The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-25 00:00:00

GREAT 31ARLOW.

The Committee met again yesterday morning at eleven.
After some discussion the Committee decided that the objec.
tion to the vote of Edward Newell should be gone into.
Evidence was then produced to show that an inhabitant of
the borough, of the name of Pasey, had paid the rates fur the
premises out of which Newell registered ; and that the claim
of the voter had been allowed by the Revising Barrister, be-
cause there had beer, an informality in the notice of objectiou.
The Committee dec!ared that the vote was a bad one, and
ought to be struck off the poll.
This decision has left the numbers on each side equal.
The vete of Joseph Cochrane was next objected to by Mr.
Cockburne, for the sitting member; but after some evidence
had been gone into, the objection was withdrawn.

The vote of John Harris was then objected to by Counsel
for the petitioners, on the ground of insufficiency of value.
It appeared that the premises had been sworn to be of the
value of 101., but evidence was adduced to showthat the rent
paid by the occupier was only 91., and he was heard to say
that he would swear it up to 10/. The valuators differed as
to the precise amount at which the premises should be fixed.
After a short deliberation the Committee decided that the
vote was a bad one, and should be struck off the poll.
This decision has placed the siting Member in a minority
of one.

The Committee then adjourned till Eleven o'Clock un Sa-
turday next.

WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS.

The arguments on the votes of Wm. Fowler, an elector on
the side of the sitting Members proceeded. The charge of per •
sonation was not established, and the Committee decided that
William Fowler, the mariner, had a good qualification, and did
vote out of that and no other.

Francis Stayner was next objected to.. He was also a voter
for the sitting ',Members. The objection was that he was im-
properly admitted to the registet'. This was an appeal from
the decision of the Revising Barrister,' who, it was said, had
admitted Stayner, though he had not resided in the borough
twelve calendar months before the 31st July, 1840.

A witness proved that Stayner had resided in Guernsey for
some years.
Mr. l'Ar.nor —Did he never come to w eymouth ? Witness
—Yes, at the elecrion.—(Laughter.)
Mr. TALBOT—Did he not come before that? Witness—
Yes, at the other election..—(Laughter.)

After a long argument the eomMittee declared that Stayner's
♦ote was bad, and then adjourned till Monday.
The petitioners are now two a head; the race will be neck
and neck.

THE TORY INCOME TAx.—A Morning Contemporary
justifies this impost on the score of its being at variance
with common sense ; and adds " for ourselves, we never
thought that any taxation was likely to become agreeable
from its conformity with the common. sense conclusions
of mankind." According to this reasoning, a tax, to
"become agreeable," must have nonsense for its basis;
and viewed in this light, the income tax certainly bids
fair to become a very " agreeable " and popular
impo t, for never aas there one that so boldly
set at defiance everything in the shape of jus-
tice and sagacity. Our Contemporary's contempt for
common sense is perfectly natural, seeing that his own
diurnal lucubrationiare notoriously devoid of this quality.
In another passage of the same article, he intreats the
people to dismiss their foolish prejudices against the in-
come tax, because the tax-gatherer, " instead of sweeping
away half a man's income, only asks sevenpence in the
pound !"--Only asks. sevenpence ! Modest creature I
Who can be base enough to resist so moderate a demand ?
BALM IN GILEAD, OR COMFORT FOR THE BISHOP OF
EXETER.—It must be very comforting to the Bishop of
Exeter—who, it may be remembered, nearly broke his
pious heart for the loss of the rich living of Stanhope—
to know that he is no longer in possession of that fat,
snug rectory, for he thereby avoids the heavy income
tax that he would otherwise have had to pay on it !
The number of vessels at present engaged in the
French merchant service is 15,817, of which 133 are steam-
ers, and 15,681 sailing vessels. Of these 25 are from 800 to
500 tons ; 229 of 449 to 300 ; 1,898 of 299 to 100 ; 9f
99 to 60; 253 of 59 to 60; and 10,827 below 30 tons,

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR,,THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert I
took their accustomed early walk this morning in the
Slopes and_the,H9me Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken out in the forenoon in the
Little Park, and again in a carriage in the afternoon,
for an airing.
Her Majesty rode out in a pony carriage and four, at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lady Caroline Cocks,
and the Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish. His Royal
Highness Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty on
horseback, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel
Buckley, and Mr. George Ed ward Anson.
The Royal dinner party, this evening, at the Castle,
will include only the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Royal Suite.
.
MAUNDY THURSDAY.—Yesterday the customary dis-
tribution of her Majesty's Royal Maundy took place at
Whitehall Chapel. There were present 23 aged men,
and 23 aged women, being the number of the . years of
age of her Majesty. The • poor persons received the
Royal charity with much apparent thankfulness. They
are above •70 years of age, some are upwards of 80.
At two o'clock the recipients assemlded at Whitehall
Chapel, and at three o'clock the usual procession walked
to the Chapel, consisting of the Yeomen of the Guard in
thole State costume, one of the corps carrying s
gold dish which has been used on these occasions
since the reign of Queen Mary, and on this dish were
deposited the alms to be distributed.
There were six children in attendance, who had been
seleited for good conduct from the National School of
Westminster, and the parish of St. George, Hanover-
square. These children received as a reward a douceur
of 65., and the linen sashes which they wore.
The Very Rev: the Dean of Carlisle officiated as Sub-
Almoner, attended by Joseph Hanby, Esq., -Secretary
and Yeoman of the Almonry, and Officers of the Lord
Chamberlain's department. There were in attendance
the Rev. 1)r. Sleath, the Rev. Dr. Vivian, Rev. Messrs.
Packinan and Haden.

The distributions were made between each of the An-
thems—" Blessed is he that considereth the poor and
needy," "Oh Lord, grant the Queen long life," and
" Who is this that cometh from Edom," which were sung
with striking effect by the Gentlemen and the Boys of
the Chapel Royal. Mr J. B. Sale presided at the organ.
The alms distributed consisted of 11. 15s. to each
woman as an equivalent for clothing, and each man re-
ceived sufficient woollen and linen cloth, shoes, and
stockings, to make him an entire suit. Both men and
women received 1/. 10s. each, as an equivalent for provi-
ions formerly issued in kind. And a further sum of IL
and 23 silver pennies, the latter being the number of the
years of age-of her Majesty.
The Bishop of London held a confirmation of the ju-
venile Nobility and Gentry in the Chapel Royal St.
James's. The Countess Delawarr and the Ladies West,
Lady Eliot, Lord Radstock, and Lord Prudhoe, were
among the Nobility present.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager sent yesterday to
make inquiay after the state of the Countess of Munster
and the Family, and Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence went
to attend her Majesty at Marlborough House. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess Gloucester also sent to in-
quire after her Ladyship and Lord Adolphiis. Among
the Nobility and Gentry who called yesterday to pay
visits of condolence were the Duke of Brunswick, his
Excellency M. Dedel, the Marquis of Headfort, Marquis
of Clanricarde ; Earls—Jerinyn, Wiltshire, and Jersey ;
Countesses of Uxbridge and Charleville ; Lords--J. 0.
Fitzroy, Saye and Sele, A. Lennox, Ingestre, Strafford,
and G. Paget ; Ladies—E. and C. Paget, C. Somerset,
A Lennox and Ingestre,. Baron Bentinck ; Sirs Robert
Fitz Wygram, E. Hyde East, J. Cockburn, J. Kempt,
Gore Ouseley, R. King, and Charles Clarke ; Colonel
M‘Alpine ; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss ; Mr. C. Gre-
ville, Hon. Twisleton Fiennis, Colonel Bagot, Captain
Sparshot, Colonel Spencer Stanhope, Mr. Masse, Mr.
Langford Brooke, Captain Percy, R.N., Major S. Clerke,
Mr. Hawkins, Major-General Keane, Colonel Yorke,
Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, and Colonel J. Wyldman.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge paid
a visit to Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence yesterday.
Her Royal Higness the Duchess of Kent took a
carriage airing yesterday.
Mr. Antrobus, M.P., and a deputation, had. an inter-
view with the Earl of Ripon yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.

The Earl of Elgin had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday afternoon to join
Lady Peel and family at Kemptown, Brighton.
Mr. Crofts, accompanied by Mr. Dickinson and Mr.
Acland, had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday
at the Board of Trade. _ _

Despatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office. • .
On Monday and Tuesday, the Royal Minor alms
were distributed to upwards of 800 persons above the
age of 60 years, who received five shillings each.
The Royal ate Charity, of thirteen shillings each, was
also distributed to 168 persons, many of whom are very
aged, and have declined • from a prosperous condition in
life, to distress and affliction.
These distributions were made under the orders of the
Archbishop of York as Lord High Almoner to her
Majesty, by Mr. Hanby, his Grace's Secretary.

• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
None of the Derby favourites were in force yesterday
afternoon, nor was the general betting by any means so
brisk as on Monday. 8 to 1 was laid to about 30C1.
against Attila, and from the feeling displayed in various
quarters, a further decline seems highly probable.
Neither Auckland nor Chatham were in favour, the
odds quoted against each having been offered currently,
Ballinkeele had a formidable enemy, notwthstandino•t-, it
was stated that his arrival in Oxford-street may be
hourly expected. In fact, the only movement upward
worth alluding to, was in The Lord of Holderness,
whose friends were so fond that the last offers to lay
did not exceed 20 to 1. Very little money was got on
Palit urus, and Espartei o improved a little, and 2,000
to 15 was taken several times about Belcair. Nothing
fresh, either in Chester Cup or Oaks. Closing prices—
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor—taken
CHESTER CUP.
9 to I agst Mr. Holme's Vulcan—taken
12 to 1 apt Lord Chesterfield's Marshal Soult—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Rory 011 ore
18 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Rhodanthe.
DERBY.
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot
22 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken
1.1 to 1 agst Mr. Goodman's lot—taken
r 4 to I agst Col. Anson's Attila
18 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland
20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Chatham.
20 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of Holdernesse
28 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele
•30 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Palinurus
33 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Espartero
40 to I agst Mr. Ramshay's Moss Trooper—taken
45 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham—taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor—taken •
66 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's The Artful Dodger
3000 to 30 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Tripoli—taken
1000 to 10 agst Lord Miltown's Scalteen—taken
2000 to 15 agst Mr. Allen's Beleceur—taken
OAKS.
16 to 1 agst Mr. Etwell's Passion—taken.
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Amima filly—taken