The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-16 00:00:00

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

" I understand that the Bishop of Gloucester bursts into
tears every now and then, and says that I have given him
the name of Simon, and that all the Bishops now call him
Simon 1 How should I know that Dr. Monk's rime was
Simon? When tutor in Lard Carrington's family, he was
called by the endearing; though somewhat unmajestic, name
of Dick."—SIDNEY SMITH.

Dr. Monk, in the splenetic tones of a Timon,
Complains that wag Sidney has nick-named him Simon,
Such a silly complaint's the best argument, sure,
To prose him a Simon—the real Simon Pure!

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Times of this morning, in a leading article on the
subject of the Rev. Sidney Smith's third letter on the pro-
jected Reforms in the Church, as regards Deans and
Chapters, says, " Mr. Smith calls Earl Grey his excellent
patron. They have hitherto thought alike on matters re-
lating to Church and State ; may we not therefore con-
clude that their opinions are still identical, and that the
retired Statesman feels with the indignant Residentiary,
that a stop should now be put to ecclesiastical changes—
that enough has been done atpresent."
The Morning Chronicle observes, in reference to the
Corn law discussions in the Commons, which just now
monopolize public attention—" Lord John Russell, cn
Thursday night, told them in a speech distinguished for
moderation and good sense, that it would be useless to
repeal the Corn-laws after the destruction of our foreign
trade, for the evil would then be irreparable, and the mo-
nopoly useless ; but that if, as was alleged by several Mem-
bers, our manufactures were yet safe, that was the strongest
of all reasons for now making the change while there was
vet time. Sir Robert is deaf to all these considerations
He deems the opportunity favourable fur ingratiating him-
self with the landowners, and halloos them on in their
blind expedients."
The Morning Post commenting on the effect that a re-
peal of the. Corn-laws would have in Ireland, remarks as
follows:—" It is appalling to contemplate the effect on
Ireland of a repeal of the Corn-laws. It would destroy
the exchangeable value of almost the only largely-existing
property in that kingdom. Cheap bread would be of no
use to the populace, for they would not have any thing to
buy it with, were it selling for a farthing the pound."
The Morning Advertiser contains a leading article sug-
gested by the disastrous, though by no means unexpected,
result of the late Corn-law debate in the House of Lords,
in the course of whiCh oar Contemporary says:—" The
Chartists have done their work nobly ; they have for the
moment disunited the Liberals ; and as a necessary result,

they have armed the Lords, and the Anti-Reformers, and
the Anti-Corn-law Repealers, with a power which they
could not otherwise have obtained."

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The Morning Herald is quite enraptured with Sir
Robert Peel's speech last night in the House of Commons,
which our ecstatic Contemporary declares to have been
" wortby of his genius, and worthy of his position." It.
was so ; but even this is not saying much for it ; for the
Right Hon. Baronet's "genius" is little better than mere
dexterous special pleading, and as for his " position," it is
among those carping, discontented spirits who are doomed
in the " comfortless regions of Opposition." A very in-
different speech, therefore, may be worthy of such a
" genius," and such a " position 1"