The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-27 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The Commission for exercising the functions of
the Great Seal has excited the surf rise and indignation•
of the profession and of the public. The complaint
has no reference to the personal competency of the
Conaniss:.eners, who are, all three, men perfectly qua-

lifted for th 2 :lutiei assigned to them : bu: the question
is every where asked, why arc the Judges of two
Courts, which ought to be sitting coneutrentiv, to be
withdrawn from their own offices ? Does the new

Cabinet mean to imply that the offices of Master of
the Rolls and Vice-Chancellor are sinecures, and
ought to be abolished ; or does it admit the necessity
of those jurisdictions, and at the' same time sanction
the non-performance of their duties? It is quite clear
that Sir C. Pepe s and Sir L. Shadwell must, in the
strange position in which they are placed, either
neglect the business of their own Courts, or that of
the High Court of Chancery, unless it is to be con-
tended that Mr. Justice Bosanquet, a common law
Judge, is competent to act as sole Commissioner. The
whole affair is inconceivable. Some, indeed, think
that Lord Brougham has suggested this notable expe-
dient in oecier to pave the way to his resumption of the
Seals ; but surely Lord Melbourne has too much
sagacity to be a mere puppet. Others consider it as
only one among a thousand instances of the bungling,
clumsy, and unworkmanlike manner in which Whigs
are accustomed to execute whatever they take in hand.
Even their own friends—even their hack partisans—
are exclaiming against the arrangement.—Times.
We find from our Exeter correspondent that the
'reties, and more particularly the Parsons, are carrying:,
their opposition to Lord John Russell to a most un-
warrantable extent. We trust, however, they will be
foiled by the spirit of the Devon yeomanry. If they
tle.ink they can by their heavy subscriptions bear down
the Reformers, they will find themselves mistaken. We
find from the letter of our Liverpool correspondent that
the Reformers of that wealthy city are emulating their
brethren of Manchester, who have subscribed 1,0001.
towards the expenses of Lord jolui. Liberal sub-
scriptions may also be counted on from Liverp;,eol. We
observe that our Exeter correspondent dwells on trite.
necessity of funds to counteract the subscriptions of
the Tories. We trust that Reformers will not be less
liberal than Tories in a case like this. Lord John is
now fighting the battle of the people in South Devon.
The 1 oriel are attacking Reform in attacking Lord
John, to whose exertions we are so much in-
debted for the expulsion of a Ministry hostile to the
best interests of the people. There have been two
great meetings of the Devonshire electors, one at New-
ton on Wednesday, and the other at Plymouth on
Thursday last, at both of which able addresses were
delivered by Lord Ebrington. An outline of his Lord-
ship's speech at Plymouth will be found in another
part of our paper.—Morning Chronicle.
It gives us great pleasure to learn that the Re
formers in North Essex have determined to rescue, if
possible, that important division of a metropolitan
county from the disgrace of Tory domination. The
Tories, indeed, consider this their stronghold ; but we
trust Essex is doomed to share the fate' of many of
their holds. The Reformers have, we learn, invited
Mr. Disney, the Liberal Chairman of the Essex Ses-
sions, to come forward as a candidate, who has re-
sponded to the call, and a handsome subscription has
been raised to support him in the struggle. Indepen-
dently of the cause, Mr. Payne Elwes, the Tory
nominee, ought not to be allowed to represent a me-
tropolitan county like Essex. Mr. Disney has through
life been an advocate of liberal and constitutional prin-
ciples, and he has always been associated with, and
shared the exertions of Mr., now Lord Western, the
Lennards, and other distinguished Reformers. This
is the day of nomination, and the election is fixed for
Wednesday and Thursday next. We trust' that the
Reformers of North Essex will do their duty on this
important occasion. The Tories ought not to be al-
lowed to gain a victory which would perpetuate the
dsgrace of North Essex.—Morning Chronicle.
The Whig Corporation of Nottingham has re-
elected Sir John Cam Hobhouse—the rejected of the
open and liberal borough of Westminster—as its Re-
' presentative. The Whigs,,or rather the Whig-Radi-
cals, as we must call the party now in power, to distin-
guish the Russell from the Stanley Whigs, have -no
objection to the exercise of Corporation influence, ex-;
cept when it is opposed to themselves. Thus the same
sort of influence which is virtuous, honest, and Consti-
tutional when employed by the Whig Corporations of
Nottingham or Portsmouth, becomes an intolerable
nuisance—a gross illegality at which the fastidious
consciences of Whig-Radicals revolt when put in mo-
tion by the Conservative Corporations of Leicester, or
Norwich. So much for the difference between Whig
pretension and fractice.—Morning Herald.
We can do little more than recommend to attentive
perusal the ample report which appears in another part
of our paper of the gratifying and exhilirating pro-
ceedings at the dinner given at Devonport oil Friday
lest to the Right Honourable G. R. Dawson. We do
not recollect the record of a festival given in iiononr of
any public man to the interest and importance of which
so many circumstances. contributed ; and it is no more
than justice to the men of -Devonport to say, that the
spirit they seem to have evinced upon the-occasion was
such as it might naturally have been expected to'proL
duce. The aspect of the meeting, and the sentiments
which pervaded it, must have convinced the -electors of
Devonport that, while listening to the admirable speech
of their honoured guest, the voice which they heard
y-es of their future Representative. The speech of
I. fr. Dawson was entirely worthy of the • exalted
• yosition, in which he must have felt himself
Caced. It was manly—straightforward—and elo-
ei lent. Passing by, with brief notice, topics of
niere local interest, inviting as some of them were,
the Right Hon. Gentleman depicted in the gloomy
colours of truth the dangers with which the institu-
tions of the country, and the happiness and welfare of
its inhabitants, are threatened at the present moment,
and .clearly and forcibly pointed out the means by
hich these dangers may be averted. To Sir E.
Cbdrington anti the Admiralty flag there was little
dusion, nor are we disposed to deviate from the grace-
fel example of forbearance and humanity which Mr.
Dawson presented, in speaking of his late antagonist..
We only wish that Sir Edward Codrington could have
witnessed the scene. It must have ccnvincd even him
that his connexion with Devonport is doomed to ter-
minate with the present Parliament. Mr. Parker, the
candidate for the county, in opposition to Lord Jelin
huseell, was present, and made an excellent speech.
I.lis reception was such as indicated, in a manner not
to be mistaken, his complete triumph in the arduous
tad important struggle in which be has had the
patriotism to embark.—Morning Post.
In addition to the election of Sir John Com Hob-
-1 Ouse, that of the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson for
lefanchester is certain beyond the possibility of doubt.
A most formidable opposition is got up to him in the
,•rson of Mr. Braidley ; but after the most strenuous
Exertions which that gentleman and his party can pos-
sibly make, we are confident Mr. Thomson will be
turned by at least a majority of seven hundred. In
a most eloquent, animated, and encouraging speech
lehich the Right Hon. Gentleman delivered to his
Committee on Wednesday—an accurate report of
IVhiell will be found in another column—he gives
n most graphic account of the way in which the
opposition to the late Government was conducted
1.1 the House of Commons, and points exultingly,
i. 3 he well may, to the triumph with which their
leanly tactics were crowned. He then adverts to
tee battle between Toryiim and liberty now fight-
ing in Manchester, and gives the electors this
most necessary and important advice—advice which
avill not only, we hope, be followed by the Reformers
ac; Manchester election, but by those of the county of
Devon, of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in every
place whore a struggle takes place between the friends
raid foeseof the people. " I feel," said he, " certain
of a triumphant issue ; but let no man feel so but him-
relf. Let no man think the victory secure. Let no
man believe that upon his own individual exertions
tae
victory does not depend. Let no man think that
cven one private soldier can be spared froin our army.
J..et no man repose upon the deluding notion that we
are safeiand that exertion is unnecessary. That we
are safe, I cannot say how much it would cost me to

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