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Bider, not whether free trade has so much improved the position of capitalists and of the industrious classes, but In what position these classes would now be but for free trade. Another of the Chancellor's theories was, that as we were quite rash enough to pay s heavy amount of taxation, so ere should maintain and keep a surplus for paying off the debt. And he actually twitted Lord Mel- bonrne's Government with having abolished t walksining fund, and allowed a de fi cit to grow. But wh he y the sinking fend abolished? Was it impatience or unwil lingness on the part of the Legislature to devote money , to the payment of the debt? No—but because this sur plus or the sinking fund voted for the redemption of the debt, was always swallowed up by the extravagance of the Government first, and then fresh money borrowed at high prices to redeem the debt at a loss. Had we had truly honest, careful, and really accountable Govern ments, the sinking fund would never have been Abo lished. What a Minister ought to do with a surplus would be to tarn it to the most profitable account. AO the most profitable is indubitably to apply it to such reductions of duties as will make up by increased con sumption the at first diminished amount. Five or six millions spent in bringing down the tea duties to a cent. per cent. tax, yet bringing them to contribute the same amount of revenue; these are sums more profitably spent than in any redemption of debt. And the same may be said of malt. The greatest, however, of Sir Charles Wood's imprudences last night was hisdeclara tion, that although;: the property-tax was imposed in 1842 for a special purpose, of partly meeting a deficit and partly relieving consumers, in 1845 it was re newed on altogether a different basis. In other words, it was to be permanent, Of all the political capital that has been of late flung to the Protectionists this is the mast precious, and that of which they will make no use. Has Sir Charles Wood yet to learn that much that is pod to be done IA by no means good to be said? Peel would have burnt his tongue ere he allowed it to utter such a truth. And Peel would never have committed the egregious blander of giving up the window -tax in the same session in which he was to ask the renewal of the income-tax. The window-tax he would have no doubt abo lished, but he would have dime so before. At all events, for the session in which the renewal of the in come-tax was to be voted, he would h a ve taken care to come forward with what he called an equivalent—some thing to compensate, and stir up the people not only to tolerate, but applaud it. He would have appealed to the 136/2"ifVB teapot, and cheapened its contents, a rider to the Bill that was to renew the income-tax. In stead of this, Sir C. Wood comes forward with a remis sion of direct taxation on the one hand, and the re-im position of direct taxation on the other. And he expects to have the country suffer this without any inquiry into the merits, aditlitinent, or equi-distribution of direct Untie* in general. We can only say that if Parlia ment and the public do suffer this, it can only be in pity for Sir Charles Wood's helplessness, and in despair of his capacity, not from any approbation of his plans or want of consciousness of their faults and utter incoherence. Sharing these sentiments ourselves, we shall not criticise Sir Charles Wood's house-tax. , We retain the ekie . ctions we long since stated, and think that ell parts of direct taxation should be considered to gether. But it is undeniably an improvement. But we regret that it was not graduated in a slight de gree, and that instead of exempting all houses under 201, a small percentage was not put upon all houses. In the case of the tenements under 201. it would always be paid by the owners, and we do not see why capital v cs•ei in one species f houses should not pay as well as capital vested in another. The rent paid by the peer for their habitations is enormous, not because of the high price of materials, or of building, or of the amount of capital invested, but because of the insecurity of such tenants peeing, and of the kind of capitalists who gene rally supply such houses. They are generally builders ot' small means, who seek a large return' for their out lay, and who can give that personal vigilance required for the collectien of the rents. Threepence inthe pound on such houses, say five shillings for a twenty-peeled house, would in no 'wisp raise the rent for the poor oc ctment; and would make a large return to the revenue. There are 3,500,000 houses in England, and any one can calculate. The advantages of indirect taxation are uni versality, and consequently the greatness of its result. If the same advantage be not allowed to be possessed by direct taxation, the latter will not have that sway and Use it should have. And the fairest and least burden some system of taxation will be rendered the most bur densome and the most unpopular. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LA MUTE DI PORTICI (MASANIELLO). First Appearance of Madlle. MONTI, Signori PAMDINI and SCOTTI, and J. MASSOL, on THURSDAY next, April le. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Night will be included in the Subscript Pia. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It Is respectfully announced that THIS EVENING, April 5, will to repeated Auber's celebrated Opera of GUSTAVE III.; ou, Le Bal Masque. Amalie, Madame Fiorentini ; Arvedson, Maine. Feller; Oscar (page of the King), Madlic. Caroline I;nprez ; Ankastrom, Signor Lorenzo ; Dehorn, Signor F. Lablache ; Ribbing, M. l'oultier ; Gus tave nt., Signor Caizolari. In the Ball-room Scene Mai le. Carlotta Grisi will appear in a grand Pas, assisted by Mesdlles. Aussaudon and Dantoine ; with va rious Entertainments in the Ballet Department, in which Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mesdlles. Aussandon, Tedesehi, Soldansky, Dantoine, Madlie. Amalia Ferraris, MM. Ehriek, Gesselin, Venetra, Gouriet, DI Mattia, and Charles will appear. To be followeJ by a new and original Ballet, Ala Watteau, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Composed by M. Paul Taglicni, the Mrsie by M. 7f adand, the Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, in which Madlie. Amalia Ferraris will apps- Fleurette (Bergere), Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris. Colin (son Fiance), M. Charles. Gregoire (Pero do Colin), M. di Mattis. Blitise (Amourenx de Fleurette). M. Ehrick. .Le Governeur de des Amours, M. Gosselin. Mlle. de Follanges (Grand Dame), Mine. Petit Stephan. Ire Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Tedeschl, 4me Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Aassandon. Un Maitre de Ceremonies, M. Venafra. AStrologues (Conseiller du Gouverneur), 11. Gouriet. First Tableau, La Loi Zmpussibio. " Les Fiances," dense pasts- Telt. "Le Jen de la Rose," pas de deux, par Mdlle. Amalie Fer y aria and M. Charles. Le Governeur Amoareux. Ss Deception. ♦engeance. La Proclamation. Second Tableau, La Paysanne ala Cour. " jadis et Aujourd'hui," Lotto de la Dance itoccoc, et Modern, scene executee par Millie. Amelia Ferraris, Mme. Petit Stephan. et M. Gomselin. Third Tableau, Les AmoursVeagetirs. Dense du Chef des Amours, Sdlle. Tedeechl. " Les Bergeres captiviles par les Amours," Balla- Mlle, par Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris, Mdlle. Tedeschi, et les Dames du Corps de Ballet. "Les Bergers Delaisses," final, par Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris, Mdlle. Tedesehi, M. Charles. et Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau, La Chasse aux Amours. " Le Pas do Trebuchet," oxecutee par Mdlle. Tedeschl, Aussandon, and M. Ehrick. La Course aux Amours. Comma on se laisse prendre dans sea filets. La Proclamation Abolie. Le Pardon. Divertissement. Grand Pas de Deux, par Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris asd 31. Charles, aczompagnes par Mdlles. Soto, Emma, Lavinia, Soldensky, Yanhollen, et Beale. Final General et Apotheese des Amours. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. Doors opened at Seven, the Opera to cora inenoo at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUEY-LANE. .Le see and Manager, Mr. James Ander r,en. THIS EVENING Wit be presented by her Majesty's Eh:vs.:tie Tffll QUEEN OF SPADES. Prince of Moskan, Mr. W. Lacy; Ivan, Mr. J. An de r son ; Ko p eck, Mr. Barrett; Katinka Nelidorf Xis, F. Tilting; Olga, Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZAEL, TILE PRODIGAL,. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azatel, Mr. J. Ander ; Amenophis, Mr. W. West ; Eucl!aris, Mr. Cooper ; Setlios. Mr. Rafter; Jeplitelc, Miss F. Vining; Mrs. Walter Lacy; it Victorine Legram (Premier Smet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her ssopearance every erening„ Mr. JAMES ANDERSON has the honour to announce to his Friends end the Patrou3 ol the Drain generally, that bis BENEFIT la lied for SATUIZDAY, Apr:l being the Last Night of perform- Ina before on which occasion will be presented Schiller's magnificent romantic Flay of 'T o f E ROBBERS (a.apied to the English Stage by Mr. James Anderson), and other iintertainments, prtlcularS 01 which will to dilly announced. THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. B. Webster, ioia Le.9ea and Mnt ,ager, Old IkomptOn. THIS EVE.,,TIYG. Will be performet TM; LADY OF LYONS. Clamle Melnotte Air. J. W. Wallack ; Pauline Deschappellos, Mi ss L. Addison. To be followed by a new ana original comic drama, called GOOD TOR WARING. Torn Ditkles, Mr. Duckatone ; flurry Collier, Ar. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Yrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with XIEsT OF IT. a new and original Farce called MAKE Till TUEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. U2der the direction of Madame Celeste. TRI3 EVENING, Will be performed THE WILLOW COPSE. To be followed by JACK IN TUE GREEN. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keeley. TES EVENING, will bo performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, M AZE. Characters by % A ddison, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. • geaXl. cl To conude with a new Melodrama, entitlei PAULINE, in w hich Mr. and Mrs. Claarlea Kean will appear, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame VestriS. Sole Lessee, Mr. Chries Mathew!. of King Charming, previous t o th e E as i er l if ielL but One Holidays. THIS EVENING, Will be performed , r rruMBER. COOl A.'S Anew and original Bi rd raga After which An en tire ly llo - G , or, the Blue of Paradisea, t• be called KING C X Mathews, F. Matthews, Hornaustle, Bute Characters by Messrs. firs. C. Matthews, Miss Ellis, Ma r l , Bellingham, and Bonner ; C. Horn, Miss At . George, and L . nclude wi Miss Mart dale. To C A.PPEAL To THE PCBLIC. MrjtJ THEATRE. ROYAL 01. Y "Mr ,w. Innen. LcAnee and Manager , ~,,-- , ,!-G THIS EVE -L' 4 '' ' hill be performed Tliz REIGN - IN . '" ektLer which CHARLES KING. To conclude with FulaND wAGGLE• FAVOURITE. _.------- 1T BE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL Alta' - 'R t'F oyal MOMS" Crew the Patronage of her M a j es ty a n hIS Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W Bat t Y' MzUeerdinary series of a tt rac ti ve noVeltieS• Last Nights preparatory to Easter. Decided hit of To m Th umb The Great. li ng Who *se 'Week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny will appear in one 01 their favourite afterpleceS. THIS EVENING, no Grand new Sp ec t ac l e o f JOA N OF ARC ; Or the Mail of Or leans, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with the laughable Fa ice of PORK CHOPS or a Dream at Home, in wh ich Mr . Gem': e Wild and Mi ss Fanny , Mae rtSli 4PPear• itez.eftleo open from Eleven till Ponr, Stage Mannar, Mr. T. Thompson. ...-----____ LTCHIN THEATRE. —Mr. RISDON ElsErTr ' S B ..._. - , . The frequenters of the Dress-circle of the Lyceum Theatre all, probably, know Mr. W. P. Risdon, least personally , as the most civil and attentive of box keepers, at x- keepers, and who also o fficiates as assistant box-book-kee p er. This gentleman (who has recently been suffering from severe indisposition) takes his benefit on Monday next, when there can be no doubt 1:43 patrons will [rally round him in glaat force. CITY OF LONDON HOSNTAL FOB DIZEABES OF THE • CilEsT.—A quarterly meeting of the subscribers to this in stitution was held yesterday at the board-room, i he n Liverr pool-street, Finsbury; BenjaminßenjaminKilburn, in t chai. The report stated that the la r g o number of 485 patients had been admitted since the 31 st December last, and that the A r t -„Merage weekly attendanc e had increased to 632 ; the num lbeFlaisvisslcsinge the opening of the charity being 8,522. Itbra rttEingederd that the returns a nd the increasi n g number 7-.7-1 r- of 4plicints proved a very great prevalence of pu!monary (complaints at the present period ; some routine businus having passed, nka to the Chairman closed the business of tla Wetting. _ 1;:t S THE SUN, HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tins DAT —Morning 3 min. af t er 4 I Evening 19 min. after 4 To-Maslow —Morning 36 min. after 4 I Evening 53 in. altar 4 THE WEATHER.—SUM OFFICE, APRIL 5. THERMOMETER., IR THE SHADE. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 30—lowest this morning and during the night. 43 —this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.02. WIND E.N.E.—cold breeze and fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Prorsiourn—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. PooLa—Wind N', gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Poarsuouvi—Wind W., gentle breeze—overca st. Bnrcarrox—Wind N., gentle breeze—overca st. HASTINGS—Win d N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Bonilla/Amax—Wind N.W., strong breeze—cloudy. F°IKESTONE—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—WiIId N., calm—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind N.N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. S r WDTDON —Wind N. ge ntle breeze — overcast. iormwros—Wind N.w., 9 gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER —Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CasfnamaK—Wind N., strong breeze—overcoat. BIRKDIGHAIA —Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. hamancinotrou—Wind 1(.E., strong breeze—partially YA.Rit cloi lyT . a—ind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Caaws—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANcAsTEn—Wind N., gentle breeze—principally clear. wm . rßT —Wind N., gentle breeze—rain. D AT AIN. aroN—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. s nA r—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BEATrocK—Wind N.W., strong breeze—principally clear. BERWICK—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of he wind and weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock CORK—Wind W,, gentle breeze—cloudy. LotEnica—Wind S. NV., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CARLOW—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy. NioLmicart—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—principally cloudy. POOLE—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. PORTSMOUTH—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy, LEIGHTON—Wind N. W., strong breeze—overcast. LEEDS—Wind N.N.W.. strong breeze— overcast. DAELINGTON—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WHrrEHAVES —Wind S.E.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. 4.1 t Vt ., 4, ~,5 0it 55'.5 i, ...,, ,_ i i4 , ..e. , ....0 . ',, 4 47 'l 7 ll 'ir :"... :1 0 . ., j ' • .... i• 4/ I E i . , , ,,: ,, , , , , ~ ~ _41... , <, 44 .."' ' ,-*• ' ~ 4k , ft- t - ii ~,,, ' : ' 4 l' 1;10 ' 1 4 :..; , ,: i 'lmo l' T l . tt .... z , z• . — ~, -Qs 1,856,000/., and the whole surplus was 1,892,0001., and therefore he would only have a margin of 40.0001. to meet the expenses of the Kafir war. But, independently of that, he should not be act ing justly if he gave to house property the whole benefit of the relief from taxation accruing from the surplus. The representation of all the deputations to him:on the subject was to be relieved from the unfairness of the assessment, and from the obstruction offered to the circulation of air proposed an ad valorem tax on houses, havead he proposed a measure so different in prin hanedwloiguhldt. H prin ciple from the existing one, that he would have exposed himself to reproach, therefore he had made that proposal by which he'secured to alliparties a considerable reduction. He admitted that the fairest mode was to propose an uniform rate upon all houses, but,' although the gentlemen of Marylebone complained that they were not put on the footing of new houses, their com plaints were more loud than just. 'Under the present system they paid 90,0001. If they had been placed on the principle of new houses, they would have paid 71,0001., and under his proposed scheme they would have paid 68,000/. But he admitted that the prin ciple of uniform rating of houses was just, and therefore he would adopt it, and would propose to lay an uniform rate of 9d. in the pound upon dwelling-houses, and 6d. in the pound on houses containing shops, victualling houses, or houses occupied by persons in the occupation of land. He proposed to retain the exemption from taxation of all houses of an annual value of less than 201, which would give a relief of taxation to the amount of 1,120,000/. At present the income-tax was paid by no farms under 3001., but the window-tax was paid by farms under 2001., and therefore his proposal would operate as a total relief to the farmer from taxation who occupied a farm under 3001., because he believed that no farm-house attached to au estate tinder 3001. a year peisi more than 201. a year rent. This reduction of taxation would be a great re lief to all the populous portions of the metropolis; but in Belgrave-square there would be an actual increase in the assessment cif 101, but gentlemen residing there would save the increase by the reduction which would take place in the charge on their country houses, In all the populous parts of the capital, ai.d in all the provincial towns and cities, the relief would be very great. There were 3,500,000 houses in this coun try—under his proposition 3,100,000 would be en tirely exempt from taxation, and the tax would be levied upon 400,000 of the most valuable. He believed that the house tax which he proposed was one of the fairest that could be levied, and he expected from this tax 1,136,0001. He adhered to his original proposals with re gard to the reduction of the coffee and timber duties, by which he should lose 1,536,0001., and those reductions would leave him a permanent margin of 356,0001., and for the presentyear of 924,000/, in consequence of the window and other duties which would be paid during the present year up to July. He felt he should not be justified in proposing any further reductions, looking to the state of affairs at the Cape. The expense for six months there was estimated at 400,0001.. He hoped the war would soon be put an end to, but they should be prepared for the worst, and should, while they had a surplus, retain funds in band to meet con tingencies. These were the proposals he had to submit to the House, if they should consent to renew the income-tax for a time. He would briefly allude to the proposition of the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite which had been brought,forward in the fairest possible manner, but he thought that the policy which had bet,n pursued for the last ten years was good. The income tax had been imposed in 1842 to meet a deficiency, but it had been renewed in 1845 for a definite purpose, viz, to relieve industry from the burden of taxation; and if that policy was to be carried out they ought not to propose the repeal of that tax. Any material reduction of this tax should be followed by its abolition. There were objections to the inquisi torial nature of this tax, but these ebitctions ap plied as strongly to a tax cf ld. as to the present tax. He believed tlset if we pursued our present line of policy the revenue would so increase that we should to enabled to set about reducing the income-tax. The ordinary revenue last sear was precisely the same as it had been in 1843-4, notwithstanding the re peal of 7,000,0001. of taxation in the Interval, and therefore he hoped the House would con tinue that line of policy which had so im proved the condition of our population. He proposed to relieve from taxation the labouring classes of the community, the Right Honourable Gentleman pro posed to confine his relief from taxation to that portion of the community which had adequate means of subsistence, and for that purpose he proposed to deprive the labouring man of the advantage of cheap food by imposing a duty on corn. He attached more im portance politically than commercially to the mainte nance of the present system of commercial policy. While we maintained that we should have our fellow-subjects contented, we could laugh at the apprehensions of popular disturbances which ap peared to have taken possession of the minds of some Honourable Gentlemen, and we should be saved from those disturbances winch_ had convulsed the rest of Europe. • Mr. HERWIES considered the announcement of this Budget es an announcement to the House and to the country that the property tux was to be perpetual. A lengthened discussion tollowed, in the course of which Lord R. GIIO9I7LNoR announced LTs intention to move for a repeal of the duty on attorneys' certificates; and Sir B. HALL declared that he would take the geese of the House as to whether a house-tax should to im iapceied or not. The resolutions were then agreed to pro forma, and reported to the House. The Acts of Parliament Abbreviation Act Repeal Bill was committed. The House, after some other business, adjourned at a quarter-past Twelve o'clock until Monday. Practically speaking, there is very little improve. ment whatever in the second financial statemen brought forward last evening by the High Honourable Gentleman the CHANCELLOR of the Ex CHEQUER. Theoretically, nevertheless, it is entitled to our warmest commendation. This distinction, however, happens to be of the largest importance to the community. Everybody remembers the old saying, fine words butter no parsnips. And the truth of the metaphor we are bold to say was never more lamentably illustrated than it was yesterday in the Commons House of Parliament. What, in brief, were the emendations proposed by Sir CHARLES WOOD in the new edition of his Budget corrected and revised ? Unfortunately they take very few words to enumerate. He withdraws his projected changes in the duties affecting the expense of lunatic asylums. He consents to have nothing to do just now, as he formerly intended, with the seed of grass and clover. Added to which be refuses to abandon altogether his crochetty scheme of following up the abolition of the window-tax with the imposition of a tax upon houses, snederating the latter it must, however, be acknow ledged rather considerably, and by consequence, too, rather satisfactorily. Setting aside, fur example, his previous Suggestions as to the scale of this same abo minable house-tax, ho proposes in his new statement to charge an uniform impost of 93. in the pound upon old and new houses, and of 63. in the pound upon shops and houses used for the occupa tion of land—retaining meanwhile the exemption of all houses under 201. annual value. According to this new and certainly, as far as it goes, improved arrangement, the number of houses subjected to the imposition will be reduced from 500,000 to 400,000, diminishing the amount of the total duty by the sum of 1,136,0001., and conferring at the same time a great benefit upon shop 3 and the other buildings particularized. Considering that there are altogether in the kingdom an aggregate of 3,500,000 houses, and that 400,000 of the best of these will be alone charged, remitting the tax entirely upon 3,100,000 — there is here, at least, some cause lot congratula tion to the community. More especially when it is remembered that the Right Honourable Gentleman claimed the public approval of the modification upon the score that it constituted, according to his think • ing, the nearest possible approach to a tax upon pro perty. That one declaration, in reality, appears to US to comprise within itself the whole of the merit discovered in the second financial statement of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEVIER. For otherwise the amended Budget is nothing better than its raise- rable abortion of a predecessor. Let it be examined calmly and dispassionately, and we maintain that its improvement will turn out to be, as we have already said, rather theoretical than practical. It is brought forward, it is true, with a decla ration of principles, such as, if properly car ried out, would tend to replace indirect by direct taxation —taxation not upon the necessaries of life, but upon the luxuries--taxaticn not touching industry, but pressing upon property. .The argu ments adduced yesterday evening by Sir CHARLES WOOD went directly to the recognition of this as the only sound basis of a national revenue. But, unfor tunately, while the principle was acknowledged, it was in no appreciable manner acted upon in the structure of the unlucky Budget. Never did financial reformer proceed to work more gingerly. Never was the ac ceptance of a great principle followed up by a more peddling parsimon' of improvement:. Sir C. Wool) determines to ad Mere with all imaginable obstinacy to his former proposals respecting coffee and timber, but he insists that the income-tax must, at He y a r v a o t s t ford a a t l d im ire it c e tta ti x m a e ti equitable in principle—but h o e bne m ir u s : incomes ! He dislikes anything t tlt a ihkh i 7 ,ae d etnal i txy n h eno o gtnpaeetxrhauet reallyipio upon operation. dustry of the population—but he must still have the tax upon incomes 1 He considers property the only true and legitimate object of taxation—but he must still insist most Emphatically noon the retention of the ta..z upon incomes ! Justice, reason, common sense, everything must yield to the gratification of 111 , ?(1 4 1,01 1k I ( LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1851. In the House of Lord , , the report on the County Courts Extension Bill was brought up. In the House of Commons, after a conversation on the conduct of the Vicar of Brighton, and a short discussion on the state of the Kilrush Union, The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Mears, The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER rose to explain the alterations which he proposed to make in the Budget. Several weeks had elapsed since be had pro posed the resolution to which he was about to call the attention of the House, and time had been afforded for the consideration of his propositions, and they had also heard the propositions of the Noble Lord the leach r of the great party opposite, who proposed to reduce the inconie-tax, and to re-impose an importdaty on core. His own proposition was to continue the course on which they bad entered, of reducing import duties and taxes on industry, and those two great prin- ciples were before tho country, and the country was to choose. Ile had been most anxious for an op- portunity of explaining and vindicating his opinions, which had been misapprehended. He admitted that his proposals had not been received with satisfaction. He was not surprised that Gentlemen connected with the agricultural interest should have beon dissatisfied with them, but with regard to other parties he was surprised at the reception which those proposals had met with from them ; but it was a matter of less surprise than regret. There had been an expectation of a larger surplus, and gentlemen were sorry to find their expeditions dis appointed.—(Hear, hear.) He had never sanctioned such sanguine hopes, and therefore he saw not how proposing an honest Budget to the House, he could have satisfied such expectations. He could not have met a tithe of the demands for reduction made upon him. They were bound in this financial measure to look beyond the present year, and to resist the first attempt at entering on a wrong course. The first ob jection made to his Budget was, that he proposed to de vote some portion of the surplus to the liquidation of the National Debt. Lord Melbourne's Government had been displaced for incurring an annual deficiency which led to a loan of 5,000,0001. In 1846 a surplus occurred, and in 1847 and 1848 the revenue was less by 2,000,0001. than in the former year, and yet there was no deficiency of ordinary revooue; and in 1948 he proposed that we should pay further taxes to defray the expenditure, but the House would not consent to it. In such an empire as ours unforeseen occurrences would happen, which would render expen diture suddenly necessary, and that they ought always to retain a surplus in hand. Why, within a week after he bad made his last statement, a new Kafir war had broken out, and within the lest week a demand had been made by the East India Company for 400,0001., an liquidated balance relating to the Chinese expedi tion. If we were always to borrow and never to pay, but to devote the whole surplus to the reduction of taxation, how was the credit of the country to be main tained? However fallacious might be the principle of the sinking fund, the existence of that fund main tained the public credit, and now the surplus stood in the place of the sinking fund, and therefore must be maintained. Considering the sentiments which had on former occasions been expressed by the Hon. Member for Montrose, he was surprised at his opposi tion to this proposal. He felt most seriously on this point. He protested against the delusion that any failure in payment of the dividends would injure only the rich. • Five-sixths of the persons receiving dividends re ceived an amount not exceeding 50/. rer annual, and the solo dependence of these persons was upon the maintenance of the public faith. Those persons were widows, orphans, and art:.zsas, who ought to be the es pecial objects of their solicitude. The results of recent legislation had been to improve the, condition of the masses of the country, to enable the community at large the better able to bear the burden of taxation, and the pressure of taxation upon them was lees than it was ten years ago. He spoke warmly upon this branch of the subject because he felt warmly ; he challenged those who were averse to the maintenance of public faith to stand boldly forward, and he called upon those who «greed with him to do their duty, and withstand the propagation of opinions so dishonest.—(llear.) He had no reason to alter the estimates of income and expenditure which he had formerly laid before them. The probable amount cf surplus, therefore, he would take at 1,892,0001., and in proposing to deal with the surplus ha did not study what woulci be most effective, but what would be most just, and what would give the greatest relief. He had been reproached for not having reduced the duty on tea, but, although that was a high duty, it was not a protective duty, end if be had reduced that duty he would, no doubt, have been called upon to reduce the duty on the article which competed with tea, viz., malt. If Gentlemen wished for any large reduction, they must not perpetually demand reductions upon minor articles, such as advertisements, newspaper stamps, and Irish spirits. If the surplus was to be always expended in the reduction of some minor tax no great reductions could over take place. It was for the sake of the labouring classes that he had advocated the repeal of the &ries on food and on raw re eerie's, it watt for the purpose of improving their dwelliegs that h o h a d l ast year carried the repeal o f th e duty on bricks— (lronical cheers)—and it was for their sakes that this year he proposed the repeal of the duty ea timber. They were crowded in cities into ill-ventilated and ill-lighted apartments, and it was to improve the eauitary condition of the labouring poor that he proposed to repeal the window duties, and they would well close their career as Ministers if their last act should be to secure to the la bouring population the free use of the light an d air of Heaven. The most objectionable duties that could be imposed were protective duties— such were the duties on coffee and timber; he proposed to remove them. Great complaint had been made of the alter of coffee; he did not propose to meet that by sending an army of excisemen adulteration o to p l in t into the grocers' shops, bnt he proposed to meet it by reducing the duty, and consequently the price of the genuine articl e. He had, therefore, selected coff ee an d t i m b e r as haring su p erior claims for a reduc tion of duty. The result of the reduction on foreign sugar had b een mo st satisfactory , it had led to an increase of c onsumpt i on , revenue of 1,1 00,000 1 . The propositio ns for the duty on seeds, and for defray reduction of th e bringing with it a n increase of , ing the cost of l unat i c asy l u ms, bad net been very favourably rece i ved b y those for whose benefit he bad intended them, sod. th e re fore he should not press them.—(Hear, h,a;.) He was awa re that a I loud demand had peen made fo r th e unconditional re peal of the window duty—that duty brought in LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1851 his lust for the tax upon incomes. In all t this—what far-seeing wisdom, what logical prude• ace, what astuteness, what subtlety, what ea rnest and conscientious regard for the int( !rests of an industrial and Mercantile populati( sn ! Not a syllable, moreover, about any one of those in tolerable imposts, the maintenance of which has long proved to be altogether indefensible. Not a word, for instance, about remitting the taxes pre Bing most heavily upon toil and upon knowledge, suc h taxes as those levied upon paper and upon advca.sisements. True it is, the CHANCELLOR of the E3:CHFQIIER mentions the fact of his having been requested by various classes to forego this, that, and .the other, among the motley sources of the revenue . But he appears to intimate that these demands or ly affected him in so far as to confirm his views regai .ding their retention. He recognizes so many reasons for re laxing the pressure of taxation teat he del ermines to refuse compliance with the wishes expresses I by every deputation. He resolves to keep all the see ews of the State machine twisted down as tightly as pas isible, from a fear of having a screw loose somewhere. If in one solitary instance he comes reluctantly to the con clusion that he must abandon a tax in one quarter, he immediately puts it on again in an other—not reflecting, perhaps, that JohN BILL finds it equally a matter of disgust to pay unnecessarily out us one Hs out of the other pocket. Forgetting also, poesibly, that this stubborn system of rivetiting down the screws of taxation is about as.da iegerous as tying down the valve of a steam-engine. Let it be continued beyond a certain power of endurance and good-bye to all the hopes and fortunes of the en gine-driver ! An explosion after a certain period be comes inevitable—and with that explosion away goes the Government. Sir CHARLES WOOD has re cently experienced the pleasant effects of a " blow ing up." One might have expected him to evince some change for the better in consequence. He ap pears, however, to be so far incorrigible that the im provement in his financial statement is one disco verable, not in the manner of its appliance, but in the declaration of certain financial principles. As Mr. DISRAELI very wittily expressed it, "we are go verned just now by a Ministry who de pend upon their speeches and not upon their measures." The " statement" was beyond all doubt the most successful yet submitted to the Commons by Sir CHARLES WOOD, but the "Budget" was as pitiable a make-believe as any he has laid upon the table of the House since the moment of his un fortunate nomination to the head of the fi nancial department as CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER. Than the opinions expressed by him last evening in reference to the proper sources from which the public revenues should be derived, from property and not industry, by direct taxation and not indirect taxation, nothing could scarcely be more highly commendable—according as they do so en - tirely with those broad principles which are the basis of all sound political economy, and harmonizing as they do completely with those great truths which are the guiding lights of modern civilization. From its tendency, doubtless, the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman must have been especially unpalatable to politicians like Mr. OURANG-OIITANG HENLEY', or shall we call him, as the Hon. Representative of Finsbury suggests, Mr. KANGAROO HENLEY ? For the sentiments contained in the,CHazicr.hLon of the ExctreQuen's statement of last evening, if carried out into their only rational application, would effect in the end all those most desirable improvements which the whole body of Financial Reformers have been so long and are still so earnestly striving to realize. As it is, the speech is but an empty bubble, like the Budget—and is only acceptable ,as 4 a substitute for something worse, accompanied by the declaration of principles less consonant with those cherished in the hearts of the population. Anything which can facilitate the extension of the telegraphic system throughout the United Kingdom is entitled to our most earnest encouragement. In somuch is this universally felt to be the case, that the utterance of the opinion formally almost amounts to the absurdity of pronouncing a most obvious truism. Nevertheless, impediments have until now been thrown so repeatedly in the way of any such develop ment amongst ourselves, that it becomes advisable to assert the fact here enunciated, even at the risk of appearing ridiculous in the eatimation of some indivi duals. A contrast of the progress made by American enterprise iu the laying down of the electric telegraph in the United States, and of the miserably insignificant advance made by English enterprise in the same direc- tion,may unhappily afford the evil we are now comment ing upon only a too ready and a too glaring illustration. Let it not be forgotten, therefore, that While in 1849 but 2,216 miles of railway were in England furnished with the wires necessary for this mode of intercom munication, in the Transatlantic Republic there were actually no less than 15,040 miles of telegraph in ac tive operation. The reason for this very lamentable discrepancy may be readily conjectured, monopoly having i in this instance stunted the growth of a sys- tern which contrived in the other to thrive so ama zingly under the fostering influence of a wholesome scheme of competition. Fortunately we have no longer cause to dread the continuance of this melancholy non-development of a system which has by this time risen to be one of the most conspicuous necessities of civilization. The shackles which have hitherto encumbered our capaci ties for improveme i pt have been happily removed, and we may now look forward without being unreasonably sanguine to a spread of the great and almost miracu lous benefits conferred by science upon mankind at large through the medium of the electric telegraph. Since the first successful experiments of philosophy in the way of applying this most subte agency in the transmission of intelligence —the labour of in quirers has been directed to the simplification of the mechanism employed in the work of intercommuni cation. Every one at all familiar with the history of the subject will readily call to mind the progress made in this direction, not, we will say, since the time when Mr. WEDGEWOOD conveyed his ideas upon the matter to our Government, but since the comparatively recent discovery (we believe about the year 1825) of the s - ft-iron eleotro-magnet by Mr. STURGEON. Out of the crude contrivances of OER STED and of AMPERE have come the ingenious and wonderfully simplified arrangements of COOKE and WHEATSTONE. From 1837 to the present time still greater marvels have been accom plished in the way of reducing the difficulties of the scheme to the narrowest limits one would think to be attainable. The wonders detected in electricity by a distinguished experimentalist like CROSSE, and by an illustrious philosopher like FARADAY, have suggested a variety of changes in the telegraphic machine which have at length brought that machine to its present state, one would almost be tempted to say, of perfection. Pei fection, however, would be a somewhat rash word to employ upon the occasion, seeing the extraordinary strides made in an onward direction after we had reached what many were tempted to regard as the boundary to all im provement. Wondrous as have been the alterations made, never theless, in the electric telegraph itself, no satisfactory development of its capacities for application as an agency in the transmission of intelligence has been effected, ing do ra. T we regret to moreover, think, while e withinhe United Kthe t system was spreading with such astonishing rapidity in the United States of America I At length we are afforded an opportunity of escaping from the thral dom under which the railway system of England has been so long suffering. We have seen from the management of affairs in the United States, that the carrying out of the electric telegraph has proved re , munerative not to one company individually, or to two companies, but to a dozen. Hence a feeling has grown up amongst us that much may be effected in like manner amongst ourselves by the adoption of a wholesome scheme of competition. The first step has been taken, and we may now, therefore, be allowed to look forward with some degree of confi dence to its beneficial consequences. As far back as the autumn of 1649, an association having these objects in view, and entitled the British Electric Telegraph Company, was projected. Since that time the company in question has succeeded in obtaining an Act of incorporation. It proposes among its other objects—" The construction of tele grrphs for the Government, for railway companies, and for private individuA:3, bj ceezrec,, 101 d othit jai gross, or for au annual payment, such telegraphs being worked and maintained by their respective owners ; the maintaining in efficient working condi tion telegraphs, whether erected by the British Com pany, or by other rersons, under contracts for an nual payments ; the sale of licences under the powers of the company ; the construction of telegraphs, to be the property of, worked, and maintained by the British Electric Telegraph Company, for the trans mission of intelligence at a fixed tariff, or upon terms to be agreed upon." Under the influence of this bold and comprehensive scheme it can scarcely be doubted that before long the number of miles of railway throughout Great Britain furnished with the necessary wires for the conveyance of intelligence, will not be An rnissrably disproportioned to the amount either of the national resources or of the popular enterprise. Before the arrival of 1859 it may be anticipated, without much extravagance, that the 2,215 miles of telegraph laid down in 1849 throughout the country, will more nearly approximate to the 1.5,000 miles in operation at the same time in the Uhited States of America; the British Electric Telegraph Company imparting the stimulus requiiite for the carrying out of this gigantic labour of improvement. Under all circumstances, we cannot permit our selves to imagine that any argument whatever is needed to iniist upon the advanteges accruing to the community through the medium of this beneficent and marvellous agent -of civilizition. The benefis conferred by it upon the mul!:laide are as obvious es the discovery itselt ie dazziing to the imeginatiun. Hence we leave the matter to the comideration of those who might ratbqially regard any formal reasoning upon the subject as little less than an im pertinence. If, as Lord JEFFRY said of the steam engine, it can rend an oak and thread a needle, the electric telegraph can effect wonders yet more startling and incomprehensible, and' by one totwh of nature" can " make the whole world kin." It can anticipate time and annihilate space, it can not only traverse a hun dred miles in the twinkling of an eye, but must have returned to its starting point (thereby completing the circuit) before the possibility of its instantaneous manifestation. To any individual, or to any body of individuals, who may strive to place within reach of the general multitude this messenger of civilization we utter a hearty Godspeed. Hence we look forward with eagerness, but without anxiety, to the develop• ment of the system under the influence of the British Electric Telegraph Company. THE SHARE MARKET,S. BRITISH RIIIVVIT.A.TE. Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Woiverhamp., lb to lb X 3% —3% dia. and Stow Valley • • 13irkenh., Lan.. & Chesil June., late 331.65. Sd.. Do. Chest & Itirkenhd , , 501. &z5l. Consolidated' Do., do., 201. . • •. 13riSt01 and Exeter • 3 14 0 ,Oft -11% 17% 100 8 . 1 —B3 14 — l4 . C2X, 233(a Caledonian •• •• •• Chester and Holyhead Direct Lund. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. Z •• 20 —lB gis. E. andl. & O.) • •• Do. (181. E. & H.) •• Eastern Cctuities Eastern tinkm, class A. late E. U. shares • • 4%- 5 a —32 Q 7% —7% 5% -614, Do. do. do. .. Do. do.. B C shares East I•ancastdre • - • • 17 - -4 34 -36 714 - 8 Do. New quarters •• Edinburgh anti Glasgow Ealn., Perth, aid Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- W est,' Do. do. G. D. & C. stsek Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deterred Do. halves, it, 6 per et Great Southern and, Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. • • % - 3i 1 1 0 100 8 6 8 25 12% 12% i 7% - 177% - ti l 2 - 12 42 -43 Do, Now. 171. 87% —BB 2.4 —2q tic 78 —B2 LaTica ;teii.nci Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • •• Lancaster and Preston..' Lancaahire and Yorkshire 1)0. quarto* shares .. Do. fliths • • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk •• •• Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• London and Blackwall Do. Tilbury Lzt. Scrip London, Brighton, raid . _ South Coast .• • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. • • Do. 101. sh., M. &13 (c) London and S.-Western . Do. new 501. •• .• Do. new 40/. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. halt shares Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoinshire •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland • • • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares • • .• Do. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • Do. quarter shares .. N ewmarket • • • • • • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen . ewry - , Warrcnpoint, & 13 4 47% 100 8 -10 p. 29 -3i p 59 -GO ()l i t —93 j 7 —6S, dis. d. 1.7% 15)4 ROstreVOr • • .. • Norfolk • • • • • • • _ _ . Do. New 201. shares• • _ Northern Counties Union North British • • •• •• North Staffordshire • • North-Western .• •• North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and olverhampten.. . Scottish Central .. . Scottish Midland .. . Do. new . •. • • Snrewsbury & Binning Clas3 A.. Do. Class 8.. •• • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New •• Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) •• .• Do. idahes .. • • • • Do. Oswestry •• • • Do. New. .. .. • • Shropshire Union • • • • Do., A, H, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devan •• • • • • 7% - 8 % -%1, 945 ---9554 128 -128% - 5 P• 5 -554 p. 2 - 3 87 -88 100 4234 . 7 6 dig. 6 4 dis. •• ..". •• .. ~'" .. 334 —33 i d. 34 -86 4 2 0 100 100 8 —2% dii. 6134 —64 13% 13% dl3, 35 —37 100 47% 100 .. -- •• 9>s 10 4% 4 die, 5 4 dia. 26 -28 13 —l2 dig —2 4 di& 10 —10 S, — au oCdis. 11 104 die. % - i i ii p I 5 3 II 12 3 paid up paid up 20 173 i - I€ o 4 16 -17 356 - 10% - —3% dia. 3 diL 2}(— lb% 15 19 —2O y 34 10 14 —l5 % % dig 3%, 2Th d. ad - 20 26% - 27% 34Si - 355, 134 • M dis. 334 - 4 34 yA - 10 . • 7% —• 7 dls, 5% 5 - 2% 4 5 d. 5% 17 —l5 South- Eastern .. South Wales.. • • • • south yerksh. and River Dun •• Shell., Roth, : and Gaols, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool awaubea & Longhor, er.o. r 3« Vale Extension ••• Thames lixven Dock and •• •• Vale of N eath . • • • Waterford and Kilkenny w siertord and Limerick, w :tenor d, Welt., Wick. And Dublin .. Nest Cornwall West London . .. • • White , Laven and Furness York, New cmtle, 8s Ber wick .. • • • • • • Ditto and Newcastle, Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchame or preference •• York and Nerth MIMES LEAS II AT FIXED rT.A.X.S. - Railwas. — Leasing Companies. Paid. Closing Prices. Businee* y done. Dents ant Slants Ex. 5 p‘r Cent Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. ..!nel Oxford June ,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .• Do •• • • 20 i 2834 2934 Do., without a guarantee .. Do •• 20 27 —2B Binn., WoL, & Dud ,ealls duly paid, or with a guarantee •. Do .. 15 834 936 p Do., without a guarantee .. Do • • • • 15 7 —8 p Buekinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 1734 17% 17% 17% % E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. G. Northern 25 3234 —33 32% Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • 25 50 —5l Do. % Shares Do • • .. 1254 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • 50 97% 9 8 34 SS Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 11 4 11% 11% Do., Pref. . Do .. 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • Norfolk • • 20 15 —l5 N. & East, 5 per Cent. .• E. Counties . 50 54 —56 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p Preston mull L. &N. W.] 25 41 —43 Wyre • • . • &La.& Y. D 0.% SharesA Do .. •• 10% 7 34 —834 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern ,• 20 21 2134 Roy. & Ilitehin G. Northern 6% 7y th 834 , o. Sheri. Ex.. Do •• •• 3% 1 34 South stafrords. Mr. hi`Clean 9% 3 234 dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. 25 24 2434 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. iGt. Western 50 4434 4534 INC, %Ellen' SUAEES. Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business dole to-day. --- Aberdeen •• • • 8 6 '•••• N— Ni dis dis. Caledonian 10/. • • .. 10 64 6}a 6% Chester and Holyhead .. 15 16 16% x.d 16% x.d East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. .. .. 3% 2% —2 N Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. I'ref. 2 % Ts Do. (7 1. 175.) 7p. c.yref. 2 • • —• • Eastern Counties Exton., 1, per scut. NO. 1 •• ti i 3 4 % — -3 i ym Do. No. 2 • • , •. 613 4 par —'4 P Pm Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% —ll % Eastern Unicn, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • • 20 16 16% 16% 16 D.t. 101. Dehen. Shares . 10 —•• East Lancashire, 6 per cent quarter shares .. 61, 4 • —• • Glasgow & S.-W. Consul 100 —• • Gt Northern, S per cent. 12% 13% 13% Great South. & Western (Heistno) eighths .. . 2% % 1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • . 6 1% —1% dis. 4% 1)o. 6 per cent. Stock . 100 .. —•• Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per ceet., No. 1.. •• .. 11 .. .. p Do. 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 •• —.• 1)o.6 percent., No. 3 . 5 .. —.. Do. quarters. 1848 .. 9 IN, 2 p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds 100 .. —•• 122% Do. pref., 5 p ct. Stuck, 1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 120 Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1851 50 57 —6O Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. 100 136 139 138 London &S.-IV.. sew • • 5 2% —2% P. Londonderry and Ennis killen, bait shares • • 10 .. —•• Stanch., Sheffield, and Line , quer. siirs., No. I 25 13% 14% Do. new, la .. .. 10 11% 12% 12 Do., h/. .. • • _ .. 3 % % P Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 132 134 Do. Consel. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. • • 100 .. —•• Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 .. —•• Do, do. do. .. 33 10 6 .. • •• Do. Erewash Valley . 50 •• —•• Do. Leis. & s A e.nning. • 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 • • —• • No: ib,... El-tension ..20 11 —lB ..o. guar. 5% per cent 5 4% —4% Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 .• North British .. .. b 5 —5% x.d X. Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. 8 11 11 % 104 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 1 5 % 15 % South Devon • •• • • 25 14 —l 6 South-Eastern, 4% p. ct 10 • • " Waterford& Kilkenny,sl. 1 • • • •• West Londeml st Cl. (10/.) 10 .. —•• Do. 20 Class de. (par) 20 • • —• • York, Nowc., r.nd Berw., 17 16 —l7 Gt. N.of E. Pur. • • 5 41,‘ —4% York and North Midland H. and S. Purch. •• 10 1% 1 dia. EcUnburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 5% per cent., 4% 6, 70REIGN. 20 9% —67 i 20 17% 17 5, C B e ° l n n e l t an r ° al gn s a c e n a f d n E v d r i A m l a c Fan o e e n n :( 0 :1 7 : 17% Demerara • • • • • • 17% • • —• . D u tch Rhenish •• •• 8 4% —4 % di,. East Indian •• • • .. 14 1% — l % P• 15% % Do. do. do. • • 20 •... _ Great Initials P eninsula • • 5 % % P. Ditto ditto • • .. 2% Ri _ 4 , n. Louvain ala Sambre .. 7% . .... :: ' Luxembourg • • .... 8 134 —:2 1% li Ditto • • • • • • • • 10 ,3% _ 33 n 3% % Madrid and Valentia .. 2 . —• • Maria Antonia .. • • 25 7 9 E 34 Ditto, New .. .. 7 34 2 4 Namur and Liege .. .. 20 8 —24 Northern of France .. 14 ii 16 145' 1 5 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 4 ' 4 —33 i 4 % 8 Paris and Orleans .. 20 36 — BB Paris and Rouen .. .. 20 25 —26 Paris and Strasbour g .. 16 Rouen and Havre .. 20 10 -- 5 10 4 % die. 10% S Sambre and Meuse .. 20 374 4 4eA Tours cn..l •Nantes .. .. 15 9 —8 N dis. Tournly, :Itirbi,e, T.int . , We, eaunt.,r,. •• 1 ''' _,I, i 2 -- - - 1,,' i Mines —St. John De mercial of London, 25 4OUCIOII, 12 8 4,, General b ley 1 51 A ; ; Natior At= ;- CoplApo, 7 1 4. Banks—Con: Lai of Ireland, 20X 1.4011 01 Nation, 28. • • '''... • • 6 = . 7% 21% 2 1 % 3% —3% dis, -- 136 die. 26% 41 27 26% 7/, % BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Charles and George Mayne, two youths, were brought up on remand before Mr. Henry, on the charge of stealing a silver watch and guard chain from the p-Anian of the Bull's Head public-house, New Oxford-street. At the last exami nation the magistrate observed that he had no doubt of t heir guilt, but time was given to the police to trace the property. Collins, the pelice-constable, F 97, who took the prisoners into custody, found at the lodgings of the elder brother, George, the duplicate ticket of a whip, pawned at Mr. Atten borough's, pawnbroker, Compton-street, Brunswick-square, in the name of John Smith ; and upon going there to inquire if they had a watch pawned with them on t he previous Satur day, the day of the robbery, it the same name, he found the watch and chain of the prosecutor. The prisoner George was identified by the pawnbroker's shopman as having pawned the watch. Consequently the prisoners were both fully committed for trial. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAN.) COVENT GARDEN. Our ma ket has ruled somewhat active for Vegetables, at full prices. In Fruit---the supply of which was small—very little was doing. Fieurr.—Pine Apples, 6s Od to lOs Od per lb. ; Straw berries, 2s per oz; Pears, 2a Od to 5s per dozen; pples, dessert, Od to Os per dozen ; cooking ditto, 5s to 10s per bushel; Oranges, 63 to 14s; Seville ditto, 7s to 14s; Lemons, 5s to lOs per 100; Almonds, Os per peck; ditto sweet, Os to Os per lb; Chestnute, 2a to 5s per peck; ;razil Nuts, 12s to 14s; Barcelona, 20s to 22s per bushel; Cob Nuts, ios to 7:5s per 1001bs. VEGETABLES.--'avov Cabbages, Gd to Sd per clYsien ; Greens, is 6d to 2s Od per dozen bunches; Brocoli, 8a to 12s per dozen bundles; Pot;,toes, Os to 9 s per ton ; ditto, 3s to 4 6d per cwt ; ditto, is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; Turnips, is to 2s ; Car , ots, s to 5s per dozen bunches ; Cucumbers, Is to 3s 6d each ; Leeks, Id per bunch ; Celery, Gd to 13 3d ; Rh'. - barb. I;d to is 6d; Horseradish, Is to 4, per bundle; Spin ;eh, Is to Is 6tl per ha'r sieve; Onions, 2s to 2s d; Artichokes, is to is Gd per half sie e; El.dive, is to is 4d per score ; Red Beet, ^d to 1 per dozen; Atushr urns, 6d to 8d per pottle; Corn Salad, is to is 6d p. r hal sieve; Radishes, #d to 8d per dozen hands; Cabbage Lettuces, Od per score; Parsnips, Fd to 8d per dozen. NEW GATE AND LEADEWEALL. Turkey:, 4 , 30 d to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s .d to is Od ; Ducks, is 9d to 2s 6d ; Tame Rabbits, Is Od to is 6d; Wild ditto, 8d to ls; 6il to 8,1; Rlasting Pigs, 4s 60 to 7s ud each ; Surrey Fowl, Os Od to 9s; ditto Chi, k.ais, 4s Od to Os 001: Barn-door Fi , l-, 3s 6tl to 5s per couple; English Eggs, 8s 00; French ditto, 6s od to 7s Od; and Irish ditto. 5s 9d to Os 6d per 100 ; Fresh Butter. Os to Os Od per lb ; Partridges, to Os 00 ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3s d ; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Grouse, Os Od to (li Od ; Ptar migan, Os 00 to Os 00; Snipes, 6d to is; Teal, 6d to Is 00; Wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s ; Widgeons, Is 00 to is 6d; and Plovers, 6d to is Od each. NEWPORT►. Beef, from 25 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; Lamb, ssto 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; and Pork, 3s Od to 4s per Blbs. "W'ILIETILCHAPJEL. Beef, from 23 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, '2B 8d to 3s 10d ; Lamb, 4s bd to fo 10d; Veai,3B t'd to 4s Od; and l'ark,2s 6d to 3s 10d per 6 163. BILLIT4GSGILTE. Turbots, 4s Od to 10s Od ; Brill, Os 10a to is 8d ; Haddocks, Os 4d to Os 10d each ; Soles, Os 6d to 2s Od per pair ; Cod Fish, 3s ad to 7s 6d; Whitings, Os 4d to Os 8d each; Eels, Os 4d to sOd per lb ; Lobsters, is Ott to 2s 3d ; and Crabs, Os 6d to 2s Od each; Herrings, 4s Od per 100; Common Oysters, Cs Od to 12s Od per c ushel; Mackerel, Os 4d to Os 8d each ; Salt Fish, Ilhd to 3d ; Salmon, is 6d to is 9d per lb. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 6%d to 7d; of Household ditto, 4 1 /0d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDE IV/BUZ/MT. Market Hides, 56113ToTh41lTirdT2di ditto, 641 b to 721 b 2d to 'I id ; ditto, 721 b to 601 b, 2id to 3d ; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 3id ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b ,3id to 4d ; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4d ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, —to 4d. Calf Skins, 3s 6d to 6s Od each ; Horn Hides, 5s to 5s 6d ; Polled Sheep, 5s 6d to 7s Od; Rents, 5s 4d to 6s 3d ; Half-breeds, 58 Od to 6s Od; Downs, 48 Od to 5s 2d; Lambs, is 6d to 2s Od; Shearlings, 8d to 10d. HAT IVIARZETS. SlicrniFiELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41 5, Od ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4l 8s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ Ds per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. CUUSERLAND.—AIeadow Hay, 21 12s to 4/ 8s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 418 s; and Straw, 115 s to 11 lOs per load. Trade steady, at very full prices. WHrrEcir.traL.-111e..dow Hay, 21 lOs to 41 ss; Clover ditto, 315 s to 4/ Ss ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. DEATH OF THE MARCHIONESS CT LANSDOWNE.— We regret to announce the demise of the abo'•e Noble Lady, which took place the day before yesterday, at Bowood Park, Wilts. The deceased lady was fifth daughter of the last Earl of lichester, and married the present Marquis of Lan2t doerne in I.EN. DEA TEL OF EDWARD RUSHTON, Es o,—We an nounce with feelings of xtreme regret, the death of this able and accomplished gentleman, who has filled, during the last twelve years, the office of stipendiary magistrate of Liver pool. fie expired after a short illness, at his house, Park side vesterdey morning (Friday), in his 57th year.—Liver pool bironic:e. _ _ _ DEATH OF LOUT FNANT' GENERAL SIR J. MAC- Lhon, K. 8., K.C.H.—On the 4cl Latan•, this distinguished officer died at his residence in town at an advanced age. The late Sir John Macleod entered the army as an ensign to the 78th Higkland Regiment in 1793, anu the next year served in Holland in the arduous campaign under the Duke of York. He was present at the attack and capture of Fort St. Andre, the bombardment of Nimeguen, and the sortie, the attack, and defeat of the army at Beirren Manse!, Guilder Manse!, and Thou'. In 1814, l'olonel Alac . ;eod served in the campaign under Lord Lynedoch. and commanded the brigade which cart ied the village of Merxrm, on the 14th of January, on which occasion he was severely wounded. In 1816 he was nominated a Companion of the Bath, and in 1f , 33 was knighted. The late Sir John Macleod was in 1840 appointed colonel of the 77th Regiment, which is thus vacant. The colonelcies of three infantry reginatnts are now vacant, via., 37th, :,oth, and 77th. DisATR or Sit 'Wm. DlLLolv.—Sir Wm. Diiion, Bart., and Arun of the lioly Itt , mari erni e, died on Mon. ()ay last, at his residence, Liswallen, iu the county Meath. Sir William was in the 77th year of hia age. LORD STANLEY.—It i 3 rumoured that this distin guished Nobleman has taken a lease of Cortachv the princely residence of the Earl of Airlie.—Edinburgh Courant. L ORD PAskußE.—We are glad to learn that this venerable Peer is now so far recovered as to have been able to take a carrLige airing on Saturday la:A.—Jen/Mem Warder. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH Lira.--We understand that the contemplated marriage between Vis count Goderich and Miss Vynor, daughter of Mr. and Lady Mary Vynor, is fixed to take place on Tuesday next. The ceremony will take place by special licence at the mansion of Earl De Grey, in St. James's-square. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.—Viscount Mahon, President, was in the chair on Thursday night, and intro duced Mr. Evelyn, M.P., of Wotton, Surrey, as a member of the society, and as the lineal descendant of one of the early fathers of the body in the reign of Charles 11. The certi ficate in fa% our of Mr T. Lennard, M.P., was ordered to be suspended. Many presents were made to the library, and thanks returned to the liberal donors. The reading of the evening was confined to an important and learned paper by Mr. Wm. Ray Smee, of the Bank of England, on the comparative value of gold and silver at various antecedent periods, commencing with the early history of Rome, and cringing the subject regularly down in our own history to our own times. It contained many carious illus trations, and was most authentic it its details; but it was too long to be concluded in one night, and the remainder was necessarily deferred. Mr. Dickenson sent some interesting objects in gold from South America, including a Peruvian idol and an armlet and plate of considerable value. A specimen of penannular gold ring money was contributed by another number. _ • -------- SuicinE.—At half-past seven o'clock this morning, Mrs. M‘Nicol, who occupied the upper part of the houe of Mr. Grindley, chemist, of Pall-mall, as a lodging-house, committed suicide by throwing herself out lof the ,upper garret-window, from the parapet. She fell upon her back, lifeless. She was immediately conveyed to the Charing cross Hospital, waiting an inquest to be held on her. The cause assigned for this rash act is from adwrse eircutn '-, an execution being about to be carried into effect for arrears of rent, &c. Her husband, who was formerly steward of the Reform Club, is DOW in America. Bu sines done to-day. 14 4 13% X 23 22% 734 34 6% 34 1734 16% 35 34 a 7 % L 7% % Sni SG% 67% 159% 58U SPA 4% % 514, 17)i 8 7% 8 1% 12831 127% 22% 22 21h 17% Ili % 353 i 34% dill. 61% 60% % 21% 21 364 1% % 1.) 11 10% % 18 16)4 16 3% % 4 die a% XI dii. 21% % 26% 'A % MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Live r pool, y e st er d a y, w e r e estirnate'L at 5,000 bales. The market was steady but quiet, at preyi - - ous rates.—Railway Shares slightly improved. There is, in the Bank of England weekly statement to the 29th ult., a very important increase under the head of Other Securities, and as trade has not been active during the Pe' riod included in the return, it is to be assumed that acconk" modation upon stock and Exchequer-bills was more liberally taken. The public deposits had probably attained the maximum amount, unless there is a slight further addition up to this day, when the financial quarter concludes. The , extension of the circulation, and greater use of species, re"" suit frum the loans; and possibly the payments for French• shares may have had some influence. The comparisons with the nrcvious week are as follow ... £27,556,410 ••• 159,210 ... 3,622.716 •• 3,5e0 ... 8,999,881 ... 207,636 9,266,234 2813,971 • 1,1451,416 ' ••• 35,331 ...ne alteration ... 14,063,963 ... 1,156,154 Notes ... ... 8,594,273 Decrease ... 627,025 Bullion ... 14,246,179 Decrease ... 152,881 Active Circulation ... 18,962,135 Increase 467,815 The rate of exch. me on Paris yesterday afternoon WO, barely maintained; but no alteration of moment occurrech either in that ci'y or the other leading places of the continent' According to an official statement, the quantity of Grritin and Flour, reduced into quarters, imported into the United Kingdom last year, was rather over nine millions of quarrel , and of this Denmark and Prussia furnished about 2,435,0 quarters, France 1,335,000 quarters, and the United States of America 1,0 ,2,000 quarters. Russia and the ports within the Black Sea, Egypt and the Mediterranean ports, tbs Turkish dominions, and lianover, supplied the next greatest quantities The annual average of Wheat last year visi 40s. 3d. per quarter, and the rent obarge in lieu of tithes WO taken at Gs. 5 1 %d. per bushel. The exports of the precious metals from London direct thil week have been large. comprising 5,976 oz. of gold, of which, 2,001 oz. went to Madras, and 111,642 oz. of silver, of whic s 11,700 oz. went to the Cape and Madras, and 8,000 es, t° the Mauritius. There were also 2,0001. in sovereigns for r warded to the Mauritius. From Yorkshire we have, to-day, a much better report ," to the state of the Woollen trade, and at Manchester bne ness remained about the same. _ •• • The Funds are steady, Mand the Chancellor's Budget hall caused neither change nor animation. Console have bees 96% 3a for Transfer, and 96% % for Account. Exchequer bills are 578 prem. Foreign Stocks are dull. Mexican, 33 1 ,E %; and Span Five per Cents., 21 14 %. Shares are flatter generally. QUARTER TO THREE. •• ••• ••• 9611 ••• ••• ••• 961 71, - ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. 3 )t - ir Cont. Consols Annuities... ..... 96 LI 3 4 India Bonds, 1,000/........... .......... 61 64 p Ditto under 1,000 1 . •••• - CreicS964s: Ti p amaclE for Account ... 96% 96% Exchequer Billie I%d. & 2d 1,0001. June 5001. June Small, Juno 54 57 p 57 P ONE CLOAIN O PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES . Brazilian 'donde ...• Ditto, Small Chilian Bonds 6 ger Cent .... cl• Ditto, 3 per Cent... .... rihrktcan, 5 oar Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Rissian Bonds “.4 --- 11 1 , / Ditto, 4% per Cent Sognish per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account ......... nitto, Passivl , s 6 1 / 8 6% Ditto. 3 per Cent. — --• Ditto. Account Dividends on the above payable in London. D itch . ..: 1 74 pe , (Ant.. 12 t-;•uilci ci. Ditto, 4 pm . Cant. ner+itioatpg 8 9 14% 89% ez Consols ... Ditto Account COURSE 4)lf .titste , 11 15 EXCUANGE. three months 11 16% :totterdein ••.. • • 11 16 Antwerp • • ••••• • • • 25 22% Brussels.. .• .. • 25 22% Mitriburgh .... • • M.B. 13 7% &ltcua Paris, 3 days'sight 25 2% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22% Mtirseilles .• 25 22% frankfortou Maine..., 119 Vienna, effec. fib."... 13 18 Trieste, ditto.... „ 13 20 Patersburgh, 911. Rble• 37% Madrid Cadiz •• •••••• •• •• •••• 50( Barcelona Leghorn .• •• ••.1•• • • • • 30 0 . lenoa •• •• •• •Y • • •• •• 25 Milan •• .• •• •• •• •• IDA Venice................ Saples •• 417. Palermo. 121 Me sins •• •• •• •• •• •• •• IL, ,porto.• •• .• •• tie Janeiro iluenos Ayrae ...• **". New York, 60 daytesight Philadelphia .......... .0* PRIOIS Of aimuosr, Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 11 • Portugal Geld Coin .. 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 ; New Dollars 0 0 Silver la bars ......•• 0 0 " LLOYD'. kil PPI (I.—( THIS DAY' ) LoNnorr, Aran, s.—Wind this day at noon N.N.W., fifj lAmtrooL, APRIL 4 —Wind V .N.B.—Arrd. Mercuri: Dordt ; Pnkenham, Watt, Barbadoes ; Swillinge, Giegenti. Sid. Alice Gill, Montreal; Eagle, Galata; Debl, Sydney, New South Wales; Sattelite, Port Phillip; Shanghai; Christian, Batavia; lon, Africa; Ann Leff.,,' Lima; Martha Shallcross, Buenos Ayres ; Donor, Rio Jan Elise Bairn, Pernambuco. 3d—A sloop was aground on Hoyle this evening, with signals of distress flying. The h"" boat proceeded to her assistance. SALCOMEE, APRIL 3.—The Diligence, of and from Ams ter ; dam for Batavia, was assisted , n here this afternoon, baf it3 o slipped from two kedge anchors and warps, and atruck on Cot k Sand. SENDERLAND, Aram 2.—The Venus arrived here I terday with her bows stove, and other damage, having 1) " . " in contact off Whitby, 29th ult., with the Peggy. <s. DEAL, APRIL 4. Wind, A. m., N. N.W. to N. ; N.' 4 to N.E., squally. Arrd. Josini Louise, Newcastle, f i e j sailed for the West Indies; Pekin, Mewley, Java, and 0 111 , • , for Amsterdam, Zenobia, Stewart, Cuba; British 0 2 ,,, r-- ; Westward. Sid. Mary Ann, Cane of Good Hope and Meu'L, Susan Crisp, Algoa Bay; Alumante, Havannah; CYP Montreal ; Asia and Fortitude, Quebec. P RAMSGATE, APRIL 4.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Duke o f TO • lington, Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 4.—Wind N.E. to N.— Sid. Orse i , Odessa; Traveller, Bastia ; Joseph Hutchinson, Carthsgrg, WATERFORD, APRIL 3.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., —Arrd. Industry, Janson, Alexandria. Sid. Ellen, Si' Leone. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL.— L 3.—Wind NArrd. iteo c° : Shovel), Rio Grande; Eliza, Ebany, Iquique; Bess 011ir M'Carthy, Honduras. Sld. Maria French, Trinidad; H. Campbell, St. John's, Newfoundland. BELFAST, APRIL 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Jane Honileur. Sid. Vesta. St. Übes. Ileu„ Arm' 4. - Wind N.E.- Arrd. Stanhope, Lott, S c t Michaels ; Hercules, Odessa ; Alexander Von Hun3ligia, Stralsund; Virtue, Memel ;;Apparancen, Stockholm. Amazon, and Latona, St. John's, New Brunswick. A BRHST, APRIL I.—Thu coast near Persall is strewe- r e oranges, lemons, and pieces of the wreck of three or 0 " • vessels; the timbers, planks, 6, c., belonging apparentlyi ° o northern-built vessel; a chasse mark, and a schooner. 1 10 0 of fruit cases have been picked up, marked " W. R. 10 1 " •• • in a circle. A few days since a bottle was found near l e , duine, containing a paper marked " Rei n s d e H 011 31 3 10 Captain E. Greueld, sunk, lat. 36 N., lon. -20.30 W., April, 1850." i„b e• TEE GREAT ANTI.PAPAL L EAGUE .—The n- - f be men, Members of the House of Co mmons , c l erg ymen t oe Church of England, and v'issetiting ministers of ;i ll 01 0 evangelical denominations, who have been engaged for so e, weeks past in forming a basis for a 'great Anti-Papal Leagm concluded their labours in Osborne's Hotel yesterday t he have seen the teeolutions adopted, and are cognisant 0 ' . li % course of procedure which it. is intended to adopt, i n r esis" l o , the aggressions, and resenting the insults , of Popery ; therefore, we speak advisedly, when we say that this rearell ous confederacy will be one of the most forrnidaele of vc r b i , h e we have any example in the ecclesiastical annals 0 ' .0, country. The formation of this powered and compreheno! f; League, will be forthwith inaugurated by a great gath er To in the largest t lace which can be got in London. When,,ill cons titution and plans are brought b e f ore t h e p u blic, it, e - ert s trike tenor into the heart of Popery. It will be more n t e defensive. It will assume the aggressive. It will bring Kobe m eans and appliances to bear even on the very city of K o be i ts elf. One of its principal objects will be to induco ew e Btitisli Government to demand from the Pope that tolerlh a ' o . to English Proteetants in Rome, which we so abundaelli" cord t Roman Catholics in this country.—Advertiser. completed by Messrs' ca .reir . INGENIOUS AND ELFGANT CARRIAGE I'o o r 1 y,..0 EXHIBITION.- Among the specimens of British carr'ts of a most ing erl ,!b t ell character,rtimlaetu r w e h f i o c r h thha esjust Crystalb been e Palace, a c l o a i c n e p , appears te deserve It is called the " Dioropba,' or double-headed. ; ',:et/ a ti t , i ) ( ll l . Sons, of Great Queen-street,is comfortable clarence or winter WO p , and d ost c process, of a ready tran'"! l ti ge to the elegant light summer barouche, and vice v ersa, i c r a o p m ab t l h e e , e b l y ,4 e a peering most perfect in either condition from the close Il t ` l o ed of the joints, &c. The configuration is very tasteful? e rf the workmanship elaborate, and is replete with e f , e o modern improvement, h av i ng e lli pt i c spr i ngs and Pi t axles, with ornamental lamps, chased plated fur o "e" e eP carved car.iage, &e. Th e b ody i s pa i n t e d o f a r ich r o e claret, highly varnished, the wheels of the same C o ' ° of picked out with v erm il l i on. Th e li n i ng i s o f s ilk taba. ll, ; of a silver grey col our, and damask figured with the dee i rsre the rose, shamrock, and thistle. In the clarence har,„ s on the fashionabl e c i rcu l ar w i n d ows , d ecora t e d w ith en': de silk curtain s in festoons., ornamented with white silk •r its and tassels. Th e interior roof is tastefully arrang e , d ted radiated drab cloth, and the whole is eminently calc in a to display the superiority of British carriage manufact BII2TEIS. OF A SOW. On the 3d inst., at Finchley-road, the wife of E. S. , Esq., Professor of Hist or y in Univ ersity College , Londoll* On the 2d inst., the wife of Mr. John G. W l c 3 " Grosvenor -place, Camberwell. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 3d inst., at Buchan. hill, Crawley, Sussex, the igif. of John J. Eroadwood. On the 2d inst., the wife of Mr. 1). Nutt, of 271, StT MARRIED. raisr e l On the 31st ult., at St. Pancras Ch urc h, Easton -5, 4 1 1P , Peter Lee, Esq., of Winchester, to Emelia Harriet/ YON daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Wriglit.,„ r . Gentleman Usher to her late M a i es ty th e Queen DOW. DIED ,1 On the 3d inst., at Sutton, near Hull, George Liddell, fsel'' banker. aged 79. d 30 11/I On the Ist inst., at Kiimacoe, near Wexford, Ire White Pritchard, Esq., Commander R.N, aged 62. ore. On the Ist inst., in Upper G-orge-street,Bryanstoweelt aged 84, Peter Wright, Esq., of the Priory, Hatfield 1"° Essex. D 20.14 On the 2d last., at High Wycombe, Bucks, Mr. Hearn, aged 6 4. tt On the 2d in; t., at River-terrace, Islington, Mrs. m° gat On the 2d inst., at Clapton-square, Mr. F. R. W of Chin; ell-street, Finsbury, aged 33 • , Lon&,n Printed and Publiahed by MURDO NG 11 0 ! No. 112, Strand, Printer, nt The San Officer _.. n . , •` ° * t y at Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Q V**. 14aiddlesea 9 Saturday, April 5, 1.851. Mutes issued Decrease ... Rest Increase Public Dpoaits Inci•ense ... Other DPpoEits ... Increase... Seven Day and other Bills here .se Government Securities., Otha Securities Increase ... rrilE COl „ CITY'S L, the 16th day of *Were for LE sontiner next, a] quit from either Street. Also to receive fleas three days), side of Finsbury. Tabernacle-row,: Further pa ct CaShied at the 0 THE BR (Incorp JAMES six J• C. Cobbold E. W. Gilbert o ; A. Henderson ' E aighton, Solicitors—Messi their Prospectus Th r zil o e ' r I .u.i The IntTildrroloal:tdkih Directors te i c e r a k i th r e eo r a ttn ! , Eastern s e ra rna l — s i s l i Mw on Tear.. was 5 per c p ros stations a sent free. - um oui Company re:lpirißritis h kl tto P t a p er ._ yl upoi .unurn, .. 3. To the rettu 'Pat 011 comm( LN Year after th Vlelligence is ser privy 4. To the State Donned ab 'flitch Is the only r‘tirej!. These ac ' ° .pallY during 3 _uni of nearly incloC Company have I annum, and that mote,thaa „ e 4 1 3; Their arranger( and other import Very shortly to cc trunk lines Oral] the e in lPP l lcatiens fa tDaniell, the t r 5 ,:, 13011 , Ste —e ,op aoy , age. LondZ TRui—i---1-1. ir, g t co ice nl i plete, e b ti tbe lfo he 8 er r aPPlications 66, m oo ,; at .. s , : 1 .. _ :. : T no 81 it: eel, iot jot: ~ orh ir tpbieaa: aret ,h 0,,, wort cast edii n diet jp t i GEORGE 1 1811 goon Welling a• IL would al *o rklnanship all 48 , St, Ames's. ROBY'S THE 841 MARY BELL Mr her grateful their kind patrom that she has take 4altad Commercia alld that she trust rats. and by ke !lit a continual 41 .8. The Lion nouse efter.Eastei Eileator4,ld Mt'lß( P::::::lsl.l7:rnt°o44i l' l/Lie nbi ll tt " ,A le ts 63 ?1, P° slu m :Wol l __e Rig ht . The lUt of Stea mola p r a Aplidt flationa fo t an , -ore He Sani tarY A C : 11 E Sp it n a triE •. W e elat Expr Y, for Cheste: 21 --w-past rive the Third Class , p, -uat tt 4 / 1 D4l4 r re L tiz t , ft Nebni ta : ,4 Of e uttti,: 4 4, old u , e, 'ery, so vial, tokh , Trut r x ,t h or t hel i t DkasiO n ,, 4 ktiq i° , lan e , l a ttiedia l it tiv, ' 4 ot t 'tetu dixi ,' 4 utt bo • 1 , 1 , 3 , 4 t o ~,, ut r 1 : 111.1ect Nh„): 1 5 -1 1% ,, .41,14/1/14