The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-04 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE RECTORY.

A meeting of the inhabitants of, this district took
place at the Queen's Head High-street, on Thursday
evening to memorialise her Majesty against the proro-
gation of Parliament. The meeting was then adjourned to
Friday, October 8.

ST. GEORGE'S IN THE EAST.
A meeting of the inhabitants of this vicinity was held
on Thursday evening to memorialize her Majesty, which
adjourned until Thursday next, when it is proposed that
a lecture be delivered.
YOUNG MEN'S METROPOLITAN ANTI-310N0-

POLY ASSOCIATION.
A most numerous and respectable meeting of this As-
sociation took place last night at South-place chapel,
Finsbury square, for the purpose of memorialising her
Majesty not. to prorogue Parlianient. Notwithstanding
the extreme wetness of the evening, the chapel was
crowded to overflowing. •

There was great distress. in Carnarvon, which ministers
of the Gospel had particular opportunities of witnessing ;
and if such was the state of Carnarvon, what must the
state of the whole country be? The great object was 01 give
adequate means of expresSion to t.'!e popular detestation
of the existing bread-tax. It would then soon fall. The
oppressed must break the chains of oppression ; the
oppressor never will. It was thought about last May, that
things would soon come better, but now darkness again
surrounds us. Yet, although the majority in Parliament
are monopolists, the ministers of Christ feel for the
poor, and are determined, if possible, to fill the hungry
with food. The bread-tax is anti-Scriptural and unjust;
it is a violation of the commandment, " Love thy neigh-
bour as thyself." It " muzzles the mouth of the ox."
There is n-) real scarcity in any article of food : all the
mischief arises from bad legislation. There is plenty
of corn left to rot in foreign countries, while the poor in
Britain are starving. There is no broad-tax in any
country except in Britain. Some people talk about
being independent of foreigners, hut such independence
is an impossibility- Besides, Britain would have no
need to fear of famine, if she never raised any corn.
The bread-tax is pregnant with misery and death. It

is useless to expect any reform by ;eying, "If you
please." The people must arrest good from the mono-
polists. The popular voice broke the chains of the negro,
and the popular voice must detroy the food-tax. There
are many ready to blame ministers for meddling with
politics, but I Lay to them, in the words of Mr. Black-
burne, of London, " Ministers meddle with politics only
when politics meddle with religion." Through the ef-
forts of the religious community, and the blessings of
God, monopoly will be destroyed.
Mr. W. P. SMITFI observed, that the present Corn-laws
are unjust, immoral, and unchristian, and that it was the
duty of Christian ministers to use all their influence to
procure the repeal of such tyrannical and irreligious
enactments. He proved from the word of God that it is
the duty of ministers to be foremost in the moral strife
against every social evil ; and that it is their duty to care
for the temporal happiness of their flocks, as well as for
their spiritual condition ; teaching the people to obey
the laws, and the Legislature to rule in righteousness.
It was as much their duty to instruct the Legislature in
the laws of Christianity, as it was to unfold the blessings
of the Gospel to the people.
The Rev. W. Winuaals, Independent minister, said
that Christian ministers were watchmen, and unless they
cared for the temporal condition of the poor, they did
not watch honestly. He could not believe that a minis-
ter cared for a poor man's soul, while he was indifferent
to his temporal welfare. The apostle John says, "If a
man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a
liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath
seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"
There are some people who are filled with plenty them-
selves. yet never feel for others who are in the greatest.
misery I Yet distress and misery were rife throughout
the country. In one town there were 136 living upon
6d. per head per week, 291 upon 10i-d. per head per
week, 508 upon ls. per head per week, 1,885 upon Is. 6d.
per head per week, 1,500 upon ls. 9d. per head per
week, and 812 upon 2s. 2d. per head per week. Five-
sixths of the whole had hardly a blanket to cover them ;
eighty-five families were without any 'blankets, whilst
forty-seven families were sleeping on chaff beds and wood
shavings. This country had always been in distress
since the Corn-laws were passed. Countries are as de-
' pendent on each other as are individuals. One country
produces tea, another coffee, sugar, &c. ; another copper,
lead, slates, &c. ; another silk, &c. ; and it was by in-
terchange alone that each become possessed of the en-
joyments of the other. Trade, therefore, ought to be
free. The sliding scale ruins commerce. It is a gam-
bling concern—it cheats the country. God has given
an inheritance to the poor, viz, his hands, eyes, ears,
&c., and he commanded ie Israelites, saying : "And
when ye reap the harvest of your . land, thou shalt
not -make clean riddance of the corners of thy field
when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather
any gleaning of thy harvest ; thou shalt leave
them tinter the poor and the stranger. lam the Lord
your God."- But the poor in this country are not al-
lowed to enjoy their inheritance. The Corn-laws ope-
rate very injuriously on the shipping interest. Formerly,
many shipping vessels used to winter in this port. They
earned enough in summer time to keep them at home all
winter ; but now they are compelled to labour hard
summer and winter, and to go out in all sorts of weather
to get a little bread for their hungry families. Giving
parochial aid to the working man is only like throwing
a piece of bread to a dog while he is fastened to a chain.
Let us have free trade, then our working population will
be fully employed, and there will be no need for work-
houses. Some people are very fond of giving charity,
for the sake of keeping the poor dependent upon them,
and making them serfs to themselves. The Corn-law is
a yoke of iron, and we are no better than slaves under
such infamous enactments. 'We are well aware that there
is much opposition to us in this cause, but we ought
not to care for that ; we know that God is fur us. All
laws restricting the food of the community are violations
of the law of the Most High. In the days of that wise
King, Solomon, there was free trade between him and
Hiram, the King of Tyre. Hiram gave Solomon cedar
trees, and Solomon gave Hiram wheat for food; and there
was peace between them. The most effective thing to set
countries at variance are restrictive laws respecting food.
Free trade is peace. Our beloved country is involved in
distress and misery. The distress is not temporary, but
has continued for a long time; and its root is the bread-
tax. There are many in this town who suffer privations
beyond description; yet these sufferers are honest, sober,
and willing to work. The Corn-law is a barrier on the
progress of education. It prevents the poor man from
educating his children as he would wish. If the poor
man's children are to receive any education at all they
must be
.sent to the national schools, although the chief

object of these schools is to generate respect in the minds
of young people to the state church, and thus make them
supports of the worst of all monopolies—the monopoly of
religion. We have been many of the state parsons very
busy in giving clothes, &c., away to the poor; but this is
done in order to draw the attention of the needy
from the real cause of their distress. If these men
cared for the poor, why did they do all in their power at
the late elections to send monopolists to Parliament?
They did all they could to send men to Parliament
that were pledged to the starvation system. Such cha-
rity as the charity of these men, is but like cutting the
branches of a tree while the root is still left. It is to
make themselves popular at other people's expense.
The wise and good Creator has furnished man with the
means to be. independent, had wicked laws left him fair
play.
113 Rev. J. BRYAN, Wesleyan Methodist, said, had he
been in Manchester at the time of the Conference, he
would have been present at that meeting. He was sorry
to fit .d the names of only two ministers belonging to his
connexion at that meeting ; but he knew it was owing
to a resolution adopted by their body some time ago, not
to meddle with politics, and not from any indifference to
the cause of the suffering poor. Who should be first
labouring in the cause of the poor but their ministers ?
Most of them had arisen from amongst the poor ; and
they knew the sufferings of the poor ; they, therefore,
ought to be forward in this righteous cause. The vene-
rable gentleman concluded a most pathetic speech, by
wishing the cause God speed.
The meeting was most numerously attended, and the
speeches were received throughout with enthusiastic
cheers.
The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
1. That the present state of the country loudly calls for
the serious consideration of the Ministers of the Gospel.
2. That this meeting regards with great satisfaction
the efforts made to have a Conference in Manchester,
together with the proceedings of the Ministers in that
Conference ; and are of opinion that a similar Confer-
ence ovollt to be held in Carnarvon, at the latter end of
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Old customs, it seems, still prevail in Flanders.
riage, a few days ago, of a wealthy gentleman, at the
A letter from Douai states, that, on occasion of a ntar-
Chateau de Gwuslin, tables were set out for all the in-
habitants of the village, and the soldiers stationed there ;
and at the fourteen public-houses of the village refresh-
ments were offered at the expense of the newly-married
couple. The apartments and gardens of the chateau were
thrown open to visitors, balls were given at different
spots, and a running match of all the old women of the
village, above sixty, took place for a prize of a crucifix
in gold.
NEW THEATRICAL VOCALIST.—Amongst
the de&uts that will take place during the approaching
theatrical season will be that of Mr. W. 11, 6eguin,, fa-
vourably known as a concert 'singer.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.'
Mr. Thorpe, a landing-waiter in her Majesty's Cus-
toms, was brought before the Lord Mayor On Saturday
under the follo.ving circumstances :
Joseph Pollard (Policeman 592) stated, that as he was
on duty in Thames-street, the defendant, whose coat was
soiled as he passed along from the wheels of a cart, called
out to hins and accused him of not doing or knowing his
duty. Witness expostulated with him, and represented
the impropriety, oc
,using accusations of the kind ; but
the defendant persevered in charging him with neglect
of duty in not preventing the crowding of carts and other
vehicles, and a mob having gathered, he found it neces-
s'iry to convey him to the station-house,
Mr. Thorpe, who, appeared to be an extremely mild
and gentleman-like man, said that as he and a friend were
passing through Thames-street, the way was completely
blocked up with carts; and he (defendant) was forced
against the wall, and placed in a dangerous situation.
He remonstrated with the policeman, who, however, in-
stead of interfering to clear the way, which was quite
practicable, was excessively insolent, and took him (de-
fendant) into custody—a very disagreeable dilemma to
be placed in after the labouis of the day.
Mr. James Hastings, also a landing-waiter in her Ma-
jesty's Customs, stated that he was with his friend Mr.
Thorpe when 'he occurrence took place. A cart and
horse ran actually across the foot-way, and Mr. Thorpe
spoke to the policeman to remove the nuisance. The
policeman replied in an impertinent manner that he was
the best judge of his own duty, and that Mr. Thorpe had
better exchange coats with him. Again Mr. Thorpe re-
monstrated with the policeman, who then said he would
take Mr. Thorpe to the station-house, and carried his
threat into execution. As for the mob of which the
policeman spoke, if a few passers by stopped from curi-
osity to ascertain how .the affair would end could be
called a mob, there certainly was one.
The LORD MA.YOR—The policeman has been evidently
wrong in this case. Who could blame a gentleman for
remonstrating with any person who had'a badge of au-
thority upon him, upon seeing the street in the way de-
scribed ? When a cart and horse are across a pavement,
what could be more reasonable than for a gentleman to
say to a policeman, " Why do you not remove this nui-
sance?" What can you say, policeman, in justification or
palliation of such conduct? The policeman said that
what Mr. Thorpe had stated was false.
The LORD MAYOR said that the defendant was borne
out in everything ho said by the gentleman who accom-
panied him, and calmly witnessed the whole proceeding.
The policeman is certainly reprehensible, and I advise
the gentleman who was taken to the station-house to ap-
ply to the City Police Commissioner, who, I have no
doubt, will teach the man to do his duty better.
Mr. Thorpe—lt is just what I intend to do, my Lord.
I think it necessary to mention to your Lordship, that
when he took me into custody he ordered me to walk
with him ; I did so, and as we went along he endeavoured
to aggravate me to assault him by pushing me, and saying
"Go on, fellow." I appeal to my friend whether this is
not the fact ?
Mr. Hastings—Certainly it is. His conduct was gross
in the extreme.
The LORD Msroa—Well, Sir, I, of course, discharge
the case ; and I by all means advise you to apply to the
City Police Commissioner on the subiect.