The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-14 00:00:00

THE STIN, LON-1)0N, TUESDAY,. `SEPTEMBER 14, 1841.

and 0 a 6 25. dols. for Ohio. Michigan is BOainally 5
a. 6, Georgetown and Howard-street ;6 12 a 6 37 dols.
Sales of 300 bbls .Georgetown
.at the latter rate ;
fresh 'Brandywine C 374 a. 6 62 dols. The market is
bare or wheat. Sales of about 6,000 bushels Jersey corn
at 79e. a 80c. measure, delivered ; and small parcels
Northern, all arriving, at 80c. measure ; 1,200 bushels
Eye sold, part at 68c. in the slip, and part at 70c. de-
livered,; Oats :train good demand, and are retailing at
51c. a 52e. A cargo of 1,500 bushels sold at about 51c.
The supplies of_ Ashes are small, and nearly all the re-
ceipts are taken up at 5 75 dols. for bell' Pots and Pearls.
A sale of 10.000 gallons crude Whale Oil was made at
31c., which is an advance of lc. per gallon.

Washington is the great point of attraction, and the
proceedings in Congress are looked to with intense inte-
rest. The partial defeat of the Bankrupt Bill was
received by a large body of citizens with deep
regret. The letter, however, Which we pub
lished this morning, states that the Whigs have had
a conference, and are disposed to 'effect the pas-
sage of the Land, the Bankrups,' the Itel;ciitte, end possi.
Bank Bill. The' feding here is, that the leading
:measures of the Session ought to be adopted, notwith-
standing the veto. The • extra Session was called to pass
the I.ibovenamed measures, together with the repeal o!
the Sub-TreaLitry and the Loan Bill. The two latter
are completed, and if any, or all the former should be
carried, the object of the Special Session will be obtained.
There is not the slightest difference in Domestic Ex-
changes.

Bills on London are a shade higher—the range to-day
is 108 k to 109, on Paris 5'36.
Our merchants have now to experience • the same
uncertainty, as to the rate of Southern and Western
Exchanges, they have felt for some four or five years
-past. Ever since the destruction or the United States Bank
the embarrassments in relation to !the sale of goods
have been very great, Merchants purchasing goods, on
credit, hare had nothing to guide them, as to the future.
A debt contracted in this city, and payable six and nine
months hence, may have to be paid at a rate of exchange
very different from what the rate now is. The loss on the
exchange may be equal to any profit.
It is this uncertainty that has thrown over trade great
difficulties. It had been supposed that if the present Bill
had not been vetoed, but had been passed into a law that
Exchanges would not have been worse, but might have
gradually improved. This feeling Would hare inspired a
good deal of confidenee and would have induced both
seller and purchaser •to have extended their operations.
The trade of the present season opened with a much
better feeling than the previous two or three years. The
Veto Message will undoubtedly have a good deal of in-
fluence to check the fall trade.

LATER FROM CANTON.
The ship Oneida, Captain Swift, arrived last night
from Canton with a full cargo of teas. The Oneida
left Canton on the 26th of April, and Macao on the
27th. Things remained in the same state as when
the Akbar sailed. It was supposed the trade would
remain open about twenty days longer, at which
time Admiral Bremer was expected with the expedition
from Calcutta, when the fleet would probably go North
to open offensive operations in the ne;ghbourbood of
Pekin. The British fleet were part at Hong Kong and
part stationed in the river, above and below Canton,
to overawe the Chinese.

The foreigners were the factories, but went on board
the ships in the river every night for safety. The people
were coming back to Canton, but not very fast. Teas
were very scarce, and coming in slowly, and with the
exception of the Eben Preble, which had a few chops on
board, it was very doubtful if any vessel could get a-
cargo for some time. Silks were also exceedingly scarce.
The news of Captai❑ Elliot's supersedure: by Sir
Henry Pottinger had not been received when the Oneida
left. The Oneida sailed in company with the
.Argyle,
for Baltimore. The Konohassett sailed before the 0.
commenced loading, and was passed about the 9th of
May, off Gaspar Islands.

THE COLONIAL SOCIETY AND

MR. M'LEOD.
The following letter has beeen received by the Earl of
Mountcashel

Foreign Office, August 31, 1841.
"My Lord—l am directed by Viscount Palmerston to
acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the'resolutions
adopted at a special general meeting of the Colonial
Society, held on the 30th inst.,
.relative to the detention
of Mr. M•Lcod, in the United States of America ; and
I am to assure the Society that her Majesty's Govern
ment are giving, and will continue to give, their earliest
attention to this matter.

" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
"Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant.
(Signed) " LEVESON.
"Tho Earl of Mountcashel, &c., &c., &c."

ACCIDENT ON THE BRISTOL
AND EXETER RAILROAD.

• On the arrival at the Bridgewater terminus, on Satur-
day last, of tlke four o'clock afternoon train from Bristol,
the engine which brought down the train was employed,
after the passengers had left the carriages, in removing
the train from the down line to the other. To effect
this transfer it is necessary to remove the carriages from
the station to a point on the line about 150 yards dis-
tance, where proper means are provided for transferring
carriages from one line of rails to the other. Between
that point and the station is a crossing for coaches, &c.,
over the rails; the engine had already transferred some
carriages from the down to the up line, and was re-
turning for others, -with its tender in front, when, on
arriving at the crossing, the Exquisite stage-coach,
with passengers fur Exeter, was in the act of passing
over the rails. The tender struck the fore part of the
coach, which it shivered. to pieces. The hind wheels,
with a part of the body of the coach were forced off the
line by the violence ache shock, and fell over, while the
passengers were scattered about in every direction.
The horses, from the complete smash of the coach, were
liberated, and escaped with but little injury. Six persons
are more or less injured. Mr. Burford, of Bristol
one of the passengers, was removed to the Clarence
Hotel, where he is suffering under a concussion of the
brain, and other internal injuries. His head was so far
jammed under one of the wheels of the tender, that he
could not be extricated until the engine was backed ;
another inch and his skull would have been crushed to
atoms. Johns, the driver of the Exquisite, and Hatch-
well, the respectable and well-known coachman to the
Sheriff at our Assizes, are both seriously mangled. The
othere passengers have escaped with some serious
bruises ; but Ann Gore, a poor old woman of 73, who
had just crossed the railroad, was caught by the falling
coach, and is not expected to survive. She was taken
to the Bridgewater Infirmary, when it was found that
both bones of one leg were broken close to the ancle
joint, a considerable portion of the skull laid bare, and a
frightful contusion over one of the temples. She has
continued, with slight intermissions, in a high state of
delirium, and cannot be expected to recover. In the
present condition of some of the sufferers, it would be
improper to make any remarks on the cause of this
accident ; but from a caeful inspection of the spot, and
from the evidence of some bystanders, we cannot learn
that the least blame can be justly attached to the driver
of the engine.

GRAND FIELD DAY AND SHAM

FIGHT IN WINDSOR HOME PARK.
'WINDSOR, MONDAY.—This morninn at ten o'clock the
72d Highlanders, under the command of Colonel Ar-
buthnot, marched to the Home Park in review order, for
the purpose of going through the manoeuvres of a grand
field day and sham fight in view of the windows of the
Victoria Tower at the Castle and the North Terrace,
where her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
members of the Court, had stationed themselves.

Each man was supplied with tbirTyrOiinisOfaminuni-
tion, the whole of which was expended before the troops
left the ground.
The main body of the regiment having taken its
ground near to the wall of the New Terrace, and marched
past in quick time, observed an outlying picket of the
enemy (represented by the 3d company, under the com-
mand of Captain Robinson), strongly posted, with an
advanced chain of sections, in the direction of the left
flank of the column ; on which the regiment took ground
to the right, and then continued its advance—its left
flank being protected by the Grenadiers, thrown out as
skirmishers. The enemy .having called in his skir-
mishers and detached parties, moved in a parallel line,
observing the march of the column ; which on gaining
the open ground deployed into line, the Grenadier com-
pany covering the movement. The advanced guard of the
enemy after a few shots retired, disputing the ground.
The regiment then changed position to its left, and
having driven in the advanced guard, formed squares to
receive cavalry. This movement was performed with
admirable precision and rapidity. In the meantime a
detachment of the enemy, taking advantage of the thickly
wooded nature of the ground on the left flank of the
column, succeeded in gaining its rear, and commenced a
sharp attack on the reserve. This body, however, was
soon compelled, by the superior fire of the reserve, to
retire and rejoin the advanced guard of the enemy.
The regiment afterwards changed position to its left,
throwing forward a strong body of skirmishers, which
after some hard fighting dislodged the enemy, who re-.
tired across the open ground ; and after making a sh-ort
stand under cover of the avenue, the regiment returned
to its quarters.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert witnessed the several
manoeuvres with great interest ; and both the Queen and
his Royal Highness appeared highly gratified with the
excellent order and discipline maintained by the regiment. •

The Gloucester Musical Festival terminated on
Friday last. We have already given some account of
the principal peformances. The choral band consisted
of 54 trebles, 46 tenors, and 50 basses, and the entire
orchestra of between three and four hundrew t
dNr
on behalf
receiptsolices
The
attendance was very numerous, and included the princi-
pal families of the county and neighbourhood. "bßoultalirnoaf
pecuniary point of view,' observes the Gloucester Journal,
the festival, we are sorry to say, has not equalled
the charity
ex-
pectation, the a collections
le c tfiaol iliesn at
nearlythe
200 Cathedralbele o
of 1838. The following is a statement of their amount:
Tuesday, 130!. 12s. 4d. ; Wednesday, 1261. 7s. I Id. ;
Thursday, 155/.- 6s. 2d. ; Friday, 121/. Is. 4d. ; Total,
533/. 7s. 9d. In 1838 the total was 704/. 16s. 5d show-
ing on the present occasion a falling off of 171!. Bs. Bd.
On Tuesday the actual collection at the door was under
--T
c° o n tsi ir:toies
w
SC/., but it was increased to the amount above stated by
checks and donations received from friends of the charity
who were unable to be present."
whaTtielaErly DUK
hours
to keep, it may be mentioned that his Grace was walking
in the Parks between seven and eight yesterday morn-
ing;the OF
DukeVV ofL EWellingtonl' GT°N.
still
and that he attended Divine Service in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's, at a quarter before eight o'clock. The
Noble Duke was there before the Reverend Official and
his attendants, and waited for nearly a quarter of an hour
before he could get access to the Chapel. 1

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert walked in the Park this morning, and re-
turned to the Castle in a pony phaeton.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has
been taken her accustomed airing to-day.
In the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert left the Castle for a drive, in a pony phaeton,
fbliowed in carriages by Lady Portman, Hon.
Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Lister, and the Earl of
Listowel; and attended on horseback by Colonel
Weinyss, Sir Edward Bowater, and the .Hon.
Sir William Lumley.
The Hon. and Rev. E. S. Keppel left the Castle
this morning.
Mr. George Edward Anson will have the
honour of joining the Royal dinner party at the
Castle this evening.• ••

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
left his residence at Kew, yeSterday morning, to
honour Col. Fremantle with a visit.

Mr. W. 11. Yaldwyn, and Mr. W. D. Mer-
cer, late Major (16th Lancers) had an inters iew
ith Lord Stanley, yesterday, at the Colonial-
ce.

Lord Granville Somerset had au interview,
yesterday afternoon, with Sir R. Peel, at his
official residence, Downing-street.
Mr. Archibald, Registrar of Newfoundland,
transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-
office.

Mr. Jackson, Attorney• General of Trinidad,
had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley at
the Colonial-office.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedworth Lambton nave left
their residence in Chester-street for the county
of Durham.

THEATRE ROYAL, IntURY•LANE.
A. fancy ball, under the direction of Signor
Yinefra, and at which Mademoiselle Cerito was
to have appeared, was advertised for last evening
at this theatre. It was announced that the danc-
ing would commence at ten o'clock, At. that
hour, however, there were- very few pers.,ns
present ; and at half after ten the numbers
had not materially increased. No musicians
having made their appearance, some symp-
toms of impatience were manifested, when
Mr. Eliason advanced to the front of the
orchestra, and addressed the audience as fol-
lows :—" Ladies and gentlemen, I am deputed
by Signor Vinefra to state. that he regrets ex-
ceedingly that it will not be in his power to pro-
duce Mdlle. Cerito this evening, as she is too
much indisposed to attend, and he desires me to
add that the money will be returned at the doors
to all those who have purchased tickets." A
person in the gallery here called out, " Cannot
we have some music ?"in reply to which Mr.
Eliason stated that he could say nothing on that
subject, and retired. There was a slight mani-
festation of disapprobation at this announcement.
The greater part of those present immediately
left the theatre ; some few, however, lingered fbr
about half an hour longer, When the extinguish-
ing of the lights compelled them also to retire.

THE HARVEST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
EAST LOTHIAN, SEPT. 11.
SlR—Although the weather has rather been broken,
I am happy to say we are gettifig on famously with the
harvest, and with the symptoms of a very little late
sown spring. We shall have all the white corn cut to-
day, and all the beans before this day week, and the
crops altogether much better than I expected. Indeed
so far as 1 am concerned I feel perfectly- satisfied with
it, and to show you the quality of the wheat, I enclose
you a sample of some just taken' from the field to-day.
(We have received the sample of wheat, which is firm
in the grain, and of beautiful quality. We may at the
same time mention as a proof of the great convenience
of the new system of postage; that the letter and sample
were transmitted at the small charge of a twopenny
stamp.)

FIRE IN PICCADILLY.
MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LIFE.
INQUEST ON TEE BODY.--Yesterday evening, at half-
past seven o'clock, a Jury, composed of 17 respectable in-
habitants of the neighbeurhood, were empannelled before
Mr. Biggs, the Deputy-Coroner for Westminster, at the
Barley Mow public-house, Mount-street, Grosvenor-
square, to inquire into the circumstances attendant upon
the death of Win. West, aged 33 years, a fireman of the
County Fire-office, who met his death at the above de-
structive fire.

The Jury having been sworn, accompanied the Coro-
ner to view the body, which was lying in the dead-house
of St. George's workhouse opposite. The body present-
ed a melancholy spectacle, the skin being much blistered
and turn, and altogether disfigured so as to be scarcely
recognizable. On their return the following witnesses
were examined

Henry Carter deposed that he was foreman of the County
Fire-office. On Sunday evening, about half-past nine
o'clock, hearing of a fire at No. 86, Piccadilly, I hastened
to the spot with the deceased, when he found his engine
there, and the whole of the back of the premises in
fiames. About nn hour afterwards, the fire bring par-
tially extinguished, operations were suspended at the en-
gine, for the purpose of examining the extent of damage.
While doing that he gave directions to the deceased,
George Pince, and George Spendelow, to go borne and
change their clothes, being wet through, and return im-
mediately. As they were going, they, however, per-
ceived a strong light at the back of the house, when
another length of hose was attached to the engine, and
carried through the shop of No. 86 to the staircase.
The deceased went in with the branch. and another
fireman, named Weaver, and Pince, and Gerrard, a bri-
gade-man. Witness then went to the back, when he
almost instantly heard a cry of " Look out, the roof is
coining," and immediately the roof fell in, carrying the
floorings with it down to the shop. The deceased was at
that moment standing at the end of the passage close to
the parlour, and one of the beams struck him on the
head and buried him and Weaver in the ruins. Endea-
vours were as soon as possible commenced for their ex •
trication' and it was soon discovered that the deceased
was dead, and that Weaver was liVing, as his voice utter-
ing moans could be distinctly distinguished.
By the CORONER—In witness's opinion the deceased's
death was not occasioned so much by burning as by the
effects of a beam, &c., falling on him and forcing him
down on his face. Deceased was 33 years of age that
very day. Weaver was got out about half-past five
o'clock yesterday morning, and conveyed to St. George's
Hospital, and the body of the deceased was got out half
an hour afterwards.

By the Jury—Being confident of the deceased's death
our xertions were chiefly directed to the extrication of
Weaver, who is most severely injured, having been up-
wards of five hours in the ruins.

George Spendelow, another of the County firemen,
was next examined, but his evidence was merely a cor-
roboration of that given by Carter.
By the CORONER—ShouId say the fire commenced in
the back parlour. It had already extended itself through
e roof before he reached the spot with the third engine.
'William Chard deposed that he was in the service of
Mr. John Salmon, No. 86, Piccadilly, and previous to
the fire slept on the premises. On Sunday last was stop-
ping in the house with Mr. Abraham Salmon, Mr. J.
Salmon's son, with the exception of going out with
orders to the houses of customers. A little after ten
o'clock heard that Mr. A. Salmon was at the York
Arms, at the corner of Curzon-street and Clarges-
street, and on going there saw him. He told witness
that after he (witness) left, he went to the above house
for some beer, where he met a friend, with whom he
stayed a short time, when a young woman ran in and
told him the house was all on fire.

Henry Gould, of No. 46, Curzon-street, May=fair,
fruiterer, deposed, that on Sunday evening, about nine
o'clock, Mr. Nixon, residing at No. 88, Piccadilly, ;net
him in Half-moon-street, and infimmed him that Mr.
Salmon's house was on fire. He instantly went there
and wanted to break upon the door, but the police would
nut let him. In about five minutes Mr. A. Salmon came
up and opened the private door with a key. Witness and
three others then rushed in, and went to the end of the
passage and saw the staircase was in flames, and there
was a candle and candlestick about two feet from the
staircase. It was lying down, and the candle was not-
burning. The candle appeared broken in half, and the
wick was not towards the stairs.

- Several other war est,es were then called in, but their
evidence threw no further light on the origin of the fire,
and, after much desultory conversation amongst the Jury,
Mr. Abraham Salmon was called in, but not examined
on oath. His statement was precisely similar to that of
the witness Chard relative to placing the candlestick on
the ballustrade, and going to the public-house.
By the Jury—Did notnowto what extent his father
was injured.

No further witnesses being in attendance,
The CORONER said there could be no doubt that the
death of the deceased was quite accidental, and
The Jury, ultimately, at eleven o'clock, determined on
adjourning the inquiry for the production of additional
witnesses, till Friday next.

The notorious convict, Mocho John, who
escaped from the district prison in Kingston, and for the
capture of whom a reward is offered, is, along with the
rest of his fellow-escaped convicts, committing dreadful
outrages and highway robberies in the Red Hills, in the
parish of St. John. The authorities in this parish hav-
ing been made acquainted with their daring felonies, a
detachment of fifteen armed policemen, with a serjeant,
were sent out, accompanied by some of the proprietors
and overseers in St. John's, the latter end of the last
and beginning of this week. The habitation of the
ruffians is said to bein some retired spot, which is un-
known to all but themselves.—St. Jago Gazette, July 31.
MA PLE SUGAR.—Gen. Chaney Eggleston
has the most extensive camp in Ohio, situate in Auburn
(Geauga) county. His sugar house is furnished with
fixtures and apparatus for manufacturing .500 lbs of
sugar per day. A reservoir capable of containing 60 or
80 barrels, receives the sap, whence it is drawn into
iron pans, placed over a large furnace to be boiled down,
and transferred again to a large kettle for " sugaring
off." 2.700 trees have been tapped this year, though the
season has not been a favourable one for making sugar.
Some reasons he has made as much as 10,000 pounds.
The quantity made by him in one season, three or four
years ago, brought 81,250.—Cincinnati Republican.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 12.-A great deal of surprise
has been excited by Lord Cosmo Russell's acceptance of
office under a Tory Lord-Lieutenant.

CHARTISM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—The subscribed will feel greatly obliged
by the insertion of the following address in your

paper :

To the Originators of the Plan for the Formation of a
National Association for Promoting the Political and
Social Improvement of the People.
Esteemed Fellow-men—Looking back with grateful
remembrance to the many services you have rendered to
the cause. of Democracy, honouring you for your virtues
and moral worth, and sympathizing with the sacrifices
you have made on our behalf, we feel that, under the
present circumstances, we should be guilty of the foulest
►ngratitude if we (lid not stand boldly forward and pro-
claim our entire confidence in your integrity and
natriotistn. and your devotedness to the principles of the
People's Charter.

treating with scorn and indignation the calumnies
which men, who assume the name while they violate
the principles of Chartism, have levelled against you,—
ws hereby assure you of our approval of the plan which
you have recommended for the attainment of the People's
liightF, and the improvement of their moral and social
condition.

As men struggling for righteous objects, we desire
to obtain them by righteous means.- We think they need
only to be understood to •be appreciated, and that the
assent of an united, intelligent people, once obtained in
their fltvour, no power (however mighty) can prevent
their adoption as the law of the land.

Believing the ignorance and moral degradation of the
working classes to be the grand barrier to the creation
and demonstration of that enlightened public opinion
on which alone we rely for their eventual adoption, we
accept your plan as the one best calculated soonest to
remove that mighty incubus, that at present weighs
down the spirit of Reform, and allows faction, violence,
and misrepresentation, to libel and disfigure the fair face
of freedom:

Impressed with these sentiments and views, our ar-
dent longings for the consummation of our principles
will permit us no longer to remain in silent inaction.
We call on you—we entreat you—again to take the post
of honour, which your character and past services en-
title you to. Let us boldly take up our position, and
vindicate to the world the spirit and principles of Char-
tism ! Let us show in our organization our principles
of action, meetings, speeches, and every proceeding,
that reason and philosophy, and not the impulses of our
passions or the contracted notions engendered by party
and factious feelings, are the impelling motives which
actuate us to struggle for the moral and political eleva-
tion of our class.

Yet the moral and intellectual energy of man is the
mighty lever destined to uproot the strongholds of
tyrannic assumption, and place the sons of men in that
just and equitable relation to each other which will
usher iu the reign of universal peace and 'good-will on
earth.

Earnestly hoping that this, our heartfelt appeal, may
incline you to the rescue of our glorious cause,
We subscribe ourselves,
Your Brother Democrats !
James Savage, 27, Nape street.
Charles H. Neesom, 68, Hare•street, Bethnal-green.
James Williams, 58, Stanhope-street, Clare-market.
James Hoppey, 4, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square.
John Rogers, 8, Herfurd-place.
H. B. Marley, 31, Charles-street, Hampstaad -road.
Joseph Turner, 42,' Store-street, Bedford-square.
William Hodge, Hemming's-road, Charing-cross.
George T. Wood, 4, Stepney-green.
W. Burton, 6, Finsbury-square.
E. Mariner, 10, Ruddock's-buildings, Finsbury.
John Halford, 14, Dugget-court.
_Arthur Dyson, Kingsland-road.
Wiliam Watson, 1, Bedford-court.

B. I'. Webb, surgeon, 18, Wyndham-street, Bryanston-
square._

-Charles Savage, 4, Chapel-street.
W. T. Walker, 1, Cornwall-row.
Joseph Thorkham. 1, Cornwall-row.
John Eiger, 26, Philip-street, Kingsland-road.
Thomas Wade, 29, Red Lion-street, Horton.
G. Bennett 4, Compton-street, Clerkenwell.
R. 'W. Woodward, 9, Lock's-gardens, Clerkenwell.
Robert Cubitt, 18, Cromer-street.

THE CORN-LAWS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—Feeling, amongst many others of your readers,
grateful for the able and Christian manner in which you
advocate the repeal of the unjust and cruel bread tax
laws, I am induced to trouble you with a few observa-
tions upon those unchristian laws. It is certainly sur-
prising how strangely men who make a profession of
religion appear upon this subject to disregard the plainest
precepts of morality. Hence they very conveniently, in
their eagerness to resist any change in these laws which
they deem prejudicial to 'their own interests, disregard
some of the most awful passages of Scripture. Have
they no reason, then, to fear the threats contained in
the Epistle of James, sth chapter, verses 1, 2. 3, but espe-
cially the 4th verse, " Behold the hire of the labourers
who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept
back by fraud, crieth, and the cries of them which have
reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth."
In these cases, alas ! the innocent suffer and the guilty
escape; that is, they escape.the punishment of their crimes
in this life ; but it does not follow that they will escape
it Ultimately. These dispensations I cannot but think
furnish the strongest proof of a future state of retribu-
tion. Can there be multitudes of poor wretches suffering
the heaviest calamities arising from crimes in which they
had no share, while they who perpetrated them are not
only free from all the evil effects of those crimes, but are
enjoying great wealth, great honours, and power, ac-
quired by the commission of them. Can this take place
• under the government of a Being infinitely wise and in-
finitely good, and yet there be no other state in which
these glaring iniquities will be corrected. What, then,
is wisdom, or justice, or goodness Are they all wordk
without a Ineaning ? I have the honour to 'remain,
Sir, yours respectfully, A CHRISTIAN.

MR. ROEBUCK AND HIS CON-

STITUENTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—Your remarks on the proceedings of Mr. Roe-
buck are in unison with the sentiments of a large majo-
rity of his constituents. Great surprise has been felt
that he should have left the House upon Mr. S. Craw-
ford moving an amendment to the Address, in favour of
an extension of political power ; but his reasons for so
doing have caused still greater astonishment. For one
who prides himself in the name of Radical to talk of
giving Sir Robert Peel a "fair trial" is indeed an ano-
maly. The Whigs complain of having been frustrated
in the work of Reform by the opposition of Peel and
the Conservative party; and yet Mr. Roebuck, forsooth,
would have us believe there is a chance of good resulting
to the country from his (Sir R. Peel's) Premiership! It'
Mr. Roebuck is yet ignorant of the feelings of the
60,000 persons he is the representative of, let him con-
sult the following Protest, agreed to unanimously, but a
short. time ago, at a very Lumerous meeting convened for
the purpose, and which Protest was supported in a most
lengthy, eloquent, and argumentative speech by Colonel
Napier :

" THE PROTEST OF THE NON-ELECTORS OF BATH,
" Declared—

" That by far the larger portion of the male adults of
the city of Bath have no voice in the election of repre-
sentatives to serve in Parliament.

" That, therefore, the election of Lord Duncan and
John Arthur Roebuck, Esq., is a matter in which they
have not been permitted to participate.
" That they, the non-electors of Bath, hereby protest
against their exclusion from representation, and declare
that, though they respect, personally and politically, the
Ilonourable Gentlemen selected for representatives of
the city by a small portion of the inhabitants, their re-
turn has not been legally sanctioned by the great body
of those persons who are most interested in matters of
legislation.
" That on the day of nomination, when the choice of
representatives was submitted to the people, a vast ma-
jority—at least five hundred to one—declared in favour
of Lord Duncan and J. A. Roebuck, Esq. ; notwith-
standing, a poll was demanded by the opposite parties,
and the great body of the people were denied the privi-
lege of recording their votes.
That, therefore the non-electors of Bath hereby
protest against the election of Lord Duncan and J. A.
Roebuck, Esq.. hoping thereby to secure a material
alteration in the law delection—an alteration that shall
extend (under certain restrictions) political power to all
the male adults of the United Kingdom."
Mr. Roebuck will do well to attach due import-
ance to this testimony of a desire on the part
of his constituents to obtain such changes in our laws as
shall make the Government at all times, and in every
sense, responsible to the people. Soon after the division
on Mr. Sharman Crawford's motion had taken place, a
piiblic meeting was held in the Corn-market, by per-
mission of the Mayor. One of the speakers, alluding to
Mr. Roebuck's conduct, said he deemed it a great " dere-
liction of duty." • A few of Mr. Roebuck's friends pre-
sent shouted " No, no;" these were received with louder
exclamations of " Yes, yes." The speaker then pro-
posed the following resolution, which was carried unani-
mously:—

" 'flint the thanks of this meeting be respectfully ten-
dered to Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Wallace, Mr. T.
Duncombe, and the other Members of Parliament who
supported the endeavour to bring the people's claims be-
five her Majesty the Queen ; and this meeting is of
opinion that such attempt was well-tinted, and that its being
brought forward was not a " want of respect to the
country."
If Mr. Roebuck desires to be the virtual representa-
tive of the people of Bath, he will avail himself of any
and every opportunity to advocate the people's claims to
political power. We deem the representation of the
people of infinitely more importance than the personal
attacks of the Times on Mr. Roebuck. He, however, it
appears, attaches more importance to himself ifitit the
people. We hope better things.—Your's,
4:1.7. ELECTOR.

It is stated that Mr. Sergeant Atclierley will be
a candidate for the representation of Ripon, vacant by
the promotion of Sir Edwurcl Sugden to the Chancel-
lorship of Ireland.—Noweastb Journal.
A large ship arrived in the river on Wednesday,
from Miratnicht, bearing the extraordinary name of
" Peel's One," in memorial of that statesman's cele•
brated majority in the last Parliament.—Liverpool
Chronicle.
" If I were so unlucky," said a military officer,
" as to have a stupid son, I would certainly make him a
parson." A clergyman, who was in company. calmly
replied, " You think diltbrently, sir, from your father."
NEW MODE OF ADVERTISING FOR SITUA-
Tross.—On Wednesday afternoon two unemployed ope-
ratives were seen in the streets of Stoekton-upon-Tees
with a board suspended between them, inscribed—" 'To
Let."—Gateshead Observer.

V_ENING SUN

LITERATURE.
THE PLAYFELLOW.

Knight L, .
This is one of a serieson
ofdon taleslB4l
which it is pros
posed to publish quarterly. It is from the pen
of Miss Martineau; and inculcates sound, useful
truths, such as were inculcated in her " Illustra-
tions of Political Economy." The scene of the
story is laid in Norway, and it abounds in ani-
mated descriptions.