The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-20 00:00:00

CHELSEA.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea wns
:held at the 'Manor House, King's-road, on Friday even-
ing, to consider the propriety of presenting an address to
the Queen, praying her Majesty to direct Parliament to
continue their Session until they have adopted some de-
finitive legislation for the total and immediate repeal Of
the Corn-laws. The large Concert-room was crowded.
air. Whitehead was called to the Chair.
Mr. SIDNEY SrIITU came forward, and addressed the
m ectAng for a full hour and a half.
J. ( •

VANS, F.sq., then read the following address:-

" T > TUE QTTEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" We beg to approach your Majesty with the expres-
:sion of tixe feelings, not only of respect and attachmenit,
-which arc at all times due from a free people to a cog-
;stitutional Sovereign, but of sincere gratitude and fa-
vent loyolty to a Monarch who adorns her exalted sti-
tion with every private virtue, exhibits in her life an e:t-
:Ample o her subjects, and seeks to rule in the fear (f
the King of Kings, and for the happiness of all her
people.

"-That among the many acts which have secured for
our Majesty the affection and fidelity of your subjee*
none stands more conspicuous for its wisdom and beno-
- than your Majesty's appeal to your loyal people
against the insensibility of their late representatives to the
prayer of nearly 1,800,000 petitioners for the repeal of Olio
presen t Corn an:: Provision-laws, and your gracious recoxn-
mendation to the present Parliament to take into conside„
ration ' The laws which regulate the trade in corn, tlo
qieterraine whether these laws do not aggravate the rl4-
Lund fluctuations of supply; whether they do not embar-
rass trade, dezare the currency, diminish the comforts
and increase the privations of the great body of the con-j-
-inn-ail:T.'

" That both branches of the Legislature, in respond-
ing to your Majesty's expression of considerate solicitu4
for c 0.,: happiness of your subjects, acknowledge that they
wet,. deeply sensi►ble of the importance of these consider-
ations in reference to the commerce and revenue of the
country, and to the laws which regulate the trade in
corn ; and the imperative duty of investigating the
inn's of-xhich we complain, has been recognised by the
exec utive power, admitted by both Houses of Parliametl.
and prescribed to their representatives by the great body
of people.
That

we feel called upon to declare our solemn con-
viction, that the expressed determination of your Mat
josty's temporary advisers, the present Ministers of tlq
Crown, to adjourn for five months the consideration
the critical state of the country, and to postpone indef
finitely all attempts to deal with the existing causes of
the ;t:r.eral and deep distress of the nation, is not only
most disrespectful to your Majesty, but calculated to 4;1,
gravete materially the exasperation of the people under
their severe and protracted sufferings. It becomes;
therefore, our duty 'humbly to represent to your Ma 4
',lesty, that unless the inquiry directed in your Royal
Speech be immediately instituted, and the Corn and Pro-;
vision-laws be totally and immediately repealed, the,
disatfection, misery, disease, and crime, which the cora•
auertdal ruin and general destitution naturally consequent
open these laws have produced, and are daily increa..Fing;
will ter ;Innate at no distant period in the immediate decay
of this great and industrious nation.
" We, therefore, respectfully and most urgently pray,
that ryonr Majesty will direct Parliament to continue its
deli'Jerations, without intermission, until the Corn-laws-
are entirely repealed, to the end that in thereby securing
art the cheapest rate the most plentiful supply of the,
neeesstr-ies of life, and the emancipation of industry
fro:a resttictions upon its exercise and development
the qurstantiall happiness and comfort of your Ma-
k'st.'i'Et people may render your reign illustrious by the
trtrue glory of thousands, which is reflected in the peace
ue prosperity o: every class of your Majesty's subjects."
0. F. Cauenffe, Esq., briefly seconded the adoption of
the addres?. It was then at;reed to unanimously amidst
great cheering.
The
an d petition receiver', numerous signatures on the spot,
tht: meeting thv, separated.

WIT ITEC 1-1 A PEL.
A rrclilai-Aary -meeting of the inhabitants of this dis-
trict, was held at the Gre.re Maurice Tavern, White-
(.ll:Ll),A-road, on Friday evening. Mr. T. Bates was
caii.>d to the Chair.
!kir. Wrczn.l2l detailed the object of the Metropoli-
-tan 2,74- cora- law Association and urged the formation
et' au auxiliary society in that district, which would
complete the organisation of the respective districts of
ho borough of the Tower Hamlets.
After so:ne discussion, a resolution was passed una.ni-
-111017Z1Y7 to call a public meeting of the inhabitants on
the 2,W..b. instant.

PA .TSB OF ST. MATCYLEBONE.
On Saturday a meeting of the 1I arylebone Vestry
ar
took place at the Court House, M ylebone-lane. Mr.
Bushill in the chair.
Mr. GIBSON gave notice that on Saturday next he
shoul.l move that a petition be presented to the Queen,
praying }_,er Majesty not to prorogue the Parliament
until it ..aad considered the present critical state o
the
count-.y, and that important question—an alteration in
the existing Corn-laws. On handing it up to the Chair,
-The CHAIRMAN said he had strong doubts as to whe'-
fther he could receive such a resolution, that vestry beim..
purely a parochial, and not a political bolt'.--(Oh,
and hear.)
After considerable discussion on this point, in which
it was stated that as the representatives of 140,000 souls,
the vestry had a right to express some opinion. The
extension of pauperism was the result of the Corn-laws.
There were upwards of 1,600 persons at that time in the
-workhouse, and, in addition to the 700 loaves per day,
there was something like 2001. per week distribute :u'
amongst the out-door poor; and he hoped the -vestry
would do their duty in this matter.
The question was finally put, and on a division there
appeared—
For the reception of Mr. Gibson's motion 23
Against its reception
Majority in favour of the former
The vestry, —l4
after some unimportant business, separated.

Thr, number of persons engaged in fabricating
ancie• at gems in Rome, at the present day is, we believe,
cot' siderable ; and there is consequently great difficulty
ir. ascertaining the genuine from the imitations, when
'the latter are finely executed. But the appearance of
antiquity—that must be copied too ; and ingenuity has
devised a very curious and interesting process for pro-
ducing the 'effect. The fresh-cut cameo is crammed
down the throat of a turkey, and left in its intestines for a
sufficient length of time, when the fowl is killed, and it
is found that the stone, subjected to the trituration of the
gizzard, presents every semblance of a Grecian treasure
which has been buried two thousand years.—Literary
Gazette.

On Friday afternoon, Mr. John Elwin, jun., of
Wanstone, in the parish of St. 'Margaret's, near Dover, ob-
served a pigeon alight on one of his father's barns through ex-
haustion, and the poor messenger of intelligence had not rested
five minutes before two large hawks pounced upon him, when
Mr. J. Elwin ran to save the creature's life ,• however, ani-
mation was nearly extinct. The pigeon proved to be a carrier
of despatches, and upon its right leg various papers were found
attached. Not having any direction to them, the memorandums
could not be forwarded on. The bird had left Paris about five
o'clock on Thursday, and reached St. Margaret's the follow-
ing day about half-past two.—Kent Herald.