The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-11 00:00:00

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turziunnurs AGAZOMITIZAL sowsrr.

The annual cattle show ot this aoellitztook place
on Thursday. The dinner was tmeided wt bet county
conservative member, GIRARD WWI f e was p.
ported by Sir William Medlycott, Bart, Henry Hoare,
Major Portman, Revs. Marston, Thompson (vicar of
Lye), and Leedom, W. Rook', Melmoth, Esq., he.
The usual loyal toasts having been given,
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to the tout of his health, said,
through their kindness he had for a number of years be-
longed to an assembly where one very soon learns to
appre-
ciate short speeches, and to have • wholesome
of long and prosy ones. He should, therefore, be very
brief. Indeed, be
to him by a gentleman well known to all farmers as a
practical and eminent authority—the Duke of &A-
I mond. He maid—" I dare say you will have to at-
tend a great many agricultural dinners in your lifetime,
so take my advice and never speak for more than ten
minutes, for if you cannot say all you have to say in ten
minutes, you are not the sharp fellow I take you to be.'
(Lasighthr.) One of his reasons for • there was to
=and gath their annual and show,
be conscientiously believed these meetings tended
mot *sly to promote the cultivation of the soil but, what
to him was of much more importence' to improve and
elevate the social and moral condition of all who join this
company. No sight was more pleasing to him when
reaming home from hunting than the marked improvement
which had taken place in the habits of the pa/gantry of
this county. In his opinion this question was of no small
micement, for the labourer is the muscle and the sinew of
the land. (Cheers.) After some further remarks on
this subject, the hon. gentleman said that he knew
very wall that politics were not allowed at these meetings.
(Go on.) He did not think it right to break this rule, for
they wen sometimes very diasgrecable. There were one
or two events which had taken place since he had the
pleasure of seeing them, which might be touched upon
without interfering with the harmony of the meeting.
The hon. gentleman referred to the recent commercial
panic, and the ride movement which sprang out of it.
They had recently seen a great people, hitherto borne down
with tyranny mid despotism, struggling nobly and, they
hoped, succemdully, for that freedom and liberty which we
know so well how to appreciate. No ome milling himself
an Englishman could help wisLing well to that cause. But
with that cause was connected the name of a man who
would never be mentioned before an English audience with-
out eheiting applause—that man wee Garibaldi. Mere was
• gesitleman sitting near him who had given • very enbetan-
tial ides of his opinion concerning Garibaldi. He waegoWg
to call him an illustrious stranger, hut he could hardly do
that, as he was chairman of this meeting last year—he re.
(erred to his friend Sir Henry Hoare. He well recollected
ta
king up the Daily News and aeon • letter from his
and at the end of it • donaticei of 50f. for Garibaldi.
He merely said that be was glad to see his friend Sir
Henry was pretty well off. Sots after he again took
cep the Daily News, and he mow another letter
with a donation of WI., and he amid not help exclaiming,
Why, upon my word, the fellow mud be quite flush. (Loud
up At the same time he was afraid their senti-
ments were not exactly the same, for be thought Victor
Emmanuel was in too gnat • hurry. He would have done
• great deal better to have waited • little time until he
was asked to go. He was liberal enough or radical enough
to gay that if the Neapolitans as • nation wished to have
Martini for • governor they were quite at liberty to do so.
With regard to Cavour, he believed no (one disliked him
more than Garibaldi. He is not open and straightforward.
He recollected Lord John Russell getting up in the House
of Commons end saying that Count Cavour had deceived
him, and he quite with that speech. He was
afraid that he was ' through the advice given him—
(Go on)—but on behalf of colleagues, Mr. Portman and
Mr. Seymer, he would say that he was sure that there
were no two men who more earnestly wished at more
actively worked to do their duty. (Cheers.) He concluded
by returning thanks on his own behalf, and resumed his
seat loudly applauded.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Digby, of
Bberborne Castle, whops generosity, whether in giving
thoueands of pounds to the restoration of their church or in
building good cotagva, was so widely known, and whose
hoopitalitTi,l in addition to being princely,/ was rendered
doubly de htful to the recipient by the affable manner of
the host. (Cheers.)
Major PORTMAN acknowledged the compliment, and said
that be was sure Mr. Digby would be delighted to hear of
the excellent show of horses. Mr. Digby was only absent
in consequence of ill health.
W. FIOORS, Fag., rose and proposed the health of Sir
William Medlyoott. He had known the weekly baronet
for a great number of years, and he was also &Wider
well known to all present as a constant attendant at these
meeting
(Chews.) s, and al • subscriber to the Sherbarne Agricultural
Society.
Sir W. XiDtvcrirr briefly acknowledged the toast.
The Bev. E. HARISTON proposed the health of Sir Henry
Hoare, and alluded to the surnames contained in the public
rfrin reference to • probable closer connexion between
. Hoare and the neighbourhood.

Sir IL BOAZ'S rest, and said that he thought the Shoe-
horn, show sea one vast conspiracy against the peace of
mind of unsuspecting gentleman. (Laughter.) He cams there
to perform a double act of dutyy, which at the same tints
was a pleasure. Sir William Medlyoott and theirwewsi
president had both said that politics were never .
at public meeting' ; but he, in his humble and private posi-
tion, bad been alluded to in a political sense. As Mr.
Gerard Sturt had chosen to couple his name with that of
Garibaldi the fault must be his if be infringed the rule.
Mr. Sturt had chosen to Sod fault with Victor Emmanuel
and Count Cavour. He thought Mr. Gerard Start VIA quite
turm... and he would tell them why. They were all fox-
men, and would understand his simile. Garibaldi
weeeg uncommonly hard, straight at the stems of the
hounds, and driving them off the scent : when the hunts-
man came up he was obliged to blame those too ardent
sportsmen, and to make a wide cast to recover his bettor.
(Cheers.) He had one more word on • political gunnies.
Mr. Gerard Sturt, their conservative member, just rid
ward or two about Mr. Bright, and he (Sir H. Hoare),
as • liberal candidate, agreed with him in all that he said.
Mr. Stud had said that he thought Mr. Bright wrong
in the remarks which be recently made in regard to landed
ptoprietors and the law of primogeniture in entail. He (Sir
Henry Hoare) hoped the tenant-farmers of this country
would mark wall what Mr. Bright mid. He said that the
present laws with respect to the sale and division of land
had a twofold affect. First, they reduced the cottager to
aa abject state of degradation and poverty, end put the
tenant-farmer in a state of wpended animation. B. did
not think it could be too highly blamed. He mid also that
if thsy had that horrible idea, the ballot, as • remedy for
corruption and intimidation, liberals would not be returned
in so many places where there are vast proprietors of land.
He (Sir EL Hoare) also said that, supposing the ballot to be
a remedy for cormptiors and intimidatioN which he de.
Wed, neither in liorsetshire nor in Somerselre would Mr.
Bright be returned. (Cheeps.)
Some other toasts having been drank, the proceedings
terminated.

ESCAPE AND CAPITRE OP • COIMICT.—A con-
vict named Archibald Nicholls, who is undergoing a long
period of penal servitude, contrived to make his escape from
the gang with whom he wee employed in Chatham dock-
yard on Saturday afternoon, without being perceived by the
warder in charge. On making his escape the convict
managed to obtain pomsesion of a coat belonging to' ea* of
the workmen, and this be put on, after which he escorted
himself behind some timber in a secluded part of tbe dock-
yard. Every search warn made for him, and • reward of 51.
offered for his capture, it being supposed that he had passed
out of the dockyard with the workmen. Last evening,
however, one of the dockyard police succeeded in
dressed
in secreted behind some timber in the dockyard,
in the coat which he bad stolen. Be was immediately con-
veyed back to the convict prison, to await the punishment
for being at large.
THEFT BY A LIVERPOOL LETTER-CARRIER. —Yee-
kids, the Liverpool magistrates were engaged in investi-
gating', charge of robbery preferred against-Matthew Bell, •
letter-can:er and sorter in the Liverpool Poet-office.
consequence of numerous complaints of the non-delivery of
letters containing money, kc., the post-office authorities bad
their suspicions aroused, and • trap was set for Bell. On
Sunday morning last • letter containing two half sovereigns
and twelve postage stamps (marked) were directed to •
house, No. 72., Campdemlitreet, London-road. This letter
the prisoner, in due course, would have to deliver ; but as
there was no such number in Oampden-street, and as Bell
did not return the letter, his lodgings were searched, and in
a small book the twelve marked stamps were found, but not
the money. The charge having been proved, the prisoner
was committed for trial.

DEATH BY BURNING IN WALTON GAGL.—EliEE-
bath Wright, • prisoner in Walton Gaol, charged with
housebreaking, was so severely burnt on Saturday night last
by her clothes having become ignited by the gaslight in her
cell, that she ex. ired early the following morning. Whitteer
her death was the result of accident or design is at present
unknown.

The Society for the Protection of Animals at
Lyons hue offered a gold medal of the value of 200 frames
for the work beet adapted to teach children to *eat
animals kindly.

AMMO. MT untie.—" Amongst those visited
we found uune more deserving a special =entices than
the products of Mr. J. W. Beeson, of 33 and 34, Ludgate.
hill The beauty and wren/ of his designs, engraved on
the cases of hia watches, which he now appears to give saw
clalattoutlon to, certainly simians anything of the Idol which
has heretofore come under our Inspection. The variety et his
stock is something enormous. Not only may the connoisseur
bcre meet with the moat cxyulsito design, bet the 'altitude's
will god an ample tholes rd plain watches ; while each will Cud,
lu the high standing of Mr. Benson so • City manufacturer,
ample guarantee of the intrinsic value at the mechanism Here,
Indeed, may be found the buyer's desideratum—excellence of
design and perfection In wornabip."—Morning hroulele.
Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, post tree for two stamps. Is do.
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