The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-26 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 26, 184.

ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING AT
FORFAR.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of this
town was held in St. James's Church on Monday
evening,_ the 21st instant, under the autho-
rity o the Magistrates, for the purpose of taking
• into consideration what steps it was necessary to pur-
sue, in order to obtain: the total repeal of all mo-
nopolies affecting the free importation of food ;
it was most numerously attended, the Chief Magistrate
was unanimously called to the chair. The Rev. Messrs.
Strachan and Lowe, who'had attended the Anti-Corn-
law Conference in London, were introduced, and gave
an account of their mission; both gentlemen were warmly
and enthusias:ically cheered on making their appearance.
Mr. Lowe, in the course of his remarks, contradicted the
report given by various newspapers, that 100 members of
the Conference were admitted to the lobby of the House
on the night Sir R. Peel developed the Government plait
for altering the Corn-laWs. The Rev. Gentleman said
not exceeding twenty of them were present ; be knew
that, as the number was ascertained when they adjourned
to Brown's Hotel. After the meeting had heard the ac-
count they proceeded to deliberate on the future steps
to be taken, when the Rer. Mr. Lowe moved the
adoption of the following declaration :—•"That this
meeting unanimously declare their deep and de-
cided abhorrence of all Corn and Provision-laws,
and are convinced that nothing less than the
total and immediate repeal of all such laws as interfere
with the free and unlimited importation of the food of the
people, will preserve this country from anarchy and ruin.
Farther, this meeting are now satisfied from the
general feeling expressed, that in case measures
are not adopted, to, relieve the people from
the present state of want and misery under which
they labour, there is reason to fear that a course will
be generally adopted of not only abstaining from the
use of all exciseable articles, so far as that shall be
found practicable,- but also that the parties liable may
refuse to pay assessed and other taxes in money,
leaving to the collectors the alternative of taking
their effects in execution ; a result which, if it should
occur, would be ruinous to the best interests of the
country, and which this meeting would most earnestly
deplore. And now, having lost all confidence in her Ma-
jesty's Ministers, and in the-House of Commons, as at
present constituted, and desiring not only the repeal of bad
laws already existing, but also a guarantee for good
government for the future, and feeling convinced that
no effectual remedies will be adopted without a tho-
rough reform of the House of Commons, the meeting
resolve to present a dutiful and loyal address to
her Majesty, praying her Majesty to cause such measures
to be originated as will insure the extension of the franchise
to every man who is twenty-one years of age, of sound
mind and unstained by crime, accompanied by Vote by
Ballot, and such matters of! detail as will insure the
honest and practical working of these measures."
The Rev. Mr. Str,chan -seconded the motion, and it
was carried unanimously in the largest in-door meeting
ever assembled in Forfar.

Sir Robert Peel was paraded through the town in
effigy on Monday afternoon, accompanied by a band of
music, playing the "Rogue's March." On reaching the
Market-place he was formally sentenced to death, and
was burned amidst the plaudits of assembled thousands.