The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-04 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectftilly
Informed that

ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAY`,,
GRAND EVENING FETES will be given, in which will be em.
bodied all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou-
rite place of recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in-
troductions, which render them mere generally attractive.
The ME:I,7A GE RIE has been enriched by many valuable and im.
Fportant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds.
Feeding Time Five o'clock.
The Colossal VIEW OF ROME has been repainted, and in some
instances remodelled, with a Mechanical Tableau d'action, repre-
senting the Procession of the Papal Troops, Guards, and Roman
Nobles, to the Castle of St. Angelo.
Tls BAND includes some of the most eminent Performers, con.
lucted by Mr. Godfrey, and the Programme of the PROMENADES
USICA LES selectedf rom the noblest works of the great Masters.
The ILLUM INATIONof ST. PETER'S, the CROSS of FIRE,
and the GIRANDOLA of ST. ANGELO, with all the gorgeous
Spectacles and magnifieent introductions that have called forth ae-
clammations of delight and admiration on each evening of their ex.
hibition, terminating with the triumph of pyrotechnic splendour,
the CASC A.DE of BRILLIANT FIRE, SIX IT FEET in height.
The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening
Fetes, with the Promenades Mns'cales, Illumination of St. Peter's,
Girandola of St. Angelo, fie., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays,
.'itd I'hursdays. Admission One Shilling.

, HIOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
mornifig..i...: 4) minutes after 11 1 Evening 0 minutes after 70.

party views, terrified the House of Commons into
passing a Bill, the necessity for which . they Cannot
judge of, and the effects of which they cannot calculate.

The two elections of Nottingham and Southanip-
ton, which have now commenced, are distinguished
by a feature worthy of attention. 'Both are contested
on the one hand by the representatives of the most
liberal opinions of the day, and on the other by the
representatives of the most ancient ultra and thread-
bare prejudices.
At Nottingham, JOSEPH STURGE, the Quaker, tbe
champion of Corn-law repeal, and of extended
suffrage, fights the battle against Mr. WALTER, the
champion of ultra-Toryism. Against the latter we
have, we believe, no prejudices. We rejoice to see a
man lifted into great power and wealth by means of
his connexion with newspapers. Belonging, like
Mr. 'WALTER, to the Press, we share, in some mea-
sure, in his elevation. It is reflected over every jour-
nal of the empire. At the same time, our class
judices cannot induce us to wish Mr. WALTER success
in his present undertaking. He goes to Nottingham
to carry into effect that compromise which was a vir-
tual sale of the electors. He is the prominent instru-
ment for reducing to prac=tice one of the corrupt com-
promises which a Committee of the House of Com-
mons has just denounced, and which the House itself
was only prevented from visiting with its severe dis-
pleasure, by its pre-engaged faith:not to punish what-
ever
.delinquencies mightleesbrought to light. For
Nottingham, therefore, to elect Mr. WALTER, will .be
to
,admit that-its electors are bought and sold, , and
that they are unworthy of possessing the franchise.
We know' Mr. WALTER: only -thiough his connec-
tion with the Tithes, and that .lately taken
on itself the task of sneering; at those., who have en,
`deavoured to procure the repeal dibecorn-laws.
has held the Confereuceup..to odium, and defended the
abominable law which is ruining Nottingham. To
elect Mr. WALTER will be to vote for the. destruction
of the town.-- Supporting the principle of protection
to agriculture, and appealing to thevrejudices of the
people in horror of the old Poor-law,-which . degraded
all the working classes into paupers, Ur, .W ALTER iS
in every way the friend, of measures, which, pauperise
the peoPle. In the speeches; too,- of .his friends,, in
opposition to Mr. STURGE, he is held sup t4'the friend.
-of :war. He disparages that gentleman as unfit to,
represent: Englislnen, some of whom at least are
peaceful. He is
.a Friend, and , therefore opposed to
-War. Mr. WALTER apiClOarS; then, in the field at
Nottingham as the advocate of bloodshed and Car-
.
nage. He stands on the .01d Tory principles of
electoral corruption, .of popular' debasement, 'and of
war abroad to preserve oppression. at' home...- .
STURGE stands on principles the -reverse of

these. He is a firm and decided friend to peace, not
only because peace is lovely in'itself, biit because
men can scarcely enter into war without submitting,
to"' be slaves. Ile wishes for the independence of

the people, and their enfranchisement ; and while he
advocates a large extension of the suffrage, he
eschews all those corrupt practices which debase and
enslave them. He stands on the democractic prin-
ciple of free trade and free elections, and may be
taken as the representative of principles which are
only now beginning to have weight in society, but
which are destined to be the guides of future gene-
rations.

The same contrast is visible at Southampton, where
Mr. G. THOMPSON, invited by the electors, appears to
oppose Mr. HOPE, the rejected, we believe, of Wey-
mouth, and Mr. MILDMAY. Mr. THOMPSON says, in
an excellent address he has published:—
"I have nothing to recommend me but humble talents,
honest intentions, liberal principles, and a public life,
every hour of which has been devoted to what I be-
lieved to be the cause of justice and humanity.—(Cheers.)
Rank, fortune, family influence, political connections, I
have none. Gentlemen, I come to take a share in an
honourable struggle for an honourable post. A battle is
before us. Let me tell you how I intend to fight that
battle for myself. I shall fight it—not by bribery—
(Great cheering)—not by treating, not by rude perso-
nalities directed against my opponents, not by fawning
and flattery bestowed upon my friends, not by promises
or pledges of any secular kind to the poorer members of
this constituency. I shall fight the battle before us
upon principle. Upon the principle of purity, as regards
the conduct of this election ; and principle as respects
the political views which I hold. My appeal will
neither be to the cupidity of one party, nor the fears of
another."
His principles he thus announces :

" Gentlemen, there are two great measures which I
shall earnestly prosecute. The one is the total abolition
of the Corn-laws—(Great cheering)—the other is the ex-
tension of the suffrage.—(Renewed cheers.) I will
not cease to demand for my countrymen both food and
freedom."

He is, therefore, completely one of the democracy,
and he stands upon the most enlarged and most mo-

dern principles now advocated, to secure the ascen-

dancy of the people. Like Mr. STURGE, he appears
as the opponent of that terrible corruption which has
affixed a stigma on Southampton, as well as Notting-

ham. We can form no opinion how these elections
will terminate, but it will not pain us for our cause
should both be decided against us ; that will only
be the continued success of old vices and old arts

while should they •be decided in favour of the new
men and the new principles, it will be indeed an un-

expected triumph. We hope much from the energy

and skill of Mr. STURGE and Mr. THOMPSON, and
their friends, and their success would be a great

honour to Southampton and Nottingham. It
would inspire new life and new enthusiasm into the

popular party throughout the empire. The electors
of Nottingham have, heretofore, been distinguished

by their services in the cause of popular rights. We
have no recollection that Southampton ever merited

such approbation. It has now an opportunity of ac-

quiring a great name in history, and Nottingham
may wipe away the stain lately cast on its reputa-

tion ; for either to miss the opportunity will expose it

to censure and disgrace. The eyes of the kingdom

will be fixed on them, eager to see which of the

great principles, now brought into avowed conflict,

the men of Southampton and Nottingham will support,

In the House of Lords; on Tuesday, resolution
pledging the Government to take measures for the
more effectual suppression of the Slave Trade was
moved by Lord BROUGHAM. After a long speech
from the Noble and Learned Mover, and a short dis-
cussion, in which the Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord
WHARNCLIFFE, and the Earl of RIPON took a part,
it was withdrawn, leave having been given to Lord
BROUGHAM to prepare and bring in a Bill on the
subject. We have read the speech of the Noble and
Learned Lord with painful interest ; but very
different from that produced in the House of Lords
is the impression which it has made upon us. After
our long abuse of foreign nations—Portugal, Spain,
the Brazils, Mexico, and the United States—Lord
Baoualum was last night forced to admit that the
great slave traders of the world—the men who sup-
plied nearly all the capital embarked in this horrible
traffic—the men whose ingenuity defeated every at-
tempt of Great Britain to put it down—the men
under whose auspices it was now flourishing to an
unprecedented extent, were British merchants Not-
withstanding our canting at Exeter Hall, and our
boasts of the purity of our faith, the rectitude of out
principles, and the honesty of our commercial deal-
ings, British capital purchases fetters for hundreds of
thousands annually of the sable sons and daughters of
Africa! Now what inference would we draw from
that? We answer, the total inefficiency of all legis-
lation for erasing this foul blot upon modern civiliza-
tion. With our great merchants covertly, and many
foreign States, openly opposed to our efforts in the
cause of humanity, we fear it is in vain
to expect that 'mere Acts. of Parliament will
put an end to a traffic so lucrative' as .to tempt
the most ,cautious merchants to engage in it.
While slaves bring 851. a head at Cuba, who can
be..purchased in Africa for bad brandy,' and good-for-
nothing fire-arms, it seems to us that there will be ,
always desperate men enough to, engage in the traffic,
regardless of any consequences which may attach to
them fiorn British legislation.: To put down the
slave trade all nations must unite in a crusade against
it, and before they will cordiallyagree to do this,
mestic slavery must be totally abolished; This will
be' effected when the light of Christianity enlivens
and invigorates the social institutions of Africa ;
when the kings and chiefs comprehend the,scruel-
' Wrong.of selling their people into slavery; whenarts
and industry spring up among them, and they arrive
at the knowledge that the sale of their people is the
least profitable, as well as the most wicked way in which
they can dispose of tbeni ; when domestic SlaVery is un-
known in the Colonies of France, Spain,.and, Por-
tugal, and the continent of A:nerica--then, and then
only, may we confidently anticipate , the total sup-

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