The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-20 00:00:00

1 LITERATURE. . t j ty, lighted by the spirit of vengeance, illuminated the fine
MEMORIALSqf the CIVIL TVAI? in ENGLAND. countenance of Mustapha, the family of Meheddin having
2 Vols. Cul;urn, London, 1842. done so much evil to his race. Abd-el-Kader has caused
These volumes consist of a selection from the the death bv. poison or the sword Of so many of his rela-
tnois hists
tions and friends, that the venerable old man has ever upon
well-knoWn Tanner collection of MSS., which
his lips the following words, which have been adopted
i has been duly arranged for publication by the
enemies
the Arabs.i :--J_r
Mustapha
Ben Ismael has only two
Editor, Mr. Carey. The selection refers exclu-
Onuerml s i i !ga ,
st the
not the
only
and. the
h Son of Meheddin.'_
I sively to the most stirring period of the Great
one
hinatil-e'dosek breasttiAe bedhiell.s
Civil War in England, and comprises original Kader has planted implacable
Letters from many of the eminent soldiers and present at this important meeting, there wmeernegfive whose
statesmen who distinguished themselveS during fathers, sons, or brothers, have perished by order of the
that war, whether on the side of the Cavaliers or Emir, in frightful tortures. - It. is .in vain that some
the Roundheads. Among them we find Letters writers, seduced by the apparent oi-endear of the struggle
from Oliver Cromwell, describing the progress of sustained by this man against.the power of France,
his campaign in Ireland, and detailing matters wished to exalt the beauty of his character. The inflexi-
ble truth of future history will tell
connected with the differences that occasionally that, in order to gra-
tify his ambition this new Jugurtha shrunk not from com-
broke out between the Parliament and the army
nutting any crime, and thereby filled the hearts of his
in England. Nothing can be more clear, simple, with a stOre of vengeance which greatlycontri-
ehfiomre
e call
or straightforward in expression than these letters. rbeulitegdio
There is none of that quaint, roundabout phra- -Mustaphaquittingaldethe 3tlha
er eb outG
benedictioneneiaml
seology or studied ambiguity of meaning in which God upon the Mussulmans assembledm'n around him. The
the writer's speeches abounded in so remarkable whole cortege, upon this demand, advanced towards
a manner ; he is as concise and simple in his us, and with their hands raised towards heaven, 1,500
language as the Duke of Wellington himself. warriors, among whom were five French officers, 'so-
Neither dqes he 'affect that puritanical form of letnnly repeated the following prayer:—` Clement and
expression which he was so fond of doing to his most merciful God ! we supplicate thee to restore peace
army or when_ addressing the Senate ; a manly, to our unhappy country, rendered desolate by a cruel
heartfelt sense of piety pervades his correspon- war. Take pity on a people whom the decrees of thy
deuce ; but it is never pushed to an absurd ex-
sovereign justice have reduced to the lowest state of
Cause the abundance and happiness which we
treme, as was the fashion among the Roundhead misery.
formerly enjoyed under a tutelary power againi to spring
leaders. Cromwell as he is represented by his-
torians, and Cromwell as he exhibits himself ouporr orenpgossteusa.ndGleivtetir
holy
vicetl? ren overervtealeledenhemtihees
in these Letters, appear two very different cha- prophet, never fail to be irritiemyphrant."The emotions ex-
meters. ex-
meters. His much-talked of fanatical enthusiasm cited in the Christians present at this sublime scene may
breaks out nowhere in his official correspondence be easily conceived. It reminded us of those imPreca-
.......at least not in that portion of it which is con- tions with which the nations of old, before going to battle,
tained in the volumes before us; but, instead, he devoted their enemies to the infernal gods, and since,
shows to great advantage, as a cool, self-possessed the period whop the Roman legions founded the colonies
man of the world, and one by no means likely to and encampments, the ruins of which we have trod over,
be carried away by his religious sensibilities. these wild places have never seen a grander spectacle
We still believe—notwithstanding the many able than was thus presented."
A correspondent of the Siecle at Algiers observes that
arguments that have been adduced to the con- though the accounts -from Oran and Tlemcen appear
trary—that there was much of trickery and cal-
crediting
satisfactory, much caution should be used .in ac-
culation in Cromwell's puritanical zeal. He fell them ; since, on the opening of the Chamber,
in with the fashion of the day, not so much from there isalways in Algeria
an attempt made
any innate tendency that way, as from a convic- things very highly in favour of the colony. The GOUT
tion that it was the only means by which lie rier Francais gives the subjoined from Oran, 2d • -
inst.,
could rise to eminence ; but though we are of relating to the facts mentioned above :
opinion that lie began by affecting a zeal which " While the three columns were moving towards the
he did not feel, there can be Wu question that he west, important events were taking place near Tlemcen.
Abd-el-Bader, who had arrived near that town with his
ended by becoming the dupe of his own arts.
Never was man sincerer in his fanaticism, than red or regular horsemen, 400 or 500 irregular horsemen,
a
he was in the last two or three years of his life, Bnodu 25011 a whod hfadunbdeehnebrouhght
of Trash
by the Kalifs
as his frequent and earnest conferences with his assembled inelion ea
littlet hill,t tribeseando learned sahnodrtl°llalf(t'sesra
favourite preachers as to the possibility of his wards that they had just been deliberating on theycourse
being able "to fall away," having " once been to be adopted•• that his authority was no longer re,-
in a state of grace," abundantly prove. Next in cognised, and that a new chief had been elected, who
interest to Ctoutwell's, are the few, brief Letters , was to rule under the protection and in the name of
of Prince Rupert—" the fiery Rupert," as he France. As Abd-el-Kader could not contend with about
was called both by friends and foes—whose cor- 10,000 Arabs, who were assembled on this point, and
respondence, however, exhibits much more con- knew that General Lamorciere was at his heels with
ning and hypocrisy than frank,impetuous energy . 6,000 men, that Colonel Tempoure was on the Rio-Sa-
of character. Writing, for instance, to
,the . lado, and that it was impossible safely to pass through
Speaker of the House of Commons, he says—
Yacobia, he resolved to march towards the frontiers of
c' What we have done is very far from wilful-
Morocco, announcing his intention of seeking refuge in
tress or purpose to Offend the Parliament, or from the territories of the Emperor. General Lamoriciere
any thought that we could thereby have preju- lofasthsien
jcierhabads aafnudritht ti;ii:;:tunndeerstahending with_ithe new chief
diced ourselves; having firmly resolved, to our
of Oran has submitted' may
Frwanceawssiethrtetthletlextetehetiewnhoelef
best power, to assist and advance the peace of the tribe's of the llachmens and the Beni-Ammer, who
this kingdom, and to give that regard that is have hitherto refused to take. part in the proceedings
just and due to those that represent it." And against Abd-el-Kader. Colonel Tempoure returned yes-
yet, at the very time that the Prince was expres. I teaday. General Bedeau has been checked by the diffi-
sing himself in this bland, pacific style, he was culties of the way and the inundation of the waters, and
making every effort lie could to induce the King has returned to 'Mostaganem. The captures made by
to carry on the war with vimour ; and ack now-
General Lamoriciere from the Hachmens are so conside•
lodged Charles as the only head, even while he
rable,' that the garrison of Mascara and his columns are
furnoirsihhedasly, them withre provisions for four months. A
was addressing Parliament as the representative,
that a Morocco chief, who
of the kingdom ! But such was the character of report
at Tle
emeneecnu,rhanst here
declared that if Abd-el-Kader
nearly all the Cavaliers. Notwithstanding their should seek refuge in the
d. territory of the Emperor, he
incessant boasts of manliness and generosity of would be det • ame prisoner, and placed at the disposal of
• .
spirit, and their constant sneers at the upstart the French."
cunning. of the Puritans, there was not one of
them whose good faith could be relied on, with
the exception, perhaps, of the high-minded
Lord Faulkland, and one or two others among
the more moderate Royalists. The Letters of
Queen . Henrietta Maria, wifa of Charles the
First, are only two in number, and give not the
slightest insight into character. Till of late years,
this .woman's nature has been greatly, in some
instances, wilfully misunderstood, and she has
been.; eulogised fbr qualities to which she had
not the. slightest pretension. Faithless as a wife,
treacherous as a friend, self-willed and unprinci-
pled as a Queen, it is at her door that many of her
husband's misfortunes, in the earlier period of his
squabbles with Parliament, may be laid. She it
was who encouraged him in all his worst acts of
oppression, by alternate taunts, menaces, and
cajolery, and, in particular, goaded him on to
that most unjustifiable act—time attempt to seize
the five obnoxious Members of Parliament in
the House -of Commons itself, which may be
said; more.. than anything else, to have precipi-
tated the awful crisis of the Civil War. There
are few Letters in this selection, besides those
we haVe untitled to, of any great public interest;
but after so many able hands have been reaping
in the field, it could not be expected that, a mere
gleaner should be able to pick up much of value.

PROGRESS OF DISTRESS.

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Accounts of distress among. the labouring population
still continue to pour in. It is not in one district, but
in all districts alike, that we hear the wail of suffering
and of deep distress. In the course of the inquiries
which have recently taken place into the condition of the
population, discoveries of the most soul-harrowing kind
have been made—such as would scarcely have been cre-
dible but for ocular proof and demonstration. Mothers,
newly become such, laid upon pallets of dirty straw or
shavings ; half-naked children lying huddled together in
corners of damp cellars, or sitting shivering over the
flickering embers in a half-cold grate ; fathers bowed
down by care, and want, and famine, with no work, no
food, listening only to the piteous wailing of the wretched
creatures around them ;—such have been the familiar
sights encountered by the visitors of the poor during the
last few weeks. Some of the enumerators recently ap-
pointed by. the Anti-Corn-law Associations to inquire
into the distress existing in their respective districts,
have assured us and others, that they would do anything
rather than again encounter the scenes of misery and an-
guish which met their eyes in the course of their painful
inquiry. _ _

)using the last week an important meeting has been
held at Skipton, at which a number of deeply interesting
facts were elicited, ass to the physical condition of the
population of that district. The inhabitants of the Skip-
ton Union are engaged partly in agricultural and partly
in manufacturing pursuits. The northern district is al-
most exclusively agricultural ; the southern district is
chiefly manufacturing. It seems that the latter district
has suffered much the more severely from the prevalence
of distress ; for while the out-door relief in the northern
or agricultural district, has only increased from
2,4501. 19s. 4d, in 1839, to 2,5941. 9s. 04d. ,in 1841,—the
the out-door relief in the southern, or manufacturing dis-
trict has increased from 4,074/. 17s. 3d., in 1839, to
4,779/. 4s. Sid, /n 1841. The astounding fact has also been
brought to light by recent careful investigations, that
in the Skipton Union, out of a population of
16,610, four thousand and thirty-eight individuals are
subsisting on an average of only seventeen-pence per
head, per week ; and sixteen hundred and ninety-seven
individuals, upon an average of only ten-pence three-
farthings per-head, per week ! In other words, more
than one-third of the entire population of the Skipton
Union are at present subsisting on an average of only
fifteen-pence per head, per week ! These facts have
been made out by the most careful investigations, in
which men of all political parties have willingly taken
a part.

GERMAN PAPERS.

DUSSELDORF, JAN. 9.—We hear that his Majesty
the King, on his return from London, will honour ou
city with a visit on the 3d of February. The want or
time will most likely prevent his Majesty from visiting
Paris, as he will certainly not leave London immediately
after the 25th, the day fixed for the christening of the
Prince of Wales ; and, as the Belgian Papers say, spend
several days at Brussels.
BERLLN, JAN. 16.—His Royal Highness the Crown
Prince of Bavaria arrived here this afternoon at two
o'clock.

HADlnunon, JAN. 14.—The number of ships that
passed through the Sound in 1841, was—
From the North Sea
From the Baltic

• Total
English ships—
From the North Sea .
From the Baltic

14,754
1,908
1,880

It is dreadful to think of the misery endured by these
poor starving fellow creatures of ours, at a season of the
year so inclement as this ; and when we reflect, besides,
that this misery has been chiefly inflicted on them by
maR himself—that it is his iniquitous laws which have
marred the beneficient objects of the Giver of all good—
it is surely enough to turn our thoughts into fierce bit-
terness and hate against the authors of the horrible
mischief.

Total 3,788
In 1840, the number was 4,071

Decrease in English ships in 1841. 283
The total number in 1840 was 15,657
Decrease in 1841 1,093
—Handlurgh Papers, Jan. 4.

WIGAN--REDUCTION OF WAOES.—We regret to state
that the condition of this town and the neighbourhood
is becoming worse and worse. Two large manufactur-
ing concerns have been in danger of closing altogether,
and a large body of colliers is also likely to be out of
work. W e understand that Messrs. Pennington and
Son, cotton-spinners, Hindley, having recently given no-
tice to the reelers in their employ of an intention to re-
duce their wages, and those hands having intimated a
resolution to resist such reduction, the firm gave notice,
that, should the reelers persist in refusing to continue at
work, they must close the mill ; and thus all hands in
every department would be thrown out of work. As this
extensive establishment affords employment to more than
one half of the population of Hindley, it is not easy to
describe the gloom which this state of things has thrown
over the whole community of that neighbourhood.
About a week ago, Messrs. Eccles and Son, cotton-
spinners, Wigan, gave a similar notice of reduction to
their reelers, and this led to the closing of their mill for
a time. The agent of the Earl of Belcarres, we under-
stand, has given notice to the whole of the colliers in the
employ of his Lordship, at Wigan and the neighbour-
hood, and who are said to exceed 2,000 in number, that
-their wages will be reduced in a few days. This intima-
tion excited considerable feeling amongst the colliers;
they held a numerous meeting at the Commerciall Hull,
Wigan, on Monday night, as we have heard, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the propriety of with-
standing the proposed reduction; but, as it was a meet-
ing of colliers, the result of their discussions had not
transpired when our account left Wigan. The distress
in the town is very great, and is increasing; large num-
bers of operatives are out of employ. A supply of son!)
has been distributed during the last three weeks; but such
modes of relief can do but little where the distress is so
general and so overwhelming. Manchester Guardian.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST STAR-

VATION.

Mr. George Thompson, the celebrated Anti-Corn-law
Lecturer, made the following observations at Carlisle,
during the last week :

"Don't be dependent on foreigners !" This is another
very favourite cry of the Corn-law makers. Methinks,
if they were to practise the doctrine they preach, they
would be " poor indeed." Let us pay a friendly visit to
the man who preaches this doctrine, and let us see
whether he lives up to it. For the beauty of all preach-
ing, is that which is by practice. Let us go and dine
with him at his own house, at seven, just after he has
left the House of Lords, where he has silenced Lord
Radnor by crying—" Don't be dependent on foreigners
for your supplies," and the shouts of " hear, hear," will
almost occupy ,a whole line in the next day's paper.
Alighting at his door, which perhaps, is opened by a fo-
reign footman—(Laughter)—you wipe your feet upon a
mat made of Russian hemp. (Don't be dependent on fo-
reigners.) Over your head burns a hall lamp, fed by oil
from the Polar Seas, and supplied with a wick, made
from American slave-grown cotton. (Don't de depen:
dent on foreigners.) You are shown up stairs, and step
into the drawing-room, where you tread upon a Turkey
carpet. (Don't be dependent on foreigners.) My Lord
advances, dressed for dinner. A coat of the newest Pa-
risian fashion, of Saxony wool, made by the immortal
Stultz—a broach with an Indian gem, set in Mexican
gold. China silk stockings, Morocco pumps, and a cu-
rious Genera watch, which tells him that you have been
remarkably punctual. He introduces you to his Lady.
She advances. Over her pale intellectual brow way'
an ostrich feather. (Ostrich feathers don't gr' • '''s
the tails of our barn-door fowls.) Round hr
ful neck is a row of pearls from Ceyl,- -4° i6V'
shoulders, a profusion of Brussels ' t over her
a 'foreign fan, and further T use^ ;in 'her independenge of •
corsets and. .cithP-

THE SUN, LONDON, TfIURSDAt:IjA.NUARY 20, 1842

(No sliding sca!e or fixed duty for turtle.) The contents
of the castors are all foreign. The delicious wines are rl
foreign. The side dishes are all foreign, sent up by a French
cook. The tongue is rein-deer. The-boar's head front Ger-
many. The dessert comes on. The olives are from Mount
Lebanon. The figs are from Turkey. The raisins are
from Malaga. The dates from Syria. The apples from
New York. The grapes from Portugal. The pre-
served ginger from Jamaica. The nuts from Italy.
The pomegranates from Egypt. The prunes from
France. The oranges from Lisbon. The dessert over,
we go to the ladies. 11Zy Lord's (laughter is playing a
foreign air. Singing in a foreign language. Has learnt
under a foreign master. Has finished her education in a
foreign country—going to be married to a foreign
Count. (Don't be dependent on foreigners for your
supplies.) The footman enters. COffed from Mocha. Tea
from Canton. Sugar from Siam. At eleven, you depart
My Lady is going to a concert—a la Illuscfrd. My Lord,
to the foreign Opera, to witness the debut of the ad-
mirable figurante Fanny Show-her-legs, who has been
sent for express from the Prussian capital, for the
special entertainment of those who cannot endure the
thought of seeing their countrymen dependent on foreign-
ers for their supplies. (During the whole of this sketch,
Of which we are able to give but the bare Outline, the
audience were convulsed with laughter, and at - the end'
were loud in their applause.)—Carlisle Journal.

- IRELAND.
CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.
DUBLIN, JAN. 17.—1 n consequence of the circum-
stances which have been disclosed regarding one of the
Sheriffs still retained in office, the Committee of the
Reformers have forwarded another memorial to Lord
Eliot, representing to his Lordship the extreme injus-
tice practised towards the Reformers at the list election,
in the premature closing of the poll, the obstruction of
voters, and various other ways, and urging upon him the
absolute necessity, if anything like fair play be intended,
of having Sir Ldward Borough, the new Sheriff ap-
pointed by the Government, sworn into office, in order
that he should preside as returning-officer at the coming
election.

THE PHILIPSTOWN MURDER(?)
(From the Dublin Mail of Monday.)
We give the proceedings on the inquest at Philips_
town, and. in doing so, shall not offer one single obser-
vation. If any man can read them, and not be satis-
fied that the death of the unfortunate Flanagan was
purely accidental, we pity his want of intellect, or want
honesty. [We pass over the names of the Jury, and
give the verdict and evidence.]
We find that the deceased James Flanagan came by
his death in consequence of injuries received (acciden-
tally) from a burn, on the night of the 11th of Decem-
ber, and died on Saturday, the 18th instant, Dec. 1841.
GEORGE PALMER, Coroner of the King's County.
King's County, to wit.—John Keys, of Barna, sworn
—States that on Saturday, the 11th December, saith
that the deceased and two pipers were in Mr. Ma-
gan's parlour on said night ; Jamaa Flanagan went
out of the parlour for the purpose of getting
some tea ; deponent saith that when the deponent
saw deceased lying on the table, deponent roused
deceased. Deponent saith that deceased came about
eight yards with deponent. Deponent went down stairs
and saith in a few minutes he heard deceased shouting,
on which deponent went up and found deceased on fire.
Deponent states deceased's shirt was outside of de-
ceased's smallelotheg, both before and behind. Smith
that when deponent ran up stairs he saw the gentlemen
flapping deceased with their pocket-handkerchiefs, striv-
ing to put out the fire. Deponent states deceased's
shirt was on fire before and behind. Deponent states
deceased's two arms were on the table, and his head
leaning on them. Deponent states he asked the de-
ceased the next morning how he caught fire, in presence
of Doctor Glover. Deceased told deponent he could
not tell, except that it was the candles where he lay
on the table. Deponent states he never gave depo-
nent any other account of this affair. Deponent
states that he does not know any of the gentlemen's
names but Mr. Megan's, who took off his coat and
put out the fire : states deceased walked down stairs
after the fire, and walked out to the garden house also.
When deponent first saw deceased leaning on the table,
deceased was without his coat, and his shirt outside his
small-clothes. Deponent states that when be saw the
deceased leaning on the table he was drunk. Deponent
states deceased was not Well able to walk.
his

John k Keys.
- mark.
William Henry Megan, Esq., sworn—States that de-
ceased was in the parlour dancing. When deponent
was done with deceased, he desired deceased to go
down stairs. The piper left the room before the de-
ceased. After deponent desired deceased to go down,
he made bows to the gentlemen in the room. When
he left it, deponent states that he heard the deceased
shouting, which made deponent go out to see
what was the matter. He also states he was the
first who came up to the deceased. Deponent states that
he put his coat on him and put out the fire. De-
ceased had no sign of fire on him while-leaving the par-
lour ; deponent states no person threw any spirits on
deceased while in the parlour. States that no person
came into the room, nor went out of the room from the
period Flanagan left it until he heard the shouting of
the deceased. Heard that on the following day the
doctor had been with deceased. Deponent states the
names of the persons in the room wtth him were Mr.
M'Cartney, of the 9th Lancers ; Mr. Nicholson, of
tho same regiment ; Mr. Clark, late of the 9th Lancers,
and Mr. Wood. States no other person was in the
room. W. H. MAGAN.
John Flanagan sworn—States he is brother to the
deceased James Flanagan. Saw the deceased the
day after he was burned, Sunday, the 12th instant.
Then deponent states he did not ask him bow he
was burned. Deponent states that he did not believe
the reports that be was set on fire intentionally, but be-
lieves in his own mind that it was quite an accident. Depo-
nent states that the deceased never charged any person
with the burning of the deceased. Deponent states he
never asked the deceased bow he was burned. Several
persons told the deponen't that they had set him on fire,
but he positively says that be did not believe those re-
ports. Heard Keys say to deceased, Butcher don't
tell how it happened although he bad opportunity suf-
ficient, nor never asked his brother how it happened.
States that the doctor told him it was his own fault,
and that be caught fire by the candles on the table.
Deponent states he does not recollect any other portion
of the conversation the day Keys said that to his
brother. JOHN FLANAGAN.
John S. Glover, surgeon, states that, between eight
and nine on Sunday, the 12th instant, saw de-
ceased. Was lying in the harness-room, after exa-
mining the burn, which extended from the pole to the
buttocks ; his arm, armpits, and hand were also burned.
The burn extended a little on the sides, but not on the
belly. States the application of lime-water and.oil, which
had been applied, was the very best that could be ap-
plied at the time. States the deceased lived six days
after the deponent saw him. States deceased died on
Saturday, the 18th instant, about four o'clock, P.m.
States deceased was in his perfect senses at intervals
until Friday. He raved while awake during the day
of Friday. States that he asked the deceased, who
told deponent that be was burned from the falling of
a candle on deceased. Said that only for Mr. Megan
that he would be burned to death, God bless him.
Deponent states that the-deceased died from congestion
of the brain, brought on by the burn.
JOHN S. GLOVER, M.D., Philipstown.
John Keys examined a second time—States be never
said the word, Do not tell how it happened. States that
he said. Butcher, you will get a new suit of clothes.
his

John 'l>< Keys •
mark.
I certify that the foi egoing is a true copy of the
verdict, and the depositions of the several witnesses ex-
amined. GEORGE PALMER,
Coroner of the King's County.
The following is a letter addressed by Mr. Megan to
the proprietor of the Monitor :
"Sia—l have hitherto abstained from taking any
public notice of certain gross and scandalous libels pub-
lished in your journal, in reference to a deplorable ac-
cident which occurred at my house in the King's
County, soma weeks since, in consequence of my having
placed the whole matter in the hands of my legal
advisers.
" The calumnies which you have circulated are ab-
solutely destitute of foundation, and the statement of
facts on which they profess to be founded, is a total
pct version of the truth. My object being the vindi-
cation of my character, I have been advised to adopt,
as the most effectual means for that purpose, the
course of proceeding by action against you as the pul:-
lisher of the false and calumnious articles to which I
have alluded. You will then, as lam advised, have
the opportunity, in case you shall think fit to persist in
the scandalous aspersions which you have put forward,
of protecting yourself from all responsibility, by proving
their truth.
" My law agent has accordingly been instructed to
commence an action against you at my suit, and I have
to inform you that in case you shall determine to justify
your slanders I shall afford every facility in my power,
by producing in support of your case the gentlemen who
were on a visit at my house at the occurrence which you
have so grossly misrepresented, and by producing any
other evidence within my reach which you may think
essential for establishing the truth of your allegations.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" W. H. MAGAN,
" Gresham's Hotel, Jan. 17, 1842.
"To James Charles Coffey, Esq."

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR.—Contri-
butions to the approaching bfkatir are beginning to flow
in from all parts of the kingdom. Amongst the paint-
ings of great merit promised are—the fine picture, b„?.;
Martin, " Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion,
from the collection of E. Strutt, Esq., of Derby ; Hay-
don's pictures, representing the meeting of the Anti-
slavery Convention in London last year, and containing
portraits of all the most eminent Abolitionists. Another
very interesting article, in preparation for sale, is a very
costly book of autographs ; amongst them autographs of
her Majesty Queen Victoria, of the Duke of Welling-
top, the King of Denmark, George 111., Lord Brougham,
George Canning, Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Wesley,
Lord Jeffrey, Hon. Spencer Percival, Sir Edward Ba-
wer, Charles Dickens, &c., with a finnan of the Sultan,
signed by himself, a despatch for the Governor of Aleppo,
&c. The contributions in literature also promise to be
full of value and interest. Dr. Pye Smith has sent two
copies of his work on geology, with an inscription ; Ebe-
nezer Elliot has furnished some original lines for the
occasion ; J. C. Prince has sent two copies of his " Hours
with the Muses," with an original poem on the fly-leaf ;
a lady in Herefordshire has contributed an original song,
with the music—and there will be no:lack of novelty or va-
riety in any department of this great fancy fain—Man-
chester Guardian.
MEETING AT WOLVERHAMPTON.—A meet-
ing was advertised to be held at Wolverhampton on Mon-
day last, to consider the advisability of raising subscrip-
tions for the relief of the distressed poor at this incle-
ment season of the year. A motion was made that a
subscfption be entered into, die amount to be expended
in selling bread to the neceisitous at the rate of Id. per
sixpenny loaf, the number of loaves thus sold to each
Pierson to be regulated by the number of his or her fa-
, milt ; and individuals receiving bread from the Poor-law
Union to be further relieved by being allowed to t urchase
potatoes at a geeatly reduced rate. The resolution hav-
ing been moved, Mr. Joseph Walker, the Chairman of
the Wolverhampton Anti-Corn-law Association, moved
an amendment, attributing the existing distress to the
Corn-laws, and urging that a memorial should be pre-
lAelited,toithe Privy Council to allow the total amount of
iatinodscrriepstaluor
thi_eombe
The amendment was seconded by Mr. Kettle, and . . .
car-
ried by,an overwhelming majority. The operatives said
defeated
they w•anted justice, not bread, whereupon the
Tories slunk off ashamed of their pretended charity.
im-tirtiched dthlyTfroneei
The Chartists and the Anti-Corn-law party then came
to an agreement, we are informed, and are resolved to
labour together in order to obtain justice for the people,
. woald, consign them.:
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fazette of Aix la Chapelle announces that
o Prussia will arrive there ott the 19th, and
the ling
stop tlwre for th, ;light.