The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-09 00:00:00

Illustrious Lady, without supporting her desirous or
Fapable of being a solitary exception to the general
joy winch pervades the whole kingdom at this mo-
ment ? We shall not be surprised to learn that the
whole mystery connected with this affair had no
other foundae ion than the one we have just alluded
to. With the single exception of this circumstance,
there was nothing to interfere with the happiness
'hat seemed to beam from every countenance'. We
forbear making any political allusions on the ccca-
ion
; but to whom will they not oecnr ? His Ma-
jesty, though much fatigued, appeared in excellent
health and epirits. May he and his Illustrious Con-
sort live to see many anniversaries of a day which
the people of this country will long hold in venera
tion Herald,
Whether the pestilent disease with which the
malignant g nius of Russian ambition has smote so
many parts of :,trope shall eventually visit the
shores of England, with a renewed appetite for de-
vastation, is a fearful problem which, of course, only
time can solve; but, ei,hatever may be the event, it
is worth considering if such a calamity should befall
us, whether the habits of the people are such as are
likely to roitigete or aggravate the destructive vio-
lence of the distemper. Whatever difference of
opinion exists as to the origin and nature of the
disease, it is agreed upon all sides that intemperance
predisposes the human body for the reception of
this foul visitant, and increase; its power over
human life. Of all intemperance that which con-
sists in the inordinant use of ardent spirits is, per-
haps, the worst. Whether we regard it as the agent
of moral or physical evil, its ravages are dreadful. It
is a prolific parent of crime, and source of the most
afflicting and dangerous maladies. That this sort
of intemperance has increased, and is still increasing
in this country, admits unhappily of no doubt. 'With-
out taking the trouble of going into any detail on the
subject, we may rest satisfied on this point with the
authority of the Lord Chancellor, who gave a
melancholy account the other day, in the House of
Lords, of the increase of gin-drinking, and, as a con-
vincing proof of the progress SA hich that desiructive
propensity has made since the duty on gin was
lowered, he stated that the revenue derived from gin
was now nearly as great as before that reduction
took place, winch, of course, could on!y have at isen
from its increased consumption. Even the nuisance
of unlimited beer-house, which his Lordship did
not deny to be an evil, as being a source of irregu-
larity and licentiousness, he endeavoured to excuse,
solely on the ground that they were a less evil than
crin-shops, which he said they tended to discourage.
We said at tie time that a more effectual dis•
couragement of the consumption cf gin would he to
raise the duty upon it, and repeal the malt-tax. 'We
have quarantine laws to keep out the pestilence, but
we have seen that in other countries it has over-
leaped all quarantine restrictions, and broken
through sanatory cordons, so that no very satis-
factory dependence can be placed upon such
attempts to coerce the deadly influence of this
new enemy of mankind. But to mitigate its
effects, if it should come amongst us, is within
our own rower. To exasperate its malignity is
equally a matter dependent upon ourselves; and
we believe the most effective sanatory cordon would
be that which would cut off the inordinate use of
ardent spirits. We think the Government are
bound, at such a crisis, to take all measures neces-
sary for the preservation of the public health.
They lowered the duty on gin because the political
economists told them that the cheaper the article
became the more of it would be consumed, and that
eventually the revenue would become greater than
if the duty were not reduced. The Government
and the political economists, caring nothing for the
morals of the people or their health, opened to them
every facility for procuring that " liquid fire which
consumes both one and the other. The present
Lord Chancellor sees and admits the mischief. Jr
is within the power of the Administration of which
he is so distinguished a member to obviate it. We
have pointed out the way. If the pestilence should
hereafter reach a people prepared for it by the worst
intemperance, we, at least, shall have done our
duty.—Morning Herald.

Yesterday was a proud and glorious day to the
Sovereign of England and his Consort ; and it v a,
celebrated by people of all ranks and degrees, trades
and professions, in a manna r worthy of a loyal and
generous people, and of a constitutional and beloved
Sovereign. From the earliest hours the people were
in motion, not only in town, but from all parts of the
country, and the gladness which beamed from every
countenance proved that their object was to testify
their loyalty, and share in the general joy at an
event which was, indeed, but a form, but which, as
sealing the sovereignty of his Majesty, presented
an opportunity of testifying the popular esteem and
affection. In the City, and also in many other par's
of the metropolis, the shops and offices were all
closed,—all business suspended—and the day wholly
devoted to an exhibition of general rejoicing. The
evening exhibited an equally merry and enlivening
scene ; and the Coronation of his Majesty was cele-
brated in every possible manner consistent with the
means, or agreeable to the inclinations, 'of his sub-
' jec s. The illumination; were universal as well as
splendid and tasteful, and it was not until a very
late hour this morning that the streets were emptied
of the immense assemblages which were every where
collected to view them. Of the ceremony itself
we have little to observe : the judicious curtailments
which were made in it rather added to its solemn
and imposing effect, and had they extended even
farther, would rather have improved than taken
from it. A pageant it neither was, or was ever
intended to be, though it has been so entitled by
those who are enemies alike of their Kng and
their country; but a solemn contract, sealed by an
oath, between the people, on tire one hand, and
their gracious Sovereign on the other. That con-
tract is now ratified ; and if we may be allowed to
draw an inference from the joy and satisfaction of
both parties at its completion, we think there is
good ground for entertaining the belief that its con-
ditions will be cheerfully and solemnly observed.
Their Majesties were received on their route to and
from the Abbey with loud and repeated patriotic
shouts. Their going and returning exhibited, in
fact, more the appearance of a triumph than a mere
procession, and proved the hearty welcome with
which their accession was hailed. May they long
live to enjoy the loyalty, and receive the hearty ap-
probation, of their subjects I.—Morning, Advertiser.

A LIVING SCENE IN ITALY.—Once, as we
we were approaching Frescati, in the sunshine of a cloud-
less December morning, we observed a rustic group by the
road side before the image of the Virgin, that claimed
the devotions of the passenger from a niche in a vineyard
will. Two young men from the mountains of the
Abruzzi, in their long brown cloaks, were playing a
Christmas carol. Their instruments were a hautboy and
a bagpipe ; and the air, wild and simple as it was, was
such as she might accept with pleasure. The ingenuous
and smiling countenances of these lurk minstrels, who
seemed so sure that she heard them, and the unaffected
delight of their little audience, all younger than them-
selves, all standing uncovered, and moving their lips in
prayer, would have at rested the most careless traveller.—
Rogers's Italy.
STATIONARY HABITS OF SILKWORMS.—
So small is the desire of change on the part of these
insects, that their own spontaneous will seldom leads them
to travel over a greater space than three feet throughout
the whole duratio❑ of their lives. Even when hungry,
the worm still clings to the skeleton of the leaf from which
its nourishment was last derived. If, by the continued
cravings of its appetite, it should be at length incited to
the e ffort necessary for changing its position, it will some-
times wander as far as the edge of the tray wherein it is
placed, and some few have been found sufnciently adven-
turous to cling to its rim ; but the smell of fresh leaves will
instantly allure them back. It would add incalculably to
the cares of their attendants, if silkworms were endowed
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I Cyclopedia, Vol. XXII.