The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

County and borough rate (1845) ...
Highway rate
Church rate

... 1,279,962
••• ••• ... 1,312.812
••• ••• ••• 506,812
•• ••• ... 82,097
••• ••• ... unknown
••• ... unknown

Sewers' rate (metropolis)
Rest of country ,
Lighting and watching rate

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Total of rates in England, £8,759.123
Turnpike tolls ••• ••• ••• 00. 41,348,084
Borough tolls
..• 4" ••• 6" 378.011
Light dues ... ... ..• ... ... • 257,776
Port dues ...
... ••• •.• 554 615
Justiciary fi_es ... ... ...
... 68,725
Other tniteellaneuus Wes ... ... ... unkn•,,vt

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Total of tolls, &c., in England, £2,607,241
Adding these two classes of local taxes together, we
obtain the follovking result :
Rates
•••
rolls, dues, and fees
~, ~, 2,607,241

T..tal local_ taxes in England, £11,366,364"
Upon " Bancroft's llistory of die United States,"
and " Bunsen on the Basilicas of Rome," there are
two admirable articles to which we could willingly de-
vote more than a cursory allusiorf. "Thornton on Over-
population" is a sensible review upon a matter of the
highest interest, both in regard to nationality and hu-
manity. The essay devoted to the consideration of the
"Genius and Writings ofPascal," is a splendid panegyric
upon a man with a sublime nobility of heart and a
supreme loftiness of intellect. Blaise Pascal is one
of those " bright particular stars " which appear not
once in a generation, but one in a century of gene-
rations. The article is eloquent and learned. With
a disquisition upon that very comprehensive system
called " Centralization,"—a subject suggested by the
recent works of M. de Carmenin (Timon), M. Vivien,
Charles Dunoyer, and Samuel Laing—the Edin-
burgh Review for the first qua►ter of 1847 is com-
pleted, and completed excellently.

DEATH OF LORD KINGSALE.—The Exeter Flying
Post announces the decease of this nobleman, whose
family name is so familiar to those interested in heraldry
and genealogy. His Lordship died on the 7th inst., at
Ringrone House, near Kingsbridge. The deceased John
Stapleton de Courcy, Lord Kingsale, Baron Courcy of
Courcy, and of Ringrone, Premier Baron in the Peerage
of Ireland, was born September 17, 1805, and succeeded
his uncle, the twenty-seventh Lord, in 1832. In Oc-
tober, 1825, he married Sarah, second daughter of Jo-
seph Chadder, Esq., of Devonshire, by whom he had
issue five children, including the Hon. John Constantine
(born in 1827), who succeeds to the title and estates,
which latter lay in the county of Cork, Ireland. The
De Courcys came to this country with William the Con-
queror. The first holding the above title was Sir John
de Courcy, who was distinguished in the wars of Eng-
land and Ireland in the time of Henry IL Having been
champion of England in a dispute with France, and
haying vanquished the greatest swordsman of the period
in the latter country, King John granted him and his
descendants the privile4e of remaining covered in the
presence of the Sovereign. We may add, that up to the
present time, the right has been exercised by members
or the family.
SOHAM.—ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT FIRE, AND COM-
MITTAL OP THE SUPPOSED INCENDIARY.—We have to
record another attempt at fire in this unfortunate parish.
which, providentially, like the last, was unsuccessful on
the part of the incendiary. About a fortnight since, it
was discovered that the buildings opposite the Baptist
Chapel had had a most narrow escape of fire, a hand-
kerchief with turf ashes, and a box of hicifers, the former
partly consumed, being found in a barn belonging to
Messrs. Owers. Suspicion had for some little time
rested upon an individual named Munson, as being con-
cerned in other fires, although no actual clue could be
obtained, and on the present occasion that suspicion Wei
strengthened by several circumstances; on inquiry being
made, it was ascertained that the handkerchief Lad been
in Manson's possession only a few days previous. This
fact led to his being taken into custody, and after en
examination before John Dobede, Esq., he was remanded
for a week, and on Tuesday last again underwent a more
lengthened hearing before the Newmarket bench, when
the evidence adduced was found sufficient to justify
them in fully committing the prisoner for trial. As
different witnesses gave their evidence, they were cross-
examined by Munson at great length, but without any
other result than that of strengthening the case against
him.— Cambridge Independent Press.
New Lass. MAGISTRATE.—CharIea Daniel
O'Con-
nell, Esq., of Bahoss. Kerry, son.
q.. M.P., has received the of Daniel O'Connell,
appointmentin-lav of stipendiary ma-
gistrate...Vmerirk ehrenicle.