The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-23 00:00:00

DIFFUSION OF ORATORY.

" If we may trust our newspapers, we are a nation of
orators. Every meeting overflows with eloquence. Men
of all conditions find a tongue for public debate. Un-
doubtedly, there is more sound than sense in our end-
less speeches before all kinds of assemblies and sacieties.
But no man, I think, can attend our public meetings.
without being struck with the force and propriety of ex-
pression in multitudes whose condition has confined
them to a very imperfect culture. This exercise of
the intellect, \1 hick has almost become a national 'cha-
racteristic, is not to be undervaluct;. Speech is not:
merely the dress, as it is often called, but the very body
of thought. It is to the intellect what the muscles are
to the principle of physical life. The mind sets and.
strengthens itself through words. It is a chaos till *-
fined, organised by langtuw-e. The attempt to give
clear precise utterance to thought, is one of the most..
effectual processes of mental discipline. It is, therefore,
no doubtful sign of the growing intelligence of a people,
when the power of expression is cultivated extensively
for the purpose of acting on multitudes."
We will quote only caepasacre of what Dr. Channiv
says of religion, rcintirl:7ng that his observations can
scarcely apply to the State religion, which is only an-
other name for the monopoly of State endownmen ts, and
is adverse to diffusion and universality :

DIFFUSION OF RELIGION.

"One of the great distinctions of our times, is found in
the more clear and vital perception of the truth, that t4ip
universal impartial love, which is the glory of God, is tb?
characteristic spirit and glory of Christianity. To this
we owe the extension of philanthropic and religious ef-
fort, beyond all former experience. how much •we are
better, on the whole, than former times, I do not say ;
but that benevolence is acting on a larger scale, in more
various forms, to more distant objects, this we cannot
deny. Call it pretension or enthusiasm, or what
you will, the fact remains ; and it attests the diffu-
sive tendencies of our times. Benevolence . now
gathers together her armies. Vast associations are
spread over whole countries for assailing evils, which, it
is thought, cannot be met by the single-handed. There
is hardly a form of evil, which has not awakened some
antagonist effort. Associated benevolence gives eyes to
the blind and cars to the deaf, and is achieving even
greater wonders ; that is, it approaches the mind without
the avenues of eye and ear, and gives to the hopelesSly
blind and deaf the invaluable 'knowledge which these.
senses afford to others. Benevolence now shuts out no
human being, however low, from its regard. It goes 'to
the cell of the criminal with words of hope, and is labour-
ing to mitigate public punishment, to make it the in-
strument not of vengeance but reform. It remembers
the slave, pleads his cause with God and man, recognises':
sacred
in him a human brother, respects ill
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erest, respect, and attachment that 1:
country with into t ...ee.
~or
any
muntry after leaving:
r6NTOITEDNESS —" I leave this
urlt i„, rather think thing the heart goes by trap
"ng----4.T feel richer for the delightful recollections •
rellinr,. •.•
. ' 'hme of the urbanity of the Germans. ' Never
carry wit
I not exrc
"'nen Guten Abend,' and' Cute
t .1. t
thing
I forgot the ' 6,
.Tag.' . .
can
Nacht, the peasants from under
-cc! by the soft yokes of .
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' cgood-dey,' `good-evening, end good-night,')
nillit,i
irrm
droopingi!i loads as we passed them in bur lvalks,
tAddison says that the general salutatioPe ofitifs type of
all benignity, Sir Roger de. Coverly, came from the
, overfiowings of humanity,'—so surely did, these Orr
thec moien'hl Ithe Germans seem to me the most rational
por
have seen. We never' are,' but always • tobe
blessed.
whole,
enjoy the present, and, with the triti'st
n
of human life, make the most of the materials
eeo: e,
of contentment that God has given them. Is not this
better than vague, illimitable desires, and everchanging
pursuits ?"—Miss Sedguiides Letters from Abroad.
bPo RTSMOUTW b —One wino i-
of the 24th rd;
merit, under the command of Captain 11. W. Barris,.
arrived at nine p.m., on the' 19th inst., from Quebec, per
Prince Regent transport ; also invalids and convicts on
blard. The head quarters in the Boyne, the 65th regi-
• inent in the Abercrombie Robinson, and the 34th regi-
ment in the Cornwall,Aft Quebec the same daT (June
20, 1841). On Monday I-L.4ler Majesty's ship Princes*,
(Tharlotte came into harbour,siiitnessed by a vast con-
course of people, among . whom were many showuren,
being Fremart fair, and as many folks eipressNl their
surprise that se little attention should be paid to the
ship of the gallant Stopford, the showmen immediately
took the hint„ and in lieu of the royal marine non-at-
tendanee,ran and got their niusical instruments, mounted
the battery, gave the ship as she passed three hemay
cheers., and then 'struck up "Rule Blitannin," and gave
one cheer morn for the .id ..'admiral.

TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE.---In order to cat-
hrate the retirement of Captain Foley, and the cottaz,
vently unopposed election of the two Conserrafive Chit-
,li4 ales of East Worcestershire, a quantity of beer wits
qiVen away in Stourbridge, and seyeral men became in-
toxicated. During the saturnalia which took place t„.„
Jf these men fell out with each other as to the ,beat,
means of getting more drink.; a third of the name of
Benjamin Heywood interfered to prevent their fighting,
lnd was-struck by one •of them, upon which Heyvood
returned the blow, and the man fell upon his head against
t tunic, and died almost instantly. On a, post mortem
examination, it was the opinion of the surgeon that tht
deceased died in a fit of apoplexy, brought on by drink-
ing and the' blow- ite. received. - The Coroner's- jury
returned a verdict to that etteet. The deceased has left
three children, now without the protection of eitht..
father or mother.