The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-13 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrah
THIS EVENING.
Will be produced MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER.
To be followed by the FAST COACII.
To conclude with the DEVIL cud DI:. FAUSTUS.

THE WEATHER.--Suri OFFICE, JUNE 13.
'THERMOMETER, IN THE SRAM.
63—highest since noon yesterday.
54—lowest this morning and during the night.
67—this day, at noon.
BA.ROMETER, 29.89.
Wnw S.W.—light breeze and cloudy.

DAJJA WEATHER TABLE.

state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
strtoundge. PLYmou
breeze—rain.
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are arranged iwn
ionrccilesr.wof.lati,
PORTSMOUTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain.
BRIGHTON—Wind S., strong breeze—rain.
HasTmos—Wind S.W., fresh breeze—rain.
Sourlummox— Wind S.W., hard wind—rain.
FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast
TUNBRIDGE—WiIId S., gen tle breeze—rain.
BesmegroKE—Wind S., strong breeze—rain.
GREENWICH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain.
BwlNDoN—Wind S., gentle breeze—rain.
CoLciurirma—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast.
CAMBRIDGE.... Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudy.
Ruonv—Wind S.W., strong breeze—scud, rain.
BIR3ILVGELLIf —Wind S., gentle breeze—rain.
PETERBOROUGH—Wind S., strong:breeze—partially cloudy.
Liamotrrx—Wind S., hard wind—rain.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock :

Lim mum—Wind S , calm—partially cloudy.
CaaLow—Wind ti.E., hard wind—cloudy.
liorasTowN (Dunux)—Wind 11r.5.W., gentle breeze—
partially cloudy.
imuNGAR— Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Poouc—Win,d S., gentle breeze--partially cloudy.
PRTERBOROUGH--.Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially
cloudy.
LriranrooL—Wind S.W. strong breeze—partially cloudy.
YORK—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
WRITEITAVEN —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1851.

The Commons met last night.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice of his Chancery Reform
Bill for to-night, and also of his intention to move that
orders of the day shall have precedence of motions on
Thursdays after the lit of July.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
first vote to be taken in the Committee of Supply this
evening would be for the expenses of the Kafir war.
On the order of the day for the House going into
ComMittee of Supply,
Mr. C. ANSTEY moved, as an amendment, a resolution
condemnatory of the conduct of Sir WILLIAM DENISON,
Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, in the
matter of the revocation of the tickets of leave lately
held by Messrs. M'MANUS, CI'DOHERTY, and O'Dorromux.
Sir G. GREY opposed the resolution. Sir W. Dina-
sort had only done his duty, indeed, be could not con-
sistently with his duty have acted otherwise under the
circumstances of the case.
Ultimately the motion was withdrawn, Mr. ANSTEY
giving notice at the same time of a motion for papers re-
lating to the subject.
The House then went into Committee of Supply, and
proceeded with the navy estimates.
On the vote to defray the charge of naval half-pay,
some discussion took place relative to the plan of
retirement proposed by the Admiralty, in which Mr.
HUME, Sir F. T. BARING, Sir DE L. EVANS, Sir G.
PECHELL, Mr. S. HERBERT, Admiral GORDON, and
others took part.
On the vote for naval stores,
Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, to reduce
the amount by ono-third, which was negatived by 106
to 38.

Conversations took place on some of the succeed-
ing votes, by which the remainder of the evening was
occupied.

Yesterday, during the discussion on the Navy Es-
,imates, Sir FRANCIS BARING took occasion to ex-
plain the precise tendency of the system recently in-
troduced by the authorities at the Admiralty with a
view to reduce the active list of lieutenants, com-
manders, post-captains, and flag-officers by means of
a graduated succession of retirements. Immediately
on the first announcement of this long-desired inno-
vation, we expressed the pleasure with which it was
regarded by ourselves, and the satisfaction with
which we looked forward to its develop-
Now that the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty has endeavoured to specify as clearly as pos-
sible the nature of the intended change and the
principles upon.which it has been organised throughout,
we find no reason whatever for withdrawing any one
of those words of approval already pronounced upon
it in our leading columns. Naturally enough the
Hon. Representative of Montrose was anxious last
evening to learn why another plan bad been selected
than that sketched out originally by the Committee.
It can scarcely be forgotten that the suggestions of
the Committee on Naval Expenditure went to the
effect in .1849 that the number of admirals, amount-
ing then to 150, should be gradually reduced to
100 by the promotion of one captain only
on the death cf three admirals. That we should
entertain a particular predilection for that method of
improvement cannot be any matter of surprise, seeing
that it coincides precisely with the opinions advanced
so repeatedly in this journal by ourselves, and calcu •
lated, as we have long felt satisfied it was, to secure the
utmost possible advantage with the least; possible in-
convenience. Yet, while regretting that the hint
here indicated was not adopted by the authorities at
the Admiralty, and that another, and to our thinking,
more complicated arrangement was subsetituted in ac-
cordance with their own views upon. the subject,
we are so fully rejoiced that any reform
at all has been adventured upon by our adminis-
trators, that we are willing to waive for the moment
objections such as might otherwise be forced into
utterance. Besides, the observation mads by the First
Lord of the Admiralty during the cone se of yester-
day's discussion in the House of Coast none appears
to us to be deserving of all consideration, we mean
the remark that the whole list, and not , a portion of
those
it, required to be dealt with, and that therefore he
and his colleagues decided upon carryu- g their own
notions upon the subject into operation., rather than
put forward in 1849 by the Seloct Committee
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despaired-of movement on the part of tli) e Admiralty,
en
that we are not disinclined to defer to snot her opportu-
nity the chances of a yet prov tent. Several
greater im
of the Members who spoke last evening: in the course
of the discussion objected, we conceive very errone-
-1 ously, to the injury they declared wonk I
be inflicted
upon the officers in the maritime service by the
changes about to be inaugurated. So far from
participating with them in these feelings of indigna-
tion,weaa considerdese v thev ideserving ofevery u
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PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool.
DENS. Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled KENSINGTON GAR-
Pnncipal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor-
ton, T. Rogers, and Romer ; Mrs. L. Murray, Mesdamea E. Romer
M. A. Marshall, and Wallis.
After which a new and original Comic Drama, entitled THE
POOR RELATION.
To be followed by THE ETON BOY. Captain Popham, Mr. Leigh
Murray.
An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac-
ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horsman, and Dibdin ;
Messrs. J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers, and Romer.
The prices of admission are arranged as foll•w :—Orchestra stalls,
4s ; boxes (first circle), Is.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to
commence at Seven precisely.
A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine
—first circle, 25.; second circle, Is.
Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each.

HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE
Ton DAT —Morning 17 min. after 1 I Evening 40 alter 1
To-bioszow —Morning 1 min. after 2 Evening 26 min. after 2

We are a hard• working, industrious people. Our
eyes are steadily directed to the main chance. But a
comparatively small portion of time is devoted to
pleasure-seeking, and there is not that necessity for
amusement or relaxation that is so clearly recognized
by our continental neighbours. We have been desig-
nated by the greatest man of modern times, as "a
nation of shop-keepers," and we did not repudiate the
phrase, or look upon it as a reproach. It is not,
however, " all work and no play." JACK (BULL)
is not quite so dull a boy as that comes
to, but when we enter on the pursuit we do so se-
riously, making " a business of pleasure," as we in-
variably make a pleasure of business.
For some time past the Epsom races, during what
is termed the Derby week, more especially on the
Wednesday and Friday, when the two great events
of the racing year come off, have constituted the
national fetes. High and low, rich and poor, all
classes in fact, from the peer to the peasant, partici-
pate in the excitement. "London then is," literally,
" out of town ;" a large proportion of its inhabitants
find their way to the Downs in vehicles of every de-
scription, from the aristocratic drag, or flashy four-
in-hand, to the well-filled ♦ans, and even costermon-
gers carts, to say nothing of the countless thousands
who avail themselves of the accommodation afforded
by railway trains, and the.humbler pedestrians, who
trudge their weary way along, more than repaid for
all their toil if they catch a momentary view of the
race, and find that their speculations have been' in
the right direction, and that the hints and informa-
tion they have received—for every man has obtained the
most disinterested advice, which, if duly followed up,
must leave him a handsome winner—turn out to be
well founded.
It may easily be conceived that it requires no or-
dinary care on the part of the authorities to
maintain anything like order among the motly
crowd while going to, remaining at, and returning
from the course. Even with the best arrangements,
and the greatest desire on the part of those chiegy
concerned—the public—to prevent conflicts, occasional
misadventures must occur. The winners, and those
who have neither won or lost, going merely for the
sake of amusement, will be in exuberant spirits, while
the losers may possibly feel a little sulky, and not
quite disposed to accept with a good grace the jests
and badinage in which the more fortunate speculators
consider themselves privileged to indulge. Collisions
will, therefore, now and then occur, notwithstanding
the most judicious regulations ; and considering that
it is a species of saturnalia, in which extensive
privileges should be conceded, we should feel dis-
posed to treat with great leniency, if not to extend
an actual amnesty to every thing arising from the
natural excitement of the moment, which had not
been premeditated and coolly and deliberately planned,
for the purpose of occasioning annoyance to any of
her MAJESTY'S subjects.
By as much, however, as we would make allowance
for unpremeditated violations of the strict letter of
the law, by so much the more severely would we
punish any wilful outrage or insult. The
days have long since passed away when the pranks
of the Tom and Jerry school could be practised with
impunity, or that a ruffian could escape the penal
consequences of his own acts, because he happened to
be an aristocratic ruffian, and that he was not driven
to offend against the laws of his country by the
pressure of want, but merely for the sake of " fun,"
that " fun" consistiug in the fact of inflicting serious
injury, indignity, and wanton insult on those who
were inclined to enjoy themselves in a different
manner. We would inflict a more severe punish-
ment on every such offender, and the higher his rank,
the more exalted his station, the more stringent
should be the penalty.
For some time past, on each Derby and Oaks
day, persons returning from the races have
been considerably annoyed by parties in the garb
of gentlemen, and having apparently money to
throw away, who not merely addressed the most in-
sulting language, but flung bags of flour and other
missiles that probably spoiled the clothes of some of
the ladies and excited the anger of their protectors.
The practical impunity accorded to this admirable
specimen of wit induced some of these so-called gen.
tlemen to aspire to a higher flight. If bags of
flour were good, woulld not eggs (no warranty of
freshness being required) be pre•eminent—stun-
ning ! Eggs were accordingly procured by the
occupants of at least one drag and four, and freely
used by them upon their neighbours. Nothing
afforded exemption—he Ipless old age and unprotected
womanhood were alike assailed. The gallant gentle-
men distributed their favours with the most indis-
criminate impartiality, and the greater the dismay)
the more serious the injury inflicted, the more up.
roarious the merriment: excited.

But those who play at bowls must meet with rub-
bers. The " wits" at last caught a tartar. Mr.
JARMAN, the managing clerk to Mr. Humriinins,
was attacked in turn, and he was not dis-
posed to bear the insult patiently. He gave
the party in charge, but, unfortunately, the police were
not in sufficient force to take the offenders into cus-
tody. Conceiving that persons presenting appear-
ances so very imposing, might be trusted, the
policeman took their names and addresses. These,
however, proved to be fictitious, the gallant gentle-
men having stated deliberate falsehoods. Mr. JAR.-
MAN was not, however, to be done. He entertained
considerable misgivings as to the accuracy
of the accounts they had given, and took precautions
to trace one of the number to his destination.
Others of the party have also been identified, and
they are now keeping out of the way, evading the
service of the warrant that has been granted against
them. The most liberal titters of compromise have been
tendered by the crestfallen heroes. The worthy
magistrate has, however, rejected all such
attempts. In his hands, and in those of Mr.
JARMAN the matter will be perfectly safe,
and will receive that full and searching investi-
gation which it so eminently merits. And if, as cur-
rently reported, it should turn out that some of the
parties implicated are officers on full pay, and that the
charges should be fully established against them,
it will be for the authorities at the Horse Guards to
asy whether such conduct is becoming officers and
gentlemen, and IS those concerned are worthy of
retaining commissions in her MAJESTY'S service.

Their Royal iiiiighnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Saxe Coburg and the Duke of Wurtemberg and suite took
their departure yesttirday for Dover, en route to the Con-
tinent, by special train on the South-Eastern Railway. The
royal carriage of ttie company was in readiness to convey
the illustrious relative,/ of her Majesty and the Prince, who
were attended to Dover ig.
Ur. 'Gregor, chairman of the
railivay.

It is with the greatest pleasure we have to an-
nounce that the health of Lord Cornwallis b greatly im.
proved, and very great hopes are entertained by his medical
attendants of his Lordship's; speedy recovery.

Navybecause that reform
is alcu olfate England,
w e feel simply
advance their
ow
own interests very materially in the profession.
calculated, assured, to
After the arguments indulged in upon the subject
here mentioned, the business of the evening appears
to have been got through with some degree of vigour
and promptitude. Amounts of no niggardly kind
were voted for the various departments of the naval
service, not without very considerable grumbling on
the part of the more earnest advocates for a diminu-
tion of the national expenditure. Upon this head we
cannot but avow, as we have repeatedly
done before now, that enthusiastic as we are
as sticklers for economy on the part of
the members of the Administration, we
are yet more enthusiastic in maintaining that no parsi-
mony should be displayed by the Parliament in
reference to one branch at least of the public service,
the most national of all professions, that of the mari•
time department, the Royal Navy of England.
Rather than witness any false economy in this di-
rection, we should prefer even some extravagance in
the disbursements from the Treasury; for with all
our sanguine ideas in regard to peace throughout
Christendom, it is to its wooden walls that
the empire has still to look for security. There-
fore it is that with all our anxiety to
witness a reduction in the general total of the
national disbursements, we are upon all occasions re-
joiced to observe an evidence of liberality and even
munificence on the part of the House of Commons in
reference to the maintenance of the Royal Nary.
What is still desirable is not so much a saving in the
naval expenditure, but a more judicious arrangement
in regard to the manner of its distribution. This
reform is still wanting, and for its attainment we
must still look with an earnest solicitude.

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