The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-02 00:00:00

- , ''''''''''''"-"""'"•••--.• ~.... - - -Iv , - - .. 7 . • . . .. . , . . . • . I - '"11-X."- . I - ' FAA 11111 1 111. 0 .."' . .." 4 ,:', , .. f. . : . , --p.,..: ..,„,- -, ot,_ ~ _ IT I . -I t .... \,r : fi ,,,5" N tA i > .4 •as . Z 1415°.- - 4 -.,.. / .. - " '16, 41 "At . tt...S'A&.. .: r. • •••,,, - M , 0r, , 1.::,; 11 ' V , V _ 1.k 1..-- t'''' s\----- ` --1 ':\‘' - 0 .-. ~..: ..3--V4 — - , , - - Ni . r. -, ' • P4 ' . • -. : , A , k—., , , \ ... , . NY,. Wi-er , .' , /,'l . g . ' ~.. 4, t' N A t- 1 = 1 :- . t'... - ' • , - ,_ .i:'- ~.....0 _, / , ..H, ..,„, 7.,-- ..... . .„. .„..,..„. ..„.,,,,,. ~,e , -,, , ,,,, 1 ,11,_ • , ' ,- .4 t.,, ~, ~....vm ,' --,-..., ...., \ • , :4. ;st '\ \:.',...____ . ' , i'tri` 'Y ‘ ,4 L7 .41 ___2% _r - ---',,i ' 4. -7--LPt 4 .- lt z t ' , Y4g4 -- ' ~.- i ---. . 47 . .....:4„43x,,,.....,.....44 ~,; 7- -3 ------z_ " 1 0... - - 1.- '"" 4 4 - /111 ')/ ral. , 't ,4,', - -TWIT ~. ' ''lW. ' V 10 o be from 291,0 ug, the' e IV" THE ELEVEN HOURS ROUTE to PARTS, with only Tw o fl ours Sea, is by the SOUTII-FISTERN RAILWAY via Folkestone or D over. DOUBLE SPECIAL EXPRESS SERVICE DAILY. A SPECIAL EXPRESS i t RATN leaves the London-bridge Ter %Lbws EI*ERT MQIII , 7ING ad EVERY EVENING, reaching Paris ill 11 hours. Return Tickcits, London to Paris and back, available until the 30th September. . T he NIGHT MAIL TP,AIN, Tilt Dover, leaves the London riT'lge Terminus at 8.30 p.m., reaching P tsis at 9 o'clock the follow g M orning, and B russels at half-past 9. -______________ O.RA- 9s At °" UG. "03; g bop , cep , Be.lcs er f1at. 4 25 6J• 418 " the 1t t he close di The iapp e I°P Best age b 3d. 1161 1 ;rot s sob. J: t o o at from ai ber i n folly ( I s, good cler nsrj ;bt Per f'ur in a 1 5 ' I se Oh, Bel* ~,,t 19 1 t Ulbt vv" - - • " ••• 4. 4: qty ~ ,( Z1 1 • , sn. m • SEPTEMBER 2, 1851. • 18 391.] • , LONDON, TUESDAY „ ,4 f •* 4 7 [PRICE SD. VESEND ST AR PACKETS. Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway SIXPENCE to or from London ss and . galoon and First Cla ditto, Gravesend NINEPENCE Re of .her Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. 145 Pickets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). LADY DORMER'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Bvo., 215., LADY SELINA. CLIFFORD. A Novel. Edited by LADY DORMER. Also JOHN' DRAYTON ; Being the Life and Development of a Liverpool Engineer. 2 vols., post Bvo., 21s. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. The GREAT EXHIBITION and the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. . 09,000, to about 400 ?—Perhaps not more than that. Two or three a day are quite as many as I have, and it would amount to about that. CHAIRMAN—What is the nature of the proofs that you require to support the claim ; are they statements upon oath ?—Not in cases of claims for income under 1501. Suppose that he had property derivable from houses or land in a distant part of the country, the surveyor would have no means of ascertaining that ?—No, he would not; he could only have the representation of the party. That would he a very inadequate check upon in come derived from other species of property altoge ther ?—He might probably apply to the surveyor of the district, in which this other property was situated, to know whether he was aware of the circumstances of the claimant. —That would not exactly answer the purpose, be cause there are so many trusts; there are so many small sutns payable out of large sums—large sums are held in trust to be divided, or portions of them to be paid by way of annuity perhaps to a great variety of persons, each of whom is entitled to claim a return. And the Bank have no means of knowing when stock is standing in a particular name, whether the party holds it as a trustee, or whether he holds it as individually interested ?—No ; that is never stated in the Bank books. —___ PROM TER RACE PIER, GRAVESEND. _ ._„............/v llLt 12±7 ii s, SID NDAYa LI -. A:I ~, I , l .) 1 • ' I; ~.t,' tte. ,-; : 4 1." " ig .6 lf,t. '' 1 i:'.. :Ei l'.. i4 = ~ 0 Time. . z - I - 6 .?, :'", F '•;' 'Z S' ',9 -- Z 3 tI X . *tl% _ 7 4 - -8% - - ii% - 4.9 v _. N - ii , - - - i.9g _ 3!.; , 5_ _ 11X __ 9 !! 6 _ iv ..... 1 is -- __ 6% ......: 1 -- I 1 1 i %".",..7".""---"•---------_ All the most interesting Deposits at the Great Exhibition will, In turn, be lectured on at the 12) OYAL POL YTECHNIO INSTITUTION. af The present Lectures are on the Chemistry of the Minerals at the Great Exhibition, including the precious Gems, Crystalisa- Bons, &c.. by J. H. Pepper, Esq. - Popular Lecture by Dr Bachhoffner on the recent Total Eclipse of the Sun, with splendid Diagrams, show ng the appearances which actually occurred on the line of Totality. —The Rotation of the Earth, exhibited by Foucault's Experiments. —The great economy of Cooking by Gas explained.—A Lecture on the History of the harp, by Frederick Chatterton, Esq., with Vocal Illustrations.—Two Series of splendid Dissolving Views.—Diver and Living Bell, &C. . Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-prim Open daily from Half-past Ten to Five, and every Evening from Seven till Half-past Tcn. What is the nature of the proofs that you require to support those claims?—ln the case of stock claims the Bank book is itself the proof. In the other case we have a certificate. TEMPERANCE AND PEACE. Just published, in one volume 12m0., of ISO pages, bound in cloth, gilt and lettered, ALN EARNEST PLEA for the REIGN of TEMPERANCE and PEACE, as conducive to the Prosperity of Nations, submitted to the Visitors to the Great Exhibition. By JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM. Price 2s. 6d., or for distribution, Ten Copies for 20s. Published by Peter Jackson, Angel-street, end to be had of all Booksellers ; or by letter addressed to the Author, Stanhope Lodge, St John's.wood, London. One Thousand Copies of this volume have been presented gra tuitously to One Thous and of the Principal Exhibitors at the Crystal Palace, under the sanction of the Royal Commissioners T " E Mr. HENLEY—In these 400 claims which were re ferred to you, what was the nature of the evidence which you required to enable you to decide upon them ? When they are put before me they do not turn so much upon questions of evidence as they do upon questions of principle. Will you state to the Committee what it is that you have to decide; will you illustrate it by one or two cases ?—Supposing the claim is what we call out of date ; that is the most frequent case that I have to de cide upon ; our general rule is not to return the duty after three years. A person applies after three years ; then it is for me to say whether I think there are sufficient circumstances to warrant ire in disturbing that general rule, and allowing the person to receive repayment at a later period than the strict rule pre scribes. The surveyor might have no knowledge whatever; if the surveyor knew that such property existed, so that he could refer to the surveyor of another district there would be no difficulty, but I am supposing a case where a man has property in different or distant parts of the country, or in various other securities, of which the surveyor has no immediate cognizance ? That is one of those cases in which there is a door open for fraud; the only way in which the surveyor could reach that, I suppose, would be by cross-ques tioning the party. Mr. HENLEY—In point of fact, if a man hes house property or other property of any description else where, the income-tax will be paid by him upon it, unless he claims the exemption also upon that ? Yes; he would have an interest in stating it to the surveyor, because he would get the return of the duty upon that, provided it was not such as to raise his income above 1501. Mr. J. WiLsoN—lf it were sufficient to raise his income above 1501. a year, then it would render the stock for which he was claiming exemption charge able ?—Yes. Therefore, for the purpose of this Act an entire re turn is requisite ?—Yes. CHAIRMAN—Then, if a person claim," he is bound to point out to you the account under which the de duction is made ?—Yes ; and that perhaps is one of the most difficult parts of the whole of our business ; a person who receives perhaps 101. or 15/. a year out of a large sum has very great difficulty in finding out sometimes what that large sum is. But he is obliged to refer you to the names in which the stock stands, of which he receives a part ? —He is. And that is the reason why you require a general list, instead of sums under 101. ?—Yes. Mr. HENLEY—Do the copies of Bank books which are sent to your office point out to you whether the dividends are paid or not ?—No ; they could not very well do that, because they are sent to us immediately after the Bank opens for the dividends, and of course many of the dividends would not be paid for a con siderable time afterwards. Do the returns of the copies of the books which the ' the Bank show to you indicate whether or not there is more than one dividend due ; do they then back dividends ?—That is a question to which I cannot give a positive answer. Mr. RICARDO—I presume that when the dividends become due the whole of the income-tax is deducted l and paid to the account of the Government ?—Yes. Therefore all the back dividends have paid the in come-tax ?—Yes. THE GREATEST WONDER IN LONDON IS ATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIPPODROME, Kensington. OPEN DAILY. The wonders that are performed here daily—namely Roman Car Racing", Ostrich and Horse Racing, Aerial Flights, Globe Ascensions, and various other entertainments, which have been crowned with success from the first day of opening. Mr. Batty, determined to give all the attractions that can possibly please his patrons, has entered into au engagement with Henri Franconi, the First Equestrian of the day, who will ,appear with his highly-trained Steeds, in addition to the present accomplished Artistes. THIS DAY and FRIDAY next, Mr. Hampton, the celebrated Aeronaut, will make Ascents in his magnificent Balloon the Erin go-Bragh, precisely at Half-past Six o'clock. Mr. Batty has much pleasure in announcing to his Patrons that THURSDAY, September 4, there will be a Grand DAY PER FORMANCE. Doors open at One, to commence precisely at Two. The entertainments in the Evening as usual. Doors open at Five. Performance to commence precisely at Six. Direct T r ains from th e B oats marked t ~,:.lulauses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London "rY quarter of an hour. I th si owi PUOII e •D r —RUN-SA-TICK WHARF', BLACKWALL, on the arrivi,•l of --.......__________- . 11 g Trains from the Fenehurch•street Station. AR T-JOURNAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851. This interesting and valuable Volume is now ready for delivery at the price of One Guinea, elegantly hound. It consists of 404 pages, and contains Engravings of nearly 2,000 Works of Art and t rt-Ma nufacture ; together with a Table of Contents, a History of the Ex hibition (illustrated by large Exterior and Interior Views), and Es say's by several learned Professors on the leading objects of the Ex hibition. Early application for this volume is advisable, as it cannot be re printed, and there is no doubt of its largely increasing in value. The volume will be supplied by any bookseller in town or country. Publisher : George Virtue, 25, Paternoster-row. DAYS • SUNIPAYB. a - 7 .2 T ime. g q 4 it: " Q 4, g c) Time. ~ r 1 , . e. 8 7; 0 4 2 ---..,_ t , g c 7 10 lip 12 14 1 1 1 ° 1 1A 63 i t Oft Passages marked * are run direct. Months, 41 . 4 g. ; Six Months, Private Boxes - - Admission to the Reserved Seats First-class do. - - - Second do. - - Third do. - - - - .£1 Is. od. - - 3s. Od. Od. - Is. Od. - Os. 6d. Are those circumstances brought to your notice in writing ?—Generally by letter from the parties. Do they accompany the claims in the first instance ? —No. The claim in the first instance is refused, and sent back to the parties ; they ere informed that it cannot be allowed ; then they generally write a letter of remonstrance or sometimes come themselves. A. RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK; And 14, PALL-MALL. Chairman—THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq„ Alderman. Deputy-Chairman—WlLLlAM LEAF, Esq. Richard E. Arden, Esq. Rupert Inglelsy, Esq. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq. Tames Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. J. Humphery, Esq., Aid— M.P. AUDlTORS—Professor Hall, M.A. ; J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq. PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square. SuifuEoN—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, M.A., of King's College. Soticiron —William Fisher, Esq., 19, Doughty-street. ADVANTAGES OD' ASSURING WITH THIS COMPANY. In addition to a large subscribed capital, Policy holders have the security of an Assurance Fund of Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds, and an Income of 74,0001. a year, arising from the issue of upwards of 7,000 Policies. BONCS, OR PROFIT BRANCH. • Persons Assuring on the Bonus system will he annually entitled to 80 per cent. of the profits on this branch (after payment of five yearly Premiums) ; and the profit assigned to each Policy may be either added to the sum assured, or applied in reduction of the Annual premium. NON-BONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM BRANCH. The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar ad vantages to the assured, not offered by any other Office—for where the object is the least possible outlay, the payment of a certain sum is secured to the Policy-holder, on the death of the Assured, at a re., duced rate of Premium. PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO 'WHOLE TERM. SAT TtegETa.— Pt Threeltonths, li. 153.; hekets; or 3ir. Monk, August 30, 1851. You say the claim is sent back; by whom is it sent back ?—By the clerks in the office. Not being within the three years ?—Not being within the three years. On the party making his claim again, before whom does it come ?—lt would be sent to the office again ; the chief clerk would open it, and he would bring it to me, and ask whether I thought that there were ex tenuating circumstances, if I may so call them, which justified the party in having so long deferred his claim. 'es marked * are 'elve Months, 41. to be had of the Terrace Pier, Lira' e CO] IVO9OI , Six Months, 2L 15s. ollectors on board the o O .„ADDLERS, IRONMONGERS, and jter,g_a: Line S . —T o be SOLD, by P r ivate Contract, the STOCK I . I ,%abuy -D e . GO ODWILL of very old-established Business in Crlp r ars, apply by letter only, to A. 8., 21, Fore-street, If I, for instance, have not received my dividend for the last year, the Government would receive the income-tax upon that dividend as soon as it became due 9—Yes, because the Bank would have accounted for it. E A. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. DeThmeati. 14 A a c ticl , PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 44 - 4 Au% tr ~t aparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops 3 7 . d t i f= swiby it°ast Meat Gravl s Fi h Game Soup, Curries, and Salad t a h n e i t Zigo e raling Properties enables the stomach to ha Q a ll 9' use f tbi food, delicious Sauce is the best safe -11 to h . 0 a aromatic and floia b ealth. ' it reet 37 t he proprietors, and P mins 6, Vere-street, Oxford -114:r.,, Lena on. __ 9rs, Lea e t w ercsterby Messrs. 43' ,. an d s ons 'al ie b s g s , Broad-stree Blackwell, and other Oilmen latiet.''ehatlt, 1.0nd0, r . 4. er"sn an : the principal dealers in kg . , i , , stud enerally by 'till PEltlr, a r,. (l against imitations, see that the names of " LEA ."' tr ' are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. Will you mention some other class of cases besides that of being out of time ?—There is a certain class of claims that are referred very much to the solicitor's department. I am speaking of what are referred to you ?—They would be brought before me, and I should refer them to the solicitor's department, because they depend upon certain legal technicalities, which I do not take upon myself to decide. Why should not that legal t2chnieality commence with the law officer; I want to know the precise na ture of the matter brought before you ?—I think that the greater number of claims or cases brought before me are on the account which I have men tioned. _ _ _ Mr. J. WlLSON—Provided it was not a dividend to which the exemption applied ?—Yes. The fact is, that the quarterly account which the B ink send you is applicable to that quarter, from quarter to quarter ?—Yes. CHAIRMAN—The tax being deducted by them ? The duty is deducted by them ; then it goes through the form of assessment by us; it is part of our duty to assess that, and then according to assessment is the amount which the Bank pay to the Receiver-General. Mr. HENLEY—Are those four clerks, whom you have described as having access to those Bank books, sworn to secrecy at all ?—No ; I do not think they are. _ _ Age. - - 20 30 40 50 GO One Year. !Seven Years, . With Profits. Without Profits. £1 15 10 £1 11 10 25b 2 0 7 3 0 7 2 14 10 4 6 8 4 0 11 6 12 9 G 0 10 £0 17 8 £0 18 1 118 1 2 7 150 1 6 9 1 14 1 1 19 10 3 2 4 3 17 0 L.A I JRENT'S GRAND CASINO, "A2: 1 4 Licensed by Act of Parliament. (401 ARG Y L L ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL ° that.. _ STREET, ST. JAMES'S. wiTutlliiLarAlerus Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brompton-square.) ...... OPEN EVERY EVENING, RENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. Itll ) j 'sl.3 t ~, ten at Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulconrt. -441 t - a ' I lalf-past Eight o'clock —Dancing to commence at -- "Qate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely. Admission, One Shilling. One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time without notice. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved. Loans upon approved security. The medical officers attend every day at Throgrnorton-street at a quarter before two o'clock. You have stated, with respect to the charity claims, that the principal duty which you have to perform, in relation to them, is to see whether the description of the charity comes within your opi nion of the words of the Act giving the exemption ? —Yes. Mr. J. WILsoN—I think you stated that none of the clerks were sworn ?—I think the chief clerk in our office is sworn; I think he took the oath; it has not been found necessary to administer the oath to all the clerks in our department. Mr. HORSMAN—Are any other than the clerks who have the books cognizant of what is in the returns ? No; they would have some difficulty in doing that, because they are kept in the custody of those four clerks ; they would not let others search the books ; there is a strong order against it, that only those four clerks in that office shall see the books. (To bc? continued.) .. - 1 do 0 93 °61...- los 03'144° E. BATES, Resident Director. nA D er 014 x,v.. ices: — . 6 o sti ' 16 W e ' we 4 A d lot , VO, 509. itlis/ lci. 641 ....... 506 0 t ........ ty ••• •• ..... ~" lity .......... - y............... owes o e; s ori 13 1 0 00 ; 6 b f lP Od; 9 d ; 30' 6 0. 61 1 t° qt3o l ,fil 16d ,fl , - o ,j; Stt,s w 00' e d; Ou t 4 too sa bot tgr 'Cotl e l uncir° d • boo ; 6 0- re 39s Ct P er ; ego.4d to ; P" n es t Lusag° I ' ° 1.29 5 creo 1151 to red • r to P t"' 0§ per f te eil° , 31 I°. ; 11 14lee 00. olf k dl r ose ; o 7d,81 0 91 :hobo, R i‘ V ' 1 . , e t preit c otsl, i N 6 per 10 , 0 orther n %oo of o toi Crl;Outl4 esi el I I der s nip° ct ioo transs 464 rt, Ikshir e .' ti the f t d 19,e r . in D itto, „i r e, !: (1 - 1 ,i0c0 1 5 70,11* . 904 giClso 9 ited' • .. 1 3 •,06 day " n cti` h . r h e tra- t sort , B _Grea d s o r!li ndoo 10 06 Id CO— -11„ ftO v ui eve r,i' e As t i °oar,' e •.ot- , • .r. kmbe r g• At — l3l •P js ' aidi t 311,5 A d! d l Y 13 1. 11 , ton, !!, b '4" 1 § oyer 6 va c! 0 , s burY e U°'o a ,ropoirsido dis. t 4t t S til.f e 0 i in this s e" fl ger ROM flother Oger _ I sbop O f leer tb o atl l el l ! " 0 0°r1 the 0- er t ionl 's: r nong? .foin Vors e 1 01 b e roe 1 nd s clge r. lo ) ,r of i s depe; Wee* l a cif / o f from n Seve Lif er• c i le ater , bv t he todi cls9' ate as este r a• , s ,. l. ereti t P lc i ) c r oll aster case' cetili e r4l e n vior dsr bi a oduceadi ts . 1 0 60 e oi hl° at b 1 I°ll %B th m at 0: b of the 6t l:tie c o of eiricu Per ttaineu. isili Turfi n ° l d l ,ll , all mr -- 1 0 6 .0 4 s t r 24 , i. s quaret Si* 13, Of Ciiiii°ll‘ zegen t's-Pl all ‘' ;hire, the 'cite 66thneg t. iitl o n be co- of e, D art : no e ' to Ma rj3 e oh of Belliir ir „nder Ale;" urn ' CaPul l° urY, and Staalit, . B. R' C. relict 0f t" tr ----; 01J 14 -1'iy f , 3, r''°' 0 i coot° At 0 R N E.—Admission, One Shilling ; Laot 'sv• Children, Half-price. A Th e e ek but One of Fr anconi's Equestrian Troupe. gew 0 clock Performance is free from any char 14,1,4,471erit4 Italian Ballet Pantomime, entitled Harlequin and g the Four 1 11 e n int4 lent;V art h , Air, Fire, and Water, with entire new scenery, "eta' ' of the most magnificent description, arranged by Fanyi S DAy t Y. - eent Wit • --B alloon Ascent by Lunardini, and Night Balloon i r . 'ro'nefit ot • - ",r°Tirs, and a veriety of attractive novelties, being for ; N l,, koh lt , • tr. R. Partrg, Treasurer. 1•""lith ' - ' IV and SATURDAY— Grand Italian Fetes, and li..lllritsZcin Ascents, with Fireworks. vegSt"al Pet AY— IIY Particular desire, the Representation of the Grand errab ag at Hc f. pact Ten o'clock of the 'faking of Gibraltar, and marinerectels er e Town and Fortress, ' by a numerous fleet of steam t,:trß Of ti,l bY experienced crews, with he sanction of the has 4,trtiou t . ~i tizen and Iron Boat Companies. T. B. Simpson C"eeted t i nform his friends and the public that nothing has been ate render this representation truly magnificent . , new and t e Ifive r S .2, a nerY and costumes having been made for this occasion. het' 'Dlanade is the only place in London where a spectacle 4chopitude can take place. The Pyrotechnic department un 111p,A.'ler Mortram Grand Balloon Ascent by Lunardini. sj.° ll ltiat Grandßalloon Ascent by the celebrated Spanish I, :4 l rett e'c ' lo, , ii? e PPe Lunardini, in the Roy - al Cremorne Balloon, at Os ki t, e°4l ' *° , - • e , l°el t in the Afternoon, and half-past Eight Evening, Nt . • ra.n e : -eebrated Equestrian Troupe, ' from Le Cirque National no charge made for the Four o'clock performance. th tila celebrated composer of dancing music, c - 14 -44 i 2 e greatand will execute all the t — i ttli Irldel, he Crernorne Ba a nd ' conducted at her Majesty's th i e ek il i o n narn ee l il ara e c s e e . d Exhaustless entertainments daily, in- Qa t ., `3", th , Jestnans or Bush People, Deulin's Ballet . the Star of li t t ' l lioPian Serenaders, the double-sighted Youth, t e kr ,,l'ast T 4 „ g g - hatchin the Bowling Saloon, Sze. Doors open a ti ace °' admis s ion I , Children half-price. The Hotel affords ke-ana,lllodation' for private and public dinner and supper par tt omnibuses nightly after the entertainments, 0 •by aaperintended by Directors. Fare , 4d . b y Boat, ka ,„1,1 v e 44B loe zio n a b c re e,...Gardens are open In the afternoon for refshment, ueshment card EA. Table d'Hoto at Four re and 6ix S UT LER' S )c lai t lIUD IBRAS MISQUOTED. l alittle r "en do we find pretenders misquoting authors for eading, for instance 13 i a ".11(4 a " Ile who's convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still," voh, l) ra '''gage from " Iludibras," when there is no such . , no . nsen t s n e 1111 O .li tler. - " e * Newspapers, magazines, and other publications in p ej pretenders to literature are allowed to scribble generally aiti7i,l, little or nothing for their contributions, are re:,i N on ~,;( 1 With second-hand twaddle, which relies fur embellish butie - Zquotations from authors whom the writers affect to have " h 4 1 33 never saw. Butler's words are— ),ll.p %con:: tri. r; e that complies against his will Is of his own opn still." 4'l ° l' n . . lcl: : Wri as d te gr IL IY , who bonght . most things as cheap as he Years before he could be persuaded to buy cheap ti i t a co sh rivel , ime. He had been taken in once, and had a suit °P cre s t a 4 froto to no time he was caught in the that time he thing held the forth first that cheap clothes . were the ew more ell Els the worst in the end. At length some friends who t!. 11,V, of the world than he did, forced him to try a suit made 9 eat 7tB and SON but sorely t bis inclination ; he wa r . ~- f ,t , tt of them before he wore them, but was oblig , ed, n n i eve e : 1 411 .. t icfs'‘woer than offend his friends, to try them. Hew' own op 1 1 4 , but it 'II," and, for a short time, was of his o *cr a nY hi,. w as only fora short time. The dress fitted him better tli: e the ;‘4 own tailor had ever made, the garments set they and al:bilt.:;:plin;ailft li e n r g a a s s ho h er of rain as betore, the meter s we _, sh ad ever worn •to use his own words, they wore 1 - 1 ch. well to the last, and he takes as much pains to The fact Wish a system of eco tal,, an,r BB, founded on good buying, the employment of first-rat t e '`ult „.% cUtters, picked workmen, and (for that is the grand secre ) 111 ;1\10 4 111 Vrollts. Where ordinary tailors charge a pound profit, wired alid 1, -ON are content with a shilling, an t they sell l a th:t tiie -ere another sells one. Pay one visit to thelr.illonti c l ast, or their estabishment ill the West. an + th, , ,+ found the large st g l a r y ad bestirs assortment in the world, at ' riee s charged by ordr tai. 144A.4d0n CitF E StabliShraent, 154, 155, 156, and 157, MinOrleS, BE, 1.0 11 d0 4 85 ' Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. I t a s vi— W est*eild Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, !araii.:sVltreet, all communicating. IllletteC. Y orkshire" Branch, 19, Bridge-Street. cl Bran c h 1 111,k„ °rs, 6, Fargate. T k ` r i,aild guners, Batters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe tp 3 ,1 Xat a „"eneral Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. When aro closed from sunset Friday to sunset Bs business is reamed till Twelve o'clock. are 86, OXFORD-STREET, and 36, T kn rty., ix. GRACECHURCII-STREET ? * ll , . O xford -street and Thirty-six Gracechurch-street, are 'stab lishments, ‘ under the direction of lIYAM and Co., 4 De Dronon st t au need, by universal consknt, to be the best and the rch ors in the kingdom. SG, Oxford-street, and 36, Grace :lm .3tr, et u.r t kne, are distinguighecl for beauty and durability of cloth material —two principal points in the manufacture of good eo/1 1 '„„', W tßf to k tetio u . - lnd and Cit Establishments of ITyam and C . o. are also t he ,nrit -- .. °r elegance y of cut, on all improved symmetrical system, 11 4 ` 4 ,,,e, exactness, and elegance, with perfect adaptation to h n ß t'i h , h e 111 Ployrnent of French and Gen-Ilan cutters, w g i n t 14 )— ref e c. r — u , esigners, will at once account for tha recomm 1110,ecirih,tora.edtrt:eta,t n an y d am 36, and Co.'s Establishments. 1.1 4 'at ki e trad e G for are th e ch o ea , p .o e r s y t ,supplying, as they do, the best dress th speak) of lii ks 4 eNt , r,l lyam and Co. were the " masters " (so to k_ at 86 `ein, and, are still the promoters of its e q uitable wor q 141, 4 ; vvb,re. O xford -street, West-end, and 36, Gracechurch- o s e t h re l c e ,_ (a, Youths'!• ll extensive, varied, and novel assortment of t ".erp,!.....:... Attire is at present on sale. We st. _' Cr AM and Co., Tailors, Clothiers, and Manufacturers. end Establishment, Loudon .• Oxford-street. ) 404 t3t4bllBl Waent. London ......36, Gracechurch-street. )4,,,,ae5t,,, Provincial Establishments. I .l — ,'llest r - 1 6 . Market -street, Ilull-17, Market-place. 1 11)``Daol King -street. Bristol-42, Wino-street. & 6 5, Lord-street. Glasgow-48, Argyll-street. 13rIggate New -street. Dublin-30, Dame-street. business tr.__ Lae Eveaing. at these Establishments on Sa- tltt. n ‘' b OLVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. e et , 0 had of Sherwood, 23, Paterno3ter-row ; Carvallio, And Str eet .44 1 Mann, 89, Cornhill; or direct from the anther , each ; by post, Is. Gd. e ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. 1 t h t) lttlor re ,_ aalth, Recreation, and rational Ilse of Time." 1 1 ., 3 "`eas :— Early Rising—Spring and Summor Mernings-1 1 % . X tri 4t a, t il l he Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, 111 s, As and /1 , 3 2, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country $1.2 4 a10.... , t -Lul elee—The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home X aa hebrama—On Eating Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air , e)°oll Pation, tke. vlrt- --- uATI3 FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vets: Volt. to ~t 0 THE L EE ArEs; ETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c 4 . Vol. IL makiC la 01' EILLAHNEY; I DUBLIN, &o. 111. TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. __ p, pai - zt three memosseo and ten our course may run." review of lt every form (cause and cure) eh ner t43.4lmlebili lon n , ,teted health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses i.t.i.Lers ueseta the man of pleasure, business, er study, and em '4oll age, with tables and rules for the dist and physical rega l:l4Vol7-day life. rePB OP Wllat riisioxs. Daniona hurt the body—what improve; e r itrikrte r as refined as Athens ever heard." Aliene aw ° "..ife's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent t iuous ne n a• Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of lbledi a l a nd dissipation, with illustrations, graphic , narrative, Ve• Advocacy of early marriages.;, h5Ga.,-- " To bo TilE or not MAR to b R e IA , that is the question." and ro.. l iden I.Z"'utc:—Laws and obligations of nature, society,Time and GE STATE. °loice--;rng marriage, to be observed by either sex. l sion mad Ilave both sides, as to age, temperament, ,orli) them. /;,,„,.,-- secure healthy IT pring, with the art o. r,...ring Osits-71,11. activeness and o d its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Il y a s'. J n - rr r ,-,—.... , l 327) L.S.A. (11124) . ' 1 ,; , •• ' v eatWELL, M.D. (1841), M.n.C.S. k. .I__ these matters. - .." t7 ".lave Years 'Medical and Forensic Referee tri ,en,, ,“ 5 0 till kliiie, .. •" e cePtion hours daily till Five. Evenings, Iv+ &DU-place, Regent-grot. -,- - 1 ~~ T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY. No. 72, Lombard-street and 24, Connaught-terrace. rays TEES. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. J. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I James Fuller Madox, Esq. Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. William Wilberforce, Esq. The POLICIES are INDISPUTABLE, in terms of the Deed of Settlement of the Company, duly registered, and are not, therefore, dependent for their validity on the construction to be put upon pre vious statements or the official papers which preceded them, or upon reports, prospeetuQes, or other varying documents. They are thus rendered CERTAIN FAMILY PROVISIONS, AND NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS OF SECURITY. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of life assurance, the progress of this company has been rapid from the commencement of Its business ALE , and is steadily advancing. XANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. POLICIES ONCE ISSUED ARE INDISPUTABLE. E NGLISH AND CAMBRIAN LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY, 9, BRIDGE-STREET, Blackfriars, London. TRUSTEES. G. M. Murray, Esq. Isaac liaise, Esc,. W. White'ock, Esq. I Daniel Ware, M.D. "Declined" Lives assured at equitable rates. Loans granted on undoubted security of every description. Annuities and Endowments on most advantageous terms. Division of Profits—Four-fifths to the Policyholders, and one-fifth to the Shareholders. Credit given for half the premium for the first seven years. Medical practitioners liberally remunerated for their reports. Liberal Commission to Solicitors and others on introduction of business. Prompt payment of all claims. Prospectuses, with the report, can be obtained from CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Manager and Actuary. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. The following testimonial is another proof of the great effi cacy of this medicine : " 157, New Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. " Sir,—ln acquainting you with the great benefit which I have ex perienced by taking BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, I feel that I am but performing a duty to that portion of the public who may be similarly affected. " About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout in my hands and feet. I had previously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and in Spain, under Sir John Moore, in the 18th Hussars. I always pro cured the best medical aid, without obtaining any essential relief, and my sufferings can be appreciated only by these who know some thing of this disease. " It was during one of those paroxysms+, between twelve and thir teen years ago, that I was recommended to try BLAIR'S' PILLS. I lost no time in procuring a box, and before I had taken that quantity the pain had entirely ceased, and in a few days I was in perfect health. " From that moment, whenever I feel any symptoms of the dis ease approaching, I have instant recourse to this medicine, which to me is so valuable, that were it not that the days of magic have ceased, I should certainly attribute the relief I obtain to that cause. Moreover, I rejoice to say that my health has not in any degree suf fered, but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS is towards its improvement. " I have recommended the Pills to many friends, and the result has always been of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, "GARRET FOSTER GILL. " To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand." For every description of Goat and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo reux, &c., &c., BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are A. sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium, or any other dangerous drug, require no care whatever in their use, and ter ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world: Sold by Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," is Impre.c , sed upon the Government Stamp. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECT: 7,T INFIRMITIES, OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. With Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure. FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON .tTEEL. Jast pub'ished, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, In u Sealed itavelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two sltarr_pc, PaI.LF-PILESEVATION; Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity; usually required at an early pried of life, which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural fsalings, and exhaust the vital energies of Matthew! ; with Practical Olservations on tlao certain Prevention and successful Treatment of. Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis; Stricture, and all Diseas , s and D 3 rs.nvmentfi resulting from Ind's e:etion, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent mem aers of the faculty in France. With Fifty coloured Engravings, Illustrating the knatoisay, Physiology, and Diseases cf the Ito , productive Organs, explaining their straetUres, uses, and functions, and the various !Modes that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, 117, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON'. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member .1 the University of rldin burgh, Honorary Menai* , of the London Hospital Illedicel Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, Lontlon, Member of the Hunterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., Lc. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. La - Mert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. Ile may be consulted with ad vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become debili tated through secret practices acquired is youth, or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of un tleMing misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Titchborne-street, Eaymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mann, 23, Cornhill, or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who mar he consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter, daily. from Ten till Two, and from Six till Eight- C T L a A E NG R U E A M G E E D S Y — LANGUAGES—FORTIETH PREVENTION EDITroa. OF DISEASE. Ittustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured E p iii rice as. 601 on otd 7FITSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIA GE. A b Nowy post, direct Improved o o v m e d the di E t s o t n a , b e h. n s l i a ma r enlarged 0 32 1 9 6. 6 d . p tri g es, postage stamps, All Comrmulle.ations being strictly confidential, the Authors have discontinued the publishing of Cases. Frill; SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on JIL the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by eac :ssive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, follows by observations on the Married State, and the disqualifica tions which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By It. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don. Published by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, id, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; and Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. PA= I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-gednetive organs, and is illustrated by 25 Coloured Engravings. PAnT It. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, narvous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART M. treats of the diseases resulting front infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Envoy- P. As.x PT. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple applicatton, by which the danger of infection is obviated. This important part of the Work should not escape the reader's notice. PAnT V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, anti Its Un ties. The causes of unproductive anion are aloo considered, nr.l the whsle subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TuE CORDIAL Bt-r..x tivareouss is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., t 13, and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an sriti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, its. and 335. per bottle. rerry's Purifying Spccino Fills, 28. 9d-, Is. O'd., and lie. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gieet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, it. A. minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. Pool oto, advioe, to be had at the blistmant only, by which the fee, li., is sav ed. Messrs. Perr y , are to siter-danco daily at 19, Iterners - s treet. oxford,treet, Lon don, from EloVen till Twa, and Five to Eight; on Sunday, tom EleYo to ()Pe, INCOME-TAX COMMITTEE. (Continued from The Sun of Aug. 22.) CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—Are the Com mittee to understand you to mean that there are only 9,700 persons receiving dividends at the Bank whose incomes are under 1501., so far as you know ?—No ; that is only a return for one year of amounts exempt in one year. Can you state from any papers which you have the whole number of persons receiving dividends at the Bank who have been exempted from the tax on ac count of their having proved to your satisfaction, that they had incomes less than 1501. a year ?—ln the Beek 29,273, and in the National Debt Office 8,G51, making altogether somewhere about 38,000. Mr. J. WILSON—That number of 38,000 applies to persons at one time ?—Yes, at this time. I believe the account is made up this day. CHANCELLOR of. the EXCIIEQUER—In point of fact, that is the, nuMbers'of , persons whom you believe at th e p eese ee e ep:Oneo be exempt from deductions on the payment oP W thefrifi dividends, on account of having incomes leis thin 1501. a year ?—Yes ; there must be some uncertainty about it ; we cannot have it quite accurate. Mr. J. WILSON—You have stated that those returns are not made to the Bank perfect at each quarter, but only the new cases P—Only the new cases. Suppose that a man has been exempted to your satisfaction two years ago, arid suppose that in the meantime he may have become possessed either of a larger quantity of stock, or of any other source of income which would make his whole income more than 1501. a year, and therefore not entitle him to the exemption, have you any means of revising the ex emption which you have already granted from time to time, or does it go on as an allowance from year to year ?—lt goes on; we have no means of finding it out except he choses to tell us. Then a man may have been exempted in 1842 upon an interest in the funds to the extent of 1451. a year ; he may have acquired property during the next six months which may have made his income above 1501. a year, and he may have gone on with his exemption to the present day upon the original 1451. ?-11e cer tainly may. And there is no means of knowing that ?—There are no means of knowing it. Many of those cases would excite suspicion in the minds of the examining clerks, and they would be returned to the surveyor, who would cell upon the party to reprove . his income. That would only be in very striking cases 9—ln striking cases, where there was something in the re turn leading us to expect that the man had exceeded his income ; in such a case as you have put, for example, where the amount approached very near the limit of 150/. Suppose it was 1001. In point of fret, have you any means of revising those original statements upon which the exemption is maileY—Ne. Would that not be cured by making the Exemp tions annually ?—Yes ; but then it would give the claimants a vast deal of increased trouble, and give us a vast deal of increased trouble. In fact, the present system of sending a list to the Bank was adopted in consequence of the immense number of claims which came into the office originally when the system which you mention was in operation. Lord 11. VANE—In fact, you found it impossible to carry it out ?—We could not get through the busi ness without a very much increased number of clerks and NVO got permission from the Chancellor of the Ex chequer at that time to adopt this course. Mr. J. Wresoss—Then it is quite clear that under the course which is at present pursued there is an enormous opening for fraud—that is, for exemptions being continued to which persons are no longer en titled ?—There is. We have no means of positively ascertaining it, but our impression is that that fraud is not carried on to a great extent, because in very many cases parties have written to us to say that they are no longer entitled to the exemption, and desire to be charged. Mr. HENLEY—Your answer to one of the questions of the Honourable Member near me I think is not correct. He put a question to you with reference to an increased amount of stock. Do you think that if a man has 1451. of income arising from the funds, and he ad is to his account, making it 155/., the Bank would pay him the dividend upon the additional 101. without deduction ?—No, certainly not ; he would convict himself by that. Mr. J. WILSON—If the increase had taken place upon stock it would be apparent upon the face of the Bank books, and the thing would be discovered ? Yes. Ch AIRMAN—Do you make inquiry whether the amount of stock has changed in the name of the indi vidual who has been excused; if you find that any alteration in the amount of stock has taken place do you require new ,proofs ?—lf any alteration in the amount of stock took pace the Bank themselves would immediately put it in charge, because it would not then correspond with the sum in our list ; they would deduct it. Then on every change in the amount of stock after you had sent in the list the parties would be charged ? —They would be charged. Then are we to understand that if you give in the list an individual to be exempted in 1849, he would be exempted in 1850 and 1851 ?—Unless his stock was changed. There is no inquiry ?—No inquiry. Mr. HENLEY—I think you have stated, with re ference to this question of the exemption being per manent, excepting under special circumstances which come to your notice, that that was obliged to be done on account of the inconvenience which you and the office were subjected to, and which the public were subject to ?—Yes. At the first the practice was not so to do ?—lt was not. You stated in the beginning of your evidence that you are one of a board consisting of three, and that this particular branch of the service is entrusted to your charge ?--It is. Do you act as a board in any way ?—I do some• times sit upon appeals when one of the other Com missioners happens to be absent, but very seldom. Then, in point of fact, the decisions which are come to and given as the decisions of a board of three are the decisions of one Commissioner ?—Yes. What are the duties entrusted to the other two gentlemen P—They are entirely under the same Schedule (D) ; their business is to make assessments under Schedule (D), and hear appeals. Do they sit two together to hoar those appeals, or are they subdivided again ?—They sit together. What happens in the case of a difference of opinion ? —I have on one or two occasions been called in as an umpire; I believe, in the whole course of my practice, that has never happened but twice. In point of fact, then, the other appellate business under Schedule (D) is confided to two gentlemen out of the three ?--It is. With respect to the 29 clerks whom you have shta spoken of, ar e th e i r serv i ces con fi ne d t o your depart ment of the bo ar d, or d o t h ey ac t f or th e w h o l e board ? departments—'They ou re have stated eed confined the to clerksclaims o a repayment to have been about 69,000 in th e fi rs t y ear of the present ass essment ?—Yes. own. rtm Y ent ; the other What portion of those 69,000 cl a i ms come b e f ore you personally ? — I should think very few ; not above 300 or 400 at the outside, I should think. In the course of the year P — ln the course of the year ; all the rest were settled by the clerks. They were mere matters of course, and came within certain known rules, and the clerks decided them at once ?—Exactly so. The cases of small difficulty were referred to the m f y their fordep chief clerks ?—Yes. And those of greater difficulty were referred to you ?—Yes. The latter number amounted, you think, out of the And they amount to about 3,300 ?—Yes. You cannot illustrate any other matter, with re ference to those 400 claims which have come perso nally before you ?—lt does not occur to me to do so at present ; the class of cases which I have stated is the most common, I think ; I dare say there may be other cases which are brought before me ; none occur to me just now. And, with the exception of occasionally being called in as an umpire, to assist the other two Comtiaissioners, you do not attend the board at all?—No. You yourself are responsible, though the work is done in the name of the board, for that branch of the business of the office ?—Yes, I should be so, except ing in cases of charities, and there we require the sig nature of two special Commissioners. With regard to charities, you say in those cases the signatures of two of the Commissioners are requisite P —To the order ; the board do not choose to sign the order without having the signatures of two Commis sioners to it ; the sums, of course, being very much larger. In point of fact, are these charity matters investi gated by two Commissioners, or are they investigated by you ?—They are investigated by me. And the other Comne4oner ei on the faith of your inveetigattont-e-TiCeees Do you know the amountsrep . ait in charity cases ? —24,9601. ,r With reference to 69,000 claims which you have spoken of, I think you said that a little more than 70.0001. has been repaid ?-73,0001. Do you know how many of the 69,000 claims were disallowed P—l have not got that, but it appears that 69,000 cl aims were received, and 54,000 orders, or warrants of repayment, were issued; that would give 53,000 rejected. Therefore the 73,000/. may be taken as paid upon the 54,000 claims ?—Yes. Mr. J. Wresos—With regard to claims upon stock, when a person makes a claim for a return of income tax paid upon stock, on the ground that his income is under 1501., you refer to the bankbook, as a test of his claim ?—Yee. Have you any test at all as to whether he has in come from other sources ?—lle is obliged to state that. Is he obliged to state that upon oath ?—Not upon oath ; he states it to the satisfaction of the surveyor. The surveyor of the district in which he lives ? Yes; if he did not prove to the satisfaction of the surveyor that his income was under hcOl. a year, the surveyor of course would not certify his claim; we never allow a claim except it is certified by the sur veyor. Therefore if he was a man carrying on a small business, or had any other ostensible means of income, the surveyor would be usually aware of it. Mr. T. BARING—What salaries do the clerks get who decide these claims ?—The general salary is about 1001. a year. Lord 11. - 1/ . /NE—./ suppose the chief clerk to whom reference is made by the inferior'clerks has a higher salary ?—The chief clerk has a salary of 2001. a year. There is one other clerk, I thinl4 with a salary of 1301. Tile rest have 100/. CLIAIRMAN-- , -YOll have stated that the number of applications for rspayment was so great that unless you had adopted the mode of sending notice to the Bank not to make the deductions, you could not carry on the business. Can ycu state what is the greatest number of applicants in any one year; you have said that 69,000 was the number in 1849; was it at any time larger cannot positively state, but I should think that some years it was larger. It has been stated to the Committee that the num bers were so great that it was impossible, without having recourse to the Bank, to have attended to all the applications for exemption ?—lt could not have been done without a very great increase of force—a very increased number of clerks. But you do not consider that it would have been impossible ; you might have had an establishment adequate to that amount ?—Yes. Do you recollect the greatest number in any one year ?—No ; I do not think they ever varied so much. I should say the greatest number probably was not above 72,000 or 73,000. I have not got it upon paper, and I cannot trust exactly to my memory. Does your memory serve you whether you ever sent to the India House any list, that they might do as the Bank of England does ?—Lists are sent to the India House, the Bank, the South Sea House, and the National Debt Office. To all those offices which make the deduction you send lists ?—Yes. Can you state what number you send to the India House and the South Sea House separately ? Mr. T. BARING—Does the Bank send copies of all the dividends and names of parties to whom divi dends are payable P—All upwards of Si., I think, or something of that sort. Suppose a domestic servant has dividends coming from the Bank to the extent of 201. a year, what means does he take to obtain an exemption ; does he apply to the local surveyor ; he is not in connexion with the local surveyor ; he has no form left with him as a matter of course. Is it his duty to apply to the local surveyor, or to obtain a certificate, which he can forward to you ?—The assessor of the parish ought to be provided with such forms, but in many cases he is not. The assessors leave forms at each house ?—Yes. That form is for the occupier of the house and not for his domestic servants, but an immense number— thousands of domestic servants, now hold funded pro perty of small amounts; I want to know what means those domestic servants or clerks , or any persons who are not the holders of houses, have of acquiring the certificate which you require before the exemption is allowed ?—The party may either have it from the surveyor of the district, or if he choose to apply to cur office at Somerset-house we should send it to him ; but the most regular way would be by an application to the surveyor of the district. If he applied to the surveyor of the district would it then become the duty of the surveyor of the district to make any inquiry whether lie had any other pro perty in other places that might raise his income ? Certainly; before the surveyor put his name to it it would be quite incumbent upon him to satisfy himselt that the claimant was within the limit cf the exernp , tions. If he did not raise it above 1501. a year he would have no object in the concealment, because he would claim the exemption upon the whole ?—Yes. But the case to which I apply is where his property in other respects would raise his income above 1501. a year, and where ho is claiming exemption of stock, on the ground that he has less than 1501. a year ?—That is a case which could be only left to the secretary of the surveyor. CHAIRMAN—Of those 69,000 claims which you have mentioned, can you say what proportion came from the metropolis, and what proportion came from the country. Is there any classification of that kind in your office ?—No, there is not • it might be arrived at, perhaps, by looking into the lists of orders, and ascertaining what number of orders ore made payable by the Receiver-General, and what by the country receivers, but it would require a good deal of investi gation to find that out. Do you not think that the difficulty attending the certificates, and the applications from people at a distance, prevents a great many in the country from applying, who, if they were present in London, would make the application ?—lt is possible that that may be the case, but I think that, throughout the country , now, people's knowledge of the proper mode of appli cation hag very much increased. Do you mean to say that the number of applications for repayment are more every year than they were ? —No, I do not think they are more, but there is a greater facility, I think. Of the modes of recovery ?—Of the modes of re• covery. Have any cases come to your knowledge where these applications have been rejected on the ground of fraud ?—Many applications have been rejected, but I should say that the greater part of them were not rejected on the ground of fraud, but on the ground of their having been made on an erroneous principle, people having supposed themselves exempt when they were not ; considering the enormous number of claims which have gone through the office, the in stances of fraud which have been discovered are very few. You stated that there were some cases in which a reference was made to the solicitor ; do ycu make reference to him in any case unless you intend to sue for penalties ?—Yes ; we do. Of what nature ?—There are some clauses in the Act, the explanation of which is somewhat uncertain, and in those cases we refer to him more especially about minors. There was a great diversity of opinion as to how far minors were entitled to exemption, and it became so subtle a question that I really did not f:el myself quite equal to the decision, and therefore I directed that in those cases the opinion of the soli citor should be taken. Are they many in the course of the year ?—They are numerous. Lord H. VANE—Can you state the ground upon which they claim exemption P—As being minors. CHAIRMAN—Are there any other cases which you refer for the opinion of the solicitor ?—Yery few others; the cases of minors are the principal; there is a difference as to vested interests, cases where minors have vested interests, and where their interests are not vested ; in one case we allow the deduction, and in the other not ; but the question as to vested interest is a completely legal one, which I, not being a lawyer, do not feel myself qualified to judge upon. Mr. J. WlLsoN—You are aware that in the Act there i 3 a power for persons who are charged under Schedule D at the end of the year to claim a return of any tax to which they may have been assessed, or which they may have paid, provided they find that their income at the close of the year is less than what they have returned as having been the probable income, based upon the three preceding years' profits ? —I am quite aware of that. Can you give the Committee any idea as to the ex tent to which those claims have been made ?—No, I cannot, because they have not passed through my hands; they pass through the hands of the Commis missioners for General Purposes. Mr. llEssaey—Are you aware of the practice of the other two Commissioners of the board of which you form a part with reference to claims going or not in the first instance to the clerks in their branch of the office ?—No ; I do not know anything of their practice. From the very first we never have acted es a board, except accidentally, as I have stated. From the very beginning of the Act this exemption branch became so large that it was thought quite enough to occupy (we person's time, which it certainly is. De you act under the sanction of an oath rs a Special Commissioner ?—Yes. What is the nature of that oath ?—The oath is ap pended to the Act :—" I will truly, faithfully, impar tially, and honestly, according to the best of my skill and knowlege, execute the powers and authorities vested in me by on Act passed in such a year, and that I will exercise the powers entrusted to me by the said Act in such manner only as shall appear to me necessary for the due execution of the same, and that I will judge and determine upon all matters and things which shall be brought before me under the said Act, without favour, affection, or malice, and that I will not disclose any particular contained in any schedule or statement delivered with respect to any duties charged under the provisions and regulations relating to Schedule (D) of the said Act, or any evidence or answer given by any person who shall make affidavit, deposition," and so on, " excepting in such cases and to such persons only who shall be sworn to the due execution of this Act, and where it shall be necessary for the purpose of the said Act, or to the COMM;9- sinners of Stamps and Taxes, or in order to or in the course of a prosecution for perjury committed in such examination," and so on. That part of the Act which relates to disclosing applies to Schedule (D) I suppose almost entirely?— Almost entirely. Mr. DISRAELI—The twenty-nine clerks do not act of course under an oath ?—No. Generally speaking is there anything known to you in the transaction of those affairs to which you have alluded which is unknown to the 29 ckrks ? Very little. Are the lists of dividends which are furnished by the Bank of England seen by these clerks I ) —Not by all of them. By how many ?—Four ; there are four specially appointed to that service, one of whom is a Bank clerk. Are those four clerks at a salary of 1001. a year ? Except the senior one ; he has a much larger salary. The one who is a Bank clerk ?—Yes; but those persons who were selected for that office were such as I considered the most trustworthy men among the rest of the clerks. CUAIRMAN—Can you state the salary of those who are trustworthy ?—Their salary is the same, 1001. a year. But they are under no oath ?—They are under no oath. Do they retain possession of the copies of the Bank books ?—The head clerk is considered resp onsible for those, and they are kept in a private room under his lock and key. In the office ?—ln the office, except when he is there or when the books are in use. Do you get a list after every dividend that has been made ?—Yes. Mr. J. WiLsoN—These Bank returns which you have sent to you disclose nothing to your clerks through whose hands they may pass that is not dis closed to all the clerks in the Bank of England, who are in that department ?—No. Tne clerks in the Bank of Ragland, therefore, have the Fame knowledge of the circumstances disclosed by those accounts as the four clerks in your eke to whom you have referred ?—Yes. Would it not answer all your purposes, under this Act of Porliament , i f t he Bank confined their returns to you of all the incomes under 1501. a year, and did not return any of those incomes a b ov e 1501. a yearl tr 0412 /c 7 : 77 71? „. E TVELL CONCERTS P g CA TLIERINE ILA ES. EE-Tl tADE HALL. e ee - 11,51,1 t ti Itt /2 On Thursday evenng the first of the above con- l;'zitt:4lV e/ i r 9 I/Lt t " certs took place, when there were nearly 3,000 people present, exhibiting the warmest enthusiasm through out the evening, in harmony with so interesting an occasion. The announcement, some time since, that Miss Catherine Hayes was about t o g i ve three fare well concerts previous to her departure for America, made quite a stir among the musical people of Man chester, and all who entertained a true feeling for what is high and pure in art seemed anxious to pay homage to the " British Nightingale," and to give her a parting cheer before crossing the Atlantic. Catherine Hayes undoubtedly takes rank among the most perfect vocalists of the present day, not as an English singer, but unquestionably as one of the prima donnas of Europe. Educated in Italy, and under the best professors—having a deep love for her profession, and possessed of enthusiasm, which is the parent of zeal and perseverance, she is a perfect mistress of h er ar t. N a t ure h a s done an immense deal for Catherine Hayes, but Catherine Hayes has not left all to nature. Nature has endowed her with a most exquisite voice, of unusual capabilities, with feeling, development, taste, expression, and a keen perception of the beautiful ; but the artist has come nobly to the assistance of the goddess, and shown herself a worthy handmaiden. Tile best proof how largely art has assisted nature is exemplified in the very great improvement made by Miss Hayes as a singer since she first visited London. A parallel case to this we do not remember, except in the in stance of Pasta; but she took years, where Catherine Hayes took only months, to become one of the greatest singers of her time. The concert on Thursday evening was of the mis cellaneous kind. We had Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Braham, Herr Mengis, and Signor Sivori, the renowned violinist. Mr. Augustus Braham wa s listened to with singular interest. He has one of the finest and purest tenor voices we ever heard, the quality singularly like that of his father, as well as his style and general method. This will be imme diately recognised by those who remember Braham the glorious. Mr. A. Braham sang last night Beet hoven's "Adelaide ;" the Scotch ballad, " The flowers of the forest;" and a duet with Herr Mengis. He sung "The dowers of the forest" exquisitely, and r es si high on. received a hearty encore. Herr Mengishxa p s a barytone voice of considerable power and expression. He sings skilfully and like a musician, and most cer tainly will become a favourite in Manchester. Miss Rebecca Isaacs sang most charmingly, and added much by her talent to the pleasure of the evening. Sivori played twice, and created an immense sen sation ; he is certainly a wonderful player, and in his most daring and rapid movements always satisfies the ear. The fantasia of Paganini involves the most sur prising difficulties, which were mastered with con summate ease. Nothing could be more brilliant and dazzling than Sivori's performance, and those who have not witnessed it can form but a poor idea of the genius of Paganini's only pupil. The second piece he gave us was a composition of his own, originating from listening to the song of the sinsoute, a bird of South America, whose peculiar notes attracted his attention during a residence in Mexico. The extra ordinary quality of tone produced, and the singularity of execution, astonished as well as delighted his audi ence, and his success was most complete, leading to an enthusiastic encore, when he introduced variations upon the nigger melody " Lucy Long," with great effect. The song of the "Sinsoute," we perceive, is to be repeated to• night. It may easily be imagined that the reception given to Miss C. Hayes on her entrance was of the warmest kind. She was received with a general shout, which was prolonged for several minutes. She looked re markably well, stouter, we think, in person, than when we last saw her, and stronger in appearance. Her first song was the "Ah ! mon fils," from the Prophete, which, according to all the London papers, she has made entirely her own, in the teeth of com parisons with Viardot and Alboni. All were natu rally anxious to hear what they had read and heard so much about, and as we ourselves had a vivid re collection of Viardot's singing in the Prophete last season, we perhaps werelmore anxious than anybody else. The fair artist more than satisfied everybody, and more than satisfied ourselves. Her singing the " Ah ! mon fils" is literally a chef d'osuvre. We do not think we ever heard any piece of vocalisation which more thoroughly pleased and astonished us. It requires a great compass of voice to manage the "Ah ! mon fils" satisfactorily. Madame Viardot, by her extreme art, if not satisfactorily, contrives to manage it. Alboni manages it, and satisfactorily too, but she wants the soprano brilliancy in the upper notes to give the aria its true effect. Catherine Hayes, in her voice, leaves noting to be desired. Her upper notes are as clear and ringing as a bell ; the middle voice round, fall, and sweet, and the lower voice, without losing the distinctive character of the other two registers, pc=cz,ses the depth, strength, end est nority of the true contralto. These three divisions are blended together with singular art, and constitute a perfect organ of nearly three octaves in extent. We may conscientiously affirm, we never heard a pure soprano with such a middle and low voice. Herein Catherine Hayes possesses an enviable advantage over Jenny Lizid, whose voice is circumscribed in the lower division ; and herein also may be said to lie the power of the singer in varying the expression which renders Catherine Hayes's ballad singing so irresistibly touching. The " Ah ! mon fils," we repeat, was a superb effort of vocalisation, and created a perfict furore. Miss C. Hayes next gave Wallace's ballad, " Why do I weep for thee ?" with inimitable feeling and taste; and again roused the whole house to an unusual pitch of ecstacy : an encore and subsequent rapturous acclamations were the in evitable consequence. Her third essay was the never tiring and exhilarating rondo finale, "Ah 1 non giunge," from Sonnambula ; which, as a brilliant display in the Italian bravura style, we have seldom heard equalled. By-the-by, Catherine Hayes has one of the most perfect and beautiful shakes we ever heard. All the cadences were striking and novel, and the en tire performance was instinct with characteristic hilarity and animal spirits. The audience, towards the end, became so excited that they could hardly con tain themselves or keep their seats. The burst of applause that followed the rondo was quite deafening, and, of course, nothing but a repetition would satisfy the thoughtless multitude, despite the fatigue the fair artiste must have undergone. The encore was fol lowed by the same tumultuous demonstration?. Miss C. Hayes's last effort was in the Irish ballad, " Kathleen Mavourneen," which she appears to sing everywhere with unbounded success. As a specimen of pure ballad singing, Miss Catherine Hayes's " Kathleen Mavourneen " cannot be surpassed, and has not been equalled since the days of Miss Stevens. How exquisite the tone of voice—so tender, plaintive —and how charming the expression ! How simple and unpretending the style ! How irreproachable the taste! In short, " Kathleen Mavourneen" is perfec tion—the very no plus ultra of ballad singing. Last night the hall was still more crowded than on Thursday, and the concert was quite as brilliant. To the previous list of vocalists the finest of English contraltos, Mies M. Williams, was introduced to us. Her reception must have been highly gratifying to her, and she sang with a judgment, taste, and force of expression, that we have never h ear d excelled. To give a detailed report of' the many beautiful things presented to the public is quite out of our pow s er at a.e the late hour at which we write, but we may tt t t r . that there were no less than six encores. balled, ham was called upon to repent Balfe's nner that this old chair," which he gave in showed him to possess practice and careful study must advance . And great natural some thing worthy the name his father has left him. months ago he was when it is known that onlyapovaiveainrstO which an officer in the army, he It Isaacs received success already attained. l‘ii6 re in a pretty ballad also the compliment of an e t n e c :" a:lsiah she sang with deasefresvivesall honour for the by Wallace, " A 10171 Y youth, Miss Hayes had no great simplicity and swee s. On the third occasion, encores. a 9r- sen g called " The Grecian less than three having s ubstit , u t he o d nn _ e to which she gracefully i Prince Charlie," there were (laughter" for ` h programmesea d e electrified thectr i e fi o e m d p h il e n r , alreadyt .f famous Scotch ballad with an loud conceded,crie givingfo r e h which he ex energy of &ted audience. his " Carnival of Venice,' en of being recalled after 7 wonderful manipulation Stivqoruiithe ; but his executed with , a , seal t to i n g of the ra peco, our own taste, wt s, pDY his great triumph. The truthful expression, after all, the pa thos with which he clothed this beautifiC m elody, was never surpassed ; and in that vast hail, an d with the large mass of people assem bl ed, not even the most delicate note was lost in the almost breath less silence which preceded the volley of applause that greeted him at the close. To-night, it will be seen. he is to repeat the charming " Song of the sinsoute,' with which he se astonished his audienceon Thursday; and this will be th last appearance of Miss Hayes, the occasion being announced as for her benefit. On considering the talents and acquirements of our English prima donna after the conclusion of the r i e n o e n i certs of Thursday and Friday evenings, tat P pally impressed itself upon us was the ft r ed. In the versati lity which she so satisfactorily demonstrated. had one of the gland declamatory French school ! mon fils." highest examples in Meerbeer s a brilliant spe- The " ! non giunge" furnishesavd the English and lath of the Italian bravhersa.;nces of the homele and Irish ballads allorded two . t on. l Perhaps to a • finger quiet school of vocaLisat e l s , s power, this last may be "ses"of Miss C."gY but difficult or not, to achieve; , the most difficult. I:1)1e ballad more simply than Ca nt) one can singT simple wes success more decided therine s 'rever was enthusiasm more hearty and universal,na never, we may add, did any artist end general' 8 from an admiring public. Miss e t deserve more is for America on WedneKlq next. She Hayes sat SUPPOSED MURDER. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, FRIDAY NIGHT.---The vi cinity of Morpeth, since Wednesday morning last, has been the scene of much excitement, consequent on the suspected murder of a young man named James Mil burn, a master butcher, of great respectability in the town. The facts, as they have reached us, would show that he had been attaoked by highwaymen, and robbed and murdered in a manner best gathered from the subjoined details. It appears that on Tuesday evening he had gone on horseback to Borthall, a village about three miles down the Wousbeck, to receive an account at the rectory. On his return home in the evening he called upon a friend at Choppington, and they parted company at the Guidepost Tavern about twelve o'clock. The friend, who is highly respectably con• netted, saw him a short distance along the road, and than left him. Early on the following :horning Mr. Millburn's horse was found roaming about, near Hipscott, with the bridle-rein cut. Nothing could be seen or heard of the unfortunate man. He had not reached home, and it was then suspected that be had been waylaid and murdered. Search was then made along the road, some half-a-mile from where the friend (Mr. Lewes) had parted com pany with him, was found his riding-whip, broken to pieces, his hat smashed in front, and his memo randum-book, with some of the leaves torn, and the pockets emptied. Near to where the articles were picked up were considerable marks of a struggle, some blood. and footmarks on the road, and an ap pearance 03 if a person had been dragged by the arm over two or three fields into a low thick wood beyond, the hedges indicating the trailing of shoe heels. Be yond the wood there was no further trace. The river runs some GOO or 700 yards from where the hat was picked up. On the circumstances being made known, and the probable fate of Milburn, hundreds of the in habitants hastened to the scene of the supposed mur der. Every bush was beaten, the river was dragged, and some old pit shafts were pumped out, but not the least trace could be obtained of him. The search was continued yesterday, but with no better avail. The police force learned that a gentleman had seen Milburn's horse tied to a light cart going along the road, and the officers are now engaged endeavouring to obtain a confirmation of the report. Mr. Milburn was a stout powerful young man, about 14 stone weight, and 9.6 years of age. He was in the habit of carrying large sums cf money on his person, and it is feared that was the inducement which led to his sus pected faarful end. The police have forwarded the usual information throughout the country. At pre sent everything concerning the affair continues enve loped in mystery. It is the general opinion that his body has been thrown down one of the old coa..yits in the neighbourhood. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DiiTONPORT, AVG. 30.—The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord George Paulet, is to proceed from this port to Portsmouth, for the purpose of being docked. Lieutenant Thomas Williams, R.N. (1615), director of police at this dockyard, has been re-transferred to the active list. The Virago steam-sloop, Commanda W. 11. Stew art, is to go into the Sound on Thursday next. She will sail on or about the Bth of Sept., taking Captain W. H. Kitchen, R.N., who supersedes Captain F. Hutton as Governor of Ascension. The Virago has been supplied with one of the newly-invented " Great Circle Course Indicators," an instrument intended to obviate the necessity of calculation to find the course to be taken, in oorder to steer on'the arc of a great circle. The Sprightly steam-tender returned to this port from Portsmouth sesterday. She is to convey the remains of the late. Rear-Admiral Lord Hay to Scotland. Letters have beeureecived`from the experimental squadron under the command of Commodore Martin, to the 15th insti, 'then lying at Da Fondo, a little be low Belem. The Oberon arrived en the Mb, having left the Trafalgar four days before in the bay with light winds. AUGUST 31.—Buoy boat, Harris master, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday. Duck, lighter, Savage, master, arrived last evening with stores from Woolwich. Avon, steamer, returned from Portsmouth this morning. In the Sound. --Bellerophon and Nautilus. Sr. George, Sylph, In Harbour.—lmpregn able, Avon, Sprightly, Grecian, Virago, Confiance, Came), ilamoaz:!, Tortoise, and Duck lighter. APPOINTMENTS. Acting Assistant Surgeon.—John Little, to the Grecian. Gunner.—Sam uel Willou g hb y , t o t he Dido ; N.J. rotten, to the Modeste ; John Pine, to the Rattler. Boatswain. --James 11. Shirwell, to the Centaur. Second Class Assistant Engineer.—Jos( ph J. Great head, to the Alban. Third Class Assistant Engineer.—Beniarnin E. Pine, to the Alban. Midshipman.—Edward T. Parsons, t 3 the Rodney. Naval Cadet —Clavell Blount, Robert Dount, E. Codrington Hall, to the Victory ; B. A. A. Capel, to the Victory. ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STRAM•TUG.—On Satur day an inquest NV 99 take n b y Mr. Baker, at the Shoulder.of. \ Mutton, Brunswick -street, Poplar, on view of the body 1 of Samuel Gray, aged thirty-six, engineer on board the 1 steam-tug Lord Warden. A. Soamee, master of the vessel, sa id that on the afte rnoon of Thursda y last Ce:.‘east d left Lim to g ) iwo the 04,11e -room. Witness waited for hi s return a s h or t time, whensuddenly he fount the engine stopped.. s He ca lled to the deceased , who made no answer. consequen ce, proceeded to the and engine•room,Vitness, in discovered deceased's head fixed in the lever of the en i mm ediately relieved him, on which hefouri g el iu th e a . t the hack p a rt of his head was frightfully crush e", in a few minusurgeon, was sent for, who tes. Mr. Bale, Life was extinct ascertained that deceased h a d also o right side. Verdict— ," Accidental some ribs broken an the NM 1 11