The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

THE STAMP DUTIES.

The following are the resolutions to be moved by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to-morrow evening :-
1. That from and after the time to be specified, in lieu
of the Stamp Duties now payable on the following deeds
or instruments there shall be charged and payable thereon
the Stamp Duties hereinafter set forth, that is to say :
Conveyance of any kind or description whatso-
ever, in England or Ireland, and charter dis-
position or contract, containing the first or
original constitution of feu and ground annual
rights in Scotland (not being a lease or tack
for years), in consideration only of any an-
nual sum, payable in perpetuity, or for any
indefinite period, whether fee farm or other
rent, fen duty, ground annual, or otherwise,
Where the annual sum thereby reserved,
secured, or made payable, shall not exceed 20s. £0 2 6
And where the same shall exceed 205., and shall
not exceed 121., then for every 20s. or any
fractional part of 20s. of such annual sum 0 2 6
And where the same shall exceed 12/. and shall
not exceed 241., then for every 40s. and for
any fractional part of 40s. of such annual sum 0 5 0
And where the same shall exceed 24/., then for
every 4/., and for any fractional part of 4/. of
such annual sum 0 10 0
2. That from and after a day to be named, the following
Stamp Duty shall be charged and paid, (that is to say):-
On any scrip certificate, that is to say, any do-
cument denoting, or intended to denote, the
right or title of the holder thereof, or any
person, to any share or shares in any joint
stock or other company, or proposed or in-
tended company, or any certificate declaring
or entitling the holder thereof, or any person,
to be or become the proprietor of any share
or shares of or in any such company,
Where such certificate, or the right or title to
such share or shares shall be or be intended to
be transferable by the delivery of such certifi-
cate, or otherwise than by deed or instrument
in writing,

£0 0 1

3. That from and after the sth day of July, 1853, in
lieu of the Duties now payable on Advertisements, shall be
paid :
For or in respect of any advertisement con-
tained in or published with any gazette or
other newspaper, or any other periodical
paper, or in or with any pamphlet or literary
work

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE NEAR LIVERPOOL.—An
occurrence of a very painful nature happened on Mon-
day morning at Doe-park, Woolton, near Liverpool, the
residence of Mr. J. B. Neilson. The premises of Mr.
Neilson had been robbed several times recently, and in
consequence a watchman was appointed to protect the
tools, &c., belonging to the workmen employed
in alterations. The watchman's name is Frederick Guy.
A carman named John Cume was also employed on
the farm, and he attended to the poultry. On Sunday
night James Cume, the brother of John, came to Guy,
and said to him that as it was Woolton wake there
would be many rough people about, so he would sit up
with him. This was at 9 o'clock, and while they were
speaking John Cume came in, and told Guy that he had
a duck just hatching in the plantation near the gate,
and he should net like to lose it, so he begged Guy to
look after it in the night, which Guy promised to do.
At 5 o'clock in the morning John Cume came early to
his work, and found his brother James asleep in
the saddle-room, and Guy on the look-out. He awoke
James, and asked him if Guy had looked after his
duck in the night. James said he did not know,
as he had fallen asleep, and had not been with
Guy for some hours. John then said that he
would go and look after it himself, and, without seeing
Guy to tell him, he went to do so. He crept into the
plantation, and finding that the duck had hatched her
young, he took off his cap, which he put upon the ground,
went down upon his hands and knees, took the old duck
off the nest, and began to take the young ones out of the
nest to put into his cap and carry up to the farm. While
doing this the old duck made a great noise, which Guy,
as he was walking round, heard, and thinking it was
something worrying John's duck, he went to the planta-
tion hurriedly. Just as he got near it, he could indis-
tinctlN see through the thick foliage of the trees, very low
down, a rough, brown, hairy thing, which he took for a
dog worrying the duck. This was poor John's head, at
which Guy fired without speaking, killing the poor fel-
low on the spot. John called out, "Oh ! dear me!"
and Guy ran, shouting out to John's brother James,
who at once ran to his assistance, but all was over. The
unfortunate man has left a wife and three children.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN FRANCE.—Tuesday
was the wannest day that we have had this summer. At
12 o'clock, M. Chevalier's thermometer marked in the
shade 28 deg. 5-10th Centigrade (83 deg 1.3 d of Fahren-
heit), and at 2 o'clock $0 deg. 6-10th Centigrade (87deg.
of Fahrenheit). The last two days have been exceedingly
favourable for the hay harvest, which must be an abund-
ant one from the great quantity of rain that had fallen,
and the hay, except in very low situations, where it
had suffered from inundations, must have been got in in
a pretty good condition. The corn in the environs of
Paris seem to have recovered already under the influ-
ence of sun and wind from the injury caused by the con-
tinued rains, and although less full in the ear than in
some former season, it is far from scanty. It is too
early yet for us to know what effect the change of wea-
ther hashad generally throughout France. If the weather
should remain fine for several days, it may be assumed
that the corn crop will be at least an average one. At
any rate the last two days, if the change has been gene-
ral, must have had a most beneficial effect in checking
the injury caused by excessive moisture. The accounts
of the vines in the provincial journals are of a contra-
dictory character. Whilst some declare that unequivo-
calr signs of the grape disease have manifested them-
selves, others state that the vines are healthy, and
promise an abundant harvest. If the disease does not
make its re-appearance extensively, and we should be
favoured with fine weather for the next two months, the
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beneficial than otherwise. A repetition of wet and cold
weather for many days together would, however, be as
injurious to the vines as the late rains have been on the
whole advantageous. —Ga,lignani's Messenger.
LITERATURE IN BED.—" I generally," says Hans
Christian Andersen, " found the jovial Alexander
Dumas in bed, even long after midday ; here he lay,
with pen, ink, and paper, and wrote his newest drama.
I found him thus one day ; he nodded kindly to me,
and said, Sit down a minute ; I have just now a visit
from my muse; she will be going directly.' He wrote
on ; spoke aloud ; shouted a vivo, sprang out of bed,
and said, 6 Third act is finished."