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THE INCOME TAX.

The Income-tax Bill, ordered by the House of Com-
mons on Monday to be printed, has just been published,
and is entitled "A Bill for granting to her Majesty duties
on profits arising from property, professions, trades, and
offices." It has been prepared and brought in by Sir
ROBERT PEEL, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
and Sir GEORGE CLERK, contains 189 clauses, and ex-
tends to 130 folio pages. A brief outline of the contents
will be found interesting to all those concerned. The
tax is to be charged and levied from and after the sth
clay of April, 1842, and is to continue in force till the
sth of April, 1845, and no longer. There are five
schedules, A, B, C, D, E, which describe the different
rates of taxes to be levied, and the various kinds of pro-
perty liable to the assessment.
Schedule A enacts—That for all lands, tenements, and
hereditaments or heritages in Great Britain, there shall
be charged sevenpence for every twenty shillings.
SChedule B.—For all lands, &c., in respect of the occu-
pation thereof in England, the sum of threepence shall be
paid for every twenty shillings of the annual value
thereof, and in Scotland the sum of twopence-halfpenny.
Schedule C.— Upon all profits from annuities, divi-
dends, and shares of annuities, payable to any person,
body politic or corporate, company or society, out of any
public revenue, there shall be charged sevenpence for
every twenty shillings, without deduction.
Schedule D.—Upon the annual profits or gains accru-
ing to any person residing in Great Britain from any
kind of property whatever, whether in Great Britain or
elsewhere, there shall be charged sevenpence for every
twenty shillings, and the same sum for every twenty
shillings upon the annual profits accruing to any person
whatever, whether a subject of her MAJESTY or not, re-
siding in Great Britain, or any profession, trade, em-
ployment, or vocation exercised within Great Britain.
Schedule E.—Upon every public office or • employ-
ment of profit, and upon every annuity, pension, or
stipend payable by her MAJESTY, or out of the public
revenue (except annuities included in Schedula C),
there shall be charged for every twenty shillings yearly
the sum of sevenpence. It is enacted that upon every
fractional part of twenty shillings a similar rate of
duty shall be charged, but not of a lower denomination
than one-half penny. Clause 3, enacts that the
duties granted by this Act shall he under the ma-
nagement of the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes ;
and the remaining clauses, to clause 24 inclusive,
provides for the appointment of Commissioners
aid Assistant - Commissioners, for the purposes
of the Act. The Governor and Directors of the
Bank of England are appointed Commissioners for
assessing duties on annuities, dividends, and sala-
ries payable by the Bank. A similar enactment
is made respecting the South Sea Company, the East
India Company, and the Commissioners for the reduc-
tion of the national debt. The Commissioners thr the
duties on offices in the public departments are to be ap-
pointed by the principal tAlicers belonging thereto ; fur
instance, the LORD CHANCELLOR and Judges, and the
principal officers of each Court, whether civil, judicial,
criminal, ecclesiastical, military, or naval, shall respec-
tively have the power to appoint Commissioners from
and among the officers of each Court. For cities and
boroughs the Chief Magistrate and the Aldermen,
or principal officers, by whatever name
they are called, shall be Commissioners for exe-
cuting the Act. elll these Commissioners are-
to be exempted from parish and ward offices and serving
on Juries. Temporary absentees are to be charged as
residents, and temporary residents to be charged after
six months' residence. Persons departing after claim-
ing exemption, and returning within the year, to be
charged. Corporations and societies to be charged with
duties. Non-residents are to be charged in the name
of their factors or agents. The receivers of trust pro-
perty appointed by the Courts of Law chargeable, but
may retain the duties out of the trust-monies. Clause
45 enacts, that the profits of any married woman, living
with her husband, shall be deemed the profits of the hus-
band. and a woman living apart from her husband shall
be charged as a femme sole. Assessors are to fix general
notices un church-doors, &c., requiring persons to de-
liver lists, these lists to be delivered to the assessor of
the same parish or place. Householders, are to deliver
lists of the names of lodgers, inmates, and others, who
are liable to the provisions of the Act, but not otherwise,
and every person chargeable shall give a true and cor-
rect statement in writing, containing the annual value of
all lands and tenements in his possession, and the amount
Of his profit:, or gains from all and every the sources
chargeable under the Act. The penalties for neglecting
to deliver lists are extremely stringent, as it is -enacted
that every such person shall forfeit any stun not
exceeding 201., and treble the duty at which he ought tube
charged. Houses under let are to be charged on
letallords, as well as the houses of Foreign Ministers,
exemptions are made in favour of Colleges-and. Halls in
'Universities, hospitals, public schools, arm almshouses.
A great number of clauses follow, laying down rules
fer the assessment of various kinds of property. Te-
nants in Scotland are to produce their leases, or leave
them with a Justice of the Peace, or the clergyman. The
assessments on houses are to be discharged for the period
they are unoccupied. Commissioners are to allow and
sign assessments not objected to, but when objection is
made, they are to ,rectify assessments. Exemptions are
made in favour of Friendly Societies, charitable institu-
tions, the stock or dividend belonging to her MAJESTY, or,
to any accredited Minister from a foreign State. Clause 97
Provides that persons carrying on two trades or profes-

sions may set the losses of the one against the profits of

th(i other. Inspectors and Surveyors may examine assess,

ments, and amend them, if erroneous ; and persons

g„grieved may appeal to the Commissioners for General

Purposes in the district. Commissioners may
put questions in writing respecting any assess-
ment, and receive answers, on oath, if required.
In certain cases the Commissioners for General Purposes
may make an- assessment according to their judgment,

which shall be final ; and where an assessment shall be

.ncrea.sed, owing to incorrect returns, the party may be

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charged with a penalty not exceeding treble the amount
of duty. Duties may be paid in advance subject to discount,
and after assessment made parties may compound for three
years. The assessments to be for one year, payable by four
instal tnents : in England—viz., on or before the 20th day of
June, for the first instalment, and so on, to the 20th or
March for the fourth quarterly instalment. In Scotland
the payments are to be made half-yearly—namely, on

,he first, on the 20th of September ; and the last, on the

20th of March. Persons giving false evidence or swear-
ing falsely, to be liable to the penalties of perjury, and

may be tried where the affidavit was exhibited. The

Commissioners, inspectors, surveyors, and all other
officers employed in carrying the Act into effect, are to
make oath that they will act according to the best of their
information and knowledge, without favour, affection,
or malice, and that they will not disclose any particular
contained in any statement or schedule, except to such
persons as shall be sworn to receive their statements•

The Act is to apply only to persons possessed of an in-
come of 1501 a year and upwards.

The lion. and indefatigable Member for Finsbury.,
Mr. THOMAS DUNCO3IBE, gave the House of Commons
notice last night, that on the 2d of May he would pre-
sent the National Petition in favour of the Charter,
signed by more than three millions of the industrious
classes, praying to be heard by their counsel, agents, or
delegates, at the bar of the House, in support of the prin-
ciples of the Charter. The lion. Member likewise gave
notice that on the following day he would
move the House to take the petition into con-
sideration, and comply with its prayer. When we
see a change in the institutions of the country
advocated not by a few hot-headed enthusiasts, but by
millions of working people, we owe it to ourselves
and to society to expose the danger of allowing
such a mass of discontent to go on accumu-
lating instead of taking timely steps to remove

it. When millions rise to resent their wro,igs,
the speedy redress of thtir grievances is a measure of
self-defence on the part of a wise Government. For
the deep discontent which prevails among the working
classes, the Whigs are equally responsible with the
Tories. They refused Household Suffrage—while they
taxed the poor to keep up the monopolies of the rich,
they spurned their prayers to be allowed a share in the
representation of the country—to have an indirect
voice in framing the laws by which they were to
taxed and governed. Chartism has sprung from the at-
tempt to make the Reform Bill a final measure, instead
of employing it as a lever for removing those abuses
which hung like a millstone round the neck of the in-
dustry and the intelligence of the nation.

What Sir ROBERT PEEL will do with the national
petition and the Chartists we do not know, but one of the
certain consequences of the Income-tax will be to make
converts to Chartism of a large body of small tradesmen,
upon whom that inquisitorial impost will fall with crush-
ing effect. The disaffected will join. the Chartists, and
in proportion to the tyranny of the Government will the
Chartists gain strength.
To put down Chartism, the first step is to extend the
suffrage. The next is to remove all restrictions upon
commerce, whether the trade be in cotton or in corn, and
leave the working-classes unfettered to enjoy the fruits of
their own industry. In the naval and military services, the
road to rank and honours must be left open to the meri-
torious, without regard to the mere accident of birth-
The whole system of colonial patronage must be
abolished, and more regard had to the competency, than
the rank and Parliamentary connexion, of the men
chosen to be Governors. Our whole existing system of
Government is radically bad. It is based on the
assumption of an indefeasible right of the few to
trample upon the many. It recognises a people as

objects of taxation, and as supplying the coarse materials
for war, but nowhere as a power paramount in the
State. This system can be upheld no longer. It is the
duty of the Legislature to take the initiative in gradually
abolishing it, with a view to inflict as little injury upon
existing institutions as possible.

The Augsburgh Gazette states, that the following is
the Archiepiscopal Letter of the Primate of the Church
of England to Bishop ALEXANDER, to be by him pre-
sented, on arriving in Jerusalem, to the Prelates and
Clergy of the Maronites and Greek Churches. Con-
sidering that the Maronite Church is in Aposto-
lical communion with the See of Rome, it is not
to be expected that the very Chistian sentiments
which the Archbishop of CANTERBURY'S letter breathes
throughout, will escape the animadversion of the
Exeter Hall bigots. The letter was written by the
Archbishop himself, in the ecclesiastical Greek of the
early Greek Church :-
- " To our venerable and dearly beloved brethren in Jesus
Christ, the Bishops of the ancient apostolic districts of Syria
and the neighbouring countries, from us, William, by the
grace of God, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of all
England,—joy in the Lord ; We recommend with all the
zeal in our power to your benevolence, venerable and dear
brethren, Michael Solomon Alexander, doctor in theology,
whom we have appointed Bishop of the Church of England
and Ireland, having appreciated his piety and ability, and this
in conformity with the canons of our holy and apostolic
Church,; we have sent him under the authority of our Queen
to Jerusalem, and have confided to him the spiritual super-
intendence of all the lairs and clergy of our Church in that
country and its neighbourhood. But, in order that no per-
son may be ignorant of our motives in sending Michael So-
lomon as Bishop, we have ordered him not to impair in any
way the power which belongs to you and the other heads of
the districts of the East, but to testify to you the esteem you
merit, and to show himself always ready and zealous for every
thing, that may advance charity and brotherly harmony. We
feel confident that our brother, the Bishop, will observe
from his heart and conscience, in all fidelity, all that we
have ordered him, and we pray you in the name of our
Saviour to welcome him as a brother, and offer him, in season,
all that he may require. We hope that you will receive with
benevolence this epistle, which proves in what estimation
we hold our bond of brotherly fellowship with the ancient
Churches of the East, dissevered for several generations. If
these ties should be renewed by the will and grace of God,
we hope that the divisions which have sprung up in the
Church of Jesus Christ, and for which she has so much en-
dured, will disappear. In this hope, we have affixed to this
epistle, written by our own hand, our archiepiscopal seal.
Given at Lambeth, cn the 3d of November, 1841.

The Courrier Francais of Monday has a rather angry
article upon one quoted in this Journal from the Mecha-
nics' Magazine, relative to the facility with which steam-
ships are constructed in England as compared with
France. Nothing, indeed, can exceed the sensitiveness
of the French Press upon every subject. The writer in
the Mechanics' Magazine—(a periodical, by the way,
which takes no part in politics, and, therefore, repre-
sents the opinion of no party in England—had inno-
cently asked " where are the steam-vessels of which
France annually orders the construction ?" to which
the Courrier Francais wrathfully replies :
These shouts of triumph are uttered with reference to a
650-horse steam-frigate, which the English Government has
just put on the stocks, and which it hopes to finish in nine
months. Certainly, when a nation, has such arsenals as Chat-
ham and Portsmouth, when it possesses the most expert engine-
makers in the world, there is no great merit in producing a
single steam-frigate in nine months, and the epic trumpet need
rot be sounded as if the creation of the universe had just
been completed. We freely acknoseledge the inferiority
of our resources on this point, although England does not
make the marvellous use of hers that is asserted. The
Mechanics' Magazine is wrong, however, in supposing that
our steam-vessels exist only on paper. The fourteen transat-
lantic steamers after which it inquires are on the stocks, and
will be far enough advanced to be launched towards the end
of 1842. The construction of the engines proceeds at the
same time, and although they come from manufactories
under the direction of French engineers, they may
stand a comparison with the most perfect thiegs of the same
kind that England has produced. These transatlantic steamers
will be real frigates, carrying cannons, if required, and which
a tempest will not cut in two, as occurred 'to the fragile car-
ease of the President. The creation of this steam fleet is
perhaps the act which does most honour to the Ministry of
March 1. The present Government has not persevered in the
same course. This may be judged of by the last ordonnance of
Admiral Duperre, fixing the amount of our steam navy.
This ordonnance undoubtedly raises our naval force to a satis•
factory proportion, but ten mortal years are required for
the execution of it. The bill which ordered the construction
of the transatlantic steamers stipulated for a delay of three
years. The difference of the two measures lies altogether in this
one circumstance. If the Chambers, however, will hare the
courage to order it, our steam navy will in a few years be on
a respectable footing. Wu wish we could say the same of the
arming of our ships of war and our coasts; but the routine
of the several administrations puts an obstacle to every im-
provement on this side. Notwithstanding the proofs which
have been exhibited at St. Jean d' A cre of the tremendous effects
of cannons for throw ng hollow shot, the French Government
hesitates to provide a quantity of this formidable artillery. The
Paixhans guns, though invented in France, are nowhere used
with greater parsimony. We have only a few eighty-pounders,
whereas the English have a 'lumbar of one hundred-and fifty-
pounders on their coasts and their men-of-war. Will it be
believed thiitthe batteries at Algiers have not a single Paix-
haris cannon, and that our dockyards are altogether without
them? We mention these facts unwillingly, but we degire the
Chambers to be ftilly informed on the subject, and we hope
they will make the'. Government feel the necessity of at once
strengtheningthnie weak points of our position.
Delicacy of feeling does not superabound in the breast
of a writer, who could thus allude to. the sad fate of the
President. Notoriously ignorant, moreover, of the way
in which the destruction of the ill-fated vessel occurred,
there is something as shameless, as wanting in good
feeling, in the assumption of such knowledge by our
Paris Contemporary.
The same Journal, after stating that it has learned,
from an authentic source, that the Russian Cabinet has
confidentially informed the Government of the United
States that it had exerted all its influence to prevent the
delay required by France, for the ratification of the
treaty for extending the right of search, from causing
any change in the political relation of the Five Powers,

and that the EMPEROR has advised the United States,

whatever line of conduct they might think fit to
adopt towards England, not to count too much on the
delay, says :
This communication is not exceedingly significative. Di-
vesting it of its diplomatic form, it means that the Powers
reckon on the pure and simple ratification of the treaty signed
on Dec. 12, 1841, and that M. Guisot has pledged himself to
give it. The Emperor warns the American Government not
to advance too far in its resistance to the right of search,
which England assumes the privilege of exercising, and lets
the United States know that, in this case, they must not
expect any assistance from Europe, France laving promised
to join the parties who have signed the treaty. The Emperor
reasons as it the French Government was France, and as if
France would ever permit her Government to ratify a treaty
against which the two Chambers and public opinion have
just declared themselves so energetically. We tell the United
States, who, however, have undoubtedly to consult only them-
selves on subjects which affect their honour, that a French
Ministry which should assist England and the Northern
Courts against the United States, could not hold long against
public opinion. The remembrance of Lafayette and Wash-
ington is no more extinguished in our hearts than in those of
the Americans.

We are inclined to place very little reliance upon di-
plomatic secrets revealed to the world by the Courrier
Francais. We have no means of ascertaining its

authentic sources of information in St. Petersbargh and

at Washington, but we have an impression that they in-

elude neither the correspondence of Count NESSEL-

RODE nor DANIEL WEBSTER. With the close of the

article in the Courrier Fr•ancais it is impossible for an
English journal to deal without wounding the suscepti-
bilities of the French Press. France, it seems, has no

Government with which it is safe for any Foreign
Power to contract treaties.

The official part of the Moniteur announces that Baron
Schack, the Envoy Extraordinary of Mecklenburg Strelitz,
has presented to the King and Queen the letters of the Grand
Duke, announcing the death of his father, and his own acces-
sion, and immediately afterwards M. Oesthling, the resident
Minister, presented to the King the credentials of his Sove-
reign, confirming him as Minister resident at Paris.
The Committee on the supplementary votes of credit has just
completed its labours. The second report of M. Duprat, rela-
tive to the credit required by the Ministers of Public Works,
for extraordinary work, was distributed among the Members of
the Chamber yesterday.
The sum total is above four millions of francs, three millions
are asked to complete five royal roads in Corsica, in addition to
the 3,400,000 already voted by the Chamber. The Committee
adopted the credit of 450,000 francs for the Port of Dieppe.
This sum is to be added to the 1,800,000 f. which the improve-
ment of the ports already cost.
The completion of the works of the Port of Dunkirk re-

quire a credit of 300,000 f. in addition to 1,800,000 f. This is
also adopted.
Besides these sums, 14,000,000 f. are granted to the Minis-
ter, of which 6,000,000 f. are for the Royal roads classed before
1539, and 8,000,0001. for the construction of new canals.
These 14,000,000 francs do not constitute a new expense,
but are only an anticipation of credit on a principal grant
already voted by the Chamber.
The law suit between the Gazette de France, and two
honourable banking houses of Paris, has been terminated ami-
cably by a compromise. M. Gerionde has engaged to pay
10,000 francs to the hospitals of that city, and has signed a de-
claration expressing his great regret, at having involuntarily
done anything which might prejudice these two houses.— Con-
stitutionnel.
BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, APRIL 18.
First Highest Lowest Lost
Price Price. Prick Price.
French 5 per Cents llB 85 ... Ili 85 ... 115 75 ... 115 75
4 4 per Cents lO7 50 ... 117 50 ... 107 50 ... 107 50
4 per Cents.
3 per Cents Bl 5 81 10 ... 81 5 ... 81 5
'lank of France
White Sank I,ooof. Stares 1020 ...1025 —lO2O ...1e25
5,000 f. Shares 8012 50 ...5042 `0 —5042 50 ...5042 50
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 ver C,nits., 1840 104% ... 101% ... 104% ... 1047 i,
Spanish Acme rs% ... 25% ... 254, ... 251„,j
Passive 5 . 5 ... 5 ... 5
Portuguese 5 per Cents.' 304 ... 31 ... 30% ... 31
.+ e.:politan
ROlll4ll 105% ... 106 ... 105% ... 106
RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain
Versailles,R. t 3 337 50 ... 337 50 ... 335 ... 335
L. 13 207 50 ... 207 /0 ... 207 50 ... 207 50
Rouen 525 ... 505 ... 523 75 ... 523 75
.frieuis
Strasburg to Bale 236 25 ... 237 50 .. 236 25 ... 237 50
DUTCH FUND3....ASISTERDASI, Aram 1$
Money. eills.
Actual Dabt, 2Ni per Cent
alto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amert Syndic, 44 percent. 93 954
Ditto, ditto, 34 per cent 77 774
Commercial Company, 4.! per cent 156 1564
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent.
Loan 1937, 5 per cent. 99 99,,,
Exchange en London, One month l2 124
Two months
Hamburgh, One month 35 314,
Two months 35 124
Dutch Papers, April 19.

CLERICAL CONSISTENCY.—When petitions for the
abolition of the Corn-laws were signed by great num-
bers of all classes at Manchester, the clergy of the Es-
tablished Church in that place declined to subscribe,
alleging as a reason, that the Church should not interfere
in such matters ; yet, when a petition was got up ap-
proving of Sir Robert Peel's income tax, no fewer than
twenty-four Reverend Gentlemen put their names to it.
REVIEW AT WIMBLEDON.—Her Majesty and Prince
Albert, with a brilliant Staff, were present this day at
the Cavalry Review on Wimbledon•common. Her Ma-
jesty and the Prince arrived on the ground from the
metropolis soon after twelve o'clock.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The advance which took place yesterday in the price of Con-
sols, is not only fully maintained to day, but shares are a shade
higher, although the extent of business is small. Purchases for
investment continued to be made in the heavy stocks, which now
amount to a considerable sum, which has been thus disposed of du-
ring the last tew days. The market prices are—Consols 9 lh, 911
for Money, and 91h 91% for the Account ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 90h 90% ; New Three and a Half per Cents., 1001
100}; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 99k, 99% ;
Bank Stock, 165 h ; India Stock, 243 h 244%; the Bonds,
19 ; and Exchequer Bills, 40 42 premium.
The prices of Foreign Securities are rather better than yes-
terday, the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 524;
the Five per Cents., 100 100*; Danish, 80h; Belgian,
103* 104 h ; and Russian, 112 h 1131.
The inquiry for Railroad Shares, which has existed for some
time, appears to have increased to-day, and the prices of se-
veral of the lines, especially the Brighton, are higher. Great
Western, 95, the New Shares, 65h ; York and North Midland,
93* 94, the New Shares, 32h ; South Eastern, 30% 31; and
Brighton, 37h.
The bonds, &c. of the insolvent States are thus quoted :
Peruvian, 19 20; Buenos Ayrean, 26} per cent. ; Poyais
Green Stock certificates, 10s. tol2s.perl ,000 acres ; Portuguese
Five per:Cents. 37i 37h, the Three per Cents, 22 22/ per cent. ;
Salisbury and Exeter Railway 1 to 1 per Share ; Spanish Ac-
tive Bonds, 24h 24h per bond ; the Three per Cents. 25h
25h per cent., and the San Pedro Joint Stock Bank 4s. to Os.
per 100.
Money is very abundant, and cannot be lent at 2h per cent.
By an arrival from the Mauritius, intelligence has been re-
ceived to the 16th January. The want of labourers, which has
long been pressing so hardly on our sugar colonies, is beginning
to be felt there also, and estimates had been formed
by which it would appear that the profit of an estate
(instanced) which cost upwards of 50,0001. was scarcely
1,1001. annually. In British Guiana such has been
the scarcity of labourers, that several instances have occurred
in which plantations have been abandoned, on account of the
expenses exceeding the income; and it is to be hoped that the
subject, which has been frequently brought under the
notice of the Executive, will now receive serious at-
tention. , The stock of sugar has decreased alarmingly,
the quantity of West India now in London being 3,420 hhds.
and barrels against 8,865 in April 1641, or not three weeks,
consumption, according to the delivery in the previous week ;
and if some time hence the supply from the Mauritius should
fall off also, the consequenccgnaturally arising will be the ma •
terially, and permanently enhancing the price.
PRICES' OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby lOO .. .. 52
Eastern Counties
Ditto New 2l. 6s. Bcl.
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great Western
Ditto New
London ant' Brighten
London and Blackwell
London and Birmingham 9O 178h...... to 179
Ditto I Shares
London and Greenwich
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 13/ l4i
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Northern and Eastern
South Eastern and Dover 50
York and North Midland...
Ditto i\ stv Shares
LIVERPOOL COT TON MARKET, APRIL 19.—The sales were
again large and prices steadily supported. The transactions
included 6,000 bales, of which 300 Were Egyptian, at 7d. to 7hd.;
200 Maranham, sid. to 6d. ; 500 Sprats, 3hd. to 4d. ; and
A4'mthseoricAan c American,
erhiiceatln; o
same description.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 19.—The market
had a better aspect to. day, and several transactions took place
in the undermentioned. Altogether the market had a tendency
to improve. The sales were—Eastern Counties, 10 ; Ditto,
lhmiddling
to 7d. Speculators took about 1,000
ing quality, and Exporters 600 of the
New, Si. Bs. Bd. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, SO ; Grand Junc-
tion, 190 ; Great Western, Fifths, 65% ; Lancaster and Pres-
ton Three-fourths, 171% ; Midland Counties, 79%; South
Eastern, 30*.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 19.—We have
had less tieing in Shares to-day, but no material change in
prices has taken place : Edinburgh and Glasgow continue in
much request. The sales are—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50%
and 50*; Manchester and Birmingham, 28%; Manchester
and Leeds Halves, 36h.

THE FUNDS -(CLGSING PRICES)
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. 64
Belgian, 5 pet cent 104.:1 Ditto, New Ditto 37'a
Brazilian 80nu5.......... Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres 6 per eel t 26 Russian, 5 per cent —
Chilian, 6 per cent...—. 78 Ditto, Metallic ....
Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, .5 per cent 246
Ditto, 1824.. ....... ..... 274 Ditto, Deferred.... .
Danish, 3 per cent ... 80g French, 5 per cent. —I. —r.
Greek, 1825,5 per cent. Exchange I -- c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 381 French, 3 per cent —.. —c
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent. , . 524
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. 191 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 100 b
SHARES.:'
Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd) 52
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... lo*
Ditto New Shares ( paid) ' Si 16s 8d
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 526
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 95
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) . 66
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) . 374
London and Blackssall (25 paid) 124
London and Birmingham (90)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) 364
Ditto Thirds (32 paid) 606
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid.. 301
London and Greenwich Railway ( pd) 64
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l4
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ... .. 284
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) . 31
York and North Midland (50 paid) ... ...... 94.
Ditto New Shares (15 paid) 324

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 90.—Wind this day at noon E. S.E.
DEAL, ArRIL 19.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd. James
Watt, Cadiz. Arrd. from the River and sld. Brooke, Royal
Consort, and Gleneig (transports), India; Collingwood, Ja-
maica; Helen Thomson (transport), Bombay.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 19.—The Foxhound, Betts, from the
Straits, is ashore on the Grain Spit, but expected off next tide.
PADSTOO, APRIL 18.—S1d. John and Mary and Voluma,
Quebec.
FISHGUARD BAY, APRIL I7.—Arrd. Echo, Waiters, La.
guns, oat 70 days, short of provisions.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Wassinaar,
Spielgelberg, Batavia, for Amsterdam.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind E.—Arrd. Glenelg,
London, for Calcutta.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind. N.E. to E., moderate
breeze.—Sid. Tagus
(steamer), Vigo. Arrd. off Thomas Blyth,
Hay, Mauritius ; CRroline, New York, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL I9.—Wind N.E., light.—Arrd. Affiance,
Spencer, Calcutta Helen, Hunter, Bombay, sailed Dec. 16,
St. Helena, Feb. 12; Seagull, Grayson, Monte Video. Sld.
Duke of Wellington
Falk-
land, St. Thomas's ; princess, New York ; Loyalist, Pictou ;
Caledonia (steamer, Calcutta • Lyra, Trinidad; Lady
), Newfoundland. The Hadrika, bound
to Narva, is aground off Seacombe.
KINSALE, APRIL 16.—Arrd. Palestine, Nairn, Laguayra,
sailed Feb. 18.
WHITBY, APRIL 19.—A ship's boat was washed ashore at
Keifieness, 17 h
-• t— anat.) marked " James and Ann, Rogers, of
Newcastle." .

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
The arrivals since Monday have been small. Wheat met
very little demand, and prices remained as last stated. Barley
and Oats were firm at the rates last reported. Flour experienced
a limited sale.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
There was a very good supply of Meat. The demand was
dull, and prices in some cases fell 2d. to 4d. per stone.
Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 10d.; Veal,
3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; Pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. ; Lamb, ss. 4d. to 6s.
per stone of 81b. Of Poultry an indifferent supply, prices
well supported, and the demand brisk. Eggs in good demand
at 4s. 10d. to 6s. 9d. per 120.
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was not much business transacted, but holde-s were
firm, and in prices little variation took place. The imports
were small.

TEA MARKET.
The Market was inaeti►e, but prices were steady. Corn-
pan) 's Cougou, Is. 10d. cash.

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TALLOW MARKET.
Prices steady, and a fair business done at 465. 3d. on the
►pot, and 48s. for arrival.

WOOL MARKET.
A fair amount of business done at full rates.