The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-12 00:00:00

POOLE.

Often as we have been accustomed to witness the grossest
perversion of truth by Tory journals, we were not prepared for
the statement in the Standard of Saturday last. I will not
trespass on your pages in transcribing the leading article, fur-
ther than as it describes the evidence of the Town Clerk of
Poole (he not having been examined) as affording " an instruc-
tive incident worthy of remark, because it in truth supplies a
key to whatever of support this Municipal Corporation Bill has
received from persons locally and not otherwise connected
with corporations." The conclusion which the Standard draws
from the whole statement is this—that the Bill is popular with
those electors, and those only, who reside in districts annexed
to the old boroughs by the Boundary Act—a conclusion than
which, so far as Poole is concerned, nothing can be more erro-
neous. The number of inhabitants in the old borough is about
3,000; the districts may number 1,000 in addition. The total
number of resident burgesses qualified to vote is only 79, not-
withstanding an increase to their numbers within a short pe-
riod, (and by the way some of the old and immaculate bur-
gesses—peace to their manes ! received bonuses varying from
—l. to 2001. for nominating a brother.) The Mayor, Sheriffs,
Magistrates, Coroners, are all elected by this body from
amongst themselves, without regard to capability or character.
By their fruits ye shall know them : let a sample or two suffice.
A public bridge was a short time since projected—the Corpo-
ration, in one of those lucid intervals, which, alas ! like angels'
visits, have hitherto been ftw and far between, determined and
recorded its opinion that the work would be of great public uti-
lity. The inhabitants confirmed the opinion—rare coincidence
Second thoughts are sometimes best. So thought some wor-
thies of this worthy Corporation, and accordingly an oppo-
sition is dot up by them to this work of public utility,
by which twelve hundred pounds and upwards of public
money was applied to the private advantage of a
public officer. Again, the Municipal Reform Bill is
brought forward, by which so stupifying an effect
is produced that the Bill virtually passed the Commons,
before the worthies began to recover. The cackling of geese
saved Saguntum, and why might not the Corporation of Poole
be saved, when the cackling of certain of our nobles was
heard in this corner of the kingdom. The Corporation meet,
the town-clerk is to be the deputation, with a vote of 3001.
To town he goes, but soon comes down again, and hav-
ing fouad two suitable witnesses, returns. I do not wish
to expose any man's misfortunes, but so it is that they
have both, within a few years, been bankrupt, and are
now, to a considerable extent, dependent upon the leaders
of a political party here. Let it suffice that their evidence at
the Bar of the House of Lords, as reported in the public
papers, was such as to fill the mind of every impartial person
here with unspeakable disgust. Sir C. Wetherell was not
bold enough to call the town-clerk, though present, and why
should he since, as I am told one of these bankrupt witnesses
has, since his return, stated that his evidence produced so
wondrous an effect, that the Bill will be materially altered.
After all, the best proof of the feeling of the inhabitants upon
the subject is—that whilst no petition has been got up against,
one was yesterday presented to the House of Lords, in favour
of the Bill, signed by upwards of GOO persons, respectable
alike for wealth, intelligence, and character.

WORCESTER.
On Saturday morning last it was suggested by some of the
leading Reformers of this city, that it would be necessary at
the present crisis to have a meeting to consider what steps
should be taken to further the success of the all-important
measure, at present so delayed by the House of Lords—the
Municipal Corporation Bill ; when it was resolved a deputa-
tion should wait upon the Mayor with a requisition, signed by
47 most respectable persons, to ask for the use of the Guildhall
to address the King and petition the Commons upon that
subject. The deputation accordingly waited upon his wor-
ship, who, "in the plenitude of his wisdom," refused the use
of the Hall. No sooner was this communicated to the parties,
than a hand-bill to that effect was issued, and dispatched that
evening to all parts of the town, requesting the attendance of
the friends of Corporation reform' at the Corn-market this
day (Tuesday) at twelve o'clock. Early on Sunday the
Tories congregated together in knots of twos and threes, and a
meeting was fixed for Monday morning. On the afternoon of
Sunday the Tories met to frustrate the object of the projected
meeting. The Mayor sent for one of the deputation, and in-
formed him that then he was at liberty to say the Hall was at
the service of the Reformers. But the Reformers were not to be
so cajoled. The time-serving policy of the Mayor was un-
derstood and appreciated as it ought to be. The offer of the
Hall was politely but firmly declined.
In the mean time the Conservatives met at an unpaid Boni-
face's house in Broad-street, and came to the resolution of
setting all their myrmidons at work, to prepare for the recep-
tion of the man " what pawn'd the plate," which was given
him in 1831. The ale was abundant, supplied no doubt by
the funds of the Corporation. It was some time before the
hero of the hour made his appearance, but he finally did ap-
pear, and addressed his auditory in nearly the following
words :

Gentlemen,—l am happy to see you all so comfortable ;
by your so cheering me, I perceive you know what I'm come
for—it is to wish you success in your intended opposition to-
morrow to the Radicals and Destructives. They want to rob the
poor man of his just rights—to upset all old rules and regula-
tions, and put you under a despotic- Radical-elected Council.
I know you won't have that. I tell you, my dear fellows, I
wish you well ; but we shall have a revolution, if you don't
stop that meeting to-morrow. Go, lads, go ; interrupt them."
—( Shouts of " We will, we will.) " Aye," continued the
sage, "we shall never have another opportunity."—( Cries of
" Fudge.") I declare I would give up my gown to-morrow—
that I'd deceive ye." After delivering this eloquent oration,
the gowned orator proceeded to instruct his hearers in
the way of carrying his precepts into practice. The
bludgeon-men were hired and regularly organized ;
rivers of ale flowed in every direction ; and bands of fellows
spirited on by the corporate authorities, paraded the streets, to
the terror of the well-disposed inhabitants. The Tuesday
morning comes—the men assemble in numbers-100 or more,
at the ‘: Pack-horse," well charged with " home-brewed," and
determined, at beck of a man " with weak eyes," to get, with
their bludgeons under their smock-frocks, &c., to the field of
blood, " the corn market;" but in vain, when they came, did
their chief counsel his aides-de-camp to commence the be
and groans ; they had been made comfortable, and they
were resolved not to strain their lungs, and left their com-
mander to grin, and endure the mortification forsaken, by all
his comrades. The body of people, who, to a man, held up
their hands to support the views of the meeting, were im-
mense—at least 7000 ; and the address to his Majesty, the
Commons, and his Majesty's Ministers, were all carried with-
out one dissentient voice. At the conclusion of which C. H.
Hebb, Esq., chairman, proposed three times three cheers for
the King, and the meeting separated, with an unanimous feel-
ing, that from this Toryism, in the words of Harry VIII. to
his physician—is " lost for ever I"
The following is the Address to his Majesty

" TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" THE HUMBLE PETITION, &c.,
" SHEIVETii,—That your Petitioners have witnessed, with ex-
treme surprise and regret, the course adopted by the House of
Lords on the Municipal Corporation Reform Bill, as they cannot
but fear that such a course can only spring from a desire to destroy,
or to mutilate and render futile that highly important and national
measure.

" That your Petitioners, believing that the Municipal Corpora-
tions Reform Bill legitimately involves and implicates those inte-
rests alone that regard the People, or third estate ; and relying on
the temper displayed by the House of Commons on the introduc-
tion, and during the discussion, of that Bill, apprehended no serious
opposition to its leading principles from any other quarter.
66 That your Petitioners are warmly attached to the ancient and
admirable Constitution of their country, as consisting of King,
Lords, and Commons, and are anxious to retain towards the House
of Peers those feelings of attachment and respect which the know-
ledge of that Magna Charta itself is due to the gallant conduct of
those Peers at Runnymede is calculated to inspire, and their own
high constitutional power when directed solely to the general good,
to command and to perpetuate.
" That your Petitioners therefore humbly implore your Majesty
to employ all constitutional means to secure the perfect and speedy
triumph of a Bill so anxiously desired by the great majority of your
Majesty's faithful subjects."
The following is the Petition to the House of Commons :
" That your petitioners view with feelings of the highest astonish-
ment and regret the dangers that threaten the Municipal Corpora..
tions Reform Bill, lately passed by your Honourable Clouse, from
the course pursued respecting it by the other House of Parliament.
" That your petitioners, relying on the temper displayed by your
Honourable House on the introduction and during the discussion of
the Bill, and confident that it is based on the great principles of
truth and public justice, apprehended no serious opposition to its
leading principles from any other quarter.
"Tat your petitioners place implicit confidence in the firmness,
wisdom, and public virtue of your Honourable House, and humbly
entreat that you will not consent to any alterations in the Bill that
may impair its just and comprehensive character, or narrow the
elective rights which it confers."

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1835.

It appears by the official account of the Revenue,
for the year ending the sth of April last, in another
column, that the surplus of income over expenditure
is £902,062. 19s. This is the more gratifying, when
we recollect that Sir ROBERT PEEL announced the
surplus to be only £250,000.

Our readers will find in The Sun of to-day, ampler
and more striking proofs than any they have yet had,
of the determination of the people to have justice done
them by the House of Lords, On this point the
country is unanimous to a man. It is not Liverpool
only, or Manchester or Sheffield, that is speaking out,
but a whole empire. And what is its language ? Is
it of a timid, supplicating or equivocal character? Far
otherwise. It is the language of confidence—of 0 0
reso-
lution—of menace—nay, even of defiance—the lan-
guage of men exasperated by a sense of wrong ; and
such as they never use, or are justified in using, unless
when driven to extremities. In a word, it is the na-
tion's last solemn appeal, before it strikes the final
blow, to the justice of the House of Lords. Pray
Heaven it may be attended to ; and that the proceed-
ings which have commenced with a farce, may not be
closed with a tragedy !
We warned their Lordships it would come to this.
We warned them that the people were no longer to be
trifled with, as in the old days of boroughmongery ;
that they had outgrown their leading-strings ; had ar-
rived at man's estate ; and were resolved to take the
conduct of their affairs into their own hands ; but
the Intolerants would not be advised ; and the conse-
quence is, that they are now placed in such a posi-
tion, that they can scarcely retreat without humiliation,
and certainly not advance without encountering ine-
vitable ruin. Meantime, their embarrassment is our
gain. Just in proportion as they are perplexed and di-
vided among themselves, we are furnished with en-
couragement to be decided and unanimous. If we
persevere now, all is gained. If we falter, all is lost.
We stand on the highest 'vantage ground, and if we
surrender, or even yield up one inch of our position,
we deserve all the penalties, and all the tortures that the
enemy in his scorn may think fit to inflict upon us.
But we need not anticipate irresolution on the part of
the people, for, as we have already observed, the spectacle
they now present is one every way worthy of themselves
and the cause in which they are enlisted—the spectacle
of a mighty empire moved with one impulse, and act-
ing with one will. The ferment at Liverpool—at
Worcester—at Manchester—at Plymouth—at Exeter
—and at Leicester (at which last place an emphatic
petition to the House of Lords was signed by up-
wards of twelve hundred individuals in less than twelve
hours !) is the ferment of the population of three king-
doms. It_ is the evidence of a whole empire in favour
of Corporate Reform ! And are we to allow testi-
mony like this to be set at nought by such a Legisla-
tor as the Duke of NEWCASTLE, whose title the very
humblest plebeian that ever existed might be justified
in declining, if with the ducal title he were compelled
also to take the ducal brains ;—are we to allow such a
mere noisy imbecile as this to put a Veto on our de-
mands, and decide what is, or what is not, for our
benefit ? Impossible I We know our own interest
far better than he, or a thousand such " small deer"
can tell us. Hereditary sagacity has long since ceased
to weigh with us. The ducal star has no glitter in
our eyes. We estimate the Peer as we estimate the
plebeian, solely by his moral and intellectual worth ;
and will not allow him to be a competent judge of our
wants and wishes, simply because he may happen to
own a title. There are as many thick heads hid
beneath the coronet, as beneath the clodhopper's hat ;
indeed, their Lordships' ignorance as a body is so
notorious, that we are astonished some Liberal Mem-
ber of the House of Commons has not yet brought
in a Bill for the purpose of Promoting Education
among the Peers !
And yet these men, forsooth—notwithstanding their
avowed deficiencies in all that constitutes the sci-
ence of legislation—presume to tell us that we,
the People, are a mere set of Ignoramuses,

and not safely to be entrusted with our own interests !
Possibly the great public Meeting ~which, at this very
moment while we wi ite, is taking place in the heart of
the City of London, may teach them to think dif-
ferently. They may there read proofs of our sagacity,
and find warrants also for our resolution. But if this
do not convince them, let them turn their attention to
the pAition sent up to them from Cambridge. There,
at least, they will find evidence undeniable that the
people know what they are about. The Cambridge
Reformers are indeed no filchers. What they think,
they speak ; and what they speak, they speak out in
the boldest and most sagacious terms. A word more
and we have done. As the people have begun, so let
them continue. Let town after town—city after city--
county after county—meet, petition, and remonstrate,
till the end for which they agitate, is achieved. If this
be not sufficient to satisfy the House of Lords of their
inflexibility, let them next have recourse to the
Unions. Let Birmingham again rear her head, and

march another two hundred thousand p Reformers to
New-hall Hill

The Roman Catholic Marriages' Bill was thrown
out last night by the Lords on the second reading.
The rejection of this measure, the object of which was
to clear away the last remnant of that accursed penal
code which has produced so much misery in Ireland,
will not add greatly to the character for wisdom and li-
berality which our legislators by prescription have lately
acquired. The law as it lately stood, while it recognized
the validity of a marriage celebrated by a Catholic priest,
when both the parties belonged to the Catholic commu-
nion, decreed the penalty of death against the priest who
celebrated a marriage between a Catholic and a Pro-
testant. Not content with this moderate tribute to
the " Protestant ascendancy" principle, it also in-
flicted a penalty upon the innocent offspring of such
marriages which it bastardized. It is no longer a
capital crime in a Catholic clergyman to unite two
Christians of different sects in the holy bands of ma-
trimony. In other respects the law remains in its
former state, affixing a stigma upon the Catholics, and
producing incalculable mischief by the uncertainty
which it introduces into the right of inheritance—to
say nothing of the power which it gives to the party
professing the Protestant religion—a power often most
cruelly used—of dissolving the marriage, under the pre-
tence of its illegality, whenever it suits his taste or con-
venience so to do.

But the evils arising out of such a state of the law
may easily be imagined—the good remains yet to be
discovered. A pretext, indeed, is never wanting, when
the cause of bigotry and intolerance is to be served,
and therefore we are not surprised to find Bishop
PHILP° TTS, and men of his description, defending the
continuance of the present law on the ground of
its preventing clandestine marriages. How it pro-
duces this effect, we are left to guess, while
the is not disputed, that the utmost
possible facility for contracting such marriages through
the instrumentality of those respectable Protestant
clergymen, who are significantly denominated " couple-
beggars," already exists. These Rev. Gentlemen
will splice his MAJESTY'S Irish subjects by dozens
and scores of a morning with the utmost secrecy, at
the cheap rate of 2s. 6d. a pair, and no fault is found,
no remedy applied ; but if a Catholic clergyman pre-
sumes to perform the marriage ceremony after the
publication of bans on three separate Sundays, then
the case assumes a different aspect—then it is quite
another thing—then, indeed, a wide door is opened for
clandestine marriages and all their concomitant evils I
It is truly painful to see 4o much narrow-minded
party feeling and sectarian bitterness exhibited where
men are taught to look, if not for sound views of po-
licy, at least for some little example of Christian
charity. It is but justice, at the same time, to
exempt the Bishop of HEREFORD from this censure,
and from all the odium to which his Right Reverend
Brethren of LONDON and EXETER have exposed them-
selves, for defeating a measure recommended alike by
its justice, its humanity, and its policy.

We refer our readers to the highly interesting de-
bate which took place last- night in the House of
Commons on Mr. HUME'S motion respecting the
Orange Lodges. Mr. SHEIL'S speech is particu-
larly worthy of attention, not only for its eloquence—
that is a never-failing attribute of his speeches—but
for its masterly exposure of the organization and
working of the Orange-Lodge system in Ireland. The
learned gentleman, after mentioning the names of
_those officers of the Orange Lodges who had been
examined before a Committee of the House, and,
among others, that of the Rev. MORTIMER O'SUL.-
LIVAN, of Exeter-Hall notoriety, lately a Catholic,
now a Protestant priest, of whom he very happily re-
marked that he was a most competent witness with re-
spect to both religions, as the one supplied him with
the pleasures of memory, the other with the
pleasures of hope ; stated in the following striking
words the general result of the evidence :—" A
vast confederacy, of which the exclusion of Ca-
tholics is a fundamental principle, exists. The
members are initiated with a solemn religious ritual—
the obligations of political brotherhood are imposed
upon every individual belonging to this powerful asso-,
ciation—signs and passwords, for the purposes of
reciprocal recognition, are employed—this vast body,
consisting of upwards of 150,000 men, are regulated
by rules and ordinances the most explicit and minute
—they are under the control of a Representative As-
sembly, the Grand Lodge, consisting of Deputies
from every part of Ireland. The whole country is di-
vided into districts and departments, in which 'corres-
ponding and affiliated lodges, all connected with the
Grand Lodge, are established. This enormous, this
perilous organization is armed, and at its head
is placed a Prince of the Blood, not next, but
near, the throne."—(Loud and continued cheers.)
Mr. SIIEIL then went on to trace the effects of this
" infernal machine" upon the administration of justice
and the peace of Ireland, and showed how it operated
politically, and wound up the whole by detecting the
secret agency by which it had been introduced into the
army.

Lord EBRINGTON'S speech is also excellent, and
will not fail to be perused with the deepest at-
tention. What must be thought of the—shall
we say love of truth, or want of memory—dis-
played by the Illustrious Duke, who denied all
knowledge of his warrants being applied to the army,
when we find it recorded to the following effect, in the
minutes of a special meeting of the Orange Lodge,
held at the house of Lord KENYON, in Portman-
square, on the 17th of February, 1831, his Royal
Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND in the Chair :
" Resolved that the following warrants be issued, No.
254, to Samuel Healey, of the Ist battalion of Royal
Artillery. No. 258, to James Smith, of the 94th
Regiment. No. 268, to private Wilson, of the 17th
Foot." Let it be remembered, too, that the thanks of
the meeting were voted to the " Royal and Illustrious
Chairman for his great condescension and attention to
the business of the meeting ;" nor let it be forgotten
that the following is one of the rules of the Royal
Orange Institution, which runs thus :—" No person
can be admitted into this Institution for a smaller fee
than 155., nor into the purple Order after a due period
of probation for a smaller fee than'ss., except in the
case of soldiers and sailors, when the fee should
be at the discretion of the Committee."

Let these things, we say, be borne in mind, and no

one can err in his estimate of the - credibility, as well
as the capability of the prime agent in this Orange
plot. Mr. HumE's Resolutions, omitting the sth
and Gth, which related to Lodges not connected with
the army, were carried without a division. One of the
Resolutions was made stronger than it originally was.
The charge against his Royal Highness was at first
limited to " signing " the warrants. Mr. HumE
moved that "issuing " should be added to it, on
which a division took place, when the amended Reso-
lution was carried by a majority of 143, the numbers
being 183 to 40.

The Paris Journals of Monday state that M. Dg
KERATRY has been named President, M. DE SAL'
vANDY, Secretary, and M. SAUZET, Reporter of the
Committee appointed to examine the new Bills relative
to the Press. On Saturday the Committee sat, with-
out intermission, from eight o'clock in the morning till
eleven in the evening. It is expected that the Report
will be presented to the Chamber on Thursday.
The Ministerial papers, says the Massager, are
fond of quoting M. FONPREDE and the Memorial
Bordelais. We will quote a little in our turn—it will
be short, but good
" You talk of preserving your liberties---unhappy
wretches !--your liberties ! You have but one, viz.)
LOUIS PIIILLIPPE and his race. Your fortune!
You have but one—Louts PHILIPPE and his race
Your future prospects ! You have but one--Louts
PHILIPPE and his race. Whether you will, or
whether you will not, you will die with LOUIS'
PHILIPPE and his race. Consider, then, at length--
once for all, and answer—
" Will you live •or die ?"

It appears from the official Report that, from the 23d
June to the 31st July, there were at Toulon 1,375
deaths from cholera. The greatest mortality was on
the 11th of July, viz., 103 deaths. From the Ist to
the 2d of August, there were 8 deaths ; to the 3d,
10 ; and to the 4th, 4. It is hoped that the disorder
will entirely cease in a few days.
FRENCH FUNDS.-PARts, AtruttsT, 10.
Five pet Cents., 108 f. 95c. 90c. 95c. 109 f.
Four per Cents., 98f. 60c.
Three per Cents., 7sf. 45c. 50c. 55c. 50e.
Rente de Naples, 96t: 95c. 97f.
Roman Five per Cents., 101 M.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents.,
Heide d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 21.
Bova! Spanish Loan, 38y, .
Rents Perpctuelle d'Espagne, 36 31%44 37 37%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 10I7N 44.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 58%.
Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 55f.
Haytian Loan, 370 f.
EXCIIANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, ; money, 25f. 52%c.
Three months, paper, -f. -c ; money, 25f 40c
BOURSE, THREE o'CLock.-The 3 per Cents. have beet
flat to-day, very little business having been done. They have
been as low as 78f. 50c., but have since improved to 78f. 60e.
Spanish stock is very low, the news from Spain having en-
tirely discouraged the speculators.
QUARTER TO FOUR.-Five per Cents., 109 f. sc. ; Three
per Cents., 78f. 65c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish. 37 ; Thren
per Cents. Spanish, 24 ; Cortes, 36 ' • Coupons, 19i ; Gueb"
bards, 387 ; Differes, 15k ; New Loan, 47 ; Actives, 45i;
Passives, 127 ; Ducats, 97 10 ; Romans, 1011; Pedros, --;
Belgians, 1017 ; Dutch, ; Haytians, 370 f. ; Brabant
Bank, -,

The Ottoman Ambassador to the Court of Vienna,
arrived at that capital with congatulatory addresses and
presents from the SUBLIME PORTE to their imperial
MAJESTIES on the 30th ult. Among the presents
sent by the SULTAN, is a saddle for the EmpEuolt,
and a chair for the EMPRESS, both adorned with die'
mends. They are reported to be exceedingly value
able. The Turkish Ambassador passed through
Hungary, and expressed his delight at the manner in
which he was received by the Hungarian nobility
and people. Prince METTERNICII appointed the
3d inst. for the Ambassador's first interview with the
EMPEROR, for the purpose of delivering his cre
dentials.

We are happy to announce, on the authority of the
German Journals, that the plague has nearly disap'
peared at Constantinople, and that its entire disappear-
ance at Smyrna may be confidently expected to take
place before the expiration of another week.
VIENNA AUGUST I.—Five per Cents., 1021; Four per Cent.
933 ; Bank Shares, I,32o.—Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 6.