The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-10 00:00:00

THE DINNER.

The mud dinner was held in the evening at the Free-
masons* Tavern—Lad Bermes vice-president, in the chair,
(in the abeam of the Duke of Richmond, who waa pro.
vented Wag pressed by his duties ae Mosel of sup-
ported by Lord Needham, Lord William Lennox, Vire-
Chamomile, Kiadereley, Mr. Western, M.P., Col. Tooneley,
lb. Sunday, Mr. H. Wilton, Mr. H. Branireth, Mr. R.
Barker, Mt. Fisher Hebb., Mr. Baker. Mr. Mach', Mr. C.
T. Tower, Mr. Danes, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, and about 140
ether gentlemen.
The health of "Her Majesty" having been drank amidst
the most hearty of English cheers
The CHAIRMAN gave the " Prince Consort, a dis-
tinguished agriculturist, • member of the club, and a
succubi competitor in the show, and the other members
of the Royal Family," which was most heartily re-
sponded to.
The CHAIRMAN next gave the "Army and Navy," pay-
ing a high tribute of praise to Ousel Sir IL Havelock,
Chested Wilson, and the other officers who have lately die'
tinguishol themselves in India.
Colonel TOWNILn briefly acknowledged the toast.
The CHAIMIAM said be had now to mores what was
generally celled the toast of the evening—" Surer. to the
Smithfield Cattle Show." Luckily be was mud trod going
at any length into the history of the Smithfield Club, their
Ind_e_fa.noble secretary having lately sat it into print. It
Rut the society was mthblished in 17913; in 1830
Wis7d fifty members; in 1838 the Royal Agriculture'
Society, which bad heft so weeftd, sprang front their body.
Ia 1844 and 1860 bee Majesty honoured the show with her
pretence; ialkl the Prime Consort became a member of the
dab, mad about that time their show was removed from Gee-
well-street to the proemial spacious premises in Baker...teas.
They had now SW member, and though he did not with
to boast, he believed there was no other society of an equal
number of members in the kingdom which could ems
1,2001. • year in prim. The interest which the club chow
created in all class of society in this metropolis and
throughout the country proved bow well its efforts to pm-
vide for the people the greatest amount of food at the
cheapest possible rate were appreciated. But it woe not by
going to the Smithfield show only that they could &pow-
ders the effects of the club, they most visit the homeateeds
end the fields of the tenant farmers, to see the advanee that
was making in the science of farming. He concluded by
giving the tout, which was received with the loudest ap-
plause.
The prima of the club haring been distributed. "The
healthe of the Prerident" (his Grace the Duke of Rich-
mood), of "The Chairman," and other appropriate Waste
WWI drank and responded to.

The Bishop or Worcester has presented 201. to
the had which le being mind for the areditm of a new wine
to the County Reformatory, d Weston. In a letter to L,,,a
Wsceouipiaying the donation, the Right Bow. Prelate
4--.' Whem you wrote to me lad year. and reenacted my
riddance and cooperation in the diabliahnteut of a Refer-
orikey Inditetks for Warwickshire, I entertained strung
dentets whether it was whie or just to place riming boys in
a better pritioa than the honest children of poor parents, by
piecing them in thew datitutiams. I still am not quite m-
erited upon this point; but, upon consideration, I do not fee
that I should be justified In withholding my support from tdi
hmtitution whose object I. the reformation of criminals. be-
cause, like everything human, it Is open to some objection."