The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-26 00:00:00

" Nothing to Wear."
Osborne's Quedah" givesAanpleaarstaiclnte suonmmCaaprytaionl
his work and numerous extracts. The recent vo-
lume of the "listory of Civilization in England" is
brought under consideration, and its weighty topics
treated with depth and earnestness. Mrs. Brown-
ing's " Aurora Leigh" receives an encouraging and
discriminating criticism. " The Four Empires"
is a polttical article on the much-vexed " Eastern
Question," and the consequences of the Russian
war. Two papers on " Eschylus" and " Mom-
sea's" Roman history offer attractions to the
studious, while articles on "Representative Go-
vernment," and " The Progress of English Juris-
prudence" are suited to the more practical reader.

BOROUGJJ OF BODMIA.-POLITICAL

DEMONSTRITION.

On Thursday the 17th instant, the Reformers of
Bothnia assembled and proceeded (according to
announcement,) to Carminow Cross, about a mile
to the east of the town, to meet their worthy repre-
sentative, Mr. Wyld, whom they received with the
most enthusiastic welcome. After the usual salu-
tation, and a few introductory remarks from Mr.
Wyld on the occasion of the meeting, a friend de-
sired him to leave the carriage in which himself,
Mrs. Wyld, and Miss Wyld, had come from Lis-
keard, that he might be brought into the town in a
coach drawn by twenty volunteer tradesmen of the
borough ; but he declined, and replied as follows :
My dear fellow-men—your kind offer reminds me
of the barbarous ages, when nobles held serfs or
slaves who vied with each other in doing their
master's bidding, but these barbarous customs are
now passed away before the light of Christianity,
and every man in these realms stands on the same
footing ; and though, perhaps, Providence may
have kindly favoured me with property beyond a
great many of you, I am nothing more than a man,
and shall shortly stand with you before the great
tribunal of Him who knoweth the hearts of all men.
He was about to add another sentiment, but the
cheers and enthusiasm of the townsmen were so
great that he was unable to proceed, and he became
so overwhelmed with emotion that tears gashed
from his eyes, and he sat down amid the dinning
shouts of the multitude. Mr. William Serjeant
then rose from his carriage, and addressing Mrs.
Wyld and Miss Wyld, stated that they (the in-
habitants) had come to welcome them to the
borough and to their hearths, and he hoped they
would that day receive such hearty hospitality from
the inhabitants of the parliamentary borough of
Bodmin, as would engrave the name of Bodmin for
ever on their memory. He thee addressed the
gentlemen present, and shortly after the procession
proceeded towards the town, preceded by bands of
music, banners, flags, &o. After passing through
a considerable part of the town, Mr. Wyld re-
turned to his private lodgings, Mayoralty House,
until half-past three, when he visited some
other places in the town, .and entering the
Market House (which was beautifully decorated
with flowers, evergreens, Sic.,) sat down to tea
with Mrs. I.Vyld, Miss Wyle!, and about four thou-
sand inhabitants of the borough and neighbour-
hood, including ladies. Visitors coniLquing to ob-
tain admission to the tea until near seven 9'clock,
it was thought advisable to hold the public neeet-
ing on the Mount Folly, and accordingly Mr.
Wyld, after making an apology for the absence of
his worthy colleague (the Hon. Capt. Vivian), ad-
dressed the audience at considerable length on the
disturbances in India and China, the Divorce Bill,
the Reform Bill, Vote by Ballot, and other politi-
cal matters which have come before the House of
Commons during the last session of Parliament.
At the close of his address the front of the Market
House was illuminated with gas burners arranged
in the form of the letters which compose the words
" Welcome Vivian and Wyld." The musicians
then promenaded the town, in which everything
testified joy and gladness, and it was said the only
thing absent from the town was a "sad counten-
ance." The display of fireworks, under the super-
intendence of Professor Lawrence, then called the

attention of the people, and gave general satisfac-
tion, the closing motto being " Success to Both

min:" During the continuance of the last motto,
the bands played the national anthem, " God save
the Queen," which added greatly to the effect of the
scene and solemnity of the occasion. The crowd,
which was computed to be upwards of ten thou-
sand persons, then dispersed, and in less than two
hours the town was perfectly tranquil. No angry
or unpleasant feeling was manifested throughout
the day, and the chief magistrate has been heard to
remark that such an occasion he could never before
remember, he and his fellow magistrates and the
constables throughout the borough having had no-
thing to do,—Oa the following day the poor from
the Union Workhouse were regaled with tag and
cake in the Market-house, and from the expressions
of thankfulness manifested by many who had been
oppressed with a load of misfortune, it was evident
they were happy, and seemed to glow with emotion
at the kind attention paid to them.--West Briton.