The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

Were our City Representatives, or the common
herd rs)f Destructives who emulate the factious policy
of the civic sages, and pledge themselves by anticipa-
tion to oppose they know not what, susceptible of
sharrie, that uncomfortable feeling must, we should
think, " have burned their cheeks to cinders," when
they read Lord Stanley's late speech to the electors of
Lancashire. There are few persons of any party,
those only excepted who, estimating the character of
others by their own, disbelieve the existence of private

• onour or of public virtue, who would hesitate to
admit the personal and political honour of Lord Stan-
ley. As little can any reasonable doubt be entertained
of his attachment to the cause of Reform, of which,
since the word became fashionable, he has been the most
ble and effective supporter. Last, and least of all,
would the candid and the competent judge deny the
talent and the tact which qualify that Noble person to
become formidable as a partizan, or distinguished as a
patriot—to dictate the Parliamentary tactics of a fac-
tious opposition, or, indulging a loftier ambition and
a purer taste, to consecrate his talents to their
noblest use, the service of his country, and, by
lending his powerful aid to those who now defend
her religion and her liberties, secure the triumph of
both. How great, and, for Lord Stanley, how
glorious, is the contrast between his language—tem-
perate, patriotic, and independent—and the bombast,
at once seditious and imbecile, of Mr. Grote and his
silly associates ; or the impotent bluster and vulgar
menaces of the " triton of the minnows," that very
silly and very servile fag, whose absolute " shall" is to
" stop the Supplies." " Nos porno natamus," is not
the motto of the late Whig Attorney-General, but we
recommend it for his adoption. The tone and the
tenour of Lord Stanley's address to the electors of
Lancashire confirm the opinion we have more than
once expressed, that no such essential difference in po-
litical principle existed between Lord Stanley and Sir
Robert Peel as should (or, as considered simply
per se, would) have deprived the Conservative
Cabinet and the country at large of the benefit of his
official services. The recollection of all that has

Passed since his Lordship's secession, in Parliament,
in the Cabinet, and during the period which has
elapsed since the dissolution of the former and the
dismissal (we like to call things by their names) of
the latter, was calculated to impress—and, in point of
fact, appears to have impressed—a similar conviction
on the mind of Lord Stanley himself. The manly sim-
plicity and decision with which he avows the identity
of his own political principles with those put forth
in Sir Robert Peel's letter to the electors of Tam.
worth are worthy of the pride and of the spirit which
are the hereditary characteristics of the house of Stan-
ley, and which seem unlikely to lose their lustre in his
Lordship's keeping. The impudent assertion of the
" common cry ' of Destructives, that all those who
wish for the progressive amelioration of our institu-
tions, are bound to overthrow the Administra-
tion of Sir Robert Peel, is reprobated by Lord
Stanley in words too precise and unequivocal,
to leave the shadow of a doubt as to his meaning.
" The people and the country have been told
that the present times called for the co-operation of
all Reformers ; that the period had arrived when all
shades of political difference should merge in one great
effort and coalition to overthrow the existing Govern
ment. He, for one, would take no such course ; nei-
ther did he acknowledge the necessity of its adoption."
Were we silly or insane enough (as we are not) to im-
pute to Destructives any other motives of action than
those which induce the equally respectable class of so-
ciety called " wreckers" to wish for a storm, or pick-
pockets and plunderers for a fire, we should recommend
Lord Stanley's speech to their serious attention. As
it is, we hail it with joy as a pledge of Lord
Stanley's support of the existing Government, so long
as that Government shall act on the principles laid
down in the address of our Conservative Premier. We
hail it with pride as a proof that it is possible for the
ennobling spirit of patriotism to obliterate the brand-
mark of Whiggery itself. The more highly Lord
Stanley teaches us to estimate his personal character,
the more deeply must we regret that any exaggerated
delicacy should deprive the Conservative cause, not of
the moral and political influence of his name, those
we now have, but of his active official exertions.—
Morning Post.
We publish to-day a very interesting letter from our
Lisbon correspondent, the insertion of which we have
been obliged to postpone, in consequence of the press
of matter that admitted of no delay. It gives a
pleasing view of the benevolent character of the Duchess
of Braganza, and of the amiable disposition of the
young Queen. In a country where the education of
the people has hitherto been so much neglected,
nothing can give a more striking indication of the
progress of liberal principles and opinions than the
establishment of seminaries for the instruction of the
lower orders of society, upon an extensive scale,
and enjoying the active patronage of the highest
personages in the State. To extend the benefits of
such institutions is certainly an object of the highest
importance ; and the suggestion contained in our cor-
respondent's letter, of a subscription for that purpose
in London, is well worthy of the attention of the many
wealthy Portuguese resident here. To set on foot
such a subscription, in the manner proposed, while the
Prince of Leuchtenberg is in London, would be the
most graceful compliment that could be paid him ;
and, from all that we have heard of his excellent qua-
lities, we are convinced that no mark of respect and
homage would be so acceptable to him, as that which
would be conveyed in the form of a substantial benefit
to his adopted country.—Morning Chronicle.

BRETT'S BRANDlEs.—Ladies and gentlemen,
however diegusted with the bad quality of common British,
or nomina Patent Brandy, should not suffer prejudice to pre-
vent their making trial of BRETT'S IMPROVED PATENT
BRANDY, which will be found a spirit of decided superiority,
and, being distilled exclusively for this establishment, is not to
be obtained by the public at any distillery in the kingdom, price
18s. per imperial gallon, or in sealed bottles, 3s. 6d. each, bot-
tles included. Connoissieurs, whose attachment to curious
old French Brandy remains unshaken, are assured that BRETT'S
EXQUISITE COGNAC, imported to express order, without limi-
tation of price, is of vintage 1825, and will be drawn from the
original cask at 311. 6d. per imperial gallon, or in sealed bot-
tles at ss. 6d. Orders by post (paid or unpaid) punctually
executed, for cash, on delivery of goods in London or its vi-
cinity.—HENßY BRETT, Brandy-merchant, No. 109,
Drury-lane.

THE POWER OF Music.--When Yaneivicz, the
musician, first came to this country, he lived at the west end
of London. One day, after paying several visits, he found
himself a little out of his latitude, and called a hackney-coach,
when the following dialogue ensued:—Coachman (shutting
the door), " Where to, Sir ?"—Yan. " Home, mon ami ;
you go me home."—Coachman, " Home, Sir, but where?"—
Yan. "By Gar, Ino know ; de name fde dam street has
echappe • has escaped out of my memory ; I have forgot him ;
vat I shall do ?"—( Coachman grins).—Yan. " Ah, you are
gay ; come, now you understand de musique, he ?"—Coach-
man, " Music ; what has that do with the streets ?"—Yan.
" Ah, vous verres ; who shall see. ( Hums a tune.) Vat is
dat ?"—Coachman, " Marlbrook."—Yan. " Ah 1 by Gar, dat
is him ; Marlbro' street ; now you drive a me home, eh
From the Second Volume of the Library of Elementary Know-
ledge--My Daughter's Book—by the Editor of the Young
Gentleman's Book.

LE CONTEUR'S BANKRUPTCY CASE AT GUERN-
SEY.—The following is a translation of the judgment which
was drawn up by the Court in this case, and registered :
" The Court, in deciding on the said report, in the first
place, on the demand of Mr. James Barbet, jun., at-
torney of the assignees, in London, that the produce
of the sale of effects of the said Le Conteur be paid
over to them, adjudges the said Barbet, in the aforesaid
capacity, to be nonsuited (le met a silence) ; and in the
second place, as to the arrests made of the said effects, on
the 17th of May, 1834, considering the circumstances which
accompanied the said arrests, and the abandonment which the
said Le Contour had previously declared in writing, he wished
to make of his property generally in favour of all his creditors,
which abandonment would have prevented the said arrests, if
the individual who was authorised to make it known, and who
was bearer of the writing in question, had properly acquitted
himself of his commission, the Court has judged that pre-
ferences acquired under such circumstances, and based upon
bad faith, could not. be allowed, and therefore that all the credi-
tors of the said James Le Conteur, I.,ust share equally in pro-
portion to their respective debts." From the former part of
which sentence, relative to the assignees in London, the said
Barbet, in the aforesaid capacity, has appealed to the Court
of Judgments; and from the latter part of which sentence the
creditors who arrested on the 17th May, 1834, have also ap-
pealed to the Court of Judgments ; and all the parties have
reciprocally protested of all damages, delays, events, interests,
and costs.

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1835.

If the electors of Middlesex do not rouse themselves
immediately from the apathetic indifference in which
they seem to be buried, the worst fears of the friends
of Reform will assuredly be realized. Can any well-
wisher to that cause look at the state of the poll, and
say that the electors have hitherto done their duty ?
No man is warranted to hang back on the supposition
that there are votes enough without his. It is this
lukewarmness, this want of heartiness in the cause,
which gives such immense advantages to the ene-
mies of the people. The Tories well understand how
much depends upon exertion in the early stage of a
contest—how much is gained, in point of moral effect,
by assuming a commanding attitude at the commence-
ment of the battle. They have accordingly moved
heaven and earth to place their dumb idol high on the
poll this day. If they succeed in this, (and they
are not very scrupulous as to the means,) they
wisely judge that many of their own friends who
had no hopes will be induced to come forward,
while their opponents will be dispirited, at the un-

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