The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-26 00:00:00

Total time travelling by rail and steamer throughout.. .. 12%
T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary.

London Terminus, July 24, 1847.

The GRAND REGATTA at HAVRE on the 27th, 28th, and 29th
July, 1847.
Under the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince de Joinville.
'THE BRIGHTON and COMMERCIAL
A_ STEAM- PACKET COMPANY'S superior STEAM-PACKETS
(the fastest crossing the charmer) sail from Kingston Wharf, Shore-
ham, en the 26th July, at noon, returning the 27th at 6.30 a.m., on
the '2Bth at 1.33 afternoon, ret ing 29th at 7.30 A.M. PartieS
wishing to view this splenuid regatta will be conveyed from Shoreham
to Havre in five hours and a half at the following fares :
Chief Cabin 15s. Fore Cabin 10s.
The shortness of the sea voyage and the superiority of the boats
cannot fail to render this excursion interesting to all lovers of
aquatic sports.
Parties leaving London by .the LOmion and Brighton Company's
II o'clock morning express trains wail be in time for the sailing of the
packets.

WM. J. IRON, Secretary.

YORK AND NEWCASTLE AND NEW-
CASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY.
We, the undersigned Shareholders in the YORK
hereby and NEW-
CASTLE RAILWAY, express our DISSENT to the proposed
terms of amalgamation with the Newcastle and Berwick Railway,
and our determination to oppose the same.
James Jay
Ear, Bodenham
Thomas N. Webb -ter lidglwire
Charlotte Webb William Aston
Thomas Webb 4r. n. Aprerblty
Nicholas Lanwarne
henry LailWarne ' Fairiny Webb
Philip James -`
C.• Webb
I. Gwynne James J. Webb
Robert Wrightson Thomas Clayton
James Heaton M. Chadwick
F. L. Bodenham James Johnson
F. and C. Bodenham Richard L. Freer
Charles Bodenham Philip 0. Jervis.
Hereford, July 22, 1847.
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MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

The usual weekly meeting of this board on Saturday
last was attended by an average number of members,
whose attention, however, appeared to be more engaged
in sotto rote discussions upon the prospects of the im-
pending electioneering contest than upon the transaction
of the ordinary parish business.
Mr. Stanford was called to the chair.
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTY AND POLICE RATES.
The f, bowing report was presented:—
" At the committee sprinted to consider the increase
of the rentals in the various parishes of the county, as
set forth in the communication recently forwarded to the
vestry by her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the
county of Middlesex, and particularly to ascertain the
effect of the proposed increase upon the rentals of the
parish of St. Marylebone at the police and county-rates
paid by this parish, as wel: as to test the accuracy of the
basis upon which the mag.stratre.s'ecuarlcteuilsast,io:sr.hAavrembseoenn,
Mr.
founded. Present—Mr. G. Daniell, in the chair ; Mr.
and
Wilson,Nisb.
etMr. Josept, Mr.

•i. Your committee report that, in the exercise of the
• powers intrusted to them by the vestry, they have had
interviews with the Police Commissioners aad with the
Middlesex magistrates ; that the Commissioners of the
, Metropolitan Police have informed your committee that
they contemplate providing. for their exigencies alone,
and not to levy the present eightpence police rate on the
mei eased rental ; and with reference to this intention
your committee beg to state that they consider it as a
prudent resolve, more particularly as the present amount
levied is the maximum rate, and which was assumed
when the police measure passed into a law would be of
rare occurrence, and it should be remembered that each
new building when rated provides an additional source
of income to the Police Commissioners to the extent of
eightpence in the pound on its rental. Then as regards
the county magistrates, they also state that the wants of
the county alone will regulate the amount of the
county rates levied, and that the alteration made
on the rentals was with a view to a more equalised
assessment, and allowed that St. Marylebone had for
a long period paid more than its comparatively fair share
to the county rates, and that to prevent such a recur-
rence they intended proceeding to levy the county
rates 0.. a more equitable adjustment, according to the
following basis:—The income tax assessment is taken
as an impcnant element, but not absolutely as their
guide, the magistrates baying added thereto what they
deemed as on.it'ed, but really belonging to the parish,
such as railways where the whole length of the line is
levied on its terminus, and deducting therefrom what
they deemed not rateable to the poor, such as churches
and chapels, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, and lite-
rary institutions, also deducting for empty houses, and
filially deducting from such reduced amount of rental
not less than 10 per cent. tor repaiis and insurance.
Assuming the position that your conmaitte have no right
to doubt, from the high standing of the various parties
as public functionaries, that this statement will be car-
ried out in good faith, it is evide!.t to your committee
that by the new rentals the parish of St. Marylebone
will be a gainer to the extent ot 5 per cent. on the an-
nual outgoing for the police and county rates, for while
Mar) lehone is assessed at 17f per cent. increase, the
whole county is assessed at 22f per cent. average in-
crease, making a saving to this parish on the general
assessment for police and county purposes of upwards of
1,500/. per annum.
" The parish of St. James, Westminster, offers an
illustrative example ot this view in an inverse ratio, that
parish having been formerly assessed on only 240,956/.,
but now on 427,8521., being an increase of 186,8961, or
77 per cent., involving an additional charge to that
parish for police and cuunty purposes of 7,0001. per
annum. Your committee have now ascertained the prin-
ciple on which the magistrates have acted, and in con-
clusion recommend that the accuracy of these calcula-
tions be tested, and that for such purpose application be
made to her Majesty's Commissioners of Land-tax for
leave to inspect the income•tax books, which inspection
will also be' necessary for the purpose of assimilating the
rentals of the poor rate books, which are set forth by the
magistrates in their recent communications with this
board, and the rentals assessed to the poor-rates and to
the police and county rates ought unquestionably to be
toe same. il

"G. DANIELL, Chairman."
Mr. G. DANIELL, in rising to move the adoption of the
report, observed that it .)as one of the most important
matters that had come before the vestry for some time.
In the last interview with the Middlesex magistrates
those gentlemen had admitted that arylebone bad lung
been wronged by the system of assessment. The parish
would not alone effect a saving by the new a' "lige-
ment of 1,500/. a year, but would be
paying, as it ought,
a fair share of the rates, instead of, as had been the case
in Si. George's, paying 30 per cent, less. The adoption
of the report having been seconded was agree" to unani-
tn,.usly.
The committee was re-appointed upon the motion of
Mr. DANIELL.
THE RETIREMENT OF MR. D. Wr. HARVEY.
Mr. MlcitiE rose to ask a question of considerable im-
portance to the borough, of their representative Sir B.
Hall. There was a report going about that Mr. Harvey
had received a consideration for his withdrawal.—(Cries
of " Oh, oh," and laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN said he could not allow any question
which related to politics to be asked.
Mr. MICHIE, however, persisted, and asked the Hon.
Member whether he knew anything about any conside-
ration having been paid. He asked the question because
the lion. Member was being libelled, and he thought
the point ought to be cleared up.—(Contusion.)
Sir B. HALL said he would answer the question if it
was properly put.
The CHAIRMAN said a question could only be put
through the chair, and while he occupied that position
he would not put any such question.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir B. HALL—I know nothing whatever about it.
The matter then dropped.
No other business of
public importance was agitated,
and the board shortly after broke up.

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ARRIVAL OF 11/8.. O'CoNNELL S lUMAINS IN LON-
in town last in on the DoN.—The remains of Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by
night by the tra
two of his sons, the Rev. Dr. Miley, and a courier,
South-
Westernar-
rived
Hallway, which left Southampton at six o'clock.
It appears that the funeral cortege arrived at Havre from
Paris on Thursday last, but, owing to the ill-health of
aumrrived in
Mr. Daniel O'Connell, it was necessary. to make a halt
Navi-
gation that town until Saturday, the coffin, in the mean time
having been placed in the church of. Notre Dame. On
Saturday night the party sailed with their melancholy
pouEthxy-WreseztewrnhiSchte
ch are,Coonmbpxyd,
Southampton on Sunday morning, after a voyage of
little more than seven hours. We believe that the coffin
is still conveyed In the
it
hearse, or fourgeh, in which
it left Genoa, and that it is intended to continua the route
this morning, by the North-Western Railway, to Liver-
stshteeantnew-sh7
pool, there to embark the remains for Dublin.
FMB NEAR BRYANSToN-SQUARE.'—OR Saturday
morning, shortly before three o'clock, an alarming fire
broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. J. B. Hudson,
coachmaker, situate at 36, Wyndham-street, Bryanston-
square. It was caused by the flue of an adjoining build-
ing, which set the roof and top floors in a blaze,
Engines of the London Brigade soon attended, and b.
quickly setting them to work the
.firemen got the flamesextio, wished ; not, however, until the upper portion of
the premises was destroyed, and the contents severely
damaged. The adjoming pi operty, in the tenure of Mr
Blake, schoolmaster, was also severely. injured by fire
:
and water. Fortunately, Mr. Hudson was insured:
ALARMING FIRE.--Last evening, about seven
&clock, a fire broke out at 22, Brunswick-mews, Bruns-
wick-square, in the occupation of Mr. George Bond, a
p
shoemaker. It was caused from the boiling over of a 'ot
of sulphur placed under the bed to fumigate the apart
went. 'The engines of the London Brigade were quick
in tneir attendance, but before the fire could be got out
the bed and furniture of Mr. Bond were consumed, and
unfortunately he was not insured.
Dispatches for the Governor of Ceylon were sent off
from the Colonial-office on Saturday. evening.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Satur-
day, for finlifax,