New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-07
ENGLAND.

The Lords were not in session on
Wednesday. The Commons were occupied In the dis
custom OF matters Of no moment On Thursday the
subject vi aboshing the stamp on newspapers and the
duty of shilling and sixpence each on advertise
me nts came before the lower House -Milner Gibson
made long speech in favor of abolishing all taxes on
knowledge, and introduced a motion TO that effect.
Messrs Ewart, Golden and Hums supported the mo
ton The Chancellor of the Exchequer could not look
upon the subject before the House social cdacs
uolal question, but mainly question OF revenue,
and could afford to lose the million and half per
snnum which the taxes referred 70 produced
lie, however, begged that discussion might be
postponed until Friday week, when he would
have financial proposals TO make. This was agreed
TO- Sir j. Pakington on the part Of the Government
stated he would Monday next for leave to
bring In bill granting Constitution to the Colony OF
New Zealsnd and further that Is not the intention
of Government to make any alteration this season with
respect to the Clergy Reserves In Canada. On Friday
the Lords again adjourned without transsctng any bu'
ne motion resp< citing grant to tho Roman Cath
Ollie College Of MAynooth adjourned. Tee Militia
B,ll was read a second time and the debate thereon
postponed.
There is nothing new in the election
campaign.
The statement that two ships were
,eep embedded in foe of Ice of Newfoundland, last
year s, attracts attention. the supposition that they
might have been Sir John Franklns ships The state
ments published remove any doubt as to two vessels
having been seen, but do not furnish any indication
that they were the vessels Of the missing Expedition
Considerable interest is awakened
among shippers and agricuturss rs TO the merits Of
controversy present going respecting the right OF
the Peruvian Government 10 certain recently discov'
cred suano islands T. Wentworth Butler, OF Exeter,
has written to The Tmes, claiming that the lslands OF
LoboS the rsinless district OF the South Pscinc and
on which Immense deposits Of gusno are found do not
belong to Peru, inasmuch - they were not enumer.
aed among the Peruvian when abe declared
her Independence The islets referred to are the Lo-
Doe Afuera and the Lobos de Terra the oroaer lying In
lat d "a s, long so' IS w. Mr. Butler, aPPears'
had several times applied s,e British Government to
take possession Of these islands but without effect He
concludes his statement by expressing high Admiration
for the enterprise Of Capt Benjamin Morrel master OF
an American whsler by whom these islands were die
covered and who published minute account OF them
in b0ok issued in NewYork in 1882 under the name
of "Morrclls Four Voyages" 1t Is remarkable that In
the came book description OF the Island Of lchsboc,
and that acting on the information there obtained the
first ship sailed from England 10 load gusno at that de-
posit On the other eide OF the question: the Peruvian
si,hn the limits of Peru and all vessels against
loading there withou, proper authority from the Gov
erpmcnt.
On Thursday the ship Brilliant, Muir
raw MASTER arrived In the Downs, ~ days irsm Port
Philip, Australia bringing week later sdvices 10 2ise
January, and two tuns and half OF gold. valued At
x2i7Oo She reports that LIST February saip S,stes
man would sa with 0O OF the precious metal
The total Weld in Melbourne District up To 18th Dccem
Der w.s 2s34l4 omecs worth 4 ,30,aia. Twenty one
vessels with emgrants from the adjacent colonies were
entering the hsrsor when the Brilliant sailed
The Orestes, sloop Of war, al Ports
mouth. from Cape of Coed Hope, reports having cap
devils In Mozambique Channel The Orestes arcd thir-
~ nine shs nso the shaver before bringing hun to Tue
y. has also taken come other prizes.
Daring the week 432 machinists have
resumed work at the employers prices The letter
press printers OF Manchester with commend allie liberal.
ity have vvsc advance RaO in aid OF the strike in
addition b kloo they had before subscribed.
Steam fngate Amazonas, the second
that has been built 81 Liverpool or the Brazilian Gov.
ernmeni, sailed from the Aersey oa Wednesday for
/ Rio, with l20 crew.
- Meetings are being held in various
par' Of the country to appeal against the passing The
new Militia Bill
An advertisement appears in the Eng
hsh pspers tor ECO sborcrs INN sisfely wanted ON
the Cali Branch OF the Canada West Railroad
John Strain, an American sailor on
lo.rd the ship Roscius Of New York 10 committed In
Liverpool on charge OF nsnssnsnter i'r .s~iy .typ-
rssoner declares that the occurrence accidental
The London Times of the 2jd inst.
10. .sAcr on the subject Of Nnsr GIbsoas motion
sboiish pewspspef st.mps, In which lays One Of
,As ,o~s angular spd lacnsabe FEATURES Of An.ncsn
sr.~tv 4 shc yery low scale OF remuneration. for
he hixtrs issrary sersees compared With the prvds
a ali other occupations; and sheher with eascn os
sd sAas b ssct6ed 20 the extrems eheapn'es o. all
klnis a lsssasurs h. In fart cheap and abundant
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