The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-01 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

v-.16.--Te following is the House List of Governors and
uirecB3 tors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.
FOR GOVERNORS.
James Pattison, Esq., Governor.
Timothy Abraham Curtis, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
William Mellish, Esq.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Sheffield Neave, Esq.
George Warde Norman, Esq.
John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
John Henry Pelly, Esq.
Henry James Prescott, Esq.
Charles Pole, Esq.
Sir John Rae Reid, Bart.
Wm. Thomson, Esq., Ald.
Money Wigram, Esq.
Melvil Wilson, Esq.
Deputy-Governor will be held
sth, and for Directors on
istant, from ten o'clock in the

is
John Bowden, Esq.
'°llll Cockerell, Esq.
'William Cotton, Esq.
lienry Davidson, Esq.
Samuel Drew, Esq.
Bonarny Dobree, Esq.
Charles Pascoe Grenfell, Esq.
Abel Lewis Gower, Esq.
Thomson Hankev, Jun., Esq.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq.
The
Hibbert, Esq.
111'e election for Governor and
at the Bank on TUESDAY, thy.
fo'‘VaNtsnAv, the 6th, April in
forenoon till four in the afternoi

HEREDITARY ESTATES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
en 'lll,--I take the liberty of handing to you the following
f,,-133'„..0f a letter, addressed to G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P.
worcester, on the subject and necessity of levying a
fa: on the Hereditary Estates of this country, on their
iheent from heir to heir. Should such a measure meet
h;f, approbation as to its justness and practicability, I
t feel obliged by its insertion in the columns of your
11'1 patriotic paper, The Sun.
ottr ghatn,
N i I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
March 30, 1836. JOHN CLAYTON.

parjr•—•lt is much to be regretted by the people that your
ii,,,°ttc• motion relative to the taxation of this country
11 -1141 Lave been withdrawn ; because great good might
a'Ve arisen, from the adoption of a more equalized system
and reduction of taxation—that is, of laying the burden
UPon those whose fortunes enable them to bear it ; without
the infliction of a grinding, oppressive system, upon those
whose earnings from industry are the least capable to bear
the imposts of the State—such as they are at the present
lay. It is an object well worthy the attention of the Le-
gislators of England, to know that excessive taxation is a
bar to general consumption ; and, of course, by no means
Productive to national revenue, or national prosperity, as
one fairly equalised. Reduce taxation to a certain and
equal ratio—let all men become consumers—and the re-
°tone would rather be improved than suffer by the result.
There would then be more real comfort, less misery, less
discontent, and less crime, to stain the page of history, than
at the present eventful moment, when all are crying for re-
retrenchment, and cheap Government. Why we
should be an over-taxed people every one must be at a loss
to conjecture, except that Englishmen are more patient
Under their burdens, or more industrious, and submit to
`State frauds, State oppressions, and State delusions, more
than any other country—this is for them to consider and
appreciate to the extent and effect they produce on society.
E.There evidently has been great unwillingness on the part
of the landed aristocracy to bear their equal share of the
tstirdens of the State--they avoid most carefully even the
Judi of them with their finger. But they have no objec-
no to share in the Taxes, wrung from the people, and to
feat (11 them with the utmost contempt, as an inferior order
Ceings—the mere shreds of Nature, only to toil and starve
47:1, the cradle to the grave ! This having been the case
1"g• it is high time the scenes were changed, and those
I),,i°4are in the possession of the soil (the landed pro-
fist's) made to bear their fair proportion of Taxation, in
Stateer to relieve the other classes, so long borne down by
exactions &c. This could be easily effected, and on
..oto
••••14,0 ,
breadprinciples, by a graduated Property Tax, and
not fall so heavily upon the poor man as his taxed
them ,sugar, tea, &c., &c., as at present levied upon him ;
reetion of which, if not " inquisitorial," is. equally
bt er levous in effect and principle, and ought in justice to
Lear ettlll2ved by the Legislature. In fact—who ought to
reabih-"' grievous burdens of the State, but those who are
46,6-0,1,,,,the golden harvest of high rentals, from the
taxe-I,uuo of acres of land, &c., besides sharing in the
thing `!ttl'oh patronage, army, navy, &c. ? Is there no-
and se,',Nuisitorial" in taxing the poor and their comforts,
Purity I.° let the real possessors of wealth go free, from the
hour their legislation, while the people have the high
44Ettioia?f being their slaves to the end of the chapter of
There b
°I its being a necessity for relieving the country. of many
torte Present unnecessary burdens, and of placing thosed
10 tnetiosr,llß" Proper shoulders, an idea has been suggested
'no subject of the Hereditary Estates of the
~uhtr/' which might, and ought to be made available
Iriblarer descent from heir to heir, which at present con-
kriodthin.' to the State on such descent, while every
"e ado ''Property, &c., or bequests, are made to pay.
eousid_Ption of this measure, no doubt, by some would be
fie ured
inquisitorial," and would be shuffled off, in the
those waY as the Property Tax proposition has been by
end
kindly
Hon.
Members, who from motives of justice
Pay endness, would rather make the poor man pay than
nern• 10 erha._ Selves, however ample their fortunes may be.
per You will give this proposition of a tax of 5, 7fl,thor
•ItiteredLa cent. Your consideration, on the value
~fseetit p Estates of the nobility, gentry, 4"e.,
‘'orotil ir°4l heir to heir, and propose to the House of
ono theier..
co Gus its
44tr , adoption, which will at once prove to the
ejrshY. 'whether the landed proprietors are willing to bear
getestninal:i of the country burdens, or whether they
.are
',Nil the u. to perpetuate the fraud of unequal taxation,
nocessPeoPle be actuated to resistance, called into action
T° 17?
° G. 4, r
ernain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
Robinson, Esq.,M.P. JOHN CLAYTON.

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COMMUTATIONTITHES.
, SIR 71, THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-
1/bSe r,: I do not know whether you will think thy crude
You I.4"cnis worthy of a place in your Journal, or whether
lbatteri ' be able to find space, on account of more valuable
lb out 3(,‘°11,41aY have to insert, But the subject I am
jithelftn-hdress you upon is one of vital importance to
4ttge i'"Ong others, and of great interest to the nation at
less-4 Inean the Commutation of Tithes. I would not
lie titeslimed to attempt to make my hasty thoughts pub-
-1114(7'0' the medium of the Press, were it not that I
',E'er); 2,41 in some sort entitled to have an opinion abouth
41 a lay I imam both a tithe-payer and a tithe-owner—tt aits
to piceT imPropriator ; and I believe that my account ala.need
Ptetty ~3: b , that I receive tithe in some parishes
" "earlY t that I pay them in others.
ow a..
to o the same amount You the
the Bill brought in by Lord John Russell,to tell
't
ttuti
a" truth I am not uite sure that 1
8 fat
4S I do uuderstaqud, I think it is notperfection.

Very far from it : nevertheless, if I were an M.P., I would
support it for two reasons—first, because it is a debt of
gratitude, an obligation upon all who have the welfare of
their country at heart, to support the present Ministers, who
have done more good for the great public—l do not mean
for any one class at the expense of others as heretofore—
in the short time they have been in office, than the old
Tories have done since they were known by that name.
Secondly, and perhaps it is the more legitimate reason for
supporting the measure, because it is the beginning of a
good and great work. For God's sake, do let us make a
beginning—let us set foot within the sacred territory of
tithe, which has done more to alienate men's minds from
the Established Church than any one thing. For, mind,
I am a member of the Established Church, and have an
affectionate' regard for it. I only wish and hope to see it
restored to that pure and spiritual form, which every re-
ligion must have to live and be cherished in the bosoms of
thinking people ; and, by the way, the whole nation now is
a thinking people. The present Bill is not perfection—be
it so—but can any Bill, any measure, any law, be made
complete in the first instance respecting such a very diffi-
cult and intricate a business as tithes? But only make a
beginning : if the present Bill should pass into a law, it
probably would be found not to work well ; but it
would be modified—it would be explained—it would be
made to suit either general or particular .circum-
stances by future Bills ; nay, perhaps it might be re-
pealed, but then something would be enacted in its stead.
Now a word of advice to the clergy—l had nearly said

" the parsons ;" but I suppose that would be vulgar—indeed
to tithe-owners in general—do not be too strenuous in your
opposition to this measure. If you are, you may put off
the evil day ; but it will come, and with a vengeance too. I
do not believe, as some people do, that the nation will give
up paying tithes altogether ; there is too much natural
justice in John Bull; yet I would not have the tithe-
owners too secure upon this point : but the nation, that is
the people, will commute the tithes without consulting the
tithe-owner ; they will dole out what thinking people may
consider a fair remuneration to ministers of the Gospel for
the discharging of their duties—what lawyers call a quantum
nzeruit, not a quantum decimandi. Let them not forget
that the people are just upon the point of ceasing to pay
Church-rates. Let them also recollect, that the Tories
set their faces obstinately against all idea of Parliamentary
Reform, till the tide of opinion set in so violently in
favour of it as to bear down every obstacle with incon-
trollable power. Let them beware of the tide of public
opinion in favour of a reform in the tithe system.
I remain, with great respect, Sir,
Your constant reader,
JOHN' YORKSHIREMAN.

March 28.

WHEAL BROTHERS MINE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR—We are sorry to observe in The Sun of Monday
last a one-sided report of the action tried at the late As-
sizes for Devon, in which we were defendants, and Mr.
Joseph Malachi, an adventurer in Wheal Brothers Mine,
the plaintiff. You have given the outline of the case en-
tirely from the speech of the plaintiff's Counsel, by which
we are made to appear as having inserted the alleged libel
from malevolent feelings, and a desire to injure th Mine,
which representation must of course tend to our prejudice.
Your reporter has omitted all allusion to the facts which
appeared in the record, and were stated in Court, viz.,
that the paragraph on account of which the action was
brought against us was the production of a correspondent,
whose character for respectability and integrity is unques-
tioned ; that the fullest explanation was given by him to
the parties of its being an inadvertent error on his part ; that
they consequently abandoned the proceedings previously
commenced against him ; and that with respect to our-
selves, though an attempt was made by the instrumentality
of a man called Mudge, who supplies stationery to the
Mine, to get up a charge of malicious intent, it was dis-
tinctly stated by Mr. Justice Littledale, in his summing
up, to be a failure, and that we had neither said nor pub-
lished anything tending to injure the plaintiff's feelings or
character. The damages were laid at 2,0001., and the
Jury returned a verdict of .5/., though neither special da-
mages nor malice was proved. It is a fact difficult to un-
derstand upon what grounds the Jury gave a verdict against
us at all, since there was not a single point established
against us, except the mere fact of the publication ; and
Mr. Justice Littledale stated that no injury could have
been sustained by the Mine from an erroneous report of a
Chancery suit, as the real circumstances were so easily ex-
plained, no man would be deterred from buying shares on
account of such mistake. There were other reasons for
the fall a the shares, which came out on the cross-exami-
nation of the plaintiff's own witnesses, viz., the previous
existence of two Chancery suits, and the postponement of
the dividends. It was in fact clearly proved, that the shares
had began to fall several weeks before the publication of the
alleged libel.
It is not for us to reflect on the conduct of the parties
who have thus taken advantage of the severity of the Sta-
tutes against publications. The Press at large is deeply
interested in ascertaining whether such actions can be
brought with impunity ; for if the discr6ditable part of the
profession find they can so easily obtain verdicts to carry
costs, a rich harvest may be made of farthing damages
against Newspaper Proprietors.
We trust that with your usual liberality and impartiality
you will do us the justice to insert this letter. In corro-
boration of our statements, we herewith send you the report
of the trial published in our Contemporaries this morning.
We are, Sir, yours respectfully,
SOPER AND RICHARDS,
Proprietors of the Devonport Telegraph.
Dcvonport, March 30, 1836.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn—l was surprised on reading The Sun of Monday
last to find so respectable a publication the vehicle for such
glaring falsehoods, as under the head of " Beer-drinkers,"
and" Groats and Sixpences." It is a well-known fact that
there is not in London a body of men more hardy, labour-
enduring, and generally healthy than brewers' draymen ;
and if the London beer be poisonous, I must remind you
it is very tardy in its operation and effects ; witness all the
coal and ballast-heavers, brick-makers, sawyers, and, in
short, all the London working classes, male and female.
With regard to the other subject, I beg to say that Mr.
Shillibeer has no omnibus on the Clapham-road, nor do I
believe he or any of his men are so dull as to mistake 4d.
for 6d., excepting when they are making a payment. Hop-
ing you will discard such palpable in future errors.
I am, yours, &c.
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
March 31, 1836.