The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-02 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE EVENING PATERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—In the present position of parties, we are
not surprised that the Tory organs indulge in copious
abuse of the Liberal Ministry, the succession to whose
office they are anxiously expecting. Such conduct,
though far from generous, is consonant enough with the
ordinary tactics of party in the exultation of victory. In
this general assault the foreign policy of the Cabinet
(which, from the complexity of external relations, pre-
sents a wider front to the attacks of opponents than any
other branch of administration) bears in a considerable
degree the brunt of the fray. Nothing is more easy
than to find instances of affairs abroad going counter to
the views of politicians at home, and to supply the con-
necting link of British influence, flattering as the sup-
position even of its misdirection is to national vanity,
to make out the connection of cause and effect. In
these tirades of the Tory press, we find the same writers
who allege one day that the councils of the Liberal go-
vernment have brought the country to the verge of ruin,
are ready to arrogate for England,-on the next, the most
absurdly extended influence in the affairs of far-distant
nations. The Times and Herald have, during the

last week, been signalising themselves in this
warfare ; the former confines itself chiefly to
the relations between France and this country,
and the affairs of Turkey arising out of the
interminable Eastern question, which some of our
writers, and the French, have decided shall not be extinct,
in spite of the declaration of the Five Powers in the
recent Convention ; the latter excurses into Central
Asia, and gives us a list of the misdoings of our Minis-
ter for Foreign Affairs, in Persia, Affghanistan, and the
Indian Archipelago. In the ardour of controversy, the
Times turns round in no small degree on its articles of
last year, laudatory of Lord Palmerston's firm attitude
in his resistance to French encroachment relative to
the Eastern Question. It now selects the policy of
England, and its results for especial animadversion.
STANDARD.—We are told that the condemned
budget is to be once more presented ; and this is the
apology for the Ministers, convicted of a violation of the
spirit of the Constitution, and duly-sentenced to dis-
missal, presuming to meet the new Parliament. It
is unnecessary to repeat what we have more than
once before said of the total insufficiency of such
an excuse ; it is as if a culprit, after a verdict of
guilty had passed against him, and the judg-
ment had been formally recorded, should insist
upon an opportunity of repeating his offence in
order to have occasion of arguing anew the legality of
his previous conviction. The advancement of such a
demand is an insult and a crime—not to be reasoned
with, but to be resented and punished. However, we
are gravely assured that the demand will be advanced,
and that, by a rather violent strain of the prerogative,
the opportunity for advancing it is to be secured. Row
Parliament will deal with such an insult and such a crime
must depend upon the greater or less amount of courage
and patriotism possessed by the majority. As we have
already said, it is a case for impeachment, but we fear that the
day for impeachments and for the punishment of the greatest
criminals has gone by. Justice now reserves all her ter-
-1 rors for poor petty larceny knaves, or at the highest for
weak-minded Chartists. O'Connell is unhanged but
O'Connor occupies a felon's cell. The condemned budget
will then be reproduced by its convicted authors, probably
without incurring any more serious punishment for the of-
fenders than a second failure—a punishment, if it is to be
called one, amply salved beforehand by three months of sa-
lary and patronage fraudulently obtained. As we are to
I have this budget again, it may be well for the people
to inform themselves of its grounds and merits ; with
this view we recommend to particular attentive—what ?
a Conservative pamphlet or a Conservative essay? Nothing
of the kind—we recommend to all who would appreciate
the total futility of the reasons offered for the notable
scheme, and the transparent falsehood of Lord John
Russell's pretence that it was advisedly brought
forward by the " deficits"—to all such we recommend
the apology for the budget in the last number of the
Edixburgh Review. The name of the review gives war-
rant that a curious defence is intended ; gives warrant,
too, that the case of the Ministers does not suffer by de-
fect of zeal or talent in its advocates. Still, we say, if
any one wants to be thoroughly impressed with the atro-
cious injustice of the Ministerial propositions, and with
the profligate contempt of truth manifested by Ministers
in pretending that the propositions were not the last re-
source of despair, let him read the sixty pages of apology
in the review.

RINGWOOD.—An inquest was held on Wed-
nesday last by Charles Castleman, Esq., at Bistern, on
view of the body of Mary Johnson, a young married
female, residing in this town, the circumstances at-
tending whose death have created a considerable sen-
sation here : the investigation before an intelligent
and respectable jury occupied nine hours. From the evi-
dence adduced, it appears that the deceased, accompa-
nied by her brother, a little boy ten years of age, and a
young woman named Tilley, were returning from Avon
to Ringwood, on Monday afternoon, when two waggons
or trucks loaded with stone passed them ; one of the
carters asked them to ride, which they at first refused,
'but afterwards got up on the hinder waggon, when the
man who was driving called out to his companion
driving the foremost team to come back, telling him
that he had got a young woman for him. This man
accordingly left his teem, came back, and seated him-
self on the shafts of the waggon on which the females
were riding ; he then began taking improper liberties
with the deceased, who remonstrated with him and
told him she was a married woman • notwithstanding
which, he continued his disgusting behaviour, and she
requested them to stop the horses, as she wished to
get down, but this they refused to do. She again en-
treated them, but they persisted in driving on, when
she declared she would jump off. The man then got
off the shafts, and the deceased (in order it is sup-
posed to avoid a repetition of insult) immediately
sprang from the waggon and fell underneath the wheels.
which, with their ponderous weight of four tons, passed
over her body, crushing and lacerating it in a most
horrible manner. A labouring man in an adjoining
field, who witnessed the catastrophe,. lifted her from
the ground ; and the only words she uttered were,
"Oh dear, I am crushed to pieces." She . died in
about two- hours afterwards. The Jury, after some
deliberation, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter"
against James Ingram and Charles Crauter, the two
waggoners. It will scarcely be credited that such was
the brutal indifference of these men, that instead of
stopping their horses when the accident occurred, and
rendering assistance to the unfortunate deceased, they
proceeded on their journey ; and the companions of the
deceased were obliged to jump off the waggon as it was
going along.—Hampshire Independent.
STATE OF TRADE.—The market has been
gloomy during the whole week. The extensive failures
in Paisley, and the reported danger of similar occur-
rences in Glasgow, have acted prejudicially upon that
portion of business transacted with Scotch connexions.
The deranged state of monetary affairs on the Continent
has caused the twist buyers to be very careful in their
operations, and to confine their purchases to their most
. urgent wants, or to those offers of yarns which might be
caused by immediate want of money on the part of the
spinner;
inner • which, in consequence, might be sold at a
sacrificing price. Most of the mills which went on to
full time a few weeks ago, have it in contemplation to
resort again to short time. The stock of goods and
yarns is large, but not so extensive as might be imagined
from the lowness of price. The majority of the spinners
and manufacturers, from the long period during which
they have worked to a loss, and the diminishing accom-
modation of the banks, cannot hold. The result is, that
goods are sold as they come round, in many cases at any
price. We understand that some of the larger houses
show a disposition to stock themselves, provided goods
can be obtained at extremely low rates, in anticipation of
a slight stir in the market, by which prices will be raised.
In fact, both goods and yarns, in needy quarters espe-
cially,'are so remarkably low, as to afford a fair guaran-
tee of profit to the speculator by holding a few weeks or
months.—Manchester Times.
FATAL ACCIDENT;--A melancholy accident
happened at the West Half-way House on the Dundee
Load last Thursday. A man, named James Serimgeour,
lately residing at the Horse Cross here; awl who entered
into poSSession of the 'above-mentioned premises at last
Whitsunday, got upon the top of a laden cart at his own
door for the purpose of tightening a rope. While- mak-
ing a strong pull the rope broke, and he was precipitated
backwards on the hard road. He fell on his head, and
in consequence of the injury, expired in about five hours
after the accident. He has left a wife and a young family.
--Perth Advertiser:

FINE SPECIMEN OF TORY GUZZLING AT
THE LATE EAST CUMBERLAND ELECTlON.—Extractfrom
the ledger of the Bush Inn (the Tory'head quarters),
showing the quantity of wine drunk on the first polling
day, at the inn, at the expense of Lord Lowther and the
Carlton Club, agents to both of whom were statiuhed in
the house :—Liqueurs '4B; Champagne 65, Claret 79,
Moselle 107, Sauterne 50, Bucellas 165, Madeira 120,
Sherry 124—Total 778 bottles.