The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-09 00:00:00

DEVONPORT ELECTION

JAN. 7 —The Reformers of Devonport are at length
united, and the only hope of the brother-in-law of Sir
Robert Peel is blighted for ever. Through jealous; the
Reformers have hitherto suff!red themselves to be
divided on subjects of minor importance, whilst the
Tory has congratulated himself on this unnatural divi-
sion. But at length the Reformers of Devonport have
cast aside all personal considerations, and have deter-
mined to support political principles. They have con-
cluded terms by which the only hope of the Tory is an.
nihilated. The united committees of Messrs. Tufnell
and Leach have resolved to submit their respective
interests to a Ballot, at which the:Liberals alone arc to
be admitted. Either of these gentlemen will caw t his
influence in behalf of the successful Reformer.

It is now certain that a division among the Liberals
of Devonport wilt never again be a temptation to
Tory Dawson to offer himself to the constituency of
Devonport.

The two counties of Denbigh and Merioneth
will no longer be placed under one Lord-Lieute-
nant, but each will have a Lord-Lieutenant to it-
self. We have heard Lord Dinorben mentioned
as likely to be Lord-Lieutenant of one of the
counties.

THE CLERGY AND THE CORN-LAWS.—The
Anti-Corn-lazu Circular calls on the ministers of
religion to help the League in procuring a repeal
of the Corn-laws. " It is fulfilling," it says, "a
great religious duty, and giving your effectual aid
to a true and most holy cause. Leave for a day
your flocks in the keeping of the good Shepherd,
and help us, by your reverend sanction, to gain,
over selfishness, injustice, and practical infi-
delity, the victory of truth, of .virtue, and of
God 1" A Correspondent of the Circular
proposes a solemn fast—a day set apart for
public prayer and supplication to Almighty
God, that he will have mercy on the poor
and the needy, and very properly suggests to the
Deputies to begin their labours by asking the
Divine blessing on their exertions. Against such
feelings, whether the Clergy join in the prayer or
not, the landlords will not prevail. They are too
solemn and too well founded to be put down by the
frivolous landowners.

CAUTION TO NEWSVENDERS.--At the last
Sussex Quarter Sessions three persons named Grunt,
and IVilliam and John Smith, newsvenders and sta-
tioners at Brighton) surrendered to take their trial upon
an indictment, charging them with having wilfully pub-
lished a disreputable and scandalous paper called Paul
Pry, containing a libel upon a gentleman named An-
drews, residing at Brighton. The defendants pleaded
guilty, and expressed their sorrow at having been con-
cerned in the publication of the paper alluded to, and
declared that they would never more have any thing
to do with it, or assist in any way in its sale. Mr.
Roupell, who was instructed on behalf of the prosecu-
tion, stated, that in consequence of the gross and scan-
dalous attacks that were continually made upon the pri-
vate character of respectable persons, residing at
Brighton, in this paper, an Association of gentle
men had been formed for the purpose of put-
ting a stop to such a disgraceful proceed-
ing, and they determined on putting the law in
force, by prosecuting all the parties who were in any
way concerned in its publication. The Association,
however, had no vindictive feeling, and as the defen-
dants had confessed their error, the prosecutors would
be satisfied with their entering into reeognizances to
appear and receive the judgment of the Court, if such
a step should become necessary. Mr. Sergeant D'Oyley,
the Chairman, alter making some strong remarks on
the injury done to private individuals by these infamous
publications, informed the defendants that it it should
be found necessary to call them up for judgment a most
severe punishment would be inflicted upon them.
THE DUCHESS OF ST. ALI3ANS' MEMOIRS.
—Those who have been hitherto been disappointed in
procuring this work will be pleased to find in the new
teidointaioin, piquantu just
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everyadd.i-
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characters who will be found ro-ffguri itshages, are
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Miss Warren, John Keinble,Mj and Mrs. Charles
Scott, Madame Mara, Signora Storace, Sir Walter
Wordsworth, Southey, Scourtoluiecyh,,B‘r‘a.chwaimtz,eßr,etAteirrsto.nbiTano,mi,
Miss 1(0/21Y, -Airs. Glover, Tom Dtbdin, Elliston, Jack
Ban.niaster, Dowton, Mrs. Orger, Master Betty, &c.
di curious discovery was made last week near
Sherfield House, Southampton—a bed of oyster-shells,
several feet in thickness, having been found about four
feet beneath the surface' of the soil. They were not
petrified, but had been preserved in a bed of sand.