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ing general, and roadside(' with liropoving the
health of "Sir Jela*SeltrigAt." which being rap.
'grossly received,
Sir J. SEDRIGHT, in returning thanks, promised
to the agriculturists; his best 'ice-rhino towards oh.
lathing for them rebel from the great suffering
whirh they were so patiently bearing.
Mr. Coke's health was nest drunk, and then Sir
John began reading the award of the Judges of
the several premiums, as we have already mentioned
them, and in an appropriate speech complimented
most of the candidates at the time of handing to
each the plate awarded to liim. and at the same
time the huddle of the several candidates present
were drunk ; and at length, after alluding to the
general excellency of the Cattle ahem this year,
Ice gave—
" The owitteeessful Candidates"—with three times three.
4, The Judges (Oahe Shew, and thanks to them."
" The Steward., end thank, to threw."
And at the maze time it seas announced that Mr.
Daniel Webster and Mr. John Nichols are the
;hewer& for the next year.
" Mr. Western''—with three times three.

" 2r. Horrywand aedSi; Edward Kaatebbull."
Mr. licrYwooo, in returning thsnks, strongly
exprewd his opinion, that trade ran only thrift
when agriculture prospers, and eulogised the exer-
tions of Mr. Western towards accomplishing these
ends.

Sir lona SEBRIGHT, lamenting that an engage•
meat made it, necesa►y that he should have them,
neatly expressed the high sati.lection he always
felt at presiding on those occasions. The flattering
plaudits which accompanied him while retiring from
the room, chewed that the company folly partook
of the same sentiment.
Mr. Honywoon was now called to the Chair,
and gave—
" Breeding in all its brandies."
" The Memory of Lord Sotaer►ille"—which was drank,
standing, in respectfel silence.
A like tribute was also paid to " the memory of
Sir Joseph Banks," and I.l* sr the lute Duke of
Bed ford."—tt Mr. Astley, the Fattier of the Club,"
was next drunk.

Sir lIENRY PROTHEROR prefaced his proposal
of the health of " Mr. Webb Mill," the Secretory
to the Board of Agriculture. with a high etilogiorn
on the exertions of this Gentleman iu favour of
agricultural protection, in which the company
seemed fully to concur. with three times three.

" The Plos;01, the Loom, and the Sril "
Sir Henry Prritherne."—Three times three.
" Mr. Curwen."—Three time• three.
" The Tenantry, with remuneration to them for their
exertions."

" The Latin Clae.er."
Marry other appropriate toasts followed ; the
wines were much approved, and the company con-
tinued togethe► in the greatest harmony until
Lite hour.

while it glows wtth manly warmth itt anpport 'of the
Nr: and the political institutions of the State,
will 'porn at a Ministry of trickery and expedients,
and prudently distinguish between the claims of the
Sovereign himself and those pretences which a
weak and injudicious Ministry mieht think it rape.
theist for their own purposes to advance antler the
amend name of Royalty.

Several Noblemen and Gentlemen of the county
of Glouce•ter transmitted a requisition to Sir ED-
WARD SANDY% the High Sheriff of the county,
requesting him to call a public meeting to consider
the propriety of addressing the Kinn on -is the ilk-
god and nneonstitutionsl measures" pursued by his
MA2 EATY'II Ministers in the late parliamentary
proceedings. Lords Duerr and SIIERRORNe were
at the head of the list of signatures. The High
Sheriff has refused to accede to the requisition thus
respectably signed; !menus', forsooth, lie should
em do violence to his own feelings," rind lend himself
to the supposition that the late measures in Parlia-
ment respecting the QUEEN were " illegal and un-
'constitutional." This is a new and dangerous doc-
trine, whereby public officers undertake to prejudge
every question, no matter what may be its interest or
magnitude—no matter how divided the public
sentiment may be respecting it, upon which he
may be requested, in his official capacity, to
afford the people on opportunity of forming an
opinion. The worthy Baronet 'was not invited to
concur in the objects of the liequisionists; his
views were already well understood; and how was lie
to anticipate what the result of the meeting might
chance to be ? Ilia only duty was to convene the
freeholders of his county, and to preside at their
meeting in his own Court, where, by the ancient
laws of the realm, the freeholders have • right, and
where alone the freeholders ought to as►emble.—
Possibly the result of the meeting might differ ex-
tremely from the object contemplated by the No-
blemen slid Gentlemen who signed the requisi-
tion. Tne worthy Baronet might perhaps remem-
ber, although the memory. of such rircemstatices
might not be gratifying to a Geutlentan of his de-
'option to the Ministers, that • meeting of the
county of Somerset, and a meeting of the city of
Hereford, had been severally convened fur the pur-
pose of making a public declaration of attachment
to the present Ministry, but that the people spurn-
ed with contempt at the delusive mockery, and
addressed their KING in the language of loyalty
and truth. Sir EDWARD SANDYs might hence
collect that the calling of a meeting and the pass-
ing of certain resolutions, previously prepared, are
not necessarily connected ; but the worthy Sheriff
was probably too well aware of the feelings actually
entertained by the majority of the Noblemen, Gen-
tleineu, and other Freeholders of Gloucestershire,
to trust so much to the power of his friends' rea-
soning, or even to the influence of the Cabinet;
he thought it therefore better to prevent debate,
than to eucounter the chancey of an unfavourable
discussion.

The High Sheriff of Belk, has also refused to
call a county meeting for a like purpose. gleven
acting Magistrates of the county, including Lord
FOLKESTUN Z. have invited the Nobility, Gentry,
Clergy, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the
said county, to meet then& at the Crown Inn, at
Reading, on Monday, the Bth day of January
next, to consider of the objects specified in the Re-
quisition to the ILO Sheriff, sod also of an Ad-
dress of Cur.gratulation to the QUEEN.

Paris Papers of Saturday last have arrived at
our Odice. The latest accounts received in Paris
from Sicily represent that Wand as being► still
the scene of sanguinary cotnmotious. The agi-
tation of the public mind is never easily appeas-
ed. and ■ny circumstance is gladly seized by the
discontented as an occasion of giving expression to
their feeliogy. The tuxes have been but oil paid in
any part of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies since
the Revolution, and in so general an unwilling:sees
to contribute to the wants of the Government. any
attempt to levy the amount of the imposts would
probably be considered au act of tyranny. Su
thought the inhabitants of the canton of Caltasii-
aettu, in Sicily, who rose en tlatte to resist the, levy,
and destroyed, it is said, two companies of Nea-
politan infantry. Fears were entertained that this
partial success of the Sicilians 'night lead theta to
further excesses.

The Neapolitan Government is eneesvonring to
raise eight millions of francs by loan in Paris, on the
security of the crown jewels.
The French Chamber of Peers will meet in its
judicial capacity on the 26th of this month, to hear
the Revolt of the law officers respecting the con-
spiracy t.f the 19th of August. Yesterday was
laid for the opening of the Session of the Legis-
lative Assemblies, by the KIPIG in permits.
The French Fire per Cent.. closed on Friday
at 78 fr.—Houk Stock at 1,445 fr.

The whole of the Cabitwt lifinisten are said to
he summoned to attend u Cabinet Canova at the
'Foreign-office this day.

AND

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ELIZABErn.

The answer to the illnirera yesterday after the
state of the Duchess and the Prinee.a errs. The
Doctors" and .the Princess hare had a good high',
and are game on extremely well."
Among the titerneroo4 inquirers wore—.
The Cnissileaa Munaler, Barnes hod. the Countess Poo-
bit, Lady E. %melt, Vir.counterg Ilaiborlun, Earl and
Connie... of Galloway, Lady Caroline Mewed, Lewd ant
Lady Dudley and Ward, Comdex. of F.ly, Pilarquis of An.
gle•ey, Lady Bloomfield, and the Dowager Disarm of Rox-
burgh.

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or the people of England in:soi • lior lty 0. pm-
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