The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-16 00:00:00

PTIBIAC OPINION.

The Advertiser, taking Lord John Russell's speech in the Com,
mons last night, in connexion with the party whom he represents,
considers it " little better than an advance in the bidding for that
support out of doors, without which neither faction can sustain
itself within,"
The Chronicle states that Lord John Russell's " able and elo-
quent speech" is a powerful exposure of Sir Robert Peel's " Do-
nothing policy, which all the acuteness and skill of Mr. Gladstone
did not enable him to defend."

The Times expresses itself to the etnct that, although Lord John
Russell has taken the lead in opposing the Ministerial measure for
the alteration of the Corn-laws, the debate of last night clearly esta-
blished the fact that, between the Noble Lord and her Majesty's
Ministers there is really no difference of principle whatever on this
subject."

I'he Post eulogises Sir Robert Peel for having—in his Corn.law
speech—" dared to make a statement which he knew would not at
first be popular with either side of the House ; but which he be-
lieved would soon acquire the favour of the honest and judicious,
on account of its ski'ful appreciation of what it was fair and pru.
dent to do, under all the circumstances of the case."

The Herald, in answer to Lord John Russell's objection to the
maximum of the Ministerial scale, because in 'effect, it is prohibi.
tory, replies, "but at what average is it prohibitory ? Nut until
wheat is under fifty shillings a quarter—a price barely remunerative
to do,;:,stic agriculture, and indicative of ability to do without
foreign importa:.!"nr."
MONEY--TRADE—COMMERCE.
At a meeting of the London and Greenwich Railway Proprietors
held on Monday at the Lpnclon Tavern, it appeared from the Report
that the works were progresslog, and fitly.six carriages on the line
would be shortly replaced by others Pf a better construction. The
receipts on the trafflir department, did not warrant a dividend ; the
balance in hand, after all dodoctions, was 9311. Os. 3d.
On Friday night last the gross amount of artisan paupers, and
their dependents, in Paisley, numbered 17,535 individuals. Land_
louts as welt as tenants are to be found on the list, all subsisting on
charity. Up to Saturday evening no outbreak had taken place,
with the exception that is stack or wheat had been destroyed by an
incendiary, who is in custody. On Monday the Itche Committee
was to meet to petition Government tp transmit direct an order to
sanetton a county eisessment.
• Since the selection of the eighteen rich-finished Paisley shawls
by her Majesty, at the period of the christening, the demand on
the houses of that town has increased greatly, and daily orders
come to the manufacturers " for goods of the same description as
those selected by the Queen." A spur has thus been given to
the trade.
COMMEROSAL REFORM.

A letter, datOl Monday, from ftipiplersfield, states that Sir Ro.
bert Peel's plan, on its arrival in that towp, was cried down by
Whig, Tory, and Radical. Preparations were making in several
places to burn him in effigy. Several houses were to be seen in the
town, with placards in the window, In large printed type—" No
meetings were to be called, at which strong resolutions
more taxes paid here till the Corn-laws are repealed." And, on
Eximarzorezzitnva.
ownouldiedgned.

The election for the borough of Dsmion is fixed for Monday
next. Lord Bernard is at present the candidate in the room of
Mr. Jackson.
•
MAW AND POLICE.

A murder has just been committed-inthe market town of Lien-
fair-Caerinion, Montgomeryshire, by Evan Davies, upon his brother
Robert. The deceased, who 6911 Pars to have been of dissolute ha-
bits, came home intoxicated on the Sunday night, and abused his
mother and sisters; his brother remonstrated with him on his con-
duct, when words ensued, and Evan stabbed him with a shoemaker's
knife, with which he was then cutting bread. He was afterwards
discovered between two stacks of hay, and committed on Thursday
last, to take his trial at the lieu Montgomery Assizes.
At Clerkenwell on Monday, a lad 17 years of age, of the name of
Martin, and apprentice to
Mr. Salmon, linen-draper, Holborn, was
charged with robbing his master of between 3001. and 400/., and
other property to a considerable amount. On being arrested at
the Globe Inn, Portsmouth, where the young thief was regaling
himself, the policeman found in his pockets 951. in notes, 901. in
gold, and 281. 6s. 6d. in silver. He was remanded till Thursday.
At the same office Joseph Gamier was charged by Dr. Worth-
ington, editor of the Foreign Quarterly Review, with wilfldly break-
ing a pane of glass, value 3s. 6d. It appeared the defendant had
written 'an article for the Review which he could neither get in.
serted nor restored, and he :therefore thought he would refresh the
editor's memory by smashing his window, He was discharged on
payment of costs and fees.
The floor of the Magistrates' office at Sedberch, in the West
Riding of York, during the sitting of the Revefendi T. Airey and
J. gedgivjok, on a case of assault committed in the neighbourhood,
and which front its flagrant nature had attracted great crowds, fell
in and precipitated 159 individuals a depth of 20 feet. No life, on
investigation, was found to be lost, but a young man named Chris,
topher Gosling, had his thigh and leg fractured, and one of the
prisoners was severely cut on the head; 20 others are also danger-
ously Injured.

Mr. Justice Cresswell, the new Judge, has, since his acceptance
of the ermine, returned all his briers, fees, and retainers in causes
not heard. This is said to be contrary to established practice. If
so, the practice might be characterised as downright robbery.
A middle-aged man, named Lewis, was brought before Mr. Raw-
linson, at Marylebone, and fined 20s. for proceeding further on the
Birmingham Railway than he had paid for. He fell asleep, ac.
cording to his own account, and when he reached London he had
no money to pay the additional fare.