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rejoi reading was of the very best character. He was
ced on that account that this motion had been made.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the parliamentary literature of the country was
one of the most remarkable features of the age,
and it could not be too highly valued. No
institutions were more worthy of support than those re-
ferred to by this motion, and he should offer no oppo-
sition to the appointment of this committee. It would
depend however upon the manner in which the commit-
tee carried out the suggestion, whether the plan of dis•
tribution should be hereafter adopted. Care should be
taken that these institutions were made to value theboon
the House was disposed to grant them, and hoping that
that would not be lost sight of, he would sit down ex-
pressing a hope that the committee would be enabled to
complete their wish with satisfaction to all parties.
Mr. BROTHERTON said the time had gone by when
this country was to be governed by physical force, it
must now be governed through the instrumentality of
the press, and therefore the more solid and sound the
house made the infonnation that was distributed amongst
the people, the easier they would be governed.
After a few words from Mr. HILDYARD, the mo-
tion was agreed to.
AMERICAN SCREW STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.
Mr. BROWN moved for copies of all applications
made by the London, Liverpool, and North American
Screw Steam-ship Company to the Board of Trade for a
charter ; and of all correspondence between the said
company and the Board of Trade on the subject thereof;
and of all letters, memorials, and other communications
received by the Board of Trade from other persons, com-
panies, and associations relative to such application. He
complained of the charter which the Board of Trade had
granted to this company, and declared that it was viewed
by alarm by that portion of the public who traded with
America. No company of this nature ought to be vested
with exclusive privileges of any sort ; unrestricted com-
petition should be the ruling principle in all these mat-
ters, and he hoped, in justice to the shipping interest
generally, the Government would be induced to annul
this objectionable charter.
Mr. CLAY seconded the motion.
Mr. HENLEY found fault with the manner in which
the motion had been brought forward. The question
was, in point of fact, sub judicie, and the fair mode of
dealing with the matter would have been, either to wait
until the question had been decided, or to move
at once that the charter should be rescinded,
when the whole merits of the case could be
fully considered. The house should understand
that this was a case of entirely an exceptional
nature, and the broad rule of general competition did not
apply to it, inasmuch as the company proposed to sup-
ply this country with steam communication to Canada.
He must therefore resist the motion.
Mr. CLAY said had those who were opposed to the
charter waited until the decision of the Board of Trade
was given, it would have been too late to agitate the
question.

NUTMEGS.—To-day at auction 20 casks from Rotter-
dam were taken in at 2s 9d for good, and common at
is 7d to is 8d per lb.
RICE.—To-day East India Rice was in good demand
privately, and realised full rates ; white Bengal 11s 3d
to 12s 6d. At auction the sound of 3,000 bgs peeeled
[ Mulmem was taken in at 10s 6d to 11s, with buyers at
[ 10s, damaged sold at Is to 10s 6d per cwt.
, TALLOW.—There is less disposition to operate in Rus-
sian on the spot, and prices have rather declined ; fine
yellow candle selling at 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. Of home
melted the supply is not more plentiful, and the value
remains at 47s 9d to 48s cash, but demand is less brisk.
The quantity of other sorts of tallow on offer is less than
previously, and in prices little variation is appa-
rent. At auction 160 casks Australian were sold ;
beef at 45s 6d to 46s 6d, mutton 46s to 47s 9d ; and
216 cks South American 45s to 48s 6d per cwt. Prices
are lOs to 11s per cwt. more than this time last year,
and stock is 20,000 cks less; whereas deliveries for con-
sumption are favourable.
OILS.—The demand is less active for cocoa nut, but
supply being limited, prices are sustained ; Cochin
selling at 39s to 40s, Ceylon 38s to 395, and other sorts
37s to 37s 6d per cwt. Lard oil met with a slow sale at
60s to 625. A much better demand exists for lin-
seed oil both for the home and foreign markets ;
prices are also better, and rule at 29s 9d to 30s.
Purchases are on a large scale in Rape Oil, whilst an
advance is apparent, brown selling at 335 to 33s 6d, re-
fined 35s to 35s 6d, and foreign 36s to 36s 6d. A brisk
sale exists for Olive, and there is a rise ; Gallipoli selling
at 551. to 571., and other sorts 531. 'to 551. per tun.
Deliveries are exceeding arrivals. Cod is offered at
331. 10s to 341., and purchases have been small. Only li-
mited sales in Seal, and more desire is evidced to sell, pale at
351. 10s to 361., other sorts 331. to 351. Purchases are
to a fair extent in Southern ; supply is limited, and the
currency is 341. to 381. for low to fine. Sperm finds a
more ready sale, and prices are better, ruling at 861. to
871. 10s for good to fine ; and headmatter 871. to 891.
Ground nut oil is 33s 6d to 34s per cwt ; and sperma-
ceti is 4d to is 5d per lb. for American.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon cochineal was purchased
more freely at previous prices. At auction 150 bags
found buyers ; Teneriffe silvers at 3s 9d to 3s 10d,
black 4s to 4s 2d, and Honduras silvers 3s 9d to 3s
per lb.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

CROWN-OFFICE.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

December 4, 1852.
Borough of Oldham.—William Johnson Fox, Esq., of
No. 3, Sussex-place, Regent's-park, London, in the
room of John Duncuft, Esq., deceased.
December 6, 1852.
Borough of Bury Saint Edmunds._ Tames Henry
Porteus Oakes, of Newton, in the county of Suffolk,
Esq., in the room of John Stuart, Esq., who has ac-
ceptd the office of Vice Chancellor.
City of Durham.—The Honourable Adolphus Fred-
, erick Charles William Vane, commonly called Lord
Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane, in the room
of Thomas Colpitts Granger, Esq., deceased.
Borough of Abingdon.—The Honourable Montague
Bertie, commonly called Lord Norreys, of No. 18,
Grosvenor-street, in the county of Middlesex, in the
room of Lieutenant-General James Caulfield, deceased.
December 7, 1852.
City of Peterborough.—George Hammond Whalley,
Esq., in the room of the Honourable Richard Watson,
deceased.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 7.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major Thomas
Ackers Shone to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Palmer,
retired on half-pay ; Second Captain Richard Henry
Crofton to be Captain, vice Shone ; First Lieutenant
George Barstow to be Second Captain, vice Crofton ;
Second Lieutenant Henry Richard Porter to be First
Lieutenant, vice Barstow, Dec. 7.
Commissions by Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.
Thomas Badger, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Cor-
nelius Cartwright, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; John
Amery, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; James Ashwin,
Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Nov. 19.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of Militia
—Hardress de Luttrell Saunderson, Esq. (late Captain
in her Majesty's 66th Regiment of Foot) to be Captain ;
Thomas Place, Esq. to be Captain, Dec. 2.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower
Hamlets.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—
Captain William Lewis Grant to be Major, vice Wil-
lard, deceased, Dec. 4.
Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia—
George Humby, Gentleman, to be Lieutenant, vice
Hudson, deceased, Dec. 1.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.
Royal South Lincoln Militia—Captain Gervaise Tot-
tenham Waldo Sibthorp, from the Royal North Lincoln
Militia, to be Captain, vice Whichcote, Bart. promoted,
Dec. 4 ; Charles Thomas John Moore, Esq. to be Cap-
tain, vice Johnson, resigned ; William Parker, the
younger, Esq. to be Captain, vice Tathwell resigned;
William Earle Welby, Esq. to be Captain, vice Livesey,
resigned ; Hamilton Beckett, Esq. to be Captain ; Wil-
Ham Henry Peacock, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice
Tennant, resigned ; Charles John Bullivant Parker,
Gent. to be Lieutenant ; John Beasley, Gent. to be
Lieutenant ; Frederick Bowman, Gent. to be Lieu-
tenant, Dec. 6.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia--Lieutenant Arthur John Goldney to be Cap-
tain, vice Elton, resigned, Nov. 30 ; Lieutenant John
French Slegg to be Captain, vice Harford, resigned ;
Ensign Duncombe Pyrke, the younger, to be Lieu-
tenat, vice Goldney, promoted ; Christopher John Bar-
nard, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Pyrke, promoted,
Dec. 1.
This article is substituted for the one which appeared
in the Gazette of Friday, Oct. 8.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Sir James
Fergusson, Bart. to be Cornet, viee Campbell, pro
rooted, Nov. 29.

WHITEHALL, Nov. G.
The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief
Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at
Westminster, has appointed William John Beale, of
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, gentleman, to
be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the
acknowledgment of deeds to be executed by married
women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines
and tecoveries, and for the substitution of more simple
modes of assurance, in and for the county of Warwick,
also in and for the counties of Stafford and Worcester.

BANKRUPTS.
! John Richardson Oates, tailor, Finch-lane, Cornhill
to surrender, Dec. 15, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 22
at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell
official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street
Bucklersbury.

William Hatcheti Surridge, borse dealer, Harrow•
road, Paddington-green, Dec. 17, at eleven, and Jan.
22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ;
Jones, duality-court, Chancery-lane.
Robert Grear, tallow-chandler, Wandsworth-road,
7, and Jan. 21, at one, at the Court of Bank-
Graham, official assignee ; Rogerson and Ford,
's
-inn-Fields.

Dec. 1
ruptcy
Lincol

David Sutherland, seed merchant, Preston, Dec, 20,
and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Wilmott ;
Andrew, Manchester.
William Bacon, grocer, Essex, Dec. 17, at eleven, and
Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans-
feld, official assignee ; Rawlings, Furnival's-inn.
Richard Bell and George Campbell, merchants, Liver.
pool, Dec. 20, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ;
Anderson and Collins, Liverpool.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

THE SUN, LONDON, T

UESDAY EVENIN

being limited, prices rule firm. Antigua at 16s 6d to
17s ; Demerara 15s to 16s 6d ; other sorts 14s. 6d to
15s ; Cuba and Costa Rica 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; Bengal
13s to 14s—consumption remains good, stock which is
mostly in second hands is much less than at this time
last year. Prices are is 6d to 2s per cwt. above those
of 1851.
COFFFE.—This afternoon the private operations in
Native Ceylon Coffee were on a small scale at 465. to
47s ; and at auction the sound of 1300 bags was taken
in at 485., damaged selling at 43s to 45s 6d for third to
first class. Prices for Plantation do not show a de-
cided reduction ; but the public sales of 140 casks and
300 bags passed off quietly ; good to fine at 60s. to
655. 6d., middling to good middling 555. 6d. to
595. low middling 545. to 555. other sorts 495. to
535, ord and low 45s to 48s. The market for Mocha is
inactive, and 234 bales and half bales were nearly all
taken in at 85s to 85s 6d for good long berry. Of Costa
Rica 2984 bags realised the full worth--good to fine
ordinary selling at 48s 6d to 50s 6d, and fine fine ordi-
nary 51s 6d to 525. Of Madras 90 casks and 160 bags
nearly all taken in at 50s to 52s for fine ordinary.
TEA.-A free sale exists for Pouchong, and realised
8d to 94d. Ooleng met with greater attention, common
to mid at 94d to is Id. and good to fine is Id, to is 9d.
Souchong is much wanted, low to fine lid to 2s Od.
Green has been in greater request ; low to middling hyson
is 2d to is sd, good to fine is 6d to 2s 10d, choice 3s to
35 6d, young Hyson Canton 10d to is, Hyson kind
Is 2d to is Bd, fine and superior is 9d to 2s 3d, Twan-
kay 9d to is, Gunpowder Canton Iod to is ld, Hyson •
kind is 2d to 2s 10d, fine 3s to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton
lid to is id, Hyson is 2d to 2s 3d, and Hyson skin
7d to Bd. An improved demand for Flowery Pekoe, and
prices are better, ruling tor low to middling at is 3d to
is 7d, good to fine is 8d to 3s Bd. In Caper not much
has been done, still the currency is firm ; in boxes at 10d
to is ld, and scented is to is 6d. Sales are important
in Scented Orange Pekoe, fine at is 6d to is 10d, and
other sorts lld to is 5d per pound.
FRUIT.—This afternoon the market closed with a dull
aspect, and supply is large. There are sellers of Va-
lencia Raisins at 41s to 45s ; and sound Currants, 44s to
58s per cwt.

DISSOLUTION OF THE
SPANISH CORTES.

[BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] •
PARIS, TUESDAY, 8.30 A.m.—After Martinez
de la Rosa had been appointed to the Presidency
of the House, the Spanish Cortes was dissolved.
The new Cortes is convoked for the Ist of March.
The Moniteur contradicts the rumour of the French
Government having exerted some influence over
the Spanish Government with regard to the pro-
jects of constitutional reform imputed to the
Spanish Cabinet.

THE SMITHFIELD CLUB SBOW.

This show of fat stock, forming as it does one of the
earliest and more striking indications of the approach of
Christmas, takes place in its old locality in Baker-street
during the present week. There is no reason to doubt
that it will prove as attractive as on any former occa-
sion, and that for the next few days thousands will
hasten to feast their eyes upon the prospective supplies
of a season consecrated to good cheer. It would form a
subject of curious speculation to inquire what are the
secret springs of that intense desire which seizes upon
Londoners to inspect, poke, and handle the animals
which are destined to furnish forth their Christmas
dinners. Vegetarians and Brahmins may recoil
appalled and disgusted at the calculating cruelty of
that cold-hearted survey, but unquestionably it is
one which chimes in amazingly with the popular
humour and tastes. Being great consumers of
animal food, a fine large joint of meat is in
the eyes of the multitude as genuine and Worthy an ob-
ject of admiration as anything else, and at this season
their enthusiasm carries them a stage beyond the
butcher's shop to stare at the portly and sleek results of
careful feeding and shelter. Undoubtedly, a fine show
of fat stock, unless the fattening is carried to excess, is
as pleasant and comfortable a sight as can well be de-
sired; and it is satisfactory to be able to state that the
display this year at Baker-street is larger, better in
quality, superior in arrangement, and in every class more
worthy of our agriculturists than on any previous occa-
sion. The Smithfield Club is fortunate in the favour with
which its annual show is everywhere regarded by prac-
tical farmers. Numbers of them who view with linger-
ing suspicion the action of the Royal Agricultural Society
take a pride in fattening up a beast or two to send to
London at Christmas, and carrying off a prize in the
arena of Baker-street, is considered a great event
in their lives. The impending doom of Smith-
field has abated none of the confidence felt in the club,
and this year the entries are greater than ever. In sheep
especially the increase is marked, but nearly all the
classes are well filled, and the new and extended prize
list has been well responded to. Formerly the animals
exhibited were not arranged according to breed, and for
reasons, which appeared sufficient, as it was considered
that an exhibition of fat stock ought to be judged of
solely with an eye to the meat market and without refer-
ence to the purity of the blood. It was found, however,
that the want of classification interfered with the justice
of the awards, and prevented the public from duly
appreciating the merits of the whole display. A clas-
sifidation has, therefore, been adopted which admits of
the comparison of animals of the same kind with each
other, which is wide enough to embrace the advantages
derived from judicious crossing, and which also in-
cludes a general survey of the whole collection, by
giving gold medals for examples of extraordinary excel-
lence. By this change the club have imparted to the
show of the present year a distinctness of character
which enables the most uninformed visitor to appre-
ciate its general excellence, and helps the connoisseur
to satisfy himself thoroughly as to the fairness and im-
partiality with which the judges have discharged their
duties. The classes, as will be seen by a reference to
the prize list, besides extra stock, are 31 in number, and
the total number of entries is 333—being, we under-
stand, an increase of 20 above last December. There
is a small display of Devon steers not exceeding three
years old, and of heifers not exceeding four years old ;
of Hereford heifers not exceeding four years old ; and
of Scotch, Welsh, or Irish heifers or cows of any age ;
but in all the other divisions the competition is well
kept up, and the show is remarkable for its sustained
excellence throughout. An interesting feature of
these annual displays is the stand-up fight which the
farmers and graziers make against the great amateur
agriculturists, who, with unbounded resources at com-
mand, enter into rivalry with them. Prince Albert, the
Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Leicester, the Earl of
Aylesford, Lord Feversham, the Marquis of Exeter,
Lord Hatherton, the Earl of Radnor, the Earl of Darn-
ley, Earl Spencer, and the Earl of Hardwicke, are
among the aspirants for prizes and medals at this year's
show, and one might have imagined that with such op-
ponents in the field, practical men who pursue cattle-
breeding as an occupation, would have very small chance
of success. Yet strange to say, the latter have decidedly
the best of it, and year after year their superiority is be-
coming more decided. The merits of the show may now
be considered quite independent of aristocratic contribu-
tions, and it becomes a question whether their zeal in be-
half of agricultural improvement might not henceforth be
more usefully directed to endeavour by experiments,
which are, of course, beyond the means of ordinary men,
to elucidate more fully than has yet been done those na-
tural laws upon which the qualities of stock depend. As
an example of what may be accomplished in this way,
we may refer to a remarkable account given in the "Jury
Reports" of the Great Exhibition of a new breed of sheep
developed in France which possesses a peculiar and
highly valuable fleece for manufacturing purposes.
A hasty run through the showyard last night enables
us to do little more than speak in general terms of the
excellence of the animals exhibited. The grievous cruelty
and waste of over-fattening is less to be complained of
than on former occasions, especially among the cattle,
and we sincerely hope that free trade, among other ad-
vantages, will at length teach our farmers that there are
limits to oilcake feeding, and that they manufacture for
the butcher not the tallow-chandler. While on
the subject of feeding, a point strikes us of some
importance in connection with these winter exhi-
bitions. The conditions imposed by the club upon
competitors require them ,to specify the kind of food
given, but not the quantity. Now, in going through the
country, nothing is more common than to find agricul-
turists pampering animals which they intend to send to
Baker-street at an unheard-of outlay—one far beyond
the limits of possible recompence in the market, and
which, besides outraging every rule of economical ma-
nagement, is the secret cause of the rage for over-fat-
tening against which Earl Ducie and all our greatest au-
thorities on farming have long and vigorously protested.
We have known instances of bullocks maintained at a
weekly outlay equal to the support of a labourer and his
family. This is, upon the face of it, a monstrous extra-
vagance, and the Smithfield Club might surely do some-
thing in their regulations, if not to suppress, at least to
discourage it. Might they not, for example, make fhe
cost of feeding an element for the consideration of the
judges, or at least take some step by which economy of
management would have its due reward ?
One remarkable feature of the present show is the ab-
sence of any animals exhibited as mere curiosities with-
out reference to the useful objects of the general display.
On most former occasion 'Brahmin or Italian bulls or
three-horned sheep, er contributions of the kind,
have been displayed; ut now there is nothing new or
strange to gape at, unless, indeed, it be the hideous re-
presentation of her Majesty in zinc, with which the
Vieille Montaigne Company disfigured the nave of the
Crystal Palace, and which, by a singular fate, has found
sanctuary among the fat oxen, pigs, and sheep in Baker-
street. Oilcake and bean meal have had a sadly dege-
nerating effect upon the restless sharp-horned Devons
and the fiery West Highlanders, or, beyond all question,
there would be a case of treason on the premises of Mr.
Bulnois. He has effected great improvements in the
arrangement of the space devoted to the show, and by
his liberality, and the exertions of Mr. Brandreth Gibbs,
i
the Honorary Secretary to the Club, some prospect is
with ordinary comfort.
afforded of enabling the public at length to see the stock

HOUSE AND WINDOIV DUTIES.

County.

Bedford
Berks
Bucks
Cambridge
Chester
Cornwall
Cumberland
Derby
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Essex
Gloucester
Hereford
Hertford
Huntingdon
Kent
Lancaster
Leicester
Lincoln
Monmouth
Norfolk
Northampton
Northumberland
Notts
Oxford
Rutland
Salop
Somerset
Southampton
Stafford
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Warwick
Westmorland
Wilts
Worcester
York

Anglesea
Brecon
Cardigan
Carmarthan
Denbigh
Flint
Glamorgan
Merionoth
Montgomery .
Pembroke

London

Nu mber of
Houses

Westminster
Middlesex....

England and 1
Wales f
Scotland

Amountol
Inhabited
House
Duty.

431,447
30,472

663,389
43,629

Total..

1461,919

1707,018

HOUSE DITTY.
CALCULATED ON HOUSES AT 210 PER ANNUM AND
Private houses, 15,854,126/.,UPWARDS
at is. 6d. in the
pound
Shops, 10,698,4521., at ls. in the pound

Window tax repealed in 1851
Estimated produce of the duty now proposed on
houses relieved from window tax in 1851

Window tax repealed in 1851
Extimated produce of the duty now proposed on
all houses of 101. and upwards

rLAR APPOINTMENTS-THE NEW
COMMISSION.

4.-MONSTROUS CLAIM POR COMPENSATION.—The Chan.
eellor from Bombay, •entering the port of Liverpool on the
7th November, engaged the steam-tug Independence to
tow her up from Crosby lightship and dock her for 61. 65.,
the weather being moderate. After proceeding a short
distance the ship's hawser parted. While the crew were
getting another ready, the Independence backed alongside,
gave her hawser to the ship, and towed her into the river.
The owners of the steam-tug. claimed 1,5001. salvage, and
have arrested the cargo, in the Albert Dock, for payment
of the sum.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE—THE MARIONETTES.—Our dear
little friends the Marionettes, having returned from a suc-
cessful autumnal campaign in the provinces, made their
first appearance in town last night for the winter season.
Their former sane de reception in Adelaide-street being at
present occupied by Mr. Woodin, the talented artist of
the " Carpet Bag and Sketch Book," Mr. Mitchell's ele-
gant theatre in
ng-street is at present the abode of these
ligneous phenomena. Unaltered in aspect, and reinforced
ti of recent travel were last evening only
in vocal power (for the singing department is really. admir-
able), the fatigues Ln
apparent in a rheumatic affection, wherewith the limbs of
the compay in
general wore visibly afflicted, but this we
doubt not t e genial air of St. James's will speedily ame-
liorate. The National Anthem was sung with fervent
loyalty and spirit by the whole of the company, and, after
a special introductoryaddress delivered byMr. Albanyßrown
—whose waistcoat is as white and capillary honours black as
ever, a new piece de circanstance was introduced, entitled
An Appeal to the Audience, or, the .32anager in Difficulties,
which was the medium of making us acquainted with some
very excellent proficients in the singing, acting, and danc-
ing lines. The sixth act of Romeo and Juliet followed, to
which was added The Chalet, a very popular burletta in the
hands of the Lilliputian troupe. The Ebony Marionettes
afforded the concluding portion of the entertainment, and
" bones," came out with especial spirit and vigour. This
is the part of the performances for which we have ever en-
tertained a peculiar predilection—it is utterly irresistible.
The house was fashionably attended, and we congratulate
Mr. Simpson on his restoration of the ever-popular Mario-
nettes to their metropolitan friends and patrons. Doubt-
less an equally successful season awaits this unique troupe
in their new home as attended their efforts upon their own
proper stage last season.
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,Before Thomas Puckle, Esq., and a bench of Magis-
1.
trates.)
EXT BY AERVANT. 2
Ellen Barrett,ENSIVE
26, wROBBERY as indicted for stealing, at New-
ington, the sum of 81., a dress, bonnet, and other articles, 1
the property of her master, Richard Rowed. It appeared, from the evidence of the prosecutor's Si
wife, that the prisoner had been but a short time in their 1;
employ as a general servant prior to the 27th of October,
21
when, from information she received, she sent for a con-
stable and gave her into custody for robbing her. The
money was missed on the previous day, and no other
person could have taken it but the prisoner. On her
boxes being searched, the shoes, and a quantity of wit- 40
ness's wearing apparel, were found, but the money could 100
not be discovered. The prisoner had, however, pur- 100
chased several articles, and was about to leave her ser- 100
vice when she was given into custody.
Verdict, Guilty. Sentence, nine months' hard labour
in the House of Correction at Wandsworth,
in John Brown, 20, pleaded guilty, charged with steal- 20
the g,
property of Tat Lambeth,
homas Hill.
waistcoat, and pair of trousers,
50
50
The Court sentenced him to four
month' imprison- 100
ment at Wandsworth. s

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DA F.

) 150

DECEMBER 7, 18

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A RETURN of the Number of HOUSES ASSESSED to the
INHABITED HOUSE DUTY, ill the Year ending sth April,
1852; in each County in England and in Scotland, show-
ing also the Amount of the INHABITED HOUSE TAX
charged thereon ; also the amount of WINDOW TAX
Assessed in each of the same Counties, in the Year ended
sth April, 1851, and the Amount given up by the Substi-
tution of the HOUSE 'TAX for the WINDOW TAX.

Amount of
Window Amount
Duty, Given up,

1,950,792 I 1,243,77,

£1,189,058
534,922

£1,723,980 I 8
20
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1,950,000 I LI

1,569,900 I St'

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Diminished charge on such houses as com- 5L12380,000
St.
pared with 18M

1,950,0091 St.

1,723,000 I 10
261

Diminution of charge on all houses as corn- }2227,000 13
pared with 1851
December 6, 1852. GEO. A. HAMILTON. 20
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VicroniA R. ---------
Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the
Faith ; to the Most Reverend Father in God, our right
trusty and right entirely beloved councillor John Bird
Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Most Reverend Father
in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved
councillor Thomas Archbishop of York ; our trusty and.
well-beloved John Winston Churchill, Esquire (com-
monly
called Marquis of Blandford) ; our right trusty
and right well-beloved cousin Dudley Earl of Harrowby ;
the Right Reverend Father in God our right trusty
and well-beloved councillor Charles James Bishop of
London ; the Right Reverend' Father in God, Samuel
Bishop of Oxford ; our right trusty and well-beloved coun-
cillors
Sir John Dodson, Knight, Doctor of Laws, and Sir
John Patteson, Knight ; our trusty and well-beloved Sir
William Page Wood, Knight, one of our counsel, learned
in the law ; Christopher Wordsworth, Doctor in Divinity ;
Walter Farquhar Hook, Doctor in Divinity ; John Jack- Si
son, Clerk, Maetter of A rin ; and William Selwyn, Clerk,
Bachelor in Divinity, greeting : Whereas the recom- g
mendations of the commission of inq the state of the Established Church in England aWales, touching 1.
the cathedral and collegiate churches therein, proved most
beneficial in enabling parliament to devise measures for the 1
greater efficiency of the Established Church, especially by
making better provision for the cure of souls in populous
districts where such assistance was more immediately re-
quired.
And whereas it has been represented to us, that the said cathedral and collegiate churches may be rendered ,
more available for promoting the high and holy purposes
for which they were founded, and for further extending
the efficiency and usefulness of the Established Church : 'd
Now, know ye, that we, reposing great trust and confidence (
in your zeal, knowledge, and discretion, have authorised
and appointed, and by these presents do authorise and C
appoint, you the said John Bird Archbishop of Canterbury, 10
Thomas Archbishop of York, John Winston Churchill, 20
Esq. (commonly called Marquis of Blandford), Dudley Earl
of Harrowby, Charles James Bishop of London, Samuel, 10
Bishop of Oxford, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patteson, Sir St,
William Page Wood, Christopher Wordsworth, Walter 5
Farquhar Hook, John Jackson, and William Selwyn, to be
our commissioners to inquire into the state and condition 5
of the several cathedral and collegiate churches in England St.
and Wales, and into the duties of the members and minis-
ters thereof, and other matters connected therewith, with St.
a view to the suggestion of such measures as (regard being St.:
had to the purposes for which such cathedral and collegiate
churches were originally founded) may render the same 64
more efficient and useful in promoting and extending the
means of public worship and religious education, and in 50
enforcing ecclesiastical discipline in the several dioceses in
which they are situate, and also (where occasion may seem St.
to require) with a view to the suggestion of such measures
as may make the said cathedral and collegiate churches,
and the revenues thereof, available, in aid of the erection 16
of new sees, or of other arrangements for the discharge of St.
episcopal duties.
And for the better effecting the
pu2o
rposessur
o
commission, we do by these presents give and gr of
thito you, 20
or any four or more of you, full power and authority to call 20
before you, or any four or more of you, such persons as you 12?
shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better in- St•
formed on the subject of this our commi, and every
matter connected therewith; and also tossion call for, have St.
access to, and examine all such official books, documents, 50
papers, and records as may afford the fullest information
on the subject ; and to inquire of and concerning the pre- St.
raises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. St.
And our will and pleasure is, that you do receive and
consider all such suggestions as the several deans and chap- 50
tern of the said cathedral and collegiate churches may sub-
mit to you in writing, as to the means by which the objects 12?
of this our commission may be best obtained, so far as re-
gards their respective churches.
And our further will and pleasure is, that you, or any 12?
four or more of you, do and shall, within the space of two 25
years after the date of this our commission, or sooner, if
the same can reasonably be, report to us in writing, under
111
your hands and seals, respectively, your several proceedings - 0
in this matter, as the same shall be respectively completed ll and perfected.
And we will and command, and by these presents ordain, 12;121 that this our commission shall continue in full force and St.
virtue, and that you, our said commissioners, or any four St.
or more of you, may from time to time proceed in the exe-
cution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein con- 16'
tained, although the same be not continued from time to 20
time by adjournment.
And for your assistance in the due execution of this our 2
commission, we have made choice of our trusty and well-
beloved Richard Jones, clerk, master of arts, to be secretary St.
to this our commission, and to attend you, whose services 20 and assistance we require you to use from time to time, as Sroccasion may require.
Given at our Court of St. James's,
the 10th day of November, 1852,
in the 16th year of our reign.
By her Majesty's command.
S. H. WALPOLE.
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SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)