The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-17 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

Co4cluded from Yesterday's Sulz.)
Att„ 101) t No. 1
Por o'clock in the afternoon .of the 6th of September, the
4a4 areite frigate Voadora entered under the flag of its nation,
tlyin three-quarters past three o'clock the same flag was still
tuy„g• This 'we attest, and swear to be true. (The signs-
Theff several officers follow.)
°rt of Villegaigon, Sept 17.

o. 2.
444estet in N
the afternoon of the 6th of September, the Portu-
-4t three gitte Voadora entered under the flag of her nation, and
we attest narterl past three the same flag was still flying. This
°ere
t
Te ftild swear to be true. (The signatures of several
to .he iv.)
P 110 Santa Cruz, Sept. 17.

ttie No. 3.
41,iv of •-v4ore.mentioned corvette having °Fended against the
nlitions, by entering into this port under an enemy s
14491.t11211t any preliminary communication, or even
that the
qnbir,„l"4l3 of truce, the governor of this port orders
-met of the said corvette shall immediately haul ow
"g' and unship his rudder, which shall be afterwards sent
NTO •
&Int. n JOSE DA CUNA LIMA, Captain-Adjutant.
•dept 17.
Port u tato rnent of the Portuguese frigate having entered the
ri11e,,..4qr the Portuguese flag, and of her commander having
hr,4..the order of the Government of Santa Cruz, follows.—
"Itnnlent is signed by all the officers of the fort.]
Se] •

4nbor i . No. 4.
Mit 14,"s.nierming for the present your Majesty that your
1:19 mated-4entst brother, and sister had, thank God sustained
114; 41 change in their health when lieft the port of Lis-
tiki...pn the 80th of July, since only the King. our Lord eon,
hag47,4tunder an attack of his disorder in both his legs, which
Ste hoe (ICrline, and threatened no badresult ; I have further
°ur to communicate to your Blajesty, that I hold in my

hen& family letters to be delivered to your Majesty ; but-,this
deposit being so highly respected by me, that I should Consit:er
every point of delicacy and scrupulous honour to be offended
the sald letters did not pass directly from my own hands into
the august hands of your Majesty. In the mean while I avail
- myself of this opportunity of assuring your Majesty of my con-
stant and uninterrupted respect, being persuaded that your Ma-
jesty throrimghly knows the sincerity of my sentiments.--four
Majesty's most humble servant ItbiScs your august hands.
CONDE* DA RIO MAIOR.
On board the corvette Voadora, Sept. 17. •
• N 4. 5.
The undersigned Secretary of State for the 'Affairs of the
Empire,' and for Foreign Affairs; notifies to the Conde do Rio
Mawr that the letter which he:addressed to the Emperor from
on board the Voadora was presented to his Majesty ; in. which
letter it is stated that the Conde holds in his hands other letters
from the King of Portugal and the rest of the Royal Family,
but that he would consider every point of delicacy and honour
to be violated if the said letters did not pass front his hands in-
to those of his Imperial Majesty, The undersigned is ordered to
reply to your Excellelidy that his Majesty previously desires to be
informed of the real objects for which ou have been scot to this
empire, since, in the state of war in which Brazil and Portugal
are placed, and after the solemn separation of those countries,
his Imperial Majesty is resolved to listen to no propositions on
the part of the Portuguese Government, nor to enter into any
conferences with the emissaries of that Government, without
a preliminary recognition, of the sine qua nan condition of the
independence and integrity of the Brazilian empire. In pur-
suance of these principles, the undersigned declares, that in the
case of your Excellency not being furnished with legal powers
for the said recognition,-.in the name •of his Faithful Majesty,
you caanot be admitted to the presence of the Emperor, nor can
he receive the letters of which you are the bearer. Meanwhile
the undersigned, in reply to the idea of yout Excellency having
come on a mission from the Portuguese Government, must ob-
serve that a circumstance has' occurred which gives reason to
doubt of the reality of such mission, since the corvette which
conveyed your Excellency hither has entered this port in a man-
ner inconsistent with the laws of nations, by which it could
alone be protected, under a hostile flag, without previous com-
munication, and without a flag of truce. It caanot be surpris-
ing to your Excellency, that the insult given to this port by the
said corvette, has caused the removal of her rudder anti the
adoption of other proceedings against her, conformable to the
practice of belligerent nations in like cases, until a competent
tribunal, to which this matter shall be submitted,i shall decide
upon the seizure. The undersigned, requesting a prompt and
precise answer, avails himself of the present opportunity to as-
suring your Excellenaey of his particular respect.
JOSE JOAQUIAI CA RNEIRO DE CAMPOS
Palace of Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 17.
To the Conde do Rio Major.

No. 6.
The undersigned, Count da Rio Major, Member of the
Council of his Most Faithful Majesty, and Gentleman of the
Chamber, has the honour to inform his Excellency Senhor Jose
Joachim Carneiro de Campos,' Councillor, Minister and Sec-
retary of State for Foreign and Domestic Affairs to his Im-
perial Majesty, that he received at one o'clock in the morning,
on board of the corvette Voadaora, lying at anchor within
range of the guns of the fortress of Santa Cruz, his Excellency's
note, in which: he acknowledges 'the receipt of the letter which
The • undersigned directed to his Imperial Majesty on board of
the same corvette, stating that he was the bearer of letters from
his august Father and from his Royal Family, to be delivered
to his Imperial Majesty, judging that it would be transgress-
ing all rules of delicacy and propriety- if they did not pass im-
mediately from his to the auguit hands of the said Senhor;
and states that he has his Imperial Majesty's orders to reply
that his Imperial lilajesty wishes to be informed of the true
purposes for which the undersigned has come to this port : for
that, in consideration of the state of war in which Brazil and
Portugal are placed since their solemn separation, his Imperial
Majesty is resolved not to receive an propositions on the part of
the Portuguese Government, not to enter into conferences and
agreements with emissaries from the same Government, without
a preliminary recognition, as a sine qua non condition, of the In.
dependence and integrity of the empire of Brazil, declaring, in
pursuance of these principles, that in default of legal power to
make the said recognition in the name of his Faithful Majesty,
the Count above-named will neither be admitted, nor will his
Imperial Majesty receive the letters with which be is chard.
The undersigned, before he replies to the first part of his Ex-
cellency's note, thinks it proper to remove the misunderstand..
ing with which he is therein supposed to be the hearer of letters
from his Faithful Majesty different from others from the Royal
Family, while the undersigned in using the expression. " Fa-
mily letters, to' deliver to his Imperial Majesty," merely wished
to express familiar letters from his Faithful Majesty, which are
in fact two—one for the, Emperor, and the other -for the Em-
press, hifi august son, and daughter.in-law ; and in considera- •
tion of the quality of the laid letters, and of the impossibility
of their being immediately delivered by the undersigned, as
from motives of respect he desired he has no objection to deliver
them to any one whom his Imperial Majesty may authorize to
receive them.; The undersigned cannot refrain from calling his
Excellency's attention to another circumstance worthy of atten-
tion4,--that.m:the letter which ho had the honour to direct to his
Imperial Majesty; lie could not -have had in view the commu-
nication of any public negociation with :which he might be
charged • for neither could- he do so on his own account, nor
would the unexpected intimation of suspended communication,
made:by the officer of the Custom-house Fort to the commander
of the said corvette, permit him to Tfo so ; and therefore, re-
laving this declaration-of commission with which his Faith-

fuljetty had 'charged him until after his disembarkation, or
until it shOultb be in any other manner. required previously to
such disembarkation, he confined himself to directing to his 'lm-
perial 4ajesty theletter written in all the sincerity with which
it witaconceived, and the sole object of which was to announce
the existence of the aaid'ewo familiar letters of his Faithful
Majesty for his august son and daughter-in-law, and' the desire
of the undersigned to deliver them imtnediately, for the reasons
above stated. •
And since his Excellency, 'in the aboVementioned note, re.

quires by order of his Imperial Majesty, to be informed of the
real purposes for which the undersigned has come to this port
of Rio Janeiro, he has no hesitation, but rather the greatest
satisfaction and glory, to inform him that his Faithful Majesty,
-when by. his orders the corvette Voatlom Sailed with a corn.
mission; fiom Lisbon to this court, could not and even ought
not to haVe: supposed, according to the well-known feelings
of his heart and the new political relations of Portugal, that
Brazil,- and much less his august son, was at war with him
or with the kingdom of Portugual ; or that such an event could
be expected ; and the undersigned cannot but feel penetrated
with a full sense of the hostile and inhospitable reception given
to a pacific ship of his Faithful Majesty on her entrance into
thie port.-.a thing which certainly never would have happened
under similar circumstances to any vessel from Brazil in Porto-
.gal. With regard to the satisfaction required of him on the
subject of the purposes for which he has conic to this court, the
undersigned has the honour to state, that as the nature of the
late events in Portugal rendered it indispetisable that his Faith-
ful Majesty should make a proper communication of them to
his august son, the idea.thence arose to order the cessation of all
the hostilities witich, contrary to his wish, were carrying on in Bra-
zil ; and at the same time to send in commission confidential per.
sons, who being furnished with Royal letters of the date of the
21st of July of the present year, should be by them authorized
not only to treat of the mode and terms of the evacuation of
the forces, both military and naval, which are now in Bahia,
whither his Faithful Majesty had previously dispatched a- ma-
ritime courier to suspend if possible all hostilities (as cannot
but be already evident to his Imperial .Majesty by the arrival
of the Camp Marshal Luis Paulino de ()liven° Pinco de
Franca); but also to accelerate a suitable reconciliation of
Brazil with Portugal, without being at all authorized to recog-
nize a sine qua eon condition the absolute independence of
Brazil. One of the consequences also of the powers with
which the commission is vested, is to treat of the condition of
the different European Portuguese now in Brazil, to whom his
Faithful Majesty owes every protection ; being permitted to
the fullest extent to treat of this business, if feeling* of hatred
and revenge should not obstruct in this particular what is due
to justice and humanity in similar cases.
%%Tith respect to the last part of the above note of his Excel-
lency, •in which a doubt is thrown on the reality of any coin.
mission from the Court of Portugal, without any other founds-
don than the fact of the corvette Votithira, on board of which
the undersigned has Come, having entered into this port with
the colours of a hostile, nation flying, without any previous pre.:
liminaries, and without having made use of a flag of truce..-.
the undersigned begs leave to inforM his Excellency that every
thing connected with the present circumstances tends to prove
that this is rather a pretext than a reason forjustifying the pre-

cipitation with which, withOutmaking any further inquiry, the
hostile act was resorted to of unship ping and retriovitig to the
arsenal the rudder of the corvette, end keeping the vessel', up to
- this moment, in a danOrotts situation, aryl her crew without
ifivt necessary succours. The corvette, Voadora brought a.pass-
pory.for a flag of truce, which was communicated to the ofli;
eer, %who came on hoard of her, and such was the opinion
which ht:s Faithful Majesty entertained of Brazil, that this
passport' u;•ts given to her, not so much Ito enable her to
enter WO thr .faneiro, as to avoid hostilities on the HerlS
ri
dung her vdriNts; tor his Fisithful Majesty, sincerely con-
sidering his' real ~feelings and relations with the state and
powers of .Brazil, teished 'to avoid every thing .which might
possibly give an idea ttof war between them ; and therefore
the commander of 3)10 -i.•.',:vrrette received instructions to hoist
the flag of truce (IVA the event at. its being indispensable;
but the corvette haling been`, 'recognized by her flag, and
no Opposition havinelte4m- manse liy the fortress to her en-'
trance, this cirsummt,ipee, togetteFr with those before men-
tioned, seemed a proor that- the entreoce was not closed to her.
There exists, thirefetsiit 0 motive for t!he port to inks offence,
since the flag.. being ere, signal, and t.rit an infalable proof
of the neutrality of the vessel which bears 114: , the momentary
want of that dag could only serve to expose it' to some sudden
hostility, and not to deprive it of the protection ;.c'liell belongs
to it by flee right of nations;whin" itsnegotiatdryt quality may
be more evidently and really prayed by competent deumentl,
such as is the passport which would be presented when retpired.
Nor can his Imperial 31ajesty fail to know that the cori',e,tte
hoisted the flag of truce as soon as she learned from the clispatt'!li
of the Adjutant of the Fortress, who commanded her to lowet4,
the Portuguese flag, and to unship her rudder, that she was riot
recognized as a mere Portuguese vessel, if, notwithstanding
all this, his Imperial Majesty's Government should continue to
insist on the continuance of so hostile a detention, such a pro-
ceeding must appear most extraordinary in the eyes 'of the
world. The undersigned cannot refrain from finally protesting
against such proceedings, which create a war at the very mo-
ment when peace alone is candidly and confidently desired.
The undersigned takes this opportunity to offer to his Excel-
lency the assurances of his most distinguished consideration.
CONI)E DE RIO MAWR.
On board the Portuguese corvette flag of truce, the Voadora
lying at anchor in the Rio de Janeiro, Sept. Id. 11123.
To his Excellency Jose Joachim Carneiro de Campos.

No. 7.
The undersigned Councillor, Minister and Secretary of State
for Foreign and Domestic Affairs of the empire, acknowledges
the receipt of the, note which the Count tie Rio Alaior member
of his Faithful Majesty's Council, and Gentleman of his Chant.
bee, has directed to him on board the corvette Voadora, under
date of the Illth of September instant, in which, in reply to the
note which he had received the night before from the under-
signed, requiring to know, on the part of his imperial Majesty,
the real purposes for which he had come to this port; he states
that the nature of the late events in Portugal, rendering it ne-
cessary that his Faithful Majesty should make a suitable corn-
.munication of them to his august son, the idea thence arose to
order a cessation of hostilities, and at the same time to send, in
commission, confidential persons, authorized to treat not only
for the evacuation of the• forces, both military and naval, now
in Bahia, but also, as a consequence of the powers of the com-
mission, to treat of the condition and situation of the different
European Portuguese now in lirazil, to whom his Faithful Ma-
jesty owes every protection, without being at all authorized to
recognize the indepthdence and integrity of this empire.
The undersigned is therefore under the necessity of inform.
ing his Excellency, that as lie acknowledges himself, by his
answer, to he charged in effect with a commission front the.
Government of Portugal, but without Wen; furnished with
powers for recognising in fintie:' the independeace and integrity;
of the empire of Brazil=-a recognition which is required as a
preliminary condition to all and every proposition or negocia-
tutu which the Portuguese Government may have to owlet
and his Majesty having, in conrormity with the sentiments of
the General Constituent and • Legislative, Assembly, and with
public opinion, which has been clearly demonstrated, taken the
precaution to order to be declared to his Excellency, finmcili
ately on his arrival, that he would not be admitted, nor his
propositions heard, without the essential requisite before men-
tioned, which his Excellency confesses himself to be mew-
thorised to offer ; the undersigned, therefore, considers impro.
per all anti every ulterior discussion on the subject of the an.
nuanced commisston.
In the mean time, the Imperial Cabinet cannot witness with,
insensibility. the erroneous •opinion Which fatul prejudice or
inaccurate information has excited in the Portuguese Cabinet
relative to the present state of Brazil ; and considering hOwl
much its elucidation will contribute 'in (011ie to the suspenSion
of hostilities, which are so repugnant to humanity, and'whieh'
his Imperial Majesty 'on his side Is ready to make to cease,
whenever it may be conuttatible with the interests and dignity,
of this empire, the undersigned hastens to Inform the Conde
do 'Rio' Al that the Political independence of Brazil has the
general vote of all its inhabitants • that the proclamation of it
was the effect of the manhood of :he people—of the only inha.
bitants of the New World who still remained dependent on the
Ohl ; that their own consciousnetts of their faculties, pmgress,
and resources, brought abotit.their emancipation : nor is it to
be presumed that the revolution of Portugal, the injustice of.
the Cones, or any other precarious events whatever, could he,
any thing more titan occasional causes of the aceeleration of
this natural event ; that a great nation, after having ranked in
the list of independent nations, never retrogrades front its po-
litical representation ; that be the fide of Portugal what it
may, it will never have'sny oilier influence over Brazil titan that
which is naturally derived front the, general system of ditferent
political societies one with another; that all the efforts vshich
Portugal may make to remove this ,empire from the leetrals
winchit has solemnly proclaimed, will be fruitless, particularly,
when • it is attempted to bring it hack to the form of absolute.
government ; and in place of conciliating the minds of the
people, as his Faithful Majesty seems to wish, and as is pro.
perly the object of the Royal heart of a wise and virtuous Mo.
narch, such eflbrts will contribute, on the contrary,' to prolong
.resentment, distrust, and asperity, anti with them the epoch of
a peace advantageous to Portugal lienielf. The Imperial Ca-
hien then perceives that this annotineed commission, instead
of embracing more ample objects, And the only once which
the circumstances would prescribe, is limited, Ist, to treat
of the evacuation of the troops front Bahia, which tire' no
longer there, having been already expelled by Brazilian ve-
lour; 2d, to the protection of European 'Portuguese resident
in Brazil, when it must be evident that the Europeans re-
ferred to, having either spontaneously embraced the cause of
this empire, or refused to follow it, have constituted themselves.
in the Mrst case Brazilian subjects, anti as such independent of
the Portuguese protection, and participating in the rights and
prerogatives which are inherent in them; and in the second,
those who at the period of,the dismembering of the old molter-
city, preferred the Portuguese party, retired from Brazil ; and
some, having afterwards changed their'opinions in proportion
ail tine independence became generel and consolidated, and the
rights of individuals guaranteed, united themselves to the
Brazilian nation, by which they are treated with the generosity
which eharacterisea it, and which it could not have denied
them without manifest injustice. To none of these does the
protection to which your Facellency alludes, apply; for as to
those who never' adopted the cause of Brazil, they no longer
tziat here ; such being the generosity of the Brazilian nation,
that even the prisoners have been sent -heck to their country ;
and those who have embraced it are Brazilians, and require no
other,protection than that of their Government.
As to what relates to the conduct pursued towards the Portu-
guese corvette Voadora, which his Excellency considers hostile
and inhospitable, it is sufficient to observe, that it was the
effect of circumstances and of the system which has been
adopted; for not only did she come armed and furnished with
warlike stores, contrary to the custom of flags ortroce, but
she neglected to make use of the proper signal in Mite tune.
In the mean time bia.lmperial Majesty has issued his imperial
commands that this atteir be tried before the colopvton
tribunal, conformably to the laws of nations, which arc respect-
ed in this empire as in ev, ry other civilized nation. The un.
dersigned, in repeating his determination not-to enter upon
any discunsion on the subject of the commission of his Excel-
kney, from its having tailed in the condition required; has
only to assure his Excellency that his Imperial Majesty is re-
solved not to receive, even through the hands of a*tldril person,
the letters of which his Excellency is the bearer ; and iltat pro-
per orders Will'be given to enable his Excellent 'and the rest
of the passengers of- the corvette; to t4ke their departure with
promptitude, and With every- assistance that they ins}}' require,
Phe undersigned take this opportunity to repc.at to the Conde
de Rio Maier the prittestations of his highest consideration and
perfect esteem.

JOSE-joAQUIM CARNEIItO DE CAMPOS.
Palace of }din de Janeiro; tiipt, 111,11T33.
To tile Conde tie Rid Major, &c. •

SMIT/1F11440 CLUB CATTLE SILO‘V.

1:111110 DAY.

•: On Aionday the fine exhibition or Fat Animals
in Sanimrn's Yard, and that Iruplernents and other tisefid
-things exhibited, drew together a crowd of respectable and
orderly persons beyond any precedent since the Smithfien club
has existed ; from ten till two o'clock it was literally_ im-
possible to move but with the stream of persons, ,up one
side of the yard, round it and !through the lofts, and
down the other side of the yard ;.-yet all seemed gratified
with what they saw, and the whole went off' plezvituit. Jy. , Mr. Plenty exhibited several valuable Ploughs and
other implements, omitted by inadvertence in our last account.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Members of the 1.111 t) assembled at the Freemasons' Tavern, and held, the Annual
General Meetin„.*: Sir John S. Sebright, in the 1.'hair......,. t
this meetingia Nobleman and three others were elected vgi c,
hers, 'elf. Lord fltmtingfieltl, antrAttiars. Inskip; jun: James Wetherell, and Robert Todd.—Charles Chnmpion, C.
and John Inskip, jun. Esq. were apPointed the Stewards for the
year ensuing ; and all the other officers of the Mil) were re-
dacted. The premiums and conditions of the next Show were
settled ; the Hill thereof ordered to be
.printed and circulated ;
and the Club adjourned to the first day of the next Shew.

INNER. Soon after five o'clockTHE
nearD 100. of the Members and their
• friends sat down to an excellent dinner, Sir John S. Sebright,
hkart. in the Chair, supported on both sides by long ranks of
brCMers of opulence and great experience, On the withdraw-
ing ot'lle cloth, Sir John gave " The Kink."
A lutriAsome desert of Apples, of five Itundred and seventy
distinct ar,ts raised by, and presented to the Meeting, by
Mr. ficonarie,l3llillipp4, of Vauxhall-road, was then set on
the table; and t.tip toasts proceeded with " The Duke of York
and the Army," t`' The Navy, the Wooden Walls of ),
Eng-
land,"

The business then ommenced by the Chairman reading
from the Minute-Book 6:1 the Society the awards of the seve-
ral Premiums, as they., W LAZ*4 stated in our Paper of Monday.
last.
, . .
On reading the adjudication Q.!: the Prize, in Class I. to the
Marquis of Exeter, Sir John took' occasion to pay a' high, com-
pliment to his. Lordship, and to those' Noblemen who continue
by example and encourageMent to stin;,nlate their tenants and
farmers in general to excel'in improvemer:ta of their live stock,
and .proposed, his Lordship's health, whit was drank with
strong marks of respect.
- The -Ist Prerniuni of Plate in Class 11. was nexit, preSeuted to
Mr. Richard Rowland, whereupon Sir John complilmented this
young man, as the nephew and successor of Mr. W;stcur, so
famous in the annals of this Club, and said he trusi.,%i that
through his eiertions the honour of Creslow Farm would long
be supported.
• Mr. Richard Kitelee's health was next drank, on riveiving`
the 2d Prize in Class 11.---Mr. Drayson was next toa,;ted for
the Ist Prize in Clams III.; and Mr. Senior was next drank to
for the 2d Prize in Class 111.
" Mr. Joseph Bull" was next toasted, as the.. tion-in-Inw of
Mr. Masters, a distinguished Exhibitor at the Club's -Shews,
on receiving the. Ist Witte, in Class IV.
On presenting the 2tl plate in Class IV. to Mr. James T.
Senior, Sir John complimented him on his youthful enery and
success; and conjured him to. persavaranee in the road to further,
improvements.

. •
" Mr. Adams' health" was mut drank, on receiving the lst
plate.in Class V., and that of Mr. Ourrier, for the second prise
nn this Class.
Sir John then read as follows, from the Cattle Judge's award,
viz.—The Judges consider the present as the best exhibition of
Scotch Oxen which they have ever seen; they congratulate
the Club in the excellent competition in Class I. protine,al by
the young Durham Steers, shewn by Charles Tibbits Esq. and
Mr. 'William Smith. Amongst the Extra Stock, they cannot
but commend the five years old Hereford Ox, shown by Mr.
Richard Kitelee, the six Durham Oxen shown by Charles
bits, Esq. and the 34-years old Durham Steer, shown by Chas.
Champion, Esq.
(Signed)

THOS. T. CARTWRIGHT.
14714.1.1 AM GIBLETT.
THOMAS ROSS.
Sie.JOIIN then stated, that the opinion of the judges and
others; as to the great excellency of the Show this year, in Class
1. had Induced the Club to withdraw the notice of discontinu-
ance they last year gave,..and to continue this premium for early
maturity. in Oxen, any how" fed; at their-future Shews. lle
ledielutied by thanling the Cattle JUdges, In the name of the
Club, for their arduous services, and ,proposed their healths,
which was drunk with' throe times three, and applause.
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to read 'the award of the
Sheep and Pig Premiums, and the company drank the health
of ,Mr. Pawlett, as the successful candidate—lst and 2d in
Claw VI.
• Mr. AI. T. Goode was next toasted, on receiving the Mend
4th Plate in Class
On giving 'Mr. Grantham, tis the winner of the Ist and 2tl'
premiums in Class VII., Sir John observed, that several years
ago helloed himself to gain South-down Prizes at Lewes Slim,:
though now' Mr. G. would 'outstrip him. He (Sir John) hid a
son, who, he hoped, would, ere long, chew play as a breeder
with Mr. Grantham.
The 3d and 4th Plate in Class VII- was then delivered to
Mr. Ellnian, junier; his health was drank, and 4 high compli-
ment paid to his father, who WAS absent.
Mr. John Hodgson neit receiVed the Ist Plate in Class VIII.
and his health was drank ; and the 'seine .as to Mr. William
Hayward, with the 'ld Plate in the same Class. The conclu-
ding remarks of these Judges were then read, as follows, viz.._..
We notice with pleasure thti great merit and extraordinary '
lightness of oftkl, of the A new Leicester Wethers shewn
ats
extra stock by Mr. William Adams; the great merits of the.
Marquis of Exeter's two new Leiceiter Wethers ; also the ex-
cellency of the South Dom* shewn by Sir •Thomas Dyke,
part. ; also of the 3-year South Down Wethers shewn by Mr.
Grantham ,; and likewise of the 2,-year old Sow, shown by
Howards.

(Signed)

OgORGE INSKIM
(4EOIIOE J4C05111;
.unawn.
Similar compliments were paid to these G 10ITN
entlePmen as to the
others, and their healthy wore drank with three times three ;•
for which ~Mr. Patient] returned thanks in the name of all his
colleaguot.
Sir JOttx then rose, and refaced a toast he was about to
give, by a high and just ettlogium on the House of Russell,
from whose zeal in the cause of improvement their Club had
sprung, and from whence it had so lank received munificent
support the health of " The Duke of Bedford" watt then
drank with rapturous applause.
Mr. AsT LEI' next rose, and
eproposed the health of the
Chairnin, •t Sir John Sebright.'
Mr. Coirrs seconded the pmpostd, and paid a just tribute
to the virtues of Sir John, anti the toast was drank with three
times three, anti long anti loud plaudits.
Sir Joitx, in returning thanks, renewed his offers of con-
tinued and most strenuous support to the Club, and observing
that the plentiful dessert of apples and pears had disappeared
from the tales, he gave the health of the donor, " Mr. Phil.
lipps." Soon after; Sir John, having an engagement elsewhere,
left the room, and was succeeded In the Chair by Richard Ast.
ley, Esq. the Father of. the Club; who gave, " The Duchess
of flatland, Lords Althorp and Iluntingileld, and the other
new Members of the Clubs" which was mach applauded, and
drank with three times three.

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followed,
."' Air. Cripps"—” Success to the Smithfield
Clidi"—‘, illr. 41stley. the Cbairmbn"—" Oitr absent Mem.
bets"._.' fir. Reeve 1—" Mr. Coke:" .1 Iting list of other
Friends of Ariculture were afterwards drank in the excellent
wine provided Mr the occasion, which kept the room nearly full
and in great hilarity, until an unusually late hour.

WHIM) it ENtooF.:---LOVIN XV. sometimes
talked to his Courtiers in a manner extremely
disagreeable to them, without intending to give
them pain. One day that Cardinal de IitTYNES
was paying his respects to him, " Cardinal," said
the King, " your grandfather died of nn apo-
plexy, your father• and your uncle died of an
apoplexy, and you look as if you would die of an
apoplectic stroke." Sire," replied the Car-
dinal, " fortunately for me we do not live in the
times when Kings were Prophets."