The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1845.

2,650,0001. The Right Hon. Baronet, however,
proceeded to enumerate the various causes which
would effect and modify these calculations. He en-
forced, with great ability, the absolute necessity which
existed for a large increase, as well to the establishment
of our navy in the number of sailors, as:to the number
of line-of-battle ships we ought to have afloat and in
efficient condition. This increase, he showed, the
mere wants of our commerce and colonial empire,
and the exigencies of their protection, imperatively
required ; and without offering any reasonable cause
of jealousy to foreign powers, these ships
and an enlarged and improved steam navy '
the Government were determined to maintain.
The House received these declarations
with a favour to which we think they were eminently
entitled. We congratulate the country on such a
manifestation of political, as well as domestic fore-
sight, if we may so express our meaning. The in-
crease of men will be to about 2,500 more than those
now actually employed, and 4,000 more than were
voted last year. We shall have more than ten sail of
the line afloat. There will be an increase, also, in
the army corresponding to the scale necessary for
keeping up the relief for colonial and foreign services
required by the rule of our military establishments,
which demands of each regiment a rotation of ten years
of foreign and five years of home service. With these
additional demands, the:estimated expenses would be—
charge of Debt and Consolidated Fund, 30,795,000/. ;
Army, 6,678,000/. ; Navy, 6,936,000/. ; Ordnance,
2,142,0001. ; Miscellaneous, 3,200,0001. Total,
49,751,000/. With the Property-tax the Revenue
estimated would amount to 53,100,000/. ; so that the
surplus would be 3,409,0001. With this the Right
Hon. Baronet proposes to deal.
He proposes to diminish the duties on various
articles of consumption ; on various raw materials
entering into our manufactures ; and to economise
the charge of revenue collection. Sugar will be dimi-
nished to the consumer by about 13 d. per lb. The Excise
duties will be largely remitted. Glass, auctions, and
staves are among the chief objects of remission.
"As a general principle," said he, "we propose the
abolition of export duties on all articles,"—an an-
nouncement which we hail as one of the most wise
and statesmanlike, and most beneficial for the
commerce of this country, that ever proceeded
from a British statesman. We would, for the
present, content ourselves with adding that
the grand experiment of reducton on Customs'
duties now levied will embrace 430 articles on which
a revenue is collected. In short, the scheme of Sir
ROBERT seems well calculated to excite and reward
native industry and British trade;to invigorate British
enterprise, and to throw off of our vast commerce the
antiquated trammels of a hundred successive Govern-
ments. Let him go on and prosper, say we, if this
be an earnest of his future career.

The Paris papers announce that the Chamber of
Deputies had constituted itself into Committees on
the Secret Service Money Bill, and out of nine, six
Committees are Ministerial and three belong to the
Opposition. The:following members were appointed to
the former :—Marshal BUGEAUD, MM. DESSAIGNE,
DEBELLEYME, DELESSERT, DE PEYRAMONT, and
FULCUIRON. The Opposition succeeded in getting
only MM. ODILLON BARROT, DUFAURE, and BIL-
LAULT. The Conservative party therefore reckon on
a majority of thirty-three, and feel perfectly confident
as to the result of the debate on the Bill in the
Chamber. The Ministerial papers, however, urge the
necessity of unity. " The Conservative party," says
the Journal des Debats," has an incontestible majority
in the Chamber ; and what might not that be if those
who professed to be imbued with the same principles
as we are would vote according to their principles,
and not sacrifice measures to false prejudices
against men. We are bound to declare that the
real Opposition in the Chamber does not
perhaps reckon more than 150 votes. Still it
will be with a majority of 33, if the Conservative
party succumbs, and then it will be its own fault. It
knows that in this case its fall must be followed by
that of the Ministry. Under the name of the Parti
Pritchard, or that of the Parti des Eunuques, the
electoral proscription wound strike equally the Con-
servatives who have voted for the Address and those
who abstained from voting. The language of the
coalition journals does not leave the least doubt on
this point, and the vote of yesterday is about to re-
double their rage. But of what importance is this to
us ? Our safety is once more in our own hands. We
shall lose our cause if ;s•e have any division amongst
ourselves; we have need of the aid of no one to re-
main masters, for we are the most numerous and the
most strong. This has just been proved in the most
positive manner by the choice of members of the
Committee."

The Constitutionnel, however, takes rather a diffe-
rent view, and contends that, so nearly are the par-
ties balanced, that even in the bureau, where the
Ministry has the greatest advantage, their fate de-
pends on chance. Possibly, this conclusion is not far
ballot in the French Chamber
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The majority obtained by Ministers had a favour-
effect upon the Funds, and the market closed as fol-
lows :—Five per Cents., for cash, 122 f. 75c. ; for
account, 1221. 80c. Three per Cents., for cash,
85f. 5c.; for account, 85f. loc. New Loan, 86f. 5c.;
Bank ofFrance Shares, 3,260 f. Neapolitan, 102 f. 40c.
Spanish Three per Cents., 41. Spanish Five per
Cents., 39. Paris and Orleans Railroad, 1,1601.
Paris and Rouen, 1,106 f. 25c. Rouen and Havre,
892 f. 50c.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
IN THE MATTER 0? THE LVDLOW CHARITIES. i
The further arguments n this part-heard case occupied the
Court the whole day.
The Lord Chancellor sits in the House of Lords on Monday and
Tuesday next to hear appeals and writs of error. The Judges are
also expected to attend.

of England was occupied the whole morn-
VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
ingTwl'iethVitcheelCuhrtahnecrcial7guments in the part-heard cans of Pearce
v. Brooks.

QUEEN-SQUARE.--THIS DAY.
Miss Osborne, whose case has been so frequently before the
public, appeared this morning at the above police-court.
Mr. Clarkson was engaged for the defence, and on the en-
trance of the lady impugned, accompanied by her relatives, the
Learned Counsel said that he did not think it necessary to call
witnesses, as he assumed that the Magistrate had already decided
upon sending the case before another tribunal.
Mr. BURRELL said that he had so decided.

Mr. Clarkson—ln that case he bogged through the medium of
the press to say that as an impression had gone abroad, that his
client had with the sanction of her family committed these acts, he
was authorised to say that the young lady's education and
her morals had been looked to with a most scrupulous attention ;
and that, despite of certain eccentricities, she was as well con-
ducted as any young lady in her station.
Recogniasnces were taken for her appearance at the Sessions,
and she loft the Court in charge cy her friends.

SIR R. PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—We are
indebted to the enterprise and public-spirited exertions
of the proprietor of The Sun newspaper (through his
agent, Mr. Mansell, jun., of Union - street), for putting
us in possession, by special express, at one o'clock this
morning, of an ample report of Sir Robert Peel's iin•
portant Financial Statement, in the House of Commons,
last night. We make this acknowledgment as an act of
justice to Mr. Young, to whom the country has been,
for a series of years, indebted for his efforts to com-
municate early and accurate intelligence on all. subjects
of vital interest to the national welfare.—Blrminyham
Journal.

DEATH OF MR. LAMAN BLANCHARD.—It is our
most painful duty to announce the sudden death of Mr.
Laman Blanchard. He had lately suffered a severe do-
mestic affliction; and his unceasing anxiety during the
progress of the long and harassing illness in his family,
which terminated fatally, had so injured his own health,
that fits ensued, which finally led to his death. He died
about half-past one o'clock this (Saturday) morning, and
has left four orphan children to lament his loss. Mr.
Blanchard is well known in Periodical Literature. His
graceful verses, his lively stories, his wit that
never had a touch of malice, are known to
many readers. There, perhaps, never was a man
who had a readier pen. A poem, an essay, a witty
paragraph, seemed to spring spontaneously from his
brain. There was an amenity in everything he did.
And, indeed, how could it be otherwise, seeing that he
himself was the very impersonation of kindness and
goodness of heart. Mr. Blanchard was long in the service
of Literature. He was a member of the press, in various
ways, for more than twenty years; beginning young,
and fighting an upward fight throughout—bravery
—independently, without envy or uncharitableness--
until he reached the age of forty-two, when he died.
We may fearlessly assert that no man ever ran the
same career, in the same circumstances, who left so few
enemies, and so many, many friends. These few facts
are addressed to stranners. His independence, his per-
severance, his untiringbkindness, and his many sterling
and amiable qualities, need no demonstration to his
acquaintance or his friends.
►Ve have received from different parts of Flanders
accounts of tin damage done to the crops by the Cold.