The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-28 00:00:00

rIONEY-TILADE-COMMERCE.

Waddesden, and its adjoining parish Wotton, of which
the Dukes of Marlborough and Buckingham are the chief
landlords, are in a deplorable state at present, and the
most able-bodied agricultural labourers arc unable to ob-
tain work.

COMMERCIAL REFORM.
The following plan of " Bread-Tax Receipts "is now
pursued by the Anti Corn-law Association :—By an ar-
rangement with a baker, the party who receives a bread-
tax ticket from the Association is to receive the 41b. loaf,
(price 8/d. for 5d.), the effect of which is to show the
people the amount for which they would obtain the 41b.
loaf at all times but for the landlord's tax.

AGRICULTURAL.
Whortle-berries are now extensively cultivated by a
company in Russia, for the manufacture of wine and
brandy.

The agricultural dinner to the Duke of Buckingham,
at which his Grace will make his annual pro-Corn-law
speech to the farmers of Bucks, is to be given on the 11th
of February.

MAW AND :POLICE,
Mary Ann Gifford was finally examined at Worship-
street charged with committing various robberies in
dwelling-houses, into which she gained admittance under
the pretence of seeking a situation. Not less than twenty
cases were brought forward against her, but the Magis-
trate was satisfied with taking proof on nine only, and
fully committed her for trial. Her husband, described as
a journeyman cabinet-maker, was also committed for
feloniously receiving a portion of the booty.
At Marylebone, yesterday, James Galley, coachman
to Mr. Ducas, solicitor, Regent's-park, was committed to
take his trial for robbing his master of two ten pound
notes and some sovereigns, in the month of August last.
He absconded at the time, and had not been heard of till
Saturday last, when he was arrested at Taunton.
-Mr. Rose, solicitor, residing at 17, Great Prescott•
street, gave information at Lambeth-street yesterday
that he had been robbed of 301. in the course of the
morning in one of the Mile• end omnibuses, and that the
robber, a well-dressed man who sat next to him, had
escaped before he missed the money. Upon this Mr.
Henry, the Magistrate, said that strong suspicions ex-
isted that the conductors of certain omnibuses were in
league with thieves, and shared in the plunder. It appears
also that these worthies, as well as cabmen, are in the
daily practice of paying away bad money in giving
change, and that steps will be taken by the officers of the
Mint to bring them to justice.

PXNE ARTS.
Mr. Weekes is said to have been selected by the East
India Company to execute the statue df the Marquis of
Wellesley, voted by their Court some time since to be
placed in their Court-room.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
14,763 persons visited the British Museum yesterday,
being a much larger number than on any "boxing-day"
that has preceded it.

3,500 visitors attended the exhibition at the Polytech-
nic Institution yesterday, and the dissolving views had
to be repeated several ,times.

TREATZICA.L.

We are sorry to hear that Mr. Sheridan Knowles is so
indisposed as to be unable to give his lecture on the
drama at the Westminster Institution, advertised for
Thursday next.
We understand that Mr. Balfe's opera of Elfrida will
be represented in the course of the season at the Italian
Opera.