The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-24 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.
MEETING .AT ST. MARGARET'S AND ST

JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.
A preliminary meeting, called by circular of the inha-
bitants, friends of .commercial reform, of York-street,
Westminster, and its neighbourhood, was held last-even-
ing at the Coach and Horses, York-street, for the pur-
pose of forming a branch Anti-Corn-laW Association fur
the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster.
Mr. BUNGY took the chair at nine o'clock, and briefly
stated the object of the meeting, and concluded by read-
ing the circular calling the meeting together.
, Mr. HARRIS rose to propose the first resolution, that
a branch Anti-Corn-law Association be immediately
formed auxiliary to the Metropolitan Anti-Cern-law
Association, for the purpose of forwarding the cause of
free trade by petitioning Parliament, and other means
that might be deemed advisible.
Mr. HOGG seconded the resolution.

Before it was put,
Mr. BUBB said, he thought their first object was to
obtain the Charter. The Corn-law people were trying
to put down the Chartists, by throwing obstacles in the
way, and preventing their holding public meetings.
A short conversation ensued on this subject, and the
resolution was put and carried.
Mr. HATTERSLEY proposed the following resolution :
—" That a Committee be now appointed, with power to
add to their number, for the purpose of carrying out the
foregoing resolution ; that Mr. Bungy be requested to
act as Secretary ; and that the meeting do adjourn to
Thursday week next."
This resolution was seconded by a Gentleman, whose
name we did not hear.

The resolution was then put and carried.
A short conversation then ensued between Messrs.
Wickham, of the Parent Association, Mr. Huggett, and
other gentlemen, relative to the prospects of the As-
sociation.

Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated at ten o'clock.

REPUDIATED EXCHEQUER
BILLS.

A Correspondent has communicated to us the follow-
ing list of persons who hold the above description of do-
cuments, to the amount of above 300,0001. The list, we
apprehend, is not perfect :
Bank of En.gland £B,ooo
Coutts and Co., bankers 40,000
Ransom and Co.,ditto 26,000
Price and itto 20,000
Curries and C0.,d0., ditto 12,000
London Commercial Bank ll,OOO
Bell and Co., solicitors
Bell and Broderip, ditto 33,000
Shearman, merchapt
John and W. Scott, merchants
lichens, broker
Barnes, ditto 12,000
Solomons, ditto 4,000
Harrison; ditto 6,000
Shaw, City Treasurer 40,000
Major Anderson

£311,000

THE CORN-LAWS AND TOE DIS-

SENTERS.

The Rev. Mr. Wells, the minister of the Surrey Ta-
bernacle in the Borough-road, and the congregation
connected with that place of worship, has set an example
to the Dissenters of the various religious denominations
in this country, which requires only to be known to be
adopted, that of making a collection after the morning
and evening service of Sunday, to promote the repeal of
the Corn-laws. The above place of worship, which is
of considerable size, is capable of containing about 1,200
persons, and upon Sunday evening there could not have
been less than 1,000 present. _ _ _

Upon it being announced that the collection was
finished, the Rev. Mr. Wells said that while the amount
was being made up, he would give out a hymn, which
was accordingly sung.
Shortly after the hymn had terminated, the Rev. Mr.
Wells announced that the amount of subscriptions was
231. Os. 9d., which, with some little deductions for the
printing of the bills, announcing the intended collection,
would be paid over to the Anti-Corn-law League; and as
a notice of the collection would appear in the " Circular"
of that Association, he was anxious to ascertain whether
the congregation approved of the course which he had
adopted. He thought the best and most satisfactory
manner to arrive at that opinion would be by a show of
hands, and therefore he would request all those who were
in favour of a repeal of the Corn-laws, and approved of
the course which he had adopted, to hold up their hands.
A forest of hands responded to this appeal.
The Rev. Mr. WATTS—On the contrary, yours.—
About a dozen *hands supported the appeal.
The Rev. Gentleman observed that he was glad to find
that his congregation approved of the course which he had
adopted.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING.

MONDAY.—The Cup—Mr. W. Etwall's Westwind ran
a bye ; Mr. Etwall's Eardrop beat Mr. E. Cripp's dog ;
Mr. Baildon's Barrier, Mr. Stone's Saladin, Mr. Good-
lake's Gentility, Mr. Morant's Mischief, Mr. Agg's Aid-
de-Camp ran a bye ; Mr. Lawrence's Longstock beat
Mr. Bennett's Berry ; Mr. Stone's Sprite beat Mr.
Cripp's dog; Mr. Baildon'sßashfulran a bye.
The Derby Stakes.—Mr. Goodlake's Gladiator beat
Mr. Lawrence's Lamborne ; Mr. Etwall's Eton Boy ran
a bye • Mr. Baildon's Barricade beat Mr. W. Etwall's
Whifflr ; Mr. Morant's Mussulman beat Mr. Bowles's
Bagdad ; Mr. Morant's The Moor beat Mr. 'Cripps's
; Mr. E. Cripps's ran a bye ; Mr. Baildon,s
Byron beat Mr. H. Etwall's Will Watch; and Mr. Bail-
don's Barkley beat Mr. W. Etwall's Exchequer Bill.
The Oaks Sta.kcs.—Mr. Bennett's Belter beat Mr.
Lawrence's Lancet; Mr. Baildon's Barbara beat Mr.
Morant's Margaret; Mr. Bowles' Bussora run a bye; Mr.
W. Etwall's World's End beat Mr. Puzey's Parthinope;
Mr. Agg's Amazon beat Mr. Goodlake's Madame Grisi;
Mr. W. Etwall's Excuse Me beat Mr. E. Cripps' —;
Mr. Agg's Alcohol beat Mr. Bennett's Buzzard; Mr.
Baildon's Baffle beat Mr. Cripps'