The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-23 00:00:00

COWES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
It is impossible to describe the excitement and anxii:.!v
which generally prevailed through this port and vicinity, until
the arrival of the mail on Thursday night ; but when The Sun
was delivered, the congratulations that took place, and the
triumphant looks of the inhabitants, fully evinced their warm
and lively interest in the great principle of Reform. A dinner
had been for some time in contemplation, at the " Union"
Hotel, to celebrate the return of the worthy Baronet, Sir R.
Simeon, for the county of the Isle of Wight ; and it was deter-
mined to celebrate this event on the same evening, in connec-
tion with the glorious return of the Right Hon. James Aber-
cromby as Speaker of the House of Commons. Considering
the shortness of the notice, a numerous and highly respectable
company assembled about seven in the evening, and partook of
an entertainment provided by the worthy landlord, Mr. Lock,
which comprehended all the good things in season ; and we
were happy to sea, that a strong partiality for the grand sys-
tem of Reform had no tendency to take away the appetite.
The dining-room was decorated with numerous flags, including
two new beautiful silk banners, one inscribed " Simeon and
Reform," and the other, " We are a patient but determined
People." The front of the house was to have been illuminated
with variegated lamps ; but a tremendous storm of wind and
rain having come on in the evening, the town was disappointed
of the expected display, and the company also of the attend-
ance of many staunch friends to the good cause, from East
Cowes.

Mr. W. G. Hunter having been called to the Chair, and
Mr. Robert Moir to fulfil the duties of Vice-President, har-
mony, good order, and good fellowship were kept alive to a
late hour. After dinner the following toasts were proposed by
the worthy Chairman :
" The King, and may he always feel that the firmest sup-
port of the throne is the affection of the people."
" The honest and independent Representative of the County
of the Isle of Wip lit, Sir Richard Simeon, Bart."
" The Right Hon. James Abercromby, Speaker of the
House of Commons, and the glorious Majority of Ten."
" Messrs. Hankins and Ord, the worthy Representatives of
the Borough of Newport."
" Earl Durham, and Union amongst all true Reformers."
" Mr. Charles Day, the Father of Reform in the Isle of
Wight."
The meeting was enlivened by many excellent songs, by
Messrs. Drover, Schuldt, and others. The former gave great
effect to a new ballad, entitled " Simeon, the Man of our
Choice," and the song of " The Poor Voter ;" and another,
entitled " The Bundle of Sticks," was sung with great effect
by Mr. Morgan.
Two letters, from Sir R. Simeon and Mr. Ord, to Mr. C.
Day, announcing the triumph of the Reformers, were read by
the Chairman, who then proposed " The Independent Elec-
tors of England."
The raging of the elements out of doors formed a striking
contrast with the harmony, hilarity, and conviviality that

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
" .lEquam memento rebus in arduis
Servare mentem : non secus in bonis
Ab insolenti tcmperatam Lwtitia."
_ .

The decent tone of triumph which the arrival of the London
packet with The Sun this morning has created in this city,
augurs well for Reform and the tranquillity of Ireland. Never
was intelligence more anxiously looked for, and more ardently
welcomed by the friends of good order and fair play, than the
majority of ten in favour of Mr. Abercromby. The joy dif-
fused by this event is almost universal though it be para-
doxical to say so, among a people notorious for factious and
discordant opinions on political subjects. Yet so it is. None
but the most obtuse and habitual fosterlinigs of faction and
corruption are depressed at the prospect of getting rid of a
Ministry which has attempted to rule this country by means
of that old ascendancy and intolerant party, which has so long
retarded its improvement. For however numerous and re-
spectable that class of persons in this country are, who have
lately hailed the advent of the Tories, and tendered their ad-
hesion, you may rest assured that most of them had their mis-
givings as to the practicability of preserving the peace of this
country, and its connection with England under such a regime.
And such of them as can look beyond their own selfishness
feel gratified at the result of this first blow against partizan-
ship, as likely to produce that state of things which will be
independent of any factious support, but rely solely on sound
and rational public opinion. If Sir Robert Peel have not
lost that sagacity and discretion which he has hitherto had
credit for among all reasonable politicians, he will, ere this
letter reaches your office, have tendered his resignation as
Premier, and advised his Majesty to form such a Cabinet on
Whig principles, as will not reject the services of himself and
the Duke of Wellington in such situations as their experience
and past conduct may entitle them to. This is the feeling
which pervades every class of persons in this city, who have
any pretensions to share in, or influence public opinion. They
say, a coalition with these two Statesmen alone of their party,
would reflect credit on, and give stability to, a new Whig Mi-
nistry, inasmuch as Sir Robert and the Duke have long since
made overtures to desert from the' enemy's camp, and join
those who are guided by the spirit of the age.
I have endeavoured to give you a condensed view of the
notions of the majority of Irishmen, as connected with the
defeat of the Ministry on the first question upon which they
choose to test the principle of the new House of Commons.
From this you will perceive that no doubt is entertained of
the immediate resignation or dismissal of Sir Robert Peel and
his colleagues. I have only to add, that such a consummation,
however devoutly wished for, was not so soon expected. The
prevailing opinion for the 48 hours before the arrival of this
day's packet was, that Sir C. Sutton would be re-elected, and
thus a ground laid for the "fair trial" so perseveringly de-
manded. The news therefore is so much the more grateful
and joyous, as it was not generally expected. Wagers had
been more in favour of Sir Charles than of Mr. Abercromby
during the last three days.

The new half-sovereigns appeared on Saturday.
They resemble seven shilling pie Nil, except that they are
thicker.

RISE OF THE COTTON' TRADE.—In the begin-
ning of the reign of George the Third (1760) this trade gave
employment to 40,000 persons, and the value of the goods pro,
duced was 600,0001. It now employs not less than 1,500,000
persons, and the value of the goods produced exceeds 31 mil-
lions. The cotton yarn annually spun in England would, in a
single thread, girdle the globe 203,775 times ; it would reach
51 times from the earth to the sun, and it would encircle the
earth's orbit eight times and a half.—Atheneum.

About eleven o'clock on Monday night last, the
dwelling-house of Mr. Geo. Paradise, at Broughton was dis-
covered to he on fire, and in a short time It was wholly con-
sumed, with the greater part of the furniture, &C. Pears are
entertained that it was the work of an incendiary.—Salisbury
Herald.

The whole of the hair-dressers of Devtzes have
entered into a written engagement that they will not, from and
after the Ist day of March next; shave or cut hair on a Sunday.
—Salisbury Herald.

ALARMING FIRE AT BRONlLEY.—Yesterday
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the Coventry Cross p::_hlic.bouse, near the Four Mills, at
Bromley, was on fire, and he ;:::Tediately sent messengers
to the engine-stations to forward all the assi;t2.9ce tbey could
without delay: Mr. Walker (the landlord) and his family re-
tired to rest about one o'clock, and left every thing perfectly
safe, and about four o'clock yesterday morning a traveller was
passing the house, and, noticing an unusual light in the lower
part, he alarmed the inmates, who fortunately escaped with-
out sustaining any injury. A considerable portion of the lower
part of the house is burned, and some stabling at the rerir of
it entirely destroyed. The horses were fortunately got out.
By seven o'clock the firemen had stopped the fire from pro-
ceeding farther than the public-house. The cause of the fire
is not known, and, unfortunately for Mr. Walker, he is riot in-
sured. A great quantity of the stock is saved.

SINGULAR FACT.—In the Admiralty Court at
Jamaica are still preserved the jaws of a shark, through the
instrumentality of which an enemy's vessel, provided with
false papers, and claiming to he a neutral, was condemned
and made a good prize. In 1799, Lieut. Whylie was or-
dered by the Commander on the Jamaica passage to cruise in
the Mona passage, in company with the tender of the Aberga-
venny, under Lieut. Fitton. In a short time they parted com-
pany, and next day, all being calm, Lieut. Fitton, observing
a number of sharks off the south side of St. Domingo,
baited a hook with a 41b. piece of pork, which, on being
thrown over was gulped down by the largest of the sharks.
When the fish was hauled on board, the Lieutenant ordered
the men to open the stomach for the purpose of obtaining the
piece of pork, which was not the worse for its lodging, and in
the performance of this operation was found a bundle of paper
tied round with a string. They were relative to a vessel's
cargo, and were addressed to an enemy's port, one letter com-
mencing " the bearer hereof, my good friend Mr. Schultz,
supercargo of the American brig Nancy, will hand you
this." In an hour afterwards the Sparrow joined com-
pany, and Lieutenant Whylie came on board to break-
fast with Lieutenant Fitton. During their separation it
appeared that Lieut. Whylie had, on suspicion, detained an
American brig. " Was not her name Nancy?" said Lieut.
Fitton—Whylie was thunderstruck--" and had she not a su-
percargo called Schultz, of Baltimore ?" " The devil !" ex-
claimed Whylie, " why you *gust have spoken her." " No,"
said Fitton, "but there's a lamented friend," pointing to the
shark, who has brought me full information of your brig." It
eventually appeared that false papers had been given by the
pretended neutral to Whylie, that the true documents, thrown
overboard, were gobbled up by the shark, and upon their au-
thority was the Nancy condemned as a prize—thus leaving
Jonathan no resource in future but to swallow and digest the
papers himself.— United Service Journal.