The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-19 00:00:00

TEN PER CENT.

Books, charts, damasks, dresses, embroidery of pure
gold or silver, globes, hair ; instruments—mathematical
and philosophical ; maps, silk net and sewing, velvet.

SIX PER CENT.

Gold and silver bullion, cord, lace, spangles, if of pure
metal. FIVE PER CENT.
Coals, gold for gilding, manufactured silver.
FOUR PER CENT.
Jewellery of gold or silver, gold manufactured.
TWO PER CENT.

Animals for breeding, diamonds, and other precious
stones not mounted, plants, seeds.

THIRTY PER CENT.

All and every other article not included in the fore-
ping.

The amount of duty upon most articles is stated in the
tariff : all other goods are to be cleared by valuation,
such being subject, as heretofore, to be taken, upon pay-
ment of the estimated value and ten per cent. additional.
The duties upon transhipment or re-export are re-
duced to one per cent., subject to the approval of the
Legislature, and sureties must be given, until the deci-
sion of the Legislature be known, for 15} per cent.
upon all merchandise sent from Brazil to the coast of
Africa; 2i per cent. if shipped to other foreign ports.
The five per cent. hitherto charged for storage and
clearance is included in the above recited per courage,.
All descriptions of merchandise denominated estivo
goods are allowed to be landed fifteen da) s, other de-
scriptions two months, free of charge for storage ; both
being subsequently chargeable one fourth per cent. per
month or part of a month. Goods re-exp•irted subject
to the like payment of one-fourth per cent. per month
for such period as they may remain in the Custom
house.

The Government is authorised to impose upon the
merchandise of any country, in which the produce of
Brazil is liable to a higher duty than similar produce of
other countries, an additional duty, so as to neutralise
the ill effects of the difference of duty upon Brazil pro
dace, such additional duty to cease when the increased
duty upon Brazil produce shall be abolished.
A similar differential duty will be charged upon the
merchandise of any country in which the produce of
Brazil is chargeable with a higher duty if imported in
foreign vessels than in national bottoms.
The above recited duties on imports cannot be in-
creased during the finance year 1844-1843, but ►he Go-
vernment is empowered to direct the payment, in gold or
silver coin, of five per cent. of the amount of these duties,
upon such articles as are chargeable with more than six
per cent. and less than fifty per cent.

DREADFUL MURDER.-011e of those shocking mur-
ders, at which humanity revolts, and which is a blot on
civilization, occurred on Friday morning last, about six
o'clock. The victim was Matthew Brennan, who had
been in possession of a farm in Coolcullen, the property
of Lord Frankfort, since March last twelvemonths, from
which two brothers, of the name of Purcell. had been
dispossessed for the non-payment of rent. The unfor-
tunate man's throat was cut from ear to ear, the wind-
pipe and arteries separated, three wounds inflicted on
the head, and one under the left breast. The victim of

he demoniac assassin or assassins had several gashes in
his hands, as though he had endeavoured to ward off
the deadly blows. An inquest sat on the body on Sa-
turday last, when a verdict of wilful murder was re-
turned against some person or persons unknown. Such
frightful agrarian outrages should make their due im-
pression on the mind of Lord Devon and his brother
Commissioners, and stimulate them, as an act of Chris-
tian duty, to recommend to Government such measures
as are calculated to amend a system prolific of the worst
of evils.—Kilkenny Journal.
THE CHAIM E OE MURDER AT PADDINGTON.—
Thurs3ay afternoon, at two o'clock, a protracted inves-
tigation, adjourned from the previous day, was resumed
before Mr. G. I. Mills, deputy coroner for Middlesex, at
the Dudley Arms, Harrow-road, respecting the death of
Ann Lee, aged thirty-six, the wife of a labourer named
Michael Lee, now in custody on the charge of having
murdered her. The accused, who stands remanded from
Marylebone Police-court, was brought to the inquest-
room in custody of Sergeant Thompson, of the D divi
sion. The evidence, which was of a conflicting character,
has already been noticed. After much discussion the
jury returned an open verdict, " That deceased was
found drowned, but how she came into the water there
was no evidence to show," with a request, however, that
the police would still pursue their ir.quiries.
DISGRACEFUL SCENE.—On Wednesday night two
amazons, named Pyne and Russell (well known in St.
Giles's and to the police), had a quarrel at a public-
house, and it was agreed that they should settle their
differences in a pugilistic conflict in the street. They
according stripped themselves to the waist, tied up their
hair, and having appointed backers or seconds in the
persons of two other of the " softer" sex, repaired to
Tottenham-court road, where, pursuant to the usages of
the prize ring, they prepared for the " fray," amidst a
crowd of profligate and idle spectators, who formed a
ring, and the combatants commenced striking at one
another right and left, and dealing knock-down blows,
whilst the screams and hollowings of the crowd were
like a gang of savages. At length police-constables 5
and 41 E arrived on the spot, and interfered, when they
were attacked ; but they seized on the principals and
seconds. The latter quietly surrendered themselves, as
d:d also Russell ; but Pyne, after great resistance, fell
on the ground, fought, bit, kicked, and tore like a mad
woman, and it required tight officers to take her to the
station•hou,e ; and, sti ange to say, on her arrival there
the officers were more exhausted than herself. She and
the other prisoners were locked up, and yesterday morn-
ing the whole of them were taken before the magistrate
at Clerkenwell Police court. Pyne was committed to
the House of Correction for a month, Russell for seven
days, and the seconds were discharged with a salutary
admonition. Pyne tripped lightly from the bar, saying
she would have it out another day.
THE NEW VACCINATION ACT.—An extraordinary
instance of the facilities afforded, by the loose manner in
which the new Vaccination Act is framed, for imposition,
was brought before the Marylebone Board of Guardians,
at its last weekly meeting, and which, no doubt, is prac-
tised equally in every other district of the metropolis.
Mr. Daniell, one of the guardians, expressed his surprise
at the large amount paid for the purposes of vaccination,
but more particularly at the fact, that the parties vacci-
nated were not confined to infants or to the young, but
extended to the old. He found that there were a large
number of persons vaccinated whose ages were between
forty, fifty, and sixty years, and in one instance there
was a person sixty-two years of age, who had been vac-
cinated. He wished to know if the Act of Parliament
contemplated that persons should be vaccinated twice
over. Mr. Bushell said the Act of Parliament was very
vague, for instead of coafinintv, vaccination to infants, it
was expressed in the comprehensive term " persons." In
the course of a discussion, it was stated that the vacci-
nators, who received a fee of Is. 6d. for each case of vac-
cination, in order to insure customers gave 6d. out of the
Is. 6d. to persons of any age to come and be vaccinated,
retaining for themselves the remaining shilling, and there
were plenty of old people, who, in order to obtain the
sixpence. were glad to undergo the process of vaccina-
tion. A committee of inquiry was appointed.
THE INCOME-Tax SCREW.—We are assured, from
a source which enables us to speak positively,. that sur-
veyors, and several other officers under the Innome4-ax
Act, have not even yet been compensated for the vast
labours and very great unpleasantness undergone, thougs'i
the Government have, some time ago, received into their
exchequer two years of the tax. Well may reasonable )
Tories even (as they do) confess their shame at this
treatment of highly respectable public officers.—Frorp
Correspondent.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Their Royal HighlleSSeS ge/
Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, eccompani
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken for
carriage drive yesterday afternoon.
This morning their Royal Highnesses the Princess
Royal and the Princess Alice wet e taken their aC
custotned airings in the pleasure-grounds of the
Castle on ponies.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Oa'
rived in town yesterday morning from Kew, an
visited her Royal highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grill/d
Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz arrive
at Cambridge House in the afternoon, from Kew.
His Excellency M. Dedel transacted bwiness yet
terday at the Foreign -office.
A deputation from the Thetford Deviation end
Norwich and London Direct Railway Company, con,
sisting of the Hon; Francis Baring, Sir John Ileu
nie, C.E. ; Mr. S. C. Bidwell, Mayor of Thetford;
Mr. Garner Gill, and Mr. W. Clark, Town-cle•
rko
had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester
day, at the office of the Board f Trade.
Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor (),f
Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North
American provinces, were sent eff yesterday evening
from the Colonial-office.•

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, OCT. 18.—Wind westerly, fresh breeze, oe'
RAMSGATE, OCT. 17.—The Alex. Robertson, fills
London to Ichaboe, was run into, 16th inst. in the Oa
Stream, by a light collier (name unknown), ' ,
.had larboar;
bow stove, and sustained other damage, and will be tole'
back to London and repaired.
HASTINGS, OCT. 17.—Arrd. John Calvin, *
Bon*
Of*
DEAL,OCT.I6.—Wind A.M. N.W.
() by v., • ;
W.N.W. 10 r.DI. W.—Arrd. Brothers, South Seas;
Duchess of Argyll, Tait. and Hong-Kong, Dodds, urn/
eutta ; Berkshire, Clarkson, Caroline, Williams,
John Calvin, Knox, Bombay; Amelia, Teesdale, Buer
Ayres ; Africanus, Iremonger, Gambia ; Ruth, 1'1;1:
barun, Adeline and 1-lenrietta, and Sophia, Quebec.,.'ne
Slanis Castle, New Zealand ; Countess of Mint°,
of Good Hope ; Helen, Tobago ; Traveller, Barbatiae4;
Thomas, Mercury Island, and the greater part of tP

outward bound.
whic • b
FOWEY, OCT. 17.—The Royal Adelaide,
rived here 15th inst. from Qu.bee, sprung her fore

and lost some sails on the 9th inst. -
SWANSEA, OCT. 16.—Sid. Alexander Harvey, Clib4.
COWES, OCT. 17.—Arrd. Passenger. Rio Janeiro. apa
FALMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Wind W. to N.W., strong,
squally.—Arrd. Linnet packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed 2i ft
25, Bahia sth ult., Pernambuco 13th, on freight 15,,°70
in gold and diamonds. Sid. Janet, Mauritius,
Renwick, Bermuda. A
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 17.—Wind N.N.W , fresu.-----vras
Buenos Ayreans, Calcutta, Sld. Eliza, Cornish, '
Republicain. Put back, Walton, for Trinidad. hoe.
CORK. OcT. 15.—Arrd. Tantivy, Doning, Iceirar,
Sld. Kate Kearney, Jamaica ; British Queen anu,-I,b,
mouth, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off, Rose, ul

Valparaiso.
LEITH, OCT. 14.—S1d. Catharine Jamieson, SydflePo,
CROOKHAVEN, OCT. 14.—The brigantine Bei°3
viss
Kemp, of Liverpool, from Morocco to Cork, whiell,4„sr,
supposed to have foundered 12th inst., off Cape 'fat
has been brought in here dismasted, and with four
est
water in her hold, and only one man on board, the r:of
of the crew having abandoned her.—(See Ship Nevi.'
yesterday.) „ley to
HARWICH, OCT. 17.—A loaded sloop, from Mis---or
Gloucester, with beans and barley, grounded tbis o°.nd
ing on the West Rocks, but got off without damage'
proceeded. to
YARMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Arrd. Friendship, 111-kr,
Sheilds, with loss of sails, bulwarks, stancheons)
having been in contact with a barque in the Gulls.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING. the
Arrivals—Berkshire, Clarkson, from Bombay', 'rim 0
Downs, sailed June 30, St. Helena Aug. 31 (Vbii
Calvin. Knox, from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed .0130
27, St. Helena Aug. 28 ; Duchess of Argyll, Tait, A„°%.
Bengal, in the Downs, sailed June 5, St. Helena
24 ; Hong-Kong, Dodds, from Bengal, in the D° s,
sailed May 14, St. Helena Aug. 01 ; Caroline, Will
from Madras, in the Downs, sailed May 24, blatllltith
July 15, St. Halena Aug. 22 ; Brothers, from the S°ll4 •
Seas, in the Downs, sailed from St. Helena in Aug'''';a:
Tantivy, from Ichahoe, at Cork, sailed Aug. 29; 13°2'0,
lore, Smith, from China, in the Downs, sailed April -6;
Singapore June 12. Artier June 29, St. Helena Atlg'.2o
Vigilant, Clarke, from Singapore, in the Downs,. se: 0
May 3. Anj..r 111.,v 22, Mauritius June 92; St. its
Aug. 9 ; Circassian. Mat:4)ol, from Batavia, nij°no
mouth. sailed June 22, St. Helena Aug. 26 ; 15u'
Ayrian. from Bengal. at Liverpool, sailed June 16.
Arrivals at lehaboe—Thfenas Laurie, Aug. 18, P'
Shields ; Laurel, 22d, and Morley 23d, from Lon41011'1;wtfl
Arrivals at Bahia—Gilmore, Sept. 4, from Port Ph
to London.
Departures from Bahia—Superb Aug. 14; Car°lille'
16th, to Icha boe. p
Arrival at Pernambuco—Cremona, 13°141' Se-
t.
from Sydney, and sailed dte London. 11 t°
Departures from Pern3amb:leo—Comet, Sept. ,
Ichaboe; Gwalior, Aug. 21, to Bombay. e
Departures from Rio—Ann Bates, A 112% 18 ; ‘-I„.„°—`age,
Canning, Sept. 11; Hazard. 13th. to Cape of Good liOrt
Arrivals at St. Helena—Brooke, Ai:g. 31, front
of Africa ; Robert Fult,,n, iron Manilla ; Admiral "Vt'-
Kingsbergen, from Batpvia.

The Earl of Stradbroke has arrived at the Brunserie#ll
Hotel. Jermyn street, from Newmarket, on his oaf 0
Henhani Hall, Suffolk. rt TOO
PROPOSED NEW ROAD FROM HUNGERFORD
TO KENNINGTON.--It is in cteitemplation to create a el,
street or line of road from the terminus of the SusPeslio
slon bridge, in the Belvidere road, Lambeth, to the 0
03.
road commencing at the Asylum, leading to Kenniug...,'
and Vaexhall. Thursday, the surveyors were
in measuring the line of road, tied ascertaining the I
ito
of the property through which it will pass. From the
terminus, the road w;.11 cross the York-road, throng
Lower Marsh, and emerp:e at the corner of Oakley-
in a direct line with the Keb:_nington-road.:
RANGE.—:Mien Six- MILRANGE.—:Mien Captain
uir d Witrribeort
speaks of his six-mile range, for which he req. .be
a two-pounder, he states a physical chlamassibilityglr;or
present state of chemical science ; and-C:Vtain hope coup
is certainly not one in whom any reasonable al be
be indulged that by his knowledge any advano ":,id be
made. By the use of the fulminates nothing 14 0' art
gained, for, with compounds so loosely held togel'oo,
there appears no certainty ; they are all liable to 4,00
taneous decomposition. The fulminate of mercury yeti
considered safe while mixed with spirit of wine''
while in this state it exploded, and Mr. Hennell, of Apo
thecaries'-hall, was destroyed by it. Mr. Eley. the.o4
ventor of the wire cartridges, who had repeatedly 031., 0(
his fulminate of mercury, perished from the explesieLo
a pound of this highly dangerous composition. A Fr
T" de'
vessel, fitted during the French war with some per lea
tonating compounds, was never heard of after it °Ali,
from Toulon. 'The large gun made for Mehemetii of
requiring a charge of 401 b., and throwing a biats of
4801 b., is considered too dangerous to use. Ree6eorsi
100 lb. are not found to move one yard. There sPI/401)
to be a limit to destructive powers, and we haNe re'vetl,
to thank Heaven it is so. The service may be iMPrIeII6
rockets may eventually be made to go straight, s'loo
may be made percussioned, and a greater precisioll ffo of,
to cannon firing. It is possible, by the introducti°bioli
the patent principle of Mr. Harding's new gun, virtiegt
has given so great an increase to the power of sr'',
guns, we may improve that of the cannon ; but the 6 the
effected, would be but a slight step to realisiugthol
theories of Warner or of Normandy. The evil P.
cause, and that is a serious though unavoidable orle,toiti
that scientific characters are debarred from the gre'tiou
these enthusiasts claim as their own. Every applicae gg
for experiment is now refused at Woolwich, beetiusoo/
out of 100 applicants prove to be ignorant adventufec`
(Polytechnic Maaazinc for September.) To poi. of
ball, therefore, a distance of six miles, by means 0,110 i 5
explosive force, the action of which on the proi,e-015
instantaneous, aid ceases from the moment that it `-"j3ot,
the mouth of the piece, is physically impossible 1
ail to
while maintaining this position, we are not prelo/0 et
deny the possibility of obtaining that result by Ine.%iple
a projectile that shall contain within itself the Prilikes
of movement. This principle is peculiar to the r':)c cot'
and, although, from this inherent cause, hitherto Deco tile 4
tain result has been obtained from these PoLie,vii,
beyond a limited range, still, as the principle is ''''bore'
the question to be solved is the possibility of its ela f the
Lion—whether, for example, the combined skill s'
mechanist and the pyrotechnist can so graduate tbilooll
moving principle as to impart to the projectile a veesist-
that will not expose it to the law of atinospherie,rctieu
ance, and at the same time a sufficient intensity elirtt.oer
to accomplish its trajectory course. If Captain N"teii
can really attain a range of six miles, it is s_blittoelf
principle alone. But, even if this range can be cu
we may question the power of directing a Plod*
through so long a trajectory with any degree of aee
—Polytechnic Magazine for October. Ti
THE OVERLAND PASSAGE TO ,
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tional protection and facilities recently accorded
hemet Ali to the passage through his dominions
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Oboe
cularly across the Desert between Cairo and Suez)(i
given a new interest to this singular route, Viola
doubtless direct unusual attention to the forth Darby
work, from the pen of Major and Mrs. George ortief'
Griffith, detailing the var:ous features of the .i°,1,00.11
The peculiar advantages wi:ich these travellers are" ~600;
to have possessed, lead to the expectation of 9' "levet
be f
uncommon attraction ; and if, as we are led to
the volumes should furnish the 100 felt desideratwifill
a sort of Handbook to the Overland. Passage, tbloolle
be one of the most acceptable and valuable offerings
kind that have yet enriched our library of
tarn it is, that no descripticns of the scenes 800305
dents in question, written on the spot, and at the rot a 5
to to which they refer, can fail to include an
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strong as their utility must he extensive. f
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MEDICAL REFORM.—The organic theory •oc
ssti •
doctors is completely wrong. Thousands are ,e ow%
that this is the case. Would it not, therefore,. "igen
tray and oci;
strous in Sir James Graham, or any other
force it upon the public nolens vokns? -,"ei to e-„
theory has been invented for profit, and nol,erefor''
diseases ; the public has found this out, and, wan the
doctors are forsaken on all sides. What elseuec Oritigalf
expect ?—lssued by Morison and Moat, of the beb
College of Health, New-road, London, for tini: °since the
of the body of Hygeists, who contend, Oa" d by for'
diseases arise from one cause, they can be cure,er
Vegetable Universal Medicine. —N.B. For fur!' referrto
oation on this important question, the public had gro_,
to the Doctors' True Petition, which is to be
r7osepta
at th.,e Collega as above, and of' all the LlYgeia

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