The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-18 00:00:00

Chamber, where the Lords held their conferences. It de-
rived its name from the paintings in fresco, originally exe-
cuted by command of Henry 111., representing events at
the siege of Antioch, -and other. subjects ; numerous texts
and labels were inscribed around, and upon them, and se-
veral vestiges might still be traced.on the West side of the
Chamber and near the windows. It was here that the
death-warrant of Charles I. was signed. • Another object
of interest still existed in the tapestry which adorned the
walls of the House of Lords, representing the defeat of the
Spanish Armada, and the portraits of the principal Com-
manders in that glorious action. These too are gone, but
the memory of the deeds which they attempted to record
can never perish.
From the period when the identity of parliament became
united With St. Stephen's, its character as a conscript body
may be said to have been formed. , The power of preroga-
tive was waning, and the voice of the people began to be
heard through the medium of their representatives. Events
of the greatest magnitude succeeded ;—not only each reign,
but each session, added some great name to the long chain
of history. The conflict began ; the revolution of 1649
gave a character to the nation which it had never possessed
before. Bright names and glorious deeds shine out amidst
the gloom of strife and contention. It would be vain to
attempt to enumerate them ;—the hero and the statesman
—the ambitious minister—the sturdy patriot—the eloquent
defender of a country's wrongs—the indignant advocate of
liberty—all mingle their fame in the mighty stream which
rushes onward to eternity. Our own eyes have beheld
events of as stirring and complex a nature as ever came to
piss in times devoted to history. Within the walls which
now are " tenantless save to the crannying wind," we have
heard the floods of eloquence of the " intellectual giants"
now no more ;—we too have witnessed the devotion of the
patriot, the energy of the emancipator ;—we too have
mourned over the oppressor's wrong, and we have also re-
joiced in the dawning of regenerated freedom.

SAYINGS PICKED UP AMONG THE CROWD.
(Communicated by various Correspondents.)
On the Lambeth side of the river a number of persons
were collected together in front of a boat-house immediately
opposite the House of Commons. Among these was a
chimney-sweeper, who was gazing very earnestly at the fire.
A lad, who looked like a " waterman's"prentice," clapped
the sweep upon the shoulder saying, " Well, Snowball,
ar'ut you glad ?"—" Glad of what ?" asked the sweep.—
" Why of the fire, to be sure, Sooty ; if both houses are
burnt, musn't your gagging act be burnt along with it, and
can't you now cry Sweep' and Soot oh' in spite of the
Parliament ?"—" No," said the sweep, " for master's got a
copy on it at home." " But," rejoined the other, " you
don't mean to say he'll be such a fool as to let the Parlia-
ment chaps know that ?"

A gentleman who went down to Westminster in a cab
asked the driver if he had heard anything about the cause
of the fire ? " Why yes, Sir," was the reply ; " some says
as it's done by the builders to make a job for themselves,
and I did hear too as how it was Mr. Hume as set 'em on,

' cause you see, Sir, the members wouldn't build a new
house, though Mr. Hume has ax'd 'em ever so many times
to do it, and told 'em how wery uncomfortable he was in
the old un."

A coal-heaver, who appeared to be rather the worse for
liquoi, attempted to pass the soldiers stationed at the end
of Abingdon-street, in order to get into Old Palace-yard.
He was stopped, of course, and after a good deal of dis-
puting said, " Veil, then, my fine lobster, so you really
means to say as you won't by no manner of means let me
go and see my own property a-burning ?" " Your own
property ?" said the soldier, with a laugh. " Yes, Mr.
Impurrence, my own property," replied the coal-heaver ;

" and if you know'd anything vatsumdever about the liberty
o' the subject, there'd be no call for me for to tell you as
how they'll lay a tax upon me for to help to build it up
again. But you're nothing but a soldier, and don't pay no
taxes." With this the indignant black diamond merchant
walked off in dudgeon.

A new corner, after contemplating the fire for a few
minutes, exclaimed—" Well, I'm blessed if I ever saw
such a flare-up as this before." " Nor I," said a waggish
artisan standing by his side ; " I never thought the two
Houses would go so near to set the Thames on fire."

IMPROVEMENTS IN KINSALE-THE DE

CLIFFORD ESTATE.

(From the Corh Evening Herald of Wednesday.)
We have been favoured with a cursory view of the pros-
pectus of a plan for constructing a timber bridge across the
Bandon River, contiguous to the town of Kinsale, at least
it has not been in our power to take more than a cursory
view as yet, of the plan and its objects. Whatever may
conduce to the prosperity of one of the most agreeable
towns in the United Kingdom to reside in, namely, Kin-
sale, is sufficient to engage our warmest and sincerest wishes
on behalf of its success—and considering the proposed un-
dertaking in a general point of view, and apart from any
effects of an injurious sort which it might have on the pro-
perty and interest of, individuals...there is something in the
aspect of this scheme, of which we are inclined to think
rather favourably. How far the navigation of the Bandon
River, above Kinsale, may he incommoded by this under-
taking, we are not yet enabled to perceive ; but we hope
the day is not painfully distant, when the navigation of that
river will be rendered accessorial to the prosperity of both
Kinsale and Bandon, as well as of a considerable tract of
country. Prima facie, the connecting of Kinsale more
directly with the opposite country, would be a benefit to
both—would give a new market to one, and new custom-
ers to the other—and in our humble opinion internal traffic
is the parent spring of all trade and commerce, and con-
sequently of all public prosperity. But hereafter we shall
be able to observe upon this proposed undertaking more
specifically.
By the sale of the De Clifford estates in Kinsale and its '
vicinity, which took place yesterday in the Commercial
Buildings, and which has been conducted with such admir-
able prudence, skill, and success, by Mr: Simpson (of Lon-
don), the agent for the sale, new interests have become es-
tablished in this, our we may say, favourite town. Instead
of a languishing absentee property in one hand, there are
now a number of local proprietors, masters of their own
acts, able to pursue whatever energy, experience, prudence,
and interprize may suggest. This must quicken the life
pulse of industry, and animate in a degree hitherto unknown
speculations in improvements, and we shall be delighted to
see the happy effects of such change expanding and flourish-
ing. There is something of a public obligation due to Mr.
Simpson, for the judicious arrangement of the lots offered fo r
sale, and which in consequence have the easier found pur-
chasers. These have met so much public approbation al-
ready, that this gentleman's professional engagements in this
country have been singularly increased. We should like
to see him disposing in the same advantageous way of more
of those absentee estates to resident purchasers, of as much
spirit and intelligence as those are, who are now the pro-
prietors of the estates of the De Clifford family in this part
of Ireland.
Mr. Simpson has already disposed of the Downpatrick
Estate of the De Clifford family, for a sum exceeding Two
Hundred Thousand Pounds ; and is now about to proceed
to value and lot the Fermoy Estate, which is advertised for
sale in Dublin, but which, if the proprietors value their own
interest, they will have transferred to this city. From the
evidence given by this gentleman of his capability, there is
no doubt but' that he will experience similar liberality to
that which he is ready to extend to those who favour him
with their confidence. We cannot close without adverting

in very high terms of approbation to the very great satis-
faction which Thomas Wing, Esq., the Solicitor, who ac-
companied Mr. Simpson, gave to the Law Agents and pro-
fessional men who attended on the part of the purchasers,
to ascertain that the title was perfectly correct in all its
bearings, and to which there was not a single exception
taken at the sale. The net produce of the Estate was
about 1,100/. a-year, and it produced upwards of 30,000/.,
which was at least 7,000/. over what was expected. • The
principal purchasers were John Thomas Cramer; W. New-
man, R. L. Dunn, Josias Dunn, J. I. Heard, and William
Bleazby, Esqs., and the meeting was most numerously and
respectably attended.
On to-morrow morning Mr. Simpson leaves town for a
few days, on a visit to the Lakes of Killarney, after which
he returns to Fermoy.

Mr. Cubitt's plan for completing a great port on the
eastern coast of Scotland, and for the metropolis of Scotland
and Leith, as to which there has lately been so much discus-
sion, has been favourably entertained by those immediately in-
terested in this necessary work. The Town Council of Leith,
at a special meeting held on Saturday, unanimously approved
of the whole Report, as calculated to reconcile all interests,
and appointed a Committee to impress on Government the ne-
cessity of proceeding with the immediate execution of the
works.

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STUTTGARD, OCT. 6.—This morning the bells
were rung to announce the commencement of the vintage, and
answered in the loud shouts of joy and firing of musketry from
the surrounding hills. The quantity and quality of the wine
will be very extraordinary.—Prussian State Gazette, Oct. 11.
THE ANGLER IN IRELAND.—The author of this
work is one of those staunch, indefatigable anglers whom old
Isaac Walton would have been proud to hail as a brother. In
the pursuit of his favourite sport nothing checks or daunts
him. He scales mountains, wades through broad, rapid
streams, crosses vast lakes in boats of the lightest and craziest
construction, rattles along over cross roads in jaunting-cars,
which seem as if they were endowed with a genius for upset-
ting, and pierces, without a guide, into the very heart of the
bogs, wastes, and crags of Cunnemara. Indeed, a more
zealous angler we never heard or read of. His book abounds
in description, anecdote, and incident, and is written in that
light and cheerful style which is so attractive in these days.
It must be eminently successful.—Sun.