The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-18 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-
going.
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 151 per cent.
upon all merchandise sent from Brazil to the coast of
Africa; 21 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 centages.
All descriptions of merchandise denominated estiva
goods are allowed to be landed fifteen dais, 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-exported subject
to the like payment of one-fourth per cent. per month
for such period as they may remain i❑ 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 1844-1845, but the 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.—One 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 Coolcullon, the property
of:Lord Frankfort, since ?larch 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
the 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 CIIARGE or MURDER AT PADDINGTON.—
Yesterday 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 inquiries.
DISGRACEFUL SCENE.—On Wednesday night two
amazons, named Pyne and Russell (well known in St.
Giles'a 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 B arrived on the spot, and interfered, when they
were attacked ; but they seized on the principals and
seconds. The latter quietly surrendered themselves, as
did also Russell ; but Pyne, after great resistance, fell
on the ground, fought, bit, kicked, and tore like a mad
woman, and it required eight officers to take her to the
station-house ; and, strange 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
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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-
cinatien, 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.
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peak positively, that sur-
veyors, and several other
officers under the Income-tax
Act, have not even yet been compensated for the vast
labours and very great
unpleasantness
. undergone, thougk
the Government have, some time ago, received into their
exchequer two years
of the u
tax. Well may reasonable
Tories even (as they do)
confess their shame at this
treatment of highly respectable
public officers.—From a
Correspondent.