The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

and local organization propounded to the Union. His
speech induced a unanimous resolution b abandon an
illegal and mischievous project. Mr. Parkes denounced
the inchoate scheme as necessarily tending to revolu-
tion. He received a public vote of thanks on that occa-
sion, advertised in all the London newspapers ; and his
speech, circulated throughout the kingdom by the press,
had great effect ,in arresting the popular indignation
caused by the first ill-success of the Ministerial Reform
Bill. At that period ho was still not a member of the
Union, but he pledged himself to join the Association if
thereafter the Reform Bills were again in peril.
Oa the sth of May, 1832, at a great Union Reform
meeting of Birmingham and the midland districts, we
find Mr. Parkes addressing bold but constitutional
language to an assembled and excited multitude. " I
appear before yen with mingled feelings of hope and
fear (the Lords had just passed the second reading of the
English Bill), and the predominance of the latter corn-
mends my attendance here this day. The vote amounts
only to the concession that their Lordships will
take the Ministerial measure into consideration ;
and when I see the balanced state of parties in the Upper
House of Legislature, I cannot but discern that we are
yet in the hands of our political enemies. It is there-
fore that I come forward with a resolution in my
hand, and although not a member of the political unions,
having been, as you know, early in this contest opposed
to their formation, and disliking two governments, yet I
should feel degraded if I did not now admit the powerful
effect the associations have produced on the public mind,
and how much is due to that Chairman (Mr. Attwood)
who is their great parent, and who now presides over a
public meeting, unparalleled, I believe, for numbers and
real political zeal and intelligence. Fellow-countrymen,
having said thus much of my opinions on political
unions, I will now tell the Peers of the United Empire,
that if the great national measure of Reform is ultimately
rejected, and Lord Grey driven from office—or if it be
mutilated or rendered inoperative, the unions will be
trebled and quadrupled in numbers ;—I speak from
personal knowledge, and I know that the majority of
young men of all classes in this town and neighbour-
hood, not now members, are resolved to enrol them-
selves in your ranks, and to stick by you in the breach.
Friends and fellow-countrymen, God forbid I should ex-
cite you to the 'fernier resort of a civil and physical con-
tention for your liberties as Englishmen, or that I should
seek to influence British noblemen by any unworthy or
false terror of revolution. lam one of those who fore-
see that a violent revolution in this country might
destroy public credit, might depose the borough-
mongers, and utterly destroy their wicked domination.
But, my countrymen, the mass of the people might. be
plunged into the most woful want and personal strife.
Who can think of the channels of industry choked up in
this vast ocean of manufacturing labour?—who can con-
template a complete cessation of the demand for labour,
without discerning that this generation would make a
tremendous sacrifice for the liberties of posterity? But
Ido solemnly warn—l implore the House of Lords not
to force the Reformers to a civil contest. I call on the Peers
to open their closed eyes to the revolution, which for six
months, since their fatal rejection of the Bill in October
last, has ,filled the public mind on the subject of Here-
ditary Legislators and Spiritual Lords. I ask them
whether an insane indisposition to this great renovation
of the British Constitution will not produce a certain
and ultimate disaffection to, !andA , dissolution of our
boasted form of Government."

The success of Lord Lyndhurst's motion in the Lords
only tested the firmness and good sense of the British
people. In Birmingham, on the day following that
motion, Mr. Parkes, and every Reformer of every grade
and quality, from the clerk to the merchant and the
banker, appear to have instantly joined the Birmingham
Union; and a similar increase of numbers in the London
National Union and throughout the kingdom simulta-
neously took place. The Reformers waited for their
opponents to precede them in any illegal or unconstitu-
tional acts; but the good sense, sagacity, and fears of
the Tory leaders happily came to the rescue of the
Constitution. On the great me( ting in Birmingham on
the 16th of May, 1832, for the purpose of presenting an
address to Lon' Grey on his reinstatement to office, Mr.
Parkes, in his last words to the Union, justly charac •
terized the popular victory: "This great national strug-
gle stood unexampled in the history of nations. It
afforded the most signal example of what a people could
accomplish who were worthy to be free! We had been
the last ten days within the crater of a political volcano,
the eruptions of which might have momentarily covered
with devastation all that was valuable in this great coun-
try in the common ruin of corruption."
Is Mr. Parkes, or such liko men who abounded
throughout Great Britain, now to be stigmatised as
"revolutionary?"

(From the Times of this day.)
Sir,—l beg leave to state, through the medium of
your journal, that a letter written in the confidence of
private friendship, and of a gossiping nature, which
recently appeared in your columns as having been ad-
dressed to Colonel Napier in June, 1832, in a moment
of giddy excitement, was written without the knowledge
of Lord Melbourne, who was completely ignorant of the
matters alluded to in it, relating to the wild views of
certain Radical Reformers, with which I did not become
acquainted till after the crisis in the first or second week
of May, 1832. I alone am responsible for the contents
of the letter in question.

The indiscretion of my making (in a familiar note) a
communication so inconsiderate I readily admit, but the
construction now attempted to be fastened upon my care-
less expressions was as remote from my mind, and as
alien from my sentiments, as was the idea of the possi-
bility that a letter so written should become public, and
the subject of ungenerous and unfair interpretation, after
a period of sixteen years.—l remain, Sir, your obedient
servant, THOMAS YOUNG.
Londoq Oct. 14.

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-SONXIXTS ON THU SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.
'PEAR, FRIDAY.—More than ordinary indignation
has belpn evinced towards the officials at the Scottish
Central Railway, in consequence of the unwarrantable,
if not unfeeling conduct they displayed, in declining to
convoy her Greco the Duchess of Sutherland along their
line on Sunday last, on the occasion of her being sum-
moned to the bedside of her dying parent, the Earl of
Carlisle, at Castle Howard, in Yorkshire. On the
Friday evening previous, the Duchess, who was sojourn-
ing at Dunrobin Castle, in Sutherlandsbire, received in-
telligence of the alarming and dangerous illness of her
venerable parent, and summoning her Grace with all
speed to Castle Howard. She instantly posted off to
Montrose, where she arrived on Saturday evening, and
taking the last train reached Perth on Sunday morning.
The mail train for the south was then preparing for de-
parture, but to the astonishment of her Grace and attend-
ants, on applying for seats in the train they were told they
could not be allowed to travel by it or by any other train on
a Sabbath, it being against the regulation of the directors.
Letters having been previously sent to all the stations to
have engines ready to convey the Duchess through, it
was imagined some mistake had occurred at Perth, and
the secretary was immediately communicated with, and
the sorrowing circumstances which compelled her
Graee's attendance at Castle Howard. The train was
delayed for a short time in order to have a final answer
from the secretary. But the reply was " No; the rules
of the company could not be departed from." The mail
train started with the empty coaches besides the ne-
cessary mail carriage, leaving the Duchess standing upon
the platform actually crying. Nothing was left but to
post onwards. She hired a steamer and crossed the
ferry on to Edinburgh, which occupied the whole day.
By the time her Grace reached Castle Howard the Earl
of Carlisle was no more. Her Majesty recently travelled
toLondon on a Sabbath morning, and that fact so vividly
in our remembrance leads us to presume to think that
her Majesty cannot but be indignant at the treatment
her Mistress of the Robes has received at the hands of
the majority of the Scottish Central Railway Directors.
—Glasgow Scotch Reformers' Gait le.
[ADvEßVseaseNT.]—John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-
nail, near fiudderafield, in attending himself to the
preparation of that celebrated medicine, known
as Kaye's Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills,
does so for the purpose of securing to the public a
medicine which has wrought more astonishing cures,
and \conferred a greater amount of benefit, than
any other extant. This is demonstrated by the thou
sands of testimonials which have been received from all
parts of the kingdom. If you are suffering from bilious
attack, a dose or two will effectually relieve you. Do
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your digestive organs, so that they may perform their
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will speedily and safely remove these, as their peculiar
office is to purify the blood, and, consequently, to carry
off those obstructions to a healthy flow which are the
cause of cutaneous eruptions. Observe:—None are
genuine unless Mr. Kaye's coat of arms, and a fac-simile
of his signature, are found on the directions for use
wrapped round each box. Price ls. 1 Ad., 2s. 9d., and
4s. 6d. per box. Sold by all respectable Chemists and
Medicine Venders.

EMIGRATION.—PLYMOIITEr, OoT. 14.—The Har-
binger, 751 tons, Captain D. M. Sampson, arrived here
yesterday morning, bringing with her 161 souls, infants
and adults. On the passage down the Channel the wife
of one of the passengers was delivered of a son, and both
she and the child are doing well. Since arriving here
105 souls have been shipped, and about 50 more are
wanted to complete the complement. There are 104
females on board at present. This vessel is the property
of Mr. E. 11. Chapman, of London. She will probably
sail for Australia on Tuesday next. The Thetis, an-
other vessel, about the same tonnage, sailed from London
on Monday last, and arrived here yesterday morning.
She has on board souls equal to 110:4 adults, 24 being
single women, the remainder married people. She is to
take on board at Plymouth 97 souls. She is expected
to sail on Thursday next. Tho Trafalgar, 715 tons,
Captain Richardson, was abreast of Deal on Saturday
last, and after weathering some very rough gales, arrived
in the Sound yesterday morning. She has on board
souls equal to 159 adults, and when her complement is
full will have in all about 236 adults. The Candahar,
another emigrant ship, bound for Australia, the property
of Messrs. Marshall and Edridge, also arrived yesterday.
The passengers have all paid their fares out. Mr.
Woods, one of the Emigration Commissioners, accom-
panied by the Hon. Mr. Wellesley and the Government
emigration agent here, inspected the ship to-day. She
will probably sail early in the forthcoming week.
POST- OFFICE APPOINTMENT..---Mr. John Tilley
has been appointed Assistant-Secretary to the General
Post-office, in the room of Mr. James Campbell, deceased.
The assistant-secretary ship is a lucrative and important
office. Mr. Tilley has hitherto filled the situation of
surveyor to tho General Post office for the northern dis-
trict of England, the duties of which will be performed
in future by Mr. J. P. Good.
PROBABLE MITIGATION or MR. O'BRIEN'S SEN-
TENCE.—We understand that soon after the verdict of
the jury was given against Mr. O'Brien, his family re-
ceivedmeueniteeanteioenefthtahteitlwawas not e inettefenedte. d tow We are
the extreme acm
sentence
' glad that ilia life will be opued.--,Leeds Mercury.

INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.
A meeting of the members of this recently orga-
nized arid useful institution was held on Saturday, in
the board-room of the Guardian Life and Fire
Assurance Office, Lombard street,. The actuaries,
of nearly all the assurance offices in London, arid
many of those connected with offices in the provinces,
were present. Among them we observed Mr. Fin-
laison, of the National Debt Office, Mr. Griffith
Davies, Mr. Laurence, Mr. Peter Hardy, Mr. David
Jones, Mr. Jenkyn Jones, Mr. Farren, Mr. Tucker,
Mr. Robertson, Mr. Iligham, Mr. Neison, Mr.
Scratchley, and a number of others.
Mr. PETER HARDY was called to the chair. He
said that was the first meeting of the actuaries of
Great Britain and Ireland, and that they had assem-
bled for the purpose of electing the officers of the
institution.
Mr. CLEGHORN, of the Guardian office, and the
Hon. Secretary, read the report, which was adopted
unanimously.
Mr. General" Davies said he believed he was the
senior actuary connected with an assurance office
present. Ile might, therefore, be permitted to sub-
mit a motion for their adoption—namely, that Mr.
Finlaison, the Government actuary, who was second
to none in his estimation of the value of the institute,
be elected the president for the ensuing year.—(Loud
cheers.) He (Mr. Davies) might take that oppor-
tunity of stating that ill• health, and the
multifarious nature of his pursuits, would
prevent his taking any active part in the
management of the institution. This expla-
nation was due to the members who had so-
licited him to take office. lie had known Mr. Fin-
laison for many years, and he assured them that his
talents and his position would shed a lustre upon the
institute.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LODGE seconded the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously ; and Mr. Finlaison took the Presi-
dent's seat amidst the most enthusiastic applause.
The Hon. Gentleman was much affected.
The PRESIDENT said no occasion in his whole past
life could match the gratification be felt that moment
at the high honour they had conferred upon him.
At all times he was an indifferent orator, but at that
moment he felt wholly inadequate to express his
deep sense of gratitude to his friend Mr. Davies for the
terms in which he had nominated him, and to the
meeting for the cordial manner in which they had
elected him. Mr. Davies and himself had been long
in harness together, and it would be, he fancied, a
difficult thing to say who was the senior. They
thought they might truly consider themselvts the
oldest' men in the profession. He assured them,
his brethren, that nothing should be left
undone on his part which could promote
by any possibility the success and importance of the
institute.—(Hear,: hear.) He could not boast much
of his abilities, but he believed he should be warmly
seconded by those whose abilities had rendered them
famous. Of this,- however, he could assure them that
he should not bewpenting in good intentions. Allow
me to add, said 11Se President, that by the act you
have just performed you have constituted the insti-
tute. We are now constituted a society.—(Cheers.)
On the motion of Mr. GairrernlDAvies,Sseconded
by Mr. FARREN, Mr. David Jones, Mr. Peter
Hardy, Mr. Laurence, Mr. J. C. Sylvester, Mr.
Jellicoe, Mr. G. P. Neison, Mr. Jenkyn Jones, Mr.
Tucker, Mr. Scratchley, Mr. W. T. Rubinson Mi •
-
nerve ; Mr. Rattray, Mr. Hilman, Mr. Le Rubinson,
W. M. Brown, Mr. W.T. Thompson,:and
Mr. 'Finlay were elected as the council fora the
ensuing year. The 10th rule was here amended
to enable Mr. Cleghorn, whose zeal on behalf
of the institute was much complimented by se-
veral of the speakers, to be elected registrar, he
having respectfully declined to be a member of the
council, believing, as he said, that there were many
others fitted to fill the place more worthily than him.
That gentleman, therefore, was unanimously elected
to the office of registrar.
Mr. RATTRAY moved that the following gentlemen
be elected vice-presidents :—Mr. David Jones, Mr.
Peter Hardy, Mr. Sylvester, and Mr. Jellicoe, which
was seconded by Mr. ROBINSON and carried.
Mr. JELLICOE, in returning thanks, adverted to
the great public necessity of such an institution as
that of the Actuaries of the. United Kingdom. Many
years ago he and Mr. Hardy discussed the necessity
of such a society. They did so because actuaries
did not receive that support and estimation in
public which they conceived so important a body
deserved. They saw no reason why they should not
occupy a recognised position, equal to that of the
professors of law or physic, and with those well
known for their learning and acquirements.—(Hear,
hear.) Nothing, he conceived, could more effectually
accomplish this than this institute, because it would
bring before the public the real nature of the business
and duty of an actuary, of which they were pro-
foundly ignorant at present.—(Hear, hear.) It
would stamp their calculations with authority, which
was alike necessary for their own reputation as for
that of the corporations with which they were re-
spectively connected.—(Hear.) If sufficient weight
was not attached to the bead of an office
everything went wrong. He could not but deeply
regret that there had seen a want of co-operation on
the. parts of the actuaries, of one or two offices ; but
he was sure the time was not far distant when they
would give it their hearty support.—(Hear, hear.)
When he saw how the institue was supported, and
the unanimity that prevailed, he was sure their non-
co-operation could do it no harm, but if they would
not, of this they might be satisfied that its members
would do all in their power to make the profession
more highly estimated than heretofore. (Loud
cheers.) He trusted they would all work together
for one common end—the general benefit of the
science.—(Hear, hear.)
The PRESIDENT perfectly concurred in every word
uttered by Mr. Jellicoe. He (the President) twenty
years ago saw the great necessity for such an insti-
tution as this. Perhaps many present were not aware
that the profession of an actuary bad been repeatedly
recognised by the Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) So
long ago as 1819 an Act to this effect was passed.
When the Legislature seriously took into its consi-
deration the best mode of conducting benefit and
friendly societies, an Act was passed for the protection
of such societies, in which provision was made for the
employment of competent actuaries to test their
qualifications In 1825 he was appointed actuary to
the National Debt-office by Act of Parliament. Thus
the profession was recognised by Act of Parliament a
second time. Another Act enacted that actuaries of
six years standing should certify the accu-
racy of the tables of these societies. In
the Committee which sat on the matter in
1825 the necessity of actuaries examining the tables
and plans of societies projected for the benefit of the
poor was much insisted upon. He might say, there-
fore, with truth that no profession had been so clearly
and repeatedly recognised by the Acts of the Legis-
lature as that of the actuary—not excepting even the
Royal or Geological Societies. It was fit and proper,
therefore, that they should form themselves into a
society, sled be enabled through it to inform the
public whom their brethren consider actuaries,
on the plan adopted with so much success and
public benefit by the College of Surgeons and other
bodies.—(Hear.) At present every little clerk called
himself an actuary, and the public had no means of
discriminating between the qualifications of the two.
—(llear, hear)—but he hoped the day was not far
distant 'when the profession would take i's position
among the learned bodies of the kingdom.—(Hear,
hear.) In forming themselves into such a body they
were merely following out the behests of the Legis-
lature.—(Bear.)
Mr. Jenkyn Jones and M. r. Tucker were then
elected the honorary secretaries.
Mr. F
Henderson and Mr. G. Smith were elected
the actuaries.
p.roposed that a vote of thanks
Mr. PETER HARDY
be awarded to Mr. Griffith Davies for his valuable
services to the institute. No one could entertain
more sincere feelings
for the institute, and nothing
but ill health prevented him. from taking an activehear.) His contributions
part in its affairs
to the science of life assurance could not be too highly
estimated, and his
great book, which had never been
formally published Jo the world, was to be found in
all the assurance offices of London.—
(Hear, hear.)
a
Mr. J. JONES seconded the • motion, which was
carried by acclamation.
The PRESIDENT suggested that therVice-Presidents
should draw up an address to Mr. Davies.
Mr. DAvies briefly expressed his acknowledgments.
The unanimity that had characterised their proceed-
ings augured
well for the success of the institute ;
and he trusted it
might never be disturbed.
Thanks were then voted to. the President, the enrol-
ment committee,
Mr. Cleghorn, to the directors of
use of the offices ; and a motion
having been
the " Guardian" for the
passed recommending the council to take
whatever steps might seem expedient to obtain the
co-operation of, those_.
who had not joined the institute,
the meeting separated.
The inauguration dinner of the society was held
in the evening, at the London Coffee-house; the Pre-
sident being in the chair, supported by Messrs. Peter
Hardy and Mr. Dated Jones. About forty gentlemen
were present. The
gatheri!ig
was one of the most
cordial and friendly nat Success to the Ac-
tuaries Institute,"
was drunk with great enthusiasm.
The company did not separate until late.

NO PENALTIES TO EXCISE OFFICEBS.—In the
Spirit Dealers' new Act, which has just come into
operation, it is declared that officers of the Excise shall
not participate in penalties and forfeitures under the Act.
The penalties are to go to the Crown, and not, as
hitherto, in part to the Excise officers. This is a very
excellent provision.
A rumour prevailed in town last week that a vessel
arrived in port had had signalled to her, by the steamer
in which Macready took his passage fur America, the
death of that celebrated tragedian. [We believe there
is no foundation for the report.—Liverpool Chronicle.]