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Gererat Post °Mee, 9th Al ril, 1850.

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GUILDHALL, AFaIL 3, 1850.
r TIRE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S
JL LANDS will MEET at GUILDHALL on WEDNESDAY, the 10th
day of April ius:ant, at One o'clock precisely, to receive TENDEBS
for LETTING on LEASE, for twenty-one years from Lady-day,
1850, a House. No. 14, on the north side of Broad-street-bundings ;
Two Houses, Nos. 28 and 29, on the south side of Broad-street-
buildings.
Also, to receive TENDERS for LETTING on a BUILDING
LEASE, for 61 years from Midsummer next, a Piece of Ground, on
the north side of Harrow. street, Ratcliff.
Further particulars and plans may be seen, and forms of tender
Obtained, at the Office of Works, Guildhall.
THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.

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at ss. each, entitling the holder to return by any train the same
day. By order, FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary.
London Terminus, April 10, 1850.

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.ion.

THE WINDOW-TAX.

There was never a stronger case made out upon a
financial question than that of Lord Duncan last night
in the Commons for the repeal of the window-tax.
It was impossible to resist conviction. The division
was the best test of the feeling of the House, and of the
impression made by Lord Duncan's speech. The
Ministers, with all the Ministerial strength at their
backs, could only secure a majority of three. In such
a case this virtually amounts to a defeat. We are
not surprised at such a result when we look a little
-closely into the nature and operation of this most ob-
jectionable tax, and consider at the same time the prac-
tical suggestions made for making the deficit conse-
quent upon its repeal. Lord Duncan's speech
was complete in its kind. He demonstrated the
injurious working of the impost as it stands;
he traced its tortuous annals from the days of
William 111. to the present year of Queen
Victoria. lie mentioned incidentally that oce
and other of the inevitable First Ministers of this
country had given in his adhesion to the policy of
repealing this tax, with as much distinctness as Mi-
nisterial nature would permit. • In 1845 Sir Robert
Peel expressed• "his readiness to take the matter into
consideration at some future period." In the year
1848 Lord John Russell admitted "that the argu-
ment was in favour of the opponents of the tax, and
regretted that the state of the finances would not
allow relief to he afforded." As though to make his
case as strong as authority could reach, Lord Duncan
reminded the House that in the Queen's speech at the
opening of the session a clause was inserted to the
effect that her Majesty hoped " Parliament would be
enabled to make further progress in the removal of
those evils which affected the health and welfare of
her subjects." Lord Duncan next, passing from
generals to particulars, mentioned• the unex-
ampled depression to which the glass trade was at
present reduced, mainly in consequence of the hard
necessity under which Britons as well as Esquimaux
are brought of building and inhabiting houses without
windows or air-holes. Not only is the warfare car-
ried on against the crystal pane which admits the
genial light of day into our dwellings, but as it ap-
pears from an anecdote mentioned by Lord Duncan
to the House last night, even metallic substitutes
come within the ban of our stern financiers. As air
and light could not be had together, it was proposed
some time back to get at a little atmospheric air in
dwelling houses by means of a zinc plate perforated
VI ith holes. Mr. Williams, of Penrhyn, endeavoured
to obtain a little air in this way, but what was the
surprise of that ingenious Cambrian at finding him-
self immediately surcharged for his supplemental
zinc ? In vain he appealed—the appeal was de-
cided against him. He was told that if he
wanted untaxed air, he might find it in abund

once upon the lofty summit of his own Snow-
don, or on the craggy peaks of Cader Idris.
If a man needed such a commodity at home, he must
pay for it. Atmospheric air and hair-powder fall
under the same category. But it may be said zinc
plates are a low and palpable evasion of this necessary
tax. Well, then, suppose we make up our minds to
do without any substitute whatsoever for the window-
pane, and content ourselves with knocking out a few
bricks, so as to get at a gulp of fresh air with all the
draw backs of intrusive winds, slanting showers, and
so forth—what then? Would such an aperture be a
window? Mr. Goulburn, when Chancellor of the
Exchequer, has laid down the law upon this point in
a manner that may set all doubts to rest for ever. A
correspondence took place between that gentleman in
his official capacity and the Carpenters' Society of
London, who were anxious to know how the matter
might be managed. Mr. Goulburn set their per-
plexities to rest at once by telling them that " if
they could make a hole through a wall which should
admit air without light then it would not be charge-
able." In Wieland's fairy tale the hero of the piece is
banished by Charlemagne from his dominions until
he shall have gone to Babylon, and procured a hand-
ful of the Sultan's grey beard, and four of his soundest
back teeth, and the condition was thought a hard one
at the time, even by the Paladins, who were not men
to stick at trifles. But an English Chancellor of the
Exchequer is more ingenious at setting puzzles than
the most imaginative of romance writers. But let
us carry this chapter of exemptions a little further.
As we have just said, holes that admit air without light
are exempt. Ireland, of course, is exempt from this
as from other taxes to which Englishmen are sub-
jected. Public offices are exempted—this perhaps
with some reason, considering that the exemption
is a clear and definite one, and that it is idle waste
of time to transfer money from one breeches pocket
to the other. Hospitals, too, and churches may claim

immunity from other and obvious reasons. -But
why are the Universities privileged ? Why do not

the lons of Court contribute their quota to the
window-tax, if it is to be paid at all ? Surely
Christ Church, Oxford, and Trinity, Cambridge, are
not such poverty-stricken bodies that they can come
forward with decency to ask for immunity from taxa-
And the lawyers too, why should they not be

made to pay up their share of taxation ? The dwellers
in Stone-buildings and King's Bench-walk are not a
class of men unfit for grappling with the difficulties of
life—they need no dry •nursing at the hands of the
Finance Minister. Then, again, farmhouses where
the rent is under 2001. per annum, manufactories,

shop windows, counting-house windows, warehouses,
are all exempt. We can readily enough perceive the
policy of such exemptions in the cases of the classes
enumerated; but it would be just as easy to give
as good reasons for exempting other descriptions
of buildings as those mentioned. We find an,
other and a singular exception, which would al-
most lead one to expect that the successive Chan-
cellors of the Exchequer have been deeply tinged
with Brahminical superstitions. A certain divine
reverence appears, according to them, due to the cow

.
and her produce. Dairies and cheeserooms are ex-
empted from the tax; and here again we will admit
that there are excellent reasons to be adduced for the

exemption, but other portions of a farmhouse might
be named which certainly stand as much in need of
atmospheric air and light as the cheeseroom, but
which are yet subjected to the tax until some one
shall succeed in solving Mr. Uoulburn's problem of
admitting air without light. Let us add, in conclu-
►ion, that in nine cases out of ten—and certainly in
country neighbourhoods—the policy of these exemp-

tions, even as far as the favoured classes are concerned,

is more than dubious. As much money is probably
spent in contriving shifts to evade the tax and
in litigation as would be sufficient to liquidate the
. .

claim. No doubt the window-tax is but one of many
which we must all of us be anxious to see removed

—the question remains which is entitled to the

preference. For many reasons which will be
found stated at length in Lord Duncan's excellent

speech, the window-tax is entitled to be reckoned
amongst the first for abolition—if it does not, in
point of fact, stand clearly and indisputably first upon
the list. But says Sir Charles Wood, " Where can I
_ . _ ._ _

get the money which will make up the deficit caused
by the removal of a tax of this amount ?" The
answer is ready in a form which will meet Ministers

over and over again. The cost of the African squad-
ron, useless and med as the expenditure is, would
wore than cover half of the deficiency ; for the other
half Lord Duncan points to the Woods and Forests,
and asserts that if this property were properly
managed there would be no pinch felt in the Ex-
.

chequer if the window-tax ware abolished to-morrow.
Let every one who receives the little half-yearly
notice (,f the tax-collector consider that he is but

called upon to pay his contribution to meet the ex-
penses of the insane blockade of the African coast, and
of the mismanagement of the Crown estates.—
Times.

MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 15i per mine, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.54; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.52 i, it follows that gold is 0.00 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 4361 per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. lod. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.104; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.11 e,
it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in London
than in Hamburgh.
The Tomb and the Remains of Alfred the Great
are to be offered for sale by auction on Thursday next, by
order of the County Magistrates !! I If future generations
do not affix the burning brand of shame on this our own
generation, which permitted such a disgraceful act to be
perpetrated, retribution will be proved to be a fallacy, and
indignation to have discharged its shafts wide of the mark
which it ought to reach. This deliberate act of the county
authorities— this act of men on whom education seems to
have been lavished in vain—this insult to the feelings of
every Englishman who has ever cherished or nurtured as a
household theme the name, the deeds, the thoughts, and the
words of Alfred, as the impersonitication of all that is great
and good in a monarch, of all that can dignify, adorn, and
elevate humanity—is to be consummated, and the moulder-
ing dust of Britain's greatest legist is to be disposed of on
Thursday next. We should have thought that the lowest
depth of degradation had been reached when the site of the
splendid abbey where his remains were deposited was co-
vered with the buildings of a bridewell ; but it is enough for
every Englishman to hide his face with everlasting shame,
to be told that the ashes of our best, our wisest, our greatest
King, are to be sold—are to be chaffered and cheapened—at a
public auction.—Hampshire Independent.

PRUSSIAN RAILWAYS.—At a meeting just held at
Cologne it was resclved to resume the prdect for constructing
a railway from Middleburgb, in the directors of Limburgh,
and terminating at Yenloo.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and two of the Royal
children honoured this theatre with their presence
last evening, for the purpose of witnessing the per-
formance of Rossini's chef d'oeuvre, and (with the
single exception of the Nazze) the best comic opera
ever produced, Ii Barbiere di Siviglia, with Madame
Sontag as Rosina. It was in this character that
Madame Sontag made her first appearance bef)re an
English audience some twenty-three years since, and
at once acquired that high standing which she has
ever since maintained. She made the character her
own; during her retirement from the stage, her
Rosina was the invariable standard of comparison by
which all other Rosinas were tested, and to which
none could ever approach, and last night she was as
perfect, as beautiful—aye, and as young as ever!
still unapproachable, still the very Rosina of the
Maestro. The facility And ;accuracy with which she
executed the most brilliant passages last night was
perfectly marvellous. Her " Una voce poco fa" was
the very pet fection of florid vocalisation, and her
execution of Rode's air, which she gave as the singing
lesson;produced afuroreexceeding in intensity, if that
be possible, that of last season. It is needless to,say that
she was called on to repeat the last variation, and
that she was applauded to the echo. Lablache, glo-
rious Lablache was, as Bartolo, more rich, more
unctions, more full of humour than ever;; and Beletti,
as Figaro, was the most lively of barbers, and sung
the music most effectively; his " Largo al factotum,"
and his " Nell idea di qual Metallo," were
admirable ; in the latter he was excellently supported
by Calzolari, who appeared for the first time as Count
Almaviva, and who sang the music with great taste
and correctness. He gave the eavatina "Ecco ridente "
with great taste, and was much and deservedly ap-
plauded. The overture and orchestral accompaniments
were most effectively 'given' thanks to the energy
and decision with which Balfe conducts the
orchestra, and to the admirable manner in which he
has drilled the band. Madame Sontag and the prin-
cipal artists were frequently recalled during the
course of the evening, and at the conclusion she was
honoured with a perfect triumph. Between the
acts Mademoiselle Ferraris repeated her grand
pas, and was as usual most enthusiastically
received ; Les Metamorphoses, which bids fair,
thanks to Carlotta Grisi, to revive the ballet furore
which has been somewhat in abeyance since the ad-
vent of Jenny Lind, concluded the performance.
The crush at the doors was terrific, and the house
was crowded in every part long before the commence-
ment of the opera.
. The Queen and his Royal Higness Prince Albert
honoured the performances with their presence. Her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her Royal
Highness the Princess Royal. The suite in attendance
upon the Royal party comprised the Viscountess Can-
ning, the Hon. Miss Murray, Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
Lord Elphinstone, and Colonel Seymour. Amongst
the company were his Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington and the Marchioness of Douro, his Serene
Highness Charles Duke of Brunswick, his Excel-
lency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish
Minister, M. de Berg, the Belgian Charg6
the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis of Hunt-
ley, the Marchioness Dowager of Sligo and the La-
dies Browne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Salisbury, thu Marquis of Done-
gal, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl and Countess
Granville, the Earl of Falmouth. the Countess
de Flabault and Miss Flabault, Viscount Enfield,
Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lord
Somerville, Lord William Lennox, Lord Rendleshan,
Lord and Lady de Tahley, Lord Ashburton, Lord
Adolphus Fitsclarence, Lady Kerrison, Lord George
Paget, Lord and Lady Sondes, Lady Charles Somerset
and the Misses Somerset, Lady Vivian, the Count de
Herbolon, the Count Civry, the Baron de Schertz, Sir
W. Fremantle, Bart., and LadyFremantle, Sir G. Womb-

well, Bart., Sir J. Lowther, hart , Lady'Flower,:iLti-
tenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart.,
and Lady Woodford, Sir Thomas Barret Len-
nard, and Lady Barrett Leonard, Sir Sey-
mour Sadler, Lady Caroline Sandford, Lady
Kirkland, Lady Carnwath, Sir W. Abdy, Bart., Sir T.
Retford, Lady Gordon, the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty and Lady Arabella Baring, the Hon. Mr. Wel.
lesley, the Hon. C. R. Neville, Major Neville, Mr. Pren-
dergast, Mr. Broderip, Captain Douce, Captain Clarke,
Captain Drummond, Mr. Rickards, M.P., Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Palmer, Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Hubert de Burgh,
Colonel Percival, Colonel Wildman, Mr. H. Broad-
ley, M.P., Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. F. Stanley,
Mr. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading,
Major Buckley, Mrs. Hobson, Mr. Peabody, Mr. G.
Cornwall, Captain Lyon, Mr. Adolphus, Mrs. Leslie,
Captain Villiers, Mrs. lieauelerk, Mr. C. Barry Bald-
win, M.P., Mr. Henry Singleton and Miss Singleton,
Mr. Mills, Mr. Lygon, Mr. Chichester, the Hon. Mr.
Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Sandford, Mrs. Paul, Mr. Ford,
Mr. Brereton Trelawney, Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P., Mrs.
and Miss Ewing, &c.

would recommend the dingy condition of the gilding
and decorations of this once-beautiful house to the
renovating consideration of the manager, not forget-
ting the neglected chandelier, from which a string of
drops is pendant, like a stray stalactite, over the
i de-
voted heads of the pit, precisely as we recollect t on
last "Boxing-night." Parsimony—or neglect, as it
may be—is no true economy; and the judicious out-
lay of a few pounds would once more render the in-
terior of this theatre the most beautiful, unquestion-
ably, of any of the metropolitan temples of the drama,
and would prove no less creditable to the spirit of the
lessee than conducive to the ocular satisfaction of the
visitors.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with Prince Alfred
and the Princess Helena, visited the Zoological Gar-
dens, in the Regent's Park, yesterday afternoon.
Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Sey-
mour the Equerries in Waiting, attended her Majesty
and his Royal Highness.
Lord Seymour had an audience of the Queen yes-
terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, and had the
honour to kiss hands on being appointed Chief Com-
missioner of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, Land
Revenues, Works, and Buildings. Her Majesty was '
attended by Lord Elphinstone, Lord in Waiting.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel F. H. Seymour.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured her
Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday
evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess
Canning, Hon. Miss Murray, Lord Elphinstone,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Sey-
mour.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Prin-
cess Louise, took their usual airings yesterday.
The Viscountess Canning has relieved the Countess
of Charlemont in her duties as the Lady in Waiting
to her Majesty.
Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace on Monday evening, and performed the follow-
ing pieces :
Overture, "La Dame Blanche"
Cavatina, " Donna Curitea"
Marsche, " Zauberflote"
Selection, "Don Pasquale" . Donizetti.
Mr. Jones, R.A., had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Mr. Cardwell, M.P., had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Tidd Pratt had also
an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet
at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Building Committee of the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of 1851 met yesterday in the New
Palace of Westminster. There were present—Mr.
Cubitt (chairman), Messrs. Barry, R. Stephenson,
C. Cockerel], Brunel, and Donaldson. Mr. Scott
Russell, Secretary of the Commission, was in attend-
ance. Colonel Reid (chairman), Messrs. Cole, Dilke,
and Fuller, attended by the Secretary, Mr. Digby
Wyatt, were present on the part of the Executive
Committee.

The Committee examined the plans which have
been submitted for the building.
The Committee on Sculpture met yesterday.
There were present Viscount Canning, Lord Ash-
burton, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. Baring Wall,
Mr. William Wyon, Mr. D. Maclise, and Mr. Uwins.
Messrs. Cole and Dilke attended on the part of the
Executive Committee.
The Committee on the Mineral -Kingjom,inat yes-
terday in the new Palace of Westminciter. The
members present were Sir Charles Lyell, Sir
Roderick Murchison, Dr. Lyon Playfair, and Mi.
Richard Phillips. Messrs. Cole and Dilke we -Pe
present on the part of the Executive Committee. Mr.
Scott Russell, Secretary to the eamthission,
in attendance.

Mr. Adair had an interview pith Sir George Grey,
yesterday, at the,Home-office.
The Earl and Countess Grey arrived in town on.
Monday night, from Howick Hall, Northumberland.
Lord John Russell has issued invitations for a Par-
liamentary dinner on Saturday next, at his residence
in Chesham-place.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Mauritius.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex.
Henry John Selwin, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant.
NATIONAL DEBT-OFFICE, APRIL 4, 1850.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduc-
tion of thu National Debt, in pursuance of the Act,
10th Geo. 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus
revenue of the Unit( d Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the
year ended the sth day of January, 1850, amounted to
the sum of two millions and ninety-eight thousand ono
hundred and twenty-six pounds two shillings and one
penny

Thu Commissioners for the Raiuction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of five hundred
and twenty-four thousand five hundred and thirty•ene
pounds ten shillings and sixpence, being one-fourth part
of the said surplus of two million and ninety-eight thou-
sand one hundred and twenty-six pounds two shillings
and cue penny, will be applied, under the provisions of
the said Act, between the 7th day of April, 1850, and
the sth day of July, 1850, viz.:—
To be applied to the purchase of stock £524,531 10 G
Add interest receivable on account of
donations and bequests to be applied
to the purchhse of stock

1,945 5 11

£526,476 16 5
JAS. Marum, Assistant Comptroller.

WHITEHALL, Aram 4.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Hodgson,
of Selby, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
We the undersigned, two of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue, in pursuance of the Act Sth
and 9zh Victoria, cap. 33, hereby certify, that we have
ascertained that the average amount of bank notes
of the Union Bank of Scotland, carrying on the
business of bankers at Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Aberden, Greenock, and divers other places, under the
name or title of the Union Bank of Scotland and the
Banking Company, in Aberdeen, in circulation during
a period of one year preceding the Ist day of May. 1845,
according to the returns made by such bankers, in pur-
suance of the Act passed in the 4th and sth years of the
reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to
make further provision relative to the returns to be
made by banks of the amount of their notes in circula-
tion," is four nundred and fifteen thousand six hundred
and ninety pounds.—llated this Bth day of April, 1850.
JOHN THORNTON.
C. P. RUSHWORTH.
To the Union Bank of Scotland.
BANKRUPTS.

Richard Thomas Peters, hotel keeper, High Holborn,
to surrender April 20, at half-past eleven, and May 18,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-stree4 Sutton,
Great Ormond-street, Queen-square.
John Harriman, draper, Nottingham, April 19, and
May 17, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Parsons, Not-
tingham.
Robert David Evans and David Meredith Evans,
drapers, Wrexham, Denbighshire, April 25 and May
16, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird,
official assignee, Liverpool; Evans and Son, Liverpool,

AN EMBARRASSING REQUEST.—A man, habited as
a gentleman's servant, knocked at the door of the mansion
of Catchfrench, in the parish of St. German, on Tuesday
night, about 9 o'clock, and left a large reticule tied down
with cord with the two female servants, saying it contained
some things for the Misses Granville, the ladies of the house ;
he then departed, saying he was going to look after his gig,
wfiich be had left in the neighbourhood, and would be back
again shortly. The girl who took the basket said, as the
man would soon be back she would defer taking it to her
mistresses till his return ' • but, on setting it down rather
hastily, she was astonished to hear the shrill tones of an
infant voice issuing from it. In the utmost surprise and
alarm the servants ran to acquaint their mistresses, whose
consternation may be easily imagined on finding the nature
of the present they had been favoured with. After due de-
liberation, however, the basket was opened, and was found to
contain a fine male child, apparently about a fortnight old,
nicely dressed and deposited with every care for its comfort
and convenience. There was also a note written in a good
hand, addressed to the Misses Granville, informing them
that the parents of the child were unable, from the pressure
of the times, to bring him up as respectably as his ancestors,
and therefore hoped that they would take compassion and
adopt him. No clue has yet been obtained to the actors in
this strange and unusual proceeding. It is needless to say
the man did not return, but it has been ascertained that he
came in a gig and passed through the neighbouring toll-bar.
The infant will most likely be placed in the St. Germain's
Union Workhouse.— Cornwall Gazette.

FINANCIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—A
crowded and most enthusiastic meeting was held in the
theatre, Sheffield, on Monday night, to receive Sir Joshua
Walmsley, M.P., and George Thompson, Esq., M.P., as a
deputation from the National Parliamentary and Financial
Reform Association. The appearance of these gentlemen
upon the stage, accompanied by Wm. Fisher, Esq., R. Solly,
Esq., and other gentlemen, was received with loud applause.
Several excellent speeches were made, and the meeting
passed off with much cleat.

FOREIGN REFINED SUGAR.—A vessel named the
Zumanshoop, belonging to Holland, which has arrived from
the Dutch capital, has brought the unusually large quantity
of 538 tierces and 1,146 barrels of foreign sugar, and also
4CO cases of sugar candy, forming together an entire cargo,
the produce anti manufacture ofilelland.