The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-24 00:00:00

PRICE SD.

THE NEW MINISTRY.
(From Punch.)

Conceiving that we have as good a right as Mr.
O'Connell to say what we expect of the Ministry, we
have prepared a programme of measures which we pur-
pose sending in, by the next post, to the head of the Go-
vernment. The Irish Agitator is a great deal more un-
reasonable than we are, for he asks a variety of things
that are impracticable, whereas we confine our requests
to a very limited catalogue of measures, all of which can
he accomplished with the greatest ease in the world. We
will not compromise ourselves in the manner that O'Con-
nell has done, by promising that if we get what we now
seek we will hold our tongues in future about the mea-
sures we think indispensable to the happiness and wel-
fare or our country. We, on the contrary will only
pledge ourselves to conditional quietude, for if we are
not satisfied when we get all we desire, we give timely
notice that we shall very probably want something more.
We recommend Lord John Russell, however, to let us
have at least an instalment of our demands—something
just to begin with—something, in fact, to enable us to
judge how we like that for which we have thought proper
to ask.

The following is a short statement of a few of the
things that Punch intends to insist upon from the new
Government :

A Bill to facilitate the getting along Fleet-street at
all hours of the day.
A Bill to provide for the placing the Duke of Wel-
lington on a better footing with the public, than the one
selected at the top of Constitution-hill.
A Bill for the total abolition of Trafalgar-square.
A Bill to provide handsomely for ourselves, and every
one belonging to us.
A Bill for allowing a drawback on the brandy used in
brandy-balls.
A Bill for taking the taxes off everything except
patience, ingenuity, memory, and other similar articles.
A Bill for inquiring into the five points of Chartism,
and ascertaining what relation they bear to points at
cribbage.

A Bill for the transfer of the British Lion into the
hands of the Animals' Friend Society.
A Bill for allowing the British Lion the run of the
Woods and Forests at the west end of the town.
A Bill for making Mr. Briefless Lord Chancellor, with
the power of appointing a deputy at a thousand a-year.
When we have had some experience of one or two of
these measures, we shall make up our minds whether to
give our confidence and support to the new Government.
Any applications from the members of the Ministry
must be directed to the Punch office, and will not be
taken in unless the postage has been previously paid.

SUICIDE ON THE WEDDING-DAY.
That " the course of true love never does run smooth,"
has been often, but never, we believe, more painfully
verified than in the following instance : —A young man,
a native of Islay, named Donald M'Millan, a joiner by
trade, and employed at Port Dundas, wooed and won the
heart of a buxom young dame from Edinburgh. The
day singled out from time (Monday last) for the con-
summating of that happiness which till then they had
only dreamt of, at last arrived. Friends and ac-
quaintances from different and distant parts of the
country, in holiday attire, had arrived at the house in
Stirling-street, off Garscube-road, destined to be the
future home of the happy pair. Everything being in
readiness, the bridegroom and bride, by the aid of a
highly-respectable clergyman, were, about seven o'clock,
P.M., united in the bands of wedlock. Up to this period
nothing remarkable had taken place, except a dogg,d, if
not a stupid, indifference manifested by M'Millan during
the ceremony. The clergyman had pointedly to draw
his attention to the fact that his assent was required be-
fore he acquiesced. This conduct seems the more un-
accountable, seeing the bridegroom had frequently of
late urged upon the young woman the propriety of no
longer delaying their marriage. This seemingly trifling
affair, which threatened to put a stop to their joyous ex-
pectations, was, however, soon forgotten in the happy
greetings that followed. when all " went merry as a
marriage-bell." After supper the young gudeman, while
enjoying himself with his friends, partook freely—too
freely it is said—of strong drink, for which he was gently
reproved by one of the company. Whether offended at
what had been said, maddened with jealousy, intoxi-
cated with drink, or temporarily deranged, we cannot
tell, but true it is, that unknown to the bride and the
rest of the company, he left the house about ten o'clock,
for the purpose of taking a walk in the open air, the
room being, as he said, oppressively hot. His brother
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the very reverse of melancholy. Upon their
arriving at the Monkland Canal, Donald at
once plunged into the water. His brother at once
gave an instant alarm, and did everything to save the
drowing man, who at no time seemed to have wavered
in his determined purpose. Assistance soon arrived,
and the body was recovered, after being about fifteen
minutes in the water; but every means employed to
restore animation were unavailing. Intelligence of this
makers;" and who can describe the anguish of her who
is scarcely well a wife till she is also a widow—the
bitter grief of his sisters, two of whom were present—or
the sorrow of the rest of the party. The body of the
unfortunate deceased has since been removed to Islay for
interment.—Glasgow Chronicle.