The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-13 00:00:00

THE LUMBER TRADE.

We are sorry to see the old objection to the " lumber trade'
started in a late number of the Kingston Chronicle and Ga-
zette—viz., its demoralising tendency. If this objection were
to be strictly acted upon we are afraid it would be of exten-
sive application. The Chronicle may recollect what is said
by the highest authority of the danger of dealing in mer-
chandise. If the tendency to demoralisation is to prevent a
trade from being followed, we apprehend that there might
be an interdict on many trades and professions, even ex-
tending to that of newspaper editor. The military and
naval professions would not be free from danger. We con-
ceive that every honest pursuit, not contrary to law, ought
to stand on the same footing; perfect freedom fur all to
follow it, if they find their advantage in it. "But," says
the Chronicle, "if the amount of capital employed in the
lumbering business were directed to the improvement of the
country, by creating new settlements and clearing land for
agricultural purposes, the province would derive permanent
advantages from its outlay." The capitalist, we should
conceive, must likewise be allowed to study his advantage.
In so doing he is the most likely to promote the advantage of
the country. The Chronicle: would, of course, pass over
the immoral tendency of the employment of the ship—
owners in providing vessels and seamen to convey the
produce of agricultural settlements to the best
market. He surely would not think of the agricultural
settlements consuming all their surplus prodnce, or
their capital being diverted to the payment, feeding, and
clothing of non-agricultural labourers, who could furnish
nothing so cheap as it might be furnished with the
money got for produce from the persons employed in
the lumbering or other trade business, and paid with the
capital employed in trade. In truth, there can be no
thriving agricultural settlements without large bodies of
non-agricultural labourers, and it is best not to interfere
with their industry, nor to pronounce anathema against the
capitalists who set them in motion, no matter what may be
their honest pursuit. The people of Great Britain and Ire-
land want our lumber, and pay us well for it. If we can
furnish them anything else that they want, and will ex-
change on equally favourable terms for what we want
from them, there is nothing to prevent us from making the
exchange ; and we may trust to the clearsightedness of
capitalists for directing the employment of their capital in a
way to give the most profitable returns. In respect to
morality, we must just take care of our own, and leave the
morality of others to be looked after by themselves, and those
whose particular charge it is ; recollecting that no lawful oc-
cupation or business is placed out of the pale of salvation,and
that it may happen that the " publican and sinner" may be
more acceptable than they who speak disparagingly of him.
—Quebec Gazette.

THE APPROACHING SPLENDID BALL AT GUILD-
HALL.—The Ward Schools of the City, which are acknow-
ledged by all who have visited them to be productive of a
large amount of good, are to derive a benefit, from the vote of
the Common Council, this year, by having the profits arising
from a ball, at the Guildhall, devoted to their use. For the
last few years, by the generous exertions of Lord Dudley
Stuart, the Guildhall Ball, which has always taken place a
few days after the 9th of November, has been the means of
contributing to the support of the unfortunate Poles. It was
the intention of his Lordship, some weeks ago, to renew his
application for the use of the Hall for the same charity, but
the moment lie heard that the Lord Mayor contemplated a
vigorous effort in favour of the Ward Schools, he not only
dropped all thought of application, but warmly offered his as-
sistance in promoting the object of the friends of the Ward
Schools. The Committee appointed to carry into effect the
resolutions of the advocates of this great charity will meet
immediately, and snake the most magnificent arrangements.
Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Doke of Cambridge, and
great numbers of the nobility, have most zealously patronised
the entertainment, which will be conducted by Mr. Benedict.
IMPROVEMENTS AT CHELSEA.—The authorities of
this parish having applied for and obtained a local Act of
Parliament in the course of the last session, enabling them
to borrow a sum of money for the purpose of carrying out
certain improvements in the parish, levying a local tax on
the householders and inhabitants of a penny, we believe, in
the pound, until such loan should be repaid, the benefit aris-
ing to the parish in consequence is now beginning very visi-
bly to manifest itself. The first improvement effected, and
a very important one, has been to remove the turnpike-gates
throughout the parish, the leases of the whole of the trusts
being purchased and the toll-gates entirely removed. This
has enabled the omnibuses which ply to Brompton from
town, instead of staying, as formerly, on this side of the spot
where the Queen's-elm-gate stood, just below the new Con-
sumption Hospital, in the Fulham-road, in order to evade
the toll, to proceed, now that the gate has been removed,
considerably further down the road into little Chelsea, much
to the convenience of the numerous highly respectable inha-
bitants of that locality. Other improvements of a similar
nature, which it is unnecessary further to particularise,
have been effected in ether parts of the parish, much
to the satisfaction of the particular quarter benefited.
The next noticeable improvement has been the
complete paving of the entire footways throughout
the parish, especially in the King's-road and the
Fulham-road, where it was much needed. This has,
of course, been a work of very considerable expense, and
could not otherwise have been accomplished without a
very great outlay on the part of the inhabitants along the
different lines of road, but which has now been done without
putting them to any particular or immediate additional ex-
pense or inconvenience. Other improvements, several of an
important nature, are in contemplation or in course of being
carried into effect, which must have the effect of considerably
improving the neighbourhood, and adding to the ornamental
beauties of the parish, and at the same time, to the comforts
and convenience of the numerous highly influential and
respectable inhabitants of this recently vastly extended and
much improved locality. The whole of the affairs are in-
trusted to a number of gentlemen of high standing and
influence in the parish, who have been nominated and elected
by the inhabitants into a body of commissioners for this
special purpose. . _ _

REFUSAL TO BURY A CIIILD.—A painful scene
occurred on Monday last, at the Church of St. Saviour's,
Norwich. The body of a child, belonging to Mr. forth, one
of the night watch, was brought up for interment, but the
Rev. Mr. Beckwith, officiating for the incumbent, refused to
perform the ceremony, in consequence of the child not hav-
ing been fully baptised. After the mourners bad been de-
tained in the church about two hours, Mr. King, the clerk,
prevailed on another clergyman to bury ft.—Chelmsford
Chronicle.

A LONG LOST RAPHAEL.—The Academie des
Beaux Arts, at its last sitting, had an interesting piece of
intelligence communicated to it by M. R. Rochette, its per-
petual secretary, and received by him from M. Jesi, the cele-
brated engraver. It was that an immense fresco, by Raphael,
in admirable preservation, has been discovered at Florence,
in the refectory of a convent, suppressed at the close of the
last century. This work, which represents the " Last Sup-
per," was generally attributed to Perrugino, but, on its being
lately cleaned, Raphael's name was found on the robe of one
of the apostles, with the date of 1514, when the great painter
was in the 21st year of his age. This is the period of his life
of which Vasari and other writers on art seem to know least,
and this discovery fills up the chasm which has hitherto been
felt in Raphael's career.— Galignani.
EARLY OATS.—We have learned from a corres-
pondent, an experienced agriculturist, that Don Oats, if
sown any time before Christmas, will be fit to cut in July, a
period when a supply might be much wanted, and prove a
most sensible relief. We would earnestly press upon land-
lords and farmers the necessity of considering this matter, as
one eminently deserving attention.—Evening Post.
THE POTATO DISEASE.—It does not clearly appear
that the wetness of the summer is the cause of the disease in
potatoes. In parts of the country the rain was but partial
and slight, yet the potato is there affected. Had not the
lengthened severe winter an effect upon the vegetable?
A ROYAL Flsm—ln the
ROCHESTER, Nov. 1 --
Court of Common Council on Monday, the Town Clerk, D.
B. Lewis, Esq., after the election of the new Mayor, Robert
Clements, informed the court that, in consequence of a stur-
geon having been caught in the River Medway by a fisher-
man named Thomas John Hills, the royal fish was con-
veyed to Windsor for the acceptance of her Majesty, ac-
companied by a letter from the Mayor and Corporation to
the Lord Chamberlain. To this he had received the fol-
lowing reply, dated Windsor Castle, October 6, 1845
have to acknowledge the receipt, by the hands of
Mr. Lewis, of your letter of yesterday, addressed to the
Lord Chamberlain, and stating that the Mayor and Corpo-
tion of the city of Rochester had forwarded as an offering for
the Queen's table, a sturgeon, taken on Saturday in the river
Medway. I have not failed to bring your letter under the
notice of the Queen, and have received commands to express
her Majesty's gratification at the testimony of the loyal and
dutiful regard for her Majesty and her royal house, evinced
by the Mayor and Corporation of the ancient and loyal city
of Rochester.—l have the honour to be your obedient ser-
vant, G. BOWLES, Master of the Household. To D. B. Lewis,
Esq. The above letter was entered on the minutes of the
Corporation, and the fisherman was awarded the sum of two
guineas for catching and conveying the said fish to Windsor.
BURGLARY IN THE CITY.—On Tuesday morning be-
tween one and six, a robbery was committed on the premises
of Mr. Morgan, a licensed victualler, at the Three Cranes,
Queen-street, Cheapside. The robbery, was discovered by
the barmaid, who, on entering the bar about six o'clock, per-
ceived the cash box broken open and various papers thrown
about the floor, when she immediately aroused Mr. Morgan.
On his arrival it was ascertained that 911. 10s. had been
taken from the cash-box, and upon further search it was
found that an additional 301. had been abstracted from a pri-
vate drawer, making a total loss of 121/. los. It is_ presumed
that the thief must have secreted himself in the back part of
the premises over night, and from thence obtained admission
to the tap-room.