The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-07 00:00:00

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THE- NORTHERN MEETING.
The annual reunion of the nobility, and gen[ry, and
visitan:a of the north, previously to a general (!eparture
for the south, commenced in Inverness on Wednesday
ili last, and was very numerously attended by rcsidenters
the Highlands and by visitors. Among others were
Lord and Lady Lovat and family, Lord Ward, Lord
and Lady Saltoun, Lord E. Hill, Mrs. Macdonald and
friends; and Captain Foyers, Ness Castle, Mackintosh
Mieldntosh, Cluny Macpherson, AffleAt Fraser, Esq.,
Culduthel, Esq., M.Y. and Ludy A. J.
RObertson of rushes, Charles Edward Stuart, H:David-
stin, Esq., of Cantray, W. G. Cumming., Esq., of
Frederick, Dunbar, Esq., of 133ath, nugh boss,
'.4q,,,of:Cromarty; Michael Anderson, Esq., Royal Ter-
,race!, Edinburgh.
• `The. I;ligbland sports commenced in the Academy
• X,ark;. by a competition of pipers and dancers, who
amounted to about twenty in number, and attracted a
crowded assembly of rank and beauty
to ivitness the
exhibition of their skill. In front of the Plattbrni a spa-
cious and Substantial wooden booth was erected, which
was soon filled with spectators. Two of the Judges,
Cluny Macpherson and Charles Edward Stuart,. ap-
peared in full Highland costume ; as did also the pipers
and dancers.

COMPETITION OF P/P2 BF.
' Fourteen individuals- appeared to compete for the
*liable prizes to be conferred ; the first prize consist-
•ing of ft.set of pipes worth ten guineas, the second prize
. ,sum of five guineas, and the third of two guineas.
-44-ntis Mackay, :late piper .to W. F. Campbell, Esq.,
erFolity,. new with Lorcl Ward—" The Finger Lock"—
"od the , prize, manufactured by Cluny's piper,
worth 'tett' gitineas," •
Dtititat4faekay, piper to Cluny Macpherson—" The
the 2d prize.
Donald Cameron, piper to J. R. Mackenzie, of Scat-
lyneu,„..Aik; ",Viscount of Dundee's•Lament"--carried off
IthaiSdrprizei':
, Ei::DANCING IN FULL COSTUME.
Thelatizea under this head were--" Highland fling"
,Prize, 2/. 2s. 3d Prize, beSt dancer of
.;.:‘,oi)4l):o4lut4um,", 21. 2s. The successful competitors
—)1?r1111.1
James: rant, Battangorm, Strathspey, Ist prize for
."11,ighland Tuna "
E lIAMMER —WEIG HT, 1 6LBS.
, Ten competitors entered the lists for the prizes awarded
ttie-above exhibition of prowess. The first prize of
5 guineas was gained by Donald Robertson, of Dingwall.
PUTTING THE STONE.
The first prize of 31. 3s. was gained by Duncan Ro-
bertson.

FOOT R.
Firstprize of threeA guineasClNG-ONE wasMILE gained by Donald
Gillies ; the 3d, of 11. ls., was won by John M‘Lash,
servaj t4;11. Baillle, Esq. (The second prize was not
‘4e4dely.)

JUMPING A HEIGHT.
The first prize of fire guineas was awarded to Archi-
bald Gunti,lnvertless,,for leaping a height of 4 feet 11
inches.
The second prize of; 2/. 12s. 6d. was gained by
Thomas Resivflafn; for jumping a height of 4 feet 10
inches.
Several showers fell during the afternoon,- but were
not sufficientlointerrupt. the, proceedings. The dinner
at the Northern-Meeting-room was Succeeded by a fancy
dress ball at night, which was attended by a large 'party
of fashionables.

ADDRESSES -TO THE -.QUEEN.
-TO THE .PEOPLE -GREAT BRITAIN. •
Fellow-Cotintrymen—The recent uncontradicted state-
ment of the Duke of Richmond, that he was Cabinet-
maker in Ordinary to the Queen—that the House of
Commons was but the upper :_ervants' second table of
the Peerage—that what are facetiously called the Repre-
sentatives of the people are only the Duke of Bucking-
ham's "gentlemen's gentlemen," and that the glorious
majority of "ninety-one" are the mere nominees of the
aristocracy—has induced you to "fly from petty tyrants
to the Throne." Remembering that when the faction
Which now holds the reins of government was formerly
in office it systematically suppressed at the Horne-office
all addresses from the people to the Monarch which coin-
Pilfined of its corruption ; you would not let " the set--
pent sting thee twice," and most properly and reasonably
solicited those inderendent and patriotic noblemen,
the Earl of Radnor and Lord Kinnaird, to use their
itivilege of Peerage as a direct means of laying before
ober Majesty your petitions at a personal audience.
it: Lordships most promptly and cordially responded
your call, and the result is embodied in the subjoined
correspondence. At the issue we have no reasonable
ground to be disappointed., --So long as " her heart was
istress of itself," her Majesty nobly stood by her sub-
J°cts. By our own. supineness, and the corruption and
cowardice of the constituency, her Majesty has been
delivered hound" into the hands ) your enemies, and
Must passively obey the harsh voice of the wicked' ma-
gician, until her people have the courage and the energy
to butter down' the gates cf his stronghold and emanci-
Pate her from the spell of hi:, enchantment. It is by
thS " persuasive. farce," which-, in court language, is
called " adviee" of her Majesty's tempi:wary advisers,
and on their. eXclusive -responsibility, that a precedent
IMS been established for invading alike the preroga-
tive of the Monarah' and the constitutional privilege
'the'of people of immediate mutual communication.
aliejusttficatiOn which has been attempted for that
itd vide, -that it has been- given to 'protect her Majesty,
troth-incotiiiiience
.thitrannOYance, is only an aggrava-
4-the onginal Offence. It is less inconvenient for
bt'elflijesty to see the Earl of Radnor or Lord Kin-
ntlied;.than to be inflicted' with the odious presence of
g fait behind the arras," who, in the capacity of
~eonW,e Secretary,
.c,harges himself with the duty of pre-
.6 )0w- petitions to the Queen ; and I am certain
*Eli it is less annoying. to her Majesty to receive the ad-
.trisiesof her people, than to be compelled to assist at
adjtistraent of a speech is which she is made to say
What she cannot think. It is, however, a course not less
f`eConstitutional than wise for her Majesty to deprive the
timl by which she is encompassed of all excuse for
tributing their certain ultimate discomfiture to any act
iLef*the monarchy. During the short period they have
n already permitted to go at large, they have at-
.*kmlpted their own lives so often as to show that it is by
atileide they heir existence
to fall. It is by restraint
'thine that their existence can be prolonged. Give them
rope enough, and—but the proverb is somewhat musty.
I remain, fellow countrymen,
Your faithful friend and servant,
SIDNEY SMITH.
CORRESPONDENCE.
No. 1.
"Sir
" A, Brook-street, Sept 29, 1841.
/ am quite ready to ask for an audience of her
tttJest 7, and shall have much pleasure in presenting
e adciresses you mention, as I most cordially agree with
hoe Prayer of them. I am now living in town, and am at
airliZote,vary morning till one o'clock.—Your obedient
" KINNAIRD.
` Sidney Smith, Esq., Secretary to the Metropolitan
Anti-Corn-law Association.
' No. 2.
ee;Sir- "23 A, Brook-street, Saturday Night.
,‘ send you the enclosed, which I have just re-
Tho--" !rota the Lord in Waiting, in answer to my letter.
too gbh I regret her Majesty's determination, which, of
114t.sel la: come to by the advice of her Ministers, yet I
bf ,ItTeetion that I am certain that all the petitions will
tt'd before her Majesty by the Secretary of State.
thiiue.ounduct of Ministers in proroguing Parliament at
3,48.1310tnent, it is impossible to speak in terms too se-
lieelh is, indeed, adding insult to injury, and most
02. iislhe.responsibility which they incur. From my
*v./V*Bmm} knowledge, I can state that they have been
nid bY one- who is no partizan, but has the best
fat,e42l,s'of knowing of the consequences which are to be
”ir ;Led from the course they are taking.
th.; Ty belief, however is, that though we cannot hope
th."ll4lr Robert Peel will bring forward the repeal of the
milt' Corn-laws, yet he will be the means of their
eou'ig repealed. It is satisfactory to find, from all ac-
re pt.% that he has done more towards it by his conduct
p„,,,,4ltient during the last three weeks than all the
agitation owthe subject.
atrd„,," Duke( Of Wellington's answer to Lord Radnor
t)kt,'"YaeltprAres.helvirue is the saying, that one-half
kilivrotid•-d w )1
oil not, kno6W the other half lives, or
•; , •
‘.14 Sir, your obedient servant,
" KINNAIRD.
4 Sidney Smith, -Esq., Secretary to the Metropolitan
Anti-Corn-law Association."
No. 3.
" Windsor Castle, Oct. 2, 1841.
IliZtotd--I have the honour to inform you, in reply
otitlitter of the Ist instant, that it is her Majesty's
set l`° that the 'petition you wish to present may be
Duthrouglif:the Secretary of State for the Home De-
•47eat- "I remain, my Lord, your obedient servant,
rti
40. the Lord liinnaird, &c." " BYRON."
' • • No. 4.
" Grosvenor-street, Oct. 4, 1841.
tlebi ,NVith much reluctance, and after great hesit.a-
kkee.:_nay° been induced by certain circumstances which
1,4104:',.rae to my knowledge, to give up my intention a
,0 9 'or an audience of her Alajesty, and of delivering
Pt'r atdMajesty in person the petitions which you for-
tetc to me. But I have myself delivered them, with
tar %P.*, to Sir James Graham, the Secretary of State
took house Department ; and he voluntarily under-
teint,'?_.present them to the Queen before the final deter-
hortFo!the prorogation should take place ; to state
11Iltutther4lopesty the prayer of them, together with the
,40,••,,horsignatures appended to each ; and, in those
coll,_.71,0?„, 81' having been voted at a public meeting,
ettbraettet,,,qeed only by the Chairman, to draw'her Ma-
ttaaces / "c)o to that particular. Under these circum-
iil, h'avetrullut the petitioners will not be disappointed
.71/''Pr„ arrealeitight it light not to persevere in request-
-, " • 'lv; Perview with her Majesty.
,1 B. ; ""11V Your obedient humble servant,
•ti " RADNOR.
.erncretary to the Metropolitan
The zuturear.lavr Association."
te
addresses petitioning the Queen not to
lament till the Corn-laws and distress
Ilea._ ell in .
to s_ct red into, as delivered by the Earl of
the nutei,....".0.4. Graham, for presentation, anr.unted to
e.,,:7,ea.z229, from our largest towns, boroughs,
411
*hilt t ULAIt
he kes__ INclnalicE.—..A. few days ago
60412ga zekoe4rs,_•Tilorburn were unpacking a chest of
helll%ina, ev7)"lttlported in one of the late arrivals
ACrure•of,the,a_ SOrered between the lead lining and
teatliktitt /44t:72der of the Edinburgh Cukdontan
table tlattei,of theP" 1796 (exactly 45 years ago),
Periocr'ket 01110 f senior Thorburn, the vene-
',eh • The Chest irmi regarding the tea trade of that
kusetraiitileinowsp vvras packed 1,500 miles above Canton,
Illove,the,,,beenpril.which is in excellent preservation,
. and no explanation is given to re-
-4:4,...,.te.r, how it has been preserved and tran3-
• 0„-,;;:z. 1411 Y half a century after its
publication.--