The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-05 00:00:00

HUNTING INTe,I,LIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.
His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on" Monday, at Farnham Con).
mon ; and Friday, at the Black l)og at Belfontat half-past
The Surrey Stag Hounds meet on' Ttiesday, at the George Inn,
Farnborough ; and Saturday, at- the'Griffin, Kingston.
'1 he East Kent Fox Hounds rogtil, on Monday, at Ashley
and Thursday, at Petham Kennel—at ten.
The Cambridge Hounds meet on Tuesday, at the Stow Fox • ,
and Friday, at Brampton Wood.
The Puckeridge Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Birchanger ;
and Friday, at Bennington-street—at half-past ten.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Nassington
Lodge ; and Thursday, at Moorbay Lawn—at ten.
Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds will meet on Monday, at Legsby ;
Tuesday, at Blankney ; Thursday, at Girsby House; and Satur-
day, at the Green Man—at eleven.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds meet on Monday, at
Wednesday, at Rothwell Cover; Friday, at Willingham House;
and Saturday, at the Kennel—at eleven.
The Albrighton Hounds meet on Monday, at Wittymoors ;
Wednesday, at Shatterford Gate; and Friday, at Clent Kennel
at half-past ten.
The Montgomeryshire Hounds meet on Tuesday, at the Ken
nel ; and Saturday, at Ystmcolwyn—at ten.

This being the day appointed for the election
of officers in the different parishes, the greatest activity is
displayed in all quarters. There is to be a strong oppo-
sition in many of them to bring in parties pledged to re-
f onl parish abuses. In St. George, Borough, .great op-
position is expected.
Mr. HO 's
speech in the House of Corn-
mons on Wednesday last fully justifies Sir CHA ALT'S
WETHERELL'S declaration, that the just rights of the
Crown must be sacrificed by the passing of the Ministerial
Reform Bill in its present shape. Mr. llor observes that
"of the borough which he had the honour to
represent his present MAJESTY was a freeman, a4d
yet he would be precluded from tendering his
vote, as the BM lopped off all non-re.ident voters, of
which his MAJESTY waS one." This is a serious objection
to the measure ; and Set there is perhaps, one means of
preserving the Bill, and the " just rights" too. His Ma_
J we have no doubt, would gladly pledge himself to
pay his own expences when he gees down :o Soot' am, ton
to vote for Mr. Hoy ; and, having done so, and thus
afforded ample security that the object of the Bill shall he
duly attained, we think Lord JoHN RUSSELL might in-
troduce a special datise of exemption in favour of the Royal
voter.

There waR a numerous meeting of the gentty
and freeholders of the county of Huntingdon, on Rata-
day, to consider the propriety of petitioning both Houses
of Parliament in favour of Parliamentary Reform, and of
expressing approbation of his Majesty's Ministers in re
spect of that measure. The meeting was announced by
the High Sbei if, and was most respectably attended.
resolutions, strong), in favour of the Reform Bill in its
present form, were agreed to ; but Lord STRATHAVEN
refused to pledge himself to support all the details of that
measure, the general principle of which, however, he
app•oved.

If there were a single spark of patriotism in
the hearts of the absentee land-owners of Ireland, such of
them as have not Parliamentary claims to detain them in
London would instantly repair to their estates, and there,
by their presence endeavour to soothe and abate the evils
the criminal flight of too many of them has been the cause
of; and, if no call of patriotism will induce them to do
so, we would appeal to the apparent god of their idolatry,
self-interest, and ask them whether some great and imme-
diate sacrifice is not necessary to preserve to them the fu-
ture enjoyment of their darling possessions ?

MARCH OF INTELLECT."—TWO worthy dea-
cons, in a neighbouring burgh, talking of the Reform
measure, thus addressed each other :—" But, dear me,
Mr. —, though you are against Reform, every one is not
of your opinion—you're but a mere individual." " What
da you say, Sir !" replied Mr. —, " do you call me Ile
individaati—then 1 say, Sir, that y,-u are the same ;"
and, turning his back on hisopponent, marched off, highly
delighted with having repaid the supposed insult.
BRIGHTON, APRIL 3.—Mr. LAIDLAw's
Panorama., in Church-street, remain here. An amus-
ing incident took place at the Exhibition on Thursday,
were in evening, which speaks volumes in favour of the illusory
effect of the paintings, identifying, as it were, the spec-
tutor with the very spirit of the subject represented. A
thorough-bred tar, who had been at the bombardment of
Algiers with Lord Exmotertr, had paid his money and
kdeeo pw t
down upon
l lutiou,
ot
other
bearing
ascended to the gallery, as the routine of pictures, coin-
fi:a: Moment
prising the details of that gall int exploit,
mo-
tion. The tar, three sheets in the wind, or, more
that interval
familiarly, hajl:seas over, for en instant was struck dumb
at what he beheld—lie hitched his trotrere—turned his
quid—looted wild-I,itched his trousirea and turned his
quid again—and then, with Stentorian lungs, hallooed to
Burin;;
Surpriser.in whichg :
the crew of the Queen Clualutte,-. with neutical techni-
cality,the tar, tindimg that his precautionary words had pro-
duced no visible alteration on shipboard, actually sprung
over the dwarf fence of the g;illery, as he supposed, to
plunge into the sea, that be might swim to the Queen
Charlotte, arid convey' the information, upon which, to
him, her immediate safely depended. The shock, with
arbreti'l;eritisoio'rn swnisin.i liaelfiniedisnhdi P
those pi e 'cut, teas electrical—shrieks were uttered—but
no harm followed ; the tar had alighted on the green cloth
short of the paintings, which let him through, and might
have precipitated bier to a depth of many feet, had he
not fortunately grasped the timber framework, which
stayed his progress. Judging, from the noise above, that
efforts were making for his release, he manfully ex-
claimed, ~ All's right, my hearties ! no need of the life.
boat; for, d'ye see, I have fastened to the rock."—Terror
now was completely superseded by mirth—the sailor,
with some difficulty, was made to comprehend the pre-
cise situation he occupied, and his blunt, though honest
drolleries, for some time afterwards, gave to lauglver un-
disputed dorniniun