The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DE VONSHIRE-SQUARE, BISHOPSGATE. The anniversary testival of this institution was cele brated at the London Tavern, on Wednesday evening; Mr. Alderman Salomons presiding , in the absence, through indisposition, of Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. The chairman was supported by Mr. John Gurney Fry, Mr. W. Law Ogilby, Mr. Ed. James, Q C., Mr. W. Ro rs, Mr. Saunders, City Com p troller, Mr. C. A. Clark, Mr. Hugh Andrews, Dr. Bushnan, Dr. Ramskill, &c. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts drunk, The CHAIRMAN said that he had now to propose a toast which he was aware required bat little preface from him, as they must all be aware of the claims which the Metropolitan Free Hospital had upon them for support. (Cheers.) It was impossible for them as individuals to relieve the distressed as they could wish, it being only through the agency of such institutions as that, the in terests of which they had met to promote, that they co uld alleviate the misery and pain of the honest indus t r i o us labourer in the period of illness. A large portion of the members of society possessed no other capital than their labour, and no society, therefore, could be more be neficial than one which undertook to restore the labourer, bowed down by sickness and distress, to health and vigour, so as to enable him again to assume his proper place in society. This institution, therefore, was entitled to the special support and sympathy of the public—its great feature being that it was entirely free, no letter of introduction being required.—(Cheers)—and every sub scriber might rest assured that his donations went to benefit those who really stood in need of assistance.— (Cheers.) From the reports of the charity, which he had seen, he found that the number of persons who re ceived relief from it was about 10 000 per annum, and he was sure, therefore, that they would agree with him that no charity could be more worthy of support — (Cheers) —and he hyped and trusted that that day they would evince, by the amount of their subscriptions, the estimation in which they held it.—(Hear, hear.) Per haps he ought not, in the pesitioa which he held, to sit down without expressing the deep gratitude which he and a large class of his friends, felt for the benefits which this institution had bestowed on the Jewish poor.— (Loud and continued cheers.) This charity acted upon no principle of exclusion—but all, no matter what their religion or what their country, were equally and freely admitted. As their chairman, he had felt it to be his duty to allude to and ecknowledge the benefits which the institution had bestowed on a body of the Jews, and he must also acknowledge the benefits which they had received from kindred institutions, especially from the London Hospital.—(Cheers.) He would conclude by strongly urging upon the company present to support the institution, and asking them to join with him in drinking prosperity to the "Metropolitan Free Hospi tal." —(Loud cheers.) The SECKISTARY (Mr. Nash) then read the following report The committee, in presenting their report for the plat year, congratulate the governors and friends of the charity on the increased support it has received during that period. In the years of the famine and of the cho lera the income of the society, from causes which will be apparent, considerably declined, but a gratifying change in this respect has taken place during the year 1850—the donations and subscriptions received in which have amounted to 9161, 183. A detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements will be published with the report, but it may briefly be stated here that the current expenditure is about 7001. per annum. The in come, therefore, for 1850, presents the gratifying fea ture of being in advance of the expenditure, but the surplus has been employed to liquidate the excess of expenditure during the years of depression before al luded to. The particular feature in the history of the hospital during the past year has been its removal from Carey -street, Lincoln's lan-fields, to its present more commodious and roomy premises in De vonshire-square; and the committee have the satisfac tion to record that the change has been every way beneficial. The funds, as has been shown, have in creased, and the neighbourhood into which it has been removed is the one which, perhaps, more than most others in the metropolis, required additional facilities for affording relief to the sick poor. This is apparent from the fact, that notwithstanding the short period it has been established in the City it already relieves as large a number of out-patients as it was accustomed to do after several years' existence in Carey-street. As regards in-patients, space exists for the accommodation of about 40, and his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge generously presented the committee with a few beds, but even these they are compelled at present to keep unoccupied, from the insufficiency of the funds. It is in order to obtain the means of rendering these beds at once serviceable to the sick poor, and to raise the funds generally to a point commensurate with the wants of the poor and. populous neighbourhood in which the hospital is situated, that the committee now ap peal to the friends of th 3 charity and the public at large for aid." Mr. JAMES, Q.C., expressed the great gatification he felt at seeing the large amount of good which had been effected by the charity with such limited means. He well knew the advantage which an institution like this must be to the working man when his arm was paralysed by disease; and he was rejoiced that it had now been removed to a district where it was likely to prove most extensively useful. He was especially delighted to see Mr. Alderman Selorcons in the chair, as that gentleman had long been distinguished alike for his charity and philanthropy, as for his upright and honourable conduct throuth lice.—(Cheers.) lie begged to propose the health of their chairmen, Mr. Alderman Salomone.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRZAN briefly acknowledged the compliment, and assured the company that it would ever be his greatest pride to support and upheld, by every means in his power, this and kindred institutions.—(Cheers.) Mr. LAWRENCE proposed the health of the vice-pre sidents, on whose exertions he felt the prosperity of the institution mainly depended.—(Cheers.) Mr. ROGERS returned thanks. He had been for fifteen years connected with the institution, and had never yet been absent from their anniversary festivals.—(Cheers.) So long as he continued its the enjoyment of health, he should be happy to continue to attend to the promotion of the interests of the institution, and so long as he pos sessed a shilling or a guinea to spare, it should be at the Service of the charity.—(Cheers.) For himself and the other vice-presidents, he begged to return them his best thanks for the honour conferred upon them in drinking their healths.—(Cheers.) The " Corporation of the city of London" was next drunk, and acknowledged by Mr. A. C. CLARK, who stated that there couhl be no doubt, if a proper applica tion was made to them, the Corporation would become liberal supporters of the charity. Mr. Roasens having brieflalluded to the charitable disposition known to animate the families of the Gurneys and the Frys, proposed Mr. John Gurney Hoare, the treasurer, Mr. John Gurney Fry, and the committee of management.—(Cheers.) Mr. FRY returned thanks, and expressed his regret that his cousin, Mr. Hoare, could not be present, owing to the pressure of business; but ha was sure he would ' be delighted, as treasurer, to find how large had been the subscriptions announced that evening.—(Cheers.) Though be (Mr. Fry) was the chairmen of the com mittee, it was due to Mr. Ogilby to say, that that gentle man bad devoted the utmost attention to the manage ment of the affairs of the hospital; and they were par ticularly indebted to him for his exertions.—(Loud cheers.) Ho was glad to see so many Jewish gentlemen present on the t occasion , th e hospital being founded on the universal principle of receiving all, without regard to sect; and he wished to see all classes of religionists, especially in matters of charity, combined in one body. —(Cheers.) Though they had how a good house, with beds and every other requisite, he regretted to say that at present the state of the funds could not allow them to open the hospital for the reception of in - patiente. — (He ra ar, hear.) , hoped that difficulty would not long exist, and he was sure, if they only found the means of opening their h osp i tal for in-patients, t h ey w ould be literally assisted by a neighbour s ot their's, with which an honoured relation of his was connected the Institu t on of Nursing Sisters, who would supply them with nu rses for their w ar e s The e sr,e , „ --(etaee.s.) e having been drunk and acknow ledged. the " Medical OF - c,:gs” was Proposc - A and drunk with all the honour s . " Dr. J. S. BustittA.w begged to ecknewlodge the honour just conferred upon the medical staff of the institution. For himself, for Dr. Ramskill, an d hi s other colleagues, he could atsure them th a t no endeavours should be want i ng , as far as th e medical officers vvere concerned, to promote and carry out the holy purposes of the hos pital.--(Cheers.) There anis one thin, he desired to put beforethem, an d th at was, the great necessity that t h e re existed f o r o p enin g the hospital for in-patients. The expan se of each. n bed .e would n o t average more than 20/. per annum, and asked them w h at would that be among the numberless supporters by which the charity was now surrounded? He called upon them to double their efforts, and they might rely upon it that no sooner did they begin to receive in-patients into their hospital than they would greatly add to the number of its sup porters.—(Cheers.) Trus ting that they wo u ld soon be in a positi on to rece ive in-patients into she hospital, he begged agai n to ac k no wledge the compliment paid to himself and professional breth ren.—(Cheers.) Mr. J. GURNEY FRY said, that in arranging the lists of toasts—ther e wa s one relative to which he had made it a sine qua non that ho should be allowed to propose it. Ile had done so because he wai sure that no member of the committee could bear more disinterested or more willing testimony than he energy displayed by # .13promot ingtheir could to the talents, zeal, and the interests of tho w . orthy se.cre.agy 1 perso l u ns l taution.—'k f tOheers.) He considered that to the Mr. Nash they owed a large portion of a their exertions p resent prosperity, and he knew that he was always applications of the poor for reliefthereadythem afforded to by the hospital, and that he invariably ap plicant with the utmost kindness wadtre to receive the treated every coneideration,-- (L ou d cheers.) He begged to give them _ the health of their secretary.—(Cheers.) Mr. Nang returned thanks. Ho assured the gentle men present that the proof of confidence in him wh i ich , they had just shown was peculiarly gratifying to h and that it would ac t as an incentive to renewed ee l % continued exertions. He expressed his gratitude for the tattering terms in which Mr. Fry had spoken of his ser vices, and for the kindness and courtesy which, in the execution of his duty, he at all times received from that gentleman and the committee at large. He dwelt upon the advantages of the free principle on which the hospi tal is based, and concluded with expressing his convic tion that the institution was calculated to, and would eventually, become one of the most important charities in the City.—(Cheers.) The "Ladies," and one or two other toasts having been drunk, the company broke up shortly after 11 o'clock. The subscriptions and doations announced in the muse of the evening were al out 1 :00/ . The Jewsh subscription list amounted to nearly 2501. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial *face ;o the Governors of Ceylon and llong-Kong• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1851. GERMANY. Ultramontane bigotry, particularly among the higher classes, i 3 rampant. There has la‘ely been a flagrant example of intolerance near Inspruck. A young country girl was recently delivered of twins; as the father, who was in a military band, was a negro, his offspring was naturally of a somewhat dingy colour. The ignorant village priest, having refused to baptise " the children of Satan," the mother, who was ex posed to the taunts and insults of her bigoted coun trymen, put an end to her misery and shame by jumping into the river Sill.—A medical commission, after having examined three insane persons residing near Brun, in Moravia, have given it as their opinion i " that the three individuals have lost thei r senses n consequence of the catechetical discipline to which they were subjected by the Liguori ans during con fession." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXF O R D , APRIL 4. —The Examiners appointed to elect a scholar on Dean Ireland's foundation have an nounced to the Vice-Chancellor that they have elected John Young Sargent, post-master of Merton Col lege; at the same time they are also of opinion that Mr. W. S. Day, scholar of Wadham, and Mr. Herbert Coleridge, scholar of Balliol, are deserving of honour able mention. The Professor of Poetry, Mr. J. Garbett, of Brase nose College, will deliver his Terminal Lecture, at the Clarendon, on Thursday, the 10th inst., at two o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEE, ST. ALBAN'S. At the sitting of the Committee yesterday morning, the CHAIRMAN inquired if the missing witness Waggett was yet forthcoming? Mr. CLARKE said he was not; at a later period of the day he would be able to state what proceedings had been taken to discover him, but the officer of the House who had been in search of him was not now attendance. The room was then cleared; on Frties being again admitted the Chairman ordered the evidence to be pro ceeded with. Mr. 11. Edwards was called in, and ordered to be in attendance until discharged. William Lynes, the witness who was committed on Saturday for prevarication, was brought in the custody of the officer of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and placed in the wiiness's chair for further examination. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE objected to the examination of this witness being proceeded with, as he was under duresse. The Learned Sergeant was heard at some length in support of this objection, and the room was again cleared for deliberation. On parties being re-admitted, The CHAIRMAN ordered the Learned Counsel to pro ceed with the examination of this witness. William Lynes was again examined, but no very material fact was elicited except that, after the elec• tion, the witness remained'concealed for some days, with several others, at Mr. Edwards's house ; and, accord ing to his own account, without knowing or i❑quiring the reason why, or remonstrating against such a course of proceeding. The witness gave his evidence in the same hesitating manner which had drawn on him the censure of the Committee on Saturday. Thomas Atkins, a labouring man of St. Alban's, was the next witness examined—He said he voted on the last election for Mr. Bell, but on all former elections for thirty years he had voted for the blue party. He ceuld not tell why he had changed sides this time. He had had an interview previous to the election with Mr. Ed wards, who left word for him at his (witness's) house to call at the committee-rooms. No money passed between them then or at any other time, but witness promised to vote for Mr. Bell, en Edwards asking him to do so. After the election witness remained for some time shut up at Mr.tEdwards's house with several others, he went there at Edwards's request, and for no other reason that I he knew of. Mrs. Sarah Atkits, the wife of the former witness, was next called. This witness seemed to know nothing, and in spite of repeated cautions from the Chairman, the united efforts of counsel and the Committee, could produce from her nothing beyond " I don't know," " I can't remember," " I had nothing to do with the elec tion, and I know nothing at all about it." The witness confirming to persist in evasive and indi rect testimony, The Hon. CHAIRMAN said, really we cannot endure this. It is gross prevarication. You are an old woman, and we are willing to make every allowance, but we must have direct answers. Sir B. HALL—It is disgraceful that the Committee, with other important duties to perform, should have to sit here to be trifled with in this way. Witness—Knew Brabant, clerk to Mr. Lowe, the local agent of St. Albans, who brought the summons for her husband to attend before the Committee. Her husband had two sovereigns horn the blue party f)r his expenses to enable him to come up to London on this inquiry, but did not receive anything during election time. Did not tell him that her husband had not received more than others received at the last election. The Hon. CHAIRMAN—(the evidence being olosod) Go away, woman.—(Laughter.) Henry Brabant examined—Corroborated the last wit ness, and deposed to her having told him that her " hus band had received no more than the rest, or no more than o hers at the last election." Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—The attorney's clerk is con tradicted by two witnesses. The CHAIRMAN —We have our own impression. The Committee now wished to know what course the petitioners intended to take. Mr. Merewether stated that they had now adduced five of the abducted witnesses—Howard, Brandon, Biggs, Atkins, and Lynes; and the other four—Skeggs, Birch more, Waggett, and Forster, were not forthcoming. He had, thereiere, to suggest that the Committee should adjourn and report the state of things to the House, to deal with as they might think fit. Mr. Sergeant KINGLIKE opposed on behalf of the sit- ting Member, recapitulating what had taken place since the first meeting of the Committee. The mai❑ object of the Committee was to inquire into the merits of the petition against the return of the sitting Member, but nearly ull their time bad been consumed in an investigl tion that had been engrafted on it, with reference to the alleged abduction of witnesses with which he had nothing to do. After some further discussion the roomlwas cleared, the Committee having been in deliberation a short time. On the re-entry of the public, The CHAIRMAN said they had come to the determina tion of adjourning until Thursday, to go on with the general case, and that they should make a special report to the House with reference to the case of Waggett. Daring the deliberations of the Committee Mr. Rickards, the Speaker's counsel, was sent for by the Committee. The Committee then adjourned. BELL'S SCHOLARSHIPS. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 4.—At a meeting of the electors holden this day, the following gentlemen were elected to the vacancies on this fouAation:—Hammond Robe son Bailey, St. John's College; Charles Spread Towns bend, Jesus College. At a Congregation holden this day, the undermen tioned degrees were conferred: — Honorary Master of Arts—The Hon. Frederick George Ellis (eldest son of Lord Howard de Walden), Trinity College. Masters of Arta—J. W. Neat, Corpus Christi Col lege; T. W. H. Gurney. St. John's College. Bachelors of Arts—R bert Stafford Edwards, St. John's College; Robert Warrener, Catherine Hall. Doctor of Music—Henry Wilde, Trinity College. The following gentlemen were admitted M. A. Inceptors :—F. 0. Adams, Trinity College ; John Caldecott, Trinity ; W. T. Collings, Trinity ; B. F. Westcott, Trinity ; Augustus Jessopp , St. John's ; Isaac Todhunter, St. John's ; G. E. Yate, St. John's ; Stephen Hanson, Caius ; John Lamb, Camas ; C. F. Mackenzie, Caius; J. W. Wiglesworth, Caius; John Wisken, Caius; J. A. Wallace, Trinity Hall; S. T. Gibson, Queen's College; John Raven, Magdalen Hall. At the same Congregation the following Graces passed the Senate. The first was nen-placeted in the White Hood House, but carried by 8 placets to 7 non pacets :- 1. John Disney, esquire, of St. Peter's College, and of the Hyde, in the county of Essex, having offered to transfer 1,0001. Three per Cents. to the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars 'of Cambridge for the purpose of founding and endowing a Professorship of Classical Antiquities, to be called " The Disney Professorship of Archaeology." To accept Mr. Disney's offer, subject to the conditions specified in a motion to the Senate by the Vico-Chan cellor, dated March 31, 1351. 2. To appoint Dr. Bond, Regius Professor of Physic, a member of the Syndicate appointed March 17th, to consider whether any and what alterations may be made in the regulations which fix the standing of candidates for Honours in the Moral Science Tripos and Natural Science Tripos. 3. To authorise the Vice-Chancellor to expend a sum not exceeding 501. for the purpose of completing tbo principal walk in the Botanic Garden. TH PROJECTED VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS. Of the nature of the projected voyage to the Arctic Seas by Mr. Kennedy and his crew of Orkney men, in search of Sir John Franklin, a few notes are supplied by the John o' Groat Journal. Mr. Kennedy is now at Aberdeen, where the little ship, the'' Prince Albert," is fitttng out. The route to be followed is by Lancaster Sound, then down Prince Regent's Inlet as far as possible. The ship is then to be moored in some harbour, and two boats will be dispatched in various directions according to circumstances, or as the openings in the ice may present. One boat it is intended to bring overland to the western shore, at Cresswell or Brentford Bay in the direction of the magnetic pole. The other will be sent south wards to Felix Harbour, and will cross Boothia Isthmus, and after striking the sea-coast will pro ceed by Sir James Ross's Strait to meet the other boat. After meeting, they will again diverge and explore westward. It is then intended that one of the boats be dispatched in the direction of Simp son's Straits, whilst the other will be directed north west with a view to come on the track of Dr. Rae and his party. Mr. Kennedy has been thirteen years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, and spent eight years of that period in Labrador. Knowing the country, and the abundance of deer, salmon, and marine animals, he has the firm persuasion that at least a portion of Sir James Franklin's party are yet alive. He goes out with out fee or reward, animated by a pure devotion to the service. The crew consists of seventeen persons, nearly ail natives of Orkney. The expedition is to be conducted on teetotal principles; and the ship will be ready for sea by the end of this month. She carries three boats —one of mahogany, one of common materials, and one of gutta percha. Messrs. Duthie, of Aberdeen, are building a boat specially for Mr. Kennedy's use. It is to be twenty-two feet long, only two feet wide at the midships, or broadest part, and after being covered with hide or gutta percha, with one person set in it— canoe fashion—is calculated to draw only three inches of water, the depth of the boat is to be twelve inches at the seat. It is intended to propel this extraordinary craft after the manner of the natives of these regions— the Esquimanx—by a double-bladed oar, and the person seated in it will be so covered up with a skin dress, but toned to the chin and fastened to the deck, that in the event of its being swamped, it can easily be righted again without any water getting into it. Mr. Kennedy con templates not only using this boat for crossing rivers over ice, and down rapids, but to make it his couch of repose all night, by simply pulling a blanket over him, and there repose in a temperature that makes one freeze to think of it. He has been accustomed to these hard ships, and has stood many nights in similar circum stances, with the thermometer 40 to 50 degrees below zero; often, too, with no covering but the canopy of heaven. The Prince Albert will be provisioned for two years. All success attend her. Letters have b3en received from Commander Pullen, the officer in charge of the boat party from the Mackenzie River, in search of Sir John Franklin. They are dated Fort Good Hope, Mackenzie River, July 17, 1850, and detail the proceedings of the party, who were upon the point of starting, and hoped to reach the sea about the 23d of that month. The season had been extraordi narily fine, and the party were confident of an open sea. Others also, natives of tho country, were of the same opinion. Should they find provisions and fuel plentiful on , Banks's Land, it i s p oss ibl e th a t they might winter there, for the further prosecution of the search next season.—lnverness Courier. SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE NEW YORK PACKET. SHIP IVANHOE. We regret to state that little doubt now remains as to the fate of the splendid New York line of packet-ship Ivanhoe and her officers and crew, respecting whose loss grave apprehensions have recently been entertained. Hitherto no public notice of the fact of the ship's non arrival has been taken, from a disposition to hope even against hope; but by the royal mail steam-ship Asia ac counts were received from Savannah, on Saturday evening, which render it unnecessary and futile, we fear, any longer to preserve silence. Most of our readers will remember that some months ago the Ivanhoe, whilst in a storm at sea, lost her Commander, Captain Knight, who was swept overboard, unseen, from the poop. Her then chief mate afterwards received the command, and when the Ivanhoe last left New York, early in February, was makihg, we behave, his voyage hither in that capacity. Subsequently to her depar.ure from New Y,,rk the Ivanhoe wes oherved by the Joseph Walker, which arrived in the Mersey on the 13th ultiwo, ashore on Nantucket Shoals during afresh gale of wind, with hair sails ,:pread. Her arrival at this port was, however, daily expected, but without avail; and at length grave fears of her safety were awakened by the fact that large quantities of wreck such as would belong to a ship of the Ivanhoe class had been passed off the Shoals in question. On Saturday, however, circumstantial evidence of a more marked character arrived in Liverpool ; namely, a re port from Savannah that the ship Julia Howard, whilst on her passage from Boston to that city, passed, on the 12 , h tilt., in lat. 30 34, long. 71, a quantity of wreck and picked up a broken oar, upon the blade of which the word Ivanhoe was stamped. Bales of cotton and casks, with the private marks thereon, had also been picked up; and, al though the discovery of a broken oar cannot alone be taken as evidence of the ship being,' entirely lost, with all her crew, y e t , combined with the other evidence already alluded to, w e f ear i t must destroy even t h e remotest hope entertained of the Ivanhoe's safety. The Ivanhoe was a fine sh i p, o f about 1,300 tons register, and was formerly com man d ed by as having made severa l quick passages in ' her between this port and N ew York. She was quite :favourite s hip with both passe ngers and shippers of merchandise. —Liverpool Albion. ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.- On Friday afternoon a general court of the governors of this institution was held in the board-room, for the purpose of receiving the report of the financial condition of the hospital during the past year, and on general business. The minutes of the last qnarterly court having been confirmed, the financial report was pre sented. The balance in hand on the 31st of December,lB49, was 8051.45. 9d. The annual subscriptions amounted to 3 ,367/ 14s. 10d., and the life subscriptions to 255/. Th e di . vidends were 2,3781. 188. 2d., and these sums—added to the receipts room pupils, benefactions, and legacies —gave a total ordinary income of 6,973/. 4s. 4d. The sale of stock during the year realised 7,6011. 17s. 11d., and 111/. Bs. 4d. had been r eceived from the Sun and Westminster Fire Insurance offices for damages done by the late fire at the hospital. The total receipts for the year amounted to 15,5061. 14s. 7d. e ild rr in he The receipts on behalf of the convalescent fund were 2 55L 17 o s f . year were 12,199/.6. 4d and 2, 520 E had been paid on ac count3s2/. 9s. Bd. had been paid expenses of the establishment for the g contracts and architect ' s. commission. I claims ; making the expenditure 15 a l id to answer special 18s. in favour of the charity. This statement was received, and, after the tranzact . __, 65., and leaving a balance of 434/. I ° 4 of some routine business, the board separated. .4 ' t: , • a; 0 1 4 0 0 P:1 p., ; - .7, r I —.-- -- Colchester I 1950 490 Harwich Leigh 933 47 20 138 73 Dlaldon LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending April 5, 1851 ... £9,659 16 0 Traffic —Week ending April 6, 1850 ... 8,930 18 8 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 110,008 13 4 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1150 ... 1i30,385 13 4 Total number of Passengers—Week ending April 5, 1851 ... 53,247 Passengers ... Goods ... ... £7,740 14 7 ... 1,919 1 5 Total ... ... ....£9,659 16 0 Total miles open, 1851, 173 1 4; ditto, 1830, 17114. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantities cf corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in Essex, from the 31st March, 1851, to the sth April, 1851, both inclusive : CHELMSFORD, APRIL 4.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 42s to 475; new 41s to 475; red, old 36s to 42s ; new, 36s to 41s ; barley, 26s to 30s ; chevalier 22s to 305; grinding 19s to 253; oats 15s to 203; malt 53s to 55s • chevalier 54s to 56s ; peas, partridge, new 27s to 29s ; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 26s to 28s ; old, —s to —s; dun, new, 26s to 288; beans, tick, new 24s to 26, ; old, 24s to 275; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 00s to 00s; ma zagan, new 23s to 25s ; old Oos to Oos per qr. COLCHESTIR, APRIL s.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; red 36s to 425; barley 22s to 28s; beans, mazagan 223 to 245; middle and small 24s to 28s; peas 26s to 28s per qr. HADDINGTON, APRIL 4.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day : Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beans. First 41s 04 I 303 04 223 04 29s 04 Second ... 37s 74 I 26s 9d 193 81 25s 3d Third ... 303 04 22s Od 17s 6d 24s Od Total quantity of Wheat in market 687 qrs., 642 sold Do. Barley do. 167 qrs., 155 sold Do. Oats do. 368 qrs., 367 sold Do. Beans do. 190 qrs., 182 sold KIRICALDY, APRIL s.—The following are the quotations for grain:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. ' Beans. Peas. First 43s 04 26s 6d 21s 64 —s Od —s Od Second 403 Od 233 64 20s 04 —s Od I—s Od Third 34s 04 20s Od 17 8 6 d — s Od —s Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 26s Od to 27s Od. Gtasoow, APRIL 2.—Provisions—Cheese, 33s to 423 Od per cwt • retail, 5d to 64 per lb. Skim milk, 20s Od to Os per cwt. dountry fresh butter, Is to Os Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9id to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 9id to Od. Country eggs, 8d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 4s Hid per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 2s 9d per pair ; Ducks, 23 6d. FALKIRK, APRIL 4.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 381 bolls; wheat at 17s Od to 18s 6d per boll ; barley, 16s Od to IBs Od ; oats, 14s Od to 15s Od; beans, 13s 6d to 14s 6d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. PERTH, APRIL 4.—Wheat, old, Oi's Od to Os Od; ditto, new, 37s to 41s ; barley. new, 20s Od to 23s t d; oats, 14s to IBs ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 261 per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 00s to 28s. KELso, APRIL 4.—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s ; ditto, new, 25s to 3ls Od ; barley, new, 17s Od to 20s Od ; ditto old, Os to Os; potato oats,oos to 00s Od ; ditto new, 135 to 15s Od ; common oats 005 Od to Otis Od ; ditto new, 12s to 14s Od ; peas, 19s Od to 20s Od ; beans, 19s to 20s per boll of six imperial bushels. HAWICIC, Arita. 3.—Wheat, new, 29s to 30s Od; barley, new, 181 to 20s 6d ; ditto old, 16s Od to 17s Od ; potato oats, 12s 6d to 14s Od ; common oats, Ils 6d to 13s ; peas, 19s Od to 223 Od; beans, 19s Od to 21s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BERWICK, APRIL 3.—Wheat, 36s Oid ; barley, 23s lid ; oats, 193 4d ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 24s Od ; peas, OOs Od average per imperial quarter. STIRLING, APRIL 4.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 245; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 18s 3d to 20s 3d; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 15s 6d to 17s 3d. Oats, common, 00s Od to ()Os ; ditto new, 10s Od to 15s Od; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to 03 Od ; ditto ditto new, OOs Od; malt, distillers, 31s 6d to 33s ; citto brewers, 32s 6d to 34s ; beans per boll, OOs Od to 00s Od; ditto new, 12s 6d to 14s Od; pease 00s Od to Vs Od; flour, new per sack, 31s to 33s Od; ditto common oatmeal, per load, OOs Od to 0 rs Od; ditto per peck of 71bs, lid to Bid; ditto, ditto n l e 8 w s 2656 6 t to 2 t 0 0 s 2 s cl 9 ; d fresh butter, per lb, 9d to 11d ; eggs, per dozen, 5d to 6d ; hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, 80s Od to 00s. COAL BARKED Carr's Hartley ..... 14s Od Chester Main l3s Od Davison'sWestHartley 14s 3d Dean's Primrose Howard's W. H. Neth l4s 3d Heaton ....... 13s Od New Tanfield Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s Od South Peareth; lls 6d Tanfield Moor l3s 9d l'aufield Moor Butes— l3s 6d Walker's Primrose West Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. Brown Bell and 8r0wn...... , l3s 9d Gosforth Heaton Hedley Hilda l3s Od l Lawson l 3s Od Riddell Walker l3s 9(1 1 , Eden Main ..... l4s 9d Lambton Primrose ... 14s 98 Bell so, l4s 6d l Belmont ... 14s 6(11 liettou iT.-TI sTSIwAY. Haswell lss 9d Lambton Lumley l4, 3d N. Hetton Lyons .. Pensher Richmund:.. .. Russell's Hetton Scarborough: l4s 3d Stewart's Whitwell Hartlepool 14s 9d ileugh Hall Kelloe.. ......... .... lss 6d South Kenos West Kelloe .... ...... Whitworth l2s 6d 'Adelaide Tees Baekhouse l4s Od 'slaelean's Tees 133 34 ;Seymour Tees .South Durham I S 143 Od Tees ;West Coruforth .Cowpen Hartley LDerwentwaterHartley 14s 3d Hartley ............... liLlangenniech ;;Sidney's Hartl ey 1 Ships at market, 241. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, April 7. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on Thursday Lord Stanley would present a petition from Guiana on the subject of colonial government. Lord WODEHOUSE presented several petitions against Papal aggression. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the ward of Farringdon praying for a reform of the corpora tion of London. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented apetition from some parish in Worcestershire praying for an alte ration in the law of rating. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition praying for the adoption of measures for the suppression of the slave-trade. The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions from places in Ireland against Papal aggression; also several petitions praying for a grant of money to the schools in connexion with the National Church, in which the Scriptures were taught. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented several peti•• tions from various places in Ireland, praying that the Scripture-schools in that country might have a share of the grant for the promotion of national education. MASTERS AND SERVANTS BILL. The Earl of CARLISLE moved the second reading of this Bill, the object of which was to protect children placed out in service by the parochial authorities from the cruelties which had been inflicted upon the unfortunate victim of the Sloanes. The Noble Earl ex plained the enactments of the Bill, which established a system of periodical inspection on the part of the boards of guardians, and the details of which have been frequently given. Lord REDESDALE was opposed to the measure, as one which would render it impossible for paupers to be placed out. What need had a great boy of eighteen of such protection? Besides, no farmer would take a pauper if ho was exposed to have the guardians coming an d asking all sorts of questions of their servants. The Earl of CARLISLE alluded to the Sloanes' case as a proof of the necessity of some such measure as the present. The Bill was then read a second time. PAPAL AGGRESSION. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Ayr against Papal aggression. The petition prayed that a measure might be passed prohibiting the Roman Catho lic prelates from assuming territorial titles, enacting that all bequests made to them under those titles should be made null and void; that all acts that they might per form, and such titles should be void; and that a measure should be introduced to prevent all synodical action on their part. He would not say one word as to the prayer of the petition, but he would take the opportunity of protesting against the doctrine that all religious persua sions had a right to do whatsoever they might consider necessary to the unlimited development of their religion. They had no right to do anything under the pretence of religious development which would interfere with the liberties and rights of others. MUTINY BILL. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were respec tively read a second time, and ordered to be commuted to- morro w. COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL. Lord BEAUMONT wished to know whether the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack meant to morrow to move the reprinting of the County Courts Extension Bill; and if so, what alterations he proposed to make in it? He himself was in favour of the princi ple of the Bill; but he should move in Committee the omission of the reconcilement clause and also of the 35th clause, and should propose special legislation with re gard to causes above 201. The LORD CHANCELLOR should not oppose the committal of the Bill, but in Committee he should move the omission of the arbitration and reconcilement clauses, and he would suggest the propriety of the equity jurisdiction cltiuses being omitted in this Bill, and that legislation on the subject should take place in the Chan cery deform Bill. He should also suggest alterations in the latter clawed and in the clauses relating to the em ployment of attorneys' clerks in these courts. Lord BEAUMONT and Lord BROUGHAM severally ex plained, and the subject dropped. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 7. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Sheriffs of Londou appeared at the bar of the House. and presented a petition against the removal of Smithfield. market. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. The Sergeant-at-Arms appeared at the bar and in• formed the House that be had had committed to his cus tody the body of William Lynes, a witness charged with prevarication before the Select Committee of the House of Commons sitting to inquire into a petition presented against the St. Alban's election, and that since that time he had received a writ of habeas corpus from Mr. Justice Wightman, calling upon him to produce the body of the said William Lynes before him at his chambers. THIRD READING. The Bangor and Carnarvon Railway, and the Shrews bury and Bridgnorth Turnpike-roads Bill were read a third time. _ . Mr. E. ELLICE presented a report from the Com mittee sitting on the St. Alban's election, informing the House that on Saturday last they had committed the body of William Lyres, to the custody of the Ser geant-at Arms, charged with gross prevarication, and that the SE id witness had been produced before the Committee this day, and had then answered satisfactorily the questions put to him by the Committee. Also that it appeared in evidence before the Committee that an essential witness of the name of George Seeley Waggett bad hitherto evaded all attempts to secure his attendance bef ore the Committee, and one John Hay ward in conjunction with Henry Edwards, had given money to Waggett, to induce him to abstain from appearing before the Committee. In respect of the said William Lynes, as he had answered all questions put to him that day, he should move that he be discharged from the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and with regard to the other three who had been proved, one to have knowingly abstained from presenting himself, and the other two to have been concerned in inducing him to re main away, he would move that the warrant of the Speaker be issued directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to take them into custody. The motion for the discharge of William Lynes from custody was then agreed to. Sir G. GREY said the question was whether any power of the House would be lost by delay, otherwise he should propose that the report be printed, and the discussion of the question be adjourned until to to morrow. Mr. E. ELLICE said that a warrant from the Speaker would certainly have more effect than any other pro ceeding in procuring the attendance of the missing wit nesses. After a few words from Sir B. HALL and Mr. ADAIR, Mr. SOTHERON moved that the conduct of the three p-rsons named be declared a breach of the privi leges of that House. Sir G. CLERK said that was certainly the complexion which the conduct of the parties took, and at the Ipswich Election Committee, when the parties had behaved in a similsr manner, the House had not hesitated a single moment iu declaring it a breach of privilege. Lord J. RUSSELL said there could be no doubt that the conduct of the parties described did constitute a breech of privilege. Sir G. CLERK thought that Waggett ought first to be taken into custody, inasmuch as he had concealed himself, and by so doing had rendered himself unable to give that service to the Committee in the way of evi dence, which the House required. Sir R. H. INGLIS conceived that in violating the rules of the House the parties implicated had violated the law of the land. The motion was then put, and it was unanimously agreed that Hayward, Edwards, and Waggett should be taken into custody by the Sergeant -at Arms. Lord J. RUSSELL supposed that when these parties were taken into custody they would of course be ordered to attend at the bar of the House. The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative. Sir G. GREY said that an order should be made to release William Lynes from the custody of the Sergeant at-Arms. His case was very Jiff-rent from that of the others. They had violated the rules of the House, and had consequently been guilty of a breach of privilege; but in Lynes' case the Committee had specially reported that in the return for the borough of St. Alba❑ s, Lynes had violated an Act of Parliament, and therefore the re port btsted that the warrant should hare been annexed to the return. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved that the order should be discharged. An order was accordingly made to that effect. PETITIONS. _ . Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Exeter in favour of a modification of the tax on carriages. Mr. HEALD presented 15 petitions from congrega tions of Wesley an Methodists in England and Scotland, praying for an efficient legislative enactment against Papal aggression. Mr. WELBY presented two petitions from Grantham and the hamlets, and from a Wesleyan congregation of the same place, for more stringent provisions in the Ec clesiastical Titles Bill, and one petition from merchants and traders of Grantham for a repeal of the duty on paper. Mr. ROBARTES presented petitions from the Wes leyan Methodists of Port Isaac, Gorram, and St. Ewe, Sawney, St. Blayey-gate, Sticken, and Polygooth and Wadebridge, against Papal aggression. Mr. E. Macnaghten, Lord Duncan, Mr. Wilcox, and other members presented petitions against the Papal aggression. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the rate payers of St. Luke's, Middlesex, stating that last week the sum of 171.: 16s. had been paid out of the poor rates for the satisfaction of the expenses of a meeting to repress the Papal aggression. Similar expenses had also been paid cut of the rates on account of a meeting respecting the Post•oflice. The ratepayers prayed the House to institute an inquiry, and pass an Act to enable the ratepayers to appeal to the County Court for the re storation of all sums under 501. that might be improperly paid out of the rates. Mr. MA STERMAN presented, a petition from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin against the abolition of the military asylum at Kilmainham. Mr. HEADL AM presented a petition against the continuance of the income-tax. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the provost and magistrates of Montrose, against the duty on tire policies. The How. MEMBER also presented a petition from Marylebone, against the Sunday Trading Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that in going into Com mittee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill he should call the attention of the House to the dreadful mortality that had occurred in the Kilrush Union work- house. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that on Wednesday ho should move for copies of all correspondence that had taken place between the Government and all foreign powers on the affairs of Rome during 1849. Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he should postpone his motion on the window-tax sine die WOODS AND FORESTS. Viscount DUNCAN asked the First Commissioner of Woods, Forests, &c., whether it was the intention of the Government, during the course of the present session, to bring in a Bill to make better provision for the manage ment of the Wood., Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown, and for the direction of Public Works and Build- inks ; and if so, at what period of the session it way likely that th 9 Bill will be produced? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill on :he subject as early after Ester as possible. MANAGEMENT OF CHURCH LANDS. Mr. E. DENISON wished to know whether a Bill bad been prepared with regard to the management of church lands, and when it would be laid oa the table of the House? Sir GEORGE GREY said a Bill had been prepared by the Commission which had been appointed, but it had subsequently undergone considerable alteration. How ever, it was now in a state to be presented to the House, and he believed it would be presented before Easter. REDUCTION OF DUTY ON COFFEE AND TIMBER. Mr. MOFFATT wished to ask the Chancellor of Exchequer when he intended that the proposed reduc tion of the duty on coffee and timber should come into eff,ct? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was anxious that the reduction should take place as soon as possibl., but as he had no control over the House it was impossible for him to fix any particular day. THE NEW HOUSE-TAX. Sir J. DUKE wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended that warehouses, which were not before charged with window duty, should now come under the operation of the house-tax? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—No houses which do not come under the description of in habited houses will be assessed to the tax. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY wished to know whether shops which were part of house, would be included in tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that such premises as those described by the Hon. Al derman would be liable to the tax of 6d. in the pound, instead of 9d., as other houses were taxed. Mr. J. WILLIAMS inquired whether houses would be rated to the tax under the poor-rate assessment or under a new one? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he proposed that the assessment should be on the annual value of the houses, but at present he would not confine himself to any particular mode of getting at the value. He certainly should not take the poor-rate as sessment, because then parishes would have the power of limiting the amount of income-tax which they would have to pay at their own pleasure. THE BUDGET. RE-IMPOSITION OF THE INCOME-TAX. Mr. BERNAL brought up the report of the Com raittee of Supply. Mr. HERRIES rose, according to notice, to move, as an amendment, " That it is the opinion of this House that ' the respective duties in Great Britain on profits arising from property, professions, trades, and offices, and the stamp duties in Ireland, granted by two Aet, passed in the sixth year of herpresent Majesty, and which have been continued and amended by several subse quent Acts,' were granted for limited periods, and to meet temporary exigencies: that it is highly expedient to adhere to the declared intentions of Parliament when these duties were granted and continued; and, in order to secure their speediest practicable cessation, t ) limit the renewal of any portion of them to such an amount as may be sufficient, in the existing state of the public revenue, to provide for the expenditure sanctioned by Parliament, and for the due maintenance of public credit." He said in rising to address the House in the hope of inducing them, by the reasons which he had to offer, to coincide with his amendment he begged to say that he had seen with great satisfaction the statement in the public papers of the great increase is the revenue of the country as exhibited in the quarter's return. That consideration added great weight to that which he had to say. It was on account of the prosperity, and of the means which the increased prosperity would afford to the House of accomplishing an act of justice, that he now came forward be fore the House and the country with this proposition. He would now, with the permission of the House, ex pressly state that he should refrain from entering into any details.—(Hear, hear.) He would not attempt to impugn any of the statements of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but, in order to keep himself strictly to the question, he would willingly accept all his statements. He accepted all his statements as if they were strictly correct.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) But whilst he did that he must at the same time express his expectations that there would year by year be a larger surplus in the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) He ac knowledged that he could not refrain from stating his expectation that there would be a larger surplus was only obtained under the statements of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that there was now a surplus of 1890,0001. applicable to the necessities of the country. Yet, however he might rejoice in this surplus, he had still to allow some 22,0001. or 23,0001. for the expanses of the Kafir wer.—(Hear, hear.) He must now remind tho House that the fact was, that the property and income tax was first imposed for a period of three years, and that it was imposed in 1842 only to satisfy the temporary exigencies of the country.—(Hear, hear.) He took the right of supposing that the income tax as now proposed was the income tax which was originally instituted, for if it had not been so, he was quite sure that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in making his statement to the House would have said so. Had he not said so, he (Mr. Hurries) would have been obliged to suspect the Right Hon. Baronet of a practice to which he little thought him liable.—(Hear, hear.) He expected, therefore, that it was the income-tax which he intended to propose, and that it was intended to propose it for three years.—(" Hear, hear," from Sir Charles Wood.) He was glad to accept that admission, and he should reason upon it as a conclusion in his argument.— (Hear, hear.) He must now review the history of the income-tax. It should be recollected that it was imposed in 1842 by Sir Robert Peel, in order to relieve the country from its difficulties with .regard to financial matters.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that he should be excused from referring to the fact that this deficiency of 3,800,0001. was constituted by the Whigs, and that the income-tax was imposed to meet this deficiency, to remove the obstruction of trade, and to facilitate the action of com merce. Now Sir R. Peel distinctly declared, and there could be no doubt about the fact, that he took this tax as a temporary measure, and for a special purpose. He took it, as stated in the words of the amendment for a temporary purpose, and to meet a special emer gency. He then stated distinctly that he be lieved a period of five years would be sufficient for the accomplishment of the purpose, but that he would only take the tax for three years, in the hope that there would be no necessity for its renewal. It so happened, however, that in 1845 Sir Robert Peel came to ask for its renewal, which was granted under the then especial circumstances of the country. In 1848 there was another extension of the tax, but at that time the country was suffering from extreme com mercial distress, and therefore its renewal then was no breach of the principle to which he was about to call the attention of the House. The Noble Lord, however, with some degree of levity, asked the House not only to renew the tax bat to augment it, but thy House refused to sanction the latter part of the Noble Lord's proposition, and eventually it was not persevered in. That brought them down to the pre sent period; but before he proceeded now to ask the House to refuse the continuance of the tax altogether, he wished to direct the attention of the House to the opinions of men of the highest eminence, who had filled the most responsible offices of the state, ai to the peculiar character of this tax.—(Hear, hear.) He did not propose to use the extracts which he should tyke the liberty of reading as an argumentum ad hominem, he used them because they contatned in themselves expressions of sound truth and judgment, which he ventured to hope the House would be disposed to adhere to on the present occasion. It would be un necessary for him to read to them the opinions of Sir Robert Peel, because the terms in which Sir Robert Peel introduced the tax in 1542 must be fresh in the recollection of everybody. For the reasons he had already stated, Sir Robert Peel induced the House in the first instance to adopt his proposition; and on the second occasion, when he pressed the con tinuance of the income-tax, he expressly declared that he did hope that within the time the tax was to be extended to provision would be made by alte rations and augmentation of the revenue to render any further renewal of the income-tax unnecessary. When Sir R. Peel proposed the renewal of the income tax he did not receive unqualified support. Those who now sat in opposition expressed themselves very strongly against the tax, but not so much with re ference to its being then imposed as to its cha racter. They agreed as to its renewal, but were opposed to the form in which it was levied. It was opposed by Lord John Russell, Mr. Labouchore, Lord Howick, and though last, not least, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer.—(Hear, hear.) The words, then, used by the present Prime Minister deserved the serious attention of the House on the present solemn occasion, when they were about to determine whether they should or should not have a permanent income-tax. The Noble Lord, in 1842, said the evil of the income tax was not confined to the sum drawn from the pockets of the people, that he considered it an inquisitorial tax, and that it ought only to bo resorted, as a last resource in periods of difficulty.—(Hear, hear.) Again, in 1845, ho said it was a tax subject to some of the greatest objections which could be urged against any tax, that he was of opinion that inequality of tax ation and fraud were inherent qualities of the tax. —(Hear, hear.) Then, again, when the Noble Lord asked for a continuance of the tax in 1848, he did so on the ground that almost unparalleled distress existed at the time in the country. The Noble Lord did not on that occasion offer any other reason why they should again resort to the tax for a further period.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Labouchere, now the President of the Board of Trade, also said,. in 1848, " God forbid that, under the present difficulties of the country, they should require the House to adopt such a measure as the imposition of a house-tax, adding that he would resort to any other means rather than adopt such a s y stem of taxation, which was alien to the habits of the people of this country, and which was carried into effect in an inquisitorial manner, infinitely more attended with ve xations p roceedin g s more annoying than the amount of money taken from the people's pockets."—(Dear, hear.) Now, as the country was not now under the pressure of those difficulties which existed at that time, these arguments applied with tenfold force against the re-imposition of the tax this year. Lord aiwiek said that on the prin ciple of justice and bound policy he was of opinion that the House ought to restrict the imposition of is tax so excedingly odious as that proposed by Sir R. Peel. " They were told." said that Noble Lord, " that taxation ought to be equal, but was anything more monstrously unequal than a property-tax?"—(Hear, hear.) The First Lord of the Admiralty, who had always been a consistent and arduous opponent of the tax, had said, in 1845 and 1845, that he yielded only to necessity, and to the prospect of a failing revenue in giving any degree of support to the tax; ho hoped, therefore, he might challenge that Right Hon. Gentle man's vote on this occasion in favour of his amendment. He put it to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government the question how, without necessity, when there was no emergency imperatively to demand, he could now pro pose the re-imposition of this tax, in e Bich vexation, in justice, and fraud were, according to the account of his own party, inherent and inseparable? He called upon the Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite, who had so stigmatised this tax when in opposition, whether they had changed their opinions now? He himself was but too strongly impressed with the fact that the tax was vexatious and injurious. He knew that the farmer, who was losing money every day; the merchant, whose affairs were sub ject to the inquisition of the tax, and the professional man, whose hard-earned profits were unfairly and unequally pressed upon, were fully convinced that this tax was vexatious and unjust. The first claim for reduction, he contended, was the income-tax. He could not see where was the great benefit of the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer—he did not pro pose to make anything cheaper, or to give any great relief to any great class of the country. It was evident to any one from the opinions gene rally expressed, that it was the intention of the Government that this tax should continue. He, therefore, invited the House seriously to con sider this proposition on the very first occasion which had ever been available.—(Hear, hear.) He was quite aware of the difficulty of adjusting that tax. — (Hear, hear.) As a temporary tax he believed that nobody would hesitate to accede to and lie believed that not any of the friends of Sir Robert Peel would have attempted for a moment to say that it was Sir Robert's intention in any way to make it a permanent tax.—(Hear, hear.) He spoke as one who had a right to speak upon this subject, for although not in office, he had been on terms the most confidential with that great statesman during the concoction of the in come-tax—(Hoar, hear)—and he could of his own know ledge say that it was only intended as a temporary im position to meet a temporary exigency.—(Cheers.) And yet that was now the course pursued by the Noble Lord? He intended to make this tax a permanent one. The Noble Lord intended to in troduce this measure to-night, but he would tell him that if he did it would be torn to tatters before it passed through the House.—(Hear, hear.) He would now ask Hon. Gentlemen who were Members from Ireland how it would affect their country? Sir Robert Peel, in introducing this measure, bad given good reasons why the Act for imposing the income•tax should not extend to Ireland. That great man had always been consistent, and he (Mr. Herries) knew that the reasons on which he acted were always valid; and be himself would say that if it was now proposed to extend this Act to Ireland, with all its inequalities, with all its wrongs, with all its injustice, he should most certainly vote against the motion.—(Hear.) Had the great man who originally imposed that tax been now amongst them be (Mr. Herries) would never have had occasion to submit that motion, for he would have been sure to moot the question and to move for an abolition of the tax.—(H ear, hear.) It appeared from the state ment that there was now a surplus from the income-tax of about 2,2oo,oool.—(Dissent from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.) The Hight Hon. Gentleman shook his head. He had himself stated it at 1.900.0001., and the produce of the year had exceeded his expeetations by 200.000/. or 300.000/. However he would make a com promise, and would take 2,000,0001. as an undoubtedly fair surplus revenue for the next year. The property tax at present levied was at the rate of 7d. in the pound upon all income. Now every penny of that produced about 780,0001., and he contended that there was room, therefore, with the present surplus, and having a due regard to the maintenance of the public credit, for a re duction of at least two-sevenths of the property-tax. If his proposition was accepted, therefore, the country would be relieved from property-tax to the amount of 1,560,0001. The window-tax was an old tax, to which the people were pretty well aciebtomed, but still it was one which he would be glad to see reduced. The abolition of that tax had been recommended upon sanitary grounds, and he thought the case might easily be met by passing an act alloeing all persons to open what new windows they pleased without being subjected to any additional duty. If such a boon were ac companied by the removal of 1,560.000/. of income-tax, it would, he was sure, give the utmost satisfaction to the country. The House had now to decide between the plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and that which he (Mr. Herries) had submitted to them. The proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was the perpetuation of the income-tax with all its defects. On the other hand, he (Mr. Herries) proposed that they should afford relief from direct taxation by a diminution of the pro perty-tax, instead of affording less relief by a remission of the window-tax. If the House assented to the reso lution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the country was doomed to bear the income-tax for an indefinite period; but, if they determined to adopt the more just, the more honest, as well as the more politic course which he (Mr. Herries) recommended, the income-tax was doomed to a speedy extinction. The country now awaited the decision of the Government and of the House on this question; and he would ask the Noble Lord how, consistently with his duty, at a period when there was no danger of foreign war or of internal disaf fection, with a surplus in hand which afforded the means of materially reducing the'property-tax, he could propose the continuance of an impost which had been so gene rally and so justly stigmatized.—(Cheers.) The SPEAKER having then read the original resolu tion and the amendment, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Right Hon. Gentleman had fairly put the question be fere the House, and in accordance with the expecta tions he had formed on a previous evening. But iu quoting his opinions the Right Hon. Gentleman had only taken short extracts, and had not given the whole of his opinions, which would have made the meaning more distinct. He did not deprecate the fullest reference to any former opinions he might have expressed; all he asked was that the reference should be made generally, and not to a single sentence. It was perfectly true he had opposed the imposition of the income tax in 1842. He had stated it then as liable to many objections; he thought so still.—(Hear.) Now if the Right Honour able Gentleman would state any tax to which similar objections could not be made he would be astonished. They must take the whole body of taxation to see if a tax was unjust. He had then stated the grounds on which he opposed the imposition of the tax. But he had said also that if it were proposed as a measure to enable the Government to get rid of such great monopolies as those of sugar, timber, and corn, ho would vote fur it; and he confessed he did not know what portion of his public conduct was inconsistent with that declaration.—(hear, hear.) He granted the tax had been imposed for a temporary purpose, and in order to make up a deficiency which had occurred in the revenue. The Right Hon. Gentleman who proposed it in 1846 stated it was for a temporary purpose, and that it had answered. The Right Hon. Gentleman said he did not ask the House then fur the income-tax to meet any want or supply any deficiency, but merely to carry out a great experiment in taxation which he was mak ing. The Right Honourable Gentleman opposite (air. Herries) seemed to doubt what he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was saying. With the permission of the House he would ref. r to Sir Robert Peel's speech upon the occasion.—(Hear, hear.) These were the words of Sir R. Peel in 1845 —`• We propose—such has been the increase in the revenue from a permanent source of in come during the continuance of the income-tax, we might have avoided making this experiment, or avoided applying for increased taxation—we propose to continue the income-tax, not to provide a surpus, but to enable us to make those great experiments which we have com menced."—(Hear, hear.) Again, the Right Hun. Ba ronet went on to say, " It would be impossible to do this unless you continued fur a o-rtiiu period that tax, and I hope that, after three years, it wilt be terminated. But, meantime, I trust Parliament is not now disposed to dispense with the imposition of this tax." It was not, therefore, for the purpose of making good is defi ciency in the revenue, but for the purpose of making fur ther experiments in the way of financial improvement — for the purpose of repealing and reducing the duties which he thought more objectionable than the income tax itself—that Sir R. Peel in the year 1845 had pro posed a renewal of that latter tax. It was true that upon that occasion he (the Chancellor of the Exchquer) had objected to the proposal which Sir R. Peel had made on the subject of the sugar duties. But what bad be then said with respect to the income-tax? He had said— " We are now told that this tax was imposed for the purposes of carrying through a great experiment in tax ation. I do not object to it on these grounds." He did not think, therefore, that he could be charged with inconsistency upon that point; for he had supported the renewal of the income tax in the year 1845 expressly for the purpose of enabling the House and the Government to make a great experiment in the way of the reduction of other taxes. In the year 1848, when he had himself proposed A continuance of the income- tax, he had used language which he was at present prepared to repeat. H e h ad said on that occasion that the ground on which he had opposed the imposition of the imcome-tax in the year 1842 was that that tax was too high a price to pay for the benefit they were to receive from the changes of t axa tion which had then been proposed ; hut he had stated in the year 1842, in opposing that tax, that if an alteration were made in the duties on corn, on sugar, on timber, and on other great articles of . consumption, he should be ready to vote for direct taxation, and even for the income-tax. Now, those duties had been repealed, and circumstances which would justify the imposition or the retention of the income-tax had occurred since the year 1842, and he had therefore with perfect consistency proposed a renewal of the income-tax in the year 1848, and he proposed it at the present time. He believed that that course was in perfect conformity with the policy which had been avowed and adopted by the late Sir R. Peel. The Right Hon. Gently man (Mr. Herries) had said that that was the first legitimate opportunity they had en joyed of repealing or reducing the income-tux; because they had at present for the first time, while dealing wi t h that question, a surplus revenue and a state of national prosperity. But they had the benefit of a similar sur plus and of a similar national prosperity in the year 1845. The Right lion. Gentleman might then him proposed the total abolition of the income-tax. The ob jections to the inequality and injustice of the tax, and t° the frauds to which it was calculated to give rite, h'7 l been as strong then as they were at the present day, a nd yet tha Right lion. G-ntleman had proposed at that Pe' riod that the tx should be swept away. Ile should'llr' Cher remind the Right Hun. Gentleman that it would be a much more satisfactory proceeding to sweep it awl at once, it that were passible, than to propose that it shoo , ; be reduced by the amount of 2d. in the pound. In th e year 1845 Sir R. Peel and the House of Commons bad thought proper—and wisely as he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) blieved—to renew the tax for a limited P e ' riod; and they were at present reaping the advantages of the amended system of taxation which had by th at means been se - tured. He hoped, too, that in the course of three years from the present time they would again, be enjoying; similar advantages, and that it wou ld then be open to them again to deal with the incorar . tax in whatever way they might think fit. seemed to be supposed in some quarters that he was making inroad s on the national faith and credi t by the course which he at present proposed to pursue' An Hon. Gentleman opposite seemed to think that he would destroy the credit of the country by a remission, of taxes to the amount of 1,536,0001. But Lord Stanley had stated openly and candidly—and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) respected the Noble Lord for the frankness ef his declaration—that he proposed to reduce the income•tax by an amount of one-half or one-third; and the Right Honourable Gentleman at present propose; that it should be reduced from 7d. to sd. in the pound' The Right Hon. Gentleman would, therefore, surrender taxes to the extent of 1,560,0001.; while he (the Chancel' for of the Exchequer) proposed that they should be re' duced by a somewhat smaller amount. Under these cumstances Hon. Gentlemen opposite could have 13° right to charge her Majesty's Government with die' honesty in their present financial proposals, or to say that they were running a risk of destroying the credit of tb e country; or, at all events, the dishonesty would be is great on the opposite side of the House as on that on which he had the honour to sit. It had also been said that hek was endangering the national faith, by proposing th a t out of a reduction of 1,536,0001. not less than 1,100,0001. should be a reduction of direct taxation. The Hoc; Gentleman opposite (Mr. Henley, we believe) ha u complained that her Majesty's Government were re' dating direct taxation, and that in that respect they were not acting on their own principle, that re ductions, of taxation ought to take place on the great articles 0 ' consumption, or on the raw materials of industry. Th e Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that they would ris k the national credit by the adoption of such a system But that was the very system proposed by the RiO Hon. Gentleman the Member fur Stamford (Mr. Her' ries); so that between the two Gentlemen, whom be should consider as the highest authorities among the party opposite, on all commercial and financial questions, there was a direct discordance of opinion upon that point. The whole argument of the Right Hon. Gentl e ' man was founded on the supposition that the proposal he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had submitted to th a . House was a proposal for a permanent income-tax; b ut he had not said one syllable to that effect, and no pror sal he had made could bear that construction.—(l3esr , hear.) He had invariably spoken of the tax as one ha:, posed in order to cover removals or modifications 01 duties which unduly interfered with the developmen t of the national resources. He then proposed the re; newal of the income-tax as it stood for a limited period of three years. He was well aware, and so was th e Right Hon. Gentleman, of the difficulty, and the 1 1,1 : ( most impossibility, as th e Right Hon. Gentleman himsel f appeared to think, of modifying the schedules in e d manner which would be fair t o a ll p ar ti es . lie believe d the Right Hon. Gentleman had somewh a t m i sre p r esented the intentions of Sir R. Peel upon that subject, becaus e , he remembered to have heard that Right Hon. Barone' say that he thought it would be most dangerous to at . tempt to modify the schedules. The House would he' come persuaded of the difficulty of such a task when 04 remembered what opposite suggestions bad been t 112(3° upon the matter. One gentleman had stated the ileitis; lice of Schedule B; another had stated the injustice 0 ' Schedule D; and his Hon. and Gallant Friend the WV ber for Lincoln (Colonel liihthorp) had shown the injils' tics of a portion of Schedule E. But if complaints were made of the injustice of the tax to all the parties i l 3, eluded in its operation, it might so happen that it iv" not very unjust to any of them.—(Hear, hear, and 6 laugh.) He would recommend Hon. Gentlemen, before they made up their minds that any one schedule shoul t be reduced, to consider what effect that redoc" tion might have on some of the other schedules' which might be altered with equal or even wile greater propriety. B u t h e th oug h t i t b et t er t o p os tra any discussion upon tho se p o i nts un til th e y s h ou ld coroe to consider the vari ous sc h e d u l es i n t h e B i ll. 11° one who had ever had to deal with the income' tax had found it possible to alter the schedules. That great man, Mr. Pitt. who had imposed and continued the income-tax—['An HON MEMBER here observed that the; was in time of war]—it had been originally imposed in, time of war; but Mr. Pitt had maintained the scheduleo en the ground teat they could not be properly or pelf altered, and on that ground he had opposed such 1 1 alteration when proposed by Mr. Addington in time 1 :: peace. Mr. Pitt had on that occasion rested his opPes'; tion to the change on the grounds of its injustice and 0 ' the necessity of the case. He (the Chancellor of th e , Exchequer) proposed that the tax should be continu e, : fur three years. Ho thought it most desirable that, f°' the purpose of enabling them to make other reductioll of taxation, it should'be continued for th a t p er i o d; and i seemed to him most inexpedient th a t so l arge an amOult a of taxation should depend upon an annua l vote. 13t he would not preclude the Right H on . Gentlernt from repealing the tax next year, if he should thins' fit, and if he should at that time be holding the offic e which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) at 1 0 ' sent so unworthily filled. It would no doubt have been,t the easier course for him to have simply p ro posed the the tax should be renewed for a single year ; but 11 ! did not think that, with his opinions upon the subjects it would have been honest on his part to have take': that course. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said that if the tax were to be continued for three years it shook' necessarily be extended to Ireland. But he (the C hap s cellor of the Exchequer) said directly the reverse. o '. did not at that moment remember what were the preCis; grounds on which Sir Robert Peel in introducing lb tax had stated that Ireland ought to be exempted fro: its operation; but he felt assured that any reason eviil e could then have been urged for such a course existe d still more strongly at present. Ireland had not the n, i gone through the fearful calamity by which she hs", since been visited ; property in Ireland had not th e " been depreciated in value; and the owners and cult y vators of the soil in Ireland had not then been recove r ' ing from a pressure unexampled in modern times in sold country in the world. It would, therefore, be cruel 6 , i % unjust to attempt to impose at present upon Ireland tax from which she had then been exempted. An 1 1 ° 13 ' Gentleman had said the other night that he (the Cbs e " cellor of the Exchequer) would perpetuate the necessity for the income-tax by removing the duties from articl eo of consumption. But he did not propose to take away any such duties. He merely proposed to reduce th e duties on three articles; and he believed that after tht ° reductions the revenue to be derived from them would ags',,, revive. He proposed to reduce the duty on co ff ee , whi ch r he believed would reach its former a moun t un der t° - change. The tax on timber would, he belieied, also re; vive under the reduction of duty which he propose"' And although the amount he proposed to remove fro° the duty on windows and houses was, to a certain e xtent; a total loss, it should be remembered that the propose' house tax would be u continually increasing tax. Eveli o body was aware how greatly the number of houses W e , being increased in the neighbourhood of all great town' and cities, and must see that a tax on houses would Ile' cesserily go on augmenting from year to year. Ile de' nied that he could fairly be accused of sacrificing the revenue, and rendering the continuance of the income"" tax unavoidable, by the manner in which he proposed l° • deal with the duties on articles of consumption; and h • said, on the contrary, that Hon. Gentlemen opposite Wel! themselves open to that charge. Let them look to the tWv great articles with the duties on which he proposed the_ they should deal. The first proposal he made was a redil v lion of the almost prohibitive duty on foreign sugo r ," , He had objected in the year 1845 to the mode in whiv . , the late Sir R. Peel has at that time dealt with the suge' ' duties. He had pointed out the fact that by reduct 4 the duty on colonial sugar, and increasing the duty 011 foreign sugar, the Right Hon. Baronet was sacrificing certain amount of revenue without any chance of eve r seeing it restored, and that that was, in fact, the way t ° obtain a minimum of revenue, because the absence of fo reign competition would prevent a reduction of price and an increase of consumption. But he should add OW although he objected to that proposal of Sir R. peel to the year 1845, the Right Hon. Baronet had, in his °Pi', nion, amply redeemed that temporary error, and every , one who know what had since occurred upon that sub' ject must be aware of the infinite difficulties with whic h : the Right Hon. Baronet had had to contend. Lookinfr at the whole commercial policy of Sir R. Peel, he had 1 3 ,° hesitation in expressing tied to the most cordial a h p is pr fi o r b m at b io e n li tha t had been altered in th e year 1846; an d the esffuitegcwatraosdfeutnihits::; alteration had been a considerable increase in the rove' nue during the following year. That was a case of th e renewal that fe duty f ; 18and46 had h heheaedn left no unchangeddbth the revenue derived from sugar would be far greate l than it was at the present moment. But the Act had been altered in consequence of the rePol of a Committee, of which the late Lord George lie r . tinck had been either the chairman, or at least a prom? , neat member; and in deference to the expressed opl nions of that Committee he had felt himself bound to 111 , troduce the Sugar Bill of 1848, by which the duty on c' lonial sugar was reduced, and the protection to II colonial interest was still farther extended. He did n t repent of that measure, he believed it to have worker it' remarkably well; and he found that th e consum ption (r sugar had increased by not less than 50 per cent. vvitb i ; the last six years. But that measure necessarily Poe': poned the time at which the revenue would reach it ' tomer amount; and fur that result Hon. Gentlemen posite were at least as much answerable as he was. WM .2 had happened, again, in the case of stamps? He ht proposed a reduction o f one - e i g h th i n stamps of lowest amount, and then that the duty should be c arrie' up uniformly on the ad valorem principle. But o° l Gentlemen opposite said that, although they o ,pprove' of that principle, they would not allow him to receives large an amount of revenue as that which he had pr o posed; and there had accordingly been a dimieu" ° ' of the revenue which contributed to prevent then from taking off the income-tax. Then, again, tile r had been a proposal for a total repeal of the pap, r duties. The Hon. Gentleman the Member r Buckinghamshire had on that o ccas i on elect' " t supported that proposal; and h o w, th ere f o re, he won i A ask, could the Hon. Gentleman or hi s p a rty repros" him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) with s' undue reduction of taxation, after be had himself suf Ported a proposal for the total repeal of a tax Aeavuntir 4., 4