The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-25 00:00:00

The average lowest temperature of the month of
January, 1538, was 27.1, and of the same month this year
34. 7, making a difference of about 8 degrees. The propor-
tion for the month of February in the by-gone year, and the
present up to this date, is nearly the same.

OF THE BELGIANS.
f the
SIRE,—WeII knowinghow
profoundly them ina° 00'
Gracious Majesty of the Belgians is occupied at thisefitii
mentous crisis in Royal cares, for the independeockete sod
people, the integrity of his territory, and the align' pre',
sanctified principle of general liberty,' involved in ,1"- ysel;
sent political relations with Europe, I should tbiirfe-r es°l
guilty of criminal want of consideration, were ;r
mere personal motive to obtrude a solicitation on Ye:, big"
jesty's attention, however ardently I might desire t"
honour of being in your service. I gife
But, I venture, Sire, to feel confident, that w"eil fee,'
expression to the sympathies, the deep and solel' 501,,0pie
thies for the Belgian nation, of seven millions of
of my native country, Ireland, and of their rnigoveggit
O'Connell, who, for near forty years, has been 9°70 evei
by purely legal, peaceful, and constitutional 4.0_9' 05 St
tarn for Ireland and England, institutions, religle°,•aes
civil, as free as those which are secured to the Beib-seete,
their Constitution, and the benign sway of Your for
Majesty, you will deign to grant me your attendee
few moments. f
0
So intense, Sire, is the sympathy of Ireland, and attty-t
land's leader, on this subject, that I am distinedY ng of
rised by him, whose voice is the voice of seven Inillic'tbs!ip
of the eight, of Ireland's people, to offer assurance'Dee
your Majesty should require it, within one month,a ereice'
of the youth of Ireland would be raised for Your 1,6 e °re
unless measures should be taken to prevent it by `rioter
vernment of our August Sovereign, Lady Quee° eetbir
to whom the country of O'Connell, is devoted wit"
siatic loyalty. e pop:
In most humble testimony of my fealty to th°se,eot
ciples of religious and civil freedom, which s° Pr se
a co 'cis
nently characterise the Belgian Constitution, su„
to be a model fur other legislations, I respectful! 01
that your Majesty will condescend to permit that
have the honour of serving during the crisis, u,u. ssOrtir
for any commission, but carrying a musket and ;011ie
in defence of the sanctified rights of your Majesty host'
people, in case of any aggression on Belgium by
power.-1 have the honour to remain,
Sire,
With profound respect, your Majesty's t,
Must obedient and humble servat,l3so,
THOMAS STP
Rue Ducale, February 15, 1839. s
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SOUTHWARK ELECTION.--Mr. Riell3,,rd enter/
Member for Knaresborough, has, it seems, s;!rbuffe°te•
Conservative interest, against Mr. Harvey. o..„reselire
were the chief requisite in a candidate for the ''`o eitgo•
tion of Southwark, Mr. Harvey would stand °olio er
against Mr. Richards ; but fortunately comet the pos°,jot
gacity, and liberal notions are required, and to b 000
sion of these the ex- Member for Knaresborougmbersee
put in the slightest claim. Every one reeviebieb °WI
speeches in Parliament, the ultra-absurdity of coos
failed, like Ben D'lsraeli's pathos, to set the t 15
roar. 00
INSTRUCTION OF THE FARME3'• ..010 d,
conw'ree
evident, from the division in the House of p deco
on the fee in'
Tuesday, and the no-division in the Lords
ing evening, tbat the manufactures must have.,,t be, ost
on their side to be successful. The latter 0", aetioret
vinced that they have no interest in high Prieeei'iog
jt
the fluctuations occasioned by the present ganoweeo'cote
leaves them constantly at the mercy of the le":euees,est
may not be possible for a lecturer to obtain sago s fieweto.
sisting entirely of agriculturists; but there er,,e,,,eef64011
of towns where there is a sufficient number et, "'Of roe'
rers to ensure fair play, placed in the middle!, et 4,03,
agricultural districts, and where the informattubbotirP,
nicated will be sure to spread in the neiggicltluf
Exeter, Frome, Dursley, Stroud, Axminster, cog °, 0,
ster, Coventry, Loughborough, Hinckley're Pl,,,"enefi
Lancaster, Knaresborough, Norwich, &°.' din t"„eit
this description, which ought all to be Intl :ivies 0"
agitation to which the decision of the two 1-1°—
ITT/
evitably give rise.—Manchester Times. s,rty.A.-
deo
NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.---Mg• Of th.,
It was stated very generally in the NewsPaPe'ntiereeesensei;
that Mr. (Jas.) Stewart was amongst the ge-11,0 tbe'
last week were raised to the dignity of Qullae beell„,,tlr
That was a mistake. The gentleman wh° pe.es g-ri
tb
mcsa hashoi been raised is John Stuart, Esq ,of Lincoln's I.ris behio frith
ouncil and
name
bubog th:retsreid
bar, and who from his being extremelY tba
business both
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very full practlefarailiarprio
_,lViedr•to
itnstaheveHryouesxeteonf'iLveords.
not having disavowed the language
" that if Lord John Russell struck his
i„ tbe Seieeedee
gistracy, the people would put it on agar.% recoto of tP,
for the Home Department, on Saturdayltiojee_.o,6o!
in
nunderstand
the Lord Chancellor to issue a new u.°lll the Insftire
Peace for the borough of Newport, in we'aonotoey'
Mr. Frost should not be included.---15,
Merlin.