The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

DECENIBER.—(From the "Comic Almanack
for 1840."—December should be a cheerful month,
tvea!her or no. It should be a warm one, too, though
never so cold. People blow their fires and use their
bellows within, while the wind bellows without. Lawyers
are glad over Coke. Men take measures to secure the
comfort of their bodies and preserve the coats of their
stomachs. Though the Legislature does not sit, the
middle classes rejoice in the carrying of many of their
bills. Pastry cooks begin to mince matters ; and
" eves" are turned towards " pies." Politicians
affect sincerity, and Peel, tout sweet, becomes candid.
Gross acts of plum-puildingizing are effected by means
of a grocer ; and Plum-tree-street is then the sweetest
Ire dity in St. The Irish finally find fresh raisins
for fl.n'kinz there. With the sale of plums money gets
current,—iort the sovereign is just now more value than
ever, '‘.nd at the great theatres Stirling is all the go.
The markets grow lively, and Smithfield puts forth its
show. Pigs have lots of stuffing, and get so heavy that
it is quite common to ask for a pig of lead. About
oxen and she l) there is a decided ignis jat-yon-us.
Beasts visit beasts, and human fat cattle, to survey the
quad'upeditl, walk in p,'notp. Butchers display fine
traits. Boxin4-day arrives, and with it the knocks of
tradesmen, but they only make a hit when they are
paid. P,!ople are obliged to wait 'or their own No.r
tiil night. Merry drinks and games then stir not the
fire, hut the fire-side. The younger branches of the fa-
mily are indulged in wine that is elder, universal sup-
perage supplies the place of universal suffrage ; and
the only ballot is for the bean in the cake. Christmas
is as brave a Fellow on land as ever Admiral Innter was
at sea and should be toasted accordingly. He lights
our fires, and leaves few without fuel :—he tows up our
colliers to warm our toes : and though he is too kind to
sink the barges, hr always scuttles the coals! He is
no revo:utioeist, for, whilst warming the little, he has a
respect for the grate. " He is," says the Frenchman,
" our defender, by de fender ; and if he do seem cold
it is only because he is neither a bore nor a roof"
MONUMENT TO NA PIER.—Of the many dills-
tr;ous men whom Scotland has produced, there is no
foie whose inventitris and discoveries have been of more
service to mankind than those ofNapier (or Neper) of
I\lerehistr u.), the inventor of logarithms. It has long been
el metier of regret that in Edinburgh, his native city,
where his gre 't invention was first given to the world,
a, d where his ashes repose, there should be no memorial
to testify the sense entertained of his tran,cendant me-
rits by his fellow-conntrymen. At a meeting of some
g- ntlemen, held in the apartments of the Royal Society,
on Tu,s(l,ly la,t,it was resolved that a monument to the
memory of Napier shall be erected at. St. Cuthbert's
Clquch, the necessary funds to be raised by subscrip-
tion ; and a Committee was appointed to make the pro-
p-r irranger-nent.F„ to be reported to the subscribers for
their approval.—E:l;aburgh Advertiser.
STATE OF TRADE.—There was no material
clover, in the market yesterday, though perhaps the
ch in Ind for yarn was not quite so animated as during
the last weelt—a fact which may, perhaps, be ascribed
in some degree to the gradual decline in cotton ; hut
spinners were perfectly firm in their demands, and the
business done, was at the full prices of the preceding
Tuesday. There was a very good demand for 27-inch
printing cloth, especially for good qualities ; and a ecoa-
siderable amount of business was done at slightly im-
provi'ir prices. In other descriptions of goods there
was no change.—Manchester Guardian.
TOASTING THE POPE BEFORE THE QUEEN.
--At the annual dinner of the " Christian Doctrine
Society," in Belfast, a few days ago, the first toast was,
44 Our Holy Father, Pope Gregory X V 1.," and the
next "The Queen." This postponement of the Queen
to the Pope has been the cause of much animadver-
sion on the part of the Tory press. We observe, that,
at a temperance soiree, in Coleraine, her Majesty's
health has been put after the Pope- This will furnish
tha Tories with matter for declamation and insult.
Lady Sarah Villiers, the daughter of Lady Jersey,
has been selected by her Majesty as one of the Ladies
in Waiting at the ceremony of her marriage, - Mr.
adshaw, of Canterbury notoriety, is, we understand,
' on a. visit at Middleton, the seat of her Ladyship, with
several other distinguished fashionable!.
'OST.OI7ICE REGULATIONS.--HOUSES OF
• ZNT.—Artangements have been made by
• embers of Parliament will be enabl d to post
tten at the House of Commons, without the
which would occur in paying a penny with
each =for. Covers will be sold to Members at the
peach
payment of the postage ; but such covers
I,l(wilt.,oo,lp*, be availabie if posted at the Houses of
:::Parbanitto.