The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-02 00:00:00

LORD SALTOUN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.
SM,-I beg to return you my best thanks for the
manner in which you have mentioned my old com-
rade, Lord Saltoun. As a soldier I abstain, of course,
from particularising any escapes that Lord Saltoun
has had, for, in the army, " a miss is considered ah
good as a mile," and is thought of no more; but it
may be as well to say, that, at Waterloo, he had three
horses short under him, one of his spurs shot oft; his
forehead laid bare by a shot in the front of his cap, his
sword broken in two, and the cloak in front of his
saddle riddled with shot. At Peronne he was hit by
a spent iron ball which busied itself, with his purse,
in his groin ; but, notwithstanding. the pain and suf-
fering which this must have caused he marched up to
Paris with the army : this wound was never men-
tioned.

As a civilian you may, perhaps, scarcely understand
the strong feeling that exists between two old soldiers
who have served so much together as we have : this
feeling must be my excuse for having troubled you
upon the subject.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Nov. 29.

TRIUMPH of the FRENCH CABINET.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY E VEXING .—G en eral Jacque-
minot has been re-elected Deputy for the first arron-
dissement. This is a great triumph for the Ministry;
and the manly sentiments expressed by the General
in favour of England makes his return a subject of
rejoicing to us. The numbers were :
Number of voters 1,537

General Jacqueminot
All the other candidates .

842
695

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WATERLOO-BRIDGE.--Yesterday the half-yearly
meeting of the Proprietors of this Bridge was held at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, the Rev. John
Rush in the chair, to receive the Directors' Report
and fill the vacancies in the Committee. Mr. G.
Powell read the minutes of the previous meeting,
which were confirmed. He then read the Directors'
Report :—The tolls ending the 23d of August, 1841,
amounted to 7,4731. 155., while those for the corre-
sponding period in this year were only 6,8281. 12s. ld.
The decrease in the tolls for horses and vehicles was
9281. 16s. ld., and the increase for foot passengers was
2831. 16s. sd. The difference on the horse toll arose
from. Westminster-bridge having been closed in April
and May of 1841. Still the Directors anticipated the
best results from the reduction of one halfpenny in
the tolls. During the last nine months the foot tolls
had increased 400/.165.- 4d., but they were 2061.35. 2d.
less as compared with a similar period when the
toil was ld. The receipt for the past half-year, in-
cluding 6,8281. 12s. ld. ; tolls, with interest upon Ex-
chequer bills, and the rent of the arched vaults,
were 7,5411. 17s. 11d., and the expenditure, including
1,3341. 165., interest on bonds at Si., 41., and 3f per
cent., and 4,6871. 10s., dividends upon annuities
amounted to 6,9081. Bs. 3d., leaving a balance of 633/.
9s. Bd. The Report, in conclusion, stated that the
bridge and its appurtenances were in excellent repair.
Mr. Sangster argued at great length in favour of the
toll being again raised to ld. Mr. Stedman replied,
and insisted upon the folly of such an attempt. Tie
concluded with moving the adoption of the Report,
which was carried by a large majority. The Rev.
Mr. Rush, John Beadnall, Esq., Sir John Rennie,
and Alexander Gardner were re-elected members of
the Committee; and —Walsh, Esq., was re-appointed
auditor; after which thanks were voted to the
Chairman.

TEMPLETON IN PARIS.—The English primo Lenore
has been much feted by the elite of the musical pro-
fession during his late visit to the French capital. All
who have heard Mr. Templeton are unanimous in
praise of his rare qualities as a vocalist. On Saturday
week Auber, the distinguished composer of Massa-
niello, Fra Diavolo, Gustavus the Third, Lestocq, &c.,
gave Templeton an entertainment, and invited a large
party of professors and dilettanti to meet him. During
the evening Mr. Templeton delighted all present by
singing several mrceau from the various composi-.
tions of his distinguished host, the maestro himself
presiding a the pianoforte.
On Friday; the 11th ult., the guardians of the
Saffron Walden Poor-law Union assembled, for the
purpose of appointing a relieving officer to the said
union • salary ,861. per annum. There were only 91
candidates for the office.--Correspondent of Antirbread
Tax Circular.