The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-17 00:00:00

MIDESLESEX.

A very crowded, hot, and turbulent meeting was held last
night. at half-past seven, in the spacious room of the Com-
mercial-ball, Chelsea, ostensibly for the purpose of promoting
the return of Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. R. Osborne.
On the platform were Mr. M'Gregor, M.P., Mr. Mowatt, ex
and Baron Rothschild, hI.P., SC'
M.P.. Mr. Hume, M.P.,
geared towards the close of the proceedings, which were of a
vary unb isinesslike and disorderly character.
Mr. Flom; M.P., on taking the chair, said he was anxious
to address the meeting, because, having been one of those
who had recommended Mr. Osborne to the Middlesex elec-
tors, he hoped they were not now prepared to take a retro-
grade step after so many years of progress. Lord Blaudford
complained of the conduct of Mr. Osborne.—(" Shame !")
He had no hesitation in saying that, as a strong Church and
Stste reformer he was perfectly satisfied with Mr. Osborne.
—(Cheers, and one voice, "1 am not.") He hoped to see
his own points of reform eventually carried, and on all of
them Mr. Osborne had,
on past occasions, given his sup-
port. They were told Mr. Osborne was of ultra-demo-
cratic opinions, but if he (Mr. Hume) had any credit
from the meeting
might tell them that all the
points Mr.' Osborne' he
approved of were his (Mr. Hume's),
and if there was danger in those doctrines it
was he (Mr. Hume), and not Mr. Osborne, who was the
dangerous man. The Reformers did net wish to destroy but
who
t hfeoogr mreeartleys topseNrvseicea h'aicia-
reat deal f
now attreitte4ene bad doneda good, and theae-
to purify our institutions. Thbiesen
form already: al°Ptea- bawl
cording to his greatest
teed i . _ e,et
.not the electors of
Middlesex desert their riend, buteretee of him hy his
acts. What had Mr. Osborne done? To his certain know-
ledge Mr Osborne bad refused place under the late Govern-
ment, in order that he might serve his constituency with all
his energy.—(Cheers.) He considered himself the greatest
Conservative living—(Cheers and laughter)—and he told
them not to believe those who said Mr. Osborne, who was
one of his supporters, would destroy our institutions.—
(Cheers.) They had a cry raised about " Protestantism,"
but it was an attempt to return to and to increase the abuses
of the church.- (Hisses, cries of " No;' and cheers) Mr.
Osborne belonged to the party who had set free the Dissen-
ters, and he regretted that some of those Dissenters had now
come forward to support the Marquis of Blandford. His
advice to them was to vote for their two old candidates—
(Cheers)—and to put those tried men, Lord R. Grosvenor and
air Osborne. once more into Parliament.— (Cheers.)
Mr. OSBOANE was received with loud cheers. which were
mingled with hisses from a knot of persons at the end of
the
room, and some disturbance took place, which l • p atwas repressed
for the time, but which was renewed at intervals through-
out his address. When he could be heard Mr. Osborne was
calling on his fellow-citizens, in •
the worth of the Athenian
of old, to "Strike but hear him." —(A Voice—" Say w bat
---
you mean, and keep your word !" Che
era and hisses.) His
friend and late colleague, Lord R. Grosvenor, was
from attending by indisposition ("He
waa ashamedprytneV
seen with You!"), for, though the stronger candidate, he wasg
physically the weaker vessel; but he was glad to say the
best understanding existed between them, and that Lord Be
Grosvenor expected that those who voted for him would
support his former colleague also. Tisey lad seen that an ad-
vertisement had been inserted in the papers calling ou the
Roman Catholics to plump for him —(" Oh I We did!"
" You're a Roman," Sze.) He saw a gentleman there—a re-
lative of Dir. Spooner -he remembered his face—(Cheers
and laughter)--who started up to his feet the
moment he beard the word Roman Catholic.—
(Shouts for and against.) The instant he taw the
advertisement, he called ou the gentleman whose
it eine appeared at the foot of it, and, said it he had issued it,
he (Sir. Osborne) would at once retire, whereupon that per-
son had assured him, on the honour of a gentleman, that he
had had nothing to do with it.—(" Yes, the honour of a
Boansti priest.") He supposed they would admit that even
a Burnish priest had the feelings of a Christian.—(" Oh !
you're half a Catholic.") He particularly owed an explatia-
tion of his past conduct to this district, because he bad re-
ceived from them on former occasions a cordial support, and
there was no question he would shrink from and no vote be
was not prepared to defend. He was not a wolf in sheep's
clothing, nor should he, under the specious guise of a Pro-
testant champion, show the cloven hoof and long tail of
bigotry and inolerance. [Confusion, which was not at all
allayed by several temporary orators addressing select but
agitated circles, and by all the persons who were not ad-
dressing audiences shouting silence 'and cheers in chorus.
Mr. Hume several times appealed for order in vain, but
no order was- forthcoming, and Mr. Osborne was obliged
to get in a sentence now and then at intervals as well as
he could.] He suspected there were certain persons there
who knew they could not face him, and that he could
tear the veil from the vis,ge of their false prophet.
They endeavoured to drown his voice, but all wise were
not the slaves of magistrates would listen to him,
and have some sparks of conviction brought to their under-
standings. [Here a stout gentleman rose up in the,gaHery
at the end of the room, and commenced to gesticulate most
violently and eccentrically, so that Mr. Osborne confessed
"he was alarmed fur the state of his health." We could not
hear what he said, but we understood he wax a county ma-
gistrate, under the-influence of political excitement. When
tie was tired he sat-down, but soon started up again, and re-
peated the performance several times during the speech.
Mr. Osborne sat down, and Mr. Hume threatened to vacate
the chair.] After a lei se of ten minutes or more Mr. Os-
borne proceeded to comment on the pretensions of Lord
Blandlord, who had avoided meeting his constituents, except
at some hole-and-corner meeting —(Keep to the truth; sir.)
He recognised the well-known accents of his friend Harry
Tovey, and; well knowing his sporting propensities, was satis-
fied he would run well after the drag ot a young Marquis
with a "-No-Popery" cry and well rubbed with aniseed.—
(Laughter and confusion.) Amid interruptions of this charade
ter the speaker proceeded to review the votes of the Marquis
of Blandford in Parliament and his pretensions to liberality
of opinion. Lord Blandford wore a No-Popery mask, bdt
tinder it were the hideous lineaments of Protection. While
be was leading them away with the cry of "Down with the
Pope," let them beware of the promises of the Pretender: It
would be impossible to give a report of his speech on the
present occasion, but he was understood to call particular
attention teethe fact that Lord Blindfcrd had suported the
grants to Maynooth, and had voted'for their permanence,
while he (:hr. Osborne) had ever been opposed to them- on
of Bl and cae forward
principle. The Marquis
his votesfbrd were imn favour ofaa a
Protestant champion, and yetthe
the Pope's brass band! If
Maynooth grant. falk-of eVdr
performer in that celebrated or-
there was an unblashieg t l th
in vain f o pa on e cracked
cbestra, who after trying
'
trumpet of, protection, h. _ad taken re uge inbeating the big
it was Lord Blandlord. lie en-
drum of " No-Popery,'
and with pre-
in on a false cry and wit
deavonred to sneak voted for Mr. Villiers' free trade
teece„, He had not
but few votes, because he
motion, and he gave
.1.4 by his b 0 ; breeches 'pocket. ")' No;
turned by his father.—( Pocket —he would be ve
the Duke had no breeches
how him be had.— r
y
much
(Laughter
obliged to the speaker to s A
r man in the crowd—" I den .)
y
He voted for Meynootte7e,
be ed that l
gent eman to come
that' statement.") -Then ;he gg
up on the platform and
Amake the statement openly.—(Cheers,
rt aidressed came un on the platform
amid which the personconcluded:) •
On hie repute-
and remained till Mr. Osborne ,
affirmed that the Marquis of Bland-
ford was one of the 21.6 Members who carried Sir R. Peel's
motion to mike the endowment of elaynoOth. permanent on
April 3, 1845. and that on several distinct motions, made
subsequently to deduct the repairs of the college from the
vote on the estimates,lhe Marquis of Blandford did not vote
at all: It was not till 1852, when Mr. Spooner, changing his
threatened motion, moved for an inquiry, that Lord Bland-
ford, anthe eve of a' general election, came out as a' Pro-
testant chainpion, and seconded the •motion for an inquiry
which bereeell knew 'could not take place. • He (Mr. Os-
borne) had never voted to put Maynooth on the taxes
of the people, but was ready to place its charges on the
bloated Church establishment of Ireland. 'Lord 'Derby's
Governuient professed moderation, but how had they
treated the" people? At Samford, 'where there was
an uproarious meeting, there being, he supposed, several
meetstrates present—(Laughter) —Mr. Herries and . Sir F.
Thesiger when they were elected had refused to answer the
q, Les_tiens of the people on the gound chat they were non-
electors; '
and Mr' 'Cre
S tory-at-War told the people of Essex
they were a .i
vile
rabble." True to the "organized hypo-
crisy," ot which he was the legal exponent, the Solicitor-
eneral hal
return. Wogu°lcr down to his constituents with a cooked
they not mark their trust the men of - this party? Would
the great Minist 'r
detestation- of the man who had hunted
with the poor man's beat
'name would ever be associated
then reject this Noble Lord
charter, to death? Let them
one who was not the Lord, and return to Parliament
county magistracy. 1111:tninee of a Wiseman 'or of a
alike, and he was as litt'lec'ected the intelligence of both
stockings of a Wiseman as inclined to bow to the red
of a P iwneill. He implored° them
to the Protestantism
great Liberal party by any small 6t' not to split up the
compromise small matters in order tateei°us .feeliugl' but -to
ciples. When. Lord J. Russell offeroed-tY out their prin•
vember he had refused to take it, that he place last No-
constituents, though he was bound
. . to declare that % might serve his
L'ard's name, in conjunction with the equally the Noble
Hume, was indissolubly connected great name of
Joseph with the •
progress. If dissatisfied with • e history
of reform and . . his ea" ---,
them choose a better. Tan ; hot he, at all events,
shozdt let
re-
tire with the satisfaction of knowing he had done his Hut
'ci the consciousness of having endeavourede,',
and proud i
constituents with faith Honesty.—(Cheers.)and -
serve his
which had indeed never that dueher
The confusion, . by the person --, Ceased,
raised to its climes (whose name we
was here Mason) on the platform coining forward to
understood to be
make a speech.
Expostulated with him, and the gentlemen on
Mr. Elumz •v
e and minacious arts with him
the platform used all persuasive
in vain, till
Mr. OSBORNE', 'coming forward in a temporary lull, said,
ll YOU it is all a mistake ;
to te
" Gentl-rnen, lam happY - e I said, but he has
the gentleman misunderstood w a
withdrawn his contradiction, has made an apology, and I
have accepted it."
Mr. M tomime, that he had
, ASPN protested in frantic pan
out; and retired.
not apologized but,aster time, was tired
a
A vote ot confide' mead in the late mem-
ber 3 in very i• Confidence having been p
disorder,tbe stormy as-
aue-to-be-admired
seinblage broke up, and rushed out int) the rain and lightning.

LINCOLNSIIIR (NORTg)• ountv of
The nomination for the northern division df the c
in
Lincoln took place yesterday in the c,tie:.yard, Linde, n
presence of a large number of ..poctatnrc, By mutual Agree,
tyrant no flags or banners were displayed on tile occasion, an p
generally speaking, the supporters of the various candidates
took up their positions in front of the hustings in a very
quiet and unostentatious manner, Shortly before the hour
of nomination about 500 of the supporters of Sir M. Cholme-
ley entered the Castle-yard in procession, but their appear-
ance caused no excitement whatever. Precisel
Ryoaptuitair oie'celioind
ckg
the three candidates, viz., the Right Hon. . A. Christo-
pher, Sir M. Chohneley, and Mr. J. B. Stanhope , app
eare
upon the hustings, but no manifestations of p
followed, not a single cheer or groan having been given.
The usual preliminary proceedings lwring been
gone
through, Mr. G. Towline, MX., the High Sheriff, called for
a fair and impartial hearing to all parties.
Sir It. SHEVETELD proposed Mr. E. A. Christopher, as a
gentleman who had always been a distinguished advocate

No other candidates being proposed,
me. R. A. CHRISTOPHER then addressed the electors, and
though frequently ' interrupted, received, on the whole, a
fair bearing. He said he again appeared before them that
day as a candidate to represent them in Parliament. It
'would be mach more agreeable to him, and more consonant
with his own feelings, were he merely called upon to lay b a-
fore them a statement of the political principles that should
actuate him in his-future career rather than enter into those
personalities of which he bad been thneobjecr, or iiiien any
comparison of his .own . humble merits with those of any
othercandidates. . B it before he. gave them a short. clear,
and intelligible explanation of his political princinets, he
must briefly, allude to the
.position which he held with re-
ference to the other two gentlemen who sought their suf-
frages.—(Hear, hear.) It had fallen to his lot to be, by the
electors, associated with Sir M. Cholmeley for some years in
the representation of Lindsey. ' Ihe Ron. Baronet, be was
sure, would bear him out in saying that he had always
Shown to him the greatest courtesy, and that he bad
neverns to
on any.occasion attempted to misrepresent his opinions
thought that the constituency, were the best ofjudges his
the constituency—(Hear, hear) because be had, ev._er.
con-
public and political eonduct. He was no party .to
test in which they'Were now engaged, and possibly the
been more active in maintaining throughout the county
amight
ascendancy of those-principles which he-professed, h
(Cheers.)
have now stood in•a better position than- he did.
as
they bad
But he thought it more consistent with his duty, ~ ,
respectiu,
associated him with. Sir M. Chelmeley,. had he
to their independeece, to hold himself entairhedlyrnau:fot
contest; and when insinuations e ere thrown out
say, that
under-
hand combinations and conspiracies, he could only
to him on
there were no emnbinationg or conspiracies known
noWever,
the present occasion.— (Cheers.) Ceerattrveeti
d when he
of the- e'ectors of Lindsey, unknown to him,
and
to _from the
was abroad, had formed themselves into committees
hoprofessed
pro-
mote his return along with another gentleman w
rs and the same political principles with himself.—(Cheers
con-
fusion.) He was the first-person who, on
hisformation t f
abroad, announced to Sir M. Cholmeley the .
formed without
these c mmitteeseand that, they. bad been
13; therefore, to
any instructions from him, It wes too
mue Hon. Baronet
say that he had acted unworthily towards
thet
coarse, look for
Cheereturn from
—,Cheers.) At every election they must, o
a great deal of party feeling; but he regrettedve been so much
that on this occasion his'cinidadtshould have
the last elic-
misrepresented to the electors. Even afteronsisted notentlethin, the only committee •he appointed 9
them all, one of
men highly respected and known toi
Stanhopee--(Elear,
whom bad signed the requisition- • to exceedingly
thonght i unworthy
the independence of any elector, and he . kiee with having
hear.) -He valued his own • independence as
of any.party in the .county to .charge n
nsidered covert or
adopted a line of policy that could be co
saving said so
much as he did
itnderherid• -s (Cheers and interruption.)
to them again to
nt ative —(Cheers,
return him to Parliament as theiry repre
sewith reference to
and " No, no")—to return him entirely
professed and
those political opinions which he had airways
much with regard to himself, he appealed
acted upon since they first' elected hint
principles during
(cheers.) He had never deserted
his ht it might have
the whole of his public career, and-he thoug
opposed to him
been acknowledged even by those gentlemenb
t career he hal
iii this.conflict that. in the.whole course of t a
14 years ago.—
been, at least, an honest and consistent politician.—( beers.)
He declared himself without reserve a
pp rted Conserve
ticianee-(Cheers and confueion.) ConservatCive poli-
tician.-,(Cheers
principles, not from_ any desirefie supported
this country, but
barrels the free expressions of opinion incoontrol or em-
barrass of the
because he believed tbat they lay at
constitution of this'Countey; and 'that
a freely-elected
its ancient hereditary House' of Lords, andcountry were able to
House of Commons-, -the people of •
this ever fallen to the lot
get a larger share of•liberty than bad tuhneder its Monarchy,
of any people.—(Cheers) It was
under which this
constitutionhecause he wished to
maintain the nicely-balanced
accordance with this
principle. and the desire to me .-In this principle, that he
.hatai
tAration of Lord Dcrby.—
country •had so long fl ,uriehed that be was in favour of a
Conservative policy, and it was
had accepted office in the Admineee
(Oh, oh, and cheers.) When that Noble Earl did him the
tumour to offer hint office, he
accep..ed it. It was then
salt the principles on'whicti• he
Lord Derby shetild be
elect well understood that whenever
equally understood. with him-
the office he held into his
arrange-
ment, hewould be ready to
resignht be enabled to fortify and
hands, in order that he wig
able to' trengthen his Governinent by any new d
1
an for any person to ec are
He maintained that' it was-me
t position before them as
andwou ldhehave
that he was in a more dependent strengthen the Conservative constitution of the country.
Chancellor of the Duchyof Lindsey.—( Hear.)
been as • simply the - representative
did
not undervalue the
He valued his own independence;
than;
nincihlse,
high position he beld•in her .1118,-- s I . but
de-
spised the man who would undervalue t, at the same
consent to occupy it at the sacrifice of his
of Lancastertv€,,
c
tittle he would not .
of
principles which, he be-
own independent principles, or the .
.. .
~
lieved animated the district of which he was the represents-
tive.—(Cheers and confusion.) He had invariably, in the
course of his public
' life, opposed Papal aggression, cone
from whatever quarter it might. In 1828 and 1829 he op-
posed the Roman Catholic'' Relief Bill. He opposed it not
from any intolerant feeling towards his Roman Catholic
fellow-subjects--the-friendehip of many whom be proudly
acknowledged—but he opposed it for the same reasons that
he supported our tree-and enlightened institutions, because
he thought that it they were to admit to the House of Lords
and the .House of Commons a large portion of gentlemen pro-
fessing the Roman Catholic. faith,. the result would be that
they would find it exceedingly difficult to carry on the go-
vernment of this ceentry.e-(Cheere.) Subsequent, events
had showp that he was not far wrong in that conclusion.—
(Hear.) Since that time aggressions had been made upon
our institutions by the Pope of Rome, and, though he
might be' represented•to them as a miserable old man, who
held a 'small territory under the . sufferance of 10,000 Or
20,000 French. bayonets, yet, though he did not rule over a
great many people-and had no armies or navies, he
governed the feelings and wishes of a great portion of
the world opposed to civil and religions liberty. (Cheers.)
These were the grounds on which he had refused every
grant for the endowment of the Roman- Catholic Church.
—(Cheers.) He had.always opposed the vote to Maynooth
when it was an annual grant, end . he did the same when the
Bill of Sir R. Peel was brought forwardln 1845. Consider-
ing the consistency of his former conduct, therefore, on this
question, it was rather unteir at the period of a general
election to placard the county with. blue bills containing a
garbled correspondence with an individust elector, who
',ever intended, he believed; to give him
any support.—
( Hear, hekr.) However influential that elector might be,
or however vain in his own conceit, he had no more right
to dictate to him the po icy • he dif ht
g to pursue than the
humblest individual new before them. (Mr. Christopher
was here understood as alluding t 3 a correspondence with
Sii. C. E'ardley.) Inwas at-variance with the British Con-
stitution• to exact pledges from candidates about to rept%
sent them; but at the same time it :was right and proper
that representatives should-state clearly what :their course
oe policy would he.—(Cheers and confusion.) In this coon-
try, from the Queen on the throne to the humblest free-
holder in.the State, they were all attached to the institu-
tions of Eegland—all..equelly bound to maintain them, and
all equally responsible to the public for the exercise of tne
duties they had to discharge. In these circumstances, he
asked it they would not semi him to' Parliament, not as the
pledged delegate of any individual elector, but as the free
end unfetteree representative of a great and intelligent con-
stituency.—(Cheers- and cries of " No, no!") He need
hardly assure them that the -principles which had actuated
him during the last 25 years of his public career, whether in
Connexion with the civil policy or with the financial and
commercial policy of the country, remained entirely uni.
changed.—(Cheers.) He held, in connexion with the Go-
vernment, the same opinions- that he did in opposition, and
he should do his utmost to give effect in the Government to
those principles and opinions.—(Cbeers, and " Oh, oh 1")
He would now say a very few words as to the
position of Lord Derby's Government with regard
to protection to native industry and capital. On
every occasion on when' he had addressed the electors of
that division of the county—on every 'occasioe on which he
bad addressed the Ht,use of Commons with reference to
those great interests—he had invariably maintained the duty
of a fair protection to native industry. But he never pee.;
tended to deceive them that, after the fatal Act of 1816, at
which period they had a duty on foreign wheat varying
from is. to 20e. the quarter, it would be an easy matter for
any Government to restore such a state of things.—(e You
never can.") He remembered well that a chivalrous noble-
man, whose memory ought to, instigate every honest Eng-
lishman to fresh exertions—Lord George' Bentinck—(Cheers)
under whose banner he- had 89 -I ,ng contended, told the elec-
tors at the last election; ' This- is the -period at which you
must exert yourselves, for, depend upon it, if yon retnrn
'main to Parliament a maj eity of representatives pledged
to a free-trade policy, you will increase the difficulty of
every, ,succeeding Administration to reverse that policy."—
(Hear.' hear.) Unfortunately, that Parliament did approve
of the free trade policy But now a plain question was put
to the electors of this kingdom, and that question was, whe-
ther they would' return to Patliament a sufficient number of
representatives to enable the Government to attempt to at-
tack and reverse - that policy.—(Loud cries of "No, no.")
Tire qUestion did not rest with the Administration - it rested
with the electors of this great country to say whether they
were prepared to maintain free-trade measures.—(Cries of
We ere) Her Majesty's Prime Minister had declared
his views upon this question in language so clear that no per-
son could mistake them.—( Oh, oh)—and it rested with the
electors of the united kingdom, not with Lord Derby;
tli say whether that policy was to be•modified or continued.
--(Ctieere and Confusion.) He held'it to be a safe principle
in g,neral terms, that they ought to levy from the foreigner
in the shape of customs duties as large a portion of revenue
as they Possibly couldewithout interfering with the com-
forts of the People, by which means the foreigner would be
mule to contribute to the taxation of the country, and native
industry would also to that extent be protected.—(Cheers
and disapprobation.) Those Were the broad principles on
which be thought the policy of this country ought to be
based. He would not, however, attempt to deceive them
by any claptrap electioneering
argument. He would not
tell them y returned that if the
bim to Parliament they
should have no duty
on tobacco or ten because he held
it to be the duty of 'the country,
looking at the ques-
tion of taxation, to take ca 1 'n ,
care that tne public creuitir was
paid ; and in doing away with a revenue of 7,000,000/.
or 8,000,0001., one of two things must arise—either
that 'they did not intend. to pay the debt which,
as honest men, they were bound to do, or that they
inns: levy the revenue by a system of taxation upon the
people far more onerous than the present.—(Hear, hear.)
As. tea and tobacco were articles of foreign produce. eny one
professing Protectionist principles would come with a very
bad grace to Parliament, and'auk that we should be relieved
of the du y upon those articles while we retained a duty
such articles as hops and barley.. (Hear, ( Hear, hear.) He
understood
wished it to be distinctly d 'that he made no rash
Pledge on the subject of to ation, further than to state the
like to carry into effect • if he had the power.
views he would e
v never '
• r can, and confusion.) With regard to gene-
ral—(" you of, governments and our financial tied commer-
cial principles
wbas
resolved to maintain to the best of his
polio}', n humble ability all those principles which upon
Powers and
those questions he had invariably and constantly professed to
them. He had never deserted his professions, and should he
on any future OCC,,gion form other convictions or from any

calve, feel it necessary to desert, them, he would take the
rifrrst oppor: unity of resigning his itearfritO theif hands, so as
'ttt enabla them to elect some one more worthy of their con-
fidence.---(Cheers, and .:You won't get in.") The Right
Honourable Gentleman concluded by thanking the electors
for the fair hearing he had obtained, and assured them that
if there wasqruth in man be would be at the head of the
poll.-- (Cheers and disc probation.) .
Sir.M. Crtnaatzemr next addressed the electors, and was
very favourably received. .He said they had now come to
play the last act in the second edition of that old comedy,
All in the Wrong-(A langh.).,,They bad been all in the
wrong. He was in the wrong When' he believed that he had
the approbation of his Right Hon. Colleague. or of Mr.
.Boncherett, who, after sahjecting him to a severe examina-
tion, had expressed himself satisfied with his opinions.
Then they were all in the wrong when they thought they
would' drive him fiaina the field and the farmers were all in
the wrong, because they believed when this Administration
came power that they would obtain a return of the
c
He complained of the Government
that they were carrying on a double purpose—one for the
ar
boroughs,l .4A laugh. )
into
•
and one. for the country. They were acting upon
the advice of the old man to his son, " Jack, get money—
honestly, if you can; but get money."—(Cheers and
laughter.)' orders from Downing-street seemed to be
awe
Get seats—honestly, if you can ; but get seats."— (Hear.)
He must say, he was exceedingly mortified, when the Go-
verion4nt came into power, to see the tergiversation and
truckling which they exhibited. He thought that they
would h we gallantly nailed their colours to the mast, so
that, when defeated, they would have been able to exclaim,
like the old French Ring, " All is lost but our 'honour."
They had aced, however, in a manner very different, and he
believed that; in the end,. they would receive from no party
whatever such galling reproaches as from the very
farmers who were now their great surporters.—(Cheers and.
uproar.) He considered it unnecessary, after. the many
meetings he had held, to say
much in explanation of his
sentiments, er to
.defend„ himself at any length from the
attacks which had been made upon him. But he thought it
too bad, after all he had said and done, to be told he way
neither'a Protectionist nor 'a Proiestant.—(llear, hear.) He
had do'hand in the publication of the correspondence with
; and the only inference to draw from
Sirthe Cleuttlleirsn gwErdaas, l
thate.
Sir C. Eardley, whose anxiety for Fro-
teatantism almost amounted to a monotnania, was convinced
that he was the most Protestant of the three candidates.—
( Hear, hear.) He could appeal to his Right Hon. Colleague in
the late Parliament to sayif he had ever given a vote in op-
position to the interests of agriculture; and, as to his being a
supporter of Lord John Russell, no doubt he had been so.
He had been a Liberal f0r.30 years, and he gave the late Go-
verninent support when he thought it deserved it. But he had
been no servile supporter of that Administration, for he voted
against them on
many questions—on, the subject of the
malt-tax, on the ainendments made by the present law ad-
visers of the Crown on the' Ecclesiastical- Titles Bill; also
against' the proposed increase in the property-tax, and for "its
continuance for one year ouly, ' He had also voted in favour
of Mr: Disraeli's motion for relief to agriculture, and against
the late Government on the navigation-laws:—(ilear, hear.)
Of twenty votes which he had given since the present Go-
vernment came into (ace only two had been opposed to
them, and one of . those was in opposition to flogging in the
militia.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Baronet then went into an
explanation of various matters that had occurred during the
canvas's, and complained ofthe course taken by Mr. Christoe
trhoensttouef thr:ehnut: tainudgs, w
Ober. -He accused 'Mr. Stanhope of having told a voter that,
if he voted for Sir M. Cholmeley, he would be voting for a
Roman• Catholic. (The voter, named Malcolm, who stood in
f
was here
hereesaiptapteiaoln eoedtnofiasrmteodtihte, truth of
Stanhope asserted that it was not true.) There was no
doubt ,stow that protection, had been abandoned, though
they were told by their poetic Chancellor of the Exchequer
that something still "loomed in the distance." What
they wanted, ;howeirer, was :.something tangible, something
they lay their hands, upon—not promises such as Mr.
pisraeli gave them, and 'Which, like slippery eels, were ever
eluding *their grasp:—(Lalighter.) Protection was aban-
doned, Anti the only' 'tangible thing that remained was a
stern reduction of taxation.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Baronet
went on -to say he would -do all -in his power to effect this
object, and alio expressed- iiimselfin favour of an extensipn
of the franchise, and of universal education, though he
would be no party to handing' over education entirely to the
clergt-... In conclusion, ha .asked. the electors to pump , for
Cholineley. Whatever was the result .of the contest, they
west have one Tory, Member. lie therefore a3ked the elec-
tors N secure one Liberal representative, arid let their oppo-
nents choose among themselves which of the 'other two they
would haVe.—(Cheers and confusion.)
Mr. B. Srasubie, iti-addre.4iing the electors, said he
did not corns forward as a great landowner, but as -tile
tenant-fanners' candidate.—(Cheers.). He appeared there
for no party 'purpose, but with' the view of promoting
only their iuteresta. He, came among them with
the name of'. Protectionlet, with the name of Pro-
testant, with the name of Conservative.— (Cheers,
and "Oh, oh, !") e. Cinder • those colours he had lived,
and be hoped 'to live under them to his dying day. He
wishe 4 to protect not only the farmer, but every kind of Bri-
tish industry. If they would not have a 'duty on wheat,
surely th'ere was no reason in the world why they should
not give'the farmer'the benefit of a duty oa peas and beans,
so as to enable them to make a profit on some portion of their
prodece;.and thus baable to cultivate their land, in such a
manners-a would pith in their pdvier to grow wheat cheaper
than they were now in a position to' do. The whole taxi-,
tion of this country. was virtually a bread-tat. The whole
taxation of the country was laid •on the land, and `a great
part of every shilling they paid for the' quarter of wheat
went, therefore, to pay the taxes, so that it became virtually
a breadetax.—(Laughter .and cheers.) If they wanted
cheap bread they must remove that portion of the burdeus
that now pressed so peculiarly upon the farmers.—(Cheers
au). cOnfusion.)
He was„ a true Protestant; and he
would support Lord Darby, because, as a friend of agri-
culture, he believed that him alone all their hopes
expeetations ware placed; and he believed that in the
next Pielianiefit he would fulfil the ~pledge he had given to
introeuce measures of relief for the suffering agricultural in-
tereat.—(Cheers and confusion.) He then atenied,the state-
ment of the el&ctor Malcolm; that-he had ever called Sir H
Cholmeley a Roman Ca'holic, and went on to show that
though the Hon. Baronet might be a Protestant in his pri-
vate character, he would not be entitled to the name of a
Pcotestarit reeeeseneative.
,In the same way. he might be a
Protectionist in a private sense, yet not deserve the name of
a Protectionist Irepre4entative.—(Cheers.)
After 'l,:t explanation &obi Sir Culling Eardley as to the
correspondence already alluded to,
The Mull StIERIFF took 'a show of hands. which he de-
clared to be in favour of Sir M. Cholmeley and Mr. Chris-
t4her. • •
A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Stanhope
and a vote of thanks having been given to the High,
Sheriff, ,the proceedings terminated in a very orderly
manner.
The polling is fixed for Monday and Tuesday.

GENERAL
ELECTION,
NOAIINATIO:N AND POLLING DAYS.
f3gDFottosantE—Niouday, July 19.
ca.,,Low (COUNTY)— Monday, July 19.
CLARK (COUNTY)--.;,M"c14.Y, July 19.
(C.,uNTY)—Nioaday, July 19.
10)007: AA)(IjON T-44"- iday, July 20.
8,3 Y, July 20.
DUBLIN (COUNTY)—Monday, July 19.
Gyp ,CCESTERSIIIRE ' (WEst)—Miaid.sy and TuesdaY,
July 19 awl 20. • • •
HEREF oRDSHIRE —Clusinz day, Saturday (this day).
HERTF YRDSHIRE—PuIIing,• Monday, July 19.
ISLE or, -4' IGHT —Monday; July 19.
KILDARE (COUNTY)—Tuesday, July 20.
lill KENNY (CotTNTO—Munday, July 19.
KING'S COUNTY—JuIy 20.
LEITRIM— Tuesday, July 29.
11Ait0 (COUNTY)—TuPsday, July'2o;
MEATH (COUNTY)—Monday, July. 19.
MoNAGRAN (COUNTY)--Tuesday, July 20.
VIIDDLESP.X—SIturibiy, July 17:
NuaFDLK (WEsT)—Saturd.y, July 17.
NoRTOOMBERLAND (NOliTH)—Monday, July 19; and
p On Thursday, the 22d, and Friday, 23d.
N .(iionalt)—At Mansfield, Saturday,
J:)1; 17.
ORKNEY AND PHETLAND....Mond--,
ay July 19.
4..!otTN-rr--M .nday, July 19.
Ross AND CAUMA.RTY—Saturday, July 17.
llosp aMMON --Nlonday, July 26..
surt,,y (WEsT)—A. Guildford, Saturday, July 17.
TIPPERARY—Tun/Iday, July 20.. •
wyxFoun (CouNrr)—Tuesday, July 20.
lITICK.Low —S 'TurtllY, July 17.
wriffsErfaE (NORTH)—SatUrday, July 17.
yo.ag.iab; (WEsT RIDIND)—S ktnrday, 'July 17.

COURT eiltell LAR,.
OSBORNE, Fniiikr,
Npj,,Aty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
acc„,nwiled by the Prince of Waled and Prince Alfred,
tha. Princess of Salerno, the Duchesi of Kent, and the
Duke and Due hesi .d' and attended by the
Lid;ei =L *d Gentlemen in Waiting, embarked at Osborne:
pi r vw;firday afternoon, 14 a quarter-past fire O'clock
fora-crdie in the Royal yacht Fairy.
Th„ Royal party returned at half-past seven o'clock,
Tne g4f 1 of Derby arrived froni London on a visit to
the Q

ivion,&tir Emile Chevali4 had an interview yesterday
With the Geoerat Board of Health, at their offices, Wind.
b“11, on a tuis'i°ll of inquiry from the French Govern.
ment ai to the cocitruction and operation of model
rAginz-houses.
uis 11,1 Dronet had an interview Yesterday
,h,.•E,al of NForeign-office.
laltnesbury at the
Sir
willian3 nixwell had an interview with Mr. Se.
wujoie yesterday at the Hoine•office.
cretfiry arrived in town yesterday, from his
L ,rd COlehester
seat, Kidbro,ke,
Tile Dr. B;oney had an interview with Sir John
Peking-on yesterday at the Colonial-office.
ni,Patcht s were received from the Governors of Hong.
Kong, Ceylon, the Mauritius. and the Falkland Islands,
yesterdlfr, at he
Colonial-office; dispatches were alsoo
reeet„d om the Mid High Commissioner of the lonian
sent off from
.the Colonial-office yes-
Di3l)o,oles were
tertlay to the Governera of the West India Islands, and
th 3. Governor; of the North American prev,incesa;
-

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RAILWAY COMPANY.--On tueiday
Soul."' DEVON C
an ...I(tractrdinart7 general meeting of the shareholders in this
'nfuany- was held at the company's' office at the Plymouth
statik)n, when gr. T. Woollcombe presided. It was de.
territined .at the meetiag, without any discussion, to create
an,i-issue. new shares in the • capital of the company, to behe mortgage and bond debt of
aPPlied towards uaYing (11
the:company The sum to t
be raised is 150,000 L, part of
478,166/ „ Ail; mortgage and bond debt, by the issuing of
30,00 u shares of 51 each, and there is to be attached to
these sharei, and to the stock into which such shares shall
be e9cvet,ted, a fixed dividend of 4 per cont. per.antium, to
ue, uPpropriatcd, paid. and payable in perpetuity and in
priority of
or stock any other divid,nd upon any other class of
The resolutions ordering the
shares
in the a.')V.
comp . issue
of such Shares • -uimously agreed to. Thi was all the
were nue.
business.
[ADVII.IITISEMENT.3—froiiOWiIy'S Pills a most ex-
celiFnt
remedy for a Disordered Liver and general derange-
ment of the system. —"Mrs. Eliza Davies, of Pontyberem,
pear Carmarihen, had been troubled for years with a disordered
ver, which so deranged her system that it produced severe
tairicks of ague, combined with which she became so suscep..
thee° colds that she was seldom er ever free from them, and
with r"
was
a great Fnfierer.• She tried various remedies
takeorut deriving relief • • but ultimately she was persuaded to
Tollo,
and finally ay spills which ,
di restored her to perfect health. Mr. Treharne
Ineu:tgiAe Carmarthen, can certify to the truth of this state.'
Establishment,
by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's
Ishrnent, 244, Strand, London. .

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
LEWES, TI-ttni-,DA7.—Another des of dreadful heat has
been added to the reception of the Royal Aaricultural Society
in Sussex. Never before has this society in the course of its
summer peregrinations experienced weather so overwhelm-
ing. Added to the influence of the elections and the secluded
position of Lewes, the chalk hills in the neighbourhood seemed
positively to smoke under the burning strokes of the sun, and
the public, under all the circumstances, will not be surprised
to hear that the attendance in the show-yards was smaller
than usual. . . .
The award of implements has been so unavoidably pro-
tracted that the list is not yet filled up. The subjoined list
supplies the awards already determined :
For 'the plough best adapted for general purposes, 71.
Messri. Ransome and Co.
• For the plough best adapted for deep plougLing,
William Bushby. • .
For the best one-way or turn-wrest plough, 71.—Messrs.
Ransome and Co. .
For the best paring plough, 5/.—Mr. Thomas Glover.
For the best subsoil pulveriser, 51.—Messrs. J. Gray and
Co.
For the best drill for general purposes, 101.—Messrs. R.
Hornsby and Son.
For the best steerage corn and turnip drill, 101.—Messrs.
R. Hornsby and Son.
For the best drill for small occupations, 51.—Messrs. R.
Garrett and Son. •
For the best and most economical small-occupation seed
and manure drill for flat or ridged work, 51.—Messrs. R.
Garrett and Son.
For .the best turnip drill on- the flat, 101.—Messrs. R.
Hornsby and Son.
For the best turnip drill on the ridge, 101.—Messrs. R.
Hornsby and Son.
For the beet drop.drill, for depositing seed and manure, 101.
Messrs. R. Garrett and Son.
For the best manure distributor, 51.—Messrs. R. Garrett
and Son.
For the best portable thrashing machine, not exceeding
5-horse power, for larger occapations, 20/.—Messrs. Garrett
and Son.
For the best portable thrashing machine, not exceeding
,
6-horse power, with shaker and riddle, to be driven by steam,
204 —Messrs.Clayton and Son.
For the best fixed thrashing machine, not exceeding 6-
horse power, with straw-shaker, riddle, and winnower, that
will best prepare the corn for the finishing dressing machine,
to be driven by steam, 204—Messrs. Garrett and Son.
For the best corn-dressing machine, 104—Messrs. Hornsby
and Son.
For the beet gririding-mill for breaking agricultural pro-
duce into fine.meal, 10 .—Mr. Harwood.
For the best linseed and. corn-crusher 51.—Mr. Stanley.
For the best chaff-cutter, to be worked by horse or steam
power,.lo/.—Messrs.' Richmond and Chandler.
For the best chaff cutter, to be worked by hand pewer,
51.—Mr. Cornea.
The proceedings of to-day reached their climax in the
dinner which took. place
.iii the pavilion attached to the
show-yard. It was not so well filled on the occasion as it
has been of late years, though the attendance was far from
being Meagre. The 'Earl'of Ducie, President for the year,
officiated as chairman, and among the company present
were—
The Chief Officer of Lewes, Viscount Palmerston, his Ex-
cellency the Chevalier Bunsen, his Excellency the Hun.
Abbot -Lawrence, the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington,
Bart., the Earl of Carlisle, his Excellency the Marquis
d'Azeglisa his Excellency the Baron. Bentinck, Major-General
Sir Harry Smith, Bart., his Excellency General Count
Groebeu, Earl De la Warr, Lord Walsingham, the Earl of
Sheffield; Lord Berners, Lard Hastings, Earl Talbot, Count
Perponcher, the Chairman of the Maryport and Carlisle
Railway Mr. Richard von Holtzsnitorf-Viel-Mansdorff, Mr.
Hampton Langston; M.P.,• the Chairman of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway, the Chairman of the South-Eastern
Railway, the Chairman of the South- Western Railway, Mr,
Fay, from the United States, the Chairman of the Eastern
Counties Railway, Mr. E. .Vernon Harcourt, Sir Edward
Baker, Bart., Mr. Davey, late Chief Officer of Lewes, Mr.
Lover, late Chief Officer of Jsewes, the Earl of Leicester,
Viscount Gage, Sir Henry Shiffaer, Bart., Coltn,' Davies,
the High Sheriff of Sussex, Professor Simonds, Professor
Way, Junior Chief Officer of Lewes, Captain Stanley Carr,
Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart.', Captain Hepburn, Baron
Martens, Mr. Wood (of • Culmington), Lord Rivers, M.
Malezieux, Captain Mark Huish, Mr. C. A. Saunders, Mr.
R. Moseley, Mr. Slight, Mr: Sturt, Mr. Bridgeman Simp-
son, the Earl of Darnley, the Earl of Chichester (Vice-
Chairman).
The usual loyal toasts were appropriately proposed and
acknowledged, Prince. Albert's health being pleasantly asso-
ciated by the chairman with his claims as a farmer.
The Chevalier BUZISEN replied to the toast of " the Foreign
Ministers," and in doing so expressed his confidence that he
stated accurately the feelings of his colleagues, as well as
his own, when he bore testimony to the importance of the
Royal Agricultural Society. They saw there united not only
the landlords and tenants of 'Sussex, but warriors and dis-
tinguished civilians and statesmen of all parties, all assem-
bled for one good and great purpose. (Cheers.) The repre-
sentatives of foreign Powers in such en assembly became
aware that they had.c,ome to. the heart's core of British life.
—(Cheers.) He attributed a large share of the enterpri.e of
the United States to the emigration of the agricultural
classes from this couutry—those classes which, in his opinion,
were carrying civilization round the world mainly because
their impulse was to solicit from mother earth a due reward
for labour.—(Cheers.) In Prussia there was no occupation
so much respected as that of agriculture, and in Piedmont
also great attention was id to this pursuit. He had to
propose as a toast, "Prosperity to the Royal Agricultural
Society."—(Cheers.' As a proot of what had been done by
the society he had only to refer to what had been done by its
journal, the excellent articles in which were as much read
and known in Belgium and liallan.d.as here. Last year they
had in the Exhibitation a memorable display of what had
had been done in the way of machinery for agriculture, but
the chief exploit of the society had been to bring the land-
lord, the tenant, and the labourer more together than had
ever been the case before. It had inspired, them with 'the
sense that they were members of a great community; 'and he
connected with this sentiment the event of the 10th of April,
1848 At that'very Moment there was an election going on,
which elsewhere would have shaken' the very framework of
society, though here it hardly ruffled the surfac .—(Cheers.)
['here were events of which they read in past times which
changed the whole nature of things, and even now around
taem similar occurrences might be taking place unobserved.
tie alluded to the •subject of emigration. If the Saxon
tarmer went out to the ends of the world, he would carry
with him the love of order, the respect for law, and that feel-
ing of piety which above all things eistinguished the na-
tion. This society doubled the soil of the country when
it doubled its resources, but the future before it was far
greater than its past career had been, and v ith the peace of
the world apparently aecured by the combined prowess of
their forefathers, he gave them "Prosperity to the Royal
Agricultural Society."—(Loud cheers.)
Sir J. 'PAKINGTON 'gave the health of the President, the
Earl of Ducie.—(Cheers.) Though there had been subjects
on which the friends ef agriculture differed in opinion, there
were other objects, connected• immediately. with the Royal
Agricultural Society,' in which every friend of the English
soil and of the British farmer were cordially and entirely
unanimous.—(Cheers,) All must' feel that the highest con-
sideration of national policy required that the interests of
the' landeiwner and a the aenant-farmer demanded a com•
bined effort in order by any possible improvements in agri-
culture to produce from the soil the largest crops they, could
Yield.—(cheers.) SuCh were the objects of the Royal Agri-
cultural S'ociety, and there was no one more competent from
time to time to preside over these annual meetings than a
nobleman •who bad rendered himself so conspicuous in the
cause of agricultural improvementa—(Cheers.) The Right
lion. Gentleman eulogized the share which had been taken
V Earl Ducie in teaching the British farmer by a good example.
tie bore testimony to the beneficial effects which the Noble
Earl's
model farm and his patronage of the best imPte-!
meats had
prochiced. ...The fame of these were not confined
to Gloucestershire, but extended over the whole country, and
he ;concluded by asking the, company to drink the Noble
Earl'a health.
Earl DVCIE, in reply, said that his right hon. neighbour
had rather gone beyond the rigid line of truth, and had
allowed hie colonial associations to lead hint into sweetening
him (the• President) in their eyes.—(Cheers, and' laughter.)
He expressed tiis regret that. there, was not a larger attend-
ance on the occasion. Toe display of cattle was moderate
in merit,• but the display of •implements had been unprecee
dentedly
good. There was but one thing which was a draw-
back
back, and. that was the.extreme fatness in which they showed
their noiraals.—( Hearehear.). He.. had not heard of any
beasts that had become beef, but he had heard of many pigs
that had become pork since the meeting.—(Cheers and
lattgbaeo• He wishedto knave theft. °pillion of the state in
which animals were shown, for these annual meetings were
not Only an
exhibition of the best animals, but they drew'
together
I number of the best purchasers, and if that class
was disappointed they would, like wise men, cease to come.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Now, it was a most difficult
thing to abange customs that tinac had sanctioned, and
which had the approbation of public opinion.—( Hear.)
It w impossible . suddenly to run counter to existing pre-
ilidices, but he thought,' and he asked them to consider and
reflect if it was not possible, not to stop and change the eke
istiag current of opinion, but graslually to lead agriculturists
to show animals in a more natural state.—(Hear, hear.) It
was out of the question asking any stewards cr judges to
initaolate themselves on the Altar of their country's good in
this matter, and therefore the only means of reformation was
'0 ask the. council to have a spare stock class. The breeders
Would soon find that the wealthy purchasers would go to that
ciass, and where the money went there the breeders would be
gathered iOgether.—(Cheers.) The society had been doing its
best for the interests of agriculture, and in no respect had it
been more practically useful thin in the lectures delivered
13 by
Professor Way and Professor Simonds at the ordinary meet-
Inge of the council in town. The 'lectures had been ably
snium • a ariz d by the indefatigable secretary and right-hand of
the society, Mr. Hudson.—( Hear, hear.) The • society had
5180 t aken into consideration the enormous price now given
for gnano. As they were aware, a deputation had waited
On the Prime Minister to induce him to give his aid in the
matter. Be promised to do all in his power, but he (Earl
4,i!.ie) did not believe.that much was in his power on the
,1.1
iCeet•—( Hear, hear.) The society had, therefore, taken
e Matter into their awn heeds, and they had proposed a
Premium of 1,000/ , and a gold medal for the discovery of a
inure e9ual to guano. and capable of being sold
,at a, mo-
derate Price. He was Informed that'll the price of guano was
reduced to 'one-half, it Wouldlie of the greatest benefit to the
tenant farmer • and whether success was attained or not the
society would' have shown to' tte public, and to the culti-
vators of
their the soil that it was anxious to support them in
exe • • the cause- of agriculture.— (Cheers.) The
hatred !lions
Into the show_ and he • feared would
lietlon of poultry .
came a• and difficulties were to be eacoulatered
froth the
satisfaction,
the seasonlb of the year. .The society, however, a wished
"ur ae loissource of profit by showing the best breeds
so
of
Poultry- this
would lay most eggs and lay on most
'lt*---(Uhee;'s The .Noble Earl sat down, thanking the
healthhis s • •
o 1? cordial manner in 'which they had drunk
t
Lord
AisiNGNAm prelree d as a toast, "Agriculture, ma-
nufacturea,' and commerce. '
The toast having been cordially drunk,
Ors, PALNIERSTON rose,
L
and was received with vociferous
aPPlau3e,' which was renewed several times after silence had
been established and when he was about to speak. He said
Lord Dacie and. gentlemen, I beg leave to propose a
toast, which I am sure you will accept with pleasure, and
drink with the
ae atest cordiality. I propose to you to drink
" Prosperity tot borough of Lewes, and thanks to the
worthy that vsho has so greatly assisted the operations
of this day,"—((sheers.) 1 am persuaded, gentlemen, that
the
those who have had to do with management of the ar-
rangementS of this meeting will do ample justice to the
authorities of Lewes, and will say at no other place, and at
no former • d were greater facilities afforded for the ar-
rangement.perio fora meeting of this kind—(o,
aecessary ded • "eers)—
and upon' that account I am peeresua , independently of
any
other consideration, you will f 1 pleasure in offering
.seiedgment to the chief magistrate of
tein
• mony of ackn.
'-"rate of the
town of Lewes. But, indeed,gentlemen, this town has
consideration. For I bere • • pe-
culiar claims to _ e it i 8 one of
most ancient owns in the whole island.—( Hear.) h the
that it bag. traditions of . historical events which c e
our recollection even to the time of the Romans, aril, hack
gentlemen,. the Roman ,
s as we kno No '
off' • were a w,
unsurpasoCi ia
some
things...7lllliter, great people,
literature and the arts—a 1

„
Mr. ThompsON said--In returning thanks for the compli-
ment that had been paid to the stewards and judges of the
sh6w, I beg to state that the great objeot of the stewards has
been to make such arrangements as should secure to every
exhibitor. a fair field and no favoue; and the judges have
endeavoured to make their-awards strictly in accordance
with the merits of the animals or the implements brought
before tliem. The opinion formed respecting the general
character of the show is, that-though in the classes of short.
horns and Herefords the numbers are not so great as on
some previous occasions, the horses, sheep, and pigs about
make up the deficiency; and the quality of the stock in
some clasQes is remarkably good, especially the Herefords,
the female classes of shorthorns, some classes of
Devous, and the Sauthdown sheep. In the implement
department the stewards and judges are unanimous in
thinking that the present is decidedly the best show that
has yet taken place, that, not only is there less rubbish,
but that many of the standard implements have bad im-
portant improvements made in them, which add• much to
their value without at all increasing their cost. On the
whole, therefore, it may be considered more than an average
show. The facilities given by the town and neighbourhood
deserve to be gratefully acknowledged by those who have
taken any part in the arrangements, and I am only aware of
one cause of complaint—viz., that the elements should have
c ,nepirefl with our good friends of Sussex. and lent their
aid in giving an unusually warm reception. A few days
ago I haa.the pleasure of seeing at work, on the farm of
' a neighbour in. Yorkshire, a threshing-machine made by
Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth, and the owner of
the farm informed me that this machine threshed,
winnowed,. and - weighed the corn into sacks at a cost
of Id. per bushel. Now, by the old process of flail and
-making a difference of 12s.
winnowing machine, 'the cost would have been, on an aver-
of -30 bushels merely in pre-
acgde.,..paerbouatere6do.npear
embupshel,
paring the corn for market. (Cheers.) No long period has
elapsed since the time. when,.throughout a large district not
many days' journey from the fair town of Lewes, any farmer
who was rash enough..to set up a winnowing machine was
pretty sine to receive notice of a speedy visit from a certain
Captain Swing, whereas at the present time it is difficult to
find a farm of any
size. where a threshing, machine is not
used. (Cheers.) Twenty years ago the flail was universally
recognised as one of the standard emblems of agriculture; in
twenty years more, if anyone curious in antiquities should
wish to see a flail, he will have to seek one in a mu-
seum, where it may possibly be found side by side with the
bows and arrows of the ancient Britons, or other similar
relies of bygone days.---(Cheers.) These proofs of rapid
progress might be extended to considerable length, but I
will confine myself to .one which I should be very sorry to
omit, because it involves a principle of importance—viz.,
the adaptation of the more important implements to the
means or small farmers. Three years ago we were told it
was, impossible to reduce the price of the better class of
implements, but we !lie in an age which makes us doubt
whether the word ” impossible" ever ought to have been
admitted 'into the English language. Messrs. Garrett have
this year 'brought out a drill, small but effe.tive, and at
such a price as really to bring it within the means of small
n cere
thanks
n thek
s
cl
ehmaesntto
makers.leacl to ilt sb
eg being
express generally
occupiers:-
This step -having been taken, I trust its
success
followed
owtihlierbeimsup
for the compliment that has been pal • 'd
to the .stewards and
judges.—(Applause. )
The Earl of CARLISLE proposed " The labouringls,ses."
feature of
If there were any one f
.c ..
the times in which they
lived, which ought to githem and
the peculiar gratification, .
which he sbonld be tempted .to rank.above even its striking
and marvellous improvements in the progress of science and
agriculture, that feature was the increased thoughta_clrae,
and honour bestowed upon laboui and the laboiiitrewr.as(l,
yd
cheers.) With respect to labour, he believed
be aev day Snore and more' found and- felt to
n.,orclained means and
Di-
vine appointment, 'the heave
1 human haepinese, and
main material of human weadlp
With regard to the
human virtue.—(Loud cehreee ra.e
few
f indeed who would not
labourer, he- felt therew
that the workman should ank in
recognise the truth, near, hear, and cheers)—that
value above the work_(
he should not oa the oue hand .be considered, by the mere
an item in the retainer of the landlord
feudal dub,
only
as
the other hand, in the mercantile.—
( Hear, hear)—or, on light.
' so much work
of a rnachitie, out of which was to be ex-
tracted, but that as he did much for others, so other should
do much for him.—(Cbeers.) He must also remind th
that the Legislature itself had'shown by a recent en em
actm
that it entertained no unworthy n
jealousy of the E lent
bourer. /C ° had shown that it uid not scruple t g ith "-
his hand, add to entrust to him. the defence both put arms in
hum-
blest and our proudest homes. Should • o
on ever
f our
an
take place• on the southern shore, the •
' i Y Inv as
men of Sussex to take the post of hono r
anY might trust to the
His Excellency the AMERICAN Mi 4 .
sTaa
"Agri-
cultural societies throughout the proposed World "and in d • ohe
expressed his regret that that was s
sion on which he would enjoy the as Probably the last occa-
meeting of the society. opportunity of attending a
Mr. SHAW, proposed "The
thanks for their co-operatl'. on m • Railway Companies, and
society." . promoting the objects of the
Mr. Cuarani, chairman of the London and South-Western
Company, returned thanks.
Tile cnip-
o any then separated. . '
LEWES, FRIDAY. —Ti
ye terminatede proceedings of this year's country
today,in point of
view, the results are 1 and, a pecuniary;
for the
society than
Par: ly
owing to the theyhave been for man years pas t•
h. situation of L which certainly was not a
the selection as e"" • I partly owing
to the extre.in the scene of such a dI,P
aY; even in its
e beat, which rendered locomotion,
most convenient r and sight-seeing, however
ierms, opp yave
attractive, a bore- " re
' ' ore account of the elec-
tions, wif 'a chiefly, however,
b d ' attention. this
lc naturally reoccupied c''.'rY a •Y s
show has goneoff " . Ithan the usual (Ida. Nut more
than i Nll'
an ~' --e people visited the yards yesterday, and to day the
-“lnuers could not have much exceeded 15 000, though the
charge e
• a• admission was oily a shilling, and stack and hp_
plealents were both on view. There was no crowding
round favourite animalS
or n.ovel machines, no dexterous
and eager handling to aecertaii, the .pr.ospectve qualities of -
beer, mutton, or p irk; no twisting of tails, poking of sides and
prizes stand, pigs squeak, sod
other flevic,as to make recumbentat at the exacting
penkeepers 'sullenly-
iith4lnali,itlessrieSspervaded both ''f
both the
pit,hc curiosity. A languid t ,
he snaded sides of the t ll
animals and their visitors; 1 h a a
tered ab
frequented ;*pp e satin . out the y..rda,
were alone
to every puff of wind that blew ;
turning gratefully .._,
of
the'
straw
.6 'de-awakes'
hats - and - wide-awakes construction
abounded, and it was no unusual
spectacle to seel
pigs and
their keepers snoozing comfortably- together under the I
shelter of the tarpaulin. Natural laws cannot be Violated l