The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

The Diary and Iloures of the Ladye Adolie. Edited
by Lady Charlotte Pepys. Addey and Co.
This is another of those volumes which have
lately been published in the old style and ortho-
graphy, such as the "Life of Mary Powell," dm.
The present work commemorates the life and death
of " a faythfulle childe," three centuries ago. In
the days of Queen Mary she suffered martyr-
dom for her faith. The diary is very interest-
ing, and the collection of " Houres" at the con-
clusion is curious and instructive. It consists of
prayers and meditations, carefully arranged. The
Ladye Adolie and her friend Una having disputed
respecting the colour of a fish, Una falls into the
water in her attempts to secure it. She is wits
difficulty recovered, and Adolie, on moving her
kirtle, finds the fish entangled in its folds.

"I putte it into fresh soft water and it did begin to
revive ; I did carry it to the light to see it better, and
the Evening Sun just sinking gave it a golden hue on
one side, but left it brown on the other.
" Ah, Chaucer 1 Chaucer I we, too, had been like unto
thy Knightes of the Gold and Silver Shield.
" We had meant the same fishe ; but Una, down on
the banke, cast it into shade, while I, standing, had seen
the other side lit up. This was poor Una'a fishe.
" She was still sleepinge, and I still on the watche be-
side her, when sleepe came over mee too, and I dreamed.
I did dreme that there were manie men trying to catch
fishe, for they were starving ; and there were manie fishe
of divers sortes in the deep waters. But as soon
as their nets caught anie, one man did call this a
poisonous sorte, and another did call others bad and un-
eateable, so that with one and another assurance all
were rejected. Then I wepte, and said, ' What will ye
then do ?' Then I heard a voice say, 'Have ye any
meate ?' and they made replie ' Nay.' Then, said the
voice, 'Come and dine.' And we saw one who from His
hande did give us some of all kindes of fishes to sate,
and they were verie goode.
" And He vanished out of oure sighte. Then these
men fell to discoursing wherefore all were goode from his
hande ? and, once more beside the waters, did dispute
eagerlie which were of the sorte that He had taken and
given unto us. Then saide It was not the sorte
but because they were in His hande.' Whereat all did
turne and looke angrilie upon mee and fright mee, and
drive me tear the waters, so that I cried out for feare.
And methoughte one caught me to His bosom, and the
same blessed voice sayde, Faythefulle witnesse ! none
shall pluck thee out of my hande,' whereat I trembled
with exceeding joy and I awaked."
This dream was illustrative of Adolies's fate.
The type and binding are characteristic of the
time of the narrative, and combined with its
peculiar orthography, render the illusion com-
plete, and were it not for the freshness of the
paper and colouring, we might fancy it had
emerged from some ancient library to give the
modern readers " a glimpse of the days that are
over."

The Diary of Martha Bethune Baliol. Chapman
and Hall.
This is the Chronicle of an eventful year, from
1753 to 1754. It is supposed to be written by a
young lady of the Baliol family, the sister of Sir
Richard Baliol, and the granddaughter of Lady
Bethune, -of Lincluden. It is written in a very
impressive manner, and cannot fail to attract in-
terest of the deepest kind. The hero is the young
Earl of Derwentwater, the son of the unfortunate
earl who was executed in the civil wars. The ill-
fated Martha was' engaged to him, and they
were forming plans for their future lives
abroad, as he could only remain in Scotland
in disguise, when a party of soldiers came to
search the house. By a miracle the Earl escaped,
but alone, and before Martha could rejoin him in
France he had engaged in the war at Haaover,
and the awful news came that " the young Earl
had given his soul up to Heaven, still fresh with
the brightness of youth." He died on the field of
Hastenbec. His end is thus described :—" When
the battle was over, and the day ours, we thought
the victory dearly purchased when we saw our
young Colonel's place empty. We found his body
lying in the midst of the slain at the battery which
he had so bravely carried, which he was the first to
mount, and where he had been cut down. He
was quite dead, and his sword broken in his hand,
but he held it so tight that I could not unclasp it,
and so we buried him, the broken sword in his
hand.

Australia Visited and Revisited. By Samuel Moss-
man and Thomas Bannister. Addey and Co.
Among the numerous works of every description
recently published on this universally attractive
subject, this volume presents at least the novelty
of a double authorship. It is a narrative of " Recent
Travels and old Experiences in Victoria and New
South Wales." It is justly observed in the preface
that nothing likely to mislead should be stated at
any time by travellers, but at the present period accu
racy is especially important, as from the vast number
emigrating misinformation is peculiarly prejudicial.
The authors therefore have given us simply a nar-
rative of facts, and present a picture of the colonies
as they actually are under the influence of the gold
mania. The details of ordinary life, and the ad-
vice to emigrants, are the result of long experience
as settlers and otherwise. Au extensive map is g. wen
of New South Wales, and a chart of the world, by
A. K. Johnston, geographer to her Majesty.

570 tons register, Captain Jamieson,
sailed to
day for Adelaide, South Australia, taking 257
emigrants, equal
to 198 statute adults, from the Govern-
EMIGRATION..—SOUTHAMETON, April 17.—The ship
William Stewart,
of the General Post-office authorities, has hail
ment depot here. The William Stewart, at the re-
quest
placed on board of her the 39 bags of mails brought
home from the 'Orestes, which vessel put into Lisbon
leaky on the sth inst., and, in consequence of exten-
libseritoa.
hoThedeieth
sive repairs being required before she could. proceed on
the voyage, the mails were returned in the Peninsular
satnedamOerirenAtaul Company's Australian,
ian a
ndshiipt
Ina
t .l
the werepraeii-
originally made up for the unfortunate Royalals M
sent effort to convey them to their destination will be
more successful than the four
previous attempts to dis-
patch them have been. With reference to the emi-
grant ship Orestes (now in th
e bagua, it appears
that this ship was not sent out T
and Oriental Steam Company. Shye wase Penins
purchasedular
by that association, deliverable in Adelaideand the
company had nothing whatever to do with 'the outfit
or dispatch of the ship, or with her cargo or passen-
gers. All this was as much in the hands of the owners
as if the company had never looked at her. A minute
survey of the vessel showed that she would be well
adapted for the company's purpose,—viz., a coal-hulk
and store-ship at Adelaide ' • and they therefore made ar-
rangements that she should become their property on the
completion of the voyage out. This explanation is ne-
cessary to exonerate the Peninsular and Oriental Cora-
pa,ny from any responsibility that may arise out of the
occurrence. The ship Moultan, 611 tons !burden (Cap-
tain'Ofiiielrs); will, leaxe on Tuesday or' Wednesday for
Geelong, with a full complement of emigrants. The
Elizabeth, 569 tons, sailed on-Wednesday last for Mel-
bourne. The Calabar, 754 tons, will leave for Adelaide
about the end of the month, and the Lady Kennawfq 11
Southampton Ban-
the' beginning of May. The Port of Soutthe
Gipsy
t ,
, sof
gration Company are about to dispatclsi,
of 1,000 on
650 tons, for Adelaide, and the Leonidas,
for Port Philip and Sydney. Both these vessels will
tale their departure in MAY.

X P I? E S
EDITION.

S

SUN OFFICE, Eight o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S

(THIS EVENING.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
7 to 4 agst W. Australian.
7to 2 agst Oronoco.
Bto 1 agst Barbatus.
10 to 1 agst Sittingbourne.
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Richmond.
25 to 1 agst Peggy.
20 to 1 agst St. Michael.
50 to 1 agst Sutler.
DERBY.
7to I agst W. Australian.
Bto 1 agst Honeywood.
la to 1 agst Orestes.
20 to 1 agst Sittingbourne.
20 to 1 agst Umbriel.
20 to 1 agst Orinoco (taken).
20 to 1 agst Cineas.
20 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer.
30 to 1 agst Reiver.
30 to 1 agst Brocket.

COVENTRY RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP. FLAT RACE.
Sleeping Partner
JackLeeming.
FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE
Gulnare
Thurgart3n
....
SELLING STAKES.

.. : 1
2

Fawn
Eccentricity

Broome won the fight for championship in 2 hours
and 15 minutes.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CIIANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
shortly after five o'clock.
Several petitions were presented by noble lords against
the Maynooth grant.

Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to pro-

eed with the bill until after Whitsuntide, when he Loped
the report of the committee on the Manchester and Salford
Education Bilt would be laid on the table.
In answer to Mr. DIVETT,
Mr. WILSON said that the officers of the Mint were
using every andtavour to meet the demand for small silver,
lint the demand for gold coin being so great, it was impos-
sible for them to issue more coin. The amount of money
turned out weekly was 600,000 t., a much greater amount
than had ever been issued before.
NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.
In answer to Mr. H. BAILLIE,
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that as the papers which
had been laid before the house relative to the charges which
had been made against the New Zealand Company fully
bore out those charges, he saw no reason for asking for a
further inquiry this session. -

THE BUDGET.
On the motion for going into Committee of Ways and
Means,
Petitions were presented by Lord Hotham, Mr. Bright,
Mr. Pete, Lord Dudley Stuart, for different medical socie-
ties ; by Lord Stanley and other honourable gentlemen,
praying for an alteration of the income tax so far as
it bears upon precarious incomes ; by Mr. Kershaw,
from Stockport, against the taxes on knowledge ; by
Mr. E wart, praying for the repeal of the duties on
butter and cheese ; by Colowl Harcourt, from the
Isle of Wight, against the duty on malt and bops; by Mr.
Gaskell, Mr. Hume, Mr. Cobbet, and Mr. Manes, for a re-
peal of the certificate tax.
Two house then went into committee, Mr. BOUVERIE in
the chair.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose
and said that, although on ordinary occasions the annual
exposition of the financial prospects of the country afforded
abundant material of interest to this house and the country,
and anxiety to the person charged with preparing that
statement, on the present occasion perhaps that interest on
the one hand, and certainly the anxiety on the other, was
greatly increased by many circumstances, including the
great number of motions which had recently been made,
indicating the increased eagerness of the people respecting
financial questions. The political events and shocks which
had enfeebled and overthrown Administrations had made
it necessary to adjourn from year to year financial ques-
tions of taxation. The first portion of his duty would be
to lay before the committee the account of the country,
and he thought he should best discharge that duty by
taking up that account at the point where it had
been left last year by the right honourable gentleman
opposite who then presided over the finvcial department.
On the 30th of April, 1852, the right lion. gentleman es-
timated the revenue at 51,625,0001., and in the month of
December following he stated it at 52,325,0001., exhibiting
an increase upon his estimate to the amount of 700,0001.
The time which had since elapsed afforded evidence of a
similar gratifying character, for the revenue which the
right hon. gentleman had then judiciously stated at
52,325,0001., amounted, now that we had reached
the termination of the year, to no less than
53,890,0001. (cheers) -• showing an increase of no
less than 1,464,0001. The expenditure of the past year was

estimated by the right hon. gentleman on the 30th of April
at 51,163,0001., but the actual expenditure had been
50,782,0001., and consequently there remained a sur-
plus of revenue over expenditure of no less than 2,460,0001.
But having reached that smoop and steady progress, it
now became his duty to make some deductions from that
sseguine estimate, which he must confess, coming from
the quarter it did, excited his surprise. The increased in-
come was anticpated to be 2,460,0001., it was supposed
that they would have that sum available for the remission
of taxation. Before they arrived at that there was one cir-
cumstance rather material to examine. What was the es-

timated amount of the expenditure for the year just
commenced. When he looked at the sketch that had been
drawn of it at the period to which he referred, he found it
was as follows :—The expenditure for the year 1852-3 was
estimated at 50,782,000/. ; but the expenditure for 1853-4,
the great bulk of which had already been voted, and in
the remainder of which he could anticipate no reduction,
was 52,183,0001. Therefore, without going into further
particulars, which he was sorry to say would occasion still
further deductions from the surplus, it appeared that
no less than 1,400,0001., or nearly three-fifths of the
surplus was already disposed of by the charges to which
the country was liable under acts of Parliament, and for
the discharge of miscellaneous services which he appre-
hended the house would not be disposed to diminish. His
right hon. predecessor had in December last estimated the
total surplus of the present year at 1,600,0001., and that
the only decrease in that would be a sum of 100,0001.,
which he proposen to apply to the light dues and to
the shipping interest, and a sum of 600,0001., which
he thought would suffice for the increase which he
anticipated in the great resources of the country. His
successors in office had not been so fortunate, nor had the
house thought it right to confine the votes within that
limit. He should now state how that surplus of 1,600,0001.
had been swallowed up. The increase in the navy estimates
amounted to no less a sum than 617,0001., and the increase
in the army and commissariat to 90,0001., and they trusted
that hostilities at the Cape had now reached that stage
that they might consider the extraordinary war at an end,
and when further provision was to be made, it should be
classed under the head of ordinary expenditure. Although
he rhould be obliged to submit au extraordinary vote of
200,0001., that vote would be retrospective, and there would
be also a vote of 70,0001. for the commissariat, but that also
might be taken as analogous to their ordinary expenditure.
the increase upon the vote for ordnance as compared with
last year was no less than 616,0001. The militia estimates
had not yet been brought into a shape in which they could
be laid upon the table, but he was sorry to say there was a
large increase upon the amount at which they were taken
last year. The estimates for the present year, on account
of militia, could not be expected to be much lass than
530,0001. This time last year it was expected the estimates
would be something like 300,0001. In all other respects
the scheme for raising the militia had realised all the
anticipations that had formed of it, but the increase
of its expense as compared with the reckoning of the
late Government would be about 230,0001. The last item
in this augmentation of expense would be a sum of 100,0001.,
which would be added to the votes for the present year
for the purposes of public education, and of the committee
would be at the pain to add together the first items he had
last mentioned, they would find that although the right
hon. gentleman who preceeded him in office anticipated a
surplus of 1,600,0001. on the financial year 1853-54, the
augmentation of changes which had already been voted
first, or were yet come would amount to no less a
sum than 1,654,0001. As he had, however, already
stated to the committee, there had been some further
improvement in the revenue of the country, and he could now
state that there were some few items of expenditure which
the Government had been and were likely to be able to reduce.
With respect to the amount of charge for packet contract
service, as the item at present stood, it was most unsatis-
factory, but it was greatly disproportioned to the amount
of benefit which the public obtained from it; but
it was hoped that in the present year there
would be a saving effected of something like 75,0001
(Hear, hear.) There would also be a saving upon the
charge for Exchequer-bills, owing to the diminution in
the rate of interest, amounting to about 65 0001.
while there would be an occasional item of saving
amounting to 135,0001. arising] out of the Crown
land revenues which would fall due under the
provisions of an existing act , and which would
into the category of Ways and Means. There would also
be another saving under the same head, derivable from the
Metropolitan Improvements amounting to 27,0001. (Hear.)
These sums would give funds to about 301,0001. He would
now state to the house the items of the consolidated revenue
and expenditure of the country for the ensuing year. They
were as follows

Charge on the funded debt 227,500,000
~ unfunded debt ...... 304,000

Making a total of
The charges on the consolidated fund
would be £2,503,000
Army estimates
Navy 6,235,000
Ordnance 3,053,000
Miscellaneous :
Commissariat 557,000
Militia 530,000
Kaffir war 200,000
Packet service