The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-01 00:00:00

FRASER.

We are much pleased with the article on Sir Robert
Peel in the Fraser of this month. It is written in a
philosophical spirit, and traces the gradual develop-
ment of the mind of Sir Robert Peel, from the
time that he first entered the House of Commons
to that in which he reigned over it as Dictator and
Moderator. We entirely agree in the very high esti-
mate this writer has formed of Sir Robert Peel's
genius and character; and we believe that our escape
from the violent revolutions which have recently con-
vulsed the continent, is mainly to be attributed to
the wisdom of Sir Robert Pee), who, to use the
words of this writer, " precluded revolution by pre-
cipitating reform, making those changes natural and
easy, which, but for him' and such as him, would
have been forced and violent." The present number
of Fraser opens with an elaborate and favourable (in
our opinion, far too favourable) notice of Word-
worth's Posthumous Poem. A chapter on our poli-
tical relations with St. Domingo, gives an inte-
resting account of that Mulatto Dominican Repub-
lic, which seems to be advancing as rapidly
in civilization as the negro empire of Solouque is
retrograding into savagery. Morgan Rattler gives us
a pleasant prolusion " Touching Fly-fishing:, The
Naturalist continues his amusing and instructive leaves
from his note-book, and " Madame de Pompadour" is
the heroine of one of the most amusing specimens of
gossipping memoir-writing it has for a long time
past been our lot to peruse. There is one other arti-
cle in Fraser deserving of especial mention, it is en-
titled " Swindon," and is one of the best parodies
ever written. It is as follows ,:
" At Swindon, when the night drew nigh,
Few were the trains that went thereby,
And very dreary was the sigh
Of damsels waiting dolefully.
" But Swindon saw another sight,
When the train came at dead of night,
Commanding oil and gas to light
Much stale confectionary.
" By soups and coffee fast allured,
Each passenger his choice secured,
Excepting those locked in, immured,
By sly policeman's treachery.
" Then rushed the mob, by hunger driven;
Then vanished buns, in pieces riven;
And louder than the orders given
Fast popped the beer-artillery.
" But farther yet that train shall go, •
Ard deeper yet shall be their woe,
And greater horrors shall they know,
Who bolt their food so speedily.
Time's up! but scarce each sated one
Can pierce the steam-cloud rolling dun,
Where curious tart and heavy bun
Lie in dyspeptic sympathy.
" The combat thickens. On, ye brave!
Who scald your throats, in hope to save
Some spoonfuls of your soup, the knave
Will charge for all he ladles ye!
" Few, few, digest where many eat,
The nightmare shall wine up their feat,
Each carpet bag beneath their seat
Shall seem a yawning sepulchre."

SONNET.—JULY.
(From the Lady's Companion.)
'Mid beams and rains alternate flashing, now
July, the ripe luxuriant month, we hail!
Queen of the Season—by each jewelled bough
That yields for her its riches to the gale.
Cherries the sweetest—Currants crystal red,
Or moonlight hued, or ebon black displayed.
WP know her come by all the token's spread:
The swelling apple, and the fig-tree's shade;
By poppies burning 'midst the fields of grain,
The fox-glove's purple, and the pale wan flower
That smiles unto the stars, and shuts again
Ere morn,—and by the gold of noontide hour,
.By all the rills that tinkled songs to May,
And now for flowers can scarce see night from day;
E. E. M. K.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sltt,—Perhaps yOu will not object to find room for
this observation on " the oath." "On the true faith of
a Christian" means—what? First, it is parenthetical,
equivalent to (as lam a Christian), " so," &c. And, if
it be regarded as asseveration, it amounts to—Let me be
the more readily believed, for I profess the Christian
faith. But who can imagine those words to convey
ought binding on a Christian unless he be SWEARING on
or by HIMSELF.—I am, Ste.
W. WALDRON.
15, Gray's Inn .square, August 1, 1850.

WORKING MAN'S TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE
Sin ROBERT PEEL—Last evening a meeting of the Central
Committee for carrying out the above object was held at the
committee-rooms, itelvidere llotel, Pentonville, which was
attended by Sir James Duke, Bart.., M.P., Joseph Hume,
Esq., M.P., and other influential members, when the affairs
were thoroughly investigated, and found in a very satisfactory
state. It is contemplated to hold a public meeting at the
Crown and Anchor in the course of next week.
MuRDER AT NOTTINGHAM.-A murder was COM-
mitted on Sunday evening last, upon a man named John
Tuckwood, a butcher of Nottingham, near Trumpet-street, a
low part of the town. It appears that Tuckwood was in the
above neighbourhood about ten o'clock on Sunday night,
when he met three men, one of whom, without uttering a
word, struck him a terrific blow on the face, which knocked
out several of his teeth. The poor fellow immediately fell,
and the other men coming up kicked him in different parts
of his body, and then jumped upon him. He was rendered
almost insensible, but managed to crawl to a lodging house
in Trumpet.street, where he was taken in, his face present-
ing a shocking spectacle. Surgical aid was sent for, and the
poor fellow lingered in great agony until Tuesday morning,
when he died.
CONSECRATION OF ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH, WOOL..
wicir.—This church, built on ground given gratuitously by
Sir Thos. M. Wilson, Bart., of Charlton, to meet the want of
cphouprncihataiocncoomf tzdoaltwioinensoanndiuNchewfelt,owinto the increasing
Charlton,i
was consecrated
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yesterday by the Bishop of Salisbury, who officiated in the
absence of the Lord Bishop of London. The Rev. Mr. De la
Mare is to be incumbent. It is intended to have a steeple
been
deferredver the vestry-room,
present, until
further subscriptions are obtained, the great anxiety of thet
the room, but that
part
andhigh,
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spire,oftn the building
t y
committee of managemeet being to open the body of the
church for service as early as possible to accommodate the
inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
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Yesterday afternoon, the United States mail-
steamer Pacific, Captain Nye, sailed from Liverpool for New
York. She carried out 84 passengers, a fair cargo of goods
and a small mail, for the United States.
ETON COLLEGE ELECTION.—Eighteen boys have
been placed on the indentures for admission on the founda-
tion this year as vacancies occur. The names were an-
nounced yesterday (Wednesday) morning, in the following
order :—Buckle, Stone, Middleton, Pinchard, Browning,
Knapp, Morton, Hodgson, Nelson, Leigh, Mitford, Willis,
Nestield, Harper, Sperling, Prosser, Isacke, Borett. There
were about 60 candidates originally, of whom about one-
third were rejected at an early stage. Last year 20 were
placed on the indentures, and there were 19 vacancies in the
course of the year, the only one not admitted (Morton) being
seventh this year. Posers—The Rev. F. Wilts, M.A., and
the Rev. Thring, M.A., Fellows of King's College, Cam-
bridge.

DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES.—A scene is related to
have occurred last week in the Wesleyan Chapel, at Welling-
ton, Oxon. The minister refused to grant the wishes of a
couple to be united by other than a regularly-appointed
Wesleyan minister. The registrar claimed a right by law to
say who the ceremony,
,should be performed by, irrespective
of the minister, the chapel having been gazetted as a licensed
marriage house. The minister persisted in his refusal, and
placed an additional padlock on the door ; this was broken
and the ceremony perform* the regular minister protesting
and threatening 411 action for trespass.