The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-01 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.

Her Majesty's' Government, having renewed their
contract with the Pacific Steam
for the conveyance of mailsthe Navigation Company.
twice a month, instead
of one,. a month,
as former'Y4ne between Panama, Callao,
arr and Valparaiso, the new tent will commence in
connexion with the Outward Wert India Mail of the
th 2d March next, and Mails for aa ,by the
Western Coact of
South America, will be forwarded,thlllto:t for Chagres,
h month.osnceforward
West India packets leaving South
am
on the mornitms of the 2nd and
17
When, however, the 2Eid or 17th of the month falls on
however,et
e for
a
Sunday, the Mails for the Pacific, as well aa sc h
the West Indies, will be dispatched on the following
-
morning.
• Permission has been given for the packets
of
the
Pacific Company to c3ll at the undermentioned potts
NEw GRANADA—Buenaventura. .
Pitnu—Payta, Callao, Pisco, Islay, Arica, yquique.
Bouna—Cobija.
(salmi—Caldera, Ilnasco, Coquimbo, Valparaiso.
The rate of postage chargeable upon letters for New
Granada will be is. the half ounce, &c, and upon letters
addressed to any other part of the *estern Coast of
South America
the postage will be 2s. when not exceed-
ing half an ounce
in weight; 43., when above half an
ounce, and not exceeding one ounce, and so on, accord-
. ing to the scale for charging Inland Letters.
Newspapers addressed to the States of New Granada,
...Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, will be forwarded free from
postage, as at present.
Newspapers addressed to Chili will be liable to a rate
of 4d. each.

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DIN ADMIRALTY I
LIGIITING or 1/xisli.4 I NQUIRY REGARDING THE
jpinion was expressed by A
thlfAr•—We believe a general
partiesr who were examined
that the lights uow employed
steamers should be ex-
tended to sailing vessels und„ w"..
bow ; green on larboard; and 4411—viz., red on starboard
light at the masthead ;
and that vessels at aachor f,bouldarheeoitthe white light only
s.— piling Gazette.
on the mast The proceedings
likely, we understand,
to occupy several day Si
In .the neighbour-
TURN- OUT or WonspEozLE.
f!ards of 3,00 hoot] of of Radcliffe, near Manchester, u
, People are thrown out of employment
winders at Messrs. Pendlebury's work? Leonsequence of the
not to submit to a reduction of wages.' uoing determined

THE PRINCE PRESIDENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

All that time readers necessary must be accomplished,
That only which is useless cannot be restored."

Sia,—ln his most able speech at the highly .inte-
resting ceremony of the distribution in the Cirque
National of the Champs Elysee, of the crosses of the
Legion of Honour, and of the medals of the first and
second class awarded by the jury, and at whi▪
ch
ceremony there were present about 3,000 people,
seated, including the most eminent of the French ma-
nufacturers at the Exhibition, Louis Napoleon is
reported thus to have spoken :
"When pondering over the obstacles you had to
overcome I said to myself—How great this nati▪
on
would become if she were allowed to breathe at ease,
and to live with the life that is in her ! Yes ! it was
when infernal ideas urged the working classes to de-
stroy the sources of industry itself—it was when mad-
ness, clothing itself with the mantle of philanthropy, was
turning away men's minds from regular occupations
into Utopian speculations—it was at such time that
you exhibited to the world those productions which
seemed only possible in a condition of durable tran-
quillity.
" With such unhoped-for results I am justified in
repeating,. how great the French Republic would
become it she were allowed to follow her real inte-
rests, and to reform her institutions, instead of being
incessantly troubled on the one side by demagogism,
and on the other by monarchical hallucinations.

" Accept these crosses of the Legion of Honour,
which, in conformity with the grand idea of its
founder, are intended to confer equal honour on in-
dustry as on bravery, and on bravery as on scientific
excellence. Before we separate, gentlemen, permit
me to encourage you to renewed efforts ; undertake
new labours without fear, they will prevent idleness
during the present winter. Have no fears for the
future. Tranquillity shall be maintained whatever
may happen.'
Now, Sir, why have I troubled you with these ex-
tracts? because, Sir, I wish the people of this
country to reflect more seriously on the real cha-
racter of the Prince President, and not to be led away
with this notion, that because he has considered it ne-
cessary to assume a despotic power in France, he
has any wish to beat enmity with this nation.
It has been said that he is not to be depended upon,
and that at the very time he had matured the coup
d &at in his head he was pretending
,to have no
such thoughts.
The Times appeared to take a very different view
of affairs on the 27th November, and ene would na-
turally say from its language on that day it had been
fully prepared for the event that occurred on the 2d
December.

" This speech's (the one from which we have
quoted) says the Times, " is, if we mistake not, at
least as important an appeal to the public interests of
the nation, as his political message to the Assembly,
and the circumstances which accompanied it may
convince every one, even the implacable and despe-
rate chiefs who are urging on the Assembly to the
destruction of representative government itself, that
Louis Napoleon is not the man who has most'reason
to dread the collision. That collision is already possible.
It may at any moment become imminent, and if the
conjunction of M. Thiers and his friends, with the
most unscrupulous partisans of the Mountain, is suf-
fered to pursue its course, it will shortly be in-
evitable.

Where, let me ask, then, has been the great fault of
Louis Napoleon ?—solely, it would appear, because
he did not wait the signal from the London Times,
but chose the time himself, when he considered that
the collision was inevitable, and that he was not the
man to dread it. He well remembered that

"Danger flies from the uplifted sword,
They best succeed who dare!"
I remaic, Sir, &c ,
A CONSTANT READER.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

GLOUCESTER. - Admiral Bcikeley, the Liberal
Member fur G.oucester city, issued an address to the
electors on Saturday, offering his services again as
their representative, it appearing most probable that
the dissolution of the present Parliament will shortly
take place. The gallant Admiral writes :
" I have long held that honourable distinction, and
although not. consecutively, altogether for nearly sixteen
years. During that time I have never, on the most
trivial point, that I am aware of, deviated from that line
of policy which first induced you to require my services."
And he promises, in case of his re-election, a con-
tinuance of the same zeal and attention to their inte-
rests. There is not the least fear of the Admiral's
re-election ; and it is also certain that the Conserva-
tive sitting Member, Mr. H. T. Hope, must give
place to Mr. Price, who comes forward in the free-
trade interest.

OXFORDSEURE.—The following is Mr. Henley's ad-
dress to bis constituents on taking office :
The late Ministers (defeated upon a motion made
by their former colleague) have, as you are aware,
abandoned the Government of the country. In a House
of Commons composed of a large majority of Liberal
Members, they have failed to secure the support requi-
site to enable them satisfactorily to conduct the public
business. The Prime Minister declared in his place in
Parliament, when announcing that the resignation of
the Ministry bad been accepted by her Majesty, that,
' There were such grave objections to a dissolution,
that the Government had declinad 'recommending that
course to the Crown.' Under these circumstances, the
Queen commanded the Earl of Derby (the head of the
country party) to forma Government; and his Lord-
ship, despite the difficulties which presented them-
selves, at once obeyed the command. In so doing, he
acted loyally and rightly; and, for myself, I did not
hesitate (notwithstanding my unwillingness to enter into
official lite) to accept the office in the present Govern-
mont which I was requested to undertake. The honour
thus conferred upon me vacates my seat as one of your
representatives in the Commons House of Parliament;
and in now asking you to exercise your constitutional
privilege in my favour, and to re-elect me, you have
the opportunity of saying if I have hitherto done my
duty."

The election will take place on the 10th inst. The
Oxford Journal states that Mr. V. H. Stone has de-
clined to come forward in opposition to Mr. Henley.
THE WEST RlDlNG.—Appealed to as the first of
English constituencies will shortly be for its opinion
on the new Ministry, their principles, and their mea-
sures, we cannot have a doubt that the chief concern
of all the Liberal and Free-trade electors will be to
mark their determination that there shall never again
be a corn-law in England. For this purpose we
hope and believe that all shades of Liberals will com-
bine in the most cordial and complete union, regard-
ing every other question as for the time inferior to
this. Nor can we doubt that they will take the
distinguished leader of the Anti-Corn-law League,
Mr. Cobden, for one of their Members. This gen-
tleman was chosen by the West Riding, in gratitude
for his former services in this great cause; and we
can state with confidence that he will be enthusias-
tically called upon to offer himself again to the elec-
tors. That he will consider it his duty to comply with
this call, we cannot for a moment doubt. We hope
some able and decided Free•trader and Liberal will
be joined with Mr. Cobden.--Leeds Mercury.
ABINGDON.—Sir Frederick Thesiger is not to be
opposed at Abingdon by General Caulfield, whom he
beat at the last election by a majority of only two; in
return, be is not to oppose General Caulfield at the
next general election. _

DROITWICH.—The new Secretary of Sate for the
Colonies, Sir John Pakington, bas already issued his
address to the electors of this borough. He says :
" I should exceed the usual limits of a written ad-
dress if I were now to enter into explanation either of
my conduct upon the many important subjects which
determined have occupied the attention of the Legislature since you
last elected me, or of the considerations which have
Derby's
forfeited
de •
me, at a moment of great public difficulty,
not to refuse my assistance in the formation of Lord
believe oGovernment. I trust that the former has not
Jo
to
or ehonfidence, and that in the latter you will
political
sense have been guided by an honest and im-
perativewhen he shall
views,nhot enter into any explanation of his
Sir John does not
public duty."
meuttreserves these things for the time
at the hustings.. meet electors "at their homes and
Sir John, although he voted • t
corn-laws, is willing that they
the present co
(ITC 1.,
s against
the
fairly tried.
understandlie that Mr. Richard Walker,
BunY.—We
intimmaed the honour. Mr.
has been invited to
the son of the present
his unwillingness
offer himself, but 1111:110
intimated his
of the elec.
Richard Ashton has
to represent the borough, and 1
il
iti the attention
tors is at present directed to
division.
I'electors,b ll
ioPfaa con_
fnoerof the magistrates for the Bury
has had
me i?
.., .. e uave
been informed that Lord Goderich
in Bury during the present week, who 1121! tl ant
ference with some of the more influential' held
the purpose of ascertaining the probabilities
suc-
cess, should his Lordship offer himself as a
candidate.
—Manchester Guardian.
KNARE srmabusati.--Alr. Andrew Lawson, I.
wuo bag
prevtously represented this borough, intends again
offering himself as a candidate in the Conservative
interest. Mr. Westhead, one of the present Members,
is the Liberal cendidatea t present spoken of
L/MINGTON, FEB. 28.—Sir John Rivett Carnac
has
promised to himself in nomination iu put r.
con-
junction with Mr. Andrew Stewart, to solicit the
votes and suffrages of the electors of this borough.
These gentlemen are P and supporters of
Garotectionists,
the Earl of Derby's
Lemas.—Tbe Leeds Mercury mentions
four candi-
dates , _
dates as likely to come forwardma for that borough
Mr. J. G. Marshall,
Carbutt, Sir George
Goodman, and Mr. Joseph„„ St r.
NEWPORT, ISLE OF IVlGHT.urgbei
r. Biggs, of Leices-
ter,
has announced his intentione to stand as a candi-
date for Newport at the next
general election; and
Mr. Massey, Recorder of Portsmouth,gne
ad-
dress, some time since, to the same effect.issued an
OLDHAAt.--On Thursday eyenihp. ,„
el Meeting of the

VrEnsourn.—Mr. Butt, Qtl4'eil'S Counsel on the
Western Circuit, will again take the field. and with
every probability of success.—Dorset Chronicle.

TH.E ENGINEEitS STRIKE.

Another week has now terminated without pro-
ducing any apparent change in the respective posi-
tions of the employers and workmen connected with
this unfortunate dispute.
That the Executive Council of the Amalgamated
Society consider the aspect of the strike to be favour-
able to their ultimate success may be gathered from
the fact, that although no material decrease has taken
place in the number of skilled workmen relying upon
them for relief, the same high rate of strike pay that
was adopted in the second week of the strike still con-
tinues, the men having been paid this day for the past
(seventh) week, 15s. for society, and 10s. for non-
society men.
On the other band, although no material increase of
skilled labour has been made to the shops, and
although some hands previously employed have been
discharged through their proved incapacity, the Em-
ployers' Central Committee profess to feel entire con-
fidence in the ultimate success of their exertions. _

The pecuniary sacrifice consequent upon the strike,
up to the present time, appears to have been enor-
mous. Upon the part of the men, it is computed
that, on an average, including skilled workmen and
labourers, not fewer than 20,000 have been out of
work since the shops were first closed on the 10th of
January. Taking the average earnings of these
20,000 men at 253. per week, the amount lost in
wages by them up to the present time amounts to no
less a sum than 175,0001.; to this must be added
about 2,0001: weekly, which it has cost different trade
societies to maintain the strike, including the day's
pay per week contributed by the skilled engineers re-
maining at work—but independent of public sub-
scriptions—amounting to a further sum of 14,000/. ;
thus making a total of 189,0001., which the strike
hands have received during the seven weeks of their
inactivity. In addition, some considerable loss must
have resulted to employers from the inactivity of their
machinery, &c. •, and, altogether, it is thought that,
up to the end of the present week, from 200,0001. to
210,0001. would be a fair estimate of the loss entailed
upon different parties by the engineers' strike.
The trades in general still continue to contribute
liberally towards the support of the Amalgamated
Society, and among those who have voted money
within the past fortnight may be enumerated the fol-
lowing viz. :—Block Printers' Associatioc, Crayford ;
Ladies' Shoe Makers, West End ; Tailors, Brighton ;
Horse Shoe Fund Society of Farriers, City Division,
Paul's Head (20/.); Painters, Merlin's Cave ; West-
minster Friendly Society of Carpenters ; Cordwainere,
Gloucester ; United Society of Tailors, West End ;
Lithographic Printers Glasgow • Blue Society of
Hatters; Tin Plate Workers, Black Jack; City of
London Society of Carpenters ; Cart Wheelwrights,
Bell, Old Bailey ; Brotherly with Unity Society of
Plumbers, Hole in the Wall (20/.) : Masons from the
principal buildings ; Type Founders, London and
Edinburgh • French Hatters; Plasterers (various) ;
City Boot ilakers, Fifth Division ; Carpenters, Se- '
cond Society, White Swan, New-street-square ;
Pianoforte Makers' Society ' • Curriers' Society, Black
Jack (251.); Brass Finishers' Society (101); Car-
penters, Thirteenth Branch ; Gold Beaters' Society ;
Bookbinders' Society (100 ; Day Worker ; Carpen-
ters, Running Horse, Duke-street (201., and a weekly
levy upon members); the tobacco trade in general
(51. weekly); the Thames Ship Joiners havevoted 1001.
The executive council have, we learn, decided upon
a bold attempt to widen the basis of their operations,
with a view, however, rather to prepare for future
contingencies than with regard to an immediate effect
upon the question at present at issue between the
employers and themselves. Their object is stated to
be the formation of a great confederated union of all
the trades, for the general protection of the universal
interests of operative labour. No precise mode of
action, we believe, has at present been decided upon,
beyond the fact that a preliminary aggregate meeting
of the London trades is convened by the executive
council for Thursday evening next, at St. Martin's
Hall, where an outline of intentions will be submitted,
totzether with resolutions; pledging the trades
generally to support the movement.
The brunt of the evils arising from the strike still
continues to fall•upon the labourers. Those in the
Lambeth branch are among the favoured, but even
there men do not realise more than about 6s. per
week. In the West London and other branches the
labourers have only received about 1 Is. per man
during the seven weeks of the strike, or about ls. 7d.
per week. Many of the men with their families are
therefore on the brink of starvation.—Sunday Paper

THE LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 28.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

Parkinson and Mitchell; Pudsey, Yorkshire, worsted
spinners—Evans and Grant, Cork-street, Bond-strca,
tailota—Pearson and Tcdd, Wigton, millers--Ells,
Jones, and Co., Garth, Carnarvoushire, shipbuilders—
W. Magee und P. Mveletkey, Manchester, II um dealers
—Jefferd, Walker, and Jefferd, Lyme Regis, stone mer-
chants; as far as regards H. Jefterd and R. C. Walker
—J. Banks and J. W. Hopkins, jun., Liverpool, archi-
tects—T. Harrison and Co., John street, Cambridge-
heath, asphalte manufacturers—Taylor and Barlow,
Tittington Higher End end Musbury, Lancashire, wool-
len manufacturers—W. Junes and Sun, High street,
Islington, plumbers—Pease and Stewart, West India
Docks and Leeds, mahogany merchants—D. Derry and
W. Bladen, Wolverhampton, coal merchants—M. Lu-
trari and Co., Manchester. merchants—B. Bail and J.
Davis, MansfieW•place' K Town, ontish manufacturers
of grease for engines—Whitehouse and Simpson, New-
ton, near Manchester, glass bottle manufacturers—T. K.
Sargood and J. Cocks, London-wall, painters—T. Ro-
binson and Co., Bradford, Yorkshire, Jacquard machine
makers—D. Harrison and R. M. Clarke, Belper, drapers
—The Glasgow and Highland Steam-packtt Company
—Sivewright, Watson, and Co., Glasgow, metal brokers
—The North British Australasian Loan and Investment
Company ; as far as regards J. Rae, jun.
DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS.
_

J. Fleetwood, Liverpool, grocer—first div. of 3s , on
Wednesday, March 3, or any subsequent Wednesday, at
Mr. Turner's Liverpool.
'l'. Ramsden, late of Cheater, ember merchant—first
div. of 2s. 6d., on Wednesday, March 3, or any subse-
quent Wednesday, at Mr. Turner's, Liverpool,
T. Dixon, Bradford, iron merchant—first div. of
2s. 6d., on any day, at Mr. Young's, Leeds.
H. D. Stevenson, Bishopwearmoutb, Durham. mer-
chant—first and final div. of 74d., on Saturday, Feb. 28,
or any subsequent Saturday, at Mr. Waktey's, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.
W. Taylor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, auctioneer—first
final div. of 7d., on Saturday, Feb. 28, or any subse-
quent Saturday, at Mr. Wakley's, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
_ _

J. Littlewood, Thorneyburn rectory, Northumber-
land, clerk—fourth div. of Is. ld., on Saturday, Feb.2B,
or any subsequent Saturday, at Mr. Wukley's, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.
J. and W. Chisholm, Dorking, and Ludgate-hill,
wholesale perfumers—eecond div. of 6d., March 4, end
three following Thursdays, at Mr. Stanbfeld's, Basing..
h all-street.

J. Bolton, Pall-mall, tailor—first div. of Is. 10d., on
Monday, March 1, or any.subsequent Monday, at Mr.
Cannan'., Alciermanbury.
C. Moody, Goswell-road, pork butcher—first div. of
Is. 3d., on Monday, March 1, or any subsequent Mon-
day within six months, at Mr. Cannaa's, Aldermatibury.