The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-23 00:00:00

THE LATE B. OSBALDESTON
MITFORD, ESQ.
The remains of the I:te Bertram Osbaldeston Pfitford (for-
merly of Bertram Mitford); of Mitiord Castle, in the county of
Northumbel land, and of Hummaiiiry, in the county of York,
Esquire, who died at the former pace on the 27th ult , after an
illness of scarcely two days duration; were committed. to their
final resting place on Saturday last, in a vault specially pre-
pared for their reception, in the interior of the parish church
of Mitford. In the adjacent town of Morpeth; where the de—
ceased was much respected, and where the intelligence of his.
sudden death was received with universal regret, the shops wera,
partially closed, and the fine ring of bells there chimed muffled.
peals, at intervals, during the day.
Bertram Osbaldeston Mitford, the deceased, was the eldest
son of Bertram and Tabitha Mitford (before her marriage,
called Tabitha Johnson), and a direct lineal descendant of the.'
very ancient and honourable family in Northumberland, whose,
name he bore, and who have been in the uninterrupted pos-.
session of the barony and lands of Milford, in that county,.
during a long series of ages. He was born at Mitford at tile
close of tie year 1777, and was, consequently, at the tit of his:
decease, in the sixty-fifth yezr of his age.
Mr. Mitford was one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace,
for Northumberland. In early life, indeed, he had been_
educated in the profession of the law, which, however, he does
not appear at any time to have yractised, probably from the
circumstance 4.f his having, at the early age of tiventy-three
succeeded to the inheritance of the family estate at Mitford, ore
the decease of his father, in 1800, by which event the chief
stimulant to professional exertion would of course be removed.
In the year 1C35, he filled the office of High Sheriff of the
the county of Northumberland, with suitable dignity; the
duties and honours of which his ancestors had often, in the dais
of the Edwards, the Richards, and the Henrys, discharged and
sustained ; in which times they also frequently represented that
county in Parliament.
Upon the demise of Humphrey Osbaldeston (formerly Huns-
phrey Brook), of Entimanby, in the county of York, Esquit e,
In September, 1835, without leaving male issue, Mr'. Mitfernl
succeeded to the possession of the immense landed estate e,
situate in the East and West Ridings of that county, under tht:
entail created by the will of the late Fonntayne Wentworth
Oshaldestone, of Hnnimanby aforesaid, Esquire ; and in the her-
ginning of the succeeding year, in compliance with the direc-
tions of the testator,, and by virtue of his late Majesty's Royal
license to him granted for that purpose, he assumed and took
upon himself the name and arms of " Oshaldeston," which he
continued to bear until his decease, and, during late years, in
conjunction with those of " Mitford."

About twelve years ago the deceased gentleman married his
relative, Frances, the daughter, I believe, of Harry Mitford,
Esquire, a Captain in the Royal Navy, who survives him, but
by whom he has had no issue.

INCOME TAX. •
TO THE EDITOR OF TUE SUW

see Sir R. Peel boasil his income tax will not affect
the poor, but most assuredly it will. lam a tradesman, keep.
ing two female servants, besides men) end how- am I to meet
the tax lem about to be subjected to? lat oric,e say, by
keeping one servant less, others by a small advance on artieles
sold. The great bulk of servants and consumers being poor,
who, I ask, will pay the income tax ? As the Tory Premier
has now stated to the country his Budget plans of relict; I
would suggest that the Queen be urged to dissolve Parliament,
and take tte sense of the country on the respective merits of
Lord John Russell's and Sir Robert's measures —Yours,
Newark, Notts, March 20. B.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
is no doubt the duty of every good subject to con-
tribute his quota towards the support of the State.
When, however, we find a Ministry, determined to support
the interest of the few, at the expense of the many;
it is the privilege of every man to consider what ought
to be his conduct under such circumstance,. I, for one, have
made up my mind—l have 1,000/. a-year, every sixpence of
which I have been in the habit of expending—l pay about
50/. of assessed taxes—of those I purpose to reduce 301., so
that the remaining 201., with the income tax 301., will just make
up my old amount of 501. of direct taxes, and I wish Sir
Robert joy of his gain. If all enemies to class legislation 101
adopt this plan, it will produce an effect even on the insolence of
office, and, at all events, it will throw the entire burden of the in-
eome tax on those who support it, viz., on Sir Robert'svnajority
in Parliament, and MINORITY OUT OF IT. Sacrifices will be
required to carry the plan into effect, but surely no ono will
grudge these, for so just a purpose, as to rescue the nation from
the present iniquitous system of taxation. With those who pay
direct taxes, the thing is easy, but with all, it can be effected,
by reducing the amount of their indirect taxation.
AN ENEMY TO CLASS LEGISLATION.
21 March, 1842.

The Toulonnais gives the following letter from
Algiers, dated March 5 :—" Some time ago, a trading vessel
named the St. Charles, under the command of Captain Gra-
tien, sailed from Leghorn, with upwards of 5Q emigrants, for
Algiers. Each passenger was to pay for his passage and food
the sum of 14f. Owing either to the incapacity of the cap-
tain or the boistrous state of the weather, the passage was
prolonged exceedingly. They put in at Tunis, Callee, and
Philippeville. At last, the captain, tired of feeding so many
mouths, seized on a moment when the passengers were all
below, and shut down the hatches. He gave, occasionally,
to the wretched crowd below, a few pieces of broken biscuit.
They remained thus for five days, and, at last, grown despo-
rate from hunger, and preferring any fate to a tedious death,
they determined to effect an opening in the side of the vessel irs
order to sink her. Fortunately, when the captain discAtred
that their intention was so desperate, he opened the hatches
and set them free. '1 he vessel having arrived at Phillipevillo,
the captain cast anchor at some distance from land, and went
on shore with the crew. The passengers were left behind, and
thirty-six hours elapsed before the captain returned, alleging,
as an excuge, for his absence, that he had been attacked and

ill-treated by the Arabs. When, at length, the passengers •
were landed, they made a deposition of the manner in which
they had been treated. The vessel was permitted to put sire
its course,. and on its arrival at Algiers the captain was av-
rested, and is to be tried for his conduct."

A letter from Amsterdam, 14th inct., announces
that many 'diplomatic changes are contemplated by the Dutch •
Ministry They arc, it is said, to affect principally the repre-
sentatives of the King in- foreign countries, whose great age
may be supposed to be an obstacle to their efficiency. Thn
Dutch Ambassador at Berlin, M. de Pcrpencher, who is said to
be 70 years of age, is to he put upon the retired list; and to be
replaced by M. Shimmclpenenk, now Minister at the Coutt of
St. Petersburgh.
The reductions of the .duty on mahogany and aft
other descriptions of fancy wood, are very extensive, ant;
it has already been most clearly shown by our towasman, Mr.
Edward Cbaloncr, how great an effect such reductions as
theiT must hare on the manufacture of furniture, not merely
for home use, but for exportation, both to the colonies and
foreign countries. Under the new duties our cabinet-makers
willhave a fair prospect of competing with the foreign makers.—
Liverpool Times.
_ _

About ten or twelve drys ago, a !Gong woman
went to the shop of M. Dupuis, a dealer in curiosities and other
articles of value, in the Rue de l'Ancienfie Comedic', and made
purchase of a trifling article of jewellery, paying ready money. •
'1 he next day she came again, and expressed a wish to pur-
chase a gold watch. M. Dupuis teak his customer .to a
store he had in the Rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, where he
kept his most valuable property, and showed her molly
watches, but she found them all too dear for her purse, and
contented herself with another small ornament of less prim,
which she likewise paid for. By thus returning several times
to deal, she'gained the confidence of the broker and his family,
and was admitted into their intimacy. Havirg learnt the ways
of the house, she two days ago paid it a visit, and contrived to
take, unseen, the key tif the store in the Rue de l'Ecole de
Medecine, and, having entered, took away nine watches, a'
shawl, and other articles, with which she made off, leaving the
key of the door :n the lock. She, of course, has not since
made her appearance, nor have the police been able to discos-gr.
her retreat. They have, however, ascertained that she is an
old practitioner, and that she decamped from one of her last
lodgings in the Rue des Mathurins, with between 400 and
5001. belonging to her landlord.
• THE PittonosEr) Dun- ON COAl.g.—The Belgiarr
coal-owners are in high spirits at the prospect of a duty being
laid on the export of English coal, which will almost shut it out
of the French market. It is stated in a letter from Mons that
no sooner had the news been received than shares in some of
the good mines rose from three to five per cent. The owners
of coal mines in the department of the Loire are also .ex-
erting themselves. Several of them have resolved to
expend large sums in improving their mines, whereas,
only a few days ago, they would not have expended anadditional franc; .and if they do expend money judiciously
they must in the end obtain good coal and in abundance, for
all that is necessary is to go deep enough. The quantity com-
paratively near the surface is large, but it is earthy ; the
deeper the . miners have gone the more bitumous have they
found tho coal. The restriction on the export of coal from
England will, therefore, have the effect of stimulating the en-
terprise of the French and ruining many of the English coal,
Owners.
The distinction between a Tory and a Liberal Ad-
'ministration most worthy the fixed regard of the people, lies hi
the fact, that during the long period of the Tory Government.
(the greatest part of a century) there has always been masts,
felted a disposition to increase taxation, while during the very
brief, existence of Whig rule there has generally been ass
actual reduction of taxation. The reason is not less palpable
than the fact, and is equally worthy general attention—the.
attention of the people. The main object of a Liberal Govern-
ment, end they seek that object by protecting bath in every
possible way, is the liberty and prosperity of the subject. The
great end of Tory supremacy is to accomplish the purposes of
power; they therefore consider all the resources of the country
to be placed within their grasp, so to be applied.—Norwich
Mercury. . .
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY - SUNDAY
TRAlNS.—Yesterday the total number of passengers carriet
along the line was 841. Of these there came along the whole
line from Einburgh, 58 ; at the intermediate stations, 495..
From Glasgow there went along the entire line, 34 ; at the
intermediate stations, 254. Everything was conducted with
as much quietness as on the preceding Sabbath.—Glasgow
;lusts of Monday.
TIIE AI.DERmANnuRT TRAGEDY.—As soon as the .
perpetration of the late horrid tragedy' was discovered, the
news spread throughout the City with incredible rapidity, and •
was quickly circulated at the west end, through the medium of
omnibusses and other vehicles plying between it and the City,
I,m ...unfortunately, like most occurrences of a similar nature, it
lost not...'ing by its conveyance, and was either grossly mis-
repremite,„ or very mush exaggerated. Among other mis-
takes, the friend` of the Lord Mayor were horror-stricken at
the astounding into.:mation, " that Alderman Pirie had mur-
dered his family, and had committed self-L2estruction," thus
confounding the name of " Pirie " with that of " Bury," the
latter part of the name of the place where the thres^fold murder
and suici.le was committed, and it Was not until the return of .
the messengers, who were instantly despatched into City
to ascertain the truth of the report, that the friends of our de-
servedly esteemed Lord Mayer, although dismayed at what they
had learnt, were relieved from their painful .anxiety am Us

account.
THE TORY INCOME TAX.—The great obstacle kt
the success of the Ministerial scheme appears to have been
entirely overlooked by both sides. A tax of nearly three pee
cent. on all inccraes above Ha will compel a vast number
of persons to contribute in a direct manner to the revenue of the
country. who have at pre'sent no voice in the election of mem-
bers of Parliament. Will this class, which is chiefly composes,
of men of education, and in many cases of persons of consider-
able influence, quietly submit to an impost by which they are
such material sufferers, and in the justice and expediency of
which they are forbidden by law to express any opinioff? As-
suredly not. The income tax will thus do more in three
t year!,
—r
to disturb the existing franchise than all the arer,s un-
consciously of
statesmen during ten times the period. Sir Robe r
consciously nurturing a viper
.work the
which will eventually' work
downfall of his party.— Glasgow, Reformers'
arently in st,
Late on Monday night, a tn;:n'eramPiLion from the
state of complete intoxication, reil!lei%
vii toPpass the rest of the
sentryon duty, near the Hotel door
s.d;_
garde The sentry,
night near the stove in . thew:,
cp_
tr..),
to order, refused to
knowing that this hospitealitlr,
apoply to his officer. Vkilst
permit him, but said he min n,
up, and the individual was immedi.
speaking, the patrol
e n
escaped His object was sup-
posedately recognised as
.ed convict. a
notice
ofthewhen
the to be to give his accomplices moment
the patrol were absent on their round.,

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