The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-23 00:00:00

BRADSHAIPS RAILWAY GUIDE.

This useful little manual is greatly improved by
the substitution of a new railway and steam travel-
ling map, for the confused and intricate affair which
has hitherto been attached to it, and which, however,
useful it might have been to the railway speculator,
was worse than useless to the railway traveller. In
the new map all the projected and abortive sAemes
are left out, so that a traveller, on referring to it, will
at a glance understand how far he will be enabled to
travel by railway. Numerical references are also
given to each railway, so that the difficulty of not
having any means of distinguishing Particular lines
ill be completely obviated. We understand, it is
the intention of the proprietors to correct the map
monthly, adding or extending any line as opened for
traffic.

GOVERNORSHIP OF BOMBAY

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Pray, Sir, can you inform the public what is the
hitch about the nomination of a successor to Sir George
Arthu-, in the government of Bombay? This estim-
able, peaceable, well-intentioned public functionary, has
dropt in amongst us without our having any notion of
his resignation. The government has passed quietly
into the hands of Mr. Lestock Reid, the senior civil
member of the Council ; and here are the Minis-
ters and the Court of Directors, coquetting first with
one porson and then with another for the last mcnth, and
they have not yet settled who is to have the appointment.
For the administration of an Indian Government at this
time of day the public naturally expect a man of effi-
ciency, a statesman with enlarged views, of a cool and
dispassionate judgment, possessing firmness, integrity,
and weighty personal character ; but what is Most re-
quired is a thorough political economist.. Never was
there such a set of drivellers in finance as our Indian
statesmen. In the first place, we have a salt monopoly
in Bengal, realising, it is true, a revenue of about two
millions, but starving and demoralising the people by
all sorts of shifts to evade it. Falling most heavily on
the poorer classes, while among the rich it is hardly
felt, or known to exist. I say, Sir, any tax eperating
in this manner is a bad tax, whatever be the amount; it
is vicious in principle and is, as was the late bread tax, a
monstrously unjust and defective method of realising a

revenue.
In Madras they have still heavy internal transit duties;
they have enormous export an import duties on the pro•
duce of their own country passing, coastwise, from one
port to another, if it be only the distance of ten or
twenty miles. I know of an instance of a Governor,
within the last ten years, who was obliged to pay into
his own exchequer 16 per cent. duty before he could
procure a carpet, made within his own jurisdiction and
transmitted coastwise, to be laid down in the drawing-
room of the Governor's house ; andY till within the
last six or eight years, as much as 30 per cent., ad
valorem duty, was levied on rice, the common food of the
people, brought for sale to Bombay, coastwise, within
two hours' sail of that city. For several years attempts
have been made by the local Governments to construct
roads. These have been, here and there, made, it is
true, but in the cheapest possible manner, so that they
require frequent repairs, that are seldom executed.
There are, however, no bridges to connect the different
portions of these roads, avowedly on account of the.ex-
pense, and thus the very roads themselves are rendered
all but useless.

The Chairs of the Court of Directors, guided entirely
by their officials, are the sole movers of the gigantic
machine of the Government of India, but, like their
brother directors, are too busily engaged in the just
distribution of patronage to be able to pay sufficient
attention to S ate affairs. The ordinary directors,
with their single patronage, have scarcely time to dis-
charge the small share of responsibility imposed upon
them. How much less, then, can the Chairs and the
President of the Board of Control be expected to con-
duct all the affairs of' the Indian Government, while
overburdened with the whole of the patronage of Gover-
nors, Commanders in-chief, Judges, Bishops, Generals
on the Staff, as also with a double portion of writer-
ships, cadetships, assistant-surgeons, and military chap-
lains ? It is this excessive load of patronage which is
now preventing their deciding on the fittest person to
succeed Governor Arthur, of Bombay. The appoint-
ment is full of difficulties we know. The Court of Di-
rectors and the Ministers are pulling different ways. It
is not the best man for the office that they want—it is
the man whom both parties are most willing to secure.
Half-a-dozen persons have been spoken of, but there is
no one who at present suits both parties. We believe
the Court of Directors would have liked Sir Henry Pot-
tinger, but there were strong objections on account of
certein opinions which he holds on certain points con-
nected with Sinde, which stood in his way, besides which
the Ministry wanted him themselves for a business of
their own, and he was appointed Governor, for a special
purpose, to the Cape of Good Hope. The name of the
Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers was then mentioned. A
more proper man could not have been selected. He has all
the requisites which I hold a ruler ought to have fur an
Indian Government. Mr. Villiers is deservedlyconsidcred
one of the first political economists of the age. Ile pos-
sesses an excellent judgment, quick discrimination, great
firmness of purpose and deliberation, an untiring at.
tention to business, making himself thoroughly m ester
of every branch of a subject before he commits himself
on it, and never has reason to retract or qualify what he
has once advanced. Moreover, though acted on by a
strong sense of the moral injustice inflicted by the corn-
laws— a law against which he was the first to wage war,
and to hunt down till its fate was doomed—he has al-
ways lamented in public and in private the necessity of
popular agitation, and was one of the most strenuous of
the part) which advocated the dissolution of the League,
even though the total abolition of the law was only
promised at the end of three 3 ears. I am sorry to per-
ceive from a letter of his, in ono of the papers, a
few day's since, that there is so little chance of his
nomination, because I feel certain that none of those
who have been mentioned possess higher qualities.
Among those named we may mention Lord Dal-
housie, a younger man, with less Parliamentary ex-
perience. He has been spoken of for Bombay, as a
stepping-stone to the supreme Government. Then there
is Lord Joclyn, younger still, and with a shorter public
career, and of whose qualifications the public certainly
know nothing. Sir George Clerk, the able diplomatist
of the Punjab, has also been spoken of. lie is, however,
a company's servant, and the appointment is wanted for
one of the Ministerial party, so he will not do. But
another remove is'current lately, that Sir James Gral,arn
has been invited to succeed Lord Hardinge as Governor-
General, in case he should persist in coming home.
What can the Whigs be driving at ? Among the names
above-mentioned, with the exception of Mr. Villiers,
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all were members of Sir Robert Peel's Government, and
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nently qualified, who has worked so hard for his party-,
who by his family connexion and position is virtually
one of themselves—to be set aside in order to conciliate
that Conservative body, the Court of Directors, or to
truckle to the adherents of Sir Robert Peel. If this be
the game of the present Ministry, they must feel them-
selves weak indeed, and Ged help them in the next ses-
sion of Parliament, and at the ensuing election.
AN OLD INDIAN.

FIRE REWARDS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.N.
Sin,—Knowing your disposition to give every man
praise where due, I have taken the liberty of forwarding
to you the follswing case, which is well deserving
notice, because, I submit to you respectfully, if once fire
rewards are done away with, very great altercitioe, I am
perfectly convinced, will take place among the body of
our present preservers of lives and property—the firemen
of the metropolis. The case heard yesterday before Mr.
Elliott, at Lambeth street, I witnessed myself, and much
surprised was I to hear the opposition made by Mr.
Churchwarden Boxer, of St. George's parish, against
the rewards claimed for the attendance of engines and
firemen on the occasion alluded to. With your permis-
sion I will place the case before your notice
LAMBETII-STREET POLICE-OFFICE.
Yesterday the firemen of the London Establishment
and West of England Company applied to the sitting
magistrate, to compel payment of the Eye rewards due
to them on the occasion of the destruction or the fire-
work factory of Mr. Drewell, on the Ist of August last,
the memorable storm day.
Mr. Wolf, solicitor, attended to prosecute the claim,
and Mr. Churchwarden Boxer to resist payment.
It appeared that the premises took fire about eleven
o'clock on the day in question, and only five minutes had
elapsed before the engines and firemen concerned, as
well as Mr. Inspector Arnold, of the L division, with
constables, were in attendance. From the quantity of
gunpowder and other inflammable materials on the pre-
mises, the adjoining houses were placed in great
jeopardy ; but to the praise of the firemen be it spoken,
they procured the necessary supply of water, and Mr.
Drewell's shop only was destroyed, as also its dangerous
contents.

The fire was not denied, but Mr. Boxer contend( d
that the firemen were in duty bound to attend without
reward.

The worthy magistrate thought different, and, con-
sidering an Act of Parliament was the law of the land—
to say nothing of the dangers to which this most useful
class of men- were exposed—ordered the rewards to be
Maid forthwith, as under :-30s. for the first engine, 20s.
for the second, and 10s. for the third, with 10s. for the
first turncock.

Now, Sir, thus ends the case, and I assure you I am
not any way interested, but on the morning of the fire
little expected that through the exertions of time mil
the neighbourhood would have been saved as it was.
Apologising fur the liberty I take, I am, Sir, yours
obediently,
Oct. 20, 1846.

A READER OF THE SUN.

Queen Mary's Bower and Spring Gardens, at the
IJaymarket, are nightly increasing in attraction. The
Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Hesse visit the
theatre this evening, when, in addition to the ab,,ve new
and popular pieces, they have expressly desired the per-
formance of Used up, by Mr. Webster.
EAST INDIAN FLOUR.—A ship, just arrived at
Liverpool, from Calcutta, had on board, in addition to
the usual description of cargo from the place named,
100 bags of flour. We believe this to be rather a novel
description of importation from the East Indies, amongst
the almost numberle•s productions of that rich and fer-
tile soil ; at least, a similar one does not recur to our me-
mory, and therefore we deem it our duty to make this
the subject of especial mention for the information of
the numerous parties who will necessarily feel interested
in the matter.

THE RIPON STEAM-SHIP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, 51, St. Mary-axe, Oct. 22, 1846.
am desired to request that you will have the
goodness to give immediate insertion in your journal to
the enclosed circular, which has been addressed, as far
as their addresses are known, to the friends of the pas-
sengers by the Ripon.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES ALLAN, Secretary.
" Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, 51, St. Mary-axe, Oct. 22, 1846.
" Sir,—l am desired by the managing directors, with
a view to relieve any anxiety which may be felt by the
friends of the passengers on board of the company's
steamer Ripon, to inform you, that in consequence of an
accident to her rudder, which happened in the late gale,
that vessel has put into Torbay, where she is i❑ safety,
and the company's steam-ship Oriental will proceed to-
morrow (Friday) to Torbay, to embark the passengers
and mails, and convey them to Alexandria.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
"JAMES ALLAN, Secretary.
" P.S. Mr. Lane, the purser of the Ripon, who brought
up the intelligence, returns to Torbay, by special train,
to night, to announce the above-mentioned arrangement
to the passengers."

THE GREAT WESTERN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The Great Western steam-ship appears to have
had a very narrow escape ; she was in imminent danger
of foundering as did, some years since, the President,
and under c.rcumstances very
similar ; for there is
reason to believe the President was in so helpless a con-
dition, from the violence of the storm she encour.t:Aed,
that she fell off into the trough of the sea, which making
r. complete sweep over her she became water-logged, and
finally sunk.

Such a catastrophe may, it is known, be prevented by
keeping the vessel's bow to the at% : this can be accom-
plished by the simple contrivance of a float•anchor.
The float-anchor is admirably adapted to keep a vessel
of great length in the position desired. A steam-vessel,
for instance, overtaken by a storm, where there is plenty
of sea room, might extinguish her firer, batten down,
and out with a float-anchor, by which she could ride in
comparative ease and with safety.
There is nothing novel in the use of a float-anchor, or
of expedients of a like nature, to enable a vessel, when
dismasted or untnanag(able, to bow the sea; and, as
there are many instances upon record of vessels being
so saved from foundering by a means of preservation so
easily available, it may be well to recommend its con
sideration to ship-owners and navigators.
October 22, 1846.

A NAVAL OFFICER.

LYCEUM THEATRE,

Mrs. Harris that hitherto mysterious lady, about
whose existence so many doubts have been entertained,
the universal referee of Mrs. Sairy Gamp, who has
been hitherto classed by naturalists with mermaids and
unicorns, as an entity heard of but never seen, made
her appearance at the Lyceum last evening. We went
there in the expectation of having our doubts as to the
existence of Mrs. Harris cleared up, but we are scep-
tical—we still have our doubts. True, we saw Mrs.
Harris, but we did not see Mrs. Gamp ; and so
like is Mrs. Harris to Mrs. Gamp, that until we
see the two together, enjoying separate existences,
we shall not believe in the separate personal entity of
the two individuals. If they have separate existences, then
must Mrs. Harris be the twin sister of Mrs. Gamp ;
Mrs. Harris refers to Mrs. Gamp for her character, much
after the same manner that Mrs. Gann) refers to Mrs.
Harris, aid Mrs. Gamp does not appear upon the scene,
so that we may be pardoned if we still maintain our old
opinion that Mrs. Gamp and Mrs. llarris are identical.
Certes, Mr. Keeley's Mrs. Herris was marvellously like
his Mrs. Gamp. Like Mrs. Gamp, Mrs. Harris attends
upon invuliges, and, like Mrs. Gamp, she has a bottle of
gin upon the chimney-piece to put her mouth to
it whenever she is so dispodged. She is in attendance
upon a cataleptic patient, and as cataleptics can't speak,
she beats her patient after the approved Gamp method ;
moreover she has the approved Gamp taste for cow-
kimbers, pickled salmon, Brighton tipper, and shilling
glasses of gin-and-water; and she suffers from the Gamp
complaint, of a constant sinking, which regain s fre-
quent supplies of sustenance. Her patient, Henry Masker
(Mr. A. Wigan), is however only shamming. He is
the nephew of an opulent Birmingham manufacturer,
Mr. Mugbolt (Mr. Turner), who has received informa-
tion from a certain Mr. Slickey (Mr. F. Matthews)
that the juvenile is going the pace in London, and is
about to contract matrimony with Fanny Platt (Miss
Arden) a pretty milliner ; whereupon the old uncle deter-
mines to take Slickey into partnership, and to send his
nephew down to Birmingham by a third-class train. The
nephew, thereupon, shams cataleptic, and is attended
by Dr. Biliary Shivers (Mr. Meadows), and by Mrs.
Harris, the nurse. Fanny Platt brings a cap for Mrs.
Harris, newly trimmed, a f,Avourite cap, one which she had
worn on the day when she took the late desieged Mr.
Harris to Guidge Hospital, and at the same time brings
a note from Mrs. Gamp, inviting Mrs. Harris to supper
off a goose and sausages. Tempted by the goose arid
sausages, Mrs. Harris resigns her post of watcher to
Fanny, but in the meantime Slickey has entered and dis-
covered the supposed invalid busy with Mrs. Harris's
supper. Slickey proposes to change clothes with him
and take his place, _so as to afford him an

opportunity of escape, which Masker gladly embraces,
and Slickey, taking the place of the cataleptic, is pur-
suing his designs upon the fair Fanny, when Masker
returns, having found in the pockets of Slickey's coat
convincing proofs of his villainy. DisguiEed in Slickey's
coat, wig, and spectzcles, he is secure from discovery, and
having made himself known to Fanny, he arouses the
houst hold, announces himself as the far-famed doctor who
has been sent for to cure the cataleptic patient,
brings in a powerful electrical machine, and so shocks
Slick.-y, that he is glad to discover himself to escape
further torture—of course the uncle consents to his
marriage, and all ends happily. Mrs. Harris returns
just at this moment rayther tosticated with liquor, and
seating herself upou the machine, gets a severe shock,
which as she says, dishlrgates her entirely. However, as
her invalidge has recovered, she distributes her cards about
the house, and announces, amidst the vociferous cheers,
of a crowded house, that she will resume her ogerous
duties every evening until further notice. Spasms are
cured by shaking the midriff—liver complaints are cured
by putting the abdominal muscles into violent action—
spleen is cured by laughter, which shakes the midriff,
and puts the abdominal muscles into violent motion.
Therefore, let all those who labour under spasms, liver
complaints, spleen, or nervousness—or biliousness,
which are composed of those diseases—take an hour's
course of the Harris cure at the Lyceum, and they will
be made whole.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of GI :muster left
town at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Cashio-
bury-park, Herts, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen
Dowager. Her Royal Highness travelled from the
Euston-square terminus of the London and North .Wes-
ti-rn llailway, to Watford, and proceeded from that
station to Cashiobury-park.
Lord John Russell arrived at his residence, in Ches.
ham-pl Ace, yesterday morning, from Wimbledon. His
Lordship left town in the afternoon, on a visit to the
Marquis of Salisbury, at his seat, Hatfield House, Herta,
to have the honour of meeting her Majesty.
Lord Campbell arrived in town yesterday, from Hart-
rigge House, Roxburghshire, and transacted business at
the office of the Duchy of Lancaster.

HER rviTuAuRJsDEASy
Y'S
T V S
HATFIELD,
HATFIELD HOUSE.
of her Majesty and the PrinceNi Consort to Hatfield House,
there to honour the Marquis of Salisbury by their august
—ThlealnT ticip T ate visit
presence for two days, gave occasion to a most loyal dis-
play at the small town of Hatfield. At an early hour
the town was rife with a busy population, anxiously de-
corating the exterior of their houses in various fashions,
to publicly testify the devotion and loyal regard they
entertained towards their Sovereign.
The same busy preparations was going forward within
the mansion of the Marquis of Salisbury, hundreds of
persons being actively employed in the completion of the
arrangements for the due reception of her Majesty. The
short notice the NobleMarquishad of
the proposed
honour to be conferred on him was,
in a great measure,
the cause of the backwardness
everything presented, and
the utmost exertions were requisite
to afford anything
like a suitable welcome to the Queen.
The Duke of Wellington arrire • d from town before
eleven o'clock ; Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Nir.
A. B. and Lady Mildred Hope, and Mr. J. M. and Lady*
Blanche Balfour had previously arrived.
The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Earl
and Countess Spencer, Lord John Russell, Lord and
Lady Cowley, Lord and Lady Braybrooke,, and Hon.
Miss Neville, Lord Sandys, and Lord Marcus Ilill
arrived in the course of the day, and formed the circle
staying at the house, as guests of the Noble Marquis, on
this occasion.
As the day advanced crowds of people from all parts
of the county, both near and remote, congregated in the
town, and by three o'clock some thousands of expectant
spectators collected along the road and line of route of
the royal cortege, manifesting the greatest patience to
obtain a sight of the cavalcade.
The Marquis of Salisbury, accomphnied by the Duke
of Wellington, Lord Charles Wellesley, Lord Robert
Cecil, and Mr. James M. Balfour passed through Hat-
field about three o'clock, on horseback, on his way to
meet the Queen in the SL Alban's-road. and to escort
the cortege to his Lordship's house. We must here
slightly digress to explain the route of her Majesty.
At three o'clock Yesterday afternoon the Queen and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert closed their visit to
Queen Adelaide at Ca3biobury Park, and after, taking an
affectionate farewell of the Dowager Queen and the
Princess of Hesse, her Majesty departed for Hatfield
House.
The route was by St. Alban's, where the Marquis of
Salisbury's own horses formed the relay for the Queen's
carriage, and thence to Hatfield, and through the town to
the park entrance on the London Toad.
Long prior to the Queen reaching St. Alban's, the
Marquis of Salisbury's troop of the South Herta Yeo-
manry Cavalry,who werein waiting to escort Ler Majesty
to Hatfield, mustered at the Town-hall, where the royal
carriages changed horses.
The royal party arrived at St. Alban's shortly before,
four o'clock, and after a brief delay resumed the jour-
ney. At about four miles from Ilatlhld the Marquis of
Salisbury and the Duke of Wellington met the royal
cortege, when her Majesty's carriage was stopped, and
the noble and ga!lant Duke advanced to congratulate
the Queen, and the Marquis to offer his attentiuns.
At a quarter past four the royal cortege emitted at Vie

bottom of the High-street; and by the triumphal arch
erected there a band was stationed, when the National
Anthem was played as the royal carriages passed.
On reaching the market-place the royal standard was
hoisted on the tower of the ancient parish church, and
the bells rang a lively peal. The royal cm-lige having
gone through the town, proceeded by the London-road
to the south entrance to the park.
The Marquis of Salisbury having conducted the
Queen to the park gates,
.preceded the cavalcade, and
arrived at the mansion in sufficient time to personally
receive his august visitors.

The troops—of the South Herts Yeomanry Cavalry,
and the band of that regiment, were drawn up in squad-
rons on each side of the gateway to the co:at-yard.
The cavalcade passed along the avenue, and entered
the court amidst the cheering of a highly respectable
assemblage, and the royal carriage immediately drove up
to the grand porch in the south frcnt.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, on alighting from the
royal carriage, were received by the Noble Marquis and
his daught-rs, the Lady Mildred Hope, and Lady
Blanche Balfour. The Queen having saluted their
Ladyships, was conducted by the Marquis 4,f Salisbury
to king James's rcom, where the distinguished person-
ages honoured by invitations to meet her Majesty were
introduced.

The Duke of Wellington was loudly cheered by the
people wherever he appeared. His Grace looked re-
markably well, and to all appearances was highly grati-
fied at the reception given to the Queen.
Immediately after her Majesty had entered the man-
sion, the Yeomanry Cavalry retired from the park. A
troop is stationed on duty at the mansion during the
royal visit.

Viscount Melbourne and Lord and Lady Beau:ale
came cver from Brocket Hall, to have the honour of
joining the dinner circle.

- The banquet was served up in the great hall in a
princely style of splendour.
The dinner circle was as follows, in addition to the
Noble Marquis and his august visitors:—The Duke of
Wellington, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Brown-
low, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord and Lady
Cowley, Lord Sandys, Lord and Lady Braybrooke and
Honourable Miss Neville, Lord John Russell, Viscount
Melbourne, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lord and Lady
Charles Wellesley, Lord Marcus Hill, Mr. Alexander B.
and Lady Mildred Hope, Mr. James M. and Lady
Blanche Balfour, and the Earl of Morton, Lord in Wait-
ing ; the Countess of Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting ;
the Honourable Miss Dawson, Maid of Honour ; and
Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty ;
and Mr. George E. Anson, Private Secretary, and Col.
Seymour, Equerry in attendance on the Prince Consort,
&c. Covers were laid for forty guests.