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

TILE 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, feu 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 121. and shall
not exceed 241., then for every 40s. and for
any fractional part of 40s. of such annual sum 0 5 0
And wheTe the same shall exceed 24/., then for
every 41., 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 £o 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
papor, or in or with any pamphlet or literary
work 0 0 6

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE NEAR LIVERPOOL.—An
occurrence of a very painful nature happened on Mon-
day morning at Dee-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 Come, 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 not 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 batched her
young, he took off his cap, which he put upon the ground,
went down upon his bands 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, ho could indis-
tinctly 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 warmest 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 30 deg. 6-10th Centigrade (87deg.
of Fahrenheit). The last two days have been exceedingly
favourable fo the bay 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 has had 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 accountsb
of the vines in the provincial journals are of a contra-
dictory character. Whilst some declare that unequivo-
cal 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
vintage will be good in quality and quantity, for the
rains coming thus early in the year have been rather
beneficial than otherwise. A repetition of wet and cold
weather for many days together would, however, be as
injurious to the vines as tie late rains have been on the
whole advantageous.—Galignani'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 vivat, sprang out of bed,
f and said, ' Third act is finished,' "

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

The supervision of the public journals having
come within the attributions of the Minister of the
Interior, in consequence of the late suppression of
the Ministry of Police, M. de Persigny summoned
the chief editors of the several journals of Paris
to attend on Tuesday at the hotel of the Interior.
The representatives of the several journals were
received separately, and M. de Persigny, after
alluding to the measures of severity which the po-
litical crisis lately passed through had rendered
necessary in the interest of society, expressed him-
self in most indulgent terms towards the press.
The various editors withdrew much pleased with

their interview.
By a recent decree the Minister of Police has
interdicted the entrance into France of M. Eugene
Sue, who is now residing in Savoy.
The Emperor will to-day review the troops
in the camp at Satory, and the Empress and the
Duke and Duchess of Alba will be present. His
Majesty will put the troops through different ma-
noeuvres, and before the tiling off there will be a
distribution of rewards. The men are actively
engaged in repairing the injury done to the embel-
lishments of the camp by the late heavy rains. All
the paths between the tents have been covered
with sand, and triumphal arches have been erected
in different parts to do honour to the visit of their
Majesties.

Several officers, says the Pays, were to leave
Paris yesterday for the Camp at Chobham, namely,
General the Duke de Montebello, aide-de-camp to
the Emperor ; chef d'escadron Reille, orderly offi-
cer to the Minister of War ; a colonel of infantry,
and a captain of artillery.
The Emperor, on the report of the Minister of
Public Instruction, has decreed that, with the con-
sent of the Bishop, pensions may be conferred on
old or infirm priests of more than thirty years'
standing.
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We read in the Constitutionnel :—An important
measure is said to have been adopted in principle
by the Director of Agriculture and Commerce. We
allude to a decision that merchandise now prohi-
bited shall be admitted at the Universal 'Exhibition
of 1855 ; it will be to be re-exported with-
out charge at the close of the Exhibition, or sold
in France on payment of a duty of 30 per cent.
The Moniteur contains a decree authorising the
Minister of Public Instruction and Religion to
grant pensions to such members of the clergy as
may be incapacitated by age and infirmities for the
discharge of their duties, for which purpose the
subvention of five million francs accorded by the
decree of January 22, 1852, is to be employed, to-
gether with an annual vote.
A decree approving of the cahier des charges of
the railway from Lyons to Geneva is also published
in the official journal.

The market for Rentes was dull yesterday, and
at the termination of business a general decline in
prices had taken place. The final quotations were :
—For cash—Three per Cents., 76f. 80c. ; Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 75c. For the account
—Three per Cents., 76f. 60c. ; Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 101 f. 40c. Bank Stock, 2,685. Shares
of the Societe Mobiliere experienced a further re-
trograde movement to the amount of 22f., and
closed at 758 f. ; in those of the Bank of Credit
Foncier no change occurred, being still quoted at
700 f. The Railway Share Market was also unfa-
vourably influenced by the generally inactive con-
dition of business, and those securities underwent
a still further downward movement, the progress of
which apparently was only arrested by the close of
business : the decline was most considerable in
shares of the Bordeaux and Cette line, which 'fell
20f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 17f. ; Paris
and Rouen, 15f. ; Western, 12f. ; Paris and Stras-
bourg, 12f. ; Orleans, 10f. ; Paris and Lyons, 10f. ;
Northerns, 7f. ; and Rouen and Havre, 5f., closing
prices.