The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-01 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE.
DO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—.I understand that it is Mr. Hume's inten-
tion, after the holidays, to bring under the considera-
tion of the House of Commons the state of
.the repre-
sentation of the people. That the House of. Commons
does not at present represent the people in the way it
ought is admitted on all hands, and as I believe that
we shall never enjoy peace and prosperity until the
people are fairly represented, I beg to offer a few ob-
servations, in the hope that they may be the means of
directing others Who possess influence to consider the
most feasible mode of bringing about a change that is
su ardently desired by the millions. I do not know
whether Lord John Russell continues in the same
mind or not as to the Reform Bill being a final mea-
sure; but I should think the thing to be impossible;
at all events we shall soon have an opportunity of
knowing, and if he is prepared to oppose any amend-
ment in the representation of the people, I predict
that he will not be Minister six months hence. It
has occurred to me, in common with others, that one
great effort to get the people to petition should be
made, and care should be taken that the signatures be
genuine. Let every man, and woman too (for I
know of no reason why women should not sign a
petition), put not only their names, but their ad-
dressis also, and let care be taken that our enemies
have not the opportunity of again damaging our cause
by writing fictitious names, and all sorts of ribaldry.
It has been suggested that every constituency should
send a petition as numerously signed as possible. This
mode of petitioning would be more effective, it is
thought, than one petition like that presented by the
Chartists on the 10th instant, and I confess I think
so too, for the great number of petitions that might
be presented would be sure to tell in our favour,• while
the number of signatures would probably be greater
also. As it must be the desire of all friends of the
people that their cause should triumph by peaceable
means, I have thought it my duty to make the above
remarks, and I am sure I need make no further
apology for troubling you who have advocated the
cause with so much ability.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN ELECTOR of the TOWER HAMLETS.
Old Artillery-ground, April 29, 1848.

FORMATION OF A NATIONAL GUARD.—EDEKBURGH,
SATURDAY .—The streets of our city were yesterday ex-
tensively placarded with bills, calling:a public meeting in
the evening, for the purpose of considering the propriety
of forming a national guard fur the protection of life and
property. The place of
_, meeting was a hall in Adam-
square, capable of containing about 400, and, as may be
supposed, it was crowded on the occasion, many being
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the parties connected with the arrangements made their
appearance till half an hour afterwards. This delay
sioned a great deal of clamou .
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them, being unavoidably precluded from attending—an
announcement which seemed to be very unpalateable to
have
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been and
present
many. The speeches delivered were of a very violent
nature. Resolutions with respect to the object of the
meeting were then put and carried, and the assemblage
quietly dispersed.
A GOOD BEGINNING FOR A CHURCHWARDEN.—At
ball-past seven o'clock on Saturday morning the inhabi-
tantsre
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maritan, had her instantly removed to his own house,
and placed in a warm bed. Ile then sent John Phillips,
the streee keeper, for Mr. Lovett, surgeon, a nurse, and
proper clothing for the new comer, who made his ap-
pearance, in the shape of a fine boy, before either the
doctor, nurse, or clothing could be procured. The
mother and child, who are as well as if the birth took
place in Buckingham Palace, under the superintendence
of Mrs. Lilly, still remain in Mr. Jaquet's house. The
poor creature was proceeding to her daily work when
the pains of labour seized her. It is needless to add
that Mr. Jaquet's humanity, which should teach a whole-
some lesson to parish officials, forms the theme of uni-
versal praise amongst his neighbours, and has over and
over again elicited from the lips of the poor woman
whom he succoured iu the time of her need and travail,
prayers to heaven for his happiness here and hereafter.
—Sunday Paper.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.
—ller Majesty's box was occupied, on Saturday evening,
by Lady Anne Charteris, the Hon. Mr. Charteris, Lady
Louisa Tenison, and Lady Harriet Anson. Among the
visitors were his Royal Highness the Prince de Join-
rille, his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale, the Duke
of Beaufort, the Duke and Duchess of Melfort, the Mar-
quis of Tichfield, Lady Ernest Bruce and party, Earl
Bruce,Earl of Besborough,Viscount Cautilupe, Lord and
Lady Carrington, Lord and Lady Combermere, Lord
Harley, Lord Wood, Lord Adolphus Fitzciarence, Lord
Elphinstone, Lord and Lady Petre, Lord and Lady
Southampton, Lady Sykes, Lady Dunstanyille Lord
Cecil, Lord Suffield, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester and Ladies
Somerset, Viscount Exmouth, Baron and Baroness de
Rothschild, Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild,
Lord and Lady Dungarvon, Hon. Major Needham, Hon.
George Mills, Hon Mrs. Leslie, &c., ta-c.
CAUTION.—On Friday morning a gentleman called
at the house of Mr. Charles Grossmith, of 12, York-
street, Covent-garden, under the pretence of seeing an
apartment Mr. Grossmith had to let. Having been
shown the room, he requested to be supplied with a card;
he was consequently ushered into the dining-room while
the card was being procured from an adjoining room,
when, during the absence of the person in attendance, he
contrived to abstract a valuable gold watch from the
mantelpiece. The watch was,lunfortunately,not missed for
some time after his departure. He was about five feet
six inches in height, rather dark complexion, thin face,
and a peculiar curve in his nose, or what is called a turn-
up nose. He was dressed in dark clothes, rather shabby.
ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.---011
Saturday the contested election for parochial officers for
this extensive parish, after four days' incessant struggle,
terminated in the return of the whole of the Liberals
nominated by the Rate-payers' Association--Meese.
Adderly and Archer as churchwardens, and Arundell,
Hawgood, Francis, and Rayner, as overseers; the num-
ber of votes polled on their behalf being 3,099, a HU-
jority of 220 above the Select. The Liberals formed a
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The scenery which has been painted for Planche's
elegant and right witty Easter piece, at the Royal
Lyceum Theatre—" Theseus and Ariande —is per-
fectly beautiful, and fills the mind of the spectator
with the pleasantest and most poetical notions. The
execution of it proves Mr. W. Beverly to be a true
artist, and places him in the front rank of his profes-
sion. He has caught the spirit of the able author,
and developed it worthily. The opening scene of
the ocean,—only the ocean, and quite calm,—has an
atmosphere which gives it a great charm; but that which
succeeds, as the vessel bearing the chivalrous Theseus
approaches the pert and city of Heraclium, in the Island of
Crete, is a triumph: the temples and palaces °lathe heights,
long arcaded perspectives and magnificent columned
porticoes, with the vessel and the quay, form a won-
derfully fine picture, and make us wish that our archi-
tects would take some lessons from our scene-painters,
and now and then give the precedent-rein to their ima-
gination and see where it would lead them, and what,
unshackled, it would do for them. And yet the strut,-
tures are Italian not Grecian—still less the Grecian of
the time of Theseus. This is a very common mistake,
and, in the present instance, a venial one. In a bur-
lesque, wherein Mr. Charles Mathews, as that ancient
saemi-Greek dress, a pair of white-satin bear-riehes
architect Dmdalus, gives reasons for wearing, with a
chrunism is to talk, nonsense, the artist may say; still,
(shall we call them, for ears polite),—to talk of an anal-
well have been avoided, instead of being everywhere en-
the arch and other marks of a different age might as
perabundantly used.—Builder.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO THE REV. E. D. Titizarre
AND HIS LADY.—
Yesterday (Thursday) an accident
of
the most
distressing nature occurred to the Rev. E.
Tinling, Government Inspector of Schools for the West -
ern Counties, as he was taking a carriage-airing witti
his estimable lady. It appears that about half-past five
in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Tinling, with a servant,
were proceeding down Palace-street, towards South-
street, in a four-wheel carriage, when the horse became
restive and unmanageable. The animal caused the vehicle
to run against the corner of the houses in South-street, when it turned over, throwing Mr. and Mrs. Tinling and
the servant out with tremendous violence. Mr. Tinling
and the servant were enabled to regain their feet imme-
diately; but Mrs. Tinling, who received severe injuries
in the head,
was conveyed in a state of insensibility into
the parlour of Mr. Cuthbertson, confectioner, where she
was attended by Mr. Shaw and Mr. Pridham, surgeons,
who witnessed the accident. She was promptly removed
on a sofa by Mr. Cuthbertson's men and others to her
residence in Southernay, where she now lies in a pre-
carious state. Mr. James, the family surgeon, was also
speedily in attendance. This untoward exent has excited
the greatest sympathy for both Mr. and Mrs. Tinling,
who are highly esteemed and beloved by a large circle of
acquaintances and friends.—Plyetouth Journal.
PRINTED Boons, &c.—A Supplement to the
London Gazette of Friday evening contains a " Treasury
Warrant," making certain alterations in the former war-
rant of the 7th Feb., as it regards printed books, printed
magazines, printed reviews, and printed pamphlets
(whether British colonial, or foreign), transmitted by
post within the United Kingdom;
the new regulation to
commence this day, the Ist of May.
THE BISHOP or HEREFORD.--The Dean of Here-
ford, Dr. Mereweather, presented a protest against the
installation of Dr. Hampden as Bishop of Hereford,
which, however, Canon Musgrave, who presided at the
ceremonial, refused to read.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE BISHOP Or
LLANDAFF.—A case similar to that of the Rev. Mr.
Gorham and the Bishop of Exeter has just occurred in
the diocese of Llandaff. The Lord Chancellor having
presented a clergyman to a vacant benefice, and the
Bishop of Llandaff having positively refused to insti-
tute him.