The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-16 00:00:00

Mr. ACKERSLEY seconded the amendment, because
he had been called upon to do so as an honest man.—
( Laughter.) He did not condemn the Whigs because
they were Whigs, for the Tories were as bad, and were
attempting to destroy the colony, and doing it as Tories.
—( Laughter.)
At the earnest entreaty of Sir A. Grant, the Chair-
man, Mr. Philpot, Mr. Burge and others, Dr. Binns
withdrew his amendment.

The original resolutions were then passed unani-
mously.
The petitions were agreed to and numerously signed.
Thanks were then noted to the Chairman, and the
meeting adjourned.

The Bill for making temporary provision of the Go-
vernment of Jamaica is founded, according to the pre-
amble, on the General Assembly of the House of the
Island having met on the 17th of December, 1838, and
having resolved to abstain from any legislative functions
till certain conditions were complied with, which it is
not expedient to grant, and which has made it neces-
sary that temporary provision should be made for the
good government of the Island. The Bill therefore
enacts that, until the Ist of January, in • blank year, it
shall not be necessary to summon the House of General
Assembly of Jamaica for the dispatch of business, or to
hold any meeting of the said General Assembly ; but
that until the said first day of January every law, sta-
tute, or usage requiring that the said House of General
Assembly shall be suspended for the dispatch of busi-
ness, or requiring that any meeting shall be holden of the
said General Assembly, shall be and the same is hereby
suspended.
The Governor, with the assent of the Council of the
Island, is next empowered to make laws and ordinances,
which her Majesty in Council may disallow wholly or
in part. The Ordinances, and the Orders in Council
disallowing them, are to be laid before Parliament. The
Governor may by the next clause revive and continue
expiring laws by proclamation. By the last clause but
one, the Governor of the island is to fix the date of the
Act coming into operation.

We perceive that a rumour is making the circle
of the press to the effect that Lord Corehouse has resigned
his seat on the Bench, and that the Solicitor-General has
in consequence of that event proceeded to London. We
believe that this statement is premature and incorrect; as
we have reason to know that the Solicitor-General had
made arrangements for going to London some weeks ago,
before the resignation of Lord Corehouse was talked of.__
Scotsman.

A number of rooks within the last few day have
been found dead near the Rookery of the Lower Lode,
Tewkesbury, probably from poison having been laid in the
adjoining meadows for their destruction. This will, in
some measure, spoil the usual good sport which many of
our townsmen experience at the annual (took-shooting
Dinner at the abovo Inn.—Cheltenham Chronicle.

TIIE YOUNG EGYPTIANS.-Of the twenty
Egyptians sent to this country by their Government about
nine years ago, to learn our arts and sciences, the last of
them, Seid Achmet, left Glasgow on Monday evening for
Liverpool, to return to his native country. lie bad bcel
five years learning millwright work under Mr. Graham, at
Penick, and civil engineering for about three years under
Mr. Nlacquiaten. The climate disagfeei with some of
them, and they remained but a short time in this country.
We understand two of them died ; four paid their attention
principally to plumber work, two to ship-building, and the
otters chiefly to machinery-making ant cotton-spinning.
Tne Pacha wisely left them to choose trades or pro-
fessions to suit their own tastes, and he paid for their
ed ication liberally. It is rather surprising that only one
of them had the idea of studying civil engineering, being a
prdession so much required in that country, and where it
is generally believed it had its origin, but has long since
been extinct, and it is rather an odd circumstance that this
young gentleman should have been taught in Glasgow, and
that when he returns to Egypt he will be the first native
civil engineer who has appeared there for many genera.
tions. He is a very interesting young man, and was much
esteemed here by all ranks. A number of respectable and
scientific persons took leave of him at the steamer, and his
former fellow-workmen fired a farewell salute from a num-
ber of guns as the steamer passed the Kelvin.—Glasgow
Courier.

DEATH FROM DESTITUTION.--A great sen-
sation has been produced at Blaina, Abergavenny, and the
surroundiog neighbourhood, by the death of a poor man of
the name of William Nicholas, who had, for the last four
or five weeks, been sleeping in a hovel and other places, in
the Blaina Iron Works, without receiving necessary suste- '
nance. About the 14th ult. he was taken ill, from want
of food and she impure nature of the air of the cabin and
other places in which he slept. On Tuesday week great
complains were made to Messrs. Brown, by the men em-
ployed at the works, of the filthy and dirty state the de-
! ceased was in, and the unbearable stench arising therefrom.
Mr. Thomas Brown immediately caused application to be
made to the deputy relieving officer, James Thomas, resid-
ing at Blaina, stating deceased's illness, and requesting his
immediate removal, but he took no steps in the matter
further than sending him food. On Tuesday, the 26th,
Mr. Thomas Brown wrote to Mr. Watkins, the relieving
officer, stating the case, and desiring the pauper's imme-
diate removal, as deceased's life was endangered by remain-
ing in such an unwholesome atmosphere. The following
day Mr. Brown again wrote to the relieving officer. The
deceased left the cabin on Saturday morning ; and was
seen that morning leaning on the palings of a house some
distance from the cabin, and afterwards found lying in a
ditch by the house, and there died before assistance could
be procured to get him out. On Monday on inquest was
held on the body, before Mr. Hughes, Coroner for the
county of Monmouth. The fact of the deceased-ha%ing
been found dead in the ditch was proved by two Is itnesseF.
The Jury returned the following verdict e--‘. That on
Saturday mcrning last, the 30th day of March, in the year
1839, in the parish of Aberystsvith, in the county of Mon-
mouth, the said William Nicholas was found dead ; that
there are no marks of violence to be found on his poison,
and that the death of the said William Nicholas was acce-
lerated by the want of proper food and nourishment." The
body of the unfort,inate deceased was buri:d the sane
evening.

‘vorking men of Lincoln have formed an
Association, of which the following Resolution is the ba-
sis That this meeting being much dissatisfied with the
present state and prospects of the working classes, and see-
ing no hope of amelioration, as the house of Commons is
at present constituted, have resolved to form themselves
into an Association, to be called The Lincoln Working
Men's Association,' having for its object the obtaining Uni-
versal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, no
property qualification, equal voting, districts," &c.
IMPROVEMENT OF HoLBORN-HILL.--At
Guildhall on \Vedesday, during the sitting of Alderman
Kelly, Mr. Seymour, of Bartlett's.passage, Holborn,
chronometer-maker, exhibited to the Alderman a model of
an invention for removing the danger and inconveniecce of
the steepness of Holborn-hill, without altering the shop-
fronts, footways, or level of the street. It consisted ap-
parently in having three lines for the passage of carriages.
The line for ascending the bill has the centre paved as
at present, but the wheels would move over a succession of
iron rollers, the rollers moving round as the wheels passed
over them. Mr. Seymour said that the effect would be
equivalent to diminishing the weight of a waggon-load to
one-eighth of its actual amount ; that is, a horse would
draw up 24 cwt. over the rollers with the same exertion as
he would apply to 3 cwt. on the present pavement. Mr.
Alderman Kelly thanked Mr. Seymour for the opportunity
of seeing the plan, but said he was not enough versed in
mechanics to determine whether it could be reduced to
practice.
HOUSE OF COBURG.—The house of Saxe-
Coburg is indisputably the most fortunate of all the existing
great families of Europe. No common lot has attended
them in our time, and they appear destined to fill a re-
markable place in modern history. The reigning Duke
has succeeded to the inheritance of the duchy of Saxe-
Gotha, which he enjoys in addition to his original sove-
reignty of Coburg. His brother Leopold was born under
an extraordinary star; he first married the heiress to the
British throne, and subsequently a daughter of the King
of the French ; two ladies not less amiable than elevated ;
and, after declining the throne of Greece, lie has been
chosen King of Belgium. One sister espoused the
Archduke Constantine of Russia, and thus in the ordinary
course of events would have become Empress of all the
Russias. The history of another sister, the Duchess of
Kent, is too well known to require comment; she is the
mother of the Queen of England. Another brother has
married one of the greatest heiresses of the Austrian empire,
the daughter of the Prince of Kohary, and occupies the
high post of Lieutenant Field Marshal in the service of the
Emperor. Finally, a nephew of the Duchess of Kent is
the reigning King of Portugal. An impartial review of
the progress of this distinguished family compels us to add,
that it does not owe its success to unworthy intrigue ; its
members bear their great estate with prudence, with good
sense, and with moderation ; and their domestic qualities
form an antidote to the venom which generally pursues a
career of success.—Hawkin's Germany.
A private meeting of the Proprietors and renters
of Covent-garden theatre took place on Wednesday, in con-
sequence o; Mr. Macready's announcement of an intention to
relinquish the lessee and managership with the present sea-
son. The meeting had reference to pecuniary arrange-
ments in his relation to the proprietorship, which might
affect the decision of Mr. Macready ; and the public will
shortly be made acquainted with the result.
Till lately upwards of 70 coaches passed through
Hounslow daily, but now there are only 9 or 10.
•
A FACT.—The C,
incznizatti News says there is
a man living about fifty miles north of that city, who has
had twenty-four children by one wife, eighteen of whom
are now full-grown hearty males, capable of bearing arms.
In peace prepare for war," is his maxim.
ANTWERP, APRIL 13.—The balance-sheet of
Mr. John, of Liege (of February 08, 1839), has been pub-
lished. The following is the result : —Assets, 45,894,418;
Debts, 17,839 574 ; Surplus, 8,054,844.
TIIE WEATHER IN EDINBURGH.—The \v""
tiler, we are glad to say, gives favourable symptoms of im-
provement. We have had four successive days of the
brightest sunshine, and yesterday (Friday) the thermometer
stood upwards of 70 in the sun. The wind is beginning
to veer round to the westward again.—Scotsman.