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London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

Government would give up the idea of having
any such tribunal at all.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")

INCOME-TAX.

The Order of the Day for going into a Com-
mittee of 'Ways and Means, was then read, Mr.
Green in the Chair.

On the motion that the income-tax be continued
being put,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, he was very glad
that the Right Hon. Gentleman had consented to
postpone, for another day, the decision of
the House on this question, because the more
he thought of that question the more he
conceived its importance to be great and
greater even then the Right Honourable
Gentleman himself seemed to suppose
well knew. If he could agree with the Hon. Gentleman
the Member far Kendal, who seemed to be greatly
enamoured of this tax, and thought that it ought to
he permanent, he could find some comfort, because
he believed it was approaching to that accomplish -
trient—(Laugnter)—but, for his own part, he had
been accustomed to consider the income-tax neces-
sary, indeed, in great emergencies—for the carrying
on of a war of an arduous and costly nature,
but be subject to some of the greatest objections which
could be urged against any tax.—(Hear, hear.) He
had always been of opinion that it was unequal, and
vexation and fraud were inherent in that tax.
It was impossible to deny its inequality, for no man
would say it was equal that a person whose income
was derived from a landed estate or the funds, which he
could leave to his children entire, was in the same po-
sition as a person in a profession—a surgeon or an
artist—w hose bread depended on the continuance of
his health, or who, by the loss of a limb or a defect
of eyesight might at any moment be deprived of his
income.—(Hear, hear.) No person could say
that those two persens should be considered
in the same light. Ndthe'r could any person fairly
deny that great vexation was inseparable from that
tax—that a person engaged in trade, who was obliged
either to submit to the payment demanded of him,
or show all his accounts, and the matters in which he
was engaged—was not subject to very great vexation.
With regard to the fraud and evasion, he believed no
man who; had been concerned i❑ the collection of this
tax would deny that great frauds werepractised under
this tax ; that the man of the most integrity
and the most honour, paid the tax fairly
and was subjected to the least reduction, while those
who wished to evade the law either found the means
of doing so or entangled the Government and
themselves in the most expensive proceedings. Such
being the evils of this tax he had heard from
The Right Hon. Gentleman on Friday night said that
they were inseparable from it. He had sometimes
thought that by different modifications by alterations
with respect to uncertain incomes, and by changing
particular provisions which bore hard upon particular
classes, the tax might be rendered less vexatious. The
Right Honourable Gentleman had had three years
to observe the operation of the tax, and there was no
reason why he should not wish to make it snore equal
and less vexatious if he could. Yet he declared that
it was impossible so to do, and that he
would show by argument that any attempt
of that kind would but aggravate the injustice.
He did not pretend that the process was not vexatious
and inquisitorial.— (Hear, hear.) But what he
argued on the last occasion on which the
property tax was imposed was that if any attempt
to snake any alteration would lead to a greater injus-
tice than that which it cured. He din not, and
he could not prove that the defects were such as could
be remedied, but what he proved was that they were
inseparable from the nature of an income-tax. What,
then, was the conclusion ? Why, that this was a tax
whose great merit was its productiveness to the
revenue, but which could only be imposed on great
and urgent necessity.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

LAW IN TELLI GENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 15.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord DFNMAN and a special
jury.)
BAKER U. r.owE.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a sur-
geon, residing at Hampton, against the defendant, who is a
half-pay officer, to recover a sum of 193/., for services per-
formed by the plaintiff for the defendant in his professional
capacity—also for medicine.

dr. -Chambers, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Sewell, were for
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Crowder conducted the defendant's
case.

It appeared that the defendant was attacked on the 16th
of September, 1842, with spontaneous gangrene of the toe,
being this period about sixty-one years of age, and in pre-
vious good health. At first he felt a severe pain, and in four
days Mr. Baker amputated the toe. Inflammation proceeded,
and on the 6th of December Mr. Liston was called in,
and ordered a soothing treatment, a stimulating one, con-
sisting of brandy and wine, having been used by Mr. Baker.
The gangrene had extended so far, that the defendant lost
his leg. Mr. Baker sent in his bill of 1931., but the defendant
said that he lost his leg in consequence of the injudicious
treatment of Mr. Baker. However, he offered to allow the
plaintiff 94/., which was refused.

The principal interest resulted from the different opinions
of the medical men who were examined.
Mr. Liston, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Bransby
Cooper were examined on the part of the plaintiff, who indi-
cated—some of them more cautiously than others—that
the application of stimuli was not improper treatment, and
that the application of the knife was right where what was
called " the line of demarcation" was properly marked.
On the part of the defendant, Mr. Lawrence gave a decided
opinion that a stimulating treatment was improper in this
case ; that it was always better to leave nature to throw off the
diseased part, and that it was impossible for the line of
demarcation to be sufficiently marked in four days to justify
the use of the knife. Mr. Aston Key and Mr. Skey gave
pretty nearly similar evidence.
The foot of the unfortunate gentleman was in Court to
assist the surgical gentlemen in their operations.
His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence,
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1381. 14s. ;
also finding that there was no want of skill in the plaintiff.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 14.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before the LORD CHIEF BARON
and Special Juries.
GREEN V. PRICE.

This was an action of covenant to recover the sum o
5,0001.

Mr. Martin and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Jervis and Mr. Cowling for the defendant.
The deed which formed the ground of the present
action was entered into between the late Mr. John Gos-
nell (to whose estate Mr. Green the plaintiff is executor)
and the defendant Mr. Price, who retired from the busi-
ness of a perfumer, and bound himself in the above sum Rot
to set up again within the cities of London and West-
minster, or within GOO miles from the same. The de-
fendant having commenced business at 28, Lombard-
street, it waN alleged he had broken the covenant, and
he was now stied for the above amount.
It was contended on behalf of the defendant that no
specific loss to the plaintiff had been shown to have re-
sulted from his recommencing business, and also that he
was not within the distance named.
shortly after the opening of the plaintiff's case, his
Lordship stated it to be his opinion that this question
was one of law.

It was then agreed that Mr. Jervis should tender a
bill of exceptions to his Lordship's ruling, and that, in
the meantime, a verdict should be taken fur the plaintiff:
Verdict for the plaintiff accordingly—Damages, 5,000.
SATURDAY, BED. 15.
THE ATTOINEY-GENERAL U. CLAY.
This was an information filed fur the recovery of
certain duties which were alleged not to have been
paid by the defendants upon certain silk goods imported
from France.
The following are the particulars of this case :
The dt fendants, Thomas and Robert Clay, were engaged
in the silk-trade, which they carried on in a very exten-
sive manner for upwards of three years previous to
the filing of the information. It was subsequently as-
certained that the defendants had impinged silks for
which the proper duties had not been paid. It ap-
peared that before matters were discovered, the de-
fendant Robert had retired from busiLess, and the
other brother, upon the fraud being found out, de-
camped. The defendant Robert, upon the information
heir g filed, pleaded that he was ignorant of anything
being wrong, for, during the partnership, he had paid
all the necessary duties. Upon the books being referred
to this fact was ascertained to be correct, and the result
was that the Crown declined• to go for more than one
penalty, instead of three times the amount, to which it
was entitled.
After a short address from the Solicitor-General for
the Crown, and Mr. Kelly for the defendant, a verdict
for 1,200/. was returned against the defendant.

LANGFORD V. GOLLY.
This was an action to recover 5?. 18s., for an injury
done by the carriage of the defendant to that of the
plaintiff.

There was no feature of interest in the case, and
the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
5/. 18s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
F William Shearsby, the proprietor and driver of a
L Camden-town omnibus, appeared to a summons to
answer the complaint of Philip Stack, jun., the pro-
prietor and driver of a Paddington omnibus, for having
wilfully and maliciously obstructed him, whereby he
endangered the lives of passengers, and also for having
made use of abusive language.
Mr. Robinson attended for the prosecution, and a so-
licitor appeared for the defendant.
It appeared that the defendant had been in the habit
of obstructing complainant, and annoying him on the
road. On Wednesday afternoon, the sth inst., com-
plainant was driving along Pentonville-hill at a mode.
rate pace, his vehicle being full of ladies and gentlemen,
when defendant whipped and gallopped his horses, any'
crossed him, to the imminent danger of the lives of
complainant and the passengers. He continued this sort
of conduct until they arrived in the City road, when he
began gailopping his horses and crossed the road. Com-
plainant remonstrated with him on the impropriety of
such conduct, when defendant commenced a volcy of
abuse, calling him most foul manes, to the great annoy-
ance of the passengers ; and he drove on before him,
jeering him ; ald complainant felt it to be his duty to
take out a suwzoons against him.
Mr. GnElq;:woop convicted him in the penalty of 20s.
and costs, for the abominably filthy and abusive language
he had used ; and for the wilful obstruction he would
commit him to the house of Correction (without fine)
for ten days.

HAMBURGH AND BUTCH MAILS'
BERLIN, FEB. 3.—A report, which has been for s°l:l3
time in circulation, that the King had commissi°l!,,e
several statesmen to draw up a constitution fur 11101
Pruss:an moiiarehy, seems to gain credit; this itnr.ll.l,
subject being seriously discussed in the higher circles'
and not contradicted by men in very elevated positions.;
great joy is felt here on this account. If the Tell.,
should prove true, a brilliant pros! ect will Le one
Prussia, Prussia, and for all Germany, and the name of his
!esty will be distinguished among the grertest in the
annals of Gerrnany.
HANOVER, FEB. 7.—We learn that our Govertureshst
has granted several considerable advantages to Seit(lti
and Nore egian ships in the Elbe, placingthcin Ott o
same footing as those of great Britain and'Humburgb.
FRONTIERS OF BCIiESIIA AND SAXONY, JAN. 27'j
Conimissoners have be, n appointed at Dresden sPf
Vienna fur the definitive regulation of the frontiers'
Austria and Saxony.
t
FRANKFORT, FEB. 4.- Sonic steps have bee-nltoo
-8
in cur city towards the formation of a Christian Aeoed
lie Catholic community. The notion is much aperevo
by the middle t la's of the Roman Catholic inbabilss.,
l'he hiehtr &asses manifest but liitle inclination to
and the hisser are withheld by worldly considerations.b
BERLIN, FEB. 6.—We barn that the n, gotiations
the Danish Government rescting the Sound-toll 6,,
broken off fur the present, and our ConimissioneesLc
turns 1 from Copenhag. n a few days ago. we reps-t
that the endeavours of our Government have failed' ge,b
dyes not seem to agree on any one point with the Pas
Government.
HANBURGH, JAN. 10.—The HaillbßFgll ship 411Cirt;
maelie has arrived at Cuxhaven from China, borig,ed
first of our ships that has visited one of the neeell°l;6"
ports of that empire. tO
POLISH FRONTIERS, FEB. 2.—Accounts are self,
have bees received from Sr. Petersburgh, that the tod
peror is suffering from the jaundice, but is able to stssij
to busieess as usual. The health of the Empress is
to have become worse.
eril
THE HAGUE, FEB. 12.—Our journals contain -See,
notices of the return of the frost, which is pretty se.; 21
the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer being
deg., or eleven below freezing point.
THE HAGUE, FEB. 13.—The Dutch Government; test
ing discovered at the beginning of the year 1847;dies
there was an extensive manufactory of Deteh''';'etoe
copper coin at Birmingham, took measures to PO:fail
to the evil, in which it was zealously seconded '1
English Government. Pd
The exertions of the police at Birmingham WA-ail
a stop to this coining ; and the Custom.house 0-ftbS
at Liverpool have seized a considerable quantity °deo
base coin, which was already on board a vessel boil')
Sineapore. rtp Old
Instructions have been sent to the Governor-n°/00
to direct all the colonial authorities to do their il'ohe
to prevent the circulation and sale of such bris,.„,9 iced
In consequence, the Government has already rl-esor
an official notice issued by the Government of 1114-
Wales's Island, Sincapore, and Malacca. ftb°
The Government has answered the observations ofoiecc
section of the Second Chamber, respecting theilitsi
of law for the execution of Art. 6 of the EnTlu."--
Law treating of the right of voting, and of electioo.
The Chambers not sitting.
11A3ITSURGII BORSENIIALLE, FEB. 11. p
on
c
e
.
Bali. 113

Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares
Anglo-Russian Loan .
RusSian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 105514
Ditto Ist series 1n5eripti0n............ 99V4
Ditto, flop and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 99V4 07.
Ditto, in Certificate. ..
New 4 per Cent., hope and Co. 92 90,4
Ditto Stieglitz
Spanish New 5 per Cent . 2l
Ditto 3 per Cent
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 214 per Cent .•
Dutch Actual Debt, 21.' per Cent 6314
, Polish New 4 per Ceut. loan, 1844•••• 87
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 gtr Cent ...• • • 137 N 140
National Bank 5hare5.............
Exchange on London
Pctersburgh, Three months
Bremen, Two m0nth5.........
—llamburgh Borsenhalle, Feb. 11.
DUTCII FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, FEB. 14• Dalt
Monef•
Actual Debt, 214 per Cent.— 634 183
*jib), 3 per Cent .................. 77 99
Ditto, 4 per Cent. ..... .
Ditto, 5 per 9914 100
Amort Syndic, 414 per Cent.......... 9911 924
Ditto, 314 per Cent. ..... .......... 914 i 149
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 14734 •-•
East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......... ...- •
Exchange on London, one month..
Two months . •12 20
At sight. . 12 50
On liainburgh . . 35 21
Two
•••25
On Paris
Two mouths. .... .. ••. • • • --
-Dutch Papers. Feb. 15.
;AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA., FE13..7.004
5 per Cent. 3letalliques
• • 4 per Cent. ditt0.............• .... ••• • • • 102
3 per Cent. ••
Loan, 1831
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares .
56
Esterhazy's Loan ........ •
RAILWAYS. •
10!`i
The Northern, or Ferdinand ...........
Gloggnitz • . •
• 126*
Allgetneine Zeitung, Feb. 10.
rnussux FUNDS.—BERLIN, FEB. 11. )10,4
Bins-
St. Schuld SCh., 334 per Cent 100
6
I'russ. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent..
Exchange on London, 3 months
—Prussian State Gazette. Feb. 12.

36 7 13.°
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SPORTING INTELLIGENC
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.

WARWICK, 1845.
st.
The IVarwick Handicap. s 9
Mosque, aged
Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs
Yardley, 5 yrs
Porto Bello, 5 yrs
Inheritress, 5 yrs
Bashaw, 5 vrs
Heslington, aged
Schoolboy, 6 yrs
7
Babylon, 4 yrs .............................. 7 /
Wasp, 4 yrs
• ................... 6 10
Wotton (h b), 4 yn; ........................
COVENTRY, 1845.
Entry for the Trial Stakes. moo* 5
Wild Roe 3 yrs—Celeste, 4 yrs—Marian .L'"
yrs—Dash (late Corodino), 4 yrs.
The Handicap Stakes. • (1,61
Glideaway, 4 yrs—Hooton, 5 yrs—The ,Mtre, 4 frets
Wild Roe, 3 yrs—Aurungzebe, 5 yrs—Ce'l 51-
Inheritress, 5 yrs— Mosque, aged—Porto Be"l'", ;,„
Fama, aged—Dash, 4 yrs—Lauristina filly, 4 1 bi
The City Stakes.
g yr- oe
Confab, 4 yrs—b m Mundig—Fairflf, ge'rve bek
by Bolero, 4 yrs—Chevy Chase, 3 Yrs"„.g..--si°
Hunter, 4 yrs—The Bird, 6 yrs—Oscar, 5
4 yrs.

; 1
7 11
7 11
11 119

y, Wiehr°
The Hurdle Stakes
Mantrap--The D- I' Ti Orphan— b f -1,.....T-8
..a- ing— .ie „eu-
out of the Queen—lsaae, aged—Dueona, 141
Light of other Days—Victoria, aged.
HUNTING APPOINTSLENTS-rthelslo;
Surrey stag hds., Tues., at Fickle's OW
Sat., Reigate.
D re
South Berks hds T Wed', - II
~ Tues., Aldworth; 00
; 110 r
Green; Fri., Theale-10t.
Craven hds., Wed., Bedwin Brick-kiln ; I'l' f
sbil Chase; Sat., Benham •
am Turnpike—lug. , . pre
Hambledon hds W d Basing k • 'll'
~ e., Par , iii°
House. , L Se°
Sir J. Gerard's Ws Wed., New H 11 • Gat'' ~ a f Or
Bridge.h IP°
N. F. H., Tues., Brocklehurst Bridge; Thurs.'
ct. ft4)l3
wood; Sat., Alderholt Park-1043
Tieerton hds W d D -.'• "a ' ii'
•, e•, rayford Bridge ,
Hole, v.-- d
Castle—Wl. + pi0 use
Vine lids., Thurs., Paul's Wood; Sat.. Ewer"
to
United Pack, Thurs., Monkhopton-9. ,Aws n VOck
Norfolk harrs., Tues., Thurning; Fri., t
row- —1 1.

~.slial
A 0919
_,..
Dispatches from the Governor of Western
,P,,,ere "
and also from the Governor of the Nlauritios "
ceived on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
_....-------
On the 11th inst. lc
a t
eßa
mllibTr !Id i d par 9
g abler'
Henry Howlett, of arson. ra dath, op
On the 12th inst., the wife of Captain Bisdee, o' . Deli°
On the 12th of Febraary, at Great James-street, b
row, Mrs. Samuel Bayne, of , adaughter. Rev. Jose
i
Selterrace, LY-e'-
On the 12th inst., at Bath, the wif© of the rlt,
Mansfield, of a son. ~,,,ent'lrPS
On the 12th inst., at Cumberland•terrace, A‘. ~ of
the lady of Richard Jennings, Esq. or a son. the lady
On the 13th inst in U G' - or-street,
inst. pper Grosvenor-street,
en soo,
James Weir Hogg, Esq , M.P., of a son. i. ~„ SitOf
On the 10th inst., at .I.' Tooting, Mrs. J49'-
)pper
~ the'
of a daughter. .tow-'
On the 1 lth inst., in Camden-street, Camden
of /11..
wife of Professor De Morgon, of
adaughter. " job'
On the 11th inst., at Boyder's-hill, Herts, t",bt r.
....e
f,
It Molyneux, Esq., Commander, R.N., of a dative, So"
On the llth inst., Lt the parsonage, Wreccles
n• yo
the wife of the Rev. Robert D. Buttoner, of aso or up
110 •
On the 11th inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs.
Hulbert, of a son.

On the 13th
11 inst., at Uxbridge, George 13alpi.
MARRIED. , ilbe
o,the
a th. 9114
On the 1 .
of S d
li for bnyt
ili..eo Lock,
loi of
nKs
tin.,ga-ts King-street.
to.
late Rev.
Kent, to Elizabeth Fry, only daughter '
v. Edward Crope, of Colchester:Esse:L. 13 teF►
Jpri it 8 h
of M inst., at St. Paul's, Covent 4. jotiep
__. Manchester, to Sarah Eliza, eldest daughter 0,
r.v .
..mortiegttiii:
grew,o T. Evans, Esq., of Tooley-street, Souerk‘ °f th.
Esq., of Dean-street, surgeon, to Jane,
eryounger
Massey,
On the Bth inst ,at Ashford, George AWN, Esq WO'
Island of Antigua, .to Charlotte, second daughter of the
lave's, Southwark,
T. Tappenden, Esq.
On the 10th inst., at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, nev,.jtaenir:villf
Mr. Samuel
Esq., of Stoke Newington, to Catherine, daugu
Vo-rfolk- ___,
Baker, of Beeston St. Lawrence,
_

DIED.
On the Bth inst., at Brighton, the infant son of the
Hanbury Tracy. d 43.
wife
On the 10th inst., at Bath, R. R. Hills, Egl..agf— h.w.l.
On the 10th of December, 1844, in Bombay' Marie, t.— 1
of Metcalfe Lai ken, Esq , of the Civil Service.
On the 9th inst., at cOutl,ill Middlesex, Captain Avgestug
Sere Drury, R.N. ''.
' ' 02 of
On the 9th inst., Carlton Graham Nicholson, only 9
Mr, Richard Nicholson ,wine-merchant. London.
On
int thethe 9:l;thinsituita.: Klue,itit:iantgetton, , Isabella,
W. Senior, Es:j., aged 75.
On the 9th inst., at Hammersmith, B. Hanson, E9q* 11
Markham-square, Chels.m surgeon. I relic •
Oi i the II th inst. at at Cot'tin 'ham nearllull, Isabella,,
of the late W. K• •• r 15
'
a 3 e, t,sq., LI gPd 81. ' •OA t
On the 13th inst., at Charlton, Eliza Caroline, t Lle 18
(laughter ofJohn James wife of Thomas Gask I''
',,atinders, Esq. _,,,,.
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relict of the let.

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