The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-24 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrival.—Oct. 23, the Spartan, Bull, from New South
Wales, otr Poole, sailed from Sydney in June.
The Emma Eugenia. Wade, bound to Java, was on shore on
the bar at Adelaide, South Australia, in June, and received
much damage.
Arriv•iis at Rio Janeiro.—The Vanguard, Walker, Aug.
10, from New South Wales and Valparaiso.
Departures from Rio Janeiro.—The David, Adair, Aug.
11, for the Cape of Good Hope; Saudade, Arberio, for
Bombay.

ArriV'al at Vigo.—The Indiana, Gillett, previous to the 17th
of October, from Calcutta, Mauritius, and St. Helena, bound
to London.

Ships Spoken.—The Emigrant, Petrie, from Livrrpool to
Bombay, in lat. 8, long. 19. W. ; James Patteson, Cromartie,
from London and Plymouth to New South Wales, Sept. 16,
in lat. 12. N., long. 25. W. ; Sir Edward Paget, Campbell,
from London to Bornhay, July 23, in lat. 3. S.
Passengers per Hc•nduras, Weller, from Launceston, Van
Diemen's Land—Mr. Horton James, Captain Hurst and wife,
and Mr. Mayo, surgeon.

Passengers per Globe, Alexander, from the Cape of Good
Hope—Caritain and Mrs. Adams, Mr. Dvason, Mr. Folken,
Mr and Mrs. Pare, Mr. Haworth, Mrs. Altwater.
Passengers per Isalella, Porter, from Algoa 13ay—Mr. and
Mrs. Archhell and eight children, Master Haugh, Mr. Grim-
grr, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Biddulph.
Passengers per Indiana, Gillett, from Calcutta and the
Mauritius (expecti..C—Mis. Harrison; A. Wilson, Esq. ;
Lieut. Martin, I fth Light Dragoons.

,
Passengers per Vesp, r, from Valparaiso (expected)—.Mr.,
Mrs., and Miss Rule; Mr. Williams, Mr. H dcrow.
Passengers per 11.1 wood, from Calcutta—Mr. J. Burns and
Mr. P. Williams.

HANOVER, OCT. 10.—Our ladies here are busily
engaged cmbroidei ing a set of drawit,g-room furniture for
their beloved Doke and Duchess of Cambridge. I have seen
some of the patterns, which are most elegant ; and I do think
that however great their affection for their Viceroy and his
family, the hope of vexing and annoying others by this token
of their love to them is almost as great as the more amiable
feeling. The women are without exception the most violent
opponents of King Ernest, who, it must be allowed, does no-
thing to propitiate them. —Morning Chronicle.

. .
An inquest was held yesterday evening at Charing-
cross Hospital on the body of Ann Mapbam, aged eight years,
who was knocked down and killed by a Twickenham °mini,
bus, at the top of the lilymarket. Deceased, it appeared,
was crossing the street when the omnibus came along at a
rapid rate, the driver whipping the horses; and before she
could get out of the way she was run over. The driver, who
is in custody, is a youth, aged 19, named Thomas. The
jury thought him too young to have the care of an omnibus,
upon which the owner of the vehicle remarked that he had
driven it two years, and was both expert and steady. Ver-
dict—" Accidental Death," with a deodand of 5/. on the
omnibus.

Troy,
inha-
bitants in the town where he lived—some Babylon,ano.rwerea,
A Western man being asked the number of
or Palmyra, which was a wilderness five years
York Whig.
;:twnohny;ha,bporuatbsab,OlyooB7ohoeconnlalwef.tLbNutewl have eeagn ago—an
nearly
I take the liberty to inform you that a
washed up on shore at Great Clacton, Essex ; she bad
pair of hose, of fine quali.y, marked C. G. No. 59,chemise,ano
likewise of fine quality, marked C. G. No. 28, nightcap
gown, gold earrings, and a ring
by a n
in-
form you if it was a wedding ring She was found
Tower,
named White, in the coast blockade service, at No. 6.
womanhad ownaas
on her finger, but cannot
the
and buried at Great Clacton. No inquest was held on body. If this meet the eye of any of her friends I bare my
reward.--. 1. S. Burgess....... St. Osyth, Sept. 27, 1838.
On Monday last, a lady, accompanied by her bro-
ther, a member of the Irish bar, while walking in the Long
Walk with the expectation of seeing her Majesty, dropped her
gold watch, but did not discover her loss till some time after,
but no sooner was the discovery made than the lady and her
brother commenced a diligent search, but without success.
The next morning the loss was proclaimed by the town crier,
and a reward offered for its recovery, but with no better auc-
cess. The gentleman, as a sort of forlorn hope, in the after-
noon again paced the walk, and there, strange to say, he dis-
covered the lost treasure. The watch had not sustained the
least injury, although the spot on which it was found was en-
tirely cut up by horses' feet.—Windsor Express.
Inquests were held yesterday and Monday on the
bodies of William !lodges and Sophia Ratten, who were
drowned off Woolwich on the morning of Wednesday, the
9th inst., by the upsetting of a boat. The accidebt was at-
tributed by those who witnessed it principally to tho small
size of the boat,—Verdict—., Aecidentet Death.),

On Monday night a eery numerous meeting of the
working el asses beloneing to the Finsbury district, was held
at the flail of Science, City-road, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the resolutious agreed to at the great
Birmingham meeting respecting the collection of the Na-
tional Rent, to be placed at the disposal of the General
Convention of the industrious classes, appointed to meet
in London to watch the progress of the " National Peti-
tion" and " The People's Charter," and for the appoint-
ment of a Committee for the district of Finsbury. The
assembly-room was so densely crowded that it was almost
impossible to procure even standing-room. At half-past
eight o'clock Mr. Mitchell, a member of the Working
Men's Association, was called to the chair.
Mr. CAMERON rose to propose the first resolution. The
time had come when they were called upon to take their
bus:ness in their own hands, and he trusted they would do
so, not. in name, but in reality.—(Hear.) The Radicals
of Birmingham, to whose indefatigable exertions the cause
of liberty was so much indebted, had called upon the Radi-
cals of England to assist them in carrying into effect one
of the best measures that had ever been suggested or pro-
posed since the passing of the Reform Bill.—(Cheers.)
Should they respond to the call ?—(Cries of " Yes?') They
were called on, then, by their Birmingham friends to col-
lect a national rent, in order to cure out the People's
Charter.—(Cheers.) A collection of sixpence each
from those individuals who were favourable to their
cause would soon realize a very considerable amount.
—(Hear, hear.) They were not called upon to give
a precursory shilling for en indefinite object.—(Hear,
hear)—but merely sixpence each, for the promotion
of those measures I.yrst calculated to relieve them from
their political degradation. (Loud cheers.) It was
very certail that they could not much longer be denied
the principle of Universal Suffrage—the country was now in
an rxcited state—the work of agitation was going admirably
on, and even Lord John Russell himself at Liverpool,
where he had been coolly received, did not fail to advert to
those demonstaations, without evincing any wish to see
them put down ; but, on the contrary, he recognized the
right of free discussion.—(Cheers.) It had been given as
an argument against Universal Suffrage that it would be
dangerous to the peace and welfare of the community. It
was asserted by their enemies that the use they would
make of this privilege would be to wrest it to their own de-
struction, and, if this were the case, why didn't they let
them try.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) It was said that it
would produce universal discord, that all their Institu-
tions would fall into decay. that the national debt would be
washed away by a piece of sponge, and the oligarchy be di-
•slrur
ftvogriroev
tuetbt;l
leetehyi
retdormei
rights,
rlerttensaa;.
and— (
vested of their honours and dignities.—( Hear and laughter.)
Now he did not think that they would be such fools as to
destroy the property which they themselves had taken so
and
classesse abandonworkin working
Ctheeyerrots:o)u d Let
willinglythe
all claim to the titles.--( Hear, hear.) Titles as at present
used were nicknames—mere misnomers—continuous dis-
eases,
wreckfrom
of generationtirinheritors.(Loud
he rto
too
rs
._ L o generation,ud
cheers.) What, he would ask, would be the first great be-
nefit which they would derive from Universal Suf-
frige ? Why, they would be able to procure an universal
education, and in the second place, labour would meet with
its due reward.—(Hear, hear.) Let them, then, he con-
jured them, be true to themselves, exercising nothing but
kind and benevolent feelings towards all parties, and they
would soon find themselves rewarded in the increased wel-
fare and happiness of the country. Mr. Cameron sat
down amid loud cheering after proposing the first resolu-
tion, which was to the effect—That the meeting approved
of the principles of the " People's Charter" and the " Na-
tional petition," as well as of the necessity of supporting
the " National Convention of Delegates," chosen by the
diff!rent districts to promote those objects, and therefore
deemed it a necessary duty to assist them with funds to
render their labours effective. They therefore resolved,
that a " National Rent Committee for the district of Fins-
bury should be forthwith formed, for the purpose of assist-
ing in the collection of such fund, agreeably to the resolu-
tions passed at the Birmingham meeting."
Mr. WATSON rose to second the resolution. It was
stated that Universal Suffrage was objectionable, inasmuch
as the working men were ignorant, and could not make a
proper use of the privileges which it would confer. What
light, he would ask, had the persons who argued thus to
sit in judgment upon the intellect of the people of Eng-
land ?—( Hear, hear.) They had no justification whatever,
for let the working men be ever so ignorant, he would war-
rant that they would not stultify themselves by returning a
Parliament constituted like the present.—(Cheers.) Let
them rally round the National Convention, and be deter-
mined to give them their hearty and entire support, and
there was little doubt that they would soon establish the
The question was then put, add carried unanimously.d
that a C •
Mr. STATHEM propose Committee of twenty-
eight
People's Charter in spite of the most stubborn Parliament.
tion of the district, with leave to add to their numbers.
meeting at considerable length,
Mr. S. addressed the
persons should be appointed to conduct the collec-
tion
the utter inutility of Universal Suffrage under
an equal distribution of
the present system, withoutla •
the
mass s of the people.
tal
W. VINE briefly veonded the resolution, which was
carried unanimous'''. He stated that the collection books
secretary, in crier that the people might not
would be regularly stiitm:epg-dof vy
wilteihtnlige
ismeaplosotfs the
for trtheir
surer and
ir
be imposed on by s iart.ers, who were always on the
alert to seek opportatii
own sordid purposes.
M. Watson was then cppo:nted treasurer, and Mr.
te o
secretary
;f
after which, on the motion of Mr.
thanks to the Chairman was carried
Stathem
Cameron,
a vote
by aeclamatior, and the meeting dispersed.

PUBLIC MEETING IN HOXTON.

meet ofthe *
g inhabitants of
On Monday night a pu
e and Shoreditch, was held at the
COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL RENT
'Pitfield-street, Hoxton New Town,
mak'ng airang.ements for the collection
for the purpose
Hoxton,
*llal Rent (in pursuance of the resolution agreed
of the National
Birmingham meeting), to be placed at the
to at the
ofgr
the General Convention of the industrious
Haberdasilheirgs
disposal
appointed to meet in London, to watch the pro-
classes,
for the appointment of a Committee for the dis-
tricts4Aor sfrtZ ,
pro-
gress of theational Petition and of' the People's Charter,
and also
thronged.
of
taken by Mr. De
At eight o'clock the chair was
fi
room
ao f
which Hoxton,the
meetingH agg e. r swt
was
sn
first
held
leadsnowdl a
resolution
noe r.aesdlis
Dyson.
Mr. se
declaratoryohn.The
Mr. BOGGY proposed the rs_ ,
the approval of the meeting of the People's Charter, and
of the National Petition, and of its determination to up-
hold the forty-nine delegates constituting the National
Convention, and to form a National Rent Committee, to
provide funds for the above purpose.
Mr. HARTWELL said, with the contents of the National
Petition they were all acquainted, and the People's Char-
ter merely embodied that Petition in the form of an Act
of Parliament. The forty-nine delegates who would be
appointed, would have to incur various expenses. They
would have to wai upon the Members of Parliament, to
impress upon them the necessity of voting for the People's
Charter, and it would also be necessary to send mission-
aries to those parts of the country where the principles of
the Charter may not be sufficiently known. For these
purposes a great deal of correspondence would be neces-
sary, and a great deal of expense would be incurred. For
these causes the people should assist them. He concluded
by seconding the resolution, which passed unanimously.
Mr. BALLUM fully supported the objects of the meeting.
Mr. MURRELL—He called on his fellow-parishioners to
persevere, and they would succeed in accomplishing the
great object for which they had assembled.—(Hear.)
Mr. HETHERINGTON said that the National Charter, of
which he had spoken to them, was unanimously adopted at
the different public meetings throughout the country to
which it had been submitted. The forty-nine delegates of
whom they had heard, would watch in London, and pro-
mote the success of the National Charter by every means
in their power. They would watch the Members of Par-
liament before they went to the House of Commons, and
endeavour to get their assent to the Charter, and if they
were refused they would write to the constituents of such
Members, and explain to them what a bad Member they
had got to represent them. The people were now for the
first time taking practical steps to obtain their rights.
_lf
one million of individuals would only give a sixpence each,
it would amount to a very considerable sum, to place in the
hands of the delegates. If the people succeeded, one of
the first things which they could do would be to establish
a free Press. At present they might have cheap literature
—but the mo(nent that anything political was introduced—
the moment that any, complaint was made about the corn
laws, that moment the Legislature imposed the necessity of
purchasing a stamp._( Hear.)
theAN4tia Committee
nal
Rent
in was thent appointed
. er wfor
iieh h
thei collection
tr
leattli, tig
olnnof
the stnatp .after,
adjourned.'

This Railway, which is intended to connect the town of
Preston with the Grand Junction, was opened on Monday.
Shortly after eight o'clock, Hardman Earle, Esq. ; Joseph
Hornby, Esq. ; Theodore Rathbone, Esq. ; Wm. Taylor,
Esq. (the Chairman of the Preston ComMittee), and se-
veral Shareholders in the Company, started in an open
carriage propelled by their No. 2 engine, manufactured by
Messrs. Jones, Turner, and Evans, of the Viaduct Foundry,
Newton, from Parkside, the place celebrated in Railway
history as the spot at which the late Mr. Huskisson met
his death.
The entire line from Parkside to Preston measures 22
miles and a half. The first two miles and a quarter is up
a slight incline and curve ; next come four miles of dead
level, and perfectly straight. A steep incline, rising at
the rate of one in a hundred, brings the traveller to
the town of Wigan, the Company's fr t staltion on the
line. Here a splendid station-hf;use has been erected, alike
well adapted for the transaction of the Company's busi-
ness and general public accommodation. The line
is carried, by means of an iron bridge, supported by mas-
sive pillars of the Doric order, across the turnpike-road
leading into Wigan. This commences the Douglas con-
tract, undertaken by Messrs. Mullens and M‘Mayor, which
extends five miles along the line to Coppull through some
exceedingly heavy embankments and cuttings, in some
places full sixty feet deep. In this distance there are two
inclined planes, the highest rising in the ratio of 1 in 100.
Coppull forms the summit, and here commences the Yar-
row contract, which is carried across one of the most
beautiful valle) s in England. From Coppull to Yarrow
there are three inclined planes, two short ones, and the
third extending to more than a mile in length, and formed
by embankments raised in places more than sixty feet abo,
the natural level. The chief alteration in this line is the
wooden bridge across the river Yarrow. It will be recol-
lected by those conversant with railroad affairs that a cu!vert
of considerable extent had been formed across the river,
and the embankment placed upon it. The floods of last
November caused the river to overflow so considerably as
to blow up the arches, and to carry away the embankment
to a very considerable extent. The loss to the contractor
was estimated at nearly 6,000/. In the place of this cul-
vert and embankment a bridge, made of frame-work, has
been erected. It is 73 feet above the bed of the river, 400
feet long and 32 feet wide ; and in its construction more
than 30,000 feet of timber was used. The prospect is truly
beautiful. On the hill stands Gillibrand Hall, the seat of
Mr. Fazakerley, and Chorley Church, and in the distance
Rivington Pike or Hill, known as a land-mark for inward-
bound ships on approaching the port of Liverpool. There
are two more inclines between the Yarrow-bridge and Pres-
ton, one at Leyland, the other at Farrington ; and imme-
diately previous to reaching Preston there is a deep exca-
vation, 41 feet cutting. The bridge over the river Ribble
is a fino specimen of architecture, erected by Messrs. Mul-
lens and Co., at the coast of 40,000/. It is composed of
five elliptic arches, of 150 feet span, and 33 feet rise. The
stone of which it is constructed was raised from quarries
at Lancaster and Whittle, and is called " Millstone Grit,"
a very durable material. The span of the arches are the
same as those of Waterloo Bridge, London.
At this place the engine was stopped, and the Direct ors
there terminated their trip. The distance from end to end
was performed in forty-five minutes. After taking break-
fast in Preston, the directors returned to the Yarrow
Bridge, where a thorough inspection took place. The en-
gine was made to pass over the bridge several times at a
very rapid rate ; the vibration was scarcely perceptible, and
some of the Company expressed to Mr. Mackenzie, the
contractor, who was present, their approval of the manner
in which this arduous task had been completed.
The Directors in their trip were preceded by the No. 5
engine, built by Messrs. Hicks, of Bolton, which, with
Messrs. Jones and Co.'s engine, worked admirably.
The Directors, on their return, arrived at Parkside at
twenty minutes past one o'clock. The line, it is exrc-
ted, will be open to the public on Wednesday week. The
mails are not expected to run upon it prior to the 9th of
next month.