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- • moment he heard this proposal. He looked upon it as a bait for the support of the income tax ; and in a former debate Mr. Bright had openly and distinctly declared that if it had not been for this part of the budget, the Govern ment would never have got his support to the income tax. (Cheers.) Ho objected alike to the motives by which the tax had been proposed and to the tax itself. Let Parlia ment pass it if they would be subservient enough, but his firm conviction was that they had better not reckon up on any permanent income from this s ource, for when the country found the nature of the burden, and of the ma chinery by which it was to be raised, a publicfee d h a n r g e would be excited with which no Government would to struggle, and the day was not distant when the prese be nt , o Government or their successors, whoever they m ig ht _ this duty, find themselves obliged to propose the repeal 1 - duty, in obedience to the unanimous demand of an indig nant nation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HEADLAM regretted that the right hon. gentle man had thought it necessary to raise so many objections to the bill; but the course he had taken (lid not to go re move those objections but to prevent any further a proceed ing with the bill. He was the more surprised th is , be cause the right hon. baronet had been a member t of a Go vernment who themselves had contemplated the proposing such a tax, and this not more than six months ago. He did not charge this as mere inconsistency, but after the right hon. baronet had concurred in such a measure, it was toe much to say that the Government now proposed it with a view to buy radical support. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON rose, and said he could give the most unqualified contradiction to this statement. Mr. HEADLAM said he did not know what the contra diction applied to ; all he asserted was that the then Chan cellor of the Exchequer made this statement with reference to the Government of which the right hon. baronet was a member. Ho used the term " we' with reference to that Cabinet, and surely he must have included all the members. He regretted the course that had been taken, not from any effect it would have on the bill, but as tending to place the landed gentry in a wrong position. The right hon. gentle. man had been most singularly unfortunate in representing that the bill did not mainly affect large proprietors, but those of small p roperty, and tradesmen in towns. 'irhat was the fact ? Tradesmen in towns were generally lease holders, and they would benefit by this bill. There had been no remonstrance against the bill out of doors—scarcely a petition against it--certainly no large public meetings in opposition to it. The press were generally silent on the measure, though it was rarely slow in detecting a grievance. At present personal property was subject' to two distinct duties —the probate and legacy duties. The former amounted to no inconsiderable sum—nearly two per cent. upon the whole capital ; but from this real property was exempt, and would remain so. The present legacy duties averaged three per cent. upon the property. In the case of personal property, the legacy duty was paid on the whole amount. but in the case of succession to real pro perty, the individual was not taxed on the whole interest., but only on the life interest. The greatest value of a life interest occurred in the case of a child who was four years old, at which period the life interest was worth near 20 years' purchase of the absolute value of an estate, the value of the estate being calculated at 30 years' pur chase. In no case, therefore, would the successor to a real estate p a y two-thirds of what was paid in the case of personal property. But the case of such of such succession was an extreme one. In the case of a person 39 years of age succeeding to the estate, the value of his life interest was about 13 years' purchase— that was to say, instead of such a person having to pay on the whole value of the estate, he would have to pay the only half its value. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman put the case of a man with 1001. a year, and said that it would be a great hardship to make him pay 451. on that. But what was the case of the individual who was left 1001. a year in the funds? In that case the party was charg ed not merely with the succession duty, but he h a d fi rs t of all to pay 2 per cent. probate duty, and then he was charged on the whole capital which produced that 1001. a year. The result was that, instead of having to pay 451., he would have to pay 1651. (Hear.) With regard to leaseholds, under which species of tenure a considerable portion of the landed property of this country was held, the measure was very favourable, as by it they would be put in the same position as rateable property. (Hear.) Was it reasonable or desirable then, he would ask, in the landed interest to exhibit so much opposition to so moderate a measure ? That interest above all others should be the last to object to the proposition now before the house. (Hear.) The professional, commercial, and manufacturing classes had acted wisely and generously in not manifesting any decided opposition to the imposition of the income tax which ope rated with great h ar d s hi p upon t h em, and he ' thought the landed interest would do well to exhibit something of the same disposition, instead of maintaining what he was sure would prove a fruitless opposition to the measure. This measure was an essential and integral portion of the finan cial proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. With out it the right hon. gentleman would not be able to carry out the remissions of duty which he proposed, nor would there be much hope of seeing any change in the income tax at the end of seven years. (Hear.) There was no disposi tion amongst the town constituencies to encroach on the just rights of property; on the contrary, there was every disposition to encourage kindly feelings with the landed interest, and this being the case, he thought it would be moat unfortunate to revive angry passions by seeking to perpetuate unjust and unfair exemptions. (Hear.) Mr. FRESHFIELD said that the hon. and learned gen tleman seemed desirous to stop opposition to this measure, on the ground that his right hon. friend the member for Bucks had committed himself to the principle of a succes sion tax ; but if the hon. and learned gentleman read the language of his right hon. friend, he would find that it did not warrant the inference —scarcely in part, and certainly not in substance—which he drew from them. After stating the nature of his proposition his right hon. friend went ou to say, " At the same time we have not neghcted carefully to examine the question of the stamp duty, and of the legacy and probate duty, and therefore we propose —." Did his right hon. friend say that? No ; but he proceeded to say, "And is it not impossible but we may be able, on the proper occasion, to bring forward a measure for impos ing a duty on successions that will reconcile conflicting , " in terests and terminate the injustice so much complained of." (Hear, hear, from the Ministerial bench.) It was said that this was a rich man's question; but he would put the case of a tradesman 'who purchased 1001. a year, or some small property on which he might expend several years' rental, in order to put the homestead in a position which would enable him to lot the farm. Ho knew that cases P ke this occurred, and if it occurred in the case of a sale and p irchase, it might also happen in the case of a succession, , iAnd would it not be a serious matter to burden a man in rech a position with the succession tax at such a moment. He (Mr. Freshfield) did not contend for the exemption of laud from the succession tax in the abstract, but what he contended for was that the land should be put on the mine footing with personal property before they could be dealt with in the same way. For instance, if a man invested 5,0001. in stock, he could do so without any or at little expense; but if he purchased an estate worth the same sum, he would have to pay 681. for a stamp at the very outset. There was therefore a distinction in the circum stances and burdens which affected real and personal pro perty. (Hear, hear.) When Mr. Pitt proposed his succes sion tax, he especially exempted bona fide matters of con tract from its operation ; but in the present bill there was no exemption in favour of such contracts. On that occasion Mr.. Fox opposed the measure, which he characterise,.. as an "execrable" one. (Hear.) This mischievous w a n obnexions proposition was then laid in its grave, and w as never revived till 1842, when Mr. Elphinston move°, for a committee of the whole house to consider the subjects. On that occasion , the noble lord (Russell) and the C;hartellor of the - Exchequer divided against the motion ; g o that ho (Mr. Freshfleld) had some hope, though a faint one, that he should see them in the same lobby witl. A himself on the present occasion. On that occasion Si'. Robert Peel said that a time might come when :he hs'alister would p ossess I so much of the confiden ce o f the s l . - ens() of Commons that he would be able to propos", a tax on successions, but of this he was confident, that, no minister could not in justice do that without revising 'the whole system of taxation. (Hear.) That was all he, (Mr. Freshfield) now contended for. They were imposing between 17 and 18 per cent. income tax on crepe.* for seven years, and he contended that this was not, the time for imposing a succession tax also on property. The 53d clause was so monstrous and offensive in a moral point of view that he was surprised any man enould be allowed to form such a clause. A man was by that clause obliged to deliver an account, and if it was false he was to be declared guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. Such a clause must have passed under the sup position that it would be amended in committee, but he maintained that it was so offensive that it should never have been printed at all. Ho thought it was a great injus tice, too, that a man who insured his own life was free from the tax ; whereas if a creditor insured the life of his *debtOr he was made liable to it. He knew of no measure g which would prove so destructive of social relations or effect half the mischief that the bill, if passed, would effect. (Hear.) FHILLIMORE thought that the strong language which had been used in reference to this proposition by hon. gentlemen opposite ought to be somewhat qua lifi e d, seeing that the right hon. gentleman the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had declared that on the proper occasion he would be prepared to propose a tax on successions himself. (Hear.) He confessed he listened with astonishment to the right hon. gentleman when he said that her Majes ty's Government pandered to radical pressure" in propos ing this measure, for of all the radical and revolutionary speeches he eve r heard the most so was that of the right hon. gentleman who began his address by attacking the bench of bishops for the vote which they conscientiously gave on this subject, and he ended it by saying he hoped that if Parliament parsed the bill the people would never submit to it. Stronger language could scarcely have pro ceeded from the tiouth of the most revolutionary dema gogue. (Hear. "hear.) The great fallacy which pervaded the speech Or the right hon. baronet was, that personal 'property paid no poor-rate. Having some leasehold pro perty which was assessed to the relief of the poor, he was surprised to hear such an assertion. The Chancellor of the .Exchequer was fully justified in speaking of the monstrous inequality of the present state of the law when a lease hold for twenty years paid the legacy duty, and property held for an indefinite period was exempt. Sir J. PAKINGTON said hedrew a distinction between rateable and personal property. Mr. PHILLIMORE could not understand the right hon. baronet's distinction. He could not have meant to say that a leasehold held for 999 years, which was a very com- Tmon species of possession, was not subject to legacy duty. he right . hon. gentleman had quoted very high authori relate including Mr. Fox. It was well known that with defectives :0 as, economy Mr. Fox's views were most Atr. I ,l t p as, on the other hand, those of his great rival, 1 0 1 5% 1, 1: rr,ea,ml:oi Pnl)llad rl anticipated much that had met with soul A reference to Mr. Fox on such a sub oclipse. With r°rBl4 of an allusion by Mr. Canning to per- ration that this the SUR when it was under an lu eg e a a ra to the right hon. gentleman's decla ration of the countr y lre was a blow aimed at the aristo idea whatever that le begged to say that if he had any tion, from no 0 the measure deserved such a descrip uo would it receiv e a. snore strenuous oppo sition than from himself. believed, however, with the noble lord the me }e f (Lord Goderich) that it would take away from therarlil cracy of the country, when toeilotiLn 7 fi f r e to rit i : iebrienttiiet,he,ofartih9etoir flourish as the best security mac -me, s act to see country, the odium which no t nYit address i g al4nfrrrat rally spread belief that they were enj o mdenes e ird h il i ll his bill was founded wh m ie r h . m th4res iNgs t of thesairidcohune hadty mittee whOrthtQvsoftftions on were under considqation but he was n o t sorry that he hiA.I2O opporttinity ofoising until after the house h a d lard the unanswerable speech of the rig h t hon. bar onet member for-Droitwich. lie was not one of those wh o contencledlor the exemption of the cation as landed property as landed preperty. ,He viewed r one of legacy duty Mily ; and had the'proposit on b een confine r lto ho th w e iu would sttion of a legacy du ty on landed pro haVe been the first ‘ tti' support it. When, however, he consiacted the nu ta x on all fgre of the proposed tax — a y real andssim - sonegiroperty, settled and unsettled—and the ma.ehinery with which it was to be levied, he could not but feel alai'med at such a proposition. Ho need not explain.to the bean what was reg and what Wu Ponca property, because that was sufficiently done on the face of the bill ; nor need he remind hon. gentlemen opposite that they and their families were as much interested in this measure as hon. gentlemen on that side and their families. (Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches.) He would assume that a younger child, having a portion on an estate, had several years before settled that portion by deeds on which heavy stamp duties had been paid, the tenant for life being still alive. Up to this time such a portion would be free from Aluty ; whereas this ex post facto law would cast on the party the burden of the succession tax. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer in introducing this measure estimated the pro duce of the tax at about 2,000,000/., stating at the same time that the burden chargeable on land would be some thing like 400,0001. He (Mr.Mullings) estimated the duty on settled personalty at 1,500,00)1., and the total produce of the tax at 3,175,000/.; this, it should be remembered, in addition to the duty of 1,300,030/. now derived from the income tax. (Hear, hear.) He could imagine no possible case in which land would pay a lower rate of duty than personalty. He believed that 21 years, and not 30 years, as calculated by the right hon. gentleman, was the ordi nary duration of life. (Hear, hear.) He had tested the matter. Having gone through the copyhold descents in the manors with which he had been concerned, he found that they did not exceed 20 years. Let them look, again at the succession in the Royal family from 1649 to 1837, adding twelve years for the deposition of Charles, and they got two hundred years. How many sovereigns had there been during that period ? Ten. And ten times twenty was two hundred. (Hear.) Let the house con sider how it was proposed to get at settled personalty. No machinely short of that of the Inquisition would accom plish the object ; nothing else would prevent families from handing down property among each other, so as to evade the succession tax. He believed that in future there would be no trustees or executors. (Hear, hear, from the Oppo sition.) Who would place himself in such a position? By the 47th clause the commissioners were empowered to require any accountable party to produce before them or their officers " all such books and documents in their cus tody or control as may be capable of affording any neces sary information for that purpose, and they make extracts therefrom and copies thereof, as they shall think necessary for the purposes of this act." Talk about the Inquisition It was nothing to the establishment of a system which might involve many persons in the loss of their estates. Nothing could be more unjust than this attempt to stave off a burden from themselves and cast it on those who were to succeed them. He believed that the measure would prove most burdensome ; and that, however popu lar it might be at present, ultimately, when its effect be came known, the people would say that th e y h a d " th e bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill"—(laughter) —and that before twenty years had elapsed the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) would be considered one of the most dangerous and mischievous Chancellors of the Ex chequer that the country had ever seen. (Laughter.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he should not have troubled the house had it not been for some misrepresentations of what he had stated on former occasions by the right hon. baronet opposite (Sir J. Pakington). On the last occasion when he introduced the subject of the legacy duty, he pointed out the great inequality and injustice exhibited in the levying of the tax on personal property. On that oc casion he had referred to a return which demonstrated that the large properties enjoyed the most extraordinary exemptions ; and he mainly approved of the measure be cause it would, for the future, be an efficient check upon a faulty system. As regarded the extension to the land, that was a bagatelle • but it was a great me asure so f ar as it would compel something like justice in dealing with real property. The hon. gentleman then proceeded with great minuteness to comment upon and to dispute the calcula tions of the hon. baronet. The hon. baronet talked of sequestration, and the hon. and learned member for Wey mouth talked of considerations of morality, but where was the morality of a party which had imposed so long such a tax as the legacy tax, with all its gross inequalities, as it stood at this moment ? This new tax would., after all, only be one of 0 per cent, upon the estates of 'the landholders ; yet now they actually taxed poor widows 12A per cent. upon the legacies of their husbanks. (Hear, hear.) The party which maintained the present system was the Pro testant party—the church Duty ; and he should like to know what Christianity there was in supporting the old and in objecting to the proposed new system ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. Pitt had said that this was a tax felt least of all taxes, because the man who paid the money had not himself earned the money ; and he could not understand upon what ground the landed interest could pretend there was an injustice in this partial extension to them of the prin ciple of an impost applied for a long time to the rest of the community. The land had long been spared from taxation. Out of the gross taxation of the country (75,000,0001.) the land only paid 17,000,000/.—(oh, oh)—and he would under take to prove that at any time. (Hear, hear.) He appealed to the landlords, therefore, for their own sake, not to follow the indiscreet lead of the hon. baronet. At any rate he would venture to tell the right hon. gentleman the •Chancellor of the Exchequer that in proposing this mea sure he had shown more public virtue and public courage than any statesman of the century. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. TROLLOPE represented a large mass of small proprietors, and he regretted that the hon. gentleman who had just set down had talked of the landed interest entirely as if it was an interest made up of large properties. He denied the correctness of the hon. gentleman's calculations as to what land paid to the gross taxation of the country ; he believed, on the contrary, that the land paid more than its share. He took the case of small cypyholders. Mr. WILLIAMS—They pay the tax now. Sir J. TROLLOPE—lncrease taxation on them and they would have no resource but a mortgage, and that in suc h properties was ruin. There were numberless such cases where this tax would result in what he would call confisca tion ; and on behalf of that hard-working class he demanded the sympathies of the house. But ho objected generally to this bill as unjust in its incidence. It would depend on the uncertainties of human life ; and, under it, some pro perties would pay ten times over what others paid. He knew of the case of a noble lord in whose family there had only been one successor since 17511 ; and if that noble lord lived three years more, there would thus have been only succession in a century. In another case of a noble family there had been seven successions in 66 years. This was therefore a return to the old feudal system, when estates were held in deputy from the crown. (Hear, hear.) Then it was the law that a man could not sell an estate wk an there was this sort of debt due to the crown, until he h a d got the quietus from the crown. He did not conap a i n o f the amount of this proposed taxation ; he come „ m i ne d o f its difficulties and its injustice, and the vicioir i dO se o f th e principle. He also thought that under t /- _,is bill estat es would come rapidly into th e h an d s o f tb ,Court of Chan cery, for h o beli e ved men generally w' - ,ttld repudiate guar dianship of children and such offices of trust, since, until they had cleared these estates in .1 7....u5t of debts to the crown. they could not deal freely w- ifi ii their own estates. (Hear.) With regard to corporatice: A sole, he did not see why they should escape. (Hear- I deas.) No doubt the humbler class of clergymen induck4 into benefices had great expenses to meet ; but thou ilere were large as well as small prizes in the church, ar,izt the result of this proposal of exemption in this respect was, that the bishops had all, in the course of a debate In the House of Lords, expressed their delight with 'the measure. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) This mra9 simply because the bishops would escape scot free; and wader the circumstances he thought they had given a very [indtlicate vote. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) It was well known • that many of the prelates of the church were receiving three or four times as much as the ecclesiastical commission or the legislators) had sanctioned ; and he wanted to know whether the country, if it did permit the exemption proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, would approve of the bishops giving a vote on a matter in which they were so directly concerned. (Hear, hear, and great laughter.) Certainly for his own part, his confidence in the correctness of the principle of permitting seats in the House of Lords to the bishops had been greatly shaken by what had passed on a recent occasion. In conclusion the lion. baronet asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to look back to the debates of 1796, when, in a great na tional emergency, a" tax like this being proposed, it had been rejected ; and he trusted that the House of Com mons would have the wisdom and the justice to reject it again. (Hear, hear.) Mr. A. PELLATT was there to express the opinions of his constituents, and his constituents were decidedly in favour of this Succession Bill ; and he should accordingly vote against this amendment. The opinion of his consti tuents was strongly in favour of the budget as a whole. They objected to certain details —as, for instance, to the plan for licenses ; but believing that the extension of the legacy duty was a great and just measure, they had adopted the budget with acclamation. This had been called the "poor man's budget," and he thought with a great deal of justice ; and it was because all the benefit to be conferred on the poor man from exemptions and reduc tions would be dependent upon the adoption of the Succes sion Bill, that he would vote heartily against the amend ment. Objections had been taken on the other side to taxing capital, but had they not for fifty years taxed capi tal, by making personal property liable to the legacy and stamp duty. The hon. member for Warwickshire said it was hard that a young man just succeeding to his father's estate should be called on to pay a heavy tax, when he might be surrounded with difficulties. But was it not equally hard on a young man in commercial life who suc ceeded to his father's business ? He quite agreed with the hon. baronet, who spoke last, that a corporation sole should be exempt. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer had pro posed to limit the exemption to clergymen having under 200/. a year, then he should have looked to the income tax, and other modes of taxation, to institute a fair compari ' son, but here it was proposed to entirely exonerate the bench of bishops. Hon. gentlemen on the other side of tho house had expressed great sympathy with the owners of small copyholds and freeholds. In London there was a great number of them, and he mixed with many, but none of them had ever asked him to bring their case before the house. If hon. gentlemen opposite would be true to their sympathies with these people, let them do all in their power to get rid of the copyhold system. A point of ex treme value in this budget was that it increased the area of taxation in the right direction. A large measure of retrospective justice was due from the landed to the com mercial interest for a half a century's exemption from the legacy and probate duty, the same kind of exemption which caused the breaking out of the old French revolu tion. The time had arrived when justice and equity was to be administered equally to the working, the middle, and the higher classes. Sir J. WALSH said there had been an union of parties to throw out Lord Derby's Government, and it appeared to him the government had brought forward this proposition in order to secure the support of the democratic party. He opposed this measure on principle. He considered that the grounds on which it had been so often urged by the hon. member for Lambeth were not founded on f ac t. The supporters of the measure took personal property On the one hand and real property on the other, and said the whole onus was thrown on real property. Ho combated that position entirely. This measure would not relieve the owners of personalty, a great many of whom were also the holders of realty, and they were going to inflict on the holders of personalty a great wrong, because by deriving a much larger amount.of taxation from the most objection able course, they thereby made it enter more completely into the system of the taxation of the country, and rendered it more difficult to repeal it in future. He would not enter into the question so ably treated by the right hon. member (Sir J. Pakington) regarding the burdens on land, but ho considered that no substantial injustice had been done to the owners of personal property, considering the burdens on real property. He thought property had been hardly dealt with in adjusting taxation, and that the whole tendency of legislation of late years had been to .11xation on the property of the country, and to re lieve_t, wisp, classes, which, to a certain extent, was proper "ern; now ,Nvhausttnere was a limit to everything. The great relieve reliee ab u industry, t o se t commerce f ree, and theori ve es th in thleir w ring classes from taxation—all great but the business of Gove to reconcile coning. ; interests and claims. ril lie m i n d t not consider that the n'circumstances of the country required them to call on the „mienthelandownersl to make this great and cruel sacrifice. the midst aey oaf" probate duty were imposed they were in a great war, but now they were at peace, the re venue was flourishing, the people prosperous, and there was no reason why they should call the ladovuovito wake such a faCIiAQQ, H Q w ou ld 94, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV:ENING, JUNE 14, 1853. deavour to give a rapid view of the history of taxation. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) The hon. gentleman then read a series of calculations, which showed in the result that in the last 31 years 40 millions of taxation had been remitted, and only 10,500,0001. imposed, being a balance in favour of remission of 29 or 30 millions. Seeing this, he thought that there ought to be some pause in remission of taxation, in order to see whether the prosperity that prevailed would not work out such a change as would allow of further re missions, and also whether the productiveness of some articles of taxation which remained would not prevent the necessity of laying this cruel burden on the landed interest. He did not think that any effectual opposition to this bill could be carried on, but he left the case of the landed in terest in this particular to the sense of justice of the Eng lish people. Lord J. RUSSELL said the right hon. baronet the mem ber for Droitwich (Sir J. Pakington), speaking with great vehemence, tried to load the house away from the consi deration of what was a simple matter of finance, and had favoured them with a display of a somewhat passionate character. He was glad, therefore, to find that the ten dency of the very calm observations which had been de livered by the hon. baronet who had just resumed his seat had been to disarm the house, and to bring it down to a somewhat sober state, in order fairly to consider the ques tion before it. (A laugh.) It appeared to him that there was very little cause for all the warmth which the right hon. gentleman the member for Droitwich had evinced — (hear, hear)—for he thought that the question which they had to determine o n in committee was neither a very diffi cult nor a very complex one. During a considerable time the house had heard a great deal in favour of the revision of taxation, a view which he believed originally proceeded from a party on the Ministerial side of the house, and which was shared in by hon. gentlemen opposite. And when the right hon. gentleman the member for Bucking hamshire was Chancellor of the Exchequer ho adopted this scheme of a revision of taxation as the one most likely to settle the question which had been so long the subject of controversy between tho great parties in that house. It certainly had always appeared to him that the revision of taxation was not a matter which could be done all at once, but that it must naturally extend over many years, and that the question now under consideration must necessarily be included in any such revision. The right hon. gentle. man opposite (Mr. Disraeli), it was quite true, made a most laudable effort in that direction, and though he did not consider the selection of his measures a very judicious one, nevertheless there could be no doubt his attempt was one for which he deserved every credit. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman, however, had told the house that among the other subjects which he had to notice there was one which had fallen under the consideration of the Govern ment to which he belonged, and that was the question of the probate and legacy duties ; and though, indeed, he was not as yet prepared with an actual measure, the necessity for one had not failed to present itself. (Hear.) Well, the question remained in that state, and when his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on going through the various branches of our financial system, came to the legacy and probate duties, nothing could be more reasonable than that he should be struck with the injustice and irregularity of this tax. Here was a tax which bore very hardly in many instances upon the succession to per sonal property, and which did not apply to real property at all. And then there followed those very artificial and very singular distinctions in our laws of property, which de clared, according to certain provisions, that some descrip tions of property should be deemed settled, and others un settled. Again, the consideration was presented that pro perty held on lease of 999 years—not personal property— estates subject to a particular contingency—were considered real property, and thereby escaped taxation altogether. Nothing, therefore, was more natural—no proposition more in accordance with various views which had bees promulgated in that house as to the necessity for a revi sion of taxation, than one by which all those anomalies all these irregularities should, in some degree, be corrected, and he believed that his right hon. friend was likely to be confirmed in his intention by looking at the financial his tory of the country. For he could not fail to have been struck with finding that when Mr. Pitt proposed a tax of this nature, he at first contemplated a tax upon real and personal property ; he afterwards, however, divided the tax into two bills, and brought both under the considera tion of the House of Commons, and it was only after a di vision of 54 upon each side, that ho abandoned his inten tion of imposing the tax upon real property. Therefore, nothing could be more clear than that it was Mr. Pitt's view that the two taxes should go together, if not, per: haps, in the same bill, at least that their enforcement should be simultaneous. And let him pause to consider what were the causes of Mr. Pitt's defeat. Mr. Fox ob jected in the very strongest manner to the imposition of the tax upon personalties; he was defeated, however, in his attempt-by a very large majority. The principle, how ever, of his opposition applied to both taxes, and rested upon his unwillingness to grant any increase of taxation for the purpose of carrying on the war. Mr. Pitt was in tent upon the means of carrying on the war ; while Mr. Fox, opposed to the war, was equally intent upon depriv ing the Minister of the means of its prosecution. But the latter right hon. gentleman, who had entirely failed in his opposition to the tax upon personal property, was successful in Joining the opposition to the tax upon real property ; and let him (Lord J. Russell) just ask what was the origin of that success ? It would be found in the fact that at that time Mr. Pitt had failed at an earlier period of his life in carrying that reform hi Parliament of which he had been the advocate, and he had no doubt that if he had carried his measure of reform—if the commercial and manufacturing interests of the country had been duly re presented in this house in the .Tear 1795, that the two taxes would have been imposed together. (Cheers from the Mi nisterial benched,.) But at a late period the right hon. gentleman teferred to h discu ss i on w hi c h t oo k p l ace i n 1842, and repress,ted him (Lord J. R usse ll) as if h e h a d on that occasion fitapesed the extension of the legacy duty to real propeity. however, the ri g ht h on . gen tl eman wou ld refer to what actually passed on that occasion he would find that his objections were of a totally different nature. On that occasion his objection went rather to the non-in terference with the existing arrangements, as, if any inter ference at all took place, settled property must be made subject to the tax. Well, now, however, his right honour able friend made the extension of the tax a feature of his financial scheme. But he had made another objection, which was that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made his arrangements regarding the finances of the year ; and as he had not proposed a succession tax in his ways and means, that he (Lord J. Russell) was not going to prcpose an additional duty. That, however, was not the case at the present moment, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer had included the proposed extension in his scheme. Well, then, the question was wirether they would continue this tax upon succession, and so continuing it make it a just and an equal tax. The right hon. baronet the member for Dreit wich was certainly struck with the injustice of the princi ple of the tax— (Cheers from the Opposition benches)—and he had gone en to say that it was contrary to the teachings of political economy. He could not bear to see a tax im posed upon successions at a time when there were very great difficulties to be encountered by any new tax. The right hon. gentleman, however, so long as the tax applied merely to personal property, had overlooked all that viola tion of principle and the doctrines of political economy. (Ministerial cheers.) Indeed, it was but the other day that he (Lord J. Russell) happened to be speaking to a person who had been appointed executor under a will, and the party informed him that ho had to pay the tax three times over within the space of two years, the property in ques tion having been left to a person in but a very humble situation—a market gardener. 'Well, there could be no doubt that was a very great hardship ; but, said the right hon. baronet, get rid of the tax altogether. Now, let it be remembered, there were 2,000,0001. derived from a tax, and the right hon. gentleman has not proposed to get rid of it otherwise than by his speech- -(bear, hear, and laughter from the Ministerial benches)—for ho had never proposed a single measure by which the hardship of the tax might be disposed of. And here with regard to that clause of the bill affecting timber, which had excited the strongest anger of the right hon. gentleman, and which he designated as amounting to plunder, if he had adverted to th e ac t o f 1795 he would have found, that while plate, which was bequeathed without a right of disposal, was not subjected to the tax ; plate, on the contrary, which might be disposed of, was liable to the tax upon successions. And that was the principle which was adopted in the case of timber. But the right hon. gentleman, who was so indulgent in the case of plate, became suddenly indignant when there was mention of timber, because that immediately affected the land, and when any question of that kind was started there was at once a chance of revolution. (Hear, and laughter from the Ministerial benches.) It did, therefore, seem to him, that if they meant to make the tax at all equal and consistent, they ought at least to be guided by a principle, and he believed that the house generally would admit, as the country had agreed already, that if they were to have a succession tax at all, it ought to apply to all Ends of property, and that the House of Commons ought not to ex ercise its powers in a merely capricious manner. However, gentlemen were so much transported upon the subject that the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Pakington) thought it ex tremely fatal to have a tax of the kind, and he said that our institutions were all put in jeopardy by such a propo sal. Now he (Lord J. Russell) believed that the only matter in question which brought our institutions into jeopardy, was the language used by the right hon. baronet the mem ber for Droitwich, and that used by the hon. baronet the member for Lincolnshire (Sir J. Trollope), in connection with the other house of Parliament.. (Hear, and laughter.) For not only had these hon. baronets complained, in terms by no means ambiguous, of the course adopted bythe other house, but they actually divided it into two different par ties, and whilst theyare tolerably-well satisfied with the con duct of the temporal peers, they have a serious ground for complaint against the spiritual peers. He confessed that whilst the motion which had been made to separate the functions of ecclesiastics from the duties of the house of Parliament had rather alarmed him, yet if henceforward such a motion were to receive the eloquent support of the members for Droitwich and Lincoln, he must, and he should, regard its repetition with very great dismay. (Corsi derable laughter.) Such then being the ease, he trusted the right hon. gentleman would I not pursue his opposition in so strenuous—he might almost say in so vehement— a manner ; but that he would regard the measure of the Government as an attempt, to make the imposition of the tax more fair and equal. And thus, as the proposal had met generally with the approbation of the people, so the principle would receive the sanction of the House of Commons, and they would not be further detained from entering upon its details in committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. E. DUNCOMBE said the tax now proposed in volved the necessity of either borrowing money to pay it, or else necessitated the sate of the land. (Hear, hear.) But he could not understand how a Governm en t, ca lli ng itself " Liberal Conservative," could conceive a measure, and propose it to Parliament, which would be so liberal in its effect and so conservative in its nature as to compel the confiscation of the landed property of the country, and he, therefore, should decide, ily oppose it. (Hee.r, hear.) Sir E. DERING was prepared to contrind that in revision of taxation r e f e) tro d t o b y the re..;ble lord the the ber for London it was tl ie bounden d - aty of her ' / n,em - Gevernment to place all the variety, interests of t a tie"Y's in try on a footing of the test Perfof equality. i r ,. i '"`? en, For the motion . The house then divid e i, and t',ne number ` - ` l- ear.s .• • •...... 268 For the amendment ,.. ........... 185 Majority.— - ... ............. ... ..... The house th en we" at into committee. on . the B b 3 ill pro forma, and 'the Chair: in ,n having reported progress, ob tained leave to sit aga in on Thursday next. THE SA' azi BANKS BILL. QUER, this bill was • CRANCELLOR of the EXCHE- Ori the motion of t standing that any di dif re 39 4 a second time, with the under should with respect to its provisions the oommittee. time. shTouhledsbaevraseniltiks Annuity Bill was also read a second 'EW WRIT FOR CHATHAM:- On the r .aotion of Mr. M. MUTH, a new KTit Taw ordered to be issued for the election of a member for Chathani, in the room of Sir F. Smith. The Bail in Error Bill passed through committee. The Public Works Loan Bill was read a second time. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill was road a third time, and passed. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. BUENOS AYRES, May 2. A strict blockade has been established upon this port, by the Commander-in-Chief of the national squadron. • The blockade is simply against this port, as General Urquiza has declared open for all shipping the River Sa lado Ensenada, San Ysidvo, Las Conchas, El Tigre, San Nicolas de los Arrozos, on this side of the River Plate, but this Government does not admit of their being open for foreign shipping. The Committee of British merchants has received notice from her Britannic Majesty's Consul that British merchant vessels are allowed by the blockading squadron to remain in the inner roads to complete their cargoes, until the night of the 4th May, without being subject to any incon venience. THE BOROUGH OF SLIGO. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD having moved for the issue of a now writ for a member to represent the borough of Sligo, in the room of Mr. Towneley, Mr. BUTT moved, as an amendment, that the writ be suspended for a fortnight. By assenting to that amend ment, hon. members would have an opportunity of read ing the evidence which had been taken before the Sligo election committee, and which had already been ordered to be printed. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON strongly advised the house to agree to the motion of the hon. and learned member. (Cheers.) Mr. BOITVERIE was of opinion that the course pro posed to be adopted by the hon. member for Youghal was altogether wrong • and that, if the house agreed to it, they would be establishing a rule which in principle was utterly indefensible. Mr. VANCE contended that the writ should be sus pended, on the ground that the committee had reported that bribery and priestly intimidation were practised at the last election for Sligo. Mr. R. M. FOX supported the issue of the writ. _ Mr. FITZGERALb s said he would not withdraw his motion, but would consent to the adjournment of the debate until Thursday, by which time the evidence would be in the hands of members. Mr. WHITESIDE supported the amendment, and ex pressed a hope that the hon. member for Westminster (Sir J. Shelley), who had been so vigilant and alive when he wished to prosecute an hon. and gallant gentleman for promising the office of postmaster to a voter, would be equally vigilant on this occas i on , an d move for a prosecu tion of the Sligo alderman. (Laughter and cheers.) Sir J. SHELLEY rose amidst cries of "oh," and said that he should have been perfectly ready to follow up the case against Sir F. Smith, had he received any encourage ment from the hon. and learned gentleman and his friends ; but the fact was that they voted against his proposition. For his part, he did not believe the house was in earnest on this subject ; and he further believed that there was no one on the opposition side of the house who did not look upon every question as a question of party. (Oh, oh.) If the hon. and learned gentleman opposite was sincere in his detestation of bribery, he should be obliged to him if he would stand by him when he brought forward his motion, which ho should do, for the prosecution of Mr. Mare. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) After some flirther observations, during which The ATTORNEY-GENERAL admitted that the cir cumstances of the pi esent case were special, and warranted the application of Mr. Butt for further postponement, Mr. V. SCULLY moved the adjournment of the debate until that day week. Mr. M. O'CONNELL seconded Mr. Scully's amend ment. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the adjournment Against it • Majority in favour of the adjournment 139 On our re-appearance in the gallery we found Mr. L BUTT on his legs. Ho said that he voted for the adjournment on this principle. It might appear that tho suspending of the writ altogether would be casting a stigma upon the borough. He did not, however, know how they' were to have the evidence printed earlier than a fortnight. He now moved that the debate be adjourned for a fortnight, according to the precedent they had in the Harwich election case. • Lord PALMERSTON suggested to the hon. and learned member for Youghal the propriety of agreeing to the ad journment of the question for a week, as such a course would be quite compatible with the hon. and learned member's ulterior views. It did not follow by assenting to the motion, that the writ should issue that clay, but simply that it should not issue before then. Mr. BUTT yielded to the suggestion of the noble lord, upon the understanding that if the evidence be not ready at that time the house should have an opportunity of dis cussing the question. After an observation from Mr. R. FOX, Mr. I. BUTT said that he read the evidence given in the newspaper reports. When the evidence was placed in an authentic form he would be prepared to submit a motion upon the subject. Tho question was then adjourned until Monday week. Mr. F. FRENCH called the attention of her Majesty's GovernMent to the habitual imprisonment of shipwrecked sailors and other British subjects, being persons of colour, by the authorities of South Carolina, and moved for copies of all correspondence on the subject with her Majesty's consul at Charleston. . The motion was agreed to. The house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—JuNE 13. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Comm,ons. ) SUCCESSION DUTY BILL. Order for committee read ; motion made and question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from "'That" to the eud of the question, in order to add the words " this house will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said committee," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to bo left out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 268 ; Noes, 185. MAJORITY—AYES, 2tll. Aciand, Sir T. Forster, C. Moncreiff, James .'Court, C. Fox,R. hi Monsen, William • it dair, H. Fox, W. J. Morris, D. Alcoca, Thomas Freestun, Colonel Mostyn, E. M. Anderson, Sir James Gardner, Richard Mure, Colonel a nnesley, Earl of Geach, Charles liarphy, F. Stack Arson, Gcn. Gibson, Thomas M. Mtirrough, J. P. Wharton, Win. Gladstone, William Norrcyg, Lord Baines, II T. Glyn, George Carr O'Connell, Maurice Ball, John Goderich, Viscount O'Flah erty, Anthony Baring, 11. B. Goodman, Sir George Osborne, Ralph Baring, Sir F. Graham, Sir James Paget, Lord Alfred Bass, 31. T. Gr. enall, Gilbert Palmer, R. Beaumont, W. B. Greene, J. Palmerston, Via. Bell, J. Greene, T. Pechell, Sir George Benbow, John Gregson, Samuel Peel Frederick Berkeley, lion. C. F. Greville, Col. Pellatt, A Berkeley, C. b. Grey, Sir G. Plaillipps, J. It Bethel], Richard Grosvenor, Lord R. philliinore, It. J. Biddulph, It. N. Hadfield, G. Phinn, Thomas Biggs, William hail, Sir Benjamin Pilott, Francis Blaekett, J. F. Ilan nor, Sir John Plikingten, James Bonham-Carter, John Harcourt, G. G. Pinney, William Bouverie, E. I'. Ilardinge, Charles S. Pollard-Urquhart, W. Boyle, Colonel 11 itstie, Alcamo ior Ponsonby, Iln. a .G. J. Bramston, T. W. Hestia, Archibald Portman, Iln. W. Bright, John II eadlam, Thomas E. Price, Sir R. Broeklehurst, John Heard, J. I. Pritchard, J. Brockman, E. li. Ileneage, G. it. W. Ramsdell, Sir J. Brothextun, Joseph Ileneage, G. F. Ricardo, O. Brown, W. Herbert, B. A. Rich, H. Browne, V. Herbert, Sidney Robartes, T. J. A. Bruce, Lord E. Hervey, Lord Alfred Rambold, C. E. Bruce, IL A. Hogg, Sir James W. Russell, LordJ. Butler, Charles Howard, C. W. G. Russell, F. C. Byng, G.ll. C. Hutchins, E. Eadleir, J. Cardwell, E. Ilutt, William Sawle, C. B. G. Caulfield, Colonel Ingham, Robert Scholefield, W. Cavendish, C. B. Inglis, sir R. 11. &obeli, Capt. Challis, Alderman Jackson, William Scropo, G. P. Chamisers, T. Jennyn, Earl Scully, F. Cliarteris, F. Johnstone, James Scully, V. Cheetham, Johu Johnstone, Sir J. Seymour, Lord Christy, S. Keating, Robert Seymour, 11. D. Clay, Sir W. Keogh, William Seymour, W. D. Clinton, Lord Robert Kershaw, James Shafto, It D. Cobbett, J. Morgan King, P. J. Shelley, Sir J. V. Cobden, Richard Kingscutc, R. N. F. Sheridan, R. B. Coes burn, Sir A. Kinnitird, A. F. Smith, J. Cocks, T. Somers . Kirk, William Smith, M. Tucker Collin, IV. Labouchere, H. Smith, lit. lin. R. Collier, Robert I'. Lacon, Sir B. Smollett, A Colville, C. R. Laffan, It. M. Stafford, Marquis Coote, :Far Chas. E. Laing, S. Stanley, Iln. W. 0. Cowin], Charles Langston, J. H. Strutt, E. Cowper, W. Langton, H. G. Stuart, Lord D. c raufard, B. H. J. Lascelles, E. Stuart, H. Crook, J. Laslett, W. Sutton, J.H. M. Crossley, F. Lawley, P. C. Tancred, H. W. Crowder, Richard B. Lee, W, Thicknesse, R. A. Dalrymple, Vise. Legh, G. C. Thompson, George Dash.wood, Sir G. H. Lemon, Sir C. Thornely, T. Davie, Sir 11. Lewis, Sir T. F. Trail, G. Denison, Edmund Locke, Joseph Turner, C. Denison, J. E. Loveden, P. Vane, Lord H. Dent„ .r. Lowe, Robert Vernon, G. Divell, Edward Mackie, John Villiers, lit. Iln. C. Dranamond, Henry Mackinnon, W. A. Vivian, J. 11. Duff, George IL`Cann, James Vivian, Henry 11. Duff, James Macgregor, John Wall, C. B. Duke, Sir James M'Taggart, Sir J. Walmsley, Sir J. Duncan, George Mangles, R. D. Walter, John Dundas, G. Marjoribanks, D. Warner, Edward EgertonAW. Marshall, William Whitbread, Samuel Egerton, E. Martin, John Wickham, Henry W. Enke, E. Massey, W. N. Wilkinson, W. A. E'diot, John Masterman, John Wilcox, B. Llmlyn, Viscount Matheson, Alex. Williams, W. Esmonde, John Matheson, Sir J. Wilson, J. Keaton, Earl Manic, Colonel Winnington, Sir T. Evelyn, W. Miall, . Wise, A. E wait, William Milligan, R. Wood, Sir C. Fagan, W. Mills, T. Wortley, Jas. Stuart Fergus, J. Milner, W. M. E. Wrightson, Wm. Ferguson, Col. Mimes, R. M. Wyvill, M. Ferguson, Sir IL Milton Viscount Youra', Sir J. Ferguson, Joseph Michell, W. Fitzgerald, J. Mitchell, T. Fitzgerald, W. Moffatt, G. "ItzroY, Henry 31 , ..,1esworth, Sir W. Foley, John 11. Monck, Lord TELLERS. Ihyter, W. G. Mulgrave, Earl MINORITY—NOES, 185. Adderley, C s Alexao dr.x , a, Floyer, J. Morgan, Octavius Follett, Brent S. Mulling, J. Randolph Arbutlnse ' 't A rota, t , General Forbes, William Mundy, W, 4 11 , Captain Forester, Col. Naas, Lord ILa:Wright, G. Forster, Sir G. Napier, Joseph A spinall, J,rf. French, F. Redd, Joseph Baove, •p,r . Freshileld, S. W. Newark, Viscount B ailYt'Sir J. Galiwey, Sir W. P. Newdegate, C. Balk , I , Crawehay Galway, Viscount Newport, Lord Ra ' n ' Edward Gaskell, J. M. Noel, Gerard James l.aldook, E. H. George, John North, Colonel Bankes, G. Goddard, Ambrose L. Oakes, J. H. P. Barrington, Viscount Graham, Lord M. W. Ossulston, Lord Barrow, W. li. Grogan, E. Pakeaham, E. Bennet, Philip Beresford Packington, Sir J. Rentinek, Lord 11. Gwyn, Howel Palmer, Robert Bentinck, Goo. P. Hale, Robert B. Parker, R. T. . William :u a e: ord se , y, Lord Percy, J. William Blair, Colonel Blandford, Marquis Hamilton, LOrd C. Pugh, D. Booker, Tho s. Harcourt, Col, A. Robertson, P . Ro ro b rt e a r l i ' so lr n, P. F.l B B BR u r 7 oo l ck. e k i t e, e B L wi ir or s i d .t iv . . Bru ce ,C m g Ham il ton, J. Hans Rushout, Captain Bowyer, Ge org e ar an co bu d 7 4 H co o i n i . C. Seaham, litir•-•;; 14 !!' 2. Bullar., Sir J. Y. W. Fitzwilliam Spooner, Broo k e, Sir A . - ii n:a rt th at co . te, i G T il h b o er ro t a ll a . B S S2l m iT y l li t Ti t h t h ie ,: : B W l3lll . ll ;WK . rd ig ... . Banbury, W. Burghley, L , , Itton, Samuel Stanhope, 3. B. Burrell, p" '''''` Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. . 11 1Iu il m d-Y. e -ar , - d. , S R r obert G. s S t o aff me o r r i d e , t A. Burro,- 4ro. M. Jones, Capt. Stanley, Somerset, But. ..ghes, Hen* li. JOnes, D. &tiling, W. P ... I. kehciaii, Nicholad -att, qp. It Ker, D. 5. Campbell, Sir Arch. King, J. k. Carnac, Sir J. R. Kluitchbuil, W. F. Tollemachf! rJ' (c : R :0 Coles, fzir on obe dei r e t y, eayle.v, E. S. Knight, F. 11 7 : I S hi t u e si r b t iog , t.,,, 11 rc . , . 0 13K . i r:rhi: i Trollopo, Child, Smith Tyler, Sir Goof's , '" Christopher, R. Adam Knox, IV,* , Ty roll, Sir J. 'l'. ta. H. K ilE n itf o g x h , t c le ol y o , ool ainald Ttiditay, R. 9. . Clinton, Ld. C. Langton, W. G. Vance, S. Clive, R. Cobbold, J. C. t en ta x t,. t o o r r d d H A . . OF.. Verner, Sir FEi rt irr , a o nWc e i o .o rge Ir Leslie, C. P. Codrington, Sir Wm. Lewisham, Visa. Vy iyan, Sir R. Eger :on. Sir..:aargi: —enry Charles Lockhart, W. H W 04410014 H. Compton, Henry Long, W. Walcott, Adm. Conolly, Th om Lovaine, X. ord Walsh, Sir J. B. !Corry, 11. L. Lowther, Captain Wellesley, Lord C. Davies, D. A. S. Macartaey, Ll. west , Vrederick R. I ) ering, Sir Gds, xaegregor, James Whiteside, James _. Disraeli. P i . ' Z.W411, W . IL, WhtirtiOSe, ne=l , Dod. J. ~ v. Idalins, Rich.. • Woaohouse, E. Duekw OM). &kJ: AD,- ....d woodd, 11 ' Dunco mbe. IV. 4. ......ers, Lord G. - Genera/ Wyndham, Dunn , 1 Col. Manners, Lord J. n o tert W. DO P r e , c. o Wynne, W. Maunsell, T. P. Eliot T. yorte, Elm] ey, Vi e e '''b'',lp Meux, Sir lion Fern ham, 1 , • • Miles, W, TELLERS. Farrar, J. I , Montgomery, Ma rc h , iltg 0 m E a e r y r 1 0 f sui r . 0 . Folio, l i to d r , , y Ames d el, Edward D l9 9rei H. S. ' 1.1),1::::14115oodd, CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 13. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Iduna, from Dantzic ; Lachs, do. ; Catharina. do. ; Nicholas Smerk, do.; Fred. Wil lem 111., do. ; Greenwell Dobinson, do. • Fred. Wilhel mine, do. ; Souanee, do. ; Ark, do. ; Ophelia, do. ; Mette Catharina, Nykjobino• ' ; Preciosa, Dram ; Familien, do. ; Sea Bird, Calcutta ; Egham, Cadiz ; Ourie, lijomeborg ; Mundagues, Matanzas Arethusa, Memel ; Stirlingshire, Launceston ; Arend, frederickshald ; Gem, Riga ; Grefve Rehbinder, Christianstadt ; Cheerful, Konigsberg ; Fen draght, Worcum : Castle Eden, Whampoa and Hong Kong ; Alfred, Calcutta • Saladin, do. ; Orion, New Diep ; Panope, Gottenberg ; Charlesi Brook, St. Vincent's. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Burlington, for Kurrachee and Bombay ; Vicar of Bray, Valparaiso ; Gambia, Sierra Leone ; Funf Gebreuder, Altona ; Stir lingshire, Launceston. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Wilhelmine, for Altona, ; Eliza, St. Mary, River Gambia ; Wm. Wells, Antwerp and Mogadore ; Vitus, Hamburgh ; Anna Maria, Altona ; Osbert, Dominica ; Europa, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11. The Maitland, London to Sydney, was spoken April 4, lat. 34 N. long- 16 E. The Flora, Arracan to Hamburg, was spoken April 19, lat. 28 S. long. 8 E. The Acasta was spoken May 7, lat. 13 S. long. 3 W. The Iris, Valparaiso to Liverpool, was spoken May 11, lat. 6 N. long. 27 W. The Tanjore, Madras to London, was spoken May 23, lat. 36 N. long. 40. The St. Andrew, bound S., was spoken May 18, lat. 18, lat. 35 N. long. 43W. The William, Jamaica to London, was spoken May 27, lat. 43 N. 10ng32 W.. _ The Mary Annah (Amer), for San Francisco, was spoken April 19, lat. 1 N. long. 27 W. The Lydia, from Liverpool, bound W., was spoken May 1, lat. 22 N. long. 44 W. The Agamemnon was spoken May 14, lat. 40 N. long. 41 W. The Benjamin Adams, was spoken May 14, lat. 40 N. long 41 W. The Emily, Sunderland to Quebec, was spoken June 2, lat. 45 N. long. 35 W. Tho Azzopardi was spoken June 6, off Cape St. Vincent. The Eva was spoken June 5, lat. 36 N. long. 6 W. The Adolphe Lecour was spoken June 9, lat 44 N. long. 9 W. The Meridian was spoken June 10, lat. 45 N. long. 8 W. The Fenicio was spoken June 11, lat. 50 N, long. 7 W. The Niagara (R.M.S.) was spoken June 12, 3 a.m., off Tuskar. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Queen of tho South (s), March 31, lat. 28 S., long 48 E. The Try Again (American barque), standing to S. and E., April 13, lat. 34 S., long. 16 E. the s Annie. Werra; Liverpool to Callao, May 8, lat. 5 N., long. 22 W. The Queen, Pernatnbuco to the Clyde, June 1, lat. 45 N., long. 20 W. A Dutch barque, Calcutta to Cowes, June 3, lat. 45 N., long. 18 W. A Danish brigantine, standing to the eastward, showing private signal, white field with a red border Y 62 in the middle, also a small square of red with black stripes in the upper inner corner, June 5, lat. 46 N., long. 14 W. The Nymph, Arxacan to Falmouth, same day, by the Adelaide Tremearne, off the Wight. The Ada, Algoa. Bay to London, April 25, lat. 13 S., long. 9 W. The Unicorn, for Melbourne, May 4, lat. 4 N., long. 23 W. The Antoinette Maria, Batavia to Rotterdam, May 8, lat. 7 N., long. 25 W. The Lord Hardinge, London to Bombay, June 5, lat. 47 N.. long. 10 W., by the Jane Ewing, Dallass, arrived off Dungeness. The Washington (s), of Liverpool, bound westward, May 29, lat. 40 N.., long. 27 W. The Elisabeth (.Dutch barque), Bok, Batavia to Rotter dam, June 4, lat.. 47 N., long. 14 W., by the Phoebus, Robinson, arrived. at Gloucester. The Thomas (English schooner), Mitchell (late Dahoney), 26 days from St. Domingo to Boston, supplied her with provisions and water, May 1, lat. 33 N., long. 74 W., by the James Calder, Wright, of Liverpool. The Jenne Dumas, Calcutta to Liverpool, 29 days out, Feb. 13, lat. 11 S. , long. 88 E. The Gastoriva Welke (French ship), April 27, lat. 3 S., long. 10 W. The Warren, of 'Thomason, New York to Marseilles, out 13 days, May 27, lat. 41 N., long. 30 W. The Westmorelz tied, of Philadelphia, bound west, June 5, lat. 4f), long. 16, by the Trident, at Queenstown. The Isaac Bell, American ship, Havre to Now York, June 4, lat. 46 N.. long. 2 W., by the Granville, Winn, arrived in the Dm vns. The Elizabeth, schooner, from Bideford, May 20, lat, 3 N. long. 38 W., by the Feronia, Leinan, arrived off Fal• mouth. _ _ The Annette, Dutch ship, from Samarang, April 13, lat. 2 N. long. 19 W., by the Baldur, Sjoholm, arrived off Falmouth. The Albyn, Milne, Shields to Quebec, June 5, lat. 49 N. long. 8 W. The Madonna awl. Anne, April 27, lat. 13 S. long. 10 W. The Harriet, brig, for Australia, May 5, lat. IN. long. 22 W. - - _ _ The Tartar, barque, from London, May 6, lat. 3N. long. 23 W. The Vesta, brig, Africa to Liverpool, Juno 1, lat. 45 N. long. 23 W. The Anna, ship, of Liverpool, March 9, lat. 4S. long. 83 E. The Eliza, barque, for Ceylon, March 16, lat. 9S. long. 84 E. The Mechanic's Own ' American ship, standing to th e Southward, May 10, lat. 6 N. long. 25 W. The Eagle, barque, of Boston, standing to the South ward, May 23, lat. 29 N. long. 42 W. The Mangola, A merican barque, Newport to New York, June 4, lat. 17 N. long. 27 W. The Mogul,lLivurpool to Guatemala, April 4, lat. 20 S. long. 35 W. The Lydia, from Liverpool, bound west, May 1, lat. 22 N. long. 44 W. The Ben. Adams, of Now York, May 14, lat. 40 N. long. 41 W. The St. Andrew, bound south, 18th, lat. 35 N. long. 43 W- A k.„,i - oa,nish barque, Havanna to Santander, 24th, lat. 40 N. long. 37 W. Jamaica to London, 27th, lat. 43 N. long. The WiL.. 3l ° , 32 W. London to Sydney, N.S.W., April 4. to Liverpool, llth, lat. 6 N. long. The Maitland', m or 7, lat. 13 S. long. 3 W. The Acasta, Madras Ziondon, May 23, lat. 36 N. long. The Iris, Valpaia.. 4B O 27 W. Tho Tanjore, 40 W. New York 44 N. long. 31 W. The Marsfield, Liverpool to New' York, May 1 1, lat. 39 The London (ship), Londorr to , May 18, lat. long. 38. The Rappahannock, Liverpool to Irow York, 26th, lat. 41 long. 65. A PRECOCIOUS (YAWN BOY.—The police help to bring extraordinary characters before the public, and last week a miniature copy of an extraordinary youth fell into the bands of the River Tyne Police. His name is Alexander Hallonbury, aged 12 years, the cabin boy of the Helios, a Russian vessel then waiting in the Tyne for Amezica. The lad had run off from the vessel, and was captured by the police, who overtook him at Middlesborough, This extraordinary child is a native of Wiburg, and has been at sealsirtee he was nine years of age. His father died when the boy was 10 weeks old. In his short but eventful life the boy has visited Seville, Cadiz, London, Leghorn, Falmouth, and the Tyne, and made a long trading voyage in a schooner to the Sea of Azoff. He wao never at school ill , his life, notwithstanding which he can talk five languages — English fluently, and writes a good steady hand. He can read an English newspaper without any difficulty. His mother is a Fin, and can tai!( six language z; he learnt four from her, but the English he picked urr In London, while his vessel was in a graving dock repair ing. The 'captain of the vessel, a kind-hearted man apparently, has no fault to find with the boy, except, as north country mothers would say, that "he is hempy and mischievous," and defies the cook and steward, his chief, who is no linguist. The little fellow has gone off with the vessel to America.—Newcastle Chroniele. THE STRIKE AT THE LLYNVI IRON WORKS.—The whole of the men at the Llynvi Iron Works, Maesteg, have now been on strike for a considerable period, and the prospect of an amicable adjustment between them and the company seems to be as remote as on the first day of the strike. The workmen continue to hold diur nal meetings on the mountain without any apparent diminution in the number of those in attendance, and it is stated that from 1,000 to 1,200 men meet together on these occasions, while their deliberations are carried on in the most peaceable and orderly manner, and the strictest discipline is maintained. No offensive weapon of any eleseription, not even a walking stick, is permitted to be taken to- their place of rendezvous, and at the conclusion of every meeting the men immediately sepa rate and proceed tey their respective homes. The work men employed in the different departments of the Maes teg Iron Works, and those belonging to the Tondu which g h give ve did them thusem drink : 6 To till try they t o Works at Tywyth have contributed largely towards the support of the Llynvi men during the present struggle. WHAT IS " CANVASSING ? — A witness—lrish, of course----before the Clare Election Committee, ha v i ng said he had been " sill day canvassing," was directed to a " n d d e , finifeeywould " canvassing,wld. induce and force the voters to vote for Corny O'Brien, not, to could not vote at all:" . _ _ LADVERTISEMFNTI - A Life-Guardsman (one of the , -oes of Waterloo) 4,•tired of Rheu ma ti sm b y H o ll oway ' s M_th. tent and Pills.—Nr. Thomas Brunton, landlord of the wa :erloo Tavern, CoMham, Yorkshire, was afflicted for many ~•nonths with rheumatism and rheumatic gout; his legs wo ,n3 dreadfully p a inful, an d di s fi gure d with colours of eve hue, frightful to behold. For ten weeks h e was wholly is able to walk ; the treatment ho re ceived from several medical men not only failed to do him any good, but left him, in fact, in a considerably worse condition than before he had recourse to them. Holloway's Pills and Ointment were at last resorted to, and by their sole means he has been completely cured and restored to health and strength.—Sold by all drug ists • and at Professor Hol l ow a y 's Establishment, 244, Strar:d, Lyndon. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SIGH W AND HEARING.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. A valuable, newly-invented, very small power fu.! waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by ) 4 'hich a person can be seen and kno wn one mile and A half distant ; they answer every purpose on the races-course, at the opera-houses, coentry scenery, and ships are ,clearly seen at 12 to 14 Miles. They are invaluable for shootxng, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamek...'ePers, and tourists. Telescopes—A now and most impoilaat invention in telescopes, possessing such extro.ordinacv powers that some, 3 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented invaluable preserving s - sectaele lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfec . .; 'Vision, every object appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery — The Orgaric Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for D ea fness, en tirely different from all others, to surpass anything of: kind that has been, or probably ever can be, prodaced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and a public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.--S. and B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. ObsserTel oPPolte the York Hotel. PIaCES OP SHARES. EN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHI 'at COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUE I DAY AND FRIDAY X VEXING, LONDON, TiJESDAY, JUNE '7. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Nome of Company. Price. British North American Commercial of London. Colonial ...... Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. London and County Londn and Westminstr London Joint• Stock Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New.... National of Ireland.... Nat. Piovncial of Eng. Ditto, New Oriental Bank Corpora. south Australia .. Union of Australia.... Ditto ......... Union of Londo.t Union of Madrid . Dividend ' .Amonnt per of Annum. Share. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 31. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cont. 81. per cent. 41. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 83. p. et. & be. p. ct. & bs. 6'. p. ct.& 61. per cent. 7i. per cent. I A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 1 1, 0 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 N 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of 'aid. I Price. Annum. Share. .. £_ s. d. £ s. d. Albion .......... • 3l. 10s. 500 0 0 40 0 0 , 93 Alliance Brit. and For 71.145. 6d.bS. 100 0 0 11 0 u - Ditto Marine. .. 6l. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 Anchor 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas . ‘rgus Life ...... .... 41.13er cent. 100 8 0 25 0 0 2434 British Commercial .. Is. 6d. 50 0 0 .5 0 0 7 C l eriel.Med.& Gen. Life 6pr ct. & bS. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20% Coun.y Crown .............. 14s. 50 0 0 .3 0 0 17% Eagle ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Equity rid Law...... 434 per coat. 100 0 0 .5 0 0 5% European Life lss. 20 0 0 All paid. 2O - 5 0 0 .. S •X Globe 6l.per cent. Stock. 15034 • - /uardian ............ 51. per cent 100 0 0 4.5 0 0 - Imperial Fire ..... .... 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 11.5 h.& 1 4s. 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 EO% Law Fire . 25.& 2s.bs. 100 0 0 210 0 434 Law Life............. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 54 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London Fire . London ,r hip.... ..... Marine. ..... ..... •. . Med.lnvlid& Gen. Life 4341. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Minerva ........ • • Monarch -- .. .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 21s. National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2 , , 1 4 Palladium Life Pelican - - - 45 Phcenix - - - - Professional Life•• •• .. 51. per cent. 65 0 010 0 % p,ovidentLife...... 11.55. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 41 Rock Life............ ss. 53 0 .0 10 0I 8% Royal Exehlinze ....• • 61. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 236 Sun Fire 6l. lOs - ~- Ditto Life lt. 6s. - t 9 65 United Kingdom .. . • 41. p. et. & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5 Universal Life . . Vicinria Life - 412 6 51% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per or Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - - £ s. d. £ s. d. flungerford - - - 1 2 Southwark - 100 0 0 - - Ditto New oil% p.c 7os. per cent. 50 0 0 - - Waterloo . .... •••••••• - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Old Aim. of 8/. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 - Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall ........ Av. 21. 70 10 3 - 241. WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amouut Name of Company. per of Paid, I pric e . Annum. Share. East London X s. d. s. d Stock. 100 50 0 0 50 100 0 0 100 0 0 Grand Junction .....• 41. per cot Kent................ 41. per cat. Lambeth ..... . New River Company.. 21. 103. Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. West Middlesex .. .• .. 61.05. pr cnt 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company• per of Paid. Annum. Share. s.. d. ;£ s. d. Commercial 41. pr cent. Stock. East and West India 6%1. pr cent. Stock. East Country.. 2os. per eh. London ....• • • si. pr cent. Stock. Ditto Bonds 41. per cent. St. Katharine • 4 per cent. Stock. Southampton ll. per cent. 50 0 0 510 0 0 Victoria — ,20 0 0 2 0 0 CANALS. idem Names of Dividend Names of 3 • Div per Price. Companies. 5 per Companies. .z Annum. ,Annum ro a X X Ashtn & Oldh 98 71. p. at. 140 Macclesfield . I qo 21. 10e. arneley •• • • 160 Neate •• •• • • 11'01 161. Brkrik&Abrg ISO 51. 8214 Oxford.. •• 1001 13. . Birmingham 40 41. 105% P ea k Forest. 7,31 3% 18s Coventry - - •• 100 251. Regent's.... 33 17.. Derby • •... 100 6, 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. Ell inire&Chs 69 2% p.ct 34% Somrsct Coal )501 GrandJunctn 100 4 pr. ct. 68 Do.LkFdSt 12, Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6L pr. ct. StlTril &Wore 1 40 281 . Grand Surrey 100 21. 101. Shrewsbury.. 1 1 25 Grand Union 100 11. lOs 12% Stoarbridge.. 1 45 201. Kenn. & Avis 39 6s. Oil. Severn and 21. Os. Lancaster . 100, Wye Rail.] 240 Leeds&Livrp 100, 251. SM) Warwick&} 0 41, Lyicester ...• 1001 51. 66 Bi rm i ng . Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 44% Wei a ick & n 31 . L mghboregh 142 701. 510 Napton..3 Monmoathah 100 Worc3tr & j 8 3/ ., Mntgmerysh 100 Bilmning.3 Melt IMwbry 100 Vilts & Brks , lOff. Od. ;6 s. d. 125% 743 i, 843 i Price. Names of 0. Dividend Names of d .Dividend Companies. 0 per Price. Compani _ . _. 1 per Price. Companies. Price. Annum. re Annum. 1 o-.. i - -- --- - - Ashtn & Oldh 98 71. p. at. 140 Macclesfield . 100 2/. 10s. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 - - Naatk •••• • • 1 pOl 161. - , Tlrknk&Abrg 150 51. 8214 Oxford.. •• • • 1 00, 13'. - Birmingham 40 41. 105% P eak Forest. 7 8 1 3!. 10 k 1 70 Coventry - - •• 100 25/. - Regent's.... 33 17.. 18 Derby ••• •• 100 6, 63 Rochdale.... 8 1 21. - Ell onre&Chs 69 2% p.ct 34% 80mrsat Coal 1 50 - - GrandJunctn 100.4 pr. ct. 68 Do • LkFdSt. " /2, - - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr . et. - StiTril &Wore 1 4 0 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. 108. - Shrewsbury-1,25 - Grand Union 100 1/.los, 12% Stoarbridge.„ ;45 201. 290 Kennt& Avli 39 6s. Oil. - Severn and Lancaster • 100, - - Wye Rail.] .. .6 21. Os. 24 Leeds&Livrp 100, 251. 550 Warwick&l Gyioester ...• 1001 51. 66 Bi rm i ng . j 1 0 41. 40 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 44% Wal hick & 0 34 18 L aighborogh 142 701. 510 Napton..l ' Monmoathah 100 - - 1 Wore3tr & 1 8 3/ . _ Mntginerysh 100 - - Ili I ming. j Melt II Mwbry 100 - - Tilts & Brks , -10 s. Od. 7 G kS -I, 1 GUT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per • of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - X s. d. X s. d. British • • • • • • - • • • • •• - - - - Ditto Provincial.. - 11. Bs, 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 Brighton ••••..• • • • • • 5/. 10 00 t 20 0 0 16 City of London ...... 61. 100 0 0 1350 0 0 130 Centinental (3d Cap.)... 47. 75 0 0 43 10 0 67% Equitable. •••-- •• •• 501. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Great Central: •••• - • 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14% Imperial ............ 3:. & bonus. 50 0 0 .50 0 0 06% Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 Lindon•• ............ __ 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Pail. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24% P. - cords . •........... 3il. per cent., 50 0 0 49 0 0 28% RAtclitf ..... ....... 51. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 70 United General • ... -- I/. 150 0 0 Iso 0 0 20 Westminster Chartered 51. per cent, 60 0 0 5 0 0 0 38 Ditto, New .... Si. per cent. 1 50 0 0 10 0 0 6% LIST OF SCO emu COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of PM -. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland * ...• 71. per cent. 100 u u 100 0 0 193/ 0 British Linen Comp.... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2151 0 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgovr Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11l Os Clydesdale Bank -- -6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 131 Os Commercial Bank Eastern Bank* ...• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10115 s Edinh.&Glasgow •. • • 31. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. 159 Exchange:Link of Scot - 100 0 0 31 5 0 •Bs. od National Bank - - Northef Scotlandßank 5/.percent . SO 0 0 1 . 210 0 41356 d Royalßts,nk of Scotland 51. per cont. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1,61 0 Union Bank of Scot. * 81. per con'. 100 0 0 5 3 0 0 931 Os Western Bark - .... Alliance Fire and Life B% /.pr cert.. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24110 s British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261 Od City of Glasgow LIU* 6/. per cont. 25 0 0 2 0 0 3'. 103 Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Inger 5l. per cent . 100 0 0 15 0 0 251 hs Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.ner cent. 50 0 0 217 6 41. Os Life Assoc. of Scotland Gl.per cent. 10 0 0 1 10 4'. 10s NationalFlre and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 13s North British loser. * 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 361 Os kloottishUnionlnsrac. 75i1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 14s Standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 ,15/ Ps 1 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 , 1 0 0 0/. 7s * Ex Dividend. ....• MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. .Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assam Tea - ...... „ - 50 0 0 20 0 0 10% kuctien Mart.. ••• • .• 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 35 tuastralian Agricultnrl 1/. 100 0 0 35 0 0 71 Australian Trust .... 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 - Australian Royal Mail - 10 0 0 6 0 0 3% Anglo-Mexican 3lint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 British American Land 155. - 38 10 0 71 Canada ... •• •• ...... 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Do. 5 per cent Bonds W. per cent. - - 102% Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per cent. - - 1165 City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - - , Ilectric Telegraph (A) - 25 0 0 20 0 0 21% nitto .. •• •• .. - (B) - 25 0 0 10 0 0 - E c i n i . :0143E 891311110111 7 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 1165 Ditto Weis •• ••• • • • - 50 0 0 12 10 0 - Gen. - rt ., . a. Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 -• a n . ation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 314 sßteeva,mavig Thadsran's Bay... • • • • • • - Stock. - 224 n onger r e ed .. „„ .. •• .. 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47% Loudon Institution . ~.• - - - - London Reversionary , 81. per cent. 15 0 () 15 0 0 - Russell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 - Price's /Patent Cand. Co. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 29 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106 Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 - South Australian ..... 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 4051 Trust and Loan Comp. of Upoe.r Canada.... - 20 0 0 3 0 0 - POLICE INTELLIGENO t,. • .l • WORSHIP-STREET.—Mary Casey, a .",W °l°ll 24l , abandoned habits, was placed at the bar y mil itS D'Eyncourt, charged with having been concerr, two other women, not in custody, in hoeussob y ed robbing Mr. William Wailes, a house decorator, Hackney. h The prosecutor stated that while City-road between seven and eight o'clock on Sa t evening, he was acccosted by the prisoner and woman, who requested him to treat them at an a!- 1 . ! t ",4 ing public house, to which he imprudently cons!tio and afterwards accompanied them to their lodging,lyc same neighbourhood. On entering the apartracn'4. were immediately joined by another woman, a t th! passing throtigory him 1 1 citation of whom he sent out for some ale which was poured into a teacup and handed l i e 0" the prisoner, but the moment he had tasted it he seized with an overpowering stupor, and fell bac 4 , state of insensibility. On recovering his conseioast'oe he found himself stretched upon the bed, and. t ,,,, 1° , 0 p prisoner was busily engaged in ransacking consisting of a sovereign, a half-sovereign, anuo-dher tity of silver, and on endeavouring to seize 10 . " 0 04 hand he was instantly set upon by the other 'fe te ,6 4 who forcibly dragged him off the bed, and I hre : / /o 0 that unless he instantly quitted the place ut he ur throw him out of the window. In the midst el "'sr roar the landlady of the house suddenly made halt e ye ance, but instead of affording him any assistau'ilip, vigorously joined the o thers in their attack 11 P °11 ore and they handled him so rou ghly that his clot deter literally torn to pieces ; but finding that be w3s,sn' mined not to leave the housa unless his money 0 ,3?. , stored to him, the whole of them ultimately at 31. 11 , Ur and effected their escap e . Witness then made t of his way into the street, and communicated the ticulars of the robbery t o a p o li ce man, who snee,4 t ; tracing out the prisone r , an d t oo k her into eusto.P.ftft Police-constable Warne s , N 370, stated tbaoee;? lodging the prisoner in the station-house, he ,P, he fr to her apartment, on sear c hi ng which he fo und ments of some receipts and other documents.i4rento about the his everyflporoionrp,dei indication n t the ea aspe severe prosecutor eeraerarnecitno recent nee i u i e g f s t t h rt e 4g P , t e i l t ri ed as chairs and tables being upset, and the rest of t 5 rtie f iatenuongrndetiaiotinhnvrioonu examiningwgr aw a b hd o iac u rh t kti i hlc n eeo the ihcoalu pr u ebs t doi n na l cflr o ed s u t , pd c hi o ea n ocd f confusion idas s en t n o o a n y ci it he a r e dnead hard' e as ° b a ; l c chemist, for the purpose of an a ly s ation. 0, The prisoner, who d ec li ne d o ff er i n g any d efeuceP ordered to be remanded for a week. THAMES.— William Barry, an Tris h° ~,3 1, 311' brought before Mr. Yardl e y, c h ar ged with ° ° ''3 - efs' a violent and indecent assault on a Jewess, 11°- JacoThbs. e complainant, a girl, was standing at the (1 1111 ; ! her parents dwelling in White Swan-yard, W hitec t d beds on Saturday evening, when the prisoner aCe B :be and made an improper overture to her, wh ie , J h jetted, and told him to go awa • on which menced pulling her about in a very rude mal'iol,7l in spite of her struggles, th rew h er down is the ' 1 ,,d of the house and rais e d he r c l o thes. She . „" : to' r aloud for help, and called her father, who ° 3 , r iio l ; assistance just as the prisoner was about to Oct' and was making preparatio ns f or co mmittee ,, r i st oe r 4 l serious assault upon her. Th e f a th er seized th e P A who got away from him and made his e scape. J v' constable pursued him, and took him into misty: h . ! e co": 4 The prisoner, in defence, said he went t° rnrsg,i' plainant's house, or the one nex t t o it, to look ' t olei r with whom he was acquainted, and might hatr e ,,o , the complainant, but he nev er wen t i n side the u" Mr. Yardley said the p r i soner wa s a most Oroiste' ruffian, and, in default of p a yi ng a fi ne of 3/-, 69113 him to the House of Correction for one month, COUNTRY MARKETS. JUNE 10. r i ' 36 of grain at oll r OATS. 110.: 23s '1,55 22s 24 20s 6a A .14 I Ll' o s l' a ii lc eJ S) I" .4 Paid. is. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 30 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 n 10 0 .35. 0 0 to. 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 HADDINGTOI The following are the prie to-day : First... Second WHEAT. EARLEY. 535 Od. 34s Od 51s 6d 338 3d Third.. .... 49s Od 1305 Oct . Total quantity of wheat in market, • 225 ( il l ' 'OP 7, If barley „ 80 4 01 0 0 i 1/ ~ oats ~ 231 clr s ' 0 7, ,f beans , f 261''s'' AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. ...le Average of wheat £2 11 6 , 3 0 1 Ditto of Barley 1 2 o Ditto of Oats -"01 •••• , Ditto of Beans KIRKCALDY—JUNE 11. Hero to-day, we had small supplies of whea%h I ) ,s and only one sack of barley. F armers a sked . „ 0 I Vr t : for whoat, which checked sales. A n a d va nce, dol l y 2s per qr. was paid. Oats were 6d. to is per qr' Wheat. Barley. Oats. 0$ 0 I First s3s Oct I 30s 0.1 I 23s Oct 0 5 0 d Second s2s Od I I—s Oct 22s Od Os Third 4ss Oct —s Od 19s Od 1 0 0 0 Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b s i m p er i a l , 28s Oct to I' COAL MARK] Prices of Coal per ton at tl 7—JUNE 13. t / 0 close of the taar .—k e s. Framwellgate . 15 3 Richardson's Toce.••••''..o 15 0 Birchgrove Graigo l A - Edon Main ; Wallsond, &c. Llangennech ..... .• , 0 0, ; 15 0 Powell's Mifflin St °' .0 16 0 Fothergill's Aberdar° 15 g Bell . Lambtou Cassop Ships at market :7 J Sold ......... • BORNE MAILS. Bi .ails are sent from the Gl4 o ` Ye/ the morning--dispatch.] 11 (N signifies that the ni by the night—and II by Day when made m in General l'ost- Office, London.* From vrta t Port Dispatctiew Every Friday . fAverpoo l Liverpoo l "‘ SouthangoP IJune 14 'June 22 .... ... July 4 ...: July 8 AOutha l P W : Dover •• ." 23rd of the month. 8,9, 24, & 30 of m 4th & 20th of mon. 2nd of the month 9th of the month.. 9th of the month.. 14th of the month Condon •••• ijymoutb Dover SoutllamPLup SoutharnPW Dover SouthuunPt y r u • m o t oo°11111t: p l i °.; 14th of the month. 14th of the month Mon.,Wed.,&Frld. td & 17th of month viyinocit,,;;, gotithsurilw, SeutluauPt.' t,8,17,21,&27 of ca. 4th 8a 20th of mon. Twice daily ...... Dover SouthaVlP,", Dover .• " • Twice daily... 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of ai ••• D o ver ••• jorl thouthaniP 2nd & 17th of mon. Tuesday & Friday 2nd of the month Wednesday & Sat.l 17th or the month. 4th & 20th of mon. Bth& 24th of month 4onthaniPt°° London S o uthareP:. _., l i ondon • o • 3 out hatnPl p Sout t it uopw . Dov er ...• • Vh c Ho aa to li SoutharoP_ 4outlatilaw.. Twice daily ...... 7,9, 17, & 28 of ni. 9th of the month 23rd of the month DoYer '''.. 17,17,19,28, 30 ofm.l 14th of tho month 2nd of the month.• sth 15th25thormon. 2d & 17th of mouth) By private ship • • nth m i na ton southlOP . .. Dover • ' n 'iori Soutliar a n r D rt 4 Variousoc . .17;.0. .4outhalri , n tbarnr` O ,tOU elyinc"'th Dover Dover •• ' t o suatbaraP 15th25 thotthon. thl7th2Bthofmon 2d & 27th of mon 14th of tho month sth 1 sth2sthofmon, 501511125 tholmon. 2d & 17th of Month SoutbaniPt°l COUNTRIES. A merles( byltrit.pack)N America (by. United Sts. packet) ..........N America (by U. States packet) ..........N Australia (via South. ampton) ........ Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of coed Hope) .. Africa (West Coast) ..N Alexandria .......... N Alexandria .. ........ Bahamas ...........M 8e1gitun............N Brazil ..............31 ltuenos Ayres .... .... 111 l:ape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope N Cape tie Verde Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Channel 15ie5........N China (see India) Constantinople ......N Constantinople wont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) _ _ _ Fiance ........ M & N Gibraltar ..........M Greece (see India) Greytown Harnburgh ..........N Havannah llolland . : MI Honduras .......... M India (viaSouthampt.)M India (via Alarseilles)M lonian Isles (see India) Ireland ........M & N Madeira ... ... • ... Madeira ...... • ..... N Malta (see India) Malta .N Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N Mexico ............M Naples.. .. • .....N New Granada ... New Zealand.... Papal States ........N Peninsula ........ Port Natal ..........N Sicily .... • ..... 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