The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-06 00:00:00

PARIS FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

NEGLIGE.—Morning, gown (peignoir) of currant or
green toile de soie. Apron of levantine, with rounded
corners, trimmed with black velvet. Shoes, velvet with
buttons. Collar, muslin, trimmed with Valenciennes.
Cap similar.
TOWN NEGLlGE.—Redingote of sarsnet glazed brown
or green, fastened in front by bows. Collar and ruf-
fles gulpure. Black Cachmere shawl, with a point,
lined with blue sarsnet. Black velvet hat, trimmed
with velvet, without feathers and lace. Black boots.
Bordered handkerchief. Muff.
TOWN DaEss.—Gown, glazed poplin, violet or red,
triranied with a high flounce. Lace collar end ruffles.
Black plush shawl, lined with blue sarsnet, bound with
a crescent band. Fawn coloured velvet hat, with a
bouquet of feathers. Ermine muff.
EVENING NEGLIGE.—GIazed satin gown, brown or
pink, with two high flounces. A. lace neckerchief
English lace cap, with velvet flowers. Long black net
gloves. Embroidered hankerebief. Fan.

EVENING DRESS.—Pekin gown, pink or white, with
sprigs, with a guipure flounce. Mantilla and en-
gageantes similar. Head-dress, velvet and pearls.,
Jewels and rich fan. Embroidered handkerchief, with
a deep edging of Valenciennes. White gloves and
shoes.
LACE.--The principal richness of evening dress is
in lace. The stuffs worn are so magnificent that they
are treated like velvet. Ile flounces are made of lace.
Sleeves are made to come down to the elbow with en-
gageantes. Long sleeves cannot be worn in the eves-
ing. Black lace is going out completely.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Wednesday night,
about eiggt, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Ash-
ton, No. 16, Walcott-place, Westminster. The fire ori-
ginated in a bed-room on the second floor , in which a
fire had been kindled, and a quantity of linen which
had been placed before it for the purpose of airing
became ignited, and the room was presently in a general
blaze, and rapidly communicated to other parts of the
building ; hut by the prompt arrival of the West of
England other fire-engines, it was speedily got under.
Mr. Ashton is insured, but he has sustained a loss of
2201. in money,which he had placed behind the wainscot
before he went out, for security, hut which, unfortu-
nately for him, on his return, the room and cash had
both been destroyed by thefire.
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT BUCK-
INGHAM PALACE.—On Wednesday morning, about 11
o'clock, about twenty men were at work upon a scaf-
fold, when one of the scaffold-poles supporting the ex-
treme end, snapped asunder, and the men. three in
number, who were at work in that particular part, were
precipitated to the ground, a distaace of thirty feet.
One of the men fell on his feet, and escaped without
the slightest injury, but the other two were dreadfully
injured. Both men were immediately taken to St.
George's Hospital upon shutters, and M•Carthy, who
has a wife and five children, died almost immediately
after his admittance. The injuries received by Camp-
bell are of so serious a nature that it is not expected he
will recover.

EVENING EDITION

AN TI-CORN-LAW ASSSOCIATION.

MEETING OF MEMBERS.

A meeting of the members of the Anti-Corn-law
Association was convened on Wednesday evening last,
at the Association Rooms, Newall's-buildings, for the
purpose of making the preliminary arrangements for the
grand festival, which is to take place in January next.
The attendance of members was unusually large, and
the interest which was taken in the business was
almost enthusiastic. J. B. Smith, Esq., occupied the
chair.

Mr. RAWSON then read the report and statement of
the accounts,

The CHAIRMAN said there was one item in the book
on which he would make an observation. This was for

the delegation to London. The sum of 600/. was sub-
scribed by this Association to carry on the agitation

and also to employ counsel if Parliament would allow

them to be heard at the bar of the House. These costs

were not yet filed, and in all probability there would be
sometLing from that sum. Gentlemen would remember
that 2,0001. was voted by this Association to the Anti-
Corn-law League. Of that 2,0001., 1,8211. had been
paid by this Association to the League, and of course
it would have to be accounted for by the League. All
the other expenses were expenses of that Association,

Then as regarded the League, he believed their expenses

were principally for lectures. They had sent lecturers

to all the principal towns of the kingdom. That,
of coarse, must have cost a great deal of money.
In many places they had been obliged to go to great
expense, having met with opposition on every side. In
many places, where they had taken rooms, no sooner had
the lecturer applied than they had been told that they could
not have the room. In other places they had been told
that the party would have been glad to have let the lec-
turers have rooms, but that they bad received intima-
r:.ons of a threatening character, and of course refused
their accommodation. They had been obliged to pay
high prices for all the rooms they had had. Then there
were the expenses of the advertising and the bills, be-
sides the expenses of the lecturers. Then there was
the expense of the Anti-Corn-law Circular. They
must be aware that that was a very losing concern, for
they did not suppose they could print a paper of that
kind, sell it for twopence, the stamp costing one penny,
and the newspaper sellers getting a halfpenny, thus
leaving one halfpenny for the whole expense of printing,
paper, and every thing else. One obstacle to the cir-
culation of the paper was the Government charge of
one penny for the stamp. Before they were obliged to
stamp it, the circulation was 15,000 a week. No
sooner was the stamp put on, than it fell down one-half
the next week ; and since that time it had got down to
4000, and was now up to 5,000 a fortnight . They had
paid for lectures 1,112/., their printing account was
742/., wages 188/., sundries 531., newspapers sent to the
office 161., &c., so that they had only a balance of 451.
in hand for the present, and the League was in debt

9221.—( Hear, and laughter.)
The BOROUGHREEVE hoped they were not insolvent.
{Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—They would be called upon for
another subscription, in support of the League ; they
could not go on without money.
Mr. RAWSON observed that if money could not be
obtained from the provinces, the only plan that he could
think of was, that they should pay another instalment
themselves.—( Hear.)
CHAS. WALKER, Esq., rose to propose the first reso-
lution that was to be submitted to the meeting, namely,
that the report be received and adopted. He said they
were met there not for the purpose of discussing the im-
policy of these laws--for of that they were all perfectly
convinced—but th'dy were met to put into operation the
best measures 0-,ey could to obtain the repeal of these
laws.—(Hear.Now he was quite sure that unless there
was some g' eat public demonstration, in opposition to
these lawF, the Government would not repeal them.
And he trusted that the demonstration which would be

Pr°P°3'..d to them in the course of the evening, would be
the ',neans of producing other and similar demonstrations
Jroughout the country, and that we might have the
same kind and degree of excitement on this subject that
we had before the passing of the Reform Bill. Then,
and not till then, in his opinion, would they obtain the
repeal of these laws.—(Hear.) He really honoured

Lord Melbourne for what he said in the House of
Lords, when he stated that he would not come forward—

t.)-,at he would do nothing until the people came forward
themselves.—(Cheers.) And he was perfectly right in
saying so. because he was utterly powerless in the
House of Lords, unless he was supported by the people.
—(Hear.) This was not merely the case in the House
of Lords, but in the House of Commons too ; and they
might depend upon it, that unless they did come for-
ward with might and main, these laws would never be
repealed.—(Loud applause.) He begged to move the
resolution.

Mr. WN. NiCHOLSON seconded the resolution, which
being put by the Chairman, was carried unanimously.
Mr. Alderman BROOKS, Esq., Boroughreeve, then

rose to move the second resolution, to the effect that the

meeting cordially approved of the proceedings of the
Committee, for carrying out the objects of the Anti-
Corn-law Association, and pledged itself to renewed
and unabated exertion to effect the total repeal of the
Corn-laws. That this meeting also invokes the co-ope-
ration of the Manchester public, and a prompt, united,
and energetic effort to accomplish, d uring the present
Session of Parliament, an object of such vital import-
ance to the welfare of the surrounding community. He
should propose this resolution with a great deal of
pleasure, for he thought that in this matter they were
perfectly right. The repeal of the Corn-laws was a
question which affected them all very much ; indeed,
it was the only thing that was wanted at present.
He was very sorry that in some degree people
made out a political view of the case. There was not
an atom of any such thing. They were all interested
in this question, most completely, and he had got a list
of gentlemen's names in his hand upon whom he would
call for subscriptions. Whether it was a political asso-
ciation or not, he said that he was going to call upon
the gentlemen for subscriptions with whom he had the
honour of putting down his name, for it was as much
interest of the one as it was of the other, and he
was fully determined to try those gentlemen and see
what they were made of.—(Cheers.) If they did not
see their own interest, he would try to see it for them—
(Hear, hear)—and if they would not part with their
money for the agitation of this question, he would
part with his a second time.—(Hear, hear.) He
found that there were many institutions in the town
of Manchester, and in all those other towns,
who required a great deal of supporting, and there
were men of great talent that could agitate for
the support of these institutions, both morally and reli-
giously, much better than he could de. He was glad
that there were such men to look after such things.
But when all these things were looked after, they must
look to their own interest as well.—(Hear, hear.) If
they lost their trade, they would lose everything,
and they would have no money to give to charities.
He maintained that the only way to keep our trade
was to take care that other nations did not outrun
us in improvement. How could they look on quietly
and see people abroad manufacturing, and being fully
engaged in business, while we were working only
three or four days in the week? And where should
we be in a very little time ? Why, completely left
behind. On that account he was determined to know
from the gentlemen of Manchester what they intended
to do for this cause. If they took it politically,
he would take it politically too. But he contended that
it was no such thing as a political question ; it was one
affecting the salvation of the whole community. It
must be a saving to the landlords too, for if the people
could not buy bread he could net sell it.—(Hear, hear.)
What he knew he knew as a man. He was not one
that could make speeches. Mr. Alderman Cobden was
the man that could do that ; but he (the Borough-
reeve) could not do anything of the kind. He did not,
however, come second to Mr. Alderman Cobden, or to
any body else, for a practical knowledge of the business.
—(Hear, hear, hear.) He had been in business for
thirty years, and he knew what it was. He begged to
move the resolution.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HARDING rose to second the resolution. He
said they would remember the old saying, " Charity
always begins at home," and he hoped that they would
be enabled to be liberal in their subscriptions. They
were all aware that, except they exerted themselves, and
used all the means within their power, these laws could
not be repealed.
Mr. BERRY, from Nottingham. was then announced
to address the meeting. He said he had lived at Not-
tingham for three years, but there really would be no
living in that county in a short time unless there
was some very great change, for the people were
actually all out of work. When he came away on
Friday morning there were 3,000 persons in the
streets wandering about who literally could not get any-
thing to do.—(Hear, hear.) Such was the state of
things in that district that he was obliged to get a
man to remain in his house, for the protection of his
wife and family, during his absence. They came in
ffi fetoi eusr,s
ea,npde hp ul he
dcroeudlsd,
begging from door to door, and,
droves of tens, twenties, forties,
not relieve them. Such was the state of things in
Nottingham when he left on Friday morning last. In
Leicester they were little better, and the stocking trade
had nearly left Nottingham. They had had a meet-
ing of the Poor-law Guardians on Thursday to take
into consideration what was to be done, because the
people must hare something to eat, and they came to
the resolution of giving out door relief. They could
do no other. On Friday morning there was a man
who offered to take him to an inn at Nottingham, where
he said there was 14 of the best mechanics of the place
just getting ready to depart to France to assist in ma-
king railways. The trade of the country was leaving
in every direction.
The CHAIRMAN—As the stocking trade had been
adverted to by Mr. Berry, he would just state that,
when Dr. Bowring was here, he exhibited some samples
of stockings, which, on looking over, he (the Chairman)
took to be English stockings by the marks upon them.
He thought them a remarkably good article ; but Dr.
Bowring informed him that they were not English

stockings, but German stockings, with English marks

upon them.
Mr. SCOTT, of Dundee, was then introduced to the
meeting. He said they were perhaps aware that Dun-
dee was a great place for linen manufacture. He had
recently gone from London to Aberdeen, and on making
inquiries as to the state of trade at that place, he
was told that a meeting of the trade had taken place,
and it was a matter of consideration with them
whether they should confine their mills to half
time. The manufacturers there were men of large
capital ; but they had not been able to employ
it to any advantage for a long time past. At Mon-
trose he was told that the mills there were closed,
and that the owners of the property had been losing just
in proportion to the work they turned out. ♦t Arbroath
he found the same feeling. When he went to Dundee
he was told that trade was anything but brisk ; that a
number of the manufacturers had become insolvent ; that
numbers of others were in daily expectation of being so.
A friend of his had also informed him that a number of
the best workers were leaving, and going to Belgium
and to France ; that 145 of the principal men and women
had been sent from the town of Dundee, by way of Hull,
to teach the French and the Belgians the different
branches of their trade. These individuals were engaged
for a year, and in that time they would be able to instruct
a great many people, and the probability was that, in two
or three years the trade of four or five of the counties of

Scotland would be completely dispensed with. All this
was because we would not take their corn in exchange,
and at this moment there were in Scotland thousands of

the population that were starving for want of food, which
in foreign countries was possessed in abundance, and
when at the same time they were both able and willing
to give their labour for that which was of no value in

foreign countrieC-He wns an old opponent of the Corn-
laws. He had said he would wait its time ; but he saw

clearly that if they continued the Corn-laws it would
bring Radical Reform and Universal Suffrage, and
every thing else along with it. His opinion was that, if
the Corn-laws were not repealed, they would destroy the
whole manufacturing interests of the country. He was
not able to go more fully into the 77uestioa, being called
upon unexpectedly ; but, unless they would give their
zealous support to the repeal of these laws, they might
depend upon it they would take every shilling out of
their pockets which they had saved. He hoped, there-
fore, they would heartily join in the agitation of this

question.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said he had that day received a paper
from Dundee, from which it appeared that at a public
meeting it was resolved that it should be known what
the opinions of the inhabitants were, and that every
man in the town should be asked whether he was for

the Corn-laws or against them. He then put the second
resolution to the meeting, which was carried unanimously.

Mr. Alderman COBDEN then said he had the honour
of submitting to them the third resolution, which was—
" 'That the evil effects of the Corn-laws have been
felt, especially during the past and present year, in the
derangement of the currency of this and all foreign coun-
tries—paralying our commerce—partially suspending
our manufactures—throwing out of employment our in
dustrious work-people, and involving the whole commu-
nity in distress. That in the opinion of this meeting
this Association is called upon for renewed exertions to
co-operate with the Anti-Corn-law Associations in dif-
ferent parts of the kingdom, to obtain the total repeal
of laws which, if continued, threaten to overwhelm the
country in immediate ruin."
He said he believed that many of the gentlemen present
felt so forcibly the truth of every word which he had
read, that he need not urge a single word in proof of
them. As, however, they were not there for the pur-

pose of making speeches, but for business, he would
venture to suggest what they ought now to do. They
were on the verge of another Session of Parliament.
The squires had had their meetings, and they had been
nothing but pro-Corn-law meetings in disguise. They
had dined, and met, and raised the cry of " Protection
to the land," while the other party had been looking
quietly on. We had been taunted by our enemies, and
scolded by our friends for being so long quiet. But the
Report would show that although they had not been
making a great deal of noise, they had been doing a
great deal of work during the last year. Their lec-
turers had been at work, and had been doing most effi-
cient service in the promotion of this righteous cause.
The time, however, had come when something
else must be done, and that was a zealous
attack upon the legislature throughout the whole coun-
try. They must get ready petitions with millions of
signatures ; and must press them into the House of
Commons with renewed application during the ensuing
session. From Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Burn-
ley, Nottingham, and Dundee, subscriptions had been
sent ; but although Glasgow, Liverpool, and Birming-
ham had not sent, there were individuals there who had
pledged themselves that contributions of from 2001. to
5001. should be sent to aid the efforts of the Manchester
Association. There were others who could not afford
to give any money ; but their whole influence was at
work, and they state that when the time should come
they would be up and doing, and commence the work
in earnest. He believed they were aware it was
proposed to have a grand festival early in next
month. He hoped it would be a gathering of
an important character. He believed there would
be from three to four thousand people present at
least. There would be one day for business, so that they
might be able to show what the feeling of Manchester is
upon the subject. But the sinews of war would be want-
ing. Again they had called for 50 per cent. of the amount
subscribed. He hoped the gentlemen of Manchester
would answer the call for 25 per cent. very soon. From
the promptitude with which the former calls had been met,
he did not think there would be much difficulty in
raising the money, and he hoped they would obtain a
considerable increase to the list. He did sincerely hail
the present proposal as a mode of testing those gentle-
men who had not yet contributed to the agitation of this
question on the ground that it had been made a party
question. He did not deny that this had been a party
question ; but who had made it a party question ? Let
them ask, whether the question was a Whig, Tory, or
Radical one, if the principle was a just one ? And then,
if it be so, and one party have had the honour of advo-
cating exclusively that principle, must they not have so
much the more honour?—(Hear.) But he would ask,
whether the opposing party had a right to get up and
say that the Association had made it a party question ?
Certainly not. It was they who made it a party ques-
tion by absenting from co-operation with the Association.
—(Hear, hear.) But he believed a great change was
taking place in Manchester amongst all classes with re-
ference to this question. The old adage said, " Hun-
ger will break through a stone wall," and he believed
that hunger and privation were effecting great changes
in the hearts of some of their opponents on this question.
For his own part he should say that he would hail the
co-operation of any party in Manchester, but particu-
larly the Conservative party, because no one could deny
that they possessed great personal inftence, wealth,
and consequence to aid in this struggle. He should be
exceedingly glad, therefore, to yield up any of the du-
ties in that Association to any gentleman of Conservative
creed who was willing to take the work off his hands.
They would not hear of his politics or of any other
politics while they were joined together to effect the re-
peal of the Corn-laws It had been suggested that
a committee should be named, for canvassing for
new subscriptions. He hoped it would not be necessary
to canvass for new subscriptions. When it was known
that they were engaged in the struggle, and were re-
quiring friends, he hoped that parties would voluntarily
come forward and subscribe to that Association, and
that every individual who had something to lose would
be willing to contribute something towards saving the
rest, for unless they did contribute, they could expect
little else than to lose their all.—(Hear.) He con-
cluded by moving the resolution.
Mr. JOHN STANDING seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN said the next question was fixing
the day for the dinner, and making the arrangements. It
was expected that on that occasion they would be
favoured with the attendance of many influential Mem-
bers of Parliament, and that there would be delegates
from all parts of the kingdom. They had already no-
tices from many parts of the kingdom to send delegates
to the meeting. These delegates would, first of all,
meet in the morning of the day, or on the previous day.
to determine upon the course it was most desirable to
pursue to obtain the object they had in view. Their
friends would all dine together, and they should have
such a gathering as never was heard of in this part of
the country, or any other. Thursday the gthj of Ja-
nuary was thought to be the most suitable day for the
festival. _ _

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A MEMBER of the Association said it was reported
that Parliament would meet on the 15th of January,
and if so it would be desirable to have the dinner earlier
if possible. It was, however, generally considered by
the Association that there was no truth in the rumour,
and the 9th of January was therefore finally fixed.
Same conversation then ensued as to the most conve-
nient place, but the arrangement was left to the Com-
mittee.
The CHAIRMAN said there would be a public meet.
ing. It would perhaps be advisable to determine whe-
ther it should be held before or after the dinner.
A MEMBER of the Association asked whether it was
likely that a public meeting would go off as the last
meeting did which was held at the Corn Exchange.—
(Loud cries of " No, no.")
Mr. RAWSON thought it should be a town's meeting,
called by requisition to the Mayor and other authorities.
Mr. Ald. COBDEN said as allusion had been made to
the last meeting held in the Corn Exchange on the
subject, he would just observe that he thought it was
their duty to risk a little danger. At that meeting he
lost his hat, and he had nearly lost his head ; but he
should
to
ldbeanywilling to run the same chance again in so
, good a cause. He should be most willing to place his
name
requisition to the Mayor or the Borough-
reeve and Constables, and he hoped they would have
the ;pleasure of seeing them all on the platform to-
gether.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. HALL thought it would be better to have the
public
country
an meeting t
opportunityi ng before
of the dinner,seeing
what w
as it wouldasbeing
done
in Manchester.

The CHAIRMAN said they were under no apprehen-
sion as to any interruption of a public meeting. He
thought there was good reason to believe that the eyes
of the working classes had lately been opened in this
matter. If they were of opinion that the public meeting
should be before the dinner, it would be necessary to
get up a requisition.
It was then unanimously resolved that the public
meeting should be held before the dinner.
Mr. BERRY thought it would be very desirable to
send circulars round to the different towns to induce
them to get up simultaneous meetings. At Nottingham,
Derby, and Leicester they were quite ripe for meetings,
and he thought if such an intimation were given to each
large manufacturing town where the several populations
were so much interested in this important question, it
might have an excellent effect.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be announced in the
next Anti-Corn-law Circular. Last year they sent peti-
tions signed by half a million of people for the repeal of
the Corn-laws, and he should not feel satisfied unless they
were double that number this year. They ought to have
a million or two of signatures at least ; and let the land-
owners get up meetings in the same way, and see
what they could do. They bad the best information
from friends in London telling them how petitions were
got up in favour of the Corn-laws. Even the farmers
would not sign them ; and the landowners had to get
the clergymen to go round and get signatures to little
bits of paper. He believed the landowners dared not
appeal to the people on the subject in any town.
The Boroughrceve being called to the Chair, a una-
nimous vote of thanks was given to J. B. Smith, Esq.,
for his services on the occasion, to which he replied that
their presence there on that occasion had given him
great pleasure. He was glad to see they had not de-
serted the cause, and he hoped to have their co-operation
in the coming struggle, which he anticipated would be
one of a very formidable character.
The meeting then separated, having been assembled
about an hour.