The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-05 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OP SCOT-
LAND.—INVERNESA, Sept. I.—The fifty-third annual general •
meeting of the Highland and Agricultural Society of
Scotland commenced here to-day. The growing import-
ance of this institution hat rendered its meetings as object of
great attraction to agriculturists in every part of the king-
dom, and from the number of strangers who have crowded
into the town since Saturday, it is evident that the present
anniversary wilt present one of the most influential gather.
ings of practical farmers that has yet been held. Every hotel
u now bill to overflow; lodgings are only to be had at na
exorbitant rite; but altogether there is quite as muck of a
feeling of liberality shown as of that avaricious selfishness
which is so often characteristic of such great occasions.
The proceedings opened to-day by a public breakfast,
which did ample credit to the capital of the Highlands;
after which, Professor Johnstone delivered an appropriate
address on the food best adapted for feeding cattle, and the
beat modes of preparing it. The learned professor analysed
various kinds of food, and contended that though oilcakc is
best adapted to produce fat—a mixture of various sorts can
alone produce really good meat. Some practical conversa-
tion followed, and among the speakers was Mr. Smith, of
Deanston, who appeared to be quite as much at home in
feeding cattle as soaking drains. The show of implements
took place in the Academy ground at an early hour. The
number of articles entered and exhibited is comparatively
small and the attendance of visitors throughout the day was
rather scanty. There was a good display of dairy produce
and a very fine show of roots and seeds and pine plants.
Prizes had been previously awarded by the judges. ht the
afternoon the m, others of the society dined together in the
Northern rooms, hut by some illiberal arrangenieut the
dinner was not open to the press. At half pant eight o'clock
Mr. Smith, of Deanston, delivered an a le lecture on
thorough draining, and had the satisfaction of finding his
lecture most warmly approved.—To-morrow the cattle chow
opens. The entri a are numerous, and the quality of the
stock said to he first rate. There is a great dinner to come
off in the Pi.velion in the afternoon, and in the evening
there will be a bell.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCAsIIIRY..

Prnite MEETING or Port:a-wow WEAVERS. —On
Tuesday evening last a public meeting of the pea er•loom
weavers of Staly.bridge was held for the purpose of hear-
ing a deputation from the centr.d committee, which held its
sittings at Blackburn on Sunday last. An operative named
Daniel Callan was called to the chair, who, having explained
the object of the meeting, called upon Thomas Ascroft to
address those assembled. The speaker, after giving an out-
line of the basiness as transacted by the central committee
on behalf of the weavers' union, stated that the weavers
in the employ of Messrs. Orrell and Sons, of Belmont, near
Bolton, had turned out, in consequence of their masters
having reduced them Id. per cut. The number of weavers
at this establishment was upwards of 210, and they were
determined never to resume thcirlabour until they were paid
according to the list prices ; other masters had said that they
would also be under the necessity of reducing their work-
people, and it therefore behoved all present to take some
steps for their own protection. The central committee,
which was composed of delegates from no less than twenty
of the principal towns, had decided that the • n
of Belmont should be supported by the unioa, as also
a number of other weavers who had turned out at
Chorley, in consequence of a reduction. The speaker, at
considerable length, referred to the advantage which the
weavers of this and other towns would experience, by at-
tending to their own interests and at once coming forward
and subscribing towards the funds of the union. Several
other weavers addrewed the meeting, after which it was re-
solved to subscribe through the vanoua mills in support of
the turnouts. Previous to the meeting breaking up, it was
stated that the weavers employed at the extensive mills of
Messrs. Benson, at Stalybridge, had all struck work ; bat
that the proposed reduction had been withdrawn, and they
had again resumed their labour. After arrangements being
made to collect the subscriptions, the meeting which was
composed chiefly of adults, separated.—The roller-turners of
this and other towns have all struck work, in consequence
of the reduction of five per cent. upon their wages. At pre-
sent there is but little prospect of any arrangement being
come to between them and heir employers. fhe whole of
the mills at Blackburn are only working four days a week.
LINCOLNSHIRE. . . . .

EPIDEMIC AMONGST CATTLE.-It appears that a fatal dis-
temper has fur some time prevailed among the cattle in
several villages in the immediate neighbourhood ot Gains-
borcugh. We were given to understand (says the Nailing
-
ham Journal) that one gentleman at Bole had lost the whole
of his stock, and that several others had suffered injury, but
not to the same extent. At Lea the ravages of the disease
have been equally severe. One of the farmers has lost at
different times nineteen head; others also have had their
losses, but not to the same amount. Some of the farmers,
feeling the alarm, and fearing future disasters, have, it is
said, nearly resolved on disposing of all their cattle.

MONUMENT TO THE LATE /ET. BIEHARD Ds COURCY.—
A neat mural monument, of Grecian design, composed of
fine white marble, and set on a dark dove-coloured ground,
was last week placed on the eastern wall of the south aisle in
St. Alkmoad's Church, Shrewsbury, to the memory of the
late Rev. Richard De Courcy, 8.A., formerly vicar of that
parish. In the pediment is a shield tastefully executed,
containing the armorial tearings of the deceased, who was
a younger branch of the Kinsale family. It was executed
by Mr, Cahn, of Shrewsbury.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
ADDITIONAL CORONERS FUR THE COUNTY OF GLOU-
CisTiss.—An Act of Council, dated Osborne House, 27th
August, 1846, directs that the county be divided into four
districts, for the purposes of the act Ith and Bth Victoria,
to amend the law respecting the office of county coroner."
The let district is to be called the Lower Division, and to
comprise all the western parliamentary division on the south
side of the Severe, except the parishes of Arlinghan. and
Beverstone ; the Aid to be called, the Stroud Division, and
comprise the boroughs of Stroud and Cirencester, the
southern part of the eastern parliamentary division of the
county and the parishes of Ariengbam and Beverstone; the
3rd to be called, the Upper Division, and comprise the town
of Cheltenham, and the northetn part of the eastern par-
liamentary division, except certain parishes and hamlets on
the noth-west sine of the Severn, and exclusive of
the borough of Tewkesbury and the City of Glou-
cester; the 4th to be called the Forest Division,
mad to comprise the whole of the western par-
Bessentary division of the county on the north-west side
of the Severn, and the perishes r ' ' - -
Cone, Forthampton, Hasfield,
Hihnam, Over and Linton, LI,
and Haw, and Twyning, part'
division, on the north-west side
for the election of coroaen in e
and the polls taken, when seetemary
lion, at Wickwar ; for the Stroud Dr
the Upper Division, at Cheltenham.
at Neernham. Compensation f•

ahem or hamlets of Ashleworth
field, Hartpury, Highleaden,
Lusington, Keismore, Tirley
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in each division are to
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