The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-20 00:00:00

fillies, Bst.

Duke of Grafton's Divan
Lord Tavistock's Anglesea

Lord Jersey's Lucius
Lori Lichfield's Monteagle
FRIDAY.

Third Yar of a R-newai of ihe Newmarket Snakes of 50
soya. each, h. ft. ; c.lts, BMI. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 211,.
D.NI The owner of the second horse to receive 100
sovs. nut of the Stakes.
D. of Grafton's Octave Mr. Sowerby's Catalonian
--- Divan Lord Orford's Clearwell
-- Fidalgo Lord Berner's by Emilius
Lord Jersey's Ishmael Mr. Cooke's Disaster
Janissary Ld. Westminster's na. Nonsense
Mr. Holdsworth's Despot Mr. Hunter's Forrester
Mr. Batson's Revelry Mr. Henry's by Albany
Lord Tavistock's Anglesea -- Hannah
Gen. Grosvenor's Gl;ucus Mr. Gully's na. S,villian
Sir M. Wood's by Waterloo - - Da. Emperor
na. by Emilius Mr. Dilly's na. Wonlbrd
_ na. Mounteagle -- Farlington
ca. by Blacklock -- Temperance
Ld. Chesterfield'sbro. to Marcus Mr. Nowell's by Mulev
Lord Exeter's by Sultan Mr. Payne's by Wrangler
by Sultan
Duke of Portland

omitted to name.

MALTON CRAVEN
THURSDAY.—Sweepszakes o 1
for colts and fillies, rising
fillies sit. 21b. Half a mi:
.

MELTING, Arlin, 18.
F3O sot's. each, 10 soya. ft.
2 yrs. old; colts Bst. blb. ;
le.

Mr. Watts'sl). c. Bubates, by Blacklock, Nicholson
Mr. Walker's ch. E Maid of Lune, by Whisker
Skipsey's b. c. Wyndham, by Chateau Margaux
Mr. Bell's b. f. b. Palmeria, d. by Fitz Teazle, Marson 4
Mr. Garfortli's bl. f. by Young Filho paid ; Mr Dy-
son's b. f. by Lottery paid.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 says. added, for
fillies ri,ing three years old, Sit. 31h. each. One mile.
Mr. Watf's ch. by 13Iacklock, Muta, T. Nicholson... 1
Mr. Wilson's gr. Vesta, by Arbutus, J. Marson, jun. ... 2
Mr. Attwood's b. by his Grey Ai abian, Kangaroo, paid.
The Welbam Silver Cup, value 50 povs., by subscribers.

Two Mile., 10 subs.

-----
Mr. R. Bower's b. c. Scorton, 4 years I
Mr. B. Bower's (jun.) b. h. The Dutchman 2
Mr. T. E. Dyson's b g. The Emperor 3
Mr. Foulls's br. h. Patchwork, a yrs. 3

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1823.

Considering how much the whole of Lord
ALTHORP'S budget of last night is worth read-
ing, how little there is of extraneous matter in
it, and how full and various have been the
abstracts of it given in those articles of our
cotemporaries, we have thought it right to lay
before our readers, we should deem ourselves to
blame if we here recapitulated facts given in other
columns in so many different forms. We propose,
therefore, merely to offer a few very brief observa-
tions upon the Noble Lord's plan. For the reduc-
tion of useless offices, of excessively large sa-
laries, and of the estimates generally, we have
been always ready to give the present Adminis-
tration every credit, and to congratulate the
country upon the contrast its conduct in this
respect affords with that of its Tory pre-
decessors ; but the lamentable want of decision
of purpose we have so often regretted, was as
manifest as ever in the plan laid by the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER before the House
of Commons last night. The several reductions
are intended to conciliate all classes of the com-
munity ; but, in point of fact, they will conci-
liate none. The abolition of the tax upon
tiles will benefit no one but the makers ;
the reduction of the duties on advertisements,
does not go far enough, any more than the re-
ductions of the assessed taxes and marine in-
surances. Considering, too, how fearfully close
the manufacturers of France, of Switzerland,
and of Germany, are approaching us in the
cheapness and excellence of their cottons, we
should say that not even the fraction of a farthing
of duty ought to be left on the raw material.
The reduction which is proposed to be made
upon soap is that which is most in accordance
with the principles on which our taxation
ought to be reduced ; but we quite agreee
in the observation made by Mr. HUME, that
the revenue would not have suffered by reducing
the duty still further. The same remark may
be applied to the advertisement duty. According
to Lord ALTHORP'S graduated scale, quack
doctors and blacking advertisers will reap the
principal benefits of the reduction. We grant
Lord ALTHORP that many persons who
now only advertise once, will have their
advertisements repeated, and that thus so far
from a diminution, he may have an in-
crease of revenue; but the reduction is not
such as to throw open advertising to the mass
of middling and petty dealers, which constitute
the vast majority of the trading community.
In America a chandler shop-keeper does not re-
ceive a barrel of herrings, or a sack of flour, with-
out advertising the fact. Nothing but our exces-
sive duty prevents something similar taking place
in this country. We are perfectly aware that we
can have no more from a cat than her skin, that it'
the surplus revenue does not exist, taxes cannot
be reduced ; but the people may be relieved
without reduction in the absolute amount of
taxes, and the miserable inefficiency of the pro-
positions of Lord ALTHORP to effect that
object, have only confirmed us more strongly
than ever in the necessity, the overpower-
ing necessity of a property tax, which
will shift the burden from those who are
sinking under its weight to those who have
strength to bear it. We trust that the dis-

content which we are certain the budget will,
upon the whole, excite throughout the country,
will either make Lord ALTHORP more aware of
the real situation of the people, or raise in his
mind a salutary incredulity of the wisdom of the
plans with which he proposes to meet it.

The " Currency Doctors," as they are called,
are in high spirits this morning, at the dissatis•
faction with which the financial expose of the
CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER, appears to
have been received by the public, and they confi-
dently talk of leaving Ministers in a minority
on Mr. ATTWOOD'S motion on Monday.
We have reason, however, to believe that
they will be disappointed, as an arrangement
is making between Ministers and their great
Whig supporters, which will take away
all chance of triumph for the Tories in their
attempt to embarrass Ministers on the cur-
rency question. Among other things we under-
stand that Lord ALTHORP has expressed a
willingness to accede to the proposal for making
silver a legal tender. His Lordship is, we believe,
also willing to afford facilities for a paper issue
under the guarantee of the Bank of England in
such a way as not to disturb the existing monetary
relations. Lord ALTHORP, however, has de-
clared to the currency deputation that he will
never consent to any alteration in the standard
of value.

Letters from Vigo, of the 12th inst., state
that SARTORIUS was still there, and that the
differences between him and Don PEDRO we re
in a train of settlement. He had received sup-
plies, and was expected to sail soon either for
Oporto or the bar of Lisbon.

In another part of The Sun will be found a
long, and somewhat interesting, extract from
the journal of St. Petersburg, which is intended
as a sort of justification of the recent conduct of
Russia with regard to the Porte, and more
especially to prove that in his offers of assistance,
the EMPEROR has been influenced by motives
of the purest and loftiest disinterestedness. Our
very limited space prevents us entering into any
further drtails at present on this subject. We
must, therefore, refer our readers for informa-
tion to the article itself.

The Paris opposition papers insinuate that
the French Government, not having nerve enough
to grapple boldly with Russia, and finding that
the Emperor NrcuoLAs is not to be terrified
into forbearance by threats, have actually deter-
mined to take part with Russia against Egypt,
in the dispute between the latter power and
Turkey. There is something monstrous in the
supposition of such an alliance ; but, after the
many instances of truckling to the holy alliance
which we have witnessed in the conduct of the
French as well as the British Cabinet, we ought
not to be surprised at any thing. The advocates
of the coute qui coute peace system seem to be
under a frightful delusion ; like the ostrich, they
bury their heads in their bosoms, and imagine
that they have escaped from danger, because
they wilfully blind their eyes to its existence.
How short and disgraceful must that peace be,
which is purchased by the concessions from an
enlightened state to a barbarian ! How fleeting
must be that security which rests upon no better
basis than the sense of moderation entertained
by a Sovereign who has already placed the half
of Europe under the yoke of his ambition-
Such a man as NICHOLAS may condescend for
a time to profess friendship, but his friendship is
not of a nature to be trusted—the hug of the
animal whose propensities are so similar to
those of the human being in the same quarter of
the globe, is not more terrible than the grasp of
friendship from the Autocrat of the Russian.
We would rather cope with hint at once in all
the deformities of his rage than confide in the
smile which is the prelude to destruction.
It is because we are advocates for peace, al-
though not on the coute qui coute system, that
we feel indignant at the conduct of the British
and French Cabinets as regards Russia,—and
more particularly do we feel this indignation
when viewing the policy of our own Cabinet, be-
cause we know that the French are only deterred
from declaring themselves openly against Russia
by the threat of abandonment iu such case, which
is held out to them by Lord PALMERSTON. The
peace of Europe, says his Lordship, must not be
interrupted. Persia may be strangled, Turkey
become a province of Russia, Poland remain
unavenged, nay, our own possessions in the
East may be endangered, but the peace of
Europe must not be interrupted. Oh, the
wisdom of these rulers of millions ! How pro-
found they appear in the knowledge of human
nature. They imagine that the tiger can be fed
on blood and cease to feel the propensities of
the tiger—that the Autocrat can pursue the
career of conquest and cease to be the tyrant and
the spoliator.
What an opening, too, there is for a more
wise and dignified course of policy. What an
alliance might be formed throughout Europe
against Russia. Were France to declare war
against her, and to tend off only 100,000 men
to serve as a point d'appui for the population of
other countries, millions would rise up to con-
tend .for liberty. Poland, still reeking with the
blood of murdered patriots, would make another
struggle, Italy would put forth an arm of strength,
and Germany, now heaving with all the ele-
ments of a political earthquake, would burst into
action. The armies of the Holy Alliance would
be as unable to contend with entire nations as
the troops of CHARLES X. were unable to con-
tend against insurgent Paris. The conflict
would be a short one, and rational freedom would
be triumphant.
"But" says Lord PALMERSTON, " England
must not go to war; my Right Hon. Friend the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has no
money to spare, and without money there can be no
fighting." Who said that it was necessary for Eng-
land to go to war ? Let her give moral support
to the friends of liberty abroad, and she will have
the glory of interference, without either cost or in.
convenience. If it were once known that Eng-
land would give only moral support to France