The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

Deaths.

CUYEER.—On the 18th inst., at Saville-place, Clifto!lt
Florence, daughter of the late Sir Charles Cuyler, Ballo
and the Dowager Lady Cuyler.
CoLvlN.—On the 19th inst., Beale Blackwell Colvin, Es4•'
of Pishobury, aged 55.
EVEREST.—On the 20th inst., at West hill, Wandswortb,
John Everest, Esq., aged 83.
FRASER.—On the 19th inst., suddenly, at 4, St. Alban'
place, St. James's, Captain Donald Maclean Fraser, MP'
Regt., aged 35.
11.4.nsTort.—On the 20th inst., at the residence of his son,
the Vicarage House, Sherborne, Saml, Richard Harem),
Esq., aged 80.

London :Zed and Prbfithed by WILLIAM ANDUL Sr
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TUE SUN Office No. /
Strand, In the Precinct of the Savoy, in the CcuutY °
Jl4dilepex.-rWiturgiay, September 2?,.180*,

lryAR DOCTOR, what do ynn advise ? I
advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to
EVANS', Covent-zarde hear some eharminfr singing, order
one of their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that
Is the best advice I can give you.

jINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC
BRANDY.
This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest
FRENCH BRANDY,
It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Sd.,
in at the Retail Houses in London ; bya
he Agents in the principal towns England; or wholesale
t

N?. 22,542.

8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label and Cork branded
"Iffnahan's LL Whisky." ,

MRS. lIOWITT'S NEW NOVEL.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
THE COST OF CAERGWY N.
By MARY llowirr.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE,
THE BONUS YEAR.
periodicall
THREE -FIFTHS of the Profits of the Company are
y distributed as a onus to insuring who
have thus from time to time r Beceived frpomarties the Society, sums
amounting in the aggregate to nearly £140,000.
A FURTHER BONUS of £52,027 has now been declared,
and will be paid on the renewal of existing insurances at
Ilichaelmas 1861, and the three following Quarters.
EXAMPLES OP PREMIUMS REDUCED BY THIS BONUS.

Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
ONAND H E I R.
Ly "It is areal satisiaction now-a-days to meet with a novel
in which incident is used as a vehi le of emotion, not as an
expedient to conceal or exeu-e a total absence of character.
The author of Son and Hei,' may fairly coagratulate ner-
self on having achieved a le inmate success. —Saturday
Review.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great MarlbDrough-street.

Reduced Pre-
No of Policy. Sum Insured Annual Premium mium for 18€4.
----------- ----
i 441,411 £.2,510 £222 4 4 Ll• 019 2
450,156 12,(03 63 0 0 35 0 0
484,175 6,800 35 14 0 19 16 8
605,975 5,000 710 0 4 6 4

This day is published, and may be hal at all the Libraries,
in 3 vols„ post Bvo., price £1 lls. 61.,
LORD OAKBURN'S DAUGHTERS.
By the Author of "East Lynne," " Verner's Pride," &c.
London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C.

The It A.TES of PRF,MII7M are in no case HIGHER than
those charged by the other principal offices ,giving no Bonus
to their Insurers.
No charge is made for the Policy or Stamp when the In-
surance .xceeds £3OO, or for Insurances tran (erred from
other Offices.
The Business of the Company exceeds Seventy Millions,
owincr to the liberality with which its engagements have
Reen Performed, is rapidly increasing. The duty paid to
Government for the year 1863 was £84,152 11s. 9d.; the
amount insured on Farming Stock was £10,203,27 e.
The Norwich Union Fire Office is the LARGEST OFFICE
rnaldng a return to its Insurers.
Stre
For prospectuses apply to the Society's Offices, 29, Fleet-
et, E.C. ; arid Surrey-street, Norwich.

CHEAP EDITION, price 25., This Day,
REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS
CURACIES. By the Author of "Bella Donna."
John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street.

Just published, in crown octavo, price 10s. ed.,
CORNELIUS O'DOWD UPON MEN AND
WOMEN,
AND OTHER THINGS IN GENERAL.
Originally published in "Blackwood's Magazine."
"In truth one of the most delightful volumes of personal
reminiscence it has ever been our fortune to peruse."—£he
" One of the pleasantest emnpanions we know. It would
be difficult to fin' his fellow among the writers of the day,
for the combination of richness of humour, variety of infor-
mation, and experieno. of life."—Reader.
"The gossip of a thorough man of the world, who his kept
'his eyes open through life, and who, to use an expressive
vulgarism, has learnt a thing or two." Standard.
" Humour and common sense are blended in every page,
and the best advice a critic can give is condensed in three
words—read the book."—The Press.
" Observations and reflections, rich to overflowin,with the
cream of Continental life. A racier or more readable book we
have not met with for many a day."—Edinburgh Courant.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

A. RMY CONTRACTS.
TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12
o clock noon, on the 29th of September, from persons who
may be willing- to enter into Contracts to supply
FORAGE AND PAILLASSE STRAW,
in such quantities as may be required, for the use of her
Illajesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places,
from Ist November, 1t64, to 31st October, 1865 :
LONDON DISTRICT.
FORAGE,
1. Hyde Park, Kensington, Regent's Park, and Horse
Guards.
2. Hounslow, and Kneller Hall.
3. Hampton Court.
1. Windsor.
5. Brighton.
6. Sandhurst
7. Enfield.

PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE,
No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street.
AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS
of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila-
tion by Mr. GEO. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu-
lation at the prorogation of Parliament. This work will
show members and tkair constituents how each member
voted, whether for or against public and private measures
during the session; total number of times, with majorities
for and against, &o.
Subscription, One Guinea.
Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia-
ment in extenso upon application to the above office.

PAILLASSE STRAW.
1. Brompton Huse, Knightsbridge and Kag3zine Barracks,
Hyde Park ; and Kensington.
t Regent's Park, and St. John's Wood Barracks.
3. New Barracks, Chelsea.
4. Wellington, and St. George's Barracks.
6. The Tower.
6. Hounslow, and Eneller Hall.
7. Ham Dtoft Court
8. Windsor.
9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
10. Guernse
11. Jersey. 7.
12. Alderney.
Separate Tenders must be made for Forage and Paillasse
Straw for each of tie above-mentioned Stations or Barracks
as separately grouped and numbered.
'crms of Tender, and Conditions of Contract, may be ob.
111 fled on application at this Office, by letter addressed to the benior Commissriat Officer, or in person, between the hours
of 10 and 4 o'clock.
Tenders on the printed 'forms mnst be properly filled up
and signed, and no Tender will be not iced unle.s delivered at
9"et under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked
if 14he outside, "Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), before
o'clock noon on the 29th September.
New Commissary-General's Office.
0, New-street, Spring,-gardens, London, S.W.,
sth September, 18C4.

JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.-HER MAJESTY'S
THEATRE.
Positively for One Month Only.
EVERY EVENING at 8.
Mdlle. Liebhardt—The Full Choir—Mdlle. Mariot De
Beauvoisin -M. Lotto—Full Band of 100 Performers.
Conductor, M. JULLIEN.
M. JULLIEN begs to announce that he has received the
following telegram from Copenhagen :—" The GUARDS'
BAND and VOCALISTS left this afternoon by the Chanti-
cleer." Immediately on their arrival they will have the
honour of appearing at M. Jullien's Concerts.

Tr HE WIZARD OF THE NORTH.-
11 EVENING at 8 o'clock--Eighteenth Appearance
f Miss Anderson, the Second-Sighted Sybil. Secure your
stalls and tickets at Mr Austin's Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly.
Open eaily from Ten till Five.
" THE WORLD OF MAGIC."

VINTAGE WINE COMPANY,
Importers of Spanish and other Wines,
14, Bnomsbury-sti eet, London,
The Vln tPo ur Doors South f New Oxford-street.
age Comida Sherry, oGolden
The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale
Vinta,Te Port, No. 1 2os. ~ ,lle Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s. ~
The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old
,i_ile pi age
Claret 3ss. „
13s. ~
T .y.!ntage Beaujolais, recommended
'e vultage Champagne, quarts
The vi„''.,.. pints lss. „
I'l e •—“ge nocE sparkling, vei y choice 36s. „
7,11 pnte Burgundy, sparkling superb 4os.
TO u 1 tage East India Sherry 548. „
- Vintage A montillado,thechoicest imported 565. „
Fine ~Id Cognac. Liquers, Spirits, <o.
TilE VINTA.GE ALMANACK, with price list and
mil
and clerical opinions of the press, testimonials, sent post frea. See 30'
14_, Bloom
•bury-street,

THE WORLD OF MAGIC.-DAY
PERFORMANCE.—The Great Wizard of the North
will give his THIRD MATINEE JUVENILE ENTER-
TAINMENT on SATURDAY MORNING next, and will re-
peat his Seance Magique E VERY EVENING, in the Great
St. James's Ha 1, at ei2lit o'clock. The Lest stalls for these
attractive representations may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

MR. GERMAN REED'S New OPERA di
CAMERA ENTERTAINMENT.—TO-NIGHT, at
Eight o'clock, THE SLEEPING QUEEN, by M. W. Balfc,
Esq., the libretto by H. Farnie, Esq., and sustained by Miss
D'Este Finlay on, Mr. Whiffin, Mr. Wilkinson, and Miss
Poole. To be followed by TOO MANY COOKS, adapted
from M. Offenbach by Mr. German Reed, the libretto by C.
Furtado, Esq., and in which Mi•s D'Este Finlayson, Mr.
Whiffin, and Mr. J. A. Shaw will appear. ROYAL GAL-
LERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Every
evening rexcept Sat rday), at 8. Saturday morning, at 3.
Unreserved seats, ls., 25,; stalls, 35.; stall chairs, 55., can now
be secured at the Gallery without fee.

N. W. HODGES, Secretary.

tpINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA
Gas been, dnrirg thirty years, emphatically sanctioned
he Medical Professi,n, and universally accepted by the
?!._,blic, as the B,st Remedy for Acidity of the Stomitcb,
Jleartburn. Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild
Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp ci illy for Ladies
andit Children, Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup
forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its
*ek Per ient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons,
above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim-
tie and e egant remedy has been found highly beneficial.
tanufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and
ut' tY) by DINNEPORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street,
the ionon • and sold b 'l respectable Chemists throughout
mpire. y

The Oxford and Canterbury Ilan Company (limited;._

T"X F 0
6, OXFORD STREET, W.

R D,

rpo PERSONS SEEKING LANDED
EE•iATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES,
FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPERTIES GENERALLY—
To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's
"FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing avaried selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, witki its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Recz,ister
affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
where the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon-
veniences.
THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
add then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

During this week will be performed, Selections from the
following- Operas, viz., THE 'FROVATORE, NABUCO,
UN BALLO IN MASoIIERA, LA F 4 )RZA. DEL
DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLE lIEN OF
VERONA, by Sir 11. I ishop. Principal Artistes : —Misses
Russell, Tyrr,ll, Walmsley, Fitz-llenry, and Barrie ; Messrs.
Marini, Hush, Green, M ircello, and Albert.
Comedy by UNSWOItTH, EUGENE, W. Randall, C.
Burton, and Mdlle. Cava ho, the celebrated Comedienne
and Mimic.

E T ESKELL'S PATENT.—The
xßir_..exclusive right to this Patent was F ecure to Mr.
jemtT, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by liar Ma-
hi. 3' s Royal Seal (July 17, 1800), and can only be procured at
riviyeaidence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor-
to • I°ll can be obtained. Under this Patent, A rtificial Teeth,
__.last a lifetime, are made and fitted in a few hours without
ttuii,n or extractions. They' support loose teeth, and protect
detectable,B; their'resemblance to nature is perfect and un-
articui., and they are guaranteed for masticati-n and
Co "'on. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps.
nsultations free.

Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private
bz,xes, 10s. ed.

1 URNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and
FLOORCLOTFI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First• class
goods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stook to select
from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
. are publishing' an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo
adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and
iseasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent palls and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
Vale :
A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 t 0
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 18 6
A Twelve-roomed ditto

Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture,
carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great
Britt:L.
COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptf ord-
bridge, London, S.E.

The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
CANTERBURY HALL.
Westminster-road, London.

GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
PRINCE BLOSSOM;

OPINIONS OP TILE PRESS.
arts ~skell dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing
finial teeth, and so constructi them that they last their
:I".„`liPose a lifetime. . • . The rocess has been patented
C,
isZomises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August
ta"tt• surpesing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth
Pe rtece tuni by a patenled principle, which secures the most
alMi aid, Combined wl.h the greatest ease and agreeable
ran ce."—Morning Advertiser. August 9, 1810.
Decayed teeth stopped, &a. Terms strictly moderate.
8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street.

pRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, 1862.
RAZICIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, dr.O., 44,
To the Queen and the Prince of Wales.

(Established 17.?0.)
teat'
nrors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862,
es to ihe excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
Manufacture.
„.it-c extinguished_ Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Franols
and Co., on the subject of
AX- CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
" says :
whichav found them fully equal to the recommendation
You gave them and
for the
in my turn. I corn-
luend them to the clergy, for the use of the altar."
Finest n
0d• -inaatY, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb.
r LarY cif' lit s od. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
Best quality . Is. sd. per lb.
Second watt • • • • • • • ls. 3d. per lb.
ua ty
Third q "
ls. id. per lb.
Carri •• •• ••
age paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
:8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
The 1 Kensington (Established 1730).
largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar

OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE
FOREST OF SHADOWS !
Prince Blossom, Miss Zownley.

Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE
TERCEN PENA RY ; or, a NIUIIT WIT II SIIAKSPERE.
Operatic Selections, Glees, Arc., by the whole of the talented
Artistes. Comedy by Mr. W. Randall ; Mrs. W. Randall ;
and those marvellous Gymnasts, Mes rs. TALLIOTT and
BURNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid).

MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL
GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar,
Baker-strwet
NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of
DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAI, the Poisoner, taken
from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris,
from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy.
Admittalioe, i e. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors,
6d. extra.
Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night

7/

Lancashire in the order named. The lot ran in close order
for a mile and a quarter, when East Lancashire went to the
front, was never afterwards approached, and won by 20
lengths ; Real Jam was fourth, and Bombay last,
The Military Stakes of 3 soya each, with 15 added, list 7lb
each, gentlemen riders, winners and professionals extra,

One mile and a half. 4 subs.
Lieut. De Burgh's The Rogue (Captain Alfrey) 1
Mr R. Harrison's Staring Tom, 5 yrs (Mr Ward) 2
Mr Churchman's Sharpshooter, 6 yrs (Mr Bevill) 3
Mr Collins's Vengeance (h b) aged .... (Mr Pollard) 4
Betting—Even on Sharpshooter, who made play for half
a mile, when The Rogue went ahead, but ran ont, and lost
at least 150 yards, but beil,g persevered with he caught his
horses at the top of the hill, and, sailing away home, won
by three lengths; two lengths separated the second and
third.

BED .ROOM CANDLES.
IPRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop
grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles
sold in boxes Is. and 3s. each, are recommende i as the best
carriers.
" EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES,"
sold in boxes 2s. each, Thicker candles intended for those
Who will not burn thin.
" SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS,"
in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use
Where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve-
ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less.
Special candle •ticks to fit thin candles, is. and 2s. Bd. each ;
reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each.
TOILET SOAPS.,
Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent.
Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine.
Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter.
GLYCERINE. SIT ERWOODOLR
"Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes
had from any Chemist, in grease and other stsins.
cansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot-
" Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and is. each.
upwards. Impure Glycerine
has been sold 05n the state-
ment that it is "equal to
Prices."
Retail throng any Grocer.
Wholesale by Prior s Patent Candle CompanyaLimited),
London.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill•atreet,
Piccadilly.
Sole Proprietor, R. R. BIGNELL.
During the week, and till further notice, in addition to the
Dance Music, Selections from Verdi's popular Operas, Il
Trovatore, Traviata, Rigoletto, ; Meyerbeer's Etoile du
Nord, Huguenoti, &c. ; Melodies of the Forest, Valse, Guy
Manner' g, Polka, &c.
Conductor—L. CURTI.
Doors open at half-past B.—Admission, One Shilling.
Manager—M. GRENET.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY HANDICAP•
25 to 1 agst (lemma (taken)
25 to 1 eget Biondella (taken)
25 to 1 agst Vivid (taken)
25 to 1 apt Umpire (taken)
25 to 1 agst Peignoir (taken)
25 to 1 eget Pupil (W M)"

CESAREWITCM-
-15 to 1 apt Suspicion (taken)
20 to 1 aget Gratitude (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Calista colt (taken)
100 to 3 agat Thalestris (taken)
40 to 1 agat Battaglia (taken)
100 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken)
100 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken)

S AUC E.—LEA and PERRINS'
WORCESTER SAUCE.
This delicioul condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs
THE ONLY GOOD S A UCE,"

CAMBRIDGESUIRE.
25 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken)
100 to 3 agst Brick (taken)

Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS.
The public are respectfully cautioned against worthless
imitations, and should see that Lea and Perrins' names are
on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper.
ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SAUCE.
Sold wholesale and for export by the Proprietors, Wor-
cester; Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and
Sons, London, ao. &o.; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni-
versally.

BUSINESSES.-Mr. ANDREW HIND'S
SEPTEMBE a LIST,
Containing 500 Businesses, Premiscs, Partnerships, &c.,
Gratis.
Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free.
OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S.

lOROSCOPE and TELESCOPE combined,
lust introduced, both of wonderful power, in Case, 255.
iK.I4.T TELESCOPES, define 5 wiles, 10s. 6d ; 0 Miles,
„_
Ditto. and for Astronomy, 40s. MICROSCOPES in
~,410inets, 3 Powers, 105. 6d., magnifies 15,000 times; Ditto,
ngnitVng 3C,00^, 215., with Animalculm Cage, LifeB4B Box, &o.
Compound Achromatic Ditto, power 65,000, .
at as-T most powerful Race Glasses, made with sling cases,
"S.
MAGIC LANTERNS and DISSOLVING
Calker VlEWS.—Magic Lanterns and 38 Pictures, Is. 6d. ;
l.ker Size, 10s. 6d. Dissolving Apparatus complete, 70s.
abler Baker- ptive Catalogues for two stamps. Post Orders pay-
pper street.
BERNA.RD DAVIS, 410, EUSTON-ROAD, LONDON.
Optician to the Institutions.

oiia
-- ROT AC LE S.—Lenses ground on a new
pow principle, requiring less than half the usual maenifying
tre er,
oald an d with
ge which the smallest print may be read to ex-
me

FAMILY RESIDENCE and LAND.—Mr.
ANDREW HIND has town ET a comfortable HOUSE
in Essex, fourteen miles from, and two from a station,
delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding exten-
sive views. Contains lofty drawing-room, dining and morn-
ing rooms, four best and five o her bed rooms, kitchens and
cellars, grounds comprise plaa.ure and kitchen gardens,
shrubbery, paddock, and' meadow, together about seven acres,
with lodge entrance, stabl nit, coach-house, greenhouse, orna-
mental water, and bridge. pent, on three years' agreement,
£120; fixtures, £5O ; or the lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price
with fixtures, £2OO. Cards to view may be had at the Auc-
tVn and Estate Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane,
St. Paul's, where a photograph of the house may be seen.

SPORTINGIBODKS, GUIDES. CIRCULARS, dro.
0 R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-
xj• terrace, Hyde-park, has on hand, or gets to order, all
Sporting an i General Books, Newspapers, Periodicals, &o.
He also buys Sporting or other books in large or small
quantities.
Just ready, is. post free, WEATHERBY'S SEPTEMBER
PART of the RACING CALENDAR, containing the result
of a,ll the Ract's from January i to end of August. M'CALL'S Also,
WRIGHT'S RECORD, is.; CH.RONICLEIOd.;
and RUFF'S GUIDE, is. 6d. ,

Agent for M Call and WrUht's Handicap Books, ld. each •
also for Shelton, Judex, Lang, and Locket's Circulars, Is.
each post free.
Dotting Books from is. each.
Sporting Papers, the Times, The Sun, and every other
paper posted to any part.
Special and only West-end Agent for the Late Edition of
'THE SUN" Newspaper. The Trade supplied.
COMMISSIONS EXECUTE").

(From the "Medical Circular," Nov. 16, 1859.)
th' we have seen Mr. Davis's improved spectacles and by
Or aid the most defective vision may be improved.,"
158Sa.,eel Frames and Pebbles,and 7s. 6d. Glasf!es,
aieu., 4s. 6d., 3s. 6d. Country residents suited by stating

Mr. Disraeli on Agricultural Topics.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
wa_ _ln the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
, -terminus, King's-cross.
milbe numerous and urgent appeals of' the sick poor for ads
c,„"1011 compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the
, rent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged
reat as out-patients many distressing cases which, with
Th°tre
adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards.
be des!) realises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500
pale Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on
thG Titary contributions and legacies, which are received by
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"urer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also
(4.7 Messrs. Coatts and Co ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and
p°' ; Ransom and Co. • Prscott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith,
„ape, and Co. ; G:yn and Coe; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay
Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W dlianas, Deacon. and Co.;
erend Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ;
Zasterman and Co.- 1. Barred and Co., Liverpool ; and at
e Hospital, from io till 5. •
STANFORD S. SIKITII se9retary.

C. IL GLENIE'S extensive and long connection with the
leading Bookmakers throughout the country enables him to
execute Commissions to any amount at the most favourable
prices.

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20 Brick.
25 Gratitude.
33 Tattoo.
33 Stockinger.
40 Gernma.
40 Trap.

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33 Mail Train,
33 Ba!win.
40 Lady Frances filly.
40 Thalestris.
50 Catch'em Alive.
50 Welcome.
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BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY.
For the Great Eastern Handicap several horses were in-
troduced at the prices quoted, but only to small sums. For
the Cesarewitcb, Suspicion and Gratitude were in most re-
quest, the latter having been backed to win a large sum at
20 to 1. 25 to 1 was offered on the field fer the Cam-
bridgeshire, and taken a few times about Baldwin. Closing
prices :

AYLESBURY, Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Royal and Central Bucka
Agricultural Association took place this day. The show
generally gave great satisfaction, and the attendance of
visitors was numerous.

which we are particularly connected—l mean the agricul-
tural interest, on all its various classes of proprietors and
cultivators of the soil, and of, the labouring classes
connected with it. Gentlemen. I am not disposed to think,
although we hear of the great fortunes which are made by
some, and the great prospects of prosperity which are open
to others, that on the whole we have no great cause of com-
plaint. It is very true that a proprietor of the land does not
get 20 per cent. for his money. (Laughter, and hear, hear.)
In that remark I am sure every one present will agree. (A
Voice—We should bo sati fled with five.) I don't know
that any one has ever indulged the dream of getting 190,
which I observed the other day was aenounced co have
been distributed as a dividend by a society of apparently
great eminence and promise. (Laughter.) It was said in
days of old that if a man invested his property in land he
ought to be sat'sfied with obtaining as good an interest as
if he invested it in Consols, I doubt very much whether
any landed proprietor can accomplish that. Doubtless, if a
man buys a single farm he may by geed fortune obtain a
good return. But a man who has a large estate does not
obtain a large return, and he does not seek to obtain it, be-
cause he is remunerated in a different manner and by dif-
ferent means. He is the possessor of property which by the
constitution of this country is invested with the perform-
ance of public duties, and does not look for those returns
which other sources of investment provide. But although
a landed proprietor may not obtain the greater return which
proprietors of other capital obtain, he must remember this,
that he possesses a property which has this peculiarity—
that it is always increasing in value, and that its increase
of value does not really depend upon the rate of interest it
produces. This is a.very remarkable, but undeniable sir •
cumstance. (Hear, hear.) In a country of advancing
prosperity, increasing population, and increasing wealth the
landowner possesses a property of which there is only a
limited portion, and however slight may be the return
which he obtains for the investment, still, from the popu-
larity of the property, from the manner in which our social
system has invested it with the performance of public du-
ties, and the consequent respect and honour, it is a pro-
perty always increasing in value ; and if that be so,
the owner of such property has no right to complain. Let
us look for a moment to the condition of the occupancy of
soil. It is said that the farmers are never content. Well, I
have lived a good deal among farmers. They are my best
friends. They are very content with me, and I cannot agree
to that position. But it is said that the farmer pursues a
calling subject to great vicissitudes. Now, the vicissitudes
of nature must be viewed on a very great scale. You must
not decide by the experience of one or two years, and it has
always been my opinion that there is a profundity in the
dispensations of Providence which we cannot always solve,
and I do not believe that those vicissitudes of which we
sometimes complain may not produce effects of a very bene-
cial character, But this I would impress upon the farmer,
that although he in his calling is subject to the vicissitudes
of climate, he is not subject to vicissitudes of another cha-
racter—namely, that of fashion. The farmer follows a call-
ing which never becomes obsolete. He may cultivate the
soil which his father cultivated before him, and if ho likes
he knows his son may follow him in the same calling. (A
Voice—Not always.) Whereas it is a fact that of all
"flashy businesses" we hear of, wholesale or retail, who
advertise their goods and their pursuits, and who are said
to be realising large profits and great fortunes, none of
these businesses are of a permanent character. You would
be quite surprised if you had had, as I have had, the duty
to ir quire into the average duration of many of these pros-
perous businesses, which while they flourish fill the ear of
the public—you will be surprised to learn how slight is
their duration, Twelevo or 13 years is the average duration
of those businesses, which, when I hear of the rapid for-
tunes they are making, I naturally connect it with some
period which applies to our own calling, which has existed
for generations. The farmer must remember that it is his
peculiar privilege to follow a calling that never goes out of
fashion, and that if in businesses that are followed by more
rapid results where a man turns his capital five or six times
a year, the farmer only turns his once. The farmer may, in
one respect, be compared to public singers. We hear of public
singers being paid large sums every night, but they sing for
only a short time, and the farmer should recollect that he is
pursuing a calling which, as I have before said, never goes
out of fashion, and that is an element of great happiness to
a man, and gives him great confidence. The farmer must
not only remember that, but he must remember this also,
that the objects which he produces have increased in variety
and in number, and ho therefore has new sources of profit,
and will have, no doubt, still further sources of profit.
There is another paint on which, from what I have seen to-
day. I cannot help bushing, and that is a production which
of late has very much interested farmers, and that is wool.
That now is one of the meat important features in our agri-

The dinner at the George Hotel was presided over by Mr
Acton Tindall, and among the guests were the Right Hon.
B. Disraeli, M.P., Mr T. T. Bernard, M.P., Mr S. G.
Smith, M.P., Sir A. Rothschild, Mr N. M. de Rothschild,
Mr J. Hall, the Rev. Dr Booth, the Rev. Mr Fremantle,
Mr G. Stone, Mr Dauncy, Mr Tredwell, and numerous
other gentlemen connected with the district.

The health of "The Queen, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family" having been
given, and drunk with the usual honours,
The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Army, Navy, and Volun-
teers," expressing his satisfaction that all political parties
were desirous, if possible, of preserving peace. (Cheers.)
Lieutenant FREMANTLE, on behalf of the Volunteers,
briefly acknowledged the compliment.
" The Health of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocess"
was responded to by the Rev. Dr BOOTH.
Mr DA.IINCY proposed "The County and Borough Mem-
bers," with three times three and one cheer more,
Mr DISRAELI, on rising to respond to the toast, said,
—Mr Chairman and Gentlemen,—l wish very much that

my colleagues were present to express on their part,
better than I can, their sense of the very kind manner in
which you have received the propositions of their healths,
I am sure I only speak their feelings when I say that the
position which we occupy, through►your confidence, is one
which may well satisfy the highest ambition of any Eng-
lish gentleman, and to bo received with those expressions
of good feeling by those among whom we live, and
who must be tolerably well acquainted with our cha-
racter and conduct, is a reward which I and they fully
appreciate. (Cheers.) I always took a great interest in
these annual meetings of the Royal Buckingham Agricul-
tural Association,
,I—was Vsent at its first dinner—l will
not say that I hop "be at its last—(a laugh) ; bat cer-
tainly as long a• attend I shall be happy to do so. It
is a very ion? t•= since we first met together—more than

30 years—and at that time, and for some time afterwards,
here was a very sharp criticism respecting these associa-
ti, ns. For myself, I never doubted that the principle upon
which they were founded was a sound principle, and, throw-
ing aside all other considerations, if their only effect were
to bring together the various classes of agriculturists, that
alone would be a very great benefit. But, gentlemen, since
these agricultural associations were first instituted, which
are now sire% ad over the whole country, the very critics we
met have followed our example; but with respect to their
exhibition of manufacturing 6kill and manufacturing inge-
nuity, I shall never offer the criticiemr which they have

cultural life, and is a Bourse of very great profit to those
who cultivate the soil. I cannot help being surprised that
in this county, eepecially in South Bucks, with which lam
more intimately acquainted, our fl amasters continue only
to breed flocks which produce short wool. The great prz
are given for long wool, and I cannot understand why we
continue to produce merely short wool in the county of
Buckingham.' I should suppose it would have been easy to
cross with some of the Glocestershire and Leicestershire
breed, and to produce a very choice long weol, with some of
the advantageous characteristics of all this short wool, and
when I look to the relative prices of long and short wool, I
am surprised that we still go on adhering to the system of
merely breeding downs and producing short wool. I men-
tioned this fact to a friend of mine, a neighbour, who has a
considerable flock. He perfectly agreed with me, and thought
we ought to cress the Downs with the Cotswold. But he
said "the great price of wool has been occasioned entirely
by the American war, and I have just read in the newspapers
that there is going to be peace." He asked my advice on the
subject. Now. I don't like giving advice, because his an un-
necessary responsibility under any circumstances—(laugh-
ter), but I could not help saying that I did not entirely agree
with him that the high price of wool was mainly occasioned
by the civil war in America. The tendency of late has
been that all articles of raw material, particularly wool,
have been rising in price, and when I look at the fact that
mixed fabrics, that make the industry of Yorkshire, are be_
coming more popular in the market, it is clear that wool is
an article of raw produce for which there is a greater de-
mand, and if there had been no civil war you would have
had a high price for wool, and it would have been the best
wool. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the civil war in
America I would rather not say much. But when it broke
out I was dining at a table of a similar character—l think
in Buckingham. Great anxiety was manifested to know
what would happen in America, and I took the opportunity
of saying—being obliged to give my opinion, that•that war
would be a very long war. The general idea was that it
would he a very short war, and the American Minister of
State announced it a war of 90 days. I ventured to say that
it would be a long war, because the causes of that war had
been for a long time in preparation. I therefore did not
believe that it would be a short war, and the causes of that
war are causes that do not lead to short wars. The eman-
cipation of race, the creation or the defence of national in-
dependence, or the maintenance of a great empire—when
causes of this kind lead people to enter into war they must
not be confounded with those comparatively small causes
which have brought about the generality of European wars
in modern times. (Hear, hear.) When nations go to war to
what they call rectify a frontier, or employ a army, these
are causes necessarily of a brief duratioa,because their fron-
tier is rectified or not, and the army which wants to be em-
ployed has either a sufficient number shot or promoted,and
peace naturally takesplace. But the issues in the American
war are vast and profound, and it is not to be supposed
when men enter into struggles of that kind, 'hey will
throw them aside like children tired of anew toy. I, therefore,
have great hesitation in believing—l cannot bring myself
to believe that we are so near peace in America as is sup-
posed. The fact is that there are occasions when the des-
tinies of nations demand wars, when war is the only solu-
tion of difficulties which perplex the ordinary means of
human wit, and the struggle in America is a war of this
kind. I do not look upon the peace demonstrations that
we have read in the newspapers, although some have accepted
them as proofs that we are nearer a settlement, as anything
than mere electioneering devices, and therefore, to bring the
point to a practical issue, the result of my speculation is that
I shall eross my Downs with Cotswolds, and I do think that
it is a deficiency on the part of the farmers of Bucks—
although I trust that I shall not be offending some of my
constituents••—in adhering so closely to the old system of
merely breeding Downs. There is another class of agricul-
ture on which I should like to say a few words, and I will
tell you my views on the subject, and that is with respect
to the condition of the labourer. I think the condition of
the agricultural labourer is one which requires and deserves
great public consideration. I am not entering at all into the
question of the remuneration which he receives. The wages
of the agricultural labourer, like every other class of la-
bourers, are totally independent of legislation. The more we
interfere on such subjects, the more injury we should do
them. But it is a subject of congratulation to us that there
is in the county of Buckingham and has been for many
years past a tendency to an increase of the wages of the agri-
cultural labourer. (Hear.) I should say this is the case
generally throughout the country, but it is so most decidedly
in South Buckinghamshire. But although we do not wish
to interfere with the wages of the agricultural labourer,
there is a portion of his life which requires our attention,
and that is the habitation which he 'occupies. This is not
the first time by many that I have,ventured to refer to the
subject, and a year or two ago, when I announced that we
had no thatched cottages in South ,Buckinghamshire, one
of my best friends thought I was casting some reflection on
North Buckinghamshire, and vindicated thatched cottages
I consider it of the utmost importance that agricultural
labourers should be well housed. (Hear.) In my opinion,
it is more important than a question of food or raiment.
I believe we all eat quite enough and many of us drink a
great deal too much, but this I will venturo to say, that

made upon us. (Hear.) I very much admire those exhibi-
tions. I think they have done a great deal for the country,
and I am glad that those who were violently opposed to us
have followed our example. In fact, any means by which
the great body of this increasing population can be more
conveniently brought together must be for the public ad-
vantage. I view with equal satisfaction the philosophical
and archao3logical associations which at this time of the
year are rambling all over the country. I believe their
effect is very beneficial, lam also favourably disposed to
excursion trains and harvest homes. I think all these things
show that the sort of shy and silent character which during
the last century and at the commencement of the present
seemed to be the characteristic of Englishmen is not really
so, but that we are fast returning to what was the original
character of Englishmen. England in the olden days was
called " Merrie England," instead of that somewhat sulky
England which in the days of our boyhood we recollect. I
think all these means by which different classes are brought
together, and new objects of interest and new sources of
interest are open to them
have a beneficial, effect on the
general temper and condition of the country. (Hear.) I can
upon this occasion congratulate you upon an event which,
upon the whole, is the most important that can occur in a
country—that is the harvest. (Hear.) I congratulate you
that you not only have a good harvest, but a very good
harvest. My opinion is, from all I can learn, and from some-
thing which I have observed, that it is a capital harvest, and
that the general result of the harvest has never been done
justice to by the press, and, for some reason or other, there
was an apparent attempt to persuade the people that nature
and Providence had not been so bountiful to them as they
ought to have been. As far as the country generally is con-
cerned, I believe the harvest to be of a very high character.
I have reason to believe that of all the counties of England,
there is no county in which the harvest is flux° complete
and prosperous than in the county of Buckingham. I have
seen in several districts of the county crops which ate not
by any means inferior to those of last year. It is true that
the root crops have not been so successful. You cannot ex-
pect that everything should be so successful. Some of the
causes which occasioned the grain crops to be exuberant
and plentiful acted against the root crops, but even the root
crops are not so bad as many supposed them to be, after
all. It is possible you may not be able to produce those
very succulent,
and I believe you will find it a very great favourite with
csholoowessaol gbluutbeysouthahtavoa verysometimes
juicy obtainu prizes at agricultural
y root,
the stock. But, gentlemen, I want to impress upon you
what an important event a good harvest really is. It is
very expedient that the country should contemplate what
is the effect upon its fortunes of the difference between-
a good and a bad harvest.
national A bad harvest is, in fact,
a substraotion from the wealth,- which perhaps
may be equal to the whole amount of those gold mines
of which we have of late heard so much. But it is more
than that, because it is a loss which must be repaired
and that is to be repaired. It can only be repaired by our
sending out an equal amount of gold in order to obtain
thosewhich are wanting.
I should means
like
of
tosupporting ask n gentleman here—and there are
many who are competent fully to consider the question—
what would have been the effect upon England if this year
athe people
there had been gold drains and you had been obliged to
which must have followed.
send out £20,000,000 of gold in order to import sustenance
Why, it is difficult to cal-
foourl atthe et
he injurious
people
o fthis
consequences
The country.is said to be—and I doubt not it is—in a state
of great prosperity. The profits of trade have been very
great now for a series of years, and I am not at all inclined
to be one of those alarmists who always prevail, and when
there is a state of great prosperity are always preparing you
for a condition of affairs very different. But every impartial
country.
man who clearly observes what is taking place in this coun-
try cannot withstand the conviction that the commitments
of the country are too great, and that we have entered into
engagements which it is difficult to fulfil, (Hear.) Well,
a good harvest has not only put money into your pockets,
has not only enriched an important class, but has averted
the ill consequences of an extreme state of excitement and
speculation, and probably, if it has not entirely saved us
from the injurious coneequer ces of such a condition, it has
postponed their occurrence, and by postponing their occur-
rence has given the opportunity of having recourse to more
prudential arrangements which may mitigate these ill con-
sequences. (near, hear.) Gentlemen, I hardly like to
dwell upon this topic, although it is one which really indi-
rectly concerns us as well as all other classes. lam willing
to believe that the prosperity of this country, which has
been so striking, although it may receive some temporary
sources of diminution, is founded on sound principles, and
that on the whole we may not find the collapse of which
some persons are afraid. But, assuming that the country
is in that state of great prosperity, I would for a moment
consider what is the general condition of those classes with

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no man can be too well housed. A perfect sanitary con-
-

dition as regards habitations is one which, while it pre-
serves and defends the inhabitants from the inclemency of

the seasons, allows him to breathe and enjoy pure and unvi-
tiated air. For these reasons it is the truest source of health
and wealth. It is therefore a matter of great importance to

the farmers that the agriculturist labourers should be well

housed. There are great difficulties in the way, and the first
difficulty is that it is an investment of capital which does
not bring in directly an adequate return ? This is an objection
which I consider fallacious. The point is, what do you con-
sider an adequate return ? Ask the farmer whether he would
like to have on his farm his labourers in healthy babita-
Cons or living two or three miles from the acres which. they
cultivate, in miserable hovels which engender sickness and

weaken their energy and strength. The farmer will say I
directly—" Give my labourers who reside en my acres and
reside in houses which allow them to come to their labour
full of energy and vigour, energy and vigour given by
sound sleep and pure air. The farm will then be more valu•
able to the tenant, and if so, it must bo more valuable to
the proprietor, and it does tell upon the rent. In this way
the latter will find an adequate return for his investment.
I do not say this is an easy difficulty to combat. It is a great
one, but it must be met. The question, however, is usually
argued as if the proprietor was called upon suddenly to
sweep away all the miserable tenements he has inherited,
and to cover his estate with model cottages. That is im-
possible, for you cannot in an instant effect this great
change. You cannot unhouse the whole peasantry from an
estate at once. It can only be done gradually. Take a
model estate of 2,000 acres. On that estate you require a
minimum of 60 cottages. The expenditure for creating 60
cottages would probably be £6,000 or £7,000. I have seen
the estimate of such an expenditure. Well, how is a man
to expend £6,000 or £7,000, which is perhaps three times his
rental, unless he has that which we have no right to sup-
pose—other sources of capital? No one expects anything
of the kind. No one expects that because you have dis-
covered a want in your social system and a duty to perform
that it is to be done in a manner injurious to yourselves. You
cannot expect every landed proprietor to be a Duke of
Northumberland—a man whose hand is as extensive as his
fortune, and who built cottages on 200,000 acres at an ex•
pense of some £50,000. Her Majesty conferred a riband on

the Duke of Northumberland because ho created a Channel
fleet at the moment we had none; but the man who lays
out £500,000 in building cottages on his estate as much de-
serves a blue riband as the man who creates a Channel fleet,
or even at the head of a Channel fleet leeds us on to victory.
(Cheers.) Every man cannot do what the Duke of North-
umberland has done, but every man can do something. He
may build a few cottages, or repair others. You ought to
keep before your eyes, clearly and closely, the object you
have to attain, and avail yourselves of every opportunity of
accomplishing the result. (Hear,) The other day I saw some
inferior tenements built by persons who speculate in building
cottages. These inferior tenements were purchased and con-
verted into excellent cottages—not exactly model cottages,
but cottages in which a man may live iu health and in some
degree of comfort and happiness. These are opportunities of
which every man may avail himself. This is a duty which
must be performed. (Hear.) The question is becoming both
n town and country ono of paramount interest. Tho great-
ness of the country depends on the race that fills it, and,

whatever our ancestors may hava done to make the country

great or famous, whatever liberty they may have acquired,
whatever wealth they may have accumulated, if the race
becomes inferior, you lose all these results and all these
blessings. It is a question to which we must give our minds.

1 do not touch on the scenes of life in our great cities. They
are familiar to all. They prove that wretchedness and crime
are co-ordinate ; but, while we deplore the condition of our
working classes in our great cities, it is impossible any longer
to shut our eyes to the condition of our agricultural
labourers, and it is our duty to sot an example on this sub-
ject. I was reading lately in an old book written more
than 200 years ago, and I was surprised to find that this
question, which is supposed to be one of modern origin dis-
covered by the philosophers of the 19th century, had at.
trated the attention of society nearly 300 years ago. Nearly
300 years ago, to the honour and glory of the Church, in.
tramural sepulture was forbidden. I may then say that
there is nothing new under the sun, and what we look upon
as the result of enlightenment and progress was practically
considered a considerable time ago. A very great scholar
observed that in his opinion the declaration of the wisest of
mankind, " Vanity of vanities, all is vanity," was not a
misprint, but a mistake of the copyist, and that he believed
the words really were not " Vanitas vanitatum, omnia
vanites," but " Sanitas Eanitatum, (mania s ;nitas." Now,
I quite agree that it must have been a misquotation
of the words cf the wise King of Israel, and, if ho, that this
would has e constituted one of his hest claims to be consi-
dered the wisest of mankind. I have ventured to place be-
fore you the condition of the three classes of the agricul-

tural world, and I think that wo may all of us look with
some interest on our position. As tar as this country is
concerned, I am willing to admit that there hos been some
improvement in the condition of the labouring class ; but I
do not want it to bo supposed that I am making any cri•ical
remarks on the conduct cf the landlords or the tenants. I
tan sensible that as much fault lies with the lt.bouring class •
themselves ; and it is for this reason that I intend, with the
permission of the committee, to offer a prize of £5 for the
cottage that is kept in the best condition. I think it has
been said before, to show the aselessness of such prizes,
that what we want is new cottages, and not rewards for
keeping old ones in good order, I think that criticism is
quite supeifluuus. What we want is to bring the attention
of the people themselves to the subject. Now, although it
is humiliating to confess, yet I do confess, that cleanliness
and order are not matters of instinct ; they are matters of
education, and, like most great things—mathematics and
classics—you must cultivate a taste for them. People, from
neglect and being left alone, will wallow in the mire, like
brutes and beasts, and not complain cf the condition
in which they are placed. If you offer a prize you awake
the attention of the community to the subject. They try to
obtain a prize, and although only one man obtains a prize,
in the research and pursuit of the prize they discover such
sources of delight and such new causes of happiness and
content that you educate them to that cleanliness and order
which you want to instil into their minds. (Hear, hear.)
Therefore, I am of opinion that a prize of that kind, if I
am permitted to offer it, will not be fruitless. (Hear.) 1
thank you, gentlemen, on the part of myself and my cola
leagues, for the kindness with which our names have been
received. In making these remarks on the general condi-
tion of the agricultural interest I think it is one to which
we may generally look with satisfaction and content, but
at the same time with an increased sense of our duties,
both as proprietors and occupiers, and a conviction that in
proving the condition of the labouring classes engaged in
agriculture we are, in fact, increasing the sources of our
own wealth, and confirming the sources of our own hap-
piness. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid
loud and prolonged cheering.
• The toast was also responded to by Mr BERNARD and
Mr SMITH, and several other toasts were afterwards given
aid acknowledged.