The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-12

tobacco, in more serious manner than II has hith-
erto been. tits universally admitted, he says, that
the present rate OF duty cannot be collected and,
that the manufacturer who does not deal IN Illicit
tobacco must either do so, or give up MS trade
is shown that the consumption OF tobacco IN Ire
land, when the population was but 4,0OO,OOO,
| that now with population of 5000 900, it is little
more than 45O0, 000lbs.; that in the United King
| dom the consumption does not amount TO more
than l3Aoz. for each individual yet that in Prus-
STA the Consumption of each person is 3Ibs per an
| num- All these points, with many others, have
been placed before government and in our
| opinion, the only reason which can deter them
from reduction of the duty to Is. per pound, will
| be the fear OF hazardng great experiment on
the receipts OF the Exchequer The first year they
would lose, in Mr.. Maury's opinion, E750 600; but
years, the revenue derived from the Is duty, would
| surpass Its present amount.
| RUMouRED MARRIAGE OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN
| The Augsburgh Gazette, of the Bird instant, in a
| letter from Rome, afrms positively, that tile mar
riage between the Queen Isabella Of Spain, and the
Count de Trapan, younger brother Of the King Of
| Naples, has been definitely arranged. This same
journal states, that the proposal for this marriage
was supported by both the English and French Ca
binets. The young prince is in his sixteenth year
ship Liverpool ,on the third voyage from New York
presented to Captain Eldridge, at splendid din
ner given to him, at the Waterloo Hotel, on Fri
| day last, piece ofplate and gratifying letter.
1t is stated in the Times, that the city of London,
with street surface of 5000 square yards, and
with its enormous traffic, pays E2000 year less
for scayengers than Manchester, where the traffic
| is much less.
BRITISH SHIPPING TRADE.-The quarterly state.
ment printed BY the East India and China Associ-
alton of the British ships entered inwards and clear
ed outwards from and to places within the limits Of
the Companys charter, has just made its appearance
and gives a survey of the whole OF the years lS41
| and 1887
| The "entered inwards" table gives, for London
525 ships and 100000 tons in 1872 and 5l2 ships and
222 $40 tons in l843 for Liverpool l89 ships and
ls43 for Bristol and Hull 10 ships, TONS in 1872
and IL ships ,4H tons, in 1s43; and for other Brit
ish ports n Ships 1882 tons in 1912, and Al ships
l6,05O tons, in 1913. The total is ISL ships, 293 All
showing slight increase. The chief increase is il
vessels from Calcutta, the number in 1912 being 20
ships, 9S,92l tons, and in l843 being 255 shps,l2l
LAG tons. The other important increase is in yes
from Mauritus there is large decrease, as there
were los ships, g. 42l tons, in 1912, and II ships
20, l07 tons, in 1S43. In vessels from Bombay there
is also decrease, as the number in 1912 was lO7
ships, &c. OS TONS and in 1843 it was 80 ships 9(
tons.
The "cleard outwards" table gives for London
45a ships, ls7. 1888 tons, in 1912, and s95 ships
o 1Sni i s ssd s . aysrgsS 90 Poa shG
1913; for Bristol and Hull II ships, S,42l tons, in
1912, and II Ships $3.50 tons, in 1913 !; and for
other British ports las ships, 56.4S5 tons, in 1872
$40 ships, 1853 tons, in 1915; and s26 ships,
1924 9ll tons, in lS43 The greatest decrease is in
vessels to Maurtlus, the number being l67 ships,
81 l0l TONS in 1872, and IA Ships sc, s4 tons, In
number being Ia ships, 73 CSC tons, in 1912, and
Ill ships, 55,9l7 tons, in 1S43 In vessels to the
| Cape Of Good Hope there is large increase, the
number being o 20. y ships s,ls2 tons, in 1872 and
considerable increase ir vessels to Arabia.
/ THEATRE RoYAL.-The stars at this theatre
kduring the past week, have been Mrs. Fitxwillian
and Mr.. Blackstone who have drawn very good and
fashionable audiences, the pieces performed being
dian and pleasing dramatic writer. The principal
of these which has had an uninterrupted run during
| the week, and drawn down rapturous applause, is
| entitled Josephine, in which Mrs. FitzwIlliams
appears as an orphan, deserted girl, adopted by
the soldiers of the 23d regiment during the wars oil
the Emperor. The plot contains little Of interest,
being adapted principally to display the peculiar
style of that lady. 1t was beautifully put upon the
| stage, and the characters throughout we'll sup
ported. Mr.. Compton, in particular, personated well
veteran sergeant, the favorite protector of Jose
phine. Il is invidious, however, to particularize
where all the members OF the company do full JUS
tlce to the parts allotted to them. The other piece.
| performed were that Of slight, but laughable de-
| scription, in which Mrs Fitzwiliam is inimitable
and like the principal piece gosephine) drew dowr
nightly bursts of applause During the present week
Madame Celeste herself reappears, and IN addition
| Mr.. ]. P. Cook, the only sailor upon the stage
will go through his most celebrated pieces; and the
house, as indeed 1t was last night, to witness his
| acting "Black-eyed SUSAN" we dare predict will
be crammed every night.
Ireland
THE STATE TRIALs.-On Thursday Mr. Moore,
| @. c., applied to the Court of Queens Bench on
the part OF the trayersers that the panel Of special
jurors be quashed and set aside, or cancelled and
| that mandamus. or order in the nature of man
damus, should be issued. directed to the RICH
Honorable the Recorder of the city Of Dublin, com
manding him to place on the list of jurors tor the
veal 1874, In the county Of the city of Dublin,
their proper order, the names Of divers persons-tC
| wit, OF twenty seven persons, whose qualifications
respectively, to be placed the list, was legally
proved before, and allowed by the Recorder as spe-
l cial jurors.
The Attorney General said he could not abstain
from expressing his opinion in abiding to the aft
davlt made by Mr. Mahony, i il Were true that
four were left out of the list Of which only fourteen
or fifteen were Roman Catholics, that he should
not mention that in the affidavit in question. What
was the meaning Of making it appear by the aft
davit, that all the parties whose names were omit
ted were Roman Catholics, but to create an ex-
citement which was not just, and to create feel.
ing against the officers of the crown, by the sup
preston of facts which ought to have been fairly
set out and stated in court. The affidavit did not
state that these the entire of the names omit
ted but it implied much, while the allegation
in the affidavit was that sixty four names were
Catholics IT was sought TO be conveyed to their
lordshps that only the names of Roman Catholics
were omitted, and not those of any other creed ;
and that was followed up by charge, that the
hony, who swore the affidavit, did not attempt to
state on whom the charge lay, or venture to prove
it,
After heightened argument, the chief Justice
proceeded to give judgment, viewing the question
in all its bearing fully and fairly the court could
not but arrive at the conclusion that the present
application was a very unprecedented one, and at
variance with reason and principle Things might
have occurred with respect to the jury lists the oc-
currence Of which was to be regretted but he was
not sure that fair ingenious representation had
been made in support Of that application in the par
tlcular instance relied on by Mr. Kemms, and par
ticularsed by the solicitor general. He alluded to
the fact of Mr.. Kemmis having in his affidavit al
legged that when first a complaint was made upon
this subject by Mr.. Ford, that gentleman stated
had heen omitted from the Let Of thcse G5 L.