The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-27 00:00:00

EVENI., NG E DITI

1 DOINGS OF THE PARSOI

(From the Western Times.)
We have heard much of late of the shameful i 141 -
ference of the Clergy of the Established Church a
elections ; but their behaviour during the contest j 1 t
terminated in the Northern Division, has excited t b
uf
surprise of many reflecting Conservatives. The case
the son-in-law of the Bishop, the Rev. Mr. Da Boule
who canvassed on a Sunday, is not a solitary one. T
Curate of a small parish near Hatherleigh was observ. to
in the churchyard after the evening service, engaged in
canvassing the farmers, and telling them the polite
opinions of a non-resident landlord. During the In :at.
of the polling at Crediton, an aged and rich Pars( cn..
well•known for his generous disposition, was overhea rd .
by the crowd threatening a voter in Mr. Buller's.'nter asi .
to tell his non-resident landlord of him, which cio en• •
raged them, that this excellent successor of the Ap.7stle:
was only saved from summary vengeance by the pr wise -
worthy interference of two gentlemen of Mr: Bulfei s
Committee. Another of these pious gentry was .51 -
served to level a tremendous blow with his stick Opt t
which was dexterously avoided) at a person in t b e
crowd who had addressed some low epithet to him.
In a neighbouring district a worthy son of t
Church, who seems to have as lively a sense of grr bti-
tude towards his patron, as Mr. Rowe, and who, si ace
the issuing of the writ, has been engaged night and day
in canvassing for Mr. Buck, was o bserved in corn' slay
with one of his brethren on the mo rning of Friday List,
standing at the principal entrance :to the town, to seize
upon the straggling voters, and eithe r by intimidation or
weighty reasons, get them to vio late their prom.; .se.
This same parson, was observed .during the day to
come from a house in which a gang of Tory bludg eon
men were stationed (one of whom by his own confession
had just been released from gaol).. All who k now
this pious ambassador of Christ , must be re mare
that his visit to these ruffian s was for the
purpose of restraining them fror, o violence. Suf-
fice it to say, however, that to wards the close
of the day they fell on Mr. Sand ers of Cha wleigh,
and beat him in such an unmerciful to tanner, that. he lay
senseless on the ground ; but a body -of the Winkleigh
voters, who are nearly to a man in 114:: r. Buller's favour,
coming up unexpectedly, gave them ruffians such a
drubbing as will probably be remem hen ,d by them to the
latest hour of their existence. We wonder whether the
London Times will call the clergy .of North Devon
" surpliced ruffians."
The Vicar of Colehrooke is retut lied 'again to take
charge of his flock. The Rev. Gent., we hear, came to
Credition, early on Saturday morning, with an intention
of voting for Mr. Buck, but it is ge .ntrally supposed
that the Tory agents, although they were beating up
for votes in all quarters, advised him. t o return home
again without voting.
Among the most glaring instances of clerical par-
tiality, none could be more deserving cf.f reprobation
than that of the parson of Eastdoswo, who, we are in-
formed on respectable and indispoltable authority, ac-
tually entered his church on Sunday,. with ail his family
and servants (with the honourable exception of one of
his daughters), decorated with the d etested emblem of
Toryism, and thus offended the greater portion of his
congregation, by mixing up the vir&ence of political
partisanship with that feeling which should be exclusive
in the sacred precincts of holy worship. This must, we
should think, in the breast of every sigh t-mindcd person
do serious injury to the cause this Revo: rend Magistrate
advocates.
The curate of Bow, having no one to enjoy the plea-.
sure with him in his own parish, upon circumstance
of Mr. Buck's return, and having also a. desire that the
bells should be rung on the occasion, and knowing it
was useless to apply to the ringers with in his own pa-
rish, dispatched his man after evening se,-vice to a dis-
tant parish to procure ringers. They were procured—.
went and rung—had their reward for wailking 26 miles
and ringing—the mighty sum of 2s. each °lid a dinner.
What makes the matter worse, the ring( ws were pro-
fessed reformers and universal-suffrage i nen. Their
conduct shows that they: valued the paltti hire more
than their suffrage.

THE PUBLIC VERSUS THE PAR

LIAMENT.

(From the Scotantan.)

On Monday the debate on the Corn-laws c ame to a
conclusion, and the Commous decided, by 34'-2 to 195,
that they would not go into Committee to cot udder the
question. They have decided that they will not hear
the evidence offered of the pernicious effect of the mo-
nopoly—they have decided that they w ill not even enter
on the question whether it shall be touched. We ven-
ture to say that all the raving of the Chartist dema-
gogues, and all the wild echoes that have responded to
them, will not do half so much as these two decisions
to shake the confidence of sober-thinking men in the
present House of Commons—to make them reflect
and doubt", whether the welfare of the cismmunity
at large is safe in the hands of a body, of whom so
great a proportion have interests adverse to those of
their fellow-citizens. The unblushing selfishness
which has dictated these two votes, will enter (WO'
into the reflections of the people, and cannot but
strongly affect their sentiments. For men who thus
coldly seek to prop their own fortunes with the misery
of millions, there can be none of that charity with which
the perversities of honest enthusiasm are contemplated.
When the Legislator is called oil to follow closely the
footsteps of the Philosopher, there are allowances for
ignorance and honest prejudice and intellectual obtuse-
ness—the quicker intellects exercise patience to those
of slower motion, and a candid posterity makes allow-
ances for disinterested error. So are questions as to
the proper position of political power, as to ranks and
privileges—nay, even as to religious differences--dealt
with. But it is not so when the Legislator selfishly
grasps at profit from the misery of others. Charity to
his errors is limited to the narrow circle of those who
have a common interest with him—the rest of mankind
abhor the act and the actor. The House of Commons
have resolved to follow " the good old rule—
" That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can."
And we fear they will find others far too ready to echo
the principle that right is with the strong. ,Historians
rouse our indignation by their eloquent denunciations
of the cruel monopolies of the 17th century ; but it
was beyond the sage despotism of Elizabeth, and the
profligate tyranny of the Stuarts, to make a monopoly
of bread. Such a consummation rose before the
patriots of the age as a thing which might be imagined,
but which was too dreadful to be realized. We
are told, in Sir Simon D'Ewes's Journal for the
year 1601, that when Sir Robert Wroth was stirring
up the indignation of the House of Commons against a
list of monopolies, a member of the name of Hackwell
startled the assembly by crying out, "Is not bread
there ?" " Bread, bread !" quoth one ; "Bread !"
quoth another ; " This voice seems strange i" quoth a
third ; " No," quoth Mr. Hackwell, "but if order be
not taken with these, bread will be there before the next
Parliament."
We look with some degree of pride to the list that
we have printed of the names of the representatives Of
Scotland in the division. Whoever are the Members
whose selfishness has on this occasion overpowered
their affection for the Liberal cause, our Liberal repre-
sentatives have been true. We find in the list of those
who voted for the monopoly, but one name which we
have been accustomed to rank on the Liberal side.
We could point to more than one representative among
the twenty-six, whose decision must have been a tri-
umph of conscientious principle over interest, and we
hope the country will not be ungrateful for the sacrifice.
The representatives of Scotland show a majority of
seven against the Corn-laws. The Hon. Member for
Kilmarnock has been absent from both the divisions on
the Corn-law question.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)

DEAL,IA mat 24.—The Rhoda, Kay, from Newcastle to
St. Malo, has arrived in the Downs, with loss of jib-boot°'
&c., and bows stove, having been in contact off Lowestoffe, on
the 22d inst., with the Assiduous, Smith, from Shields t°
London, The latter has been assisted into Harwich, With

damage, by the Brilliant, of Aldborough.
WATERFORD, MARCH 22.—The Ann and Marv, Randal'
in working down the river, got in contact with H. M. Steamer
Pigmy, and started her bows, &c., run on shore, and remained
till the following tide in a dangerous situation.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 23.—The Audacious, Cracknell,fre
Ipswich to this port, in making the harbour, struck on
wreck of the Buenos Ayres packet, lately sunk at the back °,
the South Pier, knocked a hole in her bottom, and sunk colnin,
up the harbour, but was got up and into dock this morning.
PARIS, MARCH 24.—The Achille, Semine], sailed 6911:
France in November, for Martinique, and has not since been
heard of.

Just published, toy e had Gratis,
NEW MUST C.—A Quantitof MUSICAL BOXES
playing' upwards of 400 Airs, Overtures, &c., being for Sal,
List of the Music is now published ; also the prices of the Olt
Boxes. The List can be sent by post, as a single letter. 11)"",.:
be had gratis, from T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, .Silverysmith, Watchmaker, Sze., 47, Coinhill, London (Seven D'"°—
from Gracechurch-street).

B IR
On the 24th inst., at Bleinel-house, Brompton, the A-4'd, of
theO Rev. 11. S. Pollard ,
M, of a son.
n t.e 17th inst.rs. Nightingale, the lady of the D-141,°..r
of Kingston-upon-Thames, of a son, who, having been rbis
elected in November last, has had. two sons born during
mayoralty. f Marl-
On the 21st inst., the lady of Josiah Rolls, Esq., °
borough-place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, of a son. „ of
On the 22d inst., in Alfred-place, Mrs. W. V. Stephens'
a son. r
On the 24th inst., at St. John's-wood, the lady of
Seymour, 49th Regiment, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 23d inst., at Harpenden, llerts, Ralph Thoma.s:„,11:101
of Crane-court, Fleet-street, to Mary Ann, daughter of w"
Kerl, Esq., of Harpenden.