The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-10 00:00:00

tahellariam legem ahstulisse ?" We are not
lisposed to follow our contemporary into his
Pxamin at i n of the conduct of the people of
Rome, either with or without the ballot, because
that world lead us into a wide field of inquiry—
the peculiarities of Roman society as compared
yith our own. It is sufficient for us to observe
that our contemporary seems to have little doubt
of the efficacy of the measure for the purposes
for which it is wished by its advocates. The
standard and the Tory Journals are consistent.
They wish influence ; they wish to see a rich
Church as a support of a rich aristocracy;
they wish to perpetuate the system of profusion
which has given two Admirals for every ship.
and two Generals for every 500 men ; they
wish to have numerous colonies in every part of
•he world, maintained at a heavy expense to thP

Nfother Country, in order that the children and
connections of our aristocracy may be provide

or at the expense of the nation. Tney know
hat if property in the aggregate be fairly repre-
.ented, this system cannot last ;—they know
,hat the e'ectors generally have no wish to per-
oetulte this system of profusion, and that, if un.
controlled and unintimidate I, they will return to

Parliament men determined to pursue econom%
►nd retrenchment to the utmost. We under
stand our opponents, but we cannot so easily
understand the change which has come over our
friends. They now maintain, that ►hey to whom
the suffrage has been given by the Reform Bill
ought not to exercise it . independently. Upon
what ground, then, we ask, could the Whig
Ministry hope for a majority in the late election ?
If control and intimidation ought to be used,
the people ought of course to yield to control
and intimidation ; for a demon only would wish
to Mace a power in the hands of men, merely to
subject them to punishment, real or apprehended.
Then the Conservatives ought to have had a
large majority in Parliament; for in most of the
counties they form at least four-fifthS of the
aristocracy, having at their command at least
:in equal proportion of the magistracy, and
nearly all the clergy. In several large counties
there is no Whig aristocracy, but merely

one or two Whig proprietors ; and what
Burke said in a letter to Earl Fozwilliain,
is as true as it was when he wrote, that the Whigs

formed but a small portion of the aristocracy of
England, and that their chief strength lay among
t e Dissenters. On the part of a Whig, then,
it is a complete felo de se to advocate the doc-
trine that those to whom the suffrage is given
should not freely exercise that suffrage. There
can be no question but that a man of property,
if he is also a man of virtue and intelligence,
will always have great influence on his less
affluent and less instructed neighbours. Of this
i+ifluence on our purposes he should be deprived.
He will have it under all circumstances. But

there can be no rea.on why a man, merely be-
cause he is possessed of property, should be
able to control his poorer newbbours, and to
compel then to vote against their cons:•iences.
The Globe, which, only the other day, exclaimed
loudly against the bestowing offices and honours
on polnical opponents, and quoted the Dublin
Morning Register, and other provincial papers,
in support of his views, now endeavours to ridi-
cule the idea of restricting Ministers in the
bestowal of offices and honours. Do riot be in
such violent haste, Gentlemen, to refute your-
selves. But we shall take another occasion to
deal with our consistent conteinporary.—Morn-
ing Chronicle.

DIE ONLY HONEST LAWYER.—A few days
since, the sexton belonging to Sr. Pancras old burial-
ground was etigued in digging a grave, when he disco-
vered part of a head-stone, which from length of time had
slink a considerable depth into the ground. On its being
taken out, and the e firth cleared away from it, the follow-
iag lines were found inscri'n•d uu n it:—
Here lays one, deny it if you can,
A lawyer, though an honest man,
To him Heaven's gates are open wide,
But shut to all the tribe beside."

NIATRIMONIAL
Bristol, the only daughter of an min nt medical man had
been for some time past egg aged to a young physician,
who, encouraged lay the bright eyes of the yenta; lady, and
assisted by the influence of p ipa, was rai id ' progressing
on the road to matrimonial happiness anal professional
eminence. All parties seemed satisfied with the proposed
union—the usual preparations were made—the company
invited—the day fixed. At the appointed hour of eight
every body was assembled in holyday dress, with one ex-
ception—the intended bride, in the fulness of her virgin
beauty, stood on the tiptoe of expectation—" for her no
spouse prepared the bridal ring." The gentleman was
sent for, but, in spite of the father's remonstrances and the
lady's tears, refused to ratify his engagement, under the
plea that it was too early an hour for such an important
event. A quarrel in consequence arose between the parties.
and eventua ly terminated in a final separation.--Glow
cester Journal.
FARMERS' SERVANTS.—A very curious
affair has taki-n place, dui ins the week, at the villa 2e of
Lockingtori, which has disclosed, at least to our minds, a
anent exttaordinary fact. 'this fact is, that the clergyman
of the village has been in the habit of receiving, from the
servants of vie farmers, a specii s of tithe on their wages ;
from those on wages trader M. a year, Gal. ; and (*rim
those on wages above that sum, Is. By an odd c ainci
deuce of circumstance., we have reason to h lieve this
cu-tom has not only been broken h 5 upon, hut extinguished
in Locking on. On a day, we have not been able t
,see, rain which, a young man, of the name of Dons
WORTH, was called ueon by the collector for his
Not having one, he told the collector he must wait till his
wages were paid. The collector replied, •' I must have it
immediately ; borrow it of your coaster." The lad was
obstinate, and eventualli"refused to pay at all, in which
resolution he was i.ined by several others to the number
of fifteen. This altercation ended in an appeal to a
gigrate in Beverley, tvho in vain counselled the young
man to comply with an old custom. Perseverance in re-
fusal led, on the part of the demandant, to the exaction of
what was caked his legal claim, 4,1. in the pound, and
finally to the apprehension of three young men, who were
committ• d to ga.,l, for three months, by, we believe, the
Rev. Mr. BLANCHARD. Further consideration has, how-
ever, dictated their liberation without compromise, and
they returned to their homes on Thursday, having been
greeted on Lackington bridge with three times three, for
haying, as the father of one of them expresses it, bet
the parson, cla rk-gentlemen without touch trouble," This,
t,, ~,, is a new tearure in the tithe system. Can such a
detnand be consistent with the law of tithes, or the law of
tie. lan•!? If it be not, how has it arisen, and with what
sp-cies of justification can it have been persevered in?
Surely these poor fellows have enough to do with their
little pittance. Surely some better way of retnuneratine
the cleagy may be devised, than taking for tteir support
part of the wages of farmers' servants, many of them
under twenty year. of age. Can it surprise any one, that
of this eau should create dissatisfaction and discon-
tent ? Ought a moment to be lost in putting an end to
this odious and oppressive system ?—:Hull Rockingham.
A humourous anecdote is 'related of JOHN
StErnattas, the (Id man who died this week at Spalding
workhouse. He was in his prosperous days a humourous
forward fellow, and it happened one time, while GEORGE
the Fourth was Prince Regent, that he was or, a visit
at 13elvoir Castle, and was returning through Stamford
on a market day. STEPHENS, wi h some Spalding men,
were at Stamfoad, and were very desirous to see his Roy al
Flightless, but it was found impossible to get near the
carriage, the press was so great. STEPHENS in those days
wore his hair powdered, anal having procured by some
means a white rod or wand, and followed by his Spalding
friends, cried to the crowd with an air of authority,
Make way, make way." The people, seeing him pow-
dered, and with a wand in his hand, supposing !aim one sat
the attendants of the Prince, opened right and left to lei
him Pass, until he and his friends came up to the door of
the carriage, which being open, STEPHENS looked in anal
bowed, and then turning to his compsnions, said, " 0,
there is no use in speaking to him ; I see the Bevor (Bela.
voir) wine is not got out of his I ate yet," a=ad so marls his
way back &gain. —Stuntford Bee.