The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-29 00:00:00

IVORSHIP-STREE7'.

Yesterday Richard Turner, a brickmaker, living in
Grove-lane, Hackney, appeared on a snmmons before Mr.
Conn, charged with a series of acts of ill-treatment towards
his wife.
The complainant had been married to the defendant ele-
ven years. On Sunday night he struck her a most violent
blow, by which she was felled to the ground. The night
before, when he came home, he was in liquor, and turned
her out, so,that she was compelled to walk about all night.
But he had s,!rved her so above a hundred times. She lAi
pardoned him repeatedly, till, now her health was in such a
state of decline, that she was not able to put up with it any
longer.—The defendant was held to bail to keep the peace
towards his wife for three months.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

A correspondent of the Times, who signs himself
" B. D.," and whose consequence in the eyes of the
conductors of that Journal is indicated by the size o'
the type assigned to him, makes the following state-

ment :
" What are we (the Conservatives) doing ? Nothing—
literally nothing at all. Large constituencies arc going a
begging for want of a decent candidate. Hull, Yarmouti
Hythe, Shoreham, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Birming-
ham, and even Marylebone, in all of wh eh the Conserv.
tive strength is notorious, have been offere I in vain on tern
infinitely below the usual market price. Nobody will con,
forward—nobody will spend any money—io!),,dv kill tak
any trouble. Men of princely fortunes, who croak all day
long about the designs of the Radicals, and the perils ofl
the times, are so lapped in sensual indolence that they will
not come forward themselves, and so blinded by their short-
sighted selfishness that they will not afford a helping hand
to those who, with more honourable zeal and more patriotic
spirit, only lack the requisite means to serve and save their
country.
" Really, Sir, to see the men who daily cross the thresl

hold of the Carlton Club, and to hear how much and hos
mightily they talk, and how little they perform or attempt
to perform—if it is not enough to make an honest man
Radical, is at all events enough to make him forswear poll.
tics altogether, to see the men who have the chief stake ii
the preservation of things as they are, so grossly negligen,
in taking the obvious and ordinary means to secure it."
So nobody will spend any money ! What, not to
defend our glorious Constitution, in imminent danger
from Radicals T.—not to preserve the Protestant Esta-
blishment, in imminent danger from a Popish faction
The men of princely fortunes are lapped in sensual in-
dolence, and the men who are possessed of honourable'
zeal and patriotic spirit, and would willingly serve and
save their country, lack the requisite means ! This
is but a sorry account of the Conservatives. Tlin,c
who have money have no zeal and patriotism ; and'
those who have zeal and patriotism have no money.
What a flare-up there would be among these pennyless
patriots if the men of princely fortunes would ',only
come down handsomely with their sovereigns I But
what a dreadful thing it is to be " lapped in sensual
indolence," and " blinded by short-sighted selfish-
ness !" " There live not three good men unhanged

in England ; and one of them —is fat and grows
old." We suppose these zealous patriots, who
are so anxious to save their country, but without
the requisite means, are the public-spirited gentle-
men of Hythe, Shoreham, Nottingham, Wolverhamp-
ton, Birmingham, and Marylebonne, who would fain'
exchange their Conservative exertions for some of the
hard cash of the men of princely fortunes. But let
us be just- to the Tories. We all know that the Con-
stitution is sure to be most in danger, and Popery to -
be most rampant, when the cupidity of the Tories i.,,
stimulated by the near prospect of place. They had
absolutely persuaded themselves that they had nothing.
to do but to get up Conservative dinners, and to rail -
against O'Connell and the Popish priests, and Mink'.
-ters would be forced to quit office. It was happily
observed by Lord Melbourne, at the opening of the
:ession, " That if meetings, speeches, and resolu-
tions were to be regarded as disturbing tranquillity,,!l
there was not now a country in Europe so much dis-
tnrbed as England had been during the vacation. ,
One Noble Lord opposite had lifted up his voice most :-
loudly during these disturbances, and it must be al- :,
lowed that the appearance of other Noble Lords on

the same side hairaised as loud a clamour, and stir-19
red up as much agitation as it was possible for_ anykl
party to excite He should only recom-
mend Noble Lords not to be deceived by the sound ofa
their own voices, or to take the loudness of their shouts.
as a proOf of the increase of their numbers." Eagerly
did they pursue place ; but it was like the chase
of the Indian after the sun—they were as far from

as ever. In vain Sir Robert Peel kindly threw oul
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lat if Ministers Would only resign, the cotntry would

not be left without a Govermnent. They would not
even on this hint consent to quit office. The new
reign has, it would ccm, put an extinguisher on the
hopes of the Tories, and the Times, in its despair
any other means of aiding than, endeavoured to sow
dissensions between the Queen and her revered parent
13ut the flame of Tory zeal must be fed liv hope of en-
joyment,. or it will go out. At the last election the
Tories made a desperate effort to regain the command
of the public purse, and to do them justice they bled
freely. They gave their thousands in the hope of re-

ceiving hundreds of thousands. The Carlton Cluil
could be liberal in those days without imprudence. Bulgy
it is very different now. A Princely fortune may, nti
doubt, be spent now, hut will the Princely fortune sc
spent come hack again ? The Tories who have money-
would seem, according to B. D., to think that the chances
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of a Tory Ministry arc not such at present as to warrant
a liberal investment in the bribing of mercenary clectorsi
and croaking, whatever may be said of it, is at allg
events a cheap means of venting dissatisfaclion.l
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Ministers, in fact, have the bail at their feet. They
will have at their command all the power of the
Crown ; and by removing all recognised abuses, pro-
moting economy at home and abroad, and improving
our institutions so
-as to render them worthy of an co-

lightened nation, Ministers cannot fail to obtain the
support of the people. Under such circumstances;

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what have they to fear, and what hare the Tories too
hope ? The latter will be ashamed to mention theLi
'Nord re-action. The correspondent of the Times i.,n
unreasonable in expecting generous exertions and dis-P,
interested sacrifices from a selfish party. This is at-
tempting to cut blocks with razors. We are more .
just to the Tories. We have shown that the change:
is attributable to their correct reading of the signs of,,
the times. We have no doubt that they will not -beY
deficient at the approaching election in the bad practices
on which they have always placed much reliance-A
that wherever they can intimidate they will intimidatel
But in the spending of money there will be a falling
off. This will be felt, no doubt, by the attorneys ancl!s.,
other worthy friends of the Conservative cause, whoseß
zeal depends on the amount of the required means ate
their disposal. Honest men throughout the country:d
will derive great consolation from knowing that thi
Tories are not in the spending vein. It has been saioll
that " fools for arguments lay wagers ;" but we set iA
every day that the man echo is exceedingly confide:l
begins to doubt as soon as a bet is offered. The rers-,

diucss of !Ike Torics to spend money in elections inn.c

le taken as a measure of their r.2al expectations.
Popery and a host of exaggerated calamities will gra-
:hinny sink to their real proportions, now that th(
Tories can gain little by keeping up the delusion. It
is well for the Reformers now that the Tories, in tht

vain hope of creating a belief in reaction, were induced
to spend so much money in single elections during the
last two years. This has had the beneficial effect of
draining, the funds of the Carlton Club, so that toS
Cam, on :he war it is necessary that the men ofprincely fortune should again bleed. The boy whop
constantly called wc.if" was at last disregarded. Th 4
Tories, by availing themsc.lves of every partial success
which they purchased by a large expenditure of money
to call out " reaction," may now call " reaction " long
enough before they are attended to. There has been a
great deal of expensive agitation purely thrown away
The " waiters on Providence" will now turn their-
hacks on the Tories, who niust acquire the virtue
of resignation to their disconsolpte late.—Morning
Chronide.

The drowsy supineness of the political atinosOere
is about, at length, to be superseded by the cheerinq
bustle and invigorating excitement of an electioneerinsi
contest. The " tug of war" is close at hand, ands,
" Greek will soon be matched with Greek" in conflict-
ing collision. Already the entire interest of the Parlia-
mentary Session has passed away ; the present Parlia
ment maybe consideied in articulo mortis; and all i :

accounts in this world may be regarded as closed

From all parts of the country accounts are pouring in,
of preparation for the conflict. Every reflecting man feel
the vital importance of the stake which is to be
played'
for. The battle must be, indeed, and will be " certattim
Colo corpore." The nation, as appears from our!
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crowded columns of electioneering news,
is rousingl
and arming in all parts ; but it is not yet sufficientlyl
roused ; and although we urged the subject on Monday,.
we think it by no means out of place to re-invoke the
combined body of Reformers in all localities of the
kingdom—by whatever shades of the colours of liberyi
they have been hitherto distinguished—and under
whatever standards they have hitherto marched to thei
overthrow of the dark ramparts of ecclesiastical am,'
political abuse. On this subject repetition is so far from

Most rejoicingly do we announce the approach of a
'period capable of exciting, and deserving to excite, a
manly and stirring interest in political men. It was in-
deed high time that some such critical era should arrive.
During the iast six months nothing has been said or
done in the political world that could deserve the energy
or stimulate the exertions of any independent friend of
the people. The " yawn of the mighty mother," Dull-
ness, described by Pope, appears to have again shed its
soporific influence over the " court, the senate, and the
iar." A sluggish indifference, justly engendered by
he universal conviction entertained of the hopeless
Thortiveness of all public measures during the ohstruc-
, :ire collision of the two Houses, has hung during the
above interim like a wintry cloud on the political hemi-
There. Under its benighting and blighting influence,
what good could possibly be expected ? Who could
cake any possible interest in the " lame and impotent
conclusion" of public proceedings, except some small
.Knot of jobbers, who always follow the skirts of the
great army of liberty, rather with a view to what may
ae picked up in the confusion, than with any enlarged
:iew to the ultimate triumph of the principles of free-
loin and the progress of free institutions. Reflecting
free-
' )ialiticians could not avoid a sneering laugh—as Vol-
'afire describes the Cardinals laughing in secret con-
, :lave at each other's red stockings—at the " humbug"
t A expecting that any good measure could possibly
nove an inch beyond the threshold of the House of
Lords. Everybody felt that all such measures were
I ure to be " Greenacred" by them—that is to say,
wurdered and mutilated at the same time. But now
1 -he political stagnation is on the point of being dis-
: .:ersed, and the gloomy cloud of fruitless exertion is
about to pass away.
1 " Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by the sun of England."
rt We hail the new era with confiding auguries of its be-
.; neficent results. After the long wintry night of po-
a-, litics, it bursts upon us with the radiant freshness and
, cheerful promise of a spring morning. We have a
- i young Sovereign assuming the reins of power at the
•4most interesting age—when ripened talent and matured
. judgment combine with the noble impulses, the fresh
hopes, and generous emotions of youth, to." pursue
i good, and achieve it." We have had Queens before ;
but neither Elizabeth nor Anne can compare with her
present Majesty, either in the auspicious period of her
.•- life when she ascends the throne—in the momentous
i-, struggle of principle which is about to commence—or
in the redundant means which are placed within her
f hands, for promoting the happiness and prosperity of
her country, and imparting impulse to the most exalt-
ing, cheering, and glorious destinies of the universal
race of man.—Morning Advertiser.
There was a letter inserted yesterday in the Times,
which we have reason to believe did much injustice to
il the noble efforts made by Conservatives throughout the
'kingdom to meet the consequences of the approaching
dissolution of Parliament, and which, had its charges of
°- apathy and selfishness in the leaders of Conservatism
;heen well founded, might have been adduced to prove
that the cause itself was utterly hopeless, being despised
/or despaired of by its own professors. It was, never-
theless, our duty to insert that letter. If true, the harm
- : was already done--the cause could sink no lower. If
• :untrue, it would be contradicted, as it is in this day's
'publication, with such an accompaniment, moreover, of
ifacts and circumstances, as must not fail to dissipate all
unjust alarm, to satisfy the country that all is right,
and to encourage the patriotic and manly hope that
if the result of the present struggle will be the salvation
fof Church and State—that is, of the British Monarchy.
: We recommend to the earnest attention of our read-
ers the letter above alluded to, signed "H. W." It
will, we arc persuaded, at once convince the judgment
-4, and stimulate the exertions of reflecting men, by
• ®pointing out to them what powerful co-operation they
may rely upon, and how cheering and enlivening are
- the prospects which they arc called upon to assist in
,realizing,on behalf of (r ood government and of the
b
Protestant religion. It appears from the letter of our
!correspondent, whose information is beyond all doubt,
that nearly 200 partisans of Ministers have to stand
a contest with Conservative candidates, while we are
assured from other sources that above 200 of the Con-
servatives now in Parliament will be
again returned
11VtithOUt even the shadow of opposition. From time
to time, as each occurrence shall be ripe for disclo-
fsure, our readers may look to us for authentic and de-
i
ei'tailed intelligence with regard to the course of the
lcanvass everywhere, and the calculations made by
e-those most competent to estimate beforehand its re-
- sults. Confident we are that the more keenly the ma-
terials and elements of success throughout this corm:
._try are examined, the greater will appear the ter-
', twiny of a glorious triumph for those Englishmen
who have bound themselves to maintain the institu-
Itions of their forefathers, and to defeat, by every
~human means, the accursed machinations of Po-
F.:,pery and democracy leagued for their subversion.
l e What the wild dreams of Irish Papist conspirators
are and have been since the demise of his gracious
i.Majesty, the Reforming Protestant King William, the
ipublic may be taught to ascertain some notion from
.a letter transmitted to us hy " An Irish Protestant "
lin Dublin, which we publish literally, as we have re-
ceived it. The writer is a man of unimpeachable ho-
nour and character, and any facts stated on his own
[., authority are entitled to implicit credit. It will. be ob-
Cci
served, indeed, that the anticipations of ecrtein Irish
1-'. Roman Catholics respectinj the success of their rwar-
Ilare against the Protestant Chine', anti State, under
,J..tlie auspices of those not uniri,dlNlinisters, into whose
hands the all but infant 'and helpless Queen has been
Jeompelled by her unbeippy condition to deliver up her-
Leif and her indi.gnant people, arc to be taken for no-
thing, and as worth nothing, but the chimeras of a
: hand of visionary traitors. When they boast that her
,Majesty will in the end turn Papist, or that she will
marry a Papie,c, or in any manner follow the footsteps
1
- of those of the Coburg family whom these incendia-
ries de :aloe as Papists, it is clear enough that the cir-
cule4ors of such insane slanders have carefully con-
Icealed from the dupes who listen to them that the
legal consequences of any such lapse into Popery
~. would be the immediate forfeiture of the British
Crown. It nevertheless discovers how the land lies. The
imputation of future effects like these to the advent of
. Queen Victoria is a pretty strong evidence of the brutal ri
stupidity of the Popish rabble. But if it prove the
folly of their expectations, it proves their tendency
likewise. When, according to the statements of our
':correspondent, all the Protestants of a numerous con-
it gregatlon appear, without exception, ill deep mourn-
:',e ing for King William; when at the same time no Papist
:.., in any of the Romish congregation dares, on pain of
disobedience to his Priest, to appear with a shred of
-.' mourning about him ; when, coupled with such symp-
toms, the before-mentioned calumnies,- designed for
'` adulatory offerings to the young Queen, are forced into
':-cirotettiArstljtAttledicectors of the Popish mind in Ire-
ve la sjll9-/TfirlTO u the prayers for the dead to
.
t at4)Tairt,ir.44ool6y. and generous, if too facile-
;:. 'ikttiegsirCesel—',-,o;i4'.:s ood forth the champion of
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,ltEjTrapFligititiry.;.,lwhen these same ungrateful
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