The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL 2YI MR. SHERIFF MRCHL

Yesterday evening a party of about 100 gentlemen,
. mem or km interested to egricultam, sawmill= Int the
London Tavern, for the poepow of presenting to Mr. Sheriff
Mechi • =limpets, of high opinion of the services he
had ma lend to agriculture by his experiments, sad the
scientific cultivation of Ina well-known farm at Tiptme,
Hertz. The choir wee Mk= by Mr. BATSON, an eminent
Hertfeedshire farmer, and amongst tbs company were Mr.
Geo. Moore, Mr. D. Wyatt, Mr. Under-Sheriff Cruelty, Mr.
Garret, Mr. Crostini, Mr. Anderton, Mr. F. Fuller, Rev. IL.
Whitt49 end a number of farmers who hod cone up to
town y to worst rat the presentation of the testirnosial.
Thew idiom, which was bmited to one guinea each
person, 'mounted to 500 guineas , and for that sum Merits.
Smith and Nicholson mewed a =maim piece of plate
from en original design by Mr. D. Wyatt, which was cal-
culated to nerve either es • candeishruse or an merges. The
design which has conikinible novelty, le in the reeaiseanes
sqle. It includes four tat limes se • pedestal, who support a
=wad wheel, which ageinemtabta a maw Me superstructure,
road which are amembid statuettes emblematic of peace,
plenty. commerce, and agriculture. On the occasion of the
preaentation, )caterday coming. the testimonial use illu-
minated, and its effect when uocuvered was very much
cheer d by tie cowpony.
The CMAINAIAN, en the removal of the cloth,,,,Lroceeded
to elm the usual loyal mute, and subsequently atten-
tion to the principal buainese of the evening. In the tint
=he wonted to mention that he had received 60 or 70
from noblemen and gentlemen who were unable to
attend, but who fully concurred in, and had subecribed to, the
object of their meeting. Amongst the= were Lord Lone-
dale, Lord Shaftesbury, Lord !Weigh, and several other
f. lends of agriculture seal of Mr. Meclu, who weer. however,
scattered at this si aeon of the year to the four point. of the
conteem. They were all, be said, *ware of the efforts which
had been mad* by their guest for the benefit of agriculture,
and of the mere... whieh hsd attended those effort.. They had
all wills...ad the moults of his efforts at Tiptree farm, and
how =ire a barren heath had been converted into • teeming
plain, oovered with laturiant crops. (Cheers.) Mr. Meehi's
endeavour had been to substitute intelligence and machinery
fur mere uninstructed human labour, and the results went,
14 found, not only at Tiptree, but throughout the length and
breath of the country. (Hear, bear.) The friend. mound,
deeply hammed with Mr. Neches cervices., had agreed te
peter= him with the permit teetirooniel, which he wished it
to be understood was a private, not • public one, and was to
be taken either as the embodiment of • sentiment then fur its
intrinsir vsim. In the names of the subscribers, he begged
then to present it to Mr. Medal, and to propose the health of
that geotleman. (Load coma)
Mr. Sheriff Mont, Mir wee loudly cheered, euremed hi.
deep gratitnes fir tie Mose and the Mat , although
Iltelettri be booked spas se meta
_to the sentiment rather
Mew the mom So far as be Memel! was concerned, he reek
he ere bt whet he had demo Me had heathlike's" a•
Ismeolmamt, and he had merely endeavoured to mks
them Y a man of buainese. Db. Kochi then proceeded
far lobo wall-known views en liquid merman, slam
Meng sad the gams' restate of eserage, and complained
ihm, s, ilell Mr heavy lands of this cenuttry, there wan
Y murk mom tic improvement se when, 15 years ago, ho
bed first need Moeda le their backward condition. He
etrongly meemoneedel aa satley of Mt. an acre on all such
hada. Me. Mehl emedwied Ms remarks by again warmly
thanking*, sewer Ma the testimonial.
The nueslig belle mem Mrs disposed of, and the sem-
myireepeeseed. • stmt piety, under the direction of Kr.
sfsfeg taleits of Misses Broughem end
Mama l=id meiNetrem, sang • selection of seams wad
die sews of Mr errelag. Mr. Harker was dm

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the Hamburg New, asys:—.4. fair Raidhoe &meow hes
createunirated a demise Ms to Count Bard in which the
goodies of the Wind Of Pori® is treated. Eaglasd will mot
motors that ideal, sad she oestrus the claims raised by the
Porte. Morris samaiss sestral in the quash" and all ise•
medians to the costly ate Wee. It is sot teas list the
Porte has requested the interventiss of Austria in the eaelese,
Ito. wde ea y mminunicatbmi os the *laded. It is pro-
bable that it wiL thide't D 7 abesdoniat its thins."