The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-27 00:00:00

—Mr. Crummles as Macbeth, Mrs. Orummles as
Lady Macbeth, Master Crummles as Macduff,
Mas'or Vincent Crummles as Banquo, with
Fleance enacted by the Infant Phenomenon—we
look upon the whole affair as a humbug, as cer-
tainly as the audience deluded into the theatre
must inevitably look upon the whole performance,
long before it comes to a conclusion, as a bore.
We have never yet been able to persuade ourselves
that, however large their hereditary patrimony may
be, the Dukes of BEDFORD embrace within the limits
of their personal estate, toto orbe terrarum, the whole
circumference of the British Empire. That bubble,
meaning this particular hypothesis about the toto
orbe, has burst at last : and—whew ! with what a
sigh of relief—we are rid at last of the Barnacles.
Any one who wishes to luxuriate over this sense
of relief would do well to coma the pages of a very
sensible and, in some respects, a very remarkable
pamphlet,'' entitled " Phases in Politics," which
has but just now made its opportune appearance.

Iu a few days the liberal motions of the session
will come before the House ; in the week which
terminates on the Bth of June, the third reading
of the Church-rates Bill, the Committee on Lord
BURY'S Marriage Law Amendment Bill, the second
reading of the County- Franchise Bill of Mr.
LOCKE KING, and on the Bth the Ballot itself,
will also be proposed. All of them measures in
the interest of civil or of religious liberty. The
last two should be looked after immediately by
electors themselves. The extension of the County
Franchise ought, of course, to be vigorously aided
by all Liberal electors, and we hope it will pass
the Commons by decided majorities, euub majori-
ties as will make the Lords bethink themselves,
ere they reject a measure of this sort ; a measure
with which they have in all fairness nothing at
all to do. Peers have no more equitable right to
interfere with the franchises of the citizens than
they have with elections themselves.. They have
vastly more than their share of legislation, when,
insignificantly small claEs as they are in the
kingdom, they are allowed to have a voice on all
business done by the people's representatives.

But the Ballot is even the more urgent motion
of the two. Its adoption would at once create
many more voters than Mr. KING'S Extension
Bill. It would convert all th© tenants at will
into voters. We cannot now say that they pos-
sess the franchise--it is in every case mortgaged
to the landlord, and the landlord enters and
takes possession at every election. Thousands
besides, both in counties and boroughs, would be
at'once converted from machines to electors by the
simple agency of secret voting. While, therefore,
we would urge the most cordial support of Mr.
LocxE KING'S Bill, we would press as still more
important the necessity of backing Mr. BERKELEY
in his motion for the Bth. Hundreds, indeed, of
the persons proposed to be enfranchised by Mr.
KING'S motion, would not be really enfranchised
unless enabled to vote apart from the cognizance
of those whose behests they must obey.
Our special object, however, in adverting to the
subject just now is to stir up our readers to some
kind of action. Our Representatives are pretty
much what we make them ; like other servants
they need tho eye of their masters, and occasion-
ally a word, to remind them that their master's
eye is upon them. Liberal members are now in
a somewhat impressible mood ; their late insolent
Chief is cashiered, probably for life ; there is now
no Leader's name of the old clique with which
they can go to the people, and they will think
more than they have done of supporting, or at
least not opposing popular measures. Many of the
so-called Liberals who have hitherto stood aloof
from the Ballot, or who voted against it, may
think better of it for being thrown more on the
people, and less ou aristocratic Leaders. Besides,
dissolution impends over their heads. It is Lord
DERBY'S strength against faction, and they know
not how soon they may have to give an account of
their votes to their constituencies. The present,
therefore, is a very favourable time for electors to
deal with their Representatives. Allegiance to the
old Whig anti-ballot Leaders is now shaken. And
allegiance to the constituencies is all-important.
The practical modes of dealing with members
are well known. Petitions, especially if signed by
those who have voted for them, will always have
weight—weight with the member who will some
day ask again their suffrages, if not much
with the House. HOw easy it is for the electors
who dare sign, both in boroughs and counties, to
sign petitions on behalf of their neighbours, who
dare not. It needs but that a few should stir in
it, and the thing is done.
In addition to this, individuals who have voted,
and, it may be, canvassed, or otherwise acted for a
member, should personally write to him. Mem-
bers, like other men, feel more difficulty in
evading a direct communication than a more pub-
lic and formal one. The necessity of answering,
of finding reasons to justify refusal, and such rea-
sons too, as shall not make the member's conduct
appear either wilful, or quite common-place, com-
pels attention ; and in every good cause to get
real attention is half the battle. It would pro-
duce a very happy effect, we think, on scores of

Palmerstonian and Russellite members to b 3 told,
by letters from their supporters, that the condition
of futuro support must be their voting for the
Ballot, and the County Franchise extension
also. That voting against either would insure the
loss of their seats.

EPIGRA.M.
SUGGESTED BY RECENT EVENTS.

That we doh'€ live in Paria
And pray fur Newspaper inditers ;
For there, while the Emperor strangles the Press,
His Lieutenants are stabbing the writers.
Lon lon, May, 1853.

THURSDAY EVENING,

MAY

2 7,

THE LATE DUEL IN PARIS.

The Memoriald'Amiens says :

" Vl.ltl. Courtiel and 'Thence, rrincipalg it the two
duels with id. de Pbae, and M. Rog 4, second to these
gentlemen, all three officers in the 9th Regiment of
Clasrleurs, in garrison at Abbeville, have been sum-
moned by the Juge d'lnstrucion of Versailles to appear
before him and undergo an interrogatory. Toe pro-
prietor of the Figaro has also been required to attend."
The Minister of War, wishing to stop the conse-
quences of the duel between M. de Pene and Lieu-
tenant Hienne, has addressed a circular to the colo-
nels commanding regiments to forbid the writing of
letters by officers to the directors of newspapers,
adding that the "honour" of the army stands too
high in the estimation of the French people and
of the whole world to be affected by the ill-timed
pleasantry of an obscure journal. There was no-
thing against the " honour" of the army in the
Figaro ; the paragraph was merely with reference
to their demeanour iu society. M. de Peue is said
to be still in a dangerous state.

The Earl of Derby left London yesterday, for Os-
borne, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough have re-
turned to Great Stanhope-street from their seat in
Sussex. _ _ _

Lurd and Lady D.)wiles, and the Hon. Miss Flem-
ing, have left London for a short sejour in the Isle of
Wight.
The Bishop of Exeter and Mrs. and Miss Philpotte
have left the Clarendon for the Palace, Exeter.
Sir John and Lady Pakington will return to the
Admiralty to-day, from Westwood Park, near Droit-
wich.
The French steam corvettes Mutine and Meteor() are
taking soundings off the Bay of Palermo.
Mr. George Crawsbay will move, at the next Court of
East India proprietors, a vote of censure on Lord Can-
ning, and on the directors, for their conduct in reference
to the confiscation proclamation.

ARRIVAL OF CITY OF MANCHESTER AT GIBRALTAR.
—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com-
pany's steamer City of Manchester, whose sailing from
Portsmouth with 1,100 troops was noticed in The Sun
of the 26th, has arrived safely at Gibral ar. News is by
telegraph from Cadiz.
THE LONDON CORP)RATION BlLL.—This bill, as
amended by the select cummitLee, to which several
clauses have been added, is fixed for discussion on Mon-
day next, when several amendments are to be moved
respecting the expenses of the metropolitan police, and
also the coal duties.
THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD.—Mr. Scholefield has
a notice on the order book of the House of Commons to
bring forward a bill to prevent the adulteration of
articles of focd and drinks.

Several artists are now engaged in Paris in painting
and decorating a state railway carriage, which will be
used by the Pope on the occasion of the inauguration of
the R )man lines. The cost of the vehicle will be
100,000 f. ; it will contain a complete suite of rooms, in-
cluding an oratory.

CRIEFF.—TIIE MOORS.--t-The moors in this district
never presented at this season better prospects for
sp,rtsrsen than they do this year. The birds of vari-
ous kinds are very abundant, and the work of incu-
bation is going on in all quarters. The nests average
from seven to nine eggs.—Stirling Journal.
The appeal from the Vice-Chancellor's decision in
the appointment of the liquidators to wind up the
Northumberland and Durham District Bank was heard
before the Lords Justices yesterday, and terminated, by
mutual consent, in the addition of Mr. Coleman, the
accountant, to the liquidators already named.

DR. MUSPRATT AND THE UNIVERSITY OP MARYLAND.
--At the last meeting of the medical department of the
University of Maryland, hell March 10, is the New
Assembly Room 4, the honorary degree of Doctor in
Medicine was conferred upon the distinguished English
chemist, Sheridan Mo-pra,t, Ph. D. F.R.S.E., of Liver-
pool, England.—Baltimore PatrioA.
CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few days ago, a tom-tit
was seen to go into a i,ovel at Over, Cambri igoshire, in
the occupation of Mr. Joseph Symonds, and his brother
having suspicion that it had a nest somewhere about, as
last discovered it in the pocket cf one of his own waist-
coats. It had laid six eggs, and is now sitting upon
them undisturbed.

THE PERILS OF PHONOGRAPHY.—Not long since, a
member cf the TiJnited States Congress mn.de a speech.
quoting Latin, " Amicus Socrates, amicus Plato est, secl
major veritas," (Socrates is my friend, Plato is my
friend, but truth is much more my friend.) This ap-
peared next day in a phonographic report as follows :
c. may cuss Socrates, I may cuss Plato, said Major
Veritas."

THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN AT
OXFORD.—An inquest was held on the body of Mr.
Rutter, who wits found dead in his bedroom, while on a
visit to his brother at Oriel College, Oxford, on
Tuesday evening, when, from the evidence adduced,
the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death re-
sulted from a fit of apoplexy.
THREE MEN BURIED IN A CLAY PlT.—The roof of one
of the Garnkirk Company's clay pits gave way on the
afternoon of Friday last, by which three men, tw o of
them brothers, were buried or enclosed. The Ectinburoh,
Courant of yesterday says :—" We are glad to learn,

from a communication received in town:that the men
were all got out safely on Sunday night, about 12 o'clock.
Intelligence is almost daily expected to reach London

of the arrival at Suez f the Australian mail steamer,
with a large quantity of gold, and with news of exten-
,ive shipments of the precious metal to England. Accord-
ing to the last aivices from Melbourne, the Maidstone,
No folk, May Queen, Royal Charter (steamer), Tudor,
Shooting Star, were to leave at early dates for this
country.
OUR EMBASSY IN TURlCEY.—Constantinople letters of
the 15,th say that the official news of the nomination of
Sir EL Bulwev as ambassador to Constantinople caused
but little surprise, as the event bad been anticipated.
M. Pisani, the first dragoman of the English embassy,
who had been dismissed from his post by Lord Stratford
de Radcliffe, had been reinstated by order of the E,lgtish
Government.
DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Yesterday morning a destruc-
tive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Smith,
cabinetmaker, 26, Catherine-street, Commercial-road,
St. George's-in•the-East. The inmates with difficulty
effected their escape. The eneines promptly arrived.
The flames spread with amazing rapidity, and were
not extinguished until the house and cmtents were
destroyed. The cause is unknown. Insured in the
General Fire Offiee.
SETTLEMENT OF THE JEWS QUESTION.—We learn from
varied sources that a settlement of this long agitated
and troublesome question has at last been brought about.
The conferences between the Lords and Commons have
ended in the former agreeing to the principle of the
right of Jews to seats in Parliament, and the result will
be, as the first-fruits of the concessima of the Psere to
popular feeling, that Baron Rothschild will very speedily
take his seat in the House of Commons.—Morning

Advertiser.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT, Yesterday morning Captain
Henry Lawless left his residence, in New Quebec-
street, Montague-square, for the purpose of taking a
ride on a horse that he had just purchased round the
R,gent's-park. He had, however, proceeded but a
short distance when the animal became restive, and
threw its rider, who fell with great violence on his
head. He was picked up insensible, his skull being
fractured by the fall, and taken to his residence. His
recovery is considered extremely doubtful. The horse
galloped to the Edgware-road before it was stopped.
MIIIHoRIAL TO TIC LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART, M.P.
—Toe Earl of Carlisle has consented to preside, on Tues-
day next, on the occasion of the inauguration of a new
building, situate in Market-street, Edgware-road, which
is designed as a memorial to the late Lord Dudley Coutte
Stuart, who for some years represented the borough of
Marylebone in Parliament. The building., which is
capacious, is intended for a nightly refuge for the house-
less poor, a class in whose behalf the sympathies of the
deceased lord were al • aye actively enlisted. A likeness
of his lordehfp, in bronze, executed by the late Mr.
Thomas Campbell, will be fixed over the building in the
c6uree of the ceremonies of the day.
MAILS FOR SWEDEN —The Mail Steam Packets under
contract with the S -sedieh Government having recom-
menced their voyages between Grimsby and Gotten-
-I,eej, eouveyance by those packets will be
made up at this office on the evening of every Friday,
until further notice. All letters and newspapers ad•
dressed to Getteuburg and Uddewalla will be forwarded
by these packets, unless directed to be otherwise sent,;
but letters and newspapers for other ports of S Nadel],
intended to be transmitted by these packets, must be
specially addressed, " Via Grimsby" or, "By S Nedish
Packet."—By command of the Postmaster-General,
Rowland Hill, Secretary—General Post- ace, May 25.
ACCIDENT TO "BOATSWAIN SMITH."—On Monday
afternoon, as the Rev. G. C. Smith was about to preach
to the holiday folks on Blackheath, au intoxicated man
• uddenly drove his cart, in which were seated three or
four persons, out of the road on to the turf. Mr. Smith
was knocked down, and the cart passed over both his
legs, which were severely injured. Mr. Smith is •76
years of age, and it is feared, therefore, that the conse-
quences of the accideet may be serious. Through the
at' ention of the police, who rendered prompt assi tare?,
he was enabled to make his way to the steamer, and
with much difficulty to reach Wellclose-square.
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM DISTRICT BANK.—
The official list of contributors recently settled contains
he names of 407 persons holding 55,653 shares. The
f Rowing held more than 500 shares each :—Mr. C.
Alihusen, Newcastle, 1,960 ; the executors ef the late
Mr. C. W. Bigge, Linden, 3,375; Mr. J. Bigland,
Ebchester, and Mr. 11. Biglaud, Mancheet-r, 640
j ; Mr. W. Chapman, Darlington, 600 ; Ur. C.
Eskuche, Neweastl 770 ; Mr. J. Moraine-, New-
castle, 1,003; Mr. J. Grey, Dilston, 1,510 ; the Rev. W.
Haake, Newcastle, 1,320 ; Mr. J. Hawks, Neweast'e,
1,200 ; Mr. J. Jeicey, Newcaele, 1,200 ; the Rev. W. S
Jacson, Meldon, 615 ; Mr. W. Mountain, Newcastle,
2,290 ; Mr. E. Paul,, Pt ckham, 1,090 ; Mr. J. Richard-
son, Newcastle, 1,600. alr. J. Richardson, Shotley Park,
560; Mr. G. Ridley, M.P., 555 ; Mr. J. Sillick, Ne s-
cistl', 700 ; Captain S enders, R.N , Bath, 1,205 ; Mr.
F. Tealor, London, 770 ; and Mr. W. 11.Wooi, Coxhoe
Hall, 1,000. Of the 407 coctributories 60 are returned
as spinsters, and 36 as widows, or atiout one-fourth of
'he whole number. The number of shares held by these
unfortunate ladies ranges from 10 to 360. About 43
shareholders are returned as" gentlemen," 2 as baronete,
24 as "esquires," and 20 as merchants The remainder
f the list is made up of persons engaged in retail bust-
ilea; and 'in subordinate situations. ole holder of 10
shares is described as a butler, another of 5 as a gardener,
another of 45 as a coachman, another of 5 as a female
servant, and two holding
50 jointly as a porter and
bricklayer.