A LIST OF THE QUARTER SESSIONS, 1850. (The General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, according to the Act of William IV,, e 70, are as pointed to be held in the first week after the 11th day of October, in the fret wi after the 28th day of December, in the first week after the 1st day of March, and in t first week after the 24th day of June.] Bedford - Jan. 2, Ap. 10, July 8, Oct. 16, Bristol City (an ne as Somerset). Cambridge County, Cambridge, Jan 4, Cheshire Cheater, Dec. 31, 1849, April 8, Cornwall [same as Berke) Coventry (ame as Cheshire), Carlisle, Nottinghamshire Town of Nottinghand Oxfordshire Oxford (ame as Chest. 1, For the town, the day before, Penrith same as Herks). Bunra Colchester and Harwich fenme ns Huntingdonshire [same as Cheshire), Lancashire Lancaster (same as Cheshire] Leicestershire Leicester fente as Cheshire). Lincolnshire City of Lincoln, Jan. 5. April 18, July 6, Oct. 14, For the County. Boston and Bourne, Jan. 1, April 9, July 2, Oct. 15 Mleaford and Spalding, Jan. 8, Apri 11, July 4, Oct. 17. Kirton, Jan. 4, April 12, July 5, Oct. 18, Lonth, Jan. 8, July 9, Spilsby, April 16, Oct 22, Middlesex and London The Nessions for Middlesex and London are heldeight times # year: four of these Messions (called Quarter Sessionsjure held as near to the tines prescribed by the statute as conven). ence will admit; the other four (termed General Negions) are taken in the intervening periods. The pract times fixed by the Court of Aldermen for each year. Monmouthshire. Usk frame as Cheshire). July 8, Oct. 21. Surrey New Sessions House, Newingt Nusse Petworth, Jan 3, April 1, 1 sham, July 4, Lewes, Dee, 3, 1919, ly Thursday preceding the Monday of Worcestershire Worcester (same as C The Quarter Sessions through The Magistrates determine the day of Nole in the year 1824 a diseratures and an additional 97, 19s. 7d, for every other carriage. For every additional body used on the same carriage, 31 9s. 3d. CARRIAGES WITH LESS THAN FOUR For every such carriage, when drawn by one horse, 31. 11s. 6d. Drawn by two or more horses or mules, 4. 19s. For every additional body, successively used on the same carriage, 17. 14s. 7d. CARRIAGES KEPT FOR HIRE, Whether with two or four wheels, are to pay the reduced annual duty of £3. HORSES FOR CARRIAGES OR RIDING. Total per Year. Total per Year. 1. 5. 4. 88 8 4 No. 1 11 7 11 Horses let for less than one year, so that the Stamp-office duty payable on horses let o hire shall not be payable, the sum of 17. 9d.; race-horses, 87. 178. each. Waggoners' and carriers' horses, 11s. fid. Batcher, for one horse used wholly in is trade, 14. 11s, 7d.-But for a second Horse, 11s. 6d. Horses not exceeding 13 hands high, 17. s. Id.-Horses or mules for labour, 13 hands igh, 11s, tid. EXEMPTIONS, ployed in husbandry, although occasionally SERVANTS IN OR OUT OF LIVERY. No. and an additional 47, 48, 1d. for every other servant. Bachelor's servant, the further sum of 17.2s For every coachman, groom, postilion, or helper, kept to be let for hire, for any period exceeding 28 days, (being the period for which the stamp-office duty on horses let to hire is payable,) and less than one year, each 17. 78. 6d.--Also for stage coachmen and guards, 17, 7s. 6d. Every person employed in any of the above mentioned capacities, and not being a servant of his employer or employers, where such employer shall be chargeable to the higher duties on servants and car riages, or for more than one horse, 17. tis. 44. And where such employer or employers shall not be chargeable to the last-mention ed duties, 10s. 6d. EXEMPTIONS. Male servants retained solely for the pur poses of husbandry, manufacture, or trade, and not employed in any of the capacities before-mentioned; and parish apprentices, not exceeding two; or any apprentice bound for the term of 7 years, without premium, Servants under 18 years of age, having a settlement in the parish where occupied. Roman Catholic clergymen are exempt from the additional 17. 2s. chargeable on bachelors for each servant. Duty. 8 19 0 9 5 1 9 17 à 10 6 9 No. Day 601064 63 70 74 73 71) 80 81 За 80 25 90 91 95 by 100 109 110 119 120 128 130 139 140 143 31 17 21 6 y a 39 10 32 7 31 id * 37 ti 160 169 44 14 One horse, mare, gelding or mule, kept ان and for every window or light exceeding 180 1s. 3d. per window, Windows made since April 5th, 1835, and exempt under 4 & 5 Wm. IV., cap, 78, not chargeable under the new Act. Windows of out-houses to be reckoned. A window lighting two rooms, or in two frames, to pay as two windows. ва Glass doors, or lights over doors, to be ANNENNED TAXES=(continued), No windows deemed stopped, unless with | factory, if not communicating with th stone, brick, or plaster. dwelling house. For every greyhound kept by any pers i 11. 2. For every hound, pointer, sett dog, spaniel, lurcher, or terrict, and a every dug, of whatever denominal'in il ime may be, except greyhounds any pereun shall keep two of more dage his own use, or the use of any ulkes pers the annual sum of 15% 46 For every 1 not being such as aforesaid, kept person having one such dig an Í whether the same be kept for his aw of the use of any other person, the sass sum of Bo, bd. Farm houses occupied by a tenant at a rack rent as than 200 per year, or in any dwelling house, being a farm house, occupied and used as aforesaid by the owner, of by any tenant of a form or estate at rach rent, the value of which shall be under 1007 a year, provided he does not derive an income exceeding 1007 A year from any other source Hospitals, charity schools, and poor houses (excepting the apartments for officers or servants); places for divine worship; one window in a dairy of cheeses room, if " Dairy" or " Cheese room" le over; the door, Three windows in the shop, or warehouse, if on the basement atory, The Dogs not six months old, and d go ba windows of a room used solely for a manu. Ade kept for the care of sheep or cat-is TAX. INCOME The duties sperthed in the following h.hedules are to be levied for a furt sk# preload of thire yeare, Commentlig Apill oth, 1049, upom all persons whuer Income amemta to 120 aykar Behedule A Pa alliande, le momenta, and hereditamente in Circa Britain, in respect of the property thereof, for mekty 25% of annual value, the sum of 7 By annual value to to be underabond, sheet in tercaln kaera aprelfed in the Art, the annual Park rent chedule H. For all lando, e, in England, In respect of the scapilion thereof, for every 20% of annual value, the sum of 23- In Roofland, 25-5. Be he lule ( Upon all pt ifta arla ng from annul ties of dividende, payable out of any publly revenue, fut every 23, of the amoun! Lacre of, the eunc of fa chedule D. Upon the annual pronta arruing ba any person peobling In fireat finitain, from any kind of property whatever,ut from any prufusalup, EXEMPTIONS OFFICES OF RELIGIOUS AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES Association In All of the Moravian Missions, | National School Society, es, the tot 20, Charles affect, Woolnilnolet Haptist Miselnary Burley, 11, Moorgate street Lieut. Ramsay, R. N., Londonderry. Com. Ellis, R.N., Waterford and New-Ross. These Officers act under the immediate directions of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, and the following is a summary of their duties: WASTE LANDS. Modes of Sale, and Prices, in the principal Land-selling Colonies. Colony. N. American Colonies. Canada (East). Nova-Scotia Australian Colonies: Falklands Other West Indian .Ditto. Ditto (By Auction. Auction. Ditto 6s. and is. do., according to situation. 18. 9d. sterling. 3s. curr. upsel pr. 10s. to 20s. ditio. Lowest upset price £1. sterling. (Lowest upset, price S. sterl. Ditto, 6s. Lowest пpsel, price £1. ster. Ditto, 25. sterling. .Ditto, s. sterling. Ditto, £.sterling. They procure and give gratuitously information as to the sailing of ships, and means of accommodation for emigrants; and, whenever applied to for that purpose, they see that all agreements between shipowners, agents, or masters, and intending emigrants, are duly performed. They also see that the provisions of the Passengers' Act are strictly complied with, viz, that passenger-vessels are seaworthy, that they have on board a sufficient supply of provisions, water, medicines, &c., and that they sail with proper punctuality. Cape of Good Hope They attend personally at their offices on every week-day, and afford gratuitously all the assistance in their power to protect intending emigrants against fraud and imposition, and to obtain redress where oppression or injury has been practised on them. GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION AGENTS IN Expenses of Clearing, and Public Charges on Land, la the North American Colonies and New-Zealand. Canada, West.-The cost of clearing waste lands is stated at about £3 per acre: the expense is, however, greater in the remote and unsettled districts, in consequence of the difficulty of procuring labourers. The Kingston.-A. B. Hawke, Esq., Chief Agent for only charge on land is a tax which seldom exceeds one penny per acre on cultivated lands, and threeeighths of a penny currency on wild lands. Canada, East.-The expense of clearing amounts to about £2 sterling per acre, varying, however, with the nature of the soil and the quality of the wood. The only local charge is that of making roads and bridges. New Brunswick.-The average cost of cutting and clearing off the trees, leaving the stumps standing, is from £3 to £1 currency (£2. 148. to £3. 128. sterling per acre. There are no charges except for surveying the land, the usual charge for which is 3d. per acre. Nova-Scotia.-Woodland can be cleared for from £3 to £4 per acre. There is a moderate provincial tax upon all real and personal estates; which is applied towards county expenses, and the support of paupers. Prince Edward's Island. The clearing expenses vary from £2 to £4 per acre, according to the growth of the wood upon the land. The only charges are those made from time to time by local assessment. There is a tax imposed by the local legislature of 34 currency on every hundred acres of wilderness land, and 28. 67. currency on every hundred acres of inproved land, in the possession of individuals. South-Australia.-Much good land is to be had, which there is little or no timber. There is much more free from underwood, on which there is timber only such quantity as is useful and desirable for fencing, fuel, and country purposes. The expense of crdinary fencing is from 38. to 4s. per rod. New-Zealand.-Fern-land, 10s. to £1. 108.; wood land, £3 to £10, according to the size of the timer This does not include the breaking up of the soil. The duties of these Officers are to afford gratuitously FREE AND ASSISTED PASSAGES: TO WHAT to emigrants every assistance in their power, by way of advice and information, as to the districts where employment can be obtained most readily, and upon the most advantageous terms; and also as to the best modes of reaching such districts. A mass of valuable information respecting the demand for labour, the prices of agricultural produce and farming stock, the rate of wages in the several Colonies, and other matters important to Emigrants, may be found in the COLONIZATION CIRCULAR, No. 9, issued by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, and published by Charles Knight and Co., 90, Fleet-street, price 2d. COLONIES GRANTED. The Commissioners are enabled to grant passages to those Colonies only which provide the necessary funds for the purpose. These funds, which in the Australian Colonies are derived from sales or rests Crown-lands, are intended not for the purposes of re to persons in this country, but to supply the colonists with the particular kind of labour of which they stand most in need. New South Wales, South Austra and the Cape of Good Hope, are at present the only Colonies which supply the means for emigration. For "Regulations on the Selection of Labourers see the COLONIZATION CIRCULAR, No. 9. |