The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-21 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CLUE CATTLE SHEVY.

On Monday this exhibition attracted a very
great and respectable crowd of spectators, particularly the imple-
ments and other things (of which we gave the particulars on
Monday,) in the carriage lofts, which latter were often, for con-
siderable periods together, wedged quite full of company. At
three o'clock the Club assembled at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Sir JOHN S. SEHRIGHT in the Chair, and much of the routine
business of the year was transacted previous to the dinner, soon
after five o'clock, when 149 persons sat down to excellent dinners,
but in two rooms instead of the hall, which it seemed the gene-
ral opinion that the Stewards of the Club ought to have provided.
After dinner the first toasts were—" The King," and " The
Royal Family," when the Chairman commenced the public ad-
judication of the premiums, agreeably to the Judge's award, the
particulars of which were fully stated in our paper of Monday,
and need not be here repeated. On the several successful candi-
dates, or the bailiff's of the noble competitors, coming up front
their seats to the front of the Chair to receive the Treasurer's
drafts for the several premiums, the Chairman, Sir J. Sebright,
made to each approbriate and commendatory remarks, many
of them in that happy vein of pleasantry for which he is un-
rivalled as a Chairman ; and after each address he proposed
the winner of the premium as a toast, viz. " The Marquess of
Exeter," " Mr. Charles Stokes," " Joseph Bull," " George
Payne," " William Flowers," " George Tibbets," " William
Adams," and " William Smith," which completed the cattle
premiums. Sir John gave the health of the Judges thereof,
" Messrs. Attenbrow, Robinson, and Slater," with three times
three ; and proceeded to make some very appropriate remarks
on the advantages to tenant-farmers, that their landlords should
themselves occupy farms, and so practically ascertain that
there are great goings-out, as compared with the returns, even
on the best lands ; illustrative of Sir John's favourite and
standing toast—" Live, and let live," After some high and
justly merited compliments to Viscount Althorpe, his health
was drank with corresponding marks of respect by the corn-
pany.__The Sheep and Pig Premiums were then publicly ad-
judged, and their orders for payment delivered to the parties,
or their representatives, who came up in succession, and were
I appropriately addressed and complimented, and the following
healths drank, viz, " Mr. Humphrey Tuckwell," " Mr.
Jos. Faulkner," " Mr. John Noon," for the Marquess of
Exeter " Sir Thomas Dyke," " Mr. Stephen Grantham,"
" Mr. Thory Chapman," and " Mr. John Hodgson."
Sir JOHN then gave—" The Health of the Sheep and Pig
Judges, viz. Messrs. Ellis, Warrnington, and Wetherell,"
which was drank with three times three, followed by some able
and just remarks by Sir John, on the arduous duties of, and
the great obligations the Club lies under, to its .fudges,
" Wm. Honywood, Esq. M.P." was next given, and drank
with three times three, for which he returned thanks.
A dessert of apples and pears of a great variety of sorts was
now introduced, as a present front Mr. Leonard Phillipps.
After some neat and appropriate remarks from the Chair, on
the great advantages of these meetings, while by bringing into
social contact the farmers of so many districts, enlarged their
views and extended their knowledge, which met very warm
applause, Mr. Honywood rose and proposed, " Sir John Se-
bright," which was drank with three times three, and tumul-
tuous applause. Sir John thanked the company, and gave
'The Duke of Bedford," three times three; and "
Stewards ;'' Sir John then, after remarking on the pleasure
with which he saw so many young faces, amongst the candi-
dates and company, laudably treading in the footsteps of their
fathers, concluded with " Prosperity to the Smithfield Club,"
and then retired.

JOHN SiAItTT.N CFIIPPS, Esq., was thereupon called to
the Chair • he gave " Edward J. Curteis," the Member for
Sussex ; who thereupon rose and delivered a speech, which
made a strong impression on the Company, but of which, our
room will permit but the briefest outline; nothing, he said,
was now wanted in the way of alteration in the Corn Laws, ex-
cept better guarding the averages from the machinations of
speculators ; yet it appeared too certain to him, that their es-
sential alteration would be seriously attempted in the coming
Sessions, in the Commons at least ; he adverted to the inroads
made on the Farmer's protection, by the Canada Corn Bill, the
" Grinding" Bill, and the Warehouse Releasement hill, and
which yet awaited them in the new and larger bushel measure.
The Board of Trade, instead of a Board of Agriculture, ori-
ginated and decided on the measures vitally affecting agricul-
turists, who had no corresponding shields, to those which the
Corporations, the Chamber of Commerce, &c., affinded to the
traders; and, petitioning generally against innovations, was
the only resource left to the Farming Interest.—[This speech
was much applauded, particularly its conclusion.]—Mr. Cripps
then, in allusion to the present derangements of the currency,
described the same as a panic, which has, or will pass quickly
away. and little affect the farmers.

A doctrine which was ably and argumentatively combatted
by Mr. WELLS, of Huntingdonshire, who contended, that the
issue of the present currency crisis must be, a great alteration
in the quantity of the circulating medium, either calculated
to ruin the farmers by low prices, or else grind the poor and
middle classes by high ones.—(A great deal of unmanly hiss-
ing, in a certain part of the room, much interrupted Mr.
Wells ; but, on his health being drank, he received a very
flattering testimony of the approbation of the company gene-
rally ; and the cry of " Let the hissers answer Mr. Wells;"
was very general.)
Mr. MivvnwELl. asserted, that the panic was wholly past;
that he was no croaker, or disciple of Cobbett.
Cripps's health being drank, lie thanked the company,
and gave, " Breeding in all its branches."
" Richard Astley, E.g., the Father of the Club"—three
times three—" The absent .Members"—" The unsuccessful
Candidates."

ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CLUB.-At one o'clock
yesterday, a Meeting took place. for winding up the annual
business of the Club; George Inskip, Esq., in the chair. The
London Company were again agreed with for their Yard for the
Show, next December. The same number and amount of Pre-
miums and condition! were agreed on as last year, except that
short wooled sheep are to be allowed to cat cake or corn, but
not long wooled ones. The following Gentlemen were elected
Members, viz.:—The lion. Washington Shirley, Charles Bar-
nett, Esq., Thomas Edgington, Esq., R. Fleming, Esq., Isaac
Hailes. Esq., William Hall, Esq., Robert Moyse, Esq., Rich-
ard Snell, Esq., Benj. Shaddon, E -q., George Tibbets, Esq.,
and Thomas Whitmarsh, Esq.

COURSE OF EXCHANGL, Dec. 90.
Arostettlarr l9 11 F. C.
Ditto. at Sight
Rottenlain
Antwerp l9 le
Hainhurgh 3B 1 t 4 Us,
Altona
Par is,3 Day's sight
Ditto
ilottrde.tux, ditto
Kerlin 7 0
Fiankfort on the Main
Petetsburgli . 91
Vienna lO 92
Trieste
\lad rid
Cadiz
Rllhoa 36 Effective
Barcelona
.'criile
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Gef,~H
Malta
Nlcillio
Lisituri
Oporto
Ilio Janeiro
Bahist . 50
Buerioi Ayres
Ihiblito ... 9i Cork 't Clp Unit.
BULLION.

Portugal Gol4l,in Coin 1.0 0 0 per Its
Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 17 f;
New Doubloons ..
New Doilari 0 U 0
Silver StAndard in Bxrs. 0 5 Of

Scitrous ACCIDENT—On Sunday, about ten
o'clock, as - WATTRHOUSE, Esq. stage coach proprietor,
was driving along the road to St. Alban's, accompanied by his
brother, in a one-horse chaise, he drew up to let a flock of
sheep pass, and as part of the flock went under the chaise,
it is conjectured that they drove against the near wheel,
which was incautiously left without the washer, and sent
it half off the arm of the axletree. On the gentlemen
proceeding, the wheel came entirely off, and Mr. Water-
house, of Lad-lane, was precipitated between the wheel
and the axletree ; the latter going over his leg, broke it, and
his ancle was dislocated by the fall. The unfortunate gentle-
man was immediately taken up, and conveyed to the house
of Mr. Miller, hair-dresser; and Mr. Dunn, surgeon, of Hol-
loway, seat for, who soon arrived, and cutting off the boot
bound up the leg, and afterwards accompanied him home in a
hackney-coach, where Mr. W. still remains under the medical
Gentleman's care. The horse started off, and continued his
course for some distance, to the imminentdanger of the Gentle-
man in the chaise, who expected every moment to be dashed to
the ground : he, however, continued his seat, till the progress
of the animal was impeded by the axletree dragging on the
ground, when he threw himself out, and fortunately received
no other damage than a few slight bruises in the fall.• The
horse was finally stopped, but not till he had broken the chaise
to pieces.