The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-14 00:00:00

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.

(CONTINTJED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.)

Sirs,—On Wednesday *he 9th of June, the, County
Elections Polls Bill was carried to an apparently set:mess-
fel issue, by considerable mejorities in Committee.
There is dissension in the camp of the County Members
on the Conservative side. Many of them struggle hard
for the preservation of the ancient ways; whits others
yield to the temptation of reduced ,expenses and shorter
contests. , One part of the Conservative defence .was
sonaevehat characteristic. How; it 'was asked, was a
'nag of property who had the right of voting in seven
places, to exercise his rights unless the dance was given.
having two dayhim of sto chusw out of, for each. A
curious contrast with the cora laint'.of the public that
only about ono
ne
'
man in seven has the right of voting at
all; and a
nl°
--in
ng to demonstration of an inecinality
repreeented by 7 times 7,
On Thursday c or 49 to 1.
the establishment charge for
considerable debate on the . t
Hong Kong is at liong Kong. The truth is that
pure puce of " Auglo-Saxouism;
meaning by thaat, term the plea set up, of a
resembling that of the
sea-kings of old, that "they
should take who have
ing furnisb,d and paid fothe power," the power be-
from the enjoyment of the rfrby somebody far removed
case the well-meaning and ;:oats, being in the present
Hong Kong, from the beginn• nest
People of Englan&
egg laid for the chance of hatching "owecily
It was intended and provided for war with China.
gain
urposeof making
gain by impositions of Sycee silver onp
not for the prosecution of honourable comth echei,nteos -‘;‘'. hd
its very existence is in the highest degreemer
the same kind of thing as if a foreign poeer°l3pPrZfseea4s.inlgt to
wish to trade with Eleglised, were .to,
seizing upon Sheerness. The two objects areogin: ihhe'
distinct and hostile. The place for the trZls visibly
merchants is at Canton ; and because it is so, theeB4,
of operations is shifted to the place which suits the tratiet
of war-steamers and t gunpowder. We are everywhere
the slaves of the dealers
~ in war. It is for them the.
gains of honest commerce or colonization are destroyed
and given up e the process substituted being, to levy new,
millions of taxes at home, and turn them over into the
hands of those who here the luck to be the recipients.
We hear of the money power, and,- the labour power ;
but there is another power, which is the robber power, '
to which Englishmen are the born thralls and voluntary
victims. As the Frenchman will sacrifice life, liberty,
and law, for the sake of a lion d'Alger: at Paris, so the
Englishman is ready to give the subsistence of his wife
and children to anybody who promises to " shed blood
enough" in return. Any man who opposes, is "condemned
to everlasting redemption" as pertaining to Exeter Hall.
The plan is not to make commerce, it is to hinder com-
merce, for the preferable chances of war and prize-money.
The pirate interest runs away with the merchant. The
chances of honourable commerce are at Canton; the
chances of fire and pillage at Hong Kong, and for this
troops are sent to perish in what has been averred to
be the most unhealthy station on the face of the earth.
Our Legislature is a sponge, to suck up honey from the
working bees, and squeeze it into the pockets of the fight-
ing caste. And what is worst of 'all, is that the people
would have it so. " We," "Our," is the constant popular
response to every scheme of sea or land piracy. I wonder
whether the thieves and harlots of the metropolis would
be allowed to say " We," " Oar," with the same coolness.
But so it will be, till stopped by collision with the
stronger and more wicked, who is already in the hurizos,
end who has himself a " skeleton in a closet," which
ho thinks upOn with dread.
On the same evening considerable debate arose on a
sum of 4,3321., proposed to be granted for rebuilding
the chapel, &c. to the British Embassy at Constanti-
nople. it appeared on examination that the sums ex-
pended within a few years on the residence of that
Ambassador amounted to 87,0001. The Government
boldly advanced the proposition, that the amount of what
bad been spent in past years had no concern with the
question whether money was wanted no iv. But pillows
would appear to have given good counsel; for on the
following day the Chancellor of the Exchequer an-
nounced in his blandest manner, that the Government
would take time to think upon the question of the
charge.
Mr. Horsman's success in carrying a vote for a Select
Committee on the institution to Frome Vicarage, appears
likely to be jeopardized. The Tractarians opposition is
rallying, and throwing all kinds of delays and impedi-
ments in the way.
On Friday the Improvement of the, Jurisdiction of
Equity Bill (from the Lords) was considered in Com-
mittee. Lis impossible to deny the symptoms of a de-
sire to "improve" As one which may be appreciated
by the lay mind, may be noted the direct ion that "Bills
of Complaint and Claims" are to be prUnted instead of
engrossed, and copies given to each of the concerned.
With such a march of intellect, it would, not be wonder-
ful if by and-by Petitions to the Homo of Cornmors
should be permitted to be printed; though at present
such a proposal would be es atagge ring, as to an
ancient Post-office clerk was the notion of allowing a
bank-note to be sent by post from Bradford to London
without eherging two elevenpences.
The Masters in Chancery ere lucky; Feu, to be dis-
charged from duty with full pay for 14fee It is presum-
able it was in consideration of their bare; men advanced
in years, and who bad given up practice which it is im-
possible they should now recerr, on a p assurance that
their office was for -life. I believe my h cad was pointed
in the directiod of the Noes, when Icc add see no one
of the same way of thinking, and them concluded I
const be wrong. At the same time 'l iim not certain,
that- if it were to come over again, reLlonid not make
the minority 'll to 89, Orr this en observation may be
made for the benefit of minorities, which'it is strange
at this age of the world should he wanted:. And that is,
that a minority, especially when a very &omit one, ought
as quickly as possible on division. to proceed in a
body towards the door which will most clistieguish them
from the stream that is voting for the eon trary. Instead
of whlch, they stand talking to the Telk rs, as if they
wanted to see how many of the hesitating would join
their opponents in the belief that nubgly was going the
other way.
I am, Sir, yours eery sinc!avely,
AN OLD IitEIfORMER.
Blackheath, June 14,1852.

COURT CULC U LA.R.
The Queen and Prince.Akbert, with the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, Pritice Alfr ed, the Princesses
Alice,Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, left
Windsor Castle 'at one o'clock on Saturday.afternoon
for London.,
The Royal Suite consisted cf the Countess of Pesart,
Lady Caroline Barrington, Hon. Araelila Murray, Hon.
Lucy Kerr, Lord Crofton, Colonel the Hon., C.
Phipps, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Major-General
Berkeley Drummond, Major-General .15ackley, Colonel
Bouverie, and the Master of the Household.
Her Majesty, and the august party went to the
station of the London and South-Western Railway, where
a Guard of Honour of the Coldstream Guards was on
duty. A special train conveyed the Royal party to the
Nine Elms station. The Queen and Prince, and the
Rrlal suite, entered six of her Majesty's carriages, and
proceeded, escorted by a party of the 13th Light Dra-
goons, to Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at two
o'clock.

; . Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were received
at the Palace by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber-
lain, the Master of the' Horse,- the Vice-Chamberlain,
Lord George Lennox, and Colonel WyLde.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by -the Conn-
.tess of Desart, Hon, Eleanor Stanley, Hon. Lucy Kerr,
Lord Croftcin, Major-Gerieral Barkley; and Colonel
Bouverie, honoured the performance of the German
Play, at the St. James's Theatre, on Saturday evening,
with their presence.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the garden of Buokinglria Palace, and the
Royal Family tuok their usual ex
Her Majesty, his Royal Highueess Prince Albert, the
Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess
Royal
attended divine Service in the private chapel of
Buckingham Palace yesterday morning. The ladies and
gentlemen in waiting and the domestic household were
also present,
The HOD. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.
Her RoYal Highness the Duchess of, Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Sir
George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence House,
St. James's, en Saturday afternoon, from, Frogmore.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of. Kent, attended by
Lady Fanny Howard and Lord James Murray, honoured
her . Majesty's Theatre with her presence on Saturday
evening. . .
~.i. Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Dovvning-street, The Ministers pre-
sent were the Eail of Derby, the L-zd Chancellor, the 1
Earl of Lonsdate, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr.
Sec-
tary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Paki rge
ton, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke
Northumberland, the Right Ilen, J. W. Henley, the E°l
of' Hardwicke, the Right Hon. C. Terries, LadBl:)i ltrd
John Manners. The Council eat two hou s
The Hon. Henry -Roberts, from Jamaica, had an inter-
view with Sir John Ps.kington, at the Colonialsoed—:
Sattr:d. v.on
..,
A deputation from the northern-ports on th
of Ramagate • Harbour, had an interview with t(liaSußbiigehatt
Ron. J. W. He'aley-and-LOrd Colchester on the Board of -I.irado. The-deptleation §ttturday at
connoted of Mr.
George Hudson, M.P., Mr. Vivian, 11. p.
~, Mr. Ord, m.P.,
Mr. Grainger, M.P., Mr, Farrar, ALP
Mr. Liddell., M.P., Mr. Hutt, ti.p , atr. Grey, M.P.,
mouth, Mr. Robert Brown, and s the Mayor of Tyne.-
Mr.. Charles. Parkes.
Lord Ete.rners had an interview with Mr, Secretary
Walpole on Saturday at the H
Mr. Burle and Mr. Ra • 43:11"ffic°- in' ass on
Saturday' at the rail ' mum transacted basin rd of
waY ckpartment of, the P°a"-
Trade. ''
Lieutenant-Colonel Pereeval had an interview with
Mr. Secretary Walpole on
Saturday. Mr. John Black-
wood had also an interview with the Sight Lion. Se-
cretary.
Mr. Forbes Campbell h
Hon. J. W.
Trade oe Saturday.
had an interview with the RigU
Dispatches Henley at the Board of Tr S
were received air the w° -
0 lesial-ollice on
Saturday from the
lonian Island Lord Higll C°
received from the
Islands. DIED to' p. ro alto
Governor of Van Dieame—ne'Ae je.a-nd•
The Duke
yesterday i
-n theeii° giz,.Trst. James's. The prayers
were read by the ReD—r-jCV.
Chapel'Wel ton- attended the early service
preached by the e' sley, and the ssrmon was
''' • 'Lt ok. At the daily service
Rev. Dr. 0
theme'r Hook.
the sermon was preached by

AisToT
explosion, cawed
Exmosios AT ABEEDA.RE.--Another
by the neglect of the men oc-
exr'on, caused entirely
urred at the Lietty Sheakine colliery at noon on Friday,
.(/Y Which three men nearly lost their lives. These men went
Wasan old working with a naked candle ; and as the
annex-b
necessarily charged with. an accumulation of gas,
plosion was inevitable. Thf 3 poor fellows were removed as
they,possible, and every attention was 13id to them, but
they are so seriously hurt that little hope is entertained of
their recovery.

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on
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Schiller's play of Kabale uad Liebe was-repeated
s- repeated
Saturday night, and received with, it possible, greatgr
applatise than on the first night of its repreEientittion:
indiyidual members of the Oernaste actors have
now taken their respective positions in the estimation of
the public, and as a corps pull..admirably together. Herr
Kuhnlias proved hithself an actor of great Merit, end a
worthy colleague of Emil Devrient. A repetition of
thii play L announced. Toe Queen andlPr,kuce Albert
honoured the performance with their presence. on Satur..
tiny. -llandetds.annonneed for Thursday; and Faust for
Tuesday, the 22d. Devrier.3 .appear to-morrow in
a play written expressly ior-bim-by -the Princess Amelia
of Savoy, entitled Der Mapratserbt, stud on Saturday
Gatlotti will be pert ormed.