Morning herald., 1839-07-29

Ils.l2s 900
47,es5, 900
fIao.oos


la this estims.e ccount e takes AZ the fl O5s
900 required for Canada the 5OO00O voted last
year. The Chas celor took a cheerful view of the
commsrcial Prosrects Of the country; aud referred
10 the increase OF exports for the prsscn year over
those of 1853 aSymptom of returning prospe rity
The amosnt of deposits in savings banks had also
very much increased, Notwithstanding the aticmpts
Go create run upon shnse banks. lie then q plain.
sd the he intepicd to take with respect 10 the
post Office Ia the present state of tue revenne he
cseld ~; make . proposition which would affect 50
large portion al the receipts without the guarantee
Of Parliament ia make good any resulting deeiency
IL the resolution he intended to propose were agreed
to- he should move or leave to bring in bill founded
on the resolution: sad Mr. Rice was at pains to ex
plain, that this better n4odc Of than
by resolution alone. lie should propose penny
.osiagc, because, although the committee recon-
mendcd twopenny, their arguments and the cyi
dence had convinced Mr. Rice, that there was less
risk or loss To the revenue by adopting penny than
a twopenny rate. lie asked the committee to pledge
itseli TO uniform rate cf peany al and under
weight hereafter To lie fixed but, as 10 the mode of
carrying out the principle, such as by stamped CO.
and pre- pay ment those aud other points of de-
tail would be reserved. lie would, however, slate
his own opinion, that option should be given TO
put them into the post Office ss at present With
respect 10 general frankng, that must o course be
abolished; and 10 official fraskipg, he thought
each department ought 60 pay its own postages lie
concluded BY moving a resolutiyn-" That IL is ex-
pedent To reduce the postage charged on letters 10
one uniform rate of one penny, charged upon every
letter Of weight 70 be hereafter fixed bv law par
lamcntary privileges II frankiug being abolished,
and Official franking strictly regulated; this house
pledging ITSELF al the time, make good any
deficiency OF revenue which may be occasioned by
such alteration ~ the rates Of the existing duties
THE CHtRTIsTs AND PHYsicAL FoRcr MES.-
These persons still continue their agitation in differ.
cnt parts Of England Another meeting has been
held in London, and the tr colorcd flag hoi.ted
Newcastle upon yne Is in very excited state a
large gathering of working classes had taken place
there the language used b. the speakers was violent
and horrible. zone said; they ought to set
all municipal power at defiance, and arm Themselves
with pixies, with muskets, with the fire brand and
the torch (ths is going the whole hog surelv;) and
when the property of their opponents destroyed
they would be psor as themselves AMI equally as
yulgarl There is no mstakIng such manifest as
this. over 1000 armed were assembled in
Newcastle Some thousands 81 Chartists are there
all armed most of them with eaicd daggers bat
several with formidable slaves and not few with
guns
The working in various establishments Of
the metropolis propose TO devote a part Of two days
~ lhe week, perhaps Tuesdays and Fridays, IN hold
ihg public meetings and taking every pos able means
!" express very fully their sentiments the late