The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

COUNTY OF HADDINGTON

PROTECTIONISTS DEFLATED.
FRIDAY FEB. 6.—A meeting was held here to-day, in th
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Assembly Rooms. The room was crowded.
Mr. AITCHISON, of Alderston said—This raveling has been
called by a requisition, signed by thirty-one if.,a47iduals,
in
which no one is invited who is not favourable to protection W
native industry. As there are a number of gentlem en in
this room who are not in the practice of being here, we thin/L.
it proper to state that it will be understood that they act
either favourable to our views, or it will be understood that if
that be not the ease they shall leave this room.—aligget..)
Lord Jorn HAT said, I beg leave, for one, to protest WI,
the proceedings of such a meeting.—(Applause.). 113,..„°
that the only way to settle this important question is to Da"'
a fair, manly, and liberal view of it.—(Applause.)
After a stormy discussion, the party favourable to the
present system of protection to agriculture withdrew t°
another room, making no visible diminution in the numbers
of the meeting.
The chair was then taken by Mr. Dodds, the Prove °f
Haddington.
Lprd Jolly HAT made a long and able speech in favour of
free trade, and resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic SP-
plause.
After several other speeches and resolutions had 131
listened to, and the latter unanimously carried, three cliealiv
were proposed for Lord John Hay, and were enthusiastic '
given.
Three hearty cheers were also given for the League- tto
The meeting then broke up, after the usual complimen
the Chairman.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE REQUIBITIONIS.-P%;ff
party opposed to Sir Robert Peel's measure (a small min°,'lll
of the meeting) having left the large room, re-assembleueat
a smaller apartment adjoining, and there agreed to Presto
petitions to both Houses of Parliament against any relaia
of the present protection to native industry.

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It is the opinion of Dr. Lushington and the let
a. to
William Follett, that there is no law to compel pall'
pay a salary to parish clerks. flake
It is rumoured in the political circles that the -11: R.
of Northumberland intends to give his support to s,,'frciat
Peel's measure regarding the corn-laws and cotton
policy. row
To-morrow will be the sixth anniversary of the bet.
riage of her Majesty with his Royal Highness Prince 'Jew
.khe Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
mons gave his second full dress Parliamentary entertslow,
on Saturday last, at his house in Eaton-square. Thef°ocer
lag noblemen and gentlemen were the guests on th'sviobt
sion ;—Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, the to,
Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhousc,
_ the Right Hon:He°l-Ities•
bouchere, the Right Hon. B. Macaulay, the Right 0.
Francis T. Baring, the Right Hon. Edward Elnobed
Right Hon. Fox Maule, Lord Marcus. Hill, Lord foe
Grosvenor, Mr. G. Bvng, Sir George Grey, Mr. ei
Smith, Sir William lay, Colonel Fox, Rear-Admirs
Dundas, Mr. C. Buller, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. BernaL,„
Tufnell, Mr. Horsman, Sir Thos. Troubridge, and
Parker. bsi
We understand that the Marquis of Abercoro„,se,
accepted the office of Groom of the Stole to Prince Al-,
vacant by the resignation of the Marquis of Exeter. 1•i
ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC Soclidif
The usual monthly literary meeting was held on biatt
evening, Samuel Lewis, Esq., in the chair, when theldliatr
heiroglyphics was treated by Mr. Sharpe, and a ver.T
resting discussion ensued. of
L. eon,' ~.
INCREDIBLE STOILY.—" A letter from Hair,
the 30th ult.," says the Paris Constitutionne4 rent
following adventure which lately took place at themititt;e,
Berlin :—` The King of Prussia had ordered a grand P
be organised between Berlin and the fortress of Spati"-t tie,
,
the sportsmen of the Court accordingly assembled 05
place of rendezvous at three on the day fixed. At tbs
of these was the Prince Royal, brother of the Kolg'oenc°'
Majesty not arriving, the Prince showed signs of inn). 'OO
and, after waiting for an hour, ordered the grand bu
to commence the hunt. The latter, however, ventl,9l‘lll
spectfully to point out to his Royal Highness the dot
would run of incurring the royal displeasure by 51it,,,011
The Prince replied that he would take the resnoosi,bl,ls-
himself, and the hunt accordingly commenced. "f-forP,-,
shortly afterwards arrived, and, highly indignant, len"
grand huntsman (master of the hounds). Arrived s sci
udriet'allot7of
royal presence, he was about to explain that it W'
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cordance with the orders of the Prince Royal tiel'asP:'
acted; but before he had time to open his mouth oehis
enced from the King the most flagrant outrafe---
jesty spat in his face. The first movement of ,„
huntsman was to place his band on his sword, or s OA)
the King drew back. The huntsman then too oil;
pistol from his belt, and placing it to his head, We ;
own brains.'" of°sl;
WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Duchesspolo
was present at Divine worship this morning, at. 401
church of St. John. Lady Fanny Howard and ti, .0,1b1)".0
George Cowper were in attendance upon her Roym,-.-0010
Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Gould, and tiro, Pig('
was delivered by. the Rev. Isaac Gossett, the Tirves9
Royal Highness will take her departure for town '?13.0 11
to be present at the grand evening party te be Live
Majesty at Buckingham Palace.
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DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL EDWARD -• ,ficet,l,.to
We have to record the decease of the shove flar°—scii4res
expired on Tuesday last, at Southwell, Notts, at tu!,-ty-tboo
age of seventy-eight years. He had been nearly ;111
years in the service, having entered the navy in bit, *J
deceased Admiral was Lieutenant of the Vanes D'lf
glorious victory obtained by .Lerd Duncan, over "-fiect,'te
iieet, of Camperdown, in 1797, when he w_.„as
wounded in the engagement, and for which he 10'03
annual pension of 300/. At the expedition to t"joaset,l
he was also actively employed ; and in 1801 he e 9.1, fit; /
the Zebra bomb vessel, at the defeat of the peru„`",se‘,!ai;
Copenhagen. His commission was dated as 0"5,14,r;),
Lieutenant, March 19, 1794 ; Commander Dee- irestcfr"
Captain, April 29, 1802; and Rear-Admiral (on ret
Jan. 10, 1837. 0o11,9"
The agreement for the lease of Coventry ptrtlto
Piccadilly, was signed on Friday, by the contractit te,to
This noble mansion is te be converted into a cl'cior. lyerf
presided over by acme of the foreign ambslss/A
ministers, conjointly with some of the disting-uisheu,,,reV,o
of our aristocracy; and to Mr. Wright, of the ,-"otit
will be confided the superintendence and carrying -
arrangements. qtll‘,r
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, 001
before two, a young woman named Knight, agd),
*tog Poo,
in Ship-yard, Fleet-street, was standing on „1. 51,1113„+
at the Temple, belonging to the Waterman's u°l2eriTis of )0
ing by the hand a child between two and three Ye hoasi
Wishing, however, to take the infant into hest tbsi
stooped for the purpose of lifting it up, when just i iider;sl
cise moment a wave hit against the pier with e°,,lcipit.do
force, by which both the female and child were Plosiot;r
into the water. Notwithstanding that immediate vise,
was rendered the young woman was drowned, it_eitbi'des
posed that her body was drawn under one of the L'A ocf-pa
ing barges, as, up to a late hour last evening, it het"..ocses?
recovered. The child waa, however, fortunatelYs'd pales
rather a remarkable manner, by a policeman whotbita clot, 4
into a boat ; the child was fleeting by means "
nd se/ et
when the policeman reached it by his foot, . roo
foot under the child's clothing, held it up by thistbas
further assistance was procured, and the child vlie I„te
rom a watery grave. h p*st ttl°
FOLIEESTONE.—The fishing trade during t- 105, pelf,
has been very prosperous, one boat bringing 11' ri11441:,
15,500 mackerel, the produce of one night's toil 400" tig"
sold on the beach for 150/., and sent to Billingsg;oo
This is the largest quantity ever known to Web. /
in here by one boat. —Dover Chronicle. 4.1°
The musical world is threatened with cgr 411
ho 15 Drol/t°
no less than that of the composer Donizetti, 0) ft,',
under affection of the brain (enwllissenzent du aro° te $OOllO
on by mental excitement, which has reduced WI ,bosef
of imbecillity. He is now at Paris, and le re°
house like a child. The physicians say that blt joi
impossible. 'Doi AI
At the Winchester Petty Sessions, held on ,1-0..45:
27th ult., James Davy, of Upton, a lad about one S
age, was charged with an assault of a very sal(' tvifihro
ratter on a young woman and he was committsun folf tvle
trial at the next assizes. The constable of UPt.,°•aea 0,0
conveyed him to the New Inn, where be rern—astefss .;
night.. On the following morning preparatiellleeo4
for conveying him te gaol. The constable, tt,tsti s Vat
ride on horseback, and the prisoner to walk, w"stiff,'"?
of a lift now and then, should his behaviour Jtutbe;
indulgence. The horse was at the door, but ~,st bsd,;(4 4s
of starting the constable remembered that u" to.ameit
coat in the inn ; he, therefore, requested Paler PisrAt
horse while he went for his coat. Whither .ti, sft, ref,
peace officer staid to fortify his inner man -nc„,„l.th
Collard's home-brewed, as well u his outer ""er s piped
coat, or the risoner considered he was no long.ere
we know not; but on the constable's returll,,ph'i
horse, but Davy was " non est inventus.” 'A.,'" 00
trived to get clear off, and still continues at lama key
County Gazette. 1,10000,00
ARMAGH.—We regret to state that fe,./:tati00111
out amongst the depot of the 46th Regiment'," ye 011 poke;
(Armagh) city, of which several of the men lor
the last few days, and there are still a noul are, sfr
We have been told that the febrile ayraptotn_n° t
lignait nature, and that the surgeon of the der' 41.
for itssremoval.— Ulster Gazette. y tp er;4o
MILE MINE ST. ANDREW.—We are s°r:r
acts of incendiarism have been perpetrated ley, oesersi.
On the evening of Saturday last a stack of blrci aleop
A fs,
on Are
of Mr. Bile was was discovered to be At' 'oie/
,d)
consumed. stack of wheat, standing on ao troreigli
was thou seen blazing, and was likewise de'.l e P Or°
outrages have caused the 'greatest alarm in
hood, and we trust the incendiaries will speee
to justice.— Somerset County Gazette

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BIRTHS. T. 0°
On the 3d inst., at Limerick, the lady of CeP of i/10 so
67th Regiment, of a son. 05614 et
On the sth inst., at Fawsley, the Hon. 3irtl• milel° ,
tf4f
which survived their birth only a few hours. .„,„nol '
On the ith inst., in Harley-street, the lady o(4'4 t 00' oct"
of a duughter. liolOf cet
On the 6th inst., at Botleys Park, the lady a oro• ' o(
of a son. 1/
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MARRIED. _mittosh „al) oef,
On the 29th ult., at St. Mary Abbott's, 1017;0t, ".-
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Esq., of Brighton, to Miss Emily Duncan P-- '
late John Stuart, Esq. PntaM' of)11 01‘'.
On the 3d. inst., at St. James's Church' beg, ~ ISt
Norris, of the 64th Regiment, to Anne o°B d f.'s
sener of - 00
tbe late Matthew Wigham, Esq. rleorg• ant , „.„0
On the sth inst, at Woolwich, the Bev. •-•„,iiplds,
,dpec.," 1••$.01.'
of St. Wenn, Cornwall, to Julia Warren, ‘,"0„Al •ft.'"_,,cro't:ou ~
Major Robert Hutchinson Ord, K.H., of th,,e,:;„el, f;"i„ A." ft4,i'
Oa the sth inst., at the Unitarian '-'-`6ollov offe, ;IT
Bayley Potter, Esq., to Mary, daughter of , Scir,oo
ellir," of )i
Pole-bank, near Hyde. —,_,—,erston, _Alt.-
On the sth inst., at St. Mary's, w.r.,,,i, dau• tr
of Waterford, Herta, to Agnes Cecilia, fount Affle
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On the 30th ult., at Kingston New Olffth 00,51010
Tiganre, ..-
wife of Mr. Charles VanderGucht. Quoinna soin" SP
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On the 2d inst., at Atherstone, Mrs• -00 i, P. of, 0
On the 3d inst., in Rodney-street, LiverT_ solo ,13 ,10
On the 4th inst., at Verandah Coffag°' .„. lOof 0
Barnard, aged 73. „rdo4o..,'^itor
On the 6th inst., in Charlotte-street, BeViii,d, 61A" Aloolt;
On the 25th ult., at Bath, Henrietta A. 130 i
Major Pilot. 'Torrent'.
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Thornton
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Walls, Esq. ..._4ory, tla ' 01, Nre?sii
On the 4th inst., at HOTStead I,c'rfoit. Jalnco
Rector of Horstead and Coltishall, IC°
On the 6th inst., at Pear-tree-grow', of park-sinley.
~op P'--
On the 6th inst., James Jones, VA., ~...,., of )1, Als' ,14,
On the 6th inst., Thomas Whitnicr:',4: span'''" ,40, oci
On the 6th lust., in Upper Harley s.'" ,o, co i10c!,,,d
yOlJg. tbe earl'
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London : Printed and Published by „to. 112, spa
Strand, Printer, at The Sure Oftl,...7iddiege.v.,
of the Savoy, in the CountY 01 •"'''
9, 1846.

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