The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SMISTY.

trios ova araCTAr. CORIZSPONDINT.)
BURY ST. EDMUND'S, firsuAL
It is much to be regretted that the cattle plague
again interferes with the holding of this annual
show. The ravages of the rinderpest last year
prevented the meeting being held at all, and
although the disease only prevails in isolated dis-
tricts and instances, the council considered it neces-
sary this year to prohibit the exhibition of cattle.
The ordinary inhabitant& of this,district are tee
much addicted to the ways of their forefathers to
speak of the affair as an agricultural exhibition ; it
was called a cattle show in the olden times, and a
cattle show it is called now, although on this porn.
cular occasion the old-fashioned term will be a mis.
nomer. Bury St. Edmund's is not a large town,
but a more suitable place for a gathering of
this kind could not have been selected. It is
the centre of a district eminently agricultural, in-
cluding within its sphere richly farmed counties
like Cambridge, Essex, Hertford, Huntingdon,
Norfolk, and Suffolk, whose farmers are well
known for their good fortune in possessing lands
that are full of fatness, for their courage in kick-
ing out of their way whatever time-honoured me.
thods of cultivation science has condemned, foe
their promptness in adopting suggestions and con.
verting them into systems if they were worth it, and
for their sensible pride in having good homesteads
and substantially laid out farms. No doubt one of
the reasons for this pre-eminence in agriculture is
due to the fact that the farmers of this district hare
been more anxious to be reputed solid, progressive,
agriculturists, than mere " gentlemen farmer;
who play at farming in a spirit of patronage,
and never appear amongst the straw without
lemon-coloured gloves. The claims of Bury
St. Edmund's to the honour it this year
enjoys make it all the more unfortunke that the
graziers around are unable to show the world what
they can do in beast-rearing ; and this becomes a
positive misfortune when it prevents the Viceroy
of Egypt from seeing an array of cattle he would
probably never forget. Horses such as we can
never hope to see, much less breed, he can employ
every day when at home ; implements even he has
made himself thoroughly familiar with ; but the
fat kine of a district like this are not often to be
seen, even on the banks of the Nile.
The inhabitants of the town are honouring the
event with wonderful spirit. Their out-door deco-
rations are very pretty, and somewhat original,
consisting chiefly—as might be expected in
bright, clean, flower-gardened little place like this
—more of garland and leaf than chopped paper
and ill-concealed tinsel. There are several tri-
umphal arches, rather light in structure, but very
elegant, as must be the case when the chief sup-
ports are often actual fir trees in freshest green.
There are flags of course everywhere, and mottoes
in plentiful crop. Prominent is our ancient ac-
quaintance, " God speed the plough," and a num-
ber of short sentences expressing a fervent hope
that agriculture may prosper, increase, and go on
increasing. The chief thing to be noticed in con-
nection with the inscriptions is the endeavour
made, for the first time at these meetings, to place
horticulture side by side with agriculture.
The Royal Horticultural Society have ven-
tured at last out of London, and a grand
exhibition under its auspices will open here
on Tuesday. The entries far exceed the ex-
pectations of those who ventured to start the
ides. There will be an aggregate of 2,500 speci-
mens, many of them of rare and beautiful flowers.
This of itself will attract a large number of visitors.
At present the hotels are full, and the lodging.
house keepers are going through the peculiar expe-
rience which all of us who have had the ill-fate to
visit towns thrown out of their ordinary life have
learnt to our cost. The good folks think the world
is coming to Bury, and that there never was a finer
opportunity of making the world pay for its visit.
No doubt we shall have visitors to-morrow by
thousands pouring in from village and town far
and near ; but the honest housekeepers who think
a pound a night a moderate sum to ask for simple
shelter, and who are reserving themselves under
the belief that they will get it, will find, as others
have found elsewhere, that they have overreached
themselves, and lost their chance entirely. There is no
lack, apparently, of accommodation, and temporary
visitors will have no difficulty in finding food and
drink; on the ground. The vehicular property of
Bury is severely taxed this week. There was a tale
told last night of a frantic proprietor telegraphing
to town for fifty cabs to be forwarded by the next
parcel delivery, and receiving a reply informing
him that London, in its present fevered state, could
not keep its pulses throbbing if a single cab was
withdrawn. Visitors to the show will be greatly
assisted by a plan of the ground published with
the Bury and Norwich Pout, which, by theway, for
the first time in its long history—it was established
in 1782—will become a daily during the week.
Some anxiety is felt about the weather, for there
have been heavy storms since yesterday morning,
and this afternoon the lightning, thunder, hail.
and rain are very severe. The frequenters of
Royal Agricultural Society's meetings will find Bury
an agreeable change from such places as Newcastle.
The trials of implements which have boon made
since Wednesday have not been so fully attended
as they would have been had there not been eo
many counter attractions in London for the landed
proprietors and other wealthy lovers of farming,
who usually pay special attention to this portion
of the programme. The gentlemen who were pre-
sent were, however, very appreciative and intelli-
gent spectators, being for the most part men pray.
tically versed in the subject. By implements must
be chiefly understood the machines used for thresh-
ing, crushing, grinding, and locomotion. &lb--
eight steam engines at work, with no powers *of
smoke consumption, could be both heard and seen,
and the visitors to-morrow will have the upper
tunity of enjoying a repetition of the performance.
The anxious comparison of notes heard heretofore
amongst the farmers respecting the drought need
rad with notte be made
thadeerainfall.
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The following ships connected with Southampton
will attend the naval review, viz., the steamers Rips,
Syria, Tanjore, Bangalore, China, Seine, La Plata, Cambrian.
Anglian, Lady Wodehouse, Lady Winton, &Usher/.
Southampton, Cesare*, Zaire, Boston, Alexandra, Yews
Medina, Lady of the Lake, Lord of the Isles, sad its
sailing ship Grasshopper. Special trains will run re k-ed'
nesday between London and Southampton, and between
Southampton and Portsmouth. The prices of tickets to go
on board the Southampton ships to see the review r.'no
from ss. to 21. 2s.
There are now SO yachts belonging to the Royal
Yacht Squadron ►t the Cowes station, and :10 belonging to
the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at the Ryde station, all
of which are expected to be present at the review.
All the hotels in the Isle of Wight are full in
consequence of the naval review. It will be a shut shop
day at Ventnor on Wednesday, and special trains will run
from that town to Yarbridge, the nearest ■tition to Beall
bridge down, where it is expected some thousands of
persons will resort for the purpose of seeing the review
from the land. At Gosport the magistrates hive recom•
mended a general suspension of business on the review
day.
Portsmouth and Southsea with the suburbs are
already crowded with visitors, and prices for lodging, at
hotels and private houses rule at almost fabulous rates.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
sat on Saturday at the Council-chamber, Whitehall. to
hear Indian petitions. The lords present were :--nd
James W.Colvile, Sir E. Vaughan William•, Sir Mama'.
Kindenley, and Sir Lawrence Peel.
On Saturday afternoon the annual meeting of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal'
was held at Willis's Rooms ; the Earl of Harrowby to the
chair. The Earl of Lichfield, Lord De Rog, Colonel llig•
gins, Sir J. Butler East, Prebendary Jackson, Archdeacon
Fearon, Dr. Fraser, Sir Walter Stirling, Mr. S. Guniey,
M.P., and Baron de Canmont, were also present.
CLERICAL Vitarmarrs.—The clergy of Windsor
last Sunday adopted the surplice in the pulpit, in theta's',
of the University gown. This alteration is iu seraphim,'
with the Bishop of Oxford's recommendation in losjoe
fond letter, and with the permission of the vicar. It IS kf
no means a ritualistic innovation, as some people seem is
imagine. bat the result of an amrmative to the prer.*
tion that the sermon is a portion of the church perm"
sad not a mere voluntary supplement.—Windsor B:1''

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH.
After Term Nisi Prins Sitting at Guildhall.—(Before the
Lund Chief Justice ant COIOIIIOII Jury.)

NTEK A. THE SoUTH• P.A.TEHN KAMM AT PANT.

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Thi. was an action to recover the value of several ard-
or. :dleged to have been abstracted from certain packages
is transit from Blackheath, to a nation on the Dublin
Wicklow Railway. The defendants denied their
• h ,hility, 414 also pleaded the Carriers' Act, namely, that
14,11. e of the geode were excepted articles above the value
of In/., and should have been declared upon.
Mr. t'has. Pollock, and Mr. Denny were counsel
for the plaintiff. Mr. O'Malley, 44. C., MIS counsel for the
defendants.
The plaintiff, who is a son of the late Alderman Hunter,
- has a residence at Blackheath and another in Ireland. On
the 20th July last he forwarded 12 packages from Black-
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f heath by the defendants' railway to Ireland. On the
2:.th July he sent to a station on the Dublin and
Wicklow Railway and obtained the packages, but on
examination it was found that five of them had been
3 opened, and various articles abstracted from them. The
outer covers had been unsewn and the boxes opened.
iThe lock of a portmanteau had been broken open
and the leather cut. A correspondence ensued be-
teem the plaintiff and-the defendants' traffic manager.
and on the 10th January last the latter wrote
to .ay they were not liable, for they could prove that they
r delivered the packages in the same state to the London
and North Western Railway as they received them at
1 Blackheath ; and that under the circumstances they could
not be expected to entertain the claim. The plaintiff,
• however, could only bring his action against the de-
fendants, and they must recover against the other rail-
s way. The goods lost were valued at :did. lie.
• Amongst the things abstracted were several
articles of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter's wearing apparel. An
embroidered peticuet, purchased in Paris, and valued at
; shirt and sleeve studs worth :./. ; six bottles of '44
port, at 101. I.er bottle ; and three bottles of champagne,
t at 7". per bottle. Some of the packages had been opened
y and nailed down nein.
Mr. O'Malley submitted there was no case. The goods
had been forwarded by the route indicated in the address,
• and no proof had been given that the defendants were in
connection with the London /and North Western. They
a were consigned to the care of the station-master in Ireland,
y anti there was no proof that the goods were not delivered
d safe to him and afterwards tampered with.
II The Lord Chief Justice said the defendants wereat liberty
to take this technical objection. He would not nonsuit
Y the plaintiff, but adjourn the case for the further proof m-
id quired.
0 Mr.ollalley said the defendants offered to pay the costa
O of the day in order to have the case adjourned that they
might produce the evidence, but the plaintiff declined.
The further hearing of the case was adjourned until next
10 December.
• Tins closed the sittings.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goo Mara.)
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