The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-21 00:00:00

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CONTRACT FOR ELM TIMBER.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Sluneract-place, 2Oth April, 1335.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord Ilign Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 15th
May next, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's
several Dock Yards with

3,565 loads of ENGLISH ELM, TIMBER, and
31 ELM TREES for Pumps,
felled between the middle of November and the end of February last,
and t) be delivered at prices, including all luggage and other es-
penses, by Vie 31st December next.
Tenders may be made for the supply of any one or more of the
yards, or for the whole of them.
d. Distribution and a form of the tender may be obtained at the
said office. No tender will be receired after two o'clock on the day
of treaty, nor will any he noticed unless the party attemos, or an
agent for him duly authorised in writin4.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the lty
If
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Elm Timber,
and must also be delivered at S merset-place, accompanied by a
letter signed by two responsible persons,engAging tothe due
'with the person tendering in the sum of it. per load for
per-
formance of the contract. become bound

THEATRE fIoYAL B.AYMA.ItILET.
Under the manartement of Mr. Buelr.stone;
THIS EVENING.
OWM be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters
by Mr. Backstone and 311sa E. Chaplin.
To be followed by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers
Will appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL.
called THE NEW HAY-
After which, a new Extravaganza,
MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855,
To ocecitule with THE GALICIAN FETE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CaAzlats KEAN.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal
'Historical
character by Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with (1 Ith time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled
TUE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Knave.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENLY%

Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER.
To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
Or MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING.
Glorious success ! To commence with an entirely new and original
Sp ctacle-drama of harrowin interest, by Mr. Nelson Lee, called,
THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE I No Drama for many
years has created so great a sensation. The interest is most intense ;
the burning of the stables is most terrific, while the Derby race is
most exciting.
After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented
by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack
Ashore.

A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added tc
the Embellishments.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manage; Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDG7`...
Tata DAY —Morning 41 min.after 4 1 Evening 1 min. aft. 5
To- ,ioar.mw - Morning 21 min.aiter 5 Evening 42 min. at t. 5

THE WEATHER.—Sam OffiC3, April. 21.
THERMOMETER, THEE SHADE.
60—highest since noon yesterday.
39 —lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.55—very high.
WIND, N.E.—Rather fresh and cold, with fine sunshiny
weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1855.

addition of 1 per cent., or rather 2d. in the 1
pound, to the Income Tax—which will hencefor-
wax d stand at ls. 4d., in place of ls. 2d., as
heretofore. No attempt is, however, to be made
to render it in any degree more equitable or less
oppressive. All the existing inequalities are to
be firmly maintained, and, we suppose, should Sir
G. C. LEWIS remain in office, it will shortly be
raised to 10 per cent. without any modification or
alteration.

But the retrograde movement with respect to
the indirect taxation is the worst among the many
bad features of the Budget. First comes an ad-
dition to the sugar duty of 3s. per cwt. Sir G.
C. LEWIS estimates that this additional impost on
" the cane of the tropics" will realise 1,200,000/.
An additional ld. per lb. on coffee follows, which
is expected to produce 150,0001. ; and 3d. per
lb. which is to be added to tea will bring
750,000/. more to that under the head of Cus-
toms. There is to be an addition of 2,100,0001.
raised in about the most objectionable manner
that can be conceived.

Under Stamps one penny additional is to be im-
posed on each banker's cheque, which, it is said,
will bring in 200,0001. to the Exchequer, while
an additional million is to be raised by an extra tax
on spirits—the duty on Scotch being equalised with
that on English, and Irish being advanced to six
shillings per gallon. This is all very fine, but we
fancy that the Right Honourable Gentleman will
find that he has omitted a very important ele-

went from his calculation. He has made no
allowance for the smaller quantity that will con-
tribute to the revenue in consequence either of
diminished consumption, or a vast increase of
illicit distillation. Experience has always proved
that the result of a high duty was to give an ex-
traordinary stimulus to that demoralising
traffic. Sir G. C. LEwis has, however, eschewed
the lessons he might have learned, and
boldly braved dangers which more prudent
financiers and moralists would sedulously have
avoided. Meanwhile he sacrifices 200,000/. to
create difficulties in the way of public journals.
Such am the leading features of the worst Budget
we ever remember—a Budget which will bring the
highest odium on the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and materially add to the unpopularity of the
entire Cabinet, and of all their supporters in the
House and the country.