The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-20 00:00:00

The Reform Bill intended to transfer that power from the
Peers to the people by their representatives. But the
Lords say no—we must still be the dominant power ; and
to work they go—decidedly and indecently using that
power to destroy every useful and valuable measure.
This is despotism—passive in appearance—active in
reality—no abuse shall be corrected—no improvements ,
made—because the Lords will the contrary. This species ,
'of tyranny is, perhaps, the very worst. It is a many
headed monster. One tyrant may be shamed into modera-
tion by the universal voice of the people ; but the name of
this tyrant is " Legion ;" and the members of the Legion
keep one another in countenance.
There is but one remedy—break up " The Legion"—
Reform the House of Lords.
Till that is done, British liberty is but a mockery and a
name. Irish oppression and misrule are immoveable—and
we Irish hare but this alternative Ieft—REFORM of the
LORDS-or REPEAL Of the UNION.

I have the honour to be your faithful servant,
DANIEL O'CONNELL

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
S int So.ck ... - 2l2k; (India Stoek.... ........... ~........
:3 per Cent. lied . 01% 00% I, Ditto Bonds 3 11,M.
.$ per Cent Cons..., 91374 •"' 1:U i Swuth Sea Stock
1!,4 per Cent '191.4 : Old Annuities -
Ditto lied gS✓,47/ 0; New Ditto —
New M,:, per Cent lutP4 % '.'z i 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 --..
New :i per Cent —II Exch. Bills, .4.:1,000 l7 15 pm.
Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire ' Ditto 500......... 15 17 pm.
Jan 5, it-140 15 13-IG% I Ditto Small
Oct 10, IMSO 15 11-Rii Ditto Commercial — pm.
Jan 5. 1W 16% 131 Ditto Advertised — No•
Jan. 5. 10 —l Bank Stock for Account —
April 5, 1854' — India Stack for Account ..... ....
Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Account
°minium — Pm. ,

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds lPeruvian Bonds
11e10:in Bonds lOl% 21 Ditto• Account —
Ditto Account .
Brazilian Bonds ....... ...... '36T:311 i Ditto Account
Ditto Account — I Ditto New Bonds S6Buenos Ayres Bonds — ! Ditto Account 9h14 0
Ditto Account .... .. .
Cnilli'n Bonds 4,34 !•Priusian Bonds \--
Ditto Account — Russian Bonds, 16.29
Colombian Bonds — , Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, :ii•2l 3.214 ;Spanish Bonds '
Ditto Account — I Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds
Ditto Accoutst
Bois Greek
Ditto Bonds, ii,..:a - 4 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Account — , ------ :' per cent. —f. —r.
Niexican Bonds. 5 per cent — ---- Exchange
Du to Account — ; Dutch, c..% per cent.
Unto tl per cent
Ditto Account — ! Ditto. 5 per cent lOl%
Neapolitan — 1 Ditto Account —

PRICE.O OF SHA RES 'AILS DAY AT oNE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Pertiy Railway Company 5 10
Birmingham and Glouvoster Railway Company 5 7
IlliApl and Exeter Railway Conivany 23e, 4 33,
Cheltenham and Great WeAern Railway
Eastern Counties Railway 1 ih :c
Great WeAterii Railway t7pirmair•
1,,,ei1i and Nlanchester Ita:lway Company
Brighton Railway Company
Ilriredon (r:ennie's)
Brighton (Curiti'F.) .,, 1,4
London and Biackwall Railway
London and Southampton Railway Compani I:0 ::7!,,,:,
London Grand Junction Railway
London, Saliislniry, and Exeter Railway I 0%
Manchester South Onion Railway Company 9. 434
North 'M411311(1 Bailway Company 5 13W:.
.oath Midland Railway Olin any 1 I);
',milli Viest,rn Railway Company'
Thames Haven Railway Company
Anti Dryrnt Company
Colonial Bank
I ',Plitt,' VW We:fir'n.ti, Van,' 2O '2.5,4.3,
Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 4114 S

PRICES of IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 17
S per Cent. t'irtivini • 1;11.,4 'Ur:silo Canal Deb, I, per cent. 87
Data licilticed — I Ditto, 4 per cent
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Ctitto New. 1~0
3?4 TAT Cent. Deti,inurt, 9 i •?, i Nelietiel Invirance CO —
it.tok Steck — i Civil t,elioitore,, 4 per cent...
I?ovi,i l',,,ai ••,.,,,•tc .. thiTi : llailAst Office Deliattures, 4
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HAMBURGH, Apm, 1836.
1-1 N approach of the Drawing of the 68th HAM
1/4( 4y BURG GIIEAT LOTTERY, published and drawn I),
authority, and under guarentee of the State of Hatriburg.—
HEINE 1.111 OTHERS, in Hamburg, the .Contractors, beg t
ref.zpitu:ate tlw Capital Prizes above 5001., which they sold up&
whole tickets to England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the lam
seven Lotteries. •
Gist Lottery, sold to Edinburgh £3,000
Do. Do. London . 1,000
6.2 a Do. Do. Beverley
611 i 'o. Do. London
61th Do. Do. Aberdeen
Do. - Do. Liverpool
65th Do. Do. Liriierick
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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1836.

Mr.O'CONNELL has again set all the Tory Journals
on the qui vire, by his "Letter to the People of Eng-
land," which appears in another part of The Sun of
this day. Out fair Contemporary, the Morning Herald,
in particular, is quite frolicsome on the subject, caper-
ing and kicking up her heels, in a manner perfectly
astonishing in a gentlewoman of her years. But she
was always a lively old lass, though apt to be some-
thing peevish at times ; and on the present occasion,
instead of letting fly a volley of hard, splenetic words
at DANIEL, she is quite forbearing towards him—
indeed we might almost say, coaxing. " There are
those who obtain alms through charity, and others who
extort them by compulsion," is all she can find it in
her heart to say against the Agitator ; which leads us
to infer that, notwithstanding her affected dislike, she
entettains a secret penchant for him, which ono day or
other may furnish occupation for the " gentlemen of
the long robe." But if the Morning herald be
frisky and forbearing, cracking jokes, instead of foaming
at the mouth, not so the Morning Post, which sets to
at O'CoNNELL with all the zeal and gusto cf a
coal-heaver. And indeed we do not wonder at our
Contemporary's choler, for there is that in DANIEL'S
letter which is admirably calculated to drive the Tories
to distraction. He no longer minces matters, or uses
the honied words of supplication to the Lords ; but
boldly sets them at defiance, and tells them that they
shall be reformed in spite of themselves. " I will
speak my mind freely," says he, " the Lords have
scandalously, insultingly—l will add, because it is
true—basely violated their pledge, and broken their
contract. There is then but one remedy. Reform
the House of Lords. Irish oppression and misrule
are immovable, and we Irish have but this alternative
left—Reform of the Lords, or Repeal of the Union."
This is bold, uncompromising language ; but not a
bit too much so. The Lords have brought it on
themselves, for by their amendments to the Irish Cor-
poration Bill, they have deliberately stigmatized the
whole Irish community as a set of lunatics, unfit to be
trusted with the management of their own affairs.
Nay, they have even done worse. They have told
them that they are a degenerate people ; and that
though it may be perfectly right and proper to do jus-
tice to England and Scotland, yet that Ireland must
be treated differently, for she is a conquered, semi-
barbarous province, and must be legislated for as
such. It is against these monstrous insults that Mr.
O'CONNELL protests; and we have not the slightest
doubt that his letter, vehement as it is, will meet with
the approbation of nine-tenths of the English com-
munity. More especially, will, his proposal for reform.
mug the Lords be received with marked favour. He

here touches a chord to which every true Reformer
will respond. Their Lordships have of late shown
themselves so decidedly hostile to every species of ra-
tional improvement ; so inveterate in their resolution,.
not only to stand still themselves, but to prevent
every one else from moving forward, that the people
have become heartily sick of them, and all but unani-
mous in demanding their prompt reformation. It is at