The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-05 00:00:00

Aid TI-CORN-LA W MO YEMEN T:

(FROM A. CORRESPONDENT.)
Thcre is to be grand " gathering" at Glasgow on
Wednesday, at which Deputies will be present from all
parts of Scotland, to effect a thorough organization for
the total repeal of the Corn-law. This is the result of
the contempt with which the people's petitions were
treated by the House of Commons on Mr. Villiers's motion.
The agitation, so far from being repressed by that con-
tempt, has received an additional impulse, and new life
and energy will inspire the various associations in their
warfare against the unholy monopoly. The meeting et
Glasgow will be attended by deputies from Edinburgh.
Dundee, Stirling, Aberdeen, and all the principal tomes
in Scotland. Manchester sends Mr. Prentice and Mr.
Paulton as its representatives, and other deputies will be
present from the manufacturing towns of the North of
England. There will be an Anti-Corn-law meeting at
Blairgowrie on Saturday, and another on Monday.

A laughable incident took place on Satuiday
morning at the Hanover-square Rooms. There was a rehear-
sal of the choruses, &c., to be performed at the Ancient Con-
cert to-morrow, and among the full pieces was Webbe's glee,
" Ihe Mighty Conqueror," the concluding words of which are
" There's no deceit in wine." While this very glee was re.
hezrsing, a number of persons entered the room to attend a
meeting of the British and Foreign Temperance Society !
THE OPERA Row.—Lord Forester, who was
reported to have taken part in the row at the Opera, states that
he was 140 miles distant from London when it occurred.
Loss OF Two LTVES.-011 Saturday, the
Lark coach, which runs between Leicester and Nottingham,
was overturned on its way to the latter place, about a mile from
Loughborough, and close to Cotes' Toll-gate. A person named
Pearson, and a servant of the Duke of Portland, died during
the night from the injuries they sustained. The driver of the
Laricis much, but not dangerously, hurt.
THE BATHING SEASON IN HYDE PA Rie.-+
On Friday last, May 1, as is usual, the bathing season as the
Serpentine River, Hyde Park; was commenced, and daily.
morning and evening, thousands of persons have availed them-
selves of the privilege. On Sunday morning some scoundrels
raised a cry of " Boat," which brought two of the boatmen of
the Royal Humane Society, with their boats, ropes, &c., to the
spot, when they were only laughed at; while at the same mo-
ment, a young man, who had been seized with cramp, was in
actual danger at the east end. The boatmen, how ever,reached
him in Cute to save him. The Superintendent of the Society
succeeded in handing over one of the scoundrels in the hoax to
th custody of the police.
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lustrious dimprovisatore was pronouncing before a crowded
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Neapolitans now no more. He preceded his panegy-
ric on each with a description of his tomb, which appeared,
from the warmth and eloquence of the improvisation,
to rise before the eyes of the poet as he spoke. After
passing several in review, " And here," continued the orator,
here stands the tomb of one, dear to Apollo, the lamented
Rossini." " How," exclaimed one of the assembly, " Ressini
he is not dead, he is even present."—" No," said the poet,
his body, his earthly frame is indeed amongst us; but his
immortal part, his genius, lies dormant in the tomb." The Re-
claniations which foi:owed this sally of the improvisatore are de-
scribed as loud enough to have awakened the seven sleepers,
whether they arc sufficient to rouse the slumbering spirit of the
Gran Alactro from its torpor yet remains to be seen.--Paps
Print.

Ma. AYTOUN AT STIRLING.—Mr. Aytoun
atidre:sed, on Frhiay last, the inhabitants of Stirling in the
Court House. The object of his address was to take a review
of the proceedings of the present session of Parliament, and
to inform the constituency how he should have voted on each.
division had he been their representative, in contrast with the
votes given by the sitting Member. His speech occupied two
hems in the delivery.