The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-01 00:00:00

LEICESTER.

A public meeting, cenvened by the Mayor, in compliance
with two requisitions, was holden on Thursday evening, in
the New Hall, Leicester, and was numerously and respeetably
attended.

The MAYOR (E. Weston, Esq.) stated that the object of the
meeting was to consider the propriety of addressing her Ma-
jesty in favour of a repeal of the corn-laws ; and in favour of
that object he fully concurred.
L. BRA:WIN, Esq., of Birstall•house, moved the first resolu-
tion, affirming the scarcity of provisions, &c., and strongly
condemned the conduct of the Government.

J. MELLon, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was una-
nimously adopted.
IV. Bucus, Esq., moved a declaratory resolution, end cha-
racterised the Government as a disgrace to civilisation.
The Rev. C. BERRY, in seconding the resolution, remarked
that his opinion was what it had been for many years. He
regarded all laws which impeded the industry of the people
as unjust, and therefore injurious. lie had conic there as a
Christian minister, feeling it to be his especial duty to come
forth and to sympathise with the poor and the oppressed.
The resolution, having been put from the chair, was unani-
mously adopted.
Dr.'NoBLE moved the third resolution, affirming the in-
justice and impolicy of commercial restrictions.
R. 11/11mm Esq. (a magistrate, and ex-Mayor), seconded
the resolution.
Mr. HEALEY, a tenant-farmer from Rutland, a convert to
the cause, supported the resolution.
Au address to the Queen, praying for total repeal, and the

The CifAmu opened the proceedings by expressing the
great pride and pleasure he felt in presiding over so" nu:
merous and so b xtluential a meeting as that which was then
assembled,, upon one of the most important questions that
ever engaged bre public mind—free trade.—(fiear, hear.)
Never before we tee they so convincingly persuaded of the
evil agency of in ampoly, which was the sole cause of the
. impending calanuu ties that threatened the country, and ibr
that conviction t1a.;?37 were indebted to that distinguished body
the Anti-Corn-la v: League.
Mr. H. H. Mool:17,, member of the Anti-Corn-law League,
said that as an el actor of the ward, he felt great pleasure in
seeing so crowded. a meeting that night, and which, no doubt,
would fully echo the sentiments expressed during the week
at the innumeratle meetings that were held in London and
its adjuncts, to de roand a repeal of the corn-laws—sentiments
that must be well understood by the Government.—(Hear.)
The admissions made at those meetings were so direct, that
nothing could be adduced stronger, to prove the great
`change that had. taken place in public opinion during the
last two years, a c.d which now declared its unqualified con-
-viction that the/ corn-laws had nearly terminated their
famine, mischief-making, and desolating career.
I.6rd .John Russell had in his last letter plainly and man-
Jay declared that the corn-laws could no longer exist.
Wfwaix WALKER moved that the meeting, ap-
proving of the torts of the Anti-Corn-law League in gain-.
ing a majority son the regictration of free-traders, pledged
itself to a cordial co-operation with that body in the said
efforts.—(Cheel,3.)
Mr. BARNARD seconded, and Dr. LIGNET supported, the
motion, which was carried.

Mr. Deputy BEDFORD moved the best thanks of the
meeting to the Anti-Corn-law League, for their steady, firm,
unflinching, and persevering conduct in upholding the grand
'principle of free trade, and to R. R. Moore, Esq., for his able
and eloquent address that night.
Mr. liocKmA&-rEls, member of the Common Council, se-
conded the motion, which was carried amidst applause.
Several other gentlemen having addressed the meeting,
thanks were voted to the Chairman, and it separated.