The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-15 00:00:00

CORN-L AWS.

DEVONTORT, MAY 12.—One of the most numerous meet-
ings ever held here was assembled in the Town-hall, to peti-
tion Parliament in favour of Lord John Russell's motion on
the Corn- aws, the Mayor in the Chair. George Leach, Esq.,
an extensive landowner, and a popular candidate on the Libe-
ral interest for representing this borough at the last election,
moved the first resolution, which was seconded by John Rees,
Esq., an active supporter of the Conservative cause. In fact,
there are persons of all shades of politics at the meeting, anil
the most unanimous feeling prevailed. The general feeling
appears for a total repeal, and there is no doubt that the peti-
tions will be numerously signed.

Ma NCITESTTA, MAY 13. The Chamber of Commerce and
Manufactures have agreed to a strong petition in favour of
Lord John Russell's measures for the relief of trade and manu-
factures. tine of the paragraphs of the petition runs thus :
" Without such measures the most grave and appalling evils
will ensue—at this moment a very large proportion of people
engaged in the manufacture of cotton are deprived of one-third
of their customary employment."

NORWICH, MAY 13.—The Corpora'ion of this borough met
on Tuesday, and voted a loyal and spirited address to her 'Ma-
jesty, claiming her " protection against the arts and intrigues
of a desperate faction, and expressing unbounded confidence
in her firmness, wisdom, and courage in the present fearful
crisis." The Corporation also agreed to a petition to the House
of Commons, in favour of the proposition submitted by her
Majesty's Ministers for equalizing the duties on timber and
sugar, and modifying the Corn-laps.

POISONING A FAMILY.—The family of Mr.
Joseph Powell, farmer, of Edmonton, have within the
last few days miraculously escaped being poisoned to
death.' The particulars, as far as they have transpired,
are as follow :—Mrs. Powell, who is in a delicate state of
health, has been accustomed ti take fur supper a basin of
new milk boiled. This was brought to her by the fmnale
servant on Tuesday night last. She took a spoonful or
two, and complained that the taste was disagreeable, and
that it made her feel sick. Her two sons each tasted it.
They then called in the girl, and desired her to do the
same, but she manifested great reluctance, and said that
she had had her supper, and had no wish for anything
more. The mistress and her sons then said, "If you
Jo not taste a spoonful or two, we shall think you have
put something bad in it ;" upon this she took a portion,
when they all becaMe ill, Mrs. Powell alarmingly so,
being siezed with violent retching, and complaining of
burning pain in the throat and stomach. A medical man
was immediately sent for, and partial relief was afforded,
but the life of Mrs. Powell is considered in much dan-
ger ; she is unable to leave her bed. The servant girl,
also, is in a precarious state. The basin containing the
milk has been preserved, and found to contain arsenic, as
well as the pan from whence it was taken. There is
much mystery in the transaction. The girl is too ill yet
to give any testimony.
DEAL AND SANDWICH ELECTION.—The
Deal Pilots amount to upwards of sixty ; they receive
;heir licenses from the Lord IVarden of the Cinque
Ports, who has the power of withdrawing them at plea-
sure. The Duke of Wellington is the present Lord War-
den, whose deputy, of course, employs his powerful in-
fluence with these dependents for the purposes of the
party of which his illustrious master is identified. As
a proof of the effect or this influence, we are assured
that at the recent election but two of the whole number
of the Deal pilots voted for Colonel Fox ; the rest, with
most marvellous unanimity of opinion as to the course
prescribed by the dangers of their pOsition, voted for his
Tory opponent.
THE 4,1 tm v
-S" AND THE CORN-LAWS.—The
last rag of the garment worn by the Times, previous to
its apostacy, consisted of an occasional article in favour
of free trade, and especially of a repeal of the existing
Corn-law duties. It also published regularly a statement
of the price of bread in London and Paris, for the pur-
poseoperation of the existing Corn
of exhibiting the effect of the Corn-laws on the price
of that essential article a human food, which was often
the injurious
appealed to for the urpose of showing
sumers of this country. The Times has ceased to pub-
lish the statement, for a reason sufficiently obvious. It
contains damning-laws upon the bread-con-
sumers
evidence against the monopoly which
it formerly opposed, but now defends !
In Devizes there are nearly 150 houses unoc-
cupied at this moment.—Wiltshire Independent.