The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-30 00:00:00

I% drove in the course of a year amounted to 1,500 black
!_it,tle, and 4,000 sheep. He was a larger dealer in black
I_lltie than any other drover in the county—but there were
Zveral more extensive dealers in sheep than himself. He
a:
Perfectly acquainted with the line of the proposed
ttish Central Railway, as it was directly in the usual
'll4 taken by drovers in bringing cattle from Perth, Ross,
11R1 Inverness,, to the southern markets. If the line
by
made he would send his own cattle by it in preference
hallY of the present modes of conveyance, and from con-
tbreation he had had with other dealers he was persuaded
trey 'would de the same. The time that would be saved by
Cusnaitting cattle by railway would be full three days; and
would aloo be less exhausted at the end of their journey,
71. would sell to better advantage in the market.
1. his Witness was cross-examined by Sir TIIO3IAS PSILLIPS,
"Inothing material was elicited.
Or. Flockhart, cattle-agent, was then called. His evi-
offfic ut:Lmerely tended to corroborate Mr. Mitchell's statement
in cattle, as far as regards the neighbourhood of Perth.

MAYNOOTH.
MEETING OF DELEGATES.—(TIIIS DAY.)
QiutiatSe meeting of clergymen, from various parts of
Co` nritain and Ireland, not only from the Estab-
to Church, but from other religious sects, opposed
lield—tte endowment of the College of Maynooth, was
o,t the Crown and Anchor Tavern this morn-
eliiiir""°„rtlY after ten o'clock ; Sir C. E. Smith in the
threl; 0„'• great number of clergymen addressed their bdre-
tern), ".tne object of the meeting, and expressed their e-
det nation, and that of their congregations, to offer the most
irtned opposition to the great proposed.
41tienatn. eeting adjourned at three o'clock until six this

11R. WOLFF•S MISSION TO
BOKHARA.
AMETING AT EXETER-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
4et4'g was held this afternoon in the large room
of
lititrier.hai,
0,
.1_ the friends of Dr. Wolff, for the purpose
Lee n‘aluie statement of the Rev. Gentleman relative to his
~!eerr,-"ss,ou to Bokhara, undertaken for the purpose of
pat b-Lrung the fate of Col. Stoddart and Capt. Conolly.
but f -s'eeding were advertised to commence at two o'clock,
by :g before that hour the large Hall was completely filled
Were several well
of highly respectable persons; amongst whom
au 'tai well dressed ladies. On the platform we observed
ttlroele Mussulman dressed in a magnificent Eastern cos-
tttb., allieared to occasion much interest in the meeting.
,aok tl," oclock Admiral Sir E. Codrington, G.C.8., F.R. S.,
olage"e chair, amidst the loud cheering of the vast assem-
Capt.
aerated L'u'over, the indefatigable friend of Dr. I,olff, was
t
reeec„4ll the side of the Chairman. Capt. Grove
r
was not
was r." by the meeting at first, but when he
balled eeNulse. d he was greeted with loud and longecon-
ueering.
tticl, advertisement convening the meeting having been
t•
he 0,
mrt ertr,"AtriNtAri called upon the Secretary to read the re •
Prev"e Committee.
Ce„,L°ll3 to the reading of the report, however,
letter'Zu GnovEn, by permission of the Chairman, read a
Presig'unt General Sir Jeremiah Bryant to Dr. Wolff, ex-
Drese-11 his regret that illness prevented him from. being
tdrairar at the meeting, and testifying to the feelin of
Which-t with which he looked upon the noble heroism
4441011. r• Wolff had exhibited during the course of his
The s
L'lter b_EZETArty then read the report, which stated, that
Le•ing • Wolff had written from Bokhara, by order of the
• To',`at;tl that he had put the British Envoy to death
cror " '843, Dr. Wolff was more strictly guarded than
for hrthat thinking an advance of money might be necessary
o Pliansom the Committee had applied to Lord Aberdeen,
Pre— authorised an advance to be made by the British
'tent rtative at Teheran, on the understanding that repay-
been thug °ld be guaranteed by the Committee—that 4001 had.
41)441
tadvanced, the whole of which had been immediltely
Nittee ° the Government by Captain Grover, and the Com-
intern recoMmended that a subscription should be entered
eap-tre.llburse Capt. Grover for the money thus advanced.
f°rma„alall GROVER then advanced to the front of the plat-
`"at said he wished to sa one word with respect to
self, paragraph '“Pu of the report which related to him-
tflr of "It is Captain Grover," and loud
With respect to the recommendation
pub e
„"uri.luittee that an appeal should be made to the
!Ile N'" reimburse him for the money he had advanced for
"eaotip)u of Dr. Wolff. He begged distinctly to state. thatb
letipti„
soot receive any sue from any public or private sub
y$ eiinb him for the money he had advanced oa
be w 91. Dr. Wolff.—(Cheers.) When the money was ad-
*in' February, Sir Joseph Copley had sent to say that
4r,!so half.—(Cheers. ) Their 'Gallant Chairman had
nra s—. to pay half.—(Cheers.) He had received letters
sabir:r.ilugham and from Dublin, offering to raise the snm
ad• aet Nation in those places—(Cheers)—and two ladies
retuallY sent him subscriptions.—(Cheers. ) These he
felt d,,i.ttrued, and had gratefully declined all these offers. He
Bcfto "ghted that his 400/ had' been the means of restoring
0%1. DAriatsty such a subject. I.Volff.—(Cheers.)
gsdoly • Wolff had set out on his mission some. persons
ae,Niected to him as a visionary and an enthusiast, who
the r, 'lever be content to abide by the directions of
'7l\sitioiruirnittee. He had, however, but one obser-
N"' Wolfrt° make on that point, and that was that
, ,iiad carried out the instructions of the Corn-
itta inin °tue very letter. When urged to remain at Con-
go .I and to send on to Bokhara, Dr. Wolff had replied
kul'fro have my written instructions, those I will follow,
/low b2ll them I will not swerve.—(Che9rs.) He would
1,,,3 to introduce Dr. Wolff to tbe meeting.—(Cheerst.)s
Na"e Valiant Captain haying retired for a couple of m!nue
eaared leading Dr. Wolff, who was greeted with the
in
chin hand, Rev. Gentleman, who held
fiter°l° his lirst arrivarightl in England, but he still looked far
vo.•He was accompanied by Mr. J. S. Buckinham.
having advanced to the centre of the platform
ead Bo• ab,7,4 ulost enthusiastically cheered. After the cheering
-"twhat subsided, he commenced his address, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING. )

—xtLIAmENTARY BUSINESS.
$Oll,, TUESDAY, APRIL 29.
GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
44iily,Jurri, Burnley, Accrington, and Colne Extension
-/IY,--Report, Thursday, May 1.
tuteek union and Harwich Railway and Pier,—Com-
on petition, adjourned till Friday, May 2. •
kwich and Eastern Counties Railway (No. 2),—Com.-
'l4ea on petition, adjourned till Friday, May 2.
4„'4teds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway,—Committee
avourned till Friday, May 2, at twelve.
b rent alley Railway,—Committee on Bill, adjourned till
Altsday, May 1, at eleven.
elfast and Ballymena Railway,—Report, Thursday,
ILttlastern Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea),—Report
lrklaY, May 1.
141 n,,
ftYa, nd Ely Railway,—Committee on re-committed Bill,
May 5, at twe lv e.

MRS. SALMON.
stR, TO Ti EDITOR OF THE I.IOANING POST.
tpeen":(),bserving a paragraph in the Mo; nzny Post re-
-141. -.5 the destitute situation of Mrs. Salmon, formerly
bltWlnent vocalist, I beg to state. that, early in 1843,
~ytOmer, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Calkin, Mr. Rovendino, and
p4iZer, undertook to get up a subscription for her, and the
4.kolid.,,Pte'-‘8 generally, both in town and country, kindly
keihv, our views. While we continued to receive sub-
-44411.3 freln benevolent individuals, we paid Mrs. Salmon
ugly for several months, but when no money
Post tZ,eoraing we, after due consideration, thought it the
4,11 kora': 'Lent Plan to, invest the surplus in hand, viz., 1201.,
Aould-Znity for her, otherwise the whole amount received
"'tford-7,11 be exhausted. Messrs. Duff and Hodgson, o
t1),,-,."l.eet, kindly undertook to pay Mrs. Salmon one
re ‘,,1 ',lat (and not in weekly payments), which she
lieribtt'arlY received since December, 1842. The.sum sub-
t4lrtione:ll2llnted to 1751.. 13s. 6d., out of which Mrs..
fr; 5/, f o-,„—"eived 481. 14s. 5d., including a second donation
-C hr",.— the Duk miridge. The Committee, find-
littt4ltt'', no more seubosfcripations Were likely to be received,
11 in t, ti
:e accounts and closed their labours, having done
t ?Ark eq.
,POWer to raise a sum sufficiently large to ensure
I coon a comfortable maintenance.
Iktv, e You with these remarks in hopes that they
fmay
&44: I -pen_eause so laudably undertaken by Mr. Oxen ord,
-41honlet to sa that the distressed situation of Mrs.
4401101 (Who i
'8 i?r, her fifty-eighth year) has not been too
G_lt'itl'iltainted by him. Your obedient servant,
ussell-street, April 30. JOHN PARRY
T-

lit; LABOURING CLASSES.
th,i following are the
t r abourin proposed resolutions respecting
tt Job g classes of England and Wales, to be moved by
that he
Russell :
reeeat .the Present state of political tranquillity, and the
°,llPert„,Pval of trade, afford to this House a favourable-
`enneni,"tY to consider of such measures as may tend per
2.111 t° improve the condition of the labouring classes,....
tettiv at those laws which impose duties, usually called p.o
inet! tend to impair the efficiency of labour, to restrict the
aralecelrehatige of commodities, and to impose on the people
That taxation.
"`tioksagr, ieuituthree, Present corn-law tends to check improvement
Produces uncertainty in all farming specula-
24)eets aotft- 'old. out to the owners and occupiers of land pro-
4. Venial advantage which it fails to secure.
lien, ',at this House will take the said laws into considera-
-4entswlll a View to such cautious and deliberate arrange-
-Nett!: °lay be most beneficial to all classes of her Majestys
eakfui at the freedom of industry would be promoted by a
4
Preval revision of the law of parochial settlement which now
6. ,! England and Wales.
tellev 4afatt a systematic plan of colonisation would partially
pl ° ev:ese districts of the country where the deficiency of
4itisba- ent has been most injurious to the labourers in
ry.
Th
Zation ocatfithe improvements made of late years in the e.du-
"ave be. ,„`"e People, as well
.as its more general diffusion,
8. " leen with satisfaction by this House.
1448 at this House wi.l be ready to give its support to
Vehicilres, founded on liberal and comprehensive principles,
and 'or conducive to the further extension of religious
. oral instruction.
lay thetha a humble address be presented to her Majesty, to
for egoing resolutions before herb ajesty.
S

.._viuLAR DISCOVERY OF A GENTLEMAN DYING IN
two '"ERTS.—,Shortly after eleven o'clock on Monday night, as
tiorgie.notlern"e,,,
i Who gave their names and addresses as E
0. B. C.
f4tl, 23, Woburn-place, and Charles Roumier, q.,
Bovington, Herts, and No. 8, Regent-square, were
attrott.:l along Wilstead.street, New-road, their attention was
1,4 b
,who war
to the body of a man lying partly on the curb and partly in
e 7 in r,ho
groaning heavily, and appeared to be dying.
tiog'ranchl luny gave an alarm to thy: police, and police-constable
S. having procured a stretcher from the Somers-town
'banaid by the two gentlemen above named, and a young
'ari arced barber conveyed the apparently dying man to the St.
ats.lee:— "orkhouse. On their arrival, there was no medical man re.
V•surldet° the establishment, and Mr. Cooper, the parish surgeon, of
apt`
ctitstreet, had to be sent for. He arrived in about ten minutes,
l'eforo echo signs of life were exhibited on his admission, long
orthe the arrival of the surgeon he had expired. The body
deceasedpear was attired in such a dress as a gentleman would
'4%14..7' as no money or any article of value was found
ugudnrclugpreadn
and pn. it is not known whether he may not have be
/ears7,u" by Some one. He is a man apparently about forty-five
a 8 e, five feet eleven inches high, his head nearly bald,
!liniott2ruyin hair with rather a long visage, and whiskers in-
"o red. His dress consists of a nearly new suit of black—
hlUehwaistcoat, and trousers, a black neckerchief, and
01
;4411e"ts. He had on the little finger of his left hand a gali-
-4% and a paper was found in his pocket, bearing on t
f4osookf Pembroke, Carlton.gardens, from Scraggs." The cause
41t h..,`" has, of course, not been ascertained at present, and,
eie—a's several persons yesterday attended at the workhouse to
may, up to last evening it had not been identified.
flay it'LtEaTum.—ln the last edition of The Sun yester-
att.. was incorrectly stated that the Tottenham and Farringdon-
etd: Extension Railway Bill had teen thrown out. The standing
`r.. Were complied with, tuid the Bill of course proceeds.