The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-19 00:00:00

1-41 SUN, LONDON, MOND Y. APRIL 19, 1841.

Honourable. Gentleman some stunning blows; and we rather
ihink that the Honourable Member fur Finsbury himself felt
at the time that he had been quite sufficiently punished. No,
were Mr. Walter to be returned for the liberal town of Not-
tingham, as General Ferguson's successor, the event could not
tail to suggest painful reflections on the defection of so distin-
guished an asylum of civil and religious liberty from the
cause of reform ; but herein would consist tho whole of the
loss.- We have seen the resoltitions of a body of
Chartists, • pledging themselves to support Mr. Walter;
but port of the Chartists are so wayward and in-
consistent, that hardly anything they resolve on surprises
us. We do Rot believe that any great proportion of the body
will openly join Mr. Walter and the Tories. The Reformers
will. to a man, support Mr. Larpent, and the Teries as i,l sup-
port Mr. Walter. The former may not be satisfied with parts
of the new Poor-law, but Mr. Walter is fanatical in his oppo-
sition to rt. The Poor.law is, with him, all in all. But the
Reformers of Nottingham will not feel themselves justified in
returning a Tory to the House of Comnions, merely on ac-
count of his reckless hostility to one law, 'which may not be all
that they could wish it to be, but which could not be repealed
for the sake of a return to the old state" of things, without
throwing the country into utter confusion.

FREE TRADE. •
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRIGHTON HERALD,

Sta,--Mr. Canning met one of Lord Sheffield's pamphlets
in the library of some country friend. The tract is stated to
have begun with a sentence like the following:—" There can
be no doubt that, under a due system of protection, the
growth of British wools might be greatly increased, and that
our domestic wools might eventually be enabled to stand the
competition of the wools of the Continent." The day being
gloomy, and the society not brilliant, the witty Statesman
changed every W into an F, and in this new shape he left the
Essly for the amusement and instruction of the neighbourhood.
'I he leading principle of Lord Sheffield's school is a denial
of the benefits of cheapness. They maintain that it may be
wise and expedient to pay dear for a bad article whilst a good
one may be produced at a lower cost. lf, for dear and cheap,
we substitute the almost convertible terms scarce and abun-
dant, the pestilent nature of this heresy is manifest.
See an admirable article on this subject in the Edinburgh
Review, No. 100.—I am, Sir, your's, &c.,
A CONSUMER.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN
MEHEMET ALI AND THE MERCHANTS

OF LIVERPOOL.
We publish the following Correspondence which has re-
cently taken place between the Pacha of Egypt and the
merchants of Liverpool, originated by the latter in recogni-
tion of the protection afforded by Mehemet Ali to British re-
sidents and travellers in Egypt, and particularly at the time
when a suspension of amicable intercourse between the Pacha
and this country had virtually taken place. The address of
the Liverpool merchants is every way worthy of their high re-
putation, and the reply of Mehemet Ali affords another in-
dication of hisliberal►ty of feelingand generosity of character:—
" TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PACIIA OF EGYPT..

" We, the undersigned Merchants, Bankers, and other in-
habitants of the town of Liverpool, beg to convey to your
Highness our admiration and grateful thanks for the uniform
protection and kindness manifested by your Highness towards
our countrymen for many years past, when travelling through
or sojourning in the extensive countries under your rule, and
which protection has not been less efficacious than universal.
"These sentiments have been still further enhanced by your
Highness's conduct on a recent occasion, when, with that
consideration for the welfare of the mercantile interest and the
benefit of travelers, and with a magnanimity worthy of the
most enlightened policy, your Highness was pleased to allow
the free transit of mails and passengers through your country
uneer circumstances which generally dissever the ties binding
mankind together in ft iendly intercourse, affording thereby a
rare exception in such cases to the general s ule, a brilliant ex-
ample to other potentates, and justly deserving, in our estima-
tion, the thanks of the whole civilised world.
" That ycu may long continue to govern the fertile domi-
nion committed to your charge in pros! erity and peace, devot-
ing to its improvement all the energies, of your enlightened
mind : and that you may enjoy advanced age in health, ho-
nour, and happiness, is our sincere wish.
" Liverpool, Feb. 26, 1841."
" Gentlemen,—His Highness the Viceroy has ordered the
undersigned to communicate to the mayor, bankers, mer-
chants, and other inhabitants of the town of Liverpool, that
their address has reached him.
The sentiments expressed in that address are highly grati-
fying to his Highness, who accepts the good wishes thus con-
veyed to him, and will always exert himself for their realisation.
" Mercantile interests and travellers in the countries under
the rule of his. Highness will always enjoy that effectual pro-
tection which is the type of civilisation in all nations—and in
strictly adhering to his system of civilisation even in periods of
the greatest difficulty, when his intentions were unknown, his
Highness has been faithful to his principles, and has given to
his officers and to the people under his government a lesson that
will bind them always in more friendly ties to the enlightened
people of other nations, for their mutual welfare.
" Amidst the regrets which his Highness sometimes expo•
riences at being unable to realise all the good he meditates,
Providence grants him occasionally some consolation, which
comes as a soothing balm, and of this nature is the address of
the mayor, bankers, merchants, and other inhabitants of the
town of Liverpool. The undersigned is charged to express the
great satisfaction that it has given to his Highness, and to con-
vey to them his thanks.
" The undersigned has the honour to subscribe himself, Gen-
tlemen, your most obedient and most humble servant,
(Signed) " BOGHOS YOUSSOUFF."

CHUBB'S PATENT LOCKS.
(From Tait's Magazine for April. )
" I met a cracksman coming down the Strand,
Who said,' A huge cathedral, piled of stone,
Stands in a churchyard, near St. Martin's-le-Grand,
Where keeps St. Paul his sacerdotal throne.
A street runs by it on the northward. There,
For cab and 'bus, is writ No Thoroughfare :'
The Mayor and Councilmen do so command ;
And in that street a shop, with many a box,
Upon whose sign these fatal words I scanned :
My name is Chubb, that makes the Patent Locks ;
Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair.'
Here made he pause, like one who sees a blight
Crush alibis hopes, and sighed, with drooping air,
Our game is up, my covey, blow me tight !'"