The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

JONATHAN IN HIS GLORY.

The Baltimore Sun contains some correspondence re-
lative to the late battle of Monterey, portions of which
seem to have been expressly written for quotation in
our periodical. As for instance—the writer is speaking
of the " Texan Rangers ":
" They were each armed with barrelled rifles, and, as
may be supposed, did great execution among the cop-
per-skins."
Copper-skins! Quite a sporting phrase. Who would
think the skins were those of-human beings?
He then relates the following " incidents":—
Colonel M'Cluny, of Mississippi, the great duellist,
got upon the breastworks, waved his hat, and was in the
act of giving three cheers, when a ball struck him, from
the effects of which he has since died."

Universally regretted, of course, as the " great
duellist," an honour to his country.
" Samuel W. Chambers, one of the rangers, or ' the
Delaware hero,' as they call him, deliberately took aim
with his ' fire-shooter,' firing with great effect, and
crushing the Mexicans." •
" But it is impossible for me to mention all the nume-
rous incidents that occurred at the present time."

Let us correct what must have been an erratum in the
preceding paragraph. For " numerous" read " murder•
oust" such is the right designation of the whole affair;
and even Jonathan himself must admit " that's a fact."
—Punch.

M. EATON, M.P.—We learn by private accounts,
we have just received from Malta, that although this un-
fortunate gentleman is still living, he is in suck a state
a 3 to perclude the possibility of his again representing
the county. His malady has advanced with fearful.
rapidity, and if he should eventually recover, many
months if not years of repose and tranquillity will be in-
dispensably necessary to restore the shattered powers of
his mind and body.—Cambridge Advertiser.
The Duke of Devonshire, after a brief sojourn at
Florence, has returned to Rome. _ _

EXTRAORDINARY SPEED !—The Princess Victoria
has just made a beautiful passage from Antwerp in the
almost incredible short space of nineteen hours, that is
one hour less time than the Antwerpen completed its last
voyage in, which we noticed in our paper of the 4th ult.
Captain Jackson, who has been commanding the Ant-
werpen, is now in command of the above vessel for the
winter ; he had as passengers Captain Parkinson and
family, J. B. Lawrells, Esq., from India, Colonel Wil-
liamson, &e. The gentlemanly behaviour and-great at-
tention the passengers receive from Captain Jackson
cannot be too highly appreciated.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.--It has been proposed by a
benevolent individual—the same, we believe, who held
the umbrella over the duck in a shower of rain—to pro-
vide the horse of the Duke of Wellington's Statue with
a nose-bag. The poor dumb creature will never want
for victuals, as there is generally a crowd of PPIP cl eh
be-
low who keep up a constant supply of chaff.—punch.
ACCIDENT AT COVENT- G ARDEN TIiEATE.E
before one o'clock yesterday afternoon, M. bane,
S onell' °
r t
ofY
the workmen engaged in the alterations at Covent-gar-
den Theatre, was found %, some in
eof his fellow-workmen
state of insensibility, with
lying in the upper boxes
the
a heavy beam lying nerosshsbodya.nd He wasto imme-
diately released from this position,
here it. was found that his
Ibiaicnkg 's
was Collegese ve
relnyoisnplutariedv‘(supposed to be broken), his
head cut open, his collar-bone fractured, and his hand
frightfully mutilated. When he recovered his sensibi-
lity he complained of pain in the back. It is supposed
that while he was at work in the lower gallery he step-
ped on a plank or beam which was loose at one end, and
fell with it to the upper boxes, where he was found.
One of the workmen; who was at work in the pit, saw the
plank fall, but did not see Kane, and was not aware of
the accident till after he was found..

BURGLARY.--Wednesday the police received infor-
mation that the dwelling-house of Mrs. Whiteman,
No. 9, Clarence-row, Camden-town, had been entered.
The burglars, after plentifully regaling themselves with
the 'contents of the larder, carried off a quantity
cf plate and a variety of other articles, altogether valued
at 4001.

MR. BRIGHT IN CHORLTON-ON-
MEDLOCK.
On Tuesday evening, Mr. Bright addressed the electors
and others of Choriton-on-Medlock, in the Town Hall;'
Grosvenor-square. The room was quite full, and many
could not obtain admission. Amongst those present we
noticed Mr. Aldermun Mayson, Mr. George Hadfield, the
Rev. William Gaskell, Messrs. Samuel Lees, John Rail-
ton, William Shuttle Worth, Wm. M`Cartney,- Charles
Pountney, William Edwards, &c.
A few minutes after eight o'clock. Mr. Bright entered
the room, accompanied by Mr. Alderman Mayson, Mr.
George Hadfield and others, and was loudly greeted.
Mr. Alderman Maarsos was called to the chair, and
in introducing Mr. Bright to the electors, he said, that to
relinquish the privilege of returning our representatives
from among ourselves would be to admit that a mistake
was made-when the Reform Bill was passed, and that
we are obliged practically to return to the-system of pa-
' tronage which formerly prevailed, though in another form.
Mr. BRIGHT then addressed the electors for 'nearly
fifty minutes, chiefly can topics and to the same effect as
in former addresses. These were the corn-laws, national
taxation, and the qeestions on which his principal votes
had been given to Parliament, the first of v‘ hick was the
grant to Maynooth, on which he said that no inducement
on earth should lead him to vote for any extension of tl,e
principle of religious endowments. He next spoke of
his votes against Lord Ashley's Ten Hours Bill, and after
commenting strongly on the course taken by Mr. John
Fielden, Mr. Oast!er, and Mr. Ferrard, said he could not
conceive a guilt more dreadful than that of a insn coming
before a large audience of working mon. and endeavour-
ing to persuade them, unless he hod first deceived
himself, {hat by some sort of Act of Parliament jug-
glery they could have twelve hours' weges for ten hours'
work. He then dwelt on his Parliamentary exertions
with reference to the game-laws, and he believed it was
no egotism in him to say that the array of facts and
statements which he brought forward was such as it was
impossible to resist, and accordingly the Government
granted a Committee of Inquiry. He need not go into
any facts to show that this had been a very large expen-
diture of labour, and a much larger expeniture of
money than he was at all called upon to go to. The
true principle was, that no legislative encouragement
should be given to the maintenance of wild animals fur
the purposes of sport, in a country so densely peopled,
and requiring all the land can produce, as is the condi-
tion of the United Kingdom. He had voted on the same
side with Mr. Villiers, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Brotherton, and
Mr. Gibson, on all the questions, with the single excep-
tion of the Maynooth grant; and he appealed to the past,
and said he was not a changed man; that his opinion
had been formed for years; that he did not change. as he
grew old, but became confirn ed. He had always felt it
his duty, in the House of Commons, to stand forward on
every occasion when slanders were heaped on the popu-
lation of these districts. There was an attempt to make
-it appear that this population was not quite awake to its
own interests, but that if a man bad been their bitter
opponent for fourteen years during the whole of his
Parliamentary career, and was then found in their ranks,
when resistance was altogether hopeless, they were called
upon to honour and exalt him. He would not minutely
examine the grounds upon which it was proposed to
bring forward Lord Lincoln. It would be unbecoming
in him to endeavour to explain how much there might
be in them of patriotism, and how much of personal
feeling, but he was quite sure there was not a man who
felt an honest aspiration for the people's cause, who did
not anxiously hope that this constituency would maintain
the high and honourable character it had gained amongst
the constituencies of the empire.
In answer to questions from Mr. MEDGALT,
Mr. BRIGHT avowed himself favourable to triennial
Parliaments, and against a property qualification for
Member.

Mr. MEDCALF—Are you in favour of what is popu-
larly termed universal suffrage and vote by ballot?
Mr. BRIGHT—I am most decidedly in favour of vote
by ballot. With respect to universal suffrage, I take the
question to mean whether I am of
_opinion that every
man of 21 years of age and upwards, untainted by crime,
should have a vote. After quoting Blackstone, Mr.
Bright said, then comes the question, if you admit the
abstract right, that every man prima facie is entitled to
a vote, how you, being in Parliament, would be disposed
to extend that vote to him. Mr. Bright said he thought
probably it would not be an advisable thing at once to
extend the suffrage from the one million who now hold
it to the six millions who would hold it if all were in-
cluded ; but he thought it would be most advantageous
to the state that there should be now even a large num-
ber admitted at once within the pale of the franchise.
Mr. MEDCALF asked if Mr. Bright was in favour of
the House of Lords, as at present constituted, being re-
tained as a branch of the Legislature?
Mr. Biticar said no man had ever heard him say a
word, in public or private, against the desirableness of
having a house of legislation not constituted like the House
of Commons. And those who had supposed that politi-
cal liberty was impeded by the House of Lards, had
rather made the mistake of directing their attention
there, rather than to the house called the House of
Commons. The more the House of Commons was com-
posed of an aristocratic element, the mere the people
gave it to the House of Lords to render themselves so
irresponsible to the peop'e, that they might again be-
come hostile, injurious, and prejudicial to the public li-
berties. Believing we could maintain as much influence
in the House of Commons os to counteract anything
unsafe and irresponsible in the House of Lords, he was
not prepared to advocate any charge with regard to that
portion of our constitteim.

Mr. MEijcALE next asked: Suppcsing Government
were to separate the Irish Church horn its political po-
sition, how would Mr. Bright propose to dispose of its
revenues ?

Mr. BRIGHT said he should resist any attempt to ap-
ply them to the cu.:owl-1)(ra or surport of and• religious
sect whatever, as a religious sect. lie would IL:Alike
theta frnn one church to han(l ti

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nothcr.

Mr. GEORGE HADFIELD then moved the following re-
solution :—" That this meeting of electors, gratefully ac-
knowledging the valuable services of Mr. Bright to this
community and to the country at large, during the seven
years' arkluous struggle for commercial reform, and etiter-
taining the highest opinion of his integrity and abilities,
as shown in his past public and Parliamentary career,
resolves that he is eminently qualified to represent this
borough in Parliament, and pledges itself to assist in
securing his return, by every lawful means, at the next
general election."
Mr. WILLIAM POWNALL seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN then put the motion, which passed
with two or three dissentients.

Air. BRIGHT, in acknowledging this vote, said that his
friends had the start in the canvass ; that they were in
the field with a man known to very many of the electors
personally, and almost to all through the public press.
These were great and signal advantages cn their side.
He recommended the district committees to make great
exertions in the canvass, as every district coming to the
general ccmmittee with good returns, %Rs a great
stimulus to the other districts to exert themselves as
much as possible; and with good principles, great zeal,
and prolonged and determined exertions, there was
material .enough in the borough to carry a liberal can-
didate by a very large majority. He would not boast of
what he had done at the city of London election; but he
knew that from that time to this, he had not got rid of
the effects of the protracted and almost unsurpassed
exertions which the members of the League in London
underwent at that time. He worked, not for Mr. Patti-
son, but for the principle at stake in that election ; and
now he was bold enough to appeal to the constituency cf
Manchester, and entreated every man to consider that ho
was working for his mill, for his warehouse, for his shop,
for his home, and for the liberties and prosperity of his
family and his country.—(Applause.)
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman Mayson, for
his conduct in the chair, the meeting terminate) shortly
after ten o'clock.—Manchester Guardian.

COSTA CABRAL.—M. de Costa Cabral, ex-Minister
of Portugal, arrived on the 3d at Bayonne. The ex-
political Chief Ugarte has also arrived in that town.—
Galignar, i.
WARNER WANTED.—Poor Mr. Warner was to
have received a large sum had his long range succeeded,
but this appears to have been quite out of the range of
all probability. He had long hoped for the oyster, but
he has now nothing left him but the shell.—Punch.
ATTEMPTED SALE OF TlTHES.—Wednesday,
Farebrother put up, for sale by auction, at Garraway's,
the freehold rent charge, amounting to 5481., in lieu of
a part of the lay impropriate tithes of the parish of
Blackawton, near to Dartmouth, Devonshire, issuing out
of, and chargeable on three thousand three hundred and
forty-three acres of productive land. The outgoings
amounted to 31/. 18s., and the poor and highway rates
amounted, upon an average, to 3s. in the pound. The
sum of 9,9501. was the highest offered, which was stated
to be below the reserved price.
AN APOLOGY.—The Austrian Government calls
the act of taking Cracow an " incorporation." For the
future, thieves should say when they are taken up for
stealing a pocket-handkerchief, " Why, my Lord, I
merely incorporated it."—Punch.
DARING ROBBERY AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.--The
searching and landing waiters, on reaching the office set
apart for their general accommodation, before proceed-
ing to their stations in the morning, usually change their
luinabmle
andyeseinrisptatineene,Chaes
to
naturep
wouldcoats
ro ef ftdoherer
iorgt
ohoe
good duties
s c ol
obf
tehai gs less
suselessuevha' in one day. At the
present time, in consequence of the great influx of
vessels, fruit laden, the pressure upon the ont-door de-
partment is such that the office before referred to is not
visited again by any of the landing officers until the
hour of departure in the afternoon. One day last week
some person or persons took advantage of the unprotected
state of the office to enter it, appnprdce,dprhtihaai
eimildgot
roptithchekeierud
locks
Messrs.o f
htteatchl oatuhde cupboardspiernard, s
stripped
sceo thenos
tents. The thieves are supposed to have been disturbed
in their operations, as other locks had been tried but re-
sisted their efforts.

THE LATE RAILWAY -AIEETING.—WINDSOB, WED-
NESDAY.-Mr. J. I. Bedberough, the mayor, whoA)re-
sided at the public meeting at the Town-hall on Mon-
day, having declined to put to a show of hands the peti-
tion to P9xliament in favour of the Windsor Railway, to
connect that town and Eton with the Great Western
Railway at Slough, in consequence, as the chairman
stated, of the great majority of persons composirg the
meeting not being, according to the terms of the requi-
sition, inhabitants of " the neighbourhood," the mayor
determined, in order to ascertain the feelings of those
who reside in the' vicinity of Windsor on the subject,
that they should have a fair opportunity of giving ex-
pression to them. Ile therefore convened a meeting of
the inhabitants of the neighbourhood for-the purpose of
signing a declaration against the petition to Parliament
moved and seconded at the late meeting, and during tho
two hours the hall was open, both to-day and yesterday,
100 signatures were affixed to the paper against the
petition and four in its favour. Several of the clergy
and inhabitants of Eton affixed their signatures to-day
against the petition in favour of the Greg Western
Railway.

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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a new Opera. entitled THE BONDMAN.
Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Moliere,
Mr. Horneastle ; La Vathere, Mr. Galli ; Ardenford, Mr. Harrison
Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; 3ladame Corinne, Miss Isomer; Gri,ette,
Miss Rebecca Isaacs; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes.
After the Opera, will he presented a new grand Ballet, called
THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the A.C,VeMiC Roya!e'
Paris, ander the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles.
Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Giubilef ; MM. Huguet,
Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson,

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE
YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. OldingtonM , Mr. W.
Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, r. Holl ;
Mr. Brandon, Yr. llowe ; Mr. Harolman, Mr. Rogers; Jack Spriggs,
Mr. Webster ; Tcm Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs.
Glover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fottescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss
P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman,
Miss Julia Bennett.
After which the petite Comedy of PERFECTION. In which
Messrs. Tilbury, 8011, Clark ; Miss Reynolds (tier first appearance),
and Mrs. Humby will perform.
To be followed by a New Operatic Drama, called THE YOUNG
PRETENDER. Captain O'Neal, Mr. Hudson ; Captain Cocker,
Mr. Buckstone ; Chevalier Charles Edward Stuart, Mr. Braid ; Mrs.
Craggie, Mrs. Clifford ; Mary Armadale Miss P. Horton.
During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Pre
aux Cleres," " Clementinen" (Mazonrka); Camellion" (Galop)
the " Esterhaly" (Walter); and a Nov Overture.
To conclude with the Farce of MAKE YOUR WILLS. Messrs.
Buckstone, Tilbury. Brindal, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Stanley will
sustain the principal characters.
Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of
Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet
of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the
Wilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford.
Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Callenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor,
Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws.
Atter which the original Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK
ASHORE ; or, The Bridegroom or the Sea. Marmaduke Magog,
Mr. Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates.
To conclude with a Bozzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS.
GAMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs.
Culleutord, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor,
and Miss Ellen Chaplin. _

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed an original romantic. Opera, in three parts,
entitled TILE NiGIIT DANCERS; founded on the Story of
Oiselle." Tho principal characters persemitied by Miss eorgiana
Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses
Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Will, Honner,
Peren,
After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled THE TWO
RAINBOWS.
In the course of the Evening the Band will perform " The Perim
Waltzes."
To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO
CONQUER. Sir Charles Marlow, 3lr: Wynn ; Young Marrow, Mr.
Vining; Hardcastle, Mr. Granby; Tony tumplgiu. eMr. Compton;
Hastings, Mr. Itoxby ; Diggory, Mr. Cowell ; Miss Hardcastle, Mrs.
Stirling; Miss Neville, Mrs. Hughes ; Mrs. Hardeastle, Mrs. Fosbroke.

FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed LA MARKAINE. M. de Jordy, M, Vas-
quillier ; Edouard, M. Berou ; Madame de Nei's, Mdlle, Vallee ;
Cecile, Mdlie. Leyden
After which, LE CODE DES FEMME. Paul Fauvel,
Rhozevil ; Mignonet, M. Cartioly ; Runain, A. raZellier ; LOCCitell.
M. Priston ; Emma, Madame Angelo ; Fem.ue de Chambre
M ills.
Leyd,r.
To be followed by a new Comedy, entitled LES TROIS C UNPINS.
RA' mond Poisson, M. Perlet ; Mar ane. Mdlle
To conclude with the Vaudeville or L'AMBASSADELTR. Cha-
racters by MM. Perlet, Langeval, Berou ; Mdlle. Celine Fouquet
and Mlle. Brohan.
Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 3s. Gil. ; Stalls, 35.: Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at
half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight.

DAYIDGE'S ;.7,IIttREY THE kTif.E.
Lessee, Mra. Frances Davidge.
TIUS EVENING
Will be performed the nay of A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD
DEBT-i. Sir Giles Overreach. Mr. J. IL Scott; the other cha-
racters will be personified by the acknowledged talent of the
Com' any.
After which a grand Military Ballet of Action, entitled LE P.EV E
DU SOLDAT. The characters supported by Mdlhe. Theodore and
the Devlin Family.
To conclude with the New Drama, called PASAION'S SLAVE ;
er, The Outcast Son. Supported by the principal talent of the
Company.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
P.Vronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, and Royal Family.
Notwithstanding the present concentration of novelties, and the ex-
pensive engagements entered int, with the most eminent 11rWsh
and Foreign Artistes for the Christmas Holidays, Mr. BAT TY han
purchased the whole of Mr. White's trained Lions, Tigers, Leo-
pards, &c. Likewise in preparation, a splendid Comic FAIRY
PANTOMIME, with other Gymnastic and Equestrian novelties.
TIES EVENING-
Will he performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en-
titled THE DEMON II01:SE ; or, Tice Twelve Wishes and the
Charmed Bit.
New and entire change in the SCENE:: of the CIRCLE.
To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE I:ATTLE
OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal.
~..x...afice Opel from eleven till rive o'clock. —Doors open at Si!
an c immenee r.t half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Broadfoot.