The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-13 00:00:00

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is ti; sired by her Majesty's Governtnent, and that measure
alone, if based upon just principles, appears adequate to
the occasion.
"'Those prirciples, in the opinion of her Majesty's ad-
visers, are—a just regard to the claims of either province
ie. adjusting the terms of the tininn, the maintenance of the
three estate, of the rravincial Legislature, the Settlement,
of It permanent civil I fr, fur stewing the independente of
the Judges, and to the Executive tioVertitnent that freedom.
of action saki' is tit-emery for the public good, and the
establishment of a system of local Government adapted to
the wants of the people,
" It was with great entisfacConhtheth that be, TOo'y's
Government letiliecl th'at tie Of t uhion
itselt the Honsb of Assembly had pronounced their decided
.jtscigMent diftring their last session, and it will only remain
for the Governor-General now to invite their assent to the
terms upon which it is sought to be effected. Their decis
sion was indeed accompanied by reeotnitiewilitiot i 0 Sakti
the Government could not agree, but the Governor-Gene-
ral entertains no doubt that under the altered circumstances
they will no more be renewed. It will be for the Imperial
Parliament, guided by their intimate knowledge of constis
tutional law, and free from the bias of local feelings and
interests, to arrange the details of the measure.
" The first of the terms of reunion to which the Governor-
General desires the assent of the House of Assembly is the
equal representation of each province in the united Legisla-
ture. Considering the amount of the population of Lower
Canada, this proposition might seem to place that province
in a less f.ivourbb!e position then Upper Canada. But,
under the circumstances :n which this Province is placed,
with the increasing population to be expected from immi-
gration, and having regard to the commercial and agri-
cultural enterprise of its inhabitants, an equal arportion-
went of representation appears desirable.
" The second stipulation to be made is the grant of a
sufficient Civil List. The propriety of rendering the judi
cial bench independent alike of the Executive and of the
Legislature, anc t f furnishing the means of carrying on
the indispensable Fervices of the Government, admits of
no question, and has been affirmed by the Parliament of
Upi er Canada in the Acts passed by them for effecting
these objects. In determining the amount of the Civil
List the House of Assembly may be assured that the sala-
ries and expenses to be paid from it will be calculated by
her Majesty's Government with a strict regard to economy
and the state of the provincial finances.
" 3dly, the Governor-General is prepared to recom-
mend to Parliament that so much of the existing debt of
Upper Canada as has been contracted for public works of
a general nature should, after the union, be charged on the
joint revenue of the united province. Adverting to the
nature of' the works for which this debt was contracted,
and the advantage which must result from them to Lower
Canada, it is not unjust that that province should bear ii
proportion of their expenses.
" On these principles the Governor-General is of
opinion that 'a reunion of the two provinces may be
effected, equitable and satisfactory in its terms, and
beneficial in its results to all classes. He submits
them to the consideration of the ilouse of Assembly
in the full conviction of their importance, and in
the hope tbat they will receive the assent of that
house. Fortified by the expression of their opinion, her
Majesty's Government and Parliament will be able at once
to apply themselves to the full development of the scheme,
and to the consideration of the provisions by which it may
be carried into effect with the greatest advantage to the
people of both provinces.
" If in the course of their proceedings the House of
Assembly should desire any information which it is in the
power of the Governor-General to afford, they will find
him ready and anxious to communicate with them frankly
and fully, and to aid by all the means in his power that
settlement on which he firmly believes that the future pros-
perity and advancement of these colonies mainly depend.',

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BANQUET

OF THIS DAY.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)
The preparations for great dinner are in a for-
ward stater We publish 'in our advertising coltifilMS the
entire list of gentlemen—Members of Parliament and
others--,-Whri hate r.4,coPiecl the Coeficil's inVitation to
he present. it will be seen dint the total ntithloer of
Members of the Legislature who are pledged to be pre•
sent is twenty-eilla ; of whom wo have before, noticed
twenty-five, The latest acceptances not yet noticed by
fif Clentge A: Mesketti Esq., I‘l, P. (St.
Albans) ; James Oswald, Estie (Glas.gow), and
Henry Warburton, Esq., M.P. (liridport): From a
great number of towns letters have been received, inti-
math-Lg., in most instances, an intenti,on to send their
respectivb MayotS, dr other Chief nintliciptil officers and
leading men, as delegates, the pavilion, ttlileh we
visited lsst evening, is completed its la ill draperies,
tables, Este. ; and we see that it is to be open dtitieg
to-day, tit a Mall char e, for the inspection of the pub-
We gave on We netday last, a general sketch of
ti dimensions, the disposition of the tables, Ite. which
renders it unnecessary to enter at great length on the
subject now. It may, however, give some notion of its
(vent to state that its length is 150 feet.; breadth, 105
febt ; its area, 15,750 square feet ; that in its framework,
pillars, &c. 4,500 cubic feet of timber have been used ;
in the flooring of the pavilion and ante-rooms 17,100
square feet of three-ineh planks j for its roofs, walls,
and galleries, 54,900 square feet of timber j for the
tables in the pavilion and galleries, 3,290 lineal feet,
each table•heing two feet in width, and two feet four
inches from the floor ; for the seats or forms 5,740
lineal feet, each seat being one foot in width, and there
being a space of two feet hetet een the forms, or four
feet between the tables. The labour and tune em.
ployed in the construction of this building are equiva-
lent to 1,000 days' work of one man, and it has
been completed in eleven days, having only been
commenced last •Monday iteek. About a ton and it
half of lead is used for guttering. The pavilion •is
lighted by twenty-four chandeliers of twelve burners
each, eight chandeliers in each aisle eand there are three
others at the entrances. Besides these, which are
already lighted, and arc quite .suflicient to give all re-
quisite brilliancy to the scene, there is to be a device in
gas upon the wall, above the President's chair, consist-
ing of the word "Justice," in gigantic letters, about a
yard in length. About twenty thousand yards of white'
and pink calico have been consumed in the draperies.
The whole has a very light appearance, the ground of
the draperies, forming the walls and roofs of the pavi-
lion, being white, pannelled by broad bands or fillets
of pink drapery ; the corners of each panne' termi-
nating in pink rosettes, and the pillars hexing a sort of
capital, formed of a fillet of pink and white drapery.
The pointed roofs arc hidden from view by' the
drapery within, which gives the form of a coned
roof to each of the aisles, at a height from the floor of
twenty to twenty-four feet. A striking relief to the
otherwise almost uniform colour of the whole, is given
by the draperies which cover the front of the galleries.
These arc of a deep cimson, having mottoes inscribed on
them, in letters of such dimensions, that " he who runs
may read." The one along the principal gallery—that
directly facing the chair, and extending the whole length
of one side of the pavilion, is" Landowners ! honesty is the
best policy." That on the gallery at the east end (next
Bywater's Hotel), is" Total and immediate repeal ;" and
that at the west end (nearest the Methodist chapel),
" A fixed duty is a fixed injustice." SuSpended from the
sides of the roof, are to be thirty flags, displaying some
the arms of Manchester,- others the Royal arms, and
other devices. These are printed on gold and silver
by the new patent process of Messrs. J. and C. Yates,
of this town, who have likewise contributed a number
of pilasters, also printed by their patent process, -which
are to range along the wall behind the Chairman's dais,
as well as the Royal, arms, and other devices and in-
signia. Two important points have been cared for—
ventilation and the security of the gallery. 'ln reference
to the first, an aperture has been made in the drapery
of the roof directly over each of the twenty-four chan-
deliers, in the form of a star of live rays ; and a cor-,
responding aperture is to be made in the roof, sur-
mounted by a sort of umbrella, to prevent rain or snow'
descending. But, on the subjects of ventilation and the,
security of the gallery, the following haw,• to the Com-
mittee, from our scientific townsman, Mr. William Fair-
bairn, will have justly more weight than any remarks or'
opi'tion we can offer :
" GENTLEMEN-An accordance with your request, I have
examined the pavilion erected in Peter-street for the ban-
quet on Monday next. In erections of this description;
where it is proposed to entertain upwards of 4;000 persons
it is important to avoid as much as possible strong currents'
of air, and, at the same time, to include a free and pleasant
circulation. For those objects, I have ordered apertures to
be made over each chandelier ; and, by similar openings
in the drapery, I expect an agreeable and healthy -tem-
perature to be the result. In addition, it will be found
that proper openings are prepared over the galleries,
for the purpose of ventilating these p'arts, and for car,
vying off the heat ascending from the arena below. and
the gas lights in the more immediate Vicinity. • Hear-
log that some persons had expressed doubts. as to
the security of the galleries I have closely exa.-
mined them ; and, although I felt satisfied that there
was no danger to be apprehended,' yet, in order to be
perfectly secure, I haVe submitted the wholetohttliefeteestt.
of experiment. The greatest distauce between the pillars
or supports is fifteenfeet ; and-tbn width,' from the front
of the pillars to the beckig of the gallery is eight feet.
Now, as not more than twenty persons can find accommo-
dation between the supportillite Whole weight 'that each
division will have to sustain ''‘vill'undt 'exceed 25 cwt., or
1,1 ton. Forty-two persons, however, chiefly workmen,
were placed upon each division, and by a process of jump_
ing, an undulating motien. was produced, and in this way
the whole of the divisions were severally tested, and that
with a greater weight than can possibly take place in the
ordinary, or even crowded, `ititte.ot-the' m-eeting.—l have
the honour to be, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant,
W'l. FAIRBAIRN.

Manchester, January 10, 1840.
As to the tables, we mayadd the following particulars.
by way of facilitating access to the seats. The doors
fOr the Members of Parliament, Delegates, and princi-
pal guests, is in Peter-street, adjoining Bywater's Hotel,
—which inn has been engaged. for . their reception and
assemblage before dinner, and for other purposes (the
cellars being converted into cooking kitchens). The
guests generally'will.enter by three doors on the south
side of the pavilion, next. Windmill-street. The yel.Uzu
tickets will admit, at the door nearest. Deans-gate to the
eight tables at that end of the pavilion. These tables
are. distinguished by the letters A to H inclusive,
each of the twenty-five tables ranging from west to
cast, being in like manner distinguished by its letter
from Ato Y. The blue tickets' admit, at the middle
door, to the nine centre tables, marked I to Q inclu-
sive. The red tickets admit, by the; door nearest By-
water's carriage repository, to the eight tables at that
end of the pavilion, marked R. to Y inclusive. There
is another excellent arrangement, a little attention to
which will greatly facilitate access to the seats. The
seats at each table are numbered from 1 upwards to
130, the lowest number being nearest the entrances to
the pavilion. The numbers do not range up one side
the table and down the other, but arc upOn the plan
now generally adopted in numbering houses in streets.
The even numbers are on the right side of each table
on entering ; the odd:ones on the /qt. Another regu-
lation requires each steward to have six bottles of wine
on the table for his party (of ten or twelve) before the
doors are opened,.with a view to prevent the confusion
necessarily attendant on the supply of wine ail at once
over so large and so crowded a space. The prepare-.
Lions in the culinary • department are on a scale
equally
extensive"' we have particularised.
Of the soli viani s''foi.""dinner, such as beef and
••
mutton, hams at4l6ss, turkey's and capons, veal
and mince pies, bread, .tie. not_ less than ten thousand
lbs. weight, or, in round numbers, four tons and a
half have been provided ?. This is wholly exclusive
of the dessert, in which the fruit, biscuits, " crackers,"
&c. are estimated by chests, barrels, and boxes. The
dinner service and other articles of earthenware num-
ber ten thousand pieces ; the wine-glasses, bottles,
thou-
sand more,. the knives and forks about sixteen
about ten
the wines (which are to be furnished
ialemrmplietasguep.plywofe
must
by Messrs. John 11rford and Brother) include three
decanters,
thousand
penatelso;ther articles of glass,
Isairiectr,rya;usn glad adn
pipes of fine rich port, .ten years in the wood ; three
cham-
pagne,
of our readers
stay our pen, lest some should imagine
us to be adding cyphers to the estimates, which, how-
ever, we believe, on the whole, to be rather under than
butts of
hfiunceko,ltel
over the mark. We have stated the gross quantities
provided; ilhat will be consumed will probably be
knewn hereafter. There was a great crush at the
ballot for teats on Thursday morning ; and now we be-
lieve every ticket is taken (save the few reserved) for
both the banquet on Monday and the dinner of Tuesday.

Mr. Richard Bradshaw, who stands charged with
an assault ofapeculia
peculiar nature upon Mrs. Cullum in a
carriage of the Midland Counties Railway Company,
and against whom a true bill had been found at the
Central Criminal Court by the Grand Jury, has exer-
cised his privilege of traversing the indictment until the
next Sessions, and his bail has accordingly been enlarged
until that period. •
THE GERMAN OPERA —Mr. Mitchell is in
y with
Speel:tbuinrrninn'of Mayence. for a German
company
to at either the Lyceum or. New
trea t
Rastcr.—Musica/Iror/d.
Theatre in Oxford-street after

A letter from Constantinople states that the guil-
lotine has been introduced into that capital, and that
the first execution with this instrument has taken place
on a barber, and an Armenian, his accomplice, who had
been condemned to death for the murder of a person
that had entrusted them with some property, who were
brought to justice by the child of the victim, who had
witnessed the murder, and had remained concealed
mail he had an opportunity of denouncing the culprits.
-The guillotine, which was of a new invention, and im-
ported from France, seemed to excite rather curiosity
than horror among the spectators of the execution, rnd
the criminals themselves are said to have been ast o -
nish ed , and to have shrugged up their shoulder, as
Much as to say, " Is that all." •

THE PENNY POSTAGE•

TO ME EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I beg you will do me the favour to insert these
few lines in your valuable Paper. Having read a paragraph
herided " Penny Postage," I beg leave to say I was an
(yr.:witness to the whole transaction, from a quarter to
six o'clock, and for some minutes afterwards. I beg to
contradict what your Correspondent presumes to insert as
being entirely false, inasmuch as your Correspondent says
there was only one person to take the money from the
public; but l can positively assure you there sere two or
three to take money, and also two windows open for the
accommodation of the public.
I likewise beg to state that there was the greatest order
and decorum kept in the Post-office lobby, as there were
extra constables on duty for the especial purpose.
I am, sir, yours, respectfully,
Jan. 11. J. W. M.