The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-08 00:00:00

I THE WEATIIEI ADD THTi`

THE PRIVILEGES OF THE COURT
OF ALDERMEN AND THE COURT OF COM-
MON COUNCIL.

After the Clerk of the Court of Common Council had read
the account of the proceedings of that Court at the bar of the
Court of Aldermen, on Saturday,
Alderman FAREBROTHER rose to call the attention of his
brethren to the conduct pursued by the Members of the other
Court in discussing and carrying questions which exclusively
referred to the privileges of the Aldermen.
S.r P. LAURIE—I protest against any interference with the
Court of Common Council.- We have a right to defend their
privileges, and they have long possessed and practised the
privilege of questioning the powers of this Court. From such
discussions no harm is likely to arise.
The subject here dropped; but it will be resulted iri the
Court of Common Council, no doubt, on the next Court.day.
Alderman COPELAND had a question of considerable impor-
tance to a great many of the Members of the Corporation.
It related to the dinner on the 9th of November.—( Laughter. )
It appeared that the Court of Common Ceuncil had come to
the resolution that no hustings should be erected for the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs, and their distinguished guests; on that day
in the Guildhall. He was much astonished at the fact that
such a resolution was carried, and he wished to ask the Lord
Mayor elect and the Sheriffs whether they intended to order
or pay for a dinner under such circumstances ?
The Lonn MAYOR had nothing to do with the question. It
was the practice of the Court of Common Council to order the
laying out of the hall on that day.
Sheriff Woon said that the hustings had been originally
erected for the purpose of preventing the confusion which
arose when the whole of the company were upon a complete
level. He was most desirous of giving as general accommo-
dation as possible, but crowding and confusion on such a day
would be quite intolerable.
Alderman COPELAND.—If it were my mayoralty it would be
with mc—" No hustings, no dinner."—( A laugh.)
The subject was ultimately referred to a Committee, ap-
pointed to confer with the Common Council Committee, and
the Court adjourned.

We have copied in another column an interesting
document from The Sun Newspaper of Sept 21. We have
tested the date by the latitude and longitude (the Great
Western having been spoken about this time), and there is no
doubt of the authenticity of the facts. Mr. Wilson has
evinced great taste and feeling, in giving birth to such a com-
position under the circumstances. The ideas are in perfect
consonance with the occasion, and are very prettily expressed.
We are happy to hear that his wish has been so promptly re.
sponded to by a fellow-citizen, who has been at the pains and
expense of publishing this elegant nzorceau, .set to an original
and sweet melody, with an accompaniment for i..e pianoforte.
We understand that it will be ready for publicatiCn in the
coursei of the ensuing week, and the title page will be einbel-
ished with a finely lithographed drawing of the Great Wes-
tern in full sail.—Bristol Mirror.
STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION.--..0n Tuesday
night last, about eleven o'clock, one of the boilers of the wa-
ter engine in Mr. Pemberton's colliery, at Bilston, exploded
with ten ific violence. The engine had not been workillg for
some days, and it is said that the engineer bad put on extra
steam power to make up for the delay, in consequence of which
one of the boilers, not being capable of sustaining the pres-
sure, gave way, and was forced upwards against the stack,
from whence the dome rebounded several yards, making an in-
dention two yards long,_ and a foot deep, where it struck the
corner of the stack. The bottom was torn off into four pieces,
and blown different ways, one piece being carried to a distance
of nearly one hundred yards. The steam-pipes were blown
into the air, and fell on the engine-house, forcing in the roof.
The engineer, who was standing close to the fire-place, was
knocked down by the bricks, and the steam-box unfortunately
falling upon his leg, fractured it in a severe manner, and it is
feared amputation must follow; but, although the fire and
scalding water were scattered in every direction, he miracu-
lously escaped with a slight scald on the shoulder. It must
be regarded as a providential circumstance, that, 21though the
stack as well as the engine-house, are much shattered, the
engineer's house, which adjoins it, was not injured.—Man-
ca/ester Guardian.

GREENWICEI RAILWAY.--There is every pros-
pect, as we are informed, of the line being opened by the end
of the present month. Scarcely anything now remains to be
done except the iron-work of the bridge over the Ravens-
bourne Creek, and this is now in active progress. The per-
manent way between Deptford High-street and the Green-
wich terminus is in a very forward state. This portion of
the line is laid on longitudinal wooden sleepers, with three
feet bearing. The receipts from passengers continue good ;
the increase on the last nine months is nearly I,2ool.—Rail-
way Times.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. s.—The ac—
counts from some parts of the West Indies, representing the
difficulty of inducing the negroes to work and the damage
done to the canes for want of attention, has thrown the sugar-
market into a feverish state; and, between the real or feigned
alarm of the merchants and the speculation of the buyers, an
advance of 2s. to 35. has taken place. We have the best grounds
for asserting that these statements are overcharged : all admit
that the foundation for them is but partial; and we boldly cau-
tion those who are inclined to act upon their fears only, and
who may be misled by an assumed armiety and firmness on
the part of the sellers, to be more than usually circumspect.
We have before referred to the lateness of the season; the
stocks in first hands in the various ports exceed, by 7,000 or
8,000 hhds, that which was on band last year ; the export of
colonial produce must fall off; andtthe import from the Mau-
ritius and Demerara particularly will be early and large. It
must be borne in mind, moreover, that all this alleged insub-
ordination and refusal to work could not have reference to a
later date than immediately upon the Act for the general
emancipation of the slaves, when it was perfectly natural that
they should appropriate a portion of time for as general a re-
joicing ; nor do we believe that this affair, which has been
made so much of to serve a purpose, will eventually ha
found to amount to anything more, with the exception of a
few cases, on estates where their former masters may have
been more cruel and oppressive than ordinary. We shall see.
If we are wrong, it is only because we place too much re-
liance upon the justice and humanity of the planters.--P
Bristol Mercury.
GRAND I-Last Wednesday, at Rochdale, there_ou
was a strong muster of the local Tories,
• Festival, and
devotes calls this gathering a " grand Conservative
of the assem-
bled a large portion of its paper to the reporta
Mr.
Sowler,
the Manchester
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prefer
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a Tory to a Whig Administration
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about
to these two parties coalesce, but
to take place between the Radicals and the Conservatives.
that the Radicals a
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insinuations, I have to say, that our
not till then. But it is said that three
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sound Conservative desires, is, that the
have redress of all practical well-ascertained
desire,me ts
people shoe
grievances, and let the Radicals,—all of whom, it is inferred
from the speeches delivered on Kersal Moor, are prepared to
join us—let them give us what assist,ce they can contribute
for the obtainment of such redress ; but let them not imagine,...
let them not la:, the flattering unction to their souls, that we
shall permit them to go% ern us as they have governed the
Whigs."—Tory tyranny, it, seems, is the promised effect of a
Tory Cabinet.

By this morning's poet th;:ye been received reports relative
to the harvest from every part or the kingdom. tie weather
during the last week, with scarcely an rxceptiok:,lias been fa.. _
vourable, and on the whole the accounts are more,stitisfactorMM
than was anticipated, but wheat we believe will be .kdn4 to
below an average. A very few extracts only will safric'
show the tenor of all the reports.
The harvest in this neighbourhood is rapidly proceeding. In
Cleveland the season is backward, but the crops are promising;
near the Tontine Inn but little is cut, and much very green,
and scarcely any got in. At Stokesley the cutting gets on
slowly, and but little ready to be stacked, although the farmers
watch it anxiously. At Guisbro' and Redcar the crops are
forwarder than in the other districts in Cleveland, and they
will yield a full average : the beans in this district are as green
as a tog field, and generally not well corned. In the Northd..
lerton, and Darlington neighbourhood the crops are backward ;
the cutting has partially begun, and a few fields led. If the
weather should prove fine for another fortnight, nearly all the
white corn south of the Tees would be secured in good condi-
tion.—Sunderland Herald.
We have had a week of very fine harvest weather, of which
the agriculturists have not failed to take advantage; and, con-
sequently, a great deal of corn has been cut down and housed.
----Kendal Mercury.
We have been favoured during the last week with the finest
harvest weather possible. The farmers are proceeding very
rapidly with housing their crops in the finest condition; the
peculiar dryness of the atmosphere, and the absence of heavy
dews causing the grain to be ready for housing very soon after
it is cut. All accounts of the state of the crops concur in
describing those of oats and barley as being very good, and
that of wheat as rather deficient.--Lancaster Guardian.
For the last week the weather has been delightful. It has
not only permitted a great deal of corn that was ready for the
sickle to be cut down, but has tended to ripen much that was
previously in a backward state. In this county the harvest we
should think about half-finished; and in'Fifeshire, we are in-
formed, probably about three-fourths of the corn are in sheaf.
With regard to East Lothian, we refer to our usual agricultu-
ral report in another column. We hear good accounts from
various quarters of the state of the potatoe crop ; and the fears
which were formerly entertained on this subject seem in a great
measure to have vanished. We may add, that the mornings
are usually frosty, and consequently cold.—Scotsmen.
The west her during the past week has been everything the
farmer could wish for prosecuting the important labours of the
field. On Friday and Saturday last the sun shone with un-
clouded splendour, and the heat was so intense that the ther-
mometer, in the shade, rose to 70 degrees, being a degree of
heat rarely experienced during the last summer. On Tues-
day the morning was lowering, but ultimately cleared up ;
and the weather since then has been cold and chilly, though
highly favourable for winnowing such of the crops as have
yielded to the sickle. In our immediate neighbourhood, and,
indeed, for miles in every direction (except in exposed situa-
tions, which are invariably late), the crops hare all been con.
veyed to the barn-yard in excellent condition. Upon the
upland districts the harvest is progressing favourably, and we
hope soon to bo able to announce that the " kirns" hare all
been son in this district—Kelso Chronicle.

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