The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-08 00:00:00

TBE SUN.,

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.

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•roiler ot !he go, llou,eheld, an audience ot her
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h 11., ruin in the Ca,le, anti p,eseutcd iilAddre, of Common, to th:- Queen.
The Earl -fVi
t I wits the Lord in
The Q•,eeti and Pituce Albert tour their accustomed
early
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in
the Little
Her Majesty, aceom9anied by his it yal Higlane;s
Princo Albert, rude oat on horseback this forenoon into
the Great Park. Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel Wylde
attending the Queen and the Prince.
Lord and Lady Ashley are expected to arrive this
evening at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Queens private band played the following pieces
yesterday evening :
Overture—" Zanetta"
Selection—" Les Huguenots" Meyerbeer.
Cal zonetta
Clrlzbader Walz•.r
" Der Gruss in Alyendale," Marsch
Thi3 evening the royal dinner circle will include Lord
and Lady Ashley, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Royal Household in 'Waiting. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, attended by her L.,dies, is expected to
visit the Queen this evening.
Her Majesty's private band will attend in the Cattle
after dinner.

The Bishop of London had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at hii official residence in
Downing-street.
Captain Maxwell, RN., from New Zealand, had an
interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.

The School of Design had a meeting yesterday at the
office of the Board of Trade.

Some of the Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday even-
ing with the Corporation of the Trinity House.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co.
lonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hung-Kong.

THE NATIONAL DEBT.

TO IIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—l have been much gratified by the perusal of a
pamphlet, written by the Hon. Edmund Phipps, and
entitled " A Few Words on the Tnree Amateur Budgets
of Cobden, Macgregor, and Wasou."

It would be libellous for me to suppose that any gen-
tleman of education, upon reading " The Budget for the
Million," would not immediately perceive that its great
principle is " 7 hut it is discreditably dishonest not to pay
off the National Debt."
Aud it would be still more libellous to suppose that a
member of the aristocracy was perfectly careless whether
that propcsition was or not correct; yet the Hon. Mr.
Phipps is perfectly silent on this most important topic.
He who could find sufficient leisure to cccupy several
pages in pointing out an error noticed in your columns
a fortnight since, has not a word to say against the pro-
positii.n— That it is discreditably dishonest not to pay of
the National Debt.

What is the fair, may I not say charitable, inference?
Why, that silence is more eloquent than words, and that
air. Phipps has tacitly admitted that he is unable to
point out any err,-,r in the proposition, or in the argu
went by which it was supported.
I venture to think that if it can be clearly shown that
it is discreditably dishonest not to pay the National Debt,
Englishmen will insist on its being paid; and that the
question of how much it will take is one in which they
will take but a secondary consideration.
Show to Englishmen that which J believe is incapable
of being denied with truth—that the industrious classes
of this country have been systematically robbed, and I
believe that all true-hearted Englishmen, whether of the
aristocracy or of the people, will resolve that the rob-
bery shall not be ccntinutd.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
RIGBY WASON.

THE NATIONAL DEBT AN])
PUBLIC FUNDS SIMPLIFIED.*,

Mr. Brenan, after having shown the unlearned how
they may write and punctuate unobjectionably, has now
tried his hand at simplifying the National Debt and
Public Funds. It is indeed surprising how few of our
people understand them, when we consider that this is
the greatest commercial country that perhaps ever
existed. Mr. Brenan's plan of explanation is quite ori-
ginal, and certainly one must be very dull who cannot
comprehend such a homely exposition. On reading it
attentively, all the seeming mysteries of the funding
system disi+ppear; and that and the national debt are
perfectly intelligible to those who could never under-
stand them before. This little work comes out very
opportunely i❑ these times of financial Reform discus-
sion, as its cheapness will enable every one to speak
correctly on that portentous subject, the National Debt.
* " The National Debt and Public Funds Simplified for
General Comprehension. By Justin Brenan, Author of
Composition and Punctuation Familiarly Explained." Ef-
fingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange.

CRILDREN'S BOOKS.

LONDON,

PAItLIAIVIENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of commons.)

TUESDAY, FEB. 6.
Mr. Macgregor gave notice that on Tuesday, Feb. 20, he
should submit to the House the following Resolutions:-
1. That considering the magnitude of the maritime com-
merce of the British empire, and that no vessel or ship, with
a cargo, in ballast, or with passengers, can, when engaged
either in the coasting, colonial, or foreign trade, arrive at,
discharge, or take he a lading, or passengers, or depart from
any port in the United Kingdom, without the interference of
the officers and submitting- to the regulations and laws of
the Customs, it has become necessary for Parliament to take
into consideration the whole subject of the administration,
organization, management, and regulations of that depart-
ment

2. That the friendly and peaceable relations, and reciprocal
social benefits, and commercial advantages between the
United Kingdom and all foreign countries, can be most
harmoniously anddurably maintained by the maritime and
trading intercourse being rendered as free as the security of
the revenue may allow from all vexatious, ignorant, and
useless restrictions, delays, and expenses:
3. That with a view to facilitate maritime intercourse be
tween British and all foreign ports, and to effect a direct re-
sponsibility of duties and efficiency of services in regard to
the security of the revenue, and the quick dispatch of the
commercial and shipping business of the United Kingdom, it
appears the following changes are absolutely necessary ;
First. A complete reform of the system of regulations,
orders, and management of the Customs.
Second. An abolition of the present administrative
organization of appointments, and especially that of
the Board of Commissi,‘ners.
Third. That for the purposes of responsibility of duties,
the security of the Revenue, and the quick and
efficient dispatch of ships and their cargoes, an efficient
re-arrangement of the personal organization of the
Customs' department appears necessary.
4. That considering the effect which the commerce and
the financial legislation of the United Kingdom have, at all
times, upon the employment of the people, the prosperity of
the empire, and the public revenue and credit, it appears
necessary to inquire into the progress of the trade and navi-
gation between the United Kingdom and foreign countries,
and also between the United Kingdom and the British pos-
sessions abroad, including India, from the sth day of January,
1827, to the sth day of January, 1849.

WEDNESDAY. FEB. 7.
The following Railway petition was presented, and the
Bill ordered to be brought in :
Etockton and Darlington (Lease of Line to the York, New-
castl-_., and Berwick Railway Company, and Amalgamation of
the two Undertakings.:
SECEDING CLERGYMEN.

Mr. Granger gave notice that he should on Friday, Feb.
9, ask Lord John Russell whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government, during the present session, to bring
forward any measure to relieve clergy men who have seceded
from the Established Church against the penal consequences
of ecclesiastical censures, incurred by preaching in other
places of worship.

E w HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

FINE ART COM MISSION.

The eighth report of the Commissioners appointed by
her Majesty for the purpose of promoting and encou-
raging the fine arts has just been printed; it is as fol