The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.

ICOTTINGRAM, TUESDAV NIOIIT.—The excitement in-
Cre!!!SrS here momentarily. After the grand demonstra-
lion in the 10411'0-place had concluded yesterday, the
several leaders instantly repaired to the out districts to
which they had been appointed, and were in all received
with the most flattering assurances of co-operation. In
the evening they re-assembled in Nottingham, and pro-
ceeded in it body to Bunker's-hill, where a commodious
platform.‘ had been erected l and where the very largest
assemblage eVer beheld in this town had congregated to
receive them., Mr. &Urge was engaged at Snenton,
and consequently could not attend at Bunker's-hill ;
but the enthusiasm with which his name was received
assured use that his honest and sttlqgbtforward de-
claration of principle had won the hearts at' all. Mr.
Guest was called to the Chair, and the meeting was
addressed by Commodore Mead, M`Doualt, and
Mr. O'Connor. At' the comteencement of the pro-
ceedings an attempt was made by the s Blue lambs"
to create a disturbance, but the potter' of the
people very speedily quelled the first symptotivs, and
compelled the Intruders to take refuge in the Bunker's-
hid public-houSe, one of the rendezvous of Walter's fac-
tion. A report was currently circulated that a thousand
" B:ue lambs" were in readiness, hut the warning and
defiance of Mr. O'Connor insured their absence. After
the proceedings had terminated the vast assemblage fell
into procession, and, preceded by a number of singers,
male and female, perambulated the town to a late hour,
passing through the • market-place aid the principal
streets in " full cry." As they passed the George the
Fourth, Mr. Walter's hotel, they gave the Hon. Can-
didate a taste of their " sweet voices," but not in the
same key as when the Chartists were " the honestest
fellows in the world." At the Assembly-room, the
meeting-place of the Tories, another note was sounded,
but not ,;f approval: This morning all the com-
mittees are on active service, and the Chartist
Leaders are at their posts in the out districts, while
the town is alive with the busy bustle of speculation.
A number of. Dissenting ministers are now in town,
charged with the presentation. of addresses from their
several bodies to Mr. Sturge and the electors of Notting-
ham. The Tories have several presses employed in the
manufacture of squibs, but they arc of the coarsest
breed, and are instantly met by spirited retorts from the
Sturge Committee. A large body of non-electors pa-
raded the streets all night, as a watch upon the " Secret
Service" Committee,. and put several skirmishing par-
ties to the rout. The Walterites have not, up to the,
present hour, ventured upon a single open-air meeting,
e,*;ther have they announced their intention to hold one.
The demonstration:to-morrow.is expected to surpass any-
.lllllg of the kind ever witnessed in Nottingham, and
upon the day of nomination Mr. Sturge will be escorted
by an immense multitude to the Exchange. In short, as
far as I can judge, the arrangements of the several com-
mittees arc admirable, and there are not fewer than thirty
at full work, principally composed of non-electors out of
employ. A number of Tory voters, for the most part
butchers and bakers, are so thoroughly disgusted with
the compromise, that they have volunteered their votes
and services to Mr. Sturge.
Mr. Cooper, of Leicester, and other Chartist leaders,
have arrived in town this morning, and were instantly
dispatched to the out districts. From the best accounts
that I could procure, it would appear that the winner
must poll about 1,900 votes, while the Whigs speak con-
fidently of registering 1,400 unpurchaseable ones 'for
Sturge ; and,. upon the other hand, the Tories cannot
muster of the same class more than one-half the number,
if so many.

SERIOUS RIOT AND DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT
OF THE BLUE LAMBS, OR TOR BLUDGEON-

MEN.
NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.--The Rev. Mr. Stephens
having been engaged to aid Mr. Walter in his election,
and the friends of Mr. Sturge having announced their
intention of holding a public meeting in the market-
place at seven o'clock, the Blues imagined that a fair op-
portunity presented itself ftir trying a physical encoun-
ter. At six o'clock the Sturge hustings—a waggon—
was placed-in the centre of the market4lace, while con-
siderably .higher on the ground the B:ues had stationed
theirs—a waggon, sheeted over the " rigging " with
plank. At seven the assemblage was great, and at a
few minutes past that hour Mr.- O'Connor and his
friends mounted their waggon, which had been
removed by the people to within a few yards
of the Blue hustings. Upon Mr. Sturge's friends pre-
senting themselves they were hailed with deafen-
inn- cheers by the people and groans from the Blues.
The appearance of Stephens was the signal for one ge-
neral burst of indignation. For fully half an hour no-
thing could be heard but cheers and counter cheers,
groans and counter groans. In the midst of the increas-
inn. confusion, Mr. Sturge forced his way through the
Blues, and mounted his own stage, and upon presenting
himself, the appearance was truly astounding, and, as a
man loving pence, showed by his cool conduct that •he
did Rot fear the result of their loud and vicious threats.
Still the confusion continued, and at length Mr. Sturge
requested of Mr: O'Connor to allow the waggon to be
removed, in the hope of drawing the sober people from the
drunken bludgeon-men, to which Mr. O'Connor replied
that if the waggon was moved an inch he would
leave Nottingham, as the enemy would claim a
triumph. At a quarter to eight, the hired ruffians,
armed with bludgeons, iron bolts, stones, and life-
preservers, urged on by their leaders, thought that
value would be required for Tory gold, and accord
ingly a sudden rush was made by the most daring
amid the cheers of their party. The Chartists, unprepared
fur such an attack, gave way a few yards, and the fight-
ing began ; bolts and stones, sticks and fists, were flying
in all directions, while the ground was strewed with the
wounded. The first shock was like lightning, and the
instant the first blow was struck, Mr. O'Connor sprung
from the waggon, fbrced his way through his own party,
and placed himself right i❑ front of the enemy, who now
began sonic to fall, and others to retreat in all directions,
Mr. O'Connor literally fighting his way by the strength
of his arm. and flooring the bludgeon icon right and
left. The front was now turned and (Hiten down a nar-
ro.v street, when the rear charged Mr. O'Connor and
his friends behind. Mr. O'Connor was knocked down,
and about thirty- men over him, and lay for a consi-
derable time on the ground, and at length was seen
above their heads without his hat, fighting his way
to the enemy's stage, which was still in possession
of four of the stoutest, the renegade parson and
his backers having cut on the first show of re-
sistance. The top of the stage was'about eight feet from
the ground, and one corner was defended by the bravest
of his party, the rest having ran away. At this point
Mr. O'Connor sprang, and when his head passed the
summit the sentry aimed a frightful kick at his fore-
head, which, however, he avoided, and seized his oppo-
nent by the ancle, and pitched him head foremost from
his post. Young Clark, from Stockport,- who was im-
mediately atter Mr. O'Connor in the defence, together
with 1)r. had scaled the hustings on one side,
while Mr. O'Connor mounted it on the other, amid the
most tremendous cheering; his clothes were flying
about, and his appearance rendered laughable by a small
leather cap which an Irishman had placed on his head.
In less than a minute the captive blue hustings were
rolled in triumph, and amid the cheers of the rioters, to
the Sturge waggon. Not a vestige of blue remained
upon the ground, they had gone in a body to the police
to exhibit their black eyes au broken nosest each swear-
ing that Mr. O'Connor had inflicted every wound; and a
fishmonger, named Waitman, one of the " ringleaders,"
applied tor a warrant against Mr. O'Connor, which, how-
ever, their Worships requested time to consider of till
this. morning. About twenty others have applied for
warrants against the same individual, and at this moment
the police-office is beset, while the new batch of Tory
justices, made, no doubt, for such occasions, are in deep
deliberation as to the best means of covering their friends'
defeat and retreat. AppliCations have been made at
Couet for warrants against• Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Al-
derman Frerson. Warrants have been accordingly
issued against both—against Mr. O'Connor for larceny,
for the cap which was sworn to be taken from the head
of one of the Blues, for assault upon a number of per-
sons, and for an affray ; and against the Alderman for
instigating to a riot. The Graham Justices were for
hearing the case at ten to-morrow, before three Magis-
trates, in order to prevent O'Connor from meeting Wal-
ter at the nomination ; but the old Magistrates stoutly
interposed against such a monstrous piece of injustice,
and have appointed one o'clock to-morrow, or imme-
diately after the nomination for the hearing. I have
just learned that the hearing of the charges against the
Alderman and Mr. O'Connor has been postponed to Sa-
turday morning at eleven o'clock.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE OYSTER SEASON.—At
six yesterday morning, pursuant to the regulation of
the Corporation of the City of London, tke sale of
oysters commenced at Billingsgate and Hungerford
markets. At day-break upwards of fifty sail were moored
- off the gate, and presented a very interesting appearance.
At Hungerford market six• smacks had arrived by Wed-
nesday night's tide, and yesterday three others only were
added to them. The vessels were chiefly from Rochester,
Winstable, Ifeversham, Milton, and Sheerness. The
following is a list of the prices, as obtained of Mr. Gotd-
ham, viz. :—Pearl Natives, 325. per bushel ; Scotch ditto,
30s. ; Welsh, 21s. ; Milton, 16s. ; Common, 12s. to 14s. ;
Over-sea, or stray oysters, 11s. The oysters are finer
this season 'than we have seen them for a number of years,
and notwithstanding the above unusually high prices,
which is stated to arise from the comparative scarcity,
the sale at each market was very brisk.
THE NEW TARlFF.—Several barrels of American
beef have this week arrived in town, one of them a joint
order from several gentlemen anxious to ascertain the
quality and exact cost of such an article, and the rest to
provision dealers. The quality was found to be excel-
lent, although, of course, not equal to prime pieces of
home produce, and, all charges included, stood the im-
porters in twopence three farthings per lb. ; it has this
week been retailing at threepence.—Perth Courier.
DmcEsE or SALISBURY.—The death of the Rev.
Dr. Goooenough has rendered vacant the Rectory of
Godmanstone. Dotsetshire. The Rev. gentleman was
instituted to the Rectory in 1824. In the Parliamentary
Returns of 1831, the net average income of this living is
said to be 2401. The patronage is in the family of the
deceased Rector. The Perpetual Curacy of Nether
Comte, in the same diocese, also becomes vacant by Dr.
Goodenoug-,lt's death, value 0/. The Rectory of Wi-
wi-ion, value 2GeL, is vacant by the death of the lb v.
George lintel;, M.A. Patron, Welter Long, Esq.
Lord and Lady Elimbeth.Clerneids, the Lady,
Pollington, Captain Freemantle, the Hon. Mr. Fortescue,
Admiral Galloway, Major Waller, the Rev. Mr. Young,
anti Sir George and Lady Westphal, took their depar-
tures yesterday from Blackwall, by the Gener,Rl
SteamnboNv,
Navigation Company's favourite steam-ship Rainbow,
Captain J. Fife, for Antwerp en route for the Rhine.
The Wilberforce, belonging to the same Company,
arrived from Antwerp, after a fine run of only 18 hours ;
this vessel's
havingpassage was noticed in this journal,
ard
on boardmany fashionable personages including
the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl de Grey and
suite.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY.

Table showing the ex-duty prices of British Sub 111
in Mincing-lane, and comparing the same agai.l9B'
that of Foreign Sugars :
London, Aug. 5, 1842.
The Gazette of this evening will quote the average
price per cwt. s. d.
Of West Indian Sugar, exclusive of duty, at 36
East India do. do. at 36 61
Mauritius do. do. at 37 1

The actual quantities of West Indian, East Indian,
and Mauritius Sugars sold on account of the im-
porters, in the week ending the 211 inst., according to
the returns made upon oath by the sugar brokers, in
conformity with the Act of Parliament, and on which
quantities the above prices are computed, consisted of
About 37,015 cwt. of VGA India
3,275 do. of East India
8, 194 do. of Mauritius

48,484 together.
Some persons who attend the market are of opinion.
that the quetatiOns of East India and Mauritius Su-
gars, in addition to West Indian—as required by the
,lustonolouse Act, recently 'passed, and now in ope-
-Are inserted in the Gazelle for the parpose of
keeping keepinc'wn the apparent average price they
say. that Karl:" Sugar, winch is a dirty un-
wholesome kind of 4z4.5ar, made chiefly from dates,
will be classed as East lulia-Sugar, and that as
this filthy stuff is sold ex-ai.z.*-Kat 18s. per cwt.,
it must ensure a reduction in =eels quoted average
price of East India Sugar : again, they also say, that
as a uroportion of the 111auritius Sugar is of an ex-
tremely low and black quality, inferior to the worst
description of Bastards, the sale of it under the de-
nomination of Mauritius Sugar -will, of course, un-
fairly depress the average pfice of that class of Sugar,
the object being, they allege, that in case any remon-
strance should be made in Parliament against the
high pri.T of British Sugars, to enable the Govern-
ment to point to the Gazetie to refute the charge;
and also with the view to fulfil, the prediction of Sir
Robert Peel, that the price of S'lte:ar would decline.
Others impute the alteration to' „the desire on the
part of the Government to ascertain, with some de-
gree of accuracy, what price the public Is really pay-
ing for Sugar, preparatory to such a redVtion of
duty as will admit Foreign Sugars to home con.'11111P"
Con : in the event of such a measure being broVv,ht
forward, we shall have the West Indians, backedl%Y
other monopolists, clamouring vehemently for pro-:
tec Hon.
Should the first party be right in their conjecture,
we shall from time to time publish what sales of
Kaur, or black I%Z3uritius Sugar, are effected : and
if the second are co:rect in their views, we shall
watch the movement, and not. tail in our duty of
calling public attention to any . attempt to bolster
up West India interests ' tit 'the expense of the
nation, by differential duties. Pie public will bear in
mind that the annual consumptioihpf Sugar, now fa-
voured by the law, is, in round nun,,?rs, about four
million cwt., :and that, therefore, to place a duty of
one shilling per cwt. more on foreign than on British
sugars, will be to indirectly tax the consumers to the
tune of 200,0001. per annum, just for the sake of en-
riching a set of monopolists to that extent, who hAve
for years past fleeced the nation annually, through
excessive prices, of three to four millions sterling.
Everybody will remember the hypocritical excla-
mations with which the reduction of duty on foreign
Sugars was met by the monopolists when proposed
by the late Government. Would you, said they, con-
taminate British palates with,. slave-labour sugar?
Would you encourage a wicked and abominable sys-
tem of slavery by consuming Sugar raised by
negries, 'who are still groaning under its chains ?
IVou!d you neutralise the humane efforts of the Bri-
tish nation, which has so liberally sacrificed twenty
millions sterling to accomplish the emancipation of
our own blacks ? Oh, for shame ! This species of
opposition came pretty well from a party who, if the:
had dared, would have risen in open rebellion to pre-
vent the liberation of the slaves they then held and
tortured, 'and -who actually exerted their utmost
powers to obstruct the benevolent wishes of the na-
tion, 1w throwing every practicable difficulty in the
way of emancipation. But what follows exhibits
cant still in stronger colours. A Bill is introduced
into the House of Commons' to permit, under
certain conditions, the deportation of Bill
Coolies to some of the Sugar plantations.
Will it be believed, this very same party, who had
expressed so much horror at the mere idea of encou-
raging slavery by the admission of foreign sugar to
home use, now turn round, throw their notions over-
board, and applaud the scheme to the sky—a scheme
which will place under the control of their planters a
large body of fresh labourers, who will in fact, though
perhaps not in name, be presently reduced to the phi-
' able condition of slaves. Before a single hunum being
is turned Byer as a labourer to the tender mercies of
West India planters, this question should be satisf.oe-
torily answered, What has become of the miserable
victims, the Hill Coolies, who were kidnapped in
India,-and landed about three years ago in Demerara?
Far better than the average quality of West India
Sugar has been sold at Liverpool for 17s. per cwt. ;
low qualities of Manilla Sugar have been sold at 13s.
and 14s. per cwt. Dutch Crashed, double refined, has
fi4ched only 2.25.• Gd: per cwt. ; and the Board of
Trade have received a lei,er from Messrs. Moore and
Co., of Liverpool, offering •.them a whole cargo of
Brazil Sugar at Iss. per cwt.- -The British nation is,
therefore, paying the Sugar monopolists about 120
per cent. more for their sugar than\it is worth in the
European markets.

MONEY MARKET and CITY 11,EWS.
CIIRONICLE.---The Report of the Directors of the
London and Brighton Railway, preparatory to the ap-
proaching half-yearly meeting, has been printed, bi
which we observe that the cost of this important line Is
2,568,000 L, and not 2,639,000/., as had been formerly
stated by the inadvertent inclusion of a loan of 71,000 L,
as part'of the cost of construction. By the revenue ac-
counts to 30th June last, the receipts of traffic amounts
to 63,326/. I7s. 2d., which added to balance of 12,479 L
12s. Bd., makes an aggregate of 75,806/. 9s. 10d., from
which falls to be deducted 38,796/. 15s. lot, b:ing the
expenditure up to said date, leaving 37,009/. 145., which
sum, however, is chargeable with interest paid on mort-
gage bonds and sundries of 9,364/. 25., showing an
amount of 27,645/. 12s. at the disposal of the Share-
holders, chargeable, however, with interest to the ;30th
of June; but, on the other hand, a portion of the interest
due upon the debt payable to the South Eastern Rail-
way Company is applicable to the profit and loss
count of the same date. During the first three months of
this year, ending on the 2d of April, the average receipts
per week was 1,824/. ss. 6d., and during the last three
months, eading on the 2d of July, it was 2,989 L 16s. 4d.
per week, and the average weekly expense of working
and maintaining the line was 1,494/. ; and ih the month
of .July the average receipt per week-Was 3,968/ Os. 9d.,
thus showing a great progressive increase. At the last
general meeting 211 shares were forfeited, of which
number 201 haVe since been allotted to the several Pro-
prietors, itpoh their paying all the calls due with interest.
'l'lle DirectorS have raised by loan notes, under the seal
of the CliMpany, the sum of 300,000/., as authorised by
the last'general meeting, and will apply in the next ses-
sion of Parliament for an Act to confirm that loan. 'rho
Directors received 327,334/ 15s. 2d. from the South.
Eastern Railway for that portion of the Brighton line
Which they are authorised to take, which had been in-
vested in the sum of 357,4101. 10s. Bd. Three per Cents.,
in the names of Trustees. It is stated that there is no
instance on record where works of the same extent as the
Brighton Railway have been executed in so short a time,
or nearer the estiMated cost.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, August 4.
Their Lordships sat to-day at 11 o'clock on a Colli-
mate of Privileges.