The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-25 00:00:00

APPEARANCE OF ANOTHER CANDIDATE.

Scarcely had the bustling and speeching of the day
concluded when the town was again thrown into a state
of fresh excitement, and " A new candidate ! a new
candidate ! hurrah !" and Lieutenant Walker, R. N.,
the gentleman who lately prosecuted the courtmartial
against Captain Pigott, came rattling down the High-
street in a four-wheeled chaise, as the candidate in
question. The gallant lieutenant, who was attended
by some friends, and who really arrived " late in the
field," drove to the Globe Hotel, where he instantly
commenced distributing his address to the electors,
with an abundant supply of copies of which he came
ready furnished from London.
The gallant lieutenant was soon waited upon by se-
veral respectable and influential persons in the town,
who regretted his late appearance in the field, and as-
sured him that, had he come amongst them sooner,
he should have had their support.
He addressed a body of the electors in the evening,
and was well received, his opinions having given gene-
ral satisfaction to his hearers.

This being the day of nomination, the candidates,
with their friends, appeared on the hustings at half-
past nine o'clock ; and soon afterwards Mr. Gooding
came forward to propose the Right lion. Capt. Byng.
Mr. Stevens seconded the nomination.

Captain BYNG then presented himself, and was re-
ceived with cheering, on the cessation of which he ad-
dressed the electors in a spirited speech, in which,
after referring to his past political conduct, he said that
he would endeavour, should he be returned to Parlia-
ment, to rid the Church of all blots which had, in the
course of time crept in to deface and disfigure it, and
to have poor, industrious, and deserving curates better
remunerated (Enthusiastic cheering), and to produce
a fairer and more equitable distribution of salary be-
tween them and the higher classes of the clergy.
(Renewed cheers.) He was averse, he continued, to
septennial Parliaments, and wished them abridged ;
but then he did not think that the country was yet
prepared for the ballot. ( Hear, hear.) The gal-
lant captain, after some further remarks, in which
he generally gave satisfaction to his constituents, al-
luded to the circumstance (which to him was highly
flattering, and had made a deep impression on him) pf
five old voters in the county of Middlesex, who had;
voted for his uncle, one of the members for that county,
having said to him, that though they knew little of
him, still they knew he was a chip of the old block,
and they would, therefore, vote for him. (Loud
cheering.) The principles of his family he approved
of—he had been brought up in those principles, and
would always act on them, and in a manner for the
good of their country. (Cheers.)
Mr. WiciotAm then presented himself for the pur-
pose of proposing Mr. Ching.
Mr. CHING then rose, and entered at great length
into the arguments which he had already made use of
in his various addresses to the electors.
Dr. ELY, who is understood to be a man of stanch
radical principles, seconded the nomination.
Several other gentlemen having addressed the
meeting, and no one appearing to propose Lieutenant
Walker, the show of hands was taken, and the majo-
rity appearing to be in favour of Mr. Ching, a poll
was demanded on behalf of Captain Byng, which was
appointed to take place on Thursday.

SLOVENLY LEGISLATION ; BUSINESS
OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Members of Parliament are constantly complaining
of the laborious nature of their public duties. They
rise early and retire late to rest : they breakfast amidst
a crowd of applicants for franks or votes ; hurry down
to the house, and wait three hours in the hope of find-
ing an opportunity to present a few dozens of petitions
—frequently coming away disappointed: then they
have six or eight committees to attend, and perhaps
their dinner to get, in the two hours which intervene
between the morning and evening sittings : a long de-
bate on the Poor Law Bill, or some other less impor-
tant measure, occupies them till two or three o'clock
the next morning ; and at last the jaded senator crawls
up to his chamber au troisieme, and catches a few
hours of slumber, broken by fancied cheers of the
members and sonorous calls to "order" from the chair.

No wonder, that after six or seven months of such
a life as this, the really industrious and conscientious
representative finds his health and spirits grievously
impaired. But whose fault is it that a more rational
system of conducting parliamentary business iS not
adopted? The slovenly and wearisome practices ac-
cord well enough with the views of the Ministerial
leader ; whose cue it is to get the supplies voted, and
the Mutiny Bill passed, and to do as little as possible
besides. But representatives of the people should not
permit themselves, year after year, to be made the
tools of any minister. Why they should pertinaciously
adhere to old rules which are productive of vast per-
sonal discomfort to themselves, and constant grumbling
among all their constituents whose business condemns
them to haunt the purlieus of St. Stephen's, it is dif-
ficult to imagine.
We need not repeit what we have so often stated in
this journal, that the public interests suffer most ma-
terially by the parliamentary modes of doing business.
If a master tailor or bricklayer were to order his jour-
neyman to handle the goose and the needle or the hod
and the trowel at the same time, he would be looked
upon as an ignorant idiot. But this is what the House
of Commons is constantly doing. Sir Robert Peel
stated, on Tuesday, that twelve committees were sit-
ting, and that he was a member of six of them, and
he had other business to attend to in the house. Many
other members are in the same situation as Sir Robert,
as any one may discover by referring to our table of ,
" Impossible Attendance on Committees," published
a short time before the assembling of the reformed I
Parliament, in the delusive hope that some rational,
methodical system of conducting business would be '
adopted by the freely-chosen representatives of the
people.
Nothing of the kind was attempted by those who
had sufficient influence to bring about any change for ,
the better. On the contrary, they opposed all such
efforts with dogged obstinacy. The consequences are
now, apparent. Lord Althorp admits that the business
of the house is in an unusually backward state ; and
this, too, notwithstanding the speechmaking propen-
sities of members have been meritoriously restrained
during the session,—for, with the exception of the
repeal debate, the time of the house has-not been con-
sumed in unusually lengthened discussions.
How long members of Parliament will persevere in
practices which, if applied to the ordinary business of

life, would gain them the reputation of being fit only
for Bedlam, it is impossible to ibretel. We have,
however, observed symptoms of a growing feeling
among their constituents, as far as relates to private
bills, which sooner or later must break out in action.
Every one is annoyed at the scandalous manner in
which the committee business of the house is con-
ducted. Questions are decided by men who cannot
by possibility have heard a tithe of the evidence
upon them, but who are driven in by the attorneys and
agents just at the time of division. Then, there is
such dunning in the lobbies, such prompting in the
committee-rooms, such manoeuvres for delaying or
hurrying on the matter in question, with such frequent
disclosures on the part of members of the profoundest
ignorance, that almost every man of sense and proper
feeling returns full of resentment from the House of
Commons , after tAlsrileally melancholy exhibitions.
Of one thing only Can the agent for and the parties
interested in a bill be certain ; and that is, pro pudor
that the points at issue will not be settled according to
their real merits, but according to the supposed per-
sonal interest of the members of the committee or their
connexions ; for in almost every instance there are
a sufficient number of members who act upon selfish
grounds, to overpower the really well-informed and
conscientious few.— Spectator.
[To the above the writer might have added the
impropriety of allowing the Clerks of both Houses to
continue to act as agents for Private Bills, by which
nearly the whole of their time is generally occupied
—a circumstance which must be apparent to every
one having any knon ledge of the proceedings of the
House. Mr. Guest very laudably brought this subject
before Parliament last Session, but no reform has as
yet been effected in the matter.—Editor Su N.]

SCHOOLS FOR THE POOR-LADY
MARY FOX'S BAZAAR.

An examination having taken place, about two years
ago, into the condition of some populous districts of the
parish of Kensington, it was thought highly desirable to
establish an Infant Day and Working School, to be sup—
ported partly by the payment of the parents of the children
of the poor who required instruction, and partly by annual
contributions and subscriptions. The school hav)ng been
well attended, and productive of great and obvious advan-
tage, two others were afterwards established in the same
parish on a similar plan. His Majesty, and their Royal
Highnesses the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent,
kindly consented to patronise the schools and assist in their
support, and liberal subscriptions were also made by the
Dukes of Bedford, Norfolk, and Richmond, the Lord
Chancellor, Lord and Lady Holland, and other persons
distinguished as much by their benevolence as their intel-
ligence and rank. The funds, however, having proved in-
sufficient to defray the necessary expenses of fitting up
and maintaining the schools, Lady Mary Fox kindly set to
work, and prevailed on her friends to aid her. The pro-
duce of their united skill and industry was exposed for sale
on Saturday, at Addison-road. The sale was attended by
a very large number of person of distinction, and its pro-
duce exceeded 2001. Her Majesty and the Duchess of
Gloucester were amongst the contributors, and there were
nearly 500 visiters and purchasers, amongst whom we no-
ticed the following :—The Dukes of 4ussex, Bedford, and
St. Albans ; Lords Lansdowne, Prudhoe, Morpeth, Kerry,
John Russell, William ,Russell, Lilford, Erroll, Foley,
Mulp,rave, and Seymour; the Duchesses of Bedford and St.
Albans ; Ladies of Abercorn, Erroll, Holland, Lilford,
Howe, Morley, Jersey, Seymour, Hardy, B. Bouverie, Fitz-
patricks, Selkirk, Douglases, E. Bulteel, A. Fitzclarence,
E. Whitbread, Hon. Miss Fox, Hon. Mrs. Pellew, Hon.
Mrs. and Miss Ponsonby, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Admiral
Fleming and family, Mr. Spring Rice and family, Mr.
Ellice, Mr. Vernon Smith, Col. Fox, Col. and Mrs. Web-
ster, Mr. Caleott, Dr. Pye Smith, Dr. Fletcher, and Mr.
George Bennett, the missionary traveller. The day was
remarkably fine, and the various articles were exposed to
sale, and recommended by Ladies Mary Fox, Erroll,
Erskine, and Hay, the Misses Bagot and Beauclerk, and
Mrs. Blackwood. We were delighted to witness such an
exhibition of the industry, taste, and good feeling of some
of the noblest and worthiest families in the country applied
to a most praiseworthy and necessary object—viz., the in-
struction of the children of the poor, and the formation of
good and industrious habits amongst those who had been
too long neglected. We hope this excellent example will
not be without its use, and that we may soon hear of simi-
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posed, and nothing, surely, can be' better than:to show by
our practice that we do not think it degrading to labour for
our own support, or, what is still better, to assist those who
stand in need of instruction. The Queen furnished some
articles of her own manufacture, as did several ladies of
high rank.

RESTORATION of the LADYE CHAPEL.

That splendid specimen of ancient ecclesiastical
architecture, the Ladye Chapel, St. Saviour's, South-
wark, having been rescued from the total demolition
with which it was threatened by the London-bridge
committee, and completely restored and beautified, a
public meeting was held in the chapel on Saturday to
receive the report of the committee under whose di-
rections that object was effected, and to consider the
means by which the balance of expense unavoidably
incurred might be liquidated.
The meeting was numerously and respectably at-
tended.

Mr. BRISCOE opened the business of the meeting by
proposing that the Bishop of Winchester be respect-
fully requested to preside on the occasion. ( Applause. )
The hon. gentleman expressed his regret that his own
engagements elsewhere prevented him from remain-
ing, but having had the honour of laying the first stone
of the beautiful structure in which he had now the
pleasure to address the meeting, and having subse-
quently assisted the committee in obtaining the pre-
sent•opening to the building, he would not suffer the
opportunity to pass without giving expression to the
heartfelt satisfaction with which he beheld the com-
pletion of the highly interesting object which they had
all assisted in promoting. He owned he felt proud in
having been himself in some degree instrumental in
rescuing from destruction so interesting a monument
of the taste and piety of bur forefathers, and he was
quite sure that all who were present would join him in
congratulating the inhabitants of the parish of St. Sa-
viour, Southwark, on witnessing the final and success-
ful result of the arduous struggle in which they had
been engaged ( Applause.) The hon. gentleman
having again expressed his cordial satisfaction on be-
holding the restoration of the building, soon after re-'
tired to attend his duties in the House of Commons.

The Bishop of WINCHESTER having taken the chair,
assured the meeting that he would not detain them long
by any prefatory observations, but he should ill satisfy
his own feelings if he did not offer a few words on
this most gratifying and highly interesting subject. He
cordially concurred in what had fallen from his hon.
friend one of the members for the county, who con-
gratulated the parish of St. Saviour on the restoration
of this splendid relic of ancient taste and piety ; but
he could not help considering that it was a subject of
congratulation to the country generally, and more
especially to every friend of religion, architecture, and
science, to restore as it were to the light of day, and
to something like its former splendour, one of the
noblest monuments of taste, piety, and learning, of
which this country could boast. ( Applause.) For
himself, he owned he felt in some degree surprised
that he should that day be called upon to preside at a
meeting held under the roof of this beautifully reno-
vated edifice. Few, indeed, would have thought of
such a result two years and a half ago, when lie, as
diocesan, was called upon to interpose with a view to
prevent the total destruction of so interesting a memo-
rial of the taste and piety of former ages. He felt
on that occasion, as he felt now, that nothing but the
strongest necessity ought to sanction the demolition
of a building which had survived the wreck of time
for nearly 600 years, and had been so long attached to
a church which was erected by a predecessor of his
own. When he recollected, too, that it contained
beneath its walls the remains of Bishop Andrewes, a
man so eminently distinguished for virtue,
.piety, and
learning, he felt he owned a strong interest in the pre-
servation of the building, added to which he considered
that he owed it to the parish of St. Saviour to protect
from destruction one of its most beautiful ornaments,
and to which so many interesting associations were at-
tached. With these feelings he considered, that as
the building was not wanted for public purposes, it
was his duty to refuse his consent to its demolition,
and he was,hapfly tcrfilkd, on referring to the subscrip-
tion list, that his own feeling for the preservation and
restoration of the Ladye Chapel was coincident with
that of a liberal and enlightened public. ( Applause.)
To those who had so nobly contributed to that list he
begged to tender his most hearty thanks ; but there
was one entry there which he owned afforded him
more satisfaction than all the rest. He alluded to a
donation of 51. " being sundries made up by poor
parishioners." When he found that the poor inhabi-
tants of the parish had thus contributed to such an
object from their scanty resources, he should have
felt a pain which he could not describe if he had
had it not in his power to prevent the accomplishment
of an object which, if effected, would have done in-
jury to the feelings of those persons. (Hear, hear. )
The efforts of the public press in forwarding the

object which the meeting had in view were beyond
all praise ; and for the zealous co-operation of per-
sons who were not connected with the parish he
begged to rettten his most cordial and hearty thanks.
He begged to acknowledge in particular the great
services which Mr. Saunders had rendered, for to
his unwearied exertions might fairly be attributed
the success which had attended the good and holy
cause. ( Hear, hear.) There was one point more to
which he could not help adverting. In speaking of
the benefits which the restoration of this building
would accomplish, he could not but feel that the stand
which had been made here to preirent the destruction
of this edifice would act as an example to resist simi-
lar attempts which were making elsewhere for the re-
moval, as it were, of all our ancient land-marks, and
to level to the ground whatever seemed to stand in the
way of some inferior and pecuniary consideration.
( Hear, hear.) He alluded to a proposition which had
been made for the removal of some of the city churches,
and in the same spirit he had heard it was proposed to
lay Vandal hands on that beautiful structure through
which he passed on his way to the meeting,—he
meant that ancient and well-known erection named
Temple-bar, which he had heard it was intended to
remove. ( Hear, hear.) He hoped, however, that
such a proposition would be met by the same feeling
which had manifested itself in this parish, and that a
similar result would attend it. ( Applause.) The
right rev. prelate, after alluding to the restoration of
the abbey of St. Alban's, which was owing, he consi-
dered, to the strong feeling evinced in favour of the
Ladye Chapel, concluded by returning his grateful
thanks to the meeting, and to all those who had as-
sisted in making the church of St. Saviour's, once more
the object of admiration to the country. ( Applause.)
The report of the committee was then read. It was
very voluminous, and embodied the whole of the pro-
ceedings which had taken place to effect the restora-
tion of the Ladye Chapel. The work commenced on
the 28th of July, 1832, and was concluded on the sth
of June, 1.834 r at an expense of 3,6721., being 1,1261.
more than the subscriptions amounted to ; but the
committee hoped that the liberality of the public would
liquidate the balance. . _

Lord ARDEN, in proposing that the report be re-
ceived and approved of, expressed his entire satisfac-
tion on witnessing the complete restoration of the
building.
The motion, which was seconded by Mr. J. WooLEY,
was unanimously agreed to.
➢Zr. Riciimws, M. P., proposed the second resolu-
tion.

The Rev. Dr. KENNY, rector of St. Olave's, se-
conded the resolution, which was agreed to unani-
mously, as were all the rest that followed. _ .

Mr: W. PAYNTER, in proposing the third resolution,
observed that the expenses were not wholly confined
to the restoration of the building, as a large sum had
been unavoidably expended in making an opening to
it ; and, as it was necessary to apply to Parliament to
effect that object, it might easily be conceived that
the expenses had exceeded the amount originally in-
tended. The chief interest attached to the Ladye
Chapel was owing, not so much perhaps to the
beauty of its architecture as to the recollections it
called forth. In these consisted its principal attrac-
tions, and in viewing our ancient edifices it was im-
possible not to recollect the names and deeds with
which they were associated, and the impressions of
distant times would thus arise to the minds of the be-
holders. That great man, Dr. Johnson, once ob-
served that he could not envy the being whose pulse
would not beat quicker on entering the pass of Ther-
mopylw, or whose blood would not feel warmer in
the sacred cause of liberty on the field of Marathon.
( Applause.) He rejoiced to find that a feeling ex-
isted in the public to preserve those early relics of
Gothic architecture which were scattered throughout
the country, and he hoped to see it manifested on all
occasions similar to the present. ( Hear, hear.)
The resolution was seconded by the Rev. Dr. Rus-
sell, rector of St. Botolph.
Mr. S. TAYLOR moved the 4th resolution, and xi-
gratulated the meeting on the successful struggle
which had been made to preserve so magnificent a
relic of the genius, learning, and piety of other days.
The resolution was seconded by the Rev. Dr. FAN-
COURT, who stated that he had been a resident in the
parish for 35 years, and had left the dying bed of a
beloved wife to assist at the meeting.
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR, of the Common Council,
proposed the 6th resolution, and after adverting to the
great exertions of Mr. Saunders in restorin the build-
ing, hoped that as it was originally erected. by Roman
Catholics, as most of our ancient religious edifices
were, a feeling of good-will and Christian charity
would be preserved between the two religions, and
that the restoration of buildings like the present would
tend to cement it. He was sorry, as a member of the
corporation of London, that any impediment had been
thrown in the way of restoring this beautiful building,
and he promised to use his influence with that body to
induce them to subscribe something towards liquidat-
ing the balance which remained to be collected.
The resolution which moved a vote of thanks to Mr.
Saunders was then agreed to.
Mr. SAUNDERS returned thanks, observing, that the
only motive by which he was influenced was the love
which he bore his country, and the desire which he
felt that her ancient religious institutions should be
rescued from the destroying hand of time. He hoped
to see the established religion maintained by the wise
and good, and that their efforts would not be wanted
when they were most needed. He was gratified in
being enabled to tell the meeting, that in forwarding
.the interesting object which they had all at heart, our
Dissenting brethren of almost every persuasion had
held out the right hand of fellowship to him, and had
contributed to support the undertaking by every means
in their power. ( Hear, hear).
The remaining resolutions were then put together,
and passed unanimously, and the cordial and unanimous
thanks of the meeting having been voted to the Right
Rev. Prelate in the chair, who briefly expressed his
acknowledgments, the meeting separated, after sub-
scriptions to the amount of 3001. were announced.

THE COAL TRADE.—Deputations of Ship-
owners of North and South Shields and Sunderland
attended, by invitation, a general meeting of the
coalowners at the Coal Trade Office, Newcastle, on
Tuesday last, when resolutions were passed, with a
view to the regulation and improvement of the coal
trade, which has for some time past been in a most
unsatisfactory state. The outports are likely to co-
operate, and it is to be hoped that by these united
endeavours this important interest will be put into its
former prosperous condition, in which the entire com-
munity of this district is so deeply concerned.—New-
castle Journal.

On Saturday, as Seales's stage-coach was
returning, at a moderate pace, from the races, with
nine outside passengers and one inside, the vehicle
was upset in turning the corner of Frog-lane, near
Hampton-court. The accident arose from the break-
ing of the splinter-bar. The whole of the outside
passengers were thrown with much violence in the
road, and one young lady was so seriously hurt as to
render her recovery doubtful. Five others were also
seriously injured, but not thought dangerously so.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE DARTFORD
POWDER MILLS.—About a quarter before one o'clock
on Friday afternoon, the inhabitants of Dartford and
its neighbourhood were thrown into a state of gfeat
alarm, by a violent explosion, which was soon ascer-
tained to have taken place at the powder mills. Men,
women, and children, were, in an instant, seen running
from all directions towards the seat of the catastrophe,
each family fearing they had lost a relative. It was at
first reported that two men were killed—then that
none had pesished, but that several were dangerously
injured. Ofn the arrival of the medical gentlemen at
the spot, it was ascertained that no lives were lost,
but that three persons were slightly wounded by being
struck with pieces of the building, and one man named
Bonnet, dreadfully burnt—his clothes having taken
fire, which was extinguished by one of his fellow-work-
men throwing buckets of water over him. The fol-
lowing are the particulars of the accident :—During
the hour appropriated for dinner (from twelve till one)
several of the workmen were amusing themselves in
the meadow where the steam-engine mills are situated,
when one of the men struck the ball they were playing
with, which was covered over with netting, within
which, no doubt, some gravel and dirt had collected,
directly into the mill. It rolled under one of the
stones (weighing five tons) and so much friction was
produced that about 601bs. weight of powder exploded
just as Bonnet was entering the mill after the ball,
which was afterwards found compressed nearly flat.
Had the wind been in a contrary direction, two or three
other mills must have exploded in succession. The
materials in the mill which has exploded being only
what are termed " green charge," it -rarely happens
that any lives are lost in case of alt explosion'; as the
men have only to go into the mill (to what is t aired
" Wet down") once in about every three hours, not
being obliged to be continually present as in the press
and corning houses.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, JUNE `2
-I.—Wind W. S. W. , fresh.—Arrived and
for the river the Lord Eldon, from Calcutta ; and
David, Clalt, from China. Arrived from London the
Duke of Norfolk, Mundy, from St. Kitt's.
PciaTsmotrii, JUNE `j4.--,Arrived off port the Undtr-
woOd, Wood, from Demerara. Sailed the Samson.
PLv3totyrn, JUNE 23.—Wind 5.W,...-Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Jupiter, froth Cork.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 23.--=Wind W. to W.S.W:, freeti
breezes.—Arrived off port the Staffs, Scales; from Mauri-
tius—sailed the 15th March. Sailed the Stmuner packet,
for the Leeward Islands ; and African steam-packeE, for
"Jporto and Lisbon.
Doves; JUNE 24.—Arrived the Lord Eldon, Dawson,
from Calcutta ; and Clarence; Traill, from Bombay.
BRIGHTON, JUNE 2.---Arrived off port the Druid,
Treadwell, from Montserrat.
COWES, JUNE 24.—Arrived the iiiiatferi Holt, from
Rio Janeiro ; and Agnes Primrose, Johnson, front Port-
au-Prince.

LIVER;ooL, JUNE :A—Arrived the Mersey, Snow,
from Savannah ; Tere Gibrodess, Mitchison, from Ant-
werp ; 'loupe, Mudge, from the Scheldt. Off port, the
Europe, from New Yerh ; Humboldt, from New Orleans;
(Zero, from Africa ; CalctittA, from New Orleans.
DUBLIN, JUNE` 3.—Arrived the Thames, Smith, from
Demerara.
LIMERICK, JUNE 23.—Arrived the Levant, Thorp,
from Trinidad. . _ _

H JUNE. 3.—Arrived the Magdalene, Evers, from
Copenhagen ; Nevus, Simpson, from St. Petersburgh.

Arrived off the Wight, the Lockiel, from Sydney.
Arrived in the Downs, the Seringapatam, from the
South Seas.
The Deucalion, Regensberg, from Memel, was lost on
the bar off Oporto, on the Ist. inst.., crew saved.
The Echo, Croker, from Viana, was taken and sent into
Lisbon, and condemned.