The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-26 00:00:00

THE. CORN-LAWS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—My attention has been called to a para•
araph in your Paper of Thursday
.last, dated
Nottingham, the 19th instant, containing state-
ments which I wish you to correct.
My application, on the subjects to which your
Correspondent refers, was not connected with
the statements made at the Derby meeting, nor
did Sir Robert Peel send for a deputation from
Leicester and Nottingham to inquire into the
truth of those statements. I may state also that
the Duke of Rutland took no part in the business
beyond facilitating my access to Sir Robert Peel.
The simple object of my waiting upon him was
to bring under his notice the particular situation
of the American trade, and to suggest that, if it
were possible, it would be beneficial to the coun-
try that the corn which we might be compelled
to import, should come from the United States
rather than from the Continent of Europe. With
these views I asked the favour of his Grace's ad- •
vice as to the best manner of bringing the subject
before Sir Robert Peel, and to his kindness I an►
no doubt indebted for the interview which Sir
Robert so courteously granted.
I am quite aware of the difficulties that stand
in the way of partial legislation on the question,
but so far from being an advocate for the repeal
of the Corn-laws, my opinion is, that such a mea-
sure would much aggravate the present distress
of the manufacturing, districts, which no one la-
ments more than I do.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, RICD. MITCHELL.
Enderby-hall, Jan. 24, 1842.
[A report similar to that furnished by our
Correspondent appeared in several other papers,
both in town and country. We know nothing
personally on the subject, but the letter of Mr.
Mitchell sufficiently informs us why the Deputa-
tion at their interview with Sir Robert Peel were
so lukewarm on the subject.

Liverpool has lost her Cresswell. Singularly
enough, however, she does not seem to regret her loss.
On the contrary, there are visible symptoms of satisfac-
tion that her Learned Member has vaulted from the
Senate to the Bench. The fact is, that Mr. Cresswell
never was popular, even among his own party; nor, from
all appearances, was he ever likely to become so. Origi-
nally seized upon, as it were, for a candidate, when the
Tories were in want of a_ man and doubtful of their
strength, and succeeding almost contrary to the hopes
of his friends, he was soon found deficient in
the qualifications requisite to constitute an effi-
cient Member fora commercial town like Liver-
pool. He wanted time and he wanted tact, not to say
information ; and, though he devoted all the time he
.
could spare from his extensive professional engage-
ments, he failed to give satisfaction even to his Tory
supporters. It is notorious that, last summer, on the
eve of the general election, the Tories would, if they had
dared, have sacrificed him. The apparent formidable
opposition then arrayed against them alone prevented
them from sending him to the right-about. The pre-
sence of the foe forced them to compose their intestine
quarrels, and, going to battle united and determined,
they, to their own very great joy and surprise, carried
most triumphantly both Sandon and Cresswell.—Liver-
pool Albion.
his Anti-Corn-law lecture
delivered at the White Hut Tavern, Bishopsgate•street. an
Monday, Mr. Sidney Smith stated that he had received seve-
ral of
communications recommending that the inhabitants o the
metropolis should avail themsel
the opening of Parliament by her Mahe opportunity offered by
jesty, who it is supposed
...
will be accompanied on the occasion y his Majesty the
King of Prussia, to manifest to their Majesties the
: this
hostility of the people of country to our pre-
sent system of Corn-laws. Mr. Smith approved highly
of the suggestion, and he should
.be glad to find that
arrangements were made for earrYnitt it into effect. It
would, no doubt, be desirable that her Majesty and the King
of Prussia, the head of the Prussian league, should be ac-
quainted with the feelings of the people of England on so im-
portant a question.
ACCIDENT BY GUNPOWDER.--Mr. C. Al-
worthy, an actor at the Garrick Theatre, was brought to
the London Hospital on Friday night, having received
a severe injury on the face by the discharge of a pistol
too close to him, while enacting a melo-dramatic part.
The powder and wadding burned his face in a serious
manner, but not so dangerously as to cause any Serious
apprehension of his recovery.