The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-08 00:00:00

EVE NT I N niTioN

Wl,O ila.4 itl ci,t-ud his cpittion on
i.,n !hat prcsttitt; d stud ih.td subcniard to
ia order thu.t thAt opinion and there
prldeiv;LA might Fan hilly known, and Le had shewn
himself ettltched. 'to *tlroks. libtral" -priticiplcs which
reptOd make the House cf Comrrinsi the true re-
prcsentai,cs of tai people, vah cl, would_ improve the con-
nection botweci, the constituencies ,and tise• P4rliatinent,
An l g:re full sift-et to the principles of the Reform ilia.
rhere was one queiticn to which some cf the v,entlemen
opposite had alluded. and he most heartily rejoiced
that Mr. Alcock had stzted his opinions openly and fairly
upon that question. He had bccn attacked for those
opinions, but he did rejoice that on the subject' of the
Corn-lows, Mr. Alcock had frankly stated his opinions, in
the full conviction that those opinions were thorouglilyleon-
accted 'with the interests of the whole nation.
(Cries of " eve want cheap bread.") Mr. Alcock had en
equal intenfst with gentlemen opposite in the pros:writy
of the agricultural interest—(Cries of " none, none")—
and had stood forward fur the county, openly statint;

_very man :rho stood for so s &rge a constituency
must do, What his opinions ware. Ut concluded by se-
ek:ll6llg the norninutiou.
Mr. Avraont.s and Mr. AL.CCCK then severally ad-
dressed the el,cLori, and at show or hands `,hating been
t?ken, the Under Sheiiff declared it to be in favour of Mr.
Ale,ck. The announcement was received with great
cheering.
Mr. WESTMA_COTT and Mr. CcArifs afterwards ad.
dreased some observation to the frecholdcra, and the
meeting 'separated.

GENERAL sTEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF7II 'StIIV.

Chief Office, 69, Lombard strcct,'Lomisrt

SlR,—The Directors of the G:ncral S.c.tm Novigatiori
Company having observed sevoral statements bath in the
English and French newspaprrs, respecting proceedings
now pendeing in We Courts of France, spiast this Com-
pany by the owners of the l'Oeaix •Scccm.rh'p, I am
desired to declare that no such statements have been
authorized or:sanctioned by tlals Company.
In feet, the paragrephs refer' e i to conto:n many inac,
curacies pet judicial to the interests of this Company; but
as the case. is; under legal investigation ; the Directors
consider it improper to publish any ex-parte representa,
tjon, and therefore content themselves at present ‘‘lll.l
stating that in;the whale proceedings in this cate
have acted implicitly under the advice and on this opinion
of their well known distinguished Freaeh Advocates, M.
Dapir, Pa is, M. Desfrortaice, of [Lyre, ai.d NI: Des
Champs, of /Luca, end that they look forward with confi-
dence to the decision of the French Tribunals.
I em, Sir, your mast obedient servant,
February 8,.1 ii4l. JOHN WILSON, Sce-etary.,

AML RICA4I COLONIZATION

'SOCIETY.

`Agreeably to public noticc, th P,.... R. Curley,
a
Szeretary to. the American s.oioni,e
z..tion society addri.,„ed
tol' audience on two successive evenings.
(7oursd and
Friday) last week, in the Egyptian Hall,
Piccadillyy, ex-
w sanlconflatrhgeedoobieo
I,''.er.,.lence of this So-
4cr
d race in America
cpileatiyninJwtahred3vieall classes
and Africa, and reply ing to va.sious objections urged
against it. At the clue of the second lecture, Mr. Gurley
was invited by one of his auditors, Mr. John Scoble, of
the Anti-Slavery society, to enter on a debate with him.
The chalhinge was readily accepted fur Monday evening,
when a highly interesting discussion took 'place,
which was aejourned to Wednesday, Daniel Lister,
Esq , prcsi'ding on- both occasions. At the close of• Mr.
Guticy's reP)y to Mr. Scoble's first speech on Wednetdar,
the 'latter, cinniltd at the course of the Chairman,
(which was i‘u.,tained by the meeting), suddenly left the
Platferni, Mr. Gurley was tcqueted .toiproceed in his
stalcinents. 'At the conclusion of his remarks, on the
motion of Dr', Costello. seconded be A. B. Wright, Esq.,
the ineoting expr. red their thanks to Mr. Gurley for the
valuable facts and views he had so eloquently submitted to
their considezaftoa, ma adjourned till Vriday evening. At
this third ine, ling, Mr. Lister having b: en again called to
the chair, Dr. Costello reviewed in a brief, but pertinent
and able manner, the course of the several meetings. •The
Chairman also Made a few observations express:re of his
regret that: anything should have occurred which should
have- hhen" Utter ed by Mr. Scoblc cause sufficient to
render his retreat, necessary. Mr. Marley then, at the.
request or the, meeting, submitted various facts. and doer}.
ments vindicating the American Colonizatioa Society and
the Colony of Liberia from objection and reproach,, and
showing its . tendency to suppress the African Slave
Trade, and. introduce civirrition and, Christianity among
the native' popidation. Elliott Cresson, Esq., followed
Mr. dinky with many facts and statements in corrobo-
ration of his views, and of the beneficent policy of the
Society. •
Lieutenant-Colonel It D,gndas Can pbell, late Governor
of Sierra Lere, then rose slid expressed in a very earnest
and emphatic manner, regal d tor the American Colo-
nization Society.arld from his personal observation; on the
coast of Afaita.and reports from English naval oili6ers; who
had, visited-Liberia, his conliction of the good character of
the, people hi that colony and of the great benefits to be an-
tieipated:from the multiplication of similar establishments..
Colonel Campbell than moved a resolution, That the
American Colonization Sictety is descrying of • .high tsp_
. probation, end that this Society,.and.the.eolony•of Liberia
are contributing essentially to the.-suppression of the
African Sltte Trade, and the civilization of Africa. Mr.
Guest,'lr 'secOnding tha motion, .suggkgted by way of
amendment, " That in the lectures and debates to which
the meeting had listened for several evenings, Mr. Gurley
had triumphantly vindicated the American Colonization
Society from all reproach, and established its character as
a puce and b nevulent institution."
PETTY VAUGUAN, E:q., proposed to add, " l'hat the
Arnelican Colonization Siciew is worthy of the approba-
tion and support of English philanthropy. The original
resolution of Colonel:Campbell, and the..amendments, were
then unanimously adopted. A Committee was appointed„
and a subscription opened on the motion of Dr. Hodgkin,
to tarry forward these objects. That.ks having been voted
to the Ch-airman for his able sersices, the meeting was
adjourned till Wednesday 10th inst., at eight o'clock iu
I • the same place.

It is stated that the fitting up of the House of
Lords for the trial of I.,rd Cardigau will cost 2,0001.
The public have tl us to pay 2,000/.- because Lord Carcii-
dandlocot
,i,suar.,ptker,cieesr.if iceuidrariLia:;o_;rasthhceuridtoto,eirrr,altelog-caatel
gar, was pivalqi to call out and shoot Mr. Tucke.t. This
iitelYof°ldr
Bailey. A tlozen duels by Peers in the course of the
year would be at,tenelett with an expense and interruptioa
of the buripes's •of Parliament that would compel the
public to'call for tin abrogation of the abserd privilege of
the Peers,:i...-Rxertniner.
• ,
.I.,ROCKrORD S. This celebrated societe no
longer 'exists. True, the hone star is where it did, and,
don%diess, the new Cub will long bear the charmed name
of Crockford's; but the Crockford's is no more, and the
late proprietor has no longer any interest in Coe manage-
ment or table. The millionaire retires to enjoy in peace
his prii.eoly fortune. The new club is it the hands of a
committee.
The -Duke of Buccicuch is employing al those
workeich upon his estate at Bowirill that cannot work at
their usual ernploprout owing to the severity of the wea-
ther, by digging out the rabbits from their burrows, with
which his estate at Bowhill obouuds. The Marquis of
Lotlian is employing all his sa oilmen in a similar way at
present upon his estate at Mounteviot and elsewhere.
€IR MOSES MoNTEFimiu.•,--Mr. Wire, who
arcorepanied Sir Moses Montefiore in his mission to the
East, !antler! at Daver on Friday evening, lie left Sir
Moses end Lady Montefiore et. Geena, where they were
detained hr an accident which occurred to one of their
servants on the • read from Genoa to Savona. While
coanging horses, in descending a mountain, the fore-
horses. riot being detached irons the carriage, moved
on ; the servant ran to-stop Jlson, lest the carriage, in
%chic,. were Sir Moses ana..„Lady, Niolitefiore, should be
thrown over a preeipice,• near turee hundred feet deers,
into the fe3. The hcrses4",klek'N, the servant, knocked
him down, and both of thCarriage-wheels passed over his
body, by which an ii.clination was given to the carriage,
ar,d the wheels Pot lucked in a drain, and turned it against
a rock on tile opposite side of the precipice. The escape
was almost miraculous. Sir Moses end Lady Nlontetioro
were unhurt; but the servant, although no bones were
broken, was severely bruised, and his right leg was dreael-
fully lacerated. The party returned to Genoa, where Dr.
Brunet, an eminent English surgeon, dressed the wounds
of Sir Moses's servant, whose master and mistress deter-
mined not to proceed on their journey homewards until he
should be able to accompany therm—CM:enter.
Dr. Channing, in his lecture on war, proposes
to alter altogether the military equipments of officers and
men, to strip them of all their finery, so attractive to thu
vanity of the young—to remove all gaudy colours, all
laces, feathers, epaulettes, e.&c , and to adopt the most
sombre colours for uniforms, as best suited to the dreadful.
trade of human carnage. 'Dili be thinks, would check,,
vonsiderably, the love for military career.
lioo UNlON.—Tbere was a meeting of Ma-
gistrates on Friday, ty whom it war determined after some
,
a charges of cruelty .that have
discussion, to investivte fresh
been preferred agams •
t 11:1:s, the late master, whose trial.
is fixed to take place at the next A.ss.z..e.
We revret to hear that Charles Young, tho
late eminent tragedian, met with a severe accident a fort-
night a o ,t,ite on a visit to Lord Dacre, at the 800, in
g
11" • t • fell • d • -1
horse an (01, led his foot; but
Hertfordshire.
though he is yet unable to be moved, it is believed that in
a few vecks lac will be suilicicatly recovered to return

•heisst eLrodrady, h
in the
pt
l s nrlceh•
rsp6r,itehsat)
to town.
The answers to i
re-
sidence of Lord Panmute was
better, and lad almost entirely recovered from his recent
scvscrieitatti.licksTofLtEhye gcouot.
o—PSEllitl.d2—" PWC"Perre.gtet much to
find that this Nestor of surgery, in lieu of improving in
his licidth, as was hoped, has retrog,r4ded. tie is now
much worse than at the beginning of the week, and fears
are entertained respecting the esent. On inquiring late
yosterdsy, we learn that he was not any better. Dr.
Holland and Dr. Chambers are his medical advi;ers. The
Lancet says his complaint is assuming a dropsical tendency.
—Observer.
MELANCHOLY SIIIPWRECNI—We regret to
learn that, on. Wednesday night, a small sloop, v.nich was
in the habit of conveying stores f:oni Fife to Graviton
Pier, sunk near BurritiSland, and a man and boy, who
were on board of her, perished. —Edinburgh Courant.
FROST AND SNOW.—llie countty papers re-
ceived in town to-day contain notices of the extreme seve-
rity of the weather, and of a fall Gf snow to the full as
deep in many parts of t'le country as occurred in the pre-
ce.iing- storm a week or two ago. In Leland the frost
appears to have b:en sr verer, and the fall of snow greater
even than in either England or Sectinnd We latnentto
ebservo that in va:lon pins of the country poor people
have perished, some of then, lacing t2en frozen to deato
while others have, we fear, died from privatioW of the corn
mon comforts and nece:,s:riet of life.