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London, England, 1840-03-25 00:00:00

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CORN LAWS;

GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE IN
THE HOT-BED OF TORYISM.
One of the proudest, if not the greatest, victories of
free trade over landowners' monopoly, that has yet oc-
curred in this kingdom, was on Saturday,'the 14th inst.,
achieved in the village of Cuckney, Nottinghamshire,
which redounds to the immortal honour of the " free
and unshackled" individuals, who bore a part on that
glorious occasion.
The facts are as follow :—Since the period of Mr.
AchAnd's visit to Cuckney, on the 29th ult., to deliver
a lecture upon the Corn-laws, the agents of the Aris-
tocracy have been observed to be exceedingly an-
noyed, and it was plainly perceptible that the
" mountain was in labour." The public anxiously
awaited the result, and on the llth inst. their expecta-
tions were gratified by the appearance of the following
splendid specimen of literary humbug, in the form of a
band-bill, which was widely circulated
CORN-LAWS.
" It being the opinion of a very great majority of the
" FREE AND UNSHACKLED

Inhabitants of the parish of Cockney, that the present
Corn-laws ought not to be repealed, it is intended that
a meeting shall be held at the Green-dale Oak Inn,
Cockney, on Saturday next, the 14th March, at half=
post Five o'Clock in the evening, preparatory to draw-
ing up a petition to the Legislature, praying the con-
tinuance of the present Corn-laws; and all persons inte-
rested therein are requested to attend.
" March 18, 1840."
All who are acquainted with the locality of Cuekney,
and the arbitrary power exercised over the tenantry by
those " dressed in a little brief authority," whenever an
opportunity occurs of attacking popular measures, or
popular rights,—whether at an election for Members of
Parliament or parish meeting—know full well that such
a hand-bill was a direct insult to the feelings of the
much-to-be-pitied but dependent tenantry of the neigh-
bourhood.
From the ambiguity of this remarkable production it
was thought advisable to write to Mr. Haskins, the
agent of Earl Bathurst, requesting to be informed
whether the intended meeting was to be a public or
private one, as the members of the Anti-Corn-law As-
sociation and their friends disputed the inference, and were
desirous of meeting their opponents in open discussion. It
was naturallyexpected from a gentleman that a gentlemanly
answer would be returned, but it was simply this, that he
would not satisfy the querist, and wondered at his im-
pertinence ! ! Thus left in some uncertainty, the friends
of repeal obtained a legal opinion, which was, that the
intended meeting would be a public parish one. Know-
ir, the natural cunning of their opponents, it was de-
termined not to be outmanoeuvred, and the " free and
unshackled " (I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that
word) inhabitants of the parish collected in great num-
bers at the intended scene of action, two hours previous
to the opening of the business. Already had the sup-
porters of things as they are, and their dependents,
mustered in considerable force ; but what could ex-
ceed our surprise to witness, at this parish meeting,
magistrates, landowners, officers in the army, lawyers,
farmers and their retainers, arriving from Bothamsall,
Varsop, Shirebrook, Worksop, Patterton, Scarcliffe,
Whaley, Sulkholme, Bolsover, Carlton, and various
other places in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
By this irruption of the Goths, it was evidently in-
tended to swamp the opinion of the parish. But mark
the result! Confident of victory, the grandees assem-
bled at the house of Mr. Haskins, and appointed, as
report says, Francis Hall, Esq., a Magistrate, residing
near Mansfield, as Chairman, previous to the meeting!
After keeping the public waiting considerably beyond
the time appointed, the door of the room in which the
meeting was to be held was unlocked, and Mr. Has-
kins with a huge petition under his arm—(mark this'
the bill expressly stated that the meeting was to be
held preparatory to the drawing of it up)—walked in,
uttering very ungentlemanly language to Mr. Hol-
lins (who attempted to follow him), and ordered
the door to be again forcibly closed against the
public. A call was then made by some of the
pro Corn-law party, for the Chairman, but this
nein; ridiculed by the assembly' no Chairman having
been appointed, Mr. Haskins issued fromc the room,
having consulted the chairs and tables on the matter,
and declared the meeting to be adjourned to a private
house. The landlord of the inn immediately insultinglyvte
ordered the assembly to quit his premises, to which his
party had so recently invited them ; but the " free and
unshackled" titre not thus to be driven from their ob-
ject ; they knew their advantage too well for that, and
assembling in the room where the meeting was called,
unanimously voted Henry Hollins, jun., Esq., of Lang
with Lodge, in the parish of Cockney, to the Chair ;
and notwithstanding the insulting behaviour of the land-
lord and landlady of the inn, in attempting to prevent
the proceedings, the following resolutions were pro.
posed, seconded, and unanimously carried, amidst the
deafening cheers of the crowded assembly, composed of
not only manufacturers and artizans, hut of numbers
of tradesmen and labourers, who, disgusted with the
trickery attempted to be practised, declared they were
determined to act for themselves, being how " free and
unshackled i"-
1. That the Corn-laws are based upon selfishness,
impolicy, and injustice, and that we will do all in our
power to procure their total and immediate repeal.
2. That they are equally injurious to the manufac-
turers, agriculturist, and labourer, and therefore can
only he advantageous to a very small portion of the
munity.
3. That the greatest happiness to the greatest num-
ber is involved in the immediate and total repeal of the
Corn-laws, and we will not be satisfied until it is ob-
tained.

i A petition founded upon these resolutions was pre
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pared, numerously signed, and has been transmitted rfor-
presentation.
; The thanks of the meeting having been voted h
elamation to the worthy Chairman for his urbayniatcy,
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manly and in doperideLt comit,ct in the Chair, the as.
l' sembly peaceably retired, highly gratified wit n the sig.
nal victory they had obtained. ,

aws.
Mr. HODGES presented a similar petition from
the County nt Kent.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presentefi 65 similar peti-
t:on! 'row the county of'lurk.
Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from Framp