The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-02 00:00:00

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Kemp at Lewes, where, by the by, the progress of the
election is expected to be marked with some warm
proceedings ; while at Chichester Sir Godfrey has no
chance. Arundel, it is said, will not be contested ;
John Atkins, Esq. (the son of the Alderman) and
E. Lambe, Esq. (who is, we believe, the Duke of
Nolfolk's Member), will be returned without opposi-
tion. At Seaford, we understand, the new candi-
dates, Sir Jacob Astley and Mr. Bulwer, have a fa-
vourable prospect : they have been invited to come
forward by a requisition of the electors, and the place
now exhibits all the bustle, to which it has so long
been a stranger, of a contested election. East Grin-
stead will not, as we learn, be contested ; Rye will, it
is expected, exhibit some curious proceedings, a strong
party there being determined to throw open, if pos-
sible, the representation of the place ; but VVinchelsea
will return Mr. Brougham, unless he should get in
for Westmoreland,Brighton Gazette.
TAUNTON.---On Monday Mr. Seymour and Ge-
neral Peachy, respectively drawn in a carriage and four,
arrived in this town, and on alighting in Hammer-
street, severally addressed the electors. About ten
o'clock at night, the populace became very noisy and
riotous, and the usual effects of profuse supplies of
strong beer given by the different candidates were tu-
multuously exhibited. The piquet of the yeomanry
was repeatedly insulted, and this irritation at length
being unbearable, much personal strife ensued. The
officers, unable to quell the tumult, drew out the men
on the parade, and they remained under arms until
past one o'clock in the morning. Some special con-
stables were sworn in before W. Dickinson, Esq. and
Sir A. Hood, and several of the rioters were taken
into custody. The town has since remained very tran-
quil, Taunton Courier.

WEYMOUTH.—It must be particularly gratifying
to our worthy Member, Mr. Ure, to receive the pleas-
ing assurances of unqualified support at the next Ge-
neral Election. We understand that the Right Hon.
Thomas Wallace, Master of the Mint, will arrive here
to-morrow, and that it is the intention of the Hon.
Gentleman to take up his abode with his friend Mr.
Ure, at his house in Gloucester-row.---Mr. Ferrer
will also return on Friday or Saturday.—Dorset
County chronicle.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--EXPLOSION

OF HYDROGEN GAS.

The Post this morning, brought us an account of a
truly melancholy accident, in the North, in the follow-
ings li,etter, dated--
NEWCASTLR-UPON-TYNE, MAY 81.--It is with
deep regret, that I communicate to you the following
truly disastrous occurrence, in this neighbourhood.-
At an early hour yesterday morning, a tremendous ex-
plosion of hydrogen gas, took place in the Whitfield
Pit, (the colliery that supplies the London Market
with « Townley Coals,") situate in the parish of Ryton,
in, the county of Durham, the property of Geo. Dunn
and Sons, Esqrs., in this town. The extent of the
evil is not yet accurately ascertained : four men have
been brought to the bank dead, though it is strongly
feared the total loss of life will not be short of thirty
individuals, men and boys. The head Viewer, Mr.
Hall, as soon as the accident happened, went down
the shaft, to' aid, if possible, the unhappy sufferers :
he was, however, quickly compelled to ascend, owing
to the extremely foul state of the pit. Nothing is
known at present as to what was the primary cause of
this unhappy event. In all probability it was owing
to some species of negligence, on the part of the
' workmen underground.. Though this is an age, fertile
in scientific discoveries, it is deeply to be lamented
that nothing has yet come within the reach of practical
men, to prevent witch casualties in mining, which, in
their consequences, are so afflictive to humanity.
Mr. Dunn, sen., has been constantly upon the spot
since the accident happened, soothing the relatives of
the poor men who, there is but too much reason to
fear, are sufferers, and devising every possible means of
doing good, as far as circumstances will permit.

ORIGINAL POETRY.

STANZAS.
Alt ! why should foolish man delight
Te hononr Death with proud parade,
And shrink, in impotent atEright,
from terrors that himself bath made._.
The damp dark vault, the splendid tomb,
The pompous funeral's silent gloom ;
Who cloth not weep,
That these must keep int
His wasting form in sleep?
I love fair nature's balmy breath,
Her morn's, her even', gentle breeze;
I should not fear to think on death,
If joined to imagem of these ;
But the dark vault, the splendid tomb,
The pompous funeral's silent gloom;
Well may I weep, •
That when 1 sleep,
Such loathsome things this form must keep.
There is a dell, a little dell,

By one soft atreamlet nourished fair ;
The thousand happy flowers that dwell,
From the hot noon protected there,
In peaceful beauty, blown and die
On the calm earth, beneath the sky.
Like them, how blest,
If I could rest,
Within that fair dell's tranquil breast.
There none, but morning, breathe a sigh,
Nu tear-drop there is shed to Mourn ;
The tears that gem each tlow'ret'a eye,
But hail, with joy, the sun's return.
In such a home, where all is glad,
Why should en endless sleep seem tad ?
There let me lie,
When I shall die,
In the calm earth beneath th►r sky.

FIELD FLOWERS.--13r T. CAMPBELL.
Ye field flowers! the gardens eclipse you, 'tis true,
Yet, wildings of Nature, I dont upon you,
For ye waft me to summers of old,
When the earth tamed around me with fairy delight,
And when daisies and buttercups gladden'd my sight,
Like treasures of silver and gold.
I love you for lulling me back into dreams
Of the blue Highland mountains and echoing streams,
And of broken glades breathing their balm,
While the (leer wail seen glancing in sunshine remote,
And the sleep mellow crush of the wood-pigeon's note
Made music that sweeten'd the calm.
Not a
pastoral song has a pleasanter tune
Than ye speak to my heart, little wildings of June;
Of old ruinous castles ye tell,
Where I thought it delightful
your beiutiee to find,
When the magic of Nature first breathed on my mind,
And your blossoms were part of her spell.
Ev'n now What affections the violet awakes ;
What loved little islands, twice seen in their late,J.
Can the wild water-lily restore ;
What landscapes I read in the primrose's looks,
And what pictures of pebbled and minnowy brooks.
ht the vetches, that tangled their shore.
I welcome
erteothrued toy
you more, in life's passionless stage, existence's bloom ;
Earth's cultureless buds, to my heart ye Were deer,
Ere the fever of passion, or ague of fear
Had
With the vision's of youth to revisit my age,
And I wish you to grow on my tomb.
( New Atothly ilfeßaziney
Once

~4.

SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN RELIGION
IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS.

The above interesting Society held its Anniversary Dinner on
Wednesday at the Freemasons' Tavern. Among the company present
we observed Mr. Hume, Mr. Trant, Mr. Downie, Mr. T. Wilson,
Alderman Thompson, Mr. Tindal, Sir P. Laurie, the Sheriffs of
London, Dr. Crombie, &c.

Sir PRiza. Litman: was, invited to take the Chair, which
having done, he informed the company that the Duke of Sussex,
who was to have presided at the meeting, was prevented from
attending, his Royal Highness having been confined to his room
since Monday last, from the effects of a very severe cold, taken
while engaged in dietributing the prizes awarded by the Society
for the Encouragement of the Arts and Sciences.
The company sat down to dimmer at seven o'clock.

On the removal of the cloth, "Non Nobig Doming." waseung
by Messrs. Taylor, Broadhurst, Pyne, and !elutes.
The following toasts were then drank—
" The King."—The national anthem followed this toast, which
was sung in llne style by Messrs. Broadhurst and Taylor.
" The Duke of York, and the• rest of the Royal Family."—
Tune—" The Duke of York's March."

" The Army and Navy."—Song_" Rule Britannia."
The CHAIRMAN observed, that he bad a toast to propose which
he was sure would meet with the cordial approbation of the com-
pany, when he mentioned that it was the health of their illustri-
one President, the Duke of Sussex.—(Applause.)—His Royal
Highness l►ed the interests of that Institution so much at heart,
that he felt assured that nothing less than serious indisposition
would have prevented his attendance on that day.
Song, Mr. Broadhurst—" Over the water to Charley."
The CHAIRMAN said, that in rising to propose the Pros-
perity of the Institution, lie would trespass on the patience of
the company but for a very few moments ; he would merely
mention to them that it was a society of long standing, having
taken its rise in the year 1701, from the benevolence and public
spirit of a few individuals in Edinburgh ; and by the activity and
management of its directors it soon gained public patronage and
encouragement. The Society had at that moment under its
daily care 20,000 children, bestowing on them the advantages of
a moral and religious education, which, after all was the best for-
tune which the possessor of active faculties could receive. lie,
therefore, hoped that the Institution would not be suffered to
languish for want of funds, calculated as it was to advance the
best interests of the community.
The Secretary then read the Report of the Subscriptions and
Donations, which amounted to rather more than 5001., including
a legacy from Alexander Ribble, Esq., who it was represented
had been throughout his life a warns supporter of the establish-
ment.

The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Vice-Presi-
dents.

Mr. DOWME returned thanks.

The next toast was, " Dr. Crombie,-Mr. Hume, and the other
Directors."

Dr. CROMBIE, after returning thanks for the honour done the
Directors, observed, that it had been remarked, by way of sneer or
reproach, that, in order to stimulate the benevolence of English..
men, it was necessary to hold such convivial meetings as this. To
prove the injustice of this imputation, it was only necessary to
appeal to the liberal subscriptions recently made, and still making,
for relieving from the pressure of want thousands of the manufac-
turing population in some of our commercial towns ; and he might
confidently assert, that there was not a species of suffering incident
to human nature, which the bounty and sympathy of Englishmen,
and of the metropolis especially, had not made some provision to
relieve. If we had not done too much this way, by teaching the
muchte
;and o n t
whenhei s e r
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rprorrs,toberellryastoosulritetlwe
eonhtalymnsoetivdeos,neantdootoolit
other country could show to us the same number of charitable in-
stitutions as England could boast, we should then forgive them
for taunting us with our convivial benevolence. Such meetings
were, in his apprehension, calculated to excite kindly feelings one
towards another, to diffuse liberal sentiments, and to promote the
interests of charity. Of all the charities' with which he was ac-
quainted, there was none that possessed stronger claims to public
patronage and support than the excellent institution for the benefit
of which they were then met. Whether they considered the use-
ful purpose for.which it was instituted, the judicious manner in
which its concerns were conducted, and • the beneficial effects of
which it was productive, he might confidently affirm, that it-was
justly entitled to public patronage; and of this ho was sure, that
it posae;ised strong and peculiar claims for countenance and sup-
port from every Scotchman. his countrymen were seldom back-
ward in relieving one another ; they were, in fact, charged with a
' spirit of nationality ; but nationality was no vice, unless it became
unjust. Ohl Dennis, who was lately quoted as claiming to himself
the authorship of all good plays, and who, when foiled in one at-
tempt, claimed the thunder as his own, used to say, that
we do not love our country for the sake of our eountry, but for
the sake of those who live in it. There was much 'truth in this
observation, and he trusted they all entertained kindly feelings to-
wards those who live in the laud which gave them birth. He
believed, however, that most men carried their attachment farther
than Dennis allowed ; that they recollected with pleasure even the
inanimate scenes of early life, and revisited them witltshtuhned:lighhet
which Johnson termed the local emotion--the braes they climbed,
when boys, " the burnie they paddled in, awl the spots
where
they pu'd the gowaus green. '—(Cheers.)—Thia de
needed not observe, was not his ; it belonged to the poet, of whom
Scotland bad reason to he proud, Robert Burns. He then re-
verted to the Institution, and observed, that it cause recommended
to their patronage, not only by its incalculable utility, but also by
another strong and persuasive inducement to support it. In many
other charities the funds were liable to be abused, impo-
sitions were practised, and the unworthy were relieved...._
Here there was no danger of fraud or imposition; the objects
of their benevolence were- children, they received no pecuniary
aid from their hands, and thenupporters of the Institution had
every security they could possibly require, that the funds were
appropriated to their benevolent purpose. He should consider
himself as insulting the good sense and the good feeling of an in-
telligent and enlightened Meeting like that, if he offered any ob-
servation either to prove or illustrate the salutary effects of a reli-
gious education. There was no individual there, lie was confi-
dent, who would question its supreme utility—few or none, who
had not experienced its benevolent effitets. For his part, he was
an advocate for the diffusion of knowledge, were it fur no other
reason than this, that it raises a man in his own estimation. It
makes him respect himself—he feels that he has a character to
lose, not only with the world, but with himself. He feels he is
a man, and will never, without repugnance, become a slave. If
there was any class of society, to whom religious education
was peculiarly beneficial, it was the poor and the needy.—
If a rich man suffered, he had many comforts to
elle-
viate hie evil ; but when a poor man suffered, when he
was confined, perhaps, to a bed of sickness, with nothing but
poverty around him, or when death robbed hint of all that
his heart held dear, what had he to support his spirits but the
consolations of religious truth? To communicate this invaluable
benefit was the purpose of this institution. Thousands of poor
young Highlanders looked to them for that education, which they
could not otherwise obtain ; and they should all bear in' mind,
that it was no merit of theirs that they were not born in the
same ciroumstances with them; and if the great Arbiter of hu-
man destiny had placed there poor Highlander.; in a situation
where they needed, and us in a situation where we could supply,
one of the greatest of human wants, it was our duty to spare for
their benefit a portion of that bounty which had been given to
us ; and if we could not make the bleat mountains of Scotland
fruitful in corn, wine, and oil, we could at least endeavour, and
he hoped successfully, to enlighten their inhabitants with the light
of that knowledge which would snake them wise, virtuous, and
happy—that knowledge, which would make them good men, loyal
subjects, awl useful members of society.—(Cheers.)
" The health of Thomas Wilson, Esq. M. P., and Prosperity
to the City of London," was next drank.
Mr. WlLsols returned thanks, in doing which he observed, that
although his services as a Member of Parliament would no longer
be at the command of his fellow-citizens, -yet he should ever feet
the deepest interest in the advancement of their interest, and in the
prosperity of the City of London.
Mr. Hume proposed to the Company, " The Health of their
worthy Chairman, Sir 'Peter Laurie," whom he designated P.l one
of the moat zealous and active friends that the charitable and reli-
gious institution of Scotland possessed.

alluded to by his Hon. Friend.
ourahly
~ The Health of Ur. Hume, than
beaTnh7CfarvtAtastarr proposed
active, industrious, and honest man, never entered
Sir Yuritti LAURIE could not express what he felt at having
whom a more active,
otthaktillioew?night he rearing a future
'the House of Cominons.".
.when he was imparting
in returning thanks, observed that education was
Au. Hums.
greatest blessing that could be conferred on the lower orders of
Chancellor or Minister of State, al the present Councils of his
Majesty furnislitsl ample proof that, with education, Genius
eiiiltiitdi,idbunt
would make its way, despite of all other obstacles.—(APphnute-.(Applause.
several elegant females having honoured the Society with their
presence in the gallery--
Mr. Down'tx proposed " The Health of the Ladies present."
Snug, Mr. Broadhurst- Green grow the rushes, Or'
thk°leeoiwcl:dgeTitite) Ipiei am alt
At eleven o'clock the Chair quittedthe Chair, but tl
Chairman the
conviviality of the Meeting woos kept up to a much later hour.