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VOLS. 111. and IV. of EVELYN'S DIARY
and CORRESPONDENCE.

NEW EDITION, with numerous ADDITIONS and ORIGINAL LETTERS,
Now first published, and a Corms INDEX:

" This excellent edition of Evelyn is now completed. The volumes
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dred and twenty-five new ones. Among the new letters are four-
and-twenty written by Evelyn from London, to his father-in-law in
Paris, during the months immediately preceding and following the
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and Correspondence,' that it is one of the most va'uable and inte-
resting books in the language. It is mow deservedly regarded as an
English cla'sic "—Examiner.
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AT a numeroug and highly respectable MEET-
ING of MERCHANTS and TRADERS of the CITY of
ON DON, he'd at the London Tavern, on Monday, the 14th March,
1853,

JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P., in the Chair,

I was proposed by J. Horsley Palmer, Esq ; seconded by Salm
Gregson, Esq , M.P.,

That in the opinion of this Meeting the present duty of 2s. 214 d.
per lb. on tea, or from 200 to 250 per cent., is a most oppressive tax
upon an article of universal consumption, v$ hich enhances the-price
so considerably as seriously to limit the demand, and that such is
directly opposed to the established commercial policy of this coun-
try. That the effect of this duty upon our commercial relations
with China is prejudicial in the highest degree, inasmuch as the
trade being principally one of barter, our exports of British manu-
factures are dependent upon the extent of our imports from that
country—it may, therefore, be fairly expected that our trade would be
materially increased, were there a considerable augmentation of the
returns at present received from China. That a large reduction of
duty is impori ant, inasmuch as tea is a favourite article of consump-
tion with the great mass of the people, whose comforts and social
habits would be promoted by placing within their reach an accept-
able and wholesome beverage at a reasonable price. And further,
that as a Parliamentary Committee, in July, 1847, after a length-
ened inquiry, recommended to the House of Commons a considerable
reduction of the duty on tea it is highly expedient at this time to
urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer to re-consider the Report of
the Committee, with a view of submitting to the house a proposal for
carrying their recommendation into effect.
It was proposed by W. Crawford, Esq. ; seconded by Hugh M.

Matheson, Esq.,

That inasmuch as protracted discussions upon alterations of duty
detrimentally affect thp interests of_all purled abroad,
promote undue' SpeculatliM,Mffi,tend termount of
duties received for the revenue, itlihighly desirable that any reduc-
tion proposed as regards the tea duties should take effect with the
least possible delay.
It was proposed by G. T. Brain, Esq. ; seconded by Lewis Huth, Esq.
That as regards the extent of reduction, this meeting is fully im-
pressed with the importance of its being of such a magnitude as would
secure to the people a difference in price sufficiently important to en-
sure such increased consumption as would
.promptly restore any
temporary deficiency in the revenue.
It was proposed by Richard Twining. Esq., jun. ; seconded by John
Entwistle, Esq..
That the following Memorial be signed, ter presentation to the
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, conveying to him the views of this
Meeting on the subject, and that the same be haned to him by John
Mast erntan,
Esq. 31. P., and Samuel Gregson, Esq. d,
M.P.
It was proposed by J. Ingram Travers, Esq. ; seconded by Jas. Lay,

ton, Esq,,

That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to John Master-
man, Esq., M.P., for his conduct in the chair this day, and for his
ready attention at all times to the wishes of his constituents.
To THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE, M.P., CHAN-
CELLOR OF HER MAJESTY'S EXCHEQUER, &C.

The Memorial of the undersigned Merchants'andTraders of
the City of London.
Showeth,—That your Memorialists are deeply interested in the
trade with China, or engaged in the sale of tea.
That your Memorialists consider the present duty charged upon
tea to be exorbitant a Jd oppressive, and most inconsistent with the
avowed commercial policy of the nation, of securing to the mass of
the people all necessary articles of consumption at the cheapest pos-
sible rate.
That this excessive duty interferes most seriously with the con-
sumption of tea.
That the natural development of the China trade (in most in-
stances one of barter) is greatly impeded by the imposition of a WO
duty upon one of the principal articles of import, as the extent of
British manuf, ctures to be introduced into that country must be
regulated by the returns of China products which we are enabled to
consume
_ _ .

That your Memorialists consider that could returns be taken from
China in sufficient quantity, the exportation of British manufactures
would be increased to an enormous extent, China being not only the
most populous country in the world, but its inhabitants are probably
the most dress-loving people and the most prone to the indulgence of
cheap luxuries of any nation with which we are acquainted.
That your Memorialists are convinced that the reduction of the
duty on tea will ensure a largely increased consumption of that
article.
That the loss of revenue occasioned by a reduction of duty would
be speedily repaired by such increased consumption, provided the
reductio,, were sufficiently important to cause a sensible diminutiou
in the price, and one which would be felt by the mass of the people,
whose purchases, though made in very small quantities, are enor-
mous in the aggregate.

That the duties imposed by the Chinese tariff on British goods
varies from 5 to 7 per cent., while the duty on tea, their staple
export to Great Britain varies from 200 to 250 per cent.—a fact
which should induce the Government of this country to take the
earliest opportunity of lessening the excessive duty now charged
thereon.
That independently of commercial views, the extended consump-
tion of tea in this country may be deem 1 a moral and social qd es-
tion of great importance. Tea yields a wholesome and agreeable
beverage to evert class of the population, one that is increasingly
desired as a subs itute for intoxicating liquors, and is peculiarly valued
by the humbler classes, whose comforts would be increased, and
whose social habits would be improved were the cost of so important
an article of consumption materially reduced.

That in reference to navigation, a large reduction is important.
Tea is a light and bulky article, requiring considerable tonnage in
proportion to its value; the continued emigration to Australia will
direct a large amount of shipping to the southern hemisphere, a part
of which, proceeding to China, would find profitable employment,
were a large additional quantity of tea required in this coantry.
That your Memorialists would further mention that during the
past six years, while the shipments of tea from China to Great Bri-
tain have only increased from 57,600,00. lbs. to 65,000,00011 n., the ex-
ports of tea to the United Slates, where no duty is imposed, have in-
creased from I B,ooo,ooUlbs. to 34,300,000 'bs.,—a striking illustration
of the expansive power of the tea trade if relieved from burthensome
and oppressive duties.
That in our colonies and dependencies where tea is free or lightly
taxed, the consumption is, in proportion to the population, iu some
cases two, in others three to one more than in this country, a tact
which farther strongly illustrates the capability of greatly increased
consumption.
In conclusion, your Memorialists will only refer to the elaborate
investigation into the working of the China trade by a Committee
of the House of Commons in 1847. The Report of that Committee,
which entered most fully and ably into all questions arising out of
this important br, nch of our commerce, contained the following re-
commendation to the house:—

" Your Committee think themselves warranted in recommending
to the house a considerable reduction in the duty on tea at the
earliest period which in it; wisdom it may see fit, as most desirable
in itself, with a view to the comforts and the social habits of the
People, as involvin,i but a temporary loss to the Revenue, and as
essential to the extension of our trade with China, nay, even to its
maintenance at the point which it has already reached."
Un ,er these circumstances, your Memorialists pray fora liberal
and pr,,mpt revision of the Tea Duties.
London, 14th March, 1853. .. .
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THE CIJHE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi-
ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its mOst Inveterate
Apparently Intractable Forms.
BY F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
"In proot of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) hag given
the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad
as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated.
Such are cases ix., si., xii.. and aviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a
period of twelve yews, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally
removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both
in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag-
gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet th 3
treatment adcipted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful."
errofemor Limn on the Treatment of Stricture,