The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-30 00:00:00

SIR,—I happened to he this day.nt Oldha. m about
my own business, when it struck me that, at, there
lrad been so much said about the Birmingham pa ogle
having ceased to work, I would see what The b.Yra
newspaper said on the affair. I, accordingly, went
into Mr. Burrell's public-bouse for that purpose.
At my entrance a man was reading the pr oceedingt
in question, and when he came to that part of it
which related to Mr. Sturge's address, I happened to
say that it was fortunate enough that the said address
was in my possession, and that, if the gentlemen j: n
the room were willing that it should be read, I woulal
do it after the man then reading had finished ; that
being done, it was at once consented to, without any
further remarks being made (though it was afcerwards
said by one of, the policemen that I had commented on
the contents of the said newspaper, which was certainly
not true). However, not many minutes had elapsed
after my having read the address, and the men then
in the room had left it, before two policemen came
into the room, and began to examine the papers in my
hat, which Was then upon a form, I having pulled •it
elf to read a little in your paper. While they were
doing this I only questioned them as to their authority
for looking. so. minutely in my hat, when one of them
ordered me to stand up and pull everything out of my
pockets which I might have in ; •this I did, thinking it
would be the best, for I then discovered them to be
official. .After I had pulled all out, one of the said
officials not being satisfied, even put his hand into all
my pockets, to. feel whether anything of a seditious
nature, I suppose, was left in some corner thereof ;
that being done, I was then asked -if I would be
willing.tQ go to the Town-hall, to explain the papers
that Were found -in my hat. One of them said It
would be as well, and I thought it perhaps would be
better to go quietly than to be knocked on the head,
and go roughly; so %consented to acco:npany them
to the
.Town-ball, where I was taken into one of the
reonis,- and ordered to remain a short time, until
called on. After a few minutes had passed away,
Wild, the chief man, -came in, and looked- at my
papers; that being doiw, I must then k,-o before the
Magistrates, to be examined, and explain the papers ;
this I did readily and frankly.- - I told them that I
was a member of the Complete Suffrage Union, of the
Council of which Joseph Sturge was President, and,
because I was an advocate for complete suffrage, that
the . Secretary of the Council (William Morgan)
thought proper to send me an account of this pro-
ceeding. One of the Magistrates was very curious in
asking me questions : lie asked me about my going to
France, and who supplied me with funds during the
time; whether I went to Paris, or anywhere else, and
a good deal of irrelevant stuff, which I knew I had no
right to answer; but I thought it best to speak to the
officious gentleman, knowin4 that he might be
peevish. After all this, they said now you are at
liberty to take your papers and go ; but I took cafe
not to thank them.

Now, Sir, to conclude these remarks, I will just say,
that it is of the utmost consequence to the real Re-
formers of this country to be on their guard, for it
strikes me that there are a great many spies abroad.
If you think the above remarks worthy orinsertion
in your excellent paper, you will oblige,
Yours respectfully,
MOSES CHAPMAN.
Upper-mill, Aug. 25, 1842.

PROFESSOR LIEBIG, of GIESSEN.
We learn from authority upon which we can rely,
that the celebrated chemist, Professor Liebig, will ar-
rive in London in the course of next week ; and that
he will visit this town in the first week of next month.
Liebig may justly be considered the father of organic
chemistry. He entered into the study of this diffi-
cult science at a time when it consisted of a
mere assemblage of: .empirical facts. His first great
endeavours were to improve the facilities for the
analysis of organic bodies, and to introduce into
it the precision which is necessary in all chemical
inquiries. With the aid of the admirable apparatus
invented by himself, he laboured for many years
in creating the new science, and it is well known how
productive has been the field of his labours. His fame
as an analyst became so extended, that inhabitants of
all nations flocked to his laboratory, and the most dis-
tinguished professors of foreign countries did not think
it beneath them to be enrolled amongst his students.
Our informant mentioned to , us, that on visiting his
laboratory some years since, he found distinguished
professors from Austria, Russia, Fraacr, England,
America, and Switzerland. He also saw nat, yes of Mex-
ico, Spain, Hindostan, and various other countries. With
so many students ready to follow out his suggNtions,
he traversed with wondrous rapidity the field of dis-
covery, and has now raised organic chemistry to A
proud position in the rank of the exact sciences. A
few years only have elapsed since this great philoso-
pher cartetived that he might leave, without injury44s.:.:
the progress of science, the details to be worked out by
his followers ; and he himself set out to seek " pas-
tures new" in the practical applications of the prin-
ciples which he had discovered. His first work, on
the Application of Chemistry to Agriculture, has
indeed been an era in the advancement of that
noble science, and has wrought and is still work-
ing a revolution in its practice. It is well known
to the English public, through the translation
of Dr. Playfair. His second work, a co-
pious abstract •of which we lately inserted
in this Journal, is equally wonderful; and will
no doubt, cause an equal improvement in physiology
and in medicine. The Professor has opened a new
path of inquiry, alike important to the welfare of the
human race, and to the best interests of society.
Long may ie live to pursue it, despite the sneers of
the ignorant, and the taunts of the invidious. When
we consider that these works were written at the
desire of the British Association, and have been pro-
ductive of so much benefit to English agriculture and
English capital; -and when we consider further, that
almost all our rising chemists are pupils of the dis-
tinguished Liebig, we earnestly hope that our towns-
men, as well as the public generally, will hail his
arrival with the respect due to his great talents,
and render him every facility in the attainment of the
object of his visit, which, we understand, is to ac-
quire information regarding the state of the agricul-
ture and manufactures of our country.—Manchester
Guardian.

LLOYD'SSHIVPING.

LONDON, AUGUST 27.—Iirtu;lt this day at noon,
light winds from the northward, mist; :loudy.
DEAL, AUG. 26.—Wind E.—Sld. Senth:Pr, Mauritius;
Helen, Bahia ; Pearl, Montreal.
DOVER, AUG. 26.—Sld.'Blomidon, Newfoundlttd.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 26.—Wind E.S.E.---51d. Itidtbelis,
Blyth, Mauritius.

DCL'LIDI BAT, Auc.
25.—Arrd. Edwin, St. John's.
OFF CORK, AUG. 24.—Navigator. Buenos Ayres;
ABERDEEN, AUG. 24.—S1d. St. Lawrence. Quebec.
.=rats, Auc.. 25.—Matia and Dahlina, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL,. Auc. 26.—Wind N.N.E., light.—Arrd.
Magistrates, Young, Old Calabar, left June 10th and
Fernando Po, 15th ; Liverpool, Hadley, Mobile ; Ches-
ter, Doyle, New York. Sld. Tapley, China ; Maid of
Cashmere, Monte Video ; ; Romulus, Gre-
nada ; Catneoes, Trinidad ; Tamenund, New Orleans ;
Patrick Henry, Portsmouth ; Robert Parker, New York;
Windsor Castle, Boston ; Medora, Halifax ; Mabel, St. ,
John's, New Brunswick ; Aberdeen, Quebec.
LONDON, Auc. 29.—Wind this day E. to N.E., cloudy
DEAL,Auc.2B.—Wind N. H., moderate.—Arrd. Agnes
Gilmour, Quebec. Ski. Ann, Algoa Bay ; Bally, Cape
Coast Castle ; Sovereign transport, Quebec ; Prince of
Wales, Calcutta ; Lord-Goderich, St. John's, N. 8.; and
the rest of the outward•bound.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 28.—Wind E.N.E.—Acrd. Ida.,
Dominica. Sid. Miner, Rio ; Superb, Havanna!).
OFF BERRY HEAD, AUG. 26.—Euphemia, Jamaica.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 28.—Arrd. Trent steamer, Ha-
vannah.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 2S.—The Swatara, from New Or-
leans to this port, was on the Bar of the Mississippi, 4th'
instant. The Gossypiurn, at New Orleans, was struck
by lightning 27th ult., and had one of her masts splintered
Coati, Auc. 26.—Arrd. Yarmouth, Forsyth, Monte
Video ; Penelope, Gaspe ; Mary, Newfoundland.
JERSEY, AUG. 23.—S1d. Siren, Rio.
BRISTOL, AUG. 28.—S1d. Eleanor, Demerara.
SWANSEA, Auc. 26.—Arrd. Flamingo, Bedford, Cuba.
PWLLIIELI, Auc. 26.—Ski. Herman, Quebec.
OFF SHIELDS, AUG. 27.—The Leipsic, Cona I ly, in going
to sea, got on the Bar, and has been towed into the
harbour, with loss of rudder.

LivEnrool.,-Auc. 27.---Wind N.N.E. to E. light.
28. E., moderate.—Arrd. Cartaretta, Jamaica ; Emerald,
New York • Columbia, steamer, Boston, left 16th and
Halifax 18th ; J. 0., Montreal ; Elizabeth, Miller, New-
foundland, Ski. Charlotte, Jamaica ; Commencita,
Havannah ; Minerva, Charleston Kilby, Boston ; Rock-
shire, Queec ; Ann Jaue, Singapore ; Minerva, Per.;
nambuco ; Jane Lowden, Miramichi ; Richebuto, Que-
bec. Arrd. off Denison, Antigua.

The Journal du Havre, which is opposed to the
qnarantine regulations, relates the following anecdote :
—" The Christophe Colombe, from Pointe-a Pitre, en-
tered our port on Saturday, and Was immediately pieced
apart as unhealthy and pestilential: She was placed at
the end of one of the docks, where probably she still re-
mains, isolated and watched narmwly, so that the passer-
by, perceiving this hot-bed of contagion from a distance,
retires with hurried steps, shuddering at liming breathed
the same air, even from afar, for an instant. Now, be it
known that, amongst the passengers whom the Christoph•
Colombe took on board at Guadaloupe, and who are all
in the same condition as to suspicion of infection, there
were tire who, in passing Serlinguer, not put on shore by
a fisherman's boat. Thanks to the facility of communi-
cations, one of the diseMbarked passengers, after having
traversed the whole of England, which is not anything
the worse for his having done so, has just arrived at
Havre, where, at full liberty and mingling with the po-
pulation, which has no suspicion of the enormous danger
of his presence, he quietly attends to his business. As
may be well ituagined, °us of his. first cares was to pay
a visit to his captain ,and travelling companions, whom
he found gravely gotikg• ihrough- their quarantine, and of
whom he did not fail', tho Ugh of-cCetirse with all the pre;
cautions insisted upon, to inquirt how their health was
our% on."