The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-25 00:00:00

13, Great Marlborough-street.
MR. SWINBURNE'S LETTERS
From the COURTS of
PARIS, NAPLES, VIENNA, and LONDON,
With a Memoir of the Author, by the Editor,
Will be ready in a few days, in 2 vols. Bro. with Portraits.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
*." Orders received by all Booksellers.

THE FIRST VOLUME OF
AGNES STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the
QUEENS of ENGLAND,
NEW and REVISED EDITION, with ADDITIONS,
IS NOW READY for delivery at all the Booksellers', price
10s. 6d. bound, with illustrations.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Gieat Marlborough-street.

HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of
AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA-
RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY
DIVIDENDS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES)
offer many possibilities of obtaining
LARGE FORTUNES,
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH,
Are now SELLING BONDS for the said DISTIIIBU HONS.
Persons desirous to purchase for one of the next Distributions
may re?eive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PROS-
PECTUS and PAR !ICU LARS, upon addressing, WITH-
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Tne Dividends being
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1,1000 150 90 50 Sterling.
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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS.
THIS EVENING. JAN. 25.
Will be repeated Shakspere's
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
Theseus, Mr. Cooper ; Quince, Mr. Bartley; Bottom, Mr.
Harley ; Flute, Mr. Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug,
Mr. F. Matthews ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame
Vestris ; Titania, Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck, Miss Marshall; First
Fairy, Miss Rainforth.

After The NEW GRAND CHRISTMAwhichS,
PANTOMIME will be

pe, ed
THE CASTLE OFre OTRatedANTOentitl; OR, HARLEQUIN
AND THE GIANT HELMET.
Harlequin, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway
Pantaloon, Mr. Mor.tii; Columbine, Miss Fairbrother.
To-morrow, The Merry Wives of Windsor, with The New
Pantomime.

On Wednesday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with the
limy Pantomime.

On 3londay, the Midsummer Night's Dream, with The
New Pantomime.

Loors t• be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.

Tickets and plat 43 for the 801C.3 to be taken of Mr. Grogan
at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may no had open application.
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 33. 64. ; First and Second
Circles, bs. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, ss. ; Second Price.
=s•; Gallery, Is.
Private float, to i►e bad solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller
167. New Bond-street.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Engagement of the Celebrated Cask Vaulter, in addition to
Ainsworth's triumphantly successful Tower of London, and
the acknowledged best Pant mime, which are attracting
brilliant overflows every evening.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 23,
Will be acted a Grand Historical Romance, founded on and
entitled

THE TOWER OF LONDON.
The Tableaax Vivans, splendid Costume, and Appointments,
from the Designs of the celebrated George Cruikehanks.
After which will be repeated the Grand Traditionary Pantomime,
ed
HARLEQUIN AND MY LADY LEE ; OR, GOOSEY
GANDER AND THE SPELL. BOUND GOSLINGS.
In which the astonishing and incradible evolutions of the Cask
Vaulter will be given, as well as Brunning's Grand Dieramis
Synopsis of Syria ; the Pantomimic Characters by the unri-
valled Boles() Family; Mr. Southby, the Original Clown;
Miss Sharpe, Columbine ; and the astonishing Gynmastique,
Signior Felix Carlo, from Franeoni's, at Paris.

PRINCESS' THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
PROMENADE CONCERTS,
Under the Direction of Mr. WILLY.
LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF /VII. WILLY.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 25.—PROGRAMME.

PART FIRST.
Overture—Leonora—Beethoven.
Quadrille—Ponds inello—lNlusard.
Waltz—Brandhofen—Labitzky.
Overture—La Cheval de I3ronze—.Auber.
Solo on the Violin by Mr. Will, Introduction and Polonaise—
Mayseder.
Overture in D. Op. 60--A. Romberg.
Fantasia, with Solos 'or Violoncello. Violin, Oboe, Bassoon
Horns, and Cee',,ca Bassi—Hansel. ,
Overture Oberon—Weber.
SECOND. n
Qu
°ladriP.e.--La Princesse—Coote.
on the Clarionet by Herr Itjen.
Walla—Victoria—Lamer.
Grand Battle Symphony ! (for which the Orchestra has been
considerably increased)—Beethoven.
Promenade, I s.—Diess Circle, 2s.—Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.
Private Boxes, I/. Is. and 10s. 6d. each, may be had at the
Box-office, and of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning 33 inipiutes after 3 I Evening 44 minutes atter 3,

LONDON:
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, IE4I.

As the approaching meeting of Parliament will
probably prevent us from saying anything further
on the Corn-laws, we must now state some of our
objections to a fixed duty of any amount. We put
entirely out of view, for the present, the injustice
of such a duty, intended to benefit the landowners
at the expense of the rest of the people ; we put
out of view the injury it will do our trade, by keep-
ing prices here higher than in other nations, and
to that extent encouraging their trade, and depress-
ing ours ; we put out of view the religious, or
popular, part of the question, though all these are
of great importance, and we shall confine ourselves
entirely to the consideration of the effects of a fixed
duty on the agriculturists themselves. In their
name, then, we protest against it.
The intended effect of a fixed duty is to keep up
the price of corn in this country higher than it
would be by the whole amount of the duty. The
landlords and the farmers believe that the in-
tended effect will be produced, and the former will
demand, and the latter will be willing to pay, a
higher rent than they would pay were there no
fixed duty. By the higher sum, which the farmer
contracts to pay, his obligations will be enhanced.
But that is not the only mode in which
his obligations will be enhanced. On the
seed corn he uses, whether he grow it, or
not, a higher rent will have been paid than would
have been without a fixed duty, which he must pay.
A similar fact is true of all his outgoings. Money
wages, poor-rates, sadlers' and iromongers' bills,
groceries, everything he buys, will be somewhat
raised in price by the tax on food. In short all his
obligations will be increased by the tax; the ques-
tion for him to consider is, can he recover the tax
from the public in the price of his crops so as com-
pletely to cover himself, and render the tax advan-
tageous, or even not a loss to him ?
We speak only of the fanner—of the tenant who
hires the land ; for by the supposition the rent re-
ceiver, the mere owner of the laud, who does no-
thing whatever towards raising the crop—whose
smiles are not sun-shine, and whose sweat is not

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