The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-25 00:00:00

THE ARISTOCRACY AND THE
CHARTISTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN

Sra,—lf ever fear possessed the souls of the aristo-
cracy of this part of the country., it evidently does so
at the present moment. Nottingham exhibits the ap-
pearance of a garrison, filled with artillery, riflemen,
dragoons, scouts, and spies, &c., who have for this last
week infested the streets of this town, not on!v by
day, but by night, under the flimsy plea that the Char-
tists have some evil designs upon the sacred persons
of the aristocracy, who have so long lorded it over the
people of this country, who most assuredly have no great
reason to respect them for the liberality of their
arbitrary measures in endeavouring to repress Public
Meetings. The Chartists however, in spite of all the
military parade and bluster—in spite of the swearing in
of 1,000 Constables, and the conceited frowns of Magis-
trates of the county, have this afternoon demonstrated,
by a large Public Meeting held on the forest, about a
mile from the town, their peaceable, yet firm determina-
tion to demand their rights, as men and citizens of a
should-be free country, and never to cease their agitation
until justice has been done to their cause. I can-
not possibly too much praise the conduct of the
people, which did them credit as men, held in
contumely by the Aristocracy ! Peace, Law, and Order
were most serupously adhered to, in every sense of the
word, which I believe disappointed the very worthy
Magistrates of the county, who were skirting the meet-
ing with their paid myrmidons and constables, to en-
trap the people into a breach of the peace, and then to
call in the armed force of military stationed at the
barracks, ready, and no doubt, willing to pounce upon
their prey, and to shed the blood of the people, in
which they were disappointed. Peace, law, order, and
union, put to flight their evil machinations—no blood
was shed—and the town remains peaceable, contrary
to the wishes of those who appear desirous of what they
call making an example, by military execution and
slaughter, of the people. Thank God the people,
under their many sufferings and privations have not
violated the law, and the sword has been rendered
powerless in the hands of our enemies ; and returned to
its scabbard in disgrace. The meeting was well
attended by the industrious classes, with a sprinkling of
the blessed tribe of Whigs and Tories, who were not
much gratified at what they heard from the lips of the
Chartists, who used no flattery, no compliments towards
the common enemy. And all ended in peace! tor the
particulars of the speeches, see the Nottingham Papers.
these who addressed the meeting were Messrs. Deegan,
O'Brien, Woodhouse, &c. &c., who spoke their minds
freely, and like men who have the good of the working
millions at heart.

To-morrow morning three troops of the very gallant
Yeomanry cavalry—good men and true to the cause of
Toryism, slaves and serfs of their landlords—march to
Mansfield, for eight or ten days' duty, and pretty
grumbling there is about it. I suppose they are to
watch and protect the Dukery, and Dukes, in that
neighbourhood, from the presence and attacks of the
Radicals of Sutton and Mansfield.

A CORRESPONDENT.
Nottingham, May 22, 1839.

THE WEATHER AND ITS EFFECTS UPON
VEGETATION.—The transitions in the weather here have
been of a remarkable character within the past week ;
hail, followed
throughout the 13th, 14th, and 15th, We were visited by
we have ex-
occasional heavy storms of snow and
by severe frosts at night, since which
perienced a few extremely warm days. Before the
wintery climate of last week returned to us, it Will
bo remembered we had a fortnight of delightfully
warm and genial weather ; this gave to the general
stock in gardens a rapid growth, consequently vege-
tation was less capable of supporting itself under the
influence of so suddden and severe a change
as that
above described whereby the more tender varie-
ties, such as asparagus, French beans, early
pota-
toes, &c , are generally, if unprotected, totally destroyed
or materially injured. The wall fruit trees also, where
not greatly sheltered, or covered with matting in anticipa-
tion of frost, have suffered severely, whilst the destruction
to gooseberries has been most extensive. We have taken
sonic pains to ascertain to what extent the orchards have
been affected, and, we are happy, in being able to say,
that the prevalent opinion among impartial judges is, that
the apple trees have not suffered to anything like the ex.
tent at first imagined; but that, on the contrary, there is
quite as much fruit remaining, generally speaking, as the
trees are well capable of bringing to perfection. There
are, of course, exceptions, as tere always were, and will
continue to be, even in the best of seasons—but the general
crop is pronounced by an old and experienced correspon-
dent to be, as yet, a promising one for abunfance. —.. Sher-
borne Journal.
BRUSSELS, MAY 2:2.—Last night, aboutelevcn
o'clock, a terrible fire broke out in the establishment for
dying Adrianople red at Andertecht. The whole of the
buildings were reduced to the bare walls. A large quan-
tity of cotton intended to be dyed was saved.