The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

LORD FRANCIS EGERTON 3

YEOMANRY

Lord
" When we stated last week that -w. e had heard e t
Francis Egerton's intention to raise a troop .r
we said we had no reason to doubt the truth of o Qr Ill"
formant. We had, however, a faint thope that it imight
prove he had been misinformed ; for in the presen C state
of the country, and with the recollection of wh at the
Manchester Yeomanry Corps was, we could no ; look,
without apprehension, to the irritation which mil ;It t be
created by the formation of, a new military force, con`"
posed of hot-headed partisans. Our hope 'has been
pelled by the Manchester Chronicle of ti etinel 3day, wh L-0
not only acknowledges the truth of the sts tement,
a.
doubt from instructions received, but gives s uch an
planation of the reason for raising the n, rm. force
greatly to strengthen our suspicions of a conspirt;
amongst the 'great Tory landowners, to o rganize
means of repressing the expression of pub lic °pint%
upon the great monopoly which is rapidly reds tcing grey
masses of the community to starvation.":.
fOllOll
An extract from the Manchester Chronic, 'e
which has already appe.ared in The Sun, and then alb_
Manchester Times continues :—" The whole st, lry is e
viously a fabrication, especially when we cen .5 ider the
.c,
coincidence of his Lordship's determination wit 1 I the irty
suits of the elections. Lord Francis saw that .11 IS rn.g.
would be in office, and that consequently the Ra
sent, without which a military force cannot be • ral n.
would be obtained. The determination was ex-aci c;t11
temporaneous with the ascertainment of Tory i
en,
be
in the House of Commons. Had the elections ell in
e
favour of Reformers—had they secured the con 11ti—is
in office of men pledged against injurious monop o uniid
there any man besotted enough to believe that we
ho-
have seen a Tory Nobleman raising yeomanry in
nour of the Queen?'
rton
'" The truth seems to be, that Lord Francis E 51' oto
expects that the people will not peaceably lie de '?'
ti-
die for want of food ; that he fears that a. starving i) Ist
lation may become a desperate population ; and t
knowing that disaffection in Ireland may occasion a .e 13,3
`draft of the regular army to that unhappy islaniA ,
has determined to be prepared for his own defe.nee,'
been in

DUCROW AT THE SURREY.—We are heart ";
glad to see that Messrs. Davidge and Jones, the er.
prising managers of the Surrey Theatre, have eat 3.- .l 5
into an engagement with Mr. Ducrow, who, with his
equestrian feats and fine stud of forty horses, is dest4
:o re-appear before the public at this theatre to-night
his own original and splendid spectacle of Mazeppa.
order 1,0 construct a sufficiently large circle for th
equestrian exhibitions, Messrs. Davidge and Jones h
been at very g: eat expense in constructing a new FP;
s
much more capacious circle, upon the base iof the
ginal one, known some years back as the Royal Circ vs,
besides, at a large outlay, forming moveable platfor
which shift by machinery for the express dramas. 2 1.1,1;
Pa
dame Ducrow, as well as Le Petit Ducrow, enhance "-
equestrian performances, all which are in addition to tl
original corps and resources of the theatre. Taking sul
obvious pains to administer to the pleasure of the pubt ict
the efforts of the spirited proprietors cannot tNil to t 3
Rlll.O to themselves success_
A CHEAP VOTE.—During an election, a CEO
vasser got hold of a voter who did not like the ide d
giving his vote. The former worthy followed him, 11.
taking him aside, asked him " What do you want _qt.°
47
3 our vote ?" " Three pounds," was the reply. " %-1:
I'll give you two." " No, three will be the low,
" Well, come along, then, to the booth." On arri
yips
there, he slipped the cash into the voter's hand, telling
to put it into his pocket, as " yond chap is watching us'
The voter recorded his most independent vote, and o: i re:
tiring to a corner, highly pleased with his bargain, he tooi.
out the money to see if all was right, when to bisdes( xvea
mortification and chagrin, he found he had sold his vote
for three new farthings ! ! !
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.—A Philadelphia
correspondent writes us as follows :—A very amusiag in;
cident occurre,l. in this city a few days since, which
must communicee for your paper. A venerable- plitie•
man, of respectable appearance, under a sudden ins p 1
flan of the tender passion, stopped, on Wec;_ne sdaf
morning, at the corner of Walnut and Broad-stroets, an
elderly lady, and, without the formality of an introd ucti°l3'
tendered his hand in marriage. It must be mention.ld that
they were strangers to each other, never having D iet be-
fore, and both o respectability. A bystander, who over
heard the conversation, thus relates the dialogue
A.—This is a very warm morning, madam. Are you
not
fatigued? Miss G. (in a pensive tone)---The day
is
warm, Sir; but lam not fatigued. Mr. A.,--31mY I ask
if you are married ? Miss G.—l am not, Sir. Mr. A 57
Would you like to have a house of your own? Miss •
if Ivvl wuhl oaeu3;
el
pd—rdeosvuejmr,oyeumturueacsihsdk.e? Mlsrr.liAss.—GW.—limatisiss
your nae,
Mr. have a friend who would
G.—ln
you, and wants an establishment'
see him ? Miss G.—l would. Mr. A.-1 am the gen,
o;ulmd,obueldpl:eiaosuedijkle
to.
,innan. I have seen you before, ant admired your,.
.!
When ca
wish to make you comfortable.
wont,
ottim on you ? Miss G.—(With maiden
.etssa),,e
sntnn...lly. Mr. A.—lt is too long--' is afcaT3t,
; t A
ice
willoueall at that boor
. .—wake
nambue tihissvialiftsernoon.
tiro:L.11:o
trow
after_
—nfobrlonalimiatefinilrea,gtreioleeb;o:
f,inoranisinu_gu.va:niiasYhe3d
aceouriit
as it actually °eel:live'',
alolisfiedthlitsn
happy.--'os
gnulyaii.ifacaNartesee.
goifGv
e:in.ncly
wooing'
SUDDEN DEATH.— .
Freda - last. A pens ioner,
y th or
at Horncastle on F , a ne
aynodrkasHsuerrectid,o.o that it is not romance, but reality.- New
took place
"
when he was seize,n
his brother's on the Wo
and got down from the load, but
dizziness in the head
l b dbe "s 3
d e immure Lso
before medical assistance cou
corpse. gulliyiaysu.dden
named Dicey was assisting Ainnloaadw:
s ee
u(.l....eaLthi,sicoofn lmuserfcauthryer. gild sister weie
' equally