The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-21 00:00:00

BRISTOL-FRIDAY NIGHT.

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A great excitement has neentred here to-night. The dis-
cussion on Peel's " eliding humbug" and the attempts of Lord
John Russell to insult the cduntry with his "fixed duty" pro-
ject has et cited the indignation of all the liberal-minded
eititens. All parties were astonished that the wealthy Re-
formers did not call a meeting, and were glad to find that on
Friday there was tin announcement that the Chartists were
about to hike the matter up, and that a meeting would be het°
on 13ra-don-hill, at seven o'clock hi the evening. It was ru-
moured that a deputation bka been sent to Bath, to invite the
atterdance of Mr. Henry Vincent. Nothing could exceed the
enthusiasm that prevailed. Groups of men were seen peram-
bulating the streets at four o'clock in the afternoon, crying
v, Vincent on Brandon-hill at seven o'clock." Hundreds of
persons were asAemble'd in the central part of the city, a band of
music and several flags were provided, and the multitude h..v-
ing been joined by Dr. 111‘Dowal (one of the Chartist Exe-
eutive), moved off in the direction of the railway station to meet
Mr. Vincent.

In Temple-street Mr. Vincent was recognised and was most
enthusiastically cheered ; a coach was provided in which Vin-
cent and M'Dowall were seated, and at the appointed time the
procession moved off towards Brandon-hill, through the prin-
cipal streets. Thousands thronged the streets ; t' e immense
crowd were extremely excited, cries of " Down with Peel and
the Corn-laws"—" No Russell fixture"—" No Monopoly"—
" Universal Suffrage as a means to repeal the Corn-laws," and
the " the Charter for ever," rent the air. The residences of
noted Tories were greeted with the most discordant yells,
while cheers were repeatedly called for and given for " Vincent
and M'Dowall, the.repeal of the Bread Tax, and the Charter."
On reaching Brandon-hill the meeting, which consisted of all
classes, among whom were recognised many Corn-law re-
peelers of this City, and which was composed of from 10,000
to 12,000 persons, was addressed by Mr. Simeon in a verb
judicious strain, who was followed by Dr. M'Dowall in a
very animated speech ; after which Mr. Vincent ad.
dressed them in a spirited and eloquent manner for
nearly two hours. The speakers all denounced Peel and his
Corn-laws, and at the same time declaring diet the time was
come when all classes should unite in favour of popular repre-
sentation, so that all monopolies may be abolished. Mr.
Vincent very earnestly appealed to the Anti-Corn-law party
to join in an attempt to remodel the representative system,
so that an end may be put at once, and for ever, to class legis-
lation. The speeches were of a nature calculated to do much
good. At the conclusion the dense multitude formed in pro-
cession, and returned to the 'city, displaying the greatest en-
thusiam in favour of democratic principles and free trade.
In the centre of the city Mr. Vincent dispersed the people b!,;
calling upon them to retire in quiet to their respective I,`anes.
The Chartists and other Liberals appear to IN laf:Rely united
in their denunciation of Peel and his toother conspirators
against the starving millions.

BURNING Silt it'. PEEL IN EFFIGY
AT CARNARVON NORTH WALES
(PROIM A CORRESPONDENT.)
OikNARVON, SATURDAY.—Yesterday evening the inha-
/oltants of this town showed their detestation of Sir R. Peel's
proposed measures, by burning the monopoly Minister in effigy.
About eight o'clock, the effigy was carried in procession to the
steps leading to the entrance of the Castle, and there an indict-
ment, setting forth the crimes of the culprit was read and
sentence of death passed in the usual form. After the mock
trial, the effigy was paraded through the town to the centre of
Castle-square, when turpentine was poured upon it, and then
set on fire. The figure continued to burn amidst the cheers of
the populace for upwards of a quarter of an hour. There
could not have been less than 4,000 persons present on the oc-
casion, everything passed off quietly.
It is a curious fact that, the only person ever remembered to
have been burned in effigy in this town, was the notorious
Tom Paine.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR—A novel exhibition has just now been brought to a
close, viz., the trial, condemnation, and execution of Sir Robt.
Peel. His effigy blazed admirably, while a dense populace
pinned and hooted the while. The people were called toge-
ther by drum and fife an hour before the commencement, as
also two or three days before by advertisement. The autho-
rities here (unlike the Northampton officials) had the good
sense to suffer the people to vent their deep disappointment and
execration on the stuffed representative of the sliding Pi envier,
without taking any steps that might have been attended with
danger to the peace and tranquillity of the town. While sus-
pended on the gibbet, holding in his hand the Tory Blackburn
Standard newspaper, and having an .inscription on his hat
printed with large type informing the bystanders that he (Sir
Robert) was the determined advocate of a sliding scale, the
multitude amused themselves with playing off their wit, and
showing how detestable he and his measures were in their
eyes. Within three hundred yards of the spot on which execu-
tion was done on the representative of sir Robert, stands the
house in which his father drew his first' breath —Yours &c.,
AN ENEMY TO ALL MONOPOLY.
Saturday, Seven o'clock r. at.
The people after the affair was brought to a closequietly
dispersed. How different it would have been had the civil or
military force been called out,
[The name of the town where this exhibit:on took plume itace
is
is
not mentioned by our Correspondent, but we pres
Blackburn.—En.

TO THE EDITOR .OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In The Sun of Saturday evening, under the head cf
" Court of Common Pleas," a report is given of the cause
" Gibson and another v. Yemen and another," in which we
are particularly pointed out as the defendants.
We disclaim all knowledge of the transaction, or the parties
concerned therein, and we request you will, in your next pub-
lication, give the necessary contradiction to the report.
We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
T. Y. PAWSON and Co.
9, St. Paul's Churcb-yard, Feb. 21, 1842.
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The Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the
outh fui
Princes Augustus and Leopol of Saxe Cokourg,oblemen, have
and a number
of PeereSYCS, 3 Peerd,s and leading 1N
added their names to those of the Queen, Prince Albert, the
Duke of Sussex, and the many other distinguished subscribers
to the forthcoming s' Addresses to Youth."
DMPARTURIi OF THE ACAMA.—LIVERPOOL, SA-
TURDAY.—The steamship Acadia, Captain Ryrie, left this
port to-day, on her outward passage for Canada and the United
States. She took the mails from the Caledonia, the largest ever
despatched from this port, and an additional heavy one, made
up since the return of the Caledonia. The Aas, cadinia,
the alth
courseough
not intended to go to sea for some weeks, w
of Friday, got out of duck into the river, provisioned, and
equipped for sea, by the agents, Messrs. M'lver and Co., in
the most efficient manner. All the passengers from the re-
turned steamer embarked on board the Acadia, with some ad-
ditional, and she steamed down the Mersey, a little past two
o'clock, firing her guns, in sight of thousands who had assem-
bled to witness the departure of one of the line of these noble
steam-ship s. au
It is not generally known that Thomas Fane,
ancestor of the present Earl of Westmoreland, and who died in
1771, was an eminent solicitor in Bristol. He married Anne,
daughter of Swymmer, Esq., merchant, of Bristol. The
roost remarkable circumstance attending, that nobleman's suc-
cession to the title was, that at ooe4ieriod there were no less
than thirteen individuals living, either of whom would have
taken the title before him. He survived them all, and thus ob-
tained the peerage.—Bristol Gazette.
OUGHT THE CORN-LAWS TO EXIST ?—FOUT hundred
and thirteen thousand persons, added every year to the popu-
lation of the kingdom, must be employed (says Baptist Noel).
Emigration cannot employ them, agriculture cannot, manufac-
tures can. With the Corn-laws they must starve ; emanci•
pated from them, they will prosper. Cheap bread and a regu-
lar commerce with other countries will feed the people, supply
the Exchequer, promote morality, lessen the chance of war,
and injure no one.
STARVING CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.—
At a Petit Sessions held for this district on Monday last, before a
bench of County Magistrates, a very decent, respectable-looking
man, named Dowse, was charged with damaging an oak tree. In
his defence he said, " 1 was driven to do this by distress; I have a
wife and five children, and no week this winter have I earned more
than 7s. Last week I only earned 6s. 3d., and out of that I paid
ll we had to
he keep
need seven
notper havewns."
Is. 101 d, rent, and 9d. for firing, and what was left (3s.'7acl.) was
a mOarnreied; and of the Magistrates
him told
that
dis-
tressed condition did not authorise his stealing. Dowse
replied, "No, Sir, but distress drives one to do what would
not at another time. If I go to prison I shall have some vic-
tuals to eat, that's one comfort." A Magistrate. here remarked on
his decent appearance, and said it
was a pity he should resort to
such practices—he looked an honest man. The evidence being con
elusive against him he was convicted and fined 10s., including
costs. Dowse—" I could not pay 10 pence much less 10 shillings •
I must go to prison." He was accordingly
days. We would recommend Peel andvcommitted for fourteen
Wellington to study this
case; it is not an isolated one. The consideration of it might
prevent their insulting the poor as they have of late done.— Wilt-
shire Independent.
Mr. F. S. -Murphy, M.P., for the city of Cork, •
is,
we hear, to be raised to the rank of Sergeant-at-law. Mr. Murphy
is a merour of the Northern Circuit,