The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-29 00:00:00

GREAT MEETING OF THE TORIES.

A great meeting of the " Friends of Liberty "
held yesterday at eight o'clock in the afternoon, at Calo=
bell and Hamilton's Committee-room, hi the roat and
Boots Beer-shop, Brook-street, Newqoad, Tho meet=
ing was contened by an adveetiSeMeht troni the Com-
mittee of Sir jame,4s- Hamilton and Mr. Cabbell, and at
the time appointed for taking the chair the room was
filled by a large number of electors, perhaps the most
respectable in the borough. Some delay having occurred
in the naming of a chairman by those who had called the
meeting together, an elector proposed that Mr. Langdon
Haydon, a well-known and proved Reformer, should
take the chair.
The resolution having been gecondecti wits tarried by
acclamation,
Mr. E. JOSRPH theft came forward, and moved a re-
solution to the effect, that " this meeting, feeling that
the 'benefits of the community at large is best consulted
by the destruction of all monopolies, more especially
that odious one of the bread tax, and to secure thovote
by ballot, and an extension of the franchise, do resolve
that Sir B. Hall, and Sir C. Napier, having unequivo-
cally declared their sentiments upon these most impor-
tant subjects, are worthy of the support of the meeting,
who do pledge themselves to use their utmost exertions
to return them to Parliament as the representatives of
Marylebone."
Mr. THOMPSON seconded the resolution, which was
carried with only three dissentients.
Mr. ALLEN then moved a vote of thanks to the Chair-
man, and in doing so enlarged at great length, and
amidst much applause, upon the pernicious native of' mo-
nopolies, and the hypocrisy of the Tories, who main-
tained those abuses, and pretended at the same time to
be the friends of the destitute and of the public at large.
. The vote of thanks to the Chairman (Mr. Haydon)
was carried unanimously.
The meeting then separated with loud and laughing
expressions of surprise that the Tories could have had
the hardihood to call {Rich ti meeting, and expose them-
selves to so complete and ludicrous a defeat.

On Wednesday week a weaver named Robert
Burnet, twenty-nine years of age, put a period to his
existence by hanging himself in his mother's garret. He
took his breakfast about half-past nine as usual, when'
he immediately retired, taking with him the key of the
garret, no doubt with the express intention of effecting
his awful design. He was,first observed by his mother
and sister, about two hours after, when they immediately
'gaVe the alarm. So determined had he been in accom-
plishing his rash purpose, that he was found almost lying
on the floor. He had been observed to be in a depressed
state of mind for some time past. Medical aid was im-
mediately had recourse to, with the view of restoring
animation ; but the vital spark had for ever fled.—
Dundee Chronicle.

The Organe des Flandres gives the following
imecdote which, by the way, will be recognised as an old
acquaintance :—" A medical student, the other day,
was asked by one of the examiners as to the various
means he would employ to induce perspiration in a pa-
tient that needed it. The candidate for the honour of
bleeding and blistering according to law, mentioned se-
veral methods to be employed on such an occasion, till
at length, his memory failing him, he could proceed no
farther ; when he was so closely pressed with questions
on the same subject, that the youth at length exclaimed,
" Gentlemen, if I had to sweat a patient, I should send
him before you !" All gravity was now at an end, and
the candidate was admitted without a dissenting voice.
JONATHANISMS, FRESH AS IMPORTED.—
" This is a dark subject," as the student said when U
was dissecting the body of a negro. " I'm blessed if I
do," as the girl said when her lover asked her to marry
him. " Much remains unsung," as the torn cat remarked
to the brick-bat when it abruptly cut short his serenade.
" You fill me with feelings of the most profound asto-
nishment," as the Editor said to the letter when he
opened it, and found enclosed the money for one year's
subscription to his paper in advance. " The unkindest
cut of all," as the dog said when his tail was abbreviated,
The New Orleans Pleayune says that the musquitoes are
like doctors—they never " let blood" without " tutining
up a bill."
THE GOLDEN GoosE.—That old age is not
always accompanied with a proportionate amount of wis-
dom is a fact which is placed beyond all doubt by the
following instance of gullibility. One day left week a
decrepit old farmer, 70 years of age, of Bradworthy, on
-whom Providence had bestowed much more money than
wit, was bamboozled by a gang of gypsies into the helief
that his age and infirmities were the result of the mali-
cious influence of a witch; and persuaded him to advance
them 53L, which would dispel the • web of enchantment
which entwined his existence, and restore him to the
health and vigour of the comely age of 24. The offer was
eagerly accepted; the farmer retired to his bed, and
dreamt that the much-desired metamorphosis was already
accomplished; when, lo! on waking in the morning, " a
change came o'er the spirit of his dream"—old Farmer
Osborne was old as ever, and 53L poorer, his riches hav-
ing " taken to themselves wings and flown away," with

th—e gypsies !—Western Times.
THE BALLOT IN THE STATE OF NEW
YOREI.—" In all the instances that I witnessed of the
business of polling—and I visited many of the wards for
that purpose—the whole affair was conducted with much
more order and decorum than any contested election that
I had ever seen in England. There were no party
badges, in colours or ribbons, to excite party animosity.
There was no drunkenness, riot, or abuse of any kind.
Every man came freely to the poll, and went away as free-
ly from it; and though, in the greatest number of cases, it
was well known which way he would vote when he en-
tered, and which way he had voted when he left, none
offered him the slightest molestation in word or deed;
or even in gesture. In some of the wards where the
emigrants abound, it is said that this order and de-
corum does not always prevail ; but that between Itith
excitability and American rum and whisky, there are
sometimes torn garments and hard words exchanged ; but
even here, violent outrage is seldom committed. It is
possible, therefore, that universal suffr,age, annual elec-
tions,
and vote by ballot, may be much less productive
of riot, drunkenness, and disorder, than limited suffrage,
unfrequent elections, and open voting ; for in ttiglantli
Scotland, and Ireland, where these prevail, the scenes of
dissipation and outrage are frequent; and here, where
these opposites are practised, they are rare."=---4lkikthig-
ham. On another occasion, Mr. Bueltinisillam observes,
` the freedom of election is so perfect, that, though
40,000 voters were polled in three days, not the least in•
terruption had taken place, aDA no jeopardy bt life or
limb had been incurred by those Tithing the
MATERNAL ../.'4FFECTION IN A lAttutk.-,-,On
Thursday afternoon, a policeman and 34.11 W tlttibls stand-
ing near to the Orange Tree kblit.house, in St. Nicholas-
square, in this city, iretited a cow, which they supposed
belonged to a farmer whose team stood at the door. The
animal shortly after left the place, and followtti rinothet
road out of town. Shortly after, a young comittymaii
rode up in search, and it was ascertained that the pride
animal, whose calf had been sold from her on the day
before, had travelled from the country, a distance of
twelve miles, to the very spot where the separation took
place, the further search was doubtless in the direction
of the journey taken by the purchaser of her oirsprinic,
towards whose residence the young farmer pursued his
way.—Hereford Times.
INTERESING BROOD--ZOOLOGItAL OAR.

DENS.—On Sunday morning last 01-14 bttliiticul leopardess
belonging to this establisho
Mr. o'.
as,
male and two fc.— ?fit produced three fine cubs,
—Ales. In anticipation of the event,
• - b.as, the manager, remained on the watch dur-
-11:1!>. the whole night, determined that no expedient
lx-1
...Itch his knowledge and skill could supply should be
wanting to ensure the preservation of such an interest-
ing progeny. At half-past eight o'clock in the
morning the first was born, a second at a quarter
past nine, and a third at twenty minutes past eleven.
In case the leopardess might have been incapa-
citated from suckling her offspring, a bitch was in readi-
ness for the purpose, to which the cubs were successively
applied, one being, however, always left with the mother.
But in the course of Sunday evening it was ascertained
that the leopardess was both able and inclined for her
own proper task, and the cubs were all placed under her
charge. They continue quite healthy and thriving, and
although this is the first instance of a leopardess in this
country suckling her own cubs, it promises to be at-
tended with complete success. Edinburgh Weekly
Chronicle.
On Saturday last, at Mains of Coull, parish of
Tannadice, Mary Coupar, aged fifty years, daughter of
the late George Coupar, merchant, Slateford, parish of
Edzell, put a period to her existence by cutting her
throat. She made an attempt of the same kind, and par-
tially succeeded, about thirty years ago, occasioned, it
was supposed, by diszppointment in some love affair. No
cause for the present rash act has yet transpired.—
CORK.—We have the gratification to announce
that the Reformers of the City of Cork have completed
tit& arrangements for the triumphant return of Mr. D.
Callaghan and Mr. Francis Stack Murphy. Our Corre-
spondent, whose letter arrived by the mid-day mail,
thinks it likely that the Tories will not go to the poll.
In the county everything is most satisfactory.—Dublin
Evening Post.
MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The fol-
lowing general order, with reference to the approaching
elections, was ordered to be issued by the Directors of
the above Company, at their Board meeting, last week:
—" The Directors wish it to be distinctly understoo 1,
that at the approaching general election every officer
this* Company who is entitled to vote, is
I)analitcitiptieesrereCvcahtilrliot of
bneirctley to do so according to his discretion. And
the Directors further intimate to the officers of the C )m-
-pany, that any interference with the men under their
control, in endeavouring to induce them to vote for any
particular candidate, will subject them to the severe dis-
pleasure of the Board."--Midland Counties Herald.