The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1862.

the hon. member's arguments. He says that the
increase of the production of malt does not keep
pace with the increase of the community, but he
did not really show that the duty had much to
do with this. If we make out his drift rightly
it is this—to check the consumption of brewers'
beer, because the greater part of it is sold in
public houses, and to encourage the manufacture
of beer by private brewing, because he thinks it
would diminish the amount of drunkenness. The
farmers would brew, he says, then, a wholesale
beverage for their men.
We certainly do not wish to discourage private
brewing, but we must ask, where would be the fair-
ness either to the brewer, or to those who could not
make their beer at home, of taxing one man's beer
and not his neighbour's? Mr. BALL is an invete-

rate Protectionist—he was one of the redoubtable
fifty-three who stuck to Protection even when Mr.
DISRAELI, to avoid ejection from office, hauled down
his flag—and, of course, Free Trade arguments go
for nothing with him, but all who do believe, with
undoubting faith in Free Trade doctrines would, of
course, scout the proposal to offer a boutty on one
mode of manufacture by laying a tax on another.
This is what Mr. BALL would do. As it now stands,

the farmer, the cottager, the public brewers, and
even the foreigner, all stand on a perfeet level ;
and we must believe that this is just.

But we wholly differ from Mr. BALL as to his
main point. The truth is that malting barley is
relatively the dearest of grains. Com?aratively it
is more costly than wheat. If the duly were re-
pealed the area which produees it is so tmited, that
more would not be grown. The demand, we admit,
might raise its price somewhat, but tle farmers
cannot complain on that ground: We bdieve that
to repeal, or even reduce the malt duties, would not
benefit the public at all—the limited sup?ly of barley
fit for malting would put the whole diference into
the hands of the Landlords, for it is they who
eventually reap the advantage of the higi prices of

grain.
The allegation of the value of malt fotfattening
cattle, we believe, to be perfectly unfounled. For
one thing will Mr. BALL deny that mat is dear
enough now in all conscience, and hasbeen for a
long time, although he complains so dlefully of
foreign competition. For another, we Mould like
him to take a trip to the continent, and acertain to
what extent the small amount of foreignfat cattle,
we import, are fattened on malt. WI have the
evidence of authorities we deem superir to Mr.
BALL, that barley in its natural state, r ground,
fattens as well, and most think, better tan malt.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE. adduced,
however, strong reasons for thinking tha the tastes
of the community had more than anythlg else to
do with the small increase of the consmption of
malt. The public taste in beverages toes vary ;
in wine the consumption had been long3tationary,
till the recent changes. Even coffee, hough the
duty had been much reduced, showed r) apprecia-
ble increase. Spirits seemed to be recedag. There
seems, therefore, much reason for think 4 that the
change in public taste for beverages ha;more to do
with the consumption of each than the ate of duty.
We dislike Excise Duties, but if we must have
money, the Malt Tax seems as good a ne as any.

MR. SOTHERON ESTCOURT.—This gentleman
was seized with alarming illness yeserday. On
inquiring at his residence this mornig, in Eton-
square, we were informed that the mfavourable
symptoms had not increased.
The anniversary of the battle of tie Boyne has
passed over in the most peaceable manner. There ware no
processions or banners, no display of any Ind, in Belfast,
Londonderry, or Enniskillen.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—In orde to provide
greater facilities for parties of excursionist from the coun-
try who are desirous of viewing the garden of the Zoologi-
cal Society in the Regent's-park at the sale time that they
visit the International Exhibition, tho comcil of the society
are now issuing tickets in packets at the rice of 20s. each
packet. Each packet contains 21 ticketyvailable for any
day in the week except Saturday and Sunday ; or 42
tickets available only on Monday. Theymay be obtained
by personal application, or by letter (addessed to the Sec-
retary) at the Society's office, 11, Hanoversquare, W.
THE REVISION OF THE PRAYEt-BOOK.—The
annual meeting of the Association for Prmoting a Revi-
sion of the Prayer-book and a Review of b.e Acts of Uni-
formity, will be held on Tuesday, at Willi Rooms, King-
street, St. James's. Lord Ebury will presle.
A Royal order, in the Madrid Gattte, imposes a
fine of 6,000 dols. on the contractors of t;e Transatlantic
mail service for a delay of eight days in tJe voyage of the
steamer Ciudad Condal, which left Cadi; on the 19th of
February, and reached Havannah on th 10th of March
last. The delay was occasioned by wan of a sufficient
stock of coal.

Y`v
HOP INTELLIGENCE.--EAST RETPRD, July 4.—
The growing crops cannot be reported so:avourably of as
they were a fortnight ago, still they are nit in a state that
a few days of fine sunny weather would ;ot soon rectify. '
The bine has not progressed so fast as we lave seen it, but
this might have been anticipated. The rcdsnaimer shoots
in many of the north clay plantations ar, still somewhat
puny, but they look clean and healthy, and here is not much
filth of any description lurking about than. On several
former occasions they have looked mucbas they do now,
and a full crop has followed.
It is not necessary to dwell upoi the Bins and
and sorrows of the many children of Geoge 111. It will
never be forgotten that their family hiOry presented a
succession of scandals such as could neve have happened
if marriage had been within their reach as t is with all other
young men and maidens. It has long 'een known that
all the daughters, as well as the sons, wee married in•one
way or another ; and there is no more ,fleeting story, in
the whole family history, than that of th. disclosure to the
King, by his dying daughter Amelia, 10 favourite child,
of her long-standing marriage,—by the stock of which his
tottering reason was upset. One daughter-one of the most
amiable and dutiful, and the most distinalished of all for
the perfection of her manners,—the frincess Mary,—
waited through long years of deferred lope, and saw pass
away, the spring and summer of her lfe, before she mar-
ried at last the object of her affection- liar lover did
not fail her. He was steady in his gachment from his
youth up ; and if they bad been but a Ittle older, all would
have been happy with them. But the; were only one-and-
twenty when the Princess Charlotte l'as born; and, as it
was soon evident that the Prince Rgent "would have no
male heir, unless his estranged wife died, the cruel law
came in to forbid the marriage of tl Duke of Gloucester.
The King had first precluded his heir from pleasing him-
self in marriage, and had thereby drilen him to an illegal
union with the lady whom society, and finally William IV.,
acknowledged as his wife ; he had that made a marriage
for him with his cousin whom ho nevorcould endure; and
bthisend,awnghbetnerthme
ay unhappyrfrem pmaiarrr7rneg hel lover, because thesepirated, he prevented
Duke of Gloucester must be kept sing]) in order to marry
the Princess Charlotte, in case of the failure of any suffi-
ciently desirable continental connection—Once a Week.
THE METROPOLITAN BAILW,LY. Yesterday
morning one of the most difficult pieos of work on this
line of railway—viz., the formation of t tube over the above
railway, as well as over the tunnel Low forming for the
Finsbury junction at Frederick-street, Bagnigge-wells-
road, for the purpose of carrying off the waters of the Fleet
w
waserceeotmiepnletneeda.rly six months, it consists of an
iron eThis piece of work has been in
course
resr—e of
tube 63 feet in length, 9 feet 6 inches high, and 10
feet wide. It is carried across the tvo lines on four mas-
sive girders, and there are no less than 84 plates in the
tubes. In addition to these being well secured by rivets,
the whole of the joints have been filled in with strong iron
cement, which has the effect of making the joints as strong,
if not stronger, than the other portions of the iron work.
Over the tube is an arch of brickwork. It may here be
stated that when the permanent way is laid at this
point the funnels of the engines will only be about three
inches clear of the bottom of the sewer. Now that this
portion of the work is completed, au engine will be able to
run through the whole of Mr. Jay's work, and thus save
an immense amount of horse labour. The FinsburY
tion, which joins the Metropolitan at this spot, will soon
be completed, workmen being
busily engaged in getting
out the earthwork—in fact, on one side the bricklayers are
engaged in putting in the foundations. The worksbe in at
King's-cross, to form the Midland junction, are also g
rapidly proceeded with, The whole length of the new
cutting or grip for the diversion of the sewer water
hav-
ing completed yesterday morning, and a communication
been made into the old sewer opposite Castle-street,
the water was let into the grip, and was flowing freer
throughout the day. It is intended, either to-day or on
Monday, to make a more careful examination of the frac-
tured portion of the sewer, which is now free from water,
with the view of ascertaining the exact amount of (la,
Doge.