The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-30 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS,

took place yesterday; The victory is mine, but I have
suffered great loss. The enemy's lose, which is still more
considerable, does not console me. I write you these few
Imes, though greatly fatigued, to inform you that lam
well, and to assure you I love you. Wholly yours.
Napoleon." The following is of the same date, lest, w
suppose, the first should be miscarried :—" I write a Wti:d
or two, my love, to allay your anxiety. The enemy has
lost the battle, 40 pieces of cannon, 10 flags, and 12,000
prisoners. He has suffered dreadfully. I have sustained '
great loss, 16,000 killed, and from 3 to 4,000 wounded.
Your cousin Tescher behaved very well. I have made
him an officer of my staff. Corbineau has been killed by
a bomb.shell. I was very much attached to him. He
was an officer of great merit. lam much grieved by his
'leath. My horse guards covered themselves with glory.
D'Alletnagne is dangerously wounded. Adieu, my love,
wholly yours, Napoleon."
As a proof of the excellence to which the elm
will attain in this county, we may mention that a noble
tree, fallen this season, now lies in the grounds of a
❑ei,ghbouring demesne, which has been carefully measured,
and found to contain no less than three hundred and
seventy-five square feet of sound timber.-- Worcester
Herald.

AWFUL EXPLOSION.—OnWedneJIay even-
ing the waggon of the carrier between Chester and Bala.
carrying, among other things, a quantity of tiunpowder
blew up, while in a yard at 'Wrexham. The contents
the waggon (estimated ;11. 5001.) were wholly pestroyed ;
w but happily no lives ere lost. How the exp onion took
place we have not beard.

DINNER TO DANIEL O'CONNELL, ESQ.,
Al. P.--We have seen a letter from Caherciveen, received
this morning, stating that the Liberator intended to fix
Monday, the 4th of November, for the Public Enter-
tainment to which he has been invited by the Citizens of
Cork.—Cork Clo-onicle.
On Wednesday last the Vale 9f Clwyd steamer
sailed from Cumberland Bason for Liverpool, having on
board about 100 individuals, emigrants intending to depa, t
from the latter port by the Mountaineer, for Van Diemen's
Land. Of this number about 80 were paupers, chilly
children, sent out at the expense of the Corporation of the
Poor. The latter were placed under the care of Mr. L.
Sliewring, of Bridge-street, who, we understand, intends
to settle in the colony. A considerable number of persons
attended to witness the sailing of the packet, and, as she
left the dock, were cheered by the passengers on board,
who seemed in good spirits. —B ristol Mercury.
It is now thirty-five years since his Majesty's
ship Colossus was wrecked in St. Mary's Roads, Scilly.
A few weeks since two young men (brothers) were there
with a diving apparatus of a new construction, and suc-
ceeded in bringing up several pieces of cannon, &c., from
the wreck. The following extraordinary fact merits
investigation : one of the guns explodlif on being struck
with a hammer, while lying near St.)ll 'a'ry's Quay, and
the wadding, &c., fell on Rat Island. Master-gunner Ross
was severely injured in the leg by the accident.
SCENE AT SION CHAPEL.—A most extra,
ordinary scene was enacted at Sion Chapel, Brewer street,
on Sunday evening. Some dispute having arisen between
Mr. Comfort, the Minister, and Mr. Steer, time proprietor
of the chapel, relative to the remuneration of the former
for his services, the Elders had given the Minister notice
to leave before the next Sunday. Sunday evening the
preacher alluded to the subject in his discourse, and stated
that the reason for his exclusion was an accusation of
avarice, covetousness, and an intimation that if he con-
tinued to preach, many of the subscribers would give up
their seats. He then called out to all those who were
willing to remain with him to hold up their hands, and
subsequently those who disliked him to do the same. The
congregation immediately followed this most extraordinary
suggestion, and a great majority appeared for the preacher.
Mr. Steer then said it was imperative on him to explain.
The congregation refused to bear him, and hissed, hooted,
and yelled. The ladies of course screamed with terror;
some fainted in the chapel, and others waited till they got
home. The Minister and Mr. Steer (who officiates as
clerk) addressed the congregr''
length, however, the audi,
threatening to give up their
many others blaming bins
Gazette.

In Blackwood's A
month is an article on "
anonymous, but addressed,
to the Colonial Minister, lh
the following accusation agai
at Trinidad, I met with a
laud, who informed me he
former acquaintance with A,
remonstrated,with him upon
taking in a question (the WI
understand, and against an
him no harm. The reply
he was ignorant tf the merit.
but if the destruction of her
about, that destruction wouli
land's naval supremacy, an,'
Ireland would follow."
FURIOUS CONFLICT.--
informed, that in consequer
of common in the parish of
two aged farmers, and two
the dispute by combat, unk
Friday last, when a deadly
short time disabled one of ti
one of his legs and an
at the fierce assailant
rushed against him,
strength, when he jun
held his throat until ht
affright of the whole
affray too late to stop t
held on the hotly on Alt
the result.— Shrewsbu.
Tuesday last was the assessioning or new
taking for the Duchy Manors of Liskeard and Rillaton.
Prior to the commencement of the business as usual, Mr.
Loudon, the attorney for the duchy of Cornwall, read some
correspondence and notices, by which it appears that his
Majesty, as Duke of Cornwall, gives notice that he will
enforce his right, as established by the decision of Lord
Chief Justice Tenterden, at the celebrated trial at bar, in
December, 1829. Mr. L. explained that his notice did
not affect the tenants in their new taking, which might go
on as usual ; only the duchy officers had thought fit to
give notice that the tenants might have no just ground of
complaint (should there be auy more trials on the subject)
and say they had received no proper notice. After some
discussion between the learned gentleman and the homage
(or jury), many of whom were of the legal profession, the
assessioning went on as usual; and afterwards about 100
sat down in the long room to a most excellent and Alen_
tiful dinner provided by Mr. Webb, of the King's Arms,
who is celebrated for his good dinners and wine.
DISCOVERYOF THE REMAINS OF A VESSEL
IN THE LOCH OF SPYNIE.—About three weeks ago Mr.
Dean, Leiner, Easter Oakenhead, situated on the Eastern
extremity of the Loch of Spynie, while engaged plough_
ing land which had been reclaimed since the draining of
the Loch the plough struck something which appeared
to be wood ; but, thinking it might be the remains of
a tree he paid no farther attention to it, until having
broken three ploughs he resolved upon removing the
obstruction. On proceeding to accomplish this object,
to his astonishment be found that the wood was the re-
mains of a vessel. Being busy in laying down his wheat
seed he covered it up with the intention of 2.Ya wining it
when he had more leisure. Having heard of the dis-
covery we went yesterday to the spot where it was dis-
covered, and found that nothing had been done towards
ascertaining what state it might be in. By exerting
ourselves for about an hour and a half, with the assist-
ance of a young man who came on the same errand, we
were enabled to clear away so much near the stern that
we can form a pretty correct idea of its size. The whole

length of the vessel appears to have been thirty feet; but
we did not ascertain the breadth. The whole of the ribs
are entire and composed of oak, and the stern is quite
round, on Sir Robert Sepping's plan. When we came to
that part of the vessel which must have been the deck,
although distinguishable enough, yet the spade went
through as if it bad only been clay, we may say the same
of a piece of birch wood about two inches in diameter
which was perfectly entire in the bark, yet the spade went
through it with greater ease than it would have done
through an apple. What appeared most sineular to us
was the distinct appearance that the whole of the space
betwixt the ribs and the outer and inner covering, of which
we could find no more traces than we did of the deck,
had been closely filled up with heather, which appeared
before touching it quite fresh ; but immediately after be-
came a pulp. We hope to be able to give a more par-
ticular account of this discovery in our next ; in the
meantime we may observe that it is more than probable
that this vessel has been lost nearly six hundred years
ago, as one of its dimensions could not have navigated
the Loch of Spynie, ►nure particularly in the part wbere
it has been found, after the 12th or 13th century,—
Elgin Courier.

With a mixed sentiment of indignation and
alarm we have read in the Bury Post of last
kVednesday, a narrative of certain proceedings
which took place at the Norfolk county sessions,
in the case of four labouring men, who had en-
deavoured to make others join them in a strike
for wages, Of these poor men it appeared that
one, by name Norgate, had earned but 2s. in
the last fortnight, and that on applying to a Mr.
Oldfield, who is represented to have been a
farmer and overseer, for relief, Oldfield refused
him any, but offered him some clay-
trenching at
sd. a rod, which offer the applicant accepted, on
condition of getting money enough in hand to
buy himself some victuals. This was refused.
The man was indicted for joining others in
forcibly taking away a labourer of Oldfleld's Iron
his work. He was found guilty Another
labourer, named Mann, was also indicted and
found guilty of the same offence. Thi, trans-
gressor stated that he had received bu, Hs. in
six weeks for his labour. He applied to the
saute Oldfield for "a job," and was refused. In
that emergency he asked as a I;quper fora shil-
ling or two to buy bread ; -Oldfielo' refused this
likewise, "as he was not overseer:" from a.
neighbouring farmer, however, the pri,;on4,r
learned that he was overseer, and on re,tiriiiii,z
to repeat his application for parish as istance,
Oldfield would not give him a single farthing,
—the brute adding, that Mann's wife might go
and gain money by prostitution ! Scott, another
prisoner under the same indictment, said he had
no further share in the alleged riot than trying
to rescue the poor men, 4, who were not in fault,
as they had neither work nor money—that
Norgate had had no victuals from Monday to
Wednesday," on which day he was gent to
Bridewell. Overton said he was offered ls. 6d.
a day by Oldfield, but could not work for such
wages, having a wife and three children to sup-
port, on which Oldfield refused to give him any
more, asserting that he gave a good minv of his
men but '7s. or Bs. a-week. He further declared

that he would not grant the applicants for work
or relief a single penny for all the justices in the
world. Well, the four transgressors were, as the
report of the trial states, found guilty ; and,
after an edifying commentary on their crime by
the Chairman, what does the reader think was
the punishment awarded by this bench of Nor-
folk justices ? .Three of the men were sen-
tenced to eighteen months' imprisonment,
with hard labour ; and one poor man,
whose wife was advised to save him from
starving by her own infamy, was, because of
his good character, condemned to a captivity
of only twelve months ! Now, the legal g
of these unfortunate men, in striving to gain by
forcible means or menaces, the co-operation of
others in their own effort to procure work at
better wages we hpulcl be the last to deny ; at
the same time it will be recollected that the
prisoners did not inflict on any man the slightest
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ceasion
ave taunted the applicants for relief from the
poor-rates by reminding them that it was charity
they were seeking. If the abuses of law and
power have made industry unsaleable in the
market, and reduced the willing labourer to the
abject condition of a beggar, it becomes not
those who have concurred in the establishment
of such a system, or who have caused it, to
reproach the class who innocently suffer under
it with the disgrace to which it subjects them.
The war, however, of squire and farmer against
the working peasant, will not always be a series
of victories on their side. It rages in Ireland,
and will thus introduce, ere long, a body of
poor laws. In this country it will correct and
purify the code which already exists. The poor
may be guilty of outrages in both islands, but
they are, strictly speaking, outrages wrung out
of the people by extreme wretchedness, and will
never be fully put down but by a sensible dimi-
nution of their wants.—Times.
We observe that the Court of Aldermen
have again refused to receive Mr. &ales as Al-
derman of Portsoken Ward. There is a great
principle involved here ; and it really appears to
us, that the Court of Aldermen are putting an
extinguisher on the right of popular elections.
If the Court of Aldermen can in one case refuse
to receive the man chosen by a majority of his
fellow-citizens, merely because they do not like
him, they may set aside all popular elections.
What the character of the majority of Aldermen
may be at present, it would be presumption in us
to pretend to say ; but it is matter of notoriety,
that it would be difficult to find in the metro-
polis more objectionable individuals than some
'of the body. We have only to suppose, for the
sake of argument, a majority of tainted indivi-
duals; and in that case, what, we would ask, is
there to prevent them from continuing the
majority, by regularly excluding in all future
elections all individuals of a character opposite
to their own ? The Aldermen do not like Mr-
Scales; the inhabitants of Portsoken Ward,
•preference of
Alderman Scales
him to any other candidate.
to the Alder-
where his character must be best known, by
an immense majority, declare their
it
seems,
smslipes meekly.
continues nbuye s t
refusingog ive offence,
o take
He thinksa
himself aggrieved, and instead
of the Aldermen with much hu-
mility, expressing to them individually
his high sense of their honour and discernment,
and his firm conviction that they are actuated
by no motives but the public good, and such as
approachingand

c. au. ais. weer kwoo ometates as consideration of the magistrates ; although the
e congregation in dumb show. At
sentence was one which we are e could only
ie audience retired ; some of them
sp their seats if Mr. Cornfort left, and have been justified in the minds
,the people of
g him for his avarice.—Maidstone Englandihad the formal breacb'of'the law been
attended on the part of the individuals found
l's Magazine for the present guilty by the grossest moral aggravations. But
on " British Tropical Colonies," not see !hat the present labourers of England. have
ressed, by Mr. 111'QUeen, of Glasgow, been brought to. The magistrates and farmers
ister, Mr. Stanley, in which th,-ro is have, between them, with the assistance of the
ion against Mr. O'Connell :—‘. When law of settlement, reduced the daily labourer to
with a respectable gentleman from Ire-
, ~
the vilest bondage. They have
connition of
me he bad, through friends, and a 'II.
with Mr. O'Connell in Leland, lately coalesced in half the parishes of England to fix
.m upon the violent part which he was a maximum upon the poor man's wages, that
(the West Indian) which he could not
what is cribbed from the labourer may be added
inst an injured people who had done
reply was—he admitted the fact that to the rent of the squire, and the farmer nothing
to merits of the %Vest India question; the worse for it. The farmer and overseer
a of her colonies could be brought being in many instances the same person,
on would insure the downfal of Eng- he has the means of enforcing upon the cy, and with that the independence of
If daily labourer this threat,. which the trial
we have referred to :will. doubtless exem-
ssequence of a dispute about It right
NFLICT.—We have just been
plify to our readers,—" Either work for
to support you, or you
risk of Llanfachroth, Merionethshire, insufficient
wages
d two sons on each side, met to settle shall have no parish relief." Nay, a hard and
t, unknown to their neighbours, on pinching overseer, it would seem, may refuse the
sadly battle commenced, which in a
le of the young combatants, who had
labourers both wages and parish allowance with
impunity; and then, when the wretches join
a arm broken. Fired and enraged ,
together to force the justice which they cannot
at, the brother of the fallen person
and forced bins down by dint of otherwise hope for, he may come into Court as
mped on his In east and stomach, and a witness against them, and with a favouring
le was dead! to the consternation and bench of squires may entail on them a punish=
neighbourhood, wbe perceived .tbe
the fatal result. An inquest was merit little, if at all inferior:49,oe gallies. The
londay last, but we have not heard Chairman need not, we think, on this occasion
ury Chronicle. have taunted the nnnlienrit. 5,.. .....i:-c c ~