The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-28 00:00:00

FINANCES.

The report of the Agitating Committee brought up
by Mr. CARPENTER, recommending the payment of ten
pounds, being the balance due to those members of the
Convention who attended public meetings in London
and its vicinity, over what had been received at those
meetings, gave rise to a long and animated discussion.
It was opposed by Mr. Richardson, Dr. Taylor, Mr.
James Taylor, Dr. M'Dowall, and Mr. Pitkeithley, on
the ground that the money of the people of the North
should not be expended in agitating London, which was,
or ought to be from its position, the working people in
it being paid better than in the country, therefore better
able to contribute funds for that purpose than the impo-
verished districts of the North.
It was supported by Mr. Burns, Mr. Feargus O'Con-
nor, Mr. Neesom, and Mr. Hartwell. They argued
that no expense should be spared to produce a proper
feeling in the minds of the people of London, who-se
apathy heretofore could only be accounted for, in conse-
quence of their not having a rallying point where their
sentiments would be found to concentrate in a manner
to promote the desired effect.
The Report was adopted by a majority of eight.
THE RIGHT TO ARM.
The Committee appointed to make extracts from the
Morning Chronicle (which extracts the readers of The
Sun had before them last week) reported that they had
collected the extracts, and had them ready for publica-
tion in a cheap form, that they might be distributed
among the people.
Its adoption was moved by Dr. Taylor, and seconded
by Mr. Skevington.

Dr. WADE opposed its being printed without it hav-
ing been subject to the opinion of Counsel.
Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR did not wonder at the
Reverend Doctor's opposition to the arming of the peo-
ple, it was but right that he should do so, as he was, by
his profession, not at liberty to do otherwise. But if the
worthy Doctor happened to be an Irish Parson, he
would feel no qualms of conscience on this subject ; more
than that, be had no doubt but like his brethren in that
country, the worthy and Reverend Doctor would take
every opportunity of using arms against the people.
Surely the Reverend Gentleman could not object to what
was recommended by the Morning Chronicle. That paper
recommending the people to 'firm before theybecame united
was an argument against Dr. Wade's advising union,
before they should have the means in their hands of
making that union effective.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr.
O'Connor) recommended that the matter should again
go into Committee, that it might be considered whether
it would or not be prudent to have some portions of it
published in the public press.
Mr. HURLEY supported Dr. Wade's view of the case.
Mr. Whittle, Mr. Sankey, and Dr. Fletcher sup-
ported the adoption of the extracts.
The suggestion of Mr. O'Connor was finally adopted.

REPRESENTATION OF STROUD.

Upon Mr. FROST having got the sanction of the Con-
vention for a week's absence, he stated, that although
away from them he would still be found doing his duty
to the people. He would to-morrow attend a public
meeting in Gloucester, and on Monday next he would
be present at the great meeting which was to be
held in Stroud on that day, where he would not
fail to put forth the conduct of Lord John Russell
to his constituents in a light that would not fail, he
supposed, to ensure that Nobleman an opportunity of re-
tiring from the representation of that independent
town. He (Mr. Frost) would, on the dissolution of
Parliament, which was an event that would speedily
take place, contest that borough with his Lordship—and
from what he knew of the people of that place, he was
very confident of being returned in place of his Lordship.
—(Hear, hear, and much cheering.)
The thanks of the Convention was given to Mr.
HARNEY for his impartial conduct in the Chair ; upon
which the Convention dissolved.

MU

_.;e. D--, a young lady, who gained one of
the first prizes at the last competition at the Conservatoire
de Musique, and promised to become an ornament to the
stage, was a few days ago standing alone with her back to
the fire, when her dress was caught, and immediately burst
into flames. She ran out on the stairs screaming for as-
sistance ; but before she could be relieved was so dreadfully
burnt, that she soon after expired in dreadful agony. She
was only sixteen.— Galignani's Messenger.
MILLWRIGHTS.—There is, we regret to have
occasion to state, a " strike" at present among the mill-
wrights or engineers of Newcastle. These men require
an advance of Be. per week each in their wages, which
their employers are unwilling to grant. The regular wages
of journeymen have been for some time past, s believe,
245. per week, and with over work, we are informed, their
earnings have been frequently as much as 30s, per week.
Some of the masters, we have reason to think, have offered
2s. per week more,- but the offer has not been accepted.—
Tyne Mercury.

-OUR COMMERCIAL SYSTEM.-" Tuscany,"
says a report furnished to Dr. Bowring by the Tuscan
Government, "essentially an agricultural country, and in
no respect a manufacturing rival of England, has great
reason to complain of the want of reciprocity on the part
of the latter state. Most of the articles which Tuscany
does or might furnish to England, are loaded with
heavy, and many of them with prohibitory, duties by
the British tariffs. Oil, tallow, wine, potash, juniper-
berries, are all oppressed by proportionally heavy duties, such
as to prevent the extension of demand. For example. juni-
per-berries, of which a bale costs in Tuscany about 61.105.,-
4s. 4d., has to pay duties in England amounting to 171.,
or 1 ls. 4d. sterling. The cost of our wines is exceed-
ingly little, and it may be stated, without hesitation, that
the duty on them payable in England is 1,000 per cent.
Alabaster and scagliola works, organzine silks, manufac,
tured silks, cream of tartar, are liable to heavy duties, and
mostly levied on the quantity and not on the value.
Equally heavy falls the duty on borax—Tuscany being the
only European country that produces it." The duty on
straw hats is 31. Bs. per dozen. The effect of this sweeping
rule, is to tax the finest kinds to the extent of about 50—
the coarser to the amount of 300 per cent., and thus to de-
prive the poorer classes of a cleanly and tasteful article of
dress. But, like most restrictive attempts, the evil falls
chiefly on ourselves. _

TELEGRAPHS.—Lieutenant Watson, superin-
tendent of the telegraphs in Liverpool, is now in Hull, at
the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce, for the pur-
pose of making a survey and estimate of the expense of
such an establishment from this port to the sea.—llull
Observer.