The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-24 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION.

spirit of individual interest was for the moment
dominant. This spirit led, as it usually does, to
tire, and, as injustice was to be perpetrated, it w,
consistent with the character of the Times to oil
mild or measured terms. It determined to be of
and truculent in manner as it was unjust and ft

its representation of facts.
Wcr deny that there is any ground, in matter of
for the representation concerning the state of the
servative party. Some discontent there always is
among a large party respecting the conduct of its
leaders, but we venture to affirm that so great a party
as the present Conservative party never existed vlu
this country with less of ill-feeling or disrespeli,
towards the leaders of it. Even they who wish the•
opposition to the Government were rather more
lively (and we grant there are many Conservatives
who have this wish) are generally disposed to agree
that their political leaders can best judge what course
ought to be takes, and to admire the forbearance with
which they abstain from grasping peg tonal power in
order that they may better uphold Conservative
principles.
But, if this be so, what makes the Times break out:
in so furious a manner as it did yesterday ? The
reason is, or was, to be found at Nottingham. The
fiery impatience of the Times, which is some bow or
another more peculiarly interested in the Notticglaamt
contest than in any other, could not brook tie
apathy which has been found to exist there amo.-.11.
the higher sort of Conservatives. Whether this•
apathy was right or wrong we shall not positively pro-
nounce ; but, granting that it was the latter, still it was
excusable, and perhaps it may not continue. We have
already pointed out, with reference to the state of af-
fairs at. Nottingham, the single ground upon
which the disappointed populace of Nottingham,
and the Conservative party there, might act toge-
ther for the return of an anti-Ministerial candi-
date. We mean the deep disgust, common to Loth,
at the weak, treacherous, deceitful conduct of tae
present Administration, which encouraged the popu.-
lace to hope for everything as long as its violenta
demonstrations were necessary for the Ministeriall
purposes, and then cruelly punished a continuation
of those violent demonstrations, because they had be-

come inconvenient for Ministerial purposes. This com-
mon disgust is the single ground of political co-opera-
tion between the populace, who clamour for the Charter,
and the Conservative party. But if a co-operation be-
yond this is expected, and if the Conservatives are to
be abused and the whole party grossly misrepresented.
because of a natural reluctance towards an unaaturat
combination in Nottingham, we think such expectation
is monstrous, and the anger at its non-fulfilment grossly
unjust. Moreover, the exhibition of such anger is
excessively impolitic, even as regards the interest of the•
person on whose behalf the angry tteam is " got up."
The Conservatives, we belierc, are not to be dragooned
into aets of disgraceful participation, even by the po-
tential fury of a leading journal.
This much we will venture to say of our own hope
concerning the Conservative party, namely, that if it
is never to become paramount in this country till it
allies itself with the mob, we hope the day of its as-
cendancy may never come. We have no wish for what
has been calied a " Conservative democracy." We be-
lieve the project of any such thing to be nonsensical,.
and its realisation impossible. We think we are not
presumptuous in saying this, fur, unless we greatly
cir, the opinion we have expressed is that of every
sound and rational man who is true to Conservative
principles,
At the same time, no one who nominally or really
belongs to the Conservative party would go further
than we should willingly go to promote the com-
fort and happiness of the people. We have al-
ways thought, and often said, that on ale part
of the Government of this country, whether con-
ducted by Tories or Whigs, there has not beta.
that sort of parental care taken of the peo-
ple which we think ought to be taken. Bat
we do not approve, and therefore we would
not encourage, any larger amount of popular inter-
ference in political affairs than at present exists. Wo.
do not believe that the mass of the people can advan-.
tageously govern themselves. The existing Consti-
tution gives the people quite as much power and op-
portunity of interference in political affairs as it
is, in our judgment, wise and wholesome for them
to have. This we believe to be the principle of the
Conservative party, and upon this point we hold the
Conservative party to be directly at issue with the
Chartist mob. We feel that this should be distinctly
understood, let what may happen nt Nottingham ;
and, though we think that all Conservatives there
ought to do their best to defeat the Goverment candi-
date, we yet believe that, while doing their best, they
will take care not to identify themselves with Chartist
schemes.
Such conduct will insure a united Consenrative
party, notwi►thstanding, the angry " thunder" of the
Times.—Post.

Sir William W. Lynar, Stipendiary Magistrate,
was nearly killed last week, in Mohill. His horse became:
frightened on entering the gateway of the hotel, and dashing
with violence against the pier, Sir William was thrown out
and seriously contused.
Among the miscellaneous estimates for the cur-
rent year is an item of 30,0001. for completing the s' Model
Prison," in Copenhagen-fields; in addition to *5;000/.
and 20,0001. voted in the years 1839 and 1840; and
making the total cost of the experiment 75,00 e/.
MONEY ORDERS.—The money orders granted
within the last tbree months by the Liverpool Post-office
were upwards of 11,000, and those by the post-office at
Manchester within the same time about 9,000. —Man-
chester Chronicle.

THE ANTI-BREAD-TAX CIRCULAR.—Our
present number appears under a different form and at an
increased price. Hitherto the Circular has been sup-
ported at the expense of the League; but it has teen
thought that our readers may not be disinclined to allow
us to spread the burden of the publication equally upon
them, especially when they are told that, by contributing
an extra penny a Lrtnight, they will place at the disposal
of the League several hundreds of pounds a year to be
devoted to additional exertions in lectures, tracts, &c.
This arrangement will also enable us to secure for our
editorial department the services of a gentleman emi-
nent for his talents and literary accomplishments.
A slight alteration in the name has been adopted, in order
that the tit' e may exactly express the character and ob-
jects of the Circular. Our principle is more clearly ex-
plained in the words Anti-Bread-tax than Anti-Corn-law.
Ours is not so much a question of political economy as of
justice and humanity. We wish to speak directly home,
not merely to the judgments of politicians, but to the un-
derstanding and feelings of every man and woman in the
kingdom as well as to the sympathies of all Christians and
philanthropists. The contents of the Circular will be
found to be in strict unison with its title ; we shall con-
tinue unceasingly to oppose any and every scheme for tax-
ing the bread of the people.—The late Anti- Corn-law
Circular.

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DEFAMATION BY A CLERGYMAN.—On the
7th current, a case for defamation of character, at the in-
stance of a woman of the name of Miller, residing in
Lybster, Latheron, against the Rev. Jame; Noble,
late minister of the quoad sacra parish of that name,
for having used expressions from the pulpit injurious
to her character, came on before Robert Thomson,
Esq., advocate, Shcriffof Caithness. A number of' witnesses
a ere examined, and, after a recapitulation of the cir-
cumstances, the Sheriff found Miller entitled to bl. ster-
ling, in name of damages, and further found the defend-
oad:fi iclttathati.ti prudence,ea
pursuer's
ul.eruiEnerxcysxraiiicsiodsntisioielneisirss oacpfoardplocrpsuoielcsratetesersds, functionshtao had
injurehavingai s
also
a sb
et agone
clergyman,
beyondad u character
s e
of by the defendant. As three actions have been insti-
tuted in addition to the one referred to, one for the mo-
ther and one for each of the sisters, the damages and costa
,Re(o;Atri spoiaHdtelrcabAl et,
Journal.it being thought that the present
action will form a precedent for the dec:sion on the others.
Congressm eri c a I
gentleman of the name ofG Hill Ail
for a grant of land and a sum of money, to enable hitn-to
put in practice a plan he has formed of a geographical
GARDEN.—An
Ns. p—ctiltiloi nedA
garden. The ground allotted for this purpose is not to
exceed ten scres, and within that limited space he
of Mercator's projec-
tion.
pur-
poses to delineate accurately every known part of the
world,
agre,7ably to the principle
The beds of ocean, seas, gulfs, bays, and lakes,
are to be depressed ; the continents, mountainS, islands,
& e., elevated; parallels of latitude, meridians, equator,
v
ecliptic, tropics, and other circles, correctly laid down ;
(d
the channels of rivers described as in their natural
courses, and lowered in proportion to the height of
bank.m\.e l ,
the
ee
landbe a
beds
oronceedan &c., are to
with verdure,
and the mountains furnished with such bases as geo-
tbhcei covered v respectiveere d
geo-
logy points out, and, if necessary, the former are to be
so constructed that they may be filled with water at
at any time; so that the coup d'cril will give a miniature
representation of the world in its native elements.
LONGEVITY OF ANIMALS.—Birds are the
shortest lived of all vertebrated animals ; yet it is related
that a parrot, which in 1633 was brought from Italy into
France, was living in 1743, consequently more than 110
years old. In fish a not less remarkable instance of lon-
gevity is adduced ; in 1497 a fish was taken in a reservoir
at Kayserlautern, which been had placed there 267 years
before, which was proved by a cop per ring fastened round
the head of the fish. Buffon considers that whales reach
the enormous age of 1,000 years : this is a mere hypo-
thesis.

A NEW
man from a dis\tN'ar'
A tY
in the employment of a
ITROrtmGeoEt,T HOME.—A young
n
house of business at Rouen, went a few days ago to his
de
principal with his thumb completely cut off, saying that it
had been done in defonding himself against a man who
had attempted to rob him. Certain discrepancies in the
acmunt excited doubts as to its truth, and induced such
close questioning that the youth et last confessed that ha
had done it himself, to disqualify him for his present place,
because he felt his anxiety to return home so great that
he was sure he should die if he remained away any longer.
Goon EFFECTS OF LAW.—A tcotrespondent
from Glenelg says:—" Your Sheriff is to hold a Small
Debt Court here on the 20th—the first of the kind ever
omt frighteneda o
them
at
owingth su summonses, o
os ,
years. and d hove s settled
shows
held here. lie would have had from 70 to 80 cares, but the
f
tapheeecoopguloenotsdg, effects of these Small Debt Courts.—lnventas
Courier.