The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-16 00:00:00

one around him, they will not be able to school him into
moderation by a laboured essay on the evils of intem-
perance: their system has plenty of venotn for inoculating
with disease, but m,t a single antidote : they can never
write of a bishop without a !;ncer, nor of religion without
a jest: they strike at everthing that is venerable; and, if
they have effaced many a right notion in the minds of
their readers, we are sure they have never implanted a
wholesome principle in its stead."
For true philosophy, therefore, the people will
henceforth know where to go—not to the truth-tell-
ing Jerrold—not to the native wisdom of Burritt—
not to the blithe genius of Dickens—no, to the
Church of England Quarterly Review. Remem-
ber that.

THE WEST INDIES.
SCHEDULE OF DUTIES
To come into operation on the Ist of August ensuing at
Jamaica, in the event of her Majesty's assent being
obtained to the Bill. s. D.
Ale, beer, cyder, porter, or perry, per tun ... 87 0
Asses, per head ... •• °
Beef and pork, Y. alted or cured, and all cured
meat, per barrel of 2001 b. ••• •••
Bread or biscuit, per cwt. •.• ••• •••
Bricks, per M. •••
Butter, per cs t. • •••
Candles, wax, spermacetti, or composition, per
box of 561b5., ss. Tallow, per ditto...
Cattle, neat, per head . . •••
Cheese, per cwt. . .
Cocoa, per cwt. „,
Colite, British, per cwt. ••• •••
Drugs 80s. per cent. ad val.
Fish, dried or salted, per cwt. ... ••• ••• 2
mackerel, pickled, per barrel ..• ••• 4 0
- alewives and herrings, pickled, per brl. . . 2 0
pickled fish, not otherwise described,per brl. 4 0
salmon, wet or salted, per brl. ••• 8 0
smoked, per cwt. ••• 10 0
herrings, smoked, per box ..• ••• 0 6
Fish, smoked, not otherwise described, per cwt. 4 0
Flour, wheat, per barrel ••• ••• 6 0
Ginger 80s. per cent. ad val.
Grain, per bushel ••• •••
Hams, bacon, dried beef, tongues, and sausages,
per cwt. ... •••
Horses, mares, and geldinge, per head •••
Indigo, per lb. •••
Lard, per cwt.
Meal or other flour (not wheat) per barrel ...
Molasses, per cwt. ••• ..• ••• •••
Mules, per head •,. •••
Oil, blubber, fins, and skins, the produce of fish
and creatures living in the sea, 100 s. per cent.
ad valorem.
Preserved meats, soups, vegetables, fish, and all
other provisions in tin cases or other packages,
80s, per cent., ad val.
Rice, per cwt. ..„
Ditto, undressed, per bushel
Salt, per cwt. ...
Sheep and goats, per head
Soap, per box of 561bs.
••• •••
Spirits—Brandy, rum (except the produce of
this island), gin, whisky, and all other spirits
and cordials, per gallon
••• •••
Sugar, refined, per lb. ...
Swine, per head ... ..• • ••
Tea, per lb. ..• ••• •..
Tobacco, manufactured, 6405. per cent., •
ad val.,
and 3d. per lb.
Ditto, unmanufactured, 480 s. per cent., ad val
and 3d. per lb.
Wines, in bulk, or bottled, per tun, 2905. and
140 s per cent., ad val., and 2s. 6d. per dozen,
for every dozen quart bottles wine.
Wood, per M. feet pitch pine, by superficial
measure of one inch thick
Ditto, per M. ft. whit pine, or other lumber ditto
Ditto, shingles,cypress, longer than 12-in. per M.
Ditto, Boston chips, and all shingles not other-
wise enumerated or described, per M.
Ditto, Woodhoops, per M. •• • ...
Ditto, staves, heading, red, or white oak, or ash,
per M.... •.• ••• ••• 2
Wheat, per bushel
Glass and silk manufactures-40s. per cent. ad val.
Cotton, linen, woollen, leather, paper manufactures,
mock jewellery, hardware, clocks and watches, corks,
cordage, and oakum-40s. per cent, ad val.
All goods, wares, and merchandise, Plantation supplies,
clothing, and effects of every description not pre-
viously enumerated-40s. per cent. ad val.
Except the following-, which shall not be liable to any
duty under the Act:—Coals, coke, coin, bullion, books,
and printed papers, diamonds, fresh fruit and vegetables,
mulberryhay and
and
other oil-mealor cakes, as food for cattle,
plants, cotton, wool, ice, fresh fish,
turtle, poultry, fresh meat, leeches, gums, resins, tor•
toiseshell, resins, guano and other manures, singing
birds, dogs, specimens of natural history, army clothing,
slates, regimental necessaries, raw hides, hemp, flax, and
tow, sarsaparilla, and dyewood.
Molasses and unrefined sugar of foreign manufacture
are prohibited.

20 0
4 0
4 0
12 0

... 2 0
... 4 0
... 7 0
... 10 0
... 20 0

10 0
20 0
0 3
7 0
1 0
3 0
10 0

*Of, ... 4 0
... ... ... 1 0
... ... ... 0 9
... ... .. 2 0
2 0

12 0
8 0
8 0

CARDINAL RULES FOR RAILWAY
MANAGEMENT.
Had these rules been strictly followed how many
millions might have been saved, and how many direful
accidents prevented.
Every lino of railway should be uniformly straight
and level.
Every rail should be convex, in order to diminish the
friction, and thereby insure economy in the constant
work on railways in each direction throughout the year.
The wlicels of locomotive engines in particular, as well
as of all other carriages, should have a true perpendicu-
lar bearing so as to avoid all lateral strain, which now
tends so generally to the destruction and rapid wear and
tear of rails.
Down and up trains to be scrupulously confined to
their respective lines of railway, and on no account
whatever to be allowed to interfere with each other.
Every railway should be of the same uniform guage
throughout the country.
Had these plain rules, so enthusiastically reiterated by
me on all occasions to the Government and public gene-
rally been carried into execution, how much more cheer-
ing would the share lists be to the respective shareholders.
The common interest of the public in railways is pa-
ramount and must command the determined influence of
the legislature over the silly clamour about the vested
rights of railway
companies. Most assuredly the public,
by and from whom alone the railway companies can
prosper, will never succumb to the present arbitrary
rates and fares.
The miserably declining state of railway property can
only be improved by adopting rules of common sense,
intelligible to the meanest capacity.
The lowest tariff of rates and fares possible will unerr-
ingly guide us to the most permanent state of prosperity,
and would infallibly increase the revenue in a tenfold
degree. One quarter of the rates and fares now charged
will eventually be condemned as exorbitant and intol-
erable.
Let the same economy be practised on railways which
characterises the application of steam power for the mil-
lion in our manufactories, and on board our vessels, and
the welfare of all classes will be universal.
These rules are so impartial to all that none but the
ignorant or arrogant will dare to dissent from them. All
railway companies, however wealthy or important, will
nevertheless bend to public opinion, and more particu-
larly so as they will find it their invariable interest to
accommodate their only customers to the utmost.—
Thomas Gray, the " Railway Pioneer."

DEVONp
HANDSOME PRIZE FOR CONIPETITION.
At this Regatta, which takes place on Wednesday',
July 28th, we have much pleasure in stating that a hand-
some cup, presented by her Majesty and Prince Albert
will be competed for. This markj of royal favour will,
doubtless, be followed up by others, perhaps
.not to so
large in amount, but still sufficient to render this rega.tta
ono of surpassing eclat and pleasure. The following
letter was received by Mr. Joseph Beer,tht) Honprary
i
Secretary of the Regatta, announcing the ntention of
her Majesty :

" 37, Curzon-street, July 5, 1847.
" Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the Ist Inst.:, I have
much satisfaction in informing you that her Majesty and
Prince Albert have been most graciously pleased to give
a Cup, to be contended for at the approaching regatta
ment, through you.—l am,
this year, at Devonport! I trust that this mark of Royal
Sir, your servant,
favour will b© duly appreciated by
.the residents, to
whom I have much pleasure in making
obedientthe announce-
" H. TUFNELL."

" Mr. J. Beer."

CAUTION.—GOLD
.....
WATCHES AND JEWELLERY:
Caution is often necessary to be observed in our
dealings with entire strangers. We have received a
communication to the following effect, which shows
on approval,
the necessity of this :----a well-dressed person, calling
cintimation his
himself the son of a Polish Count and refugee, has for
some time past been about the country in various direc-
wthatechefisr,a&t tions, taking advantage of persons by persuading them
dupes afterwards receive is a letter, usually from some
toH Having
gw
accomplished mtpol i
sl ehaevde
tghoaltd,
Mosaic solicitor, requesting immediate payment ; and
before the parties have time to reply, 4, a copy
of
a writ" is served upon them for the full amount.
So well does he spread his net, that if the parties
only touch, they are entangled in the trap set for them.
The decoy which he mostly uses in the first instance
is, to represent himself as the son of a Polish Ccunt
in distress (his parent) whom he is supporting by his
exertions. lie then states that he is the agent of a
society formed to encourage young people to save their
money, and that on buying his gold watches, he wants
no money until he calls again, his object being to further
the interests of the society, &c. His first aim in coming
into a neighbourhood is usually to search out the church
clergymen, and, if possible, to have some dealings
with them so as to become possessed of their
names, and the names of as many of the respectable
parishioners as possible. This done, his game com-
mences. Such has been the extent of the fellow's
peculations, that justice to society demands we
shoeld place the unwary on their guard, for the
watches are not worth in common, more than half
the prices charged, and th© parties are too often in-
duced to pay for them at the exorbitant price, together
with their costs of the writ, R,
--c-, rather than suffer
exposure of their fay, or -run the risk of a trial with a
man who, even in the event of their winning, would pro-
bably have decamped out of the country, and be nowhere
to be found. We forbear to mention the man's name,
hoping this hint may be sufficient to put a stop to his
career, by awakening the suspicion of the public.—Leeds
Mercury.
Shocks of an earthquake Were felt in the depart-
ment of the Seine-Infeeieure, at about elcYen Q ' C 194 on
the night of the 10th.