The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

A VOICE from the WORKII°I3'

A.D. 1845.

" !_here, and oh where is my Highland laddie gene' ore
He's gone to fight the French for the King upon Sops'
Whore, and oh where, is my wife's piano gone
Its gone to pay the Income-Tax for the Queen 14
throne ! „Aio!
An'-ugly,red.:nosed tax-collector came one atitliril
And asked mefor twelve guineas, and because I
cl
pay, :r he ,
He threatened me with Newgate, so to pacs thp 574
I was forced to go and put my wife's piano up ,
Where, and oh whore, are my books and pietareisf:
They've gone to pay the Income-Tax for the Q3C
her throne !
The same collector came again [the brute !]
months after,
And asked me for six guineas more, in tones c°°.
with laughter, t I°c°'
I couldn't pay as usual, so again, with (lowness 4;
I was driven to my uncle's with my pieture3
books !

hide
Where, and oh where, are my chairs and QOO4
-They've gone to pay the Income-Tax for tby
upon her throne! tieo4l
Another half-year rolleft-way, and struck t° the
core, t as be°
As I heard the tax-collector press for pay lnell
In a fit of rage I kicked the ugly, grinning r°b-e •
stairs, •
And to a Jew-broker both my tables :wa nt.' '
d-
Where, and oh where, are my beds and beddmV
4.
They've gone to pay the lucome-Tax for .
upon her throne I b
The tax-collector came again, and again wit-
yet
e cracked his jokes upon m ge, so Ithou ht joy
li ll
~11012 i
I should crack a joke on him, and I crackv-

poker—
The only way to settle an incorrigible joker
Where, and oh where, is my house at lloft°11;4%
Its gone to pay the Income-Tax for the Qtleell
stt
too
throne !
And now, because I'm penniless and homeless.
With nothing left but one old shirt, and that'a ulri
back, wif
~„c
They've popped me in a Work-house, with
only daughter,
Where I breakfast on potatoe-rinds, and cal"
and-water.
COURT CIRCULAO* jrll,
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen
Albert walked for some time this ~11'nie
.the Slopes, the Terrace, and the 110'.i
and the Prince of Wales and the Pride 0P
have been taken airings both morning -
noon. 1)0(
Prince Albert enjoyed a run
this morning, attended by Sir Edwar"he t 2)
with
..Atl'epo4,
and Mr. G. E. Anson. .Afterwards tise
and his Royal Highness rode out on ll° Col
attended by the Hon. Mrs. Ang''''
:
Buckley, and -Sir E. Bowater. 1)1y
In the afternoon her Majesty, attenue e
Countess of Charlemont, Lady Car°li.fil
and the lion. Mrs. Anson, rode out
ine flp.
carriage and four, accompanied by
ou horseback, attended by Sir E. o°`:
Colonel Buckley. Viscount Hawardeilotoi:iee
Frederick Stovin followed in a pony t. of 'o,l
Her Royal Highness the Dactleilta)
walked out this morning, attendedbYT
Maria Dawson.
The Earl and Countess of Dela;
Ladies .Elizabeth and Mary West, an-
Cantilupe, arrived to-dty at the Castle' ,
to her Majesty. aof
The Hon. and ve Rev. the De 3, oott e
sor, Colonel and the ry
Hon. Mrs. Arbat'll
cti
.have the honour of joining the 13 fit'
circle at the Castle, this evenink e°f
His Royal Highness Prince tieo'r
„7,1
bridge visited Her Majesty the Que'" 4
yesterdxy, at Marlborough House. fov '
Her Royal Highness the Duchess °,eit
ter paid a congratulatory visit to torstill
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of L',.
on Saturday, at their residence, at Xie',11,541
Count St.. Aulaire, the French fi.,tese
and Baron de Moncorio, the Pertuglgs
ter, transacted business at the Vore—
ye The Chancellor of the Exchequer b3'
for his scat, Beta Surrey. feste
worth, r"s'
Earl Talbot transacted business 3
the Home Office. lei
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone
yesterday afternoon for Brighton.

osaasywareeac Air
MR. WILSON"S I LLUSIT',IO,`;'
OF SCOTTISH MUSIC Ar4,l;;ccel'e!P'
This popular vocalist gave another of "tore'D'
tertainments last night at the Musical Of 051
Mr. Wilson intimated on a former occasi"'t,gs t;
many requests sent to him for particular frne'
become favourites in the course of his sering
r
he intended to meet their wishes, by dedic3lillie
fiti
ing to the songs they had desired, tlde,ir, e
" Selected Entertainments." The proofs of
ten of Scotland's delicious melodies, WIf 4
wedded to the appropriate native lytilic-oloAw°,
McNeill, " Saw ye my wee thing," " MY "-hise
and " Come under my plaidie," each of t-t 000,"
the fullest justice from the fit tact and fil4elytt',4,.
Wilson. In McNeill's, there is genel:43lol:
character, and a sweet and natural e 741"
sentiments of the dramatis persona., so to t.
was brought out with most admirable effeCodi ;f'
former were loudly encored. Mr. Wilsoribpols(
to observe that it happened that not one °hat VA
were in the programme of that evening, bat. 7
make the amende, and gave them that gl°l:.that'soe
the immortal bard, "A man's a man fort/a c,,,vre,!
tiful and in bold relief did this manly s.„°l;e
us ; it breathes of a spirit that would P;;- )0,
human family " brithes yet for a' that; tiOtyi
sung it with the energy and lofty digl"tii
mands. Tullochgorum was given with '1 tile
„0
and exhilirating enthusiasm peculiar t° P`'.o
Countrie." It set the heads of his hearers to thY
and, had there been room, we are inclined "ft,
the feet would have seconded the motion. hoe/
sang his other songs with his well-kne",llo,oolhe
Lion, and marked expression. An adroir'n'of
audience rewarded his exertion. In °l;teChtiPe,;,ii
we observed Major Burns and Captaill
evetiiity
Mr. Wilson gives an entertainment thi tbol.frbol
London Tavern, under the patronage °f cof
and Lady Mayoress, and we have no utioffet
City friends will avail themselves of an qua
has been so much relished in the wester
°
metropolis

• 4,4
CORN INSPECT„,:),6,I',
TO THE EDITOR OFT fit t 001:.
Suil—Any alterations of the laws `which
a.
.partial evil to some class or other, whi- co,
justified by the greater good which th°,s"t
are about to accomplish. If it is just tPlotOi 07,
injured by one change ought to be Psi,ool;.`i
such injury, I cannot see why another
but much less can I see the justice
xoofrie,inrio v ,ft. 111.,
a case where parties have been
the Government for almost a nominal 0,
Sir, to the compensation about to bete 9tit
Inspectors of Corn Returns, and beg ~t
It is generally acknowledged here tPaitetllol,
devolving upon the Inspector of Corn
mere farce, for do not believe one
with the trade will conscieneiously 5111,ent,
mon that anything near a correct state,me
are ever given in. I know mysellche
tart
who told me himself, that althong"
several thousand pounds per year in of,
made a single return for a whole yei wio! r!
pendent of the utility of the officer, As
his claim to compensation, or rather cot',
the places, which is to be the nnni,
When the late Tory Inspector ran 'f 0)
there were several candidates for !P` n,"
among which were two parties havin'os
upon the party having the gift. Whnt.' ,ceat''
The two gentlemen came to this arrangttirof+,,i,
of us being capable of making out the reeivingf:'
be the acknowledged inspector, E. reciveo
year out of the salary, and 101. to be g'„t 08' y;
in-law, for doing all the work, exci,ereorY
name and hanging up the box in bietilot
Now, Sir, I confess, it is my opinin.° o'
are no more deserving comperisation,he corn,
much overpaid for their duties," than titled
other masters of her Majesty were ell weilfot
from. the country for their otherwlseablio 00,
vices. It is such profligacy of the P.3eries el.)
party purposes which entail such nn_se fie'
sands of her Majesty's subjects and can,
nitro
increased taxation.

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March 26, .-
at s 1'
MIRACULOUS EscAr.E.-31r. —11; os
Niton, was restored, on Monday Is!",,,ss
dead, to his family and friends. of ':ell7
them to have lost his life on the nig', fr,j
the 2d instant, amid the fearful swril,:os ';,
tofetal
small
lfiasdshoei
nnmglalvufts,hs pe robsace:
ostf.lrgoimAn fgr.t
01331. gr.h
together with the owner, his iso)°nr.l3slll;crijoird6:l;!i'fll;
riner, from Atherfield. The vessc' t; e
Channel on Wednesday, and b.); "t;leir,„"g
rigging was blown to rihhonds, an ,-,orow"of
full of water. At about three in the —,bip Lire
vessel was struck by a large RussiO heitorloo'
bound for Algiers ; she as also dri"l3,,liii;/„''l
and unmanageable. BrigSht spruogij,.`
Russian vessel, and reached the_ accroiti'-el P"'
and their vessel were all lost. Brightrlisilli,el"
the Russian, beating about in the 'O.lO
when, at last, their signal of distressr'
were relieved.,—Hampshire AdvertiO.-