The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-07 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Queen is expected to visit the Great Britain steamer
on Tuesday, the 15th instant ; and the Dwarf, iron steam-
vessel, fitted with a screw propeller, at present in the basin
at Woolwich dockyard, is nanwd for the honour of conveying
her Majesty to the place where the Great Britain is moored
off Blackwall. _ _

The Duke of Devonshire gives a splendid dejefiner to-day,
at his villa at Chiswick, to her Royal Highness the Grand
Duchess Stephanie of Baden. The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz have been invited by the Noble
Duke to meet the Duchess of Baden. The French Ambas-
sador and Countess de St. Aulaire, the Austrian Ambassador
and Countess Dietrichstein, the Russian Minister, the
Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Normanby, the lion. Charles C. and Lady Catherine Caven-
dish, Viscount and Viscountess Leveson, the Countess of
Granville, and a brilliant circle have been favoured with cards
of invitation.

Lord and Lady Henniker are staying at Ryde, Isle of
Wight, for the health of one of their children.
Lord Brougham entertained the Marquis of Anglesey,
Count D'Orsay, Lord George Paget, Mr. Wombwell, Mr.
A. Montgomery, and a select party at dinner on Sunday
evening, at the Noble and Learned Lord's residence, in Graf-
ton-street.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston received Earl and
Countes Cowper, Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Beau-
vale, and a small circle at dinner, on Saturday evening, at
their mansion, on Carlton House-terrace.

Lady Dover and the Hon. Misses Agar Ellis have been
passing the holidays at their villa, at Roehampton.
Lord Hatherton has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from his seat, Tedderley Park, Penridge,
Staffordshire.

The Lord Chamberlain, the Countess Delawarr, and
Lady Mary West, have arrived in Grosvenor-street, for
the season.

The Earl and Countess of Warwick and Lady Caroline
Neeld, have arrived at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-
street, from Warwick Castle.

MISCEZZANEOITS.

The facilities afforded by the Irish poor-law for the manu-
facture of fictitious votes has led to the return this year, in
most of the unions, of a majority of Tories. In Dublin the
Liberals are in a hopeless minority. In Cork, Limerick,
Galway, Clonmel, &c., the same state of things prevails.
The property qualification has done the work of the Tories
admirably.

The Stewards of the London, Cumberland and Westmore-
land Wrestling Society in London, after having given the
highest prizes in England, which were contended for at High-
bury Barn, on Good Friday, have presented twenty guineas
to the charitable institutions of the counties, thereby consti-
tuting two Life Governors out of their number to the Society,
which is instituted for the maintenance and education of
poor orphans belonging to natives of the above counties.
It is said that a a special meeting of the Dublin Corpo-
ration will be held on an early day, for the purpose of taking
into consideration how the body can best do honour to her
Majesty on her arrival in Dublin.

Mr. Benton, of the free-list office, Drury-lane Theatre,
announces his benefit to take place on Thursday evening
next, when it is hoped that his uniform civility and atten-
tion in the discharge of his official duties will ensure him
the compliment of a full house. The entertainments an-
nounced are Donizetti's pleasing opera of Elisir d'Amore, a
diveitigsementt and Der Freischutz.
The thirty-six danseuses Viennnoises, who arrived on Fri-
day night, are now safely harboured at their residence in the
Quadrant, in the enjoyment of the best health and spirits.
hese marvellous little dancers, who are to be added to the
attractive bill of fare, on Thursday night, at her Majesty's
Theatre, make their delnit to-morrow (Tuesday), en which
occasion Grisi and Lablache will appear for the first time this
season in the opera of Norma.
Mr. Templeton has been giving his vocal entertainments in
Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, with the most triumphant
success.

RAILWAY BILLS.
A correspondent directs public attention to the fol-
lowing clause in the London, Worcester, and South
Staffordshire, and in the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton Railway Bills, introduced into Parliament
under the influence and in connexion with the London
and Birmingham and Great Western Railway Com-
panies :
" And with respect to small packages and single ar-
ticles of great weight, be it enacted, that notwithstand-
ing the rate of tolls prescribed by this Act, the Com-
pany may lawfully demand the tolls following—that is
to say, for the carriage of small parcels—that is to say,
parcels not exceeding 5001 b. each---the Company may
demand any sum which they may think fit."
Our correspondent thinks that this clause is intended
to give to these companies the monopoly of the carriage
of small parcels, to the exclusion of all other carriers
who have been hitherto in the habit of legally pack-
ing small parcels into one large parcel exceeding in
weight 5001 b , and so carrying small parcels in that
collective form over lines of railway at a tonnage
rate, and consequently at a profit to such a collec-
tors, and advEntage to the public. If such a clause
as the above is allowed to be smuggled into any
Act of Parliament for the incorporation of a rail-
way company, its clear effect, he says, will be to
defeat the only species of competition available to the
public in the traffic upon railways. He also points at-
tention to the high rates of passenger and other tolls in-
troduced into the same Bills by the same Companies. In
the London and Birmingham scheme 4d. per mile may be
charged for an ox, and lid. per mile fur a sheep, while for
a third-class passenger, by a separate Act of the last ses-
sion, they will be restricted to the rate of ld. per mile.
Our correspondent says he alludes to these more promi-
nent points that the public m/y bo aware of what
he, as one of them, considers of great importance to
their interest ; but he suggests that there are other
points in these, and most probably in many other of the
numerous Bills to be brought this session before Parlia-
ment, which ought not to receive legislative sanction
without the strictest scrutiny. It is but fair to state
that our correspondent signs himself "A Carrier "—one
of the class particularly interested—so that of course
there is roam for both sides of the question to bo dis-
cussed.— Times.

`ITT _ ATTN: LONDON, MONDAY

the Bishop quotes history, we, are inclined to think so
much the less of the value of liis testimony."
There are several other excellent pr pars in the
present Number.

THE LA W OF NISI PRJUS, comprising the Decla,
rations, Pleadings, and Evidence, in particular actions.
By John Fredench Archbold, Esq., Barrister-at law,

This is the second volume of one of Mr. Archbold's
practical and most valuable contributions for the use
of the legal profession. This volume completes the
work. Perhaps its great and peculiar advantage to
the practitioner is that it combines in one view, com-
pendiously as well as lucidly and learnedly, the forms
of pleading in each particular action, together with the
law and evidence. Mr. Archbold's zeal, ability, and as-
siduity as a writer on well selected branches of the law
is well known ; and we are not aware that he has ever
exercised them to more practically useful purpose
than in the present work—one of the fittest accom-
paniments of the barrister's bag with which we are
acquainted. The subjects treated of in this volume
are actions upon bills of exchange, promissory notes,
cheques on bankers, banker's cash notes, together with
all the incidents of verdict, interest, costs, &e., ma-
rine insurance, insurance from fire, insurance of lives,
and ejectment in all its branches and accessories.

PiVENING,' APRIL 9, 145.

THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING APRIL 5, 184.5.

Na, I,—An Abstract of the Not Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of April, 1844, and sth of April, 1845, showing the Increase
or Decrease on each head thereof.

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QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED TEAR I Year ended April 5, Quarter ended April 5,
- , , ended , , ends 1 , : ...,...______ ...A.
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July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, April 5, April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, April 5, April 5 , ,
1843 1843 1844 1844 1844 1814 1844 . 1845 . 1845 1843 ' Increase. j Decrease. Increase. I Decrease.
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Xl££££££X I X £ , £ £ £ £
Customs ••.
F.':•ccise 3,030,113 3,966,550 3,030,771 1,852,689 11,880,123 3,115,592 3,960,890 3,230,940 1,917,485 12,224,907 ! Excise - 64,796 -
St amps. .. 1,659,010 1,650,366 1,523,633 1,639,011 6,472,040 1,705,033 1,663,688 1,601,658 1,742,461 6,714,840 Stamps • • 242,800 •• • • 103,450 -
Maxes ................ 1,984,831 194,100 1,868,857 144,685 4,192,473 1,959,874 201,439 1,880,490 145,945 4,217,748 , • Taxes
,000 125,000 ; Crown Lands .. 25,275 •• • • 1,260 -
Property Tax .......... 861,709 2,047,904 454,415 1,9 3
92,839 ,356,887 732,485 1,958,711 487,541 1,903,711 5,104,448 !I Property Tax...... .... 252,439 •• • • 87,148
Post-office ..... ........ 14 `,OOO 160,000 143,000 174,000 622,000 153,000 200,000 146,000 178,000 679,000 I' Post-office . -
Crown Lands.... • ..... 32,500 20,000 30,000 65,000 147,500 30,000 10,000 50,000 ,35 .... 22,500 •• • . 30,000
Miscellaneous. -
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Total Ordinary Revenue 13,333,893 13,586,172 11,829,581 10,513,983 49,263,629 13,039,406 14,220,544 12,307,934 14Z742,124 50,310,028 11 Total • • ...... 1,388,461 342,062 547,230 319,089
•I I I!
Imprest Moneys, &c. • • 67,180 j 34,305 50.136' 54,244 205,865 49,018 28,117 146,759 206,007 429,901 ; ' lmprest Moneys, &R. 224,036 • ... 151,673 -
R epayments of Advances 138,207 230,932 332,060 226,284 927,483 274,557 123,692 250,980 418,545 1,067,7741' Repanuits of Advues. 140,291 -.. :192,261 -
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!
Total Income .. • 13,539,280 13,851,409 12,211,777 , 10,794,511 50,396,977 13,362,981 14,372,353 19,705.693 11,366,676 51,807,703 I!
Total ..
1
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Amount applied to Con- i ! ! Deduct f Deduct
solidated Fund ...... 6,442,506 10,523,636 7,859,893 7,615,972 32,462,007 8,094,078 11,264,625 9;830,7,58 7,273.077 37,362,338 ! 342,062 i . Increase.3l9'°B9 i Decrease.
Ditto, as Advances..... 191,501 140,000 291,501 240,000 863,002 177,27 G 184,223 262,001 I 380,000 1,003,502 !' i
Ditto, as Ways & Means I f Ii ' i Increase Increase
of the rear ••••• • • • • • 6,905,273 /187,773 4,060,383 2,918,539 17,071,968 4,191,627 2,923,:;03 2,61Z934 1713,599 13,441,663 1 1,410,7261! on 1 572,163 on the
! the Year. Quarter.
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Total ... .. 13,539,280 13,651,409 12,211,777 10,794,5111 50,396,977 (113,362,981 .14,372,353 12,705,693111,366,676 51,807,703

No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth April, 1844, and the sth April, 1845.
Quarters ended April 5, ,i 1 Quarters ended April 5.
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IXCOME• 1844 I 1845 ,1
•! CHARGE. 1844 1845
.Z. X. it • •£. .f.
Customs
Excise .... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .. 1,867,5+G 1,914,471 j Terminable Annuities ... • ...... •• ................................... ......
1,639,011 1,742,461 j: Interest on Exchequer-hills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund ......................
Taxes ... ...... ............. ..... ... 144,685 145,945 '1 Sinking Fund .....• •••• • .. ..... . . ..... ..... • ..
Property Tax .. • ..• • ..• •. • ......... 1,992,859 1,905,711 ! The Civil List •• ............................. 97,597 97,785
Post-oilice • 174,000 178,000 Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund •• ••
Crown Lands . • 65,000 35,000 For Advances • • ... ... ...... .... ...... ••••• • • • • • .. 240,000 380,0(.0
Miscellaneous
Produce of Sycee Silver received from Total Charge ........ ..... ................... 5,941,229. 8,710,003
China .. .. . ...... 392,065 ! The Surplus •• •• • • ,• ..
.
.. .
4,214,079 2,271,999
Imprest and other Moneys ••••• • • • • • 54,244 206,007 •
Repayments of Advances .• •
1 The
Jan.Amousn. Amount Exchequer-billsoitrfdthtoe meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended -
10,155,308 10,882,002 •growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended April 5, 1845,
. after deducting 600,0001., paid off out of the Sinking Fund • •• • •
_
The Amount Issued in the Quarter ended April 5, 1845, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of
To Cash brought to this Account to be . the Consolidated Fund for Supply Services— •• • •• • • . •• • •••• • • • • • 3,713,599
applied to pay off Deliciency Bills• • . 100,000 Ihe Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended April 5, 1845 ......................... ..... . ...... ... 2,271,999 1,441,600
18,155,308 10,982,002 i The probable amount of Exchequer-bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund,
Quarter ended April, 5, 1845 • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • •" • " • • •"• ..... ' • • •"' • ' • ' • ............. • • 2,937,529