The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

THE

'House of Commons.--(Chee6.) Let it_not ho forgotten
that the restoration of the duties on corn, is only one
trimegstereny evil measures Which a Tory Government
assornse office to carry through Parlionient.—(llcer.)
Let it not be forgotten that, the principles, and; conee-.
qusntly the policy, of such a Government will be-
'throughout illiberal, and that though it may not be ablei
to carry its principle s, in all cases, into actual enactment,
it will obstruct and prevent measures of a liberal elm.
ratter from being carried.—(Hear, beer.) For myself,
then, I will nut unite in a general agitation upon exclu
eively free-trade principles; -
and would counsel my
countrymen, who want not only cheap bread,
but cheap government, and a constant and
s {Trans, control over the national purse, to
embrace the present Issourable opportunity of securing
the perpetual blessings of free trade, and a
.general.
' rmelierotion of existine burdens, by menus of Et radical.
ChLaigo in the repreLentation,—('Eauud cheers.) 'Let the
people who purchase corn possess' the franchiae, and
;.hero need be no apprehension they will ever permit the
:aedlords Eueland opin to tax the food on which
They subsist.—(Clivers.) _ Ard now, gentlemen, in re-
tiring Irons the position iu which 1 have been placed;
(nerdy that as president of the association l might 'open'
:he bteinses of this ceuterem e I have to express, ley
'earnest hope and strong belief that our pie ceedinee. wit!.
be char-acre:l itcd by cool trey,' Moderation, a strict rept (I
to the oljects which have brought us together, mid, a
spirit of liberality towards every, gentleman who' may,
desire to address this assembly.—(flour, hear.) Your
ousiness in the brat instance will be to elect a chairmen
of confersrce, with eeu vice-onuirmen, a steretari,
and a business committee; the latter should nut exceed
seven in number, and were you to take (mew two. eat cif
orit,council they might facilitate the business. To these
effieers should be coeliac:ditto affairss:if' the, confe renue,
'And ouch resolutions as may lay the groundwork fur pre='
fitablo discussion. It will else be the province of these
gentlemen to prepare the final report or address of the
conference to the nation. In couclution, let me remind
you that if the association is to continue in existence, and
to pursue in future the objects to which it has hitherto
devoted its attention, it will need a still greater measure
of support than that which it has yet received.—(Fleur.)
Thus tar, and in the hope of ultimate assistance, the
the burden and -t xpenso has been chiefly borne by
few, rather than the many. Henceforth the pecuniary
responsibility must be divided between those who are
labouring fur the people and the people ehemslvets I
Sustained by the body whichathe- association seeks to
enfranchise, it will possess the power to-carry on all its
operations with tenfold vigour, and the moral energy
also, to enforce peaceably, and constitutionally, its rea-
sonable and just demands.-L(Cheers.) It vrill be you
to determine whether you will renew youreonfidence rn
the council and executive of the :association, and if you.
should deem them worthy of continued approbation and'
trust, then-to devise the means, of placing such resources
of sympathy and funds at their disposal as will enable
them to prosecute successfully the great work whielr
has been committed to their hands.--(cheers.) Sir
Joshua Walmsley concluded by moving that Mr. Hume
be requested to take the chair.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. GEORGE TIIOMPSON, M.P., seconded the motions.
which wan carded with great acclamation.' • .•
Mr. Hume then took the chair amidst much applause.
It was proposed. seconded, 'and carried, that- Robert
Heywood, Esq., of Belton, and Robert Walters, Esq.; of
Newcastle, should be appointed to act as Vice-Presidente
of the Conference.
Mr. George Thompson was elected Secretary.
A business committee, consisting of seven gentlemen, •
was next appointed.
On the return of •tbe.business committee, Mr. MTitha.
read the report.
Mr. VARIEN stated himself to be a Chartist and a
Financial Reformer, and ho rose for the purpose of de.:
nying the statement which had been made, that' the
bulk of the peeple 'were not With the association. It
was obvious that it was the interest of this association
to have the people with them, arid it wait equally ob-
vious that they had not.—(Cries of "Hear" and "No.")
He saw no working men in the constitution of alto so-
ciety, and the fact was that the working classes did not
go with the association. Tile gentlemen of this , asset- ,
ciation mai, put the Financial Reformers into poiver,
and then you will have good government.—(ller.) Ile
granted that, but if they did put them into power
they would not put the people into power. To secure
this, he. must say they must go ou a broader basis these
had been laid down yet by those politibiens who were
emphatically called the mercantile party. For his part,.
he thought that the old aristocracy, bid as they were,
went far beyond the mercantile party in many points'
which related to the social and moral welfare of the.
people.
Mr. Fox, while he admired the spirit of the remarki
made by the last speaker, differed from him as to the
correctness of his assertion. If the people were not
with the association, with whom were they ? He
emphatically asserted that they were.—(Cries 'of
" No, no," and "hear.")
He himself Wes a Chartist,
No man moving in public life, as he did, could.hope to
please everybody, but be believed no one could accuse
him on the subject of reforite Repeated meetings of all
classes had been heist to promote reform, and at a con-
&moo of representatives it had becu agreed that bons°,
hold suffrage ought to be conceded to the people; ,a
twelvemonth's reAdence to give the right to be placed
upon the register, and the votes to be taken by ballot.
Another branch of the subject which. the, conference
considered, was the more equal distribution of the re-
presentation in the House of Commons, and it was
agreed that the time bad come when a place like Har-
wich could not be allowed to return the same number of
Members as Menehester. He wanted to see all parties
united upon this great treat ian and he hoped cons e
sioBH would he made on all sides, so that they might ,
work in harmony together.
Mr. E JONES wished to.lsnow if lie was eligible to sit
upon this Cont' rence. He had been deputed by the reee.
tropolitan Chartists to attend this meeting and watch its
preceediege.
The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative,
of Mr. Searle was then carried.
Taehse, lelleAentEiTmovtd vie election of air. Birch, of the
University of Oxford, a farmer and a good radicale-
(A lough.)
This election was carried, afier which Mr. Lateutoro
was elected to represent the agricultural interest, and
Mr. Edward tfiall the Nonconformist press. -
A GENTLEMAN proposed the election of Mr. .B.
O'Brien.
Mr. G. Tnomrsoss said that gentleman was not eli-
gible, as he was not a member of the National Parlia-
mentary and Financial Reform , Association. This
meeting had been, convened fore the purpose of proe,
muting the objects of this association, and the eletutaits
tee wished to,uaite all pestles with that view if it was
possible to du so. No ono could be allowed. to vote in
this conference who was not a member of the asssee
elation,
The CHAIRMAN said no ono who could rot prod uce
bis card of membership should thrust their views opon..
the meeting.
Mr. Diee . doubted the honesty of the -association,:
The CHAIRMAN indignantly repelled the insinuation,
and said while he occupied the choir he' would nut,
allow Mr. Dick or any other man to call in. question the
honesty of this association.
A DELEGATE from the Tower. Hamlets waa.setisfied.
that there would be.no feir play in this meeting,
and he
should therefore withdraw from ir.--(Cheerri.)
A WORKING MAN said he had been admitted to this'
meeting by a card, cud he was sorry to see,members of
his class so utterly regardless of all order and decorum,
as some of_them had exhibited to-lay.
Mr. Holyoulte, Mr. Jackson, of Yarmouth, and Me
Gregory Foster, were also elected , members of the bu-
siness committee.,
Mr. MIALL thanked the conference for, haelog,elected
hire, but he ,could, only accept the office .conditionally.
He should accept upon the..understanding that thoolee,
jeot of this new. movement was to promote tha principle
of reform recognised by the National parliamentary and.
Financial Reform Associatiou.7-(Cheers.)
the business committee were then' directed to retire,-
and enter at once upon their functions.
Mr. Iluma then addressed the meeting at some length,
reminding the conference that he had been.4l years in
the House of Commons, and, -during. the whole of
that time, ho had voted in favour of progressive
reform. He essisted in drawing up the Charter, but iu
this country we were ruled by the majority, and ho wee
therefore not disposed to sacrifice the improvement of his
fellowmen because he could not get alto he wanted.
The disunion which arose between him aud the Chartists
_t_";,Flre.years ago had se long delayed the progress of.
aLturm. 'Those. of Mr. Jones's principles wanted to go
t fast; faster indeed, than there Were horse's sufficient
with the
reform that, this carry
vitmot•tof dbject to go half the
they't r h Surely, if they could not get to Oxford,
unite all parties iZ)filatteLce
carrying; out that idea as
Way, and it was
applied to
had been called. was .to
up the full opinion out''of t 1 compromise without giVing
movement Would be auffee(7 professed, and he hoped the
tion.--(Cbeers.) ,„ c!1 to go en - withoutinterrup-
,
The conference was then add
delegates from the coantryassed the eased by the various
closed when our report left. .
preeeepings had;SSof

FAULIAIII6IiTAUT COMALITTERa;--T6-
...„' .
Selection have appointed the following.c committee of
C nnittec, consisting of Mr. Alderman copertill:l4a;•,-A
Mr. W. Evans, Sir E. Gooch, Mr..Ccuins, a d lichairmata
n .• , , 1,,
on the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks, the Southall-1A J.
Corporation %V aterworks, Sunderland Waterworki,aud:r24i
thy r Tydvil Waterworks,_ to meet on the 16th of .Mareh.Zre;
Committee, consisting of Mr. Leg b, chairman, Mr: Gre.
fell, Sir G. Pechell, Mr. Dunctift, and Mr. Dawes,. on the
Wolverhampton Gas, Newport Improvement, Cheltenham.
Improvement, and Barnstaple Markets, to meet on thnl6th
9,,,f March; a Commitee, of Captain Harris,.thairman,Sie,a,
—orreys, Mr. S. Davies, Mr. Milner, and Mr. W,Gooki .on
say, Chairman
du? Macclesfield Improvement, Runcorn Improvement, Stock-.
ton IMprovement, and Liverpool Museum and Library,.to
meet en the 18th of March; a Committee, of Colonel, Lind-.
Heywood, and m .
r Hild • d the Droitwich Junction
; Mr. W. Lockhart, Lord E.
Howsud,, Mr,
on
Canal, Medina River N 3ar
'.
Lough Foyle
'et on the Ith of
March. the Committees
lfrainage, to meet and _ . avigation, South Essex Estuary, aod
Accidental Death Insurance- and
the East London
Light.l3illq,
are appointed to meet on thee' 15th of March, and, those on the
AT, Aberdeen Broaches andri(!irls
Hospital, and Scarborough
St. _. School,
meet on the !Gila of March.
Day, the childrenhelonging to the Welch:i.
Sr. DAVID'S DAT.—Yea:tkeer;f:nd App mill, tO
being S. David's
Gray's'lrtn-
lane, walked in procession to kj- orgee ,I, „re h n mimmr.
Freemasons'
After his Lordship's
Square, where au eloquent sermon wag- -----, ----- ---
Bishop of Manchester for the occasion: Prrehed.bythe Lord
address, the children proceeded to the Tyasons' Tavern,
ehiwhich
institutions w as
where they partook of an excellent dinner,
Tided for them by governors and friends ofth
from Te Can d . .pn-
a invitation
that' Sir
CANADA.—We learn
Allan Mac Nab has respectfully declined an to '
eclectoras
hint by the Conservat'
public dinner tendered to
' of Hamilton, Canada West. The Gallant Knightly
considers himself "apolitical "•t 4( no , longer
Mans Lll.l. a nun for fi
ways and material progress."

S N,

G A 7A 'sc —(CON T IN UED
D ÜBLLN: OVIVZRSIT.y.
. The mo2tintergting section of: thiS tnagzzlne is
that 4tntitled,:t4'6'..rity Leaves from Greece." The
i;ilitrast.. is c vividly ponrtra
of theyedbet‘ve Grenteheiu, end
the past
grandeur
rT;l>'nfiV°:;enrObinil superioritylto and insignificant position.
There is, likewise,, well-- worthy of attention, "The
Rath of Bad4mor, en ancient translation' of. the
-Fenian poems, which appear to have been written in
thefourteenth century. - The last 'article i 4 devoted
to the consideration of the policy of •LOid-Claren-
dim. The folloWing pleasing lines are.inet with in a
lettei-clesig94o -"The' Bursting of the L.id t"---
, Sprino.ii 00[1144. spring is coming
With ber.simshitie and her showers; •
Heavcn is ringing with the singing. .•
Of the birds,ta broke and howerii. • •
Dods are filling', leaves are swelling, .
glowers on field and, bloom on tree,
4 -a O'er The earth ilfid I,nd nOari
/4at tire latilds :her jubilee.
• ten]. 'es a feeling

01,, tl;!yr. utertlir,g _
O'orerny bosom teoderlY;
Ctt Lponder wn.mier, ,
For my mubitigs-arelof thee.
-• .
Everywhere antl every _minute,
F. el I rwW•th'ev,-lovely cue.;
In the lark' and it). tbe linnet,
I Can bear thy Joyouoone;
Bud and blooming mark the coming, q.,t4.1,14
OF th feet o'er vale Lind bill;
And usy prestiee,witb,lifo's
Makes the forest's heart to fill. • .
Now before then I adore thee,
Leveriicative'fbee I sing;
NOV Luicut thceosud I ,grtet,theo,
By the holy idame of Ft ring.:
They are peculiarly. adapted to the present season;
they breathe a fresh and genial spirit, which well bw-
fts the elastic 'feeling inspired by the dawning, of the
fresh spring morning in the country.

ROYAL MILITARY MAGAZIA E, A Journal
devoted, to the Interests of the United Services.
Edited by Lieutenant Hort.
Tbe present numbest. contains " The Kafir Virarand
the NationnUrDefences," and " A Recollection of
West India Service;" , :There is an article on " The
Command of the'. British Army," which -was written
prior to the change of Ministers. It sets forth the
impropriety of appoiutipg a civilian as Secretary of
War. He has tho,ebArge and supervising all the pay,
allowances,,,,pensionts of her Majesty's army. It
therefore, evident to every one that a military
chief alone can be capable of judging rightly, on such
subjects. There is a great deal of information to be
gained respecting all the affairs and arrangeinents of
the army, and,thus the publication before us may be-
of, great assistance to those .concerned in military
sciences.

.MISCE4LANEO.US.
The first article *e meet in Tait's Edinburgh
Magazine is entitled "On Preventable Death,"
which exposes the numerous evils and public .
griev-
ances which tend, to increase mortality, and which it
is_ possible to remove. It also contains " Rough
Notes on the French, Army," and The Working
Man's Way in the World." > Colbura's Monthly has
an interesting paper on " The Modern .Vestry of
Spain," by Mrs. Busbby. J.. E. Carpenter contri-
butes some graceful verses entitled "Olden Dreams."
*4 The Lancashire Witches', have reached the four-
teenth chapter of Book 11., in Ainsworth's Magazine,
and Miss Addison!s tale of "Fiore* Hamilton" is
still 'continued. An article entitled " Shakspereana v
or, Shakspeare and his Critics," is an interesting
analysis of the works of the great dramatist. The
New Monthly Belle Assemblee, which is now
incorporated with the _Ladies' Companion, con-
tains a " Memoir of Madame du Deffant," by the
late Countess of Blessington, and a somewhat impro
bable though amusing tale by Mrs. Abdy. The
" Child's Corner," and the " Work Table," pommy a
prominent place. The Civil Engineer and. Architect's
Journal has three illustrations, one of which repre,
sents the iron railing of the British
,Museum. Tbere
is alsn an abridged paper, read at the Institution of
Civil Engineers, by Matthew Digby Wyktt, 'op the
"'Construction of the Building for the Great Exhi-
bition." Mrs. Cowden Clarke continues her pleasing
essays 'on ".Sympatby with Unknown People," in the
British Journal ;- in which there are some lines on
March flowers by Calder. Campbell, and a few stray
thoughti` on the genius of Dickens... There is an
amusing_ account, in the Foliet, of a Scindian lady's
dress, and a lively sketch of it. The plates are, as
usual, remarkable fur elegance of design and taste-
fulness of colouring.

THE LIFE BOAT. No. I. Charles Knight.
Considering that there are very :nearly two
vessels belonging to the United Kingdom every
day shipwrecked on an average, it must be at once
seen that there is sufficient reason for the appearance
of a periodicahjike ;he one here commenced—being
a .Journal qf the National Shipwreck institution.,
Daring the course of the year 1850 there, were 692
of our vessels lost, giving a burthen of just 127,188
tons. There were `277 of these totrkl wrecks. There were
84:shnk by leDlis or collisions. There were 16 'a bandoued.
And there were 804 stranded and so far injured as
to necessitate the, discharge' of th4r oargees. Out of
the whole cumber of: the crews end passengers whose
lives were thus endangered a terrible aggregate, 780,
perished. Aware of ,these
'Enid,. other facts :.of a
indefa
tigable_
Charles less lamentable character, the
Charles Knight has adventured upon iulterprize
In the publication of a tbreehalfponny organ of the
Shipwreck Institution; 'entitled as 'above,. " The Life
Boat." To it we wish all iinpgihablel3UCCCB9, if for
'no other reason-=and there are plenty of the.m-7—for
tho' general interests of hurnanity.

THE RIVER PLATE.
Intelligence from 'Buenos Ayres to December2o
has been received at Boston, United-States, indicating
that Jpattere were`,fiisraPprotiebini a nrisis. Urquisa
had crossed thdTarans, and` with a Well-appointed
army, 20,000 strong, was on Ws.' march to Buenos
Ayres. His force' was expected to,he vastly increased
*she passed through
stile provinces. The,. army of
Resus was encamped in and about Buenos Ayres, and
be was busily engaged thern—there was
Areal dii:sati4gtion amongst them.. Rosas had laid
waste the country through which Urquisa .would pass.
Ono. town of 10,000 inhabitants wa:i levelled by his
orders; the women and-children were obliged to take
refuge in Buenos Ayree, while:the z4a were all im
pressed into tne,army. ,

. I
THE ANEW CROWN OFFICERS IN SCOTLAND.—.It IS
now, we believe, pretty certain that Mr. Adam Anderson, the
present Dean of Vonulty, has accepted the Lord-Advocate-
ship ;tinder the PrOtectionist Ministry. TO enable Mr.
Anderson to get iiitso Parliirnent, itis repotted that John
Hope will resign his seat for Midlothian. Mr. Anderson,
we may mention, was Solicitor-General under Sir R. Peel's
Government in 1846, and retained office after Lord Derby
seceded from Sir Robert Peel. The Solicitor-Generalship
will, it is said, be offered to Mr. Inglis ; but in the event of,
his non-acceptance,:lt is likely that the office will he given to
Mr. Charles PAM. We were in error, it seemNin stating in
our last that Mr. Sandford, who was at that time talked of
as Solicitor-General, was in Landon.—Scotsman
The Jersey Times states that a Frencritnan is about
to bet appointed French Vice-Consul. for the Channel Islands,
andis to reside in Jetsey.
STEAMIARS ON TIIE'bEINE.—IG is iu, contemplatiop
to establish a line of steamers to run on the Seine, between
Bercy. and Grenelle, on the plan of those which ply on the
Th sines. There will be intermediate stations, at which they
will call to land and embark passengers. This service will,
it is said, commence in,the spring.
-

-` Sir William Henry Elwes died on. the ' 8.41
instant, in indigent circumstances, at North Shields; Where
he had resided for many 3 ears, He ;was _6B years of age,
and the only surviving son of the late Colonel Henry
Elwes. lt is underftood that the ' deceased• was a 'de-
scendatit ti they notorious.miser, John, Elwea.--Carlisle
Patriot.
TUE ATTOREYB7
hope ROMI:, at
J.
all events, anobstacle iaTetneved. : Sir Charles. Wood, in.
; rpAx4—There is'
firm on all otherpoints,: was obstinate in refusing relief to
the attorneys. A whisper of opposition made Min yield
almott anything that was asked by any other bliss or in-
terest ;
;but even three adverse' votes of the House of Com-
mons could nut overcome his hostility to the lawyers: , Let
us hope:that Mr. Disraeli will be more reasonable
ll have or more
pliant. , He has a autpluslo deal with; he wi a
"further , revenue from import duties, which will enable hint'
to lighten the burdens of interal taxatiOn. He his ad-
ireeitted this in opposition..:he u
cannot refuse it in office.—
,
Law Tithes.'
The; accounts of the state of trade in the_provinCes
nterest.
during the past week present nothing of pticulari
At Manchester there has been a satisfactory business at firm
,prices, with an increased demand kr some descriptions of
goods which had been fOr a long time neglected. The trade
:Ifi.sl'lottingham continues in a healthy state. In the woollen i
ricts there has been much dulness. At Birmingham the
usual orders for the season are beginning to create re-
newed animation spring
The recent discovery that potash salts
may be .obtaiocd.
blast furnaces is in prOfitable uantities from the soot of
linen trade has beetattracting considerable attention.' ,The Irish
.tion at Belfast to well,maintained and there is a disposi.
place. . end at- • , '
o the cotton manufactures of that
Mu. Mummius, M.P ;:: rr.'.
Derby, on Mond ,
11).last, sent fur,.7--IN e learn that the Earl of
for Cirencester, and in the most
Mr.' Mullipgs, the Member
tirely unsolicited, etre' entioi 4as
u4ortant :ofli '
ce in the new.;
dined to accept n. Gek.ttlen
any Government 44lice leo respectfully de-
himself I,n any way as
letpdent lrtever, or to fetter
of Commons.—Gh J l le!nbet 'of the
( uce ourna . , ...,House
DEATH OF SIR JOHN W
We have to record the demise of this member ill BART.—.
ronetcy,: who expired On the 29th ultimo, in.thelf3 the Ba,
his age. the deceased gentleman married,,' in 1797 d Y
he ear of
coed daughter and co-heir.of the KeV.:Jam James Attar,so7
D.C.L., of Horemonden, Kent, by Which lady, who disci i
is 47, he has had Vith other issue a son, John James, born
1800, and who succeeds to the family property, which is
situate in the county of Dorset. The first Baronet was High
Sheriff of Dorset, in 1772., The family is in a certain degree
descended from the celebrated :General ;Monk, Duke of
Albemarle. , .
LUSH RAILWAYS.—The Bill for the construction
of railways iu Ireland proposes that grand juries may make
presentments in aid of railways authorise& by Act of Par-
liament,. the rates presented -for Coltedion::not to exceed a
certain pundage.