The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sis,--The Mr. I.ll.'Cullough mentioned in this
morning's papers as the chairman of a meeting of the
late engine-drivers and firemen of the Eastern
Counties Railway Company, held at Stratford on
Saturday last, never was in the service of that com-
pany, either as an engine-driver or in any other
c spacity.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
C. P. RONEY, Sec.
E AStero Counties Railway-office, Bishopsgate-station,
Aug. 26, 1850.

NORWICH REGATTA.
This regatta took place on the 19th instant, with a
programme nearly sufficient for two days' sport, viz :
TWO sailing matches, two sculling matches in he a•s, two
four-oared matches in heats, and an amateur scuilieg
match. The first was—
A sailing match, by cutter-rigged boats not exceeding
28 feet; the prize, a baawiful silver tankard of the value
of 15 guineas ; time allowed for length, 15 seconds per
foot. The course sailed fur both sailing matches Ras
from stakes in the New Cut up to a buoy placed c PPe-
site the first fixed railway- bridge, down to a buoy in
Whittingham Lower Reach, four rounds, makieg a
distance altogether of about ten miles, finishing at the
stakes from which they started. Fire were entered, viz :
Wallace, 19 feet, Burroughes, Et(l,—Norwich
Eliza, 16 feet, Morton, Esq.—Ayisham.
Venus, 19 feet, R. Francis, Esq.—Eleccles.
Long-looked-for, 16 feet, J. Bly, Esq.—Yarmouth.
Tantivy, 19 feet, 11. Morgan, Esq.—Norwich.
The starting gun WAS fired about half-pest 12 P.M.
Eliza made a capital start, and was nearly up to Wal-
lace before she got off the mud, to which she laid too
close; Venus fullowed well up, while Long-looked-for
and Tantivy paired off behind the others. Shortly, how-
ever, Tantivy gained upon her companion, and, after
tiling three or four times to pass her (it was blow-
ing half a gale of wind from west by north, and the
boats were beating up), she ran her bowsprit through
the Long looked-tor's quarter, carrying away washboards
and letting in daylight where it was not welcome. This
put her entirely out of the match, and delayed the Tan-
tivy about a couple of minutes. In the first round the
little Eliza stuck to-her rivals, Wallace and Venus, but
their superior weight and canvas soon told upon them,
m
and after a very exciting match Wallace came in the
winner by three minutes and a half, Venus second,
Tantivy only five secs. after her.
Next followed the amateur sculling race, which excited
a gnat deal of interest, as a
good race was expected to
take place between Mr. Diver, the Yarmouth champion,
and Mr. Cater, of Queen's College, Cambridge, a gentle-
man hitherto unknown on the Norwich waters. Mr.
Diver, we are sorry to say, did nct contend for the
prize, which was a massive silver cigar-case, elaborately
embossed, and but three gentlemen came to tt e post.
The course was about a mile-and-a-half in length from
the Norfolk Railway, Swing-bridge, to King's Meadows.
The boats started behind each other at intervals of about
forty yards.—Mr. P. Palmer, Mr. F. Foster, Mr. W. E,
Cater last. The race, however, was all one way, for at
the bottom of the Now Cut Mr. Cater, having passed
both his opponents, went ahead and won with ease, by
thirty
by hi
yo rfro.rty Logan,yards.of C
Mr. Winter
The next Sailing Match was by boa's not exceeding
16 feet, rigged with latteen foresail and mizen ; prize pulled in a boat
silver cup, value 8 guiceas. About ten minutes before
a
ore
four the following started:—
Marie, 16 feet, L. Gar'and, Erep—Norwich.
Lotos, 16 feet, J. E. Webster, Esq.—Bcndes.
Bovine, 16 feet, J. Sapey, Esq.—Norwich,
Leander, 16 feet, R Chalker,R,q--Bneva,
Astiphalia, 16 feet, W. Crowe, Esq —eze,;l4'ng.
Shortly alter starting Leander carried away her
nfzen-haulyard, which put her out of the match; Lotos
took the lead, and was followed by Aetiphalia, which
had a very bad start, and must hive lost nearly 60
ards. After a sharply-contested match Lotos won by
about a lergth.
for a purse of 6/. ; 4/. to the, first, 21. to the second.
A Four-cared Matcb, in boa's not exceeding 25ft,
Three entered, viz.:—J. Britches Amy's Who-
knows (a new boat), and J. Britceer s Chance. In the
Who knows the
Railway-
bridge, which spoiled heri chance.
but 5 won
by scarcely half a
first prize, beating Chare
first heat, I'll. try received some damage at the
length, after an excitingmatch.
on s, or e
iafour-oared b t f 5/ TL
men of the llth Hussars from
E drew 80. 1, D No. 2, and
the C, D, and B troops. a ,
C No. 3. This race created ml.eh
_musement, the men,
enroeTtwhhseawyMienriglei tbcaocremynpMoi
tslanetdegho, f
p second. —A
bye match after-
wards training,„ did not " give a long
enter
14;_v eni z_
heard R
tarlototpei:eotehenrc,
aanldthDoe,g‘‘h.hisethrowngasewnoonugbhy.
(or Logan,
wards took place be.
C. Next came
pitulwl,asan:l.onabpyußli.
Bhi•mttlcealieodf
A Punt Match.— • R. a ,
Noraieb, Curtis Aldred and Samuel Aldred, of Yar-
mouth,by both names), of p b
his Only three started,
Rutt withdrawing husbandto.,
strength for the skiff
watt' the lean, which
race. Bettie went off
and A. Rutt
he main-
tained, throu h
for C. Aldred, pa g one of the small
Four
arches
.30 yards. Samuel Aldred took the
second prize, 13" _
he 52 Docond4 of er Buttle.
...i lost atleast

Wat,?rmen's Sculling Mach.—R. Battle, S. Field,
and A. Rutt cute:ed. Battle won the first priz-) of 51.,
and Field the tecone.

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.

The accounts of the Bergal presidency which we on
Friday ahstrcctcd compose fully two-thirds of the ahLle
territorial accounts (f the Eust India Company, the re-
mainder being divided in unequal propot ticns between
the financial statements of Madras and Bombay. The
net revenues of Bengal, including those of the north-
western trovinces, amounted, it will be remembered, to
about 12 millions sterling, more or kes, and the charges
thereupon to about 11 millions, more or less, leaving a
surplus of somewhat more or less than a million, as the
case might be. In the presidency of Madras the total
net revenues are less by two-thirds than those of Bengal,
being under the sum of four millions sterling, though
they exhibit a small but steady rate of increase for the
last four years. OF the gross amount fully three-fourths
are contributed by the land revenue, a hich even exceeds
that derived from Bengal Trop(r, being somewhat above
three and a half milli( as rtcrling. Opium does not
figure among tho sources of revenue in Madre-, but the
p ivileged sales of tobacco and salt produce yearly
.t least half a mi:lion. Tho next considerable

item is that furnished by the subsidies, which are drawn
tnnuall) from Mysore, Travancore, and Cochin, to the
amount of some 340,000/. On the other hand, the
Nabob of the Carnatie, the Raja of Tanjore, the Mysore
primes, and other stipendiaries, (flaw upwards of half a
million yearly from the treasury of Fort Sr. George, and
certain obligations consequent on the insolvency of one
of these dignitaric s aro represented by charges amount
ing to 40,000/. more. The reader is not likely to have
forgotten that we are creditors to a considerable extent
of the Court of Hyderab .d. The assets of the lfadras
presidency thus qaivecally constituted are brought to
bock under the head " interest of d:bt due by the
Nizona's Government," and, including otta r similar
items, amount for the past year to more than 30,000/.; but
whether this entry refers to sums actually rc alizA, or only
to surAsins ble claims, we cannot say. On the whole amount
the gross rev, nues of this presidency slightly
exceed fi,e millions, from which about 570.000/.
is subtracted for assignments and allowances, and
650,000/. for the costs of collection,l:aving the net total
such as we have specified above. Comparing M idras
wih Bengal, wo observe that the costs of collection are
considerably smaller in the former presidency, where five
nailiens are realized at a charge of 650,0001, while in
Bengal little short of two millions are consumed in col-
lecting less than ten. The subsidies received by the
M. Government exceed those o! Bengal by 50 per
cent., but, on the other hand, its obligations in the
shape of pensions and assignments are more than double.
Turning now to the expenditure of the presidency, we
find that the civil and political charges are reckoned at
380,0001., little more than one-third of the sum alloyed
to the same purposes in Bengal; the
_judicial and police
establishments abscrb some 340,0001., about half Ito
Bengal charge; vthile the army is maintained at a
cost of two and a half millions, being a'so exactly
half the expenditure of the superior pr, sidency on this
important head. We have brought a few of
these charges into contrast with each other, tat it must
be borne in mind that the political liabilities of the se-
veral presidencies are so difiamt that it would be alto-
gether unfair to institute an unconditional comparison
between their respective expense;. Madras is as peace-
ful and untroubled as Yorkshire, while, not to mention
the incidental obligations cf. the seat of government,
hostilities have recently pressel with unremitting ur-
gency upon Bengal. Still there is, doubtless, something
attributable to what may be termed the national cha-
racters of the two presidencie s. As a general result of
the accounta we find that while the income of the Ma-
dras Government is steadily increasing, its charges are
diminishing with equal regularity, so that every yesr
brings a considerable augmentation to the surplus. In
1845 6 this was about 65,000/4 in 1846 7, nearly
200,000/.; in 1847 8, above 270,0001 ; and last yt a-,
upwards or 460,0001. Up to this point, therefore, we
have a total surplus income of something like 1,300,000/.
upon the whole of India, exclusive of Bombay.
The Bombay revenues amount, in the gross, to about
3,800,0001., composed cf contributions similar to those
described in the accounts of Madras and Bengal. The
land-rents furnish, as before, the bulk of the sum—that
is to say, some 2,250,0001. Opium again re-appears es
a productive commodity, and yields more than half a
million annually. The salt duties are less considerable,
and the subsidies enjoyed by the presidency consist of
no more than 20,000/. cantribu!ed by tt:e Government cf
Cutch. Per contra, the e x-Peishwa of the Mahrattas
and his Minister, in conjunction with other claimants,
make yearly demands upon the treasury to the amount
of 180,000/., and more than five times this rum is
de voted to " district and village officers, including
charitable grants t ) moiq'.tss, pagodas, &c.'
The cost of collection is under 10 per cent.—
a smaller proportion than we have hitherto met
with, but which, t.Atea together wish the other deduc-
tions, suffices to bring tie total net revenue of Bombay
down to some 2,400,0001. The charges incurred by the
presidency are unfortunately not circumscribed iu the
tame ratio. The civil and political services absorb
about 420,0001., a larger sum than is required at Madras;
the judicial and police establishments carry off 250,0001.,
and 1,600,0001. is demanded for the maintenance of the
army. The marine, too, though not a very serious item
in Indian accounts generally, figures considerably by the
side of the other charges in Bombay. The navy esti-
mates for Madras are brought within a compass to
which few financial reformers would take exception-
-10,000/ ; but the Bombay marine demands nearly
210,0001, a sum exceeding that to which pilotage
charges swell the same item at Calcutta. Altogether,
xpeediture sgainst income, the balance-sheet of the
Bombay presidency admits a deficit of some 080,0001.
'e have reserved the mention of certain charges in
each of the presidencies in order that they might be
more instructively exhibited in juxtaposition. We find
that upon " buildings, roads, and other public works,
exclusive of repairs,' there were expended during the
year to which these returns relate 45,000/. in Bengal,
48,6004 in the north-western provinces, 23,000/. in
Madras, and 38,000 L in Bombay. The proportion of
outlay thus Lorne by the smallest presidency is satis-
factory, considering the importance of its cotton districts
sad its ports; but the reader will probably be of opinion
that the total investment on this head falls considerably
short of its due magnitude. Perhaps it may facilitate
some calculations if we mention that the population of
Bengal, exclusive of the Punjaub, is shout sixty millions,
or somewhat less; that of Madras about fifteen or
sixteen millions; and that of Bombay about three mil-
lions. This estimate is formed for the British terri-

toriPs alone, but it does not include districts of recent
acquisition either in the Deccan or towards tl e north-
west. The population of the Puujeub has been rated,
rerheps by a low estimate, at five millions; that of
Sinde, perhaps by a high estimate, at the same amount;
and eight millions more may be added on account of
southern districts not comprised in the estimates given

above.
On the whole, it would seem to follow ti. at since Ben-
gal and Madras show an aggregate surplus of more
than 1,300,0001., against which Bombay only presents a
deficit of less than 700,0091., the balance of the Com-

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pany's account should be on the right side of the sheet.
And this, in point of fact, is in some sense the case, for
the total charges of all the government; in India are
only, by the last accounts, 17,004 4311., whereas the
total revenues and receipts in India are 17,692,6101.,
showing a surplus, in proportion to the figures, quite us
handsome as our own. There remains behind, however,

a heavy demand under the head of " Charges disburstd
in England," exceeding -three millions sterling, and
creating an ultimate deficit on the total account of no
less than 2,324,729/. The analysis of this charge will
sufficiently explain its character, but we must reserve
the task for a future occasion.—Tiniest.

NARROW EscArz.—On Thursday week, as a boy
named Alfred Revil'e, in the service of Mr. William Parsons,
solicitor, Sherwood-rise, was crossing the race-course, on his
return home, at one o'clock, he was suddenly attacked by a
horse in the following singular manner : —The animal laid
hold of him on the arm near the shoulder, and lifted him from
the ground. The boy cried loudly for help, and the horse
letting go his hold, he fell upon the course, and endeavoured
to crawl away on his hands and feet. The horse, however,
followed him, and tried to tread on him with his fire feet,
but the boy instantly got up and had the presence of mind
to se'za the horse by the nose, and retain his hold until a
" friend in—deed" came to the rescue and drove the animal
away. The boy soon fell again from weakness, and was with
difficulty got home. The wound on the arm caused by the
teeth of the horse was found to be very serious, and, without
proper treatment, might have been injurious to the boy
through life. He is, however, out of danger, and is rapidly
recovering from the effects of his curious accident.—Nottivq-
ham Mercury.