Sitting of 4 July 1842

MINUTES.
BILLS. Private.—1a Buckingham and Chandos Estate; Street's Divorce.
2a Toxteth Park and Sewerage (No. 2); Hele's Charity; Leeds Burial Ground; Blackburn and Chorley Road.
Reported:—Pilkington's Estate; Calland's Estate; Liverpool Improvement.
3a and passed:—Lord Southampton's Estate; Forth Marine Insurance Company; Mostyn's Estate; Marquess of Tweedale's Estate; Verconsin's Naturalization. [The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill on a Report from a Select Committee, was put off for six months.]
PETITIONS PRESENTED. By the Earl of Falmouth, from Thomas Treffry, against the Mining part of the Tariff.—From the Southern Baptist Association (Ireland), against the Grant of Money to support any particular Religion.—By the Earl of Malmesbury, from Ashbourne, against any further Grant to Maynooth.—From Inhabitants of Chowbent within Atherton, to Substitute a Declaration for Oaths.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY.
The Duke of Richmondwished to ask his noble Friend, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether the reports that had been circulated were true, of an attempt having been made on her Majesty's life? He could assure his noble Friend, that he did not ask the question out of mere curiosity, and he begged of him not to give him an answer if there was any objection to give it, but he thought the House—meeting that day—ought not to separate without asking whether there was any truth in these reports.
The Earl of Aberdeen, in answer to the question of his noble Friend, could only say that he entirely sympathised in the feeling which his noble Friend had evinced, and which he was sure was felt universally by the House and throughout the country. He had to state that the individual referred to, had been arrested, but as he was still under examination, he thought it would be premature for him to express any opinion, or to make any statement on the subject at present.

INCOME-TAX.—JULY DIVIDENDS.
Lord Broughamwished to put a question to the noble Earl, the President of the Board of Trade, respecting a matter which had given some alarm in the city, particularly among persons connected with the funds. It was understood, that the Income-tax was to be levied on the July Dividends, so as to extend back to January, instead of

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April, when it came into operation. It seemed to him that it could be properly levied only upon a moiety of these dividends.
The Earl of Riponwould make inquiry on the subject, and give an answer tomorrow.
The House adjourned.