The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUNS LONDON, TUESDAY EV

But—there they are, right and left, hither and
thither, as plentiful as blackberries.
Can't we find some better names for our Lon-
don streets than these few very absurd ones, re-
peated over and over again, until we contrive to
render ourselves as tedious in the end as we were
ridiculous in the beginning ? Surely. A hint as
to what kind of names might be chosen in lieu of
the exceedingly preposterous ones we have already
employed usque ad nauseam may be taken even
now—as it chances—here and there, from some
few of our existing street-corners. Have we not
already some of our great victories celebrated in
" Waterloo Bridge," and "Trafalgar Square,"
and "Copenhagen Fields ?" Have we not, even
as it is, mementoes already of some few among our
great poets in—" Byron Street'' and "Spencer
Street," in Bhakspere's Walk" and " Milton Ter-
race ?" At one spot we have called a square grate-
fully after " Nelson." At many others we have
christened:street, road, square, row, place, mews,
wharf, chambers, and terrace with the name of
" Wellington." We have commemorated eminent
men of letters in " Johnson's Court " and in
"Addison Villas"—eminent statesmen in "Peel
Place" and " Walpole Street "—eminent versi-
fyers in " Cowper Street" and " Cowley Street"—
eminent philosophers in " Newton Road " and
"Verulam Buildings." Have we not other heroes,
other bards, other glories who might in a similarly
graceful manner be thus commemorated ? Enough
—verbum sap.—let us hope that this suggestion
may not be altogether lost upon the Commis-
sioners ! Then, some other of our great men gone
may say with SHAKSPERE'S Hal—
" . . . . Then shall our names,
Familiar in their mouths as household words,—
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Glouce3ter,
Be in their `crowded streets' freshly remembered."

On Friday night the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer carried the second reading of his bill to
levy the English duty on French fire insurances
by a large majority-133 against 31. Indeed
it was manifestly impossible to leave the matter
in its present state. While English offices have
to pay 3s. 2d. per cent. on every insurance they
effect, and ls. 2d. for each policy stamp besides,
Free Trade itself requires that the French offices
should not enjoy a protective immunity from the
tax. Such a state of the law must speedily trans-
fer to France every fire insurance in the kingdom.
The English offices themselves would become mere
agencies of French companies. No other bill than
the Government one was before the House, which
was therefore compelled to give it a second read-
ing in default of some better proposal.
We believe, however, as we have before stated,
that the bill will be evaded. The Parliamentary
debates have extensively advertised the French•
offices. It is now generally known that insurance
an be effected at half price, and an immense
amount of them will certainly be done abroad.
To large insurers the saving will be an object,
and insurers for smaller amounts like as well to
save five or fifty shillings as their richer neigh-
bours to save five or fifty pounds. It will soon
be discovered that it is not necessary to be able
to learn to write French, in order to correspond
with a French office ; and any man who can de-
scribe his property fairly in his mother tongue
will be able to get a policy direct from La France,
and from other French offices too. Sir CORNE-
WALL LEWIS knows how patriotic we are, but he
must not tempt even our virtue by the irritation
of an absurdly exorbitant duty. As to our more
venal fellow-citizens he may be sure that they will
not, if they can help it, pay double Income Tax
and two hundred per cent, fire insuranca daty, if
they can help it. The worthy Chancellor wants
us, indeed, to try how his bill will work—he is
pretty confident that he can stop contraband ex-
ercise of prudence in guarding against risk from
fire. A little while ago, however, he was quite
as confident that no one would trust a French
office, and that no legislation was needed. He
finds now that insurers have more faith in French
honesty than he imagined. Our Government be
tievos in the honour of our " great ally," and our
middle classes have about the same faith in the
great middle class of France. Every French
office will have English correspondents, who will
not as agents " negotiate " insurances, but who
instruct persons how to act for themselves, and

TEE COURT.

The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Aldermen
Kennedy and Rose, accompanied by the City Remem-
brancer, had an audience of the Queen yesterday after-
noon, at Buckingham Palace, to learn ber Majesty's
pleasure respecting the Address of the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, on the
subject of the peace.

The Sheriffs were presented to her Majesty by Sir
George Grey, G.C.8., Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

The Queen was graciously pleased to appoint Thurs-
day next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the reception,
at Buckingham Palace, of the Address from the Corpo-
ration.

Her Majesty was attended by Lord Byron, lord in
waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater, groom in waiting.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback in the fore.
noon, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred.
The Priacess of Salerno, the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, and the Prince and Princess de Joinville,
visited her Majesty in the afternoon.
Prince Leopold visited the Zoological Gardens in the
Regent's Park.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the
Adelphi Theatre with their presence in the evening. In
attendance were the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon.
Mary Seymour, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lord Byron,
Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain Du
Plat.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lord James Mur•
ray and Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the Princess's
Theatre with her presence last evening.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the De•
puty Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. W. P. Price, M.P.
(Gloucester), Mr. C. Baillie, M.P. (Monmouth), and
Col. Tynte, M.P. (Bridgewater), had an interview with
Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Board of
Trade. _

Meetings of the Oxfori University Commission were
held at No. 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last. Present—The
Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Justice
Coleridge, the Hon. E. Twisleton, the Dean of Wells,
and Sir J. Awdry.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, Deputy Chairman, had an
interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Sir A. Spearman had also an interview with
the right hon. baronet.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Tasmania, West Aus-
tralia, Vancouver's Island, Hong Kong, and Ceylon.
Despatches were sent to the Governor of the Cape of
Good Hope.

A depUtation, introduced by the Right Hon. Sir B.
Hall and Viscount Ebrington, and consisting of Mr.
F. T. Streeten, churchwarden of St. Pancras ; and
Mr. W. D. Cooper, Mr. Orr, Mr. Thurston, Mr. Stubbs,
the Rev. R. Littler, and Major-General Pemberton,
directors of the poor of the parish ; Messrs. Cook, their
solicitors ; and Mr. Hibbard, their clerk, had an inter-
view with the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie yesterday, at
the office of the Poor-law Board, on the subject of the
bills relating to the amendment of the Poor Law, the
removal of Irish and Scotch paupers, and the public
vaccination.

RUMOURED VISIT OV TIE QUEEN OF ENGLAND TO
BERLIN—BERLIN, Monday.—There is some talk here of
an intended vi it of Queen Victoria to Berlin. It is said
that Prince Frederick William will carry a pressing in-
vitation to her Majesty to be present at the marriage of
the Princess Louisa with the Prince Regent of Baden in
September next.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland gave a dinner, on
Saturday last, at their mansion in St. James's-square, to
Lady Chas. Somerset and Miss Somerset, Col. and Lady
Louisa Meyrick, Mr. and Mrs. Hungerford, Gen. Sir R.
and Lady Clarges, Mrs. Lane Fox, Lord G. Pau let, Sir
W. Cotton, Mr. Coore, Mr. Sussex Milbanke, Mr. H.
Milbanke, Al-. SI iney, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington
left town, yesterday, for Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
The Earl and Countess of Lisburne entertained a
select party, at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their
residence in Grosvenor-crescent.
Lord Stanley of Alderley will give a ball on Thurs-
day, the 22d inst.
Sir Robert and Lady Gerard have arrived at the
Clarendon, from Garsword Park, Lancashire. The Rev.
A. Peyton has left the same establishment for Dodding
ton Rectory, near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
The Countess Dowager of Glasgow and Miss Catherine
Sinclair have arrived from Edinburgh, at 18, Chesham-
place.
Mdlle. Cruvelli (Baroness Vigier) is at present at
Naples with her husband, where they purpose passing
the summer.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The Board met
this morning for the purpose of agreeing to a congratu-
latory address to her Majesty upon the restoration of
peace !
The Austrians are forming a large camp of operation
at Somme. It was expected that the English Govern-
ment might be called upon by that of Piedmont to send
a squadron to the Gulf of Spezia. The relations be-
tween Piedmont and Austria are anything but pacific.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE "PRECIOUS PEACE."—
Although a close holiday was ordered when the mis-
management in the Crimea induced the Government to
decide upon a day of fasting and humiliation, it is under-
stood they do not contemplate any similar step for the
day of rejoicing.
The Moniteur has announced that M. Charles Baudin,
who hag filled for up wards of five years the post of prin-
cipal secretary to the French Embassy in this country,
is appointed to the first secretaryship of the French an-
ba3sv at St. Petersburg ; and we understand that M.
Baudin will leave London in the course of the week to
prcweed as Charge d'Affaires to Russia.
THE TRIAL Of W. PALMER.—At present no altera-
tion has been ma le in the day appointed by the Court
of Queen's Bench for the trial of the prisoner—namely
Wednesday, the 14th of May ; but it is said that an
application will be made to postpone the case to the
Monday following, when the whole of the ordinary
business will have been disposed of.
FISHERY HARBOURS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.—It
appears that between January, 1846, and the 14th of
April, 1856, 72,2001. was advanced on public account
for building, adding to, or otherwise improving and
maintaining fishery harbours in Ireland, and a sum of
33,5001. for the same works in the sister kingdom of
Scotland.
THE MAILS.—LivERPooL, May 3.—The British and
North American mail stearn.ship Asia sailed hence to-
day for New York, with 87 passengers and a large
cargo, besides the usual mail. The Black Ball liner
Lieitning will sail from the Mersey o❑ Tuesday for
Melbourne, with about 400 passengers and the bi-
monthly mails.
Tie COAL MARKET. —The following is a statement
of increase in coal importation to 3sth April this year :
—To seaborne coals, imported from Jan. 1 to April 30,
1856, 3,718 ships, 1,075,301 tons, being an increase of
114 ships, 105,073 tons, on like period of past year.
Railway coals, from Jan. 1 to April 30, 1856, 420,509
tons, being an increase of 111,318 tons on like period of
the past year.
TESTAMENTARY AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION.—
The testamentary and matrimonial jurisdiction of the
Ecclesiastical and other courts is aboli,-hed by a bill of
Sir F. Kelly, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Butt, and vested
in a court to be called " Her Majest)'e New Court."
Tke judge will be a bairister of 15 years' standing, or
an advocate of the Arches' Court of 10 years' standing.
The amount of his salary is not yet determined. Due
provision is made for the details and firm of procedure
in the new court.

The remains of the Hon. Mrs. Crewe, whose demise,
after a lengthened illness, we announced a few days
since, were removed yesterday from Loakes' Hill for in-
terment in the Kenaal-green Cemetery. They were
attended by Mr. Randolph Crewe (son of the deceased),
Lord Carington (brother of the lamented lady), Lord
Colville, Lord Gardner, Sir W. W. Wynn, Mr. Leveson
Somerset, Mr. Martin T. Smith, M.P., CA. Brownrigg,
Mr. Peter Hood, Mr. James Beadel, Mr. William Rose,
and Mr. J. Gallant].

BLACKGUARD CONDUCT N A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—&
young man named James Stanley, carrying on business
as a chemist at 17, Newman-street, was charged by Mr.
James Johnson Brown, a staff-surgeon in her Majesty's
service, residing at 11, Clarge's-street, Piccadilly, with
using abusive and insulting language in a Greenwich
railway carriage, and with smoking, to the annoyance
of the other passengers. The charge was fully proved,
and he was fined 203. for smoking in a railway carriage,
or 10 days' imprisonment ; 403. fine, or 14 days' im-
prisonment, for using insulting and abusive language in
the public street.
THE NEW GOVERNOR 01 THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
—We are glad to perceive that the measures of Mr.
Hincks, whose appointment to the government of the
Windward Islands so creditably distinguished the brief
rule at the Colonial.office of the late Sir W. Molesworth,
are giving great satisfaction to the inhabitants, and fully
realising the expectations that were raised by the con.
ciliatory disposition, firmness of temper, and enlightened
views which he displayed during his successful adminis-
tration of the affairs of Canada. Mr. Hincks has inaugu-
rated his government by giving a separate Legislative
Council and Legislative Assembly to the island of St.
Vincent, and rejecting the plan of his predecessor, Sir
W. Colebrook, for the union of the islands under his
Government, measures which have given unqualified
satisfaction throughout the Windward group, the inhabit-
ants being of the opinion expressed by Mr. Hincks, that,
except as regards common political and educational in.
stitutions, a uniform system of secondary punishments,
and the establishment of a circuit court of appeal, there
is nothing in which the islards would benefit by union.
BRITISH INDIA.—An interesting paper relating to the
external commerce of British India has just been printed,
by Colonel Sykes, the Chairman of the East India Com-
pany. The excess of exports over imports is constant,
owing to the gradual improvement in the producing
powers of the country and the small wants and
hoarding habits of the natives in their present low
stage of civilisation. The average excess of ex-
ports for the last five years has been nominally
7,965,0001., but, as the bullion annually taken is
put down at 3,799,000/., all beyond the latter sum
may possibly arise merely from the discrepancies of
official valuations. With regard to the uninterrupted
absorption of bullion, Colonel Sykes mentions that within
the present century India has received above 100,000,000/.
which has never subsequently left the country. He adds
that, during the 19 years ending 1853.4, the sum of
42,000,0001. has been coined in the Indian mints, and
that old coins have been called in or paid in to the value

of more than 20,000,000/., making a total coinage of
62,250,000/,

IN MAY 6, 1856,

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