New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-07
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copyright bill was discussed. On the the 7th the
corn bill was called Up for a third reading. ard AZ
ter long debate resulted as 70 lows or the third
reading. 22g against il. 90: majority ljp. The
bill va. read third time and the question that
| 90 pass. was agreed to wilh.ut division amlf
oad cheers from the ministerial side Of the house
| On the 9th. Lord John Rus.e moved a. an amend
men 20 the Income tax resolution, that the deHcien-
cy might be supplied By a udicious arrangement Of
the duties on corn sugar, timber and coffee and
| reduction &c the various prohibtory duties ara
| that considering the amount Of existing taVe- the
| House would deem il not advisable 10 levy the m
| come tax. Tho debate continued through four
laws and the House came 10 a division On tie Eth.
| when the vote stood for the amendment @O2-
against it $685. majority 1906. Lord Melbourne
gave notice in the Peers the 18th that h. should
move that fixed duty on corn would be- more adj
| ,anta.cou- than graduated scale. Ia the Com
| mon. on the 10Th the resolution imposing duty
On wheat -four imported Rto Canada from the l.
States wa. debated and finally adopted. The re-
solution imposing duty Of 81. on salt meat from
| the L. 5 also passed.
| The Overland Mail from India was hourly cx-
| pected a. the arrangement. 70 reduce the time be-
| tween Suez and Bombay from eighteen to twelve
days, reported at the last arrival to be nearly
| completed
Order. had been issued at the British ROYAL
Foundry for the casting Of 1000 cannons Of variou-
cllibre, intended chiefly Tor the larger vessel, of
war.
The Lords OF the Admiralty have ordered %
powerful iire-engnes 20 be constructed for Use ln
| the national dockyard.. Nine Of those engines
have beea completed and sent to Woolwich to be-
proved.
The trouble IN Ireland arising principally from
the scarcity Of provisions, the want Of employment
and di,adecton with the government, were every
day assuming more alarming aspect Murders,
robbcries, and other outrage. upon the laws. were
of frequent occurrencc-all showing aNity OF
moral restraint, and dcsl crate determination not
| to obey the behc-ts of tory rule. The complaint
| was, thar the government, amidst all IT. proposed
measures. did not contemplate doing any thing tor
lrsand, o. TO tighten the burden, which weighed
down ia energies. \ large number OF houses ia
the neighbOfhood of Doonbcg. county Clare, Ire
land, were recently carried away by a food, and
several men lost their lives in attempting to save
some cattle
| The assertion recently made by Sir Sobert Peel
in Parliament, that the temperance reformation
had not diminished thc quantity Of ardent spirits
imported into Ireland Is stoutly conlIodicted BY
the Irish Wing papers, and j. considered by them
AZ intended To keep up the old prejudice. against
the Irish people.
The Revenue accounts for the year and quarter
ending the 9TH Of April have Lecn published On
| the year, indeed there has been an increase in
three Of the FIVE chief itcm5-on the customs
| t75 800, the taxes 422 1876, and on the
po-t-oiicc 100000 The decrease Of $50. Az
,ho 81. -,
increase on the customs; and on the stamp. the
decrease Of tl23,589 j. countervailcd by tie
larger amount of taxes. The gross increase %
the year is f687,9l The quarters account,
show less favorably. There is II decrease in four
OF the six items-in the customs SO, 100. the ex
else ( 5000 stemps E77,9l7. taxes Ell .392
The increase ON the pos,-ofice i 4l9 900 ; con-
siderable step. There j. large increase in mis-
celancous, of f274,OG7 but some Chinese cash
swells that amount. The gross increase on the
quarter i. Gil, 1872. Ii is something, however
to have any Increase at all, in the ,'atc OF affairs
FRANcE.-Ihc Paris pGpcf of Tuesday are al
| most exclusively orcEpied with the debate ON the
| right OF search in TIE Chamber Of Fee, of the
preceding day, and the comments to which II has
| given rise. With regard TO this question il i
clear that certain modification, have been de-
manded by France. From what has trans pred
with regard TO them, II would appear that they re-
duce the treaty to the limits OF those of 1881 and
| 1888, which needed no new confirmation.
| 1t Is now affirmed that far from agreeing to
| union ON the part ctthc Queen Of Spain with any
| one save member of the house OF Bourbon. the
French Government will not acquesoe in the mar
riagc of her majesty excepting with prince of
that house
Reports were prevalent a, Pari, on Wednesday
that intelligence from India, announcing fresh d.-
asters to the British army, had been received lat
there Is reason to believe that those report, are
uniounded, as the telceraphc dispatches received
| from Marselllc> and Ioulon are silent on the sub
Jet.
The most stirring topic with the Paris papers
ot rday and Saturday, is that of the approaching
general election, which it i, affirmed will come on
early IN July. They recommend especially to set
aside all candidates who do not beforehand take
the solemn oath not only strcnuously TO oppose the
ratification OF the treaty Of l34l, on the right Of
search, but to nss, also on the absolute repeal of
the treaties Of 1881 and 1888
| SPAIN.-Mldrid adycc- are to the 10Th Of
| Apnl. The Deputies were opposed to a com
Inerclal treaty, the advantages OF which were not
all on the side OF Spain. 1t was believed how
ever that commercial treaty would Yet D. adopt
Ell That would be of mutual benefit. There was a
report OF some plau-iblty, that Don Enrique
Maria Fernando second son of the lnfantc Don
Francisco, Is the happy prince fixed upon to be
al'fnced TO the young queen in October ucNf. |
lie j. tut nineteen yeai, OF age, and i at Vienna.
PoRTrGN.-We have letters from Lisbon to
the lih INST. The Duke Of Psmclla's appoint
'nent as plenipotentiary to negotiate the CONNER
'ai ara save trade treaties with Eng gland "a
is formal raincatsn IN the council OF state on the
tuesday preceding. The draft Of the commercial
had l...s, /
Walden and conference had already taken place
between the British minister and Portuguese plea. |
potcHtiary, which was understood TO have been Of |
most satisfactory description.