The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) -
MORE CHANGES.—At the Christmas meeting of the
Isle of Wight Agricultural Society on Thursday
last, there was very little competition. Mr. Brown,
I learn, obtained eight prizes, and for two other prizes
there was no competitor. The Rev. Walton White,
one of our principal landowners, and one of the most
strenuous supporters of the Tory candidates for the
Isle of Wight, in proposing the health of Sir Richard
Simeon, our late Liberal Representative, told the
meeting " they must not look forward to protection ;
the principle was broken down ; they would have to
return to first principles, and it would have been well
for them if these first principles had never been de-
parted from ; as they would not then have been in
the difficulties they .now were. It was plain to him
that the principle of protection would be withdrawn,
and trade and ag:riculture have to look to their own
exertions. He had no fears for agriculture. The
demand for agricultural productions could not fail.
Industry, supported by intelligence and capital, would
be sure to suceeed, and those changes which had an-
nually been the cause of panic and alarm would then
cease, and all would be happy and prosperous."
SUMMER WEATHER.---We havo a continuance of
the most beautiful weather ever remembered at this
season ; the meadows are covered with daisies; violets
and primroses grace our banks with their blossoms
as in spring. The wheats could not possibly look
better ; while the cattle are still out. The thermo-
meter is at 55 in the shade, the barometer at 30 deg.
16 min. We noticed a meadow which has been
folded over with sheep within a fortnight, and fed
very close, it is now quite green, having young grass
full one inch high in that time.

GREAT LEAGUE FUND MEETING

IN IVIARYLILBONE.

On Saturday evening an exceedingly numerous and
highly influential meeting took place at the Three
Compasses Tavern, Marylebone-street, for the pur-
pose of carrying; out, in the most efficient manner,
throughout the borough of Marylebone, the objects
of the great League Fund, for obtaining a total and
immediate repeal of the odious Corn-laws, and the re-
moval of all restrictions upon trade and commerce,—
J. Guthrie, Esq., a vestryman of St. Marylebone,
presided, and having explained the object of the meet-
ing, said he had to congratulate them on the extraor-
dinary advances the Anti-Corn•law League had made
in public opinion throughout the country within the
l►►st few weeks. Mr. G. Daniell said, in no district
of the metropolis had there been a greater reaction in
favour of the repeal of those most odious imposts, the
Corn-laws, than there had been within the last few
weeks in the borough of Marylebone. Men of the
greatest wealth and standing in society were coming
forth in every direction to assist them in carrying out
the objects of the Central Anti-Corn-law Asso-
ciation in that district, and he had no doubt
when the great meeting for that section of the
metropolis took place, they would have such a show
of men affluence and standing in society pre-
sent, as no other meeting on the subject could as yet
boast of. He understood that many letters had al-
ready been received upon the subject, and he would
move that they be read to the meeting. The motion
having been seconded and carried, the Chairman an-
nounced that letters had already been received from
General Sir De Lacy Evans, the Hon. C. P. 'Villiers,
M.P., Dr. Bowring, M.P., Mr. T. Milner Gibson,
M.P., from Colonel T. P. Thompson, who was at
Nottingham ; Major Revell, J. E. Hovenden, Esq.,
the Rev. Mr. Bowes, of Blanford Chapel; the Rev.
Mr. Townley, the Rev. Mr. Marshall, and a large
number of other Dissenting clergymen of the bo-
rough, offering their earnest co-operation in the cause,
and expressive of a determination to be present at the
great meeting of the fourth section of the metropolis,
comprising the borough of Marylebone.—(Cheers.)
Messrs. Haydon, Glasier, and several other
gentlemen addressed the meeting, and resolutions con-
demnatory of the Corn and Provision-laws, and a de-
termination to assist the Anti-Corn-law League by
every means to carry their repeal, having been adopted,
a Committee was appointed to draw uo resolutions,
to be submitted to the great League and meeting
about to be held in Marylebone ; and thanks being
passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated.