The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-02 00:00:00

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TUE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—DO VER, JAN. 29
—A private opening of this line, to the terminus at Dover
took place on Saturday. An engine from the Folkestone sta-
tion was first dispatched, unaccompanied by any carriage, as
a pioneer to test the line, and everything having been fount
perfectly smooth and safe, it returned to Folkestone, aLtd
brought back a carriage, containing Mr. Baxendale, the
chairman, with others of the Directors, together with Mr.
William Cubitt, the chief engineer, and other executive's
connected with the line. In all, four journeys were performed
to and from Folkestone, the last train (one carriage) leaving
Dover for London at four o'clock. This experimental trip
has afforded great satisfaction to the directors and engineers.
Although there have been great diffieulties thrown in the
way of the completion of this portion of the line, both by
the attacks of tieptune and the falls of the cliff,
and greater
exertion has consequently been made to finish the works,
yet the rails appear to be firmly settled, and the traction was
so easy as to justify a speed of upwards of twenty miles an
hour, the distance from Folkestone having been performed,
the last trip, in fifteen minutes.

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DUTY ON TOBACCO.—A memorial has been ad-
dressed to Sir Robert Peel by the American Chamber of
Commerce at Liverpool, praying for a reduction of the duty
on tobacco, and stating the advantage which would accrue,
both to the revenue and to commerce, by such a measure.
Tables are given to show the increase of consumption during
the imposition of a low duty, and that to such a degree as to
render the source of revenue more productive. Thus, coffee
in 1801, at Is. 7d. per lb., yielded 77,6511.; in 1821, at Is. per
lb., 379,6501.; and in 1841, at 6d. per lb., 710,524/. Tobacco
in 1821, at 4s. per lb., yielded 3,164,6731., and in 1841, at 3s.
per lb., 3,314,215/. This difference of duty has not, however,
been sufficient to reduce materially the profits of the smug-
gler,'who is still able to sell his tobacco at 2s. 9d. per lb.,
which is 3d. less than the duty alone. In 1798 Ireland con-
sumed 8,000,0001b5. of tobacco, and she now consumes
3,000,0001b5. less, with more than double the population.
During the period of extensive consumption the duty was
Bd. per lb., whereas now it is 3s. In England and Scotland
was consumed, in proportion to the population, only half the
quantity of tobacco consumed iu Ireland, the duty in this
island being ls. 7d. However, on account of smuggling, the
quantity of tobacco ou which duty is paid does not give
even an approximation to the actual amount of consumption,
and the memorialists declare that in their belief the actual
consumption was 53,711,8561b5., instead of 22,094,7721b5., the
quantity on which the duty was levied. These statements
are followed by a prayer for the reduction of the duty on
tobacco to ls. per lb.
THE NELSON STATUE FINISHED.—At length the
statue of the Hero of the Nile is visible from his exalted po-
sition in Trafalgar-square, apparently completed as it is " to
go down to posterity," as well as stand the criticism and in-
spection of the present age. It is, undoubtedly, much im-
proved from the alterations and " clippings" it has under-
gone, the coil of rope, on ono side, being much diminished,
and the left hand tail of the coat being likewise lessened, so
as to remedy the curious effect produced by its previous
form. Rapid progress is now being made in the completion
of the square, which being nearly paved, looks very advan-
tageously. The displeasing and unsightly hoarding will,
consequently, be soon removed, as also the clever and curious
scaffolding, that at present surrounds the column, and pre-
sents such a striking specimen of ingenuity.
Lady Oakeley died at Hastings on Friday last, in
her 42d year. Her Ladyship was second daughter of the
late Lora Charles Murray Aynslev, son of the fourth Duke
of Athol, and married, the sth of June, 1826, the Rev. Sir
Herbert Oakeley, Bart., Archdeacon of Colchester, and Dean
of Barking.
ACCIDENTS AT DEVONYORT.—On Saturday morn-
ing a building in the market of this town, which was sup-
ported on pillars, and appropriated for hanging the carcases
of pigs on the cross-beams attached thereto, fell down on a
number of persons who were engaged in business under the
roof. The utmost confusion ensued. When the parties
were taken from the ruins, it was discovered that a pig-
dealer from the country had his leg and thigh broken, and
was otherwise injured ; an industrious woman, a butcher's
wife, had also a leg broken. Four others were severely hurt,
and many were slightly injured.
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the liberties of the British people, as exhibited to the
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citing of the Irish State Trials,
Robert Peel himself predicted that Ireland would
prove his great difficulty. It would have established
his reputation as a prophet had he foretold that in
the Administration of that country his reputed statesman-
ship would find a grave. Every lover of truth must con-
fess that a very great, and a very culpable indifference to
the grievances of Ireland does exist in the popular mind
of England. Nor can it be disputed that a feeling approach-
ing to a personal jealousy of the great influence of Mr.
OConnell lurks at the hearts of some of the leaders
of the Liberal English Members of the two Houses of Par-
liament; and that not a few of the Whigs would secretly
rejoice at his discomfiture had the Government only granted
him a fair trial. But no Englishman worthy ofe.th:,e;:iritioe
can witness, without indignation, the attempt to find
O'Connell guilty by packing a jui v, and by the
unheard-of endeavour to establish the crime of cumulative
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