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

J tftb Vlbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Loan CHANCBLLOR took his seat on the Wool seek at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of EGLINTON presented several peti tions from various places in Scotland praying for the adoption of some measure to repel papal aggression. The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented several peti tions with a similar prayer. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S DEBT. Lord MONTEAGLE asked if the Government would lay before the House the papers relating to the demand of 400,0001. recently made by the East India Company on account cf the Chinese war? Lord BROUGHTON said it was quite true the East India Company bad made the demand in question, and that a correspondence was going. on on the stfeject. He bad no objection to lay the papers before the House. MUTINY BILL AND MARINE MUTINY BILL. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, these Bills were respectively committed. HALIFAX RAILWAY. Earl GREY presented certain papers relating to this railway to the House. COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented some peti tions against. this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM, in moving that their Lord s hips do resolve themselvs into committee ,n this Bill, contended that the Bill would not render necessary either a large increase is the number of those judges or a greater increase in the salaries of existing judges than they bad already ample funds to meet. Now, the average n umber of days during which each Cou nty C ourt J u d g e had sat was 157 days in the year, and not one of those who had sat above the aver age had bat mere than 167 days in the year; therefore, allowing ample time for vacation, they could give a much greater number of days to the public service. There would be, therefore, no necessity to make say large increase in their numbers, although such increase mig ht b e necessary in the metropolitan , dis tricts, and p e rhaps in somi, few others. The fund at present in ha nd for fees would be amply sufficient to meet all increased charges, for these courts were not only self supporting, but gave a considerable surplus. The fees accru i n g iu IS4B for judges were 87,6611; and for clerks 87,2821. They had now nearly 120,0001. a year accruing from these courts, out of which they had to pay 60,0001. a year to the judges, and to the olerka 5001. a year each, excapt in some few in stances iu wl,ich the clerks still received fees. Under the present arrangement there was a great surplus, and under a better arrangement, making all the clerks de pendent upon a salary, the surplus would be still greater. If the business increased of course they would have to increase the salaries of the judges and of the clerks, but every addition of business brought an increase of fees more than snfficientito meet the in crease of expenses in these courts. Their Lordships then went into Committe on the Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, Lord BROUGHAM proposed that as the arbitration clauses and the reconcilement clauses were those most likely to meet with opposition, they should be postponed to the last. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR the course proposed was agreed to. On the proposal of the clause giving to the County Court judges a jurisdiction in Equity, The LORD CHANCELLOR ro=e, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PETITIONS. A great number of petitions were presented against Papal stE.rgressi,u. kr. 8. - WALL presented a petition from Clerkenwell against the Sunday Trading Bill. The Si )LICITOR-GENERAL presented a petition complaining of the mode in which petitions on disputed elections were at present adjudicated upon. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from the hoard of guardians of Bradford in favour of the Small Tenements Rating Bill. Mr. PORTAL presented a petition from a farmers' club at Winchester, praying for the abolition of the in come-tax as car E.s regarded farmers. Mr. LOCIIHA.RT presented a petition from the Presbytery of Glasgow againq the Schools (Scotland) Bill, unanimously agreed to by that reverend Pres bytery, r. LOCIIIIART also presented a petition praying that no alteration may bP made in the Ecclesiastical Tides Bill to impair its efficiency, and for more stringent measures to r,pA Papal aggression, from the Free Church congregations of Stonehouse and Maryhill, and from the inhabitants of Beith and Stewarton, numerously signed from the Free Presbytery, and from the Free Kirk Session of Lanark. AYLESBURY ELECTION. Mr. HAMILTON then moved that the evidence taken before the Aylesbury Election Committee be printed and laid on the table of the House. ST. ALLAN'S ELECTION. Mr. AGLII )NBT presented a pi: tition from Henry Ed wards, one of the persons connected with the St. Alban's Committal!, committed yesterday by the Speker's war rant into the cuAociy of the Sergear,t-at-Arms, pra) ing t) he diicharged fr m custfAy, or to 1)3 heard at the bar of the House in his own defence. After a short discussion, the petition was ordered to be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow. Mr. ELLICE,the Chairman of the Committee,appeared at the bar of the House to report that the evidence of Thomas Birchmore and James Skeggs was necessary to ensble the Committee to come to a conclusion to whether bribery had been committed or not. These persons had wilfully absented themselves from their homes. After a short discussion, in which Mr. HENLEY and other Members took part. Mr. ELLICE said that it was his painful duty to move. first, that in the opinion of this House, those two per sons, Skeggs and Birchtuore, had committed a breach of privilege in absenting themselves from the Committee, and in the event of that motion being carried that they should, when apprehended, be committed to the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms, no effort either by the police or advertisement having yet secured their apprehension. Both these motion were carried unanimously, and it was ordered that the Speaker's warrant should be issued for the purpose of apprehending the delinquents. LLOYDS'. Mr. HUME moved for the following returns:—Re turn, from Lloyds' books, of all collisions, accidents, and wrecks of vessels, distinguishing in columns, the s ailing from steam-vessels, and specifying the nature of each collision, accident, or wreck, acd the number of lives lost by cacti, in each year, since the Ist day of Jan,, 1847, up to the 31st day of Dee., 1850. Return of every steam. vessel accident, reported to the Board of Trade, by the respective owners, masters, or other persons, since the let day of January, 1847, stating the date and nature of the accident, the number of lives lost, and the date of the report to the board; also , the number of cases investigated, agreeably to the Steam Navigation Act 9 and 10 Vic. c. 100; a copy of the reports of the Board of Trade Inspector, under the Act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 100, on the loss of the steamers Sirius, Tribune, and Fin Mac Coul, on the coast of Ireland; of the Orion' on the coast of Scot land; of the Dumbarton Castle on the coast of England; and of the Royal Victoria in the Baltic; also, any re port on the necessity of systematic supervision of steam ers, and of the present state of " denoting lights " on board of steamers. Mr. GOULBURN obje c t e d on p r i nc ipl e t o th e H ouse calling upon a private association to make expensive returns. Mr. HUME said similar returns bad already been made by Llo3da', and they were paid for by the country. The returns he required were now ready, and Lloyds' bad no objection to making them. BORNE6' or copies Mr. HUME moved f ' or patc hes from the tffi commanding command extracts of any dis garaw the ng the Nemesis war steamer, and officer commandins British f orces , an d Sarawak, respecting their also from Sir Rtja Brooke of military operat ions a g ainst alle ged p!sces in the EasternPittr ites on the river Moratattas and ot her in March and Ap ril, 1849. Ar c hip e l ago , Mr. LABO tit:HERE said he wished to c ver bal inaccuracy in th e return. He a pprehended n a " Sir R a ja " was not the correct wa y of describingd! cithat the gentlemen whose mime wa q mentioned in_the motion. VICTUALLING THE NAVY. Colonel CEI&TTERTON asked the First Lord of the Adavir , alcy what portion of the su m of 529,6591. voted for victualling the navy f or 1850-51, was paid to E ng li s h , Irish, and foreign houses; and whether he intended the supply f o P r "istonv required for the British navy for the years 1831, 1852, should be open to fordign competit;o-.? Sir F. T. BARING . was understood to say that 18,1831. were for Irish provisions, and 15,641. for Dutch provisions. TT "'' did not intend to make any alte. ration in the mode pursued on former occasions with re gard to victualling the navy. Mr. BANKES wished to know at what period the claim of 400,000/., made lay the RAE, India Company on the B r itish Treasury became first known -to the Boa rd of Control? Mr; WILSON *aid as no notice of the question had been given, he was not prepared to give the Hon. Gentle man an answer__ _ __ Tba CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id t h e 400,0001. forwed the balance alivgt d to be due on a long' transac tion with regard to the China War. Ele had ap pointed two offiesrs to institute a minute investigation into tho claim and N e W circumstancAesND. under whi c h it arose. ZEAL Mr. ADDEFILEY asked the Under Secretary for the Colonies, whether the Government intended to intro:luee any mtasure this session providing a represe ntat i ve constitution for New Zeal snd, on the approachitg expi ration of the suspending Act; also, whoher all furth er correspondence and papers which had been received on the subject since the last preseuted would be speedily laid bolero the House. Mr. HAWES could not give a decided answer at present to the first question of the Hon. Gentleman. With regard to the second, the papers would be before the House in a short time. TURKISH LOAN. In answer to a question from Mr. URQUIIART , Lord PALMERSTON said that the British Govern ment most certainly had not given guarantees on the loan raised for the Turkish Government —(hlear, bear.) Propositions had been made by private per sons to the Turkish Government with a view to raising a loan, but it concerned the Turish Government solely. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. Mr. THOMAS BARING asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he purposed to withdraw or to make any change in the Treasury minute of 31st August, 1840, sanctioning the adulteration of coffee? The CHANCELLOR of the EXHEQUER said it was not bis intention to make any alteration in the Trea sury minute, or in the practice of the Excise-office on this subject. RELIGIOUS HOUSES. In reply to a question from Mr. KEOGH, Mr. LACY said that it was his hope to bring the Bill on to-morrow, but as that was unlikely he would move that the consider a ti on o f t h e Bill b e deferred until after Easter. The Bill was accordingly postponed. CIVIL PROCESSES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. SADLIER moved for a return giving, in tabular form, the num b er o f o riginal civil bill ejectment pro cesses ontered, and the number of copies served, in the years 1845, 1846. 1847, 1848, 1849, , and 1850, in and for the counties of Clare, Cavern,, Cork, West Riding. and Longford, respectively; similar return of the number of such processes heard and decided upon ; s imilar retu rn of the number of civil bill processes for redemption, of copies served, and of such processes entered, heard, and decided; similar returns in replevin cases, and in legacy or dis tributive .share of assets cases : and, similar return of a ll other original civil bills, and of the number of copies served, and the number of such cases entered, and the nu mber of such cases heard an d d ec id e d ; suc h re t urns to distinguish the number of; case s i n whi c h civil bills were merely issued and served, fro m th ose case s in which the: civil bill was entered, and a decree or dismiss was had; and also, to exhibit the average num ber of copies served in each class of civil bill process. The Hon. Gentleman then asked whether it was the in tention of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to pro ' ceed with the Bill. The MASTER of the ROLLS said that he had only taken charge of the Bill in the absence of the Hon. the Attorney-General for Ireland, and that he meant to pro ceed with it as long as it was under his care. ORDERS OF THE DAY AND THE EASTER RECESS. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that after the 30th inst. the orders of the day should take precedence of notices of motion on Thursdays. Mr. 11. BAILLIE said that a motion stood on the paper for the adjournment of the House, on Thursday, the 17th, for the Easter recess. How did the Noble Lord intend to deal with that? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that as no notice of any material question had been given for Wednesday, it was his intention to move the adjournment of the House for the Easter rece,s on Monday for Tuesday, the 15th, in stead of Thursday, the 17th.—(Cheers.) CHURCH-RATES. Mr. TRELAWNY then rose to move for the appoint ment of a Select Committee to consider the law of church-rates, and the difference of practice which exists in various parts of the country in the assessment and levy of such rates; and to report their observations to the House. It was seventeen years ago since the subject was last investigated, and since then men of the highest character had from time to time pronounced against them, while no less than three proposals had been wade for ther abolition. It might be objected to this, that at the present moment the Dissenters were not agitating the subject, and therefore there was no necessity for this Committee; but it should be remembered that in large towns the ratepayers managed to establish a no minal rate, or by the election of popular churchwardens they got rid of many of the abuses that attached to the system. He admitted that for some time past little had been said on this eubject, but that in his opinion was precisely the reason why they ought to institute the inquiry he asked for, because in a time of excitement they were not likely to arrive at an impartial decision, whereas in a time of quietude and peaco they had not only ample opportunities of consider ing such questions as this, but of calmly and satisfac torily disposing of them. There was a wide difference between tithes and church-rates—the former were levied on land, and the latter on persons. When the House considered what great social evils arose from the pre sent mode of levying church-rates, he thought little ob jection would be offered to his motion fur the appoint ment of a Committee to inquire into the subject, and to devise a remedy for those evils. Mr. HtIRDCASTLE seconded the motion. Looking to events which had taken place lately, he rejoiced that this question had come on for discussion this year in stead of last. A question of this nature, involving as it did the whole principle of Church -rates, required, he thought, muchinvestigation, and was deserving of all the trouble which it might eccation. As it affected the Church of England, it could only have reference to the security of the payment of tithes. It appeared that the Dissenters who were liable to church rates had about 10,000 meeting houses in England and Wales. The members of the church had on the other band about 12,000 churches. ' ,Well, then, if they were to take into consideration the real facts of the case they must look to the amount paid by the Dis senters towards the church-rate, and the object for which those rates were levied. It could not be denied that the object really was to repair the edifices; neither could it be denied that these edifices had been built by our ancestors so that the present fre quenters of the church would not be op pressed even if they were obliged to sup port the edifices themselves. It appeared that the Dissenters paid about one-sixth of the church -rates, and tie believed that if the compulsory collection of church-rates were to be abolished no evil would arise, for it was his impression that not only the members of the Church, but the Dissenters also would readily contribute to a voluntary rate for the preserva tion of ecclesiastical buildings. He did not see that there could be any direct connexion in principle between church-rates and church-tithes. - (LEFT SPEAKING.) COURSE OF Amsterdam 11 IS% Date, three months.. 11 16 Rotterdam .. • . 11 17 Antwerp.............. 25 224 Brnssels.... 25 221 Hamburgla 13 7 Alton.. • • ... Paris, 3 days'sight • . 25 2% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22% Marseilles • • 25 25 Bonrdeaux . • rrankfort on Maine.... Berlin.... • • .. Vienna, effec. do.. 13 18 Trieste, ditt0...... 13 20 Petersbargh, Sli. Rble 37 1 4 Madrid .. .•• • .. .. 50% Cadiz •• •.. 60 Barcelona . • 8eville•• •• *a x• •• •• •••• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL April 19, at twelve, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennel, official assignee, Basinghall street; Bennett, Furnival's Inn. George Frederick Jones, surgeon, East Ilsley, Berk shire pril 15, at eleven, and May 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane ; Baylis and Drewe, Red Cross-steeet. George Stockbridge, draper, Oxford-street, Middlesex, April 15, at two, and May 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Lawrence, Bread-street, Cheapside. James Hill, linendraper, Holcombe Rogus, Devon shire, April 16 and May 12, at one, at the Exeter Dis trict Court. Hemmen, official asssignee, Exeter; Force, Exeter. John ...VPLean, commission merchant, Liverpool, April 17 and May 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Littledale and Bardswell.Liverpool. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. George J. Parker, eng;;;;, Tavistock-street, Covent garden. George Nott, carpenter, Cornwall road, Lambeth. J. Over, commission agent, Princess-square, Lambeth. F. R. Kelsey, dairyman, Marine-street, Bermondsey. G. Beardsall, collector of bones, Kent -street, Southwark. Edmund Cook, publican, South-row, Saint Pancras. W. H. King, victualler, Silver-street, Golden. square. William Westley, boot and shoe factor, Bartlett's buildings, Holborn. Sarah A. R. Allen, out of business, Leeds, Yorkshire. James Meeks, blacksmith, Sutton, Cambridgeshire. John Newbegin, grocer, Scarborough, Yorkshire. John Rosser, miner, Llwynmoch, Brecknockshire. Thomas Arscott, joiner, Chester. T. F. Beales, lodging house keeper, Manchester. James Fitzgerald, Congleton, Cheshire. George Steward, painter and glazier, Brighton. Richard John Smith, auctioneer, Gravesend. Frank Marsden, cloth manufacturer, Horbury, York shire. John Wilson, cloth manufacturer, Horbury, Yorkshire. John Beecroft, clerk, Bradford, Yorkshire. George Beecroft, Bradford, Yorkshire. Ann Beecroft, Bradford, Yorkshire. James Bradbury, clothier, Austonley, near Hudderfield. William Henzey Bond, licensed victualler, Kingawinford, Staffordshire. George Day, fruiterer, Leeds. William Denison, journeyman clotheir, Yeadon, near Leeds, Yorkshire. Benjamin Homer, butcher, Aston, Warwickshire. George Alexander Von Dommer, merchant, Newcastle upon-Tyne. Richard Ward, tailor, Birmingham. William Abson ' York. Benjamin Hinchldle, cloth manufacturer, Little Moor, Pudsey, Yorkshire. William Ward, tailor, York. John Bedford, brewer, Halifax, Yorkshire. James Dootson, cotton waste dealer, Little Bolton, Bol ton-le-Moors, Lancashire. Joseph Dutton, retail brewer, Birmingham. Charles Mosley, joiner, Manchester. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on April 3:— ASSETS. Cash in hand ... f. 393,589,642 31 Ditto in branch banks ... 146,000,580 0 Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 204,680 63 Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 15,107,8301. were received from the Branch Banks ... 45,872,125 14 Bills in the branch banks ... 77,492,505 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 1,337,200 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 1,278,016 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 7,956,312 10 Ditto by branch banks... 2,186,034 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Traor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund 10,000,000 0 Rentes, disposable funds ... ••• 42,557,246 28 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... 12,952,725 74 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000. 0 Real property of the branch banks ... 3,617,794 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0 Ditto branch banks 230,000 0 Expenses of administration of the Bank 317,475 59 Ditto at the branches ... 301,704 0 Miscellaneous ... 2,274,049 2 L 852,368,086 81 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, April 8.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was offered rat her under the rates of Friday; still all sorts were dealt, in with reluctance. The purchases amounted to only 293 hhds, including at auction 162 hhd s 21 t rcs a nd 160 i h rls Barbadoes which went at 6d per cwt cheaper, good .5 nd fine yellow selling at 40s to 42s 6d, low to middling 375 6d to 39s 6d, and brown 35i to 36s 6d; 10 h lads middling Demerara crystalized 41s to 41s 6d per cwt.. FOREIGN.—To-day holders of Foreign were not dis posed to sell at a further decline, at the same tune little was done, and none offered at auction. REFINED.—To-day there was rather more demand for Refined Sugar from Home dealers, brown lumps at .47s to 48s, Crushed is not offered at any further rednet ion, but there are few buyers. MADRITIIIS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar 'was purchased with caution, and the rites of Friday fete supported with difficulty, of 6,000 bags at auction rather more than half sold, good to fine yellow went at 38 t 6d to 40s 6d, low to mid 36s to 38s, mid to good grey 37. e Gd to 395, there was no brown Sugar in the sales. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon previous rates were .ge nerally supported fur B e n ga l S ugar; at t h e same i time little desire was evinced to operate. Of 760 bugs at sue Lion a part only sold, fine grainy white 48s to 48s 6d, low and middling white Benares 38s 6d to 39s 6d, damp 3 8 s to 38s 6d, and good middling soft yellow 37 to :37s 61 per cwt. Penang Sugar in larger supply, and at a I sub lie sale of 5,430 bags prices declined is per cwt, bat the whole sold, low to good white 37s to 40s 6d, yellow 32s to 36s 6d, Brown 283 to 31s, and very low 26s . 6d per cwt. _ _ MoLessF.e.---In Wert India a good business lasts t m.en concluded, but rather lower rates have been acceded I to, about 400 hhds have been sold at 14s for old imp arts with a small proportion of fine and good Antigua at 16s to 16s 6d. East India and Mauritius met with a dull sale, and can be obtained at 12s to 13s, holders of C /Elba and Porto Rico requite 143 to 15s per cwt, few bu; yen are to be met with. Jamaica Honey is 40s to 60s for low to fine. Cocas.—Prices have a downward tendency for V rest India of all sorts, the demand beiug very limited, nnd supply more plentiful. At auction the sound of 512 t n tgs Trinidad was nearly all taken in at 518 to 54s for n 1. id dling to good red and grey at 46s to 48s, but dame ed sold at 363 6cl to 465. The value of sound Grenad e is 42s to 46s per cwt. For Foreign the market has a 1 till aspect. At auction 1,388 bags Guayquill were takes s in at 25s to 27s for dark grey refilled tr ,, m bulk in si rips hold. For Para and Bahia the value is 27s to 228 s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an improved de mand for Mocha Coffee, ; and an advance of is 6d t r.) 2s per cwt took place. The parcels offered at public ,sale amounting to 230 bales and 443 half ditto were ne early all sold, good clean garbled went at 67s to 70s, midc ding 65s to 66s 6d, common 625, ordinary long berry 67 a 63 to 725, mixed peas 71, triage 2Ss to 475, and damn tined 40s to 689. Native Ceylon met with little attention , but good ordinary was not to be obtained under 40s. P Inn tation was dealt in with caution, and there are se tiers rather under the rates of yesterday. At auction 33 c, it .ka were sold—low middling at 483 to 48s 6d, fine fine o. nary 46s to 475, and pea berry 565. Full terms a re asked for Foreign Coffee, still there is not a better d e mend. TEA.—There continues to be a good demand f common Congou for actual consumption at is to is Q per lb, and the market is firm. A fair business fit been concluded in medium, and rather strong blackis leaf sorts at is Old to is lid: better qualities an however, operated in with caution at is 2d to is 9( In common and medium Green Tea a good des has been done at the rates of last Tuesday; good am fine kinds are held for the terms of that period. 0 Oolong several parcels hare been sold lather under pre vious terms ; there is, however, a fair supply. Seentet Teas met with more attention, and stiffer rates are ob. tained for Orange Pekoe. At 18,400 pkgs of Tea of. fered at auction last week 6,000 found buyers, the chie: part Green. RicE.—Te-day a fair business was concluded in Eas India Rice privately at last week's rates. Of America/ cleated 69 tierces at auction were taken in at 473 foi middling new. Of Rio Tipicca 45 barrels sold at 2d t( 3d for middling. 450 boxes East India Arrowroot wen taken in at :lid to 3d. SPICES.—Today at public sale 1,580 bundles Cassii Lignea at auction were taken in 95* ; 535 bags export Bengal Ginger at 17s 17s sci; 8 cases cochin 54s to 80s: 300 cases CLina Preserved 10d. SPIRITS.—Fine and superior sorts of Jamaica RUIN are more in demand for home consumption and shipping at from 3s 8d to 4s 6d for 34 to 38 per cent. over proof. Other kinds are, however, purchased with much caution for all purposes, and holders are desirous to sell 30 “i 32 per cent. overproof at 2s 5d to 24 7d of ordinary quality, 32 to 35 over mid 2s 8d to 2s 10d, good n: td and good 3s to 3s 6d. In Leeward Island operations have been trifling. and is 7d to Is lid is the nearest value of proof. East India is offered at is 5d to 15 6d, but there sre few buyers, and the supply is large. Demerara has been purchased with caution at 2s 2d to 2s 6d for 30 to 40 per cent. over proof. Brandy Cognac best brimds of the vintage of 1850 can ea , ily be purchased at 4s 4d to 4s 6ti, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s 9.1 to 4s 11d, and interior sorts 3s to 4s per gallon. British-made Spirit has been in fair request, and rates continue firm at 9s Bcl to 9s 9d, and gin at 8s 3d for 22 per cent under proof. Geneva is is 7d to Is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2s. FRIIIT.—There is a good demand for the lower sorts of Currant, but good and fine met with a slow stile; the value is from 34s to 439. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Valczlcia Raisins at 38s to 40s, and in red Snay rna and Denia at 335 to 345. A good sale exists for Figs, and Turkey pulled realize 42s to 60s. Muscatel Raisins are offered at from 40s to 655, and there are few buyers. COCHINEAL.—There has been no increase in the home or export demand, although rather lower rates have been acceded to. The supply is still large; and of 400 bgs at auction not above half found buyers; Honduras Silvers, low to good at 3a 3d to 3; 7d, Teneriffe 3s 4d, Mexican 3s 2d, and good black 3s 8d; whilst black Teneriffe was taken in at 4s 3d per lb. INDIGO.—The rates taken for East India are 2d to 3d per lb under the last quarterly sales; yet shippers and home dealers continue to operate with much caution in all sorts. Of Spanish there is a largo supply. o l declined 2d better kinds o n 3 d d s per r d l l b es i s .or de lo m w an a d n s d e m xi i s d pricesortss;ts;in the ha value ed u ec e there is, however, little variation. Of 700 srna Guati make at suction rather more than half sold—Cortes very low to good at 24 2d to 3s 9d; good to tine Sobres 33 9d to 4s 6d per lb. SALTPETRE.—SeveraI purchases have been made pri vately in Calcutta, and former rates are well supported, but better sorts continue to attract the most attention. At auction 652 bags were sold at 28; 6d to 29s 6d for refraction 4 to Gi per cent. of good and fine quality, and 26; 6d for mid 8 7 1- per cent. British Refined 29s to 30s, and there are nor free sellers. For Nitrate of Soda the price is firm at 14s 6d per cwt. TALLOW.—The amount of business concluded in Rus sian on the spot has been upon a limited scale;_ prices also tend dow nwar d s , an d rule at 393 6d to 403 for fine new Yellow Candle. At auction 190 casks old were nearly all taken in at 36; 6d to 38; 6d. For delivery there are few buyers; and new can be obtained for last three months of the year at 393 6d. Home melted has been operated in with caution at 38; 6d to 395, net cash for immediate deli ver y. P r i ces are rather .lower for other sorts of Tallow; but the parcels offered at auction were nearly ell sold; 330 pkgs South American at from 35s 6d to 38s 9d; 460 casks Sydney 35s 6d to 38; 61; and 38 casks of Belgian 36s to 38s per cwt. For public sale 800 casks of Tallow are declared. Ons.—This afternoon, at public sale, 270 cks Palm Oil were only iu part sold at 2Ss to 29s for good and fine, these are rather lover rates. 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 418 ; barley, 26s to 30s ; chevalier 22s to 30s ; grinding 195 to 25s ; oats 15s to 20s ; malt 63s to 558; chevalier Ms to 568; peas, partridge, new 27, to 295; old, —s to —5; white, new, 26s to 28s ; old, —s to —s; dun, new, 26s to 28s ; beans, tick, new 24s to 261 ; old, 24s to 27s ; harrow ticks, new 25s to 271; old Oos to 00s; ma zagan, new 23s to 25s ; old 008 to Oos per qr. COLCHESTER, Aram s.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; red 36s to 425; barley 22s to 281; beans, mazagan 22s 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. 1 Oats. Bean. First ... 418 Od 308 Od 1 22s Od 29s Od Second ... 37s 7d 1 26s 9d 1 19s 81 25, 3d Third ... 30s Od 22s Od 1 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 KIRICALDT, APRIL s.—The following are the quotations for grain : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas. First 43s Od 26, 6d 21s 6d —s Od I—s Od Second.-- 40, Od 23s 6d 20s Od Od 1 Od Third 34s Od 20s Od 17s 6d —s Od I Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 26s Od to 27s Od. GLASGOW, APRIL 2.—Provisions—Cheese, 33s to 42s Od per cwt • retail, Mto 6d per lb. Skim milk, 20. Od to Os per cwt. Country 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 10d per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 2s 9d per pair ; Ducks, 2s 6d. FALKIRK ' Aran. 4.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 381 bolls; wheat at 17s Od to 19s 6d per boll ; barley, 16s Od to 18s 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, OOs Od to Os Od ; ditto, new, 37s to 41s ; barley, new, 20s Od to 23s Od; oats, 14s to 18s ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 26a per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 00s to 28s. KELso, APRIL 4.—Wheat, old, OOs to 00s ; ditto, new, 25s to 31s Od ; barley, new, 17s Od to 20s Od ; ditto old, Os to Os; potato oats,oos to OOs Od ; ditto new, 13s to 15s Od ; common oats OOs Od to OOs Od ; ditto new, 12s to 14s Od ; peas, 19s Od to 20s Od; beans, 191 to 20s per boll of six imperial bushels. HAWICK, APRIL 3.—Wheat, new, 29s to 30s Od; barley, new, 18a to 20s 6d ; ditto eld, 16s Od to 17s Od ; potato oats, 12s 6d to 143 Od ; common oats, lls 6d to 13s ; peas, 19s Od to 22. Od; beans, 19s Od to 21s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BERWICK, APILIL 3.—Wheat, 36s ; barley, 23s lid ; oats, I9s4d ; rye, 001 Od ; beans, 24s Od ; peas, 00s Od average per imperial quarter. . - STIRLING, APRIL 4.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 245; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 18s 3d to 20. 3d; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 15s 6d to 17s 3d. Oats, common, 008 Od to 00s ; ditto new, 10s Od to 15, Od; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 00s Od; malt, distillers, 311 fid to 33s ; citto brewers, 32s 6d to 34s ; beans per boll, 00. Od to 00s Od; ditto new, 12s 6d to 14s Od; pease 00. ad to oi , s Od; flour, new per sack, 31s to 33s Od; ditto common ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, 00s Od to OA Od ; ditto new 26s 6d to 27s 9d ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 7id to 8,4 d; fresh butter, per lb, 9d to lld ; eggs, per dozen, 5d t o 6d ; hay per ton, ad to Os ; ditto new, Bos Od to 00s. COAL MARKE' Carr's Hartley ..... 14s Od Chester Blain l3s Od Davison'sWestllartley 14s 3(11 Dean's Primrose Howard's W.H..Neth. 14s 3d l : Heaton New Tanfield Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s Od l South Peareth. lts Gd' 'Canfield Moor .... l3s MI rantield Moor Butes l3s 6(1 Walker's Primrose West Wylam Wylam ... l3s 6d Wall's End, &c. Brown .......... 13s Od Bell and 8r0wn......, 13s 9d Gosforth •• Heaton. Hedley Hilda l3s Od Lawson Riddell ..... Walker Eden Main . . Lambton Primrose 14s 9s Bell Belmont l4s 6d Hetton ;T.-YBSTRRDAY• Haswell lss 9d I Lambton Lumley N. Hetton Lyons .. • l4s 6d IPensher Richmund'.. ...... 14s 9d Russell's Lietton ;Scarborough, l4s 3d Stewart's ,Whitwell Hartlepool illeugh Hall ......... 153 6d South Kelloe l4s 9d West Kelloe Whitworth . l2s 6d Adelaide Tees Backhouse . l4s Od Maclean's Tees l3s 3 ISeymour Tees South Durham l4s Od Tees .. 15c 60 West Cornforth Cowpon Hartley DerwentwaterHartley I4s 3d (Hartley Llangcnniech ISidne) 'la Hartley Ships at market, 241. r - - PROPOSED NEW LITERARY INSTITUTION FOR WESTMINSTER.—It is intended to establish a literary institu tion fur the parishes of St. James, Westminster, St. Martin in-the-Fields, and the adjacent districts. The Right lion. T. B. Macaulay, has expressed his willingness to serve the office of president, and the Earl of Carlisle has consented to take the chair at a public meeting, where the subject is to be taken into consideration. LOAN SOClETlES.—According to the annual ac counts prepared by Mr. Tidd Pratt, relating to loan socie ties, just published, it appears that there are 200 loan socie ties in England and Wales, of which number 35 are in opera tion in the county of Middlesex, and several in Surrey. ELECTION COMMITT. ST. ALBAN'S. At the sitting of the Committee yesterday morning, the CuidamAN . inquired if the missing witness Waggett was yet forthcoming? Mr. CLARKE said be 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 parties being again adraittcd the Chairman ordered the evidence to be pro nee& d with. _ M. H. 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 nal elicited except that, after the elec• Lion, 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 inquiring the reason why, or remonstrating against such a course of proceeding. The witness gave his evidence in the same hesit a ti ng manner w hi c h h a d d rawn 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 fur Mr. Bell, but on all former elections for thirty years he had voted for the blue party. He could 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, on Edwards asking him to do so. After the election witness r ema ined 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 ho knew of. Mrs. Sarah Atkins, 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 bad nothing to do with the elec tion, and I know nothing at all about it." The witness continuing to persist in evasive and indi rect testimony, The Hon. CMAIRMAN 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 Cotumittee. Her husband had two sovereigns from the blue party fo his expenses to enable him to come up to London on this inquiry, but did nc,t receive anything during electron 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 closed) — Go all a), 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 others at the last election." Mr. Sergeant KlNGLAKE—The . attorney's clerk is con tradicted by two withrsses. 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, Biges, Atkins, and Lynes; and the other four—Skeggs, Birch more, Waggett, and Forster, were not forthcoming. He had, there ore, 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 KINGLAKE opposed on behalf of the sit ting Member, recapitulating what had taken place since the first meeting of the Committee. The main object of the Committee was to inquire into the merits of the petition against the return of the sitting Member, but nearly all their time had been consumed in an investiga 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. During the deliberations of the Committee Mr. Rickards, the Speaker's counsel, was sent for by the Committee. The Committee then adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 7. THE BUDGET. RE-IMPOSITION OF THE INCOME-TAX. Mr. BERNAL brought up the report of the Com mittee 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 Aets 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, to 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 groat satisfaction the statement in the public papers of the great increase in 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, tx 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 1,890,0001. applicable to the necessities of the country. Yet, howev©r he might rejoice in this surplus, be had still to allow some 22,0001. or 23,0001. for the expenses of the Kafir wer.—(Hear, hear.) He must now remind the 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. Herries) 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 but to augment it, but the 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, as to the peculiar character of this tax.—(Hear, hear.) He did not propose to use the extracts wbicn he should take the liberty of reading as an argumentunt ad hominem, he used them because they contatned 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 1842 must be fresh in the recollection of ever; body. 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. Labouchere, 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 be resorted, as a last resource in periods of difficulty.—(Hear, hear.) Again, in 1845, he 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. —(l.lear, 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 eliculd 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 system of taxation, which was alien to the habits of the people of this country, and which was carried into effect in an inquisitorial manner, and attended with vexations proceedings infinitely more annoying than the amount of money taken from the people's pockets."—(Hear, hear.) Now, as the country was not now under the pressure of those difficulties which existed at that tim e , th ese argumen t s applied with tenfold force against the re-imposition of the tax this year. Lord Howick said that on the prin ciple of justice and sound policy he was of opinion that the House ought to restrict the imposition of a 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 184 S, that he yielded only to nece,sity, and to the prospect of a failing revenue in giving any degree of support to the tax; he hoped, there fore, he might challenge that Right lion. 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 hich 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 tux, 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 ho believed that nobody would hesitate to accede to it, and he 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—(Hear, 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, had 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 thee the reasons on which he acted were always valid; and he 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 he (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.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared from, the state ment that there was now a surplus from the income-tax of about 2,200,000/.—(Dissent from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.) The Right Hon. Gentleman shook his head. He had himself stated it at 1,900,0001., and the produce of the year had exceeded his expectations by 200,000/. or 300,000/. However ho would make a com promise, and would take 2,000,000/. 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 tam, to which the people were pretty well accustomed, 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 allowing 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 incomestax 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; hut, 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 deeision 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 fore the House, and in accordance with the expecta tions he had formed on a previous evening. But in 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, he would vote for it; and he confessed ho did not know what portion of his public conduct was inconsistent with that declaration.—(Hear, hear.) He granted the tax bad 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 for 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 (Hr. Retries) seemed to doubt what he (the Chancellor of' the Exchequer) was saying. With the permission of the House he would refer to Sir Robert Peel's speech upon the occasion. —(Rear, 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 surp:us, but to enable us to make those great experiments which we have com menced."—(Rear, hear.) Again, the Right Hon. Ba ronet went on to say, " It would be impossible to do this unless you continued for a certain period that tax, and I hope that, after three years, it will 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 p'srpose of making good a 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 theincome 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 had he then said with respect to the income - tax ? He had said— " We are now told that this tax was imposed for the purpo'ses of carrying through a i great experiment i n 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 income tax had supported the renewal of the tax in the year 1845 expressly for the purpose of enabling the House and th e Govern ment 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 a d said on that occasion that . the ground on whi c h h e h a d o pposed the imposition at the imcome-tax in the year 1842wasthtahteythwaterteaxtvoiarset receive from oivhigha price to pay for the benefit the changes of taxation which had then ; been proposed but he had stated in the year 1842, in opposing th a t tex, that if an alteration were made in the duties on corn, on sugar, on timber, and on other gre a t art i cles of consu mption, ho should be ready to vote f o r di rect taxat i on, an d eve n for theincome-tax. Now, those duties had been repealed, and circumstances which would justify the imposition or the retention of th e income - tax bad 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 p e rfect conformity with the policy which had b een avowe d and adopted by the late Sir R. Peel. The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Herries) had said that that was the first legitimate opportunity they had en joyed of repealing or reducing the income-tax; because they had at present for the first time, while dealing with 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 have The ob. proposed the total abolition of th e i ncome -tax. ".'" do jections to the inequality and injustice of the tax, o ° o 6 the frauds to which it w a s ca l cu l a t e d t o give rise, od been as strong th e n as th e y were at t h e presen t dot', 8 , yet the Right Hon. Gentlemau had prop ose d at thet,P r riod that the tax should b e swe pt away. He shoulddi be ther remind the Right Hon. Gentleman that it o°l o l a much more satisfactory proceeding to sweep it ° told once, it that were possible, than t o p ro p ose that it er t to be reduced by the amount of 2d. in the pound., i n o d. year 1845 Sir R. Peel and the Hou:e of Commons„, bd i thought proper—and wisely as he (the Chanceilhr or . l e h Exchequer) believed—to renew the tax for a limlred,Ll rind; and they were at present reaping the advanutto of the amended system of taxation which had by 5e means been secured. He hoped, too, that in the etw st i t of three years from the present time they would sg'oo be enjot ing similar advantages, and that it '" ld e then be open to them again to deal with the WC ° It tax . in whatever way they might think fit. 0 0 seemed to be supposed in some quarters that M o ds malting inroads on the national faith and °t e, by the coarse which he at present proposed to Pu r :o An Hon. Gentleman opposite seemed to think thto would destroy the credit of the country by a re r rh t el of taxes to the amount of 1,536,0001. But Lord o* - 0 0 t had stated openly and candidly—and ho (the Chen ce l y of the Exchequer) respected the Noble Lord for frankness of hi s decl arat i on —th at h e propose d tore the income-tax by an am oun t o f one -h a lf or onesw ad ed and the Right Honourable Gentl eman a t p resen t prOP o d, that it should be reduced from 7d. to sd. in the I )oP i let 'rho Right Hen. Gentleman wo u ld, th ere f ore , surreP oe t taxes to the extent of 1,560,0001.; while he (the Che" r s for of the Exchequer) proposed that they should b i t da duced by a somewhat smaller amount. Und e r tiles' 0 cumstances Hon. Gentlemen opposite could W e ds , right to charge her Majesty's Government With 001 honesty in their present financial proposals, or to:eal 00 they were running a risk of destroying the credit 0 0 country; or, at all events, the dishonesty would be," great on the opposite aide of the House as on that on I I ''S he had the honour to sit. It had also been said tb'oll was endangering the national faith, by proposieß4 out of a reduction of 1,536,0001. not less than 1,100,t700 should be a reduction of direct taxation. The 1 0 1 Gentleman opposite (Mr. Henley, we believe) t r complained that her Majesty's Government wer ° ool ducing direct taxation, a n d th a t i n th at res pect i d S were not acting on their own p r i nc ipl e , th a t reduet of taxation ought to t a k e pl ace.on t h e grea t artrellS consumption, or on the raw materials of industry'. s iS Hon. Gentleman seem e d t o thi n k th a t t h ey wo uld t OO , the national credit by th e a d opt i on o f suc h a 0, 0 %11 But that was the very system proposed by the Ss Hon. Gentleman the Membe r f ur Stamford (5-11.%'"61 lies); so that between the two Gentlemen, tvh°7. e d should consider as the highest auth or i t i es ame n the r oo t opposite, on all commercial and financial q uest' d there was a direct discordance of o pi n i on upon Ty point. The whole argument of the Right Hon. Gl ll 10 , man was founded on the supposition th a t th e prop 4 (the Chancellor of the Excnequer) had submitted to to House was a proposal for a permanent income-MX; o f he had not said one syllable to that effect, and no ?Lot sal he had wade could bear that construction.--V'v hear.) He had invariably spoken of the tax as one posed in order to cover removals or modification s 0 0 duties which unduly interfered with the develeeo of the national resources. He then proposed therici newel of the inc ome -t ax as it s t co d f or a li m it e d Pe s y of three years. He was well aware, and so was 0 Right Hon. Gentlem an , . o f th e diffi cu l ty , an d Set, most impossibility, as th e Ri g h t H on . G ent l ema n ) 30 ,,, appeared to think, of mo dif y i ng t h e sc h e d u l e s 1 " manner which would be fair to all parties. lie be lle the Right Hon. Gentleman h a d somew h at m i sre pre'e , ; the intentions of Sir R. Peel upon that subject, be" - , he remembered to have heard t h a t Ri g h t Hon. 136 r" say that he thought it would be most dangerous to tempt tempt to modify the schedules. Th e H ouse wotdu di s come persuades of the difficulty of such a task when ;0 remembered what opposite suggestions had been t's' upon the matter. One gentleman had stated the ?J ot lice of Schedule B; another bad stated the ittie st i a le s o Schedule D; and his Hon. and Gallant Friend the t , O her for Lincoln (C o l one l Sih t h orp ) h a d s h own the le tics of a portion of Schedule E. But if complahlt% if made of the inju s ti ce o f th e tax t o a ll t h e partirso eluded in its operation, it might so happen that Is di not very unjust to any of them.—(Hear, hear, ore laugh.) He would recommen d H on . Gentlemen, bedo pi they made up th e i r m i n d s t h at any one eebesr shoal: be reduced, t o cons id er what effect that ru ler tion might have on some of the other sobe - 0 0) which might be altered with equal or even greater propriety. B u t h e t h oug h t it b etter to I)o9i''s, any discussion upon th ose po i nts unt il t h ey s h ou ld 'sl to consider the various schedules in the Bill. 0 01 one who had ever had to deal with the ie c osi tax had found it possible to alter the schedules. _di great man, Mr. Pitt, who h a d i mpose d an d continev"oo income-tax— (An HONs MEMBER h ere o b serve d that ea s was in time of war]—it had been originally ins1 )° ,0101 time of war; but Mr. Pitt had maint a i ne d the sebe..oll on the ground that they could not be prope r ly or 3 0, altered, and on that ground he had opposed se. c ' e d alteration when proposed by Mr. Addington in 1 013 j, peace. Mr. Pitt had on that occasion rested his fly tion to the change on the grounds of its injustice all f it the necessity of the case. He (the Chancellor T o o/ Exchequer) proposed that th e t ax s h ou ld b e cent' , {d for three years. He th oug ht i t most desirable th6,lo# the purpose of enabling th em t o ma k e other redll°`o of taxation, it should be continued for that period; 813 0 1 seemed to him most inexpedient that s o l arge an # of taxation should depend upon an annual vole' 03 0 ho would not preclude the Right H on . Gent' e s ol from repealing the tax next year, if h e s hould t? fit, and if he should at that time be holding the Ore which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) 8 t io , sent so unworthily filled. It would no doubt have 01' the easier course for him to have simply propose d s if the tax should be renewed for a sin g l e year; I'o did not think that, with his opinions up on the 611 40 it would have been honest on his pa r t to have . ; bet that course. The Right Hon. Gentleman had Salu i , o ol o if the tax were to be continued for th ree y ears it 6 0 1 1 0 1 ' necessarily be extended to Ireland. But he (the v li cellor of the Exchequer) said directly the reverse' 1 0 did not at that moment remember what were the 1 0 ,11 grounds on which Sir Robert Peel in introdue o , o ooo tax had stated that Ireland ought to be exeroptet b ich, its operation; but he felt assured that any re ason "0 0 ' could then have been urged for such a cour se 0 , 1 1 00, still more strongly at present. Ireland had not "b 0 gone through the fearful calamity by which Of 00 since been visited ; property in Ireland had 11 0 ', 0 111' been depreciated iu value; and the owners and "a vators of the soil in Ireland had not then been reF' O 4ol ing from a pressure unexampled in modern timeel of country in the world. It would, therefore, be erne o ds unjust to attempt to impose at present u p on Irelf i e tax from which she had then bush exempted. Mog; Gentleman had said the other night that he (the 0 01/ ' cellor of the Exchequer) would perpetuate the ne et t icle i for the income-tax by removing the d ut i es fromer",so of consumption. But he did net prop ose t o take : tlr i any such duties. He merely prop ose d to reclu°iot# duties on three articles; and he b e li eve d t h at a fter • d i o reductions the revenue to be derived from them wotliciL i r l ici l revive. He proposed to reduc e t h e d uty on coffeetwt it° he believed would reach it s f ormer , amount ileu e t ; fe; change. The tax on timb e r wou ld, h e b e li eve d, et,„'"?' vive under the red u cti on o f d ut y w hi c h he PrWirso And although the amount he proposed to remove 0 4 , the duty on windows and houses was, to a certain es, a total loss, it should b e r emem be re d th at t h e e a rl Pr house tax would be a continually increasing tax. body was aware how greatly the number o f houee ° o o being increased in the neighbourhood of all great t o e' d and cities, and must ate that a tax on ho use s Wov p , l l o o l cesserily go on augmenting from year t o year. .1-s, ii' that he could fairly be acc use d o f sacrificing fi e' revenue, and rendering the continuance of the ie c t - tdo tax unavoidable, by the man ner i n wh i c h h e proPt*o if deal with the duties on articles of consumption; 91 00 said, on the contrary, that Hon. Gentlemen opposit e s VI!, themselves open to th a t c h arge . L et t h em l oo k to tuAttty great articles with th e d ut i es on w hi c h he propese'dil they should deal. Th e fi rs t proposa l h e ma d e was a red J, tion of the alm os t p ro h i bi t i ve d ut y on foreign elitsh He had objected in the year 1845 to the mode in „gsf the late Sir R. Pe e l h ag at that time de a lt with the,910% duties. He had pointed out the fact th at by re d !" so the duty on colonial sugar, and increasing the druSte foreign sugar, the Right Hon. Baronet was su erifi s a i :stf certain amount of revenue without any chance or ;to seeing it restored, and that that was, i n f act, the °ill f PI obtain a minimum of revenue, b ecause the absence° o reign competition would p revent a reduction of pr reV e an increase of consumption, But he should add lit although he objected to that proposal of Sir R. -'" Si' the year 1845, the Right, Bon. Baronet had, in 1 211 : 0 0 , nion, amply redeem e d that temporary error, and °,4 hoe who knew wh at had since occurred upon thatiiie ject must be aware of the infinite difficulties with Yin' the Right lion. B aronet had had to contend. Lo a ve at the whole commercial policy of Sir R. Peel, he 11 %0 1 hesitation in expressing his firm belief that it was a ils tied to the most cordial approbation. The sugar "t - tlO had been altered in the year 1846; and the effect o f e 1 alteration had been a considerable increase in 0 ° eV flue during the following year. That was a csse o 'o, renewal of a duty; and he had no doubt a s# that it the Act of 1846 had been left unclo p ;,iet, the revenue derived from sugar would be far g re ilio", than it was at the present moment. 1 3 °' 9" Act had been altered in consequence of the 1 1;01?' of a Committee, of which the late Lord George o o l ,' tinck had been either the chairman, or a t l eas t a J, ) : ( l e t nent member; and in deference t o t h e ex p r essou 0 iti nions of that Committee he had felt hi mse lf bound $ i f troduce the Sugar Bill of 1848, by w hi c h th e dutl °—,,, tt' , lonial sugar was reduced, and the protection t h tl . e os, colonial interest was still farther extended. lie di 'slte{ repent of that measure, he believed it to have WF,, I) ',„ remarkably well; and ho found that the consuntc 3 . ,,,';;lo:: sugar had increased by not leas than 50 per cent- `',Porl it ' the last six years. But that measure necessaril Y b i'' poned the time at which the revenue would re A% 01 7 ; former amount; and f ur t h at result Hon. Gent l et sfee a posite were at least as much answerable as he was; /e O h , had happened, aga i n , i n the case of stamps? ' o f tv ( i proposed a reduction of one-eighth in stansfSe li% lowest amount, and then that the duty should b. ) n or t 0) up umfornaly on the ad valorem principle. P l i .,sot a to Gentlemen opposite said that, although they , 0 PrAre . 7, - of that principle, they would ot allow him to r we d pry,: large an amount of revenue as that which he :b; it sti% posed; and there had accordingly been a di I -19 * the; of the revenue which contributed to prey. 1.0 taper from taking off the income-tax. Then, age ill' , v ile r had ben a proposal for a total repeal of t. if ° lt duties. The Hon. Gentleman the Mew , b ° , - .0 01 ,1 Buckinghamshire had on that occasion el c'g sr oty lt supported that p ro p osa l ; an d h ow, t h ere fore, I 113 „ r oac t , ask, could the H on . G ent l eman or hi s party r f[t t w", him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) " I g 009, undue reduction of taxation, af t er he had hia" ' 70 0t4 9 ° ported a proposal for the total repeal of a tax a.aht EXCHANGE. Gibraltar Leghorn ........ • • .. 30 55 Gemos... • ....• •• •• 54% Milan .. • • ............ Venice........ • . gaples •• 41% Palermo, per 0z........ 124% Meisina ........ 124% Ltibon.... •• •....... 53% Oporto •• .. • • .... ••.. •• 53% Rio Janeiro •• Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia Or BI7LLION, PEZ Ot. Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9 Portwgal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars •• •• 0 4 11% Silver in bars ...... •• 0 5 I% 119 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN- OFFICE, APRIL 8, 1851. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint David Ross, Esq, now British Vice-Consul at Coquimbo, to be her Maj.sty's Consul at that port. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Watt ley, Esq., to be Provost Marshal for the Island of St. Cnristopber. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 7. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major Thomas Congreve Robe to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Lock, re tired upon full pay; Second Captain Evau Maberly to be Captain, vice Robe ; First Lieutenant George Lee Chandler to be Second Captain, vice Maberly; Second Lieutenant William Ilowley Goodenough to be First Lieutenant, vice Chandler; Second Lieutenant Albert Henry Wilmot Williams, to bo First Lieutenant, vice Martineau, retired; April 1. WHITELIALL, APRIL 2. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire. East Devon Regiment of Militia—The Honourable Samuel Knight Lysaght to be Lieutenant, Jan 18. Norh Devon - Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Thonstm Bridges, Esq., to be Lieutenant; William Holland Bickford Coham, Gent, to Le Co ronet ; Charles Chichester, Gent., to be Cornet; Charles Colville Turner, Gent., to be Surgeon; Thomas Cowdray, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Jan. 22 Sir Trevor Wbeler, Bart., to be Lieutenant-Colohel Com mandant; the Honourable Hugh Viscount Ebringtor, to be Lieutenant-Colonel; William Tardrew, Esq., to be Major; Jan. 28, Alfred Robert Hole, Esq., to be Cap tain; John Curzon Moore Stevens, Esq., to be Lieu tenant; the Honourable Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis, to be Cornet; Feb. 8. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DECT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's TreasFy having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Deist, in pursuance of the Act, lOtn Goorge IV., c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus reve nue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year ended the sth day of January, 1851, amounted to the sum of two millions five hundred and seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and six pounds three shillings and threepence; the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of six hundred and forty-four thousand seven hundred and one pounds ten shillings and nine pence (being one - fourth part of the said surplus of two millions five hundr, d and seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and six pounds three and threepence) will be applied under the provision s of the said Act, between the 7th day of April, 1851, and the sth day of July, 1851, to the following purposes, viz : To be applied to the purchase of Stock 644,701 10 9 Add Intere,t receivable on account of Donations and Bequests, to ho ap plied to the purchase of 5Lek...... 2,098 15 5 £646,800 6 '2 N a tional Debt troller-General. A .G O . ffi s c p e n , A A R p x t . i & I N 2 : c i 8 0 el ") 1 BANKRUPTS. inAepliriießl'ell, official silversmith, High-street, Shadwell, 17 and . . May 15, at two, at the Court t o George surrender S assignee,o cman -ICI. t a re. 4.- of Bankruptcy. buildings ; Taylor and Collisov, Great James-street, Bedford. row. Rob er t P eac h butcher, Thorray, Cambridgeshi re , , Apra at the Court of Bankruptcy. 1 7 and M a y 15, at one, Bell, ollicial as s i gnee , C o leman-street-buildin.-s; Robin son, Suuth-Equare, Grays Inn. William Cox, stockbroker, Blem6eld-terrace, Harrow road, April 1 6, at eleven, and May 20, at twelve, at the _ Court of Bank rupteY• Graham, official assignee; Rye, Golden-squar e . James Thomas llobzon, corn merchant, Welling borough, Northampton4are April 19, at , May 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ni cholson, official assi gnee , Basinghall-street; Laurance, Plows, and Bover, Old J ewry . chambers. eleven, and it W lliam Robinson, dealer and chapnaan, Brompton)l .z. LL►EILITIS9. Capital . . f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 426,775,600 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 97,789,025 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 6,032,166 59 Account-current with Treasury creditor 89,145,546 13 Various accounts current 82,771,681 18 Ditto in branches ... 27,766,124 0 Bills payable at sight ... 5,941,000 0 Ditto at branches 2,300,871 0 Dividends payable Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 7,760 0 Expenses anticipated ... 137,390 83 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 2,620,764 89 Ditto of branch banks ... ... 1,125,792 0 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 169,730 65 Ditto in branch banks .. ... 287,673 0 Interest on protested bills ... 397,174 37 Miscellaneous 451,498 78 E 852,368,086 81 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'A RGOUT. It appears by the preceding account that the cash in hand has increased by 5,000,000 f. The commercial bills discounted have increased by 1,750,0001. The Bank notes i circulation have increased by 6,000,0001. The ba lance to the credit of the Treasury has de creased by 4,000,0001. Sundry credits have increased by 5,750,000 f. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantiti corn, &c., received in the port of London from the po Essex, from the 31st March, 1851, to the sth April, both inclusive : ;les of ,its in 1851, ...; • cs ''' 4 44 1 g ; 1 ' ' l A 8 , 4 . -2 pq 1 P.. P=4 I -- Colchester l— 1950 490 Harwich Leigh 233 47 20, 138 73 Malden 9lO 78 93 10 396 116 970 8, 1851.