The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-22 00:00:00

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THE FIFE LUNGHS.

K'rke,'ld V, I January, 1811'
The, ft:llowing corrcsp:.r.di nc,, has taken place betficen
Colunel Ferguson's and Dr. Bowring'i Committecs:---

TO COLONEL FITGL'EON'S ELECTION COMMITTEES
The Committee appointed by the friends of Dr. linvfr
ring are motions to remove coy impression entertained to
any quarter, that, in calling on that gentleman to stand 66
a candidate for the district, they have been actuteed by
feelings of personal hostili•y or factious opposition. 'Pict'
motives can be expressed in very few words. Considcriag
that the constituency are emitted to have for their repre-
sentative the man who, fi oin his experience, talent, jot!"
grity, and industry, was best qualified to attend to their
interests in Parlirment, they, after mature deliberatioo,
fixed ma Dr. Bowring as the man on wham that honour
should, in their opinion, be conferred.
Such being their motives, they are desirous that nothil
should occur to divide or injure the Liberal interest , *Pi
they have a proposal to make, of such a nature as, that
the friends of Colonel Ferguson decline to accept
they will bring on themselves the responsibility of any oi;
pion that may occur. Colonel Ferguson has said that I',
is favourable to an extension of the franchise, and he "
distinctly pledged himself in favour of the Ballot. vi;
Bowring's Committee, acting on a suggestion clog
expressed in the Doctor's address of Saturday last, nbr,
ready to refer the question of the representation tow bic
ever of these tests Colonel Ferguson's Committee sir*
prefer. They will, therefore, either—
First— Agree that the question, whether Colonel Fetif;
of it
guson or Dr. Bowring shall be the representative
district, be referrol to a general vote of the whole Wino
male population, taken in such form as the tvto candid°
may amicably arrange; or,
Second—lf this proposal should be declined, pri;
flooring's Committee will agree to submit the questiou
a Vote of the Electors taken by Ballot.
If Colonel Ferguson's Committee will agree to steillo
by eith, r of these proposals, on the understanding,tbat iLto
Colonel is found to be in the minority he shall %vitt;
frcin the field, Dr. Bowring's Committee pledge t"01-:
selves to adopt the name alternative, and to insure hill
mediately retiring if the majority be found against hill' of
The Committee in conclusion, take this oortualtiro,
strongly urging the propriety of one or other of these Pw
posals being adopted, as a means admirably suited(
saving such a constituency as this from the evils of
contest ; and they have the satisfaction of reminding t'o,
friends of the other party, that, on the occasion of a s°lllol
what sim'lar division in the neighbouring constitueugol
. Cupar, a reference to the Ballot, made by Mr. Ellice Fir
accepteds of by the other party, was the means of n'r
' ng these evils. •
B direction of the Committee.
(Signed) ALEX. REID, •ChairPlini.

EXCERPT from the MINUTES of the Committee fot ro
ducting the Election of Colonel FERGUSON, 10 j
ary, 1841 :

Reid, ill 1)1

Inter atia,—A Communication from Dr. eeia•
name of Dr. Bowring's Committee, addressed 00
Meeting, was rtad : and the Committee hav;ng 4
and deliberately considered the same, the following
lution was unanimously adopted, viz. ; 'lO
" That this Committee decline any discussion !is to
I'6o
motives which have influenced Dr. Bowring's 101
bring him forward for the purpose of opposing a Lidl4
Candidate who has already been favourably receiviebos
the electors. In the propositions now submitted t 0
trtolt
this Committee can see only a scheme which might II?
in still farther disuniting the Liberal interest lour,
Burghs. They resolve, therefore, to reject all 01,
positions; and they will rely, with perfect corm' Co;
upon the good sense of the constituency to establishot.
lonel Ferguson's claims to represent them in Parliatioll
The Committee request the Chairman to coma°
the above Res,lution to Dr. Bowring's Committec',o,
(Signed) JAMES RUSSELL, "
METROPOLITAN ANTI-Ca"
LAW ASSOCIATION. A

A meeting of the Committee of this Association tg
place yesterday, at their new Board-room, 448',ti0131
S:rsnd, to take into consideration the plan of or';stsr
for the year 1841. As the formation of a large 0.0,01
of Auxiliary Associations is an entirely new featareboic
present state of organizaion of the metropolis, the ttere
men of these local bodies have been invited to e-ihol
and they mustered in considerable force, attriteteni
tp
doubt, by the peculiarly deliberative character "
meeting. ,pe
Ar
After the usual routine business of the Cornrelt
gone throuJAMgh, obtr:
Mr. ES WILSON, one of the moat active 111 o'o
explained the general views of the Committee as to or
course of proceedings to be adapted. The corePAlnesilisiel
ganisation of the metropolis by means of the 11;401,
Associations was not lost sight of, and it was 602 of
that the general objects of the Association would "e
promoted thereby. ter
Among other things, it was determined that Irtrr
should be immediately commenced in the several yi
eolitan districts ; and the Chairmen of the Aux agree'
suciations were conferred with, and some early data of ir,
upon for the commencement of this effective mode, lieu
atruction. It was further proposed that after the mode,
of lectures some mode of ascertaining the state der
in each locality should be adopted. dcfs
The antu9l meeting of the Association must, we kr,.,
stand by their rules, take place in the month of,
ary. At that time the second half-yearly ecteor•repO;
laid before the public, and there seemed to 13,,e ars'of
feeling in favour of a dinner among the tnetni^',"„ 00
Association, to take place a day or two !ter t"-
after
meeting. it gr
The election movements were also discussedwoo,
length. The address of the Metropolitan Agsec,,,,.-1000,"
the t lectors of Wel still has alreael7 appeared in our 11,isti%
and several of the Chairmen of the Auxiliary elosd'ul,'"
reported that addresses to Walsall bad been collie octir
bodies they represented. A considerable number° to tAot
were read, calling the attention of the Committee
vacancies in Reigate, Canterbury and East Surredlo
making many valuable st ggestions as to the beat -
011/
promoting Anti-Corn-law interests. 10 •tls
The mode cf proceeding by petition was -„ br
bitt
discussed, as was also the plan of operations 15"gow
walls of the House. On the whole there seals
and
renewed spirit on the part of the Associations, %cto"
Auxiliary Associations show that this spirit is ge
diffused throughout the metropolis.
140
STATE OF TRADE AT NOT
HAM. •

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(From the Nottingham Review of this datsitil,
The fancy bobbin-net trade, notwithstanding iro
orders may be now centemplated, is still extter pa!t.
except for first. rate patterns, which are made 1'012,002i
without needlework. Some small excitement 1-atil:a
respecting the renewed trial on Sneath's patent f°,r6ololA,l"
on circular bolt machines known in the Court eit this no
Pleas as Fisher v. Dewick. The singularity. e' ; 0100
tinued litigation is evident; first, that the pitel/jed tot
considered valueless, as most of the machines lio‘,ll-por1"01
the patentee, are either broken up, or are stanaine,oooce
of demand for the article. Second, The i1e,1% rel 4
of Litchfield used by Dewick (though certaiel
blance), is so decidedly superior, as to render fabric
Invention Invention nearly abortive, both in speed and in
Doubts having ari.en as to the cut-up hose 1:0-00
f b
its effects upon the employment of the popul4t-,011:"
Midland Counties ; we herewith subjoin a stateee#A,
listied by Mr. Felicia, in the Times London 11,e Pro
some time since, in the correctness of which:leo
which will prove that it is not steam power that 110,016
the population out of remunerative wages or.erlow
but the mere operation of the scissors, the threo
sflP
and treble slur-cock. ce
Mr. Felkin states that 10,500 frames prot-toc 9
leor,
full fashioned cotton hose, 420,000 dozens; 6,";- 80,
produce yearly, cotton cut-up stockings,'Stc., " 0,
doz. ; total dozens, 2,400,000. ; 01160
If the 17,100 flames were all making full fasb°,oo,ol,
by the same ratio, they would produce yeatll'ooou
doz. ; leaving a deficiency in the supply of 1,710%, to
—which would require an additional 45,400 frailly
built, to make the same number of hose. the
Cut-up hose wete not made previous to 1809; • 10,,
tern began by making cut• up gloves. A Bill PI ociTio
duced into Parliament in 1812 to prevent the Post°
The Framework-knitters Company was itle°rP
1664, to prevent the making of fraudulent hosietie'oo P;s4
11
The making of warp tattings is not by 8, to 1/1111
proved. The serious reduction in wages 00°1 0, pis
paralyzed this once important body of vvorktttescloe
same may be said of the warp blond workmen. 11°100'
abatement has had an effect the manufacturers ul •
poet ; many of the workmen have left the boil° vibe
profitable, and have taken drawer and cut-up fratnesgit,oh•
a few years since, would have been ranked er_°co
impossibilities, no one then supposing that tt st 1
minded workmen would have submitted to 'Or;
has ben considered a minor branch of the trade./ ,ce
is
The imitations of the French jacquard leces'tritOoe
afraid, protseed very slowly; indeed, the war.Piooo,/
excessively flat, The silk netted workmen in tbl9oo iOOO,
std
of them, unemployed. Great complaints, tbst ,01
of the orders going to Mansfield; it is asserteow hofcdt
is owing to the masters at that place giving.fiog toed
long credit, which they are eeabled to do by gi „oft", 111
in lieu of wages. The silk glove hands 01°,14beir
held out to them by many of the hosiers, that •
orders will come rattling in shortly.

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DEATH OF THE DOWAGER CouNi--,15,4 '-igO
afterHenrya short illness, we: youngest daughter of Los.f iii.si',
of
fnn dAt auntthe
it3lth
1007f1.6
Earl Bat" Ofe -I
whom
whom her Ladyship had a family of seven childre°' releP
9the e
Henrylc
epmrebsee
rn, t i D 7
6115 k. e
sh°oo4o A 00
if
Earl
Bslutrhvui survive , tthheei r
Hon. amiable‘v il l
iam mother,
Lennox nam
Be 14yureostaPtC1,501erlif;
to the Privy Council , Lady Louisa Georgians,i(dioes or
Lady of the Bedchamber) to her Royal " "pone oli
Duchcss of Gloucester ; Lady Emily Charlotte- 4 to I" ii,
and the Hon. and Rev. Charles Bat-burst, elarrie— '01;4°0
The
Bertie, youngest daughxr of the Earl of At,' i fg
day'es,dferoccmasßc drigChotuolnit.ess had only returned to town
ore
TV 'At
THE HOUSES OF PARLIANIENT%---, 0101`1,-0
parations for the meeting of both Houses of ~,,l-ki,:tior:v
arc progressing rapidly towards completion. i''');, 00,:,g
benches in the House of Lords are fixed, and 1: icsa,';'oll
tin have nearly got all the seats -in the pasgag' fly' ,1
to the House, which are prepred for the accoter:" fte,j,
of parties attending to witness the proccs.ions,
for
Zgilacco
"rid decorated. The chair on the throne will b.f r- ('fiber
and another chair will be placed opnertsloien.,thar.coc;:adth:::::::
Albert. It is, we understand, corriidered ecrtal", rid .11;
Ml,j,sty will open Parliament in
Prince Al'oert. The paiminp: of the wel!s ''''''.."o:',..i,e
in the Ikut,e cf Commons iq itishcil, and little is to 10,
quired to be done in it for the reception of gcn'inddo/lor
matting on the floor hes not, hownene, yet been very
titil.
The decorations of the Bude li'ght apparat:o4" '"
ful, and muck *rove its appcarancs.
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