The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.----The Queen and Prince Albert
attended Divine Service, this morning, in St. George's
Chapel Royal. The Royal Suite included the Countess
of Charlemont, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Sarah Mary
Cavendish, Hon. Mrs. Anson. Viicount Hawarden,
Hon. C. A. Murray, Major-General Sir Frederick
Stovin, Mr. George E. Anson, Colonel Buckley, Major-
General Sir E. Bowater, and Dr. Prtetorius.

The Rev. C. W. Knyvett read the first part of the
service, and the Rev. W. Canning, and the Rev. Dr.
Keats officiated at the altar. The latter Rev. Gentle-
man preached the sermon, taking his text from the 14th
and 15th verses of the Gospel according to St. John :
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even
so must the Son of Man be lifted up ; that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life."
After the sermon, the Sacrament was administered to her
Majesty and Prince, Albert, with the Royal Suite, and
also to numerous communicants. by the Rev. Dr. Keate,
and the. Rev. W. Canning, assisted by the Rev. C. W.
Tiny vet t.

This forenoon her Majesty and Prince Albert took
their usual early walk in the Home Park Slopes. In
the afternoon her Majesty and the Princa rode out in
a pony phaeton, his Royal. Higness driving, attended by
Sir Fdward Bowater. The Royal party drove into the
Great Park.

The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal have
taken a carriage airing to-day.
The Rev. Gentlemen who officiated at the Chapel to-
day, had the hononr of joining the Royal dinner
circle at the Castle this evening.
The Duchess of Kent arrives on a visit to-morrow.
Her Majesty's private band will not attend again until
Monday evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester, visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses
remained to lunch with her Majesty at Marlhoroug'a-
house.

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge left
town I,n Thursday for Kew.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took a car-
airing yesterday afternoon.
The Countess of, Munster was in a more composed
state yesterday. Lady Augusta Gordon and Lady Mary
Fox spent the day with her Ladyship. The Earl of
Munster and his brother are expected to arrive in town
this.day from the continent. Among the Nobility and
Gentry who paid visits of condolence to her Ladyship
and family, and to Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence yester-
day, were his Excellency the Baron de Moncorvo, the
Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Sheffield, the Earl of Be-
verley, Earl of Chesterfield, • Lord Sussex Lennox, Lord
Ossulston, Right Hon. G. S. Byng, Sir H. Wheatley,
Sir James Graham, Sir George Seymour, Sir John
Macdonald, Sir John and the Misses Beresford, Sir T.
Troubridge, Sir,Gorage Cockburn, Hon. Captain Dun-
combe, M.P., Sir W. M. Stanley, Captain Marryat;
Captain Cox, Colonel B. Drummond, Captain Rous,
M.P., Captain Meynell, Mr. C. Mills, Mr. J. Bushe,
Mr. 1)e Hersey, Mr. Ponsonby, Mr. Fitzroy, and Mr.
C Word.

LITERATURE. •
CANADIAN SCENERY ..Port XXXIII.
Virtue, London, 1842.

This Part contains tour engravings represent-
ing some of the most imposing landscapes on the
Canadian frontier. One of the plates, which is
entitled " A Forest Scene," is a truly striking
one, and satisfies us that the descriptions of the
late John Galt of the same picturesque scene, in
his American tale of "Laurie Todd," are far from
exaggerated. The literary department of the
work is under the superintendence of Mr. N. P.
`Willis, but it is by no means remarkable for ex-
cellence. It just keeps the safe mean of respect-
able common-place.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PAINTERS.
Murray, London, 1842.
In this elegant little volume we have a series
of poetical sketches illustrative of the chief cha-
racteristics of the great masters of art in paint-
ing. Mr. Reeve is the author, and his sketches
show that he thoroughly appreciates the celc-
bratedartists on whose peculiarities he expatiates.

WHO WILL PAY the INCOME TAX?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It is doubtless advisable that arguments against
the income tax should be multiplied as much as possible.
I am a tradesman, with about 2001. a-year, compelled
to live in a certain house to carry on my trade, and
this house and a numerous family compels me to
keep two servants. lam certain that at present I ex-
pend as much as I earn, and I believe, that if I took out
of my small capital to pay. the new tax, in ten years I
should be a ruined man. What am Ito do, then ? I
must make some other parties pay my share of the new tax,
fur I cannot without ruin. .1 have, therefore, determined
to wear shoes instead of boots, to discontinue visiting the
theatre, where I have generally expended about 1/. per
annum, to discontinue taking in certain newspapers (an
immediate saving, bUt possibly an ulterior loss in trade),
and generally to disregard my present respectable ap-
pearance, and wear my clothes eighteen months instead
of one year: • Who, then, will indirectly pay my tax ?
The artisans, who think.-they are exempted from its
odious operation. And I represent a class.

A TRADESMAN.

INCOME TAX.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Surely if the people of this nation submit to the
infamous attempt of Sir Robert Peel to saddle an income
tax on us, we can never again brag of being a free people,
but must ever after expect to be called John Donkey, or
the veriest slaves on the face_ of the globe. Sooner than
have an income tax, let us have a house or window tax,
but not this most iniquitous of all taxes. Do all in your
power to induce the people td call parish meetings to im-
press the Queen to dissolve the Parliamont.
I remain, Sir, yours respectfully,
A CONSTANT READER.
Friday, March 25, 1842.

HATEFUL TORY LEGISLATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,-The writer has been long a member, and holds
several offices in a large religious body, whose rules
specially insist upon the payment of all taxes and duties
levied by law, for the State, notwithstanding he will con.
sider it his duty, at the head of a large manufacturing
establishment, to oppose and evade, if passed into law,
the odious income tax, in every manner he can devise.
consistent with integrity and truth. If compelled by the
inquisition and strong arm of the Executive to pay to-
wards the maintenance of the old monopolies which the
Tories cling to, and the new ones which their Tool is
proposing in the new tariff, he will feel that an injustice,
nay a robbery, has been perpetrated against him, ren-
dered infinitely more grievous and hateful, under the
assumed solemn sanction of law.
I have read the debates on the income tax, as reported
in your excellent paper, with the greatest candour, and I
have felt strongly convinced, while reading the speeches
of Lord John Rust.ell, Mr. Baring, Lord Howick, and
Mr. Labouchere, that the tax is imposed solely for the
benefit of monopolists, and not, as is pretended, for that
of the poor. The poor will receive little benefit from the
new tariff. A reduction even 'of 2d. per lb. will not place
beef within their reach. The poor only can colour their
water with coffee. The reduction, therefore, in coffee
will not save a poor family above ld. per week. Under
the corn-law, potatoes must form the main food of the
poor, but the reduction in the duty on them will not save
a poor family more than 4d. per week.
The country understand the•reason for Tory Ministers
proposing such extreme differential duties, and knows
well that the people will not be benefitted by them, Lord
Johr Russell may depend upon the support and grati-
tude of a majority of the electors in opposing the tax,
and the other measures of the Government, with uncom-
promising hostility. •
I hope her Majesty intended to convey an impression