The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-13 00:00:00

France to Cobden,

The following despatch is an eloquent proof of a
growing identity of views and sentiment between
the French and ourselves. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs interprets the feelings of the French nation
when he pays tribute to the sterling worth of Cob-
den. However great an object it may be to seek to
know ourselves, it is certainly a source of deep satis-
faction and of good augury for the peace of the
world when our neighbours learn to know us and
we also to understand them. The life of an " inter-
national man," such as ar. Drouyn de Lhuys so
aptly designates Cobden, has been fitly devoted to
these great results :

" To his Excellency the Prince de la Tour d'Auv ergne,
Ambassador of France at London.

" Paris, April 8.

"Prince,—A few days since, whilst the first Mi-
nister of her Britannic Majesty bore brilliant testi-
mony in the House of Commons to the memory of
Richard Cobden, a speaker belonging to the Govern-
ment of the Emperor expressed the regrets which
the death of this illustrious man gave rise to in
France, and the Legislative Body identified them-
selves with this homage by an unanimous impulse.

" A manifestation so honourable to the two nations,
and to the person whose loss England deplores, will
not have escaped your attention ; and you will
perhaps have already had occasion to communicate
thereupon with the Ministers of the Queen. I desire
nevertheless, Prince, to place you in a position to
express to them officially the mournful sympathy
and truly national regret which the death, as
lamented as premature, of Richard Cobden has
excited on this side of the Channel.

" That indefatigable promoter of liberty in the
domain of commerce and manufactures was not only
the living proof of what merit, perseverance, and
labour can accomplish ; one of the most complete
examples of those men who, sprung from the most
humble ranks of society, raise themselves to the
highest rank in public estimation by the effect of
their own worth and of their personal services ;
finally, one of the rarest examples of the solid
qualities inherent in the English character. He is
above all, in our eyes, the representative of those
sentiments and those cosmopolite principles before
which national frontiers and rivalries disappear ;
whilst essentially of his country, he was still more
of his time ; he knew what mutual relations could
accomplish in our days for the prosperity of peoples.
Cobden, if I may be permitted so to say, was an
international man.

" There are some mental views and aptitudes
which are only given to those who in the outset of
their career have felt the embarrassments and the
difficulties of life, who have had to struggle against
the necessities of a position less than humble.
Richard Cobden had been brought up in this severe
but strengthening school ; he thence derived, as the
best preparation for a knowledge of political eco-
nomy, the gift of sympathy with the sufferings of
the laborious classes in the midst of whom he had
lived ; he the better understood the straitened
circumstances which he had shared; and in feeling
the need of alleviating them, he was naturally ledto
seek the means to do so, firstly, in the abolition of
the corn laws in England, then in the suppression or
lowering of the barriers which the various commer-
cial laws had raised between peoples. Certainly
Cobden did not create any of the principles of in-
dustrial and commercial liberty. They had been
professed and propagated before him by eminent
theorists in England and France. But his glory is
to have followed up the practical application of
them, abroad and at home, with an ardour and de-
votedness quite unparalleled.
" Exempt from national prejudices as from those
of education and caste, Richard Cobden brought to
the pursuit of reforms which he judged useful
to his country and profitable to humanity a
disinterestedness and a sincerity which one can-
not but honour, whilst at the same time one is
obliged to admit that all his views were not equally
practicable.
" For ourselves, we cannot forget the consider-
able part he took in the change of opinions which
prepared, and in the negotiations which led to, the
treaty of commerce at present existing between
France and England. This important act, the
good results of which experience has already con-
secrated, and the liberal provisions of which are from
day to day adopted by other Powers of Europe,
will have for effect not only the development of the
material interests between England and France, but
it will also aid powerfully in strengthening their
friendly relations. This was the double object of
Richard Cobden. He loved and understood France
better than any other person, and regarded as one
of the greatest interests of his country and humanity
the maintenance of peaceful relations between the
two nations, which, according to the expression
recently used by a member of the English Cabinet,
march at the head of the world.

" You will be good enough, Prince, to acquaint
the First Minister and the Principal Secretary of
her BritanniC Majesty with the sentiments expressed
in this despatch, and which they will receive I doubt
not with a willingness equal to that which has dic-
tated them.—Receive, &c.,

(Signed)

" DROUYN DE LIENS."

STATE OF TRADE.

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CARDIFF, April Il.—There are a good number of orders
on the books of the steam coal proprietors, and the col-
lieries are, as usual, in pretty regular employ. The export
inquiry has improved a little as compared with what was
the case a week ago. Considerable vitality is evinced in
the house coal trade, and there is upon the whole a good
demand from the West of England and Irish markets.
Quotations for both steam and house remain without any
material alteration. For certain descriptions of coke plates
there is a better sale, but it cannot be said that prices have
improved. Patent fuel is in request on export account, and
the works are on full time. The principal ironmasters of
the district are well supplied with orders. Contracts for
railway iron are being executed for South America, Sweden,
Italy, and also the East.
DONCASTER, 11.—The state of the coal trade in South
Yorkshire is exceedingly good, and, as the weather is now
much warmer, we may expect an alteration so far is house-
hold descriptions are concerned. The inquiry for the me-
tropolitan markets is brisk, and in the anticipation of an
increasing trade the Great Northern Railway propose to ex-
tend their coal depot and weighing yard at this place. The
tonnage that passes through from both the northern and
South Yorkshire coalfields is large. The demand for Hull
and Grimsby, especially for steam coal, _is improving,
and both the railway and the navigation convey steam
and house coal in considerable quantities. The opening
of the northern ports has stimulated the steam coal trade.
The export trade at those ports is good.
LEICESTER, 12th.—There is is not much change in the
hosiery trade; the market continues healthy and there is
about an average amount of business doing. Manufac-
turers are careful to produce only those goods which are
ordered. In the country districts business is rather quiet.
Yarns are without much change in price, and spinners
only make for immediate requirements. The wool market
is dull, and there is very little doing in materials.
NOTTINGHAM, 12th.—There is an improvement in the
demand for silk mechlins this week. All kinds of cotton
goods are, however, a slow sale, and the state of the yarn
market prevents buyers purchasing except for immediate
wants. The fineness of the weather will influence the
sale of laces suitable to the season. Stocks of goods are
light, and manufacturers produce with eaution. A few
buyers have been in the market, but their operations are
not extensive. In hosiery there is not much change.
little is doing for the home market and for shipment, and
manufacturers are working almost entirely to order. Yarns
are without much alteration.

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THE LAST OF AN ACTOR. —At the Lambeth
Police-court, yesterday, shortly before the conclu-
sion of the business of the Court, Dr. Tanner, of Kenning-
ton, accompanied by Mr. Porter, the relieving officer of the
Newington, applied to Mr. Elliott, the
parish of St. Mary's,
sitting magistrate, for an order of removal to the Lunatic
Asylum, Bethnal-green, of Joseph Henry Rickards, the
well-known comedian, as a dangerous lunatic. It was
shown that for many months past he
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extremely violent, causing the greatest alarm to his wife
and neighbours. The poor fellow
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recovered from the three months'
for ill-treating his wife, although
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three attendants, he was conveyed in a carriage
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court to the asylum, the magistrate having granted the
order requested.

ACCIDENT IN A CHURCHYARD.—On Monday an
accident took place in the graveyard at Bowdon which
might have been attended with a fatal result. A grave
had been dug ready to receive the body of Mrs. Starkey,
and Charles Albinson, the son of the sexton, descended
into the grave, which was very deep, when suddenly the
soil, which was very loose and sandy, gave way under the
weight of the bystanders, and the poor man was over-
whelmed with the falling earth,being literally buried under
the mass. Assistance having been instantly obtained, he
was gradually rescued from his perilous position.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

CITY BETTING-YESTERDAY.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst John Davis (taken)
sto 1 agst Tomato (taken)
10 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel (taken)
10 to 1 agst Grace Darling (taken)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
6to 1 agst Grinder (taken)
9to 1 agst Mail Train (taken)
20 to 1 agst Perfumer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
14 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken)
16 to 1 agst Victorious (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken)
33 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken)
33 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken)

THE TWO THOUSAND.
2to 1 agst Liddington (taken)
3to 1 agst Brea,dalbane (taken)
12 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken)
16 to 1 agst Ariel (taken)
20 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken)
40 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEnxEsDAY.
There was a very thin attendance at the Subscription
Rooms this day, and the only feature in the betting was
the execution of a commission in favour of Ariel for the
Two Thousand Guineas and Derby. Closing prices :

TWO THOUSAND.
2to 1 agst Liddington (offered)
3to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered)
20 to 1 agst Ariel (taken)
THE DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Ariel (taken freely)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
7to 1 agst Grinder (offered—take 15 to 2)
9 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered)
100 to 6 agst Lampoon (offered—take 20 to 1)
20 to 1 agst Paris (offered)
20 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Lion (offered—take 100 to 9)
11 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered)
100 to 7 agst Mcestissima filly (taken and wanted)
100 to 3 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken and wntd)
100 to 3 agst The Clown (offered)

YORK SPRING MEET
The Flying Dutchman Handi

Age st lb
Borealis ... 5 8 12
Tartar ... ... 4 8 10
King of Utopia, ... 5 8 10
Monk ... a 8 4
Little Stag 4 8 4
Prince Arthur ... 4 8 2
Onesander ... 5 8 2
Gratitude ... 5 7 13
Cathedral ... 4 7 11
Brick ... ... 4 7 10
Greville ... 4 7 10
Battaglia ... 4 7 8
Donnybrook 5 7 7
Castle Espie ... 4 7 6
Juliet ... a 4 7
Revival ... ... 4 7 4
Bradainante 4 7 4
Thebolda ... 4 7 4

ING—TUESDAY, MAY 16.
icap. One mile and a quarter.

Age zt lb
Finesse ... ... 4 7 4
Bandarilla ... 4 7 3
The Lion ... 3 7 0
Verger ... 4 7 0
Industry ... 4 6 10
Grappler ... ... 3 6 9
Sidewind ... 3 6 7
Peeress ... ... 3 6 7
East Lynn ... 3 6 6
Nu ... 3 6 4
Wild Poppy 3 6 4
Lady of Coverdale 3 6 4
Miss Bowzer c01t... 3 6 2
Moldavia ... ... 3 6 1
Aline ... ... 3 6 0
Ceres ... 3 511
Revolver ... ... 5 paid

The weights were publishe
and the forfeits are to be dec.

)d on the 11th April at 10 a.m.,
tared on the 18th.

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the Late Mr. R. Cobden's First Entry Into

Public Life,

The following, upon the above subject, extracted
from a private letter from the pen of Mr. William
Cathrall (for many years co-proprietor and editor
with the late Mr. Archibald Prentice of the Man-
chester Times) will be read with special interest at
the present moment:—
Whilst my late partner and myself were earnestly en-
gaged as journalists, now about 30 years back, in the severe
struggle then entered upon by the inhabitants of Manches-
ter for obtaining the incorporation of the town, we received
a series of letters upon that and other subjects of public in-
terest from an anonymous correspondent under the signa-
ture of "Libra." These letters, which were generally fur-
nished alternate weeks, were marked by so much thought
and ability that we were desirous to have an interview
with the writer, and accordingly inserted a line in our
paper to that effect, mentioning a time for the purpose.
About noon the same day that this notice appeared, the
publisher of our paper notified to me that a gentleman in
the outer office wished to see me, when the stranger, on
being invited into my private room, introduced himself as
Richard Cobden. His person and name being alike un-
known to ine, and not recollecting for the moment that
a stranger was expected in accordance with the notice
inserted in our journal, I begged he would inform me
of the object of his call, when he said he was "Libra,"
adding, " I observe from your paper that you wish to see
me." We at once became great friends. Soon after poor
Prentice, my partner, entered the room, and on being in-
formed that it was Libra" who was with me, warmly
shook him by the hand, and at the same time complimented
him on the skill, &c., displayed in his letters.

We gathered that he was engaged in business in Mozley-
street ; that he had only recently come to Manchester, and
had but few acquaintances there.
I well remember that in this interview he was very diffi-
dent, and somewhat nervous in temperament ; at the same
time it was obvious to us, even then, that he was in ability
and promise much above the average step of young men.
It happening that a public meeting, under the presidency
of Mr. Prentice, in furtherance of the corporation of Man-
chester, was to be held that same evening at the Cotton Tree
Tavern, in Ancoats (a favourite political rendezvous of the
period referred to), my partner at once solicited Mr. Cobden
to accompany him, and to take part in the proceedings.
Although so many years have since passed, I well recollect
that Mr. Cobden declined to attend the meeting; in fact, ho
evidently shrank from the task of speaking on the occasion,
and it was not until repeatedly pressed to do so that he
consented, although the meeting was quite of a minor cha-
racter.

"I assure,you," he said, "I never yet made a speech of
any description, excepting, perhaps, an after-dinner oue at
a commercial table." Having at length obtained the pro-
mise of his attendance, it was arranged that he should take
his tea at our office on the way to the meeting, which he
accordingly did.
After the opening speech of the chairman, he called upon
Mr. Cobden to move the first resolution, introducing him
as his "young friend" who had recently contributed to the
Manchester Times the able letters signed " Libra." His
speech, however, on this occasion was a signal failure. He
was nervous, confused, and in fact practically broke down,
and the chairman had to apologise for him, but at the same
time expressed full confidence as to the success and useful-
ness of his future career.
Such was Mr. Cobden's debit before the Manchester pub-
lic as a speaker. So far as his own feelings were concerned,
for some time he was so discouraged by his maiden effort
that lam pretty confident had this lamented and remark-
able man, whose oratory subsequently was of so persuasive
a kind, been allowed to follow the bent of his inclination,
henuervepfessi
rraoonal acquaintance with Mr. Cobden thus again would have appeared as a public speaker.
Our
formedledto his introduction to the political circles of Man-
, chester, and in a short period he took an active part in most
public matters affecting the interests of the town, and was
chosen ono of the first membersi of the corporation whose
charter he materially assisted n obtaining.

Flags were displayed on all the public buildings
of Brussels the day before yesterday on the occasion
h ir birthday, ,
telegram and the
fcriotmy
India
the 30th anniversary of the Duke de Brabant's
was
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return
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Egypt about the end of the pre-
sent month, and may arrive in Belgium towards the
middle of May. His health is excellent.
IMMIGRANTS AND LIBERATED AFRICANS.—A
Parliamentary return shows that there were 18,569
immigrants and liberated Africans introduced into Jamaica
from the year 1843 to the end of last year ; 99,409 into
British Guiana; 40,042 into Trinadad; 2,833 into St. Lucia;
2,149 into St. Vincent ; 3,937 into Grenada ; 3,588 into
Antigua ; 1,806 into St. Kitt's ; 427 into Nevis ; 517 into
Tobago ; and 389 into the Bahamas ; making a total for
all the West India colonies of 173,666. The emigration to
the Mauritius was in the same period 313,533. The return
also shows that from Jamaica 1,844 of those immigrants
returned to their own countries, from British Guiana 5,879,
from Trinidad 2,680, and from Mauritius 78,878.
SHIPWRECKS AND REWARDS FOR SAVING LIFE.—
At the weekly meeting of the Shipwrecked Society,
held at its offices, Hibernia-chambers, London-bridge, it
was reported that relief during the quarter had been
liberally and promptly afforded in the time of their greatest
need to 485 widows, 357 orphans, 42 aged parents,
1,89 0
and
sof the outlay for which drew
upon the society for no less a sum
thelimited shipwrecked
resources pes persona
than £4,369 17s. 9d. Silver medals were awarded in several
instances for heroic services in saving life. It was stated
at the last meeting that the pressure upon the funds of the
society
ywas
appeal great that the committee felt compelled
earnestly to to the public for aid to meet the dis-
tress of the castaways on our coasts, their widows and
their orphans.