The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-08 00:00:00

Here obviously, therefore, is another opportunity !
Nothing could well be easier than at once to
avail ourselves of it. Buy up the remaining

eleven years of the lease ; raze the house
now standing there to the ground—sweep down
the garden wall at the back—and there is at once
a direct thoroughfare, a carriage road, with pave-
ments on each side of it, sweeping from Trafalgar-

square (between DENT'S and FARRANCE'S) into St.,
James's-park, right up the whole broad avenue
of the Mall to Buckingham Palace. Here it was,
at this favoured spot in Spring-gardens, that might
so well have been placed the Marble Arch, as before
observed, and, as we well remember, we ourselves
at the time energetically insisted. That opportu-

tunity has unhappily been lost; but at any rate
now we may (if we will) secure to the capital the
advantages that must inevitably accrue from the
opening of this suggested thoroughfare between St.
James's-park and " the finest site in Europe." The
" ease" such a road as this would ensure to the
traffic along Pall•mall, particularly in the eastern
portions of Pall-mall, at the extremities of Water-
loo-place and the Haymarket, scarcely requires a
syllable to be written in the way of demonstration.
It is objected to this that it would be to St. James's-
park itself an absolute disadvantage. If the propo-
sition were for the opening of a road for traffic across
the centre of the Park, we could certainly more
easily understand the force of any such objection.
A notion was mooted very recently for the open-
' ing of just such a road as this across Hyde-park
from Bayswater to Kensington—and in regard to
that proposal we certainly can well appreciate the
force of the arguments used against the adoption of
the intended design—desirable as such a channel of
direct communication would unquestionably be be-
tween Bayswater and Kensington. But with refe-
rence to the proposed line of communication by way
of The Mall, the position is wholly and entirely
different. The carriage road, already there,
is immediately under the walls of the gardens
of Carlton-terrace—it runs along the extreme
northern edge of St. James's-park—it interferes
not in any way with the Park itself. Besides this,
The Mall, even as it is, is so wide already as to
admit easily of subdivision, of any moderate sub-
division that might be deemed desirable. There
are three or four distinct avenues along its whole
length. The outer one might remain as it is—
namely, as the carriage way—the one adjoining it
might be set apart, as Rotten-row is, for the use of
equestrians—the remaining width being reserved
as at present, up to the very railings of the Park,
for foot-passengers. Whatever is done in this
matter, however, supposing the traffic to remain
rigidly restricted, even as it is now in its present
sweep round through the Horse Guards into Par-
liament•street, or supposing it again to be opened
as at Buckingham-gate to cabs as well as to pri-
vate carriages—the road itself ought certainly to
be continued right on into Trafalgar-square through
that corner of Spring-gardens. The house we
have intimated ought to have the eleven remaining
years of its lease bought up, and ought then to be
destroyed. Let Mr. COWPER reconsider the case
before setting it aside altogether. It would enable
him effectually to further yet more what he has
alreae
094 -o well commenced in the instance of the
Serpeare--namely, at one and the same time the
'rnprovement of the metropolis, and his reputation
as Chief Commissioner.'
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PAPER DUTY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sitt.—Favour me with a short space to suggest, through
your journal, the importance of submission to the Powers
that be ;—the Lower House to the Upper House, and each
to the Crown. And if the authority of any is to be over-
thrown or diminished, let it be so carried out in a spirit of
frankness and singleness of soul for the benefit of our
country; not by exciting the animal propensi ies of huma •
pity.
It is true that the house of Commons broke faith with
the country-Tyes, betrayed its trust when it specified a
time for the 1 eome-tax to be non est. We take it in the
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light of a ptel f.; and pledges, we all grant, should be ob-
served. Tha_ this was not duly abided by, we have the
startling eviden.?-C in paying more this year than hereto-
fore ;—not tlia.,t-any loyal subject would for a moment
object to pay a just tax for the honour and glory
of our land, ' and her great and free constitu-
tion, but justice, ought to be commensurate with
strict morality. No wonder that the Upper House
should therefore be careful and suspicious, and make an
attempt to save, if possible, the honour of a great nation.
Had this tax been remitted, such a step would have been
received in due course, without any veto from above. I do,
however, presume to observe, that there are taxes this very
day weighing far heavier on the working classes than the
paper duty. Why should not financiers in their fiscal re-
searches discover, and attempt at all events to remove the
burdens that more immediately affect the sons of toil ?
Although, Sir, I am as anxious as any man for know-
ledge to have free course, yet it must be granted that a
paper now sold for a penny could be sold at little, if at all
less, were the duty taken off. The chief gainer would be
the manufacturer, and he would prefer, instead, the in-
come-tax being withdrawn. Tho Commons made a mis-
take. I marvel that Mr. Gladstone thus erred. The
wrong class was looked after in this matter. I fear there
was a pandering to party in search of support to carry out
views kept in reserve. A free and great people should be
straightforward and candid in word and-deed. To achieve
the daring attempt of a new Constitution, be it far distant
from our day ! England has become great, glorious, and
free; why then attempt to dispute the unity of the prero-
gative that has so far blessed her and her children through-
out the world ?—I am, Sir, your faithful servant,
PERICLES.

June 6, 1861.

OPENING OF THE NEW FOOTWAY AT WESTMIN
STER-BRlDGE.—Yesterday morning the temporary wooden
bridge or footway over the central arches of Westminster
Bridge, to enable the entire removal of those arches and faci-
litate the works of the new bridge, was opened for general
traffic, but solely confined to foot passengers.
A grand ball is be given by the Apollo Univer-
sity Freemasons' Lodge, Oxford, on Monday, the 18th, at
the Town-hall, to his Royal Highness the I rince of Wales.
There will be no tickets issued, it being purely an invita-
tion ball. We understand that the Most Worshipful Grand
Master and a number of other distinguished brethern have
acztepted invitations to be present.—Freemasons' Magazine.
The Committee of the House of Commons yes-
terday rejected the bill promoted by the London, Biighton,
and South Coast for the construction of a line to connect
the Brighton with the South-Western and North-Western
Railways, and passed the opposition bill promoted by the
London, Chatham, and Dover. The latter measure in-
cludes the extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover,
to Farringdon street.
REFRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE LICENCES
BILL.—We understand that an amendment will be moved
this evening in the House of Lords, in committee, to clause
12 of: this measure. The object of the amendment will be
that the new houses to be licensed under the bill should,
like the existing public-houses, be placed under magisterial
control.—Morning Advertiser.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY,
June 7.—Admissions on Fitment, 2,326; ditto, by season
tickets, 552 ; total visitors, 2,872.
FICTITIOUS BILLS.—It was recently mentioned
that fictitious bills aro being put into circulation on the
Continent, purporting to be payable at some of the London
joint-stock banks. Another has just been presented, dated
Stettin, May 22, 1860, for £l5O, drawn by C. Maurice on
Samuel Montage, accepted payable at the Union Bank of
London, and endorsed S. Collen. The acceptor's name,
Samuel Montage, t ondon, is made to appear like that of
Samuel and Montagu, a respectable and well known firm.
It was announced yesterday morning that a
fusion has been arranged between the influential banking
firms of Messrs. Roberts and Co. and Sir John Lubbock
and Co. On the 30th of Juno Mr. Weguelin retires fom
the former in consequence of
LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK.—Mr. Pollard, the
general manager of the London Joint-Stock Bard,, -
signed yesterday on a handsome pension, after 21 years'
service, and will be recommendt d to fill the vacancy at 'he
Board caused by the decease of Mr. Ormsby Gore. Prev.
iously to his connection with tae Loneo i and Joint-Stock
Bank Mr. Pollard had been 27 years iu the private beeek
of Messrs. Williams and Co.
STF:ASI NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON —The
Inca paddle-wheel steam vessel, of 400 tons, and 100 herse-
power, built and fitted with machinery by Messrs. John
Laird, Sons, and Co., left early in May for Para. Accounts
have been received of her safe arrival at St. Vincent, Cape
Verd, after a good passage, and having consumed less than
eight tons of coal in the 24 hours. The engines of this ves-
sel are fitted with many improvements for the purpose of
economising fuel, an object of the greatest importance OR
the river Amazon, as well as on all foreign stations ; and
the result of her voyage out has been looked to with con-
siderable interest.
The exchange on St. Petersburg has experienced
an advance at Paris and elsewhere, on a report that anoth r
endeavour is about to be made to introduce the long con-
templated Russian loan.