The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

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Alor. frivc; of hat, tiouti r ',l o oo' seat $ t 0 graft, • i t hdrs Tre ill ioch Iter th e ith' ist be "'Of eitet" bat th 9 11/ 0 rig° la rapt lege hi' wooh Air the l b/ f it 11 , c) I/311C ke 06 ° otherhie O ctl t t he ? of tim ittee, • t b tbo ce •e nd 06 L iackfriV ut t he Dow id coo tbe7 r th i e r icer, ,f Lorid °- la reports, SPO irt'i tiN 6 N OTES. N. , CVII. YORK AUGUST MEETING, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUJ.V. SIR,—In yesterday's Sporting Note, in,cumineuting on the first day's races at York, in the hurry of the moment I accidentally fell into an error in stating that the eutri( s for the Duucias Stakes had not then been made; they have closed some little time, and are much more nume rous than usual, amounting this year to nineteen. The winner, I opine, will be found at the bottom of the han dicap, and not improbably will appear in Major Yar burgh's colt by Lanercost, out of Easter, 'yelept CROOKSHANYIL This stake will commence the sport at two o'clo c k on Wednesd a y. Th urs d ay ' s races will begin at the same hour with the Ches terfield Handicap of 10 soya, each, with 60 added, one mile. The Maid of Masham's ap• Pearance in this race I consider very dubious; at Set 101 b if she runs, she would be somewhere abou:, the mark. Clothworker, The Italian, and Gxfoid Blue, I fancy, will also be non eat on the occasion. The field, to my think ing, will consist of Vanguard, 5 yrs, 7st 71b, Scarbo rough, 4 yre, Est 111 b, Melody, 5 yrs, 6st 9ib, Croupier, 3 yrs, 6st 41b, colt by Prince Caradoc, out of Miss Julia Bennet, 3 yrs, sst 81b, and, perhaps, one of the Extreme light -weights. can discover nothing in my opinion that stands a chance of beating the Miss JULIA BEN NET COLT; Scott's horse will probably obtain the second Place, and Melody the third. The Filly Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 20 it, for foals of 1849, one mile, will t i robebly fall to the lot of THE GRAND DUCHESS, unless r. Payne's Hirsute or Mr. Heeaeltiee'a Catch'em show good cause to the contrary. Thu Old Three Yrs old Produce Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft, over the old two-mile course seems to have been manufactured to benefit Azeth's owner; it would not surprise me, however, were Co/sterda/e and Crookshanhs, in the absence of Azeth, to fight the battle out, and find their way home as I have placed them. The County Plate of 100 sovs,, added to a sweepitakes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft, fer two yrs old and upwards, five furlongs and fifty yards, I shall not attempt at the present moment to select the winner of, but leave it until I can ascertain whether The Maid of Masham will run or not. Next on the list stands the Great Eeor Handicap Stakes of 200 soya., added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c., two miles on the old course. The field for this, one of the most important stakes of the meeting, will, as far as I can asecTtain at the present time, be composed of Maid of Masham, 6 yrs, B st 7ib; Clothworker, 5 yrs, 7sr 81b (d); The Italian, 4 Yrs, 7st 71b; Backbiter, 6 yrs, 7st 51b, and 101 es extra ; Officious, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (d); Lady Hylda, a ged, 7st llb; Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 1310 (d); Cemee, 3 Yrs, Est 31b; Haricot, 4 yrs, bet 21b (d); Hungerford, 3 yrs, sst 131 b; Candlewicke, 4 yrs, sst 81b; Knook snoll, 3 yrs, sst 71b (d); The Wren, 4 yrs, 5,1 31b; Cane, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b (ti); Little Fawn, 3 yrs, 4,t 131 b (d) ; and Aristos, 3 yrs, 4,t 121 b. A short time since I selected Haricot as the all but certain winner of the handicap; since then, however, from some cause or other, she has become uncommonly fishy in the market, having receded to double her former pric ,; " the talent " are one and all dead against her; therefore, though I should have taken her, had she been fit and meant, to be the absolute A 1 in the race, as the case stands I must leave her harmless, and consider the chances of the others. The Maid of Masham, if she rune, will be one of the first four. Clothworker will be nowhere ! The Italian has been supported for a very h•avy stake; 111 3 day may have arrived, but considering his former running I have great and grave doubts whether he is, at the weight, good enough to do the deed of note on Thursday next. Backbiter may astonish the ring by r epeating his Goodwood dote; very dubious, however, !specially as he has to carry 101bs extra for accomplish- Chet performance. Officious is is doubtful starter, ady Hyles, is far advanced in the sere and yellow ; s e at " Genus may attain his usual position—third; Qungerford will finish in front, Candlewick in the rear; Knook Knoll, if ho runs, will be in the first flight; the urea nowhere! The three feathers—Cane, Little l' "vn, and Aristos, I shall reserve for consideration text week. And last, but by no manner of means least, Nancy, where will she be? Echo answers, where? If Martinsou's letter was only a ruse de course to drive her back in the odds, the move has not succeeded, If he does not wish to run her for the Handicap, but, on account of numerous heavy bets pending between her and Neasham, has a wish to send her fresh to the post for the Great Yorkshire Stakes, why not declare her a n on-starter, instead of sending such an equivocal epistle as that ,fr. Tattersall received. Setting Haricot and Nancy aside for reasons already given, I must, on the strength of the money, award the palm to THE ITALIAN, and giving Hungerford the second position, and Mid of Masham the third. As the day approaches I will speak more positively on this stake. The 100 Boys, Plate, I feel inclined to book to Mr. Halford'a PEPPERMINT; and the Juvenile Stakes to GLENLUCE, My remarks on Friday's races will appear on Monday. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 16, 1851. THE ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA. RYDE, FRIDAY EVENING.—The only race on the card to-day (the second 501. prize cup not having, filled the Gondola only being entered for the same) was the 501. priz es cup for tore-and-att schooners, the property of members of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club ; the course being from the starting vessel to the westward of the two red buoys of the Brambles, round the Calshot light vessel, thence passing to the eastward of the chequered and white buoys of the Brambles, then round the Nab light ship, always passing outside the No Man and Sand head buoys, and in completing the course the second time the yacht s t o p ass b etween t h e start i ng - vessel and the pier. The yachts crews to be limited to sailing re gulations No. 12, and the sails to be limited to those usually carried on a wind. No allowance for tonnage. The following started :-- A naconda, 101 tons, Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart. B ianca, 125 tons, Major M. Martyn. ' 3l anea, 31 tons, 0. Webster, Esq. At a quarter-past eleven the signal gun was fired, and the start was effseted, the yachts, according to a ate arrangement, proceeding to the eastward instead of the westward, in consequence of the state of the tide. The Anaconda was the first to get away, which she did in gallant style, followed closely by the Bianca, but it was 110 10 e seconds before the Fernando could fairly get under Z'igh, through s o m e m i s t a k e i n b r i ng ing round her b 7ad to the eastward instead of to the westward, as had d ln given as the course in the official programme. This . 431 a3' was of no great moment es far as the Bianca was -°nnerned for on proceeding towards the Nab Light the I ,', r nall schooner was soon overhauled, and the Fernando th 1. 7 (4 the second place. When within about a mile of e Nab the Anaconda was at least a tulle a-head, and t ,''re was apparently about the make distance between for Fernando sue Bianca. They pt this position ? some distance, but on rounding the point the t Fernando recovered a great part of the distance be tween them, and on passing Hyde Pier the Anaconda as closely pressed by her rival the Fernande, being i b ear esly more than half a minute a-head, a n d mak (l all sail. The match became no w exc iti ng , b u t t; c ourse Fhis was too early a st a ge to j u d ge o f an y ul eOiate result. The Bianca was so far behind here as to oonsioered to be compl e t e ly ou t o f th e quest i on as to t aring in the struggle for the prizLi. The contest be tt:feen the two was continu e d w i t h great v i gour roun d es e red buoys of the B ram bl es and the Calshot light -11). and so nicely balanc e d a matc h has been r ' ti l l tr Oy witnessed. They kept comp any toget h er i n t hi s anner on their return, and when opposite Hyde Pier, r tlight, in mein phraseology, be termed a "dead w e tti." for so even together were the bowsprits that it 1, °lt'd b e a task of considerable difficulty to say which i'ad the advantage. They arrived at five minutes past 1 . °14 , thus completing the first round in four hours and forty minutes. They then made their way gallantly, (I the second time, towards the Nab, the Fernande afte rwards slightly taking the lead, Ints not to such a de ee as to warrant furtner remark. They had pas se d e station about ten minutes when the squadron o f 1, 48 e1a which followed the sailing yachts was joined 4. the celebrated American yacht America, r tab has hurled such defiance to all coupe _iv ,„"'*t and from the manner in which, one by one, she a p;vh distsnced thi rn, she satisfactorily proved that the 4:teusions of " Brother Jonathan" to superiority was c 0 4 , 4 ,11 1) boast, and the numerous spectators had a most saii t daning demonstration that her clipper-build and dosailing had not been over-rated. In fact, the re fit American" was the theme of general converse - AC,' wind attracted as much attention as the match itself. ae~"e o'clock the Fernando rounded the Nab for tie th, d time, having completely established herself in her "d and when within about five miles of Hyde on 4, 4 I.c turn, she was leading nearly a mile ahead of the p o ,a lt e .orida, and w ith ever y p ros p ect o f ma i nta i n i ng h e r tlasi t , l° hi but it should not be omitted to be stated that e the greater portion of the distance to the Nub a.s„ hi sh , nerence between them was scarcely to be distin **lke() dAt the time our account was dispatched the h ad not conclud e d. dn T ri r , here were various rowing -matches, and a duck•hunt, the day, which were very warmly contested. 1‘ albjesty id not attend the regatta, in consequence hei l , e ar ge party d of visitors being asssmbled at Osborne- COURT CIRCULAR. - ( OSBORNE, FRIDAY, AUG. 15. Royal Children took their usual e x e rcis e seater nll the grounds at O s b orne. dr:" Majesty and his Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce Albert by ° '1 1-' 44 11e ° leut Ut in th e a f terno on in a p ony carr i age, atten d e d •-Coll the Ho. A. ordon. ° buchess one of Suther n land G and Lady Constance L. h on - er ar r i ved on a visit to her Majesty, and had the 191„1,,ttr al dining with the Queen and th e P r i nce . C o l. 444 e lso Was included in the Royal dinner party. „he tter. ulaiesty will hold a Privy Council on Mondays 1,25 th inst., at Osborne, Isle of Wight. Ye BitOtford University Commission bad a meeting brokeretwahsieeuhr t , i o n th lt, /, - "' 5 Y, at the official residence of the First Lord of Downing-street. Present, the Bishop Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pem. Professor Powell, and the Rev. A. P. 1;1113I (Secretary). °li iiBPat ehela were sent off yesterday from the Colonial the ca t° the Governor of Canada, and the Governors o other North American Colonies. T H E ,G REAT NO RTHERN CLOCK—It .is s tated that N; .._r,..orthern Railway Company . have purchased the Oat ti ".ng clock (by Dent), by which thetimeof the 200 r•khibition has been regulated for three months, for It is to be placed in a tower in the new station make pr,,ll_e_r,,SBl and we understand that it is intended to t ma a.. th e 4 , 4 a nT tor the clock to transmit Greenwich time o It tion s or t the line at a certain hour every day if re 'out when the electric telegraph is laid down. v.l l 1:4 E SUN, IRELAN THE GREAT NATIONAL CATTLE SHOW. DUBLIN FRIDAY.—The proceeding connected with the annual catch? show commenced on Wednesday, when the grounds of the Royal Dublin Society's honse, in Kildare-street, were thrown open for the exhibition of cattle, farming implements, &c. At no former year was there so fine a display of stock of all kinds, but, owing to the dreadful state of the weather, the number of visitors WAS comparatively limited. Yesterday matters presented a more cheering aspect, and from an early hour to the close of the day the yard was perfectly thronged. The banquet came off' in the Theatre Royal last night. At half-past five o'clock about 150 guests sat down to dinner. The Duke of Leinster presided; and the various toasts v.tre responded to by Lord Naas, the Earl of Clan carty, Mr. Naper, of Loughnew, the Earl of Erne, Lord Ebrington, Lord Talbot de Malabide, and others of less note in the agricultural world. In the course of his able speech Lord Clancarty thus touched upon the state of Ireland and her future prospects : " Viewing the country g nerally (said the Noble Earl), he could not say that within the last five years there had been a course of agricultural improvement, for there had been entirely wanting that evidence which was alone to be found in the amelioration of the working classes. He hoped, however, that the coming harvest would indicate a change for the better.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the ark in which they had been permitted to float amid the desolation which surrounded them had reached its Ararat, and that the lanris which had been once thickly peopled, but were new desolate, though fertile, would again be populated by an industrial people, and that they would henceforth be seen evidencing the effects of real industry and economy, and all other circumstances which would tend to attach the peasantry to the soil, and gladden the eye of the beholder.—(Hear.) He was sanguine of the future prosperity of Ireland. They had gone through much suffering, the recital of which had produced wonder and astonishment, but he trusted the chastening hand of the Divine Thing, who had seen it fit to afflict this country, would not be dis regarded.—(Hear, hear.) They had heard the re sources of Ireland often boasted of, and he had him self often heard, in popular assemblies, the Irish pea santry called the finest in the world. He was one of those who believed both those statements. He had per fect faith in the industrial resources of Ireland, which his Learned Friend Sir R. Kane had so ably placed before the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He had Also faith in the disposition of the Irish peasantry to become the finest in the world, but they should be established by bringing them practically to light.-- (Hear, hear.) A great deal of attention was fixed upon Ireland at this moment. Foreigners, Englishmen, Scotchmen, and Americans, talked of investing capital in endeavouring to develop the resources of the country; hut the question was asked—why did not the capital flow re? The reason was, because Irishmen, by leaving those resources untouched themselves, raised a doubt of their reality;—(Hear, hear.) He therefore trusted that in future Ireland would take the lead in developing the resources of their country, and that they would take Agriculture as their commencement. L was essential to the existence of their people ; it was essen tial to their comfort, and it would render this country fit to take its proper place in the coin• merce of the world.—(Hear.) In the recent circum star.ccs of the country they had learned a lesson of self reliance. They had been all ambitious for communica. tion with America, and were recently very much stricken with the idea that the Government would corm a picket station at Galway —a*, upon an impartial view or the facts, he thought they should have done—(Hear, bear)—but they were disappointed. They were then attacked with the idea that their American patrons would enforce the claims of Ireland, but were again disappointed. i‘ hero then were they to look? Let them turn to thern , elves.—(Hear.) He rejoiced that that sentiment was concurred in. Let them learn to plough the land, and they would not be long until they ploughed the sea.—(Hear.) If they desired to be a great commercial or manufacturing nation, to turn the ,2rPat water power for which Ireland was celebrated to proper aLcouut, they E hould first produce the material, and when they had done that, they might depend upon it they would have the manufacturers to work them up; the it trade with foreign countries would follow as a matter of course, and - Ireland would take the proper position to which she was geographically entitled among the nations of the earth.—(Cheers.)" SUSPECTED POISONING IN ESSEX. Another case, suspected to be connected with that hideous system of secret poisoning which has thrown so dark a shade over the moral character of the county, has occurred at Vange, a small rural parish lying upon the water-side, near Stanford-le-Hope. At present the mat ter rents wholly on suspicion, acd that of a slight kind, but rumour, as usual upon such occasions, has been busy, bringing forth and colouring a var i ety of circumstances to give strength to the charge, and as consequently pro duced no little excitement in the neighbeurnood. The supposed victim is Isaac Jervis, a labourer, about thirty six years of age. and the circumstances upon which a suspicion has been founded that his death has been pro duced by poison are these:—On the morning of Mon day, the 26th of May, he left his cottage at Vange, apparently in his usual state of health, to follow his occupation at the farm of Mr. George Hilton, of Cor ringham, by whom he was employed. In the course of the morning he appears to have been seizsd with sud den illness, and about eleven o'clock he returned home complaining of great pain and thirst, and was attacked with sickness. He lay for nearly a week in excruciating agony, and died about noon on the follow ing Saturday. The body was in due course buried. Other circumstances, which it would not be judicious at the present stage of the inquiry to detail, connecting themselves with the nature of his illness and death, pro duced dark suspicions end general whispers of foul play; and these rather strengthening than diminishing as time went on, some parties in the parish applied to fir. C. C. Lewis, the coroner, to have the body ex humed and hold an irquest. That gentleman, however, from the nature of the information first conveyed to him, did not feel justified in adopting this course, thinking in these days of economy it would be better not to incur the expense on such slight grounds; but a requisition reaching him signed by many of the respectable inhabi tants of the parish, he felt it his bounden duty to proceed, and accordingly issued his order, ad dressed to the minister, churchwardens, and over seers of Vange, for the body to be disinterred. This was done on Tuesday last ; and at six o'clock in the evening the coroner attended at the Five Bells public-house, and a jury having been sworn and having viewed the body, which lay at the church, the evidence was proceeded with. Witnesses were examined to prove that the deceased, after he was seized with ill ness suffered much from sickness and was in great pain. T. M. Parrot, surgeon, of Stanford le-Hope, who had attended the deceased during his illness, described the symptoms and the sufferings of the deceased, and said eince the body had been disinterred he had made I post mortem examination, but from the appearance he was unanie co discover sufficient to account fair death; he was of opinion, however, that the deceased died from fever, with pneumonia of the left lung, but he did not feel perfectly convinced of the cause of death. This being the case the jury, as reports were still in general circulation that the death was the effect of poison, expressed a wish that the stomach should be analysed. .The coroner felt it right that the wish should be complied with, and he accordingly adjourned the inquest, and the stomach and its contents, together with the liver, were forwarded to Professor Taylor for analisation.— Chelmsford Chronicle. AN UNREHEARSED STAGE EFFECT.—A circum stance provocative of hearty and general laughter took place on Monday, during the performance of the last and most, impressive scene in the play of Julius Casco-. Mr. Vanden hog sustained the character of Brutus. He was at that passage where, after his army had been defeated, he re quests his freedman to kill him, and resolves to commit suicide. At this juncture a venerable looking goat, with a long beard, made his appearance at the side scenes, and took a deliberate survey of the house. The audience, at first surprised, at this novel apparition, burst into roars of laughter, to the evident horror and astonishment of the tragedian, to whose ears the unlooked-for sounds were a novel urofanation. The cause of the merriment walked de liberately down to the foot-lights, and sta ed at the audi ence, whose roars of laughter soon startled him, and drove him once more upon the stage. In the maantin3a Brutus stabbed himself with as much tragic dignity as possible under the circumstances, covering his face with his robe. The goat seeing his fall, walked over to the prostrate Brutus, took a sniff at him, and was then, amidst louder roars of laughter than ever, in which the actors joined, removed off the stage.—Livelpaol Tunes. THE LATE LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR or TOBAGO.— Mr. Ross was born in 1797, at Rosstrevor, on the family property', in the county of Dow n . The spot ' is one of the m,ist beautiful and picturesque residences in the world. His family were of Scottish desc ent, and settled in Ireland, at Portlaw, in the reign of James I. I n early life heentered the the army, and served in a dragoon regiment. His family name has won a place in the historic annals of the kingdom, a near relative of the in , General Ross, having lost his life at Bladensburgh, in his victorious contest with the and, in the year Ame rican riflemen. The late . Lieut.-Governor of Tobago, on county. At the coming of age, in 1819, married . Miss Harriet Anne Knot, second daughter of the late Bishop of Limerick. H, was a ' deputy-lieutenant! 8 37,e fi ll e dthe office e the o county f e rr of for Down,that special invitation of the Liberal electors of Belfast, he con sented to stand for the representation of this borough in 1841, in conjunction with the Earl of Belfast, and, after a petiti on had been lodged against his return, a compromise was en tered into, and he continued Member for the town with Sir J. E. Tennent, till the dissolution of Parliament. At the request of the electors, who, no doubt, thought they would be better represented by Mr. R. J. Tennent, whom they fixed on in his stead, he resolved not to contest the representation of the borough at the general election of 1847, and retired from the field. Shortly after thi s , h e we nt to reside at Edin burgh, where he remained till the beginning of this year, when he accepted the appointment at T o bago. His lease of office was, alas! a short one; but it was yet long enough to win for him the fullest respect and admiration from all who came within the influence of his kind and amiable nature. — Belfast Whig. ST. ALBAN'B BRIBERY COMMISSION ACT.—Yester day the new Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire into the existence of bribery at St. Alban's was printed. The Commi sioners are Mr. Slade, Mr. Forsyth, and Mr. Phinn. They will proceed to St. Alban's, or near thereto, and hold meetings, examine witnesses, and make a searching inquiry into the existence of bribery for some time past in that borough. The reports of the Commissioners are to be laid before Parliament. Persona who have been impli ca t e d in bribery, but who attend and make a faithful discovery, are to be indemnified by the Commissioners from penalties. The expenses of the Commission are to be paid by the Trea suy. THE APPLE CROP.—The orchards this year are yielding in abundance. There will be plenty of prime cider, and we should imagine at a moderate cost.—Bridgewater Timer. LONDON, EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CON SPIRACY AND CIMATIIVG. BRIGHTON, FRIDAY.—John Broome, an ex•pugi list, John James, of London, and Charles Staden, of Brighton, were examined before the magistrates of this borough yesterday, upon a charge of conspiring to cheat and defraud William Hamp, a young gen tleman, 21 years of age, from Herefordshire, of 15 sovereigns, ten half-sovereigns, one half-crown, and three bills of exchange, value 1001. each. Mr. Sill, attorney from London, attended to con duct the prosecution ; Mr. J. G. Lewis, also from London, was engaged for the prisoners Broome and James ; and Mr. Kennett, of Brighton, for the prisoner Staden. Mr. Sill opened the charge by stating that it was laid under the 17th section of the Bth and 9th Viet., c. 17, and then called his witnesses. John Sherman, an attorney's clerk, deposed that until lately he had been residing at 25, Chapel-street, Oxford-street, London, but he had left that situa tion, and had resided with Mr. Hemp, the prosecutor, at the house of the prisoner Broome. Witness corr tinued—l formerly resided at Ross, of which place I am a native. Mr. Ramp's residence was within about 20 miles of Ross. Whilst I was staying at Broome's I saw both the prisoners James and Staden there. They appeared to be friends of Broome, who has a parlour at the back of the bar, in which we took our meals. It is a sort of private parlour. Broome keeps the Rising Sun, Air-street, Piccadilly. I was in that parlour at ten o'clock on the evening of the 6th instant. James, Broome, and Mr. Hamp were also there, and Mr. Charles Probert was there. After he left, cards were introduced by Broome, who said, "Let's have a little amusement." James began cutting the cards into five or six packs. Mr. Hemp took part in the play. Mr. Hemp lost several pounds to James and Broome. I do not know the game they were playing, but they called it "Devil's murder." After they left, Broome asked Mr. Hemp if he was going to Brighton races. Saw Staden at Broome's the previous Monday, the 4th instant. Staden shook hands with Mr. Hemp, and said he should be happy to see him at Brighton at the races, where there would be some very good sport. On the morning of the 7th, when I came down to breakfast, I found that Mr. Hamp bad agreed to go to Brighton races. Broome said, "I suppose Will (meaning Mr. Ramp, a name which he sometimes familiarly called him) will want some money. It will be too late to go up to Charley's father; if he has got his cheque-book with him and draws a cheque, I will go over the way and get it cashed." By Charley's father, I understood him to mean the Rev. Mr. Probert, executor of the late Mr. Hamp. Broome then said to Mr. Hemp that if he would draw a cheque for 501. or 601, be would get it cashed, and he supposed it would not be paid into his banker's for a week. Mr. Hamp said, " I think 301. will be quite enough," and he drew a cheque for that amount. Broome got the cheque cashed, and a party of us, consisting of Mr. and Mr s . B roome, Mr. Hemp, Mrs. Broome's sister, Mr. Probert, and myself, drove to the London-bridge station. Mr. Hemp took and paid for tickets for the whole party. Mr. Hamp was going to pay for return day-tickets, but Broome said he had better get single tickets, as they might not return that day. He then got single tickets, and we proceeded to Brighton. On arriving at Brighton they proceeded to the races, and at seven o'clock, by arrangement, dined together at Mutton's Hotel. They agreed to lodge at 3, Dorset-gardens. After dinner they drove out fora ride, and in the course of their drive Broome recognized Staden on the pavement, and took him up. They spent the evening together at 3, Dorset-gardens, and at Staden's house close by, in St. James's-street. During the evening a knock came to Staden's door, and in walked James. Staden and Broome expressed surprise on seeing him at Brighton. He remained with them. The next day the party drove to the Devil'i Dike, and in the evening returned to 3, Dorset gardens. About nine o'clock, Staden, Broome, James, and Mr. Hemp, put on their hats to go out, and I asked where they were going. Broome said, only to pay a bill at Boss's for the cab hire, and to Mutton's to pay the bill there, and that they should not be gone more than twenty minutes. I expressed my intention of going with him, but Broome said " You bad better stop behind, and take the ladies out for a walk ; we shall not be gone more than twenty minutes, and will meet you again at Staden's." They then went away together, namely, the three prisoners and Mr. Hemp, and in the course of the evening we went to Staden's house, and remained there till past one o'clock, when, finding the four did not return, I took the ladies home, and we went to bed. I was awoke about six o'elock in the morning with a knock ing at my door. I got up and opened the door, when Broome, James, and Mr. Hemp came into my room. Mr. Hemp was very tipsy. Broome was also very tipsy, but James was not so tipsy. Mr. Ramp was not able to undress himself, and lay down on my bed with only his coat and waistcoat off. 1 asked them where they had been, but they made no reply. The next day we took our departure for London. Mr. William Hamp, the prosecutor, was then exa mined. He said : I reside at Pacton Villa, in the county of Hereford, and am of no business or profes sion. lam in possession of considerable property. About a month ago I went to London to see the Ex hibition, and visited Broome's house. I met all the three prisoner's there. I went to Brighton races with a party, and on Friday evening, myself, Broome, James, and Staden left 3, Dorset-gardens, for the purpose, as I understood, of paying our bills at Mut ton's and Boss's. I paid two guineas at Mutton's. We had some cold brandy and water at first, and we remained there three hours. Either Broome or James pulled out some money and began to toss. One of them said " Let's have a little amusement to pass the time away." Broome pulled out a halfpenny, James half- Jcrown, Staden a shilling, and I pulled out a shilling. ames said, " Let's go the odd man." We went first for half-a-crown at the time. We spun the coins on the table. I lost. Broome then proposed we should go for half a sovereign. We did so several times, and I lost. I won only once or twice. Staden then proposed to spin for a sovereign ; the result was I lost. Whilst we were spinning there were a good many ties. Broome said, " I'll stand out, and you three spin, when one will be sure to win." Broome said he would stand in with me. I had about 201. in my pocket when I commenced spinning. I lost about 101. myself, but kept on playing till I lost all my money. After my own money was gone Broome put in for me, and when I had done playing at Mutton's I owed Broome 501. It was about one o'clock when we left off play ing. The landlord did not know that we were gambling. We drank American punch. After we left Mutton's we went to Staden's house. Broome said to Staden, "Have you got any cards ?" Staden replied, he did not think he had, but he went out and brought in what appeared to be a cleats pack. James cut the cards, and Staden proposed to play. I, Staden, and James, sat down to play. Broome threw himself on the sofa. We played at what they call " Wilful murder." We played a pound upon each pack, and I continued to play till I lost 1001. Staden then said, " You must give me some acknow ledgment for this." I replied, " Yes, I will ; and if you will give me a piece of paper I will show you that I have lost it." He then put his hand into his pocket and took out a 3s. 6d. stamp, and passed it over to James to fill up, and he did so. After James had written, be passed it to Staden again. He asked me to sign it, but I hesitated for a moment, and said I did not wish to put my hand to bills. Staden replied, " That won't do. I am a straightforward fellow, and always like business done in a straightforward manner." I said, "If I must do it, I must," and then I wrote the acceptance, which I made payable at Messrs. Barclay and Son's. We then went on playing again, till I lost another 1001. Staden then put his hand in his pocket and pulled out another bill, which underwent the same process as the first, and I accepted it. Staden then introduced ano ther game, by shuffling the cards, at which I lost, in the long run, 1001. Although I did win 20/. or 30/. at one time, I soon lost it again. After I lost the third 100/., Staden put his hand into his pocket and pulled out another bill, which I accepted, but forgot to put my name to it. During this time Broome was asleep on the sofa. The next morning Staden came to me and got me to put my name to the last bill. The prosecutor was under cross-examination for a very long time, in the course of which he stated that he had had about 4001. from his father's executor since April last; that he should not have prosecuted this inquiry if be bad not been advised to do so by Mr. Watkins, knowing as he did very little about the law. He did not know that he had been cheated till after be had lost his money, and then it struck him that by hardly ever winning he must have been cheated. At nine o'clock in the evening the examination of this witness closed, when the magistrates adjourned the further hearing of the case till this morning, when Charles Thomas Probert, the companion of Mr. Hemp, was the first witness examined. He stated that he was the son of the Rev. Mr. Probert, of Becton, and that he went to the races with Broome and his party. The witness proceeded to relate the circumstances exactly similar to what Sherman had stated. William Watkins, a watchmaker, who resides at Hereford, stated that he went to town for the purpose of getting an interview with Mr. Hamp. He did so, and after he had made an appointment with him he did not keep it, and when he got to Broome's Mr. Ramp was refused. Constable Lang, of the Brighton police force, de posed that he apprehended James in Air-street, and on his person he found a dice-box and dice, a pack of cards, and some coins in a purse, two of the coins re sembling shillings with the exception of a head on each side, and two coins resembling sixpences with a tail on each side. He had also some loose silver in his pocket, among which was a piece of coin resem bling a fourpenny piece, with the exception of a bead on each side. Some loose memorandums were also SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, lEtll. found en his person, by which it appeared that sums of money had been dividel into three parts, and the names of Sraden and Broome were written on them, and the name of Hamp was on them. There was no thing found on Broome at ail connected with the transaction. Thomas llayter Chase, chief officer of police, stated that he apprehended the prisoner Staden at his house in St. James's. street, ani on taking him to the Town-ball he asked prisoner for his pocket-book. The latter said he had not got it with him. The witness said that unless he produced his pocket-book, in which he suspected he had the bills of exchange, he should be under the necessity of searching his house. Staden went with him and gave him the bills produced, with the prosecutor's name as the acceptor. It was proved by the electric telegraph clerks that a telegraphic communieaticn was sent down early on Monday mor►,ing from Broome to Staden, at Brigh ton, and the message was " Come up by the first train—important." This closed the case for be prosecution. Mr. Lewis then addressed the bench at great length fur the prisoners, contending that, if any fraud were intended, they had ample opportunities in London of doing so; and was it likely that they would come to Brighton and bring down Hamp s friends as witnesses against them ? The magistrates, having consulted a short time, committed the prisoners for trial for conspiracy and fraud, but consented to take bail, each in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each. The case lasted till four o'clock. THE RECENT COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT BEDMINSTER. BRISTOL, AUGUST 15.—The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the fire men who were killed on Saturday last in the accident at the Malago pit, was resumed to-day at the Red Cow Inn, and excited considerable interest. The first evidence called wag in reference to the qua lity of the rope used at the pit, and the breaking of which had led to the deaths. Upon this subject the evi dence was to some extent conflicting. A witness named Goldsworthy., who bad been for many years a twine spinner, but had never made col liery ropes, gave it as his opinion that the rope pro duced to him was not fit for the work, although with one of the pieces, the largest produced, he could not find fault. Thomas Simms, a rope-maker, considered that the material used in the rope was good, but there was an error of judgment in the mode of construction. If there bad bee❑ six or eight ropes in the width of the flat, in stead of four ropes, it would have been twice as strong, and would have lasted double the time. The hemp seemed;of good quality, and it was well twisted, but was made on a wrong principle. The deeper the pit was, the wider should be the rope. For a pit of 150 fathoms the rope should be one of six ropes to the flat. The rope in question was worth 421. or 441. per ton. By Mr. &van—A proper rope for a pit of 245 fa thoms depth ought to last two years. A rope on the principle of that produced would not, if constantly used, last more than six months. Mr. D. Reynolds, one of the proprietors of the col liery, was called to prove that Mr. Stewart was the agent or manager of the pit, and that Pillitzer and another " overman" were iu authority under him. Stuart had full powers without referring to the proprietors to remedy anything that he thought amiss in the ropes or machinery. Considered him accountable for their effi ciency. Was not aware that he had made to the proprietors any representation as to the state of the rope. Joseph Godwin, a workman in the employ of Messrs. Ditoore and Hewitt, by whom the rope was made, ex pressed his belief that it had not been broken by fair play. It was a four-rope plat, and was made of good, clean, out,hot Petersburg hemp. There was no East India hemp used in it. John Squires, a collier, who was at work in the pit when the accident happened, heard the rush of wind down the shaft, There was at fhe bottom of the shaft a pond into which the water, which ran down the sides of the shafts, drained, it was about five feet deep, and when witness descended the pit it was full of water. After the' accident witness looked into the pond and saw the rope there. The cart was in the pond standing on its bottom, and all the bodies were iu it except that of the boy Webster, which was lying in the pond. The bodies of Moffatt and Pring were lying against the side of the cart with the" bonnet', pressing upon them. The rope was on the bonnet, and there were some timbers which had fallen from the trunks of the shaft. About ten o'clock in the morning some men came down the shaft to assist with hatchets and tools, and they got all the rope they could out of the pond and got it into the branch, cutting it into as convenient lengths as they could. Never mentioned his suspicions about the rope to the proprietors or agent of the colliery, or the banksman, George Hassell deposed, that he assisted to cut up the rope. They cut the new rope because it was more ravelled in some parts than another, and was easier to cut at those prints. Pillinger did not say anything to him about cutting off th© ravelled parts. A miner, named Selfe, who bad worked at the col liery, stated that before the accident he saw the rope turn, and had reason to suspect its safety, but he never said anything about it, because he himself worked in the top vein, and never descended so low that the part which he considered unsafe would come into play. D he had been requested to go to the bottom vein he should have refaseu, and gone home. . „ The CORONER censured the witness for not making known his suspicions about the rope, to the proper parties. James Haddock, another miner, also stated, that he had had fears of the rope, but the part which he mis trusted was the old part at the bottom, and not the new part at the top of the pit, in which the separation took place. Some other evidence of a similar character was ad duced, and Mr. Smart, a surgeon, was examined, and stated that Moffatt died from drowning; and that, al though he had received injuries from the fall, they were not of a fatal nature, and ho might have recovered from them. The inquiry was then again adjourned till this day. ATTEMPTED MURD eR at CHESTERFIELD A few days ago an attempt was made near Chester field to murder Jelin Barber, a brother of Joseph Barber, for whose murder his wife Sarah is now under sentence of death at Nottingham. Barber, who had been to a distant fair, called at the house of John Unwin, Boy thorpe-lane, and asked Unwin'a wife to go home to Pits ' ley, near Claycross, to see her mother, who was dan gerously ill, saying he would accompany her. She agreed, and they set forth; but instead of going to Pits ley they stayed all night at Wingerworth. They were next seen at 6 o'clock the following morning, when they were observed to turn up Longedge-lane, having come in the direction of the Llunloke Arms Inn. After ascend ing the lane a distance of about 150 yards, they climbed up the embankment and lay down in a hollow between it and the hedge, at a point where they would be entirely hid from public observation by thick overhanging brush wood. Shortly before twelve o'clock, Barber, who had fallen asleep, and who had previously placed his hand kerchief over his face to keep the flies off, awoke, and found his throat cut, and blood flowing profusely from the wound. Barber went down the lane, and meeting with assistance, gained admission into a farm-house. The woman, who had previously attempted to stanch the blood, and whose dress bore many marks of blood, fol lowed in about five minutes afterwards, and was detained in custody until Watts, captain of the night watch at Chesterfield, came up and took her in charge. The wound in Barber's throat extends nearly from ear to ear across the neck; there is also a deep cut, two or three inches long, extending across the chin; the second finger on the right hand is cut to the bone, and on the two last fingers on the right hand there are similar gashes, from each of which wounds blood flowed in great profusion, and dyed the pathway as the unfortunate man pro. ceeded to the farm-house. Soon afterwards he was re moved to the Ilunloke Arms Inn, where every attention is paid to him, and there are strong grounds upon which to hope for his recovery. Barber bad in his pos session 651. in notes, and 261. in gold. The woman is 20 years of age, and has only been married to her hus band six months. INFANTICIDE.—At a special sessions at Downham, Norfolk, on Thursday, Mary Taylor was charged with having murdered her new-born child. It appeared that the accused resided with her father at Suthrey, and that she was suspected to be in a state of pregnacy. She is only about fifteen years of age; and, doubtless from a desire to cover her shame, she used' every means to hush suspicion. One of her neighbours called on her one morning about seven o'clock, and found her in bed; in an hour afterwards the accused dressed herself, and went out, and having returned to her own dwelling, delivered herself of a female child, which was subsequently found concealed under the bed, with a deadly wound across the front of the throat, extending from ear to ear. Immediately after the perpetration of the deed the prisoner went down stairs, her hands being observed covered with blood, and holding the knife with which she had ac complished the murder.. After the . examination of the wit nesses, the prisoner was fully committed to take her trial at the next Norwich Assizes. HORN C ASTLE GREAT HORSE FAIR.--This, the most important horse fair in England, which commenced on Monday last, and continues for 11 days, has from the com mencement up to yesterday been most extensively supplied, and the at'endance of English dealers and jobmasters, as well as a great many dealers on the continent, was very numerous. The horses exhibited for sale upon this occasion were ani mals, both trained and untrained, of the moat splendid de scription, consisting of hunters, carriage horses, brood mares, and well-bred horses for military and other purposes, the most valuable in point of breed and symmetry being the first selected. Huntas were in great demand, selling freely at 80 to 100 guineas each, Messrs. Quartermann and I.leaz ley, of Oxford, being very extensive buyers. Young horses suitable for carriage work, exhibiting fine breeding and well matched, made from 160 to 200 guineas, and in some in stances 220 guineas, the pair. Good roadsters of all de scriptions, sound and young, suitable for military and other purposes, sold in rapid succession each day of the fair, at hi gh prices, Messrs. Collins, Davis, and East, and other London dealers, being very extensive buyers. The best cart horses made 60 guineas each ; cart colts, from 20 to 30 guineas. So great was the demand for young valuable horses, that by 9 o'clock each morning the trade was in earnest, and it was soon apparent that the holders knew their position, they sturdily maintained it, and the result is, the present fair of Horncastle, up to yesterday, has turned out the best for the sellers that has occurred for many years; the dealers in many instances turning a considerable profit by reselling. DEAN AND CHAPTER OF WINDSOR.--The following is a :return of all sums of money paid to the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, since the let day of January, 1830, on the occasion of any burials of members of the R o y a l F am il y: —lB3O, fees paid on the burial of King George IV., 2281. 14s. ; 1834, ditto of his Royal Highness the Duke of Glou cester, zlB/. Os. Bd. ; 1837, ditto of King William IV., 2241. 14s. ; 1840, ditto of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, 1251. Os. Bd. ; 1844, ditto of her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, 218/. Os. Bd.; igo, au to pf Adelaide, the queen Dovager, 2204 Oa. THE INCOME-TAX COMMITTEE. (Continued from The Sun of Thursday.) In continuation of our report of the evidence given before the above Committee we subjoin the examina tion of Messrs. Timm and Fuller : josEPH Timm, ESQ., EXAMINED. CHAIRMAN—How long have you been solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue ? I was appointed so• licitor to the Board of Stamps in January, 1829, and subsequently solicitor of stamps and taxes. Have you since continued solicitor of Inland venue ?—I have. Have you had any opportunity of ascertaining or judging whether there are many frauds committed by individuals in not paying the tax, or many occa sions where they resort to means of evading it ?—I have not had much practical experience of that under the income-tax, inasmuch as that tax is principally carried out by the surveyors and the local Commis sioners. The out-door officers ?—The out-door officers does not give rise to many cases for prosecution in the Court of Exchequer, on account of the difficulty of obtaining evidence to support those prosecutions. In what way do the frauds or evasions come to your notice ?—ln cases where parties wholly omit to make returns, principally under Schedules (A) and (B), or claim false exemptions, and in some cases where they omit to make returns under Schedule (D). How are they brought to your notice ?—By re ports to the board, who refer the cases to me for prosecution. Have you any return as to the number of those cases P—l have ; I have a statement made out in a tabular form; it is a return showing the number of cases in which prosecutions have been instituted for recovery of penalties under the Property and Income tax Acts from April 1842 to April 1851, distinguish ing the number in each year, the schedule or section of the Act under whieh the case arose, the enactment giving the penalty, and the result. That is simply the number prosecuted ?—Yes. Have you any idea of the number of evasions that come before the board and that are not prosecuted ? No; I have not. Will that return give any correct idea of the extent and number either of the frauds or the evasions ?—I think it will not. I think this is but a very small por tion indeed of the number of evasions and frauds under the Property and Income-tax Acts. Is there any other mode by which an accurate idea of the number of evasions and frauds can be ascer tained P—l think that could be obtained only from an examination of the surveyors. Those who are practically conversant with the matter ?—Yes. Do you think that they keep regular details, and can give an accurate account of all these attempts at evasion ?--I think they do. I think such accounts may be obtained from them. And you would refer to them for the information ? —I should so. Mr. HENLEY—You have stated that that is a return of parties who omitted to make returns ?—The num ber of cases under Schedules (A) and (B) for omit ting to make returns have been very few ; only six in the whole ; and for making false returns, 50. In which prosecutions have been instituted ?—Yes ; those would be of course against the occupiers, not against the owners. Under Schedule (D), for de fault of return, 25 cases ; for false returns, 11. Under Schedule (E) for default of return, 1 ; under the same schedule for false return, none ; under claims for ex emption, section 166, for false returns, 103 ; for omis sions to state in such claims the duty which the party is entitled to deduct on paying over interest money or other payments to other parties, five ; prosecutions for refusing to allow the property-tax in deduction of interest or annuities paid to parties, 13. Mr. J. WILSON—WouId not the person who had to pay the money retain it in his hand ?—lf I have a mortgage on my estate the land is charged with the property-tax, and when I pay the interest money I am entitled to deduct the tax ; there is a penalty in the Act for the party refusing to allow that deduction to be made. How can he refuse to allow that deduction to be made if the party who has to make it retains it in his possession ; if be tenders the amoant of his in terest less the income-tax that he has paid, does not the onus of refusing it rest with the person who who has to receive it ?—I think as the Act is framed it would be very doubtful whether the tender would be good, because the Legislature has imposed a penalty for that very offence ; the penalty is treble the amount of the principal. Section 103 is, "If any person shall refuse to allow any deduction autho rised to be made by this Act out of any payment of annual interest of money lent or other debt bearing annual interest, whether the same be secured by mortgage or otherwise, he shall forfeit for every such offence treble the value of such principal money or debt ; and if any person shall refuse to allow any deduction, authorised to be made by this Act out of any rent, or other annual payment men tioned in the 9th and 10th rules of No. 4, Schedule (A), or out of any annuity or annual payment men tioned in Schedule (C) or (E), or in the next pre ceding clause, save such annual interest aforesaid, every such person shall forfeit the sum of 501. ; and all contracts, covenants, agreements made or entered into for payment of any interest, rent, or other annual payment aforesaid, in full without allowing such deduction as aforesaid, shall be utterly void." Then in the event of an allowance of that kind being refused, does it become the duty cf a public de partment to prosecute on behalf of a private indivi dual ?—No other person than the solicitor to the board can prosecute for any penalties under this Act; they can only be recovered in the name of the At torney-General, who is put in motion by the solicitor to the board. Is the solicitor to the board employed by a private individual, who has a claim to make, or is he em ployed through the board ?—Through the board; the board consider it their duty to enforce the Act. Mr. SOTHERON—The person who is unable to ob• tain this allowance makes his complaint to the board? —Yes. Is the number that you have given to us the total number of persons who have made such complaints ? —No ; these are cases in which prosecutions have been instituted. Mr. DISRAELI—Are there many cases in which prosecutions are not commenced after applications have been made ?—I do not think there are many of that description. Then there are prosecutions for other frauds incidental to this Act. Penalty on clerks to the Commissioners, under the Act 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 30, for receiving money from the col lectors and retaining it in their bands ; three of that description. On collectors for neglecting to pay over the money, eighteen cases. Against a surveyor for receiving mone,y one. For obstructions under 43 George 111., c. 99, three. CHAIRMAN—Are surveyors precluded from taking any money ?—They are ; they are liable to a penalty and this is a prosecution for that offence. The collectors alone being the parties ?—The col lectors alone. Mr. HENLEY—Does that return show how many convictions followed those prosecutions ?—Yes. And what is the aggregate number of prosecutions ? —239. And what were the convictions ?—Of those, 41 were dropped for insufficient evidence, or some expla nation which induced the board to stay the proceed ings. None of them went the entire length; merely an Exchequer writ was issued for the recovery of the penalty. Ido not think that any of them went much farther than that ; eight were stayed on the parties amending or making returns. In 13 cases the pro ceedings were stayed on payment of costs only ; 171 on payment of mitigated penalty, and duty on costs ; three on payment of full penalties, and three are now pending. In point of fact not one went to trial ?—Not one went to trial. Mr. J. WlLsox—Has the full penalty been im posed in any instance where the allowance of in terest had been refused to which you have referred ? —That I cannot speak to without searching through this list. Mr. DISRAELI—Have you ever instituted prosecu tions with regard to returns not having been made by persons interested in property in Ireland, but resident in England ?—Yes, there was one case of that de scription I recollect. Lord H. VANE—Do you mean that there has only been one case ?—I recollect only one case of that de scription. CHAIRMAN—What is the nature of that case ? For omitting to make a return of the amount of pro perty remitted from Ireland to this country; it is only in that case that it could be liable, and you will see from the nature of the case that it would not be possible to get evidence in many cases such as that. What is the nature of that case ?—lt was the case of a nobleman who was in default of return of profits arising from possessions in Ireland from 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 184 G, and 1847, the proceedings being stayed on the returns being made and the duty paid. What would the penalty have been ?—Sia penalties of 501. each. Do not the Treasury, in many cases, when ap pealed to, order a discharge as regards property in Ireland P—l am not aware of it. Do you ever refer questions where charges for pro perty in Ireland are disputed to the Treasury, or do your own board decide them ?—With regard to the law, the board would of course refer it to me in case of dispute, and I should advise whether, in point of law, the parties were chargeable or not ; I am not aware that the board have ever asked the opinion of the Treasury as to whether they should charge a party under such circumstances. Mr. J. WiLson—What is the length of residence in Ireland in order to make property in Ireland ex empt; bow long must run live in Ireland in each year ?--Irish property is not chargeable unless the proceeds are remitted to England; the duty does not attach. Is not the law this, that if a person has an income from land in Ireland, and ha lives a certain period of the year in Ireland, that is considered to be a residence in Ireland, exempting him from the tax upon his pros perty ?—The property is not chargeable at all, unless the rent is remitted to England. CHAIRMAN—Are we to understand you to say, that if the income of an Irish estate is paid into a bank , :r's, there you have no power of interfering ?—lt was not chargeable by law. Therefore, unless you can trace its remittance to the proprietor in England you have no power of meddling with it ?—None whatever. Lord H. VANE—A proprietor, for instance, living in Paris, and receiving his income from Ireland direct to Paris, pays no income-tax ?—None is chargeable. Mr. VESEY—But if a proprietor is living in Paris, and his incom e is paid to a hanker in London, how have you means of ascertaining that that is paid to the London banker ?—We have no means generally of ascertaining that fact. The case to which I allude I think was under similar circumstances. The noble man was resident at Paris at the time, and it was only by some accidental circumstances brought to our knowledge that we had the means of proving the case, which caused this prosecution to be instituted. Is that proprietor liable to be prosecuted for not re• turning the amount paid to the London banker even though he may not be assessed upon it ?—y„ ; the prosecution was instituted against him for the reco very of six penalties of 501. each. And no notice was sent to him previously I am not aware of any. Mr. J. WILSON—Then is the only thing whi c h makes that property chargeable the fact of its passing through a London banker to the proprietor in Paris, instead of its passing direct from the banker in Dub lin to the banker in Paris ?—The fact of its having been remitted to England. But if it had been remitted direct to the banker in Paris, instead of coming through London, it would not have paid a n ythi ng P—l t wou ld not have paid anything. Mr. HENLEY—In this charge made upon a noble man, stated by you, was he himself during any por tion of that time resident in England, so as to be called upon to make a return P—l believe he was ; and I think that there was some dispute with the agents as to the ground of the liability, on account of his not having been resident in England ; they sub mitted to make a return, and pay the duty, and it being probably a doubtful case, the board did not follow it out. In point of fact, if he had never been in England, he would not have been liable ?—Yes ; his banker or agent would have been liable. Would a party deriving income from Ireland, not being within the kingdom of England but living abroad, be liable to pay income-tax solely because his money was remitted through a London banker ? No ; it does require a residence in England, and in this case, in fact, there was a dispute whether he was resident here or not; we assess on the ground of his having a furnished house here. It was his domicile here that made him assessable ? —Yes. Supposing an Irish proprietor domiciled in Eng land was to pay his tradespeople by his cheques upon a Dublin banker, would he be chargeable ?—No ; he would not be chargeable for his Irish property. Because that money never would be remitted ? —No. Mr. VESEY—IS it possible that any large amount of property can he transmitted to a London banker from Ireland without coming under the knowledge of the Board of Commissioners ?—I think it is very possible, because we have no direct means of ascer taining the fact ; it rests entirely with the party whe ther or not he will return the property. Ido not mean to say legally whether he will or not, but if he does not return it we have no means of ascertaining whether he has property or not. In fact, as I understand your last answer, it is pos sible that there may b e a l arge amount of Irish pro perty now liable to the income-tax which does not pay?—lt is. Mr. HENLEY—Probable, perhaps, as well as possi ble ?—I think so. CHAIRMAN—Were you employed at all in drawing out the Act 5 and 6 Vict., c. 45 ?—I was. Do you know on what ground Sir Robert Peel es timated the amount of property under 1501. a year at one-fourth ?—I do not ; I never heard the question mooted. With regard to the amount of penalties, can you state what is the largest penalty which you have ever levied on account of a breach of the law ?—Twenty pounds duty and costs, for false claim of exemption. There is a case here of 501., but it was against a col lector, for altering a duplicate. CHAIRMAN—Have you a return respecting penal ties imposed, for evasion of property and income-tax in the year 1840 P—l have. I produce a return of the cases in which proceedings for penalties were taken in the year 1848, ended sth April, 1849, for evasion of duties under the Property and Income-tax Acts, with the amount of the penalties imposed. There appears to be eight cases only. Is that the whole in the year ending sth April, 1849 ?—lt is in which penalties were imposed. That is to say, in which proceedings were insti tuted against the parties ?—Yes, I produce a similar return with respect to the prosecutions under the As sessed Taxes Acts. Are we to understand that eleven cases are all the prosecutions that have been instituted by the board for evasion of duties of assessed taxes ?—ln which penalties were imposed. Were there many other prosecutions where penal ties were not imposed ?—There were not many, but lam not prepared to say how many. I think there were only sixteen cases of prosecution under the Assessed Taxes Act in that year, and twenty-eight under the Property and Income-tax Act. Mr. lionsmaN.—You said that the cases of prose cution were extremely few, because of the difficulty of getting evidence ?—Yes. So that, in reality, that gives us no indication at all of the extent to which evasions are attempted, or the extent to which they have been successful ?—No ; it cannot be taken as a criterion of the extent of fraud and evasion under the Property and Income-tax Act ; I should say, especially with respect to Schedule (D), for during the whole period that the property-tax has existed, there have been but eleven prosecutions for false returns under that schedule, under the Property -tax Act. CHAIRMAN—Do you mean since 1842 ?—Since 1842 ; from April 1842 to April 1851. There have been twenty-five prosecutions under the same schedule for default of return, for making no return at all ; but only eleven for false returns. Mr. HORSISIAN—Then do you mean that there are an immense n um b e r o f evas i ons , i n your opinion, which are not on ly no t p rose cuted in the Court of Exchequer, b u t w hi c h th ere i s no a tt em pt in any manner to meet by any species of penalty ?—I am of opinion that there are. Those cases can be met only before the local Commissioners by surcharges being made. If a man makes a return of his profit, under Schedule (D), of a trade or profession, it is almost impossible to get evidence to prosecute him for a false return : the amount of his profits is known only to himself. And that difficulty was equally great before the local Commissioners ?—Exc e pt th at a party may be surcharged before the local Commissioners. Mr. T. BARING—To return to the question of Irish income; can you shortly state to the Committee, what description of income in Ireland is liable by the present Act to the timposition of income-tax come arising from landed property only. What persons who derive income-tax?—The from Irish pro perty are liable to pay the pro prietors only, and them only, in the case the profits being remitted to this country, they being resident here at the time. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER--IS not all income arising from Ireland, from whatever source, provided it is transmitted to the proprietor resident in England, liable to the tax ? No ; not income arising from any trade or profession ; only from possessions in Ireland. From any property in Ireland, canal shares or any thing of that sort, would be equally liable ?—Yes. Lord H. VANE — Mortgages, for instance, received here would be equally liable to pay income-tax ?---y es , Mr. T. BARING—Then residence in Ireland ex empts all persons receiving income from property from any payment of income-tax ?—From property elsewhere than in Great Britain, because property in Great Britain would be liable wherever the proprietor might be. Can you shortly state what constitutes residence in Ireland, or what parties who reside in England are exempt ?—Persons who reside in England for a pe riod of six months in the year are liable in respect of profits of Irish property remitted to England. Is not there a further exemption in favour of Mein hers of Parliament? --All Irish Members of the two Houses of Parliament are not liable to the tax on the profits of their property in Ireland unless they reside in England for a longer period than during the session and forty days before and forty days after. If I und ers t oo d you r i g htly, the last time y ou were before th e C omm itt ee y o u stated that the produ ce of rental in Ireland, if remitted to a foreign place and afterwards transmitted to Eng land, would not be li able to the income-tax or could not be reached by the income-tax ?—I do not recollect that case was put to me on the fir s t occ a s ion, becau se I think it would be liable, however circuitous the route might be by which it arrived in England, if i t were actually remitted. The person receiving it ought to make a return of i t ?--Yes. But in case he makes no return of it are there , means of detecting hi m P— No, any not that I am aware of ; if he were in England he might be surcharged before the Commissioner :, by the surveyor; that would be 41 I find in a return which was laid before the House of Commons Parliamentary Paper, 270, of 1850, t.' at the amount in Schedule (D) is 734,352/ , producing an income tax of 21,4481. Taking those figures fo,r granted, do you suppose that that can be estimated as the whole amount of remittances of income from Ire land to residents in Great Britain P—l have no means of forming an opinion upon that subject. Then under the present Act them is no possibility of having a check upon the correctness of that return ? —None whatever. Supposing the income-tax to be extended to Ire land, would the present valuation for the poor-rates be any basis of a calculation for the return of the income-tax in Ireland ?—lf the income-tax were ex tended to Ireland, I presume it would be assessed in the same manner there as in England. CHAIRMAN—Do you know upon what principle the rates for the poor are assessed in Ireland ?—A'- do not. What does the return in Schedule (D) include as regarding Ireland ?—I think I cannot do better than read the ter ms i n which the duty is imposed b y Act of Parliament. The fifth case under Schedule (D) is, " The duty to be c h arged in respect of possess i ons i n Ireland, or in the British plantations in America, or in any other of her Maj es t y ' s d om i n i ons ou t o f G rea t Britain." " Possessions in I re l an d ;" th ose are the terms—profits arising from possessions in Ireland. Now I take it that that must mean profits ar i s i ng from real estate only in Ireland, or that which =yours of the realty, such as canal shares and those things, but not personal property. It is all fixed property excepting the public funds, is it not ?—The duty is charged in respect of th e p u bli cs funds under Schedule (C). Schedule (D), therefore, includes all income arising from all sources except from public funds and from salaries ?—From all sources that in Ireland." deemed , to come under the head of " Possessions lreland. Mr. Ricaano—That does not include profits . trade, I pr e s ume ?—P ro fit s i n t ra d e are not liable. There is no tax whatever le v i e d upon profits in trade ari s i ng i n I re l an d , even t h oug h t h ey b e re - mated to thi s country, or though the party reside in England ?—Profits of trade, or any vocation or em ployment in Ireland, if remitted to a person resident here, would be chargeabl e . P ro fit s ar i s i ng f rom an y trade or profession in Ir e l an d, carr i e d on b y a person resident in England, would be chargeable here, whether remitted to En g l an d or not, under Schedule (D). The words are, "Upon th e annua l pro fi ts or gains arising or accruing to a n y person residing in Great Britain, from any profession, trade, employ ment, or vocation, whether the same shall be re spectively carried on in Great Britain or elsewhere." Mr. llENLEY—Residence, in point of fact, is the liability to charge ?—Yes. Mr. VESEY—Am I to understand from your an swer that if a banker or merchant carrying on his business in Dublin should be resident in England, he would be liable to income-tax, even though he had no amount of profit from his trade or profession trans mitted to him here ?—Yes ; he is bound to make a return of his profits. Mr. J. WILSON —Would not that apply equally whether it was in Ireland or in France, or in the co lonies, or in any foreign country ?—Equally so. Re sidence, in that case, is the criterion of the charge. Mr. lionsmate—ls not the case of an Irish resident the same, in all respects, as that of a subject of her Majesty residing in any of the colonies ? Is theretany distinction between a resident in Ireland and a resi dent in one of the colonies in any return or assess ment under the income-tax ?—No. Then subjects of the Queen, whether in the colonies or in Ireland, are in precisely the same condition ? They are so. Mr. COBDEN—If an Englishman residing in Eng land bad a business in Belfast from which he made 20,0001. profit, and he invested that 20,0001. in land iu Ireland, he would be previously liable to the in come-tax upon that 20,0001. profit, would he not ? Yes. In the course of its accumulation he would pay income-tax whether be invested it in England or in Ireland ?—Yes. I understand you to have said in your former evi dence, that after this property is invested in land in Ireland, he is not liable to the income-tax upon the income from that laud unless it be remitted to Eng land ?—That is the case. If after he had invested this money in land in Ire land, he, living in England, chose to pay his bills by drafts upon a Dublin banker, he might evade the in come-tax upon the income derived from his property ? —He would not be chargeable with the income-tax by law in respect of that property. Mr. VESET—I think you stated in a former an swer that you had great difficulty in ascertaining the amount that a person receives from property in Ire land, unless he makes a return of it ?—Yes. Is not that person liable to a penalty for each time that he neglects to make that return P—For each year. (To be continued.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE; PORTSMOUTH, FIIIDAT.—The Vulcan screw steam ship, Master-Commander Penn, arrived at Spithead this evening from the Cape of Good Hope, whither she had convoyed the 74th Regiment. She left Simon's Bay on Sunday, June 1, taking in tow her Majesty's brig Pan dora, to give her an offing for New Zealand, leaving the Commodore's frigate Castor, 36, and the Dee steam troop-ship in the bay. She went to Table Bay and em barked a number of invalids, with whom she sailed on the 2d of June. When off Simon's Bay she sprang her foremast. She arrived at St. Helena on the 21st, shipped obsolete stores, &c., and sailed on the 23d; arrived at Ascension on the 29th, and found there the Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore Bruce, the Tortoise store and guard-ship, Captain Hatton, and the Archer screw sloop, Commander Strange. She shipped obsolete stores, and sailed on the 3Gth for England. The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the Vulcan on her making Spithead, and mustered her hands. She brought home naval and military invalids and volun teers ; the latter from St. Helena, for regiments at home. The following were among her passen gers:—Colonel Dutton, Major Blenkinsop, Captain Brown, Captain O'Connell, of the 73d; Lieutenant Thomas, to join the 7th Fusiliers, and Mrs. Thomas; Mr. Addison, Messrs. Craig and Ferguson, midshipmen from her Majesty's ship Samson, invalided; Mr. Kemp, master's-assistant of the Prometheus steam-sloop; Mr. Dyer, midshipman of the Niger steam-sloop; and Mr. Jones. The Vulcan has not had occasion to coal since leaving England, and returned with forty tons of that shi took out; she had 220 tons on arrival at the Cape. S , upon speculation merely. If it were at4eCted J that remittances had been made in respect of . possession: in Ireland, the surveyor might !urcharg: the Commissioners. De you think that evasions to any great extent take place in that m o d e ? —lt i s imposs ibl e f or uie to say. Is there any suggestion which you could snake to prevent those evasions in time of peace have had but two cases of that description before me; one of them was the case I alluded to the other day; the other was a similar case of an Irishman, and I do not think that in either of those cases there was any intention to defraud, but it was a question wile. , ther the parties were constructively resident in Eng- , land or not, so as to render them liable to be charged with the duty. The remittances of rental from Ireland to residents in England come, I suppose, under Schedule (D) ? Yes. D . r 7...,...: ...", ' )'A 4 'r 0 -:).:. 7:"' APPOINTMENTS. WCOLWICU, 15.—Master William Byford (1$41). to the Coast Guard. Clerk H. J. C. Mitchell (1850), to the Virago Owl' sloop, at Devonport. Clerk's Assistant Frederick H. Price, to the London, 90, flag-ship at Sheerness. Gunner William Nevill, to the Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Acting-Gunner John Roberts, to t h e Shearwater steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Boatswain Thomas Whiteloek, to the Virago. PROMOTION. on - the reserved half- Commander John Sykes (1814.), laAfterrtniloleorny,wlthe. pay list, to be retired captain. d George Ray are ma Boatswains Philip Brown and moted to the first class. The Vesuvius steam. Captain Taylor's comETC'Oropany landed shortly before lieved from Jersey: immediately marched up to the garri son, o'clock,and in_ sloo6pfartrbievedßt(l)lyias b e l a n-quarters of the corps. Air. Mac donald,son, to join the master_ettendvanetsuaTtiusW, ohoalswmicanddeoackryemaradr,kawbhiyo of t he had the charg e in her, having left Woolwich on Monday quick P assage tain Crawford's company. last with C 3l) The Resista nce , il ) , Master-Commander m anse . rrabaw, Ilivtredoo apt.sW oolwich proceededriver this afternoon, to Deptford to receive stores and P r " e t here, and will also take stores from this yard for Malta. Captain Wade, First Lieutenant Usher, Second Lieu- Cooper, 5 sergeants, 5 corporals, 2 d te r n u a m n in ts e P rer andanldB4 privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, embarked in the Zephyr steam-vessel, at nine o'clock A.M. to-day, for conveyance to Sheerness, to join t pfhe Wat at that r One sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and 15 gunners of the Marine Artillery disembarked to-day at this port from the Phosnix steam-sloop, on that vessel being paid i off, and th e y w ill return to-morrow to their head - quo ters at Portsmouth. One corporal and 7 privates of the Woolwich division i n the dirisioa of Royal Ma r i n e s em b ar k e d h ero f or se rvice atation. Shearwater steam-vessel, on the Mediterranean PREVENTION Or BATHING IN THE THAMES.--• Yesterday, in consequence of the numerous fatal accident 3, and the public nuisance of men and youths bathing in the , ' Thames at all hours of the day, instructiens were given to the police for its prevention, at improper hours, and persons persisting after caution will be dealt with for indecently ex posing themselves in a public highway, the penalty for which is 51. THE LACE TEADE.--We have a continuance of a good demand for our articles, without any change in price, and purchasers take what they require freely, without grumbling. The principal buyers of the last week have been German, but there have been also some orders for South America, the West Indies, and from the Southern parts of the United State:. The ' , tics) of yara i 6 gtiationary,—•l'otti,ng. 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