The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-25 00:00:00

ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.-

The spirit with which this body has commenced its ope-
rations, augurs well for its future success. By the exten-
sive insertion of important documents in the Provincial
Nelspapers, the distribution of Anti-Corn-law pamphlets,
and the labours of its increasing number of lecturers, it is
rapidly disseminating that sound information on the subject
of the Corn-laws, which alone is wanted to rouse the na-

tin en masse to demand their immediate and total repeal.
la addition to there means the Anti. Corn-law Circular,
the first number of which has already appeared, is to be a
regular vehicle of communication to all. parts of the
Country.
Mr. P.utlton, who was the first to take the field as an
Anti-Corn.law lecturer, has, within the last two weeks,
instructed and delighted large aisemblies in Dudley, Kid.
derminster, Worcester, &c. Mr. Sidney Smith, of Edin-
burgh, a gentleman of high intellectual attainments and a
powerful speaker, has, within the same period been enthu-
siastically recc:ved by large and reipectable audiences at
Wakefield, Doncaster, and Lincoln. Mr. Shearman has
lectured with success to the farmers and operatives in the
same quarter, and Mr. Craig, of the Leeds Anti-Corn-
law Association, whose talents are very highly spoken of,
has also been labouring to good purpose in that populous
and important neighbourhood. Mr. Acland has lectured
to numerous meetings at Exeter, and intends to make a
tour of the agricultural districts there. No Chartist op-
position has been anywhere offered, but the Tories have, in
various places, made attempts at disturbances which have
only recoiled on themselves.

The eagerness of the people for information on the sub-
ject of the Corn-laws is evident from the avidity with
which it is everywhere received ; and in all quarters vs lure
the lecturers have appeared, a progress in the public mind
is visible, which affords unequivocal proof of the efficiency
of the plan adopted by the League, and an assurance that
their success depends only on the degree of vigour with
which it shall be followeCi up.

MODERATORSHIP OF THE GENERAL As-
sEmoLv.—We understand that the gentleman intended t)
be proposed for this h;gh office is the Rev. Henry Duncan,
minister of Ruthwell, the distinguished originator of Sav•
ings banks, and aut'ior of " Philosophy of the Seasons,"
and other excellent works.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
MATcif MA K ERS.—Tuesday morning, between
nine and ten o'clock, as James Bowetless, a porter in the
employ of Mr. Reyneuset, chemist, in the Westminster-
road, was pounding some ingredients for lucifer matches,
the materials exploded iv his face, whereby it is feared he
will be deprived of the sight of both eyes.
RAILWAY FlRES.—Shortly after five o'clock,
on Tuesday afternoon, a bean rick standing near the
Great Western Railroad at Salthill, was fired by the sparks
of the steamer conveying the five o'clock train, and en-
tirely consumed; it was the property of Mr. Aldridge of
Chippenham. About a quarter before eight in the even-
ing of the same day, a range of sheds belonging to the
company at Horsmoor-green, about two miles higher up the
line, was fired
destroyed ; and the same evening the coke
sheds belonging to the company at Maidenhead were
partly consumed, having taken fire from some coke that
was thrown into them in a burning state.—Readiny
Mercury.
To MARINERs.—The Tees Navigation Com-
pany have erected light-houses near the entrance of, and
also moored a light vessel within, the river Tees, from
which lights will be exhibited on the 2d day of May next,
and thenceforward continue from sunset to sunrise, i.,
order that the Tees' bar may be rendered navigable, and
anchorage obtained within the bar by Light in favourable
weather.

SIIOREIIANI.—CASE OF JOIIN
We extract the following from the report given in The
Sun of Tuesday week of the meeting of the National Con-
vention held on that day.—[The article which then appeared
in our paper being a report of something which-transpired at
the Convention relative to` John .Hindus was inserted.]
" Mad; bow plain a tale shall put you down." As stated
by Mr. Frost, John Hindus was a Greenwich pensioner."
But having been con%ieted at the Quarter Sessions, and on
his own confession, of a misdemeanor, charging him with
keeping at Shoreham a house opal fante of the very ler.vest
descrption, he thereby forfeited his pension, and it was in
consequence discontinued. We need hardly add that the
answer attributed to the Collector of the Port of Shoreham
is a pure fabrication nor will the reader any longer won
der why Mr. 0' Connell was unsuccessful, why the reason that
his application failed is suppressed, nor why Lord Melbourne
did not deign to reply to Mr. Frost. —Brighton Guardian.
[ Admitting the facts here stated, it does not follow that an
old sailor should be deprived of his pension for keeping a
house of ill fame. It was not bestowed on him for his mora-
lity, but for his services at sea. The principle of depriving
officers of their pensions on similar grounds has been much
reprobrated. In the particular case, though nothing is said
of any further punishment, the Magistrates probably in-
flicted one, in which case Hindus is doubly punished. Ano-
ther man would only be confined for a month, he was con-
fined and lost the pension that he would otherwise have en-
joyed for life.—En.SoN.]
Last week, owing to high words which occurred
during a municiprl debate, the Mayor of Portsmouth was
compelled to bind over two of the town council to keep the
peace.
BALLOON ASCENT.—On Monday evening a
candidate for aeronautic fame, made his first ascent from
the gardens of the Standard Tavern, Shepherdess-walk,
City-road. The inflation being completed
the ascent took
place a few minutes before six, having in the car Mr.
Gypson, the proprietor, Mrs. Brady, the wife of the pro-
prietor of the gardens, and Mr. Henry Green, who took
the management of the machine. The latter excited con-
siderable notice and apprehension from the crowd, on ac-
count of his temerity of standing on the hoop at the bottom
of the balloon until the machine went out of sight. The
balloon soon disappeared behind a cloud, and took a direc-
tion towards Essex.