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PUBLIC TESTIMONIAL TO THE
DUKE OF RICHMOND.
Yesterday a numerously-attended meeting of agricul-
turists and tenant•farmers, d‘-put.ql from various counties
throughout the kingdoM, assembled at the Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Qleen•street, to consider the best means
I for rendering the proposed testimonial to his Grace the
Duke of Richmond as effective as possible.
I The room was crowded is every part, and among the
gentlemen present we observed the Duke of Richmond ;
I Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Elman, Sussex ; Mr. Warnes,
jun., Norfolk; Mr. Hilditch, Hants ; Mr. Weston,
Northamptonshire ; Mr. Browne, Wilts ; Mr. Earle,
Hants ; Mr. Cheetham, Mr. Harnolt, Hants ; Mr. Bur-
-1 gess, Dorset ; Mr. F. Smith, Dorset; Mr. Speering,
Hants ; Mr. Pane, Bedford ; Mr. Purchase, Pilstowe ;
Mr. Carroll, Monmouth ; Mr. Jones, Monmouth ; Mr.
Newbolt, Sleaford ; Mr. Jervis, Wilts ; Mr. Pile,
Hants ; Mr. Onslow, Mr. Bridger, Winchester ; Mr.
Suitor, Huntingdon ; Mr. Biddle, Essex ; Mr. J. ?ane,
Hants ; Mr. W. Burrell, Mr. Rodell, Suffolk ; Mr.
Waters, Winchester ; Mr. W. Lamb, East Sussex ;
Captain Beasley, Lincoln ; Mr. Phillipps, Mr. Harts-
horn, Mr. Loscombe, Andover ; Mr. Wyatt, Chedham;
Mr. B. Smith, Mr. Warsopp, Hants ; Mr. Umber, Mr.
John Hudson, Castleacre ; Mr. Jones, Cambridge ; Mr.
Boyer, Huntingdon.
Mr. Jorni ELLMAN, of Sussex, was called to the
chair. He (the chairman) suggested that the best mode
in which they could commence the proceedings would
be by the appointment of a general committee, the
individual members of which would exert themselves
in their respective localities to forward the object in
view.

Mr. BURRELL remarked that, as the proposed institu-
tion was to be one not founded alone by the subscriptions
of members belonging to protection societies, many
persons might wish to subscribe from a desire to aid so
praiseworthy a cause.—(Hear, hear.) He would there-
fore suggest that power be given to the committee to
add to their number such gentlemen as might manifest a
desire to exert themselves in the cause of so benevolent
and useful an institution.--(Hear, hear.) There was
another observation which he wished to make, not only
as a member of the committee, but as a Sussex man.
His Grace the Duke of Richmond was the founder of
their institution, and he thought they ought to pay the
Noble Duke the compliment of electing him the presi-
dent and permanent chairman of committees.—(Hear,
hear, and cheers.) He would therefore move " That his
Grace the Duke of Richmond be appointed president
of the institution, and permanent chairman of com-
mittees."—(Hear.)
The suggestion was approved, and formally adopted.
The following gentlemen were appointed members of
the working committee :—Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Fisher
Hobbs, Mr. John Warnes, jun., Mr. John Meire, Mr.
Ellman, Mr. Browne, Mr. Rodnell, Captain Beasley,
Mr. Phillips, Mr. Hartshorn, Mr. Purchase, Mr. New-
bolt, Mr. Umbers, Mr. Jones, Mr. Boyer, and Mr. G.
Bridger.
The Duke of RicHaroteD, in rising to acknowledge the
compliment conferred by his appointment as president
of the proposed institution, and perpetual chairman of
the committee, said—Gentlemen, having been requested
to attend here to-day by your respected honorary secre-
tary, I assure you, often as I have risen in public—often
as it has been my good fortune to meet the farmers of
this country, I never upon any previous occasion rose
with such deep feelings of pride and gratitude as I do
now. I have long felt with emotions of no ordinary
nature, that I have never passed a farmer's house in any
part of the country without feeling assured that if I
knocked at the door and sought admittance, I would find
a friend within to welcome me.--(Hear.) But, gentle-
men, I must confess I did not expect to meet with any
such exhibition of feeling and attachment as you have
exhibited here to-da.y—(l-lear, hear.) lam well aware
that this manifestation of your kindness is materially
owing to my having, during the period I lived in this
country, availed myself of every opportunity in my power
to do my utmost to protect and uphold the agricultural
interests of the country, and not only to protect and
uphold them by maintaining those lairs which I felt in
my conscience to be right, but by exerting myself to
promote the improvement of agriculture throughout
every district of Great Britain.—( [Tear, hear.) Gentle •
men, I believe the circumstance is by no means frequent
where testimonials of a flattering character are accorded
to individua!s who have failed in the great object for the
achievement of of which they had confederated. If we had
beaten the Anti-Corn-law League last year, then I should
not have been so much surprised at this mark of your
kindness and this great expression of your gratitude;
but being defeated, the tribute becomes more valuable,
for it plainly shows me it comes from your hearts, and I
ant more delighted, as it will attest to persons hereafter,
who may occupy a position in society similar to my
own, that the tenant-farmers of England like men
who will stand forward undauntedly in their cause,
:nd that they feel a deep debt of gratitude for exer-
tions, however humble or inefficient such exertions may
prove to be.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I certainly felt
that we should have some means of taking care of those
industrious tenant-farmers who might by adverse cir-
cumstances undergo those changes which must take
place in a great country like this. Gentlemen, I know
I have been attacked for saying that I wished the
labourers and their families to betake themselves to the
workhouse. I deny the imputation. I felt that some
steps should be taken to lessen the demands made on the
poors'-rate of the country, but I know I have never
seen or heard of persons belonging to the industrial
classes going into the workhouse without strong feelings
of regret.--(Hear, hear.) If then, Gentlemen, I have
felt for them, must I not feel still more for those who
have been brought up in, and shared through early life
the blessings of, better fare, liberty, and the enjoyment
of respectable society? Can I think it right that re-
spectable farmers should be sent into the workhouse,
there to associate with men who ought never to have
been its inmates, and perhaps who never would have
been had they paid fewer visits to the beershops?—(Hear,
hear.) It is with these views I think such an institu-
tion ought to be formed for the benefit of the tenant-
farmers of this country. I must leave it entirely to you
to work out the details, though, as a member of the
committee, I shall feel most happy to attend and con-
sult with you, and give my best aid towards carrying
out successfully what you will permit me to say should,
in my opinion, be considered a great national object.—
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have now only to tender my
sincere thanks for the great patience with which you
have listened to me. The Noble Duke resumed his seat
amid loud applause from all parts of the room.
Some routine business having been transacted, a con-
versation took place relative to the appointment of a
second honorary secretary to assist Mr. Burrell in dis-
charging the duties, which were expected to become
onerous. The expediency of retaining the services of a
paid secretary was also mooted, but the final considera-
tion of both appointments were reserved for an early
meeting of the committee.
Mr. BURRELL announced that he had received several
communications from local societies, and from private
individuals, approving of the intended compliment to his
) Grace the Duke of Richmond, and expressive of their de-
termination to second the exertions by every means in
their power. He, then read a detailed list of subscrip-
tions from various districts of the country, and informed
the meeting that many societies had promised to increase
the amount remitted.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.

SUICIDE OF MR. YOZATT, THE VETERINARY SUR-
GEoN.—Yesterday, Mr. Mills received information of the.
death of Mr. Youatt, the celebrated veterinarian, who
committed suicide under the following melancholy cir-
cumstances :—lt appears that the deceased gentleman,
so well known in the sporting world, was in the seven-
tieth year of his age, and resided with his family at
No. 1, Osnaburgh-place, New-road. The deceased had,
by heavy pecuniary losses from unfortunate specula-
tions, become somewhat embarrassed, which at length
resulted in a morbid depression of spirits, which at
times was so perceptible that his friends apprehended
he was of unsound mind ; but generally after an
attack of melancholy he would become so cheerful
and rational as entirely to remove all previous fears.
He was a man of good health, and, in fact, never exhi-
bited the slightest symptoms of ill health until Satur-
day last, on which morning, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, he went out complaining of a pain in his head,
and rather dispirited. lie returned at twelve, and then
retzred into his room, where he remained undisturbed
until about twn, Nhen the maid-servant proceeded to his
apartment to announce the dinner, hut receiving no
answer, and the door being partially open, she stepped
in and SAW him sitting on a couch. Thinking he was
askep she advanced, and discovered that he was dead.
There was a small bottle, as well us a cup, by his side
on the table, which had evidently contained poison. It
was stated that on the morning of the lamentable event
the deceased had received a bill fur a large SLIM (?f
money, which he was unable to meet, and it was consi-
dered that he had gone out in the hope ofproppri
amount, and that his inability to succeed led him
commission of suicide. ntgo
the
the
following arrivals of
FOREIGN POTATOES.-The
ilt
a potatoesriefia Devine,ve
b"ue•ht 100 tons, and the
place during the past Wee :—The
Four Brothers, front the same place. 20 tons, the pro-
the Douro, from Oporto, 28
tfarkeerini Dunkirk, ,
baskets,
(d)fuPceoiluNgu°ersneln:do3d.u;ction ; the Columbine, from Havre,
9S sacks ; the Rose, from Gravelines, 44 tons ; the
Leon, from the same place, 53 tons ; the St. Jacques
t;olalsnd; Jthe Calinaer,lefsr,omfrocmalathise,
samealso tEroremneGhrpaveerlti,n4esB,
t4oOns
an entire cargo, comprising about 11)(1_ tons, the whole
the produce cf France ; the S,. Leonard, from Dunkirk,
60 tons weight of platoes and 250 bags of potato flour,
the production of Normandy ; the Alida Rselina, from
Rouen, I'D tens weight ; the Omnibus, from Boulogne,
64 tons weight ; and the Maid of Erin, from Rouen, 75
tons, the produce of France ; the Pink, from Dunkirk,
62 tons weight, the produce of Normandy ; the Provi-
dentia, from Rouen, 80 tons weight, the growth of
France ; and finally, 120 baskets by the Elizabeth, from
Prince Edward's Island, the production of that place.
DEATH OF LORD EDWARD FITZALAN HOWARD.—
We regret to hear that accounts have reached town an-
nouncing the demise of the above Nobleman, who died
suddenly, from congestion of the brain, on the 21st ult.,
at Alexandria, where his Lordship had only arrived a
few days previously from Malta and a tour in Greece.
His Lordship was third sun of the Duke and Duchess of
Norfolk, and his premature demise has thrown the
family into the deepest affliction.
REMOVAL OF WESTMINSTER-BRlDGE.—Yesterday a
deputation from the united parishes of St. John's and
St. Margaret's, Westminster, was appointed to wait
upon Viscount Morpeth, Chief Commissioner of Woods
and Forests, to represent to his Lordship the great
, injury that it will cause to these parishes by changing
the site of 'Westminster-bridge.
Lord Brougham, accompanied by Lady Millet,
left town on Monday, on a visit to the Duke of Rutland,
' at Belvoir Castle.