The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-28 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

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'SLANT) OF HERM, OPPOSITE— pUERNSFY.
The following letter contains particulsa-s of some irt•
terest to the shipping interest
Guernsey, Nov'. 18, 1844.
Sir,—The proprietor of the Island of berm,rybch
lays immediately opposite the town, complains- that did'
culties are placed in the way of vessels
roeeeding
there to load stone, while none exist in respect or
vessels going to St. Sampson's, although, he com'end6'
the cases are precisely similar. I understand that Ile:41
has been considered as no port, and therefore vessels
are not warranted in laying there to take in cargo, Alle
also, that as Herm is a small islet, separated from
Guernsey, that going there may be considered es
a deviation, the consequence of which difficulty is, till
many vessels refuse to proceed there, and others wiLl
only go on payment of sixpence per ton extra freight'
which upon stone is a very serious difference. Now, the
harbour of Herm is inclosed by a jetty of about three
hundred feet long, and vessels are in safety ; therefore
think it can scarcely be considered as no port ; 01,,u
as regards a deviation vitiating the insurance, I thi"
that as Herm is only a small islet, absolutely dependeol
on Guernsey, and within two miles and a half of the'
island, and as near St. Peter's port as St. Sampson%
I cannot understand why a difference should be wade'
The proprietor is prepared to buoy off the entrance°
to the harbour, and to perform such other forrunlitie§
as may be requisite to remove these differences. The"
arc pilots living on the island.—l remain, &c.
(Signed) LLOYD'S AGENT'
William Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's.

POST-OFFICE INQUISITION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--I wish to place the following facts at yetr
disposal, wishing them to obtain publication :—Ontl'e
12th instant I posted a letter addressed to my father,
who is a farmer in Somerset, informing him of
intention to start from London on the following citlV
for the purpose of visiting a dying sister. I accov;
ingly did leave London on the following day. Wrbso
was my surprise upon arriving at my father's, to fi
that I had not been expected, and that my letter 111'
not arrived. I set this down to the negligence of t 136
country postmaster, when, lo! the next morning, rot
letter arrived with a monstrous Post-office seal seti
tached to it, and an intimation that it had been open
at the General Post-office. Upon making a complain t
to the Post-office authorities, I received nothing bu
vague unsatisfactory replies.
I think it right that this fact should be made publ.l4
seeing that it very clearly shows that a system 0'74
at the Post-office of opening every hundredth, 01._,1
may be fiftieth, letter, in addition to those addressed
to suspected persons. No suspicion could have
isted in my case, for, as I have already told you, 111;
father is nothing more than a plain country faVne"
and I am a servant.

THE INC6ME-TAX,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,--It has been stated in some provincial pePe,..A
that the odious income-tax will probably be repeso";
so far as respects the tax on trade and professionse;f,
consummation most devoutly to be wished! The di
ficulty, however, will be to find a substitute, if yt
Chancellor of the Exchequer should apprehend thiss
this repeal would cause too great a reduction in !
revenue. There is one source of revenue "win°
would be most productive, and would not press 01
the people at large—this is a probate duty on ret
property. There is a considerable probate duty c 1;
personal property--why should not the duty on thou
two descriptions of property be equalised ?
ne
were to investigate the subject, you would find it on
of vast importance, and your discussion of the s°/,,
ject would bring it before the notice of the kit-10°1:i
It will, perhaps, be found, that this equalisation
t_
for 01
the probate duty would not only compensate
repeal of the income-tax on trade and professions, bitio
also admit of the repeal of the duty on cotton and
reduction of the duty on tea. without detriment to '"
revenue, i. e., without decreasing the present reven°
Yours, &e. A SUBSCRIBER'

THE SCOTTISH HosriTAL.—The festival of Saln;
Andrew will be celebrated by this ancient and excellent
Corporation on Saturday next, under circumstances a
more than usual eclat. The chair is to be taken by IJofi
Saltoun, an old and zealous supporter of the IlusPit'tor
who during his recent command in Chins, has added ,o
his former long and distinguished military career ,`,,
merit of having furnished a number of new tails in il'll,ll
tration of the history of the war. The Noble Lord "1
come up from his hunting quarters at Coldstream for tj.,
ir
express purpose of the festival, and return inunedist
afterwards, thus making a journey of nearly 700 0°,:0
for the benefit of his poorer countrymen. His Lortls'lol
is to be supported by his brother, the Hon. Willso
Fraser, for su many years the indefatigable and pop,'l I.
treasurer of the Corporation, by Sir Henry PottingV
by Colonel Burns, the son of the poet, by the only 6n;
the brother and nephew of Mungo Park, and by flit+
and-thirty stewards, who have volunteered to act on
occasion. If we add to these inducements the nnti°Ptf
music of the pipes, by Mackay, piper to the late Duke it
Sussex, and Macbeth, the Duke of Sutherland's PiPer'
will be admitted that the attractions of the day Are vfnil
common order. of
II ,hess

_er itoyal Highness the Grand Duel. tirg
Mecklenburg Strelitz is said to be in that interesiA to
situation which, promises, at an early period, to 0"
the domestic, happiness of her illustrious family.

DIED. io to‘.
On Tuesday last, after an illness of only a few dai,t4,.,,pg
69th year of his age, Mr. David Wollen Irwin, (I°-10,4"
period of more than forty years in the confidential or'ipili,:
the " Norfolk Chronicle" proprietary—beloved by hiki'oort`'
endeared to his friends, and respected for his sterling
and Christian virtues by all who knew him.: A 65.
On the 25th inst., in `Dover, John Marsh, Esq., age- AO"
On the 26th of July last, at Vineyard, Parramatts'
Josephs, widow of Captain Phillip Gidley Stfpg R.N• bor
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On the 21st inst., Miss Elizabeth Price, upper .0`
street, Regent's-par. f, nit,
On the 22d inst., at Paris, Mary, the wife of Pe'w
Mocatta, Esq., of London. , ; titensl:l.t'
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On the 23d inst., at Loftus, near Gisborough, 8-I‘C,- '
General the Hon. Sir Robert Laurence Duncr,
Colonel of the 59th Regiment.
On the 23d inst., at Portsmouth, Mr. Charier it 011.64
Parker, Midshipman of her Majesty's ship Eagle, aged 10;
On the 24th inst., at Bridge-cottages, Kentish-towitote
garet Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Rev
B owne, of St. Vincent's, aged 25. fsq, a
On the 20th inst., at Hawkehurch, Thomas Barns'
Magistrate for the counties of Dorset and Devon. ~,istol'
On the 23d inst., in Lee-terrace, Blackheath, P
J•
Newton, Esq., aged 76. k equar" ill
On the 24th inst., in Hunter-street, Brunswic - oce
P. Penton, Esq., Second Secondary of the late riPe"
lit
the xchequer, aged 70.
OnE the 24th inst., at Brislington, near Bristol, f lizabet
ta, relict of the late John Hurls, Esq, aged 86. 00°11
On the 25th inst., at Little Chelsea, Maria Angus- -
of the late G. Ogg, Esq., of Putney. r wee WO'
On the 25th inst., at Kettering, the Rev. James
of
Vicar of Geddington, Northamptonshire, aged 71. relict
On the 26th inst., in Dorset-square, Mrs. Meyer,
the late Dr. Meyer, aged 87. kliesitl''
Disc ._.40,
On the 26th inst., Frederick Heisch, Esq., of ,5 psis,
On the 27th inst., in Park-lane, Piccadilly, Le"
sd,
O
Esq., aged 88.
On the 27th inst., at Grosventr-place, -mitt),
William Peacock, Esq.. aged 70. nio
On the 27th inst., Eliaa, relict of the late Tho
Esq., of Southwark. CamberWell-r°

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