The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-14 00:00:00

To THE EDITOR. OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.
Bryanston-square, August 12.
SIR--IC your paper of yesterday I observe some stric-
tures upon the conduct of Reformers who supported the
501. tenantrr. clause : in the course of which you say,
•' Air. Hume also was weak enough to as;ist in openini
this door to bound/es:intimidation.' Your Correspondent
adds that, " Mr. Hume and a few Ohe... Rejimners owc a
heavy debt to their country for the ruin their unfortunate
support of this clause has inflicted on if.' I repel the
charge altogether, and beg to be allowed to state the grounds
on which 1 acted.

I voted for the 50/. tenantry clause on the broad princi-
ple of extending the suffrage as much as possible ; and
those who recognize property as a qualification for suffrage
can scarcely aerm that a tenant of 50/. per annum is less
entitled than a 40s. freeholder, or a 10/. householder to a
voice in choice of his Representative. You, Sir, or your
Correspondent, may say, "that the knowing-
the ,great landholders were chiefly Tories, mi!iht have fore-
seen how they would influence their tenant: ; and that
the counties would in consequence generally return only
Tory Members." I reply, that we were legislating
for a nation, not for a party—for all time, not for the pre-
sent day only ; and I add, moreover, that had the Whig
Ministry followed up the imperfect and mangled Reform
Bill (which, however, gave them a sufficient and wiling
majority) by amendments, giving ballot and household suf-
frage (both of which Lord John Russell informs us were
in the first draft of that Bill), then the 50/. tenantry clause
would have been no boon to the Tories. Let no blame
rest on the right shoulders. It is to the short-comings of
the Whigs, not to the weaknesses of their Radical sup-
porters, that they owe their present position in tile repre-
sentation of the counties ; and if they go on to patronize
and dekr to Tory Lord-Lieutenants, and allow them to
appoint only Tory Magistrates and county officials of all
grades, they must abide the inevitable consequence—Tory
representatives for all the counties.
Further than all this, I deny that it is to the 501. te-
nantry chiefly that we owe the loss of the counties. In
Middlesex-1 can speak from the best information—the
number of 40s. freeholders which have been created since
the election of 1835, and the thousand out-voters which
the Tories boast of having brought up from all quarters to
vote against me, might alone account for a defeat ; and if
they had not had the 501. to coerce, they would only have
made more 40s. ft eeholils. The Whigs ought to know
that the Tories have the best tactics and the longest
purses ; and if, from public or private motives, the Whip
wish to retain their situations, it is for them to attend to
the details of the machinery for counteracting these ad-
vantages. But those vsho deny even the present expe-
dience of giving votes to the 50/. tenantry would do well
to inquire how the 101. householders have been coerced
in the boroughs, and at what cruel sacrifices (which
cannot often be repeated) sonic tradesmen, have
defied Tory influence, and thereby given a ba..e majo-
rity .to Liberal candidates. Will they dare to say,
" then deny the suffrage to both these classes?" No, they
dire not. There is no other alternative, then, but to rein-
state the Reform Bill in its projected integrity. Give us
vote by ballot, with, first, household (and eventually univer-
sal) suffrage, and then there need be no farther sparring
between Whigs and Radicals, whose fault it is that the
former are so hard pressed by the Tories ; for the Whigs,
with good measures to propose, and the people at their
backs, may defy all opposition.
If they will do none of these things, whatever be the
consequences, on them be the respansibility. I will nevus, •
to suit the purposes of any party, abandon the great prin-
ciple--that representation should be, at least, co-exteusive
;vith taxation

remain, Sir, your obedient, serValit,
JOSEPH HUME

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR
THE WEEK.

( From the Gardener's Gazette.)

At7IIICUI.AS-ThcS.l Who eNitibit will do well to repot
half their plants now, and especially any which look at all
inclined to be unhealthy.
DAHLlAS—Propagate all valuablm sorts, either with a
little bottom heat, or under a hand-glass, in an old cu-
cumber frame.

THE RED SPIDER—TO keep this destructive enemy
in check, keep a constant exhalation up by syringing- the
p'tnts infested frequently, and watcriog the paths of the
houses, which should be closed immediately after beicg
saturated.

SUCCULENTS of all kinds may be propagated. Place the
slips of Aloes Cacti, in the pots singly ; defend them
from the mid-day sun.
SEEDLING Titurs of all kinds should be transplanted.
HEART'S-EASE tiny be propagated like weeds, if the slips
be taken at a joint, and placed citlier close under band-
glasses in the shade, or rouad the sides of pots, plunged
in a south border. They may also be spread out on the
surface, and sufficient earth placed on them to strike every
shoot in the way of a layer.
Box EDGINGS should be clipped into form, and .pretty
close to the ground.
linLimns ROOTS of all kinds, whose leaves have died
down, may be safely taken up for removal, or for goring.
CARNATIONS AND PICCOTEES, continue to lay and pipe
for stock, card and tie blooms for show.
PINKS, pipe for general stock.
RANUNCULUSSES and ANEMONES take up and clean for
storing. Sow seed for now varieties.
GREENHOUSE and Store-plants !hilt or earth up all that
require it, especially earth up Orange and Lemon trees with
rich compost.
CAULIFLOWER seed sow for plants to keep through the
winter, in frames or under hand glasses.

Keep a general look out for weeds and get rid of them
before seeding ; the crops will always reward the labour of
keeping them clear.
AMERICAN plants in pots may be placed in a cool situa-
tion ; Camelias also, and such Botany Bay plaws as have
perfected their growth after blooming.
EARWIGS are so destructive at this season, that too
many modes of destroying them cannot be employed, espe-
cially with Dahlias. Bean-stalks cut about a foot long,
and placed among the foliage, will be found several times a
day to contain earwigs, which a boy may be kept con-
stantly examining, by blowing through them into a water-
ing pot, containing strong lie of salt and water. Small
flower-pots, half tilled with moss, may be also placed on
stakes, and frequently examined, a few days perseverance
will so overcome them that von will be able to calculate on
a bloom, which, without this means, you may look for in
vain. •

THE FOURTH ESTATE.—The advance of the
people, and the lowering of the aristocracy have both been
effected through the medium of the press. The position
of authors has been much altered. Formerly we beheld
such men as Dryden, Otway and mawy others (giants in
their days) humbling themselves for bread. Now we have
seldom a dedication, and of those few we have the flattery
is delicate. The authors look to the public as their pa-
trons, and the aristocracy arc considered but as a part and
portion of it. These remarks equally hold good with re-
spect to the Government. Authors are not to be so easily
purchased as formerly. They prefer writing in conformity
with public opinion to writing for Government, because they
are better remunerated. Authors in England have little
to expect from the Government and the aristocracy. Pen-
sions have been given, but they have been given for the sup-
port of political opinions, not as a reward of talent. That
the aristocracy, with but a few exceptions have not fostered
talent, is most true, and they' are now suffering from their
want of judgment. They have shut their doors to authors,
and the authors have been gradually undermining their
power. To what extent this may be carried, it is impos-
sible to say ; but one thing is certain, that the press is more
Nhtoheely ,e haverbe
observes
powerful dun either King or Lords, and that, if the con-
flict continue, the latter must 3,ield to the influence of the
former,' who will have ample retaliation for the neglect to
whichin his ounting-
house, the professional man engaged in his daily avocations,
or the tradesman at his business, will readily come into the
merchant
Whoever t t
opinion that, in London at leapt, this class of persons
subtjheecte d.—\'e
stands highest in health and vigour. The regularity, punc-
tuality, and activity, commercial men in London exhibit in
transacting their business, their being always at their post
when called on, the facility with which grand, petit, and
coroner's juries are assembled, the full attendance of mem-
bers at meetings of various societies and companies (parti-
tieularly if a dinner crowns the business of the day), all
go to establish the fact of. the middling classes in London
being in a good condition, exceeding that in which either
superiors or inferiors are found.—Dr. Hogg's London As
it Is.