The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-15 00:00:00

MORNING SUN ti :hat " the external evidence is such as would support a verdict in a civil, nay in a criminal, proceeding." His reasoning on this point is cer tainly strong, but it is by no means conclusive ; and we admire its ingenuity rather than its force when, in order to establish his hypothesis, the Reviewer insists that Junius was no more of a democrat than Francis. Now, if ever there was A writer whose tendencies were decidedly demo cratic; who made it his chief boast that he wrote for the people ; that his sympathies and preju dices were their's ; and that he regarded the pri vileged classes with jealousy, from their general bias in favour of prerogative, Junius was that 'man. He respected Lord Chatham, chiefly be gallse he was disliked at Court ; and wrote up Wilkes, because he was a th orn i n th e s id e o f Government. Nay, he objected to Home Tooke that he was only half a democrat, and attacked him with the ferocity of a savage, because he pointed out a few Snots on the scutcheon of the great mob-leader of the day ! There was nothing of this stern democratic spirit in Francis. He was not one to go the whole hog with the people. He had a respect for established authority, and a leaning towards institutions, no matter how de fective, provided they were old. In remarking 'on the inequality of Junius' writings, the Re viewer is equally unfortunate. The reasoning in one Letter is neither better nor worse than the reasoning in another ; the style is the same tiroughout; and the invective not less monoto nons. The character of Burke is admirably P ou ttrayed ; but w e d emur to the assert i on that LI 1786 " his eloquence was out of date." On the contrary, it was more popular then than it had ever been, and never so much admired as .4nringn the first year of the impeachment of W arre Hastings. Of this imposing - trial, which, lt-ernay be remembered took place in Westinin tha r Hall, nrwich we have th e following descr i pt i on, Sc ott never wro t e anyt hi ng more pic turesque :--. Tile 1 ace w as worthy o f such a trial. It was the great 'hall of William sounded with acclara Rufus; the hall which . had re kings; the hall wh'e of thirty ations at the inauguration of Bacon and the 1 ' h had witnessed the just sentence l just absolution of Somers; the where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party inflamed with just resent- Court ; the hall where Charles had confronted the High :ourt of Justice with the Placid courage which has half deemed his fame. Neither military nor civil pomp 7 4 wari str ting. The avenues were lined with grenadiers. eets were kept clear by cavalry. The Peers, z7 ° ,e e l - to gold and ermine, were marshalled by the heralds urte Garter King -at-Arms. The Judges, in their la w.; r State, attended to give advice on points of of t4e tenar hiundred and seventy Lords, three-fourths Walked in poi Luse, as the Upper House then was, bunso.emn order from their usual place of assem- Zg tke tribunal. The junior Baron present led the r ah dVa Reathfield, recently ennobled for his memo of F ran of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies the niece and Spain. The long procession was closed by teae of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of the realm, by the KinCl uit alies, and by the brothers and sons of the by hi s fi alt of all came the Prince of Wales, conspicuous wan, were " h Person and noble bearing. The grey o crow ., e , ung with scarlet. The long galleries were feu : 01 by such an audience as has rarely excited the t o ,.. ti ll r , the emulation of an orator. There were gathered rtr4 : o. ;r, from all p.nrous realm, parts of a great, free, enlightened, and grace and female loveliness, wit and eve n t g, the r epresentatives of every science and of N r. Y ha a i r ). _ i t• There were seated around the Queen the Th ere •" Young daughters of the House of Brunswick. Common wealthsthe Ambassadors of great Kings and ot,egazed with admiration on a spectacle which no rE i k u r county yin the world could present. There Sid inot,:in the P r i me of her majestic beauty, looked with I°ll on a sc ene surpassing all the imitations of the • tho ge. ght of There ;the hi stor i an of the Roman Emp i re ,thought the days when Cicero pleaded the cause of h iti 7 against Verres; and when, before a senate which e ttin s till some show of freedom, Tacitus thundered by 4 .;'t the oppressor of Africa. There were seen, side the ` the greatest painter and the greatest scholar of ag e. easelthat The spectacle had allured Reynolds from ot , which has preserved to us the thoughtful foreheads SO nrso m any writers and statesmen, and the sweet smiles p en , ' :Tny noble m a t rons. I t had induced Parr to sus wh. Os labours in that dark and profound mine from le e he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition—a Wit 3 ereyio often buried in the earth, too often paraded 01T In judicious a n d i ne l egant ostentation ; but still „ cl6ll e, massive, and splendid. There appeared the luiP t uells charms of her to whom the heir of the throne Wle s ecret plighted hi s f a ith. Th ere , t oo , was s h e , th e tiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, art e delicate features, lighted up by love and music, hth he rescued from the common d e c a y. Th ere were . e e mbers of that brilliant society which quoted, cm ban-7, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock wangs of Mrs. Montague. And there th e ladies - ,j' lips, more persuasive 'than those of Fox himself, tr it- u ert rried the Westminster election against palace and e—u rYshone round Georgians Duchess of Devonshire. to the Sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced e got bar, a nd bent his knee. The culprit was indeed exi gh ., llll Worthy of that great presence. He had ruled an - ""le and populous country, had made laws and es, bad sent do forth armies, had set up and pulled Princes. And in his high plac e h e had so borne iiittithse:ll, that a ll h ad feared him, that most had loved to,and that hatred itself could deny him no title to t?, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and deri like a bad man. A person small and emaciated, yet e lt i o v d in i dignity from a carriage which, while it indi ueference to the Court, indicated also habitual n xorehe a d - possession a n d self-respect ;—a high and intellectual of ;—a brow pensi ve , b ut not gloomy ; — a mout h • ,inflexible decision ;— a fa ce pale and worn, but se- F e, on which was written, as legibly as under the eat p i cture in th e C ouncil-chamber at Calcutta, tiro.?fens:pa rdw. ; — such was the aspect with which the • Consul Presented himself to his Judges. , The Letters on the Reign of William the pittrp is an entertaining anceinstructive article, but it presumes a more familiar acquaintance 11 7 1 i the period, on the part of its readers, than th 4 e l3 3', we fear, possess. The mred allusion to r itnt ' ' . ,heavy heart" of Willfam as k perfectly war kit ed the memoirs of the time. Never did „ g ascend an English throne with such hopes, er•e x ' ve•periente such cruel disappointments. The to r 7 in . / P .l who brought him over were the first bi n — `"glie against him; Whig and Tory com hart to thwart his wishes; those whom he had withediWith favours held secret correspondence reitne exiled family ; and the last years of his that. h clouded by the mortifying conviction resp ect "'"cOuld trust nobody. Yet he deserved prgAt and gratitude, for r,,if we except a few pee: i i cee, which it were scarcely to be ex tiv would leave behind him in his Int ranet. d yk es -- William was an upright, tole onvereign, and though on an emergency eittisilowed a di s p os iti on t o s t re t c h hi s prero rntove too far, it was because lie was forced th at severe measures by the desperate factions then convulsed the country. Sinollett's Teets• arater of this Prince is one of the chief de nf,bin a history full of blemishes. In the review e PYs's Memoirs and Correspondence" we Tic. , we tan trace the lively pen of Leigh Hunt. The Portrait of the odd-natured Journalist is t . etch „PI with uncommon grace and spirit, fti t a . l t i si . i, like most portraits, it is somewhat too • ering• Pepys's apostacy and servile courtier C,?Pensities are not to be disposed of by a com trirreslona_te shrug of the shoulders. The adven the.c,`, who, commencing life as a trooper under In to .'' or limonwealth, was among the first to ye • 11„ler going t o H o ll an d, to f etch home the P 4 family, is , scarcely entitled to the gentle a4 r P e llition of the " mos t h arm l ess o f turn " Noroan is " har m l ess " w h o sets a • example, whether in public or in pri ' Nv . ". 1 1 life. The " Gypsies of Spain" is a rev i ew L•,,`"ch ought to have been interesting, but w hi c h li naccountably dry and tedious. The same 11 ,„Y be sa id o f " Poor-law Reform," which m's to h ave b ee n written with a pen dipped 'in men's , 4l ,adanum. " British Field Sports" abounds_ Inquant anec d otes , ga ther e d f rom a var i e ty o f Is n ▪ i ' l,re es• Here is one respecting Naylor, a well svaZwn whipper-in :—" Naylor is considered a r nt r , and while lie was at York a gentleman ‘lszne up to him, and addressed him thus ;__- te.4,,) Naylor, you must mind what you are at ye for Nimrod will be out, and will have tettrin black and white.' Lord bless you, Sir, Nr e d Naylor, I have forgotten more than holnvixfod will - ever know.' " It is astonishing Vo r i t i e , w really original sayings there are in the s er geant big repartee was first attributed to old tq c ,. Zit Maynard, upwards of a hundred years . then Cr was then ascribed to Dr. Johnson; it b p. -,;rpesed the Atlantic, and was assigned to dveu.r tioestley; then came back again, and was *hip ne . Pr. Parr . ; and now we find a Yorkshire Ttilk-V;;11 claiming it as his own property ! thfi "le travels of a Marco Polo ! They are how4g, r to the travels of a joke. The following, ' e lnte 0 ,„1, are new to us; and with them we notice *— the ' lll iee • ( „ 1 141.,,, h , Yet that Captain W-- lost an eye through ,Y l Ouce st :Ploss of his late Royal Highness the Duke 'littl e , ', Who, when the gallant officer gave vent to " T k ni Platis l A u ral irritation at the circumstance, used to Wfete „ - " lt t "Mr— made such a fuss about his eye." nsh od ....e.Ourreht anecdote, to the effect that a distin t e eilie4 r u erel, who had gone through the whole of the t W° cif thr ee cai nPaigns without a scratch, once received s x oursion shot in the legs during a shooting "'le Who fired that shot ?" " I," exclaimed ' e°tl scious • e ha nd w offender. " Then hold up your hand." ~.IvlVoe es held up; .bang went the General's fowl d4taanorld,. sharp peppering (though at seventy fowl s whie , .about the wrist, gave the youngster a is not very likely to forget. , re to betnortil remains of the late Lord Monson ....q4l4o4.parerke:osved on Monday next from Brighton tOr ist oo l P- rreY• The. Earl of Warwick and Lord wh o i's'anit attend. tho funeral, as also Lord Monson, 45 righto n . szro vv°l.kti len rt: are busily engaged in new pav i ng th e kikl 7 s 4 l rd s o f St. James ' „ a nd coy 8 aam They are to be mac " 4 with gravel, t iti0.01,4 4 _ • -4- c- --- .......1111.,...., THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin—Being somewhat recovered, after the first good night's rest I have enjoyed since the late fatal railroad accident, I beg you will give my unfeigned thanks to my numerous friends and the public for their kind inquiries. I will now state what occurred to me from the moment I left my home to the moment at which I now dictate. I accompanied my daughter (who was conveyed in an in valid carriage) to the railroad station. On her arrival there, she was conveyed to the coupe which had been prepared for her, accompanied by three of her sisters. Having seen the principal railroads, I was anxious to see the structure of the Brighton line. I entered an open carriage, with two of my servants, the third carriage from the locomotive engine. I did not apprehend danger, inasmuch as I supposed that, as there had been so many railroad accidents, the Direc tors, engineers, &c., would use only such engines as they could depend upon, and which had been as well tried as the cannon at Woolwich are. We proceeded on our journey, and as there are gentlemen appointed by Par liament to investigate the safety of railroads, I shall not make any remarks. However, my poor faithful servant Henry, now no more, became greatly . alarmed at seeing the number of locomotive engines ; in truth, he seemed to feel a presentiment of what would occur. When we arrived at the place where the accident happened, and of which I know not the name, I passed over from the right to the left to inquire of Henry what this noise meant. In an instant I saw a flash of light, and I was encased in the debris of broken carriages. I endeavoured to keep a perpendicular position. From this moment to the time when some one pulled me by the arm from the ground (the person seemed to me to be Baron Rothschild), I had not the least idea of what was passing. I now cried out, " Are my daughters killed ? Will any one in quire what has become of the Miss Carpues ?" I was now in the most horrible agony. I exerted myself, and dashed through between two rails. I fell on the ground. I saw a dead person covered with my cloak. Some ono supported me. On the left I saw a dead female, who I sup posed might be my female servant. I asked some one how many were killed. At this moment, to my unspeakable joy, I saw my four daughters sitting in the coupe, where I had left them. It is impossible to describe what we all felt at this meeting. My daughters thought me dead, but my youngest daughter thought she heard my voice, calling for the Miss Carpues. I was now taken out of the coupe in which I had been placed. I was literally covered with sand from head to foot. I was carried over the.debris, and was desired not to touch the boiler, which had burst, as it would burn me. I was dragged on and laid upon the ground, Some humane persons raised me and carried me forward, when my pains were so excessive I said I could proceed no further. They now procured a board, upon which I was placed; from this I was cor.veyed into one of the railroad carriages. Here I saw Major Holland, my brother-in-law, who was going to town by the up train. I begged him to make inquiries if my servants were living, and if they were, that he would see every at tion should be paid to them. He went and returned, and said all was over. My daughters now thought it would be better to convey me to Brighton in a cart. However, we at length consented to being carried on in the rail road carriages. On our arrival at Brighton, we met Mrs. Carpue and my second daughter. I was placed in a carriage and conveyed hither. I was led up stairs and placed in bed. My old friend Mr. Attree immediately attended, and did not leave me till he had applied, I be lieve, 100 leeches; and I beg to state, that to that gentle man's judgment, attention, and unremitting kindness I owe my life. I hare also to return my thanks to the gentlemen of the County Hospital for allowing Mrs. Pearce, the head nurse in the accident ward, to attend me occasionally. She is highly qualified for her situa tion. I shall not state my case, as Mr. Attree will give an account of it; but this I must say, my sufferings have been great, and I am even now unable to move; and when I think of the melancholy death of my servants, which affects me powerfully, I have only one consola tion, which is, that I did not place them in a dangerous situation, and myself in one which might be supposed more secure. I never again should have had a happy moment.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, - J. C. CARPUS. 3, Cannon-place, Brighton, Oct. 12, 1841. (From the Brighton Gazette.) We are glad to find that the efforts made by the Di rectors of this railway to ensure the safety and promote the convenience of their passengers, have had the effect which was to be anticipated, in setting the public mind at ease. Professor Barlow, who had been sent down by Government for the purpose, has during the week in spected the whole of the line ; and we hear that his opinion coincides with that of Sir Frederick Smith, made previously to the opening, namely, that it is in ex cellent condition. That the late continued heavy rains should have produced the slight fall of earth which we have elsewhere noticed, is a matter that can excite no surprise ; that it•has been so slight, may be fairly re garded as a proof of the care bestowed on the con struction of the line. One of the local journals, whose; selfish and notorious hostility to the railway renders its remarks altogether innocuous, has indulged in a tirade against the Company for what he terms the premature opening of the line, before the embankments had settled and attained solidity, and complains that, in consequence of the late accidents, the flow •f visitors to Brighton has been checked, and the prosperity of the season blighted, all which he lays at the door of the Directors. Now, so far from these allegations being facts, the town was never fuller, as our arrival lists this week will ►how, than it is at present; and the feeling of the public as to the safety of the line is shown in a variety of ways, one consisting of the fact that on Tuesday a single train carried upwards of 100 first-class passen gers, with three private carriages and several horse boxes. As to the solidity of the embankments, all which need be said is that the greater portion of them, throughout the line, were among the earliest works commenced, and that consequently the settlement of the earth must have already taken place. A great number of letters have during the past week appeared in the London papers, most of the writers of which as sume perjury on the part of the witnesses examined at the late inquest, and propose their own suggestions and opinions as substitutes for the facts stated on oath. So numerous and contradictory are the suggestions made by these writers, that could the whole be attended to, not only would every railroad in the kingdom be im mediately shut up, but the turnpike roads would share the same fate. One of these writers appears to be horrified at the passage of the viaduct, in all probability forgetting that what takes place at the momentary transit of the train over that magnificent work, is only the same as the ordinary travelling on the Greenwich Railway, which is, in fact, one large viaduct from end to end. This may be taken as a fair sample of the whole. PREVENTION OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. IVe have much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to a most important invention, which is on the ere of being made public, for the purpose of prevent ing the accidents which now attach to travelling on railroads. The inventor has favoured us with an inspec tion of his plans ; and, as far as our judgment goes, an adoption of his invention will effectually prevent the recurrence of a large portion of those lamentable disas ters which have of late engrossed so much of the public attention. • The inventor is Mr. George Thornton, of Wollingham Lodge, Brighton, one of the contractors on the London and Brighton Railway, who has recently obtained a'pa tent for his important projects. This patent embraces a variety of points, to the principal of which we restrain our present notice. The patentee proposes to connect the engine with the train of carriages by means of a rope from 50 to 70 yards long—the precise length to be determined by experiment—so as to insure a certain space between the carriages and the locomotive by which they are drawn. This rope is to be attached to the train in such a manner that self-acting breaks, which are to be provided for the wheels of every carriage, will cease to act as soon as the engine begins to draw, and so remain as long as the rope is in a state of tension, exerting their force immediately on the slackening of the rope. By this contri vance, in the event of a collision between two engines run ning in opposite directions, the breaks would exert their whole force on the train, and stop it before it could possibly come up with the engine. The same result would follow the stoppage of an engine by any subsidence of the road, an obstruction on the rails, or getting off the line ; and had this invention been in use a fortnight ago, the unfor tunate accident in the Copyhold Cutting on our railway would, in all probabilily, have been confined to the de struction of the engine. The locomotive, in fact, by this contrivance becomes a pilot, giving notice of any danger on the line, in time to prevent any injury to the train and passengers. Another important advantage attend ing the use of the rope is, that the distance between the engine and the train will pr ec l u de th e p oss ibilit y o f li g h t goods catching fire from the sparks of the chimney, through which several accidents have happened on the Liverpool and other lines. We ought perhaps to mention that the rope traction here described has been actually used by Air. Thornton for several years in the exertions of his various contracts on railways. The second particul ar i n t h e spec ifi cat i on is one of scarcelyinferior importance. Those acq ua i n t e d w i t h the construction of stationary engines are aware that an apparatus, termed " the regulator," of simple construc tion, is in use, for the purpose o f p revent i ng any un d ue speed in the working. Mr. Thornton proposes to apply this regulator to locomotives ; and the advantage of this will be, that the Superintending Engineer will be able to set any required limit to the speed of th e en gine, so as to prevent an engine-driver, who may h ave " lost time," from putting the lives of the passengers in jeopardy, by endeavouring to make up, in a subsequent part of the journey, for any previous accidental dimi nution of the regular speed. This apparatus is of such a cons truction that the maximum speed of the engine may be varied, if required, each journey, but in such a manner as to be entirely independent of the skill or caprice of the engine-driver. the th p e a m ten a t re a o re f i c m on p s r i o d v e e r m ab e l n e tsin theTehnegointhee,ranpdoinstosnole of f im portance, making the engine provide for some carelessness its own wants, instead of leaving this to the care or of the driver. The Directors of the London and Brighten Railway have, with a most praiseworthy alacrity, .determined to test the merit s o f th e invention on their line imme diately ; an d s h ou ld t h e exper i men ts prove satisfactory, the pat e nt w ill b e i mme di ate l y b rou ght into use. The first experiment will probably be made in the present week, with the rope traction and self-acting breaks. Mr. Thornton is now fitting up a locomotive in such a manner as to combine the whole of the points connected with the engine, in his specification, and it will very shortly be ready for trial. AN IMPERIAL PARTY.—A Vienna letter says —" We have seldom had so many members of the Im perial family assembled here as at the present moment. There are twenty-three Archdukes and Archduchesses now at Wirt, and th e i r I mperial Majesties have j ust been joined by the Prince of THE CLIMAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR JOHN RAE REID'S " PASSING CLOUD," AND THE " OLD DUKE'S PARADISE ;" THE CORN-LAWS ; THE CHARTISTS ; AND . „THE COMING STORM. Be just and fear not, Let all the ends thou aimest at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and Truth's ; then, if thou fallest, Thou fallest a blessed martyr. SIR—We have, as every man with his eyes open, must see, a great and eventful crisis before us ; not a Tory crisis, or a 'Whig crisis, or a Chartist crisis, but a crisis which is the produce of empty workshops, empty cupboards, empty pockets, and empty stomachs—a crisis which is the produce of scarce money and dear food, or by low prices for labour, and high prices for food—a crisis which is the produce of villainously enacted laws, which prohibit or prevent the importation of food, from the agricultural soil of foreign lands, in exchange for the manufacturing produce of British workshops— a crisis which is brought about by crippled industry on the one hand, and a starved, and pauperized, and degraded people, on the other—a crisis which is produced by the tyranny, and oppression, and pride, and avarice of the great landed and monied interests of the country, on the one hand ; and by the supineness, and lethargy, and divisions, and discords of the people— the victimized and oppressed people of Great Britain— on the other. A measure, based on the principle of Universal Suf frage, has been put forth, as a means whereby the suf ferings of the nation may be impeded and alleviated. We all know that one God created us ; we all know that one ultimate fate awaits us ; and that we have all yet to be borne to one earthly grave. We all know, or ought to know, that unnecessary or useless distinctions amongst men, were never medi tated or intended ; and that those distinctions ought not to be countenanced by those who would follow His righteous precepts. With these considerations, I am of opinion that every honest man, who is possessed of sense, and who is above the age of twenty-one years, ought to have a voice in making the laws which are to govern him. But are those men sincere who would labour to con fer this, their right, on the people, at the present mo ment P If they are sincere, where is proof of their sincerity ? Does it lie in their oft. repeated determina tion to resist to the utmost any union of the people? Does it lie in their continual exhortations to the people to wield violence, the force of arms, and the destruc tion of property ? Does it lie in their savage and brutal desire to assassinate, and vilify, and destroy the lives and reputations of the best friends of the people ? Does it lie in their advising the people to arm them selves with " bludgeons and pikes, and torches and dag gers," and " pop-guns with long bores," and " bits of cold lead," and " cold steel," and " lucifer matches at the finger-ends?" Does their sincerity lie in the continual vituperating, and vilifying, and slandering the old and long-tried friends of the people? Does it lie in a thousand other faults which I could impute to them, if it were neces sary ? No, no ! Sincerity is unknown amongst them. All the sincere, and rational, and thinking portion of their followers, have abandoned, or are abandoning the ranks of the unprincipled and designing faction, in di►gust and alarm. Even granting that these men were sincere in their advice to the people, what follows? Will a great— even the greatest—Extension of the Suffrage, give relief to the people's hunger, without the adoption of other measures at the same time? The millions, at the present time, are pining for want of common sustenance. The mother's bosom is dried with very grief; and the offspring withers, unpitied and unnourished, into an untimely and premature grave. The workman, the manufacturer, and the merchant, are alike destitute of trade, or regular employmnt. Remunerating profits and wages are entirely unknown ; levies, and rents, and taxes increase in number as quickly as they increase in amount. Working men, instead of being attired in a good coat, and other necessary articles of clothing, are clad and literally hung in rags and wretchedness, with their shoes worn, from traversing so often the streets and lanes in search of employment. They are famishing for want of food in the midst of plenty ; and when a statement of their wretched condi tion is laid before the humane, the enlightened, and merciful aristocracy of England, what reply is made to their sorrowful appeal? Why, the starving and distracted millions are told to their teeth that " there is no distress ;" that " they are well off ;" that " there is no country on earth half so happy as England ;" and that " working men, if they are only industrious and honest, may not only obtain a competency, but that they may likewise be enabled to accumulate abundance of riches." Here, then, I again repeat, is a people starving for want of food—a people who are desirous of employ ment., but cannot find any which would render to them honest wages, wherewith they may be enabled to pur chase food for themselves and families. How is food to be obtained? How is money to be obtained to purchase the food ? How is employment to be obtained by which we may get the food and money ? ATe these blessings to be obtained from the adoption of the principle of Universal Suffrage, without the adoption of other measures at the same time? Is this the immediate remedy for the miseries of the people ? No, no. The people require direct and instantane ous relief from their sufferings. If a Chartist Parliament were to assemble to-morrow, would the very choice of such a Parliament tend to remove effectually the dis tresses of the people? Would not other measures be required from that Parliament to remedy such distresses ? And if so, what are the measures sought to be proposed ? The Chartist " leaders" tell us that the repeal of the Corn-law will not benefit the people, and in this asser tion the ancient enemies of the people join them. The " Chartist" pretends to cry for the Charter, and the Tory is afraid that a repeal of the Corn-laws would reduce workmen's wages ! Here is sympathy (Qu.), here is patriotism (Qu.)!! here is Tory villainy and slavish hypocrisy ! ! ! Why what ridiculous and contemptible ideas are these. How long a period will the people have to bear their present sufferings if they are doomed to await the adoption of the principle of Universal &Page S' How long are they to suffer before a Parliament, elected under that measure may be assembled to consider the necessary measures of relief for the people ? Why, good Heavens the very thought of adopting such a mad course is enough to sicken the hearts of all honest, up. right, and straightforward Englishmen I Why, if twenty Republican Senates were to assemble to-morrow, what would be their worth if they did not resolve on repealing the whole of the odious restric tions on the trade and commerce of the country? Spies, and traitors, and madmen, may rage and foam at the mouth—they may rant, and swear, and fight, and vilify, and slander, and abuse ; but they will never make poor men, who have not a crust to satisfy their hunger, believe that their bellies will be filled by fight- 1 iog with daggers, and torches, and pikes, for a measure which undoubtedly would be resisted on the other side, by all the shell and chain-shot at Woolwich. The repeal—immediate, entire, and unconditional— of the Corn and Provision Laws, will render back into the hands of the people plenty of employment, honest wages, and cheap food : and, to secure this, it only re quires that the people should unite cordially and give one powerful push, and the victory is theirs. This measure once obtained by the united, and com bined, and powerful energies of the people, we shall, even yet, again behold peace courting our shores ; and plenty and happiness, with prosperity and contentment, busily engaged in unfurling the dazzling and enchanted banner of " Free Trade and interchange with all the world." Our hours will then be rendered happy and com fortable, our fire-sides will become cheerful, our chil dren—in place of being wretched and haggard, will then become ruddy and playful, the drooping spirits of our wives will revive, on beholding the little furniture, which had been pledged to purchase food, restored to its ancient place. Thus we shall be prepared to demand our political rights. W hen the present object is thus attained, every man must enter a solemn vow with his neighbour not to rest satisfied until the whole people are represented in the Commons House of Parliament. Let us endeavour to render to our countrymen pros perity and happiness whilst the means be in our bands ; when that is done, let us secure that prosperity and happiness, by laws which will place the political power of the nation into honest hands. J. A. LANDER, Secretary to the Birmingham Anti-Corn-law Association. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. Yesterday a Wardmote, at which Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., presided, was holden in the Vestry-room of St. Sepul chre's Church, for the purpose of electing one Common Councilman, in the room of William Andrew Beckwith, deceased. The Wardmote having been opened in the usual form, Mr. William Walker, of Farringdon-street, wine merchant, was duly proposed and seconded, having been returned to the Wardmote by the electors of the precinct of Sepulchres as a fit and proper person to fill the office of Common Councilman. It was then an nounced that Mr. Thomas Pearce, of Ludgate-hill, lamp manufacturer, who had so li c i te d the suffrages of the electors, retired from the contest, and a show of hands being taken Mr. Walker was declared duly elected. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Govern meat are going to complete the improvements about Buckingham Palace by taking down the houses from Charlotte-street to James-street, including the Gun Tavern. The White Horse livery-stables are already closed for that purpose, and several of th e h ouses. The parish almshouses at the upper end of York -street are to be removed. The Broadway chapel is already taken down. Chapel-street and the south side of York -street are to be removed to make room for the new street that will pass through Emanuel Hospital into the Vauxhall bridge-road, to come out opposite the Standard public house. Those extensive gardens belonging to Emanuel Hospital will be let to build upon, which will considera bly enrich this charity they cover more than twelve acres of ground. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1541. INSURRECTION IN spjiM,:. (From the French Papers of Tuesday.) The following Christinite documents are published by the Presse and the Monitcur Paris ice " Don Manuel de Oca, Ex-Minister of Maiine (under the presidency of Perez de Castro), Member of the Pro visional Government of Spain during the absence of the Queen-Regent, Maria Christina of Bourbon. " The Government which is to rule Spain during the • absence of the legitimate Queen-Regent, being solemnly proclaimed in Navarre and the Basque provinces, as it will in a few days be proclaimed throughout the kingdom, I ordain— • " Ist. Every individual who shall combat, with arms in his hands, the authority of the said Provisional Go vernment, who may conspire or rebel against it, or who will not recognise and submit to it in twelve hours after the receipt of the present decree, or who shall oppose in any way the acts of the troops and population faithful to the cause of the Queen, is declared a traitor, and remains liable to the penalties established by the laws and mili tary ordonnances. gi," 2d. The individuals who, after the term fixed, shall continue to obey the orders and dispositions of the revo lutionary Government of Madrid, or of the authorities depending on it, shall incur the same penalties. " 3d. Li the name of the Queen Regent, all classes, civilian and miliary, are relieved from any duties con trary to the order here set forth. " MANUEL MONTES DE OCA. " Vittoria ; Oct. 4." The second is addressed to the soldiers : " The time is arrived for fulfilling the most sacred of military duties—fidelity. An act of violence has torn the Government from the august Princess who was called the Mother of her people. Since then a deluge of evils and outrages has overwhelmed the army, in common with all classes of the nation. Those who owe their glory and laurels to you were most forward to offend and hurt you. The honour of the army,:the cause of the laws and of the nation, must be restored. The Queen, whose name you invoked in battle, claims the succour of your swords. Soldiers draw your swords, &c. " M. M. DE OCA." The third proclamation is as follows.— " Noble Basco-Navarrese--I have come into yeur hcs pitablo mountains as a member of ./hat Provisional Go vernment which is to rule Spain during the short absence of her august Majesty the Queen-Regent, in order to seek the chief support of the monarchy. " A year has now passed since the most horrible in gratitude and the most scandalous sedition invaded the the Royal palaces, broke the steps of the throne, and opened to the man, who had received most recompenses from the nation and the greatest kindnesses from his Sovereign, the way which was to cond uc t hi m to t h e throne, and give into his hands the helm of state. The same interval has elapsed since your holy and pa triarchal customs, your venerated institutions, your great virtues and imperishable glory, have becom e th e object of raillery and insult to an ungrateful and an ambitious revolution. There is no decorum which these two tyrannies combined have not outraged; no duty that they have not infringed,no compact that they have not brokers, no object worthy of veneration which th e y h ave not overturned by violence and injustice. Religion, liberty, tradition, independence, all has been the prey of this monster of September. When our unfortunate brothers bent their heads under this ignominious yoke, prepared by a long series of misfortunes to endure the hardest slavery—when the wicked began to celebrate their triumphs by horrible bacchanalia, and when the men of the Monarchical party were content to groan in silence over so many scandals, one city of pure renown and great name, styled the invincible by all the world, dared to raise its voice in favour of the august Princess, whom the revolution had exiled. This city is in your province ; its illustrious name already belongs to history—whenever it is men tioned it is with praise ; twice did this save the throne of Isabella, and a thousand times has it appeared resplendent with valour and glory in the midst of our civil discords. Honour and glory to the noble, the invin cible Bilbao. It has given the grand example of fidelity to misfortune. It has been strong enough, and generous enough, to prefer conquered legitimacy to triumphant usurpation. The deputations of the three sister pro vinces, rivalling each other in fidelity and heroism, hastened to offer to the illustrious exile the homage of their love. When the noble Princess received this holy mes sage, her heart was filled with tenderness, and her eyes bathed in tears. You still preserve in your archives, and you will ever keep in mind the affectionate words in which she answered the demonstration of your loyalty. The daughter of Providence then mingled her destiny with that of the children of . glory. The alliance be tween the Queen Maria Christina of Bourbon and you will never be broken, for it is God himself who has formed it in the day of tribulation. " Noble and valiant inhabitants of the Basque pro vinces and of Navarre !—I promise you in the name of this august Princess, the preservation of your FITEROS in all their integrity. You have conquered them with the I blood of your veins, by the sweat of your brow, and by the loyalty of your hearts. The commerce of the in vincible Bilbao will again flourish under the shelter of protecting laws. The industry of all the country will be admitted to the benefits of national industry, in such a manner, nevertheless, that the favour granted to your labour will not become a means of fraud and harm to the the rest of the Spaniards. " Basques and Navarrese !—You sill have neither now, nor later, any other modification and regulation in your secular fueros than those which you yourselves will establish by means of the only exclusive and legitimate representation of the country, that is, by your Juntas and your Cortes. " The throne will never be ungrateful to those who act as its shield. It is not the illustrious Princess, into whose hands you are again about to place the sceptre of your Kings, who will take away your liberty, or who will forget your heroism. It is not she who will consent to see your laurels disgraced, your glory tarnished, and your deeds of arms remaining without recompense. The nation does not, you cannot, think valid the abdication of Government made by the Queen at Valencia, because it was, as her Majesty herself declares, an act of violence. The nation does not, you cannot, recognise as valid and legitimate, the resolution by which the i sstelage of her Majesty and sister was decl are d vacan t, and by which a new tutor has been named fo r th ese aug ust minors. The Col tes, who passed this a c t are ill eg iti ma t e , and the vice of their illegitimacy renders all its acts invalid. " Noble and courageous inhabitants of the Basque provinces and of Navarre !—Maria Christina of Bour bon, is the only Regent of the kingdom; the only tutor of the illustrious orphans called to rule the destinies of that nation, so rich in glory and so poor in happiness. There is the banner of loyal Spaniards; this banner now rises in every part of Spain. It waves at the head of the armies, and it waves in your mountains. The most illustrious generals, the bravest soldiers, those who bear the marks of a hundred wounds, received in a hundred battles—those who never failed in their fidelity, and never committed perjury —follow that resplendent ban ner, which leads to victory. It is the symbol of our holy religion, and of our Catholic monarchy. We will triumph with it, as our fathers did before us. " MANUEL- MONTES DE OCA. " Vittoria, Oct. 4, 1841." The following proclamation has boen issued by the Deputies of Biscay : " Biscayans !—Your fueros are threatened with total annihilation, after all the attacks made upon them before your eyes. The Commissioners appointed at Guernica to treat on the subject with the Government of Madrid have been obliged to retire. In due time and place the general deputation will publish all the documents, and thus prove beyond all doubt our noble conduct, and ex pose the bad faith of the Government. The General Juntas which are shorly about to assemble will, we con fidently hope, approve our conduct. The convention of Bergara has been shamefully violated, both in respect to the laws and to individuals. The violent treatment of the officers of the country who have retired from active service, the impious attacks made upon religion through out the kingdom, and many other outrages, are evidences of this. The general deputation can no longer sub mit to these outrages, and feels thaeit is not allowed to hesitate in endeavouring to put a stop to them by force., of arms. Her Majesty Queen Maria Christina has been proclaimed at Pampeluna Queen Regent of Spain. The same standard was raised throughout the kingdom on the 3d, 4th, and sth of this month. The Basque depu tations to whom the Government guaranteed the preser vation of their fueros, in their integrity, as you will see by the annexed Proclamation, have also adopted this standard, and thus save our venerable laws or perish with them. The city of Vittoria is already up, with all the troops of its garrison. Bilbao has done the some, with the brave Bourbon regiment, commanded by its noble and intrepid Colonel Brigadier Don Ramon Lim cha. From this moment the fueros are restored in all their force and vigour, and the Corregimen tal Tribunal is re-established. To arms, Biscayans I Your general deputation will be at your head, and will guide you through the difficulties with which we are surrounded, and will never abandon you. The law 5, of chapter 1, of our fueros ordains that every Biscayan shall run to arms in defence of his lord; what would you not do in defence of your Queen and your fueros? If during the last civil war you gave, though divided, so many proofs of heroism, what will you not do now when united under the same standard, under the legitimate standard, and led on by your aathorities? The deputa tion ordains that the municip alities of all the communes of the province enrol immed iatel y ever y ß iscayan capable of bearing arms, and appo int all officers up t o th e ran k of Captain, proportion Castor Andechaga will com mand these f orces. All the other military chiefs, commandants, and offi cers who are the number in a general meeti ng, an d i n enrolled. B r i ga di er Don in the country, will place t hemselves at h is disposal. The deputation invite all those who shall h ave arms in their possession to come armed fo r so sacred a service. They will take care to procure a rms enou g h fo r all the country, to inclusively, and to insure pay to all who shall enrol themselves for active service. Hasten then, Biscayans, to defend your threatened religion and laws. It will be treason not so to act. Let us preserve the noble inheritance of our fathers. Long live Isabella, the Queen-Regent, and the Fueros ! " Bilbao, Oct. 5. " D. E. BE LA TORRE, " M. DE IZA GUIRRE." The Constitutionnel publishes the following from Bayonne, dated the 9th instant : "At a late hour to-day further accounts were re are greatly discou ceived from Catalonia and Arragon. All the large towns, such as Barcelona, Saragossa, &e., have de clared against the O'Donnell movement. Reinforce ments to the extent of 2,600 men have been received by General Ribeiro at Pampeluna. The Christine agents in Bayonne, and who forward their despatches r r a er ed larl b y y for Spain Ribeiro, upon whose adhesion they seem to have reckoned. They have experienced the same disappointment as to Ge neral Concha, upon whose defection they had reckoned, although he is a relation of Espartero. It is cer tain, from all the accounts received were during the day from different sources and different points of Spain, that the military insurrection has not extended beyond Biscay and the Basque provinces. Our accounts from Madrid are to the 6th. All the troops in quarters had received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march. The Generals in the interest of Espartero had visited and harangued them. A few arrests had taken place, and some officers and soldiers of the Royal Guard have been disbanded. All the grandees of Spain who are favourable to the reaction are known. Their conduct is watched, and the National Militia has declared itself with great energy for the existing Government. Ac counts differ as to the number and description of the troops who left Madrid, on the 6th, to act against O'Donnell. At the date of the last accounts, the greater part of the posts of the city were occupied by the Na tional Guard. A proclamation had been published by the . Regent, and profusely circulated in the neighbouring Provinces. All the South of Spain, Andalusia, and Estramadura, enjoy the most per fect tranquillity. The agents of the Parisian Coln- mittee at this place are quite thunderstruck at the turn which things are taking, as they expected prompt success, and our authorities, who until now appear to have tolerated their intrigues, are much more re served. An order of the Prefect, and a decision of Ge neral Harispe, will render it much more difficult for the Christino agents to send supplies to the insurgents. The Carlist refugee officers and soldiers are closely watched. This measure is attributed to the representations of the Spanish Consul here, and those of his superior, M. Olo zags, in Paris. It was stated here yesterday evening, that a body of troops, under the orders of Espartero, was already, on the morning of the 6th instant, ten leagues from Madrid, in the direction of Aranda, but this statement needs confirmation. The English couriers who arrive persist in saying that the garrison of Sara gossa is marching by Tudela upon Pampeluna." The Ayuntanuento of Parupeluna, has published a Pro clamation forbidding the inhabitants to communicate with the citadel, and declaring that energetic measures will be enforced against any person favouring the move ment against the Government at Madrid. O'Donnell's fire is said not to have caused much damage to the town; only 54 shots were fired. A parley had been commenced. Ortigosa, in the engagement with llibeiro's troops, killed from 12 to 15, and wounded 60; he had carried off six prisoners. " Bilbao," says the Memorial Bordelais, " remained quiet up the 6th inst., but was waiting impatiently for news from Madrid. On the sth, all was still calm, also at Saragossa, and it Ras believed that this city would refuse to follow the move of O'Donnell." The indicate/LT of Bordeaux, after stating that the Infante Don Francisco de Paula arrived at Bayonne on the 7th inst., says that his Royal Highness intended to proceed to Madrid by the shortest and safest road. The Prince was accompanied by the Count de Parsent, his Chamberlain, and M. Hoyos, Under Secretary to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. It appears that his Royal Highness experienced some annoyances from the police on passing through Mont de Marsan, and more on entering Bayonne, but the circumstances were not known. His family remains at Bordeaux, as already stated. MALTA and the lONIAN ISLANDS, FALMOUTH, OCT. 11.—The Oriental (steam-ship), Captaft► Soy, arrived this morning from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibraltar. Passengers in the chief cabin from Aloxandria—Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Yousg, Sir Keith Jackson, Captain Barlow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stevens, Major Master, Mr. Roussac, Captain and Mrs. Servante, Mrs. Crockett, Colonel Gascoyne, Colonel Napier, Lieutenant Hall, Mrs. Shean, Mr. Vregros, Mr. Kneller. Second cabin—Messrs. Petrie, Canell, Moir, Campbell, Hughes, Benton, Calley, Boys, Parkinson, and Mrs. Morallett, and several servants. Chief cabin passengers from Malta—The Very Rev. the Dean of Chichester, Lord Eastnor, Mr. and Mrs. Wreford, Mr. M'Clavish, Mr. Collier, Colonel Hay, Lady Hay, Colonel Douglass, and Miss Scott. Second cabin—Messrs Ameno, Agathidis, and Bullet. She left in port at Malta, Ceylon, 6 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, Bart.); Powerful, 84 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.) ; Hastings, 74 ; frigate Tyne ; steam frigates Gorgon, Vesuvius, Stromboli ; steamers Polyphemus, Alecto, yacht cutter Stork, French steamer Minos. Her Majesty's ship Howe, Captain Sir W. 0. Pell, sailed for Syracuse on the 2d ult., in company with the Indus, Captain Sir J. Stirling, and the Vanguard, Cap tain Sir Dunn. On the 27th the Savage, Lieutenant Bowker, sailed for Tripoli, and next day the Cyclops, Captain 11. T. Austen, for Constantinople, with Emir Beschir and family. The Powerful was refitting in qua rantine. The Weazle was at Corfu, with the Vernon. The Tyne is ordered home. The Rodney has left Bey rout for Malta. The Howe, Vanguard, and Indus, ships of the line, were, as some allege, to take in water at Syracuse, and thence to proceed to Tunis to relieve the three line-of battle ships off that city, others say to reinforce them. The former appears the most probable opinion, inasmuch as the advice during the last two months from Con stantinople, and up to the latest dates, do not say a word about a Turkish expedition being fitted out against either Tripoli or Tunis, and as the French ships will not act without any expedition of this sort taking place, there could be no object to reinforce the British division of observation. The whole appears a delusion of the Bey, but whether the French are the authors of this delusion is altogether another question. We are, however, disposed to think that the French, who wish to remain quiet in Algiers, have not the least intention of making aggressions in Tunis, which would endanger their African possessions. The affair of the I'aliiiure at Tripoli is a little sus picious. But this brig may be merely watching the Ottoman storeships, a reinforcement of provisions and ammunition being absolutely necessary for the mainte nance of Tripoli by the Porte. The Savage left on the 27th for Tripoli, to look after the French ships said to have gone there. _ _ The crews of the English ships in the Bay of Beyrout have suffered much from fever. The Duchess de la Vittoria arrived in Gibraltar on the sth inst. Her Highness was attended on shore by Captain Chambers, commanding her Majesty's ships in the bay, and was received, on landing, by the Governor, who conducted her to the head-quarters, where apart ments had been prepared for her reception. A guard of lanodr of the 79th Highlanders had been in readiness all day, but, owing to the late hour of her Highness's arriv i al, n consequence of the strong westerly wind, all military compliments were dispensed with. We understand the Duchess de la Vittoria will remain two or three days at the Convent. The Baron iind Baroness de Carondelet and General Ordonez have been invited by the Governor and Lady Woodford to meet her Highness at dinner to-day. CORFU, SEPT. 1. ACTS OF TIIE GOVERNMENT. RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE. Read the following Resolution of the Senate of the fourth Parliament in its sitting on the 3d Feb. 1834: " The Government of these States being anxious to notice publicly the merit of lonians and others who may distinguish themselves by any remarkable proof of cou rage or virtue, or by special good service to the State ; and being of opinion that its acknowledgment of such merit will obtain greater publicity by means of sonic honourable mark of distinction conferred upon those who may entitle themselves to it by conduct such as mention ed above ; " It is resolved— " Art. 1. A badge of honour be instituted to be be stowed by special d€cree of the Senate, approved by the Lord High Commissioner, upon lonians, who may ren der themselves worthy of it by their courage, virtue, or talent, or by any remarkable service to the State, there by setting a good example to their countrymen. " Art. 2. This badge is to be worn on the left breast, and to be a gold medal suspended by a red riband, bear ing the name and birthplace of the lonian on whom it may be conferred, the act or service for which he has deserved it, the date, and lastly the authorities by whom it has been decreed. " Art. 3. To any one who may have distinguished himself more than once shall be adjudged a gold buckle to be fixed above the medal in the ribandto which it is attached : on said buckle the aetion or service that has merited the distinction is to be mentioned, together with the date of the decree. " Art. 4. The medal of honour may also be conferred upon British subjects, and foreigners who may have dis tinguished themselves by any action or service of parti cular usefulness to the State." RESOLVED. Art. 1. The above resolution is recalled into full force. Art. 2. The present is to be printed and published for general information. Approved. J. A. S. MACKENZIE. P. PETRIZZOPULO. J. FRAZER, A. L. DUZMANI, Secretary to the Act. Sec. to the Senate, Lord High Commissioner. for the Gen. Department. MEDAL OF HONOUR. This has been conferred upon M. Antonio Petela Itathato, of the island of Ithaca, by the Senate, on the recommendation of the Lord High Commissioner. The reasons are given in the Corfu Gazette as follows : "It appearing that the increasing improvement of the school, under the management of Signor Petala, is to be attributed to his vigilance and intelligence. " Also, that he has devoted himself for a length of time, in the most praiseworthy manner, to the advance ment of public education, and has been particularly sue• cessful, owing chiefly to his unwearied attention." His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner returned from his tour of visiting the islands, to Corfu on the 4th instant. RA ILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following facts will, we think, fully satisfy the public that a frequent and ex tensive railway traffic can be accomplished without dan ger, and that where proper vigilance is used, safety to passengers may always be insured. During the Croydon fair (four days) upwards of 700 trains passed either in or out of the London-bridge station of the Brighton, Croydon, and Greenwich railways, conveying 40,322 passengers, without danger or inconvenience of any kind. Upon ordinary occasions 14 Brighton, 24 Croy don, and 112 Greenwich trains pass in or out of the London terminus daily.—Railway Times. On Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, the house of Mr. 11. Johnston (formerly of Drury-lane and Covent-garden Theatres), in Gillingham street, Pimlico, was entered by some dextrous thieves and plundered of jewellery, watches, plate, &c., to a se rious amount. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston were from home, and the servant girl returning after a short absence, found three men, rather genteely dressed, in possession of the house, she resolutely seized one of them, and called loudly for assistance, but before the neighbours or police arrived to succour her, she was overpowered, and the villains escaped with their booty. They had gained ad mittance by means of skeleton keys, and such was their proficiency in the rifling art, that every drawer, dosk, or closet, on the premises, was thoroughly ransacked in the course , i t is supplied, of about half-au-hour. THE GRENOBLE CONSPIRACY. Letter to the Editor of the Gazette du Dauphine, containing some documents unpublished and little known, by F. Gros, Avocet of the Cour Royale of Paris : " Paris, Sept. 15, 1841. " Sir—ln the two-fold quality of actor in and witness to the events connected with the affair at Grenoble in 1816, and to render homage to truth, I address the fol lowing statement to you, authorising you to make what use you think proper of it " The conspiracy of Didier has been almost always re presented as an affair complete and isolated, without precedent, and without consequences. It is this error which I principally propose to combat ; the simple nar ration of the attempts will suffice for this purpose. "I am about to communicate all I know relative to this idea of Didier, which survived him, and which was not put in action until August 1830. Proper names will come under my pen ; some personages who have since then occupied, and still occupy, elevated positions in society, will be named according to the necessities of the events which I am about to relate. " I was studying law at Grenoble when the conspi racy of Didier broke out. Being acquainted with several of the parties concerned, I was for some days previous to the execution of the plot, strenuously urged to join it. Joannini, an old officer of the gendarmerie, and who was killed at the attack of the Porte de Bonne, more parti cularly urged me to take an active part therein. " Before engaging in it, however, I was desirous to know the chief of the undertaking, and the object of the enterprise. I interrogated Joannini on the subject, in order that I might he removed from the state of vague uncertainty in which I was involved. He then avowed to me that the object of the conspiracy was to place the Duke of Orleans on the throne ; and taking the cold ness I evinced towards the affair for incredulity, he showed me a letter, in which that Prince certainly was not directly named, but was alluded to in a manner too plain to be mistaken, Joannini attributed this letter to Didier, and I think I could still recognise the writing if it were shown me. " Being then only 22 years of age, devoted to the Emperor, to whom I owed my education and my rank as officer ; at liberty as far as regards the Bourbons, of whom in 1814 I was ignorant of their existence ; at tributing their presence in France to the disasters of our armies, and confounding them all without excep tion in my sentiments of hatred for the foreigners who had brought them, I flatly refused to take a part in a plot in which one of the members of that family might be interested. " After the 6th of May I was with several others who had been fntimate with the conspirators, compelled to elude the researches of the police, who at Grenoble and at Lyons, at my father's, made every attempt to take me into custody. Being informed of their inten tions in time I went to Marseilles and remained there until the death of Didier. " My studies kept me for more than two years longer at Grenoble, and I frequently heard it remarked that the conspiracy of Didier was got up in the interest of the Duke of Orleans, that in case of success that Prince would have been proclaimed King at Lyons, with the adherence of a number of Peers and Deputies, and amongst the latter were mentioned Messrs La fayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), and D'Argenson. " The conspiracy of Didier had, however, awakened the Government ; it was on its guard, and when any other attempt was afterwards got up at Grenoble, the conspirators were attacked and put to the rout. " These two successive checks caused reflection as to the causes which had led to them. At Grenoble and at Lyons the active co-operation of the interior of those towns had principally failed to the insurgents of the exterior. There was a bond required to unite all those malcontents, who, being ignorant of the numerical strength of their party, hesitated to come forward at the decisive moment. A secret association was decided on to organise the Liberal forces. M. Rey, of Grenoble, now a counsellor at the Cour Royale of that town, first fixed on the bases of that association, and united to it several of his friends, both at Grenoble and at Lyons. " This society took the name of " The Union." At first they proceeded with the greatest circumspection, and tried men, and men possessed of independent for tunes, only were admitted. Bonapartism above all was a ground of exclusion, and it was owing to this I was not one of the first among the initiated. I was not admitted into it until the end of 1818, and I knew that at that time The Union reckoned a great number of adherents in all parts of France, and particularly in Paris. Messrs. Lafayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), D'Ar poser), Merilhon, Cousin, Berang er (d e l a D rome ) , Betide, Courri e r, De Corcelles, Lahez de Pompietes, Lameth, Conte, Dunoyer, &c., had already formed part of it. " On returning to Lyons after the termination of my studies, I found the Association there very flourish ing, by the adherence of several notable persons be longing to Commerce, the Army, the Magistracy, and the Administration. Amongst the members of the bar who had joined it I would mention M. Duplan, then an avocat, but become by the revolution of July Ist Procureur-General at Lyons, and now Counsellor at the Cour de Cassation ; M. Bandier, an avocat, since dead, when President of the Tribunal Civil ; M. Ber nard, avocat, now Procurenr-General ; M. Varenard, Councillor at the Court of Lyons since dead; M. Mor nand, avoue, now Receiver of the Finances at Dinau, &c. " On my arrival, the meetings of the Association were held, first at the house of one member of the order, and then at another's ; but it was soon decided that the meetings should take place at my house, from the greater facilities of accommodation of the members assembling, who had become very numerous. "It was by the exertions of our Society-that all the pamphlets against the restoration were published and distributed in the interior of France and to the secret associations abroad, with whom we were is constant correspondence, that the subscriptions were raised for the relief of political poisoners and authors under pro.. secution, &c. The Union of Lyons, who already felt its strength both numerically and in the influence which it could exercise in a decisive moment, and calling to mind the promises which it had received from The Union of Paris of striking a decisive blow, complained of re ceiving neither news nor instructions from the capital, and I was charged to repair to the Committee of Paris to apprise it of the state of things at Lyons, and of the facility with which advantage might be drawn from it for the interest of the liberal cause. " On my arrival in Paris I went immediately to the house of M. Beranger (de la Drome), with whom I had a previous acquaintance when he was at Lyons ; he in troduced me on the same evening to the unionists of Paris, who assembled, as usual, in great numbers at the house of General Lafayette. I stated to them the ob ject of my mission, and pointed out to them the advan tages which might be derived by an attempt on Lyons, where there was great discontent prevailing amongst the military composing the garrison. " Several members of this meeting were of opinion that circumstances were most favourable for a movement. " The meeting, however, broke up, without coming to any decision. " A week passed over in inaction, and the enteute in Paris was put down by some charges of cavalry. It was then that M. Beranger informed me that an import ant attempt was about to be made at Grenoble, and that it might be eventually assisted by the causes of irritation which existed at Lyons. " According to M. Beranger General Ledru des Essarts had been for some time a member of our Association. It was he who had joined it a short time before the comFnaud of the military division, of which the head-quarters were at Grenoble, had been confided to him. This General had promised N. Beranger that he would deliver up the departments which he com manded to three members of the Chamber of Deputies, who would be very popular. Let Messrs. Lafayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), and D'Argenson come to Greno noble,' said the General, and the revolution will be consummated.' " The means of execution having been once decided on, they were easily carried into effect. The General was to place under arrest those officers of the garrison whom he knew devoted to the cause of the Bourbons. The national guard of Grenoble were to be assembled under a pretext which is always readily to be found on a frontier town, and ammunition distributed to them. General Ledru des Essarts, Messrs. Lafayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), and D'Argenson were then to present them selves with the tri-colour flag. The national guard were to be harangued amidst the acclamations of the population, whose feelings were known. When the re volution was thus fairly raised at G reno b le, the party would advance rapidly on Lyon s , leading all the inhabi tants of the country with them. Everything in this plan appeared easy of execution, and it was, I believe, the greatest danger which threat ened the restoration until 1830. There was, neverthe less, a great difficulty to overcome. The Session had not closed. How could personages of such note as those alluded to quit the Chamber and Paris without attract ing the notice of the police, who watched their motions very closely? And it was to have some understanding on these different difficulties that M. Beranger con ducted me to General Lafayette. " We were received by the General and his son, Georges Lafayette. I learnt that this grand design had only been deliberated on by those who were to per form the principal parts in it—not a word had been said of it to any member of our Society, and the reason was then explained to me why I was made an exception to this plan of concea l ment . M. D'A rgenson would leave Paris for hi s f orges i n Al sace, wou ld cross Swit zer land , and arrive at G reno bl e b y Charnbery. M. Dupont some of (de l'Eure) would go on a b o tanical excursion to m his friends i n th e J ura , an d w ould, by degrees, enter o n the same route as M. D'Argenson. whose e s description it was known throughout France, andw " As to General Lafayette, wh h e o s oe of his estates in so easy to give, he was to g o dperson was so well destination. ro The task of he reached the place Auvergne, and then proce f e f of his route was confided to arranging the latter part tom point to point u n til upon, and all the details plisbrnent were agreed me, and the propositions I suggested for s to n accorn arranged. ij av i D g fulfilled the different missions entrusted to MORNING SUN , me, I returned to Lyons, where I soon after saw Cap tain Labaune, who had received a letter from 13 1 :- ranger, which announced that on his arrival at Gre noble, and before he had had time to wait on Genera Ledrau des Essarts, he (M. Beranger) had read the journals, which announced officially that General Pam phile Lacroix had been appointed to the 7th military division, in the room of General Ledru, who had been appointed to another post. " Such an unexpected event did not, however, pre vent M. Berangcr from calling on the General, whom he found with the Illoniteur, which announced the change, in his hand. The General wept like a child at seeing such a favourable opportunity of again raising the na tional colours watched from us. "It was thus that, through some indiscretion, some denunciation, or, perhaps, only by some providential act of chance, that the restoration was preserved from this formidable conspiracy. "On my return ro Paris, I continued to attend re gularly at the meetings held at the residence of Gen. Lafayette, where the questions which formed the sub ject of discussion had for their object the overthrow of the Government. There was sometimes a conversa tion as to the Government which should succeed it, and several voices were in favour of snbmitting that point to the decision of the entire country. The name of the Duke of Orleans was then also brought forward, but it was easy to perceive that the most influential members of the Committee were desirous that this point should not be the object of any discussion. " At one of the meetings, I believe in 1825, a young man, a delegate from the unionists of the south, pro posed to the assembly in the most serious manner to blow up the church of Notre Dame during the cele bration of mass on a certain day. He was, he said, possessed of information which would render the ope ration easy to him, and he only required six weeks to collect a sufficient quantity of gunpowder to accom plish the deed. The barbarity of such a scheme was pointed out to him, a scheme in which so many innocent lives would be sacrificed, including, perhaps, many who were friendly to our cause, and his proposal was scouted. " Such are the principal facts which came under my knowledge, and in which I took part as member of the Association which was formed in the year which fol lowed the conspiracy of Didier. What I have related is of a nature to establish the fact that the idea which directed the movements of Didier did not die with him, and continued until 1830 the chain of conspiracies of which I have only given a faint outline. " The same leading parties—viz., Messrs. Lafayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), &c., were always concerned, and the same theatres of action, Lyons and Grenoble, fixed upon. Why would men, such as I have mentioned, contem plate the ruin of one Government without knowing what they would put in its place ? " Can it ba supposed that they had fixed on the Duke of Orleans as the future head of the State, with out consulting him ? Did they act under his instiga tion ? Did they act with his consent ? Besides, what plans could have Messrs. Lafayette, Dupont (de l'Eure), Beranger, Merilhon, &c.? It its easy to solve these questions. " Three alternatives presented themselves after the revolution. The first was to proclaim Napoleon 11. Will any of the above personages say that such was his intention? The most considerable among them, General Lafayette, had for a long time constituted himself, in some degree, the personal enemy of the Emperor and all his family. As for the rest, not one of them thought, in 1830, of raising his voice in favour of the son of the Emperor. " The second alternative was to establish a republic. It is not well understood what Lafayetto meant by the best of republics,' and as for the other before-named persons, they would look upon it as a calumny if they were accused of wishing to establish one of another kind. " The third was to place the Duke of Orleans upon the throne, and that was in fact the aim of every conspi racy for 15 years. What has passed since July, 1830, furnishes more than sufficient proof of this conclusion. " Therefore, the persons named in this pamphlet and their adherents, who organised the revolution, after having prepared it, accomplished it. After being suc cessful, they immediately came into power. What use have they made of that power ? What advantages have they not gained to themselves from it ? Indeed, when their work was done they rested. " Thus reasons and facts concur in deciding upon this point of contemporaneous history. _ _ (Signed ) ~ GROS." Mr. Roebuck, who has lately been so ill that a short time since his decease was currently re ported in Bath, is, it appears, so far recovered as to be enabled to proceed on a professional visit to the Yorkshire Sessions. —Bath Chronicle. THE LATE FA IL URE.—The rumours which have lately been so much afloat, and which, from no real reasons being given, have, no doubt, tended seriously to injure public confidence, are now generally be lieved to refer to the firm of Samuel Eastwood and Company, wool-brokers, and partly engaged in ma nufacturing. The liabilities of the firm are said to be 27,0001. On Saturday last, Samuel Eastwood was brought before our Magistrates, charged with forging four bills of exchange, but was remanded - till Saturday nest, to -produce further evidence. The flat in bank rnptcy was opened on Monday last. On Tuesday, Mr. Cheesebrough applied to the Magistrates to have Mr. Eastwood removed from the Cherry-tree Inn, where he was in custody, and where he did not think he was safe. The Magistrates granted leave to Mr. C. to remove him. —York Courant. RICHMOND PARK.—We extract the following from the Richmond Guide. At the present moment it is singularly appropriate :—" In 1758 Royalty experienced another mortification on account of this park. The Princess Amelia, daughter of George 11., excluded the public from the park, and the public dutifully submitted to the injustice, until a sturdy avenger arose in the per son of John Lewis, a brewer of Richmond, who, appeal ing to the laws of his country, recovered the right of entering the park. Lewis afterwards became poor, and it is gratifying to be enabled to add that the inhabitants of Richmond testified their gratitude by supporting him in comfort for the remainder of his life. His memory is still venerated by them, and his portraits are eagerly sought for." It will follow, by the foregoing extract, that, although attempts may be made by persons in autho rity to curtail the enjoyments of the public, the latter are legally entitled to enter Richmond Park ; and it is to be hpped there is yet public spirit enough among the inhabitants of Richmond to enforce the rights of the public, particularly as the town owes its existence to the support of the visitors. the late Admiral Sir Thomas Williams. G.C.8., whose death at Burwood House, Surrey, on Sunday last, appeared in our obituary on Wednesday, had been in the navy upwards of 65 years. He was in 1779 promoted to a lieutenancy, and in 1790 obtained post rank, and in the war with Holland and France ably dis tinguished himself. In 1811, in consideration of his services, he was made Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, where he remained until 1814. He was latterly ap pointed Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal High ness the Duke of Sussex. THREE MEN DROWNED.—During the gale on Tuesday, the sth inst., a sloop, believed to be the Margaret and Mary of Dundee, Captain Rollo, laden with coals from Alloa, having three persons on board, was seen to go down off Borruwstouness. Carrying too much canvass, as it is said, she was thrown nearly on her beam-ends with her mainsail in the water. It is conjec tured that while in this position she had filled with water by the hatches, which do not seem to have been properly secured, as one has since been found floating. On right ing, the vessel gave a heavy lurch or two, and went down. The Diana, for Grangemouth, was within a few yards of her, but being to leeward, and having lost their boat in the storm, the crew could render ao assistance. A boat was instantly manned, and put off from Borrow stouness pier for the fatal spot. A Grangemouth pilot also, who happened to be there, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, bravely set his sail, and followed the example ; but their praiseworthy efforts were of no avail. Nothing of the vessel was seen save an empty cask floating, and the crew had sunk to rise no more. — Edinburgh Paper. The provincial papers teem with advertisements from Messrs. Grissell and Peto, offering ss. per diem to masons who will engage for the works at the new Houses of Parliament. The discharged workmen are equally urgent in cautioning their brother masons not to eligtg .e , • Mr. Fred er i c k R an d a ll , sol i citor, of t hi s tow n in recently arrang i ng some o f h i s father ' s old dPopers discovered amongst them the original c harter gra nted amesthe to the Corporation of Cambridge by Ki if a ex j ed, and at First, with a p ort i on o f t h e G reat S ea l ail the foot the au t ogra ph o f L o rd Chancellor' rEalitieosn mere, who was High Steward of the this Charter It is Mr. Randall's intention to restorek. of Mr. James Town Clerk from put aside amongst Day, who was Randall was in early life the part ner l7s 6 to 1788, and to the custody of the Town Cler charter consists The . other documents, and forgotten.oo preservation. It is a The late Mr. am miniatureb rid g e by that a gentleman residing somewhat singular coincidenc e .to possession of the original , come m o l it twoi S supposed skins, s an t d ha i t s this charter eCrhyargte r was in Wales has recently topainted Charles the First, and which A small portion, how the King and the g 61 1 1 6 been torn off, though the rest is charter granted of the charter a On the trials of the Toll ever, Corporation made use of office copies of Causes, the Corp we presume, at considerable procured, these charters, the Co r p h o a r s a a tio p n ain o gentleman at the Rolls' Office are nut re expense, as the oderation of their charges.—Cunt kable for the m mar bridge Advertiser. in capital preservation. A PLURALIST.—By the death of D r . Fo rester, uncle of Lord Forester, a large am ount of church patronage becomes vacant, the Rev. Dr. having, as ap peared by the report of the Ecclesi as ti ca l Revenue Commissioners, held the following preferments : Prebend in the Cathedral of Worcester ; Vicarage of Saint John in Bedwardine ; Rectory of Little Wenlock, Salop ; Rectory of Broseley, Salop ; Rectory of Linley, Salop ; and perpetual Curacy of Benthall, Salop.— Wor cester Chronicle. BUOY FOR THE DISCOVERY Of SHIP WRECKED VESSELS.—Mr. J. Hodges, Beauvoir-place, Kingsland, has lately invented a buoy, simple in its con struction, which may be readily taken to pieces and put together, capable of containing more than a hundred letters, log-book, or any papers not exceeding 101 b. weight. The loss of the President led to the invention, and had the ship possessed any thing of the kind, in all probability her destiny wou ld l ong ere this have teen L positively known.