The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-23 00:00:00

:?ITXILIC OPINION.

The Herold says, in reference to the Ineome.tax Bill:
'° In the progress of the Bill through Committee, we trust to
witness very extensive modifications in its provisions. All
that Sir Robert Peel can possibly desire is such an amount of
annual income as will equalise the national revenue and ex-
penditure, and enable him to financially warrant the sacrifice
of revenue which his new tariff demands. Hitherto the Right
lion. Baronet has only stated very generally the amount which
he anticipates from the newt tax ; but very great doubts may
be entertained whether, if his proposition be adopted, a much
larger revenue will not be produced than that anticipated.
Some further details of the Government calculations on this
point are very desirable, because, should the produce of the
tax have been understated, the most earnest supporter of the
Government will then, we prsume, join us in demanding some
modification of schedule .

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The Post contains the following observations:—" The speech
arguments, was in many parts exceedingly happy and amusing.
andt Bath, anti Monmouth, had
the Ultra-Radical plans and
judgment,el,
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they would have spared
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tti ano tgei :krone); rlyt ,which the mirth of the House ap-
y eared to excite in them, and they would probably have gone
to bed in much better health and spirits. Their indignation,
if we may credit their own account of the matter, arose from
the supposition that the Premier had treated with mirthfUl con-
garnedatj judgment would have shown
masses of the yeople. A
ttvleetmer myr' t-lightllitaietivteiffewow:ars: anonofdtotbhie:rhistsivoostn. and wishes of the people, but the
strange arguments in favour of these supposed wishes—argu-
ments that were brought forward in the debate by the Ultra-
Radical Members—with which the Right Hon. Baronet had
made merry. Surely, if an antagonist makes use of an argu-
ment which has something in it ludicrously absurd, it is all fair
to show up that ludicrous absurdity."
The Tames thus alludes to Mr. Sharman Crawford's motion
on the silt ject of the People's Charter:—" Mr. Sharman
Craw ford's motion was rejected in the House of Commons by
a majority of 159. Such a fact is a good illustration of what,
e have gained by the Reform Bill. We have gained a Go-
vernment which rests upon a basis wide enough to be enabled
firmly to resist all democratical encroachments upon the stabi•
lity of our institutions ; a Government in which Members and
the popular will have as great weight as the deliberate and con-
scientious judgment of the educated part of the nation consi-
ders their due. The ship had become top-heavy before ; but
it is righted now."
The Chronicle says :—" About the mere disfranchisement of
Sudbury there would probably be no great difference of opinion.
But what is to be done with the forfeited franchise? The
simplest plan would be to do nothing with it : to wipe out the
corrupt borough from the Parliamentary roll : and leave the
House of Commons composed of 656 instead of 65S Members.
But the Tory party have committed themselves in opposition
to this obvious place. Sir Robert Peel voted for General
Gascoigne's motion in 1831, on the first Reform Bill, declaring
that the numbers of the House should not be lessened : and
many of his party probably still feel a strong objection to
diminishing the proportion of English to those of Scotch and
Irish Members. To whom, then, is the vacant franchise to be
given ? The old Tory plan, rerrlered memorable by the East
Retford case, was in such • coot ingency to give the franchise
to the hundreds. This would be an absurd proposition now.
The plan most in conformity with the principle of the Reform
Act, which must now be regarded as the basis of our electoral
system, would be to look out for any two towns of which the
population, has, since 1832, increased beyond the amount of
ten thousand, which was tl,en made the criterion of sending
one Member to Parliament."

The following is from the Advertiser :—" As we stated yes-
terday, the frequent discussion of the suffrage question will not
only have the good effect etbringing all thonest and zealous
friends of an extended franchise together, but it will have the
further salutary result of ridding the Liberal cause of those
who have been Reformers only in name. The debate of Thurs-
day has already, in some measure, had this effect. Not one
member of the recent Melbourne Ministry was in his seat
the whole of that evening. They one and all, from Lord John
Russell doWn to the most insignificant member of that incom-
petent Cabinet, ignotly kept away. Coward-like, they shrunk
from the discussion. They had neither liberalism enough to
advance with the movement party, nor manliness. enough to
vindicate their finality principles. Their conduct in absent-
ing themselves from such a discussion will not be lost on
the country. They have irretrievably damaged themselves in
public estimat'on. They have proclaimed themselves unworthy
of any longer heading the Liberal party. They have completed
the political suicide with which their imbecility has so long
threatened them, Lord John Russell has done ter himself in
a double sense. He has not only laid the axe at the root of
his future leadership of the Opposition, but lie has sacrificed
his seat for the city of London. A requisition was le. warded
to him from some of the most influential electors in the city of
London, headed by Mr. Mattison and Mr. Grote, the late mem-
bers for the City, requesting him to be present during the
discussion on Mr. Sharman Crawford's motion. But lie did
not think proper to comply with the wishes of the requisition-
ists. Of course, therefore, his connection with the representa-
tion of the City will cease with the present Parliament. And,
we must :ay, it is better to have to contend with open fees than
with simulating, incompetent, and treacherous friends, such as
the Whigs hive ever proved themselves to the true interests of
the people, which they have advocated only so far as suited
their designs as a party, but to which they have ever invete-
rately :oprosed themselves whenever the progress of popular
rights threatened to absorb the interests and influence of party
ins she welfare and liberty of the nation. The Whigs will
unite with the people to re-establish themselves in power;
they will unite with the Tories to exclude the people from a
fair representation in the Legislature. Such is Whiggery !
Their absence from the Housc on Thursday night
cannot be
regal ded so much in the light of a traitorous desertion as of an
ol.en avowal of their hostEty to the cause with which they have
associated themselves only for the purpose of s4crificing it to
their own selfish ignoble ambition.
LAW AND POLICE.
The bankruptcy case of Messrs. Williams and Mottram was
resumed yesterday at Basinghall street, when some extra-
ordinary disclosures were made as regards the accounts,' and

confessions made by the partner, Mr. Williams. The total of
debts proved up to the present date is 77,717/. 18s. 3d., and
the assets realized up to the date of the Audit, the 23d of
March, 7,827/. 55. 3d.

A lengthened examination of Mr. Wigney, the bankrupt,
took place yesterday, at Brighton, when disclosures were made
which excited great astonishment. It appeared the banker
bad not been solvent since the death of his father in 1836, and
the bankrupt had entered into a vast number of speculations,
and traded upon his customers' accounts for the last five years
At the conclusion of his examination Mr. Wigney said, " I have
not a farthing in the world, except this money," producing
two sivereigns and a half.

PINE ARTS.
The silver bell of BenevenutcriCellini, in the collection at
Strawberry-hill, weighs 2t; ounces 18. pennyweights: it is 51
inches in height, and its diameter 3.4 inches.
SPORTING.
The Earl of Chesterfield has given instructions far his splen-
did stud of horses to be brought to the:hammer next month.
His Lordship intends to dispose of hi. valuable brood mares
and stallions, at Bretby-park, the first week in September.
C LEURT-FASIZZONABLE.

The Queen and Prince Albert visite7lThe;Thibition of the
Society of Painters inlWater-C,olottrs, Pall, mall East, yesterday.
On Wednesday last her Majt44,accompanied by Pi Mee
Albert, reviewed the Eleventh Hussars, under the command of
the Earl of Cardigan, on Wiuibledos Comum,..
His Excellency the Lord-Li.utenant of Ireland, returns to
Dublin Castle on the third week in next month, as a grand ball
is to be given on the 24th, in celebration of her Majesty's
birth-day.

The Alarritlis of Northampton is daily expected at the Ter-
race, Hyde Park•corner, from Italy. His Lordship, soon after
his arrival, will give his annual series of conversaziones to
the members of the Royal Society, and all the distinguished
,avans of the day.

Brighton continues unusually full of visitors for the season of
the year. There is scarcely a house to let in Regency-square.
The Earl of Chesterfield gave a grand dinner on Thursday
to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, &c.
The Earl of Shannon died on Thursday, at his mansion in
Connaught-terrace.

Ludy Wilhelmina Stanhope is confined by an attack of the
meazles.

MISCEIM.63IIIIOI,B.
This being the 23d of April, is St. lieorge's-day. Ed-
ward 111. invoked the aid of this Saint at the battle of Calais,
in 1349, from which period " St. George !" has been the war-
cry of England.
Crockford's Club, which, since the retirement of Mr. Wm.
Crockford, the proprietor, has been managed by a Committee
of Noblemen and Gentlemen, nowconsists of only 600 members.
A number of old copper coinrre yesterday dug out of the
new sewer near the foundation of Temple-bar. and afterwards
several apparently gold coins of the reign of Charles 1.

SIONtY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

The Money Market, which closed firm last evening,
has had a decided tendency to improve still further to-
day. Consols arc 91i 4 for Money, and 914 buyers for
the Account ; Bank Stock, 1651 to 166 A ; Exchequer
Bills, 37 to 39 premium.
The Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf • Cents. are 524 ;
the Five per Cents. 100 a it)q ; Belgian, 1031 1044
and Danish, 801 81/ ; Mexican is. quoted 371.
Shares are 179 180 ; Great
Western, Birmingham-
Railway94.l 954 ; South Western, 611 ; and Brighton,
37+ per share.
The bonds of the insolvent States•are quoted, Buenos
Ayres, 26 28 ; Colombian, 261 27 ; Peruvian, lotq 19 ;
Spanish Active, 24i ; the Three per Cents. 244 24t.
The West India Mail has brought an immense mass
of papers, but which appearnot to ,contain any intelli-
gence of importance. Mattei7t,w,_e't6: as badly managed
out there as they have been here.:7s-gvery post teeming
with complaints of missing correspondence, which, when
it arrives, presents such an accumulation, as to render it
a difficult task to get through it.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 22.—A fair
quantity of Cotton was sold to-day, amounting to about
5,000 bales at yesterday's prices. The sales of the week
have been 39,920 bales, of which 14,000 have been for
speculation.
LIVERPOOL 811 ARE MARKET, APRIL 22.—The market
was firm. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 52,1 531 ; Eastern
Counties, Debentures, 11/. I Is. ; the New, 51. 17s. 2d. ;
Great Western, 9.5; London and-Birmingham, 179; Quarters,
372• Manchester and Leeds, 85q.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 22.—We have
rather an improving Market, and prices continue to be fully
supported. Our sales have been as follow:—London and Bir-
mingham, 179; Manchester and. Birmingham, 27i ; Man-
chester and Leeds, Halves, 371,2 ; Brighton Loan Notes,
81. 3s. ; Lancaster and Prkton, .Three Quarters, 18%;
South Lancashire Bank, hi. 18s. 9d, ; Union Plate Glass, si.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY•)
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 'Gibraltar .. ... . 46'
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........2 U l2 8i Genoa
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 14 Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75 Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux '26 0 Rio Janeiro 27.;
Frankfort on Maine... 1521 Bahia
l'etersburgh, 3Us ... 361 IBuenos Ayres .....
Berlin 7 few York, 21 days sight 46k
_ .
...

Vienna, effec. ff. 3M. 956
Trieste, ditto ... 9 57
Madrid
Cadiz 36
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville

Philadelphia 46
riticas OF BULLION, TER oz.
POreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coln —.3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars... 0 4 9,4
Silver in Bars 0 4 11i

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAT.
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-2 to 1 agst Meteor; 3to I agst
Petulance; 6 to 1 agst Wiseacre ; 6 tel agst Timoleon ; 4 to
I agst Lord G. Bentitick's lot (taken).' '
DEE STAKES AT CHESTER.-7 to 2 agst Marion; the rest
as before.
CHESTER Cur.-8 to 1 agst Lanercost (taken); 9to 1 agst
Lord G. Bentinek's lot ; 20 to 1 agst Jolly Tar ; 12 to 1 agst
2datshal Souk ; 23 to 1 agst Retriever ; 25 to 1 agst Cruis.
keen ; 25 to 1 agst Rhodanthe ; 25 to I agst Zelmyra (taken);
33 to 1 agst Portrait ; 33 to 1 aist The Young-'un ; 35 to 1
agst George. No other change.
DERRY.-6 to 1 agst Frederica c. (taken) ; Bto 1 agst.
Attila; 13 to 1 agst Joann% c. •25 to 1 agst Robert de Gor-
ham; 35 to 1 agst Lord of Holdernesse ; 40 to 1 agst Tiptoe ;
45 to 1 agst Tripo;i ; 45 to 1 agst Meteor. The others as
before.
OAKS.-8 to 1 agst Dil-bar; 9to 1 agst Adele. filly; 15 to
1 agst Fury filly ; and 18 to 1 agst Pauline filly.