The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-29 00:00:00

HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY will I a fitting manner. The atmosphere of these crowded

.1 now be prepared to give the to lowing Benefits :-
Ist. In order to enable the Insured to receive the benefits
of the Reduction of Duty at the earliest possible moment, it
will at once grant Annual Policies, charg.ng the present rate
of duty to Midsummer only (as r• quired by Government),
and for the year from that date at the reduced rate of ls. Bd.
per cent.
2d. It will grant Policies without ch rge for stamps, no
matter how small the amount insured.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
Royal Insurance-buildings, Lombard-street, E.,C.,
April 23, 1865.

THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,
Managers. Messr s. K Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
TH ES EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE
FAN 111 11, to misatin; with the. fall of %Veiny. Mcssrs.
rheli s, vv alter Lacy ; Miss Aik nson.

- After which. on a scale of gre ,t splendour, Milton's Mask
of Co slUs : MessrA. Walter Lacy, ',bye Cover, h en. i
Drayton, Miss toule, Miss Augusta Th,thson, and Mrs. 11.
Vezii.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lebsee. Mr. Buckstoue.
THIS EVENING the performance will commence with
THREE W EEK'S A ler ER MA !t RIAG E. Mr. Cliippen-
r ale, 3lr. W. Farren, Mr. Gordon, &c ; Mesdames Fi
nowdon, &c.
Alter which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Meseta,
Fo:hern, Compton, Howe, larren, Braid, SLo ; Mesdames
Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone,
Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND
DONE FOR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
And FAMILY JARS. Mr. Compton, do.
To commence at 7.

NEV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL—
,3aIe rrohr...tor Attn.:L.l.r. ate. 13. .t truer..,.-
THIS EVE VING (by d sire), MASKS AND FACES ;
or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster,
Messrs. Pam Beulord, Billington, Ashley, Stuart, C. Smith,
Mrs. Stirling, Miss H. Simms. and Mrs. Billington.
Atter wuich, 17th time, a new Extravaganza, entitled
PAN; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L.
Toole, Paul Bedford, j. J. Smith, It. homer, Miss Woolgar,
Miss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce. and Miss A. Seam it.
To conclude with THE STEEPLECtIASE ; or, In the
Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE
Under the Sole Management of Mr. I. echter.

TiII3 EVENING, A DAY AP I'EU. THE WEDDING,
Messrs. C. Horsman, Collett, M'lnlyre, ; Mesdames C.
Borman and G. Leigh.
After which, at halt-past Eight, THE ➢IOUNTEBANK.
Belphegor the 31 unte:,ank). Mr. Fechtrr; Paul this s xO,
31a,ter Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Widdicumb, Ryder,
B. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, Raymond,
More.and ; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C.
horsman.

To conclude with THE LOST CHILD. Mr. Widdicomb.
Doors open at Hall-past Six. .
The Box-office open daily from Elm n till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
Sole Lessee and alauager, Air. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by
,Hr. David Fisher,
cnlitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.

After which, AR BALI NA. VOGUE : Messrs. Dion Bouci
Gault, J. Brougham, 11. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray
Mrs. Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver.

o conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and 3lanag-eress. Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne.
Mesdames Johnston, Heaton, and Hughes.

After which, at 8, ONE TREE HILL. Iresera. Craven,
Stoyle, Jame,, Belford ; Miss A. Swanborough and Liss M.
l'aaner.

To conclude w'th PATIENT PENELOPE. Miss Simp
son.

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courts is so oppressive that many find it diffi-
cult to remain in them long ; and those who are
compelled to do so feel the effects more delete-
rious, and are often prevented thereby from
giving proper attention to the case before them.
The scattered condition of these courts is also
the cause of great loss of time to those who
can ill spare to waste their hours, and the access in
many instances is so bad that another impediment
obtrudes itself. Unless there were very great objec-
tions in the way of the proposed scheme, all minor
considerations should be put aside in order to
further the object in view and to forward the pur-
pose of those who are essaying to effect a work of
great national importance and social convenience.
The idea of having concentrated in one part all the
various courts and offices now scattered far and
wide, and of presenting ample accommodation to
the numerous persons assembled there, is a very ad-
mirable one, and yet one that is not incompatible
with the requirements of a community like ours.
The fact is, that instead of setting forth the diffi-
culties that lie in the way of accomplishing this
scheme, we should be too glad to find it proposed
and only too eager to accelerate its progress. It is
now forty years since it hasbeen admitted on all sides
that the plan of concentration was desirable, but
not until now has any attempt been decidedly made
by the Legislature to carry resolutions into effect
and put designs into execution. The site now pro-
posed is admirably adapted to the purpose—in the
centre of the metropolis—and the legal locality par
excellence. Another advantage in the choice of this
spot is, that it is now crowded with wretched tene-
ments, the removal of which will be an advantage
to the metropolis in many respects, and especially
in regard to sanitary matters. It is proposed to
carry out, this bill without touching the public
money ; and the Lord Chancellor stated that the
necessary sum would be derived from three sources.
In the first place, there is a sum of £200,000
which the Government will advance as the price of
the buildings and grounds, which the Government
would have received when these Courts have been
erected. The sums received from these sources
will in all probability greatly exceed this specified
sum of £200,000. The piece of land now occupied
by the Courts of Justice to the west of Westminster
Hall has been valued at £86,000 if sold for building
purposes. Another source from which the money
is to come is the Suitors' Fund in Chancery. The
profit which has grown out of the dividends result-
ing from the investments of the suitors' money
belongs to the State, and it is this sum which it is
proposed to apply to this great work. Lord. ST.
LEONARDS strongly disapproved this part of the
scheme, but the noble lord's objections were not
very tenable ; and, indeed, it may be argued against
him that most of the suitors whose claims he advo-
cated were now dead. The Duke of ARGYLL very
truly said that his noble and learned friend enter-
tained extreme opinions upon this point. The
noble Duke declared that Lord ST. LEONARDS had
not drawn a proper distinction between two parts
of the subject, namely, between " objections taken
to the system under which this fund had arisen, and
objections to taking possession of the fund now it
existed and was at the disposal of the House."
These objections are merely technical, and it was
clearly shown by the Lord Chancellor and the noble
Duke that this sum in question had always been
considered as belonging to the State, as the
Duke of ARGYLL said " How could suitors in
the Court of Chancery be defined as a class ?"
It is not now necessary to determine
whether the money should have been taken
from the suitors under a system which dates back
from the early part of the last century, but the
noble Duke expressed his conviction that Lord ST.
LEONARDS was right in condemning the course
alluded to. The third source from which the
money is to be derived is by the imposition of a
small tax on suitors in the courts of law, and on
those who prove wills and take out letters of ad-
ministration in the Probate Court. The trifling
sum of ls. 6d. on every writ issued in action, and
2s. 6d. on every grant of probate or administration,
will be sufficient to produce more than the sum of
£16,000 a year. The Lord Chancellor effectively
concluded his speech by expressing a hope that no
lasting opposition would be made to this Bill, which
was " full of the greatest promise, calculated to
effect the greatest amount of benefit, and with re-
gard to which no sincere and true Reformer would
desire to see his name in opposition." It is, of
course, impossible for any scheme to be proposed
which is not open to objections on some score or
other, and some captious critics and particular indi-
viduals will aways discover some flaw in the affair;
but it may fairly be said that the Government have
come forward in this matter of the Courts of Justice
Building Bill with unwonted energy and determi-
nation ; and it rests with Parliament to afford them
that support and assistance which they require and
certainly deserve to expect.

A grievance affecting a considerable body of
public servants was last evening brought before the
House by Mr. HENNESSY. No practical result came
of it, for though, when the motion for a select com-
mittee was pressed to a division, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer only secured a small majority, yet it was
sufficient to postpone at least inquiry into the cir-
cumstances. Mr. HENNESSY has, however, done good
service in bringing the question forward, and we
hope it will not be suffered to be entirely overlooked
in more pressing questi mis. The motion of Mr.
HENNESSY was for the appointment of a committee
of inquiry into the grievances complained of in " the
petition of the mayor, merchants, shipowners, and
commercial trades of Liverpool with respect to
the out-door officers of Customs," but the number
of 'members representing different parts of the
kingdom who supported the motion, and had
already interested themselves in the subject, proved
that it was no trifling or fanciful grievance. It
appears from the statement of Mr. HENNESSY, sup-
ported by numerous petitions, and even by the
Commissioners of Customs themselves, that these
gentlemen have really hardships to complain of.
Their work has considerably increased of late years,
while their pay has not been raised, and their chance
of promotion is taken from them. Formerly they
had the hope of rising from their small income of
£9O per annum to £l3O ; but owing to certain
changes in the departments they have no longer
that prospect. There are several minor points o
which they complain, more especially the competi-

tive examination for men who have been for some
years in the service. On this head Mr. GLADSTONE
observed that he admitted as a general rule that
the test of competitive examinations should only
be applied to those entering the service ; but that
when a man was transferred from one department
to another it was necessary to ascertain whether
he was fitted for the higher branch. This is true
enough, but in such cases the examination might
be a little different. It should be more practical
in its nature, and refer rather to the actual busi-
ness in hand than to those obsolete and intricate
pieces of information required to be furnished by
the examination papers. It is most likely that a
first-class schoolboy could distance i considerable
'proportion of our merchants and men of business
in the dates and names, the bar, facts or rote

The sitting member for this borough, Sir John
:ay, has issued an address to the electors announc-
ng his intention of again soliciting their suffrages
at the close of the present Parliament. He states
that it was not his intention to have alluded to the
coming election until the date of the dissolution had
been definitively fixed, and that he is averse to agi-
tating the borough by a canvass until the legitimate
time for its commencement ; but the efforts which
he says are being made by the so-called Liberal
party to obtain a candidate, and to prejudice the
Conservative cause by asserting that it is his inten-
tion to withdraw from the representation of the
borough, render it incumbent on him to speak. Sir
John then goes on to say that during the four years
he has represented Wakefield he has assisted in
maintaining that just union between Church and
State which, in his opinion, was of advantage to the
interests of Religion and good government, for-
warded as far as possible the cause of education,
and every measure which seemed to him likely to
advance the moral and material interests of the
poorer classes of the community, endeavoured
vainly, as yet, however, to adjust the incidence of
taxation more evenly, and constantly laboured to
advance the cause of administrative reform in our
great public departments, a reform which he firmly
believed would make our army and navy more
efficient and less costly to the country. In all
matters relating to the well-being of Wakefield he
had, too, striven assiduously to fulfil his duty to the
town, and without distinction of party had given his
services, as in duty bound, to -all who required
them. Sir John trusts, under these circumstances,
the majority of electors will feel that he has fulfilled
every pledge he has made to them, and that some
of his political opponents will continue that cour-
teous forbearance and kind encouragement which
he has hitherto experienced from all classes of the
community.

The Liberals, it is understood, are seeking to
obtain the consent of Mr. W. H. Leatham, of
Hemsworth-hall, who had several times contested
the borough, to come forward in their interest.

RAFFAEL'S CARTOONS.--These invaluable works
were removed yesterday morning from Hampton Court to
the South Kensington Museum. A special carriage, drawn
by six horses, and an enormous case were prepared. The
removal was personally superintended by Captain Fowke,
R.E., and Captain Fasting, R.E., with a detachment of
Sappers, and the operation was carried out with entire
success.

COMPOUNDED PENSIONS.—A statement was laid
before Parliament yesterday by the Marquis of Hartington,
showing the sums which have been paid, during the year
1864-5, to the relatives of deceased officers of her Majesty's
army, in lieu of pensions, &c. The total sum disbursed for
this service was £2,566 17s. The payments were made on
account of four officers, two of whom were killed in action,
and two died of wounds received in New Zealand. In
each instance the money was paid to the father of the
deceased officers.