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London, England, 1842-08-23 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

PROPERTY-TAX.
lieturn to an order of the Honourable the House of
Commons dated August 4, 1842, for an account
snowing the total annual amount of dividends upon
..B„tnek and annuities from which the Property or
Income-tax has been stopped or deducted at the
p,aank, for the half-year ending the sth day of July
t,-distinguishing the total amount of such divi-
dends payable upon individual or separate accounts
arising from dividends above 505., and under 150/.
ter ann.; and also the number of such individuals.
le annual amount of dividends upon stock and
annuities from which the Property or Income-tax
C"Cll:l,,been stopped or deducted at the Bank, for the
Year ending the sth of July, 1842 :—Three per
Or,t- Consols, 10,799,875/. 135.; New Three-and-a-
if per Cents., 4,831,1131. 15s. 10d.; Three per
tits., 1726, 24,5791. Is. 2d.; New Five per Cents.,
4,4691. 16s. 10d. ; Annuities for terms of years,
The 15s. Bd.
total amount of such dividends paYable upon
or separate accounts arising from dividends
ti a 2/. 10s. and under 150/. per annum:—Three per
nt. Consols, 3,761,5191. 55.; New Three-antl-a-
t:lf per Cents., 2,233,2431. 17s. 10d.; Three per
111 ts., 1726, 10,6721. 12s. 10d. ; New Five per
4,
otBits., 7,8681. 165.; Annuities for terms of years,
•I'3Bo/. 7s.
tie.l number of such individual accounts :—Three
t Cent. Consols, 70,264; New Three- and-a-Half
t Cents., 63,665 ; Three per Cents., 1726, 273 ;
),'tW Five per Cents., 156 ; Annuities for terms of
11'8, 2,846. IV. SHEE, Accountant-General.
'sank of England, Aug. 10, 1842.

EAST INDIA.
turn to an order of the Honourable the House of
„()Ilinions, dated August 2, 1842, for a return of
the several sums paid by the Secret Cpnimittee of
the Court of Directors as Secret Service Money,
u Great Britain, in each year since the last Charter
hlu 1833 :
134-35 Nil. 1838-39—£53,050 0 0
18835'36 Nil. 1839-40... 62,700 0 0
1836-37......£120 0 0 1840-41 . 3,498 5 2
37_38
350 0 0 1841-42... Nil.
Illh above sums include an expenditure of
(if 5',300/. 10s. 9d. incurred in placing at the disposal
the Government of India steam-vessels constructed
ktirchased in England, for service on the Euphrates
46 Tigris rivers, and on the Indus, and partly avail-
elm service in the Bay of Bengal; the measures
;Fred by the Secret Committee in relation to which
ocommunicated to the Court of Directors on the
-I of September, 1840.
E (Signed) JAMES C. MELVILL, Sec.
ust India House, Aug. 9, 1842.

',TRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT.
‘,..ntnewhere about nine months ago; a gentleman
ke'ed Charles Brook, Esq., a wealthy American
I.ehant, retired from the toils of business, and re-
ail-suing to his native country, took up his residence .
ti(/11)? his relatives, in the beautiful rural village of
kirield. The family consists of himself,' his wife,
tftLtwo daughters, the eldest of whom is the heroine
the present eventful story. Attached to the estab-
i4llletit was a young man named Benjamin Hall ; he
ly twenty years of age, and was employed in
liti,_e,naracter of "boots," occasional grom, &c. Miss
fs,,''uu is twenty-three years old, and it appears that
V': 'considerable time a latent passion for young
41);Jialuin had been growing within her bosom,
lit-4441 gradually increased with the growth of
tittr, so that whenever he was engaged at his occu-
Vn in the yard, she placed herself at one of
6aisjvindows and never left it until he had
it,Lued and departed from her sight. The artless and
gi,s'Phisticated youth of course neither knew nor
02`eetecl the nature of the cogitations which prompted
to watch him ; on the contrary, he had often
01 heard to complain of her conduct, because, said
1,4 "it seemed as if he could not do his duty without •
ng watched." Finding that the pleasing rustic
iii Wholly insensible to the language of her eyes, our
it'u/litaqe heroine resolved to seek a private inter- ,
\`', and sound his heart—
. And if an infant passion struggle there,
To call that passion forth.
I'S interview, and a series of others, it may be easily
11eived were net long delayed. Benjamin most
ka"inely reciprocated—and at length the wedding
Proposed ; here, however, he hesitated, and for a
k'"e his, courage failed him—he feared, perhaps, it
414 be taken amiss—the master might be offended
pHand then he would lose his place. Such fears, it is
111`''e,zs to say, wt re speedily removed or molified, and
t: ultimatum was that he consented to be her's for bet-
Vil tor worse. She, therefore, furnished him with
1,4;11-leans, and on Saturday week he went to Dews-
tl4,l and pukbased the marriage license. On Sun- •
i 4 evening, the day following, Miss Brook took an
itibaß in the phaeton alone, her Adonis being the
et;' here the license was duly conned over, and it
finally arranged that the marriage should take
to en Tuesday, the 2d instant. Early in the morn-
il;°f• that. memorable day, they accordingly arose ;
14Zainin, with his fair one's assistance, prepared a
and gig from his master's stables, into which
0`,'"1.7 sprung like lightning, and drove off about four
ili?°,elc by a circuitous route to the ancient village of
Wfetal, unperceived by any of the family or servants.
arrived at the Black Bull Inn a little before
VII °it:lock, where they remained till eight; they
lite Proceeded to the church, and the marriage was
Q solemnised by the' Rev. W. Heald, the vicar.
1,`",,1• the ceremony was over, they again returned
Black Bull Inn. In the mean time, the
41","Y at Mirfield arose as usual, and seated them-
1114'es at the breakfast table, but the young lady's
14e was empty ; a maid was therefore despatched
111,,•ler lodging-room to fetch her, but instead of bring-
0° ''d I iss Brook, she brought the following laconic
IV' from her dressing-table :—" Dear . Mamma— '
4a,3', don't be alarmed, I am only gone to get
ar• A la
This of course put the whole house in
Vrinent, and Messrs. George Mitchell, of the
OED,, Tree, Fearnsides, and Fairburn, and other
ftl,..;*nbours were called in, and sent in quest of the
‘vks,'tives. Birstal, being about three miles distant,
)( thought to be the destination of the lovers.
eee ,Mitchell arrived first on horseback, and pro-
tt,—ing to the Black Bull Inn, found them in the
room. The bridegroom bid him good
h4irpiling," and observed, " had you been here
an hour ago, you would just have been in
ta,- for the wedding !" " What," said he in a
IvEn " is it over ?" and darting out of the room
• to the vicar to ascertain the fact. Mr. Heald
otiij!d him that it was true, remarking, "I have
lust returned from the church ;" and "cannot
I°U,:,nen," replied Mr. M., "undo what you have
" No, sir," observed Mr. Heald smiling, " if
do so I should have plenty of work !" Air. M.
kt,rin returned to the inn, where he found the other
tee,tl'inen, who had arrived in a phaeton. An at-
ibi
(),1 ;P' was then made to part those whom " God had
41 together," by giving the bridegroom into ens-
I),r, on the charge of stealing the horse and gig !
4: 'A' too much for the young lady's equanimity.
thethen stood forth, and said in a tone of great anger,
I), gentlemen; Benjamin is now my husband, he was
44(11
~111 Y father's servant, and in taking the horse
t4,115'g he only obeyed my commands !" Then
to her husband, and presenting him with
Iho,g(ld watch and purse, said—" Here, take those,
'night as well charge you with stealing them."
bar..earge then of course fell to the ground, and all
I,4.tea for several hours, sat in sullen and rigid si-
At`le) Save the sighs and sobbings of the afflicted lady.
ro:tigth, Benjamin,fiwhom we shall call Alr. Hail,
had at_lllr said to his wife, and his brother (a minor who
t, Dean
engaged to give the lady in marriage),
Pearce, let us now go home." Upon which Air.
qtt:sides exclaimed in a frantic manner, " If you
tem alpt to move I will shoot you '—and " if you at-
-1(11 Pi to do that" said Mr.• Hall's brother, I will
s'x`'ek You down," accommodating his fist to the
Vh,e,smon ; and again all became seated and silent.
lad 'le things remained in this state the young
s father (who had only just returned from
the erpool) arrived at the inn. Upon his entering
t,,,i'reboin• Mrs. Hall immediately arose, and curt -
Vaill.R•, seized him by the hand ; and after coin-
(Vint; bitterly of the conduct of the indivi
.den' present, stated her warm attachment to her
4,n)amin. After Mrs. Hall had done speaking, all
jellan became silent for a considerable time. At
e 0,1141!!
.seme refreshments were ordered, and a more
elnato
Itlatu 11 'l7 policy adopted.lt •
was ultimately and
field a Y agreed that they should all return to INlir-
Acco'ranfi see if they could not accommodate matters.
were elngly, at night, the horses, phaeton, and gig
field, Jaught out, and the party started off for Mir-
la th. 4,• Hall being between two of the gentlemen
two .Phaeton, and Mrs. Hall being between other
14 146 • - • - Big:"-'They" arrived at Iluteld at ten

o'clock, and the phaeton turned up the road leading to
r. Brook's residence ; at this moment Mr. flail
turned his head, and perceived that the gig con-
taining his lady, was proceeding at a rapid rate
on the road towards Huddersfield, upon which
he sprung from between his companions, and
crossed the field to overtage the gig, and as he
approached, he called out " whoaa, whoaa," and the
horse, knowing the voice of its former indulgent
keeper, immediately stood still, and obstinately refused
to budge. The young lady's keepers hearing Mr.
Hall approach, took her from the gig into an ad-
joining house (Mr. Shaw's), her indignant husband
following and fighting his way through the door and
passage of the house. They, however, managed to
cause him to be obstructed and detained while they
got her through the window, screaming piteously, and
placed her again in the gig and drove off. In half an
hour Mr. Hall was turned out of the house, and
knowing that his wife had recently been on a
visit to Mr. Kilner's, at the Carr House, Hudders-
field, he concluded they had conveyed her thither.
Ile therefore proceeded on foot, and arrived at the
Carr House a little after midnight. He repeatedly
paced the front of the house, and was perceived.
Soon after two o'clock (on Wednesday morning) a
gig, containing two men and a female drove from the
yard, and Mr. Hall ran and seized the horse by the
reins ; two of the Huddersfield watchmen were called
and feed to take him off, and hold him while the gig
got away. They did so, but two other individuals
coming up and being informed of the cause of his be-
ing detained; they attacked the watchmen, a scuffle
ensued, and ultimately Mr. Hall was released, when
he immediately set off in the direction the gig had
taken. Ile, however, never overtook them, nor was he
able to trace them through any of the toll gates, and it
has since been ascertained that the female in the
gig was not his wife, but only one of Mr. Kilner's
servants, who was placed there in order to decoy him
from the premises. It was. also discovered that a
chaise conveyed Mrs. Hall from Iluddenfield to
Manchester, at midnight, on Thursday week, when it
was observed that the individuals who had charge of
her had hard work to pacify her ! This circumstance
reached the ears of Mr. Hall, and he. started at ten
o'clock on Friday night from Mirfield by omnibus to
Huddersfield, and from thence in company with two
friends by gig to Manchester. They then proceeded
by the first train on Saturday morning to Liverpool ;
owing, however, to his inexperience and mis-.
management, he returned home on 'Wednesday night •
last, without having accomplished the object of his
mission. An eminent solicitor however has now
taken his case in hand, and if the young lady is not
produced in a few days, it is more than probable that
legal proceedings will be commenced against the
parties implicated in her abduction. We understand
that the young lady possesses from 15,000/. to 20,0001.,
bequeathed to her by a deceased uncle in America,
and independently of her father. It is supposed by
those most competent to form an opinion, that she is
either in the Isle of Man, or has been shipped off to
America. Her relations, however, refuse to give any
information upon the subject, consequently it remains
an absolute mystery.—Leeds Times.

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.-The Ettrick Shepherd, in
the notes to his " Queen's Wake," quotes Hollingshed,
who says, when describing Queen Mary's first landing
in Scotland—" She arrived at Leith on the 20th of
August, in the year of our Lord 1581, where she was
honourably received by the Earl of Argyle, the Lord
Erskine, the Prior of St. Andrew's, and the Burgesses of
Edinburgh, and conveyed to the Abbie of Holierond
House," &c. Now, add eleven days for the difference of
style, and we have the very day (the 31st) her present
Majesty intends landing in Scotland for the first time.—
Scotsman.

The Marquis of Bute, General Hamilton, and
Captain Acome were among the passengers that. landed
from the General Steam Navigatiop Company's mail-
packet Columbine, from Rotterdam, on Sunday, at
Blackwa•il

THE SLIDING SCALE.—Thursday was the last day
of the Bs. duty on corn, when, we understand, as much
as 38,0001. was paid at the Hull Custom-house, 11,0001.
having been paid on the previous day, and very heavy
sums during the preceding part of the week; as the ex-
port and import lists will show when published. Thus
will the full effect of the sliding-seale be now exhibited.
Nearly two millions of quarters will, it is supposed, be
liberated in all, which will be brought into competition
with the grain of the small farmers, who are forced to sell
their wheat as early as possible after harvest. A glut
will, of course, ensue, and a corresponding fall in the
prices. A free trade or a fixed duty would have pre-
vented this evil, the corn would have arrived gradually,
and been absorbed as it arrived, and no influx would
have been poured in to derange calculations.. So much
for Sir Robert Peel's new measure.—Dull Rockingham.
We understand that her Majesty's visit to .Scot-
and is intended to partake more • of the character of a
private and pleasurable tour than a state visit, but with
that characteristic good feeling and regard for her sub-
jects which the Queen so invariably displays on all oc-
casions, we have reason to believe that her Majesty, in
compliment to them, will hold a dress bonnet drawing-
room at Holyrood Palace during her sojourn with their
Graces the Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh. This
arrangement is evidently prompted by a desire on the
part of the Queen not to occasion her subjects the un-
necessary expense of regular Court dress, at the same
time affording them the gratifying opportunity of paying
their personal respects to the Sovereign. Such noble-
men and gentlemen as are entitled to wear uniform will
appear in regimentals, and a strong muster may be
expected of the Queen's Body Guard and of the Deputy-
Lieutenants of Counties. Friday, the 2d of September,
is expected to be the day on which her Majesty's draw-
ing-room will be held.--Caledonian Mercury.
We have heard that instructions of the most de-
cided character were sent to India by the last mail to
push on the two divisions, under Nott from Candahar,
and under Pollock from Jellalabad, against Ghuznee
and Cabul. We have also heard that an indiscreet dis-
closure on the part of a staff officer, or of one in his de
partment, was the source of much mischief, and cause of
the general impression among the troops at Jellalabad
that a retrograde movement had been ordered. A sad
mistake seems to have been made in the engagements
with the camel contractors of General Pollock's, force,
who were only bound to advance to Jellalabad. It would
seem that the halt there was really caused by this most
untoward agreement. " Money, however, makes camels
as well as mares to go ;" and we expect to hear of the
army's advance.—Naval and Military Gazette. . -

TIM WEATHER.—PARIS, FRIDAY.—The heat of
the weather increases in intensity. Even at twelve
o'clock on Wednesday night the thermometer was as
high as 27 2-10 of the centigrade scale, 81 of Fahren-
heit ; and, although at six yesterday morning it got
down to 22 5-10 C., 72k F., by two in the afternoon it
had risen to 35 C., 95 F., the highest point it has realised
ibis year, and, indeed, for many years. A complete
change took place on Saturday morning at an early
hour, and refreshing showers falling nearly all the after-
noon, relieved the apprehensions which had existed from
the great heat. Slight symptoms of cholera had been
manifested, but the returns from the hospitals exhibited
no great degree of sickness.
IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—We rejoice exceedingly
to be able to state, that, according to accounts received
froth all parts of the country, the impetus which trade
received a few weeks ago continues to operate, not only
with unabated but with steadily increasing power and
efficacy, and that in most branches of manufacture there
is now not only a healthy and a brisk demand, but, as the
natural concomitant of such a demand, prices have an
upward tendency, and promise speedily to reach once
more remunerating rates. The dark cloud which had
settled d ,wn upon men's minds with such seeming
imperviousness of hopelessness and gloom, is lifting gra-
dually away, and the cheering sunshine of returning
prosperity begins to break through. When this is the
case it grieves us all the more to find those who have
hitherto borne severe privations and pinching want so
patiently until the crisis was past, and their worst suffer-
ings might be expected to be near a close, should have
selected this very time for resorting to deeds of violence,
the worst effects of which must inevitably recoil upon
their own beads.—Dundee Warder.

BURSLEM, FRIDAY APTERNOON.—This town is
quiet, and the fear entertained by the inhabitants for its
safety seems to be in a measure dispelled. The Tamworth
Yeomanry have relieved the troop of the 2d Regiment
of Dragoons, and a troop of the 12th Regiment of In-
fantry, under the command of Sir Robert Douglas, are
statit.ned here. The Magistrates are sitting at the
Leopard Hotel, the head quarters for the military.
The election of a knight of the shire for the south-
ern division of Hampshire is fixed for Tuesday next, the
23d, at Southampton. According to present appearances,
Lord Charles Wellesley—having made all his arrange-
ments perfect with Mr. Fleming—will walk over the
course. In fact, it was all settled and understood before
the new writ was moved for, Lord Charles Wellesley
having come down the very day before the vacancy was
created. Can anything be more disgraceful—can any-
thing be more humiliating—to the gentry of Hampshire,
than to be thus handed over without their knowledge or
consent.—Hampshire Independent.
INCOME-TAX TO BE PAID BY THE CORPORATION or
LoNDON.—The following is the Rt-port of the Coal,
Corn, and Finance Committee, relative to the Income-
tax to be paid by the Corporation of the City of London.
It is to be taken into consideration at the next Court:—
" We whose names are hereunto subscribed, your Coal,
Corn, and Finance Committee, to whom, on the 23d
day of June last, it was referred to give directions to
Mr. Chamberlain, respecting the necessary measures to
be adopted for carrying into execution the provisions of
the Act of Parliaineut, made and passed in the sth and
6th years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled
An Ant for granting to her Majesty duties on profits
arising from property, professions, trades, andoffices, until
Ale 6th
. day of April, 1845,' do certify that Mr.Cham-
Ham having prepared and laid before us a statement
~« the incomes of the Corporation, exclusive of rents and
rest on landed property, for the year 1841, together
,%!th the sevvral abatements and deductions therefrom,
with a view of showing the amount which should be re-
turned to the Commissioners, acting under the said
Act, in order that the Corporation may be assessed to
the duties payable thereby for the year ending the sth
day of April, 1843 ; we duly considered the same, and
find, after a careful examination thereof; that this City's
income, subject to the duty of sevenpence in the pound,
amounts to the sum of 4,4701. 7s. 7d., us will appear by
the statement hereunto annexed ; and we are of opinion
that the sum of 1301. 7s. Bd., being sevenpence in the
pound on the said sum of 4,4701. 7s. 7A-d., should be re-
turned to her Majesty's Commissioners of Stamps and
Taxes for carrying the said Act into execution.