The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-12 00:00:00

THE SUGAR DUTIES.

REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

The select committee appointed to inquire into the
operation of the present scale of sugar duties, with especial
reference to their almearment upon a classification according
to the quality of the sugar, have reported the following
resolutions to the house :—"Resolved,—That it is the opi-
nion of this committee, I. That the amount of revenue now
derived from sugar could not, with justice to the consumers
of the lower classes of sugar, be raised by any uniform duty
applicable to all classes. 2. That it is not possible to charge
sugars with duties varying exactly with the quality or
value. 3. That it is necessary to maintain the principle of
a scale of duties, with standards designed to include several
I classes of sugar within each range of duty. 4. That the
duties ought to be so regulated as to encourage the largest
possible supplies of sugar from the various sources of pro-
duction, in whate►er form the same may be importd,
whether as refined sugar, or in combination with other sub-
stance' to be afterwards separated by the process of refill-
ing. 5. That the existing scale may be rendered more
equitable by such an alteration as shall admit, at lower re-
lative rates of duty, the inferior portion of the sugars
which are now liable to pay 12a. Bd. and 16e. respectively.
6. That sufficient evidence has been laid before the corn.
mittee to warrant the conclusion that such alterations
might be made without any important risk to the revenue.
7. That the evidence does not justify the committee in re-
commending the adoption of refining in bond."

ROYAL Hoiricurrunm, SOCIETY.—We under-
stand that the Preach Minister of War has, at the request
of the council of this society, kindly permitted the bands of
the ZOWIVINI and of tie Gendarmes of the Imperial Guard to
prolong their stay in London until after Wednesday next,
for the purpose of performing in the gardens of the society
until then. But for this permission they were to have left
London to-morrow (Sunday).

Those who are engaged in the revival meetings
at Enniskillen have been in the habit of walking in pro-
erasion through the town, singing hymns, when coming
home from the camp meeting. They were on two or three
occasions insulted by the mob, and they prudently gave up
the practice. The meetings are said to have been attended
daily by multitudes—some from a great distance. The
heavy rains on some days did not damp the zeal of the
People. _ _ _

Regattas crowd thickly next week—Tewkesbury
on Tuesday, Royal Cork Yacht Club on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club on Wednesday and
Thursday, Wallingford on Monday, and Ranelagh and
Waltoa•oa•Thames Amateur on Saturday.

The cricket matches next week are—Surrey v.
Bent (return), at The Oval, on Monday; Gentlemen of the
North v. Gentlemen of the South, at Lord's ; Gentlemen
of Surrey Club v. Gentlemen of Eases, at The Oval ; All
England v. Captain Handley's Twenty-tv% at Grantham ;
and United v. Twenty-two of Chichester, at Chichester, co
Thursday.
The Cunard steamer China was to leave New
York on the 2nd instant, propelled by one eaglea only, the
other eosins having bees damaged.

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