The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

c; F.NERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week .ended May 2C. 16-12. made up from the Returns of
the Intpeetor.,,ii the different Cities and Towns in Englanil and
t.v,les. pc.r Imperial Quarter.
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...3s. 4,' I Nage .314. 4.1.
AVERAGES OF TUX LAST SIX IVIEKS.
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DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPT;Rti OF YESTERDAY.

GLOBE.—The organs of the party in power are
going fairly into opposition. The Post declares that
the principles on which Sir Robert Peel has prepared
his tariff are, " in their essence, utterly unsound,' and
that "in operation they will, we fear, prove de-
structive to an extent yet uniinagined." The Times
is accusing Sir James Graham of conspiracy with the
Poor-law Commissioners. The Britannia abuses the
Income-tax, and .most of the rest keep ominous si-
lence on that matter. May we take the freedom to
ask what single point in the policy of this Govern-
ment those who helped it into power are now pre-
pared to advocate ? We really do not know one po-
sition from which their batteries were turned on the
Whigs, which has not been contemptuously aban-
cloned by their own men in office. Surely this is
a remarkable attitude for a party to take towards(
the country—an attitude in which their own press—
which, in the long run, represents pretty accurately
the prevalent feelings of parties—is compelled to
desert them. The party in power are therefore
openly deserted by those sections of followers who
alone addressed the public mind with any great efficacy
in their favour. Assuredly these were the Anti-Free-
Trade and the Anti-New-Poor-Law sections. These
are both openly in opposition ; and without wishing
to exaggerate their power, we really should like
to know with what materials the Ministerialists
mean to replacer their loss. The dire neces •
sity of continuing to address themselves to their
old sets of readers has forced their leading organs
into open warfare with their leading measures. This
has not been without sweet, reluctant, amorous de-
lay, and repeated warnings. We are entitled to
assume that twogreat sections of adherents are becom-
ing opponents. In the face of such symptoms Parlia-
mentary majorities are a vain boast. Parlia-
mentary majorities must represent moral forces some-
where. After • all that can be attributed to cor-
ruption or• to intimidation, no such majority as the
present ever was brought together without vo-
luntary agents. Now, when those agents are alie-
nated ; when those motives are disappointed on which
all the adherents of Toryism, who are free to act for
themselves, have acted—what is left to support the
power of the party of the present Administration,be-
yond the mere fact of possession, and the mere adhe-
rence of personal interests ? How long can these
keep a ministerial majority together, in the face of the
whole independent opinion of its constituency ? How
soon will the personal discontents, which always arise
in a party, the ruffled self-importance of those who as-
pire to parts which are not allotted them, the fermenting
vanity of illustrious obscures, who are kept in the
back-ground—how soon will all these rally round the
revolt-flag of " earnest and decided" Toryism ? Very
soon; if experience of the past give warrant to anti-
cipate the future. In this " certainly proximate"
event, where will the Ministerial party recruit itself?
Where will it find the means to put down the
threatened revolt of its own janissaries ? Where will
it enlist zeal to combat the zeal it has driven from its
side ?

STANDARD.—It appears, by the votes of the
House of Commons, that Lord Ashley will this night
move for leave to bring in a Bill " to make regula •
tions respecting the age and sex of persons permitted
to work in mines and collieries." The country will
rejoice to know that the Noble author of the mining
investigation is resolved thus to follow up his work; and
that he will follow it up with vigour and ability none can
doubt. We do not remember any exposition that has pro-
duced so powerful an effect as the Mining Report; even
the disclosures of the factory system were less impres-
sive, because they came out gradually, and not, as
it were, by surprise, like the exhibition of the hor-
rors of the mine. The Noble champion of the
sufferers in both departments of oppression and mi-
sery has at present the public mind more de-
cidedly and more strongly with him than upon
any former occasion, and he is not the man to,
neglect such a glorious opportunity. He will do
his part, but the country must do something more
than feel and think—it must act, if Lord Ashley is to
be successful. The terms of the Noble Lord's motion
are limited to restraints upon the employment of in-
fants and females ; and so far the motion, if it succeed,
will do great good ; but something more will still
be wanting. 'Some general law is required, that the
means of moral and religious instruction shall be
provided for the people in proportion to their num-
bers, wherever multitudes are collected in a narrow
space. Suoh a law was unnecessary while the popu-
lation was universally agricultural. The parish
church and the parish school were then sufficient ; but
sufficient these were no longer when masses came to
be collected in mines and factories. New states of
society demand new institutions. Our wiser ances-
tors felt this, and not only varied accommodations to
meet the wants of particular localities, but even
enacted what are called anomalous codes of laws
and erected anomalous Courts of Justice with the
same object. These anomalies, as we call them, are,
however, the truest uniformity ; for nothing is so
really anomalous as a straight rule applied to an un-
dulating surface. We throw out these hints, not so
much with a direct reference to Lord Ashley's mo-
tion, as to the arguments with which we expect to see
it resisted. The millowners are the opponents from
whom we anticipate resistance, for they see that if hu-
manity is introduced into the mine, it cannot be long
excluded from the factory.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, May 26.
CLARK V. TONGS.
This cause, which relates to tithes, occupied the Court the
entire day, ar.d is likely to do so for several days. We shall give
a brief sketch of it at the close of the hearing.

BAIL COURT, May 26.
CATES V. BENNETT.

This was an action to recover twenty-one guineas, the
price of a mare sold by the plaintiff, who keeps livery-
stables in New-road, Sloane-street, to the defendant, who
is a wine-merchant living in Rathbone-place. The de-
fendant pleaded that he made no promise.
Mr. JONES stated the case. The defendant
was introduced to the plaintiff at his stables
in October last, and asked to look at the horses,
and saw a mare, which he said I ! should like to
purchase for his son, whom he expeded from India.
He then desired to have the mare saddled, and said that
if he liked her he should purchase her in three or four
days. He rode the mare away, and did not return her
till the present month, in a bad condition, when he offered
the defendant 4/. 4s. A servant, in the employ of Mr.
Cates, proved that Mr. Bennett said if ho liked the
horse, after three or four days, he would purchase her,
and that the horse was not returned.

Other witnesses were produced. who proved that Mr.
Bennett promised to send the money to Mr. Cates, or to
Mr. Francis, a friend of his, and that ha liked the mare
very much.
Mr. Bateman gave similar testimony, and further, that
Mr. Cates ofTered to take back the mare on Monday,
and give 251. for her, if in the same condition as when he
sold her.

Mr. DIESIGER addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and said that the nature of the bargain was that the de-
fendant was to have the option of purchasing the mare
at the price of 20 guineas, orhiring her till May-day for
four guineas.

Several witnesses were examined for the defence.
His LORDSHIP summed up, and the Jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of 20 guineas.

EECT lON COMMITTEES.
LYME REGIS.

The Committee, on assembling yesterday, pro-
ceeded to hear the conclusion of Mr. Austin's summing
up, in support of the vote of James Bridle, and finally
decided that the vote was a bad one ; it was accordingly
struck off.

The sitting Member is now in a minority of one.
The next vote taken was that of - Kennicott ; the
examination was of the same nature as that of the two
preceding votes, namely, an inquiry • into the fact
of the parties being indebted to Mr. Hillman, by accom-
modations, or money advanced a considerable time pre-
vious to the election, and consequently being unable to
give an unbiassed vote. The evidence had not concluded
at the adjournment, at four o'clock.