The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-01 00:00:00

GARDENER'S MAGAZINE.

Another of Mr. Loudon's multifarious publications.
This gentleman is the most industrious manufacturer
of periodicals we ever heard of ; his name, as editor,
appearing on at least a dozen wrappers monthly. His
present, like all his other works, shows evident marks
of pains-taking, and furnishes the reader, who may
chance to be interested in such matters, with curious
particulars respecting some of our rarest and most
valuable exotics.

TO THE
SIR,-.—ln The Sun
invidiam the words of

ries of iniquity which

quiries into paupertsl
men which has been br,

I propose, Sir, to sh&
odium thrown on them.

to offer currenle calam,

of general managem,
first part of my task

the alleged overreact
directing a sweeping
of which he happens
gical and against corn,
Lion does not prove coi
assertion, therefore, ti

that thousands and th

experience can testify
That the old systel
direct tendency to pi
abuses censured, and
duct did occasionally occur, lam not prepay. ed den,'‘
" medical men,"—the whole profession ought I.le.
be confounded with its outcasts—the great and eel'
body should never even in word be confound ed with lei'
mentitious refuse. After the following tirade, thew.
article from Bath can s carcely escape front the C, feel)
being rather vituperative :....... In their (the its aupers),
ness (says the Gentleman of Bath) they ask: for 13°I, fal
food—he gives them a daily box of pills; ihey asTs ffl
wholesome drink—he gives them a mixture ; they P-00
change of diet, and he gives them powders, bi ,lures' 1
mixtures, and draughts of various hues !" Gess
There is one thing in the system pursued set St,%, bop-
Hanover-square, the general adoption of which viol Apollf,
ficial. They have one resident house Surgecan 01"1„,0111,'
cary, and five surgeons in different districts, all of yr,
fixed salaries to find attendance and medieizo to a"
. OH
parishoners or non-parishioners. teill
With respect to the administration of the Poor Rat- siesi
parish, I am bound to declare my satisfacti ors of °hew' 0.11
which having been in operation since 1834 :has enta'richAv
see practically how it works ; it works well fee tuethe
for the poor too, though not perhaps preeisietl in ssol.,il
degree. 692 persons were clothed and fed dititiagu-olti
year (1835) for 41. 17s. sd. each, that is at le:Ot% 'es
day. " The daily religious and moral comfort,. ediu; Or
instruction, are furnished at something less them. 207,,, Vi,
It is stated, on the authority of a clause in tlxV S 6 for '
that " all the orders which Magistrates used ton ,vice led
out of the workhouse were illegal ;" and that " the diet
tore, for the last one hundred years, have not recol,nls, Atli'
out of a workhouse, where one had been built h, an'
Parliament." What will Cobbett say to this ? 0 isdir
The parish in question, with respect to bastard:lP Ad,a
vance of the principle of the Poor Law Amendntellta- cr_4
from 50 they have reduced the number to 127 illtsgitwisselll
dren born in the Mount-street workhouse. At Lacl:l-418/ the Issr
were only two pregnant women in the house--a..ed et er
of last month " There is not one pregnant siql
chargeable either in or out of the work-house to t,ie0e,"111,4
of St. George, Hanover-square." This has been °lora
refusing relief out of the workhouse, and by never AL'
an order of affiliation. "No order of affiliatiostrose
sought for by the parish of St. George, since 13th lhs°,4l:::
1833 ; and consequently the governors of' the poor 0
been instrumental to the committal of perjuryJ3i cyl-j,
females who, since that date, may have beady'' aor„, i
able to the parish." The maintenance of pregnstoty,,
before and after delivery for the year 1834 was 160;irfori
year 451., or 5 per cent. less than the year before. ectig
suniary saving," says Mr. L—, "by treating the alibi AS i
moral question, will nearly approach one thousand stior:d
ri,
the present year." The writer means, I supposes t cseAr
and morality go hand in hand. In his parish, every tser,hi
will be for treating subjects as moral questions!
_isoet,,"
yields such large profits. In sober seriousness, 10,-101117s
management of the bastardy business of the parish i4i-e or
and certainly illustrates the practical benefit deriesv be
the new Poor Law Act. Yet more morality must tletoad,
eluded to exist actually in the parish because fess.„es it,
expended. Nor does the number of pregnant vi7sstiiit;i
work-house really represent the amount of parochial „i f '
for it is well known that there are scarcely any privatine,
women will not undergo rather than be shut up RI a riy". 17,4
A workhouse is a prison—in every thing but in name•tbon
are thousands who would sacrifice their lives rather ear-
their liberty. Ido not say that the alternative doeisf.„-soltoil
an effective check against, and is a very proper punis_..esw-
the surrender of chastity, although the principal 'Orl
the accessary alone is punished, whilst the prindiescici
crime, steeped in seduction, is at large, wantoning
and
ness and perfidy, the victim is imprisoned, kept to ba,r I, ill'
fed on 3d. a day, and the child she gave birth to vole
_„s.
from her, and consigned to taskmasters. ti:
tenet:
Being myself a rate-payer, I cannot withhold myas,
to the truth of the assertion, that " The accounts are del
and intelligible to the rate-payers as the smallest 'cc° jolr's
may receive ;" and, I may add, that the rates are Yellitlear
penny in the pound. The parochial authorities are. Ten ;001
thanks ; they are vigilant and zealous. But I wouPoodfse 4
timate the possibility that their zeal will carry them t Alt ~
it lead to an abridgment of the comforts of the poor- _Il OP;
not be gain that is saved. A poor man is a man for ieesses
he has rights which ought never for an instant Zr) any
.00
be overlooked. A poor woman—he who has a mother. 1;3 f
and daughter—feels that they have rights that ought tosited
spected. Some persons think that retrenchment be irili
reached the very verge of starvation. In a friendly 7060
again say to the parish officers, respect humanity-J(1os i
spirit, Christ's example, his precepts are of more wortb.4o te
vestrytnan's " positions ;" and the New Tesiament 09,Dieslb,
better " peactical illustration of the principles' upon ti befit
poor should be provided, than is to be found in all tu`
and pamphlets ever published. A 'Ogg.
Clarges-street. FORE-FORSAN P— 1
--- torn'
Lord Paltnerston, it is understood, will be ft,cooteo
for Tiverton without opposition, Mr. Bere declining 50,.00 of
the representation. The borough contains a PoPnl_4lools
about 9,800 souls, but the number of registered Cll's'
about 470.
i TA rel
By a great deal of good management, toe --Ye P'A
Tories had the Day Police Bill read a second 613%1101
Worship the Mayor, the worthy Town-clerk, and (Air es, oe!,
Rector, were the whippers-in on the occasion ; and',it-eftil
praise be it spoken, they not only collected a l:1°P-e
Tory M. P.'s, but actually kidnapped a few Liberals• gets
gentlemen have gone or are going to London, for the I) tb6
of opposing the bill. The debate on this question sh:ol°
very imperfect knowledge on which the House is n°l3-
legislate. —Liverpool Chronicle.

t 1 i

,of 03'

Madame Malibran, by her engagement, cal111.:V
on any stages but those of Covent-Garden and Drtiji:collv
during her stay in London. The Italian Opera cool:41;1
prising Grisi, Brambilla, Castelli, Lablache, Ivan V
j
burini, and others, perform La Gazza Ladra at DO/ Yr.
on Thursday next, but the prices will not be advances
Macready is engaged by Mr. Bunn for next season. -resell
Braham and Yates intend to retain all the Pifer.,
attractions at the Colosseum in their original state, 317ditioOP
tend the amusements by the erection of various 117, re 014
buildings on the ground at present unoccupied.
_i_,eir
more than 200 workmen at present employed in prer"

the opening. _
til°
BRUSSELS, MAY 30.—An official notice frch" froo
Ministry of Finance informs the public that the EstilettLite
Paris will bring newspapers as well as letters. The 11. e
prices of wheat and rye in the third week of May were,
spectively 141. 97 cents, and 9f. 30c. per hectolitre.
,•A'3olo'
port duties on them, 37f. 50, and 21f. 30 per
grammes.

was re'

DRURY—LANE TH E A TRE.—ThiS theatre 040
opened on Saturday night, and was tolerably well filletit:; snd
ten o'clock, considering that it presents very little Wei:trel.
that there was great attraction at so many other S"-a pit.
After the opera of Masaniello, in which Mr. TemPlet°ll'fois'
Durusset, Miss Betts, and Mrs. Vining performed theiiiss°
cipal characters (and the acting of Mrs. Vining as Few A fisd
admirable), the Hungarian Singers were introduced, 1117,;000
one of their national songs, with an imitation of an eeb°7cons
of them placed immediately behind the first scene, whic" est
upon the audience as if from afar, in notes delightfulli!eo
and prolonged. An interlude, Tam o' Shanter,followeu-witb
Mr. W. Farren playing Tarn, the hero of Burns's tale'After
the simple beauties of which every one is acquainted. of the
this piece, the Hungarians again relieved the dullness obicii
interval before the last act of Gustavus the Third,
closed the night's entertainments. f 11/Ae
We scarcely ever meddle with the affairs Ot
Stock Exchange, but we confess that it delights us "ni°
that the scoundrels who have been plundering the rei'
bargainers have lost no inconsiderable- portion of their rsn
Some fools have either compromised or paid their bets' vie
fools they are. Had we been placed in- their situation's„
„
should, to every demand made upon our purse, requireausli'
tisfactory answer respecting the author of the great' uni;snge
fled, and palpable rig which has thrown the Stock Elc days'
and Money Market into such difficulties for the last fewe not
One of those days, it is not improbable, we may be Abl i the
only to point to the quarter, but to establish the origin
mischief.—Morning Advertiser.
in the state
AssociatiGns of the two great parties
are in formation in various parts of England.
o°l
THE RIOTS IN KENT.—lice Maidstone J°utO
of Tuesday says--_" A correspondent infarms us that atirois
yesterday afternoon every thing was perfectly quiet, °horst,
exected to continue so. The military were at Pens „flea
about two miles from Chiddingstone. The circunist7jot
which, in the opinion of the authorities, rendered it Pril
to send for the military, arose f•-om the parish officers h_s;voo,..
yesterday week prepared a spot of ground for building s'!ineed
house. The labourers were then very disorderly, and,_ev-tbo
symptoms of rioting, pulling up the stumps for msrawv.beit
ground, and thus preventing the officers from pursuing ‘.Ol,
plans. They threatened to procure an increase to theirtl".
Son f-om Union, and t''
meeting yesterday morning, which was the cause of the trv''r
being sent for."

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'OOR LAWS.
-eis. -
EDITOR OF THE SUN. 6,4
of Wednesday I find you 80
f a Bath paper—" amongst all tbe,,,°'
an(
I have been developed by the rev
sm there is one connected with rna
.0,
Brought to light by Mr. Leslie's pe Ro
how that medical men do not laer ,
dai
m—but it is my design, more pall
mo a few impartial remarks on the the
tent delineated in the pamphle-
Pr
c is of easy accomplishmentfor ?0,
thing of an individual an 00°4
sentence of public censure on Oil,
Lot
to be a minute member, is palPitJ,'.
grr
nmon sense, and commumity of de"
da,
ommunity of conduct and protic!;;„
that " medical men create paar,ll„ fell
iousands of paupers at this day law
y it," is indeed " startlisg-"
on
2m was bad in all its P trts--that
produce amongst many • other el.,
that individual cases or medic,- -',

bee
Or,

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke, Duchess, Prince George, and the Princess
ugusta of Cambridge, the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg,
and the Princess Augusta, attended divine service yesterday
• morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their
,110711 Highnesses' Household, attended divine service yester-
day The Dean of Chester officiated.
rf he Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Princess Augusta,
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, visited the British Institution
yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria visited the
Duchess of Glocester, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Land
gravine of Hesse Homburg, and the Princess, Augusta yester-
day afternoon.
The Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahle-
feldt, Colonel Keate. Captain flay, and Baron Knesebeck,
honoured the performance of I Puritani at the King's Theatre
on Saturday evening with her presence.
The Duke of Cambridge passed Saturday evening with the
Duchess of Glocester at Glocester-house.
The Duchess of Kent will entertain'their Majesties at din-
ner on the 25th inst., and her Royal Highness will have a
concert in the evening.
The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, and attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt
and Sir James Reynett, visited the Zoological Gardens yester-
day afternoon.
A Cabinet Council was held at 3 o'clock on Saturday after-
noon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Mel-
bourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon,
Lords John Russell, Glenelg, Auckland, Holland, and Howick,
Mr. Spring Rice, and Mr. Poulett Thompson. The Council
sat two hours.
Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, had an inter-
view on Saturday with Viscount Melbourne.
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East India
Cornpany had a conference with Lord Glenelg and the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at the Treasury.
Despatches from the Governor of British Guiana were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Alderman Brown, Mr. Bleadcn, and a Deputation of Li-
censed Victuallers, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer on Saturday.
The Earl of Gosford visited Lord Glenelg at the Colonial-
office on Saturday.
111 r. O'Connell and a Deputation had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, respecting the fire
at the Custom-house in Dublin

Mr. Spring Rice entertained the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Lord John Russell, and a select party at dinner, on Friday
evening, at his residence in Mansfield-street.
The Archbishop of Canterbury had a dinner party on Satur-
salty evening. at Lambeth Palace.

WINDSOR.

MAY 30.--Their Majesties returned to the Castle on Friday
evening, escorted by a party of Light Horse.
This morning the troops were inspected in the Quadrangle
11 his 'Majesty ; afterwards the King and Queen attended
divine service in St. George's chapel. The Rev. Mr. Kny-
vett chaunted the service. The Rev. Dr. Goodhardt and the
Rev. Dr. Marsham officiated at the altar. The sermon was
Preached by the latter gentleman. The "Te Deum" and
" Jubilate," Boyce, in A. The anthem, Praise the Lord,
° Jerusalem," Hayes. Mr. Elvy presided at the organ.
To-morrow (the anniversary of Lord Howe's naval victory)
the King and Queen are going to dine with Sir Wathen
Waller and Baroness Howe, at Pope's-villa, Twickenham. '

THEATRE-ROYAL LIVERPOOL.

Mr. Kean has repeated Richard, Othello, Hamlet, and Sir
iles Overreach, since our last. The more we see of Mr.
Wrll 'can's professional talent, the more we ai e convinced that he
ultimately reach the zenith of his ambition. We should
have been unwilling, perhaps, to have hazarded this opinion
few years ago. The rapid strides, however, which Mr.
"an has lately made in public favour, are as creditable to his
genius, as they must be gratifying to his friends. His acting
Is at present distinguished for power, beauty, and expression,
inferior, certainly, to no living actor. We have seen him per-
,nrrn nothing with such unmixed satisfaction as Hamlet, which
11,. played on Friday night, and which he repeated on the
twednesday following. Hamlet is the very touchstone of his-
tinuie excellence, and i equires all the genius of an actor
successfully to embody. It may be said to consist of the es-
sence of the Poet's mind, compounded of its pathos, its
strength, its beauty, and its sublimity. Mr. Kean's perfor-
tnenee the character, however, taken as a whole, is unex-
ectitionable—he is the young and princely novice, full of high
!lithusiasm and quick sensibility, that Shakespeare has so
feelingly and powerfully delineated. Nearly all the actors
hlchozn we have seen represent Hamlet with success, have la-
;2:3nred under the disadvantage of looking too old for the cha-
racter. Mr. Young, the best Hamlet of modern days, felt this
,4advantage acutely, during the latter years of his career.
f°llow Mr. Kean through the numerous beautiful readings
Which he gave on Friday night, would be superfluous. To say
that his acting occasionally was worthy of his father's best days
Is in truth only doing him justice. The audience hailed the
einnclusion of the play-scene with three distinct rounds of ap-
Pkuse. That beautiful aphorism—" What a piece of work
b 3 Irian 1 How noble in reason 1 How infinite in faculties 1 In
em and movement how express and admirable 1 In action,
fnw like an angel t In apprehension, how like a God I" was
n_ete nutoifully•gisen, and received, as it deserved, great applause.
avail, was
part of the performance at which criticism could
as the scene with Ophelia, which the fastidious might
consider too boisterous. The soliloquOs throughout the piece
exhibited fine taste and beauty. Tne scene with his mother
!n the closet was very effective, and loudly cheered. In the
last
scene the acting was very powerful, and the curtain fell
am
td tumultuous approbation. —Liverpool Chronicle.

THE LATE ELOPEMENT.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWF,EN SIR C. GRANT

AND THE HON. G. C. NORTON.
(No. I.)
Sir,—
Now that the first grief at the loss of my child is passed,
and that 1 am capable of considering calmly the conduct of all
Itir9ldlcated in the transaction, I find you deeply involved in the
i'sßraceful plot that has been fatal to my pride and happiness.
tis4te, unfortunately, prevented taking that course with you
ego_t would be most congenial to my wounded feelings, by the
nsideration that your ()Face of Magistrate might shelter you,
rot
the argument that being appointed to protect, you could
the Infringe the peace of society. It appears, then, that only
git advantages of office give you a claim to the title of Ma-
_ strat,,,
for, had its duties been your care, or ever once oc-
-47„14 to you, I should not now have to mourn an affliction
if it does not carry me to the grave, must embitter the
Tuder of my life.
Nvitt,l3", Sir, your presence at the elopement of my daughter
t00i... Your brother-in-law, and the part that others than himself
ho 4 the enterprise, is proved by your own observations on
taidst4te of his nerves at the moment of departure. You have
wthat he was the least firm of the party.
stra, here, at that moment, was your sense of duty as a Magi-
-1,11,e' and afterwards, where your authority as a husband
Mr
friend, whom I had made my daughter's guardian in
Air event of my death, Sir Robert M'Farlane, demanded of
f0t,1;43 Norton, who abducted my daughter from my house, in.
y tien as to her flight, and she refused to give it ?
krt au and Lord Seymour were present, and all the female
vet, 0f your wife's family, when this effort to trace and reco-
t.leitliq child was thus frustrated, and you two gentlemen
two Y sanctioned this conduct, which you were bound to over-
and have thus shown yourselves participators in this most
enourable conduct.
t flv 1 I not hazard the meld's reproach by asking of you that
1)14 4ction which, I am told, you might officially decline,
eli,
be take upon myself to tell you that your behaviour has
you hdisgraceful to you as a Magistrate and a gentleman, and
as to a•ve so identified yourself with this nefarious proceeding
Make you unworthy of either title.
ro I am, sir, your obedient servant,
tisoyener-aquare, May 20. C. GRANT.
11. G. C. Norton.

(No. 2.)
Storey's-gate, May 29, half-past 5 p.m.
f',Lir,---Yonr letter of this morning was brought to me by
(1%7,1m Rose at half-past 11 o'clock, when my cab was at the
me to take Mrs. Norton to make affidavit before a
o~l,er
nt. Chancery, with whom we had an appointment at 11
at ~AD'a" I was obliged to go from the Master's house to my
g and from there I am this moment returned ; these en.
vt',„i,Ments will account for my not immediately replying in
tip
.g to your letter.
Rra:ur reasons for characterising my supposed behaviour dis-
, eful as a
ationmagistrate and a gentleman are-Ist, an obser-
,24, as to Mr. Sheridan's nerves at the moment of departure ;
SpyMY being present when Sir Robert M'Farlane was at
ng-gardens on the night of the elopement. As to the Ist,
ltoert°ounservitlation in question was made to Sir Robert by. Mrs.
my drawing-room on the Sunday, and believe I
341:1,11eard it for the first time. I could know nothing of Mr.
hir-rld'im's nerves of my own knowledge, not having seen
n the day of the elopement.
j:118o to the second reason— Having to take Mrs. Norton to
t'ihkl°9voo-house, I called for her at Spring-gardens on the
la,!eit of the elopement; I found Sir Robert M'Farlane, Co-
die Sirmstrong, &c., in the drawing-room there, in the mii-
but t?' conversation respecting an elopement which I had
jesta learned had taken place on my arrival from the city.
I wife took little or no part in the conversation, though
with .sitioe understood she had previously had a conversation
°ati‘..lr Robert M‘Fdrlane below stairs, and the only obser-
all "II Made by me was, that you had recently said to me that
of You wished for your daughter was a gentleman and man
to!ZiriciPle, " I trusted you would be consoled and reconciled
SherZirn anarriage when you became more acquainted wiih Mr.
Plot 11l given to understand that what you characterize as a
teiveWas contrived and settled by the married couple them-
hour; or by no other person or persons, in one quarter of an
at theuPon my honour as a gentleman, I was not present
111417, elopement, and knew not of it until many hours after it
n place.
aeatrn) thought it due to your feelings to give this detailed
yo after
to your reasons for characterizing my conduct as
bat t (tfVe done. I am the last person to provoke a duel ;
thil answer to your letter, if you do not do me the
toetts‘: to retract it, on you the responsibility of any ulterior
Ilres that may result from it must rest ; and if so, I have
that 1 rt-peat lam. I said io Captai, Po,e thet corcTivc
justire izaintenance of my 'character as a gentleman would
in sraiving my office as a police magistrate, and that

I would not for a moment suffer it to shield me from any per-
sonal responsibility. I think it right to mention that I have
not shown your letter to any one alluded to as yet, being un-
willing to incur the responsibility of involving others in this
affair. Waiting your answer,
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Sir Colquhoun Grant, &c. G. C. NORTON.

(No. 3.)
Sir,.—When Captain Rose undertook my message to Lord
Seymour yesterday morning, he put this question to his friend
Mr. Bentinck,—,, Will Lord Seymour say upon his honour
that he was not aware of the elopement before it took place,
because, in that case, I will recommend Sir Colquhoun Grant
to listen to his explanation ?"
Mr. Bentinck could not commit his Lordship to the decla-
ration, and therefore matters proceeded, and a meeting took
place. Now, Sir, you have undertaken, on your honour as a
gentleman, to say that you were not present at the elopement,
and knew nothing of it till many hours after it had taken place.
I do not see, then, how I can refuse that respect to your word
that I should have paid to Lord Seymour's, and therefore will
not justify the terms contained in my letter to you ; but leave
the case, with all the facts connected with it, for the judgment
of the world.

I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
Grosvenor-square, May 30. C. GRANT.
Hon. G. C. Norton.

Yesterday afternoon, at 7 o'clock, Mr. Norton put into my
hands a letter (No. 1), which he had received that morning
from Sir C. Grant, through Captain Rose, and at the same
frne gave me a letter (No. 2) which he had written in answer
to it, and which he begged me to convey to Sir C. Grant. I
gave the latter to Captain Rose, and received from him this
morning the letter No. 3in reply to it. I asked Captain Rose
whether I was to consider this letter as a withdrawal of the
expressions contained in Sir C. Grant's first letter to Mr.
Norton, and upon his assurance that I WAS so to consider it, I
deemed that the affair ought to end there.

May 30. G. BENTINCK.
I have perused the statement signed by Mr. Bentinck, and
subscribe to it. G. P. ROSE.

CHURCH RATES.

The following incident arose out of the triumphant proce's-
sion with which Mr. Childs was welcomed home to Bungay,
from his incarceration in Ipswich gaol. Mr. John Webster, a
respectable corn merchant in Bungay, is one of those who was
served with notices by the Proctor of the Ecclesiastical Court
in Norwich, that he had directions to proceed against him for
the recovery of his Church Rates. By some friend the de-
mand was paid, and Mr. Webster, as soon as he knew of it,
published the following hand-bill.