The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-03 00:00:00

THE MONTEM.

This triennial celebration of the Montem took place on Tues:
day, being Whit Tuesday, according to almost immemorial
custom. The number of persons assembled on this t,),casion
was greater by some thousands than we remember to have seen
on any former Montem, and we have witnes.ed a good many,
inchiding the times of George 111., George IV.. and his suc-
cessors, King William IV., and her present Majesty. The
trains of the Great Western Railway brought host after host
of visitors to Sl4ugh ; one train brought upwards of 1,0110.
By 11 o'clock the amount of arrivals was at its height.. Her
Majesty Orived at about half-past 10 o'clock, arid was recciYod
by the Provost, the Fellows of Eton, the head Maser, and
assistant masters, in the usual matinee. She was accompanied
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lord Melbourne, Earl
Albemarle, Earl of Uxbridge, and her usual suite. At 11
o'clock the crowding to get into the quadrangle tije clell‘ge
was tremendous. At this time her Majesty rod lA, nice Albert
ehowed themselves at this great window of the college library
In the clock tower, from which- they commanded a full view of
the procession. They were cheered in an enthusiastic manner,
and they bowed repeatedly in acknowledgment of the otpres-
aion of loyal feeling exhibitpd. Thoprodession began to move
from thp College QU its way to Salt-hill at about 29 minutes
before 12 o'clock, accompanied by the band of the ikti qra
Guards and the band of the Rifles. The sight was p,f its
kind a very plendi4 one, the dresses of the Salt-bearers, the
#teodants qn Captain," qi the Mareiehal,” and on ihtt
ether attihorit les and magnates o the day, were very ph.'4rot mot
appropriate. The Captain," r. Thyitig, the held boy ah the
foundation of thp school; was, as is the custom, hAl!;.!ed in- scarlet,
with cocked hat, kathers, sword, Ste. The boys on arricing at
the Mount took their stations around the., lower parts of it,
The standard-bearer ascendt4 an the carriage
Or hcr maji4ity been dr4TA util Immediate • at the bot-
tom of thp hill, so that she and her 'Rept] oonsort could corn-
ma.nO a perfect view of the whohi, the ceremony of waving the
flag c nnreetteed, and was perfarmed in an admirable manner,
and with untiring strength by the stanclard,diearor, Her
Majesty looked remarkably well, and aeencted to enjoy the sight.
it was m evpry fe4r,e, I:gost gratifying one. After the
departare of the Royal party, the eating and drinking in Mr.
Bothman's inn commenced, and was succeeded by the prow,
nade in the gardens of the inn, which were crowded with com-
pany. We understand the head boy or captain, Mr. 'fhring,
will receive lo selt" or Morley collected, upwards of 3,000/.,
but out of this he has to defray expenses that amount to nearly
one-half.

Lika OF NIW PATENTS, MAY 1841.

To James Sims, of Redruth, Cornwall, civil engineer,
for certain improvements in steam-engines, Sealed 29th
April---6 months for inrolment,
Alfred Jeffery, (41P414sPooSTplaoe, New Hampton, Mid-
dlesex, Gent, ftir a AM method of defending the sheath-
in Of Olips, and of protecting their sides and bottoms,
Settled :49th April-6 months for inrolment,
Cleorge Townshend, of Sapcote-fields, Wooster, Esq.,
for improvements in machinery or Apparatus for cutting
certain v(l.l4otabie mbstarices, Sealed 29th April-6 months
fur inrolment,
Joseph Ctilabs, of Kennington, civil engineer, for a new
combination of materials for making bricks, tiles, pottery,
and other useful articles ; and a machine or machinery,
for making the same ; and also a new mode or process
of burniag the same, which machine or machinery, or
mode or process of burning, are also applicable to thQ
making and burning of other descriptions of hriplo. %Iles,
and pottery. Sealed 29th April-6 mojltwtfty,
inrolment.
Miles Berry, of the (Aloe Ntents, 66, Chancery.
lane, pateo agent, fbr certain improvements in rattellitw,
ter apparatus for making or manufacturing nails
being a communication. Sealed 4th months for
inrolment.
Vrancis Joseph Massey, of' Chadwell-street, Middle-
tpn,square, watch manufacturer, for improvements in the
method of winding up watches and other time-keepers,
Sealed 4th May-6 months for inrolutem,

THE WEATHER.-NOON, JUNE 2.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIOE.STREET.
Barometer ••,• ,1•1• •• 30,2? In.
Thermornetgr.,, - Highest 67 Lowest
Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

Wool grown in Ireland is continually sent over
to Leicestershire and Derbyshire, v(kere, hqving undergone
the process of manufacture,itf. :.nnally sent back again as hose,
to OW country wllitre it Trail grigiu,4ily produced,

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COMMODORE NAPIER FOR MA-
RYLEBONE, AND THE REPEAL OF THE
CORN-LAWS.

BOROUGH (F MARYLEBONE REFORM AND RE-
GISTRATION ASSOCIATION.
On Monday a special General Meeting of the Borough of
Marylebone Reform and Registration Association, which is
composed .of between.seven and eight hundred electors, an.'
includes a large portion of the wealth and respectability of the
Liberal part of the -conyituency, took place at Lawson's As-
sembly-rooms, Gower-street, New-road, for the purpose of af-
fording Qmunodore Sir Charles Napier, K. C. 8., as a candi-
date fur the borough, an opportunity of being introduced to
them, and of explaining his political sentiments.
JOHN BAGSHAW, ESQ., late M.P. for Sudbury, and
President of the Association, presided, and was supported on
the right. by the Gallant Commodore Sir Charles Napier, and
surrounded on the platform by the leading Reformers of the
three parishes composing the borough of Marvlebone. The
room was exceedingly full, and there could not have been less
than six hundred of the electors present.
The CHAIRMAN having explained the object of the meet-
ing, proceeded at some length to eulogise the manly and
straightforward character of the Gallant Commodore,•
which he conceived had been fully developed both as a
statesman and a warrior, and concluded, amidst the most en-
thusiastic plaudits, by introducing him to the meeting. •
Commodore Nerree then stood forward, and was received
with waving of hats and renewed cheering for several minutes.
He said that it was a pleasurable thing for him that his poli-
tical enemies furnished him at every meeting he attended in
the borough of Marylebone a new text to preach from.—
(Cheers and laughter.) At the last meeting in Christchurch
it fell to his (the Gallant Commodore's) lot to demolish the
untruths put forward by a Mr. Benjamin Wall, who, he under-
stood, was the factotum of Mr. G. A. Young—(Laughter)—
with respect to his (Sir C. Napier's) opinions upon the Poor-
law Bill and flogging in the n,..vy.—( Hear, hear.) His text
that night bore upon an article which hail been inserted io
the British Queen and Statesman Newspaper, very kindly
appointing him (the Gallant Commodore) to a command at
Lisbon, whereas he had only, on Friday last, resigned his
command in the Mediterranean, in order that no obstacle
might be thrown in the way of his aspiring to the honour
of a portion of the command in Marylebone.—( Loud
cheers.) The Gallant Commodore here read the article hr
had alluded to, and observed that, die excellent Editor of
that. Journal had been grosdy imposed upon. With so
much art had the imposition been practised, that it had been
sent to the paper as an official communication from Lord
Alinto; and the parties had gone down to Wooiwich, in order
that it might pass through the hands of the 'Woolwich core-
spondent of the journal in question.—( Cries of .‘ Shame.")
He ( Sir C. Napier). however, was too old a sailor to allow his
flag to be turned.—( Loud cheers and laughter.) It was with
sincere pleasure he met so large and so influential a body of the
electors of that great borough as he saw beore him.--( Hear,
hear.) And he had no doubt they would feel gratified also
when he told them that at no previous meeting which he had
attended in Marylebone could there be found more than seven
persons who had held up their hands against him.-4 Cheers. )
' If he was sent to Parliament by them he could assure them
that he should pursue the same independent course in the
House of Commons that he had done in the service of his coon-
try.-L(Great cheering.) :He would not ge in shackled to
support any particular Administration—( Hear, hear )—but if
he was elected, he would do his duty whether it might be at
the pleasure or displeasure of the Government.—( Loud cheers)
He believed his political sentiments were very well known, but
in order that he might not be misunderstood, he would say
that he was for vote by ballot under a proper protection, be-
cause he believed that no Englishman could come up to the
poll and give his vote fearlessly and honestly without it.—
(Cheers.) With regard to flogging in the navy, it did not de-
pend upon individual officers, but on the Government.—
(Hear, hear.) If Government would pay men better, a bet-
ter class of men might be obtained, and then corporal punish-
ment would scarcely ever be heard of.—( Loud cheers.) He
was for short Parliaments because he thought seven years eas
too long a period to trust any man or any set of men.—(Cheers
and laughter.) With regard to the Poor-laws he would be
the determined oppoaent of any system which would (preclude
to the aged poor the privilege of out-door relief..—(Cheers.)
He had no notion of having the poor confined like piisoners
in Union bastiles—(Cheers)—and he would have them
.placed on precisely the same footing as the poor pensioners
in Chelsea and Greenwich hospitals.—( Loud cheering.) For
the able-bodied, work ought to be procured, but there
were in every parish a set of idle people who would not work,
and against these the law ought to be put in force ; they should
be treated with justice, and even with kindness, but the law
ought to be enforced against them.—( Certainly.) He had
been asked, if a war should break out, and he (the gallant Co a-
modore) should be called upon again to take a command in
the service of his country, would he resign his seat for Mary-
',bone ? He had no hesitation in saying, that the moment
such an event took place he would at once resign the trust re•
posed in him into the hands of the electors of Marylebone.—
(Great cheering.) He believed he hart touched upon most
topics, but he would be happy to answer any questions that
might be put to him.—( Loud and lung-continued cheering.)
HENRY WAYMOUTFI, Esq., said he wished to put a ques-
tion to the gallant Commodore, which, as it was one upon
which great feeling existed throughout the kingdom, was one
of extreme importance. He wished to ascertain the opinions
of the gallant candidate upon the compulsory payment of
Church-rates?
Commodore NAPIER thought it extremely hard upon the
Dissenter, after having contributed to the support of an estab •
lishment of which he was a member, that he should also be com-
pelled to pay a rate towards a church in the benefits of wia ch
he had no participation.—( Cheers. )
Mr. HOUGHTON (Churchwarden of St. Pancras) said he
thought the most. important point of all had been omitted. It
was a question which came home to the hearth of every poor
man. and which would decide him more than any other• as to
whether or not he should give his support to the gallant can-
didate. He meant the great questions of cheap bread, cheap
coffee, and cheap sugar.--( Loud cheers.) In fact, he wished
to ask the Commodore whether he would not be disposed so go
the length of free trade ?—( Renewed cheers.)
Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he was prepared to go the whole
length of the measures now before Parliament. —(Cheers
He was not prepared to go farther at present, but as soon as the
time arrived for farther advances he would be feond in the sup-
port of them.—( Loud cheering.)
Mr. Hove iiroe said the question had been answered en-
tirely to his satisfaction, and ho trusted to the satisfaction of
that great meeting.—(Cheers.) He therefore felt great pleas
sure in proposing a resolution in support of the Gallant, (..ae-
rnodrire.— ( Renewed cheers.) He felt deeply upoq The question
of the Corn-laws, and as a merchant he bad opportunity of
visiting many foreign countries, as ko V(44 convinced that the
only way to secure the prosperity of Great Britain was by her
entering into a free and eikostricted intercourse with all other
nations.—(Cheers,) The Hon. Gentleman her# described
the markets which Russia would produce for fsmer manufactures
in exchange for corn, and the advantege.a which would accrue
thereupon. He was delighted to Ali& that the present Ges-
vernment had at last hrs 4 tieladdness to throw soff the shackles
of the aristocrael and the 'obnoxious systseie or legislation for
classes, AO, instead, had determiraoil 94A legislating fir the
iveple.—( Loud cheers.) holy. a work they ought to
be supported, and it aslt enlY 1.40 roturn to Parliament
of such men its the pliant eandidate before them that the
pewle 43igland cou'ld allow their gratitude.—(l.l.4ll cheers.)
Ile believed the electors of Marylehene. most cor-
principici, tric.3i heartily
dirdly approved of the
would respond, whenever the time arrived to the name of
Naaier.—( Cheers, and t 1 We, VA'') Valle' regard to their
other represeotittive, Sir. Aeniareitl ball—(Lond cheers)—he
had liikiehO ).licitnarrowlz, ikkg he was convinced that there
wa.) ppo true, no, hones( %/Angier in the borough, who was not
satisfied with his eooduct, and who had not a wish to place be-
side him in Parliament a colleague worthy of teweself.—( Loud
elicering for several minutes.) Mr, tiowghton concluded by
moving a resolution, pledgin4 the seeeting to support tho Ga -
taut Commodore Sir Chylas Napier, as the colleague of Sir
B. Hall, u 1 the twist election,—( Great applau,sN
M. &woe seconded the motion, which was carried an-tidat
khout3 of acclamation, with but flyn<lsaentients, who, upon in-
quiries being made, turned eat to be three Tories and two
Chartists, who, by sioirias underhanded meana, had managed to
obtrude thetruglvds into the meeting.
M; CHARLES NAPIER having returned thanks,
Three cheers for him, SIN. B. Hall, and the Reformers of
Marylebone were propesed by the Cite IRMA N, and mostheartily
and enthosi;asl.icaally; responded to,
A slmi kat. crrtAment. was then paid to the Chairmao him.
sOrt our t, meeting separated.

MEETING AT LEICESTER.
(risoM A CARREhrONDENT. )
We have had a vast Mooing here to-day (Tuesday) in the
Market-place, in support of the Government plan, as a step
to the total abolition of all taxes on the necessaries of life.
Extraordinary pains had been taken by the Chartists, (who,
to their disgrace, and the injury of their professed principles,
were closely combined with the Tories) to defeat the meeting ;
and the Tory faction, who rarely show their faces on these oc-
casions, assembled in considerable numbers. The Cliariists,
too, had imported Messrs. Collins and Taylor, and the Tories
had persons in pay to disturb as much as possible the
order of the proceedings. But all was in vain. The
resolutions were carried by overwhelming maj
though the Chartist amendment was cunningly cont. iced,
expressing only distrust and detestation of the 'Whigs,
which many might vote for, who would not support the bread-
tax. The same amendment was moved to every resolution,
but with the same result. The meeting lasted four hours and
a half; the Mayor was in the chair, and Messrs. Easthope
M. Ps. for the borough, addressed the multitude.
combined factions had hoped to produce an effect on the
and The Ellis,
election, and their rage knows no bounds.

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13, Finsbury-square; Jos. it; M.D., 11, New Burlington-street;
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place tet.square ; Bransb °Pl34llCdticipMirD,
J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.R.S.,
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street ; C. Aston Key, Esq,, Senior Surgeon to Guy's Hospital;
New li/idge-street ; J. G. Andrews, Senior Surgeon
to the London hospital. The above and numerous other Medical
PreCtilleskers of pre-eminent standing have given the most flatter-
kimi certificates to the superior value and importance of E. Solomon
and Co.'s Patent SI:K.000m testifying to their peculiar power of
softening the light to weak and irritable eyes, and the immediate
and continued relief that its chastened transmission affords—their
fteedolll trout the pernicious attributes of ordinary glasses; In short,
to a ombination of properties which render them superlatively
pre-eminent in preserving the powers of vision unimpaired to cx.
treme old age. Their Voice Conductors extend the most effectual
relief in cases of Deafness. and additional satisfaction is derived
from the fact that they are worn entirly unseen. In consequence
of the Mistakes roiling from a similarity of names, the P‘TENTERS'
address should be particularly noted, Sit, Old Bond-skeet, and 1,
Old Jewry, City,
ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT BRYAN,
ESQ.—It is our melancholy duty this day to put the following
fact upon record. It is art extract from a letter, received this
morning, from the neighbourhood of Fersks„ in the county of
Wexford:—., I have the very sad news to convey to you that
Mr. Robert Butler Bryan, the gentleman who purchased rue
palace and domes= of the late Bishop of Ferns, has been mut.
tiered this evening, at five o'clock, in . the woods which form
part of the domain. He was riding at the time alone ; nothing
more is at present known on the subject. He had lately dis-
possessed two tenants, and to this cause may his death be at-
tritigted,"-I:o4bliti Evening Mail

I have dwelt long in agricultural districts, and I trust I can
deeply appreciate the blunt sincerity, kindness, and candour of
the farmers generally ; hence I am anxious not- only that the
proposed modification of the Corn-laws should receive from
them no opposition, but, on the contrary, that they should see
in the imposition of a fixed duty instead of a fluctuating one a
manifest advantage to themselves.
I need not tell them that the Corn-laws were enacted not
for their " protection," but for higher rents, in which those
who enacted them largely participated. They- are quite awake
to this truth. They know well enough that the rent: they pay
are very different to the rents their fathers paid, and they know
too how often their giumblings are met with..." See what high
prie .s are got under the Corn-laws, surely you have no riislit
to complain !"

Is it so, my friends ? DO volt get the high prices which the
fluctuating scale oecasionallx produces ? bo your landlords
make a practice of permitting you to ‘vitilhold sour tents
until those high prices are realized? lam afraid 3 oar:answ er
will he " We are obliged to sell to meet our payments at par-
ticular periods, anti the high prices we almost invariably find
are obtained when we have nothing to sell, but when the corn
speculator, who can afford to be without his 'capital longer than
we can, lets out his bonded corn at one shilling per quarter
duty."
If this be true, does it not occur to you that those whose
plea for exa••ting high rents is the protection and high prices
which the Corn-law gives to you are obtaining your money
" under false pretences ?"

Ask yourselves quietly the question-,How many brother
farmers have I known who have had their stock sold up under
distraints and executions for rent dui ing the "protecting**
operation of the Corn-laws? Were there as many during the
olden times, when no Corn-law existed at all?
There is another class likewise to whom those laws are said
to afford " protection," viz., the agricultural labourers. Have
those Corn-laws given them protectide ? How many enclosure
acts have been passed since those laws came into operation ?
How many rights et common and of pasture, where a poor man
might keep a cow or a pig, or a few geese, to eke out his
earnings, have been destroyed, and made into good round
farms, the Lord of the Manor getting the lion's share, and the
parson of the parish the jackal's?
Formerly our labourers and working men were distinguished
for their loyalty, are they so now? Or have they been so since
one by one under the "protection" of the Corn-laws they have
been stripped of every chance to grow a cabbage or feed a pig.
These are a few of the evils of the Corn-laws as they imme-
diately affect agriculturists themselves. Let us now look at a
few 01 the probable, or rather possible, evils of a change.
It is possible, I think probable, that corn will be lowered,
while rents under leases will not. The landlord will have his
" pound of flesh." He has often two bondsmen to assure it to
him. How then? Are those three persons, the farmer and
his two bondsmen, to be ruined ? Will England permit it?
Will England, that generously and nobly voted twenty mil-
lions to emancipate the African, refuse a portion of the duty on
the importation of foreign corn to compensate, and save from
destitution, farmers under leases who cannot help themselves.
Many Corn-law Hepealers say that prices will not generally
fall, and farmers will not be injured; if so nothing_would be re-
quired, and all such reasoners will testify their consistency by
readily consenting to grant as compensation what may ai.pear
to be the loss occasioned by the change. On the contrary, to
those who contemplate a large reduction in prices, why the
largest they can contemplate, if made up during the coniin-
twice of existing leases, would net be one per cent. Upon the
permanent advantages which the country would derive by be-
coining " the workshop of the world." To the firmer such a
proposition woo d give hope and energy; he wcitild cheerfully
join in repealing laws which be well knows were never made
for his benefit, if by so doing, he would not ruin himself.
It is computed that the difference in prices paid by the con-
sumer be.ween home and foreign produee"(say. Hamb'arih) is
about 24,009,000/. per annum, and of this that the landlords
get about 6,000,000/., or one-fourth part additiodal rent—the
other eighteen millions are th. own into the !Lea, or, what is
much the same thing, expended in forcing -Lind, which Nature
intended to grow thistles tor a.ses,to producii dear food for man.
It the landlords have mo:•tgaged th it lands—it th. y have
anticipated their incomes to iey,l in luxury—if they havo
co'dly calculated on the credulity of the fanners and apathy of
the count, y ',sting for ever, they deserve no ray. England is
just, but r.nglatiti's justice to them would be on the other side
of comperisa ion—it is for their dopes anJ victims 1 piead—
may my plea not be made in vain !
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedients,>ryant,

ti.\ UI'U~N.

THE CORN-LAWS AND ELE v-
.'nux AMY EMI:NTS.

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(From the Southern Reporter.)
REPRESENTATION OF KER /tr.—lreland ear:Jed the Eman-
cipation Act ; the L ish Members carried the Reform Bill, and
thisi country will again do good service in the cau-e of public
freedom. There was, a little time since, a good des! of de-
spondency as to the probable results of a general election in
England, and it was taken as undeniable that several seats
would be lost in Ireland. As for Ert,gland there need be no
apprehension any longer ; the gain to Ministers will be beyond
toe highest expectations, and in Ireland, in place of losing, we
shall gain largely. In our last wo had the pleasure of an-
nouncing that the electors of Kinsale had resolved to be no
longer disgraced by a Tory Representative, and we are store
' enabled to state that a few days will terminate Mr. Weimer-
hassett's connection with Kerry. We are authorizee,ho state
that the Hon. William Browne, brother of the Earl of Kea_
mare, intends to offer himself for the representatitiit of Kerry at
the approaching electien. This is in every way most gratify_
tug. 'the active accession of the Earl of. Kenrnare to the po-
pular interest at this moment is of great importance, and as to
the lion. Mr. Browne himself, we believe that a better or more
honest patriot never entered the House of Commons.
(Front the Ipswich Express.)
REP RESENTATtot or leswienior—yWneoinhainveeejs
ufsotthtretareprtheat-
Mr. Montagu., Gore, one of the
sentetitm of this borout) has very .11011 es .
ti'l declined -to
4' stand." It cannot Ire said that he has 17ithdrawn his pre-
tensions, becausg the only pretens,on required of him was a well-filled pvkree, and that the Tor' aeg themselves have found
out, and candidly admit he wa,, not encumbered with. Pro.
a, when he was solicited to bid for their votes, the extent
of the " liability" wes not accurately represented to him ;
however thz,t alay be, it is very certain that his eyes hare been
opeo4l by what I,llr. Grattan said in the House of Commons
on riday night, in reference to our exposure of the affair or
Sir Thomas Cochrane ; and not feeling disposed to require a
`i guarantee," which he very naturally inferred would be dis-
honoured, he has very prudently declined to embarrass I::itn-
self, This retirement of Mr. Gore, coupled with the notoil•
onsly shameful treatment of Sir Thomas, places the Tories in
a very awkward predicament to find another candidate:, for it is
' a matter of question whether any man, however desirous of
sitting in Parlianieot for Ipswich, would come foiward with his
eyes open In the certainty of being " fleeced,"
(From the 7...ypte Mereucy.)
THE REraEsENTATION OF THE QITY OF DURHAM._
Lord Durigginon and Mr. Harland have both intimated their
intention of retiri..ig from the representation of the City of
Durham in I?.arliament. A Mr. Sheppard; and a Captain
Fitzroy, both decided Tories, and Mr. 'l'. C. Granger, a bar-
rister, of Radical principles, have offered themselves as candi-
dates. Mr, Granger has befcre contested Durham, and we hope
..ill this time be successful. We should be glad to see two
Liberals returned for this city, but we rathsr wish than ex-
pect it.

(From the Aberdeen Herald;)
REPRESENTATION OF ABEAM:FN.—An. idle story was re-
cently put into circulation, and even printed, to the t fleet that
our worthy City Member, iu consequence of being apv.inted
to a situation in connexion with the revenue department, was
about to retire from the House of Commons, anr!. that his
constituents, of course, would have to seek out a new Repre-
sentative. So satisfied were some of our qui..inunes of the
truth of the statement, that they would Hot listen patiently to
any one who ventured to hold a different opinion. It turns
out, however, that the rumour was either utterly groundless,
or ridiculously premature. There is no vacancy in the dfpart.
ment referred to, and it is not at all likely, even if the Whip
were willing to make a new place for Mr. Bannerman, that the
Tories, in the present state of parties, would allow them to
do so,
Should Mr. Bannerman have any intention of retiring from
the representation of the City, he will, no doubt, give his
friend, due notice. They will, at least, know the fact as:sooa
as the Tories, which would not have been the zase, if this last
rumour had turned out to be correct.
The Tories, it is said, are making preparations for a contest.
They may save themselves the trouble, and their candidate
the expense. If Mr. Bannerman come forward, and take care
not to inveigle himself with any fanatical party, he is sure to
be elected ; and should he not come forward, the Liberals will
start a gentleman who will unite the suffrages of all honest
Reformers.

SUICIDE OF
CORONER'S INtzUEST.
AN EX. POLICEMAN.—Late on Monday eve-
ning Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, and a respietable
Jury, met at the Adelaide Inn, Wandsworth, to inquire into
the death of William Dickson, aged 38, formerly a iradesman
of considerable eminence, but late a constable in the L division
of police, who was found drowned in the river Thames.
Mr. John Hall, carpet-warehouseman, No. 1, Southampton.
buildings, Holborn. was well acquainted with the deceased,
who was, the last time he saw him alive, in the L division of
police. He was a married man, and had a family of seven
young children. On Sunday morning last a policeman came
to his residence and said a man had been found in the Thames
at Wandsworth, with a sealed letter or. his person, addressed
to witness. As soon as he saw the superscription he kr.ew it
was the deceased, and cane over and idetrffieci his body.
The Costar: Ea proceeded to read the letter. It was dated
Saturday morning, and commenced-
write to you. I'm the victim of a broken heart, produced by
a piece of tyranny unparalleled in its brutality.
for bread
dis-
" Dear John—lt is with feelings of no common kind that I
-ishall d upon
this
cease to
this earth, and by the time you receive
charged from the police force,
things I wish you to do, my dear John-_
exist. There are two my last resooree b
write to Barnard Castle and to Scarborough, but not to my dear
wife. Tell her not, I entreat you, how nay miserable career
was ended. I hope God will forgive me, but I did it for
the best. I had nothing in store for my dear wile and chit_
dren but starvation ; but perhaps, now that I'm gone,
that brother
friends mill spring up and do something for them; and may
that
whose presence I am going, protect and sup_
port jtoohn,heart is broken. sayagain,
I have been the victim of a most
God,her. in
cruel persecution—my'
kTneollwing my
yo
Joshua to pay you what I owe you, and, should you not get an
the nioncy, you will have the consolation of
have, at times, saved me from starvation, and with my dying
breath I bless you for it." The letter then.d: tails at eonsider-
able length the circumstance to which the unfortunate deceased
alludes to in the previous part of his letter. It appears,
that.
he was dismissed the forca upon an alleged charge of drunken-
ness, and in the most bitter language he accuses some of his
superior officers in the L division of the grossest injustice to.
wards him, and says that, as they have throttni him destitute
upon the world, his death lies at their door. Others of the
officers and constables he speaks of in terms of gratitude. After
some directions as to how money may be raised for his wife and
family, the deceased says, " My body will be found somewhere
near l'utnev. Bury it, my dear John, and God will remember
writ," The. letter concludes with, " From your truly heart-
In oken and wretched friend, WILLIAM DICKSON."
The witness, who was deeply affected at the contents of the
letter, said that, Lir years since the deceased was in extensive
business as a draper, at Scarborough. He kept seven young
men, and spent 8,000/. in the business, when he became a
bankrupt. He had been in London during the last six months,
seeking a siteation as assistant in the business, but could not
meet with one. He had endured the greatest privations, and,
as a last res.urce, had consented to become a policeman. Hs
was not a man of intemperate habits. He had an extremsly
sensitive mind. The deceased's wife and children were at:
Scarborough.
The Jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased William
river antes
Dickson was found drowned :n the Thames, --
, but how or
by what means the deceased got into the water there is no •
tive evidence before this Jury to show." post-

The Rev. M. kempe, vicar of Linkinghorn,
near Carington, -eut his throat on Thursday, the 13th instant.
The revere d -gentleman lingers in a deplorable state.—
Western Timex.

ROYAL NICTOP.II. THEATRE.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SIR. OSHALDISTON.
nus EVENING. JUNE 3. AND TO-MORROW.
An entirely ne,s- beautiful pathetic Domestic Drama, in Three
Acts, with splendid scenery, decorations, &c., eninled
SUSAN HOPLEY ! OR, THE TRIALS A \ D VICISSI-
TUDES OF A SERVANT GIRL!

Wiliiara Dean, Mr. E. F. ; and Susan flopley by
Miss Vincent, the veep d Heroine of I 'omestie
After which, the Operatic Drama of
THE PRISONER OF ROCHELLE

Henr: (the- Prisoner), blr. Osbahiiston; Beatrice by Miss
'Vincent, who will introduce the popular Song of " Wanted a
Governess !" accomraniod by hyrsell on the Pianoforte.
To conclude with, a new Romance. in Three Acts, entitles
THE GALLEY SLAVES OF TOULON; OR, THE

HIDDEN TREASURE!

Louis de Valere, :11r. Osbaldiston ; Clau T Lapelle, Mr. E.
F. Saville ; Sabin, - Mr. Saul ; Bouquet, Mr. Ross ; Antoine,
Mr. Howard; Lemora, Mi,s Lee; Madame Bouquet, Miss
Howard, &c.
130xe2, ls.—Gallery, 6d. Half-price at lialf-past
Eight.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDE
APLENDID AND EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY!!'
Exhibition of tae Great Fire Works of St. Angelo!

pi-eitenade Musicale by the Band of Sixty Wind In;irunients!
THIS DAY, JUNE 3, _ _

THE GRAND ROMAN FESTA, in imitation of the
reinicims which take plate in Rome at the celebration of
11 7iorno di S. Pie.ro," wia be repeated THIS 'DAY,
when will be presented an exact fac-simile of the *superb
GIRANDOLA from the Castle of St. Angelo, the greatest
And most gnifteent display of Fire Works in the World, coin-
tirlsing ace.:rig its beautiful effects, the Cascade of Fire—
Fountains of tilazing Stars—and the tremendous l'Erial Bou-
quet ; with the ILLUMINATION of St. PETER'S, when
the whole of this vast and glorious edifice is brilliantly lighted
vith countless myriads of lamps, presenting together a coup
,V.,0 of in conceivable splendour hitherto unattempted out of
Italy, The unrivalled Band of this Establishment, conducted
by Godfrey. augmented by the addition of many performers
of en,ihmige, will give a Promenade Musicale et Champetre in
the enlarged and newly-dceorated Orchestra
'lle Menagerie,- including the great male Orarg Outang,
and several other rarities, is exhibited daily, with Dauson s
Colosa.l Pictorial Model of Rome !
Open at Ten. Admission One Shilling.
Concert at Six. Fire Works at Nine.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
" The Tlrtod Taxer'., Song" :A left for the author in the

palC2.

regret ca nut publish the letter, of " jOhn
Lowe." who .;:rites from Little Bolton. Had the
.st2:tements it contains been founded 01 facts, and the
• letti•r been preperiy worded, we sheuld certainly as an
act of justice- to his party, have given it, but sit what
use would it be to publish assertions attributing. " the
tunlctment or the Bourbon Polief. Bill to treachertals,
liberticidaL and sham radicals of the
Bakewell ?" Every one knows that the New
police was established by Sir Hobert the
onest foe" whom Mr. Lowe would no ‘v support by
Irtaurning, Tories and every one, knows also that bit
ut
tsarardent advocacy ot the New Poor-law
would awver have passed the House of Commoni,
Mr. Lowe doubt' the existence of ",Charles !lake-
E.,.11" we hope our correspondent will eitherhe exhibit
lticnt+, if act person to that gentleman, end tnum-
ber of ;..is honsc.

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