The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-24 00:00:00

dence for a certain period, and an easy and intelligible
system of registration, the great body of the people
would he admitted to a voice in the imposition of the
taxes which they pay, and in the making of the laws

which they obey.
The ancient system of voting in this coun ry was
householder suffrage ; and the Reform Bid WA merely
a partial return to that system with a limit- tion to
houses of 101. value. " I contend," said Earl Grey, in
his speech in the House of Lords, in introducing
the Reform Bill—" I contend that the right of voting
in inhabitant householders is the ancient right of voting

under the constitution of this country. VBy the pre-
sent Bill this right is re-introduced. The Bill confers

the right of voting upon the resident householders of
the borough ; but then it limits that right to resident
householders of 101. a-year. Thus, then, the Bill, so
far from introducing a new right, does, in fact, merely
restore, with a limitation, our old acknowledged right."
We contend for Household Suffrage, however, not so
much on the ground that it is ancient as that it is just,
fair, and equitable ; and that it is the common interest
of the people that they should possess it. Such a mea-
sure, we conceive, would give vitality to the principle
of representation in our Constitution ; and the spirit
of the British people would thus be fairly transfused
into, and become an active and operative part of the
British Government.

Second. In crdcr to secure the protection of the
voter from the corruption of the wealthy and the in-
timidations of the powerful, we propose that the elec-
tions should be by Ballot. The possession of the riglit
of Saffrage, necessarily involves the power of its uncon-
trolled exercise, and the secret mode of voting appears
to us to be one of the means most likely to ensure the
political independence of the elector.
Third. The present extreme inequality in the repre-
sentation of certain districts in England, Scotland, and
especially the unfair apportionment of representatives to
the latter portion of the United Kingdom,—renders im-
peratively necessary a re-distribution of the electoral
districts, so as to give to the electors of all parts of the
country representatives in propertion to their numbers ;
thus securing perfect fairness and equality in the repre-
sentation.
Fourth. As it is for the interest and advantcge of
the people as well as their representatives, that they
should be brought into frequent contact ; and because
it would be more conducive to public safety and ensure
the confidence of the people, we tecommend that the
duration of Parliaments should be shortened to a period
not exceeding three years.
Fifth. We further propose the abolition of the pro-
perty qualification for Members, as in Scotland ; and
that the approbation of the constituency should be con-
sidered as the sole and sufficient test of qualific..!ion.
Such, we consider, are the measures of refomr upon
which the moral power of the people of England Scot-
land, and Ireland, may be successfully united is order
to carry on ther,workof progressive civilisation, and • cure
for all classes the important results of good govern aent,
equal laws, impartial justice, and entire civil and re:i-
gious liberty.
We do not hold up our scheme as immaculate or un-
objectionable. There can be no plan which may be
pronounced as in all respects perfect. Our object has
been to select that which, while it is based on first prin-
ciples, we conceive to offer the greatest balance of ad-
vantages in its favour, with the smallest liability to
abuse. We consider that its realisation would effect
equal advantages to Ireland as to England and Scotland.
Our earnest desire, as must be that of all men of ge-
nuine liberal sentiments, is, to see the union made per-
fect between Great Britain and Ireland, and we feel
assured that the only link which can permanently retain
us in beneficial connection, is equal justice. And when
the Reformers of the three kingdoms shall have suc-
ceeded in obtaining such an improvement in the elec-
tive franchise as shall insure the election of sound men
by honest constituencies, then Ireland will have no
cause to complain of English apathy ; and useful reforms
will no longer incur the risk of being checked by the
dominancy of any political party or faction.
With these views, Fellow Reformers of Ulster, we
are disposed to hail the overtures of union and co-
operation which you hold out to English Reformers,
with unmixed satisfaction and delight. In our turn we
would urge upon you the necessity of adopting some
fixed and definite basis upon which to combine the
Liberal strength of the three kingdoms. The mere
annunciation of general principles has ceased to satisfy
the movement party. They must have something
specific, as a standard to rally round. Neither is it
enough that you courageously resist the Stanley party in
their crusade against the rights of the people of Ireland.
You must adopt the initiative ; and set on foot practical
measures of reform and improvement. Whilst you
oppose injustice, you must also carry forward tie cause
of liberty. Aiming at the prevention of evil, you must
also labour as earnestly for the accomplishment of actual
good.
Above all, fellow Reformers, we would strongly urge
upon your consideration, the necessity of instituting
such measures as may unite in your support the indus-
trial mass s of these kingdoms. The union of the higher
and middle classes is not enough to accomplish any great
social or political reforms without the additional aid of
the working classes. They have a deep interest in. the
improved government of the country ; and we beli ye
them cordially disposed, at the present time, to unite
with any party really in earnest in their efforts for the
common good. Endeavour to work out the principle
embodied in the resolution passed by your Volunteers of
1782—" That they only are free who are governed by
the laws to which they hare assented, either by them-
selves in person or by those whom they have freely
chosen to represent them,"—and you cannot fail ere long,
to unite in your support all the honest and earnest re-
formers of the United Kingdom.
(Signed) J. G. MARSHALL, Chairman.

MR. CLOWES' ESTABLISIINIENT.—And in
thus sketching Mr. Clowes himself, let me say a few
words respecting the extent of his printing premises. The
statement of the simple fact, that the average number of
hands constantly employed in his establishment is nearly
350, must of itself convince the reader that it is one of un-
common magnitude. But, perhaps, the general reader will
Jae able to form some definite ideas on the subject, when
we mention that from twenty to thirty large works are
usually in the act of being printed by Mr. Clowes at one
time. The average size of the works, and the extent of
the impression, will be inferred from the fact, that the
astounding quantity of 1,500 reams of demy, royal, and
post paper, each ream consisting of 500 sheets, is printed
weekly at the Stamford street establishment. Were the
paper thus printed made up into books, it would make
about sixty post-octavo volumes, allowing upwards of 300
pages to each. Let any one, then, only imagine in his own
mind what must be the extent and what the capabilities
of an establishment which can thus issue into the world
every weak no fewer than sixty volumes, or ten such
volumes every day. The stock of paper kept constantly
on hand by Mr. Clowes is, on an average, from 6,500 to
7,000 reams. The sum he pays for ink alone, in the ,
course of a year, varies from 1,4001. to 1,6001. The cost
of the paper he consumes in the same period is estimated,
in round numbers, at 100.000/.—Poriraits of Public
Characters, by the Author of " Random Recollections."
FRENCH COACHING.-As for a French road
coachman, there is no such thing in Louis Philippe's do-
minions, either in appearance or practice ; but the follow-
ing is a faithful portrait of the person and performance of
a young man who drove a couch from Boulogne
to Calais, in opposition to another in which I
chanced to be a passenger. He wore a blue smock-
frock after the fashion of the country, but stockings
on his legs and gloves on his hands were consi-
dered non-necessaries. His whip was also after the
manner of hi; couatry—a rude stick with a thong like
Homer's bosv-strings cut out of a bull's bide, and fastened
to the stick by a long leathern keeper. But all this is
nothing compared with his " performance." Although
the day WB3 oxcescively hot he suffered his leaders to
run close tip to the hind boot of the coach that had the lead,
thus depriving the poor animals of the advantage of what
little breeze there was. But what, eve lin the hands of an
expert coachman, would have been tile situation of his team
(in this very hilly road—l might add of his passengers—
had one of the wheel horses of the coach in advance of
him fallen, and thus suddenly stopped it ? Why, one or
both of hie leaders might have been killed. And what
chance was there of au escape, when I state how these
horses were going, with their noses touching the other
coach ? The fact was, the fellow la ad a young woman be-
side him on the box, to whom he was makieg the agree-
able ; and as no Frenchman can talk without the action
of his hands, by way of more strongly enforcing his argu-
ment, perhaps avowing his love, he would every now and
then place the reins under him and sit upon them, and this
while descending rather steep He, and notwithstanding
he had a three-legged horse at wheel, no bearing reins,
only oee pair of head reins to four horses. and one dread-
fully broken-kneed loader as well !—" Nimrod" in the
New Monthly.
GOOD FoRTUNE.—A remarkable instance of
good fortune has lately happened to a Mrs. Phelp, aged
about eighty years, who has haen dependent on parochial
relief and private bounty. She has just become unex-
pectedly possessed of property to the amount of many
thousand pounds, in cu nsequeoce of the death of a Ha-
i tire, from whom she never had any expectations. The
old lady, although extremely infirm in health, is in perfect
possession of e.ll her mental faculties; and the use to which
she has applied a oortien of her newly acquired pro-
perty, proves that she is quite deserving of her good for-
tune. Her first act was to call upon the parish authori-
ties for an account of I (1l'"1 ements on her behalf.
from the time she first beteln-eehdarrsg-eable ; and on receipt
meat of account,theft slihe nave
a
of the
mnunt.diror catioNnisiefhoaretihrnensi mdmaeydilaatset p:hye-
i assembled her 7 individuals, poorividrelations, who, with their children,
numbered
,
she
thus uals. and distributed among them
nearly 5001.
affords an example worthy of ge-
neral imitation, and en
oti ier proof that sterling generosity
and worth are not confined to any station in life.--Corn-

1 Decrease of population -
.s has been very ‘glredats
It was then about 140,000,as proved' by
mortalitylr,ee th e bi
eng
iLn
noi Lon
,tion
f
ofci eterantast population.to
twhiethlianstthe
century.w al!
and the annual mor-
-87,000
deductions from the parish registers;
conntinu : to be-
come W 35 one to twenty
.!3 and
1750 the population hadll: the year
in ti ,
natcly for the health of the citizens, space , a ~1 fortu-
come mere and mcru valuable furcou
warehouses than for human habitations; nsotithe'
lotion within the City walls became 78,000 in " ImPu-
-1801, acd is now diminidled to 55,778 the year
, rate of ~,rtal-
ity being now 1053 than ono in forty.