The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-27 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS.

There are animating transactions to be ob-
served upon at this moment, in different parts of
England. Leicester, on Tuesday last, was' the
scene of some which we must lament the im-
possibility of recording at full length for, .our
,readersivbilt 'it is A fint'Srgilt to behold a body
of « artisans and mechanics," adopting the title
of « friends to civil Ind religious liberty," meet-
ing6,asiiert their principles,
at a public dinner t
to canvass the conduct of their representatives in
ompoging and voting an ad-
Parliament, and composingdress to one of them, which was as remarkable for
manly eloquence as for perspicuous and 'discri-
minating knowledge of the subjects to which it
adverted. Mr. Otway Cave is the popular
Member for Leicester ; and in this address of
his industrious constituents to him, they describ-
ed in glowing language their sentiments of re-
spect and gratitude for the spirit and independ-
ence of his Parliamentary services since he has
occupied his seat. Mr. Otway Cave's conduct
on the, corn question,—on the corporation and
test acts,—on the Bilk for restraining corpora-
tions from an abuse of their public funds,—and
on the borough rates and jobbing system which
have oppressed the people of Leicester, is 'made
the subject of high and warm encomium.
The Hon. Gentleman was, on. the same day,
but at a later hour, to join a dinner where one
hundred and twenty gentlemen of rank and influ-
ence in the neighbourhood assembled under a
similar" political title as the meehanies,--r-viz.
4, friends .of civil and religious liberty and as
the honourable Member was in the-town, a de-
hutation of the mechanics went to wait upon
im, and Mr. Otway Cave, entering the room,
delivered a bold and impressive speech, enume-
rating the various acts of abuse and impelicy
which he bad opposed in Parliament, and
pledged himself to continue the same determined
opposition as well to general corruption in tem-
poral matters, as to .bigotry and oppression in
religious. Mr. Evans,. the nnsuccessfid popular
candidate, received likewise,. and replied, to, an
affectionate address from the mechanics.: The
dinner of gentlemen was hettl.:at,a.different inn.
The company here breathed the same spirit as
the.former, but would hart excited in our minds,
we believe, though Kith' 106: respect, an infe-
rior public interest. Mr. Paget, of Hembleston,
was 'in the chair. -.4z,e-Ceitilsolie..Einancipation,'!
and the " OAVllirt#:-Vof -the 'Press,' were
given in their tutii"otiiadjiiiitt :icclam?Ltions ;
and Mr. 0. ,Cave L.—Mr.:Evans repeated the
strongest pledges, of 41)0:4)0'44:al. (;ppsistcricy,
in return for the cordiality..-with.: whiditheir
bealths were drank. It is-evident that a power
ful anti-monop* and,. anti-corporate spirit is
•
nourished
.iunong„th,e peopl,og 4.eicester.—
Times. . .

The ardent feelings -of benevolence which have
at length been excited in the hearts of English-
men towards the unhappy SpaniardsJ will not,
we trust, be permitted to evaporate, twtil such
a provision shall have been made for these poor
exiles, as may exempt . their friends from, the
cruel obligation of hereafter -bringing under
public view the sufferings of 'sensitive and noble'
minds., which exposure never fails to aggravate,
before it can relieve them. The example of
London has gone forth over the land, and. will
be ans,ver, we doubt not, by a harvest of con-
tributions worthy of English generosity,' and of
the cause which appeals to it for succour. Letters
-continue to pour in upon us. Two bear the
stamp of female eloquence and -compassion.—
The Arst of these writers-a'• Woman as much
distidtuished byliterary reputation as she is
esteemed and beloved for her domestic virtues--
appeals to the students at the Universities of Ox-
ford and Cambridge, of Eton, Westminster, Win-
chester, and Harrow, to the members of the two
United Service Clubs, and of all the other great
clubs in the metropolis, as countrymen of all the
herees, patriots, and sages, who hare defended
Britain by their blood, and immortalized her by
their memories, to grant even the smallest in-
dividual sums; for the protection from squalid
misery and from stern despair, of those who
rank with the most glorious martyrs known
to English history for' national independevicv,
for loyalty, liberty, and honour. We do trust
that an appeal to all the higher feelings of Eng-
lish gentlemen, offered in names so sacred, end
in so pure a spirit, will not pass away unheard.
The several societies thus appealed to might,
without an effort worth speaking of, raise, by
petty separate subscriptions, a large collective
sum. The men of Cambridge have anticipated
the call now made upon them—and the Union
'Society, the nurse of eloquence and liberal know-
ledge, has already' announced the receipt of a
handsome contribution. • A second lady recom-
rnends--and. we are sure that the scheme would
be most cill?,ctual—the formation of committees
of ladies to assist in collecting and selling, for
the benefit of the exiled f
whateverarti-
clew of use or ornament the ingenuity of their
Members may produce;
,and to consider in what-
,
ever way, whether by the opply gar-
ments or otherwise, the comforts of the refugees
may be best promoted at this inclement season.
Another correspondent suggests good tutored ly,
that the card-winnings in the' families of twigs-
men, with whom parties
.for quiet amusement are
frequent from this time until after`Christmas,
should be all applied to the use of the Offering
foreigners. Even a few shillings per week from
each would amount to a liberal 'sum, the pecu-
niary loss to individuals would be little, and the
gain in temper and sari ifaction great. An affect-
ing appeal has been printed and circulated widely
through the borough of Southwark. We regret
that want of room compels us to omit i 4 ; but it
cannot fail to do good.—Mid.

The best earnest which any one can give of
the sincerity of his professions is to lake his
sharein the privations which his ‘i-ginciples, if
Adopted, tend to impose upon others. Te'.ll4s,
when the top-iawyers a the Association pro-
claim what may be
called a N,on-intercourse
Act with Protestants, they ought, if Oev are
To
sincere, to practise in thew own persons the oc. d,
trine which they preach. this test we would
then bring them—have they, by astki:),g, resolved
to acrPpt no brief from a Protestant attorney, or
one on which the name of Protestant harrister,
is marked either as leader or jut4or ? W e should
lay. of the non-intercourse project, API to he
hated it needs but' to lie felt ; and that if the
learned of the AssoCiation would only apply its
rigours to their own profe.ssior.,ii* would then
know from experience some little of tha evil
which they bring Upon others, *and Would give,
us we have said, a practical earnest of their sin-

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