The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1842

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on the 30th Instant, amongst EIGHT THOU-
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really adopted the conclusion, that a large leisure
class, such as our aristocracy, is favourable to the
cultivation of letters. They may, for want of a
useful occupation, so amuse themselves, but the
question is, to what degree do they promote the
general instruction of the bulk of the commu-
nity ? For some centuries the aristocracy of
Italy and France were renowned for their culti-
vation of literature, and their patronage of the
fine arts ; and till the first French Revolution,
the French and the Italians were remark-
' able for their gross ignorance of everything that
is worth knowing. The English aristocracy have
plumed themselves for many years on similar
tastes, and they are supported by an aristocratic
Church ; but it is notorious that, till WESLEY ex-
cited a taste for a certain kind of book know-
ledge by religious enthusiasm, the people were
sunk in extreme and gross ignorance. It was
not till the establishment of Mechanics' Insti-
tutes, which were, in the first instance, scarcely
promoted by any member of the aristocracy,
that any considerable progress was made in diffus-

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10 do. 500 do. each 5,000 do.
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DEDUCTION WHATEVER.

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DELAY, to
HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH.

Bonds are on sale NOW at £l3. Against the end of this
Month the price will rise to £35, and the Sale will close before
the end of this Month.

ing secular knowledge amongst the multitude.
Of religious knowledge they are yet destitute.
Since 1825, the acquisitions of each class derived
from practice, have been in a manner freely dif-
fused over all, and have become a common pro-

Those who remit £l5 BEFORE the kith instant, will re-
ceive an order for £2 upoa our London Bankers, together with
the Bond.

To those ordering too late for being attended to, their re-
mittances will be returned by first post.
HEINE BROTHERS.
HAMBURGH, November 1, 1842.

perty. A great progress has been made. The
people are learning, if they have not yet fully
learned, how to think ; they apply their minds to
politics as well as mechanics, and for this great
improvement they are indebted neither to the
example of the CHESTERFIELDS, Hu TING-
TOWERS, and HERTFORDS, nor to their laws.
They have acquired knowledge in spite of the
aristocracy.
In Scotland, where the Church is a republic,
the people have been much better educated than
in England, and much more information is dif-

THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING. NOV. 23,

Will be repeated Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST.
Alonso, Mr. Cooper ; Sebastian, Mr. Diddear ; Prospero, Mr.
Vandenhoff; Antonio, Mr. J. Vining ; Ferdinand, Mr. C.
Pitt ; Caliban, Mr. J. Bland ; Trinculo, Mr. Harley ; Ste-
phano, Mr. Bartley. Miranda, Miss Vandenhoff; Ariel, Miss
Rainforth.
After which Gay's BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Mac-
heath, Mr. W. Harrison ; Peachum, Mr. F. Matthews ;
Lockit, Mr. Bartley ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Mrs. Peachum, Mrs.
Tvleure Pully Peachum, Miss Rainforth ; and Lucy Lockit,
Miss Poole. _ _ _

fused amongst the people. Similar facts are

Doors open at Half-past Six, and the Performances com-
mence at Seven.—Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 3d. ;
First and Second Circles 55., Second Price 2s. tid. ; Pit 3s;
Second Price 2s. ; Gallery le.
Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whit-
low, at the Box-office, from TM till Four, where Season
Tickets may be had.
Private Boxes to be had at the Box-office ; of Messrs. An-
drews, 167, New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street;
and of Mr. Sams, Pall Mall.

found in republican Switzerland and in the re-
public of the United States. In both, the bulk
of the people are better educated, and have
more book knowledge, than the people of Eng-
land, who are chiefly indebted to the aristocracy
for an example of arrogance, ignorance, and
licentiousness.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
THIS EVENING, NOV. 23,

In one respect, republican America has al-
ready exercised a most beneficial influence over
the literature of England. She has contributed to
diffuse it amongst our own people. To a recent
period books in England, except, perhaps, a few
school books, old ballads, and the Bible, were in-
tended exclusively for the rich. Their cost
placed them far beyond the reach of the poor.
They were a luxury which they could not
enjoy. As America, speaking our language,
and having a reading population, came
into the market for our books, it was
found necessary to enlarge the editions
which contributed to the cheapness of such
volumes. But when the Americans came
to print our most popular works, and published
books for half-a-crown, or even for the price of
a newspaper, which here cost a couple of guineas,
it was soon found necessary to follow in their
track. England is, we think, mainly indebted
to the republicans, amongst whom a love of read-
_ _

Will be repeated THE MISER'S DAUGHTER. Prin-
cipal Characters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Lyon, H. Beverly,
Wright, Sterling, Wilkinson, Maynard, Craven, Mrs. H. P.
Grattan, Miss Fancit, Miss Murray, Mrs. H. Beverly, &c.
After which, a New Comic Burletta, called AN roNY and
CLEOPATRA. Antony, Mr. Wright ; Cleopatra, Miss
Murray.
To be followed by a Grand Burletta Spectacle, entitled
ALMA. Principal Characters by Messrs. Paul Bedford,
Wieland, Frampton, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Madame Proche
Giubilei.

To conelode with THE SECRET. Thomas, Mr. H. Beverly.
Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at half-past
six, commence a,t seven o'clock.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Unparalleled success and extraordinary attraction. Mr.
T. P. Cooke in two pieces.
THIS EVENING, NOV. 23,
Will be repeated an entirely New Nautical Drama, en-
titled THE UNION JACK; or, the SAILOR and the
SETTLER'S DAUGHTER, written expressly for Mr. T. P.
Cooke, who will be supported by Messrs. Hicks, Neville,
Smith, Heslop, Mrs. R. bonnet., and the entire Company.
New scenery and splendid nautical effects never before attempted.
After which, for six nights only, THE MONSTER ; or,
THE FATE OF FRANKINSTEIN. Frankinstein, Mr.
H. Hughes ; The Monster, by Mr. 'l'. P. Cooke, as acted by
him upwards of 100 nights in Paris.
To conclude with Mr. Barber's new Drama, en-
titled THE BLACK LAW OF MARTINIQUE; or, the
FUGITIVE SLAVE. Zamba, the Slave, by Mrs. H. Vining.
The other Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Neville, W.
Smith, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Terry, who will sing Miss
Eliza Cook's Song of the " Red Indian,' composed by Mr. G.
Stansbury. _ _ _

ing is widely diffused, for the present cheapness
of books, by which our literature has ceased to
be a mere luxury for the rich, and was brought
ilithin the reach of the bulk of the people, till
they were impoverished by the Corn-laws.
In time, the change in the price of books will

Thousnds of Blue Jackets are attracted by the last scene of
Union Jack—the destruction of the Pirates vessel by fire—
appalling effects.
Places and private Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at
the Box-office, from eleven to four.

have another most beneficial effect. Because
books were a luxury only fin• the rich, authors
studied their opinions and wrote chiefly to please
them. Since literature has been more diffused,
opinions have become niore democratic, and it
is now profitable to write for the other classes as
well as for the aristocracy. A more healthy and
a more truthful spirit must pervade modern
works, the foibles of the great and the rich will
no longer be and are not exclusively flattered,
and the vices only of the poor branded with re-
probation. For that improvement in thought
itself, or at least in the written expression of
thought, we are chiefly indebted to the great
Republic and not to our aristocracy, who have
been desirous to make as close a monopoly of
literature as of land.

HIGH W ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE: THIS DAY.
t, orning...... 53 minutes after 4 1 Evening 16 minutes after 5.

LONDON :
WED,NESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 23, 1842.

When we are told of the patronage of litera-
ture by the aristocracy, to what does it amount ?
Authors of every description are not only far
more independent, they are far better paid since
books were brought within the reach of the
people than when they were confined to the
aristocracy. If the nobility and courtiers of
ELIZABETH'S reign contributed to nourish into
existence the vast intelligence of that period of
which SHAKSPEARE was the symbol, which is,
however, doubtful—for both he and they, and all
the intellectual wonders of that age, seem to have
been the common products of a general mental I.
agitation and growth, such as the world has not
since witnessed—the nobility and courtiers both
of the first and the second CHARLES, by their
imitation of foreigners and their importation of
foreign tastes, did much to corrupt the literature
as well as the morals of England. They patronised
little or no native genius, and it was not their
fault that SHAKSPEARE was not buried for ever
in oblivion, and that the name of MILTON did
not die out of memory as his contemporaries
passed away. England might have bad a na-
tional music had the aristocracy not frowned it
down by their patronage of foreign musicians,
and made PURCELL be forgotten by his own coun-
trymen for nearly a century. So there arose at

Al' I' AND
CHINA.

The news forwarded by an extraordinary mail
from Bonfbay, containing ample details of the
operations of the British forces on the cast and
west of our Indian possessions, is the most im-
portant ever brought to this country from the
East. The skill of the Generals, the bravery of
the troops, and the determination of the British
Plenipotentiary to obtain full redress, have all
been crowned with complete success. The Gal-
lant Commanders of the two divisions in Aff-
ghanistan left their respective quarters nearly
about the same time, marched with well-equipped
armies on Caubul, and after defeating the enemy
in every battle, and clearing every dangerous
pass with little loss, planted the British standard
a second time on the Bala Hissar of Caubul.
Thanks to the energy, the spirit, and the noble
feelings of British and Indian soldiers, the
wrongs of our countrymen and countrywomen
have been avenged, and the temporary disgrace
cast on the English name has been completely
effaced. Let us hope that this success will be
followed up by the Governor-General, and a
treaty be formed with some Atighan Chief, who
can command the affections and support of
his countrymen. The success of our arms
will bring many over to British interests,
and if affairs are properly managed complete
security may be obtained in that quarter against
all invaders.

a later period a genuine school of English art i

painting, but the people, rather than the the ariv
tocracy, patronised the works of HoGARTH.

Little or nothing of great value in science,
literature, or art, can be traced in England to
the exertions or the patronage of the aristocracy,
and therefore we dispute the assertion that they
are the grand source of our civilization. We
should not, however, have entered on such a
subject, did not the monopolist press, not satis-
fied with supporting our aristocracy in their de-
sign to maintain their power at the expense of
humanity and justice, hold them up to mankind
as examples of all that is wise, brave, virtuous,
and lovely. By their legislation and their con-
duct the aristocracy have brought the commu-
nity into its prer,,ent condition, and our Contem-
poraries denv.nd that the public should reverence
more than ever the authors of the mischief. Our
remarks nre intended to counteract, if we can,
their erroneous statements.

From China the intelligence is still more satis-
factory, as we have not only gained every object
for which war was made on three hundred mil-
lions of people, bat have also concluded an
honourable peace, and opened up an intercourse
with the most fertile provinces of the empire.
In place of one port for carrying on trade, British
ships are to be allowed free access to five,
namely—Canton, Amoy, Foo-chow-foo, Ningpo,
and Chinghae. The position and advan-
tages of Canton and Amoy are well krmwn.
Ningpo and Chinghae are equally advantageous,
and will afford a short communication with the.
great. Wa district in that quarter, and also secure
intercourse with Nankin and other large cities
alongE the- Grand Canal, and the noble river
Yan
,
where
a British fleet, many
e„
yriileSUPihe country, now for the first time in
flit
.bistory of the world, lies safely at anchor.
Foo-chow-4;,0 is to the west of these places,
and is situated on a fine river called Min,
which takes its rise in the black tea
district, and flows past Chaou, Yen-ping,
and other cities of great importance. The selec-
tion of these ports has evidently been made with
due- consideration, both as regards our communi-
cation with the inhabitants, and security against
any infraction of the treaty. Let us hope that
this glorious termination of the war will
be favourable to the interests bothof
the
nations, and that it may he
means
of spreading civilization and useful knowledge
among 300,000,000 of heathens. We therefore
cordially concur with Sir HENRY POTTINGER's
devout wish at the conclusion of his address,
when he congratulates her MAJESTY'S subjects
on the occasion of a peace, which " he trusts and
believes Nvill in due time be equally beneficial to
the Subjects and interests of both England and
China."
So:

We quote the following strange paragraph
from a Worcester journal :—" A servant girl,
named MART MORGAN, was recently brought
before the Cheltenham Magistrates for running
away from service. She had been hired at Ci-
rencester for a year certain on the 17th of Octo-
ber, and went away two days after. Her excuse
was, that she did not like the ways of the house.
' Why ?' said the Magistrate's clerk. After some
coyness, she said, because I bad to go through
the man's bed-room to my room !' The Magistrate
replied, ' this is a common thing in farm-
houses,' and the girl was sent to Northleach
gaol for fourteen days?" This is so unjust, so
preposterous a decision, that we can scarcely be-
lieve it possible that any Magistrate could have
dared to make it. Surely our Contemporary
must have exaggerated matters! What, impri-
son a young girl for fourteen days in a common
gaol, where she will, of course, be compelled to
herd with thieves, and prostitutes, and the
very scum and refuse of society, and where
her sense of delicacy and morality will be
liable to outrage every 'hour of the day
and night !—subject an innocent girl to an
outrageous punishment like this, for no worse
,me writers seek in the vices of the demo- crime than that of leaving a situation rendered
•racy for a foil to the vices of the aristocracy, abhorrent to her ideas of propriety, from the
and make these out to be comparatively white, circumstance of her being compelled to pass
because those are very black. Admitting the alone, at night, through a man'
facts, the apologists of the s bed-room !
aristocracy forget that never was there anything so monstrous! The
the democracy are not the legislators of the aris- decision is a perfect burlesque on justice. Pos-
tocracy, but the aristocracy make laws for the sibly because the delinquent as oor and democracy, and are responsible for the vices of; born, the Magistrate took forw
grapnted thatlowly her
the others as well as their own. The dark hues disinclination to see how a man looked in his
of the democracy, therefore, far from servin as night-cap, was mere mock-modesty, such as did
a foil to. the aristocracy, only _give serving
to not become her station; but we can tell this
their own natural colours. Their example and righteous Solon that an innate sense of delicacy
their rule are equally pernicious, and both-tend is by no means confined to the upper classes of
to corrupt and degrade the.nation.
society; the humble, untutored peasantirl may
It is generally asserted, though we cannot be- have as virtuous and sensitive a femininenstitnhc
love,
et
ve, that any person capable of thinking has as the most refined patrician beauty,Had

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