The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-21 00:00:00

91, 1647,

TRINIDAD RAILWAY. iTO THE LANDED PRdPRIETORg
A meeting of the shareholders in this company was il OF E SOUTH or IRELAND.
held yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern, for the l MY Loans AID GENTLEMEN,—It is vain to live
purpose of receiving a report from the committee of ' that any attempt to regenerate the country cin
oh
management. Thomson Ilankey,jun., Esq., presided, made with the least hope of success, until you eetaoh
The report which was circulated among the share- ; the labourers from all identification with the
*i Book
holders, stated that the committee intimated to t I system," which, devised by the farmers for their own
shareholders, at the meeting which was held on the !exclusive benefit, owes its efficacy entirely to hi ad-
he
19th November last, that they would continue the hesion of the labourers, for that adhesion bands the
negotiations in which they were engaged, for the whole people together to countenance and screen the
purpose of obtaining such concessions as they con- assassin, and thus give that impunity to crime which
ceived they were entitled to claim on behalf of the is its most terrible characteristic. Affection forms no
company. In pursuance of that intention, and of the part of the tie which binds the labourer to the farmer;
resolution then passed, the committee entered into on the contrary, the ruthless oppression exercised by
communication with Earl Grey, the Secretary of the former is repaid by the bitterest hatred, but
State for the Colonies, who Promptly gave the subject every labourer was, a
ws a con-acre, and is as a cabin
attentive consideration. After some correspondence tenant, dependent entirely for his retched possession
and several interviews, during which Earl Grey upon some frieze-coated farmer. The labourer's but
manifested an earnest desire to promote the company's is identified with the farmer's holding, you cannot
undertaking, as one of the greatest importance to the displace one defaulting tenant bat you must render
island of Trinidad, and at the same time a jealous hou.eless all his dependents, it may be scones in
care of all the interests of the colony, an outline of number ; hence it is that man, woman, and child a.-re
an ordinance was sanctioned by his Lordship, arid re- leagued together to oppose any and every exercise If
commended in a dispatch to Lord Harris, Governor of the landlords' righ-s. There is not located up( a
Trinidad; and was, in due time, submitted by him to your vast estate a sine inividual of Labourite;
the Legislative Council, but they declined to
entertain class who holds directly from lv (s th
yourse,e exevpt tl e
it. Another was substituted in the form of resolutions, few who may be in your own employment, of tl e
which were passed by a majority. Even to these a millions who are located upon your properties— `here
strennous opposition was made ; and a memorial from is not one who does rot bold from your immed.,:a'e
a great body of influential inhabitants of the island, tenants. Is the adhesion of the labourer to the farms r,
disapproving of their adoption, was transmitted to her then, to be wondered at ? You have sacrific( 1
Majesty's Government. Upon an attentive consider- thousands of pounds to propitiate the farmers—have you
ation of the modified conditions thus offered by the even in part succeeded ? Let Holycross give tl a
Legislative Council to the company, and of all the answer. Sl as a sinle coer upon your
circumstances of its actual position, the committee estates holds hisong
miserable cabin from any hand but
has come to the conclusion that it would be expedient, your own, so long you have a soldier of " ti.e
not only to refuse their assent, but also to recommend Rockite" force subsidized our own property to
the shareholders to abandon the prosecution of the fight against yourself. A tenthof the sacrifice's you
-undertaking and to resolve to wind up the affairs of have made, and made in vain, for the farmers, would
the company.
have released the labourers, emphatically the people,
The CHAIRMAN said he would state in as short a from the bondage of an unholy alliance with their
manner as possible the object for which the meeting oppressors. You now know that upon you alone is
had been called together; and in doing so he would thrown the burden of feeding the people. The
take the liberty of reminding them what took place occupiers will give you no aid. From this moment
at the last meeting. On that occasion the directors until next spring there is not a frieze-coated farmer
were empowered to proceed with the undertaking, in the south of Ireland who will expend one shilling
in the expectation that they would be able to obtain upon employment for the people ; the " do-nothing"
such a concession from the colony of Trinidad as, in system of the farmer shuts up the land in his hands
their opinion, would justify them not only to recom- from contributing in the least to the general labour
mend the proprietors to proceed, but in at once pro- fund, and a burden which might be easily borne, if
ceeding themselves to commence the undertaking. borne equally by all, is rendered intolerable when
Accordingly several propositions were agreed to and thrown entirely upon you; you have not means of
sanctioned by Earl Grey, who transmitted them to giving full employment, for the land in your own
the colony. The Legislative Council, however, de- hand is quite inadequate to the purpose, but you must
clined to entertain them, and they sent back counter- find food for the people, and the question most
ter-propositions, which were so different from those urgently requiring your instant consideration is, how
originally suggested, that the directors determined to provide that food in the cheapest manner--shall you
at once to reject them, and proceed no further employ the inhabitants of other lands to raise food
with the undertaking. The directors were desirous, for your people when you may with great a
however, that the shareholders should understand that employ them to raise food for themselvesd ? Tao
vantage
this determination had no reference whatever to the con-acre system was fruitful in mischief; for it
state of money affairs in the country at the present inevitably enlisted the labdurerer under the banners
time. They had been guided solely by a desire to of Jack Rock, but it employed the otherwise waste
proceed with the undertaking if they considered it labour of the people to raise food for themselves,
likely to prove profitable to the shareholders, and to thus affording at the cheapest rate the two things
abandon it if it would not. The reasons why they most needful—food and employment, and the best til-
considered it not advisable to proceed had been coin- lege on the smaller farms in the south of Ireland
municated to Earl Grey, and his Lordship had con. was owing to the con-acre spade. A substitute for
curred in that resolution. The directors, therefore, the con-acre system, possessing its advantages and
recommended that the money which remained in avoiding its evils, might easily be devised if your at-
hand, after allowing sufficient to discharge all lia- tention could be earnestly drawn to the subject, but
bilities, should be divided among the shareholders ,- before you get rid
to form a sound judgment
that 20s. per share should be returned at once, and you must get rid of that infatuation which leads you.
that the directors should undertake to discharge all to shudder at recognising the right of the people to
liabilities with the balance remaining in their pos- any location in the land, and induces you to think
session.
that the prosperity of Ireland can only be enema..
A SHAREHOLDER observed that the actual loss to plished by its depopulation. Abandon the hope of
the company would tben be about 12,2001. carrying out an improved system of cultivation
The CHAIRMAN replied that it would. through the farmers, but try what can be accome
Mr. INNES suggested that the plans prepared by plished by the agency of the labourers employed upon
the company, which were of great value, should be small model farms (not exceeding, I should say, two
preserved, in order that they might be disposed of acres each) 'you may then see what may be ac come
when an opportunity occurred, and the proceeds plished by the now idle con acre spade, and you will
returned to the shareholders. have established a system which will afford at once
A SHAREHOLDER thought it would be advisable to increased production and increased employment, and
return 1/. per share at once, and not dissolve the com- you will be in a condition to coerce your " do-
might but leave it in abeyance. In that case they nothing " tenants by adopting it to take a fair
might receive a more advantageous offer from the share of the public burthen ; they will resist no doubt,
colony, and be enabled to make use of the plans. but they will resist in vain. Backed by the hard
The CHAIRMAN said the directors would not take working labourer, you will be more than a match
upon themselves that responsibility unless they re- for "Captain Rock. There is undoubtedly much
tamed all the money now in their lianas. Besides, difficulty in employing the Irish labourer to -
there was no prospect at present of the Colonial Legis- tage, he is unfortunately not disposed to " advan
give ir
lature consenting to their terms, and to show the day's work for a fair day's wages," and he is totely
apathy of parties at Trinidad he might state that not unfit to be entrusted with the ownership of the
one landed proprietor held a single share in the smallest allotment of land ; but let him be employed
company,
under your directions merely to cultivate land,
After some further conversation, resolutions to the without having any ownershin it, let the crop be
following effect were unanimously passed :—" That his own after
deducting a fair Trent for the land, and
the company be forthwith, and is hereby declared to the value of the seed and manure furnished to him by
be dissolved.—That out of the sum of 685,1851. in you, you will then find that an acre of land so culti-
the hands of the directors, and 12,0001. in Exche- vated will, besides yielding a fair rent, leave a sur-
quer-bills, the balance of the receipts mid payments, plus of production sufficient to take the cultivator
1!. per share be returned to the shareholders, on sur- from off the relief list of next year, besides giving
rendering the scrip, and releasing the company of him employment for three months at least of his
all claims and demands whatsoever.—That the balance waste time.—l have the honour to be , y Lords
m
remaining after such payments be retained by the and Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
committee to defray the expense of winding up the S.
company, and the payment of expenses, and that the
plans and the surplus be disposed of in such a way
as the committee shall think fit.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman and
directors, and the meeting separated.
LON

ÜBDER OF A WIFE BY TIER
HUSBAND.
Yesterday the town of Gravesend was thrown into
a state of consternation; owing to a report which ob-
tained extensive circulation that a woman had been
murdered by her husband, in West-street, near to the
Old Pier of Gravesend.
The following particulars may be relied upon It appears that a man named William Vt ilson, wlio
I.r some years past has resided and been well know a
in Gravesend, as a collector of marine stores, aLd
whose place of business was in New-court, Vjest-
street, Gravesend, near the Old Town Pier, for the
last few days had been quarrelling with his wife , to
whom he had been married but a short time.
The
quarrel, it appears, commenced on
.\ londay mornin3
last, when, after abusing his wife for some hour:;,
he left the house, and did not return until midnight ;
and, after going to bed, he still continued to abuse
her, which induced her to leave the bed, and she
sat up the rest of the night. He did not get
up until ten o'clock yesterday morning, when, after
partaking of breakfast, he left the house, and did not
return till half-past twelve o'clock. High word
again ensued, which continued for nearly two hours,
when, upon his wife saying he was a disgrace to
society, he took up a large stick, and said "Now we
will see who shall be master," upon which he aimed a
fearful blow at her head, which took effect imme-
diately under the left ear. The poor creature lame-.
diately fell down, exclaiming "I am a murderel
woman." In the mean time the noise from the houso
had attracted the attention of the neighbours, who congregated in large numbers, and the prisoner rush.
ing out of the house was a signal for the mob to glp
in, when the poor creature was found lying on tho
floor, with the blood flowing copiously from a woun,l
in her head. Medical assistance was immediately sen t
for, and two surgeons promptly attended and endea..
ffd
conveyed to the lock-up.
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DONDERRY and ENNISKILLEN
RAILWAY.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
this company took place yesterday at the company's
offices, in Church-passage, Guildhall, for the purpose
of receiving the report of the directors, and upon
other business connected with the company.
Shortly after one o'clock, John G. Frith, Esq.,
took the chair; and the usual preliminaries having
been gone through,
The SECRETARY read the report, which was re-
ceived, adopted, and agreed to ' • after which, the fol-
lowing resolution was proposed and adopted :
" That a committee of five shareholders, not in any
shape connected with the present management (three to
be a quorum) be elected to investigate the affairs of the
company, with power to report, as early as conve-
nient, to a meeting to be specially summoned for that
purpose, on every circumstance connected therewith,
both as to its present state, as well as its future pros-
pects upon the several allegations contained in the
letters of Mr. Letham and Mr. Bond, and their expla-
nation thereof. To report also whether any and what
reduction can be made in the expense of the manage-
ment both in London and Londonderry. That this
committee be authorised to require from the directors
any expense that they may incur in the employment
of an accountant, if deemed necessary, in furtherance
of the object for which they have been elected by the
shareholders."
The following gentlemen were appointed as a com-
mittee :—Mr. Vanderput, Dr. Conquest, Mr. Lavers,
Mr. Bates, and Mr. Fuller.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and direc
tors, and the meeting broke up.
MORTAL

ITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 1547.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 309
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ••• ••• —• 81
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 112
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ..
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 24
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ••• ••• •• • ... 91
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 21
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ••• 9
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 4
Old Age, or Natural Decay 46
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemper▪
ance ... 14
Causes not specified ... 4
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES „,
• 953

Mr. Cobden, M.P., made his first public visit, since
his return, on Tuesday, to the chief scene of his pact
labours in the free-trade cause--the League-room;,
Newhall-buildings, Manchester. A. great number of
free traders—it being the principal market-day—were
present, and gave the Hon. Gentleman a most gratify-
ing reception. Amongst the leading gentlemen pre-
sent were—James Pilkington, Esq., the new Member for
Blackburn; James Heywood, Esq., the new Member for
North Lancashire; and T. Baxley, Esq., President of
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cobden
is looking well, though not more robust than when he
left this country. There is no doubt that the Hon. Gen.
tleman will elect to sit for the West Biding of York-
shire, though at present no public announcement may
be made of the fact.
MR. BRITTON'S EDITION OF AUBREY'S MS, oil
WILTS.—Mr. Britton has worked hard for the Wiltshire
bTyophoisgrharpehthicearlmSeombers, and through that circumstance
perhaps, has not been fully
secondeti
in great measure, the society has not bee;
joined by the inhabitants of the county, who
mu,
surely all feel interested in its success, in such nunabetit
as are required and might have been expected. In bil
very valuable
Leansad interesting "Memoir of John Aubrey,"
printed by ciety in 1845, reference was made to
Aubrey's unpublished " History of Wiltshire," of which
a copy is in the library of the Royal Society. Mr. Pon-
palnetted,
bf it, tshhaotu this
be
lett Scrope, AI.P., a member of the society and who has
in hand for it a " History of Castle Combe," now nearly
AplrSie.,trocf
bythe most inst•
port
the associa-
tion. The council concurring with him, Mr. Britton
undertook to edit it, and by selecting only those portions
really illustrative of Wilts, or comprising informaticn
useful or interesting in itself, and adding to these his own
notes, has produced a valuable volume. Ile has done
much to raise John Aubrey—"Magotie-headed" John
Aubrey, as Anthony a wood wrongly terms him—in the
estimation of discriminating critics.—Builder.
HOLLAND PARK FOOTWAY.—The following letter
has been received by the Secretary of the West London
Central Anti-Enclosure Association, from Captain John
Percival of the Royal Navy:—" Campden-hill, Kensing-
ton.—Sir,—l have the honour of acknowledging your
letter of the 14th of October, which I received on Satur-
day evening on my return to town. I am unable to
enter into your views respecting the deviation of the
foot-path by Lord Holland's Park. Much as I reger:e
the loss of the walk before his Lordship's house, yet there
beth
is no denying of the public advantage which will
gained by opening the foot-path: directly
y upon th 3
feeling
ctl
Earl's-court-road, neighbourlyrdrl's-court-road, and I think that
lkolland's wishes,
Lord and courtesy require us to consult L
greater public samecon-
time, he a
when, at the i offers
that thei
bear in mind
venience. We ought toalfsothe
path in its present direr.
beauty and advantages o
prospect being kept open, whiclx
at any time may lion depends upon the
impeded
by a fence, or by bil'ild•
ings, if Lord Hoy
ln
-1 be d
should feel disposed so to enclose
czvea a
property.—Yours, &c., JoIIN PEltts
or mk
L. e —Oet. 18 use of
. ,his
THE LORD
—ORD PROVOSTSHIP OF EDINILURGII.--Airii
Black has consented to retain the office of chief naagial
trate for another year.

Ponulation Average weekly Deaths
1841.
Enumerated, Deaths, 1842-6, in the West Districts... 301,326 Five Summers. Week. • . 137 ... 136
North Districts.. 376,396 ... 175 ... 163
Central Districts 374,759 ... 173 ... 179
East Districts ... 393,247 ... 212 ... 216
South Districts .. 502,483 ... 244 ... 259

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Total 5... ..... 1,948,211
Males
••• •••
Females ...
..-

940

... 953
... 471
... 482

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

- • 620
..• 634

Total

... 1,254

At a dinner given yesterday at the London
Tavern, by the General Purposes Committee of the
Corporation of London, a splendid silver salver was pre-
sented to John Wood, Esq., late Chairman of the Com-
mittee in testimony of the ability and attention dis-
played' by him while presiding over their deliberations
during the year 1846, and as a permanent record of
their high estimation of his public services and private
worth. Mr. Wood has been for several years an able
and most active member of the Corporation, and has,
upon the occasions on which there have existed differ-
ences between the two Courts with regard to their pri-
vileges, distinguished himself b
of y great firmness in support
popular rights, at the same time that his exertions, as
much as those of any other individual, were calculated
to prevent any injurious collision. Mr. Whet ham, the
present Chairman of the Committee, was in the chair.
Alderman Gibbs, the Chairman, and other members,
warmly eulogised the conduct of Mr. Wood, whom the
whole body of the Corporation considered to be remark-
able for the urbanity of his disposition, the stoady ap-
plication of his talents to the advantage of his
ll
fellow-
citizens, and the disinterested views which he tookof all
public questions. About forty gentlemen sat down
done
justice dinner, which was served up in the finest style, and
justice to in a spirit as honest and sincere.