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London, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

700 to 100 was at first booked about Dervish. From
this he recede to 800 to 100, and towards the close
2,700 to 300 was laid at one blow. A rallying effort
was ►wade, but it did not appear th•et he recovered a
single pomt. Neville at one time we tbLA to 530 to
15, but returned 25 to 1 ; and 0 -trog ith tottered under
the effect of a very heavy bet, which in the course of
the morning, it was said, was laid against him at the
Cub.

Lorkt Campbell baying Aummed up the evi4euoe,
The jury found a verliet for the 41efendant.

SPIRT!', sub. AR, A VD MALI' DUTIES.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's two bills for r
gulat-
ig spirits, sugar, and malt, have been laid before the

At the conclusion of business the quotations were as
follow :

DERBY.

...
House of Commons.
SPIRIT AND SUGAR Mmes.—With respect to the spirit
duties, it is proposed that in lieu of the existing duties
there shall be chargeable on and after the B.h of May,
1851, on every gallon of rum and other spirits, or strong
waters, the produce of British possessions in America' the
limits of the East India Company's charter, or the island
of Mauritius, nut being sweetened spirits, of any strength
not ex.,:eeding proof, and in proportion for greater or less
strength, as follows :- -If imported into Scotland, 6s. ; if
imported into Ireland, 4s. 4d On and after the 9th of
M ty, 1854, will be chargeable on all sugar, in addition to
the existing duty, viz., a farther duty of 151. per cent.,
and on and after the 10th of May, 1554, a similar duty
upon molasies. Powers are given to add this increased
amount to the price agreed upon in all pre-existing con-
tracts for the delivery of the above articles entered into
before the d.iy on which each duty becomes payable.
THE MALT TAx.-- -The duties to be granted are enume-
rated in the schedules appended to the bill, together with
the drawback and allowances which are to be made. The
extra duties allowed by the bill are only to continue during
the war, and are to be under the control of the Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue, and levied under the provisions
of the Act of Excise. Maltsters, brewers, Sze., are to give
in an account of the malt in their possession on the Bth of
May, 1851, and maltsters are to give a like account of the
malt made and disposed of by them within one month pre- Newmarket S S l6
viously to that day, stating the duty, the day of delivery, Lothians arid Edinburghl6
and the name and residence of the person to whom it was Plymouth 17
delivered, under a penalty of 40s. for each bushel, or 1001. Shrewsbury l3
for the whole, at the election of the Attorney-General ; and Lewes
in case of a false account, upon pain of seizure. The duty Bath 23
imposed by this till upon the stock of malt in hand is to be
JU
pay Able in the following manner ; One-eighth on the 24th
of July, 1854 • one-eighth on the 4th of September, 1851; I Halifax
one-eighth on the 23d of October, 18 4 ; two eighths on the ; Redditch
4th of ilecernber, 1851; and three-eighths on the 24th of Manchester
January, 1855, under a penalty of double the duty charge. I Lenham 7
able on the whole stock of malt in possession at the above Epping Town
periods. Powers and authorities are given to the officers Coggeshall 7
of Excise to enter and search premises, under a penalty of South well 8
1001., or 40s. for each bushel of malt on hand. Allowance Ascot Heath.... 13
is to be deducted from the amount taken of the malt stock Tenhury l5
in hand, for increase, and the additional duties are to be
added to the price of articles for which contracts and Newcastle-on-Tyne
agreements have been already entered into. A penalty for JU
untruly stating the original quantity of beer entered for Newmarket
exportation, or claiming a higher rate of drawback than Worcester .................. 4
entitled to, and proof of the original quantity, rests with B.Arnstaple .................. 6
the persons claiming the allowance or drawback. The I Lancaster ................. 6
schedule enumerates the following duties : alihain ..................... 7
For every bushel imperial standard mea-mre, and so in Mansfield ..................11
proportion for any greater or less quantity of malt which,
Liverpool l2
after Bth May, 1:51, shall be made, in the United Sing- I Abingdon in gi
edho n 13
dom of Great Britain and Ireland (except malt made for l3
home consumption in Scotland and Ireland respectively , P'w b 'd e
17
from bere or bigg only), or which shall be brought from Stour ri g
Scotland into England or Ireland without a certificate AUG
of having paid the full duty by law in lieu of all Brighton
other duties now payable, the duty of 4s. ; and I Airdrie
for every bushel, imperial standard measure, and so in !
Durham 3
proportion, which shall be made from bere or bigg only in '
4
Scotland and Ireland, for home consumption, 3s. Id.;
for every bushel of malt, belonging to any tualtster, Ste,
_,Ripon and 111:ighton Club
Yarinotith
home Lewes
irhampton 7
on the Bth day of May, 1851, shad he iu his possession, t 8
following additional duty, after the rate of Is. 31d. ; pro- North Staffordshire 8
vided always, that if such mast shall be in ScotlAnd or , Reading
Ireland, and shall have been .. .10
made as above fur
consumption, then a duty only after the rate of Is. 14
For every gallon of spirits of the strength of hydrometer
proof which, on or after the Bth May. 1851, shall he ois- ~..
5
tillea its Scotland and Ireland, or be in the posse.ssion of Nv arwick SEPTI
any distiller in Scotland or Ireland, or which shall be Lichfield
.' . 7
brought into Scotland or Ireland, the ad.liti mai dtr y , 7 : vr,
1 stern 'Sleeting. -• "7,
In Scotland, Is. ; in Ireland, 81. ; and so in proportion Rochester and Chatham.. 7
for any greater ur less degree of strength, or any greater or Doncaster 12
less quantity. . Pontefract
Channel I spirits of the strength slands.—For gallons of sp
proof, distilled in the Channel Islands : —lf Bedford l9
of hydrometer
imported into Scotland, 6s. 10d. ; if imported into Ire- 00Th
land, ss. 2d. Chester Autumn 3
In the case of spirit mixtures, the increase of duty 3
Kelso
varies according to the article. For every hundred weight Yorkshire Union Hunt 5
of sugar after the 10th Hay, 1811, shall be used in brewing Wrexham .... 5
beer, Sc. 2d.
i Newmarket S 0 9

3 to 1 asst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (taken and
offered)
7 to 2 Baron Rothschill's Kn. Tom (taken)
9 to 1 Lord Derhy's D•rvisi, (taken)
10 to 1 Mr. Gully's Andover (12 to 1 taken freely)
20 to 1 Mr. Gully's Hermit (taken)
20 to 1 Mr. Ptyne's Tie Trapper (taken)
25 to 1 -- Mr. Clarkson's Neville (taken)
30 to 1 Mr. U Spence's Canute (taken)
30 to 1 L.ird Zztland's liospodar (taken)
40 to 1 Mr. Newland's Bracken (taken)
50 to 1 Lord Chesterftelds'a Ostragoth (taken)
600 to 500 ou the field against Autocrat and King
Tom.

Ruby and Copenhagen were scratched this afternoon
at 2.50.

NEWMARKET RACES.
It is expected that the first race to-day will be at
o'clock.

RES FOR 1854.
Y.

Royston 23
Tavistock 23
North Hertz 23
Liverpool Hunt Spring 24
Harpenden 26
Epsom 30
'NE.

Hampton 2l
Harrogate 23
Kutghton 23
Carlisle 2B
Beverley, Hull, and East
Riding 2B
Bibury 2B
Ludlow 28
Stockbridge ... ........ 2B
Winchester 3O
'L Y.

Stsanford
Newton .lB
Koutsford. . l9
Nottlngham 2O
Great Grimsby 24
Goodwood... 25
.. 31
Deritend Pool 3l
Ripon 91

UST.
Egbam
Folkestone, Hythe, and
Saudgate l7
York
Hereford 24
Eccles
Chelmsford 29
Derby 29
Plymouth 30
Lincoln 3l
EMBER.

Leioe.,ter 2O
Manchester Autumn 2l
Lanark 25
Newmarket F 0 26
\Vab all
Northallerton 2B

)BER.
Caledonian Hunt 11
Warwick Autumn 17
Richmond 18
I Newmarket H 23
I Worcester Autumn 31
'BER.

NOVE

Cowbridge Hunt 8
1

E9som Autumn
Liverpool

ST. PETERSBURG —Letters from St. Petersburg reach
to the 6th inst., and state that the weather was very '
warm, and that the navigation between Cronstadt and .
St. Petersburg had opened on the previous day, steamers 1
having commenced running. Nothing was known of ' CLOSE OF THE PRESTON STRIKE. —Poker e, Mos-
the state of the ice beyond, and great anxiety prevailed DAY'.—Last night, at a meeting of the operative spin-
for news from sea. : ners and self-actor minders, held at the Albion Inn, in
ANOTHER SCOTTISH SERVANT of THE CZAR. --We learn ' this town, it was resolved not to protract the struggle
from the Raki,", nemid that Mr. James Johnston, longer. Accordingly, the hands sought work this morn-
second surviving son of the late Mr. Thomas Johnston, in at the establishirents whore they were engaged whoa
I
bookseller, Falkirk, and who was for many years a resi- the strike commenced. As yet, however, many of them
dent in Glasgow, where he is still remembered as an in- have been unable to procure employment, in nonce-
geni,,us engineer and worthy man, has held the important quence of their places being occupied by/ strangers,
office of principal engineer at the Admiralty Works of The total expenditure of all the operatives' committees
the Enverne of Russia at Kolpino, on the Neva, for up- during the thirty-seven weeks of the struggle amountl
wards of 20 years past. On war breaking out between 'to 100,0001., and the sacrifice of wages will probably be
Great Britain and Russia, Mr. Johnston at once resigned three or four times that sum. In addition to this, there
his situation, several weeks ago. Under his direction is the manufacturers loss of profits—no inconsiderable
and superintendence some of the finest steamers in the item.
Russian navy had been built and fitted out ;he wail felt I MILITARY' STORES FOR THE EAST.—Largs quantities
to be a most important man in the circumstances oh the ! of Government stores arrived yesterday at Southampton
time and the country; anti so he was offered a still more ' for the troops that are to be sent out in the Orinoco and
responsible appointment than that which he bad so long 'Himalaya to the East. Twenty-five water tanks, each
tonshe, he r also at Smton for
held, namely, that of engineer-in-chief at Cronstadt, first . boling
two
for td
with the condition annexed of his becoming a Russian i the water avhorses,a
whic rived
h will be takenouthaoupt by the
subject. and latterly (when this had been peremptorily I Himalaya. It has been found that distilled water, such
declined) without this qualification. With the spirit as is obtainel on board steam packets for passengers, is
becoming a true-born Briton, Mr. Johnston threw all not suitable for horses. The Hydaspes leaves Southamp-
these offers aside ; and now, after much difficulty and 1 ton to-day for Portsmouth, where she takes in troops
trouble, he is once more, along with his wife and family, 1 for the Mediterranean. The lifydaspes wig be eciployei
in hie native land, i by the Government several utoat4
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