The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE EXAMINER.

Wolverhampton, Jan. 26th, 1841.
Six,—l observe that you have very justly described
certain Coroners' Inquest cases, in which verdicts of
"Starvation" are returned, as " Corn-law murders."
The bread-taxers say this is too bad, and declare the
cases to be those of Accidental Death alone. I beg,
therefore, to suggest for the consideration of Coroners'
Juries, that they shall in future instances return verdicts
of" Accidentally killed by the Corn-law," with such
deodand on the fatal machine (levied on its maintainers,
those who vote for the tax), as shall speedily render it
isoo expensive to be continued.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
LARGE LOAF.

Sir Robert Peel is reported to have written a
very strong letter to his brother-in-law, the Right lion.
Robert George Dawson, whom you no doubt remember
as his Chief Secretary of Admiralty during his short
occupation of the Treasury in the latter days of the
good King William. Sir Robert is alleged to have
" scolded " this Mr. Dawson for letting the cat out of
the bag at the Ultra-Orange meeting on Friday last,
in Belfast; on which occasion "my Right Hon. brother-
in-law" threatened the Irish Papists—that is, eight out of
the nine millions of the people of Ireland, with "making
every river in that country a Boyne," if they are not quiet.
This declaration of civil war against Ireland—for to that
is it tantamount—has embarassed Peel very much here.
The truth is, Mr. Dawson is a hot-headed uncalcu!ating
Irishman, and remarkable more for zeal than discretion.
As great a fool on the other side, Mr. Charles O'Connell,
one of the small party who accompanied his great name-
sake on his Belfast visit the other day, when he gets on
his own repeal ground in Dublin, threatens to meet and
" lick" (as the phrase in such cases is) all the Orange-
men of Ireland in the Curragh of Kildare, with a handful
of the Tipperary boys alone. And these are the people on
both sides to be allowed to govern themselves !—Corre-
spondent of the Hampshire Telegraph.
COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—SINKING OF
THE VESTA, OFF GRAVESEND.—On Saturday afternoon
last, between the hours of two and three, a serious acci-
dent occurred in the river, off Gravesend, by the brig
Sarah, of London, coming into collision and sinking the
barque Vesta, from Sunderland. It appears that the
Vesta was lying at anchor southward of niid-channel, oppo-
site the Clifton Baths, waiting for the flood tide to pro-
ceed up to London. The brig was bearing down the
channel, and came in contact with the Vesta with frightful
violence. Several beats put off from shore with assist.
ance, and every possible means were adopted to prevent the
vessel from sinking, but without effect, and she sank in
deep water. It is expected she will be got up in the course
of the present week. She is laden with coals.
THE FORTIFICATION OF PARIS.—Itt the
year 1788, a project was set on foot for fortifying Paris,
and was actually commenced. It gave rise at that time
to a good deal of discussion, although perhaps not so
mated a one as the present, and the following pun was
made upon the subject, " Le mur murant Paris rend
Paris murmurant."