The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-14 00:00:00

No. 15,1 90,

LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, MTh

LIVERPOOL ANTI-SLAVERY
SOCIETY.

FIN.SBUR y REFORM CLUB.
At a SPECIAL MEETING of the COMMITTEE
it was resolved—

At a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, held on Wednes-
day, May 12, 1841 ;
JOHN CROPPER, Esq., jun., President, in the Chair,
It was moved by WILLIAM KAY, Esq., seconded by WILLIAM

That a MEETING of the CLUB be held on MONDAY, the
17th inst., at the Belvidere Tavern, Pentonville, for the pm--
pore of adopting measures to SUPPORT the HONEST MI-
NISTERIAL PLAN for augmenting the National Income,
and at the same time Abolishing those Odious Monopolies
which cripples the Industry and Commerce of the country, and
on other matters appertaining to the present po'itical crisis.
The Chair will be taken at Eight o'clock precisely.
J. P. BURNARD, Hon. Secretary,
Formosa Cottage, Holloway.

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RATIIBONE, Esq. ;
I. That this Committee record their unwavering abborence
of the anti-Christian systems of Slavery and the Slave Trade,
and their unshaken attachment to every legitimate means fur
their universal extinction.

Carried, nem. con.
It was moved by Dr. SUTHERLAND, seconded by WILLIAM

May 12. 1641.

CROSFIELD, Esq• ;
2. That this Committee regret to learn, on high and un-
questioned authority, that all previous and hostile efforts to
secure their abolition have not only signally failed, but that
the victims of the detestable traffic have increased fearfully
in amount and aggravated suffering.

EIVANGELICAL VOLUNTARY
R. 4 CHURCH ASSOCIATION.

A PUBLIC BREAKFAST of this SOCIETY will bo Id
at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on SATURDAY
MORNING, May 15, at Half-past Eight precisely. Is. 6d.
each, to be paid at the door.
Tickets of admission for Ladies or Gentlemen may be had
at No. 4, Bloomfield-street, and at Mr. Ward's, and Mr. Dinnis's,
Paternoster-row.

Carried, nem:C!on.
it, voas moved by JAMES RYLEY, Esq., jun., and sccondod by
Mr. Alderman BULLEY;

3. That, adhering to these principles, and at the same time
recognizing the principles of Free Trade—conceding to which
the Legislature has removed the restrictions formerly imposed
on the trade of the British West Indies—and considering, on
the other hand, the immense interests of this manufacturing
country, this Committee record their approval of the proposed
measures for the reduction of the duties on Sugar, as essential
to the relief of our own oppressed and suffering population.

CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY for
the PREVENTION of JUVENILE VAGRANCY.
Notice is hereby given, that the ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING will be held on SATURDAY, May 22, in the Com-
mittee-room, Exeter-hall, when it is the intention of the,,Corn-
mit tee to recommend the dissolution of the Society.
9, Throgmorton-street, May 8, 1841.

Carried, nem. eon.
t moved by RICHAan FRY, Esq., seconded by MicuAn.
ASHTON Esq. •
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4. That while this Committee would afford no sanction to
monopoly prices, which only present fresh inducement to the
coercion and injury of the free labourers in the emancipated
colonies, they are at the same time firmly of opinion that these
fiscal arrangements—taking into account the sacrifices this
country has already made —ought to be coupled with such ne-
gociations with slave-holding States, as would lead to the
abandonment of the costly and cruel system of slavery, and its
concomitant evil the Slave-trade, and with the determination
to admit, from all count. ies, at once, on equal terms, sugar and
other produce, the result of free labour.

THE ADVERTISER is desirous of meeting
with a person of CAPITAL, say from 2,000/. to
5,0001., which might be safely and profitably employed in an
Old-established Connection. It would be desirab'e for the
persons advancing the Money to superintend the Sales in Lon-
don, but not. absolutely necessary.
For particulars apply to G. S., at Mr. Taylor's, 12, Duke-
street, London-bridge.

DE LA RUE AND CO.'S PATENTS.
CAUTION to PAPER-STAINERS and LETTER-
PRESS PRINTERS.

Carried, nem. con.
w•as moved by Mr. Alderman BLACKBURN, seconded by

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WILLIAM RATIIIIONE, Esq. ;
5. That as, in the opinion of this Committee, free labour,
when fairly brought' into operation, is cheaper than that of
slaves, the most effectual means of abolishing slavery will be
found in the fair competition of free and coerced labour ; and
as the contest between the two must eventually take place, they
cannot but regard the proposed alteration in the duties on
Sugar, as the commencement of a course at once beneficial and
wise, and calculated, in its ultimate effect to promote the en-
tire abolition of slavery in every part of the world.
Carried, nem. con.

Notice is hereby given, that .Law proceedings will be com-
menced against all persons infringing these Patents. Printing
in Rainbow, both straight and in curves, form part of these
Patents ; and all Embossing of Paper-hangings, giving straight
lines, or lines slightly curved, form part of De La Rue's Pa-
tent for Improvements in Paper-hangings.

NORLAND ESTATE, NOTTING-HILL.
be LIT or SOLD, several excellent well-
built HOUSES and COTTAGES, with Gardens, Scc.;;
the rents varying from £5O to £l5O a year each.
To be viewed on application at the ;year
Estate Office.

JOHN CROPPER, jun., President,
WILLIAM BEVAN, Secretary.

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people of England. It was surely matter for surprise that
save sugar was sold, after having been refined in this country,
to those British colonies from which we received free labour
sugar. But, stranger still, the islands of Guernsey, Jersey,
and the Isle of Alan received 2,000 cwt. of that same sugar
which found its way back again to England in the shape of
peppermint-lozenges, barley-sugar, and other confectionery,
without the payment of any duty whatever. Every person,
therefore, who raised the cry of discountenancing slaver/
should beware of tasting such articles as he had enumerated.
To him it was manifest that the preposterous anti-slavery cry
raised upon the present occasion was undeserving of the atten-
tion of reflecting men, and he also felt convinced that whatever
might be the Ministry of the time, whether it was
Whig or Tory, or Radical, it would be impossible to main-
tain the present system of monopoly and injustice.
It was unfortunate that they differed from many extraordinary
clever men en abstract points. He wished sincerely that the
great body of the working classes would unite heart and soul,
for if they did they might depend upon it the object they had
in view would be obtained. The interests of the people, must
be maintained, and it was matter of little moment or import..
ance to him or the people who remained Minister ; but when
they found a body of men in office who were cordially united in
carrying out this great question it would be of vast im-
portance, now that they bad set the ball ageing, that
they should unite in keeping it in a steady mine.
—(Cheers.) It mattered not to him whether a Tory
or a Whig Government were in power. Thank God he
cared for neither—(Cheers)—and he could assure the meeting
that no exertion of his should be wanting to obtain the great
good they had in view, which he felt certain would be found
to he a blessing to the people of England.—(Cheers.) It
bad been now found out by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in the Honse of Commons, that taxation had been carried to
its utmost extent, and that no addition of taxation on the
labour of the country would produce one penny in-
crease to the revenue ; and it was found that some
new system must be adopted ; that system he would
say should be, lessen your taxation on every article,
and that would increase consumption. The saint argu-
ment that applied to the Corn-laws applied to sugar and to
coffee, and every article imported.—( Oheers.) Follow that
system up, and the people would be better off; they would
have more money, and their wages would not be diminished
but increased.—(Cheers.) Seeing his friend Mr. Pellatt
there he could not refrain from mentioning one article with
which he was well acquainted—be alluded to the article of
glass ; that article was made almost entirely of materials
found in this country, but did the trade in glass increase ? If
it did, it was in a limited degree. Now, what caused that?
Why, the excessive duty; but that was not the sole cause—it
was because, for the purpose of protecting the duty and the
revenue, the restrictions were such on the manufacturer of the
article, that a foreigner could make four times as much in the
same time as an Englisman could. He (Mr. Wood) had.asked
his 'lived Mr. Pellatt whether he wanted protection against
the foreigner? to which he replied, that all that he
wanted was, that the duty should he taken off, and
if it was, he would venture to say the manufacture
of glass would be increased tenfold—( Hear, and cheers)_...
and added to this, the wages of the labourer would be increased
too. Were they, therefore, to quarrel among themselves about
those matters ? %V lie should they not go heart and hand toge-
ther ?—( Cheers.) Why should they not try to get bread cheap.
Niger cheap, and every article of life -cheap. Siich was the
course that they should pursue, especially the labouring classes.
It was supposed that they were on the eve of a new cleetion.
If they were so he had no doubt that some Liberal Members
would be sent to the House of Commons, although they had
much to contend with, and although perhaps the new system of
bribery carried on at Nottingham might be put in force--
(Loud cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that the elec-
tions at St. Albans, Walsall, and Canterbury had been carried
by bribery.—(Cheers.) That course, no doubt, would be pur-
sued again.—(Cheers.) He would tell hisfriends in Southwark
that lie hail worked and would work for them.—(Hear.) He had
now only to say that he cordially supported the petition as it
was originally drawn up, and also the addition, as had been
proposed, with respect to a property tax, believing that a tax
ought to be imposed on property.—(Cheers.) He begged,
however, to NJ' his friend (Mr. Stevens) who had proposed the
addition, that a property tax, without opening the parts, would
be gocelfor nothing. It was most gratifying to him to find
his friend Mr. Weston, whose politics were different to theirs,
come forward to support this great measure. In conclusion,
be would only say that, whoever might be in office, this ques-
tion must and would be carried.—(Great cheering.)
Dr. BEDFORD, amidst confusion, rose to propose an amend-
ment to the petition, to the effect that nothing short of a total
repeal of the Corn-laws would be of may service to the country.
The Doctor addressed the meeting for a short period amid con-
siderable noise and confusion, but finding no seconder to his
amendment, it fell to the ground.
Mr. JAMES WILSON then addressed the meeting. The
question to which they had to give their attention was
not one of politics, but of that practical improve-
ment which would affect every class of society.—(Hear.)
He cared not from whom this proposition came, but he haled
it with the utmost delight. The present Ministers bad come
forward with a declaration that England should no longer be a
dear country. With regard to the measures proposed he was
not an advocate for an Bs. duty on corn. He had always
advocated the total repeal, but still the proposition was a great
one, because that they should have a fixed duty at all was an
excellent thing. It would put an end to the sliding sole
which prevented corn from coming to this country except
when it was 80s. the quarter. He could not, however,
give his unqualified approbation to this measure, because
as they said in Manchester, a fixed duty was a fixed injustice.
He considered that a fixed duty on corn gave to the landed in-
terests of the country a bounty upon every quarter of corn
they grew. In his opinion, the only proper way to make a duty
on bread was to do it at the mill. With respect to the effect
of the restriction on the prices of food or the prices of labour,
he would only say the wages were not a matter of choice, but
they were to be regulated according to the demand and supply
in the market. That the Corn-laws increased disease, was
apparent from every hospital in the kingdom. The Corn-laws
in his opinion was not only a question of pounds shillings and
pence, but a question of suffering, for it drew from the pockets
of the labourer part of his wages. As to the slave trade in the
Brazils, he had no hesitation in saying that, if this country
made a just commercial treaty with them they would be pre-
pared to enter into a treaty with this country, relative to the
slave trade. The course pursued by this country towards
Brazil h.d rendered their eondition much worse than it would
have been.
Mr. Vouserer had resided in Southwark for forty years,
and he was happy to see that in that boroughs upon a question
of this sort all party feeling had been laid aside.—(Cheers and
laughter.) Much had been said about the bad management
of the Government, but looking at what they had had to do,
he was surprised that they had done so much.—( Laughter. )
Had they not, he would ask, preserved peace at home and
abroad ?—( Cries of no.) As there woaid be many meetings
in the Borough on this question, he would beg of the Chartists
not to attend these meetings for the purpose of throwing fire-
brands among them. What he would ask would be their corufi tion
under the tender mercy of the Tories?—( Laughter. ) Did the
Chartists want back into power the party who had made broad
dear ?—(Cries of " No")—then what did they want ?
(Cries of " Universal Suffrage.") If a eis,olution of Parlia-
ment took place, which was expected, he hoped every elector
in the borough of Southwark, and every freeholder in England,
would not give his support to any gentleman on the hustings
who would not pledge himself to support free trade. —(Cheers. )
The petition, a, amended by Mr. Stevens, was then agreed
to, as was also a resolution requesting Earl Fit zwilliam to pre-
sent it to the House of Lords, and the Member for the
Borough to the House of Commons.
A vete of thanks was then agreed to to the High Bailiff,
and that officer having returned thanks, the meeting se-
parated.

PRICE sd.

CohN-Laws.—Public meetings in furtherance of the Re-
peal of the Corn-laws were held yesterday at Camberwell, in
the parish of St. Bride's, in Aldgate Ward, Bishopsgate Ward,
at Greenwich, and at Stratford-le-Bow. In the provinces there
has been an important public meeting held at Birmingham, at
Blackburn, and at Stourbr;dge. A petition also has been got
up at Sheffield, warmly advocating a Repeal of the Corn and
Provision laws, which, in a very short space of time, received
the large number of fourteen thousand signatures. That many
of the Charti is are turning Corn-law rcpealers, the fAlowing
document will prove, which has been received from
Kendal :—•• Notwithstanding the large public meeting
on Monday night, the Town hall was crowded on
Tuesday w.th an attentive audience of working men,
to hear Air. Livesey, of Preston, upon the Corn-laws.
The body of the Chartists and their leaders were there, and, at
the closz, the speaker was vociferously cheered. Immediately
a person in the centre of the hall proposed three cheers for the
Charter. The proposer was immediately assailed by cries of
Gang home with thee.' • What does thee want,' &c. &c.,
and not a second cry was uttered in its favour. The Rev. E.
Hawkes, formerly one of the advocates of the Charter, said,
" that he trusted all would be united on this question ; he ad-
vocated it because he thought hereby the objects would be ob-
tained which he had sought in the Charter, namely, cheap
bread and plenty of work. In fact, every energy here will be
united to obtain this most important change."