The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-09 00:00:00

LORD WINCHILSEA TO THE PEOPLE.

OF ENGLAND

Eastweli June 7, IS:3-1.
Fellow-Countrymen—The ministers of the Crown
having taken upon themselves the responsibility of ad-
vising our Sovereign to issue a commission, the object of
which is in direct opposition to the sentiments contained in
the gracious answer delivered from the throne to an address
which was lately presented by the venerated prelates of our
church, and in most direct opposition to the established
constitution of this country, I call upon you without one
moment's delay closely to examine the object of this com-
mission.
In the first place I beg to draw your attention to the
purport of that motion which was introduced in the lower
House of Parliament by the hon. member for St. Alban's ;
compare it with the sentiments delivered by the different
members of his Majesty's government with reference to
this commission, and then let any candid or unprejudiced
mind deny that this commission is to effect indirectly, and
to the fullest extent, that object which ! is Majesty s ad-
visers had, on that occasion, neither the candour, honesty,
or firmness openly to avow to the country.
After the explicit declaration (gracious God! that we
should have lived to have seen the day when such a senti-
ment could fall from the lips of a leading legislator of this
hitherto Protestant country !) made by the noble earl at the
head of his Majesty's government, in the debate of the
House of Lords last night that it was the duty of our legis-
lature to act in conformity with the spirit of the age in
which we live, without the slightest or remotest reference
to the principles by which that spirit maybe characterised,
whether influenced by the dark counsels of hell, or ani-
mated by the pure precept of that blessed religion of which
we profess ourselves to be members—after this, I call
upon you, whether as members of our established church
or of those dissenting congregations whose faith has been
founded on the pure word of God, one and all boldly to
stand forward in the defence of the altars of this country,
and by the sacred duty which we owe to ourselves, our
children, and to our God, firmly to resist tie at, m is
which are making to surrender our religion into the hands
of popery, scepticism, and infidelity.
Let your voice be raised from one end of the empire to
the other—let the avenues to the throne be choked by
your loyal addresses. declaring to our gracious Sovereign
that you are prepared to make every sacrifice to uphold him
in the maintenance of those principles which called his
family to sway the sceptre of those realmS. It is in vain
to shut our eyes to the dangers which surround us. Ani-
mated by an ardent love of those long-cherished constitu-
tional liberties which have hitherto been the pride and boast
of our native country, and which never have existed, and
never can exist, without the foundation of a Protestant
faith, let us now take into our calm and serious considera-
tion the present aspect of the times, and the rapid progress
of those pernicious principles which threaten ere long to
effect their total ruin and destruction. But above all, ani-
mated by a heartfelt love and affection for that religion
which has proved the source of so many inestimable bless-
ings, calling back to our recollection the noble sacrifices
made by our forefathers in its defence, and trusting to the
sacredness of our cause, let. us so prove to the world the
value we set on our existing institutions, and by our moral
courage and firmness with which it is our determination to
uphold them. . .

-- Nought shall make us rue
If England to itself do rest but tr►►e.
I have the honour to remain, fellow-countrymen,
Your most obedient humble servant,
WINCHILSEA and NOTTINGHAM.

We understand that very favourable intelli-
gence of the health of the venerable Earl Spencer was
received on Saturday at Spencer-house, St. James's-
place. It appears that his Lordship occasionally
suffers from attacks of the gout, but in other respects
he enjoys general good health. In consequence of the
rumour generally circulated of the death of the noble
Earl, Capt. and the }lon. Mrs. Spencer proceeded
express to Althorp-park, where they were gratified at
finding his Lordship quite well, and they intend re•
turning to town to-day. Lord Spencer is in his 77th
year.

The leading Tories have held several very
private meetings during the last week. That at the
Thatched House, on Monday, was the most important,
at which the Noble Thane, from Scone Palace, took
the lead. Two Noble Dukes and a Yorkshire Earl,
of cautious character, joined the meeting. There
was, we understand, great difference of opinion mani-
fested by some of the most prominent. It is said
there were serious divisions in the camp, and that they
separated without coming to any arrangement re-
garding their future tactics.—Morning Chronicle.

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.--The canvass was
carried on with great spirit by both candidates during
Friday and Saturday. The university, or at least
some colleges of it, are openly accused of exercising
a strong influence over those voters who happen to be
tradesmen connected with them, and who are threat-
ened with the total loss of university employment
should they dare to vote for Mr. Rice. On Friday
evening he met the electors of Barnwell district. The
crowd was very great. A temporary platform was
erected for the accommodation of the right hon. gen-
tleman and his friends. On his arrival he ascended it
followed by a large body of his friends, and proceeded
to address the meeting, but he had spoke only a few
minutes when the platform, which was much crowded,
gave way. Great confusion and alarm were produced,
and several persons were hurt, but not seriously.
When quiet was restored, Mr. Rice, from a different
station, addressed the meeting at great length, and
with his usual power and eloquence. He was enthu-
siastically cheered, and when he concluded, the meet-
ing separated in an orderly manner.

The Lord Chancellor, after stating, on
Thursday, the arrangement of the business of the
Court of Chancery during the fortnight after the pre-
sent term, added, with respect to the long vacation,
that the Vice-Chancellor would rise for the vacation
on the 9th of August ; the Master of the Rolls, he
believed, would not sit after the last day of July ; and
his Lordship himself would sit in his court up to the
rising of parliament, and would not sit longer.

LITERARY FUND.—The 45th anniversary
festival of the Literary Fund Society was held on
Saturday at the Freemasons' Tavern. The company,
consisting of about 120 gentlemen, sat down to dinner.
His Grace the Duke of Somerset was in the chair.
The Earl of Mulgrave was on the right hand of the
noble chairman, and the Prince of Canino (Lucien,
Buonaparte) on his left. The amount of the contri-
butions, which exceeded 5001., was announced, and
the company separated shortly after eleven o'clock.

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LONDON REFORM ALMSHOUSES.—On
Saturday, the first stone of the London Almshouses
was laid by Lord John Russell, amidst a great con-
course of people. It was the anniversary of the day
on which the Reform Bill received the Royal assent,
and the project of raising the almshouses sprung from
the public determination to celebrate the triumph of
reform. At four o'clock precisely, Lord John Russell,
who most gladly accepted the invitation to preside on
the occasion, entered the arena, which is situate at
Park-hill, Brixton. He was accompanied by Mr.
Grote and Mr. Crawford, the members for the city ;
Mr. Lainson, Dr. Styles, and the most distinguished
reformers of the corporation. The scene was most ani-
mating. The first stone of the building was, with the
usual forms, laid by the noble lord amidst the enthu-
siastic applause of the multitude. Upon the silver
trowel with which he spread the mortar was the follow-
ing inscription :—" Presented to the Right Hon.
Lord John Russell, M. P., on his la} ing the first stone
of the London Almshouses, in lieu of an illumination,
to commemorate reform in Parliament, on Saturday,
the 7th day of June, 1834, being the second anniver-
sary of the passing of the Reform Bill, and in the
4th year of the reign of his Majesty King William IV.
William Jenkins, architect ; George Ledger, secre-
tary." At half-past five o'clock, the friends of the in-
stitution assembled at the London Tavern, where Mr.
Bleaden had prepared a splendid entertainment. Lord
John Russell in the chair.

THE LONDON HORTICULTURAL SO..
riETY.—The gardens of this society, at Chiswick,
were thrown open on Saturday last, for the June ex-
hibition of fruit and flowers. Great taste and judg-
ment have been displayed in the laying out of these
grounds, with their beautiful parterres, enamelled with
such rich variety of shrub and flower ; their patches
of closely-shaven green sward ; their shaded walks,
and those little bridges too, that throw over the scene
not a little of the picturesque. Upon entering the
gardens on Saturday we were forcibly struck with the
very effective coup d'ceil which presented itself. Thou-
sands of fashionably attired persons, a very large pro-
portion ladies (we understand that there were no less
than 4,700 tickets received at the entrance gates ),
were broken into groups, or promenading in parties.
The bands of the Guards, stationed at opposite ex-
tremes of the gardens, enlivened the scene by their
fine performance of selections, from amongst other
productions, Otello, Sendramide, La Gazza Ladra,
Anna Bolena, &c. Five or six handsome marquees
were erected upon the grounds, in one of which ices,
&e., were served out to the visiters. The
company did not separate till nearly seven o'clock, and
those who were unable to gratify themselves by a view
of the exhibition itself, appeared to have derivq4 suT._
dent enjoyment from strolling about the grounds,