The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, Pi42.

NATIONAL COMPLETE SUF-
FRAGE ASSOCIATION.

That, as our Irish brethren•are prohibited, by
exclusive and oppressive laws, from sending represen- ;
tatives to such a Conference, we especially invite, and
will receive as visitors, all who approve of the object of
our meeting, and who share the, confidence of the
people of that country.
Should the police or the authorities of any town, in
their desire to stifle public opinion, wilfully interrupt
or unjustly interfere with the right of public meetings,
called for legal objects, we advise that the people in
those places cause proper evidence to be taken of such
interruption, so that the question may be tried in our
higher courts of law ; so that Englishmen may learn
whether those rights of which they are proud to boast,
the rights of publicly assembling and reasonably de-
claring their opinions, are sacred and inviolable, or
whether they 'depend on the fiat of some local Magis-
trate—on a portion of those who hate liberty—or a
servant of Government armed with staff and sabre.

NEWSPAPER STA lI PS

THE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL COMPLETE SUFFRAGE
UNION TO POLITICAL REFORMIIRS OF ALL SHADES

OF OPINIONS.
We address you, fellow-countrymen, deeply im-
pressed with the moral obligations of men and citi-
zens, whose duties have been imposed on us by an
authority greater than princes or rulers, commanding
us to " do unto all men as we would wish others to do
unto us," consequently requiring us to lend that aid
which ourselves would desire, to extricate from their
condition the millions of our brethren who, by the op-
pression or neglect of rulers, are plunged in the lowest
depths of misery, groping in ignorance, and daily
sinking in crime.
Though we believe that that great Christian obliga-
tion calls upon all men to assist in freeing their
brethren from the power of the oppressor, yet, at
this crisis, we address ourselves especially to you, the
Reformers of the United Kingdom ; because it is for
you—the active and intelligent spirits of progres-
sion—you who desire to see justice established, where
injustice is enthroned; it is for you, in your energy,
union, and self-sacrificing resolution, to determine
whether our country shall rise in freedom, knowledge,
and happiness, or sink as a land of beggared serfs,
beneath the paralysing power of a corrupt and selfish
oligarchy.
In thus addressing you, we desire not to arouse
your passions, we would only awaken the nobler feel-
ings of justice, humanity, and Christian duty, con-
sidering our cause too sacred to be promoted by vio-
lence, or benefited by wrong.
To you we need not depict the wide-spread misery
of our country ; most of you are familiar with it in
all its sickening forms ; and vast numbers of you are
already its victims. But we ask you, with all the
sober earnestness of men and Christians, whether you
will unite with us in one general bond of brother-
hood ; and, by persevering, peaceful, energetic means,
resolve, at any personal sacrifice, to stay the progress
of our national debasement—to check the ravages of
starving poverty—to remove the drag-chains of mo-
nopoly, the over-burdening pressure of taxation, the
progress of crime, the race- destroying curse of war,
and, under the blessing of heaven, free our country
from the accumulating evils of corrupt and selfish
legislation ?
Fellow-countrymen, we are not desirous of interfer-
ing with your present local arrangements, but we call
upon you to meet us in the spirit of truth and justice,
to determine with singleness of purpose what is best
to be done to effect the political and social deliverance
of our country, and, having once determined, to concen-
trate all our energies to the accomplishment of such
a glorious consummation. This we think can be
done, without the amalgamation of societies between
whom differences of opinion and modes of action
exist; this can be done legally, constitutionally, and
effectively ; all that is necessary for its accomplish-
ment is union, energy, and self-sacrifice, on all points
of agreement, and forbearance, toleration, and Christian
charity, where differences of opinion exist.
But in the election of representatives to meet in
such a Conference, all party spirit must be excluded,
all efforts for forcing individual views through the
power of numbers must be avoided ; a victory ob-
tained by such intolerant, overbearing policy, would
be defeat to our object—that of having a fairly con-
stituted National Conference, a body in whom all
shades of Reformers among the middle and working
classes may place confidence, and under whose peace-
ful and legal guidance we may unitedly contend, till
we have secured the blessing and fruits of freedom.
We are also desirous that the ensuing Conference
shall be the means of effecting a better understanding
and closer union between the middle and working
classes than has hitherto existed ; feeling convinced,
that so long as the enemies of the people can keep
them divided, so long will they both be victimised by
a corrupt and liberty-hating aristocracy. We call,
therefore, upon the middle classes to send their re-
presentatives to confer with those of the working
classes, to see how far they can remove the cause of
animosity, apprehension, and disunion ; how far ar-
rangements may be made to secure our mutual ob-
jects speedily and peaceably, and thus free ourselves
from the grasping influence of faction, guard against
the storm of anarchy, be secure against military des-
potism, and, unitedly raising up the intelligence and
virtues of the democracy on the basis of free institu-
tions, hasten the consummation of. that happy period,
when " our swords shall be beaten into plough-shares,
and our spears into pruning-hooks," and when every
man shall sit down in peace and security to enjoy the
fruits of honest industry.
Having been appointed to make arrangements for
the calling of a Conference to consider the details es-
sential for the carrying out of the principles on which
the National Complete Suffrage Union is founded ;
and as its paramount object is to effect a union be-
tween the middle and working classes, to obtain a full,
fair representation of the whole people, and to submit
such propositions for the consideration of the confer-
ence as may be best promotive of the end in view ;
we therefore submit the following propositions for
the consideration of the Conference, which we submit
to you, the Reformers of the United Kingdom :-
1. 'To determine on the essential details of an An-
nual Parliament necessary for securing the just repre-
sentation of the whole adult male population of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; such
Act to embrace the principles and details of complete
suffrage, equal electoral districts, vote by ballot, no
property qualification, payment of members, and an-
nual Parliaments, as adopted by the first complete
suffrage conference.
2. To determine what Members of Parliament shall
be appointed to introduce the said Act into the House
of Commons • and in what manner other Members of
the House shall be called upon to support it.
3. To endeavour to ascertain how far the friends of
unrestricted and absolute freedom of trade will unite
with us to obtain such an Act of Parliament, provided
we resolve to use our newly-acquired franchise in
favour of such freedom of trade, and to vote only for
such as will pledge themselves in its favour.
4. To devise the best means for maintaining compe-
tent Parliamentary candidates pledged to our princi-
ples; the most effectual means by which assistance
may be rendered to them in all electoral contests ; and
also the best means for registering the electors and
non-electors throughout the kingdom, who may be
disposed to promote our objects.
5. To consider the propriety of calling upon the
municipal electors to adopt immediate measures for
securing the election of such men only to represent
them in their local governments as are known to be
favourable to the principles of complete suffrage.
6. To call upon our fellow-countrymen seriously
to consider the great extent to which, in various
ways, they willingly co-operate with their oppressors;
and ascertain how far they may be disposed to prove
their devotion to the cause of liberty, by refusing to
be used for the purposes of war, cruelty, and injus-
tice, and particularly by the disuse of intoxicating
articles.
7. To express their opinion as to the propriety of
the people giving their countenance and support to all
those who may suffer from espousing their cause.
8. To determine the best legal and constitutional
means for energetically and peaceably promoting the
above objects ; for checking all kinds of violence ',and
commotion, by which the enemy triumphs ; for the
dissemination of sound political knowledge, and for
spreading the principles of sobriety, peace, and tole-
ration, throughout the country, and, by every just and
virtuous means, preparing the people for the proper
t
exercise of their political and social rights.
9. To devise means for raising a national fund for
the purpose
all
fpromoting the above objects, as well
as eto protect
persons who, in their peaceful prose-
cution of them, shall become victims of unjust laws or
despotic t
oordinances.
In order convince
the middle classes that the
working population have no ulterior object inimical
to m
eteht e general
forthcomingwe•la fr of scooci
n efteyr
e,
nweee
oanchteisrme tshaotf tliey
per-
fect equality to discuss these important propositions,
feeling convinced that our principles need no other
aid than their own intrinsic excellence ; having
trufor their basis, and the happiness of the human faith
y
in
for their end, and affording the best guarantee for the
security of private property, which we regard as sa-
cred and inviolable, equally in the poor man's labour
and the rich man's possession. We, therefore, advise
that public meetings be called by advertisement or
placard, of not less than four days, in every town
throughout the kingdom, inviting the inhabitants to
elect representatives to hold a National Conference at
Birmingham, on Tuesday, the 27th of December,
1842, for the purpose of deciding, on an Act of Par-
liament for securing the just representation of the
whole :people ; and for determining on such peaceful,
legal, and consitutional means as may cause it to be-
come the law of these realms.
• That two representatives be sent from the smaller
towns and boroughs having less than 5,000 inhabi-
tants, and four from the larger ones, excepting that
London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Glas-
gow, and Liverpool, may send six representatives, but
no more.
That one-half of the representatives shall be ap-
pointed by the electors, and half by the non-electors.
The meetings for such purpose to be held separate, un-
less that both classes can agree in having all the re-
presentatives chosen at the meeting, which we ear-
nestly recommend ; but where they do not so agree,
the two classes are not to interfere with each other's
meetings, otherwise the election shall be declared void.
That, should the authorities interfere or trespass on
this constitutional satiny tutmioeneatling
right of publicbeing meeting, so
, as to
prevent
men of the two classes shall then cause nomination
lists to-be made out, recommending their respective
candidites,, such lists _to be publicly notified, and left
in iinblie situations to receive the signatures of the in-
habitants, those having the .greatest number of signa-
tures to be declared duly elected.
That the places sending representatives make
arrangements for defraying their expenses.

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Believing that the above objects are perfectly just
and legal, being in conformity with our ancient con-
stitutional usages, being the only rational and proper
means for ascertaining the public opinion of the coun-
try upon any ,great question affecting the general
welfare, we especially invite your co-operation and
support.
We remain, your friends and fellow-citizens, the
Members of the Complete Suffrage Council.
Signed on their behalf, JOSEPH STURGE.
Birmingham, 9th month (September) 12, 1842.

for the said DIST ftIBU 'HONS.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By an arrival from Algoa Bay, with dates of
July 9, advices have been received fromilliraham's
Town, of July 7, announcing the arrival of de-
spatches from Port Natal, addressed to the Lieut.-
Governor,whieh convey the gratifying, intelligence
of the safety of Captain Smith and the force un-
der his command., it being also intimated that
they expected to maintain their position until the
arrival of reinforcements. This news, after the
accounts previously received of the whole divi-
sion having been cut to pieces by the Boers,
I must give unqualified satisfaction.

THE. ALLEGED MURDER AT
WE STMINSTER.--INQU EST.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gill, the Coroner, and a
Jury, assembled at the Prince's Head, Princes-street,
to inquire touching the death of Mary Kick, aged
37, who was alleged to have died from the effects of
violence inflicted on her by her husband, James Kick,
who stands committed on that charge from Queen-
square Police-Court for further examination on Tues-
day next.
Mr. Reginald James, house-surgeon of Westmin-
ster Hospital, stated that he had made a post moilem
examination of the body. The face presented marks
of several bruises. On removing the scalp, blood was
thrown out between the scalp and cranium. On re-
moving the cranium a large quantity of blood was
found between the membranes of the brain. That
was sufficient to cause death. The skull was not
fractured. These appearances might in some cases
come without external violence, or might be produced
by a person being in a passion, or violently excited;
or they might be produced by violence done to the
person. From the marks externally witness was in-
clined to attribute them to violent causes. The prin-
cipal blow was on the top of the head, but whether
inflicted by a blow with a stick or the fist it was im-
possible to determine.
In addition to the evidence which has already ap-
peared in the police reports, George Hughes, a
nephew of the deceased, and who occupied the ad-
joining room to that the deceased and her husband
it appeared, that from an
lainvdedfrionm, aht
isNosta. 4te7m,
eOntlsd ye-street, was examined,
early hour on Wednesday morning they were out
drinking gin and beer, from one public-house to an-
other, until they were both intoxicated. On return-
ing home in the afternoon they began quarrelling,
and deceased was heard to say, "Now, you take one
one knife, and I'll take the other." The room door
was immediately locked, and nearly instantly- after-
wards the deceased screamed. The witness then
knocked at the door, which was unlocked by the
husband. The deceased was sitting on the side of the
bed, bleeding from the nose. She had a white-handled
table-knife in her hand. The husband was standing up,
crying. No blows or falls were heard. The knife
was wrested from her by force. She then left the
house, saying that she would go to the station-house
and do' for her husband ; the deceased was jealous
of her husband, and last summer, from that cause, at-
tempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat. She
was of very passionate temper.
No direct evidence, beyond the prisoner's own ad-
mission of the fact, was adduced as to the deceased
having been struck a single blow.
After a very lengthened discussion by the Jury, the
Coroner, as they could not agree, took their opinions
individually, when it appeared there were eight for a
verdict of " Apoplexy,' and six for a verdict of " Man-
slaughter." Ultimately the Jury were ordered to be
locked up until they should agree.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
The Constitutionnel gives the following account of
the Mr. Scott, whose visit to Algiers was announced
in the last letters from that place : —" The pretended
Colonel Scott is the same person that published last
May, in London, a volume entitled Journal of a Re-
sidence in the Camp of Abd-el-Kader, and Travels in
Morocco and Algiers. In his book the Colonel has
declared himself to be the intimate friend and confi-
dent of Abd-el-Kader, and there is no sort 'of in-
sulting expressions or epithets which he does not
apply to France. The whole of Europe, he says ought
to protest against the conquest of Algiers, effected in
contempt of all laws, divine and human. He calls
his hero the African Napoleon,' and the most flat-
tering epithets are lavished upon him. By absurd
accusations against France he endeavours to rouse
the sympathies of England in favour of Ahd-el-Kader,
and in his enthusiasm for the virtues of his friend he
implores all the powers of the world to league to-
gether immediately. to drive away the French from
Africa, and proclaim Abd-el-Kader supreme chief.
Mr. Scott served in Spain on the side of Don Carlos,
and through hatred for France, after the Pretender's
discomfiture, he fell in love with the African hero,
crossed the sea, and went to bow humbly before
the Emir. Mr. Scott is not a very. dangerous
enemy for our soldiers, but his intriguing and
dangerous spirit may easily find dupes in
Morocco, or amongst the Arabs who are unfavourable
to the Emir, and trouble the peace and good feelings
Scott's intrigues are known to the that the Government is trying to establish there. it
appears that Mr. Scot
Go-
vernor-General, who, in forbidding the Colonel to land,
used his power with moderation, for he must be aware
that a considerable number of Englishmen, some dis-
embarking Tunis, keep up with the hostile tribes communications
in Morocco, and others at Tripoli and
both in the East and West injurious to our esta-
blishments."
A retired jeweller, named Prevot, says the Audience,
quitted Paris a few days ago, for a journey in Nor-
mandy, leaving his apartments in the care of a Mme.
Francoise, who had lived with him as his housekeeper
for ten years. On his return, the portress of the house
with a look of astonishment said to him—`What; are
you come back ; have you forgotten anything ?—No,
said M. Prevot ; but I am very tired, and will go to
' bed.--Bed ! you have no bed here. Three days ago
Mme. Francoise paid the quarter's rent, and told us
you bad desired her to go and join you with all the
furniture, &c., in Normandy, and she, poor woman,
worked day and
night to get away in time. M.
Prevot was thunderstruck ; his faithful housekeeper
had robbed him of Surniture and effects to the value
of 15,000 francs, and had left only the bare walls.
No news has been received of the property, but a
' man, named Peler, who is supposed to have been her
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se•omplice, hasyeen arrested.

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class in parsin' I" 4, yeth'er." " Moses, parse ' Ar-
kansas'—sixth line from WI)." " A-r-k ark, a-n-s
arkans, a-s ass, Arkansas." " Pronounce it Arkan-
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indicativ mood, comparativ degree, third and in nomi-
nativ case to scizzars," "You hav'nt said what render,
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—" " Next !" " Donno." " Next r " Corzitz a fe-
male." "Next !" "Forgotten, zar." " Come, David,
you know ?" " t'eth'er." "Well, why is Arkansas of
the feminine gender, David?" "Corzitz, why corzitz got
Miss Soury on the north, L 011163 Anna on the souf, Mrs.
Sippy on the east, and ever so many more she-females on
the west." "Very well, David. you may go to the head;
1 you're arising genius, and 11 make a man before yer
mother. " Yeth 'er."
Lord Denman has appointed Alfred Austin, Egg.,
of Sergeant's Inn, to revise the list of voters in the
Borough of Marylebone. In Marylebone the lists will
be unusually heavy, there being nearly 1,500 claims and
objections. It is understood, that Mr. Austin, like his
predecessors, Messrs. Coventry and Falconer, will also
revise the lists for the Tower Hamlets and Borough of
Finsbury.
Between nine and ten o'clock, in the night of
Friday last, a fire burst out in the village of Rocreu, near
Caen, in Normandy, which in a very short time raged
with such fury that, although the fire-engines of Caen
were sent down without delay, and the river Odon sup-
plied abundance of water, the entire village was reduced
to ashes. Little doubt is entertained that the fire was
wilful, as it is known to have commenced in an uninha-
bited hopse.
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At tl*-ditinerlable'• -ei;t;iiiyining, 6.l:Drummond
j ' Castle; her • Majesty *--always -gat-On:the right of Lord
Willoughby, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert_on
the other side, Lady Willoughby sitting next-to the
Prince.

Extract from a Return of the Number of Newspaper
Stamps, at One Penny and One Halfpenny, issued
to the several Newspapers in England, Scotland,
and Wales, from the Ist of April to 30th June,
1842, inclusive :

Nausber Amount of
of Advertisement
Stamps. Duty.
42,000 £ 94 13 0

. 246,000 252 13 6

. 260,000 278 3 6
. 313,000 323 3 6

HAMBURGI4, 12TH AUGUST, 1842.
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AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA,
Having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS-
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though they are NO LOTTERIES, LARGE FORTUNES
may be obtained, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH,
are Selling
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Persons desirous to purchase may releive. PREVIOUS
to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS with full PARTI-
CULARS, upon addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17,
Will be repeated Mozart's Opera of THE MARRIAGE OF F!-
GA RO.—Tlie character of Susanna by Miss Adelaide Kemble Count
Almaviva, Mr Giubilei ; Cherubino, Miss Poole; Doctor bartolo,
Mr. J. Bland; Figaro, Mr. Leffler; Basilic) Mr. Binge; the Conn-
t,,ss, Miss Rainforth ; Marcellina, Mrs. IL Hughes ; Barbarism, Miss
Lame.
After which will be repeated the New Comedy, in Two Acts, writ-
ten by Douglas Jerrold, Esq., entitled GERTRUDE'S CHERRIES,
pR WATERLOO IN 1835 Willoughby, Mr. Bartley; Vincent,
Mr. W. Lacy; Guibert, Mr. Diddear ; Jack Halcysm, Mr. Har ey ;
Crossbone, Mr. Meadows; Angelica. Miss Looper ; Mrs. Crossbone,
Mrs. Humby ; Gertrude. Mrs. W. Lacy.
Doors open at half-past six, and the Performances begin at Seven.
Dress Boxes 75.. Second Price 36.13 d First and Second Circles 55.,
Second Price 2s. 6d.; Pit 35., Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets
and Places for the loxes to be taken of Mr. Whitlow, at the Box_
Office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had.
Private Boxes to he had at he Box-Otti e; of Mr. Andrews,
167. New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Road street; and of Mr.
Sams Pali Mall.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17,
Will be performed Mr. C. Whitehead's Play of THE CAVA-
LIER.—Mr Hargrave, Mr. Elton; Mrs. Hargrave, Mrs. R. Honner.
A fter which, an New Petite Sc rio.Comic Drama, entitled THE
WELCOME HOME.— s at Merton by Mr. R Honner.
To befollowed by the celebrated 6E1.1 MELODIST,.
To conclude with V- e admired Drama of DARNLEY; or, the
KING and the FREEBOOTER of the KEEP of CASTLE HILL.
—L,,rd Darnley, Mr. Web,ter ; Will Elliot, Mr Heslop; Edward
Burnette, Mr. Walton ; Ellen Todd, Mrs. H. Hughes.
Places and Private Acmes may be ad of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the
'ox Office, from Eleven till Four daily.