The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-23 00:00:00

MINES.

•int
Paid. Nominal Prices. ht•
to as (10
-day. '
Anglo•Mexican(la. 51. p.) 100 .• —••
Asturian .......... • . • • 15 ..
Australian ..... 4 3% 2
Lrarossa Range .. • • .... 113 0
Blaen,u•von Iron and Coal rio .• —• .
Bolanes Scrip .......• • • • • • • •
British Iron.. • • ........ 13 5 • • —••
Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) 24% • • •
De. Cocacs and Culaba 30 2
De. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 14%
Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 35%
Coplapo ........... • • • 14
Genera 1.............. • • 20 13% —l4
Real Del Monte, Ux.reg. %
Do. Black Debentures.
Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 9
Tin Croft .. • • • • .... • • 7 10% —ll
United Mexican-- •• .• ,28 28% 6% —5% 5% 5
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada ........ • ..... 32% 42% —44
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 28% 28% % %
Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 7856 76 x. all ex.all
Royal .Mail Steam .. •• .. 60 73 —72
[We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, an

42X, 44
14 26% 28%
50 7856 76 x. all
60 ,73 —72
ble for the errors of the Official Lists, and
will not be influenced by interested correspondents.]

MONEY and Cuittikii,. cUiAL NE WS
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The salos of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 3.000 bales, comprising 2,000 American, 450
Perasm and Maranham at Bd. to Bid., 100 Bahia at Bd.
Bid., 250 Surat at sd, to sid., and 60 Sea Island at
Is. 2d. to le.Bd. per lb. The market was dull, and prices
tending downwardz.—There was no change in the
general tone of the Share Market, though in some in-
btances higher prices were obtained.
The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 38s. 9d.
per quarter. _ _

- Messrs. Franks and Millard, in advocating a gradual
reduction of the tea duties, write to us as follows:

" Even to this day Ministers of Ftnance are extremely
timid in touching—or what they call tampering
with'—any article which contributes an important
item to the unavoidable exigencies of the Govern-
ment. This is the case most especially with
Tea. The excessive rate of duty upon it—probably
about 200 per cent. on the average value—yields some
millions to the revenue directly; but we are satisfied the
revenue would, directly and indirectly, be much more
benefited it the duty were reduced gradually to half that
amount. There are many considerations which con-
firm us iu this conviction. First, if the duty were thus
reduced to ls. per lb., the price of the article
would be diminished, and its consumption increased,
in a much larger proportion. Secondly, the best
authorities assure us that the power of China to
supply us with the article is unlimited, or rather that it
has no limits, except our demand for it; and our de-
mand for it is only restricted by the high price which
the heavy duty imposed upon it. In the third
place it must be remembered that whatever
might be the additional sum we should have
to pay to the Chinese for a larger quantity
of their great agricultural staple, it would be paid by an
equivalent ita our own manufactures. Every additional
chest of tea imported would intheate so much additional
employment el-forded to our mauufscturing operatives;
and thus their power to purchase tea would be augmented
in a duplicate ratio—first by its greater cheapness, and
next by the demand which the larger supply would create
for their labour in exchange. Nor, finally, must it be
forgotten that whenever we reduce the price of cue
article of general consumption, we increase the
consumption nut only of that article alone, but of
al other articles of a siraiatr character. We give
the masses, by so doing, an enlarged power of
consumption generally, and other revenue-yielding
articles thus become more profitable sources of
taxation to the Government. For instance, it the con-
sumption of tea were doubled, as under a shilling duty
many believe it would be, the Government would only
lute upon tea per se the additional five per cent. so if ju-
diciously added to the duty some years ago, and that
sticr,fice would be more than compensated fur by the in-
creased consumption of sugar.
The advises by the West India steamer are not of
commercial importance, the cholera having put a stop to
trade as well as apiculture.
At Amsterdam, on the 21st inst., the Funds were
quiet. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57 to 1-16.
The Feaukfort quotations on the 20th inst. were 72*
to 73 for Biefalites, and 33 to 3 for Spanish.
The Bank of England has not raised its terms of dis-
count to-day.
The English Stock Market is rather buoyant, and
there is ;in increased money business doing. Consols
have realized 96i for Transfer, and 964 3 for Ac-
count, at one period being almost buyers at use highest
of these rates. The firmness of the Paris Bourse serves
to tranquillise the uneasiness thst might otherwise be
Celt as to the issue of the French Ministerial crisis, but,
on the other hand, there is a rumour that Lord Chu en-
don has resigned upon the Catholic question. It
it were believed Consols would certainly go down. The
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 983 to 99.
and the Threa per Cents. 971 to I. Bank Stuck is sup-
ported at 214 to 2144. East India Stock is 266 to 268.
Exchequer-bills are 565. to 595.; and India Bonds 70s.
to 735. premium.
Foreign Investments have been inactive. Peruvian
Four-and-re-Half per Cents. have been quoted 773 to
784; and the Deterred 324 to 334. Equador Stock is
steady at 34. Danish Five per Cents, have been at 102;
Russian Four-and-a Half per Cents. at 963; and Dila h
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 573 to 58.
Railway Shares are decidedly buoyant again, and with
the favourable traffic, are naturally attracting more
attention.

The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under:-
1851. 1850
Great-Western £13,611 £12,752
North-Western 3B 951 ... 37,473
South-Western 8,250 ... 7,147
Brighten
Midland
South-Eattero
North Stafford
Caledonian 6,218 ... 5,667

QUARTER TO THRE
Consols 96
Ditto Account 96i

ONE CLOSING
RICKS OP BRITISH rUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bun, 0t~,,i. . .
per Cent, Redueed Anne. ....
3,0 w. Cent. Consols Annuities... » 96 % % -,,, %49 GA
New 314 per Cent. Anus . ... - 9B3k 99 98% 98%
Long Anne. to expireJan.lB6o 7 13-16 7 13-16
India Stock 268 266 266
India Bonds, I,oool_
Ditto under 1,000/.......... .....
Souto Sea Stuck
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols to] Account 96%1/2 961"
Exchequer BULL I ',,s, %01, 2d
1,0001. June
500/. June 56 59 p 59 p
Small. June 56 59 p 59 p

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
drazilian Bonds
Chili= Bonds 6 per Cent
Danish Bonds, 1625,3 per Cent.

CLOSINi
PRIC F.S.
9OLA,
104!;1

Do., 5 per cent - ...... 102 102
Equador Bonde .. 3% 3%
At
.x.icall, :5 por Cent. 1843, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coapons —
Ditto, Account
Peruvian i)onda, 4% per Coat— —
'ditto, Account 78% 771 78 78
Ditto Deferred
R Lgt..Re,.n Bond, ,.., .....
561A1 Ditto, 41,E per Cent,
11
S ~,.611 5 pea Cent. 1840 — 17%
Ditto Account
D!vulends on the above PE)ya'ule in London.
92
Belgian, 4% per Cent. ...... 92
' %
Datch .-/R per Cent., 12 Guild. ... 57 3A 58 57 58
91
;into, 4 pet u.fit. I !ertifictatep... 911,E

LLOYD'S SHJPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 23.—Wind at neon S.W., light breeze
and fine.
PORT• AU-PRINCE, DEC. 2. The French barque
Henry, British brig Confidence, Norwegian brig Juno,
American schooner Tellus, and Hay tian schooner
Eclipse, were wrecked at Jeremil during a heavy gale
previous to 27th Nov.
FREDERICESHATEN, JAN. 13.—The Geiser, cf Co-
penhagen, bound to Messina, is reported to have been
wrecked on the West Coast.
BELISE (HONDURAS), DEC. 18.—The Eleanor was
driven on shore near Caratasea during a heavy gale at
N. 24th ult.; crew and part of materials saved. The
Albatross was driven on shore at the Ullua Bar during
the same gale; a small part of her materials have been
saved. 21. The Charlotte in going into the harbour of
Benaia struck upon a reef, lay fur seven hours, when
she got off making twelve inches water per hour, and
has arrived at English Key; she has been surveyed, and
reported to be much strained and damaged, and declared
unseaworthy. She will be brought into the harbour
and discharged.
EA NSGATE, JAN. 22.—The brig Robert, of Stettin,
Dordt to Rcchefort, laden with bark and linseed, it is
feared is lost on the Goodwin Sands.
KINSALE, JAN. 21.—A number of cask staves, also a
small green box with an anchor of W. P. painted white,
with a P. in the corner, and J. and W. Peters, Ham-
burgh, branded on the inside of the lid, have been washed
ashore at Howes Strand.

SIaIBEREENt JAN. 20.—A boat, with " Necter, of
Plymouth," was picked up at sea, and towed into Crook-
haven, on the 18th January, and on the 14th another
boat, marked "Henry Mitchison," greatly damaged,
was towed into Berehaven.
ROCHESTER, JAN. 22.—The Arethusa, from Blyth, in
working up Chatham Reach on the 19th January was
in contact with her Majesty's ship Iris, when she lost
bowsprit.
ROE ISLAND, NEAR ULVEESTONE, JAN. 20.—The
stern of the Caroline, of Inverness, was washed on shore
on the west side of Watney Island 17th January. Vrom
its fresh appearance it is concluded that the vessels were
wrecked during tho last gales.
NEWRY, JAN. 20.—The Solid, hence for Newport, in
putting back struck the bar of Carlingford Lough, be-
came leaky, and has been placed on the patent slip.
I !EAT., JAN. 22.—WillA W.—Arrd. from the River,
Bolivar, Sydney, New South Wales ; Nonpareil, New-
foundland. Arrived from the River and sailed, Jane
Pirie, Calcutta ; Margaret Evans, Nen, York ; Patrick
Henry, ditto. Sid. Centaur, Algot' Bay.
FALmouTu, JAN. 22.—Wind W., fresh breeze.—
Arrd. Othello, Rio Janeiro, for Humburgh ; Julia and
Pepita, Havannah. Sld. her Majesty's steamer Volcano,
Coast of Attica. Off port, Waldirnar, Porto Plats, and
:ailed for littunburgh.
1.117.-nro:J., JAN. 22 —l),' int) W., fresh.—Arrd.
Bonny ; John 11. Jarvis, New Orleens ; Itlcneuis,
S iangh.te ; John Bibby, Canton • Atalanta, New Or-
leans; .Az, New York; Aberdeen, Sir Henry I
smith, St. Jolla's, New Brunswick. A schooner of

bout 100 ton , with u plain white sreak, about 4 inches
i,ro d, was se n 9.h instant, 15 miles S.S.W. of Bardsey,
i,n 1 er besnaends.
PANSOATE, JAN. ‘22.—S.d. Bertha Koehn, Africa.
T, enty-one casks of linseed, marked " R. T. and 5.,"
" P. C." underneath, on one end, and " TWISS" on the
other end, have been picked up near the Kentish Knock
cud landed here, supposed to be part of the cargo of a
vesFel lost on the Goodwin Sands night of the 20th inst.
A brig, laden with cinders, and supposed to have been
Itmt, at the same time, part of a wreck, was seen on the
sands this morning, and a sail, marked " Guilfold, sail-
maker, North Shields."
JERSEY, JAN. 21.—The Flora, on Corbiere Rocks, has
become a complete wreck.
MILFORD, JAN. 21. A piece of board, marked
" John, of Liverpool," a head or quarter-board, marked
" Y. P. S. 0.," about 9 inches long, the end of a box
with " John Pearson, Liverpool," on it. and another end
marked " Wells, Miller, and Rowest, 217, Front-street,
New York," have been picke,! up at West Dale.
ORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.vv--
Sld. Weimer Castle, Madras and Calcutta; Lancashire
Lass, St. Thomas's. Put I),.ck, Princess Victoria, Tabl
Bay, leaky.

MARKET NE IV S.—( TB IS DAV.)
NEWGATE AND LEADENNAZU full
On the whole the general trade ruled Broady, at
prices.—Beef, from 2s to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 4d to fis 1.0 d;
Veal, 3s to 33 10,1; Pork 28 6d to 4s per 81bs, by tho
carcase.

rusor MARICZT.B.
tSiNireurrmi),—llleadow Hay, 2/ ss to 31155; Clover,
3/ Os to 41 Os ; and Straw, 11 Os to 11 6s per load.
Trade dull, at late rates.
COMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 105 to 3/ 178 ;
Clover, 3/ Os to 410 a; and Straw, 11 la to 11 8s per load.
Supply good, and trade firm.
WEITECUAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 15s;
Clover, 3/ Os to 4/ Os; and Straw, 11 Os to 1178 per load.
A tali average supply, and a dull trade.

Ikl AT raz.nnwrs.
SOUTHALL, JAN. 22.—Prime Bet,t and Sheep were fa
moderate rtquebt, at full prices. In other kinds of stock
very little was doing.—Beef from 23 4d to 3s 8d; Mutton,
3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s to 3s 8d; Pork, 3s to 3s sd per
81bs, to rink the offali.
ROMFORD, JAN. 22,—Beef was in good request, at
extreme quotationa,—Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 8d; guttol39
3s to 4,6 d; Veal, 3a to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s to 3s Gd per
Blbs. Quarter 013 store Pigs, 16s to 20s each.
LEWES, JAN. 21.—Our market was very flat to-d
aY!
as follows:—Beef from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 35 6d to 4s 6d
Pork, 3s 2d to 3,6 d per 81bs.

CORN AVERAGES.
ENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORI{
For the Weelt ended Jan. 16,1850, made up from the Returns of t,_
Inspectors in the ditlarent Cities and Towns in Etigland and WO"
per Imperial Quarter. •
I WUXAT. BARLEY. ' I
OATS. I RTE. BEANS.
PRICE .. I 28s Oil 122 a ed 16s 9d 24s 8d 26s Id

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. pr.A .
...EMIT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I
is Od Is Od is Odd is Od is Od Is Od
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WE}:ls;,s,
Wheat, 79,354; Barle!, 95,594; Oats, 22,468 ; Eye, 57; L'e--

5,6-72; Yeas, 1,421 quarters,

CHANCERY.—(TI4IS DAY.) ,
The Lord Chancellor sat to day in the Old Ball, ra-
d
cold's Inn. Thursdays in term ere generally appeint'e
by his Le:dship for the hearing appeal motions, but the
part-heard appeal of lanes v. sayer occupied his Lot
ship tho whole morning. The case was partly open";
yew crday, a4.d came before his Lordship upon appea
from the judgunint tho Vice-Chanceilor 11Vigram.
The facts of >h=-care m:iy be thus shortly stated :--
,Airs. lanes, by her will, gave several sums to the
Sailers' Houle, the Siingers' Friend, and several other
societies, but there was a defective execution of the
power of appointment under the will of her hushtted.
The Vice-Chancellor IVigram, however, notwithstandti
ing the defect, gave eff,ct to the bequests, on the gr"l3
l teeSe eaalpe de
a.
that they were charitable; and from that dec
of
e«agra,..,:unanpt
bpp ision the
r likely to occupYW
the hole of
the day, if not part of to-morrow.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY*)
His Loraship the Master of the Rolls, after disposing
of the case of Dickinson v. the Grand Junction Rail"
way Girnpany, which stood in the paper to be spoke o;
proceeded to hear motions, none of which called fo
special notice.
VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY')

(Beforo the V:ce-Chancellor KMGIiT BRUCE•)

JONSTONE v. .
The arguments in this part-heardJOHNSToNE bankrupt case itsl'
ing been concluded,
His HONOUR proceeded to hear notices, but no case (4
interest cAme bore him during the morning.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWOR TIL)
His D,rdship beard notices to-day.
METAIRIE v. CARDINAL WISEMAN AND OTHERS.
The in this case was filed by the next of kw
of a person of the name of Carrel, who came over
to
this country many years ago and amassed a fortaue
about 7,0001., which was invested in the Reduced Aneill;
ties. When he was very nearly 80 years of age, and
within a few hours of his death, a Chancery barrister
and a Roman Catholic priest obtained from him
deed assigning this stock to them in trust for
Roman Catholic school in Somers-town. The object
of the bill was to set aside the deed, and for an injunc.
tion restraining the trustees from parting with the stock.
A few days since our readers will recollect that Mr.
Beetled, at the rising of the Court, applied to his Lord-
ship for leave to amend the bill, the plaintiff haviog
designated the principal defendant as Archbisbop
of Westminster instead of calling him Vicar-4014qt
of the London district. His Lordship then gave
leave required, and the bill having now been amended'
Mr. IiETHELL, with whom was Mr. Kinglake, Ti"
this morning about to move for thtlejtajunction re.
strain the defendants, the trustees, Cardinal Wile;
man, from transferring, or in any way parting with
stock, when
Mr. ReLT, with whom was Mr. Bagshawe, who 111;
peared for the defendants, applied for time to sosw.
the affidavits, and upon an understanding that, e°,th:loo
should be done in the meantime by the defendants
to-
wards parting with the stock, the motion was o
to stand over to the last day of the term.
Thu Court then proceeded to hear motions.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DA-3(.13,3
The Court sat in banco this morning, and took tli
now trial paper, but there was no case of sufficient Pub c
interest to call for a detailed report.

EXCHEQUER.—(llSeithD:wtelYireedieipos:
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons YA-2315' '
ALDERSoN, and MARTIN.)
JAQUES V. WHITE.
This action was tried before Mr. Baron Martio °,ll,
Monday Isst, when a verdict was found for the detendall`
UM the first and fifth issued.
Mr. BovILL now moved to enter a verdict for tioir
plaintiff on those two issues for 481. 145., or such es
sum as the Court might think fit. The WOO 0%
brought to recover the expense of an investigation ini
the genuineness of the title of certain property w'eb,
the dE fondant had agreed to mortgage 0 tof
plaintiff in consideration of his advancing the biLin of
2,0001. The title turned ow, in the opinion of ts---
tpnlosir[r'gtiaffg,et,eanhde aa qhuc'edsteionne'araot as to
dant ,4 as botand to tear the expense which had been It;
curred by the plaintiff' in instituting the inquiry. 11 0
defendant contended that there
as to collateral heirship, but the good title, and th
was 1,
verdict passed on this view of the case. The asg a
meats of the Learned Counsel involved a nice quest°
vr)efused to accept the
pat ticu ars
up
teresiing.
The COURT granted a rule. -

SHERIFFS' COURT --(THIS DA-
(Before Mr. Under• Sheriff BuRcHELL.)

THE JHA.EqUIS OF SALISBURY V. CHERRY.
This was an action brought by the Marquis of °,ll.lin
'
bury against the defendant who is a magistrate °IL.% es
county of Hertford, and a trustee of the Bnfield
Road, to recover damages for breaking down a bs,Licl..
upr on a private rcad, leading from Bell Bar to 1:16""iie•
The defendant having suffered judgment to go bY
fault, the present inquiry wai to assess damages. ,freas
The case was not of any general interest, but a od
number of witnesses have to be called, and the ease, loto
a similar one against another defendant, is likely t°
all day. '

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.) mole,
Elizabeth Sutherland, a respectable-looking le-„ on
with a youeg child in her arms, pleaded not guilty ""03
indictment elvaging her with stealing two jars of j
and other eatables. be
The prosecutor stated that on the day in questic° St
removed the articles to the kitchen of the house, s°.the
Story-street, at which the prisoner resides. On
following he went for the things, and atter
ing them gone, he told her of it. He afterwards go-
into custody. spa
Edward Ware said that on the day in question be noo
the prisoner leave her room with a pail in her hand, a`
which was some jam.
~,
Mr. PAYNE, for the prisoner, said that it Ws- a .ho
of mistaken identity. He called several witnesses, fof
gave her a character of fourteen years' standing
honesty in all her dealings.
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS baying summed up, dthe
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, annon-
prisoner nas discharged from custody in a fainting
dition

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY"),I
James Brown, alias Mills, was finally exist:eine— o°a
the charge of being concerned,with
two other pergB oi
vaorei°g'r of
not in cuoody, in burglariously entering the prerithe
Sarah Rabbage, No. 17, Ship-yard, and stealing
from goods and money to the amount of W. the
Shortly after five o'clock on Monday
prisoner and another man were seen to open the clelog
the above house, and finding that they were -- d
watched by a constable of the F they dr°PPoct•
a bundle in the passage and ran off. They wervere !lob'
sued, and the prisoner was captured in,„6 "vre-
street. His companion, however, escaped. 1-" c *het
mises were searched, and it was ascertained g'
tlic door had been opened by a key • 10?I'l to
upon the prisoner. The inner door, 1"d:/).coe-
the shop, hod been forced by a " jemmy," end tu° The
tents of the chop had been completely ransacked' d
bundle found in tine
e passage, which the prisoner droPPe ;
was discovered lo consist of 241bs. of bacon and t-
cheeses. Srli2 h Babbage tri::,t;ed from the shop (1119ia lirlbP
tlrn.w.t 151. i, t. a!,x rut L'i3";,,pt
cupboard in the shop had been d open, end e"
half-crowns and some coppers taken from it. find
Sergeant Matthews said he had been unable to
-
the prisoner's companions.

eat rsl HALL fully cortnnited the prisioncr, who deeltnea
..
aa:, thing in det'ene',p, for trial.

ABOLI [ION OF WINDOW-T X, AND SUB-
STI CUTION OF A HOTW4E ThX, AS PRO-
POSED BY THE TINES.
TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN.

TIIE RI R
LITEATURE.
CKLE 1317 R YS ON THE RHINE.
By M. A. Titars.
V; elcome to Michael Anßlom fitinh
arsh, to Yellow-
,P1114), to Fitzboodle, to William Makepeace Thacke •
'''Y I Welcome to him under any guise, in any
'od, in any masquerade ! Welcome to him if he be
/I'oitempered or ill-tempered, ironical or pathetic,
'caul, racy, and hilarious, or crusty, crabbed and
Bardoeie ! In every one of these phases of his tem-
perament
he is always sure to be entertaining. We
What' not under which the most so. No matter
his disposition at the moment, he is sure to
amuse his reader in some measure. And this if he
0 et itin4 a new chapter to Pendennts, or a new
Icontribution to Punch, or a criticism on painters,
t%
he story-book for Christmas. A pleasant, light work
°latit
the kind is berore us in this ner-
-11,-ve of the summer excursion of the Kickleburys.
t velume is absolutely what Mr. Tbackeray In.
ended it to be, nothing more and nothing less, a
tiles bit of sarcasm at toadies and tuft-hunters, rep-
In' .es ever his peculiar abomination. Against this abo -
%linable class of beings our satirist entertains an im-
.,.4', a"hle feeling of animosity, and his pen is always
.:PleYed whenever he condescends to use it as a
weaPon for their eradication. Beyond this the book
able eridently intended by its author to be an agree-
„ivi e, chatty, little medium for the wiling away ofi a
abrer's evening, and this end it has most unrnists.%
CahavY attained. For ourselves, at least, we can speak a i
stll)g experienced a certain interest in the success of
ain4l4 Hicks in his anai,ble designs on the heart o
de!llslicklebury, even though these designs were
to be realized to the chagrin of cur
aCe'rt ,eld Titmarsh. Rougetnoirburg is admirably
va cued off---the very daguerreotype of a German
,a, tering•Place, with its gambling-room and its gar-
,... n. B) its castellated haute vile and its picturesque
p3liri?urbs, its lazy soldiery and its nondescript visitors.
th:ecc Le Noir is a portrait painted to the life : by
in waY, the pictorial decorations of the volume are
tfinrairlniviir:a:cpiceeetatr s, incomparably the best things of the.
embeprlto have seen from the portfolio
nets hook . - 43'. pleasant as 4 his last little Christ-
it ise_. 13 withal, barmless.as it is, unpreten.ding.a!
it ba, yet tretne daa managed to call down upon. PseitAa
fora,. n --"s and would. be slaughtering criticism.
.t
avritiflable attack has been made upon it and lost,
Public
aa
if, J one of the more important organs .
rest,— ~_°Pilaion. The lance has been put
the
cata 'ne battle-axe has been raised,
the ?ulta has
been wound back to its severest tension,
and flowitzer has been double spotted, every weapon
lta‘ulpissile has been brought to bear—and all againstd
laltio-ureaTimhep veriest little mannikin of a goo
that ever started from the brain of an
geniZ:eor the delectation of the jocose about the
14 i._ non of Christmas ! We cannot prete.ndofor.
Biall'etant that we regret the appearance of this n,,
for gbt en Mr. Tbackeray and his " Kicklehurys ;
joicoctber wise we should infallibly have ne.er been re-s
jii,t.l. bY a sight of the response the criticism hai
tien,e:elied in the form of a preface to the second ed -
ti en,
E P,r, ace humorously entitled for the nonce,
ate 64. Y on rrhuader and Small Beer." This essay
*tiu"nliot but regard as perhaps one of the happiest.
1,641:" ever penned by the author of " -Vanity
1,4: ' It is as
/t i.elY endure en answer to a very gross
.and
4114, in its
mood, moreover
charge altogether overwhelming.
roore.ver " everything by turns
ells,,n,c)thing leng"
' ——dignified, ironical, contemptu-
the rereastie, bitter, mocking, eloquent. It dissects
the ca",
, of the review as with a scalpel. It flays
eo4srevlew er, in the sight of all men, with a sort of a
he isufrnimate adroitness, and then haptises him, raw as
Taal, tern the excoriation, in the vitriol of an intole-
Ileare "tire- The "Essay on Thunder and Small
ability iacjt.o short, is a veritable success, an effusion of
and, in some respects, incomparable
44,427' , One blemish alone we can detect in connec-
the , tYat.t'; it, and that is is position as a Preface to
(tho'"ic,xleburvs"—appearing to us as incongruously,
tiaa.ligh et. course necessarily) there as a helm ana
tiota "„the head of a mummer. Having opened our
it oi-lie ct the present volume with a hearty Welcome,.
F Ellmains for us now to close it with a cordial
4te

Sit,—l read with much pletuorre your observatioas
tipil the necessity of exerting, iorrselves, if we desire
the uhconditional repeal of this odious tax, and the
article in the Times convinces me that the Chaticallor
of the:Exchequer is about to try another of his dodges,
in which he will be hacked by that unscrupulous
organ of anything, and of everything which supports
the aristocracy at the expense of the middle elate.
Neither the public or the press should ever forget
that Sir Charles Wood is the only Chancellor of the
Exchequer who has ever shown such a contempt for
the audience he was addressing as to introduce a
Bill, with the ostensible object of reducing taxation,
in reality enormously increasing it. In this nefa-
rious attempt he was only beaten by the press—the
press made him abandon No. 1 Stamp Bill, No. 2
Stamp Bill, and forced him to adopt No. 3 Stamp
Bill, almost the identical measure it bad previously
told him was the only honest one.
Such conduct clearly proves that the leading, in-
deed, the only principle which Sir Charles Wood
recognises as Chancellor of the Exchequer is to get
money, honestly if he can, but 2till to get money,
and, like the Times, is never without some red her-
ring to draw the attention of the public. In the hr
sent case these Siamese Twins say houses are pro-
perty, and therefore a fit subject for taxation.
So is Sir Charles Wood's estate at Mickleton and
his brother-in-law's at Howick property, and property
far more valuable than that of bonzes worth thirty
y Sara' purchase, whereas houses seldom bring twenty ;
yet how does Sir Charles Wood propose,' to tax the
more valuable property of himself and his brother-in-
law, and my property, of far inferior value—in other
words, how does he and the editor of the Times pro-
pose to tax the property of the aristocracy and that
of the middle class ? Look at these columns :

Taxation of Sir Charles Wood's Proposed Taxation on my
on Property. Property.
Property-tax 3 per cent. Property-tax ... 3 per cent.
Legacy-tax Nil. Legacy-tax, from 2to 10 per ct.
House-tax e-tax, as much as he can
get.
And this is the budget patronised by the Times,
and patronised for reasons well worthy so base an
object. The reason, at least the only one given by
the Times, is a falsehood. It is, that the surplus is
not sufficient to reduce the window-tax. Now this is
simply a direct falsehood, and the more wicked, be-
cause the writer must have known that he was stating
a falsehood for the purpose of deceiving the public.
Not a week has elapsed since the Times published a
statement, signed by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, stating that the surplus revenue was above
3.400,0001. The window -tax produces 1,800,000/. ;
if, therefore, the tax were unconditionally repealtd,
there would still be a surplus revenue of 1,600,0001.
Will the Times explain why it endeavoured to palm
a falsehood upon the public ? I wait its answer befcre
I give the window-tax another push.
- I remain your most obedient servant,
A HOUSE• OWNER.

Ells
"4)ES OF INSECT LIFE. By Acheta
eZeBica• Third Series. Reeve, Benham, and
tolll, have already noticed the first and second
tonmiles ef this delightful work. The series is now
"
th,, T;;1
"ect('d, find man readers will have cause to thank
the
-" dly " Crickey t" for %pleasant introduction to
ter; world. The wonderful and beautiful rnys-
tha-n1 Entomology—one of the most marvellous
fortile.rs of the marvellous book of Nature—are set
attra these pages in a quaint and finciful, but most
sehetive manner. According to Shakespere,
444 -ril'9nV may ba drawn from " atones,"
stggtalY ht lesson more profitable than a sermon is
habits bY a close examination of the extraordinary
eti..kg .Le
insect tribe. Such lessons the good
Lich hag not passed over, but the playful style in
and to "eL enforces them adds at once to their efficiency
tn. 4, t!-Ie amusemet of the reader. To all who are
weedqulin with these instructive and charming
much Commend them very cordially, not so
lib, or the valuable information with which they
the as for the light, graceful style with which
vt;lti'"Jects are handled. The 66 getting up " of the
i4gstrices iS verY attractive, and the coloured engrav-
b . f the insects are exceedingly effective and

f "10 T
onbanee BEATRE.—Last evening an amateur per-
lierid was given at this little theatre, on whichoccaaisidiona
fare, an Knowles's admirable play of the Hunchback
Of th_eunstituted the evening's entertainments. Of the merits
eaehe,Prerforrnance of each gentleman we shall say nothimi—
'lN e utsl their best, and all seemed to "r friends.
please
t'held b • Miss
i,ci;iarPeter ofJulia was very beautifully sustain e. 21.na_. der ._.
whichoung lady, from the tasteful and judicious u
atoettu she read the part, proved that she fully under-
an
eeven „," she
appreciated her author. We havho.,
did
us the",nrds to say to the sweet-scented gentlema.newnn
our
Preeent:aveur of voluntar tenderin us his adyln
nothb, ,Og our ticket of admission—they are, " Civility
seNuvsts_
well
enenc,egiiand never brings repentance." The house wa
Lip T
tomime
teas
pro; • IIEATRE ROYAL, DuBL/N.—The pan .
mos.
tering fled a great hit. Mr. Calcraft has succeeded
Orant,,a, p.!aeeedingly good company, ainotiF w.homoafnaroeivsnllr-.
Pic and
Z.° of the Lyceum, and Mr. H. J. Turner,
'highly si.,""`rand Theatru. The latter gentleman
.has been
1)41,1 eceBBl4l, and ha • alreadywon the admiration of the
Lip n people b
L. s . ased, Y uis excellent acting
t. , . , Luneelot G 1., astes. The season
'as tair, to bs a o ho, and Bomb as Tony Lumpkin,
most prosperous one.
,"kb TeIri,ELAIN PT TO D.
hurt
1..),1LL,
j__4:o:N TWO PILOTS BY THE CAPTAIN
114140 ' V "-' THE GI:EV.Ii BRIG PANAGIA CAItUSSINA..a9
21. The above-named vessel. w.n. The /1:I. thi3 morning by Jameg Rowland, Bristol pilot, !
Ito,(1:.ont, whose duty it was to conduct her to the Cardiff'
kide ' and when coming out of the lock at Rownham, three,
a.ctrew „,,,
t —"enly seized him by the throat and. legs,
did no,eulpted to throw him overboard, but in which they
I'4" nae‘,lB2.e,e_eed• Rowland, fearing to stay on board, from
fiet on bola
aspect of the fellows, hailed the tug-bo.at and
illaee r\ ue.ard her, and so escaped; but when opposite this
41504, ",old Morse, a Cardiff pilot, went alongside, and was
1171.„'L to ascend by a ladder which hung over the side..
a4C:tte
p Crew, With the captain, saw that another
.pilot
lea
f'-nlPting to board, they drew up the ladder, le.avin and
t° whieisli'ar (which bad served as a fender in the ba.sin),
to
the
1, Morse held on, thinking that he could gain access
V•as jet easel, but he was' not allowed to do so, as the fender ihe bri out with the sole intention of turning the man off,
Iv
il ft,,then going five knots. Just at this moment, and
nie„ -rae was struggling in the water, the ladder, which let ,10;_aed drawn up, was again, it is concluded, accidentally
!crew des' and of which Morse laid hold, when
.one of the
cord, eilaciended and trod on his fingers ; but notwithstanding
a;te assn F'd on, and two Pill boats which put off to
hrender
hoist haventnee, succeeded in saving him, but for w ic
the
1444 been drowned. I witnessed the whole of
fellow ransaetion. Under the present navigation laws such
ee1:1,1,6,4re slaown too much favour in this country; and such
bY over fnilY confirms my previous opinion that they wouldhe
eti,-17 Ineans seek to attain over the lives and liberties of t
saike an infamous Shipping Gazette.
UN ascendancy.
te a
th4ll-En AREAS.—On Tuesday Mr. Collyethre,
ttlerltea,:2linger at the Mansion-house, proceeded in
,iw)10 hacip‘rSounty Court against Mr. Davey, a bil ilder,
-Ider•st :,""
~the areas of some newly-erected hoiTs in
af„!ailingre—'t`i off North-road,. without the protection of
,re mein. •,, The plaintiff was proceeding along the street
~_,wri ilartZ theyn Se tember and was accidentally pushhe
righbo-ri, area pby the throng of a fair held Ind the
;a, rend- el,°_nd• His leg was broken by the fall,r inang
the
.eties of ,s!d permanently incapable of discharging
4trno " situation. The court awarded 491., the full
"t elaitned • kns -i, •
Vt4i4.,,,,' 'JUN CAN, MOTHER OF TUE AFRICAN , TRtAh;
African the lamented death of Mr. John reached h
age
ofniitraveller, his widowed mother, who has
.td e
,4tt Qat,,,2, Was left in straitened circumstances. S. he resi es
Aer n}s`ruse, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, of which county
.'itehri-turleo,,,and energetic son was a native. Provost Kirk,
-)tertea "n, Esq., and some other gentlemen of.th. at. town,
a° erred themselves in drawing up a memorial petitioning for
l'and Pecuniary aid to
wasp Duncan from the Royal Bounty
,Iliaek;,, Tnia memorial resented to the Premier by John
its] si.:' Esq., M.P., and was in due course laid before her
lee'' We are happy to learn that the application has
Ir Reccessful, and that orders have been given to present
.file;Pneean with the sum of Le/. from that fund.—Dum-
r.
liiituw te
ItIITTINGTON CLUB AND METROPOLITAN ATHE-
Ltr„ and Tuesday evening the annual soiree of the mem-
lin-".and friends of this institution took place. at the club-
Cli:e, Arundel-street Strand under the presidency of Mr.
eve rlee
ashLusington 'M.P. Amongst the attractions of the
llooTecirg ,a concert of vocal music, in.. which Mr. G. G.A.
As ti, , iiss Missent, Miss M. William, Miss Ryles, Mrs. G.
ea,t °°Per, Mr. T. Williams, Mr. J. A. Novell°, and Mr. R.
t`tri e eNvern the principal performers. At 10 o'clock danhciinng. erealsnlineed, and the amusements were kept up witi
stateL g spirit until a late hour. It appeared from a piloted
en
g,rien.nt circulated on the occasion that the financial
ending
I),certat tondiann of the institution for the quarter
previonutisg?()&lBso, had been more satisfactory than at any
!`HE
RE-
ti,p LDESTITUTE HIGHLANDERS AND THE
._ art 8: °Altl3,--A correspondent of the Glasgow Daily Nazi
Island regret to find that the accounts from the Long. the 1)% rieepariticularly alarming, as regards the destitution of t. appears to me, however, that as the Glasgow
tise‘tiorei: itia;•e still a balance of about 1,2001. in hand, the mi-
-s,e`!_
Gilot various denominations, where deaths from famine
supply
t. imminent, should be empowered by the board to
the people With meal."

T .I.E SUN, LOND ON, T H U E,B D A V

SPORTING NOTES.
Ne. 111.

STRING ENGAGEMENTS OF THE DERBY FA-
VOURITES AT NEWMARKET, WITH TILL PRO-
M-I;LE DESTINY OF' THE ONE AND TWO
MoUSAND GUINEA STAKES.

" I have drunk deeply of the ;Amara of fate,
And soulidcd the profounds of prophecy."
LADY FLORA HASTINGS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—They are singular, and yet very common, errors
which a large portion of the sporting public fall into
respecting the characteristics of race-courses and dis-
tances, when they imagine that because one horse boats
another over a flat he should be capable of accomplit.h-
ing the same feat over a hilly course, or even one that has
comparative!y but slight deviations from a level; and
again, because one possesses a turn of speed suitable for
a mile, and beats another cleverly in a spin for
that distoace, he should be thought qualified to
rnanege the trick in a mile and a ball or two
miles' spurt 'ugainet the same antagonist. Now it
does not stand to reason for a moment that such could
be the ease, although in some instances we find a horse
that no course comes amiss to—that is suited to every
inequality or length; but this is a very rare circum-
stance; on the other hand, there is nearly always some
particular kind of ground or distance that is more agree-
able than others to every individual member of the
equine world; some take a bill with ease, others shut
up at the sight of it; some run the Beacon Course with-
out turning a hair, and are as fresh at the end as at
the commencement, others have done their best
and finished at half a mile ; some skim o'er
a mile on the flat at. great speed, while others
have not got the steam up until they've mounted
the Derby-hill, or 'rased Tattenhare-corner. Such are
a few of the inconsistencies of horse-flesh; consequently,
it is very c!ear no general rule can be applied to these
particular points. Full one-third of the science of the
turf depends on the subjects I have been treating of; •
therefore, thus °ally in the year ("for to be forewarned,
is to be forewarned"), I have determined upon laying be •
fore you an accurate table of the distances and peculiar
natures of the various courses at Newmarket; the cor-
rectness of which I have ascertained at no little trouble
to myself by personal investigation and measurement:—

"Therefore there needs no more be said here,
I unto it refer my reader;
For brevity is very good,
When we're, or are not, understood."
NAME or COURSE-DISTANCE-DESCRIPTION.

Yearling, 2 fur. 47 yds.—A slight descent all the way.
Chesterfield Stakes, 4 fur. 44 ydr.—Starts on a level,
ends on a rise of 18 feet iA a furlong and a half.
New Two years old, 5 fur. 136 yds.—Starts on a rise of
7 feet in a quarter of a mile, flat in the centre, ends
down hill.
Two years old, 5 fur. 136 yds.—Almost flat, with a slight
fall in the centre or about 2 feet.
Criterion or Turn of the Lands In, 5 fur. 184 yds.—All
on the rise, 16 feet in the first three furlongs, and
14 feet in the last two.
Ditch Mile, 7 fur. 178 yds.—A rise of 8 feet in the first
furlong, nearly flat in the centre, with a rise of 5
feet in the last 250 yards.
Abingdon Mile, 7 fur. 200 yds.—Starts on the flat, falls

gently in the middle, rises 5 feet in the sixth fur-
long, falls at the bushes, and ends on a rise.
Bunbury Mile, 7 fur. 208 yds.—Has a rise of 11 feet in
the first furlong, 5 in the second, and 4 in the third,
falls slightly in the fifth, and rises 18 feet in the

last furlong and a half. (Nicknamed Bunbury's
cruel mile.)
Rowley Mile, 1 m. 1 yd.—Starts on the flat, falls gently
in the middle, rises 5 feet in the fifth furlong, fills
at the bushes, and !hies 101 feet in the last 250 yards.
(The 2,000 Guineas, and many of the spring stakes
are run on this course.)
Cnmbridgest)ire, 1 m. 1 fur. 8 yds.—ls quite straight, flat
at startiug, a gentle rise for two furlongs, with a
steady rise of 32 feet in the last five furlongs.
Across the Flat, 1 m. 2 ;us. 24 yd:.—A rise of eight feet
in the first furlong, nearly flat in the centre, a rise
of five feet in the seventh furlong, falls at the,

bashes, and rises loi feet in the last 250 yards.
Suffolk Stakes, I,tn. 4 tun—Starts on a rise, then falls
28 feet in three furlongs, rises 11 feet in the fourth
furlong, 11 feet in the fifth, sixth, and seventh; next
two furlongs level, falls in the tenth furlong, and
rises 18 feet in the last furlong and a half.
Clermont, 1 m. 6 fur. 20 yds.—Starts on the flat and ends
ou the Cambridgeshire course at the Duke's Stand,
a rise of 17 feet in the last three furlongs.
Audley End, 1 Is. 7 fur. 55 yds.—Starts on the flat and
ends on the Cambridgeshire course.
Two Middle Mlles, lm. 7 fur. 127 yds.—Starts on a gentle
rise, falls 25 feet in the second, third, and fourth
furlongs; rises 11 feet in the fifth, then nearly flat
to the last furlong, in which there is a rise of 5 feet.
Ditch-in, 2m. 0 fur. 97 yds.—Starts on the fiat at the
A. F. starting post, and ends on the Cam. course.
Cesarewitch, 2 m. 1 fur. 215 yds.—Starts at the T. M. M.
atarticg post, over the whole of that course, and
ends on the last furlong of the A. F. course.
Beacon, 4 tn. 1 fur. 138tyds.—Falls 42 feet in the first
half mile, 15 feet in the second, and 20 feet in the
third half; 8 feet on the next three furlongs, then
rises 19 feet in two furlongs and forty-one yards,
thence over the whole of the D. T. course.

It will be seen by the foregoing table that the Ches-
tn'tield, Criterion, Banbury Iti:e, Cambridgeshire, Suf-
folk, and Beacon courses are the severest, requiring a
fair share of gametic :4 in the horse to ensure victory on
them, whilo the courses on the Flat only require a speedy
animal. I shall return to this subject at some suture
period, and show the levels of the Epsom and other
courses.

Yrs. St. lb.'
Sri Peter Laurie all 8
Vainbope
Lucy Neal
Fugitive
Rattrap
Briti6h Yeoman
Victim a 10 12
Farnham .
Peter Simple
Little Queen

In order to render my analytical scheme on the races
of the spring complete, and so meet the views of the
sporting public in this particular, I shall not overlook
What may seem trivial (but what in reality is not so),
but begin in as perspicuous a manner as possible with an
outline or abstract of the engagements of the Derby
favourites in the
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

On the Monday,Runnymede and Midas are engaged in
a R.M. Sweepstakes of 50 sow. each. Should the tormer
be beaten he will disappear like an aerolite from the
Derby market, and be seen there no more; but according
to public running he ought to win, in which case he most
probably will rise some points. On the Tuesday, in the
Eighteenth Riddlesworth, Hernandez is almost " alone
in his glory," his principal opponents being Hookum
Spivey arid the Black Sea. Same day there is also a
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, over the Ab. M.,
in which Arieste, Sst 31b, figures in opposition to
Brother to Drake low, Bst 31b, Minos and Phlege-
then. Bst llb each; the Italian poet must win
this or withdraw, otherwise his Derby chance is " small,
demeaed email." O❑ the Wednesday, in a Sweepstakes
of 200 soya. each, over the D.M., Sir J. Hawley will
have to maintain the position of Teddington by sending
him past the post first, or else leave The Ban to fight it
out with Midas and Coticula. Of the 26 nominations to
the Column Stakes, three are dead, and seven cut of
training; cut of the remaining 16, Payment and Ariosto,
with allowances of 31b each, look the most formidable;
among the opposition Merry Peal, Bst ilb; Coticula,
Bst 81b, end Col. Peel's Black Sea, Bst 71b, and Palmyra
filly, Bst 41b, will be found. On the Thursday, Storm,
Bst 71b, and 2i, wininster, Bst 41b, in opposition to Jug-
gernaut, Sat 71b, Ariosto, Set 41b, and Catalpa, Bst 4113,
are matched in the 100 sous. D.M. Sweepstakes; Storm,
I limey, will not show in this meeting; should he do so,
ho wins c f course, as in his absence (if sent) will New-
miuster; Alicsto will be drawn, and Catalpa may be
CCC ad. _ .

In a D. ti. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, on the Fri-
day, the Squire's Mountain Sylph colt must dispose of
Midas or Prilegre, or farewell to his Derby chance.

On tie Monday, in the
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING,

Balssmo's pretensions will be tested in the 50 Sovs.
Stakes, A. 1.; and on the Tuesday we arrive at the day
appointed for the decision of the key to the Derby-
- -

THE TWO-THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES;
for which, out of 31 nominations, only four are out of
training, viz.—.2Eolus, Amima colt, Julia, and Emerald
colt; of the remaining 27, eleven are " dark," including
Oleander, Primitious, Balsamo, Ipsus, 800, Boabdil,
Lamartine, and Newminster; but of this division only.
three are likely runners, and two of them, 800 and Bal-
samo, have no attractions for me, being of but little use
against Newminster, my chosen representative of the
dark lot. This leaves sixteen public performers, nine of
whom may be discarded as the hopeless lot, viz.:—
Breba, Buckhound, Crams, Exeter, Grosvenor, Glen-
hawk, Harpsichord, Olympian and Phlegethun; and
from the residue I mtht extract the winner 1 Sir
J. Hawley's Confession, so far as I can judge from
appearances, stands an equal chance with his Balsamo,
which is not saying much in the Confessor's favour.
The same remarks will apply to Lord B. Lennox's Her-
nandez and 800. Hippolytus seems to be Lord Eglin-
ton's hope for this stake, as Midas is Lord Exeter's, but
both are much too slow to have a chance of competing
successfully with Grecian, Newminster, and Co., over
the Rowley Mile.
Mr. Howard's ch. c. Grecian, by Epirus, out of Jenny
Jumps, the only horse who bas been supported to any
extent for this race, made his debut at Stockbridge by
winning the Ten Sovereigns Stakes in a common canter,
beating Heart of Oak, and four others ; be afterwards
ran at Newmarket, where he won the Jule Stakes,
easily, after a dead beat with Aphrodite. These are
his only performances; he is doing a fair amount of
work, looks well, and will be difficult to beat for the
Guineas. . .

—storm requires no consideration at the present mo-
ment, as I understand he will not be Scott's horse on
the day.
Mr. Nicholls b. c. Newminstar, by Touchstone
out of Beeswing, is an improvement on the Nunnykirk
breed; looks and gees well, but I am afraid is scarcely
Mile spurt; however, if not
immediatelybe in his rear. More
ftahset
winner,hfoer
wtl-;tel Howley
anon.
Mr. Osbaldeston's b. c. by Touchstone, out of Moun-
tainS
Cho' has appeared in public twice, the first time
beating Confessor, Ariosto, and nine others cleverly by
a length, the second walking over; the colt is well
bred, possesses a fairish turn of speed, is certain to be
one of the first three in the race (if well on the day),
and, as,the Squire declares, is in first-rate fettle. If no
unforeseen circumstance occurs to dislocate my present
arrangements, 1 anticipate seeing a beautiful ri,zce be-
tween Grecian, Newminster, and the Sylph colt, with a
close finish; end as Grecian is rather Lpecdier than the
other two, perchance with him the winner by a nob,
although, I must confess, I have a strong penchant for
Nero, minster.
On the Thursday the principal feature cn the card
will ho
'IIE ONE THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES,
for which, ‘ut of thin;-three nominaions, six are out of
truiLing, and thrGe acid veitheut their engagements,
leaving twenty-four to contest the stake. Out of these,
t;
the odd four in Sir J. llepeley's name, contain a couple
of dangerous-lookip fillies,
who rejoice in the peculiar

cogs. of Aphrodite and Vermuth; the former is a fine
slashing speedy mare, c‘nd the hitter of the same class.
only, al yet, " dark." Among the rest, Mr. Payne's
Citar3el keems to me to bold confide/xi-, The Scpsaw,
and Prima Donna safe; Lord Ex,,ter's hope, I believe,
is invectid in Turtle in prcfcrenco to Phlegm. Scott's
let containi, in addition to Confidence, Trick tress and
Iris; the L.itsr a very tidy daughter of Ithuriel, show-
ing the steel; whence she sprang all over; but, by
way of summing up, I think they must all give way to
Sir Joseph's flyers.
Concerning the Newmarket Stakes (Ditch mile) on
the Friday, I need say no more nor?, than that Storm
and Grecian are among the entries, with 800, Citadel,
and Sir J. Hawley's trio, The Confossor, Teddington,
and Balsamo on the opposition side.

Bcfore concluding, I must iterate my announcenant
to those who take " The Spire for their sporting coun-
sel, that my brief, Cr ANALYSIS OF THE DERBY, contain-
ing every particu'ar worth recordirg connected with
that great will be published on Monday next.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
JL,n, 23, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING, 1851.
Th© Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, to declare
Feb. 1:

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX

Last evening a very numerous meeting of the in-
habitants of St. Giles and Sr. George, Bloomsbury,
convenA by the Parochial Association, was held at
the //kale H3ll, Store-street, to adopt measures for
obtaining the total and immediate repeal of the win-
doss-tax. Deputations from St. Marylebone, St.
Pancras, Islington, St. James, and other parishes at-
tended the meeting.
BENJAMIN BOND CABBELL, Esq., M.P. (the
chairman), said that he did not intend to make any
more remarks on this important subject than to say
that nothing was more unjust than to deprive the
people of light and air. It was impossible that good
sanitary measures could be adopted so long as the
window-tax existed.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore,
most cordially approved of the present movement.
Letters were read from Mr. C. Lushington, M.P.,
M.r. W. Williams, M.P., General Sir De L. Evans,
M.P. Lord D. Stuart, M.P., Sir B. Hall, M.P., and
Sir J. Duke, M.P., expressive of their regret at not
being able to be present, but declaring their deter-
mination to do all in their power to get rid of the
window-tax.

Mr. ROGERS then came forward to move the first
resolution, which was as follows :—"That the window-
tax is unjust in principle, oppressive in operation, and
injurious to the health and morals of the poor inha-
bitants of London and other large towns, and its
abolition being indispensible in carrying out the ur-
gent objects of social and sanitary reform, this meeting
pledges itself collectively and individually to resort to
every constitutional means for obtaining its immediate
and unconditional repeal." He denied that this was
a mere question of money. It was, in truth, one of
justice and humanity.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SavAor, i❑ seconding the motion, said that
this tax ought to have been repealed thirty-five years
ago. They knew that it had been imposed by Pitt,
to support the war. The war ceased in 1815, and
the tax ought not to have been continued after that
time.—(Hear.) ft was a disgrace to the Government
that continued it so long, and to the people who per-
mitted it.--(Hear.) The tax was objectionable on
philanthropic, sanitary, and social grounds, but it was
objectionable on political grounds also. This tax,
which yielded 1,500,000 i. a year, was paid by 480,000
persons, although there were 3,000,000 houses in the
country.—(Hear, hear.) It thus appeared, that during
the last thirty-five years, that number of persons paid
50,000,0001. more to the revenue than they ought to
have contributed.—(Here Mr. Wukley, M.P., en-
tered, and was received with applause.) It was quite
clear that the window-tax wad doomed, and that the
effort of the Minister would be to throw the burden
on houses. If this were attempted, he trusted the
people would be up and stirring, and that they would
show such a front as would deter the Minister from
pursuing this suggested course.
Mr. BELL, the new Member for St. Alban's, sup•
ported the resolution. It was not necessary to add
to the arguments urged against the window-tax on
the ground of its injustice and of the prejudice which
it was to the morals and the health of the people.
Having referred to a case, which illustrated very for-
cibly the inconvenience and hardship of the window-
'ax, he suggested that the practical mode of securing
the abolition of the window-tax would be to get pe-
titions to Parliament against the tax, written on fools-
cap, and that one of these petitions should be left with
some one inhabitant of each street in the metropolis,
whose duty it would be to get the householders in
these streets to sign these petitions, and if
there was to be found a street in which a
man was to be met with who would not undertake
the duty suggested, then the street in which that man
lived ought to be left in darkness.—(Laughter and
hear.) Well, when these petitions bad been signed
he would suggest that thirty of these petitions should
be presented the first night by one Member after
another; the next night forty petitions ; the next
night fifty, and so on.—(Hear.) They might depend
upon it that the Minister would get up and say, " We
have got enough of it."—(Hear, and laughter.) It
was not necessary that he should say anything more
on the question. He would only add that he would
support the abolition of the window-tax most strenu-
ously.
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The resolution was put to the meeting and agreed
to.
Mr. COOPER then moved that a petition be adopted
and presented to the House of Commons by Mr.
Wakley, and that each of the Members fur the bo-
rough be requested to support its prayer, and in the
event of this tax not being repealed to vote against the
supplies being granted.—(Hear, hear.)
The petition was then read. It was an echo of the
first resolution.

Mr. bloom, in seconding the resolution, announced
that Mr. Duncombe would at all risks to himself be
present to vote against the continuance of the window,
tax should it be persevered in.—(Hear.)
Mr. FREETII, of Marylebone, supported the re-
solution.

The reaolution was then put to the meeting and
agreed to. _ _ _

-Mr. WAKLEY here presented himself, and expressed
his satisfaction at seeing ladies present. It was an
augury of success.—(Hear, hear.) He accepted the
mission which they had assigned to him, but he would
not promise what his Hon. Colleague promised—he
would not attend the House of Commons at the risk
of his life, but nothing short of danger to his life
should prevent him from attending and voting against
the tax.—(Hear, hear.) In 1849 he not only spoke
against the tax, but he suggested that unless the tax
was given up, the supplies ought to be stopped.—
(Cheers.) The late Sir Robert Peel said that his
speech was a violent one. Much had been said about
Ministers not doing their duty by the people, but be
must say that the people had exhibited a very culpable
degree of indifference on this question.—(Hear.)
So long as a Minister found a people willing to suffer
the burden of taxation—just as the donkey was treated
—(A laugh)—the more the load was increased.—
(Rear.) Lord Duncan deserved great credit for the
manner in which he persevered on this question of
the window-tax—(Hear, hear)—but had the inha-
bitants of the metropolis even now done their duty on
this question ? There had been as yet no meetings
in the city of London—none in the Tower Hamlets,
nor any, he believed, in Southwark, and only one or
two in Finsbury.—(Hear, hear.) If they wanted
their grievances redressed, they must demand that
they should be so.—(Hear, hear.) John Bull could
get all he wanted if he only showed determination on
the subject. In every petition against the window-
tax they ought also to protest against the house-tax.
They would then oppose a tax in anticipation.—
(Hear, hear.) If they wanted to keep a Minister
right they must keep him without money.—(Hear,
beer, and laughter.) But the fact was, the whole
system of taxation must be changed.—(Hear, hear.)
Property must be pressed upon before industry was
touched at all.—(Loud cheers.) They had two
Members of Parliament present, the Honourable
Chairman and the Honourable Member for St. Al-
ban's, but he was a Bell yet to be sounded in the
House of Commons.—(A laugh.) He had made a sug-
gestion. It might be very well for the Hon. Gentle-
man to do so, but there were many practical difficul-
ties to the presentation in the order recommended,
which his Hon. Friend in the chair was acquainted
with. Sometimes the mill turned the horse, instead
of the horse turning the mill.—(A laugh.) A man
once went to take a bear, but it was the bear took
the man.—(Laughter.) But this was clear, that un-
less the people out of doors spoke out, it was impos-
sible for Members to be of the slightest avail in the
House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) He would sug-
gest that it would be very desirable that a motion
should be made at this, and such like meetings, re-
questing Lord Duncan to bring on his motion against
the window-tax at the earliest possible moment next
session.—(Hear.) The tax in question was the vilest
thing possible, and it was hardly possible to think
that there could have existed a wretch that could
have devised it.—(Hear, hear.) It was a premium
upon immorality, and " all the ills that flesh is heir
to." In conclusion, he would only add that he would
do his duty at some risk, and would oppose the sup-
plies being voted, if the Government did not consent
to give up the tax.—(Cheers.)
Mr. D. Coorzx said that he had been called upon,
in accordance with the recommendation of Mr. Wek-
ley, to move a resolution of thanks to Lord Duncan,
and to express a hope that he would bring on his
motion against the window-tax at the earliest possible
moment next session.—(Hear.)
Mr. GEESIN, churchwarden of St. James's, se-
conded the motion, which was unanimously,adopted.
Mr. Joan TYRRELL moved the fourth resolution.
It was as follows :—" That a deputation be appointed
to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in con-
junction with the deputations from the other metropo-
litan parishes; and that the parochial associations be
requested to adopt such other measures as may be
deemed advisable to carry out the object of this
meeting."
The resolution having been seconded, it was
adopted ; after which the thanks of the meeting
were given to the Chairman, and the meeting sepa-
rated.

SENDING PAUPER CHILDREN TO BERMUDA,—The
Poor-law Bottrd having applied to the directors of the poor
of St. Pancras, requesting information as to the alleged
sending out of pauper children to Bermuda from that
parish, a letter from the directors was transmitted yesterday
.to the board, admitting the fact of forty children having
been so sent out, and it adds :—" Every necessary care was
taken, and strict inquiry made by the directors from per-
sons well acquainted with Bermuda, previous to the children
being sent. A woman was engaged to take chargeT .of the
girls before they were sent on board the vessel. They were
kept entirely separate from the boys, and the master of the
workhouse and directors saw that the arrangements and
provisions on board the ship were unexceptionable. Good
situations with respectable persons at Bermuda were pro-
vided for the children previous to their leaving England,
and most satisfactory accounts have be received
of and
from them."

EVENING, JANUARY 232 1851,