The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-26 00:00:00

In the forenoon of yesterday the KING, accompanied by
Sir JEFFERY WYATTVILLE, in his pony phaeton, proceeded
by the Long Walk to the top of Snow-bill, where his MA-
JESTY inspected the new fronting of the pdestal to the
statue of GEORGE 111., the former fronting having been
removed in consequence of its unsightly appearance. From
hence the KING proceeded to Cumberland Lodge, and in-
spected some repairs carrying on there; after which his
MAJESTY returned to the Castle.

In the afternoon their MAJESTIES, attended by their
suite, took their usual airing.
Yesterday the Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived at the
Castle, and, after paying his respects, and partaking of
luncheon, returned to Bagshot Lodge. In the evening his
Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER entertained the
officers of his regiment with a sumptuous dinner at Bag-
shot Lodge.
This afternoon their MAJESTIES, accompanied by Ma.
demoiselle n'EsTE, in an open carriage, left the Castle,
followed by Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, and the Rev.
Mr. WOOD, in a pony phaeton ; Colonel BOWATER, Sir A.
BARNARD, Miss JOHNSTON, and others of the suite, fah
lowed in open carriages. The whole of the Royal party
proceeded direct to Virginia Water, where they, enjoyed
several hours' excursion on the lake, and returned to the
Castle at six o'clock.

To-morrow (this day) his MAJESTY will leave the
Castle for St. James's Palace, and will return in the even-
ing to dinner.

THE COMET.

The periodical comet, discovered on the 27th of Febru-
ary, 1826, by M. Biele, of Josephstadt, which: performs
its revolution round the sun in about six years and three-
quarters, and whose return in the present year has been
made the subject of elaborate calculation by mathematicians
of the first eminence, has not disappointed the expectations
of astronomers. It is already visible in superior telescopes,
and may be expected shortly to be seen in its approach to
the sun, if not by the naked eye, at least with instruments
of moderate power. Its place this morning before sunrise
was about a degree and a half to the south-west of the star
Theta, in the constellation of Auriga ; and its actual
course is directed nearly towards the star of the same
name in the constellation of Gemini ; but its motion is
tapid, and it will speedily assume a more southern direction.
The re-appearance of this comet, the second of short
period with which we are acquainted, has been looked for
with anxious interest by astronomers, as likely to elucidate
some of the most curious points in the constitution of our
system ; anti among the wonderful verifications of astro-
nomical theories which observation is constantly affording,
it is hardly possible to imagine any more striking than the
re-appearance, after a lapse of nearly seven years, of such
an all but imperceptib'e cloud or wisp of vapour, true,
however, to its predicted time and place, and obeying the
very same laws as those which regulate the movements of
the planets.
Slough, Monday, Sept. 24.

ELECTIONS.

The following list shows
each company qualified to vi
the City of London :

ApotheCaries' Company 35
Armourers
Basket-makers
Butchers 192
Bow yers 5l
Broiderers 0.3
Blacksmiths
Brewers 49
A _
Barbers
Carpenters l2O
Cutlers
Comb-makers
Cloth-workers 135
Cooks 166
Coopers 303
Curriers 53
Coach and harness-makers 64
Cordwainers Bl
Clock-makers
Distillers
Drapers 248
Dyers 144
Fan-makers
Farriers
Felt-makers B7
Fishmongers 326
Fruiterers 57
Framework-knitters
Fletchers
Founders
Girdlers 95
Glaziers B6
Glovers
Glass-sellers
Goldsmiths
Gold and silver wire-workers 52
Grocers
Gun-makers 35

the number of Livermen in
ote at the ensuing election for

I Haberdashers
Innholders
Ironmongers 69
Joiners
Leather-sellers lO2
Lorimers
Masons
Makers of playing cards
Musicians
Merchant Tailors
Needle-makers 525
Patten.makers lBO
Painters and stainers ll7
Pewterers 73
Plumbers
Plasterers
Poulterers 7l
Saddlers 67
Salters 142
Scriveners 43
Shipwrights
Silk-Throwsters
Skinners llO
Spectacle-makers BO
Stationers
Tallow-chandlers llB
Tin plate-workers
Turners 69
Tilers and bricklayers
Upholders
Vintners 303
Wax-chandlers
Weavers 99
Wheelwrights lBB
Woolinen l6

Total 9 583

Laans.—The canvass just completed shows for Mr.
Macaulay, 2,233 ; Mr. Marshall, 2,219 ; Mr. Sadler,
707. There are about 400 votes doubtful, and 300 voters
not seen ; the total number of voters being about 4,500.
By a calculation made, it appears that the town voters are
in favour of Reform as 2- to one; the country voters
as 41 to one; and that, taking an average of the whole
voters, as far as their sentiments have been ascertained,
the reform are to the anti-reform voters as three to one.
SOUTHERN DIVISION OF LEICESTERSHIEE. —The second
Tory candidate, whom we noticed last week as likely to be
brought forward for the southern division of this county,
has relinquished his pretensions to the honour of repre-
senting us. The fact, we understand, was made known
by letter to Mr. Dawson in the course of Saturday.—
Leicester Chronicle.

SOUTHERN DIVISION OF STAFFORDSHIRE.--We learn
that there is no foundation whatever for the report that a
third candidate for the representation of South Stafford-
shire will offer himself for the southern division of this
County- Sir R. Peel, Bart., has been mentioned as likely
to do so, but.we believe the Right Hon. Baronet distinctly
disavows any such intention. Indeed, we find, upon
inquiry, that no opposition against the present members
for the county is contemplated by any party.—Stufford
Advertiser.

WESTERN DIVISION OF SOMERSETSHIRE.—Mr. Lut-
trell has put forth an address, in which be states that,
" from the returns made to him of the registered voters,
his success is certain." Some persons must have grossly
deceived Mr. Luttrell in their reports to him of the pro-
mises of the electors, for we cannot believe that he would de-
scend to the mean trick of stating that which he knows to
be not true. His agents know that it is not so ; his friends
feel that the assertion is false. We have, however, re-
ceived the returns of the promises of the registered voters
for this division. They stand thus—Sandford, 5,034 ;
Tynte, 4,600; Luttrell, 2,064. Thus giving to Mr.
Tynte a majority of no less than 2,536. What will Mr.
Luttrell and his agents say to this? They cannot contradict
it. —Sherborne Journal.

CHESHIRE.—The Conservatives, we find, are in full ac-
tivity in Cheshire, and it is not unlikely that both divi-
sions of the county will be warmly contested. We hope
the friends of freedom and cheap government will be on
the alert. In the western division there is certainly a fine
spirit of determination to secure the return of Mr. Cl-
braham, and if there be any consistency of principle, or
any gratitude for services in which principle has been made
triumphant, the election of that gentleman will be no mat-
ter of doubt. As one of themselves, as a man, as a
neighbour, as a landlord, as a politician, and as a faithful
representative, the people of Cheshire have had sufficient
experience of Mr. Wilbraham, to place him in their judg-
ment and in their affections second to no individual
breathing. We indulge, therefore, the confident expecta-
tion that the electors will do themselves honour in the eyes
of the nation by an irresistible movement in his favour.
Our numerous and intelligent neighbours on the opposite
shore of the Mersey can lend an efficient hand in the good
work; we call upon them to be vigilant and vigorous in
the patriotic service, for it is the service of their country ;
and, if they require a whet to exertion, we can state that
not a few of the friends of the Tory candidate are desirous
of forming an unprincipled coalition with the friends of
the heir of Eaton to the prejudice of Mr. Wilbraham.
But surely the county will be true to itself. We have no
misgivings.—Liverpool Mercury.
EDINBURGH.—Thursday the Assistant Sheriff settled
the important point as to the admissibility of the votes of
lodgers. The lodger's claim is held good in cases where
the hare walls of the apartments he occupies, exclusive of
iurniture and attendance, are of the annual value of 101.--
Edinburgh Evening Courant.

The King of BAVARIA arrived in Frankfort
on the 17th instant.

EXTRACT FROM THE EVIDENCE OF C. COLMAN, ESQ.
When a play is submitted to you-for examination, how
do you proceed upon it ?—.The examiner is a very subor-
dinate person, and no further interferes directly from him
self with the managers than by recommending them to
omit any passage palpably exceptionable, and all oaths as
well as all religious expressions and allusions too sacred for
the stage. It has been observed previously " the Lord
Chamberlain is the licenser, to whom the examiner
forwards an outline, and sends his opinion of the enter-
tainments which he has officially perused, and then the
Lord Chamberlain signs or does not sign the form of
license, as he may think proper." I may observe here,
that as to sending an outline, that is a voluntary act,
because my predecessor never sent any outline; but I
thought it might be more satisfactory, and I have gratui-
tously sent that at my own expense, that the Lord Cham-
berlain might see what the subject of the play was.
What do you consider palpably exceptionable, that is, at
your own discretion ?—lt must be very gross and palpable
to every body before I should interfere. I allude to poli-
tical and personal allusions, downright grossness and in-
decency, or any thing that would he profane, which any
candid man cou!d not but say was improper, about which
there could not be two opinions.
The committee have heard of your cutting out of a play
the epithet " angel," as applied to a woman ?—Yes ;
because it is a woman I grant, but it is a celestial woman.
It is an allusion to the scriptural angels, which are celes-
tial bodies. Every man who has read his Bible under-
stands what they are ; or if he has not, I will refer him
to Milton,

Do you recollect the passage in which that was struck
out?—No, I cannot charge my memory with it. Ido
not recollect that I struck out an angel or two, but most
probably I have at some time or other.
Milton's angels are not ladies ?—No, but the Scripture
angels are ladle., I believe. If you will look at Johnson's
dictionary, he will tell you they are celestial persons, com-
manded by God to interfere in terrestrial business.
Supposing you were to leave the word " angel" in a
play or farce, will you stale your opinion as to what effect
it would have on the public ?—lt is impossible for me to
say what effect it would have ; I am not able to enter into
the breasts of every body who might be in gallery, pit, or
boxes.

But you must have some reason for erasing it ?—Yes,
because it alludes to a scriptural personage.
Must an allusion to Scripture have an immoral effect?—
Yes, I conceive all Scripture is much too sacred for the
stage, except in very solemn scenes indeed, and that to
bring things so sacred upon the stage becomes profane.
What would be the result of using ordinary oaths, such
as " dentine," or any thing of that sort think it is
highly immoral and improper, to say nothing of the
vulgarity of it, in assemblies where high characters and
females congregate. I certainly think it is highly im-
proper, and beyond that, I believe you will find there are
Acts of Parliament where swearing is restrained, under a
penalty.

Do you speak from your experience as to the moral
effect, or is it your opinion merely ?—lt is my opinion of the
practice in general. I have seen a great deal of the stage
undoubtedly, aad so far I can speak from experience. I
think nobody has gone away from a theatre the better for
hearing a great deal of cursing and swearing.
How do you reconcile the opinion you have just given
with your making use of those term., such as "damme,"
or any of those small oaths which you say are immoral and
improper, to say nothing of their vulgarity, in some of
your own compositions which have met with great success
on the stage?—ll I bad been the examiner, I should have
scratched them out, and would do so now ; I was in a dif-
ferent position wirlayseelmuimputtl
siness as an author at that time, and I do my business as
an examiner now.

Do you suppose that those plays of yours (which were
so plea•linx to the public, and are acted still with great
success, from which you have not the power of erasing
those small oaths) have done much mischief to the morals
of the town ?—They have certainly done no good, and I
am sorry 1 inserted the oaths. As a moral man, one gets
a little wiser as one goes on, and I should be very happy to
relieve my mind from the recollection of having written
those oaths. _ . . _

Do you mean to say you regret being the author of
John Bull?—No, that is a different thing ; I might not
be sorry to have made a good pudding, but if there are any
bad plums in it, I should be glad to have them out.
But do not you think that what you call the bad plums
contributed to the success of the piece ?—No, certainly
not ; it is from habit ; the actors think it hammers the
thing stronger if they use a "damme," for which they are
liable to 40s. penalty. I will give you an instance in one of
my own plays. Habit has made it forcible and strong
to say " damme ;" but if " hang me" had been sub-
stituted, it would be as strong ; that is perfectly harmless
to me, though not to the person hanged, and it would be
quite as forcible t• the audience. Sir Simon Rochdale,
in John Bull, says, " Damme, if it is'nt the brazier !"
Now, putting a gentleman in that position is wrong, in
the first instance, morally so ; if he happened to make a
mistake, and it was not the brazier, he would be damned.
Now if he said, " Hang me, if it isn't the brazier !" would
not that do as well ?

In that play, also, you talk of Eve : there is a very good
joke about Eve : one of the characters has no more idea
of something than Eve had of pin-money. Do you call
that improper ?—Yes, that bad better be omitted.

But the audience are always struck with that ?—Yes;
but I think all allusions to the Scripture had better be
avoided ; and recollect, I only recommend to the mana-
gers to leave it out ; if they do not choose to leave it out,
I say nothing further about it. My directions to them, if
directions they can be called, begin—" Please to omit the
following underlined passages ;" and they do omit them
or not, as they please.

ATTEMPT AT MURDER BY A TITHE-
KEEPER.—On Tuesday last three men, named J. FLYNN,
J. BRIEN, and E. Nixon, were placed, on behalf of Mr.
PONSONBY SIIAW, as keepers on a wheat field of a gen-
tlemen at Ellenbnrough, near Tallaght. The gentleman
on whose land those keepers were placed, we understand,
did not refuse payment of his tithes, and the first process
adopted towards him was distraining his property. From
'fuesday to Friday the keepers remained on the lead quiet
and unmolested, when they thought proper to go and
spend the evening at a public house at some distance from
the crop they had distrained. From that property they
w?re absent from an early hour in the evening till 2 o'clock
the following morning. At that hour they were disturbed
in their potations by the police, who insisted they should
leave the house. They became extremely it ritated, and
two young men, named REILLY and LYONS, who were at
a wake in an adjoining house, hearing the noise the keep-
ers made,
came out to see what was the matter, when one
of the keepers (NixoN) presented a pistol at REILLY, and
fired. REILLY was shot in the right arm and in the right
side of the head ! NIXON then called on his companion,
to fire also, but they had the prudence not to do so. In
the early part of the same evening, NIXON and his com-
panions assaulted an unoffending young man, named
DOYLE, in the public house. Informations were taken
yesterday against NIXON and his companions. The shoot-
ing keeper has been committed for trial at the Commissions
and his companions have been ordered to find bail.—
Dublin Morning Register.
A most singular occurrence took place at the
farm ateading of Whitehill, in the parish of Kirkinahoe,
on the afternoon of Thursday last, during the prevalence
of the appalling thunder-storm which passed over the dis-
trict. A sow, with eight pigs, the latter five weeks old,
was burrowing and feeding in the farm-yard, when sud-
denly, to the unspeakable astonishment of the servants who
witnessed the phenomenon, two of the pigs were whirled
into the air, and deposited on the roof of the neighbouring
barn ! The building being slated, and slippery from the
rain, the affrighted grumphies, who assuredly never con-
templated rising so high in the world, slid a considerable
way down the roof, and the labourers ran to catch them in
their descent, and save them from injury—the servant
lasses holding out their aprons for this purpose ; but the
little animals recovered their feet before reaching the ledge,
slid along to the end of the barn, from thence descended to
the roof of a shed somewhat lower, and finally dropped
into the soft garden behind, without sustaining the slightest
injury. Lest this narrative may be thought to smack
somewhat of the hatchet,
we can only say that we had
the particulars from an individual in town, to whom Aft..
ROBkaTSON, the tenant of Whitehill, personally commu-
nicated the circumstance...-Dumfries Journal.