The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1840.

CORN LAWS:

GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE IN
THE HOT-BED OF TORYISM.
One of the proudest, if not the greatest, victories of
free trade over landowners' monopoly, that has yet oc-
curred in this kingdom, was on Saturday,'the 14th inst.,
achieved in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire,
which redounds to the immortal honour of the " free
and unshackled" individuals, who bore a part on that
glorious occasion.
The facts are as follow :—Sisee the period of Mr.
Acland's visit to Cockney, on the 29th ult., to deliver
a lecture upon the Corn-laws, the agents of the Aris-
tocracy have been observed to be exceedingly an-
noyed, and it was plainly perceptible that the
mountain was in labour." The public anxiously
awaited the result, and on the 11th inst. their expecta-
tions were gratified by the appearance of the following
splendid specimen of literary humbug, in the form of a
hand-bill, which was widely circulated :
" CORN-LAWS.

" It being the opinion of a very great majority of the
" TREE AND UNSHACKLED
Inhabitants of the parish of Cuckney, that the present
Corn-laws ought not to be repealed, it is intended that
a meeting shall be held at the Green-dale Oak Inn,
Cuckney, on Saturday next, the 14th March, at half-
past Five o'Clock in the evening, preparatory to draw-
ing up a petition to the Legislature, praying the con-
tinuance of the present Corn-laws; and all persons inte-
rested therein are requested to attend.
" March 18, 1840."
All who are acquainted with the locality of Cuckney,
and the arbitrary power exercised over the tenantry by
those " dressed in a little brief authority," whenever an
opportunity occurs of attacking popular measures, or
popular rights,—whether at an election for Members of
Parliament or parish meeting—know full well that such
a hand-bill was a direct insult to the feelings of the
much-to-be-pitied but dependent tenantry of the neigh-
bourhood.
From the ambiguity of this remarkable production it
was thought advisable to write to Mr. Haskins, the
agent of Earl Bathurst, requesting to be informed
whether the intended meeting was to be a public or
private one, as the members of the Anti-Corn-law As-
sociation and their friends disputed the inference,and were
desirous of meeting their opponents in open discussion. It
was naturallyexpected from a gentleman that a gentlemanly
answer would be returned, but it was simply this, that he
would not satisfy the querist, and wondered at his im-
pertinence !! Thus left in some uncertainty, the friends
of repeal obtained a legal opinion, which was, that the
intended meeting would be a public parish one. Know-
ing the natural cunning of their opponents, it was de-
termined not to be outmanceuvred, and the " free and
unshackled" (I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that
word) inhabitants of the parish collected in great num-
bers at the intended scene of action, two hours previous
to the opening of the business. Already had the sup-
porters of things as they are, and their dependents,
mustered in considerable force ; but what could ex-
ceed our surprise to witness, at this parish meeting,
magistrates, landowners, officers in the army, lawyers,
farmers and their retainers, arrising from Bothamsall,
Warsop, Shirebrook, Worksop, Patterton, Scarcliffe,
Whaley, Sulkholme, Bolsover, Carlton, anti various
other places in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
By this irruption of the Goths, it was evidently in-
tended to swamp the opinion of the parish. But mark
the result ! Confident of victory, the grandees assem-
bled at the house of Mr, Haskins, and appointed, as
report says, Francis Hall, Esq., a Magistrate, residing
near Mansfield, as Chairman, previous to the meeting !
After keeping the public waiting considerably beyond
the time appointed, the door of the room in which the
meeting was to be held was unlocked, and Mr. Has-
kins with a huge petition under his arnt—(mark this !
the bill expressly stated that the meeting was to be
held preparatory to the drawing of it up)—walked in,
uttering very ungentlemanly language to Mr. Hol-
lins (who attempted to follow him), and ordered
the door to be again forcibly closed against the
public. A call was then made by some of the
pro Corn-law party, for the Chairman, but this
oeing ridiculed by the asssembly, no Chairman having
been appointed, Mr. Haskins issued from the room,
having consulted the chairs'amf tables on the matter,
and declared the meeting to be adjourned to a private
house. The landlord of the inn immediately insultingly
ordered the assembly to quit his premises, to which his
party had so recently invited them ; but the " free and
unshackled" were not thus to be driven from their ob-
ject; they knew their advantage too well for that, and
assembling in the room where the meeting was called,
unanimously voted Henry Hollins, jun., Esq., of Lang-
with Lodge, in the parish of Cuckney, to the Chair ;
and notwi!hstanding the insulting behaviour of the land-
lord and landlady of the inn, in attempting to pi event
the proceedings, the following resolutions were pro.
posed, seconded, and unanimously carried, amidst the
deafening cheers of the crowded assembly, composed of
not only manufacturers and artizans, hut of numbers
of tradesmen and labourers, who, disgusted with the
trickery attempted to be practised, declared they were
determined to act for themselves, being tow " free and
unshackled :"-
1. That the Corn-laws are based upon selfishness,
impolicy, and injustice, and that we will do all in our
power to procure their total and immediate repeal.
2. That they are equally injurious to the manufac-
turers, agriculturist, and labourer, and therefore can
only be advantageous to a very smalal portion of the
community.
3. That the greatest happiness to the greatest num-
ber is involved in the immediate and total repeal of the
Corn-laws, and we will not be satisfied until it is ob-
tained.

A petition founded upon those resolutions was pre-
pared, numerously signed, and has been transmitted for
presentation.
The thanks of the meeting having been voted by ac.
clamation to the worthy Chairman for his urbanity,
manly and independent conduct in the Chair, the as-
sembly peaceably retired, highly gratified with the sig-
nal victory they had obtained.
The County pro Corn-law party, who ran away from
the field of battle they themselves had chosen, held
their meeting (if so it may be called) upon the grass-
plot in front of Mr. Haskins's door, and doubtless
passed their resolutions unanimously, admittance to
the ground being denied to all but those who were
well known to be fa7ourable to the continuance of the
unchristian Corn-law, by men armed with staves placed
at the gate.

MURDER AT ISLINGTON.

HATTON-GARDEN POLICE COURT.

The examination of Richard Gould alias Arthur Ni-
cholson, and May:y Anne Jarvis, charged with the wilful
murder of Mr. J. Templemon, was yesterday resumed at
two o'clock. The female prisoner, who appeared rather
depressed, had not her child with her as on former occa-
sions. The following additional evidence was then gone
into :

John Bush, 3, Goodwin-street, Barnsbury-park, is a
carter. Knew the late Mr. Temp!curial), who wished
to purchase witness's cottage about seven months ego.
He offered him 25/. for it. The cottage he wished to pur-
chase is situati'd in Pocock's-fields, and is the next cottage
to Allen's. Witness wanted 30/. for it, and he said he
would give no more than 25/. This conversation took
place in the morning at Mr: Templeman's own gate.
Does not recollect seeing any woman by at the time.
He did not slow any money, nor ever said he had got
any. He made the offer twice in the same day, which
witness refused. Witness has never :.een the female
prisoner ; has seen Gould going round with beer. This
offer was nothing of any secret between the deceased
and witness.

The prisoner Gould said this evidence could not affect
him, as he was a hundred miles away, at Norwich,
seven months ago.
Richard Bradshaw, policeman, No. 20—On Tuesday
the 17th instant, about a quarter before three in the
afternoon, vi:tness• was standing near Jarvis's cottage
door, and saw Mrs. Jarvis come home. She came from
the direction of the Barnsbury Castle, from town.
There were a great number of people assembled about.
Saw her enter her cottage. Witness went to the door.
She came out, and was cutting some wood to light her
fire. Witness asked her if she knew any thing of the
old gentleman who was murdered ; and she said " Yes ;
it was a very shockintr.thing, and she had seen him last
night, and he told her he had been collecting rents ;
and was very tired, and would go to bed early." Wit-
ness said the old man must have had money ; she said,
Yes ;*this cottage (meaningc, her own) was his, and he
sold it for 134 She heard he was going to buy it back
again. She said she knew nothing of the murder until
she came home, for she had been out with her sister to
borrow a screw.

The prisoner said the words she used were, to fetch
a screw.

Witness continued—About four o'clock the same
afternoon she went from the cottage in the direction of
town, passi g by •Capriani's cottage in her way ;
witness watched her as far as he could ; she was ab-
sent about three-quarters of an hour ; she had no one
but her child with her on either occasion.
Gould said that if he were not at Norwich seven
months ago, he was at Clerkenwell ; at all events he
was not at Barnsbury-park.
The female prisoner said nothing.
Gould asked if he could not have his shoes given
him, which were taken from him ?
Mr. COMBE said he could not have them.

Gould—Then I suppose I must put up with the old
oats I have got (alluding to the shoes he wore, which
had been lent him by the officers of the prison.)
Mr. CWII3E—You say you got. these shoes from your
cousin ; you can send there for your old ones.
Gould—lt is nothing to nobody where 1 got them.
1 am not bound to answer any idle questions which may
be asked me. 1 may say I got them where I like, and
nobody has any right to say anything to mu about it if
I said I picked them off a dunghill.
The prisoners were then removed, but after the lapse
of some considerable time were again brought back, for
the purpose of hearing further evidence which had in
the meantime been discovered.

On their being brought back Gould cast a look of
the most intense anxiety round the Court, and for a
moment evened his head, and bit his lip, but almost in-
stantly resumed his firmness.
Mr. Inspector Miller produced the boots that he took
from the feet of the prisoner Gould, on Wednesday
morning. There is a mark 8 with 92 below it on the
sole of the boot.

John Walter is fourteen years of age ; sees the
marks on the boot, 8 and 92. The marks are in wit-
ness's hand-writing ; he thinks they are.

Gould—You must not think now. .

Witness—Can't be positive, but believes it to be his
writing. Witness lives with Mr. Wilcox, who keeps a
boot and shoe shop at No. 92, Tottenham-court-road.
The figure 8 signifies the size, and the 92 is the private
mark, and refers to the cost price. The strings were
like his master's strings.
Mr. Wilcox, the master of the last witness, recol-
lected a half-sovereign being brought him up-stairs
on Tuesday, the 17th. He did not recollect
what change he gave out of it ; he believed his daugh-
ter, who was 11 years of age, brought it to him.
The prisoners were then remanded to Tuesday, when
Mr. Wilcox's daughter will be in attendance.
Several workmen in the employ of Mr. Wilcox were
in attendance, who all stated their belief that the boots
were part of his stock ; but none of them. recognized
either of the prisoners. In answer to a question from
Gould as to whether it was not usual to give strings
with boots whenever they were sol'3, one of theta
stated that the generality of shoe shops gave leather
strings with such a description of boots, but Mr. Wilcox
always gave cotton laces similar to those in the boots
produced.
Mr. COMBE said that great credit was due to Mr.
Wilcox, who had come forward immediately on being
sent for, bringing with him all his shopmen, and leaving
his shop nearly unprotected, in order to forward the
ends of justice.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

110 USE OF COMMONS, Meißm. 25.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
°Tie&

Sir J. Y. BULLER brought up the Report of the
Committee or. the Taunton Road Bill.
MI. BERNAL postponed the second reading of the
Strood Church Bill till Tuesday, the 7th of April.
()a the motion of Mr. BETHEL the Barkston Ash
Court of Requests Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.

On the motion of Mr. LOCKHART the Wil-
son's Towns Road Bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed.

On the motion of Admiral ADAMS, the Ochil
Roads and •the Clackmannan and Perthshire Roads Bilis
were several), read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.

Sir J. WALSH presented a petition from a parish
in Radnorshire, against any further grant to the College
of Maynooth.
Mr. GISBORNE presented a petition from Carlow
against the Corn-laws.
Major AGLIONBY presented four petitions from
parishes in Cumberland,. praying for a repeal of the
Corn•laws.

Petitions for a repeal of the Corn-laws were presented
by Mr. Walker, from Roxburgh ; by Mr. Muntz, from
two parishes iu Dorsetshire ; by Capt. Wemyss, from
Norfolk ; by Mr. James, from four agricultural parishes
in East Cumberland ; by Sir Wm. Somerville, from two
parishes in Drogheda ; and by Mr. Easthope, from the
town of Leicester signed by 14,402, from Lutterwortla
signed by 13,000, and from about forty other parishes
in Leicestershire.

Petitions against the repeal of the Corn-laws were
presented by Sir E. FILMER, from twenty-four parishes
in Kent, and by Sir J. Y. BULLER, from three parishes
in Devon.

Mr. MUNTZ presented five petitions from the
operatives of Glasgow, Praying for Universal Suffrage
and Vote by Ballot.
Capt. NVEMYSS presented eleven petitions in fa-
vour of Non-intrusion, and for the release of John
Thorogomi.
Mr. HANDLEY presented a petition from 22 places
in the county of Lincoln against the repeal of the Corn-
laws.

Mr. PACKE presented a petition from 109 places in
the county of Leicester against the Corn-laws.
Mr. TADCASTER presented a petition from the
county of York against any alteration of the Corn-
laws.

Mr. HODGES presented a similar petition from
the county of Kent.
Mr. AV. DUNCOMBE presented 65 similar peti-
tions from the county of York.
Sir H. PARNELL presented 7t petition from Framp-
ton Cotterel, in the county of Gloucester, praying for
the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir 'F. ACLAND presented petitions from 26 pa-
rishes in North Devon, against any alteration in the
Corn-laws.
Sir CHARLES GREY presented a petition from
the Anti-Slavery Society of North Shields, against the
importation of Hill Coolies.
Mr. ELLIOTT presented petitions from places in
Fife, in favour of Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot,
and Annual Parliaments.
Mr. -MACKENZIE presented petitions from places
in Peeblesshire, in favour of the principle of Non-in-
trusion.

Mr. GRO T E presented three petitions from
places in Lancashire, Dumbartonshire, and a place near
Glasgow, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition from the
Guardians of a Poor-law Union (we did not hear
where) against any alteration in the Corn-laws ;
also a petition from a parish in London, praying for
Church Extension.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the Three
Denominations of Dissenters in London against any
grant for tke purpose of Church Extension ; also a peti-
tion to the same, effect from a congregation in Oxford.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented seven petitions
for the tota:i repeal of the Corn-laws, viz. from Salford,
Manches'..cr, and Entwistle, in the county of Lancaster,
and He veraharn, in the county of Westmorland ; also a
petitie,n from the widows and starving mothers of starving
famAies in Salford. This last petition was read at length
by the Clerk from the table of the House, and was as
follows :
" That your petitioners are widows, and starving
mothers of starving children, and cannot tell how to
live from one day to another, it being almost impossible
to obtain any work, and the price of bread being so very
high.
"That your petitioners place a humble but trembling
trust in the providence of a gracious God, who cares
for the cry of the widow and orphan, and listens to the
cry of the poor and needs- ; but at the same time are
much moved with grief and astonishment, not to say in-
dignation, on learning that the rich and great have made
a law to tax the bread of the poor, which appears to
your petitioners so hard-hearted and unjust an enactment,
that they venture to appeal to those feelings of huma-
nity of which it is hoped your Hon. House is suscep-
tible, and they earnestly implore your Hon. House to
abolish this cruel law."
Mr. HARL AND presented three petitions against
any alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. WAKLEY presented thirteen petitions from
Glasgow and v_ariaus places in Scotland, praying for
Universal Suff•age.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented four petitions
from Kirkby Lonsdale and three other places in the
County of York, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. REDINGTON presented a petition from Gal-
way, praying the House to adopt measures for the
introduction of railways into Ireland.
Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Armagh,
against intrusion of ministers.
Mr. EWART presented petitions from various dis-
tricts in the metropolis, in favour of a repeal of the
Corn-laws. Also similar petitions from parishes in
Derby. The Hon. Member also presented a petition
from the retailers of beer of Stockport, praying to
be placed on the same footing as the Licensed Victuallers.
The Hon. Member also presented a petition in favour
of Vote by Ballot.
Mr. PATTISON presented petitions from Norton
Foigate and other places, in favour of a repeal of the
Corn-laws.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Rippington,
in Staffordshire, against any alteration in the Corn-
laws.

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the Jus-
tices of the county of Middlesex, praying that a cum-
munication might be opened between Paddington-street
and the Sessions House, Clerkenwell.
On the motion of Mr. W. Attwood,. the London and
Greenwich Railway Station Bill was read a second time.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Mr.
Matthew Phillipeographical Engineer, begging for
bread and beef for the nation, and stating that
he knew the House would supply beer and bacon,
and hoping that, instead of A's and No's, B's
would prevail namely, bread, beef, beer, and
bacon, and begging the House to refer to the Journals
of the House-ot Lords, for the evidence he had given
on the 4th of July, 1814. The Hon. Member stated
he believed the object of the petitioner, who was a very
scientific but eccentric gentleman, was the better em-
ployment of the poor.
Mr. G. W. WOOD presented petitions from the
County of Worcester, praying for the repeal of the Corn-
laws, and free trade in all the necessaries of life.
Mr. PEMBERTON presented several petitions
from the county of York, praying for Church Extension.
Mr. L A AIBTON presented, a petition against the
Corn-laws.