The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-01 00:00:00

EXETER-HALL.

The Sacred Harmonic Society gave as a performance last
evening that superb composition the Elijah of Mendelssbon.
Mr. H. Phillips, to whom the arduous and sustained labour
of Dijah was entrusted, gave " The Lord hath exalted," and
the bold passages in the controversy with the priests of Baal
" Call him louder," and " 0 thou who makest," with great
force and judgment. Miss M. Williams was encored in the
air, " 0 rest in the Lord," and warmly applauded in her re-
citatives. The trio, " Lift thine eyes," by Miss Birch, Miss
C. Henderson, and Miss M. Williams, was also re-demanded
—the flageolet-like sweetness of the: soprano, the delicate
roundness of the second, and the sound fullness of the third
voice, exciting enthusiasm in the coldest. Miss Birch and
Miss C. Hendersen— to whom the peculiar music of " the
Queen," beginning " Have ye not heard ?" was committed—
efficiently sustained their parts. Mrs. Temple, Mr. Lockey,
Mr. Perren, Mr. Collett, and Mr. Weeks also lent their aid
in concerted pieces. The introduction and chorus were ad-
mirable, as well as the band, under the leadership of Messrs.
Surman and H. Blagrove.

COURT CIRCULAR.
It is understood that the Court mourning being announced
so short a time before the ensuing Court ball, her Majesty
will dispense with its being worn generally on that evening.
This p ermission, however, will not extend to the members
of the Court.
The Queen had a dinner party on Thursday, at Bucking-
ham Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes before twelve
o'clock yesterday, for the Royal Academy, in Trafalgar..
square.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert were
received in Trafalgar-square by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake,
President of the Royal Academy, who conducted the Queen
and Prince through the different rooms of the exhibition.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Royal suite, re-
turned in six carriages to Buckingham Palace, at two
o'clock.
The Honourable Matilda Paget and the Honourable Mary
Seyrnour have relieved the Honourable Eleanor Stanley and
the Honourable Beatrice Byng, in their duties as Maids of
Honour in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her
residence, Clarence House, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Bent,
datstiernGdeedorbgy
her Lady in Waiting, the Baroness de Speth, n
Couper, honoured the Princess's Theatre with her presence
last evening.
Mr. Hincks, of Canada, and Mr. G. B. Chandler, of New
Brunswick, had an interview with the Earl of Derby yester-
day, at his official residence, in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Crawford, Mr. Ould Mr.
Crane, and Mr. M'Glasham, had an interview with Sir'John.
Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governors of the North American Provinces.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

APRIL 30.
A large ship, reported ito be a Dutchman, laden with
tobacco and flour, ran on shore last night in Compton Bay;
her masts have been cut away ; she is on the flatners and
has only about four feet water round her at low water; as
there is now very little wind, and she makes no water, there
are great hopes that she may be got off, the tides being on
the increase, but she is in a most dangerous situation. Seve-
ral vessels are gone round from Cowes to assist in lightening
her.

8.30 pm —Wind west and very light; barometer, 29.20;
the night tine and clear.

It has been suggested by a whaling captain of
considerable experience, at Dundee, brother to the ice-master
of the Erebus, that the vessels seen, or supposed to have
been seen, by the mate of the Renovation in the ice near the
Banks of Newfoundland, might have been " white fishing "
vessels which had got beset in the ice and driven upon the
Virgin Rocks, which are not far from the given latitude of
45 deg. 3 min., and where there aro soundings of from 56
to 70 fathoms. Under this supposition it would be desirable
that inquiry should be made at the diterent French ports,
whence great numbers of fishermen annually go to the Banks
of Newfoundland to prosecute the cod fishing.
METROPOLITAN POLICE RETURNS.—The Metro-
politan Police returns for the year 1851, ending December,
have just been issued. From them it appears that during
the year 72,397 persons were taken into custody. Of this
number 37,363 were discharged by the magistrates, 30,498
were summarily disposed of or held to bail, 4,536 were com-
mitted for trial, 3,711 were convicted and sentenced, 672
were acquitted, and 153 were not prosecuted. The police
district includes 135 parishes, hamlets, and liberties,
IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. GILES S.—On Thursday
workman were engaged in the erection of two iron columns in
the centre of Broad-street, St. Giles's, between Endell.street
and Bloomsbury-street, on each of which is fixed a gas lamp,
which have been found necessary for the protection of the foot
passengers crossing the street, in consequence of the increased
traffic of vehicles. For further security some posts are
placed round the columns. At the corner of Bloomsbury.
street, one of the large houses has been taken by the Corn.
mittee of the St. Giles's and St. George's (Bloomsbury)
Ragged and Industrial Schools, for the instruction and recla-
mation of the destitute children of that:locality—this having
been the site called the " Rookery," which was the rendez.
vous of the most abandoned characters. In Endell-street,
rapid progress has been made in raLing baths and wash-
houses on the east side of the street.

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Air EXTRAORDINARY DRAMA.—LoIIa Mantes has
engaged a young literary gentleman of New England, son
of ➢lra. Ware, one of our somewhat celebrated poetesses, to
write a sort of epic drama for her, embodying the principal
events of her wayward life, and introducing into the play
the eminent characters with whom she has been brought in
contact. It will be in five acts, the first two embracing her
European life, in which will appear, as leading characters,
Louis 1., ex-King of Bavaria; his son, Maximilian II.;
Count Pepin, private secretary to Louis ; Lieutenant Ileald
and his maiden aunt; Eugene Sue; Dujarrier, editor of Leir
Siecle, and other Parisian literary characters. In theitnh hisd
act will be introduced Kossuth ; Prince Bobo, tattooed in
native African style; Horace Greek", attired ill than, .r.
iden-
tical white coat; little Raymond, of the Tunes,Wcime Lola
Arpinin, of the Courrier des Elate Unis.
will play the leading rsle herself.—New York Herald.
is a
" What is the ♦alue of a ton. of tu_r.niposa.
question which has frequently day, the value of
a trial
been discussed
in the Doncaster County Court the other
an acre of turnips sold and eaten off the ground was settled
at 51. 10s.

t.
Year ended April 5, 1846 .. .. .. 66Cw1,712
99 " 1847 • • .. .. 578,119
t 9 „ 1848 .. .. .. 683,316
~ ~ 1849 .. .. .. 652,986
ii, „ 1850 .. .. 839,096
~ „ 1851 .. .. 880,081
t 9 99 1852 .. -- .. 806,007

Cwt.
5,714,463
6,148,168
6,529,4/8
6,84.1,770
6,770,125
7,200,159
7,613,144

An Account of the gross Amount of Duty received is the
United Kingdom on Sugar and Molasses in the years end-
ing the sth of April, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851,
and 1852:

Sugar Unrefined.

Of British
Possessions. Foreign.

Year ended April 5, 1846 .. 3,488,318
110 1847 .. 3,215,959
It „ 1848 3,520,364
„ 1849 .. 3,313,062
VS ,/ 1850 .. 3,225,006
IF „ 1851 .. 2,863,441
1832

Sugar Rel

Of British
Posses-
sions.

Year ended April 5, 1846 .. --
1847 ..
1848.. 12,501
ft,
" 1849 .. 22,763
PP
1850 .. 44,256
Of
1851 .. 11,525
" 1852 .. --
ft

90,319
997,654
821,085
1,092,521
551,796
891,076

[Lied and Sug

Foreign.

2,905
42,374
13,509
182,502

Molasses.

Year ended April 5, 1846 .. 173,735
11 ,11 1847 .. .. 153,592
„ 1848 .. 210,015
1, 1849 .. • • • • 177,487

Total,

f P f t 1850 • • • • • • 223,044
.t, P. 1851 .. .. .. 215,311
ft PO 1852 • • .. .. -

3,578,637
4,213,612
4,341,449
4,405,583
3,776,802
3,754,517

Candy,

Total

277
47,004
15,406
65,142
57,765
194,027

Aggregate
of Sugar
and

Molasses.

3,752,649
4,414,209
4,566,870
4,648,212
4,057,611

4,163,855
4,163,535

THE BUDGET.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MOANING CHRONICLE.
Sir,—The " late" Protectionists are aghast at the confes-
sions of their Chancellor of the Exchequer. His financial
statement was neither more nor less than an unequivocal
testimony to the merits of the financial and commercial
policy of the late Sir Robert Peel. He actually went out of
his way to answer the fallacies promulgated by the leading
organs of the Government, touching the alleged falling-off
of the income-tax. But he faintly sanctioned the Protec-
tionist creed in one respect. He prophesied that rents and
farmers' profits would decline for a period. But what of that?
Did not the Whigs go farther? Did they not actually in-
sert a recognition of agricultural distress in the Queen's
Speech ? And did not Lord Derby distinctly state at Bury
that if the people at large prospered under free-trade, whilst
some partial suffering fell to the lot of the aviculturists, he,
for one, should endeavour heartily to rejoice at it. The
cheers which hailed the first Caucasian budget came prin-
cipally from the Opposition benches. And well they might.
The greater part of Mr. Disraeli's statements relating to the
improved condition of the finances were borrowed, without
acknowledgment, from Mr. G. C. Lewis's pamphlet.
Your very obedient servant,
ANTI-HUMBUG.

April 30.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
TOTNES.
(1120 M OUR COARESZONDENT.)
FRIDAY EVENING.-The two rival condidates, Mr. Mills
(Liberal) and Mr. Barry Baldwin (Conservative) have been
prosecuting their canvass for the last two or three days with
the utmost vigilance. Mr. Mills has certainly met with
great success, and unless there be an unusual amount of
bribery and intimidation at the ensuing election, your
humble correspondent ventures to proclaim there can be no
doubt of Mr. Mills's election, from the numerous important
adhesions and conversions to the cause of real free trade and
reform. Mr. Baldwin's friends, however, boast of being cer-
tain of carrying their old friend, who has represented Totnes
for many years, having, as he states in his address, first pre-
sented himself (to the old corporation) 26 years since, and
has been successful on six occasions, after several bard
fights, on two or three occasions winning by a bare majority
of three, and once being run to a dead heat.
Lord Seymour (the other Liberal Free-trader) need net
take much trouble about his election ; his conduct in Par-
liament has given satisfaction to the constituents generally,
and as his Lordship, who has considerable influence, very
properly observes neutrality with regard to the second seat,
it is thought he will poll about four fifths of the entire
number of electors.
There are at present but 337 names on the register, which
from deaths and double entries is still further reduced to
325. At the last election Lord Seymour polled about 280;
Mr. Baldwin, 154; Mr. Ricardo, 151.
Several of Mr. Baldwin's former supporters having now
promised Mr. Mills, I cannot see how ho can be beaten, as I
do not hear of a single desertion from the Liberal side.
Mr. Mills having submitted to the test of a public meeting,
many electors inquire the reason that Mr. Baldwin does not
adopt a similar cuurse. None such has yet been announced by
the Conservative party.

THE LATE MR. WILLIAM BRAN.—On Togs lay
morning last, at the early age of 23, Mr. William Bean, one
of the editors of the Liverpool Albion, passed into eternity.
The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr. Thomas
Bean, founder, editor, and proprietor of the Albion, and to
say that he was worthy of such a father is to pay the highest
possible compliment to both. The management of the paper
now devolves on his similarly-gifted brothers, long associated
with him in the editorial department. The lamented de-
ceased has left a widow and infant daughter to mourn his
memory.— Liverpool Journal.
EN
tribute to the memory of a rarely-gicopyfted
y theouth fore
going
tribute the
emoing
more
willingly for its generous and unselfish nature, so free as it is
from the professional jealousy which too often exists between
journalists in the same city, and of the same politics].
MONMOUTHSHIRE AND GLAMORGAN,;IIIRE BANK-
INQ COMPANY.—On Tuesday a crowded meeting of contribu-
tories and others was held before Master Farrer, on the sub-
ject of a proposed call of 60/. per share on all the contribu-
tories settled on the list. The affidavit of the official mana-
gers stated that they believed that such a call would produce
about 268,0001., out of which an instalment of ls. Bd. in the
pound, amounting to 17,0001., would have to be paid to the
compounding creditors by the 30th of June. T
of shares settled on the list was 17,385, dgot from
out of these it was expected that nothing otherwo causes. Theul
bea statedeaam that
7,200, owing to death, insolvency, and
there
es
was amountabout
to2f
5101,a0b0i0l ilt. i
oe sf
availablevi as zi 55, O
assets'oo/- , to
Themeet l
losses
s es which
had
came into the hands of the officiall
andl.
Afterhearing
g tdhee-
mauag
the
estimated preyent
amounted to 587,8901. This was at the timerteheat
Atthe matter
de-
ficiency, in March, 18‘ ,
the gross liabilities cames2 to
the Master ordered the
that
would
share to be made observinghe under-
call of 60/. per
official mana
was807r680,000"
objections urged against the call,
fun: for which they
possible against those shareholders
stood that it was the intention of the of gets to en-
force it as leniently as . •
who had
now be credited.
d already paid something,
CALLS TO THE BAlT..—Yesterday, the Easter term
calls to the bar of students of the Hon. Society of the Inner
Temple was made, and they comprise the following gentle-
man :--Mr. A. Fairbairn, Mr. J. H. Jenkinsur, Mr. J. S.
White, Mr. F. G. A. Williams, Mr. W. Hardman, Mr.
H.
M'Nevin, Mr. A. Pecheil, Mr. T. F. W. Walker M
Sharpe, Mr. S. Baxendale, Mr, J • D. Campbell, Hon. ampbell, Hon r.
J.
J. C. Lascelles, Mr. B. J. Bateman, Mr.. C )r.
Nichols,Wade.

EXEMPLARY SABBATARIANS.—There are two ban-
tam hens in the possession of a lady at Plumstesd, which
have each laid an egg every morning for the last eighteen
months, except on Sunday; and never, during the whole of
that period, has an egg been found on that day in either of
their taltaemairard Chroxicie.