrowsniith, spade makers, Balderstone, Lancashire—H. Burne and H. Ferrara, linen drapers, Exeter—T. H. Kay and J. Walker, dyers, Leeds--J. Cannell and D. Graham, grocers, Great Newport-street—J. Hotchkiss and J. Hotchkiss, jun., wine merchants, Blackfriars- road —W. J. and S. Haslant, chemists,'Thaxted—J. C. Holt, J. C,itchley, and J. Greaves, coal miners, Batley, Yorkshire (so far as regards J. C. Holt) —J. Dudding and J. W. Danby, attorneys, Lincoln—R. Cooper and W. Ravenscrolt, silk mercers, Liverpool—W. Taylor and H. Millichamp, iron founders, Birmingham—J. S. Kewley, T. L. Mortcroft, and R. J Hardman, brokers, Liver.; pool—S. Badger, J. Badger, and T. Badger, millers, Birming ham—A. Towler, H. Campin, and C. W. Sickle, merchants, Norwich (so far as regards C. W. Sickle)—C. Darnbrongh and I'. Wright, druggists, Manchester—D. Oliver, jun., and W. Noble, grocers. Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. J. I. Syer and E. A. Sanders, New Bridge-street, Blackfriarsf—F. E. Richards and R. C. Meggitt, starch manufacturers, Hassle, Yorkshire —S. and T. Walker, millers, Bingham, Nottinghamshire—l. Brampton ? sen., J. Brampton, end I. Brampton, jun., glove manufacturers, Leicester—D. Ledsam, J. F. Ledsam, C. H. Capper, M. Dixon, J. Marrian, J. Reynolds, A. Warner, W. Steel, R. W. Winfield, and %V. Potts, metal rollers, Bir mingham (as far as regards A. Warner and W. Steel) —T. Williamson and E. Scott, farmers, Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire —J. Yoxall, W. Holding, and J. . Hovle, contractors, Lancaster and Carlisle Railway— J. Simpson, G. Tomlinson, J. Brooke, J. Whittaker, J. Day, D. Fox, P. Fox, J. Butterworth, M. Spelding, and W. Dean, cloth finishers, Batley, Yorkshire (as far as regards M. Spel ding and W. Dean)—J. S. Tooker, A. J. Cipriaut, G. Mead, A. Mitchell, and R. Dennistoun, merchants, New York and Liverpool (as far as regards Tooker, Mead, and Co., New York, and Tooker, Mitchell, and Co.; Liverpool). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Hamilton, flesher, Leith, March 12, and April 9, at one, at the chambers of J. Henderson, Edinburgh. David Irving, farmer, Greenmerse, Kircudbright, March 13, and April 3, at twelve, at the inn of J. Pagan, Maxwell town. . Robert Wallace, mason, Galston, March 11, and April 11, at twelve, at the chambers of D. R. Andrews. Kilmarnock. M'Donell, Brothers, clothiers, Inverness, March 12, and April 2, at - two, at the Castle of Inverness. _ _ _ Lang and Mercer, merchants, Leith, March 12, and April 9, at two, at the New Ship Tavern. Leith. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending, March 4, 1845, is 31s. 100, per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. CEN TRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) RAPE.—William Camplin, aged 55, residing At n, Ber mondsey-street, was indicted for having committed a rape the person of Jane Matthews, aged 13, on the 30th Decem ber last. Mr. Doane and Mr. Payne were for the prosecution; Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Robinson for the defence. The evidence, which cannot of course be published, seemed to establish the fact that the prisoner had taken the prose.; cutrix to his own house, and there had given her some gin and peppermint, and while she was in a state of stupor had perpetrated the offence for which he was indicted. Mr. BALLANTINE took a technical objection, which was, however, overruled by the Learned Judge. The Learned Counsel then addressed the jury. Mr. Baron PARKE summed up. and the jury, after a brief consultation in the box, expressed a wish to retire. They re mained out nearly an hoar, and then returned with a special verdict—" We find the prisoner Guilty of having committed the act while the girl was in a state of insensibility. He having administered the liquor to her for the purpose of ex citing, not of rendering her insensible." Mr. Baron PARKE said he would receive the verdict as one of guilty,and reserve the speciality of the verdict for the con sideration of the judges. Mr. DOA NE suggested a question which his Lordship was about to put to the jury, but in the minute that elapsed during the entering of the verdict, and the suggestion of the Learned Counsel, one of the jury, a Mr. Hobkirk, bad vanished, and although criers were sent out in every direction, he was nowhere to be found. His Lordship was, therefore,unable to put the question, and the verdict was entered as given in. The prisoner was afterwards brought up for judgment, and sentenced to transportation for life, Mr. Baron PARKE ob serving. that he would reserve the objections raised in his case for the consideration of the judges, but he could hold out no hope to him of any avoidance or commutation of his sentence. During the course of the day, the grand jury came in and presented the last bills, and at the same time they handed up the following presentment:— " GTaild Jury-room, Old Bailey, March 7, 1845. "Thu grand jury, now sitting at this court, beg to present. that it is their opinion the police-officers have uniformly given their evidence in a manner highly satisfactory to the jury, bat that the police force, particularly in the neighbour hood of Bethnal-green, appear to have very much neglected their duty, in allowing beer-shops and public-houses, som• of them having concerts and balls, to be kept open at unseason able hours, in several instances as.late as two i n th e morn ing; to iich the grand jury attribute many of the crimes brought before them, and cannot therefore separate without calling the attention of the proper authorities to this fertile source of crime and depravity. They further beg to express their extreme regret at seeing so many juvenile offenders committed for trial to this court, as it is the unanimous opinion of the jury, that in many cases summary convictions would have a more salutary effect upon their future conduct than being associated in prison with more hardened offen ders, by which their education in crime is completed, and the object of punishment, the correction of the offenders, is in most cases defeated, and they are turned loose upon society worse characters than before. " The grand jury cannot too strongly express their opinion that the facility with which pawnbrokers and marine store dealers often purchase suspicious property from persons they do not know (often mere boys and girls), is highly reprehen sible, as affording thieves a most ready opportunity of dis posing of their booty, which operates as a direct encou ragement to bad characters. The grand jury further present, that it would be highly desirable if means could be adopted to trace stolen property to the receivers, who are, in the opinion of the grand jury, in many cases, more criminal than the prisoners, and should also be indicted with the thieves. (Signed) " W. NEWTON, Foreman." Baron PArcKE, in reply, said that, as regarded the latter part of the presentation it was a question for the Legislature ; and that, with respect to the former part, the magistrates of Surrey and Middlesex should receive due notice of it. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MARLBOROUGH-STREET _ _ Mr. Charles Green, the individual who was found lying in a mews bleeding and insensible from a wound an ►is head, which he had received from two cabmen on Saturday morn ing, and who was saved from being plundered of Ma property by the timely arrival of the police, came to this Court to make an application to Mr. Hardwick in relation to the fur ther proceedings against the num John Stock, in custody on the charge. Mr. Green said, although he had sustained great injury, he was reluctant to expose his character to that damage which he feared must ensue by a correct relation of all the circumstances attending the case. Ile had been drinking rather freely that night, and that circumstance, no doubt, had been noticed by the cabmen, aed had been made use of as a means to induce him to treat them with liquor. The fact of his having condescended so far as to treat men so much be neath him in station, was in itself so disgraceful, that he feared, if generally known, it might have a prejudicial effect on his present situation. He was anxious, under these cir cumstances, to have the magistrate's opinion of the most pru dent course for him to take. Mr. llAntmlex said the man in custody had been charged with a most serious offence. It was nothing less than that the prisoner, in company with another man, had meditated robbery, by using violence which might have had a fatal termination. Mr. Green said he had not the slightest doubt that the cabman and his companion followed him up the yard with the view of robbing him. Mr. Ifs.nowicic said the security of the public streets, at all hours, was the first consideration, and it ought to be the duty of every well. disposed person to contribute towards that security, and to punish all violation of that security by all means in his power. Undoubtedly the applicant might con sider that his private feelings were liable to be wounded at coming forward to give evidence against the offenders, but then the applicant must recollect he had a paramount public duty to perform. The best advice he could give to the ap plicant was to assist the attainment of public justice by a full and unreserved disclosure of all tht circumstances connected with the affair. Mr. Green said no one was more desirous than himself to sae justice take its course, and he should therefore adopt the course which had been so kindly pointed out to him. THE PRESERVATION OF PICTURES. Mr. Day, whose energetic efforts for the introduction of a cheap and efficient system of ventilation into the dwellings of the middle and poorer classes, and whose many inventions for carrying atynh instances insi i tn n a j ait t ol t he r injury s.Bafinaondodneodn(a,soner doors so philanthropic a purpose has been often alluded to, states in his lectures that the want of a free supply of fresh air, in apartments where valua reea b ra l ee e tirte p oicl a fet i s ntinga au d delicate tukefe.urcnalitfisure.re(Da),fthe rapid windows following in other aqmp,uorrekstsrdao deterioration t oor a fa r dt e i ro k yn e - p ri t ;tv i ai s nl proper and judicious c:giehliocinuot i ic, l t i oe g lnn o p f oap t re h i si o loe s nd e t r o o t i h s esa n ml h l Mr. Henry R usse ll , i t would appear, is ventilation. sAui u s successful iu bringin g crow d ed audiences to hear him in gvoecnaelraalb ly i lit p ies lea a s r e e d c ; ert a a n it a ily a ot e ' lea th r at a o n r a der ai w st i i t t wh or i t c an h ci al a l ti a o r n e , the provinces as h e ever h as been in the metropolis. His allied to a rich and full voice, are gifts so rarely met with that no surprise need be expressed in the enthusiasm with which Mr. Russell is everywhere greeted. His melodies, descriptive of the negro character, are given with great truth and nature, and the singer must have studied very closely the habits and eccentricities of this amusing class of the genus homy. Mr. Russell is a first-rate proficient upon the pianoforte, and his great command over this instrument, upon which he accompanies himself, adds considerably to the de light of all who listen to him. He is expected back shortly from the provinces, and will then resume his concerts at the Hanover-square Rooms. TROTTlNG.—Yesterday, a match to trot two miles in seven minutes was decided on two miles of road between Paddington and Islington. Mr. Harris was the owner of the horse, and the match was to trot in harness for 101. The horse broke, and was pulled in twice during the distance and lost the match by 38 seconds. SALE OF GUANO AT PORT-GLASGOW.-00 Taos day there was a public sale of this valuable manure at Port- Glasgow. It consisted of the cargo of the IYargaret from Ichaboe. The attention of farmers and others was large but only a few lots were disposed of at 71. 12s. ad. to 81. per ton. the proprietor, we understand, refused 71. 105. for the remainder of the cargo.—Glasgow Courier. ,-v