The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-16 00:00:00

FRUIT.

TUE PROPOSED COB7)EY DEM('
TRATION AT BRADFORD.

On Thursday afternoon a meeting of the corn-
mittee formed in the worsted and woollen districts
to do honour to Mr. Cobden, in consideration of
his distinguished services in connexion with the
French treaty, was held in the offices of the Brad-
ford Chamber of Commerce ; the object of the
meeting being to receive a report from the deputa-
tion who waited upon Messrs. Gladstone and Cob-
den, and to determine what further steps should be
taken. Mr. H. W. Ripley, chairman of the Brad-
ford Chamber of Commerce, occupied the chair.
The chairman reported that the deputation, which
consisted of Messrs. F. Crossley, M.P., E. Baines,
H. W. Wickham. M.P., E. A. Leathern,
M.P., J. Stansfeld, M.P., Ripley, Whitworth,
Behrens, Kell, and other gentlemen from Leeds,
Huddersfield, and Batley, in all about nineteen,
waited upon Messrs. Gladstone and Gibson, on the
7th inst., and were introduced by Mr. F. Crossley,
M.P. The invitation having been presented to
the right hon. gentleman, Mr. Gladstone replied in
a speech which4accupied about 20 minutes, and be-
gan with a mo.if-eloquent recognition of the ser-
vices renderfal% Mr. Cobden, whom he considered
well deservinpA the intended demonstration, and
of all the gratitude which parliament and the nation
at large could show him. He dwelt upon the
treaty brought to so happy an issue, and trusted
that it would realise the most sanguine expecta-
tions. All those who were associated with him
(Mr. Gladstone) as labourers in the field of politics
knew how seldom even the good they could do was
unmixed with evil, but all could look back upon
the French treaty with feelings of perfect satisfac-
tion. Coming to the special object of the deputa-
tion, Mr. Gladstone said that he had, after mature
consideration, come to the conclusion that he
ought to decline the honour offered to him,
although he considered it me of the greatest which
could be offered to any public man. He (Mr.
Gladstone) was only an individual member of an
united Cabinet, and whatever he had done was
done in common council and under common re-
sponsibility, and he could not separate himself from
his colleagues in accepting any special honour on
account of the treaty. But besides this general
objection he had a special one, which referred to
him as Chancellor of the Exchequer. As such he
could not separate the treaty from the other parts
of his budget, which were yet open to criticism
and obloquy, which the treaty itself had appa-
rently outlived. For these reasons he must decline
the invitation so unanimously given to him. Mr.
Gibson, on his part, said that whilst the reasons
given by Mr. Gladstone did not perhaps apply with,
equal force to himself, still they did also apply to
him, and he must respectfully decline the invita-
tion ; but he suggested that, as the great merit of
the treaty really belonged to Mr. Cobden, the
banquet should be given to him alone, other par-
ties being invited. This report having been ten-
dered to the committee, expressions of regret were
manifested that Messrs. Gladstone and Gibson had
felt themselves obliged for the reasons stated to

decline the invitation ; and it was then resolved
that a deputation should be appointed to wait
upon Mr. Cobden immediately upon his arrival in
London, to make arrangements for the time of the
intended demonstration, and that the chairman be
requested to communicate with Mr. Cobden to en-
deavour to ascertain the time of his arrival. It was
also resolved that when Mr. Cobden has fixed the
time the French commissioners and other gentle-
men be invited to meet him.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE
HULL TOWN COUNCIL.

A most exciting scene occurred in the Hull Town
Council Chamber on Thursday evening. The mem-
bers were sitting as a local board of health, and
the question before them was some differences
which had occurred between the surveyor and his
assistant. The board sat in deliberation for seven
hours, andi did not rise until towards ten o'clock
in the evening. In the course of the discussion
Lieutenant-Colonel Samuelson, of the Hull Bri-
gade of Artillery Volunteers, made a speech, in
which he combated a statement made by Captain
Walton (of the Militia), and the argument
between the two gentlemen became somewhat
warm. Lieut.-Col. Samuelson, addressing Captain
Walton, said he knew the state of feeling in the
town better than he (Capt. Walton) did, or ever
would do, and that with all due deference to him,
he would tell him that the man who sat in hia
(Capt. Walton's) plain before him was a far better
man for the post than he was, and he would also
assure him that when his term of office expired he
would never get into the council again. Upon this
Capt. Walton rose in a very excited state and said
Mr. Samuelson had been very personal, and if he
did not behave himself he should not care about
wringing his nose for him. He was as good a man
as he (Mr. Samuelson), and could show his face
where such a Jew-looking rascal as he was dare
not. The scene which here ensued baffles descrip-
tion. The debate, however, after a time, proceeded,
but presently Lieut-Col. Samuelson, addressing the
mayor, said he had now to rise upon what in the
House of Commons was termed a breach of privi-
lege. For the first time since he had been a mem-
ber of the council he had received a challenge.
(Murmurs.) He had received a challenge purport-
ing to be from Capt. Walton, which he felt it his
duty to place in the hands of the mayor, and he
claimed his protection. The mayor declined to read
the note to the entire council. There were loud
cries for the document to be read, and ultimately
the following letter was read :—" Captain Walton
presents his compliments to Lieut.• Colonel Samuel-
son, and begs to say that he will be ready at any
day and at any place to fight him a duel, and re-
spectfully requests that he will name his friends
and time ; and in this way only is Captain Walton
disposed to settle the quarrel between us, and to
have that satisfaction which he feels is his due."
The reading of the document called forth loud end
prolonged hisses from the gentlemen in the council
chamber as well as from the gallery, and consider-
able confusion took place. Capt. Walton, however,
although present, said nothing. About an hour
afterwards, however, Capt. Walton said he did not
know that the letter had been sent to Colonel
Samuelson. The expression he had used was
given in the heat of debate, and he begged
to apologise. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
Lieut.-Col. Samuelson accepted the apology, and
the council closed their deliberations by declaring
`,he office of assistant-surveyor vacant.

111 E LATE GALE.

SHIELDS, Feb. 14.—The weather is moderate,
the wind to-day being from the south-east. There
has been no news of the brig Wansbeck, and we
must come to the painful conclusion that she and
her crew are lost. Another vessel, the M.eldon, is
missing, but she may cast up. There is some talk
about two screw steamers being over due, but that
needs confirmation. Since Monday the North and
South Shields Seamen's Loyal Standard Associa-
tion have disbursed above £6OO in relieving their
shipwrecked members. Some astonishment is
expressed that the Board of Trade should not have
sent their warning of the impending gale to the
Tyne, Wear, and Hartlepool, as well as to the other
ports mentioned by Admiral Fitzroy, those ports
being very obnoxious to a N.E. gale. Of course
every one with " half an eye" could see that a N.E.
gate was coming on on Frid iy, and none better
than than the owners who sent their vessels to sebauft
if
the Tyne and other ports on that d
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thatasy c'n.
have prevented them sending
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the ownersben` kept wienr et
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that their vessels would.des
if an easterly sea rose,
until next springd.tni
them out. They will suffer
and hazarded sending lasgnearly all the vessels lost
most severely, for North North couitry shtbs, and as
a bodwho •y, insure upon the
swtheevereeralinosfutrheedm were vessels of considerable value,
shipowners,. as
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will have to pay high
avmutualgcs"Piroinrefomiee time to come. A letter from
Hartlepool says :—" Our country friends who aspire
to be shipowners may easily acquire that title at
this place, as a ship was sold OR Tuesday, 'with
all that was on board, for £5 ! Hundreds of per-
sons are engaged in discharging and carrying
away the black cargoes. One farmer in the dis-
trict has led away upwards of £lOO worth of coal,
all of which he got for the trouble of taking ;
there is not an idle person to be seen in the town,
and every horse and cart is engaged in leading
away the remnants of the ill-fated vessels which
but a few days ago sailed out of the Tyne and the
Wear. Numerous tenders are issued for getting
the vessels which are in good position off the beach,
and there is no doubt that, should the tides and
weather prove favourable, many that before were
considered as lost will be got off. Although it has
been impossible to obtain a correct report of the
exact number of vessels stranded and wrecked, the
numbers may be pretty confidently stated :—Of
vessels lost with all hands in view of Hartlepool
there are eight ; those wrecked within the limits of
the bay are upwards of 65, of which 30 at least
have become total wrecks. The amount of proirerty
, lost or destroyed has been estimated at £150.;000.

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ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT NEWOATE.--*
Preparations are being made to erect another block of builbed-
ings for the confinement of female prisoners, whi.oh will
situated immediately at the rear of the souther n mass. of
the main building. The work is not yet auffaciently ad-
vanced to admit of a detailed description.