The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-11 00:00:00

THE LAST PRINCE OF WALES.

The Ibirth of the last Prince of Wales took place under
circumstances eminently auspicious. At the moment the
guns of ithe metropolis were announcing his nativity a
troop of the Life Guards passed up St. James's-street,
escorting- twenty waggons, laden with bullion, to the
enormous amount of nearly two and a half millions ster-
ling, the fruit of the Spanish ship Hermione, captured in
battle. More pacific and lasting, if less dazzling,
triumphs usher 5u the birth of the present Heir Appa-
rent. A tempest was then passing in the political hori-
zon, which ultimately robbed England of a noble realm;
but the flag of the present Prince's illustrious Mother
'low floats in serene security over regions where a slave
wever treads, and the sun never sets.
The following address was presented to George the
Third by the City of London on the occasion of the last
Prince of Wales's birth. It will doubtless serve as a
.ecedent for the present :
Most Gracious Sovereign—We' your Majesty's ever
lo yal and faithful subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
an d Commons of the City of London, in Common Coun-
cil assembled, humbly beseech your Majesty to accept
otn • most sincere and dutiful congratulations on the safe
delivery of the Queen, and the auspicious birth of an
1-lA'r Apparent to the throne.
•' This joyful event in your Majesty's illustrious family
win Always be considered by us as a substantial security
to the civil and religious liberties of this your Majesty's
free an d native land. _ _

" The addition to your Majesty's domestic happiness
fills our harts with the highest pleasure and satisfaction,
and fully. c6nfiding that your Majesty's royal sentiments
ever coincide with the united wishes of your faithful
peoyle, we gladly embrace this opportunity of testifying
our joy, and laying our congratulations at your Majes-
ty's feet.
".Permit us, therefore, Royal Sir, to assure your Ma-
jesty - that your faithful citizens of London, from their
zealc ,us attachment to your Royal house, and the true
lino ur and dignity of the Crown, whenever a happy
est ab lishment of public measures shall present a favour-
ablce <occasion, will be ready to exert their utmost abilities
in s uppxt of such wise counsels as apparently tend to
ref, ler your Majesty's reign happy and glorious."
T whicl the King delivered the following answer :
" iGentlenien—l thank you for this loyal and dutiful
addict ,ss. Your congratulations on this addition to my
farno y, and your assurances of zealous attachment to it,
canni )t but be very agreeable to me. I have nothing so
much at heart as the welfare and happiness of my people;
and t .ave the greatest satisfaction in any event that may
be at I additional security to those civil and religious
liberd es, upon which the prosperity of these kingdoms
&Ten ds."

ILEZTOICINGS IN THE COUNTRY.
P oil. Tsmourft, Nov. 9.—The news of the birth of a
Roy id Ftince, and the well doing of her Most Gracious
Maj. lsty, vas received here a few minutes before three
o'clo ek thig Afternoon. Immediately on the arrival of
this gratifying intelligence the Standard of England was
hoist N a at the forts and on board the ships of war in the
barbs ar, and royal salutes were fired by her Majesty's
ships, Victory, 3t. Vincent, and Excellent, and by the
guns..of the batter.ies. The bells of the various churches
were,: set ringing,
t
and every public demonstration of joy
was (Y. xhibited upon so auspicious an event as the birth of
t Prix ice who, in all
probability, is destined to be the
future • Sovereign of these realms.
..Ad miral Sir Edward Codrington presided over a very
laa go meeting this evening, held for the benefit of an in-
stil uticm of which the Queen is the Patroness—the
Sch aol for the Orphan Children of Seamen and Marines.
In tl le course of his Address he stated that it was a sub-
ject . of clk 'ep congratulation to all, that the Sovereign had
that day g,
iven birth to a son who would succeed to the
Gov( nr nmen t of the kingdom.---(Loud cheering.) No
other country was so happily ruled as this. Our system
of Go remittent was most admirable. It had carried us
throril ;h every danger, and the greatest benefit had arisen
from : it. He therefore thought that the circumstance of
her A' lost Exceller:t Majesty having that day given birth
to a s on who would perpetuate this system, was a sub-
ject a pon which all shouid reloice.—(Loud cheers.) Her
2tiaje ;ty had given twenty guineas to that Instituton.—
°(Ghe Jrs.) That was only one of the very many chari-
tits. 1 ,ehich her Majesty snimorted. It was not, perhaps,
g( m(u ally known, but was nevertheless true, that our
M 'ost , Excellent Queen expended annually in charity the
en ornin us sum of thirty thousand tpounds.—(Loud and
col itinue
d cheering.) She had shown herself possessed
of all the 'se kind,
benevolent, and noble feelings that
wo; Ad adorn even the humblest station of life, while at
the sal ne tin, e she displayed all that dignity and grace
so s re) 1 calcula:ed to shed an additional lustre on the ele-
vate d position in which it had pleased God to place her.
Li N ERPOOL.—Oa Tuesday night, shortly after nine
o'clo 01 :, a special messenger arrived in Liverpool with a
dispat .11 from the Hone-office for his Worship the
liayoi ~ announcing the birth of the Prince of Wales.
The 1 tppy news was quick.'v disseminated through the
thr oughot.
town. It was announced at the theatres, where brilliant
"Gc,d E ave our gracious
ppinesa • leant Ito
nu!) oby yl
otyhael
audit jik es• received the ne-Ns with loud hurrahs, and
orch
.estr, a, amid the shoutsQ liaenedn'c'ownagsrasttur
hearts. The bells of St. Peter's rang a welcome, and
ha to the infant Prince and the Royal mother.
1 our land all will join in wishing long life and
1

The messenger who brought the above immediaely
gaged a steamer and proceeded. to Dublin.
BRISTOL.—The news diffosed universal joy and con-
gratulation. The bells were ringing in all parts of the
city, and every opportunity taken to express the general
satisfaction. At the Promenade Concerts in the evening
" God save the Queen " was played at the opening
amidst rapturous applause, the audience joining in the
choruses.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.-The intelligence of her Ma-
jesty's accouchement reached Windsor within less than
two hours, and a royal salute of 42 rounds was fired from
the ordnance of the corporation (consisting of six twelve-
pounders, presented by Viscount Ashbrook), in the
Bachelors' Acre, under the superintendence of the
High Constable, and the Corporation gunner. The
bells of St. George's chapel and the parish church
rang continuously throughout the day. In the
evening Mr. Sharman, a loyal inhabitant of Windsor,
brilliantly illuminated his house in celebration of the
happy event. In addition to other devices there was a
large transparency, representing the eye of providence,
and underneath the inscription, " God bless the Queen."
Preparations will be immediately made for rejoicings at
Windsor upon a most extensive scale.

BRISTOL, TUESDAY.--This event was announced in
the early part of the afternoon. The bells were in-
stantly in motion, and every opportunity taken to testify
he general joy. At the Merchant Venturer Society's
dinner, which happened the same evening, " The health
of her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales" was received in the most enthusiastic manner,
and at the Promenade Concert, at the theatre, the au-
dience joined heartily in the chorus to " God save the
Queen," which was played with good taste and effect
at the opening.
KlNGSTON.—lmmediately on information of the joyous
event reaching this place, the bells rang many merry
peals, and the guns kept firing until nearly midnight;
health and long life to the Prince seemed to be on the
tongue of every one. At the Sun Posting Inn an excel-
lent supper, consisting principally of game, was served
up in Mr. Russell's best style, and the health of the
Prince was received in the most loyal and enthusiastic
manner. It may truly be said that the joy is universal.
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY no-HT.—The news spread with
rapidity, and crowds flocked to the News-room agents,
and places of public resort, to ascertain the particulars
of the joyous event. The bells struck up a merry peal,
and one feeling of joy seemed to pervade all classes.
The event has been, indeed, anxiously looked for, and I
may say with perfect safety, there never was an event
connected with royalty in this country, which caused
more universal exultation, than the safe delivery of her
Majesty Queen Victoria of a Prince of Wales.

LITERARY iNSTITUTION,
ALDERSGATE-STREET.
MR. lIAYDON'S LECTURE.

Mr. Haydon, last evening, delivered a most interesting
lecture on the Elgin Marbles, at the above Institution.
Of all men living, Mr. Haydon is the one best qualified to
lecture on such a subject. He was the first person in this
country who was permitted to make drawings from them,
and when all the English world of art, led away by the
ignorant criticism of that vastly overrated man Payne
Knight, affected to doubt their genuineness as works of
Phidias, and to sneer at their beauties, Mr. Hayden,
strong in the enthusiasm of youth and genius, through
evil report, and good report, continued to bear witness
to their truthfulness and sublimity, until at last,
when Canova came to this country, and expressed his
admiration of these divine works, the English nation
came to the conclusion that the young student was right,
and the old pedant was wrong ; and the Government
purchased, for a miserably inadequate sum, these price-
less gems, and deposited them as national property in
the British Museum. It was a proud day for Mr. Hay-
don, the day on which these glorious remains of ancient
genius were deposited in their present resting-place ;
and, as might be expected, he alluded with feel-
ings of natural satisfaction to his triumph over
the conventional cliques, who, because they were
unable to understand, attempted to depreciate these
sublime realizations of the mighty conceptions of the
Prince of Sculptors. His refutation of Payne Knight
was complete and triumphant. His strictures on the
conduct of the Royal Academy as a body were richly
deserved, and well laid on ; but we cannot say so much
for his attempted vindication of the conduct of Lord El-
gin, and his attacks on those who had expressed their
deep disgust at his Lordship's conduct. That many of
the dilletanti, those curses of the arts and artists, may
have been influenced by envy, hatred, and malice, and
all uncharitableness, we are willing to admit ; but
among the vituperators of Lord Elgin must be numbered
many who, like Lord Byron, held the same enthusiastic
faith in the regeneration of Greece, that Mr. Haydon
himself held in the genuineness of the marbles, and who
therefore could not withhold the expression of their ge-
nerous indignation against the man who had despoiled an
oppressed but noble-minded people of all that was left
them in their captivity, the monuments of their former
greatness. It is no vindication of Lord Elgin's conduct
to say that if he had not robbed the Parthenon the
French or the Turks would have done so. Can English-
men be justified in embarking in the slave trade because
if they do not steal Africans the Portuguese and the
Brazilians will ? Besides, the same interest which
enabled Lord Elgin to procure a firman autho-
rising the removal of the marbles would have
procured him a firman commanding their preservation.
In whatever point of view Lord Elgin's conduct may be
regarded, it appears to us morally unjustifiable. With
this exception the lecture of Mr. Haydon was every-
thing that could be desired. His description of his night-
musings among these life-like creations of the genius of
the olden time was a perfect poem. The lecture-room
was crowded to the ceiling, even the side galleries were
crammed. Throughout the whole lecture Mr. Haydon
carried his auditors completely with him, and he was
frequently interrupted by enthusiastic cheering.

.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH.—The Seringapatam, 46, in charge of
Captain W. Johnson, Captain Leith having been inva-
lided, arrived on Saturday from the West Indies, and
sailed to the eastward on Monday to be paid off. This
ship has been upwards of four years and a half in com-
mission, principally employed on the Leeward Islands
station, and has been relieved, pro tempore, by the Pique,
36, Captain Yates. Commodore Douglas, late senior
officer at Jamaica, came home in the Seringapatam, and
has joined his family in this neighbourhood. It is un-
derstood that the ship will be re-commissioned, if found
serviceable.

Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Rich Owen, K.C.8., has
struck his flag on beard the Queen, 110, and left for
London. Every exertion is making to complete her
for departure to the Mediterranean in the early part of
December.

The Illustrious, 72, Captain Erskine, will go to Spit-
head on Thursday, be paid advance of wages, and em-
bark the new Governor-General of Canada for convey-
ance to New York. She will thence proceed to Halifax,
to receive the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam,
K.C.8., who will set sail in her to visit the several
Islands within the limits of his command, accompanied
by the steam tender Carron.
The Siren, 16, Commander Smith, and Thunder sur-
veyinc, ship, Commander Barnett, have passed by this
port for Plymouth. the former for China, and the latter
fur -the West Indies.

The Apollo troop ship, Commander B. M. Festing, is
preparing to convey the 98th Regiment to China.
The Resistance, 42. will shortly be commissioned at
Plymouth as a troop ship.
At Spithead—No ship of war.-
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Queen, Britannia, Victoria,
Illustrious, Royal ,George yacht, Excellent, Warspite,
Vindictive, Belvidera, Hazard, North Star, Orestes,
Apollo, Viper, Sapphire and Echo steamer.

SUSTECTED MURDER OF THE
LATE MR. WM. BROOMHEAD, JUN.
(From the Skflield _

In consequence of a strong impression on the minds of
the relatives of the above lamented individual that he was
robbed of a sum of money after the discovery of the body,
Mr. Raynor, the superintendent of the police, was re-
quested to proceed to the spot and investigate the matter.
Accordingly last week he went there, accompanied by
Mr. Ellis Broomhead, brother of the deceased ; upon in-
quiry, such information was obtained as caused him to
direct tho apprehension of three individuals, who were
brought before the Magistrates at Bicester. The follow-
ing evidence was adduced:—
Susan Hine, of Blackthorns, said that on the 11th of
October last I set off along with my sister Rebecca to
Thame Fair. When we got on Blackthorne-bridge we
saw, in the second field from the road, Ezekiel Savage,
Thomas Penn, and Wm. Penn, stooping down and doing
something at what they had got out of the water. When
we returned home, we heard a man had been found
drowned. I told my mother we had seen the prisoners
standing beside the brook. Savage hearing of this, sent
for me, and told me to hold my tongue, and gave me 10s.
Another time he gave me ss. None of the prisoners said
what they had found. We thought it was a calf.
Rebecca Hine, her sister, gave similar testimony.
Mr. Norris deposed to the boy, William Penn, giving
information of the discovery of the body, on Monday
morning, Oct. 11. He found the deceased lying with
legs in the water nearly up to the middle ; his body was
out of the water, his waistcoat nearly, if not completely,
unbuttoned, and lying open ; they found in his pocket
five sovereigns, and 9s. 4d. in silver, and the book now
in possession of Mr. Ellis Broomhead; there was nothing
in his inside waistcoat pocket.
Robert East, agent of Mr. Ward, of Ainslow-wharf,
said that on the 12th October, Savage came to the wharf,
and purchased of witness a load of coals, and tendered a
51. note. Thinks it was an Aylesbury note.
Other witnesses spoke as to notes tendered by Savage.
Mr. Stride, police-officer, Bicester, apprehended the
three prisoners, and found a quantity of drapery and the
two bills now produced of goods bought at Mr. Hitch-
man's and Mr. Gardener's, drapers.
The prisoners were remanded to Oxford for three
weeks, to give time to .trace the notes.

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—TiIe American
line-of-packet ship Gladiator, Captain Thomas Britton,
commander, left the St. Katharine's Dock yesterday
morning in tow of the General Steam Navigation
Company's steamer the Royal Sovereign for New York,
with fifty emigrants on board, who intend to settle in the
United States. There were forty in the steerage, prin-
cipally small farmers, end ten chief cabin passengers.
The Gladiator has taken out a large cargo of every de-
scription of British manufactured goods, and her freight
is larger than any of the American liners which have
sailed from London during the present year. The num-
ber of emigrants, however, is unusually small, the liners
generally taking out about 220 passengers. The small
number on this occasion is accounted for by the ad-
vanced period of the season. The Royal Sovereign was
to tow the Gladiator to the Downs, and she will leave
Portsmouth this day. The Gladiator is a fine ship of
700 tons burden, and made her last trip from New York
to St. Katharine's Docki n sixteen days._

BIRMINGHAM ANTI-CORN-LAW

ASS(

Wednesday evening the most important and numerous
meeting yet held connected with the above Association,
took place in the Committee-room of the Town-hall, at
half-past six.
Wm. SCHOLEFIELD, Esq., the President of the Asso-
ciation, rose and was received with loud and long-conti-
nued cheering. He said, under whatever aspect the
Corn-laws are viewed, one prominent object is ever visi-
ble. We never, for one moment, lose sight of the fact,
that these laws are a contrivance of the Legislature for
raising the price of corn, to make the chief support of
life among ninety-nine out of every hundred of our fel-
low-countrymen (agricultural labourers as well as our arti-
sans) dear. There are, however, Gentlemen, two principal
pleas on which these laws are defended. One is, that it is
necessary to make us independent of foreign nations ; the
other, that it is essential that we should protect native
industry. As regards the first, Gentlemen, I make bold I
to say, that we arc not now independent ; that we have
not been independent ; and that we never can be inde-
pendent.—(Hear, hear.) The recent large importations
of corn, the extensive orders for corn now in every grain I
market in the Mediterranean, sufficiently prove tht.—
(Cheers.) The history of the last half-century shows
that we have not been independent ; nay, Gentlemen, it
shows much more than this. During the war with
France, at a time when Napoleon's power was at its ze-
nith—when our demand for foreign supplies of corn was
great and pressing, great as was our dependence—great i
as were the obstacles raised against us, never were our
importations more easily effected—never, I believe, was I
so large a quantity of corn imported in a given period.—
(Hear and cheers.) That we never can be independent,
must be self-evident to all who reflect that our popula-
tion is increasing at the rate of nearly 300,000 a year,
whilst our arable land is, I believe, not only not aug-
menting, but, from various causes, undergoing some dimi-
nution even in extent.—(Applause.) As regards the plea
of protection, it resolves itself into this consideration. If
protection be a good principle, its application should be
universal. If it be good for the farmer it is good for
the manufacturer—it is good for everybody. Now, re-
member, Gentlemen, that the effect—the very object of
protection is to raise prices—to make the protected
articles dear.—(Hear.) Dearness, therefore, if this
principle be correct, is a blessing. The farmer who
can purchase a certain quantity of hemp or tallow, or
any other foreign production, with one day's labour
abroad, which he can only get with two days' labour
at home, is bound by this principle rather to give two
two days' labour than one for the same article ; and the
manufacturer is instructed that it is his interest to buy
corn with two days' labour here, which he could procure
with one day's labour abroad. We are thus taught,
Gentlemen, that labour—the curse of God upon offend-
ing man—is a thing to be cherished. Before I sit down,
however, let me add one or two words with reference to
the Association, at whose summons you are present this
evening.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers.) It is now
several weeks since that Association waa established ; and
though it already numbers many hundred members,
I confess that I am disappointed that its hundreds are
not thousands.—(Hear, hear.) The worst and most
obstinate enemy we have to encounter, Gentlemen, is that
prostrating apathy of the public mind which has so long,
unhappily existed. Gentlemen, the enemy is at the
gates. We must be up and doing.—(Loud cheers.) The
time for parley is over. We must not stop to scrutinise
each other's politics.—(Applause.) Every honest man, be
lie Tory, Whig, Radical, or Chartist, prepared to do
battle, lawfully and peacefully, against the Corn-laws, is
a friend. I, for one, will join him. I will toil with him.
We have toiled, and we will toil, and with the aid, or, if
needs must be (which God forbid !) without the aid, of
the higher and wealthier of our fellow-townsmen—with
justice, peace, law, and order on our side,—we must and
will triumph.—(Loud cheers.)
The Rev. 'THOMAS SWAN then moved the first resolu-
tion, expressive of the opinions of the meeting respect-
ing the injurious effect of the Corn-law ; and in doing
so said : In the month of August I had the pleasure of
attending a Conference of Ministers of all denomina-
tions, held in Manchester, on the subject of the Corn-
laws ; 650 were present, and 1,500 are pledged to agita-
tion on the subject.—(Cheers.) By that movement the
men of Manchester did themselves immortal honour:—
(Cheers)—and the beneficial results of that movement
may be incalculable. Only think of the injustice of this
law. By Mr. Cobden it has been demonstrated that the
working classes in .this country, whose wages average
10s. a week, are paying. an income-tax of 20 per cent. on
the article of bread alone- —while the nobles and the
millionaires are scarcely paying a fraction.—(Shame.)
The working classes of this country seem to me,
like the Saviour of the world, to be crucified be-
tween two thieves—the great landed proprietor on
the one hand—the grasping, grinding capitalist on the
other.—(Loud and continued cheers.) 'The goodness of
God is impeded in its benignant course towards them
Shall we not interfere on their behalf? With regard
to the effect of these laws, what can be more disastrous?
—(Hear.) The country is in a fearful state; our mer-
chants and manufacturers are overwhelmed with the
most gloomy foreboding.—(Cheers.) They are outdone
by foreign competition.—(Hear, hear.) The trade is
fast leaving the country. The Continent will manufac-
ture for herself—America will manufacture for herself;
whereas, but for these laws, the corn of these countries
would have been willingly given in exchange for British
manufactures. Even the home trade materially
suffers. Thousands of honest people are starving for
want of food, &c. The steam-engines, in many dis-
tricts, are stopped; the mills and the manufactories are
closed.—(Hear, hear.) Are not these things disastrous?
Is it our immediate duty, then, in every legitimate mode,
to agitate for the immediate, unconditional, and total re-
peal of these lawi.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. GODDARD seconded the resolution in an able
speech.

Mr. SALT and the Rev. Mr. SIBREE also spoke in fa-
vour of the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
The Rev. HUGH HUTTON moved the second resolution.
He rejoiced to find that the Association, of which he
would soon have the honour of being a member, had
adopted one invaluable rule for regulating the admission
of members ; it fixed the actual subscription of indivi-
duals at one shilling, and, in order to render it more
convenient for the poorest person in the community, they
had issued half-yearly tickets at sixpence each. Now, if
every working man in Birmingham who felt aggrieved
at the Corn-laws, would only put down his sixpence
half-yearly, he (Mr. Hutton) believed the Corn-laws
would, in twelve months, be matter of history.
Mr. Alderman VAN WART seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously.
After some further resolutions had been adopted re-
lating to the laws and regulations of the Association,
The Rev. JAMES ALsor proposed the next resolu-
tion. He said that nothing astonished him more than
the patience of the suffering population of this country.
When he read, in the accounts from Leeds, that it had
been ascertained that several thousand persons were
living upon eleven-pence halfpenny per week, and se-
veral thousands were living upon fourpence halfpenny a
week—(Cries of " Shame ")—he must say, he felt it an
honour to belong to a country where so much patience
and so much long suffering had been exemplified, lie
had the honour of being one of the 650 ministers who had
attended the Conference at Manchester; and on that occa-
sion, in a conversation with Mr. Cobden, he asked that
gentleman how it was that the working men of that town
were so well instructed upon the subject of the Corn-
laws ; to which he replied, that they had put the sub-
ject before the people in a plain simple form, and made
them clearly understand it. He (Mr. Alsop) held in
his hand a few of the tracts, which were circulated at
Manchester ; and, with their permission, he would
read an extract from one of them, which would show
the manner in which they instructed the people. The
Rev. Gentleman then read the following quotation
from one of the tracts, and concluded by recommending
the adoption of similar publications to the Birmingham
Association :

" READ, MARK, AND LEARN.
1821 Population of the United Kingdom... 21,193,458
1831 do. do. ... 24,321,934
1841 At the same rate of increase as the

above, viz., 15 per cent. in 10 years,
the population will be • 27,971,084

" Our population increases nearly half a million every
year. There are a thousand more persons in this king-
dom to-day than there were yesterday ; there will be a
thousand more to-morrow than there are to-day ; and
every day there are an additional thousand mouths to be
fed. But the land of England does not increase one
inch in size in a hundred years. Yet the landlords say
you shall not eat any corn except it be grown upon their
land. Englishmen ! teach your children to lisp 'No
Corn-laws I' "

Mr. Councillor W. JENNINGS seconded the resolution.

JOSEPH STURGE, Esq., then presented himself. There
had been many persons found favourable to the eight
shilling duty, not considering that it would have the
effect of permanently fixing the price of corn at eight
shillings higher than that of any other country. He
considered it indispensably necessary to keep to the
point—to the total and immediate repeal.—(Loud cheers.)
He held in his hand a letter from a highly respectable
person in America (as we understood), in which the
writer said that the people of England would never con-
vince those of other countries of their honesty until they
went for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. W. BARLOW wished to ask Mr. Sturge what would
be the effect of the eight shilling duty?
Mr. STURGE, in reply, said that the cost would be
twenty millions to this country. There were some con-
siderations now connected with the question which he
must say rather alarmed him. Formerly there were a great
many persons who left this country for America, upon
whom they set no great value; and emigration was, per-
haps, to a great extent, confined to that class. When
in America lately he found that some of their best ma-
nufacturers and workmen were there carrying on those
branches of manufactures which had hitherto been the
pride and strength of this country.—(Hear.) Aware of
that fact, he felt anxious to carry a repeal of the Corn-
laws, in the hope of retaining the trade in this country,
and benefiting the industrious classes. He believed the
Corn-laws had done serious mischief: The resolution
he held in his hand had reference to a future meeting.
He was most anxious that the working men should have
correct information on the subject laid before them ; and
for that purpose the Association had resolved on in-
viting Mr. Curtis, of Ohio, to give a lecture in that
building.—(Hear, hear.) It was known that that gen-
tleman had already communicated some very valuable
information upon the subject ; and he had no doubt but
that his visit to Birmingham would be attended with the
most beneficial results. It was thought that Monday
evening, the 15th instant, would be a proper time for
the lecture, when they could also have the attendance of
their excellent friend Mr. Cobden.
After The
a
owfa
thankss then ptuot
the
ed
Chairman carriedu
the meeting
broke moeuestli3n-.g
broke up at half-past ten o'clock.

ST. PETERSBURGH, OCT. 29. Up to the
21st, 1,038 ships have arrived at Riga. The departures
were 1,054.

EDUCATIC.)N PERVERTED TO po-
LITICAL PURPOSES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS.
Sin,—l am induced to trouble you trith a few oboes.:
rations relative to the late exposure of the system.ol
management of Sir Robert Peel's Political CharitY
School. It must not be imagined that this is an isola;
ted instance of such an abuse of pseudo-charity to bas„
arid selfish purposes ; the system prevails throughout au
the agricultural districts ; not a village,
in which a similar system is not oil:Pail' t
and exercised with the utmost rigour allwasf
all recusants from the paramount doetrioe
Church and State, as it is interpreted' bY to
The landed pr 0t
most intolerant disciples of Toryism.
prietors are nearly all Tories, and disposed to suPP°l_
their party by any available means; not that they at':
generally disposed to meddle personally with.the dir.4
machinery required to work the system, but they.„gi t
or a small towed,
purse and countenance, and fitting agents are never 11,1;
mg to execute whatever may be required of thew•ej
parson of the parish—the minister of faith, lov
theses tor.;
charity, ar.d such out of date matters in
times of contention—he is chief political agent ; hiS lof
mediate str.ordinates are the churchwardens, somrr,.
the guardians, as a matter of course, the clerk to if°
union, the relieving officers, and registrar 0 Olt u;
deaths, and marriages—with a lawyer, and a few vnio
teers in aid of the regular corps. Can you be at 3,r
to perceive the effective working of an organized esi
blishment cf this description ? A reentry of e
01l votes
i
is kept, new votes are created where possible, ld ooe.
objected to, and influences exercised throughout seebeetYr
which are irresistible ; whilst, on the contrary'
n 0 ex.
Whigs ner Radicals, with here and there a°
ception, possess any established system vibile.v-eo
Is it surprising that the Whigs have beepwhy
out of the representation of the counties? no°
independence, or a conscientious expression of
or,
litical feeling in the rural districts, is a positi"2l,:ars
dity under the circumstances—a thing of rather
a black
rare occurrence even than that lusus natur°, other
swan. Not a renter dares hold openly. any What
political sentiments than those of his landlord. bit
else can be Expected of him ? The business of
0,
life is to lire ; did he exercise his franchise inde,Peo
dently, and, therefore, offensively, he would be tirtes
out of his farm at twelve months' notice. —°oo
trader but must follow the example af
g°(l,
renter, or he loses his great eustoiverof, 10
what is worse, their influence is ma"6,ooe,
opetate so widely, that his trade is r 09r
The labouring and artisan class naturally
. e
in the wake of the renter and trader ; but inr;ite of
there are schools, national and private ; chart)
clothing, fuel, and otherwi,e ; allotments cu
4 ia-
merciful consideration at the union ; the doo,7‘';fl/1
ment of the benefits of all which are W°01": of
smoothed by marching under the " o°},- aers
blue," whilst Dissent, political or religions'"a for'
effect
something like a plague-spot on O°Y ;Or
tunate member of the community. It is 00,
" fear God and honour the King," but, instsa°,
the Church and obey the Tories." The sub's the
receive but scanty fare it is true, but then they gttal;
sugar plums before mentioned in lieu of the substaa-ire
the contumacious, besides being half-starved, inaal'l
on the scourge being applied, with an unsparing ''„,;te
on every opportunity. These ruralities are n° aced'
Arcadian ! Indeed, you would be surprised, all'-a•rti
or, rather, indignant, were you aware of all the
and injurious details of petty tyranny, originatinilLog.
new system of religious and political superinteOrt,
Happen what may, however, the victims str—di
silence ; it is rarely the circumstances come b°l°l4oo'
. puhlic, for who, living within the whirl of the
AL tho
strom of the dominant party, would choose to sw"
current of the eddy ?
I am, Sir, your very obedient Serraatig.
AN OBSERVE

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F
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.--On brig
night, about ten o'clock, Captain Donkin, of t."-gpfr
Eagle, of Scarborough, retired to his cabin in its
ready perfect health of mind and bode', :die;
evidencing in his demeanour any syrriptows to Kiel'
to create an unfavourable suspicion with respect
On the following morning one of the crew eve,4l.t be
for the purpose of calling him, imagining irae: sll4l
had overslept himself, when, to his sulTrevi'li
horror, no trace of the Captain could be found, hesrd
none of his clothes were missing ; he has wet been
of since. It is generally supposed that. some, ti, et
disappointment he experienced in the previous "greet.'
the port of Clare, in not obtaining what he covoilsnd
proper berth for his vessel, preyed upon his tilleteeteci,
was the cause of a rash act, supposed to be pe-13' boas
in the silence of Friday night. The watch on age
could give no account of the matter.—Limerick fiel:Jay
" THE TIMES" TESTIMONIAL.--rvre- steiriO
meeting of the Committee upon - Pre'
Testimonial," took place at the Mansion-11.1311" 'e
paratory to the meeting for the discus.eion •-• so,
details upon the subjects of the various ma ttersvigelt
mitted from time to timet to the Committee ; the `; or
Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. The minfited tee
the former meeting having been read and coarrae
Lord Mayor expressed the gratification which beet, •in
upon entering upon the duties of the Mayor.P,Tfeiel
being appointed chairman and treasurer to " th*:l- ter;
Testimonial." Sir Peter Laurie read three letor
inclosing subscriptions towards " the Times Bator
monial :', the first was from Mr. Goddard, -;°' l for,
to the Merchants and Tradesmen's Associati.or
warding ten guineas ; the second was from Br 017. 103
and Sons, of Great Polteney-street, inclosinges 1•;(101,
the third was from Mr. Boyd, of the United
Life Assurance-office, No. 8, Waterloo-placr%_,..ll 'aecree'
inclosing five guineas. Mr. H. Hughes, the lien ••tel t-e
tary, stated that the subscriptions now awe° averts
Life
1,827/. ss. It was ultimately agreed to 1 to
th
"another edition" of the list of the subscriptiol .9yeeev.
testimonial in question. The Committee then ad 1° WV
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF AN ACif‘po't
Dow.—On Wednesday an inquest was taker' fate/
Marquis of Cornwallis, Southampton-street, f
ville, before Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body, sell'
Elizabeth Howell, aged eighty, who conirailieer„etreo.
etl
destruction. Matilda Howell, No. 8, e°,ll. o
deceased's daughter, said that she kept the s'"-ee
,e
cer's shop, and that her mother lived „4-1/. Yea
house. She had an independent income of
which was left by her husband, who was .4
maker. Last Friday forenoon, about eleven. , rein
ness heard a knocking,which appeared to pro"-'e.„,editltefia
deceased's room. Witness sent up her sonaviro
alarmed them by exclaiming that her nioti :peodf,
hung herself. Witness found that she was st stsPo-f
by a piece of tape, which was attached to ;Ito
and from which she instantly cut deceased, ,ear;
nearly cold. She never showed any 5: eir
of a deranged mind. Saw deceased on.
te -`..0
vious night, when she was in her usual spit'
heard her express her fears that she would ce vie;
poverty, and she has observed that she would f
stroy herself than end her days in a workho' 19e' iltv;
Coroner observed that he had held many ing'' es I.'sBllCielia
upon persons who were living upon their in di t
property, and who had expressed their fears tl a
would come to a workhuse. A person having `l5 feet'
lief evidently showed a disorder of the intellect. a e
ties. Verdict—Temporary Insanity. r
On Monday, the Earl of Lincoln, 01)::
with Mr. Hawes, M.P. for Lambeth, and Iki-1:; vier,Jr;l:
the engineer, inspected the Surrey side of the the "e't'i
the Nine Elms to Battersea bridge,
pense of embanking the river, it bein G(
intention to bring in a Bill to enable themg t PjOcte
Battersea fields for a park, to ascerte s:"eettle"
to be called to
Park. It is also the intention of the Crc
constructed a carriage-road alongside th usl3'„: e
correspond with the intended road iron rs
bridge to Battersea-bridge. Many of our ,mete-r"( -
.ade or °
not aware that the Crown is possessed of t Oh, -
Kennington, and of much property in Lam ix 11°,);
ing the Common and Oval. 'this park ev "I-the
al
pense to the public ; it is to be paid for (Nat et, e sevc"
nues of the Duchy of Lancaster. There ev )ages'
pieces of land, that will let well for detach of,d "1 ~o1S1';',
THE THAMES STEAM•BOAT "I 5 al. t 1„.
TION.—The annual meeting of the Shareb"lfier 1""e1
Diamond Steam Company was held at
tthe rill shed
hall, Gravesend, yesterday, Dr. warren,
Director, in the chair. The facts detailed
some curious illustrations of the ruinous
n,‘ an u.;6l
competition in the river. After the Preliwi f °tile
ness of the meeting had been despatched, t: •irieg
report was read, from which it appeared that 11:5
past year the boats of the Company had carri ec'dlir4 04. of
of 285,000 passengers, the total receipts, inOlu
paid by the stewards, being 20,436/.
profits earned during the past year was °rAIY
to pay a dividend of five per cent. 2,,e'0'..//. evou'
quired. Pet'
Beal'
SO. is ,
FACTORY INFORMATIONS.— M r• h
intendant, laid complaints at Bacup, on this-7te.; bj j 1
before Mr. J. Holt and Mr. Farnshaw, Mg,r-el`
the county of Lancaster, against J. Ashworth, ortsiNolif el
0,,
Mill, for working young persons under 18 Yeia lye 449
more than 69 hours a week. J. Pilling, of Ing°o than
for working children under nine years of age In
hours pe f
r week. Joshua Hoyle, of Plantationort'rl
je, 'j
not complying with the rules and:regulationsi
specters, by fixing upon the walls of his tail teb,e,lllsllllll
50 noteu ecio
notices of time of work, meals, Seca
leg
the books ordered to be kept in the said rules, ,oted
to Act of Parliament. , The parties were each co IT'
in penalties and costs.
ingAmr? GIRL
Payne held
Na n
iiTqouestDatEGAlTlyl;l:icorsplitS:l6o::jeti:l::
body of Jane P.. 0.55, aged 15, at l'"?' Sua
gent-street, Dover-road. It appeared that etuiy",__t citt
day morning she was in tho act a taking"
of her frock caught light ; before assistance en'.l,ered
She lw •ct
of bed, when her back being towards thealfilrjeli,itle° She
was burnt severely in the back and neck. lecedi
till the Tuesday following, when she expired.
—" Accidental death." o'CicicV 4
A MANIAC.—TuP:Aay, about 12 e infa bit
anio 7.0
e 4
soon after the buil-Ain announcing the birth of.tnii.,_„,
Prince of Wales was posted up at the M
in a
a female of lady-like appearance, dressec.
et, i,• 4
bonnet, dark merino gown, and muff and ii pet,
to
her way through the crowd and deliberat?, c th,,e
iii"eci
down. Inspector Keogh having been inforn•
circumstance took the female into custody lin etc..
street.nntl conducteds
learnedher toe tuhieths tga
rt ieoant -
fiuiscon ;:r
ti[ old
that she was a maiden lady, named Ann
that she lived on her own property: she ar:iies_rii, c
40 years of age, had dark hair, was of a lie". PP
plexion and of middle stature.

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