The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

LITER ATURE.

The People's Byron. Part IX. John Murray.
October has brought to a close with the ninth
shillinc, instalment this monthly re-issue of this
splendid one-volumed, double-columned edition of
the poetical works of Lord Byron. The republica-
tion in a serial form, and- at so small a price, of this
superb and at once compact and complete edition
of Byron was a happy thought, indeed, on the part
of Mr. Murray in anticipation of the ex-
piring of the last of the originial copyright:.
It has served, we believe, to scatter these brilliant
and world-famous works, in their entirety, over
the length and breadth, not only of Eng-
land, but of English possessions. It places the
writings of the greatest poetic genius who ever
sprang to light from the ranks of the Peerage,
within reach at last of all the educated ranks of
the community. It makes the Poet of the Upper
Ten Thousand, the Poet at last (by possession)
of the Million. It puts the people at length in pos-
session of " Childe Harold," " Don Juan," " Cain,"
" Werner," the " Corsair," " Parisina," the " Age
of Bronze," " Manfred," " Beppo," " MazePPR?"
" The Bride of Abydos," and all those other veritable
gems studding the round of Lord Byron's true
coronet.

771 E TRANSPORT CLARA.

PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY EVENING.

The transport Clara, with soldiers' families for
Calcutta, which grounded on the rocks under Nare
Head, yesterday morning, arrived here this after-
noon, making five inches of water per hour. A
telegram from the Horse Guards orders the imme-
diate landing of the passengers, and the ship is to
be put in dock.

The accident is attributed to an indraught, or
swell of the sea.

The chief officer was in charge.
At 11.30 on Sunday night the Eddystone bore
east half north, distant eight miles. The ship was
steered west by south, which would take her ten
miles south of Nare Rock. The weather was thick,
and the Clara is reported to have been going six
knots when she struck at 3.15 a.m. on Monday
morning.

Her guns and blue lights brought a pilot, who
assisted in carrying out an anchor astern, by which
she was hove off as the tide rose. He states that
the Clara's jib-boom was within 50 feet of the cliff,
against which she would have gone to pieces had
the tide been higher. Divers report that the main
keel is damaged.

211 R. N.EWDEGATE AND MR. BRIGHT.

At the inauguration dinner of the Sutton Cold-
field Town-hall, which was opened by Lord Leigh,
Mr. C. N. NEWDEGATE, M.P., in returning
thanks for the members for North Warwickshire,
took occasion to refer to Mr. Bright's recent remarks
on the army. The hon. gentleman said he needed
no other proof that he should have been wanting in
his duty to his constituents if he hai failed to obey
the kind bidding of the warden on the present oc-
casion, than the presence ofthe distinguishad assem-
blage who had so kindly accepted that toast, and he
could assnre them that his hon. colleague, Mr.
Spooner, would have been equally gratified in at-
tending had he not been advised to go to the sea-
side to recruit his strength after the labours of last
session. He was confident that every one present
rejoicedat his hon. colleague enjoying that recreation
and restorative after the constant attention he ever
paid to his duties during the session. He (Mr. N.)
heartily joined with his noble friend (Lord Leigh)
in congratulating the inhabitants of Sutton on the
completion of the edifice in which they were assem-
bled, the decoration of whiclr displayed so much
taste and judgment. Nor could he fail to appre-
ciate the choice of the corporation in their recent
ejection of Lord Leigh as their high steward, for
he was well assured that the general opinion would
sanction their appointment of a nobleman so well
known for the honourable, upright, and benevolent
characteristics of his disposition, and who manifested
such unaffected devotion to the advancement of all
good objects in the county wherein he worthily
represented her Majesty. He could not, however,
while joining in this. celebration, forgot that this
office had until very recently been held by the late
Earl of Aylesford, than whom no one had afforded
a brighter or more steady reflex of the character of
an English nobleman ; his tenure of office had en-
hanced its dignity, for he was one of those whose
memory, as his life, reminded all who had known
him that there was a peculiar meaning in the
words ", noble" and "gentle'' in their old English
-sense. His retired habits and aversion to display
had made his influence rather felt than ostensible ;
but the soundness of his judgment and benevolence
of his disposition, had commanded universal re-
spect. He rejoiced in the union of hereditary rank
with corporate freedom which the vitality of this
ancient corporation exhibited; it reminded him
that the freedom of England was not the growth
of yesterday. (Cheers.) Some, however, seemed
to forget this; and when he remembered the well-
merited enthusiasm with which the health of the
army had been received in that hall—the health of
those Englishmen whose services abroad were no
less important to the safety and the greatness of
England than their conduct at home—he could not
efr in from availing himself of that first oppor-
tunity of referring to some remarks which Mr.
Bright had thought fit to make with reference to a
great body of the army of England! Nvhom he de-
scribed as in a position more ignominious than that
of the Cuban slaves. The men to whom this re-
mark was applied were men who came originally
from the labouring class ; but not content with this,
Mr. Bright went on to speak of those who by merit
had risen to the position of non-commissioned offi-
cers, as " unmitigated scoundrels." The position of
these men, as soldiers, precluded them, and it was
for the interest of society that they should be pre-
cluded, from replying to these unwarrantable calum-
nies; but he (Mr. Newdegate) felt tYit he should be
wanting in his duty if he did not on the first occa-
sion of which lie could avail himself reject and re-
pudiate, as unworthy of the constituency which he
represented jointly with Mr. Bright, expressions
-vhich were un'"orthy of a member of the House of
Commons. The calumny was one that must grate
on the feelings of every Englishman ; and he hoped
that the Liberals of Birmingham would find some
means of restraining Mr. Bright from the use of
expressions which were as unjust as they were of-
fensive and disgraceful, not only to himself but to
the constituency which ho represented. (Cheers.)
The lion gentleman concluded by cordially acknow-
ledging the reception given to the toast.