The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-22 00:00:00

. MORN► ING SUN FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. r A dreadful attempt at murder was mad e th e d a y bee 1. fore yesterday ; on a female, nearly 70 years of age, who is portress of a house in the Rue des Tournelles, in the Marais. The criminal is her son-in-law, to whom, before and since the death of her husband, she appears to have acted as a kind parent, as also to his brother, who is a soldier. Notwithstanding her kindness he was conti nually insulting her, and reproaching her with having I been wanting in attentions to his father. A few days ' ago the son-in-law showed her two pistols which he had bought, one of which he said was for her and the other for himself. Next day, about noon, and when she was alone in her lodge, the murderer came down stairs, and having opened the window of the lodge, fired at her with one of two pistols which he had with him. The ball having missed the intended object, the wretch broke open the door of the lodge and rushed in, for the pur pose of murdering her with the remaining pistol. 'The old woman, however, with the energy of despair, seized the arm of her son-in-law, and struggled with him suc cessfully, until by her cries some of the lodgers had been attracted to the spot. These persons disarmed the ruf fian, and a guard having been sent for, he was imme diately taken before the Commissary of Police, by whom he was sent to prison. The Corresponsal of Madrid states that the robbers, who attacked the Madrid and Seville diligence, near Puerto Lapiehe, as we mentioned some days since, were seven in number, well mounted, and armed to the teeth. They spread a blanket in the road, and ordered the pas sengers to throw on it all their money and jewels. One of the travellers, whom, by his uniform, they took for General Balboa, was placed apart, and they seemed as if they were going to shoot him immediately. One of them asked, " Who was the last general shot at Ma drid ?" The reply was, " General Leon."—" Ah," said one of the robbers, " he was more of a Carlist than the Holy Mary herself or even than Carlos V. !" He then turned to the Marquesa de Tres Palacios, sister of the unfortunate Leon, who was in mourning, and asked her if she was the general's widow. She replied that she was his sister, and begged of them not to take from her a souvenir of her brother, which she valued above all things. They agreed to leave this in her possession ; but they took her money, and the articles which they got from all the passengers were valued at a large sum. Five of the robbers carried off the articles thus stolen upon a couple of horses, while the other two kept guard over the traveller whom they mistook for General Bal boa. A detachment of troops at length approaching, caused the robbers to make off, leaving the passengers stripped of almost every thing. Some days ago a young man, wearing a long beard, entered the residence of an old Captain of the navy in Paris, and made inquiries after a certain M. Delanglo, of Caen, a history of whose voyages the inquirer had read, he said, with g reat admiration. The Captain repli e d that he had no knowledge whatever of the person men tioned, and after some little difficulty got rid of his visitor. Conceiving some suspicions the Captain asked the porter of the house how the man had gained admis sion. The porter said that he had seen no one enter but a young man, who said he was going to Madame 8., 1 who lived in the apartment over the Captain ; but this lady, on being applied to, said no such person had been to see her. Three days after, the Captain received a sum of B,ooof. in bank notes, but, recollecting the mysterious visitor, took the precaution of concealing the money among a large collection of shells in his room, instead of putting it into the secretary. Soon afterwards he went out, and after a while the hirsute young gentleman re turned to pay, as he said, another visit to Madame 8., but, in fact, picked the lock of the door of the Captain's apartment, broke open the secretary, took out the Cap tain's epaulettes, a sum of money, and other valuables to the amount altogether of 3,000 f. From the confusion the rest of the furniture was left in there was little doubt that the thief was informed of the Captain's receipt of the 8,000 f., and had made a minute search far it, but had overlooked the cabinet of shells. His enormous beard was a false one, for it was founi in the apartment, hav ing been taken off and left, to avoid the wearer's being recognised. M. Delaroche, the responsible editor of the National, has surrendered himself for the purpose of undergoing the fonr months' imprisonment to which he was con demned by the Court. of Assize on the 2d of October ; but on the report of two physicians as to the state of his health, he has been allowed, whilst unwell, to reside in the 'liaison de sante of Dr. Pinel, instead of undergoing his sentence in gaol. A case of usury was brought before the Correctional Tribunal the day before yesterday, and was decided by default, the accused party, named De Villars, having absconded. Among other usurious acts imputed to him it was stated that he used to lend to the most favoured of his clients at 10 per cent., but made them take some goods as part of the sum advanced—silk handkerchiefs, for example. To others he gave a considerable quan tity of beer, and to one individual a quantity of coffins, as part of their loans. In one case he had required 160 f. interest on 300 f. lent for only 20 days, or 960 per cent. per annum. The Court adjudged him guilty, and imposed a fine of 40,000 f. M. Fevre, the - Inspector-General of Ponts et Chaus sees, has just made his report of an experiment on a system of bridge building, the invention of Mr. Neville, an English engineer. The experiment was made on a small bridge, six metres sixty centimetres in length, and one in width, in the factory of Messrs. Bouttevillain and Brunet. Each end of this bridge, which weighs 700 kilogrammes was placed, on a beam, without being se cured by masonry, or any other means. A weight of 6,000 kilogrammes, which was about 1,000 kilogrammes per superficial metre, having been placed upon the bridge, it - only yielded 9 millimetres at the ends, and a kind of cart heavily laden was drawn over it without pro ducing the slightest effect upon its solidity. These trials having been made, M. Fevre, with the concurrence of several distinguished men of science who were present, pronounced them to be conclusive of the superiority of Mr. Neville's system. A trunk-maker named Leguay, in the Rue Coquilli aere, was alone in his shop the evening before last, when one of several persons who were looking at articles out side endeavoured to divert his attention, while the others were attempting to steal a portmanteau at the door. He observed their manoeuvres, and defeated them by calling out aux role urs. The other man tried to make off with a trunk, but he followed him, when just as he was about to seize him, the villain drew a. dagger, and stabbed him in several places. Leguay relinquished his hold and fell, but the assassin was is by other persons. His vic tim is not dead, but is in great danger. A new mode of raising the wind has just been brought into action. A man with a pipe in his mouth, selecting as his victim any respectable looking person in a crowd ed street, contrives to jostle ag ainst him and drop his pipe, which breaks into pieces. The gentleman naturally asks pardon. " You are very polite," replies the smoker, " but that does not mend my pipe, and I have not a sou to buy another." This has been tried many times lately, and has never failed to produce much more than the value of the pipe and the tobacco it contained. The Breton of Nantes states that a young French tra veller, M. Rochet d'llericourt, is about to attempt a journey completely across Africa, in the torrid zone, like M. CaiHe. The responsible editor and the chief editor of the Journatde r Eure were tried on Monday before the Court of Assizes, at Evreux, for two articles in that paper, pub lished on the 14th and 16th of September, and which were incriminated as attacking the principle of the King's administrative irresponsibility and the form of the Go vernment. The, Advocate. General made a long and la boured requisitory, in which ho dwelt on the danger of the doctrines contained in the articles in question. M. Jules Fevre pleaded in defence, and observed that, for t en years, this Journal had never been subjected to a political prosecution. The Jury, after an hour's deli beration, brought in a verdict of acquittal for both the accused ; and the President had some difficulty in re pressing the exclamation s of approbation which arose among the auditory. A f e w nights since a man entered the guard-house at the Barriere des Martyrs, and asked permission to warm himself, pretending to be a police-officer, but on being questioned could produce no proof s of his quality. Sus picions being thus created, he wasistisse, a smallarched,apnadekfoetunodf to have about him t wo loaded pistols, gunpowder, thirteen buckshots, a bullet cut i nto quarters, , rthoiis w hom and ti g two chcvalieres made of hair, a small pocket-book con ;tn2sh, e t t h dh en eai taining three letters , a k nife, and a small piece of black ribbon. Ile was detained till Montmartre, to n taken before the Mayor of m dared that, his name was Mo nno y eur, he lived with his uncle, a boot-maker, in the Rue de Richelieu. Being transferred to the Prefecture, he w as committed to take his trial for carrying prohibited arm s , and made his appearance yesterday before the Correc tional Tribunal upon this charge. On be ing interrogat e d he replied that he carried the pistols with the intent of shooting himself, and entered the guard- house because he wished to defer the attempt till the morning. As to his motives, he affirmed that he was unhappy in his family, weary of being a burthen upon his uncle, and wished to die. He was sentenced to imprisonment for six days. The King has promoted to be Officers of the Legion of Honour Messrs. Ditfrenoy and Elie de Beaumont, on their terminating the General Geolog ical Map of France , a work of the highest interest and v alue to the scientific The Steck states that the Military School of Saint- Cyr has been much disturbed lately by the violent mani festations of displeasure expressed by the great body of the pupils at some favours bestowed upon a pupil who is the son of one of the superior officers. A pupil, who had the rank of corpora', has been broken, and four others have been expelled. We find the following in the Toulonnais :—" The W idow of General Allard, the favourite of the King of Lahore, was the daughter of a nabob vanquished by the General, and at the death of her father was only ten years old. The General took charge of her education, and when of suitable age married her, and had several cl-il,lren by her. She and her family came with the Geaeral t 'aranee, and settled at St. Tropez, where he i-dted the children to be educated, leaving them all be hind him ,‘ hen he returned to Lahore and died. The children hare all been brought up in the Roman Ca tholic re g ton,into ithich, however, their mother has never been admitted. ' She has lately been very desirous of being' baptised, and 'made every preparation of her mind under due instruction. Having expressed a wish that the King and Queen should be her sponsors, their Majesties readily consented, and nominated the Prefect of the Var and Mme. Tessiere to be their proxies. The ceremony is to take place shortly, preparatory to which the august godfather and godmother sent a handsome snuff-box, with the King's cypher in diamonds, for M. „Tessiere, and a necklace of the same valuable materials for his lady. With these was another box sealed to be delivered to Mme. Allard when the ceremony was .com pleted, and :stisich was believed to contain a cross richly set in . brilliants, to. be worn by her as an emblem of the faiths ate had adopted. The King, in acknow ledgment of ;lie services rendered t o F rance b y t h e late General`when in India, promised to be the protector of his childre n, and has thus given a proof o f hi s bene volence towards them and their mother. General Ven -tura, the intimate friend of the brave Allard, and M. Ventura, his brother, who has been to India to settle the 'affairs of the deceased, will both be present at the bap tism of his widow." Count A. de Brignole, with the approbation of Go vernment, and under the patronage of Admiral Verbuel, the Duke de Luynes, the Bishops of Rennes and Nantes, and other distinguished personages, has founded four schools for boys of indigent parents, intended for the navy and merchant service, who will be boarded and properly educated, until they are qualified to go to sea, and are appointed to ships. The Directors have an office for Paris, at No. 28, Rue Besse du Rempart. For 200 f., paid by a subscriber, a boy may be admitted into this school, boarded, and educated, till he is fit fur sea. The price of bread for the remainder of the month is fixed at 34 centimes the kilogramme. UNITED SERVICE CLUB. THE HORSE GUARDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If it be true that " coming events cast their shadows before," the late articles and letters in the Times would lead us to suppose that the present Government had in contemplation to make some inquiry into the patronage of that nest of ultra-Toryism, the Horse Guards. Why the present system has endured so long can only be accounted for on the supposition that civilians take no interest about military matters, whilst the unfortunate officers of the line, pos sessing no Parliamentary influence, and passing the best part of their lives in the Colonies, are obliged to " grin and bear it," since "suffering is the badge of all their tribe." For this reason it is that the officers of the three regiments of Foot Guards are still allowed to.retain their un just privilege in jumping to the rank of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel after ten years' service in St. James's-street, whilst an officer of the line may be twenty years before he attains even the rank of Major, then frequently at the expense of his constitution. I can answer for it, that no soldier envies their position as Guards, but why maintain this unnecessary and unjust distinction? Why not place the officers on the same footing in rank with their younger brethren of the line ? There are also sundry abuses committed under the head of " Staff appointments," by which young men of interest and family (by the bye these are synonymous terms) are permitted to absent themselves from their regiments, whilst the "Smiths " and "Thempsons" are obliged to do the duty of the absentees, and are, moreover, deprived of their own leaves of absence ; exempli gratia—the present Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has twelve officers on full pay on his Staff and , Household, whose sole duty consists in wearing a heterogeneous uniform, between a General Officer's and the late Mr. Widdicombe's, of Ast ley's amphitheatre, in which they are called upon to carve at the Viceroy's table, whilst their less' fortunate companions are mounting guard in the Colonies or elsewhere • indeed it has always appeared to me that the o ffice of Lord Lieutenant was continued for the convenience of certain officers ; any one who knows Ireland must feel that the Viceroyship is nothing but a vehicle for patronage. With regard to the bare faced system of trafficking in commissions, can anything be more derogatory to the high feeling which should belong to an officer? The Regu lation Price for a troop in Drag oons is 3,2251. No officer can buy a troop under 5,0001., or gui neas ! The consequence is, this branch of the service belongs exclusively to the monied men, who are placed in it to play at soldiers. If any Military M.P., not having the fear of the Horse Guards before his eyes, would lay the whole system before Parliament, the public would be the gainers. EMERITAS. PUBLIC DISTRESS. A meeting was held on Monday at the Montpelier Ta vern, Walworth, to address her Majesty, and petition Parliament for redress of grievances. The room, soon after eight o'clock, was nearly filled by working men, many of whom brought their wives, who were accommo dated with seats on the platform. Mr. BROWN, having been voted to the Chair, declared in appropriate terms his desire to give every person a fair and liberal hearing. The meeting was called to consider the great distress of the country ; secondly, to petition the House of Commons for a remedy. So far as the existence of distress was in question, he thought the reports from Paisley, and even in Walworth where they were then assembled, must remove all doubt. The National Petition, which they were then called upon to advocate, had already been signed by 10,000 in the Borough of Southwark. He had no doubt it would re ceive a large addition to those signatures within a short space of time. Mr. W. BALLS proposed the first resolution :—" That it was the opinion of the meeting, that the distress which then pervaded the country was solely occasioned by class legislation." He proceeded to enumerate the many in stances of suffering among the working classes in Not tingham, Bolton, and other parts. The artisans of Eng land were in a state of starvation. In Ireland, during a considerable length of time, one-third of the population had been living as mendicants. The present state of so ciety was unnatural. Those who made garments and produced food, were without food or garments. The cause of this unnatural state was class legislation. The legislatorslad denied the working classes the benefit of their labour. TheAhad sanctioned a debt of eight hun dred millions, with which the working men had no con nexion. —(Hear.) They had introduced the game laws, and supported the law of primogeniture, introduced in the time of William the Conqueror, to keep up the power of the Barons and rivet the chains of the people. They had also of late years passed no less than 1,948 Inclosure Acts, depriving the poor industrious parts of the community of millions of acres. Having adverted to the expenses of the army, and navy, which were upheld, he said, in the Legislature to support the sons of the aristocracy, he asserted that the repeal of the Corn-laws would not benefit the people. The time had gone by. The workmen on the Continent were then the rivals of this country. The only remedy for the misfortunes of the country was the extension of the suffrage to the working classes. Sir W. Jones had said the possession of the franchise made the difference between a freeman and a slave. The Charter claimed by the working classes alone would be the means of rescuing the people from their present degraded state. He concluded by moving the resolution b adopted. Mr. R. RIDLEY seconded the resolution, and stated, with great talent, the present hardship and sufferings of the distressed operatives. _ _ _ The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr. WHEELER then read the National Petition to tl • House of Commons —(the same voted at the Southwark meeting)—which was adopted. Mr. MAYNARD sta! ed that nothing could be further from the intention of the Chartists than the violation of property. They did not want a revolution; but merely the rights which belonged to their class, and to all their fellow-subjects. The next business was a memorial to her Majesty on the subject of the offences committed by Frost, Jones, and Williams, and praying her Majesty, on the birth of the Prince of Wales, to grant those individuals a pardon. The memorial was agreed to. The petition to the House of Commons and memorial to her Majesty were then referred to the Members for the county to be by them presented. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman for his ex cellent conduct in the chair, the meeting adjourned. DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY. MEETING OF THE DISTRESSED SPITAL- FIELDS WEAVERS. On Saturday night, at nine o'clock, a numerous meet ing of the Spitalfields weavers was held at the Knave of Clubs, Club-row, Bethnal-green, for the purpose of re ceiving the Report of the Committee, in reference to the steps taken towards the relief of the unemployed and dis tressed weavers in that district ; Mr. Boddington in the Chair. Mr. CLAISSE, the Secretary, having read the Report of the many eases of urgent destitution in the neighbourhood, Mr. JENNINGS said that the Committee had been now four weeks engaged for the benefit of the weavers. They had waited on bankers, manufacturers, and gentlemen of Property without any remuneration. They had done all they possibly could for their distressed fellow-workmen. A WEAvliat said that much sympathy had been ex precised for the Spitalfields weavers ; but, though they had now been some weeks caning for relief, none had been offered. They had heard of distress in Bolton, Manchester, Paisley, and other manufacturing towns, and relief had been afforded; yet the distress was not greater in those places than it was among the weavers of Spitalfields. There were 8,000 looms unemployed, and taking three persons from each loom, made 24,000 out of work.---(Hear, hear.) How m an y wer e th ere w h o would now be gl a d to have a few coals, and some bread for their families!—(Hear,hear.) Many will be starvi ng if relief is not afforded soon.—(Several voices, " They a re starving and dying.") H e should move that a meet ing of the unemployed weavers be forthwith called. The resolution having been seconded, and several weavers having spoken to it,. Mr. Fox said that the pro seem i 1 a r meeting whether t O r rd o e f r a t o s i had been discuss ed b y the Committee. It was , h owever, e thought better now to wait, P inl'i be district meeting would called.. If the money in the Lord Mayor be given for hands of the persons in w h o m they have no confide nce , then they meeting. three could call a general dist rict T eat weeks ago the necessity for relief was said to be B u t, f rom e some cause, this extraordinary delay has occurr e d.— (Hear, hear.) Now the gentlemen have another move on the board. He consideaed that the best cou r so Was to see what plan would be recommended. Mr. WELSH moved an amendment that the considers_ tiou of the resolution be adjourned to Tuesday night. A WEAVER seconded the amendmen t ; when The CHAIRMAN, having observed th at they could question at proceed any further in the discussion of that late hour (twelve o'clock), put th the ci e amendment, which was lost. The meeting then broke up. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S COMPANY The Quarterly General Meeting of the Court of Directors of this Company was held yesterday, at the office of the Company, 25, Birchin-lane, Cornhill. The meeting was a mere routine one, and called for the pur pose of following the directions of the Act of Parliament incorporating the Company, which provides that a general meeting of the Directors should be held each quarter. Some of the accounts were submitted to the Directors, which were confirmed ; after which several petitions from individuals interested in the Company were pre sented to the Court, and the meeting adjourned, having sat only half an hour. Nous but Proprietors were present. \ THE SUN, LONDON, ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. Yesterday a very numerously attended wardwote of the ward of Farringdon Without, was held in the New Court, Old Bailey, for the purpose of eleeting members to serve for the ward in the Court of Common Council, and other ward officers. _ • . Alderman Sir J. Duke took his seat on the bench at 11 o'clock. The late Common Councilmen arranged themselves on each side. _ _ _ The ALDERMAN said it was unnecessary for him to do more than express the very great pleasure he felt in meeting with the inhabitants of that respectable and im portant ward. He would only make one suggestion—if they had a contest, he trusted that all who took part in it would abstain from all personalities. If contest there were to be, it would be an honourable one for a public office, and, as such, ought to be carried on without either personality or ill feeling. Before commencing the re gular business of the wardmote, he had to deplore that his worthy Deputy had withstood all solicitation and de termined to retire. It was his wish to address the meeting.—(Cheers.) Mr. Deputy BLACKET did feel anxious for an oppor tunity of expressing to the inhabitants of the ward his feelings of thankfulness for their uniform kindness during a period of twenty-nine years which he had been in their service. It was thirty-one years since they sought him out for the hotcour ; he refused, in conse quence of the inability he felt to discharge the duties of the office in a proper manner ; but, having been elected upon the third occasion, he had consented to the kind wishes and solicitations of his friends, and neighbours. On entering upon office, he had de termined to consider no interests but those of his con stituents and of the City in general. The manner in which he had carried out that determination had been before them, and he was happy in believing it had met with the approbation of nearly all. He felt that he ought not to disappear from before them without touching upon the nearly all-engrossing subject of the Corn-laws. He was in the Court when these iniquitous laws were first imposed, but at that period it was not at all a political question—he recollected that Ald. Birch was then Lord Mayor, and the principal person in their favour. The majority of the Court certainly resisted their imposition, as far as it was possible; they not only petitioned Par liament against them, but they also went to the King upon the throne against them. That such iniquitous laws had remained so long upon the statute book, was only to be accounted for by knowing who were our law-makers, that they were the class most deeply interested in their maintenance.—(Cheers.) Ge nerally in this country disputes were settled by twelve dispassionate men sitting in a jury -box, but that was not the case with the dispute between the country and the landowners ; the matter was wholly settled by the latter, and they still maintained them, but could not continue to do so if the people would only become united. After alluding to the improvements of the City in which he had taken part, he hoped he had satisfied them—at all events he had acted conscientiously. He thanked them most heartily for the confidence they had so long reposed in him, and assured them he retired merely because he thought he was not capable of giving that energy to their concerns which one placed in the situation he had so long held ought to do.—(Cheers.) Sir J. WILLIAms then rose and said, he felt himself renewed in health and strength in being called upon to move a vote of deserved thanks to a man who had faith fully served his fellow-citizens in that important ward for a period of near 30 years. He had had the pleasure of sit ting with Deputy Blacket as a colleague for many years, and the best thing he could say of him was, that no Member of the Court of Common Council had performed his duties with more forbearance, yet firmness—with more suavity, yet a determination to perform them conscientiously— even those who differed with him in politics differed with him in nothing-else. He moved that the thanks of the wardmote were due to Deputy John Blacket, and were hereby given—that they be emblazoned and presented to that gentleman in any manner thought most proper. Mr. BUTTERWORTH, after passing a very high eulo gium on the character of the Deputy, cordially seconded the motion. Mr. WELLS said, since he had had the honour of a connection with the ward ; he had been engaged in many stormy discussions, but if, in the course of any of them, he had ever said one word which gave pain to Mr. Blacket, he unfeignedly withdrew it. His services had been long, and he knew that for some years they had been unremitting. In place of the expense of emblazoning the vote being charged upon the ward he would rather that it was engraved on a silver salver, to which both rich and poor might contribute; he would be one of the first.—(Cheers.) The vote was then passed unanimously, and with ge neral acclamation. Mr. BLACKET (evidently affected) again returned thanks. He had seen some cling to office after he, and he thought themselves, must have been convinced they had lost that energy necessary to the proper discharge of the duties of their office. He had been afraid of that being said of him, therefore he retired. The Wardmote Clerk then read the precept, and the Wardmote proceeded to the election of the officers. The former members having been again recommended by the Precinct Meetings, were again submitted—the name of Mr. llarding being substituted for that of Deputy Blacket. Mr. NOBLE then proposed Mr. Lowden as a candidate. Mr. DAWSON seconded the nomination because Mr. Lowden came forward at a most critical time as an avowed enemy of monopoly in every shape. He was a man well known and respected in his parish. His principles were those of a Whig, but he (Mr. D.) sup ported him because he was an honest man, and a deter mined and consistent hater of all restrictions upon trade orcommerce.—(Cheers.) He was also in favour of a reform of all abuses in the only unreformed corpora tion in the world.—(Cheers.) The times were very critical, and it behoved every one to come forward and boldly assert those principles which he thought ne cessary for the salvation of the country. He knew that the great majority of the Ward were opposed to the de stroying Corn-laws, he therefore hoped they would re return a man who would give effect to their opinions. Mr. WATSON nominated Mr. Prendergast, the barris ter, which nomination was seconded by Dr. LYNCH, who said his Learned Friend was a warm friend to progresm.ive reform, and a determined enemy to monopoly wherever it existed, but more especially was he a decided enemy to the accursed Corn-laws, which starved our population.—(Cheers and hisses.) Now was the time when the ward wanted men to represent 'them who were firm of purpose, deter mined to pursue a course which would be for the benefit, not of the few but of all, and enlightened enough to know what that course was. In his friend Mr. Pren dergast they would find all those qualities combined with talent which would make him respected in the Common Council. Mr. PROCTOR did not like to come forward to oppose his friends and neighbours, but some of them having for got what were the opinions of the great majority of theiz constituents upon a most vital question, he could not help thinking that his duty required him to do all in his power to relieve them from their duties, and send in men who would fully and fairly represent them, their views, and interests. He therefore proposed Mr. Richard Williams, who was a firm friend to freedom of trade, especially in corn and provisions. Mr. KIRK seconded the nomination, because a crisis had arrived when every one was bound to act from pub lic principle alone. If they were to be swayed by pri vate feelings, they would never be able to beat down the monster monopoly, the Corn laws.—(Cheers.) Mr. WELLS was then proposed and seconded, upon which he insisted that he and all those who were returned last year should give an account of what they had done and what they had left undone during that period. After some confusion, the Learned Gentleman, after disclaim ing any wish for precedence, said he hoped, although they might strike him, they would hear him. He had at tended 22 out of 23 Common Councils--had only omitted attending the Sewers once, and he was glad to be able to congratulate them upon a decrease of 2d. in the pound upon the Sewer Consolidated Fund, which had been effected by obtaining 2,000/ of the Corporation Funds; but he congratulated them more particularly upon the establishment of the principle that the City funds were applicable to the City improvements, and were not all to be devoted to eating and drinking . He had still to com plain of the 8001. spent upon the Maria Wood--(A laugh)—but he understood that that would never be got rid of; for it was particularly useful in getting off daugh ters, as he was told that more matches had been made up there.—(The remainder of the sentence was drowned amidst roars of laughter.) He , would now come to the old topic—the guzzling of the Committees. The first was the Irish Society, the income of which was 13,000/, out of which 7,0001. had been spent in a law suit. The whole amount of the money paid for the estate was origirially out of the pockets of the Citizens of London, but they did not get one farthing of the produce. The Members' attendances upon that Committee amounted to 4411. The Bridge House Committee was between 2001. and 3001., yet not content with that, they applied to the Court for one hundred pounds more, all to be spent in eating and drinking. The Learned Gentleman proceeded in this strain through all the paid Committees, and charged the proceedings as disgraceful. He then came to his own conduct upon the Corn-laws. Although great fault had been found with his vote on that question, he declared he ab horred and detested the Corn-laws---(Cheers and laughter)—but he did not think they were taking the proper way to remedy the evil. His remedy was to t•Ac for cheap Government—(Laughter)—by taking off the window tax—(Laughter)—and other taxes, which would enable us to grow corn cheap ourselves.— (Laugh ter.) He would quote a very few words, which were written by Mr. Cobbett in 1831. He said, so long as fifty millions must be paid in taxes, there must be depression in trade. We were now paying more, yet he believed the depres sion of trade' was as great then as now.--(Cries of " No. no.") He was in favour of altering the represent -1 ation, and of shortening the duration of Parliaments, but he thought we ought to look to those measures and the lightening of taxation for a remedy for the distress. —(Laughter and hissing,) It had been said, get id of the squirearchy—now it was to be borne in mind that that class of the community were frequent visitors to, and spent cons i derable sums in London, much of which probably found its way into Fleet-street. and its nei g hbo urhood. —(Question, question.) He had not asked for a vote, but if they chose to return him, he would honestly perform his duty, and he thought they ought not to part with old friends who had served them, merely because they differed upon a question which hap pened to be the one in fashio n at t h e moment.—(Hisses.) Sir J. WILLIAMS agreed with Mr. Wells upon the necessity of a large reform in the Court of Common Council, and on that ground had voted for him last year; but now, although he would not oppose any one because they happened to differ upon some small points_ because that would not be liberal--(Hear, hear)—still ri( I WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1841 if he differed from any one upon an essential point—say if they'differed upon religious liberty—if he had twenty hands he' Would' hold every one up against that man— (Loud cheers)— so again if the question uporrwhich they differed was that of the freedom of a Briton. Now, in his opinion, the Corn-law question was one which had become of equal importatico—(Loud cheering)—for if they did not maintain the animal frame, liberty would be of but little use.—(Great cheering.) . He acknowledged that his opinions had undergone a change upon the question, but 'so had the times and circumstances of the country. He would like to See 'Written up in every place of elec tion, the advice to the elector to ask himself, "is the man whom I am going to vote for fit to represent my opinions—if he throws obstacles in the way of providing food for the poor, he must misrepresent me." Each elector ought to put the questiati to himself. He recollected a story of a brewer being introduced to a clergyman, and the friend who -did so, solicited the clergy man's custom for his friend, saying, he was a very good and gracibus man; but, said the clergyman, is he a very good and gracious brewer ?—(Laughter.) So ought they all to ask themselves of the candidate before voting, as to his fitness to represent-them upon a great and vital question as the Corn-laws had now become. Mr. PROCTOR said, Mr. Wells had been very abusive of some of his late colleagues for guzzling, as he called it. Now, he wished to ask Mr. Wells, whether he ever knew one of them to descend from his position as Common Councilman, and ask a servant of the Lord Mayor for an invitation to dinner.—(Laughter.) . . _ _ Mr. WELLS had expected the question, and was glad it had been asked. He had been frequently asked by the late Lord Mayor to dinner, but he had never gone. One day, while he was sitting in one of the writing rooms, the swordbearer passed through, and jocularly charged him with neglecting them, in never dining at the Mansion-house. He (Mr. Wells), in the same strain, said he was never invited now. The answer was, "It is no use—you never come." To which, he said, " Try me ;" and that was the"whole affair.—(Laughter.) Mr. SEELEY agreed with Sir James Williams in the principles he had laid down, but not in their application. His deliberate opinion was that, when corn here was scarce and high, we should •have a low duty, and when we had plenty and the prices low, the duty should be higher and go to the revenue. He was of opinion that a sliding-scale was for the good of the country, provided the averages were fairly taken.—(Cries of " No, no," and hissing.) He did not' see the necessity of turning away many of their friencli, who had served them for from 10 to 15 years, merely because they could not agree with them upon a question which divided the whole country. Mr. Wool) was one who never would exact a pledge except when a great principle was at stake. The ques tion they were now discussing was a great principle, for it was no less than should this country maintain the point of supremacy she had now arrived at, or should they lose that proud position and maintain the Corn-laws?—(Loud cheers.) Considering the question of so much importance, it of course became a matter of importance to consider whether the gentleman, who re presented him in the Common Council—who represented that which was necessary for his business—nay, for the very existence of his family—actually held his, or oppos ing, opinions upon that question ; and if the latter, al though he had frequently dined with them, and they were very good friends, he would feel' bound to oppose them, for he could not afford to give up a great public principle.—(Cheers.) After some other speeches, kor which we cannot find space at present, a show of hands took place, which was declared to be in favour of the following gentlemen : viz., Messrs. Taylor, Woollat, Redford, Barnard, Stone, Gresham, Obbard, Burn, Edkins, Ramshaw. Charles, Anderton, Pierce, Loudon, Prendergast, and Williams. There were twenty-one candidates, of whom six were new—viz., Messrs. Stokes, Stone, Pierce, Loudon, Pren dergast, and Williams. A poll was demanded, on behalf of the candidates excluded by the show of hands, which is to close on Thursday. at two o'clock. CORNHILL WARD. Yesterday, at half-past ten o'clock, a Wardmote of the above ward was held in the Vestry-room of St. Michael, Cornhill, for the purpose of electing Common Councilmen and other officers for the year ensuing. The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor presiding as Alderman of the ward. Messrs. Angel, Harrison, Eaton, Johnson, Thomas, and Harris, the latter two having been elected in the room of Messrs. Hornett and Israel resigned, were elected as Common Councilmen. The Inquest-men and other officers having been chosen, a vote of thanks was voted to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, and the Wardmote separated. WALBROOK WARD. Yesterday at 12 o'clock, a Wardmote for the above ward was held at the School-house, No. 16, Walbrook, for the purpose of electing Common Councilmen and other officers, for the year ensuing ; Michael Gibbs, Esq., Alderman of the ward, presiding. The names of those who were candidates for the last year, were then read, and Mr. Amos resigned. The fol lowing are the names :—Mr. Thomas Watson (Deputy), Mr. Hall, Mr. D. W. Wire, Mr. Condor, and Mr. Win. Dawson. Mr. Josiah Colman and Mr. Thomas Rowley presented themselves to fill the vacancy, and a poll was uemanded, which will continue open until Thursday. The Inquest-men and other officers were then elected, and the wardmote adjourned. TOWER WARD. •No opposition. BILLINGSGATE WARD. No opposition. BRIDGE WARD. No opposition. WARD OF PORTSOKEN At a Wardmote held yesterday, before the Wor shipful T. Johnson, Esq., Alderman of the above Ward, the following gentlemen were elected Common Coun cilmen : HoundsditchPrecinct T. Rayne Liberal. High-street Do. .....Cl. Nicholson Do. Bar Do. C. Brown Do. Tower-hill Do. S. Hall Do. Savage-garden Do. Moses Levy Do. BISHOPSGATE WARD. At twelve o'clock yesterday a Wardmote was held at the School-rooms, in Peter-street, Bishopstrate, to elect Common Councilmen and other ward officers, for the year ensuing. Alderman COPELAND presided, and briefly addressed the meeting, and proceeded to the business of the day, stating, that as the election of Common Councilmen was the all-engrossing matter, he should proceed with the election of the other officers first in order to insure at tention. Thi s having been done, the list of persons nominated by the different precincts was then read, as follows : Messrs. Richard Howell, T. Rodgers, T. Welch, Richard Thomas, Solomon Bennett, C. Gibson, W. H. Pilcher, M. E. Wilkinson, Thomas Tan, Wm. Jones, Wm. Stevens (Deputy), W. A. Peacock (Deputy), IL Patten, William Barker. Mr. Wm. Day resigned. Mr. Johnson, who formerly served the office for four years, and resigned in 1839, was duly nominated and seconded. Mr. Elisha was also proposed and seconded. Mr. T. Hall was likewise proposed and seconded. After a few words relative to the presumed curtailment of allowances to freemen's widows, which Mr. Stevens negatived, the candidates were called upon to address the meeting previous to the show of hands. The respective candidates addressed the meeting, Mr. Deputy STEVENS said, that during the time he had been in the Common Council, which was near about 20 years, he had always voted in favour of every Liberal question.—(Hear, hear.) He had opposed many extra ordinary measures, but he did not know that there was ever one brought before the public of greater importance than the question of the bread -tax.--(Loud cries of Hear.") He had been in the habit of collecting a deal of that tax, and knew a little of the proceedings of the gentlemen at the Corn market, and he was able to say, that a more shaMeful system of gambling did not exist in any place. —k Hear.) It was monstrous that the staff of life should be subject to those gentlemen who bore down the averages just as it suited their pockets. For months past Ship loads of corn had come to this coun try, which was now lodged in warehouses under the Queen's lock, because of those laws.—(Hear.) Such a state of things could not last, but he assured them that he would do his utmost in the Common Council to get rid of those laws by which the supply of food was restricted. Mr. Was. JONES said that he would give his utmost support in favour of a motion in the Common Council for the repeal of the Corn-laws.—(Applause.) Messrs. Pilcher, Patten, and Tagg, gave similar pledges. Mr. GmsoN, a Tory, said that he did not sufficiently understand the question of the Corn-laws, but it should ,have his serious consideration.—(Laughter.) Mr. WELCH, another Tory, also-said that the question should be considered by him ; and Mr. RODGER, also a Tory, stated that he would sup port a proposition for a mo d e rate fixed duty, with a view to the ultimate repeal of the Corn-laws.—(Cheers.) Messrs. Carr, Thomas, and Barker, promised to give all their opposition to the Corn-laws. Mr. WILKINSON said that for many years he had been opposed to the Corn-laws, but his opinions were now more strongly in favour of their repeal.—(Cheers.) After a number of other ct adulates had spoken, the show of hands was taken for the candidates, when Messrs. Peacock and Stevens (Deputies), Wilkinson, Howell, Tagg, Patten, Jones, Thomas, Gibson, Bennett, Filcher, Barker, Johnson, and H a ll, were declared by the Chair man elected. A poll was then demanded for Messrs. Rodgers, Welsh, and Mattheson, which was granted. The Chairman appointed the poll to take place from four to five o'clock, and on the two following days. ALDG ATE WARD. The election of Common Council nen and other officers of the above ward commenced yesterday in the auction room of Messrs. Wheeler, Leadenhall-street. The chair was taken by John Humphery, Esq., Al derman of the ward, at twelve o'clock. The precept for the election having been read, the CISAIRNAN said that they had met to perform one of the ancient privileges of the City, that of electing eight gen tlemen, inhabitants of the ward, to fill the offices of Com mon Councilmen. One gentleman, Mr. Wheeler, who had been elected last St. Thomas's Day, had retired, and it was now the duty of the wardinote to elect another to fill up the vacancy, and also such others to represent the ward in the Court of Common Council as they should think fit. Mr. BLISSETT proposed Mr. Robinson as a proper person to fill the vacancy in the representation of the ward, and said that he (Mr. Robinson) would be found to possess such principles as, in their exercise, would be greatly beneficial not only to the ward, but to the City generally. The nomination having been seconded, Mr. J. Jerome, of Fenchureh-buildings, was pro posed by Mr. Lawrence and seconded by Mr. Dodd. The latter gentleman said that Mr. Jerome being a man of property, would have plenty of time to attend to the interests of the ward; besides he was a gentleman who was favourable to free trade, and g decided opponent of the Corn-laws. The names of the gentlemen who served the office of Common Councilman for the last year, and also the two new candidates, having been put to the vote, Mr. Robin son was declared to have lost by a show of hands. A poll was then demanded, which commenced at two o'clock, and closed for the first day at four, when the numbers were declared to be as follows: — Mr. Edward Fisher ... 11 Mr. J. F. Salter Mr. Benjamin Massey 10 Mr. J. Lake Mr. W. Simpson ll Mr. J. Jerome Mr. R. B. Whiteside.. 12 Mr. E. Robinson Mr. W. Green (Deputy) 13 The poll will be re- opened at one o'clock this day, and close at four ; open again at one o'clock to-morrow, and finally close at four. THE WEATHER—NOON, DECEMBER 21. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 31 Highest 32 t Lowest 26 Barometer 29.61.—Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 22 Deg. LIME-STREET WARD. The four Common Councilmen of last year for this ward were again returned without opposition. WARD OF CHEXP. Yesterday, at ten o'clock, a wardruote of the above ward was held at the church-yard of St. Lawrence Jewry, to elect Common Councilmen and other ward officers for the year. William Thompson, Esq., M.P., Alderman, presiding. In addition to the eight candidates Mr. Pead offered himself, and at the close of the poll the numbers stood as under : Air. Brooks (Deputy). 17 Mr. Penning l4 Mr. Ganthony l4 Mr. Watson l5 Mr. Hardwick Mr. Hickson l6 Mr. Oliver Mr. Pead The other officers having been previously returned, the wa,rdmote was adjourned until to-day. CO . RDWAINERS' WARD. Thomas Wood, Esq., Alderman of this ward, presided. The following Gentlemen were elected as Common Councilmen :---Messrs. Muddell (Deputy), Croucher, Joyce, Lott, Jolliffe, and Williams, the latter in the room of Mr. Jones, who has left the ward. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, DEC. 22, Will be repeated the New Comedy, entitled COURT AND CITY - .—Captain Dangerfield, Mr. W. Lacy ; Sir Paladin Scruple, I'r. W. Farrell ; Sir Harry Whiffle, Mr. C. Ma thews ; Sir Hector Rumbush, Mr. Bartley ; Mr. Winning ton, Mr. Cooper ; Humphrey Rumbush, Mr. Harley ; Lady Whiffle, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Charmngton, Mrs. Nisbett ; Lady Dangerfield, Mrs. W. West ; Barbara Bearbinder, Mrs. After - which, the New Farce, entitled UNITED SERVICE. Captain Whistleborough, Mr. W. Farren; Capt. Pacific, RN., Mr. Bartley ; Rivet, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mr. Euclid Barn, Mr. Harley ; Mrs. Coo, Mrs. Glover ; Mrs. Walker, Airs. Orger. After which the Ballet Divertissement of THE WOODEN LEG.—Principal Characters by Mr. Gilbert anti Miss Ballin, Master and Miss Marshall, Messrs. J. and T. Ridgway, Miss Jackson, &c. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ; Second Price, tls. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price. 2a.; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookselle, 167. New Bond-street. To-morrow, Norma, with Charles the Twelfth. WARD OF ALDERSGATE. The election of Common Councilmen for the ward of Aldersgate took place this day ; and, after a discussion on the subject of the Corn-laws, the last year's list of Common councilmen was adopted, with the exception of Mr. Rolls, who resigned, and Mr. W. M. Wood was elected in his place. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHIN. Yesterday a Wardmote of Farringdon Within was held in the old hall of the College of Physicians, Ivy lane, Newgate-street. Aldermen Kelly presided. The names returned by the several precincts having been read. Mr. WENTWORTH proposed Mr. Eagleton, of Now gate-street. _ _ - Mr. SURRIDGE then came forward to propose Mr. Taylor, and observed, that the country had now arrived at a crisis when something must be done. Wherever they looked the only prospect was one of dreadful dis tress, the effects of the accursed Corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Taylor was one who had studied them more than any other gentleman in the room, and they would find him,.if chosen, an active advocate for their repeal. Mr. LEAF seconded the nomination. Mr. Thomas having been proposed and seconded, Mr.STEIL, of Paternoster-row, proposed Mr.G.Virtue. Mr. TAYLOR then rose, and was loudly cheered. He observed that the question of free trade had always been one which he had supported. He had ever advocated the downfal of monopolies, and, above all. the atrocious monopoly of the Provision laws. In the address which he had issued he had alluded to the existing monopoly. It was upon those opinions that he was called upon to stand before them, and those only : and, if elected, he would do all he could to further their repeal. Mr. THOMAS was also in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. TnomPsoN was anxious to support the manufac , turing interest, but he also thought the agricultural interest should be protected. He thought a great alte. ration in the Corn-laws must be made. Mr. HAYWARD would not lend himself to political questions, as he did not consider the Court of Common Council a political Court. Mr. RIDLEY said the great question of that day was •the opinions retained on the existing Corn-lows. He was sorry this had been made a political question ; for his own part, he had always considered them to be con trary to the laws of God, as they ought to be to the laws of man. Mr. BoNsoß had always been for the repeal of the Corn-laws, whether in voting for a Member of Parlia ment or a Common Councilman. _ _ Mr. MORRIS was opposed to the Corn-laws. Mr. Deputy WESTWOOD considered the Corn-law a wicked law, a law against God and nature. He could not see that it was made for any other purpose than the support of the rich. These laws ought to be repealed, and he hoped the agitation would effect it ; for it could not be expected that those who made the laws would re peal them.—(Hear, hear.) After the other candidates had spoken, generally de precating the Corn-laws, Mr. Alderman KELLY having called for a show of hands, it was taken, and was against Messrs. Emerson, Thompson, Rutter, and M‘Loughlin. A poll was then demanded, and at its close was as follows : Mr. Deputy Prichard 24 Mr. Morris Mr. I)ep. Westwood. 23 * Mr. Eagleton Mr. Ridley Mr. Bonsor 23 Mr. Hayward 6 Mr. Holt 23 Mr. Emerson Mr. Ashurt 22 Mr. Hartley : 6 *Mr. Thomas 2O Mr. Rutter *Mr. Virtue *Mr. Taylor l9 Mr. Thompson ... ~ ..... . 2 Those marked (*) are new candidates. . _ _ _ _ Alderman KELLY said the poll would continue open till three o'clock on Thursday. The wardmote was then adjourned. BREAD-STREET WARD. Mr. Alderman Lainson presided. For the office of Common Council there were two vacancies, by the retirement of Messrs. Buckland and Williams. to fill which there were three new candidates, Messrs. Poland, Hawtrey, and Cope. A show of hands having been taken, a poll was demanded by Mr. John Pelham Buckland, seconded by Mr. Pring, in favour of Mr. Hawtrey ; by Mr. Bousfield, seconded by Mr. Crookall Hooper, in favour of Mr. Cope ; and by Mr. Dimes, seconded by Mr. Keith, the music -seller, in favour of the eight candidates having the largest show of hands ; namely, Mr. Deputy Bridge, Messrs. William and John Lawrence, Maugham, Davison, Kipling, Po land, and Hawtrey. The routine business of the ward having been gone through, the poll was taken, when the numbers appeared at the close to be as follows :—Mr. Deputy Bridge (Con servative), 14; Mr. William Lawrence (Reformer), 12 ; Mr. John Lawrence (H), 12 ; Mr. Maugham (C), 13 ; Mr. Davison (C), 13 ; Mr. Kipling (R), 13 ; Mr. Po land (C), 14 ; Mr. Hawtrey (C), 8 ; Mr. Cope (C), 6. The poll re-opens this day at twelve o'clock, and is to close finally at two o'clock, when the successful candi dates will be declared. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. MILLER QUEEN'S COUNSEL. This Learned Gentleman expired suddenly on Monday night,at his Chambers,in Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn. The Learned Gentleman was in perfect health on Monday afternoon, and dined with several of the Benchers in Lincoln's Inn Hall. He retired from the convivial board at an early hour. Yesterday morning he was discovered by the laundress of his chambers dead in the bed with his clothes on. It is supposed that Mr. Miller, after returning from Lincoln's Inn Hall, sat down to read his briefs, and that being taken suddenly ill, he had laid himself down on his bed, and there expired. Several briefs were found open on the table, and both the candles were burnt down to the sockets. Mr. Miller prac tised chiefly in the Lord Chancellor's Court and the Privy Council. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Herefordshire hounds, Friday, at Dormington-10. United pack, Thursday, Oxenbold-9. Torquay harriers, Thursday, Ilshom. Mr. Lushington's hounds, Friday,Champion-courtGate. B. V. H.; Friday, King's-mill Bridge. Aibrighton Hunt, Friday, Plough, Weston Heath. Pembrokeshire hounds, Thursday, Thornton. • Tivyside hounds, Thursday, Llechryd Bridge-10. Prudhoe & Derwent hds.,Thursd., Rowland's Hill Gate. Montgomeryshire hounds, Friday, Bryn-y-Pentre. The M. H., Friday, Chaldon. Hurworth hounds, Friday, Entercommon. Sinnington hounds, Friday, Cawton. Mr. Watson's hounds, Thursday, Kennels-10. Perthshire • hounds, Friday, 10th milestone on the Bridge of Isla road-101. Fowelscombe harriers, Friday, Churstow. Mr. Russell's hounds, Friday, Merrington. Ayrshire hounds, Thursday, Skeldon. Carmarthen hounds, Thursday, Penuel Chapel-10. Begelly bounds, Fri., Commercial Inn, Llandivey— 10. H.H. Thursday, Lanham Farm; Sat. Latham Village. Haydon hounds, Friday, Birtley-9. Tynemouth beagles, Friday, Monkseaton-101. Mr. Wyndhanis hounds, Fri., Cricklade Bottom-10f. Tytherly harriers, Friday, Haddon Hill. Yarnborough harriers, Thursd., Stapleford Gate-10i. Hursley hounds, Friday, Ball Down-10f. Odiham harriers, Thursday, Clay Hatch Clump of Firs. N. F. IL Thursday, Roche Court ; Frid., Brook-10i. Mr. Morgan's (Ruperra) hds, Frid.,Cleppa Park-11i. Cowbridge harriers, Friday, Nash. WEEKLY STATEMENT OF LON DON LETTERS, DEC. 21; 1841. THROUGH THE GENERAL POST. Four Weeks, ending Dec. 18, 1841 5,480,920 Corresponding period of 1840 4,408,127 Ditto, as nearly as can be given, of 1839 1,682,912 Increase since 1840, on the Four Weeks' Letters 1,072,793 Ditto, 1839, ' dittd Tlinonpu .DISTRICT POST. Four Weeks, ending,pec, L lB, 1841...... , 1,810,182 Correspondi ng period .1840 _ 1,582,006 Ditto, as ne ar l y as ca n be g i ven, of 1839 Increase since 1840, on the Pour Weeks' Letters 228,176 Ditto, 1839, ditto ACCIDENTS THROUGH TIIE FROST. Between eight and nine o'clock on Monday night, William Veele, a master bricklayer, residing at No. 3, Wellington -street, Camden-town, in proceeding along the High-street, Borough, slipped, and fell so heavily on his right side, that he sustained a compound fracture of the right thigh. He was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, and remains in a state of extreme suffering. Between six and seven o'clock on Monday evening, a labouring man, named Edwards, slipped down as he was crossing Cbandos-street, Covent-garden, and broke his leg. He was taken to Charing-cross Hospital. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Nl.,rning 37 ininutus after 7 I Evening 2 minutes after 8. MR. LAING'S NEW WORK. On Thursday, Dec. 30, will be published, in I vol. Bvo. NOTES of a TRAVELLER on tiv SOCIAL and POLITICAL STATE of FRANCE, PRUSSIA, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, and other Parts of Europe, during the present Century. By SAMUEL LAING, Esq. Author of " A Journal of a Three Years' Re sidence in Norway," and of " A Tour in Sweden." London . Longman, Brown, and Co. SIR. AINSWORTH'S NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. In 3 vols. post Bvo., illustrated with Twenty large Designs on Steel, by Franklin, OLD SAINT PAUL'S: A TALE of the PLAGUE and the FIRE. By W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. IS NOW READY. 6 , We prefer the two first volumes of Old Saint Paul's' to any previous work of their author. Treated as a Tale of ad venture these volumes have great nierit. The reader who has once opened them will hardly be disposed to lay them down again."—Athenaeum. " We are glad to meet Mr. Ainsworth again in the region of historical romance, a department of literature in which he has distinguished himself above almost every author of the day. A better subject than that which he has chosen for his present volumes could not have been selected. Many pas sages remind us of the simple pathos and truthfulness of De fog. "—Observer. Hugh Cunningham, St. Alartin's-ace, Trafalgar-square. POPULATION RETURNS. We have had so many inquiries for The Sun, containing an abstract of the Population Returns, that we shall republish the tables, with consider able additions, on Saturday next, the 25th inst. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NOW RE-PUBLISHING, PRICE SIXPENCE. THE CHINA SUN, AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SUN ARE STILL ON SALE, PRICE SIXPENCE EACII. Sun Office, Dec. 22, 1841. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We must decline the offer of " A Writer, Professor, Inventor, and Civil Engineer." tit i e 2 Alit LONDON: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1841. We imagine that Sir ROBERT PEEL, as he re ceives the reports of the interesting meetings at Derby, Leeds, and Manchester, will imme diately set about picking holes in the statements of the different speakers. He will summon to his aid commissioners, secretaries, and clerks, he will order returns from every village and town ship wherever there is a stocking-frame or a spin ning mill, and he will be prepared, when Parlia ment meets, to demonstrate that Mr. T. PUNT has exaggerated the bankruptcies about Leeds by two ; that Mr. BIGGS has understated the increase of population at Hinckley by half a score ; that it is totally untrue that he now obtains an income of 4,0001. a-year, as Mr. BROTIIERTON said, or 2,000/. a-year, as another report has it, from a piece of moor in the neighbourhood of Oswald twisle, for which his father gave only 14,5001., and sold a portion of it for twice that sum; that it is not true that this land, under the bread-tax, is worth 81. an acre, and when it was pur chased was only worth ss. ; that the number of families in that neighbourhood living on an average weekly earning of ls. 31d., is not, as was stated at Manchester, 248, but 236; that the distress is not near so great as has been represented, for he knew, of his own knowledge, that some families had blankets, and he had given the large sum of 201. to relieve the 1,171 individuals whose families were living on ls. 31d. a-week ; and that, finally, the whole of the statements of the manufacturers must be untrue, for while they were complain ing of such overwhelming distress a great in crease had taken place in the navigation of the country, particularly in the establishment of steam-packets to the West Indies, which had excited the wonder and extorted the admira tion of France, our most powerful, but most en lightened enemy. Some such objects will now occupy the Premier's attention, and by the help of commissioners, secretaries, clerks, and menials, he will be able, we have not the smallest doubt, to satisfy the House of Commons that the distress is grossly exaggerated, that it is one of the usual and inevitable fluctuations of com merce, and that he and they, by their enact ments, have had no hand whatever in producing it. They are conscious, he will assure them, that they act from the very best intentions, and as it is quite impossible that men of such sagacity and wisdom can err, they will feel convinced with him that the little distress which exists has been caused by the ruinous speculations of the mill owners, and the extraordinary credit given by bankrupt joint-stock banks. Sir ROBERT PEEL will succeed. He will be cheered from all sides of the House, and his tri umphant refutation, according to the Tory jour nals, of the misrepresentations and calumnies of the manufacturers, will be received with incre dible delight in every parsonage and every squire's mansion throughout England. We feel for Sir ROBERT PEEL, bound by the tenure on which he . holds office to engage in such ser- Vile toils, and to make out a justification for the unrighteous conduct of his and our masters', profound pity and contempt. rßut when he has succeeded, what possible effect can his success have on the condition of the people ? Will it lessen the distress, will it add to employ_ anent, will it increase wages, will it turn poverty into prosperity, and disease into health ? _Sir R. PEEL has before succeeded. He convicted Mr. G. Wow) of an oversight. He showed that Mr. BROTBERTON had not examined all the elements of the social condition of his own neighbourhood. By the help of Mr. MOTT, he convinced the House of Commons that the distress at Bolton was not worth attention. • In every successive Session since 1838 Sir R . PEEL, as the bond-slave of the landlords, has succeeded in making out, to the satisfttction of the House of Commons, a complete case against the Corn-law Repealers. With every successive Session, however, distress has augmented, dis content has deepened and widened, the revenue has fallen below the expenditure, and the suc cessful labours of Sir R. PEEL are crowned by placing him at the head of the nation, plunged in distress, and almost ripe for revolt. Another such victory gained by this great stateenntn, nil the nation will be undone. e.sh-,eelslitens nortbe Hstoilulsethoef Sir ROBERT PEEL'S SUM Commons neither fill the discontent of the People. His statistics do not , , 4 W, 'I, '" , V . ~V, 'te j i.`,. , > . r A,C .4- . ~-......, , -, • : ',AM, '',-Nr... a . N N1..„ ~,,....,, ®' , J@ 3s t , , ‘ ' ' ..,410 , ..-it a , -"iiro-it:' ' c --,;:ii7t..,`,...7 - . , . • - MORNING SUN teli7b 9 l. calm the apprehensions of the capitalists nor : ke h e give employment and hope to the labourers. • s T her Chartism, since 1838, has lost no votaries, nor Bey A , ave the Chartists become reconciled to the of Constitution. On the contrary, their deter- Do i • mined proceedings in every quarter, are prOofs Of great resolution and perseverance. While Sir all ROBERT PEEL'S successors have not reconciled . the Chartists to the Constitution, they have :. driven a great number of capitalists almost into f to ~~ Chartism. At all the three great meetings very , strong language was used against the law and : . the aristocracy. The capitalists have begun to attack the so-called property of the landlords, and have spoken of a compensation, to be taken out of rent, for the injuries already inflicted on the manufficturers by the Corn-laws. Many of the Corn-law Repealers, also, have become advo cates of Universal Suffrage. Mr. STURGE has drawn up and published a resolution in its fa vour. Another success promises to convert the :~ master-manufacturers into Chartists, and make rebellion the only means by which they and the nation can be saved from utter ruin. One of the objections which we stated some time back to the Government promoting a sys tem of extensive emigration was, that at present our institutions are in such an unsatisfactory con dition, that it would be wiser, before sending away emigrants, to reform our institutions, so that the emigrants may carry with them righteous laws to the land of their adoption. It is held 1 1 moralists that mature beings, who know thew' selves to be afflicted with transmissible diseases, are scarcely warranted in running the risk of imparting to offspring their own incurable and painful maladies. How much less warrant' able, then, must it be in society to send eff branch societies tainted with maladies whic h they know to be susceptible of cure, perpettr ating such dire diseases as now afflict us, instead , of first diligently endeavouring to cure them • On this analogy we hold it to be the duty of the 1 public to'establish just laws at home, before they send off any portion of their brethren to other' Ito lands. We scarcely expected to find a sort of con firmation of our views in a journal which is dis tinguished by its preference of emigration to reforming our institutions. The Spectator. of last Saturday, however, stated that the " Wake field system does not provide for the government of the Colonies; it gives no security that prope r rulers shall be placed over them ; it gives no 0 2 ' rantee to the colonists that their local affairs shall be properly administered." In short, th e Spectator admits and states that no provision has yet been made for the rational government °t. the Colonies. At the same time we know that the aristo cracy have always made the Colonies s ubseryi en d to their purposes, and have invariably sacrific e the interest of the Colonists to their own a g, grandisement. Latterly this has been the O s ' more than ever ; and not a new Colony has been founded of which the institutions have not ber e framed far more with a view to provide for t he scions of the aristocracy than to promote t ", O welfare of the Colonists. What guarantee 11 a T., 1 we, then, in promoting emigration, that it gr' s. ' not be perverted to the enrichment of the ari be tocracy ? Or, rather, is it not certain that . t „„. main object of the Starvationists, in pronln t l emigration, would be to increase the wealth iftr, power of the aristocracy, and extend the to ence and dominion of the p hv riesthood ? e What would be the consequence ? 2 8 t h o f Colony, after going through all the degr ee 0 oppression which an aristocracy forces on ole ic for their own purposes, would finally, a s gathered strength, which even an aristocrai_ule cannot prevent, throw off its dominion, and t8..1 Colony, instead of remaining for ever a g rate and an attached friend, would become, like th United States, almost a decided political enelllP kept in a state of uneasy peace, and friendshiE: by ties of blood, of language, and of cono 1 ne. r s . cial advantage, which even such proud an d 1.1.1 4 , chievous law-makers as the land-owning cracy of England cannot annihilate. We agg';;;/' with the Spectator that no provision. whateie,' has ye't been made for the good government of . P e , Colonies. We affirm that such a provision cP; not he expected to be made till the Governn le f, at home be reformed and improved; and we; main, therefore, steady to our principle that be , must first establish righteous laws at bo rne , ado l fore we adopt public measures to send any portion of the people. ve t lt d , gr Our readers cannoti fal to recollect n ot HARMER was excluded from the Mayer a t b e . on account of unfitness for the office) bu but cause certain opinions, not professed by , published in a Journal under his cont rol ' we re not agreeable to the Bigots. No perso.- more forward to oppose him than the Pt/ are ttt writers in the Times and the Post. We ;lea pleasure, therefore, now to notice that the ye sure they then measured out to him Is ion meted out to their own party. Their chain bad at Oxford is opposed, not because he is f a ess or poet, and an ignorant man, unfit to be Pr° then. of Poetry, but because he entertains som e r , p o-' logical opinions not quite agreeable to his l io ns nents. This is natural. Those pse udo-reh? ....er gentlemen worked then with a principl e 01 red secution, and now the same principle is vre rR - bo w. against them. Let the reader remar k, • ever, how they cry out when their skin c n _ be tt touched, though they had no compassion ' s o they were flaying another. Mr. WIL LI. 4 Committee thus express themselves It appears to them that both these letters (P ub fe li r 6b o 6l6 ,. by Mr. Garbett's Committee) tend to establish, _ t 03 0 present, as well as all future elections, a pr inciel,e o l o6 .l, ) i unfair to candidates, perplexing to Members ot tion, and fatal to the peace of the University. " According to this principle a candidate's slieccm, to depend upon the possession of qualities suited to which he seeks. The electors are to be called "P ° . ° oo o 4 directly, and without preparation, to pledge their oP A tt.J. f r upon important and difficult questions, PerllaM s itrrA ls l ; known to them through vague and very irnPere c :f ,- Le t er'.,4 sentations; and every case submitted to Convocotlx,rui become matter for renewed excitement and dissens l " . Bo ' s eot i l ; . r We transcribe their words to preserve th e r l ie/ e i ds i memorial, and show them that much an?.. t he,,dg as they have acted on this principle, ag lti t hey ,9 case of Catholics, Dissenters, and infidels, the' testify against it whenever it is applied to _. d to selves. They will not in future expect us to honour it, or to honour them, should they do not apply it to men of whose principles th e y approve. _We .publish in another column a dressed by M. ODILON BARROT, the celebratiee French Republican Deputy, to the Editor ° l i t e j le Siecle, provoked, it would appear, byan in the Morning Chronicle, denouncing the,i.t,i port given by the French Liberals to the Di be fication of Paris. As we always agreed:o7oll,j Chronicle upon this question, we feel C f o re upon to take some notice of this letter, the "'" ,es ,it especially as our Morning Contemporary 134 ,1 * c , over it very cursorily. HOBBES held the - ° r , letter acid' trine that a state of nature was a stated f l e but ODILON BARROT out-Herods Hero fur lir holds that a state of civilisation is a state of gay s also. " A nation is not a first-rate nation, c caiko, ~t M. ODILON BARROT, " but upon one COnditise which is the being able, in a good a nd jus t,,,np to combat alone against all, and When says yes, to say no . " According to cep French statesman it is net in the lence of her laws, in the wisdom. of ,He administration, in the virtue of her rulers, 101%e the virtue and happiness of her people, that ' bet first-rate qualities of a nation consists, but ability to bid defiance to her neighbo.O., eat tary power is the essence of all natioli g r It ness in the eyes of M. ODILON BARI:La; th e is true, he premises, the cause for whicl_rate world is to be combated by a single firsl.. i s liation shall be a good and just one, bu t .. ju ,tif , equally clear that this must be a matterot lous7by ference, since the struggle is to be decided o_ool right but might. What M. ODiLoN wishes to make France, is a nation able .to 0 1 . JO' whelm any one of her neighbours ca_ t'e Cher the cause be just o r un j ust, and p ot extremity to be in a condition to bid a 0 0 41 , defiance to them all. This lie coaceiyeS ,c, .r • , 09'71 ;it P 9 ` l 910 101 thet b l'" (I t t the 4, 8 der ti Or "e ( .1 4 ;, '44 I