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For the !resolution ... ..
For the amendment

63

Majority in favour of the resolution ... —3O
On the readi❑gg of the item " Cork,".
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE brought forward his motion that
the duty on corks squared or rounded should be reduced from
lee to 4 per cent.
Mr. GLADSTONE was by no means prepared to accede
to the motion. He was now more confirmed than ever in the
opinions which led him to oppose the former motion of the
Hon. Gentleman. The Hun. Gentleman was acting upon the
suggestion of a few dealers in corks, whose interests were by
no means the same as those of the journeymen, whose cause he
supposed he was advocating.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Committee
divided. The numbers were—
For the resolution...
Fur the amendment

HO

Majority 36
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not permit this Bill
to pass, without offering a few remarks upon it. He much
rejoiced at the passing of any Bill, on the principle
stated by the Right Honourable Gentleman on
introducing the measure, and afterwards enforced by
the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. They were prin-
ciples which were certainly considered sound on this side of the
House, and on which the Government proceeded to act last
year. But the misfortune was, that in the application of those
principles, there had been a very great deficiency with respect
to appl3 ing them to some of the most important articles of
foreign produce; and with respect to the chief articles of the
subsistence and consumption of the people, there
had been an utter refusal to apply them. Various
reasons had been stated for so refusing to apply them.
On cheese and butter a duty of 25 or 30 per cent. was main-
tained, on the ground that the revenue could not afford the re-
duction. On coffee a high differential duty was maintained,
and the price of foreign coffee thereby kept up, it being admit-
ted that the duty itself was quite indefeasible. On sugar a
duty almost prohibitory was maintained, upon grounds relating
to slavery. There was another article which was not in the
tariff—a most important article, to which all the arguments
equally applied, but to which the Government refused to apply
those principles—that article was corn.—( Hear, hear.) With
regard to fish and potatoes, it was argued that to admit
them at a cheap rate would be for the benefit
of the people. This was a good argument ; then why it was
not applied to corn, was difficult to understand. While, there-
fore, he admitted the general principles of the tariff to be sound
owes, yet he could not see that this House would obtain all the
benefit from it that had been anticipated, while so many of those
great articles of consumption were omitted from the tariff, while
others of so much less importance were included. It might be
said that, by establishing those sound principles with respect to
750 articles, they were thereby establishing a basis on which to
legislate in future, and that the duty on other more important
articles, such as sugar and corn, would be altered according to
those principles. In times of prosperity that might
be a fair argument to use, but the present year
was not an ordinary period for the interests of the
country, and it was most essential that they should
adopt some means for reviving industry and improving trade.
While, therefore, he was glad that any such Bill as this should
pass, he did exceedingly regret that the great power of the pre-
sent Government should not have been applied, to allowing the
introduction of great articles of consumption, at a moderate
price and duty. No man would deny that, if they had made
propositions in conformity with their principles, it would have
been in their power to have carried them. Another year they
might not have it in their rower to do so, as the advocates of
monopoly were always powerful. He regretted, therefore; that
the great power of the present Government had been thrown
away, and that while establishing good principles, with respect
to a great many articles, some cif them unimportant,
some of the greatest and most important were left out, or still
subject to a duty of thirty or forty per cent., and some to duties
entirely prohibitory. It was no use to say this will be a con-
tradiction in your system, one which could not last, and which
would ultimately be swept away, and he regretted that the op-
portunity had not now been taken of making reductions aocord-
lug to the principles which the present Government, and the
great majority of that House, had affirmed to be the only sound
and true principles on which to establish their commercial
system.—( Cheers.)
Sir ROBERT PEEL said he should be sorry, at the
final close of the discussions on the tariff, to introduce
anything partaking of the asperity of mere party feeling.
He was disposed to acknowledge that this measure had receive'd
a very general acquiescence, both from the friends of the Go-
vernment and those opposed to it. Nor would he be tempted
by the speech of the Noble Lord to withhold his acknowledge-
ment of that support. With respect to the general principles
of the tariff, he owned that the remark that those principles
had been borrowed from the late Government was quite justi-
fied. But let him remind the Noble Lord, that in 1825 he had
himself cordially co-operated with Mr. Huskisson in his mea-
. .

sures of commercial reform, and the same opinions he had ap-
plied to the consideration of the present tariff. That tariff he must
ask the country and the House to judge as a whole; he must ask
them to judge whether any Government could have made any
important change in the tariff with such a general acquiescence.
The Noble Lord said they did not carry the reform farenough ;
but, with respect to many of the articles mentioned by the
Noble Lord, the proposals were better than those of the late
Government. With respect to sugar certainlynoalteration

was proposed, but it was on considerations perfectly distinct
from those which affected other articles. The objection- to

alteration rested on specific grounds, which they thought ex-
cepted sugar from the other principle which regulated the
articles of the tariff. Ho did not wish to revive the cliscussiofts

on corn, but when they came to legislate on it, they were met
by many considerations which did not appear in discus-
sion. But, with respect to the whole tariff, he could not
help thinking that the reflective portion of the community
were of a different opinion from the Noble Lord, and that they
would think that they had exercised the influence of the Go-
vernment fora wise purpose, and that they had effected as
great a change in the commercial system of the country as
could be effected without violent disturbance of interests,
which from their long duration could not be touched without
the greatest caution. In bidding adieu to the question he
earnestly hoped thit the object of her Majesty's Government
would be attained, and that, doing as little individual;injury as
possible, this great measure Would promote the commerce of
the country, and give new openings to its industry.—( Cheers.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in explanation, said that he hod
made no appeal to party feelings, neither did he say that
the present Government had brroowed the principles from the
late Government. He merely lamented that the principles had
not been' more widely applied. He hoped that the Right Hon.
Gentleman would be fully justified in his expectation, and that
he (Lord .1. Russell) might be mistaken on the subject. But
before the Bill passed he did feel baund to express what were
his convictions, but it was without any wish to raise any dis-
cussion or difference.

Air. V. SMITH entreated the Right Hon. Baronet to con-
sider what would be the effect of passing this part of the
tariff. This trade consisted almost entirely of manual labour,
and he thought it became the house to pause before they made
the proposed alteration.
Mr. GL ADSTONE said the farmers had come to the Board
of Trade and complained that the shoemakers were benefited,
whil.t they themselves would be injured, by the proposed re•
duction on leather.—( Hear.)
Lord HOWICK said the great evil, after all, in connection
with duties of that kind, was the sliding scale, in defence of
which not one single argument had been offered in the course
of that debate. He hoped that the day would soon arrive,
when they would discuss that subject, with a view to effect a
final and satisfactory settlement.
Mr. HUME said he thought it was impossible that the cowl-
try could be maintained, unless they es ahlished a free trade
in corn. Nothing else could relieve the eou.itry from its dis-
tress. It would be impossible, without fui ther changes, to
maintain the country in peace and quiet.
Mr. C. BERKELEY wished to ask the Right Hon. Baro-
net. whether it was true, as had been stated in the papers, that
t eFrench ordinance had raised the duty upon English linen
and yarn 20 per cent., and also that the Pru6sian League had

raised the duties upon woollen manufactures from 30 dollars
to 50 per cent.?
.fir R. PEEL said he deeply regretted to say, not merely
for its commercial effect, that he had reason to • believe that the
accounts with respect to the French ordinance; were founded
,in
fact, The accounts which had been received were extremely
brief, but they were in conformity with those which had ap-
peared in the public Jouriials. It was not true, he believed
that the Prussian League had raised the duty on cotton wool;
at least he earnestly hoped that the reports on that subject
were entirely without foundation.
Lord WORSLEY said that if it had been intimated at, the
last electon that the present Government would act upon the
principles of free- trade'they would not have received such ex,
tensive support. They had gone much further than the late
Government, and they were supported in their measures by
those who had formerly opposed free trade.
Sir. M. GIBSON said the great principle after all—and it
was that principle for which the late Corn. law League contended—
was that they should be allowed to buy corn and all other
articles at the cheapest market. He had been a good deal
amongst commercial men, and he had found a great progress of
opinion on this subject. He believed that great progress had
been made, and would still be made, by the assistance of lec-
turers to be sent into different parts of the country.---(" Oh !
oh !") No man could subscribe to a more useful object than that
of sending lecturers throughout the country, to impress upon it
those principles upon which the Right Hon. Baronet at the
head of the Government, and the Minister of their choice, had
founded his measures. •He would assure the House that the
events of the last few months had given great encouragement
to the Anti-Corn-law League.
The SPEAKER then put the question that the Bill do pass,
which was agreed to.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS ABROAD BILL.
_ _ _ _

On the Order of the Day for the third reading of the British
Pcssessions Abroad Bill being read,
Mr. L ABOUCHERE rose to move, pursuant to notice,
"to continue the exemption from duty on wheat-flour im-
ported into Canada." He said he would riot detain the House
at any length. 'I he law, as it at present stood, allowed the im-
port of all articles duty free from the United States into
Canada. That law had been introduced by his lamented friend
Lord Sydenham. One of the advantages arising from it was
the reduction of Customs' establishments on the borders of
Canada. He was, therefore, much surprised, when he
found that the present Bill, which was generally
a Bill of relaxation, proposed that the law which
had worked so well should be altered. He did nut
ask the House to make any new law, but all he
desired was that the House should not sanction a new
law in the direction of restriction. He hoped Honourable
Gentlemen would attend to the one argument urged by
the Government, and that the House would agree with him
that an exemption which continued fur ten years ought not to
be done away with. The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved
that the exemption from duty on wheat flour imported into
Canada be continued.
The clause was then brought up, and having been read a
second time,

I
Mr. GLADSTONE said that the House would not expect
him to go at length into the subject after the decision to which
the House had already come. With regard to the argument
which the Right Hon. Gentleman thought so little of, he eon-
sidered it was valid so far as it went, though it was not one of
practicalimportance. The rules which applied to their colo-
nies ought to be carried out equally and impartially, and it was
an important consideration in itself that those rules should not
be relaxed for particular purposes. To adopt the clause of the
Right Hon. Gentleman would not only be a hardship upon
Newfoundland, but on all the West India Colonies. If the en-
trance of flour into those colonies was taxed, and if at the same
time exporting colonies were allowed to twelve it duty free,
under the cover of differential duties, it would be a great hard-
ship on those colonies. He should therefore oppose the clause.
Mr. H UTT considered the Bill of the Right Hon. Gentle-
man would tend to establish a Corn-law in America. It
was not proposed for the purposes of revenue, but for the
purposes of excluding flour from Canada, and if it were pro-
posed to devise some means by which the population of a colony
could be made extremely small, and by which its local and
economical relations would be most disturbed, those objects
would be best secured by the present Bill.!
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the clause ...... ..... S3
For the amendment ... l6O
Majority against Mr. Labouchere's motion --77
On our re-admission to the gallery, we found,
Mr. MILNER GIBSON on his legs, moving the omission
of the clause, imposing a ten per cent. ad valorem duty on
foreien sugar, refined in bond, and exported from
England to any .of our colonial pos'essions. The
Right Hon. Gentleman had distinctly stated that it was not his
intention to place any duty on articles imported into the colonies
into the produce of which British labour entered. 'lhe British
Parliament had no right to lay duties on articles imported into
the colonies for the purposes of revenue, but merely for the
purpose of regulating commerce. The Right Non. Gentle..
man had laid down that principle, and acting on it, he had re-
pealed all the Acts imposing duties on articles of British manu-
factures imported into the colonies. Now, sugar refined in
bond in this country was undoubtedly an article of British
manufacture. The imposing this duty was acting contrary to
the spirit of the Declaratory Act. It would, besides, be pre-
judicial to the West India planters, who would not be able to
replace the sugar sent to this country at so low a cost as he did
at present. It would, moreover, be very injurious to the sugar
refiners of this country; for these reasons he should move that
the clause be struck out of the Bill.
Mr. GLADSTONE did not consider the Deearatory Act
alluded to at all affecting the question. The duty of twenty per
cent., which, under the old law, was only a nominal protec-
twn, would be, tinder the proposed law, a real protection. All
the pat ties with whom he had communicated, and who were
connected with the sugar refining trade, were satisfied with the
proposed arrangement.
Mr. HUME considered the Government proposition a new
tax, for which there was no reason, and he therefore would sup-
port the proposition of his Hon Friend.
Mr. LABOUCHERE did not see that the proposition of the
Right lion. Gentleman opposite at all altered the condition of
the British and colonial refiners.

After a short itonversation the House divided, when the num-
bers were—

105

For the clause
'Against it
Majority ••• —69
The clause was then agreed to, and the Bill read a third time
and passed. _

THE §-UN; LoNtioN; WEDNESDAY EIfENING, Jrl.lkTT 29, 1842

questions. In the first place the Hon. Gentleman could not
call hirruelf a true prophet with respeet to borrowing the money,
as he (the Chairman) stated at the time, that such money
would actually have to be borrowed. With respect to the pro•? perty between Blackwell and the Minories, Mr. Tite had
valued it at About 68,9001. The first question
referred to the arches. _He was not aware that the arches
were expected to realise 8,0001. a-year. It was originally con-
templated that houses would be built upon them, and this
valuation of 8,000/. a-year was expected to be realised by those
house-. With regard to proceedings being taken against
the contractors, there was certainly a delay which the Direc-
tors regretted quite as much as any of the Proprietors could
do, before the proceedings were taken. The arrangements
were now completed, both for goods, traffic, and travelling.
The next question was the cost of the erections at Crutched
Friars and the Minories. He thought the cost was about
14,000/. it was perfectly true that the door was not wide
enough, but it had since been made wider at a cost of about
.iOl. With respect to the Brunswick wharfage, they had en-
tered in toan arra igement by which they took one-third of the
dues, but the foilowiiig year thay contracted for the whole
amount of durs for 1,4301. per annum, and now they were
receiving the whole of the wharfage. He was no; able to tell
what that amount was, but he could say that in one day they
had received 150/.—( Cheers. )
Mr. CRAWSHAY said he did not think these were questions
that ought to be answered publicly. If they received 1501. in
one day, and they only paid 1,4301 a-year for it the Proprietors
of the wharf would next year double the rent.
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said hedid not wish any question
answered that was_ likely to injtare the interest of the Proprie-
tors.
The CHAIRMAN said the next question related to the pre-
ference given to their own boats. They certainly should
always give a preference to those boats which made the Bruns-
wick Wharf their pier.--( Cheers.) Reference had been
made to the waterrnen's boats. There were parties who were
endeavouring to take the traffic from them entirely. They
were carrying passengers to London for therefore it was
their duty to interrupt them. With this view they imposed a
wharfage of a higher amount, and if that would not do they
would try something else.--( Cheers.) He knee; that some
inconvenience had arisen owing to the want of accommodation
fur luggage; but they must recollect that little luggage came
by the railway from Herne Bay, and they would not be justified
in establishing accommodation for luggage which would only
come occasionally. The next question was with respect to the
rope. In the month of June the rope had only broken once
on the 2d and once •on the 14th, and there were only three
stoppages out of 3.500 passengers.
Mr. Lave--I think you have given them rope enough, Sir.
I weuld say no more upon Laughter. )
The CHAIRMAN—The parties were only detained a quarter
of an hour, even if the rope broke, and then they performed the
journey, with that stoppage, much quicker than by any other
conveyance. With respect to the introduction of the clause
respecting the steam-boats ; in consequence of what took
place at the Southampton railway, they had an interviewwith the Board of Trade and Lord Shaftesbury, and after look-
ing at the original Act of Parliament, they were of opinion
that it was perfectly legitimate that they should have the power
of hiring steam-boats. But two gentlemen, Proprietors in
the railway, but who were interested in the
,steam-boats to
Gravesend, sent in a petition against it. The Directors did
not think that, under the circumstances, they were justified in
contesting the clause without the consent of the Proprietors.
He trusted that the Proprietors would see that the Directors
had done all in their power to advance the interests of the
Gen pany.
arr. Sergeant GAZELEE said there was another question,
with respect to borrowing money.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors had borrowed, on
their own personal security, the sum of 25,000/.
A Pee:wen:roe wished to know to what purpose the surplus
property would be applied.
The i.lnetemee said that the money they intended to bor-
row was for three, four, and five years, and that it was the
tention of the Directors to pay off the mortgage money, as the
bonds became due.
Mr. CRAWSHAY wished to know if the Directors felt confi-
dent that there would be a surplus.
The CHAIRMAN said he had every reason to believe so, from
the valuation of Mr. Tite.
Mr. CRAWSHAY—What will be the capital of the Company,
after payment of all the debts ?
The CHAIRMAN said it would be from 1,020,000,. to
1,025,000/.
The resolution was about to be put, when
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said he did not wish to put the
Directors to inconvenience, but he thought it would be best to
postpone the granting of this power until the meeting in
August.
The CHAIRMAN said the money was due, and ought to he
paid at once. There was at the prtsent moment a facility in
the money market for borrowing which might not occur in
August.
Sir. Blocs said that if theyeintended to purchase steam-
boats with part of the money, he could assure the Directors
that. it would not meet with the general assent of the Proprie-
tors, and he for one should most decidedly oppose it.
Mr. SALOMONS said he thought it would be wrong, on the
part of the Directors, not to put this question fully before the
meeting. He asked the Proprietors, in the first place, to put
confidence in the Direction. He was quite sure there never
wae established in the city of London a more honourable and
hard-working Board of Directors. He being a large Share-
holder in th concern, was asked to join the Direction, and
when he did so, he found they had an up-hill journey to per-
form. The money market was then in a most appaing state,
and the Direction collected together, and they each furnished
the means of carrying forward the concern, until the time
should come when they would be enabled to reimburse them-
selves, and see the undertaking the most majestic work in
the country, and he hoped and trusted that it would be equally
profitable. They all knew the force of vested interest in this
country. If an omnibus were started, the other omnibus
proprietors put the omnibus before and behind the stranger, to
drive him off the road, and establish a monopoly even in the
public streets of Lorelon. So will the Blackwell Railway.
Notwithstanding the great improvement that it was, they were
opposed by the Steam-Loats plying to London-bridge. What
was the consequence? Net one steam-boat to Gravesend ever
touched at their pies. The Directors then, on their own in-
dividual responsibility, bunt several boats, and they soon found
that one of their boats did as much as three of their opponent,.
If they had not taken the trade vs et armis, they would not
have had an atom of it ; anti yet, for all this, the lion. Pro-
prietor said he would oppose it when the subject was brought
forward. He (Mr. Salomons) was very much obliged fur the
attention with which he had been listened to. All he aviaed
was, that they would place confidence in the Directors, and he
deubted not but they would make this a successful concern, as
a more bald-working, or honourable set of men, could not be
found.
The CHAlrtaia N said he would lay a statement of the traffic
by the steam-bsats before the meeting. In March, 1841, they
had sot one running there. In June, 1841, they took 40,000
passengers ; in July, 50,000 ; in August, 72,000. In March
this year they took 24,000 passengers, having taken none the
same period the year before. In April, 29,0e0 against 10,000
the year before; in May, 57,000 against 26,000 the same titre
the year before; in June of the year before 40,000; the re-
turns of this year had not been made, but he believed
he might say that the number exceeded 70,000.—(Cheers-
The great profit arising from this, the Directors intended
to keep in an accumulating fund, in order to prevent any
future necessity of Conling before the Proprietors for more
money ; but in case they should have to come before the Pro-
prietors, he had full confidence and hope that the Proprietors
would second the endeavours of the Directors.—( Hear.)
The resolution was then put. and carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, arid the
meting separated.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council tLis afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Right Hon. J Ntcholls, Judge Advocate General, had
an audience of the Queen, yesterday, and submitted to her
Majesty the proceedings of some Courts Martial.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and their Majesties
• the King and Queen of the Belgians, left Buck-
ingham Palace, shortly before five o'clock yesterday after-
noon, to honour the Duke and Duches of Bucclench
with their company at Montague House. The Royal Suite
inc uded the Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting; the
Countess de Merode, Lady in Waiting on the Queen of the
Belgians ; the Hon. Misses Stanley and Hamilton, Maids of
Honour in Waiting; Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting;
Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting on Prince Albert;
Baron de Dieskau, and M. de Moerkerke, in Waiting on his
Belgian Majesty; General the Hon. Sir William Lumley,
Groom in Waiting ; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in
Waiting on the Prince ; Lord Charles Weacsley (Clerk
Mar,hal), Equerry in Waiting; and Major-General Sir Edward
Buwate ,r Equerry in Waiting on his Hoyal Highness.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir George Couper, Bart. ; her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
the Princess Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and attended by
Lady Augusta Somerset, also honoured the Duke and Duchess
of Buceleuch with their company at the dejeuner given by their
Graces, at their residences in Whitehall-gardens.
The Queen and Prince Albert, and the King and Queen of
the Belgians and Suite, returned to Buckingham Palace at
seven o clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Ma-
jesty yesterday.
''heir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton,
were taken an airing in the Royal Gardens yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the King and Queen of
the Ilelgians, attended by the Countess Charlemont, Countess
tie Merode, Hon. Miss Hamilton, Viscount Hawarden, Baron
de Dieskau, M. de Moerkerke, Lord Charles Welle,ley, and
Sir Edward Bowater, honoured the Italian Opera with their
presence last evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The llu,hess of Cambridge, Prince George, and
the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset,
honoured the Italian Opera with their presence last evenir.g.
The Judicial Committee of her Mak.sty's Most Honourable
Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were—Lord
Brougham, th 4 Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce Mr. Baron
l'arke, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. 'Sir A. John-
ston and Sir E. East sat as Privy Councillors.
Mr. Richards, Queen's Counsel opened an appeal from Ben-
gal, " The Bank of Bengal v. Radakissen Mater.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Bethell, Queen's Cousel,
were heard for the Respondent.
Judgment was not given.

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cular crags, amidst the vetoing cries of its reclaiming occu-
pants, which " hovered about the enemy, seemingly disposed
to enter their dissents, in the shape of sundry pounces ct, his
face and hands; but heedless of all the daring intruder clam-
bered up to thn alarming height of 80 or 90 feet,when accidentally
laying hold of a piece of loose rock, which gave way with him,
he lost his balance, but had the presence of [Hind
to make a
sudden leap from the face of the rock, much to the satisfaction
of his witsged neighbours, who rejoiced at, his exit. He fell
into the water, and to the great joy and surprise of his friends,
escaped unhurt.—Glasgow Courier.

A letter from Lille states that the Chamber of Com-
merce of that town, being uneasy at the delay of the promised
r
ordonnauce, relative to the linen manufacture, waited in a body
on the Prefect of the Nord on the 20th inst., to express to him
ply, addressed a let •
terth it
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dissatisfaction.
President
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Prefect,
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the del .y was caused simply by the difficulties attending an ar-
rangement in course of negotiation with Belgium, and by which
several important. manufacturing interests were to obtain con.
cessions. These difficulties are, he says, on the point of being
removed, and nothing will prevent the ordonnance from appear-
ing before the end of the month.
lI.AmpuRGH, JUNE 21,--The Relief Committee
apiminted by the Senate published on the 18th the third list of
contributors receiv. d by it, which up to the 15th in the even-
ing. amounted in all to about three millions of marks banco.
A NICE FAMILY.—A woman of the name of Ock-
well, in the hamlet of Downampney, Cricklade, Wilts, has
twenty-four children, all at home, and the eldest only eighteen
years of —.Liverpool Journal.

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by the performance of " La Sonnambula," supported by the first
musical t..lent this cout.try ran proiuce, it will be repeated
THIS EVENING, JUNE 29.
The performances will commence with Belanits LA SONNAM.
BUl.A.—Ami,a. Miss Romer; Liza, Mrs. Serie; Rodolplio, Mr.
Letiler; Elvino, Mr. W. Harrison ; with an increased Band, and a
powerful Chorus, conducted y Mr. O. Stansbury.
Alter which, a Drama call d THE C'tOWN PRINCE; nr the
BUCKLE OF DIAMONDS, in which Mr. J. Webster will appear.
To cenclu e with -Ir. Leman Rede's JACK IN THE W A CELL
.I,A, Mr. George Wild; Betty. Miss K Terry.
Places and Pr,vate Soxes may be ad of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the
Lox Office, from Eleven till Four daily.

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JANIES'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 29,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF .MONSIEUR BOUFP E
The Performances will commence with LE DEMOISELLE A
MA HIER, OU L k PREMIERE ENTREVUE.
After which, LE MERLUCHONS, OU LE TESTAMENT SIN.
6ULI Felx, Comedien, Monsieur Bouffo.
To conclnde with LE GAMIN DE PARlS.—Joseph, Gamin de
Paris, Moosieu Boutfe.
Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3a. 61; Amphitheatre (or :Gallery Stalls), 3s. ;
Gallery,. 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Per.
tot;nances commence at Halt-past Seven.
Applications fo Boxes and Stalls for the remainder of the Seaton
to lie made at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. se.:
coin's, 12, Regent-street ; Mr. Sams's, St. James's-street ; and at
the Box.olliee of the Theatre, which is open daily, from Eleven
till Five e'clock.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully
informed tt at

ON iIONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS,
GRAND EVENING FETES will be given, in which will be em-
bodied all those popular Entertainments that have given to this fawn'_
riteplaceof recreaion its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in-
Redactions, which render them more generally attractive.
The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and hn-
portant acquisitions in the classes of boll' Quadrupeds and Birds.
Feeding Time Five o'clock

The Colossal VIEW OF ROME has been repainted, and in some
instances remodelled, with a Mechanical Tableau d'actiou, repre-
senting the Procc sion of the Papal Troops, Guards, and Roman
Nobles, to the Castle of St. Angelo.
Thz BAND includcs some of the most emineat Performers, con-
lucted by Mr. Godfrey, and the Programme of the PROMENADES
bI ~sIC A LES selectedf mom the noblest works of the great Masters.
The ILLUMINATIONof ST. PETER'S, the CROSS of FIRE,
and the Gill AN OOL A of ST. ANGELO, wi h all the gorgeous
Spectacles and magnificent Introductions that have called forth ac-
cl.mmations of delight and admiration on each evening of their ex.
hibition, terminating with the triumph of pyrotechnic splendour.
the CASC ADE sof BRILLIANT FIRE, SIX I Y FEET in height.
The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening
Fetes, with the Promenades Nlus.cales, Illumination of St. Peter's,
Girandola of St. Angelo, &c., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays,
at.d Thursdays. Admission One Shilling.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We cannot publish the article on Lafayette, and it is left in
the office for the writer.

All Advertisements of a Disgusting Character,
or Immoral Tendency, ,are excluded from
the Columns of " The Sun."

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