The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY.

The firßt race is set for half-past ono o'clock ; the
Burwell Stakes at three.
Hoßses STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS.

BURWELL STAKES. —Ptlgnator, Ireland's Eye, Clo-
tilde, Slander colt, Diego, Bishop of Osnaburg, Eulo-
gist, La Victime, Little David, Capucine, Secret,
Swiudler, Russian, Catspaw, Teddy, Sultan, and Fanny
Grey.
NEWMARKET HANDlCAP.—Buckingham and Roscom-
mon are struck out.

[AeveasisimsNr.]—lt would be to some extent a neglect of
the daty which we owe to our readers, if we failed to allude
to the unprecedented mass of evidence that has reached us,
in proof of the remedial efficacy of " Du Barry's Revalenta
Arabica Food," in many disorders which, whilst most pain.
f ,1 and distressing in their symptoms, have, at the same time,
through their obstinacy and continuity, been inaccessible to
medical skill. We have looked over some of the lists of
heartfelt testimony to the beneficial effects of this food, in
various and complicated stages of disorders, including dy-
spepsia (indigestion), constipation, functional irregularity,
obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fits, heartburn,
diarrhoea, nervousness, affections of the liver and kidneys,
flatulency, distention, palpitation of the heart, nervous head-
ache, deafness, noises in the head and ears, giddiness, pains
betwesu the shoulders and in almost every part of the
body, chronic inflammation and ulceration of the stomach,
eruptions of the akin, scurvy, fever, scrofula' im-
purities, poverty of blood, consumption (if not beyond
human aid), dropsy, rheumatism, gout, influenza, grippe,
nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea, .
low spirits, spleen, general debility, paralysis, cough, asthma,
tightness across the chest, phlegm, inquietude, sleeplessness,
involuntary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitez
for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood to t
head, exhaustion, melancholy, groundless fear, indecision,
wretchedness, thoughts of self-destruction, dtc. One or two ex-
amples from the Fifty Thousand Testimonies received by
Messrs. Du Barry may be interesting and useful. Cure No.
ufirno,m County D u Barry's
o f
Water-
ford." —Stuartd.
Cure No.. 49,832.—"
75, of Dyspepsia..—From the Right Hon. Lord Stuart de
Decks —" I have derived muchbaepnpoefilt
Stuart do Decies, Dromans, c
Fifty years' indescribable agony
from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, fla-
tulency, spasms, slekness at the stomach, and vomiting, have
been removed byTJu Barry's excellent food. Maria Jolly, Wor-
tham Ling, near 'Disc, Norfolk." "Miss Eliza. Jacobs, of Naz-
iug Vicarage,Wa'itham-cross, Harts: a cure of extreme nervous-
ness, indigestion, gatherings, lo w spirits, and nervous fancies."
Cure No. 48,314;—" Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near
Liverpool : a cure of 10 years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors
of nervous irritability." Cure No. 3,906.—"' Thirteen years'
cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed
by Do Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food.—James
Porter, Athol-street, Perth." But to pursue these testimo-
nials would be an endless task. Upon Fifty Thousand au-
thenticated certificates we have the " great" and auspicious
fact that, for the first time in the history of pathology, an
agent has been ;discovered which completely effects all that
had hitherto been fruitlessly attempted by all the nauseous
preparations of the laboratory. Not merely in its remedial,
but in its preservative capacity, as a protector, as well as a
restorer of health, its efficacy is attested by the grateful evi-
dence of those wits) have had experience in propria persona.
die circumstances brought to light in connection with its use
as food for infanta, show that whilst it prolongs the lives of
thousands of adults, it is calculated to cause many to reach
maturity who would otherwise. perish in early childhood.
Altogether, we confess to the pleasing conviction that the
extended use, amongst all classes, of Du Barry's Food,
must produce a. marked change for the better in the
average value of life, and in the sanitary statistics of our era.
In canisters, 511 es. 121b5., 225. The 121bs. carriage
free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and
Co., 77, Regentosstreet, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co.,
Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly; also at 60, Grace-
church-street; :330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 68,
Cernhill ; 49s 23ishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-cross; 51,
Upper Bake:p•st; vet; OS and 150, Oxford-street.

(From the Derbyshire Courier.)
On Monday last Lord Eglinton called the atten-
tion of Government to the expediency of issuing a
Royal Commission to inquire into the operation of
the laws, which regulate the Currency of the 'United
Kingdom.
Lord Eglinton introduced the subject in a very
-business-like and sensible- speech,- enforcing his
opinion 3 with-equal moderation and ability. His
reason for preferring the issuing of a Royal Com-
mission to the appointment 01 a committee was
thus stated :

" In the session of 1848, in consequence of the severe
monetary crisis of the preceding year, committees were
appointed of both houses of Parliament to inquire into-
the causes- cif ethee. distress. which had spread ruin all
over the country. Both committees were equally ,
anxious to do their duty ; but the result of their in-
vestigatien was that they came to directly opposite
conclusions ; and whilst the committee of this house
rel;e;rtel strongly in favour of the abrogation of relaxation
of the act of 1844,-the committee of the House of Com-
mons, came to:Aleeecenclitsienethat no change whatever
should be made. He might also remark that, in each case,
the decision was arrived at by a very narrow majority. •
Ile apprehended, therefore, that the difference in the con-
clusions come to by the two committees' and the narrow-
ness of,the Majofitieß, -constituted very fair ground why
the s.uiject should be now taken up by a Royal commis-
sien instead of by a committee of this or the other House
of Parliament."
As to the necessity of an investigation into the
. working of the Bank Charter Act, his lordship said,
" the system now in force had been tried and
fallecL The act of 1844 had not worked well.
It had failed Alike in preventing over-specula—
tion, and in showing where the danger had arisen,
and under its operation there had been the most
serious commercial crises, and the greatest fluctua-
tions. in the rate of interest that were ever known
in this country." of_
When Sir Robert Peel introduced the Act of
1844, he said that " during the last 20 years, four
decisive proofs, at. four distinct periods, had been
given, viz., in 1825, 1832, 1837, and 1839, that
under the present. system of Currency"' (that is
under his Bill of 1819) " the principle of converti-
bility is endangered." This was Peel's own con-
demnation of his Bill. The reason lie assigned for
his attempt to improve the Currency Laws in 1844
was that under the Bill of 1819 wo had had the
Panic of 1825, and the commercial depressions
and fluctuations in the value. of money which oc-
curred in 1832, 1837, and 1839. What then has
been the result of that " perfect system," the
Bank Charter Act of 1814, the production of the
combined wisdom of Sir Robert Peel and Lord
Overstone.. Lord Egliuton answers that question.
"The fati:ts of the present A t were not mere mat-
ters of theory, for he had in favour of his arguments the
results of several years' operation of the Act of 1844.
During the last 11 years there had been no less than 40
fluctuations of interest, which had varied from 2 to 8 and
9 per cent. ; while during the previous years there had
been hardly any fluctuations at all, and these of a very
trifling nature. -(Hear;) He reeretted to say, too,'
that those fluctuations, instead of being on the decrease,
were on the increase ; for during the last four years there
bad been no less than 18 fluctuations ; while even within
the last year there had been eight. --(Rear.) At the
commencement of the -railway mania, the rate of dies-
count was only 21, 3, and 3j per cent., and this low
rate greatly. encouraged overeip,,culation. The result
had, of course, been a drain on the Bank for gold, and
in 1847 the amount of that metal left in the banking
departm.iet was considerably under 2,000,0001. (Hear,
hear.) So Teat was the pressure at that time that
the rate of discount reached 8 and 9 per cent. ; and
they had it in evidence from Mr. Samuel Garney that
even his solvent house had to pay 9 per cent: for an ad-
vance of 200,000/. Mr. Horsley Palmer told them in
evidence, that had the B ink at that time end eavoured
to lessen its difficulties by a sale of Consols, to the ex-
tent of 1,000,000/., securites would have gone
down to 60/. (He: r.)"
Lord Overstone sat by and heard this statement.
Had he nothing to say in defence of the system
which he has had the misfortune to have inflicted
on this country? Had he no pet theory to bring
against Lord Eglinton's facts ? What a splendid
opportunity did Lord Overstone throw away on
this cccasion. The question of the currency has been
much discussed. Mercator recently thought it worth
while to enlighten the public in the columns of the
Times. Could not LordOverstone, in his place in the
House of Lords, say something for-his bill I Menne
tor'e 'theories have indeed been rather severely han-
dled in' the public press. He -was driven from one
thebry to another, and every succeeding letter
announced some novel advantage of the bill of
1841—something which it was to do, though it had
failed to do it. But could not Lord Overstone who
has hetn all his life a man of business, controvert
the plain facts of Lord Eglinton? The system has
" worked well " for Lord Overstone and many .
other money-dealers. The period of. a low rate of '
6111113,._ A; _
harvest.. But the producers— MA stri+L
uous
classes will not always be content to have their hard
earnings wrung from them periodically. Even
Anglo Saxon stolidity will, at last, perceive the
folly of submitting to a panic or depression every
seven or- eight years to protect ut-from the evils of
"inconvertibility," which the country from 1797
to 1819 has proved to be entirely imaginary and
baseless.

Lord Eglinton tells the merchants, manufac-
turer, and working classes of England. what the
Act of 1844 rendered necessary whenever a few
millions of gold leave the country.
" There was no resource but to put on the screw ; and
let them see what putting on the screw was.' To the
Bank it was a measure of commercial policy ; but to the
country it was a measure of ruin. (Hear.) The Governor
of•the Bank of England, in 1848, said— 'The means of
getting back the gold is by making money dear, and
causing a fall generally in the price of commodities,
which will bring back gold. Prices will fall in conse-
quence of the increased value of money. The effect,
therefore, of putting on the screw was, not only to over-
throw houses that were tottering, but to depreciate, pet-
haps one half or more, the entire property of the
counry. (Hear, hear.) '
This is the system which Peel's bills established,
and this is the system with which the Duke of
Argyll says the present Government are not " dis-
satisfied," and the evils of which they have no de-
sire " to remedy."
We quite agree with Lord Eglinton as to the ad-
visability of allowing 1/. notes to be issued in Eng-
land. Can any absurdity be greater than that of
allow a banker north of the Tweed to issue 11.
notos, and restricting an English banker from doing
so ? The experience of the Scotch and Irish proves
that the issue of 1/. notes is beneficial,, and that no
evil whatever attends the issue. Even the assumed

liability of such notes to forgery has been proved to
be a groundless apprehension. "In Scotland," said
his lordship, " forgery has been almost unknown for
many years." We do not like " dirty" notes ; and
as a minor point of currency reform we recommend
that bankers should pay a certain composition oh
the amount of their issues, instead of having a stamp
for each note, and that no note should be allowed
to be re-issued. Let them be cancelled whenever

they return to the bank which issues them. 1/.
notes would. then be quite as " agreeable," and
much more convenient than sovereigns.
But we remind his lordship that 1/. notes-did
not protect Scotland and Ireland from the effects
of the panic of 1847. Nor will any improvement
in the constitution of the Bank direction prevent
panics. Bank notes of 1/. and upwards, regulated
by the most skilful directors, will always be liable
to be exchanged for gold, the gold to be exported,
and the circulation to be contracted, as long as
such notes are by law exchanged for a fixed quan-
tity of gold. We bad from 1797 to 1819 Bank
"b cousvilevretribleliuntrede,vearty kt ied
mofacrokmetmopdriitoey.,
notes
a currency we should insure an adequate
~,,glYonlintdininasttincodhf the circulating medium, a steady rate of
interest, and a freedom from panics, depressions,
and monetary crises. A system of this kind, which
enabled the country to provide for the enormous ex-
penditure of the great war, would promote, to an ex-
tent which can scarcely be calculat ed, the prosperity
and progress of the nation in time of peace. The
great enemies of the English people are in ignor-
ance, vice, and poverty. A sound currency, which
enabled us successfully to contend against our for-
midable enemies aiiroad, would enable us to van-
quish these more destructive foes at home,
The future of Great Britain depends, in our opi-
nion, more largely on the adoption of a just and
wise monetary system than on any other thing
whatever. All other reforms are but as dust in the
balance, while we allow the monster evil of a bad
monetary system to remain in force. Of the import-
ance of the currency question we adopt Sir Robert
Peel's estimation
" There is no contract, public or private, no engage.
ment, national or individual, which is unaffected by it.
The enterprises of commerce, the profits Gf trade, the
arrangement.; to be made in all the domestic relations
of slciety, the wages of labour, the transactions of the
highest amount, and of the lowest, the payment of the
national debt, the provision for the national expenditure
on the one hand, and the command which the coin of
the smallest denomination has_over the necessaries of life
on the other, ate all affected by the decision to which we
may emu° on that great question which lam about to
submit to the consideration of the committee."—Speech„
on the Bank Charter Act, May 6, 1844.
We beg leave to submit to Lord Derby and to
Lord Eglinton that such a reform of the Currency
as would promote the general prosperity of the
people, and consolidate the Institutions of the
Nation, must go far beyond an alteration of the
min )r details of the Act of 1844. We require for
this great country, with its enormous load of Debt,
and its increased and increasing populationt ,a
money independent of the precious metals. Money
of the Realm. Representative Paper lVfoney based-
' upon the wealth of the Nation.

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OITTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. - GRAND
►.Y NAVAL REVIEW at SPITHEAD, on WEDNESDAY, 231
April, 1856.—Arrangements have been made for two of the Com-
pany's splendid steamers to leave Folkestone 'for pithead at 10
o'clock on Tuesday evening, the 22d A pril, returning from Spithead
after the Review on Wednesday, 23d April. Fares (rail and boat)
to Spithead and back from London and any of the South-Eastern
Railway Company's principal station', 425.

As the accommodation will be limited, an early application
for tickets is necessary. Every possible comfort will be pro-
vided on board. Tickets can be had at the Company's Offices, 40,
Regent-circus, Piccadilly, and 147, Cheapslde, and at the London-
bridge Terminus. C. W. EBORALL, Manager.
April 14, 1856.

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