The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-10 00:00:00

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as se many diarent ahades and pbaFes the principles
:rrreirkicle, and thfown upon them the most dissi-
.nilar tints and colours, will prove their eternal just- 1
ness—the showers will descend—the sun will shine,
and knowledge and truth, which belong to that great
Power alone, will continue to advance their light,
penetrating even tc the domestic hearth, and dispel-
ling the clouds of ignorance. Everywhere the solid
advantages of free-trade principles will be felt, for
they alone can renovate the condition and ensure the
permanent prosperity of this country. Those
meetings will be suspended—the mysteries of life and
death will hold on in their course—every day the ap-
pointed thousands will be born, and thousands more
of mouths must be fed by that soil which is now said
to be inefficient to supply the wants of those already
in existence; every increase of the population will
furnish an additional argument for the necessity of
that great change. Death will continue as well as
life—monopoly will have its victims, and free trade
must sometimes lose its champions—others will follow
that excellent being whose loss made Manchester one
great place of mourning—(Hear, hear)—be-
fore we again assemble here voices that
now join in cheering shout must be mute
for ever ; but if it be so, as it is wise that
it should be so, and if they leave the world better
than they found it by the advancement of the great
cause—it will be no unworthy consolation for them,
on the bed of sickness and in the anguish of death,
that they assisted in making it so.—(Loud cheers.)
And when the liberated principle of vitality rejoins
the great majority, should it meet there with those
spirits of justice, who, in their day, laboured and
struggled for the good of the human race—who
wrote, in defiance of calumny and persecution, some
grand work of philanthropy and improvement,
let them be told to gladden even them that the seed
they had sown while on earth had sprung up, bringing
another harvest of their philanthropic spirits which
pervade the world in might and majesty—that an-
other battle has been fought here and well fought for
truth and peace—for right and justice, and that an-
other victory, one of the most splendid of all, has been
won, and that those obstacles to man's enjoyment of
nobility of character and utility to his fellow•men
and hopefulness, for which his Creator destined him,
have been entirely removed.—(Loud cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting in a few
words, congratulating them on the order and decorum
which bad always existed in their meetings, and ob-
serving that the assistance of a single policeman never
was required. He concluded by expressing a hope,
that they would all meet at no distant period, and by
calling on them to give three cheers for the Anti-Corn-
law League.
Three hearty cheers were given for the League, and
the meeting separated at ten o'clock.

FREE•TRADE BAZAAR.

MEETING OF LADIES, CAMBERWELL.
A numerously-attended and highly-respectable
meeting of ladies resident at Camberwell was held on
Tuesday at the Mansion-house Chapel, in that dis-
trict, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. John Bur-
nett deliver an address in support of the objects of the
Free-trade Bazaar, to be held in Covent-garden
Theatre in May next, and explanatory of the prin-
ciples of free-trade, and of the views of the great na-
tional Anti-Corn-law League.
A. L. Saul, Esq., of the League was present, and
took part in the proceedings.
The Rev. Mr. BURNETT called attention to the
greatness to which this nation had arrived ; but this
greatness was not owing to the existence of the corn-
laws, but had been brought about by the indomitable
energy awl the ingenuity of its inhabitants, in spite
of those laws. By its commerce and manufactures
had this country attained the position which she now
maintained. By agriculture no country could become
great. Agriculture supplied the subsistence neces-
sary for mere animal life, but the various works
of art which tended to advance men in the scale
of civilisation were supplied by manufacture.
One hundred men engaged in agriculture could pro-
Cuce more than 100 men could consume. Those who
could not find employment in agriculture must use
their strength and skill in some other occupation.
Hence, manufactures, with all the elegancies and con-
veniences they produced—hence great cities, and all
the wondrous display of intellect they contained. The
Rev. Gentleman then went on very clearly and beauti-
fully to explain the rise and progress of 'foreign com-
merce, and having pail a high compliment to Lords
Fitawilliam, Kinnaird, Radnor, Ducie, &c., for their
support, by their voices and pens, of the free-
trade cause, and shown that even the present
First Minister of the Crown, although he had
turned out the late Ministry on the question of the
corn-laws, begun himself to deal with them as
soon as he came into office, he urged that Govern-
ment was stepping beyond its province when it marred
the trade and industry of the nation ; that it was in-
stituted for the protection of the people, and that it
acted unwisely when it set one portion of the com-
munity against the other. The Rev. Gentleman
then directed the attention of his gentle auditory to
the bazaar, and expressed an ardent hope and a be-
lief that they would work for it, and contribute
whatever their taste, skill, and ingenuity might dic-
tate, and were capable of accomplishing. He assured
them that anything from their hands would be ac-
ceptable by the League as a " free-trade offering."
Mr. Saul. entered into some interesting details re-
lative to the proceedings in favour of the bazaar in
different parts of the country. He affirmed that
somewhere about 50 distinct stalls would be furnished
from as many provincial towns. He enumerated a
variety of articles which, it had been intimated, would
be sent to the bazaar, and created much amusement
in his comments on the various articles as he announced
them. lie then produced an ingeniously contrived
article (supposed to be from the hands of a lady)
which had been left at the League-rooms that morn-
ing, and which was intended to illustrate the advan-
tages of cheap bread. At first sight, the article ap-
peared only like an ordinary label, such as is used in
bakers' shops, and bore the words " 41b. loaf, 7d."
The speaker then drew a thread, and the inscription
disappeared, and in its place a comfortable labourer's
cottage presented itself. All around wore the aspect
of contentment and peace, and the thick curling smoke
from the chimney betokened the warmth and comfort
that was within. Mr. Saul then explained that when
the price of bread was low, as indicated by a label,
the labourer was in a better condition than when
it was high, for not having to expend so large a
portion of his earnings in the first necessary of life,
he could surround himself with many comforts of
which he would be otherwise deprived. The Learned
Gentleman then caused another change in the " il-
lustrative label," and an inscription appeared " 41b.
loaf-9d. ;" and this gave place to a view of "a poor
man's home" when bread was at this price. The view
represented a miserable cottage, with broken thatch
and dilapidated walls, the windows shattered, and
altogether presenting a scene of wretchedness and
woe. The speaker then explained that, as the
price of provisions rose, the poor man's comforts disap-
peared. Another change was made in the label. An
Inscription appeared indicating that the 41b. loaf was
11d. The picture associated with this inscription
represented a barren, desolate wild, and on a shattered,
blasted tree, appeared the words " gone to the union."
The speaker explained that the operations of the
corn.law were two-fold; it not only raised the price
of what he had to buy, but it diminished the value
of the only commodity he had to sell—his strength
of muscle and his skill. He said, of the issue
of the agitation there could be no doubt ; and
whether the success which he anticipated should ar-
rive speedily, or be delayed, would, in some measure
at least, depend on the assistance which they might
render to the undertaking to which their attention
had been called. They had it in their power to
accelerate the great triumph which was about to be
achieved.
The proceedings were listened to tbroughout with
profound attention.

II"R"LE CASE OF MATRICIDE. KENDAL,
AS I
p tiof Old -L7.—lestrday afternoon the inhabitants of the town-
excitement by Hattonthe
were thrown into a state of the greatest
ect that Mrs. Simpson, their respected
neighbour,
had b a mu fell upon Mr. Riclaernd rdered. Suspicion immediately
lady. Early in the eve nkm mpson, the son of the murdered
place, Mr. Whaley, the respected minister of the
to Kendal. They accompaniedwaited upon
by a friend, hastened
upon the Coroner, who
issued his warrant fur holding an inquest on the body,
and a jury was suramoned to meet atfMiddleshaw House,
Old Hatton. From the statement one of the femaleohe
servants of the deceased, it appeared, that Simpson
son) had gone home on Saturday,
in a state of intoxication, and foundthe 30th ultimo,
his
bed, upon which be insisted on her getting
in
getting
up, which she refused to do, when he
her on to the floor, and abused her in a most red
manner Last Saturday, being in a similar state, heru brutal
re-
peated his inhuman attack, but in a more ferocious man-
ner, and seized upon the poker, and inflicted several blow
with that weapon upon her. He left her lying upon the
floor, whence she was removed by the servants to
bed. On being informed yesterday morning that his
mother was in a vary dangerous state, and that she was not
expected to live long, he made an unfeeling answer. Ile
afterwards gave the servant some runs, and ordered her to
bathe her wounds, and said in the roughest language, that
she would soon come round again. The family is one of
great respectability, but the supposed murderer has been a
drunken and dissolute character for many years. After the
evidence of the servant had been heard, the coroner said
be thought it his duty to adjourn the inquest till to-morrow
( Tuesday ), that a pest mortem examination of the body might
take place. The prisoner was then conveyed to the Kendal
House of Correction.
HONESTY ITS oWN REWARD.—As a brewer's ser-
vant was passing along the Bayswater-road, on Saturday,
lie found lyirq in the road a bunch of keys, together with
some seals, et rather curious workmanship. The drayman
took them home, and in the spirit of simple honesty showed
them to his employer, who advised the finder to look out for
an advertisement, which would no doubt soon appear. Ulti •
mately the drayman found that the seals and keys were the
property of the Queen. An officer of the police went to the
Palace with the tinder, when the Queen gave him 20/. as the
reward, while Prince Albert added 101. more, as a compli-
' znent to the poor fellow's honesty.