The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-26 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE.

A correspondent, who gives his name and address, sends us
the following account of some disgraceful proceedings of some
Tory gownsmen. In pursuance of a numerously signed (though
hastily prepared) requisition to the Mayor, that respected
gentleman called a meeting in the Town. hall, to take
into consideration the presentation of a petition to the
Lower House of Parliament, in support of the late propo.
,ition of her Majesty's Ministers respecting the abo-
lition of trade monopolies. Accordingly, at one o'clock,
the room was tolerably filled. At a quarter past one the chair
was taken by the Mayor. Mr. G. H. E. Gray proceeded to
address the meeting in his usual happy style, when, by degrees,
there collected at the extreme end of the hall a mob of gowns-
men, who all at once, evidently by a preconcerted scheme, com-
menced a series of disgi aceful interruptions to the speaker,
ing, yelling, and making the most discordant noises which a
gownsman's lungs are capable of producing. This was partially
borne for some time, when the better disposed part of the audience
resolved to eject the offenders. Upon this a desperate scuffle
ensued, but the Tory mob of gownsmen, who had pro-
vided themselves with potatoes, &c. from the stalls below
(it being market day), evidently had the better of their
more peaceful a,sociates. One aged gentleman was thrown
down against a window frame, and his hoary head was
stained with blood. The windows were broken by the To-
ries in wanton mischief ; chairs, tables, &c. were scattered
about in confusion, and there is no saying to what lengths
this fury might have proceeded, had not the
_simulta-
neous arrival of a strong body of police and the
proctors
put a stop to the tumult, though net without some difficulty.
The meeting was adjourned till Monday, when measures, we
understand, will be taken for personal security, as well as the
peaceable despatch of tusiness.
HYTHE.
Mr. Paulton, of the Anti-Corn-law league, delivered a lec-
ture on the Corn .laws Lere, on Tuesday evening, at the Guild-
hall, to a very large ass( mbly ; indeed the hall was crowded
almost to suffocation.—Dover Chronicle.

DOVER.
ca
A petition to the House of Commons against the Corn-laws
has been numerously signed by Whigs, Tories, and Radicals in
. Petitions
Dover during the precent week, and will, we understand, be
sent off about Monday next to our worthy Member, Mr. Rice,
for p
nb 3gtetnirr;,lie ls,, Corn-laws are getting
—Peep. Chronicle.
FAVERSHAAI.
Petitions in favour of the existing Corn-laws, also in fevour
up
at renseyntthaeti,on Folkestone,
of an alteration in the Corn-laws and a revision of the import
duties, have, during these last few days, been carried front
1-Ause to house in this borough. Every interest has been made
to obtain fignatures to the former, but with very ill success.
This agricidtural horpugh is doing its duty to the best interest
of the countiy;and We have no hesitation in saying that full
three-fourtlis of the inhallitan'ts are in favour of the principles
of free ira4.—Pov4 Chronic7e:` - '
gtillOPSHplE.
The large proprietors of. 4014 ii) tkns' county,. whose tenant?
- -0• thriving, b.vp al egpresteli a, fiefire for in iltera.
' 'vstesu of the CorD4.vs, o$•-41,. VOA
meree ni
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--,* advantase to it

are the ra,,..,
tion of the present ..,
that the present laws discourage
press the poor, withoutaffording any adequ.,-