The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-23 00:00:00

COURSING MEETINGS.

The Caledonian Gold Cup (at Eaglesham
), D 5 13th, 14th,
16th, and 18th, was run for by 84 dogs, and won by Dr.
Mr.
Bro h
wPollok'sd n's bd w
d Hope Whistler (Scot
Scotch))
; beating in the deciding course
.
Fleetwood-on-Wyre Club, Dec. 16.—The Fleetwood Cup
was won by Mr. Whiteside's bd d Violet, beating Mr. Dicken-
son s f b Spree, &C.
Stone Meeting, Dec. 19.---The Cup was won by Mr. Mee-
son's Moses, beating Mr. Milday's Tempest.
Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Collar Meeting, Dec. 19.--
The Collar was won by Mr. A. Graham's My Lord, and the
Darnley Stakes by Mr. M. A. Graham's 0 Yes, 0 Yes!

The Exhibition of the Salford Mechanics' Insti-
tute has been visited by upwards of sixteen thousand
people during the few weeks it has been open.—Cumber-
land Journal.

The night before last the first of our winter nubscrip-
tion balls took place at the Assembly Roan , and al-
though the attendance was not numerous, as i s usual the
first ball, there is every prospect of a brilliant cries.
Yesterday the funeral of the late Admire 1 Sir Wil-
liam•Hargood, took place in the Abbey churl ei 1. Admi-
rals, Sir William Hotham, K.C.B. and Henry
Bayntue, ; Vicc-Admiral I di ird James
O'Br)en, Rear-Admirals, Sir R. L. Fitzge-
rald, Sykes, and Bullen officiated a; pall-bet rers at the
funeral of their deceased gallant friend.
The Earl of Camperdown has left for Bo veod Park,
Wilts.
The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe is fast ire Ip:eying in
health, but does not intend to leave for some e -weeks.
The Earl and Countess of Camperdown and Lady
Elizabeth Duncan, Earl and Countess of Mc nt E ige-
cumbe, Marquis and Marchioness De Soma ti 'ry, Lord
Western, Lord and Lady James O'Bryen, Dowager
Countess of Roden, Dowager Countess of Bel more, Sir
W. and Lady Cockburn, Lady Grant, the Dowager
Lady Brownlow, Lady Massey, Sir R. P. itzgerald,
Sir I-1. A. and Lady Johnson, Sir George . and Lady
Robinson, Dowager Lady Middleton, Sir William
Hotham and Lady Hotham, Admiral Dal as, Count
and Countess de Porturre, Baron and Baroness
de Steinberg, Lady Jervis, Lady Fitzger: t Id, Sir H.
and Lady Bayntun, Hon. Col. and Mrs. : !,rowne, the
Ladies Keith, Colonel Daubeny, &c., are Liziong the
families residing here this season.

The Marquis of Titchfield, Lord Powersc :ourt Lord
and Lady Bateman, Lord Torrington, &c., are among
the departures.

Lori.' and Lady Aylmer have arrived from J Reaming.
ton Spa.

letters. which first in—.*
•;dtieirthe.progrd-aivtie the;- question
for repeal of the Corn-laws is making among the land-
owners :

CORN LAWS.

The followii

" To the Secretary of the Dundee Anti Corn-law

Association.

" Kinloch, Dec. ( ;„ 1839,
" SIR-I am glad to inform you that Lon t Kinnaird
has agreed to become a member of th, Dundee
Anti-Corn-law Association. The copy of his letter
annexed explains his sentiments on the ste )ject. In
a previous letter from his Lordship he say v, I hope
you will not forget, that you may common, I my ser-
vices, and count upon my most hearty co-opera Lion in any
plan which may be considered advisable to :secure the
speedy and entire abolition of the Corn-laws— a measure
of the very greatest importance at the presen ,t moment,
when the only chance of securing our trade from ruin
is by extending our commercial relations. As the Carse
of Gowrie is chiefly a corn-growing district, %he rents
there would be more likely to be affected by a repeal of
the Corn-laws than in any other part of Scot land ; and
of this Lord Kinnaird is quite aware, which makes his
support the more valuable to us, and the m sre credit-
able to himself,—Your's faithfully,

" KINL OCH."

" itossie Priory, Dec.. i, 1839.
"My dear Sir—You may put my name down as a
member of the Dundee Anti-Corn law Association, as I
consider that your name and that of the Vice- President,
with whom I am acquainted, is a sufficient guarantee
to me that the sole object of the Associatior f is to ob-
tain the repeal of the present Corn-laws by every rea-
sonable and constitutional means without resor :Eng to vio-
lence, either in language, or otherwise ; and, in joining
it, I take it for granted that the Association is-. proposed
to advocate the repeal, or rather reduction, oil the pro-
tective duties. Would you allow me to sugg wit to the
Committee of the Association that some tho usands of
copies of the able speech and report of Dr. Bo,lwring, as
well as other facts proving the fallacy of the Corn-laws,
should be published and distributed in every vi line and
farm-house in the neighbourhood, us I am satisfied
that many of the intelligent agriculturists wou Id by this
means be convinced of the injurious effects of the pre-
sent Corn-laws, and that they are not benefit cd by the
high price of food and other necessaries.
" Believe me, my dear Sir, your's faithf. ally,
" KINNAIRD."