The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04


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Remarks.
DE. 1o-4 30 p. M abreast Of 0reenock, set on full
speed and proceeded to sea.
is-si.ong gales and heavy sss. double rssfsa top
Is-st,ons gales and high sea first sail sst.
30-Iresh hrseses and head .ea stesming only.
2a-Seysss gales and very heavy head sea stesmiog
only.
ss-vsiy gales and heavy head s.a, with snow
and hall stosmiDg only.
1-A terrific gale with most tremendous westerly
zee SCANNING only
as-ssysre gales and very heavy westerly sea fore
-sso.s gle. and heavy westerly sol. for. and
N-stlsng gales, With snow nrst part, fore and att
latter, iquare sails set.
2s-Hirft part, strong gales latter part, moderate
2a-Yrst part moderate brsszes latter part, strong
Esles and high SCI.
~@Ecsrins gale and heavy westerly sea stsaming
n-y,st part strong winds, latter part, light airs
Africa, and ssked to BE- reported
JAs Light bIsesss and heavy weather fore and eft
a-Mght breeses and cloudy weather ; fore and at
sails so* sP. n. came to anchor of the light
~ H. abreast Of Sandy Hook "a NJ arrived
At Quarantine
Length Of passage, II days hours.
h was reported in Paris paper that General Mar.
vaes Aad been ordered to quit Spain
The French Emperor's visit to Compsigns is post
poned. Bourse, Tuesday, AZ per cents, lO5l; per
cents, 8la.
Tie commercial accounts from India by the over
land NAH arc regarded ~ being Satisfactory.
The departure Of the Adelaide from Plymouth
was delayed, by order Of tho Admiralty, till Thurs
day. the 10th, in srder that dispatches may be sent
TO the Cape. The Melbourne left the Tagus on the
Asa, making St. Vincent on the 10th; speed, two
hundred miles per day; passengers sAtis6ed.
The letters from India, ria Aarsslles, had ar
rived in London. Trade WAS active in Calcutta.
Tseights from London, from E32s. Cd. 70 c3 81
+ ID stated that Zimmay has thrown of Its ale.
glance to Ava, Likewise that Doss Nahommsd Is
marching rapidly on Kelat. The Nizams affairs are
IN desperate state Of anarchy and confusion. Gen.
HSaEsr Has resigned the Prssdsntship. The railway
MAS progressing rapidly.
Ne government had had some success. After ono
AesIs, and 500 people, to the sword. The Pskiw
Gasefts announces great rthquake-l 900 houses
destroyed, and 800 people killed. Earthquakes had
been general tire ughout China.
British Parliament.
IN the House Of Commons on the 18th ult In
answer to Mr. Addsrley,
BIZ J PakiDgton said he was justified in stating
that the war .. the Cape was absolutely at an end
BE Was informed BY the General in oommsnd th st
the important district of the Waterkloof had been
entirely cleared He had no reason whatever for
thinking that the war was extending in . north
eastern Or in any other direction.
IRON the London Times, Dec. Is
The resolution now before the House simply sx-
presses that In the event of it, passing the Inhabi
numerous class Of dwellings than heretofore 80, at
least, the Right Hon. mover himself describes it,
when he says-"1 only ask you to sgree to this,
that the area Of direct taxation should be extended
whether Parsment viii give the present Chancellor
Of the ExsheqHer that which he asks for, viz D., q
greater number Of houses to be taxed.
The principle Of an increased area Of direct taxa
the deci,ion. There are other direct taxes besides
taxes On houses, and other taxes on houses besides
taxes on inhabited houses, and other taxes on in
habitsd houses besides the particular inhabited
House.
That daty isa tax upon rental; upon one. item Of
personal expenditure, ard expressly in proportion
TO that expenditure: The question Of direct TAX.
direct taxation, are much larger than possibly
be staked on this resolution. We repeat, al
shat the House will give or refuse to Mr.. Dis
Yae will boz greater tsthsr Of House tax. II win
net commit itself agaAst giving him q greater
tether ofneome tax. 1t will no. restrict itself from
giving, with perfect consistency, the power Of
hvying ten per cent house tax to any other gen.
t3eman be sides Mr.. Disraeli-to Sir Charles Wood.
forA A. plA Nv huv vvfll nulw ~
refuee to Mr.. Disraeli the now houses he asks for
We see no principle, no great question Of hnanse,
ut stake on the impending vote. We see nothing
more than that government asks for certain new
sources, with view to = certain revision Of taxa
hon; and that Parliament, having regard to the
men wbs make the request, to the whole Of their
Avewsd Intentions, to the wishes Of the people and
tho circumstances Of the times, simply grants or
refuses what is aaked.
France.
Prom Paris letter Of Dec. II in London Times
Great activity continues to prevail in commercial
eircles in Paris The shopkeepers are making ex-
traOrdinary preparations fer the sale Of the new
years presents, which generally commences about
She 18Th of December It is expected that the shops
will be arranged for the occasion with more than
usual taste and brilliancy. The manufacturers, in
The mean time, are busy in executing foreign orders.
At no former period nave there been made such ex-
tensive sales for England particularly in articles Of
hTonze, silks, aud psrfunsry. Letters from Lyons
state that the manufacturers there have been oom-
PEELED to refuge fresh orders, having more on hand
than they will be able to execute before next
sPring Equally favorable accounts have been re-
oived from Rouhsix and Elbeuf. The Chambers
of Commerce in the manufacturing towns are be-
ginning to occupy themselves with the exposition
which 70 preparing ut New York for the LIST Of May
raxt. The Chamber OF Commerce of Elbeuf has
addressed letters 10 its members, requesting them
10 send their produce to their care. to be packed
up together, by which plan it may bs transmitted
TO New York At little expense, according to tas
system pursued by the Chamber Of Gem marco Of
London last year. The most complsts inaetion
prevails in the Paiis corn market. The hakers