The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-28 00:00:00

that indirect taxation upon necessaries, -or 'upon-.
the lower comforts of life, must to avoid a bare-
faced acknowledgment of oppression and4injustice, as-
sume a perfect equality in the distribution of wealth
—an equality which we know does not exist, and
from which we are unhappily receding 4 further day
by day. The only fiction that can ju4tify indirect
taxation in preference to a tax upon ancome, is as
gross as that upon which Gatton and Old) Sarum were
pretended to give representatives for the eople, and it
is in the course of nature that the one ab rdity follow
the other. No Excise or other officer wi have autho-
rity to enter any man's house . under an income tax
law : there can, therefore, be nothing to fear from the
insolence of such an officer. As thus " the ob-
noxiousness exists in the falsely supposed insult, and
the domiciliary visit," we are happy : to be able
to inform our respected Contemporary the griev-
ance is purely imaginary. A man will be called
upon for a statement of his income, which, whether
deemed satisfactory or not, will be guarded
in ;strict privacY—should the statement be such as
j'O, . satisfy, the commissioners, he will ' pay his tax
still privately, and there is an end. Should be he
suspected of returning less than the truth, a suspicion
that can very rarely arise where the per centage is so
small,- and where, except in the case of very rich
men, so little can be gained by fraud, he. will be sub-
ject to a surcharge, always privately communicated;
and if he resist that, he will have an opportunity of
showing his grounds of objection in a private investi-
gation before Commissioners, for whose conduct the
Government must be, of course, responsible. Is there
much reason to apprehend insult in this ?

BRIGHTON ELECTlON.—Saturday morning a requi-
sition to Somers Harford, Esq., the late member for
Lewes, was put in course of signature, and though no
measures were taken to make it known, upwards of 200
names were appended to it in a few hours, And there is
every probability of his being returned by, a large ma-
jority. Mr. Harford is expected to address the electors
this (Monday) evening.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town this
morning, for his seat, Bletchworth House, Surrey.
Most of the Cabinet Ministers have left town for the
Easter recess.

The newly-raised St. Helena regiment will arrive
at Portsmouth, from Winchester, on Monday, and be
conveyed to Cowes, Isle of Wight, in the Volcano
steam-vessel, whence they will march to, and be quar-
tered in, Parkhurst barracks.

ANOTHER "DELICATE AFFAIR."
The tea-tables and fashionable circles of the town for
the last fortnight have had ample materials for gossip,
as we do not remember a season so famous for " delicate
affairs," and, by the way, it must be remarked that some
of those " affairs " have, on investigation, turned out
any thing but "delicate." The year 1842, it is predicted,
will be a very extraordinary year, and if one were to
judge from the past, the work has gone on bravely
enough up to the present period. The following of the
many strange affairs, is perhaps the strangest that has
occurred for some time, and the truth of the details are
guaranteed. Some four or five weeks ago the Rev. Mr.
II ---7, a young gentleman who had just been admitted
to orders in the Protestant Church (a native of a
northern county), entered the shop of a certain trades-
man in Sackville-street, for the purpose of making
some purchases. At the moment the shopkeeper
tt as engaged attending a fashionable-looking young
man who happened to be purchasing similar articles
to those required by the Rev. Gentleman. A con-
versation ensued, and the first customer strongly recom-
mended the clergyman to deal at the house, as he could
vouch for the excellence of all the goods sold by his
friend, &c. The "country curate," not knowing much
of the town. being rather " raw," replied " he was aware
of the fact ; for," added he, " I am sure my friend, Mr.
—, of —, would not recommend me to this house if
what you assert were false." " Bless me," said the
strange gentleman, whose initials are J. R. R., "do you
know my friend ? Sir, lam glad to see you ;" and
thereon he presented his card to the clergyman, with an
earnest request that he would visit him, and "make his
lodging his own" dui ing his stay in the metropolis. Our
country friend did call the next day, and after an agree-
able tete-a-tete, departed—shortly after which he missed
a pocket-book; containing 251. in notes and some memo-
randa. (It should have been mentioned that Mr. R.
occupied elegant and expensive lodgings in Gardi-
ner's-place.) The conclusion arrived at by his rever-
ence was, that the property had been abstracted by some
pickpocket in the street, and notice thereof was given to
the police. Things went on in this manner, each party
visiting, &c., at the other's lodgings, until, shortly after
one of these visits, which took place in the evening,
the Rev. Mr. H— missed a gold repeating watch and
other articles of small value, but the slightest suspicion
never fell on his friend, Mr. R—, nor why there
should be any attached to him. On Thursday last the
reverend gentleman requested the pleasure of Mr.
R—'s society at dinner, which Mr. R— promised
faithfully to attend to at six sharp ; but in the mean time
Mrs. B-I—n, a lady of the first respectability, who re-
; sides in a fashionable street off Stephen's-green, and who
is aunt to Mr. H—, called in her carriage at his lodg-
-1 ing, and insisted on his " taking pot luck" with herself
and his fair cousins on that day. He begged to
be excused, as he had a " friend" to dine 'with him at
six o'clock ; but this objection was at once obviated by
the lady telling him to bring his friend with him, as he
would be most welcome. Things were thus arranged,
and at six o'clock, Mr. R— called to the house where
1 his friend lodged. The Y— street business was men-
tioned, and the idea delighted Mr. R—. Both parties
went to the place, and, in the course of the evening " a
few friends" dropped in to Mrs. B—'s, no doubt to see
the ladies, as the Misses B. (four in number) are con-
sidered, not only as extremely wealthy, but extremely
handsome and accomplished young ladies. Cards
were introduced, and Mr. R— lost a few shil-
lings with the temper of a perfect gentleman, but
then protested that his purse was empty. An offer made
on the part of his friend to accommodate him had the ef-
fect of causing Mr. R— to draw from his pocket a book,
which contained a couple of bank notes; this book Mr.
H— thought—of course it was only a thought—that he
had before seen, and had been its owner. However, matters
went on until Mr. R— really lost all his money, when
another offer was made him, whereon he " drew a dial
from his poke," and, ," looking on it," not with "lack
lustre eye," declared it is time to be off. Again Mr.
H— thought he beheld the watch before, but the idea
fled as soon as formed, and, after a little coaxing, he was
induced to take another hand. He then took out his
draft-book, and filled a cheque on a certain banking:
'house for 501., receiving th 9 difference in notes and gold.
Luck seemed to favour him this time, and he became a
considerable gainer. The party broke up, and on leaving
the house Mr. R—'s liberality to the servants was very
.remarkable.
.The cheque on the bank was presented
next day, but the surprise of the party inay be imagined
when the answer was, "No account here—don't know
such a person." The truth was instantly out—Mr.
R— turned out to be a notorious blackleg, and some-
thing worse. On making inquiry. at his lodgings, " the
bird had flown," and has not since been heard of. A
warrant has been issued for his apprehension, and the
officers are on the look-out. So, at present, stands this
" affair in high life."—Dublin Pilot. •

SPORTING-INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Earl Ducie's hounds will meet on Wednesday, at Jack-
mane's Bottom ; Sat., Cirencer Kennels:
Essex Union hds., Wed., Maylincl. Hall ; Sat., Rams-
den Heath-10i.
Mr. Horlock's lids., Wed., New Park ; Sat., Fordgate.
Mr. Giles's hds., Tues., Aston Ingham ; Fri., Rough-
borough-10.
Tickham hds., Tu., Key-street : Fr., MonliDown—ioi.
Sir John Cope's lids., Tues., Crookham-street ; Wed.,
Lodden Bridge ; Fri., Fence-11.
Vine hds., Thurs., Malshanger House ; .Sat., Chin-
ham-11.
East Essex hds., Tues., Cavendish ; Thurs., Donyland
Sat., Panfield.
Essex stag hds., Tues., Mark Hall-12.
Norfolk hds., Tues., ilylmerton ; Wed., Edgefield---10/.
Earl Fitzhardinge's lids., Tues., Dixon ; Wed., Lit-
comb ; Th., Bridgeworth ; Sat., Broadway,
Sir W. Carew's hd.s., Tues., Berry ; Sat., Windy
Cross-11.
Mr. R. Cockburn's lids., Tues., Cotlaigh ; Sat., Briiad-'
chest-11.
Tyryside hds., Thurs., Leehryd Bridge.
Simungton hds., Tues., Stilton's House, Helmsley ;.
Fri., Hovingham-9.
Mr. Watson's hds., Tues. Ulgham Village ; Thurs.,
Warkworth ; Sat., Masseth Quarry Bank-10.
Slaley lids., Wed., Fortherley Gill ; Sat., Farnley
Whin-9.
Forfarshire hds., Tues., Balwall ' • Thurs., Newton
Arbirlot ; 7th Milestone, Dundee and Forfar road-10i.

THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY AND THE
COACHES.—In consequence of the alteration in the time
of the arrival of the letters from London, Mr. Johnson,
one of the inspectors of the Post-office, has been down
to Brighton making arrangements for taking • off the
four-horse mail which runs daily between Brighton and
Southampton, in the place of which merely a cart will
be put on. That splendid coach, the Age, which, for
some years, had been the pride of the Aighton road,
ran on Saturday for the last time. Numbers of
,persons
of all ranks were in the daily habit of congregating in
Castle-square to witness its departure, and much regret
was expressed at seeing the last trip. The fiur greys
which used to take it out of Brighton are valued at 5001.
The only crack coach left on the road is the Era, but
from the sad havoc made by the railroad it is expected
soon to follow the fate of the Age.
Tun BARNARTS IN Ainsulca.—The laughter-lov-
ing public will, no doubt, be greatly rejoiced to hear
that in the April number of Colburn's New Monthly Ma-
gazine and. Humourist, edited by Thomas Hood, Esq.,
will be commenced a new story by Mrs. Trollope, which
is to be continued monthly. It is called " The Barnabys
in America;" and if Mrs. Trollope's own veritable ac-
count of the Domestic Manners;of the Americans may be
looked upon as one of the most amusing satires of the
day, how much more entertainment may be expected
from the renowned " Widow Barnaby's ' adventures
among our Transaltic brethren. A better field for the
clever Widow's manoeuvres could not have been chosen,
and there can be little question that the work will create a
" considerable of :a sensation," not only on this side
the Atlantic, but among all classes on the other, from
the President himself, to the raggedest Locufoco in the
United States.

TURN-.OUT AT BLACYBURIC—The workpeople em-
ployed by Messrs. Hornby and Co., of Brookhouse
Mills, Blackburn, have turned out, in consequence of
an attempt to reduce their wages. The number is stated
to be about 1,50 P.,,