The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-14 00:00:00

THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY.

MEETING OF STATIONERS AT BULL, YESTERDAY.
lu consequence of a communication from the
ntruniminners of I ol.wl Revenue, to the effect that stationers
who are Moo printers would riot be entitled to the drawback
on the lat I reiober, on the stocks held by them, the effect of
which, if carried out, would exclude the greater portion of
the trade from the advantages of the drawback, • meeting
was held at the Kingston Hotel, Hull, yesterday, consisting
of the member. of the trade in Hall, to consider the
desirability of joining Liverpool, Mmiebester, Derby, mid
other towns ita nieniorialising the Beard el Revenue and
sending a deputation to the Litanceller se the Raelsequer.
The trate was represented by the bawds of the peturiPel
house■ in the town ; Mr. M. C. Pica mealy* ths chair.
A copy of the Liverpool memorial was laid beton the meet-
ing, sod the chairman Matd that be had received a CCM-
musimtkis an reference to the !subject from Gone Chafer,
the chairman of the London association of wholesale
stationer', which he had much *ammo is mil* to the
merinos :
"SS, Cannimstreet West, Loodos, 8.C., Sept. It
"liar sir,—ls reply to yaur favour of the 11th, I beg Se
my, for the information of the trade at Hull, that I We
had an interview with the aathorities of the Board of Is-
lead Revenue, and am informed that it is decided that say
barn
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stationer' whether printer or not, will be entitled
to Use drawback. Littera to that effect will be met out
imineiloitely to those who have written upcie the subject."
From the matiallic•ory nature of the above commuaioatios
the meeting deemed that any further proceedings were us•
ariosmary, and separated.

Mr. and Mn. Charism Kean resume their pr0f...1.101ml
f...1.101ml labours oa Monday next, the 16th met.. when
they will appear at Southampton. Tiny will thence pro.
owl through several of the midland and northern counties,
but later le the year will play in the principal @outings
towns, prior to their apprentice in Loodos, which will tabs
place early is February. Hawk', and ether plays associated
with the Dawes of them tragedians, will then be revived at
Oki Drury.

?dim Cushman baa returned from wkat is under-
stood as bee farewell tour ill

Mr. Walter lacy takes his annual benefit at the
Lyeeutu Theatre, a• Friday aesel, Sept. 20.
Al: England plays Twenty-two of Middlesborough
on Moseley, sad the cricket swoon will be wound up the
foll.,wiag week, wheel Clarpenter and Hayward play three
of the northern prof.usiosala tt Sheffield sad half the West
Kohn intend to look oa.

A Turiu letter states that rain is much wanted
in 'list part of Italy, sad t►at prayers for it ars meld daily
is the shsrebc► There has bees, it appears, sot a single
shower 0w for pearly three moths.
"The marriAge of Otueral Turr with Mdllc.
Adeline Bonaparte Wye'," says the Opinion N611;4111414
" ens celebrated a fueeday U MeadarrL"

The Royal Mail nteaMenare coaled at Jamaica by
blacks, who ship the coal in Mahatma& lUsd with as much
as me ma. can carry. The men an paid per quantum, and
machinery has just been intiodesed by the Royal Mail Com-
pare) ice to register the amount of labour duos. This
machinery is simple and logeeions. It steads on • platform,
end shove it is placed • dial which essinsuukstes with •
step upon which every coal carrier is essepelloi to place his
(out as he puma ou board to deposit the coal : the pressure
of the foot acts on the dial, sod indicates the somber of
baskets that have been shipped. The dial can count up to
1 1,01. The coal carrion are cambered, and a man Mande
by the side of the machine with • bow divided into num-
bend coripartments. As each labourer steps co the
nischine a pea is dropped into the compartment which nor.
reepuils with the males number. Thus each man's work
aud the aggregate somber of baskets of coal shipped are
registered, mid one is a check upon the other.
Ayr stirs IN SPAIN. —During the recent bull-
fightm lit Bilbao en agreeable diversion from the alhabsorbleg
!satirical amusement was neatest by a heat race on the
neer Nervion. The muse was from the famous bridge
of Luciana to Bilbao, • distance of fouranda•heU
Englieb miles. Prizes were offered for sic-oar and fouroar
boats for the sis-oers two baste entered, ironed by the
hardy boateass of the cusit, sad the race was well
eoo-
tested, but was woe e .sly by the boot of Doe Alejandro
kolrigues, th. wellknown Akalde of Deist* ; the chateau
being rowed in exactly thirty minutes. Foe the fonroar
coolest four Mate sppeared in the hat, among whizb was
conspicuous • smart Eaglish gig beloogiug t..) her Britannic
Majesty o Consuh and rowed by English Flatiron's ; the
oCher three boots lore evident, of foreign construction,
but the vast annular strength of the Basque batmen who
mannsl them more than counterbalaoced the slight advan-
tage the &ghats anew passral la their host. The rare
was against time—the boats being Maned at two minutes'
intervids--aal wee woo, after • clipping struggle, by the
British crew, who, in spite of their boat having shipped
several was when meeting two stesineva, and a moat de-
termined pulling en the part of their apemen* aticceoded
in leading the British colours victorious, wining the race
by 30 seceeds. The distance of four-and.a-hall mike was
rowed in 37 minutes. The betting was 3to 1 agsiost the
English crew
created grout starting,se/prin. and the Malt, except to the sons
Albion, cr