The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-18 00:00:00

QUARTETT CONCERTS.

FIRST CONCERT.
• The lovers of sterling music, with the elite of the profes-
sion, were yesterday evening gratified in attending the re -
lon of some of the members of the Concerti da Camera ;
r4ick have again come before the public with a series of per-
41a/ices newly entitled. The programme of the first con-
"; held at the Hanover-square Rooms, consisted of sound
litolld classical music, both vocal and instrumental, and is sub-
med
PART I.
luetett in F Minor (Op. 32, dedicated to Kalk-
. brenner), two Violens, Viola, Violoncello, and
Double Bass, Messrs. Blagrove, Gattie,
R "and°, Lucas, and Hawell
4lecitativo ed Aria, " Per Pieta," Mrs. Bishop;
accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Mos-
ch eles
(411. art ett in E Flat Major (Op. 76), two Vio-
lins, Viola, and Violoncello, Messrs. Bla-
grove,. Gattie, Dando, and Lucas. Haydn

ON NEWSPAPERS,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

PART 11.
Trio in E Flat Major (Op. 14), Pianoforte, Cla-
linnet, and Viola, Messrs. Moscheles,
Will-
man, and Dando Mozart
Aria, " II Pensier," Mr. Balfe ( Orfeo ed Eury
dice) • accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr
Moscheles ••• Haydn
Naartett in E Minor ( Op. 59, dedicated to
Count Itasoumoffsky), two Violins, Viola, and
Violoncello, Messrs, Blagrove, Dando, Gattie,
and Lucas
The quintett of Onslow is a work of superlative merit, and
viax executed with corresponding taste and feeling. The slow
movement in D flat is a truly beautiful composition, and was
charmingly played, each performer combining strength and
„y the most refined delicacy of expression. The
'"tll,lcde abounded with difficulties, which were surmounted with
hmost graceful and brilliant ease. Beethoven never struck
is harp with a steadier hand, or more tranquil spirit, than in
altc'eveliest scena of " Ah, perfido," an aria which is full of
all :it:ate tenderness and majesty. Mrs. Bishop sung it with
is same elegance and pathos it so peculiarly requires. Beethoven
pori to have frequently broken several strings when exte_m-
ia,..zing on the piano-forte, such was the intensity of his feel-
/RN,' and when Mr. Moscheiles drew out the magnificent
fan,-7
~upon the D flat, which appears towards the close, we
Ham—,ed he was about to realize the habits of the composer.
tri-7`11)8 delightful quartett concluded the first act. It was
Vrit:V"ficently performed, and its lively finale went off
1 great spirit, and was loudly applauded. There
4111 exquisite repose in the trio of Mozart, which is
by °lately enchanting. Its performance was distinguished
atm ?eh a perfect appreciation of its beauty as in-
pethe eg in soul of the hearer images of stillness and
tee
e• Mr. Balfe's execution of Haydn's beautiful aria, which
srables Mozart in its tender and voluptuous character, justi-
he encomiums we have frequently had occasion to bestow
111.1_,1n. The elegance with which he treated this well-known
-9' invested it with all the charms of freshness and novelty.
quartett of Beethoven wh ch followed is instinct with the
111137 and and beautiful system of mysticism in which the composer
:wed his spirit to revel ; and happily, indeed, in this in-
apre, does he repose amidst the fantastic creations of his rare
inut "niprehensive imagination. The glowing and glorious
"leg
with which the slow movement is most prolific were
of `ftantingly performed, and closed amidst the universal plaudits
'ne audience. To us it realised the beautiful expression of
""e Poet :--
" Such dulcet music that the ear,
Like a wooed damsel, trembled with delight"
wr animated minuet and trio and fine fugue which followed,
~,ease brilliantly executed ; ands the joyous and elegant finale
Presented to the hearer without a fault. There was a si-
multaneous intensity of feeling evidenced by the performers
Bhoughout the execution of this magnificent quartett, which
erj Ye
talents of the highest promise, and their efforts were
?' rewarded by the unbounded applause of a select but disc
mutating audience.

„.Thisoei c
r Majesties gave a grand ball last night, at
',incastle.
, The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are expected
I be th
unt, e gus of their noble relative, the Duke of Rutland,
• it after the Croxton Park (Leicestershire) races, which
-,
,enee on the 24th inst.
prhe Duke and Ddchess of Beaufort have returned
1°
4t
Melto ark-PlaCe from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Wilton,
n Mowbray.
wbray.
(Itilarl. and Countess Howe, and family, have left
the Audley-street, for Penn House, near Windsor, where
tfaciTwill remain until Tuesday next.
he Earl and Countess of Mansfield, and the
from 'es Murray, have arrived at Caen Wood, near Hampstead,
ti:their seat, Scone Palace, near Perth. His Lordship's
cc:11,1 se; the Hon. Charles John Murray, has recently conf-
-I,i iie” himself, by marriage, with the family of the Earl o
e field, by his union with the Hon. Frances Anson, sister to
the Noble Earl.
tbeiVIARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Wednesday,
sp,?.a6th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston-square, by
toe 1 license, the Right Hon. Lord Poltimore, to Caroline,
,euatis,t daughter of Lieut.-Gen. Buller, of Pilynx and Lan-
bre in the County of Cornwall. After the ceremony a
to
Mast
'.'loUcestaer ws given by the Lieutenant-General, at his house
110-place, which was attended by the Earl of Vest -
I.l4reland, Lady Georgiana- Fane, Lady Charles Somerset,
and Lady Anne Wilbraham, Sir James and Lady Mary
4_ him Williams, the Earl of Digby, Lord Reay, Sir .191:irn.
4,,nil
_ady Yarde Buller Sir Hussey and Lady Vivian, A_l
6,_llrs. Scott Murray,' Lord John Fitzroy, Mr. and Mrs.
togric:r•es Hulse, Colonel and Mrs. Wilson, Viscount Miring-
lkirslvt• and Mrs. Dering, Mr. and the two Misses Forester,
t'urling Mr. Sil ' t
__ Ner op, &c.
• t•
he
E BISHOP OE LICHFIELD.—In consequence
e continued indisposition of our revered diocesan, the
;3'ely_ers of the congregations of the several churches and cha-
In this town werealso yesterday offered up for his L ord-
• sberee"erY• This mark of respect and affection has
e„„,_ en adopted in other parishes, and will doubtless be-
Q."44eeneral throughout the diocese.—Aris's Birmingham
and Countess Grey and family are expected in
the HOLY-square the week after Easter. His Lordship's son,
Company,°n • CaPt. Henry Grey, has just been promoted to his
and joined the 52d regiment at Athlone.
ton-tl-sistB an
breakfast, when served in proper style,
et' cold grouse, salmon, cold beef, marmalade, jellies,
1,,V, live kinds of bread, oatmeal cakes, coffee, tea, and toast.
ttrs4frßE EMPRESS OF RUSSlA.—According to let 7
Ittienos!=.ltnkii", ii
St. Petersburgh, the Empress, in consequence of in-
as lost the hope of making a fresh addition to the
Tha. is
Galignani's Messenger.
ofearl Queen of Louis XV. was immoderately fond
Aldeusm,
anuardepwas never perhaps more delighted than when
ine on the occasion of the death of a Monarch in
as not
Obliged to go into mourning."

BARILLA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

ABOLITION OF THE STAMP DUTY

SlR,—Having had the honour last night of presenting
thirty Petitions to the House of Commons, some of them
signed by many thousands of persons, praying for the
Total Abolition of the Stamp Duty upon Newspapers, I
shall feel greatly obliged if you will allow me to make a
statement relative to the proceedings in the House on that
occasion,—a few words of explanation being the more ne-
cessary, as the forms of the House relative to motions for
the Reduction of Taxes are not generally understood by
the Public, and, in fact, are unknown even to many Mem-
bers of Parliament.

On Tuesday last I had a notice of motion in the " Or-
der Book" of the House of Commons, for submitting to
the House a Resolution for the Total Abolition of the
Stamp Duty on Newspapers. On the ith instant the
Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice that he should
bring forward his Plan for the Consolidation of the Stamp
Acts, and he announced also that he should then state a
proposition with respect to a change in the Stamp Duty
on Newspapers. Night after night passed away without
affording the Right Hon. Gentleman the opportunity of
m *king his promised statement. In short, the priority of
other Notices of Motion ;Ind Orders of the Day, had the
effect of postponing the Right Hon. Gentleman's motion
for going into a Committee on the Stamp Acts, up to last
night, the 15th instant. Hence the Order of the Day for
going into Committee on the Stamp Acts, up to the
Abolition of the Stamp Duty, stood for the same eve-
ning. Under these circumstances, a Meeting of the Reform
Members of the House was yesterday convened at the Fo-
reign Office, when, in a brief statement, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer explained to the Members that it was his
intention to propose the Reduction of the Stamp Duty
on Newspapers, from Fourpence to One Penny. Mr.
Hume, perceiving that the cause of the abolitionists would
be weakened and damaged, if Ministers moved, as an
Amendment on my _Motion, that the Stamp should be re-
duced from Fourpence to a Penny, prudently intimated that
it would be better to take the Motion for the TOTAL Aso-
LiTioN.of the Duty, in the Committee on the Bill, when
that Motion would be then brought forward against the
Penny Stamp—a course of proceeding which, if adopted,
would enable the People of England to see who are, and
who, in reality, are not, friendly to the unconditional political
freedom of the Press. I heartily and cheerfully concurred
in the view of the question taken by Mr. Hume, which, in
fact, also received the approbation of all the Reformers pre-
sent—nearly two hundred in number. A moment's thought
will convince every reflecting man, that the right course
has been adopted. My Motion, as the question now stands,
will be for the Total Abolition, as against a Penny Stamp.
Had it been brought forward on Tuesday, as an original
Motion, after I had moved, " That the House should go
into a Committee of the whole House on the Stamp Acts,"
my proposition would have been completely swamped by an
Agiendment made by the Ministers, proposing the reduction
of the Stamp Tax from fourpence to a penny, and the Lists
of the Divisions, on the next day, would have exhibited to
our view only the names of those Members who voted on
the Amendment, that is to say, those who voted for the Re-
duction of the Duty. What the People of England want
is, a Division on the question for the total Abolition of the
Stamp Tax on Newspapers ; and as my Motion must now
assume the form of an Amendment on the proposition of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it is upon the question of
the total abolition, and of the total abolition alone, that the
House will be compelled to divide, and the names of the
Members recorded. This, therefore, is a great point se-
cured. From this position we cannot be driven. Observe,
no new proposition of any kind can relieve the House from
the necessity of voting on the question of the complete and
unqualified Abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers.
Besides ; this improvement in our position is not all that
has been gained by the friends of an unstamped political
Press. The proposal of the Ministers is now known.
The House has not been required to vote for the reduction,
instead of the abolition, on a sudden, in the absence of a
declaration of the Ministers. The treacherous advocates
of a free Press in the House will not have the opportunity
of saying that they considered that their constituents
would be "perfectly satisfied" with the reduction from
fourpence to a penny. There is not now a chance of
cloaking insincerity by any such plausible professions or
pretences. The public, therefore, have now time and op-
portunity to declare against a penny stamp ; and it is to
be hoped that thousands of petitions will be forthwith pre-
sented against the imposition of a penny stamp, and con-
sequently, for an unconditional abolition. Nothing would
give me greater satisfaction than to see the "Millions" load
the table of the House of Commons with thousands of
petitions, each petition not .containing the signatures of
more than one hundred persons. It is a pity to attach
many thousands of names, in such a cause, to one piece of
parchment or paper. A single petition signed by ten
thousand persons, takes no more time in its presentation,
excites no more discussion, attracts no more attention, than
a petition signed by one hundred persons. What we want
is, that there should be a vast number of petitioners, and
a vast number of petitions. Nor should two petitions be
sent from the same town to one Member. Let us recol-
lect, therefore, that a full month is before us for agitating
this vital, this all-important question Are we, or are we
not, to have a free political Press in the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland ?" If the people speak out
and continue their exertions, the Stamp must be abolished,
as it is an impost which cannot be sustained on any plea
that is not directly hostile to the morality, the happiness,
and the liberties of the nation. The form of the petitions
may be as follows, and, after the number which has already
been presented on the subject, not a word more will be ne-
cessary than is here set down :
"To tho Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and
Ireland, in Parliament assembled ; The Petition of.
the undersigned inhabitants of
" Showeth,—That as your Petitioners are fully im-
pressed with a belief that an Unstamped Press is essen-
tial to the welfare and peace of the People belonging to
every Free State, they most earnestly request, that the
Stamp Duty on Newspapers may be totally abolished.
And your petitioners will ever pray," &c.
Some thousands of Petitions of this description, each Pe-
tition being signed by an ,Hundred Persons, would let the
Members of the House of Commons know, that a Penny
Stamp will not give satisfaction to the Nation, as it is felt
that its existence would still operate as a clog, as a check,
to the diffusion of Political Intelligence. Above all, it
should be recollected by the. Constituents of every Member
of Parliament, that according to the existing arrangements
the Question will now be put from the Chair by Mr.
Speaker for " the TOTAL ABOLITION of the Stamp Duty on
Newspapers ;" and from voting on that Proposition there
will be no means of escaping, except by actually running
away from the House.
The Editor of the Morning Advertiser, and the Conduc-
tors of some other Stamped Journals, contend, that if the
.duty be wholly abolished, the Proprietors of the Stamped
Newspapers ought to be voted a compensation for any pe-
cuniary injury which they may sustain from such an altera-
tion of the law. The demand is just, and ought to be con-
ceded, and should certainly be supported cordially by,
Sir, your most obedient Servant,
THOMAS WAKLEY.
35, Bedford-square, March 6, 1836.

Sin,—ln your last night's paper I perceive a paragraph
relative to the great decline in the import of Barilla, and
ascribing it to the heavy import duty. Such is not the case,
it having arisen from the advancement of chemical science.
The great consumption of Barilla was in the manufac-
ture of soap and glass ; but in both of which, very little
of that article is now used—a much better substitute being
obtained by the decomposition of muriate of soda with sul-
phuric acid, forming sulphate of soda, which is again de-
composed by lime and carbonaceous matter, and forming a
dry carbonate of soda, containing from 40 to 50 per cent.
of alkali, at a cost of about 141. per ton ; whereas Barilla
contained from 10 to 20 per cent. of alkali only, and which
a few years since cost upwards of 201. per ton, and, at the
present reduced rate, 121. per ton ; independent of the
greater economy in the use of the manufactured carbonate
of soda, it is much preferred, as containing little or no resi-
duary matter, thereby saving expense, trouble, and giving a
greater certainty to the manipulations of the soap and glass
,manufacturer, the latter having also discontinued kelp in a
great. measure for the same reason.
Whilst the change in the system has decreased the im-
port of Barilla, it has increased that of Sui.phur (used for
making sulphuric acid)—it has increased during the last
seven years five fold.
The insertion of this will oblige,
Yours respectfully,
Birmingham, March 17, 1836. S. Y.

141 P, StTN, 1,010)0N, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1836.