The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-04 00:00:00

POLYTECHNIC JOURNAL.

A monthly periodical devoted chiefly to the
interests of science, and containing more than
one instructive essay on the subject.

THE WAR PRESS.—We observe that the War
Press, headed by the Whig Morning Chronicle, as
usual, is frantic because Lord Ashburton has not em-
broiled us with America, but succeeded in getting the
Boundary Question amicably and honourably settled.
Be it remembered this is the same Press that hounded
us on to war in Syria, to war in China, to war in
Affghanistan ; and it is said to be the representative
of Lord Palmerston and the late Whig Ministry. We
trust the country will keep those men out of office so
long as they are actuated by so fierce and bloody a
spirit. We observe it stated in rounded and mighty
periods, in justification of these breathings of fire and
slaughter, that " the honour of the country is con-
cerned." The honour of the country forsooth ! As
if that had in reality anything to do with the matter !
If there be " honour," however, assuredly it is getting
out of these abominable Whig wars as fast as we can.
It is to the eternal infamy of the country that it ever
allowed a Whig Ministry to engage in them.—Leeds

Times. -
DEATH OF THE BAILIFF OF GUERNSEY.—The Gazette
of this island contains the announcement of the death
of Daniel De Lisle Brock, in nearly his eightieth
year, at Guernsey. In 1821 he obtained the high and
responsible appointment of Bailiff, or Chief Magistrate
of Guernsey, we believe through the joint recommen-
dation and exertions of Sir John Doyle, and the then
Lieutenant-Governor, Major-General Bayley. During
his Chief Magistracy, he several times was deputed
to London on the various interests at issue, as they
related to the welfare of Guernsey, and in all of which
so conducted his measures as to elicit the highest ap-
probation of his fellow citizens, and on two occasions
pieces of plate were voted him.
THE INCOME-TAX.—The Income-tax is likely to
prove more dangerous to Sir Robert Peel than he
supposed, or than it need be, through gross misma-
nagement of the details. Some country papers have
complained that the piovision to secure secresv, br
which householders_ are empowered to forward-their
returns under sealed cover to a superior officer, is
frustrated by the local assessors breaking the seal.
Instances have come within our own knowledge of
needless, and therefore unjust, trouble given ; even
the returns are negligently served, and when applica-
tion is made at the offices they are frequently found
to be unprovided with them. YPeople the less grudged
the tax, odious as its very name was, because they
thought that it would be well managed ; and they re-
garded the Premier's repute for business-like qualities
as a guarantee that it would. They did not indeed
think that he would himself do duty in every office,
but they expected him to see that others did theirs.
Has that been looked to ? Are the subordinates who
executed the law fitted for their office by ability, zeal,
and discretion ? Is the army of tax-collectors free
from traitors-r-political adversaries of the Govern-
ment, who would like to make the tax not less, but
more odious ? The First Lord of the Treasury ought
to be able to answer these questions ; and to say that
the management of the tax has been intrusted to those
who are not only able and honest in their own per-
sons, but capable Of choosing their subordinates pro-
perly. At all events, it is manifest, from the very pro-
ceedings of the functionaries and the construction of
the returns, that the, system itself is faulty. It might
be worth the while of the Minister to investigate this
matter.—Spectator.
On Thursday evening last, at seven o'clock, the
Britannia steamer, Captain S. Bushell, 'from Bou-
logne, and the French Post-office packet, arrived off
Dover ; but the wind being then blowing a gale, with
a heavy swell on, they were unable to enter the har-
bour. 'Consequently, they were obliged to. put about
and retrace their course to the French coast, under
the lee of which they remained all night. They re-
turned here at seven o'clock, when they were enabled
to enter our port, and land their " weary and worn "
passengers. The English. Government Post-office
packets, though unquestionably capital sea-worthy
vessels, have, during the week, been on two occasions
unable to enter Calais harbour by reason of the tem-
pest ; and, consequently, they had to bear away for
13oulogne, and there land the mails. On Thursday
the only steamers that reached Margate from London
were the Isle of Thanet and the Red Rover.—Dover

Chronicle.
A lad named Skipper, 17 or 18 years of age, has
been committed to Norwich gaol on a charge of setting
fire to a stack of straw, which stood near the wall of St.
Faith's Union-house. The boy acknowledged that he
set it on fire, hoping that it would burn down the work.
house, that he might be no longer fed on bread and water.