A letter in the Shillchl Iris, from Mr. Poulton. the
Anti-Corn-law lecturer, states that he had been prevente I from delivering lectures at Worksop in Nottinelmiashire. by the interfere:Ice of the landlords in the neighbourhood of that town- " Having last wk tet..iliwits..1 a glorious Anti-Corn-1yr campaign through Scotland, needing a little recivat ion, I betook myself with a few friends to the heart of Nottinghamshire. ii titling a good deal of ignot.attee on the sulect of the Corn-laws, and a strong desire on the part of many of the respectable le in- habitants of Worksop to hcar the subject discussed. I determined Cu ring Re- peal within echo of the is Ills of Clamber. I accordingly applied to the pro- prietor and occupier of ono of the principal ions for the us, of the Assembly Room ; which was without ditlivalty engaged for the evening of Saturday the 12th instant. The streets were immediately placarded, and eirculars sent thmughont the neighlvturbood to most of the surrounding tenantry. 'rite in- terest excited in the town wa: e,tusiderable, and on ev, ry hand we heard ex- pressions of strong desire to , the que.stioa subinittel to the ordeal of free discussion. All went cm smoothly until the very ;naming of Saturday, the day proposed for the lectore; ,v1.1,11, towards noon, the landlord of flue inn an- nounced to us, that lie had been waited upon by influential parties, and told that if the Assembly Room was opened for the lecture, let must he content to abide the coasequenees: and lie knew tehat those re.ndd in. Finding that expos- tulation was useless, we applied at the eleventh Iteur to several innkeepers of the town for the muse of their rooms, &Tering them any amount or remunera- tion they might choose to deniand ; but found our,d, OS forestalled—that simi- lar representations had been made to them, and that it was utterly impossible to procure any public room for the purpose. We th. i i Irnt that there was a tolerably large school-room which might perhaps tn eotained ; tind made im- mediate application to the occupier, who very kindly acceded to our request. All was right again as we imagined, and arrangements were made for •announ- 'cing the change to the public ; when, about four o'clock in the often-Mon; the gentleman front whom the room had been engaged called upon us to say, that Intimation had been made to him from quarters Which he must attend to, that if he permitted me to address an audience in his school-room, every means would be taken to injure his establishment. His own interest and the welfare of his family were at stake, and he felt himself compelled to withdraw from his en- gagement. We were now completely foiled; and, anxious to prevent disap- pointment, I wrote out a placard, stating the reasons why I could not address the Inhabitants on that evening and appealing to their common sense against the virtual despotietn which had been exercised; but could not get a single printer in the town to undertake its publication. I was therefore, compelled to wait until the hour appointed far the lecture, and explain in the public streets the causes which had prevented my completing my engagement. Here too every annoyance was thrown in my way, by a hired bully, Who had been made drunk fbr the purpose; and the evening being very dark, and the streets indifferently lighted, I was informed by peeions iu the crowd that there were parties present prepared to do me personel siolenee if I proceeded. I accordingly relinquished my intention of addressing the assembled multitude. And now the bellmun was robbed of his small feel—for, being commissioned to make proclamation of the reasons for suspending the lecture, he was deterred from so doing by his fear of consequences."
Worksop is not far front Clumber, the Duke of Newcastle's residence.
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