The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-11 00:00:00

SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY,

(FROST OUR OWN REPORTER
NORWICH, MONDAY EVENING.—A large, influential,
and enthusiastic meeting was held this evening to evince
deep sympathy in the Hungarian cause, and to express
their. desire to see the independence of that kingdom re-
cognized by the Government of Great Britain, and es-
tablisbed on such a basis as shall enable its industrious
and intellectual people to develope the great natural re-
sources of that fertile and fine country, and to consolidate
the political, religious, and civil freedom of a noble
nation. A requisition was got up and signed by more
than ICO of the most respectable citizens of Norwich, and
presented to the Mayor, asking him to call a common
hall of the citizens of Norwich, to take the above-named
subject into consideration.
Some time before the hour appointed, half-past seven
o'clock, this splendid hall, capable of holding 2,000 per-
sons, was crowded by Reformers of every degree, Con-
servatives, Radicals, &c., all uniting in one common
cause. The chair was taken by Anthony Hudson, Esq.
The deputation from the Central Hungarian Committee
consisted of Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., H. Birkbeck,
Esq., and Wm. B. Donne, Esq. Among those present
we also observed Colonel Money, H. Brightwell, Esq., J.
Sultz r, Esq., &c.
After several resolutions had been carried by acclama-
tion, the meeting separated with much enthusiasm.

FISTULA INFIRMARY.
(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the governors of this institution
was held this day at one o'clock, at the London Tavern;
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The object of the meeting was to consider the pro-
priety of altering the name of the hospital from its present
name to that of the " St. Andrew's Hospital." Mr. Bond
Cabbell having made the institution a munificent gift of
land in the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, for the
erection of a new building, which is estimated at the
value of 3,0001. or 4,0001., one of the conditions of the
grant was, that the institution should henceforth be
called " The St. Andrew's Hospital fur the cure of
diseases of the lower intestines."

Some discussion took place as to whether the name
of the hospital should be altered or not before the new
buildirg was erected.

Mr. MASTERMAN intimated, on the part of Mr. Bond
Cabbell, that it was not his wish to have the name
altered until the building was finished. When the
treasurer had 2.0004 in hand for its erection, the laud
should be conveyed to the institution.
The propositi,in and its conditions were accepted.
A cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Bond Cabbell having
been passed for his munificent gift, and also to the
Lord Mayor for presiding, the meeting separated.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(TIIIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. WITHAM, for the Assistant-Judge.)
The September general sessions were commenced this
morning at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell•green, Mr.
Witham presiding in the absence of the Assistant-
Judge. The eilendar is comparatively light, and there
are but seventy prisoners for trial.

I,7oltiTy and William Jones, both sixteen
years of age, and distinguished from the general mass
of youths indicted here for picking pockets, by being
described in the calendar as able to read and write,
were convicted of attempting to steal a pocket handker-
chief from the person of James Pidgeon, on the pier of
the halfpenny steam-boats, at Ivy Bridge-lane, Adelphi.
It appeared that the prisoners, as well as the prosecutor,
were passengers by the boat from London-bridge pier,
and the boys were both seen trying Mr. Pidgeon's
pocket, and one of them drew out the handerchief and
gave it to the other, who immediately concealed it be-
tween his legs. Flottery, however, now denied that he
had any participation in the theft, and protested that he
had never committed a dishonest act in his life. Jones
said it was his first offence. He did not put hia hand
into the pccket, but the handkerchief was hanging out.
He prayed hard for a lenient sentence.

Neither of the prisonera was known to the officers o,
the House of Correction or of the court, and it did not
appear that they were old offenders.

The CHAIRMAN sentenced them to be imprisoned each
six months and kept to hard labour.
They seemed quite astounded at the sentence, and
wept bitterly, Fluttery continuing to protest his inno-
cence until be was removed from the dock.
The othet• cases tried this morning were of a very
trivial character.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,— I read in your inestimable paper of last even-
ing the extraordinary application made to the Lord
Mayor respecting the notorious Wood, and the ap-
prehension entertained lest he should be liberated
through bribery. Rest assured he is in safe hands, not
at Boulogne but Amiens, the chef lieu of the Depart-
partment where the offence was committed. The
Procureur de la Republique will see that justice is
done; and if such individuals as the Duke de Praslin
could not escape, there is no chance for the indivi-
dual in question. _

I am, Sir, yours,
A LIMB OF THE LAW.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—By the
packet just arrived from Havre we learn that the sales
of cotton yesterday amounted to 317 bales, and that
prices ware firmer. Ferriere, from New Orleans; the
Edith, the Jacques, from Martinique ; the Amelie, from
Rio Janeiro; and the Adele-et-Julie, from La Plata,
arrived at Havre yesterday. The Russian steam-frigate
Katstschatka, arrived here this morning from Madeira.
She will take on board a supply of coals and proceed to
Uronstadt.

THE NEW BELGIAN PitocESS FOR DRESSING
FLax.7-At the monthly meeting of the Royal Flax So-
ciety, in Belfast, some conversation ensued upon the
system of M. de Changy, of Brussels. as illustrated by
samples lately shown by that gentleman, at the Royal
Exhibition in the Linen Hall. He states his method to
be independent of steeping in water, and that the rotting
of the flax can be thoroughly accomplished in a few
hours, the means employed being partly chemical and
partly mechanical. The committee thought it very de-
sirable that his process should be fully investigated, and
to this end samples of Irish flax, in straw and in fibre,
had been furnished him by the society, and by Messrs.
James Boomer and Co., and S. K. Mullhollsnd and
Hinds, to be operated upon and returned.—Northern
Whig.

TilE CHOLERA IN WEDNESBURY, STAFFORD*
sulnE.--yrore private correspondence that we have re-
ceived, it would appear that the cholera is raging
here dreadfully. Our correspondent says, "The cholera
is raging at Wednesbury awfully; in one dirty square
all the inhabitants (I believe between thirty and forty)
have fell victims to the disease. They are now talking
of camps for the people of the worst localities. It is
oar wake, but the Board of Health have issued a bill re-
questing there may be no crowds, gluttony, or intoxica-
tion. All looks very dull here, and what will be the
end of it God only knows. In our manufactory we
have had two deaths, one of our men, and a youth about
nineteen."

COAL DUTIES IN FRANCE.—We are enabled to
state on authority, that the attention of the French Go-
vernraent has been authoritatively called to the unfair-
ness of the rates of duty on the import of coal from
foreign countries into France, with a view to the removal
of thin injurious preference which is at present accorded
to Btagium c0.,1. No answer has yet been received, but
the subject is one which cannot be allowed to sleep—
even were the coal trade of Newcastle twenty times as
aoporik as it proverbially is.— Gateshead Qb4rver.