The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

STAGE CARRIAGE LICENCES.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
should make his alterations in those licences in committee
on the Revenue Bill, and not by resolution. He, however,
proposed the following resolution for licensing carriages for
occasional purposes :—.4 For a licence for any carriage drawn
by one horse, for one day, 35.; for any carriage drawn by
two horses, for ono day, ss. ; for any carriage drawn by
more than two horses, for one day, 10s.; and where such
licence shall be required for a longer period than one day,
the further duty of one-half the above-mentioned rates for
each day after the first day."
Mr. AYRTON considered that the resolution w,uld
place a very unfortunate class of people in a worse position
than ever ; and he could only express a hope that the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer would yet be induced to place stage
coach pr.,prietors in the same advantageous position as rail-
way companies.
The resolution was then agreed to, and, together with the
other resolutions, was ordered to be reported.
SAVINGS BANKS BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
second reading of this bill.

Mr. HUBBARD gave notice that when the bill got into
committee he shculd move the omission of the clause rela-
ting to the conversion of terminable annuities.
The motion for the second reading was then agreed to.
SALMON FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill.
On clause 1 b3ing proposed,
Mr. BAGWBLL moved that the chairman report pro.
gress.

Mr. VANCE seconded the motion.
Some discussion as to the propriety of going on with the
bill so late in the evening ensued, after which the commit-
tee divided. The numbers were--

For reporting progress
Against
Majority....
_l5

Col, VANDELEUR said the promoters of the bill
seemed to be desirous of passing the bill, but he should
raise his voice in support of the interests of those whose pro-
perty was to be confiscated by it. Re begged to move the
adjournment of the debate.
The motion was negatived without a division, and the
house resumed.
ELECTIONS DURING RECESS BILL.

The bill was passed through committee.
JUDGMENTS LAW AMENDMENT (IItELAND)

BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
ANCHORS AND CHAIN CABLES.
Mr. LAIRD obtained leave to introduce a bi.l for regu-
lating the proving and sale of anchors Lao-chain cables,
WAQ j2OIISQ adjourned at lAAIf-past 01;te o`clock,

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, April 27,

A trial which places in a striking light the ope-
rations of the Black Lists took place in the con-
solidated Nisi Prius Court on Saturday, before Mr.
Justice Keogh, It was an action on a bill of et-
change for £27 10s,, the plaintiff, Mr. W. Pepper,
being a barrister, practisin g in the Recorder's Court,
and the defendant, Mr. John Sproule, a trader, in
Dublin. The bill was drawn at three months, and
the defendant received only £2l, the sum of £6105.
being charged as interest for three months, which
is about 100 per cent. per annum. There is a great
deal of bill discounting of this kind in Dublin, but
it is a generally done privately and quietly, and for
the credit of the bar it must be said that it is a rare
thing to find one of that honourable profession en-
gaged in it. The case is worthy of special notice,
however, not so much because a barrister is one of
the parties, but because of its bearing on the Black
Lists, and the indignantcon3ments the circumstances
elicited from the judge. The defendant was not able
to meet the bill when due, but he paid instalments
which amounted to £l3 as interest on the £2l that
had been lent. In addition to this plaintiff had re•
ceived 58, for not marking judgment against the
defendant when the bill was due. This was part Of
the transaction which the judge denounced in the
strongest terms, "What," asked his lordship.
" must be the miserable state of traders in the city
of Dublin when this hard working, proper man
was so afraid of the 'Black List' that he could write
such a letter as this ;—' I propose to pay you 80s.
on the 9th of October, and if you wait till the fol-
lowing day I will pay you 50s.' There were vari-
ous excuses pleaded for that,—fear of the 'Black
List,' total ruin, sick family to be looked to, but
such was the fact."

It should be mentioned that the " Black List" is
a publication privately c:rculated among members
and mercantile men, in which the names of all per-
sons are entered against whom judgments are
marked in any of the courts, and the terror it in-
spires among struggling traders, it appears, from
this case, enables creditors to extort large sums
under the name of costs, which would be incurred
if judgment were marked, but which are esteemed
a trifling infliction compared with the insertion Of
the debtor's name in the " Black List." On this
state of facts Mr. Justice Keogh made the following
remarks:--" This charge for not marking judgment
was an illegal transaction from beginning to end. It
was, in the first place, a fraud on the revenue, a plain)
palpable fraud. Of the sum of £7 4s. 11d., which
the marking of judgment would cost, £1 Bs. should
have gone to the revenue. He would say that the
whole of the machinery of the Court would be
made the instrument of an abominable system
of oppression if such a transaction were
permitted to go unrepudiated. Any man might
come to his debtor and say, I will mark judg-
ment against you, and you will answer in the
4 Black List,' and then away with your credit; but
pay me the costs of judgment and I won't mark it.
How, he asked, was this extortion removed from
the conduct of those wretched people who in the
byways, and lanes, and alleys, meet men and say'
I will charge you with offences of the most vici-
ous nature unless you give me certain sums of
money."

The "Black List" his lordship denounced as " an:
other instrument used for the most vile and flagiti'
ous purposes."

The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff-"
£l6 5a., which, with the sums paid for interest, and
for being kept out of the "Black List," makes the
whole amount £36 108., in payment for £2l. It
is possible the jury did not share the judge's &b'
horrence of the "Black List."

COUNTRY MARBE TS.

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COLCHESTER-APRIL 25.

At this corn exchange to-day there was a small shoal
of whet, which sold at fully last week's prices. Spring
corn scarce, and in little demand.
Wheat, white ..46s 568 Beans,Mazagan..3os 429
red 42s 52s middle & small.3ss 423
Barley —s —s Peas, white 40s
Oats