The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-25 00:00:00

EXETEIt.-WEDNESDAY.

We have had a Pro-Corn-law meeting here, which has
just closed, at two o'clock am. As the mail starts almost
immediately. I have only time to give you a brief note of
the proceedings and the origin of the meeting, merely pre-
mising that your friends, the Cbartists, are absolute wags,
for they broke into our meeting with an attempt to oppose
the corn-growers and cheaper bread—in the North, I be.
lieve, they support the corn-growers and the dear loaf.
The agriculturists of Devon are mostly united in an
attempt to uphold the present Corn-laws, in which they are
generally supported by the superior class of traders, who
depend very much upon the agricultural community for
their subsistence, and who are now experiencing the fruits
of the comfortable state of things which the farmers at
present enjoy. It was thought advisable to call a county
meeting in support of the Corn-laws, but this was aban-
doned, from a dread that the Exeter ,artizais would out-
number the agriculturists; so it was determined that a meet-
ing should be held in the Corn Exchange to day, ohich
being Fair day would ensure a full attendance of yeomanry
and others. Accordingly the meeting took place.
Sir T. T. F. E. DRAKE, Bart., was called to the chair.
He briefly opened the business by stating the object of the
meeting, and expressing a belief that the Corn-laws had ex-
isted for centuries.

BALDWIN FULFORD, jun., Esq., then proposed a reso-
lution, approving of the present system, which he pre-
faced by an ab!e review of the arguments put forth
by the landlords, contending that the manufacturers were
but a minority, and that the agticulturists ought not to
have their interests sacrificed to their imaginary comenience,
for he denied that the repeal of the Corn-laws would serve
even the views of the manufacturer, who would ruin the
home market.

S. T. Kekewieb, Esq., Mr. Trood, L. W. Buck, Esq ,
11. Northcote, Esq., and J. Garrett, Esq., formerly Lord
Mayor of London, but now a Tory 'Squire, also addressed
the meeting, when a petition was adopted, &c., praying
the continuance of the present law.
Mr. KEKEWICH spoke with great spirit and effect, but
there was nothing new in his arguments.
About one o'clock a Chartist party appeared at the
meeting—the first that has shown at any public meeting in
Exeter. They interrupted the business with " Three
cheers for a cheap loaf," " Three cheers for Fcargus
O'Connor," " Three cheers for Stephens, the Poor Man's
Friend ;" and they kept up their cheering in vary success-
ful style, to the great annoyance of the agriculturists, who,
ho.vever, carried their petitions, resolutions, &-c., by an
overwhelming majority.
About 300 persons were present. The muster of the
agriculturists was very influential.

An interesting case of breach of promise of
marriage is forthcoming at our ensuing asiizes fur this
county ; the parties concerned in which are well known in
the neighbourhood of Marlborough. In truth, the recent
marriage of one of the principals, a rzsident in that town,
is the proximate cause of bringing the transaction before
the public. The damages are laid at no inconsiderabla
sum.—Devizes Gazette.
Fox COVERT ASSOCIATION.—Thursday week,
a number of gentleman, resident in York and the neighbourhood,
dined together at the Black Swan Hotel, P. B. Thompson, Esq., ill
the chair, and George Lloyd, ESq., in the vice chair.—Amongst the
company were,. H. S. Thompson, Esq , R. Gilbert, Esq.. H. Max-
! well, Esq , Col. Thompson, E. Hodgson, Esq., N. E. Vaughan,
Esq., &e. &c. An association was formed for the purpose of form-
ing additional fox coverts within a distance of fifteen miles of that
city. Several resolutions, in accordance with this object, were
passed, and a committee was appointed to carry them into effect.
About 3004 were subscribed on the occasion, for the purpose of
forming the coverts, and annual subscriptions to the amount of 100/.
were received. The evening was sp:nt with the greatest conviviality.
We have been favoured with the sight of a le:ter
front Demefari ef si late date, which states that the Christmas holy-
. days i ad been observed by the nezioes with the usual festivity, and
they were again quietly settling down to work.—Bristol Gazette.