The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-24 00:00:00

the last war. Does he imagine that it would have
I been in his father's power to have done this had he
been robbed of the fruits of his industry by an ini-
quitous corn •law ? The late Sir R. PEEL certainly
was not of that opinion himself, for he, high Tory as
he was, vehemently protested against the enactment
of the corn-law of 1815, and foresaw and foretold
the fatal results of that highwayman piece of legis-
lation. The wealth, the talent, the industry, the
numbers of the country, are now with the League
and Sir R. PEEL, who perfectly understands that,
since the Reform Act, every Minister who
wishes to retain power must adapt his mea-
sures to the interests of the people, and
who, moreover, bath always entertained a wholesome
horror of powerful bodies like the League, will not
hesitate, if he possess the shrewdness and caution for
which every one gives him credit, at once to throw
the monopolists overboard, and by a total and imme-
diate repeal of the corn-laws dissolve the formidable
League into its primitive elements. If he pursue
this course he will have the firm and unflinching
support of the League to assist him in his good work.
" This meeting," says Mr. COBDEN, " gives me
great pleasure, because from the first com-
mencement of it, not a word has been said
about the changes of the Ministry that are going on
every day. It will show every Minister what sup-
port he will receive from the country, and on behalf
of this meeting I may say, with perfect safety, that
Sir R. PEEL will have the support of the people of
Lancashire if he will but come out and do his duty
as a man and a Minister." To secure this support,
however, it must be clearly understood by Sir R.
PEEL that there must be no shuffling—no vanishing
duty —no patching up of scales —no shift-
ing of taxation under pretence of compensation.
The repeal—the simple, total, and immediate repeal
of the corn-laws—is the measure which alone can
secure to him the support of the League. On those
laws the judgment that has been passed, and must be
executed, is La mort—sans phrase. If Sir R. PEEL,
as the executive Minister, will content himself with
carrying that judgment into effect, the League—and
the League is now the nation—will support him, and
enable him to triumph over all opposition. If he
hesitate, " the watchman " will be there, and he will
keep his eye on all suspicious characters. " I beg
to inform my friends," said Mr. COBDEN, " that it is
not the intention of Mr. BRIGHT and myself again
to attend public meetings, as we did last summer, be-
cause I believe we can be more useful in our places in
the House of Commons."

Owing to the very boisterous weather which pre-
vailed last night, we have not received the French
papers of Monday, nor any continental intelligence
whatever.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 23.
Anglo-Belgian — 'Madrid and Valencia...
Barba does
Boulogne and Amiens.. 8% Namur and Liege 214
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 10%
Do. ( Mackenzie's ).. Over Yssel •••
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2yt
citic Coast
Central of Spain .. — Ditto (Calon's).... .. 214
Ceylon.
Demerara
Dendre Valley ......
Dutch Rhenish ... 74 Paris and Strasburg
Dieppe & Paris Juliet. (Ganneron's)
Dijon and Mulhouse ... Do. (Compe de L'Est)
East Indian ...... ........ Do. (Aymard's) —
Fampottx & Hazebrouk Paris and St. Quentin —
Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre 2714
Constituted
Do. Pepin le Halleur — Sambre and Meuse ....
Great Paris and Lyons 2l/4 Strasburg and Bale .... 10
Great Western Bengal Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
Great Western Canada den, and Ilasselt ...
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction Tours and Nantes
Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's)
Do. Extension
Jersey — Do. (O'Neill's). —
Louvain and Jemappe — Trinidad —
Lyons and Avignon.... Verona and Ancona —
Luxembourg

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—A proclamation has
been issued to-day summoning Parliament to meet
for the dispatch of public business on the 22d of
January next. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his resi-
dence in Whitehall-gardens this morning from a visit
to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. It is generally
rumoured in the clubs at the west end this morning
that overtures have been made to Lord Ellenborough
to join Sir Robert Peel's Administration. The Duke
of Buccleuch has left town for Scotland.

SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.)
There was only one case tried this morning, which was
not of interest, but likely to last the whole day.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
William Kean, a carman, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Jardine, charged with furious driving ar.d man-
slaughter. _

P;iliceman F 70 said that he was on duty yesterday
in Holborn, and saw the prisoner driving a cart at a
very furious rate. An old woman, who was crossing the
road at the time, was knocked down, and the cart
passed over her. Witness stopped the cart, and took
the prisoner in charge, when it was found that the wo-
man was quite dead. He had since ascertained that her
name was Elizabeth Lee, that she lived in the Old Kent-
road, and that she was upwards of 60 years of age.
Mr. JARDINE said that he would at present refrain
from giving any opinion on the case. He would remand
the prisoner for a week, but he would be liberated on
his own recognisances to appear at the expiration of that
time, as, in !the meanwhile, he would have to appear
before another tribunal.

THE LATE ROBBERY AT THE TRAFALGAR HOTEL.—
The four waiters, Bowen, Lake, Dancock, and Baites,
were this day brought up for final examination, when
the whole of the evidence given on the two former occa-
sions was repeated.
This case having already appeared in the columns of
The Sun, it will now be sufficient to state briefly the
facts:—Mr. Lewis, a clergyman, of Cardiff; in Wales,
was, on the 28th Nov., staying at the Trafalgar Hotel,
Charing-cross. On that day he received from his
bankers, Messrs. Glyn, Bank of England notes to the
value of 1501., in ten 51., fire IN. notes, and one SOL
note, which he deposited in his portmanteau in the
evening, and missed at night. Suspicion immediately
fell on Bowen, who was taken into custody, and afterwards
made a confession. Some time after Lake made a con-
fession, in consequence of which, he and two other
persons, named Woods and Bailey, were taken into cus-
tody, but the two latter were discharged for want of
evidence.

Nearly all the stolen notes have been received at the
Bank of England, and several of them have been proved
to have been changed by the prisoners Baites and Dan
cock.

The above facts, which were not clearly shown on the
previous examination, were fully established on this oc-
casion, and the depositions having been taken at length,
the prisoners were committed for trial, Lake and Boven
on the charge of stealing, and the other prisoners for re-
ceiving the stolen notes.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THISDAY.)
Edward Lynch, a stalwart, powerful young man, was
charged with street robbery under the following circum-
stances :

It appeared that a respectable workman, named Ed-
ward Wheeler, living at No. 2, Lloyd's-court, St.
Giles's, yesterday met the prisoner, whom he had
formerly worked with at a job, and treated him with
some drink. They adjourned to another public-house,
and remained there during the afternoon. Between five
and six o'clock the prosecutor was somewhat the worse
for liquor, and the prisoner offered to see him horse.
In passing through a bye court, leading into Wardour-
street, Soho, the prisoner suddenly and violently thrust
his hand into the prosecutor's breast-pocket and grasped
the contents, a sovereign, a half-sovereign, and seven
shillings in silver. The prosecutor seized his hand on
the instant and called police. A violent struggle
ensued, and the prosecutor was thrown on his back in
the mud, the prisoner falling heavily upon him. The
struggle was protracted until the footsteps of persons
approaching were heard, when the prisoner forcibly
broke away and escaped. The prosecutor, however,
retained in his grasp a portion of the prisoner's jacket.
Information was given to the police, and in less than
half-an-hour the prisoner was in custody.
The prisoner said the prosecutor did not wish to press
the charge against him. He (the prisoner) had friends
in the Court to settle it.

Mr. MALTBY—Let the prisoner be committed to New-
gate for trial, and the witnesses bound over.

CHRISTMAS Puovisiozes.—Yesterday the various
metropolitan markets exhibited a most extraordinary and
abundant supply of all descriptions of provisions which have
been imported from the country for the entertainment of
those who have the means to enjoy themselves at this season
of festivity; At no previous Christmas have Leadenhall
and Newgate markets presented so fine a show of poultry,
the fowls in general being in the best possible condition.
Many of the trains had with them between five hundred and
six hundred parcels; and one, the Norfolk train, which
came in in the early part of the morning, had eight hundred
parcels. Several wholesale doalers have forwarded between
two thousand and three thousand geese, the supply being
required' in consequence of the numerous geese clubs in the
metropolis, in some of which there are above five hundred
members. Turkeys fetched from 3s. to 255. each ; geese
from 3s. 643. to 12s. each ; fowls, from 2s. 6d. to 13s. 6d. per
pair ; porkers, from 6s. to 18s. and 18s. each ; hares, from 2s.
6d. to 6s, each, _ .

PEPESTRIANISM. Yesterday the race between
Patterson, of London, and Hartshorn, came ofF near the
Roade station of the Birmingham Railway. The distance
was over 180 yards, and the stakes were 25/. aside. At the
start Patterson took the lead, which he maintained but a
Short distance, when his opponent challenged him for the
gpai. Both men struggled ter the victory, which Hartshorn
obtained, yfiliniu b
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