The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-08 00:00:00

DEVONPOR ELECTION.

JAN. 7.—The Reformers of Devonport are at length
united, and the only hope of the brother-in-law of Sir
Robert Peel is blighted for ever. Through jealous 3. the
Reformers have hitherto suff,yred themselves to be
divided on subjects of minor importance, whilst the
Tory has congratulated hims:lf on this unnatural divi-
sion. But at length the Reformers of Devonport have
cast aside all personal considerations, and have deter-
mined to support political principles. They have con-
cluded terms by which the only hope of the Tory is an-
nihilated. The united committees of Messrs. Tufnell
and Leach have resolved to submit their respective
interests to a Ballot, at which the:Liberals alone are to
be admitted. Either of these gentlemen will exert his
influence in behalf of the successful Reformer.

It is now certain that a division among the Liberals
of Devonport will never again be a temptatio❑ to
Tory Dawson to offer himself to the constituency of
Devonport.

ANOTHER SUITOR TO HER

MAJESTY.

Thomas Richard Evans, a person dressed in a shabby
suit of black, was brought before the Magistrates at the
Croydon Petty Sessions, cn Monday, by one of the
Croydon police, under the following circumstances :
The constable stated that he was on duty at Nor-
wood last Thursday, when he received information that
a wild-looking man had gone to several gentlemen's and
tradesmen's houses and demanded food, and created great
alarm. He made a search, and discovered the prisoner
in the act of begging, and took him into custody.
Observing something bulky about his person, he asked
him to let him see what it was ; but the prisoner
said he would rather die than allow his property
to be taken from him, and made a violent re-
sistance. He was obliged to obtain the assistance
of two other men to hold the prisoner while he
searched him, and took away from him a great number
of documents, apparently copies of letters addressed
to different noblemen, and of the most extraordinary
character. He bad since ascertained that the prisoner
ent to the Beulah Spa, and inquired whether there
were any single ladies there. He had also gone into a
house where there was only a female, and demanded
tea, and compelled her to give him a light. He then
sat down and drank seven cups of tea.
The prisoner here exclaimed in a )oud tone—l pro-
test against these proceedings altogether. I am no
beggar, but was about my lawful business, and I don't
see why my papers should be exposed.
Mr. ADAMS—Why did you go into this woman's
house and insist upon drinking' tea with her ? Prisoner
—I did not do so ; I only asked her to lend me the
utensils, and to give me some boiling water which was
an act no Christian could refuse to perform. I found
my own tea.

The constable said that the prisoner had taken tea at
another house a few minutes before.

The Bench told the prisoner that he had committed
an act of vagrancy, and they should commit him for a
month to the House of Correction.

The prisoner, as he left the bar, exclaimed, " This is
a most cruel case, and I shall certainly write to Lord
Brougham upon the subject."

A great many letters, several of which were addressed
to his " most especial friend, Lord John Russell," are
published in some of the Papers. They are evidently the
production of a madman. In one of them he says--
I have to inform your Lordship that I have a great
wish of marrying, and I believe there are several ladies
that has a desire of me, but, my Lord, I will have no
lady unless she is of the first distinction of rank and*
quality. I have a very great attachment to her Most
Royal Majesty Queen Victoria, and if your Lordship
would interfere on my behalf' I would endeavour to re-
ward your Lordship. I have been informed that her
Majesty is going to be married to Prince Saxe Cobourg.
Please to acquaint her Majesty that I seriously object
to it ; and my most serious advice to her is not to be
married to him • upon any determinations, nor yet no
German descent, for that would be the nation's down-
fall. Should her Majesty's determination, however, be
fixed, would your Lordship inform me of any good lady
of' distinction whom I could make my wife? And if
you could at the same time procure me a Government of-
fice,4 should take it as a particular favour.—l am, my
Lord, your Lordship's sincere servant, " T. R. EvANs."

THE CHARTIST SPY SYSTEM JAN

BIRMINGHAM.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY EVENING.
While the Magistrates were proceeding with the pub-
lic business this morning, Brown, one of the delegates
to the "new" Convention, accompanied by a man named
Fussell, another Chartist leader, entered the office,
when the former addressed the Bench, stating that lie
attended for the purpose of soliciting advice under the
circumstances he should relate, and wished •to know
how he was to protect his character from calumnies
which had been heaped upon it. He held in his hand
a newspaper (the Birmingham Journal) containing a
report of a meeting purporting to have been held ill
Lawrence-street Chapel, at which it was said he had
attended. He then read extracts from the newspaper,
setting forth that the Convention would meet on Wed-
' nesday, to consider what steps should be taken to re-
scue Frost—that the Convention counselled them to
elect no delegates vho were not prepared to risk their
lives in an organised attempt to rescue Frost if found
guilty ; and, among other things, that he (Mr. Brown)
had used these words, " Let the working classes sax' they will perish rather by the sword than by hunger."
Brown said, in continuation, that there was not a single
word in this statement but what was false. He knew
nothing of the new Convention, or of their intentions.
His object in going amongst the people was to protect
, them from the spy system. He made a fellow acknow-
ledge last week, that he had been paid by Mr. Red-
fern, the Birmingham prison-keeper, so much per week
for giving information of the proceedings of the Chartists.
The man he referred to he knew had been inducing
the working men to drill, in order that he might thus en-
trap and give information against them.
A conversation here took place between the Magis-
trates and the complainant and the Magistrates' clerk,
from which it appeared that the
,report had been co
from some London Tory Paper. p
Mr. Lawrence, a Magistrate, was glad to hear Mr. Brown say there was, not a word of truth in the
observations attributed to him nil the other speakers,
for a greater tissue of madness and wickedness he had
never heard.
Mr. Edmonds, Clerk of the Peace, considered the
question brought before the Magistrates as one of
very grave importance. He thought the people of
Birmingham ought to be protected from the horrors of
the spy system ; and with that conviction on
his mind, lie felt it to be his duty there pub-
licly 'to state that he bad been informed that the
present applicant Brown, and his coadjutor Fussell,
were themselves both spies in the pay of certain parties
in the town, and that instead of going to the meetings
of the working men in order to warn diem of their
misconduct and danger, they insidiously led them i.et„
the expression of violent opinions and into crime. for
the purpose of betraying them, and reaping the reward
of their villainy. Having made th:s charge,
he would now at once give up the name of his author ;
he was a working-mau named Tonne, and he was
prepared to come forward and swear that Brown and
Fussell were employed in the same way that he
(Tongue), himself had been. He ( Mr. Edwards) made
this declaration openly. It was well known that Brown ,
had used as strong language as any man, and he felt
that his conduct in giving information against the un-
fortunate and ignorant dupes of his wickedness and folly
called for the utmost reprobation and exposure.
Brown—I shall be. glad to meet this charge, and I
trust the Magistrate will allow this person to be put
upon his oath. He then added " the account published
in the Standard is untrue, every word of it.
statement is calculated to Thecharacter,
do a severe injury to my
character, and to preyeat my earning a livelihood."
Mr. Edmonds (addressing Mr. Redfern, the Chief
of the gill police)—l should like exceedingly to ask Mr.
Redfern a question or two in reference to this business.
Mr. Redlern.-1 know this Tongue very well. He
has been employed to give information of the pro-
ceedings of the Chartists, but when I discovered hat a•vagaliond he was, I was forced to get rid of him, w
and
I had some trouble.
The case here closed, and the complainants left the
office.

THE LONDON ALDERMEN.--A COrrepOildelit
who gives his name, and who happened to be. on the
Jury at the Guildhall Quarter tti'ssions on Saturday,
complains grievously of the interruption caused to the
business of the CP;urt by certain Aldermen who at-
tended, and who, having no duty to perform, tried to
find some occupation to pass away the time. That occu-
pation, according to our Correspondent, is reading news-
papers, running out andlin together, throwing billetsaeross
t4e Oourt, gossiping beside the Recorder, throwing
about the folds of their blue pelisses, and altogether
making a display which distracts the attention of the
Jury. He adds that many of the Jaryman complained
of the interruptiOn. It has always appeared to us
very absurd to compel Aldermen to attend the Old
Bailey and other Coutts in the City, where they hle
4b4cautely nothing to do, and must,
therefore, like idle
children, be getting into mischief.
The number of silk-looms in France is 84,640,
producing annually goods to the value of 211,550,000 E,
of which 78.,000,000/. are consumed in Prance, and
148,45.,4,000f, are exported. Th emloy 169,20 weavers, and 1;39,623,330f.23,330f. worth of ey
rawsilk ; and the
labour amounts to 70,92
weaver. The interest 6,070 f., or about SOOL each
and
barked is 21,000,00 W.
11!
00 manufactories of Lyons
employ 40,000 loou9
w. 0411, ei silk.
00, 000, 000 f. sQt.,6opOr,owflotrkor4nenh,eancdappitraoldeumee-