The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-29 00:00:00

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

WILLIAM M'EWEN and ANDREW CHRISTIE, iron-
mongers, Crieff, July 1 and 27, at one, at the Drummond
Arms Inn, Crieff.
JOHN MUNRO, distiller, Dingwall, Ross-shire, July 1,
and Aug. 5, at two, at the Sheriff's-chambers, in the Castle of
Inverness.
JAMES ANDERSON, earthenware manufacturer, Porto-
bello, July 2 and 24, at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Edin-
burgh.
WILLIAM WALKER, GEORGE DUNCAN, and

HiliiiiiiilLLlAMSON,engineers, Edinburgh, July 5 and
30, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Bell, Edinburgh.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending June 25, 1844, is 345. 40. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE
SUGAR DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
was lately reading the " Life of Lord Syden-
ham," by. G. Poulett Scrope, Esq., and was much struck
with his Lordship's remark in 1839, where he alludes
to his own inability to be of any service in England.
He says:—
" There is no chance of carrying the House with one
for any great commercial reforms—timber, corn, sugar,
&c.—party and private interest will prevent it. If Peel
were in, he might do this, as he could muzzle or keep
away his Tory allies, and we should support him. If he
got in, and had courage, what a field for him ! But he
has not."—Page 102.
Let us hope, this may not prove entirely true, and
that the Hon. Baronet may have the moral courage to
do what he knows to be his duty. Nothing has yet been
done for unhappy, ill-used Ireland, and he, and he alone,
is answerable for the bad feeling existing in that country
towards the Government, and answerable for any ill
consequences that may arise from his worse than do-
nothing policy. But if he will consult the feelings of the
blind and narrow-minded bigots of his party, he must
take the consequences, and share in the inevitable con-
tempt which must be the fate of those who sacrifice jus-
-,ce at the shrine of intolerance.
Your most obedient servant,
JUSTITIA.

June 26, 1844.

THE PLANET VENUS.—The beautiful planet Venus,
which for a long time has been so conspicuous in the
west, will be visible in an evening for only a short time
longer.. So little of its illuminated disc is now turned
towards the earth, that it has the appearance of the
moon when only about four days old, and may easily be
seen with an ordinary spying glass, but is an object of
much interest when viewed through a telescope of con-
siderable magnifying power. As the planet is ap-
proaching its inferior conjunction with the sun, it will
be very interesting to those persons who have good
telescopes to observe how rapidly the illuminated por-
tion of its disc will disappear during the ensuing fort-
night, after which the planet will scarcely be visible, on
account of its apparent proximity to the sun.
NEWLY-INVENTED SPECTACLES, TELESCOPES,
OPERA GLASSES, MICROSCOPES, &C.—Messrs. S. and
B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street., Picca-
dilly, have succeeded in effecting a most scientific im-
provement in Spectacle and Telescope Lenses, &c., of
the greatest transparent power. The extraordinary
advantage derived from this invention is that vision
becomes preserved and strengthened and very aged per:
sons are enabled to employ their sight either by day or
candle light at the most minute occupation, and can see
with those Lenses of a much less magnifying power, nor '
will they require the frequent changes to further helps
as the Spectacles now in common use. Also newly-in-
vented Achromatic Waiscoat-pocket Telescopes and
Opera Glasses which are invaluable at the sea-side and
on the race-course, as well as at the theatre, gm—Every
kind of Telescope for Shooting, Sea purposes, and upon
stand for astronomical observations with the celebrated
Lenses of the most clear transparent brilliancy ; the
powers are so great and the Lenses so bright and bril-
liant that minute objects at an extraordinary distance
are brought completely under the eyes.—Sportsmen,
Tourists, and sea-side visitors will indeed here have a
great treat. Their invisible Voice Conductor gives im-
mediate relief to old standing extreme cases of deafness.
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