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Rye was the scene of Mr. Cobden's Anti-Corn-law missionary labours on Saturday. The meeting was convened for the Town-hall ; but that building being over-full at the beginning, it was adjourned to the open air immediately after the appointment of the Chairman—Mr. H. Selmes, Chairman of the Rye cattle dinner. The reporter of the Times alleges that there were very few farmers present, and that the meeting con- sisted for the most part of the Whig inhabitants of the borough ; political motives keeping others away. In the waggons which served for the platform, were Mr. Hick, Mayor, Mr. H. P. Curteis, the Member, Major durteis, the Member's brother and once Member himself, Mr. J. Smith, and Mr. S. Selmes, the eminent agriculturist. Mr. Cobden made a long speech, and was followed by Mr. R. R. R. Moore. Mr. Moore engaged in a protracted dispute with Mr. Longley, a farmer, and Major Curteis, as to the cost of importing corn from Dantzic. The Major then contended for a fixed duty, leading in a few years to total repeal ; and be was followed by the Member on the same behalf Mr. Cobden, de- parting from his usual practice, claimed his right as a native of Sussex, and himself moved a resolution, declaring the Corn-laws injurious to farmers and farm-labourers and to their independence ; and Major Cur- teis moved a resolution embodying his view. The original motion was carried almost unanimously ; about a dozen hands being raised for the amendment.
The Dissenting ministers of Lancashire and North Cheshire held a meeting at Newton-in-the-Willows, on Monday, to petition against the Factories Bill. About two hundred persons were present, and the reso- lutions passed without opposition.
The strike at Bromsgrove has ceased ; most of the nailers have re- turned to their work ; and the troops have been recalled to Birmingham.
Messrs. Thomas and Henry Croft's soapery, at Liverpool, was burned down on Thursday morning. The damage is estimated at 14,000/. to 18,000/. A meeting of the various commercial bodies was held during the day, :and a Committee was appointed to investigate the causes of these frequent fires.
The Welshman describes an alarming flood-
" The late heavy rains have caused the swelling of the rivers to such an ex- tent, that last Friday a torrent of water from the mountains swept down the vale of Gwilly, with irresistible force, and completely filled the vale of Towy for miles with one vast sheet of water. It destroyed entirely the Troedyrbiw, Cwmgwilly, and Glangwilly bridges ; the former and latter being very strongly built of stone, while that at Cwmgwilly is a wooden one."
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