The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

THE HEAVY DUTY ON MTGAR•
Large quantities of green rhubarb- lately brought to the
London market, being unsaleable, we.re carted to the dung
The true reason of this waste appears to be that, throngh.
the heavy duty levied on sugar, it is very much out of
t he reach of the poor, and rhubarb, we know, cannot be estell
witliout, sugar.
Ttie ugh pries of suglr also prevents cot Lagers from using
the produce of their Ina., Barth is, gooseberries and currants,
which induces them to offer these fruits in the neighbouring
towns, and here again there b t::e same disappointment 7--,
after toiling.through the streets 11,r many hours in search 0'
customers, these poor people are often compelled almost.°
give away their fruit, the oppressive duty on sugar depriving
them of purchw,ers..
In the. recent debate on the Sugar Duties, the. Earl of
Radnor stated that the allowance of sugar to each seaman
the Queen's Navy was double the quantity consumed by the
cottager at home; and the Marquis of Lansdowne also
stated that the convict transported to New Holland could
obtain three times as Much sugar as the honest labourer ill
England!

CAUSE OF INCENDIARISM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIE,—Su the cause of incendiarism in the agricultural dis-
tricts, is entirely to be attributed to the present poor- laws!
I must confess I do Pot see good gronnds to believe this
general opinion. The reporter einployed by the editor of the
Times ought to be able to give us better reasoning than
have vet seen. Great distress exists—no doubt of that;
but what proof have we that the working of the Poor-law
is the real cause of it. The agricultural labourer may thin'',
and those that are inclined to be idle do think, that is the
only obstacle to their comfort and support. This is a poor
reason, indeed, backed by the strong proof of their havll
burned the property of poor-law guardiaas exclusively.
-us look back to 1824 or 1825. A great deal of agricultura.
property was destroyed by fire in the neighbourhood 01
Ipswich. I forget whether it was attributed to the old poor-
law—l think it was said want of employment for the fl
was the cause. At that period corn was extremely low, an
state.
rents extremely high, and they are now in a similar
In this state of things the tenant. farmer cannot employ 11
proper number of men, and though he knows the consr
quence of neglecting the proper cultivation of his land, 8
is obliged to regulate his 'labour upon his farm by his purse'
A farm short of hands is like a vessel on the Yorkshire coast,
many of which leave a bad tale behind them every year fronl
want of hands to work them.
The day is gone by for obtaining 80S. per quarter f,or..
wheat in this country, and unless the rents of farms throurr
out England are reduced something like thirty per cent,
fear we shall hear of distress and its awful consequences,
have what poor-laW you will.—l am, Sir, yours,
July 9,1844. j, F.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.—MT. Joseph
has recently presented an important return respecting thg
unfortunate persons who are incarcerated in dungeons or
"sponging-houses" for debts which they are unable to dis-
charge. The return moved for by the Hon. Member for
Montrose, of the number of persons confined in the metre;
politan prisons, in the other debtors prisons of England 0,
Wales, as also in those of Scotland and Ireland, for tu4t:.
"offence" of insolvency, &c., was ordered in February las,,,v
and has only just been printed. The returns were reqlair,_
to show the number of persons whose debts, without eol"„,
t;
were under thesums of 11., 51,10/, 501., 1001.. 500/., and abol
the last-mentioned amount,—stating, also, the average o
of imprisonment of each of these classes of debtors, t
name, the amount of debt, and the amount of each Perl;
son's expenses who had been immured within the WBz
of his cage more than five years. These returns covor
space of no less than 56 pages. .It appears from thene,
that the gross total number of persons who are or
then imprisoned for debt in the United Kingdom at larbi
amounts to 3,352, of whom 2,154 were confined in Engle,
and Scotland, 85 only in Scotla, and 1.113 in Ireland.
total number imprisoned :or debts (exclusive of costs) ot,laa,i',
11. amounted to 210; under 51., to 794; under 10/., to 47,',
' under 501., to 922 ; under 1001.. to 249 ; under 500/. to 29" '
above 5001., to 104, and 36 fin. amounts not stated in the
returns before us. As many as 256 persons were imprison,
for' offences against the revenue laws, and 85 prisoners w
had been confined more than five years—namely, 78 in Eng;
land, and 7 in Ireland. Neu iv one-half of the prisoners,,,i,
1,469, were (exclusive of costs) confined for debts under 1".!.,
One prisoner is mentioned as having been imprisoned wit 11.0 f
the Queen's Prison fur 32 years, at tin annual expense to te"
county of 91.25. 6d. ! Nam.
FALL OF TIIE TOWER OF HALSTED -
CHURCIL—It is with feelings of the deepest regret that "a
this day record a lamentable occurrence which took place itu
the/own of Halsted, on Wednesday last. But for the e-t.;
fortunate event we are about to notice, an announCewtelille;
would have appeared in our paper to-day, that
Church of the Holy Trinity, erected by voluntary subsoll9st
tions, in the above parish,would be consecrated on the 31stillt
by the Lord Bishop of London. About a quarter to threeo'et;
on 'Wednesday afternoon, the beautiful tower and steeple 1,
tached to the above church, which had been completed tau_,
height of 115 feet, fell with an awful crash, which must 11
been heard for miles round. On hurrying to the spot, ea:Te,
our correspondent, the scene we witnessed was most heari'r-
rending, for the first. impression was that all the,/
bearers were beneath the ruins, and the shrielts
screams of the women and children were dread
It was a most providential and merciful interposit'6o
that such indeed was not tite case. From what /1.
'have been able to collect, it appears that Mr. Johnstoae"
the builder, actually saw the tower sinking, and he in 101;
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diately ordered the workmen off; when the tower fell,- 0044
two labourers were then upon the scaffold, one of whom
severely injured, but it is hoped may ultimately recover;
other is comparatively but slightly hurt. The Rev. Arciy,
deacon Burney and G. Spering, Esq., experienced a vein:,
narrow escape, as did also Mr. and Mrs. Arden, who Avere.4
the body of the church at the time of the accident, a urtl-re;
of the ruins falling into that part of the structure. Weftle.:
happy to state that the church itself has received but 'Pim.;
injury, and only such as may very speedily be repaired.
present we are unable to assign the cause to which this
event is to be attributed.—Chchnsford Chronicle.
GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND -CARLISLE Ritivisr...-.•
We learn that the promoters of this undertaking .11.,,s
actively engaged with those preliminary measg`T.,
which the rules of Parliament require, before ker;
plying for its sanction to an Act next •session. 51 gl
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engineer, Mr. Miller, is now engaged with the
liamentary survey, and is instructed to consult t-or
wishes of the Duke of Buccleuch, the Marquisair.
Queensbery, the Marquis of Bute, and other
ential proprietors, in laying down the line. A-
nute inquiry into the traffic of the extensive agric
tural and mineral districts through which the line Pe•esefr
is now being made ; and though not completed, the sa
ports already made of the traffic in passengers, goi""r,
and minerals, are extremely promising to the twee cr
taking. That the intercourse between GlasgoW 411
England is rapidly increasing, is manifest from the
crowded state of the steamers between Glasgow °Ili;
Liverpool, and the increase of coaches on the rod
I.Vhen,_therefore, the creative power of the railway 3Y" •
tern is made to develop itself, by the two countries beil
connected by an iron r,:ad, running through the fine:
part Of the West of Scotland, it is not easy to est/wll;
the extent of intercourse that will be established.----'•*
Observer.
LORD ErsoN's FULFILMENT OF A PROMISE.- 9,
1783, when Mr. Scott, afterwards Lord Eldon, first becarrta
candidate for the borough of Weobly, he was received a'7,
lodged in. the house of Sir: Bridge, the Vicar, who, havi,.ogo
daughter then a young child, took a jocular promise I,r`tie,
him, that if he should ever become Chancellor, and the
girl's husband should be a clergyman, the Chancellor woul,
give that Clergyman a living. Now comes the sequel, partly
related by Lord Eldon himself to his niece (Mrs. Foster/
" Years rolled on—l came into "dice: when one rnornin,g4
was told a young lady wished to speak to me; and I said le:,
young ladies must be attended to, so they must show her lira
' And up came a very pretty young lady, and she curtsi'r,
and simpered, and said she thought I could not recollect Dell
I answered I certainly did not, but perhaps she could re%
herself to my- memory; so she asked if 1 remembered ticl,
clergyman at Weobly, and his little girl, to whom 1 had mere
a promise. Oh, yes!' I said, I do, and I suppose you
the little girl.' She curtsied, and said Yes.' And I ela
pose you are married to a clergyman ?" No,' she said, s
she blushed, lam only going to be married to one, if yo a
my Lord, will give hint a living.' Well, I told her to 091-:
back in a few days; and 1 made inquiries to ascertain rrti,.
the Bishop.of the diocese. that the gentleman she was gor:4l
to be married to was a respectable clergyman of the Cher""„
of England; and then I looked at my list, and found I act
ally had a living vacant that I could give him. So ,1:0-
the young lady came back, I told her she might return Ito
and get married as fast as she liked, for her intended hush3„-,.$
should be presented to a living, and I would send the P!'l3',l,
as soon as they could be Made out. Oh, no!' she exclaim's,
and again she simpered; and blushed, and curtsied; pray,l%,
Lord, let me take them back myself? I was a good ec`-d.
amused, so I actually had the papers made out, and I sigik...c
them, and•she took them back herself the following day- -
Twiss's Life of Elden:.

BIRTHS. •
hi er
On the 9th inst., at the Vicarage, Lullington; Derbysr
the wife of the Rev. Theodore Echalaz, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at Riverhead, Kent, the lady of Char
ler
R. Carter Petley, Esq., of a son and heir.
On the 9th inst., at Hornsey, Mrs. George Warner, of
daughter.
On the 9th inst., at Chandos Cottage, Ramsgate, the 46
of Richard Tomson,jun., Esq., of a son.
llaia
On the 11th inst., at Bow, Middlesex, Mrs. Wuo—
M'Laren, of a son.
ha
On the 12th inst., at Torrington-square, the wife of uT °
Lendsell, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., of a son.
On the 10th inst., at Speen, Berks, the wife of the Bev,'
A. D. Meakin, of a son.
On the 10th inst., at the Vicarage House, Kirtlington,
fordshire, the wife of the Rev. J. illemard, of a daugh!l •

• MARRIED.
On the 2d inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, EdWbg'
Wingfield Dickenson, Esq., of Dosthill House, Warw%)'
shire, to Sarah, widow of :e
Major William Spratt, late of ,
Hon. East India Company's Service. ipv
On the 2d inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster,
ander Boyle, Esq., Commander, RN., second son of the ivoto •
Hon. David Boyle, Lord Justice General of Scotland,o.,
Agnes, youngest daughter of J. Walker, Esq., of Gle
George-street, Westminster. eve'
On the 4th of May, at Poona, Bombay Presidency, ."-J5O
tenant-Colonel S. 13: Boileau, commanding her lies;,„;;Ty
22d Regiment, to Mary Harriet, youngest daughter ofil-
Cornbe, Esq., of Caroline-street, Bedford-square.
On the 30th ult., at Vienna, Maximilian Julius Xotlitl;
warer, Esq., to Laura, youngest daughter of the late Mot
Konigswarer, Esq., of that city.

DIED.
On the 13th inst., at Grove-lane-terrace, Camber e,
_ nflg,
Elizabeth Carey, relict of Philip Melvin, Esq., Lieuteno-
Governor of Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, aged 74 years.
ell' of.
On the sth inst., at Thame, Oxfordshire, Mr. Bedw"'
West Smithfield, aged 59. et
On the 7th inst., at Toxteth-park, Liverpool, Sarah, alt
of Thomas Downwards, Esq., aged 86.
lliaps
On the Bth inst., at Bishopwearmouth, Durham, 1
Hunter Burne, Esq. 1401-
On the 9th inst., at Bonehill, near Tamwortb, John
ing, Esq., aged 83.
On the 10th inst., Thomas, eldest son of Thomas LAbro
Esq ~ of near Bury, Lanca shire.
On the 11th inst, at Elizabeth Mary, the wife of Joseph
Bishop,. Esq., of the Crescent; America square. olf
On the 11th inst., at Hackney, Neville Ash, Esq.,
surviving son of the late T. Ash. of East. Hair, lissc-rNo1"11
On the 7th inst., at Park-street, Grosvenor-square,
B 1
On
Esq
i ns.
of the
On the 7th t., at Leamington, Elizabeth, the wire
Reii. J. James, D.D., Canon of Peterborough.
„„. -ger
On the 9th inst., Georgiana Swan, the wire of J. 1, •
hall, of Woolwich

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Landon: Printed and Published by IttURDO TOri`
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. 0
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 'C°llll
Bliddleaex, Monday, July 15, 1844.