The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-07 00:00:00

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'fle NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains DIVIDENDS of R 64 £lOO £250 £ 1,000 66 110 300 1,200 70 120 500 1,800 80 150 600 4,000 90 200 700 22 EC. STERLING, amounting together to 142,99 41. BRITISH STERLING MONEY. THEATRE ROYAL, DEN. U NDER the MANAGEMENT COVENT-GAR of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, APRIL 7, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. BENEDICT, Fill be produced Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA.—The II ratter of Amina, by 3 , iiss Adelaide Kemble ; Count Rodolpho, Leiner ; Elvino, Mr W. Harrison ; Alessio, Mr. a Horncas be; Notary Mr. A. Wigan ; Lisa, Miss Grant ; Theresa, Mrs. R. ' Atter which will be repeated the Grand Romantic Fairy Extrava- F z a. entitled THE WHITE CAT.—Wunsuponatyme (King of M!trninditsnamia), Mr. J. Bland; Princes Paragon, Pr , cious, and eld (his three Sons , . by Madame Vestris. Miss Murray, and Miss - 7,11 Jingo, Mr. Harley ; e White Cat, Miss Marshall. ~,"t! open at half-past :qx, anu the Performances begin at Seven. 4 Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6cl ; First and Second Circles Ss., 414 , 1 ° , .. 1 .il Price 6d.; Pit 35., Seeond Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets ilaces for the to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of- O v s from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon ap ;e':tion. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, Book 167, New Bond-street. 0 1 ,, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Un'on of talent. All the matchless wonders of Astley and L 'uctew by liatty's unrivalled English and Foreign Artistes. THIS EVENING APRIL 7, Iri,ll be performed the Grand New Equestrian*Spectacle, entitled aOt PEARL OF THE HAREM, HER KOt3RDISH LOVER, HIS WAR STEED, BEDA.—With magnificent Scenery, hostutae, and Appointments • a Double Company, Equestrian and ""41natic and the finest Stud ' of Horses in tha World. After Which, in a more extensive and splendid Arena than ever lure witnessed. THE SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introduc.ng ve to rTY'S unrivalled Collection of Animals, consisting of nu s anti matchless Cream-coloured Horses, Andalusian Chargers, Wed Coursers, Fairy Palfreys, and Pigmy Poneys, and the most kiged_ Vaulters, Riders, Gymnastics, and Contortionist., in the .? AeLconclu le with the New Laughable Farce, called THE FAMILY OR, HOW MANY MORE WIVES. UN ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UN DER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSIULDISTON. The most prosperous Theatre in I ondon. THIS EVENING, APRIL 7, In consequence of its amazing success, Will be performed the most interestiog New Domestic Drama, in tiee Acts, entitled THE LUCKY HORSE SHOE; ON, THE p,,E CH•MBER OF THE SILENT HlGHWAY.—Characters ik er, Vincent, Miss Coveney, Mo.srs. E. F. Saville, Dale, Gard , Semi &c titl e . • . 0 4. r which, with gorgeous scenery, dresses, &c., ALADDIN; r , HE WONDERFUL LAMPaddin, Miss Vincent; the .IPcess, Mr-. E. F. Saville ; idow Mustapha, Mrs. Griffith . % A i l ) conclude with a New Dratns, entitled THE HOLSTEIN HUS -14„ OR, THE GRENADIER GUARD—Frederick, Mr. Sea. c o ;.; Klaus Ohnutz, Mr. Gardner ; Shatz, Mr. Paul; Minna, Miss ; Githz, Mrs. Griffiths. THE INDIA SUN. 41 A FEW DAYS WE PROPOSE PUBLISHING A MA P, SHOWING OUR I XDIAN POSSESSIONS, AND TIIE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES OF AFFGHANISTAN, (THE DEPLORABLE SEAT OF WAR), PAUL, THIBET, BURMAH, &c. &c. &c. TOGETHER WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM INDIA AND CHINA. * Orders for the " India Sun" received at the Sun-office, 112, Strand, London, and by all -47- m B-agents. Price SIXPENCE. h " . Office 112, Strand, April 7, 1842. Ro v WEATHER.—NooN, APRIL 6. A L GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. N; -Lc. In eter ... 46 Highest 4B I Lowest tz,,,tneter 30.21.—Wind E.—Freezing Point 22 Deg. kor n i P (4 H W ATER minutes AT LONDON BRIDGE 37 m THIS DAY. ..... 0 m after 0. Eveningminutes after 0. LONDON T HURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1842. ' e stated yesterday that the increase in the miscel- 1;e1:005 items of revenue was derived from what might 4 0 ailed accidental sources, and accordingly we learn k v t a l Sir R. P EEL ' S answer to a ques ti on l as t n i g ht p u t .4°r d J. RUSSELL, that no less than 340,000/. has op en derived from the ransom of Canton. The revenue th., n g . land is swelled by prize-money. It is partly " tt trim of booty. We hare made the Chinese pay some ri the expenses of the war, In whatever light this cu lls ls' and, perhaps, unprecedented fact, may be regard a 40,000/. is purely an accidental sum, and cannot ' tip ,unted on i n an y f u t ure re t urns . B u t f or th a t sum the la arY revenue would have shovvn:a decrease in the qd I.te r of about 288,0001., and, taking that as an to the y ear , we ma y as sume a falling off in the re- Sir% of 1,19 6 , 000 1. per annum. We do not wonder at * 7* PEEL'S alarm, tr at the emphatic manner in Il i he, knowing these things, spoke on March 11th , 'nighty evil that had entered into our finances. e Point e d out yesterday that the great source of the kcr ease of revenue in the year was the increase in the tr Z a ttr duti es , as compared to the year before. That in tgl se is nearly equal to the whole increase for the year, 14,'°001. D e d uc ti ng f rom thi s sum the Canton prize *OP ( 3 40,0000, the increase in the revenue for the ;: e Year w as on ly 327,0001., or very little more than alf of the increase of the sugar duties. Instead of teZ ev enue indicating, therefore, as some of our Con retrtaries assert, an increase of trade, it indicates the fo; r80 . The sole increase is in the importation of sugar. to Z e rY pound of which the public pays about 2 d. Ith the Planters over and above its price, and over above the duty, which goes to the state. The tr „ ° ''' lt of sugar imported is no index to a healthy kti o e ' requiring for its purchase a corresponding expor of h e of English produce. A large portion of the price e sugar is never sent to the West Indies to reward pw,hcultivators of the commodity ; it is pocketed by the ( 1 r s and mortgagees of the soil, who live in E n g land. 8 a mere addition to their income. q % it w hile the revenue is falling off, and the expenses tr e , ka e Government are increasing, the public debt is in ng also. It a pp ears , by a paper just published by • I)ithb the House of Commons, that the capital of the of g debt was increased in the year 1841 by the sum ii• 1e ) ; 4 4 9 ,_ ,6 001., b ear i n g an annual interest of 210, 0001 . K4t has be g i nn i ng o f t h e year 1834 the capital of the i ter est "as be en augmente d b y 35,000,000/., bearing an n :ef 1 ' 9 00,0001. Sir R. PEEL'S income tax is toprevent, h l tt `j e3 nine, thi s con ti nu al a ccumulation of debt ; and l.cl e ,i" O r inconvenience it might cause to individuals, pro keth' it Were likely to effect that object, and no better he e o n of accomplishing it could be found, we should dry -estr ained to approve of it. But we fear that it will m o p th e sources of future revenue, while we know that ktti oh -e ce rtain and efficacious means of improving the 1 ) e, opf el resources may be found in doing Justice co the • % li e ' At present they despair, we believe ; and we th at ' w ithout much surprise, though with some regret, it Way te r er 'Y persons in Lancashire are preparing to run fro m fisc a l burdens they can no longer bear. 14 ; 1 1 11er haPs not of much use recurring to the de.sul tit :,uservations which were made , °lithe Corn-keeping tert;"ll the evening before last. We cannot no\ven If 1 ; 111 the smallest hope that the Bi U will not be carried. the kve revert to it, therefore, it is rather to place s ' 4l ,cers in a proper light before the country, than tyke , 16,0 * Av. • e ' • - • tint from any hope of either delaying, or improving the 1 measure. We have, indeed, no wish to improve it. The uglier it is, so much the shorter will be the time we may ex pect the people to bear it. In our judgment, it is too much the fashion to consider only the adaptations of a law, and if these dove-tail in nicely and with precision, its objects and bearings are frequently overlooked, from admiration of the skilful work manship. There is among men a veneration for power and skill to whatever uses they may be applied ; and hence not a few of the soi-disant Liberals of our day, when they see a law beautifully adapted to answer an intended purpose, however diabolical that may be, are quite delighted with the wonderful legislative con trivance. The more bunglingly, therefore, a short coming, or an iniquitous law, be drawn up, the less chance there is that it will be long tolerated, and we, therefore, have no wish to see any so-called improvement introduced into a law, of Khich the chief object is to limit the supply of food, and starve a portion of the people, The sort of discussion, however, to which such enact ments lead is worthy of notice. The pro Corn-law Members were obliged to defend themselves against insinuations and charges of increasing the number of towns which supply the averages from improper mo tives. They had added, said Mr. HAWES, fifty minor towns from districts in which inferior wheat was grown, and only twenty from those districts in which the wheat is of a superior quality. They did this, however, to de grade the present averages, and thus cunningly and fur tively raise the duty on corn, while they pretend to lower it, Such a suspicion is enough to bring discredit on any legislature, and such a charge must at once make the Legislature be despised. Mr. GLADSTONE, Sir E. KNATCHBULL, and the rest of the Ministerial subordinates, sought to rescue their cha racters from the assault. They affirmed, and assured the House that the towns had been selected from no such motives ; but the Legislature always sets the public the example of suspecting the worst ; and though their assurances could not be contradicted in Parliament, they will not gain credit with the public. Another topic which these law-makers discussed, was how much or how little pigs' meat might be included in the averages as bread stuff. Mr. WAKLEY carried some samples of good and bad wheat into the House, and showed the Members wheat which sold for 365., and wheat which sold at the same time for 80s. Now whether more towns be used for the averages, to allow more of this pigs' meat to be included in the returns or not, is it a worthy occupa tion for the law-makers of this empire, the men who are to make rules for the guidance of society, to be engaged in discussing such matters ? Ought such dis cussions not to make every reasonable man shrink from a subject which involves law-makers in a discussion about their own characters and motives, and about the relative quantities of pigs' meat and fine wheat, the sales of which may be returned under the averages ? The law which involves such discussions must be an enormous error, for it degrades the Legisla ture itself. We do not boast of much reading in codes and in • works on legislation, but we have no recollection of any of the law-makers of antiquity, any of the founders of great empires, or the builders up of social organization, engaging in elaborate discussions about pigs' meat and wholesome food, and about selecting more or fewer places, in order to get a return of the prices of wheat a shilling higher or lower. Neither do we remember in any scientific books on legislation, which it has been our fortune to meet with, any rules laid down fin• the guidance and instruction of legislators on such questions. How to adjust prices, to collect averages, to discriminate by law between good and bad wheat, to give the consumers enough, and the producers a fair re ward, as far as we know, forms no part of any works on the science of legislation. The gentlemen of the House of Commons seem to us to follow an art or science ex clusively their own. There is nothing like it anywhere else. Ordinary men, therefore, can have no clue to their conduct, and they must not be surprised should their discussions about pigs' meat, and collecting averages from more or feWer towns, be neither comprehended nor admired by the rest of the community. Neither must they be surprised if the people, wholly unable to fathom their sublime discussion for the public good, and behold ing their anxiety to have the pigs' meat included in the averages, should irreverently call them in their corpo rate capacity, the pigs'-meat Parliament. The county meeting, held at Lincoln, on Monday, turned out something more than a farce. The Tory landlords had called upon the High Sheriff to convene a meeting to petition the House of Commons against the tariff, and more particularly that part of it by which cattle, salt beef, potatoes, and other provisions are to be admitted at a moderate duty. A motion to that effect was put, the farmers and landowners shouting, no doubt at the top of their voices, " Down with the tariff," "No foreign cattle," " No Dutch beef," and after some noisy discussion it was carried, according to one account, unanimously ; but the subsequent proceedings would lead us to infer that the point was doubtful. The High Sheriff believing the object of the meeting had been accom plished, was about to retire in peace, but other parties interested in the matter, put in their claims to be heard; the high functionary resisted as that formed no part of the contract, and declared the meeting dis solved. The good people of Lincoln thinking it not fair that justice should be done only to one class, appointed another chairman, moved resolutions against the income tax, and carried them by acclamation. The conduct of the landlords on this occasion, selfish as it is in the extreme, can excite no surprise, for it is only a repetition of their claims to throw off the burdens on land, to tax the rest of the community for the purpose of raising their rents, and to control the Legislature when ever it shows a disposition to administer even the semb lance of justice t 3 the people. This game will be played throughout the agricultural districts gene rally, the Tory representatives will be called upon to resist the tariff or resign ; and when it comes to be discussed, motion upon motion will be made to carve it to the taste of such men as the Duke of BUCKINGHA 74 and Mr. CHRISTOPHER. We shall then see of what stuff Sir ROBERT PEEL is made. He has emphatically a►tnounced that he will suffer no im portant modification to be made eitheg of the income tax or the tariff, and that the fate of his Ministry de la-lids on the result. He cannot escape from this en gagOment, and the great body of his supporters, there finse, will have the choice of swallowing the bitter pill, or rejecting their leader. They are in deed in a sad dilemma. Neither Lord STANLEY nor any other membOr of the Cabinet can come to their re lief, for all are ple, aged to the measures. The Duke of Buclurians3t, the farmers' friend," no doubt would wil lingly lead them to bal,tle, but unfortunately he can form no staff ,fit to carry oft o perations, and they must there fore submit to their Itord ;ot. The Common Counted of :the City of London has voted an address to our gracious So-YertEtoN, praying her MA JESTY, for reasons stated in resolutions of that Court passed yesterday, to refuse her sanction to any law to tax articles of food, or to restrict the free importation of such articles into this country. The Court of Common Council has been culpably tardy :in coming forward to set an example to the country. We conceive the proper time for such an address to have been when Sir ROBERT PEEL came forward to insult the starviirg poor of Eng land and Scotland with his new sliding scale humbug. On no former occasion., when the best interests of the nation were at stake, have we have had such reason to complain of the lukewartaness of the citizens of London, as since Sir R. PenL began to develope his plans for in creasing the generr a distress by increasing the national taxation. The Cou rt of Common Council very properly and truly affirms, in its second resolution, that in order to apply a permanent and sufficient remedy to the ex tensive and deep-rc oted distress of the manufacturing and labouring classes; of the community, it is essentially necessary to abolish trill laws which restrict the importa tion of food. But why was not such an affirmation made sooner ? What was the Liberal party in the City about, that it oould not stir before the House of Commons was tricked into the adoption of the principle of an income tax in time of peace ? The Press has nobly done its. duty, and has just reason to complain of the inadequs:te way in which it has been supported. No doubt the re will be a vast outcry among the mercantile ‘llasses when the colt,-::tors make their appearance to lei -y the obnoxious impost, but the noisiest i ndividuais are those with whom the Press can have the least sy. milathy. As the citizens of London - will suffer more from the operation of the linancial and commercial plans of the Tory Government than any other class in the kingdom, they had better, if they stir at all, stir in real earnest. In no part Hof the kingdom can a tax upon income operate so injuriously upon public and private credit as within the Lo, radon bills of mortality. They have wasted their best o, uportunities, and to be heard ef fectually have now not , a moment to lose. Since Sir 11 PEEL has declared that she will stand or fall by his Corn Bill, to compel the- .Parliak -lent to abolish all restrictions upon the importati( m of foocc:• would be to get rid of the income tax. Be then the abolition of all import duties upon food- the watch word of the Libe beral party in Lc ndon. The` are persuaded that no other tneasaxe will permanents; and effectually remove the pub 4- Glistre is, and so likewise are we. It is, therefore, their bound en duty, as it is outs, :o leave no means untried for effe sting so desirable a measure. If PI The debate in the Fruit .11 Chamber of eery on the Secret Service Bill, was cdat 1 of the meat animated which has taken place in that assembly since the opening of the Session. Upon no other occasion were the acts of the Government so severely criticised. Viscount DUBOU CHACE censured the Minister of the Interior for per mitting the most sacred mysteries of religion to be openly ridiculed on the stage, and complained that clerical ha bits were worn by actors for the express purpose of ren dering the clergy public objects of contempt. Admitting the entire propriety of placing as few restrictions upon writers for the stage as possible, and fully persuaded that a theatre is capable of being made one of the finest national schools in the world, we quite agree with M. DunoucitAGE that the utmost vigilance is necessary to prevent it from degenerating into a sink of immorality and irreligion. Our own stage is not so pure as to war rant a severe criticism upon that of our neighbours, but in this respect we neither outrage the national religion, nor the national sense of decency, to the extent that is permitted in Paris. The next Peer who attacked the Government was the Marquis DE BOISSY D'ANGLAS. He complained first of the Ministerial system of swamping the Peerage by new creations of the tools of Government ; but he was met with a shout from the President about infringing the Royal prerogative. The Noble Marquis next referred to the Spanish question, and in the coarsest language denounced ESPARTERO as an intentional regicide. He was followed by Count DE MONTALEMBERT, who said that a whole session had passed, during which the Mi nistry had really accomplished nothing. The sugar question ; the Belgian commercial treaty; the railroads, of which bits of odds and ends only were proposed ; the question of liberty of public instruction ; the recruit ment of the army ; and the right of search question --everything, in short, was postponed, to the great injury of the nation. He next adverted to Spain, and abused the REGENT, whom he denounced as the enemy of France. The friends of France were CHRISTINA and jeer partizans, and he blamed the Ministry for not more openly supporting them. The Chamber listened with considerable impatience to the attacks made upon the Spanish Government. But by far the most remarkable of the speeches made was that of the Duke DE DREUX BREZE, a Royalist Peer, complaining of the despotic tone of Ministers since the rising of the fortifications of Paris. The principles of the Constitution were, he said, set aside, and the will of individuals made the rule for the guidance of the Government. Means were resorted to for neutralizing the Parliamentary opposition, to which he should not advert ; but it was quite clear to them all that Ministers now dictated their plans to the Chambers. The Press was in a greater state of thraldom than when the Censorship existed, and the completion of the bar ricades would be the signal for the extinction of the last spark of its remaining liberty. We give the conclusion of the Noble Duke's Speech in his own emphatic ex pressions, as nearly as a translation can preserve them : I do not flatter myself, Gentlemen, that my feeble voice can stop the Government in the downward course it has taken. There are times in which men of conviction have no other means of testifying their love for their country, but by barren warnings. It is this part I fill to-day, desirous as I am, if not of developing, at least of indicating the truth at the moment when a conspiracy seems formed to stifle it. A sincere friend a liberty, under whcse banner I placed myself at the commence ment of my political career, M. de Martignac, exclaimed, in I 829. with mournful accents, " We are proceeding to anarchy." I will say, with an equal conviction, in presence of all that passes around us, and of the bastilles which are rising up, " Take care that we are not proceeding to despotism, and through it to anarchy."—( Great agitation.) And well might the Chamber be agitated. It is the language of prophecy—language which we repeated in varied terms, day after day, during the period the Forti fications Bill was before the Chambers. But save in the columns of the Commerce it found no echo in France. Even the Republicans, for whose extinction the walls were proposed, hoard only in our warnings the prompt ings of our fears. Row ridiculous ! Once reduced to bear the yoke ofdespotism, France can be no longer an ob ject of terror to any country. She is powerful for good or evil only, while she is free. Did we dread France, and wish to weaken her, we would advance millions to embastile Paris. Instead of one wall round the capital, we would cry out for five, each thicker than the wall of China, and a thousand times as well defended. But the Noble Duke's prophetic warning did not long agitate the Chamber. The Minister of the Interior rose, and expressed pro found astonishment that any one should complain of restrictions being placed upon the freedom of the Press, when it was known that the Press of France was free even to licentiousness. The Government was the guardian of the Press, and never interfered but to cherish 'it ! He next referred, with the same disregard of truth, and unblushing assu rance, to the other points in the Duke's prophetic speech, and was responded to by a vote of the Chamber, adopt ing the Secret Service Bill by an immense majority. The following extracts from the French Journals of Monday include all the general news contained in them of any interest A letter from Amsterdam, 3d April, states that M. Tan Holt has began his Ministerial career with a most important measure, viz. a new organisation of the Council of Ministers. The Staats publishes a Royal Ordinance of the following tenor : " We, William, &c. &c. " Considering that it is necessary that heads of the Minis terial department should previously deliberate on all projects of law, and all objects relative to political interests, in order to introduce unity and harmony into all the branches of the ad ministration, " We have resolved 1. A Council of Ministers shall beheld to examine together all the above-mentioned subjects. "2. The Council of Ministers is composed of all the beads of the Ministerial departments." The other articles enter into various details. From Galignani's Messenger we find the following ridicu lous statement gravely given this morning in the leading co lumns of the National, and quote it as a specimen of tne ab surdities which are occasionally put forth by part of the Paris press upon English affairs. Of the attention due to such ar— rant nonsense our readers will be able to . judge when we re mind them that the " Pretre dissident," talked of by the Na tional, was no other than his Grace the Archbishop of Canter bury himself, who performed the baptismal ceremony, assisted by the Lord Bishop of London, and other heads of the English Protestant Church. We can assure the National that the op position it speaks of would be thought quite as droll in England as in France " The Government of Queen Victoria, and even her dynasty, have, at this moment, to contend against a kind of opposition which was unexpected, and which, in France, would appear exceedingly droll. The greater part of the Anglican clergy pre tend that the young Prince of Wales having been baptised by a Dissenting Minister (pretre dissident) is therefore incapable of ever becoming King of England. In England, the head of the State is at the same time head of the Church, and the clergy, therefore, think that the National Church would lose its purity, and even be destroyed, if at the head of its hierarchy were to he placed a Prince who had not received orthodox bap tism. The Bishop of London and his clergy have already pro tested against the legitimacy of the succession of the Prince of Wales to the throne. The Bishop of Winchester has followed the example, and not a single clergyman of his diocese has failed to sign his protest. The whole University of Oxford has expressed itself in the same way, and it is announced that the Bishop of E:eter is earnestly and successfully getting up a similar demonstration." The English Journals have not arrived. The Spanish Chamber of Deputies resumed its legislative operation on the 28th of March. M. Escorial moved that they should begin by discussing the Budgets of the several Mi nisterial departments separately, sirce the Report of the Com mittee on the General Budget is not ready. The Ministers having supported this motion, it was carried by a majority of 80 to 40. The Courrier of Lyons, of the 2d says—" When we spoke of the fetes which were to take place at Tunis on occasion of the celebration of the marriage of the Duke of Savoy, we said an amnesty was spoken of, but without stating anything positively on the subject. To-day our private letters enable us to an nounce the good news as certain. They say, a full and entire amnesty will be granted to the persons proscribed in 1821 and 1831. On the announcement of this wise measure the people of Turin loudly expressed their feelings, and his Majesty Charles Albert is said to have been pusliely congratulated by all classes of society. " We believe that this act of sound and wise policy will be soon officially published." It is to be hoped that the amnesty will be extended to politi cal emigrants from 1831 to the present time.— Commerce. DUTCH FUNDS.--AMBTXXDAtd, APRIL 4. Money. Bills. Actual Dabt, 7.% per Cent Jitto, ditto 5 pet ceist. Antal t Syndic,4 4 p ercent cent 024 93 Ditto, ditto, 34 p Commercial Company. 44 per cent 156 156% Ditto (1635 and 1H37) 5 per cent. Loan 1637, 5 per c0nt..... ........... ...... 96% 99% Exchange on London, One month l2 12% Twe months 12 05 Hamburgh,bne month 35 50 Two months 35 25 Dutch Papers, April 4. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vierirca, MARCH 26. rive per Coats. Metalliques Foal per Cents... ......«....».......» Three p:r Cents Bank Shares LINCOLN COUNTY MEETING, APRIL 4.—(From a Cor respondent.)—This meeting of farmers to oppose Sir R. Peel's tariff as regards cheaper. beef, mutton, &c., has just taken an odd turn. After Lord Winchilsea, Mr. Chaplin, and others had been grimacing and squabbling for four hours, the Hon. Mr. Clifford stepped forward and proposed a strong resolution, condemnatory of the income tax. The High Sheriff refused to put it, saying it was not part of the requisition. The meeting became uproarious, and the High Sheriff declared it dissolved. A N ote of thanks to the High Sheriff was refused, and groans were returned instead. The Right Hon. the Earl of Yarborough was then called to the chair, and the mo tion of Mr. Clifford (brother to Lord Clifford) was carried with unanimous acclamation. All the dull mo notony of the meeting vanished in an instant, and Com mittees were formed to send round the petitions to all parts of the county for signature. OVERLAND ROUTES.—Messrs. Allen and Co., of Lead- enhall-street, Publishers to the East India Company, h av e just brought out a very useful Map of the Overland Routes between England and India, both by the Red Sea and the Persian G ulf. On the same sheet also are laid down, on an enlarged scale, the routes between London and Marseilles, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and between the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Persian Gulf. They have been drawn and engraved by M r . J. Walker, and are finished in excellent style, The Voyage to India round the Caps of Good Hope is also distinctly laid down. To persons about to perform t he journey, or interested in Steam Communication with . India, this Map is essentially valuable. Her Majesty held an investiture of the Most Honour able Military Order of the Bath, this afternoon, at Buck ingham Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the Order, attended. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING-, APRIL 7, 1842. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND ttb Ur Optutott. " Who runs may read." POREXGN. The Committee on the French Budget has terminated its deliberations on the War and Marine Departments. The effective force of the army was adopted, as proposed by the Ministry, namely 344,000 men, not including 160,000 belong ing to tho reserve, and 84,238 horses. The reductions intro duced by the Committee affect merely secondary arrangements. The statistical work of th e C rown P r i nce o f Sweden, which has lately been published, contains the following com parative scale of capital punishments in different countries It says that, in Spain. they are as 1 to 122,000 inhabi tants; in Sweden, 1 to 172,000; in Norway, from 1832 to 1834, Ito 720,000 ; and from 1836 to 1837, none ; in Ireland, 1 to oin England, 1 to 250,000 ; F rance , 1 t o 447,000 ; Baden, to 400,000 ; and si nce 1814 on l y It o 1,230,000 ; i n 2 0,000 1 ; the German parts of Austria, 1 to 840,000; in Wurtemberg, 1 to 750,000; in the State of Pennsylvania, 1 to 829,000; Bavaria, 1 to 2,000,000 ;„.in Prussia, 1 to 1,720,000 , in Bel gium, none since 1830. The Princess de Canino and Musignano, the wife of the eldest son of the late Lucien Bonaparte, was safely delivered at Florence, on the 12th ult., of a daughter, who has been chris tened by the Archbishop, the King and Queen of Sardinia standing as sponsors lay their proxy the Count de Carrega, Charge d'Affaires. The names of the infant Princess are Maria Theresa Albert ina. A letter from Rome of 22d ult. says :—" For some time past nocturnal attacks have been very frequent here. An Englishman, who was menaced by an assassin, fired at him, and blew out his brains. The police have not taken any steps against the Englishman, but have advised him, for his own security, to quit the city. A few days ago, the palace of the wealthy Cardinal Del Drago was plundered in the middle of the day of a large sum of money, and a quantity o" jewels, amongst which was a crucifix in diamonds valued al 20,000 crowns." PARLIAMENTARY. The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was forwarded a stage last night, though an attempt was made to impede it. The rule of the House of Commons not to receive petitions against a tax under discussion aas put to the test by a petition against the mode of levying the income tax, which Lord John Russell presented from the farmers of Roxburghshire, but which he withdrew on the Speaker deciding that it could not be received. Sir K. Peel graciously added, that he would consider the peculiarities of Scotch farmers. A new writ was issued for Montrose in the room of Mr. Chalmers. Sir C. Napier gave notice that he will move to exempt offi cers of the army and navy, under the rank of General and Ad miral, from the income tax. In an4wer to Lord J. Russell, Sir R. Peel said that about 340,0001. of the Canton ransom swelled the revenue returns for the present quarter. 'I he House went into a Committee on the Copyright Bill, when its principle was discussed at some length. Lord Mahon, on whom Mr. Talfourd's mantle has fallen, made a long speech in its favour. Mr. Macau ay took the adverse side. The Bill, however, was carried a considerable way through the Committee, and occupied the House nearly the whole evening. The Committee is to sit again next Wednesday. No other business of importance or interest was transacted, and at a Quarter past Twelve the House adjourned. PUBLIC OPINION. The Post has an article on the subject of the disastrous pro ceedings in Cabool, wherein it observes :—" General Elphin stone seems to have acted like a man far mere anxious to get away from a pressing danger than to confront it—a very good sort of character, perhaps, for the ordinary occurrences of life, but a very bad sort of character for a leader in perilous cir cumstances. When danger is at a distance, it is wise policy to keep it off if ycu can ; whon it presses, valour is the only wisdom : turn upon it, fight with it, die in the struggle, if so it please Providence to decide : but make the enemy respect ou, even if he conquer. As for General Elphinstone and his army, lie led them away from danger into death. Instead cf making a manly struggle where it might have been made with some effect, he took them where such a struggle could not be made with even the remotest chance of success." The Chronicle expresses itself in the following terms, on the subject of the income tax :—" The income tax, properly so called, is to be enacted exclusively for these who are beyond the sacred pale of agriculture. As to recipients of small in comes, earned by indu-try, this injustice is a- vet y foul atrocity. What and where are the profits of salaried employes who are paid from 1501 to 3001. per annum ? The very word, as ap. pied to them, is an absurdity. It must, at least, be so, in the event of their having families dependent upon them for sup- Fort. A few pounds in a savings' bank may, probably, re present all that the most careful can annually realise as profits. By close economy, they may, perhaps, save enough to pay the tux upon their incomes. What to the farmer is a per tentage on profits, to them is a confiscation of profits. Beyond that, instead of portion of saved money, the tax is a sen t once of actual privation. The three years' pretence is already discarded. This income tax in not meant to be temporary, 1' will will evidently be co-exis'ent with the ascendancy of Toryism. After three years Sir Hobert Peel now promises not to take off the tax, but to be guided by the decision of Parlia ment as to its continuance; and he expresses his hope that Parliament will be di-posed to prolong its duration. Of course the present Parliament will be disposed to do so. We are under a landowners' Legislature. They will readily do the Minister's wink. We may take for granted at once that the burden is permanent." The Herald say s :—" It will not be the fault of the trading, professional, and literary classes themselves if, to use the Pre mier's language, no alts ration whatever be made in the in come tax.' Let them at once imitate the energy and activity of those sections of the community who felt their interests en dangered by the alterations in the tariff, and the wedge will be inserted into that portion of the Minister:al proposition which will, if it pass unmodified, act as a tax on the profits of actively employed and reproducing capital and of labour. Nothing ex ttavagant, nothing unreasonable is wanted; all that is sought is that Sir Robert Peel's own equitable declaration that every man ought to be taxed according to his means,' be made the basis of the proposed levy on income." The Times, after arguing on the impoliey of the advance upon Affghanistan, goes on to say :—" We have lost the cred t a success by the most complete and disastrous overthrow that our arms ever suffered in India. The first are gone for ever; the last we have to regain as we can, by more bloodshed, know ing ourselves meantime to be engaged in an uncalled-for and unprofitable quarrel—a quarrel which, as we began it without excuse, so, at best, we shall have to end it by a mere empty assertion of our power ;—necessary, indeed, in this dreadful conjuncture, but unaccompanied by any useful or safe acquisi tion of friends, or honour, or treasures, or territory—an occu pation perilous and unprofitable to maintain—suffering, with no object but infliction—loss of men and money, with no re compense but a demons'ration. Such is the course to which we are pledged by the fatal policy of the Indian Government. Such is the course which we must indeed pursue with prompti tude, and vigour, and unfaltering decision, but with a heavy heart, and no thankful feelings towards those who have bound us to it."_ _ The Advertiser remarks, in an article on the state of affairs in India :—" The effect of a sudden arrival in India of a strong effective band, would be of incalculable benefit; for, although India, otherwise than the immediate theatre of the war, may be described as tranquil, still, never was there a moment when the dread of danger from all sides equalled the present. The drain of soldiers to China—and where events are still sus pended, awaiting a reinforcement of six regiments—is in itself a reason why the greatest efforts should forthwith be made to supply, through the most expeditious channels, the desideratum of European troops in India." MONEY—TRADE—COMIVIERCE. . The workpeeple employed by Messrs. Honley and Co., of 'Vacs burn, have turned out to the r.umber of about 1,500, in consequence of an attempt to reduce their wages. Dundee is in so depressed a state of trade, that no less than 4,000 working people are dependent on charity. Messrs. Acraman, Morgan, and Co. made a satisfactory statement of their liabilities and assets on Monday at Bristol, and have had till the 31st of December given them to com plete their affairs. ELECTIONEERING. The Brighton electors have called on Lord Hervey and Mr. Summers Harford, the two candidates, to meet them at the Town - hall to-day to explain their political principles in regard to the income tax, in the event of their being returned. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. The total receipts for the restoration of York Alinsteramount at present to 14,3371. 3s. 6d., to repair dilapidations in the building not connected with the fire, w►ll cost about 12,000/., to complete the restoration of those portions damaged by fire, 9,000/. For this purpose some of the church property w►ll be sold, and the Dean and Chapter provide 4,0001. out of their own resources. _ _ _ _ _ It is contemplated to lay the road from Salisbury to South ampton with wood-paving. The cost is estimated at 95,000/. STATISTICS. _ _ Great Britain, according to recent calculation, has 180 ca nals : these extend to 2,682 miles, and have been formed at an expense of 30,000,0001. sterling. NAVAL AND _ A new light-vessel will be placed about the middle of this month on Anholt's eastern reef in the Cattegat. It is to con sist of nine lamps with rotary gear, and be elevated twenty five feet above the level of the sea. A new flash-light will also at the same time be exhibited on the island of Anholt, which will show a strong flash every twenty.fifth second, and be continued every night throughout the year. The Government hired transport, Cornwall, is now loading at Plymouth with stores, and taking on board 10,000 bags of biscuit for the fleet in China. LAW AND POLICE. The bankruptcy affairs of the Messrs. Gale, late extensive rope-makers in Shadwell, were brought before the Court on Tuesday; the debts are about 30,00; /., the assets in hand 3,000/. Assignees were chosen. The affairs of Messrs. Arnold and Woollett, recently in surance brokers in Clement's-lane, were also heard ; their liabilities amounted to 60,000/., their available assets to about 11,0001. An assignee was chosen without opposition. William James, charged with having wil tally set fire to the Vicarage-house at Marshfield l ast February, was found guilty y, and sentence of death commuted to transportation. Thomas Groom ,gunmlker, of th e Hampstead-road, ap peared at Worship-street on Tuesday, t• answer the charge of having driven over a woman, whose name was unknown, and thereby caused her death. Accident was pleaded, and a re- • cognizance entered into to appear to - morrow. fhe inquest on the death of the four unfortunate men killed by the accident on the South-Western Railway, was concluded on Tuesday, when a verdict of " Accidental death" wasreturned, with a deodand of 501., and the foreman, Ferris, declared in competent to be trusted. The Whitecross-street prisoners have presented a petition to both Houses of Parliament, praying the Legislature to recog nize a distinction between the fair and fraudulent debtors, by making imprisonment the punishment of crime, and not, as at present, the aggravation of misfortune. C o xr ra—rAsmoisr.a.sx.E. The Duke of Wellington hunted on Monday with the Vine hounds, at Strathfieldsaye. The Archbishop of York gave a grand dinner last evening, in Grosvenor-square, to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Gloucester. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea arrived at Ux bridge House on Monday. Earl and Countess Grey are expected in Berkeley-square this week, from Howick Hall. The Earl of Jersey arrived in town on Tuesday, from Whit tlebury Lodge. Lord and Lady Maryborough are passing a few days at Tun bridge Wells. MISCELLATirEcItys. Sir J. Dowling succeeds the late Sir Francis Forbes, as Chief Justice of New south Wal es. J udge Forbes was called to the Engl sh bar in 1812, and received the h onour o f Knighthood in 1837. Six new scholarships have been recently established by the masters of Rugby school for its students—three at 30/. and three at 201. a year. umozOtrit OP THE DAT. The Marquis of Tweeddale, it is said, will be the new Governor of Madras. The Courrier de Lyon, says :—" We are assured that, during the past winter, three monks of the convent of St. Bernard died from the severity of the cold." • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The firmness which has for some time past been no ticed in the English Funds, has to-day caused a further ad vance, and Consols leave off at 90/ for Money, and 90 I for the Account. Bank Stock, 166 167 ex div. ; and Exchequer Bills, 35 37 prem. In the Foreign Market, the last quotations of the Portu guese Five per Cents. were 354 36*; of the Three per Cents., 204 211; Colombian, 27 ; Mexican, 394 4O ; Spanish Five per Cents., 25 and the Three per Cents., 24* 25. The I closing prices of Belgian were 1031 1041 ; Brazilian, 67 68 ; Danish, i 0 81 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.. 52 ; the Five per Cents., 100 The Share Market was firm. London and Birmingham, 84 86; Great Western, 28 29, the Half Shares, 141 15 prem • Birmingham and Gloucester, 56 58; South Western, , 59/ 601 ; Gosport, 60 61 ; North Midland, 69 71, the New Shares, 34/ 35 ; Blackwall, 12 the New Shares, 10; and 13ri,ghtoc, 36a y per share. South Eastern and Dover, 22* 9 14 ; and Eastern Counties, 14i 13,3 discount. To-day was the first opportunity for effecting private trans fers in several a the stocks, which have hitherto been closed for arranging the dividends due on the sth instant, and which will be paid to the public in the course of a day or two. It was eagerly taken advantage of, and several purchases were made, principally for the purpose of re-investing dividends, and the singular circumstance of the New Three-and.a-Half per Cent. Stock, being above par, is to be noticed, bargains hav ing been made at 100/. Notwithstanding the favourable ap pearance of the funds money has been very difficult to procure, and the rate, from day to day, or for short periods, has been six per cent. per annum, and for the next Account 31 per cent. There have been no foreign arrivals, or any feature in busi ness, beyond the funds to observe upon. (From The Sun of Last Night.) A further advance in the prices of Consols has again taken place, and the market still bears an appearance of firmness. Several purchase, have been made for investment, and the rates are now—Consols, 90% to 904 for Money and the present Account, and 91 for that in May ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 99; 100/ : Three-and-a-Half her Cents. Reduced, 98; 99 • Three per Cents., 89894 ; Bank Stock, 1664 167 ; India Bonds 12, and Exchequer Bills 35 to 37 prem. Thv, st;eculaiors in Foreign Bonds have taken advantage of the rise in the English Stocks, and caused the quotations of the various Securities to be marked higher. The Old Spanish Active Fives, and the New Three per Cent. Stock boar ex actly the same nominal price, 25 25* ; but wherefore this should be the case is difficult to be understood. Mexican also has advanced a trifle, and is now quoted 40. Colombian, 27 27/ ; Colombian, ex-Venezuela, 14%; Peruvian Six per Cents., 17 for the Account; Portuguese Five per Cents. 36, and the Three per Cents. 21. The price of the Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. is 52b 524, and of Brazilian 67i. Railway Shares are all firm, and attention is now drawn to those lines which bear a low price, in consequence of requiring capital to complete their intended arrangements. Croydon Trunk, 13i 131 ; Eastern Counties, 9; South Western, 60 ; Brighton, 36 ; Bristol and Exeter 40 ; Great Western, 924 ; the New Shares, 644 ; Fifths, _ Money is very scarce, and the rate of 6 per cent. per annum has been paid on Consols. It is considered that the report of Austria, Holland, and Russia, having obtained each a loan is incorrect; the latter Power has not yetconcluded the negociations still in progress and those fur the other two Powers are in embryo. From accounts from Sydney, by the way of Calcutta, infor mation has been received of the stoppage of the mercantile firm of Messrs. Duke and Co. This makes the third or fourth occurrence of a similar nature which has taken place within a comparatively short time. It is with regret that it must be noticed, that these failures create but little surprise, when the method hy which trade in that quarter has been carried on for some years past is remembered. In addition to extremely heavy imports, far beyond what the colonists could by any possibility take off, the rate of, interest on advances and commercial transactions has been frequently as high as fifteen per cen t. per annum ; mach above what any legitimate operation would allow. Beside these drawbacks, the speculation on land has been carried to an immense and ruinous extent, the present holders of which, coming in at the highest price, now find themselves nearly ruined. At the commencement of business, the first traders rapidly made large fortunes, and it is to these accumulations being suddenly realised, that the present distress is mainly to be attributed. As an example of the state of trade there, an instance very lately happened, of a whole cargo of Stilton cheese, and amounting to many tons in weight, being hinted at Sydney from Liver pool, in the best possible condition, and immediately sold, to cover the advance, at 7d. per pound; this cargo was after wards re-sold for the Calcutta market at a price nearly approaching Ild. per lb. When the amount of the loss upon the cost price, and the high rate of interest ;is calculated, little surprise will be exhibited at the mercantile distress now so unfortunately pre valent there. There are no foreign arrivals to-day. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL s—Was very quiet, and few sales were effected in any descriptions of cotton, yet prices were not lower. The speculators took 400 American, and the sales were 200 Surat, at 3id. to 4ad. ; 100 Pernams, 7d. to 7-id. ;30 Egyptian, 7ad. ; and 1,670 American, 4ad. to 7id., being a total of 2,000 bales. LIVERPOOL. SLIARE MARKET, APRIL s.—No sales of any extent took place in Railway Stock ; prices remained unvaried, and the following shares were disposed of:— Eastern Counties debentures, 10i ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48A ; Grand Junction, 184 - ; Great Western Fifths, Ioi ; London and 13iimingharn, 174 ; Manchester and Leed b.Boi ; North Midland Halves, 341 ; Ditto Thirds, 221. 13s. _lo.d.___ MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL s.—There con tinues to be a fair prospect for improved business in Railway Stock, particularly Manchester and Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Liverpool and Manchester. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 491 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 27 274 27i ; Bank of Manchester, CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 1664 India Stock ..... . 3 per Cent Red .. 89i 3 per Cent Cens 9og _ . Ditto Bonds l2 pm Ditto Old Annuities per Cent. Bed. . New 3} per Cent New 5 per Cent.. , Ditto 500/ Long Annuities :.oexpire Ditto Small 37 inn Jan. 186() ..... 12/ Bank Stock for 0pen...242 Oct 1559. India Stock for Acct.... lan. 1860. ... .... 12 9-16 Consols for Acct 9oi FOREIGN FUNDS. ;Portuguese, 5 per cent. !Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent — Ditto, Metallic .... Spanish, 6 per cent.,.... 251 Ditto, Deferred.... — French, 5 per cent. —l. —c. Exchange French, 3 per cent — . —c Dutch, 21 per cent. 521 I Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 1001 SHARES. Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) . 41 Cheltenham and Great Western (721 paid) 161 Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) Ditto Debentures ( paid) .... ........ ...101 16s 8d Great Western Railway (65 paid) - Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifth (4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) . 361 London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 12 London and South Western London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 13 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) ..... 411 South Eastern and Dover (48 paid) ...... . 26 York and North Midland (50 paid) ...... 95 Austrian, 5 psi cent.— Belgian, 5 pet cent kirazilian Bacnos Ayres 6 per cella 21 Chilian, 6 per cent.— Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Ditto, 1824.. ....... Danish, 3 per cent Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent — Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825, fi per et. FOREIGN ARTISTES AND THE INCOME TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln the event of the income tax once more becoming the law of the land, how will the foreign Artistes, Singers and Dance• s, engaged at her Majesty's Theatre and the French plays, be able to make their return, so as to be called upon to pay the tax ? My reason for calling, I hope, the attention of some Member of the Legislature to this is, that they, Vie Foreigners, seldom or ever remain six months at a time in this country ; although during the time they are in it, it is well known, they manage to make their income amount to many thousands ! Now, Sir, as the English actors will have to pay the tax, at least these whose income may exceed 1501. per year, which I grieve to say are but few, while all the foreigners obtain more, by many hundreds, will it not be an act of double injustice, if the foreigners alluded to, are permitted to escape scot free, while our native " Poor Players " will be compelled to subscribe to the tax ? Yours, obediently, T. R. H. April 6, 1842. NOTICE TO MARINERS.-LIGHTS IN THE CATTEGAT. Conformably to the announcement made by this Board en the 22d of February; last, the light vessel therein mentioned will be placed in the Cattew, at the end of Anholes Eastern Reef, early in April, andthe lightexhibited as sown as the follow ing alteration has been made in Anholt's chief fixed light, which will be completed by the middle of the month of Apt il.The above mentioned vessels having two masts with the peculiar rigging ef a schooner, and whose sides are painted red with a white cross, will be E. half S. from the lighthouse on the island of Anholt, about one quarter mile from the end of the reef, in 18 fathoms water. The light apparatus consists of nine lamps, with ro tary gear, which surround the aftermast, and will be elevated 25 feet above the level ef the sea. This, like the other Danish lights, will in future be kept burning between Michaelmas and Easter from half an hour after sun set till sun rise ; and be tween Easter and Michaelmas from one hour after sun set. In thick rain and fog the ship's bells will be rung continually for five minutes, after a pause of some duration. During the day a red flag will be hoisted on the foretop, and in stormy weather a red jack. The light vessel is appointed to remain on the station until the 21st of December, and to resume it as early as possible in the month of March in each year. The crew are not allowed to have sommunieation with any passing vessel, except in cases of distress requiring immediate as sistance, which will be rendered as far as possible. At the same time that the floating light is exhibited the axed light en the Island of Anholt will be altered to a flash light, comprising eight lamps, with rotary apparatus revolving in three minutes and one-third ; so that every 25th second a strong flash is shown which continues about six seconds, and then disappears for nineteen seconds. The light is in future to be exhibited every night throughout the year, according to the regulation for lighting and extingushing Danish lights; on the contrary, the additional fixed light on the eastern side of the lighthouse will be kept burning only so long as the light vessel is in her station. The Royal Board of Trade and Customs. Copenhagen, March 24, 1842. LLOYDS' SHIPPING. LONDON Amu. 6.—Wind this day at neon Easterly. DEAL, Aram b.—Wind E.N. E. fresh.—Arrd. the City of Derry, Roberts, from China; Sd. Surrey, for Hobart Town. Rsmsosys, Aran. s.—The Georgics Chrico, from London to Naples, and the Bethel, Wood, from Newcastle to Abbe ville, are both beneaped in the inner harbour. The Sir Walter Scott, Coulson, has commenced re-shipping her cargo. LivcarooL, Aram s.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. Ocean Queen Wilson, Savannah. Sailed, Brun sw i c k, N ew York ; Westbrook, Port Phillip ; Higginson, Barbadoes ; Bri gand, Honduras ; Mersey, Montreal ; Portland, St. John's, New Brunswick; C. R. C., Bay Chaleur ; Ariel, Newfoundland. Orr BEACHY HEAD, APRIL s.. —Hercules, Allinson, Cuba, for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL s. —Wind N.N.E. to E.--sld. Sir John St. Aubyn, Algoa Bay. OFF PLYMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind N.E.—ldogheten, Shields, for Rio. The Triton, Nordskam, from Cuxhaven to Messina ; was in contact 31st ult. with the Emily, Paddon, from Cape Coast Castle to London, off Beachy Head; the former lost jib boon and cable. Fs Lmotrru, APRIL 4. —Wind E.N.E. te N.N,E., fresh breezes. —Arrd. Ann Williamson, Monte Video, sailed Jan.l3. Sid. Lady Mary Wood, Steamer, Vigo, &c. PENZANCE, APRIL 4.—The Astrea, AfTWen..from Dun dalk to Newport, shifted her ballast and eapsized during a strong gale at N.N.E., 2d inst., between the Smalls and St. Ann's Head ; crew saved. _ _ _ POOLE, APRIL 4.—Sid. Reaper, Lloyds, Findon, Delia, and Williams, Quebec. CAMPBELTOWN, APRIL 2.—The Hope, Douglas, of and or Port Ruch, got on the rocks in the Sound of Sunda. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and an Investiture of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath yesterday afternoon at Buck ingham Palace. The following Knights' Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath assembled and were robed by Mr. Hunter in their Man tles and Collars, viz. :—The Duke of Wellington, Sir George Cockburn, Lord Heytesbury, and Sir George Murray. The Knights, preceded by the Officers, passed into the Picture Gallery, where they were met by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. Acting Grand Master of the Order, and having been called over, proceeded to the presence of the Sovereign in the Throne Room, with the u sua l reverences. Her Majesty was accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, both wearing the Collar and Mantle of the Order. Then by her Majesty's command Lieut. G enera l Si r H owar d Douglas, Bart., was introduced between the two Junior Knights' Grand Crosses present, preceded by Bath King of Arms, bearing the Riband, Badge, and Star of the Order upon a crimson velvet cushion. :Sir Howard kneeling, the Queen was graciously pleased to put the Riband and Badge over the Lieutenant -General's right shoulder. Sir Howard, rising, had the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand, and having received from her Majesty the Star of a Civil Knight Grand Cross of the Order, withdrew. Admiral the Hon. Sir John Talbot was introduced to the Royal presence, and having been invested by the Queen with the Riband and Badge, received from her Majesty the Star of Military Knight Grand Cross of the Order. Admit al Sir Henry Digby was introduced, and was invested I.l} , her Majesty with the Riband, Badge, and Star of a Military Knight Grand Cross of the Order. The Officers of the Order assisting at the ceremony were Bath King of Arms, Algernon Greville, Esq. ; and the Gen tleman Usher, Albert William Woods, Esq. Liutenant.General Sir John Wilson was then conducted to her Majesty by Albert William Woods, Esq. ( Gentleman Usher), officiating for his father, Sir William Woods, K. H., Officer of Arms, attendant upon the Knights Commanders, bearing upon a crimson velvet cushion the Star, Riband, and Badge of the Second Class of the Order. Mr. Woods, presenting on his knee to the Sovereign the Riband and Badge of a Knight Commander, the Queen was graciously pleased to invest Sir John therewith. The Lieut.- General having had the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand, received from her Majesty the Star of a Knight Commander, and retired. Major-General Sir John George Woodford was invested with the like ceremony, with the ensigns, as Knight Comman der of the Bath. Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White was introduced to the Royal presence. The Sword of State was thereupon de livered to her Majesty, and the Vice-Admiral kneeling, re ceived the honour of Knighthood, and, on rising, had the ho nour to kiss the Sovereign's hand. Sir John was afterwards invested with the Star, Riband, and Badge of a Knight Com mander of the Order. Hear-Admiral Sir Charles Richardson wag conducted to her Majesty, and had the honour of Knighthood conferred upon him with the Sword of State, an i was afterwards invested by the Queen with the Star, Riband, and Badge of a Knight Com mander of the Order. Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar was invested by her Nlajesty with the Ensigns of a Knight Commander of the Order. The Knights Grand Crosses having been called over by Bath King of Arms, retired together with the Officers of the Order from the presence. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms lined the Throne Room at the ceremony, commanded by their Lieutenant, the Hon. Sir Edvrard Butler, At the Court the Hon. Mr. Bligh , Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover, was presented to the Queen at an audience by the Earl of Aberdeen, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Bishop of Barbadoes was presented to her Majesty at an audience by Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Queen gave audience to Sir Robert Peel and the Lord Chamberlain. The Court was attended by the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Depart ments, the President of the Board of Control, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the ``ice.Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the House hold, %fr. Henry Robinson, Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at• Arms ; Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Wait ing on Prince Albert; Mr. James Bruce Curling, Clerk of the Cheque of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; the Groom of the Robes; Sir Benjamin Smith, Mr. Byng, and Mr. Wilson, Pages of Honour in Waiting. Ihe Dowager Lady Lyttelton was the Lady in Waiting, the Earl of Warwick Lord in Waiting, and Sir Robert Otway Groom in Waiting. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, com manded by Captain Seymour Saddler, the Exon in Waiting. 'I he Queen's Guard of the Scots Fusilier Guards, with the Band of the Regiment, was on duty on the Palace Lawn. The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday afternoon, at Marlborough House. Major- General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, the Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and his Royal Highness, were in at ter dance. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken an airing in a carriage. Her Majesty, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four. Prince Albert rode out on horseback, attended by Colonel Bouverie and Major• General Wemyss. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Liverpool. Lord George Lennox, Hon. Caroline Lyttelton, Sir George . Cowper, Bart., and Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson. The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended during dinner. The Duchess of Kent took an airing in a carriage yesterday. M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, transacted bus►ness yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation from the General Shipowners' Society, consist. inn of Mr. Barry, Chairman, Mr. Ridley, Deputy •Chairman, 31r. Tindall, and Mr. G. F. Young, members of the Com mittee, and Mr. Oviatt, Secretary, had an interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Sir Thomas Wilde, M.P., General the Hon. H. B. Lygon, M.P., and a deputation from the glove trade of the city of Worcester, had an interview with the Earl of Ripen yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. The Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, had a meeting yesterday at the Treasury. There were present the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General, attended Despatches from the Governor of Barbados's were received y.sterday at the Colonial-office. PROTEST AGAINST THE INCOME TAX. DT A GENTLEMAN OF TWO HUNDRED• A YEAR AND TWELVE SMALL CHILDREN. DISSENTIENT :-1. Because, if I am compelled to pay the Income-tax, some of my tradesmen must go unpaid, to which I should not have the slightest objection, provided they had none ; but on consulting them on the subject, 1 find, to my inexpressible dis gust and astonishment, that they are unanimous in their determination to be paid to the last farthing. 2.—Because, if the Income-tax be levied on me, it is very clear that I cannot pay the church-rates; and the clergyman of the parish assures me that the non payment of Mother Church's dues is the very worst species of blasphemy which a respectable Christian can be guilty of, and will shut me out from salvation for ever. 3. Because having twelve small children, and being in expectation of another, which will shortly be forthcoming among the " novelties of the season," it ' is evident that those children must be provided with clothes suited to their respective ages ; and as one pair of corduroy breeches is the allowance I make annually to the boys, they must (if the tax on my slender income be persisted in) go without breeches altogether, which will inflict a grievous shock on the morals of my neighbourhood, who have an instinctive disrelish of the Highland fashion, where to be non breeched is the rule, and to be breeched the exception. 4. Because, in the event of my giving way to my parental sensibilities, and allowing the boys to con tinue their corduroys as usual, I must then go with out breeches myself, which, at this inclement period of the year, and in the windy region in which I am located, will be attended with serious inconvenience, besides subjecting me to the tender mercies of the police, and peradventure to a month at the treadmill—. to say nothing of the probability of the old maid who lives opposite me being thrown into strong hysterics. 5. Because my income being barely such as to enable me to make both ends meet at the end of the year, if three per cent. be levied on it, my children must be put instantly on short commons, in which case my eldest son, who is remarkable for his preco cious appetite, will very probably levant with a guar tern loaf from a baker's shop, and thereby saddle the country with the expenses of a prosecution at the Old Bailey for felony. 6. Because, even if the duty on foreign beef be re duced, it will not compensate me for the income tax, inasmuch as I am a genuine John Bull, and hate every thing foreign ; besides, Colonel Sibthorp proved to my satisfaction in Parliament last night, that if I eat a Dutch rump-steak (unless, indeed, I cut it from the hind-quarters of the Dutchman himself) I shall in fallibly be poisoned—to which I beg respectfully to state that I entertain an invincible repugnance. 7. Because the Income-tax will reduce me to the condition of an Epic poet, and eventually cause me to be shut up in a workhouse, and dieted on horse-leg soup, and one pound of boiled cat's-meat daily. 8. Because, when the tax-gatherer comes up the street to levy his three per cent., I am apprehensive that, in the indignant paroxysm of the moment, I may be tempted to pick him off at a long shot with a blun derbuss, which will greatly wound my conscience, and do him an irreparable injury. For these, and other reasons too numerous to men tion, I beg to enter any most decided Protest against the Income-tax. (Signed) AIORTIMER PITZ-EUSTACE SNOOKS. IscomE TAx.—The Town Council of Manchester held a meeting on Monday, the Mayor in the chair, and passed resolutions against the income tax, and in favour of free trade, as a substitute for taxation. At the meet ing Mr. Alderman Brooks used such strong language that the Mayor thought it necessary to take notice of it. We think it worth while to give a specimen of the lan. guage with which distress is inspiring even decorous Aldermen :—" The tariff was as complete a robbery o n the people as was ever made, and . the alterations were made in the worst form: Thus, pigs were to come in at ss. ; but cut up in two, a hundred weight a side, they would each pay a duty of 28s. Could anything be con ceived more monstrous 1 This showed they wer e on ly contriving to keep the monopolies ; and then they said, ' They ought to have an income tax.' If ever there was a hell upon earth,; it was now. Lord J o h n R usse ll had turned the devil with his imps fo r a ti me , an d h e peopleun; and now Si r R o b er t P ee l h a d turned s, and they wou ld b e k e pt, an d did not please with e e his p we're kept, out of the They did rule, and would rale, over us, till we could destroy them ; till we could starve them, and put them to rights. If we would only join together as men of business, and stick tp our prin ciples, we should have justice done us ; but we should never have our rights till we took them." LOSS OF THE VISCOUNT MELBOURNE. We regret to learn that the Viscount Melbourne has been totally lost on her passage to China. The particulars of this melancholy affair have not reached us beyond the fact of the I vessel's loss, and a statement that the whole cress took to the boats, which bad all but one reached land, and in that one, for which great fears were entertained, was, we are coneerned to say, Lieut. -Colonel Campbell, en route to join the 37th N. I. in China. A Malay praha had boarded ono of the boats and fired into her, wounding one European, and plundered the poor people. We are indebted to the Madras Atheneum for the following additional particulars from the Singapore Free P ress , o f which we have not yet ourselves received a copy : " Loss OF THE VISCOUNT ISIELBOURNE.—We regret that it falls to our lot to announce the loss of the ship ViscounttheShoal, Melbourne, Capt. theChinaSea.tookher.thesth Luconia ture from this for Macao on the 25th ultimo, with the fol lowino o passeners on board—viz., Mrs. Dare and two children, Lieut.- Col. 'Campbell, 37th regiment Madras native infantry, and Scott, Esq., of Calcutta. On the sth inst., at 4 0 a.m. during a calm, breakers were descried en the lee beam close to the vessel, when she sounded in eighteen fathoms, and let go both bower anchors, which, however, would not hold, and the ship struck abaft and swung broadside to the reef, from which it was found impossible to get her off ; and nothing re mained to be done but to get the boats out. This was stecom. 'dished with some difficulty ; and before they left the ship she had begun, with the flow of the tide, to strike very heavily abaft, threatening destruction to all the after part of the vessel, al hough, in consequence of the anchors holding forward, she was comparatively safe in that part. Having put provisions and water on board, they left the vessel in five beats; the captain, Sirs. Dare and children, Mr. Scott, and 23 of the crew went in the launch ; in the first cutter, the chief and third officers, with Lieutenant -Colonel Campbell with three European sea men and seven lascars ; in the second cutter, the second mate and nine of the crew ; in the third cutter, 22 of the lascars ; and in the jolly-boat, the fourth effacer and six of the crew— in all 77 hands. Having left the vessel, the boats steered towards the coast of Borneo, with the intention of making Borneo Proper, arid on the 7th came in sight of the land on the coast, but finding that the strength of the current would prevent their reaching the capital, Captain lil'Kenzie di rected them to steer for Sambas; the twenty-two lascars in third cutter, however, being apparently determined to shift for themselves, went. off at once towards the shore. On the same day they also parted company with the second cutter, the chief officer having said that he would run in to look at the land and return by sunset ; but apparently met with some obstacle, as he did not afterwards join them. On the 10th, a Malay . israha came alongside of the launch, the nakhodah of which was permitted to come on board, and endeavoured to persuade them to go on shore—but this invita tion being declined he went again on board of his own praha, and getting alongside the jolly-boat, which was astern, boarded her and plundered the men in her of everything they had. She was doubtless a pirate, and Captain 11Plienzie supposes he was wily prevented from attacking and plundering the launch by seeing that they were well supplied with fire-arms on board. As it was, the praha fired several shots at the launch, one of ehieli wounded a European seaman in the head. Finding the jolly beat the cause of detention, the people were taken out of her and die ided between the launch and second cutter, the boat herself being turned adrift. On the following night the second cutter parted company with the launch, and seeing no traces of her at daylight, although she had hove-to and fired muskets during the nie lit ; the second officer deter mined to steer in his boat for Singapore. Ile arrived here early on the morning of Monday last; and Captain APKenzie, having also adopted the same determination, after parting com p ny with the second cutter, his boat arrived about twelve hours after, having be en thirteen days fsosa the ship. They had all suffered much flora exposure, and in particular Mrs. Dare, one of obese children was at the breast, and whose situ ation for such a period, in an open boat, was necessarily pain. ful in the extreme. "No further accounts having been received of the first cutter, and having had experience of the dangers those on board of her are exposed to on the coast of Borneo, the local authorities have very properly chartered the Royalist to proceed to that coast is quest of her. The Royalist is herself well-armed, and same olandauze and sepoys having been shipped on board of her, she w ill be in condition not only to protect herselfagairtstyirates, but to operate effectually against them. Capt. Al'henzie says that the first cutter cv..s an excellent boat, very well equipped, and in every respect in an efficient state, anti well provided with arms, besides those bJonging to Colonel Campbell. It is not improbable that being prevented from joining her con sorts by contrary currents she may have steered for Sambas ; but there is too much room for apprehension on that coast to rely on any such probability, and we are happy to fin.l that the local authorities base lost no time in desp Aching a vessel for her relief. " We ought rot to conclude this notice without mentioning that Commodore Kearney, in the absence ofany of her NI ajes•y's cruisers, very hands,mely proffered the services of the two American ships o! war here under his command, to make in quiries in the course of their voyage to China, along the Borneo coast, for the missing boat; an offer which has been acknowledged, we have no doubt, by the local authorities in becoming terms, although the despatch of the Royalist renders it unnecessary to avail of it. "—Madras U.S. Gaztitte, Feb. 18. STAI E OF TRADE. (Froin the Manchester Guatdian.) ALANCHESTER.—The market of yesterday presented no change as comvared with those which immediately preceded it. There was some d' nand for yarn fur export ; but the market being overloaded by the quantity thrown upon it in consequence of the inactivity of the home manufacturers prices continued to recede. For goods there was very httle inquiry, and prices are little better than nominal. We are glad to learn that an arrangement has been made between the Directors of the Bank of Manchester and the shareholders of the Alliance Bank in this town, by which the entire capital and business of the latter will be made over to the Batik of Alanchestcr, on certain com.itions specified in the subjoine3 resolutions, passed at a meeting of the shareholders of the Alliance Bank, held on Saturday last :-- °• That this meeting do approve of the suggestion offered by Mr. Smith, and recommended by the Board of Directory, for t ro.ferring to the Bank of Manche:44'r the entire assets and business of the Alliance Bank, in consideration of their assuming all pending liabilities, and granting to the Share holders cf this Bank their engagement to pay the sum of twenty six pounds in three years, with interest thereon at five per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, in exchange for every share transrerred to their Trustees. " That this mecti•ng do further recommend this proposal to the concurrence of their fellow- Shareholders, as the best means of rendering available their property in the Alliance Bank, and of relieving themselves from further responsibility as re gistered Shareholders." Another condition of this arrangement is, that Mr. William Smith, the manager of the Alliance Bank, will, for the future, take an active part in the management of the Bask of Man. chester. If we may judge from the effects of these arrange ments on the price of the stock of both the banks concerned in them, they are likely to prove exceedingly tenefieial. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, APRIL There has been but a very indifferent market to-day; prices being low, and few goods sold. This last week there has been a Government order for 12,000 pieces of flannel, which has been divided amongst ten or twelve manufacturers. It is gene rally supposed there has beets great competition, and the or ders have been accepted at extremely low prices. The wool market still remains heavy, and prices have undergone very little change. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, Aran. s.—The weather was beautiful, ar.d a cheerful appearance was universal ; but we re gret still to communicate no improvement in the state of this market to-day. Perhaps there was a little more activity in the Cloth Hall; but business in the warehouses was as dull as ever. Buyers evidently are at a loss what to do, and therefore mostly only purchase from sheer necessity. Prices remain much the same. There were more inquiries for wool, which indicates a fair amount of orders in hand. Emigration still goes on: up wards of a hundred persons left this neighbourhood since the last ieport ; and the bad news from India, and the dismal prospect for trade, will stimulate other s to follow. MURDER of SIR W. M'NAGHTEN. (From the Bombay Courier.) The following extract of a letter from General Pollock's camp bearing date the 23d ultimo, gives an account of tiur fortunate Envoy's murder, on what we cannot help considering, as far as the detail of the horrid act is concerned, to rest on the best authority we have yet had—that.of an eye witness, and one whorn - we think may be implicitly trusted to in such a relation. However, we lay it bthre the reader for his own appreciation : " The following particulars of the death of Sir William AltNaghten were communicated to several persons yesterday, by Sir A. Burnes' Kafila 13ashee, who arrived in camp yester day evening, with his credentials, on his way to Ferozepore, only twenty days from Cabool. The murder of Sir William 111‘Naghten did not take place in durbar, as generally sup posed, but at a conference in the plain, where this man was present, and he states that Akbar Khan wanted Sir W. to proclaim him King, which was refused, on which he seized hold of Sir W. as if to pull him along with him, and was re sisted by Sir W. Akbar Khan finding threats useless, pulled a pistol out from under his garment and shot him himself; in the left breast ; he dial not fall but staggered back, when he drew another and shot him again, upon which he fell, but still alive, when a matchlock man was ordered to shoot him through the head, which put an end to his sufferings—they then cut his head ofT, and by Abkar Khan's order stuck it on a pole and carried it all round the place. Lady 111`I'slaghten ran somed the body for 6,000 rupeei, and it was buried. This much I heard related by the man myself, and no one entertains the least doubt of its truth. The man called on the General, to whom he made this statement." LIST OF PERSONS ASCERTAINED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AFFGIIANISTAN SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE INSURRECTION ON NOVEMBER 2,1841. Sir W. H. M'Naghten, Bart. Brigadier Anquetil, Commanding the Shah's force. Lieutenant-Colonel Mackereil, her Majesty's 44th Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver, sth Regiment N.I. Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Burnes, Bombay Army, Assistant to Envoy. Major Ewart, 54th Regiment N.I. Captain Bellew, Assistant Quarter-Master-General. Captain Swayne, her Majesty's 44th Regiment. Captain Robinson, ditto. Captain Macrae, ditto. Captai Codrington, Comrranding 4th Shah's Infantry. C C a a p p t t a a i i n n sßprootatdisfowl;o'djes,t Shah'sEußuaerr European rms.: i n n; Regiment. :t c t N e e e n ral. Captain'Westmacott, 37th N.I. CaaCaptainppp Captain Captain P ain l Y , r a :e c o v k d n o i b ,r r i u D i t :3d e n l , u' L 4 tsy 4 ig t t Qh h ht Cavalry. N. 1., Commanding Shah's bth Regt. Lieutenant Stunt, Engineers. Lieutenant Raban, her Majesty's_ 44th Regiment. Li e utenant R att ray, Politi ca l Department. Lieutenant Golding, 2d European Regiinent, Jan Ras limo. Local Lieutenant Wheeler, Shah's service. Lieutenant Laing, 27th Regiment, N.I. Lieutenant Lieutenant Walke r, urnes Bombay Army. Ensign 'hab'sCavalry.r Ensign Sali:bury, Ist European Regiment. • Ensign Gordon, 37th N.I. Ensign St. George, 37th N.I. Ensign Macartney, Madras Army, Shah's 2cl Infantry. Doctor Duff, 54th N.I. Doctor Brice, Hone Artillery. Doctor Macgrath, 37th N.I. Doctor E. R. Cardew. Doctor Bird. —Englishman, Feb. C GRATITUDE OF A FRENCH LADY.--Mademoiselle de la Champagne a French lady_ of property , who recently died in the town ,of A vranc hes, in Normandy, bequeathed 1,200 i. in grateful acknowledgement of the libe ralityhich she had experienced front the Go- Tel-meant and peop le of England during her residence th ere as ta t he B n r d it k is i h nd nat i on, on a; emigrant, at the t i me of the Revolution. The Mayor of aAuvrauches solicited permission of Sir Robert Peel for the ap plication of the money towards building a ward in th e T own Hospital, to be a; p ro p riated to the re lief of British sailors s hipwrecked on the coast, or of other destitute English persons. The Premier consented, and the Mayor has presented to the Minister a work recently published by Dr. James Hairby, in English, entitled " Historical and Des • ' mptave Sketches of Avranches and its Vicinity," emblazoned with the civic arras.. This spirit we should ever wish to see cultivated by both nations.