The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-01 00:00:00

WESTMORLAND ELECTION

Yesterday, a Deputa!ion from the Female
Reformers of Westmorland, waited On Mr,
littouuntar at the High Ssetifr's residence in
Appleby, and presented their illustrious Cham—
pion with a set of shits For his use upon the en-
siling Elections. 'the Lady President rend the
following Address, after presentine the Linen

ADDRESS OF THE YENIALE REFORMERS OF WESF-

Ult►RL.Nl>.

TO HENI{V BLIOLTGIiArd. ESQUIRE.

Si n—rie FetrAle Reformers of IVestmorianti,

_struck wits► the courage that inspires you to de-
vote your last shil( at the shrine of Liberty, have
resolve►i upon preventing that ultimate sacrifice.—
Our County would be. coveted with 5 hatne instead

of honour, if her chose() Patriot ‘VCIC rethiced to

the sad necessity of divesting hitns,:•lf upon the
hustings of his most essential garment. We, Sir',
who have wiinessed your tenacious decorum both
of words anti act ions, cannot endure the antici-
pation of such a sight ?—how should we stiffer in
its actual exhiOHou !—lhe of your last shirr.
infers tie previous surrender of your first, and
second, and third ; since, though unacqttainted
with the state of your watdrol..e, we must imagine
it equal to your disinterested promise.
We know, Sir, the perseverance of your reso-
lution, and the fearlessness of your spirit. IVe
are satisfied, that you will at any time dispense
with a shirt, it you can be assured of sleeping iu
a whole skin. ‘Ve look forward with alarm to
the failure of your present contest and its three
successors. We tremble alike for your modesty
and for our own. When your tour shirts ate
sold,—and after your great bodily exertions and
expense of perspiration, they will fetch perhaps
but an inadequate price—how are we to meet you►
onshirted upon the fifth' Election ?—Pure as you
are, and active in the chatopioniog of our natural
rights, we should be rather discomposed at be-
holding you in purls nuturatibus. A Mon4rch its
robot, a Knight in his armour, an Archbishop
in his lawn, were nut-halt so dignified a sight as
lIENKY BROUGHAM out of his shirt. But alas !
Society is no, yet sufficiently rudicaled for the
glorious contemplation !
Tire honour of uur County requires, that its
women should not be less loud or active than their
Sisters of Yorkshire and Lasicashire. Your op-
ponents have succeeded in excluding from West-
morland,. Radical assemblies and Radical aims.
Bat, if they have-prevented the male examp!e of
Reform front entering Westmorland, we will teach
them that no statute can stop that most Radical
of all Members—a woman's tongue.--

y, Sir, has eqoally contributed to
this honourable testimony. Ct,BRETT lies had his
tea-pot ; and BROUGHAM shall have his body-
linen. Every Ward presents you a shirt ; marked
with its own name and your illustrious initkls.—
Yon shall have a ,shirt to sell, for each successive
detest : and we will only ask Winchelsea to find
you in neckcloths.
Signed by order,
SUSANNAH TUCKER, Sec.

Committee-room,
Frll side, Kendal, March Bth, 1890.

To which Mr. BROUGHAM was pleased to make
the following reply
WOMEN UF WhSTMORLAND—Your Address is
enough to drive spirit into a wheelbattow ; and
your seasonable present of shirts, is on every ac-
chum a matter of sincere congratulation. 1 am
quite incapable of making a parade of my feel-
ings :—but rely on me, the 1 will wear them as
lone as a shred hangs together; and fling one of
them in the face of our adversaries at every Elec.
lion. We must lose several contests, l cannot tell
how many :—but we shall triumph at last ; 1 can-
not tell when. To the LOWTORES, you' shirts
shall cling like the poisoned robe of Nessus to the
back of Hercules ; while upon ME, by U— they
shall fit as close as sealing-wax. Do not be
startled at my swearing. I hate methodistical
cant. _ _ _

Proceed in your radical industry, my fair free-
holderesses. Now that you have finished lilyshirts,
shiris, wnik a night-cap for that unfortunate
champion, ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD ; against whom
the Nlinisters have contrived another Green-bng
and Stocli,,g of bullets ; and whose notoriety is
so much to be envied, except for the melancholy
occasion of it.

HENRY BROLfGHANI.

* The above Jru d'esprit, on this occasion, excited much '
;mike tlifouih the County.

SI-111) NEWS.

BRISTOL, Nlnacti 31.—Arrived the Bristol,
BUCKHAN, from Calcutta ; sailed 15th November,
and from the Cape the 23d July.
I'LvraouTn, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Orange
Grove. TAYLOR, from I.lles4ina.

LIVBRPOOL, MARCH 30.—Arriired the Aurora,
BALLARNEY, from Pernambuco, sailed 21st Feb-

ruary.

PCNZANCR, MARCH 29.—The smacks Louisa
and Hero ran foul of each other this morning, by
which the former lost her bowsprit an stove her
bows, and Abe latter carried away her shrouds,
split her sails, Bcc.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Voitiard-
ittg, skipper, from Bayonne for Antwerp, with
loss of binnacle and compass, sails split, awl
leaky.

DEAL, IMAacti 31.—Came down from the River
an.i sailed, the William Penn, BRow is:, for 34-
maica ; Maletina, CooPaß, for Bahia ; and Amity,
SPURS, for Qaebec.

GUNP'4VPDER.—A chemist at Dresden liss just
dicuvered a composition, by means-of which tile
curet ut gunpowder will be doubled.

LITERARY LEVIEW.

LESSONS of THRIFT, published fur Genet-11 Benefit. By

M of [he SAV I.:- ALL CLU

This merry book, with a grave title, contains a
lively and poigoant Satire no the routes and r Xlf4.
Vnt:;lneieS' of the age, iii er,persed mill pre-
cepts on economy, which ate illositated by a
multitude of examples eyeallv (tit 10111 %Intl Hint,-
site. The sage (,hough facetious author starter
to have lolly ap;)rtciqted the importance of his
unthrtakint,,, nod at-the same tinge to have felt
the necessity of rendering his coitus' Is on the art
r of saving as attractive and pidateabie as the frigid
.ond feptdsive n Imre of tint F111.)tCI violet admit.
From the multitude of precedents with ,elicit he
ha• eeriched this code of economos,,i instincrion,
it is evident that he has consitl'ed ail extant au-
tlitni- its, from CAVPIVS STEsIGONENsIS DC Adoti-
rabiliimg Searintorticce, (low(' to the r tr-t.itned
manack of Poor Richard ; 111111 'he results of
his researches iu sitch valuable lore lie h.-19 super-
added -the fruits of his own expetieoce as a safe-
Olt ift•; ft (tits so singularly pr.ciols, that it may
of hina, as was said of LoNGistrs , " he is
t,iin~e4; cite ereat sublime he di ,its." This 'trea-
tise pit s,-tits an on,rringly accortne itinerary of
the ..say to wealth, and includes many collateral
notices out fhe comforts and pleasures with which
it is stiewn, and which few novices are prepared
to expect ou undertaking so formidable a jontney.
11, evinces mods wisdom and ingenuity iu oemon-
strafing, ',lry to a mind properly constituted
there arises mote real enjoyment front the acct-
nin:ation' of wealth than flout the dissipation of
it and supposing the remark of she Cynic to be
tree, that one hair or the wo11:1 is laughing at the
other, lee %hews that the longest and heartiest
laugh must come front those who ate sating their
money, at the expense of those who are signan-
dering it on the transitory pleasures oft he day. It
is really amusing, though at the same time some-
what painful, to peruse the nnmerous instances•
which lie has so whimsically brought together, to
expose the pertinacious folly of a great portion of
wankind, in abridging their substantial com;'orit,
and destroying their own peace of Mind;' for the
mere s of appearances, which, after all, pro-
dine only disappointment, since they provoke
eilvy, if not ridicule, where they were iniended
to command respect. The colonist which he offers
to ti,is picture is the more gratifying front being.
unmixed with melaucholy accessories ; it ex- ;
hibits that keen, sharp-sighted, self-denying, I
provident, and calculating class of 'mnrials,
who have qualified „thenneives as candidates
for the Save-all Cliih„ by regulating the whole
eonduct of their lives in strict coniormity to
the long established maxim, that " a matt he-
comes poor by seen-ling rich, and becomes rich by
seemii.g pacts." This to he sore is another sit.
ertfier tot the sake of apprarance, but of a kind I
very recd ereot ftom the former, and it is the only

tiocirines fletirerrd in tf►is wi,rk

will Ad.flit as justifiable. It can require no ;Meat
deli!)erazion to determine which deception -is
aitendeo with the most comfortable feelings ; that
of the et onomist, who, under the aspect of Cate
and conceals his exultation at the pros-
pect of funding a fourth or a tl,iret of his income ;
or that of the sperrdthrift, who endures with an
air of ease and gaiesythe gnawing apprehension
that there will be a very .equivocal balance be-
tween his debts. and his assets at the end of the
year.
The title of the book may have led, some
readers to expect a systematic treatise on economy,
but we can assure. them, that it is of a different
character, and may claim, in common with his-
tory, the distinction of being considered as Phi-
losophy teaching by examples. The following
lessou on Ostentation will illustrate its general
tone and spirit.. .
" If we reflect upon our. daily expenses, we
shall find ,that perhaps one-hall.proceeds more from
ostentation than-from necessity. A French writer
observes, that when he. dines at an eating: home,
one dish,would suffice for his appetite.; but he has
MO ostlers, that spectators may suppose him ac-
customed to live well.

The great and rich have a title to ostenta-
tion•i but many who are only in easy circum-
stances keep wore set emits that) are necessary,
merely to be regarded-as richer than they are.—
Yet the old observation is very just, that if' you
have •one servant, you are served ; if two,•you are
half served.; it throe, you may serve yourself.—
Their dime is occupied in cards and scandal, par-
ticularly ortheir master and mistress. One would
think it sufficient to render scandal unfashionable,
when it is observed that it is a servile practice.—
Au old maid in • a kitchen will beat all the ladies
In their drawlog-rooms.
" Let us keep to our text. How often has os-
tentation conducted to bankruptcy ! A little trades-
man, even a waiter at a tavern, must. on a Sunday
parole in his own gig, emphatically styled by
Laid Mansfield a • bankrupt. cart. It is so vulgar
to walk, that many a rich titan has lost the use of
his limbs. A friend of mine being obliged to lay
down his three carriages, soon acquired fresh
health by exercise on foot. l have, however,
heard of an author occupied in a large work, who
said, he could not afford to walk and be
spoke truly ; for half the time, which was pre-
cious, would convey him in a backeey-coach.—
Motives.do not appear, and one man gains where
another loses.
" Yet what wonld life be without its little va-
"nitiest and observances'? Mats. would be a poor,
naked animal, as our great poet has observed..--
To save appearances is praiseworthy, and yet
more that honest pride that• scorns a base- action,
hoWever concealed trom other eyes. IVe joke,
but still. respect a member of our club who cheapens
partridges, but contents himself with a dish of
pot-noes. lie is not one of those who would set
fire tb the house in order to boil an egg; or break
his neck by keeping a.prood horse, with the con-
solation of heating his neighbour say, Much
good may it do you.'"
The salntar'y rliect of authoritative example in
discounteu.tncing end repressing extravagance is
thervn by a variety of amusing anecdotes, amo ig
which, however, we expected to have found one
that must be welltnown to ao Author so extett7
lively versed it'. French Memoirs. in the early

peiiiid of the Revol4tßi, %edict-, flordimn gave his
first aiiilivnce .Mi;.isirr of the Inlerior, the coin-
pany woo visi e him were startled by the Itepohn-
CAt) simplicity of his costume, and an officer whis-
pered DUMOURIER, in a tone of dismay, '' Point
de boucles u ses sonliers !" " Ah !" replied the
gall.int General with a slung, " Nous somines
tour perdiis !"

As in some degree connected with this branch
of the subjci-i, I4e shall select, from the lesson on
village lifc, a vol. which spews how duritions-
°titled front an interes'ed motive may be inge-
niously requited.

" A temporary resir►rnce in a village serves to
recommend, by contrast and privation, the supe-
rior adva►Ttages of the town. Yet your purse may
suffer ►►► this way, for your country acquaintance
Sep I you presents which expect a double return
awl. in recompense for a turkey and chine, you
send silk for a gown, or a salmon in exchange for
two lean cliicken4, only killed to prevent a natu-
ral death. IVe have a Monarch's lessoit on such
pr,•seuts, and mine shall be closed with the
story,

" Louis Xi., when Dauphin, was detested for
his malignity by his fa:her, Charles VII., and was
often forced to retire to the country. A peasant
had ingratiated himself by many little services, al-
ways the more acceptable in disgrace and -misfor-
tune : and when Louis mounted the Throne, upon
his father's death, he was not surprised to see
his old friend, who brought a turnip otex.traordi---
nary size, as the only present within his power.
The King, delighted with the oddity, and mind-
ful of former services, ordered a thousand livres
in return ; and the peasant returned with a bag
full of money, and a heart full of joy. Ills land-
turd, u country ',quire, learning the adventure,
thus reasoned with himself: I must hasten to
plait b}C this weakness, before I have too many
rivals. If this generous madman give a thousand
livres for a turnip, what will he give me for that
beautiful horse in my best stable No sooner
thought than done r he mounts his gelding, and
leads the beantitil charger to Court. The King
is delighted, and, after some illniries, conducts
the Gentivutan to his Cabinet, saying, Your
noble disinterested present shall be richly rewat d-
ed.' .Our.'sgoire was io the clouds with conceit
of his own cunning anti success, %viten the King
produced the turnip, with this just sarcasm :
' This, you know, cost me a thousand livres,
and 1 give it you in return for your horse.'

The wlrole. ‘Vork is written with great spit it
and vivacity ; and though it should fail in its'
avowed purpose, of inculcating. the practice of
economyin its vrictest sense, it may perform an
input rant service in c! by the force of its
ridicule, those inconsiderate and dangerous habits
of extravagance which but too frequently involve
the families, even of the opulent, in embarrassment
awl ruin. Thai ridicule, we may add;is consider-
ably heightened by the humorous caricatures
which are interspersed in the volume.