The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-17 00:00:00

TILE IINNEIL

Yesterday the grand d. Tof the society took ji
pi ,re in the Pavilion adjoining the cattle-sheds. It was,
indeed, a crowning festivity. In a handsome and commis-
ditioe structure, erected for the occasion, and which was
ornamented, as well as lighted, north and south, by taste- ,
fully-stained windows, two thousand persons assembled at
fouro'elock. Not a seat was unoccupied, and from the '
numbers who crowded the show during the day and the in- ,
ten.et manifested in all the proceedings it may fairly be pre- ,
sussed that hail the spare been much larger it would have
been equally tiled. Ili', Royal Highness Prince Albert
arrived at the South Western terminus, Porn Buckingham
Palace, a few minutes before four, and proceeded at once
to the pavilion.
The Duke of Ito limns°, as President of the Royal Agri-
oakum' Society, filled the prineipal chair at the high table,
having his Royal Highness Albert, l'riuee
the Belgian Mi-
"sister and the Turkish Minister on his right, and the Mayor ,
of Windsor, and Mr. Lawrence, the American Minister, on
his lett. Lord l'ortman occupi“l the vice chair, supported
by Lord Charles Itus.ell tend Mr. Posey, M.P.; and
amongst the company we observed the following noblemen
and gentlemen :—The United States Minister to St. Peters-
burgh, the United States Charge d'Affaires to Brussels,
Prince Demidoff, the Marquis of Downshire, the Marquis
of Abereorn, the Earl of Egmont, the Earl of Powis, the
Earl of Chichester, the Earl of Pomfret, Viscount Hill,
Lord ('assays, Lord Fcvcrsham, Lord Lilford, Lord
Hastings. lion. Mr. Clive, M.P., lion. Mr. Bun-
combe, M.l'., lion. A. L. Melville, lion. Colonel
Grey, Colonel Seymour, Baron Goldsmiel, Baron Mertens,
the (tight Honourable John Nichol! ; Sir Charles Tempest,
Dart., Sir John Mare.il, Bart. Sir Montague Cholmeley,
Bart., Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., Sir Willoughby Junes,
Bart. Sir Ilarry Verney, Itart.,ffir Edward Baker, Bart.,
Sir Bart.,
Jarvis, 'hart., Sir Thomas Tancred, Bart.,
Sir Charles Lemon. Bart, M.P., Sir John Johnstone,
Bart., M.l'., Mr. Foley, M.P. Mr. Blackhurne,
Mr. Bramston, M.l'., Colonel Wood, Mr. Nancy,
M.P.. Mr. Miles, MP., Mr. Booker, M.P., Dr. Lyon
l'lavfair, with ninny other notabilities.
The dinner was provided by Mr. liolt, of Radley's
Hotel, Blackfriars, and gave general satisfaction.
Immediately after the vast assembly hail dined and
silence had been obtained by Gee aid of two trumpeters, one
statened behind the Chairman, and the other on the oppo-
site side of the building, behind the Vice-Chairman,
The CHAIRMAN rose amidst loud cheers. He said he
had now to propose the first tout of the evening, one which
had ever been received by the members of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society of England, and, indeed, by every public
assembly in which it had been proposed, with the enthu-
siasm which it so well deserved, " Their gracious sovereign,
Queen Victoria." (Great cheering.) Would that she might
long reign over a great, a free, an enlightened, a moral, a
religious, and, therefore, a contented and happy people—
(much cheering) ; and that it might please the great
Creator of the univene long to guard and protect a life
justly dear to them all. (Renewed cheers.) That her
Majesty might enjoy every felicity this world could bestow
was, he felt assured, the fervent desire and the earnest
prayer of every gentleman present on that occasion.
(Cheers.) They had met there that day by the kind and
gracious permission of their sovereign, under the walls of
the ancient and venerable castle of Windsor, hallowed by
historical recollections and interesting from its great anti-
quity. Ile would now call upon them to do what he knew
they all earnestly desired to do—namely, to give three,
true, hearty British cheers—cheers which would re-echo
through the turrets of Windsor Castle, and around that
Bound Tower, at the summit of which the flag of England
had for so many centuries been proudly unfurled. This
would prove to their gracious Queen—though :such testi-
mony was not in fact necessary—that the agriculturists of
England were still, as they ever had been, in weal and in
woe—(Cheers)—strenuous supporters of the free institu-
Was of their fatherland, and devoted to the:person of
their sovereign. (Immense cheering.)
The toast was then drunk with ardent enthusiasm.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Prince Albert, Albert
Prises of Wales, and the other members of the Royal
Pray. I. the presence, he said, of the illustrious prince
nee Hsi day for the second time honoured the society with
hi 111011•111 y, it would become him to say more_ than that
ours desely oobnircedt rmoy:leuhiergssdre
support
be be bad ever given to the society's object. leppffielt
oenehrod, however, that he spoke the sentiments of the
omit mejority of the people of &tiOndl, whys he said that
Hwy *it deeply grateful to his royal leighweee our the ex-
ample width be had set in the pistils otihne *win do-
nates ellemee—(loud cheers)—which bed mile the blew of
elelf Wiwi* Queen, the abode of enwhet awl be places.
glolteuebsil sheers) He went met dean them low, but
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warreunied the hewn of themben—thet then sherrs
would be, lin their anon lend end theistithrword.
The tort having hew dm& with won eattresismn
Prime ALBERT reee midi* a wend burst of hearty
awl hie wet hignems said :—My clan, may
fasiginA gestionen 1 tem wiry rouble of the honour
tibia you have done me la proyesieg my health ; end 1
an sewn yes, ere, that the Inn way in which
you ban reens to the teat will ammo be hrgotten h
se. (Cheers.) Sow years have al;Sha we
derseii since I
Let hoed with you is thin j mad I
min diet you should haws =rill tab thunder the
waft of WinneW CWl"astle, an tin I should emputlf hose as
giffsewsdir you • hem* warm to dr *woo
regoailL waeuttieskiwimbiel rilterr".l3lBB.lllatifitedol"..
lores•
look der Ind, with their reektoos, memi old
Wising Ow e% ea a similar mud, thew& set arrity k
the ease kitty. They arse km del k desk with him
sad winnow. Tour appsetenee Is amege_peenellel Min
sad the mho
you kiss will yes to Ike maks, am
the tame et year smorehd sellivolles et the
aim a VOW. (Vehement Ilisidelt4 ILks John
taw Stumbling anomie if mlarsei,
compelled to Sea tint awn willinealiire
ever Wee bees your birthright. (Chows) Ymr...
ears, eedblisg, arose her kyd sod levies
moos to OWN shy maks of their irissomy,W7---• on-
=e rem to newest Is Wok oaortiono
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whieb QWIIIII kit et the 4P et year
ogiorlid edloodes rust, Ism err, le la by all
who enemine (Crest eheesiog) ea Owed
at tide enowelognelsacialy banes it se vitamin! by wen
deism kom Ledo sew wilds err okras whew
meat whit to imulee with newt
fac eseloulluee, hot sto Mums I Sol to
• certain deem peeleselly empoodlit kr Weft derived
you of eso—mmerody moot leeerelier—intwoo ef the
show: I area the ltd trails, mod the ardoodbmal
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how yoar edloodos. however, they an ors ie pod
vantage in aseker yea; sedicill lowe boos
Wad to Mu iket eisiosswer the mmy ben
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out "Name a rival. With antra
Let me sew me theprivilege whetsyaw
dem hrmowed me to may, by yz=rl=4. •
moot. " Prespori to the Royal
they=" To its 'Albinos., the memof
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have afforded, an the enniation they
have stimulated, we owe to a poet sated the ll
which Bride 'lmbrium has math of nee and toear:
tiers bellow the lemur or beiss roe et the first to Now
dm
owl dr vales et ostii exhibitions, mad le
kom liberally sad fearlessly admitted

1 all competitors without restriction. I drink, " Prosperity to
the Royal Agricultural Society." The toast was drunk
! with three times three and one cheer more—the Prince
himself loading off with a hearty English, " hip, hip,
' hurrah."

The toast was cordially responded to.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Foreign Minis-
fere, who have this day honoured the Society with their 1
presence." It was, he said, with the liveliest feeling of ,
satisfectMn that he proposed that tout; conviuced, as be
was, that every true lover of his country desired that the
friendly relations which subsisted between the government
of England and the governments of other countries would
long continue. (Cheers.) In early life it was his lot to
serve abroad in the armies of his country, and he must say
that the horrors of war could be conceived by none but
those who had actually witnessed them. They were honoured
on that occasion with the presence of M. Van de Weyer, the
minister of the King of Belgium; and they well knew that
that gentleman's country was famed for very good farming.
(Hear, hear.) They were all familiar with the name of
Mr. Lawrence, the American minister—(cheers)—who re-
presented alarge body of people descended from their own
stock—men speaking the same language, and who did not,
he believed, look with anything like contempt upon their
mother country. (Cheers.) He was sure that all present
must be happy to see there the Minister of the United
States. (Cheers.) They had also the pleasure of seeing
amongst them the Minister of Turkey. (Cheers.) In con-
clusion he called upon them to convince these ambassadors
of foreign powers, through the reception which they gave
to the toast, of their desire to cultivate the arts of peace.
After a fitting reception of the toast,
M. VAN DE WEYER, the Belgian Minister, said it
was with feelings of deep gratitude that be rose to return,
on behalf of his colleagues and himself, their most sincere
thanks for the manner in which their health had been pro-
posed and received. Ile could assure them of his belief
that, among the number of foreign vi.iton who had been
on their shores, there was not one who, through the kind
reception which he had met with, bad not felt perfectly
at home. (Loud cheers.) It was a dangerous thing for
a nation to enjoy a long established reputation fur supe-
riority, which, filling them with conceit and vanity,
prompted then' to consider their empiric traditions sope•
rise to the most positive discoveries of modern science.
(Hear.) His countrymen had, he was happy to say,
escaped that danger. All classes of society in Belgium had
followed the impulse given by the government. Schools were
estabh-htd everywhere ; tracts were circulated is the rural
districts; new implement. were imported; societies were
formed to improve the system of draining ; in fact every
effort was made to come up to the standard of this society.
(Hear, hear.) He hail no doubt that each of his colleagues
would be able to draw a somewhat similar picture of the
state of agriculture in his own country. There were but
few governments which, rightly undentanding the duty of
the state in countries where there were not many capital-
ists, bed not established institutions in which those who
were doselmed to the agricultural calling might not receive
laelemileala all its branches ; and such was now the praise-
waft sesseame whisk was manifested for information
Ibex shook SO i away of the diplomatic despatches
ilimilliers as breeds of table, and on manuring, had use.
Man ate OW of the idle and dangerous political
ead Aar times. (Laughter and cheers.) They
Agricultural Society) had achieved all their im-
ts without any assistance from the state—(hear,
their undeniably important, and immense pro-
was the result of their own individual exertions—.
=s
r bear)-combined with the influence, patronage, and
seal Of distinguished agriculturist. amongst the landed pro-
prietors. Amongst those to whom they were especially in-
debted was the chairman—(cheers)—a nobleman whose
health it would be his most agreeable duty to propose.
They all knew that, after having in his youth, under the
command of the Duke of Wellington, gathered on the field
of battle those laurels which adorned his mature age, their
noble CilaifMa9 devoted himself to arts of peace with the same
energy which distinguished him in war. (Loud cheers.)
They all knew with what activity of mind, with what per.
tinaeity of will, with what indomitable perseverance, after
having been for a lung time a member and the president of
the Royal Agricultural Societe of Scotland, he succeeded in
establishing a similar society in England on a larger scale;
and how he obtained, with unparalleled despatch, the royal
charter which the society now enjoyed. The society had '
testified their appreciation of his exertions by electing him
for the third time as their president. (Hear, hear.) It
was an admirable spectacle, that of a man who was endea-
vouring to raise the physical, moral, and intellectual condi-
tion of his fellow labourers, trying to add to the productive-
ness of the earth, and to increase the usefulness of those
animals which contributed so largely to man', comfort and
wealth. (Cheers.) It was impossible to think of the rela-
tions which the spirit of improvement hail established
between man and man, and between man and nature,
without being struck with their moral beauty, or without
feeling deep religious thankfulness to that supreme Being who
had given them such simple and natural opportunities of
doing good. As one of the first honorary members of the
society, he felt especially proud of having been entrusted
with the duty of proposing the health of the noble duke in
the chair. (Loud cheers). As a soldier who had shed his
blood in his country's cause ; as an enlightened practical
agriculturist; as a statesman whose name was ceeeeeted
with improvements of the most liberal character; as •
father, a husband, a friend, and a landlord—(loud cheers)—
as a true-hearted Englishman whose action, were all
animated by a generous English spirit, he called upon them
to drink the health of his grace the Duke of Richmond.
The toast was most enthusiastically responded to.
•. . ,

flieCialitMAN, in replying, said no man could feel more
deeply than he did the importance of the agricultural in-
terest of this country, believing, as he did, that upon its
prosperity hinged the welfare of all classes of society.
(Cheers.) He was proud of being able to introduce to his
royalhighneas, and to the foreigners assembled, so large
andinfluential a body of the intelligent, honest, and
straightforward yeomen and tenant farmers of this country ;
men who by the enlightened views which they had formed,
and by the practice which they had carried out, had so
much improved the agriculture of their native land. At
no show in the world had so many good animals ever
before been congregated. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) He
did not pretend to understand cattle, but he knew something
of the qualities of sheep. On that occasion the judges, who
were well known for their honour and impartiality, had
not considered his sheep worthy even of commendation—
(laughter)—and he could add, for the sake of the credit of
the Hock, and of his own credit as a practical farmer, that
he entirely concurred in their decision. (Great laughter.)
lie trusted that at the show next year his position would
be different. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) He felt
deeply grateful to the tenant-farmers and the yeomanry of
this country for their continued confidence ; and his serrates
would be always at their disposal ; and he would conclude
by drinking the health of the whole company, which he
did with the hope that they would have better times.
(Great cheering.)
The VICE-CHAIRMAN (Lord Portman) proposed the
next toast—" Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce,"
and in doing so, entered into an elaborate illustration of
their mutual dependence.
The toast was duly received.
Mr. LAWRENCE, the American Minister, proposed
" The Mayor and Corporation of Windsor." He re-
joiced in the presence on that occasion of • Prince
whose name was known in distant lands ; whose
time had not been frittered away in idle moluementa—
I (loud eheen)—but had been employed to a great extent in
endeavours to ameliorate the condition of his fellow-men,
partly by means of agricultural improvement. (Hear, Mar.)
As to the Duke of Richmond, his name was in Amides a
household word in connexion with agriculture.
The teem haviag been disposed of,
The MAYOR ciWINDSOR briefly reamed theelm
Mr. W. MILILS, M.P., proposed " The 0.. .1. et the
Yard and Judges of the Shaw." He asegulakted the
nobility bath is the ampitnde and the guilty. of the
stock exhibited, gloating at the fact that amommay
was me third larger then my previous thew. He sel
that the show of cattle wee by no mem eel to Hem
fords, short•hores. end Dimas, but exterciell to Swath
polled, Irish and Welsh mewls. (Hear, hear.) He had
certainly asses whams& maw satisfactioa than that ea-
peewee by the visitors geserally on that occasion. The
lent wag sordidly rewired.
Mr. W. P. ROWS Maned drake. He NM the aF
prehatlea which had jam hem sepsemal wee,the
met subelealial semiliname that aa Raglithmillie= re-
eMe—the bearer menial le Mater having dem lb duty.
Lore O
ASIIDURTN. whims ressived widths' sheers,
Me—May it please year Boyelesr, Imes, and
imise, I base beta matmleimal inig•Ml le you
all lie gnill mow snivel when, aresedisi to the pro-
fit fhb helical, you may pay year tribute of se-
% your associates in tie lisids *Ulna's
11= the participators in year_ pies—s sgel.
hbourers.' (Cheers.) miasma them the berme
Impbethelle which have for successive coeds hem erewillse
upeeE.,... at the Ones SASS= would, for the
mild tannin as seldom as the metal Ewa width
=as Made when it kg libidos Its =the ea
deep uader the earth. lei(
Dashed e
the Moser, you would be Ills gime without Niles
(awers.) Nor are they, i
tbe_kbassys, depeadsdga=
yea; is hen the saviags lembeaded by yes
the seSilsodel of yesr floolithooo, thaliFialsbased.
gosh 1/4 sad dolled, mad harhked Ida that
aallrb la bashed hid the eliskasy Sok week ;
)11111111 savings they meet have lived Mu New
ambliehmi• ems grabs sad room (Loud cheer,.
Mao moths Miriam
_Algae you al
be wall
imp &pasted, yea dosy
seise hod ea a Mimes sisters sad makes a
eta led nee. DS maks& MEd in bead, ranks teed net
be you:wives bat kr the operative sad mosilookomo.
hedie at asd , all who desk our hems
with modem fin ell Mr eenhe hefty and
milmesat ea the aellued okomooloo. )
yea sad yes agitel—wilheat Se and Ids
I slasseb•Sheas Slap mid net le. Tea hos will bat
the yks whams the gesswes, the emplissisd tramoweek
et salary rises like an arch. (Cheers.) As safely ae the
creb. yea ell its column, and parapets, sad *wry, would
eatable has ads were either
I,===ce.re saA
iabeeeterituselaseek w4e_graff
i •
se the supportt aids baboswer Idahoan. paws
mbesee.) And yet thine are thee who Skit IMF of Os
Ys laboasee—whe call him rode mai beabhwhe sibs
Iparries a bye•esed. They NW le is —toesiesetsd
banase Missy, little of things whisk,. not ee. hk
m sang; bat. above all, because be le taught to 4e, se&
be is net to talk—bessum ta Si land where cm
chess aealMa at parliament by emir talk, and eththet
=Sham by their talker hies tern of ability, a false met et
kamiele, a false test of ebeatien. bee been et spar,
=Am test the taxpayer has been judged.
) Bat it is as by this test, it is by his week,
that yea Sall know him. Try him by
_what
ha doss, not by what be says. (Load encoring.)