The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-21 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JAN. 20.

The KING and QUEEN drove out yesterday through
Kemp-town to Rottingdean, and returned to the Palace
about four o'clock. The weather was most unfavourable,
thick fog and continual rain. The Princesses ELIZA nrrn
and AUGUSTA, Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, and the
'loyal suite, were the only persons at the Royal dinner.
In the evening the QUEEN'S band attended as usual.—
Mr. GUTTERIDOE presided at the grand piano.
The calls at the Pavilion yesterday included the follow-
ing names :—Baron and Baroness SCHMEIDEM, Lady
4ULIANA ANNESLEY, Countess MOUNTNORRIS, Earl and
Countess BELFAST, Lady C. BUTLER, Admiral ROOD,
it:Ye BURDETT, Mr. BATHURST, Mr. and Mrs. WALTER
15URRELL, Colonel and Mrs. WILLIAMS, Captain and
'II4IY ELIZABETH FIELDING, Captain HURST, Colonel
....%4PIIINSTONE, Miss WEDDERBURN, Mr. G. and Miss
ritnnanT, Mr. CURTEIS, &C. &e.
Several of the Royal suite went from the Palace in the
evening to the Almack's ball, which took place last night :
4t,l4re were upwards of 400 fashionables present. Amongst
1171 s—the Countess of ERROL, Lady SIDNEY, Mrs. Fox,
MITCHELL, the Earl of ERROL, Sir ANDREW BAR-
I:41U'; Sir PHILIP SIDNEY, &e. (from the Palace), Lady
IJANE PEEL, Lady GEORGE SEY3IOUR, Lady M‘GaEcoa,
'adY POCOCK, Lady DIARY ELLiorr, Miss WYKEHAM,
Lard and Lady TEYNIIAM, Lady ELLENBOROUGH, Lady
‘ustLxv Sir C. and Lady BLUNT, Lords A. and W.
4"EE, Sir THOMAS, Lady, and Miss M'MAHON, Ad-
-Inairal Ronn, Lord and Lady RENDLESIIAM, Sir R.
1"XIN, Sir 0. and Lady GIBBS, Sir E. DERING, Lady
ASIRERT, Lady Kt NLOCK, Countess of INEwßunGtr, Lady
"4 Miss SCOTT, Sir DAVID SCOTT, Baroness ROTIIS-
ILD) Mr. WALTER and Miss BURRELL, Sir THOMAS
*ryHienCOTE, Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, Mr., Mrs., and
ii" HEYSILAM, Mr. KEnr, Mr., Mrs., and the Misses
t
11,°wElls Mrs. LLOYD, the Misses KEANE, the Officers of
Guards' 6th Dragoon Guards, tile Officers of the Grenadier
&c.

Direct Taxes
Register, Mortgage,
&c. Duties
Stamp Duties
Revenue and sale of
Domains
Domains and Woods
engagees or ex-
changed
Custom and Naviga-
tion Duties
Salt Consumpt. Duty
Indirect Taxes (Li-
quors,Liquids, &c.)
l'roduct of the sale ofl
Tobacco and Snuff!
Do. of sale of Gun.

1293,675,-.051

1153,566,000
28,994,000

1,732,0001

1,055,000

1294,100,000 l

153,360,461
27,991,3101

3,557,7631

60,872

V,137,522
706,450

2,230,6521

1;667,39)1

1,797,404

1,213,009
,762,902

00
)00
,000 31,376,567!
1,300 4,295,496
,000 25,565,971 1,092,5-10,
,000 1,200,000
I 5,500,000
10,035,168
7,690,000
022, 1111

4,(96,1

powder
Do. of Postage and
Duty of 5 per Ct
on remittances 28,a55,,
Do. of Mails and
Packets 2,163,
Timber felled 27,300,,
Salt Pits... 1,800,1
Product of Gaming-
houses
Lottery
Divers products

5,517.0,0n0
)2,500,000
7,690,000

Total

01 1 ,cool

c 268,0001

181,0001

:,1611,2*

662,529,

,9 12, ISI

627,482

1 8,99f1,836 1

1;707,550
2,491,616

3,9-9,031

468,3'23

'24,969

37,96

2,742,300

14,396,669

5,406,834
we of 1830
1830, corn-

Decrease in 18.90
From the above table it will be seen that the Hever
fell below the Estimates by 18,031,496 fr. ; and that in
pared with 1829, there was a decrease of 5,406,834 fr.
The Municipal Administration of the City of Paris, with a
view to provide for the extraordinary expenses which have been
incurred since July, intend to raise a loan of fifteen millions of
francs, and it is said that its issue will be proposed by annuities
of 1000 fr. each.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

)IRE AT WIIITSTABLE.--( YU RTHER PARTICULARS.)

WHITSTABLE, WE D NESDA Y.

A terrible fire broke out, o❑ Monday morning last, at
Mr. Hayward's. Great praise is due to the Dredgers of
Whitstable, who first gave the alarm, for their assistance.
There were burnt seven fine horses, two cows, and three
sows in pig. Four men (named Read, Duncan, Beer,
and Kennett) fell victims to the flames. The tops of two
stacks were blown to a considerable distance. It is un-
derstood that Kennett has left a wile-and large family to
lament his loss. The men named were diligent in getting
out the corn from the barn, when the roof of the barn fell
in upon them; their shrieks and cries were dreadful ; and
Mr. Hayward, in trying to save the men, was dreadfully
scorched. This morning the farm of Mr. Goodin was
set fire to, but owing to the County and Kent engines,
which were left on the premises of Mr. Hayward, it was
soon extinguishod. Mr. Goodwin's farm is a short dis-
tance from Mr. Hayward's.

LYNN.-.-It is oar painful task to record the lamentable
fact that, during the past week, the portion of this country
called Marshland, which had hitherto been exempt from
such calamities, has been the scene of no less than three
instances of the destruction of property by incendiaries..—
The first, which occurred on Monday evening last, con-
sumed a straw stack, the property of Mr. Nepps, of Tilney;
at the time it was feared that the flames would extend to
some contiguous buildings and stacks, but this was hap-
pily prevented by the active exertions of those assembled,
and by a plentiful supply of water. The next, which
took place on the following Wednesday, entirely destroyed
a barn, containing a considerable quantity of corn belong-
ing to Mr. Fisher, who resides in the same parish, at the
distance of about half a mile from the spot where the first
happened. Two young men, under 20 years of age (one
of whom has since confessed), hare been apprehended, and
committed to prison. The particulars of the last have
not yet reached us.—East Anglian.

About eight o'clock on Monday night a most tremend-
ous fire was observed from Warminster in the direction of
Heytesbury. The town was soon in alarm, the fire-bell
rung, and the engines put in requisition, for the blaze wa4
so great that the town was quite illuminated. On the re-
turn of some gentlemen, who started on horseback, it
proved to be the destruction of the property of a Mr.
Racksworthy, of Upton, near Heytesbury; wheat-ricks,
hay-stacks, barns, and a granary of corn, appear to have
been destroyed by this all-devouring element, no doubt the
work of incendiaries.—Taunton Courier.

The Ministers, Elden!, and General Session of St. John's
parish, Glasgow, have drawn up a petition, to be signed
by the members of the congregation, imploring his Ma-
jesty to appoint a day for a general fast, to be held over
the whole country. This fast is said to be called for on
account of the present alarming and critical state in which
the country is at present placed. If his Majesty should
nut agree to this proposal, a day is to be fixed by St.
John's parish for the above purpose.— Glasgow Courier.

On Sunday night a fire was observed from Hull, on the
opposite side of the Humber. Front its blazing appear_
once, it is c mjectured to have been stacks of some descrip-
tion in an ignited state, the act, in all probability, of an
incendiary. From the situation in which it was seen, it
is supposed to have been at a place called Wootton.—
York Chronicle.

On Friday evening, about six o'clock, a large stack of
straw, from thirty to forty loads, was discovered to be on
fire at Slaysdale, about two miles from Driffield, on the
Scarborough road, belonging to Mr. Dixon, of llarphaw.
This is the second stack that was burnt last week in the
parish of Driffield. The first, on Monday night, was com-
pletely destroyed. Of the one on Friday evening, through
great exertion, half was saved. Both are no doubt the acts
of an incendiary, as they stood in fields unconnected with any
dwelling, and bad been lately thrashed by machines.—lbid.
Five fires have occurred in the neighbourhood of Nor-
wich during the lass week.—lbid.

On Sunday night, between seven and eight o'clock, a
rick of wheat i❑ a field near White Cross, in the parish
of Bridstow, belonging to Mrs. Platt, of Wilton, was de-
stroyed by fire. There is no doubt but it was the diabolical
act of an incendiary. At a short distance from the rick
stood two others, belonging to Mr. lligginson, of White
Cross, and on examination a bundle of matches, and a
quantity of paper prepared with saltpetre as touch-paper,
was found in one of them, clearly proving that the de.
struction of these ricks were also intended. A large reward
for the discovery of the incendiary has been offered.—
Hereford Journal.

We are concerned to state that a fire took place early on
Monday morning on the premises of Win. Blake, Esq., of
Swanton Abbott, which consumed two barns, a stable,
and most of the out-premises, two large wheat stacks, and
one of barley, besides a considerable quantity of corn in
the barns. A hay stack, nearly at the same time, was
perceived to be on fire, on the premises of Mr. Ducker, a
farmer of that parish, but by the exertions of himself and
family, the adjoining stacks were saved, and the hay-stack
only partly consumed.—There is no doubt but it is the
work of an incendiary. —lbid.
On Friday night, about eight o'clock, the inhabitants of
Thorpe were alarmed by a cry of " Fire !" which proceeded
from an attempt made to set fire to the stacks of the Rev.
Mr, Maxwell. Several had taken fire, and a cart-shed,
but by the promptitude of the help rendered, and the
abundance of water, the whole was soon extinguished.
Several balls, composed of combustible materials, were
found thrust into the stacks.—/bid.

The belief that a considerable rise in wheat is
about to take place, is spreading in the city, where the
question is looked at chiefly on account of the effect on the
exchanges which is to be calculated on from a large impor-
tation. The same belief has prevailed for a much longer
time at the Corn-market, where it is a subject of still
greater importance, but less entitled to attention from the
public as it abounds with sanguine speculators, whose
very interest in the result prevents their seeing very
clearly. It is certain that the averages have been gradually
rising for some time past, and whether the anticipation is
just or not, there can be no barns in directing general at-
tention to the subject, as a certain extent of speculation for
the rise generally ends in a reduction of prices, and is sure
to bring a supply into the market. The advance in barley
has this peculiar feature, that it is to be ascribed to the re-
pea: of the Beer Duty, which, by increasing consumption,
has proved a great boon to the agricultural interest._
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