The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

_------'"".----, WORKH O°jI 845. ghland laddie gone f,„`o 'or the King upon his P 0 10"" y' wife's piano gon e ? ax for the Queen ur" tor came one auttnirds;:', ,eas, and because lel ate, so to pacify tbe wife's piano up tbe 51: ° iy books an d pictures eri me-Tax for the Que9oll ain [the bru te !] justril ,s more, in tones co'l 1 bin, with downcast (if with my picturo ny chairs and tables (come- T ax for the (1/ y, and str uck to the belll.l mess for payment a s be ° o l ugly , grinning rog,iie h my t a bles and inf c b ny beds and beddisi:ol icome-Tai for he -1 and again witliit ,so Ithought A s 1)11 , 1 i , and I cracked it flt orr i g ible joker ! y house at liotongid4 'ax for the Queee gYf 'ss and homeles s, b o o shirt, and that's or° k-house, with rinds, a nd din(' .. --__ It ULAIt. oririi 'The Queen 001011 o rt/ t i me this tfli4c/ au d the got° it? and the P613034011' b o th morning a nd , eg6 a run with the 13ot, Y Sir Edward 13°,004 Afterwards the C 4 rode out en hoilely Mrs. Ans on, ater, e tO ai e - attende e 1): ti ~ s-y, atten P 4., ~, Lady Caroline L --nt rode out 1 0 I : tt li, )anied by Prince f by Sir E. 13001,eY, Ilint Hawarden '.', , d in a pont plingie, the p -s 0 ,01 Ile et ~Ay attendedby J-r - . " SS of Dela*Ol!'; try West, B'o , 1 o f l' at the Castle, 00 ?N. the Dean °f 10 I , r j r Mrs. ArlootbLi. ing"°a Ling the ll_ evening. It'd Prince G e 0 ~' eor,,o' „o,k sty the queerly j, 4-h House. olor le Duchess of their i . v i s it to ~r Y b . [Duchess of Cit,'' at Xew . i . - . idence, 'e French AO a Ali , the p ert ugu es ° v at the Fo reig ; ,left Exchequers' 011/ . Surrey. t s d business ye3-e E. Gladstone le t it '' 3righton._ . 1-"-----1"....." 01 L LL USTI {A CO II('‘ ' USIC AND., ,o' ell e anot h e r o f his e l e ) Musical ilail, t7tli°,l V Ormer occasion, th at it Dr particular sole el. arse of his serifol 00e shes, by dedicatio:-4 gA desired, under taecd:, The prog''loe hitCi -1...... i• r ~,1, "Ades, three o' c I , native lyrics °V, hing,,, 64 My 130 Y re:, ie" each of thesees I intact and fine too era is generally' f!'00 ,I;, I natural epres.s:o, °,l' ersonce, so to sr- r; admirable effect•k c Mr. Wilson t°°„,;(;s'," that not o e of Y-' o to 2 tat evening, b at . 56 them that gloriolist.o v-, 's a man for a' that' his manly song ei,; ;hat would OKI 'iv , igr• il` for a' tha t • tOt " lofty dignity ~„e,:, given with to t'' ",' m peculiar to tbehol'i°rP' of his hearers t' thill!i: 'e are inclined t°,,iir,ll. I the motion. ' s te e :i is well-knovii cill'a 4, An , n a l 0 h ' . al ft , c ion. In one ° 00. and Captain Chs.4i ainment this even ainment , atronage of the ,--)00., ' have no aught e l ve s of an cr3)„° "- , 6 ' it the western (I PE C 0 lOW , R OF TOE 'lold,, the laws are twlloo,' 4 . other, which c o w 2 d which those, th e r; rf it is just „„e:, ght to be read dpi vhy another SP°2l' justice of counr4f been exorbitatid tir a nominal clut'•)rt;teiltp, )out to be got,,teP, ;, and beg t ° 3 tb e ; fed here that, tor,; ;tor of Coro necor,`: relieve one ire ir it °I . eneiously 53.7 ln e :or reet sta te .w mvseif, ono tool'i t rdaiough he, Vir 11 e r year in c°,ot to a whole year, oh he offi c er, tit f e i n, or ra ther e the man co fc ctor ran asits,oo9 r t e s for t he rt i es having etitherl gift. What.oe 9. this arrangeo,64, rlg out the re.tl.`"„e tor, E. reee&-,V,, 0/. to be girettiLedi vork, eseePt,i; box in tile 'Jethat 04' Ly opinion npensation, dopeli? ies, than h,°_i y were entitie-i, otherwise A? y of the p1113'1,0 such nosetlieee::,, acts and cause Y o urs , fif e , -Mr. Charles .14°,1 niday last, 0..5 5 ends. nighteas.7 isltj( the g °„,tlichv, :trful storni, s fr. Bright )1 ' , f ° gto r. )1.1, forirei POrtS0101:;„;,e5 5 500, and `; dri! e vessel etenl'i,o'. aid by the , jolt ,if kis, and thellivo tbs`o(l cin 0100.1,0 0f,113(i. thanßussia 51'16elltr'4 also ° drietol,4, sprunge m 0,11 ; the. d Briht relpelf°o CIO ,ee i in th e ig distress tO .drettiser. aIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. 111 e amount of business transacted in the Stock 'ZchangeAtte to-day, has been extremely limited, the The Mance, on acceunt of the holidays, being small, q;o u t e a a t v io ll ns y. w ere not quite so good, the Market elo sm . and 89a / Consols left off at 89/ for Money, 21 8 for the Account. Exchequer Bills 27 to _pre m i um. 030 The quotations for Chili an an d B raz ili an St oc k s a re h„. ll t I per cent. lower than -in Saturday, the latter In g 69 to 70, and the latter 75 to 80. The Portu tqlese Five 20 to 8 per Cents. 34 to 1, the Three Cents. 2ii Colomb4m 2614; Mexican 42J per ; Spanish "lb The price of Dani s h was 814 821; the Dutch e ' ve-a nd-a-llalf per Cents. 52 521, the Five per Ilts- 102 i 103 RThe Railway ' Shares were flat. Birmingham were a p c l u ated at 85 t o 8 7 ; G reat W estern, 26 27 ; t h e 39 Shhres, 134 14 prem i um ; S out h W estern, CI) ; Gosport, 59 60 ; N ort h Midl an d, 69 70 ; th e ew 4ut S hares 34 35 ; and B r i g hton, 354 354 per share. h ' Eastern and Do ve r, 224 22, and Eastern 4.eeo `-elyities, 134 121 di scoun t. 1 1 ;_ unts from Rio Janeiro to the 14th January, have been received via New York. The market had I' 4 i completely cleared of good coffee, at prices which eee ruled very high. The last crop had been ex tin IVY abundant, but owing to the long con 41aee ofheavy rains, a very small portion of it had p eo lved in merchantable condition, consequently the d emand ands vanced rates of superior quality. The c ount imported goods had nearly ceased, on ac wo of the heavy stock, the principal part of which Wer u m Probably be brought to forced sales ; merchants Ilene. therefore cautious in purchasing, being appre- T 8 , 1 ." of a further decline. Exchange in England, 29d. 'lris." method proposed to ascertain the income k il i ng from trades and professions under the in- rend er .Plan, having been published, it appears to tie u i r It still more unpalatable. One clause in par andT.l, is received as being extremely obnoxious, situ l ' el Yl if persevered in, to raise a strong oppo iL to th e measure •generally. It is stated, that 4h4elstimating the profits and gains, no reduction o ut n be made on account of any annual interest, or out A - 4 .. tt nnity, or any other annual payment, payable Eleht;',, s tlelli profits or gains, except the interest ?f . "ae to foreigners not resident in Great Bri hea ,(>l. any of her Majesty's dominions." This will t oti r l ;en, h ardly upon a numerous class, including h ave small t ra d esmen an d manu f acturers, w h o in k be en under the necessity of borrow eti-th„7,.rt Of the capital necessary for carrying be respective businesses, the interest upon which busi considered as nothing but an expense of that hrilloirirsttwi.ntienesis, and not as forming any portion of " gains t 8 •11 It is also urged, that by this system the be doubly charged, the interest being rated, i, the tradesman, and to the lender also, part of t - rti et) pe being derived from the employment of his a ' ll this rticular manner. If the principle rwn in theregulation in question, be carried to to 4 ull extent, the whole trading capital of the t r ; l t rY will be subject to the charge of nine instead ap ei j ree l ,,Per cent. Since the deduction of discount Lei th - c um* " interest on loans will not be allowed, It r of which can be viewed otherwise than as kier ss to the payer, thus making the amount doubly th e r ° 11.3 to him, as well as receiving the amount from nee;aPitalist also. This, too, is to be borne by the l east 115 in particular, who obliged to borrow, can afford the tax. Th e (From The Sun of Last Night.) 'll 4 Price of Consols are 891 I for Money ; New B to n4nd-a-half per Cents., 99 to 99/ ; India Bonds, lr o " , and Exchequer Bills 27 to 29 premium. Consols 89. t 894, and Bank Stock 169* for the Account. arl x . e nominal rates of the Foreign Stocks are for illite,l"l, 414 42, and Spanish, 241 244. Eioi lt il' w !-y Shares are lower, Great Western being 91 t11 1 ‘ estern, 594 ; Midland Counties, 79* ; Nor Blaekwall, 111 ; Greenwich, 6to 64, and • L ess ~ j a te letters received this morning represent busi s. p p ,ine manufacturing districts to continue bad. itAr e d E El,e S xwt O elr F ys S . HARES THIS DAY AT ONE. Paid. Per Share. B re7o .....39 L hd it W estern ton4 °4 IR , Bright on 1 .0 4(1 °4 and Biackwall 1. 04 eu and South Western 3B ll s9i to and Croydon ( Trunk). 134 1n..... to Ns C Juni' rth les Midltral 1 .4„ 0 .1 , 1 40 ,1 . ar e..,TOCY RANKs. .100 .111 Joint Stock l ay, a e _ L iverpool Share Market was very dull atur ks,ausi few shares changed hands. Transactions corn t Che he undermentioned, and business closed heav ily. ti es 'ter and Birkenhead , New, 14* ; Eastern Conn -4relt9- 93 . ; New, 41. 4s. Bd. ; Grand Juntion, 178 ; Wester n Fifths, 10/ ; Liverpool and Manchester, di t rter s , 41 ; ' London and Birmingham, 32/. Shares, 58 ; &lot ° , Vi e"', 30 ; London and Brighton, 351 ; Loan uni% .•? 1 . 9s. ; Manchester and Leeds, 784 ; North 3 * tha n -- `‘ P OOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 26. —No Itu k ,r , .° had occurred since Thursday ; business had a I vit ( d tune, and sales to-day did not exceed 2,500 bales, k 42 ‘ ._ u t variation o f pr i ces . Th ei :C ESTE R STOCK EXCHANGE , . MARCH 26, 1842. tlity no material alteration in our markets to ne sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 394 ; Eastern Ata n i Lies New Shares, 375. 6d. prom. ; Liverpool and 50,4-tZester, 173 ; Bank of Manchester, 31. 3s. 9d. ; Lancashire Bank, 55. CLOSINI BRITIS PRICES .. . .............. ! i: FUNDS. 3 Btock India Stock. •. u P er t .,..nt Red_ \ Ditto Bonds 4 —nt C '' ..."... 89i Ditto Old Annuities ^ f Per Ceps vev , 3k L e nt Red.. Vew k z Per Cent Lon g ' Per C ent ~,n i l l_tilties toexpire Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small sl9 pm () et 1 " ) .... •••• Bank Stock for 0pen...169i J k 14 59. .. . ti, Ip,, ... .India Stock for Acct.... —"'• • :.• •.. 12 7-16 Consols for Acct — Al lot . FOREIGN FUNDS. Nl Rit i n i n .. 5 p,i vent—. IPo . rtuguese, 5 . per cent. 62i 40. , 0 pei cent Ditto New Ditto , " a n Bor k - t pi 403 4 - *lids.... I , ~ a ilim Ires ti percent Prussian, 5 per cent. ... Russian, 5 per cent...... 112 i h 'olor 41 : b Per cent Ditto, Metallic ...... . .... uit t 140,6 pet cent Spanish, 5 per cent...... 244 1 )4 4 % 18 24... Ditto, Deferred.... . r e :Ct 3 Per ee . ni . Frenc h, 5 per cent.ll7l. 25e. !lev c 18 25, fi per cent Exchange f ..•e. h mlte l 4 , 11 ' e rent—. 41i French, 3 percent BO .—c ret,:eo Percent. 1 63 7 _ Dutch, 24 per cent. . 54 1a n.18.)5, .6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 1024 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd) 54 Bristol ..nd Exeter (70 paid) .. • •••• • ••• •• 39 P-astern Counties Railway (23 raid) .... lO4 . Creat Western Railway (65 paid) 9l , radon New Sh ares (50 paid) and Brighton (50 paid) 354 London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 114 I 591 e r hion and South Western 134 al oodon and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 794 N kil anti Counties Railway (100 paid) orth Midland Railway (100) ... Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ... 35 Naith Eastern and Dover (48 paid) . 254 Tft E - - E, LIIS I IENDO US HURRICANE. UCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS OF ~G11 , ,,1 ? ' AT GLASGOW AND GREENOCK. -3 / 4 11 ' 5 ".—Throughout yesterday it blew a violent Ni l ; w hich inc rease d t o a g ale that betokened som-.- Pe - r f l " r se• About eight o'clock the gale increased to "htp-•(,eet hurricane, and we are sorry to say that the at the Gotland (bound for St. John's, N. 8.) lying AndiftenPatent Moorings in the Stream off the East . W iti; 4il aYt broke loose, carrying the patent mooring -11 Z ran foul of a schooner, and lI.M. Gun l'ex 4 4KYlark at anchor in the stream. The ScotlantLa "r large tonnage, carried every thing before her, - ,"ti,T, 11 ,.% short time eight vessels, including . the gun . (\ mit - t ' l lre dashed ashore at Gammels Point, cast of v.4t'-"„3:7• Three of the small craft, one of them 11 reset another a sloop laden with potatoes from a nd i ' a coal gabbert, were rendered complete bas a-ale gun-brig is still ashore, and the Scotland Gli e j b e w aboard pumping her incessantly. . rta s h o re the hurricane was no less destructive. In all Attbi°f the t own, ch i mney sta lk s an d s t a lk s o f various htiti l d c w orks wer e bl o wn down, and serious loss sus 'ob"rr' A. considerable part of Messrs. Leitch anti t s °l le work was hurled to the ground ; and w e are 'est; I say that this hurricane did not end i n . the ( 41,,, 11 ,etiun o f property only. About half-past eight 11 1 ,;01 - ;: t ! . t he chimney top of a house situated at the - ,, e levatio n of Mearns-street, near the Mount, was ; 41 4 0 - :Poti the roof the roof was carried away, and e ll ie t s° mass A ass of rubbish broke through the ceiling, and tub e r oed r oom , w h ere t wo children were asleep. With ()f : very heavy stones fell on the children, and it led t Painful feelings that we state that one of them, h e - n iv e years, %its killed instantly, and the other le g broken. We also learn that a large house riv e -3°o t . .building at Gourock, has been partly blown . 11 4 ,, ; ihe large new steamer Precursor, which . was 14 1(17 .171 Gairlock, fitting out, drifted from her moorings, q l 3 . ashore on Roseneath Point. cl jthe ." "w•—Last night this city was visited with one anlost sever e storms of wind That has been expe- N.,7 here for many years past. The gale during the 't ie, °°4 was considerable, but about six or seven o'c oc ht k "le ett o : 48ed to a perfect hurricane, so much so that e t were nearly cleared, people finding it almost next ~,wasl /% lble to maintain their footing; while the danger, t i "Ps" - ,,!, a nY increased from the vast number of chimney 1 ,. ° 1 1 s 4 f: s lates which hurled with violence from !he ‘ ,".°ar ‘. 4 ' , ll ", i a ny houses, of which the streets this morning th e P,ic evidence. During the gale there were many Laki h ei ` ls k iles of lightnin,g. In the Gallowgate, during s tl n et,m aabk)(e)ur'tsc borne l4l ev 1 1 1 or the storm, ti sign-board was wrenched from shop, and by the force of the wind `e 1 - early sixt • yards farther up the street. Welament ten o'clock last night, an accident ti L ti t l Zrious natur e occurred at Garnkirk Fire Brick `1). tAeme W orks. Two of the stalks were blown down and '4lrricane, which swept over the city and suburbs, 11 ' 1 )4 this u nfortunately heppened to be the night . on all thus the men at these works commenced a double shift, ttlirise„,?ligazed in that department were buried in the 11 411 1 1 3 4 1 the most active exertions the sufferers, five in t\l' o 4 r, were extricated from their dreadful situations, ' ll 4e of the m dead, a n d th e o th er th ree muc h injured— v°v tr. the m so much so that he is not expected to re blot t "..—Last night this town was 'visited by the Nvnld v ere inla n d. h urr i cane we ever w i tnesse d. Th e bleu,a furious north-wester, sOmetinies dry and itt i others accompanied with heavy falls of sleet and rain. This morning the hills in all directions are white with snow, and the streets are abundantly strewed with tilt wreck of chimney cans, slates, large pieces of lead &c. In town we have not heard of any injury being sustained by these expoSed descriptions of property, but at Black :and Mill, in the neighbourhood, we learn that some of the stalks have suffered from the storm.—Glasgow Post of Saturday. THEATRES. DRUBY-LANE. A s the majority of an Easter audience is composed, for the most part, of persons of junior grade in life, Mr. Macready, not injudiciously, selected the tragedy of Macbeth for representation last night, being charac terised by a greater degree of simple and palpable deve lopment than any other of the Shaltspearian dramas ; others of which, as. Othella, Lear, and Hamlet, more dis tantly still, diverge from this plain-ordered simplicity, range in a finer or more elevated air. Mr. Macready personated Macbeth ; some of his readings had great merit ; some few betokened feebleness ; but it must not be denied, that however Mr. Macready may perchance in isolated points prove unpalatable, yet he so comprehen sively grasps the whole scope of his part, as to give it the circular roundness -of a master-piece. This was perceptibly worked out last night. The gra ' dusl declinations of the stern, honest General into the palsying and terrified Thane, and thence into the ap palled and haunted King, till. the closing scenes render him mad and reckless, under the impression of guilt and fear, powerfully, and, with propriety, were developed. The phrenzied excitement which he also exhibited in the last scene, yet, with the sudden and calmed inter locutions addressed to the Physician, along with the final blaze and expiry of his acting in the encounter with Macduff, showed the true actor in a fine light when wound up to the top of his bent. His mannerisms and usual enunciations aloe such well-settled points in the theatrical books that they vouchsafe no novelty of remark ; but one toueh, though among t'ie inferiorities of the piece, protruded like a bril liant : the words, "Your spirits shine through you," conveyed it, and was vigorously descriptive of the quick conceptions of the murderers of his plans. Mrs. Warner comported herself with her customary stateliness and professional ability. The incomparable passage of "the hand never to be sweetened," was delivered with a tone tremulous in its beauty, and heavy with a world of sigh. Mr. Phelps's Macduff was a spirited pourtrayal : his " What all my pretty ones ". when the truth crushes upon him, presented a fine idealism of manly sorrow. The incantatory doings of the Wierd Sisters are perhaps the most dilatory portions : they do not keep pace with the rapidity of actions pervading the run of events, while they aro far too sombre as scenes, and overmuch turgid with chorusses. Messrs. Macready and Phelps, as also Mrs. Warner, were individually called for after its conclusion, and the announcement of its repetition was greeted with every applause. A more waferish, off hand operetta than The Students of Bonn could not have beenAglied for the pleasure of ephemeral fancies. The Bonn Students, proverbially classed under the category of Colognese Don Juans, enter upon foolish pranks with the school-girls of a pen sion or boarding-house near Bonn, aided by the arch and iniquitous little soubrette (Therese) appertinent to that household, who secures florin upon florin from these gentleman in regard of her services with most avaricious audacity. The artfulness and vivacity sprinkled into the part by . Mrs. Keeley gave it great zest. The broad humour of the whole, however, rests on the back of a devoted old maiden, to wit, a Miss Stiffenback (Mrs. C. Jones), who, spite of her grey forelocks, and superannuated beauty, imagines herselt to be the ena moured idol of one of those gay gloriosos of Bonn. Wicked Therese, therefore, in the plenitude of her mis chief, makes this promising dame the scapegoat of all the misdoings of the young ladies and their inamoratos, thrusts all their love-epistles into her reticule, and foun ders her in a host of dilemmas, which produce much amusement. It forms a tricksy, pretty-like afterpiece. The house was full usque ad cdum. COVENT GARDEN. The White Cat is the title of the Easter piece at this theatre. It is denominated in the bills a grand, romantic fairy extravaganza, and it fully answers its title. It is one of those witty, sparkling. burlesques that no one but Planche can write, and it is one of the very best he has ever written. The scenery is by the Grieves, and the mechanical changes and decorations by Bradwell. All, therefore, that the most splendid scenery, refined by the most delicate taste could do, has been done for this piece, and the most brilliant success has been the consequence. The old nursery tale of the ." White Cat" has been closely followed. Mr. J. Bland was Wunsuponatyme, the King of Neiermindsitnanda, and he was every inch a king—a monarch of the olden time, when . Parliaments were as little known as steam engines ; and when Ministers, provided they studied the will of the sovereign, had small cause to care for the will of the sovereign people, and when resignation, to please the nation, was undreamt of. Those were hal cyon days for officials. " No Prime Minister had then to trudge it, Because the people did not like his budget." And accordingly we find that, so long as Wuns uponatyme continued king, so long did Count Coincide continue minister. The King has three sons, Prince Paragon (MadameVestris), Prince Precious (Miss Murray) and Prince Placid (Miss Lee), and in order to avoid the evils of a disputed succession, his Majesty declares dogmatically that he will resign his throne to that son who shall within a twelvemonth procure a dog small enough to crawl through a thunds ring. The Princes concur in a dogged determination - to hunt out this rarity, and set forth immediately for that purpose. Prince Paragon being attended by Jingo (Har ley), the Court fool. Paragon and Jingo arrive at the enchanted castle of the White Cat, and never was there such a show of hands as that with which they are greeted on their arrival. These, however, have no bo:lies at tached, nevertheless one most delicate pair so captivates Jingo, that he falls violentlrift - tore, declares himself a suitor, is accepted, and, as he himself expresses it, kisses hands upon his promotion. The Prince is received by the White Cat in the illuminated saloon of the castle, the magnificence of which beggars description, and surpasses everything of the sort: we ever sisv. The brilliancy of the illumination is dazzling . ; the saloon is radiant with light ; cats are fond of lights, as Prince Paragon shrewdly observes ; while at supper the cat and the fiddle takes his station in the orchestra, he is joined by other instru mental performers, and the Prince is entertained by a concert Mew-sar d. This is succeeded by a dance, in the course of which a Moorish pas de deux , by ?Mr. Gilbert and Miss Ballin, was loudly and deservedly ap plauded. The white cat eat-ers for all his wants, and provides him with a dog enclosed in an acorn, with which he returns to hiS father categorically demanding the reward of his labours. The king how ever, eatecletically alleges that he had fixed no time for the performance of his promise, and refuses to abdi cate until the prince shall marry a wife who shall be of royal blood, " a Divine perfection of a wo man." and one who moreover shall not have been seen by man for five years. The Prince again has reeeurie to his white cat, who, with a virtue worthy the daughter of Cat-o, directs the Prince to cut off her head and her tail and throw them into the fire as the only means of procuring the wife re quired. The Prince at first remonstrates against , thus destoying her ends to attain his own, but at length gives way, and having cut off " the very head and front of her offending," and cut short her tail and her enchantment at the same time, she appears no 1 inger the enchanted, but the enchanting princess. who is to share with Prince Paragon his throne and his dominions. To this arrangement the old king is but too happy to consent, seeing that it absolves him from the necessity of abdicating. Thus "Finis coronat, 0 Puss !" and so is brought about the catastrophe. Planche has' been most happy in the dialogue, a rapid suc cession of puns of every description, of good hu moured hits at the follies `of the day and of the most outre rhymes kept the audience in a constant roar, while the magnificence of the scenery and the gorgeous splendour of the dresses and decorations exceeded everything heretofore produced, even at Co vent Garden. There were several excellent parodies sung by Madame Vestris, Harley, and Bland. Madame generally favours the gods at this season by singing one of their favourite airs, with new words. 'The one thus honoured on the present occasion was, " All round my hat," and most delightfully did she sing it, her fine rich contra alto tones producing the most ex quisite effects The applause with which she was greeted when she made her appearance after the fall of the cur tain was enthusiastic in the extreme. The White Cut will draw crowded houses to the end of the season. It is decidedly the best. of the sort that has been produced for years. The house was crowded. HAYMARKET. During the recess the interior of this theatre has un dergone considerable repair in its decorations, which, while they continue to be extremely rich have lost nothing in elegance and 'effect. The sides are beau tifully ornamented with gilt -checkered checkered work on a buff' 'ground on which various emblems and devices in rich broiderings are placed. The colouring is neat and taste ful, chastely decorated wjth golden ornaments. The proscenium is supported by four pillars, two on either side, fluted, and richly gilt, while the boxes between are gorgeously embellished with. fancy work and mouldings in gold of the rarest description ; and spanning the proscenium extends a cumin. • corresponding in colour with the rest of the theatre, relieved by rich crimson draperies with the Royal arms inwrought. On the whole the coup crceil of the theatre is extremely imposing combining delicacy of colouring and elegance, without luxuriance or ornament. Previous to the performance the national anthem was sung by the whole company, after which Morton's comedy, the School of Reform, was per formed. Mr. Webster, actingthe character of Robert Tyke, which he sustained with great power and, effect. The 1 petite drama of Susanne, and the Weal of Dreams, succeeded, in both of which Mdlle. Celeste, who acted with her accustomed grace and espieglerie, excited the admiration and drew down the plaudits of the audience. SURREY. The Easter attraction' theatre is a grand equestrian and dramatic spectacle, entitled The Pearl of the Harem, founded on the story called the "Khan's Tale," in Frazer's well-written volume of Eastern fiction, the " Tales of the Caravanserai," The incidents of the tale are pretty closely followed in the drama, which is put together with considerable skill, and presents many points of admirable gage effect. The material of the piece is the love of Leilah, the " Pearl of the Harem " (M rs . H. Vining), and Reza Koolee (Mr. H. Hughes) which is crossed by the enmity subsisting between the tribes to which the " Pearl " and her lover respectively belong, and still further complicated by the arts of a rival ; all obstacles, however, are overcome by the bravery and address of the young lover who at once guns his bride and his rightful inheritance. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1842. of which he has been defrauded by.Goorg Ali Beg, the arch villian of the piece, very effectively played by Mr. N. T. Hicks. The scenery and whole getting up of the piece is most creditable to the liberality and taste of the management. The opening scene, the Hall of Audience of the Khan Sirafrauz, was very skilfully grouped, and of the rest of the scenery we may particularly mention the ruins of a village, with a broken aqueduct and lake by moonlight, the summer camp of the Begants, the court of the Harem of Sirafrauz, and the last scene, the fortifications of Mianabad. The dresses, decorations, banners, processions, en trees and combats, of horse and foot, and occasionally of both to gether, are all unexceptionable, and though we are not iure bat the piece might be curtailed in the representa don with advantage, yet it has action, bustle, and inte rest enough to make it popular and attractive. We must not forget to mention a song, " What is a lover. who can tell?" very archly sung by Miss Martin, and warmly en cored, and a very pretty and graceful fancy dance, which was at once characteristic and pleasing. The curtain fell on a grand tableau of the characters, horse and foot, amid warm and decided applause. The spectacle was succeeded by the equestrian feats of Mr. Batty's splendid stud of horses, and the ample evenings entertain ment concluded with a farce es sled the Family Man. The house was cro vded in every part. whole, we cannot say much for this piece ; the new see- _ nery waszood however, particularly the Twa Brigs of Ayr, in Scene 3, and Glen on the Banks of Ayr, in Scene 4, both by Mr. Gordon. Mr. Hall, was universally called for at the termination of the piece, and announced it for repetition every evening until further notice. A piece entitled The New Footman, which was called a new interlude, by Charles Selby followed, and created a good deal of laughter ; we must say, however, notwithstand ing that this piec e i s ca ll e d a new one , that we had th e e, pleasure of seeing it some time ago, under She title of Si mp l e Si mon , at the Pavillion. The whole concluded with The Conquest of Cupid; or Lucre against Love, by Leman Rede. This is a piece, the plot of which it is impossible to describe. It is neither very witty nor very instructive, and we think if we give our readers the description which is given of it in the announcement-bills they will excuse us for not describing it more particularly. It is called an original, celestial, terrestrial, burlesquical, tragi-comical, panto m i m i ca l, terpsichorial, musical, and particularly paro-dy-i-cal burletta. 'The whole company did the best to please, and of the new hands, we may mention Miss Collett, and Miss Yarnold, as being per fectly successful. Mr. Hall announced it for repetition amidst tolerable applause. The house was well filled, and there was nothing of which we could complain in the management except the immense time which elapsed between the acts. This more than once called forth the disapprobation of the audience ; it is an error however which we hope will be rectified in the course of a few days, by which time things will work better. In conclusion we would say that though it is not our purpose to institute invidious comparisons, we cannot help saying that we felt the want of Miss E. Terry; who was last season such an immense favourite with the frequenters of this house. We say this with every respect for the talents of the ladies, who enacted their respective roles exceedingly well ; but, in giving our opinion, we merely express the feeling which, in common with ourselves, seemed to pervade the audi ence generally. TAX COLLECTORS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Now is about the time when the collectors of the assessed taxes will be appointed by the 43d George 111., C. 99, s. 14. The inhabitants have the power of nominating a collector of the King's taxes, provided security be tendered to the Commissioners of Taxes, and it is only in cases of default by parishes, that the Commissioners have power to appoint collectors without security. Parishioners should be quickly on the alert, and select parties who would be likely to perform the duties of the office with honesty and impartiality. I am, Sir, yours, &c., JUSTICE. Ilfracombe, March 25, 1842. - - P.S. The clerk of the Commissioners of Taxes issues a precept to the Churchwardens and Overseers annu ally, to call a meeting of the parishioners to return fit and proper persons to be assessors and collectors for the year ensuing, but these precepts are generally given to the old collectors to serve on the parties who, neg lecting to do so, get themselves reappointed by the default of the parishioners. • -- . DISGUSTING ADVERTISEMENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l congratulate you most sincerely upon your very laudable determination to exclude from your valu able and greatly improved joiirrial,•At. certain class of advertisements. It is a disgrace to the English press that it has tolerated she nuisance so long. lam a family man, and I declare, Sir, that I could never consci entiously suffer any paper containing such disgusting insertions to be placed before my children. The count r y papers are teeming with them, and for this reason I never take them in, nor will I, even my own local journals, till the proprietors follow your example. Your publication of my sentiments will oblige, Sir, A TEN YEARS' SUBSCRIBER. Southampton, March.26,.1842. P.S. By-the-bye, I thank you individually for your honest endeavours to expose our vvily Premier's nostrum of the income tax. I assure you it is anything but palatable to the inhabitants of this town, not even the Tories excepted. THE VICTORIA. The Easter performances at this theatre commenced with a new domestic drama, entitled The Lucky Horse shoe, or the Lone Chamber and the Silent Highway. The piece, although it contained many striking situations, was, upon the whole, somewhat exaggerated, improbable, and inconsistent in its various incidents. The main features of the plot are to this effect : Ellen Marchmont, (Miss Vincent), has been promised in Marriage by her father, Colonel Marchmont (Mr. Griffith), to Clement Graylingford (Mr. Dale), but the lady's heart is devoted to another ; she oyes George Framkton (Mr. Seaman), and his father; after some resistance, consents to her eoutracting the marriage of her choice. On the day, however, appointed for the nuptials, Frankton is in vited to the sea-shore by the treachery of Graylingford; he is then seized upon, and transported to the coast of France, where he lingers for years. On returning after a lapse of time, he finds Ellen married to his former rival. He soon obtains an interview with her, at which they are surprised by the husband ; a contest then en sues, which ends in the fall of Frankton, who is shot, and left for dead by his rival. Ellen is discarded by her husband ; they both, as well, •as Frankton, arrive accidentally at the same inn. Another busy actor in the drama, Robert Rough (Mr. E. Saville), a farm servant of Grayling ford is also staying there, and for the purpose of aveng ing some wrongs he has suffered from his master (we do not think it necessary to detail them), the unamiable Mr. Rough strangles Graylingford, and is himself shot by Ellen in her heroic attempt to defend the life of her child against the murderer of ' hgr husband. We should not forget to mention thattnere is some amusing bye-lay in the character of Tom Hammer, in which Mr. Gardner performs very cleverly the part ofa jealous and injured hus band. Tom Hammer, we must also observe, is the possessor of the " lucky horse-shoe," which has, however, in reality very little to do with the piece to which it gives its title. The acting was very creditable to the various per formers ; and we must make particular mention of Miss Vincent, who personated her character with her usual energy and power. The drama was followed by a " grand fairy legendary romance," entitled Al Iddin ; or, the Wonderful Lamp. We have only to say of the piece that the plot was adopted to the well-known story, and that it was illustrated by some gorgeous scenery and some clever scene-shifting. The house was throughout the evening extremely crowded, and the audience, considering the occasion, was unusually orderly and attentive. S.4DLER'S WELLS. The performances at this theatre were, as usual, of the most spirited kind, and calculated to attract an overflowing audience during the holidays. The opening piece, a new romantic drama, entitled Christine ; or, the Poisoners of Paris, met with a most favourable re ception. The plot was much too complicated to admit, though its interest would justify a minute description. It was founded upon the system of poisoning, which existed to such a fearful extent on the Continent during the seventeenth century. Catherine, the fortune-telle of Paris, was, in the play, the principal instrument in the diabolical practice, and it was the connexion be tween her and a gambler named Raoul de Beauvillars, upon which the denouement was made to turn. The cha racter of the fortune-teller was admirably sustained by Mrs. A. Marston, and that of the gambler by Mr. Lyon, formerly of the Adelphi, who proved himself a great accession to the corps dramattgue of Sadler's Wells. Mrs. loaner and Miss Richardson fully sus tained their former reputation, no slight praise when ap plied to actors of such reputation. The plot was one of deep, and, towards the close, intense interest. It will repay a visit. 'When the curtain dropped loud calls were made for Mr. Lyons, who, in answering the call, ,announced its repetition every night until further no tice. This piece was followed by a new and lively farce, called A _Regiment of. Tartars; or, the Pretty Girls of Salberg, and the performances concluded with the drama of Ambroes Gwinnett. The house was well filled. CITY OF LONDON THEATRE. This agreeable little place of amusement opened for the summer season last evening, with a strong and efficient corps dranustique, recruited from the various theatres of the metropolis. Among the new engage ments, Miss E. Terry will no doubt prove the chief attraction. A drama, by Mr. C. Dillon, entitled, Elizabeth Mowbray, or the Old Chapel Vault, was brought out for the first time on this occasion. Neither in plot nor the incidents was there any feature of novelty presented. Elizabeth Mowbray, who had abandoned the house of her father, Lord Mowbray, with the lover of her choice, returns, after having lost the latter, to her father's abode, accompanied by her infant child. Baron Malvern, a rebel lord, whom, as as her Buittit,- . - the. had formerly re jected becomes, by a series of successful deeds of v ill an y, master of Mowbray Castle and lands, and having pos sessed himself of the restored and repentant Elizabeth, plots, for the gratification of his revenge, the death of her child, and the destruction of the entire Mowbray family. His plot in part succeeds ; ultimately. how ever, his villanous machinations are defeated, and virtue triumphs. In this little piece (it consists but of two acts) there is, as we have said, very little that is novel, and though many of the situations and passages are very ,trite indeed, they are by no means devoid of effect, and were very well sustained. Mr. C. Dillon, who took the part of Lord Mowbray, has got the matcriel of a good a tor in him, but there are quite enough of • vyists of the mannerism. of Mr. Macready, in all conscience, without his adding to the number. Let him rely more on his own resources, and enact the imitator less, and we shall not have cause to regret the result. Miss Terrey, as Rosiaa, gave evidenc6. of the possession of all the requisites for an actress of the first class in her peculiar line—an agreeable person, a voice sweet and flexible, and an excellent perception of cha racter. Few young ladies have given so early such pr,nnise of high professional distinction. The old and established favourites at this theatre, Messrs. Shepherd, Johnion, Dunn, Bradshaw, &c. were good, as usual. In the course of the piece, and at its close, a grand tableau was i n t ro d uce d w ith s t r iking ef fect. In the interval previous to the next piece the national anthem, " God Save the Queen " was sung by the entire corps ; Miss Terrey and Mr. Taylor taking the solo parts. All acquitted theinselves respectably and the solos were loudly and deservedly applauded. It struck us as not a little surprising that during the singing of the anthem only two or three persons in the boxes rose. The other entertainments of the evening consisted of Muzeppa, ,a burlesque on the equestrian melo-dramatic spectacle of Mazeppa which was brought out at Astley's some six or seven years ago under the management of the late Mr. Ducrow, a laughable trifle enough ; and The Goblins Gap, a tale of_ diablerie, as the bills h a d it, i n which Miss Terrey, with her sweet warblings, again drew down repeated plaudits. The house was pretty full, but the boxes not quite so much so as the managers could desire. The increased attraction however, which the company in its present strength and members presents, will, we have no doubt, prevent any thing like " a beggarly account of empty boxes," being returned on any occasion during the season. STRAND. This favourite little house opened last night for the season, under the management of Mr. H. Hall. _ . Since the house has been closed, it has passed through the hands of the artistes, and though the decorations at present are by no means gaudy, or even handsome, yet everything is perfect, clean, and comfortable. The entertainments commenced by an address, which was said and sung by Mr. H. Hall, the manager, and the whole of the company ; amongst those who were put prominently forward, and who sang an address, were Miss Collett, who is a very sweet singer, lately from the Victoria ; Miss Yarnold who also sang very nicely, and our old friend Miss Ellen Daly, whose address was given in her own style, and was much cheered. We subjoin it : "I am at home ouce more, This my native place is ; All my cares are o'er Bless your happy faces. Soon the fiddlers will Make you trip it gaily, I'll strive to please you every night, As sure as my name's Daly." The address concluded with the national anthem, which was very tolerably sung, the audience standing, and fre quently expressing approbabation by clapping of hands. The performances commenced with a burletta, in two acts, written by Mark :Lemon, entitled Robert Burns. The piece is founded on an incident in the Scotch poet's fortune, which it was said induced him to form the idea of going to the Indies to better that fortune which thrived so ill at home, and which called forth from his inspired pen the beautiful and well-known lines com meneing—____. Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary ?" There is no plot in the. piece worth detailing, and we are sorry that we can say little in its praise. There is not the slightest interest raised in the whole piece, for every one sees what is going to happen. Some of the language is good, and whenever quotations are made from the works of the admirable bard, they are happily introchiced, and drew down considerable applause. Mr. 11. Hall played the part of a Scottish Bard with good taste and discernment, and was frequently ap plauded. Mr. A. Younge, as Davie Campbell ; Mr. Ro mer as Souter Johnny ; Attwood as Tom Coper ; and Mr. J. W. Collier (from Sadler's Wells) as William Suckling, acted their several parts with judgment and taste. Miss Ellen Daly played the part of Highland Mary very sweetly ; and, together with Miss Collett, who sang two or three Scotch airs with much feeling and taste was deservedly and frequently cheered. On the ADELAIDE GALLERY. The principal novelties at this delightful theatre of science and ainusement, were ingenious and laughable improvements in Mr. Clarke's Biscenoscope, and the in troduction of some charming and forcible pictures in his Dissolving Views. In the Biscenoscope a change has been made, by which Mr. Clarke combines, in a very palpable manner, the ventriloqual delusions, from which (as we have before said) his father derired great aid, with similar optical delusions, by which the phonetic powers of the great magician Charles used to be heightened. The figure of our solemn friend Scott, who has, been for many years the faithful guardian and beloved friend of the " Gymn otus Electorius," is exhibited upon the screen, as large as life, and as Solemnly tolls his bell—the shadowed bell moving synchronically—the shadowed lips, in :studied staccato moving to the words—" Mr. Clarke's Biscenascope will now be exhibited, afterwards the Chinese fireworlq, whilst the Dissolving Views are getting ready.", This exhibition was attended with the greatest laughter and applause. Then followed Mr. Clarke's original and really admirable Dissolving Views. Their peculiar character has already been described in this paper, and to the praise which has before been given to them, we have only to add that the new series of views surpass in light, in brilliancy of colour, and in effect, those which they supersede. Amongst the new views are " A View of Kingston Railway," with the enchanting scenery - of that far-famed rival to the Bay of Naples, " Dublin Bay." The beauty of the scenery and the skill of the painter cease to engage the admiration of the spectator, when, upon the screen the trains travel, the engines smoke, and ships in the distance are seen to sail towards the Asylum Harbour, and to hoist their signal flags as they come successively above the horizon. The gallery was crowded to excess, and there were se- veral other novelties, which may be .referred to at another time. THE ACCURSED INCOME TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l will not ask for a large space in your paper, but I am in the wine and spirit trade, and the unjust intentions of Sir Robert Peel drive me mad. An equal per centage on all incomes is a gross robbery. See how lam placed. I shall not calculate fractions, but I give you round sums and plain facts. My yearly returns are 4,332/., made up thus : Gin £3OO duty on it £7OO Brandy 192 duty ....4 768 - Rum Wine . .... 480 duty 384 Beer ...... 340 dutypaid on the malt 100 £1,660 £2,672 Now 12i per cent. profit on this return produces 5371. gross profits, out of which I ,have to pay rent, wages, taxes, and about 40/. for licences, besides numerous inci dental expenses, leaving me not more than 1001. for my household expenditure. Now, would it not be abomin able that I who thus pay to Government every year in duties, licenses, and assessed taxes, 2,741 L, and hare only 1001. for myself, should have to pay an income tax on the little and uncertain reward I have for thus being what in reality may be called an agent to the Govern ment, the latter already receiving from me 2,7411., and I havitig for all my time, labour, anxiety, and responsi bility, only 1001. for myself. Sir, I cannot, will not pay it. If I attempt to do so, by discharging one man servant, the next year may, and doubtless will, find my returns lessened, and all my little profit gone, Now, if we must have an income tax, let me urge one idea which meets Sir Robert's determination of havinc , it equally imposed ; and that idea, Sir, is, that a nominal inequality (in favour of fluctuating incomes) will be a virtual equality. If he puts trades and possessions at 1 per cent., he will realize his 3 per cent., for all tradesmen and poor professionals, dreading the Gazette, and an ex posure of their poverty, as well as bankers, and a very numerous class besides, will be sure to exaggerate the amount of their pretended incomes, and will willingly swell the amount if the per centage_be low, while their poverty will force them to retu r n the truth (viz., .blank nothing), it the tax be beyond their means. Thus, Go vernment, by grasping at too much, would (with that numerous class), lose all, and by mortifying their just pride, raise a host of most determined enemies. I scruple not to say, Sir, I should be among the number. Yours, gratefully, D. J. City, March 26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l am possessed of a copyhold estate held on lives renewable, of the annual value of 160/. ; the customary fine is three quarters of a year's rent. About three years since, I paid ft renewal fine, which, together with her riots, stewards' fees, and my own attorney's charges, swallowed up, within a few pounds, the whole of the year's rent ; the following year I received my rent net, but last year, just at the moment when I was expecting a remittance of that year's rent, my agent announced to me the sudden death of one of the parties by whom the estate was held, so that instead of the money coming into my pocket it went into that of the Lord of the Manor, so that for the last throe years I have only en joyed one year's rent, making an average of less than 53/. per annum. With these liabilities hanging over my head, is it fair or reasonable that I should be called upon to pay an income tax on 1601. this year, in case I should be fortunate enough to enjoy it, as it is very pos ible that even after I may be in possession of it for a short period, and paid the tax, a visitation of the Al mighty may call upon me, or some part of my family, in case of my death, to ha ve t o re fund that money to the Lord of the Manor, in the shape of a renewal fine. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, March 25, 1842. `A COPYIIOLDER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —Although a farmer I am a great admirer of your paper, The Sun, which I have read and been de lighted with for years. You are no stranger to the breathless haste with which the Tory farmers rushed to the hustings of almost every county in the kingdom, to turn out the Whigs for attempting to break in upon their darling monopoly in corn, and put those in power " who would keep things together for them," not forget ting their urgent and sly, but mistaken companions the parsons, bent on high a% °rages and still increasing rent charges. Their success was triumphant, and their exul tations great. The result of their stupid conduct is the fastening and rivetting a property and income tax on the country, the most revolting and inquisitorial of all. My brother farmers were not in, high odour before, and their last electioneering deeds will be considered a curse to the country. They are in agonies, and lam sure you would be amused to see little knots and groups of them in our market towns discussing the astounding measures of their friends, up to this period so mighty to save, and when they get to the importation of foreign cattle before prohibited—and this is the unkindest cut of all—salted meat, &c., &c., you kindly step up and assist them in calculating that a cow imported at 15s. duty, say nine score a quarter (an average weight), would be just one farthing a pound, and on 205., say twelve score a quarter (under an average weight here), would be just one farthing a pound freight, in these times but a few shil lings, salt meat, butter, cheese, hides, at a very re duced scale, they knock their stielts against their boot tops,all the p oun d- notes f rom extract t s of thous an d s o f t h em, an d and swear all round that i t is " no longer of any use growing ' anything here. " Then is th e t i me to rem i n d and comfort them that their old fr iend Peel did rather an untimely grave ; t h at h e n h mee i x s dtotrt friends, an d as they have wil fullyroats they must be b urie d i n cross a ths he b ane r s it u ra p t lhe t w l uo y atu , yst shai pockets nteb their ra i st s nrooad, fvy t r ne drtuhute them roads as the statute provides. I for one should be de lighted to see you give the Tory farmers a stave or two in your best style, now that they are inwardly in sack cloth and ashes. I remain, Sir, your friend and admirer, A FARMER, near Worcester. Saturday, March 28, 1842. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me to suggest a scale of exemptions from the payment of an income tax, whenever the exi gencies of the State requires its imposition ; it is in tended to render it more eq oual than that proposed by Sir Robert Peel. By Sir Rbert's plan, a smgle man samewith an income, i say of 1601. per annum, i s place d on t h e as a man with a wife and a large family. SCALE OF . EXEMPTIONS. 1. All persons having an income under, per ann £lOO N. 1 8 0 . 0 f . l to l s b b e t gi 2. Married, and having no children 3. ....., one child l5O 4. ... t wo c hil dren ... three child ren 2OO and allowing the exe m p tio n to increase so as to allow 251. per annum for each child. charged. 2. persons, having an income of The principle of making exceptions on account of a family has already been recognised by Parliament, as was the case formerly, where a man having two children was exempted from serving in the Militia. I am, Sir, yours, &c.,_ Ilfracombe, March 26 . _ - - A LORD HILL AND THE ARMY. We believe we can now state that the arrangements to which we alluded last December, in respect to the retire ment of Lord Hill from the Horse Guards, and which were contradicted by some Contemporaries, are on the eve of being completed, and that the Gallant and esteemed Nobleman will, shortly after Easter, resign his office into the hands of Lieut.-General Sir George Murray; Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hardinge will probably re move to the Ordnance Office. 14-i3,rranourcd that Lord Fitzroy Somerset will succeed Sir Edward Blakeney in the Command of the Troops in Ireland, or be appointed Secretary-at-War, and Sir Broke Vere be Military Se oretary to the new Commander-in-Chief. NuMerous other arrangements .are in contemplation, including, we expect, the abolition of the Depot System. To the Staff Appointments and Changes, given. with our Military Intelhgence, we have to add that Major- Generals Sir James Hope and Sir Richard Armstrong are to be appointed to tho Staff in Canada. Four regiments and the two battalions of Foot Guards are ordered home from Canada. The 29th and 86th Regiments will be replaced in Ireland by, it is supposed, the Depots of the 75th, 77th, and 95th Regiments, whose places at Chatham and Sheerness will be temporarily taken by the corps ordered for Foreign Service.—Narai and Military Gazette. FARMERS AND THE INCOME-TAX TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. return you my thanks for the able and fearless expression of your opinions respecting the infamous plans of the present reckless Government of our country, so fraught with design to upset and destroy all that remains of the credit and indepen dence of the industrious millions of the middle classes of society. I have no doubt, Sir,' a great majority of those who were instrumental in carrying our worthy representatives (Messrs. Wodehouse and Burrough,) triumphantly to their seats in the House of Com mons, never doubted their integrity to maintain and defend the interests of the farmers, the major part of whom now shelter themselves beneath the odious curse of being obliged to vote for their landlords, and not for their own convictions of moral justice to themselves or others. I believe, Mr. Editor, we have scarcely a farmer (Whig, Tory, or Radical) who does not repudiate the measures proposed by Sir Robert Peel, as those calculated to do them serious injury, without doing one atom of - good to those of our countrymen, clamorous for repeal. Nor is there scarcely one who does not exclaim for free trade, or a fixed duty, that they may rest upon some certainty and have a little idea of the extent to which they may be rewarded for their capital, skill, and industry. With regard to the proposed iniquitous, inquisitorial, unfair, and abominable income tax, some foregoing remarks may apply—we cordially hate the very sound of it. I do not hesitate to say the inhabitants of Norfolk are willing to be taxed in all due proportion to uphold the dignity and st ttion of the British em pire. But the income tax is the last tax to which we should resort to make up deficiency, unless in case of direct necessity ; it is a tax hateful and loathsome. John Bull is a tolerable quiet fool, who will bear almost any imposition, but tax his independence, ex pose his circumstances, injure that which is dear to him, his respectability and credit, and you make him an inveterate enemy. And what can we think of the worthy Members who with such cool effrontery, betake themselves to the iniscalled Peoples' House—sit, hear, mark, and should learn the wise measures propounded for the benefit of a great nation, in all the wisdom, in all the magnanimity, and importance of place marching, arm in arm, out of the House, without condescending to vote either one way or other, ,or defending the deluded fools who sent them there. I would ask what proof dicl one Member give of his superior knowledge and qualification to represent a county, when, after twenty years' eicperience, he proved himself unacquainted with the forms of the House ? What splepdid proof did hs give of judg ment, when he moved for 2s. advance of duty upon barley in defence of his dear friends, the farmers of NOrfolk, dwindling his motion into—" That the Chair man do report progress, and obtain leave to sit again." We must, Mr. Editor, take wider views of affairs, we must return better men, banish the accursed nam e of party, and unite in bonds of good fellowship, and_ truth, and justice, for the benefit of mankind generally —we must strive to be " Great, glorious, and free." Trade and commerce must be unshackled, but not at the cost of utter ruin to the agriculturists. They must first be freed, they mast have those bonds and fetters broken in which they voted at the last election for monopoly, taxation, and intolerance, then will they show their natural independence, and shout for free trade, still watchful over their own stations and interests, and being fully pereuaded of acting for the benefit of all, upholding themselves "A nation's pride." In conclusion, I beg to express a lively hope. that you will continue, unflinchingly (through the medium of your valuable Journal), to expose the treachery and deceit of those who so cruelly misre present and betray us. I am,. Sir, yours, &c., A CONSTANT READER. Harleston, Norfolk, March 20, 1842. THE CAPTAIN'S BOAT. " Tell it to the Marines." &c. Captain Berkeley says that Mr. Elton, in asking Captain Williams for his boat, took upon himself to do that which all naval officers (qy. captains) knew to be one of the greatest pieces of impertinence that could be' committed. Again, the Gallant Captain says, the captain's boat was as much to him as the Duke of Wellington's charger was standing at the door—( a laugh, and well might they laugh)—and it would. be just, as allowable for an officer of the army to ask the Duke for the loan of his charger, as for the mid to ask for the captain's boat. Be it, there fore, known that captains see things through a dif ferent medium to other people, and I am one of those naval officers who presume (being on half-pay, not to acquiesce in the similitude of the Gallant Captain. For these reasons the captain's boat is like all the other ships boats, the property of the Crown ; they are repaired and painted by the. Crown, and in the event of the boat being rendered' useless by becom ing leaky or worn out, another is supplied by the dockyard on demand by the captain. Again—How often does the captain lend his boat to his own im mediate friends, for hours together, so that they may visit the ships of war, yachts, dockyard, gunwharf, and the other naval establishments, lending, of course, the boat's crew, and generally a mid, who are kept for the greater part of the day pulling them about the harbour. Is the Duke's charger ever employed in like manner? Again, the captain's boat is daily despatched to bring the captain's soft-back-milk, butter, and eggs for breakfast, and divers other ser vices, which I could easily enumerate , not always of so reputable a nature. It is well known that the moment a captain is appointed to command a ship, his mouth is ever full of my ship—my lieutenants—my doctor—my purser—my marine officer—my mid shipmen—but not my master ; for he is styled, par excellence, the master of the Victory. I have been in the navy upwards of thirty-five years, and, thank God, have sailed with captains who have never hesi tated to allow their officers occasionally to take a pas sage in their boat when going to or from the ship, and again others who thought it highly derogatory to' them to allow any one beneath that rank to have a seat in her. How often have I seen the boat return to the ship, and on one of the officers wishing to get off to the ship, and obliged to hire a shore-boat, cost _ ing him nearly a days pay, to get on board. After reading the dignified speeches of the Captains B. and R. on the case of Mr. Elton, I; cannot help being re minded of the old story of the cook, who, when he was about-being tried by a court-martial, was asked what he thought his sentence would be ? he. replied, " I don't know ; but if I was tried. by-elury of cooks I know very well what it would be. Query. What would have been the sentence of Mr.' Elton had he been tried by the mids. ? Your constant reader, BLUE JACKET'. o-Alan's-Land, 20th March, 1842. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Though of opposite politics to you, I am induced (front observing occasionally, perhaps more so of late, a spirit of candour and fairness pervading your columns) to trouble you on a question of vital importance to this country. Now do not throw away this when I say it is the Church question. I am neither Minister, Elder, or Deacon, but one of the many interested deeply in the present struggle. I write you in consequence of your rather se vere remarks upon the clergy of Our Church. You seem to think them the cause of the pre , sent dissensions, and that arising from a spi rit of vain distinction among themselves. These aro nearly your words, at all events your meaning. ' Now, permit me to say, that the clergy you so much blame, would be very powerless unless strongly backed by the quiet, solid, thinking multitude. And let the boon—which must in the end be conceded—the abolition of patronage, be granted to-morrow, then you silence the clergy effectually. Your vocation is to advocate the cause of the people. Why do you depart from your prin ciples in this important matter? The clergy re fused Lord Aberdeen's Bill, because, in place of giving the power of electing the clergyman to the people, as the clergy are now at this time, and as they have all along been so honestly contending for, it proposed to jest' that power in the Church. Is this like priest-riding ? You should know from past history that the Church of Scotland is essentially Republican in its con stitution, and has not been lagging, when the people's political, as well as ecclesiastical, rights were in jeopardy, in former days. How you quarrel with her now, I do not know. The right spirit, after a long withering slumber during the moderate ascendancy, is now shining forth; and I submit, Mr. Editor, that you should inquire and see if you are not wrong in crying it down in place of defending it. Yours obediently, A CONSTANT READER. Edinburgh, March 19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Intimately acquainted with the general tone of mind pervading the great majority of the foyer and middle ranks of the members of the Church of Scotland, before the Veto Act, or the Reform Act agitated the land, I beg leave to say that the assumption (that the clergy of the Church of Scotland are actuates by motives of ambition, and not the good of the people) is without good foundation to rest on, and that no good proof can be established on its behalf. It is urged as a proof of the designs of the Non-intrusionists, that the clergy can keep from the Lord's Table any whom they choose, and extreme cases are hailed as a perfect god-send to make a point in this defence, and show how little power the people would possess, even if the veto were honestly acted on. It is next stated, that in some northern parochial districts the ministers have thus only a few possessing the right to exercise the veto, amidst a numerous population, and these few are at once set down as under the influence of the clergyman or Presbytery. With your permission, then, I will briefly touch on each of these allegations to show that they rest on no solid basis. First, then, as to the " aggrandisement" of the clergy, being the motive of their exertions to establish popular rights, I must confess inability to discover any grounds to erect such a hypo thesis upon. Grant a decisive voice to the ma jority of communicants in any district in the choice of their ecclesiastical teachers, and fear not the influence of a Presbytery in de: priving the people, of the benefits of these rights. True it is that men ushered into paro chial charges under the 'moderate sway, will continue to offer their unrelenting hostility to the veto and popular privileges ; but that oppo sition must of necessity die its own death, for gradually would able and more talented men hay. taken their place, until the Church of Scot land had been restored to all her pristine vigour and purity when dissent was unkLovrn among Presbyterians in Scotland. The second allegation to be considered is, that the clergy, by keeping people from communi cating, on trifling pretences—such as travelling on Sundays, attending a funeral on Sundays would thus control the whole influence of those who exercised their Christian rights. This re quires little consideration, for it is evident that the cases are only extreme, and not likely to take place again m half a century. That it is therefore not in the power of a minister to de prive any one of their Christian rights; and it is only those ministers whose very inadequate per formance of their duties, which make the mem bers attending the parochial churches so few, whilst the intelligent and active-minded gene rally travel a distance of many miles to attend the chapel of some able and influential dissent ing minister. A WORKING MAN. Marylebone, March 18. • [On account of the_ great length of the letter sent by a " Working Man," we have given only extracts, but the main points have been retained.] MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—The progress of the railway system has now become a subject of national importance, and hdice a review of the leading occurrences connected with it during the last week or two, not already no ticed among the events of the day, must be acceptablo to the public at large, as well as to parties having an immediate stake in it. The prominent feature perceived is perhaps the g'tfiwing desire manifested by railway shareholders to.investigate fully, at their periodical meetings, the management under which the several undertakings are conducted, and the suggestions they freely and unreservedly offer to the Directors, respecting the curtailment of the heavy expenses connected with the " board and engineering departments," which appear to clog heavily and obstruct that profit the subscri bers look for. In several instances it has been found 1 that the management of railways is carried on at a rate of expense so far above the receipts, that divi dends seldom or ever increase, while in others the expense of working being in the half-yearly accounts augmented in proportion to the increase of receipts, the old dividend" is proposed for Payment, though no real cause for the excess of expense of one-half year over the other is shown : this is particularly referred to in the case of the last meeting of the South Western Company, in respect to which it is alleged, that notwithstanding the increase in receipts was upwards of 10,0001., and the line is in such a forward state as to induce the belief that the expen diture had reached its height, the management is still charged at the rate of 40 per cent., and hence the shareholders only get a dividend of 30s. per share. It is further alleged, in respect to this com pany, while many others can also be pointed out as pursuing similar practices to the detriment of the proprietary at large, that the Directors are not suffi ciently cautious in confining their attention to the management of the line, but are anxious to connect undertakings of an auxiliary character, such as steam-boat companies and branch common road coaches, which, in most cases, instead of prov ing advantageous, and a source of profit, turn out to be an encumbrance and an ultimate loss. The restrictions sought to be put by the share holders of these undertakings on the exercise of the power of the Board of Directors may, how ever, be carried beyond bounds of discretion; but, nevertheless, the suggestions thrown out in this and several other instances show the Proprietors- to be mindful of their own interests, and, at the same time, tend to the stability of the undertakings with which they connect themselves. The practice which has now and then crept into Railway management, namely, that of the Directors having in that capacity taken advantage of the information they could so derive, and become contractors for works or materials, was brought into discussion at the meeting of the Ulster Railway held on the 16th, and, after being strongly commented on, a resolution was passed by a large majority condemning such practice, and making it a ground of incapacity for further service in the office where it was discovered. The statistics of railways which appear in the publications devoted to the subject are often instruc tive and interesting, and as a sample of the informa tion so conveyed the following connected with traffic is given :—lt is stated that the Birmingham Railway, 1121 miles in length, produced in the first half-year after it was open throughout 270,0001., or 2,3181. average per mile ; the Grand Junction, 79 miles in length, 119,0001., or 1,5061. average per mile; the Manchester and Leeds, 50 miles in length, 116,0001., or 2,3201. average per mile ; the Manchester and Li. verpool, 31 miles in length, 66,0001., or 2,1291. aver age per mile ; and the Great 'Western, 338,0004 or 2,0001. average per mile. The receipts of the three principal of these railways, comparing the former with those for the last half-year, ending December, 1841, increased on the average 80 per cent., the Bir mingham receipts being 429,0001., the Grand Junc tion, 241,0001., and the Manchester and Liverpool, 137,000/. The cost per mile of - these several rail ways, with the dividends they are now paying, is given as follows :—Birmingham cost per mile 51,8421., dividend payable 121 per cent.; Grand Junction cost per mile 21,8591., dividend payable 12 per cent. ; Alanchesti - and Liverpool cost per mile 46,2811,, dividend pyable 10 per cent.; Manchester and Leeds cost per mile 5,4561., dividend payable 6 per cent.; and Great Western cost per mile 53,2411., dividend payable 6 per cent, O U . N FoR I D S : E m R AR S cu I T 26 Y . rhe foIIowing INTELLIGENCE. da saare a p pointed for holding Congregations for conferring de grees during the ensuing Term :—Wednesday, April 6; Thursday, April 21 ; Thursday, April 28 ; Friday, May 6 ; and Saturday, May 14. The Rev. Dr. Plumptre, Master of University Col lege, has been nominated to be a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, in the room of Dr. Gilbert, now Bishop of Chichester. Mr. J. W. Knott, of Wadham College, has been elected to the vacant Lusby Scholarship ; this scholarship is tenable for three years. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has ap pointed the Rev. G. F. Turner, of Trinity College, to be lone of his domestic chaplains. The Rev. H. Cobbe, of Oriel College, is appointed to the curacy of Kilmore, Armagh. The Rev. C. Wordsworth, of Christ Church, has been presented to the vicarage of Audley, Staffordshire. Lord Willoughby de Broke has presented the Rev. John Heale, of Queen's College, to the rectory of Point ington, Somersetshire. STEEL RAILWArs.—A Vienna papers contains a curious account of the efforts making to advance the ternal manufacture of rails. One foundry at Frevali in Carintha, is said last year to have furnished 1,500 tons of rails with three furnaces. The fact is, that these rails are of such beautiful steel, for the 'most part, that they might be cut up into razors and sword-blades,: as they are formed of the classical steel, which is as unique in our days as it was in the days of Horace, and for which, if there were but a decent road to Trieste, ,our cutlers would, probably, be glad to give more than double the weight of ordinary iron. Of this material the beautiful hanging bridge at Vienna is math', which is suspended upon two main chains instead of the usual four, and which weighs proportionable abottt two-thirds of the weight of another suspension bridge, at no great distance from it, made of common iron, after a model by Brown. This is an amusing instance of the effects of protection to manufactures, which even beats ourselves, for there is a high export duty upon this steel in a raw state.—Nova Scotian. BOARD AND LODGING.—A New Englander walked into a second rate New York Hotel, and asked, " What do you charge a week for board and lodging ?" Five dollars.". " Five dollars ! that's too much : but I s'pose you'll allow for the times I'm absent from dinner and supper ?" " Certainly—thirty-seven and a half cents each." Here the conversation ended, r.nd the Yankee took up his quarters for two weeks. During this time he lodged and breakfasted in the hotel, but did not take either dinner or supper, saying his business detained him in another portion of the town. At the expiration of two weeks, he again walked up to the bar, and said, " S'pose we settle that account—l am going in a few minutes." The landlord handed him his bill—" Two weeks' board at 5 dollars -10 dollars." "Here, stranger," said the Yankee, " this bill is wrong—you've made a mistake ; you've not deducted the times I was absent from dinner and supper-1.1 days, 2 meals per day-28 meals at 37-i cents. each-10 dollars, 50 cents. If you're not got the fifty cents. change that's due me, I'll take a drink, and the balance in segars." Saturday morning, about 0 o'clock, the body of a man, in a very mutilated state, was taken out of the river, on the Surrey side, near Waterloo-bridge. A shell was immediately procured, and it was taken to the bone-house of St. John's, in tht! Waterloo-road, to await a coroner's inquest. At the Lewes market last week, Messrs. Wigneys' 51. notes were offered at ls. each. • ARTIFICIAL LAKES IN CEYLON:—The Candelay Lake is situate within thirty miles of Trincomalee, in en extensive and broad valley, around which the ground . gradually ascends towards the distant hills that envelop it. In, the centre of the valley, a long causeway, prin cipally made of masses of rock, has been constructed to retain the waters that from every side pour into the space enclosed within the circunijacent hills and the arti ficial dam thus formed. During the rainy season, when the lake attains its greatest elevation, the area of ground over which the inundation extends, may be computed at fifteen square miles. This work of art, and others of nearly equally gigantic proportions in the island, suffi ciently indicate that at some remote period Ceylon was a densely-populated country, and under a Government sufficiently enlightened to appreciate, and firm to enforce the execution of an undertaking which, to men ignorant of mechanical powers, must have been an Herculean operation ; for, such is the capricious nature of the mountain-streams in this tropical island, where heavy rain frequently falls without intermission for many suc cessive days, that no common barrier would suffice to resist the great and sudden pressure that must be sus tained on such occasions. Aware of this peculiarity in the character of their rivers, the Cingalese built the re taining-wall that supports the waters of the lake of Can delay with such solidity and massiveness as to defy the utmost fury of the mountain-torrents. Nearly the whole of its extent is formed with vast hewn masses of rock, to more which by sheer physical force must have required the united labour of thousands. We are sorry to learn that the depression of trade is so great in Greenock that the unemployed have had recourse to public meetings for the purpose of memo rializing the 'Provost and Magistrates. The Provost has, in the most prompt and humane Manner, responded to the request of the memorialists by calling a public meeting of the inhabitants.—Glasgow Saturday Post. CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASSES.—We la ment to learn that at this present period there is a degree of distress prevailing amongst the working classes in this town from want of employment, hardly equalled, and never exceeded, even in the depth of winter. We have been informed that from one extensive estiblishment alone, in the course of the last fortnight, between five and six hundred men have been dismissed, and that by many other houses in the same line, fir some time past, none but apprentices have been employed. We believe that mechanics and labourers of almost every class are suffer ing more or less from the same scarcity, or absolute dearth of employment, consequent on the stagnation of trade and commerce ; and the worst of it is, that there is no immediate prospect of relief, excepting in the con tributions of the benevolent. The demands upon the Strangers' Friend Society, the Provident District So ciety, and other charitable institutions, were never ,heavier; but their funds are exhausted, or nearly so, and without prompt and effectual resistance from the public, the existing distress must, we fear, be fearfully aggravated. It comes not within our present purpose to allude to the causes which have led to the present disas , trous state of affairs in a country abounding in wealth, and in almost exhaustless means of procuring more, if , fair scope were afforded to the skill and industry of its inhabitants. The evil is at our doors ; its consequences are disease and death ; and relief, to be effectual, must be immediate.—Leverpovl Mercury. APPOINTMENT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT AS LORD WARDEN.—We have great satisfaction in announcing that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will forthwith be appointed by her Majesty Lord War den of the Stannaries of Cornwall, vacant by the de cease of the Marquis of Hertford. From what we have heard, we have no hesitation in cong ratulating the county on this appointment of his Royal highness, who, we believe, will apply himself vigorously to the reforma tion of the business at the Duchy-office, and direct that the appeals now pending from the Vice-Warden's Court here shall be immediately , disposed of. This announce ment will, we feel assured, be received with pleasure by the suitors and the county at large. —Falmouth Packet. A young physician of Rome, says a letter from that city, has succeeded in discovering tile means of petrify ing all substances of organic formation, without their being changed materially in colour.. 41 few days are suf ficient to operate this transformation. He has already exhibited flowers, birds, fishes, and even human heads, beautifully petrified. It is reported in the fashionable circles that the Hon. Captain George Augustus Frederick Liddell, sixth son of Lord Ravensworth, is about to lead to the hvrne ' neal altar the amiable and accomplished Miss -Cecil Wellesley, youngest daughter of the Hon. and Rev. Gerald V. Wellesley, canon of Durham, and brother of the Duke of `Wellington.—Durham Advertiser. The newly-raised St. Helena regiment will arrive at Portsmouth, from Winchester, en Monday, and be conveyed to Cowes, Isle of Wight, in the Volcano steam-vessel, whence they will march to, and be quar tered in, Parkhurst barracks. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 24.—M. F. A. Van Hall having been appointed Minister of Justice, took leave to-day . of his colleagues of the order of Advocates (hav ing resigned his office as President). They immediately proceeded to nominate two candidates to fill the office vacated by M. Van Hall. M. Donker Curtius was chosen for the first candidate by 26 out of 52 votes, and M. A. J. Lublink by 29 votes. We understand that it is in contemplation to send out a Rifle Regiment to Affghanistan, where the mature of the country renders the use of such an arm particu larly desirable. The first battalion of the 60th being at this moment in the Mediterranean will probably be the corps selected. The promenade of Longchamps, on Thursday, was fully attended, notwithstanding the coldness of the weather. There was, however, little display of new fashions.— Galignani. We have authority to state that there is no truth In the report copied into 71ee Sun, from the Hampshire Ad vertiser, announcing that her Majesty intended to take a lease of &orris Castle, in the Isle of Wight, for the benefit of the health of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. The steamer Lavoisier, which arrived at Toulon on the 18th inst. from Algiers, had 317 passengers, amongst whom was Lieut.-General de Rumigny, who comes to France in consequence of the Marquise de Rumigny, the wife of his brother. THE LATE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD.—The mortal remains of the venerable Earl were removed from the family mhnsion in Conduit-street, yesterday morning for Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, and to day the inter• ment is to take place. The funeral is to be strictly pri vate, and none of the carriages of the nobility are likely to follow, as all applications have been courteously de clined. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yes terday• ir4iiNters have left town Surrey. Most of the Cabinet morn*, for his seat, Illetch worth House for the Easter recess. :A. whose public spi r. i t , CLE disinterested ßL Es 'c E L L c 0 . renderedhim so distinguished in this pari . ecome a candidate for the o ffi ce of Vestry . — nd l-A u f c r t, man has done much to serve the p andiVill'peC.eirfli a ry . s s a h cri h f a ie s e b s, have Clerk. This gentle arish, and stronghopes ssful.. Th are entertained that he will be succe e nomi nation takes place to-day. on Charleston Courier acknow. STRAWBERRIES. . of receipt, on the Ist inst., a mess of fine Strawberries, from the garden attached .to the Poor house. This is the first fruit of the season. Apricot tree, in full bloom, in Alexandria, D.O March 4, 1842.