The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-17

SfdtU PI0t-IAe present duty oil lis is reduced N & a.
| upon foreign, and Is I'd on British imports.
NTalloc-The present duty of IS 2d Is reduced to Cd, and
that Of Is on the produce OF British possessions to Sd.
Duty.
Foreign, 3Os
Deals (cuoicaitcontents) 35s
For the year ending the 5.h of April, 1874
Foreign timber, ass
Deals, aos
Lathwood, oOs
Cefee-The present duty of Is 81 is to be reduced upon
all foreign coffee to 81, and upon all the growth Of Bri
fish possessions toad.
Mahogany-The present duty of 3s per ton upon that
Shore, as also tina, of f4 upon the gro with of British pos
sessions, is to be reduced to los; while tine duty Of IS up.
on that otherwise imported is reduced 10 sos upon foreign
SECOND RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That in lieu of all duties OF customs paya-
BILE On goods, ware. and merchandise exported from the
united kingdom to foreign ports, there shall be levied the
following duties edwards, viz: Esd.
Coal exported to any place, not being a British
possss'ion, 10 any snip; the ton, 040
Ores, for every El00 Of their value, per cent.
Woods and silks, the cwt. OIO
Manufactures, or Pretended manufacturer,
slightly wrought up, so that the same MAJ,
again, mattresses or beds stuffed with comb.
ed wool, or wool fit for combing or carding,
THIRD RESOLUTION.
That the duties imposed in the foregoing schedule ON
articles other than spirits and timber shall be respec-
lively subject to the charge of five per cent imposed by
an act passed in the Sd year of her present Majesty, cap.
/ ~ anu n ute lmpOseu IN the . fe1OlDR sCnc0ulSS on
spirits shall be subject to the additional rated c! a sc laid
on spirits by the said act, and the duties imposed in the
foregoing schedules on timber to the additional charge
| imposed by the act 3 and Victoria, cap. 10.
The RECENT AFFAIRS IN IxDIA.-Oaicial des.
| patches were r. received at the board of Control on
Thursday morning from Bombay and Calcutta.
We regret to state that they fully confirm the
melancholy news which we published on the pre-
Afghanistan The accounts which have appeared
of the dreadful catastrophe, we understand are
rather under than over-rated. The army in Jella-
labad, when the last accounts were sent off, re-
NAMED secure, and great hopes were entertained
that they would be able to maintain their position
until such time rs reisforcemsn;s could be sent to
their assistance London Standard.
EMIGRATION TO AMERIcA.-Tbe New York line of
packe, ship Gladiator carries out $50 passengers in
the Storage, who intend 10 settle in various parts oil
the United States and Canada, and 20 cabin pas
sengers. The passengers in the Storage are prin-
ciPally agriculturists from the home counties; the
| cabin passengers are chic fly merchants and others
upon business. The Mediator will take out $50
emigrants to New York.
THE LATE MAJoR-GENERAL ELpHINsroNE. C. B.
This gallant and lanmented officer. whose unex-
pected demise is confirmed by The overland mail,
was the second son ct the late Hon William Fuller
ton Elphlnstone, and grandson of Charles Tenth
Baron Elphinstcne, and cousin TO the present peer.
He distinguished himself at Waterloo, and in many
of the Peninsular engagements, and his commission
as Major General was dated 10Th of January, 1897.
He was on the eve of ~reslgning his command and
returning home, having been succeeded by Major
General Grey. General Elphlnstone was in his
Goth year.-Giobe.
CAvANAoH, THE Fasting MAN-At the Queen
square Police-office,L London, on Thursday, Bernard
Cavanagh, the man who has obtained such noto-
riety from his pretended power of abstinence, and
who has recently been released by the Court of
Queens Bench from custody at Reading Gaol, has
been committed for one month TO hard labor in the
House OF Correction for Begging.
1t is expected there will be three launches of ves-
| cals this seasOn m the TEamea-fha Wovractar N
guns, building at Deptford; Chichester, 50 guns,
building at WOolwich; and another smaller vessel at
the latter dockyard.
Musical AND DRAMATIC Chr CHAT.-Her Ma
jesty and Prince Albert honored Covent Garden
Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening,
March 10, to see Mr.. Jerrold's new comedy OF
Bubbles of the Day" and the masque of .'Comus."-
Her Majesty arrived at the end Of the third act of
the comedy. Prince Albert came in at the beginning
of the filth act, having accompanied the Duke OF
Cambridge to the Ancient Concerts. The Queen,
during the performance, sat behind the ample GRIM
son curtain Of the royal box, and the audience did
not, by any mark of recognition, disturb her ma
jesty's privacy. The prince sat by the side of HE
i~llustrious consort, and was also invisible to the ma
jority of the audience. Her majesty remained until
The conclusion Of the performances. The house
was well attended.
Ga Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Wood. with Mr..
Shrival, appear for the first time at the Sheffield
Theatre. On Tuesday and following nights, Mr..
Vandenheff, with his daughter and son Henry, play
at The same place.
The new operetta, underlined In The Drury Lane
Theatre bills, entitled " The Students of Bonn,'' is
from the pen OF MI. George Rodwell, who has also
composed the music for II. The piece lie, we are
given to understand, a translation, but the music is
the original effort Of that popular composer and the
opinions expressed In the green room are favorable
10 its success.
The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Glou.
cester slgnlfed their intention of being present at
the performance OF Israel in Egypt" at Exeter
Hall yesterday evening.
A { the Philharmonic Socieiy's concerts, in Lon
don, three new symphonies are to be brought out;
one by Spohr, another by Mendelssohn, who, II 10
said, will conduct It's performance in person, and a
third by Mollque, the great vlolinlst.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles kean concluded a bret en-
gagement IN Glasgow, on Friday week, when the
receipts tor the hive nights amounted to no less a
sum than fy7S. This enormousr receipt gives the
best proof there is yet in the manufs turing districts
both money and inclination to support the drama,
when attraction is offered. Mr.. and Mrs Kean are
now at Edinburgh.
pool.
The French mail Of March IL has been received.
The papers contain no intelligence OF any moment
beyond the following paragraphs which we ex.
ale Commerce. gives the following extract
from the "Journal de Smyrne' Of the 10th Of
"The steamer which arrived on Saturday from
Trebisonde, briags information Of an extensive fire
at that place on the evening Of the 4th instant. 1t
ragged the whole OF the night, and destroyed 50
shops, about ten houses, and a khan, but the greater
part Of the property contained in them was saved.
The three deputies of the Greek, Armenian, and
Arne MAN Catholic population Of Pera, who were
appointed to make the distribution Of the ground
FIRE, have just be- n arrested and imprisoned on .
charge of fraud in the exercise Of their functions"
The following paragraphs concerning the French
embassy at Madrid are quoted by "Le Con'titu-