The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-13 00:00:00

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1836

The two Reform Members for the borough of De-
vonport met their constituents by appointment on
Thursday last, on which occasion Sir E. CODRINGTON
expressed himself with much frankness and animation
on the subject of the late session, and the opposition
offered to the Ministerial measures by the House of
Lords. The lion. Baronet observed, " I know that
in order to bring the question of a Reform in the Lords
forward under present circumstances, it is necessary
that the voice of the people should be heard in the
proper quarter; and I do therefore hope that other
constituencies will look minutely into the state of
affairs ; judge of the work done in the House of Com-
mons, and what was the reason of the opposition that
has taken place to those measures. They will then
see the necessity of making their opinions to be heard
in the proper quarter, and I am sure if the House of
Lords do not amend their ways, that it will then be
the proper time to move for a reform of that assembly."
Our Devonport Contemporary states in his report of the
meeting that this allusion to Peerage Reform was re-
ceived with most enthusiastic cheering—a proof that,
whatever may be the case in the immediate neighbour-
hood of Newton, the House of Lords is not so popular
with the country as Lord SKELMERSDALE himself
believes, and would fain have others believe. When
we say " not so popular," we use the very mildest and
tamest form of expression ; for not only is the House
of Lords not popular among the enlightened Reform
constituencies, but it is held by the majority of them
i❑ the most unqualified abhorrence, for its late pre-
sumptuous, and too successful, attempts to thwart the
best interests of the community. We scarcely think,
howcrer, that it will venture next session to play over
again the same game that it played throughout the one
that has just closed. The lofty and resolved attitude
of Ireland—to say nothing of the temper that is now
breaking out among the English Reformers—will in-
duce their Lordships to pause in their career, and
legislate, however much they may dislike such a pro-
cess, in an impartial and intelligent spirit. But should
we be disappointed in our anticipations, and the House
of Lords still pursue, as of old, the dirty, crooked paths
of chicanery and factious intolerance—then we say,
let them look to themselves ; for their downfal will be
as certain as that to-morrow's sun shall dissipate the
shadows of to night. Sir GEORGE GREY'S address
to his Devonport constituents, though not quite so
bold or explicit as Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON'S, or
so much in the " Go-it-Ned" style, was, as far as it
went, spirited and liberal. The Hon. Baronet ex-
pressed his conviction that there must ere long be
another " appeal to the people," and added, " I tell
you that the power is in your hands, and each indivi-
dual elector has the power to contribute to the support
of those measures which will never be carried, except
by a decided expression of the opinion of the people,
and it is their own fault if they do not do so." So say we.
Whatever may have been the case formerly, the people
arc now omnipotent. There is not one single grievance
under which they labor, for which they have not a
remedy. As for the domination of the House of
Lords, it exists only on sufferance. Let but the
people actively bestir themselves, and that Institution
now so potent, will become helpless as a new-fallen
lamb. It needs but energy on our part to make it at
once sensible of its weakness. " Fling but a stone,
the giant dies."

The Tories are quite frantic at their want of suc-
cess in their attempts to excite disturbance in Ireland.
As a natural consequence, their organs rail at, and
abuse, all who resist these attempts, and exert them-
selves to preserve the peace of the country. A Morning
mouthpiece of the faction—one who is almost without
a rival in the art of vituperation—pretends to be in a
mighty passion with Captain DUFF, the Irish Ma-
gistrate, whose indefatigable exertions to maintain