The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-31 00:00:00

We have here within the compass of a small duode-
cimo more useful information respecting the origin of
the British Constitution, than could be gleaned from
some of our most voluminous English historians. The
history of Parliament with the many changes that
have taken place in its constitution, and its invasions
from time to time of the ancient prerogatives of the
crown, is a portion of it with which every school-boy
ought to be made familiar. It is an extremely useful
little work, which we should be happy to see in the
hands of every body.

WESTMINSTER REVIEW, No. XLV.
London. _Marone, St. James's-square.

We regret that circumstances over which we could
exercise no controul, prevented us from noticing the
leading articles in this number of the Westminster
Review immediately after its publication. To do so
now could serve no purpose, as it has already been a
month before the public. Many of the reviews are of
most stirring character—indeed more so than any that
hare appeared for some ten or twelve months past.
One article we must refer to as particularly able in its
general reasoning, and copious in its details. It is
called " Russian Demands on France," being a review
of articles which appeared in Le Polonnais, a monthly
periodical, published in Paris, by a member of the
Polish Diet. Want of space alone prevents us from
copying it into The Sun.

THE SACRED CLASSICS, OR CABINET LI-
BRARY OF DIVINITY, VoL. XXI.
Sacred Poetry of the 17th Century,
_ _

"Vol. 1., with an introductory Essay and Critical Remarks.

BY THE REV. B. CATTERMOLE,
London : Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly. 1835.

By fathers of pious families, and guardians
of youth generally, the publication of this selection
from the writings of our early. English poets, will be
hailed as a most acceptable service to the cause of re-
ligion and virtue. A spirit of devotion breathes
throughout every line in this volume, which besides
the whole of Giles Fletcher's " Christ's Victory and
Triumph," includes copious selections from Spenser,
Davies, Phincas Fletcher, Sandys, Bishop King,
Wither, Quarles, Herbert, and Milton, a galaxy of
bright and illustrious Christian poets, whose fame is as
imperishable as the language in which they wrote.
The introductory essay is written in a manner well
becoming the sacred character and purpose of its
Rev. Author. To doubt the popularity of such a
work, so conducted, would be to doubt the existence
of a love of virtue, and a desire to cultivate filial piety,
among the parents and guardians of the rising gene-
ration.

LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM COWPER.

BY THE REP F. S. ORIMSHAWE.
Vol. JUL Saunders and Utley, 1835.

The embellishments of this volume of the life and
writings of England's most Christian poet, are a
portrait of Cowper's mother, and a view of East Dere-
ham, both by Finden. The paintin; from which the
engraved portrait is taken must have been executed
while the lady was yet in the bloom of youth, as it re-
presents a young and handsome countenance, with eves
radiant with intelligence, shown to great advantage by
a profusion of long hair falling negligently down the
back, and partially covering the shoulders. The ex-
pression of the mouth is great firmness, tempered with
a naturally amiable disposition. No one who believes
that men of genius are more beholden to their mothers
than to their fathers for the natural faculties which
they possess, could feel surprise that such a mother
gave birth to such a son.

Cowper's " Task," the most generally interesting
of his long poems is concluded in this volume. It
moreover contains a number of his minor pieces, with
an account of his treatment of his hares, written by the
poet himself, and inserted by him in the Gentleman's
Magazine, a curious and interesting paper, with which
the public ought to be mere familiar. This work, one
of the most elegant reprints of the dav, will be con-
cluded in another month!? volume.

T: PAGET, Esq., was called to the Chair, and took his seat
amidst loud and continued cheers. The Chairman proceeded
to contrast the Reform Bill of then. Commons with that of the
Lords, and said that, altered as it was—the freemen perpe-
tuated, the choice of the electors restricted, the aldermen to
hold office for life, a portion of the present aldermen thrust
upon the people, and the magistrates and town clerks pre-
served in their offices—the measure was not worth the accep-
tance of the nation. This of itself was enough to justify the
people in saying, " We will have nothing to do with this Bill."
—( Cheers.) What then (said Mr. Paget) can we and must
we do ? We can protest, and that we will do. We can sug-
gest, and that we will do. Our petition has been kicked out
by the House of Lords, and henceforth we have nothing more
to do with their Right Hon. Lordships.
Mr. BREWIN, in proposing the first resolution, said that it
was impossible, in the present state of things, for the people
to be quiescent. It had come to this point—that the House of
Lords, in the exercise of its privileges, had set fast the State
machine; and the question now was, not which was the pro-
per Bill, but how were tho affairs of the nation to move on
with such a House of Lords ?—( Hear, hear.) It was clear
that the two Houses of Parliament were at direct variance,
and that one of the two must give way. Which was the most
likely ?—( Cries of " The Lords, the Lords.") The Peers
had forced upon the people the consideration of what was the
most proper thing to be done in such a crisis. _

Mr: IfurcniNsos, after seconding the resolution, said__
The Bill for the Reform of Corporations, in my humble opi-
nion, is no longer worthy of your acceptance. I would rather
wait the march of events, in the hope of obtaining a better
Bill ; in no event do I think we shall have a worse ; but I had
rather have no Bill at all, than accept such a mockery of Re-
form.—( Cheers.)

The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. WINKS proposed the second resolution. He said, if the
Peers provoke a collision—if they trust in the brute force which
they persuade themselves they have at their command—they
may be assured that their own coronets will be the first orna-
ments of the social fabric that will go ; and it may happen (as
it has been observed by an•eloquent writer) that through their
folly the adornment which crowns the edifice may perish like
a garland in the grasp of popular fury.—( Hear, hear.) The
people of England will not be deterred from perfecting their
rights and privileges. Liberty, substantial liberty, is what we
crave, and what we will have.—( Cheers. )
Mr. J. Moose seconded the resolution.

The Rev. J. P. MURSELL moved the third resolution amidst
loud cheers. He confessed that he was far from observing the
conduct of their Lordships with regret. He was glad on the
people's account, as a problem, which might puzzle Archimedes
himself, would be circulated all through the land, and its so-
lution tried, namely, " Of what use was the House of Lords ?"
—(Cheers and laughter.) And should is turn to their Lord-
ships' disadvantage, they had none to thank but themselves,
for, in his opinion, their behaviour was suited to strengthen
that disgust which, unfortunately for them, had long existed in
the public breast.—( Cheers.) • The day had arrived when it
must be seen whether the representative or the hereditary
principle was to prevail. The Lords themselves had hastened
on the crisis and thrown down the gauntlet—and the people
would have been idiots indeed if they had not taken it up._
( Loud cheers.)
Mr. J. FIELDING, in seconding the resolution, trusted that
the question which the Lords had raised would never be
dropped until their House had been reformed.— (Cheers.)
A petition, embodying the resolutions, was moved by Mr.
JOHN COLTMAN, and seconded by Mr. S. HILL. Mr. Hill re-
marked, that the people of England. who had paid 20,000,000/.
to free their coloured brethren of the West Indies, would
never consent to be slaves themselves.—( Cheers. )
Mr. HODGSON moved a vote of thanks to the minority of the
House of Lords, and especially to Lord Brougham.
Mr. S. KIRBY seconded the resolution.

The Rev. J. TAYLOR rose to propose the fifth. Either
the people should quietly permit the Lords to' exert their
powers, or they ought to abolish them.—(Cheers.)
The Rev. E. MIALL seconded the resolution, and said, who
was to give way ? Was reform in the Lower House to be ren-
dered useless, because reform had not reached the Upper?
They had heard that " the schoolmaster was abroad." The
prying eyes of a newly awakened intelligence were closely
examining the merits of every national institution. With
candle in hand, the people were searching into every hole and
corner of that fabric denominated the Constitution. They
were trying every thing by the test of common sense and uti-
lity. They had heard much of a collision between the two
branches of the Legislature—let it come—the sooner the bet-
ter.—(Loud cheers.) There might be on the one side no-
bility and wealth, rooted enmity to popular rights, and dogged
determination ; but there was on the other side, mind—a
mighty nation's mind—and who could doubt the issue of the
conflict?—(Renewed cheers.)
The business of the meeting being over, a voice exclaimed,
" Three cheers for the Ministers," which being heartily given,
" Three groans for the Lords" were next called for, arid as
readily bestowed. The meeting then separated.

HULL.
( Abridged from the Hull Advertiser.)

On Wednesday, a public meeting, convened by the Hull
Reform Association, was held in the Old Gaol Yard, to take
into consideration what treasures should be adopted with re-
ference to the proceedings of the House of Lords, on the
Municipal Reform Bill. Although the weather was most un-
propitious—the rain descending in torrents shortly after the
business commenced—the attendance was most numerous and
respectable, the numbers being about 2,000. J. C. PARKER,
Esq., a Magistrate for the East Riding of Yorkshire, was
called to the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, on coming forward to open the business of
the meeting, was loudly cheered. The Corporation Bill has
already passed the House of Commons by a very large ma-
jority. It has been sent to the Upper House, where it has
been mangled and torn to pieces. I trust and hope that when
it is sent back to the place of its nativity, the Me fibers who
gave it birth will not adopt it—(Cheers)—but r_turr► it to
the Lords with this laconic answer, " We'll no le on't"—
( Cheers)—" we'll not submit to a single change yo 1 propose."
—( Cheers.) The Ministers have boldly, nobly done their
duty, but the people must stand by them.—( Shout i of " We
will !")

Mr. JOHN SMITH (of Kirk Ella) Froposed the first re-
solution.

Mr. Woougy, on rising to second the resolution, said,—

The Lords have re-organized did sion—s--they have again
set Birmingham in motion, itnd God alotid Jt±ots. how the
approaching agitation will end. For some time fißf; teriona
efforts have been made by the working classes to inutit;s4 the
Council to resume its labours, but without effect. The Coutt-
cil were unwilling to agitate unnecessarily, knowing the great
sacrifice of time that would be required from themselves and
the people. They were also in hope that the Lords would not
trespass too far upon the patience of the people, nor outrage
their feelings. Their hopes, however, have been blasted—the
last few posts which have arrived here have contained 'one con-
tinued detail of insult and mockery of legislation, and the re-
sult has been a universal demand upon the Council again to
place themselves at the head of the people, The call has been
responded to, and the people of Birmingham has again taken
the field of agitation, and the men will never quit it until they
suceeed In wringing from their Lordships the fruits of that Re-
form Bill, to obtain which they heretofore all but took the field
of battle. Newhall-hill will again resound with the shout of
" Liberty." Yes, a Reform of the Hereditary Peerage will
be demanded, and must be conceded. The more than useless-
ness of this body is now freely discussed, and the idea of allow-
ing it to continue unreformed is laughed at as ridiculous in the
extreme.
On Friday evening, the Council of the Union met in the
committee-room of the Town-hall, for the purpose of making
arrangements for the reorganization of the Union. The
meeting wag ntitticrously attended, scarcely any of the mem-
bers being absent. Shortly after seven o'clock, Mr. P. H.
Muntz having been called to the chair, Mr. Boultbee rose
and said, they had met on that occasion to take into consi-
deration the propriety of re-establishing the Political Union.—
(Cheers.) During the last few days he had met several of
the most retpectable, wealthy, and influential gentlemen in
the town, who expressed a strong desire that the Union should
be again set in motion.—(Cheers.) These gentlemen were
not only anxious to have the Union revived, but they were
willing and ready to come forward with their money. One
gentleman had told him he would give him 30/. towards de-
fraying the expense of the first meeting, and ethers were
ready to contribute.—(Renewed cheers.) Under these cir-
cumstances, he applied to Mr. Edmonds, the secretary, and
the result was the numerous meeting then assembled.
The CHAIRMAN most fully concurred in the step which had
been taken. It was now evident that the Union must be re-
established.—( Cheers. )
Mr. EDMONDS said, there must now be a grand effort made.
Nothing short of a thorough union of all classes of Reformers
could enable the Ministry to carry the Corporate, or any other
measure of Reform.
It was here proposed, as the first step to be taken, that a
deputation from that meeting be appointed to rocecd to the
house of the High Bailiff, and ascertain from t .at gentleman,
whether or not he would convene a town's meeting, in the
event of a requisition being presented to him.
The Chairman, and Mr. Edmonds were then appointed, and
having left the meeting, returned in a short time, and
that they were unable to ace the High Bailiff, as he was t hn
absent from borne.
It. was then arranged that the deputation should wait on
the High Bailiff in the morning ( Saturday).
Mr. PARE moved a resolution to the effect that the Council
now agree to a declaration of principles upon which the Union
were to act. This he considered necessary, in order that the
people might fully understand the objects for which the Union
was again revived.
Mr. SALT was of opinion that Mr. Attwood ought to be re-
quested to draw up a declaration. There was no man more
competent to do so, and lie was sure he would be willing to
comy d
with the wishes of the Council.—( Cheers.) He con-
sider there was no time to be lost.—( Loud cries of " Call
the meeting on Monday.")
Mr. HADLEY, in reference to the declaration, told, the first
and great object of the Union should be the attainttletit tit a.
good Municipal Corporation Bill. He contended, that if
they could get, and he wished to know what a united and
determined people could not get, in the way of Legis-
lation, a good Corporation Reform Bill ; they would then have a
permanent Political Union in every town in the kingdom,
which would eventually enable the rot:de to obtain all Pat rind
necessary Reforms.—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving
the first resolution.
Mr. EDMONDS most cordially seconded the resolution, and
agreed in all that had been said by Mr. Hadley. His object
was to combine all parties of Reformers together at the pre-
sent crisis. It was now admitted, by all the great men in
the kingdom, that if the Corporation Bill, as passed by the
House of Commons, was put in operation, it would for ever
break up Tory domination. —( Cheers.) He seconded the
resolution, which was put by the Chairman, and carried un-
animously.
Mr. SALT said the Ministers were now driving a great
wedge into the strongholds of corruptian, and the question
was, would the people help them to drive it home.—( Cheers,
and cries of " Yes.") Then, if such was their determina-
tion, there must be no division. If they were but united, it
was impossible that the Lords, however obstinate and appa-
rently determined, could prevent them from obtaining a good
system of local government.--(Cheers.)
Mr. PARE was now perfectly satisfied, inasmuch as the ob-
ject of the Union was clearly specified,
The meeting was then addressed by Mr. Giles, Mr. Blax.
ladd, and others, whose observations we regret want of room
prevents us from giving ; suffice it to say the utmost un-
animity prevailed, and the meeting adjourned until Saturday
evening.

ROMSEY.--A numerous and highly respectable meeting of
the inhabitants of this town, convened by the Mayor, G.
Sharp, Esq., in compliance with a requisition substantially
signed, (many subscribers to it being members of the Corpo-
ration) was held in the Town Hall on Thursday. The
Mayor was unanimously called to the chair. A petition to
the Commons begging them not to accept the Bill in its pre-
sent shape, was afterwards put to the meeting and adopted
unanimously.

RoctiEsTra.—A nttlf3t,:i; and respectable meeting of the
inhabitants of IN'Aester, Chatham, Strood, and Brompton,
was held OA Friday last, at five o'clock, on the Military_Road,
Chatham, " to take into consideration thir ?,4ii
the political affairs of thi, ~,,t9milfy,tisoauced by the mutilation
of the Municipal Vorptlration Reform Bill, and the annihila-
tion of the trCah Church Bill, by the House of Lords ; and
to pctitien the House of Commons to continne 3.011 fiii-
prt to Lord Melbourne and hls tolleagues." Thomas
Bettley, Esq. was called to the Chair. Several strong re •
solutions were rtsseil, expressive of indignation at the conduct
of the Lords, and of a hope that. the Commons would with-
hold their consent from the Municipal Reform Bill in its
pivsent mutilated state.

COLNRROOK.—The Reformers of Colebrook and its vi-
cinity have been up and stirring. A petition to the Lords
and another to the Commons have been agreed to in favour
of the Municipal Corporation Bill. That to the Lords im-
plores their Lordships to " pass the Bill without mutilation,
and with as little delay as possible."— Windsor Express.
BARNSTAPLE.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of this
town having been convened by the Mayor, was held at the
Guildhall on Thursday last, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the amendments or mutilations made by the
Lords in the. Municipal Reform Bill. A petition to the
I-louse of Commons was adopted, calling upon them to in-
sist upon the passing of the Bill in its original shape.

,
An accident of a most serious aescription occurred
about half-past 9 o'clock on Friday morning, to a young female
named Margaret Rawlinson, in the service of Mr. 11. Ber-
ringer, of Lisson-grove- north, St. Marylebone, owing to the
very reprehensible and indecent practice of suffering females
to clean windows. It appears that the unfortunate young girl
was employed in cleaning the outside of Mr. Berringe r's bed-
MOM window, on the second floor, when she was .'Suddenly
seized with a dizziness in the head, and,:letting go he: hold,
she was precipitated from the window into the area below, a.
height•of upwards of 40 feet. On-being taken up, awl surgical
assistance procured, it was ascertained that both he ; Jegs WVI,I
broken, and also her left arm,