The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-28 00:00:00

MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
The feeling of astonishment with which the news of
1 the refusal of the Legislature to listen to the case ten-
dered to them by the great manufacturing interests has
given way to a spirit of resolute resistance to the
1 unjust verdict of an interested tribunal. Manchester
1 is again in motion, preparing to take the van in a new
campaign against the landlords. This evening, at a
1 meeting of the Council of the Anti-Corn-law Association,
preparations have been made for a great pudic meet.
inf.', which is to be held in the Corn Exchange, on
Thursday next. A large number of workmen,
delegated from the different trades who signed petitions
to be heard at the bar of the House, attended for the
first time this evening, and offered to take a part at the
public meeting next Thursday. This is one of the first
steps in the progress of amalgamation of all classes.
All minds are now looking to that union of the m is-
ters and workmen which may be expected to go on. In-
: deed, if the taunts of such enemies of the industry
of their country as spoken in the House of Commons,

) were not enough to force the employers and the opera-
; Lives to join in a common effort to put down their in fo-
lent oppressors ; the sufferings of both, from the opera-
, tons of the Corn-laws are now sufficient to unite thee:,
This has been the principal weekly market day in
Manchester, when the spinners and manufacturers from
the surrounding towns assemble for business here.
To-clay's transactions have been of a very limit ::d
extent, and prices ruinously low; it is, in short,
the wonder of all that there are not many La-
' lures. The difficulties of the spinner have indeed

led him to suspend operations in many instances, and in
others to work short time. To-day, upwards of one

,Itundred mills were enumerated on Change, which are
now working only half-time. This is a ruinous step for
the poorer mill-owners who, in many instances, are
oblig ed to keep their wheels in constant motion, in
order to find the means of paying their way. To
the ;rich spinner, who has perhaps hundreds of
thousands of pounds invested in bricks, mortar,
and machinery, such a course involves the necessary
sacrifice of interest, and wear and tear of machinery
the sole taoi.on for keeping open at all is, that some
partial employment may be found for their work people.
Vet the London Tory papers are raising the absurd
ory, that the cotton-spinners are throwing their hands
out of employment to create distress, and thus operate
upon the fears of the flovernment ! The Post and Herald
may learn, by a lade candid inquiry, that many of
their Tory partisans are driven to the necessity
of closing their mills for want of customers ; for for-
tunately it does happen, that the Aristocratic Corn-
laws prevent the Conservative as well as the Radical
spinner from working his machinery at a profit. And
this will by and by be found out by the Tories of Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and must eventually force them

into the ranks of the Anti-Corn-law agitators.
At the meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Association this
evening, a vote of thanks was passed to Colonel Thomp-
son for his exertions in the agricultural districts ; and
it seemed to be the general opinion that the efforts of
the Association must be directed towards enlightening
the agricultural population. Lecturers will be dispatched
into the south of England, and thousands or perhaps mil-
lions eitracts will be distributed. In short, I should not be
surprised if the seven er eight thousand pounds already
subscribed by the members of the Anti-Corn-law Asso-
ciation, and a good deal more yet to be raised, were to
be spent in educating the labouring classes of the rural
districts. Let the 'Squires and Parsons, who possess
a vestal interest in the ignorance of the peasantry, look
to it !

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FSR. 27.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mrt. HARVEY was introduced by Mr. Humphrey
and Sir Matthew Wood, amidst loud cheers, and took
the oaths and his seat for Southwark.
Mr. HODGES brought in the South Eastern rail-
way Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second time.

Mr. GREEN brought up the Report of the Petition
Committee, upon the Petition for leave to bring in a
Bill to be called the Liverpool and Manchester Exten-
sion Railway Bill, stating that the Standing Orders of
the House had been complied with ; also a Report from
the same Committee, stating that the Standing Orders
had been complied with, with respect to the Bill for
improving the harbour of Aberdeen. The Bill was
ordered to be brought in by Mr. Bannerman and Mr.
Duff.
NEW WRIT FOR DEVONSHIRE.

On the motion of Mr. E. J. STANLEY, a new writ
was ordered to be issued for the Northern Division of
Devonshire, in the room of Lord Ebrington, called to the
House of Peers.
COURT OF REVIEW.

Mr. GODSON presented a petition from an attorney
of Furnival's Inn, complaining of the present state of
the Court of Review, stating that the two Judges
were seldom of the same opinion, so that no decision
could be come to on most occasions.—(Hear, and a
laugh.) •The petition had been submitted to the law-
officers of the Crown ; and on a future day he (Mr.
Godson) would bring it under the consideration of the
House
• Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from the ship.
owners and merchants of Greenock, in favour of an
equalization of sugar duties ; also petitions from a vil-
lage near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and from the fe-
males and inhabitants of Forsyth, praying for the re-
moval of all laws affecting the food of mankind.
CORN-LA WS.

Petitions were presented by Sir E. Filmer, Sir J.
Graham, Mr. Duncombe, Mr. Plumtre, Mr. Chute,
Sir J. Round, Mr. Christopher, Mr. G. Palmer,
Mr. Bratnston, and Mr. Handley, against any alteration
in the Corn-laws.

Petitions were also presented by Mr. Baynes and Mr.
o,lliott, praying for the immediate abolitiQn of the Corn-
laws.

,`::AYLEY presented thirty-five petitions from
various plac'N in Yorkshire ; and one from York, and
its vicinity, sig-ued by several thousand's, against any
alterations in the a'rn-laws.

Mr. BROADLEY presented twenty-six petitions to
the same effect.
Mr. C. WOOD laid on the table certain returns
relative to the number of Marines employed on particular
stations.

Mr. GREEN presented a petition from the Mayor
and Corporation of Manchester, praying the House to
adopt Mr. Hill's plan with respect to postage.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the Mayor,
.Al-dermen, and Town Council of Hull, praying for a
repeal of the present Corn-law ; but the petitioners were
or opinion I.h4t for a time there ought to be a low fixed duty
imposed upon 011 corn imported, until the capital now
,ruployed in the ;:ultivation of land was equalised.
Also one from the sa-gle parties, complaining of the
duties levied upon English commerce at Stade.
Sir GEORGE SINCLALK presented five petitions
from places in the counties of Orkney and Perth, in
favour of an extension of the Church of Scotland.

Mr. H ALFORD presented a petition friZa Leicester,
praying that the House would not sanction any further
grant to the College of Maynooth.
Mr. WOOD presented a petition from the town of
Uxbridge against the present system of beer-houses.

COPYRIGHT BILL.
Sir ROBERT INGLIS presented a petition from a
clergyman praying the House to give its sanction to the
Proposed law for an alteration in the law of copyright.
DISSENTERS.
Mr. GROTE presented a petition from different
Dis3enting congregations within twelve miles of Lon-
don, praying- that the grievances of Dissenters in Eng-
land and Wales might be immediately attended to
and redresssed—that the Dissenters might be relieved
from the exaction of Church-rates, and against their
exclusion from the Universities of Oxford and Cam-
bridge. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from
Mr. Thomas Tegg, against the Copy-right Bill.
Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from Lit-
terworth, praying for the total repeal of the preseat
Corn-laws ; also, a petition, signed by six thous& id
persons, many of them retailers of beer in
Leicester, complaining of the hardships ia-
curred by a loss of their trade, and that no alterati )n
might be made in the laws affecting their interests.
Sir E. L. 13UL WER presented a petition from L. 1-
coln, praying for a comprehensive change in the pres-,it
Corn-laws.