The Sun.
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T.HE SUN, LONDON, IVI6NDA-Ti---tIirENING, JULY 25, 1842

tiredly it is no matter of pride to the political party
with which we are connected, because, in the trans-
actions exposed by the Committee, Liberals are about
as deeply and extensively implicated as their
opponents. But the country is permanently and
greatly served by the authentic, exposure of a system
deeply prejudicial to public liberty and public morality;
and, however painful the exposure now made may be to
persons for whom we have the highest respect, we can-
not but rejoice that it has been made in such a manner
as must, we believe, lead to the extirpation of the present
foul abuses of our representative system. The re-
port is drawn up with great conciseness, clear-
ness, and temper. It is founded, with hardly an excep-
tion, on the admissions of the parties themselves, and
few of the facts stated depend on hostile evidence. With
respect to the conduct of individuals, the Committee
scrupulously abstained from expressing any opinion ;
their condemnation is left to result from the mere state-
ment of facts."
• IVIONEY—TRADE—CODIMERCE.
The Marquis de Stada, Master of the Horse to the
King of the French, has been engaged for the last three
weeks in buying up horses at Howden, in Yorkshire, of
first-rate quality, for Louis Philippe.
At Manchester, Barnsley, and Bradford trade has im-
proved. At Huddersfield, Leeds, and Leicester, the
markets have been stationary and dull.
AGRICULTU AL.
The great meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society
of Ireland was held on Thursday at Cork. Most of the
nobility and gentry from the neighbouring counties, with
visitors from Scotland and England, were present to
witness the show, which,- of its kind, was very splendid.
A dinner and banquet was afterwards held, the company
at which was both numerous and distinguished,
LAW' AND POLICE.
John Raworth, aged 69, charged with the wilful mur-
der of his son George Raworth, at the parish of North
Collingham, underwent trial at Northampton on Satur-
day, and was found guilty of manslaughter.
The Nottingham Assizes opened on Saturday. Thir-
teen cases have been entered for the county, of which
three were for special, juries.
The Oxford Circuit has, as usual, a heavy calendar. It
has the names of 77 prisoners, and the majority are com-
mittals upon serious offences.
The case of collision between her Majesty's ship Athol,
and the Jane Clark, a collier brig, which was run down
by the former in the Channel, was finally adjudged in
the Admiralty Court on Saturday. The fault was found
to lie with those on board her Majesty's ship, and the
Court pronounced for the damage with costs.
Upwards of 445 convicts have escaped while under
transportation at Hobart Town, and a tabular report,
with their names and a description of their persons, with
the rewards for their apprehension, has been forwarded
to the police courts of the Metropolis.
Tamar Dick, the murderer of his mother, was exe-
cuted in front of the county gaol of Cardiff on Satur-
day last.

• zaTzutalunt AND SCIENTIPIC.
F. Baily, Esq., the astronomer, who witnessed the late
eclipse of the sun at Pavia, over which the line of central
darkness exactly passed, states that when the total obscu-
ration commenced, a brilliant crown or " aureola" -en-
circled the moon, while from the border of that planet,
purple flames issued out at three points. The population
of the town broke into a shout at the spectacle.
A Roman inscription has within these few 'days been
discovered at Battle-bridge : it is much obliterated, but
it bears distinctly the letters LEG. XX., and it is well
known that the twentieth legion formed part of the army
of Suetonius Paulinus, in the battle which took place
between that General and the Britons, under Boadicea,
on this spot.

COURT-FASHIONABLE.
The Dowager Duchess of Cleveland has arrived at
Newton House, Yorkshire, from Ponton Hall, near
Grantham.
The Duchess of Sutherland has arrived at Nuneham,
near Abingdon.
Lord and Lady Poltimore are expected at Poltimore
Hall, Devon, to-morrow.
Lord and Lady Walpole have arrived at Baden Baden.
Earl and Countess Grey have left Berkeley-square for
Howick Hall, Northumberland.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne will
leave Lansdowne House, on a Continental tour, the
week after next.
The Marquis of Blandford left Mivart's Hotel on Sa-
turday last for Glengarry.
The Earl and Countess of Ripon entertained Sir Ro-
bert and Lady Peel, at their villa at Putney, on Satur-
day last.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dean of Ferns died at Gorey, in Ireland, on the
21st inst.
From all quarters of the north the accounts of the
grouse are farourable. and guarantee good sport ; the
birds will be everywhere wild and, strong.
Herr Staudigl has left London to return to his home
at Vienna.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAV.)
LONDON, JULY 25.—Wind this day at Noon, Easterly.
DEAL, JULY 23. Wind N.N.W., moderate ; 24. S. 'W. to
S. moderate.—Arrd. John King, Bristow, Mauritius; Sea-
bird, Cape Coast Castle ; Thetis, Simpson, Pictou ; Curlew
and Hercules, Quebec. Sid. Chamois, Buenos Ayres. , The
George the Fourth transport, for St. Helena, &c., remains.
OFF BEACHY HEAD, JULY 22.—Caspar, Spiliker, Phila-
delphia, for Bremen.
COWES, JULY 24.—Arrd. Waban, Bartlett, Matanzas.
IN THE CHANNEL, JULY 22.—Arrd. Ranger, Rio, for
Hamburgh.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 23.-=-Sld. Royal Tar (s), Gibraltar.
„
OFF DARTMOUTH, JULY 22.—Dream, Squire, tApe—
left May 2d.
PLY 310 U if, JULY 24.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Dahlia,
Hooper, Quebec. Ski. H.M.S. Satellite, Rio ; H.M.S. Al-
batross, Bermuda.

FALBtourn, Jurx 23.—Wind E.S.E., light breeze.—
Arrd. Express, Malcolm, Accra—sailed April 23. Arrd.
off, Francis, New York, for Antwerp.
JERSEY, JULY 22.—The Fanny, Jones, bound to Liver-
pool, in beating out, 20th inst., missed stays, and ran on the
Corberre Rocks, but was got off on the floor!, and put back with
little damage, and proceeded this morning.
SWANSEA, JULY 23.—Arrd. Friga, Closy, Valparaiso.
DovEa, JULY 23.—Arrd. off Wolfscove, Pyc, Quebec.
Poarssiouns, Jus.ir 24.—Wind S.-81d. Childe Harold,
Willis, Cape of Good Hope and Bombay.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 23.—Arrd. Kingston, Robson, Que-
bec ; Lloyds, Watts, ditto.
Mitronn, JULY 22.—Arrd. Leo, Murthy, Quebec, and
sailed for Wexford.

WHITEHAVEN, JULY 23.—Arrd. Thomas, St. Thoma?.
CROOKHAYEN, JULY 2l.—The hull of a vessel was seen
yesterday, 45 miles W.N.W. of Cape Clear.
HARWICH, JULY 24.—The Sampson, Harris, from Stettin,
ha% put in here leaky, having been ashore on the West Rocks.
PORTASKAIG, JULY 21.—The Henry and William, Petter-
son, from Shields to Glasgow, struck on a sunken rock at the
entrance of Islay Sound, and was run ashore yesterday. The
vessel is covered at high water, but is expected to be got afloat
if the weather moderates; crew saved.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 23.—Wind N.N.E., light.-24. Arrd.,
Talbot, Storey; and Garrick, Skiddy, New York; Haidee,
Toby, and Margaret Elizabeth, Newfoundland ; Brothers,
Hill, St. Andrews. Sld., Reliance, Ceara; Devonia, Africa;
Harriet and Jessie, Charleston; Nelson,Wood, Quebec; Fairy
Queen, Newfoundland; Brooklyn, New York; Hindoo, Bos-
ton ; Atlantic and Brothers, St. John's, New Brunswick.
Arrd. off, Mary Sharp, Ceylon, with loss of maintopmast head;
Mabel, Quebec ; Amazon, —.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
Motions and petitions of no importance engaged the
Court during the day.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THISDAY.)

IN RE WILLIAM LANGUAM.

The insolvent's petition to be discharged was opposed
by Mr. Woodroffe on behalf of Mr. William Cox, wine
cooper, of Crown-street, Soho. He was supported by Mr.
NiCholls.

It appeared that the opposing creditor had placed the
insolvent as a care-taker in some premises which he
fitted up at Woolwich, fur the purpose of carrying on
business in one part as a tavern, and the remainder for
the disposal of fancy articles. The insolvent, after a
short time, said he was not be considered in the light
of a care-taker, but that he purchased the goods
on his own account from Mr. Cox, and was himself
the tenant, and that he would make it all right in the
Insolvent Court.

After the examination of several witnesses, whose evi-
dence occupied the Court during the greater part of the
morning, the case was ordered to stand over.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH.STREETi
(THIS DAY.)
IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—George Gathergood,
a builder, Charles Mudd, a butcher, residing in Walker's-
court, Soho, and Francis Tompkins, his servant, were
summoned before Mr. Hardwick, on a charge of throwing,
or placing filth, and soil in the common sewer.
Inspector Beresford, of the C division, stated the case,
which was, that the whole of the three parties having
been engaged in infringing the provisions of the Act of
Parliament, under which the present proceedings were
instituted, by pouring soil and filth into the sewer in
the street, he ; deemed it his duty to obtain separate
summonses, in order that the really offending party
might be fixed upon. The Act of Parliament in ques-
tion was the 501 William IV., cap. 21, sec. 70, commonly
called " The fit. Anne's Act," and the clause pointed
out enacted, •`that if any person should lay, cause, per-
mit., or suffer to be thrown out, or laid, or to remain, any
ashes, dust, rubbish, offal, vegetables, blood, in, or upon
any carriage way, they shall be liable to a fine not ex-
ceeding 40s. Ike Inspector said he did not press for
heavy penalties, but would rather have nominal penalties
inflicted.

Mr. Farrell, the Inspector of Pavements, who was
accompanied by Mr. Greatorex, the Inspector of Nui-
sances, stated, that the stench arising from what had
been poured into the sewer was so great that be was
was obliged to, order an extra water cart down to stifle it.

Mr. IfARDViICK inquired of the Police Inspector why
he had summoned these persons.
The Inspector replied that the facts of the case were
simply these :. Gathergood had ordered a drain to be
emptied and poured into the street. Mr. Mudd had
emptied the contents into pails and handed it to Tomp-
kins, his servant, who, acting under his orders, had
thrown it into, the street.
Mr. HARDWICK observed that such conduct was not
only an infringement of the Act of Parliament, but per-
nicious to health in so close a neighbourhood.
Mudd said that he had told Tompkins to take the soil
and throw it into an adjoining stable-yard.
Mr. Farrell'observed that if it had been thrown into
an adjoining stable-yard that would have been an equal
offence under the Act of Parliament.
After some further discussion, Mr. Hardwick fined
Gathergood, as the primary cause, the sum of lo;. and
costs. The other defen4ano were discharged with a
caution.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW
CONFERENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

The Deputies met this day at the King's Arms Hotel,
Palace-yard, at a few minutes to twelve o'clock, P. A.
Taylor, Esq. in the chair.
The following communications were read 1 y tie
Chairman:—
" Caulden-place, Staffordshire Potteries, July 23.
" Dear Sir,—You and friends will be anxious to learn
the state of this district. Those of you who recollect
some passages of my address to Sir Robert Peel will not
be surprised at their being so soon and so fully realised.
The progressive declension of the staple trade, besides
crippling the manufacturers, embarrassing the shop-
keepers, and impoverishing the workmen (the latter being
nine-tenths of our population), has most seriously (lc-
pressed the mining interest, in the master colliers bow-
ing to the lessened demand for coals, and through them
the working colliers.
" Besides the collieries employed in supplying the ma-
nufactories, we have others carried on by the iron
masters, devoted principally to the supply of their furnaces.
" Through the unexampled low price of p!g-iron,
these masters have found it necessary to reduce their
wages 6d., and, in some cases, 9d. per day. In one in-;
stance this was done without the notice usual in the
trade. The men resisted it. This led to proceedings
before the Magistrates. The men carried their point and
received damages ; but the affair did not end
Sympathy was awakened ; public attention aroused ;
meetings called, resolutions passed, a spirit of inquiry
and resistance excited ; other wrongs made known, and
abuses denounced, until the more suffering part of the
colliers left their work, and,*very culpably, as I think,
turned out those who were wishful to work, because they
had no reason to be dissatisfied.
" This work of turning out has been universal, both
in this district and around it, so that, at this time, there is
not a colliery at work in a circle of ten miles or more across.
Considering the violent character of these proceedings,
as little mischief, indeed less, has been done to properly
than could have been expected ; happily no lives have
been lost, and but trifling personal injury done to any
one. Still things were assuming a serious appearance,
and it was not until the military were called for, that the
inhabitants felt their fears dispelled, and their persons,
and property secure.
"The colliers are, generally speaking, a body of simple,
straightforward men, easily prompted, and as easily mis•
led. It is said they have been prompted by political
agitators, who are to be found in every neighbourhood,
and especially at times like these. Be this as it may,
they have put forth very large demands ; their em-
ployers and them are at issue, I fear, without any pros-
pect of agreement, or a return to their employment.
"The colliers, and men employed in the iron mines in
this district, cannot be less than 4,000, all out of work.
The potters, who will have to cease theirs, will amount
to 20,000 and upwards ; of these one-fourth have discon-
tinued their work, and the remainder will have to dis-
continue next week, unless the colliers resume their
labour:

" The appearance of things can only be exceeded by
the reality. Already our houses are beset with appli-
cants for relief ; the workhouse is full to overflowing ;
the regulations respecting out door relief are abandoned;
the applicants are increasing at a frightful ratio, and
our great anxiety is how to raise the funds, and
to supply them. Depend upon it we will do our best ;
but the heart sickens at the thoughts of such accumu-
lating distress ; and the worst feature of the whole is, we
know not when or where it will end !
"In the mean time our trade grows worse and worse ;
the suspension which has taken place is rather a relief
than a loss to the manufacturers ; the colliers, on their
part, say they are losing by their trade ; and as to the
iron masters, one is blowing out his furnaces, and the
rest say, rather than advance prices, they will
blow out theirs, to avoid a greater loss. We
could export our wares to the United States, were we
permitted to take their corn ; but this is not allowed us,
and we are compelled to keep our goods because they
cannot pay us in money. Wiih other countries we are
similarly situated ; but the loss of our American markets
affects us more than all.

"And here we are, the vigour and sinews of the na-

tion, languishing, impoverished and perishing ; doomed
to support an unjust and artificial system, which threatens
us, and then its authors and abettors.

" And what will be our situation when the pressure of
the Income-tax adds to our afflictions ?

" Dear Sir —I thank most heartily the Executive
Committee and all friends foir their noble and persevering
exertions. I wish I could be amongSt you, but duty
now compels me to be here, that I may conciliate irri-
tated feelings, lessen distress, and promote a restoration
to peaCe:
aye doing the work which the Government
ought to a, ' • or, rather, we are preventing the bad con-
sequences of their bad measures, so far as we have the
power.

"Adieu, dear , Sii. Beliel:algf, dear • Si* to remain
truly your's, " tTIQHN RIDGWAY."
"Montr*, July 16th, 1842.
" To P. A. Taylor; Esq., Chairman 'of the Convention of
" Apti-Corh-law Delegates, London,
" Dear Sir,—l have much pleasure in communicating
to you a resolution unanimously passed at a general
meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Association of this place,
held here last night, and which you will be pleased to.
lay before the Convention.

Resolved unanimously—That this Association highly
approve of the'proceedings hitherto of the Anti-Corn-law
Conference of Delegates, now sitting in London, and of
their resolution to continue sitting, and empower their
Committee to raise funds for the continued support of
their present Deputy, now representing them in the
Conference. "I ronriain, yours, &c. •
" A. WATSON, Secretary."
" Maesteg, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire,
July 23, 1842.
" Sir,—All the iron works in this neighbourhood are
in a very bad condition, owing to the wretched low price
which is given for iron ; indeed all our works are carrit,d
on at a-positive loss ; but, of course, they cannot remain
long in this state, fur the strongest capital must give way,
and with it the total stoppage of all the workmen—work-
men who are now in a most deplorable condition, for
their wages are continually curtailed, and the price of
provisions it as high as ever—indeed, Sir, it is heart-
breaking in the extreme to see pale-faced, bone-showing
hunger staring you in all directions. I can confidently
state that the cry of 'Bread, bread,' is the public and
private prayer of hundreds of our working-classes. We
have had a few out-breaks ; and one poor man, who
went to work under the price demanded, had all his win-
dows, and all his house contained, smashed to atoms :
other workmen were obliged to have the police to protect
them whilst cutting coal under the earth. Instead of one
policeman we have had seven here ; but now, I
am happy to say, things are more quiet ;
and as for the shopkeepers, why they'll() nothing—it is
trade, and after all no trade, the little that is done is
confined entirely to the truck shops ; for instance, my
takings a few years ago were about 701. or 801. a week,
no .v not as many shillings ! Why even the farmers
complain as bitterly of the times as any, and I am sure
that they will listen no longer to landlord dictation.
Now; Sir, in regard to our Legislators,there is here but one
feeling of disgust at their unfeeling conduct ; all our
hopes are centered in you : may the Father of all, in
the plenitude of his power and of his mercy, help you
forward in your arduous but philanthropic efforts—
efforts which a starving nation and an admiring world
will ever feel grateful for. Surely Milton anticipated
our present condition when he said—
' Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen.
" I remain, Sir, yours very truly,
" NO BREAD TAX.
" To P. A. Taylor, Esq., Chairman of the
Anti-Corn-law, Conference, London."

"Bury St. Edmunds.
" The opinions of a Conservative landowner and large
occupier, %ho at the last election closed his account with
every shopkeeper that voted for the Liberal candidates,
believing at that time, that all persons opposed to the
Corn-laws, were not only enemies to the farmer, but to
the country at large. lie began thus :—' I have read
every work published on the Corn-laws, and they have
induced me to make various calculations, from which I
hare come to the following conclusions : Wheat is the

worst paying crop that —a farmer grows. Suppose
me to occupy a farm of 200 acres, only about 50
acres of this will grow wheat. Well, then, suppose it 20s.
an acre round. Surely the 50 acres equal to wheat
growing will be worth 30s per acre, and indeed is. Well,
then, we grow wheats in about equal quantities after
layer, s' glover-seeds eaten off with sheep,' and summer
fallows•' so that you have two years' rent upon half your
wheat lands, taking the layer and fallow to be equal.
Well, then, your fellows require two or three plough-
ings to get them clean ; then you must dung higher tier
wheat than any other crop ; then your seed costs more ;
your crop requires more weeding ; and if after layer it
requires so much cleaning as almost to cost equal to the
year's rent of fallow land, yon pay more per acre for
reaping than other crops. You pay more per quartar
for thrashing ; in short, every expense on a wheat crop
is much higher than upon any
-other kind of grain. You
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you give a dear loaf to your labourer, and consequently
you must give high wages ; or you have a lot of paupers
on the parish, and thus you are saddled with rates equal to
the difference. Now my opinion is, that a farmer ought to
be valued in and out of a farm, just as a manufac-
turer would into and out of a mill full of machinery.
Let him farm to the best of his judgment, and he will
cheerfully give the rent he pays at present. He u ill
also leave the land improved, and he will be the first to
repeal the Corn-laws entirely. I would to-morrow, but
I would also pass an Act to repeal all leases. We
should then have bread cheap, wages probably might be
a little lower ; but even then the poor man would be far
better off ; for we, as farmers, should employ more
people, and the manufacturing labourer would get bread
at a price that would enable him to spare something
for the shopkeeper. Thus trade would increase at
home, and our manufacturers would then produce goods
equally low as their foreign competitors, besides we are
yet the manufactory of the world, and depend upon it
there is more injury done to this nation's commerce by
the apparent want of liberality than there would be if
fully carried out ; for, so far from throwing out of culti-
vation our land, a repeal of the Corn-laws upon my plan
would urge us to greater exertion, and in five 3'ears we
should grow wheat sufficient for the three kingdoms, and
we should be able to sell it at prices they could not export
it to us for. As to barley, you need only ask a maltster
that has used one cargo of foreign, whether he will ever
purchase another, and he will tell you—no.
"I will now say 'good day ;' but let me tell you in
reply to your remark, 'that las become a Radical,'—
that lam not a Radical—l am a Tory, and I hope to
live long enough to see Toiies the moat liberal in wise

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" Oats, 32 to 56
" Wheat will average full 30s. per acre for manure."
" Birmingham, July 23, 1842.
" Sir,—l have to apprise you, that at a meeting, duly
convened by public advertisement, and held at the Bell
Inn, Phillip-street, in this borough, on Thursday even-
ing, the follewing resolutiens were unanimously adopted,
J. W. Winfield in the Chair :
"1. That the appalling distress which prevails
throughout the country is rapidly consigning the indus-
trious classes to the most abject and degrading poverty,
and, by the destruction of the profits of trade, is absorb-
ing the capital of the tradesman and manufacturer, and
threatens to involve them all, middle and working classes
alike, in one common ruin ; that the continuance of this
state of things inu.:t speedily occasion the disorganisa-
tion of society, and plunge the country into all the
horrors of convulsion and anarchy.
"2. That the present period of depression and dis-
tress s isof about the
pstee:nthiostpheartitlyias occurred during a
period of twenty-seven y
pears, which.ought to have been
that at each of these periods the andpe contentment
people havebet.n;
struck by an unseen hand—their fortunes have
been sacrificed, and their industry blasted, by
almost unseen laws. Those laws are now lard bare be-
fore the public eye—Corn-laws to make scarce and dear
the food which supports man's life, and Money-laws to
make scarce and dear the money which purchases the
tbod ; Corn-laws to aggrandise the landed interest, and
Money-laws to aggrandise the moneyed interest. Crushed
thus between this double oppression, the people are
either deprived
reduced to halfo
give much labour employment,if
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money,
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tat
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demned to give much money for little food.
" 3. That believing this country to be on the eve of
convulsion, and being utterly. without hope, that the Go-
vernment will bring forward or adopt any adequate mea-
sures to arrest the ruin of the middle classes, or relieve
the cruel privations of the people, and feeling that, in
the existing state of things, there is no security for
property or life, ruin scathing the one, and starvation
destroying the other ; they believe the extreme case
has arisen, in which it is the duty of the Members for
this borough, in co- operation with every Member of all
parties, who claims a title to common prudence. or coin-
mon humanity, to attempt tl arrest the progress of Go-
vernment, by refusing to grant supplies, and by every
other constitutional means, until the- distresses of the
people are relieved, and that prosperity and happiness
restored, which their industry and skill ought to com-
mand.

"4. That this meeting recommends a general amalga-
mation of all opinions and interests amongst our influen-
tial fellow-townsmen, for the purpose of promoting an
universal organisation of the whole of the people, by
which their numerous wrongs and grievances may be
redressed, and the political rights of the millions secured.
"I have transmitted a cow of the above resolutions to
George Frederick Muntz, mtg., and Joshua Scholefield,
Esq., the Members for the borough; individually, in
each of which copies I specially pointed out the resolu-
tion concerning the withholding of supplies from the
Government.—l am, Sir, ?our obedient humble servant,
" JOSEPH A LANDER,
"Secretary of the 13inoinigham A.C.L. Association."
"-Blackburn, July 23, 1842.
" Dear Sir,—l have forwierded to you three newspa-
pers, viz., Cal lisle Journal,DWries and Galloway Courier,
and the Preston Chronicle. You will find in the two
latter papers advertisement of farms to let, belonging to
Sir James Graham, but in the first-named paper no such
advertisement can be found. lam told that he has ad-
vertised at home in vain for tenants, and now he seems
to be seeking them from's, distance. Yesterday I met
an enlightened farmer from Gretna-green, who informed
me that the rate of wages paid to an excellent farm-la-
bourer was generally (north of Carlisle) lod. per day ;
that he himself was paying that sum, and that no mil,•
was paid on Sir James Graham's estates. Why, this
beats the Duke of Buckingham out-and-out ! Several
hand-loom manufacturers here have this week reduced
their weavers' wages from 35. to 2s. 6d per piece, being
17 per cent., and this, too, notwithstanding the boasted
improvements of the Manchester Guardian of Wednes-
day last. It will now be difficult for a good weaver on
these coarse cloths to earn more than 35. per week. What
are these impoverished creatures to do? Though now in
a deplorable condition, that must be much aggravated
when winter sets in. Every eye in this district, except
the jaundiced ones, turns to the League ; every prayer
breathed for its success. We say continue your sittings—
continue, continue, and victory ultimately shall crown
your efforts. " Yours truly, " IV. T.
" P. A. Taylor, Esq."
(The Meeting had not concluded when we went to Press.)

FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF

ORLEANS.

The following is the programme of the arrangements
making for the funeral of his Royal Highness the Duke
of Orleans :

INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL.

The nave of the Cathedral of Notre Dame will be hung
with black drapery, decorated with silver ornaments.
The tribunes will be all lighted with funeral lamps in
silver. The transepts will be formed on the right and
left into two large amphitheatres, where will be seated
the members of the two Chambers. The upper part of
the choir will be ornamented to correspond with the nave.
The high altar will be lighted with ninety silver lamps,
and ornamented with funeral emblems of the most costly
description. Three hundred wax lights will burn round
the body. The catafalque, with its surrounding embel-
lishments, will be upwards of 50 feet in length and 48 in
width : 50 banners will be suspended from the roof.
bearing the initials of the deceased Duke. The lighting
of the cathedral will be most refnlgent ; besides the
lamps and the wax lights, there will be upwards of 40
large and splendid lustrea. The total of the lights, it is
estimated, will be upwards of 6,000.