The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-28 00:00:00

HAMBURUH MAIL,.

RUSSIAN FRONTIER, APRIL 13.—Accounts from St.
Petersburg, say that General Perowsky, commander-
in-chief of the intended expedition to Khiva, is expec-
ted there. His arrival is looked for vial much impa-
tience, as people expect to be able to judge from the
nature of his reception of the truth of the assertion
(which has been generally disputed) that Perowsky him
'self advised the expedition, and represented it:, success
as beyond all doubt. On the other hand it is affirmed
that Perowsky was ordered by an express command of
the Emperor, and that both he and the majority of the
Council of War, which was consulted on the occasion,
'represented the possibility of a failure.
The reception that the General meets with at St.
Petersburgh, according as it may be good or bad, is
expected to indicate which of these opinions is correct.
But even supposing that the first assertion were well-
founded, it is scarcely conceivable that the generous
Emperor would blame the General for the inclemency of
the elements. General Perowsky had very justly cal-
culated on being joined by the Khirgese tribes, and
especially relied on this aid ; the sequel has proved
that he was not mistaken, but .there were no
means of contending with the extraordinary se-
verity of the winter. The beasts of burden,
which were indispensable to the success of the expedi-
tion, perished from fatigue. Every loss of this descrip-
tion was severely felt ; but the extent of it at length
made it impossible to advance. It is calculated that
half of the camels have perished. The loss of men was
said not to have been considerable.

HANOVER, APRIL 16.—The following is .a sum-
mary of the present state of the Second Chamber of
the Assembly of the Estates of the kingdom :
Send Deputies. Present.
1. Calenberg 4 2
2. Hoya Diepboly 6 4
3. Hildesbeim
4. Gottingen 6 4
5. Grubeinbagen
6. Luneburg
7. Bremen, Werden, and Hadeln.. 10 ..... ...
8. Osnaburg . 5 o
9. Meppin 2 2
10. Bcnthcm
11. East Friedland 9 . 6
12, The Hartz 1...

With the addition of eight deputies for the Abbeys
and Consistory, there should be in all 71, and the num-
ber actually present in the Chamber was43.—Hamburgh
Papers, April 24.

SHERWOOD RANGERS.—On Sir ThomasWol-
'laston White, Bart. (the Commander of the Sherwood
Rangers) applying to G. H. Vernon, Esq., M.P., Grove, near
Retford, for the loan of a pair of standards (formerly belonging
to the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry) for the use of the
Sherwood Rangers at their approaching meeting at Worksop,
for eight days' permanent duty, on the 2d of Nay next, that
gentleman very politely and generously presented them for their
special use.
SHOW OF RABBITS.—The show of rabbits
took place on Easter Monday. The largest rabbit was found to
be the enormous weight of 171 b. 120 z., being the largest ever
produced by any provincial society in the kingdom. There was
also a rabbit produced by Mr. Daft, weighing 161 b., which
was not entered for the show ; and there were twelve others
which will contend for the prize at the next exhibition, the
whole weighing 1431b5. —Nottingham Review.
Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of
Bradford, attains his majority this day (Friday), and the highly
respectable tenantry on the estate_have subscribed a large sum,
and made extensive arrangements for celebrating, the day with
becoming festivity. Around Newport, Shiffnal, Ivetsey Bank,
and other places, public dinners will be held ; for one of which
the splendid portable house of the late Mr. Pelham is erected,
and artists from Liverpool and Shrewsbury are in the neigh-
bourhood preparing fireworks to carry abroad the joyous doings
of an attached tenantry.—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
THE PEOPLE CANNOT PAY PUBLIC TAXES
AND PRIVATE TAXES TOO.-If ,we had very few Cr very
light public taxes, then indeed we might give way to whims of
generosity, and agree to pay taxes for the sake of supporting
private individuals in losing trades. But when we hear it often
questioned, whether it will be possible to keep the revenue up
sufficiently to satisfy the public creditor, it is most outrageous
to plead such a difficulty as a reason for paying over immense
sums, raised upon the people, to parties who are no creditors at
all, and who have not a shadow of claim upon the general funds
and resources of the country. It is said that these sums
are spent in the country—so also, I say, are pensions and s!ne.
cures ; but a tradesman has only small thanks to the man who
lays out in his shop the money he had first taken out of his
pocket. The public may rely upon it that the cause of all our
fiscal difficulties lies in the protective system. The people can-
not pay public taxes and private taxes too. But the evil does
not stop here ; because a protected trade is, of course, a losing
trade, or it would not want protection ; so that the means of
paying taxes is crippled into the bargain. Those means must
be in profitable and not in losing trades.—A Voice from the
Board of Trade.

A very destructive fire broke out in Oxford, on
Thursday night, in the shop of Mr. Blyton, hosier and tailor
in the Corn-market; the damage is estimated at 2,000/. The
whole of Mr. Blyton's house, with the back premises, are
completely gutted, scarcely a beam lift standing, the furniture
destroyed, and the greater portion of the stock? ledgers, books
and papers—scarcely a single article saved. The house
was insured in the Protector, the stock only
partially. • The whole of Mr. Wickens's effects, trunk-maker,
the same house, are destroyed, leaving him barely the
clothes he had on. Mrs. Horn's premises, near,
were insured in the County Fire-office, with her stock and
furniture, a great quantity of which was destroyed either by
fire or water. Mr. Laney has also suffered beyond the amount
of his insurance, viz. 3001.
The cuckoo was heard on Thursda3i, in Went.
worth Park, the seat of Earl Fitz

EVENING EDITION.

THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF

BRITISH ARCHITECTS.

At a meeting' of this Institute held last evening,
Monday, the Marquis of Northampton in the chair, a
variety of letters were communicated from Signor Bolsato,
M. Carl Tottie, and the Due di Serradifalco.
Mr. George Alexander read an essay on the classifica-
tion of Egyptian architecture, which may be deemed very
valuable, as a first attempt.
Mr. W. Hamilton, author of the Egyptiaca, Sir Gar-
diner Watkinson, and others who were present, afforded
some interesting information on the subject.
Mr. Godwin, jun. read a paper or. the origin of the
vertical line in the architecture of Ancient Rome, and the
return to the horizontal lino apparent in the palaces of
Modern Italy.
Thanks were voted to Mr. Alexander and Mr. Godwin,
and the meeting then adjourned.