The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

ARUNDEL FAT STOCK SNOW.

This show was hell on Tuesday. The exhibieon of
cattle was considered to be of a superior order. The
dinner in connexion with the show was at the Norfolk
Arms. About 130 persons were ,present. The Duke
of Norfolk presid& d, and his Grace, we are happy to
say, was lookiNg remarkably jocund and well, consider-
ing the fatigues he had lately undergone. At his right
sat Edward Howard Gthbon. E-q., Mayor of Arundel ;
Sir H. I). Goring, Burt., John Abel Smith, E,,q-
and It Prime, Esq. On the left were the Earl of March,
M P., and Lord Elward Howard. The Earl of Arundel
flird the vice-char.
The Duke of NORFoLK, in returning thanks for his
health, took the opportunity of expressing his acknow-
ledgments to the inhabitants of Arundel for the propriety
of their conduct during the royal visit. and to the Teo-
inaury for the excelient manner in which they acquitted
thvtr selvos.

The Earl of MARCH acknowledged the toast, " The
Member:, for the County." He was sure every one who
had seen the exhibition of roots must have been grati-
6vd. He had there s. en potatoes the produce of the
garden of a cutler which would do
honour to any far-
mer in this cou,ary. It would be his endeavour and
rut et th,>rn ilium these and upon simi-
milar occasions. lf,fo.e .he sat down he would propose a
toast which every one would drink with pleasure. He
should not drink it as anything connected with that
town, though that could be a sufficient excuse, but he
proposed it as a contributor to that society—" The Earl
of Arundel."

The Earl of ARUNDEL acknowledged the toast.
The Earl of ARUNDEL proposed the health of " Mr. J.
A. Smith." Drunk with three times three.
J. A. SMITH, Ecq., in returning thanks, said he agreed
almost entirely with what had been said in support of
these associations, and ut this particular moment they
were doubly important. He was ono of those who thought,
and had lone thought, that the labouring classes in this
eouatry hair not attained that state of ease and comfort
which was emninensurato as ith their importance, and he
had perceived with satisfaction that public attention had
been of late draivn to these societies; for though in many
cases the strictures had been unjust, he welcomed' even
these stric'tire-, as public attention was thereby called
to this important subject. Great as might he the effect-
or theca societies as to cultivation and other scatters, he
looked with much greater interest and attention to their
effect on the lab :wring classes.—(Loud cheers.) He
was one of those who should never think that
the proprietors of land in England had done their duty
fully till something
more than now existed was done
to enable the labourers to be independent of parisn re•
lief.—(" Bravo.") He looked anxiously forward to the
time when some-ger:eral Means might be taken to enable
the labourer, by savings in his youth and manhood, to
vrepare for sickness and old age.—(Hear)
He believed
that great as was the glory of England as compared with
the rest of the world, that a p-ior man had a legal right
of protection against want and destitution; great as that
glory was, he felt it would be much greater if by benefit
societies, or some such means the poor by small contri-
butions might provide against sickne-s and old age.
Osinspetition via; now to be the order of the day it fa
hardest upon the poor, rind it was the bounden duty of
the landlonls of England to soften that trial as far a:
possible.—(Cheers.) If the Noble Duke would permit
him, he would give effect to his opinions by lodging in
his hands a sum of money, which should be given, on
(seelres.ft)
The Noble the chair, and the
conditions that hi. Grace should determine, to the man
who during the time had made the greatest preparations
for the future to protect himself from want in sicksws
or )ld age,
.and this stun should be such a sum as would
be worth having, an I areal object to a man, and would
better his condition. The sum that he would give for
this purpose
was
Chairman Lo
soonud aftercl
company broke till—Brighton Guardian.

---- -
POST-OFFICES —lt sill be well that Mr. Rowland
Hill should urge the necessity of pre-paying by stamps
entirely, as it would save much trouble and inconvenience
at post-iiilices. The public (of course there are many
exceptions) commit a &mat fault by the late posting of
bitter; they are desirous that their communications
should be punctua:ly attended to, and yet, by their late
Ia
pos•ing letters, and nut using stamps, throw encum-
brance
directing letters, or
n ieg bad ink, or tbitli; this is anothcr mode of endan•
gering the regular de ivory of their own oimmunications
;eoacil h y the
carelessly vY'
Another fault is fre-
gl
eti,itl
t onbmst tied s in
rtiat as little inconvvnii.nee as puiss"l..,
should be no%
sioned to postmasters must be obvious to every thinking
sin
piir..
. Li.t those who are Indifferent to inconvenient
,
ing, them only cons ider if they were in that situati,n,
tr;tl they cannot but admit the necessity of rendering
cvery p issible assistance to the laborious management of
Alices. That most provoking
impediments are thrown
in ,he way is wilt known, and not unfrequently are the
cause of mistakes being omimitted with their own cor-
dc
ice
re:spin ~ •
There are those who
s
go so far as to ask
credit at post-id 'Ts - • Now, to re guest public servants
(of any description) to lay down public money for pri-
vate individuils' accommodation is a lusty stretch of
re von, Besiiles, pnstmastprs and other public officers
have en i :ugh on hand without keeping private accommo-,
dation aceounts•
Hopi,—Mr, Epps, of the Tt,,,
—,w(ir Nqrsery, has re-
cci%ed initractions to ship, during the pregeet week,
50 000 sets of hop plants for Hobart Town, where the
soil and the climate are said to be most congenial, An
inferii-ir sort bils bud tried there• e4pertmentally, and
found to turn out More than equal to the planters' ex-
pecta bons, The luTsent lot pumprises nil ;he bps; irgie"
tires grpw9 fu liciii,--Nakis. (91IC Offigt(g,
-1"