The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

ibi° N-EY 3 1ARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENCE —(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cott on a t Li ver p oo l y es t er day were eistitaated. at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which '°°° American were taken for export and on spe iati°n• The mar k e t was t ame a t prev i ous ra t es . le sales comprised 290 Pernam and Maranham, at t ° .i(1. to 70.; 30 Bahia, at Gad. to 60. ; 200 Egyp ;an' at 1( 1 .; 400 Surat, at 31d. to 4M. ; and the Jinainder American. Railway shares ware firm at e ad vance of 1 t o 2 per cent. upon a ll th e h a li ng st o k 4 li The advi ces from New York repr€ sent the Stock k ark et as being depressed at the latest date. ith rl'Y continued easy. Cotton was steady. The Pllle nt of merchandise from New York, during Lmedvrteheek ending May 21, was valued at $1,359,931, specie at $1,127,411, which latter was la specie • sh i sa i ' i 447 amount than for some time past, and quantities were expected to be ara PPed Weekly for some time to come. The th e °llll t of dry goods put upon the market during 0 , week to the 19th ult. was nearly double that of J.Kosponding period of last year. La'Lroul Canada, we learn that the copper mines o . n i t Superior were doing well. At the " Clifl," do . v?as said that copper was being cut at the bottom 4 "! lie lies thick, with signs of further improvement. The eather in Canada had been stormy, heavy wi l o us d ) sleet, and snow having fallen, with strong The Lake Ontario was unusually high. was e Wheat crop in the neighbourhood of Toronto spring very promising appearance, and the cold Tig u.,,,ad proved favourable to its growth. huo he r 'nglish Stock Market has been more f or t, but there is very little doing. Consols the account have been at 98k- ex-dividend. at ; P ri ce of Exchequer Bills is better supported, wert l to 68, premium. East India Ponds are 230 . , 32 ,5• premium. Bank Stock is worth 229 to are The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. to at 10 1 3 to 102, and the Three per Cents. at 99i I _ T he political intelligence is looked upon as viiio t. i t_ more tranquillisin, and the large accoun . ts, X x ,, L it to-morrow will be g returned to the dissentient , soZuequer Bill holders, must come into " play.' Se tue A P o rtion will have to be invested, and South aola,,`"nnuities have had a preference. Of these the nt is too small to afford much opening, and . • e u. securities cannot be held as replacing float a 4q..lllvestments, realisable at a given price within ZT T sh illings per 1001. lalo ." r e e d P ,°reigia Stock market is very firm, and with 281 - I ,' °l- ng• Mexican Bonds have risen to 28, and th e - p on the prospect of Santa Anna respecting er agreement with the holders and, as th e thnk, of Messrs. Baring, Brothers, becoming 13; ageltts. Chilian 3 per Cents. are quoted 103. P e azil ipn 4i per Cents. 981 to 99 ex. dividend. ' °4ll 4 i per Cents, have been done at 861, are equal an premium for the scrip. Russian Bonds t o iullner at 1181. Spanish Threes have been 48i Th e and the Committee's Certificate is at in Aer Swedish Loan is at 2 discount. Dutch Four the Cents. 65 n i th more elasticity in the Railway Market, s,ba is still very li tt l e d o i ng. C a l e d on i an are better. Great Western have risen to dick d - North We s t ern , Midl an d an d York and Ber th York and North Midland and Great Nor- A stock h as b een s i m il ar ly advanced. ( 1 0 , - ,, - en Railways are all firm, but with very little ; consequently prices remain about the same. he Gold Mi ne Shares are loo ki ng b e tt er , an d g e Z e i 8 an advance of 1 in Colonial. Great Nrig the are slightly better. Nouveau Monde about TTheUnit e d M ex i can are fi rm . ue Land Companies Shares look well. Peel t ra rs ha ve b een within a fraction of 8, an d Aus esinotA uralgricult nearly at 70. charters are Bank Shares of Australia with b '..Lers are steady. Others flat with absence of business I ' I I'ISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) Business done. p e r Sto c k 3 tr._ Cent. lieduCe — d . * Annuities —' ' ''''' : '''' '' '' '' '' ''' ::;::: 2 9 2 9 9 1 3 i? g Nei Cent. Consols Annuities .. i ns h l l,:t 2 L o W 3 4 per Cent. Annuities ........ . :: _ r " 5 ? bil2g A nnuities Expire sth Jan., 1660 '•' 5i 1„, () 30 Years :Expire 10th Oct., 1859 32 "`,i: londs, £lOOO 0 -1140 , under 2100 9 3 8 1 ‘,-,..1501s for Account July 19 Exchequer Bills, 1 2 4 - 1 - 1000 , t 50 0................................... ` Small PRI CE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. b 'l'azillau Bonds, 5 per Cent bitto Small tisti!tto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9Bi 9 - .man Bonds 6 per Cent vt, D itto 3 per 'Cent .... . tt rea.da Bonds, D e f erred u N ezican 3 per C en t . .__ _ _ Pent. Ditto for the A ccount 28 i 8 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. !Panish Bonds, 3 per Cent ...... 1. 49 8 i 8i ~Panish Committee Cert. of Co up . not fuu. 54 i ' 3 ,wedish Loan ....• •• .. • Ye uezuela Bonds, 3A per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London: D 4i per Cent. litch Exchange, 2,1 per Cent. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols for Opening 19th July 9Bg x d LLOYDS' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) ktatiekbNbox, June 7.—Wind at Noon, N.W. ; light plea , and fine weather. Arrive d-11.0,91\18, June 6,—Wind, light and variable. Bahia ; Aquila, do. of xtr iq t CROSS, June 16.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Prince ", ft les, Rio Grande. ko 'llitotiTH, June 6.—Wind, N. F l London, for Sydney, N.S.W. 4,liouTH, June 6.—Wind, N. Arrived—Ralph Thom - v v alparaiso. Triyi,ISTOL, J une 6.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Minerva, RT u td ; Nancy Treat, New Y or k. pri-,;LL, June O.—Wind, E. to S.E. Sailed—Enter g. Richebucto ; Evergreen, New York, after re -4110. bERLAND, June 6.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—George, ,4" A ec ' 4,4,,,,ie1d'15Ea, June 6.--Wind, N.W. ‘*eor I ° n. St. Jac , o Cuba. Sailed—Minna, King 4ti ge s Sound. ° kki,d4lifiTowx, June s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived —Abbey Cri e :' Callao ; Annabella, Matanzas ; Bernardine, New . Ist, IlanV ailed— Mozambique, San Francisco ; and ILM 's PB-14tilooL, June 6.—A boat, containing twenty-three kileiceeligteollizi four of the crew of tne and Mary, sY 3 w Orleans, wrecked on the Bahama Banks, 11 ste, W as Picked up on the 4th by the Pollock, arrived ~tE LSIN onE Jun e 3, Th e Eion, of Peckda, Lo.ndo been l e or ersbur gil, put in here yesterday leaky, having '44 ' h 41 ' T " , May 30.—The Ruthinia, Cette to London, es 914 0 14 ill with damage from contact with the Johannes kfte t ; Finnes to London, which foundered s t oo tsah: eve's'? saved. The Catherine, Newcastle to Car 11% kilvas stranded off Cape Spartel, 25th inst. ; 1 131 - Y 4t el °Pe has procedded to her assistance. Pis",ri NS, My 21 The Mary Ellen, Halifax was abandoned on the 14th . inst., e after t i°, l ‘ Live°lltiact with the Mermaid, of Bath Maine, b u ' W ed h i l t r i e ; crew saved ; the former has since been kkb,_ Arrived—Walter - married at NitlittlaGE IN HIGH LIFE.— e (1, 11 1° ehall Chapel, the Hon. day' w" ma eldest LlFE.—Yesterday, the nobility (4:llguter of Lord Carrington, to the Right 44 111 e, of u“ Culeross. A vast assembly rringtoß, d of occasion. The /...Ittl'Y were present on this interesting e Hon. Lo! of Mawdit cle rn e.puner was on a scale of magnificence such as sel -4,14 wellsl tnessed, and was served by the firm e and late of ti le 17 ,of Baker -street, Portman the top 11, e cake , ' th e base c ' Th '`'°37al household and elicited universal admiration. ea,„u alio ornaments from . htl it, red seven feet • the stand of a el . the crest of tord ° ,, rt ed by eight elephants' ' heads, combinedbeing the arms of the b liclb -attingtn, together with the u rcular form, and Ine lits 44 bridegroom placed ill. e , c i cake, weigh ino 1t • On this stood the principal sugar. On thZ ,(-01bs, elaborately ornamented with lbs. round thi,'ext tier stood another cake of above 50 •'- iaowers, toNitigilt of filled with drooping sael l chu g of the customary weddiii th e 41,81°1.41g° blossoms,_ jassamines, roses, °". , woric. Thee-o,e surmou Mounted a bouquet gembl7n. in sugar work. con C° 0 ,•,._ weight 3nsoelbs y and, e klli• Il t - 1, it was considered that nothing has yet %Loeb- to s urpass it. wool sales, as a production i been Wh. - -lAL Vy - n Colonial ~, leh e OOL ALES.— le '46 3 uulluenced on the 19th of May, have p equal to he,e(4,°se, and the opening prices, which welebbeen well UlailitZutained during the last series, have e rds ili a oached trehaePled, the general tendency being tow finer de,,e il,sti.;fitinness, especially with respect to the or ehaareEr`nns °f Eat India and China. The chief a and the foll ow ti thr e „ , i -gliout were for home consumption, y,i ! ,,, is the quantity the sales comprised :- 6,646 Ir an b l .ullP and Portland Bay 2,757 titl.. leuleles Land .................. 97 i g Li Australia ********** 62 _e`o? Ztaland *********** l'oi.iiiY ** • ... .................................. 17,610 ape of G ood . l ... . .. .................... 6,494 ope ........ ....... . .............. ........ Cyst -.-I‘°tal C010nia1...... Cith er •... .. °reign. 33,666 ........ 3,308 .259 4,250 T he a General total .................... hitt, , usa 41,483 July sales The 4 11val s 1 . 1 13 to the resent date for the Jul tiamPel 70 31 Sydney, 1 ' 41 14. ) 4'252 South Australia, and 2,952 Van Dieme TeforVATI i°ll4l, CHA.RACTERISTICS—An Irishman fights 5,11 . 8 F n,s t app eed epc IlseaSOns • a, Scotchinan reasons before he fightse: "4(Tian is notparticular as to the order of p r ._ . to accommodate his ellatoisaers. ut Will do either 7,817 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. R XILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Business done this day. kberdeen i.mbg. Nottug. Bost and Ea.stu. Juuct : 3irtuiug. Wolverli. & Stour Valley 3irkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20. .. 3ristol and Exeter... 2aledonian ;lhester & Holyhead. :lork and Bandon... 'Jork, Black, & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJuue. Dundee Perth &Aber• deen Junction .. Do. New ...... ........ past Ang1ian.... ..... Do., (XlB E Eastern Counties Eastern Unions Clas, A. late E. U. 5h..... Do., do Do., B. and C East Lancashire East &West Ind. Dk & Birming. June— Edinburgh & Glassoa Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. & Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock 'Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds Laneash. andYorksh. Do., Fifths 'Da., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall ( Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S. est. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Firths Do.lo/. Sh., Mf&B... C London and S. Westn Do., X5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Sher. & Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt. Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk .. Northu.Counties Un, INorth British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Hiring Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. (Sr Chester (N. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South ales S. lirksh. & Riv. Dun Do.. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neat Waterfd. Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall. Winibledn Sr, Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midlaud... 27 - 29 - 51 9t 7 —6 dial 21 -- 22 3i -- 2i 101 -- 103 671 -- 6 8 4 22 -- 23 I 206 -- 216 2- 4F 8- 9 bi s ii 13 134 10i -10 i 6i -- 7t 714 -- 72?. 53 - 56 69 - 71 28 - 30 85i - 862, 51 - 52 132 - 134 110 - 112 88i - 89 76 - 8 - 95 - —78 i - 3d —16 i 9i 2p 104 —115 i —24 p hp BS6 50 4id 13 30 2id 72 42 50 20 11A 10 50 40 25 25 81281 ...di 5 8a 81 - - -PI 50i -51 i 94 - 96 58 - 60 63 - 65 70 75 lh 1d 17 19 84 9A 13 15 3A —3,ld xni 20 21 714 72 354 36 13 14 44 4i 23 25 - 3 -- 154 9i 11 - 33 pi -- 104 id -- par 69i -- 70.1, 7 -- 701 2i -- 2idl 60 -- 611 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. e Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St IDo. 4 p. c. Shares J Caledonian £lO al Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5A per cent._ 5i Cork &Bandons4p.c. Al Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Al Ea.stAngliau (i.:3105) 6 per cent Al Do. (.C5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 II Do. No. 2 11 Do. New 6 p. c. St , 3 Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. C per cent East Lan cash. 6 p.ets. Edinb Prth. B; Dundee 5{ per cent. _ _ St. 1.00 St. 100 St. 100 20 5 St. i 1 15 a 6i 64 al 3i a' 5 a St. 11 5 0 & S.Western, Guar. 5 per cent. Great Northu. 5 p. .) Do. 5 p. c. Redeem.; at 10 p. c. prem. 10 5 Do. 4p. e. Scrip 64 all Gt, Soutltn.&Westm (Ireland) Eighths) 1 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 44 p.c 1.00 Do. con. red. 4p. c CO Do. irred. 4p. c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 10 Do. 6 p. c. Stock )0 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c )0 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1552 )0 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds .0 Londonderry& Coler. y l Shares Lll Lundy. & Ennis. 4 Sh Lll Man., Sher., & Liu., Shares, No. 1. Lll Do. New, £lO 3 Do. £6 Lll Mary pt & Carl. 4 p.c dl Do. .q per cent 8), Do )0 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St 10 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birrn. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 6 Norfolk Extension )0 i Do. 5 p. c. Ext )0 Do. Guar. 5.i per ct )0 Do. Way. Va'. sp. c. )0 North British Lll North Staffordshire )0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. X 15,6 p.c. .2 Do Lll Shrews. &Birm.N.G ,11 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. LO Do. 5 per cent Lll 'South Devon I.} New ill S. Eastern (Reading A o nn. of 41,er X ce 1 n O t s. p 6 r d. 10 e. Lll ".Yorksli.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. )0 York, Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. l 5 Do York&N, Midland H. and S. Porch St. 1 1- 1 St. ill St: 11 16 St. I! 50 12 t 1 122, al 25 - al 10 I al 1U a] 12 a] St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 101 20 a] St. 10 15 1 8 al 10 al 10111 25 al 1.0 61 al St. 11 20 St. 11l 25 I li 92 - 96 88 -92 LO7 - 109 LOB 110 19 —20 i id 6i 6a 4 4 4/ 5 —11 p 21 1— 2 p 14' 15 18 -18 i . • -- . 3a 31 1128 - 130 11 - 113 - 8i - 81 71 105 - - 107 101 - 103 102 - 104 id p 152 154 3i ::: 167 34-- 4 p 10 - 11 13/ -- 141 8 - 9 101 - 11 - """ ... .--. ..• .• ..• 150 - 152 116 * - 1 18 118 - 122 . - ... 11 . 3 - 115 25i -- i 10t --11 i 17! -- 184 -- 1 14 -- 154 Par -- 4 p 261 -- 263 112 -- 114 194 -- 201 id P 103 -- 105 5; -- 51 I - A PB :IGN. FOR: 3 Antwerp &Rotterdam 3 Belgiau Eastu. June. 4 Beziers to Graissessac al Charleroi & Erqueliu. LO Dijoua utlßesangou S Dutch Rhenish dl East Indian 1 Do. Extension al Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junet. of France 11 Gt Western of Canada Shares . 2 Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof .5 Luxembourg .0 I o. 2 (Do.. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. et. pref 9 Lyons& Mediterran 7,i Madras ll Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest).... 11 'Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds. ill (finy.B.&Ams.Slis., 11 NorwegianTruukPrel i 0 Paris and Lyons ill Paris and Orleans ill Paris and Rouen 11 I Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris(!aen&Cherbrg.l 7i Quebec & Riehmondl .11 Rouen and Havre 2 Royal Swedish al. Sambre and Meuse 2 ISth - Eastrn. of France 4 Southern of France s. Upper India Scrip .11 West Flanders ...... .0 Do. iA per e. Pref .0 Western of France... 2 West. of Switzerland 20 I 6 Zealand 20 a 20 20 20 2s al 10 11 20 1 , 10 1 14 lid P -- 15 ip P d 4 sip 1 -- lip 2 p lip id 4 4. 1 ---- id li - 2 - 7i 35i -35 i 14 - 8 - 84 16 - 41 -43 41 -43 . 36 - 361 3A - 4i - par 204 - gil. id par —lop. 1d 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. pc di SC 11 St. 11 20 20 20 20 20 a 20 20 1 1 20A a] 20 1 10 11 10 20 20 20 I al DO a] 16 a] 20 a, 10 al 20 1! 10 al 20 a] 20 a 20 20 1 11 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. l Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent alstr.&Dn.Fr Illrtlpl. Dk. & Railway gull & Do. Shares. Do. 4 Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Pref:rence Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per ct... Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Yfiildlesbro' & Redcar. . Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. e. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. ds Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn. & Hit. Do.Shepth.St. chef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.e,' S. Staffordsh WearValleygr i 6 per cent Do.. 'Wilts &Somrst I 106 -108 54 - 56 150 - 152 33i - 34 412 -- 114 56 -- 57 27i -28 i 144 -14 t 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 3} toe iOB 65 - 67 151 - 1531 151 - 1531 l } — Id 34 ia, 1056 1064 59 - 61 73 - 76 65 - 70 2 a -- 2ip i- 1 p •.. - ..• I- i P 21 - 21p1 11 - lt 39 - 41 iii L - 18il Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria 1$ par - par 2 _lr P . p 1 - 3 id iP • 1 1 id par d par 7 9 I 4 4 i ----- 2. 31 i 32 d 46 —4 8 p 101 : 1.11 65 — 75 8 9p 2 lid 1 17 I,} lip Baden (Gd. Duchy 001 British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm - Do. Comes dr Cuiacla Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek !Cobre Copper,,,,, 'Colonial Cepiapo Copper Min. of Eug Do. Pref. 74 p. cent English and Austrln Copper Smeltg. Co ' General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares Loud. dt Californ Gold id 4 - 4d par 4p 9 11 id par 76 8 par— p 1 - lip Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexicau&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg ' Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba id— Ip 26 * 2 8 i) 7 8 6 7 . pm g -- 10 4 - d Id par d par MA.RKET NEWS-(THIS DAT.) COLONIAL. SUGAR. --Shippers are doing less in foreign, nor are home buyers taking much. Prices, however, remain about the same for duty-paid parcels and floating cargoes. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,910 hhds 463 tierces 1,649 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,293 hhds 160 tierces 188 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,449 hhds 1,525 tierces 2,080 barrels. Refined has been taken sparingly, and the supply is larger. COFFEE.—Not much is doing, and prices are barely maintained. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 746 puns, 128 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 246 puns 9 hhds, and ex ported 58 puns 66 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,543 puns 567 hhds. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 475. per cwt on the spot, and town 49s 3d, being easier. TEA.—The market is firm, but there are not large trans actions, the dealers being occupied with clearances and duty payments, the quantity delivered by the London Customs last week being 2,930,000 lbs. TOBACCO.—Thero was an improved demand during last month, especially for western strips, and sales may be esti mated at fully 1,000 hhds, at full quotations, added to which, about 300 hhds of leaf were taken for exportation, chiefly of ordinary description. The market may be re presented as very firm, and holders disinclined to make sales excepting at full rates. Advices from New Orleans, dated the 7th ult., represent the market very firm, and for some sorts a slight advance had been obtained. There was an active demand for fat and fine leaf, and as the new crop was deficient in these qualities, factors were enabled to obtain the highest outside quotations. Freights having de clined. There were three vessels loading for London. In Virginia, sales have been very limited, and confined to a few small lots to the trade for immediate use—the pre sent state of stock precludes any transactions deserving at tention. In Kentucky leaf and strips, nearly the whole of the business transacted last month was concentrated, and sales may be stated at upwards of 1,300 hhds. Several parcels of the latter, and also of Missouri were taken in the early part of the month, at an advance of id. per lb. on former rates, and this has been subsequently very firmly maintained. Maryland was dull of sale, and prices for good and fine without alteration. In Havannah tobacco we have to notice the sale of only one parcel. Havannah cigars have been in fair demand, espe cially those most suitable for general trade ; prices remain firm. Manilla cheroots stock quite exhausted. In Manilla tobacco a large business has been transacted at a great re duction in price. Yarn and Cuba—ln the former a small parcel has been taken at full rates ' • in the latter very little done. Havannah seed leaf, Florida, Porto Rico, and St. Domingo, nothing done. In Brazil the business of the month has been confined to a few small purchases made bythe trade cases taken e nhavbye the n e trade fefor immediate use. Columbian (Ambalema and Giron)— In both descriptions, a few sales have been made, but only e in fine qualities ; ordinary sorts still neglected and difficult of s made German—Selectionsfrom the cutting purposes.crop continues Negro head there2o clone,in consequence of the low prices ruli ng i n the Colonies. l miles. Stock is considerably in creased. Cavendish—fine qualities, continue in fair re quest ; ordin ary an d heated parcels very difficult to place. American Stat es in moderate request. Mix e d St a lks dull of sale ; Small s less enquired for. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ lOs; clover ditto, 4/ lOs to 5/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 108 ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 88 ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 55 to 4/ 8s; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 8 s t o 1/ 14s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. Leasing Compans. L. &N.W Caledon.. G Northn Wit.7,Testu Yk. New. & Berw Y. &N. Md Do S. Eastern 1)0 Norfolk Do & Mkt Stekton di Darlingt. I E. Count Do D 0... L. do A. W &Ln& Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lncash.dz Torksh MrMClean Stockt. dr Darling Do IGt.Westa. Closing Prices Yesterday. •STOCK BANKS. JOINT. Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Buk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Con poration . Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid 80 - 82 i - i - 2t 51 - 53 d par 49 50 76 78 8 84 MISCELL. Alin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcifie.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig, Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New Scrip South Ausrtal. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land B tables* this Say. SPORTING INTELLIGENCR. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXXV. THE ASCOT MBETING.—The second day at Ascot, although not considered equal to the Tuesday or Thurs day in attraction, has yet merits of its own, and cannot be looked upon as an " off" d ay , lik e th e Thursday at Epsom. Though the majority of the stakes will not produce good fields, yet the appearance of some noted and "terrible high-bred cattle" will well repay the ama teur sportsman. The weather on this (Tuesday) the opening day is as fine as could be desired ; and though her Majesty has signified her intention of not being pre sent, the Clerk of the Weather seems to have put on his best behaviour as if he thought she might yet enter an appearance, and realise what has now almost become a proverb, that the fine weather and her Majesty go visit ing together. The — Fernhill Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, two-year-olds 7st, and three 9st, mares and geld ings allowed 31b, about half a mile. This stake has ob tained a very good entry, numbering no less than 21 ; and, among others, will have at the post Sine Qua Non, Begum colt, Chedder, and p er h aps Vill age L ass . This race is very uncertain. The public and the money de clare for Sine Qua Non, and making out that it is all over but shouting ; but I fancy that Cheddar, Village Lass, and the Begum colt will give him quite enough work to do to win. The Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate, value 200 sovs., by subscription of 10 sovs. each, and 100 added, for all ages, two-year-olds excepted, new mile. Hobble Noble, at the top, with all his weight, I should say, would run respectably. Daniel O'Rourke, Chief Justice, Chief Baron Nicholson, Little Harry, King of Trumps, and Knight of the Shire, must give precedence to Nutshell. Grey Tommy is beyond the pale altogether, at 7st 121 b. Pelion, at 7st 81b, is overdosed. Azael will probably only run, gaining nothing by the motion. Lambton, I presume, will not start. Pharos likewise. Father Thames and Telescope have no chance at the same weight as Evadne. The Sally Warfoot colt, Glenluce, Alfred the Great, Cheddar, Little Savage, Puritan, Kite flyer, Hambletonian, and lanthe, are booked tolerably safe by the Italian and Broughton. Old Dulcet't days have gone. Benit% and Khadidja have not speed suffi cient. Dove is overburdened with weight. Old Row ley is no go. Hothorpe, who has been trusted so often, and done so little, would astonish the majo rity of spectators were he to turn the scale of fortune on this occasion. Antigone is in light enough, but is a thorough bad one. Ducrow, Tested, Jullien, Sir John Barleycorn, and King Pepin, have their chances scored up by Beverlac. Tamerlane, Chilton, Catspaw, Break-o'-day Boy, the British Farmer, Corybantes, Sur prise, Torment, Prevention, Koh-i-noor, and, in fact, all the rest can have but very little chance while the four year-old Octavia at 6st 31b is in the field. To sum up my remarks, I am of opinion that the struggle at the fittish will be confined to Robbie Noble, Nutshell, Be verlac, and Octavia, expecting them to pass the judge's chair, Octavia .. Nutshell.. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each 10 ft ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; three-quarters of a mile, will probably fall to the lot of Bourgeois or Cock Pheasant. The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs, each, h ft, for three-year-old fillies, old mile, will, of course, be borne off by the Oaks mare, CATHERINE HATES, notwithstand ing the 71bs penalty. Lord Exeter will furnish sport in running her only opponent, I presume. The second year of the Fourth Ascot Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, 100 added, new mile, will, I believe, be contested by Filbert, Tamerlane, Sittingbourne, The Reiver, and perhaps Cheddar. The race requires very little consideration, as it is evident that between SIT TINGBOURNE and the Reiver the decision must lie. The first year of the Fifth Ascot Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, 100 added, T.Y.C. I have not been able to ascertain the extent of the field, but the following will form a component part of it .—Bribery, Punch Box, Glenstrae, Bracken, Marble Hill, Meteora, Lady Audrey, and Brigliadoro. There are so many dark animals in this stake with good reputations that it is difficult to discover the winner. Scott's Meteora is blazing away brilliantly, and seems determined to have it all to her self. I must call my readers attention to the fact that Glenstrae is likewise a fine animal. Some of the other dark celebrities do not run, therefore, to these two I have named, and Brigliadoro, I confide the disposal of the race, and, on the strength of Malton information, I must give the best of the struggle to Meteora. This brings Wednesday's racing to a terminus. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. Although several events were brought under notice, speculation moved but slowly. For the Ascot Stakes 6 to 4 was booked to a good deal of money about the favourite, the layers being the first to slacken. 100 to 15 was taken three or four times about Nervous ; 10, 9, and 8 to 1 about King Pepin, and similar odds to various small sums about Little Davie. 1001. were laid out in favour of Russ borough, at 12 to 1. Investments at 2 to 1 about Pelion for the Gold Vase had the effect of sending him out of the market for the Emperor's Plate ; 5 to 2 and 2 to 1 were taken about Rataplan, but the outlay was only very moderate. . - EMPEROR'S PLATE.-:-"At the Commencement 2 to 1 was taken repeatedly in hundreds about each of the leading favourites ; towards the close, however, 5 to 2 was laid against each. Finally, Stockwell had decidedly the call of Teddington, 2 to 1 being taken about him, and sto 2 laid against the latter. Kingston, reported en route, advanced from 10 to 8 to 1 taken ; 10 and 9 to 1 taken about Defiance ; and 12 to 1 to "a little" about Weathergage. The Derby betting was especially remarkable for the number of horses backed at so early a period at 25 and 20 to 1 ; the circumstance is, to the best of our remem brance, quite unparalleled. At the conclusion of business the quotations were as follow : QUEEN'S VASE. 2to 1 agst Pelion (taken). 2to 1 agst Rataplan (taken). ASCOT STAKES. 6to 4 agst Lady Evelyn (taken). 100 to 15 agst Nervous (taken). Bto 1 agst Little Davie (taken). 9to 1 agst King Pepin (taken). 12 to 1 agst Russborough. ROYAL HUNT CUP. 6 to 1 agst Octavia (taken). 10 to 1 agst Beverlac (taken). EMPEROR'S PLATE. 2to 1 agst Stockwell (taken). sto 2 agst Teddington (taken). Bto 1 agst Kingston (taken). 9to 1 agst Defiance (taken). 12 to 1 agst Weathergage (taken). NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 7 to 1 agst Colsterdale (taken). 100 to 5 agst Pug Orrock (taken). ST. LEGER. 40 to 22 agst West Australian (taken). sto 1 agst Cineas (taken). Bto 1 agst Reiver (taken.) DERBY, 1854. 20 to 1 agst Verbena colt (taken). 20 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken). 20 to 1 agst Dervish (taken.) 20 to 1 agst Ruby (taken). 20 to 1 agst Autocrat (taken)—(2s and 22 to 1 also laid). 25 to 1 agst Julian (taken). 25 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken). 25 toa 1 agst Blight (taken). 25 to 1 agst Woodcote. DOUBLE EVENT. 125 to 25 agst Lady Evelyn winning the Ascot Stakes and West Australian the St. Leger (taken). SALE OF THE WINNER OF THE OARS.—Catharino Hayes, advertised to be sold yesterday at Tattersall's, wcs previously disposed of by private contract. ASCOT RACES—(THIS DAY). (By Electric Telegraph.) ORDER OF RUNNING. Trial Stakes—Half-past One. Sweepstakes for Two-year-olds—Two, Gold Vase—Quarter to Three. Ascot Derby—Quarter past Three. Ascot Stakes _Four. WelcomeStakes—Half-past Four. Third Triennial Stakes—Five. Sweepstakes for Three-year-olds. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. - Little Harry, L ambton, lanthe, Hambletonian, Old Rowley, Ducrow, Gatspaw, Octavia, Bribery, Terrona, Mirabeau, Ilmbriel, Exact, Hermitage, Arrow, Friar, Inder. Trial Stakes—Ade• line, two yrs. Fifth Triennial Stakes—Terrona paid forfeit. Fourth Triennial Stakes —West Australian paid for No betting. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853.: The figures within parenthesis denote the a umber of day's racing. JUNE. Ascot (4) ................... 7 Hampton (2) .............. 15 Beverley, Hull, &c. (2)...15 Tenbury (1) .............. 16 Robert-Town (3) ......... 16 Lamberton (2) ............. 21 Bibury (1) ...22............... Macclesfield (2)..; 22 Stockbridge 0). 23 Harrogate(2) ,„. 23 Knighton Winchester (1) . 24 Newcastle (3) 2B Ludlow (2) 30 THE ATTEMPT AT MURDER NEAR COWLEY- TXRIDGE.— The unfortunate Jew pedlar, who was so cruelly treated near Cowley-bridge, is gradually recovering, ender the care of the surgeons of the Devon and Exeter Hospital. His recollection, however, as to recent events is not yet sufficiently improved to enable him to give any account of the circumstances under which he was fount 1. Three parties have given different statements to the pailice, and each is positive as to his own correctness, so t hat until the man himself sufficiently recovers to give 'his own testimony of the affair, the police are unable to •'take any further steps.—Exeter Gazette. A petition has been transmitted from the principal inhabitants of Bombay to the Manchester 01 ,amber of Commerce, for presentation to the House of ,Commons, against the inefficient manner in which • the postal service to that presidency is conducted by t he Indian navy. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at five o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from an in dividual residing in Lamb's Conduit-street, complaining of the present state of the law of divorce. RUSSIA AND THE PORTE. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on Friday he would call the attention of the house to the state of affairs in the East of Europe. EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the third reading of this bill. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord CAMPBELL, the bill was read a third time and passed. WHICHWOOD FOREST BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of Alderley, this bill was read a second time. THE BURMESE WAR. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH rose to inquire whether her Majesty's Government are prepared to give papers explanatory of the present state of the war in Burmah, and of the negotiations entered into with the Burmese Government. Since the last time he had men tioned this subject, a revolution had taken place in Ava, but General Godwin, owing to the want of the means for land transport, had not been able to take advantage of this change, and had not advanced farther into the country. After recounting the various operations of the war, the noble earl proceeded to say that, at the present moment, the Government and the army in Burmah were in a false position. The late operations had been undertaken on political and not on military motives, and the consequence was that we were placed in a position of imminent danger. To extricate ourselves from this position, it would be neces sary for the Government to turn a deaf ear to the suggestions of those speculators who desired to have the cutting down of the forests of Pegu, and con centrate all the detached bodies scattered through that prov:ace upon Prome. We ought immediately to form good military roads, between our provinces and Arracan, and abandon the province of Pegu. He regretted that this war had ever been undertaken ; he knew that there was a colourable pretence for it, but there was not the slight est chance that it could ever be of the slightest advan tage to this country, while it must cost, at least, 1,000,0001. or 1,200,0001. a year. He pressed on the Government the necessity of increasing the European forces in India, and he hoped it would not be for gotten that in the present state of the Turkish question, that there was an Asiatic as well as an European power, and it was necessary for us to be strong in India as well as everywhere else. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government were de sirous of giving every information in their power, but they had not any further papers to lay before Parlia ment. After a few words from the Earl of ALBEMARLE, Lord BEAUMONT, Earl GRANVILLE, and the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH, the conversation dropped. Their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes t. four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. It. PALMER took the oaths and his seat for Ply mouth, in the room of Mr. Mare, who had been unseated on petition. The hon. member was introduced by Mr. Cardwell and Mr. H. Herbert. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :—Aberdeen Railway ; Leominster Markets and Fairs ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway ; Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Taff Vale); Peebles Railway; Rooker's Disabilities Removal; Lands Improvement Company (No. 2). The reports upon the following bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time : Chorley Improvement ; Cork and Bandon Railway ; Hull and Holderness Railway ; London and North Western, and London and Blackwall Railways ; London and North Western Railway (Crewe to Shrewsbury) ; New Ross (Free) Bridge ; Rochester Bridge ; Saint Helen's Canal and Railway ; South Eastern Railway (Canterbury and Whitstable, &c.) ; South-Eastern Rail way (North Kent Railway to the Thames, &c.) ; South- Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) ; United Gua rantee and Life Assurance Company) ; Warrington and Altrincham Railway (Stockport) ; and Witham Drainage Second District. The following bills wereread a second time :—Moore's (Brown's Trustees) Estate ; and the Thames Embank ment. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir W. MOLESWORTH stated, in reply to Mr. W. WILLIAMS, that no plan or estimate of the cost of the improvements had been laid before the house. Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought that before the house agreed to the second reading, the plan and estimate should be in the possession of the house. The improve ments, the expenses of which were to come out of the public revenue, were nothing more than a clearing of the ground around Buckingham Palace. 100,0001. had al ready been expended on the works, and now sixty more houses, to most of which shops were at tached, were still required. He should move that no further proceedings be taken on the bill until the esti- mato of the expense was laid before the house. -- Sir W. MOLESWORTH explained that the object of the bill was to make great improvements in Pimlico, and that the expense was not, as the hon. gentleman supposed, to be defrayed by the public, but out of the land revenues of the Crown. The plan and estimate of the proposed alterations would be laid before the corn- mitCee,to whom the bill was to be referred. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said as the bill was to be sent to a select committee, he would not press his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time. BURY ST. EDMUNDS ELECTION. Mr. WALPOLE attended at the bar and report ed that the committee on this petition had deter mined that James Henry Porteous Oakes, Esq., was duly elected a member to serve in Parliament for the borough of Bury St. Edmunds, at the last election. PETITIONS. Mr. WILCOX presented a petition from Southamp ton, in favour of the total closing of all public-houses on Sunday. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston, to the same effect. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from a Benefit Society, against the Registration of Assurances Bill. Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from Hawich, against the S otch University Tests. Mr. ATHERTON presented a petition in favour of the Registration of Assurances Bill. Mr. - ROLT presented a petition from a place in Kent, praying for the equalisation of local rates. Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. KERSHAW presented petitions from Cheshire and Yorkshire against the Government Education Bill. Mr. MONCRIEFF presented petitions from tho Chamber of Commerce at Leith, in favour of the Bank ruptcy Bill, and against the amalgamation of the Scotch and English Gazettes. Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from gentlemen representing a number of building societies, against the Registration of Assurances Bill. GIBSON presented a petition from working men at Manchester, in favour of the Combination of Workmen's Bill. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh, in favour of the bill for recovering personal liberty in cer tain cases, and praying that it be extended to Scotland ; also a petition from Mr. Peter Scott Fraser, bookseller in Edinburgh, and agent in Scotland, for 20 years past, to the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland for the sale of their school-books, complaining that the new arrangements for the sale of these books are op posed to the interests and convenience of the public and the bookselling trade, and most unjust to the petitioner and to the other agents of the commissioners. Mr. COBBETf presented a petition from medica] men at Oldham, praying for medical reform. SLIGO ELECTION. Mr. DIVETT brought up the report of this com mittee, already published in Tile Sun, unseating Mr. Charles Towneley for Sligo. The last resolution of the oemmittee—that the influence exercised by the Roman Catholic priests was inconsistent with their duties as ministers of religion, and destructive of the freedom of electors in the choice of members of Parlia ment—was received with general cheering in the house. SCOTCH SCHOOLMASTERS. In reply to Mr. HUME, Lord PALMERSTON stated that the claims of the Scotch schoolmasters to increased pay were now under the consideration of the Government. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. _ _ Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on the 10th instant he should call the attention of the house to the menacing attitude which Russia had assumed towards Turkey. MILITARY REWARDS. ------____ _ Mr. RICH wished to ask the Secretary at War if he contemplated extending to the army such beneficial pro visions for the encouragement of enlistment, and for the formation of an efficient reserve, by a system of rewards, and by a rising scale of pensions after ten years' good service, as have by a recent order in Council been con- ferred on the navy. Mr. S. HERBERT said, at the present moment, there was no cause for offering additional inducements for enlistment into the army, while, with regard to the establishment of a reserved force, it would not be expe dient to take such a step at present. MILITIA COMMISSIONS. . . Col. LINDSAY wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department a question relative to the abolition of the fees charged upon militia commissions. He wished to know whether it was intended to abolish these fees altogether, or to modify them if they were continued ? Lord PALMERSTON said he had recommended a moderate scale of fees to the lord-lieutenants of counties. In the case of commissions upon the rank of captain, the fee would be 1/. is., and above that 2/. 2s. Col. LINDSAY said, in Middlesex and Essex the fees were considerably beyond that scale. Lord PALMERSTON had no hesitation in stating that those fees were grossly exorbitant, and if he were the lord-lieutenant of the county, he would not permit them to be taken. (A laugh.) Mr. T. M. GIBSON wished to ask the noble lord another question on the subject of the militia. He had been informed that it had become the practice jri some counties to appoint clergymen to the office of Deputy- Lieutenant, and he should be glad to know if, on public occasions, such rev. gentlemen would be required to appear in milit ar y un if orm or i n c l er ical costume . (Cheers and laughter.) Lord PALMERSTON had heard of the Church mili tant, but he heard of no such case as that referred to by the right hon. gentleman. (Hear, hear.) THE DISPUTE IN THE CABINET. Mr. MOORE, seeing the noble lord the member for the city of London in his place, wished to ask him a question, of which, for want of time, he had been unable to give the noble lord notice. The question he wished to put had reference to a corres pondence which had appeared in some of the morning papers of to-day. It would be remembered that, on the 31st of last month, the noble lord made a speech in the house which excited some surprise at the time, and which appeared to have excited some surprise in the minds of some members in the cabinet. A correspon dence had taken place on 'the subject between Mr. Monsell and Lord Aberdeen, but there was an import ant discrepancy in one of the letters published by the Times and that printed by the Morning Chronicle. In the former it was stated that the views of the noble lord on the subject referred to were "not shared in by any of his (Lord Aberdeen's) colleagues," but in the latter the words were, " was not shared by many of my col leagues." Now he wished to ask the noble lord which was the correct copy of of Lord Aberdeen's letter, that which appeared in the Times, or th a t which was given by the Morning Chronicle? and if it was not the whole but only a majority of the Cabinet who did dot share in the noble lord's views, would the noble lord be good enough to state who the members of the Government were that differed with him? (Oh, oh, and laughter.) He wished also to ask the noble lord whether it was to be understood that only the votes given by the noble lord had the sanction of the other members of the Government, but that the views stated by him might be repudiated by the whole in a majority of the Government. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said, sir, with respect to the first question which the honourable member has asked me, I have to state that I have been informed by my noble friend Lord Aberdeen that there is an important misprint in the letter which is given in the Times. The misprint consists in stating that the views referred to were not shared by any, whereas it should have been that the views were not shared by many of my noble friend's colleagues. (Hear, hear.) The letter, therefore, given in the Morning Chronicle, is the correct one. (Hear.) So much for the first question which the l►on. gentleman has asked me ; while, with regard to the second namely, as to who are the members of the Government who do not share my opinion, I beg to state that I am wholly unable to answer the honourable gentleman. (Hear, hear.) I will only say further, in answer to the last question of the hon. gentleman, that Lord Melbourne always used to say that it was quite sufficient that the members of a Government should agree to the course to be pursued, without its being at all necessary that they should agree to all the reasons assigned by each for the course to be taken. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) [Ol 68iI 22 3 13i i 8S 91 95 Pm al 9i 18:if 115 k 161 29i 30,} 72 ii 3 x new all all all all all 13.5 pm [52 6897 li 7i i i 2 3 i i 3i 81 i 2/ i INCOME TAX BILL. On the motion for the third reading, Col. HARCOURT called upon the Government to make some exception in the bill in favour of pilots. Mr. HUME said he should not move any amendment to the bill, but it must not be supposed from this that he abated one jot in his opposition to the present inequa lities of the income tax. (Hear, hear.) He thought time would show that this country would not stand it, and, with the expression of that opinion, he should al low the bill to pass under protest. (Hear.) Mr. L. HEYWORTH argued that an income tax was a very proper tax, but it ought to be relieved of the inequalities which disfigured the present measure. Mr. GROGAN, Captain KENNEDY, and Colonel DUNNE took the last opportunity which would most likely be afforded them of protesting against the extension of the income tax to Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded the house that Ireland would be compensated for the burden of this measure by having the annuity tax re pealed. Mr. MAGUIRE said it had been stated by an ex- Chancellor of the Exchequer that this measure would impose upon Ireland an additional taxation of 413,0001. a year. After a few words from Sir A. BROOK, the house divided, when there appeared— For the third reading.. Against it . 189 ~ 55 Majority.. On the question that the bill do pass, Sir F. KELLY moved a clause to reduce the tax upon incomes between 1001. and 2001. a year from 7 to 3id. in the pound, and upon incomes between 2001. and 3001. a year to s!d. in the pound. The first class on whose behalf he asked the house to agree to this clause was that of the poorer clergymen and curates who had to support them selves in a respectable position of life on very slender means. He also asked them to agree to it on behalf of the smaller and poorer class of tradesmen and small farmers, the latter of whom had had their incomes reduced one-half by recent legislation. He had a precedent in the appeal that he made. It was well known that in 1806, when the in- 134 come tax was raised from fii to 10 per cent., a distinction was made in favour of various classes of persons identical with those on whose behalf he was now addressing the house ; and on whom the tax was then fixed at only 5 per cent. If in the midst of the longest and most expensive war this country was ever engaged in, this distinction was made, on what ground should it be refused now ? The Chancellor of the Exchequer had conceded the principle to some extent, as he hadrovided that the tax on incomes under 150 & should be Sid. in the pound. He trusted that Governmeait would take the matter into consid e ratio n . 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was very sorry it was quite impossible for him to accede to tho request of the right hon. gentleman, that Government should taloa this clause into consideration, and for reasons which were obvious. All persons felt that one great dan- ger respecting the income tax was the exemptions that it involved; that there was a serious danger in the principle involved in these exemptions. The consideration on which the exemptions had been chiefly justified was, that there was a certain point in direct taxation in the progress down wards, at. which the sum they to levy became so small in proportion to the cost and difficulty and vexation of col lecting it that it was not wise to impose the tax upon them. Mr. Pitt, in imposing the income tax, fixed the limit at RN., and he proposed a variety of graduations be tween 604. and 2001. He likewisie introduced exemptions of the nreture of those proposed by the hon. and learned gentle= in in his second clause—namely, in favour of mar ried pars one having a number of children ; and others in favour, for instance, of the clergy. In practice it was found un %vise to continue these exemptions. It was found desirable, in the first place, to simplify the tax by getting rid of the) gradations ; in the second place, to remove all questions of a dangerous tendency by abolishing privileges in favour of particular classes, and in favour of persons having families large families as compared with th ose w h o had sma%l families or none, and to fix a single exemption point. Sir Robert Peel, when he fixed the exemption point at 31501., was very much censured for fixing it at so high a :point. The course, therefore, that experience pointed cut was this—that when the income tax was first imposed ;it was on a complex basis, with a variety of ex emptions for different classes, that as the t ax h a d go n e on in its working they should get rid of those exemptions and simplify it as much as possible, and that the distinctions should be) as few and as broad as possible. The princi ple that the hon. and learned gentleman would intro duce w.as really a most dangerous one. He would not say that his arguments wore radical, for they really went a great deal further than Radicalism. (Hear, hear.) The reason why the Government proposed to stop at 150/. was because that was already the law, and a little experience in such a matter was worth a grent deal more than much ab stract rcaasoning. Indeed, if he (Mr. Gladstone) had to give an abstract reason for stopping at that sum, he should perhaps have great difficulty in doing so. There was, how ever, this general principle in selecting 1501.—0 r rather 1001.—its was, speaking generally, just outside the wages of the labouring classes, so that the law would practically exempt the working man, or nearly so. There was this great reason why working men should be exempted, namely, that they received their wages weekly, and in large towns mostly lived in lodgin g s , so that it would be exceedingly difficult to collect the tax. (Hear, hear.) If, however, they awepted the principle of the hon. and learned gentle man, theiy would be embarking upon a much wider field than perhaps he was aware of. How, for instance, could we fix 4001. as the mark above which everybody was rich, and belo w which everybody was poor ? If they once opened the door, they would find a vast number of parties whom the hon. gentleman did not contemplate attempting to rush through it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SPOONER said the right hon. gentleman had al ready adopted the principle of the clause in making a dif ference between incomes of 100/. and 150/. Did the right hon. gee itleman mean to say that he would tax a clerk who had a salary of 1001. a year, and excuse a workman who re ceived two guineas a week ? He (Mr. Spooner) certainly could mot recollect that Sir Robert Peel had been blamed for taking so high a figure as 150/. ; and he should support the clan se, not only as being just, but as calculated to afford great re lief to large and struggling classes, and to remove some of the aversion with which the tax was regarded. Sir G. GOODMAN was afraid the hon. and learned gen tleman did not go so much amongst his constituents as he ought, or he would have known that the farmers were ex ceedingly well satisfied with their present position, and that they would hardly thank him for his motion. Mr. :E. BALL, on the contrary, affirmed that the far mers generally were never more dissatisfied than at present, although he would admit that the large farmers who could breed extensively received a remunerative return upon their capital. (Cheers.) The small farmers, however, were not partakers in the advantage, and would be grateful for the relief that would be afforded them by the clause. Mr. L ZING had great experience with respect to small farmers; in Scotland, namely, men with rents of 10/. or 15!., and up to 50/. a year. The prosperity of that class might be measured by the circulars of the Manchester cotteu manufac turers, for the welfare of the two classes fluctuated together. He happened to have received that very morning a letter from a. friend who had supposed that the recent commercial legislation would have been ruinous to the small farmers, but he now confessed that he had been agreeably disap pointed, for they had never been so well off before. (Hear, hear.) If any class had suffered at all, it was not the laze%) nor the small, b lat u vidi t ilobn the etwecloel iiri m gewe i ncual:nulelan.i analogous Haut agriculturists—the competel th t i u le a r at i r s . t )o : f7 _, ~t, T ih ,heerne smallieiniocii-f- \ ti on n r ec manufacturersrcfawphiailnain' ciple of the proposed clause was really of a very reveal tionary character. If it were admitted they could not story in short of constituting every B oar d of Inc Tax Commis sioners a Court of Equity t o assess each°lna e n s tax accord ing to his supposed ability to pay ; confiscation must follow. These tliat grounded upon a mistaken • and if they did. that, thosetlhfe. thosewh o amendments were account of the supposed un popularity of the income taxwith schedule D. He believed offered the option of continuing having stored, income tax, and of ppearisdonits underNvere an equivalent amount of indirect taxation re " even of having other direct taxes imposed in its ' stead, they would, in nine cases out of ten, prefer the m alternative. Take the hardest case that could be cited— that of the professional man struggling into practice, who was obliged to make a certain appearance without actually earning anything. At present, as those men had no income but were consuming their own capital, they were excused; but if they had to pay a heavy house tax, for instance, they would be made to contribute as much as if they were in the receipt of large earnings. (Hoar, hear.) He (Mr. Laing) believed that the income tax was really a very popular tax. (Hear, hear, and cries of "Oh !") Mr. G. BANKS admitted Mr. Laing's estimate of the prosperity of the different classes of agriculturists to be true; but it was precisely because the middling farmers were being destroyed that he wished to give them the small relief that would be afforded by the clause. The committee then divided : For the clause Against it Majority The clause was therefore lost. Sir F. KELLY then moved another clause, namely, "to deduct 5 per cent. from the amount of the tax paid upon all incomes under 4001. a-year in respect of each child of the party nntypratnred paying, born in wedlock, and under 21 years of age The clause was negatived without a division. Sir A. CAMPBELL moved the following new clause : "In charging the duty under schedule A of this act, in respect of lands, tenements, hereditaments, and heritages, in Scotland, an allowance or deduction shall be made for the amount of all parochial and county rates, taxes, and assessments which by law or custom are paid by the owner thereof." This clause was similar to one that had been Is since he been oetivl atnhde mr granted iagnhytr ahtt:e hon. .p ag e persons gentleman assessmentsin Ireland,iann could w previously moved and negatived, but as a similar relief had In England the same taxes were paid by the occupier, and landlord, who, in consequence, received a higher rent. nroehwe could d st n i e t t . consequently did not come under the operation of P the ment for the repair of churches, manses in come tax. These included half the poor rates, the assess and schoolmasters' costhouses e f ; prosecutions,th the constabulary, rates, for he hri maintenance dgeeand prisons, the a t n h d e &c., highway rates in some counties. Taking the average poor rate at 18.4 d. in the pound, and the county rate at 4d and adding a proporti on f or th e others, it made a difference of 6 per cent. in favour of the English landlord, through whose hands these rates did not pass. It had been argued that as the rate of assessment under schedule B in Scotland, was different from that in England, the allowance was sub stantially made. But on the greater number of farms in Scotland, the tenants paid no income tax, by reason of the smallness of their holdings; therefore the assessment under schedule B could make no difference to the landlords of that property. Then it was said that the system of repairs in Scotland was different from that in England ; but the Scotch members, to the number of 30, who had a meeting about the time the budget was proposed, had expressed the opinion that such difference did not exist, in answer to its allegation by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Probably the right hon. gentleman had been misled by the usual form of Scotch leases, which bound the landlord to put the premises in proper and tenantable repair, and the tenant to keep them so; and it was added, " ordinary wear and tear excepted." But the usual practice was that, on the begin ning of a 15 or 18 years' lease, the landlord spent about a year's rent in putting the walls and woodwork of the farm in proper order, and the tenant was bound to keep them t., though not liable for what were legally called repairs. Great differences, no doubt, prevailed in different parts of the country—houses requiring more repairs than farms, and one kind of farms more than another. This was not a case without precedent ; for in the Income Tax Act of 1842, allowances were made for parochial rates, taxes, and assessments charged under the act for the commutation of tithes ; also for rates paid by the landlord which were legally payable by the tenant. Landlords in Scotland were precluded from taking advantage of this allowance by a subsequent clause. It might be asked why they had. Not come before Parliament sooner; but it should be re membered that they were now imposing the income tax for the first time for seven years. The claim he now urged was to be granted to Ireland, though there was less ground, from the smaller amount of assessment. . 144 . - -113 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman had founded himself partly on the general argument, and partly on the ground of a special concession which he supposed was to be made to Ireland, The gene ral ground had been discussed on a former evening ; he had opposed a clause more limited than this, and it had been rejected by a very large majority of the house on the ground that it would be impossible to make the concession without unsettling the whole structure of the income tax. Upon that ground he was prepared again to oppose it. The hon. gentleman had said nothing which tended in the slightest degree to show that that argument was not ap plicable to the proposal he now made. It was not a mere question whether the Scotch landlord paid 6 or 7 per cent. of public burdens and charges more than was paid by the English landlord. This income tax must stand as a sys tem of compensations. The hon. gentleman said they ought not to re-enact it until all the inequalities were removed. He should make the hon. gentleman an ill wish were he to wish that the duty was imposed upon him of removing all those inequalities. Probably, in a few months, he would rise from his task " a sadder and a wiser man.' (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The honour ahle gentleman had little conception of the difficulty of the task when he talked of removing all the ine qualities. The question for the house to consider was, whether the Scotch landlord was not as well off on the whole? Did the amount of tax paid by the Scotch landlord represent a greater proportion of his inc ome th an the tax paid by the English landlord ? That was a very doubtful question, and was by no means determined by the insulated point raised by the hon. gentleman. But when they began to make concessions to landlords, what had they to say to house-owners? (Hear, hear.) The Scotch landlord paid perhaps five per cent. for repairs; the house-owner had to spend, in England, and not in Scot land, 15 to 20 per cent. for repairs. Did not the hon. gentleman think that that question ought to be raised too? If that question were raised, and a deduction of 15 to 20 per cent. made on house property under schedule A, the only effect of succeeding in that motion would be to let in a host of far more formidable claims under schedule D and E. Those claims, now resisted and in abeyance, would be revived ; and the landlord would lose more upon what might be conceded to them than he now lost by paying upon his gross, instead of upon hi s ne t i ncome. This was, in fact, a small corner of a very great question. (Hear, hear.) It was whether they should have the income tax or not, in a shape, he granted, full of inequalities, but which in some degree compensated each other, but the very attempt to remove which would unsettle the whole. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman had referred to a spe cial case, and said that by virtue of a concession which he supposed was to be made to Irish landlords, the same ought to be made to Scotch landlords. Ho assured the house that no concession of any principle was going to be made to Irish landlords. (Hear, hear.) Fr om th e fi rs t introduction of the bill, the vernment had founded themselves on a basis which did exempt, and was intended to exempt, Irish landlords from the payment of poor rates. As the bill was first introduced, the proposal was that the tax should be assessed on the poor law valuation. But the poor law valuation in Ireland was formed, by law, upon a principle whi c h a b so l u t e l y excluded poor rate from the calculation. (Hear, hear.) Ther e f ore , from the first, th e y had bound themselves that Irish landlords should not be assessed upon a basis which included the poor rate. Per haps it might bo asked why they had done so ? He could not answer that in the abstract ; he must answer it as part of the whole case. They must look at the measure as a measure of policy and prudence, and one about to be ap plied for the first time to Ireland—a country, be it re membered, which had not the same facilities for collection as existed in England, and where the relations of landlord and tenant, and of nominal to real rent, were quite different to what they were in England and Scotland. (Hear, hear.) What had they done since ? They had made a great change in the law, but against the Irish landlord—(hear, hear)—for, instead of going against the occupier for the tax, they were now to go against the l an dl or d . I t might be thought that in England and Scotland it signified very little whether they went against the occupier, or against the landlord at once. He was sure that signiefid a good deal in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) A state of things existed there with regard to rental and the relations of landlord and tenant, which really would bring about this—that if they attempted to push too far their argument for absolute equality between England and Ireland, founded on ap parent resemblances, they would end in only aggravating the injustice. But the fact was there had been no change whatever in the principle on which they were proceeding. The bill of the Government had been founded from first to last on this—that the general basis of the tax should be the poor law valuation ; and the poor law valuation, in the majority of cases, was under the rent. It was natural that it should be so, because the rent included a portion of the poor rate. But, the valua tion being under the rent, it was provided that the valua tion should be the basis. The valuation had been always held out, from first to last, as the general basis of the assessment in Ireland, and that entirely excluded the poor rate. The clause proposed by the hon. member for Youghal. was simply intended to apply a principle already recognised in general terms to particular and exceptional cases, where the rent happened to be below the poor law valuation. That was the course the Government proposed to pursue with respect to Ireland. With regard to the general case of Scotland, as compared with that of Eng land, they must leave it to stand as it stood on a former night, and must abide by the decision of the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. C. BRUCE said the Chancellor of the Exchequer had risen from his labours on the income tax, if not a wiser, infinitely a more unjust man. (Hear, and a laugh.) How stood the case? In England and Ireland a l an dl ord had a chance of being assessed on what he received ; in Scotland, he would be assessed for what ho never received. forpai paid the rmaintenancetil the rebtlih, i n o of oftl a p churchr op e i_ I, b y a P s . (Hear, hear.) This injustice was so monstrous that he was surprised the right hon. gentleman should seek to main tain it. The repairs of houses were quite a different thine' - m t hu lhn ua t e d i t y c o h h p nw es e a i e w s ( r i y h b ee 3 i o an o o s l re e N t e v h .a e h f : s u o o s l ha ro e l T u a s r d uc e ht n .o t o a l l (s , H, l be , ea 2 sr oo i, dh/e.us;ata..n) othera IyEmahuseoftoNhvraecrshayasresiaetysasbehiele_ purposes ; and yet ho was charged in respect of those Ch sums. Was not this a monstrous injustice / cellor of the Exchequer appeared to have lost all feeling— (laughter)—but he would appeal to the sense of ng-suffering people with justice of x ‘ ' V t o i l o ll il li the house. The Scotch were a 1? divide T The di'e al i ' The an much and complained regardlittle; butto b t taxation Mr. SMOLLETT said he 1 ruse, if no one else did. motion, but for the ' siottal not have supported this Ireland. The fact he b principleeiicN having been conceded to to be this ; the Irish were disloyal and turbulent , the Scotch were quiet and peace able. (Laughter.) In return , for this, not only was the inequality which had their case existed all along in the income tax in Mr. DUNLOP said if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had stood on broad general principles he would have sup ported him ; and not sought for an exception in the case of Scotland. But as he had allowed a reduction in Ireland the claim of Scotland ought to be insisted on. In England the same question did not arise, the rates referred to being laid on the occupiers. Hence, for a farm of the same value an English landlord would be assessed on a rental of 9001., and a Scotch landlord on a rental of 1.0001. Mr. A. KINNAIRD said he felt compelled to support the new clause. Mr. I. BUTT said ' he should do the same, but he did not think the Ch a ncellor of the Exchequer had, in th e concession to Ireland , departed in the l eas t f rom the a the bill. general princip l e , G LL thought that as a certain relief was to Capt. 8 \CIBL it would be be given to Ireland, injustice to refuse it to Scotland, anti he should support the new claim. Mr. WILKINSON appealed to the Scotch members t• / ~_; r 17 , -:".r4`•••• \ ‘ ' ~~ •0 0 2th ; iscir ;Dell are the cs de c ly 19 f the rills' lined ensef reel': being 'liver , to an arti" main' )stor e ipPea' a th ig Lora spai' l, for Si t 'Spain ~p o o of li F~vr „ D v' to —OO 6th te i tree' ~~ IPA. all 100 100 100 4741 174 100 3 100 100 100 100 1100 6 all 100 all 14 21s. 100 20 11,1 1.00 2i 8 51 3i 33 53 ...p ...d 3 n 2 12 i 121 61 i 108/ 1121 353 3 a new 25 122 12i 20 St. 11 [OO [OO 18t3 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 20 10 20 35 100 20 10 50 DI'S. ..MM