The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

SIR CHARLES WOLSELEY IN
RE PLY
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN,
SlR,—The Sun of the 30fli December has been this day
sent to me. •It contains an article on a certain letter I ad-
dressed to the working classes in the manufacturing districts,
through the Stockport Advertiser. Had there not been some-
thing pithy in my letter you would not have noticed it; be-
fore I had meddled with it, had I been the editor of The Sus,
I would have been sure of my facts.
You assume, Sir, and you get into an argument on tba
assumption, the Earl Talbot " has to labourers!" You as
sume that the Earl's " personal exertions" are not brought
into action, because forsooth " he lets his estate, and does
not cultivate himself." You assert " that the Earl is a 7 cirri
aria among landlords, as he must pay his tenants' labourers
in the cultivation of his estates, because he can have none of
his own ;" and, to finish with assumptions and assertions,
you say the Earl has, except servants, grooms, gamekeepers,
&c., no one to pay the I2s. a week wages to.
Now, Sir, just give me leave to tell you, not one of your
assumptions or assertions has even a semblance of truth
therein !

I c,uld not have pitched on two men more (Tropp!: than
Lord Talbot and Mr. Cobden, " as the'lespective representa-
tives of the landed and trading interest. for the purpse of
institwing a comparison between them ;" for, unfoitunattly
for all your assumption-, Lord Talbot is certainly the best
farmer, and one of the most extensive cultivators of land in
all England, employs an immense number of labourers, and
farms in the first-rate style; and as to his Lordship's " pstr-
sonai exertions," on that score he is certainly not to be put in
the back Ground even when compared to Mr. Cobden! unless
the printer of datlidowndillies is a man of more use in the
world than the one who produces food; then, indeed, his
Lords!iip would be obLioed-to,knock under.
I thank yotrforbtkluggiven me, at any rate, a part of my
titles; but why not!, have added " the matter-of-tact Baro-
net ?" and I think by the time the public has read the above,
they will have found out that a little more of " matter of
fact" from Time Sun would have given greater effect to Ms
article.

Now, Sir, allow me to repeat my advice to the manufactur-
ing workmen. I did not "guess" that Mr. Cobden's capital
is 5,0001.; I guessed it was so. May I ask yen out of whose
blood and sweat do the other " ten times that amount," you
assert it to be, come from ? Why, his workmen, to be sure. There-
fore, when the abominable corn-laws are repealed, together
with the more abominable Currency Bill of 1819, I tell these men
to have their eyes on the maters' gains, for I shall always
think they have got profit enough for any reasonable man
already! Anti as the League promises a cheap loaf to the
workmen, e'en let them have it without the masters crying
out " Halves !"
I am not " a protectionist" in your sense of the word ; in
principle I detest the corn-laws. But, Sir, most of you
Leaguers seem to have forgot the origin of them. Let me
just put you in mind of a "matter of tact," by way of keep-
ing up my character. At the end of the war the Bank was to
return to a metallic currency, but, unfortunately, the debt had
doubled, and both Whigs and Tories said to Peel, "If you
do away-with the paper currency, give us the corn-laws;"
there, then, was the bargain. Now, Sir, you will give me
leave to say it is somewhat sly in the League, and somewhat
dishonest too, to wish to do away with only a part of the
bargain. Let us only have fair play, and the corn might
come in from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; for, in my
opinion, the bane of England is not the corn-laws alone—
Peel's Bill must be added to them.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, C. WOLSELEY.
Jan. 16, 1846.

[lithe "matter-of-fact" Baronet had read the article of the
30th of December, on which be comments, he would have
found the following passage :—"Now, if Earl Talbot were
to employ himself in productive labour, as Mr. Cobden
does (if he were to cultivate his estate himself, instead of
letting it), he too would have an income of more than three
per cent. on his capital—that is to say, he would have his
three per cent. on his capital invested plus the profit of his
labour." It is out of his profits as a farmer, and not out
of his interest upon capital as a landowner, that Earl Tal-
bot pays his labourers. He pays no labourers' wages out of
his three per cent., so that our position remains un-
touched. As to the " matter-ef-fact" Baronet's as-
sumptions and assertions with regard to Mr. Cobden's
capital and profits, we think we may venture to quote his
own words, and say to him, " Now, Sir, just give us leave to
tell you, not one of your assumptions or assertions has even a
semblance of truth therein." With regard to the currency
law, we have ever denounced it as energetically as we have
the corn-law, and an Anti-Gold Standard League, whenever
it shall be formed, shall have our best support. If any such
bargain as that alluded to, by "the-matter-of-fact" Baronet
was entered into between Peel and the Landed Aristo-
cracy, such a bargain is as illegal as it is iniquitous,
and this statement of the " matter-of-fact " Baronet,
if it be "matter of fact," more than justifies the severe
terms which have of late been applied to their
conduct. The "matter-of-fact" Baronet has for years been
agitating for a repeal of the currency-law, but has never
said a word about a repeal of the corn-law. Might not a
Leaguer retort upon him with some effect his " Now, Sir,
you must give me leave to say it is somewhat sly, and some-
what dishonest too, to wish to do away with only apart of
the bargain?"—En. Sun.]

ANTI-CORN-LAW AND FREE
TRADE MEETINGS.

Since the meetings in favour of free trade, already enu-
merated in our columns, the following have taken place, and
have been attended by numbers proportionate to the size of
the different districts:—

At Edinburgh, on Thursday last, in the Music Hall, with
Baillie Duncan, the Lord Provost, in the chair. The assem-
bly was addressed by several advocates of the cause, and
some spirited resolutions, expressive of thorough free trade
principles, were unanimously adopted.
At St. Austel, Cornwall, on Friday, with Mr. Hoskins, a
local tradesman, in the chair. Petitions to the Houses of
Lords and Commons, praying for the abolition of all avail-
able restrictions upon commerce, were adopted, and the meet-
ing was addressed by F. S. Trelawny, Esq., M.P.
At Stogumbcr, Somersetshire, on-Thursday evening, with
B. Escott, Esq., M.P., in the chair. About 1,500 individuals
were present, and the demonstration altogether was most
enthusiastic.

At Shepton Mallet, on Saturday, with the high Constable
in the chair. The meeting, which was convened in the
market-place, numbered somewhere about a thousand.
At the Court-house. Marylebone where, on Saturday
evening, the various metropolitan delegates assembled. Mr.
George Daniell, churchwarden of Marylebone, presided. The
assembly, besides protesting against tt.e duties levied upon
articles of food, adopted a memorial to Sir Robert Peel
against the continuation of the window-tax.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—An alteration has
just been made in the arrangements for the departure of the
Court for town. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal Family, will leave
the Castle on Wednesday next, instead of Tuesday, the day
originally fixed upon, for Buckingham Palace. A magnifi-
cent banquet will be given by her Majesty to-morrow even-
ing in the Waterloo Gallery. Invitations have been issued
to between fifty and sixty royal and distinguished guests,
including her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of
Richmond, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of An-
' glesea, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Hertford
(who will be invested with the garter, vacant by the death
of the late Earl Grey, at a chapter of the order which will
be held by the Sovereign at three o'clock in the afternoon);
the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Powis, and the Cabinet
Ministers. The Gentlemen-at-Arms, and the Yeomen of
the Guard have been commanded to be in attendance. A
grand concert will be given by her Majesty in the evening.
The Queen's private band will be considerably augmented ;
several instrumental performers having been engaged from
town.

The King of Wurtemberg is recovering corn his
severe illness. The bulletin of the 12th inst. announces that
the fever has left him entirely, although his Majesty is still
at times tormented by a cough.
THE TICKET AcT.—The sooner an Act of Parlia-
ment is passed to interpret the interpretation clause of the
Ticket Act the better. It is in such terms as to throw every-
body into doubt and difficulty, and hundreds of framework-
knittei s out of employment.
ACCIDENT BY A THRASHING MACHINE.-011
Wednesday last, a poor woman of the name of Ford, living at
Glemsford, was assisting at a thrashing machine belonging to
Mr. Morley, of the same parish, and by some means her foot
slipped between the beaters, and was so much crushed that
amputation was resorted to the same evening. The lioznan
is in her 67th year.—Bury Herald.
sur'rrohuending
17,0001. Additional sums are yet
_e.xpe
amountlocaloi ft y
to subscriptionsthe
League i Liverpoolnt,toend Fund i 9
tt 0 andw
nearly
eatrblye
Crown by
els —Limerick Paper.
Judge, Common Pt . . / a year
Arthur reveg
Moore,
rteo,
ethme.
A retiringthe
dath pensionof
THE CRICKET IN THE PROVINCES.—We see from
of
e2hsight Hon.
' " Cricket on the Hearth," hasjust of Dicken s
Be
the Northern Whig of Saturday, that Alberta been
Smith's
pro-
ducedadapta-
tion
at thelfast theatre. If the number of versions may
be taken as a criterion of merit, Boz's cricket does not sing
small.
DISEASED POTATOES AGAIN.--The use of diseased
potatoes in Ireland by the destitute poor is becoming, as as
expected, a fruitful source of fever and disease. A fearfulw in-
crease in the number of fever patients has taken place in the
hospital of Fermoy.—Banner of Ulster.
A MAN BURNT TO DEATH IN A CHIMNEY.—OIL
Tuesday morning, a man named James Horror, a coal miner,
was found burnt to death in a chimney, at Mr. Dearden's
colliery, Birtle- cum-Bamford. It appeared he had called for
assistance, when the workmen proceeded to pull down the
chimney. ' but he was dead when they extricated him, and
his body burnt almost to a cinder. fie had been seen in a
state of intoxication the previous evening, and it is thought
he went to sleep in the cabin, and that finding the door was
fastened, and supposing the fire inside had been raked out, he
attempted to get down the chimney, but got fast and burned.
—Preston Guardian.

FELO-DE-SE.—A sad case of self-destruction has
recently occurred at Middle Aston, Oxon, and which ap-
pears to have been committed in consequence of the indi-
vidual fearing an exposure and punishment for having com-
mitted a petty robbery. The facts appear to be as follows :
Mrs. Needle, a labourer's wife, detected Sarah Hawkings
Bolton, also a labourer's wife, taking pig's food from &
trough in Needle's hogstye. The latter went to Dlr. C. C.
Dormer, aima,gisttite, raiding near at hand, and lodged a
complaint agaidst Mrs. Bolton. This preyed on Bolton's
mind, and before the case was heard she poisoned herself
with white oxide of arsenic. At the inquest a verdict of
Felo-de-se was returned, and the corpse was, on Friday night,
interred at Steeple Aston churchyard, without religious rites.
The wretched woman has left seven children, the youngest
being but three years old.
LIVERPOOL CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEAMJE FUND.
—The following note has been received from Mr. Ewart:—
" Leeds, Jan. 15.—My dear Sir—On my return from the
Continent a short time ago, I sent a subscription of 1001. to
the League Fund, in London, not being aware, at the tine,
of your proposed meeting in Liverpool. I was very glad to
see the many contributions you received on that occasion,
and I feel obliged if you will add my name Or an additionalt_e
sum, as a second subscription, of 1501., imiking 250/1 . t.
whole.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly, Jos. C. EwART. 1;
Rawlins, Esq."
Mvsw ERIOI3 S 0 C CUE R ENaCtEL,:nngSntios:
ICll:nussoniCe A of fE :he
Thursday morning, a
On \\,7educeay evening, or e
agpgpleeahraevdintgo
committed, in a barn be-
on Thursday morning, they dis-
covered, inolurng(i.n"zgr itsos3uiprpocsehdatrole:hwaoasrrn-eth,beaernly
inntyhthe ground, saturated with blood,
pink ribbon, and
indications of a and appeared to
be one that had belonged to a respectable person. '\Ve do
not hear that there were any indications of a stru
was trimmed servants
nt ethi
een,rste into
at
The cap to a respectable
had
be one
not hear t
place in the barn, but there were considerable quan-
tities
• • of blood on different parts of the floor, and near to the
tales were dul:ba
cap an open razor was found likewise deeply stained with
blood. A long track of blood was traced for a considerable -
distance on the road which leads from
the
barn. Diligent
search has been made by the police and the inhabitants of
the district, without success. What renders the affair most
mysterious is, the fact that no female or other person in the
neighbourhood is missing, —Maccietfield Chronicle.