The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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Sir,—Visiting, a short time past, lay old school, in
the city of Lincoln, which is a venerable edifice, former-
ly the Grey Friars, and which in my younger days
possessed a most curious library of ancient works, I
was exceedingly shocked to discover,that so careless
had been the conservators of this interesting store, that
many valuable, and almost unique books, had heen sold
to the eating-house keepers as waste paper ! I rist.ted
the same place about ten years ago, when it was plea-
sant to perceive the care bestowed on the old library.
There was then a mil-arranged catalogue, and the books
were io good repair. Now, alas,'in the time of our new
reformed town councils, the work of destruction has
been allowed to go on so ruthlessly, that above a hun-
dred volumes of ancient books are wanting, and many
rare sets of folios are imperfect, in consequence of sepa-
rate volumes having been sold ! Of these 100 v01nn...5
thus destroyed, there is scarcely one which would uoi
have produced from 1/. to 5/., as a valuable black-letter
curiosity ; many of t hem being bound in the old style,
with brass hinges and ornamented clasps. I make this
public in your journal, that similar destruction may be
checked elsewhere, by the neglect of those that ought
to be watchful of their trusts.—Yours,
WYNKIN DE WORDE,
London, March 23, 1840.
[As there is a school,lno doubt there is also a master,
though possibly few or no scholars, but on that ac
count he has more time to take care of the bOoks. Ira
many respects the Municipal Reform Act is extremely
defective, owing to the havoc made in the most important
clauses by Lord Lyndhurst. One clause was intro-
duced at the instance of the Tories, which enacts that
all stipends and salaries shall be retained by the pre-
sent possessors, and may not the destruction of the
library be traced to this? Probably the control of the
Town Council is very limited—at all events, it is their
duty to make representation in the proper quarter, in
order to put an end to this Vandalism].

POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE

MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Chronicle of this day thus speaks of the
Government plan for adjusting the differences in the
Canadas—" It may be summed up in a few words; as ea
attempt to establish a permanent and durable system of
constitutional Government, on the only basis which recent
occurrences have rendered possible, namely, that of ho-
nourable compromise between conflicting opinions, con-
flicting principles, and conflicting parties. From the tone
and temper in which the announcement of this most impor-
tant measure was received in the House, and from the short
conversation which took place upon the subject in the Lords,
we feel encouraged to hope that the question will be
approached in the same spirit in which it was intro-
duced by the Governor-General, and agreed to by the Le-
gislature of Upper Canada, and in which it is now brought
forward for the consideration cf Parliament by her Ma..
jesty's Ministers—a spirit, namely, of conciliation, and an
earnest desire to work out such a practical result as shall
be most conducive to the honour of the British nation, the
integrity of the British empire, and the true interestii of
those noble colonies which are justly regarded as one of
the brightest jewels in the British Crown. A moment's con-
sideration must suffice to convince us that it is only by acting
in this way that we can hope to arrive at any satisfactory
settlement of a question entangled by so many difficulties."
—The Times, speaking of the Government scheme:respect-
ing Canada, says :—" We ask whether Lord Joha Russell
thinks that he has provided for the safe and harmonious
march of civil government throughout British America by
assigning an equal number of representatives to each Ca-
nadian Province? Of the 39 members for the Lower
Province, does his Lordship suppose that even one-fourth
will be found on the side of loyalty to the British Crown ?
Was there a fourth of the whole representation in
opposition to M. Papineau, and in allegiance to
Queen Victoria? Well, then, we will put down
the Papineau faction at thirty members for Lower
Canada, or thereabouts, as a standing array against the
Queen of England under the " French swamp" system.
And what of Upper Canada? We shall be too happy to
find ourselves mistaken in the apprehension, that at least
one-third of the representatives of Upper Canada will be
proved to teem with Radical doctrines and passions, and
on every " movement" or anti-British question will range
themselves by the side of the still disaffected French."--
The Murning Herald remarks, with reference to the Penny
Postage plan :—" New taxes are to be imposed; and theio
taxes will, of course, fall heavily on the poor—the poor,
for whose special benefit it was pretended that the whole
system of postage was altered The new postage scheme
was, in truth, devised for the benefit of great merchants and
prosperous attorneys. By the new taxes, on the other hand,
the labouring classes will be called on to bear their full =bare.
—The Morning Post remarks as follows on the subject of the
Privilege Bill, now just introduced into the Hoes° of
Lords —" We therefore think it is highly important that
the Bill now in progress for protecting the official Parlia-
mentary printers should not be allowed tosass, except on
condition that all other printers who printed and published
exactly the same thing should be equally protected.

THI: LATE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BONA-
PARTE. -- Extract of a Florence letter in the Courrier
Francais :—" On the 7th inst. the remains of the Princess
Charlotte Napoleon Bonaparte WCDO transferred from the
church of San Spirito in this city, where they had been tem-
porarily deposited, and were laid by the side of those of her
husband, in a chapel prepared for their reception in the church
of Santa Croce. This imposing ceremony was performed at
eight o'clock in the evening, by torch-light, the funeral car
being surrounded by the household of Queen Julia, and fol-
lowed by the clergy. All the friends of the late Prinren
Charlotte were assembled at Santa Croce to receive the coffin,
and again showed their affliction for her loss. This church is
devoted to the reception of the remains of the illustrious families
of Tuscany. The chapel in which those of the Princess Char-
lotte arc now reposing is called the Bonaparte Chapel. It is
in the simplest style of Gothic architecture. Under the altar
is inscribed—' This altar is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the
great consoler of the afflicted, by Julia Clary Bonaparte, in me=
mory of her beloved daughter, who reposes in this chapel-
-1839." The tomb of the Princess Charlotte is surmounted by
her bust, from the chisel of the celebrated Bartolini. The only
inscription is—' Here reposes Charlotte Napoleon Bonaparte.
She was worthy of her name.' "
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LADY CECILIA UNDERWOOD.—The
name of this lady was Gore, she being the daughter of Arthur,
second Earl of Arran, by his third wife, Miss Underwood,
and sister of the half-blood to the late Earl, and aunt to the
present Earl. In 1815 Lady Cecilia became the second wife
of Sir George Buggin, Knight, who was formerly one of the
partners in the professional house of Venables, Buggin, and
I3leasdale (afterwards Bleasdale and Alexander), of Hatton-
court, Threadneedle-street, attorneys and solicitors, being the
predecessors of the present highly respectable firm of Holsle,
Loftus, and Young, of New Inn. Sir George Isuggin. after ho
had quitted the profession, resided principally, if not wholly, at
Tunbridge Wells, where the Duke of Sussex was a frequent vi-
sitor at his house. Shortly after the death of Sir George
Lady Cecilia Buggin assumed her mother's more enphoutiode
name of Underwood, and is now said te be married to hie Royal
Highness. Her Ladyship's yoengest brother was lately private
secretary to Lord John Russell, and is now one of the Ceinnis-
sioners of the Land Revenue, Whitehall. in the room of the late
Sir Benjamin Stephenson.—Evening Paper.
KNOWSLEY PARK, LANCASHIRE, MONDAY •
NIGHT.—We are concerned to state that the Earl of Derby has
suffered a relapse, and is now confined to his bed from the
effects of another paralytic stroke. His Lordship was return-
ing from his afternoon's drive, on Wednesday last. at the hoar
of three p.m., and the servants were lifting him from the car-
riage,
when he fell into their arms insensible, in which state
he was conveyed to his chamber. An express was despatched
to Liverpool for professional assistance, and his Lorsls.hip ex-
perienced some relict after:being bled. Lord Stanley arrived
a few minutes after his Noble Father was seized with sudden
illness, from Latham House, the seat of Lord Skehnersdale,
whither the Noble Lord and Lady Stanley had been summoned
from town on account of the alarming indisposition of her
mother, Lady Skelmersdale. Lord Derby's disorder has taken
a favourable turn, and there is no immediate danger ; but Lord 1
Stanley, who was to leave for town by the railway, has post-
poned his departure for a few dug. His Lordship 'e eon and
daughter, the Hon. Edward Stanley and the Hon. Miss Sten -
ley, are expected to arrive to-morrow evening from town.
VIENNA, MARCH 14. The King and 1
Queen of Saxony left Vienna this morning to return to Drat-
den ; they have therefore spent only eleven days at Vienna.
As the Grand Duke Alexander, who as to leave Petersbargh
on the 18th of March, will stop some days at Warsaw, he will
hardly reach Berlin before the 31st .f March, and Darmstadt,
till the end o !April.
FIRE AT DURHAM UNIVERSITY.—Yester-
day information was received at the different fire-offices of an
alarming fire which happened on Friday morning last at Dur-
ham Castle (now the University), situated in the city of Dur-
ceinttyi,realnydgtohteujnuddeicrioinusadbioruetetanienismoufrtahfetefirrtehmeeonu,
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TOM
SMITH IN LEICESTERSHIRE
T. Smith, Esq., after nearly twenty years absence, •
has visited
Leicester with his
spendid pack of hounds. On Wednesday
last the pack, with Mr. Dick Burton and seven horses, arrived
at the White Horse Inn, Oadby, where entertainment both for
man, horse, and dog, was provided in profuse abundance The
hounds reached Mr. Drake's kennels, near Aylesbury, the first
night, and were conveyed to this county in a van. To ohms,
respect and honour to the veteran sportsman, not one park
within fifty miles of this town made an appointment far Friday',
and we have no hesitation in sayii g that such another day will
not be surpassed in Leicester, as the " meet" did yesterday at
Rollestone. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrived at
Mr. Green's, and throughout the day was a sucrestion of
arrivals, including the following fashionables :—The Ear! of
Wilton, Hon. Henry Wilson, Sir A. Hazlerigg, Sir J. Mut.
grave, Mrs. Henry and Miss Palmer, Mrs. J. Humfrey. Miss
Farrar, Rev. A. Farrar, 'Messrs. Moore, Mahar, Hodgson, J.
Humfrey, Fellowes, Grantham, Groves, &c. Yester-
day at ten o'clock a public breakfast was given, when forty sat
dcram. Afterwards the Hall was thrown open: Soon after
ten o'clock Prince Ernest arrived from Deene Park, and waS
introduced to the worthy host and his guests by Earl Cardigan.
At this time there were upwards of twelve hundred horsemen
at the Hall, whence soon after the cavalcade moved towards a
small cover in the immediate vicinity, but they did not find.—
Leicester Herald of Saturday.
An accident of a most hotrific nature or.
curred at the Blenkinsop lime kilns on Tuesday last. A
quantity of lime had been drawn from one of th,e
kilos, and some additional limestone placed upon the
top. The fresh supply had met with some obstruction,
and did not go entzrely down, so that a vaeuum etas
formed between the burning material and that which had been
recently put on. A young man of the name of Tweddle soon
afterwards went to empty another cart-load of stones upon the
top ; but as the stones did not fall freely from the cart lie stele.
Fed upon the kiln to get them out ' • when, horrible to relate,
the top part gave way, and he sunk into the burning furnace
below,. 'The workmen erg teed at an adjoining pit heard the
rush of stones and saw the flames boast upwards, mid ran to-
wards the place, but the dreadful doom of the sufferer was
sealed, and his skull, which was got out some time afterwards,
was the vile vestige obtained of the unfortunate youth.—
' Carlisle Journal.
' The Ty
Tyne Pilot says that it is I reposed with.
e,4!ry provo, sv,cess, to have an annual sale of rste in
tioinstic 'taring the race week.
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EVEN'i NG EDITION.

SECOND EDITION-

S:UN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock .

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

(FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.)
(From the Globe.)
The Tories, it must be admitted, deserve the praise
of perseverance. They are not deterred by failure, nor
confounded by exposure. One refuge of lies after
another in which they trusted is swept away ; and still
they return to 'fie work of fabricating falsehood, to be
again demolish sd as before by the exhibition of truth.
The labour of Sisyphus is theirs. With immense toil
they succeed in :rolling their stony mass to the summit
of the hill, when it recoils and precipitates them to the
plain, overwhelming them with confusion, and covering
them with disgrace. Thus their sin works their punish-
ment. The exposure of their unprincipled falsehoods
follows closely on the heels of the mendacious creations
of their brain. The public, warned against putting the
slightest confider ce in their unsupported statements,
read with necessary ir.credulity the pompous allegations
against the Gov'rnment, and calmly wait the confuta-
ton which is to manifest their deformity and destroy
their very being.

(From the Standard.)
The Ministerial Journals are indulging at this mo-
ment in loud lo Pceans in behalf of Mr. Youlett
Thomson, because, in spite of his accession to the Go-
vernor-Generalship of Canada, that country does not
happen to be in a state of open tumult and rebellion ;
overlooking the fast that he arrived at the seat of his
government just in time to reap the full benefit of the
wise, firm, and precautionary measures which had been
adopted by his predecessor, Lord Seaton. Beyond the
merit of quietly awaiting the results of these measures,
we really know of no peculiar credit to which the
Honourable Gentleman can lay claim. The union of
the two provinces proposed by Lord John Russell to
the House of Commons on Monday, bad been rendered
inevitable by the absurd and impolitic admission, that
Lower Canada ought to have a Representative Govern-
ment, and was suggested by Lord Durham for the pur-
pose of mitigating, in some degree, the evil of entrusting
vkitit political power a race of people who have shown
themselves so entirely unfitted to exercise it.
(From the Courier.)

Lord Ashburton complained the other day in the
House of Lords of the "intense system of agitation" un-
remittingly followed up by the Anti-Corn-law people ;
and he further intimated that the passive abstinence of
the agriculturists from meetings and petitions was attri-
butable to the perfect reliance taey reposed in the jus-
tice and good faith of the Government. This sort of
language sounds somewhat strangely in our ears, for
all past expecinice has shown that no interest, how.
ever national or high of import, has ever yet been allowed
to interfere with considerations of quarter-day, but
one by one each has been surrendered as the pres-
sure from without became urgent, and ejection from
(Alice imminent. We are far, therefore, from thinking
with Lord Ashburton, that. agricultural supineness is
and Etas been, referable ia the smallest degree to any
c infidence in the promises and palaver of Ministers, for
the very extravagance of Lord Melbourne's hyperbole,
when " protesting to God" that the man must be
m7o1" who should dream of modification or abolition of
Corr-laws, was of itself conclusive evidence of insin-
cerity and hypocrisy.

The County pro Corn-law party, who ran away from
the field of battle they themselves had chosen, held
their meeting (if so it may be called) upon the grass-
plot in front of Mr. Haskins's door, and doubtless
passed their resolutions unanimously, admittance to
the ground being denied to all but those who were
well known to be fa7ourable to the continuance of the
unchristian Corn-law, by men armed with staves placed
at the gate.

CORN-LAW DELEGATES..

THIS DAY.

The Delegates met this day in much greater rum
hers than yesterday, in their Rooms, in Brown's Hotel
Palace-yard. The business was still of a preliminary
nature—making preparations for waiting upon the
M.P.'s for their respective districts.
Some business of much importance will be b rought
on to-morrow.