The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

BAIMEIIP7CY ANNI3II.ED.

Jan. 15. wrcumrlL;ia BOWS, New V Windier, Buckingham-
shire, agent.

JOINT STOCK COMPANICI A.
PAT= Zartnil}6lD WArsf, GAS, AND DRAINACS TM COM-
M e/TMIT (L 1.11217.1)), Fab. Et, at U. at Baalaghall street—to make
DECLARATIONS OE DIVIDENDS.. .

ROWLAND THoliAll Yatcs, Ysodal, dragr2od dividend of
ti. eitl. an addition to Oa previously d • (1;, any Saturday,
at Baker's, Neweastle.opon.Tyne.
WILLIAM HWY J. airier, Berkshire, heerhouse keeper
—dividend of la., any day (except Wedneeda)s), at, Datvill's,
Windsor.
FREDeiticK Joint TV11311(1, Glower, Berkshire, enitimuni—divi-
dend of Bd., any day (except Wednesdays), at Darfill's,
Windsor.
Ciegaor

Am itisal.g. Old Windsor, Berkshire, blacksmith—dividend
of 44. ld., any day (except Wednesdays', at Garvin, Windsor.
CHAILLPS NISCH, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, beer-house keeper
--dividend of Ss. ed., any day (except Wednesdays), at Dar-
Alga, Windsor.
DIVIDLNDS.
March 16. J. H. Statham, Nottingham, joiner-11 ambit. G.
Tanner, Caine. Wiltshire, brazier—March t. C. Smith, St.
Helen's, Lancashire, painter—March Y. 0. Tholes, Pert DL
norwic, near Bangor, C.arnarvonahlre, grocer—March g V.
shaker,. I.lvmool commission merchant—March 2. J. W.
Usehynneth, Montgorneryshbe, drugmst—lieb. 27. C.
Watson, Birkenhead, brewer—leb. M. W. Odell, liverpook
ironmonger—Feb. 27. W. Ashworth and Ann Cram, Rawtenstall,
Lancashire, warp stzers—Mareh 17. 8. Stammer& Bible Hidinagg
ham, gem& carpenter—March & W. Phillips, Truro, Cornwall,
mine broker—Feb. M. P. Pilling, Bassist& near linchdale, lan-
cashire, publican—March P. J. Dickinson, Itambeliffe, near Hud-
dersfield, Yorkshire, Joiner—March t. W. Hirst, linddersheld,
yorkagee, hay dealer—March 12. T. W. Hem Pelham-terraos,
Brompton, hotel keeper—March M. T. Use, Great Peter-street
and Yincentsquere. Westminster, gas matey manufacturer--
, March 11. J. F. Lace and L Addison. Liverpool. printers
pArnaleares DISSOLVLD.
W. Price and I B. Clerk, Wee* Strand, lamp uumutacturers—
I. Taylor, H. Halliweksiod J. Whitehead, Oldham, cotton spin-
ners, so tat se words N. Hallfwell—H. Simard and J. Johnson,
Visiefelikr" ClMiend,ilrett; aad Jame-

sheet, thffiard-etrest, W. A. lake and and A. Pollard,
liackon Wick, minters—W. Crighton J. Gensler,
Manchester and liuddengsid, dealers In onton—W. Hurls and
J. °odium, Brixton wholesale bonanaken-11. Plummer, jun.,
end Z. Plummer, jun., Newnialsempon•Tyne. shipbrokers—Mm
Molds and Letitia A. Smith, Chalteaham, juvenile mffilms—W.
Hill said H. Barber, Sheffield, patent sVnkipirstiehandle seam
IsCANZONlrmioard—B. and F..nenklitden.linl,
male
spindle jr,=.7..
—C. Dent
and G. Shackleton, Yorkshire, cotton
nutatW. Berber and J. Da'rlss. Birmingham, opal
inei reas—
B. Kent and B. H. gent. Colchester, Iloeudrapree—
J. leasbert, H. Ward, J. Speak, J. nUngwortli. R. lambert, J.
Ingham, and J. Lambert (executors of R. Lambert), Coyne Liu
main, cotton warp dears, so far an regards H. Ward—E. Math
and W. Manyweathers, Marston Montane, Bedfordshire, letters
of steHw threshing machMee—litiLi. Day, H. Dm, and G.
Day. Dewsbury and Mtideld, York woollen mannfactnrers
—W. Grant and A. Naylor, Dalton, Y re, common brewers
—l2llnbeth stevens and T. Bogen, Penna. Hampshire. Mews
—J. Oldham and F. Oillhare, Oldham and London, hat manufac-
turers—F. J. Angier and J. Dennis, jun., George-yard, Lombard-
street—H. C. Webb and W. Webb Therntonetreet, Home}
down, grocers—J. Clapperton and Co., Iffinbanta, merchants, so
far se regards P. Newton—Sir J. Anderson and A. Anderson,
Glasgow, manufacturers—W. fettle, J. Greenlffil, G. Donaldson,
and others (executors of G. Clark), Edinburgh, Pecan.
SCOTCH BEQUISTKATIONIL
THOMAS JACKSON, Inver, near Dunkeld, innkeeper, Feb. St, Si
the Winton' Library, Perth.
AIZIANDKII TODD, Pods:, tailor, Feb. 26, at the Commercial
Hotel, Forfar.
JOHN Iluwito (BAN), Springfield, itossehlre, farmer, Feb. El, at
the °Maclennan Hotel,
JOHN Dow Bat. near Belbeggle, farmer, Feb. It, at
the Solicitors' Library,

213 CHANCELWE OP THE EXCHEQUER
47D THE 2014000 DUTY.

A deputation of eigAr manufaedureen, ousgagiing—
of Meters. O. Morris, L. Misr* Schiff, and Warburg, and
introdeond by Mr. Artois, M. waited yesterday upoe
the Chastener of the Exchequer, P.,
at his official ressdeuos in 1
Dowling4lansit. A statement was mad, in which it
was raintained that the reduction of the duty upon
the importation of foreign cigars to lis. per pound would
prevent any competition on the part of the
Met _
manufacturer, and in effect drive him out of the
math= In support of this reunion particular abut=
was merle to the kind kiwi= as Vevey Pins, which we
maatitetured from a deecription of tobacco known an
"stripped Kentucky, factory dried," and subjected abroad to
the pgeessue of steeping and drying,. the effect of which
is so materially to reduce their weight that an exceed-
ingly barge number of them to the pound can be sold, and
thus a proportionate amount of the duty be saved. It was
than argued that if, even under the existing rate of duty,
these cigars were materially injuring the English trade, the
latter would be entirely destroyed by any further reduc-
tion. Mr. Gladstone replied that the real question was,
whether the foreigner could provide the kind of article
which the English smoker preferred. He thee went into
statistics to prove that the actual duty on Savannah leaf,
after docketing the duty got back on stalks, practically
amounted only to 4s. 1 per lb. ; and he confessed that
bis real difficulty might be to answer the argument* of the
free-trader who should assert that no countervailing duty
upon foreign manufactures in excess of 4s. lad. was re-
quired. According to his own proposals, there would
still be a dafferenot of 100. between the duties in favour
of the English manufacturer. In the course of a long
discussion upon points of detail, Mr. Gladstone wog-
rued that if the promo of sleeping was really en
advantageous it might be resorted to in America, or nearer
tome, in the Channel Islands. He then, in answer to an
incidental allusion which was made to the introduction of
chinaware, reminded the deputation that France produced
a beautifully light and white china plate which the Fag.
lish could not equal ; but was the British manufacturer
thereby driven out of the market! On the contrary, tastes
differed so widely that the English article was still popular at
home, and was actually exported to forequtc. Me
potation urged, in reply, that the English maker wee
I practically excluded from any export e, whilst the
duties in Bremen and Hamburg were merely nominal. Mr.
Gladstone, whilst admitting this, reminded the deputation
that the foreign importer would still have to pay a larger
duty than his English Englishcompetitor. He must have more
plain and convincing statements than he had yet listened to
before he could acknowledge the entire justice of the com-
plaints. He invited them to furnish him with further in-
formation.