The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

THE WEST RIDING.

Lord Morpeth's address to the electors of the West Riding
(which will be found elsewhere) is as generous towards his
political opponents as might be expected from his noble
character. He does Sir Robert Peel full justice, and h.
also does' justice to the Whigs; when he declares that they
did not oppose Sir Robert through any eagerness for office.
After reminding the electors how strictly he had fulfilled his
own pledges given at the election in February, the Noble
Lord adds—

"An able and powerful Minister has fallen in the moment
of his well-earned triumph. That fall has not been precipi-
tated by any eagerness on the part of my political associates
to depnve him of the power he was thus beneficially using;
we felt ourselves constrained to give our votes against him on
a question which we had no share in raising, whether it was
expedient at the present time to introduce a measure of a
severe and coercive character for the_ government of Ireland."
Though no statement of Lord Morpeth's requires con-
firmation, yet we may say that we have the means of know-
ing this declaration to be perfectly correct. Neither Lord
John Russell nor Lord Morpeth wished to unseat Sir Robert
Peel, but the reverse. They were placed under that neces-
sity by Sir Robert's owe act—Sir Robert himself seeing the
inevitable result, and even designing it.
Lord Morpeth now comes before the West Riding with
claims so strong on the favour and confidence of the electors,
that we cannot anticipate opposition from any quarter.
Opposition would certainly be hopeless. The Whigs have a
very large majority on the register, after the severest
scrutiny; and they are in the most perfect state of prepara-
tion. All their little differences are healed, whilst all the
differences among their political opponents are aggravated to
the utmost.

The noble candidate thus indicates the nature of the policy
to be pursued by the new Cabinet :
" If I am enabled by the generous renewal of your confi-
der.ce to combine the representation of your industrious
classes with the actual service of the Crown, I shall hope to
bear my part in a coui se of policy which shall have for its
continued object to relieve trade, commerce, and industry of
all unnecessary burthens, and to increase the command of
the great bulk of the community over the necessaries and
comforts of life, as well as to improve and elevate their so-
cial and moral condition, and to give new securities and en-
couragements to their freedom, intelligence, and virtue."
We do not know how a better or fuller description could
be given, in the same number of words, of the duties of a
liberal and paternal Government.

It is somewhat remarkable, but perfectly appropriate in
this era of the triumphs of free trade, that the two great
commercial constituencies of the empire, West Yorkshire
and South Lancashire, should at the same time have free-
trade candidates walking over the course. The elevation of
Lord Ft ancis Egertrn to the peerage makes a vacancy in the
representation of South Lancashire, for which Mr. William
Brown, the former Liberal candidate, will be returned unop-
posed.--Leeds Mercury.

STORM AT WINDSOR.--A very violent storm of thun-
der and lightning, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain,
passed over this town, between two and three o'clock yester-
day afternoon, in a south-easterly direction. The lightning
was accompanied by peals of thunder awfully loud and alarm-
ing. During the whole of yesterday morning the heat was far
more oppressive than it had been experienced.for the past
month, the thermometer in the royal gardens at Frogmore,
standing at 93 deg. in the shade.
DEATH OF ROBERT MAUGHAM RICHARDS, ESQ.—
We have to record the decease of one of the most respected,
if indeed not one of the most eminent members of the English
bar—Robert Maugham Richards, Esq., whose name must be
familiar to many of our readers.- He expired on Thursday
last, at his residence in Whitehall-place, aged 53. The cos.-
plaint which proved fatal to the learned gentleman was an
affection of the spine of long standing. Symptoms first
manifested themselves about four years since, when Mr.
Richards was in the height of practice, and such were the
apprehensions entertained of the result, that he adopted the
advice of his medical attendants, by retiring from the bar,
resolving to spend the remainder of his days in comparative
retirement, having previously, it is understood, amassed a
handsome independence by his professional exertions during
a period of nearly 24 years. For some time previous to the
fatal attack he apparently enjoyed fair health, and although
he abstained in I great degree, if not wholly from all profes-
sional duties, h enevertheless moved in another character—
that of a philanthropist, and was an active supporter of many
of our most beneficial charitable institutions. He was one of
the coadjutors of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
in the formation of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution,
and took a deep interest in its proceedings up to the last few
days of his earthly career.
ACCIDENT ON THE' GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--All
accident, which was fortunately unattended with any per-
sonal injuries, occurred at the Slough station, on the after-
noon of Saturday last, upon the arrival of the luggage
train, with several third-class carriages, on its journey to
Paddington. From some negligence on the part of the men
in charge of the train one of the large flaps of a luggage
truck, in consequence of its not being properly secured, fell
down, and in this state projected some three or four feet,
horizontally from the truck itself. The portion of the line
of rails at Slough, along which the train was proceeding,
ran within a few inches of a large luggage shed, recently
constructed opposite the down station. The projecting flap,
striking the side of the shed, tore away the whole of its
upright supports, and that side of the shed was immediately
in nuns. The train,'fortunately, was not proceeding at the
rate of more than five or six miles an hour; the speed having
been slackened for the purpose of its, stopping about 200
yards farther on, at the up station. The greatest alarm was
experienced by the passengers, not only from the jolting they
experienced when the concussion caused by the collision took
place, but from the awfully crashing noise occasioned by the
falling materials of which the large building was composed.
Providentially no persons were in the shed at the time the
accident occurred, one, no injuries were sustained of any serious
nature by those persons who were travelling by the train.

LATER FRolif kMERICA, -
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Quebec, Captain Hebard, at Plymouik we -hove -.re- •
ceived New York papers to the 18th June,
we copy the following extracts : ": • -: •
- THE OREGON TREATY.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jusa 16, 1846,
THE FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY.-WAYS AND MEAEL

A message from the President was sent in this mining.
with Secretary Walker's report on the finances and the tariff..
The President states that the iecrease of revenue rends red )
necessary by the war with Mexico, can be met by reducing
the duties to a revenue standard, imposing duties on fn. 'et
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articles, and modifying the duties on others.
Additional authority is asked for the issue of Treasury
notes.

The Secretary's report was also read. He estimates a de--
ficimcy in revenue for the next fiscal year at nineteen mil—
lions six hundred and twenty thousand dollars, but entici—
ng s receipts from various sources which will reduce this too
fifteen zillions.

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This deficit will also be reduced, if the tariff is modified
according to the provisions of the House Bill, introduced by
the Committee of Ways and. Means. The entire receipts
with this modification, are estimated at thirty millions, but
leaving still the deficiency mentioned of fifteen millions. '
The warehouse system proposed, it is estimated, will fur-
ther reduce this amount, and the graduation of the sales of -
public lands half a million more, leaving still over twelve
millions deficit.
To meet this the Secretary recommends a resort to loans,
or issue of Treasury notes, or both, as circumstances may
render it most desirable; and at the earliest dates, and at
such rates of icterest as may be agreed upon.
The message and report were referred to the Committee on'
Finance, and ordered to be printed.
An Executive message was also received, which was under-
stood to be the Oregon treaty.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. •
WASHINGTON, JUrra 16, 1846.
Opened with the usual ceremonies.
THE OREGON TREATY.
Mr. M'Dowell, of Ohio, moved a suspension of the rules,-
in order to introduce a resolution embodying a- protest
against the treaty in progress for a settlement of the Oregon
question.

- The resolution and preamble assume that this is a question
proper for the action of the whole legislative power; for On
attempt secretly to adjust the matter while the people and
their representatives are ignorant of the terms, would be
doing injustice to the rights of the people, and " consum-
mated" no obligatory force upon them, therefore
" Resolved,—That in the opinion f the House, it is the
duty of the Senate to postpone the further consideration and
action upon the same, and submit it to the people for their
act ion and consideration."

The remaining resolutions censure the President and Se-
nate for executive and senatorial supremacy, and for secret
conclave, by which to hide their proceedings from the public
under the midnight veil.
On his motion to suspend the ruler, the yeas were 35,
nays 156. So the motion was lost.
WASHINGTON, Juni 16.
TILE OREGON TREATY.—IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL
MOVEMENTS.
The treaty was not sent to the Senate yesterday, owing to
the resignation of the Chairman on Foreign Relations. The
vacancy will be supplied by an election to-day, when the
document will be transmitted. It will be necessary to refer-
it to that Committee, and their reasons for recommending its
adoption will be embodied.
We learn that Mr. Walker has recovered from his illness,
and will lay his communication relative to the tariff and
finance before the Senate to-day. It will, it is said, recom-.
mend a duty on tea, coffee, and other articles from 20 to 30
per cent., which he estimates will afford an increase of three
or four millions in the revenue.
It is said with authority that an issue of twelve millions
in Treasury notes will also be recommended in preference
to a loan.

MONEY MARKET.—JUNE 16, Sur P.m.
The stock market was heavy this morning, and prices fell
off a fraction. We look upon this as one of those reactions
usual upon a rising market.
At the first board Pennsylvania Fives declined per Cent.;
Farmers' Loan, 1A ; Morris Canal, 14 ; Canton, 1 ; Long
Island, IA ; and Norwich and Worcester, 3/4 . Mohawk and.
Harlem closed at Saturday's
.prices, and Reading Railroad
Bonds advanced I/2.
The Exchange Bank and the Canal Bank of Lockport
have suspended. Their bills are no longer redeemed at the
agencies. •