The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

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70

There are about 81 towns in England with a popula-
tion of more than 10,000 each which will still be unre-
presented, and it is highly desirable that as soon as pos-
sible they should have representatives ; and whenever a
place that now returns members shall be disfranchised,
from corruption or from any other cause, the members
should be given at once to the largest unrepresented as
shown by the last census.

If it should be considered advisable to entirely dis-
franchise all such places as have not by the last census
5,000 inhabitants each, it would give ten more seats to
dispose of at once.

The counties should be further divided into districts
returning one each, the constituencies to be enlarged by
adding to the present numbers all such persons living
within them as shall be rated to the poor or the high-
ways at 10/. per annum, and duly paying the rates.
Finality, it is hoped, is dead and gone. It was in-
tended at the time it was declared. Lord John never
got well out of it, and it should be understood that
every 10 years, as soon as the census shall be taken, the
representative roll shall be called over, and such further
changes made as the then state of the country shall re-
quire.

In the cities and boroughs the parliamentary to be
lowered to the municipal roll. This would in most in-
stances double the number of the electors, and one re-
gistration would be sufficient for both purposes, which
in itself would be a very great improvement.
Universal suffrage seems on all sides to be given up.
We ought to keep up the true old Anglo-Saxon principle
of " Scot and Lot." He that will not pay, according to
his means, towards the local burthens, or be ready to do
good service in person, ought not to be entrusted with
the franchise.

The true way to put down bribery would be to make
it a misdemeanour either by the principal or his agents,
and on a conviction to be punished accordingly.—l am,
&c., L.

ROUEN. —The letters from Rouen mention that the
market for manufactures was heavy, the attendance of
purchasers having been limited.
DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA. —The departures for
the Australian colonies from the port of London during
the past week show an increase. They have comprised
altogether 17 vessels, of which seven are bound to Port
Philip, with an aggregate burden of 4,332 tons ; five to
Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 3,020 tons ; two
to Launceston, with an aggregate burden of 706 tons ;
one to Adelaide of 673 tons ; and one to Hobart Town
of 369 tons. Their total capacity was 9,315 tons. The
rates of freight in some cases exhibit a tendency to fur-
ther improvement.
BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—With reference
to the general business of the port of London during the
past week, the arrivals, although large, are still chiefly
from the Baltic, comparatively few having taken place
from other parts. The number of vessels entered in-
wards was 277, being 30 less than in the previous week.
The arrivals of grain are still large, the total quantity
reported being 64,336 quarters, including 37,048 quarters
of wheat. Of sugar there were reported 21 Mids. and
2,406 casks, of coffee 60 bags, and of hops 737 bales.
In the fruit trade business at this season should be
rather active, but as yet the arrivals have been compa-
ratively few. Several vessels, however, are now over-
due. The number of ships cleared outwards was 122,
being three less than in the previous week. Of these 27
were in ballast, and 17, as above stated, for the Aus-
tralian colonies. The actual exports to those colonies
show a considerable increase over the last report, and
inoluded 368,063 yards of calicoes, plain and part dyed ;
47,908 yards of cambrics, gauzes, &c., and other articles
of the declared value of 86,9061.
SUB-DIVISION OF THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.—
Yesterday a special meeting of the vestry was held for
the purpose of considering the proposal of the vicar
to introduce a bill into Parliament in the ensuing ses-
sion to subdivide the parish into separate ecclesiastical
districts. The vicar, the Rev. T. Dale, took the chair.
Mr. Streeton, as one of the requisitionists, moved a
resolution, "That the vestry, having taken intocen_
sideration the bill proposed by the vicar for theaffairs
better
regulation and management of the ecelesiastic.
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of the parish, is of opinion that it is calcul at_s
crease the pastoral efficiency of the
Church, Church, without affecting the rights Christ
degree
o
degree
other denominations, or compromising in
caoniyn
pusory
the present freedom of the ratepayeerefr
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appntmentl of a
rates, and therefore recommends eth
committee to consider the details
to the vestry. Mr. T. E. Baker sfe ct ohne dbeidll talni ed rreespool ur t-
tion. After some opposition on incidental points,the
resolution was carried.
anecdote will show that
CHAMPAGNE.—The followingnot quite such simpletons
the people of Champagne_
as they have hitherto l,d:redit for :—A few days ago,
a small farmer of time environs ofCloinalobnysobialed
ofa quantity
of of wool to sell, and he was waited
who make it their business to go from place to place to
effect purchasers for the Mtge dealers. A bargain was
struck at 6f. the ki logramme, and the wool was weighed
and done up in sacks.' Whilst the purchaser was count-
ing out his money, the farmer went into his cellar for a
bottle or two of wine. During his absence, the wool
dealer, seeing half a dozen splendid hams hanging to the
ceiling, could not resist the temptation of taking two,
and slipping them into one of his sacks. The sun was
shining at the time, and the farmer
saw, by the
reflec-
tion on the wall, what his customer was about. When
he appeared with the wine, however, he said nothing,
hut, counting over the money, pretended not to recol-
lect the precise weight of the wool. The purchaser told
him, but he not was
again.
satisfied, and proposed to have the
sacks weighed The purchaser did not like this,
but could not,
ocourse, resist, and the weighing; was
proceeded to. It turned out that they weighed lfkilo-
grammes more than he had paid, and he was obliged to
add 66fr. to the
sum counted out. The peasant then
bade him adieu, with a malicious smile, for his hams had
brought him three francs a pound.