The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

[MORNING HERALD.]

MR. WALLACE'S WAREHOUSING BILLr-It has
been said that the publisher of Sir Walter Scott's
last novel, " The Fortunes of Nigel," sold the
first day 8000 volumes; and the present demand
for Sir Walter's novel productions, not only
for the United Kingdom, but also for the
East and West Indies, North and South
America, the Cape of Good Hope, Africa,
and every part of the world, where the English
language is undeptood, is beyond all precedent.
It is well known that English books in general
are about double the price of Foreign books,
which, it is said, arises from the duty on paper,
and the greater expence of printing, on account
of our higher rates of labour. Should Mr. Wal-
lace's Warehousing Bill be passed into a law,
we think, among other branches of trade, that of
the Booksellers will be materially affected ;
and the Bookselling trade is now one of the
most important in the United Kingdom. The
Bookseller, who would purchase the copyright of
Sir Walter, would certainly have the supply of
the home market secured to him—but would he
not avail himself of the foreign opening afforded
him by Mr. Wallace ? Is it not likely that he
would send to Calais or to Hamburgh a single
copy of a work, with directions to the printer in
Hamburgh or Calais, to furnish him with a cer-
tain timber of copies on a certain day ;—and will
not Mr. Wallace afford him an opportunity, by
means of admitting them free of duty into ware-
houses, to be built at the out-ports ? And from
those warehouses would not the publisher in
question export to the various parts of the world
we have enumerated, the supply, which in that
case would be foreign manufacture, which has
been hitherto British manufacture ? There is
hardly a vessel, which arrives in the United
Kingdom from the ports of the world we have
named, but part of their return cargo ha's been
in the newest English books, which, from
necessity, they have been compelled to take of
British manufacture. But now Mr. Wallace is
determined that in future they shall have them
of foreign manufacture. We think Mr. Wallace
would be wise in abandoning his Warehousing
Bill, and bringing in another, relative to the
Navigation of Ships only. To us it appears that
originally he ought to have kept the Bill respect-
ing ships, and that respecting goods, totally dis-
tinct the one from the other.

A MAD Horst.—About two months ago a va-
luable blood mare belonging to Mr. Howe, in Doughty Mews,
Brunswick-square, was bitten by a dog of the mastiff breed,
which was supposed to be mad at the time, as several other
dogs were bitten by him, and were afterwards seized with the
malady. This being known, a veterinary surgeon attended the
horse, and every means were adopted to prevent the disorder,
such as purging, bleeding, &c. However, on Saturday morn-
ing last the stable-keeper was not a little astonished at hearing
the horse utter a kind of bark, and at finding her so vicious
that no one dared enter the stall. The enraged animal bit and
destroyed her manger, and almost knocked herself to pieces.
It was quite evident she had been seized with hydrophobia, and
flie was shot. The mare was said to be worth ,90 guineas.
One of the dogs that were bitten at the same time belonged to
a Mrs. Cole in the same Mews, and similar symptoms appear-
ing in him he was also shot.

RIOTING ON SUNDAY.—Three young men, in
their weekly clothes, who were on Sabbath
se'nnight found rioting or exciting to riot on the
streets of Paisley, between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening, were picked up by the
Police, and on Monday brought before the sitting
Magistrate, who fined them 7s. 6d. each; failing
in immediate payment of which they were to be
sent to Bridewell. The money has been paid,
and by order of the Magistrates has been given
in aid of the Society lately instituted in Paisley
for " Promoting the better Observance of the
Sabbath."--(Glasgow Courier, June 8)