The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA

MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 20.—The Medway,
Royal Mail Company's steamer. Captain George Parsons,
arrived this moruing at ten o'clock, bringing all the West
Indian and Columbian mails. The Medway lelt Southampton,
on her outward voyage, on the lith of October, and was due
this day only. It will be thus seen that she has kept her time
remarkably well.
She brings dates from St. Jago de Cuba the 20th Decem-
ber, Jamaica the 24th, Jacmel in Hayti, the 25th, St.
Thomas's the 01st, Barbadoes the 26th, Demerara the 24th,
Grenada the 27th.

The Medway brought the following passengers :—From
Jamaica, Molineux and Thomas Nepean, Esqrs., and Mr.
Ellise ; from Demerara, Mr. Sesson and O'Burn ; from Bar-
badoes, Mr. Carrington and Lieutenant Mansell ; from Gre-
nada, Captain M'Lean and Mr. Johnson; from Guadaloupe,
Mons. Lecandi ; from Antigua, Mr. Buchan.

ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING AT HADDINGTON•—On
Friday last a meeting, called by Lord Elcho, as Vice. Lieutenant of
the county, was held at Heddington, for the purpose of consider.
ing what course could be adopted for securing due protection to
agriculture. The meeting, which was numerously attended, was
composed of the noblemen, gentlemen, commissioners of supply,
justices of the peace, and tenant farmers of the county of Hadding.
ton, and amongst those present were Lord Elcho, the Earl of Lau-
derdale, Sir T. B. Hepburn, M.P., Sir D. Kinloch, Major-General
Sir B. Houston, Mr. J. N. Balfour, M.P., the Hon. F. Charteris,
&c. Lord Elcho was called to the chair, when the followihg
resolutions were agreed to :—" That it is with deep regret
and alarm that we have seen the attempts which are snaking
all over the kingdom, by means of false statements, and under
the pretence of advocating the principles of free trade, to de.
lade the working classes, and to prejudice them against the
best institutions of the country. That agrieulture is the great
leading interest of the country, and that unless it prospers,
all other interests must languish. That to enable agriculture to
prosper protection is absolutely necessary, and that in the exist-
ing state of things in this country the protection afforded by an
adherence to the present corn-laws, though too low in amount,
ought not to be disturbed. That the argticultural interests have
already made greater sacrifices than any other class of the commu-
nity, and that the time has now arrived when their interests and
the interests of the labouring classes, imperatively call for an effort
being made to retain that protection which they now possess. That
to effect this object, it is the very duty of the agriculturists of
this county, and of every county in the United Kingdom, with-
out loss of time, to stand forward and to petition Parliament not
to entertain any proposition which has for its object an alteration of
the present corn-laws. That this meeting have seen wsth satin.
faction the organization of an Agricultural Protection Society in
Essex, and they recommend the adoption of a similar proceeding
in this county, and that a Committee be appointed for the purpose
of carrying the above recommendation into effect." A Committee
was then appointed to carry the last resolution into effect, and the
meeting separated.

BRENTWOOD SESSION.S.--011 Saturday afternoon,
David Kempton, a determined, and ill-looking, desperate fellow,
was brought up from Ilford gaol, in the custody of Mr. Coulson,
Superintendent of the rural police, to the office of Mr. Wall, soli.
Moe, at Brent Wood, and placed before .1. H. Lewis, Esq., one of
the county Magistrates, on a charge of poaching on the demesne
and preserves of Edwin James, Esq., at Herongate, and with also
having wounded and desperately assaulted the keeper of that gen-
tleman. The facts of the case arc known to the public. Tke
prisoner, in his defence, in a sullen tone, denied all knowledge of
the affair, and said he was not near the place. The Magi,trates
said the offence had been proved to their entire satisfaction, and
they should commit the prisoner to Chelmsford gaol, to take his
trial with Boulding at the ensuing assize! fer the minty.