The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn,—As some Liberals (?) have objected to your article
of yesterday, I should be guilty of an act of injustice (" He
who allows oppression shares the crime"), if I did not say
your article yesterday was most judicious, and your leader
to-day a perfect justification. I am one of the oldest Ra-
dicals in London. At seventeen years of age (thirty-four
years ago) I was denounced, and " lost caste," as a Jacobin,
before the word Radical was known politically, for in-
veighing, with the vehemence of youth, against drawing
poor men for the militia and pressing them for sailors, to
fight for rich men's property. I gloried in the title, though
it involved civil martyrdom, and" the old Radical Dr. Webb,"
is still the same. Radical as I am, I have always opposed
political economists and (so-called) free-trade measures, from
Peel's Currency Bill to his last and present Corn-law and
Tariff, thinking him a " bullion" statesman, whore only ob-
ject was to grind down the price of goods, the profits of land-
lords, farmers, and tradesmen, and, by the new Poor-law,
the money and labour wages of the working classes, for
the benefit of all fixed incomes, the fundholders, placemen,
and pensioners of all sorts. With these opinions, I rather
wished "Rous" success, as the lesser of two evils. You very
consistently prefer " Peel," who can and will carry a broad
measure of free trade (quasi), to " Evans" and the Whigs,
who talk broader but can carry nothing; and therefore the
out-and-out protectionists try to overthrow Peel, which the
result of the Westminster election will greatly aid to accom-
plish. You are also quite right about naval reform.
With regard to abstract principles, Liberal or Radical, they
were not at issue in this election, or very slightly, as Rous is
a Conservative and Evans only a Whig-Radical. The ad-
dress of the latter said nothing of universal suffrage, or any
other Radical or really liberal point. Any Whig, or even
Tory, might have written such an address. The small num-
ber that voted shows how little the real Liberals cared for
either the Gallant General or Captain, and that the electors
of Westminster have not forgotten " Hobhouse" and " Evans"
on the House and Window-tax question. Hoping you may
always be as well able to justify your writing as at present,
I am, Sir, your constant reader and general admirer,
R. T. WEBB, Surgeon.
18, Wyndham-street, Bryanston-square, Feb. 19.

MR. HIM§ON'S SPEECH.
•
TO THE EDITOR -OF 7'HE SUN.
Sin,—l observe that the King of the Railways trtnifoken
on the corn-law question. It appears to me that if he had
devoted to Lindley Murray a little of the time he took to
ascertain the price corn might be at in 1849, the result would
have been happier. However, when "he recollects that in
1837 he was able to deliver corn, free of all charges, at 255.
per quarter," let him be candid enough (if he should again
address the House) to say what kind of corn it was. If lam
correctly informed, it was Mediterranean corn, and of such a
quality as to be titter for pigs than human beings.
With as little disturbation to his Majesty's equanimity as
possible, I am, &c.

OLD EBOR.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S
LETTER TO THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

" Clumber, Feb. 17, 1846.
" Gentlemen—ln addressing' you on the present occasion,
lam quite aware of the unusualness of the proceeding. For
the last ten days I have noticed what has been passing in
our county with indescribable pain and annoyance. It seems
to me that the time has more than arrived when a period
ought to be put to the discord which now agitates us. I
deeply lament that any member of my family should be the
cause of this most unnecessary agitation. I have most deeply
to lament it for still more serious reasons than because it
creates odious quarrels, feverish convulsions, expense, and ex-
treme inconvenience among yourselves.
Lord Lincoln has been the deluded victim of bad counsel,
and in no instance more conspicuously than in the course
which he has pursued upon the present occasion.
" Under this influence he has been induced to accept an
inferior office, that his seat may be vacated, and a desperate
experiment attempted. He suddenly appeared among you,
before you could be aware of the transaction. He does this,
as he tells you, that he may make an appeal from the pro-
tection meeting to the whole constituency. By this surprise
he has been enabled to ascertain the undisguised and almost
universal feelings and opinions of this important county.
" Doubtless it was expected that tha constituency would
be found to possess easy consciences, and that the public
voice would be raised in favour of free trade, and the other
newly-disclosed enormities of Sir Robert Peel's Government,
although we have neither asked for nor desire free trade,
nor any other vicious and revolutionary system. But
why should any one from authority be sent as a Govern-
ment emissary to force upon us opinions which we
hate, and the country hates and deprecates with in-
dignant hostility,—and why should any one, fortified with
Government means, presume to operate the disgraceful seduc-
tions which are said to be used upon this lamentable occa-
sion—and why are you to be drilled into the adoption of the
ruinous principles and fatal doctrines at which you now
naturally shudder and reccil? Our worthy farmers are
sturdy and clear-sighted, and your phalanx is not to be
broken by bold axioms, artful assertions, or any other evil
appliances.
" Still, however, the move has been made ; and although
we may justly condemn it as a very great mistake, there
may be some shadew of pretence for it, if it were intended
by the experiment to test the public opinion. Now, how-
ever, that it has been in a course of most diligent trial for ten
days, that the fullest proof has been elicited, and the result
known to be totally adverse to the new doctrines, and un-
successful to the deceived advocate of them, in the sincerity
of my heart, and as a member of the constituency, I suggest
to Lord Lincoln the propriety of withdrawing from an use-
less and to all most painful struggle against a long-tried and
approved principle and policy, and at once to restore tran-
quillity to the county, and the undisturbed possession of its
unquestionable convictions.
" In the anxious hope that this address may meet with
your approval, and that the appeal may not be made in
vain, I remain, Gentlemen, your
.sincere and faithful ser-
vant, " NEWCASTLE.
" W. Dearden, printer, Carlton-street, Nottingham."

MONEY MARKET and CITY NE W S

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.

TIMES.—The resolution of the Bank Directors, adverted
to yesterday, by which the period of loans is extended to
the 9th ofApril, has had a tranquillising effect on the Money-
market ; and as they haYe felt sufficient confidence in their
own position with the railway depositors to take this step,
people begin to look to the future with a more cheerful feel-
ing than for several days past.
Some of the railway companies are beginning to make
efforts for establishing a better system in regard to these
deposits, and petitions to the House of Commons are prepar-
ing for an amendment of the Act by which they are regu-
lated, so as to allow railway deposits to be lent at interest in
any way that may be shown to be compatible with the safe
custody of them. One of these petitions alleges that funds of
the company to a large amount were invested in the months
of September and October last in Government securities, and
that they were compelled, in order to make the required pay-
ments to the Accountant-General in January, to sell them
out at a considerable loss ; all which might have been avoided
without lessening the degree of security or responsibility, had
a different system of receiving these deposits prevailed ; and
it prays, in order to avoid the recurrence of such losses to
this and other companies similarly situated. that the Act
may be amended, or a short Act passed to permit the de-
posits to be placed at interest with any bank established by
royal charter or incorporated by Act of Parliament. No-
thing can be more reasonable than such petitions, though
they come too late, it is to be feared, for any essential ser-
vice. They should have been thought of immediately on
the assembling of Parliament.
From the report of the proceedings in the House of Com-
mons yesterday, it may be inferred that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer is not adverse to some modification of the
Act since, (m the motion of Mr. Moffat for leave to bring in
a Bill for that purpose, he stated that he would not oppose
its introduction, though he did not bind himself to support
its details.

INCREASE IN THE NAVY ESTIDIATES.—Tbe navy
estimates for 1846-47, which have Just been laid on the table
on
the
House of Commons, amount to 7,476,9531., being an increase
the
charge of the yea 1846 of 533,23., the last votefor the financ 3 ear
1845-46, being for r 6,943,7201. Of this sum thn_eate total for th e naval
it e
~
service is 6,544,2881, for the preceding year 6,011,5961. The
difference, however, between the amount required for the strictly
naval service this year as compared with the last is greater even than
appears from these figures, the amount required for packet service
having in each year been deducted from the total amount required
for the naval service, in each year In order to
get at the not amount. The charge for the Packet service
in 1845-46, was 164,2721., which was deducted ftom 6,175,8681., in
order to show the net amount, whereas the estimates for the packet
service for 1846-47 is only 128,5931., which is deducted from
6,672,8811., the total required for the naval service of the year
1846-47. The great increase is the estimate for effective service, the
charge for which in 1845-46 was 4,790,6641., while the estimate for
1846-47 is 5,324,5631. In the estimate for non-effective service
there is a slight decrease, the charge for 1845-46 having been
1,385,2041., while the estimate for 1846-47 is for 1,348,318/. In the
estimate for the service of other departments there is a very slight
Increase -for the ensuing year it is 804,0721., while for the last year
the charge was 767,8521.
THE MlNT.—According to a vote of the House of
Commons, the supplies of bullion, uncoined, &e., remaining in the
Mint on the 31st of December, 1844, amounted to 228,443/. in value ' •
and the sum of 850,0001. was issued out of the Consolidated Fund in
1845 for the purchase of bullion. The purchase value of silver bul-
lion and dollars bought in the same year (from Jan. 28 to Dec. 3) was
704,6771. The mint value, however, was 774,3501. The loss on
worn coin was 2,8241.; and the seignorage 72,4751. " The purchases
of gold contained in silver ingots, and remitted by Commissarirt,"
amounted to 17,7401. during 1845 ; and a loss of 2,8021. accrued be-
tween Feb. 12 and Sept. 3, on the purchase of old worn silver coin
received from the Bank and brought for re-coinage. The put chase
of" line silver bullion for medals to be struck in commemoration of
the success of her Majesty's arms in China," cost, in April, May, and
June last, 5,8641. In 1845 the gold coined amounted to 16,929/. ; the
silver, 647,6581. ; and the copper, 6,9441. The receipts, according to
the account of the Master of the Mint, in account with her Majesty's
Exchequer, amount to 1,151,1271. 10s. Bd.; the payments to
742,3581. 28. 3d. ; leaving a balance (by assets remaining in the
Mint 31st Dec. 1845) of 408,7691. Bs. sd.
THE METROPOLITAN POLlCE.—Yesterday the ac-
counts of the Metropolitan Police for the year 1845, presented to
Parliament, were printed. The receipts, including a balance in
hand of 50,016/. 19a. 7d., were 363,3461. ins. 3d., which sum is ac-
counted for in various payments, and a balance remaining on the
31st of December, 1845, of 49,725/. 13s. 6d. The total sum paid
for the Metropolitan police in the year was 313,620/. 17s. 9d.
The second portion of the return shows the receipts and expen-
diture on account of the Police Superannuation Fund. The Go-
vernment Stock, valued at the sterling cost; on the Ist of
January, 1845, was 51,578/. 18s. The fines imposed by ma-
gistrates on drunken persons and for assaults on police-con-
stab:es, levied at the police-courts, amounted to 2,1861. 4s. 3d. The
Government stock, at the end of the year, was 61,3971. Is. 9d. The
third branch states the receipt and expenditure for the police-courts.
The fees, penalties, and forfeitures levied at the police-courts, and
applied towards the expense of police-courts in the metropolis,
amounted in the year to 8,8851. 2s. 3d. At Bow-street there was re-
ceived 1,0541. 2s. 3d. ; at Clerkenwell, 1,015/. 16s. 6d. ; and at Great
Marlborough-street. 1,330/, 1 ls. The total sum paid for the police-
courts was 46,7651. 13s. 11d. On the let of January last, the number
of person belonging to the Metropolitan force was 4,749, consisting
of 1 inspecting superintendent, 18 superintendents, 114 inspectors,
485 sergeants, and 4,131 constables.
INTESTACY.—SeIdom have we to record an instance
of so large an estate, amountng to nearly 200,000/, being left, where
an individual has net taken the precaution to make a will, asham,
the late Mr. Thomas Baldwin, who recently
died
at Baluediruing
for stamp
possessed of personal estate alone which has
br
been n administered to
duty at little less than 10,000/., and has +•
a-
under that amount by 31r. William Baldwin,
haecdoeueseiLodf t.,,llls3dea-
ceased, and one of his nearest relaeti •
realises a large sum both by
bachelor. The Government in tills
the latter termed, the administration
stamp and legacy duly,ll.:t nd thbye duty in addition Mcrae,
stamp on the' grant being"3,6oo
the relations, who are en-
which is to be paid at the Legacy office
titled in distribution, being upwards of 8,0001., making together
nearly 12,000(. in aut.,.