The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-15 00:00:00

and the memorandum of his being appointed in 1806,
attested by the signatures of twenty Dissenting Minis-
ters a s with-sss, was produced. The facts of his
being the only individual beneficially interested in the
property, and hia power to prosecute the trustees in
equity if they misapplied the funds, were submitted to
the Barrister, as proofs that no other person could be
entitled to vote for the property. It was also proved
that under the old system, Mr. HICKMAN and
all his predecessors had uniformly voted for the
same estate ; but nothing would do for this barrister
but an unequivocal assertion upon oath, that Mr.
HICKMAN was appointed for life. This of course no
independent Dissenter would undertake to swear to ;
and thus, by the irresponsible will of one judge, all
the independent Dissenting Ministers of East Norfolk
are disfranchised, while those of Suffolk are permitted
to vote, and in some instances by virtue of their office
alone, in chapels to which no endowment whatever is
attached, either in freehold or copyhold property.
These things must show the necessity of immediate
alteration in the management of the franchise, and the
Dissenters will do well to petition that they may not
remain subject to such caprice and folly for another
year.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to the
important statement of the results of the improved sys-
tem of management in the administration of the poor
rates in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square,
which appears in another column. The readers of
The Sun have had before them repeatedly the plans
by which these advantages have been obtained,
and therefore we need not recapitulate them ; suffice
it to say, that there is scarcely a principle of the
New Poor Law Amendment Act, which has not been
in successful operation in that parish, and the results
of the changes are in the highest degree satisfactory.
A classification of the paupers, with work for them to
perform, has diminished the in-door poor we perceive
18 per cent. A rigid investigation into the circum-
stances of the out-door poor has detected innumerable
impositions, and the whole system combined affects
the rate-payers to the extent of forty thousand pounds
per annum in the decreased assessment.

The present legal crusade against the chimney-
sweeps, however unaccountable it may seem, has, we
fear, an origin which is any thing but creditable to
those who have been the means of instituting it. We
more than half suspect that it has been got up by way
of a propitiatory sacrifice to the aristocratic and gen-
teel circles of the metropolis, whose sensitive ears, being
in many instances of inordinate length, must, of course.
have suffered proportionably from the constant repeti-
tion of such a vulgar cry as " Sweep." If this be
really the case, we cannot but think that the " inno-
cent blacknesses"—as Elia quaintly calls them—,have
been most unfairly dealt with. For why should those
who cry " Sweep" be subject to persecution, when
those who cry " Sprats" are held harmless ? Of the
two monosyllables, the former has unquestionably the
advantage over the latter in point of euphony, for it
comes more " trippingly off the tongue," and is sooner
done with. " Sprats" is a harsh, blustering sound,
that has no doubt roused many a fine lady or gentle-
man from their noon-day dreams of balls and concerts ;
but " Sweep" is softness and melody itself, falling upon
the ear,

" Like the sweet south

" That breathes upon bed of violets."
It is a ludicrous illustration of the rank absurdity of
this law, that when a poor chimney-sweep, smarting
under the sense of injury inflicted on him by the Le-
gislature, proposed the other day, at a police-office, to
substitute the sentence " Lord have mercy upon me 1"
for the obnoxious monosyllable " Sweep," the Magis-
trate told him that he might say that with impunity,
for prayers were not interdicted ; but that if he per-
sisted in his usual professional ejaculation, he must be
held responsible for the consequences T. We trust that
the Legislature, since it has thought fit to
" hurl the thunder of the laws on—Sweep,"

Will be just and impartial enough to visit all the
other London Cries with an equal amount of male-
diction. Let it begin with " Sweep," but by all
means let " Sprats" be next excommunicated ; and
when these two plebeian noises have been put to
shame and silenced, then let the expediency of call-
ing Dust ho" be inquired into, for it is a villainous
Cry, and must shock the ears of gentility like
the knock of an unpaid tailor. " niers, all hot,
all hot," we recommend to the special notice of Mr.
O'CONNELL'S Tail ; while " Old Cloathes" may be
considered of by Sir CHARLES WETHERELL—though
alas! this eminent individual is no longer numbered
among our Legislators—and " Spruce Beer" by Mr.
BUCKINGHAM and his Committee.

It appears by the Brussels papers received this morn-
ing, that the English are buying up all the flax in Bel-
gium, which it is apprehended, will occasion great
scarcity in that country. A similar visit is expected
from the French, the crop having failed there.
King LEOPOLD seems disposed not to dispense with
the national militia, who have served five years, being
rather anxious to continue the army in its present
effective state. Inducements are held out to the men
to re-volunteer.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Monday have
been received, with intelligence from Bayonne of
the 9th instant. The only important news from
Spain, is the final vote of the Procuradores
on the debt, which will be found among the
extracts from the Paris papers. RODIL is reported
to have thrown up all his appointments, on intimation
being received by him, of his removal from the com-
mand of the army. He has even resigned his seat
in the Chamber of Proceres or Peers—a rather
unfavourable sign of a disposition to continue to
support the Government. What will be the end
of all this, is more than we can determine.
The Spanish Ministry is every day becoming more
and more unpopular among the influential classes in
England and France, and even at home they have some
difficulty in defending themselves against the powerful
parties that are opposed to both within doors and
without.

The report of the landing of Don MIGUEL in Spain
is without any foundation, more than that an Austrian
Officer, very like the Prince in appearance, passed
through some towns on the frontier.

The intelligence from Greece is of a discouraging
nature. Reports were circulated in Paris of another
rebellion having broken out in that country. The only
other intelligence which we have been able to collect
will be found in the following paragraph from a Paris

paper :
,‘ In consequence of the objection of the Archbishop of
Paris, the service in honour of Boieldieu cannot be celebrated
in the church of St. Roch. The holy Prelate will not allow
a church under his jurisdiction to open its doors " to
troop of men, and especially of women belonging to the
theatre." Ho forgot that these men and women of the theatre