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matters with something like gr-"-----"---"*".'adual er,ress Had. no affairs. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He begged to
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those applications had been granted there was the greater editor were to put in two or three columns of news the sale
progress been made in this matter since
1 when Lord Mr. BRIGHT thought that every gentleman who had
e - to the house , , ,
• but he said then as he would now say that numerous diamond rin s
reason why the right ho '
n. gentleman the member tor man- -4, would be doubled or trebled very shortly. He did not ' g, a large amount of plate, and a
which the right hon. gentleman referrece,
stamp
duty hear
d the debate mus
t have come to the conclusion that,
chester should felicitate hims lf in the belief that he had
e they opposed the two other taxes with very different feel- equipment of clothes linen an •
think the penny periodical publications were so bad as new ' ' , d cal pet bares, s ppa-
Castlereagh's acts were passed ?
r tly re aral for a len thened y . , -ir 1"
it was now ld. ;
rains were out," whether the evil corn- made out a stronger case or ressine „on the Government ings-that they recognised a great difference between the people supposed. Their tendency was not to obseenity or .el P P oya„e. He lad been
fp • p
at least, " the b
upon newspapers was then 4d. i ,
1 t was rather
h) Th ehh* l• ' d- '• - •' - . ti ndt on advertisements, and the stamp on newspapers, and immorality. Mr. Heywood told the committee that perio- in Messrs. Whitccombe s service since August, 1852,
it sounded lie
f e one-fourth-practical y i
k 1 lained of would die or not. (Hear, ear. e spe c is c ann, an for calling upon them to make an. excep o u y
11 events 100 e, P
stem in the dicals of this kind could not live, and that the good perio- and had recently been married.
less than one-third. That, at a . ,
' his favour It s
t t fth rieht hon. gentleman (Mr. Gibson) had not had any- in . wa not fair to put this que the Excise duties on paper. (Hear, hear.) They also wero
(Hear, hear,) With respec o o e 0
same category with the hop duty or the wine duty. It was
The irisoner who is a tall fin - '
dicals put down the bad when an attempt was made to 1 • , . , e looking young man
of opinion that there was a great difference between the
somethine like progress.
duce(' from 3s• fid. thing like an answer from the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
,
the adve•Aisement duty, it had been re .
t t• •
no a ques ion simply affecting the perishing wants and establish the latter. There was in the mind of many mem- seemed to feel the degraded position he had plunged
l'le
s something i e progress. and from the motion with which he had just concluded,
necessities of th l b t't hi h concerned
e peop e, u i was one w c ertisements and the st
duty on adv „ amp on newspapers. He berg of the Conservative party a dread of these cheap himself. He declined saying anything in answer to 'the
to is. 6d. ; surely there again wa f
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(Hear ) Not that was a reason or pp g
as a't might be presumed that he did not intend, to any se- the education and the intellectual cravings and tastes of , ,
said then that they acknowledged, especially with respect penny newspapers. But as hon. gentlemen opposite must charge,
• ' d (hear, hear)-but, for goodness' 3-
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tt, to controvert the positions laid down by the the great body of the poorer classes of the community. te the duty on advertisements, that it was one of so greve go into partnership with the people for weal er for woe, Mr. Alderman Hunter committed tl -'
reason for going onwar -
rious ex en
le pasoner to
d 1 t consider our general
ked the and as they were bound to take their tone from the
sake, before we went onwar e. us .
1 'ht hon. gentleman whose speech was so comprehensive When, therefore, the right hon. gentleman. as it must receive the attention of the house
a character that , e .
Newgate for trial.
He was quite sure he might appea rig
ereet Mass of the 1 • Id 't t b btt
peep e, nou i Ito e e er to
house to accede to his resolutions, he was makme an ap-
principles. (Hear.)
t nd ood sense of the right and so logical, and so full of facts that might well carry (Hear, hear.) He as
ked the house however to ostnone n '
to a gentleman of the. acu eness a . g .
e • d tha those on which any
pal to them on higher groun s n , , P e have a better aliment then the Hangman's Daughter
their decision on the subject ; and fortunate was the Chan-
hon. member to consider what a mischievous prec u a conmc ion
edent he ' •t• to every mind, that probably in the whole of
11 f th
of the other appeals mentioned by the Chance or o e and to give them a cheap newspaper in which they might PRICES OF SH ARK".
was setting by inviting gentlemen to give votes
.uploat6d
our fiscal arrangements there was nothing more stupid- Exchequer were based. The Chancellor of the Exchequer cellor o
f the Exchequer who could induce a majority of that learn that Prince Albert had been 'laying the foundation
series of resolutions, all of them to be given upon iso f
th
,_
ear.-
) whether it was a question of finance or of educe. seemed very much to disapprove of abstract resolutions. house to support him in postponing the declaration of their stone of a model cottage and read the events of to-da *
grounds, without any g .
eneral or comprehensive view o e (h.
d the right hon. non, than the whole of this body of legislation which had • ,
Now he could not forget the memorable night, soon opinion till after the declaration of his-(hear hear)-but th th th f - '
ra er an ose o a century ago. (Hear.) He saw now
y INT BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.
state of the revenue. (Hear, hear.) Di
e after he took hi ' h bt t ' and then great complaints against the cabmen for con
s seat in that house, w en an a s rac
he must remind the house that he confessed frankly that gre-
o encourage this come to be known as the " taxes on knowledge. 1 d full d' 1- hether gating at the corners of the streets, and using offensive FrOM the Official List.
gentleman think, that if the house were th
resolution was most ab y an y iscussec w
one vote and
it a eat emereenc and that he informed e• e 0 1 '
practice of condemning particular taxes r ear ) The Chancellor of the Exchequer began by
(Hea , h .
th f t d li y was " wise just, and beneficial"- he considered. gr e y,
laneuabe t aches as they passed. Would it not be some- PUBLISHED EVERY TUF.DAY AND FRIDAY EVENING,
Yf the commu- _ e ree- ra e po c
another, it was likely to be for the benefit o
admitting that the law as to the stamp duty was very un- (hear, hear)-and it appeared to' him that the resolutions them they were not to su ose that he thou ht no erson thine of a remed if these eo le had a
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nity? Did he think it likely that the e ne ur
l't eof the
xPethalt the credit satisfactory, and he said that, with regard to the case of now before them were equally worthy the attention of the was to propose a measure for the remission of taxes but the amuse
h.emse yes with. In New York the first thing that •
country would be balanced by its income ; .
e (Hear.) And what, after all, was it that was now struck im was, that the cabmen, who were all Irishmen JOIN T-S r0,...a BANKS.
• tained - that in the end the Bradbury and Evans, the Government would undertake a how; . Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear.) That would be an
of the country would be main , ...
lightened ? (Hear, ht th h h 11 • a distinct pledge
asked ? Not t a e ouse sou c give
extremely dangerous doctrine, and one that he hoped all ,
or coloured persons, always had a small newspaper in their
Dividend Amount ,
burden upon the public would be . . new bill to define the law more clearly-. He appeared ato repeal the whole of the duties mentioned in the resolu- _ nand. In New York too, the mechanics, the ship- Name of Company. per 1 ot Paid. P ice.
hear, hear.) With the very h h
sheht experience whin e
little anno t 1 t. h• h ritght hon. gentleman confined himself at pre- sides would be careful not to admit. (Hear.) Acting upon
yed a an exc ama ion wlc came from that tions, for the builders the stonemasons, received their daily morning
,
Annum. ' Share.
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had had in the office which he a .
now the honour
(Mr Bri ht's) part of the hou e d h .t t ent te a sum of 170,000/. only ; but what he asked the the opinion which, on the Part of the Government of Lord paper at an early hour, before they went to work. That
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to hold, he (the Chancellor of the Ex q
tow
che uer) did nor feel • g s, an per aps i was no s
x s. d. Z s. d.
o was to affirm the principle of the resolutions. Derby, he was the organ of communicating to the house, indicated the possession of a high order of intellect on the
house to d .
any hesitation in .
calling upon the house not orce a quite so courteous as it might have been-(hear)-but the
Australasia........... 61. per cont.! 40 0 0 40 0 0 92
No one co td t • t h hd ta sider the question, especially of the duty part of these workmen as compared with the le•
uld deny that the advertisemen u y was unjus e a con
li• h there had not yet been the fact was that it was caused b f • th t
won-mg British North American 6(. per cent. 150 0 0 ' 0 0 0 GO
decision upon a subject w ic _ . l
y a eeling of amazement a
in its incidence. The rich man who announced a, sale, in on advertisements ; and It was the opinion of himself cheeses in this country. There was an advantage in abolish- com
oppontum considerine Hear
• *ty of fully and fair y 0. ( , ,the right honmunble gentleman should have got no further order to put money into his pocket, could afford the tax ; and his colleagues that no time should be lost in proposing ing these taxes now, when everybody was quiet. The great Cceonia(
mercial of London. 6/. per cent.ll,4) 0 0 0 ' 0 32
31. per cent.lloo 0 0 25 0 0 -
hear.) He felt it his duty to represent to the house the
not make of that duty to the House of Commons (Hear questions of lic would h h
than this-(hear, hear)-that with this Government, con- but the poor man who wanted employment could the repeal
_po y ,ead no doubt, be discussed as tint
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bl' • t g taining men who ought to understand the question his wants known without being equally taxed. Was that hear.) At a flu, saelPun 13Srlo. ~ nwevern circums anees temperately by the press oe the welseing classes „by teat
wares into a practice perilous to t e pu ic in e-
just ? Then, with regard to the stamp duty on newspapers over which they na . o control ied to. an increase of the of the middle classes. No doubt his views upon political London and Co•unofty4": 6'. - Irloo 20 0 0 j'6
Londn and Westmin;t•r 61. per
cantt. 'me o 0 20 0 0 35%
• rests and the public credit and the character of the house. thoroughly, he was about to propose a new law to re-
it had been said that some compensation was given for that estimates, and made it necessary for him to ask a supple- economy would often be attacked, and he should probably ilz ccesitlt.. i
(Hearn hear.) What had been the propositions made to enact restrictions which would have the same effect upon
duty by the paper being allowed to pass through the pest. mentary estimate, so that it was necessary to revoke that receive some hard rubs on account of the Peace Society, Provincial
.. London Joint Stock
that house during about eight weeks that he had sat in it
of Ireland Bl. per cant. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
the general question of the lel' th restrictions
pu ic press as e office ; but that compensation was absurdly partial, for, immediate decision. (Hear, from Lord j. Russell.) If but he was not the less inclined on that account to see Ditto, New Bi. per cent. 10 0 0 13 0 0 -
as Chancellor of the Exchequer ? The hon. member for
eof amaze- while you might send a paper backwards and forwardsfrom tg„oble lord supposed that he was making a declaration these matters discussed. With re„eard to emigration, National of Ireland 4l. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
the West Riding said a few nights ago that the house had now in force. The exclamation was on
Yt, one end of the kingdom to the other by virtue of the penny in that house that was not maintained by facts, he could what Parliament had to do was to give the people Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0 -
been votin,g away money at the rate of 1,000,000/. an hour ; ment that he should have proposed to do no more. e
861/. pa..T rt. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
stamp duty, you could not circulate the same stamped „ly say he would not have presumed to refer to anything no temptation to go abroad. But at present a working 0 nil)
rie i Zilvit Cele; *
well, the house was most liberal in voting the public mon.ey towards the end of his speech, he held out, half-
paper within the three miles' district of London without that occurred in council, or in private conversation ; but man, when he went to New York and found news- South Australia ..P.. 161..pp..cei..8:01.. gig
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-(hear, hear) ; but, if it chose to do so, it must exercise coaxin 1 the ho e that the Government would con- paying postage, in addition to the stamp duty on the paper it would be recollected that a deputation waited on Lewd papers catering for him_, felt immensely raised in his peed- union of tustralia
some self-eummand in refasing to shut up the resources gy'
P t'o But, while he concluded itself.' But it mieht be said that it was a question affect, Derby, and that all that was said by him was said by Lord tion. The people of this country were at a disadvantage Ditto .. - 2100 - -
from which the public money was derived. It was inn sider the question of redue i n. 0
f tbe ress and it had been Derb on that occasion. (Cheers.) That being the case, even with their fellow sub'ects in the colonies fo there Unien of London
he commenced with ing the improved character o p , . y . e , r ~ . . le
possible to combine the two things ; you could not play with that delusive expectation,
h observed that." cheap and nasty', were terms applicable to • and having shown to the house by a reference to this cir- were no taxes upon knowledge there. There were more union of Madrid - 40 0040 0 0 --
with this system of condemning and vituperating taxes that " fullness of the heart" out of which " the mout
literature as well as to other things. But experience vin- cumstance that there was a sincere determination on the daily papers in Canada than in all England. The repeal of let SUICANCE COMPANIES.
unless you were prepared to give them up, and you could speaketh," by proposing to bring in a bill which should
dicated the argument of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. part of the late Government to teminate the duty on all these taxes would not necessarily injure the prospects of
not give them up nnless you were prepared to adopt mea- dfi the law inore clearly and exclude Mr. Dickens, care Gibson), as the Penny Cycloycedia. Chambers's Journal, advertisements, he was now called on to look to the cir- the high class newspapers. After paying great attention Dividend Amount
sures to which the house-the great body of the house- beeinngetaken that there should not be an untaxed press mid the works of other enter Prising publishers throughout cumstances of the existing Government as to their ability to the question of national education, he had arrived at the Name of Company. per of Paid. Price•
Annum. Share.
did not see its way as to a total change and great contra°. throughout the ited kingdom. [The Chancellor of the_ the country fully proved. Upon all these grounds he should to meet a demand of that kind. (Hear, hear.) The house deliberate conviction that, in the interest of the great Mass •
_me
tion of the public expenditure. (Hear, hear.) What had Exchequer was understood to exPress dissent.] He (Mr• give his cordial support to the resolutions. (Cries of would recollect that tho duty on advertisements did not of the people, if he could. see the taxes unon knowledge x s. d. X s. d
been the demand made upon the house ? The house had Brieht) wished the right hon. gentleman had said that th Divide !")
' ' come up to the sum of 180,0001. a-year. Now, the knew removed he would agree to abolish every grant for educe- Albion •• -••- 3/. 10s. 500 00500 0 90
met but a few days when an honourable member opposite proposed bill would sweep away those obnoxious laws. sed to from the published rove the table that the tion giv
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE said. he was not dispo .., nue accounts on . . _ en by that house. (Hear, hear.) He despaired at Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 1 is.6d.bs. 100 0011 0 0 -
moved the remission of the hop duty ; that, he said, it With respect to arithmetical calculations, the right hoiiii. move the repeal of the tax on paper for the present, but surplus now at the command of the Minister was more present of seeing an efficient system of national education Ditto marine... .. 61. p.c.So bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50
Anchor .......... •.: .. 6 per cent. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
was impossible any Chancellor of the Exchequer could care gentleman had made as great a blunder as that whichE e with regard to the other two duties, he thought that the thr.n that which he had, he must be allowed to saY, Pru- carried, and, give him the removal of these impediments Atlas
about, for it was a mere nothing nly about 380,0001.- charged against the mover. The Chancellor ofhth 4x-
. , 135.6 d. 69 9 0 510 0 SI%
right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer had used the dently estimated. He hoped it would not be considered a to knowledge, and he would willingly give up all the sums • Argus Life ........... 41. Der cent. ico 3 0 16 0 0 ..._
(a laugh), and he was supported by a considerable number chequer argued as if, of the 166,0001., not more tan one- most sophistical arguments in answer to the clear, compre- flagrant estimation on his part that he had gone upon that now voted for education. (Cheers.) British Commercial .. 7s. 61. 50 0 0 5 'I 0 7
of gentlemen in a vote to strike off that duty without third would. be received into the Exchequer. But when hensive, and most conclusive speech of the right hon. mem- calculation of a less revenue thau it would appear had Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR said, ae an independent Ciericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2,,%
any consideration of balancing the income and expendi- you had got an establishment with servants engaged and ber for Manchester. There could be no doubt that at pre- been 'actually realised. (Hear, hear.) He must, there- member, he wished to vindicate the course he should adopt County ........... .... 4/. 100 0010 0 0 121
ture bf the country. (Hear, hear.) It was, however, a salaries in course of payment ; and when you came in the sent the country was inundated with a flood of mischievous fore, impress on this house these facts-that the surPlus in supporting these three motions, irrespective of all party l'eog`re'l •'""" • • • • " Ts: V) 00 00 :00 g eueU
moderate demand compared with some others. The hon. end to a large amount of business, every charge having and pestilential publications, which stimulated the worst was greater than last year, and that the ameant of a,dver- considerations-(hear hear)-leaving the Chancellor of the Equity and Law:. :. :: 4% per cent. 10000 500 a:
member for Montrose (Mr. Hume), who came next, raised already been made on the amount of receipts, those receipts passions of the vulgar, and which the house was unable to tisement duty they had to deal with was unquestionubly Exchequer to extricate himself from his position with that European Life ...... ... 15s. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
his terms very much, for he moved for the repeal of Cus- were then, for the most part, profit, and increasing profit, encounter, because it would not allow salutary publications less than 180,000/. Were they justified, then, in dealing ingenuity for which he was so remarkable. (Hear, General ............ .. - 50 0 5.3(
toms' Duties to the amount of no less than 1,350,0001. ; the to the establishment. His right hon. colleague was there- to be issued on the same terms. Even if such an object as with the first resolution of the right honourable gentleman? hear, and a laugh.) He had recently received a letter Globe ••• .. 61. per cent. Stock. lf
.' 150
hon. member did not indeed wish to press his m_oettoonnto a fore fairly entitled to believe that of the 166,0001. at least this could be purchased with the sacrifice of a considerable His opinion was -that they were not justified in dealing from a gentleman of great literary eminence, bearin 0 45 0 0 6:
g Luparedriiaaililwe :..:: : : : :
15/i peerr cceenntt. 15001(i) g 0
50 0 0 4
division, but a division was called for, and into th I Pity a two-thirds, if not three-fourths, would be profit to the amount of revenue, he would say it was worth the sacri- with the third resolution. Totally omitting from his strongly on this question. The 'writer, who was now Imperial Life
tof that proposition. Post-office (Hear hear ) The loss to the revenue then
. 'Pies. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -Mee
number of gentlemen went in supper
th 10th the noble • '• '• ' • '•
• ' , , fice ; but when it was proved that this sacrifice would be consideration all those political and moral questions which abroad, said-" lam very thankful for your anxiety to Indemnity Marine.... i Leb•So 4. 100 0 0 20 0 0 58
That was on the 3d of March. On e became insignificant, if not obliterated, when the enormous little, if anything, he was at a loss to conceive how any the right hon. gentleman had brought before theln, and push my work into notice, but lam net sure that indim Law Fire •••••. • . - •• 2s. & ls. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4(4
lord (Lord R. Grosvenor), one of,tho most formidable an- facility was considered which would be given to business by person holding the chara,cter of a statesman, should hesitate looking at the subject merely.in a fmancial point of view, criminate advertising would do good in proportion to the Law l'ife•• •'•••• • • • • • - 100 0010 0 0 50
tagonists any Chancellor of the Exchequer e-tv.er hadel the proposed alteration. But the Chancellor of the Ex- to repeal a tax that was SO obnoxious and so mischievous. he did not think they were justified in dealing with the cost. Literature is divided in England into university, toevilonanArGee neral Life
los
&- bs. N 0 g 122 1g g 54624
laugh)-descended from the hills withehis mo ion again chequer was a Minister of pregress. He (Mr. Bright) He would not go into the origin of these taxee, but he ap- third resolution, which involved a question of s° inne,li re- political, and circulating ; and unless you can advertise London e hip... •
the duty on attorneys' certificates. His demandhagam was believed so ;he had no expectation of having any Govern- prehended it was admitted on all hands that the intention, venue. In the first place, he must repeat the opinion into, or enter one of these circles, it is necessary to trust marine.... .*. . :::::: 15s. • 001500 22 '-
moderate-no more than 120,000/. That demand e pressed meat in this country again which was not formed of a when they were first imposed, was te restrain the diffusion which he expressed last year,. that all the.? 4thre? duties to Eine. lam not a university man ;my works do not Med.ln ":- per share 100
vlid•-•Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
to a division, and the house was pleased to affirm his pro- Ministry of progress. Those who had most pretended of information. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had re- were to be considered as fiscal duties and nothing' eae, and fall in with the political ideas of the day ; they are much minerva ...... •• ••
nosal in defiance of:such opposition as the Government otherwise within the last few years were just as fond as
... putliated any such intention ; why, then, did he retain the that, looking at the question as one of taxation, it involved too heavy for the circuletine libraries-indeed the high Monarch ...... - 50 0 10 0 21s.
' ' h e met on the 4th of A 1
could offer. (Hear.) The ous Pr' , others of progress when they found themselves on the Tree-
-1 th 1 400 000/ • ' 0 , Nation IL
tax ? (Hear.) He theueht th •ht h entleman had the consideration of an amount of not ess an , , • price of books in England gives a bad tone to general read.
a e rig on. g
_a a n oan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 214
after the Easter recess. On the sth, an hon. member (Mr. sury bench. The Chancellor of the Exchequer eves more
1' 11 thum Life
urged the objection drawn from the other inOt&iltliat had (E.re,are, hear.) He proposed in the present instance to deal ing, as people can only see the books that suit circulatine Pelican .. -51. per cent. 50 0020 0 2 v
,8
Oliveira) made a motion with regard to_ the wine duties, ingenious than he was likely to prove successful when he been made for a reduction of taxation as lif all tnese me- wltn tne first resolution, which was to repeal the duty on libraries and book clubs, which are so much in the hand; Phoenix •••••• • • :: • • -- - - 45
affecting revenue amounting to 1,700,0001. He, however, attempted to persuade the house that, because the stamp
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tions had been successful. Rut the facts were not so. He advertisements, and which involved a sum of les. than of booksellers that they may be regarded as a part of the Professional Life.... :•. al. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 IA
only proposed to take away about two-thirds of the amount and advertisement duties were reduced some years ago, had himself voted with the rieht h e tleman against 180,0001. (Cheers.) Now, what was the principal argu- same system. I see the effect of this in my own library : all
0 on. °en
P -- (uent Life
in the firstinstance, and with great kindness and considera- there was no reason why they should hurry forward-admit- the other demands that were made upon the TreasurY; hut meat that bad been brought forward by the noble lord on my best modern works on history, in English, are American filtock tAle ss. 530010 0 8%
teness he was content withthe discussion he had raised and ting, however that the reduction was no reason why they here the evil was se great, the sacrifice so small, that he this subject ?If there was an inference that could be corn- French, or German reprints, for I could never have afforded szatliEr:tchan ea ...••• 6/. p.t. &bs Stock. all 236
the opinions he had elicited, and did not press his motion
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should stay -Am.° they were. The right hon. gentleman felt it was the dut Of every man to record his vote along pletely drawn from it it was this, that no proposition for to purcha.se the quarter otherwise. The ten volumes of Ditto Life ........ 61;117. 91 .--.
to a division. That was on the Tuesday. On the Thurs- said the demands for reductions were likely to abolish ith the right honY. member for Manchesteih ,ll,e, asiTel, n? the repeal of a tax should be made before the budget, and Grote's History of Greece, which is the English edition, has United Kingdom .. •• 1/. p. et. &bs 20 -0
0 4 Vi 0 .6-
day-for there•were two days in the tveek for these attacks his office ; but on the wine and the cm•riage duties the wa
to ote with the rieht hon. member wn° °°"evea mat what chalice a proposition of this kind would have after alone cost me more than the works of Hallam, Macaulay, Universal Life .
upon the Exchequer-a motion was made with respect to expectation of making up the revenue was stated. It itnhens Lee was gre t, or that the object to be attained the budget he left the house to decide. (Cheers.) If they Arnold, Prescot, and Carlyle. Englishmen residing in our Victoria Life •••••• • • sl. Der cent. - 412 6 5%
the Irish Consolidated Annuities ; and that demand, sup- was not till the division became close that the window-tax was same all ; but he haad a right to ask those gentleman who sanctioned the proposition of the noble lord, that the Ad- colonies have told me they procure all their books from
ported by. a considerable number of members, involved
BRIDGES.
was abolished. The argument on the taxes to which the thoueht the sacrifice was little, and that the edneat.i°,n of ministration of the day should possess the privilege and America, which is, therefore, educating the descendants of
2,000,000/. and upwards of revenue. (Hear.) On the next resolutions related, as comnared with others, was used by ge '" le . • t t--he ske I and he had a rl'ut t° monopoly of Proposing the remission of all taxes, he asked all who emigrate. I was always aware of the great im- , Dividend Amount
t ... peep en as Inver an e a t ~. . e
,
, Tuesday-they kept their times regularly-(a laugh)- all Ch hE I; b t th° 't.
ancellors of t e xc equer, u is propos' ion was ask them to convert what was an object of alarm into an the ouse o consu er a e w a
h' t •I-11 h t would be the effect of such portance of Mr. Cowan's motion on the paper tax, and Name of Company. per of l'aid . Price.
Tuesday and Thursday-(a laugh)-the hon. member for
Alinum. Share.
not brought fer ward as a question with respect to the • . trumea of good-he asked those who had made bread a, principle. (Hear.) Let them take allY taxes the renais- every. day I see that, as a political measure, it 13 necessary
Westminster (Sir D. L. Evans) made a motion to reduce
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existing press, but because those taxes were the instrument e
'reap to minister to the wants and cravings of our intel- sion of which were acknowledged generally to have Pro- to preserve the intellectual guidance of our colonies. If
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the duty on carriages, but the amount he affected again by which a mach larger amount of press, so to speak, ehan
duced benefit to the community, and he asked if their we cannot keep our political power over them, we might Huneerfera ..........
l'ectual nature. (Cheers.)
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sank miserably from the standard of the week before ;it that which actually did exist, was suppressed and extin- Mr. J: L. RICARDO slid the nes, ion immediately be- repeal had been proposed by the Ministers or bY Pri. give than a geod education, or the materials for giving eoutha are .. ... ...
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was only 413,013/.. and ha too was so kind as not to divide •h 1 M ft' t t-' • als did not
guis ec. any one mos no ()Lions journ fore the ho ' q'l t' 'd t t b'f th house ? (Hear, hear.) Why, it themselves one." (Hear.) For these reasons he should
use was the repeal of the at ver memo'', uy,va e mem ers o e Di.to New of 7% p.c 709. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
16
IVaterloo ..... ........ - 100 0 0 - 3*l
the house, and not to call for the expression of an abstract wish the house to interfere with the penny stamp duty. and to that 't• th Ch' 11 fth E h ''t
as milY after repeated discussions, and after public certainly vote for all the resolutions. (Cheers.)
propos' ton e ance or o e xc equer 1 w
opinion. We had now arrived at the 14th, and there waft One unfortunate result of it tax of the kind was, that it ha 1 •ve
gi. nno satisfactory answer. Before goine to a divi- opinion had decided in favour of their repeal, that it Lord R. GROSVENOR said, that although many of his
. Into Old Ann. of 8/. 2/ Ss Od
Ditto N • * • -
w ditto of 71 21 2s Od 60 0 0 26
a most formidable ascent again in the figuree for the right narrowed indugt 'll 't b 1 • th h 1 •(' -• •
~ ry ti i ecame a monopo yin e am s
d 1 e•
fth b th l• fth Ai mter. (Hear, hear.) It was constituents were very much interested in this question, Vauxhall .. . .
sion, the house was entitled to expect a ec aration o e ecame epo icy o e ini
2. . - 4u 0 0 .2%
hon. gentleman was requiring the house, not by a distinct of old-establishen firms and persons of large capital. He o inion of the Government with respect to the policy of so with the motions introduced by Lord Althorn and other he meant to vote against the resolutions in spite of the l. 70 10 3 - 21
plain vote to part with, but to condemn revenue amount- (Mr. Bright) h. el that day read a pamphlet, published by L whole sub'ect. In 1836, Lord Melbourne said he would gentlemen after the peace. (Hear.) Look at the repeal of speech of the right hon. gentleman (//ir. Disraeli), the WATER-WORKS.
in& to 1,400,000/. Such was the rate at which demands the editor of a newspaper against the motion, but one '1-
1 'el th t• b lt 'd
th "xes en,leather and other articles. The motions for delivery of which he much regretted, because he
never consent to c eci e e ques ion ypa ry corm era- e •
had been made upon the Exchequer during this short time could not peruse a passage 'without seeing that the a,athor tions of revenue but would treat it as a great social ques- carrying out, these objects -were not mad° first bY the Go- thought it calculated te lower the character of public na Dividend Amount
-amounting within these eight weeks to 7,800,000/.- was looking to his own journal, his own advertisements,
. tion. The noble lord the member for London held offiee vernment, hut hY country ,gentlemen ; and it was only men. (Cries of "Oh !" from the Opposition, and cheers .N me of Company. per of Paid. Price.
(hear, hear)-so that while the hon. member said the house his own receipts, the absence of rivalry and competition, under Lord Melbourne at that time, and it einould become after a course of long-sustained argument flat these remis- from the Treasury benches.) He said that nerd 7, Russell ______ Annum. Share.
voted away public money at the rate of 1,000,000/. an and that his own interest had blinded his eyes on the ques- him-to speak out now on that part of the present Govern. sions were adopted. He need not refer to still more for- had stated that the House ought not to vote for the repeal X s. d. X. s. d.
hour, large portions of the house had shown a verystrong tion. The extract of a letter from Lord Brougham to the ment. The hon. member tben expressed his disapproval cible instances in modern times-in times in which they of any tax before the budget was brought in. That was East London 6l. per cnt. Stock. - 1':5%
inclination to vote away the funds by which the public hon. member for the West Riding, which had been read by of Afr. Timm, the solicitor of the Inland Revenue Depart. themselves lived, and in the house in which they them- a misstatement of the speech of his noble friend. ("Hear Grand Junction ..... • 1 4/. per mt. 50 0 0 - G 9
charges were to be met, if not at any rate at the tolerably his rigbt hon. friend, deserved serious consideration. For ment, in summoning the vendors of unstamped newspapers selves sat. Were those taxes repealed in accordance with hear " from Lord J. Russell.) What his noble friend had Lemrace............... I 41. per cat. IGO 0 0 - 84)4
rapid one of 1,0,10,000/. a week. (Hear.) That wa.s a serious those classes of which the agricultural labourers might be instead of their publishers, before police m„istrates for steps first taken by the Government ? Was the repeal stated was, that as this was the first budget of the present an •-••••••
New River Company.. 2 l. 10s.
- 100 o ',O . -
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state of things for the house to consider.• If the house was taken as constituting the chief portion, a London news- inf tin the law ; and, in conclusion, he called en the not, on the contrary, adopted. by Ministers frequently Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as it was within four Southwark & Vauxnan 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 90
disposed to think that the best mode of managing the paper was too large too extensive, treating of matters Attorneyg-General to explain the provisions of the measure against their convictions or after conversions as sineular days of the time, he ought first to be allowed to make his West Middlesex •• ••••• 61.05. pr cnt. - - 110
finances of the country was by these successive votes at which, to their limited information, were entirely foreien,
.9 which the Government was about to introduce relative te as they were sudden ? (Hear.) He thought, then,°that financial statement, and, above all, to state what the sure
DOCKS.
the instance of individual members, regulated bY and which were beyond their understanding. A London the stem duty on newspapers. the proposition which the noble lord had so strongly inn plus for the year would be. (Hear, hear.) Last year he
all the chances and accidents that determined which me- newspaper gave them more news than a man such The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the publication pressed upon them that night was one of a most dangerous (Lord R, Grosvenor) voted with the right hon. gentlem3n Dividend Amount
tion should come first--(hear)-if they thought it a safe as that had heart or' power to read ;he had not broad against which Mr. Timm had proceeded-and which was character, and one against which the house ought most (Mr. M. Gibson) in favour of these resolutions. On the Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price.
course to encourage these motions and divisions with re- enough knowledge of history, of geography, of the issued in the district with which the hon. member who carefully to guard, if it regarded itself as being something present occasion his intention was not to vote with him. Annum. Share.
sPect to them, then he had no more to say, except to sag- world, to relish the mass of information to be found spoke last was connected-was as much a newspaper as the more than an assembly that had only to register the de- (Derisive cheers and laughter from the OPposition.) When -______ -------- -----,
gest a public economy which might be highly acceptable to in a London newspaper. He wanted something more Times, Herald, or Chronicle, and it was only fair that crees of the Minister, and he didnot think that was a posi- the right hon. gentleman (Mr. M. Gibson) brought forward £s.d X s ' ,
Commercial ••••• • .. • • 41. pr cent. Stow, • 'd' '
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many-(hear, hear, from Mr. W. Williams)-a particular applicable to his own condition-something more lo- it should be subjected to the same stamp duty as . tion which any gentleman there would be willing to take. these motions last year, the right hon. gentleman (Mr. East and West India.. 6%1. pr cent. Stock: ___.
reduction, not a general economy-the total abolition of cal. Nothing was more true than the remark that was imposed upon these journals. The object of the mem , (Hear.) Ho would. recommend the house, then, to deal Disra.eli) then met the question by a quiet negative. But East Country.. 2os. per sli. 100 0 0 - 167
the office he had the honour to hold. (Hear, hear.) He what a man did know must be made the medium of corn- sure which the Government was about to introduce was to 4 with the opportunitybefore them with great moderation and his right hon. friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), London .•••••• • • • • 51. pr cent. stock. - li',--
knew no conceivable reason why a gentleman should be municating information to him ; and when you interested remedy certain defects in the stamp law, and to remove , great temper. He did not ask them to come to any extra- instead of meeting these resolutions by a quiet negative,
_,D.ltto Bo.nds- .. •• •• 4/. per cent, _ - _
• appointed at a considerable salary, and decorated with a his faculties in a variety of subjects, and enlarged his the doubt and uncertainty which had been caused by the vagant vote that he would not sanction himself, but he said that in their main features he concurred, and he met retrar:onne :• •• •• •:, ei.per cent. Stock. - 99%
certain title, as steward of the public revenue and guardian circle of information, you might at last have an educated decision in the Court of Exchequer in the case of a publi- , asked them to support the repeal of the advertisement them with the previous question. He (Lord R. Grosvenor) "
Victoria P,.....• :
of the public credit, and responsible for presenting to the people. It was the small news of his own neighbourhood cation called tho Narrative of Current
_Events. The bill r• duty. That might not satisfy the right hon. gentleman wan perfectly satisfied. with that mode of meeting the sub- - , 200 , s%
house, in some tolerable shape, a balance between the ex- that interested the agricultural labourer ; and that which would insure the payment of the stamp duty by all publi- ' the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his friends, but ject, and thought the House ought to wait until Monday
penditure and the income of the year, if the house, which might be called of inferior quality might be made the cations which were really newspapers, while it would ,• his business was not to satisfy the right hon. gentleman for the financial statement. (Cheers.) CANALS.
was suprenie in all these matters, was deliberately of opi- vehicle for conveying to him the knowledge of that which exempt from it publications like the Narrative of Current and. his friends-(hear)-but to do that which in all the Sir J. PAKINGTON would not have nOticed what had. 1
nion that the best mode of dealing with them was by con- was of superior quality. He (Mr. Bright) was glad the Events, which were published at intervals exceeding 26 , circumstances was most prudent and politic-to take that proceeded from the noble lord who had just sat down, if it Names of g Dividend Names ef r; Dividend
- demning on successive motion-days one sum after another, Chancellor of the Exchequer had not committed himself to days, I course which was most beneficial to the country. (Hear, had fallen from any other lips than his own. (Hear.) The a
Companies. g per Price. e per
Companies. el Price.
the lowest being the insig,nificant amount of 120,000 n, the the view taken in the time of Lord Melbourne's Govern- After a few words from Mr. WILKINSON in support hear.) He was not of the opinion that the press of this House must recollect the triumph which the noble lord had
er.
highest rising to the dignity of 2,000,000/. (Hear, hear.) ment. So he should have expected from the general libe- of the ' •
motion, country could be too free. (Cheers.) He knew that, as obtained only a few days ago, with regard to the repeal of a - - - -- - •
That was matter for the consideration of the house. It n
ra ty of the right hon. gentleman's ideas and he believed
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was impossible for him (tho Chancellor of the Exchequer), the noble lord the member for London tea the same view Lord J. RUSSELL reminded the house that the Chan- ; the press was now constituted, it was considered that its tax in amount very nearly the same as that produced by nahtn& Oldh 08 71. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield 1 1
• 100 2/. 10s.- 50 I
upon the present occasion, to say more, he thought, with _ color of the Exchequer had sliown that he had been called a
' annoy and its efforts were not favourable to the opinions the advertisement duty. (Hear.) The noble lord had narnsley.• • • 160 - - Neata •• •• •• 100) 161. -
that it would be unworthy of the present age to main-
he and his friends held or the views they advocated. It then no scruples in coming forward to press his motion for BrknkinAtrg 150 51. 52% Oxford.. •• •• mei 13/. 132
regard to the fiscal question than he had already stated. tain those taxes except on the principle of revenue. There upon to repeal taxes to the amount of 7,000,000/. before•he
Birmingham 40 41. 105% Peak Forest. 78; W. 18s. 70
was more probable that a press eminently utilitarian, and the repeal of the annual certificate duty paid by attorneys,
With regard to the question of policy, he had stated in were persons who said, if papers were allowed to circulate had had an opportunity of making his financial statement. which appealed only to reason, would exercise its influence and, in spite of the remonstrances of the Chancellor of the Coventry.... 100 257. - Reg!nt'!3• •• • 33 11-4)s• 14%
the most distinct terms that the Government had no wish as freely as men to get on the top of a barrel and address It was said, on the other hand, that the house had not ' against them, but a Conservative press was not only a Exchequer, he pressed his motion to a division, and de- iEryre.B;6l; ite)'2%6l:ll. t. V% I;:menr: 1
eate&;•l i:P. -x * -
te retain, and would not retain, any restraint whatever a crowd, the country woUld be flooded with pestilent pub- .
ress that apperded to reason, or ought to do so, but was feated the Government. (Hear, hear.) And when the Grand,' unctn 100 3e pi.ect. 68 Do.LkFdst -12 - -
Upon the press for the sake of restraint ; that for them the lications. One met men who used oaths and obscene fth 1 hich had been made for P
sanctioned any o e propose s w
- : one that appealed to the feelings ; therefore if its power noble lord talked about lowering the character of public Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61.10. ct. - Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405
question would be a purely fiscal quesnien ; and that the remarks in their conversation, and desired to avoid them. the remission of taxation. Very true ; and the Chancellor ,
were greater, its influence more extensive, and its agency men it would be the conduct of a man who could beat the Grand Surrey 100' 21. 10s. - ihrewebury.. 125 --7 4
claims of newspapers for relief from taxation, if it could Would the public prefer what was nauseous and foul to of the Exchequer asked the house to pnrsue the same more diffused, it would be in proportion more valuable Government on a question that suited his own fancy and Grand Union 100, 11.109. 24 Stoarbrldge.. 145 20 . 230
be shown (which probably it might be) that they paid more more wholesome mental aliment ? But the latter was co-urse on the present occasion-r Hear" and laughter)- . and mere influential. (Hear.) But he was now speaking his own views, and who had no hesitation in supporting Kennt & AV!! 39, Gs. 04. 7% Vireußaalia.l 20 2/. es. 21
than an equivalent for the service they received, should denied to them, the former freely allowed. Penny pub- and to leave him at liberty to explain en Monday next the "en the general theme. He looked at the first resolution of them when the question happened to turn upon a matter TrfeTtivrp• llgg' 27i. 576-0 Warwick & a
meet with fair consideration, and he meant by fair consi- lications were permitted to issue with exciting and
100, 51. 66 latrmingt. j ICO 4/. 40
deration a just and impartial comparison between those horrific accounts of matters, such as stimulated the pes- manner in which he thought it desirable to proceed rela- I the right hon. gentleman, and he saw that it recommended 4in which he did not take equal interest. (Cheers.) He, Leicester.... '
a policy which he believed to be sound and beneficial, and for one, should give his vote on the first resolution with Leicstr &Nth 83: 41. 44% Warwick &1
claims for relief and the claims of the other great interests sions, inflamed the imagination, and produced the most five to the remission of taxes. This seemed to be a rea-
which, both when he was in opposition, and when in a the right hon. gentleman (Mr. M. Gibsen), and in favour Longhborogh 142, 70w. 510 Napton.. j 100 31. 23
concerned in the reduction of ta,xation. (Hear, hear.) The evil effects, especially on younger readers. He held. in his sonable request, and one which the house ought to accede more responsible position, he advocated and upheld. of the views entertained by the late Government. (Cheers manreenthsb !eel - _ W•astiing&i,„
37. _
right hon. gentleman could not ask him for more ;if he hand a circular which contemplated this alarming state of to. On the other hand, it could not be a matter of stir- (Hear.) He did not think they ever could advance with , and laughter.) Mntgmerysh 100
stood whore he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was thines and proposed a remedy. It was iesued by the editor the general question that had been opened to their con- Lord R GROSVENOR explained. The Chancellor of ''
MeltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks 1 10s. Od. 7
standing, he was quite certain he would not give more-- of aleaner called the True Briton who, after acknowledg- f M h t b ill
prise that the right hon. member or anc es er, e g
sideration that night if they missed the present opportn- 1 the Exchequer had met his resolution on the repeal of the GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
he would not consent to these affirmations. lf the right ine the'generous support given to 'his views by Lord Shaf- strongly impressed with the idea that the taxes under con-
nity, and therefore he recommended the house to support , attorneys' certificate daty by a direct ne ative, -but to the
hon. gentleman (Mr. Gibson) were finance minister, he !'
tesbnry and others who were distinguished Christian phil- sideration were injmious to the country, should biin-rtre the rsght hon. gentleman in his first resolution, and settle ' resolutions now before the house he onl g ed the pre- Dividend A mot
Int
would not consent to adopt a policy of promises instead of
y MAW Name of Company. per Of
anthropiste, proceeded to urge the necessity of having subject under the consideration of the house and enforce for ever the repeal of the duties on advertisements. (Hear, yio-as question. Annum. Share. Paid, pri„.
performances. (Hear, hear.) There was a time, once a " papers of sound opinion, manly sentiment, and honour- h• • ' h le'l't hich bled to hi The hear.)
is mews moth teai 1 y w e onee m. Mr. MAGITIRE said, it was a matter of indifference to ...________ --
year, when the minister was brought to book, and when able tone, teaching what was right between man and man!"
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Mr. S. HERBERT should be sorry if the house wore to him whether the late Chancell•or of the Exchequer was a
X s. d. x s. d.
it was his duty to show what he meant to do; let him be Ent it wa.s explained in other passages which the hon. right hon. gentleman brought his three propositions under
divide under the impression of tho statement made by the convert to a certai •
roposition or not. If the proposition British -•• •• ........
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held there. If his proposals were good, let them be taken •
: member quoted, that it was impossible to obtain a circula- the consideration of the house last year, and the house then
Ditto Provincial. I/ - -
if bad, let them be rejected. But let not the house deal right hon. gentleman who had just sat down. (Hear, before the house IVe3is a fair one, he was bound to sup- Brighton .. •••
• Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23
tion sufficiently extensive, unless clergymen and others pro- rejected them by a considerable majority. The propositions hear.) In consequence of a cheer which came from his port it, whatever the consequences might be, and, though city of London .... .. ...:.
.2o o 0 20 0 0 16
with the country in words and phrases. (Hear, hear.) motel such circulation in their parishen the reason whY must be considered separately, for they stood. on different noble friend near hire, the right hon. gentleman, in a tone he might have individual and personal interests ,in Continental (ed came, ea. lee 9 0 150 0 0 195
He had no doubt of the right hon. gentleman i
's s-neerity ; the paper did not compete with papers of another class ground, and the general term " taxes on knowledge" was of some indignation, asserted what no one denied, that to opposition te the motion, yet the right hon. memoer F.quitable• •• • ........ 01/. .51g g g t4so 18
: "m
but he would say it was a dangerous practice to adopt re- being, that those amazing accounts and exciting topics in not one which, by any latitude of construction, could be a deputation which waited on Lord Derby and himself last for Manchester had his sympathy in every proposition he crenriepastriCsintrale. a ... 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -14•6
solutions expressive of general intentions, which ho would which the latter could not be furnished. If to the moral properly applied to the duties referred to in the resolutions. year, they expressed their abstract opinion in favour of the had laid down. (Hear, hear.) ••• • • ...• 31 & lson 5
Independent . ..
• ' us. 0 0 0 50 0 0 83%
not say flattered passions, but raised reasonable expec- essays were added an account of facts passing in this and (Hear, hear.) As to the duty on advertisements, the right repeal of the advertisement duty. (Hear.) But abstract The house then divided on the previous question, when L0nd0n...... •.: •••• ••
••
:: 61.
40 0 0 40 0 0 46
tations-expectations whieh yet hon. gentlemen were not other countries, those facts would give a medium through hon. member had very truly stated that it interfered with opinion unfortunately was sometimes overruled by great - 50 0050 0 0 -
the numbers were :- Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0 247
prepared to fulfil. (Hear, hear.) Were they, or were -
which these good things desired to be taught would. be con- tho general business of the country-with the requirements financial necessities-(cheers)-and the right hon. gentle-
... 200
they not, prepared to fulfil expectation in this instance ? veyed ; and Mr. Abel Heywood, a respectable bookseller in of those who wished to obtain situations, to dispose of pro- man, holding this abstract opinion, did not think it neces- 169 Phoanix ....... •. •• - 311. per cent. 50 00450 0 - 8
Rateilfr.••• • .. •• .. •
Was the right hon. gentleman prepared to throw over Manchester, and a large vendor of cheap publications, said perty-in short, with all transactions connected with buy- sary when he proposed his budget,--(cheers)- did not think Noes ... ... ..• •• • ••• .
_3l
Majmity against Government ... United General .. •• .- W. 100 0090 0 0 -
U. 50 0 0 50 0 0 20
every other claim ? 'Would he cut off revenue to part with tint the good infalliby, in the lone run, and, even in a •ne and selling (Hear hear )It might be said that the it necessary t,o *peal that duty, or, even. when the repeal Westniiester Chartered 51. per cent, 60 0 50 001 89
advertisement dut
these taxes ? It was fair enough in the right hon. gentle- sh‘ort time, drove out the bad. Tha circular, dated April t F-
lax was not of large aniount; but it interfered with the of this tax was proposed, to express any very strong opinion The first resolution, " That the y Ditto. New ...- -.... 51. per cent. ,so n 0 10 0 0 7%
ed to witho t
man (Mr.
.Gibsen), as in the hon. member for Westinin- 29, 1852, was followed. by another on May 6, 1852, which business of the coantry. Besides it was a third tax ; first, in favour of a modification-(hear)-but to every one of ought to be repealed," was then ogre u a
ster to raise discussion as the moans of impressing upon spoke of the desire among the population for whom the there was the tax on paper, then the stamp duty on the the propositions for repealing these taxes he and the gen- division.
LIST OF SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES.
the ' bl• • d h
pia lc min w at was just, and upon the mind of the •
Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it were thought that let- paper was in
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tended. to have " something that should be newspaper, and, thirdly, the duty on advertisements. tlemen acting with him Were opposed. (Hear, hear.) In A envision aext mar place upon the second resolution, Dividend Amount
fresh every week. Men now resorted to public-houses to The right hon. gentleman's other propositions stand on his budget there was no Proposal for a repeal of this tax ; relating to the stamp duties on newspaper, when the mun- Name oe company. per of Paid. Price.
ters, and newspapers, and interviews were not sufficient ;e t a sieht of a newspaper But every man would have rff t d It was said that the tax on news- but was that all that took place ? That budget dived some bers were :- A rnum. Share.
but let not the house be lel into the practice of dealin 'e '''' • * ' c 1 eren groun .
ga° his cheap newspaper on his table every mormng, and. not papers was intended as a restraint on the diffusion of useful distance into futurity, but the " abstract opinion" was
lightly with questions of public revenue, as they would un-
For the resolution... ••• ... ... eg
X s. d. X s. d.
• only would it be an invitation to him to read, but an invi- info ation. If that were really the object of the tax, it not brought to bear upon any part of the right hon. .t ... ... ... 280
awares slide into, if they accustomed themselves to a course
Against i ... ••. Bank of Scotland .... •• 71. per cent. 106 0 0 100 0 0 188/10
of condemnin one thine an
g ~, d another, and dissociating the tation to his wife and children. Tho art and power uld b i I tent with the nonce. ef the country. (Hear.) entleman's future financial policy. (Hear, hear.) And
IT ,Lveotinfoe ncens_s .
d - ni. 1 'lel dlt g h t 1.• I h k the house to do now ? Tha financial state- Majority •• • ••• ••• •• • --I-82 British Linen Comp.... RI. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 211/ 0
of readin uld be as entirely possessed by eve
g wo
mutton be diffuse as wi ey as possi e, an e wac u. eas
lank ..... 01. per cent. 10 0 0 7JO 0 3'. 18s
- opinions they expressed from a carefully and well-weighed
Caledonian 1 _
then divided upon the third resolution, affirm-
estima o r
' te f thei means of givine practical effect to th •
0 member of the family as the facility of hearing or
e" of speaking. (Hear, hear.) The publication referred, to t Monde •
people form their opinion according to all the lights they ment was coming on nex y, and he told them not The hhusei.
f continuing the Excise dut on a City oftalasgew Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 'O/.13s
could obtain. For his part, he looked upon the stamp to imagine that the surPlus of the current year was to be ing the imp° icY 0 Y P Per. Clydeedale Bank -• •• .• GL per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 '2 14s
• resolutions. (Hear, hear.) These sentiments he had
thoug•ht it right to express. They were not in collision was described as haying a considerable but not a paying duty as a tax imposed for the purpose of revenue, rather judged of by the past, but that there was to be a larger The numbers were :- _ Commercial Bank .. •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 'B2l 0 .
Eastern Bank •• •• - - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/11s '
sale. The stamp strangled that and many other publica- than of restraint. Theargument on the other side was pushed surplus, and therefore the proposition of the right lion. For the resolution ... ... ... ... 80
. -with the doctrine of the right hon. gentleman as to the
Edinb &Glasgow -• • 3/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 8s (
Te freedom of the press, which was not merely to be permitted tions equally 'meritorious, yet it was not sufficient to put too far, and the benefit which might be expected from the member for Manchester should be acceded to. (Hear.) Now Against it ... ... ... ... ... 275
Exchangeßnk of Scot.. - 100 0 0 31 5 0 gi. I d i
down publications containing the most filthy and almmin- repeal of the duty was exceedingly exaggerated. (Hear.) he would not anticipate the statement of the Chancellor of Majority ... ... •• • ... --195
and tolerated, but highly estimated and prized, for it tend-
National hana •• -•• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 161 2s ,
able things ever printed, whether as regarded morals, Could it be seriously maintained that the removal of the the Exchequer, but no one would imagine that he would Northof Scotland Ballk sLper cent. 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 2s
ed to bind closer together all the national interests, and to eoyernment, or religion. Let them make • the press duty would encourage moral and religious publications, have a surplus as large as that of the right hon. gentleman B URGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
ROyalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 (00 0 0 1-5/10 I
preserve the institutions of the country. (Hear.) He (the ?
elm corrector of the press. An extension of political power and yet afibrd no advantage and facility to persons who last year. It was the height of ingenuity and unfairness This bill was read a third time and passed. Union Bank of Scot. .. el. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92/10s 3
Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not wish to convey an could not be prevented, and this of all times was the time wished to issue publications of an opposite character? to say that, though he and his friends, when in office, had Western Bank .. -- - 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72/ lOs i
Th other orders of the day were then disposed of, and Alliance Fire and Life.. 830. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24/ 10s 4
approval of the taxes with respect to which the motion was ,
i when a Government professing a great regard for education It, unfortunately, could not be denied that there was a a larger surplus to deal with than now existed, and refused the heo • itl2 ' 1 k
use adiourne, a ococ . British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 11. 8, '
made. (Hear, hear.) He had stated frankly as regarded should make a bold attempt to settle this question. It portion of the community to whom publications intended to adopt any proposal for the repeal oi this tax, yet the
Caledonian Fire Instil'. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26/ ed ]
the advertisement duty, he had stated as regarded the was not a question of revenue. The Chancellor of the to appeal to the imaeination and excite the passions were present Government, though their surplus was smaller,
City of Glasgow Lilt* 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. 108 I
paper duty, he had stated without entering into detail upon Exchequer was only half the Minister who ought to have more attractive thaepublications of a moral and religious were bound to repeal the tax. (Hear.) He hoped the Ai ANSION- HO USE-A pril 14. Colonial Life ... .... • • t. 5
5/. per cen 00 0 10 0 4/. 7s 4
the amount of advantage derived by newspapers from the answered. It was a question of education. If the stamp nature. (Hear.) He confessed he could not see that any house would not be led away by the mis-statement that Edinburgh Life insur. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 1-5 0 0 21/10s '
post, as compared with the payment, that he should be
&- Scot, Law Life 51. per cent 50 0 0 217 6 i/ os f
were abolished the circulation of newspapers would in- great advantage would be gained by the repeal of the news- had been made. They had heard the explanation of his -__•____ Eng.
. delighted. to see the day wheu the burden UpOD. newspapers `'•
Life A.ssoc. of scetland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 4'. 0, f
' creas3 probably five times ; but, supposing ld.. or ad. im- paper duty, and he believed that Lord Brougham's idea of right hon. friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and. he GREAT FORGERY ON MESSRS. ROBARTS, THE BANKERS.- National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11 13; ~
might be removed-(hear, hear)--and he hoped the rieht •
th P t ffi th - t
a posed on newspapers entering eos -o ce, e amoun newspapers being circulated throughthecountry byhawkers hoped they would have sufficient confidence in that state- CLEVER CAPTURE, AND RECOVERY OF THE CASH. North British Insur. * 51. per cent. 200 0020 0 0 34/. Ps '
hon. gentleman would not be nu-prised, considering the now levied. for stamps would. be maie up and probablY 11td r th s irct st be realised. As to ment not to embarra,ss the financial exposition which he A
dRb rt Renton Scottish Unionlnsrnc. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 00i1 /. I? S
number of departmental and financial questions which had exceeded. With res h d t 'h
l' i t k w°ll 'n°
' un*
e " c inl-
ance''
• h I k b • t for the repeal of any
pect to t e paper ny, eclcno as the papers which were sold at od., and of which the stamp a(- to ma e y a previous vo e par- re ma , o e ,
spectably-dressed n name
Standard Life .. •... • • 51. per cent. sO 0 0 7 0 0 ;13/ Pss 0
been pressed upon him daring these three months, if he
aged 25, a clerk in the house of Messrs. Whitecombe and
United Dep. Assurance Sl.per cent 10 0 0 . 1
on this occasion that it should be abolished, and thought a f rmed one-fifth of the cost, it was that price which ena- ticular tax. (Hear, hear.) '
0 0 j 11, 0 I
was not prepared to enter with the right hon. gentleman
Barton, metal brokers, of 75, Old Broad-street, was * Ex Dividend.
Chancellor of the Exchequer mieht prefer dealing with the E:3l Ith proprietors to obtain at great expense authentic Mr. J. BALL declared that lie would be no party to a
into the whole details of the statement with regard to
brought up this forenoon by Michael Hayden, the city ----•-•---------_,_____. 11
soap-tax. The choice might b;puzzling ; but the stamp in7rm:estion of what was going on in the world ; and, if vote which would be joined in by members opposite, who
the propoeal, for which no doubt there WAS much to
detective officer, before Mr. Alderman Hunter, upon a MISCELLANEOUS. fi
and advertisement duties raised a question which did not lot
• f ation was to be obtained, it was not likely that haa no cordial or sincere sympathY with the objects for
tia en orm
be said, of charging newspapers for Post-office services. materially belong to the office of Chancellor of the Ex- uld be much reduced. As to the third- eues. which the vote was taken, and which they would eive charge of forging and uttering a cheque for 1,300/. on t;
(Hear.) But he must own he did not quite understand tha chequer. Their removal would be in accordance with the tlie price wo-
t,h E•d t• h te -h d 1 t h e the return of their friend; to Messrs. Roberts and Ce the bankers, in Lombard-
iron respecting e xcise u les, an on. gen eman a mere y o prepare t o way or
Name of Company. Dividend Amount S
per
-, of
system which the right hon. gentleman intended to pro- policy on which the noble lord the member for London stated. that he was not sure, in the event of a proposal being power. (Cries of " Divide !") street. Annum. Share. Paid. Price, a
pose. He said he would leave the established newspapers nad set his heart. With the general aereement which' cdf tl eal of tho duties on soap and the duties on A solicitor attended to prosecute. _ -_______
. ----__ ..me le
as at present, but let the penny prints contain news and existed in the opinion that the people *should have no ma e or . o p
tleman appeared to have
Mr. COBDEN said, the hon. gen .
Cit reef the'two he would choose. If the hon. The case • • th's .- Xs.d.4 s. d. w
go free l'' •
paper, whi . .
presented against the pneoner was 1 .
. [ear. Clibson-" I said, let the establishedpaPers restriction placed on their education that free discussion a strange reason for the change of opinion at which he had Assam Tea •• ........ -
have the option of remainin 23 the r p ying the as the law of the constitutio '
n, and the law of the state of doubt he was unable to
gentleman was in this , . . On th 74•1• :1^ 1 ers Messrs. 50 0020 0 0 10y, vi
--e mo o, tee present menthe his emmoy , . &notion Mart- •• •• •• 2/. ss. 50 0 0 as '-'
rt th esolution before the
stamp as an equivalent for fr dg f t Ya '°' 'a-
• the w understand. how he could be•ready to vote for the third arrived. Ho would not suppo e r
Whitecombe and Barton, who kept an an account veith Australian Acriculturl IL -- __ a,
ee om o ransmission; ef y prevalent religion of this country, he (Mr. Bright) could
100 0 0 85 0 0 100
resolution. It appeared to him to be impossible that gen- house, because there was a chance of its being carried.. (A
ment for Australian Trust ...4 6/. per cent in
Messrs. Roberts, expecting to make a pay
• - 35 0 0 - .
do, there will be no loss of r
evenue, and allow a •PennY not believe, after the speech of his right hon. colleag-ne,
Australian Royal Mail
paper to contain news " tlemen should vote against a tax when they had not made 1 1 ,
auge a If the hon. gentleman was always to act on that 3,000/. and u heque in their cheque-
-10 o o 2 0 0 4% m
not a • ] But, the established papers were that the house would permit any Chancellor of the Exche-
, pwards, signed a c 5,ng10-Mexican Mint.. 11.705
up their minds upon the subject. But what he wished
corporation acting und 1 t b ' ' 1 • 1 t't tbe h 1 b 1
whether they NV 1 • er sea , o say ma a Ody quer for any ong perme -no , i was o epee , eyonc chiefly to put to the house was, that as the Chancellor of principle, then the only ground on which the right hon. book, leaving the sum blank, which was to be filled in b
y British Araerican Land 15s • 10 0 0 10 0 0 5% =
- 38 10 0 We
With respect .on d remain as at present or not. (Oh !) this session-to maintain the stamp duty on newspapers the Exche k h• fi 'al statement on
vier would ma ois mum • It so happened that canteen ... a .... .. el •
member for Manchester could ever hope to get his support one of the firm on the party calling. • , . percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 60
, to fiscal burde
d and some- Do. 5 per cent Bond;
Exchequer) entirely r,-, -
ns, ho (the Chancellor of the and the duty on advertisements. (Hear, hear.)
Monday next, it would hardly be fair towards him, en the would be by his giving a guarantee that he would bo in a the payment was not so large as was expecte , 5/ er ce
a,. Ditto, 6pr et. Bonds 61. ip) lit' - -10.1 A
- 116
burden aftbcting the'=l that, if there Wa3 to be a fiscal nfr. W. WILLIAMS observed, that the only objection part of the•house, to enter upon a consideration of an im- mind3ritY. (A laugh.) The question WAS, would they where about 2,300/., for which another chequd v
e N.. : eitY Navigation Bonds ei -:; eel"'
- - 97 .
common with so many othssyt was to affeet the press in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had urged i
aga-nst portant tax within five days of that time. (Hear, hear.) accept the offers of assistance from gentlemen on the other made out and paid to the party. Towar sth Electric Telegraph (A) p -cent' ee -0
0 20 0 0 22%
beca,use of the necessity of
rayaeable and essential things, th 4 t" of these resolutions was, that he could not
A(
o a. op ion Ho asked, therefore. on tho part of the Government, and side of the house to carry the first Pro Positions as to the close of the eay.s business, the prisoner, who held the a Ditto •• •• •• .... (B)
25 0 0 710 0 i 1 la
cause we were obliged oft . 13,„ a public revenue, and be- ff dt 1 reveaue to the amount of 1,400,0001. The
he accepted their assis- • • issing from the house, r• -
minable neversioary 5i r cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 117
en 't° be sati '' d 'th h t aor o ose a , on the part of the person holding the office of Chancellor advertisement duty ?He must say ) position of confidential clerk, wee m .
Ditto New .n
I) • ' 50 0 0 10 0 0 - PI
had got, even when we would ha sae wi wa, We tth f 11' off of the
rieht hon. gentleman calculated tha ea mg .
I h •
of the Exchequer, that in these circumstances tho house tance with all his heart. (Cheers. t was, un apply, t• fth
but no suspicions were aroused tall the examine ion 0 e Gen. Revers &I• ••
••
-
could. Those necessities of revenuv
se it otherwise if we '''
revenue would be equal to the diminution of taxation ; but should not without any necessity decide upon any question too true that when hon. gentlemen went across the floor,
h bl k iened cheque, which the Gen. Ste * twee. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
, however •
cheque-book, when tean s , atnNavigation 10 p. et. 15 0014 0 0 30%
some future period, admit of being modified. , might, at that was evidently a great error. It had been found by affecting the taxation of the country. (Hear, hear.) and took up their seats on the left of the Speaker's chair,
fi •td d to have filled in for the 3,000/. payment Hudson's Bay... - 220 ,
they did so or not, he trusted the house -se- _ _ Whether experience that the reduction of a tax diminished the re- ..-___ _ .
they became more prolific in promises and more liberal in rm in en e Stock.
mod to condemn taxes until they were pre'uld not pee- 1 1 •
Mr. DISRAELI said, the nob e ord having referred to th counterfoil was written, in the Bungerford .....: •••• :: 21.-10 s. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47% W
f ne third of the amount of
venue in the proportion only o o -
their professions than when they were on tho other side of was gone, and on e „ London Institution ... - 78 15 0 - 1
neelled." This led to in • -
effect to their resolution. (Hear.) With =tato give
" that reduction • end he would venture to say tint if the the discussion of last year on a motion nearly similar to the house ; and this rule applied equallY to gentlemen now Prisoner's handwriting., ca qui- r
eondon Reversionary 5/. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 - ph
, second resolution, his objection again to the atlinar at ''''' 1 400 00h/ 't 1 ff tl fll f - nue would not ex-
f , r , . were aeon o le a o reve
I e bankers where it
the present, the house would perhaps excuse him for mak- on the Treasury benches, But the experience of 12 er 13 ries at Messrs. Robarts, LI , was Russell humane:moo _ - 12 10 0 - `-'
abstract principles of policy was extremely strong. Renene_ ceed 500,000/. He had shown the right hon. gentleman •
he ue had been Price's Pet
eoe or two observations on the'subject. He could quite years in that house had cenviuced him that if anything ascertained that the same e 9 ~ pre-
.R.,... . entcand. co. um per cent.
120 fil g
11070 ig 0 _
0 26 -
tirely agreed that wo ought not to seek to restrain the how he might greatly increase the revenue by emialising In' n
worn to be done for the country, there was but one waytef sented in the course of the day for payment of '''
Rayearistretlnt. aoss. ili I. pr cenet. 00
p. har MO 0 0 60 0 0 -
cheap periodical press from narrating current event by re- the probate and legacy duties. (A laugh.) He wished to li. ith the fe l' ed b
understand and sympat Ise w e ings express y
- eetting it, and that was for the party who took up a clues- 1,300/. which the cashier paid him in two Tt L
mane. of Bluth AustrVaanm:: :: 51.•perssharel 25 0025 0 0 53 (
strictions and duties, under any notion that the cheap make the hon. gentleman who-laughed pay ma much on his her Majesty's Ministers generally on motions of this kind. ?
sion to avail themselves of any party in that house who England notes, one for 1,000/. and the other for 300/. Trust and Loan Comp. tin
periodical press ought to be regarded as otherwise than zucceseion to his estate as the poor labourer paid on coming He and his colleagues had, when in office, to consider a si- would help them, (Hear, hear.) They had been talking These were on the same day cashed at the Bank of Eno of Upper Canada .... - 20 0 0 30 0 - Oli
capsble of being mado a great engine of public instniction e°o a tga•c3r. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer would mip . •
,
A-. tth t •th th 'l3' e 'f• th rep 1 fth
ar proposaaon o e presen wi o same responsi 1- a. i e ea o e penny stamp were about to pro- land for 800/. in sovereigns, and 500/. in small not s;
the
and public utility. (Hear, hear.) He agreed also that '
beoPhphe plan he (Mr. Williams) had suggested, he might m
s duce a great number of penny publications ; but tha fact
The prisoner told the clerk that the gold was fo es.
hex
the law relative to taxes on newspapers and public prints whet& ehtso repeal the whole of the 7,000,000/. of te.xes m'Y' They had to consider, with regmel to the three taxe
was, that the enny weekly and monthly periodicals al- - hat it was going to Australia. Th r expo', [ADVERTISRMENT.I-Holloway's 0./1 an
; 4- ent and Pills for
deserved the attention of Parliament. But he hoped the n '"' t
Don withinrigt hon. gentleman said he had been called which the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gibson), in a speech
I I dip • b 11 the others put together.
rem y exceee e in num ers a tation, t .
d' t I ' t d
hee force were imme me y ins ructe The d 1 -
e city detee. the cure of Ulcers and Cutaneous Diseases.- oug 1-
• ht hon. gentleman would act upon the opinion on which I divide e,)
rig e last eight weeks to remit. r Divide ! of signal ability, had that evening brought before the house, The character of these cheap publications was not the most ti to apprehend the ter of Mrs. Farlo w, town carrier residirg in Maiden-
he would act if responsible for carrying on the public affairs ,
risoner, who contrived to elude their vigilance
Mr. DANBY SEYMOUP what course they ought to pursue, and they had also to desirable for the instruction of their readers, for it was al- P till late lane, Covent-garden, was afflicted for six years with (
of the country-that it was very much better to digest and
ma. WOUICI not detain the house
beence of all allusion to last evenine,
a when Haydon, tl
many minutes, hut this consider this question before the announcement of the most wholly imaginative, in the a • le officer in corn- ulcers on the right arm, and during that period she had wif
•th Thain succeeded i
mature plan b
sof leeislative reformation which they thought stituents took ave w a question in which his con- - th t tfth d Mr. Heywood, of Man-
e curren even s o e ay. pany wi I n effecting his capture the best medical /advice that could be procured, but goo
1 b introduced, and then submit them to Parliament, rY deea interest H eto express budget. He conmilted Lord Derby and the rest of his col-
'n a back room of a house in
conic e his approval of the resolutions a. • ° r°B
•
chester, one of the largest vendors of cheap at
liter ure in the 1 Spencer-street, Gos- without deriving any beneficial result whatever. Her C
lue whatever ' n
to deal in promises which were of no va . . , ,nd hoped the right hon letteu su n this sule.ect and he endeavoured to conveyte • t mittee th t h sold well-street-road. On enterino +l,
than , geniieman who had introauced them would not be il • .e no J , lungdom, stated before the selec com a e .
a see room, Hay- health suffered and her constitution became so impaired Hei
ttended by promises, and which, in- f-o ressine them to a div" eternal. the house the • ns and conclusions at which the 4. 100 of the Blighted don addressing the risoner • a i /nor
except as they were a
1 ef 11 b i ill P a
ag very woe uy e- anon. Judgine from the man- impressio • a y 100 per week of the Black .11r(!n-, .__ • f „ . P , said, Mr. Renton, 1 that no hopes were entertained of a recovery; As a nist ,
rformance was apt to ner in which he had been met, the rieheho 4-,. tl had arrived, and the principles which guided Lord Derby Heart (a laugh), 100 of the Brtdal Rtng, eoo of C/aude believe ? The Prisoner shook his head, saying, d Nee resource, however, the mother tried Holloway's Conta '
asmuch as pe
f popular delusion ; and, e n. ben einem
__ , .
hind, would become instrUnients o had. no r,,ason to fear tipt hie -re
hter (a laugh) and great aken "
d them the foun- • ' c„ t
of els _ . ,unent. would be weak- "ue. his colleagues in the conclusions to which they came. Duval, 50 of the Hangman's Davy you are mist . Hayden replied, d Yes, but it is. ment and: Pills, and these unparalleled medicines in 'Mr
e class. These were all
though well intended by those who m 1 e oned in till juilem:nc a tl houee by the case which numbers of ether works of the. sam
We are officers,
hal Objectionable as the tax on paper, in their opinion, was, and apprehend you on the charge of short time completely cured the child and renovated he-
the üblic in- h ncellor of the
fll • lth t th
rice 0 i• , aril a was e
dation of a practice highly derogatory in . 13 been urge by th Exchequer. That they did not think that on the novels, issued weekly at the p
Los
hament, and eel t hon gentleman had stated that sever who '
, le, m the present state le obtaining 1,300/. by means of a forged cheque." The constitution, so that she now enjoys the best of health. 1 ,
kind of literature Parliament was forcing upon the peep .
terests, and the di enity and honour of Par l . Hon
..
al applications of our financial syste de no
• 1 oi
Id not allow these journals Pnsoller illa answer. On searching him the - Sold by all druggists. a,nd at Profeseor Hollowee e
tend greatly to we:ken the confidence of the peop een leg been ,
made to him during the present session for a re- mor of the Exeise duties, it would (hear, hear), becanee they wou
. I.J. ...e C-1 ........-1 41:- --- --I. nfArpro fniinri OAII7 • .... _
those whom they hail entrusted with the charge of pubhe . have been prudent, on that and other eonsridove.tire,. ~+ .11 +,, ;„„,....4 ;„ 41,„;.. -_,_

consider this question before the announcement of the
budget. He consulted Lord Derby and the rest of his col-
leagues upon this subject, and he endeavoured to convey to
the house the impressions and conclusions at which they
had arrived, and the principles which guided Lord Derby
and his colleagues in the conclusions to which they came.
Objectionable as the tax on paper, in their opinion, was,
they did not think that, on the whole, in the present state
of our financial system or of the Excise duties, it would
have been prudent, on that and other considerations, at all

GREAT FORGERY ON MESSRS. ROBARTS, THE BANKERS.-
CLEVER CAPTURE, AND RECOVERY OF THE CASH.
A respectably-dressed man, named Robert Renton,
aged 25, a clerk in the house of Messrs. Whitecombe and
Barton, metal brokers, of 75, Old Broad-street, was
brought up this forenoon by Michael Haydon, the city
detective officer, before Mr. Alderman Hunter, upon a
charge of forging and uttering a cheque for 1,3001. on
Messrs. Robarts and Co., the bankers, in Lombard-
street.
A solicitor attended to prosecute.
The case presented against the pricioner was this :
On the 7th of the present month, his employers, Messrs.
Whitecombe and Barton, who kept an an account with
Messrs. Robarts, expecting to make a payment for
3,000/. and upwards, signed a cheque in their cheque-
book, leaving the sum blank, which was to be filled in by
one of the firm on the party calling. It so happened that
the payment was not so large as was expected, and some-
where about 2,3001., for which another cheque was
made out and paid to the party. Towards the
close of the day's business, the prisoner, who held the
position of confidential clerk, was missing from the house,
but no suspicions were aroused till the examination of the
cheque-book, when the blank signed cheque, which the
firm intended to have filled in for the 3,000/. payment
was gone, and on the counterfoil was written, in the
prisoner's handwriting, "cancelled., This led to inqui-
ries at Messrs. Robarts, the bankers, where it was
ascertained that the same cheque had been pre-
sented in the course of the day for payment of
1,300/., which the cashier paid him in two Bank of
England notes, one for 1,0001. and the other for 3001.
These were on the same day cashed at the Bank of Eng-
land for 8001. in sovereigns, and 500/. in small notes.
The prisoner told the clerk that the gold was fore or-
tation, that it was going to Australia. The city
detec-
tive force were immediately instructed to apprehend the
prisoner, who contrived to elude their vigilance till late
last evening, when Haydon, the officer in
pany with Thain, succeeded in effecting hiscapetoumre
in a back room of a house in Spencer-street, -Gos-
well-street-road. On entering the room, Hay-
don, addressing the prisoner, said, " Mr. Renton, -I
believe ?" The prisoner shook his head, saying, "No,
you are mistaken." Haydon replied, "Yes-, but it is.
We are officers, and apprehend you on the charge of
obtaining 1,300/. by means of a forged cheque." The
prisoner made no answer. On searching him the
officers found 2401, iu Bank of England notes, $36

Dividend Amount _____
Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. F ice.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. .£ s. d.
Australasia........... 61. per cent. 140 0 0 40 0 0 92
British North American 61. per cent. 150 0 0 ' 0 0 0 60
Commercial of London. 61. per cent. 1,4) 0 0 0 ' 0 32
Co,oniai
lonian ..... .... . -
Loud. Char. Bk. of Aug - 123 0 0 2 I', 0 17%
London and County -
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 20 0 0 35%
London Joint Stock ..• 61. per cent.' 50 0 0 10 0 0 2114
Provincial of Ireland Bl. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......• -
National of Ireland 4l. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New -
Oriental Bank Corpora Bl. p. et. & bs. 25 0 0 95 0 0 55%
South Australia -
Union of ustralia •.•• , 6 p. et. &bs2s 0 0 25 0 78%
Ditto .. - 210 0
Union of London
Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 40 0 0 --
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. I Price.
Annum. Share.
----- -
£ s. d. £ s. d
Albion •• .•• • • 31.105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 90
Alliance Brit and For. 71. 115.6 d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0
Ditto Marine ....... 6/. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas
Argus Life ......... 41. per cent. ICO 3 0 16 0 0 -
British Commercial .. 7s. 61. 50 0 0 5 'I 0 7
C!cricl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2t,%
County ...•.......•.. 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 121
14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 17%
Eagle .. - ss. 50 0 0 50 0 714
Equity and Law...... 4% per ceat. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5%
European Life ...... ... 15s. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
General.. .... ...... ~ - 5 0 0
19 5%
Globe ••• • .. 61. per cent. Stock. 150
Guardian ............ 51. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 6: %
Imperial Fire......... 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... i/.qh . & we. 100 0 0 20 0 0 58
Law Fire ....... •- • • 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4ii
Law Life... .. ........ _ 100 0 0 10 0 0 50
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5%
London Fire ..
London s' hip.... .....
Marine......... •• • •
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
Minerva ...... -• •
Monarch ...... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 21s.
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Palladium Life ..
Pelican .. - • • • • • • - •• -- - - 45
Phoenix
•••• - - - 73
Professional Life....., 5 1%
/, per cent. 6 5 0 010 0
P , tnent Life
Rock l'..i la -..
Royal Exchange ....• • 6/. p.m,. & Ds. Stock, all 236
San Wire • • • • • • 61. Ifs -
.---•
Ditto Life • • • P. Gs. - 91
91 •-•-•
United Kingdom .. • • B. p. et. &bs 20 0 0 4 0 0 5
Universal Life .
Victoria Life .....• • • ;1. per cent. - 412 6 5%
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid . Price.
Annum. Share.
-- -
Ilungerford ........ £ s. (.1. £ s. d.
- - - 12
3outhyr ark ........ - 100 0 0 - ._Di.to New of 7% p.c 70S. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo ..... - 100 0 0 - 3*l
Ditt' Old Ann. of 8/ 2/. Ss. Od. - 60 0 0 26
Ditto Nw ditto of 71 2/. 2s. Od. - 4u 0 0 .2%
Vauxhall ........ Av 2/. 70 10 3 - 21
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend. Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---
£ s. 0. X. s. 0.
East London 6l. per cnt. Stock. - 1:53/
Grand Junction ..... • 4/. per cnt. 50 0 0 - G 9
Kent ...... .......... j I 41. per cat. IGO 0 0 - 8434
Lambeth .. ... ••• • • • - 100 oli . - -
New River dompany. 21.105. - - 60
Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 90
West Middlesex - --... 61.05. pr cnt. - - 110

DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of CompiYlT• per of
Annum. Paid. I Price,
Share.
£ s. d. £s. d. Commercial ••••• • .. • • 41. pr cent. Stock.
I
East and West India 6%1. pr cent, Stock. I 167
East Country • •
London .• • . .••• • • • 51. pr cent. Stock.
127
Ditto Bonds •• ...• • • 42. per cent. _
St. Katharine •• .. .. •• 4 per cent. Stock. 99%
8 tithampton
•--_ Victoria ~....... •

Names of 4 'Dividend DCriAceNALNSa.mes of
r.;,., Dividend
Companies. a per 4 - Companies. ,tt per
A Price.
us Annum. u Annum.
...._— ....... ---..._ .
X
£ Aohtnlc Oldh 28 U. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield . 100',1
2/. 10s.. 50
Barnsley. •• • 160 Neata ••.. • • 100 i 161.
Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 82% Oxford.. •• • • 100{ 13/. 132
Birmingham 40 41. 105% Peak Forest. /8; W. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. Regent's •• • • 33' 11. Os. 16%
1,.00' 21. 28
Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85! 2/. 42
Ell,rnre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 3' % ismrset Coal ,50
Grand,Tenctn 100,3 e pr. Ct. 68 D o.Lk Fd St 'l2
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. Dr. ct. Stffrd &Wore 40 281. 405
1
Grand Surrey 100: 21.105. ihrewebnry.. ,25
Irrtrallgael.. ; 425:
212.0015.. 2271
KerannndtaUnAlvonn 13090
61:: 101:
724 m
Ito 4/. 40
Leicstr &Nth 83: 41.
Worcstr & e
44% Warwicle I I
Li-r:
aea
iencdce
ssa Lancaster
:Ler ri
.v. r. p.•
11100°001 2-551/ . . 565-60 WarwickVirymeß nag
1 .&1 . /1
Longhborogh 142, 70'. 510 Napton..
Monmouthsb 1001 1 ,8 27
Mntgmerysh 100 Firming. 1
S.ithovne
MeltnMwbry.loo Wilts & Brks —I ln,, n A

_______—
GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
_1
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per
of
Annum. Share.
Paid. price.
British .. • • ........ ~ ._X s. d. £ s. d.
Ditto Provincial... ..1/. Bs. 20 0 0 20
23
Brighton .......... „ 5/. 20 00200 0 0 0
16
City of London ...... 61. 100 0 0 0 0
Continental (3d Cap.)... 41. 75 0 0 150
43 10 0 195
67M
Equitable.. .• ........ 50/. 50 0
Great Central'....... 0 50 0 0
Imperial 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14'6 ...• ........ 31.1~ bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 83%
Independent ....... 61. 40 0040 0 0 46
London.. ... •
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24%
Phoanix ......... •• .. 3jl. per cent.! 50 0 0 49 0 0
Rateliff •• •
Westminster Chartered Si. per cent. 50 0 50 001 89
Ditto. New .. -.. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 7%

LIST OF SCOTTISB. COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
A rnum. Share.
---
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of Scotland .. •• 71. per cent. IOG 0 0 100 0 188110
British Linen Comp.... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2111 0
Caledonian Bank 01. percent. 10 0 0 710 0 3'. 18s
City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 'O/13s
Clydesdale Bank -• •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 00 '2 14s
Commercial Bank 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 'B2l 0
Eastern Bank •• •• •• percent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/11s
Edinb &Glasgow • • 3/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. ss
Exchange'llnk of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 Bs. 1d
National Bank •• •• •• 834 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 161 2s
Northof Scotland Bank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 2s
Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 I=sllo
Union Bank of Scot. .. 61. percent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 32110 s
Western Bank.. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72/ lOs
Alliance Fire and Life.. 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24/ lOs
British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 IL 8v
Caledonian Fire Inane. !ape! cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261 Vd
City of Glasgow Litt* 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/, lOs
Colonial Life ... .• • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 4/. 7s
LEingfe Edinburgh.
A.B;s slocco. tLOlLresacwient iLsauinfred 65 . 41/ percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21/10s
..per cent 50 0 0 217 6 it Ps
per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 47.
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11 13.
North British Insur. • Si. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 341. Ps
Scottish Union Insrne. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ill. 12s
Standard Life 51. per cent. sO 0 0 7 0 0 'l3l ()
* Ex Dividend.
United Dep. Assurance Sl.per cent 10 013 , 0 0
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