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

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
Seymour 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 Kent, attended by
her Lady in Waiting, the Baroness de Speth, and Sir George
Couper;honoured the Princess's Theatre with her presence
last evening.
Mr. Hincks, of Canada, and Mr. G. B,
in B. Chandler, of New
Brunswick, bad an interview with the Earl of Derby yester-
day, at his official residence, Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Crawford, Mr. Ould, Mr.
Crane, and Mr. INPGlasham, 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.)
Aran, 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 rox.—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 are soundings of from 56
to 70 fathoms. Under this supposition it would be desirable
that inquiry should be made at the different 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
workmen 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 Com-
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 cliaracters. In Endell-street,
rapid progress has been made in raising baths and wash-
houses on the east side of the street.
AN EXTRAORDINARY DRAMA.—LoIIa Montes has
engaged a young literary gentleman of New England, son
of Mrs. 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 eharacters 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 11.
Count Pepin, private secretary to Louis; Lieutenant Heald
and his maiden aunt; Eugene Sue; Dujarrier, editor of Le
SWele, and other Parisian literary characters. In the third
act will be introduced Kossuth ; Prince Bobo, tattooed in his
native African style; llorace Greeley, attired in the iden-
tical white coat; little Raymond, of the Times, and M.
Arpinin, of the Courrier des Etats Unis. Of course Lola
will play the leading role herself.—. New Yorh Herald.
" What is the value of a ton of turnips ?" is a
question which has frequently been discussed. On a trial
in the Doncaster County Court the other day, the value of
an acre of turnips sold and eaten off the ground was settled
at 51. 10a.

YearenfledAprils, 1846 ..
++ ~ 1847 .. .--
00 f 1 1848 .. 12,501
ft f/ 1849 .. 22,768
10 ~ 1850 .. 44,256
01 1851 .. 11,525
ft 10 1852 .. —

277
47,004
15,406
65.142
57,765
194,027

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

Molasses.

Year ended April 5. 1846 .. • . .. 173,735
OS „ 1847 .. .. .. 153,592

1848 • • 210:015
1849 .. 177,487
111 " 1850 .. 223,044
" 1851 .. 215,311
111.

IP 1111 1352 • •

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 MORNING 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 agriculturists, 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.
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
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
fur 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 not
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.fiftbs 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 redueed 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 he 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 alectors inquire the reason thut Mr. Baldwin does not
adopt a similar course.,,None such has yetbeen announced by
the Conservative party.

THE LATE MR. WILLIAM BEAN.—OCI Tacsday
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 lamed
ceased has left a widow and infant daughter to mourn his
ofnt eoadft
tuPeYrne p youth, the more
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ING COMPANY.—On Tuesday a crowded
ORGANSBIRE
contribu-
toriesßANK-
and others was held before meeting of
sub-
ject of a proposed call of 601. Master Farrer, on the
tories settled on the list. The affidavit
share on all the contribu-
tories
stated that they believed affidavit of the official mane-
about 268,000/., out of that such a call would produce
pound, amounfin to which an instalment of la. Bd. in the
compounding 17,0001., would have to be paid to the
creditors by the 30th of June. The number
of shares settled on the list was 17,385, but it was stated that
out of these it
7,200,
owing
was expected that nothing would be got from
to death, insolvency, and other causes. The
gross
amount of liabilities was 855,0001-, to meet which
there was
amounted to 587,8901. This was at the time that the matter
came into the hands of the official managers. At present
the gross liabilities came to 807,000/., and the estimated de-
ficiency, in March, 1852, was 268,000/. After hearing the
objections urged against the call, the Master ordered the
call of 601. per share to be made, observing that h under-
stood that it was the intention of the official managersreholders
to en-
force it as leniently as possible against those sha
who had already paid something, and for which they would
now be credited.
Yesterday, the Easter term
CALLS TO THE BAR.--
calls to the bar of students of the Hon. Society of the Inner
Temple was made, and they comprise the following gentle-
mon :—Mr. A. Fairbairn, Mr. J. 11. Jenkinson, Mr. J. s.
White, Mr. F. G. A.
Williams, Mr. W. Hardman, Mr. H.
M‘Nevin, Mr. A. Pechell, Mr. T. F. W. Walker, Mr. J.
Sharpe,_ Mr. S. Baxendale, Mr. J. D. Campbell, Hon. G.
J. C. Lascelles, Mr. It. J. Bateman, Mr. Nichols, and Mr.
Wade.
EXEMPLARY SABBATARIANS.—There are two ban-
tam hens in the possession of a lady at Plumst dea , which
have each laid an egg every morning for
months, except on Sunday; and never, d • url
that period, has an egg been foundduring the whole of
on that
their wilto.•.oxfurs Oroxicle, day in either of