The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1850,

State, and of meeting the deficit arising from the late
deplorable events and the liabilities incurred by the
Government, in order to withdraw the paper-money
frcm circulation, renders the imposition of new
tcies indispensable ; and that the present tax is
calculated to distribute the burthen equally on
all classes of citizens, particularly on those which
hitherto contributed nothing to the State. The de-
cree then proceeds to divide all trades and branches
of commerce into ten categoriea, and the communes
of the State, besides Rome and Bologna, into five
classes, in order to tax tradesmen and merchants
according to the importance of their calling with re-
spect to the place of their abode. These classes are
as follows :-Ist class communes comprising 20,000
inhabitants and upwards ; 2d class, 10,000 and up-
wards ; 3d class, 5,000 and upwards ; 4th class, 1,000
and upwards ; sth class, those under 1,000 inhabi-
tants. The new tax-payers of every commune are
divided into six degrees; but in the case of large
establishments, their importance only is to be
considered, without regard to the commune
where they may be situated. The following are not
liable to the tax :-Ist, landed proprietors selling their
produce in the markets; 2d, day labourers and jour-
neymen ; 33, skippers not commanding vessels for
their own account ; 4th, persons keeping furnished
lodgings, provided the latter do not exceed one-half of
the space inhabited by themselves ; sth, savings banks
and other charitable institutions of the kind, being
gratuitously administered; 6th, tradesmen exercising
their calling in a commune for a few days only as on
fairs, provided they have a fixed establishment in
another commune, and pay the tax there. Persons
introducing new manufactures or branches of com•
merce into the country are to be tax-free for five
years. A commission is named in every chief
town of a province for the application of the tax
which is to commence on the Ist of January next.
The Monitore Toscano of the 17th announces that
the person who gave himself out for an Apostolical
delegate under the title of Monsignor Alessandro
Alfieri, has been arrested by the Russian autho-
rities on the frontiers of Poland, and transferred to
Warsaw.

child to bewail his premature and unfortunate end.
An inquest will be held on the body of Farrall to-
day. He has also, we are told, left a widow and
family to mourn his loss.
It is said that portions of the wreck of the Provi-
dence, in the shape of spirits, have found their way
into different part of Cheshire. The wreckers have
reaped an abundant harvest, large quantities of spirits
having been sold by these adventurers.—Liverpool
Mercury of yesterday.

NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Liverpool has not yet enrolled itself under the
banner of the new reform movement. The people
of the good old town have been too much occu-
pied of late with personal differences and local
agitations to give their attention to those great
political questions which must now arouse the
country, arrest the attention of statesmen, and
command consideration from the Government. We
shall not, however, remain long in this anomalous
position. The spirit of reform is abroad, and
Liverpool will speak out. A memorial is now in
course of signature, requesting the council of the
National Reform Association to send down a de-
putation to meet the Reformers of this town, with
the view of forming a branch association. That
veteran Reformer, Mr. William Rsthbone, has been
requested to accept the presidency of the new
organization, arid hopes are entertained that he will
accede to the wishes of his fellow-townsmen. The
inaugurative proceedings will take place at a
great public meeting, and on the following day
it is proposed to give a grand banquet to Joseph
Hume, Esq., M.P., who is expected to attend as
one of the deputation, in addition to Mr. Cobden,
M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P.,
and Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P. The memorial has
already received the signatures of some the most in-
fluential reformers of this borough, and it is expected
the new association will be launched under the most
favourable auspices.—Liverpool Mercury.

ho discoved a carpet-bag, ripped open down the side, in
which was found a dressing-case, the lock of which had
been bruken away, and containing a packet of letters ad-
dressed to the prosecutor and his Lioth,--r, Lady L'e, by
the late Sir R. Peel, the Bishop of Exeter, and other
persons of distinction. Information of the capture of the
prisoner and the recovery of the stolen property was
immediltely transmitted to Cambridge by the electric
tele7aph, through the medium of whi..;ll au intimation
was promptly rAurned that Mr. Lee Wal labouring under
indisposition of such a nature as led to the i&'erence that
the robbery had bcoa committed through the agency of
chloroform or some other narcotic, and the publication
et this suppw.ition gave rise to much uneasiness among
his friends, but it was subsequently ascertained that
there were, fortunately, no grounds whatever for it, and
that the prosecutor's illness had solely resulted from
natural causes.

Mr. Leo now attended, and stated that on the night in
question he was a passenger by one of the trains on the
Eastern Counties Railway from London to Cambridge,
upon reaching which he discovered thnt his carpet-bag,
which he had left at the station in the care of one of the
company's porters a few hours before he started, was
❑ot to be found. The prosecutor identified the carpet
bag produced and its contents, amongst which was a gold
medal commemorative of the battle of the Nile, and pre-
sented to his father, the late Admiral Sir John Lee, who
was present at the action.
William Dodd, one of the railway porters, deposed to
having received the bag at the time mentioned from the
prosecutor. and that he had left it under the care of ano-
ther porter, named Syssel, shortly afterwards; Syssel,
however, on his examination stated that, though he re-
lieved the last witness at six o'clock on the night in
question, his attention was nct called to any packages
whatever, and that he was not aware, in fact, that there
were any upon the platform which it would be necessary
for him to took after.

When asked if be wished to say anything in answer
to the charge, the prisoner declined offering any obser•
vations, and the depositions having been directed to be
taken, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 23, 1850.
The Queen has been p!ea,3e-.1 to approve. of Mr. Thomas
Fox as Consul at Plymouth for the Sublime Ottoman
Porter

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
William &holey as Consul-General in London for the
Republic of Nicaragua.
WHITELIALL, OCT. 25.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev.
Daniel Mubricle to the church and parish of Little
third:cid, in the presbytery of Dunkeld, and county of
Perth, vacant by the resignation of the Rey. William
Llackoy, late minister thereof.
CROWN-OFFICE. OCT. 23.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
County of Hereford—Thomas William Booker, of
Velindra House, in the county of Glamorgan, Esq. in
the room of Joseph Bailey, jun., Esq., deceased.
WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 25.
4th Regiment of Font—Captain George Francis Har-
rison, from the 84:h Foot, to be Captain, vies Madigan,
who exchanges, Oct. 25.

17th Foot—Ensign William Henry Earle to be Lieu.
tenant, by purchase, vice &met; who retires, Oct. 25.
47th Foot—Ensign Sampson Pilkington to be Lieu.
tenant and Adjutant, vice Sinnott, promoted; Sergeant.
Major Charles Finnerty to be Ensign, vice Pilkington,
Oct. 25.

50th Foot—Lieut. Andrew Campbell Knox Lock,
from the 3d West India Regiment to be Lieutenant, vice
Kingsmill, who exchanges, Oct. 25.

67th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Leslie Hunt has been
allowed to retire from the service by the sale of his com-
mission; Gentleman Cadet George Turnour Horton
Atchison, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, Oct. 25.

73d Foot—Capta'n George Benny, from the sth Foot,
to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Thomas Prior, who
retires upon half-pay, sth Foot, Oct. 25.
84th Foot—Captain James Alexander Madigan, from
the 4th Foot to be Captain, vice Harrison, who ex-
changes. Oct. 25.

87th Foot—Second Lieutenant Adam Steuart to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gregorson, who retires,
Oct. 25.

3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Parr William
Kingsmill, from the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Lock, who exchanges, Oct. 25.
BREVET.—Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.8., to
have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in the Army
in the East Indies, Oct. 25.

MEMORANDUM.:—The date of the commissions of the
following officers in the 9th Light Dragoons, is April
29, instead of Oct. 8, as previously stated, viz.:—Major
Andrew Spottiswoode, Captain W. W. W. Humbley,
Lieutenant Robert Sutherland.

The Commission of Assistant-Staff Surgeon Fitz-
Meade Tynto Dennis has been ante-dated to 27th July,
1850.

WHITEHALL, OCT. 21.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Gilbert-
fen, of Preston, in the county palatine of Lancaster,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.
John Rodeo, draper, Stamford, Lincolnshire, to sur-
render Nev. 8, at one, and Dec. 10, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee;
Mardon and Prichard, Christchurch-chambers, Newgate-
street.

Robert Turner, draper, Worthing, Nov. 5 and Dee. 2
at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official
assignee, Basinghall-street; Solo and Turner, Alder-
manbury.

Willi;m Binder, builder, Orsett, Essex, Nov. 7, at
one, and Dec. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Raw-
lings, John-street, Bedford-row.

Caleb Evans, ironmonger, Merthyr Tydvil, Nov. 8, al
twelve, and Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Leonard,
Bristol.

George Hall and Francis Skelton Fell, timber mer-
chants, Tynemouth, Nov. 5, at twelve, and Den. 10, at
one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker,
official assignee, Newcastle-upon. Tyne; Holme, Loftus,
and Young, New Inn; Tinley, Tynemouth.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.

G. Messenger, Uxbridge, draper, Nov. 14, at twelve
—T. Rutherford, Agnes.placo, Waterloo-road, Nov. 14,
at twelve—W. Gee, Murray-street, Iloxton, tuscan and
straw hat manufacturer, Nov. 14, at eleven—J. G.
I'easegood, Sheffield, draper, Nov. 14, at half-past eleven
—G. W. Law, Landport, Portsea, auctioneer, valuer,
estate agent, draper, &c., Nov. 14, at twelve—W. A.
Reeves, Maidstone, Kent, cabinet maker and upholsterer,
Nov. 15, at two—J. Prentice, Oxford, ironmonger, Nov.
19, at one—W. Pownall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, silk
manufacturer, Nov. 19, at eleven—J. E. Curtis, New-
port, Pagnel, Buckinghamshire, printer and bookseller,
Nov. 15, at half-past twelve—J. Dows, Newbury, Berk-
shire, corndealer, Nov. 15, at one—L, Coquerel, Leices-
ter-street, Leicester-square, hotel keeper, Nov. 15, at
twelve—T. Showell, Ludgate-street, Ludgate-hill, tailor,
Nov. 15 at one—The Merchant Traders' Ship Loan and
Insurance Association, Nov. 19, at twelve—H. Prior,
Sise-lane, stationer and wine merchant, No. 15, at half-
past eleven—W. Elliott, Lower-road, Islington, baker,
Nov. 15, at eleven.
In the Country.
C. B. T. Roper, ironfounder, ironmaster, and edge
tool manu'a2turer, Nov. 18, at ten, at the Court, Bir-
mingham—J. "'afford, Bristol, and Ebbw-vale and Sir-
howy, Monmouthshire, ironmaster, ironfounder, and
iron merchant, Nov. 25, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol
—A. Dickson, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, grocer and tea
dealer, Nov. 8, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—J.
Square, W. Prideaux, jun., and W. IV. Prideaux, Kings-
bridge, Devonshire, bankers. Nov. 20, at eleven, at the
Court, Exeter—ll. Green, Liverpool, ironmonger, Nov.
19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Eddison,
Rastrick, Yorkshire, fancy woollen manufacturer, Nov.
18, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—S. France, Bradford,
grocer and t- a dealer, Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Court,
Leeds.

bourn, and 11. C. Holden, Cambridge, tailors (so far as
regards 13,. Billington)—B. Goulton, Gedney.marsh, Lin-
colnshire, and S. King, Selston-hall, Derbyshire, rail-
way contractor;.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
William Smith, Leicester, greeer.
John A. Ma%haat, Colyton, awonsbire, miller.
Francis Preston, Northborough, Northamptonshire,
farmer.
Joseph Brown, Bristol, beer retailer.
Ge3rge Thomas. son., Bristol, carver.
Henry Wyatt, Yatton, Sotnerstltshire, farmer.
George Oitkl.,y, St. Albans, Herefordshire, publican.
William D. W. Smith, Cheltenham, bricklayer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION.
R. Kilpatrick and G. III•Donald, Glasgow, com-
mission merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotd,
Glasgow, Nov. 1 and 26, at two.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending Oct. 22,
1850, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importatien thereof into Great Britain:—
From the British possessions in America 2Ss. 9id. per cwt.
From the ➢lauritius ... - s.
From the East Indies ... 30s. 9d. ,t
Average price of the two foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 213. 7d. „
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICKN E LL. Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Oct. 25.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 19th day of October, 1850.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued• • •..... 29,443,965

Government debt •• 11,015,100
Other securities .. . • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,331,225
Silver bullion .....- 112,740

£29,443,965

X 29,443,965
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 24th day of October, 1850.
BANKING DEPAZTMEN T.
X. I A_

Proprietors'capital • • 14,553,000
Rest . ........... 3,104,740
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, s.nd Di-
vidend accounts) • • 6,284,496
Other deposits .. • • 9,550,613
Seven day and other
bills •• .• .• •••• • • • 1,383,932

£34,876,781

Dated the 24th day of October,

Government Beene-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity)" 14,228,901
Other securities •• • • 10,772,545
Notes .. .• . .. ••• • • • 9,304,195
Gold and silver coin .. 571,140

£34,876,78,
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
850.

SHIP NEWS.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
Genoa, Oct. 16.
Vessels; from Marseilles are now admitted to pratique
on arrival.

NORDEN, OCT. 18.—The Engelina, from Rustringersiel
for Newcastle, went on shore on the Island of Langeoog
on the 14th of October, and has gone to pieces.
CUXHAVEN, OCT. 22.—The cargo ex Themis, from
Dantzic for Amsterdam, which was picked up and car-
ried into Heligoland on Oct. 11 a derelict, and put upon
the strand, has been discharged (one-third of which is
damaged, and must be sold), and the vessel put afloat
again. The Abeldina, from Bremerhaven for Stettin,
was stranded here to day; crew landed; cargo and ma-
terials expected to be saved.
BREMEN, OCT. 22.—The Antje, from Emden for Lon-
don, put in here on Oct. 19.
IiA3IBURGH, OCT 21.—The Argus, from Lubeck for
Calmar, was stranded on Oeland on the night of the 16th
of October, and filled; crew saved.
CHRISTIANSAND, OCT. 14.—The brig Enigheden, from
the Baltic for Jersey, has put in here leaky, and must
discharge.
B.TORTING, OCT. 17.—A vessel of about 140 tons bur-
den, timber laden, and a derelict, marked " Familiene,"
and supposed to have been commanded by G. Pederson,
has been found on the west coast of Jutland; cargo ex-
pected to be saved.
COPENHAGEN, OCT. 21.—The Elizabeth, of and from
Uleaborg for the North Sea, has put into this roadstead,
after being on shore near Amack, and assisted off.
GRAVESEND, OCT. 25.—Wind E.N.E., light, cloudy.
Arrived—The American Congress, from New York; the
Johanne Christine, from Droback; the William, from
Caen; the Ace of Trumps, from Xavia; the Emerald,
from Boulogne; the John Bull, from Hamburgh; the
Bellona, from Alexandria; the Archimede, from Cha•
rente; the Concordia, from Villa Viciosa; the Sarah
Ann, from Santa Cruz; the Neptunus, from Oporto; the
Romp, from Pillau; the Marianne, from New York; the
Cassandra, the Stromboul, the Lady of the Isles, the
Prince Edward Albert, the Queen of the West,
and the Snake, from Patras; the Fortuna, from
Stockholm ; the Trident, from Tonningen ; the
Little Fred, from Almeira; the Waterlilly, from Alex-
andria; the Magnet, from Amsterdam; the Alfred, from
Malaga; the City of London and the Bee, from Dunkirk;
the Speedwell, from Ghent; the Dee, from Fecamp.
Sailed—The Success, for Port Philip; the Dale Park,
for Cape Coast Castle; the Leon and the Lionne, for
Gravelines; the Ellen, the Blanche, and the Waterlilly,
for Jamaica; the Albion, for the Baltic; the City of
Boulogne, for Boulogne; the Emu, for N.w Zealand; the
Lady Sale, for Africa; the Geelong, for Port Philip.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Jolly Robin, from
Liverpool fir Calcutta. The Hannibal, from Liverpool
for Bombay.