The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-10 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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YORK—SATURDAY.
A moderate supply of wheat on offer from the farmers fill
morning, and a good trade was done, the prices of last
week being is per qr advance on fine descriptions. .theret
was a fair show of barley, but the demand was limited 0
ebout late rates. Oats were a moderate show, and inacfi l
—secondary sorts rather cheaper. Beans in fair supplh 14
barely late prices.
Wheat, red 37s to 40s 1 Oats....
White do .40s to 44s Beans
Barley .27s to 32s Peas
Malt, 58s to 60s per qr. ; rye, 30s per qr ,:. —fl4looSsaurs ttto°°°:ll:l
to 32s per sack.

LE ICE ST ER—SATURDAY.
To-day there was an abundantshow of wat, princiP,sl,l
of the new crop, Business firm, and in favour of sel'e'
Barley plentiful, with a steady sale. Oats about late rat 36
—Old white wheat, 42s to 44s ; red, 40s to 42s per 'W
stone. New white, 448 to 48s'per 36 stone. Malting barlei;
new, 33s to 363 per qr.; grinding, 25s to 275; old oats;
30s to 325; new oats, 24s to 27s per 24 stone. 13°411 I
old, 41s to 43s per 38 stone ; flour, 31s to 395. per 20 atone'

GRANTHAM—SATuRDAY.
At our market to-day wheat came fairly to hand, and the
trade was active; prices were is per qr. more tu°1181:
—Old white wheat, 42s to 458 ; red, 39s to 41s per 36st.
new white, 40s to 448 ; red, 40s to 435. 'Visiting berlefj
31s to 35s per qr ; grinding, 27s to 30s ; oats, old, 233
26s ; new, 19s to24s; beans, 318 to 40s ; peas, 34s to 37E'

NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY.
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We had a moderate supply to-day, most of the sawrj e 0
.a
being of the new crop. The demand was very fair, as,
hat week's prices were fully maintained. Barley caul°, rto
ther freely to hand, and sold at full prices. Oats 00".
New beans the turn cheaper.
—White wheat, from 42s to 51s ; red wheat, 40s to 44t,5:
Barley—malting, 32s to 35s ; grinding, 28s to 295. s9'l,
old, at 26s to 30s Od ; new, 23s to 265. Beans sold at `i
to 44s per qr. ; new, —s to —s.
Flour, fine, 28s to 30s; super, 34s to 37s per 20 stoUe•

NORWICH—SATURDAY.
There was only a limited supply of wheat to-day, an 3
trade was rather improved at is advance upon last weeg
prices. In barley there was a fair supply, and previ"'
prices maintained.
White wheat. 44s to 45s I Red wheat
Dialling barley ...35s to 36s I Chevalier barley 36e to 39
338 to 349
Distilling d 0..... 29s to 30s I Oats.. * 24. to 26
Flour, 28s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller

Births.
ANDERSON,—On the 7th inst., the wife of De Lance,
Anderson, Esq., 2d Queen's Royals, of a daughter.
of
ALLEN.—On the 3d inst., at Stoke Newington, the Wife
Joseph Allen, Esq., of a daughter.
FORD.—On the 7th inst,, at Cheltenham, the wife of Cap
tain St. Clair Ford, of a son.
yo of
LYs.—On the 7th inst., at Bore Regis, Dorset, the w--
F. D. Lys, Esq., of a son.

Marriages.
ARTHUR—RICE.—On the 6th inst., at Mount Trenella.r..d!
John Raynor Arthur, Esq., of the Bombay Civil Servtil''r;
third surviving son of the ate General Sir Geo. Art„ilhess
K C. 8., to Aileen, third daughter of the Hon. Stet--
Spring Rice.
PORTMAN—MORDAUNT,—On the sth inst , at v, -14
D'Evite, the Hon. and Rev. Walter Berkeley Port
rector of Corton Denham, Somerset, to Alice, Yoll"-
e
daughter of the late Sir John Mordaunt, Bart.

Deaths.
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BLACKWOOD.—On the sth inst., at the Vicarage, -I 0
dleton 'ryas, Yorkshire, Pinksan Blackwood, 11861.' -6t
of Brussels.
BA.ILY.—On the 7th inst., Katherine, youngest dati-gil et°
Blackheath,
iktihcehaatrh, d
agedA six yearsdreßaily,.Esq., of bartmouth.tertic
COLLING.--On the 7th inst, at at Harwich, John COOP
.Esq., of Park Villas, Holloway,. aged 70.
FLINT.—On the 6th inst., at Margate, Thomas Flint
Esq., aged 77.
GOORD.—On the 6th inst., Mr. Thum Goord, of Direll
Grove, West Hoathly, aged 67.

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A, It'MY CONTRACTS.
Commissariat Office, Aldershot,
„ Ist October, 1864.
t,,''edock'''l'4RS Will be received at this Office until Twelve
"Lin,FRIDAY, the 28th October, from persons
I„,,aY be willing to enter into Contracts to supply
viLLASSE STRAW and STRAW for ROYAL
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ENGINEER, SERVICE,
aBtLetill quantities as may be required, for Twelve
fortMonhs,
Z!is an December, P‘6l, to 30th November, 1865, the
Athiri—teitricao.imesty'sdForces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and
1g
edm of TenTlarn d Conditions of Contract, may be ob-
VonlaPrgisicsaet_lo'nanastffitcheirs,Office by letter addressed to the
or in'person, between the hours
;erect
4 o,ciodr'''
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htAlde this Office (under closed er,vel,,pe, marked on the
),"tule„, for Straw"), and no Tender will be npi iced
the 'Trade onrender formskobtained from this Office, and de ivered
,
Ippo.nted.

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PLoup
ft . (Ration and Hospital) and MEAT,
ons the Pantities as may be required for Six Month.,
or b et Decvmber, 1864, to the 31st May, 1865, for the
19,t0
ter, si
~, aiesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp and
4be ab e eon-Inland.
are re,.°ve. being three distinct contracts, separate tenders
uie'o!Clreq for each description of Fl Jur, anti for Meat.
is.‘uied os of Tender and C, millions of Contract may be ob-
ordor eno aPPlication at this office, by lett..r addresse to the
tee
at, Itunissariat Of
or in person, between the hours
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ne
ateu 4.llclers mu,t be properly filled
signed, and deli-
lls Office (under closed envelopemarkmarked on the out-
oftlt „In..der for Comm,ssariat Supplies "), and no Tender
"'tee, anc{h,lecd unless nincie on Forms obtained from this
delivered by the hour appointed.

OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
It in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

Vies-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.

- -- -
The numerous and urgent appeals of the si •k poor for ad-
missien compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the
affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged
t) treat as out-patients many (1, stres,ing, cases which. with
more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wars.
The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500
beds.
The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on
voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by
the Treasurer, Edward Mas.ernian, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also
by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; ITerries and
Co. ; Ransom and Co. ' • Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith,
Payne, and Co. ; G:yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay
and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Mame, Deacon, and Co. ;
Overend,
Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ;
Masterman and Co. ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at
the Hospital, from 10 till 5.
STANFORD S. SDIITII Secretary.

(31tIlti()y,STATE. HOUSE, AND GENERAL
,retho,4 , Leas AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring:
or ehold Property, or havinz Business and.
,ItTiti;lo„.be disposei of, should apply to Arr. CHARLES
'oho Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street,
aluat
vinDertsa.ti ons,
Ority ons for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail-
e4c. Rents Collected.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1864.

shore of the boundless ocean. It is the retreat of all who
are given to thought, and who, far from society, have a
heart to calm, a soul to fortify.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The autumnal half-yearly inspection of troops stationed
at Aldershott were begun on Monday, and continued
throughout the week. On the Ist day the regiments in-
spected were the Ist (Royal) Dragoons, the Ist Battalion
14th Regiment, the 31st Regiment, the 75th, and the 85th.
The Royal Dragoons were inspected by Major-Gen. Hodge,
C.B„ commanding the cavalry brigade at Aldershott. The
gallant brigadier was on the ground by o'clock in the
morning, and began by viewing the officers' chargers. He
then visited the adult and infant schools, and subsequently
examined the clothing in the stores, the regimental and
troop books in the orderly room, the troop stables, and the
whole of the men's quarters. All these were is a very satis-
factory condition. In the afternoon the regiment was drawn
up.on parade, and was put through a variety of evolutions
incidental to such an occasion, by Major Jas. Ainslie. The
Major-General expressed himself much pleased with the
soldierly bearing of the men, and the general appearance of
both men and horses. The Ist Battalion 14th Buck-
inghamshire) Regiment was paraded at 10 o'clock, and the
companies were inspected in succession by Major-General
Bates, commanding the 2d Infantry Brigade. In the
afternoon the battalion marched to the Long Valley, where
it was put through some rapid movements by Colonel Budd,
and through the bayonet exercise by Captain Hawley.
The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and the 85th
(Bucks Volunteers), which have but recently arrived at
Aldershott, were inspected by Lientenant-eerteral Sir J.
L. Pennefather, and by Major-General Brook Taylor,
commanding the Ist Brigade. The regiments were in-
spected, and went through a series of field movements in a
very dashing manner. Lieutenant-Colonel R. J. Eager,
commanding the 31st, and Lieutenant-Colonel Gray,
commanding the 85th, were highly complimented by Sir
John Pennefather and the Brigadier. The 75th (Stirling-
shire) Regiment was inspected by Major-General Rus-
sell, and acquitted itself to his entire satisfaction.
It was put through the manual and platoon exercises
by Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, and through the bayonet
exercise by Major Maunsell. Oa We,nesday the regi-
ments inspected were the 14th Hussars, the 2d battalion
60th Rifles, and the 833 Regiment. The Hussars were in-
spected by Major-Gen. Hodge, who pursued the same
minute line of examination as in the case of the Royals on
Monday, and with a like satisfactory result. The regiment
was urder the command of Lieut.-Col. Sir W. Russell, C.B.
The 2d battalion 60th Rifles, under the command of Col.
Palmer, C. 8., eves inspected by Major-Gen. Bates on Wed-
nesday and Thursday , and performed a series of very inte-
resting manoeuvres in a highly creditable manner. The 83d
Regiment. under Lieut.-Col. Hankey, was inspected by
Major-Gen. Russell, and proved itself to be in a high state
of efficiency. It was put through the manual and platoon
exercise in admirable style by Major Venables, through the
bayonet exercise by Major Bates, and through battalion and
other movements by Capts. Wakefield, Huyshe, and Kers-
lake. The 39th Regiment was inspected on Friday by
Major-Gen. Russell. The regiment was under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Col. Munro, C. 8., and it performed a num-
ber of minute and important evolutions in first-rate style
and to the entire satisfaction of the brigadier inspecting.
The inspections will be continued during the present week.
The 23d company of the Royal Engineers is under orders
to proceed from Aldershot on the 17th inst. to Chatham,
and will be replaced by the let company from Devonport.
On Saturday the undermentioned parties left Aldershot
Camp for the School of Musketry at Hythe :—Lieut. and
Adj. Lee and one private, Ist Royal Dragoons—Lieut. and
Adj. Grieve, V.C., and one private, 2d Dragoons—Lieut.
and Adjt. Raper and one private, 39th Regiment—Lieut.
Hosier and one private, 2J Dragoons—Lieut. Bradford and
one private, 39th Regiment.
A fatal accident occurred at Aldershot during the field-
day operations in the presence of the Duke of Cambridge
last week. A man named George Jackson, a private be-
longing to the Royal Dragoons, was thrown from his horse,
and sustained such severe injures that he expired a few
days afterwards, and was buried on Friday with the usual
military honours. The Rev H. lluleat,who during the past
three years has occupied the office of principal chaplain to
the forces at Aldershot, has been transferred to Hounslow,
to succeed the Rev. Mr Hodges, appointed to the principal
chaplaincy at Aldershot.
Major-Gen. Lotd W. Paulet, C. 13., commanding the
south-western military district, on Saturday inspected the
69th Regiment, under the command of Col. E Mackirdy,
on Haslar-common. After the usual manoeuvres of a firing
field-day, which were performed with celerity and precision
his lordship proceeded to the new barracks occupied by the
regiment at Gosport, with the regiment on its return to
quarters from H islar, and inspected the hospital, schools,
the regimental and company books, the men's d;nners, &c.,
with all of which he was well satisfied. At the close he ex-
pressed to Cul. Mackirdy and his ofll.lers th," pleasure he
would have in being enabled to make a highly favourable
report of the condition ef the regiment to the Field Marshal
Commanding in Chief.

The iron-cased screw steamship Prince Consort, 35,Capt.
G. 0. Willis, C. 8., and the iron ship Hector, 24, Capt. G.
W . Preedy, C.B , which arrived in Plymouth Sound from
the eastward on Saturday morning, commenced receiving
coal immediately, and in the afternoon left the Sound by
the eastern ehannel. Towards dusk the Channel squadron
hove in sight to the eastward. Yesterday morning at day-
light they were observed again under canvas only, cruizing.
.Between 9 and 10 o'clock they were seven miles from the
breakwater, in two divisions, close hauled, beating up
Channel. Wind S.E. ; fresh breeze, puffy. Besides the
Prince Consort and Hector, there were the Edgar, 17, Capt.
G. T. P. Hornby, flag of Rear Admiral Dacres, 0.8 —the
iron ship Black Prince, 41, Capt. Lord F. Kerr—the iron
ship Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. A. Cochrane—the iron
ship Defence, 16, Capt. A. Phillimore—apd two others, one
of which is supposed to be the iron cased screw steamship
Research, 4, Capt. A. Wilmshurst.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, Capt. R. V. Hamilton,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, from Halifax, Nova
Scotia, from which port she sailed en the 16th September,
calling in at Sciily for fuel. The Vesuvius has brought
home a number of naval and military supernumeraries and
invalids from her Majesty's ships and troops serving in the
West Indies and British North America. The powder and
shell were taken out of the vessel yesterday at Spithead, and
she afterwards steamed into Portsmouth harbour.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. E. Lacy, has a
number of boilermakersgand other artisans employed upon
her at Portsmouth, making good her defects sufficiently to
enable her to complete another 12 months' service.

Her Majesty's troopship Urgent, Capt. Henderson, from
Quebec and St. John's, Newfoundland, all well, bound to
Portsmouth, put into Falmouth on Saturday afternoon.
There was a strong east wind, and she was short of fuel.
She has:on board the 2d battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards,
under command of Col. Stephenson, 550 officers and men,
with 120 women and children.
Her Majesty's gunboat Blazer, from Galway to Queens-
town, J. F. Prowse, R.N., lieutenant commanding, put in
at Crookhaven, Cork, on Thursday last.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 1,466 tons, 400
horse power, left Chatham-harbour at an early hour on Sa-
turday morning with the intention of making her official trial
of speed at the measured mile, near Maplin Sands, in order
to enable the Admiralty officials to ascertain her steaming
qualities since the numerous alterations and improvements
recently effected on board. For some days previous to the
trial the corvette's decks were crowded with dockyard me-
chanics engaged in getting the vessel out of hand, and a
numerous body of artisans and labourers were working on
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2o ft .T screw—
required hours
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which
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were occupied in clearing the well, lifting t
altering the blades from ah
board up to 11 o'clock the previous night, in order that the
Cadmus might be ready to proceed on her official trial the
following morning. Late on Friday it was discovered by
the officials connected with the engineer department of the
dockyard that the screw—a w
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officials on board to superintend the trial on Saturday were
Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8., commanding the Steam Re-
serve ; Mr Baker, inspector of machinery afloat and chief
engineer afloat ; Mr Hutchins, assist.-master shipwright;
Mr Blakey, Queen's pilot, and several others. The
draught of water on the Cadmus leaving the harbour was
15ft. 6in. forward and 17ft. aft, which scarcely gave suffi-
cient immersion for the screw. The wind at the time was
blowing strong from the eastward, with a force of five.
Soon after the Cadmus had left her moorings at Folly
Point a defect was discovered in the working of her
screw, and it became evident that the propeller blades
were set at too great a pitch. Under
these circum-
stances Captain Hall decided on not placing the
steamer on the measured mile, and a run was only taken to
the Nore and back, the working of the screw being still un-
satisfactory. The official trial of speed was accordingly
deferred, and in the afternoon the Cadmus brought up along-
side the Benbow, 72, where the workmen immediately com-
menced making some further alterations in her screw. In
this they were employed the remainder of the day, the trial
at the measured mile being postponed. Opportunity will
now be taken to give the corvette a better trim, for which
purpose 2ao tons of coal will be placed on board. It is
stated at Chatham that the Cadmus will be commissioned
in few days by Capt. J. F. Roes, the same officer who paid
that vessel off when put out of commission at Chatham.
The first supply of the new description of bolts for secu-
ring the armour-plates to iron-cased ships, the invention of
Major W. Palliser, late of the 18th Hussars, which, on the
recommendation of the Ordnance Select Committee, has
been adopted by the Admiralty, has been completed at
Chatham Dockyard, and in future will be used in scouring
the iron plates to the several targets to be tested at Shoe.

buryness. The principal feature in the invention is the plan
adopted for entirely preventing the nuts of the screws being
broken off by the violence of the blows aimed at the target
and against the head of the bolts—an accident which the
numerous recent trials have proved to be of constant occur-
rence whenever there is what is termed an impulsive strain
upon the bolts. The defect has been especially felt during
late experiments at Shoeburyness, where iron plates at-
tached to the targets by the existing description of screw
bolts, have been exposed to fire of heavy ordnance. The
reason of such accidents is obviously the diminution of the
strength of the bolts caused by the thread of the screws
being cut into their substance. In the armour bolts just
completed at Chatham Dockyard Major Palliser has com-
pletely remedied this fatal defect by so constructing his
bolts that their screw threads at the end are, as it were iII
relief, or, in other words, so much thicker than the bolts
themselves. The stem or shank of ,:he bolt is purposely
made slightly smaller in diameter than the bottom of the
thread of the screw, the effect of which is that the exten-
sion due to the strain will occur throughout the reduced
part of the bolt, and not on the thread of the screw, which
latter, it is suggested, may, if required, be constructed of
steel and welded to the shank. Numerous experiments
have demonstrated that in iron and other metallic bars sub-
jected to sudden tensile strains, the extension occurs wholly
at the weakest points in the bar. In the late official trial
of Major Palliser's invention made at Shoeburyness before
the Ordnance Select Committee, four different methods of
fastening armour-plates were tested—namely, 1, that by
rivets ; 2, by means of Warrior bolts; 3, by improved
Warrior bolts; and, 4, by Major Palliser's method as de-
scribed above. The result of the experiments, as recorded
in the official report of the competitive trial, was an easy
triumph for Major Palliser's method. All the bolts on the
occasion referred to held firm, and none snapped their
screw-heads, notwithstanding the heavy pounding to which
the plates they fastened were subjected, while the other
three plans for bolting on the armour-plates failed sooner
or later. The new bolts just completed at Chatham
Dockyard will bo employed in securing the iron plates
attached to the new target in course of construction at
Shoeburyness, alongside other iron plates attached by dif-
ferent methods.

Lord Bateman and Mr. Gawthorne Hardy,
M.P., at Leominster,

The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Leo-
minster Agricultural Society was held at Leominster
on Friday. The show of stock was small, attributed
to the scarcity of sheep, but, except of horses, were
of a very inferior quality. In the evening there
was the usual dinner, at which the president, Mr.
Chadwick, took the chair, and there was also pre-
sent Lord Bateman, the Hon. Cecil Hinbury L2n-
nox, M.P., Mr. Gawthorne Hardy, M.P., and Mr.
King King, M.P.
After the usual toasts,

Lord BATEMAN being called upon to respond to
that of " The Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire,"
said the office of their representatives in the House
of Commons at these agricultural meetings was to
give an account of their stewardship for the past
year, which, no doubt, these present would do.
For his part he would say that he thought they
had reason to congratulate themselves that
the sagacity of a Prime Minister, 80 years
old, had certainly saved them from a great
curse—namely, a war with foreign countries,
(Cheers.) He 'said that not from any personal regard
for Lord Palmerston, for he and those around him
had joined in a vote of censure on the Government
in reference to the treatment of Denmark and the
way in which the negotiations in reference to that
country had been conducted ; but it was impossible
for any one to look at the state of Europe, to look
at the arrogance of some foreign countries, and to
the attitude maintained by France, by Austria, and
by Italy, without congratulating themselves on the
fact that they had not been invol-ed in war, In
offering this as a matter of congratulation, he did
not mean to say that the country approved of the
spoliation of Denmark. They remembered the re-
ception that had been given to the Princess of
Watts when she cam: to this country, and there
could be no doubt that the woe, the misery, and the
disaster which befel her fatherland came home to
the hearts of all in this country. (11,ar.)
The health of " The County Members" having
been given from tho chair,

Mr KING KING said he should take advantage of
the rule of the society which excluded party politie,
but be might say that in the absence of party politicp,
with peace abroad and prespetity at home, they
were happily left to work out these problems ol
social and moral improvement which they all more
or less had at heart.

In reply to the toast of "The Borough Members,"

Mr GAWTHORNE HARDY said the time was not
far distant whew members of Parliament would be
called upon to give on the hustings that account of
their stewardship to which Lord Bateman had al-
luded, and when that time came he should be ready
to make hfs report. In the leading journal, the
other day, they were told that no members of Par-
liament had a right to appear before their constitue
ents without giving them full instructions on the
things of the day; but, nevertheless, they found
the pages of that same paper filled with reviews
of books, with letters on the rearing of
bees, and on sewing machines. (Loud laughter.)
With regard to agricultural prospects, they were
now subjected to unrestricted competition, and it
behoved them by means of improved agriculture to
get out of the land more than they had hitherto
done. Agriculture had made great strides in the
last few years, looking to the implements, the build-
ings, and the skill which farmers exercised in what
he might call the manipulation of manners. He re-
commended farmers to carefully study the blue book
recently issued by Parliament on the subject of the
sewage of towns. Passing to another subject, he
observed that Parliament had taken in hand the sub.
ject of the education of the poor, and also of the
rich, and it was now proposed to have an inquiry as
to the education of the middle classes. When so
much was being done for the poor, it behoved them
to see that their workmen were not better educated
than their own sons. (Hear, hear.) It had been
said that their workpeople received an education
calculated to unfit them for their position. If that
were so, it was the fault of the mode Of education,
and not of the education itself. It was for the land-
lords to provide proper cottage accommodation for
the labourers on their estates. If the landlord did his
duty in this respect, he effected as much good for the
farmer and tenant as if he provided good stabling
for their horses and good pigstyes for their pigs.
Far be it from him to speak of the poor as on a par
with the beasts of the field, but he must say
that in some places he had seen the poor living in
habitations less suited for them than those provided
for the lower animals. In conclusion, the hon. mem-
ber spoke of Post-office savings banks and the Go-
vernment Annuities Bill as offering great advane
tages to the working population of this country.
The Hon. CECIL HANBURY LENNOX also re-
sponded to the toast. The lames had been pleased
to give to the speeches at the agricultural meetings
the title of " extra- Parliamentary utter-
ances." He (the speaker) looked upon it that
the orators at these meetings, from the Premier
himself downwards, were in the habit of thrashing
out the straw which had already been well bela-
boured, until the residue was the very dustiest
chcff. (Laughter.) They had already bad two ope-
rations of this kind performed by their members
that evening, and it only remained for him to sweep
the floor and see if there were any corn at all left
for him. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the late
session of Parliament, they might be thankful for
three mercies in reference to it—peace, Palmerston,

and prosperity. He would not touch on the aff tire
connected with Bre zil, with Denmark, with Abh•
antee, or with America, but he would merely, in re-
ference to the national humiliation that had been

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c!udiog Mr Base's bitter crusade against barrel
organs, and said he anticipated his next meeting
with his hearers would be at the hustings.
Other toasts of a local character followed.

submitted to, observe that they had certainly got
out of the mess, but it had been said abroad, with
regard to the manner in which they had escaped,
that the England of to-day was not the England of
former days. There could be no doubt that the
spirit which had characterised our negotiations
with foreign countries of late had caused a blush on
many an English countenance. The speaker then
referred to one or two measures of last session, in-