The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-29 00:00:00

THETFORD WOOL PAIR.

(From the County Chronicle.)
Thi; Ann., d opening of the wool trdoe took pl ice
,r 1 Friday a, the Bull lon, and at three o'clack
,an., about 120 persons (including s rare of rt.e
qincipal wool-growers) sat down to dirtre , T. W.
.:OKE, Esq., in the chair. After the cloth was r(-
noved the 'venerable Chairman CoMplinter.ted the
vool-growers of Suffolk on their agenda, ce, and
minted out to the meeting the advantages he had
•eceived by crossing the Norfolk breed with the
Southdown and Leicester, and more particularly
lately by a cross with the Hampshire Down. He
was aware that many reflections had been cast u er.n
'tiro for putting the Hampshire rams to the best ewes
,1 his 11 ck, hut he had reaped the benefit of it ; for
1-1 owe had this year paid him the compliment
If saying that his sheep contained the most meat. of
my he ever killed in his life, and Mr. wood
al this year told him that his was the best
vool that came into the county of York.
['his was the consequence of doing away pre-
'lace. At a former meeting in this room lie
'relieved it was the opinion of the company that I,e
would injure his flock. He was satisfied that more
attention had been recently paid to the breed
,of
'beep in Suffolk, for though he had hut little ac-
quaintance now in that county, yet in passing througlt
it lately he found that a grower near Bury had sr.-
lecied the best ram he ever reared in his life, and
had moreover had the good judgment to put him in
a cart, and take him away at once. He understood
hat that gentleman bred good sheep, and he hoped
he extension of the half Hampshire cross into
Suffolk would be a benefit to the county.
On the health of the venerable Chairman being
given, he returned his cordial acknowledgments; and
in allusion to an observation by Mr. Salmon, that
" he thought the sellers ought to come forward and
offer their wool, but they . appeared not to have .
agreed upon the price" said, he was sure this far
had been attended .with advantages to the wool-
grower, for though he (Mr. Coke) was sometimes
the. only . person who_ --sold in-she room, he
believed that many slipped out of the door
with Mr. Fison and obtained a be,tt;r price
ms account of it. He now appealed to Mr. Fison
whether it was not true that the manufacturers.
were fully employed, though not in a highly flou-
rishing state, and that wool was rather scarce and
rt,ing in price than otherwise. He wished to sell
his wool to encourage the fair; or he firmly be.
lieved that, if he held it, he might obtain a better
price; but speculation was not his object. He be-
lieved that ewe wool had advanced since last year
10a. a tod, and that hogget had rather declined.—
(Mr. Fison appeared to assent.) He believed
that his wool was increased both in length
and strength of staple, and if the general value of
ewe wool was 305., and that of hogget 365., consi-
dering that he had 10 or 15 tods more of hogget
than of ewe wool, and the attention he had paid
to his flock, which he would undertake to say
was more level than any flock in the county, he
thought his wool was worth 2s. or 3s. a tod above
those prices. lie therefore offered his whole clip,
ewe and svether, to Mr. Weller at 365.
Mr. Waller said Mr. Coke's wool consisted of
about 140 toils of hog wool and 120 of ewe, and
he never saw it in a better state : he thought it
much improved by the Hampshire cross, and he de-
fied any one who kept the pure Downs to produce
what Mr. Coke had done. There was scarcely a
demand for fine yarns, in the market, but where the
wool was long enough to comb, there might be
demand by and by. He had estimated Mr. Coke's
wool at 325. and 395., which was rather less than
he had asked ; but the difference was so small that
he would take it at 365. He had not hitherto given
more than 375. for Down hogget, but he was pre-
pared to give several shillings more for the Hamp-
shire cross.
Mr. MUSKETT said he thought the worthy Presi-
dent had been more favourable to the buyers than to
the growers in the price at which he had sold. his
wool. He could not offer the Duke of Norfolk's
wool at the same price. There were 800 ewe, 300
fat sheep, and 600 hogget fleeces which be now
offered to Mr. Fison, the ewe and fat sheep's wool
at 355., and the hogget at 40s.
Mr. FISON said, he had too much respect for the
returned
thenof
thanks,
h Ina offeredri. hk: and said he was glad to
Bradley
d et
y chairman to take it at that price ; but he would
look at it, and treat with Mr. Muskett if he could.
lViMusketsr.
health
to
o beinge given, Mr.
lieadi whotl:t
gentleman
declined it.
On the
see some briskness in business, and hoped to do
something worth coming for. He hoped prices
would be moderate; for though 6d. a-pound was
too little, 13d. or 14d. might be too much. He
believed that 325. was more than could be generally-
afforded for ewe wool, though- Mr. Coke's, from his
peculiar management, might be worth it.
Thu only other wool sold was that of Mr. Palmer,
of Herringsvvell, 1-sth hogget, crossed with Leices-
ter, at 325.

There appeared more anxiety amongst the buyers
than amongst the growers, who evidently kept aloof
in expectation of higher prices for hogget woo),
which is not just now in demand, but will probably
be worth more in a short time.

BEAUTIES OF THE COURT OF CHARLES
—The publio will learn with pleasure that this intere.•tiug
work, of which two numbers only have appeared, and the
publication of which has so long been suspended by the
delays of the engravers, is now neatly completed. The
third number will be issued in a few days, and the remain-
ing two, we understand, may be expected in the course of
the two following months.

ELOPEMENT.—(From a Correspondent.)---
An elopement took place on Wednesday evening, at
W-------d• Easex, under these circumstances : —lt ap-
pears that Miss E ' *, a beautiful girl, the only daughter
of a rich farmer of that parish, had long encouraged the
addresses of a Mr. B * *, a respectable farmer living at
Hall ; the lady's father did not much approve of
the acquaintance, in the prospect of a higher connection
for his daughter in the person of a clergyman, who had
lately paid hsr attention; in consequence of this, Mr. B.
thought it best to secure the lady before it urn; too late,
and accordingly suggested an excursion to Gretna, to
which she assented. Miss E. was invited to tea at the
house of a friend that evening, and a servant with a gig,
was sent to take her home at rather a late hour ; instead,
however, of returning home, she directed the servant to
drive to Bereyholt Heath, where the gallant Lotharia was
waiting for her with his gig ; the young lady's resolution
for a moment was shaken on coming up with her lover ; to
wham she said, " Shall 1, or shall I not?' His reply
was by quickly banding her into the gig, with which he
drove off at a rapid rate; the servant returned home with
the gig, when information was immediately forwarded to
" papa," who was then at Chelmsford. Before, however,
any steps could be taken to stay their progress, they were
beyond the reach of pursuit. It is supposed they arei
gone to Scotland ; but no tidings have yet been received'.
-Bury Herald.

EXECUTION OF FLACK THE MURDERER,
AT IPaIVICH ON MONDAY.-The execution of FLACK, Who
pleaded guilty on Saturday last, at the Bury Suffolk Assizes,
to the indictment charging hint wi►h the murder of Mr.
EDWARD OSBORNE, tide-surveyor of the port of Ipswich,
took place this morning over the turnkey's lodge, in front
of the county goal, FLACK, from the time of his com-
mittal, appeared to be very depressed in his spirits, and
showed forth a disposition diametrically averse, to that
wicked bravery and murderous audacity which so distin-
guished him when arrested. He frequently expressed
great anxiety as to the situation of his victim in another
world, although very ignorant on any point connected with,
religion. He was attended by one or two clergymen of
the Establishment and a minister of the Wesleyan Metbo-
ilist profession, whose endeavours were numerous, and
twhexk exertions were great, to bring him to a correct,
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPER S.
(From the Moniteur.)

CHAMBER OF PEERS.-SITTING OF JULY 25

The Chamber presented an entirely new appearance,
and the glory of the Empire seemed to be revived. Upon
the platform, on which the President's chair and desk are
placed, were grouped a number of Austrian standards,
which were at once recognized by the arms of the Ger-
manic Empire, and the double-headed black eagle, and by
bearing the cipher of Francis II.: between these groups,
ere statues of victory. The standards are those which
Napoleon sent to the Conservative Senate, after the
capitulation of Ulm, in 1505. The Peers were much
struck with the alteration. The Marquis de Semonville,
Grand Referendary, explained to several Peers round him
the manner in whirls the colours had been preserved ;
and, after some time, the letter by which they were accom-
panied was found and produced.
The Sitting was opened at one o'clock, when the Duke
of Orleans, who was present, took his seat as a Prince of
the Blood Royal. Marshal Soult, Count d'Argout, and
Count de Montalivet, were upon the Ministers' Bench.
The whole number of Peers present was about 60.
TLe President intimated that the order of the day was
the appointment of the four Secretaries, but that the Grand
Referendary had demanded permission to address the as-
sembly.
The Marquis de Semonville (Grand Referendary) then
rose and said—" Gentlemen, I have waited with impa-
tience for the moment when I might be allowed to satisfy
the natural curiosity excited by what you now behold.
(All eyes were turned towards the colours.)—Call to
your minds the actions of the illustrious Marshal who is
seated on the bench of Ministers, and his brave comrades,
and you 1611 at once recognise the standards conquered at
the price of their blood—they are still covered by their
glory. The conqueror suspended them from this vault,
under which were seated at the command of his voice so
many companions of his glory. They had every right to
partake in the spoliqo pinto which the temple wherein our
veterans prayed for the fortune of France was not suffi-
ciently capacious
_to contain. On one day fortune was

. .
faithless, and the flames of blazing altars raised by their
grief devoured that harvest of laurels which their mutilated
arms were too weak to defend. Gentlemen, at this hour
of adversity a courageous foresight preserved for this
Palace its noblest ornament, and placed it in the hands of
your R. ferendary. He, after a lapse of 17 years, now
renders up his trust. An inviolable asylum formed in the
vaults of this ball has protected this treasure from every
search. Vainly, during this long space of time, have the
moat authoritative researches endeavoured to penetrate
the secret. It would have been culpable to reveal it as
long as we were liable to the demands of haughty foreigners.
No one in this atmosphere of honour is capable of so great
a weakness, and the idea of such an indiscretion in any
one of my colleagues never entered my mind. But, Gentle-
men, when Fiance has re-assumed her arms, a thousand
times more difficult was it to defer the restoration of these
trophies. lf, however, he who has now the honour of
rendering them up to you had yielded to his anxious de-
sires but a few months ago, he might have failed in his
duty ; prejudiced minds might have accused him of pro-
voking sensitive rivals and of interrupting negociations
upon which perhaps the peace of the world was pending.
It was when France had become confident of her strength
that these ensigns of her triumphs should be brought forth.
What voice will now be raised in favour of further con.
cealment? These monuments will shine inoffensive in our
eyes ; they will in this place preserve their sacred character;
they will serve our armies as a reward for the past and a
lesson for the future." Here turning to the Duke of Or-
leans, the Noble Count continued :—" Prince, I am happy
that your Royal Highness is present. From henceforth
to you it will belong, by right, to be the first to draw your
sword in defence of these colours, and to win fresh trophies,
should the national honour call you forth ; you will ever
retnain faithful to it, and never forget that, in instituting
you the Prince of its youth, so rich in her hope and so
anxious for her glory, France has not intrusted to you the
care of her dearest interests, but imposed it upon you."
This address produced a deep effect on the Chamber.

The Duke of Orleans immediately rose and replied in the
following terms f—" Gentlemen, I thank the Noble Peer
for the confidence he exprtsfsed in my patriotism, and in
the devotion with which I shall ever defend the national
honour, which is not less dear to the country than liberty
itself. To remind me of my duties towards my country I
shall have no occasion to turn my eyes to these trophies,
the imperishable monuments of the former victories of our
armies, and the pledges of the future successes that await
them, if we are again compelled to fight for our institu-
tions and independence, or for the maintenance of our in-
terests or national sympathies. Whenever France makes
an appeal to ber children, she will find me the first among
them, at the head of that youth of whom I am so proud
of being a contemporary, and who will, I am confident,
realise the hopes placed in them by their country, and
maintain its glory and its grandeur. May these standards,
gained by several who now hear me, and preserved by the
patriotic solicitude of the Grand Referendary, remind every
one, both within and out of this Chamber, of the efforts
France is capable of under the colours which the country
has so gloriously reconquezed, and of which I, after the
King, will ever be the firmest supporter and the most zea-
bons defender."
The Chamber then proceeded to ballot for the four
Secretaries, when out of the 69 Members present Ad-
miral Duperre and tl.e Duke de Trevise had 65 votes, the
Marquis de Jaucourt 64, and the Duke Lis Coigoy 60, and
were con,equently declared duly elected.
The President then named Count Simeon, the Duke
de Broglie, the Marquis de Jancourt, Count Mole, the
Duke Decazes, the Duke de Plaisance, and the Count de
Poritecoulant, to be a Committee to prepare the Address
to the King, in answer to the Speech from the Throne.
The various standing Committees were afterwards
drawn for by the President.—Adjourned.