The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOWDON, SATTIFIDIY 'EVENING-,

fact. We may well distrust those who could at-
tempt to stifle the voice of public opinion.

But the inhabitants of Calcutta have only
spoken in another clime, the sentiments of the
Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Earl of ELLZN-
BOROUGH—sentiments that have been warmly re-
sponded to by all true-hearted Englishmen.
They repudiate the sickly sentimentality, the pseudo-
humanitarianism, that while, as we recently stated,
" Delhi was yet untaken, while Lucknow was
threatened with the fate of Cawnpore, while
News Sams yet commanded his thousands, and
while Oade swarmed with rebels ;" in fact, while
insurrection stalked abroad, and disaffection pre-
vailed throughout the length and breadth of the
land, placed "a cramping wet blanket" on the
efforts of gallant officers, and energetic civil ser-
vants. The Government should not show such
distrust to its servants, should not lead the world
to believe that there was the slightest reason to
suppose that they could be guilty of heartless and
wanton cruelty, or be desirous of involving the
innocent with the guilty in one common destruc-
tion. God knows, there are too many of the latter,
to satisfy the most sanguinary. When the rebellion
had been crushed and order restored, it would have
been sufficient time to preach of tempering j us-
tice with mercy, and transferring British soldiers
whose services were urgently required for the pre.
servation of their countrymen and countrywomen,
whose lives and properties were still at stake, into
gaol guards over rebels taken with the red hand.
Let these matters be fully investigated. Let
those who have appealed to C. Alt be judged by
CESAR ; but we can entertain but little doubt as
to which side will ultimately obtain the verdict,
or as to the fate of the trumped-up charge, more
worthy of the inveterate impugners of the Anglo-
Saxon character, than of Englishmen invested with
authority by the British Government.

The best time for directing public attention to
any grievance, is when there is a comparative ab-
sence of excitement on the subject, when perions
can take clear and unprejudiced views, founded
on pure justice, uninfluenced by passion or party.
It is, then, surely time that the advocates for a
fair and equitable modification of the Income Tax
should strive to obtain an alteration of that
iniquitous impost, so as to make each person con-
tribute according to his means and resources to
the liquidation of the national liabilities, and the
maintenance of the national establishment.

Last year the public mind was devoted to
one point. The people were resolved to get rid
of the war 9d., which ought, as we repeatedly
proved, to have been the war 11d. And the
agitation was confined to that point in which
there was great and well-merited success.
Although never deluded by any vain expectation
the charge would be suffered to expire in 1860 ;
and although convinced that an equitable adjust-
ment was even more important than a
diminution, we were compelled to accept an
instalment of justice, and to be satisfied with
getting what could be obtained and to bide our
time, before insisting on other changes. The
gross injustice still remained, but as the amount
was diminished, we could better bear to be plun-
dered of 7d. than 16d., although the grievance
would be just as flagrant in the one case as the
other.

The most sanguine person cannot now anticipate
that the impost will be abated in April, 1860.
The Indian rebellion has prevented the possibility
of such a concession, and we may therefore now
regard it as a permanent tax. We should not
then delay the attempt at its improvement, or
avoid a task -.Thiel), sooner or later, must be un-
dertaken.

The oppressive and unequal impost must now
be subjected to a complete revision. As we have
repeatedly stated, the people do not desire to get
rid of direct taxation. On the contrary, they de-
sire its extension on a sound and judicious prin-
ciple. But it must be completely modified, or en-
tirely rejected. The palpable swindle of charging
precarious and temporary profits at the same
rate as fixed and certain income arising from
accumulated and realised property must be alto-
gether abolished. The principle would seem too
absurd to require a single argument again:4
it ; but that it is an existing fact, adopted
and enforced by enactments, framed by the
Legislature, every member whereof was obliged
to exhibit a property qualification in order
to entitle him to take his seat and vote.
Collectively and individually, therefore, they
exonerated themselves at the expense of the
industrial population. This may be regarded as a
serious accusation, but unfortunately it has but too
much foundation, and the sooner the cause in
which it originates is removed the better for all
parties concerned. It was, as " The Spirit of
COCKER" justly dehignated, " a masterpiece of
statecraft ;" but the eyes of the people have been
completely opened, their vision has been purified,
and they will no longer tolerate the flimsy pre
text that taxes " the working bees of the social
hive for the relief of the drones." The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer will not, under
any circumstances, abandon so profitable a
source of revenue. He has had too great expe-
rience of its productiveness. The ridiculous no-
tion fraudulently started by Mr. GLADSTONE,
when Chancellor of the Exchequer, and fostered
and supported by the Times, respecting its aboli-
tion in 1860, may, therefore, be at once and for
ever banished from the popular mind. We must,
therefore, reform the entire system, so as to obtain
an equal, or nearly equal, amount of money—
but by fairer means.

The Marchioness of D3wnshire leaves town to-day
for East Hampstead Park, Berks. His lordship still
remains in Ireland.

The Earl Amherst has purchased a mansion in Gros-
venor-square, late the residence of the Earl of Car-
narvon.

The Earl of Mulgrave leaves town to-day on a visit to
the Hon. H. B. and Mrs. Brandt, at Glynde-place,
near Lewes.

Visn,unt and Viscountess Combertnere are entertain-
inQ a seldct circle of the nobility at Combermere Abbey.
Viscount awl Viscountess Campden and family have
an-iv:l at Claridge's Hotel, from Campden Hou3e,
Gloucestershire.

Lord and Lady Feversham are still at Duncombe
Park, surrounded by a family circle. The noble lord
and her ladyship are expected in town early next
month.

Lord aricleLady S ruthampton have arrived at the
Clarendon, from Whittlebury, Towcester.
Lord Edward Thynne has left the Earl of Malmea.
bury's shooting quarters in the Highlands for Drumlan-
rig Castle, on his way south.
Lady Eiizabeth Hope Vere and family have arrived
in Park-lane from Folkestone.
The Hon. Edmund Phipps, who baa been very much
indisposed for some gronthe past, is somewhat better.
The Right Hon. Frederick and Mrs. Peel, who have
been on a tour in Italy, are expected in town the latter
eitti of lir xt month.
MARRIAGE IN ITIGH Lin ---YeAerdav morning the
marriage of the Rev. Gerald Alexander Perrin, M.A.,
with the lovely and accomplished Miss Elizabeth Massey
tWinaullie, the daughter of Admiral Wallis, of Funtingdnn
James's Faritingdon, Sussex, was solemnised at St.
um
itiallimls of both families.
circle of Ctieurc'h, Piccadilly'
been occasioned ci: c'ttlfe CHATHAM.--;,inch
T the presence of a brilliant
Chatham, in eon
.a
yr. Irviiingin.
—pMopuuclharauxpaiertiysiihaosf
the
vacancy
in
the incumbency
of the anticipated filling up of
by the death of the iLcuvrajjency
is worth nearly 1,0001 which has been caused
The living, which
the gilt of the Dean
and Chapter of Rochester, and
by a member of that body, who,
has been held since 1828
cumbeflcy of Chatham, held they'll addition to the :n-
Marshall, Dorsetshire, a canonry reecstidy of
Sturrninster
ler Cathedral, and a chaplaincy in ordint:tiarY in Rocht s-
The inhabitants have expressed a very artYrot: the Queen.
g hope that
a clergyman may be appointed who will be enabled to
reside in his benefice.

Insurances to a large extent were effected yesterday
at Lloyd's for the transmission of specie to India, sup-
posed to be on account of the East India Company at ,
20s. per cent. Some parties estimate the amount at
250,0001.
It is stated that the fi.ilure of Cyrus Field and Co., at
New York, has occasioned the suspension of the respect-
able firm of Laurence, Murray, and Ingate, of that city,
and their drafts on the resident partner in London were
yesterday returned unpaid. It is entirely a commission
house. Their engagements are small, and it was expected
the stoppage would be temporary.
MID-KENT RethwAT.—During the heavy and inces-
sant rain which prevailed on Thursday last, consider-
able damage was caused to the embankment of the
newly-constructed Mid-Kent line of railway between
Lewisham and Beckenham. Notices have been issued
announcing that trains will not run until the damage
is repaired.
There were no gold withdrawals from the Bank
yesterday, but it was understood about 110,000 sovereigns
would be taken at Liverpool for shipment to New
York by the Canada. With the other amounts pre-
viously provided it seems probable, therefore, that the
sum to be despatched by that packet will not fall short
of the anticipated total of 200,0001.
It appears that the Canada will take out tenders for
400,0001. 8 per cent. bonds to be issued by the Michigan
Central Railway for the extinction of the portion of
their &sting debt falling due before August, 1858. The
instalments will consist of 10 per cent. on the 14th of
next month, 15 per cent, on the let of January, and
three of 25 per cent. at succeeding intervals of two
months.

THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL.—LIVERPOOL,
FRIDAY.—An inquest was held yesterday afternoon
upon the body of Robert Goulding, 30 years of age, who
was killed by the explosion of a boiler at Mr. William
Hull's flour mills on Tuesday evening, and after a
lengthened investi4ation, the jury returned a verdict
stating that the deceased came to his death entirely
through his own neglect.

A Mumma VliiEL.—The crew of a Wcich schooner
have brought into Grimsby a Dutch vessel, found
about 50 miles from the mouth of Humber, totally de-
serted. The vessel was laden with corn, and when found
had about five feet of water in her hold, her sails and
rigging were very little injured, and the water was soon
got under. The captain and crew have since arrived in
Grimsby ,• they had left her under the conviction that
she would soon sink.

THE ARMY, NAVY, AND ORDNANCE SERVICES.—
Detailed accounts of the receipts and expenditure for
Navy, Army, and Ordnance services in the year ended
March 31, 1856, have been published by order of the
honourable the House of CJmmons on the motion of
Mr, Wilson, M.P. The expenditure for naval services
amounted to 19,590,533/., and that for Army, Commis-
sariat, and Militia services to 21,223,0791. The Ord-
nance services entailed a cost of 11,993,7841. The details
of these votes occupy a space of 105 pages.

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A CAT AND ; SNAKE.—At
house near Port Ellen, Islay, the inmates were recently
startled by the unusual cries of a fine tom-cat at the out-
Bide of the house. A rush Ra 3 made to ascertain the
cause of the yells, when, to their surprise, a large ser-
pent had embraced puss too closely to be relished. The
cat had evidently given fight, or had acted on the de-
fensive, as unerring signs were manifested on the body
of his snakeship of its claws and teeth. The respective
antagonists were exercising their strategic skill, and the
issue of the contest might bays been doubtful had not
the timely reinforcement to the feline hero made its
appearance. The serpent was then speedily despatched,
and " Tem" declared the victor. The snake was of the
the black species, and as they often visit dairies to g« t
milk, it is supposed that it was on the way to regale
itself when met by "Tom."
MINIM—The mining market this week, not witbstend-
ing the increased rate of discount to 8 per cent., *and
the consequent tightness of money, has been characterised
by increased activity rather than otherwise, the princi-
pal demand still being for some of the progressive relines
we referred to last week. Dividend mines are not so
ranch sought after, speculators appearing rather to prefer
such shares as promise a speedy rise of 40 to 50 per
cent. to those paying steady dividends of 15 or 20,
and this state of things may have been brought
about by the sudden and great rise in East Basset. It,
WhealUny there has been a steady demand, and the price
has daily advanced 10e. to 11 per share, until they leave
off at 7 to 7i ; this is a rise of 44 per share in three
weeks ; this mine has further improved since our laot,
West Frances 16 to 17 ' • South Frances 245 to 255 ;
Basset, 190, and more in demand ; Devon Great Consces,
440 to 450 ; West Basset, 24 to 26, and the mine im-
proved ; North Basset, 15J to 164, and more de:nand
for them ; the lode in the 80 is looking better. West
Seton, 350. Grambler and St. Anbyn, 80 to 85 ; the
prospects of the mine in the 36 are more encouiazing.—
Mininy Atonal of this clay.
VOLUNTEERING OF THE DUMFRIES REGIMENT OF

MILITIA YOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—On the forenoon of
Friday last, at morning parade, the militia regiment ,A as
drawn np in the form of a square, and the officGri end
men were addressed by Colonel M'Murdo on the
subject of volunteering for service in some of the
Mediterranean garrison stations. The address of
the gallant colonel was received with great enthu-
siasm, and at its conclusion three cheers for the Queen
were lustily given. The colonel then ordered all
those who were willing to volunteer for service to leave
the ranks and march to the other side of the barrack
square. With a hearty cheer, and with gratifying
alacrity, all the officers and the whole of the men,
with a few exceptions, bounded across the e4p!anade
in token of their desire to serve abroad. We may

add that, since the emhodiment of the regiment, 5-(5

recruits have joined the forty, the regimental surgeon
passing on an average five evtry day.—Dumfries Courier.
The Cologne Gazette states tact experiments have been
lately made by Au3trian engineers, near Mantern, with
gun cotton for bla ting purposes. It has been found
that minas charged with 331 be. of this powder Lave
blown up with. greater effect than if they had been
charged with 1001bs. of common powder. The ope'ation
of preparing the mine is said to be attended with much
ess danger. . . .

THE iOECES IN INDIA.—An official return, made up
to the 10th inst., has been compiled by Captain E! pliia-
stone, R.E., of the Topographical and Statistical Depar'
ment at the War-office, showing that the total number
of her Majesty's troops in India is 29,384 men, beside.
29,611 on their y assage out. Of these, there are 21,884
in the Bengal presidency, and 18,390 on their way to
Bengal ; in the Madras presidency there are 2,426,
and 2,210 on their way ; in the Bombay presi-
dency there are 5,074, and 9,011 on their way.
The European troops of the East India Com-
pany number altogether 18,260 men, of whom
6,800 are in Bengal, 4,960 in Madras, aLd
4,520 in Bombay, besides 1,900 European officers and
men from ,the disbanded native regiments. The native
troops who still continue on duty in the service number
altogether 128,000 men, of whom 46,880 are in Bengal,
50,880 in Madras, and 30,240 in Bombay. On the
opposite side, the number of the native troops in the
Bengal presidency disbanded or disarmed is estimated at
26,750, and the number of those who have mutinied at
58,230. Of the latter, 8,300 are cavalry and 48,6 A
infantry, with 700 t the artillery awl 630 of the
engineers. In the Madras presidency, 33 men of a
cavalry regiment have been disarmed, and 380 men of
another regiment have attempted to matiny. In the
Bombay presidency 850 men have been disbanded and
200 have mutinied;
By the last advices from Australia we have the report
of the committee appointed by the legislature of Victoria
to investigate the principles on which the railway works
of that colony should be carried out. The points to
excite at'ention on this side is that it appears to e ,n-
-template the raisingof funds in England to the ultimate ex-
tent of 6,000,000/ by six per cent. deben tut. as of 1001. each,
for which:the most" eminent loan houses are to be invited
to tender," With the rate of discount at 8 per cant., and
a strong probability that the Government at Calcutta
will, in its financial incapacity, instantly seize any en-
couragement given to it to apply for an imperial guaran-
tee on a London loan of 10,000.0001., this addition to
our prospects is important. The report has yet t) be
sanctioned by the Assembly, but it may be assumed it
will meet approval, and that, at all events, the borrow-

ing part is less likely than any other to undergo modifi
cations. With regard to the general plans of construc-
tion the leading recommendations of the c3mmittea are,
that the chief object should be the connecting of the
principal interior towns with the sea-ports, that two
main trunk lines of double track ehou'd accordingly be
commenced, one from Melbourne to Sandhurst, with a
branch to Cestlemaine—eventually to be extended to the
Murray—and the other from Geelong to B ellarat, and
that tenders should be invited in three modes simultane-
ously—first, for both lines in their whole length ; second
—for each line in its whole length ; and, third, for each
line in sections—the works in any ewe to be completed
is four years from the 14 of January, 1858.
MORE FORTUNE TELLING IN LIVERPOOL.—Anoth .r
fortune teller, who gave the name of James Henderson,
alias Joseph Bailley, was brought up at the Liverpool
police court yesterday, and committed to ga.o.) for three
months with hard labour. It appealed that a servant
girl, named Farrell, went on Thursday to the prisoner's
house and asked him to tea her fortune. She put seve-
ral questions to him, which he answered wrongly, but
e
:ilia gave hide a shilling. Detective Carlyle, who had
been
of watching
the
premises, on seem g Farrell come
out took the prisoner int ) custody. 01
the
house,
the house being searched, a large number of a trono-
mical books and " fortune telling articles" were
found. The following invocation, which was wri--
ten in a very bad hand, was also discovered :—" I
do conjure constrain atjure and command you spirits
Anal iye analla Anacar in the name of the father and of
the Sea and of the holy goat by Alpha and omega the
Beginning and the end and by the jeneral ressurrection
and By him who shall come to Judge the quick and the
dead And the world by fire and By the jeneral resurrec-
tion at the last day and by that name which is called
tetregremation that you cau-e the person are persons
who stole the goods in question to bring back the same."
The invocation was concluded with a triangular dia-
gram with the words "Zile sullied" in the middle, and
" Maeeinen," " Hurat aphel," and " Zeball," on the dif-
fereot sides. The follo-eieg is a copy of one of the pri
sorer's handbills, several hundreds of which were found
iu his p-issessi n :—" Know thy destiny : All questions
answered on the Present, Past, and Future ; of marriage
and the time when, with a description of the future wife
or husband ; of making purchases or sales ; of things
104 ; whether an absent person be dead or alive ; whe-
ther any one shall have the thing hoped for, &c. Any
lady or gentleman who wishes to have their future life
revealed •to them may consult Joseph Henderson, the
astronomer, of Liverpool, 61, Oliver-street, leading out
of Parliament-street, Windsor, Liverpool. The heavens
declare the glory of God."—A woman, named Catherine
Foster, was also committed for three months imprison.
aunt on a similar charge, she having obtained large
quantities of clothes from servants to have them charmed.
These articles, however, were never returned.

LATET NEWS.

CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN TURKEY.

We have received the following telegram from
our Vienna correspondent :—..

" VIENNA, FRIDAY, Oct. 23, Noon.
" Advices from Constantinople of the 23d inst.
announce a change of Ministry.
" Redschid Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier.
" Aali Pasha remains Minister of Foreign

Affairs.
" The Sultan's brother-in-law is appointed
Master of the Ordnance."

CHINA.

The Hong Kong China Mail, of August 13, a
date three days later than that of the advices by
the last overland China mail, states that Commis-
sioner Yeh bad been " summoned to the capital to
receive some high marks of his sovereign's favour."
A private letter from Amoy states that Peh-
kwei, the governor of Canton, is staying at the de-
partmental city of Changchau, in Fuhkien, at
which he arrived after a four months' journey from
Peking. He is said to be very sick and palsied,
but is represented to be busy collecting all the in-
formation be can as to the " barbarian" move-
ments, previous to proceeding to Canton to relieve
Yeh.

On the 10th of August a lorcha was attacked off
Mir's Bay by three piratical boats, but after a short
resistance the crew of the lorcha succeeded in beat-
ing the boats, one of which was sunk during the
fight.
From Macao we hear of a fleet of fifteen lorchas
having left that place for the west coast, ostensibly
for the purpose of " purchasing" live stock. These
lorcha men, when they find themselves in force, are
apt to purchase at their own prices, and we learn
that it was not thought improbable at Hong Kong
that a gun-boat or two might be sent to control the
proceedings of this fleet. Great complaints were
made of the continued high prices of provisions at
Hong Kong, "caused," says the Mail, '"in a great
measure by combinations on the part of the Chinese
dealers, who, though they have arbitrarily advanced
the value of copper cash beyond what its actual
scarcity and the consequent rise in the rate of ex-
change would warrant, have not proportionately
reduced the price of their wares ; so that what cost
100 cash a month ago at 1,250 to the dollar, now
costs exactly the same number of cash at 1,000 to
the dollar. In fact, under the present inefficient
I regulations, we are at the mercy of the dealers, and
they know it ; though affairs inly alter when the
new market arrangements, now understood to be
in contemplation, come to be enforced."
The British ships the Earl of Egliuton and Violet
from London arrived at Hong Kong on the 11th
of August, freighted with mditary stores. The
British barque Elizabeth Martin left Macao on the
11th of August for Liverpool, and the British ship
Julia left Shinghae on the 29th of July for London,
each with a cargo of teas.
Au American ship, suppeeed. -to be the Nabob,
which left Hong Kong for Shanghae on the 29th
July, is reported to have struck on the Pratas ;
and H. M.S. Tribune had orders to call there on her
voyage to Manilla.