The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

HIGHWAY RoßlltitY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER

Information has been received by the metropolitan police
that, between seven and nine o'clock in the evening, as Wil-
ham Gray, Esq., of Archer-hill, near Gordon, was riding alone
iu his gig between Larlston and West Morri,ton, he was
struck by some person on the head with a weapon, whereby
he was wounded and rendered insensible, and while in that
was plundered of 15W. in c.ish. His life is considered
in itaminent dangei. 1001. reward is offered for the dis-
-I,t6Very-ofthe miSeresnts.
s\nt R. PEEL 13E SPOND.—Sir RobeTt Peel set.
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LITERATURE.

TIIE HISTORY OF RELIGION. By John

Evelyn. Colburn. 2 cols.
This work, atter remaining for nearly two centu-
ries in the Wotton Library, was brought into notice
last year by the publication of the " Life of Mrs.
Godolphin," by the same author. It is edited, with
notes, by the Rev. R. M. Evanson, 8.A., rector of
Lansoy, Monmouthshire. It proves the antiquity and
authenticity of the Christian religion, describes the
obstacles it encountered, and the various sects that
existed from the first to the fifteenth century. It
treats of the Jewish Mosaical law, of the Jewish
sects, of the Christian religion typified in the Jewish.
It contrasts Christianity with the Pagan, the Philoso-
phic, and the Mdhometan religions; and, finally, de-
scribes Christianity reformed and restored to its pri-
mitive purity, especially in the Church of England.
It is preceded by an editor's and an author's preface,
with an appendix on Baptism and Church Govern-
ment. There are few who peruse this valuable work
who will not rejoice at its rescue from the oblivion to
which it was condemned.

ME.IIOIR OF WILLIAM ALLEN, F.R.S.
By James Sherman, Minister of Surrey
Chapel.
" Few men," observes the preface," have deserved
to have their character and efforts more widely dif-
fused than William Allen." He 'devoted himself for
many years to obtain freedom for the slave, educa-
tion for the poor, and discipline calculated to reform
as well as to punish the guilty. He visited Russia,
Sweden, Prussic, and Austria, in promotion of his
objects; and the present volume is a very interesting
history of his life and labours. His activity and
energy seem no less remarkable than his earnest
piety and wide-spread benevolence. His life,
with
selections from his correspondence, was published in
1846 by his relatives. That it was valued by the
public was proved by the sale of two thousand copies.
However its size and price rendered it inaccessible to
many with small means and limited time. The pre-
sent volume is intended to supply these defects,
as matter not of general interest has been
omitted, leaving, however, a complete record of the
public and private, of one whose exertions for
the good of the human race must always command
respect and admiration.

SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN AND HIS
TIMES. By James Elmes. Chapman and Ball.
The " Memoirs of the Lite and Works of Sir
Christopher Wren," which the author of this work
published some time ago, was devoted exclusively to
the great architect. But the present volume, though
containing a history of Sir Christopher Wren and his
family, and the most complete list of his public works
that has yet appeared, presents also illustrative
sketches of the various striking events and anecdotes
of the most celebrated characters of that time. The
following is an extract from the dedication to Prince
Albert :
" The proposition, execution, and termination of the
great and vrondrcus Exhibition of the natural produc-
tions, industry, and arts of all nations, which forms the
characteristic feature and the crowning triumph of the
nieuaoraide year 1851, bus transmitted the name of your
Roy al Highness to the most distant nations of the earth,
and void convey it to the latest posterity among those
benefactors of the human lace who have rendered the
greatest honour to Him who is author of peace and
lover of concord.' Therefore a memoir of that period of
Ei,glish history which gave birth to the Royal Society,
witnessed the destruction and restoration of the city of
London, produced a 1341 e, a Newton, and a Wren, and
was prolific in the fruits of the new or experimental
philosophy—the offbpring of the illustrious Lord Bacon,
cannot but be congenial to the head which conceived,
and tie heart which presided over the destinies of this
mighty macrocosm—this true temple of concord—the
Exhibition Building in Hyde-park."

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(CONTINUED ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.)
Sir,—On Wednesday the 17th, the Second Reading of
the Manchester and Salford Education Bill was moved.
A somewhat novel phrenomenon had previously been
witnessed, consisting in the appearance of a petition
from Manchester, purporting to be from individuals who
had signed the petition in favour of the Bill, and now
discovered that their signatures had been given under
misapprehension of the nature of the Bill. If lam not
mistaken they stated, that they had conceived the Bill to
be for the purpose of giving an education which could
equally be accepted by all classes of those from whom
the money was to be levied; and now they had dis-
covered it was not. This is not conveyed in the notice
of the petition in the Votes; but my impression is that

it was so.
And truly the Bill seems to have been framed in a
way which might mislead others than these petitioners.
The account I ventured to give you of it on a preceding
occasion, is so far as I can judge confirmed to the letter;
with the addition that there is a most politic and intelli-
gent attempt to reduce the sufferers to the smallest pos-
sible amount, and consequently to such as shall be least
able to resist, with the additional advantage that they
shall be those who shall be excluded from a voice in the
House of Commons. The time is over for the present for
roasting a heretic; but at Manchester there are those
that think it still possible to sweat a Jew. They coolly
propose to levy a tax for a public dinner, knowing all
the time that.nefore the Jew. they intend to set pork.
They say their Christianity would be revolted, if they
were to do either of two things;—if they were either to
confine their dinner to such meats as both parties could
eat without question, or if they were to allow the Jew to
order his own dinner and eat at a table by himself.
Either of these, they say
it would be a denial of Chris-
tianity to assent to. They feel it a Christian duty to
take their neighbours' money; but it would be simple
renegadism to give their neighbours meat that they can

eat.
This may be scientifically wrapped up,
and may be
reducing the Fill of persecution to the smallest form,
and consequently the least likely to be violently rejected
by the public stomach. But the principle, of injustice
is as palpable us ever. The defame is utile. that of the
erring dam,,el, who said "it was but a little one." We
must, they say, have a little persecution; and we assure
f
the public that we mean If
good to persecute a Jew.
good Christians may net persecute a Jew, what may
they do?
It does not require any stretch of geniis to see, that.
a principle like tnis will not do much towards settling
the Education question. At the same time there is
danger in it, because the object is to got it through as a
private Bill; after which it will be appealed to by all it
rely suit, as a precedent fur other Bills. We shall have
Jews, end why nut Catholics or Unitarians next, op-
pressed by private Bill throughout the country.
On Thursday the motion for going
into Committee
to consider of an Address on the case of the sufferers in
the Dublin Savings Bank was negatived by 169 to 40.
Government can disburse our millions for felonies all
over the world, but cannot pay the money of the indus-
trious and the pour which they have allowed to be run
away with. On the same evening a motion of Mr.
flume, connected with the money we have bad to pay
to pirates in Borneo, was stopped by the Souse being
On Friday was another field-day on eccasion of the
Committee on Supply. The Member for Middlesex
(Mr. Osborne) pressed with just severity on the grave
error which was committed in recommending the pre-
counted nut.
sent Prime Minister to the Crown, at a time when there
were so many others in Lords and Commons to whom
the government of the country might with propriety
have been entrusted. There is no denying, that it was
as it' the Duke of Wellington on some disappointment
in his expected allies and supporters, had thrown up his
command next day, and specially recommended Marshal
Soult as his successor. There were so many objects to
be gained by simply sticking to his lines if he could do
nothing else,—une side was establishing itself so fast by
',he mere prestige of possession, and the other dwindiieg
away for lack of provent,—that it was surely an awful
mistake to send for Marshal Soult, because some of the
allies had. thought a permanent militia would be better
than a local.
II )wever, all this is useless new; and the only qnes-
don is, what is to be done with the game as it stand?.
In spite ofmany words for the concealment of ideas, the
Government has not been able to keep its secret. The
mystery came out, on an accidental question of " What
is a Peotectionist?" " A Protectionist is a supporter
of Lard DaLley'd"Government," was the answer from the
Ministerial ench. After this, there is only the class
who live upon purSuing the means of self-deception, who
can pretend to be deceived.
Meantime the Ministerial Standard is raised in as-
sertion of the claim to govern without Parliaments, or
ran
which comes to the same thing, without majorities in
Parliament, which is a tender phrase for in spite of ma-
jorities.in Parliament. A nation which is not at any mo-
ment ready for a civil war, is like France at the mercy
of every adventurer. We have here the commence-
ment ofa like plan, for governing the people in de-
fiance of a representation of the people, and aiming at
the maximum of what can be done without a servile
rnet sci satna ngcoe.a b
oPI
iasrLaci-,
prnoepnetlaartyi o n
governmentbein g r roused ui
ss eads tofir
a armed
ited
and a hypocritical Imperialism is on its lees in the tatead.
This may do in France, but it will not do in England.
Toe same Administration is represented to have
" snubbed the volunteer rifle corps." Of
course they
were not wanted; and a few . regiments from the Cape,
like the garrison of Tangier in our forefathers' time.
might bo the more acceptable force. We go to an Elec-
tion to know whether there is to be a Civil War.
The plan of the party in power for the elections, is
considered as having opened out. The large constite-
eumee are admitted to be impervious to opponents of
tree trade. In the large constituencies therefore, a
candidate of their party is to agree to free trade. With
flete, their party is to be no worse on the point of free
trade than cannot be helped; and, es Concerns
the fur-
ther plans of the Administration, it es to have the
benefit of their services afterwards.
I arn, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
Blackheath, March 22, 1852.

LARGE CONSIGNNICNT OF CALIFORNIAN GOLD.--
On Saturday advices were received at L!oyd's that the
Abeona, Bartlet master, had been chartered at Vera Goa
for the conveyance of a cargo of gold direct to Southampton
and that she was now on her passage to that port with no lees
than 5,000,000 dolls, of the dust.
Mrs.. Cowden Clarke has received from her Ame-
rican admirers a splendid rosewood study chair, with emb!e-
inatic devices, as a mark of appreciation of her labouti in
preparusg"TlieCvnc,ordmica of Shakspere." -