The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-09 00:00:00

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ELOPEMENT IN THEATRICAL LIFE.-Durint
the past week there has been some food for the lovers of scandal,
afforded by the elopement of Mrs. Dale, of our theatre, with a
gentleman from Manchester, who has on many occasions cut a
prominent figure on the Radical and Tory stages in Nottingham,
at the Conservative feeds in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and at
present is an ornament to the bar. It is stated that he had been
introduced to the lady as the wife of his friend Mr. Dale, but
soon discovering that there were peculiar circumstances in the
marriage, he set his ingenuity to work to endeavour to get her to
himself—whether for honourable purposes or the reverse re-
mains to be proved. Mr. Dale, on discovering how matters
stood, demanded the satisfaction he had a right to claim, which
was agreed to by his friend ; but the society of the female was
more interesting and less dangerous than either the smell of
powder or honourable explanation, and, therefere, long before
the appointed hour, the pair were off to Derby. Previous to
tripping it off, the happy pair partook of supper at one of the
principal inns in this town, during which they were guarded
for thirty minutes by one of the ought-to-be guardians of the
night, who so far assisted in the elopement as to take Mr. Dale
into custody.—Sheliield Iris.

On Saturday the Leeds and Birmingham Telegraph
coach, driven by the celebrated Aspinall, started from Leeds a
few minutes before six o'clock, and arrived in Derby eight
minutes before eleven, a distance of 72 miles. This exceeds
in speed almost all in the annals of coach travelling.—Derby
Reporter.
CAPTAIN CHAMIER'S NEW NAVAL STORY.
The Arethusa," so long announced, will be published by
Mr. Bentley immediately. The exploits of the gallant crew
of the Arethusa were the theme, it will be recollected, of one
of those spirit-stirring ballads which delighted the seamen,
and stimulated them to many a bold and desperate enterprise.
When it is known that Captain Chamier served on board th;:t
vessel, and that no living writer excels him in the graphic
power of his naval sketches, we may expect a work abound-
ing in those various incidents and adventures which made hi,
" Life of a Sailor," and " Ben Brace" the most popular
naval stories ever written.

NICK OF THE WOODS.—Among the singular ex-
hibitions of human character which owe their origin to the
anomalous state of society in the United States of North
America, particularly as evidenced by the backwoodsmen and
trappers of the remote forests and prairies, none is so amusiw,
and remarkable as the sketch of" Roaring Ralph Stockpole,"
the " Horse-thief" in the above novel. Captain Crockett
himself must yield in extravagant drollery, both of deed and
language. to Ralph. whose sayings and doings, like those of
ancient Pistol and Captain Bobadil, are destined to take per-
manent rank in the classics of comedy.
MR. COOPER, THE CELEBRATED NOVELIST.—
The forthcoming new work. entitled " England, with Sketches
of Society in the Metropolis." by this distinguished writer, is cal-
culated to excite !Treater interest than any recent work upon the
same subject. Ina residence among us ss as long, and his inter-
conese with the best society extensive. No one who knows him wi
doubt the honery of his opinions. although he may occasionall:-.
in the spirit of independence which pervades all his writings,
not always speak pleasanE things. His new volumes, we un-
derstand, describe the domestic manners of the English, and
will form, therefore, a counterpart to Mrs. Trollope's stork
on America. They include a great variety of subjects, from
dinner parties at Rolland House, Lord Grey's, &c., and Mr.
Rogers's breakfasts, to the subjects of fashionable weddings--
English beauties, the Queen's Drav,'ing-room, the Aristocr,ey,
with anecdotes of all the most distinguished personages of tie
present day.
Mr. GLEIo'S NEW WORK, 64 THE HUSSAR."—
The partiality of " tarry-at-home" travellers for accounts of
military or naval adventure, is proverbial. To such—and to
the mere lovers of the excitement of novel readinc, too—Mr.
Gleig's new work offers peculiar attractions. Ther narratise
introduces us to those stirring scenes of strife and bloodshed—
yet new in the recollection of the world—when Napoleon and
Wellington may be said to have ruled the destiais of nations,
and gives us pictures of far-off countries and their customs,
sketched with the rap:dity, yet truthfulness, of a soldier's pen.
" The Hussar" will certaielv tlke rarik, in the estimation
the public, with the most admired nroductions of the author
of " The Subaltern."

OPINIONS OF LORD BROUGHAM ON POLITIC.;,
THEOLO;;Y, Law, SCIENCE, b.:DUCATIIN, LITERATURE, &C.--
That this book- will be popular there can 1),! little doubt. Wiwi;
it is known that the volume Iccords no fewer than 637 of
Lordship's views on various subjects, the usefulness of the pub-
lication must be obvious. Prefixed to the ‘• Opinions" is a Life
of the Ex-Chancellor. In the compilation of die work much care
has evidently been taken,and very extensive research been made.
The vast variety of sources to which reference must have been
bad, cannot fail to have imposed on the editor no common portion
of labour. He has acquitted himself of Lis task in a manner the
most creditable.—M;rninq Post.

VENETIA.—The subject of this new work, by the
author of " Vivian Gi•ey," and " Henrietta Temple," is one
which will be instantly recorznised as admirably ad lined to al,'
peculiar talents of that writer, whoxe forte certainly lies in th
delineation of feeling and the female character. The story is
one which, from its mystery alone, and the meaner ale charae.
te-s• Ponr—etecl wit' it. tnost iininAiat,dy arrest public a•teriti.m.

AN OWLD IRISH JOKE.—There's an owld joke
against the Westmeath women (who are proverbial fo having
thiA legs), which you may take a turn out of, if you like,
said Rory O'More. When you see a girl that's thick in the
fetlock, you call afther her and say, " Young Woman, !" she
turns round, and thin says you, " I beg your pardon, ma'am,
but I think you're used to wear hay in your shoes'—(a plan
prevalent in Ireland to make shoes fit.) Then, if she's inno-
cent she'll ask, " Why ?"—and thin you'll say, " Bekase the
calves has run down your legs to get at it !" " I see," said
the stranger ; " that is, if she's innocent." " Yes, Sir, sim-
ple, I mane ; but that seldom happens, for they're commonly
up to you, and 'cute enough." " Now, in the case she's not
innocent, as you say ?" said the traveller. " Faith, maybe its
a sharp answer you'll get thin, or none. Its as like as not
she may say,'TAank'ee, young man, my cay'doesn't like bar,
Ilifhi'vrsffiim to it yourself.—Front Mr. Lover's New

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AT a MEETING of the GENERAL COM-
MITTEE of the CITY of LONDON REFORM CLUB,
held at their Committee-room, this Bth day of May, 1837,
JOHN TRAVERS, Esq., in the Chair,
It was moved by.BENsAmtw Woon, Esq., seconded by Atsx-
ANDER GALLOWAY, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That this Meeting views with intense anxiety the approaching
contest for the representation of Westminster, as involving many
of the great principles of Reform, and a' likely to mark by its issue
the sense entertained by the Westminster electors of that public
apostacy which is so notorious in one of its candidates.
It was moved by DAVID COLVIN, Esq., seconded by T. HORNET',
Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That this Meeting, deeply deploring the desertion by Sir Fran-
cis Burdett of all those principles which were advocated by him
with so much courage and ability at the earlier and more mature
period of his life, recommend to Reformers of every distinction to
forget upon this occasion all minor differences amongst themselves,
and to unite by one grand movement in the election of Mr. Leader,
a gentleman pre-eminently fitted to sustain the Reform spirit in
Westminster, and to carry out its principles elsewhere with honour
to his constituents, and with safety and advantage to the whole
community.
It was moved by WILLIAM WARREY, Esq.,seconded by WILLIAM
HENRY ASIIURST, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That this Meeting pledges itself, collectively and individually, to
make every exertion in order to secure the election of Mr. Leader,
trusting that the men of Westminster are, as they were, amongst
the foremost of Reformers in eradicating every abuse from Church
and State, and in preserving unharmed all the free institutions of
their country.
It was moved by Mr. Under-Sheriff WIRE, seconded by JAMES
• MOORE TRENCH, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to our Repre-
sentatives, Matthew Wood. Esq., George Grote, Esq., William
Crawford, Esq., and James Pattison, Esq., for their general atteio
tion the interests of their constituents, and to the two latter Gen-
tlemen for their attendance at this Meeting.
It was moved by WILLIAM TROTT, Esq., seconded by T. H.
HALL, Esq., and unanimously agreed to,
That the above Resolutions, signed by the Cha:rman and Secre-
tary be communicated to the Committee for conducting the Elec-
tion of Mr. Leader, and advertised in the usual pal e: s.
(Signed) JOHN TRAVERS, Chairman.
G. H. HEPPEL, Hon. Secretary.

Thanks were unanimously voted to the Chairman for his general
attention to the interest of the club, and his judicious conduct in
the chair this day. G. H. HEPPEL.

TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.

THE enthusiasm and activity manifested by the
friends of Sir FRANCIS BURDtTT in every district have
been this (lay crowned with most encouraging success, and afford
the cheering prospect of a signal and decisive victory. Nor is it less
gratifying to the feelings of Sir Francis that many of his old and
staunch friends have volunteered their support to the man of their
choice, unawed by menaces, and uninfluenced by misrepresentation.
Electors, let your efforts be unremitting and unwearied—
let each act with as much energy as if the result de-
pended upon himself. The remembrance of having contri-
buted to the triumph of constitutional principles will hereafter
cheer the heart of every genuine friend of his country, who has
either registered his vote in favour of Sir Francis Burdett, or dis-
pelled from the mind of any elector the doubts or suspicions in-
fused by factious and artful malevolence.

Our 'opponents, in the fullness of their liberality, upbraid Sir
Francis Burdett for receiving; support from the Tories, but we ask
whether these champions of extended suffrage would wish to rob
the Conservative electors of their right to vote, or could expect
them to co-operate with the Destructives in subverting our na-
Urinal institutions.

Sir Francis Burdett does not ground his claims to your support
upon any selfish or party views. As far as his personal interest is
concerned he can gain nothing by success, and lose nothing by de-
teat ; he appeals with confidence to every Englishman of sound and
sober judgment, whether Whig or Tory, who wishes to hand dos,n
in undiminished efleiency the bulwarks and the blessings of the
British Constitution.
In the name of tl.e Central Committee,
GEORGE SINCLAIR, Chairman.
Ship Hotel, Charing-cross, May 9, 1837.

A VERY FULL REPORT
OF THE

NO3IFNATION

FOR

WESTMINSTER,
WILL BE GIVEN IN THE SUN
TO-MORROW AFTERNOON.

he publication (I THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day
al 10 minutes past Three o' Clock.

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