The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-25 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES, 70.

Alba, J. P. Duncombe, T. Peelle% Captain
Archdall, Captain Egerton4W. T. Perfect, Robert
Arkwrlght, G. Ellice, Edward Rashleigh, W.
Bernie, W. Etwall, Ralph Roebuck J. A.
Baine, Walter Fielden, John Seyraer, H. K.
Bankes, G. Ferrand, W. B. Sheridan, R. B.
Barkly, Henry Floyer, John Sibthorp, Colonel
Barnard, E. G. Frewen, C. H. Spooner, R.
Beckett, W. Fuller, A. E• Stuart, H.
Bentinck, Lord G. Gill, Thomas Thompson, Ald.
Blackburne, J. I. Gladstone, Captain Trevor, G.
Blake, M. J. Gower, Leveson Turner, E.
Bodkin, W. H. Granger, T. C. Vivian, J. E.
Bowring, Dr. Hall, Colonel Vyvyan, Sir R. R.
Broadwood, H. Halsey, T. P. Waddington,7,H. S.
Bretherton, J. Hamner, Sir J. Wakley, Thomas
Buck, Lewis W. Heathcoat, John Williams, W.
Christopher, It. A. Hudson, George Wodehouse, E.
Clerk Sir George Hume, Joseph Wortley, J. S.
Collins, W. Ingestre, Viscount Yorke, Henry R.
Colvlle, C. R. Masterman, John
Crawford, W. S. Newdegatc, C. N.
Cripps, W. Nicholl, John
D'Eyncourt, C. T. Pakington, Sir J.
Duncan, George Palmer, Robert

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Borthwick, Peter
Henley, J. W.

MISS LINWOOD'S Prcronss.—Several of the very
interesting and ingenious productions of this most extra-
ordinary and highly talented lady are, we observe, to be
offered to-morrow by auction, by Mr. Phillips, New
Bond-street.
NEWCASTLE RACES AND THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
—Anxious to communicate the earliest intelligence of
the above races, we made arrangements at Newcastle
for daily messages per electric telegraph to Rugby,
where envelopes, properly addressed, were provided for
their transmission by the first up-train. On Tuesday
the results of the Produce, Northern Derby, and Tyro
Stakes, were forwarded without delay, and of course,
were received at Rugby, but from some cause that re-
mains to be explained, they have never reached us.
The news, however, was known in town early the
same evening, and the flats were floundered as
usual. On Wednesday the authorities were graciously
pleased to forward our message, and the principal races
appeared in our paper of yesterday; the result of the
Northumberland Plate, however, was known in London
long before our parcel arrived, and the flats were again
robbed to some extent. This is not the first time we,
or rather the public, have suffered from the mis-
management of the electric telegraph on this line, and
we trust our present notice of it will lead to some
inquiry.
PROCLAMATION Or OUTLAWRY.—Yesterday, at the
Court of the Sheriff of Middlesex, Hemp, the bailiff,
called upon the following to surrender their persons into
the custody of the Sheriffs of Middlesex, or to stand
severally outlawed :—Andrew Henry Lynch, Esq., at
the suit of William Witham ; Arthur Hogue, at the suit
of Orlando Edmunds, a registered public officer ; John
Hunter, at the suit of Charles Lewis ; Samuel George
Beamish, at the suit of William Sylvester Wilson ;
George Fitch, at the suit of Chamberlain Birch ; Henry
Welchman, at the suit of John Cooke Haddan ; Phillip
Bennet Lucas, at the suit of William Oliver Jackson ;
Charles A. Grimes, at the suit of Bernardo Goldshede ;
James Luff, at the suit of John Sewell ; Stephen Brad-
ley, at the suit of Mary Hegarty ; Thomas Piddock,
at the suit of Henry Adams ; llerbert Cornewall, at
the suit of Jeremiah Robert Ives ; John William Mon-
tague, at the suit of William Thompson ; Henry John
hunter, sued as Henry J. Hunter, at the suit of Henry
Lewis Braham ; and John Hunter, at the suit of Lewis
henry Braham. The next county day will be the 22d
of July.
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.REPRESENTA,.TION OF STOCX4

PORT.

The following address from Mr. Cobden to the electors
of Stockport has just been issued :
" Gentlemen,—Should a dissolution occur before I
can have the pleasure of meeting you in person, I beg
to be allowed to take this mode of again soliciting the
honour of being one of your representatives in Parlia•
bent.

" I deeply regret that you will be called upon to ex-
ercise the elective franchise at a time of great manuac-
turing depression. It is no consolation to generous
mind to know that their sufferings are shared by others r
but, unhappily, almost the whole of Europe is mourning
over deficient harvests, amidst privations, which for se-
verity and extent have no parallel in the present cen- .
tury. It is possible, that to some of my friends, who re-
joiced in the brighter prospects afforded by our recent
commercial reforms, the existing distre,ss may have
brought feelings of doubt and discourageksent. Free
trade cannot avert a sudden and calamitous visitation of •
Providence ;it can only alleviate its pressure. But the
present crisis has at least this consolation, tient it has
brought from all graters proofs of the soundner,l and '
beneficence of our principles ; for we hate seen the- Go-
lernments of the continent with hau:iy an except ion
abolish their multiform regulations of the corn trade ctt
the moment when, if their Litt rf( recce be ever cfileacieu.s, •
it was the most needed ; and we see them now relying' _
upon the energies of emancipated commerce alone tur
saving their people from the horrors of famine.
"It must, however, be acknowledged that we enter
upon the new commercial era under unfortunate circum-
stances. Ido not allude merely to the present scarcity
of food, which in all human probability will be of short
duration, but also to the possibility of a sudden reaction
in the opposite direction, which may protract for a Maas
the transition from the restrictive system to the mOirli
equable state of freedom. The exorbitant prices wilt,[
cause, as in former times in England, a greatly increased
production of corn. At the same time the agriculture
of the whole civilised world is under the stimulus of
famine prices, and should we be blessed with a succes-
sion of good harvests, we may anticipate a glut of torn, ~
not as the result of free trade, but of the present se at-
city. A similar process, to be followed possibly with
like results, is going on with another important interest; ‘3
The present enormous cost of freights, by which not a
few of the shipowners of the Mediterranean will clear '
the value of their vessels in this year, is everywhere
causing large investments of capital in ship-building. _
judging from former experience, it is not therefore im-
probable that these two interests, which have been the -
least favourable to free trade, may be ere long simulta-
neously exposed to the effects of a reaction from their
present excitement. If there be any force in these
views, they furnish the strongest motives to the friends '
of free trade for sending tothe next Parliament, during the
existence of which the process I hare described will in all
probability be passed through, representatives of tried
convictions, who will guard with firmness the great mea-
sures of last year from the dangers to which they may
be exposed in their transition state. Should you honour
me with your confidence, I shall hope to be found with
renewed health at my post, prepared to show that the
present state of trade is no fair experiment of our prin-
ciples, and that the consequent reaction will be only an •
exception to the ordinary operation of free trade, which,
when fairly tested by time, will, I fervently believe, pro-
mote the prosperity and harmony of the whole com-
munity; and I shall return to England, confirmed in my
opinion, by the sympathy expressed for our principles by
the best and wisest men in other countries, that if we
continue with firmness to offer to the world a good
example, it will be eventually followed by all other
civilised nations.

" Gentlemen, if at this distance I do not attempt to
enter upon the discussion of other matters, it is not be-
cause I am insensible of the importance of the questions
which must, at the earliest possible moment, engage the
attention of the Legislature, foremost amongst which is
the state of Ireland. I will only add that in every ques-
tion brought before Parliament, I shall, to the best of
my humble ability, act upon the principle of doing equal
justice to my fellow-countrymen in every part of the
United Kingdom.
"I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
" With sentiments of respect and gratitude,
" Your faithful servant,
" RICHARD COBDEN.
" Venice, 15th June, 1847."

THE NEW FOREST.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—May I hope that you will raise your potent
voice to deprecate the act of Vandalism proposed by a
correspondent in this day's paper with regard to the
New Forest? Should such utilitarian principles gain
ground amongst this money-loving generation, wo to
all the loveliest spots in England! The trees of Ken-
sington and Kew Gardens must be cut down for fire-
wood, and Blenheim and. Stratbfieldsaye--those monu-
ments of a nation's gratitude—will be found to occupy
an undue portion of land, which might be turned to a
more profitable account, just as the demagogues of the
French revolution were for turning the Tuileries into a
kitchen-garden. It is strange that in an age where
there exists so proper a spirit for preserving the relics
of bygone times, provided such relics be architectural,
that the sublimer works of God should be so little cared
for that men look with apathy on their desecration.
Where is this thirst for destruction to end, and what
will be the consequence? Why, that all those who
can afford it will be driven to seek for rural scenery
on the continent, and to spend their money away
from England. People rail at Lord Brougham for
taking up his summer quarters in France, but in a few
years many classes below Lord Brougham will do the
same, simply from the impossibility of finding green
lanes and trees unenclosed. What would the Chamber
of Deputies think of a project to destroy the forests Of
Fontainebleau or Compiegne ? And should England,
who can boast but of one forest of the size and beauty of
those of her neighbour, not only tamely submit to, but
aid and sbet its destruction ? Depend upon it, Sir, he
who could propose such a measure has neither an eye
for the picturesque nor a heart to respect the historical
traditions and associations of his country, and, worse
still, no fellow• feeling for the pent-up citizens of London,
who can run down and enjoy a few days in Hampshire,
though neither time nor fortune might allow them to
luxuriate in the shades of St. Germain or Ville d'Avray.
Fortunately, the New Forest belongs to the Crown,
and we may hope that her Majesty's good taste will put
down all attempts at carrying your correspondent's
scheme into effect, but we could wish to enlist your aid
and sympathy in a cause that must interest not only all
Englishmen, but all who inhabit this country.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
June 23. A RESIDENT FOREIGNER.

TAXATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I am sorry to see that the electors are troubling I
themselves about Popery, instead of taxation. If we do
not attend to the latter, we need not look for prosperity.
Nothing can be more vicious than our system of taxa-
tion. That the improvement of the industrious part of
the community can only be effected by increasing the
direct and lessening the indirect taxation, cannot be
disputed. Much might be done by a clear headed and
honest Chancellor of the Exchequer. For instance, if
Ireland paid the income-tax—and why she does not no
decent reason can be given—England might be released
from the window-tax, and that most heavy burden on
working men's houses and impediment to drainage is
towns, the Excise duty on bricks. Then, if we did not
encourage distillation from grain, of which we have an
insufficiency for food, the Exchequer would benefit
between nine and ten millions per annum, which would
admit of a considerable reduction in the taxes on tea,
sugar, &c. Many more absurdities might be adduced in
our fiscal regulations, but I don't wish to trespass too
much on the space in your valuable paper.—l am, Sir,
your obedient servant, A/C ELECTOR.

On Tuesday last the directors of the Shropshire
Union Canal and Railway Company gave an elegant
dinner at the Clarendon, to the Right Hon. the Earl of
Powis, K.G., the chairman of the company, and at the
same time preferred a unanimous request that his Lord-

ship would sit for his portrait, with a view to its being
placed in the board-room of the company, a request to
which the Noble Earl kindly assented. Mr. J. P. West-
head, of Lea Castle, presided. Mr. George liolyoak•
occupied the vice chair; and Lord Clive, M.P. the Hon.
Colonel Anson, M.P., Sir F. H. Goodricke, W. H. Gre-
gory, Esq., M.P., George Stephenson, Esq., Robert
Stephenson, Esq., &c., were of the party.
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT OF THE SADDLERS' COM..
PANT, AT THEIR HALL, IN CHEAPSIDE, TO MAJOR
GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, BART., THE HERO Or
ALIWAL.—The above company gave an elegant dinner
yesterday to this gallant officer. The Master, B. B.
Williams, Esq., was supported by the Right Hon. Lord
Rossmore, Sir William Verner, Bart., Captains nelson
and Morris, R.N., Colonel Elrington, of the Scots Fusi-
lier Guards, Captains Ponsonby, Williams, and Smith,
David Salornons, Esq., and the Aides-de. Camp of Sir H.
Smith. The usual loyal toasts in appropriate speeches
were gives, and the Master then proposed, in a very
happy and interesting manner, the health of their die.
tinguished guest, Sir Harry Smith, and alluded in strong
terms to his eminent career, and more particularly to
his recent brilliant achievements on the banks cf
the Sutlej, which had been so conducive to the safety of
our Indian empire, and which merited, in an especial de.
gree, the gratitude and consideration of every one, and
more particularly those connected with tfheaetlipnagrtmoafntnhere
British empire. The health of the gallant officer was?,
drank with the highest enthusiasm. Sir H. Smith re-
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the gratification at receiving, on his return to his native
country, after so long an absence, such a cordial welcome
everywhere, and especially from the citizens of London.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE ClTY.—Yesterday Mr.
Lyall, the Conservative Member for the city of London,
announced to the constituency his intended retirement
from the representation at the close of the present Par
liament. Mr. Lyall has stood four contested elections,
for the City, in two of which he was victoriotts„