The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1835.

o the people, sympathise with them. The Whigs and
the Honsg of Commons have acted wisely ; they have
done Drell ; very well, inched. Th-y have not suffered
themselves to be misled by the rant anal riot of a party
insignificant in po.•.nt of number—more insignificant
in point of influence and talent. The House of Com-
mons will, we doubt not, accept this evening. all the
important amendments -of the House of Lords, save
one, and cue only, to the modification of . which the
Lords have consented, in deference, not to the Govern-
ment, but to the wisdom; experience, and moderation
of the eminent leader of the Conservatives of Eiujaiid,
-Sir Robert Peel.—Morning Post.

a difiiculty to pull it over my forehead the first night we
came together. that I never tried it since.
The Loab MAYOR said, that in such a case he should
not attempt ~to effect a reconciliation. He thought the
most prudent course would be for the nem•married pair to
separate at once, and for ever.

Mack—l hope never again to sce her in this world ; and
I am sure, if God is good to me, that I shall never see her
in the ne:a—poor devil.—(Lauql;ter.)
.Mrs. Mack—No, Padflv ; we'] ha far enlmall asivider
th'ere,, fir you'll be where yon neellnt turn .yottr olbow
hg it ypur pipe. ..
The man and wife then (lop Irtel at

it :toot'

Of the course which the Ministry and the House
of Commons. are about to pursue on the su)ject of the
Corporations Bill, as again amended and mutilated by
tiie House of Lords, we are utterly ignorlint. We
disgteicd with the concessions which have been
already made; and we fear that we shall be disgusted
again by concessions more disgraceful, because re-
peated and swallowed unnecessarily • for the second
time. Our opinion is, that there ought not to have
been any compramise of any great principle involved
in the Bill, even upon the occurrence of the first col-
lision of opinion ; and we groUnd this opinion, first,
upon the ascertained fact that the House of Lords is
hostile to all popular Reform ; secondly, that the
:slightest compromise on the part of the Commons
is calculated to flatter them into an exaggerated
opinion of their own importance as a necessary
branch of the Legislature ; and, thirdly, because any
agreement to take ajhrthiag for the present, when full
payment is all but certain, will terminate in baulking
the creditor of his just claims, and is the most impo-
litic course which could be pursued. Our view of this
matter may be wrong, and if so, the public.will deal
with it accordingly ; but notwithstanding • that we
arc aware that many true and sound Reformers are in-
clined to belicVe that the Corporation Reform Bill,
even as amended by the House of Lords, would be a
treat boon to the public, and be the means of not only
going far towards the prevention of a dissolution, but
of strengthening the power, and thickening the rank§
of the Reformers in the House of Commons, in case of
any uncalled for dissolution, we must in justice to our-
selves say that after the utmost deliberation we feel
bound to dissent from them. That it would be a boon,
we do not deny—that it would strengthen the hands of
the Reformers, we also admit ;. but time Reform Act
itself is a case in point to prove that a great measure,
once admitted to be law, is only susceptible of improve-
ment after years of discussion and struggle. The fifty-
pound clause in that Act—the Tory proviso, by the
bye—still remains on the statute-book, and will re-
main, we doubt not, for years to come ; and what rea-
son is there, therefore, to hope that the equally noxious
amendments of the House of Peers, if once conceded
by the Commons, will be of more easy removal from it?
In the case of all great abuses there ought to be but
one motto for a reforming Ministry and a reforming
people to back it—and that is—" Delenda est Car-
thago." Uproot the abuse, and make no terms with
the enemy which do not include a total surrender of
his pretended rights to the citadel.--Morning Adver-
tiser.

HATTON-GARDEN.
EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS CASE.—A ger-
tleman, about 28 years of age, who, from his appearance
and manner, had evidently associated witli persons of rank.
canie before the Magistrate, Mr.';'ENETT, in company
with Mr. Flcwer, of the firm of 'Alderman Harmer and
Co:.; to solicit advice under the following most extraor-
dinary and mysterious circumstances :—lt appeared from
the applicant's statement that shortly after the French
Revolution of 1792, his father; who was a Nobleman of
that country, was obliged with his lady to emigrate to
England, where he continued to reside for several years.
having at length made his peace with Napoleon, he re-
turned to Paris, but he was obliged to leave his wife here,
some of her near relatives having given great offence to
Bonaparte. The most 'ardent attachment existed between
his parents, and his father used to take every opportunity
to visit her secretly; and while she was resident in Lon
don she gave birth to applicant and a daughter, but
their existence was kept a profound secret, for this reason
—that it should not be known her husband had quitted
France, as by having done so he had rendered himself
liable to be beheaded: or shot. At the age of seven he
was taken from his mother (whom he had not since seen)
to a school at Chelsea, and thence to one at Putney,
where he remained a year and a half. He was
thence ,removed to the house' of a well-known clergy-
man, and continued there for two years. At that pe-
: iiod, from some cause or other, a proposition was made to
apprentice him to a trade ; but the Rev.' Gentleman sus-
. pecting that 'he was highly connected' by birth, declared
that he would adopt him and bring him up, rather than
allow him to be degraded. Through this determined oppo•
sition the scheme was abandoned, and he was sent to a
public school, from which he was eventually taken by the
clergyman, who removed him to a College at Oxford, where
lie took his degrees. His removal to Oxford was quite
unknown to his Noble relatives ; but as soon as they be-
came aware of the circumstance, every expense was lavished
upon him, through the hands of Messrs. Hoare, the
bankers, by order of a Peer of, this realm (Lord -- and
his Lady.) In 1826, applicant purchased a commission in
the. British army, and held it until 1832, when he sold out,
with a determination to devote his whole attention to dis-
cover to whom he was indebted for his birth, and the rea-
son he was debarred _from a communication with them.
After the utmost perseverance, he ascertained, principally
through a quarrel amongst his family, that his mother is
now residing in Paris ; that his father is dead ; and that two
sisters, who were, he believes, born before his parents took
refuge here, had married two
_of the French nobility, one/of
whom is a Prince. Of his sister, who was born in Lon-
don, he could gain no tidings further than that she is at
present alive, and her being kept. from him preyed more,
heavily on his mind than anything else, especially when he
had been given to understand, and had every reason to
believe, that she was as hardly dealt with as himself. To
his brothers-in-law he had lately made himself known by
proceedings against them in the Courts of France ; but they
pretended never to have heard of him before, and, still wishing
to keep the matter secret, they had offered him a princely
fortune to remain in the dark respecting his family. These
terms he having indignantly rejected, his allowance from
the Peer alluded to was totally stopped, and he thought the
Magistrate could assist him by granting summonses against
certain Noble persons, to compel them to produce docu-
ments to strengthen the foundation of his claim to patrimony
in France, and, above all, to obtain an account of the dis-
posal of his sister.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, SEPTEMBER 5.

Lord DENMAN took his seat on the woolsack at 4 o'clock.

On the motion of Lord DUNCANNON the Consolidated
Fund Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill went through a Com-
mittee without amendment.
The Piers (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Workhouse Property Bill, and the Forgery (Scotland)
Bill, were read a third time and passed.
The Excise Incorporation ( Scotch) Bill went through Com-
mittee.

Mr. BENETT observed that it was one of the most mys-
terious and remarkable cases he bad ever heard of ; and
Mr. Flower said he would take upon himself to speak to
the truth of the statement, adding that a vile conspiracy
existed to keep the applicant from inheriting his father's
property.

Mr. BENETT said he could not see any ground to justify
hind (Mr. Benett) in int*fering, and the only course that
the applicant could adopt was that which Mr. Flower re-
commended, namely, indictment for conspiracy ; and at the
same time the actions in the French Courts of Law for the
recovery of his rights might be pursued.
The applicant, Who was much excited, then thanked the
Magistrate, and left the office.