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afforded to him for effecting such relief. At the same time
he (Mr: Wortley) could not, without expressing his dissent,
allow any Hon. Gentleman to say that tl,ey were subjected to
' hardships because they had not influence on the :Ministerial
side of the House.
Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE, who spoke in a tone scarcely
audible, was understood to say, that the agricultural interest
had no desire to escape from their fair share of the• burden of
the income tax.
Sir 11. PEEL said be hoped the House would bear in mind
the speeches made on the subject of the tariff this evening. An
Honourable Gentleman bad observed that there were ru-
mours afloat as to his ( Sir R. Peel's) motives for assutniog
the profits of the farmer to be at one half the rent—
that he was supposed to have so assumed, • for the pur-
pose of conciliating tie agricultural interee. Another
Honourable Gentleman said that he ( Sir Robert Peel)
was guilty of the utmost injustice in assuming the profits to be
equal to one-half the rent: that in Scotland such an estimate,
would he most unjust. He (Sir R. Peel) only threw out this
as a strong proof that her Majesty's Government had attempted
to do justice to ail parties. He could assure the House that
their great support, their hope of success throughout the pre-
sent arrangement was, that they had not attempted to conciliate
any political support ; but that they had attempted to do justice
between the great producing and consuming interests of the
country. Their reliance for success was, that on the con-
sciousness that they were acting for what they believed to be
just to all parties. Ile (Sir R. Peel) was much relieved by the
speech of the Hon. Gentleman, for the general tenor of the
communications which he had received in the course of
the day was, that the whole of his proposed financial and com-
mercial measures were inter-ilea altogether for the benefit of the
commercial and manufacturing interests. It was with some
satisfaction he h and the Honourable Gentleman state that,
so far as corn was concerned, there was no reduction whatever,
and that with respect to cattle the ae'gicuLurists wet e under a
great delusion. The speech of the Hon. Gentleman was, as
he had said before, so different from the communications
which he (Sir Robert Peel) had received in the course
of the day, that he owed him some acknowledgment fur
relieving him of the effect which the tenor of those
communications -naturally produced. The Hon. Gentleman
cave t on the gross uesairness and favour shown to the agri-
cultural as compared with the manufacturing interest, de-
manding that the agricultnrai interest should be subjected to
exactly the same scrutiny as the trailing interest. While the
Hon. Gentleman was so speaking, he (Sir R. Peel) held in
his hand a statement which had been submitted to the
Government on the part of the farmers. That document stated
tl at the farmers had never, except on one or two favourable
years, had profit on their capital nearly equal to one-half their
rent. So far from having any return for their laLoer, that they
disl not obtain even interest on their capital, and they concluded
by stating that they would not object to an income tax, and that
they were willing to bear a fair propo, lion of the neces-
sary burden of midi a ta ; that all they desired was
that they would not be dealt with in an arbitrary man-
ner, different from that appli d to all other branches. Hr
( Sir It. Peel) happened to he reading that statement when the
lion. Gentleman was arguing that great injustice was done to
the mar.ufact urieg interest in the proposed plan. The farmers I
formerly paid a ; roportion equivalent to three-fourths of their I
rent; he now reduced it to one •halr, and he believed that
reduction perfectly just —(Hear.) With respect to Scot-
land, he was r, °Ay to admit that there were circum•
s anees which would require some moddhation of the mea •
sure, but it would be found that in the Act of 1806, which
is the basis of the proposed measure, provision was made for
such modifications. All he could state was that he wished to
put the Scotch farmer on an equal footing with the English
farmer. As he had said in the course of the evening he had
found throughout the country generally a strong sense of the
necessity of some vigorous i xenon being made in the present
posture of affairs. He found also a great desire to mairtain
the public credit, which induced all parties with great cheer-
fulnes to submit to the proposed measure. Among the
agricultural classes he found a great desi. e to bear their share
of the burden, and be was perfectly certain that the prevalence
of that feel ng would insure success in this attempt to equalise
the expenditure and income of the country. At the same time
he must say, that concurrently with that general acquiescence
there was, on the pa t of every interest which
would be affected, an universal desire to remonstrate.
All that be could say for himself and colleagues was, that
they had endeavoured not to consult interests, but to do jus-
tiee.,-.(llear, hear.) It had been said by Gentlemen oppo-
site that the duration of the tax was to be limited for three
years, hut that still it was to be reserved to Parliament to con-
t,nue the impost as long as the exigencies of the country
might require it. But surely 'those Gentlemen knew that the
limitation to three years gave the country an opportunity of
expressing its opinions in the meanwhile, and of presenting
its re-enactment. But he was confident that the neces-
sity for the tax would terminate before the peri, d upon which
he had fixed. He thought there would be an increased tempta-
tion by the reduction of duties on foreign produce, for the
holders of fixed property to remain at ltorne.—( Hear, hear. )
Ile thought there would be a reduction of the expenses of
living which would, in .a great measure, compensate those upon
whom a tax upon income would fall. Tne present circum-
stances of the country requited a vigorous exertion. He
thought that in proposing a tax of three per cent. he was not
establishing a precedent for the imposition of a tax on property
in time of pea e.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL entirely agreed with the
Right honourable .Baronet, that it would be ins
politic to impair the efficiency of these resources to which
the Government might have yecourse in time of war. But be
thought that the mode in which the Right Hon. Bat onet pro-
posed in the present state of the country was very injurious,
and calculated upon mistake n grounds. With respect to the
change in the tariff as regarded Scotland, he thought that more
consideration was necessary, and that a longer time should be
given before such an alteration was made. It seemed to
him rather extraordinary that when appeals were made
a few months ago to the agricultural interest, there was so
much reserve amongst those who declared themselves to be the
farmers' special friends, as to the changes which they intended
to propose.—( Bear, hear, and a lsugh. ) He did not apprehend
any great danger or loss to the farmers from the proposed
change; but he thought that the farmers, although not gene-
rally accused of very great readiness of apprehension, would not
have lent their voices so willingly to the Gentlemen who con-
templated the changes now under the consideration of
the Ilotise.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) They followed
the trent rank of their own army, which turned round and
fired upon them.—( Cheers end laughter.) For his part
he shou'd certainly persist in moving an amendment on
bringing up the Report. He would, however, seriously recom-
mend the farmers, and the landed interest generally, to consi-
shier, whether Lef re the Corn Bill was proceeded with fur-
ther, it would not be for their interest that the duty on the im-
portation of foreign corn should be reduced so as to be more in
conformity with the general principle of the tariff. If in the course
of the next year it should be thought advisable to reduce the
duties upon sugar, then corn, and corn ale ne, would be an •
anomaly.—( Cheers.) Now it was impossble that corn could
long stand in that meaner alone; and he put it seriously to
the Government to consider whether it would not be better,
instead of keeping the whole tended and farming interest in a
slate of agitation on the subject, to adopt at once the same
principles in regard to corn that they had adopted in
relation to other articles, so as at once to make a fair
and final settlement of the question—(" Hear,"
and cheers)—
and in that way to hasten the object which the Right Hen.'
Baronet said he had in view, namely, the reducing the cost
of living in this country. Ile was persuaded that such a
course of proceeding would be ultimately for the benefit of the
landed interest themselves, and that it would prevent those ma-
tiufactureit who might now with justice complain that they
were exposed to the competition of foreigners living on cheap
corn, while they themselves were forced to live upon the dear-
priced corn of this country.—( Cheers. )
Mr. GREENE said, that before leaving the Chair he wished
tooffer a few words in ex planation of his conduct. When the
Hon. Member for Ipswich hail risen to order, he (Air. Greene)
had supposed that the Hon. Member had intended to advert to
something which had fallen flora the Hon. Member for Man-
chester who had just sat down, and it was only on that account
that he had thought it his duty to check the Honourable
Member. He (Mr. Greene) had little thought that
the Honourable Member had risen for the purpose of ;
alluding to his (Mr. Greene's) conduct in relation to what
had occurred during the preceding part of the evening. lie
(Mr. Greene) was the last person in the world to wish to in-
terrupt. Hon. Members who were desirous of observing upon his
conduct ; on the contrary, he was thankful to Hon. Members for
observing, whether in public or in private, on his conduct in tie
Chair, for, be could assure the Committee that he was only
anxious faithfully to discharge his duty. It was hisason-
scientious belief that he had put the question fairly ancrdis-
tinctly—(Ministerial cheers)—and he could assure the Com-
mitt, e, that nothing could be more painful to his feelings, than
to have it supposed that any conduct of his had been such as
to prevent any opinion from being expressed, either by the
Con mit tee or by any Hon. Mcmbcr.—( Cheers.)
Alr. W. WILLIAMS had understood the Hon. Gentleman
to express his willingness to put Pee first resolution again, if
such should be the desire of the House.—( Laughter, and cries
of " No, no," from the Ministerial benches.) It had beenlis
intention to have voted agaiest the first resolution. As, how.
ever, that resolution had been agreed to, in consequence of
which all the property of the country, except landed property,
was to be subjected to an income tax, and as the only effect of
negativing the second resolution would be unjustly to exempt
landed property from the burden to which every other spe-
d( sof property w-as subjected, he should not, under the cir-
cumstances, oppose the second resolution. He regretted the
error which had taken place, and thought, whenever an error
warred in the proceedingi, the House ought to have an op..
portueity of rectifying it.
The second resolution, imposing a duty of 3d. in every 20s.
on the profit derived from the cultivation of land, was then
agreed te.
The third resolution, for making the stamp and legacy du-
ties payable in Ireland, equal to the stamp and legacy duties
payable in deeds, and property of a si eilar nature iu Great
Britain, was then put and agreed to without a division.
The House then resumed, and the 'report was ordered to be
brought up on Thursday.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped if the Report were to be brought
up on Thursday, that the discussion would be commenced at
an early hour. He wished to know if the Right Hon. Gentle-
man had madeany arrangement with those Gentlemen who had.
notices on the paper for that day?
Sir R. PEEL said the only notice that he was aware of was
the notice of the Hon. Member for Gteenock ; and as that
Hon. Gentleman's motion could not be conveniently discussed
in the absence of the Lord Advocate, who was at present un-
able to attend to his duties in the House, in consequence of
illness, he trusted the Report might be brought up at an early
Lour.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had a notice on the paper for Thurs-
day, of which he had given notice in the early part of the even-
ing. It was for a suspension of the Standing Orders preventing
the presentation of any petition in relation to a tax which
had been proposed in a Committee of Ways and Means.
As that motion had some relation to the !resent subject, and
as it would not take long to discuss, he certainly did not feel
inclined to give way. Hai it been on a matter not in relation
to the subject, he would not have hesitated to give way at once.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Ili n. Gentleman had
a perfect right to take precedence on Thursday, if he desired it.
Air. WALLACE would not certainly press for the presence
of the Lord Advocate if he were unwell, sooner 'than was
quite convenient to himself; but he ( Air. W.) believed that
time Home Secretary had a great real more to do with the
question which he (Mr. W.) had to bring forward than the.
Lord Advocate. tie (Mr. W.) should not be long about,
was almost matter of indifference
teoh
hima bewhetherhad to s
hisay motionneg
, v‘ i ,
et
r:
acceded to or not, as he should
make use of it either way. He did not, however, imagine that
the House would be detained by the discus&on.
Sir R. PEEL would not bring on the question on Thursday
at a laae hour in the evening, and if he should be prey. nted
proceeding on Thursday, he would fix on Friday for the btang-
ing up the Report.

MARINE MUTINY BILL.
The report on the Marine Mutiny Bill was brought up.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at 12 o'clock.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
WIGAN.

The Committee met at the same hour ; Mr. Hawes in
the chair.

The Committee were engaged with the case of Thomas
Woods, who was objected to on the part of the sitting
Members, and which was adjourned from Saturday.

The vote was retained.

Mr. limnrann, for the sitting Member, proposed to
strike off the rote of Thomas Malley, on the ground of
misdescription on the register of the voter's qualification.
Mr. Ackerley, agent for the sitting Members, proved
that he objected to the voter before the Revising-Bar-
rister, on the ground that he was seeking to register out
of several holdings, neither of which, taken separately,
would be of sufficient value to confer the right of voting,
and that they could not be added together to give that

right.
In answer to Mr. AUSTIN, the witness said he did not
object on the ground of their being an insufficient legal
description in the list given to the Barrister.
Mr. AUSTIN took the same objection in this case that
he did on the last, namely, • that the Committee
had no right, by the 60th section of the Reform
Act, to adjudicate on any matter which might have
been, but was not, made ground of objection before the
Revising-Barrister.
Mr. }IILMAIID contended that in this case the matter
of fact determined by the Revising-Barrister also in-
volved the question of law, and that therefore it was com-
petent for the Committee to entertain the question of law.
The Committee decided as in the last case, and the
vote was retained.

TheSe decisions reachinr, to all the voters included in
the elasi of objections- under the consideration of the
Committee, Gamsel for the sitting Members proposed to
enter upon the class of objections relating to questions of
value, and Mr. Harrison's vote was proposed to be struck
off, but the petitioners not being prepared with -some ma-
terial evidence, the Committee adjourned till to-morrow.
- Mr. Standish was still in a majority of •one over Mr.
Crosse.

Thirty.seven.

THE SUN, I,ONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1842.

TATTERSALLIS-YESTERDAK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The Derby speculations, as far as they extended to Scotts
stable, were by no means heavy, but they were important as
showing a considerable change of feeling towards those mem-
bers of it that figured so conspicuously in last week's reports.
Attila was seldom mentioned ; still it was obvious to those
who watched the market, that the recent movements had any-
thing but shaken the eoufidence of his friend; 800 to 100,
400 to 50, and other betsat the same price, were taken quietly,
and, in reply to subsequent endeavours to get on. no one
offered more than 7to 1. The Joanna colt was the next
favourite of the lot ; 25 to 1 was taken frequently, but nothing
approaching to eagerne,s was evinced, nor did the sum invested
reach any considerable amount ; the Lord of Holderness was
almost unnoticed until near seven o'clock, when 30 to 1 was
laid in ponies, offered again, andrefused. Meteor was scarcely
in better odour, 30 to I, taken in two or three quarters, having
beesi followed by several unaccepted offers of 1,000 to 30. The
odds taken about Chatham and Auckland are very encouraging
to those who stand upon them ; 17 to 1 was taken freely about
the first, and IS to 1 by two or three other parties about the se-
cond. A reported trial in John Day's stable had the effect of
bringing up Eleus to 35 to 1, and of driving Wiseacre to
(layers of) 40 to 1 ; the first of this pair was backed at 1,000
to 15, 1,000 to 20, 4,000 to 100, several times at 35 to
1. and finally at 2,200 to 60. The Frederic colt, ano-
ther of the Danebury lot, was backed frequently at 1,000 to
15. Moss Trooper was in force with a select, and after some
bets of 1000 to 30, closed firmly at 30 to 1. Mr. Osbaldeston's
lot was introduced at 1000 to 15, and at that price backed to
win thirteen or fourteen thousand pounds ; one of them Brother
to Cantle, was supported with spirit by his owner at 2,000 to
20, and 2,000 to 15, and another, The-Devil-among-the-
Tailors, by other parties at similar dds ; the layers in each
case continuing their offer at the higher quotation. The Oaks
betting was flat: 8 to 1 was laid agst Syren to 501., and 13
to 1 would have been taken about Passion. A few bets were
laid agst Wiseacre and Meteor for the 2,000 Guineas' Stakes at
falling prices. The betting closed at a little before seven o'clock,
as follows :

' 2,000 GUINEAS' STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseaere—taken
9 to 2 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. F. Wood's Timoleon—taken
DERBY.
24 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's lot—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's lot
7 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Attila
17 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Chatham—taken freely
18 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna c.—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramshay's Moss Trooper—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of Holderness
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor
35 to 1 agst Mr. Biggs's Eleus
40 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Espartero—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre
50 to L agst Duke of Grafton's Canadian—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Acacia colt—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Policy—taken
50 to 1 agst 11r. Gregory's Defier-45 to 1 taken once
50 to 1 adst Mr. Gregory's Barrier—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Beleceur—tak. and afterw. offered
50 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Seahorse—ditto ditto
60 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Palinurus
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Trelawney's Frederica colt—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Agreeable colt—taken
100 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Devi!-among-the-Tailers—t
2000 to 15 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Brother to Cantle—taken
250 to 50 (twice) agst Attila, Joanna colt, and Lord of Hol-

ness—taken
1000 even between Brother to Cantle and Devil-among-the-
Tailors—taken
3000 even between Wiseacre and Meteor—taken

OAKS. -
8 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Syren—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Passion.
CHESTER CUP.
9 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes' Vulcan— taken
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mar,hal Soult—taken
13 to 1 agst :•'r. Plummet's Alice Hawthorn.
Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation has broken down.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA—NEWTON, 1842.
THE MANOR Cur.—The following have paid forfeit ;—The
Shadow, 9st 31b ; Wee Willie, Bst 121 b ; Dr. Caius, Bst 121 b ;
The Dean, Bst 101 b ; St. Dunstan, Bst 61b ; Kingston Robin,
Bst 51b; Modesty, Bst 41b; Prince Albert, Bst Ilb ; The Maid,
7st 81b ; Sir Robert, 6st 31b.
MANCHESTER, 1842.

The following have declared forfeit for the Trades' Cup :
The Shadow, 9st ; Zohrab, Bst 71b ; Calor, Bst 4lb ; Maid, Est 41b.

HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAIL.
BERLIN, MARCH 21.—Great sensation is excited here by
the affair of Count Von L, a Siberian Nobleman, Chamberlain
to the King of the Netherlands, Counsellor of Legation, and
owner of the estate of P., who endeavoured to compel five
persons accused of theft to make a confession by the bastinado
and other tortures. Two of the persons so ill-treated have
died in prison at Corel, according to the report of the Medical
Board at Breslau, probably in consequence of the tortures they
suffered, in which the tribunal at Ralibor has condemned the
Count to six years' impri.onment. His counsel has published
a defence in the second instance to refute the accusation, though
it cannot deny the infliction of the bastinado and other acts of
cruelty. Great efforts have been made to induce the King to
quash the affair, but his Majesty has declared that justice must
take its course.—Allgemcine Zeitung.
BELGIAN tiNlls—riai,deaLs , APRIL 2.
Actual Debt, 25‘i per Cent.
R.ithschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 102%
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 1.3
3 per Cent.
1=40) I 0:-A,
Loan of City, MN, 4 peiCent ! 6
Society of Cornmorce, 45i per Cent B2
Bank of Belgium, b per Cent... .....»«..» 7..14
National Society
Exchange on London (short) ....
—Brussels Papers, April 2.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, APRIL 1.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares. l6'o
Anglo-Russian Loan li t 109%
Russian 5 Per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 03% 14 %
Insrription, lst series .
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
rn

Series
Ditto in Certificates f9
New 4 per ( ent. (1840) B-% ""%i
Dutch Actual Debt, 1.% per Cent ......... .....• 51% 51S,
Ditto a per Cent.
Polish Bonds
New Tickets
Anglo-Danish Loin, 3 per Cent.
S1).1111811, New 5p r Cents.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAIARURG, APRIL 1.-13 VN.—Two months, 13 8
PfiTRRSRUKHII, MARCH .2 —Two months, 38 1-10 pence
Rica, MARCH 26. —Three Months, 38%.
raussiAN FUNDS.—Bsai.tri, Ms acts '29.
Bills. Money
St. Sehuld. Sch., 46 per cent. IC4% 10114
Prussian English Loan, 1830,4 per eint 163 In2yi
Zxchange on London, three months —. 6 2'24-
—trusties* State Gazette. March 30

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, April 4.

RE AUGUSTUS LINE.
The insolvent had been a very extensive omnibus and cab
proprietor in Paddingion, and also the farmer of a large tract
of ground in Buokinghamshire. The amount of debts and
liabilities appearing in his schedule was 4.000!., while there
appeared due to him about 2,0001., of which only 250/. was
considered to be good debts. A fiat of bankruptcy was issued
against him about eight months ago, under which he passed
his final examination, btu had not as yet got his certificate.
Mr. IsTicitotts opposed his petition to be discharged, on the
grounds of undue preference. It appeared that he owed a
large sum to his client, Mr. Fentum, a hay salesman in Buck-
inghamshire, for which several bills of exchange passed be-
tween them, and which Sir. Fentum paid away to other parties,
so that ho was unable toprove against the insolvent's estate under
the fiat in.bankruptcy. He (Mr. F.) had since got those notes
into his possession, and they now formed part of the grounds
of opposition to the insolvent's discharge. He (the insolvent)
executed a warrant of attorney in favour of his brother-in. law,
Mr. Biggs, under which all the property was seized. The
Learned Counsel contended that the insolvent had conferred a
peculiar benefit upon one creditor, and that exclusive of the
others, and that therefore his conduct was such as to render
him amenable to the provisions of the Act touching fradulent
pi eference.
Sir. COOKE, in support of the insolvent's petition, said that it
was most unfair in Mr. Fentum to come to this Court to op-
pose the petition, as he was availing himself of the jurisdic-
tion of two Courts. He was, in fact, oppressing the insolvent
by endeavouring to get him remanded, while he was
using the name of another person to get a dividend
under the fiat in bankruptcy, as . the detaining credi-
tor in this Court was precluded from proving a bank-
ruptcy while he kept the insolvent in prison. Such a
c ursewas most repugnant to the principles of all law, fur it
would be subjecting a man to double punishment for one act,
and he therefore considered that there was no case made out
to induce a remand under the Act of Parliament.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he considered that there
had been an undue preference manifested in favour of a par-
ticular creditor. However, as the case stood now, he should
adjourn it, to re-advertise with four days' notice.