The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-28 00:00:00

(From tho Standard.)

We hear it obstinately denied that Lord Staniey'
Lill is a necessary part of " the great measure of reform.
They who take this ground are, however, compelled to
entrench themselves in the vague generality of the con-
tradiction, or to distract attention by petty cavils at the
details of the measure, all of which, let it be remembered,
are open to amendment in a committee. 'We stand
upon our original ground. We say that the
Irish system of registration is, and, for at least
fifteen years, has been notoriously and thoroughly
corrupt. We repeat it, that when Lord Stanley in-
troduced the Irish Reform Bill, he referred to the
notorious and thorough corruption of the Irish registry
(attested by the discoveries of a host of Parliamentary
Committees since), and promised the measure which
he now introduces as a necessary part of the great
measure of reform. If any of these positions is disputed
—if it is denied that the Irish registration system
is corrupt—we are prepared with the evidence
of Mr. O'Connell, Dr. Magauran, and the Roman
Catholic witnesses of 1825, with the reports of
the Parliamentary Committees—nay, with the abcr-
tk e Bills of the present Ministers themselves, acknow-
ledging that corruption. Lord Stanley has distinctly
referred to his own promise at the time of the Reform
Bill. How, then, arc we to understand those who re-
fuse to Lord Stanley's Bill the character of a Reform
Bill? Do they contend that Reform is not to correct,
but to perpetuate, proved abuses and corruptions i—or
will they dispute that Lord Stanley and his colleagues
of 183:2 knew their own minds ? This they must do
if they refuse to the Bill now under consideration, the
name of a part of the great measure of Reform ; in
substance and in circumstances it is most clearly en-
titled to that name.

(From the Courier.)

It will be seen that the actions for libel arising out
of the mistaken notions of the House of Commons as
to the nature and extent of its privileges, are formally
terminated, in pursuance of the recent Act of Parlia-
ment. We have no desire to renew the discussion of
a subject with which the public have long since been
thoroughly disguted, but which the friends of the
ancient Constitution could not avoid treating. In fact,
it was fairly thrust upon them by the violence and per-
tinacity of the leadrrs of the majorities, whose decisions
were so deservedly reprobated by the country at large.
The Speaker's certificate that the action was in
respect of a publication of a Parliamentary report is-
sued by order and under the authority of the House
of Commons, was pleaded and admitted, with an ob-
servation from Lord Denman, who, during the pro-
gress of the case has ably sustained the high character
of a British Judge, that the Act of Parliament was
imperative, and a compliance had been made with its
different requisites. Though this Act ii now recognised
as a part of the Constitution, we are far from perfec-
tion, while an irresponsible power of injuring the cha-
racters of others is vested in a body which has shown
itself unscrupulous in that respect.

very important experiments,
' !; of the Corporation of
EXPERIMENTS
Past, in the presence of the Syno)
havei3R E beenAp goingl\ `TAKING.—Some
A:Co on :If
for . some---- S Cid
I 1 riay es
takers and a commission named by
preparation of bread. By a newdiscovery .
ve rtnhme elnuta,
quantity
tyt the
consists in the
made to yield 122 to 127. The discovery
iif G?
flour which in the ordinary process yields only 102 loaves,. is now
mode of fermentation. The bread, which is of the same
weight as in the common mode of panification, loaf for loaf, is
equally nutritive, and is superior in flavour. I have tested
some of it, and can therefore confirm this part of the state-
ment. This is, indeed, a very important discovery in the pre-
sent high price of bread, and secures a provision for a large in-
crease of population. If generally adopted it will render the
application of the Malthusian doctrines unnecessary for at least
a quarter of a century, and in the meantime some other disco-
very may be made which w:11 prevent the abrogation of the
great ordinance" increase and multiply."—Letter front Paris.
Grisi, Tainburini, and all the opera stars, will
appear at the fourth ancient concert on Wednesday. There
will be several English singers as well. The fifth and sixth per-
formances will be conducted by Mr. Turk, organist of West-
minster Abbey.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday an inquest
was held before Mr. Baker, at the London
t, Hospital, on view of
emiloyed at St.
gotv upon a
i
the body of Boer Powell, aged thirty years. It appeared from
the evidence that'' the deceased was a labourer,
Katherine Docks. On the previous morning
he
bale of hemp for the purpose of shifting his dress, ha
assisting in unloading a vessel, when his foot slipped, having
gn
keen
fell on a hurdle which Lad been placed upside down, and he
on
the spikes entered his left thigh. No time was lost in convey_
jug him to the above hospital, but he expired shortly after his
admission. Verdict—" Accidental death." An inquest was
taken before Mr. Payne, at St. Bartholomew 's Hospital, on
view of the body of Charles Hicks, aged 2S, a dairyman, who
fell down an area. Joha Saunders, street-keeper, said that he
Was in Bedford-row, on Thursday evening last, when he saw
,op an area
house-sunte and fell the deceased in company with another man. Deceased, who
was not sober, walked across to the east side, where he leaned
againstse
area. He ;vas taken up
and carried
Travers,
, in a chaise to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Air.
eon, said
tothe
that deceased was fotind
to have received
hopes of his re a fracture of the wtrtehrw, and there were no
4re overy• Verdict, " Accidental Death.-