The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-03 00:00:00

THE SEN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1844.

THE CUSTOMS ACTS.

The following are the Resolutions to be proposed in Come
mittee on Customs Acts, on Monday, 6th May, by Mr. Glad-
stone :

1. That, in lieu and instead of the duties of Customs now
payable in respect of the articles enumerated in the annexed
schedule, upon their importation into the United Kingdom,
there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, the rates of
duty specified in the said schedule, viz.:—
Cocoa, of or from foreign countries, the lb. LO 0 2
Coffee, of or from foreign countries, the lb. 0 0 6
Chicory, or any other vegetable matter applicable
to the uses of chicory or coffee, viz. :-
- roasted or ground, the lb.
raw or kiln-dried, the cwt 1 0 0
Currants, the cwt
Confectionery, the lb. 0 0 6
Cordials and liqueurs, except rum shrub, being the
produce of any British possession in America,
or of any British possession within the limits of
the East India Company's charter, in regard
to which the conditions of the Act 4 Vic., c. 8,
have or shall have been fulfilled, sweetened or
mixed with any article, so that the degree of
strength thereof crn not be ascertained by Sykes's
hydrometer, the gallon
Bottles of glass, not otherwise enumerated or de-
scribed, the cwt.
00000 ~,
and further, on account of the Excise

1 0 0

duty, the cwt. 0 7 0
Flint and cut glass, for every 1001. value 3O 0 0
and further, on account of the Excise
duty, the cwt.
Glass manufactures, not otherwise enumerated or
described, and old broken glass fit only to be
re-manufactured, the cwt.
and further, on account of the Excise
duty, the cwt.
2. That, in lieu and instead of the duties of Customs now
payable in respect of the articles enumerated in the annexed
Schedule, upon their importation into the United Kingdom,
there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, the rates of
duty specified in the said Schedule, viz. :
Alganobilla seed, the cwt, £o 0 3
Lard oil, for every 1001. value ... 20 0 0
Myrobolane berries, the ton 0 1 0
Vegetable wax, the cwt. - 0 2 0
Colchicum seed, the cwt.
Kernels of walnuts and kernels of peach stones,
commonly used for expressing oil therefrom,
the ton
Croton seed, commonly used for expressing oil
therefrom, the quarter ...... ...... 0 0 1
Prussiate of pot ash, the lb. 0 0 2
Tallow greaves, the ton
Scrap steel, the ton
Gallic powder, the ton
•• _

1 0 0

3. That the said duties shall be subject to the additional
duty of 51. per centum on the amounts thereof respectively
imposed by the Acts 3 Vic. c. 17, and 5 and 6 Vic. c. 47,
except with regard to cordials and liqueurs, which shall be
subject to the duty of fourpence per gallon, also imposed by
the Acts aforesaid.

4. That the duties now chargeable upon the importation of
sheep and lambs' wool, and upon wool of the Alpaca and the
Llama tribe, and upon goats' wool or hair, and upon the ex-
portation of wools and skins, and upon " manufactures or
pretended manufactures slightly wrought up, so as that the
same may be reduced to and made use of as wool again, and
upon mattresses or beds stuffed with combed wool or wool fit
for combing or carding," be repealed.
5. That the duties now chargeable upon flasks in which
olive oil is imported, be repealed.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The notice by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
given on Monday night of his intention to amend the Sav-
ings' Banks Acts, naturally brings that important subject
forward for public discussion. Materials for this purpose
have been bountifully supplied by ' various correspondents,
from which it is proposed to make such selections as are
likely to be useful to the Legislature and the community at
large on this occasion. The following is a statement of sums
received and paid by the National Debt Commissioners on
account of banks for savings, including friendly societies, in
the United Kingdom, from the 6th of August, 1817, to the
20th of November, 1843, inclusive
" Gross amount credited, including interest
up to and due on the 20th of November,

£ s. d.
843 ...
Gross amount paid, including interest ... 17,093,533 9 3

" Balance due by the Commissioners to the
trustees on the 20th of November, 1843 28,853,555 17 10
" Balance due by the Commissioners to the
trustees on the 20th of November, 1842, 26,855,886 17 10

Increase in the amount of liabilities
within the year ended the 20th of No-
vember, 1843 1,997,669 0 0
"Increase in the amount of liabilities
within the year ended the 20th of No-
vember, 1842 1,011,965 19 5

" Excess of increase in 1843 over increase
in 1842 985,703 0 7
The securities held by the Commissioners to meet the above
balance of 28,853,555/. 17s. 10d. consisted of 12,874,5161. 7s.
6d. Three per Cents., 15,385,5101. is. sd. Three-and-a-Half
Cents., and 432,4001. Exchequer-bills ; which, estimated at
the average prices on the 20th of November, 1843, of the
Three per Cents. and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., would
with an uninvested cash balance of 296,6091., have then
nearly realised the amount of that balance ; but, estimated
at the present market prices, would now exceed it. The esti-
mated deficiency on the 20th of November, 1842, was
263,029/. 18s. 9d., and on the 20th of November, 1841, it was
as much as 1,315,419/. Os. 10d.
Annexed are some further results of this general account :
Gross amount of interest credited by the X d.

Commissioners to the trustees - 15,113,849 19 8
Gross amount of interest received by the
Commissioners on the Stocks and Ex-

The subject is somewhat of a "dry" one, but a Chancellor
of the Exchequer, who is by office a sort of trustee of the
whole system and for the public also, must do his duty and
not shrink from the details it may involve.
The fall in Bank stock since the payment of the last divi-
dend, viz., from 199 to 1961, is ascribed, in certain quarters,
to the belief that some impression has been made upon Sir
R. Peel by the exertions of the country bankers, so as to in-
duce him to stop short in the benefits lie intended to bestow
on the Bank of England when the new measure relative to
banking is brought forward. Every one knows the influence
of bankers over their immediate connexions, a proportion of
them Members of Parliament, all over the country, and will
have no difficulty, therefore, in adopting this as a probable
case, though they may doubt whether it has ever really been
contemplated by the Minister at this time to add anything
to the privilegeo of the Bank of England. The mere suppo-
sition that he would do so, however, would be enough to ac-
count for the previous rise of Bank stock.

There is some reason to suppose that the sales of Consols
which have lately occurred are occasioned in part by capi-
talists, who see under the operation of the surmised reduction
of the French Five per Cents. a more eligible investment in
the French Three per Cents., which are quoted 84, being a
difference of 15 per cent.

At the meeting of the shareholders in the Imperial Bra-
zilian Mining Associatimi held to day, a dividend of ss. per
share was declared. It appeared from the report read that
the workings have improved, and altogether the prospects
of the undertaking are considered better than for some time
past. The Directors are gradually endeavouring to diminish
slave labour by the employment of an increased force of
Cornish miners.

SUN.—No rally occurred in Consols up to the ter-
mination of business, the latest bargains being 994 to
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. left off at 102+
Spanish Bonds were but a trifle higher, the Five per
Cents being 242 toi-,_and the Three per ents. 354 to 4.
Portuguese Converted were lower, being 444 to 4. Pe-
ruvian were done at 291. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. left off at 61 to I, being rather lower.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Derby were 371 ; Bit-
mingham and Gloucester, 44 to 4 ; Greenwich Pre-
ference, 11 ; and North Midland 84 discount. Birming-
ham and Gloucester, New, have been 64 ; Bristol and
Gloucester, 19 ; Bristol and Exeter, 54. 4 ; Chester and
Holyhead, 24 ; Great Western, 41 ; South Western,
434 ; Croydon, 51 ; Newcastle and Darlington, 23 ;
South Eastern, New, 64 to 74 ; Yarmouth and Norwich,
74 ; York and North Midland, 71 ; and ditto, Scarbo-
rough branch, 18 to 171 premium. Provincial Bank of
Ireland Shares were 191 premium.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.- VESTERDAY.

The attendance,• although more numerous than might
have been expected, from the attractions of Chester, had
little or no influence on speculation, and it would, there
fore, be absurd, under such circumstances, to attempt a
quotation of prices ; suffice it to say that 20 to 1 (to
601.) was laid against Campamero, 2 to 1 offered agst
Ratan, 6 to 2 agst Ugly Buck, and 14 to 1 agst Orlando
(take 12 to 1 about the Colonas lot). Offers to take 20
to 1 about Ithuriel fur the St. Leger.