The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-21 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF SATURDAY.
GLOBE:—The first Royal Speech, if we recollect
right, in the reign of George the Third, contained an
expression of thanksgiving for restored cheapness and
plenty amongst his people. Our present Sovereign (the
anniversary of whose accession to the throne recurs to-
morrow, is the first Monarch, since her Royal grand-
father, who can wish cheapness and plenty to her
people with a good conscience of having done all in
her power to procure it for them. There would have
been something very like solemn mockery in repeating
the language of George the Third in the subsequent
reigns, when laws weres passed, or maintained, to
substitute dearness and scarcity for cheapness and
plenty. Her Majesty is as wise as her grandfather on
the most essential point to the well-being and happiness
of her subjects ; and, if she reign so long, will, we doubt
not, reign no less generally in the hearts of her subjects
than George the Third did, in many respects deservedly-,
and in no respect more so than in his good feelings for
the mass of his subjects, which were shown in his wishes
for their general education, as well as their plentiful
sustenance. We trust her Majesty's reign will be less
chequered. in its measures and fortunes • we are sure
at least no sinister bias ie likely to proceed from the
Throne. The natural po'sition of a Sovereign is on the
side of the people, when less extended and legitimate in-
terests seek their promotion at its cost. It matters little
whether the oppression be feudal or fiscal : the Monarch
has aided the people against the one, and may yet against
the other.
STANDARD.—We request the attention of our
readers to the able article on the 'probable result of the
coming elections, which we have copied from the Times.
It will be seen by that article, that the most sanguine
calculation of the Whig Ministers allows a clear majority
• of thirty to the Conservative party. The person by whom
this calculation has been made (he is not named by the
Times) is Mr. Secretary Stanley, the official whipper-in.
And we will add (what is, however, incredible), that
upon the hypothesis of a Conservative majority of
thirty, it is intended by the,Whig-Radical Ministers to
attempt still retaining Om by practising upon the
Queen. The Conservative majority will be, however,
a great deal more than 30—almost certainly more than
twice 30. This must be apparent from Mr. Stanley's
calculation, which allows 30, even assuming a Whig-
Radical gain in Ireland of 9, excluding any chance of
loss in Scotland, and relying upon the safety of the
four City seats, and the seats for Westminster. Now,
instead of a Wltig Radical gain in Ireland of nine,
there is no doubt of a Conservative gain of at least nine,
in that island ; in Scotland a Conservative gain is
equally certain ; and we are pretty well assured of
securing the greater part, if not all, of the London
and Westminster seats. Sixty we firmly believe to
be a low estimate of the Conservative majority.; and
however Ministers and their friends may flatter them-
selves, and try to deceive the public with words and
figures, practically they testify a perfect consciousness
that a discomfiture awaits them, as signal as that of the
Whigs in 1307, or of the Tories in 1831. This con-
sciousness is shown in the flight, resembling rather a
rout than a retreat, of the host of Whig-Radicals from
the counties and boroughs of England and Wales, and in,
some degree from counties and boroughs in Scotland and
Ireland ; it is not less plainly exhibited in the hurried
movement of so many of the Ministers themselves from
their vanishing offices in Downing-street to more perma-
nent stations in the colonies and elsewhere. It is alto-
gether a sauce qui pent movement.
COURIER—One of the evening Treasury organs has a
foolish story about the City election, to the following por-
tentous effect :—" A lIINT FROM THE CITY.—The Tortes,
who, before the appearance of Lord John Russell in the
field. boasted that they would be able to carry their four
candidates for the city of London, are now desirous to
effsct a compromise. Their canvassers say that they
have no objection to so old a r.Tr?sentative and locally
usffal a 2.leraber as Aldermen food, and that they find
the feeling. runs so strong in favour of i_ord John Rus-
sell tka:; it is useless to bppose hi:n ; hot fie,/ canvass
the Li'3eral electors for their o:her t'-:'o votes, begging
for at least a 9:1!:'e ia the rxdre,;entatiorl. Another
damper to the hones of th s monopolists is found in
the fact, that although Alderman Pirie has allowed
his name to be used as a candidate, he has openly de-
clared that he will take no trouble about the matter,
not even so much as to solicit the vote of a single elector."
This slip-slop talk would not be worth notice, but for
the opportunity it affbrds of stating that the Conservative
canvass and certainty of carrying the election for the City
could not possibly be more triumphantly satisfactory. So
far from the fact is it that any desire for a " com-
promise " is manifested that, on the contrary, offers of
the sort, more or less direct, from the opposite party,
have been repeatedly and contemptuously rejected. Al-
though far from wishing to encourage, by noticing, an
immoral practice, or moreover, from considering the
fact as decisive in character, we may be excused for
mentioning that, although three days ago, the betting
was two to one in favour of Lord John Russell (alone)
being returned, yet, for the last day or two, as much y,s
fifteen to one have been the current marketable quotati'ons
that the whole four Conservative candidates wor:id be
elected—and no mistake. Absolute Wisdom, we ob-
serve, is reported to have said it a meeting on Thursday
evening, that " they (the Conservatives) knew that they,
the Liberals would be undoubtedly successful." Now
we do not like the idea of taking advantage of an after
dinner speech of this worthy Alderman, for, according
to the report stated, he " had just been dining with the
Skinner's Company," ,but, if he yet soberly • holds to the
same assertion, we will wager him a pocket of hops
against all he will get under Jemmy Wood's
perhaps by the bye, and therefore tremendous odds—
that he and his colleagues sit for London city the last
time, and that Lord John will be sent to Coveutry, as
Devon before transported him to Stroud.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 19.—At a Congregation holden on
Wednesday last, by Royal mandate the following de-
gree was conferred :--
DOCTOR IN DIVINITY.—CharIes Hughes Terrot, Tri-
nity College, Bishop of Edinburgh.
At the same Congregation the following grace passed
the Senate :—To affix the seal to letter addressed by
the Public Orator to Viscount Alford, expressing the
thanks of the Senate for his Lordship's munificence in
presenting too the University a valuable collection of
Minerals.

The Rev. John Holdsworth, 8.A., late scholar of St.
John's College, in this University, has been appointed
by the;4ev. W. Cartman, Second Master of Skipton
Grammar School.

The Rev. T. H. Bund, of Trinity College, in this Uni-
versity, has been appointed Curate of Stroud, Glouces-
tershire.
The Rev. M. A. Lawton, of Jesus College, in this
University, has been presented by John Woodall, Esq.,
to the vicarage of Salton, Yorkshire. Value 901.—Popu-
lation, 355.
The Rev. G. A. Selwyn, curate of Windsor, of St.
John's College, in this University, has received the ap-
pointment to the lately created Bishopric of New Zea-
land. It is said that this appointment has been con-
ferred upon the Rev. Gentleman through the interposi-
tion of Prince Albert, who some time since was studying
the English constitutional law under Mr. Selwyn's fa-
ther. Mr. Selwyn took his B.A. degree in 1831, in
which year he was 21st junior optime.
The Rem W. D. Willis, M.A., of Sidney Sussex Col-
lege, in t his University, Prebendary of Wells, has been
presented by the Rev. L. Vernon liarcourt4 to the Rec-
tory of 'Listed, Sussex. Value, 1871.—Population, 174.
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln has appointed the Rev.
Franciss Riddell Crowther, 8.A., of Caius College, in
this University, Head Master of the New School at
Lincoln..
The Inev. E. T. Seale, of Trinity College, in this Uni-
versity, has been presented to the vicarage of Blackaw-
ton, Devonshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev.
W. Ilocke-A. Patron, Sir J. H. Scale. Value, 122/.
Population, 1,477.
The Rev. John Thurlow, of St. John's College, in thii
University, has be en presented by the Dean and Chapter
of NorwiCh, tc tb vicara,ge of Worstead, in the county of
Norfolk. Value, 251L—Population, 830.
In a convocatkm holden at Oxford on Monday last,
the Right Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lon-
don, D.D., and i he Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Win..
chester, D.D. ba th of Trinity College, In. this L niversiiv_
were admitted cl eunclem of the L nive,sit;,7 of OxfoTd. 4'
William New! Land Welsby, Esq., of St. John's Col-
lege, in this University, has been appointed Recorder of
Chester. -

TO Tli !..E EDITOR OF THE SUN.
_ Ir,ea
Sir,—l was glad to see in The Sun, n
evening, the vex y proper address of the
leindlinigl 1
Bath
Chartists, to the sir brethren. I trust it will
absedporuobptelerslys
responded to, artd imitated, in other places,
it will, if the Cl tartists feel as
menand Englishmen.
places, have no
The Liberal part; r here, and in
other object in vi ew than the
goodo of the community at
large. loloworer the election may terminate, whether
in the return of pe ttriots or selfish monopolists, the
with Liheral
candidates (here at least) have the peoplethem.
The hero of the Dargle may bribe, intimidate.
and stupefy his -.:followers, but all good men hope his
days, as Member for Bath, are numbered. The
Bathonians have :long ere this seen through the hypo-
critical and tinfoi ended professions of the Bath Tories.
Bath htla not beer'. more prosperous, moral, or devout,
since represented by Tories. On the contrary, in con-
sequenes of the in'ainous means resorted to by that
party, in order secure the return of the present
Members, the morAls of the poorer classes have become
more depraved. poor but honest voter, who resisted
Tory corruption, 'has been treated with contumely, and
all but ruined ; r. set of miscreants have made it their
business to marl: every man who voted conscientiously,
and, if a tr2,4lesinan, they have endeavoured to withdraw
mstom from his shop ; if a working man, to deprive him
of employment.
By the way, Mr. Editor, do you not think it would be
better, if the Established Clergy would take a more
neutral part in these political contests ? Is it wise to
set themselves in direct opposition to the wants and
wishes of a majority of their fellow-countrymen ? Let
them bo assured that by lending themselves as tools to
the "Tories, they countenance practices by which the
Morals cf the people are more injured in a month than
seven yairs sedulous attention to their spiritual functions
could Opair. The parochial clergy here are, with one
or two exceptions, Tories, ar.d rather good, but weak
and slMrt-sighted men—as they encourage those roligio-
politicn:.firebrands, M'Neile, M‘Ghee, &c.
I am, Mr. Editor, yours, &c.
A CONSTANT ..READFdI.
Bach,aie-m 1841.

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