The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAacn 21.—Sailed, at nine o'clock
this morning, the Queen, 110, Vice-Admiral Sir Ed-
ward Owen, K.C.B. The Formidable, 84, Capt. Sir C.
Sullivan, Bart., weighed shortly after the Queen ; both
ships proceeded in company to Malta, remaining a few
days at Gibraltar. The wind having shifted to N.N.E
with every appearance of continuing, the whole of
the outward bound weighed, with the exception of the
Candahar, conviA ship, waiting orders. The Candahar
has embarked 250 male convicts for Van Dieman's Land,
under the charge of Dr. Seward, Royal Navy.
The Gorgon, steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B. ;
sailed yesterday afternoon for Woolwich to be paid off ;
as also the Hecht, steamer, Commander J. B. Cragg.
The Growler steam frigate, Commander C. H. Buckle,
arrived yesterday from the Eastward; her destination is
supposed to be China. Sailed to-day, the Lightning
steamer, for Woolwich, with naval stores. The Thun-
derbolt steam frigate, lately launched at this port, will
proceed to Glasgow next week to get her machinery;
dr. Aylen, Master of the Victory, is ordered to take
charge of the Tuunderbolt.
The Carysfort, 26, Captain the Right Hon. Lord
George Paulet, went out of harbour, and anchored at
Spithead this afternoon.
Ships at Spithead—The Alfred, the Carysfort, the
Mediator, the New York Packet, and the Candahar con-
vict ship.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 21.—The Volcano, steam-vessel,
Lieut. Commander C. J. Featherstone, arrived here
from Portsmouth yeiterday, with 42 volunteer seamen
for the Agincourt. She will return to Portsmouth with
supernumeraries for the Queen.
The Netlry, tender to the Caledonia, Burney, Master,
arrived here this morning from Cork with sill ernume-
raries for ships in commission.
The Alban, steam-vessel, Master Commander King,
(acting), arrived here from Portsmouth yesterday. To-
, morrow she will sail for Pembroke with the Assistant-
j Matter Attendant, Mr. Henderson and party, who are
J to navigate the Spiteful, new steam vessel, built at Pem-
br-Ite, to Greenock, to have her machinery fitted. The
Alban will take provisions to the Lucifer steam-vessel,
Captain F. W. Beechy, surveying the coast of Ireland,
now at Holyhead, and after calling at Liverpool and
Bristol for volunteer seamen, she will return to this port.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain J. T. Nicolas, C. 8.,
arrived here this morning from Portsmouth ; she will
proceed immediately to China with Rear-Admiral Sir
T. J. Cochrane.
Rear Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, Kt., C.B , arrived
at this port yesterday by coach ; he will survey the Agin-
court, fitting for his flag, and then embark on board the
Vindictive, for China.
The Agincourt, 72, Captain H. IV. Bruce, is fitting for
sea with all possible dispatch. She has some very fine
men on board, and only requires a few more men an boys
to make her complement. On her arriving at China,
Sir T. J. Cochrane will shift his flag to her from the
Vindictive. The Agincourt has nevi-r yet been to sea,
consequently this will be her first trip on service. She
is a small size line-of-battle ship, but preferred for the
service for which she is destined on account of her light
draught of water. She is to be furnished with boats of
similar dimensions as those supplied to the Weller-ley
and the Cornwallis, both of which ships are on the East
India station.

Gf the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—The Prime Minister excuses himself, and.
by implication, his colleagues, from entering any farther
into the geaeral discussion of an income tax, by stating
that "he must fairly own that so far as he had any thing
to say on the general merits of the proposition, the ques-
tion was exhausted." We recommend this avowal to the
public attention. Of course the principal object of de-
bate at all on the introduction of a measure of such im-
portance is the enlightenment of the country. The coun-
try then have before them all that the Minister has to
offer in vindication of a measure so extraordinary as a re-
vived income tax ; and they are at liberty to infer from the
all but silence of his colleagues and supporters that he
has not only said all he has to say, but all they have to
say too. The praise of clearness has been awarded to
Sir Robert's mode of saying his say. It should be re-
membered that clearness is sometimes the attendant
of shallowness. It is easy enough to count the peb-
bles in a brook and extol its clearness. The question
is, a Nether Sir Robert Peel's clearness on the present
occasion has not been purchased by sedulously keeping
clear of the difficulties of his subject. Which of those
has been made any clearer by his long speech, or his curt
replies ? We have been told that indefinite borrowing
is a bad expedient for maintaining credit ; that there
is a yearly deficit of two millions and a half or so, which
may swell somewhat larger ; that an additional number
of troops must be sent to India, and that we have war
in China. 'We have been told that reducing taxes has
not always increased revenue ; and that adding to taxes
has not always done so either. All this, it appears to us,
the people knew pretty well before. Is all this a suffi-
cient basis for the startling superstructure of an income
tax? We have been told of the necessity of making an
earnest appeal to property, for the purpose of maintain-
ing public credit, and providing for the public service.
Let this necessity be granted, thonh it ought to be
proved. Still what case. has the Premier made out for
reviving the income tax ? To establish such a case,
he should have first demonstrated that an income tax
was the only possible or just mode of-answering that
appeal. In this general discussion, however, which the
Premier considers " exhausted," the most cogent argu-
ments have been adduced, first to disprove the necessity
of any new and enormous machinery of national imposi-
tion, and secondly, even if that necessity should be ad-
mitted, to shew the oppressive
snature of this particular
impost. What reply has been made to those arguments?
There has been made no reply whatsoever.
STANDARD. The Opposition have avowed their
plan-of resistance to the Ministerial measure of finance.
It is what is known by the justly opprobrious name of
" factious opposition." Lord John Russell last night
declared that he will divide the House upon the resolu-
tions, upon the bringing up,the report of the Committee,
upon the first reading, upon the second reading, upon
the third reading; in short, as often as the forms of Par-
liament shall permit him to divide. Mr. Benjamin Hawes,
who seemed to be disposed to dispute the honour of
leadership with Lord John, threatened that though
he would not offer a vexatious opposition—" he would
offer to the plan every opposition in his power." One
must be as learned a casuist as Mr. Hawes to un-
derstand his qualification ; for we ignorant people
naturally presume, both a priori, and from expe-
rience of the Honourable Member's practice, that it
is quite in his power, and not altogether alien from
his disposition, to play a factious part. Mr.
Thomas Duncombe, who, to do him justice, is above hy-
pocritical pretences and mean pettifogging, spoke more
plainly, and avowed a factious opposition, propounding
the dogma that "faction is a v( ry good thing upon pro-
per occasions." The factious professions of the oppo-
sition were not mere empty sounds—they were well
supported by the conduct of those who made these
professions. Two motions for adjournment were
made, with the avowed purpose of postponing until after
the Easter holidays the simple preliminary now before
Parliament. The first motion of adjournment was made by
Mr. Blewitt, and rejected by a majority 01328 to 51— dif-
ference 277—in a house of 384. The second, made by Mr.
Thomas Duncombe, was rejected by a majority of 241
to 91, a majority of 150, in a- house of 337 ; many
Conservative Members having retired, and the whole
Whig-Radical force supporting the latter proposition.
A third adournment was proposed by Mr. Thomas
Duncombe at a late hour, and Sir Robert Peel con-
ceded so far as to agree to the adjournment of the
debate to Wednesclay, having previously given his
°pink n of the course taken by the Opposition. Sir
Robert Peel will have no reason to lament the
course taken by his antagonists. If he is accessible
to vanity—if even higher considerations do not
extinguish the sense of honourable pride, which it is
innocent for the greatest and the best to indulge—ht
must rejoice at a line taken by his opponents which
exhibits in such brilliant contrast his own and his
Friends' conduct when they were in opposition.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, March 22.
His LORDSHIP disposed of the remaining motions !c-fiay,
after which the Court rose.

VICE- CIIAN CE LL 0 4.,5"-- COURT, March 22.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAIf.)
BULTEEL V. LORD ABING.FIL—JuDGMENT.
His HONOUR gave ju4gment in 'This cause. The plaintiff
was Mr. John Bultetl, and the defendants were Lord Abinger,
Sir Edmund Curry, and Mr. Benjamin Curry. The prayer of
the bill was that the agreement made and entered Into be-
tween the defendant, Mr. Benjamin Curry, for himself, and as
the agent of Lord Abinger and Sir Edmund Curry, with the
plaintiff, for the sale ad purchase ef the Rapley or Bagshot
estate, might be specifically performed. The real question in
the 28th of February, 1835, cer-
tain cause was whether Mr. Benjamin Curry was the agent of
Lord Abinger, lawfully authorised to make the contract in
question. 'The plaintiff and the defendants were appointei.
trustees under the will of the, late Duke of Gloucester,
aatelseewdeerxeevceustteeadoinn them epon trust for sale ; the Bag-
Ihictih!nerexecution of several
atanidnbeyst
Bag-
shot estate had been put up for sale hy auction on three ores-
, appeared to have
sior.s, namely,—on the 21st July, 1835, on the 7th June.. 1836.
and on the 22d June, 1838, but without success ; it appearec.
that on the last occasion the reserved bidding was 25,000/. ;
acts in relation to the estate.ff After the last auctior
endeavours were made to
.e effect a sale by private con-
tract, Mr.en Benjamin
entrusted Cbuyr rbyts,
the trustees requiring each bidder to make hi,
‘'eOh-otruwstaCesawsi°t
offer, and then the other bidders were to be applied
to in order to ascertain whether they would make any advance.
His Honour then proceeded
B to refer to the treaty entered into
by the plaintiff with Mr. Benjamin Curry and Sir Edmund
Curry, for the purchase of t c estate, and all facts and cor-
respondence in relation to it, down to the signing of the con-
tract between Mr. Benjamin Curry, Sir Edmund Curry, and
the plaintiffs, on the 30th of July, 1838. On the 14th March,
1839, the bill was filed by the plaintiff it had been amended
twice, and the several answers of the defendants having beer.
put in, the cause came on for hearing ott the 3d of the present
month. The rlaintiff undertook
.to prove
'two, thinga—first,
that Mr. Benjamin Curry was the agent of Lord Abinger.
lawfully authorised to sign the contract ,to the plaintiff; and
secondly, that Mr. Benjamin Curry's letter was a sufficient note
or memorandum of that contract for the purposes of that sale.
In answer to the plaintiff's argument, the Counsel for Lord
Abinger had contended—first, that Mr. Benjamin Curry was
not the agent for Lord Abinger, "lawfully authorised.' to sign
the contract to the plaintiff; secondly, that admitting the letter
of Mr. Benjamin Curry, of the 26th of July, 17138, to have
been in the absence of a sufficient note or memorandum it
writing, a contract for the sale of the estate to the plaintiff,
it could not he enforced in that suit ; and, thirdly,
that supposing Mr. Benjamin Curry was authorised by Lord
Abinger to sell the estate, it had been a breach of trust.
The plaintiff insisted that the authority of Mr. Benjamin
Curry was implied by the manner in which the trusts ha,
generally been executed, and secondly, that a special authorit:
was given to him to sell the estate, by Lord Abinger's letter o
the 23d of July, 1838. Mr. Benjamin Curry, in his answer
stated. that in the sale of Gloucester-house, of certain shares
in public companies, and in the sale of the small plots of land
on the Bagshot estate, he had acted as agent for the trustees—
that in the sale by public auction he as.
h ,I
v acted in the *ante