... I - - T - ?? - - . I .1 I ?? (Fromt Fraser's Mnqeaztiae for March.) . The evident tendency of thliates. systemn of tawationrfor a-new-istemr has arisen, and will he carried out vigor- ously) is to relieve as much as possible, the poorer classes, and to hay the burden upon the richer. All directtaxation seeks this end, provided it do not degenerate into a poll tax: for to tax property is to tax ...

... Mllessengers from the House of Commons brought up some bills C which wverc read a first time anrl ordered to le printed. w Lord COLCHESTER moved that an humble address be pre- tj sented to her Majesty to ]ay before the House a copy ofthe report b( of the commissionersappointed (by the Treasury minute of the I 2(th April, 1844) to inquireinto the subjectofharboursofrefusge. d( The Noble Lord ...

... A meeting of this reverend body was held on 'Wednesday in the Preebytery House-the Rev. Mr. Burns of Kilsyth, Moderator. Some conversation took place relative to the Sustentation Fund, and the statement made by AIr. Handyside at last meeting, when several members brought forward the fact, that the large amount contributed by the Presbvtery of Edinburgh, as compared with that of Glasgow, was to ...

... THE PROPOSED DUiTIES ON FOREIGhN SUGARS. To the Rig/ti Hion. H.i CGoneen, Chnrcellor of the Exchequer, 6-c. Dear Sir.-I am now very old, and retired from business; therefore, as concerns the cormmercial interests of the country, I am comparatively a looker-on, yet I cannot help feeling it still as a duty, when subjects involving great national interests are tinder consideration, such as I. ...

... ' 1 In our summary of intelligence by the Overland Mail, we have mentioned the loss of the Runnynede and the Briton. two trans- port ships, which were wrecked on the Andaman Islands. Let. ters, containing the particulars of this occurrence, have been received in London, and also of other shipwrecks of a most cal- mitnus nature. The Runnymede, a vessel of 500 tons, sailed from England in ...

... TaE REV. DR. WOLFF. The following letter basjust been received by Capt. Grover:- My dear Grover.-Hlow shall I thank you for your great, grent kindness ? but I confess that, when I heard yoe wwee gone to St. Petersburg, I trembled, for I was afraid you would have gone to Blokhara with letters firom the Emperor. God be praised that the Emperor did not grant you the letters, and that you did not ...

... House of Lords, March 10. FErGUsSON AND C)TlX V. VIsNaS AND OrsErns.-An and- cable arrangemeut having been comre to between the contenlding parties in this case, which owes its origgin to a family dispute with respect to certain bequests and legacies of considerable value, contained in the will of a Scotch gentleman named 'lacalister, who wves Governor-Generai of Prince of Wales's Island; no ...

... Trade in Dundee.-We have again only to confirm our last weelc's report of the state of our markets, and to re- peat that our trade continues to exhibit great firmness. In flax the transactions have been neither numerous nor ex- tensive, owing to the firmness of the holders, who have of late been daily raising their demands for their now very reduced stocks of the raw material-which ...

... MODaYOIN M 10.alb' tONrDAY MORNING, MARCH 10- The Overland Indian Mail, bringing dates from Boni. bay to the Ist of Feb., has arrived. The news supplied I:1 -r A- _ . n . I - m a . id -lee, is of no especial interest. The state of the Punijaubtoccu. thle pies the chief share of public attention, and from the ~syasoert, of' affairs there, it dones not seem by any means at nyrash inference that ...

... THIE WEST INDIA MAIL. D'ESAfUCTLV FIRE AT BAnBAnOES.-CAPTretr OF SANT.A .ANNA. Soautlhanpton, Starcihc I . Taried Tav ROVal Mail s'e im l' ConIna:c14hr Richardl Sharp, arrivelthis mornion. at half-past 11 * clocli. Sh is tour dave over dun Ste ii igs dates -lwn to the tfoln.:inz :-llonularas, .Janirv 2dt) Tii-nnlco, 2;ti; ?? Cruztt :3D Tobago. Fehrcl- ary Ji::.arrIica ,th; Trinlidlad tith: D ...

... hJOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH lo. Lordships muet at 5 o'clck. Their Lordships met at 5 o'clock. The Earl of MINTO, in consequence of the indisposition of the Noble Earl, the First Lord of the Admiralty, postponed the mo- tion of which he had given notice to Friday next. JEWISIX CIVIL DISABILITIES. Lord IMONTEAGLE presented a petition in favour of the bill introduced by the Noble and Learned Lord on ...

... Mcdnesday Evening. Public Securities are again verv firm this morning. Consols h ave been last done at 100If, arid Reduced 3 per Cents. for Money ION. Reduced and the 3j New and Bank Stock shut to-day for the payment of the April dividends. Tinersdoy Evening. The English Funds at the close of the house this afternoon pre- sent little alteratios. 'With the exception of Consols for money being ...