The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-01 00:00:00

THREATENING LETTERS.

On Friday forenoon last, Mr. Connie, of the Royal
Hotel, Glasgow, came to the Police-office there, and pro.
duced a letter which had been addressed to him, of a
rather alarming nature. The communication, which was
anonymous, was dated and had been posted on Thurs-
day, and the writer demanded that the sum of five
pounds should be inclosed to the address.of John Thomp-
son, by one o'clock on the following day. He then called
attention to the conflagration of the City Theatre, and
stated that, if the request was not complied with,
the Royal Hotel would unquestionably share the
same fate. The writer continued by taking God to
witness that, if Mr. Connie breathed the circumstance,
or should take any steps to discover the person who
might call for the answering letter, the same fate would
still await him as if he had refused to send the money.
Mr. Comrie had no sooner retired, after tabling this
furious epistle, than his place was taken•by Mrs. Cotton,
of the Wellington Hotel, who, in no very contented frame
of mind, produced " another of the same." Thirdly
came Mr. Alexander, to complain of the threat to raze
his beautiful theatre to the ground, and his private
dwelling-house into the bargain—that is, unless the cash
was forthcoming. Mr. Miller, of the Adelphi, made ap
pearance the fourth, and (as his own popular place of
entertainment had had rather a narrow escape when the
City Theatre was so unfortunately consumed) he had,
undoubtedly, much cause for anxiety and alarm. The
fifth claimant for the law's help was Mr. Mac-
Naughtan, of the George, whose hotel and stabling
were placed under the same fiat of annihilation. This
was pretty good for one forenoon's work ; and the
police had scarcely time to consider what should
best be done, when Mr. M'Donald, of the Star, made
his bow, followed at a short interval by Mrs. Nelson,
commercial lodging-house keeper in Glassford-street.
These latter epistles were of the same tenor, with
the exception that, instead of one o'clock, their bills
were payable at Mr. Hicks' post receiving-house, in
Queen-street, at half-past eight precisely. This, we
may remark, showed much inexperience on the part
of the writer, as letters are not delivered at any of
those receiving-shops. The superintendent of po-
lice promptly acted on the complaint first made to
him, and put a letter in the post-office to the re-
quired address of John Thompson, at the same time
setting an intelligent man to watch for the person
who should call for it. An individual accordingly
did call for the letter between one and two o'clock,
and he was immediately apprehended. This person
was able satisfactorily to clear himself of the charge
of writing the letters, but such information was ob-
tained from him as gave a clue to the real Simon
Pure ; and after the exercise of much industry and
ingenuity, Captain Wilson apprehended him in Queen-
street, about nine o'clock, immediately after leaving Mr.
Hicks' shop, where he had called to inquire for his let-
ters. The prisoner is a genteel young Englishman,
named George Smith. He was at one time a waiter in a
hotel in this city, and has latterly been a clerk in the
office of the Scottish Central Railway in Edinburgh; but
he had either left or been dismissed from that situation.
He admits, we believe, having written and sent the letters
with the view of raising funds, of which he was much in
need ; but although these letters were calculated to ex-
cite much alarm, especially with the females to whom
they were addressed, no one accuses him of any serious
intention of carrying his threats into execution. The
prisoner was brought before the police magistrate on
Saturday, and the case was remitted to the Sheriff.—
Glasyow Herald.

SINGULAR CASE OF POACHING.
At the last meeting of the Kingston Bench of Magis-
trates, a person of respectable appearance, named
William Stacey, attended to answer an information,
charging him with having unlawfully trespassed upon
the estate of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
at Coombe, near Kingston. in pursuit of game. Arthur
Dunford, gamekeeper in the service of his Royal High-
ness, deposed that about nine o'clock in the evening of
the 18th November, he was on duty in the game preserve
at Coombe-wood, where he observed a greyhound, which
in his presence turned up a hare, which it pursued,
overtook, and killed, and was about to walk off with
it in its mouth, when he struck it with a stick,
and it then dropped the hare and ran away. He fol-
lowed the dog to one of the entrances of the wood, called
the Gravel-pit-gate, where it joined two persons, who
walked away, accompanied by the dog. He gave in-
formation to one of the horse-patrol, who followed the
parties, and he himself, shortly afterwards, went in the
same direction, and came up with the defendant and
another person, and, upon his asking who the dog be-
longed to, the defendant said it was his, and he at the
same time gave his name and address. In answer to a
question from the Bench, the keeper said that he took
the dog from the defendant, and it was still in his pos-
session. He added, that he had no doubt, from the way
it went to work, that it was a regular poacher, and un-
derstood its business perfectly well, and he considered it
worth twenty guineas. The defendant, in answer to the
charge, said that the fact was he had come out for a
walk, and brought the dog with him, and when they got
near the wood they missed the dog, and he and his friend
went to the gate, where they were seen by the keeper
to look for him, and shortly afterwards the dog came up
to them, and they walked away, not at all imagining
that the dog had been doing anything wrong, until they
were followed by the keeper, and on his stating what
had happened he readily gave his name and address.
With regard to the alleged poaching propensities of the
animal he assured the Bench that he was perfectly igno•
rant that it pursued thorn ; and he was not even aware
that ho was near a game preserve at the time the dog
left him and his friend. He assured the Bench that, if
he had committed an offence, it was quite unintentional
on his part.
The Magistrates, after a short consultation, convicted
the defendant, but, under the circumstances, said they
should only inflict a fine of 25. and the costs.

Tho amount was immediately paid, and, upon the ap-
plication of the defendant, the greyhound was ordered to
be delivered up to him.

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HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.
SITTINGS AFTER MICHAELMAS TERM.
AT LINCOLN'S INN—AT TEN EACH DAY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor).
Dec. 4—First Seal ; appeal motions.
Dec. 5 (Petition day); unopposed petitions and appeals.
Dec. 6,8, 9—Appeals.
Dec. 10—Second Seal ; appeal motions.
Dee. 11—Appeals.
Dec. 12 (Petition day); unopposed petitior..'
s and appeals.
Dec. 13—Appeals.
Dec. 15—Third Seal ; appeal tarol,i,ons.
Dec. 16, 17, 18—Appeals,
u.'2.opposed petitions and appeals.
Drieetc..
21L(PFeottiitritohn
appeal motions.
Dec. 22—General petition day.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor of England.)
Dec. 4—First Seal ; motions.
Dec. s—(Petition day), unopposed petitions, short causes,
and causes.
Dee. 6,8, 9—General papers (pleas, demurrers, and excep-
tions, and further directions).
Dec. 10—Second Seal ; motions.
Dec, 11—General papers.
Dec, 12—(Petition day), unopposed petitions, short cause,
and causes
Dec. 13—General papers.
Dec. 15—Third seal ; motions.
Dec, 10, 17, 18—General papers.
Dec, 19—(Petition day), unopposed petitions, short causes,
and causes.
Dee. 20—Fourth seal ; motions.
Dec. 22—General petition day.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce,)
Dec. 2—Bankrupt petitions.
Dec. 4—First seal ; motions.
Dec. s—(Petition day) ; petitions and causes.
Dec. 6—Short causes and causes.
Dec. B—Bankrupts' petitions and causes.
Dec. 9—General paper.
Dec. 10—General seal ; motions.
Dee. 11—General papers.
Dec. 12—(Petition day); petitions and causes.
Dec. 13 —Short causes and causes.
Dec. 15—Third seal ; motions.
Dec. 16—General paper.
Dee. 17 and 18—Bankrupt? petitions and general papers.
Dec. 19—(Petition day); petitions and causes.
Dec. 20—(Fourth seal); motions and short causes.
Dec. 22—General petition day; bankrupts' petitions and
petitions.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Wigram.)
Dec. 4—First seal ; motions and causes.
Dec. s—(Petition day), general paper.
Dec. 6—Short causes, petitions (unopposed first), and
causes.
Dec. 8, 9—General papers.
Dec. 10—Second seal ; motions and causes.
Dec. 11—General papers.
Dec. 12—(Petition day), general paper.
Dec. 13—Short causes, petitions (unopposed first), and
causes.
Dec. 15—Third seal ; motions and causes.
Dec. 16, 17, 18—General paper.
Dec. 19—( Petition day), general paper.
Dec. 20—Fourth seal; motions, short causes, petitions
(unopposed first), and causes.
Dec. 22—General petition day ; petitions and causes.
(Sittings of the Right Hon. the Master of the Rolls after
Michaelmas term, at; the Rolls' Court, Chancery-lane—at
ten each day.)
Dec. 4—Motions.
Dec. s—Petitions ; the unopposed first.
Dec. 6, B—Pleas, demurrers, causes, further directions, and
exceptions.
Dec. 9—Petitions ; the unopposed first.
Dec. 10—Motions.
Dec. 11, 12, 13—Pleas, causes, &c.
Dec. 15—Motions.
Dec. 16—Petitions; the unopposed first.
Dec. 17, 18, 19—Pleas, causes, &c.
Dec. 20—Motions.
Dec. 22—Petitions ; the unopposed first.
Short causes and consent causes every Tuesday at the sit-
ting of the Court.
NOTlCE.—Petitions must be presented, and copies left with
the secretary, on or before the Saturday preceding the Tues-
day on which it is intended they should be heard. Those
requiring service must be presented on or before the Friday
preceding.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 29.

WRIGHT V. WALKER.

This was an action for a breach of promise of mar-
riage. The plaintiff, Miss Wright, is the daughter of a
law-stationer, who resided in Newgate-street, and she
first became acquainted with the defendant, who is a
medical student in Norfolk, about the beginning of 1842.
The young lady was stated to be very accomplished, and
to possess great musical abilities. Her " majestic
voice " (to use his own expression) soon produced an
effect on the defendant, who was also addicted to musical
pursuits, and her appearance and manners being agree-
able to him, his sensibility soon led him from the chords
of harmony to the chains of love. Letters were pro-
duced and read in Court, which went to prove that an
offer had been made by Mr. Walker.
Mr. J. LEE, for the plaintiff, had offered to take a
verdict of 40s. damages ; as, said the Learned Counsel,
the object in bringing this action was not to receive
heavy damages, but merely to clear the plaintiff's cha-
racter from any aspersions that might have been cast
upon it.

Mr. EDWARDS, the counsel for the defendant, would net,
however, consent to this, as he thought he could show
that an offer of the kind asserted had never been made
by his client.
Witnesses were called who had received Mr. Walker
as Miss Wright's ardent lover, and no doubt had been
entertained by them as to the defendant's intentions.
The evidence for the defence showed that Mr. Walker
was only ullgwed 701. a year for his maintenance; that
he was employed as a surgeon's assistant; and that he re-
ceived no remuneration for his services ; when he did
receive remuneration, it would be no more than 301. a
year.
Mr. EDWARDS, on behalf of the defendant, said that
his client did not for a moment deny having made the
engagement, but it was an engagement which was to be
fulfilled when he should be in a condition to support a
wife. He submitted that his client was in a most la-
mentable position ; he was now 30 years old, and had
an engagement with a gentleman who did not give him
a single farthing as remuneration, with a salary of 30/. a
year in perspective. Ho had not even funds enough to
pass the hospital, and he put it to the jury whether a
man in his position would do right to saddle himself
with a wife.
Mr. LEE briefly replied.

. -
Lord DENmail summed up, and told the jury that, if
the defendant were not in a position to support a wife, he
should not have made advances to the plaintiff.
The jury returned a verdict of 201. damages, and 403.
costs.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 29.
KEY v. GILES AND OTHERS.

This was an action to recover astirnof money from
the defendants as shareholders in a defunct Company,
entitled " The Union Flint Glass Company."
The plaintiff was a plumber, and did work for the
Company, which carried on its works in Bromley, Mid-
dlesex, for some time, but ultimately failed. Not being
able to get his money, he brought his action against
the defendants, who were shareholders is the Company,
and whom he wished to make liable for the amount
due to him. _ _

Mr. JARVIS, with whom was Mr. Sergeant Jones,
contended that the defendants were not liable on this
ground. The original prospectus stated that the Com-
pany was to be carried on by means of some 30,000
sharesCompany,,where as
onlyabout 5,000 were subscribed for.
The however, went on, and no evidence was
given to show that the defendants were made aware by
the directors that they had gone on with the works
with a less capital than that stated in the prospectus,
therefore it having been shown that this Company had
gone on making glass with a less capital than that an-
nounced in the prospectus, and no proof having been
given that the defendants were cognizant of that fact,
the defendants were not liable.

After a good deal of discussion between the gentle-
men at tho bar and the Learned Judge, it was agreed
that a nonsuit should be entered up, with leave for Mr
Watson, on the part of the plaintiff, to move to set it
aside next term, when this important question of law
will be raised.

BANKRUPTCY COURT, Nov. 29.

IN TUE MATTER OF PYKE'S BANKRUPTCY.-EXTRAORDI-

NARY SCENE.

This was a meeting specially appointed under the
bankruptcy of John Pyke, of Old Steyne, Brighton,
jeweller, to test the validity of an execution put into the
bankrupt's premises by one Mr. Samuel, a resident in
the neighbourhood of Duke's-place.
Mr. Samuel, the creditor, an aged man, was called by
the solicitor for the assignees, for the purpose of showing
that the execution was invalid and untenable, and that
his transacti, ns with the bankrupt had not been so ex-
tensive as had been represented. Mr. Samuel under-
went a lengthened examination, in the course of which
it transpired that his dealings with Pyke were but as a
drop in the ocean compared with his moneyed transac-
tions. The witness described himself as a general dealer
in everything, from a needle to an anchor. " In fact
(added the witness), I am ready to make a pargain and
have a dealing with anypody, from a penny to any
amount."—(Laughter.)
The Learned COMMISSIONER gave a significant glance
at the meanly attired appearance of the judgment credi-
tor, and shook his head.
L► answer to the Learned Commissioner,
Mr. Samuel said, that when he had dealings with a
person of such respectability, he did not sometimes take
any security at all. Indeed, the same party owed him
8,0001. besides the bill, which he felt was very safe. He
frequently advanced 5001., and sometimes 5,0001., on an
I 0 U. Ho did so much that it was impossible for him
to be looking at his papers for every leetk
laughter.)
The COMMISSIONER —Have you any bill-book ? Mr.
Samuel—No, I keep no pill book. I stick my pills on
de file, and, as they pecome due, I have them presented,
and if they be not paid at the time, den afterwards I get
the monish for them the best way I can.
Mr. Samuel, with a peculiar expression, east his eyes
upon the Learned Commissioner, and emphatically re-
marked—lf your Honour, Sir, doubts the truth of my
statement, I have a few little matters in my pocket.
(Here the witness pulled out a piece of paper, which
was handed to the Court, and to the amazement of all
present it turned out to be a bill of exchange for 10,0004,
and, from the extreme caution to conceal the name of the
acceptor, great curiosity was manifested.)
The solicitor for the assignees inquired if the witness
knew the exact number of bills he took in a year ? to
which the son of Israel acutely replied, " Do you know
how many briefs you have in a year ?"—(Roars of
laughter.)
The solicitor next inquired respecting a pearl neck-
lace, of great value, received by him from the bankrupt,
when Mr. Samuel said he had not sold it to a Mr. LQ-
vington, but ho had " swopped" it away when he was
over in France. He admitted that every pearl in the
necklace was disposed of for 3/. each.
In confirmation of his wealth,' Mr. Samuel produced
two cases of most costly jewellery, which were handed

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as anything but a proper place to
. valuables.
witness throughout gave his evidence with the
greatest nonchalance, and the result, in this case, as in
many others, was, that the children of Israel spoiled the
Egyptians.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 29.
IN RE WILLIAM HOLMES.
This matter, which involved a somewhat important
point, and which was before the Court on Thursday,
again engaged the attention of Mr. Commissioner Law.
It was an application to divest the Court of its title over
the property of the insolvent in favour of the Court of
Bankruptcy, under the Act for facilitating arrangements
between debtors and creditors. The insolvent had un-
fortunately been engaged in " bill transactions," and
hence his embarassments. He had a good estate at Cam-
den-town, through which, it was to-day for the first time
stated, a railway was intended to pass, and, therefore,
would increase its value. The estate was charged, and
it was alleged by three dissentient creditors, who resisted
the application, that they eventually expected to be paid
in full. On the other side, thirty-seven creditors had
agreed to a proposition under the Act in force
in bankruptcy, that 2,0001. should be raised to satisfy
their debts, which would pay, after expenses, about 4s.
in the pound. Against this arrangement for immediate
satisfaction three persons presented themselves, and their
expectation of having their bond arose i❑ anticipation of
a " Chancery suit." It appeared that the parties who
were in opposition, or the holders of the securities which
constituted their debts, about three years ago consented
to take their share in the arrangement, which would re-
alise about 7s. in the pound. They were now offered
that 3201., which constituted their debts, would be paid
into Court, if they would forego all further opposition,
and enable the parties to raise the money in question to
put an end to the matter, so that Mr. Holmes might up.
ply himself to the profession he had adopted.
Mr. COOKE, who represented the insolvent, mentioned
the offer of money into Court, and urged its acceptance
by the dissentients.
It was stated that several projects for railways to pass
through the property at Camden-town were expected
to he made in the next session, and the property would
be increased in value.

Mr. Commissioner LAW declared, at the conclusion,
that the dissentients had assented to ar. arrangement
some years ago, and he had heard nothing for them to
change their minds. With that intimation, awl assum-
ing that the parties had stated all they intended, he
would definitively say on Monday what was to be done
in the case.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

On Saturday Mr. R. Fennell, a warehousman in Al-
dermanbury, attended before Mr. Alderman Wilson,
with a view of obtaining a summons against Mr. Beck-
worth, jun., a share-agent, to show cause why he un-
lawfully detained scrip for shares in the Suffolk Railway
Company.
This case has previously been before Mr. Alderman
Musgrove, who dismissed the case, on the ground that
the matter did not come under the jurisdiction of a
magistrate. It appeared that the complainant bought of
the defendant an allotment letter for thirty shares in the
above company, fifteen at a 9s. premium, and the re-
mainder at 10i. The complainant paid up the deposits,
and forwarded the banker's receipts to the defendant, so
as to get the scrip, and, after several days' delay, teu of
them were sent to his office. The remainder, however,
were not forthcoming ; and, after three or four weeks
had transpired, the defendant promised to borrow ten
for him, which was done and duly forwarded. The others,
however, were still kept back. The defendant urged
that the reason why the scrip was not forwarded was,
that the contract deed was not in town, and the party who
had had the letter of allotment had been unable to
sign it.
Mr. Fennell remarked that he had waited upon the
Company, and had been informed that the scrip was
issued shortly after he had sent the defendant the
banker's receipts.
Mr. Alderman WILSON said that was a very impor-
tant fact, and, under such circumstances, he would
grant a summons.
BO W-STREET.

On Saturday Charlotte Browne, a woman about thirty
years of age, with an infant in her arms, was charged
with stealing six satin handkerchiefs, value 21. 5g., from
the shop of Mr. E. Whitelock, of the Strand.

Mr. Ford, a shopman, stated that the prisoner came
to his master's shop, and, having selected several articles,
ordered them to be sent to 122, Long-acre, but it
turned out that she was not known there, and, on taking
stock, it was discovered that the property in question
had been stolen.

Several other shopkeepers were in attendance, who
stated they knew that the prisoner was in the habit
of frequenting their shops, and that they had repeatedly
missed property when she was gone.
Mr. Clarke, of 88, Strand, proved that the prisoner
had come to him on one or two occasions. The last time
she ordered property to the value 7L, to be sent to 31,
Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, but it turned
out that she did not live there, and after she was gone
he missed some steel beads, &c.

The prisoner was remanded for a week, to give time
for further inquiry.

LAMBETH.

On Saturday Mr. Inspector Carter, of the L division
of police, applied to Mr. Henry for a summons for the
attendance of Mr. Quennell, the builder, in Kennington,
the half-brother, and late employer of the prisoner S.
Quennell, as well as that of the unfortunate man Fitz-
gerald, on Monday next, to give evidence touching the
conduct of the alleged murderer at the time of his dis-
charge the Saturday night previous to the murder, as
well as anything which was within his knowledge as to
the conduct of the parties towards each other up to the
death cf Fitzgerald.
Mr. HENRY at once granted the summons.
Inspector Carter (in reply to the Magistrate) said that
he had found out a lad from whom the prisoner had pur-
chased an ounce of powder on Thursday, just an hour
and a quarter previous to the commission of the murder.
He should also be prepared on Monday with other con-
firmatory evidence of the prisoner's intentions respect-
ing the destruction of the unfortunate deceased. The
inspector said he could also produce a boy named Jewell,
and a girl named Dwyer, who would speak to the identity
of the prisoner as the person who shot the deceased man
Fitzgerald.
Mr. HENRY observed that those witnesses would be of
importance, as the evidence of the witness M'Carthy was
somewhat confused on this point, and desired the inspec-
tor to have them in attendance.

Cook, the gaoler, here remarked that immediately
after the prisoner's examination a most marked change
took place in his manner and appearance. In fact, he
appeared to have lost all his strength, and was obliged,
though a muscular and stiff-built young man, to be lite-
rally carried into the police-van on being removed to
Horsemonger-lane gaol.
After the examination, Mr. Henry having heard that
the family of the deceased was in great distress, re-
quested Inspector Butt to visit them, which he did, and
on his representation Mr. Henry forwarded them a
sovereign from the poor. box.

THE MURDER AT KENNINGTON.
THE INQUEST.
On Saturday, at half-past three o'clock, Mr. Carter,
one of the coroners for Surrey, and a respectable jury,
assembled at the Peacock Inn, High-street, Newington,
to impire into the circumstances attendant on the
lamentable death of Daniel Fitzgerald. The witnesses
who were examined at the Lambeth police-office re-
peated their evidence, which has already appeared in
The Sun. •

Mr. W. Papham, surgeon, of 3, Queen's Head-row,
Newington, deposed that on Thursday evening as he was
walking along High-street, Newington, he heard the
loud report of a gun or pistol. It appeared to be
louder than the ordinary report of a pistol, and im-
mediately aftt r he saw a person run out from the end
of the street from where the z eport proceeded. He did
not take any particular notice of the man, but im-
mediately after another man, dressed in a flannel-jacket,
ran out, and said, " Stop him, he has shot a man."
He then came to the end of Peacock-street, from whence
the man ran out, and seeing a policeman enter the house
they were then in, he was induced to follow, and saw a
man lying on a table. There was a slight pulsation at
the time, but he died immediately after. He examined
the head, and not observing any injury, he opened his
chest and observed some blood. He also observed a
circular wound on the left side of the breast, apparently
caused by a gun-shot. He removed the dress of the de-
ceased, and was enabled to see that the bullet had passed
out behind. Mr. Smith and myself probed the wound,
but the probe not being sufficiently long did not pass
through. The wound he had was such as would be
caused by the mark of a bullet. I was then
of opinion that his death must have been imme-
diate, from the nature of the wound.' On making
a post•lno'tem examination, he found on the chest a
large quantity of serum and blood. The bullet entered
the chest by the pericardium, passed through the heart
and lower edge of the left lung, and ultimately made its
exit, after passing through the eleventh rib, through•
the back on the left side. The wound is of such a nature
as to produce instant death. There were no injuries on
the body, and the wound he described was, therefore,
undoubtedly, the cause of death. From the nature and
position of the wound, I am of opinion that the person
receiving it must have been either standing or sitting when
he received it, and the ball musthave been discharged at the
front of his person. The bullet produced was such a
one as would have inflicted a wound such as that he had
described.

Mr. CARTER here asked Mr. Inspector Carter whe-
ther, if the case was adjourned until Wednesday next,
he could produce any witness to show the animus?
Mr. Carter said he could produce the brother or step-
brother of Quennell, and also another witness, who
had been examined before the magistrate, but who was
not present.
The CORONER thought it was but right the jury should
have the best evidence to be procured and accordingly
adjourned the inquiry till Wednesday next.

BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, Nov. 28.—About 150
hogsheads of West India have been disposed of since
our last report, at about former rates. The demand
continues very sluggish, and purchases are only made to
supply immediate wants. The rum market continues
very dull.

OPENING THE PORTS. -- We learn from the
Sheffield Independent, that a requisition, calling upon the May,,r
to convene a public meeting of the inhabitants of Sheffieli
to address her Majesty on the subject of immediately calling
Parliament together, with a view to immediately repealing
the corn-laws, is in the course of circulation in the town,
and that it has already received many signatures.