The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

THE RAILWAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN. A
Map designed by' Z. Macaulay. Second Edition.
Smith and Ebbs.
Upon the occasion of its first appearance we well
remember calling public attention to this really re•
markable evidence of the forethought, the industry,
and the ingenuity of Mr. Zachary Macaulay. Ap-
preciating, as we then did, the importance of the
work as one tending to systematize the whole of the
intricate network of the railway-system, we are by no
means surprised to find that it has already attained
the dignity of a second edition. From this circum-
stance, however, we may now somewhat reasonably
conclude that this " Station Map of the Railways in
Great Britain" has resolved itself into the only offi-
cial, and consequently the only authoritative and re-
cognised chart of the English railroads. The first
attempt of any magnitude made in this direction, it
promises to remain as it has done hitherto without
a competitor., Macaulay's Railway Map must,
in fact, henceforth be regarded entirely without
a rival in its particular department, as Kelly's Post-
office Directory is as a guide-book to the metropolis.
The accuracy of the former, moreover, is guaranteed
beyond the possibility of misapprehension—the whole
of the different lines of railway being "corrected by
the respective companies." Apart from the interest of
the publication as affecting railway matters, it pos-
sesses a very peculiar value as being among the number
of the best maps of England ever published'The scale
upon which it is produced being ten miles to the inch,
it becomes obvious at once that, it affords every desi-
rable opportunity for distinctness. Added to its ori-
ginal merits, we observe, in the " second edition," a
variety of highly meritorious improvements. What-
ever changes or additions have been made since the
first issue of the map, in regard to the various lines
of railway, are scrupulously attended to, up to
the latest moment before publication. Each
company's line is differently coloured so,
as to be immediately distinguishable. Every
station is plainly marked out and lettered. All the
principal towns, all the smaller
towns, and many
of the more noticeable villages in Great Britain
(whether near or far away from a railway), are
clearly indicated. The outlines of the various coun-
ties are dotted down. Every port, creek, or inlet on
our coasts is defined, as well as every one of our
principal channels for inland navigation. By
those interested in railway matters, and in-
deed by everyone at all engaged, in mer-
cantile
Macaulay s Railway Map
will
b be
transactions,f:uii
a alrn o
st inestimable as a work of refe-
rence. While it reflects the highest credit upon the
projector, it appears (from the very adroitness with
which he has been enabled to carry out his design)
to have found its fittest author in a gentleman en-
gaged at the Railway Clearing House—that central
establishment from the creation of Order out of
Confusion—in the responsible position of Under-
Secretary.

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COURT CIRCULAR.
Wednesdayi his Roy al
Highness e(B2stiele)
rn i
nre-entered r t the, a f
tbearl 1 -sruopopme,r
night, at twenty minutes past twelve
mained until two o'clock, jeining occasionally in some of
the dances.
Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert
retired from the state rooms at
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, two o'clock. Their Royal
Mary, and his Royal
at h and the Princess
took. their departure at gtheees the Duke of Cambridge
ceased, and the ball concluded
edsame time; dancing then
having all quitted Bu k'u ed, the remaining visitors
o'clock yesterday e Ingham Palace before three
Her Majesty - morning.
and R his
attended by the c •Royal Highness Prince Albert,
ountess of Charlemont the Honourable
Mary Seymour, the Honourable Matilda Paget, Lord
Polwarth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel the
Honourable A.
Opera with
His theirnoyaii!hre%e_ncili last evening.
e ded by the
Marquis of Aberconren rViscountinceAlblanadtetvinie,
1 Captain
Francis Seymour, and Lietenant-Colonel the Hon. A.
Gordor, went, shortly before twelve o'clock yesterday, to
be present at the commemoration Choral Festival of the
Choir Benevolent Fund, in Westminster Abbey. His
Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace at a
quarter before three o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, and partook of
luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal
Family, took their usual riding and walking exercise
yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Suffield :tied
Baron Knesebeck, dined with her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St.
James's. In the evening her Royal Highness that
Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, honoured Her Majesty's
Theatre with her presence. Lady Fanny Howard Was
in waiting on the Duchess of Kent.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ba any
interview yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole at th
Home-office. • yesterday
The Sardinian Minister had an interview .
n Down-
wit the Earl of Derby, at his official residence interview
ing-street. The Earl of March had also an i 1
with the Noble Earl. ea for the
A deputation from the Local Board
hadan interview
District of Rusholaie, near Manchester,_
of Health, at their
yesterday with the General Board'n consisted of the fol-
Offices, Whitehall. The deputati.o
a Mr. Callender
loping members of the local boar .
Mr. Wm •
.Burdett
and Mr. W. Entwistle, attended b 7,
1 (law .l, kto the local board). Iho deputation were
Gcr
introduced by Mr. Brotherton, M.P ,
accompanied ;Ina r
Mr. James Kershaw, .
Mr. Milner Gibson, A • •,
M.P.M.P.,
and Mr. J. P. Westhead, I 1
—on Da fusser had an interview
The laa, yesterday
with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office..
Lord I.L.3bert Grosvenor and a deputation had an 'in-
terview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official
residence in Downiug-street.
A deputation, consisting of Sir Robert H. Inglis,
the
Rev. Henry Venn (Secretary of the Church
Society), and the Rev. Peter La Trobe of the
United Brethren), had an interview (Secretary Sir
with John
Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with f Derby yes-
terday. Lord Naas had
. w the Earl o.
also an interview with the Noble
Earl.

Mr. Pressly had an interview with the Char.icellor of
the Exchequer
Downing-street.Yoderclayt at his officia reesleitto us

THE WEATHER.—Box OFFICE, MAT 7.
THERMOXISTER, IX THE SHADS.
51—highest since noon yesterday.
42—lowest this morning and daring the night.
CO—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.16.
Wnin W.S.W.—cloudy, with occasional sunshine.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

- Mate of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
Planes at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
Are Kr,— , .
"'igen in order of latitude.
PLO—Windnt
PORTSMOU N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
Bain,TosTltWind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
TtAsTmas....4.,,lld N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
SouruAbtp.ro:V.E._,,,, ,rentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Foraczerwsz_liv. I.nd W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
TeissmnnE—winint.. light airs—partially cloudy.
. ration—wind N.E. gentle breeze— cloudless.
swmporr_wina‘J-.7.gentle breeze—cloudless.
baGHToN—Wind light airs—overcast.
4;ozzEsaTEL_witil k,..sahn—partially cloudy.
CANBRIDGE—.Wind §'. ‘vve, gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Id, strong breeze—partially cloudy.
YARMOUTH—Wind Ni.
.2:o,negal breeze—partially cloudy.
ELP-mrsOHAM— Wind
pawl: minis—Wind S., gentleT)reeze—partially cloudy.
ohm—overcast.
The returns from the following
th,3 wind and weather on N‘sellace3 indicate the state of
:-- indicate
morning at nine
o',:lock
Last„,/cg—Wind W.. calm—cloudless.
I: AY:Low—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—part:ally cloudy.
mri.L4,,GAit— Wind N.. gentle breeze—Plly cloudy.
Po:cm—Wind N.E., calm—cloudless.artia
I A nMOUTH— Wind S.W., calm—cloudless.
ilm.yrnan--Wind E., gentle breeze—y —,.
u
e••Y ne.
SnAp— W ind N. W., calm overcast.

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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is naturally
desirous of avoiding all responsibility oa account of
" the stand-still budget"—of showing that it was
merely a provisional arrangement rendered necessary
by peculiar circumstances, but which was by no
means in accordance with his own views and feelings.
He not only now declares that it was his intention to
express no opinion on any subject whatever—" that
he had confined himself to bringing before the House
what he believed to be a complete view of our finan-
cial position ;" but, also, that he was compelled to
terminate his observations by making a proposition
which abstractedly, as a measure of finance, he
did not approve of. We confess that we
had hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman,
although recognising the necessity for renewing the
obnoxious impost for a limited period, would yet
have made some attempt to have rendered it more
equitable in its operation, and to have removed some
of the most urgent complaints preferred against it.
We readily admit that he could not during the pre-
sent session, and in the face of a hostile—possibly a
factious majority, introduce the amendments which
would render the measure permanently acceptable
to the community. He could not completely abro-
gate the system of exemptions in accordance with the
unanimous recommendation of the Select Committee
—a matter which would be perfectly just and reason-
able with respect to a property-tax, but which would
be perfectly impracticable in relation to a charge on
wages or profits. He might, however, have made some
distinction between permanent and temporary in-
comes, between certain and fluctuating receipts. As
we have already repeatedly pointed out, Schedule D
might be modified so as to render it much more ac-
ceptable to the country, and to give some ap-
pearance of fairness to the impost, without
entailing a.loss.to the revenue exceeding half a million
sterling. The change, too, would hare been clearly
one of a temporary character, not entailing any de-
gree of responsibility on any party, or binding those
by whom it was supported down to any definite
course. It would be within the power of the
Financial Minister bringing forward the next
budget, whoever he may be, to deal with the
question, Without reference to the temporary,
Or more properly
speaking, provisional arrange-
ment. It is
manifest that if the system of
non-exemption be fully carried out, if every
person, no matter what may be the amount
of his resources, be compelled to contribute to the
liquidation of the national liabilities and the mainte-
nance of the national establishments in proportion to
that
totally different principle from any yet adopted
with reference
-tax," but exactly simi-
lar to that
was called the land-tax
n"idrwnecd h "income-tax,"
sixty years since. It
000 t
whicheo
hundred
an
u
wwoasuldf,rainindeede n
d, be impossible to follow every person,
however humble his condition and scanty his re-
to ascertain the amount of his
sources, in order
earnings, and to compel the stipulated payment on
account thereof—most probably after the entire amount
had been expended, and when, perhaps, the party was
unable to procure the common necessaries of life for
his family. But there could be no such difficulty
t
y,
with respect to accumulated and realized property,
which would itself provide the means of satisfying
any demand, public or private, that could be pre-
ferred with respect thereto. The mere fact, then, of
the unanimous decision in favour of the abolition of ex-
emptions, goes far to show that the Committee have also
decided in favour of placing the tax on income

SMITHFEELD.

The supply of Beasts here to-day was but moderate,
and in very middling condition. For all breeds the de-
mand was in a sluggish state, yet Monday's ad-
vanee in the quotations was supported, the primest
Scots having sold at 3s 6d per Sibs. We had a steady
inquiry for Sheep—the numbers of which were not
large—at full currencies. The primest old Downs, out
of the wool, were quoted at 33 8d per 81bs. Although
the arrivals of Lambs were on the increase, the inquiry
for that description of stock was firm, at previous rates,
viz., 43 2d to 55 4d per Sibs. From the Isle of Wight
we received 483 head. Calves were steady, and quite as
dear as last week; but Pigs commanded very little al-
teration. A cargo of Bullocks is on passage to South-
ampton from Oporto. Mulch Cows were in better re-
quest than for some time past, at from 141 to ISI each,
including their small Calf.

Per 81ha. to sink the offal.
S. d. to s. d. S. (I. to S. d
Inferior Beasts..... 2 4 2 6 Inferior Shoop .... 3 6 2 8
Second quality •• 2 8 3 0 Second qual. Sheep 210 3 2
Prime large Oxen•• 3 2 3 4 Coarse-weolleddittc3 2 3 4
?rime Scots 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 6 3 8
Largo coarse Calves 210 3 6 Ditto out of the wool° 0 0 0
Prime %wall ditto .. 3 a 4 0 Large flogs •. • • 2 6 3 4
Suckling Calves ..19 0 23 0 Small Porker■ .. • • 3 G 3 8
Lambs •• •• •• •••• 4 2 5 4 Quarter old Pigs ..1G 0 19 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sheep. I Calves. I Pita.
6,000 285 250

Beasts.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts I Sheep. I
I Cal veg. I Pigs,
84 364 110
NEWGILTEI AND LEADENHALL.

The general demand was in a sluggish state, yet prices
were mostly supported.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. S. d. to s. d.
Beef, inferior•• 2 0 2 2 Mutton, interior .. 2 4 2
middling .... 2 4 2 6 middling.. 2 1 210
primelarge 2 6 2 8 prime .• •• 3 0 3 6
prime small 210 3 2 Pork,large•—• •• 2 4 210
Vtal• ••• • • •• 2 8 310 5ma11........ 3 0 3 G
Lamb, 43 Od to 53 21.
BOROUGH HOP MAREET.
All new Hops are in somewhat improved request, at
very full prices; but the quantity on offer is limited.
Old qualities command very little attention; but year-
lings are quite as dear. Sussex pockets, 5183 to 6165;
Weald of Kent 6/ to 715 e; Mid and East Kent, 71to 121
10s; Yearlings 31 103 to 51 10s; Old Old; 11 23 to 2/ 103
per cwt.