The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-20 00:00:00

STANDARD.—It is well said, in the last nui2o)er
of the Edinburgh Review, " We could make shift to
live under a debauchee or a tyrant ; but to be ram' by
a busybody is more than human nature can bear!'
Now to this most intolerable of all political afflic-
tions the country was subjected from 1830 to
1841; and the farmers had more than their
share of the common visitation. The proposed
settlement of the Corn-laws will relieve them from.
this torment. Lord Stanhope and Lord Western
insisted upon the pretence that the farmers were
deceived at the late elections, endeavouring to make
the pretence plausible by confounding the principle
of protection with the terms of the Bill of 1828.
We have already, upon more than one occasion,
shown the fallacy of the pretence, and the unfairness
of confounding a principle with a table of figures.
We have by reiterated quotations proved, that in
every case where Sir Robert Peel committed him-
self absolutely and without reserve to the principle of
protection, he carefully guarded against being supposed
to commit himself to the figures of any scale—proof
as satisfactory as if it were more direct, that he al-
ways considered the figures of the scale such as
might admit of change, and a clear warning to the
country that he did so consider them ; nay, more,
that he considered the figures of the scale as
not only admitting of, but in some measure re-
quiring:, a modification ; else why always so earnestly
press the caveat? The Right Hon. Baronet's de-
fence against the charge of delusion, last night,
happily fell to the handS of a master. The speech
of Lord Fitzgerald was a complete triumph. One
is. at a loss to say whether it was in the
higher degree characterised by strength of
reasoning, or by the expression of noble and gene-
rous feeling. Why does not Lord Fitzgerald speak
more freittently ? His polished, but manly and
i ;artificial eloquence, is that which best becomeS and
must ever most prevail in a British assembly and
among the British people. Lords Fitzwilliam and
Melbourne did their utmost to disparage the Bill,
which they confessed themselves obliged to support by
their votes.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
IPSWICH.

Mr. Stephen Piper, publisher of the Ipswich Express, was
reexamined respecting the tactics of the Setting Alember. He
remembered Mr. Rennie's addressing the electors in reference
to a ylacard stuck up by the enemy, to the effect that he hai

run from Kiddermitisttcr in debt, when the Hon. Centlernan
proved that the insinuation was false.
Mr. AUSTEN—Did you hear Mr. Rennie say that if the
election was to be won by money, it should be won ?—I never
heard anything of the kind.
Did you bear Mr. Wason address the electors to the effect
that the Tories had circulated a report that he would not come
to Ipswich because he had got no money; but that he (Mr.
Wason) was come, and had got money, and that 1,0001.,
3,0001., or even 10,0001. should not stop him ?—T did not.
Mr. Wm. Brown—l am the leader of the Ipswich Beebe,-
bite brass band, and I played for the yellows at the late elec-
tion. I employed 14 men at a guinea a day each. I got a
good deal of money and some excuses.—(Laughter.) I was
paid for the nomination and polling music, but I have not yet
been paid for the chairing. I sent in my bill for the balance
to Mr. Wason; his answer was, that he would see me about it
when this concern (the Committee) was finished.—( Laughter. )
The account was not disputed.
Cross-examined by Mr. HILL—I will not swear that I was
not paid, because I could not say who had ordered me t o play.
I played according to the programme sent me from the Suffolk
Hotel. On the day of the chairing we played .‘ See. the Con-
quering Hero Comes," which meant Mr. Wason.—( Laughter. )
I remember one of the Committee said I had playet. on specula-
tion.—( Laughter.)