The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-13 00:00:00

THE IegIaRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1864.

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BANK
Janis TAYLOR, North-street. LLaeon.grove, eating-hoose.keeper,
to surrender Jan. 96, at tr.
Cnsiumslli HILL!, Barnett-street, Bethnal-green, cheese-
monger Jan. Id, at 12.
Irarmuttrx N SIGHT, Hingham, Norfolk, painter, Jan. 26, at 12.
JAHNS Join:lott, Now NonOrd., Bolton, plasterer, Jan. 26, at it
Juirs ARCHIII, Brandon-road, K Wet-cross, blood drier, Jan. 26,
at 11.
Jolts ANOILL LUCH, Cppm-at.. Islington, draper, Jan. 21, at 1.
Jam MAROATILOTDS NEUMANN, Norwich, beer brewer, Jail.
25, at 12.
JutlN TALBOT MODELL, Waltham Chase, near Bishop's Wal-
tham, brickmaker, Jan. 21. at It
THOMAS PHILIP mum Brook street, Holborn, licensed victualler,
Jan. 23, at 12.
Joan Nice ARP BANNINTIN, Coomb*s-street, City-road, journey-
man printer, Jan. 9e, at 11.
Janus Rosin Womanly POriar, Southampton, surgeoe,
Jan. Nn,. at I.
MCNABB CLAIM Canterbury, builder, Jan. 28, at 1.
Hicaar ararivon, Charter homeliest, commercial traveller,
Jan. 23, at 12.
JOHN 141cHots. Greenwich, draper's assistant, Jan. 25. at 2.
Illustas &Gum, St. Odes's, Orford, builder, Jan. 21 at Y.
OKINBAHAY, Bernen.st., Oxford.st., printaeller, Jan. 24, at 12.
Boners COPtHerga, Epsom. Surrey, tailor, Jan. 203, at 12.
JOHN riaroorr. Bridge-street, Berrnoadoey, journeyman
cooper, Jan. 16, at ii.
WILL.AII IHAND.3I rid ANDAIs J— SCLUVAJ, Regent's-row,
Balaton, crinoline manufacturers. Jan. 2ti, at 12.
JOBS lilac Faint, Betrlck. Sussex, burgeon, Jut 26, at 12.
JOHN IiOCSFON BD CIBT, Illanoretreet, Clapham, commission
agent, Jan. tii, at 11.
Wicuan Bliong, Great Suffolketreet, Southwark, baker,
Jan 26. at 11.
BOHM Noe LANDSoN BAKU, Grattontreseent, Btuttish.town,
_heraldic engravot,Aan. an,, at 12.

Wtl,Wae 7n. 3119 SlC.l7oltb, Prince of Wake-road, Camden-
torn, leather dealer. Jan. 51, at it
COPPLIC4O2I2 Glom, t. Merritt, near Poulatow, Cornwall, gentle-
man, Jan. 21, at 11.
()XIAT Penittone, Yorledure, corn miller,
Jan. U. at 11.
JOSEPH Barreic Bradford, cozamiaalon agent, Jam 25, at 10.
Jona slum Leonia, grocer, Jan. 25, at 10.

AIaMOLLSIB3IIIIO and olotss DcIcAM, Liverpool, machaists,
Jan. U, at 11.
WituAM Rol Drstqam, North'sla, Cheshire, attorney.at.law,
Jan. 20, at 11.
Joau'H 441;:sx. Liverpool, egg deaar, Jan. 25, at 11.
WILLIAM Y-terwoon, faatteld. Liverpool Joiner, Jan. 58, at 11.
RiCitAnti BASJIOII, Kirkham, Lancashire, corn merchant,
Jan. V, at 11.
111011 as BRISHIR2OII, Manchester, late plumber., Jan. 28, at 11
JANks 51.11v0r, Manchester, accountant, Jan. 27, at 11.
ISAAC FUSON, Braithwaite. Camberland, botcher, Jan. 25, at I?.
Waylay BOLT EA.STAIadvC. Derimport butcher, Jan. 25, at 11.
tlia./11t111 Roma, fitocktoncin•Teelibuilder, Jan. 50, at &
RUMS JOIIEOI3OI. Rotherham, warehouseman, Jan 27, at 1.
EDWARD Talbot and RlCtaiin Jolts Lswa, 51ilton.uext-Gravem
end, tobacconists, Jan. 21 at 11.
Jana A1C314.1. Cheritoncipon.lledlock,
cheater, commercial Moeller, Jau. 25. at el.
Jolla enuorMr. Clare, Millolk, retry clerk, Jan. 22, at 3.
WlLLiam WAD:B3O2,a, Malmo, Lancashire, prolowor of music,
Jan. TA at
Real= Clariall, Liverpool, carver, Jan. 911, at 1.
Jaaol:til Nom, l'elvert.o. Norfolk, butcher, Jan. 29, at 11.
14.011.01 WlLLast GaAs% Norwich, dressmaker, Jan. 29, at 11,
Joaril PoLLAL.n. Halifax. late innkeeper, Jan. 25,at 10.
LMAILLL2 Hoene, Lincoln, tentirainer, Jan. 21, at 11.
lOWAN& YALS.LesON, liettlethatre, Lincolnshire, baker, Jan.
21, et 11.
Ado Waallte, Minton, Hants, Jan 22, at 10.
Jolla Ban, Boylan:1, Yorkshire, collier, Jan. 25, at 12.
knwfm Ungar., Jim., Bristol. Innkeeper. Jan. 22, at 12.
TIO33IAS Arttlisolf. Owllsoene, Vorksh., late tamer, Jan. 19, at 12.
J,antrii Stokoupon.Trent, beerseller, Jan. 23, at 11.
Acacia Wancf, Stoke.upou•Trent, late provision dealer,
Jan. 13, at 11.
TITER HOWARTH, 3facclestleld, bootmaker. Jan. 1%, at 11.
ALYSII, JASIES Mt2CTILLL, Landport, liampahire„ butcher,
Jan. 13, at 11.
Boor HUNT, Harley, Berkshire, blacksmith. Jan. 2S, at 3.
Boman bruins, Maidstone, dialmaker, Jan. M. at 3.
EWALD Wien, Jacohatone, Cornwall, farmer, Jau. 30, at 10.
1.191' EXAIII2tAIIOhB.

Jan. as. F. Minya. liannstiallatreet, narehouasman. and
Bermondsey Neu real. whole-am shoe warehouseman-Yeb. 4.
IL Walker, Carlton-chambers, Regentstreet, and Trafalgar-
square. Peckham, commimion meut -Jan. 20.. J. Fluester, Great
esternSerrace, Paddington, stonernasoo-Jan. 29. J. D. Mag-
oon, Lever-Amt, St. Luke's. stnith-Jan. N. S. Noakes, Love-
lane, Shads ell. and Backchursh.lane. Commerelelroad Fiat,
wine cooper-Jan. J. Janet Low, spinster, Ebner-street. Pim-
lico-Jan. 29. A. F Hollingwurth, Reetor) Shacklewell,
late commercial clerk-Feb. 4. 9. Tidy, Jon., Ockley. near
Dorking. =cabman-Jan. 29. W. J. Ginger. Bexley-heath, Kent,
carpenter-Jun. V W. S. Marshal! and & Williams, Jun., Strand,
tea dealers-Jan. 29. F. A. liardtsty, Prospect-place, Wands-
worth-road, clerk in the Poor-low Hoard Office-Jan. 29. W.
Griffiths, ilighstreet. Poplar. ens:et-Jan. V. W. Jarrett, tale
of Sheppey, late ironmonger-Jan. V. 11. & Maudlin. Norfolk-
road, lallugton. an 1 Rartletes.faildlngs, Holborn. watch im-
porter-Jan. tf. W. Uoyd. Burrotransews, Blacktrtararoad„
butcher's carrier-Jan. 29. G. Haw ley, Grafton-street, Fitzroy.
*gnat, Journeyman esepenter-Jan. 2S, 11. W. Paine, Chester-
wort, Yesningtou-nnui, grocer-Jan. V. G. 0. Laos, Cheyne-
walk, Chelsea, archite,t-Jan. 23. G. A. Soar, jun., Hammer-
smith, plumber-Jan. W. W. H. Richards. liaphoe. Surrey,
publican -Jan. to. J. Renshaw, lialstead.plfsee and New Vaal-
hall.gantens, Camberwell, publican-Feb. 4- W. ran-
ter, holield.road North, Kiugsland, commisalaa agent-
Feb. 23. D. Thomas, Trevethin, Monniouthshire, colliery owner -
Feb. IA W. king. Chlppeuham, Willahtre, draper-Feb. 19.
T. Benton, Wakefield, worsted manufacturer -Fen. la. 8, Howe,
Rlretsl, Yorkshire, waste dealer-Jan. n. J. Serpent, Liverpool,
timber dealer-Feb. 3. G. b. Bastes, Liverpool, photographic
artist -Yoh. 3. W. Taylor, Blackpool, Lancashire, Labourer-
Feb. 1 H. *Tangs, Uverpool. steamboat owner-Feb. A J. Ito-
bYna. lloOrniL Fliffisffin. druggist-Jan. V. J. Taylor, Liver-
pool, merchant-Feb. 2. J. Jones. llethesda, Carnarronahire,
draper-Jan. 'XJ. T. los la and Mary Ann Brown, Manchester,
sewing madilne deslers-Feb. 4. R. Sliding. Altrincham, Che-
shire, jotrier-Feb. 5. W. H. Hewitt, Manchester, attorney-Fab.
3. h. Pratt, Kidder rulnater, *Jag maker-Feb. 3. L. Taylor, Kid-
derminster, betrLouse keeper-Feb. I. J. Horsefield, Blackburn,
Lancashire, pnsterer-Feb. 1. J. Utley. Blackburn, lanca.hire,
late potato dealer-Feb. 11 F. Cannon, rt. Agnes, Cornwall,
tindresser-Yeb. AR. Gibson. iltoekpart, Cheshire, late beer-
seller-Jan. 25. T. Peacock, Ormeslo, Yorkshire, butcher-Jas.
.2rf B. Lam,. Ormval. Yorkshire, tailor-Jan. 2A H. Ritson,
Stocktonon-Tens, Durham, chemist -Jan, 29. G. Tipton, Graf-
! ton, Herefordshire, innkeeper-F. b. 10. J. Iluttgley, Small
Bridge, Lancashire, Late licensed vietualler-J an. x 9. W. J.
Hazel. Souther. Hampshire, bootruaker -Feb. 3. W. Bair,
Sheffield. joser-Feb. 3. H. Woolhonse, Sheffield, grocer-Feb.
3. J. Solari& Shame' Stour, Yorkshire, sehoolmaater -
Feb. 3. W. /Awards. Seaman, Glamorganshin, haulier-Feb. &
3. SUSI Man, Swansea. Glamninanshire, licensed victualler-
I Jan. a:. A. QuitinelL luachdean. Hampshire, limehurner-
{ Jau. 27. J. Jack-ion. Gates& aI. Durham, pros talon dealer-
Jan Hr. J. Lewis, Aherystruth. Sloumouthshire, tailor-/an. 27.
it. Patton, Newt:J.4la --mow]) ne, late licensed victualler-
Feb. 15. A. MacklnLay, Gateshead. Durham, commission agent-
Feb. 4. J. Wyers, Deemieltla, tualionnisire-Feb. t. Charlotte
Bricks, Lindley, Wort.v,ter.shire,....,.

Laird. Ohuvw, WI millers—Messrs elite, Thompson, and
tkenpany, Abedeen, rope maaulactuters, so ter as regards D.
Thomason. '
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
WILMAM 110 a, Canmste, cloth manufacturer, Jan. 15, at the
1111117."VIIIHan.Y &HOG'"? Joao THOMAI. Montrose, fundtare dealers,
Jan. 111, at the Star Hotel. Montrose.
DAVID JmuissoN, Edinburgh, auctioneer, Jam 18,•st DoweWs
Rooms, Edinburgh.
Joan Brno?, Glasgow, warehouseman. Jan. 15, at the Faculty
Hall, Glasgow.
GEottag ALLAY, Ctunbeensuld, baker, Jan. 18, at Rochheadb
Inn, Cumbernauld.
Joan 81115ga, Hawlck, seedsman, Jan. ti. at the Tower Hotel,
Hayrick.
JOHN 5000? and Dario LAING, Gulldtoa, mesons, Jan. al, at the
lolketors' Library, Perth.
ARCHIBALD !WOOL MurraySeld, near Edinburgh, mill master,
Jan. 21, at Dowell's Rooms. kdlnburgh.
JOHN HAJWIT, Jun., Arbroath, clothier, Jan. YO, at Um Royal
Hotel, Arbroath.

tab; *Magna&

EQUITY COURTS.--Jax. 12.
(Won the Moder of leo Belk)
sAam V. TOONO. _

The object of thia suit was to obtain a declaration of the
court as to the proper construction of the will of the late
Francis Coast, Esq., formerly chairman of the Middlesex Sermons, who died in 1839, leaving a very considerable
smouat of property, both real and personal. By bin will,
dated April, 109, after appointing his nephew, H. B. Coles.
W. Dunn, and the Mordant, Henry Young, his executors and
trustees, hirdevised led bequeathed the remidue of hie property
to his said nephew H. B. Coles for his life ; sad the will
then prooseded as follows: " And from and after the decease
of my said nephew, providing he shall leave any child or
children him surviviag, or who shell be born in due time
after hie decease lawfully begotten, then I declare and
direct that my said executors shall stand and be poseeeeed of
my mid residuary estate upoe trust for such per-
sons sad kw such soda aad purposes as my
said Nephew shall by his last will amend testament
direct or appoint, give, devise, or bequeath the same, but if
,my said nephew shall without leaving any child or chil-
-1 dies him surviving or who shall be born in due time after
his decease lawfully begotten, and the said H. B. Colas, my
uephow, shall not previous to his decease make any imch
appoentment, gift, or bequest, as aforesaid, then I declare
that my saidexecutore shall eland sad beiossessed of all my
I said residuary estate, Re., upon trust for and be to divided
between the following persons, that is to say, Richard
Barker (since deoeeaed), the said Henry Young my execrator,
and June' Ryland, and to and for their beim, executors, and
administratoes, and I hereby give and bequeath the same
accordingly." Mr. Coles, who was the heir-at-law and sole
next of kin of Mr. Coast, died in November, 1862, without
ever having bad a child, uor was any born to bins after his
death. Hs lac a will, however, affecting to di
spose of the
residue of Mr. Const's property, on the amumptioo either
that he bad under the above-gated gift over an implied
power so to do, though he left no child, or that in the
events which bad happened there was an intestacy as to the
residue under Mr. Count's will, in which case it would have
devolved on him as heir-at-law and pest of kin. The ques-
tion now WY whether or not Mr. Coles' will operated as •
valid appointment under the power contained in Mr. Coast's
will.

The Attorney. General and Mr. Bird were for the plain-
tiffs, and contended against the validity of the appoint-
ment. Sir Hugh Cairns and Mr. H. Shabbier, for Mr.
Young, supported the same view ; and lir. W. M. James,
Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Baggalley, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Ren-
shaw appeared in the same interest.
Sit F. Kelly, Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. Drums, and Mr. Earle
for the execaton and appointees of Mr. Coles.
aP;:gareclissi was argued last sittings, when judgment was
reserved. Hie Honour now gave his decision, and said the
bat argument urged for the plaintiffs was, that Use word
" and" in the gift over ought to be read " or," whoa, ore
of the two events having happened, the gift over took
effect. Another contention was that " and " meant " and
also," which his Honour said he thought was equivalent to
the first argument. Neither of these views, however,
could be supported. The real question was, whether Mr.
Coles, never laving had a child, had any power to dispose
of the property ; and upon this his honour said be was at
opinion that no power ever arose in Mr. Coles. Upon his
death, therefore, the residue was divi.ible among those to
whom it was given over by Mr. Coast's will.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—JAN. 12.
Sittings hi B►nco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
and Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.)
LACY C. RBTA.

This was an action under the Dramatic Authors' Copy-
right Act to recover penalties for representing a piece
called " The Roll of the Drum," whiten by the late Mr.
Thomas Wilkes, and assigeed by his executors, both with
regard to the copyright for publication and also the acting
right. The ease came on first fur trial before Mr. Justice
Blackburn, and in order to support his assignment the
plaintiff had to put in the letters of administration. The
arson were sworn at the time they were takes out as under
201.. and did not requires stamp. The copyright was after-
wards sold to the plaintiff for • sum which made
the assets more than U., so that a stamp would be
required. An objection was taken to the production
of the letters of administration on the ground that
they were not stamped, upon which Mr. Justice Blackburn
adjourned the trial to enable the plaintiff to get the docu-
ment stamped, Lb. emits of the day to abide the event.
The case came on for trial again before the late Mr. Justice
Wightman, when the letters of administration were pro-
duced stamped. An objection was then taken that the
Commissioners of Stamp had no power to stamp the docu.
meet, or that if they had the document was not admissible
in evidence, as • penalty was imposed for the omission to
have it stamped with the proper amount. An objection was
also taken that the plaintiff had failed to register the
assignment in accordance with the provisions of the
act. The court refined the rule with regard to the penalty
for non-stamping, that being a question for the government,
but granted it on the point of registration.
Mr. H. T. Cole, )Ir. Turner, and Mr. Stephenson con-
tended that registration was necessary to enable the plaintiff
to recover.

Montague Williams and Mr. Day showed cause
against the rule. The twigless had assigned to the plaintiff
the copyright both of publication and sale, and also of re-
presentation ; and that with regard to the latter, ita regi-
stration was not oecesaary under the 5 and 6 Vic., chap. -1.5,
under the provisions of which act the plaintiff bad
proceeded.
The Court held that under the provisions of the act 5 and
6 Via registration was not racessar y, and discharged the
rule.
Rule discharged.

THE POLICE COURTS.
- -
CLERKENWELL.

A respeelably attired married women, who gave the name
of Elizatek Reedle.e, residing in Little Baodolphetreet,
Camden-town, was charged with attempting to destroy her
life by having taken a quantity of white precipitate powder.
The defendant. who has had • very narrow escape of her
life, seemed to feel her position very acutely, and said she
was sorry for what she had done.
Police-miestable 1108 said that one night in the earl
of last week be was called to the house ti, Little Baodolpb.
street, and found the defendant there apparently in a
dying state from the effects of poison. He seat for a
surgeon, but before assistance amend she continued get-
ting won*, and be sent for another, and bad very great
difficulty in keeping her awake. and cues or twice he
thought she was dying. On the arrival of the 'surgeon
the stomach pump was applied, and whilst it was being
used the defendant said that they were all " fools,
as she had not taken poison, but drink." He asked her if
she had taken poison, but she declined to make say reply.
He had since found the paper which bad captained what
she had taken, and it was labelled "poison." At the
police-station, when she was told the charge, she said she
had taken poison, and was now very sorry for it. Tbe
defendant, u be before remarked, had been very ill, Ad it
had not been deemed prudeat to remove her from her
house until the present charge was made.
The husband of the defendant, a hard-working was, said,
with tears in his eyes, that he could not amount for his
wife acting is the way she had. He had been married to
her for many years, and she had no muse to make any
attempt on her We. He 'lvey' behaved kindly to her,
and she to him.

Mr. Wdliam Swain, of 1. Newman's-place, Kentiah.
town, said he had known the defendant for years, and felt
confident she would not have attempted such a rash act bad
she not boon the worse foe liquor at the tune. Whilst she
had Lice out some ore bad been telling her some story
about her husband, and that had preyed no her mind.
. .

The defendant,' in reply
terrible to th; Charge, said no one re-
Mttmora than she did the rrible crime which she had
ilty of. Unfortunately, she bad gone out on the day
to question, and had taken too much brandy and water,
and after that she did pot know what she did. If she was
forgiven this time she would take care that she would never
commit herself any more.
The magistrate severely lectured the defendant upon the
wickedness of attempting self•deetruction, and discharged
her with a caution. Had not the husband been in attend-
ance to take charge of ker, be should have remanded her to
the House of Detention for a week.
y.tRI BOROUGH-STREET.

Two well-dressed women, named Catherine Kelly,
alias Margaret Kelly, alias Mary, and Sarah Williams,
both from "over the water," and the latter Wilde; •
child in her arms, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
being in Regent-strost for the purpose of committing a
felony.
Bergeset Charles Cole, of the C division, said that on the
previous afteroooe be saw the two primmest's in a Chelsea
omnibus, and about half an hour afterwards be saw them in
Regent-street, me a little is Weals,e of the other, as d
Musson. After watching them • abort time heater Kelly
feeds' • lady's dress about the pocket.
Kelly—Oh dear, Cole, how ma you say so !
Cole said he then lost sight of them, but afterwards maw
the prisoners together ague, and observed Kelly walking by
the side of • lady seer Argy place with her band down by
the lady's side. He afterwards took them into custody,
when he found epos one of the prisoners a little Mg eon-
Mining mosey, which he bad no doubt bad been taken from
some perms in the omnibus. Kelly mid, "For God's sake
doe% take me Mr. Cole."

Mr. Tyre/hitt—Theo they are knowa to you
Oak said they were. The Met time he had Kelly it was
for robbing a lady in an omnibus, but as the lady did net
attend the mooed time, Kelly was &charged. The female
who was with Kelly then Was now undergoieg six mouths'
imprisonment for an omnibus robbery. Kelly told him the
last time that she could ears as much io a minute as be
could in a week.

iii.iirrrhitt remanded the prisoners—Kelly being mid
to to the companien of a notorious thief named Brims—fee
a week.

90IITHWARIC.

jam Jones and Malian, Johowent, rafflasly-looking yang
tallow., were aliariad with picking pockets war Ham-
niasgeor-lase Osol, just prier to the azientica at &mud
Wright,
William Ciuminga. &dainties anew et the II divines,
said that at .beat lialtpast 8 o'clock is the morning be was
es duty is private sloths' in Hareentesisr-isise, nearly op.
pewits tha sallown, Time wore at the tine a Elsa weir
if maw, wessak and Andean waiting her the anewartice. H.
asw the Odom tryligbepted d dumdl. whose grab.

Haman earns up and c illed Dim to stop them, saying that
they had robbed him. He aomedingly took them into
custody.
James Walter Fisher, a commercial traveller, said that
be was standing in the crowd, about half-past eight in the
morsiag. waiting for the execution to take place. The
were a little in front of him, and he saw them go
Cirbras gentleman. Jones leaned over hie shoulder, and
at the same time put his hand in his pocket and withdrew
something, when they both left the spot. He dil not see
what he had taken, but sa soon u they left he asked the
gentleman if he had lost anything. He put his hand to his
pocket and replied that he had—his handkerchief was gone.
Witness then went after the prisoner, and pointed him out
to the winter thunmisp, who took hint into custody.
Reed, 23 H, said he was on duty in the station.bousie
when toe was brought in. While Cummings was
searching ooes he saw Johnson take something from his
pocket and throw it behind him. Witness picked it up,
and found it to be a lightooloured silk pocket-handker-
chief.
Joinmos here declared that he never bad that hesdker-
chief is his possession at all. The constable must have put
it there himself.

Reed informed Iris worship that there were other ooeeta•
bles who saw him throw it away.
Cummings said that the geotleman who had been robbed
attended at the station-house to prefer the charge, and be
identified the handkerchief as his property. If the prisoners
were remanded to another day, be would be able to be in
attendance.

Mr. Biucham accordingly remanded than mita Friday.

BANK Of ENGLAND LIBRARY AND LITERARY
ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday evening a lecture was delivered to a
large number of members of this associatioe, aserubled in
its reading-room at the Bank of England, by Mr. Thomson
Monkey, M.P., the subject being " One year of govern.
moot expenditure, or how the money comes in and goes
out." The chair was taken by Mr. Erectus D. Hoocsoe,
M.P., Governor of the Beak, who in introducing Mr.
Hawkey, adverted to the fact that he wan ow o! the chief
founders of the association. The lecture consisted mainly
of an elaborate analysis, under various heeds, of the ex•
peoditrus and income of the public financial year, corn.
mincing on the Ist of April, 1862, and ending on the 31st
of March, 1863. In the earlier portion of his remarks, Mr.
Monkey explained the system of checks by which parliament
has endeavoured to protect the country against fraud on the
part of public officers, and secured the application of the
revenue to the purposes for which it is raised. The National
Debt, he observed, began in 1694 with • loan of 1,200.0034,
borrowed under William 111., at 8 per eeot. ; at the end
of the American war it amounted to 247,000,000/. ; and in
1862-3, it wee 799,800,0001., the annual charge on se-
count of it being 26,231,657/. 2s. 9d. He then
gave the other chief items of expenditure, Mil-
log the total to 69,302,0001., and in doing so
remarked on the east increase which bad taken plus of late
years in the naval and military expenses, owing to the sub.
stitution of iron for wood and other alterations in the navy,
and to the adoption of more powerful artillery for military
Of the whole expenditure of the year 1862-3
rirrles9,ZB/. Try. 3d. consisted of what were called charges
on the consolidated fund, which were ordinarily brought
under the consideration of the House of Commons, leaving
as the subject of parliamentary votes 41,186,349/. Ila 11d.,
of which amount 27,635,000/. was expended on the army
and navy, and 8,046,000/. on the civil *welts'. The num-
bee of effective men in the army was about 150,000.
in the navy 76,000, and there were MO vie.
eels of war in commission ; added to which
there were 75,000 Moons in fedi., who were maintained out
of the Indian revenue. The total expenditure for law,
police, prisons, Sic., was 3,521,000/., and for public mouton*
and the educatioul improvement of the people, 1,400,000/.
Turning to the revenue of the rear the lecturer referred to
the alteration*, in recent year., in the customs duties, which
had, he said, reduced the number of articles that mainly
contributed to this branch of the revenue to nine or ten, the
total iocome from customs being 24,034,000!. Of the other
items the aides yielded 17,155,0001. ; stamps, 8,999,400/. ;
taxes, land and assessed, 3,150,000/.; and the property
tax, 10,567,0001. The total income of
the year was 70,603,560/. 155 3d. The total ordi-
nary expenditure being 69,302,007!. 19s. 2.1.. there was
an suer of ordinary income over expenditure of 1,301.5521.
lira 11d. ; but es 1.060,000/. of this was spent on feetifica-
slow, the actual balance of income over expenditure was
only 250521. Ilia. 11d., and this sum was, in accordance
with an act of parliament, applied in the reduction of the
national debt. The lecturer concluded with a warm tribute
of praise to the public servants in the various departments
connected with the revenue, for their honesty and offirdeory.
On the motion of Mr. Managua., thanks were voted to
Mr. Harkey for his lecture.