The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-10 00:00:00

SURREY CHRISTMAS CATTLE

SHOW.

The annual show of stock of the Surrey Agricultural.
Association took place ort Wednesday at Epsom. The
quantity of stock exhibited was not very large, and in
some of the classes there were not any competitors, but
the animals that were brought were considered by the
judges to be of a very superior description.
After the judges had given their awards, the Members
of the Association adjourned to the Spread Eagle, where
between seventy and eighty of the principal farmers of
the neighbourhood sat down to dinner. C. Barclay, Esq.,
presided, and there were also present, J. Trotter, Esq.,
M.P., H. T. Hope, Esq., G. Farmer, Esq., Captain Lem-
priere, J. Cunningham, Esq., &c. &c.

After the usual loyal toasts had been proposed, the
CHAIRMAN gave the healthy of the Members fur the,
county of Surrey.

Tlie °HAMM/ill then proposed success to the newly
formed Association for the improvement of stock in the
county of SurfeY7and entered into a description of
the Objects'for which it had been established. He said
that. it was intended to have a general show of stock
bred in the county,'and prizes would be awarded for the
best and most profitable animals that were produced ;
and it was intended that the whole county should
be joined into' one Association to effect` this object.
The great object of the Association was to encourage the
working farmers ; and the great landholders and gentry
of the county would be prohibited from conipetink foi•
,the prizes, which would be entirely left open to the
tenant farmers. This would satisfy them that the land-
holders were anxious for their advantage, and desired to
sge thein placed in a situation of independence ; and he
assured the meeting that he would ten times rather
award a prize to a working farmer for improvements
in his, farm and stock, than he would hand it to the bailiff
of a large landholder. Believing that the new Associa-
tion to which he referred would do a vast deal of good,
he most cordially wished it success ; and he had great
pleasure in informing the meeting tat 2001. had been
already subscribed for the purpose of commencing ope-
rations.

Some other toasts were.then given and responded to,
and the meeting separated. •

ST. CYRUS, Nov. 24.—We have heard, from
what we consider good authority, that the health of our
beloved pastor, Dr. Keith (which was so much impaired
by his literary and pastoral labours, as to require an
application to the Presbytery for his son to be appointed
his assistant and successor in the ministry), has now been
so completely restored, as to admit of his accepting
the laborious office of Secretary to the Society for the
Conversion of 'the Jews. We are happy to acid that the
good Doctor's services will not be altogether of a gratui-
tous nature, as'a salary of 3001. a year is attached to the
office. This is but another instance of the great worldly
prudence and foresight by which this pious family has
been distinguished for more than one generation.—
Aberdeen Constitutional.
ILLNESS OF MR. SHARMAN CRAWFORD,
M.P.—We are deeply concerned to state, that Mr. Craw-
ford is at present suffering from an attack of typhus
fever at Crawfordsburn. We believe, however, that the
symptoms of the disease have somewhat abated ; and that
there is ground to hope for the lion. Gentleman's speedy
recovery.—Northern Whig.
A " BRAVE OLD OAK."----Mr. William
'Tilton, joiner and builder, of this town, on Wednesday
last received from his timber-merchant, in Liverpool, an
immense log of American oak timber, which is likely to
excite the gaze and wonder of all the admirers of the
products of nature in this neighbourhood. It is now to
be seen in his timber-yard, Standishgate, and its dimen-
sionsi are as follows:—.Length, 56 feet; girth, 26 inches;
making iannaallth2e6sBizecuabtiecacfehe
et.nd Itiss weighttwo
tissi
xs iixn
ethoenss,
and fwo feet three inehes.--Manchester Times.