The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-07 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.

TO HER, GRACIOUS MAJESTY, VICTORIA, QUEEN OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, &C• &C.
May it please your Majesty,
The Presbytery of Coleraine, in connexion with the Syni
of Ulster, beg to congratulate your Majesty on your auspicio
alliance in marriage with his Royal Highness Prince Albe rt
of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha. Their fervent prayer to tl
King of Kings is, that your Majesty and your Royal Conse."
may climb the hill of life in unity of affection : that, after
long and prosperous reign, you may inherit an Eternal Crotarts;
and that your descendants may sway the sceptre of this free lire
mighty em,,ire so long as the sun and moon shall shine in tu
firmament.
Signed at Garva, 18th Feb. 1840, on behalf of the Presbyt elf
of Coleraine,
J. BROW N, Moderator

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALA

FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YEsTEBDAY•
(From the Globe.)
With reference to last night's debate on the motive
Lord John Russell far leave to bring in a Bill to gl:/,
summary protection to persons employed in the publit'a
tion of Parliamentary papers, our esteemed Contempo."loloi
the Chronicle, observes, " We deplore the blindness
the leaders on both sides of the House." For our par
we admire the temper of the leaders on both sides
the House; and so far from believing that the Pri//,
loges of Parliament, are endangered by that temper,
are confident that nothing could recommend those Iri°;
vileges so strongly to the support of public opio
(without which, what are they ?) as the calm an ; reacn•
able mane ,r in whwli they are viedicated by Lord J. gusti
sell, Sir R. Peel, a7,d, we are now happy to add, Login
Stanley. The momentous nature of this dispute has bc
felt rightly by the " leaders on both sides;" while the
rabble of partis,:ns have been, as usual, unable ta feel 39;
thing but tire animosity and excitement of x. strugg -
against adverse partits. .

From Stad )
The debate last nightthe uponn
theard abolition of ital
punishments illustrates remarkably tile tendency to :(0,
action in the public mind. A few years ago little Vr
thought of hanging every six weeks in London eight
nine men, women, and boys, for passing forged one 1,)",,m
notes, or disposing of washed farthings, or stealing trul:s
eery articles in a dwelling-house. The good sense unit
religious knowledge of the country at length saw the ,1„
of those atroci,.us blood-offerings to ;Mammon, and ti.""
abominable sacrifices have happily been discontinued wit:-
out any serious diminution of the security of property. 'a
far all is well. It was right to discontinue sacrifices Lin
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warranted by the law of Gud, and immeasurably dist,l3:
°
portioned to the offence, visited according to the catcal
tions of moral justice ; bust this blessed reform, for such
we consider it, is leading to consequences which we th.i n,!:.
it proper to weigh betimes. The change dictated by "tit
;ion and justice is now sought to be carried to an cite
which neither religion nor justice will warrant.

(From the Courier.)
Substituting Act fur Privilege, the House does 13°11t,
claim a power, which at present seems to be extravairt,
and which is to set aside rights that have hitherto been
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prescriptible. It is popularly said that the power of ran
!lament is so vast that it can do anything but make a !tut
a woman. We do not dispute the extent of its power, f
we may be allowed to question the justice and poliet:h
creating a precedent for the introduction of that
seems the most odious and insufferable tyranny under t"
guise of an Act of the Legislature.

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Sto°aCrreP°j":rieirt
another part of the paper, of the utter failure of the first e"
fetter
prompted by the insane ravings of the mad Bishop, to
opinion, and padlock men's mouths, in the persons of th cStiel;
cialists• The weekly organ of this body having been prin'•,,,st
set forth by the Right Reverend Father as an object ag3oe.
which the arrows of the law should be pointed, and the
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vernment having been twitted with incapacity or indifferenbeseo,
permitting it to pass unprosecuted, our publisher, Mr. 14%.„,tee
was cited before the Magistrates of this borough for the ";.eto
of publishing this periodical without having attached tbreor
the red badge of Whiggery, notwithstanding that on a f°tiee,
occasion the paper was sent to the Stamp-office for 41,1)1 the
and returned as a periodical " not within the meaning, n°,4ties
Act." Such was the opinion of the Stamp-office luta; fierY
then ; and such, greatly to their credit, malgre all tll
g_iis,
darts of Father Phillpotts, is the opinion of the Leeds '"7,a,
tracy now. The cowed-hounds must now therefore,
%heir
wee for their repast. The game has fairly slipped througc,untey
hands, and, if they mind not, after laughing at the 1
chase, may turn hunter in its turn.—Northern Star. both
LEWES ELECTION.--The exertions on rid a
sides are continued with increased ardour, but the givue gr.
° contest is narrowed by the withdrawal from;the scene i
the
Sheriff Evans. On Nirednesday evening a large Meeting.„ et"
ory
Reformers took place at the Star Inn, over which Mr. tvlo
ji,,b
Blackman, the long-tried friend to Reform. presided, ati, the
the greatest enthusiasm was displayed ; and the canvass torories
Liberals
like with vigour and success. 97iscourit
do not half their man. They describe the Noble
,e' at-
as a shocking hand at his work, beinv, able neither t° g.lenvass
teranee to his brilliant conceptions in public, nor to Sheriff
well in private. The writ was received by the Under the
the
yesterday morning, and was immediately proclaimed i foe,
chief officers, who fixed Monday for the nomination, and
day fair the polliorr.
eS its
EssEx.—The county is about to e%Pr . a on
feelings of attachment to the Throne and the Severey of
the auspicious event of the Royal union. A good,lY af;:a
~ouisit-
he mmes of the Magistracy and gentry appear to the : li,c, a
~. -i! - :. i. 7,". ,1 ,r 1 he rn,,,Qtieg, it t6i 1;,.. t,',`l%,

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