The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

The aik on oat f VtiELLI HOUSE OF CO The Corn Sir R. I' COMMONS a from M S.,lhror f India been rf the 161 troops h reached only to f Januar from for de! of what had to a order that,no exult° bated to maintain our Indian empire deduct on :d, exempted make a deduction of £1,000,000 a lot being a source . of income assessable to a property Ix, thus leaving the amount assessable at £28,400,000. To that I must add the dividends upon Bank Stock, upon India Stock, and dividends upon foreign stock payable in this country.; and the tax_ upon these I estimate at £1,500,000, making a total amount of very nearly £30,000,000 as the amount receivable in 1812. But, then, again I have to apply to_lefi ‘ y a deduction in the exemption of persons having incomes of count, and theu the estimated produce from the public funds will be £646,000 of the tax derivable . Sir, the schedule and professions ; and here there is a great difficulty in fixing any estimate, so as to show accurately the amount which may be available from this source. 1 Mud that tne total amount of imports and exports in the year 181 4 . as compared with the total exports and imports in 1840, was in the ratio of 8G to 132; but I find that the declared value of exports bears merely the ratio of 45 to 51 ; but, on the other hand, I find that the British shipping employed in 1814 was 1,990,000 tons, whilst, in 1841, it was ,3,292,000. Imust form some estimate only, but still I cannot think the profits from trades and professions, in the . present year, can fall short of £6,000,000. I deduct one-fourth on account of exempted incomes, and the produce on which I calculate is £1,225,000. Schedule E comprises the income of all public Officers. In the ye:4,1814 the income of all public officers amounted to the Sinn of £11,744,000. Ort account _of great reductions. which have subsequently taken place in our establishments, a verv.zreat reduction must be made from the amount of in- ti I think 1 c estimate it at of £11,744,000. ccount Of persons, as befo trout the operation of this tax, leaving the sessment .at £5,250,000 i and the produce of the. tax will en be £15b,000. 1, thereto e, recapitulate the whole esti ated amount of revenue on which I calculate as follows : From a duty of 3 per cent. on property under Scheaiile A, I calculate upon a revenue of.. £1,600,000 Schedule B 150,000 Schedule C. 646,000 Schedule D...... Schedule E . 155,000 Making a total aggregate estimate of receipt of £3,771,000 the government wou relative to this disast much exaggerated The hook and means, ,ving resolvf Sir ROBERT PEEL rose to develope t upon the country's fin; said, he shouldLtllinif, could st or abate his alacrity: lie w step to improyemet of the c its diff sibility of prop, g wha ,ch, however, he believe itself into a committee of way vernment rid Onimercial colic Speak- udgfnent )ped thi ,Hear, hear.) nviii now state what are the views of her majesty's government with respect to the duration of this impost, if the proposition should meet with the sanction of Sir, I trust that parliament will confirm this proposition, in order to give us a fair opportunity to carry. out our experiment. (Hear, hear.) I do trust that parlia ment will not be unwilling, in case of necessity, to continue the duration of this tax to a period of five years (Hear, hear.) But still there may be, as there has been before, and. of which I do not despair, those revivals of commercial pros perity, coupled with the measures which I am about to pro pose, that may make parliament naturally anxious to have the opportunity of reconsidering the subject at an earlier pe-' riod than that which I have named ;—they may wish to have the opportunity, I say, to watch the operation of the tax at an earlier period than five years. And though I contemplate that, for the sake of upholding the public interests of this empire, this house would not hesitate to extend the operation of this system to a period of five years, .vet I think it better to limit its duration to three years, in order to give to parlia ment an opportunity to sanction the experiment .at the end of that period. Sir, I propose to name the 10th of October next as the day on, which the first half-year's revenue from these sources shall be derivable. In case of war the right hon. Bart. said he should deem it reasonable that Ireland should bear her proportion to the tax ; but during peace, and for- a limited period, and in the absence of all machinery in Ire land for collection, he should prefer to raise, the quota of that country by other means. He thought he could do so consistently with the act of union by two modes, the first of which would be a duty of ls. per gallon upon spirits. The equalisation of the spirit 'duty in the three kingdoms would on certain fiscal grounds (which he explained), be of great advantage to the nation at large, and to Ireland in particular. For a long . time the temperance pledge in that country, had been very effectual; but the' consumption of spirits had of late been again upon the increase. He calculated . from this source to receive £250,000. The other source to which he looked in Ireland was the stamp duty=from which he ex pected to receive £160,000. In Great Britain, as wt Ireland, lie proposed to reduce the stamps upon chart( the house Id it was his N 1 ns . in eed, to effect . the general equitliation of stamps throughout the kingdoms. With respect to regular absentees from Ireland, having no call of public duty to fix them in England, he proposed to require from them - the payment of the same property tax which would be required from other residents in •this island. Sir Robert then continued—Sir, there is one other tax which. I propose to impose. At present there is a duty imposed by law of 4s. per ton on coal exported in foreign ships. At the time the duty - was imposed the policy of the law was of course the increase of the revenue, but there is no duty re quired on coal exported in British ships. Now, the obliga tion of the reciprocity treaties has been to exempt foreign ships from the payment of the duty which it was intended to levy on the export of coal ; but I must say that I cannot con ceive any more legitimate object on which to impose a rea sonable-and just duty than on - coal exported. iCheers.) If on an article produced in this country, the element of manu factures, necessary for manufactures, and contributing, by its exportation to increase the competition of foreign manufac tures with our own—(cheers), if we can raise a reasonable amount of duty by a tax on British coal exported to foreign countries, I think it will be perfectly legitimate to do so. (Cheers.) - Sir, I think it is important to consider the rapid increase in the quantity of coal exported. In 1831, the quan tity of coal exported amounted to 356,000 tons, and the dutY received was X 50,000. In 1833, the quantity exported was - _ 448,000 tons ; the duty £64,710. In 1839, the quantity ex ported was no less than 1,192,000 tons, and in 1840 1,307,000. tons ; but instead of the large income of £64,009; as in. 1833, thelotal amount of duty was only £6,900. . (Hear, hear.) Now I do not propose to increase the duty on the export,of coal, but I do proposethat the duty which it was intended to levy on coal exported in foreign ships should be really levied —that a. duty of 4s. perton, the original amount of duty, should be levied on the whole export, whether in British ships. by imposing the duty on British ships, and thus depriving foreign ships under the reciprocity system from evading the duty. (Hear, hear.) if a duty of 4s. per ton should conti nue to be paid on the same number of tons, I should secure an income from this perfectly legitimate source of 200,000, not an inconsiderable increase of revenue, and, operating, as. very few taxes do; to the encouragement of native industry.. (Cheers.) Now, sir, having stated to the house all the taxes. I mean to impose, perhaps it may be convenient that I should shortly review the total amount. Of course I am speaking for the year ending sth April, 1843, as I propose that_the new taxes should attach from the .sth April, 1842. There is only one exception I must make, which is on spirits, for if the house agree to my proposition with respect to spirits, in order to prevent the evasion of the tax I must propose to you to impose.it at the earliest possible. period. I calculate to recOxefroin the income tax of 7d. in the pound, or X 2 18s. 4 . a.. per bent.' Off rniittff' numb'ers), the sum of £3'700;000; from the stamp duty in Ireland I calculate to - receive £160.000; from spirits X 250,000 ; from the export of coal £2oo,ooo—making a total amount of tevenue receivable from new imposts of £4,380,000. ' (Hear, hear.) Then if I deduct front this slim the estim'ated'deficiency for which I must pro vide by actual votes of £2,570,000, there will be left a sur plus of £1,800,000. But the house must remember that de ficiency arises on the votes for the year, and that I have to add to it the excess of expenditure on the Chinese expedition —which I cannot estimate ntless than £Bbo,ooo ; but I shall not have to provide for that. Whatever 'measures the pro vision for India may require us to adopt during the present year will also operate as a reduction from that estimate, but for the present, with these reserves and exceptions; I _compute in excess of £1,800,000, after deducting the excess of expenditure, on account of actual votes. The surplus, Sir Robert said, he proposed to apply in relax ing the commercial tariff. He had considered, on each of the numerous i articles included, the proportion between the price and the duty. His main principles hail been removal of pro-, hibition and reduction in the duties upon raw materials. He would also considerably diminish the duties upon articles par tially manufactured ; and even upon complete manufactures he contemplated that the maximum should not In general exceed 20 per cent. Ile would forthwith lay upon the table this amended scale of duties; which had been distributed into 20'different heads ; and on Monday the paper woul lie ready for distribution. It would be found that in about 750 arti cles there had been an abatement of duty ‘ recommended, and that on about 450, the duty had been left untouched. Trea ties were now pending with various nations, in which several of these articles were the subjects of discuision, and such articles, of course, could not be included in the present re ductions. The total diminution of revenue occasioned by all the reductions would probably not be more than about £270,000. Sir Robert then said, I now address myself to the redUction of duties on great articles of consumption, the chief of which in colonial and foreign produce—independently of brandy and wines—are three, namely, sugar, coffee, and timber. With respect to sugar, 1 wish it were in my power to state that it was within th means of the nation, or con sistent with what her Majesty's governMent deems the bounds of prudence, for me to propose any alteration in the duties on foreign sugars. I cannot say that if we were _in no way embarraised with questions incidental to, and springing di rectly out of, that consideration, great ameliorations and ad vantages would not' result, not from the alterations which the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. F. Baring) had pro posed to make in the mode of levying'the duty on sugars, as well as in the amount of those duties, hut from a reduction in the duty on sugars the produce of the British colonial pos sessions ; a reduction, moreover, which would admit of those . . . sugars snsthining a fair and constant competition with sugars '.the growth of foreign possessiOni. But I cannot consent, nor can those who are associated with me in the conduct of the government, to permit of any access being afforded to the sugars of the Brazils and of Cuba, as well as of other coun- withtries, d t o t o h u e t m practiceaiingo;ofme slavery effort for putting an end to the practice of slavery in those countries. (Hear, hear. And, in consid er i ng thi s qu estion, it has ocehe house dto me to con s id er w h et h er i t i s po li t i c i n us t o a d v i s e th intho the se parpose of to assent t o a re d u c t i on o f d uty o n the produce of B colonial sugars, with ou t proposing'also that a corresponding orit reduction be m a d e i n t h e sugars which come f rom foreig.i possessions, and I do u bt very much whether i t wou ld b e ad visable t o t a k e such a step. If, indeed, there were a free ish competition in the market, then I have no hesitation in say ing that I believe such a course would be greatly to the ad vantage of the West India proprietor, who would be encou raged in the production of his sugars by a reduction of the duty ; but so long as there exists what cannot but be regarded as a monopoly of the sugar grown by the West India and the British possessions, within the limits of the company's charter—l mean the Mauritius and British India—so long I am afraid that no remission of duty which I could propose in favour of British colonial sugars would, even if agreed to, rove beneficial to the consumer, whilst it would greatly in- P lure the West India proprietors. Therefore, whilst 1 admit that I am not prepared, if circumstances were favourable, to assert that a remission of a portion of the duty on foreign or grown sugars would, not be ad vantageous to the - British planters, at c L i ttn l3 h t r i i y t ti a s n I British to themust the same time' say t a ! do not differ in the slightest degree from the oni-' pions Which I stated last year with 'reference to this subject. for an atne- There are, howeve r r, tr s a o d m e 7 w7incsholleaatidonmsetotobheoopebserved with 1840 material • In the year a increase lioration in the to have taken place in the consumption of will he, observed . respect to the The supply has proved to be larger " fu g t a ure. Briti,h colonial sugars. than had been i previously calculated upon ; and, according to the figures which I have been a ble to procure of its amount, sugar. The other two articles to which I have already re ferred as being objects of almost universal consumption and utility are coffee and timber, and I hope that on this head what I have to offer will prove to be more acceptable to the house and the country than I fear our determination as to su gar will probably prove. With respect to coffee, lam sorry to find; on looking at the returns, that whilst the consump tion of sugar has been very much increased, that of coffee has been somewhat reduced. In the year ending April 5, 1840, the amount consumed was 2,878,000 cwt.; whilst in the year ending April 5, 1841, the amount consumed was only 2,842,100 cwt. The gross amount of duty paid in the same years was, in 1840, £922,000; and in 1841, £BBO,OOO. •I suppose it is scarcely necessary to remind the,house that there exists a considerable difference between the amounts of duty levied on the coffee produced in the West Indian colonies, in the Mauritius, and the. East Indies, and in that produced in foreign countries. On the latter produce there is a duty of is 3d per lb levied ; on British West India coffee 6d per lb ; and on coffee coming from all countries within the limits of the hest India Company's charter there is a duty of 9d per lb levied. The -effect of this difference in the duty is to exempt a great portion of the foreign-grown coffee which is consumed in this country from the is 3d duty, and to ad mit it at the middle rate of 9d, for in order to avoid the higher rate it was at present sent from the Brazils and from Hayti .to the Cape of Good Hope, which being within the limits of the East India Company's charter enabled it to be entered at the Custom House in England as coffee coming vvithin.the description-entitled to be admitted at the duty of 9d ; and the effect of this is to bring the coffee grown at the Brazils and Hayti into consumption at the relative price of 10d to 6d as compared with British plantation, the additional Id being the amount of freight per lb, which the transmission of the coffee to the Cape added to the other charges. If, therefore, the Government is prepared to remit the duty upon any ar ticle of general consumption, it is, in my opinion, better to make such a remission as will .afford a sensible relief to the consumers, instead of spreading the reduction over a number of different articles, and theiieby making it, so insignificant upon each separate one as to afford no benefit to the con sumer, but to the retail dealer only, and it is, therefore, my intention to propose to the house the alteration of the pre - sent imports into two simple duties, in order to get rid of the absurdity of compelling a. cargo of coffee to make a voyage from the Brazils to the Cape for the mere ptirpose of getting over what may be considered us a technical difficulty. -It is my intention, therefore, to , pfopose that the duty be placed upon coffee hereafter upon the simple and intelligible basis, se as to enable the consumer to benefit to the full extent by the reduction which I have thought it advisable to suggest. The duty upon British coffee, whether grown in the East or West Indies or the Mauritius, will hereafter be 4d per Ib, and on all other coffees 8d per lb. I have estimated, ac cording to my calculation, the loss to the revenue by this re duction—taking the amount of duty paid in British planta tion in 1841 to be £463,000, and in foreign coffee in the same period at the duties of Is3d and 9d, £427,000, making alto gethe £B9o,ooo—will not exceed £237,000. Ido not enter into the statement of figures by which my calculation would be v indicated, but I state that this is the estimated loss which the revenue will sustain by this change, supposing the con sumption remains as it now is, but it, as is to be expected, the quantity of coffee consumed be increased by the reduction of duty only 10 per cent. above its present amount, the loss will only be £171,000 ' • by adding this loss to that which I have already estimated will be incurred by the reduction of the duty on articles consumed in manufactures—namely, the sum of £270,000, it will show a total decrease of £441,000 to the revenue in these necessaries of life. , I now come to the third article which I have mentioned, and which is one of great importance, its,consupptien. entering . very largely into all the branches of commerce, manufactures, agriculture,' and household necessaries. I have now to consider how I can apply the surplus revenue which will still remain, so as to make the greatest possible reduction with the utmost possible benefit to the consumer. In determining what shall in future be the amount of duty upon timber, we have been very greatly embarassed by the position of our Canadian colonies, which is such as not to render it expedient to interfere materially with their interests or their commerce. The duty at present levied on all solid timber coming from foreign countries is 555. per load of 50 cubic feet. There is another way of estimating and of levying the duty on foreign timber, which is extremely complicated and embarrassing in the manner of calculating it, but taking the average duty paid upon solid foreign tim ber and upon sawn timber, it may be estimated at 4s. per load of 50 cubic feet. The duty upon Canadian timber is 10s. per load of 50 cubic feet, and, upon an average, from Bs. to 9s. per load on deals and other sawn wood. It appears to me that if we make any reduction in the duty on timber, it ought to be made in such-a manner as to confer the utmost possible benefit on the consumer, and also we ought to take into our most serious consideration the situation of this branch of commerce in our Canadian colonies, so as not to affect their interests by any sudden alteration in the present duty. It appears to me that there is a mode of doing this, if the house would give its consent to a considerable loss of revenue, by which means all the evils to be apprehended by the Canadas would be obviated. 1 propose to proceed on a totally different' plan from that proposed by the late govern ment, and, considering tire great importance to qpr commer cial and agricultural interests, and, above all, to the ship -builders of this country, of enabling them to obtain the best timber at a moderate price, I shall propose to carry the reduction of the existing duty, which I have already stated is upon an average— II s. per load, to an extent which will confer a real and sensible benefit on the classes of cell sumera to whom I have referred. I shall propose, therefore, with the concurrence of the house, that the duty for the present year, that is to say, for the year ending the sth: of April, 1843, upon solid timber shall be 30s. per load, and upon deals and other sawn wood 355. per load ; but it is also my intention to propose that a total change be made in the present mode of levying the duty on sawn timber, and that, instead, as at present, of estimating its amount by the dimen sions of the deals, to be levied in future according to the cubic measure, so that all foreign timber shall in future be placed upon. the same footing, which, in my opinion, is the only true way of dealing with this essential article of use. We ought to be peculiarly cautious bow we make any enact ment which may be injurious to Canada. It is part of my project to confer upon those colonies a benefit by a reduc tion of the dutips upon the import of their staple articles into the mothef country, whilst, at the same time, it will benefit the consumer at home, who will purchase such articles at a low price hereafter. Great complaints have been made from time to time of the protection given to the Canatlas by the high duties upon foreign timber. That duty bad hem fluxed at 255., with 445., upon cut deal timber per load. I shall propose that that duty be reduced to 30s. per load, measuring by its cubical contents, and that the duty on laths should not exceed 20s. per load. (Hear.) If you consent to make that reduction of duties on foreign timber imported, it will become immediately your duty to consider the relation, in this respect in which we shall stand to Canada. (Hear.) In looking upon the situation in which we should then be placed to that country, I think it desirable to act upon the principle often advocated, that is, to treat her as an integral part of the empire. Tier great distance from this country, and the heavy cost and charges to which she is put in transporting her produce, must operate to her disadvantage, and it is only fit that if you reduce the duties on timber to 255., and those on deals to 305., you shall admit those of Canada at almost a nominal duty. (Loud cheers.) Strictly preserving relative justice to the foreigner and these colonists, you are required to render those duties almost nominal in their amount. I therefore propose that our Canadian timber shall be admitted at Is. per load cubical contents, deals at 25., and laths at 3s. (Lopd cheers.) This, you will easily perceive, cannot be accomplished without entailing on .is a great loss of revenue. As a matter of general concession, I can hardly conceive anything can be more acceptable or bene ficial to manufacturers than this reduction of the duties upon timber. The total amount of the duties thus remitted ,will• make a deficit on that head of revenue of not less than £60,000 a year. There are two classes of duties—and two more Only —upon which I shall propose to effect a considerable reduc • Lion, and they are duties almost universally admitted to press severely on our trade. There are certain duties charged upon the exportation of articles of our own manufacture amounting to about £lBO,OOO per annum. The amount of dutielhus remitted will prove t o b e i n t h e result nearly about as 101 l ws Upon woollen goods £30,000 Upon woollen yarn 4,900 Upon silk 4,800 Upon iron goods . . 24,500 , On other articles 9,000 Upon earthenware and glass 2,400 Upon articles of provision 5,300 - - Forming a total of which being added to somewhere about £20,000 amount of duties upon miscellaneous articles of a similar description,. of our own manufacture, and which I will not enumerate— (hear)—the whole would exceed, in round numbers, £lOO,OOO remitted • and, confining myself to the lo ss w hi c h the re venue will thereby sustain, I think it may be taken to amount to £103,000 per annum.. These duties are in themselves un just, and I think impolitic. Considering the peculiar diffi culties with which the coach proprietors have had to met in the way of their business,, in consequence of the great Com petition experienced on the railways, I feel the fate of duties is unjust, and presses as a incumbrance upon the relenue instead of profititg .it to the extent it should.. At present the rate of duty which the railways paid to the state di not exceed one-eighth of a penny duty per mile. During the present year 1 do not propose that in this instance any c 'ange i shall take place in the rate of duty paid by the railroa pro prietors, though I will say that if_they are compared with those rates of .duty paid by the coachmasters, the lattlr are very much too high. Those which carry six passenget pay 'a penny per mile; those carrying ten three -halfpence; hose v of his trust. if he rrtct► his hopes nceal nothing ; the first was to look ary, and t his proposal, should be furnished with all the, information his power. He had two renuests to make of them ing thus ea would I and, secondly. that gentlem r the se nade for a pos. alcubition in his uspend their until he shotild have finished his statement, when the whole of the plan would be before them. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had calculated the- probable revenue for the year ending April, 1842. at .1:48,310,000, and the probable expen- ' diture at £50,735,000, and that calculation had proved to be very nearly accurate;. the actual result being only £160,000 below tbat estimate of revenue, and a little—he knew not precisely hew much—below that estimate of expenditure. For the year ending April, 1813, the estimated revenue would be £48,0,000, the estimated expenditure £50,819,000, and the consequent deficiency £2,469,000. A further probable outlay must be provided for in respect of the war in China. Something must be made good for Australia, and something in Canada; and a considerable addition must be made to the army estimates on account of the war in Affghanistan. The finances of India, too, required attention. If Indian credit were shaken, the credit of England would be affected; and the present state of Indian finances was not a consolatory one. He feared that the deficit thereupon in the two years ending next May would not be less than £1,700,000. How,; then, were Mese deficienciei at home and in India to be met? Should we persevere in the system of the last five years, the system of loans and exchequer bills, the system of permanent addition to our debt? Was there a prospect of•any consi derable reduction in expenditure? or was the present defi-: ficiency an occasional one ? No ; it bad been proceeding for the last six years. In such circumstances, he could not resort to the miserable expedient of continued loans. When the Post-office revenue was abandoned—a surren, der which he had dissuaded—the parliament which ,gave it up engaged to grant some other supply in its stead: . Should he, then, impose a tax on articles of consumption, on .the necessaries of life? He could not consent to place bur dens upon the labouring classes ; and if the house attempted that, they would be defeated. The late government had proposed an aditional per centage of 5 per cent. on the customs and excise, and It) per cent. on the assessed taxes. In last year the additional per ceutage on the customs and excise, instead of producing £lO on each £lOO, had pro; duced but about 10s. ; but the per centage on the assessed taxes had produced considerably more 'than the estimated result of £lO for each £lOOO, a new survey, however, I been made for tne purnose of the increased assess naving These facts proved that the country had arrived at the limits of taxation on artiv! ',ro t n. All thesc-resour then, being to 'ie old taxes of consumppo set 'aside, shuukl :ket ex- he go back to the postoffice? At present new i pences being added, the postoffice produced no revenue all, but rather occasionod a charge; but he did not think the recent redui increase upon postage. Should he revive tl taxes upon salt, upon I abolition var Upon the faith of their particularly, had been applied to a variety of new purposes. Should he resort to locomotion for the purpose of taxation ? He was reluctant to tax the means of transferring from place to place the labour of those whose labour was their.only capital. Gaslight would fall within the same analogy, and ought to retain the same protection. After ridiculiog the various suggestions of people who were constantly sending him - projects for taxes on pianofortes or umbrellas, accom panied with claims of very large per centages upon the pro ceeds, he came to the question, raised by the late govern ment, how far it might be possible to obtain increased revenue from diminished taxation ; a resource which the fullest consideration had satisfied himwas wholly inadequate to the immediate emergency. That a nation's revenue was eventually increased by diminished true ; but the first effect was alwa: and a long interval was found necessary to • restore the amount. This principle was illustrated by what had happen ed with respect to wine, tobacco, coffee, hemp, rum; sugar, and other articles. A mere reduction of duffe4; 'therefore, would not suffice to meet the'preserit exigencies; and he would now state what was the measure w hi c h, - un d er a d e ep con viction of its necessity, he was prepared to propose, and which he was persuaded would benefit the country,' not only in her pecuniary, interests, but in her security and her character.. The right hon..bart. then proceeded as follo ws := Sir, will now state what is the measure which I propose for the consi deration of the house ; which I propose under the sens e of public duty ; nay, with the' deep conviction that it is neces sary for the public interest, but with . an equal conviction that the present sacrifices which I call for to be made will be amply compensated ultimately in a pecuniary point of view,, but which will be more than compensated for the effect:it will have in maintaining the public credit and the ancient character of this country. (Cheers.) And it is my duty to propose that, instead of looking for taxation upon articles of consumption, instead of reviving taxes upon_ sal* fall of that revenue, and sugar, it is my duty to make an earnest appeal to the possessors of property—(enthusiastic cheers from the opposition)—for the purpose of repairing this mighty evil. (Continued cheering.) I propose, for a time to be limited—and I make the propo sition—as I said before, I never had occasion to make a pro position with a more powerful conviction that it is one which the public interest of this country requires—(hear. hear)—l propose that, for a time to be limited, the income of this country shall he called upon to contribute a certain sum for the purpose of remedying this mighty and glowing evil. (Cheers.) I poposo that the income of this country should bear a charge not exceeding sevenpence in the pound — (cheers)—not amounting to three per cent.; but to £2 18i 4d, for the puttose, not only 'of supplying the deficiency in the revenue, but of 'enabling die, with confidence' and satisfaction, to propose great commercial reforms—(loud and general cheering)—which will, I think, make up for the sacrifice — which will afford the hope of revi v i ng commerce —( rene wed cheers I,tha; improvement in Manufactures which will adon re-act upon every other interest hi the country, which, as I said before, in a narrow pecuniary point of view, will, by the diminished, price, of the• articles of consumption, and the cost of living, be a compensation almost to every one for the pecuniary charge, and which, by relieving you of the con templation of those mighty public evils, will more than corn. pensate the possessors property for the sacrifice. Alrn mense cheering.) Sir, there have been former taxes upon In the year 1798, when the prospects of this country were most gloomy,. the minister of the day had the courage to propose, and the people had the fortitude to bear, an income tax amounting to 10 per cent. In the year 1803 that income tax was discontinued ; but after the rupture of the peace of Amiens, a duty of 5 per cent. was put upon property. In 1805 that duty was raised to 64 per cent,, and . . _ . in the year 1806 it was raised to 10 per cent. Now, l•pro pose that the duty to be imposed upon income should not exceed three per cent. ; that it should, in point of fact, and speaking with perfect accuracy, be limited to 7d. in the pound, or £2 188. 4d. per cent. Formerly, when the income tax of ten per cent. was levied, only incomes of £6O a year were exempt, and all incomes between £6O and £lOO a year were subject to a reduced rate of duty. I shall propose that from this income tax all incomes under £l5O shall be exempt -nect to that .. -- Under thef o nner income tax, in rest , ,,_ Portion of the charge which was derived from the occupying tenant, the tenant the occupation of land, it was estimated at three-fourths that estimate the rent. It was admitted, I believe, that at three-fo - was too high ; that estimating the rate of profits . rtlis of the rent was an unreasonable estimate. I propose, therefore, that'in respebt -to theoceupying' tenant, the occupation of land hall be estimated at one-half iiitead of three-fourths. 'Phis plated in the yea r 1816, iswhen the reduction that was contem plated Lord Bexley proposed the re nears' of the tax. I h ave every reason to believe that one half would be a fair estin ate. ir I . believe Lord Bexley in tended to carry it further for' ayery short period. I propose' t o reduce it - from three-fourth s one-half ; and I believe the reduction to be perfectly justifiable , rents h av i ng i ncr eased in referen ce to the value of la nd inl at ratio which will make the difference. (Hear, hear.) se—and I see no ground for exception—that all funfdoerdePipgr°rnoPei).°erty, whether held s, shall be subject by natives of this country or by nature to the charge to whic h l-propose to sub ject Other of the proposal sources of _,,, 16 , (Hear.) Sir, that is the a -, Ta y intention, with the full stud un animous with eon _...gues—(ioud clieers)— atl es t conviction on t heir p art that the measure is vv t l li se an thell , e " - xe to the house. ' (Cheers.) These are ; no ,of the prop osition I intend to submit. Of Bourse the ~. w4ll call on me for some estimate, th e best can as to the probable prod u c e of this m easure. 1 am sure that every gentleman knows how impossible it is td frame any definite estimate,. Or to draw aily certain conclu sion on a subject of this nature ; but I will give the house the best estimate I can frame, and state, as clearly as I am able, the grounds on which I frame it. '(1 - lear, hear.) I n the year 1814, which is the last year to which we have res pect, the income in Great Britain assessed to the pr o perty h tax was about £173,000,000. The property on- that income was assessed was comprised in five different divisions or schedules. The schedule which was entitled by the letter A contained the property derived from land. It was divided into three cl asses — name ly, the rent Of la nd, the rent o ho uses, r,nci the rent derived from canals - 'liar property my col curren to ma main peintst the ho frarm tithes, mines, quail id other sit of the rent of land a The p . ro pe ,,, r , t , y in resrect ,peaking of the year 1814. The rent oi and the profits derived froth tithes, mines, quarru. £41,470,000 ; being a total of property derived from la £60,130,000. Sched u l e B conta i ned the rent o f l au ds in res pect to occupation by the occupyin..l tenants. The amount of income on which th e rate was assessed was £38,296.0 00 Schedule C contained the income derived from public funds and sithilar securities. -Th e , ainount was X 30,000,000. Sche dule D contained the profit s of trades and professions. Th e amount was- 1:38,310000. Schedule -E; the income of,public amounting to £11,744,000. I take schedule A first: before, the assessment •.1)on the rent of land was Now, I cannot doubt that the return of peace sation of war prices Must have had a consider the rent of land. It may be : said, 4axe into account whatever effect was produced upon the rental of laud by the restoration of peace; and .1 have no doubt that for a considerabl e period the rental of officers As, I as £39,400, 11 M and the able effect in reducing pfd, upon the wl resting upon a broad and rental of land at pre , £39,400,000. is in 1814—name was £16,260,000 ; and acting in ors to be the general opinion of I should enter into this state- t to this subject nsin respec all tenant On that a( riving profits o .1t I tntP s than £l5O make a fur redu y than .±:150,000 from the occupying tenants. affect . of this will be ; that, as I calculate the half of the rent, the tenant who possesses less than £3OO will be exempted altogether, unless in the case of those who may have other resources. I now come, sir, to schedule C., which comprises the income derivable from the public funds and public securities. The amount of capital assessed under this head in the year 1814 was £30,000,000 See what t amount of dividends received and interest funds for 1841 amount to £29,400,000. I Should Wet* eitneitifil is boll gpatev )t 1 eart•y 'my st4t ig ; For 1 find tlifit the quantity o r r 1859 was only 3,594,000 eat. It Into con, The duty &so which has been paid upon sugar in the same period has shown• a corresponding increase ' • for the gross amount levied ,in the year 1840, ending the sth April, 1841, was £4,465,000, stating it in round number , : whilst in the year ending the .sth April, 1842, the estimated amount of duty was £5,122,000. r, hear.) So that, even without having bad recourse to dmission of foreign sugars, there has been an increase of duty derived from the consumption of equal to that which was calculated upon in the estimates of the right hon. gentleman opposite, from the increased consumption of sugars, arising from the lowering of the duty. There has, lam happy to state, been a very great increase in the sugars produced in the East Indies and the Mauritius : so that the total amount of im ports of this necessary of life during the last year exceeds that of any preceding year on record. (Hear, hear.) - The estimates of the probable supply which has been calculated upon for the next year are also, as far as I can learn, of the most favourable nature ; so that altogether the prospects of 3ritain produce alums .sufficient sum; .y for ti he consumption of being afforded by our own possessions are most satts, As far as I can see, also, the stock of sugars in hand are quite sufficient to guarantee the country against any sudden dearth of this article, for, on the sth -of March, the quantity of Bri tish plantation, Mauritius, and East India sugars in the storehouses in London was 410,000 cwt., and at the outports the stock was 480,000 (query 180,000) cwt., making together a total of 590,000 (query 890,000) cwt. In 1843 the amount of the crop was estimated at 2,400,000 cwt. in the West Indian colonies, at 800,000 cwt, in the Mauritius, and at 1,700,000 cwt. in the East Indies, making together, with the stock of 1 " - "' , dy -' _ ouo,ooo cwt. already in hand in .fond 1n and ti Jutports, the total amount of 5,490,000 cwt. ; which, when compared with the consumption of the last year of 4,610,000 sumption of somewhere about 1,200,000 cwt. .1 do not wish to he understood as saying that this is a conclusive argument against the admission of foreign sugar for consumption into this country, even if that question were not embarrassed by the present state of - the slave colonies; but it would be a most painful circumstance if her Majesty's government, en tertaining the opinions which I and my colleagues expressed last year on this subject, were to see ourselves compelled to resort to the admission of foreign sugar in order to enable the proper supply to be afforded. There are numerous in tricate questions involved in the negotiations which are now on foot with foreign countries as to the abolition of slavery, and there are various plans in agitation for its gradual aboli tion, upon the success of which the noble lord had calculated in his proposal of lost year ; but in my opinion -them would rest a very serious imputation en the honour and good faith of England as to the reality a the efforts she professes to make•for the abolition of slavery abroad, which have disin clined me to incur the risk of encouraging the continuance of slavery, and of reviving the-horrors of the slave trade, by admitting any portion of foreign slave-grown sugars to con sumption in this country. (Hear,. hear.) These were the grounds upotr which Lbased my-opinions last year, and these reasons why her Majesty s government is un turb the present arrangements in the'article of are now t ground I vindicate the proposed reduction. In addition to this I shall propose a reduction of the duties payable by mas ters of job-coaches, which may be taken to be about £9,000 a year more, forming a total of £70,000, making a total loss,. including th e defi c ie n cy of £2,500,000. of £3,780,000. By the new taxes he calculated he should have £4,300,000, so that after deducting' this loss he should still have a surplus of £52,000 to meet the increased estimate which would be necessary, from the state of affairs in.lndia and China. The right hon. baronet, having thus stated the whole of his plan, and enforced it by powerful arguments, resumed his seat amidst general cheering from both sides of the house. Lord J. RUSSELL complimented the right hon. bart. on the great ability which distinguished his statement. It had, whether correct or otherwise, the characteristics of a great measure, worthy of a great nation like this. It was not a paltry, quibbling measure of detail, and he should use his best ability in forming an opinion as. to whether it was cal culated to be the most useful to the country. Mr. O'CONNELL approved of the tax onlrish spirits. Lord HowicK thought the question of much too great im portance to express an immediate opinion upon it. Mr. WAKLEY, while lie gave credit to the right hon. bart. for the ability of. his statement, yet felt confident that the public would not receive with satisfaction a tax on income, though quite prepared for a tax on property. He thought the right hon. baronet might with great advantage have ap plied his sliding scale and proportioned the ratio of the tax amount of the income to be taxed. After some observations from Mr. F. BARING as to the danger of attempting to impose a war tax in time of peace; and from Mr. H. Hinde and other hon. members, some of the resolutions proposed by Sir R. Peel were agreed to, and the house resumed. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the West India clergy bill went through committee.—Adjourned. TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE IN ALDERMANBURY. (From yesterday's Morning Herald.) Yesterday morning, at a quarter to nine o'clock, one of the most appalling and tragical events that has taken place in the City within our memory occurred. The principal actor in the melancholy affair was a man named George' Lucas, and the scene .ok.the friglittul _act was at the Louse No. 3, Zion-gardens, - Afd€rtnanbury."' - It appears that Lucas, who was 38 yeari of age, occupied -the whole of the house in question, and let out.all parts of it but the kitchen and attics ; and his family consisted of his 'wife and threi. children --namely, George, a line boy, aged 10 years; Ann, aged-7; and 'Alfred, aged'4 ; and Ann Hammond, the niece of Mr. Lucas, aged 18. - • Lucas, who is described as a steady, sober, arid well-con ducted man, hvid been employed for many years as ware houseman, in different situations in the City, but owing to the slackness of trade has been out of employ for the last six months. This circumstance has preyed so heavily upon his mind that he has once or twice lately expressed his fears that he would lay violent hands upon himself; and upon those occasions his wife, who is a very decent arid sensible woman, used every effort and argument in her power to dissuade him from harbouring such a thought, and was in hopes that she had succeeded in doing so, as he latterly appeared more cheerful. The fourth floor or attic of the house-consists of three bed-rooms, the first of which was occupied by Lucas and his wife as a bed-room; the second by the eldest boy, George, who slept in a small cot ; and the third by the two youngest and Ann Hammond. At seven o'clock yesterday morning Lucas got up and went down stairs as usual, leaving his wife in bed, and in a few minutes afterwards was followed by Ann Hammond, who also left the two younger children asleep, and at eight o'clock Mrs. Lucas came down stairs, and found her husband and niece. At this time LucA was employed in cleaning his boots and those of his children, and up to a .quarter to nine o'clock nothing particular was observable in his manner More than usual. When he had done cleaning the boots and shoes, he shaved himself in the kitchen, and when he had done, Mrs. Lucas , having still some tears of his laying violent hands upon himself, asked him if she should put• up his razors for him. He replied that he would put thaw up himself, and having wiped the one he was using, he went to the drawer for the purpose, as Mrs. Lucas supposed, of putting them up ; but, as it afterwards appeared, he did not do so, and from this circumstance there can be no doubt that at this time he contemplated the frightful act which he in a feW moments afterwards committed. _ _ • It was his custom on every Sunday morning to bring his children down stairs to be dressed preparatory to taking them to church, and at the time before mentioned he asked his wife in the calmest manner if he should go up for the chil dren, and she requested he would. He then proceeded to the attic, and as it appeared, his first victim was the little girl Ann, whom he wrapped up in a shawl, and carried from the further bed-rooM to that in which himself and his wife had slept, and placing her on the front of the bed, cut her throat from ear to ear. He next carried the little boy Alfred to the same place, and, placing him on thebed, also cut his throat. in the same manner. _ _ 4,40 p 010 qpiley asspoed tnog,: to;•poaelittion ar,4 gnar } ipi, 'whip,; under the bill regulating railroads we7,..0 not assesssMs. I shall propose that the coach proprietors be exeMpt alto gether. (Loud cheers.) I propose, in rqpect to tllp mile age, that the duties payable by all such Coaclie . p Shall be averaged at three-halfpenve. The whole of the loss upon the assessment will thus be £61,000, a loss.which, I think, upon .the ground of justice, is perfectly justifiable, and upon that itibillinti4 liaatiattiu* 744ibuit Ducliek. of Ariyle. Livingston. frot,q ...,..,..... . -.- . . . . t4U, ,_, from Calytta-Llirilliant, ---r--, from lit. Mirk,lers--, tileneira, Zewby, from Calcutta—Castilian Maid, from t.7,?,ples-- , Vigtoria, from Belfast —Val,iiiiut, Sewell, from Dublin- , --n0 Tory, Howes, from Yarmouth. ' SA ILE D.—Blake, Gardner, and Bornholm, Mason, for New Or leans—Edward, Brandhott for Stettin—Copeland, Synis, for China Queen of the isle, Bichard, for Jatiiaip,-41u1 Herculaneum, —, for Calcutta. Wm. Carey, for Rio Janeiro, at Calcutta Sarah Mills, , hence at Hobart Town Larne. ,hence off Sydney . Australian, sailed from Sydney for Liverpool Gth Nov. Wilton Wood, and Reis Effendi, hence at Monte Video Fleetwood, from London, at ditto Jean Baptiste, from the Clyde, ditto Gleneira, Newby, from Calcutta, at this port ; sailed 26th Oct. in company with the Jane Clifford. On 3rd March, in lat. 44 N, long. 17 W, spoke the York, from Calcutta to London Pilot, Bunting, hence at the Cape of Good Hope ar mion , Jeliard, hence at Sincapore Medora, Carter, sailed from Saugor 22nd Dec.; Ellen, Norie, 23rffDec.,.and . Blorenge, Banks, 27th Dec. all for Liverpool The eldest son was his last victim, and there is no doubt from the fact of his having one stocking and garter on, that the poor little fellow was in the act of dressing, when his wretched father summoned him to destruction.. It would seem here, from the carpet in the psssage leading from the room - in which he had slept to that of the third room, where he was murdered, . being rolled up in many places, that the poor little fellow had struggled very hard, and his cries were so loud as to be beard in the next house. However, on getting him inside the door, his wretched fa ther cut his throat, and then his own► as both fell quite close together, the boy on his left side, and the murderer on his right; both heads are not more than six inches apart. Mrs. Lucas, thinking that her husband was up stairs much longer than was necessary, sent her niece from the kitchen to see what was detaining him, and the girl, on going along the passage, saw the Younger boy on the side of her aunt's bed, with his throat cut as has been before described. She in stantly shrieked out for assistance, and Mr. Pearson, a gen tlemen occupying apartments on the next floor, ran up stairs with. Mrs. Lucas, when the appalling , sight above described presented itself. The scenes which presented itself ip the third room baffles description. The razor with which the murderer effected his purpose was held firmly in his right hand, and its blade is a striking object, as it is in around position, with its point resting on the right cheek of the poor boy. • CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE (From the Oalord , Herald.) . _ In a congregation holden on ThUrsday last, the following degrees were conferred : BACHELORS OF ARTS. Sir John Edwarciflarrington , Bart., Christ Church. John Hungerford Pollen, Christ Church. John Super, Magdalene Hall. Arthur Edward Whieldon, Trinity College. In a convocation holden the same day,TraversTwiss, Esq., D.C.L., and Fellow of University, was unanimously elected Professor of Political Economy, in the room of Herbert Ale rivale, Esq., late Fellow of Balliol. The Board of Trinity College, Dublin, have elected the Rev. Thos. M'Neece, Fellow of that Society, to fill the office of Archbishop King's Lecturer in Divinity, vacated by the appointment, the Rev. Dr. O'Brien to the• See of Ossory. Mr. Ma Neece also succeeds the late lecturer in the Living of Arboe. Rev. James Jenkyns, of St. Albans, Herts, to the Vica rage of Wootton, near Bedford, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Jenkyns ; patroness, Lady Payne. Rev. J. B. Bampton, to the Curacy of Wetherden, Suffolk. Rev. H. J. B. Milcolm, D.D., Rector of the Abbey, St. Albans, to be a Rural Dean in the Archdeaconry of St. Albans. Rev, J. C. Orlebar, to the Curacy of Hockcliffe, with Chalgitave, Beds. • , • . Rev.-D. A. Williams, Master of the Carmarthen Grammar School, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. David's Church, Carmarthen ; patron, the Rev. D. Rowlands. Rev. C. Graham, to the Curacy of Killeshell, near Bally gawky, Ireland.__ _ _ _ _ _ Reit. D. P. O'Connor, to the Curacy of Anderley with Cumberworth, Lincolnshire. Bev. A. J. Rogers. B.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge, and Curate of Brading, Isle of Wight, to be Chaplain on the Ma dras Establishment. PROMOTIONS The Rev. L. Gilbertson, M.A., - Fellow of Jesus College, to be Minister of the new Church of Llangorwen, near Aberystwith. The Rev. W. Valiance, M.A., of University College, to the Rectory of St. Martin's and St. Paul's, Canterbury. The Rev. Arthur Dene, M.A., formerly of Exeter Col lege, Rector of.l3ittadon, Devon, to the Vicarage of Rattery, Devon •, patroness, Lady Carew. The Rev. H. J. Boone Nicholson, D.D., of Magdalene Hall, and Rector of the Abbey, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, to be a Rural Dean in the Archdeaconryi of St. Alban's. The Rev. E. P. Blunt, M.A. ' of Corpus Christi College, Rector of Hampreston, with the hamlet of Longhorn annexed, Dorsetshire, has resigned that Living, which is in the patron age, of E. Greathead, Esq. Rev. S. L. Sainsbury, M.A., to the Rectory of Beckington and Standerwick, Somerset, upon his own petition as patron. Rev. G. Sanby, jun., M.A., Rector of South Elmharn, All Saints, and Perpetual Curate of Recllingfield, Suffolk, to the Vicarage of Flixton St. Mary, Suffolk ; patron, Sir R. S. Adair, Bart. Rev. Isaac Hughes, Incumbent of Biaenporth, to the Vi carage of Llandyfriog, with the Rectory of Lianfairtrefheligen annexed, Cardiganshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Williams.. Rev. C. M. Arnold, 8.A., formerly of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Master of the Grammar School, Warminster, has been appointed Chaplain to the MarchionesS of Bath'. Rev. B. Shav, B. A., Curate of Witcham, Cambridgeshire, to the Curacy of Fen Drayton, vacant by the cession of the Rev. H. F. Bacon. Rev: S. R. eapel, Rector of Wareham, Dorset, to the Chaplaincy of the Wareham and Purbeck Union. Rev. W. Hockin, Chaplain to the Devon and Exeter Hos pital, and the Rev. John Armstrong, one of the Priest- Vicars of the Cathedral, have been appointed, by the Trus tees of St. John's Hospital, td preach the Sunday evening Lectures in the Parish Churches of St. Paul and Trinity, for the year ensuing. Rev. S. Creyke, Rector of Wigginton ; Rev. T. Egerton, Vicar of Dunni,ngton ; Rev. E. Churton, Rector of Creyke; Rev. G. Dixon, Vicar of Helmsey ' • Rev. W. Gooch, Vicar of Stainton and Rev. F. Lipscombe, Rector of Welbury, to be Rural Deans in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland. Rev. S. Sharpe, D.D. icar of Doncaster , Rev. T. Sut ton, Vicar of She ffi eld :Rev. G. Chandler, Rector of Tree ton; and. Rev. A. 13. Wrightson, Rector of Handsworth, to be Rural Deans in the Archdeaconry of the West Riding of York. Rev. W. W. H. E. Bentinck, Rector of Siggleshorne •, and the Rev. C. C. Hotham, Rector of Roos, to be Rural Deans of the Archdeaconry of the East Riding of York. , - CAMBRIDGE, MAR CH 12.—At a congregation holden on the 11th instant, the following degrees were conferred : William Collings Mathison, Trinity College. John Gorham Maitland, Trinity College. William Ritchie, Trinity College. Benjamin Morgan Corvie, St. John's College. George Fearns Reyner, St. John's. College. Edward Thornton Codd, St. John's College. Thomas Humphreys, St. John's College. Barnard Smith, St. Peter's College. Philip Freeman, St. Peter's College.. Francis Henry N. Glossop, St. Peter's College. Alexander Turner Cory, Pembroke College. John - Rustat Crowfoot, Caius College. Thomas Caswall, Clare Hall. liobert Goodwin, Clare Hall. James Beck, Corpus Christi College. A. P. J. Mills, Queen's College.' Robert Merry, Jesus College. Henry Annesley Woodham, Jesus College. Henry Griffin Williams, Emmanuel College. BACHELORS OF DIVINITY. Rev. Robert Wilson Evans, Trinity College. Rev. Chri s t op h er L enny , S t . J o h n ' s College. BACHELORS OF CIVIL LAWS. L. Morison, Trinity College. Joseph George Stowell, Caius College. • Jamaica, Selkirk, from Bahia, at the Cove Lady Saltoun, Craig, hence for Malta, at Milford Bridget, Wade, hence at Lisbon Coral. Butter, sailed frrun Lisbon for this port air March Lord Charles Spencer, Cornish, hence at Gibraltar Henry, Duncan ; Ann, -; M'Leod, , and Leo, Bele, hence at Rio Janeiro Hudson, Leggett, hence at Buenos Ayres 26th Dec. Windsor, Ilayton, hence at Ceara, in 20 days from Studwell Roads Wallace, -, hence for Port Philip, at the Cape of Good Hope Magistrate, and Charlotte, hence for Africa, were spoken toth Jan. off Grand Busca VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Scr. Winifred, J Hartley, ;AI Calcutta, W & J Tyrer Charleston, Harlow, 373 Canton, BrOwn, Shipley & Co WEST INDIES AND ItlAD l ':i Uri F Sutherland, 134 Nassau, N.P. J M Wood Eliza, 1-1 Cooper, 170 Cape Verd and Monte Video, K Macauley & Co Sugar.—The demand is very limited, and buyers operate with great caution. The sales of B. P. are only 200 hhds. Nothing done in Mauritius; but L6OO bags Bengal, chiefly Khanr, have been taken at 440 for low, 460 to 49s 6d for good, and 70s for good to fine white. Foreign.—About 100 cases and 300 bags and barrels new brown Pernambuco have been sold at 17s to 170 6d, and a few good white at 23s ; also 16 casks moist to dry brown Cuba Muscovado at 14s &I to 17s per cwt. There are no transactions to report in Molasses. Coffse.—The sales of Plantation have been to a moderate extent, comprising 70 casks of Jamaica and 25 casks Demerara, at very firm prites. No transactions in Foreign. 50 hags Pimento brought 33d, and 200 bags black Pepper 33d per lb. Nothing done in Cocoa or Ginger. Rice.—No sales. Rum.—The sales consist of 80 puns. Demerara, at 30 ad to 4s 3d for 15 10 40 per cent 0. P., and 4s 7d for favourite marks ; also 30 puns. good Jamaica at 5s 2d per gallon. Nothing done in Foreign. Tea.—On the arrival of the overland despatch on the oth inst., an improvement took place, and some few sales were made at an advance of 3d to ad per lb ; subsequently the market has assumed a more quiet appearance, and prices have receded to previous quotations, which may be attributed to the large sales advertised is London, and the accounts from China, stating that the shipments were still being made. • The transactions in East Endia Drysaltery Produce have been most trifling, (with the exception of a public sale of 300 bags Bombay Safflower, which sold at Iris to 315,) they consist of retail lots of Gum Arabic at 545, Java Turmeric at 1 ls, and Terra Japonica at 13s 6d per cwt. Of Saltpetre the sales are 800 bags at 28s to 265. 1650 bags Nitrate of Soda, together with an entire cargo, have been sold, part of the former at 225, but for the latter 21s per Mt. has been accepted. Dyewoods.—The sales of Logwooil are 200 toils Campeachy, and 50 tons St. Domingo and Honduras. without any change in previous rates. 18 - P tons Maracaibo and Savanilla Fustic have been sold, at .e 5 for the former, arid .es 7s 6cl to .e 0 13 fid for the latter ; 30 toils Camwood at ..t'l7 lOs to £24, according to quality ; 6 0 tons Lima Wood at .Wl3 15s to .t'ls ' and a few tons Gaboon Barwood at £5 158 per ton. The demand for Turpentine is tolerably regular, and 1300 brls. of good quality have been sold from the quay at 123 ad per cwt. No sales reported in Tar. For Montreal Pot Ashes there has been a speculative demand, and 400 to 500 brls. have changed hands, at various rates, beginning at 32s 6d, and advancing to 33s arid 33s lid, and for a few trifling lots as high as 348 has been obtained the very reduced stock of Pot Ashes has encouraged buyers to give these advanced rat s. Montreal Pearl Ashes are dull at previous quotations. About 20 tons American red Cloverseed have been disposed of this week at rather lower prices: H:des.— About 10,000 dry Rio Grande Ox and Cow.were brought to auction on Tuesday, but there was very little bidding, and the whole were withdrawn, except a few damaged ; 1700 salted sold at 33d, 2000 dry Buenos Ayres at bad, to 7g d for sound, and 4d to 64c1 for wormed, 300 Savanilla at 53d for Ist class, 250 dry salted Lima at 52d, and 350 salted at 4,1 d per lb. Tobacco has not been in much demand, and the sees scarcely exceed 100 Mids. Prices are fully maintained. John Perry Clarke and Osmund Lewis, Crown-court, Thread. needle-street, London, newspaper-agents. Emily Ann Birch, Bedford-place, London, lodging-hone-keeper. Samuel Jackson, and Thomas Frederick Jackson, Bermondaey street, London, woolstaplers. Philip Woodrow Bart, Norwich, coach manufacturer. Gilbert Henderson, -. from Sydney, at China Liverpool, Ord, from Bahia, at Port Philip Lord Keane, , hence for the Cape of Good Hope, was spoken 20th Nov. in lat. 19 N, long. 26 W Corea, -, hence for Bombay, was spoken 10th Nov. in lat. 7 S, long. 30 W Thalia, , from Bombay for Liverpool, was spoken in lat. 30 S, long. 3g E Agnes, long. 39 E —, from China for London, was spoken in lat. 30 S, Thunderer, -, hence for Rio Janeiro, was spoken 21st Jan in lat. 3N, long. 24 _ _ Reliance, -, hence for Ceara, was spoken Bth March, in lat, 48, long. 7 30 Letitia, Medealf, from Newcastle, at the Cape of Gpod Hope* City of Derry, Roberts, from China, ditto Mary, Kemp, from Bombay, at Downs Atala - nta. Shapley, sailed - from Alexandria gth Feb.; Chase, Billow, 11th Feb.; Wilson, Stroup, and .Jessie, Jackson, 16th Feb. all for Liverpool Douglastowu, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool : , rd March Tagus, M`Farlane, from Monte Video, and Milton, Ryland, from Aux Cayles, both at Cove SATURDAY. M ARCH 12.—Wind N.N.W. fresh Anitivxn.—Plymouth. Fuller, from Mobile—Josephine, --, from Charleston—and Hindley, from Mauritius. Guillet, for Pernambuco—Jane, IPLennan, for Malta—Jane, Rolston, ditto, &c.—Ganges, Blyth, for St. John, N.B.—Blake, Gardiner. and John. G. Coster, Parsons, for New Orleans—Henry Winch, Davies, for Laguira—Rosalie. Alsop, for Rio Janeiro—Eduard, Brandhotf, for Stettin—Monongahela, Tur ley, for Philadelphia—Eridatio, Calle, for Genoa—Cobumbns, Cole, and Southerner, Palmer. for New York—Lynx. Kitto, for Corfu, &c.—Portsmonth. Glover, for Mobile—Mediterranean, Calrow, for .Africa—Ann, Wildridge. fur Cape de Verds—J. M•Viccar. M' cod. for Calcutta—Heroine, Lister, for Valparaiso—and Lancashire Lass, Powell, for Lisbon. Hart,'Seott, hence for Dublin, at Douglas, I.M. with loss of main boom, sails, &c. having been foul of a large ship Johanna'Gezina, Schurr, hence at Browershaven Arentina Jacoba, Van Wyk, ditto, ditto Parsee. Chivas, lichee at Calcutta Cell, Galway, hence at Batavia Denison, Pearson, hence at Antigua Commercio s and Con,stante. Univaso, hence at Havana I3randon, Jay, hence at Malta London, Benn, sailed from Calcutta 12th Jan. and Ann & Jane, Smith. 19th Jan. both far Liverpool Ironside, Brown, sailed from'St. Thomas for Texas eth Feb. Cheshire Witch, Laurie, from Buenos Ayres, at Havana Lady Harvey, Reid, from Laguna, at Cove . .. . .. Busy, Rundle, from Rouen for Liverpool, at Fowey PORTSMOUTH, March 10.—The Jane & Betsey, Griffith. from Yarmouth for Liverpool, has entered the harbour, with loss of two anchdrs, chain and warp, having been on shore on Norman's Sand. SUNDAY. MARCH 13.- —Wind Wind W. fresh ARRlVED. —Courtney, Brown, and Queen, Hoseason, from New Orleans—Alabama, Merrett, from St. Joseph—Lady Harvey, from Laguna—Pilgrim, Rawlins, from Calcutta—and Elizabeth Grim mer, Fry, from Charleston. Ocean,; Thomas, from Sierra Leone, at this port. On 'the yth March, off the Land's End, experienced a hurricane, which lasted eight hours ; wind W.S.W. lost all sails laßlake, Gardiner, for New Orleans, has put back LE Java, from Sierra Leone, at Demerara Archer, --, from London, at Trinidad Corrco de Bilbao, hence at Havana Johanna, —, hence at Brake Ayrshire Lass, hence at Ancona Henrietta, hence at Vera Cruz • Stewarts, from Falmouth for TrieSte, off the Lizard Chance, Harris, and Eliza, Rankin, from the Cape of Good Hope, at Falmouth NIA LTRM us. Dec. 4.—The Mary, Robertson, which sailed hence 29th November, for Cork, has returned leaky in her bows, and will discharge part of her cargo for survey. MONDAY, MARCH 14.—Wind South SAlLED.—Retrieve, Evans, for Jamaica—Heron, Cacace, and Frances & Romulus, Isouard, for Malta—Nicholas Biddle, True man ; Eli Whitney, Harding, and Virginia, Eaton, for New York— Isabella, Briggs; British King, Bonyman, and Edmund Perkins, Ingersoll, for New Orleans—Klein Marie, Hensel. for Hambro'— Fenella, Smardon, for Gibraltar—Rimac, Sproule, for Valparaiso— Mincarlo, Tregarthen, for St. Mlchael's—Naanchester, smith, for Newfoundland—lndustrie, Zellein, for Ostend—Science. Baker, for Constantinople— Zenobia, Sutherland, for the Cape of Good Hope—Clyde, Pentreath, for St. John, N.B.—Dash, Robinson, for Newfoundland—David, M`Gara, for Rotterdam—Star, Clementson, for Monte Video—John Brooks, Lockhart, for Laguira—Rossen dale, Friend, for Bahia—Providentia, Cornelis, for Ostend—Specu lator, Langlois, for Malta—Ann, Sprung, for Dunkirk—Caroline, Douglas, for Africa—Richard, Phillips,. for St. Thomas—Agnes, Lamont, for Nassau—and Callao, Mann, for Litaa. SOUTH AMERICA Columbus, D Green, 319 Pernambnco, Cotcsworth & Co Dickey Sam, J Coaker, 305 Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, Cotesworth & Wynne Robert, D G Bilaffer, 302 Pernambuco, -111'Nair & Dutton Resolution, T Eskdale, 383 Rio Janeiro, Co4swortli & Wynna UNITED STATES. Dumbarton, N Pendleton, 499 New Orleans, J S Holmes &Co Sharon, J H Purington, 553 New York, .J & W Robinson General Parkhill, J C Hoyt, 593 New York, C Grimshaw &Co BRITISH AMERICA. James Reddin, G Beck, 244 Montreal, J N Wood & Co Pulla, W Hicks, 500 Quebec, • Hughes & Co EUROPE. Echo, G R.enfors, 300 Uleaborg, Bahr, Behrend &Co Le Sarzeautin, A Piron, 150 Nice, Bahr, Behrend & Co Native, J Martin, 87 Cadiz, Valiance & Henry Toivo, A Swanbeck, 188 Elsinore, Bahr, Behrend &Co Camilla, G Capes, 148 Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons Water Lily, E Payne, , .127 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Packet, J M 'Lea, • 126 Wismar, Campbell & Rudd Margaret, R. England, 12g Ancona, J G White John Marshall, W P Poythress, 322 Alexandria, G & J Smith Champion, J Miles, 71 Dordt, J Martin Lanark, Bainbridge, 648 Mobile, Houghton & Smith Kate, J James, 98 Ostend, Bahr, Behredd &Co Flying Fish, 11. Edwards, 94 Smyrna, G Yates & Louthean Sophia. G- H Haaglund, 300 Trieste, Bahr, Behrend &Co Royal William, J Miller, ill Venice, M`Nair & Dutton _,.MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL MARCH. HOUR 15, Gardner Boggs, (Ist) ..... Court of Bankruptcy, London, 11 15, John Davies, (Ist). Clarendon Rooms, 1 16, Shiugler and James, (special) Sale and Worthington's Manchester, 11 16, Daniel Antrobus, (Ist). 16, William Slater, (Ist). Ditto, 2 17, Robert 13arnewall, (ptoof. and div.) ... .. 12 17, John Critchley, (Ist) Ditto, 2 17, John Hope Lowndes, (special) 15, Marshall and Rogers • Ditto, 12 19, Nathan Litherland, (proof and div.) Ditto, 1 19, Robertson, Garrow and Alexander, (Ist) Ditto, 1 23, James Jackson, (proof and div.) Ditto, 12 24, Hudson, Williams and Co. (proof and div.) Ditto, 12 LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT. March 13, 1840 DISCHARGED In-patients cured Relieved and at own request ti Made Out-patients ....• 0 Irregular Dead In-patients Out-patients Casuals during the last week 4 Remain in the house . 215 NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MARCH 12 Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Remaining in th, DISCHARGED 12 Cured Attending as Out Patients 15 Irregular Died Le Hospital .. . 70 House Visitersi R. B. B. H. Blundell and B. H. Jones, Esqrs. Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. E. Maginnii, —House Surgeon, Mr. Parker. Stiarltet9. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 14 The supply of Beasts at this day's market has been rather less than last week, and prices stationary. There was a fair supply of Sheep, but no alteration in prices. Prime Beef 6d to 6id, middling Sid ; Bulls and Segs aid to 5d ; prime Wethers 7id, Middling 7d, sinking the offal. Head of Cattle at market, Beasts 907 ; Sheep J,509. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MARKET; March 14. There ls a moderate amount of Potatoes forward since Friday— principally from Ireland. The demand for which is good—both the retail town trade and country dealers buying freely at id to Id per bushel advance over our last quotations. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups 2s :d to 2s 2d per goth. Two cargoes of Sweed Turnips have come to hand, for which there is a good demand at from 28s to 29s per ton. Our local markets have only been scantily supplied with agricul. tural produce for these two or three past days—the farmers have experienced a very brisk sale for their Potatoes, at improving prices. For other articles there is no change worthy of notice. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... o B@n 11 r 201 b. 2 9 3 2 New Hay.... 0 6 0 10i 2 3 2 5 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 1 11 2 1 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 1p 24th 1 8 1 11 Straw, Oat .. 0 0 4} 28 0 32 0 Straw, Barley 0 3} 0 31 -- 32 0 36 0 Manglewurzle 0 0 Eton. Potatoes, g' , lb. Pink-eye Cups Short Tops Cattle Turnips, 3 3 ton Carrots LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 11. The only change in the duties this week is an advance on Oats to 18s. 3d., and on Rye to 16s. 9d. per quarter. Sinee our first market this week a few small parcels of Wheat and Barley, with a moderate quantity of Malt, have been received here coastwise, but the supplies of Grain from Ireland are extremely light, especially Oats, of . which we have none fresh in worth notice, and those of Oatipeal are much less than usual. We have at the same time an average amount of Wheat from abroad, but only a limited arrival of Flour to report. The period between Tuesday last and to. day passed over with scarcely any indication of business ; and at our Corn Exchange this morning the trade, with very few exceptions, exhibited an extremely dull and uninteresting character. In free Wheat the transactions were confined to a few limited retail parcels for instant consumption, and had buy ers appeared upon a more extended scale, holders seemed prepared to submit to terms, for all descriptions, somewhit below the general currency stated in our last circular. For Wheat in bond there have been some inquiries, but to day no sales have transpired.—English, Irish, and duty-paid foreign,Flour continued to meet a very languid sale at late prices ;;and parcels under lock are offered without effect at a decline of 6d to is per barrel. Barley, Malt, Beans and Pease, appeared to excite no at tention, and hardly sustained our last quotations. Oats, from the very limited supply at hand, were held with rather more firmness, and, though saleable in small lots only, maintained their previous value. Oatmeal, commanding some inquiries for holding over, and several parcels having changed hands for that purpose, this article alone was the turn dearer. w i kitfriP i fit, tong MAltftgri '. —4.t.icAll fLit,`, - ;W is 1144t64. qt ci rictilefi64 6f is to 'qnafitiT); of harley sell slowly, at is por quarter ecl ne ; ulterior sorts are very difficult to quit, even at a greater reduction. tteans are Is to 2s per quarter, Oats id per stone, and shellings Is par load lower. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MARCII Perfect apathy continues to pervade our kntter market, and from present appearances, our apprehension is, that the season will end lifelessly. The present nominal currency of the finest North of Ireland production is 86s. Medium and indifferent brands may be had in abundance 15s to 20s per cwt. less. Holders of Beef and Pork would take lower prices, but the trade is excessively slat. Bacon selling by retail at 50s to ass per cwt. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 11 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. MARCH 13 Rather a better attendance of buyers in our market to-day, and about 4000 bales have been sold with a flagging market. The sales of the week amount to 26,700 bales, a larger busi ness than was expected with such repeated flat days. Of this quantity exporters have taken 2400 and speculators 4200 bales, the latter chiefly in good American descriptions, leaving about 20,000 bales for the trade, about a fair average supply during the partial stoppage of many of the mills. Prices of the lower descriptions of American cotto►► about I. per lb lower than last week. All other kinds support late quota tions. Brazil rather easier. COTTON MARKET, MARCH 14 Though we cannot as yet quote any improvement of tone or feeling in our Cotton market, we may safely call it a steady market, with a fair daily demand upon it, amounting to 3500 bales. There has been a better attendance of spinners to-day, but their pur chases have been generally on a small scale for their immediate wants. The financial scheme of Sir Robert Peel is well received by all parties, and with the addition of his new Commercial Tariff, gives a guarantee that we must gradually recover from our pros trate condition, and extend onr commerce on a more reciprocal and enlarged basis. These. combined with a less speculative sys tem of business, will give to our staple article—Cotton Wool—a fresh impetus, and enable us ere long, to give to our constituents a more flattering account of our Cotton market. We must then only remember the long and dreary time of depress on as a warn ing not to " go a head" faster than we can keep the commercial and manufacturing coach steady and well balanced. • COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT. The import this week has been uncommonly heavy, added to which, the intelligence from India and China by the overland mail has been of so unsatisfactory a character, that the gloom which previously overspread the market has been rather increased than diminished. The state of suspense, moreover, with reference to the intended financial changes, the developement of which is an. nounced by M inisters for this evening, has had a further tendency to cause a postponement and interruption to business. Owing to the scarcity of the better qualities of American, fair and upwards have maintained their ground, whilst the lower descriptions have been offered very freely, and are difficult of sale at a Beeline of id .4, , lb. Brazil is also in limited demand, at a like reduction. Surat is without change. There have been taken for export 1550 American, 500 Peruvian, and 4vo Surat, and for speculation 4200 American. ACCOUNT .O.F SALES AND' IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 4th to the 10th instant,inclusive SALES OF THE WEEK Prices paid I IMPORTS 'in Ilse week. :ThisWk.ithis year -- 150 Sea Island gi (4 20 20 , Stained 4860 Bowed Georgia „„,,, 'Mobile 1 Alabama and Tennessee 41- 7-- 4i 37027 157422 12980 New Orleans 450 ' f Pernambuco & Paraiba — 7 1 } 4837 .... ; 1 Aricati and Ceara — 90 ! Bahia and Maceio ti 7 •• • • 2454 { Maranham 490 13073 Sawginued Minas.. 1 .... Para Demerara, Surinam, &c... •• . • •• • • 500 ' Egyptian Barbados 1000 Peruvian .... Bahama 40 1 Laguayra .... Common West India, &c • Carthagena ▪ Smyrna .... Manilla 3470 Surat .. Madras Bengal 26700 bales 1?. 772 4°+} 2017 } 2575 J } 35514 53377 300931 LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT Asnxs , MADDER, le cwt. S. d. s. d. Montreal, Pot.. 32 00, 34 0 Dutch, crop 70 0 —72 0 Pearl, new .. 32 9 —33 0 I Ombro 50 0 —6O 0 U. States, Pot.. none. G unclip 32 0 —4O 0 Pearl none. Mull lO 0 —3O 0 BARK Quercit. .. 8 0— 8 3 French, S.F. Oak, v too .. .€4 10 0 10 S.F.F 42 0 -- German 4 0— 4 15 E.5.F... 46 0 —4B 0 BRIMSTONE, 3,5 ton E.5.F.F.48 0 —54 0 Sicily, &c 6 5 610 Spanish 4O 0 —56 0 Tuscany 6 10 6 15 Motassms, v cwt. CASSIA LIONRA, s. d. s. d. St. Lucia, &c... .. 24 v cwt. in bond 76 0— 86 0 Demerara, &c.... titi CLOVER -SEED, qp• cut. Bar & Antigua... 28 American, red.. 78 0— 84 0 MLINJEET, .14 , cwt.. !4 Dutch 83 0— 86 0 Om, Olive, v 259 :mils French & GerM.B2 0— 84 0 Gallipoli COCOA, `44 , cwt. Trieste Trinidad 3B 0— 43 0 Sicily Grenada .... 1320 35 0 Malaga . . Brazil Portugal ; &c COFFEE, 45 cwt in bond. Levar.L . 0 -26 0 0 -27 0 0 -30 0 0 -14 6 4 -60 0 57 0 -58 0 56 0 -57 0 55 0 -55 1U 52 0 -5 1 0 51 q -53 0 01 10 -32 0 Jama. triage :: )30 0— 70 0 ordinary .. good& fine ord. 80 0-102 0 38 11 —39 0 middling lO6 0-125 0 .30 0 —37 0 good mid. fine mid. &c... 136 0-148 0 LINSEED, ' cwt 34 6 —35 0 Dutch, triage .: 30 0 — 50 0 Rape, pale do. .. 52 0 —53 0 ) ordinary .. Tarpen.l. cwt... 48 0 — 49 0 good &fine ord. 60 0— 70 0 RICE, V cwt middling . 75 0— 80 0 Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 0 good mid. ~ 1 85 0-100 0 •in bond 22 0 fine mid., &c. Bengal, ord. do.. 11 0 —l2 0 Mocha Ceylon .... Java Havana Jamaica, good & fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 12 to 16 o. p... 3 0 3 8 St. Domingo 4O 0— 42 0 stronger 3 10 4 10 Brazil 37 0— 40 0 choice marks.. 5 3 5 9 Laguira 46 0— 48 0 SAFFLOWER, 7e c wt. Dirnwooos, v ton £. s. £. s. Bengal, Logwood, Jam : 5 7 6 --good & fine.. £5 0 7 0 Hon. & Dom. 5 0— 6 o ord. & mid .. 2 10 1 10 Campeachy .. 7 5 715 Bombay Fustic, Span 5. 5 515 SALTI'ETRE, V cwt. S. H. S. d Tampico 6 10— 7 5 East India 26 0 —29 0 Brazil Cuba NICARAGUA Wool). 0range.......... 45 0 —56 0 Rio de la Hache liver and block .. 28 0 — 3B 0 solid rough. 6 0— 7 10 Neutria,v, dux small 6 0— 7 10 Chinchilli, do. Lima, solid l4 0- , 15 0 Seal, erwli Barwood, Ango. 8 0— 9 0 so UMAC, V , cwl Gaboon 5 0— 610 Sicily Camwood '24 10— 26 0 Malaga Red San. Wood.. 6 10— 7 0 Trieste.... Fi.Ax, 10. ton. Verona.. Riga. P.T.R. .... 40 0— 42 6 Tyrolese .... P'burg, 9 head .. 38 0— 40 0 SuGAll,v cwt. Archangel 44 0— 55 018. P. Muscovado Dutch & Mem. 6O 0-120 0 moist brown .. L 7 0 —3B 0 GALLS, V , cwt. I dry brown .... 59 0 —63 0 Turkey, blue 57 0— 60 0 I good & mid..... 65 0 —7O 0 mixed . 50 0— 55 0 I fine &v. line .. 71 0 —75 0 East India 55 0— 60 0 1 Mauritius, GINGER, V , cut. dabs and moist 43 0 —57 0 Barbadocs 45 0— 50 0 brown & yel... 59 0 —65 0 Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 fine yellow .... 67 0 —7O 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 0 East India, Bengal Gem, v cwt. Khaur 44 0 —54 0 Arabic, Turkey .. 70 0-140 0 brown & yel 56 0 —6s o East India. 24 0— 60 0 good and fine 70 0 —72 0 Barbary ' Venegal - B5 •0— • 0 0 Manilla, in bond 13 0 —l7 0 1 - 11.11., v ton e s. £ s. Havana, do. P'burg, clean 37 0— 37 10 brown outshot.. 35 10— 36 0 yellow Riga, Rhine .... 38 10— 39 0 white ord outshot.. 38 0— good & fine Archangel Manilla 27 10— 28 0 brown l3 Bombay Jute 2l 0— I white ord. .... 18 HIDES, Ox and Cow, Is , tb good and fine.. 22 B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry.,TALLOW, i r , cut. inferior & mid. 0 63 0 751 P'burgh, Y.C. .. 49 0 —49 6 good & prime 0 75 0 8 I Odessa 49 . 0 Do. salted .... 0 35 0 45 Archangel 47 6 —4B 0 N. Amer. salted 0 35 0 35 Buenos Ayres 40 0 —46 0 Brazil dry salted 0 55 0 65 Stockholm l7 0 —lB 0 Rib, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 0— 0 7 Carolina Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 Virginia — W. India, dry.. 0 53 0 7 TARTAR, V cwt. - salted.. 0 45 0 55 Cream of Tartar 66 0 —6B 0 East Indid .... 0 7 0 loi brown and yel 46 0 —5O 0 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 Si TEA, V lb. in bond. Horse, d. each 7 6 —ll 6 Bohea, Canton HORSE 11.4111, ii) , Ib; Fokein Short mixed long tails 1 2 1 6 Twankay, com... 1 105— 1 11 combed Bnco, v lb. in bond. Pekoe, Orange .. 2 0 3 0 Bengal. Campoi, pur. & violet blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 6 3 6 6 Souchong, coin— 2 0-- ord. & mid. 5 3 6 0 good to fine.. 2 4 3 0 violet & cop. 1 4 6 5 3 Pekoe, flowery .. 3 0 — 4 0 mixed .. / Hyson, com . 2 5 2 6 cop. g. & fine. 4 6 5 0 fine... 3 0— 4 6 ord. & mid. 3 3 4 6 Young Hyson .. 1 10 3 0 con. quality Oude . 1 6 4 3 Gunpowder, Madras 2 3 4 6 good and fine .• 3 3 5 0 Guatimala, v lb. TOBACCO, V lb. in bond. Floras Sobres 4 0— 5 3 Stemmed.. 0 5 0.7 i Cortes 2 3 3 g Kentucky Caraccas, Floras 5 3 6 0 Maryland Sobres 4 5 _ 5 3 TURMEILIC, V cwt, in bond. Cortes LAC DYE, lei , lb. TuarENTINE, la cwt, D.T. and prime. 1 6 2 0 American lO 0 —l2 6 3 0 6 Smyrna, picked 14 0 —l9 0 mid. to good.. 0 6 5 1 4 VALoNIA,I3, ton. s x 0 ord. & inferior 0 MADDER ROOTS, V cwt. Morea 6 0 —l3 0 Smyrna 0— 40 0 African. ....... 6 Galipoli & Syria .. 38 0— East India ...... 6 1 0 5 -- 8 8 0 0 French 42 0— 46 0 America n .... 710 —:. Naples 40 .... . 8 10 Palm, tun Fish, •: 252 galls Seal, pale brown 6 10 0 . 1 4i- -12 0 -25 0 3 0 7 0-- 8 o 60— 7 0 Bu-9 0 18 0 —ig o to o —22 0 25 0 —27 0 28 0 —32 0 6 -17 0 6-18 6 6-`2l 0 0 -24 0 L6P,'1,614 /I,4ollW,AvitirmY, klAnen tit 11A1STiti 1t 11.1 A. flowtlut - , Ainsley, Leadenhall.street, London, shin, A gen s— W ill tam s a;d Paine, Tic4borne.street, egent's-circus, Piccadilly. London. woollendrapers-.—Dun,ford and Turner, Lon: don, merchants—Cook, Rhoades, and Lickorish; Bread-street, Cheapside. London, silk-warehousgman—Urch, Pritchard, and Harvey, Bristol, wine-merchants—Askew and Stansfiehl, Manches ter—cotton-yarn-doublers—H. and N. Briant. Reading. architects —M. and H. Glover, Manchester, oilcloth-manufacturers—W. Soffe and W. Wincltworth, Strand, London, printsellers=Engleback and Head. Spitalficlds, London, plumbers—Head and Engleback, Spitaltields, London. glass-benders—Andrews and Bowen, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, mercers—R. and G. Pickersgill. Darlington and Leeds, carriers—J. and W. Jones, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, London, working.jewellers—R.-Insoll and G. Lenny, Lewes. sossex, coachmakers—Bailey, Bailey, Morgan, Gratrex. and Williams, Monmouth, Avergavenny, and Pontypool. bankers; as far as regards. W. Morgan—A. Foster and Son, Coldstream, bootmak ers. INSO,LVENTS March 16.—John Seabrook, Stanmoore, Middlesex, licensed victualler. March 11.—William Darlington, Liverpool, wine merchant. BANKRUPTS Joseph llorncastle, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, seed mer chant. Georgr Stanway, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, confectioner. Isaac Newton Wigney, and Clement Wigney, Brighton, Sussex, bankers. James County, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, oilman. Edward Shirley Webster, Birmingham, draper. Frederick Pratt, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, miller. William Burry, Blackburn, corn-dealer. William Robinson, H Wine, Lancashire, glass manufacturer, Joseph Ilemery, Wells, Somersetshire, surgeon. DIVIDENDS. April 2, T. Pilbeam, Parker-street, Drury-lane, London, smith— April 2, L. Munn, Solesbridge, Hertfordshire, paper manufacturer -April . . —1, R. Mitchell, Lime-street, London, merchant—April 1, S. Rackett, Bekl-yard, Carey-street, London, locksmith—April 1, J. A. Smith, Oxford-street, London, linendraper—April 4, M. A. Duncan, Oxford.terrace, Hyde-park, London, boarding-house keeper—April 4, A. F. Hemming, Chiswell-street, London, elastic surgical instrument-rnaker—April 1, E. Benassit, Lime-street. Lon don, wine -merchant—April 4, A. Lawrier and J. Lock, Wood.street, importers of foreign goods—March 21, T. Morris and R. Nicholson, Barton-upon -Humber, bankers—April 4, G. Harriot, Ormskirk. Lancashire, beer brewer—April 4,. J. Stephenson and G. Moss. Nottingham, marble masons—April 4, S. Peasnall, • Leamington Priors. Warwickshire, pulmber—April 25, T. Barlow, Manchester, shoe-dealer—April 11, W. Horton, Kirbymisperten, Yorkshire, and York, banker—April 2, A. Heron, Manchester, cotton-spinner— April 11, A. M`Lachlaii, Liverpool, licensed victualler. CEIefIEICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before April 1. J. and G. Laing, Eastcheap, cork -to ari ufacturers—W. H. 'Weston. Manchester, coach builder—J. Griffin, Dudley, Worcestershire, upholsterer—R. P. Busk, Leeds, machine-maker—E. Petch, Atherstone, Warwickshire, wine-merchant—B. Benin, Liverpool, merchant—H. Good, Birmingham, wholesale grocer—A. and A. Spooner—Newcastle-upon-Tyne, builders—H. Jackson, Mount sorrel, Leicestershire, money-scrivener. TIDE TABLE. Height.' Sundays. Holydays..Ye 1 1 • M. U. 14. I T. 1. Tuesday .15 0 44 0 59 37 4 Wednes , .16 1 14 130 16 11 Venus seta 6h. 10111. even Thursday 17 1 48 2 3 15 10 St. Patrick. Friday .. 18 2 23 2 44 14 9 Saturday 19 3 7 333 13 2 Moon Ist qr. lahlgrn cv Sunday.. 20 4 4 440 11 11 6th Sunday in Lent. Monday. 21 527 612 11 3 Spring commences. PRICES OF SHARES, MARCH 14. Prices within the last seven days. This days RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Pries. Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birmingham and Derby ' lOO .... 00 0 .... Bristol and Exeter 7O .... 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new .. 20 .... 0 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares .... 26 8 4 3 2 .... 4 5 2 Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 23 paid 0 0 0 Half Share5... Glasgow, Paisley, 'Omar Greenock, and Ayr .JO paid 0 0 0 Grand Junction Ditto half shares 5O .... Quarter New ditto. 25 Great Western 65 .... Ditto new shares 5O .... Ditto Fifth Shares Great North of England lOO .... Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 179 0 0 .. 81) 10 0 ... 24 15 0 O 0 O 0 0 ... 61 lo 0 9 17 h ex 84 15 0 ex oo 0... O 0 0 14 15 0 ex o o 0 ... o 0 0 ... o o n ex. o 0 0 .... o 0 0... 173 0 0 ex. 174 Ditto, new Leicester and Swannington 5O .. Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester 100 .. Ditto 'quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham go Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto new London & Brighton 5O Ditto uew London and South Western Ditto, 10th shares ' 37 10 Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O Ditto and Ditto Extension Manchester and Leeds .. Ditto half shares ..... Ditto quarter slimes ... Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland One-third Shares North Union Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto quarter shares Ulster Paris and Rouen South Eastern York and North Midland Half Shares O 0 0 ... 58 10 0 ... 30 0 0 ... 35 10 0 ... 5 7 6 ... 59 5 0 ex. O' 0 0... 52 0 0 ex. O 0 0 O 0 0 .0 0 0 33 15 0 ... 4 1 6... O 0 0 ex. 19 15 0 ex, to 0 O 0 0 ... 22 13 4 ... O 0 0 ... O 0 0 .. O 0 0... O 0 0 ... 15 0 0 ... O 0 to O 0 0 ... O 0 0 ... so Paid BANKS, Bank of Liverpool Jel2 10s paid 1$ 7 6 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 - Borough Bank lO - Commercial of Liverpool 10 - Commercial of England, 5 - East of England lO - of Manchester. lO - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 - Northern and Central lu - North and South Wales.. 10 - Royal of Liverpool 500 - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union lO , Liverpool Banking Co lO Wilts and Dorset 7 10s, GAS, WATER WORKS, &e. Exchange Buildings .4160 paid L'pool and Harrington Water l 350 Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Original Stock) 103 Ditto new Shares.... 100 . L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. uo .. I; Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES, Liverpool Marine Assurance ) Company M'chestcr Assurance Company. 10 .... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 Ins, Ocean Assurance C DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW OM PANIK:s, &c. Anderton Carrying Company .. IS as. 00 0 Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . 0 0 0 Harrington Docks too .... e 0 u Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) (Poloncealt) '2 .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 666 zo o 7 los. 2.5 paid O 0 0 O 0 0 11 5 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 287 0 0 1;2 0 0 ex 199 10 0 ....199 10 0 0 0 0 .... BIRTH S. On the 2nd instant, at Lancaster, the wife of MATTHEW TALBOT BAINES, Esq., Q.C., of a daughter. Same day, at Mortlake, Mrs. WILLIAM GLADSTONE, of a son. On the Ord instant, the lady of JAMES RYLEY, Esq., jun., Rake lane, of a daughter. On the Bth instant, in this town, the Lady of Captain W. H. MOLYNEUX, R.N., of a son. MARRIED. On the 15th ultimo, at the Registrar's-office, Chapel-in-le-Frith, Mr. HADFIELD, of Tideswell-moor, to Mrs. MARY HADFIELD, of Hope. This is Mrs. H.'s second husband, and yet she has not changed her name. Iler maiden name also was Hadfield. On the 24th ultimo, in Cadiz Bay, on board her Majesty's ship Malabar, WM. CONGREVE CUNLIFFE, third son of J. M. BLACKEN BURY, Esq., K. H., her Majesty's Consul at Cadiz for the province of Andalusia. to MAGDALEN JULIA, youngest daughter of the late Hon. W. M'GILLIVRAY, of St. Antoine-house, Montreal, Canada. On the 3rd instant, at Rushton, by the Rev. Jas. Turner, A.M., Mr. WM. LOCKITT, of Leek Frith, to Miss ANN LOCKITT, of "nit-house. Rushton Spencer. All the attendants at the wedding, including the Clerk, were named Lockitt, excepting the clergyman ; and, as a further coincidence, the bride has two brothers who married two sisters, and two cousins who married two sisters. The four husbands were cousins and the four wives were cousins before 0 0 I InTriaq.e• On the Bth instant, at Wallasey Church, by the Rev. J. Picton, Mr. WM. CAITCHEON to Miss DAVIES, both of Seacombe. On the 9th instant, Mr. THOMAS GOLDING CADDICK. to AMELIA, daughter of the late Mr. JAS. 'WATSON. accountant. On the 10th instant, at St. Nicholas's Church. by the Rev. T. M. Gill, curate, Mr. DANIEL CLEATER, draper of Egremont, Cheshire, formerly of the Isle of Mau, to SARAH, youngest (laughter of Mr. JOHN ATKINSON, yeoman, of Longrauir. near Oxon-park, in the parish of Colton, in this County. Same day, at Kensington, London, by the Venerable Archdeacon Bott, vicar, Captain HANMER, Royal Horse Guards, brother to Sir John Hanmer, Bart., to VICTORIA, youngest daughter of Sir JOHN CONROY, Bart. Yesterday, at St. Phillip's Church, Mr. EDWARD BERWICK to AMELIA ANN FRODSHAM. DIED On the Ist instant, at his residence, Monnt Fleuri, near St. Maio, FERDINAND, Chevalier de GUADRION. M. de Guadriou was formerly an iahabitaut . •of Macclesfield, and subsequently resided many years at Itunciiro, in Cheshire. * ' Oti the 2nd instant, regretted by a large circle of friends, Mr. JOHNSON M'CLURE, provision.dealcr. - - On the 3rd instant, aged 39, Mr. JOHN JONES, publican. Scotland-road. On the 4th instant, Mr. WILLIAM GREY, ruccchan kirmerly of Newcastle.upon7Type._. Same day, aged E 6, Mr. JAMES PLATT, of her Maica all who knew him, iCiilsis losstons i will, t n übceh deploredand d es e b r 3 v , e h d i s l y by affectionatewidow and iii children Same day, at Otterburn, No rthumberland, at as ad ance Mrs. LUSH, late of Bruck-hall, near Warringten. On of W the Breck e lith instant, aged 39, Mr. JOHN 'BROADBENT, ar al.. _ __ - Same day, aged 23, ANDRRW, son of Mr. JAMES SMITII, Birkenhead.. On the 6th instant, after a lingering illness, at his residence, Clarence-terrace , tinkle, Manchester, in his97th year, Mr. JOHW BURROWS, - elder brother of the late Mr. Samuel Burrows, Frodsham. On the sth instant, at Winwick, in his 6:;th year, THOMAS CLAUGHTON, Esq, On the loth instant, ALICE JONES, only surviving sister of WILLIAM LEATHANI, Esq., builder, of this town, aged 81 years. On the 1 sth instant. HENRIETTA FRANCES, the infant daughter of Mr. SAMUEL BALL, of this town. 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