The Sun. — 1836-05-17 (London, England)

THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.  Sin,—l suppose you have no particular bias in the double-sheet question. Being an evening luminary, you are out of the pale. You would, perhaps, therefore, whisper a fact which, though not admitted by the leading journals, may easily be proved—that the continual risk of advertisements appearing in a double sheet, has caused many advertisers to cease sending advertisements. I have, as well as others, noticed the effect. Thrice have I sent one advertisement to the Times ; each time it appeared in a double sheet, and did not obtain one reply. The same ad• vertisement I sent to a paper of far snialler circulation, but printing only a-single sheet. It elicited six replies, and answered my purpose. Of course, I never sent . again to so worthless a vehicle. This is not an insular c.ise ;it has been felt by very many, and acted on too ; and as far as the reader is concerned, 95 in the 100 would tell you they detest the double sheet ; and I really believe, for all the late vapouring, the obligation to print a moderate sized paper will be taken as a God-send by the loudest yelper in the pack. .  Your's, &c. Manchester, May 13, 1836.  G. H.  The following is a copy of the Petition from Sir C. E. Smith, which was presented to the House of Lords, last week, by the Bishop of Lincoln :  To the Lords Spritual and Temporal, in Parliament assembled, The Petition of the undersigned, Sir Culling, Eardley Smiih, of Bedwell Park, in the County of Hertford. Sheweth,—That your Petitioner is Lord of the Manor of Hundon, near Caistor, in the County of Lincoln. That the Lord of the Manor of Broughton, near Brig, in the same County, yearly on Palm Sunday, employs a person to perform the following ceremony iu the parish church of Caistor :—A cart-whip of the fashion of several centuries since, called a gad-whip, with four pieces of wyclie-elm bound round the stock, and a leathern purse attached to the extremity of the stock, containing thirty pence, is, during Divine Service, cracked in the church porch, and, while the second lessor. 1:s reading, is brought into the church and held over ON r'aadingdesk by the person who carries it. It is afterwar:As deposited with the Tenant of Hundon.  That the performance of this superstit4.ous ceremony is utterly inconsistent with the deeestey of place of Christian worship. That it is generay au,.P.P°:ed that it is a penance for murder, and that, in the event Dr. the performance being neglected, the Lord of the Mane; of • Broughton would be liable to a penalty to. the Lord • oi the Manor of Hundon. Th'n your petitioner, being extremely anxious for the distontinuance of this absurd and indecent practice, applied to the Lord of the Manor of Broughton for that purpose, who deelinod entering into any negociation, until the deed should be produced under which the ceremony was instituted; which deed (if it ever existed) your Petitioner is unable to produce. That your Petitioner subsequently applied to the Bishop of Lincoln, to use his influence to prevent the repetition of the ceremony, and offered to guarantee the churchwardens against anv loss, in consequence of their refusal to permit it. That your petitioner believes there are no trustees of a dissenting chapel who would permit the ministers or officers of their chapel to sanction such a desecration.  That the ceremony took place as usual on Palm Sunday in this year.  Tour Petitioner therefore prays that your Lordships will be pleased to ascertain from the Bishop of the diocese, why the ceremony took place; that if the existing law enables any ecclesiastical persons to prevent it, the law may be hereafter enforced ; and that, if the present law is insufficient, a law may be passed enabling the Bishop to interfere, for the purpose of saving the National Church front such a scandal. And your Petitioner will ever pray, &c.