The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1856.

annuities was to a great extent a tax on capital,
for five-sixths of the amount should be re-invested
in order to prevent ultimate loss, and the balance,
after providing for the restoration of the capital-
ised value, was virtually the only sum fairly liable
to the impost Thus, all parties concurred in the
propriety of a revision, with scarcely an exception.
Mr. DISRAELI had in his budget proposed a dif-
ferent assessment on different classes. This,
although by no means going sufficiently far, or
meeting the real justice of the case, was hailed
with delight by fiscal reformers as being " the
admission of the sharp end of the wedge," an
official repognition of the great distinctions that
existed in taxable value, which must speedily be
productive of important results. The Derbyites
were therefore thus made safe ; while the leaders
of both Houses—the Earl of ABERDEEN and Lord
JOHN RUSSELL—had sought opportunities to pub-
lish their opinions as to the propriety of a change.

But Mr. GLADSTONE had not been consulted. I
Single handed he opposed the loading men on all
sides of the House, and, strange to say, obtained
a victory. When the question first came on for
discussion, after the ejection of the Derbyite
Government, the veteran Josßill HUME pro-
posed a renewal for a single year, in order to
avoid embarrassing the new Ministry, who had
just succeeded to office. This was agreed to, but on
the understanding that an equitable adjustment
was to be made the next session. It is notorious
how this implied pledge was violated. Mr.
GLADSTONE declared that a change was impossible,
but as he cajoled the House and the country into
the belief that the impost might be entirely re-
moved within seven years, and that a gradual
reduction should take place some years previously,
his budget was accepted, and loud praises were
lavished on the financier who promised a result
so auspicious. We pointed out the folly of the
anticipation, explaining that no Chancellor of the
Exchequer would surrender a source of revenue
so profitable, convenient, and easily collected.
But the nation was intoxicated at the time. Large
profits were to be realised by the conversion of
the Three per Cents. There was, in fact, a GvA&•
STONE mania, and anything which he put for-
ward; however extravagant, was received with
unquestioning credulity.

A single year, howe'ver, verified our gloomy
vaticinations. In place of realising immense
savings there was a loss of some 800,0001. on
the GLADSTONE abortion ; and, still worse, the
Exchequer was denuded of its balances by the
payment of more than eight millions sterling to
the dissentients. This compelled the Exchequer
to borrow largely from the Bank, and prevented
the latter from affording adequate accommodation
to its customers. The Money Market was thus
deranged, and serious consequences followed.
Mr. GLADSTONE, however, was not abashed.
After expatiating on the advantages of direct im-
posts, and the propriety of meeting the whole of
the extra expenditure occasioned by the War out
of current revenue, he persuaded the House to con-
sent to double the Income Tax just for a single
half-year. The eyes of the deluded representa-
tives were uot, however, yet opened. His propo-
sitions were again sanctioned, and it is needless
to say that the warnings we uttered were again
verified, and that the doubled impost was con-
tinued until the April, twelve months after the
ratification of the Treaty of Peace.

Fortunately,- Mr. GLLDSTONE did not meet Par- I
liament with another budget, but his successor in
office followed suit by adding 2d. in the £1 ; thus
raising the amount from 7d. to 16d., and en-
hancing the injustice under which so many
of the industrious middle classes were
labouring. This War-Tax will be continued until
April, 1858, if nothing be done in the interval,
and it is ridiculous to expect that the Financial
Minister of the day will assent to its reduction—
to the one-fourth of the amount for that year,
a surrender of a revenue of Twelve Millions. ,
That an attempt will be made to continue it
when the question can no longer be shelved
or evaded, is certain. It will, therefore, be
just as well to be prepared to submit to
inevitable necessity, and to endeavour to
improve and render equitable the charge that
cannot possibly be got rid of.
As we have repeatedly stated, a Property Tax,
if fairly levied, would be one of the best for the
community. It is one that would cheerfully be
paid, if it did not carry with it a bitter sense of
wrong and injustice. Why, then, should
the great point which, but for the un-
founded promises of Mr. GLADSTONE, would
have been achieved three years since,
not be carried into practical execution I The
nation wants its modification, not its repeal ; a
fair and equitable adjustment, not its abolition.
Let Sir G. C. LEWIS act judiciously and promptly
in this important matter, and he will receive the
blessings of thousands and tons of thousands of
those who now utter curses, both loud
ic
and deep, at the barefaced robbery to which
they are subjected. He will not, however,
do so unless urged by the pressure from
wihout ;
and, therefore, we would once snore "emphatically
impress on fiscal reformers to necessity
of not
losing a single day in organising a strenuous
opposition to the impost in its present obnoxious
form.

SotrraurnoN, Thurfiday.—His Ro➢al Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, embarked
from the dooks to-day on board her Majesty's yacht
Fairy for Osborne, on a visit to her Majesty.
The King of the Belgians, with the royal family, re-
turned to haeken from Antwerp on Wednesday morning
at 11 o'clock.

Prince Frederick of the Netherlands arrited at Berlin
OR the 18th, ontis way to the fetes -of the coronation at
Moscow.

The King of Prussia granted an audience on the 13th
to Count de Launay, the Sardinian Minister, who pre-
sented his new tredentials raising him to the rank of
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey are on a visit at
Cadland, the seat of Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Drum-
mond.

The Marchioness of Dv* the youthful Marquis of
Bute, and Lady D'Oytey, have arrived at Mounstuart-
house, Island of Bute.
The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Marna
Stanley have left St. James's-square for Knowsley,
Lancashire.

The Marquis and Marchi=ess of Stafford arrived at
Cronstadt early in tiro 'month, in his lordship's yacht,
and have since repailtd to St. Petersburg.
Marshal Dukt de Saldanha, commander-in-chief of
the Portugme army and ex-president of the council of
ministers, has arrived in Paris. He is travelling incog.,
under the name of General Oliviera.
The arrivals in the Thames on Wednesday comprised
43 vessels from foreign ports and 26 colliers.]
The Car?smite Gazette denies the truth of a rumour
which has been circulated to the effect that a mirriage
was contemplated between the hereditary Prince of
Saxe Meiningea and the sister of the Prince Regent of
Baden.

A meeting convened by a number of respectable
tradesmen was arranged to be held last evening (aye
the Kent Herald) for the purpose of adopting measures
to secure to Canterbury the advantages of the annual
cricket week.

A letter of the 15th from Dresden says, " The cele-
brated geolegist, Sir Charles Lyell, has been staying
here for some time,-for the purpose of investigating the
coal and trap formations in the neighbourhood to which
he leas already made some scientific excursions."
The Cologne Gazette states that Baron William Charles
von Rotschild has been appointed honorary Consul-
General of Austria at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, in the
place of Baron Anielm von Rothschild, who has re-
moved to Yienna, where he intends residing for the
future.
!ATMENT OF CHURCH RATES.— According to a pro
vision in the new act to amend the Local Management
Act of last year the payment of Church rates is declared
not to be a necessary qualification to enable a ratepayer
to Yoe at parigh elections.

THE QUEEN OF OUDE AND SUITF,

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.

The Indus came into dock this morning at an
early hour, and curiosity to see the Royal Orien-
tals tempted many to bravo the drenching rain.
As soon as the vessel came alongside many of the
followers or attendants and several of the native
gentlemen came on shore, seemingly pleased to be
again on terra firma. The attendants, numbering
between 60 and 70, were all dressed in the gay and
picturesque costumes of their country, composed of
every variety of material and colour. Their appear-
ance was not very prepossessing, although many of
them were fine handsome men.

The native gentlemen, however, most of whom
belong to families of high caste, were dressed in the
most splendid costumes. Some of them are very
handsome and of a noble bearing. They were
extremely polite, and frequently met the curiosity
of the spectators by handing for their inspection
various articles which attracted attention. One
gentleman in particular, of a commanding presence,
gave full liberty in the examination of a splendid
sabre which he carried in his hand. It was in a
gilded sheath, the bottom of which was exquisitely
worked in diamonds and precious stones, whilst
the hilt of the weapon was entirely covered with
emeralds, rubies, diamonds, and other precious
stones, of great size and value.
The whole party appeared to be much pleased
with everything they saw ; but did not express the
slightest surprise or wonder.
There are six eunuchs in attendance on the
Queen and Princesses. Some of them are tall and
of a commanding presence. They each of them
carry sticks with carved or elegantly marked
handles, and their fingers are glittering with rings.
The chief of the eunuch is a fine portly gentleman,
and most gorgeously attired.
One of the native gentlemen somewhat prides
himself on being an artist, and on the voyage home
took the likeness of Oapt. Brooks, of the Indus,
and the chief officers. These portraits were taken
in oil colours ; they possess some merit, but are
not striking likenesses.
Several of the dresses of the Queen and Prin-
cesses were found to be slightly injured by the
damp, and on being taken from the trunks in
which they were deposited they were exposed to
the view of a few persons. They are of the most
magnificent description, entirely covered with
pearls and precious stones.
It has been before stated that the Queen of Oude
and suite occupied the whole of the fore part of
the ship, which was barricaded off from the
remainder of the vessel. The Queen and the
Princesses were studiously kept from view dur-
ing the voyage, so that no one has been
enabled to catch a glimpse of their forms or
features. A somewhat amusing incident oc-
carred at Alexandria, where the Royal party
embarked in the Indus. The weather was
rough and the ship rolled slightly as the Princesses
went on board, and being encumbered in their
movements by the drapery which enveloped their
persons, they lost their footing and fell on the deck
of the vessel. More than one officer of the ship (of
course unacquainted with the rules of etiquette of
Oriental society) sprang forward to render assist-
ance, but they were jealously kept back by the
eunuchs, and the ladies were left to scramble up
again as they best could.
The officers of the Indus were compelled to exer-
cise an extra amount of vigilance, as, owing pro-
bably to the change of climate, there were fre-
quently from 30 to 4.0 fires burning along the deck.
They were all charcoal fires, placed on a metal dish
or bowl.

At three o'clock this afternoon two close car-
riages, each drawn by four horses, drove into the
dock, aud alongside the vessel. The excitement now
became excessive, as it was known that the Queen
and Princesses, with the young Prince and the
brother to the King of Oude, would take their
departure in them for the residences which have
been provided for their reception. After some
delay and a great deal of ceremony in arranging a
mass of drapery over the aperture from whence the
Royal party would emerge for the first time on to
English ground, the eunuchs appeared leading the
Princesses. They were closely covered from head
to feet, and wore quickly hurried into the carriages
amidst the somewhat suppressed laughter of the
spectators. They are short in stature. A sedan
chair was then brought out, closely screened, in
which was the Queen of Oude. A mass of drapery

was spread over it and the door of the carriage, and
the Royal suitor passed from the one to the other
unobserved by a single spectator. The blinds were
speedily adjusted, and the carriage moved on.
The appearance of the heir apparent and General
Sicunda Hushinah (the King of Oude's brother) was
the signal for a burst of pleasing acclamation. They
were both magnificently attired, their dresses
sparkling with diamonds and golds. They are both
extremely handsome. The young Prince was much
admired, and a cheer saluted him as he entered the

carriage. The seats opposite the Prince and general
were taken by the mayor and Major Bird, and the
carriages drove off to Shirley, where five houses
are taken for their reception. The remainder of
the party will occupy the Royal York Hotel.
. .

Before leaving the ship one of the gentlemen in

attendance on the Queen- threw around the neck of
Captain Brooks, commander of the Indus, a mag-
nificent shawl. Another ono presented him with
an onTelopo in which were two notes of 250 rupees
each, and a third handed over a bag of rupees.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

SEASON 1850.

Four prime donne h Ivo appeared during the season
for the first time, and all with great success—viz., two
English ladies, one German, and one Italian. The
pretty Marietta Piccolomini, the true artistic Albertini
Baucarde, the noble, the graceful, double voiced Johanna
Wagner, and the youthful and talented Jenny Bast
The pretty Piccolomini took the town by storm by her
effective acting as Viuletta, in Verdi's " La Traviata,"
which she performed with increased success up to the
last night •f the season, was applauded to the echo by
the habit= of the theatre, and particularly the old
gentlemen in the stalls, and was pelted with bouquets
that she took away in armfulls each night after the
opera. The noble, the handsome Johanna Wagner
thought she might have encountered some opposition,
but the very instant her stately, graceful figure
appeared, anil her splendid voice rung through the
house, ebt, by her magic art, effected a triumph ;
her opposers became admirers, and like a second
Cseear, she might truly say, " Veni, vide, vice." The
youthful, the beautiful, the talented Jenny Baur shared
the honours of the evening with the great Wagner each
time "I Capuletti ed I Montecchi " and " Tancredi
were performed, and, when she acquires a little more ex-
perience, will be a formidable rival to her celebrated
companions. The true, artistic, heart-stirring, tear-
, exciting Albertini Baucarde, nes Augusta AitcheFon, is,
in our humble opinion, and in that of several professors,
the greatest artiste and the best singer of this interesting
quartette ; and many musical amateurs who heard her
admirable performance, and that of her talented husband,
Baucarde, in -Verdi's " Il Trovatore," have been much
disappointed in not hearing them in other operas, in
which they performed with unbounded applause and
triumphant success in Italy, the land of song, where
true talent is admired, respected, and appreciated,

We (Manchester Examiner) understand that
Piccolimini is engaged for operatic performances in this
city, to be given on the sth, nth, and 11th of Septem-
ber.
PotI.IIOAL. —Lrrznpoor,, Aug. 21. —a. Tb. Rimbo
screw steamer has arrived with adfiees 'Earn Lisbon to
the 14th inst. Our eorrespondent states that no ftirther
bread riots had taken place after the 11th, and that the
provinces and capital were likely to Contintle tranquil.
KNIGHTS or ST. t'ATßP:t.—}lis Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant has directed that the original ordinance of
the Order of St. Patrick, which requires that the robes
of the knights be of Irish manufacturo, shall hencefor
ward be strictly adhered to, and thtt 411 knights created
from this date shall be robed in Irish poplin.
Letters from Holland of the 13th inst. mention that as
the openirg of the ensuing session approaches the ques-
tion of the capitalisation of the Sound. Dues proposed
by Denmark is again lining discussed in commercial
circles. In the consideration of this question the feel-
ing is much the same as exists in England, and is
rather against capitalisation.
GUN ACCIDENT.—An accident of a very serious nature
occurred en Wednesday morning to Mr. Marshall, a
farmer, residing at Strettcn, Derbyshire. He bad gone
that morning into the fields for the purpose of killing
rabbits, and was in the act of firing when his gun sud-
denly burst, and completely shattered the left hand.
Mr. Macarsie, surgeon, of Clay Cross, who was imme-
diately sent for, found the injuries inflicted were such as
required immediate amputation. The sufferer assented
to the operation, which he bora with the greatest forti-
tude ; and though he is at the advanced ago of seventy-
three, his symptoms are favourable. —l/ anchester Gear.
dian.

A CHILD DROWNED IN A `Vs!IHING•TUB,—On Tues-
day a singular occurrence, resulting in the death of a
child of fours years, named Elizabeth Ann Kelly, took
place at a house on Lancashire-hill, Stockport. The
mother of the deceased was washing in a shallow tub
made from a butter firkin, and having occasion to go
into the yard she left the decolsed alone in the kitchen.
On her return, a short time after, she found the deceased
lying over the side of the tub with her face in the water,
which was not more than Lair inches deep, and on being
removed she was discovered to be dead. It appeared
that the child, while playing, must have got to the side
of the tub, and, overbalancing herself, fell with her face,
into the tub, and was thus drowned,—Mochester Guar-

LATEST NEWS.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

An Imperial decree of the 13th, in the Bulletin
des Lois, opens a supplementary credit of 1,358,000 f.
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of which 125,000 f.
are for diplomatic presents, and 1,233,000 f. for
missions and extraordinary expenses. Another de-
cree opens an extraordinary credit of 25,945 f. to the
Minister of State for the cost of the funeral of M.
Fortoul ; and a third assigns a supplementary cre-
dit of 213,000 f. to the Minister of the Interior for
extra expenses connected with the confinement and
removal of prisoners.
The commission appointed by decree of the 7th
June last, to manage the fund for the sufferers by
the inundations, has just addressed a report to the
Minister of Agriculture, setting forth the bases on
which the amount of the subscriptions should be
divided. His Majesty, after having read this docu-
ment, which will be shortly published, gave orders
to the Minister that a first division shall be imme-
diately made among the persons thrown into dis-
tress by the catastrophe, and which will amount
on an average to 10 per cent. on their losses.
A Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels
says :—" Much surprise has been expressed at the
length of time which elapsed between the first an-
nouncement of the title of Duke having been con-
jarred on Marshal Pelissier and the designation of
that title. The title of Malakhoff had been decided
on from the first, as that of Sebastopol might have
been alike displeasing to our old companions in
arms and to our former adversaries, but it was not
wished to ratify the title selected, by its insertion
in the Moniteur, without ascertaining that it would
not offend the susceptibilities of the Emperor
Alexander 11. This is said to have been the sub-
ject of one of the first conversations between Count
de Morny and the Emperor of Russia, and no ob-
jection having been raised by that monarch, the
telegraph immediately transmitted the reply, and
the announcement was made in the official journal."
The Univers thus questions the authenticity of a
document published by the Cologne Gazette, and
reproduced by the Paris and London journals,
purporting to be an analysis of the note addressed
by the King of Naples to the Western Cabinets :
" The journals publish an analysis of the note which
is'said to have been despatched by the King of Naples
to the Western powers. France and England not hav-
ing addressed to the Neapolitan Government an iden-
tical note, it is scarcely probable that the reply of the
Neapolitan Cabinet would be the same for both Govern-
ments. Moreover, the analytical form of this document
causes us to suspect its correctness ; we will, therefore,
wait before we publish it f>r proofs which may show
that the Cologne Gazette merits confidence."

Bouts, Aug. 21.—Tho following were the last
quotations :
Cash. ft. a. End of Month.
ii par Cents 95 —f. —e.
3 per Cents 73 85 70 85
New Loan 7O 80
Bank Shares 4,150

Roman

Credit Mobilier 1,625 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ 99t— Spanish Threes
Piedmontme(s) 9l -- Home Debt

RAILWATS—roR Cini.

----._ _ __
fr. c. fr. a•
Orleans ......... ...... 1,423 Western 97:3 75
rorthern
Lyons: 1,425 New Ditto
Refliterranoan ...... 1,825 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva SO7 50 Toste
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