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

THE CORN-LAWS.

KNIGHT'S STORE of ki•TOWLEDGE,
No. 6, to be published on Saturday, July 10, contains
a HISTORY of the CORN-LAWS, exhibiting the course
of Legislation in reference to •this most important national
question, arranged in the following periods:-1, from early
times to 1688; 2, from 1689 to 1773; 3, from 1773 to 1791 ;
4, from 1791 to 1804 ; 5, from 1804 to 1815 ; 6, from 1815
to 1822 ; 7, from 1822 to 1828; 8, from 1828 to the present
time. _ _

*.* The " Store of Knowledge" is published in weekly
Numbers and monthly Parts. The five Feuding Numbers
contain—

" Shakspere and his Writings," 2 Numbers.
"6 Li'e of Bonaparte," 2 Numbers.
" Railways."
Charles Knight and Co., 22, Ludgate-street.

LORD CAItRINGTON AND THE

DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

Lord Carrington, if we may judge from the follow-
ing extract from the Bucks Herald of Saturday last,
the Duke of Buckingham's paper, has not propitiated
that nobleman by the course pursued at the Wycombe
election :
" WYCOMBE.-This borough is irreclaimable the
cock-fighters and chair-makers have it their own way,
and Mr. Dashwood and; Mr. Bernal are their represen-
tatives.

"The result of this election has many points worthy
of remark. It proves that Lord Carrington has n<any
influence in that borough, or that his agents have
blundered grossly. We know that up to Wednes-
day night Dashwood had 92 promises, Freshfield 90,
Bernal 72, and Alexander 70, while about 70 ' free
and independent electors' of the chaste borough
waited to see what would turn up. It would appear
that the persuasives of Mr. Bernal were effectual—
but we suspect some mismanagement on the side of
the Conservatives, for with only such numbers they
should have shown tact and withdrawn the weaker can-
didate—altogether the canvass was begun with precipi-
tation, and has not been conducted with success. Mr.
Bernal, in his address stated (we quote the Morning
Chronicle) 4 that Lord Carrington had told Lord Straf-
ford that he (Lord Carrington) should still support the
Government.'

" We do not like to use harsh words, but we believe

that there is untruth somewhere. If Lord Carrington
sent two Tories to Wycombe on his influence, he cer-
tainly did not mean thereby t 3 support Lord Mel-
bourne's Government•;' and if Lord Carrington had not
sent the two Conservatives, Mr. G. R. Smith would not
have withdrawn. As to his Lordship's votes in the
House of Lords, they are useless to Lord Melbourne,
and will never convert a barony to a viscountcy. If
Lord Carrington, after countenancing, and by his
steward and others acting for, Mr. Freshfield and Mr.
Alexander, has again jumped Jim Crow' and libe-
ralised—why language is insufficient accurately to de-
scribe such poltroonery, and this week we will not at-
tempt it."

It appears that whilst Lord Carrington has given his
proxies to Lord Strafford to be used in favour of Lord
Melbourne, his steward, after getting various appoint-
ments for his relations from the present Government,
turned round and became chairman of Messrs. Fresh-
field and Alexander's Committee ; and since the elec-
tion has withdrawn his custom from the tradesmen
who voted for Messrs. Dashwood and Bernal. More-
over the head gardener, Mr. Ashton, has told the towns
people that Lord Carrington does not intend " to eat
humble pie," i. e., he proposes to commence an active
course of intimidation. A subscription of 2001. has, we
understand, been already put down for the formation of
an Anti-Carrington Club in Wycombe.