The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

tions relative to the rate of wages )teepilig q7i_ relltS do&
prices of corn, and in doing so-p.ointed out,. -as an ilitistrkai.
the low wages (7s. per week) given at Shiewton ar.,rics
tural labourers. It must be evident;hcadded,.that Ehe
of labour entirely depended on;its demandJa Taking -t
stance, domestic serval:AS. COoks,,because they wer°
more especially good cooks, could obtain -a higher rattler,.
wages than servants in any other capacity, and olifte
consequently sure of employment. Now, it was the
urged against the views of the League, what low wages",ii.
labourers in Prussia received, but could the labourers 01
.'t"i
country be possibly worse off than they were at preseffin'hl
Let them read the accounts published in the paVs,,,, hie
time to time, and an answer was at once given. "Ine:ting.,
no doubt read the report of the Covent-garden roe
wherein it was stated by that patriotic and revered charar;
Mr. O'Connell—(Here a burst of popular feeling to°l P
which it is quite impossible to describe, and again ands
the shouts of applause rent the ancient hall.) It was ...0
by thisgentlemen (continued Mr. Lambert.) that the lab°_,wte
of Ireland get but the poor, scanty, and miserable pittlw_ds
of 2s. 4d. per week—(Cries of Shame Y')—ate, yet thi wa,;,
the wages paid in an agricultural cotmtry, ;),
blessed (?) with agricultural " protection.' —(Langidi
But quitting this unhappy country, to which they nee
for :scenes of wretchedness, and misery, and shame, ;15*
they need go no further than Dorsetshire ; for he held in
hand a letter written by the Rev. Mr. Osborne to
Ashley, which contained many instances of the most lamp
able character which existed in that country. An poet'
lamentable, he would repeat, was it to reflect that in, nthe
their own immediate neighbourhood existed a poPulalfsistal
one-eighth part of whom were paupers. Mr. Usborny„f for
the miserable habitations of the poor in various parts
.von
country, and in one place he says, " The second t° „Ave,
has the family of a man and his wife,
with seven children, from five to twenty-two years old,
in g three bed-rooms, in one of which are six brotherserof
sisters. One of the young women has lately been damn
a bastard child; the other has long been in a danctea
state of health—(Hear, hear)—and in this room (o°' es.
aged feet square) are two beds for two young women, Afteou
teen and twenty-two, and three youths, aged thirteen, eai
and twenty !• In another room, the father and mother'
in a third, another daughter, diseased,- and of such thea
aged fortlhusi,,
habits as to require a separate room." The authq,_ 0
proceeds :—No. 3. In the third cottage are two familre
aged widow and a single woman, with bastard t'itior,
in all, seventeen souls. In the first division a feteel
aged forty-five, with four children, from ten to no; Ali'
years old, occupying two bed-rooms. In the secooa;00
mon a widow, aged thirty-six, with eight children, fr°a tbad
to nineteen years old,.occupying three bed-rooms a° fee
beds, in one of which are three youths, aged twelve, be!,
teen, and seventeen. The aged widow occupies a strouLtell
room, with fire-place ; and the young woman with a b7tbor
child, in another bed-room without a fire-place." The,th to'
then speaks of similar scenes at Tarrant Hinton, www,,,ber.
longs to Mr. Geoige Bankes, M.P.-(Hear, hear)-;
one cottage is occupied by. the following petn°,alha,--.
father, mother, married daughter and her Wow" irls.
infant, a blind boy of sixteen, and tiro 'fee
occupying one bed-room !" (Other such esses...;ci
ha
also quoted by Mr. Lambert.) To talk, then, sit
(Mr. Lambert) of Prussia- or Ireland, while scene ,°,11,, fit
miler character were at their own doors, was chilail their
such scenes of misery mid distress and shame were befa'coor
own eyes—scenes which were a disgrace to a Christ_fniaa)..Pr
try, and were attributable only to monopoly—(Ch'or
the corn-laws kept up high prices, and made ieb°ool'
scarce. Under all circumstances, therefore, he did o°,o
they deserved the taunts of being called " Le:,100
what was the real cause of their interference? witobles
the misery and poverty of the country 2—(C/I°ml.) ei fere
therefore, as his services might be, he rejoiced that th deo;
acceptable and so highly approved of.—(Cheers,) !ot ttit
of all the exertions of the enemy, he had no thought A lel,
Anti-Corn-law League-would relax its exertions, en,, ;sag
was more, he firmly believed that success would to"foled;t
attend its efforts. Monopoly must fall ; its doot linshed
and therefore it was idle to despair because successat TP,
yet attended their endeavours.—(Cheers.) Sir Roll'weell,
could not advocate a fixed duty, nor Lord John
sliding scale:---(Cheers.) The future hides in it gY'di.s 1134
and sorrow. We press still onward, nought that ablint
daunting us. Onward ! (The speaker then sat d°
thunders of applause.) f tbe )401
HENRY COOPER, Esq. then proposed the health°, oe,
Edward Bouverie, which was drank with great aPPIa
one cheer more. o f
Mr. N. V. 'SguAnzir then proposed the hero. ty
Chairman, who was, he said, Chief Magistrate et ,s 1
when the lteform Bill passed.
The CHAIRMAN in returning thanks said he, :es a Pen
agriculturist, was convinced that farmers could Inchet
any benefit under the present boasted protection.--kid,.
Mr. LAMBERT then proposed the of r f.O
Dawkins, the Secretary of the Salisbury Branch 'err
tional Anti-Corn-law League, for his very vaittny"
and zeal in the cause. a 0
Mr. DAWKINS said, he thought the comp/inlet; t Palest'
was premature; but for the future, he wont°. c
.1„0
to merit that honour which had been done him. Off:ef
Mr. Durkin then handed to Mr. Lambert -11r.,,,0070
which had beeu written by the Secretary at the '7 ta?
the non-electors to the liberal burgesses, add,illtv fel'
printer in Salisbury could be found to publish it i 6 0
Mr. Lambert then read this dociunent, whic-
lows :

ADDRESS. LibelO
.u.
•• C'
From the Non-Electors of Salisbury to the to re
gesses of St. Martin's and Saint Thomas's Wards o' f tII6A(
ta
" Fellow-Citizens,--The contest on the occasioloipvot
cent municipal elections have afforded you °le.., eielice
of displaying the high principle which has put eu"' obligeJk
opponents to the blush, and rendered us under thei he
of thus tendering to you our most sincere 0" ~011
thanks. theao
" You have acted manfully and nobly, --a _
a° nada lee",
eocb
have only fulfilled your duty, you have done BO OCO 01
circumstances as to confer an honour on our conlnetior.`"
and yourselves in connection with it, in the es.t Mire
every honest man. When those who froiri thellorsjoi
professions, their stations in society, and their ce"'
independence, ought to have led you on to viete,Tfelseeto
their standard and sheltered themselves. under thud. for .00
ruse—" expediency," you, the men who &Pea ,r,§11,4
means of supporting yourselves and familieS
profits of business, boldly fought your own battle,
an
the
defeated, still remain unconquerable. on the profit
that " We would urge upon you the necessity Of 5,,,0 tod
ground so firmly maintained, and persevering ia.The
which must ultimately. end in success. You wit' coii.tes_d
cuted, but you will receive the reward of honesty',;„,
mind; and should your faithfulness incur evelo
penalty—poverty, be assured that those men wu t A.
authors of it cannot embitter that glorious f tealsofeeer4
actions of a righteous man continually pry the iov't
" At the same time that we urge upon Yell-ee,-.10/ pfec;
of persevering in the paths of duty and jultinesoL, 1(
not forget that the result of your conduct will
yourselves and us in common with the whole in oce
cannot be unconscious that, if you fall, we 11 00
quence ; we therefore deem it our duty to url..,„its`ple;ited°
to support those who may be punished by unr;o. •
whose contracted ideas cannot conceive a duty 0110
the good of society apart from personal advantagle• -eoibicl?
" Though we cannot individually command 0P,7,000,0e,
. • te,
dent to offer you the same base c,ompronusint., &goo
our opponents would have you to imagine at eh
lei
inucllyet we flatter ourselves that our number IS SO
than their's, as to enable us to defy comParis°%, lari. t
not be misunderstood. We scorn to offer odeositi
tronage as a bribe, but we hold it up as an in 1014
present persecuted. honest man." i,,etors,
Signed on behalf of the meeting of &we"-
Chaff $
se'
the Wheat Sheaf Inn. this 21st Feb., 1844., Chi';;4B. t
W. H. ELlilramil;ted
fl,l
The reading of this document elicited gr"--seAlsti°
Other speeches followed, and the meetill,l
thirty-five minutes past twelve, A.M., With •
Anthem, which was
_.._..1 sun by h whole coMP°I33 f•rilS, „re
rTS••
ROYAL HUMANE-80
took place The anniversary festival of the Royal P,Tees!tellt•V
oneon Wofetdnheevsdiacyo:parteetidheenFrete,ewineeasolls have telo Kt,
to
‘e 00.104 t,
chair, but being prevented by the critical stet cOst,,
of Carlisle's health, Sir Edward Codringtle nab to 1"
duties of the office very ably. After dinner
were proposed, and several of them were res.KevrecFA
gentlemen present. According to the custToted 1:001Prf
the Society, honorary. medallions were On distiliel;sle,
gallant persona whop:luring the past year, i't-0010,(1
themselves in ipeetariets of courageous irtl—cases' 11063. e
ts
this occasion , there ivere several interestiquilll
presentation of the medals and the. Erarfornietl efela
conveyed by the Chairman to the recline!" of tit,. O, ;
tionably the most gratifying circumstances
_A to w
The individuals who thus became entitle.; reterboc,
thanks Were--the Rev. Dr. Butler, Dean ° opt0111:50 Poit
Sir Walter Riddell, Bart. ; •Mr. H. S• Polella pr• of or
Corbin, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Whiteheitd•jondA
upwards of seventy years of age—in. tile. Cbritrprec...ei
year, plunged into the Grand Junetio_ho
fsiocl-t,ct
Northampton, and brought out a woman had sZe, ;-,(0
tated herself into it. The other gentlealaueob
themselves in similar heroin acts ; hole 101, ere
succeeded in preserving human life. Talcioi tins,
beg
which accompanied the delivery of the theeiool' or
the speeches of the intrepid men who were "flosiva tile
heard with unaffected pleasure by the eenlAerfag ~eoPe.4o
made many demonstrations of satisfaction,, 0.40. red P:O4
gress of the business. Subsequently, sonr f`i't resqt, 0
men, women, and children—who had slO Organ:
death by the Society's intervention, inarcie!, the
the room to the moaning accompaniment.; the a°7oP'lo
exhibition which might have been spared, lie TheototAtm
it occasioned were anything but agreea..,%; uticife the Voi(l.,
tions were considerable, amounting, as don oat .4P
nearly 9001., including the twentieth donL chair•
of Sutherland of 1001., 20 guineas from til'lleSS el;rl3,ol#
several sums varying from five to tea
George Staunton, Sir John Croft, Sir JOllutP.., pre-n.4• 1;0
Serleant Andrews were among the comPaf!...; ou.,- 01,
Society has upon the strength of volull;fel70 ye2;a
alone effected a vast deal of good during Lfeen
teiximsetleynincet—erfueprwenareowds of 15,000 liv
ithin that es having,
rytti_gooleesi`;.
t the te cle•
We hear' from Boulogne a the aer or'Der•
Madame T. Morel, the friend and trfilri°lth. t"oit
Lenormand, is astonishing all by t crowds
and that, in spite of her high cha
res'ends Pg 00
Previous to her return to Paris, she 111 i '1,%
1 r
a few weeks to London. Visa. g 5
DEATH OF DUNCAN GREGORY,
_..can • oe
sorry to have to announce the death of 131".'.'was ePrited
M.A., of Trinity, College, Cambridge.
he long Vie/ tlie
son of the late Dr. James Gregor,' cw sa tot °
-the mathematical talent of his ances
fame of our University as a medics
war
to the '‘iittsiVd
Gregorian telescope. He fell a, r?, for th,,eliapr;
ditions which Cambridge prescribes „„stera
of University honours, his nervolls__:;-; fya iJi
impaired by severe study, inall"scronce leo i:;„,„.„,
which proved fatal, and deprived
___;ll live ;Ty, •illip
ornament. His amiable character w. gape,r. 1
hearts of his friends and , acquaintances'
brother',lol3l
has still a favourite in the fainily---s beipg 00
to be one of the first chemists in rArPY"' lir _do
Gregory, of King's College, Aberdeen, aS •
chemist, not to be excelled.—Scotamaa• 01,1[0,9
the/ inve_bsorcl,
COURT, -SESstori (ScoTL.A.TT e•
we
M.P., recently-Moved for a Return of tin sco°`7ll.B tiro
of the Judges of the Court of Session n
retired on superannuation allowanqs-,
Paper, that eix'Jti.des have so retirelt_etiny, Pwcpl; the-e 5
years—viz. Arr. Hope, Mr. D. go,_,z,r3,tr• .A.*_.,tedrecei'' •
-10,11,-*-Sirl4-161illes,-Lord Cranstoun,,aces grr;:one-t
The presenbanntral charge for_thealloi7c"; Oro
ex-Judges Amounts to 13,950 L, of A. ; bee t
3,600/. ; Mr:llonypennyi 2,4001. ; ye .080
Sir W. Miller, 2,2501.1 Lord' Cransw ie., Ft'‘,,Def'
Maconochie, .2,2504 ,No payments 11...°Ica;oullttvPae. °-
made to the last gentleman. The greff the 310 . dief
u
received by the other ex-Judges uP itredn,digt
1843, was altogether 92,357/. • ..--11 P
morning,FAL aboutorA eleven
alarine • tuat F
street, Deptford, were greatlY use in
o'cAlo'rckLtlrthreldriin°:lll:ll:l.ll.4:4;:riti:Ce!...4o°fllie
fall of the entire front of an old ho iger,
house Was abdut being pulled doWo,,a3,";lt4opero
Of the workmen the (rout bad been Au"