The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-14 00:00:00

AGNEW ON MACKEREL,

iEsop knew the language of beasts, birds, and
reptiles—our Agnew is learned in the talk of mac-
kerel. On a petition being presented from the
Lowestoffe fishermen, praying that the Sabbath, or
what we shall beg leave to denominate the Hypo-
crites', Bill might contain no clause injurious to
their calling, Sit' Andrew Agnew rose, and said that
he had made inquiries, and found it was by no means
necessary that mackerel should be sold on Sundays.
Of course, a man with morals of such couleur de rose
complexion as Sir Andrew Agnew, would not rashly
jump to a conclusion which might involve the live-
lihood of thousands of brethren in this sinful taber-
nacle of flesh, without first• obtaining intelligence
from the fountain head. To whom, then, did our
Sir Andrew apply touching the constitution of
mackerel ? His modesty—the distinguishing odour
of a true saint—did not permit him to avow his
authority; but we have no hesitation in declaring
that Sir Andrew obtained the authentic information
from the mackerel themselves ! This may not be
readily believed by superficial scoffers; but, when we
trflect on the extraordinary manifestations, as writ in
many of the lives of the fathers, vouchsafed to the
truly pious, we cannot but believe that Sir Andrew
is gifted with intelligence of too rare and subtle a
nature to be obtained and understood by grosser in-
tellects. At the same time, for vulgar satisfaction,
we would wish Sir Andrew to give his authority.
We are perfectly satisfied with his simple assertion
that to sell mackerel on the Sabbath is to tempt
supernal wrath—yet, as there are some thousands of
fishermen with their families on the coast, thousands
of petty dealers throughout the kingdom, whose
bread may be put in partial jeopardy, we submit
that no enactment should take place on Sir Andrew
merely certifying the necessity thereof. To which
end, we trust that Mr. Hume or Mr. Roebuck will,
on an early day, move for " the correspondence
between Sir Andrew Agnew and the mackerel."
If it be found—as no doubt it, will—that to sell
mackerel on Sundays is an immoral and irreligious
offence, we trust that the same rigour will be exer-
cised as to the vending of milk. We trust that Sir
Andrew will take care of the cows ; neither ought
he to forget, though we have little fear of it, the
asses. They have a peculiar claim to his patronage.
—Sunday Herald.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—At this market,
last Tuesday, there was a very brisk demand for superfine
broad-cloth ; and the trade of this town and neighbour-
hood was generally active, and much business was done in
every department of it.—lLlVax Express.

T>IE VIOL ET.—Aldiough this favourite
little flower has given its name to one of the primitive
colours, we must not imagine that the violet is always of
a violet hue; it is often blue, purple, lilac, or white.
The viola tricolor indeed is pertly yellow, but then in
common life this is called a heart's-ease ; botanically speak-
ing, however, it is a violet. The flowers were formerly
consideted pectoral ; i, e. useful in diseases of the chest ;
but the supposed virtues of the whole class of pectoral me-
dicines have vanished before the severe medical criticism
of the last fifty years ; and at the present day the petals
of the violet are neve: prescribed by educated practitioners.
The root of the violet, however, 1, an emetic, and may be
useful as a domestic remedy in country practice. The
dose is forty grains. The infusion of violets is one of the
most delicate tests of the presence of acids and alkalies ;
the former changes its colour to red, the latter to green.
According to LIGHTFOOT, the Highland ladies of former
times used the violet as a cosmetic, the old Gaelic receipt
being " Anoint thy fare with goat's midi in which violets
have been infused, and there is not a young prince upon
earth who will not be charmed with thy beauty."

REPEAL of the HOUSE and WINDOW TAXES.
Continued from our Paper of yesterday.
Mr. THOMAS, in proposing the second resolution, en-
tered at some length into the oppressive nature of the house
and window taxes, and their unequal operation on dif
Went classes of the community. He also condemned, in
strong term, the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, in
not adopting the same course now, with regard to those
taxes, which they pursued before they came into office.—
He concluded by moving the following resolution :
" 0. That this meeting is of opinion that the wealthy ought
to be taxed in proportion to their means ; and that if, after the
abolition of all useless and sinecure places and unmerited pen-
sions, and after every possible reduction in the expenditure of
the Government shall have been made, any deficiency shall be
iinind in the revenue of the country, a fairly-imposed tax
upon properly ought to be adopted, in preference to the as-
sessed taxes, which so heavily embarrass and oppress the in-
tlustrious and commercial classes."
Mr. PERCIVAL, after a few observations, at conded the
resolution.
Mr. ARROWSMITH addressed the meeting amid some
confusion, and concluded by proposing the following
amendment
" That the present impoverished condition of the people,
so far as the same has arisen from taxation, both general and
local, can be ameliorated and improved only by a reduction,
and not by a commutation of taxation ; and that whatever dis-
appointment may be experienced at the financial statement of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in not announcing the total
abolition of the assessed taxes to the extent at least of the du-
ties on houses and windows, yet in' another respect it has
been highly satisfactory, inasmuch as the reductions proposed
have been without any measure for a commutation."
No person appearing to second this amendment, it of
course fell to the ground, after a few observations from
(we believe) Mr. Ellis against it. The original resolution
was then put by the High Bailiff, and declared to be car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. FROCHETT then proposed the following resolution—
" 3. That a petition, founded on the foregoing resolutions,
e presented to the House of Commons."
Mr. LOCKE having seconded it, it was declared to be
carried unanimously.
Mr. HOBBS proposed the next resolution, which being
seconded, was also carried amidst loud cheers. The reso-
lution was as follows :
"4. That Mr. Sheriff Humphery be respectfully requested to
present the petition to the House of Commons, and to support
the prayer thereof; and that Major Beauclerk be also requested
to support such petition."
Mr. Sheriff HUMPHERY came forward to address the
meeting, amidst the most enthusiastic cheering. He de-
clared that since he had had the honour of filling the im-
portant post to which they had called him, he had deemed
it to he his duty to obey the call of his constituents. He
should, with great pleasure, perform the duty which they
now assigned to him of presenting their petition for the
repeal of the house and window duties ; and he should
give the prayer of that petition his most strenuous and
hearty support, feeling convinced that they were most
oppressive in their operation.—(Loud cheers.)
The whole of the resolutions connected with the first
requisition having been disposed of, the meeting then pro-
ceeded to the discussion of the subject connected with the
second, namely, the conduct of W. Brougham, Esq., one of
the representatives for Southwark, in having voted against
Sir John Key's motion for the repeal of the house and
window duties.
Mr. ELtas, having prefaced his resolution with some
comments upon the course which had been pursued by
Mr. Brougham, notwithstanding the declarations of that
Hon. and Learned Gentleman, that the house and window
taxes ought to be repealed, moved a resolution to the
effect, that lie had, by his vote against Sir John Key's
motion, forfeited the confidence of his constituents, and
that a requisition should be forwarded to him, calling
upon him to resign the trust he now held into their
hands.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. THOMAS seconded the resolution.
Mr. ARROWSMITH reprobated the course that wis now
about to be pursued as unconstitutional, and, amid much
confusion moved the following amendment :
That, whatever difference of opinion may exist in the con-
stittrency of Southwark, with respect to the vote given by Mr.
Brougham on the motion made for the repeal of the house
and window duties, yet to call upon that gentleman to vacate
his seat in consequence, is to assume a power inconsistent with
law, and repugnant to the principles of the Constitution, and,
by adopting a principle subversive of all order in society, will
in practice, establish a precedent inimical to public liberty, dan-
gerous to internal peace, and injurious to the best interests of
the country."
This amendment met with the most decided opposition
of the meeting, and like the previous amendment pro-
poss4l by the same speaker, fell to the ground.
Thanks were then voted to Mr. Sheriff Humphery and
to The High Bailiff, and bosh gentlemen having returned
thanks, the meeting separated in the most peaceable
manner.