The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-12 00:00:00

ANTI-MONOPOLY PETITIONS:

A numerous and most respectable meeting washeld at Leeds
on Monday, consisting of delegates from all the towns, arid many
of the most important villages of the West Riding of York-
shire, for the purpose of supporting her Majesty's Ministers in
their noble effort to promote the public good by reducing the
taxes on the chief articles of food and consumption." The
meeting was attended by the first men of the place. There
were present also Francis H. Fawkes, Esq., the Hon. Sir Ed-
ward M. Vavasour, Bart., and numerous Magistrates and in-
fluential gentlemen from Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield,
Barnsley, Sheffield, Doncaster, Keighley, Bing-
ley, ley, Heckmendwike, Cleckheaton, Batley,
Wakefield,
Pontefract,
o Utley,
Idle, Pudsey, Rawden, Saddleworth, Mirfield, &c. &c.
Strong resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the fol-
lowing petition to the House of Commons, numerously signed,
was to be sent off this day, or to-morrow at latest :
" That your Petitioners approve, in the fullest manner, of
every relaxation of the fetters on trade.
" That very deep, general, and long continued distress and
embarrassment prevail throughout this great manufacturing
district. . . .

" That your Petitioners believe the most effectual and legiti-
mate relief for their distress would be found in a revision of the
commercial and fiscal system of the country, abolishing or re-
ducing the duties on the main articles of food and consump-
tion ; thus extending and securing our trade with the coun-
tries from which those articles are imported, and lowering the
price of the chief neeesiaries of life to the people.
" That your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Ho.
nourable House to give the most favourable consideration to
the measures announced for reducing the import duties on
several of the chief articles of food and consumption ; espe-
cially for the reduction, of the Sugar and Timber Duties, and
for the repeal of the Corn-laws."

THE CORN-LAWS AND IMPORT

DUTIES.

At a meeting of the Directors of the Glasgow Anti-
Corn-law Association last week, it was resolved, in ac-
cordance with the mode of action prescribed at the re-
cent Free Trade Demonstration in this city, to petition
the House of Commons in favour of a repeal of the
Corn-laws, and of a revision of the Import Duties. The
petition agreed to is an ably drawn up document, and
commences by congratulating the House upon the recent
movement in advance of her Majesty's Ministers, and
concludes by praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws,
and for a revision of the duties upon goods and produce
imported into the United Kingdom. Although the peti-
tion was only laid down at the Bar of ' the Royal Ex-
change, and at other places throughout the city on
Saturday, we umlerstand that several thousand signa-
tures have already Lean appended to it, and we cannot
doubt that it• will prove one of the most numerously
signed peli ion; 'Oat ever emanated from Glasgow.—
Glasgow Argus.
The decision of the Cabinet to fix the duty on wheat
at Bs., on barley at 4s. 6d., and en oats at 3s. 4d., has
given great satisfaction. It is lower than we had been
led to expect, but it will not be the less popular with the
country. Lord Lansdowne explained on Friday night,
in the Lords, that the matter had been fully and delibe-
rately considered in the Cabinet, and that the decision
had been come to with a view of promoting as well the
agricultural as the commercial prosperity of the country ;
312 d the well-known caution and moderation of the Noble
Maxquis are a sufficient guarantee for the honesty of pur-
pose of those who are now promoting this enlightened
commercial policy.—lbid.

HEREFORDSHIRE.
(FROM a CORRESPONDENT.)
Conti-LAws.—The Tories and Monopolists are become
dreadfully alarmed at the determination of Ministers, to
afford relief to the poor of this country, by a repeal of
the odious duties on corn, timber, and sugar ; hand-bills
have been circulated by two or three hungry lawyers in the
town of Ross, for the purpose of alarming the agricultu-
rists of the country, and calling upon them to petition
against their repeal. But we hope the landed interest of
Herefordshire is not so easily deluded. Every well
wisher to his country 'should be up and stirring, and sup-
port the present patriotic Government in their struggle
for free trade, and to afford relief to the " starving
millions " of their fellow-creatures.:

NEWBURY.—The effects of the Great Western
Railway are severely felt in this town and neighbourhood, par.
titularly Speenhamland. The spacious premises of the Peli-
can Hotel are closed, and business is completely at a standstill;
the other inns must also feel the loss of the coaches. Previous
to the opening of the railway nearly 30 coaches ran through
Speenhamland in the spree of 24 hours ; the number is now
reduced to six ! The large and populous village of Thatcham,
situated about three miles from this town, is neariy deserted ;
eight coaches used formerly to change horses and coachmen
but the road waggons are also taken off, and
thrown out of employ in consequence of several
there, consequently there were 16 regular coachmen and three
T .
vtinheoonn:Aieeyne:l4net,hitsitnewyder,elaltsiolens.
rr four odd ones residing at that place, besides horsekeepers
-&e. Only two coaches now change there, and not only the
ne:auialuluerhb'ee'sgiaetrhege7hsme"'all trade, and the little tradesmen are fast re-
ducing :
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suffering,'
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ducing to the level of the _pauper classes. Great changes like
of Wight) on Monday night,
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wESSOR THOMSON.—it. IS
: tIVELIPOOL.—Th fine steamer arrived at the Mother-
is
'-,th of John Thomson; Esq.,
"h took place at his 1 (off, _
,--;,,,,, the last i bank _ _
,veak ' at eleven oclock. Her mails and despatches were landed
' Southampton, and brought up by a special train yes-
-ming,
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CURRENCE.—On Sunday last,
-, the preacher in one of the Es-
"n prayers-for the con-
°n¢ natice:-
--44 the

ACID
GAS.'I
h.e
mavrity
of nature—animal, vege-
of what is
CARBONIC Is gas, which 15
presern, ,;neral.--has some very remarkable
table, and n.. • , 1 properties ; be-
table, only ingredient in th
sides which, it is Originally
id almost every production
sold as soda water. ,- ' .7 in gaseous
1-at of a fluid, form, ais by ex-
treme pressure reduced to t.. „
allowed to escape from the cm- taming vessel by a stop-crick
box, becorne a ?now-white powdered
into a small circular
so cold, in fact, is it,. that with a few
solid, intensely cold ;
drops of spirits of wine added, it will instane,:usly freeze and
-nlidify mercu These facts were exemplified is: a very sa-
andperfect manner, by experiment, at a lecture de-
.
„ evening at the Royal Institution,
on the ma-

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nufacture of soda w.. -
DEATH OF Pfit.,... . _
with regret we announce the ae..
Professor of Music in our University, yea,.....
house in Howe-street, yesterday afternoon. ,p,_College concert, Professor Thomson had been in rather a..
state of health, brought on in a great measure:by his exertions a„ _
fatal tendency. Dlr. sTROPZ ‘,.--
on that occasion ; but it was not until the last three or four terday m..-
weekssaupmpeodinated under the liberal i z the afternoon service, k.
Thom 1...-
Thomson that hisas
thedisease
endowment of the late General Reid, and the' appointment
tad4brlind Churches was about to offer ..,
gave universal satisfaction to the musical public, and conferred ation, the precentor save
but the
lobos.,
credit on the patrons.of the Chair.—Edsrzburgh, Courant of greg .
4i A 3 oun ,
g man entering into business, earnestly 50w...,
Saturday. ) ers of this coogregation."—Dundee Advertiserg
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