The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.

resoltmon having been passed at the conclusion of
tlte discussion between Mr. John Brindley and Mr. LlOyd
Jones, at the Collosseum, to the effect that. Socialism. as pro-
pounded by Robert Owen, would, if honestly put into prac-
tice, be highly beneficial to all mankind, and to be inserted
in various papers, among which was The Sun, I beg to re-
mark, that it was very unfair to put such a motion to the meet-
ing, the greater part of which was composed of Socialists,
who, of course, caused the majority. Now, the voice of such
a meeting could, in reality, go for nothinv, as it is not to be
imagined that the opinions and noisy clamour of a few thou-
sand persons are to be the criterion by which all the human race
are to be governed; therefore the Socialists have shown an
arrogance rarely to be met with in any body of m'•n.
By inserting this in your invaluable paler, you will oblige,
Sir, your very obedient servant,
London, May 1, 1841. BENJAMIN SWALLOW.

THE WEATHER.—NooN, MAY 1.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer
Thermometer... 70 I Highest 7l I Lowest ...... 45
Wind S.E.--Freezing Point 32 Deg.

MILITARY FLOGGING AT WINDSOR.-Fri-
day morning, at five o'clock, James Crowe, alias Craw, a
private in the 60th Royal Rifles, underwent the sentence of a
Court-martial, which was held a tew days since, before whom
he was tried for having disposed of a large quantity of his
regimental necessaries, a great portion of which were nearly
new. The man, who was 23 years of age, had been four
years in the regiment, and during that short period he had
twice deserted, and had been three times tried and found
guilty of the same crime for which he was punished yester-
day morning. Upon each of those occasions the last resource
of flogging was not adopted, in the hope that a minor punish-
ment would have had the desired effect, and he was then sen-
tenced to various terms of imprisonment, with hard labour.
The whole regiment were drawn up in the barrack•-square at
five o'clock, when the prisoner was tied up to receive 150
lashes. After the first twenty-five lashes the bugler was
changed, and 100 were given without the man uttering a single
exclamation, or appearing in the least to flinch. The remain-
ing fifty were remitted by the officer in command. When he
was taken away to the hospital, he gave a knowing look at his
comrades, and left the barracks in apparently high spirits.
This is only the second time the punishment of flogging ha
been restarted. to since the arrival of the regiment at Windsor
in August last. Immediately the affair was over, the regi-
ment proceeded to the Home Park, where the troops had a
field-day, under the command of Major Trevelyan, and re-
turned to barracks ab utten o'clock.

ATTEMPT TO POISON.—A most diabolical
attempt to poison was detected at Grittleton House, the seat of
Joseph Neeld, E.q., M.P., a few days since. Some wine
had been decanted at lunch, a very small portion of which had
been partaken c f by Mr. Neeld, his brother, 'and another gen-
tleman. The remainder of the wine was introduced at the
dinner table ; but it had undergone such an alteration in its
appearance and taste, that suspicions were at once excited. It
was analysed, and found to contain a large quantity of deadly
poison, which must have been mixed between the time of
lunch and dinner. The circum-tance, as rni:Jit be expected,
has occasioned consideratle con,ternation in the neighbour-
hood, and a Bow-street officer was immediately sent for. We
are not aware that ,any one in particular is suspected; and
whose life was thiis intended to have beer, sacrificed it is
I cult to say.—Devizes Gazette.