Leader (1850-1860), 11th January 1851, Edition Town of 1, Page 29

Page 29

5 of 24

Text (3)
- Untitled Article
- Untitled Article
- Untitled Article
Transcript
- Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
  
  Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
  
  Untitled Article
  
  THE QUARTER'S RBVENUB . AH *»« " £ ? " lft THB YBAB 8 AMD QOARTMS SKB * D « N 5 fSS AND « K . 5 , 1851 . 9 HOWIHQ *«» I * O « BASB O » DKOBBASB THBEBOF . YEARS ENDED JATJ . 5 . —— \ BW . 1851 . Increase . Decrease . £ £ . £ . £ ' _ . nmai 18 . 695 , 798 18 , 614 , 880 .. 80 ^ 18 Customs * .. » 13 753 815 13 , 003 . 9 <> l 250 , 146 — BF- " -: tas ssats * . " £ F ^ asr-r . « » skb ui « ^ s £ :: i : _ % 3 S BBS :: X * TotalOrd . Rev .. 48 , 742 . 338 48 . 616 , 249 320 , 475 446 . 564 ' "SoneVs " " - "" 559 ' 457 691 ' 447 131 > 99 ° " ~ * %££ T . ?! . t * ' 5 * 9 , 597 708 , 618 159 , 031 - Total Income ... " 49 . 851 , 392 5 O , O 16 , 314 | 611 , 486 ] 446 . 561 Deduct Decrease . 446 , 564 Increas e on the Tear .... 161 , 922 QUARTER 3 ENDED JAN . 5 . ~ 1850 » 1851 . Increase . Decrease . £ £ £ £ CuitomB , 4 , 720 , 630 4 , 596 , 705 .. . _ 123 , 925 2 S ™ I '"" .- 3625 , 061 3 , 715 , 920 » 0 , 855 — « £ * £ ... 1509 , 860 1 , 459 . 721 .. 50 , 139 T * xT "" . 1897 961 1923 , 053 25 , 092 - P . opertV-tiW ..... 449 , 394 418 . 730 .. 30 , 664 Post ^ fficeT : 152 , 000 152 , 000 .. — C ? own Lands .... 60 , 000 60 , 000 .. - Miscellaneous 58 . 40 B 20 , 391 „ ' Total Ord . Eev .. , 473 , 3 lT 12 , 346 , 520 115 , 951 242 , 745 ImprestMoneys . &c . 125 . 087 132 , 216 7 , 159 — "ffiSS ^? . ?^ : 124 , 909 135 , 116 10 , 207 Total Income ... 12 , 723 , 310 12 . 613 . 8 S 2 133 , 317 | 213 . 745 Deduct Increa « e .... * . 133 , 317 Decrease on the Quarter 109 , 428
  
  Untitled Article
  
  SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEWS PAPER STAMP ABOLITION COMMITTEE , 15 , ESSBX-8 TKEET , SXRA . N 1 > . Treasurer , Francis Place , Brompton * square ; Sub-Treasurer , James Watson , 3 , Queen's Head-passage , Paternosterrow ; Chairman , Richard Moorb , 85 , Hart-street , Bloomsbury . Committee-Wittium Addiscott , shopman and traveller , 4 . JMavarino-grove . Dalaton ; John Bainbridge , upholsterer , Goodgeetreet ; Henry Campkin , librarian . Reform Club ; William Isaac Carloss . jeweller , 8 , Great Russell-street ; George Dawaon , minister , Birmingham ; Thomas Donatty , decorator , 36 , Frederickstreet , Hampstead-road ; Henry Edgar , solicitor , 2 , Verulambuildings ; Edward Edwards , printer , 8 , Wellington-street , GoBwell-street ; CharJeB H . Kit , bookseller , Islington-green ; George Hooper , ofiice clerk , 10 , Holies-place , Hampstead-road ; James Hoppey , cabinetmaker , 4 , Greek-street , Soho ; George Jacob Holyoake , lecturer , 1 , Woburn-buildings , Tavietock-« quare ; Joseph Hyde , bookbinder , 16 . Copenhagen-street . Islington ; Robert Le Blond , wholesale stationer , 24 , Budge-row ; Christopher M'Guinness , relieving officer . Metropolitan-buildings ; Henry Mitchell , wood-carver , College-place , Brompton ; John Parker , cheesemonger , 9 , Walter-place , Caledonian-road ; Charles Schomberg , clerk aiwl collector . 21 , John-street , Adelphi ; James Stansfeld , barriater-at-law , Sidney-place , Brompton ; Thomas Wilson , wood-carver , 6 , Tottenham-street , T'itzroysquarc . J . C . Dobson Collet , 15 , Essex-street , Strand , Secretary . This Committee was formed March 7 , 1849 . It 3 object is to obtain the exemption of the press from all taxation , and its emancipation from all control , except that of a court of law . Its endeavours are directed to effect the repeal of all taxes on knowledge , and particularly that of the penny stamp , by collecting and distributing information on the subject , and by influencing all organized bodies of reformers to petition the House of Commons in favour of the freedom of the press . The taxes on knowledge consist of—The duty on foreign books , which , in the year £ fl . d . 1819 , produced . 7 , 7 . > l 0 0 Tho duty on paper 8 (> 7 , 12 () 11 7 J The duty on advertisements 1 & 8 , 1 G 4 16 0 Tho penny stamp on newt paper » £ 350 . 289 [ to . 4 d . l > cduot ....,., 6 . 1 C 0 a 3 for expense of stamping , and 8 uy 191 , 120 7 1 for that of the Poet-ofllce 150 . 000 0 0 X' 1 . 183 . 036 7 74 In addition to these burdens , the proprietor of a newspaper is bound to give security to pay any damages that may be awarded against him in case of Hbel—a system ¦ whi ch seems to infer that to publish a newspaper is of itself evidence of an intention to break the law . The Committee have distributed abo « t 60 , 000 of the following tracts , of which copies may still be h « d at the oflice in Essex-street : — Address to the Parliamentary lteformrri , Juno 20 . 1849 : Circular ( three editions ) . Juno < H ) , Bept . 1 » . ik-. U 10 , Wilt ; Kxtraot ,, , " ^ thena-um . Sept . . 1841 ); Speech of Edward Edwards tit Meeting of Printers . Sept ., 1841 ); Instructions to District Su-V £ u , " / ^ - lH " 184 W - " «* port of the Committee , Feb . I . ' , ! I etition of Oie Committee to the House of Commons , . « ' ! ! ' . ; Fori " l '« tiUon ( geuwul ) . Feb . ' , l «!> 0 ; DepuU" i " to the Premier . March 12 , ia 50 ; Second Petition to tho " re " !* jyf ' ' ° ! , nraon "> Jllni 1 - 1850 I Address to the London Stamped The number of petitions in 1849 was—»„ , t ... Petitions . Signatures . Agunst the duty « n foreign book . ... I . . 1 A * V 1 " < 1 ut'ea on "ewspapers ... 1 . . 41 a 2 Ti . . \ i prni | y "t ( lin P *> n newspapers J . . 3 *«« usttU « UMt 00 knowledge g « n « r * lty . U . . 1 / WT 'A ' wtul 44 .. » , 467
  
  In 1860 th « numbers were as below : — Agahiat the duty on advertisements . . 93 . . 1 , 162 Against the duty on paper 23 . . 6 , 144 Against the penny stamp on newspapers . 15 . . 687 For enquiry into the penny stamp on newspapers 1 .. 3 Airain 8 t the whole of the taxes on knowledge ...... ; . 183 . . 21 , 060 ~ 3 U 29 , 056 The following is a list of district secretaries . The Committee are anxious to fill up this list , which is far from complete j it ought to amount to 500 . It is also important that secretaries should be found for the metropolitan districts , which as yet are unorganized : — Bedford : Bowland Hill ; Belfast : James Beed , 43 . Academystreet ; Birmingham : Thomas Baker , 14 , Bussell-row , Ladywood-lane ; President : William Scholefield , Esq ., M . P . Treasurer : Mr . Baldwin ; Boston : J . Bontoft , bookseller ; Bradford : S . Pickle 9 , Belgrave-place , Manningham ; Brighton : W . Woodward , bookseller ; Bristol : E . H . Mathews , 44 , Broad-quay ; Cambridge : W . J . Hatfleld , 19 , New-square ; Carlisle : William Bowman , 60 , Union-street , London-road ; Chelsea : R . Mills , Sloane-souare ; Chichester : J . Underdown . ironmonger . Southstreet ; City : J . Kobinson , 3 , Gould-square , Crutched Friars ; Clifton : A . T . Wattson , 17 . Lower Portland-place ; Cork : P . Tuohy , Examiner-office . Patrick-street ; Coventry : W . Spencer . Heraldoffice ; Deptford : J . Morgan , 39 , Butcher-row ; Dundee : James Valentine , Murray-gate ; Diss : F . It . Young ; Failsworth : T . Hayes , Mill-lane ; Glasgow : James Calder , 37 , West Collegestreet ; Gloucester : P . Mansell : Hackney : William Addiscott , 4 , Navarino-grove , Dalston ; Huddersfield : John CowgUl r Kingstreet ; Islington : C . H . Elt , Islington-green ; Kilmarnock : W illiam McKay , Journal-office , King-street ; Leeds : Henry Lundy , Times-office ; Liverpool : William Lewis , Paddlngtonplace , Edge-hill ; Manchester : Joseph Boyer , 5 , Greenbanksquare , Broughton-road ; Nailsworth : William Smith ; Newcastle-on-Tyne : JameB Selkirk , Grey-street ; Northampton : J . Gurney , Gold-street ; Portsmouth : James Shepherd , St . Marystreet ; Preston : John Livesey , Guardian-office ; Reading : George Hooper , Independent-office ; Scarborough : C . Meadley , 11 , Friars-entry , Queen-street ; Sheffield : Creswick Corbitt , India-terrace , Portmahon ; Sligo : A . M . Lyons , Champion-office ; Southam pton : G . W . iilechley , 31 , Oxford-street ; South Shields : W . Buhner , Gazette-office ; Street : James Clark ; Sunderland : J . W illiams , Bridge-street , Bishop Wearmouth ; Taristock : W . Robjohn ; Warwick : John Burford , W « stgate ; Wells : S . T . Prin , Working Men ' s Institution ; Westminster : George Huggett , 4 , Beaufort-buildings , Strand ; Wigan : J . W . Gleighway , Times-office ; Woburn : John Pearson , perfumer ; Worcester : N . H . Hea , Herald-office ; Wymondham : W . H . Taylor . The Committee have the pleasure of reporting a very considerable progress , and of acknowledging a great deal of valuable support , particularly from the Daily News , from the inhabitants of Sheffield and Birmingham , and from Messrs . Cobden , Scholefield , Ewart , and Cowan . To Mr . T . Milner Gibson they tender their most sincere thanks for the able and efficient manner in which he brought forward the question . Nothing more can be desired than that the steps already taken should be fully carried out , and the Taxes on Knowledge can scarcely fail of being numbered with the things that were . The debate of the ICth of April was remarkable for the total abandonment of the doctrine that the restrictions on the press were productive of any moral or political benefit ; the only argument used was the necessity of keeping sufficient revenue to pay the interest of the National Debt a necessity which this Committee does not pretend to deny , but which forms no reply to a demand for a new adjustment of taxation . The encrease of knowledge would help us materially to pay the debt , or at least to bear its weight . The following is the list of the division , taken from the Parliamentary vote paper of April 16 : — Tuesday , April 1 C , 1850 . Paper Duty , —Motion made , and Question put , " That whereas all taxes which directly impede the diffusion of knowledge are highly injurious to the public interest , nnd are most impolitic sources of revenue , this House is of opinion , that such financial arrangements ougM to be made as will enable Parliament to repeal the Excise Duty on Paper : "—( Mr . Milner Gibson : )—1 'he House divided ; Ayea 81 ) , Nous 100 . AYKS . Adair , Hugh Edward Forbes . William Muntly . William Adair . tt . A . Shafto Fox . Win . Johnson Naae , Lord Aleck . Thomas Gnhvay . Viscount Nugent , Lord Raillie , II . J . < Qrai » by , Mnrquls of O'Urleu . Sir Lucius Bennet , Philip Greennll , Gilbert O'Connor , Fenrjrua Hereeford . William Greene , John JVehell , Sir ( J . « . Hest , John Guernsey , I ^ ord Pilkington , James Blair , HUtpheil tiwyn . Howel jPortal , Melville Blewitt . ltef inuld J . Hall . Sir Benjamin Trime , Bichard Boldero , II . George IIastie , Alexander Kicardo , J <» hn L . Booth , Sir It . Gore Ileyworth , Lawrence ltoebuck , John A . Bright , John Hifdyard . Rob . C . Kushout , Cuptulu Hriien , Colonel Hill . Lord Kdwin Had lei r , John Chittterton , Colonel Hodgeon . W . N . Salwey , Colonel Cobden , Kichard Hope , Henry Thos . Koholefleld . William Cole , Hon . II . Arthur Hume , Joseph 8 < -ymer , Henry K « r Comptou , II . Combo Keating . Robert Smith , John Henj . Conolly , Thomas Kihl ' , lion , P . J . L . Stauftird , John I ' . Crawford . Win . H . Latwleau , Hon . C « o . il KUnley , Hon . K . II . Devereux . J . Tlu > ma » L « nnox , Lord A . CJ . Stuart , i ^ ord 1 ) . Disraeli . Henjumin Lennox , fcord II . G . Htuart , John Dod , John Whitehall Lonif . Walter ThoinpBon , Colonel Duncan . Georife Lunliington , Charles ThompHon , George Duucoinbc , Ttiorau Mu « k «> Mz ; le , W . i ' . Trclaway . John 8 . Kdwardu , Uenry M'Gregor , John Vye * . U . II . It . II . Kills ' , John Manner * , Lord John Wuddington , II . 8 , Kwnrt . WilHnin MarMlmll , 3 . O . Wulmuley , Sir J . Kagan , William Moleavvorth , Kir W . Williainn , John KeUowes , Kdwa ' nl Mowutt , Krancls Wyld . JaiueK i'ihner . Sir Kduiiind MullingB , Joueph It . Tellers for tho Ayea , Mr . Milner Gibson and Mr . Cowan . NO 1 C 8 . Abdy , Sir Thomas N . Tonlyce , A . I ) . Milner , W . M . K . AgUouby . He « ry A . For » U ? r , M . MUiien . Uichnrd M . Auboii , Hon . Colonol Fortoscuo , C . Miuhnll , T . A . AruiBtrong . Sir A . Fortencuc , lln . J . W . Moiuull , William Bar'haw . John Fox . » . W . I ,. Moriuon , Sir W . BkTmh , &t . Hn . M . T . FrcestuH , Colonel M » rriH , l > nvid Baring , Itt . Hn . air . fc' . Fnnvoti , Chwl «» II . Moatyu , Hn . K . M . J * Jturiiiir , Thoiriuu Goddard , A . Ij . Mulgrnvo , lCuri of
  
  B * s « , MichaelThoauu aoulbur » , at . Hn . fit . » omyi , Lord Bellew , Richard M . Grace , O . D . J . ^ ' ^ Tm Berkeley , Admiral Greene , Thomas Ord , William Berkeley . C . L . O . Grenfell , C . Pascoe Pajet , Lord Alfred Bernal , Ralph Grenfell , ChurlM W . Paget , Lord Clarence Birch , 8 ir T . Bernard Grey . Et . Hon . SirG . Paiet , Lord George Blackall , Samuel W . Grosvenor , Earl Paklngton , Sir J . Blake , Martin J . Quest , 8 ir John Palmereton , VUet . Blakemore , Bichard Halford , Sir Henry Park « r , John Bowles , Admiral Hanmer , Sir John Patten , John W . Brockman , E . D . " Harcourt , George Q . Peel , Kt . Hn . 8 ir R . Brotherton , Joseph Hardcastle . J . A . Peel . Frederick Browne , Bob . Dillon Harris , Richard Perfect , Robert Busfleld , William Hastie , Archibald Pigott , Francis Campbell , Hn . W . F . Hatchell , John Plowden , W . H . C .
  
  Carter , John Bonharn Hawes , Benjamin Plumptre . J , P . Chaplin , Wiiliam J . Hayes , Sir Edmund Power , Nicholas Childers , John W . Hayter . Rt . Hn . W . G . Rawdon , Colonel Clements , Hon . C . 8 . Headlam , T . E . Reid , Colonel Clerk , Rt . Hn . Sir G . Heald , James Rich , Henry Clifford , Henry M . Heathcoat , John Romilly , Colonel Clive , Henry B . Heneage , G . H . W . Romilly , Sir John Cobbold , John C . Henry , Alexander Russell , Lord John Cockburn , A . J . E . Herbert , H . Arthur Rus 9 ell , Fr . C . H . Coke , Hon . E . K . Herbert , Rt . Hn . 8 . Rutherfurd , Andrew Colebrooke , SirT . E . Hobhouse , Rt . Hon . Scrope , G . Poulett Coles , Henry B . Sir John Seymour , Lord Cowper , Hon . W . F . Hobhouse , T . B . Shafto , R . D . Craig . Sir W . Gibson Hodges , T . Law Slaney , Robert A . Crowder . Richard B . Hodges , T . Twisden Smith , Rt . Hn . R . V . Cubitt , William Hollond , Robert Smith , John Abel Dalrymple , Captain Hotham , Lord SomerviHe , Rt . Hon . Davie , Sir H . R . F . Howard , Lord E . Sir William M . Dawson , Hon . T . V . Howard , Hn . C . W . G . Spearman , H . J .
  
  Denieon , John E . Howardr Philip H . Stansfield , W . JR . C . D ' Eyncourt , Rt . Hon . Inglis , Sir B . H . Strickland . Sir G . C . T . Jervis , Sir John Stuart , Lord James Drumlanrig . Viscount Johnstone , Sir John Stuart , Henry Duff , George Skene Jones , Captain Talbot , J . Hyacinth Duff , James Keogh , William Tancred , Henry W . Duke , Sir James Labouchere , Rt . Hn . Thicknesse , R . A . Duncuft , John Henry Thornely , Thomas Dundas , Admiral Langston , J . H . Tollemache , Hn . F . J . Dundaa . Rt . Hn . Sir D . Lascelles , Hn . W . S . Townshend , CapUin Ebrington , Viscoutit Lewis , G . Cornewall Tufnell , Henry Egerton , Sir Philip Lindsay , Hn . Colonel Vane , Lord Hany Elliot , Hon . John E . Littleton , Hn . E . R . Verney , Sir Harry Estcourt . J . B . B . Locke , Joseph Walter , John Evans , John Loveden , Pryse Watkins , Col . L . Evans , William Lygon . Hn . General Wegg-Prosser , F . R . Evelyn , William J . Maekie , John Welle ^ ley , Lord C . Farrer , James M' Neill , Duncan Willcox , B . M'Ghie Fergus , John M'Taggart , Sir J . AVilson , James Ferguson , Sir Rob . A . Mahon , Viscount Wilson , Mathew FitzPatrick , Rt . Hon . Mangles . R . D . Wood , Rt . Hn . Sir C .
  
  J . W . Matheson , Colonel Wrightson , W . B . Foley , John H . H . Maule , Rt . Hn . Fox Wyvill , Marmaduke Tellers for the Noes , Lord Marcus Hill and Mr . Grey . The present system of managing the divisions in the House of Commons merits the reprobation of all true men . Members calling themselves liberal support their principles by their votes , only when there is no chance of success . The accession of Mr . Disraeli and about forty Conservatives to our cause occasioned the secession of a number of Liberals (?) who would have voted in our favour had they been sure of being defeated . Among these were Mr . Collins , who , in presenting one of our petitions from Leamington , had promised us his support , arid Mr . E . P . Bouverie , who on a later occasion divided in a minority of 39 to 208 in favour of Mr . Ewart ' s motion for the repeal of the advertisement duty . We have also to record the hostile votes of Mr . Aglionby , one of the oldest supporters of our cause ; of Mr . Henry , the President of the Lancashire School Association ; of Mr . Monckton Miln . es , who had actually , at our invitation , accompanied us in our deputation to Lord John Russell ; and of Mr . W . Keogh , who a few days before had written to one of his constituents the following letter , which is now in our possession : — " Regnerville Bray , March 23 , 18 ") 0 . " My dear Sir , —I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favour , enclosing' prospectus of Nowspapor Stamp Abolition Committee . I have no hesitation in aHBuring you that any proposal to facilitate the spread of knowledge amongst all classes of the people has my warmest approbation , and I concur with you in thinking tliat the removal , or , at all events , a substantial modification of tho duty on advertisements and newspapers ought to be conceded by Parliament . I give you , with grout pleasure , full authority to place my name amongst the liHt of gentlemen engaged in supporting what I believe to be a mcii-Hure as well of juatiee as of policy , and believe me , my dear Sir , very faithfully yours . " William Kkuuii . " Make any use you like of the enclosed . —W . K . " Of the supporters of Mr . Hume ' s motion for the extension of the suffrage , 27 opposed Mr . Gibson , and 48 staid away , bo that aa many as 75 members of the House of Commons have committed themselves to the position of vindicating popular rights while they obetruot popular intelligence . TWKNTY-8 KVEN OPPONENTS . Aglionby , II . Evann , . ? . Keogh , W . IJass , M . T . l ' reeBtun , Colonel Milner , W . M . Berkeley . C . L . Q . Grenfell . C . P . Strickland , Sir O . Wake , M . J . Hardcastle , J . Talbot , J . II . Drotherton , J . Harris , It . Tancred , II . Clifford , II . M . HRatio . Aroh . Thornely , T . Cockburn . A . J . K . Hodges . T . L . WUluox . U . D'Kyncourt . Rt . lion . Hodges . T . T . Wilson , M . C . T . Htadlam . T . Duke , Sir J . Henry , A . FOItTY-BIGHT ABSENTEES . AndeiHon , A . llorsiuuu , E . Pearson , C AruiHtrong , R . B . Huinpherv , Aid . J . J'eto , b , M . lierkelry , Hon . II . Ji » ck » on , W . Power , Dr . M . Berkeley , Hon . G . King , Hon . P . J . L . Reynold * , J . HoHverie . Hon . E . P . M'Cullairli . W . T . RooIih . K . M . Drown . W . J . P . Martiu . H . Hoully , F . Cuulflold , J . M . Marshall , W . Biuytno , Hon . G . Clay . J . Mongher , T . Boiunra , J . Vr . Clay , Hir W . Moffatt , G . Kulllvan , M . Collins , W . Miints , « . V . Toiiison . K . K . Currio . It . O'Urien , Hir 1 " . Teiiiiont , H . J . Daahwood , SirG . 11 . O'Conunll , J . Villiera , Hon . C . P . Evuuu , Sir JDe L « oj O'CouueM . M . Wnkloy . T . ( Irangor . T . C . O'Connell , M . J . Wawn . J . T . Gruttnn , II . O'Flaherty , A . WlllyiunH . il . Hindloy . C . Oaborne , It . jl . Wood , Yf . V .
  
  Untitled Article
  
  j *» . ii » 186 L ] ' . «* *• . ¦ •*¦ *«*«* * J >_
Citation
- Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 11, 1851, page 29, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1865/page/5/

On this page