The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

JULY 6, 1846.

PRICE SD.

MR. COBDEN, M.P.

The following address has been sent by Mr. Cobden to the
electors of Stockport.

TO THE ELECTORS OF STOCKPORT.

Gentlemen,—The state of my health, and other pr:vate con-
siderations, induce me to seek a temporary withdrawal from
public life. With this view, I have obtained leave of
absence from Parliament for the remainder of the session ;
and it is my intention, after making the necessary arrange-
ments for leaving home, to go abroad for a twelvemonth.
I, therefore, most respectfully beg to be considered in the
enjoyment of the privileges and immunities of private life ;
at the same time, I feel it my duty to place my seat at your
free di=posal in case a dissolution should occur during my
absence from England.

Allow me to take the present opportunity of ex
pressing the grateful sense I entertain of the confi-
dence and kindness with which you have honoured
me. To your favour alone have I been indebted fui
the opportunity of advocating, however humbly, in
the British Legislature, the now happily triumphant
principles of free trade. I thank all and each of you for the
considerate forbearance with which you have allowed me to
devote myself uninterruptedly to one absorbing Question;
and assuring you how deeply I regret that a necessity should
arise for suspending my connexion with your important
borough,

I have the honour be, Gentlemen,
Your faithfal servant,
RICHARD COBDEN.

Blanchester, July 3, 1846.

IBRAHIM PACHA.

His Highness Ibrahim Pacha, on embarking on board the
Dryad steamer, after returning from Woolwich-common on
Thursday evening, expressed a desire to take a trip down
the river towards Gravesend. The course of the vessel,
which had been laid in the direction of town, was immedi-
ately changed, and the illustrious stranger proceeded down
the river as far as Gravesend. Nothing like so lengthened a
voyage had been' contemplated by the parties who chartered
the vessel in the morning, and before arriving at Graves-
end, the voyageurs having expressed a wish to partake of
some dinner it was found that there were no supplies on
board. In this dilemma parties were dispatched into the
town, where, by a little industrious research, they succeeded
in levying a joint of roast beef from one place, a ham from
another, and a goodly supply of champagne from a third.
Thus laden, they returned to the steamer, and a table having
been spread on the deck, the Pacha and the members of his
suite partook of their hasty meal as the vessel proceeded on
its homeward trip.
Hiz.l Highness disembarked at Hungerford-pier shortly after
10 o'clock, and.being very much fatigued did not leave his
hotel again that evening.

On Friday morning, at ten o'clock, the Pacha, accompanied
by his suite, left Mivart's for the London terminus of the
Blackwall Railway, in Fenchurch-street, where his High-
ness was received by the directors and secretary of the com-
pany, and by them conducted over the engineering works of
that establishment. His Highness minutely inspected the
machinery by which the rope used in propelling the trains is
worked, and expressed himself greatly pleased at the simpli-
city of its action. On leaving the terminus, his Highness
and suite entered a first-class carriage and proceeded to the
Blackwall station, from thence visiting the East India Docks,
into which the Pacha was conducted by Captain Routh, the
managing director of the Blackwall Railway. While in the
docks, his Highness proceeded on board, and inspected from
the deck to the hold two of Mr. Green's magnificent India-
men, which were lying alongside the jetty, outward bound.
At the dock entrance his Highness entered his carriage, and
drove to the West India Docks, where he visited and in-
spected the sugar warehouses and rum vaults.
From the West India Docks the Pacha and suite returned
to the Brunswick Tavern, Blackwall, where they partook of a
white-bait dinner.

After dinner, his Highness proceeded to the London Docks;
while walking through the warehouses his Highness tasted
some of the East India sugar, and inquired what was the
price of transit from Calcutta, and what it would be from
Alexandria. The Pacha was invited by the dock authori•
ties to go on board one of the American liners ; but having
already inspected Mr. Green's superb ships, his Highness
excused himself.

His Highness returned to Mivart's Hotel shortly before
six o'clock.

Sarni Pacha took equestrian exercise en Friday afternoon
in the parka and suburbs of the metropolis.

THE REVIEW IN HYDE PARK.
We have much pleasure in giving insertion to the following
document, which so highly compliments the troops that
took part in this military spectacle, on their general appear-
ance and steadiness in the field :