The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-03 00:00:00

• THE MO?STER A:B 0 1:01 •
TO THE EDITOR OF THE Se bar
bar
Sift,—Your article of Tuesday, Peel'sr,
bug is admirable ! but you were a little lattr.rd-urg:ido6
unlucky Premier, in requiring of him a clei4tc""ifof
in reply to the question,. "What is a
pJ
can you expect a man to define that-of whiehfigt?
the slightest conception ! f is 00
His obvious blunder, is, the fancy. 'that...tx
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unchanging standard, and that gold is sok:boat s 0 ;
Every man of clear intellect is aware, that neil"
standard does, or can exist.
While this profound- person talks of a s4ollti
being synonymous with " a pound," he forgets 0-"4,
identical coin he pantominiically " held 111)1,-"of
about the close of the late war, have exchanietilbr
fourth part more silver than it will now !
• The truth- is, that gold obeys the same la* /13 '.e
which governs all other articles, it advanecis 41 Pi;
under an increased demand—and sinks in pricey,'
the ratio of demand to supply lessens.
silver
tit
Your observations on the tomfoolery about
most just—allow me to add a postscript to thew. irco
The Bank is to be allowed to keep four ble nut,.l
out of sixteen in silver, but the notela
is not to be deprived of his right to demand p.s.Yinen
gold ! Good I—if gold is more valuable, in firl‘rie
tion, than silver in the market (fur example( if ai,°„ll(,i
will fetch four pounds in silver)," it is aboUt
as the profound commercial (ignorance ot the .Pr
of
of
'Minister of Great Britain that not one single
-silver will-leave the Bank cellars-, -and" that-IVI sl'‘d :0
millions of the Company will,: in:effect, be Natl.°
twelve !! ! Yours, always,
COMM
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BEES HIVING ON A MAN'S BACIC.--‘,.-
week, a hive of bees belonging to Mr. W. Mill,' , eve
odies'
Balloch, near Crieff, left their skep, and white 1 ur,,a
in an eastern direction, the whole of the bees hive(oit al
the back of one Lewis Millar, who was in
them at the time. The man stood fast, and havilar'to
apparel upon him but his trousers and shirt. 3 ;I,eP
position he remained a considerable time, whenbsoJ•
was procured and placed upon his back. sith
ing all this, the man sustained little or no
the exception of two stings while placing the skePr,j,.-•
his back. The whole of the bees were rve°Ye
Scotch Reformers' Gazette.
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THE TRUMPET BEETLE OF PENANG.--
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curiosity in natural history very common in this tripet"
which I had never seen elsewhere—namely, the traolet.
beetle. Although not large itself, it has a lonetdersia
shaped proboscis, or kind of feeler, from which 'by tb'
so loud and long a sound, among the woods tslis
mountain's sides, that you could scarcely believearl°
any insect could send forth such a tone. It ,gtter;
more the idea of the sound which a bird !nig' sislr
such, for instance, as that of the bell-bird, or then 01
bird, or the laughing jackass (vernacularly cal/e7
with in New South Wales.—Voyages of the Notes cast
CROMARTY—A NOVELTY.—On Saturday boa es
Danish corvette of 20 guns appeared in the heirie porai
Cromarty. The vessel has been cruising in t ofcY,
seas for some time, with a view to the instruction, en'
dets, of whom 45 are on board, with a full comp 0)
of officers and men. Two large Danish frigates oyod;
daily expected at Cromarty. The corvette is $1.0155.
some vessel, and the young cadets appear cheeroe
healthy. They amuse themselves in their intervals
leisure., by playing games on the links, and teer°
about the finely wooded banks of the bap'"
Courier. • 'veve'
The return of severe illness under which the der,
rable Earl Grey now suffers, has again reviv;rlsn'
tioneering speculations in the borough of Sinliesdit°
The very advanced age of Earl Grey naturally.ourfil
the_apprehension that his Lordabip-connot 104000,
.and in the melancholy event of his death, .tisati
Hoivick will succeed to the peerage, and, eenseilorollga
a vacancy will occur in the representation of the en;
Of Sunderland. Such an event it is rinderst°°•ato tbe
immediately bring Colonel T. P. Thompson cipleg ;
field as a candidate on liberal and free trade Prit/-0-50_1"
and under the present state of political feeling loar
I.Lat
derland, there can be little doubt but the gal.---ut lab
would be triumphantly elected, whoever Wig'.
opponent.
A paragraph appeared in the Times 0%,,,r0b
cc:
copied from an evening paper, stating that„.`""tolle.,
' had received orders to caution all licensed
against permitting lotteries for the Derby, ClakS'ses. li
-Leger, or any other racing lotteries, in their he.uas hs'
are given to understand that no such direeti°
been issued to the metropolitan force.—Obserrer'f.
The only application made to the Sec-refill o
tenres'a
for the Home Department for a remission of see ify
the sl
the case of Barber, convicted of participationw in ,aes
forgeries, has been refused. Barber still col'
the Milbank Penitentiary. 644h
THE RIVAL STEAMERS.— On SatUrCiaj 4'4
Pentreath,- who had just set the watches for 1311;riisiisti
and was about to: go below on board the
steamer, wbicli vessel was lying along the daisn'ii,
Scilly, heard a continuous splashing arid cries ed fro
proceeding from near the jetty stair. leari
the bulwarks of his vessel into his_ boat. au
quickly followed by one of his men. They P°la 640
wards the spot, and to their astonishment sale orate;
capsized, and several persons struggling in"l:pers;o
After great exertion, they hauled the drown.,,i'no,
into the boat, and found them to be Captain v iv.h-sol}g
some of the crew of the Cornwall, in a very ex(' tivl
and helpless state. Captain Pentreath affordes beeti
every assistance in his power, and Ordered h,,.jh
crew to put them on board the Cornwall, Nvil'
was at anchor off the jetty.— West Briton. dot 11.
THE RUNNING REIN CASE.—We heat WP„"
" Running Rein" party have retained Sir Thu
and Mr. Edwin James as counsel; and we have as be
formed that the latter Learned Gentleman,st°o
aP
all the facts of the affair, as well as -the evi"` 'to
which his client's cause is rested laid beforetibola: 1:41/
given a very decided opinion on the transt soine sr
present it is not known whether the case vc.,l
for trial at the sittings after this term in ."--1.01 in
whether it will be sent for trial at Guile,' oitlio"
ensuing summer assizes. It will, r.howeve jelf
doubt, be disposed of during the month °- nrk,
Ob
LORDserver. - -
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JOHN RUSSELL.—In Mr. BJYrsrile
" Coningsby ; or, the New Generation," there ill 00 f
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lowing character of the leader of the Whig%,
John Russell has that degree of iniaginntle-xpres7;:s
though evinced rather in sentiment than the gene
still enables him to . generalise fro'" A' to ill
of his reading • and experience I.e*:'se.
those comprehensive views, which, he'vevo-f monies
by ordinary men in an age
sjunctuosi.
are indispensable to a statesman in: the c- to
in which we live.. He understands ttiereforieh prole,
tion ; `and he has the morol intrepidity "11,„t assei3O,
him ever to dare that which his - inte"%aie tse
him is politic. He is, consequently, Tat jaistra
sagacious and bold in council. As an Its nwettuic'A
he is prompt and indefatigable. He- is no er
orator, and labours under physical defleie-rcelY
even a Demosthenic impulse could sea 1, in ri,r,of
come. But he is experienced in debate; quAle freclue"bY
fertile in resource; takes large views; erfu..,ooerotoll
compensates for a dry and hesitating-
that the
the expression of those noble truths-
sic to ja
across the fancy, and rise spontanee alaciresso
lip, of men of poetic temperament -ville4 riga° siid
popular assemblies. If we add to tliis aSP birth to
of dignified repute; the accidents of 11' sisn' to
rank, which never can be severed from the it were'
scion of a great historic family, and hers;ealt t° the
the hereditary service of the State, it is di
static ore
Certain at what period, or under what circuroio, $
Whig party have ever possessed, or could °bill eti-
IC
efficient leader." ,„T;
" A BUSTLE.”.---AWFUL CATASTROPIitvg 911
riesday last, a young lady, who was Nrais:lsseneripobli
street, nearly opposite the post-office, in ei,„ ~at to
.. bustle ping 0,4
some negligence at the toilet, her
and dropped upon the causeway behind her' discolreeol'
descent, she turned round; but as soon es wed °eras'
this "improver" of female beauty, she teer faee !be
frilly perplexed, and hastened from it, Peobserve lifter
soned with blushes. A little urchin, Wh° anoinghostle'
sad catastrophe, then picked it up, and' ,r ,°°r
the lady, repeatedly cried, " Here, Ma'am • ,nien ;tit;
your hustle!" This increased her ember'is sP.
.hibit it
ea
yond endurance, and caused her to 0- be cometm
specimen of the " human face divine," as 5, oft;
to exclaim, "It is not mine, I tell you; get „eon
you young brat!"—Leeds Times. lire-117
CURIOUS I'Am—A short distance &Ole-00E5 of f)
the Bristol and Exeter Railway is carried :eighwouslit:
White Ball-hill by means of a tunnel, ficie throal, and
Mile in length, and completely briellticeine",,sitaL
-4-bcve this great bore, before its cornoweit of ve7 bet
almost almost over its centre, there was a deep supi„l-10traes
water, with a never-failing spring, vilu.io the ',o6°
hbuse near it on the landowner of the hill. .0 agre„ tbe
entered into with the a sPec.' assay f•s'ation_
was made,' that if the water was takf" „aopelti, for
boring for the tunnel,- a sum of money I.o,ave ino
_7005
should be paid in addition to the pure....Beb was,!ytebt
the land—and as a natural consequence
o'o the ss"t74
to be expected; but as yet there is not e Lash,
IV-
diminution of the pure liquid sues'; great P
,
enough, is as full as ever, though tu' _een
made under it.—Sheri,orne Journal. -leg j vii.":oloi
FOOLHARDINESS.—At Fort Puni...co- the of_the
the following scene:—A cannon-sh,gl:t of 10 011
buried itself in the sand-bags in_ aotly toot 11
.buildings, and a second followed tbe of
head
direction, not even widening the 01),.teatuhtirdadeParfol,t t:1411003:00_,
made. A soldier. belonging to I
88th Regiment, on seeing this, pa't!
against the hole, simply saying to hisr,c_';ea ; ' er';‘, r
you shall see if they are ood maiu'a' ding; ser
next shot that was fired, and every ~___
several minutes, went wide of the 132ar•" - rjsllodkif
vice Magazine. R' riGINc"."-O•lit Chuhereb-i
UNPARALLELED CHANGE. —I chrlS
last the Society of Change Ringer::. gent tsenioatsoi,
Liversedge, rang 6,720 true chan_ges fifty oraeth.,‘o
maior, with variations, in three heursn.es, in 11 in 6, 7
of
calculated to run to that extent, a great it, tb,2
it being the 6th part of 40,320 cinthanisso
hpanosegaes,
_onheikr.
bt
tchanges,rebl e peals,a n
dperaolvciudleadtettealpsoealtso
acwraerryr_ez.
bells.ter nal part, according
paecceolrwdasingeotomtphoesendattr.en;trioe;f•ezeltrieosranaitgal:el..:lowdgeruieti
k+ s
tße.rnTablapcakrrtasY, 'aonfdDwewassbduereYm9ebtih:oynine,r-er hac:rientigt been
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impossible to be accomplished,
who ho a
composition.
as w,rb_a_Asoewteilyaberivyltitti
due to tbhye asioclyiestoyeieinty pinerroremkiinaggll°-.131i; diffielleirtotnilsslidet°'ni;
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tj. fjlll3a,
adpsaticrettiemcdualtsaltireelrY;ttioerieMceartizei jceaohmmenge
to hear of any other society perf?,_
av,i; 7th'
James Firth, conductor; 2d, G. t-Trke
..nth, F;.BGtho,odja.lßl
Barker,-deeds ,-11.1elerdstb Firth; 6th,