The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-07 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS AND uHARTISTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—l cannot approve of the conduct pursued by so
large a portion of my Chartist brethren in their opposi-
tion to the present agitation for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
I attach, probably, a greater importance than they do
to the abolition of the several monopolies now under dis-
cussion. Possessing no faith in the sincerity of the Go-•
vefrunent in regard to their professed determination to
effect the abolition of the several monopolies which ob-
struct our commerce, as well as our social and political
advancement, I am of opinion that, monopolies once
repealed, no influence of whatever Government will be
sufficiently powerful to effect a re-imposition of them ;
or to postpone, neutralize, or destroy the grand and im-
measurable advantages which will flow from a liberal
and comprehensive system of free trade—that, in fact,
free trade will be the Whigs' master, as well as their
own and the country's benefactor."
Having drawn up a petition to the House of Commons,
I am glad to say that in the course of two hours we ob-
tained not less than one hundred and five signatures.
A petition in favour of the Corn-laws is also in pro-
gress here, under the auspices of the aristocracy and
their dependents ' • and I regret to say that ministers of
the Established Church have become the most
zealous promoters of its success. In the church
of a neiobouring parish the Clergyman, on the Sab-
bath-day, exhorted his hearers to sign a petition to
uphold the Corn-lacl A labouring man inquired the
purport of the petition, intimating that if its prayer was
for a continuance of the laws, h:,4 should object to attach his
signature. " Oh, do not hesitate to sign it," replied the
clergyman, "it is all right—its object ZS to put down
Socialism and Chartism.' .
But a volume would not contain the misrepreselations
imposed by the clergy and flint-hearted aristocracy on
the weaker understandings and unsuspecting minds of
the oppressed and almost famished labourers and me-
chanics in this neighbourhood.
Our petition prays for an abolition of all monopolies,
whether in relation to land, or corn, or to the
Parlia-
mentary franchise ; and I trust that my Chartist
bre-
thren, in every part of the empire, will no lonbgerhesi-
tate to promote so important and valuable an vise_ et
A LEAMINGTON CHA

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APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
—We have refrained, from motives of delicacy, announc-
ing a forthcoming marriage, which has excited the
greatest curiosity and interest in the highest circles of
society. It is now generally known in those regions that
the young Prince Nicholas E;iterhazy is to be married at
the beginning of the ensuing year to the lovely daughter
of Lady Jersey. This promessa sposa is twenty-eight
years of age—the future bridegroom twenty-four. The
young Prince it was generally thought was to be married
to the daughter of one of the Sovereign Princes of Ger-
many, a marriage to which his exalted rank and im-
mense territorial possessions fully entitle. him. The
Prince's mother, we need not remind our readers, is
niece to the Queen of Hanck'er. The Prince Nicholas
Esterhazy is of the Catholic, whilst his future lady, we
need not say, is a, the _rrotestant, persuasion. This
alliance will b©a source of gratification to the friends of
the parties on both -sides- of 'tile thatnel, and, we trust,
of permatent- happinesS to the target immediately in-
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