The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-26 00:00:00

WILTS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTION.

• The Annual Meeting of the Wilts Agricul-
tural Society Institution was held on Wednesday at Devizes.—
Among those who visited the Cattle Shew, we observed the
County Members, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Locke, Mr W. Long, Mr.
L. Phipps, Mr. T. Calley, Rev. Mr. Ashe, &c. Mr. Benett,
was re-elected, President, and Mr. Green, of Castle Eaton, was
elected one of the Superintending Committee, in the room of
Mr. Keech, resigned. About fifty Gentlemen partook of an
excellent dinner at the Bear Inn. The table was graced by a
tine buck (presented by the Marquis of Bath), and every thing
else that the season could contribute. After the loyal toasts
were drank, the company was addressed by several Gentlemen.
Mr. BENETT, M.P. for the County, after expressing his
thanks to the company, for the friendship they had evinced to-
wards him, said, it might be recollected,
that when they met to
celebrate their last anniversary, he had gone so far as to say, that
agriculture must recover from the depression under which it then
laboured ; and he appealed to those around him, whether his pre-
diction had not been fulfilled. It had been recovering but slowly,
it was true ; but the more slow in its recovery, the more perma-
nent, he trusted, would be its re.establishinent and rigour. He
repeated what he had before stated in that room, that it would
be impossible that England could long sustain herself, if
poAgri-
culture continued materially depressed.. He, however, now
the compan on happier, brighter prospects. Let the pre-
s6nt peace (he said) be but preserved for ten years longer,
s ke under more favourable auspices; and congratulated
and England would be raised to a higher pinnacle of pros-
y" attained—higher indeed
Of course he
would not recommend that we should starer ourselves to
be kicked or trampled on ; but while pthearli‘t ty•oaonyd gnalotrioynthiann
the
ee eeviverlized
world,
peace VIM not in-
means endeavour to preserve it. Although he could not go to
tchoenseixstetrnentiewiltelinshould by alt
present Ministry, respecting the
go::
withdigntihtye and security, we
extent to which freedom of trade may be beneficially' allowed,
yet, he confessed, their.measures were liberal, and generally
conduced to the advantage and prosperity of their country. To
tampering with the currency be entirely attributed the ruin of
hundreds of the agricultural body, but those who had wea-
thered the storm, had now, he trusted, to hail happier days;
on the preservation of peace, however, he repeated, hinged all
our greatness..-all happiness.

Lord Viscount MELVILLE arrived at the George Inn, Ports-
mouth, at the early hour of four o'clock ott Saturday, and after
a few hours rest, he embarked for Hyde, to visit his family.
His Lordship has been detained in town the last ten days by
the frequent Cabinet Councils held. To-morrow noon his Lord-
ship will embark in the Royal Sovereign yacht, Sir Michael
Seymour, Bart. K. C. 8., Accompanied by Sir George Cock-
burn, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Secretary Barrow, and Mr. Pri-
vate Secretary Hamilton, in an official visit to Plymouth Dock-
yard. Sir George Cockburn and Sir George Clerk arrived last
night. We understand the Royal yacht will return to Spit-
head about ;he 6th of August.—The Calliope, Lietitertant P.
Justice, attends the Royal Yacht to Plymouth. We under-
stand the visit to Milford Dock.yard is deferred.—(Lfampshire
I Telegraph.)