The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-16 00:00:00

711.1.T.L.^:11 COLI.:EdGEn of. HEALTH, New-
nun fRAPITICAL, SKETCH of the iIYGEIST, with the reasons
that led hini to the discovery ot the Llygeian System of Medicine and
the " Vegetable Universsl Medicines," after thirty-five years' inex-
pressible suffering under the me :ical faculty.
James Morison, the youngest son of Alexander Morison, Esq., of
Bognie, in the county of Aberdeen, was born there in the year 1770.
The family has been long known as one of great affluence god re-
spectability, and the late Member for Banffshire, John Morison, was
the second brother of the subject of this brief sketch.

For the remainder of the sketch, see the abridged " Morisoniana,"
to be had of all the honorary members of the British College of
Health, New-road, London, price 6d.

R OWLANDS' OD(JNTO, or, PEARI, DEN-
TIFRICE , a WHITE POWDER for the TEETH, com-
pounded of the choicest and most reserche ingredients of the Oriental
Herbal, of inestimable value for preserving and beautifying the
Teeth and strengthening the Gums. It extirpates all tartarous adhe-
sions to the Teeth, and ensures a pearl-like whiteness to the ena-
melled surface. Its Anti- Septic and Anti-Scorbutlc Properties arrest
the further progress of decay of the Teeth, induce a healthy action of
the Gums, and cause them to assume the brightness and colour Indi-
cative of perfect soundness. 'f he Breath also attains a fragrant
sweetness truly grateful to its possessor. Its truly efficient and
fragrant aromatic properties have obtained its selection by the Court
and Royal Family of Great Britain, and the Sovereigns and Nobility
throughout Europe, while the general demand at once announces the
favour in which it is universally held. Price 2s. 9d. per box.
CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud, the Hon. Commis-
sioners have directed the proprietors' name and address to be en-
graved on the Government stamp, thus "A. ROWLAND and SON,
20, Hatton-garden," and which is affixed on each box. Sold by
hem, and by Chemists and Perfumers.

HARE MARKETS.
NGE —The sales are—Birkenhead,Lanca-
shire,STOCK EXCILA • .
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Junction, 1/ 3s. 9d. p.—Birmingham and
‘LVIAVERPOOL, DECEMBER 14.
and Cheshire
Oxford Junction,
1 —East Lancashire, New (Nos. 1
• 73% p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 51—Dun-
dee and Perth. New, 5 h p.
and 2), 3% p.— and Dumfries, 14 p.—Glasgow
and Glasgow, 74—Glasgow(scrip), 31s. 3d. p.—Edinburgh
and Ayr, New, 6 p.—Huddersfield
Preference, 2% dis.—Ditto, New
Ditto,
p.—Leeds and Thirsk, ex
1 Manchester, and Newcastle
Preference, 3/4 p.— Ne
Canal and Railway, 4)4
p.—Liverpool,
....orth.
Western 194—Ditto,
Junction, % dis—London and N
75—Manchester and
don and Manchester and Birmingham,
p._
Matlock and
New Quarters, 13 p. —Ditto (G. J.), Quarters, 20% p.—Lon-
Leeds (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 414
Midlonl, 1% p.—Midland, New, -rs r V Ditto, Quarters
38—
Ditto, Halves, 5 p. —Ditto, Quarters, 2/g 1:)..-7 _7
p.—North
(scrip), New, 21s. 3d. p.—Ditto, Thirds (scrip), x '4,1
A N 223--North-West-
ern,T 4ii n.—North British,_
Staff. Staffordshire, 3E4 p.—North Union ('-',,
% p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters,
Gswestry,
Shrewsb,try and Herefortd, 14 dis.—Shrewsbury',
' (A),
and Cheshire, 114 dia.' Shrewshury and Birmingham
2% p.—Ditto 91 12s. 3d. Shares (13), IlAt p.—South-Eastern
No. 2, 23
atid Dover, New, No. 4, 1,4 p.-- West Riding Union, 1% A'l7:.
Mid-
land ( East and West Riding Extension), 12% P.—Belfast
Yolk and Newcastle, New, 71/8 p —York and North &Da
and Ballymena, 634 dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 1% dis.
MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales al e—Ambergate, N
' otting-
ham and Boston, ,/8 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 1% p.— Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion, B—East Lancashire, No. 1, New, 3% c. p —Ditto,
No. 2,3% ex n. —Ditto, New (scrip), 1 p.—Fleetwood,
I.A,
Preston, and West Riding, 14 dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries,
I % p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,
4% p.—Ditto, Thirds, 1% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferen-
tial, % p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 914 p.—
Liverpool Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 3-16 dis.—
London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 74%—Manchester
and Leeds, Quarters, 4tA p.—North Staffordshire, 3 11-16
p.—North— Western, I!;p.—Preston and Wyre, 32—Ditto,
Sixths, 434—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 214 p...._.
West Riding Union, 1% p.—Whitehaven and Furness, 2A
dis.—Yorl; and-Newcastle, Preference, • 5 p.
LEEDS, DECEMBER 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction 8% p.—East Lancashire, New, 3% p.—Ditto,
New Scrip, 14 p.—E-ist and West Yorkshire, 16s. dis.—
East Lincolnshire, 153. p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 314
dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 414 p.—Ditto, Thirds ,
1 % p.—Leeds and Bradford, 4514 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury,
10./2 p. c. n.— Ditto, Half Shares, 6 p. c. n.—Ditto, Ex-
tensions (green), I%i, p. —Le ads and Thirsk, 2 c. dis. c. n.
—Ditto , New, ss. dis. c. n.—Ditto, Preference, 19s. p.—
Malton and Driffield Junction, 21s. p.—Manchester and
Leeds, Half Shares (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 44 p.
—North British, Thirds, 2% n.—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle
Branch), 48s. n. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 19s. 6d. p.—
North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North-Western, 10s. 6d. p.—
Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 14s. n. p.—Shrewsbury and
Birmingham, 2 p.—York and North Midland, Preference,
1214 p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, par—Leeds,
Wakefield, and Midlan.l, 12s,
HULL, DECEMBER 14.

STOCK EXCHANOE.—the feeling of the market to-day
is decidedly firmer than could be said at the close of last
week, and although only a limited amount of business con-
tinues to be done. our quotations generally range higher.
The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, ana Boston, 3s. dis.
—North British, Quarters, 88s. c. thirds —Ditto, New Quar-
ters (scrip), 1 p.—Ditto, Thirds, 21. 16s. p.—Northern
Counties Union, 21s. 6d.—North-Western, Bs.. 6d. p.—York
and Selby, Preference, 101. Is. 3d. p.
_ YORK, DECEMBER 14.

STOCK EMCHA N E. —The sales are—Eastern Counties,
York Extension, 31/e—Malton and Driffield Junction, 3/. Se.
—Newcastle and Berwick, 344—North British, Half
*glares, 15%—Ditto, Thirds. 3/. 143.—Ditto, Quarters, 3/.
14s.—Ditto Extension, 1/. 13s. 6d.—North-Western, 2?. IBs.
—West Riding Union, :3/. 17s.—York and Newcastle, New,
121/2—Ditto, Preference, 7—York and North Midland, Pre•
ference, 12!4.

GLASGOW, DECEMBER 12.

STOCK EXCIIANGE--The sales are—Caledonian, New, 455.
6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 38s. cum int.—Edin-
burgh and Northern, New, 58s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ayr, 383/4—Ditto, Halves, 854—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle 6/. ss. Gd.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 455.
6d.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 42s.—Man-
cheater and Southampton' 293.—Midland, Halves,
North British, Thirds, 725. 6d.

THE WEATllEn.—Fahrenheit's. thermometer fell
as low as 161, or 154 degrees below freezing point at
8 A.M. yesterday, in the Dlaoldriars-road.

LORD ASHLEY AND. THE DIS-
TRESSED. NEEDLE WOMEN'S SOCIETY.
Yesterday a public meeting of the friends and subscri-
bers of the Distressed Needlewomen's Society was held
at the Crown and Anchor Tarern, Strand, in compliance
with the suggestion of. Mr. Aideman Farebrother, Pre;
sident, to take into consideration all the circumstances
connected with the withdrawal' from the;committee 'of
Lord Ashley, the Hon. Mr. CoWper, Mr:Shaw, and Mr.
Jeffreys, and to hear detailed the correspondence which
took place on the subject between the Noble . Lord
and Mr. Alderman Farebrother. There was a very
full attendance, and amoug- those present we ob-
served the Right Honourable Lord , Asbley, the
Honourable Mr. Cowper; Mr., Labonchere, Mr.
Alderman Farebrother;. Mr. Alderman Johnson, ex-
Lord Mayor, the Rev. Mr. Dale, the Rev. Joseph Browne,
Mr. Shaw, Mr. Jeffreys, Mr. Luke J. Hansard, and a
number of ladies interested in the welfare of the insti-
tution.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman FARBBAOTHER Mr.
Luke J. Hansard was called to the chair.
Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER opened the business of
the meeting by observing, that before he called upon
Lord Ashley to prove certain statements which he had
made respecting the management of the Distressed
Needlewomen's Society, he would read a circular letter
which the Noble Lord had cauaed to be distributed,
not among all the subscribers to the institution, but
among as many as he considered might answer his
purp-hse.
Mr. SHAW —That is entirely false.—(" Hear, hear,"
and great confusion.)
Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER , requested that an in-
terruption conveyed in .so abrupt and ungentlernanlike:
manner would not be again repeated. Mr. Shaw was
now in tha society of gentlemen, and it was to be hoped
would moderate his language.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr.
Alderman Farebrother) contended that the circular was
sent to only a portion of the subscribers, and not to the
general body. The document he alluded to, and which
he purposed commenting on, stated, that "Lord Ashley,
Mr. Shaw, Mr. Jeffreys, and the Hon. Mr. Cowper,
had deemed it to be their duty to notify to the sub-
scribers to the Society for the Aid of Distressed Needle-
women, their withdrawal from the society in July last.
They did so in consequence of a speech re-
ported in the Times of the 28th of October,
and attributed to the President, Mr. Alderman
Farebrothcr. The chairman was reported to have
said, he begged to express his regret at the loss that
the institution had sustained from the retirement of
Lord Ashley from its management•, but, at the same
time, he believed that the Noble Lord continued to
have the best wishes for its success, and he believed the
reason of his Lordship's retirement was, that he did not
wish to be the chairman of two societies of a similar
kind at the same time." This err-meous statement re-
quired correction. The reason of the retirement of Lord
Ashley, and of the three other gentlemen, was set forth
in the following letter from Lord Ashley to the Presi-
dent, the decision in which was supported by letters from
each of them :

"July 6, 1846.

" Sir,—The rerult of the meeting of the committee
for conducting the affairs of the Needlewomen's Society
was so unsatisfactory, the accounts appeared to oe in
such disorder, and the registration so imperfect, that I
can have no hope of any benefits to arise to the objects
of the institution or of credit to ourselves as patrons or
vice-presidents.
" I must, therefore, request you, as president, to with-
draw my name from the list of the officebearers of the
society. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" ASHLEY.

" Mr. Alderman Farebrother."
That document (continued Mr. Alderman Farebrother)
bore date " November 18, 1846," but where it came from,
or whether it came direct from the house of the Noble
Lord, he could not say. However, he was quite prepared
to prove that the facts were not as stated in the printed
circular. In the first place, the Hon. Mr. Cowper wrote
him a letter, on the 2d of August, 1846, consenting to at-
tend a meeting of the committee whenever it might be sum-
moned. tor it was, in his opinion, due to the subscribers
that there should be a public meeting, previous to which
an assemblage of the committee would 13,1 most desirable,
on the 16th of the same month. 'ft e Hon. Mr. Cowper
did attend a meeting of the committee, therefore it could
not be correct, as stated in the printed circular, that the
Hon. Mr. Cowper withdrew in July. Again, Lord Ashley
stated that the result of the meeting of the committee
for conducting the affairs of the society was unsatisfac-
tory—that the accounts appeared in d'sorder, and that
the registration was imperfect. On referring, however,
to the minutes of that meeting, held on the 16th of
June, he found ewer eel, in Lord Ashley's own hand-
writing, resolutions to the effect, " That the account be
submitted forthwith to the auditors—that a sub•commit-

tee be appointed to confer with the committee of the
Milliners' Association, for the purpose of ascert.ining
how far a combination of the two societies was practicable
and desirable—that Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Mr.
Jeffreys, and the Hon. Mr. Cowper, be appointed a sub-
committee for the purpose—that, in any event, it was
desirable the affairs of the society should be conducted
by a paid clerk or secretary—and that thrt thanks of
the committee be tendered to Mr. Roper, the honorary
secretary, for the z -al and activity he had manifested in
the service of the association." He understood that,
every suggestion made by Lord Ashley in these: resolu-
tions had from that moment, to the fullest extent, been
carried out, and yet the Noble Lord ventured to prefer
the charges affecting the proper management of the in-
stitution. Mr. Hunt was appointed a paid clerk, and
the regulation book provided was a fac-simile of that
ordered by Lord Ashley for the Milliners' Society. The
accounts had been regularly and carefully audited by the
auditors appointed for the purpose, to whom the ac-
counts were referred. Such was the answer to the
charges conveyed in Lord Ashley's letter, and he asked
whether it was consistent with the character of a gen-
tleman of high standing and position, or in accordance
with the usages of society, that a letter containing re-
flections which seriously affected the character of an
individual should be printed and extensively circulated,
while the answer forwarded to that letter- was sup-
pressed? Mr. Alderman Farebrother proceeded to read
his reply to Lord Ashley's communication of the 6th of
July:— " July 7, 1846.
" My Lord,—Your Lordship's most extraordinary,
letter has can, ed me mash surprise. When the com-
mittee met at my chambers I saw no account, except a
banker's book and a paper produced by Mr. Shaw. The
meeting was informed that the accounts, as Ijunderstand,
were with the auditors, and Mr. Roper called here yes-
terday and stated that the accounts were audited. As
to the registration being imperfect, I cannot, on this
subject, make any other remark, except calling to your
Lordship's recollection that it was agreed that a new
mode of registration should be adopted, and a proper
clerk appointed to keep such register and the accounts,
but not to interfere with the ladies' committee ; and
your Lordship moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Roper for
his services. I can have no desire to retain, contrary to
your Lordship's wish, your name as vice-patror, and I
will desire Mr. Roper to omit it ; but, knowing as I do,
the great benefit which the society has already rendered
to the poor needlewomen, the good that has been eff, ctd
by giving away clothes to the needy, and the diminu-
tion of crime, I am ;fully resolved not to h t the charity
fail for the want of exertion, and I cannot conceal from
i_
your Lordship my opinion that
that had
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person
Lhaseiwahn. -
tonly poisoned your mind, e
waited the production of htheenadcciffoeurnetns,t,parnodperllytahuindkitedit
,
your opinion would have
far from candid towards Mr. Roper, who has lent his
in collecting thus,
house and given his time, and beenw instrumentalimthaoiunityseeing the
a e -
counts, to condemn them.
subscriptions,
I have the honour to be, m I
sts r I,
" Your obedient remit,
C. FAREBROTHER.
sthhleen) :
proceeded'
Mr. Alderman Farebrother
by Lord Ashley and his colleagues in
the course taken to censure
society before they had attended
withdrawing from the.
and openly expressed their
the recent public meeting
"The Right llon
for the dissentient gen-
tleman have been
liordA
the proper step
would
the meeting. and moved that
to have attended
in their nature, should be
the accou: ts, if unsatisfactory
for
the purpose of being
reasons for adopting such a course._ He submitted that
referred back to the audi ors .
carefully examined and investiga
.which distinguished
high-
est possible respect for the qualities
he would not permit
the character of Lord Ashley, but
i:o matter how
that nobleman, or any other person,
impute his character
ted. He had the
elevated his situation might be, to imP-0-
; could have
cause to he circulated any statement whic
that confi-
dence which, as a servant of her Majesty
share of
as a public or a private individual, or to circulate or
the effect of alienating from him any
of the city of London, might be reposed alder-
man an
in him by
his fellow citizens. having read a voluminous corre-
spondence which took place between himself, Lord
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Farebrother concluded an address which occupied more
than two hours in delivering, by expressing his convic-
tion that the intention of Lord Ashley was to destroy
the society, having failed in the object he desired,
namely, to unite it with that of the Milliners' Society,
Aldermanngdestitu Fteaorefbrfoatchtse,r,whieh h
reasoning,e
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terisedcon
of which the Noble Lord was already the president.
Lord ASHLEY proceeded to reply to the statement
made
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the worthy Alderman's citation to appear there to answer
to certain high crimes and misdemeanours, but when he
recollected that he had officiated as vice-president, that
by so doing he had incurred a responsibility to the com-
mittee and to the subscribers, and that the president had
declared he had a correspondence to read which affected
his character, and reflected upon his (Lord Ashley's)
reputation, and that he was determined to expose him,
he felt that he could not do less, out of respect to the
meeting, than attend and hear the allegations which
were to be made against him. It was not in his power to
state precisely the period when he first joined the so-
ciety, but he bad been induced to do so from a sincere
desire to ameliorate the condition of the distressed
needlewomen of the metropolis. After having joined
the society he canvassed his friends in its behalf, and
was successful in obtaining a great number of sub-
scribers. After his connexion had lasted some time,
various complaints reached his ears that the management
was not well conducted, and that as it bad not'answered