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SOIITH-EASTERN EAILWA.Y. on in. WHITSITNTIDE HOLIDAYS. SIJNDAT and MONDAY, Ist, 2d, and 3d Class RETURN 84,;%4LETS w ell be issued at a single fare from LONDON to ALL ' ll °Ni, and from ALL STATIONS to LONDON (North Kest and Greenwich Lines excepted), by all the regular trains, except expr ess. T hese tick( is will be only be available for the day on which issued. NJ; journey. Parliamentary tickets are not available for the return 15 °r , d _hlarY Return Tickets, at the usual fares, issued on the 14th , 1 1 ' 14 1. and 17th May, w ill b e ava i la b le for t h e re turn journey b „,, the lath May inclusive (North Kent and Greenwich Lines e ieePted). G. S. HERBERT. secretary. T" GREAT EXHIBITION at DUBLIN. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Notice inner . 8 Hereby Gi ven, That T i ckets. i nc l u di ng th e Fare by g from Bristol, will be issued at the Paddington Station, lPen"" "win who. oppo wish to visit Dublin on the occasion of the Industrial Exhibition theopportunity ot doing so at the fol g low far es :—. LONDON TO DUBLIN. ?ji lt Chum, 31s. 4d. I second class, 28s. Gd. Third class, 14s. 4d. LONDON TO DUBLIN AND BACK, AVAILABLE FOR 16 DAYS. First class, 475. 3d. I Second class, 435. Anv B,_, trination respecting the departure of the Packets from """ 41 can be obtained at the Paddington Station. —May 9, 1853. NITN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY; London. 8111 XE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO FOUR-FIFTHS. The sf m ._ 'cles**l.7re., a rs beg to remind the public that persons effecting Po wie Society now or before Midsummer, 1853, will PARTI the 40, IN FOUR -FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society at ata:et Division. in proportion to. their contributions to those pre ?t according ac cording to the conditions contained in the, Society's tans, • _Kee ? rem , ti required by this Society for insuring Young Lives 're.„ ttgy -- ,,,,,"" many other old-established offices, and Insurers iutioe tf rXcututi from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad ?ren,a the accumulated rands derived from the investments of _Pro "ed *es may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, 0 %, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LLDDERDALE, Actuary. NEW FEATURE - IN LIFE ASSURANCE. DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE n ASSURANCE COMPANY, , 15 , New Bridge-street, Blackftiars, Landon. CAPITAL—(J HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND'S. ~n gilt TRUSTEES. Tin nourable the Lord Viscount Drumlanrig, P.C., iiii'67;p ro ller of her Majesty's Household. tletit (11"..e oral W. R. Clayton. Bart, Gloucester-place, Portman . "'glare ' a nd Marden-park, Surrey. DIRECTORS. ~- -T he Right Hon. the Viscount Drambtnrig, P.C., It, •011er of her Majesty's Household. wley E arnea, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. 14rClarke. Esq , late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. C,oode, E sq., St, T h e ' e r a, Jersey, Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Esq 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11 nr, Jan a, Lei e „ Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth , 'itor ge sta rahlre. ode„.tafto rdsq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor Es q., "me ire. (I.3,roruer Maclean, Esq,, Harrovi-on-the-Hill. I \ol4 gan ' Esq. Berkeley, Gloucestershire. V.% C. Pool 1 444 p es ltsq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portm_ an-sqnare. Olace ri ns% lesq 147 Lcadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park. 4ols, est. '" Indrew Riddell E , Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. tle I se.„„ a n,y 21 , Upper ' Se sq• St. our -Street West, Connaught-square. perk B ' 14, jametes-square. AUDITORS. ' 4 9,1 1 26, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, • , 111i sm , and General Life Office. tnea, Esq., A ccountan t, 3, G u ildh a ll-chambiri. t' ' e' 4 11 5 S A Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life . E tr • • e a ,:iherld it 1, Itnci* Company, Rsq., Manager of Times A s sura nce kt k ell a :lea rf RANKERS. ce, M at, and Co., 3, King William-6 treat, London. Dr a_ --- T.Luson and 3, Regent-street. C 0.,•, 1) 1' 667 rr ia, PHYSICIANS. • -. 4 ,, --„ry-plac e. - ` 44,1 121 Peer Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SEONS. 41 10: 11 ?haDin an an-square. " -.sq., 16, Low er Seymour - street, Portm Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-part-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. SOLICITORS. I ressra. AM and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Isevan, Esq. , t . c resPectihily invited to examine the principles of the under of Assurance. which is based upon t tibias calculated "ruler the immediate supervision or, Franc is G. P. Neison, g the Consulting Actuary to the Compan. r. 4tl ve Tables to assure 5001 on death, by - a person aged c it hi. ` L te t : .ll /tY, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system e l'h p: t Ptlbll by t: ta l u4 PMa .a. Is u Co,„ ti,t44rnitle;zi ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The awn the ordinary The sum the f I..ifeofl Ices would give ordinary Life i him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omit , ed give him for 'to pay his current the surrender annual premium of or sale Si. 6s. 3d. after he has of his policy, psid into their coffers after thirty 2491.7 a. 6d., and which years'paymentsithey have had the use amounting to of at compound 249/. interest, or in which theyhave the event of his death had the benefit one _hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. Ati lt at tae a 8 a re i 544)1. 1 •E .ad. At the end of thirty Yearswh en th e party , is na y Years old, El win have aid Into e ofnee. Ills policy at that age, 1 1 In easel death I will bel worth little more • dd . ;,, ttle more 1 4 ' 9 1.78.6c li l 500/ than 801. I NOTHING. perhaps 901. THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. If nn abli to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo , licy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur.. ther payment beingre quired. lifhowever the party, fr om any cause, wished to cancel the Policy. he could not 20 onlydra w out all behas ` 4 ! Cd put in, 2251., but a certain bonus of 621. ' 2 5/. 522/.257(1 2871. 2s. 9d. 2e. 9d. b I the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole ofhis payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501.. diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. Sec pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. l h ,.tr Parison of these two tables it will be seen that a person . of root assurance can secure the folio's% - 4144,4 novel system F n o x r a less sum, paid annually, he can assure h.,11)_ t ‘ t iana "' l 'fiZ" l e st. of death than under the ordinary system 1 4 110, evenat case a desire to surrender his Policy he can _r_e a es l' oF t ,t*E by the above example, which applies to all g en ? Ilab l iir t :s as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the ev t f oA •4e Or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, "'e value as it was, though he cease his current payments '41,0' tn% er of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets or decrease the 4;7,, int of i t i thlY. Should he require to increase V r ring 2' Policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can c o t . ? at any time, 11. up to the Lole tortnight's notice, withdraw any part ati t ilT r ant of his previous payments and with m r terest. After he three o r ~!wo, Part one year he can, by a single kii 4)t roee —y I troa fterwards. raise his policy to payment,g t re m a es regulate le,„4lainotint ; a and by this system he can at all ter or even 10410 iMugs hy his annual expenditure, With ' facility in the 4i1 4 h abit h atog a fund to fly to in case of necensity. th e e same as h ets lnte- With this palpable advantage, however, 11 4:olu, ' : °° floY, and in case of death his family r t e b c a ei t ve mgore_o no than O e thin ot his sa v i ngs. In ordinary Life O M ces be can d tt ses g t,% but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the i moment aay theTdn to to it y -- Pay his current premiums, and, instead of having 0 ttt° for aid, all his hati-earned savings become e f k o e s ot his k-for tn Land his misfortunes serve to benefit the pock t ‘ 11, 1 411 tts'itte e°-assurers' bel,tteo ut ern is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked 41 4 4 '411y a "UranCe is the only system of assurance which i can ar be . to,fleatov2ae-ognised and adopted when the principles are mp tt —4 e, and its palpable benefits become 'widely diffused. It h4ilett.osteater advantages than a bank . because ft allows a fair rate tkii 4 ls of ti l : ease of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the "(Idea% "oils „°ThP combining theany to the representatives of the Depositor in Az- v . In c ~ NT. ‘"ES OF A RA NK WITH THE BENEFIT S OF "ht e ,„, a % Or e AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. A4od are ow ment assurances the advantages of the DEposi mOF ore striking. •AgE o THIS COMPANY UNDER T'HE ORDINARY s,•bot e LIPP. ASSURANCE BRANCH. Liv on eve Prefer this branch Policies are grs nted from 201. to 41,,i's i d i r Y, knoWn principle thereof. Net t :, 1, 3' t',lle worst stages of disease, and each as have been — ase " 'Mee.% are taken at rates equira lent to the parti rem t tas ft, • or r „ hoi Znpr,,r l On 'nd upwards granted on every Ind nf security, f)f' 4l he most equitable terms to the borrower sf orfei e' rY 4 :-.1 4 , tore escription granted on very fa 'Durable terms. t tket 4, th e lc' Poliey.—ln case of inability to pay . the currant 4;vtill.„.ori.vc,:ile, gitr:cetors will either purchase the Policy at a fair b eli ets i ic Ponta,— a new one in lieu thereof, less .5 per cent., inte r,. been I n aniount to the whole of the p,revious payments Made 4 41: 31 , tetn, et a use; with tables in farther illus tration of the D_e . ° t he allY further information may be >hi allied on aPP. .ients in the country, or to et tARLEs W . BEVAN, Resident Secretary. X.ll *".gents wanted in all parts of the World. ANI)/e4a, miTrEi OF th n. a 413:1VICE' ON THE SECRET INFra Youva AND MATURITY. I) °e tor LA, , ;tor of -- MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUA of RMltilitn.lll, edtine, and Matriculated Member of Universitythe e Medic 1 4"4- . Li ' ''''unrarY Member of the London H os p i tal .&c. ce n RE, LONDON, tiate of A pothecaries' Hall, London, ac e ' , 1 4Y be C letter, on pidt,„ the ~,, °nsilltecl, personally, or p IC. %peel nihreniolliivenlie Irre gularities and excesses, which an p "at '"it fro ' °us disorders of the nervous and s yst em , ge by nerativ h e av d rerna 144ii 1: 43 ' at ail i n Youth, degradation in manhood , , ~..., of dig.. I th e how, te stages of llfe, than perhaps any I experience en, treann,„itnedern pathologists. Long and Practi...aare in west. N,,:secret _._', of these diseases has proved that there 1 disappointed hopes in oth, r .. mu. :teaq'e t tic e, tre7Ses of self-acquired miseries and _.„.ervong , t l', va r tjable to certain pernicious habits, to whicfl,. i'marri. 4,ll,4Vnnot,n7,lollfis of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfrni a tun and their ft 1, reedideii; "'cal and Constitutional Weaknes , lirhiet al,k4atei ons owe their almost entire origin. ih,„ Ple,, or Y r , •.— ut h. tril l , sopriPenal manatement which cannot be violated witne . - --,,..ssary that all men should know that there are i hk„ l leYth ly ?pv,ens enlitl, and when wisdom and regret succeed khzi bow itte..i. inconsiderate sel f - indulgence, how these P liistthe 4`ed, how the sting of their bitterness may be remove I, '41,4 th,,,, I, ,evil a con•equences ma be avoided, and above all, il„N'einent er,U.telY anY de.rree of h , • Y I i flrmity or functional enaltie_ In .-.404 i-, which the Prue' ai P 3"ca n e nnot aPPIY 1,1,4111 exteni7ioMEßT as ' for Ya lodn :s:iies enc o 6 f y ears been engaged !if th`,.‘,s, a nd ; th e ractice in the treatment of these delicate com the coq taunt* „,,; only legally (mantled Physician who, regardless a cure. :rtt,,tl,fid,heli,ve.r.i.vny.of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has . had e ).,•,!. 4, 8t0,the.%."-.7,ogritrantualie ernvieidium of the public press, o society to dire is t I,,ew.!rdm t..iee.,'ngepartinesn' Npu.nnent r';r the itreat success that hay troluwahiteicile,nohegrhadase efforts in the tetth_qtinn,„ .7 1 1 , and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated liit,;:ir pet,Jhre'aen.durnizeign names and titles, and pretended virtues Nl)..heis4inrionre4irte pia.hatztitinfinlettleiedi:irl,roeutesnianinjunrz on those who theelkeii9..ight ?.,-,,sen'tation daily from Elevon till . Two, and from _. It quo ' 4 '_ l l ca n h`,...i__ tfers Must contain the fee of It., and advice and at ut,,,lrhh, 4,`, i‘2nrrded to any initials or address. a rst eb7 i be t Patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT —4l a copy of his work on 4felt,,'irdeles.l'pr.s.... e SELF-PRESERVATION. ,'ntil1;_!!! on the Ph il osophy of Marriage ,„‘"ei,4 n dete'iiT‘tY, blunt ated by arty coloured er:gr vii`, and des ,lN,, ea. The`se varioth disorders resulting from aSrer;Fabointas and IN, Pik% nr Pernial of this treatis I t _ ch. Sp an t heir e,„ this e will assist in the correct be Price 2A Gd, in English, ,10th,, Daiihk, s, and may ntie;....14, and e,.. , __ tch, Italian, or G erman, of mewe kiper liY h. , ..._ 0 , t'ernt,?., Paterroster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxfo'rd:street v.."? f0 rt ,..... ?_ , Stone, Titchborne-street, Haymarket • or free .f 111401t`wo. st amps, to anY addrem from tile AuthOr's resl- INVaika LONDON. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Barnier% 219, Regent-street, London. No I. vo., In cloth. price Is. by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE c.'o FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Trcatunut and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, •)r Sexual Hypochondriasis. - - Translated from 'he German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford '.s known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to (lemmas medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that Ito has addressed himself to the note-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other elually flagrant evil which It may be In his sower to correct."--London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We promised in a former number that we should recur to this war:(, in order to exhibit Its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Symathlsers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com plaint of which it tr,its, we are satisfied that many hinclreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, theindi it to that which the quacks most prize— much money...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more ra;ional and physiological basis. It is, therefore, eb.ety to do much gond."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. n etetb, price is. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi• pies at once Simple, "cafe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. Ti. COURTENAY, Member of the !loyal College of Surgeons of England. "In proof of his views he (Mr. Conrtenay) has given history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad any which Mr. Spite adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., Rll., and xviii. No.'s. had rts stud, for a period of twelve ye arc, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally re noved in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both In duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment arionte.l by Mr. courtenay proved eminently successful." —Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. No. 18,919.] Just published, price One Shilling, H INTS on the SOLUTION of the EASTERN QUESTION. By cne who has resided In the Levant. London : R. Clarke, 21, Finch-lane, Cornhill. " THE PRESS."—On SATURDAY, the 14th,. No. 2, Price Sixpence, of " TnE PRESS," the new weekly Conservative paper. Published every :Saturday. Office, No. lift, Strand. Money Orders for Subscriptions to be made payable to Mr. Alfred lye. pLYMOUTH.—To be LET, for three, six; or twelve months, a. FURNISHED HOUSE, being No. 6, Os borne-place, situate in the most fashionable and 'pleasant part et the town, adjoining Hoe-park, commanding a view of the Citadel; Break water, Mount Edgeolube. the snipping 'hi Hamoaze, &c. ; and it comprises • a drawing-roan, 24 feet by 15 ; dining do., 33 by 0; break fast parlour, servants' h all, excellent kitchen and offices, with eight good bed-rooms, aid a pleasant garden at the back.--For terms, apply to Miss Blewett, on the premises. N.B.—The house am', furniture the most modern style, being newly furnished during the. past year. _ _ LAITRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-houie, Fulham road. Open' Every Evsnin;. The Orchestra wili c perform, during the week, "The Thistle," "Shamrock," "Rose," "AinMa" " Gran- Yine," " Loch Vogel," and " Windsor Castle" Waltites; be "Napo leon" Galtip;. "be (l'igue" Quadrille; "The Gold Hawk' and " Jnno" Polkas.— Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past Eight ; Dancing to commence at Niue o'clock, and terminate at Half-past Eleven. , PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE AL - BERT. WHITSIIN HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —A MUSICAL LECTURE by GEORGE BUCKLAND, Esq., entitled SONGS and SONG-WRlTERSievery Evening (except Saturday) at Eight. Lectures.—Ey ,T. H. Pepper, Esq., on the Chemistry, of Gun powder and Rocket Composition ; by Dr. Bachhoffner, one Voltaic Electricity, with &Series of Bri.liant, Illustrations ; experlinents by Mr. Crispepan HeretTillustrated by tw i glientic Ralecters;l3.y which Cooking is effected at a distance of 100 feet from the tire, Two Series of Splendid Dissolving Views, principally painted by Mr. Charles Smith and Mr. Clare. Admission, is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age, A LLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—I refer the learned CX. to Baron Liebig, the temperate to Dr. Carpenter, invalids to the medical profession, ant the robust to the best clubs of London for the merits of my stock of ALLSOPP'S ALE. The "Thirsty Soul " and "Constant Reader" of the " I can also satisfy with ray Imperial Measure. Bottles (quarts) •• • • .... Do. (pints) ..............,.... • • .... ss. „ Ktlderkins (13 gallons).. • ........ 3os. HARRINGTON PARKER, Beer-liderchant, 51, Pall-mill._ GEORGE''REEVES; 3,4, and 5, POPE'S HEAD ALLEY, 19, CORNHILL, LONDON, (nearly opposite the Sonth Entrance to theßpy4l , Exchange), - being determined to supply the Pubic with the very best WINES and SPIRITS, at the lowest remunerating ptlces, begs to submitputt fol lowing list for their consideration:— WINES. Good Draught Ports and Sherries ...... • • .... 245. per• dozen. Superior ditto (second to none) ..... ••.. • • . 325. per dozen. Very tine Old Crust e t Port, 4 years in Bottle . • .. 425. per dozen. Flue Old Sherry, Palo or Brown ..... •••• • 421. petdozen. SPIRITS. Gin of the finest Quality, 9s. 6d., 10s. Bd., aid 12s. per gallon. ine Old Jamaica hums, 100. 8d„ 125.. and 16s. per gallon. Olenlivet and CamplAton Whiskies, imported direct, 5 ;years old, and 5 over proof, 20s. per gallon. G. R. hayitig purchased, previous to the rise, 50 Hogsheads of Martell's Pale and Brown Brandies, 4 and 5 years old, feels disposed to offer theta at the Original Prices, taking no advantage of the 3s. advance An th o markets. Finest Pale Champagne Branly • • .......... 28s. per gallon. Coloured ditto ............ 265. per gallon. Hampers charged Is. per dozen, and bottles 2s. per'dozen. REMITTANCES in all cases to be made in advance, by Post. dice Order, or by Ctiecin• payable in London. WHITSUNTIDE. THE: time when . Spring' hma Summer " comes out" in good earntsc.,--trips, excursions, prordenades. andhusi ness enliven every circle fu society—every one purchases New bress, and is anxious to necues the Newest Fabrics associated with the most Fashionable and Comfortable Styles. Every youth in the. Empire expects a New Suit of Attire, nor are they indifferent about the appearrnce their dregs will impart. The advantages desirelit by families are superior quality, neatness, fashion, and economy. .411 these are combined in the resplendent Stock of Clothing, Hats, Caps, Hosiery,, , &c., prepared by E. MOSES and Son for Whitsuntide. Specification of the principal fea tures ef their Spring an Summer Clothipg is impossible. Inspection will convey an imereQsion ofthe novelt, elegance, and cheapness of the Good*, and experience will prove the superior quality of the ma terials and workman , lip. The unparalleled position E. Moses and Sots have maintained 'or many years renders assertions unnecessary, and if is only requi.ite to observe, that for Whitsuntide they ara magnificently prepared wi the cheapest and the best Clothing of every fashionable descriptloa. Juvenile Attire offered by E. MOSES and Sow is more distinguished for elegance, style, fashion, ease, novelty, and cheapness, than any which others can present; it manifests the perfection of their skill in the selection of materials, and the triumphs of talent In the Cut and Make of every Guenent. Spring and Summer Coats, Vests, Trousers, Faletots, &c., &q., in cluding various New Sts which can only be obtained at the Establishments ef E.lffosrs and Sow. Every article is far , better and much cheaper than those obtained elsewhere. 150,000 EM 'GRANTS to AUSTRALIA, Consisting of cahlit, Intermediate, or steerage passengers, may be Outfitted with everything they will need, of the best quality and the most suitable kind, for less money and in less time tl.an at any other house in the world. These are the advantages offered to all Emi grants by E. MOSES And SON. The largest wholesale Clothing Establishment in the universe is available for large or sins:l investments E. MOSES anti Sores Goods being highly appreciated in Australia and all other Colonies, are the most convenient and lucrative investments emigrants eau make. Shipsalling information, and full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be bad on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOWES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they bc'g to state that they have No CONNEXION WITII ANT OTUER ROUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City EstabliAhnient, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opi , osite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, I, 2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) branch, 19 nd 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Ear4ate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which ns abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists of prices, our system of self measurement, facts relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. Ici l'on panie Franca's. Qui al parla Italiano. tiler stricht man Deutiich. Aqua se habla Espanol ri R. CULVERWELL'S YEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalbo, 47, Fleet-street, Mann, 39, Cornhth. Price One Shilling each; by 19 tki. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENT:: —Early Itising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, Big li-roads, and other pleasant places—Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea —London at Night —Evenings at Home music—The Drams — ''n Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &e., &c. FRAGMENT. FROM H 1 FOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. Vol. 11. ; EMINISCENCES OF TAR LAKES OF KILLARN DUBLIN YR , &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten our course may run," ATpopular review 01 almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses the young, besets the min of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old age; with t.ii!rieß and rulesfiir the diet and physical rev. lation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. What pasilons hurt the body—what improve, Troth , as reilned as Athens ever heard." SVBJEcr pilvrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad vent of the PaSSiOIIA. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties officentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and ramediative. Advocacy o V. f early marriages. Ti I E MARRIAGE STATE. Ts, be or not to be, that's the question." PROGRAMME : s and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to he observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides. as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure lie,'thy offspring, with the art of rearinz them. Physical detectivensi :;,id its removal. Sterility snails conversion. Cases, Sze. Ey It. J. ft trIN i;sl,T„ M.D. (1841). 'Mitt . .., (1827), T,.S.A. 24), TwGitty-live Tears Medical and Forensic Reteree In there matters. Price Is. each ; by poet, Is. 61. To be had of Ql.erwcod, 23, Paternoster-row; Corvalho. 147, Fleet-Ttreet ; Mann, Cornhill; or of N. R. 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[PRICE SD. would not allow th e one question to be embraced by the other ; that, having imposed a legacy duty upon personal property, if there was found to be any objection to impo sing it upon real property, he would not press it ; that a distinction might fairly be drawn between the two, and that if it was d ec i ded not to impose the tax upon realty he would still allow the duty upon personalty to remain. It was plain, therefore, that Mr. Pitt, at all events, was not influenced by the arguments now put forth by the right hon. gentl eman opposite. (Hear, hear.) But he now came to the real question, fairly raised by the right honourable gentleman, upon which the whole case must be decided, namely, was this a just and fair tax, and one to which the country ought to submit ? Now, he should endeavour to show that the glaring anomaly of which they had heard so much did not exist; that although the legacy duty was now raised from personal property, and not from real pro perty, there wore full equivalents on the other side ; that they could nut with justice impose further burdens upon rateable property ; and th a t if th ere was an anomaly in the law at all, that anomaly told the other way, and pre vented the imposition of a succession tax alum real pro perty. His objections to the budget might be summed up in very few words, though they were weighty and fin portaat. His objection to the budget was that it was deficient in that impartiality and that equal justice to the various great interests of the country to which every finance minister was bound to adhere. The right hon. gentleman himself would admit that a graver objection could not be taken to his proposals. He did not impute to the right hon, gentleman any intention to throw him self open to that objection, but he thought his budget was fairly open to it. In the first place, lie considered the budget to be partial and unjust in its operation upon Ire land. Into that question ho should not at present enter. What was more germane to the question now before the committee was, that he thought the budget was partial and unjust in its bearing upon the landed interests and the rateable property of this country. He based that opinion upon the manner in which the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to continue the in come tax, and also upon the manner in which he proposed to impose tills daity It scions. (Hear, confessed it was with . "1 - flifrifie that he hoard thelonour able baronet the member for Devonshire rise up the other night and speak of the "noble and comprehensive" plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and yet in the same breath vow his opinion that the mode of levying the income tax was unfair and unjust to the lane, that the proposed mode of levying this succession duty was unjust and required correction, and that, geaerally speaking, the budget bore hardly upon the great interests connected with the land. He would ask the hon. baronet how a financial plan could claim the credit of being " noble and comprehensive," or how it could claim kom English gentlemen the character of being j us t an d wor thy o f admi ration, if it was open to those objection which the hon. baronet had himself urged against the propositions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, namely, that they were partial and unjust in their operation ! (Hear, hear.) With regard to the income tax, he did not understand by what right the Chancellor of the Exchequer could seek to pro long it upon rateable property, which, upon his own show ing, paid at the rate of 9d. in the pound, while upon other descriptions of property he imposed only 7d. in the pound. The statement of the right hon. gentleman was, that we must either have a graduated tax or an equal tax ; but we had now neither the one nor the other. The honourable gentleman professed to give us an equal tax, but upon his own showing he actually gave us a tax which presed un fairly upon real roperty. Now, he was one of that perse cuted class, the country gentlemen. (A laugh) The right honourable gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer might smile ; but, he repeated, the country gentlemen had reason to complain of the treatment they had recently re ceived. While he said that, however, he was one of those who counselled the landed interest not to ask any unfair exemptions, but to accept th e i r s h are, w h atever it might be, of the burdensi of the country. On the other hand, ho would counsel the landed interest not quietly to be made the victims of a fashion or a cry, and never to yield to, but, on the contrary, to resist to the uttermost, any plan which sought to impose upon them a burden which they ought not to bear. The question for the committee to consider was, whether or not the plan now proposed did so. In discussing that question he intended to take the right honourable gentleman's own figures, which referred, not to land exclusively, but to what he felicitously called rateable property. He would call the attention of the com mittee, in the first place, to what the burdens upon rateable property really were. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had himself stated the annual value of the rateable property of this country at 80,000,0001. Now the landed property bore, as it was, a share of the legacy duty. Last year the legacy and probate duties produced 2,515,0001., and Mr. Trevor calculated that the legacy duty alone amounted to 1,380,0001., and that the share raised from real property was about 5-12ths of the whole, or, in round numbers, 500,000. Then came the stamps on deeds. The right honourable gentleman had stated that there were at present no means of ascertaining with exactness what pro portion of the stamp duty on deeds was paid by real property ; but the total amount paid last year was 1,409.0001., and he thought the right honourable gentle man would. admit that he did not over-estimate the popor tion which ought to be charged upon real property when he put it down at 1,000,0001., or about two-thirds of the whole. The right honourable gentleman the member for the University of Cambridge, in a speech which he made upon this subject in 1842, estimated the proportion paid by real property at 1,200,0001., but a considerable altera tion had taken place since that time in the stamp duties, and the charge upon real property could not be fairly stated at more than 1,000,0301. Again, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had admitted that the extra income tax paid by real property, keeping out of view the charge of 7d. in the pound which applied to all descriptions of property, and calculating only the additional charge of 2d. in the pound which the right honourable gentleman had clearly , proved was paid by real property, amounted to 460,000/. He next came to an item which ho thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer would admit must fairly be charged among the direct payments by real property—he meant fire insurances. The total amount received last year was 1,220,000/. ; but as he was aware he might be told that a portion of the payments for fire insurances was made for furniture and valuable articles within houses and buildings, he proposed to deduct the odd 220,0001. on that account, and to take the charge for fire insurances upon rateable property at 1,000,0001. Then came those acknowledged burdens upon rateable property which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had himself stated amounted to between 14,000,0001, and 15,000,0001. He believed that in that statement the right hon. gentleman included the land tax. He would take the total amount at 14,500,0001, and the re sult of what he had stated was that the 80,000,0001. of rate able property annually paid direct burdens to the amount of 17,460,0001., or, as near as he could put it, 22 per cent. (Hew.) He now asked, where was the glaring anomaly of which the Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke last night. (Hear, hear, hear.) Where was the injustice as regarded personal property, which, according to the argument of the right hon. gentleman, not only justified him, but almost compelled him to proceed to impose this heavy and grievous additional burden upon rateable property? How stood the other side of the account ? What were the direct burdens upon the great mass of personal property in this country ? He knew of none excepting the balance of the legacy duty, over and above the 500,0001. which ho had charged to land. That would give 2,000,0001. to be paid by personal property, which, added to the balance of one third of the stamp duty on deeds, amounting to between 500,0001. and 600,0001., and to the charges paid on bills of exchange, amounting to about 500,0001., gave about 3,000,0001., if he was right in his calculations, as the sum now paid in direct payments by personal property, as com pared. to 17,500,0001. paid by rateable property. (Hear, hear.) Well then, his argument was—and he hoped the house and the country would deem it to be a fair argument that this was not a state of things which justified the Chancellor of the Exchequer in coming down and seeking to impose not only this heavy burden, but a burden so vexatious and so odious in its character, that nothing but a stern necessity, nothing but a strong and unanswerable case of requirement by justice, could, in his mind, justify or excuse the Chancellor of the Exchequer in seeking to impose it upon the country. (Hear, hear.) One of his main objections to this tax was its inquisitorial character. They could not, in fact, devise a tax more objectionably inquisitorial in its nature. They wore not yet informed of the mode in which the tax was to be levied ; but he was afraid it could not be collected without calling upon the parties to expose every portion of their affairs, and all the mortgages and encumbrances to which their estates might be liable. What were the authorities ? The right hon. gentleman had referred to Mr. Pitt ; but ho had already shown that Mr. Pitt was, if anything, on the other side of the question. But what was the fate of Mr. Pitt's bill ? Why, the House of Commons and the country would not have it—they rejected it ; and Mr. Pitt, in the plenitude of his power, was obliged to abandon his proposal. Mr. HUME—It was the country gentlemen who defeated the bill. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON—If the fact was so, he could only say that he hoped the country gentlemen would do the same. (Hear, hear.) But it was not the Tory party who threw out the bill. He regretted that the noble lord the leader of the house was not in his place, for he was going to name authorities who, although the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who found himself in new company, might not regard them with any very peculiar respect, would, he was sure, have great weight with the noble lord the member for the city of London. He begged to remind the house that Mr. Pitt's Succession Bill on land was defeated by Fox and Grey, the great Whig leaders, on the ground that it was a tax upon capital, inquisitorial in its nature, and unequal iu itsope ration. (Hear, hear.) Wore those the only charges against to the tax ? Did not Adam Smith urge, as an objection it, its necessary inequality ? (Hear, hear.) The righ t hon. gentleman had, indeed, made some effort tonocon. remove t that inequality ; but he (SirJ. Pakington) co l il V'th re ard to him on the success of his attempt. g . to the general principle of the tax, Adam Smith said . " All taxes on the transference of property of every . kind, so far as they diminish the capital value o f that property, tend to diminish the funds destined f or the mainl tonnr of productive value. They aro all, more or loss, unthrifty taxes, that increase the revenue of the Sovereign at the expense of the capital of the people." (Hear.) Such was the light in which that high authority regarded the prin ciple of this tax. But ho (Si r J. Pakington) would urge upon the attention of the committee other high authori ties. In 1842, an hon. member of that hou.c- (Mr. Elphin stone) raised the question of the legacy duty upon land. At that time it was not in the least regarded as a party question, and the principal speakers in opposition to the motion were the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Cambridge (Mr. Goulburn), Sir It, Peel, awl the noble lord the number for the city of London. The noble lord the member for the city of Linden then re the proposal for the imposition o f t h e tax upon real property, on the ground that Parliament had recently con sented to the imposition of the income tax pressed an opinion th a t, un d er those eireAtr‘dlit'ainhee.e,exit would be unjust to place an additional impost of succession on real property. The right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Cambridge also opposed the maim:, upon the ground of the weight of the stamp duties to which real property was subject—(hear, hear)—and his ar gument was one of unanswerable thatr?wer. Sir R. Peel, the same occasion, remarked n ` d h eo e e m oul pl d ica o to nll . say that on the subject was a most extensivedal that no just conclusion could be drawn respecting it with out looking to the Awholeiiiy modification the stamp duties and the &Web on conveyances. odification of the probate and legacy duties, or the extension could not takeof them to other property, place without a change in other burdens Mr. FRBSHViELD moved as an amendment in line 4 of the resolution after " real" to leave out the words " or per sonal," and to insert after the word " estate," in " like man ner as personal estate is now liable so far as the same can be made applicable, preserving, howeve?, the law of primo geniture," and to leave out all the remaining words of the resolution. The hon. gentleman said that the effect of his amendment would not be in any way to touch the legacy duty. He did not seek to exempt real estate from the ope ration of the legacy duty, but he claimed that those burdens which fell particularly on real estate should be taken into consideration, with the view of their }being adjusted. It was essential to the notion of a legacy duty that it should be livied on personal property left by an individual. But the duty which was now proposed was not a legacy duty, nor an application of the legacy duty to real estate ; it was an entirely new impost. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that this was an ancient impost upon, land, anti that on that account we ought to bo satisfied with it now. But that fact, so far from being a recommendation, only showed that a burden which had bean imposed on propert y in ancient times had been found to be so barbarous that it could not outlive the march of civilisation. His practical objection to this tax was, that it would press most severely in cases where a gentleman settled a jointure of say 100 0001. Consols upon his intended daughter-in-law, the dividends upon which would amount to 3,000/. a-year, be cause the lady, on the death of her husband, would have to pay a succession duty upon that 3,0001. a-year, although not a shilling of it had belonged to her husband, and it was no part of the administration of his estate, but was property coming from an individual who, as the law now stands, was not even a relation. He contended that the impost in such instances as that could not be properly called a succession tax. Again, the tax would operate oppres sively in cases where older sons, who happened not to have been on good terms with their fathers, were obliged to bor row money from the capitalists, secured upon the i n h er i t . ance whilst yet it was only prospective, because when they succeeded to the estate they would have to pay the tax upon their repayments. The hon. member concluded by moving his amendment. Mr. DRUMMOND snia it had been remarked that walls had ears, and therefore he would not object to address the house, although there was scarcely a house to address--a circumstance which certainly was net symptomatic of very great alarm being entertained by the country on the subject of this tax, (A laugh.) [The number of members present when the hon. gentleman rose was extremely small.] It was said of Dean Swift, that, finding himself and his clerk the only worshippers in his church, he began, "Dearly beloved Roger, the Scripture moveth you and I in sundry places." (Laugh ter.) So he (Mr. Drummond) thought he might say, "This question moveth you and I, Mr. Chairman." With respect ' to the alleged hardship which this tax would inflict upon the daughters in great families, it would inflict such hard ship no doubt ; but that must arise ex necessitate rei, be cause in the case of these settlements, living as the daugh ters had been accustomed to do in large establishments, a subsequent change of position could not be felt to be other wise than painful. But the right hon. gentleman the mem ber for Droitwich (Sir J. Pakington) said that the great bulk of the land of this country was not held in such large masses as was supposed, but an immense portion of it was owned by the yeomanry, and broken up in smaller quan tities. That was very true ; but then land of the latter description was very rarely under settlement--that class of persons never did encumber their estates in the way the large landed proprietors do, and therefore this objection did not apply to their case. The hon. gentleman who spoke last did not deny that thi s was a tax which came down from former times, but ho said that it was a relic of bar barism, and had become unsuited for our modern civilisa tion. Ho did not think the hon. member was quite cor rect as to the historical fact. In former times the Crown was in the habit of rewarding military service by grants of land, but if mercenaries were employed they were requited with money; and thus the practice was gratinallyintminceit of giving soldiers pecuniary payment. His (Mr. Drum mond's) objection to this amendment was this. It did not object to a legacy duty ; and when he was asked by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to affirm the abstract proposi tion that all property should pay a tax on successions, how was he to refuse to do so? However, adopting that principle, be was afraid, from every view that he had been able to take ie of the subject, that when they came to the de"ftimeasure there would be found such great difficulty l or it out. Therefore, he would be sorry enor mous hardship as would render it alts to t itr a t; t s e si t b h e e t t e il c ll a e rr n y f the house in discussing this abstract tb ctp e ro l i a io n s t i l t w io a n s . a Many thought the subdivision advantage, great and had been alluded to the other evenin g , g ranted that it was so. The simplifica tionofttles, which ho was also another advantage; but it was on ly valuable in order to make land more purchascable, that was, to rai se its marketable price. Now, he regarded the land as a much more important matter than some persons did. He looked upon it as the only sure basis of a monarchy. A n d it was not because the landowner simply was a landowner that he p oss essed the social influence an d p o liti cal power to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had referred. The landowner would have no such influence if ho were a mere parvenu ; it was because of the long line of great i names connectedwiatnhdthienfipurnonicteertiyn htili:tnehigehbnexuerchiset hisAsnodciaifl importance the large estates wore t o b e parcelled out arndddihded into small holdings, all that s oc i a l and political influence would vanish. For the same reason that hereditary monarchy was superior to any other form of oarchy, $ o land that had long been entailed and continued in the came family was better than any other ; and these two views more important than was usually were much imagined. Some advocated direct taxation in order to get get rid of indirect taxation. N wishedow ltaxationitne confessedaway 1 vo that he l i ° °thought they had got rid of in directalready ; and the persons uho I.ll4tltilltlirect taxation did not disguise that the country their hope was to 1 they would beobliged would never direct taxation so oppressive 01.4 never bear it, and that on that account to get rid of their military and naval establishments. But these people were very ranch mis ' taken. The first day that house refused to vote the supplies. it was not the soldiers and the sailors who would be turn: d adrift that would suffer soonest, it was the funds that would go first, and the mills next ; and they might depend upon it that the men who had got a sword or a bayonet would be the very last who would go without a dinner that day. (Laughter.) Ho recommended them, therefore, to have a care how theysuperseded much more of their indirect taxa tion, for they might rely on it it wou ld reco il on th o h ea ds of its advocates, and that they would find to their cost that they had taken a very short-sighted view of the matter. ti (Hear.) He would end as he began, regretting th i, at o _ they should be discussing this point now. The details Ifnutbc,l bill would be most itnportant,and let the to would requrre better 1 consideration, that he thought it would at b o e ne m e, n a ci n l d affirm the principle of the resolution measure be brought in. (Hear, ) i t it i cb th b e ardi gshttatelidontobuartatlbilee Mr. W. WILLIAMS saLd ro t i . gentleman the member for that bore in a different way on different kinds of Nom/ p. ' (Hear, hear.) These opinions and arguments were not 14, plicable to one particular tim e more than to another; but were directed broadly against the principle of a proposal of this kind, and were therefore as cogent now as they were' at the moment when they were first delivered. The right hon. gentleman had sought to make out last night that this. after all would really be a very small impost upon the laud, and lie had calculated it at about 400,000/. But this was. not the way in which such a question ought to be argued. The right hon. gentleman had informed the committee that there existed no means of ascertaining exactly what the amount would be, but an impression certainly prevailed, out of doors that the amount would be very much greater than had been stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The arguments which he (Sir J. Pakington) had urged were just as applicable to a small as to a large amount. If it was unjust to impose the tax on rateable property, they . had no right to impose it whether the amount was small or large. He would not at present say anything on the question con nected with the machinery by which this tax was to be levied. He apprehend that the difficulties which the right hon. gentleman would have to encounter would be, if not insuperable, at all events most serious. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman had told the committee that he did not mean to trust to compulsory legislation as a means o raising the tax, and if not, he (Sir J. Pakington) did not see how the right hon. gentleman could get over the difficulties which lay before him. The hon. member for Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond) had said that this was an eldest son's ques tion. He (Sir J. Pakington) granted it • but was it not also a younger sou's ques ti on, and (laughter's question'.' (Hear, hear.) He could conceive c t,c sof a most paiufal descrip tion, in which children having to submit to the sorrow arising , from the loss of a parent, after beiug reared in the luxury of their parents home, would find themselves obliged t.) put up with the pittance which had been settled upon them, idle would have to pay out of that pittance a heavy tax to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear.) He would appeal once snore to the high authority of Adam Smith, wha, in speaking of the laws of Holland upan this subject, spoke in the following terms of that law which did not allow suc cession duty to be paid in the case of direct descent of pro perty from parents to children :—" The death of a father to such o f hi s c hi ldren who live in the house with' him is seldom attended with an increase, but frequently with a s ta te diminution o f revenue ar i s i ng from the loss of some office or life e whicht the father h which has : s an ag g interest.ae, theirT ha tat would be in c r and oppressive loss by taking from them any part of his succession." It was that cruelty and that oppression which the right 'hen. gentleman sought to inflict by this bill. When it was said that this was an eldest son's question it was meant, no doubt, that tho measure would be applicable chiefly to large estates and to rich inh er it ances. But who were the holders of landed pr. WAY in En: lanel,l Was En Ipnd ~.911 4 ,41 ' •. • , t e l t r;: I • ' • • small oveiarelV': Zugli' no - • menus existed of telling the exact proportions. Mr. Farr had stated before the income tax committee that in the vast population of Great Britain there, were only 236,000 per sons who had incomes of more than 2001. a-year. He (Sir J. Pakington) might assume that if that statement were true as regarded incomes, it would b e equa ll y true with regard to states in laud. He could not imagine a tax that would operate more severely than this tax. A large num ber of estates were not free from encumbrances, and it had become a common maxim that a man never was so poor es when he succeeded to his estates. Such a person would now find that a part of his narrow income was to be taken from him, in order to swell the income of the country and to maintain this odious impost. They heard a g reat deal of this 'being a popular budget in the country but he (Sir J. Pakington) was sanguine enough to hope that the own era of rateable property would be alive to the serious bear ing of this tax upon their interests, and that they would resist it with unanimity. He believed that this proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be received with the deepest indignation when it became known that this heavy impost was to be added to an unfair in come tax, and when it should also bo discovered th a t i n the same budget there was a proposal to give one gigantic organ of public opinion • -he meant the Times news paper—a direct pecuniary boon of at least 25,0001. a-year. (Rear.) He was anxious to disclaim any intention of attri buting to the right hon. gentleman or to the Government anything like a sinister motive in this part of the budget. He (Sir J. Pakington) believed that the right hon. gentle man considered that the advertisement duty could not be satisfactorily adjusted without this arrangement ; but he , thought the right hon. gentleman had been unwise in ex posing himself to the sus pi c i on w hi c h wou ld i nev i ta bl y attach to such a proposal throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) For, depend upon it, the people would not stop to make nice calculations as to motives when they heard that this newspaper was to receive a boon which, as he was in formed by gentlemen connected with the press, would amount to at least 30,000/. a year, but which, in order to be on the safe side, ho had taken at 25,000/. (Hear, hear. ) The feelings of the country would certainly be aggravated by a comparison between the burdens imposed upon it and the boon which it was proposed to give to this organ of public opinion. He would not any longer detain the com mittee. He and his friends were disinterested in their re sistance to this proposal. The question was too large to be decided upon selfish grounds. If their resistance could not be vindicated on grounds of justice and reason, it could not be vindicated at all. But he resisted this part of the right hon. gentleman's measure, because he believed it to be injurious to the most important interests of the country ; and whatever might be the general feeling with regard to other portions of the budget, he hoped that there would be the most decided opposition to the duty on suc cessions._ (Hear.) LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1853. IMPERIAL PARLIAME.NT. HOUSE OF LORDS-{YESTERDAY.) The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol lowing bills :—The Exchequer Bills; The Crystal Palace Company ; the Lowestoft Water, Gas, and Market ; the Dublin and Belfast Railway Company; and the. Great Yarmouth Waterworki. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Canning, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from medical practitioners in favour of legislation with regard to the medical profession. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Northumberland in favour of extending the jurisdiction of County Courts ; also a petition from Barnstaple to the same effect ; also a similar petition from Yorkshire ; also a petition from Scotland praying for the amend ment of the Sheriff's Courts. Lord CLANRICARDE presented a petition from Galway Union against the extension of the income tax to Ireland. 11. would take that opportunity of asking whether it was intended that clergymen of all per suasions in Ireland should be treated different to any other class of the community with regard to levying the income tax in that country The Earl of ABERDEEN hoped the noble lord would not think him guilty of any discourtesy if he ab stained from answering the question. As the matter would be fully explained when the bill was introduced into the other house, any premature discussion at pre sent on the subject would be attended with great incon venience. --------- Lord CAMPELL said that having had the misfortune of being an Irish landlord against his will, he felt an in terest in this subject, and he must say that though he thought it highly just and equitable that the income tax shOnld be extended to Ireland, it should only be con fined to the rent actually received. (Hear, hear.) If it only went to that extent it would not touch him. (Laughter.) BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. The Earl of DERBY wished to call the attention of their lordships to what he might be justified in con sidering' a breach of the privileges of their lord ships' hduse—not so much on his own account, as for the purpose of doing justice to another gentle man, with regard to whom the most unfounded misre presentations had been made in one of this evening's papers. Their lordships were aware that he had attended that day L-committee of the House of Commons for the purpose of being examined with regard to certain proceedings before that committee ; and a ques tion was there put to him to which he gave a very distinct and decided answer, which he found was reported with perfect correctness and almost ver b atim in The Sun of this evening, but was re ported in the Globe not only with great inaccuracy, but in a way to convey an entirely opposite meaning, and conveying an impression most unfavourable to the gen tleman to whom he had referred. If this question had merely touched himself alone, he should not have thought it consistent with his duty to call their lordships attention to it; but when he was represented to have given a most unfavourable opinion With regard to the conduct and personal honour of a gentleman whose conduct was under examination, and with regard to whom he expressed a precisely opposite opinion, he thought it was due to that gentleman to bring this mat ter before' their lordships' notice in the most public and authentie'manner, and to compare that which he did not state with: that which he had stated. The questiOn was put to him whether he wals aware of-a, statement which had been made before that committee, that Mr. Stafford had said that he (Lord Derby) had put great pressure upon him with regard to the disposal of the patronage of the Admiralty in dockyards. His reply was, that he should be very much surprised to hear that Mr. Stafford had Made that statement, because he had the highest opinitini of his honour and veracity, and he felt convinced that Mr. Stafford had not made such a statement as he must have known that it was utterly inconsistent with the fact, and had not the slightest foundation. ,to making that state ment he had expressed what he felt—that he had perfect confidence in Mr. Stafford's veracity, and he should hear with great, surprise that Mr. Stafford had ever made such a statement. He could not bring him self to believe that that statement had ever been made by,Mr. Stafford. That was given in'The Sun of this evening with perfect accuracy, and he would now read the ; answer as it appeared in the Globe; and he I would only say, that as he was but asked four or five questions in the committee, and as the answers were clear and distinct, and as there was perfect silence in the committee, and as the answers were taken doW . n in short-hand, he thought a journalist who, under thokle circumstances, inserted false statements was perfectly •inexcusable. (Hear, hear.) In the Globe he was represented as having said, " I have heard with regglti, some statements made by Mr. Stafford, because Iliad a very high opinion of Mr. Stafford and his honour, and Mr. Stafford must have known at the time he made those statements, that they were entirely inconsistent with the practice of the Admiralty and the rules of the service." Thus it was represented he had heard Mr. Stafford's statement with regret, because he (Mr. Stafford) must have known they were contrary to the fact, and because previously he had a very high opinion of Mr. Stafford's personal honour. He was quite sure their lord. Ship's would consider he would have abandoned his duty if he had not called their attention to this re port, for the purpose of giving to it the most immediate and emphatic contradiction. (Loud cheers.) After some conversation this bill was read a second time. The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from the citizens of Manchester, praying that the future Government of India in this country should consist of a minister and a council appointed by the Crown, and directly responsible to Parliament. suppose that one of those dispatches 'contained the act of the Colonial Legislature, of which the draft bill had reached this country. Of course he was unable to say so positively, but as soon as the dispatch was received, if it did contain the act, he would lay it on the table of the house, for the information of the noble lord. TRANSPORTATION FROM IRELAND. In answer to the Earl of GLENGALI, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said, although there was some accumulation of convicts in England, ir conse quence of the order not to send more convicts to Van Diemen's Land ; yet, as regarded Ireland, two vessels containing convicts had been sent, not to Van Diemen's Land, but to Western Australia, and as large a number had been sent as before. NAVIGATION RETURNS. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, in reference to some returns moved for a few nights ago by the Earl of Ellenborough, said that a great number of sailors had gone out to Australia at wages of not more than a shil ling a month. It might be satisfactory to their lordships to know that.the number of vessels trading in coals be tween the Tyne and London, so far from having dimin ished, had increased. There was also a large increase in the number of steamers, and with regard to the sailing vessels he found that a great many had been employed on long voyages because more ptofitable, and had left the short voyage trade to vessels of other nations It was not in his power to give any information to the noble lord with regard to the number of ships and sailors that wont to Australia and returned therefrom. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had not the least doubt of the improvement of the foreign trade, but what he looked at was the falling off of the navigation for the home trade. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS REGULATION BILL. This bill went through committee. CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS BILL. This bill was react a _third time and pass4d r , afiewa. statement by Viscount CANNING that Government could not agree to some amendments which had been proposed by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and :titer an amend ment, moved by the Bishop of 0/FORD, imposing certain restrictions on the appropriation of chapter property, had been agreed to. q • COPIES OF SPECIFICATIONS REPEAL *IL. This bill was read a third time and'passed. • LAW OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE RILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordired to be reported after the recess. _ ADJOURNMENT OF THE. HOUSE. On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, it *as agreed that the house, at its rising, should adjo ur n until Monday, the 23d inst. Some 'bills on the table were then advanced a stage, and their lordships adjourned shortly after 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. ) The SPRIMEZ took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time ;—Dareuth Valley Railway, Monkland Railway, Norwich and Spalding Railway, Portadown and Dungannon Railway, Allendale Road ; Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleitine, and Portrush Railway (No. 2); Edinburgh Waterworks ; Gorbals Gravitation Water (No. 2) ; Limerick Corpora tion ; Londonderry, Coleraine, and Belfast Junction Railway ; Peebles Railway ; and Waveney Valley Railway. Rooker's Disabilities Removal Bill was read a second time. ANTIGUA. Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to aak the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to require from the proprietors of estates in Antigua the full amount of five per cent. interest upon the capital advanced to them by the Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was intended to charge '4 instead of 5 per cent., but there would be no extension, of the time for repayment. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES BILL. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the second reading of this bill. After a few words from several noble lords, the bill was read a second time. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from the citizens of Manchester, signed by the mayor on be half of the meeting at which the petition was agreed to, praying that the future government of India should con sist of a Minister and Council appointed by the Crown, and which should be directly responsible to the Imperial Parliament. The noble earl, in supporting the prayer of the petition, said that the document proceeded from a locality which, London not excepted, had a more vital interest than any other part of her Majesty's dominions in the material well-being of the people of India. The petitioners, while praying for a reform in the home government of India, complained that the existing go vernment had neither developed the resources of the country, nor provided for the wishes of the people. He would not venture to anticipate the scheme of govern ment which it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to submit to Parliament ; but it was certain that no scheme of government would meet with the approval of the public which was not responsible, expeditious, economical, and effective. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished to say a few words in reference to this petition, which was one of very great importance, coming as it did from so influen tial a community. He welcomed the noble earl as another recruit in the service of Indian legislation. The statements in the petition were additional and striking indications of the change which was taking place in the public mind with respect to the future government of India. The conclusions to which the petitioners had come were always his conclusions, as he had stated them before the committee which sat up stairs, namely, that it was advisable altogether to disconnect the East India Company from the Governor of India, and to carry on the government on the sole authority of the Crown, by means of a president and council nominated by the Crown. He did not, however, venture at that time to state the whole extent of his views on this question ; and it was gratifying to him now to find those views stated in their fullest extent by the citizens of Man chester, the most populous city in the kingdom next to metropolis. Lord WHARNCLIFFE believed that her Majesty's Government had nothing to do but to take care that the bills they proposed for the government of India should be such as would be effectual for its purpose. (Hear.) He saw no reason for supposing that, in case the Go vernment should think it their duty to introduce a bill this session, it should therefore be considered they were legislating either ignorantly or precipitately. (Hear, hear.) BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord PANMURE, the bill was read a third time and passed. EMIGRATION TO NEW SOUTH WALES. The Earl of GLENGALL asked the Duke of New castle whether the bill to regulate the indenting of as sisted immigrants in the United Kingdom mid elsewhere, and their employment in the colony for a certain time after their arrival, mentioned in the dispatch of Governor Fitzroy, dated Sidney, Oct. 19, 1852, has passed the Legislature of New South Wales, and if so, whether it has received the royal assent ? The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the dispatch, dated Oct. 19, 1852, inclosed the draft of a bill which was re ceived in this country on the 22d of Jan. He had since received a dispatch from the Governor of New South Walls, dated as lately as the 6th of January, from which b e found that there were five dispatches between the 19th of October and the 6th of January, none of which had yet been received. He had every reason to ROYAL ASSENT. Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table of the house, to desire the attend ance of this house to hear the Royal assent given to cer tain bills, , for a list of which see Lords' report. STAINES, WOKINGHAM, AND WOKING RAILWAY BILL. • On the return of the Speaker, the third reading of this bill having been moved, Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR moved that this bill be recommitted, on the ground that the committee before whom it had been discussed had not allowed the South• Eastern Railway Company, as landowners, to be heard by counsel against the preamble of the bill. He con tended 'that the South-Eastern Company had a locu• *di/di, and the committee had decided wrongfully. Mr. CHRISTOPHER defended the course taken by the committee. He objected to recommitting the bill, because everything that could be said by the South- Eastern Company had been already said, and that at very great length. Aker a few - words from Mr. EVELYN, the motion was withdrawn, and the bill was read a third time. Fisher's Divorce Bill was read a first time. PETITIONS. Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from Harrow gate, in the West Riding, praying the house to interfere in the case of Edward Murray. Mr. TURNER presented a petition from the magi strates of Liverpool in favour of an amendment of the law relative to juvenile and destitute criminals. Lord GODEitICH presented a petition from Bradford, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. L. KING presented a petition from Boston, in favour of the Ballot. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Preston, praying for the abolition of the advertisement duty. Mr. T. BUNCOMBE presented petitions in favour of the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. A number of petitions were presented in favour of the Parliamentary enfranchisement of the London Uni versity. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house at its rising adjourn until Thursday next. COURSE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. DISRAELI—Perhaps the noble lord will inform us what is to be the course of public business next week ? It would be very convenient to know what business is to be taken on Thursday and Friday. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that must, of course, in some degree, depend on the pro gress made to-night. The house will understsnd that the great object of the Government is to put forward the financial business, of course allowing full time for the consideration of these matters, but not permitting others to interfere with them. Among the financial business, that which it is most important to gee forward is the in come tax, up to the point of passing the bill through committee. What I propose is, to report the resolution to which the committee of ways and means came with regard to the income tax immediately. A learned gen tleman has given notice of a motion in reference to the exemption of income below a certain amount ; but I have received an intimation from him that he intends to postpone making that until we are in committee upon the bill. That being so, it is perfectly practicable for me to bring in the bill this evening, and to print and circulate it to-morrow. Under these circumstances, I should hope the house will take the second reading on Thursday next week ; if not, upon Friday, so as to get it into committee at the earliest possible period, and I trust it will go through committee without delay. I have spoken so far under the expectation that the legacy duty resolution will be proceeded with immediately after the report of the income tax has been made, which I hope will be to-night. After that, and probably between the present time and going into committee on the Income Tax Bill, the only business connected with finance likely to lead to discussion is the secon d rea di ng o f the Spirits Bill. Mr. DISRAELI thought it would be impossible to take both bills on the same night ; but there was another matter of importance which the noble lord the member for the city of London had promised should be an nounced before the recess, namely the day on which it was proposed to state the views of the Government with regard to the future administration of the affairs of India, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said then he would take the Spirits Duties Bill next Thurs day, and the Income Tax Bill on the following night, but only on the [understanding that the bill should be committed on the following Monday. Mr. DISRAELI saw no objection to taking the In come Tax Bill on Friday, hut it would be much better to postpone it, that was the second reading, until Mon day week. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not accede to this proposal. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said his County Rates Bill stood on the paper for Thursday next, but under the rule which had been recently passed, Government claimed the right of giving their orders the precedence. Now, this was contrary to the standing orders which said orders of the day should be taken as they stood on the paper, and he wished, therefore, to know from the Speaker whether the Government were entitled to this privilege ? The SPEAKER decided that they were according to the practice of the house. SPIRIT DUTIES--ISLE OF MAN. In reply to a question from Sir R. H. INGLIS, Mr. WILSON stated that the papers relative to the change in the Customs duties of the Isle of Man would be laid before the country as soon as possible. THE EAST INDIA CHARTER. Mr. DISRAELI said he had received no answer yet to his question relative to India. Lord PALMERSTON could only state, in the ab sence of the noble lord the member for the city of Lon don, that in the present state of public business no day could be fixed for the purpose alluded to. Mr. lIUME suggested that the question had better be postponed until a future session. ED U CATION. Mr. COBDEN said the noble lord the member for the city of London promised to state before the house broke up for the holidays, the day upon which he would take the discussion 011 the Education Bill. Could any mem ber of the Government state now for the noble lord when the subject would be brought on ? Lord PALMERSTON replied in the negative, but ample notice would be given of the day after the recess. STAMPS ON TRANSFERS OF LAND. L. E. EGERTON wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would be prepared to direct the Board of Stamps to make such arrangements as. would afford the public information of that portion of' the stamp duties in any year derived exclusively from the transfer of landed property. The CILANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not able to supply the information. THE CAPE. Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to ask the Under Secre tary of State for the Colonies whether he intends shortly to lay upon the table further papers on the affairs of the Cape of Good Hope ; and if so, whether they will contain full information as to the views and intentions of her Majesty's Government with respect to the Orange River Sovereignty and the eastern boundary of that colony. Mr. F. PEEL said it was intended to lay a series of papers upon the table in continuation of those which had already been published. DR. REID. Mr. COWAN asked the Chief Commissioner of Works whether an arbitration has been offered to Dr. Reid, on the part of the Government, in reference to the course pursued towards him at the houses of Parliament ; and if so, who were the arbiters and their umpire. If it be true that any decision has been given in Dr. Reid's favour, and if so, what the decision had been. Whether, irk the event of any such decision having been given, it was founded on legal consiaerniteirs i pr solely on the merits of the ease. Whether l the Chief Commissioner will agree to the production of all papers and documents connected with the appointment of any such arbitration, including the notes of any shorthand writer who may have attended its proceedings. Sir W. MOLESWORTH, in reply to the first ques "tion,eaid that Dr. l lsi.4.ll#l-beem. removed from his office by the late Government, and in consequence of that removal he had claimed compensation ; that an arbitra tion had been agreed upon, and arbitrators appointed. In reply to the second question he had to state that Dr. Reid claimed 11,2501., and that the arbitrators had awarded him 3,2501. The third question could only be answered by the arbitrators, but in all probability they would not answer it, and in his opinion they ought not to answer it. He presumed they had made their award in concurrence with the submission made to them. In answer to the fourth question, he had no objeolion to the production of the submission, and also of the award, but objected to the printing of the shorthand writer's notes, which extended over 6,000 folios. (Laughter.) SUMMARY JURISDICTION. Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Under-Secretary for the Home Department, whether there will be any objec tion to modify the proposed enactment, for giving sum mary jurisdiction without appeal to a police commis sioner, or in fact, to any constable of the police force, respecting omnibus proprietors, horses, and carriages ! Mr. FITZROY must decline to discuss or answer this question until the second reading came before the house. ASSESSED TAXES EXEMPTIONS. Sir F. KELLY wished to know if it was intended to make any change in the present exemption from duties .of hones engaged iz husbandry 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied :in the negative. COFFEE AND CHICORY. In reply to a question by Lord CLAUD HAI U LTON, Mr. WILSON said he would endeavour to give as ex plicit an answer as possible, because it involved the in terests of a very large class of the people of this country. The noble lord had called the attention of the house a short time ago to the frauds committed to a large extent by parties intermingling the words "chicory and ooffee " -with other printing so that, although the letter of the law was complied with, the spirit of the law was entirely broken, and frauds to a large extent were perpetrated. The notice of the Board of Inland Revenue had been called to the fact, and a great number of convictions hal taken place. The Inland Revenue Board had adopted knottier plan, which they thought would be sufficient for the purpose, and effectually prevent anything like fraud for the future. The Government had issued a circular, requiring that on one side of every package should be ) snscribed legibly the words " This is sold as a mixture of coffee and chicory;" and that a similar inscription should )3e placed on the outside of each caknister. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Mr. BLACKETT inquired of the President of the Board .f Control, when it was likely the evidence of the India committee would be printed. Sir C. WOOD said the whole of the evidence which I tad as yet been taken before the committee, had already 1 teen reported, and he hoped it would be printed and in t he hands of members immediately after the recess. Mr. BAILLIE asked when the Government intended t o bring forward their bill respecting the future Govern ] neat of India ? - Sir C. WOOD said that question had already been answered that evening. Until the financial measures mow before'the house were disposed of, it would be im possible for the Government to introduce their measure relating to India. EXCHEQUER BONDS. _ _ _ _ The CHANCELLOR - of the EXCHEQUER laid before the house a Treasury minute with reference to Exchequer Bonds. The Motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Thursday next was then agreed to. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. Mr. TUFNELL gave notice that, early in June, lie dhould ask for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the pro- Fierty qualification of members ; and when the noble lord )inoved for leave to bring in a bill to disfranchise persons e mployed in her Majesty's Dockyards, he should move a s an amendment that the votes of such electors should b e taken by ballot. (Hear, hear.) INCOME TAX. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX- C.IIEQUER, the report on the income tax resolutions vas ordered to be received, and the report having been b rought up by Mr. Bouvnnlß, the resolutions were read nd agreed to, and leave given to bring in a bill founded u pon them. LEGACY DUTIES.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. The house having resolved itself into committee of ways rand means, Mr. Bouverie in the chair, the following reso li ttion was read at the table :—" That, towards raising the ipply granted to her Majesty, the stamp duties payable I,:y law upon or for or in respect of legacies, shall be granted az ad made payable upon and for every succession to the t‘eneficial enjoyment of any real or personal estate, or to tE to receipt of any portion or additional portion of the in cc , me or profits thereof, that may take place upon or in cc , nsequence of the death of any person, under whatever ti tle, whether existing or future, such succession may be ch 'rived." The adjourned debate was resumed by Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, who said he was desirous of to king the earliest opportunity he could of expressing the views he entertained upon this question. He considered tt le proposal now before the committee to be, not only the f.rincipal feature of the Mi n i s t er i a l budget, but one of the ost important financial propositions that had for a long s ories of years been submitted to the country. He re g rotted that further than that he could not go with the ( Niancellor of the Exchequer. He entertained the strongest d isapprobation of the proposal which the right honourable g entleman had submitted to the committee; and as he had n of hitherto intruded upon the committee with regard to ti he financial propositions of the Government, he hoped he n tight now venture to request their attention while he, as c encisely and as clearly as he could, stated his reasons for o bjecting to the legacy duty resolutions. He confessed he .s.s somewhat disappointed that the right honourable gen tl stman, in his able speech last night, did not offer any ex pl tanation whatever in regard to the machinery and the in teens by which he proposed to raise the contemplated legacy duty. (Hear.) Perhaps the right hon. gentleman iopted a judicious line of conduct in limiting himself to Me principle of his proposal, and inviting the committee to. confine themselves to the discussion of that principle. Use would strictly comply with the suggestion of the right ho nourable gentleman, and would confine himself to a eta Ltement of the objections which ho entertained to the inciple of the proposed tax. The right honourable go: atleman, in his speech last night, stated several distinct gneunds upon which he was desirous of imposing that taa upon the country, and the first he mentioned was— that he would impose it to rectify the inequalities of the in4tome tax. New with the view he took of the financial eel tome of the right honourable gentleman, he could not fox • a moment recognise that as a ground upon which the ' Ch ancellor of the Exchequer was justified in proposing thi s tax. He was one of those who thought that the in col ne tax, as proposed, bore hardly and unfairly upon rate abi le property, and, therefore, he could not for a single in stant acknowledge the right of the Chancellor of the Ex chi 3quer to impose any additional burdens upon rateable property, by way of correcting certain inequalities, which he said he conceived to exist. The next reason wit ich the right honourable gentleman stated was that he the ;ught the imposition of this succession duty would be oms means of enabling him to part with the income tax in L8(;0. Now, he was one of those who professed himself incredulous in regard to the termination of the income tax. in :1.860. But what was the next reason which the Chan cell or of the Exchequer stated in. favour of his succession tax ? Why, that it would enable him to go on with the ren iission of indirect taxation. (Hear, hear.) Now, he apllealed to the committee whether or not these two rea son s were consistent with the oth-:lr—whether, if this duty wet ; imposed as a moans of enabling the right honourable Igen tleman to repeal indirect taxation, that did not at once answer and confute the idea that it was imposed with the view' of enabling the right hono arable gentleman to dis pense with the income tax in 1E60? (Hear, hear.) But he now came to the fourth reason stated by the right hon. gentlenran, and, iu his mind, by far the most important, namely, that he.sought to impose this burden in order to remove w:liat he called the glaring anomaly of the present law. (Ch eers.) Wren, he would endeavour fairly to grapple with that argument, which he considered to be the ground upon which the whole question must be decided. The right honourable gentlemana id that it would be nu ,: it ysteni •ble to peas]. go on as we were ; thatthep Aught last for ono or two years, but that i could e t s h not pro ceedhy with the legacy duty upon its present:ease Why not for 70 not ? The present system had a t all at e lo v h en had existed for years, the exact system now between 50 and 60 years, and u ti : P erO r fore he could not see that there was on that score an g. particular reason for a change. But the right hon. gentleman had appealed to the authority of Mr. Pitt. He could not have made a mo re unfortunate reference , for Mr. Pitt disc l ai med his aromment. In the debates which took place on Mr. Pitt's plan in 1796, the very argument ins used which they now found stated by the Chancellor C the Exchequer, namely, that because you impose a legacy duty upon personal pro perty, justice requires that you should impose it also upon „real property. The answer of Di r. Pitt that WIPb that he 1 e J e. it tl l ° o bl°' 09 co t ' ' 0 /1 p 0 , ffec"pa 4 1 % 0f, 6 9 1 6 4 . . 11 0 6 71 1$ 0 it 61, f lo f o to° ce2 4 1111 if' 01401. e• E I 1' 16 1 01 ci,rl 1 6 ( '' D a 0 11 1 ,00 lia ( ,n. ea r ose'' , of to, W l ' ids. 1 °" of li , O . '