The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-29 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The eagerness of Lord John Russell, Lord Melbourne,
and their colleagues, to get into place, which they could
not do but by clambering over the shoulders of O'Connell,
whose " tail " they grasped to assist their assent, prevented
the measures of safe and substantial reform which Sir R.
Peel had promised from coming before the country. It is,
therefore, in consequence of the factious proceedings of
Lord John Russell and his Popish and Radical allies that
thi farmers of Devonshire are likely to be a much longer
time without relief from tithe, on a sound and equitable
principle,than they would otherwise have been. Like the Dis-
senters, in regard to their marriages, the farmers must have
exemplary patience, if they quietly wait for substantial relief
from Lord John. To show the nature of the present contest
in Devonshire, and the principles which the electors have to
combat, need we, say more than state that Mr. Wakley,
the ultra-Radical Member for Finsbury, and Dr. Bowring,
are in the field as canvassers for the Whig Candidate ?
Why is not Mr. O'Connell there to try the effect of skull
and cross-bones intimidation ? He reserves that consti-
tutional mode of enforcing the principle of the Reform
Act, as a special blessing to Ireland at present. When
the- Papal system becomes stronger in this country, no
doubt we shall have its ghostly terrors here also. Until
then we trust that the old English attachment which the
electors of Devonshire bear to their King, their Church,
and their Protestant Constitution, will be too strong for
the united efforts of the Destructives. Let the men of
Devon not forget that it was on the coast of Devon
the standard of the Revolution of 1688 was planted ;
that it was there the heroic Prince, who came to de-
liver this country from the political chains and mental
bondage of Popery, first set his foot ; and that at Exeter
the Protestant patriots rallied round his banner ; the
High Sheriff of the county being one of the first to give
the glorious example which led to the overthrow of the
Romish Tyrant, the re-establishment of the Constitutional
Throne, the restoration of the altars of the reformed faith,
and the revival of the lately extinguished liberties of the
people. For the principles for which their forefathers then
contended, and which were consecrated by the revolution,
the men of Devon have now to fight, not indeed with the
same weapons, for they are not yet driven, in defence of the
institutions of their country to civil war. Their weapons
are of political temper, and their battle is a moral one. It
is necessary that they should fight this battle well, in order
to put down the enemies of the Protestant Constitution,
and to prevent the necessity of being driven to a more
dreadful struggle hereafter, to preserve the Throne and the
religion which are dear to them, and the liberties which
their ancestors purchased with their blood.—Morning
Herald.

The subscription for securing the re-election of Lord
John Russell proceeds gloriously. The Westminster Com-
mittee alone have already received upwards of 2,0001. to
aid in securing the Noble Lord's return, and there can be
ro doubt: that between the money collected in Manchester,
Liverpool, Birmingham, and other plates, the entire amount
will be at least 5,0001. This is as it should be. It shows
that. Reformers are in earnest, and that they can be as libe-
ral in a righteous cause as the Tories are in the cause of
corruption and misrule. This is fighting the Tories with their
own weapons, and without such subscriptions, the opposing
parties could not have fought the battle on terms of equality.
The Tories arc dismayed at finding Reformers so united,
ei:ergetic, and, liberal of their money, and begin to see that
their fondly cherished expectation, of defeating Lord John,
is but a phantom of their disordered imaginations. Still
let no Reformer conclude that the battle has been won while
the poll remains open. Let every one put his shoulder to
the wheel—let every one act as if the triumph of this, the
noblest of causes, depended wholly on his own exertions and
vote ; let all the Reformers of Devonshire act thus, and we
shall, despite the intimidation, corruption, and other unhal-
lowed influence of the Tories, have to record one of the
most splendid victories which have ever been achieved on
behalf of all that is great, and good, and glorious.—
Morning Advertiser.
Men of Devon !—The King's writ, requiring you to re-
turn to Parliament a Knight of the shire for the Southern
District of your enlightened and populous county, has sum-
moned you, the electors of that district, to the perform-
ance of a duty at all times important, but peculiarly preg-
nant with responsibility amidst the dangers of the crisis at
which we are now arrived. The divisional character under
which you assemble, as the constituents of only a portion
of the ancient shire of Devon, proclaims at once the
obligations which you owe to the Reform Bill. By
that great measure, more valuable for the power which
it has imparted to the people, than all the Charters of
our liberties and rights on record, the number of your
county representatives has been doubled ; your franchise:
have been materially extended ; you have been rescued
from the corrupt and despotic control of Government offi-
cers, of imperious landlords, and of jobbers of every de-
scription ; your votes are now your own. It will be for
you to decide whether they are long to remain so ; or whe-
ther, like the herds and flocks of your fields, you and your
votes are again to be bought and sold by the. enemies of
your country. Many of you, who were heretofore without
a voice in the representation, are indebted to the Reform
Bill for the power which you are now about to exercise ;
and your children, to the latest generations, will carve upon
your tombs the name of " Traitors," if intimidated by a
selfish aristocracy—if, duped by ecclesiastical hypocrites
—if, corrupted by a profligate political faction just
expelled from office by the House of Commons—you sur-
render on this occasion the proud possession of your inde-
pendence. It is, indeed, a privilege of which Englishmen
may well be proud, for it places in their bands the real su-
premacy of the greatest empire on the
,earth. Reflect upon
the noble motives of action by which alone you ought now'
to be influenced, and go forth to the Contest as men deter-
mined to defend for themselves and their posterity the glo-
rious rights they have acquired. Mr. Parker maintains
that the resolution of the House of Commons on this sub-
ject ought to be rescinded—that Clergymen ought to be
maintained upon large incomes in parishes where they have
only a solitary clerk to listen to their eloquence—that
the poor should remain uneducated—that reform of every
kind in Church and State should be resisted—that the
Pension List should remain untouched—that the tithes
should be enforced at the point of the bayonet—that the
people of England should be again enslaved by the Tories
—that the municipal corporations should still flourish in their
enormous corruptions—and above all, that the Reform Bill,
the great hope of the empire, should be effaced from the
Statute-book. Look at this picture and at that. Choose
between one of -the principal authors of the Reform Bill
and the man who would repeal it. Choose between a sor-
did, selfish, hypocritical faction, and a Cabinet of high-
minded men, who can have no interests in view save those
of the whole community. Choose the domination of bi-
gotry, ignorance, idleness, fraud and foul oppression, or
assert for yourselves, your children and your country, the
triumph of religious freedom, of education, of industry,
honesty, and power truly springing from the people.—Morn-
ng Chronicle.

On Tuesday morning last, a woman, named Lydia
Chamberlayne, aged M years, now living in Kingsland-place,
in this town, had the full powor of speech returned to her, al-
though she had been dumb for the last 16 years. On Sunday
morning last, while walking in the garden, she felt a severe
pain in her chest, she coughed, and threw up a fleshy sub-
stance of considerable size, and immediately the power of speech
was restored to her, to the delight, of course, of herself and
her aged father.—Hampshire Telegraph,

Yesterday evening, an adjourned inquest was held
at the sign of the Greyhound, in Old Ford-lane, Bethnal-
green, before Mr. Baker, on the remains of Sarah Thorough-
good, a young female of 15 years of age. The deceased, it
appeared, had lived for seven or eight weeks since in the ser-
vice of a grocer, and her death was alleged to have taken place
in consepuence of her eating some plums, which were said to
have been drugged to cure her of a propensity she had to the
use of this fruit. The inquiry was adjourned from Saturday
until last evening, to give time for a post mortem examination.
This took place, and the three genti,in,n hr-i assisted in
the operation declared that there waTnot the slightest appear-
ance of any thing poisonous in the stomach or intestines, and
that the death of the deceased had been caused by severe in-
flammation, produced by scarlet fever. The Jury returned a
verdict of " Natural Death."

MURDER.—Mondav and Tuesday se'nnight, an
inquest was held on W. Williams, of Tymynydd, in the parish
of Llanarthney, who was found on the 4th instant speechless,
with part of his clothes off, in a stable belonging to a small
farm occupied by one Mr. W. Evans, a quarter of a mile from
deceased's house. The poor man, who was an inoffensive
character and respected by all who knew him, died the same
evening. The jury, after hearing the evidence of two medical
gentlemen and several witnesses, returned a verdict of " Wil-
ful murder against Rachael, wife of the deceased, and William
his son." The Coroner issued his warrant accordingly against
the mother and son, and they are now both in the county gaol.
---Wekhman.

INCENDIARISM.—We regret to have to state that
another fire took place at Forthampton, in this county, on
Sunday night last, between twelve and one o'clock, by which
a cart horse, cart stable, and cowhouses, on a farm in the oc-
cupation of Mrs. Ann Boulton, and belonging to Joseph
Yorke, Esq., were destroyed. It was first discovered by a
cottager who lives close by. The incendiary appears.to have
fired the thatched roof of the cart stable, which speedily
communicated to the other buildings, and the whole were de-
stroyed. We deeply deplore making the imputation that
some of the labourers, upon being required to render assist-
ance, either remained in their beds, or were sullen spectators
without affording any aid. An examination of three of the
suspected
parties took place before the Magistrates at Tewks-
bury on Wednesday last, when the men were discharged.--
Energetic measures are being taken to discover the villains
guilty of this un-English dastardly crime. The premises de-
stryyed are insured in the Protector Fire Office. —Gloucester-
slarre. Chronicle.

CONSISTORY COURT.

LAMBERT V. LAMBERT.

This case, which has been frequently before the Court in
its preliminary stages, was assigned for hearing and sen-
tence to-day. It was a suit originally promoted by
Georgiana C. Lambert, against her husband, for a restitu-
tion of conjugal rights, which was met by the husband with
a plea alleging adultery to have been committed by the wife.
Several allegations and responsive pleas have been given in,
and Mrs. Lambert recriminated upon her husband.
Dr. PHILLIMORE, on behalf of the husband, proceeded
to open the case, and stated that the marriage took place in
1829. In August, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert went to
the Continent, and--

Dr. ADDAMS, for Mrs. Latubert, said it was not his in-
tention to contend that the case was not proved agair.st Mrs.
Lambert in the last allegation.
Dr. PHILLIMORE said that there was not the least proof
that the husband had been guilty of adultery ; and, per-
haps, the Court would intimate something upon this subject.
Dr. LUSHINGTON was clearly of opinion that the adul-
tery against Mrs. Lambert was proved. The Court had,
therefore, to pronounce its sentence in favour of the husband.
He pronounced the husband entitled to a divorce.-

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

John Forster, a lad about eighteen years of age, was
charged with endeavouring to obtain some silk from Howell
and James's, of Regent-street, under false pretences.
The prisoner was remanded.