The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-03 00:00:00

jority of upwards of 400 over the Whig Candidate, backed
by all the Government influence, has proved their strength
and rewarded their activity. It is now quite evident that even
if the Radical candidate had given way, and not divided what
is called tha Liberal interest, the Conservative Candidate
must still have succeeded by a majority of upwards of 200,
even supposing that the whole of the voters who polled for
the Gallant Colonel had given their votes to Mr. Ewart. In
that event Lord Teignmouth's majority would still have
amounted to upwards of 200 ; so that, unless the Ministerial
writers are prepared to demolish " Cocker," as a Tory fabri-
cator of arithmetical falsehoods, they cannot place the defeat
of the Whig candidate to a diversion created by the Radicals.
Let Cocker speak for himself. He puts the matter thus:—
Lord Teignmouth 4,179
Mr. Ewart 3,743
Colonel Thompson

Adding the Whig and Radical votes together gives 3,954
Taking the Whig and Radical votes from the Con-
servative, leaves
Consequently, had Whig and Radical combined, the majority
for Lord Teignmouth would still have been 225, without
making any account of the circumstance, that the very large
majority of 833, which his Lordship had over the Whig candi-
date at two o'clock, may have prevented many Conservatives
from taking the trouble of going to vote, in the confidence
that the victory was perfectly safe. This is a foolish sort of
reason for neglecting to exercise the elective franchise, we
admit; but we know that the thing has happened in other in-
stances, and it may have happened again. This new proof of
•' no reaction" will probably be as satisfactory to the Whigs
as the many other proofs of the same sort which they have re-
ceived during some time past ; proofs of the returning so-
briety and sanity of the public mind from the feverish disturb-
ance and delirium of revolutionary excitement; proofs of that
renovated wholesomeness of public feeling which is gradually
restoring, the property, the intelligence, and the respectability of
the country to their fair share of representation in the House of
Commons. The recent disgraceful exposure which the Whigs
have made of themselves in endeavouring to screen O'Connell
from the merited yuniahment to which his " false and scan-
dalous imputation upon the honour of the house of Com-
mons" bad subjected him, we have no doubt, had a favourable
effect upon the Ma"ylebone election. The general disgust
and indignation which that basest and most ignominious act
of Whig subserviency to the foul-mouthed calumniator of the
English and Scottish gentry has excited will not soon perish
from the public mind. If the language of the man who formerly
branded the Whigs and Tories of the House of Commons as
as 600 scoundrels, and recently has charged all but his Lich-
field House allies as " foul perjurers" in judicial proceedings,
were to become the familiar language of Parliament, the tone
of gentlemanly society would relapse into barbarism, and the
British Senate would at length be placed on a level with the
House of Assembly in the American State of Arkansas,
where it appears the Speaker enforces "order" by advancing
upon a refractory member with the spring cf a Red Indian,
and "reprimanding" him with the point of his bowie knife
—Morning Herald.

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—The recent election in the populous borough cf
St. Marylebone has terminated in a manner which I hesitate
not to say was never anticipated by the most rabid of the Con-
servative party. We cannot well be surprised at it. The
Tory party did indeed put their shoulder to the wheel ; there
was not a vote lost for want of exertion on their part. I
would be the last in the world to condemn the Liberal party
unnecessarily—l would not say a word against them if it were
not loudly and justly called for. Oa no occasion—and I say
it boldly, and without fear of contradiction—on no occasion in
the annals of electioneering has any party been guilty of so
;ouch apathy as the Liberal party at this contest. In the first
place, they have been divided. It will be doubtless said, this
is bad argument; because, as Colonel Thompson only ob-
tained about two hundred votes, it could not by any poss.-
bility affect the return of Mr. Ewart, who was beaten by Lord
Teignmouth with upwards of four hundred votes : so that if
we suppose, for the sake of argument, that Colonel Thomp-
son had not taken the field, and that all the votes polled in
favour of the Colonel had been numbered on the side of Mr.
vneert. still Lord Tcignmouth would have gained his election
by Ppwarth 4::1 two /zuudted. This rensening ar•pears at first
,;.e very ; but it will not stand the test of irn;7artial
luveselgntion. Many of the electors, to my certain knowledge.
deeljue(reeeti,r,-either for Colonel Thompson or Mr. Ewart,
on account of the division which was unh ippily caused between
them. 1-10.„( unpardonable, then, does the conduct of the
Liberals appear ! Had there been no disunion, Mr. Esvart or
the Colonel would have now been the representative of the
re peet•tblc and influential constituency of the borough of St
Merylebone. But now how does the case stand ? They hare two
.Mennbers—ene all that is liberal and excellent, the other all
that is violent end ari;tociatic. Marylebone ►s nullified. The
benefits accruing from the Reform Bill do not extend to them.
In übe Legislature what are they?—a nullity, a nonentity
La• other electors beware I Let other electors, when they
ace called upon for the exercise of the elective franchise, take
heel iest they, like the people of Marylehone, by their cold-
ness, their apathy, their indifference, strike a deadly blow at
the root of their own happiness and interests.
I am, Sir, your's respectfully,
March 3, /833 H. J. P.

THE RVSSIA COMPANY-THE

EARL OF DURHAM.

On Thursday, the Ist instant, the anniversary of this Company,
which was chartered upwards of three centuries ago (in or about the
year 1530, we believe), was celebrated in the usual fashion of English
festivity, by a dinner at the London Tavern. About 100 members
were present, and Mr. A stell, of the East India Company, was in the
Chair. 'The Earl et' Durham was the principal guest upon the occasion ;
he was loudly greeted upon his entrance. The Russian Minister at
she British Court, M. Benkhausen ; the Russian Consul, Chevalier
Modisco ; the Ambassador from Russia to the United States of America ;
Sit Charles Fagot, and others, were also present as guests.
Mr. ASTELL took an early opportunity, after the removal of the
cloth, to propose " The health of the Earl of Durham." He stated
that the Noble Earl had been invited to honour them with his pre-
sence, that the Russian Company might personally testify to his Lordship
-their high estimate of his services at the Court cf St. Petersburgh. The
name of Britain had never stood higher in Russia than during the ministry
iof the Earl of Durham in that country, and never had the British
-merchant been more respected, or his rights more strongly enforced.-
4Cheers.) The Noble Earl's urbanity had endeared him to that class of
.her Majesty's subjects resident or casually present in Russia, whilst the
lofty pretensions of the country whose important political interests he
represented had been rigorously maintained in the high councils of the
.empire. He (Mr. Asteli) spoke Ilse sentiments of all the British mer-
'chants engaged in commercial dealings with Russia when he said that
-the departure of the Noble Earl from that quarter was to be deeply re-
:eretted.--(Hear, hear.) At the same time it was impossible not to re-
joice in the prospect which the contemplation of the Noble Earl's efforts
in another hemisphere opened to the view. Every good subject of the
:realm had reason to feel proud of the mission which had been under_
-taken by the Earl of Durham ; and although all could not appreciate its
difficulties, none doubted that these would be overcome by the force of
that genius which had raised his Lordship to so elevated a place in the
ad niration of his countrymen.—(Loud cheers.)
The toast was drunk with the usual honours and considerable applause.
The :Earl of DURHAM rose to return thanks, and was greeted with a
:renewal of the applause. He expressed his deep gratitude to the
Chairman for the sentiments with which he had coupled his name, and
-to the company for the manner in which they had responded to
-those sentiments. In Russia he had done no more than his duty ; but
the performance of that duty it had been a source of much gra-
eificatien that his eftbrts to promote the interests of British commerce
.itad been backed by the high respectability of the British merchants
rreAltmt in that country. The Emperor, he could assure them, was
sensible of the excellence of their conduct, and he had readily
redressed many grievances under which they laboured. Although
:greatly misunderstood and much vilified in this country, he (the
.Earl of Durham) had not been able to discover any trace of hostility in
'the mind of the Emperor, who had, on the contrary, continually assured
him of his earnest desire to cultivate the most amicable relations
with this country.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") With respect to
,f amide, :to which allusion had been made, he felt highly the compli-
ments that had been paid to him. His object in going to that country would
be to allay the passions of party, not to persecute any. For the benefit
inf all parties, he should stand aloof from all during his temporary ad-
.ministration of the Government. He did not mean to share the respon-
sibilities of his office with any sect or party in the colonies; but, as he
-was sent out to investigate the grievances of each, he should do so with
an impartial and independent mind.—(Hear, hear.) Impartiality
would not be possible if he were to exercise his functions through the
:agency of any party. His object, as he had already stated, was not
persecution, but pacification ; and wherever it should appear that
clemency for past transgressions could be extended without encouraging
the iiiture repetition of them, there it would be manifested.—(Cheers.)
Ile went out its a spirit of fairness, with a determined resolution to
conciliate, if possible ; and, at all events, to lay the foundations of future
peace and prosperity. He could not, therefore, anticipate failure,
although he' was prepared for difficulties, and, he hoped, to conquer
them.—(Che ere)
Other toast., were drunk, and the company remained together till a
late hour of the night.

MR. DOUGLAS JE.RROLD'S NEW WORK.—We
arc glad to observe that so general a disposition prevails to do
justice to Mr. Jerrold's clever work, just published, entitled
‘‘ Men of Character." The Examiner thus speaks of it :
—.4 These are very forcible volumes—written with great
honesty, earnestness, and manliness of feeling ; and with
a perfect command of incident and character. What
'they want is good humour. The author's purpose is al-
ways .so high and praiseworthy that he could now and then
afford t'o pursue it with less severity of spirit. We are at a
loss very often whether we laugh from malice or from pleasure.
The same uvcompromising earnestness on the part of the author,
which sharpeos and subtilizes the feeling of the reader, takes
something frrim• its perfect ease and enjoyment. Yet he never
experiences the want of life and spirit, of just and forcible
sentiment, of acut uercept,on, great fidelity in description,
and combinations of character at once startling, ingenious, and
just."
At an early hour of the morning before yesterday the
inhabitant,: of Ormsby-street, Kingsland-road, were thrown
into, a dreadful state of alarm, in consequence of a loud ex-
plo,ion, which proceeded from a house iu the street, occupied
by a man named Ridley. Three policemen immediately ran in
to the house, who ascertained on inquiry that Ridley, whose
intellects ,Are at times disordered, had got up in the night. and
Laving 'aid d- train to communicate with, a large flask lull cf
2""P'3'4 Icr, I e ignited it and produced the explosion; and,
atr.ingoio say, ,•Ithough the window-frames were shattered to
pieces, and p'irt of the wall thrown down, the insane author
e*4 4,11 mischief esi'Aped without the slightest hurt. The
searchinc,t 11;s room, found two blunderbusses and
41, rifle, which they took Kssession of and conveyed to the ;to-
lion house', The neiglhourhood has frequently of late been
pz..'thrown int"; confusian by the frantic freaks of Ridley, who, on
•
', !the precrdiiig night,.opened his window and discharged one of
:his
guns at a polier:orna nin the street. His friends are about
/3 take steps to plr &e gun wider proper restraint.