The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Manchester, 20th April, 1838.
Sin-The Operative Conservative ball was held in Salford,
last evening, in honour of the twice defeated Member, Mr.
Garnett, at which the said gentleman attended. It was held
on a most splendid scale—the hall previously used for the din-
ner being used for the purpose ; but the same degrading
scenes, for which Shlford has been famous, through Mr. Gar-
nett's agency, and that of his minions, was again brought into,
active operation. Women of all grades, and some not very
distinguished for purity, figured away amongst their more in-
fluential betters ; and old and young, rich and poor, servants
and masters—nay, the dregs of Salford—were scraped toge-
ther.; and sent to this Operative Conservative ball, to do honour
to his defeat, of which you will see flaming accounts of
" spontaneous joy, and the like," in the papers of the Tory
caste. 3u t , Sir, you should know the man, and then you
would bet'er understand how such an one would lend himself
to such monstrous scenes. Nolens volens he will be a Member
of Parliament; and the slime of the lowest orders he greedily
collects, as an .;ncense offering of their approval of his con-
duct. He is now-
the most obsequious of men—paddles the
hands of the greasy caps in Salford—incessantly endeavours
to propagate calumnies of fortunate opponent, Mr. Brotherion
—and brings every thing to bear, by cajoling, flattery,
.humbug,
and the like, on the gainikg a seat for Salford. It is all to
no purpose ; for, as this mai: would suffer any humiliation to
accomplish his end, the more thinking and respectable part of
the community pity and despise ,him.—A constant Reader,
FAIR PLAY.

During the dreadful squall 3.llich prevailed along
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this coast on Sunday last, a pleasure boat belonging to Mr.
Bilton, sad which was lying on the beact: at Flimby, was
wafted into the air, over a high stone wall, anal blown a dis-
tance of sixty yard; into a potatoe field I—Carf,:sle Journal.
MODE OF GETTING RID OF SNAILS.—These
creatures are passionately fond of bran, or the outwatld skin of
wheat. When this food is placed out for them, they leave it
as seldom as possible, and rehen they do retire for a time, they
return more eagerly to again feed on it. This suggests a
mode of freeing any piece of ground of the insect. You have
only to place over little heaps of bran, pieces of broken pipes,
or pots, or vessels of any kind, which may shelter the food
from the rain, and your work is done. The snails will con-
gregate below, and you can in a short tin:e destroy vast mul-
titudes of them.—Annales des Jurdiniers Alnateurs.
BuLwEß.—The Hon. Member, whose con-
nection with this city reflects such honour to both parties, the
representative and represented, arrived this day a.r,companied
with Lord Nugent, and Gen. Sir G. De Lace" Evans,
K. C. B. Besides the personal friends of Mr. Bufwer, this
city is complimented with the company of Lord Worsley,
M.P., Henry Handley, Esq., M. P., the Right Hon. C. T.
D'Eyncourt, and other gentlemen that are favourable to the
advancement of a liberal policy in the government of this
country. The dinner is arranged for four o'clock this day
(Tuesday). Every part of the room that can be made to
hold a seat is occupied.—Lincoln Gazette.
A correspondent of the Bath Herald " warns the
public against a gross misstatement (?) copied fiom a
pamphlet, in which it is stated that a bounty of 361,0001. per
annum was granted to the West India planters by way of
drawback on exported refined sugar."
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 20.—The
accustomed Easter holidays have caused a suspension of ope-
rations in sugars, and we can merely state—no material alte-
ration. What little has been done is on rather lower terms,
more particularly in low raves and Mauritius.e—Bristot Mer-
cury.
We have received a second visit from Mr. Stuart,
well known as the travelling piper. He was cordially re-
ceived by his old friends, and we understand played at the
market room on Wednesday from twelve till two o'clock.
NorwicA Mercury.
BRIBERY ACTIONS.--We have considerable satis-
faction in seeing that the Liberals of Bristol have generously
come forward to protect the defendants in the late qui tans
actions at Gloucester from the heavy loss to which they have
been subjected. The Bristol Gazette contains a report of
the resolutions which were adopted at a public meeting held
in that city last Wednesday for the purpose just stated. We
see amongst the gentlemen who took an active part in the _
praiseworthy proceedings the well-known and highly respect-
able names of Herapath, Fripp, Ash, Visger, and Taunton.
The former gentleman, who presents an illustrious example of
the union of high scientific attainments, with just and liberal
political sentiments, denounced with much force the vile
means resorted to by the agents of the Tory party at the
14te trials, and said if the information given to him was cor-
rect, lie had no doubt certain individuals might be indicted for
subordination of perjury.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 20.—We are agreed that
not only hs Majesty, but the Prince of Orange, and Prince
Frederick, with the two young Princes William and Alexan-
der, will visit this capital at the beginning of next week ; but
the Princess of Orange and Princess Frederick will not ac-
company their consorts on this occasion. His Majesty and the
Prince are expected to pass the whole week at Amsterdam.
CAPTAIN DUNDAS' DINNER.—The Hon. anti
Gallant Member for Devizes, having invited his friends to
dinner, lie met them last Monday, at the Bear Hotel, Devises,
for that purpose. The Wiltshire Independent, in nhose co-
lumns a long Report of the proceedings appears, observes, in
conclusion, " Thus ended one of the pleasantest and mutt
harmonious meetings that ever was witnessed : not a single
incident occurred to mar the universal satisfaction : happiness
pervaded the scene, and each man retired pleased with him-
self, in good humour with his associates, and charmed with
the cheerful manly character of Capt. Dundas, than whom,
no man ever more richly deserved, more thoroughly obtained,
or more sedulously preserved the attachment of those who
have the good fortune to call him friend ; long may he live in
health and happiness to enjoy his well earned reward: long
may he remain the representative of Devizes, and may all his
constituents learn to value him as they ought."
The following whimsical advertisement appeared in
an Irish paper of Thursday last:—" Much wanted.—To peri-
quiers and friseurs.—To an experienced and fashionable hair
doctor.—An inviting field of honourable competition now pre-
sents itself in the
death of a " poor but honest man," whom gold, favour, or in-
timidation would never swerve from the path of rectitude in
the discharge of his duty as an honest, patriotic citizen. In
addition to taste and skill, it would also be required, that the
aspirant should be any animal in the political world but a
Tory. All the better sort of bipeds in the profession in the
town at present being incontinently anything in the afore-
said world but WHIGS.—An early application is requisite."
Mr. T. B. Calvert, Professor of Rhetoric,
King's College, Aberdeen, who attracted so much attention
last year as a Lecturer on Oratory. commenced on Friday
evening a course of lectures at the Institution, Scuthansp!on
Buildings, on the British Poets--a subjeCt eminently calcu-
lated to display the illustrative talent for which he is so con-
spicuous. The introduction embraced a vindication of
literary as distinguished from scientific studies—the one pur-
suit tending quite as much to expend as the other to invigo-
rite the intellect. Poetry itself vulgarly considered the
lightest species of composition, the hest connected with
thought and ressoniag, dealing largely in an important,
perhaps the most important branch of knowledge—the know-
ledge of our common nature. The vindication was sound and
eloquent, but paled before the splendid lecturer on Milton
and Shakespeare, to which it was introductory. The cha-
racteristics of these poets were given tt ith groat truth and
distinctness,- yet. i;.11 that east of novelty, which ranks the
original thinker, whose sole prompter and inspirer are his
or enthusiastic and unadulterated impressions; the remarks
on Shakespeare in particalar derived peculiar interest from
the dramatic intensity of the exemplifications. Accurately
to discriminate aed even intensely to feel the beauties of our
poets is eiven to many ; but it is a rare talent palpably to
embody, and forcibly to impress on others those feelings end
perceptions, which are most difficult to elicit from the 'breast
which understands and cherishes them most; and this power
we in dispassionate judgment, say Mr. Calvert possesses
) be mu
st,
beyond any lecturer we have beard on this subject'.