The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-02 00:00:00

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At )n sur- [AN. ms this y trans• Titter- over. beating r.; mo- An the duly 2 ag, Cal- 'ashing a Lena, 3(.1-0r- lalypso, -Louisa "ork. 3 ; Glo- Eclipse, N.B. ; r York. rogress Irish s been poll at mined, nined Lt the 'poney Ariron Lte the d men keir in- Some led to duty. te mis lf that s day, eoidea MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.-{THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were Shr, estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000 taken for export and speculation. The market closed very steadily.. Railway shares were ver y d u ll a t pre -826 vmus prices. On Wednesday next the further reduction in the duty on foreign sugar, specified in the Act of 1848, comes into operation. British colonial remains charged as before, but 12 months hence will be equalised with foreign. The abatement on foreign is 1 per cent. for Muscovado, is. Gd. for brown clayed, is. 2d. for white ditto, 2s. for refined, and 4d. for molasses. The return of the Bank of England for the week to the 25th ult. shows the influence of the advance in the quarter. The Government balances were augmented, and, doubtless, stood at their highest point, as the payments to be met about this time will speedily have reduced them. The lodgments of private depositors have been curtailed as they usually are just previous to dividend time, owing to the liquidation of duties, 4::c. The employment of the assets of the Bank does not appear to have increased. In the amount of the bullion there was but a slight alteration. Compared with the pr e _ vious week, the changes are as follow : Active circulation.. Decrease Bullion Increase Re5t...................................... £22,631,560 64,220 1 8,665,289 29,463 Decrease 3,114,532 1,679 Public Deposits . 5°,532,113 Increase ....................... 916,282 Other Deposits ........................... 3.2,332,410 S Decrease .......................... 842,109 St. Seven-day and other Bills ............... 1,323,394 12 Increase ........................... 16,349 50 Government Securities ........ 13,118, 010 163 Decrease ........................ 5 900 St. Other Securities ....................... 13,705,389 1 1 4 96 ............... Increase ........................... 4,418 50 Notes unemployed ................... 9,563.325 20 Increase ...... 143,110 Ili ..................... Bills of Exchange were taken yesterday after- noon at low er rates upon the principal cities of the St. . continent. Pa r i s , 9 0 days, was 25, 22i- to 252 ; 20 Amsterdam, 11; 181 to ; Hamburgh, 13, 7t074 ; 10 Frankfort, 11, 9 ; and Trieste, 11, 3to 5. St. The Ba n k ers ' Magazine for July presents a use- 50 ful vari e ty o f matter, and the articles upon the 25 winding up of Australian Banks and the pro- 25 ject for a National Bank of New South Wales, de- St. serve special notice. The recent frauds through _B4 letters o f cre di t, the anatomy of the errors arising St. s S o t. from th e t ranspos i t i on of figures, and the contem plated alt era ti on i n t h e l aw of cheques, are among 25 the subj ec t s t reate d . 100 The accounts from Jamaica state that the yellow fever was still prevalent among the shipping at 2 ` 5 ) Kingston, and deaths were f requen t. Wi t h respect 50 to the sugar crops i n S t. Vi ncent, the accounts 20 are conflicting, but the preponderance of opinion is decidedly in favour of there being a good harvest. St New York advices represent the Stock Market at the latest date as being fluctuating. In flour a good bu s i ness was being done at full prices. Wool was quiet. The quantity of gold exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last was 10,100 ounces and 40,0001. The silver exported amounted to 21,200 ounces. The gold all went to the Conti nent. The Fund s h ave b een extremely depressed this St morning, and the exciting news from the East has St bad a very injurious effect. Consols have been st 9 7i to 98, an d s i nce 97 ; New Three-and-a- St. Quarter per Cents. are 101 to 1014, and the Three per Cents. 98g Exchequer Bills realise 3s. to 10 ss. premium ; East India Stock is 262 to 265. 26 Foreign Securities have been generally lower. 13 , Peruvian Bonds are an exception, having been 20' done at 831, and it is rumoured that the agents of 20 the Government have a large surplus in hand after 50 providing for the dividend due next October. St. Mexican Bonds have been quoted 278 Equador 50 and Grenada Deferred 91. Brazilian Old 20 Stock is at 99 to par. Russian 41 per Cents. have ... been marked 991 ex dividend. Belgian 41 per 25 Cents, 971, and Dutch 2i- per Cents. 638 ex divi dead, Spanish New Deferred Stock has been 20 20 &Ile at 22 to g ex div. 50 All the railway shares are worse, the average de- 20 el:rke bei ng to 1 per cent. on the English lines. 10 The Frenc shares are down 10s. to 1/. 10 G old Mine Shares are neglected, in the banks St s : there is very little d o i ng, t h e A ustral i an Agricul- 2 tural Land is worse by 3/. to Si., and the Peel River by 4 to 1. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Olicial List.) 3 per C en t . R e d uced Annuities Business done. . 95' New 34 per Cent. Annuities lOl4 1 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock Consols f or A ccount shut 262 5 97 i 8 7i 8 7 Exchequer Bills, I.d. £lOOO 5 p S.:ZOO 4 Small 1 p 4 1 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 43 per Cent. 833 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sar dinian Bonds, 5 per 941 34 Cent d Spanish New Deferred, Ditto for the Account 3 per Cent. — 228 a x d Dividends on the above payable hi London. Belgian 41 per Cent, D utch Exch , 974 ange 21 per Cent. .... ......... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96 53 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for O pen i ng 19th July 97 i I 3E d MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) demand'''. Pp lies s mi. COVENT GARDEN. ;es of vegetables wero very extensive, yet the h ave hee_rliaed active. The imports from the continent FRUIT.-Prignee. Fruit sold at about previous rates. 15saonailbro ditto, Os 3s to 8 8 • n [Os Od to apples, 5s Od to lOs Od ; hot-house grapes, o, to Os Od per lb ; apples, dessert, O s Od t o O s 4s to 12s per 17 Joking; ; cooin ditto, Os to 00s per bushel ; pears, per peek • lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 5s ; Peineranates, Od to Od eac ; almonds, Barcelona nuts, 20s per bushel; cob-nuts, berries 4(1 to ; e "nuts' ---- s per 1001'bs. 108 to 188 per dozen. 8s to 20s per bushel • straw per per pottle ; peaches and nec ' tarines, .317. GETABLEs.—Cabba,?es 4 kid to 3od • e b,isto2s Od ; Brussels sprouts, 1 2 00 s Od. tos4psarOad p es r p d o r z bunches f si ev ; e F ; r b e r n o c c h o l b i e , a 3 n s s t o , d 6 t s 0 ; 1 s g greens, 100 flowers, is Gd t 0, 4 oh per bu ll, is to 4s per bundle ; sea-kail, Os Od to ; rhubarb, 3d to Os 8d per bundle ; cauli per ton ; ditto, 45 per dozen • c rtat ~,,_ , potatoes , old, 80s to 120 s ; turnips, 38 (1,, 'Lew', izs 0 to 25s Ocl 6d es e -,.. Lo 4s Od ; ca.rrots 6s Od to 8s Od p p er er dozen bunc Per bnuoneBreb;ersps is 6(I , in O a s ch 2(l , I to o,l l' Otl ach ; celery, 9(1 to old onion s per bunch'• 1" to 10s 0 I 8 to 2s Od per half sieve ; , eeks _ . ( per bushel •sp • garlic, 6(1 to 8,1, 4 ,' ' l, l to 4d per h , ring do 4d to 5(1 small salad, 2d t.4'.d; "dive rch ; shallots, '6d per bundle • mash - l ' er Punnet: s 2(1 to 3s Od per score , ro oni . 1 , horse-radd' 2s Od to 3s Od per d cze , Ism recto 2s o(lPerish is Od to 3s Od to is Gd er bushel ; eabb -l lea ; t ttle ; parsley, cos ditto is to 2s Od per se let tuces '' , rBndiPt greens, ls . 3d hands ; tomatoes, Gs Od t o re ; tadishe ois per dozen ; 88 o d 3 . CA tO is Per 5(1 per bunch. p er de _ doz. 4 en ; mint, 3d to NEWGATE AND L EAD Geese, 4s Od to Gs 6d ; Turkey s c4 4 IIII ALL. 2s 6(1 to 3s 6(1; tame Rabbits, is 6(1 t.; 2s t ,';',,?s e ac h . , Ducks to is 2(1; Pigeons, 6(1 to 10deach ; roa.sti ng p i , wild ditto 8d each; Surrey Fowls, Os 0(1 to Os 0,1; ditt o ( 1, 7: 3 ,; (18 0(1 to Pod to Gs Od; barn-door Fowls, 3s 6(1 t o 6 8 0d 58 6,1 Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; Partridges, Os Oil t o ‘ , l) !,'/,' • couple; 2s Od to 2 s 9(1; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; W ood d; Hare s to 3s 6(1; Grouse, Os to Os 0(1; Snipes, 9(1 to i s c : . 1: 2s 6d Ai to 9d wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Oil ; Widgeon s ; 9 ' d is Od; and Plovers, Gd to ls each. English Eggs, 7 8 6 ,, t o. : , 'BB 3(1; French ditto, Gs 6(1 to 7s Od per 120; fresh Butter, 10(1 to is ld per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7.id to 81d; of household ditto, 51d to 7d per 41b loaf. NE. Beef, from 3s al to 4s Od Mu t ton, 3s k 1 to 4s 10d; Lamb, 58 2d to 6s 4d ; Veal, Is Od. to 5s Ckl; Pork, 38 6d to 4s 4d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 2 . d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5 5 Od to 6s 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d , Pork, 3s Od to 4 8 Od per 81bs. by the carcase. BILLNGSGAE. Turbots, 4sod to lOs Od l Brills, Os Od to Os Od• Cod Fish, 0 5 Od t o Os each; Salm on , O s 8d t o i s Od per lb.;' Soles, 6d to 2s Od per pair ; Eels, 6d to lid perlb ; L o b s t ers, 2d to . iS lod ; C ra b s, 6d to 2s 0d ; Whitings, 3s t o 5 s 6d per doz ~ poste s, 2s 6d to 10s Od; Mullets, ls to 5s each ; Common 2YsteFs, Os Od to 10.3 Od; Natives, 36s Od to 42s Od per ush .; Mackerel, 8d to 9d each ; Smelts, 6:.1 to is 6d per doz. l ' a to, 6d to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 3d per gallon; Bloaters ls id to 2s 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od t t ° s} „ 4 7 9 t 1 ' Per 100 ; Haddocks, 4d to Os 10d each ; Plaice, 6tod2-; " Per I ° o : Carp, 1 Od to 2s Od each; Tench, is Od 0(1 per brace - ; Gurn s ets, 6d to ls Od each ; Halibut, Per 1 b; Salt Fish, 21 to 5d per lb. Market li; HIDES AND SKINS. ides, 561 b to 641 b, 2,-Id to 2id; 641 b to 721 b, 2id to 3d; 721 b to 8 01 b, 3d to 34d; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 36d; 881 b to 9 61 b, lid t o to 1121 b Oa t o f. 3id; 961 b to 1011 b, 30 to 4d ; 1041)) Horse hides, 5s Gd to Os Od; calf skins, light, is 6d to 3 sheep, O s (k 1 to 000 c1 ; ditto, full, 5s Od to Os Od; polled Od; Kents, 9s Od to lOs 6d ; H a lf-b re d s , Os Od. t o O s Od ; D ow ns, 35 4d ; and Shearlings, is 5d t o i s 7d . 6s Od to 8s 0(1; Lambs, 2s 0(1 to SMITHF IELD. R AY MARKETS. ditto, 41 Os t o 5 / Mea dow h ay , 31 5s to 41 8s ; clover ; and straw 1/ Supply b u t moderate, and trade firm. 7s to 1/ 14s per l oa d. CIIMBERLAND.--31eadovr st raw 11 3 7 s 58 to 4/ 103 ; clover ditt, 4/ Os to 5l 88 ; and straw, 1/ 7s to it 14s per load. .A. fair average anpiily, and a steady demand. WEEITEC HAPEL.—Meadow ha ditto, 4/ O s t o 5/ 10s ; y, 31 3 15 t o 41 8 s ; clover 444° steady, 4t full price. and s straw, 1/ 6s t o 1/ 12s per load. - SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid! RAILWAYS. 16 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv. Crsby. &So utbpt all London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 'lOO Lond.Bright. dr S.Cst.,' 100 London &N. Western' 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,101.5h.,M&8...0 100 London 4.1 S.Western 421 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O I f all Lnudrry.drColerain e all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch . Shot drLineln. q Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 1100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. dr Derby 47? Midland G.West.(lr.) 174 Do. a Shares . all - Newcastle dr Carlisle 100 Newmarket... ....... 31 Do. Bury Extensions 16 Newpt.Aberg.daltfd 76 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. all Do., New 34 Northn. Counties Un 100 - North British 13 North Devon, No.l 66 Do., No. 2. all Dc., a A Deferred 5 Do., a B Guaranteed 171 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... 8 Shrewsby. dr Herefd. all Shrewsby. dr Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... all Do. Halves, d 0....... all Do. Oswestry ...... ... 66 Shropshire Union .... all South Dev0n.......... 100 South Ea5tern......... all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do. .... • —.. 165 Stockton di Hart — lepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway__ 17 Vale of Neath...... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West Cornwall , 21s. Wznblecion &Croydon 1 Woodford... ......... 100 York Newctl. &Berw. i 20 Do. Extensions 5 1131 Do. G.N.E. Purchase ,t. l lOO 'York & N. Midland it. 100 ;Aberdeen ......... 5 all :Do., No. 2,7 p. c it. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.a. St 0 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares It. 100 Caledonian £lO 5 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 64 Cork&Bandon 51 p.c 64 all Dundee Perth&Abcr deen Junction 31 all EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent... 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent 74 2 Do. (7175) 7p. ct 6i all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l 6i all Do., No. 2 0 all Do., New 6p.c. St 0 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent t. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 51 per cent t. 100 Glasgow &S. Western guar. 5 per cent b. 100 Great North , ' 5 pre 100 Do. sp. c.,R edeem., at 10 p. c. pram 34 all Gt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths ) 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) _ _ 100 G. West. fixed 4} p - c. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock._ 100 London and .Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. . 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 5 Loudon & S.Western, Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londy. & Eunis. Sh all :Wench. ,Shef. , &Lin., Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO. 3 Do., 26 all Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent....... 84 Do.. 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & firm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4. per cent. all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 5i per ct all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British all North Staffordshire ' 100 Oxford Worcester ‘Sz Wolverh. £15,6p. c 15 Do all Shrews& firm. N. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent.. all South Devon 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Readini Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 5 Do ........ . . . 10 York& N. ........ kSP h S. urc . 10 25 10 1.0.1 FOR: Dti ou ,e al oi dt 3 ii--it.vr --------- 3 8, 1 . erNtßotterdam 4 qia.n Eastu. June. au rhza're,'B.t?raissessae 10 Erquelin. 8 Dutch Zl,l3n7r9on all East Indiaen-8-.. **** 1 Do. E xte ;; ** all 3t. Indian. p s ° P. 10 311. Junet. ofenipamila all Gt. Western of Ca r ZZ Shares ... ......... 2 Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. e : pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 !)o. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. et. pref 9 Lyons & Mediterran 7 Ntadras 10 20 20 20 all - (Namur & Liege (with interest) - all Do. (ex interest)...., all Northern of France, Do. 201. 3 p. e l3ds. all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkpref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 7i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre.... 2 Royal Swedish ...... all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth-Eastru. of France 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 20 10 20 10 Do. 5i per c. Pref... 10 Western of France... 2 West. of Switzerland 6 Zealand IGN, 100 Aberdeen 8 Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June....... all Frirmng. Wolverh. 28 B S ir t k ou enh r V ci a . l La ley n ... csb ck .. all Do.a eoshhieis•eh.Ju&ncßti...rk ; £5O & £25 Cons 184 Do., £20.. . ..... [OO Bristol & imeter 1100 Caledonian.... .. .. all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass. 45 Dublin &BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New ...... ...... all !East Anglian (X 25 L & E. & L. & D.) all Do., (XlB E. & H.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 8? bo., do.. . ... ...... all Do. B. & C . . 100'East Lancashire ... all East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 14, Edlub. and Peebles 100 Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 1100 Glasgow &S. Western •• • 100 Great Northern Stk Bs.j 100 Do., A. Stock _ 100 Do., B. Stock It. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) '.%' l. 100 Great Western........ °, - ,'2, 11 Irish South-Eastern. i all Lancaster & Carlisle.. 100 113 Do., Thirds l7 I 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 77_ 8 -- 103:* -1 2i - 3 - 9 4 _ 8 23 25 2 2i 14 15 4 9 0 32 10 10 d pai 68 -- 8 2i - 58 ! - 7Ad 2di 5941 92 --96 88 - - 92 107 -- 109 107 : iio9l 19A id par 6i 6 4 - 44 5 - 54 i - 34 -- 2i p i -- 2 p 14i -- 14 201 - 2 3 .1 - 3 128 - 130 1111 - 113 St - 8j 6 - 7 105 1 07 A- d —Apra 151 154 1 tEi : th 3i -- 4 10 -- 11 131 -- 13 8 -- 9 101 -10 i - 150 1521 par —4 p llfi 118 118 122 115 - 117 25i - 26, lA -- 1i 101 -- 11 17 -- 183 -- 1 p 14, -15 i Par — P 26/ -26 A 19 -20 i id -- par 103 -- 105 5 4 -- I - ip d 14 id L —l5 i Up lid 5, _ . l 1 t; 4 2 p i -- 1 p id._ 11 4 --- i - 1 ---- 1 i i - •iit 7i : a 35 - ..5; 1 14 —l5 15A —l6 41 —43 40 —4l 35 35} 4 5 par 18f —19 i 7i 41 — si p d II p 4 —,5 8 = 9 4 p 3 2 d Closing Prices Yesterday. 26i 5i - 51 - 10 9 7d 20 -- 22 3i -- 2i d 100 -- 101 674 . 68 21t -- 221 194 -20 A 3 i —4. Na .• "..' ••• J§ - 5 i 34 4 12 - 13 11A - 12 8 - 9 711 - 72 50 - 55 70 - 72 - 31 105 8 p 774 4sd 3d 154 - 2 pl - 1.641 - 115 - 2ip - lip - 90 - - - 13 - 20 -30 i - • "-- ... - 57 b. P - 52 - 21. d i 34 48i -49 i 94 - 96 60 -- 62 60 - 62 68 72 14 idis 17 19 86 96 136 —. 146 3 6 341 19 21 696 706 36 364 13 -- 14- 69 70 36 69 12 1 i PREFERENCE SHARES. 112 k 103 i 34 i 1001 67 6i 22 121 i 851 5 70a a a 41 Bitsiness done thb day. TII - E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY Q, 1853. HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The Queen gave last evening a State Ball at Bucking _ ham Palace. Their Majesties the Kin.. of Hanover, their Royal Highnesses the Prin ce and' Princess of Prussia, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and the Duchess Caroline of Mecklen burg Strelitz, their Royal Highness the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Wemar, their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princess Adelaide, and his Highness Prince Louis Lucien Bona parte were invited to the reception. ['he total number of guests honoured with invitations amounted to two thousand. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived at twenty minutes past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Suffield and Baron Knesebeck. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and the Duchess Caroline of Mecklenburg Strelitz were attended by Lady Caroline Oust, Baroness Wenchstern, and Baron Luhe. The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by the Prin cess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna Moria Dawson and Lord J. Murray. The Duke of Cambrridge was attended by Lord W. Paulet. The King and Queen of Hanover arrived at ten minutes before ten o'clock, attended by Lord Elphin stone, Major-General Buckley, and the ladies and gen tlemen of their suite. Their Majesties were received by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, lady in waiting ; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrice Byng, maids of honour in waiting ; the Marquis of Breadalbane, lord chamberlain ; the Marquis of Abercorn, groom of the stole to P r i nce Alb er t ; L or d Ernest Bruce, vice chamberlain ; the Marquis of Ormonde, lord in waiting; Viscount Torrington, lord in waiting to his Royal Highness ; Major-General Berkeley Drummond, groom in waiting ; Lieut.-Colonel Francis Seymour, groom in waiting to his Royal Highness ; Lord Alfred Paget, equerry in waiting ; Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, equerry in waiting to his Royal Highness ; and the Master of the Household. Their Majesties were conducted to the Yellow Draw ing-room, in which the Queen received her royal guests. The Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, Privy Coun cillors, the ladies and officers of the royal household, and the Queen's aides-decamp, alighted at the garden en , trance, and passed into the Statue Gallery, which was brilliantly illuminated by a number of gilt candelabra projecting from the walls. The ceiling of the gallery has been decorated in a style similar to that of the Grand Hall in colours, the several compartments being enriched with arabesques. The same brilliant frieze of vermillion, white, and gold runs round both apartments. The walls are pannelled in Sienna marble and Irish marble ; the roof being supported by white Carrara columns, with gilded capitals, the same as those in the Grand Hall. The company passed up the grand staircase to the suite of state saloons, which were all opened on this occasion. A great variety of beautiful and fragrant plants and shrubs were tastefully arranged on each side of the grand staircase. The Green Drawing-room, Picture Gallery, Grand Saloon, and the ball-rooms had also a most bril liant display of the choicest flowering plants. The cano pied haut pas for the use of her Majesty and her august circle in both ball-rooms were hung with draperies cor responding to the furniture of each apartment, lined with white silk, and were also filled at the back with the most beautiful flowers. The ball-room and the throne-room, in both which quadrille bands were stationed, were most brilliantly lit by a number of large crystal lustres, together with gold candelabra. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, under the command of Captain Parker Richford, the exon in waiting. Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, adjutant of the corps, attended. A gtiai-d of honour of the Coldstream Guards, with the band of the regiment, was on duty in front of the palace. The general company began to arrive soon after nine o'clock, and were ushered into the Picture Gallery. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Prince of Ho henlohe Langenburg, having joined her Majesty in the Yellow Drawing-room, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their august visitors, were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain to the Ball-room, where the full orchestra of M. Laurent's quadrille band were stationed, conducted by M. Lau rent. The Mistress of the Robes, the ladies in waiting, a n d the principal officers of the Royal household, were in attendance on her Majesty and his Royal Highness. The Queen opened the ball at ten o'clock, in a qua drille with his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia— the vis-d-vis being her Majesty the Queen of Hanover and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, his Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and other members of the royal circle dancing in the same quadrille. The music for this quadrille, " Prince Leopold," was composed expressly for this occasion by H. Laurent. The following quadrilles, waltzes, and galops were performed in this room : QUADRILLES. Les Fleurs du Printemps Strauss. The Cameronians DAlbert. Les Mysteres d'Udolphe... Le Pere Gaillard Lainotte. WALTZES. Chant d'Amour Flowers of the Field Rigoletto Liebes Leiden Le Chateau d'lf D'Albert. D'Albert. H. Laurent. Strauss. H. Laurent. POLKAS. The Koenigsberg Steeple Chase Musard. GALOPS. The Etna ... The Cuckoo D'Albert Gungl. Messrs. Coote and Tinney's quadrille band was sta tioned in the Throne Room, and performed a number of dances of the same description during the evening. The Queen wore a dress of white silk with six flounces of white tulle, alternately worked in straw and green leaves. Her Majesty's head-dress was a wreath composed of red poppies, wheat ears, and green currants, ornamented with diamonds. The Queen of Hanover's dress was point lace over pink silk, the front studded with large pink and satin rosettes, each containing in the middle a diamond orna ment. The sides of the stomacher had a border of large diamonds set singly on pink ribbon edged with white lace. Her Majesty wore round her head a wreath of red roses, with diamonds interspersed, and also wore a neck lace of large rubies and diamonds. The Queen's satin slippers were ornamented with diamonds and small rosettes. The Princess of Prussia wore a dress of white lace double skirt over blue tulle and silk, trimmed with sil ver and blue ribbon, and ornamented with bouquets of white and red roses, with silver leaves. The head-dress was composed of white, blush, and red roses, and silver leaves, a number of diamonds being mingled with the flowers. The Duchess of Kent wore a dress of lilac Indian silk brocaded with gold, trimmed with gold blonde and tulle. The head-dress formed of gold blonde, white feathers, and flowers. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a grey satin dress, trimmed with point lace, the stomacher of pearls and diamonds. The Royal Duchess wore a tiara of pearls and diamonds, and a necklace of diamonds. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stre litz wore a dress of white tulle over white silk, striped with gold ribbon, edged with blue. The dress was trimmed with gold blonde, and decorated with bouquets of blue and gold flowers. The stomacher was adorned with diamonds and pearls. Her Royal Highness's head dress was composed of blue and gold flowers, and orna ments of pearls and diamonds. The Princess Mary of Cambridge's dress was white tulle, embroidered with silver, trimmed with bunches of blue convolvuli and silver. The Princess wore a wreath of blue convolvuli and silver round her head, with orna ments of diamonds and turquoise. The necklace and the ornaments in the stomacher were en suite. The dress of the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha was white tulle over white satin, trimmed with gold ribbon, and having the stomacher adorned with diamonds. The head-dress was formed of flowers and diamond orna ments. MUNDER AND SUlClDE.—Thursday afternoon, about two o'clock, as some boys were playing at Bankside they discovered something floating near the Surrey shore, a little above Southwark-bridge, which proved to be the body of a young woman, with a child in her arms. Information was immediately forwarded to the po lice, and the bodies on being landed, being found to be quite lifeless, they were, by direction of Ser geant Golding, 7 M, convey e d t o th e d ea d h ouse of the parish of e St. Saviour's. In addition to the child being clasped in the arms of the deceased young woman, they were found to be fastened together by a strong cord tied round each of their waists. They were both respectably attired, the young woman being about twenty-two years of age, and the child about six months. On the pockets of the former being searched, a paper was found with the words " Jane Papson, 15, New-street, Cloth-fair," written thereon; and application being made at that address the bodies were identified. The persons in the house, however, knew very little of her history. She had come there to live a very short time since, and they understood from her she had not long since left service, in consequence of being a mother. She had not been seen at home since Wed ato o n e d sd s a t y a_t a in ft g ernoon. On her table were found two letters, one addressed to her father, at Folkstone, and the other a young man, who is supposed to be the father of the deceased's child, both of which are written in such terms as t 0 supposed that poverty was one o E leave no doubt that the deceased left home for the that by the time they purpose pipEm e f ro d L e o st o r i o c y::g so h c e i r E l T if y e , and that of her offspring, were e o i p n e n n e e n d she should be no '"?ro- No money was found upon her, and it is Ivesto the rash act. —The ordinary meet ing of the Epidemiological Society will be held on Mon day evening next, the 4th inst , at the rooms of the A Royal Medico-Chi rurgical Soci e ty, 53, Berners-street. occasion the as it p f a o p ilo e w ar in e g d ipn the e , r will ap E ssay on Y e ll ow Fever corn- prisingOxford-street,i:s_toonr,y, ofn which that p Island of Antigua in the year s 1 835, 1839, and 1842. " be the read IMPERIAL PABLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(TESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hip seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from solicitors in Ireland against the Taxing Officer (Ireland) Bill, on the ground that it disqualified solicitors for the office. The noble earl gave notice of his intention to propose the insertion of au amerid:nent, with the view of meeting the object of the petitioners. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Lord Chancel lor of Ireland and all the judges approved of the bill in its present form. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Glasgow complaining of the postal arrangements in that city. Lord BRCUGHAM presented a, petition from Scot land in favour of the bill abolishing arrestrnent for debt, so far as regards the wages of workmen. The Earl - of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from 500 incumbents, praying for i more equal appor tionment of church property, anc: for increased church accommodation for the people. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (CANTERBURY AND WHITSTABLE) BILL. Lord INIONTEAGLE moved tie suspension of the standing orders, for the purpose o' enabling the Steam ship Owners' Association to be heard on petition against the bill. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, the motion was agreed to. INDIA. The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from the mayor, town councillors, merchants, and other in habitants of the borough of Birmingham, praying that the house, in any measure for the future government of India, will abolish the existing sys;em of double govern ment, and establish a home adrninStration appointed by the Crown, and directly responsible to the Imperial Parliament. He wished, at the same time, to present a Petition from the Manchester Commercial Association, praying their lordships not to assent to any measure with regard to India which did not make substantial im provements in the tenure of land M that country. His lordship concluded by moving tEat both the petitions which he had presented should be referred to the select committee on India. Earl GRANVILLE said that hnr Majesty's Govern ment had not, during the present session, shown any desire to discourage discussions on the subject of Indian administration, but he thought it was going a little too far, when his noble friend took the opportunity, on pre senting a petition, to enter into an elaborate answer to a statement made by a Minister in another place, and to an article in the Calcutta Review. He should not oppose the reference of the petitions to the select com mittee. The motion was then agreed to. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the report of this bill, with amendments, be agreed to. Lord ST. LEONARDS moved an amendment, limit- ing the duration of the bill to one year. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought their lord• ships could not hesitate to admit that, by the operation of the Encumbered Estates Act, great results, which were long fruitlessly desired, had been accomplished in Ireland. A new division of property had taken place, which would be of the greatest advantage to that coun try, and a new class of landed proprietors had been created. From year to year, as its working had pro ceeded, the mass of English and Scottish capital invested in Ireland had increased, and not only had a new class of proprietors been introduced, but new descriptions of improved industry. On these grounds he must resist the proposal now made to their lordships. The Earl of DERBY said it appeared to be the inten tion of the noble marquis to continue this extraordinary system, not for one year or two, but as part of the per manent legislation of Ireland. He was not prepared to deny that great advantages, such as the noble marquis pointed out, had been secured ; but, on the other hand, there were many and serious objections to which the operation of the system established by the Encumbered Estates Act was liable. There were many persons pos sessed of property perfectly able to meet all their liabili- ties, but being driven to come into court by the opera tion of this act, and being subjected to forced sales, the effect had been that grievous and ttter ruin had been inflicted on these proprietors. The noble marquis wished to continue for an indefinite period an excep tional measure introduced to meet an exceptional state of things. He (the Earl of Derby) wished to record his desire to discontinue the system at the earliest possible period, and consequently he should have no hesitation in voting in favour of his noble and learned friend's amendment. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought it a matter of comparatively little moment what period was named for the duration of the measure, inasmuch as he under stood Government to have given a pledge that there should be such a considerable alteration of the law of real property in Ireland as would continue to that country some of the advantages which she had received under the present bill. If he thought that such an amendment of the law would be secured by the amend ment of the noble and learned lord, he should have no hesitation in voting for it. What they should keep in mind was the operation of the present state of things on the whole landed property of Ireland, which was now placed at immense disadvantage, because the Encum bered Estates Court was engrossing the whole business of sales, and putting a stop to all the business of raising money by way of mortgage or otherwise. He thought, therefore, that this state of things should, by all means, be brought to a conclusion. Lord BEAUMONT wished to sae the Encumbered Estates Court at an end, but he would rather continue the act for two years than for one, because the effect of prolonging it for the shorter period would be to glut the market by forcing the sales of a large quantity of land. The time of sale, however, must also be extended for two years. _ . After a few words in reply from Lord ST. LEONARDS, 'heir lordships divided. The numbers were— For the amendment Against it ~ 36 . 45 Majority against 9 The amendment was therefore lost. The Earl of DERBY wished to throw out a sugges tion. As the law at present stood the commissioners had power to order the sale of an encumbered estate, but they had no power to include in that sale the arrears of rent due upon the property ; ant. it often happened that great inconvenience was occasioned where the rents were a year or a year and a half in arrear (as was com monly the case in Ireland), for, after an estate had been sold, the former proprietor of the property had to collect his outstanding rents, which gave rise to a conflict of interests which it was desirable to prevent. The simple remedy, therefore, would be to give power to the com missioners, at the same time that they sold an estate, to transfer along with th e property, for an additional con sideration to be allowed by the purchaser, all interest in the arrears of rent. He had not ventured to prepare a clause to effect this object, but he submitted to the con sideration of their lordships, and particularly of her Majesty's Government, whether it would not be desi rable to introduce some such provision as he had indi cated into this bill. Lord ST. LEONARDS thought that 'nothing could be more inconvenient than the evil which his noble friend (the Earl of Derby) had pointed out with regard to these arrears of rent, and he hoped that the Govern ment would accede to his noble friend's suggestion. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the Encum bered Estates Commissioners themselves had urged upon him the propriety of introducing some such clause as the noble earl had recommended, and he had thought it a sufficient answer to say that his only object in bring ing in this bill was to continue the Encumbered Estates Court in its present form, merely removing some of the existing anomalies, and he had supposed that the intro duction of such a clause as this would be objected to by those who thought the powers of this court such as ought not to be continued ; but he must confess that there appeared to him to be considerable difficulty in establishing such a provision in the case of the encum bered estates sold by the commissioners as that the arrears of rent upon an estate should be treated and sold as part and parcel of the property. If it was de sirable that the purchasers of estates should be the par ties to receive the arrears of rent, that seemed to him to be a state of things that called for a general alteration of the law in Ireland, for he did not see why an excep tional rule should be laid down with respect to arrears of rent upon estates sold by the agency of the En cumbered Estates Court, which should not equally apply to arrears of rent upon other estates which might be brought under ordinary circumstances into the market. However, he would take the suggestion of the noble earl for the introduction of a clause on the subject into his consideration, and if the object in view could be attained he was sure it would be quite as satisfactory to the cons missioners as it could be to the noble earl. After a few words from the Earl of DONOUGH MORE, approving of the adoption of the suggested clause, The report was then agreed to. SOAP DUTIES BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) this bill was - read a second time. The Malicious Injuries (Ireland) Bill and the Public Works Loan Bill were else severally read a second time. The Whittlewood, otherwise Whittlebury, Forest Bill then went through committee, and their lordships ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. The Earl of DALKEITR took the oaths and his seat for the county of Edinburgh. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The British Electric Telegraph Company, Halifax Waterworks and Improvement, and Ribble Navigation Bills were read a third time and passed. The Banbridge, Dublin, Newry, and Belfast Junction Railway, and Llanelly Railway and Dock Bills were read a third time. what were the intentions of the Government with re ' gard to the filling-up of the gap of railway communica tion which was left by the throwing out of this bill ? Mr. CARDWELL said it was an error to suppose that there had been any official interference in this case • on the part of the Government. Lord SEYMOUR wished the evidence taken before the committee to be laid on the table for the purpose of being printed. The report was then laid on the table, and the evi dence taken before the committee ordered to be printed. PLYMOUTH ELECTION. Mr. AGLIONBY brought up the report of the com mittee appointed to make a further inquiry into the alleged corrupt practiccs at the Plymouth election. The report stated that a general belief appeared to have pre vailed at Plymouth both previous to, and at the election for Plymouth in 1852 that it was not illegal for a can didate, or his agent to give a promise to obtain situations or employment for electors who had pledged them selves to vote in his favour. Acting upon this assumption, Mr. Mare and his agents obtained em ployment for several electors, as well in the dock yard at Devonport as in Mr. Mare's own dockyard, and the exercise of this patronage had a great influence upon the votes, by inducing many of them to promise their votes to Mr. Mare. A Mr. George Churchward, an agent for Mr. Mare, was chiefly instrumental in pro curing these situations, and that gentleman states in his evidence that he obtained situations for twenty electors in Mr. Mare's dockyard. He had some 30 or 40 applications for Government dockyard appoint ments, and in 25 of those cases he succeeded in accom modating the applicants. The committee did not think it necessary to recommend that any further inquiry should take place into this matter, but they desired especially to draw the attention of the house to the defective provi sions of the sth and 6th of Victoria, which they thought were not sufficiently stringent, while they felt that there could be no effective inquiry into these cases of bribery and corruption at elections, unless the inquiry took place on the spot where such bribery had occurred, and some additional powers were granted for compelling witnesses to answer questions. ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—With re gard to the next resolution, I shall not at this moment make any statement respecting it, because I have already made a statement of the genera/ principles upon which itis founded at an earlier period, except to explain to the house, 1 hope clearly and distinctly, two alterations that have been made in the proposition of the ctovernment. When the plan was originally proposed in the financial statement; it was combined with a propesition with regard to supple ments to newspapers which has since undergone material modifications in two particular; which I will now state. In the first place I have, I must frankly confess, through an inadvertence which I hope the house will excuse on ac count of the multitude of important subjects which more immediately pressed upon my mind, proposed that the pri vilege of freedom from stamp duty upon supplements should be confined to such supplements as were filled with advertisements only. But a very brief consideration of the question makes it quite obvious that the effect of that pro position would have been to neutralise almost the whole of the beneficial consequences of the boon ' and to do more than to neut ra li se i t i n some respect; because it would have given to the subject a very invidious direction, except in a very limited number of cases, with regard to which it would assume, therefore, the character of legislation in the spirit of favouritism. A change, therefore, was made ; and the proposal which is made is that which is printed in the Stamp Duties Bill, with regard to supplements. It is a pro posal that is entirely irrespective of the question whether the contents of supplements may be news or advertise ments, or a mixture of both. The other point in which the proposition has been materially changed is that instead of a general removal of the stamp duty upon newspaper supplements, the removal or freedom from stamps is con fined to what is commonly known as the single supplement. I mention this because the technical language in which the enactment is necessarily conveyed may not carry to the minds of those not familiar with the language of the pre sent Newspaper Stamp Act a correct idea of what the in tention is. In point of fact the most correct description of what is intended is this—it is not so much the removal of the stamp duty upon supplements as the simple enlargement of the newspaper space. By the present law the stamp of a single penny will only cover a newspaper —that is the printed superficies upon one side of the paper —not exceed ing 1,530 inches. I propose to enlarge this space by 50 per cent.—that is, to raise it to 2,295 inches, but leaving it to parties either to enlarge the sheet, or to alter the folding of it as they please ; or, if they choose, to obtain the maxi mum size of the sheet, and print it as a supplement. In fact, I impose upon them no limitation whatever with re gard to the employment of the space of 2,295 inches, except the single limitation that they must not distribute it into more than two sheets of paper, which of course has refer ence to the possibility of evasion by parties who might wish to make use of it for the purpose for which it was not intended. These, then, are the changes we have made—an enlargement of 50 per cent, is made to newspaper space, and we remove the stamp duty upon supplements. The effect of that enlargement will be to allow of the publica tion of a single supplement without the stamp duty ; but when they pass beyond the Unlit of 2,295 inches, a further stamp duty will be p aya bl e at the rate of ld. for each 2,29sinches, or id. for each moiety of 2,295 inches. Mr. BRIGHT—I beg the right hon. gentleman's pardon; but I thought the subject of the resolution we were about to discuss was the advertisement duty, and not the duty on supplements. (Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The hon. gentleman is quite right ; and I do not wonder at the re mark of the hon. member at all. The question before us is strictly and exclusively the advertisement duty; but, partly for the reason that nothing is printed in this resolution with regard to the stamp, nor with regard to the enlarge ment of space, and partly because the connection between the two subjects is so close, I have thought it desirable to bring before the house the alterations that have been made. in order that hon. members may clearly know what they are. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN then read the follo wing resolution which was moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EX , CHEQUER : That from and after the sth day of July, 1853, in lieu of the duties now payable on advertisement; shall bo paid:— For or in respect of any advertisement con tained in or published with any gazette or other newspaper, or any other periodical paper, or in or with any pamphlet or literary work 20 0 6 Mr. GIBSON—I wish to move an amendment to that resolution ; to leave out all the words after " that," in order to insert these words—" all duties now chargeable on ad vertisements be repealed, in accordance with a resolution of this house on the 14th day of April last." (Hear, hear.) I shall not refer to the statement of the right hon. gentle man with regard to the stamps upon supplements, because the question is not before us. But I remarked that he was candid enough to tell us that the remission, so far as the stamp upon supplements was concerned, would have refer ence to one, or at least to but a limited number of news papers— The CHANCELLR of the EXCHEUER—No, no ; nothing of the sort. O That had reference to what passed before. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GIBSON—WeII, when we come to consider the stamp upon supplements, we shall discuss that question. I am sorry to be under the necessity of troubling the house again upon the question of the advertisement duty.; and I shall not presume to trespass long upon their time, or to go again at any length into the objections to the advertisement tax. But I did fancy, after the decided expression of the opinion of the house, by a deliberate vote—(hear)—not surprise, not an accident, but an expression of opinion as fairly obtained as any in this house—that the advertise ment duty would be repealed—l did fancy that the right hon. gentleman and the Government would have bowed to that decision, and settled the question by simply repealing the duty. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman un doubtely said that after the resolution of the house he would reconsider his proposition. Now, when a Minister says he will reconsider a proposition, and hear what is to be said, one is inclined to take rather a favourable view of the future; and, during the interval of two months and a half that the right hon. gentleman has been reconsidering his original proposition, I have been in a sort of fool's paradise, fancy ing he would agree to the decision of the house. But it turns out that we have been, not to speak too strongly, trifled with ; for the right honourable gentleman comes down now, setting at defiance the previous vote of the house, and proposes to enact a fresh duty upon advertise ments. (Hear.) Now, I simply ask the committee to agree with the vote of the House of Commons, that the ad vertisement duty shall be totally repealed ; and I would remind the co mm itt ee th a t the principle upon which that vote was come to was not the amount of the duty—nobody talked of the eighteenpence. We did not ask that it should be reduced to sixpence, but we said it was a tax unequal, unjust, and impolitic, and that it ought not to be made a source of public revenue. If you are of opinion that this is a proper tax, I prefer the eighteenpence ; for, if we are to have the expense of collection—if we are to have the vexation of sending all these papers and publica tions to the Stamp-office to be examined—let us, at least, have some revenue for it. But the decision was founded upon the principle that advertisements were not fitted to be a permanent source of public revenue ; and the Chancel lor of the Exchequer was called upon to make such finan cial arrangements as would enable us to repeal this duty. (Hear, hear.) The inequality of a small duty is just as great as the inequality of a large duty. (Hear, hear.) I am afraid that the right hon. gentleman, in coming to hi s conclusion upon this questi o n, h as put himself into the hands of certain large newspaper proprietors, who fancy that, in this remnant of the advertisement duty, they see a small protection ; and that the large number of adver tisements which would undoubtedly rise up, especially in the agricultural districts, would perhaps be the means of feeding and supporting struggling papers that might come into competition with the more successful papers at this time. This, I admit, is somewhat of an assumption ; but it is not without foundation, for I have heard the name of a gentleman mentioned, as a high autho rity for it, from the county of Sussex upon that question ; and I am quite sure that the ground he took, among others, was that these duties were in the nature of protection to established papers. (Hear, hear.) I should like some of those established papers that have been such violent freetraders as to the articles of corn and other com modities, to try the effect of free-trade in newspapers ; and I am for repealing the advertisement duty for the very purpose of enabling advertisements to be inserted in the smaller and struggling papers, to be a source, and a legiti mate source, of support to those papers. The right hon. gentleman, however, cannot pass the resolution in the form he has submitted it to the house. I contend that the wording of the resolution as it now stands is fatal to it. He proposes to impose an advertisement duty upon every advertisement, in any pamphlet or literary work; that is to say, in any pamphlet or in any book. No doubt it is just that, if an advertisement be taxed when it is in a newspaper, and when it is in a periodical, it is right it should be taxed also when it is in a book or in a pamphlet ; but let me ask the right hon. gentleman whether he means to enforce that part of the resolution ? Let me ask him whether it was not in point of fact a mere pretence to show a sign of impartiality when there is no intention, and when there exist no means whatever of collecting the duty upon advertisements in books and pamphlets ? The right hon. gentleman has no intention I suppose of bringing in a bill to enable him to collect the duty upon advertisements in pamphlets and books. (Hear, hear.) Let me ask the right honourable gentleman to explain when and where, and to w h om , and under what circumstances the duty upon ad vertisements in pamphlets and books is to be paid? He knows there are no provisions in any statute which will enable him to collect that duty. I contend, therefore, that it is an absurdity to impose a duty upon an article without at the same time providing the means of its collection. It is as if a man who built a house with several stories should fancy he had made a complete structure when he had for gotton the staircase. But I complain of this, because there is a show of impartiality and justice of levying the duty in all cases, when in reality there is no intention of levying it except upon advertisements in periodicals and newspapers, thus placing the periodical and newspaper press at a disad vantage, and tasking it the interest of every man to find out some other mode of advertising rather than in the le gitimate way—namely, in newspapers and periodicals. It is an indirect and most effectual mode of crippling and restraining the press, and of injuring its independence, inasmuch as it deprives the press of this legitimate source of support—namely, the fund that is derived from adver tisements. (Hear.) You will still continue to see, if you enact this duty, the untaxed advertisements upon your walls, in your books, in your pamphlets, in omnibuses, and in every situation that can be found to direct the public, because there is a direct premium on them there, instead of going to the legitimate field of advertising, namely, newspapers and periodicals. (Hear, hear.) Upon these grounds, then, I ask the committee to support me in the amendment I now move, which amendment I beg, with out further trespassing on the time of the committee, to leave in the hands of the chairman. (Hear, hear.) The question having been put, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l am very reluctant to occupy the time of the committee upon this subject, but at the same time it is my duty to state distinctly to the committee the reasons why the Govern ment have not thought it compatible with their obligations to acquiesce in the vote to which the House of Commons came upon an earlier day. I think, however, it will be felt that such a resolution upon the part of the Govern ment, is a resolution that requires, explanation ; and I shall not decline the duty of affording that explanation. (Hear.) The right honourable gentleman has, however, stated several things to which I must refer in the first in stance. He says in the first place that after the vote of the House of Commons ou thi9 subject, I promised to re- worm/mm=4 consider the p ro p os iti on of the Government. The right honourable gentleman is totally mistaken; I never used any such expression. I did use an expression upon the subject ; but the expression I used was the direct reverse of that which the right honourable gentleman has attri buted to me. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GIBSON—I can assure the right hon. gentleman that, upon the question being put to him severa l t i mes by myself am o n g o th ers, h e stated that he would be prepared to state wh a t th e , i ft t ent i ons of the Government were upon thrvtOte at a future daY, and that ,the subject was under consideration. The meaning of a subject being under con sideration is well known to the house. (Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The right honourable gentleman there makes an explanation ex tremely different from his statement. My statement, as the house well knows, conveyed a sense totally different. I did say something was under consideration, and some thing was under consideration —namely, the plan of the Government having reference to supplements. Nor did I mean to deny that this was under consideration ; nor did I mean to deny that the whole proposition, until it was put to the house, was under consideration. But the right hon. vaticenan says I stated that I would reconsider it—which is a totally different thing. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the wording of this resolution I shall be very brief. 1 have moved it in precisely the terms of the present law. The question whether there is to be a duty on advertise. ments in pamphlets and books is a question that may be very fairly considered by the committee if you please ; and if you wish to alter the phraseology of this law, it is open to you to do so; but I have thought it right and more convenient to adhere to it. At the same time, I ad here to it, because the object has no connection with the main point at issue, which is whether advertisements ought to be subject to one rate or description of duty or not. The right honourable gentleman spoke of the ex pense of collection. Well, no tax is collected without some expense. But if the right honourable gentleman means to say that the expense of collection constitutes an especial burden in the case of advertisements as com pared with any duty of similar extent, and that that is one reason why the duty should be condemned, I differ from him, for I say it constitutes no such burden whatever. Then he says that a small duty is as unequal as a large duty. No doubt every rateable duty is necessarily an un equal duty. The penny postage in one sense is an unequal rate ; it is an unequal rate, if you look upon it in this way, that you p a y j us t th e same for the conveyance of a letter ten miles as you do for it being carried five hundred ? Yet that is a duty very satisfactory to the public, because, though there is inequality in it when it comes to be criti cally and microscopically examined, yet it is moderate in amount in relation to the service performed. (Hear, hear.) The right honourable gentleman renews the objection that this reduction is a boon to large newspapers ; not only does he say that, but he says it is a boon to one, or at least to a very few, of the large newspapers. That it is a boon to large newspapers, in one sense, I have not a doubt, and in that sense only is it a boon to large newspaers— th at is to say, those papers which are successful in p their trade will derive much more advantage from your fiscal revisions than newspapers which are unsuccessful. But, if the right hon. gentleman means to say that this reduc tion is a boon only to one or to a few large newspapers, from that doctrine I beg leave to dissent. He has himself moved, or some other hon. member has moved, for a re turn connected with this matter, from with it appears that out of the sum of 30.0001., now levied in stamp duties upon supplements, 22,0001. are paid by a single newspaper —the Times. I conclude, therefore, that the right hon. gentle man means it to be understood that this is a boon to the Times, and to nobody else. (Hear, hear, and no, from Mr. Gibson.) Well, he does not. I will not pretend to answer him, then, as to that, but I will just point out how far it is a reasonable assertion or otherwise that this reduction will be of benefit only to the great newspapers. No doubt with the exception of the Illustrated London News, and certain papers in the provinces, the Times is the only news paper that can afford to give large supplements stamped. The other newspapers are prevented in a great mea sure by the supplement stamp from giving supplements. But what has been the case in other articles where the duty has been reduced. Take the case of coffee. When the duty upon coffee was 3s. 6d. per lb. it was consumed only by the rich ; and it could only be obtained in small quantities by the poor. Now the duty is 3d. per lb. or thereabouts. Will the right hon. gentleman contend that that reduction has been only a boon to the rich ? By re duction you let other consumers into the field ; and not only that, you let in other competitors, and by this reduc tion of duty you give effect to the reduction of the adver tisement duty. What would have been the effect of a re duction of the advertisement duty without an alteration in the newspaper space ? The small papers are anxious for the reduction of the advertisement duty, but they are in different as to the increase of space. Let the committee mark this. You allow the penny stamp to cover only a certain space, and you charge advertisement duty. Well, there are certain portions of the press who say, " We are indifferent about the enlargement of space, but we want the advertisement duty off." What, I ask, would be the effect to the public of a great increase in the number of ad vertisements without an increase of space ? It would be this, that a greatly increased number of advertisements would compete for the possession of the same space, and the numbers being increased, you know the consequence. The object of the remission or reduction of the duty would be' lost to the public, but a large additional profit would be obtained by the proprietors. This is the question as re gards the duty upon advertisements, but it is impossible for the committee, if they are disposed to enter into this question, to take so narrow a view of it. The total aboli tion of duties of this character is a very serious matter, and the committee ought to consider whither the principle of such 'abolition would lead them, and where it is to stop. Let us look at the case of the advertisement duty in con nection with the other taxes that are popularly, and by a sort of cant phrase, called " taxes on knowledge." I do not think the term " taxes on knowledge" is applicable to the advertisement duty ; it appears to me that the advertise ment duty is rather a tax upon trade and labour—(hear, hear)—principally upon trade, but partly upon labour. That, I think, is a fair description of it. Now the taxes that affect newspapers at present affect it in three ways— by the paper duty, by the stamp duty, and by the adver tisement duty. The stamp duty, whatever it may be in its form, is in its substance neither more nor less than a charge for service performed. ("No," from Mr. Gibson and others.) What ? I hear some honourable gentlemen say no. Are not newspapers carried free all over the country, posted and re-posted as often as any person pleases ? Is that a service performed, or is it not ? Whether it is performed in consideration of the penny stamp or not, it is a service performed. Now, Ido not want to entrap any honourable gentleman into an admis sion whether this is a good mode of making the charge or not, for this is not the question before us. Whether the charge should be by a uniform stamp, as it is now, or in what manner newspapers should go through the post, is not the question. But certainly in the intention of Par liament, and in point of fact, the stamp is a remuneration for service performed. I have made it my business to ascertain some facts on this subject ; and a calculation has been made in the General Post-office, by persons of the highest authority, from which it appears that the 400,000/. received for the stamp on newspapers do not do more than remunerate the Post-office for the actual labour performed in connection with them, and for the payments they have to make on account of the mails. (Hear, hear.) The second of these duties is the paper duty. What view does the committee take of the paper duty ? There again a very serious question will probably be raised upon the earliest opportunity that the state of the re venue will admit. The paper duty I maintain ought, when the state of the revenue will permit it, to be alto gether abolished. (Hear, h ear .) I t appears to me that the paper duty is an inexpedient and an impolitic duty. Why? Because it imposes upon the trade of the country an amount of burden totally disproportioned to the receipt of revenue; it interferes with the diffusion of employment through the country in the worst and most inconvenient form, because the paper trade, if it were only free as a trade, would not be confined to the great centres of population, but it would find its way, according to the conveniencies of locality, throughout the country, and would diffuse and equalise employment among different classes of the community. Therefore I say the paper duty is a duty which is bad in itself, and one which, as soon as the state of the Treasury will allow, ought upon general principles, if.the house take that view, to be repealed. (Hear.) In the same way the advertisement duty is bad in itself. Then the right hon. gentleman raises this issue now—he says, "Itis a bad duty, and we are determined to get rid of it ;" and he pre fers the ls. 6d. duty, if we are to have any duty at all. Well, if he prefers the ls. 6d. duty, he may gain his object more by this an motionto leave because the eff ec t of the motion is nothing ththe ls. He ma , therefore 6d. duty i n f orce. (Hear, hear.) y , gain his purpos e ; b u t I h ope the com mittee will look closely at this question ; that they 'will consider whether this source of revenue is a source that ought or ought not to be got rid of. I venture to say this that, if upon such arguments as have been made against the advertisement duty, the committee is prepared to con sent to its abolition, the principle that will carry the abo lition of that duty will carry us a great deal further. The advertisement duty is not a tax on knowledge • it is a tax upon trade and l a b our. Are you to strike off 'from your statute book all taxes, I want to know, upon trade and labour. Well, that is a very serious question, and there are many other taxes you will have to consider upon' the same ground. With regard to the advertisement duty, I hold it is undoubtedly a bad duty if it is extortionote in its amount ; but it is not bad or unreasonable in its gene ral operation, provided the amount be moderate, while the objection of inequality will apply to every rate of duty whatever. Upon what principle, I will ask, do you tax bills of exchange ? Are not the taxes upon them a distinct impediment upon commerce ? Of course they are. There is not a bill stamp in reference to which it may not be said, so far as it goes, it is an impediment to comme rce . But would you part with - the - 614,000/. you derive from bills of exchange ? And what do you mean to do with the duty upou insurances ? There is a tax upon trade, and it is as distinctly a tax in the nature of a discouragement neon prudence. The right hon. gentlemen wants to get rid of indirect taxation. But I want the committee to see whither this will lead ; and if they do not take the conse nqouefnacniest i o n f t mi o tnhee.ir I sa ew y , t l h w at il i l f t i a n k t e hi ca s v re ot i o l yo sh o s a ll re b . e ca fr rry om . m in us g t ou fin t t d he a pr s in ub c s i t p i l t e ut o ! ienldseirwechtertea.xatrionk,noofwnepereeststlyty wellyou what " elsewhere" means. " Elsewhere" means the realised property of the country. But it is desirable road ande should w hero consider well h ow f ar we are go i n g on this we mean to stop. Ido not mean to lay down any extreme opinions upon that subject, but I must call the attention of the committee to what they are doing. I have just now referred to about 2,000,0001. of indirect taxation, and we have had a distinct intimation from the right hon. gentle. man that he is quite prepared to follow up the principle on which he acts, and to part with that 2,000,0001. of in direct taxation. But I beg the house to consider how we stand in that view of the case. The right hon. gen/emu' says that this motion must be carried because the House of Commons have voted it before. If that is a reason why the motion should be carried, what answer am I to make to my noble friend the member for Middlesex when ha makes his motion for the repeal of the attorneys' cer tificate duty ? No doubt that in April last the division on the advertisement duty was, ayes, 200 ; noes, 169. The right hon. gentleman says that is a reason why we are pre cluded now. Well, I say if that is a good argument in the case of the advertisement duty, it is a good argument in the case of the attorneys' certificate duty. What is the opinion. of the committee about that ? It is true that by a sing:ie vote the House of Commons declared it was expedient. to repeal the advertisement duty, but with regard to 0,6 at.. torneys' certificate duty what has been the case ? 1850 you declared that that duty ought to be abolishes by 155 to 136 ; in 1850 you again declared th e same b y, 139 t 0122; and a third time in 1850 you declared the s , :.me by 105 to 103. This was but a small majority; but in 1851 you im proved, for then you affirmed the same by 162 to 132. Thus, there were few successive declarations by this house CHORLEY IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the bill, Mr. BOUVERIE proposed the omission of the smoke-consuming clause. After a lengthened discussion the third reading of the bill was postponed until Monday, with a view to the modification of the clause. DEVON AND DORSET RAILWAY. Mr. BECKETT brought up the report of the commit tee on this bill, declaring the preamble not proved. Sir T. D. ACLAND regretted the decision at which the committee had arrived ; and he wished to know ROMAN PAVEMENT. Mr. EWART said some ancient Roman pavement had been discovered in Essex, and it was reported that it was to be removed to the British Museum. He wished to ask the right hon. baronet the member for the University of Oxford whether there was any inten tion to perpetrate this act of Vandalism ? Sir R. H. INGLIS replied in the negative, and took the opportunity of reminding the house that this country was perhaps the only one in Europe where the public monuments were not under the guardianship of some commissioner attached to the Government. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Mr. LAYARD wished to asked the noble lord the member for the City of London a question of some im portance to the commercial world, regarding the position of aTti rs in the East. It was reported that the Russian autho rities had blocked up the entrance to the Danube, and the consequence was that some 370 vessels, laden with corn, were prevented from leaving the river. He wished to know if the Government had received any information of that fact ? Lord J. RUSSELL said no such information had been received, but a communication had been forwarded from one of our consuls, stating that the entrance to the Danube was obstructed by natural causes. No account whatever of the Russian authorities having caused the obstruction had been received at the Foreign-office. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Mr. CRAUFURD wished to ask the Lord Advocate whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to propose any measure of education for Scotland during the present session, and also whether any , proposal was to be mad e on th e su bj ec t o f sc h oo l mas t ers ' salaries in Scotland ? The LORD ADVOCATE said ;there was no prospect of an education measure for Scotland being introduced at this late period of the session, nor did he think it would be necessary to make any proposal on the other subject until the Government had had an opportunity of bringing in a general measure. THE COMMON LAW COMMISSION. Mr. S. WORTLEY wished to ask the learned Attor ney-General whether there was any intention on the part of the Government to bring in a bill this session to carry out the recommendations contained in the last report of the Common Law Commissioners, particularly with regard to substituting an affirmation for an oath ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said such a bill was in a forward state of preparation, and he hoped it would be brought in either in this or the other house in a few days. Should, however, there be any difficulty in the way , of passing the bill this session, there would be no objection to introduce a clause into the Evidence Bill to substitute an affirmation for the oath in certain cases. ORDNANCE SURVEY OF IRELAND. Sir D. NORREYS wished to ask the Secretary of the Ordnance—first, whether the reduced map of Ire land, on the scale of one inch to the mile, is in course of publication ? second, the number of sheets which have been completed and are on sale ? and, third, at what time the completion of the entire map may be ex pected at the present rate of publication ? Mr. MONSELL said the maps were not yet com pleted, but there were 35 of the sheets in a very forward state, comprising a space of 6,000 square miles, or one fifth of the whole area of Ireland. These were open to the inspection of the hon. baronet. SLAVERY IN AMERICA. On the motion that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday, Mr. FRENCH called the attention of her Majesty's Government to a statement reported to have been made by the noble lord the Secretary for the Colonies, " That successive law officers of the Crown had given their opinion, that the State of South Carolina was justified in imprisoning, as they now do, coloured seamen, sub jects of her Majesty ;" and to inquire whether, in their future relations with that state, her Majesty's Govern ment are prepared to admit th e legality of these proceed- ings. Lord J. RUSSELL declined to enter into a discus. sion on this question, but there could be no doubt that however legally right the proceedings of American States be in the matter, they were at least morally wrong. Mr. HUME said the declaration of American inde pendence declared that all men in the United States were equal in the eyes of the law, but it would appear that they were not so in Carolina. He hoped the corre spondence which had passed upon this subject would be produced. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he wished to take that op portunity to make an appeal to the noble lord opposite and the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to the arrangement for business which had been made that evening in relation to the Succession Duty Bill. Sir G. GREY hoped, if they got through the adver tisement duty at a reasonable hour this evening, they would endeavour to make some further progress with the Succession Duty Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be fully justified in going on with the bill to-night, if he postponed the clauses respecting tim ber which were objected to. Sir J. PAKINGTON assented to that course. INDIA BILL. In reply to Mr. V. SMITH, Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government proposed to go into committee upon the India Bill on Thursday, and to then proceed with it until it was finished ; but on Friday his hon. friend the member for Aylesbury (Dr. Layard) had a motion on the paper relating to the state of the relations between Russia and Turkey, and as he had asked him to postpone it more than once he could not do so any longer. The hon. member would, there fore, have an opportunity of making his motion on Friday next. After that day he proposed to proceed with the India Bill night after night until it was got through. (Hear, hear.) The motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next was agreed to. CUSTOMS, &c., ACTS. The house then went into committee on the Customs, &c., Acts. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in rising to bring forward his resolutions, said the first re solution he had to move was one that was not adverted to during their financial discussions. He did not anti cipate any objection being made to it. It related to feu and ground annual rights in Scotland. The tax in rela tion to this subject he thought was oppressive, and ought to be redressed. He therefore proposed-- 1. That from and after a time to be specified, in lieu of the stamp duties now payable on the following deeds or instruments, there shall bo charged and payable thereon the stamp duties hereinafter set forth (that is to say) : Conveyance of any kind or description whatso ever, in England or Ireland, and charter dis- position or contract, containing the first or original constitution of feu and ground annual rights in Scotland (not being a lease or tack for years), in consideration only of any annual sum, payable in perpetuity, or for any inde finite period, whether fee farm or other rent, feu duty, ground annual, or otherwise, Where the annual sum thereby reserved, se cured, or made payable, shall not exceed 208. £0 2 6 And where the same shall exceed 205., and shall not exceed 121,, then for every 20s. or any fractional part of 20s. of such annual sum ••• •• • 0 2 6 And where the same shall exceed 121. and shall not exceed 241., then for every 40s. and for any fractional part of 40s. of such annual sum 0 5 0 And where the same shall exceed 241., then for every 41., and for and for any fractional part of 4/. of such annual sum ......... 0 10 0 The CHAIRMAN having put the question, Mr. DUNLOP and Mr. KINNAIRD severally re turned thanks to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for this proposition, which they thought would prove of great benefit to the labouring classes in Scotland. The resolution was then agreed to. --- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then proposed the following resolution, which was also agreed to, viz. .^-- 2. That from and after a day to be named, the following (that is to sa y) : Ostnamapnydusetriypshcaelrtl i b fi o ca c t h e a , r t g h e a d t a i nd paid s any docu meat d eno ti n g, or intended to denote the right or title of the holder thereof, or any person, to any share or shares in any joint stock or other com p an y, or proposed or intended company, or any certificate declaring or entitling the holder thereof, or any person, to be or become the proprietor of any share or shares of or in any such company, Where such certificate, or the right or title to such share or shares shall be or be intended to be transferable by the delivery of such certifi cate, or otherwise than by deed or instrument in writing.. 0 0 1 884 8 76i i i pm 1141 i 14 i 14 40 34i i 4 i wer.