The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-30 00:00:00

To commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, AD ELPHI.-
rrouri«tuf B. A OUtlrvt.

Tlll3 EVENING, THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE
DOING WELL. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stephen-
son ; Mrs. H. Lewis.
Alter which (2d times, THROUGH FIRE AND
WATER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Billington,
Ashley; .►lass H. Simms, and Mrs. A. Mellon.
To conclude with THE STEEPL ECHASE ; or, In the
Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Tools, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly.
Commence at 7.

INTEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.-
On SATURDAY, July 1, LAST NIGHT of the
-WINTER SEASON and ANNUAL BENEFIT of Mr.
BENJAMIN WEBSTER, on which occasion Miss Baternin
has offerPd her valuable services, and will repeat her last
g•rat creation ot Pauline, in THE LADY OF LYONS. Mr.
Addison and Miss Elsworthy have also cheerfully given their
services. With other Entertainments. Atter " the Lady of
Lyons," Mr. Webster will address his friends, the Public.

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creation of Pauline, in the LADY OF LYONS, tor
the Benefit of Mr. Benjamin Wtb,ter, SATURDAY NEX r.
July 1.

3F. JOHN E. OWENS, the AMERICAN
COMEDIAN.

Mr. JOHN E. OWENS will have the honour of making
hii Fiat Profess.onal Appearance in England,

On MONDAY EVENING NEXT, July 3,
at the NF.IV THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL In his mas-
terly and famous personation of
SOLON SHINGLE,
an effort entirely un:ike the outré stage " Yankee," alrtady
exhibited upon the English stage, but which has been
enthusiastically receivel by the public and by the tritical
press of the United States. North and South, es a truthful,
eloquent. and vigorous interpretation of a familiar AmericAn
" character."

In New York this personation was given by Mr. Owens for
ONE UNDRED AND SEVENTY (170) UONSECU TIVE
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season, attiac,ing mwded audiences nightly during that
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LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1865.

At length, when we are in view of the close of the
session, when its last days are rapidly approaching,
and election addresses and the selection of candi-
dates are engrossing every one's attention, Sir
Ch ARLES WOOD condescends to bring forward his
Indian Budget. The result was what might have
been very easily foreseen, and was perhaps not dis-
agreeable to a Minister who is not very fond of
criticism or opposition. The proposed resolutions
were passed in a house of six or eight members, and
questions of vast practical importance, affecting
millions of English subjects, were disposed of by
half-a-dozen wearied politicians as a tedious matter
of necessary form. Great complaints are made of
the lack of interest felt by Englishmen not directly
connected with India in the affairs of that country,
but there is certainly not much disposition in official
quarters to encourage or increase whatever interest
exists. The end of a session, when men are occu-
pied with other matters, and when the political ex-
citement of the campaign has died away into the
regular routine work that must be got through, is
not an epoch when Mr. GLADSTONE'S own Budget
would be listened to with much favour. It would,
no doubt, from our immediate concern in it, attract
a larger house, but it would scarcely be brought
forward at such a time by a Chancellor
who wished to make it one of the pro-
minent features of the session. But, in point
of . fact, there is no reason for the unaccount-
able delay which year after year excites the
wrath of the few members who direct attention to
it. . Seeing that the financial year in India ends on
the 30th April, there is no particular argument in
favour of the explanation that the Indian finances
should be deferred until nearly the 30th of June.
The statement was by no means a mere matter
of course account, but contained some peculiar
features. In the first place, it is noticeable that,
rapid as has been the increase of the Indian revenue
within the last few years, the expenditure, both
public and private, has more than kept pace with
it. It is the fashion of the day to spend too much,
and men of easy income seldom rest satisfied until
by the exercise of perseverance and ingenuity they
have got themselves involved in mortgages, loans,
securities, er costly speculations. Next thing to
the pleasure of gaining money appears to be the
pleasure of losing, and the one pursuit exercises
quite as great a fascination over some men as the
other does over their fellows. The same attraction
whirl leads persons to walk along the very edge of
a precipice, and to amuse themselves by looking
down, draws men to the very verge of ruin, for the
excitement apparently of examining what its depths
arc like. England, more fortunate than her
Cartinental neighbours, has not yet left
the safe elevation or attempted the perilous descent,

but her solvency is owing to the immensity of her
resources rather than to her national providence or
economy. She is like a thriftless landowner who
discovers a mine in his estates, whose supply of
wealth keeps pace with his utmost extravagance,
The commercial enterprise of her people, tire mi-
neral wealth of the country, the wonderful elraticity
of her trade, appear to defy a peace expenditure
which would have made the War Ministers of a few
generations back stand amazed. It now appears
that India, in her eagerness for progress, is entering
on the same course, and as, however large the
surplus at the command of the Chancellor of the
British Exchequer, it is very quickly disposed of, so
the rapid increase of the Indian revenue has been
counterbalanced by an expenditure increasing at the
rate of two millions and a quarter annually. It is,
however, only fair to remember that we have long
arrears of duty to make up in India, and that great
expenses are being incurred with reference to rail-
ways, public works, and a better administration of
law and justice. The Civil Service Estimates, as
we should call them in this country, must, as Sir
CHARLES WOOD reminded the House, be
expected to increase rather than to diminish ;
and, provided the public service is effi-
ciently conducted, no one will be disposed to
quarrel with their amount. There is no fear either
that the revenues of India will not bear an increased
drain upon their resources, for the development of
the railways and the general improvement of the
means of communication throughout the country
will facilitate the rapid progress which trade and
commerce are already making. The cotton cultiva-
tion, badly as it has been managed, has brought
immense sums into the country, while the success
of the tea plantations have given a fresh stimulus
to enterprise. The more the attention of the people
can be diverted from religious fanaticism and secret
conspiracies to the steady employments of industrial
life the better it will be for the country, for native and
Anglo-Indians alike. The resources of the country
are immense, and a very few years of care and at-
tention have sufficed to develope them to a wonder-
ful extent. Judicious management will enable the
revenue to bear very much heavier burdens than
any as yet imposed, but respecting the present sys-
tem of financial policy there is just now some diffe-
rence of opinion. Sir C. TREVELYAN, in fulfilment
of a pledge given five years ago by his predecessor,
Mr. WILSON, has removed the income tax, a re-
duction of taxation which naturally makes a
considerable difference in the income. Sir
CHARLES WOOD disapproves of this removal, since
the tax is an easy and effective way of raising the
public money. There are two sides to this question,
and perhaps also two sides to the dispute about the
export duties. As a rule, they are no doubt mis-
chievous and contrary to the spirit of our whole
commercial policy of late years. Their imposition
is more especially to be regretted just when every
encouragement is needed for the development of
Indian trade and commerce. Sir C. WOOD has
refused to sanction them, and has directed that the
duties already levied should be returned. On the
other hand, it is urged that Sir CHAS. TREVELYAN
was anxious to divide the burden of the expenses
incurred on behalf of the public works, and proposed
raising a loan of considerable amount, so as to re-
lieve the present generation from the sole liability
for works of lasting good. Sir JOHN LAWRENCE,
objecting to the amount of the loan, proposed to
substitute export duties, which the Calcutta Chamber
willingly acceded to. Nevertheless Sir C. WOOD
was doubtless right in exercising his power of con-
trolling, though he disclaims any wish of directing,
the Indian Finance. Coffee and tea are, as he ob-
served, but infant cultivations in India, and the
imposition of duties would be as unprofitable as im-
politic. The Indian Secretary has expressed his
willingness to consider a well-digested plan for a
loan for public works when the actual state of
affairs has been fully explained and considered.
This would be a better method than any levy of
duties, and there is one duty—the tax on malt—
which might with advantage be reduced. It must be
borne in mind, in the face of all apparent deficien-
cies, that the public works, which are so costly, are
of_a most reproductive nature, and that the present
generation, in draining and watering the land, in
constructing railways, canals, 'and highroad; is
really bearing the expenses both of the past and the
future. There is no ground, in spite of the increas-
uneasiness respecting the
ing expenditure, for any
financial prospects of India.

The candidates are pursuing their canvassing
with diligence, and election speeches seem to be
almost too numerous to consider individually.

That of Lord A3IBERLEY will doubtless attract
some notice in consequence of the extraordinary
course which the noble lord pursued on a former
occasion, when he seemed unable to make up his
mind on any subject of importance, and then arrived
at a fortuitous decision in a hurry. Last night,
however, to judge from the noble lord's speech to
the electors, it would seem as if he was quite de-
cided, but many may with justice question the
depth of that conviction which so suddenly took
place. In fact it would have been better taste on
the part of the noble lord to have been a little more
cautious and circumspect in his advocacy of the
new-fangled notions of a £6 franchise. On the
contrary, however, he preferred to out-Herod
Herod in his excitement and enthusiasm for an
object the utility of which a short time back he did
not recognise. The question is, how much of this
new-born ardour arises from a real conviction of

the benefits that will accrue to the community
from the lowering of the franchise, and how
much is due to the anxiety to become a popular
candidate. In the name of consistency, and
for the dignity of the representation of

the people we must protest against such clap-trap
canvassing as this and such evident illustration of
the doctrines of expediency. Political changes should
not thus be introduced, and social and domestic
questions of importance should rest upon their own
merits and not be supported or countenanced in order
to gain the favour of electors or the applause of
popular assemblies. Lord AMBERLEY also afforded
his hearers the opportunity of learning his opinions
on foreign subjects, and his views of American
affairs are most extraordinary. lie considers that

it has been more conducive to the interests of
humanity that the war should have gone on as it
has done than if it had terminated some time back,
which is, indeed, a most remarkable idea, and one
the validity of which may well be questioned. " The
people of the North have undergone the process of
education, and come to see most completely the
emancipation of the slaves." They have not been
fortunate enough in that " education" to imbibe
many of the principles of justice or the
sentiments of honour, neither can it be said
that the qualities of mercy have been much
cultivated. It is really too bad to utter such opinions
before an enlightened assembly of Englishmen, and
those politicians who think that they will be able to
make their partiality for the North generally re-
ceived and recognised by the community will find
themselves very much mistaken in the long run.
Mr. BAINES expressed his opinions in a brief ad-
dress, in the course of which he took occasion to
observe that Lord DLRBY's Reform Bill would not
have improved the conditionconditionof the working classes