The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-06 00:00:00

EVENING KDITION.

TAN-DRESSING.

A SECRET C4)NCI.AVE--MOS
IMPORTANT' MEETING."

Wirksworth Tap-dressing took place on Whit-Wed-
The following paragraph is sufficit truly demonstrative
nesday, and although this is the twelfth year of its cele- ,
of its origin, and our readers need rot to be told that
bration, the interest excited does not subside,_ neither
does the ingenuity of the floral artisans fail ; but,
.on :
ttohethaerti.,clileailbelongs the high honour of manuf.teturing
:
the contrary, their taste and skill are manifestly 1 ITI- ' ,
6 Yesterday (Sunday), after lase mass, a meeting of
proved. We do not remember the town ever being so I
ex-Attorney-Generals was held at the house of Mr.
thronged with strangers on any former occasion ; nor
Justice Perrin—himself one of the craft—upon business
do we believe the taps were ever so beautifully adorned.,
of tne greatest importance.
The lettering was excellent ; the flowers were fresh and - 6' The meeting was attended by—
gay,
and the whole executed in admirable style.—Detby Ex-Attorney-General Pert in,
Reporter.
••• ... Wouife,
The same paper supplies a description of the dressing
••• —• Richat ds,
of the several taps. We select two :
••• ••• Bail, and
Green Hill Tap is seen from the right of this point a Mr. Attorney-General Brady.
short distance up the hill supported by two noble co-
" The object of this congregation of XXX's Is as to drill
lumns. In front is the following, from Prov. sc. 16 v.,
Let thy fountains be disperse abroad and rivers of Captain Drummond (who was in attendance) as a wit:-
"
waters in thy streets," surrounded with a curtain in ness, and to prepare him for the ordeal through which h e
fretted work, underneath an alcove, with two large is about to pass before the Committee of the Lords. Th e
Lord Brougham and Vaux has claimed as a favour fro Ti
urns ; upon the back a well-executed dove, in white
upon a green ground—under, "God save the Queen,"
his brethren the privilege of X amining the Irish Sob
upon a green ground—under, "God save the Queen," Secretary ; and the puny functionary, terrified at the
in blue letters upon yellow ground ; in front, a fountain Secretary ; and the puny functionary, terrified at the
flowing in four streams six feet high, uon a variety of thought, has betaken himself to the casuists for in-
p
struction and comfort, Dr. Murray has already put
ever-greens, all in flower. a him through Plunket's Catechism, and a pretty ex tets-
SECOND DALE TAP.—The mineralogist cannot fail
sive course of Dens and Sanchez, and his first exautina-
being highly gratified with viewing this tap, representing
tion, we understand, manifests a great proficiency. For
the miner at work in his various branches ; one is seen
ourselves, we have had some property in the Car;ain,
in the act of excavating the lead ore out of the rock
and would be sorry to lose him for a trifle. Though
with his short stout pick, another wheeling it to the
we cannot instruct him in tie noble art of equivocation,
bottom of the mine, from whence it is drawn up by a we can, at least warn him, that what defence he has to
machine worked with a horse, with all the other appa-
betake him to, for that, 6 his opposite,' to use the words of
talus for washing, breaking, measuring, &c., done in
Sir Toby, 6 bath in him what youth, strength, skill, wrath,
colours descriptive of its various process. Above is a
can furnish man withal ; and that his incensement at
crown protected by two horse guards with drawn swords ; this moment is so implacable, that satisfaction can be
underneath, " Long live the Queen." In the back of
male, but la, p-ings oftleath and sepulture ; hob nob ;s
an alcove is a representation of our Saviour siding hitt,
the word. '
Jerusalem upon an ass ; a fount in in front.
" In snort, we would not buckle us in Tom Drum's
girdle—no, not for a Jew's eye."

FRENCH COLONIAL SUGARS.

SPORTING lITL:.LIGENCE

The following project of law was presented b‘ M. Catlin
Grictine, Minister of Commerce, to the Chamber of De-
puties, on Saturday last, regulating the uew duties on cold
nial sugars :
Art. 1. The tariff of sugars on their impor,,,ioq will is
as follows :
FRENCH COLONIAL SUGARS IMPCRTRD IN FRENCH Bc.TT,MS.
Raw, not white, from Bourboo, 231. 50c. the 100 kill°•
grammes; from America, 301.
White raw from Bourbon, 28f. 50c. the 100 killo.
grammes; from America, 351.
Clay (terra) sugars of all sorts, from Bourbon, 46f. th,
100 killogrammes ; from America, 55f.

HAMPTON AND MOULSEY HURST RACES.

W ED N ES DA Y.

These races, well or ill conducted. have always ben produc-
tive to the lessie of the course and the inhabitants of the villages
adjarent to it ; of late years, however, the management his been
so iibjeciionable in a vr.iety of respects as to excite a general
disgust, anti there can be no doubt that had not a thorough
change followed the expose which we felt it; our duty to make
last season, the entries to the stakes, and the, patronage of the
public, would have shown a marked falling off. Fortunately a
change has taken place—the " lessee" has taken the hint, and
placed the meeting under the controul of Messrs. Parsons and
Barnard, who have signalized the first year of their " adminis-
tration" by increasing the value of the plates, and obtaining
nominations exceeding in number the most sanguine expecta-
tions of those interested. If they continue to pursue this sys-
tem, and show a corresponding split towards the visiters, they
may rely on public support ; but they must not do things by
halves ; they may and ought to charge for the admission of
horses and carriages on the race-courst,,,_ but the scale should
be much lower than it was last year. 3n justice to them we
should add, that they have taken in a meadow at the end of the
course, thereby increasing its circuit to a mile and a half, and
the straight run to half a mile ; they have' also removed the
Judge's box to the river side of the course, which is altogether
very materially improved.
The attendance yesterday proved that a judicious liberality
will always insure support; it was both numerous ,and respect-
able; infinitely more so, indeed, than is usually se en on the
first day ; it included a considerable number of fulionables
from town as well as from the immediate vicinity, and we can
only regret that time did not permit us to make out a list
their names. There were ten or a dozen " four-in-1110"s
on the ground all " full out." The racing commenced et °
little after four o'clock, and continued, with a liberal allowsue°
between the heats, until a quarter after six ; an unusual nuniher
of horses started, and as the weather held up until it was over'
the visitors had nothing to complain of. The list for to-morrow
possesses more than ordinary attraction—the entries for the
Queen's Plate amount to sixteen, for the Palace stakee t°
thirteen, and for the Hurst Cup to twenty.
The running this day came off as follows :
The Gold Cup, in specie, by subscriptions of lOsovs. meth With
50 added by the Proprietors of the Course ; the second to
save his stake ; three-years, 7st. ; four-years, Bst. 71b. ; five-
years,
years, 9st. ; six-years and aged, 9st. 31b. ; mares and geld
tags allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 500/. if de-
manded, &c. Two miles and a quarter. (6 Subs.) • 1
Mr. King's Ruby, 5 yrs
Sir G. Heathcote's f. La Belezza, 3 yrs
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
man's Chemist, 4 yrs; Mr. Falconer's f. Slender, .11i
4 yrs; '
Munro's Bravo, aged; and Mr. Laud's b. g. Lottery,
The betting was tolerably brisk at 2 to 1 agstChemist,3tAni
agst
Ruby, 3 to 1 agst Bravo, and 3 to 1 agst La Belezza.
made first running at a good pace, Ruby lying second, and Bye
mist third. At the end of the first mile Ruby changed=
with Bravo, who was again displaced at the last tar" tivsr by,
Belezza ; Ruby was never after headed, and won in
a can
three lengths ; Chemist was third. Lottery bolted, an
Slen-
derd
had a bad start.
cove. each.
The London and Southampton irlailvray Stakes of 3
with 50 added ; three-years-old, 7st. 41b. ; four-Years'
Sst.
51b
101 b. ; five-years, 9st. 21b. ; six-years and aged' pro"
mares and geldings allowed Sibs. ; winners once int e p
sent year, 31b extra. The winner to be sold for
demanded, &c. Heats once round and a die. (17 Subs./
ascs.
hte
Lord Chesterfield's b. c. byMulatto or Starch, 3 yrs (rat) 0
Mr. Moss's Ascanius, 4 yrs... .................................
Mr. Owsley's b. h. Capulet, 5 yrs... ..................... P2a_ der
The following also started, but were not placed • 3
nd. Willesden, 6 yrs; Mr. Shepherd's b. f. Tenebrosa, Y
rs;
Mr. Turner's ch. g. Sir Felix, aged; Mr. Tooke's b. C. lsh;
maelite, by Ishmael, out of Medea • Mr. Paer's Melton, 5 Yr!:
Mr. Daniel's The Unknown, aged% Mr. Whittington 's br.
Falklandicus, 4 yrs; Mr. Laud's br. m. Lady Essex, 5 1,,t7
Mr. Edmonds's Shrewton Lass (late Jessy), 5 yrs; Air*
Douglas's ch. f. Lady Bounce, by Count Pozzo, 3 yrs (die.) ;
and Capt. Ridge's b. c. by Ganthorpe, 3 yrs (die).
First Heat—Betting 3 to I agst. Tenebrosa, 5 to 1 asst. Mal-
' ton, sto 1 agst. Willesden, and 6to 1 agst. the winner. Thu
Unknown took the lead, followed by Capulet to the last turn,.
with the rest in a ruck, "a la Derby." Capulet then made run-•
ning till past the distance, where he gave up to Lord Chester-
field's colt, who kept up to the Chair and won easy. Ishmaelite
was third, and the Unknown fourth.
Second Heat—Even betting on the Carew colt, and 7 to
agst. Tenebrosa. Ascanius cut out the work at a eapite,
pace, followed by Sir Felix, Falklandicus, and Willesden) the
favourite lying aboit fifth ; they kept this order till past the di ,
tance, where the favourite took the lead from Ascanius, an 1

FOREIGN SUGARS.

Raw, not white, in French bottoms, from India, b 5

elsewhere, out of Europe, 601, ; entrepots 701.
Raw, not white, in foreign bottoms, 75f.
Raw, white or clay (terre) without distinction of colour
or fabrication, in foreign bottoms, 95f.
Raw, white or clay, without distinction of colour or man-
ner of fabrication, in French bottoms, from India, 55f. ;
elsewhere out of Europe, 70f. ; entrepots, 80f.
Art. 2. Until it shall be otherwise ordained, the tax
on a metrical quintal of raw sugar, not white, from
the French colonies, the payment of which shall
be justified by a receipt at not more than six
months, shall be repaid on the exportation of 70 kill.
of refined sugar, called mixed, or four cassons com
pletely purified and whitened, and of dry transparent
sugar-candy, of whatever colour. The same payment, on
the same terms, shall be made for 73 kill. of white lump
sugar, or " rape de nuance blanche." For all other sorts,
the law of the 2d of July, 1836, remains in force.
The receipts for payment of right of entry of raw French
colonial sugar will be received in justification of the export
premium, for 70 and /3 for 100 kill. only as one-fourth of
the quantities given forth.

At. 3. During the two months which will follow the
promulgation of the present law, the reimbursement will
be made according to the preceding article, bnt former
taxes will be accepted. After these two months the taxes
of the new tariff only will be received.

MONUMENT to the DUKE of KENT

INSCRIPTION ON TEE PEDESTAL OY THE STATUE OF THE
DUKE OF KENT, OPPOSITE TO THE REGENT'S-PARK.
PRINCE EDWARD,
DUKE OF KENT,
IV. Son of George 111.
Born Nov. 2, 1767. Died Jan. 23, 1820.
Erected by the Supporters
Of the numerous charities
which he so zealously
and successfully patronised.

INSCRIPTION INTENDED FOR THE STATUE OF THE DUKE OF
KENT, BY THE LATE DR. CHARLES SYMONS, THE
LIBERAL AND ENLIGHTENED BIOGRAPHER

OF JOHN MILTON.

THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE
EDWARD,
Fourth son of the late Sovereign of the British Kingdoms

GEORGE M.
Duke of Kent and Strathern,
Earl of Dublin, and
Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter;
Knight Grand-Cross of the Most Honourable Military

Order of the Bath ;
and
Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick :
A MAN, in himself raised above the Royalty of Blood,
and the blazonry of Heraldy ;
of a high and erect spirit,
of a vigorous understanding,
of an incorrupt and benevolent heart;
who gathered happiness while he scattered it;
and rejoiced that he was a Prince,
only as, from the superior elevation,
he might the more extensively diffuse light,
and the more pwerfully combat
with that host of evils which rush upon humanity.
He presided

over more than fifty of those great charitable institutions
which give eminence to Britain in the world of Christianity
and with all the energies of his mind,
excited by the sympathies of his bosom,
. . . . . .

won cleverly. The winner was claimed.
ThfoerShtorarwsebsetrhrayt HneilyleSr twakoens oaf
Pslsaotevs.oreacsht,akweithof 251.
the added'
e 0f
50/. ; three-yrs.-old, ist. 51b ; four, Mst. slb ; fire and u;"
wards, tilt. 121 b. Heats, one mile and a quarter. 10 suP
Mr. Hebden's br. f. Appleton Lass, 3 yrs. ( Francis) 01 f 3
Mr. Scott's br. c., by Bustard, 8 yrs. ......... .2- 0
Mr. Whitin's b. . Falklan y
o
Mr. Falconer'sgton Sisterm to Professor,dica, 4 6 yrsrs
0 e
Mr. Greville's Lister, 3 yrs.
° °
Sir G. Heathcote's b. f. by Sultan, 3 yrs ... 3 0 air
Mr. T. Hussey's Red Rover, 3 yrs
0 a cir Mr. Moss's b. in. Fanatic, 3 yrs
Mr. Owsley's ch. In. Victoria (h. b. ), aged ..• cir t
First Heat.—Betting-2 to 1 agst Lister (t ), 5 to :3 agst
Appleton Lass, and 4 to 1 agst Red Rose. kalklandina,llj
pleton Lass, and Victoria laid in front, nearly abreast,a
carried on the running to the last turn, wherelisPPlet°nhi,
run out : the lad, however, soon brought her head straig
was leading a quarter of a mile from home, and won easilY bl
length. ;ot
Second Heat.-5 to 2on Appleton Lass, and 6to 1 ag-„1
the Bustard colt. The Lyric filly made the running tothe lc
turn, where she ran out, taking Appleton Lass with her ; rd
landica then took u the work, and at the distance thel3l;"-,4}t
colt challenged her- they ran a few strides, when the colt "
his length in front, kept it and won cleverly by a length. ,°
Third Heat.—Betting.-5 to 2 on Appleton Lass, and 5 'l3e,
against the Bustard colt (taken). The Bustard colt rnad° the
running, followed by Falklandica, Appleton Lass lying 'II the
rear of all, until they got into the straight course, where
-
shot by all her competitors, and won in a canter.
Immediately after the first heat, the rain (which threa!enel
the whole of the day) came down in torrents, and continuo^
quite long enough to make hundreds r
ent their visit.
A race on the same plan as the Gorhambury Stakes is op It
for next year, and has already received several subseriptiong•
is to be called the Hampton Stakes.

with his counsels, his influence, his eloquence, and his fortune,

he promoted their purposes of good.
In the full career of his life and his beneficence,
He expired, amid the sighs and the applauses of his country,
on the 23d of January, in the year of the Christian era, 1820
when be had lived fifty-three years, two months, and twenty-
one days ;
and this statue was erected to him

to evince
That, while God alone can reward
the labours of philanthrophy,
Man can fulfil his duty
by gratefully and gratuitously recording them.

OPENING OF THE CROYDON

RAILROAD.

On Saturday the Lord Mayor, and the Chairman and
Directors of the Croydon Railroad opened the road with
splendid ceremonials. His Lordship, accompanied by the
Lady Mayoress and several persons of civic distinction,
proceeded from the Mansion-house between twelve and one
o'clock to the terminus Lear London-bridge. We noticed
amongst the company Mrs. Howley, the lady of the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury ; Captain Alsager and Mr. Kemble,
the members of the eastern division of the county of Surrey;
Mr. Freshfield, M.P., Mr. Hughes Hughes, Mr. and Mrs.
John Woolley, Mr. Josiah Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Mobart,
Mrs. Alsager, Captain Cator, Sir C. S. Hunter, Mr. Hum-
phery, M. P., &c. The train of carriages set off immediately
after the arrival of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress,
and rapidly passed on, amidst the cheers of a great multi.
tude, to Croydon. The carriages then returned, and gave
a specimen of the rapidity with which the journey could
be performed. The calculation was, that at some periods
the train passed at the rate of sixty miles an hour. The
carriages stopped at each station, to give the travellers an
opportunity of examining the workshops of the company,
which greatly astonished them by their magnitude, and the
extraordinary ingenuity displayed in their arrangement and
operations. The railroad is constructed upon wooden
sleepers, and the carriages passed on unaccompanied by the
rattling noise to which the passengers on some other rail-
roads are subjected. At the New Cross station, the band
which followed in the train played the national anthem in
the Rotunda, while the company were viewing the process
of plate boring and iron cutting. The rapidity with which
the carriages went prevented the band from playing in the
transit; but the moment a station was reached they " dis-
coursed most eloquent music." For about two miles there
is a rise of one foot in every hundred, but the alteration in
the speed in that interval is scarcely perceptible. It is,
however, the intention of the Directors to attach an engine
to the back part of the train when the carriages are very
numerous.

Tux BLOOMSBURY AFFAIR.—We hear that C. Greviller,
Esq., has consented to act in the place of the Earl of Jersey
i
who is obliged to leave town for Wales.

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DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES AND FORI'.-
Plated on Blades
Steel Blades. "o 6
Plain ivory handles, silver ferrules, per doz. pair £3 3 0 Xl,'„ 9 0
Carved ivory hanAles,silver ferrules,per doz.pair 3 16 6 0
Plain pearl handles, silver ferrules, per Joz. pair 4 4 0 .1,; 1.2 0
Carved pearl handles,silver ferrules,per doz.pair 5 8 0 f; 14 0
King's pattern or Queen's patterti,silver handles 6 16 6

T. -COX SAVORY,
Working Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London.
(Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street. ) silver
N.B. A Pamphlet containing a list of the prices of
Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &e., may be had Bra
or will be forwarded in answer to a post-paid application•

SUPERIOR SILVUR WATCHES'
LONDON M ADE.
a C 0111-
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, Ni'. "' I
hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit corssetelis
tion a very large STOCK of SILVER WATCll".„,;rec-
whole of which are made and finished under the careful d
nt
6 each
two of experienced workmen on their own premise.'
warranted for correct performance.
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backedE4 4 •
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with. ' ;e.
engine-turned cases, warranted ''''''''''''''
'b 5 9
and double-backed cases, warranted .......in
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, .e'ue('
i double-
four holes, with seconds' hand, and 0 6 °
backedcases, warranted ..............................
Either of the above in silver hunting cases, 10s. 6d. extra.
A large variety of second-ha, .d Silver Watches, which halve
ted at 111. `.2s.
been carefully examined, and can be warren
each. exchange.
N.B. Second-hand Watches purchase) in
..0
;ands' hand,

After having visited all the stations, the Company
reached Croydon for the second time at half-past three
o'clock, and examined the warehouses and various pieces
for the accommodation of the public. At Croydon draw-
ing-rooms were fitted up, and a very splendid ddeune a
la fourchette was prepared on the Railway Station, the
floor of which was covered with boards, and the sidea hullo-
with striped cotton drapery, and decorated with flags of
various kinds. The Croydon station is situate at the
bottom of what was formerly the basin of the old Croydon
Canal, and crowds from the adjacent villages were assem-
bled on the banks, and applauded to the echo this very
interesting ceremonial.
At four o'clock the ddeuner was announced to be ready
by the Chairman, and the company, to the number of 150,
sat down to an entertainment provided in Mr. Bleaden's
best style.
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
during the whole of the day.
The whole of the ceremonial passed off with great
eclat.

BIRTH'S.
On the sth inst., in Bolton-street, Piccadilly, the lady of
Frederick Walford, Esq., of a daughter.
On the let inst., at Manchester-street, 'Manchester-square,
Mrs. John Balsir Chatter ton, of a son.
On tho 2d inst., at 13huideston, the lady of Charles Steward,
Esq., of a son.
On the 2d inst., at Edinburgh, •the lady of Edward James
Jackson, Esq., of a son.

In the course of the day our reporter minuted the time
occupied in passing from Croydon to London. It was as
follows :

MA BR lED.
On Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanovor-square, Mr. W'
Gifford, Senior Messenger to the House of Commons, to Or
Anne Short, many years housekeeper to the Earl of .A:lberNs
Master of the Horse.
On the sth of June, at St. Mathew's, Brixton, William
f
Everington, jun., Esq., of St. Paul's Church-yard, to ,
only daughter of William Dens, Esq., of Herne Hill, SurreP
On the bth inst., Philip James Chabot, Esq., M.A. to !Oily,
Maria, youngest daughter of Robert Westwood, Esq.,H___larle

From Croydon to the Beula Spa
From the Beulah Spa to Pcnge-common 3
From Penge.common to Sydenham...
From Sydenham to the Dartmouth Arms 1i
From the Dartmouth Armsto New Cross 4
From New Cross to the Greenwich June-

tion
From the Junction to the Terminus......

Total ......••• 21 minutes.

Macready, at the termination of the Covent-
garden Theatre season, about the end of July, proposes to
take a short repose. He will then commence an engage.
ment at the Haymarket, where he will, it is said, play in
'
the Lady of _Lyons ; in a new play by Serle, which has
been for some time in preparation, to be called the sh
Sn
Maid; in a new play by Sir E. L, Buhvcr; and, -in anz
ali
probability, in Richelieu.