The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-08 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.

GENTLEMEN,
T THANK you sincerely for the honour you
1 have done me in re-electing me as one of your Repre-
sentatives, but I cannot refrain from expressing my regret at
the defeat of my late colleague, and at the triumph of the
Tories.
To three causes the defeat of the Liberal party may be
chiefly attributed ; to over-security and a consequent neglect
of the means necessary to ensure success; to indifference, in
a large class of Electors, arising from disappointment at not
obtaining the benefits expected from the Reform Act; and
last, but not least, to intimidation of tradesmen by their cus-
tomers.
I mention these things as a warning for the future, feeling
certain that the Liberal party in Westminster will, at the next
general election, replace their city in the position which it so
long occupied among the Liberal constituencies of the country.
With respect to my conduct as your Representative during
the last four years, I venture to say that it has always been
honest and independent, and, to the best of my judgment, for
the good of the community. The only object I have in public
life is to defend the interest of the people against class in-
terests and monopolies, of whatever kind they may be. The
only reward I seek is the good opinion of my fellow-citizens. I
trust that when I next meet you, to give an account of my
stexardship, I shall have so acted as to deserve and to obtain
the continuance of your confidence.
Your faithful friend and representative,
J. TEMPLE LEADER.
1, Lowndes-square, Juiy 5, 1841.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT RO-

THERHAM.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
ROTHERHAM, JULY 6.—Yesterday afternoon about two
o'clock a circumstance of a most awful nature occurred at
this place, which has thrown the town and neighbour-
hood into the greatest excitement. From what I have
been able to learn respecting the 'accident, it would appear
that in launching a boat called a " Billy-boy," there were a
vast assemblage of spectators to witness it, a great many of
whom were upon the time of her moving from the stocks, prin-
cipally boys, from eight to fourteen years of age, and that,
owing to some cause or other, she would not glide as was wished,
when the persons on the vessel were requested to stand all on
one side ; this caused her to get overbalanced, and combined
with the circumstance of gliding off a-slant, caused her to
completely upset, when there were at least a hundred persons
immersed in the water, and about fifty (as far as I have been
able to ascertain) were unfortunately drowned.
Too much praise cannot be given to the workmen employed
in the yard in rendering every assistance in their power to-
wards rescuing the poor fellows ; and one gallant fellow, named
Freeman (who was in the vessel at the time) succeeded in
bringing out seventeen, the greatest part of whom were alive.
When he arose to the surface he had no less than six youths
clinging to him, whom he succeeded in bringing ashore.
An inquest will be held on the bodies of the unfortunate suf-
ferers this afternoon by T. Badger, Esq., the Coroner, and a
highly respectable Jury. •

THE PLATE PRESENTED TO
BYNG.

MR.

All Mr. Byng's guests at breakfast yesterday, before
proceeding to the hustings, were highly gratified by in-
specting the handsome piece of plate which was given to
that consistent Reformer last year. It is now quite
complete, and bears the following tasteful and just
tribute to Mr. Byng's merits, written by the late lamented
Lord Holland.
IN ACKNOWLEDG3IENT OF UNWEARIED SERVICES IN

PARLIAMENT,
AND

IN HONOUR OF THAT TEMPERATE BUT PURE AND
UNABATED LOVE OF LIBERTY, WHICH WON
AND RETAINED FOR HALF A CENTURY
THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COUNTY OF
MIDDLESEX,
THIS PROOF OF THE STABILITY OF POPULAR FAVOUR
WAS PRESENTED "BY HIS CONSTITUENTS

TO
GEORGE BYNG, ESQ.,
ON THE 28TH JUNE, A.D., 1840.
Such a memorial of a consistent life and enduring at-
tachment is equally honourable to Mr. Byng and the
freeholders of Middlesex. The Tory gentlemen might
be unacquainted with these circumstances, but they could
not be ignorant of Mr. Byng's age and the length of his
services, either, and much more both, of which ought
to have suppressed the offensive language which the se-
conder of Mr. Byng's opponent had the bad taste to use
towards the oldest man and the oldest Member of the
House of Commons.

REVIEW AT WOOLWICH.-011 Tuesday, at 1 -
twelve o'clock, Major Molesworth, Captains
and Poulden, Lieutenants Dalton, Burry-
and Graham, with 16 non-commissio- Dennis,
men, attended with the field bay`-ea officers and 110
gun and rocket practice, ,- ...eries in the marshes for
Colonel Cruttenden -
-rider the command of Lieut.-
the 7th battalion Captain Lethebridge, Adjutant of
A t twelve o'clock the Earl of Email
and family -.A -..hived in a earelage with four horses, pre-
ceded y triders,, and accompanied by several gentle-
/Iv-Ai on horseback. In another carriage with four
• horses were the family of Earl de Grey ; his Lordship
was on horseback. Amongst the officers who arrived at
the same time were the Earl of Cardigan, and a great
number of others belonging to the cavalry regiments.
The noble visitors were received by Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Lord Bloomfield and his staff, and shortly after
wards practice commenced with spherical and case-
shot, and the firing was most excellent. The time
occupied in the marshes was about two hours.
Shortly after two o'clock the party assembled in the
marshes entered their carriages, and proceeded to the
mortar and howitzer batteries at the west end of the Pa-
rade-ground, where the guns and howitiers were manned
by Captains Warde and Mitchell, Lieutenants Buchannan,
Irving, MaCkie, Crofton, and Scott, and the men under
their charge, the whole being commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel Wylde, C. 8., and Captain Grant, Adjutant of the
Bth battalion. The practice at the mortar and howitzer
batteries was excellent, several of the shells having struck
the flag. At three o'clock the company, accompanied ba-
the Commandant and his Staff, adjourned to the splendid
mess-room of the Royal Artillery, where they partook
of a cold collation. At a quarter past four o'clock the
Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel Dyneley, marched to the common, and wen:
through all the evolutions for which that branch of th
servies is distinguished. The practices continued until
about half-past five o'clock, when the noble party and
their friends returned to town.
A RIGID SENSE OF DUTY.—At one of our
sea-port towns there stood (and, we believe, cloth star.'
there still) a fort, on the outside of which is - --
field, overlooking a delightful prose'- • • a sPFiotli
water. At the time we are spat,' - "4. oi Mint an
was the commandant ; and _..ig of, a Major Brown
milk diet, the voter— " nis family being fond of a
the land of"' Xil several cows that pastured in
trane^ amid ; a sentry was placed near the en-
part df whose duty it was to prevent stranger:
and stray cattle from trespassing therein. Upon one
occasion an Irish marine, a stranger to the place, was on
duty at this post, and having received ;the regular
orders not to allow any one to go' upon the
grass but the major's cows, determined to ad-
here to them strictly. He had not been long at his post,
when three elegant young ladies presented themselves
at the entrance for the purpose of taking their usual
evening walk, and were quickly accosted by the marine
with " You can't go there !" "Oh !' but we may, ut-
tered the ladies with one voice, "we have the privilege
to do so." Privilege„' repeated the sentry ; " fait an'
I don't care what ye have, but yon mustn't go there, I
tell ye ; it's Major Brown's positive orders to the con-
thrary." Oh—ay—yes—we kirow that," said the eld-
est of the ladies with dignity, "but we are Major Brown's
daugl.,ters,” " w,;11, you dw.t.:.l-o in titere totyllow,"
exclaimed Pat, bringing his firclock to the port, " you
may be Major Brown's daughters, but you're not .Major
Brown's cows.'—Cruikshank's Qmnibus.