The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

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attempt was subsequently made by the ~°
Lord the Member for Tyrone to exclude Irelo,
from the operation of the bill. But it fell io_
around without a division—a very naturrd re°
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when we consider that virtually the same ques,,
had been decided a few minutes previouslYl),),.
very decisive and overwhelming
for our own part, we have always considered tap vi
Ireland should participate in every privilege
bear her fair proportion of every burdeu---'een
there should be no practical distinction beta 4
her children and those of the other porti°,ll;
majority. Isl3l
the United Kingdom. We have witnessenic.o
sufferings with much regret, and sympathised
the inhabitants in their deep affliction.
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have also always considered that the Cala
co.
under which she groaned was of an imperial,
ratter, and that it was equally unjust anuii
of
politic to levy an exclusive tax on any porti°,re,
the kingdom for the sums advanced for the Scv,3
servation of the lives of so many of her I' de
subjects in the dark hour of distress and de3 tDe
tion, when her fields were depopulated Wu ive,
combined influence of pestilence and ft'n'ii",hc
But there was no assignable reason coif
it should not be subjected to a To,
and judiciously apportioned Property
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which would fall, not on the poverty, lAA
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wealth, of the country. It was notorious ",ode.
man with 100/. in Ireland was even note is
pendent than one with a similar inc°lllp-r of
England, inasmuch as the purchasing efeste-
the pound sterling is far greater on theLDel,
than on the eastern side of St. Georges 'fig to
Why, then, should he not contribute ecllisval of
the Imperial Exchequer and to the maintelrhil- Ice
the National Establishment of that ivluelis!
trust, will always remain the United Xigg
There would be every possible reason for aihle
fication of the system to make parties resPe,)the!
only for the net annual profits for 1v113'041
actually receive rather than for what
to receive, but there is none whatsoever f°r4io
total exemption. In place, however, of iii;oolJ
the real struggle on the point where they "
have every reasonable prospect of snoce3s'vLro"
Irish Members expend their strength in
ticable contests, where they only receive r'l
and contempt for their pains.
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On the next and most important till
that affecting the duration of the tsl' fef
greater indifference was displayed. After loohl
brief sentences, in proposing that the 10 le
only be granted for two in place of seven ITO
and as brief an opposition—the amendiDen;di
rejected by a majority of 141, and the Peir:prip
now saddled with the tax, for the prolong nu tve-rni,
with scarcely a hope of relief during the :Btlo
Another effort was subsequently made to bs' ;, is
tax under schedule A levied on " Pr°l3letei
place of receipts, which was subsequently "`'let
to " net " receipts. The motion, however'
with a similar fate to those by which it lisu tor
preceded, the only circumstance that gave
es°
porary animation to the scene beingthevoo e
of an Honourable Gentleman—a would-berl
e;tlr
to Mr. PAUL BEDFORD—who (the Hon. u
man, not Mr. PAUL BEDFORD) " vino eiboqt%o
vetus," attempted to enliven the prevailing clwfio;
by chanting, with stentorian powers, the °Pe:iiso
stanzas of the well-known popular bacciti-e
lyric " Jolly Nose ;" and this was the ra'the
which the Commons House of Parliament of o
popular branch of the Legislature —dispose' 03
question, on the decision whereof the welfare ore
happiness of the community in general/
especially of the industrious middle classes,
greatly dependent.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDA Y.

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ecti°ll
This being the Queen's birthday, the usual in°Q
of the household troops quartered in London toeV,
this morning in the parade in front of the Horse 1440
The day being extremely fine, a very large assene
persons collected to witness the sight. Among tbrir
tinguished persons present were the Duke of CO irf
the Commander-in-Chief, Viscount Hardinge, an,
count Combermere, the Marquis of Londonderoo°
Master-General of the Ordnance, Lord Raglan, c.410i
natal day of her Majesty was also celebrated thratiDfroP)
the metropolis by the ringing of merry peals of
the principal churches, and by the display n'„ eon
standards on the different public buildings, as NIND,i'tV
the craft in the river. The firing of the Tower afrait"
Park guns, and the bright red liveries of the trbei
men, who on this day divest themselves cif
old and assume their new liveries, also re,lng,' befi
Londoners of the return of that auspicious peri,c
°`;,,prr
all alike are disposed to evince their loyalty. -1-`-s 16
parations for the illuminations are on an extensiveawill,
and the principal thoroughfares at the West-ea
app"
no doubt, this evening present a very glitteringl
ance. All the principal Ministers of State wlOO
banquets to-night in celebaation of the event. roil;
Queen's birthday there is generally a drawing
0, bet
but there will be none on the present oceasi°osl/0
Majesty being still at Osborne, where she will sped
day in comparative privacy.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
IA in 1/7
Meyerbeer's Roberto was given here last nig—prbee,
usual efficient and complete style in which gel; cf,r,
operas are put on the stage at this house. .I.'o. gs'A-
was the same as last year, Mlle. Julienne confirl32,,"
favourable impression which she created in
last year. Tamberlik was Roberto, a part ardec;
thankless at best, but of which he makes more th,f Pe!,
other living tenor could. Formes' Bertram Wss -00v
sible a more subtle, grand, and masterly imPern
than ever. Both in acting and singing his is b"-goe;
effective part in the opera. Mdme: Castellan "0a revr~
ful and pleasing, as she ever is. She sung the y
apd
" Robert toi que j'aime," with an alternate elle*
pathos which excited great applause.

ASTLEY'S.
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This favouite place of amusement continue: ohs
crowded every evening. The Chase ; or, iiiheashee.;
Turf, of which we gave a notice last week,
most successful, as it deserves to be, from the l'e'or.
plete manner in which it has been placed on the fo%
As we anticipated, the fox chase
hounds, is a great hit, and is loudly applaudeio,
other equestrian feats, too, are equally seecerthel/50
we may fairly pronounce the piece to be one (34 p
ventures. which Astley's has made for some tu'itt;cti°';'
scenes in the circle are full of variety end 11;711reele.
fully worthy of the palmiest days of the estalois on tiv,
with tee
Mr. Cooke. is evidently determined to carrYbotVe
campaign with a spirit and energy which olust
serve and command attention.

WILLIS'S .ROOMS.
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MDLLE. DELAMOTTE'S MUSICAL l'lsl°.
Tzi IETNh T
tailn‘rnhiesnpromising young pianist gave mar
wee
Madame Doria and Signor Rooms.GardoenPi ICliO‘P aani:ll ti°;e t°lr
the duo from A della with great success. MJ:tly're ' P"P 1
also sang Bel Baguio in a brilliant, sparkling ---u•-;
Gardonia also sang Verdi's La mitt Letitia, - ljof
calculated to display the power and sweetnes 06111
voice. Mdlle. Agnes Bury sang several Gerin3u 01'14
and Mendelssohn's Frullingseid, with great t'''efloso
expression. Mlle. Delainotte played an Ada the 001;
Capprieioso, arranged by Mendelsohn for tilewith fit
forte, with great brilliancy of execution, an`iftbe
evidently genuine and artistical appreciation o p, Atij
composer. She also took part with Vien3j'ev•onjiv,
ob
Piatti in a trio by Beethoven, for pianoforte,
violoncello. The applause after this was loud rwithot:g
and Mdlle. Delamotte fairly shared the honotirn ;,
two great artistes we have mentioned. The jou
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successful in all respects : and we ought to Ml'
Mr. Frank Mori was the conductor, efficient a""
pensable as usual.
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TRINITY OESE.—Yesterda being Trinit Y P-110,-
aspecial general rt con washey held at the TrinitY Aibel4
on
Tower-hill, at which his Royal Highness Princ!l'johi
was unanimously re-elected master, and Ca3l 11.
the
oepherd deputy master of that ancient corp oration the
ensuing year. The court then proceeded 'divine
parish church of St. Olave, Hart-street, whereepriate
service was performed, and an excellent and Cpl
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sermon preached by the Rev. Henry Melvill, Dille ge
TIIE SETTLING DAY.—.The settling day for ij O'er
bourne Dock and Railway, and the Monarch Gi'' to het.
pang, is fixed for Thursday. The former sr;iorth eh
imLalirllwce.adyinsbtabreeso.official list, and also the Great tooat
Scotland Railway preference shares, and the Porto
Innis
Vs'
BILLS ON INDIA.—The amount received Wel
sury of the East India House for bills on
the
the 7th to the 28d inst. is 76,516/.
AUSTRALIAN
frail the
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.---The departure
toriog r
port of London for the Australian colonies ado sive;
past week show a decrease, but the vessels, on - 1 jeci tutee
age, are of the larger class. They have eeoWortoriaatft;e;
to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 2,CIS xi of.. of
three to Port Philip, with an aggregate bar b-ordeo 9,
tonnage ; two to Adelaide, with an aggregate,. 537 Oh,
888 tonnage . and one to Hobart Tow", °.cotia• ':-
Their total capacity' was, consequently, 4,603e'r-clia0;:i:
shipments of manufactures and ordinal,' freight
have further diminished, and the rates for •
rerill'il
continue to decline. ,4,,,. the '-he Je:
THE GRESHAM LECTURES.--YeSter..v
~ bir t..- gi.
Term course of these lectures conarnenee", Mik
livery of a lecture on Astronomy by the Rio the It
Pullen, M.A. At the hour for the deliverY fit to h t.,
ture in Latin there was not one person Pres; odic°
it ; but at the lecture in English there WAS
_l'oloo
of about 40 persons, one-fourth of 'what we'