The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-05 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—You would oblige at least one of your readers by in-
serting the following short paragraph in your paper.
I am, Sir, your obedient 'servant,
ANTI-SECTARIAN.
TILE ONLY TRUE RELIGION IN THE WORLD.
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should possess the a.lvantages, both present and prospective,
accruing from the possession of this commodity, and are there-
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large and wide circulation.

A liberal allowance to Agents.
Manufactured at the University, Oxford, where orders must
be addressed prepaid.

N.B.—An. immense stock of bigotry, intolerance, and sec
tarianism always on hand, and sold at a moderate price.

DEATH OF A LADY BY POISON, TAKEN
MEDICINALLY.—Yeiterday afternoon a tery lengthened
investigation took place before Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a
Jury, at the Old Parr's Hear', Upper-street, Islington,
t inching the death of Miss Sherer, aged sixty, a maiden
lady, of independent fortune. It appeared in evidence
that the old lady not having been able to obtain any sleep
for several nights, last Friday she sent to a druggist for a
composing draught ; on the following morning she was a
corpse, not because the draught was an overdose in ordi-
nary c ises, but, owing to her nervous-and delicate frame.,
no such draught was suitable. Verdict...—" That the de..
ceased, from the mortal effects of a certain dose called
Batley's Sedative Solution, administered at her own de-
sire as a medicine, remedially, then and there died."

MANUFACTURE OF SILK.—The Cour Royale,
in Puri gave judgment in the cause of an Englishman,
Mr. Neville, against two persons named Doninelli and Ye-
zeggi, for I iracy of an invention for an improvement in the
manufacture of silk. It appears that Mr. Neville had a
patent in France, but was in Italy at the time, when Do-
ninelli and Vezeg4i formed an association for carrying on
the process here. Thu Tribunal of Commerce bad a!-
ready condemned them to a fine ald damages for Lb,
piraq, viz., Vezeggi to 100 fr. fine, and Doninelli to 5001.,
and both to 200 fr. damages. This sentence, appeuled
against by the defendants, has been confirmed by the Cour
Royale. _

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Ou Saturday
last, at St. James's church, Westminster, the Lady Amelia
Laura Waldegrave, eldest daughter of the late and sistcr of
the present Earl Waldegrave, to Colonel Archibald Money,
C. B. An elegant defeuner was given after the ceremony
by the Dowager Countess Waldegrave to the Ea•l and
Countess of Euston and Lady Louiea Fitzroy, Lord and
Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Hon. Miss Sourer: et, Mr.
Hicks, the Ladies Waldegrave, and a select circ'e of r, -
lativcs and fiends. After the solemnization the happy
bride and bridegroom left town for Crown Puha, their scat
in Norfolk.

The Speaker will hold his second levee to
morrow evening, at ten o'clock, at his residence in Eaton

square.
The Earl and Countess of Listowel, towards the
close of the season, take their departure for Germany,
with the intention of making a tour of the spas.
The Earl and Countess of Ranfurly, with the
Ladies Knox, and Mr. H. and Lady Louisa Alexander,
are at Brussels, where they have been passing the winter.
Viscount Jocelyn arrived in town on Tuesday
last from Ireland.

THE LATE COUNTESS OF SHELBURNE.
WII.TON noun, THURSDAY.—The Earl of Shelburne re-
turns to-morrow. from Lansdowne House, and on Saturday
the mortal remains of the deceased Countess are to be re-
moved from thence to Bowood Park, previous to their in-
terment in the ancestral vault of the Lansdowne family in
Bowood Chapel. The Dowager Countess of Pembroke
and the Earl and'Countess Bruce, leave on Saturday or
Monday for their town residence in Grafton-street, where
the Countess of Clanwilliam, and Earl and Countess of
Dunmore, are staying till after the obsequiep. The Earl
of Shelburne, Hon. Sydney Herbert, and Earl of Clan-
william, are to be among the mourners, and it is not yet
known whether the Marquis of Lansdowne will attend or
not. Immeiiately after the funeral all the members of the
family go to town.

DIt—URY-LANE THEATRE.--Mr. Eliason took
his benefit here la•t evening. The house was crowded
in every part ; indeed, the promenade was a perfect
squeeze, and a concourse of persons at the doors, anxious
to gain admittance, were unavoidably refused. Shortly
aft r eight o'clock, an extra gallery, the old sixpenny one,
was opened, and afforded such accommodation as the case
allowed, to a portion of the crowd. This; however, was
soon filled, and then no seats were left vacant. The over
ture tl Don Giovanbi, and the celebrated music to Mac-
beth, by Locke, was finely performed. The effect pro-
duced by the instruments was vary grand. There will be
one more performance to-morrow, and then the season
will be closed.

A petition to the French Chamber of Deputies
for a Post-office reform similar to the one adopted in this
country has been noticed at great length in those of the
Parisian papers that would advocate the reform proposed.
The petitioners
appear to be chiefly persons connected
with commerce, and their demand is for an uniform and
low rata for all letters, wha*ever be the distance they are
to gto;s and, in the cate of the petition not being granted
to this extent, they urge another measure, which would
merely be a reduction of the rate and the adoption of a
new system will regard to the we'ght of letters, without
involving any change tf principle. Admitting that the
uniform method is the only one that ought to be adopted,
the journals observe that the lowest rate paid at present
should be adopted as the basis of the system, since, if oue
of the higher rates were taken, great injustice would be
done to those accustomed to pay a lower rate, by raising
that rate to promote uniformity. Admitting the same
principle, the French Administration is considered to be
rather hostile to the reform, on the ground that the dimi-
uution of the rates would not be counterbalanced by the
augmented number cf the letters, and that the amount of
business transacted in the kingdom, and not the rate alor.e,
determines the amount of correspondence. This reason-
ing, as it takes no account of domestic letters unconnected
with business, is regarded as arbitrary; and, to show how
much the poorer classes who live in the remote provinces
stand in need of some reform in the portages rates, re.
ference is made to the case of soldiers, which is considered
so urgent that for them an uniform rate of 15c. is fixed, to
enable them to receive letters frem their famLies; and
what would be expedient for them v.ould seem likewhe
so for working men on small wages. It is strange enough
that this law in favour of soldiers merely refers to the let-
ters they receive, while those they send have no such pri-
vilege, so that the anomalous distinction is created, accord-
ing to which a soldier may receive letters from his rela-
tives but cannot answer them. In referring to the reform
in England it is observed, that a reform in France will be
much less hezardnus, since the present average rate is 45c.,
and the reduction claimed would only be to 20c., or rather
less than half. The Belgian Government is already oc-
cupied with the consideration of a similar reform, and the
French journals urge their Government to lose no time, or
foreign nations may outstrip them.

LORD MORPETWS BILL-JUS-

TICE TO IRELAND.

A meeting of the Reformers of Hammersmith, convened
by the Hammersmith Reform Club, took place at Mr. Hether-
ington's, the City Arms Tavern, on Thursday, Robert Wat-
son, Esq., in the Chair ; at which the following Resolutions
were moved by Mr. Teale, and carried unanimously :
That this meeting deeply sympathises with its brethren of
the sister kingdom of Ireland, upon the unjust and cruel griev-
ances with which they have been afflicted for so many years—
grievances, which, as free men, living in a free State, and
united with a free country, ought long since to have been re-
dressed—grievances which have hitherto exposed Irishmen to
the taunts and jeers _of wicked, unprincipled renegades, once
the pretended advocates of liberal and enlightened measures.
That this meeting hails with gratitude, and heartfelt thanks,
the introduction into the House of Commons, by Lard Mor-
peth, of a Bill to define the franchise of the Parliamentary elec-
tors of Ireland, without subjecting them to harassing, vexa-
tious, and expensive proceedings, and offers its best and
wannest acknowledgments to the 301 honourable, indepen-
dent, and patriotic Members, who diligently attended in their
places, from night to night, and recorded their votes in favour
of this very excellent measure of her Majesty's Ministers, the
success of which this meeting considers of paramount import-
ance to the safety and well-being of the State.
That this meeting earnestly implores the Reformers, of all
grades and classes throughout the empire, to forget all
minor differences—to look upon th;s progressive step of her
Majesty's present Government to explain and define the
Electoral Suffrage, as a strong proof of their desire to bring
back the people at large to that universal feeling for sound
and constitutional liberty, which existed at the time of the
passing of the Reform Act—to watch with jealousy the un-
ceasing efforts of the Tories to seize the reins of Government,
their only chance of success depending on the supineness of
the great body of Reformers, who, by union, may safely secure
their freedom from invasion by their inveterate enemies, and
to rally round the throne of her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen
Victoria, in order to preserve the civil and religious rights of
her attached and loyal subjects.
That these Resolutions be inserted in six London News-
papers having the largest circulation, and that copies be printed
and forwarded to the Honourable Members of the House of
Commons who composed the Majority on the late division to do
justice to Ireland.

WILLIAM WICKENS, Hon. Sec.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies of most kinds of English Grain this week have
been good, and of Oats from Ireland considerable. The Wheat
trade, except for very dry parcels, had a downward tendency.
Barley, Beans, and Peas, as last quoted. The large quantity
of Oats for sale made the trade very heavy, and Monday's terms
were hardly supported. Flour has met a slack sale during
this week.