The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-08 00:00:00

INVIE THIRTY -EIGHTH ANNUAL
BITION of the SOCIETY of PAINTERS in WATER
COLOURS, at their Gallery, Pall-mall East,
IS NOW OPEN.
Open each day from Nine till dusk.
Admittance, One Shilling—Catalogue, Sixpeace,
R. HILLS, Secretary.

Sir ROBERT PEEL is at present a very successful man.
He sways the House of Commons bye word, and through
the House of Commons he mks the empire. lie says
nothing beyond the merest common-place which is not
received by assenting cheers from ono side or the other.
He is surrounded by flattery, in action, and must believer
that the measures which are applauded by the House
will be beneficial to the public. But time will put,thetat
to a rougher test than the opinion of the House of
Commons, and in their effects, by which we must try
his policy, there will be no cheers and no flattery.
He has undertaken the Government expressly to remedy-
our financial, commercial, and moral disorders ; his le..
come-tax, the Tariff, and his zealous support of the
Church, are his means of cure. Will they effect the object?}
In endeavouring to form an opinion on this subject,it
is of consequence to notice that his first anticipations
have been disappointed. He expected a revival in spring;
summer is come, and the distress has continually aug-•
mented. The failure of his first augury diminishes our-
confidence in his judgment. His medicines have rather;
aggravated than alleviated the disorder, and now to eR.
pest as much from him as last year is to hope aga:mss
experience.

THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 8.
The Performances will commence with the Musical Farce of THE
AGREEABLE SURPRISE.—Lingo, Mr. Harley; Cowslip, Mrs.
Humby.
To be followad by BLUE DEVlLS.—Megrim, Mr. 0 Smith.
After which, the Farce of THE BEE HlVE—Mingle, Mr. Har-
ley ; Cicely, Mrs. Humby.
To which will be added a New Burletta, 'called THE WATER
WITCHES, In which Mess's. Vining, Oxberry, W. IL Bland, Bar.
ker, Misses Murray, Crisp, Pincott, and Hughes, will'appear.
To conclude with the Ballet of THE DA Ui,HTER rHE DA-
NUBE, in which Mr. Gilbert and Miss Baffin will appear.
Boxes, 41. Pit, 2s.— Gallery, Is. Doors oi•en at half-past Six;
commence at Seven; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine.
Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office;
and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Baily, at their Libraries.

In the course of nature, an abundant harvest itillows
a few years of short crops, and restores cw.nparative
prosperity to a half-starved people. So it was in 1;522,
so it was in 1834, and so it may be in 1842. For. suctx
a return of prosperity, should it come, he may thank
his stars ; his measures will contribute very little
bring it about.

A fact peculiar to those prosperous periods, was
antecedent reduction of taxation. In the former per Led
such a reduction had followed the Close of the war ;
in
the latter, we all remember that a reduction.was cr,rried
into execution by the Whigs. Sir ROBERT
adding to taxation, takes the best possible eAmrs, tn.
prevent that return of prosperity which wadld come in.
the nature of things. If distress continue,. uny, if titer
be not a great flush of prosperity, his measures will
to blame.

He promises us, for example, immanse advar
in
from his remission of 600,0001. on the timber duth s ;
it does not seem probable, till population has a, sin ma
a rapid start, that for building houses, ships, (A• factories,
the chief use of timber, any great additl'Jnal quantity
will be required. At the same tune, 'was stated on
Monday evening by Mr. GLADirONE, the selling
price of timber has already fallen below its cost to tl.e
importing merchants. The imports last year were more
than were required, and the single effect, we are afraid,
therefore, of Sir E. Pnra,'s alteration in the thnber
duties will be to mince the value of the commodity
lower, without much augmenting the demand fot. it.
chat will make the North American provinces shefe d
distress which afflicts the mother cr,untry. Such q result
will be nothing to boast of,

Examples of his incons;teacy are so rtnmemus, that
no person can tell win!. are his principles, or what be ex-
pects from his yoliey. He tells us by his Tariff to look
For a return of prosperity from a reduction of taxation,
end by his Income-tax he adds to our burdens. Ile re-.
Uses to lower the deities on butter, cheese, and sugar,
Ind
In dime -te exempts the bulk of the'working claoe4 from flit,
ax. On the one hand he declares that the poc.ty st
•if the poor must contribute to swell the kacome cif the
landlord and the sugar planter ; on the WAWA he
exempts all persons with a less incrnmi, than 1504 a
year from contributing to the wants of the Stu°. Corn-
bine-d with his employing the pr.blie money to relieve
listress, and with the motion (t.f his follower, Mr. PER.
ItAND, to give a million to The distressed people, his
conduct goes to establish
.or a large portion of the coin-
' inunity a perpetual e'.:emption from the payment of
' taxes to the State. 'A makes taxation even fall short of representation, nr.rrow as that is, and breaks- up
nation into ate oligarchy, having the whole po ofw,
Government in its hands, and a people who
Iv
longer tot interest in the State. On the one hand he
d he
calls for patriotism, and On the other he takechwasur„
to deprive the bulk of the people of all mo4,ies for its
existence. In finance, in commerce, and in. morals, he
is equally inconsistent. Front such 'contradictory
policy we anticipate no good; and if Oie results cif his
measure shall be in accordance with t'„e opinions of his cheerers in the House of Common.' , we shall rejoice for
the community, however much we may be ashiMed of
our imperfect intelligence and, 'or defective judgment.
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LONDON
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1842.

Lord ASHLEY last night obtained leave, with the
unanimous concurrence of the House of Commons, to
introduce a Bill to make regulations respecting the age
and sex of persons admitted to work in mines and col-
lieries. The Noble Lord took a succinct and rapid view
of most of the evils of the present system, and stated
that the principal objects he should aim at by
his Bill, would be the total exclusion of all
females and children from the mines and collieries
of the kingdom, and the putting a stop to the practice
of binzling out parish children apprentices to colliers
The Noble Lord will even cancel the indentures of those
who have already been bound out. Sir JAMES GRA.
n.cu, on behalf of the Government, gave his cordial
support to the Noble Lord's principles, though he made
some reservations as to details. It can be no part)
measure, and we believe both sides of the House will
zealously concur with the Noble Lord in carrying hi•
Bill as speedily as possible through Parliament.
While we have not the smallest doubt of Lord AstmEr's
humanity, we have not the same confidence in his wisdom.
It is one thing to see an evil, but it is another and
very different thing to remedy it by legislation. Al-
though we do nut accuse the Noble Lord ofexaggera-
tion, we believe that there is axagge74tion in the Report
of the Commissioners, and the -Noble Lord has placed
before the public and tire House only a portion of tin:
whole subject. It is not all black and dismal; on the
contrary, there are in it touches of nature and of truth
which make kindred of us all. We regret, too, that Lord
ASHLEY, with a tinge of Puritanism, should have made it
a reproach to the hard-working colliers that they do not
work hard enough, and should have coloured his hu-
manity to their wives and children with the hue of
punishment to them.
The system which Lord ASHLEY and the Commis.
sionara have suddenly found to be so truly horrible
has been, let us remark, for many years in existence,
and was as great a reproach to the Parliament thirty
years ago as now. Even now, those who are its victims
rarely complain of it. No petition for colliers, whether
lads or lasses, have been presented, asking for redress.
Lord ASHLEY quotes one case—the only one, we believe
in the Report—of an old Scotchwoman who did not like
" horse work," and who said Queen VICTORIA would
have the blessing of the women if she would keep them
out of the pit, and send them to other work. There
is in the Report another case of a woman who
wished the first woman who entered a coal-pit had
broken her back, and then women would always
have been excluded. But there are many instances of
the women not complaining of the work. They have
now long been used to it, and might find other employ-
ment irksome. On these Lord ASHLEY, from well meant ,
kindness, may inflict serious discomfort for many years,
if not for the remainder of their lives.

OFFICIAL :.110-NTHLT STATEMENT OF LETTEn
DELIVERED, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM :
DiWeek endinP,'May 22, 1842* .....
tto May 23, 1841
Dittr, November 24, 1839 1,585,9i31

Increase since 1841 on the week's letters 109,8n9
Ditto 1839 ditto 2, ,001
223
" The number of letters is less than
usual, owing, probably, to the Whitsuntide holidays, which fell in tbis week.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Royal party left the Castle of
witness the Ascot Races, soon after twelve o'cle,ck, in the fol.-
lowing order :
The first carriagePrinceconveying the Queer and Prince Albert,
and his Excellency Count Mensdort.
The Second Carriage—The DuehrAs of 13uccleuch, the
French Ambassador and the Countena, de St. Aulaire, and the
Master of the Hotse.
The ThirdCairiage—The Lady i~n Waiting, Count Hugh and,
Count Alphonso Mensdorf, and, the Duchess of Bedford.
The Fourth Carriage—The Countess of Rosslyn, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Lord Whr,rneliffe, and Count Alexander
Mensdorf.
The Fifth Carriage—lady Wharncliffe, Hon. Mr. G. E.
Anson, Count Arthur ...lensdorf, and the Duke of Bedford.
The Sixth Carriage—Hon. Miss Liddell and Hon. Miss
Paget, Maids of honour in Waiting, the Marquis of Exeter,
and the Marquis of Normanby.
The Seventh Carriage—The Lord Steward, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Lord Portman.
The Eighth Carriage—The Lord in Waiting, Sir Henry
Wheatley, Mr. George Edward Anson, and 4ir George
Copper, Bart.
The Royal cortege returned In the same state to the Castle,
between five and six o'clock, from the race-oourse.
The Countess of Dunmore has succeeded Lady Portman as
the Lady in Waiting on the Queen • and Lord Rivers and Mr..
Ormsby Gore have succeeded the Earl of Morton and Captain
Meynell as the Lord and Groom in Waiting on her Majesty..
The Earl of Morton and Captain Aleynell hare left the Castle,
but Lady Portman remains on a visit.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel will join the Royal dinner party,
which will include the whole of the above-named visitors and
tt
members of the Royal suite this evening at the Case.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by their
Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Ilemillett
and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, took an airing in the
parks yesterday afternoon, in an open pony carriage and four.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by
Lady Augusta Somerset and Major Stephens, wretre present at
the lecture in Willis's Rooms yesterday.
The Duke of Saxe Meiningen, accompanied by the Heredi-
tary Prince, and attended by his suite, visited the British
Museum yesterday morning.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prinee George, and
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Au-
:testa Somerset, honoured the French Plays with their pre-
sence on Monday evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Fo-
reign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Dake of
Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Sir James Graham, the
Chancellor cf the Exchequer, and the other Cabiaet Ministers
iti town. The Council sat two hours.
A deputation on the subject of the Dublin and Drogheda
Railway, consistent of Lord Talbot de Alalahide, Mr. James
Hans Hamilton, M.P., and Captain Taylor, 111. P., county.
Dublin ; Mr. Grogan, M. P., city Dublin ; Sir William Somer-
ville, hart., M. P., Drogheda ; lUr. Mark Philips, M.P.,
Manchester ; Messrs. George Alexander Hamilton, George
Macartney, P. Eekersley, and John Macneill, had an iaterview
with Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
The Solicitor-General for Ireland had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official reside/lc
in Downing-street.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel left their rest-
dezenooinnN:Vohn a
itehvail,li-igardens
Na j
at half-past
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Despatches from the Lord High Commissioner of the
Islands, and from the Governor of Malta, were received yeslet-
day at the Colonial-office.

r if we are correct in understanding the Noble Lord's
intention to be at once totally to prohibit the employ-
ment of women in all the mines,we hope he will at the same
time find them some amusement and occupation ; that
he will not allow them to go to the workhouse, for they
now eat the honest bread of independence : and will
ensure them pensions equal at least to two-thirds of their
a eeky earnings. A prospective prohibition of the em-
ployment of females would probably be more suitable to
the ease than an immediate prohibition.
As to children, also, in many of the warm, well-
ventilated mines, we really see nu more objection
to allowing young boys of eight years of agio,
to perform the duties of trappers than to em-
ploying them to gather stones from a field, or
to watch a herd of cows or a flock of sheep. What is
required as to them, if the House of Commons must
legislate on the subject, and not leave the correction of
the evil to the good sense of the 'nine-owners and mine-
workers, now that it is publicly branded, is to em-
ploy them only, as sailors art, employed, watch and
watch, and so never allow them to be underground more
than six hours at a time.

The Noble Lord has been conspicuous for his exertions
in behalf of the factory children ; and if he did not
draw up the provisions of the Factories Act, his spirit
gentlemen.onf the Universitirs
dictated them. Amongst the punishments inflicted under CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD GREAT BOAT RACE.
that Act, and amongst the crimes created by it, we find, The great contest betweenthe
Saturdayitn next,
from a return laid ots the table of the House of Commons, 1 Cambridge and. Oxford will
fro take placemiestminster to
on February 21st, that there are several cases of punish- tyle, distance‘,be,
During the last fortnight the rival crews have:y witheen
I meat, for " employing children on Good Friday," "fur not engaged picking their men, acd the following, we understand,
giving the holidays prescribed by law." In the most are the nausea of those who at present form th© companies :
CAMBRIDGE. OXFORD.
Christian and most moral part of the empire, Good Fri-
gal.
day is not observed as a holiday. In Scotland there are 0. _IL 1. Mess's. White. 1. Messrs. IVI'Dou Hon. L. Denman. 2. Menzies, ten.
no holidays. Our Puseyites are very anxious to bring back 3-
--- lion. G. Denman. :3. Gwynne.
4. Breedon, sea.
into England the holiday-- which considered in Italy ;4' Penrose.
.., are
5. Bourne.
the source of beggary and idleness. With a kind of '6. ___. Royd,
Puseyite spirit, however, the Factories Act established 7. -- I" ,i7:"' 6. -- Cox.
i 7. ---Hughes.
--
holidays, and punishes those who employ children on :8*
Oldham, C,Yzix 8. Menzies, jun.
he . swain . 'h
them. If the Act , operative in Scotland, it must be ; The match creates a co.nsider'a 111 Ible degreentos eof ; Coxswain.
p orting intc.reo,..
an insult to. the people. Although we earnestly wish to Betting is at present is to 4on the Cantabs.
sec. the labouring classes relieved from toil, it is ite.t. by The Annual Meeting of the Catholic Institute was
a return to the festivals of the Romish C10m.40, in which ; held yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern. The Hiy.i. C Lang_
11 dalew took the chair, and stated some of the grievances under
joy is made to open the portals tq superstition and priest-
Inch the Catholics still labour in this country, and that the
craft, that such relief er..• best be obtained. contributions for the year bad decreased. During the time
Amongst tI ptinishments only inflicted under the the Chairman was speaking Mr. O'Connell entered the room
Factorai Act, there are some also for " not whitewash. amidst deafening cheors, which lasted some time, The room
was crowded to excess.

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On TuasnAys and FRIDAYS a full Abstract of the " Lon- such multifarious, minute, and vexatious regu-
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