The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

•~ I 101 •fe rji 0 04 DA11) 0 04 1 ; 11 !I? 0114 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, bECEMBER• ~~:., AMERICAN NEWS. LivERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. — The arrival of th e evtrYork packet-ship Hottinguer, Captain Burs ti late last night, has put us in pssession of pa tears f rom that city to the 21st ult., her day of sail tint do not, however, contain any news of di Portance. Th e aux ili ary screw-steamer, Massa 191It!Etts ar r i ve d at H o l mes - Hole, Nantucket, on the " instant., having put in there owing to the 12 148 of the C a pt a i n . Th e B r itannia's news was "uurly xpected in New York when the Hottinguer as she ha.l been telegraphed off Boston the day The following h are extracts from the papers FOR SEDUCTION.—At the Monmouth, J th " , : , :nt, j ust closed, the case of " Rogers v. hins," for diet,ction of pl a i n tiff' s daughter,' resulted in a vex . - 11,000 dollars. th(11,11c FLORIDA ELECTION.—Mr. Cabell, the Whig !" at 'i h 2 s got his certificate of election, as the law i lu res that t h e G overnor s h a ll c er tify within thirty t 4: 'Per the e l ect i on w h o h a s a majority of the re tett.e" !Wee. Mr. Cabell was found to have 69 more % a lined than Mr. Brockenburgh, who, however, has a majority of the whole vote cast in the State. Op ,I% u .ItII D IARY ATTE3IPTS.—Four attempts were made 4, 4 ursday and Friday evenings to set fire to butll- 1 4 0 ," a combustibl e character,- in the vicinity of 4 .11 . b ' s and Coleman's Hotels, in Washington. tki: ll3 LE FOR OLE Bum..—Tbe Home Missionary Itifi e :l of Philadelphia presented Ole Bull with a mag ttittreeiation tpp -n t Bible on S a t u rday last, as a testimony of the 14 the of his kindness, in giving a gratuitous con- Th e poor. ta ße , ?t. Louis New Era makes the following strange tfrei s t tl ". We hardly think it will be carried into , ' , mitt would be a fatal advertisement for some M.D. f : the ti n marriage notices, it is usual to give the name of tual er g.7 l 3ean who performed the ceremony, and w tekli P r °Priet in obituar notices the name of the at ng physician should b y e given." FRENCH C R PLAYS—ST. JAMES'S Le t THEATRE. I N °antes •S' a ratites, that admirable comedy of Moliere, th,Preduced here last evening in a style worthy of the Ni t Poet o f F rance . W e d ou bt whether even the Pet, r e Prancais itself ceuld have given a more c lk, i S P prcsetitation of Les Femmes Savantes than did 414„, s e llgttiy of Mr. Mitchell last evening ; and be it Nai:utred, the comedy was acted solely by members of noa: companies —there were no stars. Chrisal , -, the tWi o blunt citizen, who understands not " the dif °f knowledge," was excellently acted by M. ,Nit ( -e h e ,Y,l and his daughter, Henrietta, who is P,ltitt;` ect with being a pretty without as- Aaq h ,t° be an angel, was sustained to the life by k bt o - " ei allio St. Marc. Madame Durnery, as nil:I- N... 1 Mademoiselle Martelleur, as Amande ; and kli t c'te Croset, as Eelise the old maid aunt, were all EuthMe Lcs Femmes ' Savara-s ; and Mademoiselle kos t l' n ' t ;e Albe r t as M art i n e, the excellent, but ungram -4 ,04,'4outr e tt-, was eve rything that could be desired. ke kr e q, as Trissotin, the faux bel esprit, was the very t hte chti- n of learned ignorance and presumptuous bad kl ?. tta' sh e was the hero of a French Dunciad, who at l e l into bathos de per gaite de occur; and .. , ° Y A r til his rival, was sustained with much spirit 4 5tC : Narcisse. M. Pagenier, that great man 11111,,a1i parts, was very quaint as Julien. His manner f: tt ing up the book, in the face of Philaminte in tke.t,-,Orth act, was superb. It is delightful to see this t atilh llent old comedy which is but an earlier phase of the tri," a t between the ideal and the real which is still lea t l On even at the present day, so excellently repre 4417' and with such an efficient corps. W e ' that Mr. Mitchell will make this o nly the Itta n , o f sgrie s of revivals of the legitimate French 10 11r 0 , 4 ' There are many other comedies of Moliere ot ea . " i he could cast excellently ; for instance, Le ,tho h - ,l ll frope, Tar tuffe, L' Avare. But Moliere, al- Ilt k r the greatest, is not the only French legitimate Le k at ist—Beaumarchais is perhaps as great, a.id would 4 i re Popular. Mr. Mitchell has already given us Le Itit t i. , a9 e de Figaro; could he not also give us that most k of Fr enc h prose comedies, Le Bet; bier de Seville ? the,„ w h ich would be quite new to the English public— ikr,,tripletion of the trilogy—the moral of the , Barber " 43 Mar r i age , t h e grea t e st of Beaurawchais works, t taC Af er e Coupable. With his present compa n y be could Pal 4 excellently • it would be quite new to the English. Ge orges, arid it could ' not but succeed. The Cheva •de *6 O e 'rges, with Laront as the Chevalier, and Rhozevi , T au 'ooked an d acte d excee dingly well as Le Baron de hea s ttil le, concluded the evening's entertainment. The e Was crowded. Iv, COURT CIRCULAR. NIL -14380 R ' MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert -ed this afternoon in the pleasure-grounds adjacent 'P k ° Castle. krrni Ryal Hihneses the Price of Wale!, Prince tiki tt 4 ., r the o Princess g Ro y al, and the n Princess Alice, were 11 11 . Au airin g t hi s afternoon. 1 46. 11 , 4 ce Albert left the Castle at a quarter before nine Ik e - "' this mornin for the Slough station, en route per ih ms t al train to Paddington, and from thence to Buck -1474A41 Palace. Majo ' r•Gneral Sir Edward Bowater, Ititi'li m 'son. and Colonel Bowles, were in attendance on itit a is?Yal Highness. The Prince returned at a quarter two o'clock to the Castle. e 4t m Earl of Liverpool and Sir Henry Wheatley are Wted to arrive at the Castle on a visit to her Maj'sty. er ne royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will he 1- 4 her 11, , ,yal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Ge i , r adY in Waiting, the Baroness de Speth, and Mr. Tlge Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson. dl i ;," band of the Grenadier Guards will attend during It h - a .ler • Her Majesty's private band will afterwards at -4 At the Castle. ' 11 11 .eri noe Albert arrived at Buckingham Palace yester kir ttlornin g from Windsor Castle, attended by Sir E. O t er, Mr. i G. E. Anson, and Colonel Bowles. His Highness went to the office of the Duchy of Corn the In Somerset House, and afterwards pr oceeded to tqk ,_ . ddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, return to Windsor Castle. ,r A t ; h6 r Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambr id g e and %;. 11 ee George returned to town on Sunday night from 3 t t to Colonel Wyndham, at Petworth, Sussex. 41 ' 1 Gre y h s arrived at his residence in Belgrave lallare, 3 a 14, 1 Ye Right Hon. H. Labouchere arrived last evening I ts residence in Belgrave-square. Taeßight Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived at his T he in Eaton-place. it_ue Earl of Auckland had an interview with Lord b j a mn Russe:l yesterday, at his residence in Chesham kltee; The Earl of Clarendon and the Right Hon. T. Baron also visited his Lordship yesterday. 2' l ' o ll de Brupow, the Russian Minister, had an in- I t l e w with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. His Excel ,3? also transacted business at the Foreign-office. t nn 'he Earl of Aberdeen reFurned to town yesterday Ti l rnin g , and had an interview with Sir. Robert Peel. Lin coln Right Hon. Sidney Herbert and the Earl of Lin n, had also interviews with the Right Hon. Baronet. „Ishe Hon. Edward Stewart, Deputy Chairman of the etonis, h a d an interview with the Chancellor of the 4;s e hequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down g-street. rHE LATE MINISTRY. PA, meeting of some of the members of Sir Robert Bar onet's Government was held yesterday at the Right Hon. 4 ,Lonet's residence, in Whitehall -gardens. o , 4 c ,he Earl of Aberdeen, who had left town for Brighton • _ 'aturd a y, was sent for to attend the meeting. His Lordship arrived in town at two o'clock yesterday, and im mediately afterwards called on Sir Robert Peel. ehe Earl of Lincoln, Sir James Graham, the Right o °ll . S. Herbert, and several other members of the 4 . 1 , t ,_?) Cabinet, were present at the above meeting. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Haddington, Lord but -wide, and Lord Granville Somer set did not attend the Meeting. tar' S t . G e rmans has, it is stated, not y e t entered upon the h dutie s o f his office as Postmaster-General, though 2 tor‘'s`,ip was fully prepared to do so when the Minis tl'7 resigned. Sir Thomas Fremantle's mansion i n Eaton- p lace is pre 4. t 414 ing for the reception of the R i g ht Hon. Baronet, but t o intimation of his intended retur n from Dublin Castle 48 yet been received in town.—Post Lo rd NEW MINISTRY.-- It has been mentioned t ha v John Rus , ell has had several confide ntial communica tls with Sir James Graham since his Lordshi p 's return c OM the Isle of Wight. It may be that such cominunica °4B have taken place, though we know nothing certain sere the point ; but if they have, they must have related to routine affairs connected with the carrying on of the • interim Government, for we can assert most positively B '. 4 t neither Sir James Graham, nor any other member of other Robert Peel's Cabinet, has for one moment contemplated ;ther coalition or concert with the projected Whig-Radical "• vh ninistration.—Herald. Air. Wallace, the late Member for Greenock, whose Public spirit and praiseworthy services we ha ve so often bad t 2;se to compliment, has just performed another gracious act his late constituents, which calls forth farther commenda i„,aliGn• It appears that Mr. Wallace has kept, with sem ', "'ens care, sets of all the public and Parliamentary docu • melts which were presented to him as a Member of Parlia wisen!. These books, plans, and reports, amounting in the Cole, to about 12,000 volumes, he has presented to the th e Library, and along with them he has also given up ue gold medal which, as representative for the town, he was resented with on the accession of Queen Victoria to the hron- c. In addition to this, Mr. W. has also reserved another set of the same documents, which he means, we are i n nformed, to present to the Mechanics' Libra r y of reenock. " l a c pcne Post. . ,Tatern ants have been put forward that t he decrease ‘, the stock of bullion in the Bank of Englan d is owin g to a d "" ernanu for foreign corn. These statements are altogether ; o rr oneens, as we have the most unexcepti onable authority r t •- •e fact, that not a single sovereign nor a n o unce of g old h union has gone abroad. There is much more probability hits or, which is generally current, that the bullion been p absorbed by the Scotch and Irish bankers, who are sparing to m ike the railway deposit s.—Tinies. ,PRICE GOLD.—On the 9 th inst ant the p rice of td in Hamburgh was 434 per mark, which , at the En gl ish nt price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives 7 1 exchange of 13 91; and the exchange at li arn b u rgh on Londo n at short date being 13 101, it results that gold is 0,46 the per cent. dearer in London than in llambu r g h. On 13th instant the premium on gold at Paris was 11 per Mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. I7s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 42 1 , and . • exchange at Paris on London at short date beiliv 25 • itr p es a u r l i t s s . that gold is 0.60 per cent. dearer in London than in _lt may be mentioned, as a proof of the immense amount of business now being carried on by manufacturers of locomotives, that no firms engaged in the trade will con tract to suppl • engines in less than three years. — Newcastle Journal. iIIEE-TRADE MEETING AT BIR MINGHAM. 13IRMINCIIAM, DEC. 15—A nnnaerous and highly re spectable meeting was held this day in the Town-hall, convened by Henry Smith, Esq., mayor of the borough, for the purpose set forth in the following requisition, viz. ;—" For considering the propriety of memorialising her Majesty's Government for the immediate opening of the ports of the United Kingdom for the free admis sion of all kinds of fereign grain and provisions." The requisition was signed by upwards of two thou sand respectable merchants and tradesmen, and in com pliance with their request the Mayor called the meeting for to day. Twelve o'clock was the hour appointed. Shortly after that time the hall was crowded to excess. On the platform we noticed amongst others—G. F. Muntz, Esq., M.P., Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P ., H. Smith, Esq., P. H. Muntz, and Wm. Scholefield, Esqrs.; Aldermen Vanwart, Beale, Weston, Bolton, Geach, Room, Thornton ; Councillors Baldwin, Smith, Corah, Sargent, Perry, Webster, Clifford, Malchett, Middle more, Barlow, &c. ; Thomas Redfern, Esq., George Edmonds, Esq., Joseph Sturge, Esq., Charles Sturge, Esq., R. K. Douglas, Esq., Thomas Eyre Lee, Esq., Ed. Barker, Esq., Lucas Chance, Esq., and many of the most influential men in the town, of all parties. HENRY SMITH, .Esq., Mayor, having taken his seat, opened the business by saying he held in his hand a re quisition, signed by a number of names, equal, in point of respectability, in point of station and commercial im portance, to any which he had ever before seen attached to a requisition got up in that town ; and bearing that fact in mind, he could not hesitate one moment to con • vene them together, in order to afford the inhabitants an opportunity of expressing their opinions upon the sub ject. He had his own opinions upon the important questien involved in the requisition ; but he was not there for the purpose of annunciating them, but for the purpose of collecting the opinions of others. Believing, as he did, that the question was one the most vitally connected with their interests, and the interests of the community at large ; and also believing that they were met to consider and discuss it at a crisis in the affairs of this kingdom the most important that ever was witnessed, and, in his opinion, the most serious that could ever as • semble them together, he entreated them to bring all that firmness, that judgment, and good sense, which they were possessed of, and which the importance of the sub ject deserved, to the consideration of the resolution which would be brought forward. He had now only to remind them that this meeting was called to consider the pro priety of memoralising her Majesty's Government to open the ports, and to admit into the country that food which the people stood in need of. But he had also to remind them, that consistently with good order every person who was present had a right to be heard so long as he adhered to the immediate object for which they were assembled. He asked them, therefore, for a patient and impartial hearing for every gentleman who might think proper to address them, and he should do his duty to secure for every speaker that attention to which he might be entitled.—(Loud applause.) W. SCIIOLEFIELD, Esq., then presented himself to the meeting, and was received with great cheering. After which he said, nothing but the conviction of the great im portance of the business for which they were assembled could have induced him to appear before them as the mover of the first resolution. The Committee called upon him for the purpose of submitting it to their consideration, and without any further apology he begged leave to move the following resolution :—" That this meeting cordially sym pathises with those vast multitudes of their fellow-sub - jeets, who have already made known to her Majesty's Ministers their apprehensions as to an impending scarcity, and their anxious wishes for a repeal of the corn-laws, the existence of which checks the free use and enjoyment of the necessaries of life." They would need no argument to prove to them, that in consequence of the failure of the potato crop, the country was in immi nent peril and in great danger of famine. Mr. Dugdale, cue of the Members of North Warwickshire, bad told them in a recent speech that they had this year an enor mous crop of corn. If that was the case, he (Mr. Schole field) was very glad of it, but he was afraid that the Hon. Gentleman would get very few to believe that such was really the fact.— (Hear.) He ( Mr. S.) hoped they should be able that day to view the question as one merely of fact, and irrespective of any topics cal culated to create angry feelings amongst them. — (Cheers.) There was no necessity for referring to mere party politics. They were met to, consider a grave and serious question, and one in which the dearest in terests of all present were involved. It was now a fact that bread was rising in price, that potatoes were rising in price, and that it was to be feared ere long scarcity would exist in the land. Under these cir cumstances he hesitated not to say that the present movement ought to be the most fervent, the most deter mined they had ever yet made.—(Loud cheers.) That the corn-laws were an evil of the first magnitude was admitted by all who had ever seriously and honestly con sidered the subject, and he believed there never were such a combination of circumstances existing at any period since their enactment so favourable to their re moval as at the present moment. Through the exertions of such teen as Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright the fallacy of agricultural protection had been exposed. The agitation they carried on throughout the country had convinced all whose opinions were worth having in the agricultural districts, that what was called protection was in reality no protection to the farmer. That agitation had converted the ablest of the Whig leaders—(Cheers) —and that agi tation had upset the strongest Ministry that had existed for many years in this country. That agitation had proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, the iniquity of the corn-laws, and had aroused public opinion to that point that if they could not now suc ceed in getting a repeal of the corn-law: from the pre sent House of Commons, they must look forward to an alteration in the constitution of that House, and ho trusted that if ever the time should come when it would be found that the present constituency were not equal to the emergencies of the country, such an im provement would be made in it as would render it suit able to the wants of the nation. He trusted that if this time should arrive that if the opinion of the working classes did not come up to the notions of the middle classes upon the point of suffrage, the middle class would descend to the opinion of the working class.—(Cheers.) Fur at all hazards, by all legitimate means, and within the pale of the constitution, they must have an imme diate and unconditional repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. MELSON seconded the resolution. JOSEPH STURGE, Esq., then proposed an amendment, having reference to the franchise, which was afterwards overruled by the Mayor. Mr. Alderman WESTON next briefly addressed the meeting. Mr. JOHN MASON, a Chartist leader, on the part of the working classes, expressed their earnest desire for the removal of the corn-laws.—(Loud cheers.) The corn-laws had been always opposed by the leaders of the people. GEORGE EDMONDS, Esq., Clerk of the Peace, next presented himself to the meeting, and was received with tremendous cheering. When the applause had sub sided, he said—Seven years ago, eight thousand persons met in that hall, and then Mr. Muntz, their Hon. Mem ber, had declared his opinion that the corn-laws ought not to be removed until they altered the money-laws, and yet that gentleman had now been obliged to come forward and vote for a repeal of the corn-laws, because he could not get an alteration of the money-laws. Their excellent friend, Mr. Thomas Attwood, had also been of a similar opinion ; but be (Mr. Edmonds) was now de lighted at being . able to read to the meeting a letter which had been sent from Mr. Thomas Attwood. Mr. E. then read a letter from Mr. Attwood, expressing re gret at his not being able to attend the meeting. From that important document they would perceive that Mr. Attwood was now decidedly in favour of an im mediate repeal of the corn-laws.—(Loud and long continued cheering. In the year 1815, when the aristocracy forced the corn-laws upon the country, they were told what the consequences would be, but they despised all warnings. They surrounded the House of Commons with soldiers and cannon, and in spite of the people they imposed the heavy yoke upon them which they had now borne for thirty years—(Hear) — but which it appeared they were determined no longer to endure.—(Cheers.) The repeal of the corn-laws was a practical question. It was one which the people could now settle if they were, only unanimously resolved upon it, but if they now let the golden opportunity slip—if they deferred the question of the corn laws, or attempted to substitute the suffrage, or currency, or any other mea sure in the place of it, they might depend upon it they would have reason to regret their conduct. Mr. MUNTZ, M.P., next addressed the meeting. He said that, as the name of Mr. Attwood had been intro duced, lie felt it his duty to state that he had long experience of that gentleman'a character, and he could bear his testimony to the fact that if he had any fault, it was the possession of too kindly a heart— (Cheers) —infinitely too kindly for a place with which he (Mr. Muntz) had been well acquainted for the last six years.--(Laughter.) He (Mr. Munta) was of opinion that the corn-laws ought to be repealed; but he did not look for such results from th eved that in twelveeir abolition as soramone p ths ar- ties expected. Indeed, he beli after their abolition every man in England would be convinced that more was required for the prosperity of the country that a repeal of the corn-laws. Whilst he believed that the abolition of the corn-laws was not the only measure which was required in order to secure the happiness of the country, yet lie was an advocate for their abolition, as it would have a tendency to effect the ultimate success of just and correct principles of legisla tion.—(Loud cheers.) He had stated in his address to the electors of Birmingham in 1839 that he was in favour of the principles of free-trade, and as the basis of those principles a free-trade in the prime necessary of life, corn, and in gold and silver as well, and he still ad hered to those opinions. —(Hear, hear.) He thought that in order to remove the evils under which we suffered, there ought to be a change in the money laws; but he found from his experience in the House of Coin mons that both parties were disinclined to carry that alteration into effect, and he did not feel on that account he could be justified in refusing to exert himself to pre cure a repeal of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) Agriculture and manufactures were both the same as regarded their commercial nature. Agriculture was undertaken for profit just as manufactures, and they ought to be both placed in the same position, one not having more protec tion than another.—(Cheers.) He felt it, however, to be his duty to caution them, as to his view of the effect which was to be expected from a repeal of the corn laws, in order that when they were repealed the people of Birmingham could not say to him (Mr, Muntz) that he had deceived them as to the result of the abolition of those laws. The country required not only that the corn-laws should be abolished, but that sugar and other articles of consumption should also be allowed to enter freely into the country. He could not agree to the cor rectnees of the argument that we ought not to be al lowed to get any slave grown sugar, whilst we used slave-grown cotton, and coffee, and tobacco. Their ex ertions to put an end to the slave-trade lied nether increased the horrors of that trade; whilst it had not at all diminished the number of slaves imported. .I=7 There had been no less than 0,000 vessels, with slaves on board, seized since 1819, and yet the importatien of slaves from the coast of Africa had not de creased. We had given twenty millions of money in order to put an end to slavery, we still kept a large fleet at great expense on the coast of Africa, and we were still called on to pay a high price for our sugar, under the pretence of putting down the slave-trade, although, as he bef ore remarked, we used slave-grown coffee and tobacco without any scruple.—(Hear, hear . .) If we were to go on interfering with every other nation and taking care of everybody, we should soon be in a position where our interference would be useless. They had heard a good deal about the reduction which would result from the repeal of the corn-laws, but if such a reduction of necessary expenses followed, then he did not see why the pay of the army and navy, and of the cabinet and the judges should not be reduced also.—(Laughter and cheers.) Now they all knew then there was to be some change in the Ministry. He had some doubt about it.—(Hear, hear.) For he believed that Lord John Russell would not be able to form an Administration.—(Hear, hear.) He was no party man, and he cared not whether Whig, Tory, or any one else was in power—(A laugh)—and, if he was satisfied he was doing right, he cared not whom he opposed. He had been charged with doing great wrong in advocating the repeal of the corn laws ; and it was said that great evil would arise from such a measure; but he had cone ell in his power to obtain redress for his constituents. lie was convinced that all who lived by the operation of labour were robbed of one-half by the corn-laws — (Hear)—and he, therefore, left it to the meeting to say whether he was wrong in supporting, as he had done, the repeal of the corn-laws, knowing as he did, that re peal would not produce immediate benefit—that it would produce very great distress—but that distress would oblige all parties to do something to relieve it.—(Hear.) That might be said to be doing evil that good might come from it ; but it was what every one did every day. Now, as he said, the Ministry was to be changed ; but whatever Ministers might be in, they might promise a great deal, but let not those whom he addressed believe them.—(A laugh) All parties promised wonders, and some had done wonders. The Tories had done wonders. —(Hear, and a laugh.) For instance, they put on 5,000,0001. of taxes, and then said " Look at the revenue." —(Laughter.) There was another means of putting the hand into a man's pocket, and bringing up the revenue— he would not say what it was—but it was about equally as justifiable.—(Laughter.) However, the oftener the Ministry was changed the better for the people of this country.—(A laugh.) Nu change took place without concession. Ministers who now come in had:to bid for their places. His own opinion was that the Whigs were not conversant with the principles of government, and that they did not understand the interests or positions of the people ; and that the Tories were quite on a par with them—(Laughter)—and, therefore, the only way to expect anything from them, was by rubbing them against each other, and so rub off the surface of their skins, and eventually they might get some good from them.—(Laughter.) His Hon Colleague seemed to think with him upon all points but one ; but he could not understand how he, knowing how the landed inte rests were robbing them in their position, was so tisnor • some, and could not go the whole hog.—(Laughter.) But of this he was convinced, that his Hon. Friend and colleague wished them well ; and, as far as he (Mr. Muntz) was concerned, he must say, that as long as he represented them he must do it honestly, and would do all in his power to ameliorate their condition.—(Loud cheers.) RICHARD SPOONER, Esq., M.P., followed, and com menced his address by saying as his Hon. Friend had read an extract from one of his addresses, he (Mr. Spooner) must beg leave to read an extract from a speech which he delivered in that hall when they first placed him in the important trust of representing them in Par liament. The words he used were these, "I have told you before, I do not approve of the present corn-laws. I told you I never had supported them, that I never would support the present corn- laws." These were the words which he used, and his opinions were unchanged. The present corn-laws he never did support, and the present corn-laws be never would support ; but he would tell them at the same what he had told them before, that an immediate and total repeal of them would inflict upon the country generally, and that borough in particular, misery so intense, that he could not conscientiously con sent to their sudden removal. The Hon. Gentleman then repeated the arguments which had been used by Mr. Muntz in favour of an unconditional removal of the corn-laws, and concluded his address (which was listened to with mingled expressions of dissent and approbation) dissenting from the resolution. Mr. Councillor JAMES BALDWIN said the question before them was the repeal of the corn-laws and the im mediate opening of the ports.—(Hear, hear.) It was his opinion that if they (the people of England) were fairly represented in Parliament, they would not be compelled to meet there that day to demand theii just and lawful rights.—(Cheers) He agreed with the Hon. Member, Mr. Muntz, upon every point which he had al luded to. Mr. Muntz and his colleague seemed, from their speeches that day, to have an inclination to assist them in carrying out the repeal of the corn-laws ; and from that time he (Mr. Baldwin) would forget all poli tical differences which he had had with those gentlemen, for he thought they both had their country's cause at heart. It was his opinion, if the corn-laws were not re pealed very speedily, inevitable destruction threatened the land. A famine of no ordinary character was im pending, and unless the ports were opened and the corn laws repealed, starvation was their lot.—(hear.) Let the people of England express their determination to a man that the corn laws must and shall be repealed, and he would be bound that no Government could stand against them, and till then they would not repeal them. It had been said by the opponents of free-trade that the reports respecting the potato crop were greatly exaggerated, and that there were scarcely any injured in many parts of Ireland. Now he would say, do not believe these statements, for;they were false. He moved the follow ing resolution : " That this meeting cannot view, without deep con cern, the advanced prices of all articles of food, arising, as they believe, from the operation of the corn-laws, ag gravated by the insufficient corn harvest of the present year, and the partial but too extensive failure of the potato crop ; and are convinced that a deficiency of nutritious food must be accompanied, as on former oc casions, by a decline in trade, and by widely extended difficulty, distress, and disease among the industrious classes of this densely populated borough, and of other parts of the United Kingdom." Mr. LUCAS CHANCE seconded the resolution. Mr. Alderman PHILIPS moved the following resolu- FREE TRADE. The following circular, which was drawn up at the close of the meeting at Guildhall yesterday, was circu lated in the City : " Ask the advocates of the Anti-Corn-law League why they promote a free trade in corn and give their votes in Parliament in support of a monopoly in gold, by supporting Peel's monetary measures ? " Free trade in corn necessarily involves an immediate removal of all protection in every branch of our national manufactures. " The promoters of the League, who are for the most part cotton manufacturers, think they can afford to abandon the protection they enjoy of 10 to 15 per cent., because they have so extensively substituted machinery for human labour ; but let it be remembered that the manufacturers of silks, of woollen cloths, of iron and other hardwares, of linen, of paper, of ribbons, of cutlery, of glass, or watches, of jewellery, of shoes, of hats, of gloves, and of the various articles of British production on which our industrious artizans depend for their daily support, are still protected from foreign competition by duties varying from 15 to 30 per cent. ; and let it be well pondered how, if free trade in corn be declared and these duties be abandoned (as they must be), the work men in the above-mentioned trades will find means of support for themselves and families when their wages are reduced one-third or more. " The only way in which the case can be fairly and honestly met, is by repealing the existing money laws at the same time time that the laws which protect corn and other productions of British industry are repealed ; this would put producers on a safe footing. By the money laws, which fix the price of gold at 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce (its natural value as adopted in countries not in directly taxed to an enormous extent as Great Britain is), the whole of the taxes by which the interest of the Na tional Debt is paid (amounting to twenty-seven millions annually) will, as they have done since the fatal mone tary Bill of 1819, come out of the pockets of the pro ducing classes, instead of being carried forward in price to the consumers. " Though the laws which protect native industry were removed, still there would remain taxes by customs and - excise, amounting to full thirty millions, levied upon producers. When this mode of taxation was greatly extended, as it was during the Continental war, the great William Pitt saw that, with a gold equivalent cur rency, such taxation could not be carried forward in price to the more wealthy consumers, who were by the Legisluture intended to bear it ; and therefore he adopted the plan of making the currency of the nation convertible into gold nt its market price in .such currency only. Under this fair, reasonable, arid enlightened system of money, the nation flourished beyond example, and the wages of labour were liberal and sufficient for workmen and their families. It was because taxation by customs and excise were Intended ultimately to reach the more wealthy consumer through the producer, that it was called indirect ;' but by the unseen and most unjust operation of the Act of 1819, this species of im post, which amounts to three-fourths of the total revenue of Great Britain, was, for the most part, rendered direct' upon the industrious classes. " These statements are proved demonstratively in the tracts and pamphlets of the Society fur the Emancipa tion of Industry,' a society consisting of gentlemen who, perceiving the enormous wrong inflicted by the action of the currency as it now exists, associated themselves with a view of disabusing the Government, the Legislature, and the producing classes, and of promoting a Parlia mentary inquiry into the truth of what they aver. " Considering that free trade in gold was the remedy, and that free trade in productions of British industry under the existing currency was 'a delusion and a fraud,' which would aggravate beyond endurance the misery of the producing classes, the Committee of the Society for the Emancipation of Industry respectfully addressed the following, among other questions, to the Council of the Anti-Corn-law League : "If gold,' the measure of value, be excluded from the law of supply and demand, and its price be fixed, as it now is, does it not inevitably follow that all prices, whether of commodities or of labour, must be regu lated thereby ; and is it not to the fact of gold' being fixed at the low price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce, the price it bore before taxation was so largely imposed, that the present !ow and unremunerating prices for commodities and labour in this highly taxed country are to be attributed . ? " The Committee of the Society, not having received a satisfactory reply to their first questions, offered to appoint an equal number of gentlemen to meet Messrs. Cobden, Villiers, and Bright, or a fair discussion of the question raised by the Society ; but this was ineffectual. "It is hoped, therefore, that those who regard the wel fare of their fellow-countrymen engaged in production of every kind, will cease to give ear to the doctrines of the League, until they have consented simultaneously to pray for a free trade in gold as well as in corn. In confirmation of these statements, an immediate perusal is recommended of a tract entitled The Case of the Industrious Classes Briefly Stated,' published by the So ciety, and sold by Mr. Samuel Clarke, Pall-mall, East." THE AGRICULTURAL PROTEC TION SOCIETY AND THE CORN-LAWS. the cultiVition of our own soil should be abandoned." Many able statements have been made and written by practical - Men to refute this assertion. And, lastly, the petition declares that the ruin of the cultivators of the boil would be the inevitable consequence of carrying out this doctrine. Has not the ruin already taken place, according to their own showing, under the present laws, and which the numbers of farmers sold up can testify ? As to the labourers, the condition of this class speaks for itself, notwithstanding the farce carried on at the dinners given to them by those who, by their own admission, and it is a fearful one for any ma n delibe rately and after mature inquiry to make, that corn could be sold at a much cheaper rate in this country, and thus evidently compelling the poor and industrious workmen, and their own labe‘urers among the number, to expend a large proportion of their hard-earned gains for the fan cied protection of what is called the " agricultural in terest," Besides directly interfering with that wise and beneficent 'system ordained by the goodness of Provi dence, vvhereby one country is made to abound in one commodity and another in anotcier—all more or less serviceable to the necessities and comforts of human life. These short-sighted protectionists would render trade and commerce a curse rather than a blessing to man kind.—Your obedient servant, nossie Priory, December 13. KINNAIRD. IRELAND. AGRARIAN OU TRAGES IN CLARE AND LINIEHICK. The Limerick Chronicle of Saturday contains the fol lowing On ing:— Wednesday evening last, at an early hour, a gang of five seen armed, and partly in disguise, entered the cottage of John Higgins, steward to Henry Spaight, Esq., of Corbally, near Quin, county Clare, where, in his absence by threats they obtained an old musket and sword, his servant boy having contrived to secrete a serviceable gun. They withdrew after beating the ser vant, and the same party, it is supposed, soon after attacked,the house of John Ilanneen, who was compelled to surrender a case of good pistols. Higgins and Hanneen lest no time in swearing informations of the Whiteboy outrage l;lfore Mr. H. Spaight, who with constable Meredith went in pursuit of the marauders, and ap prehended Patrick Brassil and Michael Cody, whom Ha,nneen identified as being of the party, and they have been committed to Ennis gaol. " Thursday evening last, about seven o'clock, a party of five armed persons, three dressed in women's clothes, ruched into the house of Denis Keogh, on the lands of Ballycullen, the property of 1). J. Wilson, Esq., Belvoir. When they entered, Keogh ran into a room, and they put out a candle which was burning, and ordered the people in the house to silence two dogs then barking ; the dogs not ceasing, one of the fellows fired and shot the dogs between two men who were sitting by the fire, and both of whom miraculously escaped being kided. Im mediately after this, the person who appeared to be the leader, asked the man of his party hew he dared to fire without orders. They called for a gun, which Keogh's son said was in a room, when two of them ran in to seize it. Before going away they said they understood there were people there surveying and dividing land, but they warned them from taking any mans land, or any man's house, and that if they did they should mark the consequence; and as for Wilson, let him pull on for a while, but it shall be a short while: The leader attempted to disguise his voice and talk with an English accent. They afterwards called at the house of a man named Meany, and ordered him not to quit it on any account. " In consequence of the Whiteboy attack on the dwell ing-house of Captain Welsh, at Roonatd, a meeting of the gentry, magistrates, and farmers, was yesterday held at the Petty Sessions-house of Doonass, Sir Hugh Dillon Mapy, Bart., in the chair, when a large subscrip tion was entered into for the apprehension and convic tion of the parties concerned in the outrage. The ma gistrates also applied for an extra police force, in order that a regular and constant patrol may be kept up in that district. " Last night an armed party attacked the house of a blacksmith, named Connell, at Aherina, county Clare, beat him in a severe manner, and cautioned him to quit his place of residence. "-A threatening notice was sent through the Pallas Post-office to John Switzer, steward to the Rev. A. Champagne, at Miltown, indicating that certain and im mediate death would ensue if he failed in giving up his situation. , -It will be recollected that this man was beaten by ihe Rockites recently, and that in consequence a police station has been formed at Miltown. " Thursday last a Rock notice was posted on the gate of Henry Ross, Esq., of Beagh, near Pallaskenry, threatening him with death, if he did not discharge his steward, also threatening the steward (who is a strictly honest man, and careful of his master's business) with immediate death. Mr. Ross is a most benevolent gentle man, and gives employment to a number of labourers, who were in a miserable condition : but this is the re urn he receives for his liberality. The notice was necl Molly Maguire.'" THE IRIS II PRESS AND THE LATE MINISTRY. The Otarge organ, the Evening Mail, thus announces the event :—"Lngland is left without a Government —a threatened war with America—Our foreign relations in a most ticklish condition—lreland ripe and ready for rebellion—and at a moment when difficulties beset us at home—and all this is the work of the "heaven-born" Minister—that discreetest, wisest, best of men—Sir Robert Peel. The sensation pro duced here is one of universal joy at having got rid of Sir Robert Peel, and each Protestant congratulates his fellow, as though some glorious victory had been achieved." - Th. Irish Whig c,rzan. the Dublin Evening Post , sa w s— " It owed its dissolution to no Parliamentary confederation—it was prostrated in no disastrous debate. It committed sui cide. It fell by its own hands. Of course we arc delighted with the resillt. Of course we glory in the discomfiture of the public enemy, and we are rejoiced beyond measure that they fell by own suicidal ha:ids. But suum cuique—Let Wellingtontliitve the honour of the deed as well as Peel." The Freinian's Journal, the daily repeal organ, thus closes an article on this subject :—" We have devoted so much space to the details that we have not left ourselves room for the ex pression of the thoughts which crowd ucon us as we contem plate the effect of those changes on Ireland. We look upon them not without hope—hope that good wii; come to the universal people—hope that the people of Ireland will show at the coming elections that they con tend for principle, not for men." HAMBURGH MAIL. -- BERLIN, DEC. B.—We are authorised to state that there is no foundation for the assertion given in several journals, that among the persons arrested in Poland for political offences there, is an officer. Several arrests have, however, taken place since our conwnication of the 11th of last month, and the investigation is proceed ing with all possible diligence ; but as, from the nature of the case, the strictest secrecy must be observed, all the accounts of the results given in the journals are merely founded on conjecture. We must also designate as a fable, destitute of all foundation whatever, the statement published in the IVeser Gazette, that " the people in the little town of Samter had risen, and wade an attack on the depot of the landwehr." In fact, the tranquillity of the Grand Duchy has been nowhere in terrupted, though there is no want of such reports to alarm the peaceable inhahitents. P.S.—M. Dunker, the Director of Police, was sent to the kingdom of Poland, furnished with special powers by the Russian andrrussian Governments, to trace there the threads of the conspiracy. The authorities here have in their hands a proclamation by the conspirators, which appeared also in the kingdom of Polland, and the origin of which is traced to Paris. A discontented Russian Prince, residing in that city, is said to be the author of it. The arrests in the kingdom of Poland continues, and very SC rious notes have been aidressed to the French and Belgian Governments, under whose eyes the plot is said to be continued. — Universal Prussian Ga4ette. HANovEn, DEC. B.—The illness of our Crown Prince is not so serious as might have been inferred from the ac counts published in some foreign journals. It was only a severe cold which obliged his Royal Highness to keep to his room for a few days. He is now rapidly recover ing, and will soon be able to go out. MA NHEIM, DEC. 3.—The affairs of the German Catholic community have arrived at a new stage. The congregations, both here and at Heidelberg, applied at their very outset for licenses from the Government for the public celebration of Divine worship. In answer to this, a Ministerial rescript has been issued, to the efft.ct that their application cannot be complied with till they form a recognised chief with complete civil rights, or at least till they have applied for and obtained formal toleration as a religious community. The so called German Catholic Church will make, as such, but little progress in this country. The appearance of some persons has injured it here; but it would h o . a great mis take to suppose that the religious movement which spreads more and more would gradually give way to the old indifference ; on the contrary, the idea of a union of Roman Cath olics and Protestants in one Christian Catholic Church is much approved of in many quarters. We believe that a decided crisis in that direction may very probably not be long delayed. WARSAW, Nov. 21.—The Jews in the kingdom of Poland are again subjected to another restric ion. It is well known that one of their principal trades was the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors. An ukase of the Senate has now been issued, which almost entirely puts an end to that branch of their trade. They are not to brew beer, to distil brandy or liquors, &c. ; they are not to sell them by retail, nor to live in inns, taverns, or public-houses of any kind, nor to employ Christian servants to do it for them. MURDER OF SIR LAWRENCE tion : " That as the Houses of Parliament are not at this time assembled, and as there appears to this meeting a most urgent necessity to adopt promptly and fearlessly, those measures which may prevent the ravages of fa• mine in the United empire, and also to afford a s upply of seed fer the next year, this meeting would respect fully, but firmly urge upon the consideration of her Majesty's Ministers the absolute and o i m p e rative neces sity of opening the ports of the United Kingdom for the admission of all kinds of grain and provisions duty, free, preparatory to the abolition of all protective duwas ties.' The Rev. Mr. SWAN then c ame forward, and re ceived with great cheering; after which, he said he rose for the purpose of seconding the resolution proposed by Mr. Philips; and, while on his feet, he would make a few observations. He said—This is a righteous, a hal lowed agitation—now, it is hop ed, near an end—an agi tation against monopoly and class-legislation—an agita tion for the rights of the working masses against the un just encroachments of the privileged few—an agitHationo for peace and commerce against war and oppression. nour be to those men who have carried it on with sw2h talent and energy during the last seven years. Their re ward is now near. And the men of Birmingham, whose hearts have ever beat true on the momentous question, are now called to lift up their voice for the last time—to come in at the death of the monster monopoly. That voice, on all great questions, h a th often been heard all over the world—let it be heard again. .. . But God Al mighty himself, in the partial failure of the fruits of the earth, speaketh from his throne, to rebuke the wickedness of man, and the nations hear it, and tyrants tremble on their thrones. In this way, out of evil the benignant Parent of the universe, in his wondrous working, will educe good. What man would not do, God, in his providence, will do ; and that which is lacking in one part of the earth the o ther will su pp ly ; and thus all nations, will be united in one golden bond of eternal sanity—cultivating the arts of peace, &c. Is it not a fact, that the continental Powers have opened their ports to let in the corn, and the fat Dutchmen, puffing at their pipes, are laughing at the expense of John Bull ; yea, even the Russian autocrat no longer fights against Pro vidence ; nay, the very Turks have been moved at the cry of their oppressed poor ones. To what depth bath our favoured country sunk ! What shall we say for England ? What evil spirit hath come over us ? Are the thingTurkswill bChristians,doneh t e h e p r u Christiansproud must bTurkse humbled No, thetiie ? men of station must serve those whose labour maint ains them in their places, or give way to others. God hi m- self is working ; the curse will came on those that withhold the corn ; :but the blessing will descend on the head of him that selleth it—" For the oppres sion," &c. All men know what these la w s are, end what a fearful amount of suffering they have caused. found i gh e t h wanting, t he m Are they not impolitic, unjw t, un - Christian ? Sound policy will instantly blot them from the statute-book, inl an dh Chris tianity, b a accustom ed to bless, uttereth a g ai nst them her ba lances, andn c es that , and for they e ve r . r ea Justice indeed we deepest and darkest curses. Not a word can be said for them on the score of policy, justice, or religion. These three witnesses all agree in their condemnation. A memorial to the members of her Majesty • s Govern ment, in accordance with the resolutions, was then adopted. A Mr. NIXON said Mr. Spooner had not stated in his speech whether he would support the repeal of the corn ;aw s in Parliament if it should be brought before him. 11,-. should like Mr. Spooner to answer that question. 'Air. SPOONER said he would never support the present corn-laws, nor did he ever support them.—(Groans.) 14r. IsTixoN—That is not answering the question. I • go fora ask you again, will you total repeal of the corn larva ?—(dear, hear.) SMITH here said that he could not allow Mr. Nixon to proceed, for it was out of the ordinary course of prok•eeding.—(Great dissatisfaction.) The Chairman having vacated his seat, Mr. b itiwrz said he rose with pleasure to propose a vote of ,thanks to the Mayor, who, he was sure, had acted WiS sly and impartially. Mr. SPC,ONER seconded the resolution. In answer to Mr. Nixol second inquiry, he begged to say lie would not pledge, himself to support any measure which was brought Before him, if he thought it wrong,—(Cheers mingle'.' with hisses.) The. m e eting then separated. I ..e.rd Stanley !eft tovin yes, ,ay morning on • a visit to. the Marquis of Exeter, at his seat, Burghley House. ~terd TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—l have just read the form of petition which it is proposed by the " Agricultural Protection Society" should be adopted by the different agricultural societies throughout the country, and I cannot re frain from mak ing a few observations on it, self-evident to any one who has impartially studied the question of free trade, as isee.cii. l e tho ugrio.ltural inthrpßtS. First, then, as to the " declarutions made by several leading members of her Majesty's Government in the last session of Parliament being calculated to destroy all con fidence in the stability of the present corn-laws." It cer tainly is not owing to such declarations, or, at all event:, not solely to them, that the stability of the corn laws has been shaken, but to the clear insight the country gene rally has obtained of the injurious effect of these lase brianeinlsi ci the h restore, er leato, hnnted owing, hllyeorr weidina.o i ry n a great therefore Agriculturaler information the hhcaeaet insoas nebsooner gentlemen measure, judicious means adopted by the League fo r dis seminatingoeetrnnhru tet the et i e t euit neuurseusbsbtojoi protectionistsotee in c i 1 e t . tf iyos for the stnTeh never e h v iaefstra farmer fully aware that the present uncertainty is the greatest bar to the improvement of the land in England, which improvement is capable, by means of capital and skill, carried tthe e t o p a r o v d e u r e y e , g r b e u a t t i u extent, manyfo r instances I am satisfied t be DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—On Wednesday S poor dKree woman. amed Mary Garrett, aged 60 years, residing in be greatly increased, and in this lam z a a d r f s ui la a ri n e i in this . die A d b fr o o n m t s t fx he m e o ff n e t c h ts s o s i n t e h e e th a e boYe in town, o t that de centat being a not lso , mightonly ceased was; nade a present of a young pup by one of her borneout sby my own ob at by the Cipinion s o e f rv ma i n om practical agriculturists, neighbours i ?lifter having it a few days in her possession it y p refused to eat, whereupon the poor wom an brou g ht into it the as w dam, in hopes by that means it mig htbe induced to partake Secondly, the petition states "that the frequent diminutions of protective duties which have occurred of food; and while in the act of offering it something to eat, farming capital." no Th o a i t ie there has b b u ee t n it a m g ay re b a e t loss of the dam bit one of her fingers. Time rolled on, and no fur since 1815 have led to the total loss of a vast amount of ther notice was taken of it, until the Friday night previous to her death, when she complained to several of her neigh capital in farmingclearly bo n urs that she was very much afflicted with a pain in the proved that the loss occurred when the laws framed by arm upon which she had received the bite. the landed proprietors, with the view of protecting an y d Ho tl r i l e otunl the following evening that the horrifying ve leease made its apppearance. encouraging agriculture, were in full operation, and not in first symPtom w o a f s until Wednesday a a y r' and morning,he continued about i fi n v a e consequence of the slight modifications which have been dreadful t re c a o d m fu m l e s n ta c t e e d o li f y ag a o v n i y olen made during the last 30 years ; these modifications o'clock, when death put an end to bersufferings.— Waterprd which have been forced upon - the Legislature, are the OF INTEMPERANC Y Ch EronFiFc E l € c ' 1 . 15 .. . the o e lf s e t , er o d n ay, Norw ll oo lr d . best proof of the inefficienc of thus© laws. it is im possible that the framers 'of y the petition can forget the Wakley, 14. P., held an inquest at th E Green, Neet about Railway,a mile i,i). fr n om th th e e b S od o y utb o a f ll j s o t h a n tio s n an o d f fo th rd e , G a r g e e a d t precise in fer i (n. yearssoils of f ur t i h ng is ctohuanttyeriod in which the cry of body l was found in the Grand June agricultural distress has prevailed.P The assertion that appeared from the l evidence whose " the production of grain by the improvement of the thirty- r nine y lion - Canal, near that house. o_ ir t , a ou p with the rapid increase of ouhrapsopvuelraytinoena,r'lyiskaepfatlplaaceye that the deceased was a brck of Mr. which the petition asserts, and which the importation Tanner, of Norwood. On the evening of We e d m n p es e d Y ay last from abroad, during the last few years, contradicts. he left the brick-fields with his fellow workmen at dusk, The third paragraph in the petition refers to the prices and accompanied them to the Prince of Wales public-house, of grain in foreign ports ; here also is a fallacy. Nor where they remained until half-past nine o'clock at night, having each' during that period drunk no less than two can we possibly calculate what the price will be from what gallons of beer. Deceased then left, and was not again seen it has been whilst grain has been lying as a drug on the The next morning the body of the deceased was hands of the producers ; that the price never can be lower a fo li u v n e d in the canal. The jury returned a verdict that the in these ports is certain ; the probability is, that it v. ill deceased was found dead in the water of the Grand Junction be higher, from the great demand there would be to Canal, but how he came therein there was no evidence before supply our now half-fed population, which is in- them to shoes. creasing at the rate of 1,000 per day—to say nothing of THE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY.—On Mon a proportionate increase taking place throughout Europe day f a t t he eig b ht ve o b 'cl d ock, a numerous meeting of the and America, which, by adding to the demand, would committee for theleld at Stann f aril'e Hotel, increase the price. lam convinced that the market Charles-street, Covent-garden ,'e o purpose o n taking p re into n t could not be supplied with foreign wheat under 455. per consideration what steps should be i quarter, and no land should be cultivated for wheat crisis, in consequence of a resolution having been agreed to which cannot produce from 35 to 40 bushels per acre ; at a previous meeting of the society, to call a public meeting and, taking the vent at from 40s. to 5 0 s. per acre, lam of the electors of the city of Westminster, for the purpose of the chair, e t t o nte o d pe t n ha t t he si p o o ee rts t he S' y e. wer l e ir ia P st r° is land prepared to show, from my own experience, that whet e petitiogndtin4enhetr land is properly farmed, 455. per quarter is a remunerat- sheaiNn'iltsl ing price. I, of course, take it for granted that there is of the r ee p l orr d n n t tin e i v s e tr n a t t s io h n ad tt i kl . ie s n n tla c c , e m b i r i the resignation i a demand for other agricultural produce, enabling the formed to tike steps to convene the meetinigtt;eBbulva i s n th en farmer to supply at a cheap rate the ma nure, which is sequence of, the eveut he had alluded to, it occurred toe him the principal expense in raising the wheat crop. that the coMmittee might deem it advisable in the prsent But the greatest delusion under w hi c h th e prutec- state of thetpuntry to wait a short time, when, seeing what tionists labour is, "that by the abolition of the circurnstanees might arise, they could be able to act inure effectively. 'He and another of the sub-committee had corn-laws poor land will be thrown out of a- ca lled upon several Noblemen , Memb ers of Parliament' lion." I admit that in districts where wheat has been and other gentlmen, advocates of free trade, to solicit their too extensively cultivated, to the comparative ex - co-operation, but unfortunately they were all out of town, elusion of green crops, which indeed has be-n with the exception of Lord Robert Grosvenor, and lie was the case in this neig hbourhood, some loss for a time h may be experienced , and individuall y I may feel it ; appy to say that iii the interview they had with that Nobleman, they found that he entirely coincided with their but the ultimate result, even in this • case, from views as to the urgency of an immediate and total repeal of the abolition of the corn laws, would only force a change the corn• laws.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Geesin said that he was of system, which must in the end be advantageous both happy to corroborate the statement of their Chairman with to landlord and tenant. The profit on poor land depends respect to the declaration of Lord Robert Grosvenor, as he on the raieing of green crops to rear and fatten sheep was one of the deputation. The Noble Lord stated that had and cattle, by we lsh the land is, as the farmers say, a fixed dui? of s s. a quarter been allowed a few years ago , which was to graduate each year till the duty was reduced 4, pu t into goodbeart," and rendered capable of producing to a shilling, that by this time the trade would be free. The grain. Meat being principally consumed in the manu facturing districts, causes the farmer to be dependent ontotal peale h r il Chairman served, w e he L e o o r u d ld J n o o h t n be ßua u el n l d h f a o d r their prosperity, an d w f en the consumption diminished pledged opinions of his coadjutors as a body. Mr. Austin said to upwards of one' was , the from 160 head of cattle to that when they observed the country without a Government 70 per week, which was case i n D un d ee a s h or t time he thought it the most judicious course to defer the meeting price of since, owing to the high other provisions, and for a short time. It was then referred back to the committee, consequent depression of trade, th e man f arm ing poor several of the electors recommending that the meeting be held land must inevitably suffer. I therefore again repeat on Monday next. that there never entered into the mind of man a more The late Admiral Henry Raper, who died a few egregious error than the notion that poor land would be months since, has leftqo his son Henry, the sword which thrown out of cultivation by the repeal of the corn;laws. bad been presented to him, in the year 1795, by the Court of Portugal, as a reward for the great servi ces be had rendered The fourth paragraph goes on to s t a t e , th a t capital them, which gift he desires may be always preserved in his has been invest ed in land, and in the improvement family in the nature of an heir-loom. To his son , Charles th e reof, ~in consequence of the reli ance u p on th e con- Charier Reiper, late of the War-office, he had bequeathed all tinuanco of protective laws." A certain amount of capital his copyright, in a code of signals published by him in has indeed been invested. but merely becau th se ere was 1828, and .fiad also left to him the patent he obtained be deriv • • a prospect of profit to d ed, that in many instances for securinglhe same. To his daughter Jane he has be lt has not turned out a vantageou s ly i s ow i ng e ith er to queathed the policy effected on his own life in the Equitable, its not having been expended judiciously, or to the exist. in October, 1826, with all his accumulations, and also ap ence of those very corn-laws, which, by causing fluctuit- Pointed her residuary legatee. Her brother, Charles, was to to 80s. or 85s. per quarter, induce have shared the residue with his si ster, but he died in the Li o ns of from 395. lifetime of his father; lie was also appointed an executor in ruinous specula tions in grain, and im p overish the coil- conjunction with the surviving a nd acting executor, Robert sumer. What I maintain is,that capit a l h as not been Henry Jonas, Esq. The will was dated in Decem ber, 1833. invested in lan d an y thing like to the amount it ought to have been. Why, when money was to be had at 2 and The personal property was valued at 4,0001. her Majesty 2i per dent., did capitalists not invest in the improvement an meritorious;dnra ofand d Ithe is i c 3 T u rn e, in a g n f gerdofin Aprillest, at the Ad a land, which would have yielded them a handsome re- vanced age of seventy-eight. turn ? Nothing prevented them, I beli eve , b u t the un- A WEALTHY T HI EF. A man named Robert c ertainty occasioned by the curie -laws. It i s n ot the Taylor wiia c ommitted for two months, yesterday, by the case, as stated in the petition, " that the doctrines of magistritg: at Brentford, charged with steeling cabbages those from the grounds of a m arket- g ardener. The prisoner had who ad vocate a free importation of foreign corn in his possession at the time eleven half-sovereigns, about here no reference to these circumstances," or that they eleven pounds in silver,and it leas ascertained that he had " a re based entirely on the p rinci p le that if corn can be 1001. in the savings' bank. . He .lead been convicted twice imported che a p er than it can be grown in this country, 1 previously for petty felonies. JONES, BART. The Impartial of Smyrna, of the 2Sth ult., contains the following account of the murder of Sir Lawrence Jones, Bart, by a parcel of brigands:— "On the 6th, at two o'clock in the afternoon, two English gentlemen, viz., Sir Lawrence Jones, Bart., and Captain Twopenny, left Macri for Smyrna ; they were accompanied by a Greek dragoman of the name of Nicoli, and also three conductors. On the night of the same day they all slept at Karghi, and the next day, at twelve o'clock, they found themselves st the foot of the mountain called Khassils-Bel, where they , stopped to breakfast During this repast one of the conductors ob served to the dragoman that two or three Zhybeeks were at a distance in front, but as he in a short time lost sight of them, the voyageurs were undisturbed and their route was continued. But they had not proceeded more than six minutes on their journey, when they were suddenly assailed by a warm fire of musketry from behind one of the rocks of the mountain. Sir Lawrence Jones fell dead, as well as the Greek Nicoll, by this fatal discharge ; Captain Twopenny was also grievously wounded. The robbers, without the least fear of being recognised, ap proached and began to take possession of everything which they could lay their hands upon. Captain Two penny miraculously escaped from being dispatched. One of the brigands had already pointed hispistol to the chest of the wounded captain, when a fellow brigand turned the aim of the pistol, and it went off in a different di rection. Having remained for about an hour and a half upon the stage of the field of murder, the robbers de parted. Captain Twopenny, aided by his conductor, with difficulty remounted his horse. It was not until twelve hours' ride of fatigue that the suffering gentleman arrived at Me.cri, weltering in his blood, which was running from his numerous wounds. He had done every thing in his power to take with him the remains of his departed and unfortunate friend, but could not succeed. He was satisfied with cutting off a lock of his hair, and taking a ring off his finger (which had escaßed the ra pacity of the robbers), as a sort of souvenir to his afflicted family. On his arrival at Macri, his first care was to look after the body of his companion, which was brought to Macri on the 9th, as well as that of Nicoli ; both of them were buried in the Greek chapel, with all the cere ' monies and rites of that faith. This affecting news has ' produced the most melancholy sensation 'amongst the • English residents at Smyrna." Railway were commenced by his Grace the Duke of BEDFORD, who turned the first sod on the 13th day of December, 1845, upon lands in the parish of Husborne Crawley, and county of Bedford." The spade, which had a handsome twisted carved oak handle, was made of electrotyped silver, with the arms of the Duke in frosted silver, and some emblematical chasings. It bore a similar inscription to that on the barrow. A splendid collation was prepared in the marquee, and her Grace was conducted to the head of the table, and supported on the left by Lord Alford, and on the right by Mr. Thomas John Green. The parallel table was presided over by Mr. Henry Littledale, one of the board of Directors. About two hundred ladies and gentlemen sat down to the luncheon, which comprised a great pro fusion of delicacies. Amongst the company were Mr. William Astell, M.P. Sir Edward Codrington, Mr. Henry Stuart, Mr. W. B. Higgins, the high sheriff of Bedfordshire; Captain Newland, Captain Boldero, Capt. Moore and party, Captain Leech, the Rev. T. Tylcote and party, the Rev. W. Jenkyn and party, the Rev. W. Hedges, Dr. Mesham, Mr. J. Harris, Messrs. Wm. Routh and_J. Henderson, directors of the Eastern Counties ; Isaac Eiger, Theed Pearse and party, Ste. Lord ALFORD rose, and, in the name of the Duchess of Bedford, proposed the toast of " Prosperity to the Bedford and London and Birmingham Railway."—(Loud cheer!, and three times three.) Mr. T. J. GREEN then proposed the health of her Grace the Duchess of Bedford.—(Loud cheers.) They could not but regret the unavoidable absence of the Duke himself,;but it was a great satisfaction to find him so kindly and ably represented.—(Cheers.) The compdny would, he was quite sure, join him in thanking her Grace for her condescension upon this occasion.— (Cheers.) He need say no more to induce them to do justice to the toast. They were now in the centre of the county which had had repeated benefits conferred upon it by the noble house of Russell, and they had this day added another proof of their kindness. The company rose and drank the toast, and then gave three rounds of cheers. The Duchess bowed to the company on receiving these marks of attention. Mr. T. G. GREEN then proposed the health of Lord Alford, who had used such strenuous exertions to pro mote this work, and who had so kindly assisted her Grace in this day's proceedings.—Three times three. Lord ALFORD returned thanks. The well-known talents and energy of the Board of Directors, in con• junction with the assistance of the Company of the London and Birmingham Railway (the best conducted railway in the world), were quite sufficient to satisfy all that the work would be carried out to the great advan tage of the county of Bedford. As far as his individual services were concerned, he begged to say . that they might always be commanded to promote this important undertaking.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. ISAAC ELDER proposed " The health of the Duke of Bedford," which was responded to with three times three. Mr. H. LITTLEDALE proposed " The health of the Contractors."—(Cheers.) Mr. PETO acknowledged the toast on behalf of the contractors. It had been his good fortune to be present at the opening of many public works, but he could say with truth that none had commenced so auspiciously as this.—(Loud cheers.) He hoped that long betore the time allowed for the completion of the contract—the 31st of July—they should have the pleasure of handing over the works to the Directors fully completed.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY STUART, M.P., proposed the health of Mr Thomas John Green, and the Board of Directors. — (Chet rs.) Three times three. Mr. T. J GREEN acknowledged the toast. There had been delays about the works which had rather prejudiced them in the eyes of the public, and created a doubt whether the undertaking would be carried out ; but the Director- themselves never had any doubt, althouJi they had been subject to dela) s which t he y could not avoid. Now, however, they had fairly launched their boat upon the waters and had the cordial co-op ration of the London and Birmingham Compaty, no exertion i would be wanting to complete the undertaking. Mr. ISAAC ELGER then proposed the health of Henry Stuart, Esq., M.P., wha had given his valuable assist ance to the Bill in its progress through Parliament, and had otherwise rendered the directors much service.— (Cheers). Mr. H. STUART, in returning thanks, said the line itself possessed such merits that no opposition could reasonably be offered to the Bill. Its advantages were so apparent that no impediment could be thrown in the way to prevent the' Bill being passed.—(Hear, hear.) He would be very happy to render his-services to further the works in any way in his power.—(Cheers.) Mr. T. J. GREEN said he lamented the absence of the Directors of the London and Birmingham Railway, hut they had the benefit of the attendance of a deputation from the Eastern Counties Railway, with which this line would be connected. He, therefore, telt great pleasure in proposing the health of Messrs. Wm. Routh and J. Henderson, the Directors of the Eastern Coon ties.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. ROUTII returned thanks. The health of Mr. Pearse having been proposed and responded to, Capt. MOORE proposed the toast of " The Ladies ;." the band played an air, and th e Duchess then retired, followed by the remainder of the company. On her Grace entering the carriage, another salute was fired, and the contractors requested her Grace to accept of the barrow and spade, and they were . placed in the carriage. Three cheers were then given, and her Grace took her departure, the company soon afterwards disperting. BIRMINGHAM. Disc. 14.—Last Frisby evening the 12th inst., the long promised representation of. Sophocles' Antigone was given at our theatre. The house was crowded in every part. The delayed production of this tragedy on our stage was, we understand, attributable to an accident which had befallen Miss Vandenhoff, occasioning a lameness which prevented her appearing in public for these three months past. We congratulate her on her recovery, though we observed, with regret, that her movements were not alto gether unconstrained, and we missed, in consequence, two or three of those beautiful transcripts from Grecian statuary which lent such classic grace and dignity to her Antigone on the boards of Covent-garden. Vandenhoffi as Creon, looked and moved an impersonation of Olympian Jove. The choruses, generally, were up to the business Of the scene, and we doubt not, as the tragedy is announced to run through the week, that every night will render them more easy and perfect. There was some mistake, or failure of intent, in the closing scene which caused the finale to fall flatly on the sense. This will, doubtless, be remedied on repetition. The several beauties of this classical drama require a cultivated taste to appreciate and enjoy them ; we speak from experi ence, and can tell our readers it improves on repetition. — From a Correspondent. ANTICIPATED GENERAL ELECTION: ANDOVER, DEC. 13.—The sudden and rather unexpected resignation of Sir Robert Peel's Ministry created the greatest excitement throughout this small borough on its becoming generally known. The constituency (about 235) are so nearly balanced that the least prospect of an election puts both parties into immediate activity. On Friday a meeting of some of Ralph Etwall, Esq., M.P's., friends met at the Masons' Arms Inn, to devise preliminary plans to secure his re-election, should a dissolution (as expected) take place.- It was also proposed that J. Walter, of Bearwood, the principal proprietor of the Times, should be solicited to be allowed to be put in nomina tion with the above-named present member. The League have also recommended Mr. %Vatter. DAMAGE BY WILFUL NEGLECT TO MACHINERY. —At the Wolverhampton Public-office, on Tuesday last, John Greenfield, an engh eer, was charged before Mr. Debane with causing injury and damage to the amount of between 1001. and 2001. to his employer, Mr. J. W. Sparrow, iron master, in consequence of wilfully neglecting his duty. Wil liam Fishks proved the defendant's engagement, and that the damage stras 1001. and upwards, perhaps 200/. Henry Squire proved that he directed the defendant, when at work on Sunday, to screw down the pins of the air-pump lid. He said he had done so, but when he (Squire) set the engine to work, the lid flew up, the machinery was damaged, and all the works and furnaces stopped for some days; it was oc casioned entirely by the wilful negligence of the defendant. Mr. J. W. Sparrow said the damage done amounted to 1001. and upwards, and that it was the result of the detendant's wilful negligence and miscouduct. The defendant was com mitted for three mouths with hard labour.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. 111 R. ESCOTT AND HIS TORY CONSTITUENTS. — We understand the majority of the committee who con ducted the election of ,Mr. Escott, have, during the past week, signed a declaration, expressing their determination to withhold their support from him, in the event of his again becoping a candidate for the representation of Winchester. This manifesto has been duly forwarded to the Hon. Mem ber, but the course he will follow under such novel, and seine what disagreeable circumstances, is yet to be seen. The hostile missive will not, we think, take him by surprise, , for his recent conduct proved that he expected something of the kind. His coquetting with the Liberals is now explained, and from the present aspect of affairs it seems likely that he will realise the truth of the old adage, which points out the danger of leaning upon two stools. With respect to the conduct of the clique who have treated their quaudam pet so cavalierly, we hardly think it the right one. It does not appear that the Conservative electors, generally, have been consulted. The letter of dismissal was signed by no less than twenty electors. "Influential" they may be; but to assume the power of sending a representative to the right-about, without consulting the constituency, seems very like a dictation, to which we think the latter will not quietly submit. The proper course towards both Mr. Escott and his supporters, was to have called a public meeting of the latter, to which he should have been invited. 'Having heard his explanation of his past and future conduct, the elec tors could have come to a conclusion if he was, or was not, a fit man to represent them. It is rumoured that the ConservatiYes intend to put up Mr. Fleming, of Stoneham Park, at the next election, if his consent can be obtained. Should such be the case, and should Mr, Escott again offer himself, as he a t the late hlayor's dinner pledged himself to do, a curious state of things will present itself at the approaching dissolution of Parliament We shall have three Tory candi dates, and one of them relying for his seat on Liberal sup port. We say Liberal support; for it is now clear that if Mr. Escott is again returned for Winchester, it must be by the aid of those who opposed him at the last election. That such a result was foreseen by Mr. Escott, is clear enough from his speeches. Those who have heard, or read them, cannot fail to have observed that, while a tone of Liberalism 1 " pervaded them, there was a cautious abstinence from detail, — a shrinking from an explicit avowal of opinion on the all absorbing topic of the day—the corn-laws—which an honest and straightforward politician would have given without the mystification and circumlocution in which Mr.Escott delights to deal. The state of parties in Winchester is at present curious, and will affoid food for remark at a future time. We await Mr. Escott's movements with sonic curiosity.—Harnp h.re Independent. The Earl of Albeinarle, who is passing the winter at Quiddenham Hall, in the event of the formation of a new Ministry, would,' it is understood, decline his former post of Master of the Horse, on account of his Lordship's impaired vision and advanced age. s a t n o c o l d t c o om be ie foui C id h e r d i o s n tin tl a i s e paild'ohmeimfeoratthDcontniryin. nursery tales of " Gulliver's Travels." a cat was shot by Mr. J. Coult rane n i e s w ond g e r r, hart fe e l4 aM d ek ay ee s pe ao r g tO Major-General Wyndham, in Gills Wood, near to the Park-house, of extraordinary dimensions. The length of this animal, from the head to the end of the tail, was no less than thirty-six inches; it measured fifteen inches round the body, ten inches and a half round the head, eight. inches round the thigh, seven inches round the leg, and weighed ten pounds and a half. ....Cumberkutd. racquet. CITY POLICE AT TEE NEW PIER, BLACRFRIARS. er day evening , at twenty minutes past four o'clock, the —stelens• t -boat iVaterman No 6, from Woolwich and Greenwich, ' attempted to land her passengers at. the above-named pier, but were obstructed and resisted by several policemen and an inspector. The police lined the front of the barge lying broadside to the river, and when the passengers attempted to effect a landing, they were either struck or pushed back by the inspector and his men. The inspector pushed one pas senger back, and told him he might be thrust into the river and drowned, if he attempted it again. The police were repeatedly asked under what anthority they so acted. It was stated at the time the pier was in course of erection that it would be the greatest accommodation on the river, the boats of all companies receiving equal accommodation. Lord Wharneliffe, in answer to inquiries yesterday in Curzon -street, was stated to be rather better. The Dowager Countess Grey, Lady Caroline Bar rington, and the Hon. Captain H. Cavendish Grey, are pass ing the winter at Nice. - 16, 1845 TURNING THE FIRST TURF ON THE BEDFORD AND BIRMINGHAM RAIL WAY. On Saturday afternoon the works of the Bedford and Birmingham were commenced at about the centre of the line, and extensive arrangements were made for the ce lebration of the event. It had been previously decided that the ceremony should be performed on Wednesday last, but from some circumstance it was unavoidably postponed, which was unfortunate in one respect, inas much as it prevented the attendance of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, who had acceded to the wish of the Directors, that he would commence the works by re moving the first earth. The spot appointed for the ceremony was that portion of Brogborough-hill situate near the farm of Mr. Turney, in the parish of Husborne Crawley, and about four miles from Woburn. On arriving at this place, about two o'clock, we found a large concourse of people from Bedford, Woburn, Ampthill, and the surrounding villages; and a profusion of flags and standards planted along the lands in the direction of the proposed line. A carriage and four with postilions in scarlet livery arrived, and it was then announced that the Duke of Bedford was unable to at tend, having been suddenly summoned to London to at tend the new Council. In order, however, that th.re might be no delay in the proceedings, the Duchess of Bedford consented to officiate for the Duke, and Lord Alford attended to assist her. Her Grace was conducted to the site of the proposed works, where she was wel comed by the Directors of the Bedford Railway, Mr. Theed Pearse, the secretary, the deputations of the Lon don and Birmingham, and the Eastern Counties lines, Mr. Scott, the engineer, Messrs. Gtissell, Peto, and Jackson, the contractors, and a large party composed principally of the county families and. clergy. Her Grace's arrival was announced by a salute of cannon, which was followed by three cheers from the assembly, and a band of music struck up as her Grace was con ducted along the temporary platform. Mr. THOMAS JOHN GREEN, of Bedford, the Chairman of the Directors, then formally announced to her Grace the nature of the works, and went into detail of the great advantages that were likely to accrue to this part of the kingdom by the formation of this line. He invited her Grace to do honour to the proceedings by commencing the works, and handed her the spade. The Duchess curtsied, and, taking the spade, pressed it into the earth. Lord ALFORD then took the spade, and turning to the company, said—l cheerfully and cordially , assist in commencing the works of a railway . which, I am sure, is calculated to be of immense importance to the town and county of Bedford.—(Cheers.) I think it is.a matter of peculiar congratulation to you all that the county of Bedford, which has hitherto had no rail way, is now about to have one formed that will open a line of communication with the metropolis and some of the most important parts of the kingdom. I am of opinion that very great advantages will quickly be experienced by this line to all persons resident in and connected with the county. We have hitherto been considered very quiet people in these•districts, but I have no doubt when we have a little more communication with other parts, we shall receive considerable benefit from the attrition. There is another feature in the affair which gladdens me, and that is, that a large quantity of work will, by this railway, be provided throughout the winter for the labourers; of this county.—(Hear, hear.) I hope that the exertions of the Directors will be crowned with the success they deserve, and that all their expectations will be more than realised. I shall now commence these works, which those around me will, I am sure, carry out successfully.—(Loud cheers.) His Lord ship then took off his hat and great coat, and began digging the clay most diligently until he had filled the bttrrow, amidst cheers and en couraging bravos. Having filled the barrow he wheeled it away along the platform, and led the way to a splendid marquee. The cannons were again fired off, flags waved, and the national anthem was played. On arriving at the marquee, his Lordship emptied his barrow, and then deposited it, together with the spade, at one end of the tent. The barrow was made of beauti fully grained oak, grown on the Woburn estate, richly carved and polished. On the front the arms of the Duke of Bedford were carved in a very elaborate style, and beneath them was a silver plate bearing the follow ing inscription : " With this barrow he works of the Bedford and London and Birmingham ~~`~, N i 4. to Thip i jet , 1 , id e rr' I'lb