The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-01 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN

UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTEUS„
THIS EVENING, MAY I.
Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled
LONDON ASSURANCE.
Sir Harcourt Ccurtiv, Bart., Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark-
away, Mr. Bartley; 'Mr. Charles Court Mr. Anderson;
Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Dazzle, Air. C.
Mithews ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley • Grace Harkaway,
• Madame Vestris ; Lady Gay Spanker, :%lrs. Nisbett ; Mrs.
Pert. Mrs. Ilturribv.
Atter hick will be repeated, the Grand Romantic Fairy Ex-
travaganza, entitled
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Beinty, 3lmiame Vestris : The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ;
John Quill, Mr. Harley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar-
rygolda, Miss Grant; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee.
to el‘ened at hal;-past Six—the pertininances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.

ires 6 boles, is. ; Secend Price, 33. 61.; First and Secon,e
'ircles, .ss. ; Second Price, 94. 6d. ; Pit, as.; Second Price.
Gallery Is,

Tic et al;.# places for the 1107 e 3 robe taken of Mr. Grogan
at the Dox-oalce, from Ten I...‘atir, where Season Tic...v.t-s
m.y oe had ,o-Jon application. -
Private 130.xt to be had seely of Mr. Anere.vs, books,aller,
• 1,7 . New )I:nd-street.

ROYAL SURREY THKA':IcE.

UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE

AND MR. WILLIS JONES.

Astounding Novelty. The greatest attraction erer presented to
the Public, supported by the mast powerful Company is the
Metropolis.

THIS EVENING, MAY 1,
Will be acted a New Grand Historical Drama, entitled
WARLSHA ; OR, THE SAXON SLAVE.

Cha.racters Will include the whole of the splendid Com-
pany of
,this Establishment, magnificent Scenery, Lostume,
anaAppointments, in adoition to which a greater assemblage
of Females than were ever engaged on the English Stage will
form the Army of Amazons.
After whteh, a Comedietta, called
THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER.

In which Mr. J. S. Bails will perform the principal Character.

To conclude with
EL HYDER.
Ben Tarcb, Mr. 0. Smith.
Unequalled Splendour and Effects.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
ROME ! NOVEL AND EX 't R kORDINARY EXHI-
BITION.

On MONDAY, MAY 15, will be opened, for the first time,'
a new COLOSSAL and PICTORIAL MODEL, of AN-
CIENT and MODERN ROME! exemplifying on a scale of
enormous magnitude never before attempted, the former glories
and present aspect of the once-proud" Mistress of the World ;"
anti comprising among its most striking features the ant:lent
Bridge and Castle of St. Angelo ; the Vatican and Pontifical
Palace; the Toridinona Theatre; Ospitale di Spirito, and the
ast and marvellous Basilica of St. Peter's. This magnificent re-
presentation has been entirely constructed from the designs,
and under the superintendence of Mr. Danson, assisted by
numerous eminent artists. The delineation is so accurate,
and the proportions so stupendous, as to offer a perfect realisa-
tion of those wonders of architecture which still render the I
eternal city " the most interesting spot on the face of the
globe. It will be exhibited Daily from Ten till Dusk, together
with the splendid ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, which
ine'udes several recently-acquired rarities, and specimens of
unequalled size and beauty.

Admission, One Whiiing.—Feeding hour, Five o'Clock.

" THE CHINA SUN,"

WHICH WAS REPUBLISHED LATELY,
IS NOW ON SALE,
With all the LATEST NEWS.

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WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW
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LONDON:
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1841.

The announcement made last night by Lord
JOUN RUSSELL, that he would, on the first Order
Day after Whit-Monday, move for a Committee
-to take into consideration the Acts relative to
the trade in Corn, took the House of Commons
apparently by surprise, and will be hailed with
delight by the country. It was one of the prin-
cipal features in the discussion which ensued
on' the Budget, and the taunts which were
thfown out • against Lord MELBOURNE, against
the Government, for seeking some covert objects,
and against Lord J. RUSSELL for not at once ex-
plaining his whole plan; makes it plain that for
the Government to take up the Corn-law as a
Cabinet question annoyed the Tories more than
it astonished them. They know they 'Cannot
maintain their monopoly when the Government
declares against it, and they are deeply
wounded by the proposition being made.
In the course of the evening Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, in order to gratify the impatience of
the'landed gentlemen for information, announced
that the intention of Government is. to propose
a moderate. fixed duty. We will at once say that
such a duty does not meet the views of the
League, nor correspond to the justice of the case.
Our opinion is that it would be far better for the
agriculturists themselves at once to away
all' the protecting and fiscal laws on provisions of
all. kinds, and that by so doing the State would
obtain a greater revenue, by all the taxes
yielding more). than it will gain by any tax
on.. bread. We remain, therefbre, firm friends
to the total and immediate abolition, but
we, nevertheless, give her Majesty'soMinisters
great credit for undertaking to deal with the
question: on the only basis probably on which
they. can hope for s'uccess. We argue for justice;
they must
Consider what they can accomplish.

This announee; enT-1;y ford John RUSSELL
a happy Prelude to the Budget of the
CHANcEr.i.on of the EXCHEQUER, which was
brr;ught forward inunediately afterwards. 1 ts
,•, ntents may be told in few words. The revenue
below the expenditure. m
0001., and
ore than 2,000,
niu.A be increased. We should like that an attempt
Tyere made to curtail the expenditure. Warned
Penukture.
apparently by the failure of the increase of taxes
i,Lst year, the CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER,
(':,;St'ay s this year to add to the revenue
by an alteration of taxation. The IVIhIL
tens propose to undertake the revision of -
ou
imercial system ; they are to begin a trade rr
o
firm ; and they look for an increase of revenue
by • raising the duty on colonial timber 1(1.
---• the
load, and lowering the duty on foreign thnbr
Lis. the load ; by lowering the duty on foreign
sugar from 635. the cwt. to 365. the cwt., and by
substituting a moderate fixed duty on corn for
the present fluctuating scale of duties. The
;:atements as to the amount of the revenue,
though calculated to excite unpleasant feelings,
tare in a great measure lost sight of through
the discussion, which occupied the House ail ti.:
evening; by the inter <e intercf'st fel t '
posed
taxes did not add to-the revenue this year it is
proposed to try the effect of a diminution of the

taxes, and we trnst that the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER will not be disappointed.
We cannot now offer a summary of the de-
bate, or make many comments on it. We can
only say that we regard it as by far the most
important, as well as the most interesting dis-
cussion which has taken place during the
Session. Now, indeed, the real business of
the nation is beginning. The sham business,
the fights of faction, must come to an end, the
revenue must be provided, and its sources begin
to dry up. Accordingly, amongst the many
statements that were made to the I-louse, none
seemed to have a more quieting and impressive
effect than the assertions of Mr. M. PHILLIPS,
that he had never known our manufactures so
dispirited as at present, and that they were
talking of shutting their doors and retiring from
business; and the assurances of Mr. LABO U-
CH ERE that the merchants and manufacturers were
deeply, quietly, but most intensely in earnest.
The Right Hon. Gentlemen said in substa;ete,
the - House would deceive themselves they
thought that the demands for an alteration in our
fiscal regulations were the results of the inquiries
of the- Import Duties Committee, or of atss
temporary excitement-by orators; they wire the
result of deep and calm conviction, the fruit of
many painful facts. Such statements, proceed-
leg from authority,. will be as unharmed by
the quibbles of Mr. GOULEURN, the taunts Of
Sir R. PEEL, the interested questions of Mr.
GLADSTONE, and, we are sorry to say, the uncalled-
foe and misplaced personalities of Mr. WAKLEY,
as a rock is unharmed by peas blown against it
by an urchin. The manufacturers will not sub-
mit to be extinguished, and the people cannot
silently be starved; they have screeched, and
their screechings, echoed by the Board of Trade,
have made a profound impression on Parliament.
Party tactics must be laid aside on such questions,
and enough was said and enough exhibited to make
us believe that all but the most inveterate parti-
zans and the most besotted landlords will feel
themselves obliged to discuss the great question.
last night mooted, chiefly. with a view to the
publicgood.
For the manly statements of the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Lord JOHN RUS-
SELL, and the earnest appeals of Mr. LAEOUCHERE,
all the partizans of free trade will feel much in-
debted; but they will be still more pleased, pro-
bably, by the judicious, bold, and excellent
speech of Lord Bowies. The speeches of other
Hon. Members we are constrained to pass by ;
but we cannot conclude without express-
ing our gratification at finding that the bold
policy we • advocated in The Sun on Tues-
day corresponds to the intentions of Minis-
ters.. They have given up the Irish Registra-
tion, and have taken up these great commercial
questions. We cannot say that they are about
to do all which we wish, but so. far- as they go
they have our hearty commendation and support.
There was no intention apparently on any side
of the House to immediately oppose the mea-
sures of the Government; all those who spoke
against them declaring that they could not im-
mediately make up their minds, and postponing
the decision till the Bills are brought forward.

The " Commercial" Marine Assurance Com-
pany have issued
.a prospectus, stating their plans
for rendering the marine policy of the British em-
pire more efficient, and placing it, also, on a more
humane iboting. It will be seen from this, that
on taking insurances they admit bona fide the
seaworthiness of the ship, which, theretbre, un-
der no subsequent contigency will become the
subject of litigation; that disputed claims, in or-
der to save both parties needless law expenses,
may be decided by arbitration ; and when ships
insured by this Company render aid to vessels
in distress, this act of humanity will not be con-
sidered a deviation. It appears to us that mu-
tual aid of this kind, us is the practice of in-
surance Companies against fire, would be a vast
improvement on the present system. This regu-
lation is contained in the last clause, which ap-
pears opportunely at the present moment, when
the public are so warmly interested in the fate
of the President steamer. The Company have
resolved to set at rest the doubts that have so
long existed as to what constitutes a strand, and
also to equalise their risks on each ship, which
tfiey trust will be a guarantee of their prudence,
and an assurance to the public of security. In
order to make the best use of their capital, they
have been careful to avoid large and expensive
establishments, which have often formed one of
the greatest difficulties that uew Companies had
to contend with. We refer those interested to
the prospectus, in our advertising columns, in
order that they may judge for themselves.

Madrid Papers of the 22d ult. have reached
us. I n the Chamber of Deputies on that day
Senors ALONZO, BRAVO, GILSANZ, LOPEZ, and
BURRIEL were elected Ministers of the Mixed
Commission to arrange with the Senators the
mode of discussing the Regency question. It
was expected that the Senate would elect its
members on'tho 23d.

Letters from Lagrono announce that four bat-
taliOnS' of the. division commanded by General
ZOBALA passed through that town on the 9th, as
did the cavalry regiment del Prbicipe;proeed-
ing by forced marches into Catalonia, whither the
remainder of the division was to follow imme-
diately.
No business was done on the Bourse on the
21e1.

There is no news of political interest in the
French Journals of Thursday. Count de GAS-
PARIN brought the subject of the high price of
butcher's meat in Paris before the Chamber of
Peers on Wednesday, and called upon the Go-
vernment to lower the duty on foreign cattle.
This was opposed by the Minister of Commerce,
although he admitted that the home supply
was not equal to the demand. The number of
oxen annually fattened in France is 313,000, the
number • killed 483,000. Thus more than one-
fourth the oxen slaughtered in France are not in
a condition to serve for nutritious, food. Ger-
many would supply France with an -abundance
of excellent beet; but is prevented by an
absurd* tax of eighty ' francs a head upon
all. cattle imported into France. To secure a
ruinous monopoly to the French cattle-growers,
the Government reduces the poor of France to
the necessity of absolutely feeding upon soup
made from horse-flesh! And yet, in the course
of a previous debate upon this question, the
Chamber of Deputies applauded the declaration
of General BUGEAUD, that he would rather see
France invaded by an army of Prussians than by
some hundreds of German bullocks. But great
as is the want of beef in France, the country
must still be content with the bad article sup-
plied by the monopolists at a famine price.
The celebration of the KING'S birth-day on
the Ist, and the baptism of the Count de PARIS
on the 2d inst., were officially announced in the
Chambers on Wednesday.
All the military posts were doubled in Paris
on Wednesday night, and every precaution
taken to prevent .an emeute. . But up to the af-
ternoon of Thursday the City was perfectly
tranquil.
The news of the defeat of the English Cabi-
net upon the Irish Registration Bill was con-
veyed to Paris by telegraph, and appeared in
the. Message). of Wednesday night.
Lord
, gradually improving. He is
howevernot
howeer sufficiently convalescent to leave his
Lord
to ateGRA NVI ME'S health' is, we are happy
chaull)er.
A letter from Alg,icis of the 20th of April, after giving an
account of the e,nclemnation of Ben Aissa to twenty years
hard labour, and of the beheading of eight Arabs by order of
General Niguer, assa,smated two French soldiers,
auti'—" On Sun for having
day,
April IS, a Mat about highly veneratzd
by the Arabs executed near the Babazou 'Gate. He had
been brought wasbe
before the tribunal at Algiers
flsl:leiGus eonnectien with for having had a
pealed, but the last ,:clu undergo
the natives, and likewise for
"v." prea,h dagainst the French in the Mosques.
He was sentenced to ;Cd.(3 capital puniFhmont, he ap-
his appeal was re:,'eete,_i from
to proceed to the Franceexe-
basing brought word that
vc,:trees-ary
Tll'alma? punightmlits are uni apply the only
•
- .;
Phis may delay -the'det.
plain is at present perfectly
n in
rived at Blidan withoutvo lurean-
Tn o
1 then EI/4'1'111;
tranquil, and the eon y_
being molested. Perhaps Ben Salem

has received orders to go with his forces and join the army of
Abd-cl-Rader in the neighbourhood of Milianah.—Moniteur.
I he Ministry causes a report to be circulated in the Cham-
bers and in the journals, that it is preparing to order proceed-
ings to be in-thuted at London, to ascertain the author of the
letters p.bli,hed in La France. The official journal, how-
ever, is silent on the subject, and the public are still reduced
to c+njecture and uncertainty respecting the projects of the
Cabinet.—Le Commerce.
BOURSE.--.PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29.

first Highest Lowest I..aLt
Price Price. Prick. Price
French 5 per Cents 113 40 ... 113 40 ... 113 3,1 113 35
4 per Cents 99 :e0 99 20 ... 1/9 20 1;9 21)
3 per Cents 7B 90 -. 78 1,0 18 ... 9a
Rank of c'rance'._..
Latstte sank .5,0001. Shares 5157 53 ...5157 5c ...5151 3P 50

tse,gian rank
1841...
Belgian 5 per Cents lOll4 ... 101 101 .. 10114
New Loan lOl% ... 1.1% 10,% 11.04
*Antal:. Ac,ive ......... t:4% 2434 .... 2
Passive . 4% ••• •••
veaponttan
Roman
..... :C4 ... 104 ... 103% ... 103%
RAILWAY SHARES.
5t Germain
... 365
1..8
Rouen . 457 4"7 5; ... 50 ... 457 50
urleoy-;.. 4sd 75 490 488 7i 40;

BELGIAN I UNDS—ZiRUSRELd, APRIL Pi
Actual Dcbtt2X, per Cent.

Rotlischqd's Lan, 5 per Ci.nt IOJ%
Loan of Thirt7 Millions, 4 per Cent
3 per Cent.

---Thirry.scven-----... 70%
(1.41)) lOO%
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cen.
Scciety of Comrmuce, 4}4 per Cent lOO
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.. ...........
Nat ional S:»ciety .
Exchange on LondoM (short)
....iirussels Papers, April 28.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIIMNA, APRIL 20.
five par Coats. Metalliques - 107%
&ea per Cents. ....» ........... -............ .............. e• 51;
three p:r Cents ........ ..... ...... .. 77%
Bank ',harts ... ....................... „...... ....... ......1. 1657
...-Allgemeine Zertung, April 23
HAMBURG BONZENHALLE, APR/1, 27.
Bills. Money
Austrian 5 per Cents. ..... ............ .......... ..... - 1074
Bank Shares 1685
A nrio-Itoss.an Loan . 10.4 1081.4
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist serie,, Ci.rtilicate
Inscription, Ist Selses ll2
Russian 3 per Cent. hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series l4 9r
Ditto in Certificates
Ncw 4 per Cent. (1840) .
"EL hi%
Dutch :.dual Debt, zyi pe. Cent 51% 51%
Ditto 5 per Ccnt -
1'0h,.11 Bond. -
New ticket
./06 ' ....
Anglo- Danish Loan, 3 per Cep! 75% 7514
N i wc.,gmn ',an, 1e34, 4 per Cen: .. ...
Sp.: Dish, 'New 5 per Ccuts. 16%
EXCHANGEIi ON; LONDON.
HAMBURG, APRIL 27.—::1 (A.—Two months, 13 5
STOCKIWLM, :IPitir..o.—Seyvnty.five days. 11. 47,
Pereßstamon, APRIL 111. -TWO months, 33 pence.
VIENNA. APRIL 'J.—Three mouths, 9. 45.