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to the House of Commons against the bill for preventing the erection of illuminated indicators AVUS agreed to , and the court adjourned The return ot the Registrar-General gives a very unfavourable view of the health of the metropolis for the past week , tho deaths numbering 1 400 an excess ot u 00 over the estimated average . The mortality from diarrhoea has rapidly increased during the last four weeks , and last week the disease was fatal to 2 li 4 persons , the larger ' proportion of them being infants and

young children . Dr . Lethobv reports a slight increase in the mortalit y of the City . At the Court ot bankruptcy , another petition has been presented against the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Company , praying for a winding-up order , which , it is thought , will not be resisted . At the AVinchester Assizes . Henry Benjamin Haynes , a private in tho !) th foot , Avas convicted of the wilful murder of Mary M'Gowan by cutting her throat under shocking circumstances

. The learned judge ( Baron Bramwcll ) when the jury returned a verdict of guilty , passed sentence of death upon him , adding that he could not hold out the least hope of mercv lire prisoner heard his doom unmoved . iAIiehael Herring was charged before Alderman Phillips , at Guildhall , with having entered the house ot Mr . Dale , S , Shoe-lane , and seized Harriet Edwards , his servant bv the throat , when she was rescued from his violence by two workmen in the houseThe and taken

. prisoner was pursued , but he declared his innocence . He was remanded . At the Middlesex Sessions , Mary Ann Ullmer and Amelia Switzci- have been convicted of robbhi" their master , Alexander Dalrymplc Bell , of articles of silk . The case Avas chiefly remarkable on account of tho prisoner Ullmer ' s daughter beiiibrought forward as a Avitncss to convict her . The assistant jud « -e coinmcntecl with just severiton the conduct of Ullmerwho had

y , employed her own daughter in the disposal of the stolen property The prisoners were sentenced to two years' hard labour . A man named Wilthew hying at Jarrow , near Shields , on Tuesday morning murdered his wife by cutting her throat , and bo afterwards inflicted a deep wound on his own throat , but it is of such a nature that he is expected to recover . it is stated that ho voluntarily admitted that he had committed the crime charged himJeal

against . ousy is supposed to be the cause , but there appeared to be no reason for it there . was nothing m his recent conduct to lead to a suspicion that ho intended to commit such a crime . The police have taken charge of him and the razors with which he did these foul deeds . The fluctuations m the funds yesterday were generally unimportant , and consols for money and the account left off at 95 J to £ . The tendency in the other markets were not ingand quotations exhibited

encourag , an appearance of duhicss m the later hours of business . Tbe increased purchases of . silver for remittance abroad have created renewed withdrawals from the bank , and £ 90 , 000 was taken with this object yesterday . The effect of these transactions , m the absence of arrivals , is to increase uneasiness lost a fresh drain should set in .

T . AII > I 5 I : IAL PAKLIAMEKT . —In the HorsE of Loniw , on Monday , the Earl ot Malmesbury asked whether the despatch which appeared in the papers that day , addressed by Lord John Russell , on the 2-, ml of June to the government at Berlin , advising Prussia not to enter into the war ' was authentic . Lord AVodehouse said the despatch was in substance correct . The Earl of Malmesbury pointed out the difference between ns course and that of Lord John Russell . He said that he simply informed Prussia that land would

Eng give her no assistance if she went to war ; Lord John Russell appeared to acknowledge a necessity tor Irussia to go to war . Lord Cranvorth called the attention ot the house to the fourth report of the commissioners for consolidating the statute law , which led to a long discussion . On Tuesday . Lord . Stanley ot Alderley presented a petition from bankers , merchants and others m favour of direct telegraphic communication between this

country and her possessions abroad . It was most important , be contended , that wo should have in our hands a direct telegraphic communication with India . The Earl of Ellenborough said it was intolerable that wc should be dependent on foreigners for such communications . Earl Granville admitted tbe importance of the subject , which should , ho said , receive the fullest consideration . In the HOUSE of CO . AIMOXS on Monday , tho Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward his financial statement

, of which the following are the salient points : —The estimates of Mr . Disraeli for last year calculated the income of the country at the sum of . £ 03 , 920 , 000 , but the actual amount received £ 05 , 477 , 000 . The expenditure was actually £ ( 14 , 003 , 000 , leaving , in round numbers , a surplus of £ 800 , 000 . The defences of the country had led to an augmentation of the army and navy estimates to the extent of £ 5 , 1 SO , 000 , and the question to ' bo considered was , how this to be metwhether should raise

was , we the money by bon-owiii" or by taxation . The right honourable gentleman contended that it Avould not be right to borrow in time of peace to meet so small a deficiency , and as the minister for India would probably have to go into the market for a loan , he had no wish to enter into competition with him . He proposed a modification of the present malt credits b y taking away six weeks' credit out of the eihteen now allowed them howeve

g , allowing ) r , 4 per cent , on the cash paid . He thought it wrong that government should , in effect , find the malsters capital to trade with , and as soon as matters should properly adjust themselves , another step might be taken 'IOAI , . cln'ection . B y this means he hoped to bring a sum of £ / 80 , 000 this year into the exchequer , Avhich would leave about four millions to be provided . He proposed to raise this sum by an augmentation of the income tax . An additional id , in the pound would vield over

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the four millions , and in proposing that amount he proposed to re-introduce the distinction between incomes over ancl incomes under £ 150 per annum . He proposed that an additional Ud . should be placed on incomes under £ lo 0 a year , while those over should pay an additional id . ; and he also proposed that this increase should have a retrospective effect from the commencement of the financial year . There Avould he calculated , be a small surplus of £ 253 , 000 . The right lion , gentleman concluded bsubmitting two resolutions to the committee relating to

y the income tax , ancl one resolution relating to the malt duties , but said he would not ask for any opinion upon them until the discussion should be resumed on a future evening . Mr . Roebuck spoke feelingly of the hardship and gross injustice of the tax to professional men , who might be exposed by paralysis to a large loss of their ordinary income . It Avas unfair to tax professional income and property in a similar ratio . On Tuesday , Mr . Buxton called the attention of the house to that portion of tho report of tho commissioners

on the organization of the Indian army which refers to the amount of force to be maintained in future . ™ thought there was enormous risk in placing arms in the hands of o 00 , 000 natives . Lord Stanley said he did not believe it Avas possible to lay doAvn any rule as to the amount of force which would be required m India . At present the native force was verv large , but that was owing to the exceptional state of affairs in India at the momentaud

, gave no criterion as to Avhat might bo requisite in future . Colonel Sykes contended that 50 , 000 British troops would be amply sufficient for India , and the finances of the country would not bear a heavier burden . Mr . Bright said that at the present moment this Indian question was of more importance than either that of the Reform Bill or

the budget , and therefore it was that he wished to press it strongly on the Secretary for India . Sir C . AVood expressed his anxiety to ° bring the whole financial state of India before the house . On AVednesday Mr . Black moved the second reading of the Edinburgh , & c , Annuity , lax Abolition Bill , and described tho tax as one founded on injustice compelling the majority to pay for the benefit of the minority . They had looked out for a substitute , and had proposed Avhat they considered a fair and adequate oneSir GCLeivis said the question

. . . was by no means a neiv one , for former governments had agreed in the principle of bills similar to that now before the house . He should vote for the second reading of the bill on the understanding that it should » o no further during the present session . The Lord Advocate hoped the discussion would not bo continued , but that both sides of the house would unite in endeavouring to effect a settlement of . this question . 3 Ir . Nowdegate could not vote for the second reading of bill Avhich

a proposed tho total abolition of this tax without providing a substitute . If the government were prepared to take service under the hon . member for Birmingham , he would do all in his power to make them wear tho livery of that service . Mr . Black then said he would accept the government proposition ; but Mr . Bri ght advised the hon . gentleman not to trust in government . A government had undertaken to brill " in a church-rate billbut their interference had onl made it

, y a mess or Avhicn disgusted both sides of the house . The house then divided and the second reading of tho bill was carried by a majority of 1 C 2 to ] 0 S I he Adulteration of Food , & e ., Prevention Bill , the Metropolis Carriage-Avays Bill , and the Public Improvements Bill , were severally withdrawn The Imprisonment for Small Debts Bill was read a second time

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

DIUTOY . LAXE TiiKATmi-Tho enterprising lessee of this theatre has determined upon giving the million the benefit of the splendid company which he has- brought together , by reducing his tariff of admission to a price Avithin the reach of the very humblest . I Ialf-a-crown , two shilling one sin bug , and , for the gods , sixpence-are all that the great " E T " demands for the enjoyment of the dulcet strains of Titjcns , Giuglm ' i , Guarducciand Mongimwith their legion of AVhetber

, , co-operators . this can ever pay , we doubt ; and have come to the conclusion that it is merely a grateful donation to tho public from the manager as a return for the mountains of gold which he is notoriously known to have extracted from them ; added to an irresistible impulse of benevolence prompting him to make the whole world of London participators ( if they please ) n , those refined gratifications which have hitherto been confined to the aristocracy alone .

IIAVIIAIIKET TiiEATiiE . -Our worthy Bro . Buckstone took his benefit as announced , tins day week , and notwithstanding the sultry weather the house was crowded . The principal novelty was a facetious b , t withal sensible address from th ' o manager , which we regtetZ space will not permit us to give . l ADEI . I ' IIL—The press upon our space must be our apolosy for deerrmg oitr , io , ce ot the now ami successful burlesque , "The- Babes in the U nod . Several other novelties have been produced ,

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

l . niUTi-jr .-By a printer ' s error in our report of the Prov . Grand Lod-e ol Sussex , wo were made to describe u ,,, . Dobie as a pm Qv ^ Registrar , instead of Past Grand Registrar . TJaf , Kdif or W ; , { mw fOAVII at the time of going to press .