The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-26 00:00:00

THE DOWNFALL OF ENGLAND.

" Throurbout the world, England has no friend. She
xists, point of fact, but by sufferance. She trades but
7lipoeu the remains of that reputation, which her energies won,
.111% those energies were directed by a breed of statesmen
7oarealant from the present. A combination between the lead-
?oganemies of Ensland may reduce her, in a moment, to the
dal, of a third-rate power. Russia, France, and the United
`thbtates--all these Powers have the strongest reasons to desire
aie extinction of England, as a Power of the first class. Rus-
a regards England as the only barrier to her plans of univcr-
pal erapire. But for England, France might hope to extend
er dominion over the whole of the West of Europe ; whilst
by the depression of England, France would secure compen-
sation for a long list of unatoned-for mortification'. To the
soyerthrow of England, the United States look for the posses-
ion of the whole North American continent, as well as for
t3ie inheritane4 of the larger portion of the trade of the
world I •
*
tion of All O'Connell's schemes tend to the prostra-
th
tbe Br tie
power of England, and to the dismemberment of
sh empire—and dyet the men who administer the
airs of th at empire are his nominees I Truly the glory of
hl England bath departed I"—Morning Herald of yesterday.

Englstnd ! once so great, so merry,
Prostrate *fore the King of Kerry;
Mighty ban I who makes a flail
Por thrashing Europe, of his tail.
Dark's ib,e doom that waits upon thee,
Should :Dan not take some pity on the,
As thou. shivirest, spent and hoary,
Deserted by thine own " Old Glory I"
Whi'ie Nick, the Czar, attacks thy dry-land,
And Uncle Sam grasps Navy Island,
The King of Barricades and Cits
Drives thee with terror into fits,
As ev;ized with Nap's imperial ire,
He :sets Old Father Thames on fire;
And threatens thee—nay, do not falter--
Witch knout, and guillotine, and halter !

Brit cheer up England I—trust me yet,
Thy Sun of Glory hath not set ;
`thou hest of heroes and of sages
Names would adorn old Chaucer's pages ;
So arm'd for war of words or blows,
Thou still marst laugh at all thy foes.
'Gainst the great Nero of the north,
',Send noble Vane in armour forth,
h. take of his last new book a banner,
And Nick will fly, I'll pledge my honour :
Dullness invincible thy sight
Will put all Russia's boors to flight.
To frighten France, invoke the fame
Of Sibthorp's dread moustache and name;
The Colon el's phiz, in days of yore,
'Tis acid kept Bony from our shore ;
And time.—to save us from our errors,
Has kindly- added to its terrors !
To humble Sam, pray, who so fit
As Ben, tae senatorial chit ?
While the proud chief of Darrynane
Sinks 'ne-ath the thunders of Shoe-lane ;
And bus, from all those dangers clear
Which now poor Granny fill with fear,
Old England, with her flag unfurl'd,
MaY Once again defy the world I

DO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
raper s";t1 ' bout twelve months ago, or more, appeared in the
•whiehil blin account of a trial of th Electrical Telegraph (for
Lend ro fessor 'Wheatstone hash Patent) on the line of the
it °la at id Birmingham Railway, as far as Watford, I believe.
Was t hen stated that the experiment had been perfectly
suet was
ie.l.t would be desirable to know if the communication has
ne carried along the whole line by the Railway Company,
2tr4lB°E!o consider whether the exclusive possession of such
fete with, the interests rut nary means otof the public.
communication be not likely to inter-
, I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Wycombe, Sept. 22. X.