The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-04


toUETH OF JULY ON BOARD THE GRRAr WEST
ERN-Dunng the last homeward passage of the
Great Western, the anniversary OF the q, clarauon
oil American independence occurred. On that
day, July 4lh, request was made OF Capt. Mat
thews that he would permit them to celebrate the
event, as - customary among citizens oil the Uni-
ted States. This he al once acceded to- On the
passengers assembling for dinner, Capt Matthews
stated the request that had been made, and his
ready compliance Herewith, and resigned the
chair TO General Armstrong.
The gallant officer, on taking the chair, SAD
that, II there were any persons present VINO oD-
Jected TO the display" they were at hoeIty 10 re-
tre bur before they did so, he would assure
them that nothing would be said or done to annoy
the most tastdous. Their only object was to
celebrate in q becoming manner, an event which
formed an important topic IN the history OF ma
tons. The celebration of American lndepen-
dence that day on board the Great Western
would not cause discord or disunlon. 1t would,
he was confident, create a stronger feeling OF
friendship He trusted that the sentiments which
would be uttered would show that Englishmen
and Americans were friends Of each other.
The company sat down 10 a sumptuous dinner;
and after the cloth was removed, the chairman
called upon the company to join i'll drinking the
following toasts So The day we celebrate
IS The memory of Washington"-' The President
OF the United States"-'Queen Victoria"-"Louis
Philippe"
The whole affair passed off with great .satisfac-
ton 10 all parties, and the company kept up the
festival 10 late hour.-IPilmsrs Times, July ~
THE CRoPs-The recent change which has
taken place III the weather has had truly Won
derful fleet; freshness has been impaired to We
getauon-the mellow notes OF the blackbnd, lark,
and others ot the feathered tribe, are as enveD-
ing as In spring, aud everywhere the face OF ma
ture seems 10 wear an animated and renewed
appearance. The grain. which had been pros
trated by the late rams, again stand erect; the
spring corn, which threatened to ripen prema-
turely, is beginning to grow again, and, even lift
should not be very long in the straw, will be
heavy in the ear; the root crops are throwing out
fresh leaves and branches, and will soon cover
the ground with coat OF verdure thick enough
10 protect them, even if the heat should return;
the meadows, which were becoming brown after
the removal OF the hay, are throwing up second
crop OF clover and after grasses; and the pastures
are also sending plsntliul green herbage amidst
the withered stems OF the earlier grasses. From
present appearances we trust that there Wall
oe no failure IN any single crop. We observe the
following paragraph III the Mark Lane Express,
a paper OF considerable authority" The estl-
mates OF the proDable yield of The new crop are
not so high as they were fortnight ago; still we
feel dsposed to think that, If the weather should
prove t,lerably propitious from this time up TO
harvest, the produce would be full average,
as well in quantity as qualify. On the other hand
it must be confessed that the report mas Ill, lately
been somewhat too highly colored, and 1t IS near
y certain that the result OF the harvest, even I'M
der the most suspicious circumstances, will not
be so satisfactory as was predicted previous 70
the breaking up of the fine weather on the 2lst OF
June. In this district the potato crops are ciosing
IN the drills and are those OF the turnips, which
we're got IN time to be started by the sprung rams;
the later sown turnips, which appeared TO have
persisted during the lsng drought OF May and
June, are now growing vigorously; the farmers
are everywhere busy IN cleaning and thinning
Them" Reports are again current as to the dis
ease among the potato crops. We copy the ioi-
lowing from the Stamford Mercury, touching on
his subject:-Some OF the new potatoes brough,
TO Stamford market are tainted With the SAINT
Kind Of disease Is prevailed last season. per.
son who purchased peek OF "early ash tops
last week, was compelled to throw aside about
an eighth of the quantity, tae disease being man.
fest greater or less degree in that portion.
The ''early ash tops" very generally escaped the
faint last year; the wet weather, which was sup
posed TO have engendered the disease, not having
produced any ill effects till after the early sort OF
potatoes had been brought into consumpiion.-A
similar report from the neighborhood OF Derry,
in Ireland, has appeared in the papets OF that
country. We sincerely trust that these reports
may ultimately prove to have been exaggerated,
and that they have taken their rise from the state
ment of parties whose interest would be benefit
ted by partial failure of this useful crop.-Li-
usrpooL Times, July 10.
TAXES IN GRsAr Enthusiastically parliamentary
paper was j: ued giving an account OF ne ge.s receipt
and net produce Of the IRON taxes IN Great BIT
tain each year, ending the 5th OF January from
1885 to tho 9th Of January, ls46 Distinguishing the
AMOUNT collected under each head Of duty and also the
each year. For the year ending the 5h of January,
1897 1t seems that the gross receipt was $50 los
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mems of the gross receipt faa4,24a IS nd
In 1898 the gross receipt was 1885, SAG las 9A and
the net produce f3 800 LAG 6s oad Payments out Of
ceipt was f30o7 AGA las lid and the net produce
Os5 lbs 3D. Payments out of the gross receipt
iO7 81 3D. the net oduce f3 932 $50 9s 5Hd The
payments out of the gross receipt were f2l4 ,s6l
d and the hem net I produce is 3d. The pay
mens out of the gross receipt were f2la s2s lis Did
In 1870 the sros: receipt wa; tS7 S. d and The
the gross receipts were E2s4 02s los Cd In s4s the
gross receipt fso7a4sa lis lod, and the net pro
receipt 9aso9 lss. ia In 1874 the gross
cept GO s2677l los Cd aud the net produce fs72
523 7s AZ The pay out of the gross receipt
f2ol 62o las Sd In ls45 the gross receipt was ossl
ssa o. tsi. and the net produce fe,759.40 lss I'D
0sL And in 1876 the gross receipt 60 762 o63 ss
I'D. and the net produce fs,624395 lis. llXd. The
ikd The properly and income tax in the year ended
the 9Th Of January ls4s. only yielded tnep Us
lld whilst in the year following it yielded 963s7 455
9s. lxd-London 7imss, July lS.
The British Parliament.
HOUSE OF COMMONS -Tuesday, July 14th.-THE
ToBAcCo DUTIEs.-Dr. Bowrng called the atten-
ton oftne House TO certain returns procured by
Mr.. Hume, exhibiting the misenes and crimes
created by the enormous duties levied on tobacco,
for the purpose of showing that the laws affecting
obacco required revision. In the course OF his
observations he proved that there were more
seizures Of tobacco than of any other artlcle-that
there were likewise more convictions for SNUG
CLING tobacco than for any other species of SNUG
cling, that the number of convictions was rapidly
increasing-rhat, bad as this contraband trade was
at present, it was likely to become much worse
thar It was degrading and demoralisng the poPu-
aon in every part oil the country, and that 1t was,
IN consequence, creating an immense mass OF
human crlmr and misery. He likewise showed
that the quantity of tobacco smuggled INTO the
county was equal TO the quantity regularly intro
duced through he Custom House; and observed
that this result was not surprising, considering
that the duties upon tobacco were 50 high as ~
nable the smuggler TO beat the government with
ease. He commended that the facts elected by the
inquiry already instituted into the subject, called
upon the Government to give the House pledge
that IT would look into the tobacco laws when
next the finances of the country came under their
consideration. He concluded by moving, that
the tobacco duties require revision.
Mr.. HUME seconded the motion.