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London, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

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Derby's officials were accused. The only consolation of
an alleviating character that is left for us amid the con-
vulsion in the money-market is the prospect of bread and
meat being ls. a mouthful. It cannot be said that that
has been done by the noblemen and gentlemen of
the counties for their own benefit. That is the only
pull in a selfish point of view that we have. It
is a deplorable state of things that we have a Cabi-
net composed of statesmen without a party, who are
staking the very existence of the honour and cre-
dit of the country upon the decisions and num-
bers of public meetings that Ministers of the Crown get
on waggons and platforms in order to give their opinions
weight at the next Cabinet Council. I sincerely wish
well to the objects of your meeting. I cannot see my
way in this crash of the Conservative party, and I know
that the gentlemen of the Hedingham district under-
stand the local but meritorious object of their meeting
better than I do ; but at the same time I acknowledge
that I have neither the heart nor courage to attend and
speak my real opinions of the causes that have brought
about this internal confusion and break-down of our
party in the House of Commons. I admit it would
bring such a hornet's nest about my ears, attended with
no beneficial result, that I shall refrain from attending
meetings, and content myself with floating upon the
political surface till some event takes place that may
render it less disagreeable than it would be now, by
coming in conflict with many of those with whom we
have fought many a battle.—l am, &c.
" J. T. TYRELL."
The second was from Major Beresford, and was
as follows "
" Hampton Court, Oct. 13, 1853.
You will oblige me by communicating to the mem-
bers of the Hinckford Agricultural Association, that
upon mature consideration I have thought it advisable
to abstain from attending the dinner at Castle Heding-
ham on Friday. Till within a few weeks it was my
decided resolution to have taken advantage of their
annual meeting to lay before them and the constituency
of North Essex a full and detailed statement of the
transactions connected with the Derby election and
the consequent inquiry, and to
have vindicated
myself from the unjust and malignant imputations
which I have borne hitherto in silence, awaiting that
opportunity to expose and refute them. A fresh perse-
cution has been lately commenced against me. The
whole matter has been opened afresh, and is to be
brought to the issue of a trial. Such proceedings ne-
cessarily preclude me from entering into those explana-
tions which might be impolitic as far as I am indi-
vidually concerned, but which must be unfair towards
.others whose cause has been mixed up with mine upon
this occasion. It would not therefore become me to present
myself at Castle Hedingham tongue-tied, neither would
it be justifiable to put forward a one-sided statement to
prejudice the case before it was fairly submitted to the
tribunal by which it was to be investigated. Such is
the reason which induces me, however distasteful it is to
my own inclination, to absent myself to-morrow from the
meeting. I trust that those to whom you will read this
letter will patiently await the conclusion of those legal
proceedings before they condemn unheard, or on the ex-
parte assertion of malignant enemies, one whose unre-
mitting exertions for six years in the cause of the agri-
cultural and Conservative interests, if overlooked by the
party in whose service he has toiled, have not been for-
gotten by their opponents and his unrelenting perse
cutors.—l am, &c.

" WILLIAM BERESF0111)."
The toast having been enthasiastically drunk,'
Sir W. B. SMIJTH, M.P., returned thanks.
The " health of Mr. C. Ducane and Mr. J. T.
Miller," the members for Maldon, who had been
unseated on petition ; " Lord J. Manners and Mr.
Hawkins, the Conservative Members for Colches-
ter ;" " The Yeomen of Essex ;" " The Chair-
man ;" " The Committee ;" " The Ladies ;" and
other toasts followed, which protracted the pro-
ceedings until a late hour.