The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-01 00:00:00

TBE ELECTORS OF FRANCE.

The Journal des Debuts publishes the following
statistics relative to the increase in the electoral body
throughout France since the revolution of 1830 :
In July, 1831, when the elections were about to
commence, the number of electors inscribed amounted
to 166,583; in June, 1834, the number increased to
171,015 ; in November, 1837, to 198,836 ; in March,
1839, to 201,271 ; in July, 11542, to 220,040. " The
conclusion to be drawn from these numbers," adds
the ,Debats, " is, that the electoral body Obeys
a laW of progression both significant and rapid.
Thus, by the simple force of the law and
the natural development of property, 53,000
new electors have been added to the list since
the revolution of 1830—nearly one-third of the num-
ber of electors inscribed at that period. In 1331,
125,000 electors took part in the elections of that
period ; in 1834, 129,000 ; in 1837, 151,000 ; in
1839, 164,000 ; in 1842, 173,000. We find by this
return that the development o: public spirit follows
the same law of progression that is observable. in
the development of wealth and prosperity. The fol-
lowing changes have taken place in the composition
of the Chamber: At the elections of 1831 there
Were-. 222 old Members re-elected, and 200 new
Deputies. In 1834 there were 392 re-elected, and
142 new Deputies. In 1837, 310 re-elections, and
138-- new returns. In 1839, 381 re-elections, and 76
newXembers. In 1842, 356 Deputies reelected,
and but 94 new."

. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—We have great
pleasure in announcing, that it has been definitely set-
tled that the great Caledonian Railway shall piOceed
from., Lancaster, by way of Kendal, a ; and
that the London and Birmingham Railway Company
haveOorne to the resolution to promote it by every
means in their power. The several engineers are now
upon the line, making such corrections and alterations
in the,plans as more minute surveys may have shown
to bd necessary, to be ready to go before Parliament
at the 'earliest period of the ensuing session.
That an Act will be obtained, there is little
doubt, and with the aid of the London and Bir-
mingham, the Grand Junction, and the other
Railwiy Companies interested in the line, and the
assistance.- which the landowners along the line are
prepared to give to the undertaking, no fear •is
entertained of the requisite funds being supplied. As
soon as the Act has been obtained, and the proper ar-
rangements made, it is understood that the work will
be commenced simultaneously from Carlisle to Pen-
rith, and from Lancaster to Kendal. The second por-
tion of the' great project, froth Carlisle to Glasgow
and Edinburgh will also, it is understood, be prose-
cuted as early as possible ; though we are not aware
that it is contemplated to go to Parliament for this
portion in the next session.—Carlisle Journal.
MEETING OF.LORD ASHBURTON AND LOUIS PEI-
LIPPE.—In the year -1798 Lord Ashburton, with one or.
two friends, paid a visit to the Falls of Niagara.
Upon their return they. stopped to visit the Falls of
Genessee. It was late when they had finished their
examinations, and, as there was no house in the neigh-
bourhood, they encamped out for the night. They
were somewhat fearful that the Indians might try to
plunder their camp, and they kept a good look-out.
In the early part of the night they heard a rustling
among the leaves and a crackling • among the dry
branches, but whether they proceeded from the tread
of Indians or wild beasts they could not tell. The
footsteps were, however, approaching their tent. They
kept strict, silent, and anxious watch for some view or
sound that should reveal the character of their visitors.
Soon they distinguished human voim and saw the
shadowy outline of human forms. she party came
nearer they heard them conversing in French, and, in
a few minutes Lord Ashburton gave Louis Philippe and.
his companions a cordial welcome to his tent. They
had before met amidst the artificial splendour of Euro-
pean courts—and now, surrounded by the sublime
and stupendous natural scenery of the American wil-
derness.—Rochester Post.

DEATHS sis- FlRE.—Last evening Mr. Higgs held
two inquests on the bodies of persons whose deaths
were caused by the accidental ignition of their wear-
ing apparel. The first was at. St. George's Hospital,
on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Cheese, aged fifty-five.
It appeared from the evidence of the deceased's
brother-in-law, Mr. H. Cheese, of the Flora Gardens,
Bayswater, that on the night of the 22d August, as
7 she was going up stairs to bed, with her gown, which
she had taken oft; in one hand, and a lighted candle in
the other, she struck her foot against one of the steps
of the stairs, and fell forwards. The fall caused the
candle to come in contact with a muslin kerchief she
had round her neck, and set it on fire. which commu-
nicated to other portions of her dress. By the advice
of Mr. Feld, a surgeon, she was the next morning,
brought to that hospital. Mr. G. A. Davis, house-
surgeon, said the deceased was admitted on the 23d of
August, very much burned about the head, shoulders,
and back. She went on well to the 6th of Septem-
ber, when she was attacked by erysipelas, under
which she gradually sank, and died on Saturday last.
Verdict, "Accidental death." The second inquest
was held at the Duke of Ormond, Prince's-street,
Westminster, on the body of Mary Ann Garlick, aged
fcur years. The deceased's parents reside at No. 6,
Providence-row, Westminster, and on the mormrg
of Thursday last, during the momentary absence of
her mother, she set fire to her clothes while standing
on the fender to reach a toy from the mantle-shelf.
She was f Rthwith removed to the Westminster Hos-
pital, in which she died on Friday last, Mr. Reginald
James the house surgeon, said, from the effects of the
burns. Verdict, " Accidental death."
At the late Middlesex Sessions several persons were
tried for keeping disorderly houses in the parish of
Marylebone. In one of these the Chairman, in his
charge, said, it was not enough to prove that women
of bad reputation resided in a house, or that men and
women were seen going into it at late hours of the
night, to constitute it a disorderly house, and, as such,
subject to indictment. In the present case there was
no proof that the house was a nuisance to the neigh-
bourhood, but the evidence was, in fact, altogether
to the contrary. It was quite possible in those cases
to be over-wise, and he thought that it would be as
well not to interfere with those people whilst they
abstained from committing any act against public
decency and order.
TIIE DUKE WHO THINKS ALouD.—A Royal Duke
is no more distinguished for the graceful urbanity
with which lie presides at any public dinner, given
for any purpose, at any hour, and at any place, than
for a constant habit of thinking aloud. You are
in the pit of Covent-garden theatre : well, five minutes
before the overture begins you hear a voice above
your head, thus communing with itself:—" Whenever
I come to the theatre, I make it a point to dine at
five o'clock !" The Royal Duke, having addressed this
information to his playbill, takes his seat, and, throughout
the play, keeps up a running accompaniment of assent or
dissent to the speeches entrusted to the actors. At the
Chapel Royal his Royal Highness is equally audible,
and equally faithful to his habit of commenting upon
all he hears. A few Sundays ago, the Minister and
the Duke proceeded as follows :—Minister—From all
evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts of the
devil—(Duke—To be sure : very proper—very pro-
per.) Minister—From all sedition, conspiracy, and
rebellion—(Duke Certainly : very right very
right.) And thus Parson"and Duke proceeded toge-
ther almost to the end. However, the worthy clergy-
man had to offer a prayer for the sick. Proceeding in
this piouS task, he thus commenced:—Minister—The
prayers of this congregation are earnestly desired
for--(Duke—No objection—no objection !)
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vive, and therefore it would be unnecessary to make
any reduction in the rate for that sort of property, as
very soon it would again be fully occupied. Last week,
at the adjourned session, the same gentleman opposed,
Colonel Austin's motion for an increase of pay to
the rural police ; adduced the prices of wheat in *he
markets of Lancaster and Preston for the last three
years to show that the reduction of 32/ in the price
of this description of food ought to be deemed addi-
tional salary ;—reminded the Magistrates that every
interest was suffering, agricultural and commercial;
quoted from "Passages in the Life of a. Radial," by B =-
ford, who, he said, had well observed, "that unless every
interest was willing to make a sacrifice, this country
would, like others, be swept away from the face of the
earth; and, after some allusion to the frightful increase
of the poor-rates, he (Mr. Marshall) inquired how
tenants were to pay their rents, and how landlords
were to live ?—Lancaster Guardian. '•

A PLURALIST.—The Rev. Joseph Birch, who holds
the living of Bywell, in Northumberland; has just
been appointed to one at Brighouse, near Hudders-
field. How is this pastor to look after these two ,
flocks, separated as they are by such a distance ? Can
he minister to them as a parson ought to minister to
his parishioners ? " No," we fancy we hear some
'one
say, "but he ean.shear then at the tithing season.
Leeds Times.