The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-30 00:00:00

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

THE QUEEN V. BRIGETOCK AND OTHERS.
Sir W. FOLLETT moved for a rule to show cause why a cri-
minal information should not be filed against John Brigstock
and others, the printer of the TVelchman Newspaper, for hay-
Ir?g, published various libels on the Rev. Ebenezer Morris,
vicar of Llarielly, and perpetual curate of Llanon, the parish
adjoining. It appeared that at the usual time for the election
of churchwardens, the vicar appointed his churchwardens, and
the parishioners of Llanelly elected Mr. James, a Dissenter.
In the other parish also, the vicar chose his wardens, and the
parishioners another Dissenter. Some disturbances took
place in the churchyard, and the vicar ordered the churchwar-
dens to attend in order that the service might not be disurbed
again. Mr. James neglected to do so, and was cited to appear
in the Ecclesiastical Court, for neglect of duty, to
which he pleaded guilty, and the judgment was sus-
pended He ultimately was admonished, and expressed
his belief that he had been dealt with in a lenient
manner. lie afterwards refused to pay the expenses of
the suit, and was thrown into prison. The churchwarden
of the other parish was cited for having neglected to supply
bread and wine for the sacrament, and fined 201. The libels
complained of stated that the churchwardens had been cited to
the Court for having refused to attend the church, and used
a variety of harsh expressions relative to the conduct of
the vicar.

Mr. Justice PATTESON granted a rule.
THE QCEEN U. THE JUSTICES OF CHESTER.
Mr. COTTINGHAM moved fora rule to show cause why
mandamus should not be directed to the Justices of Chester,
commanding them to enter the continuance and hear an ap-
peal by an innkeeper against the conviction of two Magistrates
under the Licensing Act.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE granted a rule.

CORN-LAWS.

MEE rING AT ST. PANCRAS.

(THIS DAY.)

A meeting of the parishioners of St. Pancras took place
to-day at the Vestry-rooms, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of petitioning the House of Commons for a re-
peal of the Corn-laws.
Shortly after one o'clock, Messrs. Chalk and Pickman,
the Churchwardens, were called upon to preside. Among
those present were noticed Mr. Vigora, M. P., and Mr. Young.
Mr. PICKMAN stated that he had received the following
latter from Lord Teignmouth :
" SIR,— I have only just received, on my return to town,
your letter, inviting me to attend a meeting on the subject of
the Corn-laws, held this day. I beg to express my regret that
it will be out of my power to accede to their wishes on this
occasion."

—( Hisses and cries of " Shame.") Mr. Hall had also been
written to, but he had not written an answer to the letter.
Mr. VIGORS said he was out of town, and probably had not
received the letter.—( Laughter.)
Mr. HAUGIITON then rose to move the first resolution, which
was to the following effect :—" That this meeting believing
the present enhanced price of corn to be mainly attributable to
the unjust and pernicious operation of the existing laws on
the subject, feel deeply injured thereby, inasmuch as
the payments in bread to the out-door poor and
the inmates of the workhouse, which in the past year
fell little short of 4,0001., will, in the present year, be fright-
fully increased. That the laws being passed by the House of
Commons, the right of admission to which necessitates the
possession of a fixed amount of landed property, would seem
to imply that, as Members of that House, and owners
of land, they have acquired a right to tax us, their
fellow-subjects, for their own personal benefit ; but
this meeting emphatically denies that right." He need not
advert to the injury done to mankind by the restriction placed
on the articles of life by the Corn-laws. That was too well
known. The present was a knife and fork business, and
spoke to every man's stomach, In a commercial point of view
the question was of still greater importance. By the present
Corn-laws the landlords in the House of Commons stood
between the people and the sun, and they would not allow its
rays to fall upon any other than their own lands. Such
things were the remnant of feudal times: he had seen many
of the chains of those days broken, and he trusted that his grey
hairs would not descend to the grave before he had witnessedthe
breaking of every one of them.—( Great cheering.) It was
impolitic to have nothing but landowners in the House of
Commons, because they always took care of themselves, and
nobody else.—( Cheers.) He begged of the meeting to look
at the difference between the price of corn last year and the
present —last year it was Ms., now it was upwards of 645.
Last year the merchants and manufacturers of Manchester
applied to have corn ground in bond for the purpose of ex-
porting it, in flour. But the landlords in the House of Com-
mons said, " You shall not do that, because you will then
get a little bran to feed your fowls with, which you would
otherwise have to buy of us. "-(" Shame.") The imports
to the country would benefit the people as much as the exports,
and there was no such thing known with nations, as an ex-
change that did not benefit both parties.—( Hear, hear.) He
had lately travelled through Poland, and he had found the
people were only half clad, and he had asked them
how it was that they did not get more woollens from
England. The answer was, " Only let us send you
our corn, and we will take back your woollens.—( Hear, hear.)
Again: the importation of wine and of brandy was prohibited,
because gin was extracted from barley, and also a species of
brandy. Were there no such prohibitions, they would be able
to drink wine at any of the public-houses at 6d. a quart.
Were it not for the Cern-laws, the poor man would
not only have more bread, but would have more
beef and mutton on his table, because then the land which was
now forced for the growth of corn would necessarily be
used for feeding cattle, and thus meat would be cheaper.
Again, there was a great duty on cheese and butter;
last year a duty of 266,111/. was paid on butter, at 20s.
the cwt., and 121.6661. was paid on cheese, at 10s. the cwt. ;
last year 75,000,000 eggs were imported, and the duty
on them amounted to 25,991/. There was also a duty on
tallow, which last year amounted to 204,377/. He thought
these were sufficient reasons for going to the House of Com-
mons, and impressing on them the necessity of attending to
the voice of the people of England for the repeal of these in-
famous laws.—(Cheers.)
Mr. !ye seconded the resolution. He hoped the people
would strenuously deny the right of the landlord to tax their
bread, and would persevere until they utterly extinguished the
odious Corn-la vvs.—( Cheers.)
A working man, who said his name was PARDOE,
here stood up near the platform to address the meet-
ing, and a shout of applause was immediately raised
by the working men present. He presumed no apology
was wanted from a working man for addressing the present
assembly, more especially as he was one of the order whom
the present agitators for the repeal of the Corn-laws pre-
tended that they wished to benefit.—( Cheers.) lie did not
object to anything uttered by the gentleman who first addressed
them ; that gentleman has rhewn that he understood the
question, and had shown the necessity of having the controul
of the House of Commons.—( Cheers.) If there were
30,000 landlords, and treble that numher of manufacturers,
there were millions and millions of working men interested.—
( Cheers.) A gentleman had said the Poles were badly
clad. Let him look at home. Let him walk through the
streets of England--( A cry of " Ireland")—aye, Ireland, and he
would see people as badly clad as any people in any part of
but because of the working-
()thfe,,wyorelsd,
abned;,,nNoto,bheoc,a,u_se of the Corn-laws--( Cries
men ; the producers of all the wealth of England, like the
producers of all the wealth of Poland, were parties who
had no voice in the Government.—(Cries of " Bravo,
bravo.") No doubt they wished for a repeal of the Corn-lawk;
but though he was an inhabitant of the parish of St. Pancras,
ho had no vote for the Members of the Borough of Maryle-
bone.—( Shame.) Where were their Members ? Why were
they not on the platform?—(Cheers.) Had the working
classes a voice in the election of their Members of Parlia-
ment, their representatives on such an occasion dared not be
absent. They were now speaking in terms that could not be
misunderstood. On Monday next the first Parliament of the
people would take their seat.—( Cheers-) He ( Mr. Pardoe)
had the honour of being one of the representatives of the
Working Men's Association, and although he had had no in-
vitation to attend the present meeting, he had felt it
was part of his duty to do so, and to tell them
that not a word was said about the Corn-laws un-
TLhoeudpecorpilees
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tpilowthneingag.sittraeteiotnbetgoarn UtonivfeeerslaltheSu,rffrrietagseu.r;
under them, and the Corn-law agitation was nothing but a
(benches shake
dastardly and cowardly trick of the most weak and sneaking
Government that ever wielded the destinies of a great nation.
to move as an
" That this meeting being duly impressed with, and
feeling acutely the injustice and oppression of the Corn-laws,
and considering the powerful intere,ts opposed to their repeal,
this meeting In conclusion, he begged
is of opinion that it is necessary first to restore to
the people their political rights, in order to effect the
repeal of those laws. This meeting, therefore, is further of
opinion that the question of Universal Suffrage pre-eminently
deserves the support of all real Reformers."—(Tumultous
cheers from the Chartists.
Mr. WEBB seconded the resolution.
Mr. TA t LOR wished to address a few observations on the sub-
ject of the amendment; and he should do so with the greater
confidence because he held the same sentiments as the proposer
of the amendment. He also was a Chartist—he had the honour
of being an honorary member of the Working Men's Associa-
t on, and had at all times advocated their principles. —( Hear,
hear ) He had been at all times a friend of Universal
Suffrage, and held the opinions contained in the Charter
of the people—( Hear, hear)—yet he was at a loss to
understand why a person holding those opinions should
come forward to distract their attention on a subject
of so much acknowledged importance. It was acknow-
ledged by himself, because he declared that as soon as
Universal Suffrage was obtained, and the people were fairly
represented, one of their first objects would be to obtain a
Repeal of the Corn-laws. —( Hear, hear.) It was acknow-
leged by the working-men themselves that the Corn-laws were
a gross oppression, and it was acknowledged that they pressed

on no class heavier than they did on the working-classes.
He knew of no subject that had excited such universal atten-
tion as the abominable Corn-laws, and in that assertion he did
not exclude the Reform Bill. He objected to the amendment,
because it was getting rid of the subject by a side wind—
( Cheers)—and he thought that bore folly on its very front.
Of all tyranny none was so infamous as that which was per-
petrated under the name of liberty. He thought the Chartists
at Birmingham had set an extremely bad example in stifling
as they had done the voice of the people. He trusted they
would abandon the course they had pursued. He objected to
be put down by the aristocracy, or by a democratic King. He
trusted, therefore, the resolution would be withdrawn—(Cries
of " No, no")--as it was saying they should meet upon no ques-
tion at all until the People's Charter was carried, and he pro-
tested against the adoption of such a course.
Mr. WELCH was of opinion that a repeal of the Corn-
laws was got up to defeat the people ; the repeal of the Corn
laws would be of no use as long as they had such a fluc-
tuating currency.—(Cheers and cries of " Oh, oh.") Mr.
Welch addressed the meeting at some length, but from the
confusion that prevailed it was impossible to hear hardly a word
he said.

Mr. ALLOTS said that the subject of the Corn-laws had been
taken up at Manchester by those who had made: no profits
and not for the benefit of the people. None of them
cared for the people, and he was proud that the people
were now coming to a sense of their duty.—(Loud cheers.)
He was glad to see that the people were determined to have
Universal Suffrage, and nothing else.—( Cheers.) He won-
dered what would have been said to a poor man, if he had
acted as Sir J. Milbanke had done, and carried a stiletto in
his bosom in a ball-room.—(Cheers.) The present agitation
on the Corn-laws, was a trick of the Whigs, who would be
found to have done nothing at the end of the present Ses-
sion. Until the people had Universal Suffrage they
would do no good for themselves.—( Hear, hear. )
He trusted they would not let the meeting at Palace-yard be
pronounced a failure. As sure as they got a repeal of the
Corn-laws, the labourers' wages would fall with the price of
that commodity.
Mr. ATKINSON then addressed the meeting on behalf of the
Spitalfields' weavers, after which

The resolution and amendment were put, with the greatest
uproar and confusion, and cries of " Divide, divide." An at-
tempt at division took place, but the confusion was so
great, as to render it utterly impracticable, and the first
resolution was declared to be carried amid the most
deafening cries of " We want none of Stephens's party; we
wish to support the chair." These cries were responded to by
" And we want Universal Suffrage, and will have it."
Mr. VIGORS, M. P., then rose to propose the second resolu-
tion, but from the confusion that prevailed it was some time
before he could address the meeting.

(LEFT SPEAKING )

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON

GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, JAN. 29.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JAN. 30, 1839.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning, to-morrow,
Thursday, the 31st instant, for her late Royal Highness the
Princess Mary of Orleans, Consort of the Duke Alexander of
Wurtemberg, viz. :

The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans and
tippets. _

'the Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or
plain, black swords and buckles.

The Court to change the mourning on Thursday the 7th of
February next, viz. :
The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white
arid silver stuffs, with black ribbons.
The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain
white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats,
full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles.
And on Thursday the 14th of February next, the Court to
go out of mourning.

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS..—..The new

street from Farringdon-street to Islington is to be commenced
forthwith, the occupiers of premises in the line having already
quitted, and the work of demolition having commenced.
The formation of this great thoroughfare will be of the utmost
consequence as it will enable carriages to avoid the inconve-
nient and dangerous passages through Smithfield on the one
side and Leather-lane on the other. The improvements in
Westminster in the vicinity of the Palace are not proceeding
with much, if any vigour. The plan for throwing open the
neighbourhood of Newport-market is to be revived, as also
for effecting a passage from Holborn to the Strand through
Lincoln's Inn-fields. This last project is perhaps more
called for than any of the others, as there is no thorough-
fare of any kind for carriages between these two leading streets
except Chancery-lane and Drury-lane, both of them extremely
inconvenient, besides being situated nearly a quarter of a mile
apart.

THE LATE HURRICANE,-CIRCULAR CHIM-
NETS.—J. Baird, Esq., surgeon, of Newcastle, has published
a short letter in reference to the dreadfully destructive wind
with which Newcastle and the surrounding neighbourhood
were visited on the 7th of January, in which he recommends
chimneys to be built round instead of square. He says—
" The advantage of a circular chimney is, that it offers no
point like the square upon which the wind can fix its fury,
and forming a double arch, is equal in strength to resist
almost the greatest power that the angry tempest can exercise
against it. _

Yesterday, Mr. Josephs, of Moorgate-street, at-
tended before Mr. Alderman White, at Guildhall, on summons
for refusing to pay a cab fare, under the idea that he had the
option to pay either by distance or time, as would best suit
him. The Magistrate explained, however, that the law gives
the driver, end not the hirer, of the vehicle the privilege of
demanding the fare either by time or distance, and the cab-
man's demand was, therefore, ordered to be paid.
Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the One
Tun, in the Strand, on the body of Richard Lorick, Esq.,
aged 73, a member of the Stock Exchange, and a gentleman
of fortune, who died suddenly there. A gentleman present,
who stated himself to have been in partnership with the de-
ceased, said that deceased's brother, who was a captain in the
navy, died suddenly at Florence, in May last. The deceased's
sister also died suddenly, in Conduit-street, a few months
since. Mr. Skegg, surgeon, gave his opinion that the de-
ceased died from the rupture of a blood-vessel in the heart.
Verdict—" Died by the visitation of God."
The National Bank of Austria will, on the Ist
July next, issue new notes, which are to remain in circulation
for ten years.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAlL-
wAT.—Yesterday afternoon considerable alarm was created at
Paddington and Maidenhead by a report that a most serious
accident had occurred to the Maidenhead (downward) train,
which left Paddington with a new engine, called the Morning
Star, at twelve o'clock. From the inquiries made it appears
the accident has not been of so serious a character as was re-
presented, the facts being as follow :—On the Morning Star
train passing over Wormwood Scrubs, it by some means,
which at present cannot be accounted for, got off the rails, and
proceeded some distance towards Ealing before the accident
was ascertained. The engine was then immediately stopped,
and every endeavour made to get it again on the line, but
without sucsess—during which time the Northern Star short
train, which leaves Paddington at half-past one o'clock, ap-
peared in sight ; but, fortunately, owing to the vigilance of
the Company's servants, a Collision was prevented, the North
Star crcssing from the South to the North line, and after-
wards back again, without sustaining any damage. A num-
ber of workmen having been obtained from Paddington, the
engine and train were eventually again got on the rails, and
enabled to proceed on the journey, after much alarm, and a
delay of between two and three hours to the passengers.
The Hue and Cry of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing particulars :—" Wm. Dadley, late gamekeeper to R.
A. Christopher, Esq., was on Thursday night, the 10th inst.,
murdered by some poachers in a plantation, in the parish of
Ellerby, near Alford, and John Baker, late of Poutney, who
has absconded, is supposed to have been concerned in the said
murder ; he is about five feet nine inches high, 25 years of
age, dark hair, and whiskers under his chin; had on a dark
velveteen jacket, much worn, plaid trowsers, and fur
601. reward will be paid to any person who shall give such in-
formation as shall lead to the apprehension of the said John
Baker, and a further reward of 50/. (in addition to 1001. by
R. A. Christopher, Esq.) to any person who will give such
information as shall lead to the conviction of the murderer,
and her Majesty's free pardon to any accomplice, he not being
the person who fired the shot. Information to be given to any
of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the parts of Lindsey,
or to Henry Wilson, Esq., solicitor of Alford, their clerk."
TORY PROSPECTS.—Under existing circumstances
it is not likely that any Administration could be formed by
Sir Robert without giving a pledge to its constituent mem-
bers either on the one side or the other. If, unhappily, he
felt it right to declare himself in favour of what is absurdly
called a protecting duty, the country at large would revolt.
If, on the other hand, he did not feel justified in retaining
such a duty, a considerable proportion of his usual Parlia-
mentary supporters would unquestionably desert him, at
least for a time, quite sufficient to disable his Government for
conducting the business of the country. To my apprehen-
sion, therefore, as long as the corn question remains unsettled,
it is substantially a rock a-heed, upon which, with the pre-
sent views unfortunately entertained by numbers of the Con-
servative party, any Conservative Government that could be
formed roust inevitably be wrecked. Such a prospective ca-
tastrophe cannot be contemplated by any Conservative with-
out the most painful regrets : and, therefore, for this, among
other reasons, it is highly desirable to have the matter per-
manently disposed of without further delay.—" A Conserva-
tive" in the Times.

THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMER.-Our giant
of the western wave will start on a new series of voyages for
the Transatlantic World on Monday; ninety-seven berths are
engaged, besides a freight of six hundred packages, consisting
of articles of value, silks, woollen, linen, and cotton manufac-
tures, hardware, stuffs, jewellery, &c., to the value of 70,0001.
—Bristol Journal.

On Saturday morning last a coal-whipper, named
May, while employed on board the Northumberland, a New-
castle ship, off the Tower, was on deck, while the crew were
engaged in lowering the maintop-gallant-mast, when, owing
to the captain and another suddenly and by mistake letting go
a rope fastened to the spar to steady- it, the whole came down
with a run, and struck May, who was standing beneath on the
head, which was cru,lied. The poor fAlow gave one groan
and expired. His body was removed into the Tower, where
an inquest has been since held, and a verdict of " Accidental
Death" returned.

WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY

I Mr. Leader has sent the following letter to W. West, Esq.,
the Hon. Secretary of the Westminster Reform Society -.-.. My Dear Sir—l am glad to hear that the Westminster
Reform Society has determined to aid ♦igorously the increas-
ing opposition to the iniquitous and cruel tax imposed on bread
by the landlords—the " predominant interest" of this com-
mercial country. It would indeed be strange if the Reformers
of Westminster. who have for years past been foremost in the
cause of the people, should be found wanting on an occasion
of great national importance. I need scarcely tell you that I
shall have the most sincere pleasure in forwarding your object
in every possible way. In the petitions which you are of
course preparing, both from each parish individually, and from
the Borough generally, you will, I trust, respectfully insist
upon your petitions being received with that attention which
constituencies have a right to demand from their representa-
tives. You know, I suppose, that for some time past the
petitions of the people have been treated by the House of
Commons with very little of even apparent respect, and with
no attention whatever. It has, however, been determined by
several Members of the House of Commons (as you have pro.
bably seen in Mr. Ward's letter to a friend at Sheffield) to
put an end to this mode of dealing with petitions, which is at
once unconstitutional, unjustifiable on the part of your repre-
sentatives, injurious to the best interests of the community,.
and advantageous only to those who desire to stifle the prayers
and complaints of the people, that they may rule without
questioning or trouble. I trust that you will also follow the
good example set by Glasgow, Manchester, and other towns,
in praying to be heard by Counsel, and to he allowed to pro-
duce evidence at the bar of the House against the continuance
of the Corn-laws. Petitions, and a mere motion on the sub-
ject, will not have half the effect on the country that must in-
evitably be produced by daily discussion and by the daily tes-
timony of the most intelligent men of all classes from both
town and country districts. Our case is so strong, that we
should court the fullest inquiry; by such a course we cannot
fail to make thousands of converts to our views. I hope also
that your petitions will be for a total and immediate repeal,
and for no half measure. Have not the folly and inefficacy
of half measures been yet sufficiently proved to the people of
England? In this case at least they are clearly proved by all
the ablest opponents to the present Corn.laws. In the earnest
hope that the existing agitation will not cease till our object is
attained, I remain, very truly your's.
J. TEMPLE LEADER.
Eaton-square, Jan. 29, 1839.

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